I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 60

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#60

 

“Oh my, our lovely little ladies. By any chance, did you come to travel to the Empire?”

 

A kindly-looking elderly gentleman approached the rabbit sisters with a friendly greeting.

 

“…Who are you?”

 

Winnie, who was always suspicious, warily scanned the surroundings while being cautious of the stranger.

 

Around them, several groups of merchants were chatting amongst themselves.

 

“Oh dear, I’m late with my introduction. I’m Victor, the leader of the Morian Caravan.”

 

“A caravan leader?”

 

“Yes, I travel all across the country selling rare items.”

 

Despite Winnie’s prickly tone, Victor answered with a good-natured smile, not seeming to mind.

 

“Wow- rare items… what kind of things do you have-?”

 

Bini, who was full of curiosity, asked with her pink eyes sparkling brightly.

 

“Hmm… As a commemoration of coming to the Empire, shall I specially show you the items I’ll be trading tomorrow? There are also delicious desserts that you can’t taste in the Beastman Kingdom.”

 

Winnie’s face hardened at the old gentleman’s words.

 

His certainty that they, in human form, were beastmen from the Beastman Kingdom was tantamount to saying he had been eavesdropping on their conversation just moments ago.

 

“…No thanks, our mother will be back soon. Bini, didn’t mother tell us not to do anything else and wait quietly?”

 

Winnie warily watched the suspicious old gentleman and hurriedly grabbed Bini’s hand, getting up from the bench.

 

If necessary, she was thinking of transforming into animal form and escaping from this place.

 

“Right… but I’m curious though…”

 

As Bini muttered regretfully, Victor grinned and began taking out items from his bundle one by one.

 

“Look, this is a smile candy that makes you laugh all day if you eat it, and this is chocolate that makes star dust spray from your body when you eat it. How about it, isn’t it amazing?”

 

“Wow-! So amazing! Then what about this rabbit doll?!”

 

“Ah, that one, you see. It’s said to eat children’s nightmares…”

 

Unaware of Winnie’s burning anxiety, Bini picked up the item with an excited expression.

 

Winnie realized that the group of merchants that had been around had disappeared at some point and hurriedly tried to get Bini to stand up.

 

“Bi, Bini. Let’s go look for mother. It’s taking too long.”

 

It was at that moment when they were about to enter the Immigration Office to find their mother.

 

The merchant group that had hidden themselves instantly surrounded Winnie and Bini, covering their mouths with handkerchiefs soaked in drugs.

 

“Mmph…!”

 

Soon, the bodies of Winnie and Bini, who had been struggling, went completely limp.

 

“Rabbit beastmen… This will sell for a high price.”

 

The old gentleman showed his gold teeth and giggled as he hurriedly stuffed Winnie and Bini into a large sack.

 

“Hey, you there! What are you all gathered doing?”

 

“Ah, we were organizing the items to sell tomorrow. Well then, good work.”

 

Victor bowed politely to the knight guarding the Immigration Office with a smiling face, as if nothing had happened.

 

Then he soon disappeared along with the merchant group.

 

* * *

 

“…After that, when I opened my eyes, I was in that place.”

 

Listening to Bini’s story, I swallowed curses inwardly, again and again.

 

Really… why is this world overrun with so much unsorted trash?

 

“La, Lady. Are you alright?”

 

“Ah… I’m fine. This mug… seems to have weak durability.”

 

I had gripped too hard and the mug I was holding cracked apart.

 

I calmly rubbed the scratched area with my healing handkerchief and looked at Bini.

 

“…You must have had a really hard time alone, Bini.”

 

“Sob, sniff… It, it’s all my fault. If I had listened when sister said to go, this wouldn’t have happened… No, if I hadn’t insisted on traveling to the Empire…”

 

Bini was blaming herself.

 

If only she hadn’t suggested going, if only she hadn’t been so curious.

 

Seeing Bini like this reminded me of my childhood self.

 

‘If only I hadn’t suggested traveling… this wouldn’t have happened.’

 

After losing all my family in an accident, I thought like that every single day.

 

No one blamed me, but I blamed myself, blamed and blamed myself again.

