Chapter 2
The Closest Thing to Crazy
Waking up, he was alone in the bed.
As usual.
What was not usual, however, was this situation.
Unfortunately, he remembered everything the moment he opened his eyes.
Maybe it was because his eyes fell on Xelloss, who was sitting on the window sill, his gaze turned to the shattered window.
Maybe it was because Xelloss apparently hadn't bothered to put on any clothes.
"You... You...!"
Smile smile. "Good morning, Zelgadiss-san"
"Are you calling me '-san' after -that-?!"
After having been convinced (battered) into clothing himself, the Mazoku pushed the door to the room open, announcing that;
"I have a great idea!"
"Bugger."
Being dragged by his hand through unknown halls in a Mazoku fortress was added to the Zelgadiss mental Universal truths book as number 138 as "not as bad as one would assume."
I've probably gone crazy...
Xelloss stopped in front of a wooden door.
It was the kind of door Zelgadiss had seen in Golden Dragon churches; the kind of door that could quite possibly let a grown dragon through, and maybe even make it look stylish.
"Now, Zelgadiss," Xelloss said, having dropped the suffix, "close your eyes."
The Chimera in question looked at Xelloss like he'd grown wings and a halo.
"... No."
"Come on, now, Zel-chan."
"Why the hell would I be stupid enough- ...Don't call me that!"
Xelloss pouted, then gently bit the chimera's nose;
"I could always remove them for you."
Smiles and critical frowns.
Zelgadiss, with more hesitation than a fish about to go skydiving, closed his eyes.
"Now keep them shut."
He could practically hear the grin the Mazoku displayed.
Once again, his hand was grabbed, and he could hear the creaking of the door.
Even with his eyes closed, the light felt blinding.
More steps. Fresh air around him. Breath and a voice close to him;
"Go ahead and take a look."
And Zelgadiss was blinded by something else than light.
Books. Books, books, books, shelves up to the ceiling filled with books.
Myriads of shelves on the floor, filled with books on every level.
And the room was the biggest room he had ever seen.
It was the size of... double the size of the dining hall of the Saillune castle.
Zelgadiss ran over to the closest shelf, inspecting the books.
What if my cure is here?
"Do you like it?"
The Closest Thing to Crazy
Waking up, he was alone in the bed.
As usual.
What was not usual, however, was this situation.
Unfortunately, he remembered everything the moment he opened his eyes.
Maybe it was because his eyes fell on Xelloss, who was sitting on the window sill, his gaze turned to the shattered window.
Maybe it was because Xelloss apparently hadn't bothered to put on any clothes.
"You... You...!"
Smile smile. "Good morning, Zelgadiss-san"
"Are you calling me '-san' after -that-?!"
After having been convinced (battered) into clothing himself, the Mazoku pushed the door to the room open, announcing that;
"I have a great idea!"
"Bugger."
Being dragged by his hand through unknown halls in a Mazoku fortress was added to the Zelgadiss mental Universal truths book as number 138 as "not as bad as one would assume."
I've probably gone crazy...
Xelloss stopped in front of a wooden door.
It was the kind of door Zelgadiss had seen in Golden Dragon churches; the kind of door that could quite possibly let a grown dragon through, and maybe even make it look stylish.
"Now, Zelgadiss," Xelloss said, having dropped the suffix, "close your eyes."
The Chimera in question looked at Xelloss like he'd grown wings and a halo.
"... No."
"Come on, now, Zel-chan."
"Why the hell would I be stupid enough- ...Don't call me that!"
Xelloss pouted, then gently bit the chimera's nose;
"I could always remove them for you."
Smiles and critical frowns.
Zelgadiss, with more hesitation than a fish about to go skydiving, closed his eyes.
"Now keep them shut."
He could practically hear the grin the Mazoku displayed.
Once again, his hand was grabbed, and he could hear the creaking of the door.
Even with his eyes closed, the light felt blinding.
More steps. Fresh air around him. Breath and a voice close to him;
"Go ahead and take a look."
And Zelgadiss was blinded by something else than light.
Books. Books, books, books, shelves up to the ceiling filled with books.
Myriads of shelves on the floor, filled with books on every level.
And the room was the biggest room he had ever seen.
It was the size of... double the size of the dining hall of the Saillune castle.
Zelgadiss ran over to the closest shelf, inspecting the books.
What if my cure is here?
"Do you like it?"