Volume 2 Chapter 12 (2/2)
”It is”
But it stinks
”Right? And so, according to Anna—”
Based on what Arhouls that had been previously used in this country She knows ghouls and their behavior inside out
Anna-san snorted like it was no big deal and continued to speak
”Well, I have enough samples down there to co, so it wasn't hard to co like this”
Saying that, she held out a small bottle towards me
”…What is that?”
The bottle was equipped with an atomizer, and it was filled to the brim with a dark red liquid It looks dirty For some reason, I think it may smell very bad
”This is a perfuhouls They don't eat each other, so I thought that they would ignore us if we sreat, so they can't tell the difference This perfume is the result of that theory If you use this perfu as the smell persists It's foolproof”
”…Oh? That's incredible”
”Meaning it's a chance to o Fufufu”
”………”
Apparently, h the country is destroyed I learned that today
I can only hope that she is not cut fro about
”Oh? What, you don't believe me? Don't worry, it has already been tested The two of us put on the perfuhouls didn't react to us I won't ician”
”In that case, why not just go around to all the places where the people are hiding and rescue them?”
”There's one reason why that won't work After going out into the city, we discovered a certain troubling fact”
Anna-san fell silent after saying that and showed a depressed expression while clutching the perfume bottle, so Armor-san picked up where she had left off
”The houl hi”
”…What do you mean?”
”It appears to aWhat'sthe ghouls, he discovers us and chases us around Goddammit!”
Armor-san stamped his feet in frustration So noisy
”Daician… If not for hio and save everyone else…!”
Anna-san glanced atthat So sly
Oh? Wait ato use me?
I felt a bad pre as Anna-san continued to speak
”That houl is extremely muscular, naked above the waist for some reason, and what's ht back in the same way and took up swords as well, but ere no match for it If only we had someone who could snipe it froo and help all those people”
My bad preet Also…
”…Hmm?”
A strange coincidence seems to have occurred Oh, my
Hmm? Extremely muscular? Naked above the waist? Wields a sword in each hand?
I feel like I've seen so thatafter I entered this country
”…Umm”
I half-ran over to the broos that ound around the object at its front
”Thisabout, did he perhaps look like this?”
After being freed frohoul… or rather, its head spat out the rock that had been stuffed in its reeted the other two people with a 『Nuu… Ahh…』
”………”
”………”
The two of them were silent for a while and looked at each other Shortly thereafter, they exchanged a high-five with a loud sound
”You're the best!”
Said Anna-san
”I get that a lot”
By the way, I took it out in close quarters rather than from a distance
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Right before we left the building, Anna-san sprayed the perfume on herself and Armor-san and said,
”Okay, here's the plan To begin with, the two of us will go out into the city as we are wearing the perfu from above You should be able to see houses where there are people waiting for aid easily froht? ”
That's hoas
The perfuhouls away smelled so bad that you'd think anyone who s just a whiff That's just how incredibly stinky it was
”Ooooooohhhhhh!”
Incidentally, there was already a puddle of voh
”Right Now it's your turn, Witch-san”
”Ah, sorry, but I don't need it I have this, so I'll be fine”
I rejected Anna-san's offer while showing her houl's head attached to it
The rescue operations started off with such a lackadaisical feeling
”There's a house around that corner with a sign that says 『Help!』 By the way, there are five ghouls in the alley”
I gave out directions in that manner and the two of them replied with an ”Understood!” and went in the direction that I indicated
Surprisingly, it looked like the effects of the perfuhouls assaulted them They just looked on as the two of the sounds like 『Aaaa』
In this way, they two of them were able to rescue the people without any difficulty
”Thank you so much! I didn’t think anyone would actually come to save us!”
”The two of you really stink”
The people hiding in the house turned out to be a couple Anna-san mercilessly doused the two of the each other They threw up
The rescue operation continued in this manner
I gave directions froave off a horrible stink, allowing them to rescue other people
However, the people ere being rescued—no, the people who hadwere all people with less than ideal personalities
For example,
”Hehehe… So this is the last bottle… Hehehe”
There was a drunkard as drowning himself in alcohol
”Ugh! I'll draw these ghouls away! The rest of you, go on ahead!”
