Kagerou Project Light Novel

Shinigami Record II

Shinigami Record II

“Did you not hear me? If you won’t let me in, then call that man.”

People were slowly gathering around the aging, brick front gate to watch the commotion.

The vulgar buzzing in the air that arose whenever people crowd together—as usual, I hated it.

Even from the windows of the stately mansion behind it, several people, who I supposed were servants, were looking down at us.

“No, but you see, young lady. With how sudden this all is, I can’t just go along with it so easily.”

The seedy-looking man in front of me, that looked to be a part of society in appearances only, was laughing lightly and clearly making a fool of me.

“Then what am I to do? Do you understand? I’ve been through Hell because of him. I was told that he knew about what I am, and therefore quietly complied, but in the end, I was handed over to some suspicious people and was treated horribly—I was evenshot.”

What was wrong with this man?

His halfhearted behavior was irritating me.

In the first place, why was I to be treated this way after following the tracks of the carriage on foot for weeks to return here?

“Ahahah. You know, young lady… If you were really shot, then you wouldn’t be here right now, would you?”

“Hm? And what nonsense are you speaking? Can’t you see that I am presently standing right here?”

As soon as I said this, the seedy-looking man took a deep breath and roared with laughter. As if on cue, I started to hear chuckles from within the crowd, as well.

The flames of frustration had at last begun raging in my heart.

Why did so many of these creatures intend to grate on my nerves?

I considered leaving as quickly as possible, but that would mean that everything would go to waste.

Until I heard what that stout man knew about me, I would not be able to rest.

“Oi, if you’re going to continue on like this, then I’ll simply let myself in. In the first place, what are you to me? I hardly have any reason to be speaking to……”

Just when I was prepared to ignore him and force myself into the mansion, I noticed that the man in question was staring at me from the second floor window of that mansion.

He seemed to be quite afraid to see that I had returned.

The face that I saw peering from that window was colored with shades of fear.

Despite the fact that he’d noticed that I was here, that man was pretending to be distracted by the commotion; my anger had finally reached a boiling point.

“That man……!”

I lunged forward to grip the bars of the iron fence, and the seedy-looking man yelled after me, “Cut it out! If you don’t, I’ll feel sorry for making a big deal out of this!”

“……Are you honestly still not taking me seriously?”

My anger had reached its limits long ago.

At this point, I could not possibly be stopped by the words coming from his mouth.

However, the man showed not the slightest intent of stopping me himself, either.

In front of the gates, there was already a huge crowd of people, and from within it, several men armed with iron swords appeared.

“I didn’t want to do this. But since you just wouldn’t listen, this is how it’s going to be, young lady. Come now, just give…… ack……!”