During the banquet broadcast, Theta engineers her one clean shot: Zetsu training, beast absent, a bullet through Tserriednich's head. The corpse vanishes; the prince materializes behind her, alive and delighted. His beast then nicks her cheek — first warning for lying, a brand next, and for a third lie 'she will cease to be human.' Salkov begs her to stop while Tserriednich, intrigued by the flute's vision, orders Melody invited.
- Assassination attemptDay 8 · nightCanonicalTheta shoots her student through the head
Mid-Zetsu-lesson, with the beast temporarily absent, Theta puts a bullet through Tserriednich's skull — and the corpse vanishes. He materializes behind her, alive, praising the 'training.' Whatever he did during Zetsu, her one clean chance is gone.
InvolvedTheta · Tserriednich Hui Guo RouLocationRoom 1004 (Tserriednich) - Nen revealDay 8CanonicalThe beast's warning: two lies left
Tserriednich's Guardian Spirit Beast nicks Theta's cheek — a first warning for deception. A second lie brands her face; a third brings 'a punishment worse than death.' Salkov begs her to stop; she cannot.
InvolvedTheta · Salkov · Tserriednich Hui Guo RouLocationRoom 1004 (Tserriednich)
- Tserriednich survived a point-blank headshot by means unknown
- Theta now lives one lie from something worse than death
