The Player is a Part-Timer

Chapter 4: Code: Prey Denied!

"Mittelt will die... surely! And you will follow right after! Yeah... right! Both of you will die with Mittelt! Against devils and fallen, we have no chance! We will surely die..." And the girl gave up on life, collapsing on the counter like a deflated balloon.

"Hmm, do you think they are so stupid to come in and start a rampage while the shop is under constant surveillance...? Fufufu! I don't think so."

"We-Well..." Mittelt looked away, thinking for a moment.

No, they admittedly not that stupid. But knowing Raynare and the rest, they inevitably find a way to get them out in the open or distract the devils' attention so long they have the chance to murder them.

"Don't worry..." Rorschach just patted her head, smiling gently. "As said, while we are around, they can't touch you."

"Mittelt is not convinced..." and she just turned her head shrugging, muttering depressed. In the next moment, a puppy dog walked near her, a black Great Dane mix, licking her hand affectionate.

"Fufufufu! Oh! It seems he starts to like you."

The girl just shrugged, pulling her hand away from the pup and waving him away. The poor creature just tilted his head confused.

"Mittelt has an awful feeling about this dog..." despite the friendly attitude of the pup, she had an instinctual feeling something terrible hiding under that pretty, shiny black pelt of this animal.

Yes! Once when she tried to sneak in Gillian's room to slit her throat, this dog was near her, and for a moment, she felt unnatural darkness starts to spread in the whole building, watching her with many eyes from the shadows.

"This dog definitely not natural..."

The man only chuckled in the next moment, glancing towards the entrance with a devious smirk.

"Hmm, they left... how boring. But at least not fool enough to try anything while devils are around." a few mosquitoes to keep the flies away will suffice for a while. Either way, his master at least doesn't have to worry about keeping her household clean while those cancerous beings are around.

Fighting pests with pests was a unique but effective way to keep the house clean.

"And if they dare to disturb her well-earned rest!" 'Crack!' the plate broke smithereens under the tight grasp of the man, releasing a malicious aura for a few moments.

"Wh-What is this cold feeling?" Mittelt shuddered for a moment, looking around scared. "What happened with the plate?"

"Oh..." the china dust poured down from his grasp.

"My bad." Rorschach just chuckled gently. "My hand slipped."

"Right..." and the girl just muttered sarcastic, turning her headway. Deeply worried about what will happen.

"Now then, Mittelt-chan. I am going to do the stock now, please don't do anything rash while I will be away. And don't worry, master's adorable pup here to protect you if anything about to happen in the meantime. Be aware; he is quite a glutton. Hahahaha!" the man laughed carelessly as he disappeared in the backroom.

Looking down, the dog tilted his head, licking his mouth while stared back the girl with a dumb expression, even whimpering for a moment.

"Haaah!" and Mittelt just groaned, she had a bad feeling about this.

Scene Change: Kuoh Park:

"Ahhh! It is already so dark! How was the day, Yumma-chan? I hope it was bearable."