Is a housewarming social gathering… like this? (11) – unedited

“Uwaack!”

The door went huge open. I hate to confess it, however the one who opened the door was, in fact, Merson. Ahh. I rolled my eyes and checked out Merson.

“I’m just a little… late, am I?”

“Slightly?”

The pile of hair dye slipped out of my arms and landed on an empty desk. Merson’s hand, which carried it, went as much as my waist.

“Nicely… there’s… that.”

“…….”

“The solar has already gone down, hasn’t it?”

“…….”

I assumed that questions near accusations would pour out from him. Asking the place I had been and what I had been doing, however Merson didn’t say a phrase. He simply stored his mouth shut and regarded down at me. That is extra scary. Simply curse me!

“Merson, have you ever eaten?”

“…….”

“You have to’ve waited a very long time, I mentioned I might come again quickly.”

“…….”

“I couldn’t hold my phrases once more…….”

My physique was pulled up and my cheek touched his chest. Merson rested his chin on the highest of his head, sending his heat heat from head to toe.

“… Had been you fearful?”

“I do know Erina wasn’t at risk. As a result of I couldn’t see it.”

“What?”

“Erina’s hazard.”

What sort of foretelling is that? I haven’t seen a setting within the novel the place the demon king can see the long run.

“How?”

“Security gadget.”

“What nonsense…….”

“So the place are you from?”

Merson’s voice rose barely. My physique flinched for no motive at that trivial query, like a thief that will get chilly toes. What’s it, why am I nervous? I’m not a dishonest spouse.

“I met somebody I knew, however he abruptly mentioned he would invite me to his home.”

“Somebody you already know?”

This meant that it was somebody I do know, who Merson didn’t know. As a result of we had been extra intently hooked up to one another than an actual couple, there isn’t a such factor as somebody that we all know that the opposite doesn’t know.

It’s not unnatural for Merson to ask, and despite the fact that it’s not unnatural, I’m hesitant to say it. It was all of the extra so as a result of the particular person I knew was the Emperor. He was one of many individuals within the love triangle with the saint. Earlier than Merson misplaced his reminiscence, he unintentionally constructed up a friendship together with his rival.

“Ugh- it’s heavy.”

The chin resting on the highest of my head squeezed me arduous. He was urging me. Haa- alright. What’s there to be afraid of? Anyway, Merson can’t keep in mind, and I’m not having a fling with the Emperor.

“His Majesty the Emperor.”

“… What?”

“The particular person we noticed on the parade the opposite day. There was one thing I helped him with throughout the banquet, so to repay me, he gave me a tour of the imperial citadel. When would somebody like me get to go to such a spot? So I went.”

The reality is, I used to be virtually forcibly dragged alongside, however this went by way of a filter barely as a result of it may have sparked Merson’s anger.

“Erina, don’t meet that bastard.”

My shoulder felt prefer it was being shoved away, however I used to be gripped firmly below Merson’s hand. His pink eyes burned, sharp fangs sparsely revealing between his lips.

“Why, it’s only a housewarming social gathering.”

“If I had recognized that Erina was seeing the Emperor, I might have introduced you again immediately.”

I felt the hand on my shoulder tighten with rage. Merson gave the impression to be restraining himself, fearing that I might be damage, however my physique knew very properly that there was an uncommon hearth burning within the space the place he touched.

Why was he so indignant?

It was unusual. I don’t assume he has any reminiscences of the Emperor, however may or not it’s attainable that he had this dangerous feeling simply by seeing the Emperor as soon as throughout the parade? It couldn’t be defined or understood with widespread sense.

If that’s the case, no manner. His reminiscences of the Emperor…….

“… Is it again?”

I couldn’t include my curiosity, and the ideas got here out of my mouth.

“Did your reminiscence come again? Actually?”

Grabbing Merson’s garments, I approached him and requested.

Thump-thump-thump-

My coronary heart raced. Feelings reminiscent of concern, pleasure, fear, and aid started to run wild. However Merson shook his head very firmly.

“I heard that the Emperor was your old flame and that he was good-looking.”

… what’s he speaking about now?

I closed my eyes for a second and listened to him. Merson’s voice was very severe and determined.

“Don’t meet him. I ought to be the one cool man for Erina. I’m your old flame, and I’m the good-looking one. Don’t even have a look at him. please.”

Proper after the parade, once I noticed the Emperor, I mentioned to Merson: ‘he’s good-looking’, ‘he has every thing’ and ‘my old flame picture’.  I by no means thought he would have stored it in his coronary heart.

Merson’s arm, which is holding onto my shoulder, was pulled aside by pressure.

“Let’s fall asleep.”

The strain was relieved, and the tiredness appeared to come back all of sudden.

“Erina, by no means meet that bastard. Huh? Reply me.”

I roughly nodded. Sure sure. Nicely, I don’t assume we’ll ever see one another once more.

“Actually…….”

“What about Evan?”

Unhappy with my reply, when Merson was about to begin craving a extra insistent reply, I shortly lower him off.

“Now you’re searching for me?”

I heard a really lazy voice hanging behind Merson’s again. Evan waved his hand as I turned my  again to take a look at the mattress.

“Are you continue to mendacity down?”

“I had fun watching the couple battle. The husband who dares to be jealous of His Majesty. The spouse even went to the imperial palace. This couple is superb.”

A mocking applause and whistles adopted, and the pillow mendacity quietly beside me flew into Evan’s face.

Wham–

“Ouch!”

“Why did it abruptly fly away?”

“Say that after you set down the opposite pillow it?!”

“My hand slipped. I’m sorry, Evan.”

Evan wiped the bridge of his nostril.

“You’re not going to sleep comfortably in concern of getting hit?”

“I’ve been sleeping till now.”

Evan obtained up from the mattress, tapped me on the shoulder, and walked in the direction of the door with a heavy movement.

“The place are you going?”

“I’m going to ask the innkeeper for an empty room.”

Evan, who was taking a look at me and Merson, instantly shook his head.

“Sharing a room with a pair is insanely uncomfortable.”

“What concerning the cash?”

Evan reached out his hand with out hesitation. In the direction of Merson.

“I’ll put it in yours.”

“Did you permit it to Merson?”

“Good night time!”

Bang–

Evan shot out and the door closed. I stood there for a second, blinking my eyes, then instinctively lowered my butt all the way down to the mattress.

I checked out Merson, who was nonetheless standing, and requested with a meaningless smile.

“Hey, why isn’t he going house?”