Chapter 93 – A Young Lady in the Dark of Night - Strawberry Lilies

「…… My…… Yori… shiro…」 TL. Yorishiro – object representative of a divine spirit

A girl stood dumbfounded on the roof of the Duke of Celtalun’s mansion near the center of the noble district of the royal city, where only players were active at night, her black hair flowing in the air.

「… Wait…… for, me…」

────Hyuooo… ! …… Suta…

───clatter clatter… !!

The girl, who had a glazed look in her eyes, muttered a few words, walked as if she were under the control of something, and then jumped off the roof. Then, as if nothing had happened, she ran off to her destination.

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「……….」

When the girl arrived at the destination, she found a large house with a blue roof in front of her. There is something here that she has been looking for.

「… 《Rel… ease》」

───click…

In the middle of the night, she opened the lock on the front door with a skill that a young girl should not have and went inside.

It was naturally dark inside, and they seemed to be asleep, which was convenient for the girl.

───Hitahitahita…

What the girl wanted was on the second floor. She climbed up quietly and swiftly until she came to a room. The girl looks at the door plate on the door. On it was written.

───Ayane

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「I wonder what I’ll do today…」

What happened yesterday bothered me so much that I spent the whole day thinking about it. Should I just pretend that I didn’t see it, or should I investigate it thoroughly? I kept thinking about those two options.

「Well, I’ll think about it after I log in for now…」

I put the device on my head and lay down on the bed. As I turned on the device, my consciousness gradually turned white.

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「「………………..」」

「…………… Who… ?」

When I logged in, I found a girl lying on top of me as I was sleeping, staring at me… I couldn’t help but notice her…

「… Fi… nally… you’re… a… wake…」
「Eh? A- Are you okay?」
「…My …Yo …rishi …ro」
「Eh? Eh? My… Yorishiro… ?」
「U, n」
「Yorishiro… Yorishiro? Let’s see…」

For a moment I didn’t know what she was talking about, but then I remembered that doll because the chill I felt when I logged in matched the chill I experienced yesterday.

「… This?」
「Ah, aah, aaahhh!! That’s iiiiiiit… !!」
「Eeh!? Are you okay!?」
「But…… I… can’t… go back…」
「Eh?」
「My… Spirit… What… should I… do?」
「Rei? Name?」 TL. Rei = Spirit
「No… It’s not」
「Rei…… Rei… Spirit?」
「Maybe… That…」

This child was a spirit. She’s very human-like, though… Maybe she’s possessed… ?

I want to do something about it… But I don’t know if I can… No, if it’s a spirit, maybe…

「Would that work… ?」
「Really… !?」
「Well, I’m not sure… Let’s just try it and see, shall we?」
「U, n!」
「Okay. Then you’ll have to step away」
「O, kay」

After making sure she moved away, I took out Reizanmaru from my inventory.

「T- That… What are you… doing?」
「It’ll be fine」

Keeping the frightened-looking spirit at the edge of my vision, I pull out my sword with a slash.

「《Spirit Blade》」

As I chanted this, the body of the spirit that was a short distance away glowed, and a magic circle unfolded in front of me. And then…

───Posu……

The girl who had been possessed collapsed. Fortunately, it was on a bed, and the impact of the girl falling on her side was absorbed by the bed… That’s the luxury bed Suzu bought… I can’t afford it…

「I’m fluffffffyyyyy!!!!!!」
「… Eh?」
「Hmm? What’s wrong?」
「… T- The doll… It spoke… ?」
「Fufun! I’m still a cursed doll, you know!!」
「…」

The spirit I had supposedly summoned had somehow entered the doll I had left beside me.

「Hmmhmmu… ?」
「! … Are you all right?」
「Um… ? I’m… Yes… I remembered」
「What do you mean… ?」

The girl who just collapsed wakes up while holding her head. The girl seems to understand the situation, but I don’t understand anymore…

「I’ll explain that to you!!」

The cursed doll started to move by itself. It was smiling with its hands on its hips and a smug look on its face, but its name was not smile-inducing at all…

「It was 20 years ago… ──────」

And so the doll’s reminiscence began.