The Eighth Delusion (2)
Thud!
Shuu—
Kwaaaang!
I had originally planned to hide my identity as much as possible and strike at the perfect moment to snatch Monica Grace.
But when that Monica bitch tried to use the True Ancestor’s hypnotic ability on him, I couldn’t hold back. I rushed out and sent her flying.
How dare she attempt to use filthy hypnosis on him?
What disgusting thing was she trying to do with hypnosis?
“Are you alright?”
“Ah… I wasn’t expecting that. Oh, yes! You saved me. Thank you. Wait… aren’t you the person who gave me your business card earlier?”
Ah.
Thank goodness.
She remembered me. That means I’m the one who saved her. This should leave a pretty good impression, right?
“My name is Cassandra.”
“I’m Kim Ga-eul. Thank you for saving me. But on the card, your name was…?”
“Ah, that was an alias. My job involves hunting monsters like that one, so I keep multiple identities. Still, what I said earlier was sincere, Lady Ga-eul. Would you consider dating me?”
“Pardon?”
Oh no. This is dangerous. We’re talking so close like this with no one else around, and my reason is starting to blur.
Lady Ga-eul’s scent…
Sniff.
It’s too good♥
“Ugh… what the hell?”
Ah. The vampire bitch is trying to get up again. I need to deal with her first.
“I’m sorry. Please wait just a moment. I’ll take care of that thing and come right back.”
“W-wait, what do you mean… take care of?”
Vampires possess overwhelming regenerative power. Even if you inflict this much damage, they recover almost instantly. And this one is a direct descendant of the Vampire Lord—a True Ancestor, no less. No matter how many times I attack her in this unarmed state, she’ll just heal right away. At this rate, I won’t be able to protect Lady Ga-eul from this wicked vampire.
However, over our long battles against these vampires, we’ve developed a specialized restraint weapon. It’s called the Anti-Vampire Restraint. This device is crafted from silver blessed by the Pope himself, which drastically weakens a vampire’s abilities.
Using this, even a True Ancestor vampire can be subdued. While she’s still dazed, I’ll restrain her quickly!
“Ugh… my head. Who the hell are you? How dare you interfere between me and my Lord?”
She’s the one who tried to kidnap Lady Ga-eul with hypnosis, and she has the nerve to call it interference?
Thud!
I swiftly struck Monica’s vital point.
Still not fully recovered from my earlier surprise attack, Monica couldn’t dodge. My fist was the same one that had killed a Hydra in a single blow before. Even a True Ancestor wouldn’t recover from this immediately.
Monica collapsed from the additional strike. Now was the time. While she was unconscious, I would restrain her.
Click.
I fastened the Anti-Vampire Restraint around Monica’s arm. From now on, this Monica was locked in the physical state of an ordinary human. She was no longer a threat.
Whew. It was fortunate that this bitch had sent the other guards away to kidnap Lady Ga-eul. If more vampires had shown up as reinforcements, subduing her wouldn’t have been this easy.
“You don’t have to worry anymore, Lady Ga-eul. This vampire is now restrained and cannot use her power. There’s no need to be afraid.”
“Vampire? What are you… Isn’t this supposed to be an ordinary gender-reversed world? Don’t tell me this is another one of my delusions again…”
Hmm. I’m not sure what she’s talking about, but she must be confused. Still, I just attacked the successor of the Vampire Lord who rules this country. We need to leave this place quickly.
Staying here is too dangerous.
“L-Lady Ga-eul. I know you must be very confused right now, but this situation is danger—”
Shuk!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A blood-red blade pierced straight through my chest and burst out the other side.
What is this? Someone stabbed me from behind. Was there another one hiding?
I didn’t even notice someone approaching me?
Who the hell…?
My consciousness was gradually fading.
No…
If I collapse like this…
Lady Ga-eul will…
When I tried to leave the shopping mall with the male “me,” I never imagined something like this would happen.
When the employee from the clothing store suddenly appeared from the shadows, I had been wary because it seemed like she was showing interest in the other “me.”
“Huh? That’s strange… They usually leave this door open at this hour. Why is it locked?”
“Is there no other exit?”
“No. At this time, all the other doors are locked except this one. We can only leave through here. This is troublesome.”
“I don’t see the female security guard either.”
“She was supposed to be stationed here, but since she’s gone, she must have stepped away to the restroom. Let’s wait here for a bit.”
Earlier, I had been watching the other “me” the whole time, so just in case, I kept blocking her view with my body so she couldn’t see him.
“By the way, are you two a couple? You look really close.”
“What? N-no, we’re not. We’re just… pretty good friends.”
Then she suddenly asked if I was dating the other “me.”
Wow.
We must look like a couple.
The other “me” is so pretty. Did I really look like I belonged with her?
That’s a relief.
