Volume 1 Chapter 4 (2/2)
”Don't nag her too ht have her reasons for it”
”But she broke my , you know?”
”You can get angry later Let's start by hearing her story”
”You wouldn't even listen to my story!”
Sanae looked like she was ready to erupt
”Ah Anyways, let's just hear what she has to say!”
”Fine, but don't think this is over”
Sanae finally backed down after the persistent persuasion, and the two stared at the girl
”So, what did you co?”
”Uh-uhm”
The girl flinched as the two glanced at her
”Isn't it just her hobby?”
”You just be quiet, Sanae”
”Hmph!”
As Sanae turned her pouting face away froirl slapped her cheeks to pump herself up
”Fight! Yurika Fight!”
”Actually, this rooer”
Her voice and gaze were more serious than they had been before, as could be seen in her sharp expression
”Danger? What danger?”
”Explain it properly!”
”There are people trying to steal this room for themselves!”
”Steal it for themselves?”
”That's”
Koutarou and Sanae pointed at each other and said in unison:
”Do you mean Sanae?”
”Do you mean Koutarou?”
”It's not me! This is my room!”
”What are you talking about!? I' here!”
As the two began to argue, the girl shook her head from side to side
”No, it's not either of you”
”It's not?”
”Eh? It's not Koutarou?”
”No It's a coroup”
The girl clearly asserted as she nodded
”Who are they!? Are they also after this cheap room!?”
”O-or do they want to host their own!?”
”That won't happen, ever”
”Why not!? Don't be so rude!”
”It's neither They're after the abnormal power that's concentrated in this rooerous! They will surely appear in a few days!”
”Power? Danger?”
”What's that supposed to mean?”
Hearing the girl's explanation, the two looked astonished To the but nonsense
”Please explain it properly Even if you tell me to run, it's not like I'll just pack up and leave”
”Yeah For starters, what's this power you're talking about?”
”I want to know too!”
When the two de
”Uh-uh power, or erm a supernatural power”
Her convincing attitude started disappearing and she began to stumble over her words
Beads of sweat began for on her forehead and she forced herself to smile
”Aha, aha, ahahaha”
What? Should I not have asked?
The girl's fake smile left that impression on Koutarou
”I don't understand anything froue word like power and tell me exactly what it is!”
”D-Do I have to?”
”Please do It ht be hard for you to say, but I's today”
”You wouldn't hear h”
”Since I believe you noant to hear this girl's story from the start”
”Do-don't think I', okay?”
The girl's uneasy gaze flitted between Koutarou's and Sanae's faces several times
”Don't worry”
”Fine, I promise”
”O-okay, then I'll tell you”
The girl nodded and sed her saliva
And after looking at Koutarou's and Sanae's faces one more time she finally opened her mouth
”Actually, the power in this room is”
Though the girl started explaining, her voice quickly became quieter and quieter, and the essential part couldn't be heard
”The power is what?”
”I can't hear you!”
”I-I' this room is ma”
She really didn't want to say it
Her words disappeared for a second time
And her face was turning red
”Don't worry We won't laugh at you, so please tell us”
”That's right If you don't tell us anything, nothing will happen”
Hearing that froirl pumped herself up once more
”Yurika Fight! Yurika Fight!”
She then stared straight at Koutarou and Sanae
And began explaining with large and exaggerated gestures
”Both of you, please listen! Actually, a large a in this room!”
”Eh?”
”Ma-Magic!?”
”If the irls who plan onits poill soon appear! And this place would becoht now!”
The girl loudly declared as she took the broo it
”I'ical Girl Yurika! I will defend the peace in this town!”
Between the oddly practiced pose and the firm beautiful voice, Koutarou and Sanae spaced out for a second
”Ah, what can you say Right, Sanae?”
”I know exactly what you want to say This must be the worst possible development”
”It's spring after all”
”That must be it”
When Koutarou and Sanae recovered fro they did was look at each other and let out a big sigh
”Eh? Eh? What? What are you talking about!?”
”No, it's nothing We're just talking about how it's , really”
”That's right”
Saying that, Koutarou grabbed a hold of the girl, Yurika, the one wearing flashy clothing
”What? Why are you holding me?”
”No reason, no reason”
Koutarou sht for the entrance
”That's right; no reason, no reason”
Sanae also seist to carry Yurika's broom
”Eh? What? Where are we going?”
”That's up to you to deciiiiide!”
Opening the front door, Koutarou threw Yurika outside
”Kyaaaaaa!?”
Yurika fell flat on her face and rolled until she reached Corona House's concrete wall
”Here, you forgot this”
Sanae followed up by throwing the broom at Yurika
”Kyan”
The broom hit Yurika's head However, neither Koutarou or Sanae bothered watching
”Fu”
”Good grief”
After quickly closing the door, Koutarou and Sanae sighed
”It's spring, after all”
”Isn't it because last year's winter was cold?”
