After Work, I Brought Home a Devilish Beauty - Chapter 34
Inside the dark, maze-like corridors of the haunted house, Yuichi and Chiba cautiously made their way forward.
At some point, they had become separated from the rest of the group.
Now…
Only the two of them remained.
Yuichi walked carefully, listening to every sound around him.
The silence was unsettling.
Every footstep echoed through the abandoned hospital.
“…”
Suddenly—
Another set of footsteps.
Yuichi froze.
Wait…
Those aren’t ours.
His heartbeat instantly quickened.
Could it be Yota?
No…
We’ve already lost the others.
Then whose footsteps are those…?
“Wait…”
Yuichi immediately raised a hand.
Chiba looked at him curiously.
“…Hmm?”
Before she could continue speaking, Yuichi gently covered her mouth.
“Shh.”
“Don’t make a sound.”
“Did you hear that?”
Chiba listened carefully.
For several long seconds…
Nothing.
She shook her head.
“I don’t hear anything.”
“Are you sure?”
Yuichi frowned.
“I definitely heard someone following us…”
Yet…
The mysterious footsteps had completely disappeared.
It was as if they had never existed.
A real ghost…?
The thought alone sent a chill down his spine.
After all…
They were inside a haunted house.
Who could say whether every ghost here was merely an actor?
Yuichi instinctively shivered.
“…Let’s get out of here as quickly as possible.”
As he turned around to make sure Chiba was still behind him—
His entire body froze.
A girl dressed in pure white stood silently in the darkness.
Her long black hair completely covered her face.
Without making a sound…
She rushed toward them at frightening speed.
“A ghost!”
Yuichi’s face instantly turned pale.
“Yuichi?”
Seeing his terrified expression, Chiba looked confused.
She hadn’t even realized what was happening.
There wasn’t enough time to explain.
“Chiba!”
“Look out!”
Without thinking…
Yuichi threw himself in front of her.
At that exact moment—
A brilliant white blade pierced straight through his abdomen.
“…!”
Warm blood splattered across the floor.
“…Yuichi?”
Chiba’s crimson eyes widened.
Everything happened so quickly that her mind went completely blank.
Not far away…
Alice stood frozen in place.
“…No…”
“…How could this happen?”
Her hands trembled violently.
She had carefully planned this attack.
Her target had always been Chiba.
She never imagined…
That Yuichi would throw himself in front of the sword.
Why…?
Why would a human risk his life for a demon?
Alice couldn’t understand.
A few seconds later—
Yuichi’s body finally gave out.
Thud.
He collapsed onto the cold floor.
“Yuichi!”
“Yuichi!”
“Can you hear me?!”
“…I’m sorry…”
“Hurry!”
“Call an ambulance!”
Voices echoed around him.
Yuichi could barely make them out.
Am I…
Going to die?
His vision gradually blurred.
His consciousness drifted farther and farther away.
Through his fading eyesight, he could vaguely make out Chiba and Alice kneeling nearby.
He wanted to say something.
Anything.
But the unbearable pain spreading through his body robbed him of his voice.
…At the very least…
I wanted to stop being a virgin before I died…
Looks like…
That’s impossible now…
The thought made him smile bitterly.
Then…
Darkness swallowed everything.
He didn’t know how much time had passed.
When Yuichi slowly opened his eyes again…
A dazzling white light greeted him.
Above him was an unfamiliar ceiling.
Beside the bed hung several IV bags filled with clear fluid.
The sharp smell of disinfectant filled the air.
“…A hospital…”
He immediately understood where he was.
Instinctively, he tried to sit up.
“…Ugh!”
A sharp pain exploded through his abdomen.
His face twisted in agony.
He couldn’t even scream.
All he could do was grit his teeth before slowly lying back down.
Moving was impossible.
Lying quietly in the hospital bed, Yuichi stared blankly at the ceiling.
His thoughts gradually became clearer.
Why was Alice there?
What happened after I lost consciousness?
Did Chiba fight her?
Did everyone survive?
He had no answers.
Still…
One thing was certain.
He was alive.
That alone felt like a miracle.
After a long silence…
One thought quietly surfaced in his heart.
I wonder how Chiba is doing…
If Alice had truly intended to kill her…
Then after he collapsed, the two of them must have fought.
Yuichi knew it was nothing more than wishful thinking.
Even so…
He couldn’t help hoping.
If only…
Somehow…
Those two could stop fighting and make peace.
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