chisa struggles against the madwoman who is sitting atop her. rie's eyes are not insane with rage, rather dipped with frosty clarity. she put down her weight on her knee that is pressing chisa's stomach while tightening her fingers around her throat. chisa's eyes bulge out. her ears are ringing. she opens her mouth gasp for air. her long nails scratch rie's hands around her throat.

she could never imagine that rie could do this to her.

"stop this now!" grandmother kamiyama is screaming. "someone come. she's going to kill her."

just before the servants could grab rie and pull her away from chisa, she releases the woman who is on the verge of losing her consciousness. there are bruises around chisa's pale neck. she couldn't get up because of the pain in her neck. feeling nauseous, she looks at rie with terror in her eyes. it vanishes when she realizes that she's afraid of rie, her toy. 

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"have you gone mad?" grandmother kamiyama is astounded by rie's actions. "how could you do this to her?"

rie doesn't answer her. she's watching chisa quietly. 

"grandmother... it's okay... " chisa's voice is hoarse. it's painful to speak. even in this state, she would pretend. she needs this old woman's help. after the shock is gone, her mind begins to clear up. "she's sensitive because of my engagement with kiyohira."

"it's not okay." grandmother kamiyama is extremely upset. she asked chisa to come and her granddaughter-in-law attacked her right in front of her eyes. rie is a very dangerous woman who will even try to kill someone because of jealousy. after this, she's even more sure that rie is not suitable for the kamiyama family or her grandson.

chisa is perturbed by the way rie is looking at her. chisa hates being watched like that. how dare she? 

"i am sorry. i must leave now," chisa says to grandmother kamiyama with difficulty. the stinging pain in her throat reminds her of her humiliation. she can't accept that her rie dared to do something outrageous to her.

when she tries to get up, she feels the bruise on her stomach. her limps are weak. she nearly falls on the ground again. a maid comes forward and grasps her by her arm. rie watches her with a poker face. her emotions are nearly unreadable by chisa. 

"chisa, i will take you to the hospital." grandmother kamiyama turns her head and glowers at rie. "because of your jealousy, you will also try to kill someone. you are a rotten woman. someone like you doesn't deserve my grandson."

rie ignores her and walks toward chisa.

"stop!" grandmother kamiyama is frightened. this girl might do something to chisa. "stop her."

three servants stand between chisa and rie, looking at her with contempt. she might be master's wife, but she's not accepted by the old madam. this type of woman is likely to be kicked out of this mansion soon.

rie pauses and lets out a chuckle. "chisa, i didn't think that you are the type to get frightened easily. it's my bad. does it hurt? i must have used more force than necessary. can i see where i hurt you?"

"nonsense." grandmother kamiyama's hollers. "stay away from her."

chisa gnashes her teeth and grimaces at her in an ugly way. rie laughs and shakes her head. there are a lot of thoughts in her head. before rie walks back to her room, chisa hears her faint voice.

"you are also a human after all."