Chapter 42

1.

The Collector was dead.

Ruby gathered up the witches who were still alive but unconscious.

"Chris……"

Amethyst carried Crystal on her back, while Ruby hoisted the unconscious Daisy onto hers, and they left the room.

Rose screamed, shoved the muzzle of her gun into her mouth, and pulled the trigger, killing herself. Opal threw herself out of the building.

Unable to recover from the shock of being freed from their control, they had both chosen suicide.

Ruby's mouth turned bitter.

They must have made those contracts to survive, but seeing them choose suicide after losing their purpose left a bitter taste in her mouth.

Peridot had given them tough, resilient vines, so Ruby bound them tightly to make sure they wouldn't wake up and go on a rampage or try to kill themselves...