I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 19

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#19

Whoosh-

The moment I completely turned my body toward Ruan, Ruan swung his sword once again.

This time, the sword thrust menacingly right in front of my nape.

“…Why, why.”

If I had gotten just a little closer, that sword would have cleanly severed my neck.

Imagining my head rolling around on the dirt ground made my hair stand on end and sent chills throughout my entire body.

Co, could it be because I forcibly made him wear that petite apron…?

“My body… urgh, won’t listen to me. Zoe, get away!”

Ruan’s body movements as he shouted this were somehow strange.

His joints bent flexibly like he was dancing, and he repeatedly swept through the air several times, struggling to control the sword that kept pointing toward me.

Why on earth is he acting like that!

I was so shocked that I could only stand there staring blankly at Ruan.

Swish-

“Ugh, Ruan, what on earth is going on!”

When Ruan’s sword came at me again, I finally moved my frozen feet and dodged the blade.

“Damn it, my body won’t listen!”

Ruan said with his eyes completely contorted.

Something was definitely controlling Ruan.

What is it? Is that sword controlling Ruan?

“Ruan! Drop the sword from your hand!”

Clang-

At my words, Ruan struggled to drop the sword. Then he immediately thrust the sword forcefully into a tree.

Finally, the sword that fell from Ruan’s hand was stuck immovably in the tree.

Good, that’s it. Crazy! What is this, a cursed sword or what!

I finally patted my startled chest and approached Ruan.

“Well done, Ruan! Ha, I almost died…”

My relief was short-lived, as the sword stuck in the tree floated up into the air on its own again and was grasped in Ruan’s hand.

“Wha, what, why is that thing again!”

The frenzied swordsmanship targeting me as a bullseye began once more.

Ah, if this was going to happen, I should have picked it up!

“Zoe, use magic!”

I nodded at Ruan’s words, then shot flames at Ruan’s sword while dodging the blades flying this way and that.

“Fireball!”

It was a direct hit.

The sword clattered and fell away from Ruan.

But soon the sword returned to Ruan’s hand again.

A crazy sword that gets grasped by him again even when thrown away.

Does this damn crazy sword have some kind of homing instinct? This is driving me insane, really!

When I shot flames again, it was a miss and the flames grazed past Ruan’s upper arm.

Ugh, this won’t work. At this rate, Ruan will catch fire!

Then, something glittering that was touched by the flames briefly appeared and disappeared.

‘…What was that?’

It was too brief, so I couldn’t be sure what it was.

I think I saw something like a strange thread…

Swoosh-

But this damn crazy sword didn’t give me time to think.

“This won’t work. Zoe, run away right now!”

Ruan shouted with his sword stuck in the ground.

Ruan’s entire body was drenched in sweat from struggling not to cut me.

Along with wounds from recklessly swinging the sword.

…An ordinary female protagonist would never run away alone at a time like this.

“Yes!”

But I’m different!

After giving a brief answer, I immediately took off running like hell.

I have to survive first to save Ruan!

Looking at it, that sword seems to only attack me!

“Ugh, my foot slipped, wha, what is this. Ahhhhh!”

While running away with my eyebrows flying, my foot slipped and I rolled tumbling into a mysterious pit that suddenly appeared.

Roll roll roll-

Ugh, urgh. I’m, I’m getting motion sick.

How far am I going to fall!

After suddenly rolling and falling into a deep, narrow pit, I rolled for quite a while before finally stopping when I fell into some wide space.

“Ow ow ow…”

Fortunately, I landed on a soft carpet, so I saved my life.

Though my butt hurt a bit… Sob, my poor butt.

“…I really thought I was going to die this time.”

It felt like I had become a human hoop.

I grabbed my spinning head and shakily got up.

“But, where on earth is this place…”

-It’s an intruder!

-A human, it’s a human.

-How did a human get here?

-Humans are dangerous!

Then, rustling sounds of presence began along with small voices.

…What is it. Could it be monsters?

I perked up my ears and looked around.

