Over a day had passed since Tibaut had discovered the girls and Ezekiel's body.

Tibaut himself was lying in bed looking at the ceiling.

"Man, I just don't feel like getting up."

He rolled over and covered himself in his sheet since it was starting to get colder at this time of the year. The day before didn't help either.

In the manor kitchen, Elizabeth was using the ingredients she could find in the kitchen to cook something up. Which was mostly rabbit meat and the bag of grain Tibaut brought back with him from the village he visited. She contemplated using the fresh fruits around the kitchen in her creation but thankfully decided against it. She'd pair whatever she made with some bread she made yesterday so they at least had something edible.

"I can put this in soup and it should be fine, right?" She said as she held the bag of grain.

She was in front of a pot over the kitchen's fireplace. She looked at the grains and pot a few more times before throwing an arbitrary amount in.

"Alright, maybe I should use a mixture of the frozen and smoked rabbit." She said while walking towards her chiller.

"Still, this really is a mana glutton, that red-headed barbarian better be grateful for me doing this for him."

She collected what she needed and threw it into the pot.

She sat on a nearby stool, waiting an hour or two before tasting it.

"Ugh, it needs some seasoning."

She soon started scavenging through some cupboards and found only salt.

"I'm not surprised about the other seasonings but is there really no black pepper? Whatever, as long as it's edible it should be fine." She said while adding salt to the… soup? stew?

She tasted it a few times before putting it in some bowls. She put three bowls in a tray and began walking through the mansion.

She reached her first destination and knocked on the door. No one replied so she left the bowl on the floor and moved on. Much of the same was happening at her next stop but it didn't bother her in the slightest.

Finally, she reached the last door which was located at the end of the mansion's corridor.

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She knocked and surprisingly someone answered. The person who opened had some messy bedhead and was in clothes that looked a bit too small for her. The bags under her eyes made it seem as though she hadn't slept in a while. It was Tina.

"What the hell Elizabeth, I'm trying to get some sleep." She said in a low-energy tone.

"Tina, it's morning."

The pink-haired woman walked outside her room and looked to a nearby window.

"God damnit!"

"For the time being, why don't you eat something before you get some rest?"

She handed the bowl towards her.

Tina gave it a dubious look before asking

"So what is this?"

"Just taste it, and eat it with some bread," Elizabeth said annoyed before dropping a thick slice of bread in it.

"By the way," she continued, "I'm going to be training with Tibaut later, if you still can't sleep by then, you're welcome to come."

"After yesterday, I've seen how weak I am. So I'll take you up on that." She said before closing the door with a lifeless look on her face.

"Tch, why'd I mention that!?" Elizabeth said while walking as she slapped her forehead.

As usual, Elizabeth showed no consideration to the male living in their midst and opened his door.

"Get up."

("Maybe if I pretend I'm asleep she'll leave.") He thought to himself while remaining still.

He didn't hear anything for a few moments and thought she had left. He was abruptly dragged out of his bed.

"I saw you flinch when I opened the door."

"Then just tell me to get up!" He shouted while getting back up.

"Get cleaning."

"What the hell? That's all you came in here for? Call me when we know what we're going to do about those cult guys." He said while going back to his bed.

"We've left those rooms locked for a while so I was hoping you'd clean them bu-"

"What rooms are you talking about?" He responded.

"The ones the girls are in. But if you'd just leave them in dusty rooms, I suppose I misjudged your character."

"Fine, I'll do it." Tibaut snapped back and jumped back out of his bed.

"Good, let's get training in the meantime."

"Huh?"

"It'd be rude to clean them while they're still in there so let's do something to pass the time." She said as she grabbed him by his collar.

Surprisingly Tibaut didn't struggle as she walked out of the room with him.

("I already know being lazy isn't going to get revenge so I suppose this isn't all that bad. It's honestly nice having someone who'll have me train even if I complain. Hell if she was with me during my years travelling I'd probably have gotten revenge already.") He thought while giving a deprecating laugh.

"Please, don't laugh when I drag you, it's a bit creepy."

("Says the bitch dragging me against my will to pummel me!") He thought while ensuring it stayed to himself.

They soon reached outside and to Tibaut's surprise, Tina was waiting outside on them.

"Tch, look at you two, must be nice." She said while looking at Elizabeth dragging Tibaut around.

They both weren't sure what she meant by that and continued on like normal.

"Hey, Tibaut, go clean her room since she's left it."

"Tch, already? Can't I just stretch for a bit first?"

"I didn't know you like that, Tibaut. I honestly didn't expect this from you." She said while pretending to be disappointed.

"For fucks sake, I'll clean it." He said before walking away with an irritated look on his face.

As soon as he reached the front door he turned back and walked towards her.

"By the way, where is it exactly?" He asked her while scratching his cheek and looking away.