- Chapter 14

“No . Neighbors should help each other . ”

Of course, the neighbor Yuri wanted to help was not Lakis, but Annmarie . After having a headache, Lakis frowned and wrote again on the paper . But as Yuri realized earlier, his handwriting was nice .

[Excuse me, can you tell me where we are now?]

Yeah, well, he wouldn’t want to know how far away he is from Carnot, and how safe it is .

“Grey Ferrets Street, to the southeast . ”

Then his blue eyes squinted away from Yuri as though they were in thought . Something was wrong .

‘…Why’s he so polite?’

In the novel, he followed after Annmarie like a dog . Lakis recognized Annmarie as a saint in the beginning of the novel because of her smile .

She was also thought of as a saint because she treated Lakis with so much care . So Yuri thought she’d be no match for him, but he was so polite . She thought it was quite unexpected . She didn’t know that her nature was just as bad as Annmarie’s .

Somehow, Lakis seemed to be agonizing over something for a moment . As if it was something deep, his dark expression was weirdly handsome, and Yuri suddenly felt strange . Soon after, Lakis wrote on the paper again more slowly .

[It’s a shameless request, but I don’t think it’s possible to leave right away because my body hasn’t recovered yet . ]

Yuri looked at the words on the paper .

[May I stay with you for a few more days?]

Then a clear blue pupil looked up at Yuri . Seeing his face filled with brilliance, she thought she’d have to do whatever he wanted . Intentionally or not, Lakis was now using his powers as a handsome man . Yuri answered right away .

“Yes . It’s okay . ”

Her answer was so much more forceful than she thought . In fact, Yuri answered it on impulse .

‘…Hey, did you use your powers again?’

Lakis dribbled a suspicious, gloomy energy through Yuri .

—It’s not me .

He had cursed and his voice was flushed and disavowed .

A little while ago, Lakis didn’t even sense anything strange . However, his doubts haven’t been entirely lost . Only a few hours ago, Yuri didn’t have the slightest intentions to answer his questions . If it were yesterday that Lakis had made such a request, the answer would surely have not been sweet .

But now in Yuri’s head, there was a strange phenomenon that had happened when she held his hand . She was aching to see what it was all about, and to feel it again . Lakis took a close look Yuri’s face, and wrote his thanks again .

[Thank you very much . I will repay you for your kindness . ]

It didn’t strike her as much as she expected to be repaid by an evil character .

When she saw the words added by Lakis, Yuri sounded out an ‘Ah’ .

[Also I’d like to know the name of my benefactor . ]

Come to think of it, she hadn’t officially announced her name yet . It was a little concerning . Can she give this man her real name or not? Since he decided to stay here for a while anyway, she wondered if it would be convenient to just say it .

So she’ll just be honest .

“It’s Yuri . ”

[Yuri . ]

Lakis rewrote the name on the paper . Then, a small smile spread around his mouth . When the handsome man smiled faintly and not in a decadent way, the ripple effect was enormous . There seemed to be a sparkle of light around him .

‘Wow, I’d be fooled if I didn’t know he was a bad guy . ’

Yuri was awakened by something inside .

It was all the more so when she saw what Lakis had written .

[That’s a good name for you, yo . ]

…Did this man really just use American slang?

“Uh, thank you?”

For some reason, the end of her sentence became a question .

The face of Lakis, was satisfied like an ingratiating beast, which was all the more mysterious .

—Hey, Lakis, you… .

‘Shut up . ’

The voice spoke inside his head again, as if he really wanted to speak, but Lakis cut it off without mercy . Then Yuri stopped again when she saw the handwriting on the paper .

[My name is Lakis . ]

Wait…

Why did you give me your name when I haven’t even asked?

I’m sure in the novel…

<I’m Anne Marie . What’s your name? What should I call you?>

Annmarie’s smile crumpled the man’s face, who was on the bed .

He looked dumbly at the innocent face of the woman in front of him .

Name?

His vision was clear, but it looked like she was looking down on him from above . Then he replied in a low, harsh voice .

<What do you have to gain for yourself?>

<Excuse me……?>

<If you think you’ve done me a favor by wrapping a pair of bandages around me, then I’m in trouble . Don’t tell me you think you’re the savior of my life . You don’t think it’s okay?>

Annmarie gazed blankly at the sharp cold smile that crept onto the beautiful man’s face .

