But as they waited and waited, the anticipated rescue never came. Instead, Albert's dog kennel became more and more upgraded, more concealed, and more fortified. Eventually, Edmund and Salem gave up on their unrealistic hopes and resigned themselves to survive in this place.

At this moment, Edmund had just finished his dialysis and was lying weakly on the bed, having eaten the porridge his father had fed him.

Jiro, who worked here, was pushing a small cart over. He called out, "Hey, Whittake