"I'll take good care of Miyazaki," Evangeline said with a faint smile, biting down especially hard on the words "take care." To Asuna, it sounded like nothing more than Evangeline's firm assurance. To Negi, though, it made his heart go ice-cold.
Th-this-this-this... it sounded exactly like a declaration that Evangeline was planning to devour Nodoka Miyazaki clean down to the bone!
How could that be allowed...? With a trace of lingering regret and indignation, Negi looked pitifully at Asuna, hoping she would change her mind.
"Why are you looking at me with those disgusting eyes? I'm telling you, don't get any crooked ideas. Tonight, you'll be tied up like a mummy before you sleep!"
Asuna shot Negi a vicious glare and spoke fiercely. Her intense wariness made Negi want to cry.
He was obviously innocent. He had obviously only wanted to fight to protect his student from falling into the claws of a real vampire—so why was he being treated like this...? He could only hope Nodoka would be all right, and that Evangeline had enough conscience not to lay a hand on a defenseless girl.
When Konoka escorted Evangeline back out of concern, Jiu Ming had considered making things difficult for her. But thinking of how that would undoubtedly worsen their already deteriorating relationship, he wisely chose to avoid her in advance.
When Asuna saw where Evangeline lived, she was genuinely surprised for a while. "So this is the sort of place you live in."
A little wooden cabin all to herself. Looking at the surrounding environment, Asuna could not help asking, "Aren't you scared, living alone in a place like this?"
"I can live with it." Evangeline's indifferent expression made Asuna think she was merely pretending not to care. If someone lived alone in a place like this