The commotion here naturally caught the attention of others.
The leader immediately rushed over and kicked the stud to the ground: "Bastard, what are you doing?!"
The stud seemed to have already reached his limit; after that kick, he was on the verge of giving out, using his last bit of strength to murmur mournfully.
"I’ve already heard the Holy Sound... I really have heard it..."
"It’s all his fault... all his fault..."
The leader clicked his tongue in displeasure and then turned his head to look at Ogg: "I’ve told you before, don’t be nosy, don’t be nosy, you just... hmm?"
He lay dazed in the snow, holding the dead child of the stud in his arms.
The blood was striking against the white snow.
Hewinia silently watched the blood in the snow, as a dead male was dragged away by two other players.
And they were all students of Ulysses.
"What happened here?" she asked Maggie beside her.
"It’s nothing you need to concern yourself with," Maggie said with a smile, "just dealt with a minor issue."
"Yes." Maggie did not hide it from Hewinia, "Just a pitiful person who strayed from the player’s path."
"Can you explain more clearly?"
"He wanted to leave."
"Love? Family?" Maggie shrugged, "We weren’t sure, but when we found him, he already wanted to leave, so we helped set him back on the path."
"I still don’t understand," Hewinia questioned, "Does he have to die because he had feelings?"
"No, of course not," Maggie shook her head, "It’s because his notes were of high quality, and we needed to keep it for your Coloring."
"I never said I wanted Coloring."
"You just haven’t requested it yet," Maggie said with a smile, "If you suddenly ask for it and we can’t provide, that would be our dereliction."
Hewinia’s pupils slightly narrowed: "Just because of this?"
"Yes," Maggie said, "We are players, meant to complete the greatest, most ultimate Chapters, and we can’t allow anyone to fall behind at this moment. If they do, we set them back on the right path, just like now."
"I see." Hewinia asked, "Then which note are you?"
"What if I want to use your note for Coloring?" Hewinia gazed into Maggie’s eyes, "The most ultimate kind."
"Of course, no problem." Maggie took out a dagger she had prepared long ago, handing it over with a smile, "You can take it anytime."
For a moment, she was a bit disoriented, not knowing if it was Maggie or Anita standing in front of her.
Or perhaps... everyone.
She quietly looked at the dagger Maggie handed over, and in that pale reflection, Hewinia saw her own face and those eyes like stars.
At that moment, she seemed to understand something.
And then she burst out laughing.
It was a heartfelt laugh, so much so that she had to clutch her stomach to keep from doubling over.
Faced with such a sudden situation, Maggie remained calm, with a slight smile on her face, maintaining a bowed posture, like an ice sculpture, like the eternal notes, showing no reaction to Hewinia’s actions.
Hewinia kept laughing, with tears coming out of her eyes.
"I am such an idiot, really... always overcomplicating things, too complicated."
"I clearly made a decision a long time ago, but just couldn’t think clearly at the last moment."
"Hmm... maybe it’s because of him, spending too much time with him, I’ve almost forgotten what this world is like."
Hewinia’s voice gradually softened, as she gazed at Maggie in front of her, and then gently spoke.
"Thank you for reminding me of my original intention."
Maggie looked up at Hewinia, smiling as she asked, "Your original intention? Is it related to music? If possible, could you tell me? I can help you consider it... before you wield the knife."
"Of course." Hewinia pressed her finger against her lower lip, trying hard to think of something, "Let me think how to describe it... ah, I’ve got it."
She remembered an adjective Bai Wei liked to use, then happily snapped her fingers, pointing at Maggie with a bright smile, and seriously said.
"I want to kill all you idiots... all of you."