Conan: I'm just an ordinary novelist

The tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

In a room that was covered by dark blue moonlight at some point in time, a giant dog with blue and white flames all over its body was looking down at him.

The biting cold flames flickered, and bits of it fell on his cheeks, as if burning through his bones through his skin.

Inufushi Chiaki looked at the sparks that came out with the other person's breathing, and was so scared that he even stopped breathing for a moment.

As if noticing that the human in front of it had opened his eyes, the demon dog moved forward a little further, bringing the part that should be called a nose to within less than 5cm from Inufushi Chiaki.

"Why? Haven't you been expecting me to show up?"

A thunderous laugh rolled out of the other person's throat, mixed with a hint of sarcastic anger:

"Now that you have seen it, why are you frightened?"

The long-awaited fantasy is now before your eyes.

Why do you still have such an unacceptable expression?

……Why?

Inufushi Chiaki just wanted to know why he saw such a thing!

Whose prank was this? Or was he just having hysteria after hearing the story of the medical examiner today? !

But if it is hysteria, then what is the cause of this pain? !

As if sensing his wandering spirit, the demon dog in front of him snorted heavily.

The moment the blue sparks came over him, Inubushi Chiaki closed his eyes to deceive himself and buried his head in the blanket.

Yes, this is a dream.

He is just dreaming!

Just close your eyes and it will disappear!

The man thought so as he tried to curl his whole body into the blanket.

However, when he heard the heavy breathing of the animals in the darkness, his whole body still couldn't stop trembling.

Whether it was true or false, as long as he did not respond, he would not be captured or killed.

Yes, that’s right, that’s what it says in those stories!

When a ghost calls your name, just don't respond!

It seems to have verified Inubushi Chiaki's guess.

Those strange breathing sounds suddenly stopped when he closed his eyes tightly and counted to the hundredth number silently.

The person under the blanket remained curled up in a stiff position for a while.

When he counted to the next one hundred, he opened his eyes cautiously.

The beads of sweat rolling down from his brows slid into his eyes, stinging him so much that he blinked several times. It took him a while to adapt to the dim light around him.

…are you gone?

His fingertips paused a second before lifting the blanket.

Inufushi Chiaki couldn't help but think:

'If I go out now, that guy might be waiting for me.'

Thinking of this, Inubushi Chiaki curled up his fingertips again and closed his eyes cruelly.

sleep!

Wake up and wait until dawn and everything will be fine!

The ticking of the clock echoed in the room.

Even though he was talking about going to sleep, he kept his eyes tightly closed.

But the heart, unable to calm down due to fear, continued to beat faster and faster, refusing to let people fall asleep peacefully.

Finally, after who knows how long, Inubushi Chiaki, who couldn't bear it any longer, opened his eyes again.

It's been so long, he should have left by now, right?

The devil or something like that... should have his own things to do, right? How could he spend so much time on a mere mortal like him?

Some self-talking psychological comfort echoed in my mind.

"If I only take a glance..."

Finally, after hesitating for a while, Inufushi Chiaki reached out and pulled the blanket off his head.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw no blue and white flames.

The dark blue moonlight shone through the paper sliding door and filled the room where he was alone.

It was quiet all around, nothing unusual.

...Blue moonlight? He alone?

"Do you think you can hide away?"

"?!"

call--

Blue flames rose up instantly, blocking all escape routes like a solid wall.

On the wall, the inverted triangle eyes flashed a dazzling white light, staring at him closely.

The nerves that had just relaxed suddenly tensed up again.

Inubushi Chiaki wanted to repeat the same trick and covered himself with the blanket again.

But it was obvious that the thin blanket could not provide him with real protection.

The dog's claws made of cold flames easily stepped on the blanket that had not been pulled up in time, and pulled it away from Inufushi Chiaki's hand with almost no effort.

Then, it burned up in an instant amidst the horrified expression of Inubushi Chiaki.

The fine dust fell on the skin on the back of the hand, leaving a biting chill that made people shiver uncontrollably.

The demon dog that came out of the wall of fire spoke in human language:

"Inubushi Chiaki."

"?!"

The person whose name was called quickly covered his mouth and suppressed the scream that was about to come out of his throat.

No response, absolutely no response!

The person who kept pushing his heels against the floor and moving backwards thought this in his heart.

Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down from his brows to the tip of his nose, and then hit the lapels on his chest.

With nowhere to retreat, Inubushi Chiaki kept pressing his back against the wall, giving himself psychological hints over and over again in an attempt to calm his pounding heart.

Fake, all fake!

As long as he doesn't respond, as long as he doesn't believe it, the other party can't hurt him!

"You don't think you can get away with this, do you?"

As if seeing through his thoughts, the demon dog sneered and no longer maintained the vague safe distance.

The huge figure made of flames pounced in front of Inubushi Chiaki in the blink of an eye.

The burning pain almost made Inubushi Chiaki scream out.

The odor of something burning filled his nose. It could be the tatami, his clothes, or his flesh and blood.

With a casual hook and press of the huge dog's paw, an adult man was pressed to the ground.

The demon dog that had successfully pinned the man down looked at the guy who was still covering his mouth tightly and deceiving himself, and made a humane thought:

"Hmm - let me think, where should I start?"

“Ahhh! It hurts, spare me, spare me! Please spare me! Ahhhh!!!”

"Hmm? Aren't you pretty patient?"

"Have mercy on me... It's so cold and painful, ugh!"

The sudden increase in force cut off Inubushi Chiaki's plea for mercy.

The demon dog looked down at the person who seemed to have fainted from the pain, then gently raised its paw, which was bigger than two basketballs, and then put it down again.

Feeling the human's slight struggle under its claws, the demon dog snorted and laughed:

"Playing dead? But I prefer you not shouting or screaming, human. I hope you can be so quiet and calm when you burn later. Your distorted face is really too ugly."

One sentence pronounced a death sentence.

The entire abdomen seemed to be pressed by a huge piece of ice, and even the breath was tinged with a layer of coldness.

It's a demon dog on fire, why is the flame cold?

Inufushi Chiaki, who tried to struggle, was distracted for a moment.

But soon, this feeling was brought back to reality by a strong feeling of suffocation.

His compressed lungs made it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Even subconsciously, Inufushi Chiaki reached out towards the giant claw, trying to move it away from himself.

But the demon dog made of fire did not give him any place to gain leverage.