Becoming the Guide of the Mysophobic Villain? Absolutely Not! - Chapter 83

“F, First, let’s go inside…!”

Azir’s expression was entirely full of fear. As I stood shocked in front of the door, not moving aside, he eventually pushed his head in first and entered.

I let him in since he was a familiar face, but…

His suspicious and clumsy appearance left me unsure how to react.

“Seriously, it’s not like we’re shooting a spy movie. I almost got caught hiding just now. One wrong move and I could’ve been on the front page of the Center’s newsletter. ‘Mr. A, a Center clerk, screams to death while attempting unauthorized entry into an S-Class Esper’s residence’ or something…”

Azir rambled on, seemingly unable to calm down. I cut him off appropriately.

“…What brings you here, senior?”

“Oh right, my mind! Rose, are you okay?”

Azir suddenly grabbed my shoulders and began examining my face from all angles.

His expression, which had been carefully scrutinizing me, gradually hardened.

“You damned punk…!” he muttered through clenched teeth.

“…?”

“Rose, don’t tell me you’re being beaten by that guy?”

“Eh. No?”

“It’s just us here, Rose! You can be honest!”

I was puzzled, without a mark on me, why he was acting like this.

Azir, spitting in anger, shouted at me.

“That guy who’s not got an ounce of humanity! How hard must he have hit your tiny face for it to swell up like this!”

“…”

“Gasp, not just your face! Your whole body’s nearly doubled in size! You’ve been hit all over, haven’t you, Rose!”

…I should’ve just closed the door and called the authorities.

Let the fool who tried and failed to invade an S-class Esper’s residence get his face plastered all over the newspapers.

Suppressing the urge to hit Azir hard, I said,

“…It’s not because Claude hit me. I ate something salty and went to sleep, so my face is a bit swollen.”

I couldn’t very well admit that I had just been eating well and had gained weight, so I made an excuse.

If only Azir had just taken it at face value and moved on. But he was clueless.

“Don’t lie! If it was just from eating something salty, only your face would’ve swollen! How can your entire body puff up like this from just that!”

“Ah, really…”

He knows I’ve gained weight and is teasing me on purpose, isn’t he?

Just as I was starting to suspect, Azir suddenly grabbed my hand and looked at me with an overly tender gaze.

“…What, what’s with that look?”

“Rose, it’s okay.”

“No, I’m not okay…”

“You can be honest with me. I’ve come to help you.”

“Fine, it’s not swelling, I’ve gained weight. Claude’s been feeding me well, so I’ve gotten plump all over! Are you happy now?”

Azir didn’t seem satisfied at all. He clicked his tongue as if pitying me and said,

“Poor Rose. Are you making up absurd excuses out of fear that he might harm you? How could one’s body double in size from just ten days of eating and relaxing? I’m not that oblivious. If you’re really just eating well, your skin should look better, but look at your skin…”

“…”

“…Oh, what’s this. You’re glowing? Like a peeled egg?”

“…”

Azir cocked his head, looking at my skin, which was radiant from eating and sleeping well.

“…What? Did you really gain weight? How much did he feed you? Don’t tell me! Was it some kind of force-feeding torture…!”

“Keep it down. If you don’t get to the point, I’ll report you for trespassing.”

“Ah, okay…”

As I glared at him, Azir released my hand and stepped back, startled.

Muttering that my personality had gotten worse since living with ‘that guy,’ I lightly ignored Azir’s comment.

“So, why are you here? It’s only because Claude wasn’t here—if he were, you’d be in real trouble.”

“Why would he be here? I sent him away.”

“…What?”

I couldn’t believe my ears.

“It was unavoidable. That guy never leaves the house, like he’s hiding a pot of honey. I even forged an official document and called him, but he ignored it… Seems like the rumors about the Center’s director not being able to control him are true. No matter what, to think he’d only leave for a Code Black bluff, what a guy.”