"W-Wha…?! Lord Louis?!"
"Timothy."
"Y-Yes? What do you need, Your Majesty?"
Louis took one step forward.
"Huh?"
Then another—until his tall frame towered over Timothy.
His golden eyes flared with red light; reptilian pupils narrowed to slits.
"Um…"
Timothy broke into a cold sweat as Louis summoned Gungnir and pinned him against the wall.
Just as he opened his mouth to scream, Louis clamped a hand over it.
"Hmmm?! Hmm!"
He struggled uselessly; an invisible psychic force held him immobile.
"I'll be merciful this time. But the next time I catch you trying to romance Mirai, I won't hesitate to kill you."
"Eh?"
"I'll dismember your body piece by piece and send the parts to your parents."
"A-Ah…"
"And then your parents will be hanged publicly."
"Hyeee!"
"Do you understand? She is mine. Nod if you understand."
Timothy nodded frantically, convinced he was seconds from death.
Louis released him. Timothy fled like a madman.
