After Gender Swapping, I Became the Daughter of a Yandere Mother with Animal Ears—With the Help of My Yandere Mom and Powerful Sister, I'll Live as a Fox Girl - Chapter 67: Temptation

“Ugh…”

“Mashiro… are you okay?”

My body is hot, my throat hurts, and so do my joints.

My head feels fuzzy, and I can’t think straight… My body is hot, yet I can’t stop feeling cold.

I’ve caught a cold, and a pretty severe one at that.

“I’m fine… cough… really.”

“You don’t look fine at all…”

Chizuru placed her hand on both her forehead and mine to compare temperatures. After confirming the difference, she let out a big sigh.

“You have quite a fever… It’s pretty serious.”

“cough… Really…”

Asked what I did to get so sick… I went to the beach… to the gambling den… and then just stayed in the inn. I don’t remember doing anything special…

“I’ve just been staying in the inn…”

“What?! You’ve been here the whole time?”

“Yeah… Is that strange?”

“sigh”

Another sigh… What did I do wrong…

“Staying in a place like this, of course you’d get sick! Even I try not to breathe this air unless I’m sleeping…”

“Really…”

The idea that the air in our own inn is unfit to breathe… Is that even acceptable?

It’s true, it smells moldy and dusty, but I hadn’t realized everyone else was taking precautions against this air…

“sigh, We’re poor, you know? We can’t afford medicine or a doctor. Do you understand?”

I didn’t want to hear that from the person who chose this inn. If we had chosen a cleaner inn from the start, we wouldn’t need medicine or a doctor…

“Yeah, I get it…”

“So, we can cure this without medicine or a doctor, right?”

“Eh?”

She smiled at me, but her eyes weren’t smiling.

“We can cure it, right?”

“Yes…”

Pressed by her gaze, I reflexively replied.

“Alright. I’m going out then. Yorikoma will take care of you. Take care.”

“Okay…”

With that, she left the room. The sound of the door closing echoed in the room.

“sigh”

I couldn’t help but sigh.

The less money we have, the more miserly Chizuru becomes.

At this rate, Chizuru could become a troublesome presence herself… I have to find a way to make some money…

…

My eyes landed on the furoshiki containing my belongings. Inside was the gold given to me by that woman. If I used it, I wouldn’t need to go to the gambling den or endure without medicine…

Should I just use it…? Then Chizuru could relax, my illness would be cured, and things would be easier…

Such devilish whispers floated in my mind.

No… I can’t… Absolutely not…

Using that money would mean complicity in that woman’s misdeeds. I have to endure…

“Mashiro-sama~. Your porridge is ready~”

“Ah, thank you…”

In front of me was steaming, delicious-looking porridge. Egg porridge. It smelled so good that it whet my appetite. Surely, I’ll get better soon…

I took a spoonful and brought it to my mouth…

“Yum… It’s delicious…”

“That’s great to hear.”

It’s okay… I don’t need to rely on that money. I have everyone with me. I can get over this cold quickly. Once I’m better, we can all work together to make money. It’s going to be alright.