Re Istode : Things that kitsune girl do in another world

"That's too much," the woman said within the tears. "I can't pay for it."

"You don't have to pay all of it right now, you can pay it little by little, day by day. And before your debt is paid off, you have to work for me."

"But, but-"

"There is no, but!" I raised my voice slightly to snap at the woman. Then, I whispered, "[Appraisal]"

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[Name: Diana | Age: 32]

[Race: Flugel | Lvl: 28]

[Job: Swordswoman, The victim]

| HP: 68/86 

| MP: 50/50 

| SP: 97/98

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She's so weak and why? Why would she dare to refute my words? Why isn't she aware of her place? She's been saved! Therefore, she should have paid the debt.

"Let me ask you a question, which is more precious, your life or the Magic Stones?"

The woman didn't answer my question but she started to sob. She do just that for some time and then, she wiped away her tears.

"...my life is more precious," she answered with a soft, weak voice. "But, but still, the debt is too much, I'll take years to pay it off. So, please, can you cut it off a little?"

"No discount and I don't care how long you will keep paying for it. What I care about is that you owe me a debt and you have to pay for it."

"But this is not fair," she protested timidly.

"It's fair," I emphasized. Then, I pulled out my knife and approached the woman. "Your life for a few gold coins is an extremely fair deal. And you need to know, I'm losing out here. But, if you don't want to pay with money, could it be that you want to pay me with your life?"

Using the knife, I slashed the woman's arm. And yes, this woman, Diana, showed no signs that she wanted to put up a fight.

She just sits right there, keeps her mouth shut, and endure the pain with a trembling body.

This woman looks so pitiful and this, so compatible with her.

Weak, coward, and pathetic, she was garbage. But, a little lucky, she still had any uses.

I slashed the woman's arm for few times before a hand stopped me.

"Okay, what are you doing, Eclaite?"

A question from Ruciel - which I don't know since when she appeared - made the ears twitch.

Moving my head, I saw the girl I loved. Then, I said, "Ruciel, help me to convince this woman to pay her debt?"

Ruciel narrowed her eyes, her long ears made a strong jolt, and then, she ignored me to look at the woman's arm. 

Ruciel crouched down to treat Diana's injuries with potions.

Cih! This girl, she's doing unnecessary things. Annoyed, I returned to my chair. I observed them after I made a long sigh.

"What happened?" Ruciel asked a question.

"...the young girl asked me to pay my debt."

"That doesn't help me to understand this situation. Tell me everything from the beginning," Ruciel gave the order in a slightly loud voice.

"No, please, please, don't get angry," the woman said in a panic and a little haste. "I'll tell you, but please don't get angry."

Ugh! Why did she have to ramp like that? She just needed to answer but why did she make someone angry with her stupid behavior?

"Tell me quickly! Don't-'

Ruciel who suddenly stopped talking to made a strange expression. She looked at me and came back to see the woman.

"What did you do?" She asked the woman. "What skill are you using, right now?"

"...I don't use any skills."

"Don't lie." Ruciel stood up then she emitted killing intention.

"That's right Ruciel. Kill her if she won't pay her debt," I gave the order.

Instantly, Ruciel unsheathed her Dagger. 

"Damn it!" Shouting, Ruciel lay her Dagger to the woman's neck.

She was ready to cut the woman's throat at any time. 

And thanks to that, the woman's face became so pale! Finally, the insolent woman got what she deserved.

Hahaha... That was the first best thing I saw today. It makes me satisfied and happy.

"Eclaite! Seriously, what are you doing?"

"I'm trying to get what's rightfully mine. Killing that woman is the best solution if she doesn't want to repay the kindness I gave her." I smiled and nodded.

"Miss, say that you will pay your debt!" Ruciel threatened Diana and it was a wise decision. "I am her slave. That's why I can't go against her orders. Tell me her now or you're going to die!"