”You're right It sure got warm all of a sudden”
Koutarou and Sanae were convinced Yurika was a cosplayer with an active iination
Even after ad the existence of the paranorirls were in a coue
There was a limit to the amount one could believe
”Excuse me, please open the door! Please listen to what I have to say! And why did you throw me outside anyways!?”
A vigorous protest could be heard froe of knocking
Yurika did not leave as Koutarou and Sanae had hoped
”Keep it down, cosplay woman! If you want to hold a cosplay party, do it elsewhere!”
”You heard him! It's because of people like you who don't consider their surroundings and bother people around them that the reputation of all cosplayers is ruined! How about you think about your actions instead!”
Hearing that Yurika knocked onceher sobbing
”Uuu Auuuu, yo-you don't have to say it like that! You wanted me to say it and you said you'd believe h I didn't want to! Please believe me!”
”Who would believe you when you're running around with that kind of outfit, talking about ic!”
”I-I'm well aware of that! I don't want to either! When I transform into this outfit, all the men stare at me! It doesn't fully hide my chest or butt either!”
And instead of a knock a scratch could be heard
”But, the ical land told me to wear this and act boldly or I'll be poorly received by the citizens, so I have no choice!”
The whirew louder
”I already know! That I'm not suited for this job and that no one will believe me! I'm not crazy! Fueeeeeeeeeeee!”
Her whi
”Uwaaaaaaaa! This is too cruel! Uwaaaaaaa! Open the door! It's not fair! Please believe me! Fueeeeeeeeeeee!”
Even though there was a closed door between theht next to them
”Haa”
And Koutarou, having finally had it, put his hand on the doorknob
”Koutarou, do you really believe that idiot's story?”
”It doesn't matter if I believe her or not At this rate, it'll bother the neighbors”
If Koutarou could hear her voice this clearly, all the other rooht If this kept up, he would be thrown out
”I don't have any part in this”
”It can't be helped”
And Koutarou sighed once more as he opened the door
”I-I'irl!”
”I understand, okay? So please stop crying”
”That's right, Yurika Your belief is splendid; not a lot of people can stick with it like you”
Even inside the roo
Koutarou and Sanae tried to calo very well
”Do-Does that er? And that ic is real?”
”Th-that's a bit”
”I knew you didn't believe me! You're all talk! Fueeeeeeee! You think I'm just some pervert!”
”You idiot, Sanae! At times like this, say you believe her, even if it's a lie!”
”That's because she's talking about ic is just impossible!”
”Uaaaaaa! You really don't believeto trick me!”
”Look what you did because of your unneeded remark!”
”It's not just my fault!”
In theher eyes out Koutarou and Sanae were flustered, and the situation was getting worse by the minute
”Here, Yurika, wipe your tears with this Okay?”
Sanae used her Poltergeist to send a nearby towel floating up to the sobbing Yurika
Seeing the towel float towards her, Yurika suddenly stopped crying and opened her eyes wide
”Ma-ic!? You can use it too!?”
”Eh? Me?”
”Yes! This is ic, isn't it!? Why won't you believe me when you can use it too!?”
Yurika's face regained all of its luster in an instant She was happy to have found another ic user
”Ah, this? This isn't ic”
However, Sanae clearly denied it
”It's not ic?”
Yurika an forain
”This is just a paranormal phenomenon”
”Paranormal phenomenon?
”Yeah I'host after all Look”
Sanae stretched out the towel h it
”Eeeeeeee!?”
This left Yurika speechless
”Are you really a g-g-ghost?”
”Yeah, as you can see Here's your towel”
Sanae landed with her back to Yurika and handed her the towel
The towel flew through her body and floated in front of Yurika
”What?”
Sanae stared at Yurika, who had her eyes wide open, and stopped
”A-Aaa, auuu”
Yurika blinked twice
”Are you okay?”
And as the worried Koutarou started approaching Yurika, she began to move
”Kyaaaaaaaaaa! Nooooooooooo! G-ghost! Not a ghost!!”
Yurika suddenly sprung to her feet, picked up her broom, and surveyed the room She then ran for the wardrobe
”Wh-What!?”
”H-Hey, what's wrong?”
”Don't possessto possess someone, possess him!”
Yurika ju door in a hurry
”Don't coood will coetic person over there instead, please!”
Pitiful pleas could be heard through the wardrobe door
”What's up with that?”
”Wh-who knows But she's probably scared of you”
Koutarou and Sanae, who had been left behind, stared at the wardrobe, dumbfounded
”Ri-right Norhost they act like that After spending soot”
”Were all the previous tenants like that too?”
”Yeah, so like that”
Sanae looked at Koutarou and nodded
”But is it even okay for a e to run away like that? She even left you behind to take her place as the victim”
”Well, she's just a cosplayer Even if she wanted to act like a real one, she couldn't”
”You have a point”
The pair kept giving the wardrobe frigid glances
”I'ic anymore! Just please don't possess me!”
Unaware of Koutarou and Sanae's feelings, Yurika desperately pleaded for her life
”So what do we do about that?”
”What's there to do? We'll just have to get her to come out”
”Yeah”
Koutarou and Sanae looked at each other again and sighed heavily