Chapter 14 (2/2)
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The initial reason I followed them was because I thought doing so would let me catch sight of an interesting scene or two . I hadn’t been prepared to do anything more than laugh along as I heard her talk about her worries .
There was simply no way for me to have been ready to be exposed to what I was .
None whatsoever .
「Nnnn… Fufufu… This is how you like it, right?」
「Hyaaauuun… N-Not there, Yumis! Hyaah! Aaaah…nnn… Ngggghh…!」
「You’re so cute, Sori . You don’t have to hold back, ‘kay? Moan all you want . 」
「Nnnhh… Aaahhhhh!」
（The hell? They’re mating like pigs…!）
Mating technically wasn’t the correct word seeing as how they were the same gender, but the point stood . I would’ve loved to watch them if they happened to be a pair of cute girls with no relation to the revenge I wanted to enact, but them being who they were had just made the whole situation into one huge turn off .
Thinking about it, I should’ve realized that something was off the moment Yumis suggested specifically heading over to her bedroom . The two had closed the curtains, shut the door, and even burned some scented incense before engaging in the act . Still, I never would’ve expected that they would start fucking in broad daylight . By the way, the “usual,” was in fact a reference to a sort of viscous lube .
Its stickiness caused the two to look like a pair of maggots stuck together than anything else .
（Actually, you know what? Yumis being a lesbo isn’t too bad a thing to have learned . ）
I recalled that Yumis’ heart hadn’t ever swayed even in the slightest during my first run through . She never cared, regardless of how good looking the men that hit on her were . In other words, she wasn’t bisexual . She was only interested in women .
「Aaahh… Nnnn . . Nnghhh… . 」
（Ugh… alright, screw this, I’m out . I can’t take any more of this . ）
I felt like I would take way too much mental damage and end up getting forced back to my actual body if I kept watching any longer .
I slipped through the door while lamenting the fact that I had taken unexpected damage for no reason .
（I guess I should get back to looking for her study . ）
She’d be enjoying herself for some time to come, so, it seemed I would have a good bit of time in which I could stay semi-materialized and look around . Noting that, I shook my head to clear it of the unpleasant scene I just saw and went up the stairs .
I started entering and leaving nearby rooms in order to explore their interiors .
It took awhile, but I did end up finding what seemed to be the room I was looking for .
（It looks like this room’s got two different physical barriers on it . I can’t really figure out the details because it’s got some sort of device inside that’s meant to protect it against people hoping to sneak a peak, but I can at least tell that there’s some sort of magic circle inside, and that it’s affecting the entire room . ）
The amount of defenses the room had almost made it seem too thoroughly protected . It was to the point that it became really obvious that she desperately wanted to hide whatever was inside of it . The fact that she had a device set up to prevent people from peeking inside the room with magic meant that the magic circle itself wasn’t one made to sense or detect stuff, as the two effects would end up working against each other . In other words, the magic circle probably housed a spell that would attempt to harm intruders .
She must’ve really not wanted anyone entering the room .
I didn’t have to mind the physical barriers because I was in an entirely spiritual form, but, I did have to be careful of the magic circle and its area of effect . That said, entering the room could lead to a whole slew of different cases, so I altered my spiritual body’s exterior by giving it extra magic resist .
Though I gauged the magic circle as a threat, it wasn’t one I thought of as an immediate danger . Its seemed to be rather slow-acting, so there wasn’t much harm in me entering the room, investigating it, and then deciding whether or not I should stay after figuring out its precise effects .
（Okay . Time to figure out Yumis’ secrets . ）
I slipped through both the door and a barrier meant for detection in order to enter the room . I made sure to stay cautious so I wouldn’t be harmed regardless of the effects produced by the magic circle within .
What I found was not anything like what I had expected to see, as the room’s contents made it very clear that it wasn’t Yumis’ office .
There were stuffed animals everywhere, and not a single large desk in sight . As far as I could tell, the room was one meant for guests . There was only one person within it, a young girl I remembered as Yumis’ younger sister .
I ended up finding something strange as opposed a chance to dig through Yumis’ deepest, darkest secrets .
（What… the hell…? The magical energy in this room is clearly indicating that there’s some sort of contract spell going on here… but why exactly would that be the case…?）
The magic circle within turned out not to be the type that affected intruders . It instead was the type that forced its target into bearing a curse .
（And it looks like her younger sister is its target? The hell’s going on here…?）
Maintaining the spell was a simple feat, but activating it required a type of magical energy that only Demonic Beings, creatures of a race derived from demons, could control .
I didn’t understand why Yumis had one of these in her personal residence . Nor did I get why she had something like this, something she needed to hide from prying eyes, targeted at her younger sister .
（That’s all I can tell at a glance . I guess I’ll have to appraise the thing if I want to figure out any more . ）
I came to a realization as the thought passed through my head .
「…」
（Huh…?）
Yumis’ sister, who had been sitting by the windowsill, had tilted her head and ever so slightly opened her mouth while gazing at me with her scarlet pupils .
（ . . Scarlet? Wait, wait, you gotta be kidding me!）
Her eyes stayed locked on me regardless of whether I moved left or right . She could clearly see me, with what was obviously a suspicious gaze .
I decided to appraise her to just to make sure I wasn’t imagining things .
「Is that… a ghost…?」
（…Man, today’s just been full of surprises . ）
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Name: Shuria
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Race: Human (Elven Traits)
HP: 332/322
MP: 525/525
Level: 31
Strength: 133
Vitality: 213
Stamina: 194
Agility: 288
Magic Power: 549
Magic Resistance: 522
Innate Ability: Scarlet Eyes
Skills
Presence Detection: Lv 1
Presence Concealment: Lv 1
Water Magic: Lv 1
Wind Magic: Lv 1
Meditation: Lv 3
Dismantling: Lv 3
Condition: Good (Soon to be contractually cursed)
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（Why the hell does she have Scarlet Eyes?）
Apparently there was a whole lot more going on here than I’d thought there to be .
I could say that for certain because I still vividly recalled the girl, and I could say for sure that, when I met her, her eyes had been anything but scarlet .