 

In the endless cycle of self-reproach, I gradually withered away.

 

But now I know.

 

That wasn’t my fault.

 

It was just an unavoidable situation, beyond my control.

 

I hugged Bini tightly.

 

“…Bini, that’s absolutely not your fault. You were just enjoying a happy trip with your family, and all the fault lies with the perpetrator, Victor.”

 

“But… I ran away alone, leaving sister in that place…”

 

“Didn’t you say your sister helped you escape from that place? Winnie is such a kind and strong child.”

 

“That’s right… She always teases me, but Winnie is the most wonderful sister I could be proud of.”

 

“Yes, Bini. You’re the same. If it were me, forget about escaping from that place, I wouldn’t have been able to readily ask someone for help in a situation where I couldn’t trust anyone. Bini, you’re braver than anyone else. So don’t blame yourself anymore.”

 

“Waaah… Thank you, thank you sister…”

 

I wiped Bini’s tears with a handkerchief and made a resolution.

 

I would personally sort out that trash myself.

 

“Sir Aivan, let’s go to District 4 right now.”

 

* * *

 

“Bini will be okay, right? She cried so much earlier that she must be exhausted…”

 

“She’ll be fine. She’s with Sophia.”

 

How annoyingly confident, really.

 

I clicked my tongue watching Sir Aivan nod as if it were obvious, as soon as I finished speaking.

 

Well, but she’ll be fine.

 

Sophia is there, and Lunatice also promised to protect Bini.

 

When you really look at it, Lunatice is quite weak when it comes to animals…

 

I didn’t know if that would work on beastmen too.

 

I chuckled softly, recalling Lunatice gently hugging Bini with a smile.

 

Bini is quite cute, after all.

 

More importantly, is this the place.

 

That place called the ‘Phantom’s Secret Shop’.

 

I adjusted my black butterfly-shaped mask and got in line at the entrance.

 

I didn’t forget to pull up the robe that covered me from head to toe.

 

“Excuse me, are you Albert Briten and Charlotte Briten?”

 

“You can tell by looking at the invitation, don’t make me say it twice unnecessarily.”

 

Sir Aivan sternly rebuked the man checking the invitation with a solemn voice.

 

I raised the corners of my mouth, offering condolences to the Briten couple who would be unconscious and tied up in some dark storehouse by now.

 

“Yes, yes! I’m sorry! Please go right in.”

 

The man guiding us with a thoroughly frightened face seemed to be the lowest-ranking among the administrators here.

 

Sir Aivan and I followed the man’s guidance into the complex interior of the building.

 

“Please go down those stairs. Well then, have a pleasant time-!”

 

“Lady, it’s dark here, so I’ll escort you.”

 

“Yes, thank you. Sir Aivan.”

 

I gently placed my right hand on the hand Sir Aivan extended.

 

As we went down the dark stairs like that, we soon reached a spacious area.

 

“I hope this time there are some useful items.”

 

“Indeed. The doll I took last time broke after just three days, which was such a pity. It’s hard to find such a pretty face. Hehe.”

 

The disgusting conversation I heard as soon as we entered made my stomach churn.

 

I wanted to immediately expose the ugliness hidden behind the masks.

 

“Now, please sit this way.”

 

I sat down in the audience seats following the guidance of the System Administrators.

 

“To think such a place was hidden in District 4… It’s surprising.”

 

“…That’s right.”

 

The vast hall visible at a glance from the spectator seats resembled a massive colosseum.

 

[<System> You have entered the ‘Phantom’s Secret Shop’. Obtain the Compass of Fate here!]

 

‘Phantom’s Secret Shop’.

 

An auction house where people hide their identities with masks while purchasing various rare items.

 

Just hearing this description, it wouldn’t seem problematic.

 

But what was sold here wasn’t limited to just objects.

 

“Now then, distinguished guests gathered here, welcome! The auction will begin shortly. But before that! We’ve prepared special entertainment for you. Hey, come out!”

 

As the host gestured toward the back of the stage, soon the sound of heavy footsteps echoed and two men appeared on the colosseum stage.

 

…Wh-what is that?

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