-It might be one of Arachnesia’s subordinates!

-Then, let’s join forces and drive it out!

-Yeah, good!

When the whispering voices stopped, something soon revealed itself from behind a huge cabinet.

“…An, ants?”

I rubbed my eyes and stared at the ant army now in front of me.

The, they’re definitely ants, but…

I almost fell over backwards from shock.

Why? These ants weren’t like the ants I knew.

First of all, these guys were much larger than ordinary ants.

How much? They looked about the size of Ruby when she was a baby, not now. Though they were a bit smaller than that.

Moreover, their body color was pure white, and rune patterns like magic circles were drawn on their bodies.

-Human! Why did you come here!

-This is our home! Get out!

-Get lost! Or we’ll eat you!

When I stared at them with bewildered eyes, the ants all protested in unison for me to leave.

“Um, you guys?”

-Eek, the human talked to us, disgusting!

…What very bad-tempered ants. I’m a little hurt.

“No, I washed… I’m clean.”

-You came to destroy our home too, didn’t you? You dirty, smelly human!

Hahaha, not listening to what I say is the same here and there…

I continued speaking to the ants with a very wronged expression.

“No, why would I destroy your home? Such a magnificent house. Your place is totally high-class. Wow, you’ve really made it.”

It was the kind of tone someone might use when attending a friend’s housewarming party for their new home. After all, it’s proper etiquette to compliment the house first when visiting someone else’s place.

…Honestly, there’s no winning against a mob, and I was severely outnumbered.

Even at a rough glance, there seemed to be dozens of them.

-Hmph, hmph! You do have an eye for things, human!

-For a lowly human, you seem to have some taste!

When I gave them a thumbs up and praised them, the ants replied with bashful expressions.

Just then, a Quest window flashed across my vision.

[<System> Quest Generated! ‘Reclaim the Antragons’ Home!’]

This place was originally the home of the monster ‘Antragorn.’

Please help the pitiful Antragons who are in danger of losing their home by helping them reclaim it.

-Reward: You will gain the loyalty of the Antragorn Clan, ‘Masters of Architecture.’

-Upon Failure: You will lose your ‘Home’ and end up on the streets.

What, what did it say? Lose what?

This evil Systeeeem!

Ending up on the streets—that’s practically a death sentence for me!

Having lost my whole world in an instant, I collapsed onto the floor with a thud.

-Human, who said you could sit down!

-That’s right, you’re making the floor dirty, so get up!

…Hiiing, they’re so prickly.

Phew, let me stay calm. I absolutely must succeed in this Quest.

Looking at the Quest content, it seemed these guys had some kind of situation going on.

I decided to first gain the trust of these small monster friends who despised humans.

“S-sorry. I was being too rude. My name is Zoe Blanc. If it’s alright, could I perhaps take a look around your home?”

-Why should a human tour our house!

-That’s right, just leave!

“…Because, well. You’re Antragons, right? There are rumors among monsters that you’re masters of architecture. If I could tour such a house with my own two eyes, it would be a great honor.”

The part about rumors was a lie, but what I said afterward was sincere.

The entrance was a bit, no, very inconvenient. But the Antragons’ house was decorated with an elegant interior reminiscent of a noble mansion.

The place where I had fallen seemed to be the Central Hall of the Antragons’ Manor.

The floor was covered with smooth material like marble, and on top of it lay a gorgeous carpet engraved with the patterns found on Antragons’ backs. Antique decorations were placed here and there, and in the center of the hall stood an imposing statue of a beautiful woman who seemed to be a deified version of the Antragorn Clan’s queen.

What kind of ant nest is better than our house…

-That human knows a thing or two.

-But, that human. How can she understand what we’re saying?

-Hmm hmm, we could let her look around, couldn’t we? That human looks incredibly weak anyway.

-That’s ridiculous, we can’t let a filthy human into this place! The Queen isn’t even here right now…

Hey, I can hear everything, you know? Starting tomorrow, I’m getting back to muscle training.

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