A streak of silver—!
The dagger sliced through the air.
In that very second—
Vivi had lunged herself across the dining table, her body surging with mana and a manic grin stretched across her face, her flushed expression alight with exhilaration—!
Time itself seemed to stop.
No one could react.
Not Anastasia. Not Bella. Not even Martha.
The speed of the Sonic Thief was beyond human common sense and even capability. It was the speed that had earned her that very same title.
Even the head butler Sebas appeared caught within that suspended moment. He himself was unmoving—frozen in place, as if he was not aware of the very danger that was solely focused toward him...!
And in that fleeting instant—before anyone could even gasp, her dagger had already swung... Aimed straight for his throat—!
CLANG!
A sharp, ringing impact shattered the silence—!
Metal met metal! Sparks flew!
Sebas, still seated, had raised a single steak knife into the air—!
