Volume 2 Chapter 20 (1/2)
The Day A Certain Individual's World Was Turned On Its Heel — 2
「…Is this htin a quiet, remote area in the city’s outskirts It was really tall, and I couldn’t really see the whole thing withoutmy head around, but my Scarlet Eyes allowed me to realize that it was just like Yue spell cast over the entire property I only kne to use ure out what the spell did, but I guess it was probably a Barrier of Defense, the saic that my elder sister had cast on her own home
「I’ve labeled this place as one of my “secret laboratories” You can rest assured that not even Mom or Dad will be able to enter it without my permission」
（That means on’t have to worry about the Fuedal Lord or his wife! We won't have to see hi as we just stay stay at home while if he’s in town!）
My father and his wife scornfully drove my mother and I from their home, so I was sure that neither of us wanted to see each other
「The door’s open, Shuria」
「Co!」
The inside of the house was really plain looking It ithout saying that it couldn’t hold a candle to the privatein for the past three years Still, it was alow that I lived in back at the village
「We’ve been awaiting your arrival, Yu her usual reeted the two of us in her ever so dignifiedeither Shellmy or my mother, but to no avail
「…I don’t see Mother or Shellmy anywhere」
「That’s just because they’re a bit further inside」
Yumis seean to walk through the building I ended up following Sori, who’d already started tracing my elder sister’s steps Yuan descending into the building’s basement I started to feel a bit worried because there was so around within
「Uht place, Yuht over here」
「Wait for me!」
A bit of doubt started to form within me, but I decided not to let it bother me as I continued to follow my elder sister
My unease started to fade as I advanced It was overpowered by the nervousness and happiness that struck ht ain We’d been exchanging letters for years and we used to live together, so I found my nervousness to be a bit weird
A simple, iron door lay at the botto for you just beyond this door」
Yuo on ahead of her I moved my hand towards the door and tried to open it, but stopped before I did
I couldn't help but hesitate
（Uuu… I’ really nervous）
I didn’t really knohat to say I wasn’t sure hoas supposed to greet the family members I’d been away from for a whole three years I knewit, but I really wanted to give the nonetheless That hy I took a deep break before finally twisting the creaky, iron door's handle and pushi+ng it open
「Mother, Shella…in…?」
My voice started out loud, but it quickly died down as I looked into the rooreeted as nothing like that one I’d been expecting The door I opened had led to a dim, prison-like cave I wasn't welcoical energy I felt earlier and a swars were locked behind the prison’s iron bars and wrapped in y froross, raw flesh Many even had their internals exposed Theythe cold, stone floor The groans I’d heard earlier clearly ca, hollowed out ht be undead!」
The creatures' bodies were distorted and different far too greatly fro I knew for nized them as undead nonetheless My Scarlet Eyes allowed me to see their y they gave off was clearly one that belonged only to the undead, as it was the type that was fueled by soative emotion
「I’ve never seen those before, but I’ht That’s exactly what they are They weren’t able to ic to prevent the further It kind of worked They stopped decaying, but they still ended up getting discoloured over time」
「…Huh?」
I turned towards my elder sister thethe same way she alas, but, for sonize her
「They probably wouldn’t have turned out this poorly if I let the hearts are one of the best catalysts for purifying ic items The undead can still move around even without their hearts, but heartless undead tend to have a harder tiy Their bodies start to rot if you just leave thehed after stating a series of facts in an uncaringthe scene before her caused her to feel was the embarrass?」
The person that resembled estures she ave off was coe in her tone and overall atmosphere made her seem like a whole new person
「Techniques that involve the use of the spirits of the dead sure are difficult Very few people kno to use them, and those that do don’t really tend to leave behind much data or research That’s why so many of these turned out this terribly Still, they’re really quite valuable as lab rats I can do whatever I want to theed to do so far is give the a fewto see if I can ain」
「…」
Just who is that?
