This was Théodric’s private and secret address.

  A shootout was taking place at the entrance of the mansion.

  So tell me… who else could be the man, all neatly dressed in a suit, sneaking out of the house?

  No need to even ask of course, it was Théodric himself!

  According to Mickey, although Théodric was an imposing governor in public, in private life he was a perverted and depraved old man.

  He lived apart from his wife and children, and frequently invited dancers to his mansion to host indecent parties.

  Thus, it was evident that, not being with his family that night, he had probably been awakened by the sound of gunfire and was now trying, with extreme caution, to flee from his own property.

  There was nothing he could do.

  Not even Théodric had expected to be attacked so suddenly, much less with heavy weaponry.

  In all his years as governor, he had never faced an armed assault like this. Without hesitation, he ordered all troops to be mobilized to contain the attack, and then turned back and fled with a suitcase full of important documents.

  Théodric was a powerful figure within the Valemont family. His brother was a general in an army under the direct command of Archduke Nomeka. In his view, all he had to do was escape the danger and he could request reinforcements to protect himself.

  The Valemont family had faithfully served Archduke Nomeka for generations. The supreme ruler of this planet would never ignore the fate of a “loyal old governor,” right?

  It seemed like a good plan.

  Amidst the shootout, just managing to escape without fainting already proved that Théodric wasn’t just a useless coward.

  Though, considering his obese body, it was doubtful he could run to the edge of the estate, but even so, any attempt to flee was better than standing still waiting for death.

  It was likely that, driven by survival instinct, Théodric was at that moment breaking his personal speed record.

  However...

  “Stop right there! Not another step! You’re Théodric, aren’t you? Where do you think you’re going?!”

  Running toward the wall of the estate, Théodric barely had time to try to climb it when a soft voice suddenly interrupted him. Only then, as he raised his head, did he notice the presence of a beautiful little girl on top of the wall, and the most terrifying thing was that he knew that adorable-looking girl.

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  Yes, the attack on the “Golden Night” casino had happened just the day before. In fact, that very morning, the fat governor had still been growling with rage about the “magical girl” who had shaken the entire underworld of the city of Flaren.

  He could swear to the heavens he had never imagined that “payback” would come so soon...

  “Damn Mickey! How dare he reveal my address to the enemy?! Isn’t he afraid I’ll have him hunted down for the rest of his life?!”

  Looking at Alice floating in the air like an angel, wide-eyed and breathless, Théodric thought that Mickey would pay.

  He had always kept his residence a secret, even the dancers thought the mansion belonged to a wealthy merchant.

  But that night, two dangerous enemies had appeared in a row… He still had no idea who the heavily armed attackers at the entrance were, but the “Entropist” in front of him had clearly found his whereabouts through Mickey.

  In the face of an opponent who could tear people apart with her bare hands, there was no escape!

  “It’s over. It’s all over. If I had known, I would’ve moved sooner. My new address already has most of the barriers installed... I just had to survive until tomorrow, and I would’ve updated all the data, no one would’ve found me. Now it’s all lost…”

  Sitting on the ground in despair, panting and with his body trembling, Théodric looked not only deeply crushed, but also seemed to be desperately trying to crumple and destroy a paper he had with him.

  It was clear that, realizing his death was almost certain, he was trying to eliminate some kind of information no one could discover, it seemed to be a letter he carried with him at all times.

  At this point, Théodric, an experienced and depraved old man, must have had some idea of who was behind the military assault on his estate.

  “You came for revenge, didn’t you, little girl? I can see the hatred in your eyes. What’s wrong? Was your magical girl game not fun enough? Or do you want to try some more... adult games? Little girls like you are always the tastiest…”

  For no apparent reason, the trembling Théodric clenched the crumpled letter tightly in his hand and suddenly stopped shaking.

  He began to provoke the “magical girl” with vile and disgusting words. And with the gunfire at the mansion’s entrance quickly fading, the fat man seemed even more determined to enrage Alice with increasingly repulsive comments.

  “You know, I always wanted to capture you. Always wanted to try out some games with a cute little girl like you… You better kill me today, because if I survive, I’ll have the Valemont family issue a capture order and bring you to me. Then you’ll taste a pleasure that’ll make you want to die and live at the same time… So? Aren’t you angry yet? Come on, kill me already!”

  “...”

  Who would fall for such a trick?! Did that governor really think she was foolish? That whole “seeking death” act just because he couldn’t escape was way too suspicious.

  Besides… if he was that terrified, why provoke a “Entropists” and beg for death?

  Honestly, Théodric’s disgusting talk was just annoying.

  A typical exaggerated and immature villain.

  But Alice, who was no longer the na?ve little girl she once was, didn’t get angry.

  Partly because she still needed to extract from him the location of Archduke Kastiel and other information. But mostly… because she was genuinely curious, why would someone so afraid of dying seek death?

  Logically, a fat noble like him should be extremely attached to life, shouldn’t he? Mickey had also described him as a spineless coward, hadn’t he?

  “You’re trying to provoke me? Seeking death on purpose? How strange… You’re clearly terrified, so why do you insist? If you answer my questions honestly, I promise I won’t kill you.”

  Watching the man on the verge of wetting himself, muscles twitching in fear yet still trying to provoke her, Alice realized: she had never met someone so contradictory.

  In this world, could fear and a desire for self-destruction truly coexist?

  Théodric didn’t answer.

  And he didn’t even have time to… because, without him realizing it, the sound of gunfire at the front of the mansion had completely stopped...