𝐀 𝐊𝐎𝐀𝐋𝐀'𝐒 𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖 ── ( ray )

Chapter 3: Sister Krone

"Sister Krone?" asked Mama.

"Ah, yes," said the woman, "I will be living here with you all starting today. Nice to meet you all!"

Despair arrives... And another wall we must overcome..

"Alright now, children, time to go outside and play!" Cheers rang out from amongst the children.

"What about you, Mama?" asked Sherry, Phil was standing beside her, a hopeful gleam in his eyes. Mama smiled softly, "I'll join you later ♡ Mama must to talk Sister Krone for a moment."

『••✎••』

"Please use this room." said Mama, gesturing towards the room the older children had cleaned.

"Understood. Thank you." answered Sister Krone, turning towards Mama.

Standing at the stairs, were Norman, Emma, Ray and Y/n, listening intently on the two adults' conversation in hopes of finding useful information.

"She's settling down in a bad spot." said Ray, leaning on the wall casually. "Ya don't say..." Y/n mumbled grumpily.

"The center of three children's rooms," Emma muttered, "to make it easier for her to watch us."

The two adults turned towards the quartet. Norman and Emma quickly put on bright smiles, Ray and Y/n needn't do anything however, as the two don't smile much. 

Y/n sighed heavily, clutching onto Ray's arm as usual, I wonder what Sister Krone is here for, she definitely isn't trying to help Mama alone.

『••✎••』

"I was so distracted by the tracking devices that I didn't think we would get another adult."

They were back outside the House, under the usual tree. Norman was furious for not being able to see through Mama's plans, things weren't going very well for them, "Reorganizing the food supply... checking the extra sheets for defects... we've been tricked into welcoming a second enemy into our grounds! It was obvious from those hints... how did I not notice?!"

"I noticed something up with the chores Mama were making us do," Y/n spoke up, a hand on her chin, "but I didn't think she'd actually go this far, after all, she still isn't sure who the ones that went to the gate were."

"Well even if you knew, you can't exactly stop her from coming, can you?" asked Ray, "So there isn't the need to —"

"That's not the point though." exclaimed the albino, a nerve going in his forehead, "Mama was intentionally sprinkling hints in our faces this whole time! If she'd wanted to catch us off guard, she wouldn't have just made us do those 3 chores!"

It was entirely possible to guess her next move with what we had... yet she still caught us off guard! This means... we've already lost to her!

"If we truly want to escape..." he started, "We have to overcome that mother of ours!"

"But... we shouldn't forget that panicking is what Mama wants us to feel." reminded Y/n. Norman and Emma looked at her. Ray nodded, "'I am above you of all strategic thinking.' 'I know all your plans.' 'Give up.' The fact that she's leaving all kinds of hints for us proves that she's trying to intimidate us into submission."

"That's why we definitely shouldn't back down," Y/n grinned, her eyes gleaming, "As long as we all get out of here, victory is still ours."

"So basically, we shouldn't feel bad because that's what the enemy wants," the ravenette said, "In fact, we should be celebrating right now!"