The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Although they tried to find mechanisms and hidden compartments, they ultimately concluded that the mansion's structure was perfectly normal.

The only slightly unusual thing was that there was a six-pointed star-shaped magic circle under the piano in the living room, with a faint red light swirling around one corner.

It looks like an unidentified altar that cannot be activated or destroyed.

At midday, a small team went to check the bedroom, but they did not find any hidden information inside.

The useful information was mostly in the library-like annex and the mansion owner's study.

It includes a lot of information related to this world.

And the story of this mansion and its territory.

Legend has it that this was once the residence of Viscount Augustine many years ago.

Later, Viscount Augustine's vampire identity was discovered, and the Church came to punish him.

Viscount Augustine's scheme attracted his mortal enemies—a werewolf and a witch.

In the end, the vampires, werewolves, witches, and the church's extermination team fought to a standstill, each suffering heavy losses.

The extermination team had no choice but to trap the heavily wounded enemies inside this old house.

In the end, the vengeful spirits of the werewolf and the witch became the curse upon this mansion.

When Lilith pieced together these clues, the core plot progress jumped directly to 2/3.

This means that only one crucial piece of information is missing before the challenger can unlock the core storyline.

However, neither Cornelia nor Lilith had any clue about where the last third of the information was.

They couldn't even deduce what the additional tasks for the rebel challengers actually were.

It can only be assumed to be "kill all regular challengers".

After everyone disperses, tonight will likely be a bloody night.

Cornelia glanced at Dekan instinctively.

At times like these, she needs to ask her brain for help.

Dekan met her gaze, but simply smiled without saying a word.

Cornelia seemed to understand something and turned her head away from him.

"We'll go to the bedrooms in shifts, leaving one group every two minutes. That way, we won't know each other's room numbers. Also, let Miss Detective go first."

Lilith made the suggestion.

"it is good."

No one objected.

This was primarily done to protect Cornelia.

To prevent werewolves and witches from easily finding out which room Cornelia will be staying in.

Cornelia didn't say much and walked straight towards the exit of the library, with Dekan naturally following behind her.

"I suggest that the detective go to the room alone first."

Lilith's voice suddenly rang out.

Cornelia and Dekan both stopped and turned to look at her.

"No offense intended, just a reminder that even when entering the Shadow World as a team, there's still a possibility that one of the members might be a cultist in disguise. After all, they're too good at deceiving others."

Unless you absolutely trust him, I suggest you think carefully, Miss Detective.

Because your safety means a great deal to us.

Lilith explained.

Before Dekan could say anything, Cornelia took his arm.

"I want to be with him."

Cornelia's tone revealed a rare firmness.

Just like Dekan would feel insecure without Cornelia.

Cornelia is the same.

The body and brain cannot be separated.

Dekan looked at Lilith helplessly and shrugged.

"Since you trust each other, I have offended you."

Lilith smiled and nodded in apology.

Her real purpose was to test Dekan.

After observing him for a day, she concluded that the man was very dangerous.

He always had a faint, composed smile on his face.

Compared to arriving at a haunted house filled with murderous intent, he gave the impression of genuinely vacationing at a snow-capped mountain mansion.

It's completely unfathomable.

If this guy is an enemy, it would be an unimaginable disaster.

He will easily kill the detective on the first night, and what follows will be an unstoppable massacre.

However, it's now fairly certain that the detective and he weren't just a temporary team.

Since he is trusted by the detective, his identity must be innocent.

This put Lilith at ease.

And it's not hard to deduce further from the detective's reaction.

The detective is, after all, an intelligence-based individual, so her combat ability is probably relatively weak.

Her assistant is most likely a highly skilled assassin.

Therefore, for safety reasons, even if the master and servant are alone in a room, they will never separate.

In just a few seconds, Lilith had already conducted a series of analyses in her mind.

......

Dekan and Cornelia went into bedroom number four on the second floor together.

Cornelia Dekan Cat Teacher holds keys 203, 204, and 205.

The cat teacher, who had spent the whole day in Dekan's shadow, finally emerged as if he had regained his freedom.

The reason there was one less challenger was because Teacher Cat hid from the start.

Although the existence of the hidden Cat Teacher will greatly increase the reasoning difficulty for other regular challengers.

But it can also confuse those who rebel against the trend.

Therefore, Dekan and Cornelia tacitly kept Nyanko-sensei's existence a secret from others.

As soon as the heavy door was opened, it was immediately apparent that the bedroom was more than three times the size of the living room in the Dekan dormitory.

But it doesn't feel empty at all; it's fully furnished with furniture and household items, and it's also the master bedroom with its own bathroom.

As soon as Dekan entered the room, he leaned against the small sofa that came with the bedroom.

"Finding clues is a bit tiring."

He sighed.

Cornelia collapsed beside him.

"Yeah, we didn't get to do anything all day."

Compared to the Demon Academy, the experience in this Shadow World was terrible.

Barren mountains, blizzards, and villas—it's the perfect vacation setting.

"Starting tomorrow, there will be no more hard labor, and we can happily enjoy this trip."

"Ok!"

"You two, can't you be a little more tense, meow!"

Seeing the two of them looking so lazy, Teacher Cat couldn't help but scold them.

"What's there to be nervous about?"

Dekan casually reached out and grabbed the cat teacher, then hugged it tightly.

"Meow meow meow! You're not afraid, but I'm scared!"

It's just a pathetic little support.

Or rather, a complete slacker.

If Dekan and Cornelia's plans backfire, it will be doomed too!

"This world of shadows is actually quite simple."

"How is it simple, meow? There's a level six werewolf! And the clues are missing!"

"Actually, we don't need to care who the rebel challenger is. As long as we take out the other seven people during the day, we'll have a guaranteed win, right?"

"..."

Teacher Cat was silent for a moment.

"You fucking human being! If you actually do this, you'll be in jail!"

Teacher Cat felt that Dekan was even more terrifying than the Rebel Challenger.

076 Dekan after dark

"Oh, if only Chloex were here. I'd summon the Broken Bard, he could unleash a powerful attack that knocks everyone unconscious, then we could capture them one by one and interrogate them. Wouldn't that allow us to clear the game at lightning speed without harming any innocent challengers?"

Dekan said with a somewhat dejected expression.

Teacher Cat's eye twitched.