"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 44
“Yuukizaka-sama, please rest a little longer.”
“Thank you. I’ll take you up on that.”
I didn’t realize the effects of the mental interference were still lingering.
As soon as I closed my eyes, drowsiness took over.
A deep, heavy sleep.
It felt like the moment of my death in my previous life.
Oh, I see.
The reason my body feels so heavy must be because I died in a fire.
The red flames that burned the flesh-eating beast.
The fire that killed me.
But the fire Kouga-san set… was beautiful.
A vine stretched up from below, trying to pull me in.
This… is it the Kai Kitou?
So this thing was what pulled my soul from my past life into this world!
“Let go…!”
But this is different from when I died.
I can shake it off with my own strength.
What are you trying to do, you annoying vine!
So persistent, so creepy!
As I kept hitting it, the tip of the vine slowly withdrew.
It sank into what looked like a thin lake, but when it tried to rise again, it turned into black mist and was carried away by the wind.
Ah… so this is it.
This surface is the Hundred Barrier.
Any part that extends beyond the barrier turns into miasma.
The miasma is carried away by the wind, gathers in one place, and transforms into a monstrous spirit that tries to break the barrier and help the Kai Kitou.
…So it was all true.
It was trying to pull souls from another world to use as “nourishment.”
Even while trapped inside the barrier for a thousand years, it survived by sending its vines outside and absorbing the souls of the dead from another world!
Disgusting…!
Was it just a coincidence that I managed to escape from that vine?
Then, in this world—Tendou Country of Bansei—I was born into the Yuukizaka family as Yuukizaka Mai.
I never thought I would learn the reason for my reincarnation in a place like this.
“Wait… So, if this disgusting vine can’t steal souls from other worlds anymore, wouldn’t that mean it would wither and die?”
If we can completely block its “nourishment” from the outside, wouldn’t that mean we could finally destroy the Kai Kitou, which couldn’t be cut down even after a thousand years?
“Ugh!”
“Owwww!?”
“Whaaaaa!?”
The ceiling! I’m awake!
I shot up so fast that I hit my forehead on something and fell back onto the futon.
Owwwww.
That seriously hurts!
“…You seem energetic.”
“K-Kouga-san!?”
The person peering at me was apparently Kouga-san.
He was also holding his forehead with teary eyes.
I was holding my forehead with teary eyes too.
A tragic scene of two people holding their foreheads and tearing up.
“Huh? Why is Kouga-san here…? Wait, what?”
I looked around and saw that most of the futons had been cleared away.
The long table at the entrance and the buffet-style food were also gone.
Are they packing up?
“The barrier repairs are finished. We’re heading back to town.”
“I see. I’ll get up.”
“Alright.”
As always, he only says the bare minimum, but at least everything ended safely.
I glanced at the spot where Shirakubo had been sleeping, but it was already cleared.
Was she taken away first?
I folded my futon, but a servant hurriedly said, “We’ll handle it,” so I left it to them.
I followed behind Kouga-san toward the entrance and stepped outside, only to see the exorcist team members mounted on horses around the shared carriage.
S-So many…!
“This is Matsuarashi.”
“Huh? Ah, oh… Whoa, it’s huge…!?”
“I’m big, after all.”
Kouga-san suddenly introduced me to a black horse named Matsuarashi.
Apparently, it’s his horse.
Wait, isn’t this thing huge?
Seriously, it’s at least one size bigger than the other horses.
“I’ll take you.”
“Huh!?”
He suddenly lifted me up and placed me on Matsuarashi.
Even though I was wearing comfortable clothes, the horse was so big that my legs felt like they might split, so he sat me sideways.
Then, he got on behind me, towering over me as he held the reins.
The horse turned in the direction of the carriage.
Wait, wait, wait! Too close! His chest is huge…!
“W-Wait, you’re taking me like this…?”
“There’s no space in the carriage.”
“Huh?”
I looked at the shared carriage and saw Shirakubo completely wrapped up in a mat inside one of them.
Ah, I see…
Wait, what even is this situation?
She’s taking up way too much space.
Yeah, I wouldn’t want to ride in there either.
Her mouth was also stuffed with cloth.
A precaution to keep her from talking when she wakes up.
Well… I don’t know if I should say this, but… LOL.
“Are you Yuukizaka Mai, the Captain’s fiancée?”
“Huh? Oh, um, yes.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Itou Tadaharu. My mother is always grateful to you.”
“Ah! You’re Mrs. Ito’s… son!”
“Yes! Your food always helps us a lot! This time, thanks to your ohagi, we were able to enhance our physical abilities and perform better! Thank you so much!”
“”“Thank you very much!”“”
“!?”
Whoa, Mrs. Ito’s son is handsome too…
Just as I was thinking that, the other mounted exorcists all bowed and shouted in unison.
I was so shocked by their volume that I almost fell off Matsuarashi.
“U-Um… You’re welcome…?”
“I’ll personally carry this food box back to your estate.”
“Eh!? V-Vice Captain, I can carry it myself…!”
“No, please allow me. Thanks to you, Kouga was able to defeat the flesh-eating beast without losing a single life.”
Wait, my ohagi had that much power…!?
“The barrier repairs went well, and we were able to restore our spiritual energy enough to defeat a strong enemy, all thanks to you. Though… you don’t seem aware of it.”
“Uh-oh…”
“You should start realizing it little by little.”
Wait… Am I actually… unusual?
That thought made me a bit uneasy.
Looking up at Kouga-san, I saw him sighing in exasperation at the Vice Captain and the others.
Even his annoyed expression was cool…
“If you’re still sleepy, you can rest.”
“N-No, I’m fine!”
He caught me staring.
I quickly looked away, but…
I was starting to realize something.
In my past life, I laughed at “those girls who steal the love interest” in manga.
But now, in this world, I was the one who got stolen away by the most amazing fiancé.
In other words…
I think I’ve fallen for him. Yeah.
The End.