"It's not as if I wanted to be here. I had no choice in the matter."

Viktor said it defensively and was distantly surprised by the appearance of the window. He did not deny anything that was shown there, though. He kept his hands upright as if to calm an easily spooked horse. The hand that was usually covered in a glove glowed faintly with a strange light inside the hand as if the flesh were a cage.

"Being interested in you does not necessarily mean I want to hurt you, though."