"I'll pay for it! I will pay my debt!" said the woman in panic and despair.

"Wise decision," I said to praise the woman's foolishness. A moment later, I looked at Ruciel to say, "Good job, Ruciel. You can put your knife away."

I gave a compliment however, Ruciel replied by slapping me on the cheek. Horrible pain stings my left cheek. 

"What are you doing!?" I snapped at Ruciel.

"[Fyona's Compassion]"

A ball of light was created in Ruciel's palm. The ball then shot into the ceiling of this room for a moment later scattered, turning into thousands of particles of light that rain down on our bodies.

Those particles of light were absorbed into my body. Then, I felt something powerful hit my reasons. It also destroyed the strange thing that messed with my mind.

I learned the strange behavior I was doing after my mind became clear.

"Oh no," I said with a pale face. "Why am I hurting and extorting this woman?"

"I want to know too," said Ruciel, who then saw the woman once more. "Why are you using a Skill to mess with our minds?"

"... I've never used any Skills," replied the woman who was crying and frightened.

"Don't lie," Ruciel raised her voice to intimidate the woman.

As for the woman, she didn't say anything but she shook her head many times.

"Are you sure, you didn't use a skill? What about Spells?" I'm trying to investigate.

The woman shook her head, again.

"Are you sure you didn't do anything or know anything about this? And please, speak to answer my question."

"... I don't know anything," she replied in a soft voice. "These things, being hurt, threatened, and ignored are normal for me. I understood, no one cares about me."

Well... That's a little too much and a sad backstory. And, is that the reason she has a Job, Victim? I'm not too sure but now...

"If all this had happened not because of skills or spells, I guessed that she had a curse."

"Curse?"

"Yes, curse. An evil thing that makes people suffer."

"I didn't ask about the meaning of curse. The thing I want to know is, what kind of curse she has."

"For that matter, we have no choice but to ask the person herself," I replied and looked at the woman. "I'm sorry about what happened earlier Ma'am. My name is Eclaite, it's nice to meet you."

Doubt and a few seconds were the things that Diana showed and needed before she welcomed my hand.

"Diana," she said quietly as we shook hands. Then, she made a weak smile. "As I said earlier, things like this are normal to me, therefore you don't have to worry."

"...okay, now," Ruciel began. "Can you tell us the curse you have?"

"...that, I don't know either."

Silence enveloped us...

If we don't know the source of this problem, we won't be able to take precautions. And that's an extremely dangerous thing considering that when I lost my mind, I hurt Diana without hesitation and even without regret.

Yes, without regrets. I do apologize to her but yes, I have no regrets for hurting her, I was just shocked because I did it.

"Big sis! We got the food!"

Kimi who yelled appeared at the right moment. Because of her presence, the silence that enveloped us disappeared.

"Are you okay? Are you hungry? Can you eat?" Chloe flooded Diana with questions as the little girl reached her side.

Yes, Diana froze and couldn't say anything to the thing that came to her.

My sister put the food she bought onto a small table next to Diana's bed. And wow, "You're buying too much food."

"It's not much," Kimi denied. "This is a normal amount and is not comparable to the amount of meat eaten by you, big sis."

"Don't use me as a standard line, Kimi."

"Why?"

"Because your sister is weird," Ruciel replied before I could say anything. "Normal is not a word that can be used to describe the madness you call big sis."

"Hey! That's too much."

"No, it's not an exaggeration."

"Anyway, Auntie, please choose the food you like," said Kimi to Diana. "You have to eat if you want to recover as quickly as possible."

Diana looked around, she looked or maybe, was already lost. It's easy to see, she didn't know what to do.

"I suggested vegetable soup. For sick people, that soup is the friendliest to the stomach."

She looked at me and blinked for a while. Then, she asked, "Can I accept the food?"

"Why do you say that? Of course, you can. After all, Kimi together with Chloe and Alan bought all this food for you."

I answered.. And I don't understand why she started crying.