Chapter 61: Fade In (2)
The silence stretched out. I was lost in thought for a while. The man, seeing my reaction, shrugged lightly.
“You didn’t know, did you? Don’t be too upset. He’s always like that. Acts according to his mood, does what he wants, and honestly, he has a narrow social circle. Most of his acquaintances from university have distanced themselves. Only Hopkins and I have stuck around. Oh, and you.”
The man, who had his head on a cushion, yawned briefly. His eyes were unfocused, clearly drowsy. He yawned again and mumbled.
“Sorry, I haven’t slept well these past few days. He’s dumped a ton of work on me. You can slap me if I fall asleep.”
I wasn’t bold enough to slap a stranger.
“Then I should tell you something that’ll wake you up. You’re the next target of the murderer who spreads those dahlia flowers.”
“Wow.”
I meant it. He didn’t seem to believe me.
“There’s some kind of curse or spell on the dahlias that tracks the recipient’s location in real-time. So, you’re currently in danger of losing your head at any moment. This isn’t the time to be lounging around.”