But I was so embarrassed that I unconsciously answered that we were just good friends.
I should have just said we were dating.
In most novels, when the female lead says she’s dating someone, all the men fall for her.
“I see. So you two aren’t in a relationship?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Ah. Should I have said we were dating after all? If I had, maybe the other “me” would have accepted me too? And then the two of us could start dating for real.
This won’t do. I should say it now.
“Then you’re no longer needed.”
“Huh?”
Huh? Suddenly the woman’s body vanished.
Then she appeared right in front of me. The next thing I knew, my vision went dark.
What’s going on?
What just happened?
Why am I lying on the ground? Where is this? Did I get sent flying all the way to the wall?
What is this? I don’t understand the situation at all. That bitch is strong enough to send me flying this far, yet I’m completely fine after taking the hit?
In the distance, I can see that monstrous woman grabbing the other “me” by the shoulder.
No, what the hell? What is she trying to do to the male “me”!
Stop it!
“Hey. Fuck, who the hell are you?”
I don’t know why my body is fine, but there’s no way I’ll let her harm “me.” I force myself to stand.
“What? Even after I held back, you’re still alive after taking my attack?”
“What the hell is this bitch saying?”
This woman. She doesn’t seem human, at least.
“You’re not an ordinary human, are you?”
Yeah. Maybe I’m not human either? Why am I completely fine?
It doesn’t matter if I’m a monster or whatever. As long as I can save “him”!
“Get your hands off her, you bitch.”
“Hmph. As if that matters.”
Snap—
The monstrous woman flicked her fingers.
Clank—
Suddenly, blood-red chains burst from the ground and bound my body.
What the hell is this? Some kind of magic? That’s impossible.
“Ugh. What is this? Why are there suddenly chains!”
“Hah. Just stay there and watch like the loser you are. Watch as this person becomes my man.”
“What? Hey, stop! Don’t do it! Why won’t these come off!”
What is she trying to do? And why are these chains so strong? Wasn’t I supposed to be strong? In clichés like this, you’re supposed to awaken at a moment like this!
No.
Don’t do it!
He’s my one and only precious person.
Don’t touch him!
Thud!
Shuu—
Kwaaaang!
At that moment, a brown-haired woman suddenly appeared beside the monstrous woman and sent her flying with a strike.
This is insane. Weird things keep appearing. Is this really the world I used to live in? Why did it suddenly turn into a fantasy world?
“Are you alright?”
“Ah… I wasn’t expecting that. Oh, yes! You saved me. Thank you. Wait… aren’t you the person who gave me your business card earlier?”
The brown-haired woman who saved the other “me” started talking to him. She gave him a business card?
What? So when he went to the bathroom earlier, something happened and he received a card from this woman!
“My name is Cassandra.”
“I’m Kim Ga-eul. Thank you for saving me. But on the card, your name was…?”
Cassandra? What kind of weird name is that? Is she a foreigner?
“Ah, that was an alias. My job involves hunting monsters like that one, so I keep multiple identities. Still, what I said earlier was sincere, Lady Ga-eul. Would you consider dating me?”
“Pardon?”
What?
No. This is the cliché where the heroine saves a man in danger and falls in love. Does that mean I’m going to be abandoned?
Because I’m weak… I’m going to be thrown away like this?
“Ugh… what the hell?”
Huh?
She’s fine.
Come to think of it, I’m still tied up in these weird chains.
She must still be alive. Shouldn’t we do something about her?
“I’m sorry. Please wait just a moment. I’ll take care of that thing and come right back.”
“W-wait, what do you mean… take care of?”
“Ugh… my head. Who the hell are you? How dare you interfere between me and my Lord?”
Thud!
The brown-haired woman struck the monstrous woman again, knocking her unconscious, then restrained her with something like handcuffs.
“You don’t have to worry anymore, Lady Ga-eul. This vampire is now restrained and cannot use her power. There’s no need to be afraid.”
“Vampire? What are you… Isn’t this supposed to be an ordinary gender-reversed world? Don’t tell me this is another one of my delusions again…”
Ah! Now that I think about it, this might be one of the delusions I’ve had before.
Vampire versus Lycanthrope.
So does that mean this situation is also one of my delusions becoming reality?
Huh? Then… if that blonde monster woman is Monica…
Doesn’t that mean the pink devil should be here too?
“L-Lady Ga-eul. I know you must be very confused right now, but this situation is danger—”
Shuk!
A blood-red blade burst out from between the brown-haired woman’s breasts.
Behind the brown-haired woman, a pink-haired woman revealed herself.
That’s right. My delusion really has become reality.
Thump—
The brown-haired woman collapsed, bleeding.
“Who are you? Why is our young lady in such a state?”
If my delusion has truly become reality…
Then that must be the pink devil, the second-in-command of the vampire world.