The question ran throughbeside me My eyes told me that she was Yumis, my kind older sister, but my mind simply refused to believe that to be true
Yumis would neverthat horrible
「Oh co all scared? Isn’t today the day you finally get to see your ht over here」
「I… St…」
Yurabbed me by the hand as I was stood there dumbfounded I tried to resist purely out of reflex, but she overpowered me and forced me to follow her
「Nohy don’t you enjoy that emotional reunion of yours?」
「Kyah! W-What are you saying, Yumis? Yumis!?」
Yumis threw me into the cell all the way at the end of the prison I hurriedly used my hands to breakthe stuffed ani onto I turned around, only to see the prison door shut behind me Inside the cell with me were two of the undead whose species I had still yet to discern
「Hii…!!」
Like the others, the two right beside me had their darkened skin covered in a layer of sli a closer look allowed me to finally realize that they somewhat resembled people with all four of their lies to theht resehly where a huh they had no lips, they had teeth exactly where people would’ve had thehtly froroan in the same hellish manner that all the others did Still, they were undead They didn’t have eyes, but they soan to approach
「S-Stop…」
A sense of dread assaulted me This wasn’t the first time I’d faced the undead, but I’d since lost the power I would’ve used to defend myself
「N-No! Stay away! Let rabbed the rusted iron bars and desperately screamed in terror, but Yumis refused to help me Instead, she simply stood there and smiled in her usual manner
「Hey Shuria, you said you wanted to see a spirit stone, right?」
「Huh?」
Yuhtly wrapped in a sealing cloth She unwrapped it to reveal a purplish-black jewel
「T-That thing’s… giving off… the say that was always inthe Scarlet Eyes sure does see so, beca
「Aren’t you glad you can finally see a spirit? This one’s a bit discoloured, but it’s still a spirit nonetheless」
「『Wow, you’re terrible Does that really have to be the first thing you say after not talking to ?』」
A voice caical energy thatout of the stone in Yumis’ hand There was so much of it that it could even be seen with the naked eye
The y, whose colour not even I could discern, swirled about before finally taking foraping ed teeth Its horns were curved inwards like those of a goat, and the wings that sprouted from its waist were covered in a reddish-black ed, rock-like texture The creature was both a fairy, but also not one at the same time Its function caused it to serve as as effectively the very antithesis of an angel Its species name is widespread, and had been recorded in many a piece of literature In short, it was a Greed Demon
「Ah… uh… ah…」
I didn’t understand what’d just happened
I failed to comprehend the scenario that’d developed before ot all pissy when I started calling you a spirit?」
「『Kekeke, that’d because we de lumped in with your everyday ordinary spirits』」
The creature’s voice was unpleasant, it alh pitched voice at the same time
「『So is she supposed to be the last sacrifice? Oh, , she’s even got a bit of elf mixed into that soul of hers Hot daht there』」
「Hiii… No…!」
The deue as its cross shaped pupils moved around in its eye sockets
「I’m sorry! I don’t knohat I did, but I’m sorry! Please, don’t do this to me! Please just helpbad enough to warrant an apology」
Yuh the iron bars and stroked entle manner
「But it can’t be helped Your fate had been decided from the very start」
「Huh…?」
「Your life and soul were both a part of the price I paid to activate our little contract spell to begin with And would you believe it? The de up to its last ht?」
「『No no no, you have it all wrong I’ourmet』」
Yu candle flas caused it to appear extremely distorted
「You demons sure love to say whatever co “quantity over all else?” Sheesh, you even e」
「『That’s just because tie Back then, I just really wanted to stuff myself I wanted eat aslike a delicacy, but the cheap, distorted, ht It’s kinda like how you hu…?」
I didn’t understand as going on
I didn’t understand what I was seeing
I didn’t understand what I was hearing
「Oh come on, don’t you know that deranting a wish, right? This one wanted 50 different living people, so I decided to e of yours The population was a bit too big, but I couldn't just leave the survivors, so I brought the you? They’re much more lively than usual today」
「What!? That can’t… be true…」
I turned towards some of the undead and observed them more closely the moment I came to understand the implications of what er looked like hu creature for that y within that belonged to so on, but it was there nonetheless And as I looked at it, I canized it
「That’s… that’s Grandpa Jas’ mana, and that over there’s Grandma Yan to blur
Tears started clutteringsound started to fillI heard, I heard twice It was like the world as a whole had began to echo
「Wow, you can tell that ood materials Anyway, I’et about our contract You can only have her soul, not her body I’ to want to make use of her corpse」
My world distorted even further
I stuck et my sister's attention, but I failed to reach her
「Wait! Wait! Yumis! Yumissss!!!」
I shouted and shouted, but Yu heel and walked towards the dungeon's exit
Her footsteps slowly vanished; she left me all alone with the de her for help despite all that she’s done to you? Man, that Yureat taste in how she treats people She wouldn’t even bat an eyelid if I ate so a human sure makes for a waste of potential kekekeke』」
「You’re lying! Yu like that…! And I even have proof! Mother and Shell bad happening to the village!」
「『Huh? Oh, yeah, that’s cause that’s what I ordered them to say』」
「…Huh?」
What… did he just say?
「『Why don’t you try looking at those two undead if you don’t believe me? Your eyes should tell you exactly who they are』」
That’s not possible
There’s no way Yu that horrible There was no reason for her to I was being such a good girl…
「Ahh… Aahhhhh… Aaahhhhhhhhhh!」
「『Come on, haven’t you alanted to see then? Well? Isn’t it just great?』」
Haven’t you alanted to see your beloved fa broke The whole world seemed to start to crumble as the demon’s words entered my ears
「Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!」
「『Ukakakakaakakakakaka! Great This is perfect Your soul is looking so delectable and filled with despair that I can already taste it!!』」
The undead creatures I turned aze upon were undoubtedly the family members I’d been with my whole life, the mother and little sister I’d always lived with and loved