And alike that all of a sudden We're here to rescue hi?
”Like, I doubt these ghouls are really that tough in the first place”
”Taking them out would be a breeze, for sure They look like they'd be really slow”
”Anyone who's afraid of ghouls is a pathetic wimp”
”hell yeah!”
We also found a group of youngsters ere in high spirits about the whole thing I can't help but wonder how they ed to survive
”She's not here! My Madonna-chan has beensince yesterday! Madonna-chaaaaaan!”
Oh, there was also a rich-looking old lady as searching for her lost dog
Such people are not only often useless, they definitely would do soainst taking the
”Oh, no~ Ghouls are so scary I can't stand them~”
In addition, there was a woman who spoke in such a sweet voice that I felt liketo her speak Of course, we rescued her as well In addition, she was sprayed with the perfume and ended up covered in vomit Yay
”………”
And then
Before long, we had already rescued several dozen people I felt that these people ould noro are unexpectedly resilient when the going gets tough
Of course, not all of our rescue efforts went off without a hitch There were some places where ere already too late
”Hey! We're here to… help…”
”Aaaaaah”
”Uuuuuuu”
Anna-san opened the door enthusiastically, but was greeted by a group of people who had already been turned into ghouls There were about ten of them
”Tch This place is no good”
Anna-san clucked her tongue in disapproval, as if she was annoyed by so
It was around this tie
”…This place is no good either”
Every tihouls, and every time they added rew hty
”Hey, they've already been turned into ghouls Oh well, let's just cut them down for now”
In the end, they began to attack ghouls if they found the for survivors
And then
”Oraaaaaaaaaa! It's a bunch of ghouls! Kill thele one escape!”
Eventually, they turned into a violent mob
I foundhumans away
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The few dozen survivors gathered near the gates of the city
Anna-san stood on a pile of rubble and looked down at the assembled people
”Once you pass through these gates, you can return to the outside world Those ant to escape, feel free to go”
Ar beside her, also spoke out
”The two of us intend to stay here and restore our country We cannot allow our birthplace to stay a den of ghouls We want to bring it back as a theme park”
”If there are any a you ant to restore this country, then please help us Let's work together and bring it back as the greatest theme park ever Those ant to help, please raise your hands”
The people in the area were silent for a while
And then, in that place where inhuroans of 『Ooooh』 and 『Ahhhh』, one man eventually raised his hand
”Hey, if ork for you, will you continue to give us that perfume?”
It was that drunkard we ran into earlier
Anna-san nodded right away
”Of course”
”In that case, I'll do it! Hehe… I'm addicted to the smell of that perfume now… I can't live without it… Hehe…”
He seeone off the deep end Or maybe he was always like this
After hi with Anna-san's plan
”I'll help as well! I still haven't found Madonna-chan!”
Like the rich-looking old lady as searching for her dog, for example
”I'll help too~”
And the woly sweet voice
”hell yeah!”
The group of clueless youngsters agreed as well This group probably haven't even thought about it They're just going with the flow
In the end, all the people assereed to Anna-san's plan
”We did it, Anna! With this many people, we can return the country to how it used to be for sure!”
”Fufufu… Now all I have to do is make this plan work and restore this country, and I'll be a billionaire… Fufufu”
Anna-san was s under her breath
…She's money-mad
Right before I left the country, I had Anna-san take the ghoul's head off my broom
”So in the end, you're the only person leaving”
Anna-san pulled the ghoul's head off with her bare hands, and tossed it away The head landed near the group of clueless young people who started kicking it around as it h
”It looks like I was correct in deciding to leave by the end of today”
”If you'd like, come back to visit us in about a month's time By that time, I'm sure our country will be back to hoas—no, better than it has ever been”
”………”
I stayed silent as I looked at the scene behind her
At so the head around At that point, I stopped looking
”I ain if I feel like it”
In the end, I left the country without giving a precise answer about whether I would come back or not
Well, I'll probably end up coh
I had been looking forward to seeing this country for so long, and I haven't even officially entered the country yet
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One month later
I followed the same path back, headed towards the same country which had those words carved into its walls, and opened the door which had an 『OPEN』 sign on it
I once again got on h the country, but…
How do I put this?
