It seemed that Battler really did come from an earlier "timeline", but even so, he should have expected that Erika was going to be tenacious about checking each and every possibility that the witch was alive. That was her initial purpose in the first game they played together, wasn't it? While Erika was slowly getting the idea that Beatrice had very little, if anything at all, to do with their game, she was adamant in checking anyway. It was probably purely out of spite, wanting to make sure that her victory over the witch remained so.
That was why Erika seemed rather pleased when the door opened to reveal no one in the room. Of course, this room wasn't secure and it was possible that Beatrice suffered the same fate as Nunnally. What kind of trick was this, not even resorting to a closed door? Not that Erika needed one.
One might have expected a remark or two from Erika, but there was none as the detective slipped in after Battler, immediately moving to one of the closets and sliding it open. Her inspection was thorough, and she repeated her actions with the second closet. Upon finding nothing, the detective moved to the beds and proceeded to search underneath them, and then observe the tops, and even checking around corners. After every possible inch of the room was explored by Erika, the detective merely turned to Battler and tapped on one of the bed frames.
"There were people using this room, at the very least," She pointed out, looking just as amused as ever. "Of course, the doors have been unlocked for quite some time now and if Beatrice was here, she has left for the night. I suppose we'll just have to look for her, don't we?"
Of course Beatrice was not in this room. Beatrice didn't exist, and Erika couldn't believe Battler had led her back into the hallway she just came out of and took a chance picking a random room hoping that the occupants had already left. Then again, that sort of reliance on dumb luck did seem to be an Ushiromiya tradition.
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That was why Erika seemed rather pleased when the door opened to reveal no one in the room. Of course, this room wasn't secure and it was possible that Beatrice suffered the same fate as Nunnally. What kind of trick was this, not even resorting to a closed door? Not that Erika needed one.
One might have expected a remark or two from Erika, but there was none as the detective slipped in after Battler, immediately moving to one of the closets and sliding it open. Her inspection was thorough, and she repeated her actions with the second closet. Upon finding nothing, the detective moved to the beds and proceeded to search underneath them, and then observe the tops, and even checking around corners. After every possible inch of the room was explored by Erika, the detective merely turned to Battler and tapped on one of the bed frames.
"There were people using this room, at the very least," She pointed out, looking just as amused as ever. "Of course, the doors have been unlocked for quite some time now and if Beatrice was here, she has left for the night. I suppose we'll just have to look for her, don't we?"
Of course Beatrice was not in this room. Beatrice didn't exist, and Erika couldn't believe Battler had led her back into the hallway she just came out of and took a chance picking a random room hoping that the occupants had already left. Then again, that sort of reliance on dumb luck did seem to be an Ushiromiya tradition.