<Look, woman . Don’t climb up . I can’t help you, even if I look like this . >

This is what I was talking about…

That scene was really impressive . In a bad sense . In addition, Annmarie made everyone’s heart explode by apologizing to Lakis saying, “I’m sorry for asking you such a sensitive question . ” Yuri nodded in a slightly confused state .

“Yes, Mr . Lakis…”

But perhaps because of his mood, Lakis shrank the moment his name was called out by Yuri .

“Well, that’s a nice name . ”

Then his face changed a little . Yuri saw that Lakis’ ears, which were exposed through his hair, were red again . Come to think of it, Lakis’ face seemed a bit stiff . Oh, you gave me your name, but you can’t accept it? Maybe he was just a bad-tempered man because he was angry even when complimented .

And that’s how a short cohabitation with the male sub-villain began .

–

<Oh, that’s interesting . >

Heavy rain was pouring down from the dark sky .

Drizzle .

He stepped foot on the bloodied pool . The blood-stained hand swept up to reach the eye-capturing golden hair drenched in the rain .

Lakis laughed as if he was really happy to see the man fall underneath his feet . His body was equally covered with blood and wounds, but he could still stand on his feet .

<Yes, I’ll admit it this time . You’re pretty good for an insect, Xenos Sheldon . >

“I’ll make you remember my name,” he replied, and lifted up the corners of his mouth gently .

But the pair of blue eyes that fell on to Xenos were horrifyingly cold, he then kicked the man wriggling on the floor .

Thump!

<But this is the best time to get rid of you . >

Xenos still moaned with his teeth clenched . Even though his purplish eyes were distorted by the trickling blood, there was still a burning fire in them .

That made Lakis even more irritated . He was about to take what he wanted and put it in his hands, when he was interrupted by a scumbag who suddenly jumped out . Xenos Sheldon was a pestering fellow who had been next to Annmarie before . Of course, it wasn’t really slippery, but at this moment, Lakis changed his direction and went inside .

Even after all that, Xenos reached out his shaky hand and grabbed Lakis’ ankle .

<Ann…… Marie and Hestia…… don’t touch them . >

<You asshole…>

Lakis looked down at Xenos with eyes that looked like jewels . Now Annmarie was temporarily hiding with her sister, Hestia .

Yuri didn’t ask him to do anything else . Of course, she didn’t care about Lakis, and didn’t feel the need to do so because she already knew the basics of what his situation was like

“No . Neighbors should help each other . ”.

Of course, the neighbor Yuri wanted to help was not Lakis, but Annmarie . After having a headache, Lakis frowned and wrote again on the paper . But as Yuri realized earlier, his handwriting was nice

[Excuse me, can you tell me where we are now?].

Yeah, well, he wouldn’t want to know how far away he is from Carnot, and how safe it is

“Grey Ferrets Street, to the southeast . ”.

Then his blue eyes squinted away from Yuri as though they were in thought . Something was wrong

‘…Why’s he so polite?’.

In the novel, he followed after Annmarie like a dog . Lakis recognized Annmarie as a saint in the beginning of the novel because of her smile

She was also thought of as a saint because she treated Lakis with so much care . So Yuri thought she’d be no match for him, but he was so polite . She thought it was quite unexpected . She didn’t know that her nature was just as bad as Annmarie’s

Somehow, Lakis seemed to be agonizing over something for a moment . As if it was something deep, his dark expression was weirdly handsome, and Yuri suddenly felt strange . Soon after, Lakis wrote on the paper again more slowly

[It’s a shameless request, but I don’t think it’s possible to leave right away because my body hasn’t recovered yet . ].

Yuri looked at the words on the paper

[May I stay with you for a few more days?].

Then a clear blue pupil looked up at Yuri . Seeing his face filled with brilliance, she thought she’d have to do whatever he wanted . Intentionally or not, Lakis was now using his powers as a handsome man . Yuri answered right away

“Yes . It’s okay . ”.

Her answer was so much more forceful than she thought . In fact, Yuri answered it on impulse

‘…Hey, did you use your powers again?’.

Lakis dribbled a suspicious, gloomy energy through Yuri

—It’s not me

He had cursed and his voice was flushed and disavowed

A little while ago, Lakis didn’t even sense anything strange . However, his doubts haven’t been entirely lost . Only a few hours ago, Yuri didn’t have the slightest intentions to answer his questions . If it were yesterday that Lakis had made such a request, the answer would surely have not been sweet

But now in Yuri’s head, there was a strange phenomenon that had happened when she held his hand . She was aching to see what it was all about, and to feel it again . Lakis took a close look Yuri’s face, and wrote his thanks again

[Thank you very much . I will repay you for your kindness . ].

