"The Idea of a Woman Stealing Someone Else's Partner is Ridiculous," I laughed. But After Being Reborn, I Became a Victim of Such a Woman. However, My New Fiancée was Absolutely Amazing. - Episode 42
“Alright, this should do it.”
I placed the barrier talismans around the front door, connecting fifty weak talismans in a vertical chain to amplify their effect. By doing this, the talismans became much stronger.
I copied this idea from what Misumi-sama did earlier.
“Hey.”
“Hm?”
I turned around when I heard a low voice.
Standing there was Shirakubo Yuuna.
Ah, I knew she’d show up.
She looked uglier than I’d ever seen before.
Earlier, she mentioned something about having to pay money. That must mean multiple families have joined together to file a compensation claim.
The situation has finally exploded.
But for this airheaded woman, it must have come as a complete surprise.
And yet, she has the nerve to call me “Hey”?
“Don’t do anything unnecessary. Move.”
“Wait, are you planning to go outside? There are flesh-eating monkeys out there.”
“Shut up! That’s exactly why I’m leaving! Let this stupid mansion get torn apart by those monsters! And those people who want me to pay? They can all die!”
“Sigh…”
This is just like those stories I read in my past life—where an airheaded woman loses her mind right before the end.
What should I do? Should I act like a graceful, dignified heroine?
Nah, no need for that.
Because in my past life, I was a guy.
I’m nothing like the beautiful, kind, and strong-willed heroines from those comics.
“Did you tear off the barrier talismans at the entrance?”
“Huh? Yeah, so what? They were in my way when I tried to leave.”
“Then why did you come back inside after breaking them?”
“I was waiting for the carriage to be ready to take me back to town! I told them to hurry, but do you know what the driver said? He said taking just one person would be inefficient!”
Well, that makes sense.
The carriage we came in was a ten-person shared ride.
Making the horses go back and forth for just one person? That’s just cruel.
So that’s what happened—she got mad, went to the bathroom to cool off, and in the meantime, the third-level exorcists gave up. Then, when the servants went to prepare the return carriage, they noticed the barrier talismans were gone.
“Hooooo…”
“!?”
An owl-like hoot echoed from outside.
It’s really close.
“Move! I’m leaving!”
“Hey, did you not hear that just now—?”
But Shirakubo still tried to leave.
Are you kidding me?
That monster outside has intelligence!
This barrier is made of fifty weaker talismans stacked together, forming a powerful defense against demons.
For humans, it’s almost useless. Shirakubo could easily walk through it…
But that sound from outside—
If she opens the door now, it might get in!
Just as I tried to push her back, something filled with intense malice slammed into the door.
“BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO… BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”
“Eek!? W-What was that!?”
“I told you! There are flesh-eating monkeys out there! Were you seriously not listening!?”
“I don’t know anything about that! But if that’s true, then Kouga-sama is outside, right? I’ll just have him protect me! Move, ugly!”
“You little…!”
I swear, I’m about to throw her out myself!
But if I open the door by accident, I might get caught in it too.
And the aura of malice coming from right behind the door—
That thing is right outside.
“Move, I said!”
“Mai! Are you near the entrance!?”
“!?”
That voice—Kouga-sama!
He came!
Oh no, just hearing his voice is making me weak with relief.
How can his voice alone make me feel like I’m losing all my strength?
“Don’t open the door! A flesh-eating monkey is clinging to it!”
“O-Okay!”
I shouted back through the door.
First, I need to get this idiot away from here.
The entrance is way too dangerous!
“Shirakubo! Come on! We’re running to the main hall!”
“What!? Kouga-sama is outside, right!? I need him to save me, so get out of my way!”
“You’re out of your damn mind!”
This girl is beyond airheaded—she’s completely insane!
“Hoo, hoo! Poo, BOOOOOOO!”
“Ugh… w-what… is this…?”
“Ugh… my head… feels weird…”
The closer we were to the entrance, the louder the flesh-eating monkey’s cries became.
And suddenly, the sound started echoing inside my head.
Oh no… Misumi-sama said their cries can affect the mind.
So this is what she meant.
Not just me—Shirakubo too.
Since she has even less spiritual power than I do, she’s getting completely overwhelmed.
Her body started convulsing. Her already ugly face rolled back into a white-eyed mess, and foam began dripping from her mouth, making her look even more ridiculous.
“Uuugh, uuuuugh, uuuuugh… uuuuuuugh…”
“Shirakubo! Get a hold of yourself! Hey!”
I figured as much.
She’s weak in both spiritual power and willpower, so she got possessed almost instantly.
She suddenly pushed me aside with inhuman strength and grabbed the door handle!
“Stop! Shirakubo!”
I tried to move, but my body wasn’t responding properly.
Then, without mercy—
She opened the door.
And that’s when I saw it clearly.
A red-furred creature with a huge mouth on its stomach… a grotesque, monkey-faced monster.
The fifty barrier talismans I set up wrapped around its body like a spider’s web, holding it down.
But its thin arms and legs weren’t as restrained, and the giant mouth on its stomach was completely free.
The flesh-eating monkey’s open jaws…
Lowered down to swallow Shirakubo whole.
Oh, you absolute airheaded idiot!