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Chapter 12 - Tapestry

Amazaki enters the inn to witness the usual scene, where you see most of the people immersed in the pleasure of their wine, and there are actually some of them who have passed out from drinking too much, and of course we should not forget that group that stares at the inn's owner with the usual lustful looks.

As Amazaki approaches, Miyuki asks him with looks that conceal some pity

"How did it go at the academy?"

He responds surprised

"Academy?? How did you know I went there?"

Miyuki responds clearly

"Come on, it is clear that you went there, as most of the young tenants before you had rented a room in this hostel with the sole purpose of registering for the academy, and even a sister... I mean, one of the female employees of this hostel had also registered... so tell me, even if I failed, I don't think she would... "

Amazaki interrupts her to say sarcastically

"Failed?? What are you saying? If you expect me to fail or something, bad for you because I succeeded."

A shock appeared on her face while she said to herself

"What?? succeeded?? But I don't sense any magic from him, so how could he manage to...

Amazaki interrupts her train of thought again with his words

"You seem very surprised. Are you underestimating me? No, you are definitely underestimating me."

She replied while she had a smile on her face, but you could feel her tension

"How can I do that? It's just that I heard that the academy has high requirements for candidates, so I just assumed something that I shouldn't have assumed, and I apologize for that."

"I didn't ask for an apology so I don't need one, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be staying for another six days so I think 30 gold is enough, right?"

Miyuki replies

"Okay"

So he puts 30 gold coins in her office and as he goes up he says

"As for the food, send it to my room just like yesterday, as I haven't eaten anything since the morning."

He entered his room tired and threw himself on his comfortable bed while saying to himself

"I wish there was a more comfortable means of transportation in this world."

He begins to close his eyes as he surrenders to sleep, when suddenly he hears a sound from the door, accompanied by a knock on the door

Let that voice say it gently, while you sense that it is somewhat annoyed

"The food you ordered is ready..."

Amazaki says to himself

"Hmm? this voice"

So he went to open the door to find that it was the girl who worked with the owner of the inn, who was wearing a maid's uniform, holding food in her hand, while Anna was clearly trying to avoid looking into his eyes with her sparkling violet eyes.

Amazaki stared at her for a while, as if trying to remember something

He suddenly burst out laughing as soon as he looked closely at the color of her hair and her sparkling eyes

"Pfft...hahaha...you're the library girl. I didn't recognize you because you took off those glasses, but I must say this maid's uniform suits you very well."

She responds with a childish face, as if she is proud

"What's wrong with you calling me the library girl? My name is Annabelle Christelle, so remember it well, you villain."

He responds sarcastically

"What? Are you calling me evil? Are you ten or are you just naive?"

Annabelle responds

"Shut up, you fucker. Can't you at least speak politely in front of a girl?"

Amazaki responds sarcastically again

"Why should I pretend to be polite? Do you like people lying to you that much?

Annabelle responds angrily

"It seems that there is no room for dialogue with a vile villain like you who only knows how to mock others in order to amuse himself."

A small smile appeared on his face

"despicable? And you insult me like that, well I will play your game and of course I will win."

Annabelle responds as if she did not hear him well

"What?"

The tone of Amazaki's voice changes to become that of a poet immersed in the illusions of his dreams, and even his features are cold

She became like a handsome prince, all that was missing was his white horse, while he looked directly into her violet eyes

"Yes, I am despicable for having fallen in love with you. Yes, I loved you at first sight. As soon as my eyes fell on your innocent and shining eyes as if they were the sea, or even the sky with its clarity, I felt as if my heart was no longer mine. And for that time I let you fall, remorse would have killed me, had I not been astonished." With your beauty that almost stopped my heart that day, I would have definitely jumped to catch you even if the fires of hell would burn me, but unfortunately it seems that you took a bad view of me because of this."

Annabelle's face became red, like an erupting volcano, and she could no longer think well because her mind had become empty. She could almost hear her heartbeat, and she showed a small smile with some shyness mixed with some pride, and she said with a stammer.

"...No..it's okay...I'm the one who was...and of course I can't..."

Amazaki's usual cold features returned as he placed his hand on his face, sighing as if disappointed and saying in a cold tone

"...Oh my God...You are so stupid for believing this."

Her blush and smile turned into shock mixed with some anger

"What did you say you called me stupid just now?"

Amazaki responded sarcastically

"Ah, I'm sorry. Did I hurt your feelings when I said you were stupid? I really thought you knew that already."

Annabelle gets angrier and says:

"And you are still mocking me, you damned one. Do you not realize your position, and I am the one who almost believed that you have changed to become a little more tactful."

Amazaki responded with a look of disappointment on his face sarcastically

"The fact that you almost believe me is the problem. Where do you think you live? Do you think this world is a happy rainbow world full of bright colors where everyone lives in peace and security or something? Are you dreaming??"

Then his voice tone changed again to become cold and he said:

"Wake up, this is the reality and the world is by nature bitter, dirty, hypocritical and dark, and you will hardly find a good word to describe it, but you can easily believe the sweet and simple words that are said to you, and even if they are from someone who keeps making fun of you, I can only find one word to describe you: stupid and naive."

She put the plates of food on the ground forcefully, anger and rage filling her face, and she said out loud

"Go to hell, you cruel devil. I hope you die sleeping in your bed."

She quickly headed down the stairs

Amazaki says to himself

"Even stupid people seem to have feelings, I see… Anyway, it's also my fault for bothering to lecture a stupid girl like her."

He carries plates of food to eat in his room

While he was eating he started saying to himself

"For that girl to be naive to this degree, at this age, and in this world means that there is someone who supports her, or at least someone who protects her. This means that there is a background in her family, but if she were truly wealthy, then she would not work in a cheap hostel like this."

He sighs and says, "Oh, who cares, that's her life."

So he finishes his food and returns to his bed for a second to give himself up to sleep, and he says:

"A lot of things... and a lot of people... but what I want to see most are monster girls... I mean half-monsters in general."

......

On the lower floor, Miyuki is preparing to close the store after the last customer has left

Annabelle comes down, anger filling her entire face, and Miyuki notices her and says, confused

"What's wrong with you? You seem… upset."

She replied calmly with a small fake smile on her face

"Nothing, don't worry."

Miyuki says again, confused

"…Did someone come to you again? No matter what they say, you must not believe it."

Annabelle says

"Please, sister, don't start this too."

Miyuki replies with confusion

"also?? what do you mean?"

While Annabelle is thinking about her own world, she begins to emit an involuntary killing aura, and Miyuki notices it and says to herself

"She seems to have her own problems too."

But what Annabelle says to herself is

"If only I could remove the smile of ridicule from that arrogant person and make him cry from remorse for what he said, only then would the flames of my anger subside... But that's okay, I will prove to you how wrong you are, so when the time for the test comes, you will realize how pathetic you are for your loss against the one who called her stupid and naive, hehehehe

.......

While the city was sleeping in the darkness of the night in Amazaki's room, his window slowly opened from the outside and a person wearing a dark black dress that covered his entire face entered and approached Amazaki's bed slowly while pulling his sword from its sheath... but he was surprised to find Amazaki awake and sitting on his bed and looking at him with those almost yellow eyes. It looks illuminated by the bright moonlight reflecting on it, and Amazaki has a smile on his face as if he was waiting for him to come

This is because he was really expecting someone to come to assassinate him. He could not sleep because of the annoying killing intent that as soon as he closed his eyes, it began to prick him.

Amazaki said while smiling with his usual smile

"To whom do I owe this honorable visit?"

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