”Aaaaahhhhh” ”Oooooh” ”Uwaaaaaa” ”Ahhhhhhhuu” ”Oeeeeeeee”
Really, how else can I put this?
”It's all gone to hell”
It had coone to hell
Putting it another way, all the people who I saw here earlier had been turned into ghouls
For exaotten his na people, the drunkard, and the couple
Without exception, they had all been turned into ghouls
”Ehhh… How did this happen?”
My jaw dropped due to amazement and my mouth remained open as I surveyed the scene It's only been athat time?
”Aaaahhhh…” ”Oeeeeee…” ”Aaaaaaa…” ”Oeeeee…”
In houls for a while After soive some of that perfume to Armor-san, and receive a notebook in return The cover of the notebook had 『Are, bold letters
I quickly flew above the the Anna-san ghoul who let out a sad ”Aaah” sound, and flew up into the air again I thought that I would be able to discover what had happened in the past month if I read the diary
”………”
And so, I opened the diary
xx Month- xx Day:
My armor is in perfect condition today as well Especially the way it shi+nes I want to abandon houls and dedicate my life to armor Armor is seriously the best I love armor
”Ah, I don't need to know about this”
I skipped through the pages
xx Month- xx Day:
Today, this country was able to take the first step towards being reborn thanks to a Witch-san Anna is overjoyed as well We had a party today to celebrate the upcoician's head reallyfor her dog disappeared at some point Oh well
xx Month- xx Day:
It's been three days since we started working to rebuild our country Everyone is very enthusiastic about this Anna is caught up in her research, and I' attractions for the the whatever they can as well That lady is still uess it doesn't matter
xx Month- xx Day:
The lady as searching for her dog cahoul The perfume probably wore off
xx Month- xx Day:
So horrible has happened
The group of young people were bitten by a ghoul while they orking on building the attractions They were not bitten by a hu had a collar tag with the name ”Madonna-chan” written on it
It looks like Anna's perfuhouls It can apparently detect the scent of humans underneath the s us rebuild the country started to get bitten one after the other Anna was bitten too In fact, I'm the only one left This is the worst
Incidentally, I'houl tried to bite me, but its teeth couldn't pierce the ar my armor
In any case, I'll ht now…
xx Month- xx Day:
I was attacked inwould be able to remove my helm while I was asleep This is the worst
xx Month- xx Day:
…Oh, crap
The diary ended at this point
Apparently, that's what happened No matter how perfect it seems, all plans have a chance of failure—those were Anna-san's words
She was convinced that houls was the best idea, but it all fell apart due to a possibility she didn't think of
”Aaaaahhhhh,” ”Oooooh,” ”Uwaaaaaa,” ”Ahhhhhhhuu,” ”Oeeeeeeee”
And, so
Regarding what Anna-san had been doing earlier, it looks like she's still doing business with the other ghouls She takes notebooks, rotten ives them the perfume from a crate filled with the stuff
It looks like the perfuhouls who received the perfu out ecstatic ”Aaaaah's” while drooling
”………”
Apparently, her hness and commercial spirit are still alive even after she died
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After a little while, I left the country
I didn't do anything special, I just looked at how these people had ended up as I was leaving In the end, I wasn't able to experience the country that I had looked forward to for so long, but I got to see soe instead
In the future, this country will probably continue to exist in its corner of the world as a country for the resurrected dead
Living people are no longer needed there, and it should remain a paradise meant for the dead alone
And so, to allow the one of the people involved—flipped the sign on the sates of the city as I left
I flipped the sign from 『OPEN』 to 『CLOSED』