STM 31

It took me all my willpower to not rush in and punch him.

“Why did you even come here when there aren’t any monsters?”

Then, pretending to look around, I tried to figure out a way to escape. Then, when there was no answer, I thought it was strange and looked at him, only to meet his cold eyes.

“To see you.”

“What? Me? Why?”

“Why else? To repay the debt.”

Tairok spoke, placing one hand on his thigh. His posture was awkward, his hand positioned precariously.

It a stranger saw him, they’d think he was flirting, damn it.

Of course, I didn’t misunderstand. To me, it only looked like a warning that he’d kill me for biting him. The problem was that warning didn’t resonate with me. I glared at him furiously.

“If you look at it that way, my debt is much more…….”

Damn it. No. That human is the hope of Earth. And I know he holds a grudge against Adeye.

If I kept charging forward like this, I knew I’d end up like a human soccer ball again and get kicked around. No, this time, he might actually try to take my life.

In times like these, there’s only one answer. I quickly pointed my finger behind him.

“There.”

Tairok raised one eyebrow and turned around, saying, “What?”

I didn’t miss the chance and opened the door I came from and ran inside.

“Ha.”

I heard a laugh of disbelief behind me, but I could ignore it this time.

Yeah, laugh all you want. I’m getting out of here.

No matter how I thought about it, running was the best plan. When I got back into the room, the pervert who’d been tied up on the bed like a grub opened his eyes wide.

“Ughh, Uuhh… (My queen, you’re back…)”

The queen’s busy.

I passed him without a glance and jumped straight over the terrace railing without hesitation. It was the second floor, and if I fell from this height, I’d probably break something. But Mo had already told me what to do.

[Land on the roof of the first floor, then climb down the pillar on the right. After that, cross the garden toward three o’clock to reach the main gate.]

Thud!

The sound rang out as I landed on the roof, and I slid down along the first floor pillar. But I wasn’t the only one who’d landed with a sound.

The moment I touched the ground, a loud sound echoed right in front of me. I saw familiar shoes. A confused voice muttered above my head.

“How are you like a damn kitten…”

He didn’t get to finish talking because I ran again.

[Jump over the low brush at four o’clock, waist height.]

Mo told me the escape route that could catch him off guard. I jumped over the brush as swiftly as a kitten, just like Tairok had said.

Crack.

A branch snagged on me and snapped noisily, but I used my body’s roll to land properly.

Then I pulled the teleport scroll from my chest.

I just needed to tear this very quickly and run. The plan was simple, and it seemed like it would work. But before I could even unfold it fully, something bright sliced across my vision.

I realized it was the tip of a sword only after the torn scroll fell to the ground. The owner of the sword spoke.

“Ah, I missed.”

There was not a single bit of regret in that monotonous voice.

If it hadn’t missed, my body would’ve been cut in half, you bastard.

I managed to not swear, but I couldn’t stop glaring at him. Unfortunately, his golden eyes glinted brighter at my glare. A smile spread on his lips. But there was no trace of humor in his voice.

“Are you going to bite me again?”

“When did I ever bite you? You’re mistaken.”

I tried to deny it first.

“It’s no use saying that with those eyes.”

Shit. I lowered my gaze and took a step back. The opponent took a big step forward. The sword in his hand entered my sight.

Who the hell brings a weapon to a social event like this?

At that moment, I felt a little resentful towards Doctor Kim. If you’re going to harass the Kun family, at least do it anonymously. Thanks to you, I’m about to die. I racked my brain.

There is no way to escape…

“Your Grace! Are you the Grand Duke?!”

Of course, people don’t just die for nothing.

Someone appeared like a savior and called out to him loudly.

I saw the Grand Duke’s gaze briefly turn in the direction from which the voice had come, and I didn’t miss my chance.

Tap–

I turned around quickly and ran again. The problem was, going toward the main gate was no good. So I ran like crazy down the only path left, but Mo’s warning popped up.

[There is a maze garden in the direction of travel.]

Mo, that’s not important right now.

If I miss this opportunity, he’ll catch me and kick me a hundred times in midair. Of course I’m not afraid of getting hit. I’m afraid I’ll lose my temper and try to kill him.

You can’t fight the savior of our world while grabbing his hair, right?

So the maze garden is better. I thought that and ran inside. No way he’d chase me into a magic trap like this…

I looked back and met those golden eyes right away. His mouth turned up into a smile again.

“You have to be kidding!”

He chased me with that murderous smile, and he looked like a madman. I finally understood why Lu feared that man so much. Compared to him, the tied pervert looked cute.

Without hesitation, I began to run through the paths of the maze garden. As I frantically turned the corners, I realized why this place was an enchanted maze.

Ha, haa , is he chasing me?

I looked back and, lo and behold, the corner I came from was gone.

What the heck, why did the path change all of a sudden?

I knew he couldn’t catch me here, but just in case I kept running. I hit a branch while rushing around a corner.

Rustle, snap.

I pushed through while covering my face with both arms and nearly tripped when something caught my foot. What is under me…?

“Hah, hah, hurry and shove it harder!”

“Harder than this? You greedy bastard… ugh!”

Two perverts were doing pervert stuff. In broad daylight and outside, in a dog mating pose on the bare ground.

Fuck, what are they doing?

I couldn’t trust my eyes. I froze in shock and the two perverts looked at me at the same time. They didn’t stop grinding their hips together. I heard myself spit out an accusation.

“Are you guys sane? What the hell are you doing on a public path?!”

I pointed at the sun with my fingertip.

“In broad daylight with the sun high! On bare ground!”

“Uh ha, uh ha, Adeye Lu?”

…Damn. I turned right away.

“Work hard.”

Then I ran down the passage again. Since I couldn’t get out anyway, I planned to hide in a quiet place with no people.

If I didn’t show up, Doctor Kim would send someone to look for me.

I didn’t care if it took days to find me. I was used to hiding. I wouldn’t starve to death here.

The problem was that there were hardly any quiet hiding spots. Every place I went swarmed with perverts.

“Ooh~ Of all the cock I put in today, this is the number one! Ah hah!”

“Ha, ha, I’m number one? Then who’s number two?”

“Aah~ Your finger!”

They were throwing a real festival of groans. And as if they’d all made a pact, their groans were all nasal. If I listened to it for another minute, my ears felt like they’d rot and turn to fertilizer.

They should all get first class tickets to hell on the express train.

Every time I met perverts I flinched and shuddered, and finally I found a quiet place and stopped. I bent my waist and panted.

“This is insane, ha, ha, perverts everywhere… fuck, a total den of perverts…”

“Fuck?”

Startled, I slowly raised my head. Golden eyes looked down at me coldly.

No way!

I forgot how precious he was and stared at him with a shocked glare.

How did you find me?

A smile spread in his eyes when he saw my face. Ah, that pisses me off. I’m not someone who loses to a look.

I tried to act cocky, but his next remark snapped me awake.

“You use weird words like curse words.”

Because they’re curse words.

“Just… an interjection.”

I muttered and looked around. This place was a literal scrambled maze, and he found me. How is that possible?

“You made noise everywhere you went.”

As if he read my mind, he gave the reason.

“Yeah.”

I couldn’t help but butt in. Having sex naked on the lawn? That’s insane unless you want to catch a disease from a tick.

They were gentlemen, too. Two, three, even four rolled together. No monsters here, just these perverts left alone.

“They do it without shame, so of course they make noise.”

“You’re the last one to talk about shame.”