"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 9

I went to school and looked for Sayuri, and as expected, the central families from the inner city gather separately from the families from the outer city.

Ugh… I wonder if there’s any way to talk to them.

“Good morning, Yuukizaka-sama!”

“Oh, good morning, Amagasaki-sama.”

“Is something the matter? I saw you looking towards Sayuri and the others.”

“Well… actually…”

I explained, leaving out details about my family, and told her that I wanted to make studying spiritual arts and charms my future research career. I also hoped to give Sayuri-sama a “Self-Defense” charm to prove the usefulness of my research…

Amagasaki Ayame is a typical, dignified young lady.

While the daughters of the Hachijo-no-Go family, Hachinojo Kozue and Hachigoe Yoko, tend to be more playful and energetic, they still maintain elegance.

So, I don’t really understand why Ayame gets along so well with those two.

She’s quiet and reserved… wait, now that I think about it, I haven’t seen Ayame with her fiancé.

I did hear that Hachinojo’s engagement was on the verge of being broken off because of Shirakubo.

“How does the ‘Self-Defense’ charm work?”

“Ah, well…”

I gave her the same explanation I had given to Itō-san earlier, and she listened with interest.

She touched her cheek and gazed at the charm, then murmured, “Does it not work on humans?”

Humans!?

“Why is that?”

“Well, recently my ex-fiancé, whom I broke up with last month due to Shirakubo’s influence, has been persistently bothering me. While Yoko-san and Kozue-san have been watching over me at school, my family isn’t that large, so I feel bad having them escort me every day… if the charm works on humans as well, I was wondering if I could have one.”

Shirakubo Yuuna again…!

That woman is going around breaking off engagements left and right.

She probably enjoys breaking engagements and once it’s done, she loses interest.

Does that mean her former fiancé is getting close to being discarded?

I really don’t want him to come after me.

But why does he try to go back to his former fiancé instead of just going after some other loose woman?

Engagements are agreements made by families, and even if the relationship is good, you’re the one who betrayed the trust!

I felt angry and decided to return the “Self-Defense” charm to her. I used my spiritual power and rearranged the incantation in my mind.

I infused it with power and altered its effect.

“Fixed.”

Changing the charm’s effect is actually quite easy.

Since I write it with my spiritual power, I can easily change it to have a different effect just by channeling more power into it.

I handed it to Ayame.

“Ah, um? What is this…?”
“I trust you, Ayame. I’ve changed the target condition of the ‘Self-Defense’ charm from ‘Kagayo’ to ‘someone you feel is dangerous.’ This will temporarily trap the person in a barrier, so please only use it if you are truly prepared.”

“Ah… thank you! I will never forget this favor! If anything happens, I promise I will not cause you any trouble!”

She looked genuinely happy, and I felt a little embarrassed.

However, the place where I did this was unfortunate. When I turned around, I saw a group of young ladies from the central families, with Sayuri leading them.

There are so many!?

About eight of them!

A group of women is seriously scary! What the heck!?

“Showing off a spiritual charm right in the middle of the hallway… what do you think you’re doing? Bringing such a dangerous item into school? Where did you get it? I hope you didn’t steal it!”

“Wh-what!? I didn’t do that!”

What!? I was just talking to Sayuri, and now I’m suddenly being accused of something weird!?

I reluctantly gave the same explanation I had given to Ayame earlier and showed them the actual “Self-Defense” charm, the last one I had.

Of the five I had made, three were given to the hunting team this morning, one went to Ayame, and this was the last one.

But even then, Sayuri and the others looked at me with fearful expressions.

“I can’t believe this! You’re trying to drag Sayuri into something bad!?”

“There’s no way a beginner like you could make a charm by hand, right? Did you go crazy after being dumped?”

“How scary. Should we take you to the hospital?”

“You’re attracting too much attention lately. You probably have some hidden agenda, especially since your grades are better than Sayuri’s.”

“Wh-!!”

Hey, followers!

Why are you accusing me like this!? Wait, grades!?
That’s because I have memories from my previous life, and compared to you guys who are just studying normally, you guys are definitely smarter!

“Does Sayuri-sama also think this way?”

“I don’t think it’s that extreme. But it’s strange that your grades in things like spiritual arts and charms are so good while your grades in other subjects are not. People might start to think you have dangerous ideas.”

I see… Sayuri-sama thinks like this.

Even if I say it’s for self-defense, spiritual arts and charms can easily be used for harmful purposes.
She’s more focused on the potential dangers and believes the current situation is safest.

“… I understand. I apologize for making you uncomfortable.”

“If you understand, that’s good. Please hand over that dangerous item to the teacher and have it disposed of.”

“Yes.”

Yeah, right, I’ll take it home.

I sighed as Sayuri and the others walked off in a huff.

After watching them leave, I exchanged glances with Ayame.

Well, I was already prepared for this, so it can’t be helped.

Maybe it’s time to think about just getting a normal job and becoming independent… sigh…