“Don’t you dare lie! Just the last time I saw you, weren’t you timid and weak?! That’s totally cheating! Did that white-haired dude scheme something again?!”

As my patience ran low at Jack’s continuous whining, I raised my sword and slammed the back of the sword into his head.

“Ack! It hurts! Do you want to go!”

It grew even more noisy. It had the reverse effect. If he had the body of a werewolf, then he should make less of a fuss.

I let out a sigh and crossed my arms.

“You’re noisy. If you want, I’ll fight you without a complaint. However, right now, it’s time for the reason for your visitation. Tell me why you trespassed this time and last time. What exactly do you want to do? It can’t be that you came to drink herb tea and eat chocolate chip cookies with me, did you?”

Jack’s face decayed into disgust as though my words brought goosebumps to his skin. Jack brushed himself off and stood up and ran his hand through his hair.

“Damn……. I told you at the end of the letter.”

“…… I’m telling you I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

Those two red eyes shone with light as he approached me. Soon, Jack had pushed his face right in front of me and pointed towards the dark brown wound above his eye.

“Look at this. There’s a wound, right? Werewolves heal very fast from such wounds. What would a lady like you know? Only when werewolves attack others werewolves do wounds like this one form.”

Jack revealed his canines and started to let out a dangerous chuckling sound.

“And this, is the present that Nine, that bastard, gave me at that fucking ball.”

“Nine…… you’re saying, he’s a werewolf?”

I attempted for a calm voice as I stared straight at Jack.

“Oh, to be exact, he ‘was’ a werewolf. Lady. Usually…….”

At Jack’s voice that was mixed with laughter, I gritted my teeth so hard that my molars felt like breaking.

“That guy betrayed his own kind, and had his tongue cut off and canines plucked out. Such bastards aren’t called werewolves.”

Jack didn’t pay much attention to my reaction and continued as though he enjoyed it.

“I should have plucked off that bastard’s head when I had the chance…… By letting him escape, the situation has become tedious and bothersome. Lady. Young lady has hidden Nine, that bastard, away, right? Seeing as you brought him to the ball, it appeared your relationship was rather close. Aren’t you still hiding him away somewhere, right? If you bring him to me obediently, I won’t annoy the lady any longer…….”

“……up.”

“Huh? What, Ack!”

I slammed the abdomen of Jack, who continued to shit with his mouth, with the heel of my boot. Jack let out a sound as though he was suffocating and tottered.

“Shut the fuck up.”

I smiled amiably and raised the sword.

“Hayley.”

Hayley, who had been watching me with intoxicated eyes from next to me, jumped and responded.

“Yes, yes! Lady……!”

“Are you sure you removed all items and persons from the immediate surroundings?”

“Of course! I have removed them all.”

“You did well. Then, could you also retreat for a while?”

I spoke in a low voice towards Jack who was glaring at me to death.

“I think it’s time to educate the friend who’s less than a beast in that he doesn’t listen to words.”

***

“Damn it…….”

“Can you now stop it? I’m starting to find you pitiful.”

“So noisy! Aaahhhh!”

He’s already lost his reason.

I narrowed my eyes, and fu…… no, I batted away the Jack who rushed at me while foaming at the mouth with my sword.

Puck.

It was a normal person, I would’ve heard the sound of their skull shattering into pieces. However, it was an attack that merely stopped Jack in his tracks. I already knew this would happen. After all, it was difficult for me to leave a fatal wound with that sword with my current skills.

However, I could make him kneel before me. I  quickly slammed a blow just below the knee to Jack, who was tottering about after my hit to the head. Just like the sturdy werewolf he was, Jack didn’t let out a single groan. It was just that he fell onto the ground.