Chapter 513 - 176: Rescuing Sazanoko! (Part 2)

Chapter 513: Chapter 176: Rescuing Sazanoko! (Part 2)

The peculiar sensation in her hands made Sazanoko feel like a bucket of ice had been poured down her neck... The tangled yarn in her mind was quickly straightened, forming clear and distinct lines.

Memories before the unconsciousness gradually revived in Sazanoko’s mind.

Simultaneously, Sazanoko’s eyes adapted to the darkness.

She hurriedly lifted her head to look around, confirming that she was now confined in a place resembling a cellar... Nakamura Tsuki was tied up beside her, still sleeping soundly.

"Mm...! Mm mm...!" with her mouth bound, Sazanoko could only make some meaningless sounds, twisting her delicate body to vigorously push Nakamura Tsuki beside her.

A soft whimper floated out from Nakamura Tsuki’s lips under Sazanoko’s nudging.

Soon after, the young girl finally awoke, slowly opening her eyes.

"?!" Awakened, Nakamura Tsuki’s expression initially froze, then the "dazed" look on her face visibly turned into "panic."

"Mmmm...!" Nakamura Tsuki, also unable to speak due to the cloth binding her mouth, called out to Sazanoko with "mmm" sounds.

Though they couldn’t talk, Sazanoko could see from Nakamura Tsuki’s panicked eyes what she was trying to say.

Miss Sazanoko, where are we—Nakamura Tsuki asked Sazanoko with her eyes.

Stay calm—Sazanoko responded to Nakamura Tsuki with a steady gaze.

Influenced by Sazanoko’s calm demeanor, the panic on Nakamura Tsuki’s face slightly dissipated... though her body still quivered slightly.

In truth, Sazanoko was also very frightened at the moment.

A glance at their current situation and a recall of their memories before unconsciousness revealed that they had been kidnapped by someone.

Kidnapped... Sazanoko was encountering such a terrifying situation for the first time.

The intense fear made her heart pound fast and hard, as if it could leap through her throat at any moment.

Who kidnapped us?

What is the purpose of our kidnapping?

For money?

Or... something else...?

Various unpleasant speculations uncontrollably flashed through Sazanoko’s mind... these horrifying thoughts further intensified her rapid heartbeat.

Sazanoko could maintain a calm expression now... completely relying on her strong willpower.

She was forcefully suppressing the worry and fear in her heart with her firm resolve.

After signaling Nakamura Tsuki to calm down and be patient, Sazanoko took several deep breaths, adjusted her thoughts and emotions, and then lifted her head again to survey the surroundings, hoping to deduce where they were held through observation.

However, shortly thereafter, Sazanoko was disappointed.

Glancing around, she saw only dust and various insect carcasses, with no further clues beyond confirming they were confined in a cellar.

Sazanoko then forcefully twisted her body and hands, attempting to break free of the hemp ropes binding her.

Seeing Sazanoko’s movements and realizing her intentions, Nakamura Tsuki quickly began to twist her body vigorously, trying with Sazanoko to break free from the hemp ropes.

Then the expressions of the two girls gradually filled with disappointment.

The hemp ropes binding their hands and tying them tightly together with the wooden post were tied very firmly.

With only the strength of two young women, it was impossible to break free of the ropes restricting them.

Nakamura Tsuki dejectedly drooped her head, perhaps due to excessive fear... her eyes gradually filled with a layer of mist.

She sniffled forcefully... she didn’t want to embarrassingly shed tears.

But the more she tried to hold back her tears, the thicker the mist over her eyes grew.

Finally—these mists turned into large teardrops rolling out of her eyes.

"Father... Father..." The usually cheerful girl repeated the name of the person who gave her the most security in this world, with a voice muddled by sobs.

While Nakamura Tsuki silently shed tears, Sazanoko beside her... was expressionlessly half-closing her beautiful eyes.

——What is this...?

Thinking this, Sazanoko stretched out the middle finger of her right hand.

Just now, while twisting her hands to try and free them of the ropes, her right middle finger accidentally touched a cold foreign object.

Extending her right middle finger towards the direction of the foreign object she just touched, the cold sensation again touched Sazanoko’s fingertip.

It was a loose nail from the wooden post.

"..." Sazanoko took a deep breath and reached over her right thumb as well, pinching the loose nail between thumb and middle finger, twisting it bit by bit.

Sazanoko’s slim and long fingers were very nimble.

Receiving the strict education of a "Yamato Nadeshiko" since childhood, Sazanoko’s fingers could hold a sword and glaive firmly, and also handle precise work like sewing and embroidery.

Through persistent and powerful twisting, Sazanoko finally pulled the nail out of the wooden post.

Feeling the cold sensation from the nail pinched between her fingertips, Sazanoko took another deep breath.

She was still very afraid.

Suddenly kidnapped, suddenly confined in an unknown location, unaware of who the kidnappers were, not knowing why they had been taken...