Seeing Ryuto like this—

"Could it be that darling doesn't know what to do?" asked Miyuki in this way.

"..."

Being asked this way, Ryuto suddenly fell silent. Seeing this, Miyuki could only helplessly shrug her shoulders.

"Well, it's not like we can blow this place up like this afternoon, and it's not realistic to rescue them either."

"Yeah, there's basically no way."

"No, no, that's not what I meant."

"Huh?"

To this, Miyuki spoke slowly, word by word.

"If darling wants to rescue them, there is definitely a way."

"What do you mean? What reason is there again?"

"No reason, just pure belief."

"..."

This logic... is there really no basis at all?

Just as Ryuto was muttering about this, Miyuki, in a rare moment, took on a serious expression.

"But the most important issue is still, even if we rescue them, it doesn't solve everything, darling should understand better than anyone."

"..."

Ah, if the most fundamental problem is not solved, then it is meaningless, and perhaps the most crucial thing is that this premise might have been flawed from the start...

Thinking this, Ryuto couldn't help but squint his eyes.

At that moment, Miyuki suddenly leaned over and hugged Ryuto's right arm.

"Anyway, just standing here won't help, let's go inside and see, there might be other solutions, don't you think so, darling?"

"Well, that's true, but... you're really optimistic, aren't you?"

"Of course, I am your wife after all, that's the most fundamental thing."

"Hey, hey, these two things are not related at all... By the way, don't hold on like this, let go, I can't walk like this."

Facing Ryuto's complaints, Miyuki just smiled in response.

"No~!"

"..."

Reluctant as he was, but unable to break free, he finally had to be dragged along. It feels like lately he's been doing a lot of physical activities, like dragging things around, as if he's not a sprinter...

In the next instant, the air around Ryuto suddenly changed.

"Hehe, it seems that today's guests are more than just me and darling."

The smiling Miyuki from a moment ago now wore a different expression.

How should I put it? Although she was still smiling, it was a smile filled with a dangerous aura.

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Darling, over here!"

Without explaining much, Miyuki pulled Ryuto to the side.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

Because he was completely clueless, Ryuto naturally resisted, but...

Mm...

He found it completely ineffective? Why is she so strong? Is this really human strength? Why does he feel like he's being grabbed by a monster, not a wild beast?

In the end, resistance was futile, and the two of them crouched down in a secluded corner by the wall.

Before long, the sound of footsteps could be faintly heard.

"This..."

"Ah, as darling suspected, it seems someone has invaded this place."

While the two of them were discussing quietly, footsteps were approaching.

In the next moment, a figure appeared within their sight.

"That..."

Ryuto was about to exclaim when he saw it, but managed to swallow his words at the last moment.

It was quite understandable why Ryuto reacted this way, because the so-called intruder in front of them was a person dressed in all black, to be precise, the masked man who once helped Ryuto find his way in the sewers.