I will Make You a Hikikomori

"If I may ask, what do you mean by that?"

The words that came out of his mouth carried pressure. The pressure was directed at me. He tried to intimidate me, but I still stood firm.

Our eyes are still looking at each other. With a small smile, I replied to Jullian's question. 

"Are you sure that I should say it here?"

When he heard me say that, he immediately realized that we were still in the middle of the banquet hall, where many eyes and ears were watching us. 

His eyes looked around and he saw that people were already looking at the two of us earlier. After his head turned like a windmill, he looked at me and said something. 

"We'd better talk about this somewhere else."

"All right. Follow me."

I led him out of the banquet hall. 

***

For a quieter conversation, I led Jullian to a quiet room. This is one of the empty rooms in this huge mansion.