CH 143

「Hnsho… hnsho……」

I just kept on going through the exhaust vent. Ahhh… How could this happen? I shouldn’t have believed what the Madame and her friends told me at the time… No, the sushi itself was delicious, though. But I didn’t think it would turn out like this…

My head is spinning with complaints. It’s understandable that I couldn’t tell anyone. I’m not sure what to do, but I’m going to try. The only thing I can do now is to fight without a weapon with this tattered dress or run away.

「(….. Huh? What room is down here… ?)」

There was a light coming from below. I crawled towards it, and there was a room. I glanced up to see what kind of room it was. There were many beds and chests of drawers, and a few people were sleeping in the beds. They were all dressed in uniform… The same clothes as the man who had kidnapped me here.

「(This is just a place for the guards to take a nap…)」

───Pishi…

「(!? …… Nothing… ?)」

I could hear something cracking, but it was probably just my imagination.

If there are that many like me, I don’t think any of them would be silly enough to try to get out of here.

「(Good. Back───)」

───Pishipishi…… DogooOOON!!!!

「KyaaAAaaAaaAaaaA!?!!?!?!?」

「Hmm? What is that?」

「What’s going on!?」

「U… Ugh… 2 more days…」

「Hey, idiot, wake up!! We’re under attack!!」

「That hurts…… Oops… I think I’ve done it, maybe not…」

It is not known what caused the ceiling to collapse. Maybe it’s just the age of the building itself, or…

「I don’t have time to think about that!」

「Hey girl, what are you doing here?」

「I’m a bit lost… Can you help me with directions?」

「Ha! No way! Hey, you guys, get her!」

「「「Oh!!」」」

It was just a joke… I shouldn’t do anything I’m not used to…

「More importantly… Haa!」

「Gohaa!?」

「Wha!?」

I turn and strike the man who tries to catch me from behind square in the stomach. I then kicked the crouched man sideways with my proud STR, causing multiple people to fall.

「W- What’s with that ridiculous power!!」

「… Who knows… ? I didn’t even know how it happened…」

The men kept coming at me, and I kept punching them up and throwing them, and in no time at all they were all unconscious.

「… I was reluctant to do it, but it’s good to know that I can fight… But I don’t want to fight a lot because I want to save my energy for later」

「───Ka───ni───tano───?」

「Eh───really───now─── !!」

「Oh no!!」

Just as I was saying that, I heard countless footsteps outside the door. I saw one of them slipping out of this room while we were fighting earlier, but it must be him. I knew he had called for reinforcements. The number of people who slept in the room was so large that I missed them. It’s no use, is it?

That’s not the point! If I don’t get out of here soon, I’ll have to fight again.

What’s the best way… A way…

「…… That’s it. Let’s hide in the wardrobe…」

There’s a big hole in the ceiling where I fell, but I wouldn’t be able to reach it even if I jumped from here. That’s why I’ve made this difficult decision.

────Gacha… !

「Are you all right!? Not here… Up there!」

「Oi, oi, seriously… Did that girl do this to all of them?」

「…… Probably」

Good, good. So far I’m supposed to have escaped from the collapsed ceiling after knocking them down. Thank goodness for that. I hope they continue to chase the imaginary me away from the wardrobe…

And so I remained in the wardrobe.