15. Violations

I heard a knock, so I got up and unlocked the door.

"welcome home····· ?"

I thought it was a doldren and opened it easily, but it was too late to close it. A man with curly blond hair stood there. His green eyes sparkle with a hint of yellow in the candlelight.

"No. I'm sorry, it's me."

"that"

The person greeted me lightly with a hoarse voice, showed his teeth carelessly and made a smile, then quickly looked around the room.

He is that person, he thought. The person who asked my name before entering this room. I was laughing even when Doldren warned me...

"May I come in for a moment?"

"It won't be long before I answer." He slipped into the room and quietly closed the door.

"Wait. I'm in trouble. To Doldren."

"I didn't tell you not to let anyone in, did you? I think I told you to lock the door."

But, when I panicked, he looked at me from top to bottom after changing clothes. Feeling ridiculed by his gaze, I moved to the window and distanced myself from him. I thought he looked at me with a bad eye.

"I'm Niab Nosh. Is it Ian, what's your name?"

"I nodded, but didn't put it into words." He approached me with a smile, regardless of my caution.

"Hmm. Earlier you were wearing his cloak, but you changed into our clothes. It suits you. Yeah, I'm really curious."

"What is it?"

"Ian. Your face. Others talk about your age, but I'm kind of attracted to you. When I said hello earlier."

"I don't know."

I couldn't stand the fact that this man in front of me was giving off an unpleasant atmosphere, so I interrupted him and turned away. ――What is this person's tenacious gaze? A tone that makes fun of people who are amused by their reactions. 　

.....Hmm, age? "I'm sorry, I'm middle-aged." Even though I thought I was responding to what was being said, I realized that there were some words that annoyed me when I ruminated over them. It's no good, I'm in a panic with this person's appearance.

I turned his face away, temporarily blinding Nosh's movements. A few seconds of silence.

"I wonder what this person is here for." As he thought so, he saw the reflection of the blonde in the window approaching him, and quickly turned around. " --Ah"

Nosh was reaching out to me. I stuck his hand in his hair, or rather, he grabbed the back of my head with his palm and pulled it toward him. My face is covered with golden curly hair hanging from my temples.

"Where did you come from?

A shudder runs through his body and he can't stop his teeth from chattering. Breathtakingly close, her green eyes are carefully observing my face. Only the fingers on the back of his head move, slowly stroking my head.

"I hate it, I'm scared, but I can't speak."

While looking at my face, this person is searching for something behind it. I was shrouded in indescribable fear, and I couldn't stop shivering, and my body stiffened.

As if amused by my appearance, Nosh raises the corners of his mouth and makes a smile. With the hand that wasn't holding his head, I wrapped a strand of my hair around his finger and moved it to his mouth.

"My breathing becomes rough." I am conscious, but my body does not move. The staring eyes see all of Norsh's strange behavior. But there is a strange pressure and nothing resistance works.

"Are you scared of me? I'm scared of you too.

Nosh whispered passionately with a hoarse voice, still smiling. --Were you sent? what are you talking about

"That's why it's better to get you first."

His door opened as Norsh's hand tightened after saying a word that felt dangerous.

A flash of light flashed in the corner of his eye, and a metal blade slid between me and Nosh, slashing his blond hair to the floor.

"Looks like there was an idiot who didn't understand the precautions."

A voice resembling a low roar echoed through the space from Doldren's mouth as he suppressed his anger.

"That voice lifted my sleep paralysis." I closed my eyes tightly and let out a sigh of relief.