No, Perugius-sama, I'm heading home, so I come to say my goodbyes."
"Oh..."
Perugius frowns, staring at Zanoba.
Then slowly his happiness subsides.
In details Zanoba explains the draft summon he received from Shirone Kingdom.
Perugius listens without interrupting, only looking straight at Zanoba.
Zanoba finishes his monologue.
And after a moment of silence, Perugius finally speaks.
"... Zanoba, have you the resolve to die?"
Instead of waiting for anything else he has to say, Perugius asked.
Zanoba looks blankly back at Perugius.
"Why are you so certain?"
"I can see it in your face, the look you wear, I've seen it on many men in my lifetime."
Perugius unhappily said.
Even though I wonder how he knew from just looking at Zanoba, but if Perugius wants to stop him, I concur.
It's perfect if he tells Zanoba not to go to Shirone Kingdom.
If that happens, then I won't fall for Hitogami's trap.
"If that's true, what will you do?"
Zanoba keeps his poker face. Perugius smiles lightly.
"If you need to fight someone, I'll happily give you a hand. Discussing art with you is important to me. If someone gets in the way of that, I'll get rid of them. A... false king, for example."
"That won't be necessary."
"Ah, of course."
Perugius suddenly checks his surroundings, before stopping on me.
Am I supposed to say something?
This is what they call exchanging a glance, right?
While I'm thinking, Perugius has already looked away and continues his conversation with Zanoba.
"Zanoba... going to your death, does he know of it?"
"No, he just wants to come along--"
"Oh, and you didn't refuse him?"
"Because once Shisho sets his mind on something, even if I refuse he will come to Shirone Kingdom."
When I said I'm coming, Zanoba didn't particularly object.
I guess he realized objecting won't do any good.
Well, it's true.
"Rudeus will protect your life like his own."
"Haha, what are you talking about, Perugius-sama."