After Starting a Thread as a Reincarnated in an Unknown Otome Game, I Got Caught in a Battlefield of Beauties

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Chapter 13: That Spirit is…

“—Ah… It’s been a while since I returned to my original body… Thanks, my contractor.”

““…””

The figure of a mysterious beauty, who might be a spirit, stretched and yawned as if she had just woken up, leaving both me and Leticia with our mouths agape in astonishment.

Wait… what’s happening here??

Why are there stars in the sky when it’s only about 3 PM?

How big of a hole did we put in the ceiling anyway!?

This must be causing major deforestation, right?

And all of this is probably my fault… I knew it!

Realizing the enormity of what I’d done, sweat burst out all over my body.

At the same time, I couldn’t stop shivering as I thought about what comes next.

The dark sky… maybe I can still cover that up.

But no one would suspect someone like me, a minor noble, of doing this, so it might not seem like a big deal.

Well, it is a big deal… but I’ve already done something even worse.

—The destruction of the Spirit Forest.

This act is considered a crime more severe than murder under the kingdom’s laws.

At minimum, it carries a penalty of 50 years in prison or exile to a deserted island, forever banned from returning to this country.

Everyone knows this, even the poorest fools; there was even a royal who was exiled once.

Ha, haha… am I going to die already?

As I braced myself for death, the mysterious beauty, floating in the air, flew down to me and looked into my face with concern.

“—What’s wrong, my contractor?”

“What do you mean, ‘what’s wrong?’ Because of you, we’ve destroyed the forest, and suddenly the sky went dark! You can fix this, right? Please, tell me you can fix it…”

I begged the mysterious beauty in front of me, tears streaming down my face.

It seemed like my only option was to hide the evidence and run away… Luckily, no one besides Leticia had seen anything yet.

I planned to beg Leticia on my knees to keep quiet about it. I’d even work for free for the rest of my life if necessary.

Just as I was bracing myself for the worst, the heartless beauty said,

“I can’t fix it.”

“Ah, it’s over.”

“Hey… You should be happy; you got to meet me because of the spirit stone I gave you.”

I felt more despair than when I lost a million Mani and collapsed on the spot.

My vision blurred, and I couldn’t hear anything, not even the ringing in my ears. I think the beauty said something after telling me she couldn’t fix it, but… sorry, I couldn’t catch any of it.

It’s completely over. This is hopeless.

Alright, I’ll just ditch school and flee to another country.

That’s the best option, the only option.

They say there’s no time like the present, so I grabbed my bag and was about to run…

“Wait, wait! Where do you think you’re going!?”

Leticia called out as I started to walk away.

I gave her a smile—or at least tried to—and shook my head.

“Don’t stop me, Lady Leticia. I can’t stay in this country anymore. I’ve decided to live on the run from now on.”

“I’m definitely coming with you!”

“Don’t follow me, you cursed spirit. Whose fault do you think it is that I have to leave the country?”

“Wait a minute! Why are you doing this!? This is a discovery of the century, far beyond any crime!”

“…Eh?”

Startled and maybe a bit excited, Leticia’s words made me stop in my tracks.

And then I pointed at the mysterious beauty (cursed spirit) beside me.

“—This annoying cursed spirit?”

“You’re too cruel… my contractor.”

“Then fix everything back to how it was!”

I snapped at her, and for some reason, Leticia started panicking, her face turning pale.

As I tilted my head at her sudden confusion, the mysterious beauty muttered with a hint of admiration.

“Heh… so, she knows. She knows I am the Spirit God of Darkness.”

…Sorry, timeout.

This is too much for my brain to handle. I struck a ‘T’ pose and immediately sought help from online friends.

347: Nameless Earthling

I wonder what Itchi is up to right now.

348: Nameless Earthling

I bet Itchi is messing up right now.

349: Nameless Earthling

I vote he’s messing up too lol

There’s no way Itchi won’t do something crazy.

350: Former Earthling

Everyone, rejoice with tears

I’ve done it again,

And this time it’s my biggest mess-up ever.

351: Nameless Earthling

Ooooooooooh!!!

352: Nameless Earthling

Yessssssss!!

353: Nameless Earthling

Here it comes!

It’s time for our energy refill!!

354: Nameless Earthling

I knew it LOL

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I believed in you, Itchi!!

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The biggest mess-up ever LOL

The previous ones were crazy enough, but what did you do this time? LOL

357: Nameless Earthling

Been waiting for this, Itchi!!

Tell us about this biggest mess-up ever!!

358: Former Earthling

Let me explain it step by step.

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As soon as I entered the Spirit Forest, I closed my smartphone.

Leticia pushed me towards a spring at the location we were told about.

At the spring, the spirits told me 20 times, “You’re not the right one. Call someone else,” and the contract failed (one million Mani disappeared in just a few minutes).

Desperate, I threw the last pitch-black spirit stone I got as a freebie from the shopkeeper.

The cave filled with light, and the ceiling spectacularly burst open (if caught, it’s at least 50 years in prison or exile to an island, never to return to the kingdom), and the sky at 3 PM turned into a star-filled night.

I discovered a stunningly beautiful woman with pitch-black hair and eyes, floating in a pitch-black dress.

Turns out, this beautiful woman is a spirit god of darkness, and she calls me her contractor—That’s where we are now.

So… I need help, everyone.

359: Nameless Earthling

lolololol Itchi lolololol

360: Nameless Earthling

Seriously, this is the biggest blunder ever, LOL

Classic Itchi… way beyond what I imagined LOL

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I genuinely thought “the biggest mess-up ever” was an exaggeration, but here I am, literally falling off my chair laughing hahaha.

Itchi is just on a whole different level from us now.

362: Nameless Earthling