"Hey, you brat! I just saved you from that damn room, and this is how you repay me?"
"You ran off without me and even bumped into me. Do you have any idea how much that hurt?"
Mono shouted.
Although he was already prepared for Little Six's heartlessness, being treated like this still made him feel inexplicably annoyed.
Hearing this, Little Six fell silent.
The person in the paper bag was right; what she had done just now was indeed a bit uncalled for.
However, she didn't intend to explain anything.
"What? You think you can just let it go by not talking? You think playing mute is enough?"
Mono continued to shout,
"Apologize to me right now, or don't blame me for being rude to you."
"What? You're not willing? See this? These fists are as big as sandbags. Don't think I won't hit you just because you're a girl. If you don't apologize, watch out or I'll clobber you, believe it or not."
Little Six looked at Mono expressionlessly.
She could tell that the guy in front of her was no match for her.
He wanted to hit her? That was simply asking for trouble.
Mono continued to grumble on the side, accusing Little Six.
One moment he said her character was corrupt, the next he cursed the coldness of the world and the decline of human integrity.
But no matter how much he said, he had no intention of actually making a move as he claimed.
Half an hour later...
"It's truly heartbreaking. I offered my heart to the bright moon, but the moon shines on the drainage ditch. A kind person like me seems destined to be maliciously bullied and treated this way..."
"My life is so bitter..."
"I just escaped from those people with my life, and after finally saving someone, they actually..."
Seeing that so much time had passed and Mono was getting more and more worked up, even Little Six, with her usual patience, finally couldn't take it anymore.
She didn't understand why this kid in front of her was so talkative.
Didn't she just bump into him?
Had it become some unpardonable sin?
Little Six clenched her fists slightly, a hint of conflict appearing on her indifferent expression. Finally, she couldn't help but speak:
"Um, I'm... I'm sorry~"
Little Six's sudden voice immediately made Mono stop talking.
He looked at her in disbelief, thinking he was hallucinating.
"What did you say?"
He asked again.
Little Six had already composed herself. After a moment of silence, she spoke again:
"I'm sorry. Just now... I was wrong. Please forgive me."
Mono finally heard clearly this time.
It was truly rare for the ruthless and taciturn Six to actually apologize to someone.
However, Mono quickly came to his senses.
Six wasn't that kind-hearted.
He glanced at the rope hanging in the middle of the room and suddenly understood.
So he laughed and said:
"Hahaha, since you've apologized so sincerely, I'll forgive you."
He already understood Little Six's plan.
She might have realized by now that it's difficult to escape this place on one's own.
So she wants to bring him along?
This was exactly his plan as well.
Hearing Mono's words, Little Six fell silent again.
Wasn't he just acting like he had a deep-seated grudge? Why did one "sorry" make him beam with joy?
She suddenly felt that she had spoken too late.
Had she known, she would have just apologized directly, so she wouldn't have had to endure that long lecture.
The thought flashed by, and she returned to her indifferent state, saying to Mono:
"Um, do you want to escape this place with me?"
A flash of cunning crossed Mono's eyes, followed by an indignant expression. He shook his head and said:
"No!"
"Why!" Little Six asked subconsciously.
Hadn't this guy just been complaining about her running off on her own? Now that she made a request, he refused?
What on earth was this kid thinking?
Little Six realized her reaction was too intense. Coming back to her senses, she returned to her indifferent state.
Mono explained as if it were a matter of course:
"I don't trust you, so I don't want to cooperate with you."
Hearing this, Little Six fell silent.
That seemed like a reasonable excuse; wasn't she also someone who didn't trust anyone?
Even though she thought this, she spoke to Mono again, which was a rare occurrence.
"If you don't cooperate with me, you won't be able to escape this place either. Do you really want to be trapped here for the rest of your life?"
"Besides, there's a terrifying fellow living in this house."
"If he finds us, you won't want to know what the consequences will be."
"So..."
Before Six could finish, Mono interrupted her again.
Mono crossed his arms. "Psh, who are you trying to scare? Do you think I'm some wet-behind-the-ears kid?"
"Even if I, Mono, die here today, I will absolutely... cooperate with you!"
Six: "..."
...
"Hey, how are we supposed to pull that rope down?"
Mono looked up at the rope hanging high in the center of the room and spoke to Six beside him.
Six had calmed down from what just happened.
Hearing this, she didn't say a word. She walked to the side, bent her legs, and with a soft sound, her figure leaped toward the ceiling.
Mono watched as Six, who was half a head shorter than him, jumped about a meter high.
Then, at the peak of her jump, her hand just barely managed to grab the rope above.
A light breeze drifted. Mono looked up and could only see the hem of Six's clothes fluttering above him.
"White?"
Mono's eyes widened and his mouth hung open, shocked by Six's strength.
While he was still surprised, Six's voice came from above.
"Hurry up and come up. I'm not heavy enough to pull the rope down."
Hearing this, Mono didn't hesitate anymore. He looked around, pushed a chair underneath, climbed onto it, and then jumped up, just barely managing to grab Six's feet.
As Mono's weight pulled on the rope, the pull cord finally moved the inverted wooden ladder.
With a loud "Thud!", the wooden ladder hanging from the rafters crashed onto the floor, opening the path to the second floor.