It didn’t strike her as much as she expected to be repaid by an evil character

When she saw the words added by Lakis, Yuri sounded out an ‘Ah’

[Also I’d like to know the name of my benefactor . ].

Come to think of it, she hadn’t officially announced her name yet . It was a little concerning . Can she give this man her real name or not? Since he decided to stay here for a while anyway, she wondered if it would be convenient to just say it

So she’ll just be honest

“It’s Yuri . ”.

[Yuri . ].

Lakis rewrote the name on the paper . Then, a small smile spread around his mouth . When the handsome man smiled faintly and not in a decadent way, the ripple effect was enormous . There seemed to be a sparkle of light around him

‘Wow, I’d be fooled if I didn’t know he was a bad guy . ’.

Yuri was awakened by something inside

It was all the more so when she saw what Lakis had written

[That’s a good name for you, yo . ].

…Did this man really just use American slang?.

“Uh, thank you?”.

For some reason, the end of her sentence became a question

The face of Lakis, was satisfied like an ingratiating beast, which was all the more mysterious

—Hey, Lakis, you…

‘Shut up . ’.

The voice spoke inside his head again, as if he really wanted to speak, but Lakis cut it off without mercy . Then Yuri stopped again when she saw the handwriting on the paper

[My name is Lakis . ].

Wait….

Why did you give me your name when I haven’t even asked?.

I’m sure in the novel….

<I’m Anne Marie . What’s your name? What should I call you?>.

Annmarie’s smile crumpled the man’s face, who was on the bed

He looked dumbly at the innocent face of the woman in front of him

Name?.

His vision was clear, but it looked like she was looking down on him from above . Then he replied in a low, harsh voice

<What do you have to gain for yourself?>.

<Excuse me……?>.

<If you think you’ve done me a favor by wrapping a pair of bandages around me, then I’m in trouble . Don’t tell me you think you’re the savior of my life . You don’t think it’s okay?>.

Annmarie gazed blankly at the sharp cold smile that crept onto the beautiful man’s face

<Look, woman . Don’t climb up . I can’t help you, even if I look like this . >.

This is what I was talking about….

That scene was really impressive . In a bad sense . In addition, Annmarie made everyone’s heart explode by apologizing to Lakis saying, “I’m sorry for asking you such a sensitive question . ” Yuri nodded in a slightly confused state

“Yes, Mr . Lakis…”.

But perhaps because of his mood, Lakis shrank the moment his name was called out by Yuri

“Well, that’s a nice name . ”.

Then his face changed a little . Yuri saw that Lakis’ ears, which were exposed through his hair, were red again . Come to think of it, Lakis’ face seemed a bit stiff . Oh, you gave me your name, but you can’t accept it? Maybe he was just a bad-tempered man because he was angry even when complimented

And that’s how a short cohabitation with the male sub-villain began

–.

<Oh, that’s interesting . >.

Heavy rain was pouring down from the dark sky

Drizzle

He stepped foot on the bloodied pool . The blood-stained hand swept up to reach the eye-capturing golden hair drenched in the rain

Lakis laughed as if he was really happy to see the man fall underneath his feet . His body was equally covered with blood and wounds, but he could still stand on his feet

<Yes, I’ll admit it this time . You’re pretty good for an insect, Xenos Sheldon . >.

“I’ll make you remember my name,” he replied, and lifted up the corners of his mouth gently

But the pair of blue eyes that fell on to Xenos were horrifyingly cold, he then kicked the man wriggling on the floor

Thump!.

<But this is the best time to get rid of you . >.

Xenos still moaned with his teeth clenched . Even though his purplish eyes were distorted by the trickling blood, there was still a burning fire in them

That made Lakis even more irritated . He was about to take what he wanted and put it in his hands, when he was interrupted by a scumbag who suddenly jumped out . Xenos Sheldon was a pestering fellow who had been next to Annmarie before . Of course, it wasn’t really slippery, but at this moment, Lakis changed his direction and went inside

Even after all that, Xenos reached out his shaky hand and grabbed Lakis’ ankle

<Ann…… Marie and Hestia…… don’t touch them . >.

<You asshole…>.

Lakis looked down at Xenos with eyes that looked like jewels . Now Annmarie was temporarily hiding with her sister, Hestia