Chapter 9

Is he even making any sense?

Knox’s words seemed to have some nuance behind it. He smiled, putting me in a difficult position. I couldn’t answer his question because I haven’t met anyone else in the past 10 years, but I felt bad for him.

“So you don’t have an answer for that.”

“Haha… Isn’t silence also considered an answer sometimes?”

Knox looked at me for some time before turning his head.

Seeing that he was swinging his sword again, can I assume that he agreed with me? Well, I did say that I would go but wasn’t his reaction too lukewarm. I was willing to put myself at risk for him!

Usually, someone would’ve asked whether it was okay to bring someone on such a dangerous mission.

Even though he had lost his memories, the way he only looked for things that benefitted him was the same as it was in the novel. But he hasn’t acted in any way like a crazy person. I didn’t know when he would turn scary…

I felt like I was looking at a balloon with a bomb attached to it that could explode if I just touched it.

“Shouldn’t you stop now? It looks like it’s going to be day soon.”

The dark night had passed and the sky was beginning to light up signalling that dawn was coming. It was most likely that the sun would rise in an hour. Probably thinking the same as me, he followed behind me. After entering the house, I momentarily separated from Knox.

Knox grabbed my hand. 1

“…Where are you going?”

“To my room.”

“But your room is here.”

The room he pointed to was the room he and I were supposed to use. Looking at that room, I flicked my eyes around uncomfortably.

“I was going to sleep in my sister’s room.”

“Why?”

“I mean, my sister is not even here… Is there any reason for us to continue using the same room?”

I looked at Knox. He took off his jacket and slung it over his shoulder, exposing his chest and abdomen. He had explained that he took it off because it was hot. 2

‘The Knox now is 19, right?’

Even though I had seen it before, it was hard to get used to seeing such a well-defined body. If I had continued to sleep in the same room with him, I would have been alone together with a half-naked Knox… It might be nice to look at but it wouldn’t help my sleep.

It would be strange if I could sleep peacefully with a half-naked man beside me. 1

That man was to blame for me always dozing off during the day.

“Uhm, I just want to sleep peacefully.”

“I don’t remember ever affecting your sleep.” 2

Knox strolled over and grabbed the doorknob.

Throwing powder at the gllyluses, they screamed.

“Now!”

Surprisingly, Knox’s sword cut cleanly and quickly. Unexpectedly, he aimed at the exact spot he was supposed to.

The liquid that had erupted from its body was green. Running away from the splattering liquid, I grabbed my skirt and moved away quickly.

“This way!”

Thanks to the markers my sister put up, it wasn’t difficult to make our way. At that moment, I was very grateful for my sister’s meticulousness.

“What did you throw at it just now?”

“Tarrow powder! It’s a type of powder that is deadly to monsters with wings. Its effects are only temporary though.”

“That’s why we’re running.”

That’s right!

I used to make items that would help my sister when she goes out to hunt. I usually spread this powder around the fence to protect us from any winged monsters.

“I don’t know how effective it is… but it’ll probably force it to sleep.”

“I don’t think so.”

“What?”

I soon realised what he meant. In front of me, there were two gllyluses with another poking its head out of the swaying bushes. Soon, there was a total of seven gllyluses that appeared from both sides, crying menacingly.

“This is dangerous.”

Cold sweat broke out on my back.