Chapter 59
Harukara Rescue Mission
“Umm, how about this?”
Leica raised her hand first .
“If Rosary’s situation is like she’s packed into a box, wouldn’t she be able to come out if we bang it enough?”
…Can such an old-fashioned, home TV-fixing remedy work?
“Can spirits be beaten out of whoever they possess?”
Beelzebub was also folding her arms, and tilted her head to the side .
“Whatever . Why don’t we just try it out? Better than not trying, right?”
“Azusa-sama! If we carelessly beat Harukara up, she’ll be dead for sure!”
That’s right . Times like these make my seriously high status a problem… .
So, it was decided that she would receive a beating from Sharusha .
“Alright . Beat her up gently, but strong enough that Rosary’s soul leaves . ”
“The hurdle is high… . ”
Even I who was giving guidance thought that way .
“Well then…here it goes . Harukara-san, sorry… . ”
Strike! Strike! Strike!
“Ah! That hurts! It hurts!”
Seems Rosary can also feel pain . …The one receiving damage is Harukara though .
“So you feel like you’re coming out?”
“I-it doesn’t feel like it but… . Ah! It hurts! It really hurts!”
“Sharusha, stop! You can stop now!”
This time Farufa raised her hand .
“Umm…ok . How about we scare here? Maybe we can scare her to the point that she gives up the ghost?”
That’s also a classic . Surprisingly, their line of thought is the same as Japan .
“But how are we going to scare her silly?”
“Ah! Farufa has a good idea!”
I unsteadily rose up in the still dark sky with levitation .
Along with me I brought the Rosary-possessed Harukara .
“N-nee-san… . F-for the love of G-God, pl-please stop!! Ha-haven’t we a-already re-reached an a-absurd h-h-height?!”
“Well then, you think you can come out? …Still not possible?”
“It-it’s no use… . I d-don’t think I c-can co-come out y-yet… . ”
It seems the fear factor from being this high up is weak .
“It can’t be helped . Moving on to the second phase . ”
“…Eh?! Th-there’s a second phase?!”
There wouldn’t be any point if Rosary wasn’t surprised, so I didn’t tell her .
“Alright, it’s time for you to fall~ . ”
“EHHHHHHHHH?! Pl-please don’t do it!!”
“Don’t worry . Leica will turn into a dragon and catch you…I think . ”
“S-SAVE ME!! I’M GOING TO DIE!!”
If she got scared with just this, maybe she’ll come out . Seems this might actually work .
“Sorry . Harukara’s life depends on it . Endure it . ”
Then, I let go of her hand .
“UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!”
After a bit of tremendous wailing, I could her Leica’s voice say “You’re safe” . I slowly descended and assessed the situation .
“So how’d it go? Did she finally come out?”
“Ane-san… . I’m still in here… . I thought I was going to die again… . ”
Rosary slumped on top of the dragon-form Leica with a pale face . She’s still in Harukara’s body .
“Seems this is also a failure… . ”
After that, we kept on with the trial and error . For example, at first morning light, we called for the village’s clergyman and had her receive an exorcism .
“AAAAAH!!! I’m dying! I’m really going to die again here!!”
Rosary was in danger of being exorcised instead of just leaving Harukara’s body so we stopped that .
As we were still thinking of solutions, it was nearly noontime .
Beelzebub told me that, according to her, “If Rosary doesn’t come out soon, Harukara will be in danger of having bad influences manifest . This all depends on the strength of Harukara’s soul . ”
“We’re almost out of time…but we haven’t slept yet . Our minds are becoming dull because of that . This is bad… . ”
Leica was already repeatedly bobbing her head . Farufa and Sharusha were already at their limits of drowsiness so they already went to sleep . …There’s no way for us to find a solution like this… .
“I’m…also sleepy… . However… . if I nod off here…Harukara will die… . …Wait… . ”
I may be onto something .
“Leica? Whenever Harukara drinks alcohol, she always drinks herself dead drunk, right?”
“Yes . She does have that quirk . ”
“What if…if we get the Harukara right now with two souls to sleep…maybe only Rosary’s soul will be put to sleep . Won’t something like Harukara switching places with her happen then?”
I didn’t have any scientific basis for this . It was only a suggestion .
“There might be some merit in trying this method where we put her to sleep . ”
Therefore, we had Rosary, who was using Harukara’s body, rapidly drink alcohol .
“I-I haven’t ever drunk alcohol before though… . ”
“Don’t worry! It’s Harukara’s body after all, so it’s fine . Drink to your heart’s content!”
Harukara almost always falls dead drunk on her fourth cup . Since she pulled an all-nighter though, she passed out right there after finishing the third cup .
We watched as Rosary in Harukara’s body collapsed .
Before long, Harukara groggily woke up .
“Ugh…my head… . I don’t recall drinking though… . Also…it’s really bright around… . Is it noon? What’s going on?”
“It’s Harukara!” “She’s back!” “Oh! It worked!”
“Ehh…? Why is everyone so happy even though I just woke up after being drunk…? …Come to think of it, my body feels really heavy . Rather…I feel that something’s stuck to me… . ”
Yeah . Stuck is probably the right word… .
“This… . If Harukara’s consciousness is stronger than before, it might be alright . It’ll be hard to possess her if she’s like this . ”
“But still, what should we do?”
“Just leave it to me! I’ve got a sure-fire magic spell that’ll wake one up to the point they’d be angry!”
It seems like Beelzebub has a plan . She immediately yanked on Harukara’s hand .
“Alright, come with me . Come on, hurry up!”
“Eh? Wait…over there is… . Isn’t that the bathroom? Why? The bath water is…isn’t it already water?” [1]
“Like I said, it is fine!”
Beelzebub grabbed hold of Harukara, and tossed her right into the bath .
SPLASH!!!
A magnificent spray of water rose, and a soaked Harukara came out .
“Wh-what was that for?! Come on!! I was already wide awake!!”
“Seems so . Looks like she was able to properly separate . ”
Behind Harukara, the transparent body of Rosary can be see .
“Eh…… I’m, out……?”
Rosary mumbled absent-mindedly .
“Hooray! The separation operation is a success!”
Footnote:
1 . This is kinda weird because bath water and normal water are classified differently in Japanese . Harukara is saying that the bath water got cold so it’s almost like normal water .
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