Ch.275Ghost Shota (4)

“GRAAAAAAAH!! More souls… Give me your souls!!!”

Takashi rose from his spot immediately.

GROOOOOWL-!!

His massive form was large enough to engulf the entire inn.

“W-we must stop him!!”

One of the translucent employees shouted loudly. These guys went from fighting enemies to becoming commentators in no time.

“If we don’t stop him… all the souls of the people living in Kyoto will be extracted! It’ll be a national disaster!!”

The employee shouted.

“That’s your fault for continuing such a dangerous ritual!!”

I immediately pointed out that fact. What’s with this sudden concept mode?!

“That’s… true. It’s our fault for not taking proper care of our mistress. Who knew she would break down like this after her husband’s death.”

The employee said.

“We thought… after collecting a few souls… she would realize the meaninglessness of the dark arts and stop. But… she didn’t stop. None of us did.”

The employee looked straight at me.

“You have potential. You, who have absorbed numerous souls and gained the strength of 100 people… you can do it! Please!! Stop Takashi!!”

Just as the employee shouted loudly,

“UOOOOHHH!!”

As Takashi inhaled, all the employees’ bodies were simultaneously sucked in.

GRRRRRUMBLE-!!

With that, Takashi’s body grew even larger. This… if we don’t stop him, we’re in big trouble.

“Alright!! Let’s go!!”

I immediately raised my fist.

“HYAAAAH!!”

I leaped toward the ground.

WHOOOOSH-!!

With just one jump, I soared to an incredible height. Such tremendous power. It felt like everyone’s physical specs were simply added together.

I can win with this!! I felt certain of it.

“HYAAAAAAAH!!!”

Takashi immediately swung his fist toward me.

WHOOOOSH-!

Due to the sheer size of his fist, dodging was impossible. I had no choice but to deflect it.

“Umi! Eri! Kana!! Tina!! Taiga!!! I’m borrowing your chests!!”

I immediately concentrated power in my abdomen.

BOING-!!

My girlfriends’ breasts popped out from my stomach like airbags. The so-called Mammary Airbag. Each girlfriend has 2 breasts. With 5 girlfriends!! A total of ten breasts grew from my stomach like tumors!!!

“That’s disgusting!!”

Sasitsu immediately complained. Yeah. I used the technique heroically caught up in the moment, but… it is gross. Anyway.

KWAAAANG-!!!

Takashi’s fist plunged into my stomach.

However, the cushioning from my girlfriends’ large breasts was overwhelming.

POYOOOONG!!!!

Takashi’s fist couldn’t overcome the elasticity and flew off in a random direction.

“Now’s our chance!!!!! Tina!!! I’m entrusting you with control of my body!!”

I immediately swapped souls with Tina.

“Okay!!”

Tina’s power surged within me.

“HYAAAAH!!!”

Tina immediately delivered a straight punch to Takashi’s forehead. A clean uppercut.

KWAAAAAAANG-!!

Takashi’s jaw bent backward significantly.

Now I was getting the hang of how to handle souls.

“Sasitsu!!! Return to your body!!”

I opened my mouth wide.

“Sasitsu Rocket!!”

I immediately expelled Sasitsu’s soul from my mouth.

“W-wait! Shota!! Whaaaaat?!”

Sasitsu’s soul shot out of my mouth like a rocket.

WHOOOOSH-!!

Sasitsu’s flying soul immediately entered his body, which had fallen over with the jar.

“Huh?!”

Sasitsu seemed to have regained his body.

“Great!! Shota!! Now I can fight properly too!!”

Sasitsu seemed overwhelmed with joy at finally finding his body.

“Alright!! Then!!”

I immediately captured Sasitsu’s body and held it like a giant sword.

“W-wait!! Shota!!! What are you doing?!”

Sasitsu shouted loudly at me.

“A sword with consciousness… an Ego Sword.”

This is why I returned Sasitsu’s soul.

“You crazy bastard!!!”

Sasitsu immediately got angry. Yet, he stretched his body as straight as possible like a sword. Good. The training was successful.

“Alright!! Soul Swap!!! Come out!! Kana!”

I performed another soul swap.

“Okay!! Leave it to me!!”

Kana’s voice echoed in my head.

“GRRRRRRAH!!!”

Takashi, wanting to finish me with this blow, tried to slam both fists down on me.

“Saito Style… Single Flash Strike.”

With Kana’s words, my body moved on its own.

WHOOOOSH-!!

As the Sasitsu Sword swung through the air, a sharp slash flew from a distance.

SLAAAASH-!!!!!

The slash immediately cut Takashi’s arm in two.

“GYAAAAAAAH!!”

Takashi screamed in pain.

SHIIIIINK-!!

Souls were extracted from Takashi’s severed arm.

“Mammary Spring!!”

I immediately concentrated soul power in my legs.

BOING!!!

My girlfriends’ large breasts sprouted from my legs. Using the elasticity of the breasts, I jumped high.

“Sasitsu!! Bear with the pain!!!”

I shouted loudly as I gripped the Sasitsu Sword with both hands.

“W-wait!! Please!!! AAAACK!! I’m falling!!”

Sasitsu’s cry could be heard. Indeed, an Ego Sword. Just having a talking sword made me feel like a named character. I always liked the prince who used the Ego Sword when watching Dragon Lazar.

“Everyone!!! Give me your strength!!!”

I shouted loudly, concentrating soul power in my arms. The power of 100 people surged through my arms.

“HYAAAAAAAH!!!”

I swung the Sasitsu Sword with all my might.

SWOOOOOOSH-!!!

The sword plunged straight into Takashi’s forehead.

KWAAAAAAANG-!!

With that, Takashi’s body was slammed to the ground.

“Ughhhh….. souls….. my souls are escaping…..!”

Takashi muttered while struggling.

“You’re dead. Accept it.”

I stomped on Takashi’s head.

“No… I don’t want to die…! I don’t want to die…!”

Takashi pleaded.

“Nobody wants to die. Me neither. But we must accept it.”

That’s… the fate of mortals.

CRUNCH-!

I applied pressure with my leg. With that, Takashi’s head burst.

FLASH-!!

With that, Takashi scattered into particles of light.

SHIIINK-!

All the souls captured by Takashi were liberated.

“Darling……”

The mistress muttered in a daze.

“Give it up. It’s all obsession.”

I said.

“I know…. I’ve known all along.”

The mistress said, caressing her translucent body.

“I deliberately became a ghost… and extracted the souls of many people just to save my husband… yet I couldn’t fully revive him.”

The mistress started rambling, spinning her mental washing machine.

“I see. It seems you truly loved your husband.”

Sasitsu showed strange empathy with reddened eyes.

But… am I the only one who doesn’t feel empathy? I felt nothing.

Even if she has a sad story… she’s still a rotten murderer who killed innocent people. Am I lacking in empathy? Am I a psychopath?

“No emotional manipulation!!!”

I immediately swung Sasitsu and struck the back of the mistress’s head.

SLASH-!!

The sword, charged with the breath of a single flash, cleanly cut through the mistress’s weak point.

“D-darling… I can finally join you…!”

With that, the mistress scattered like mist.

FLASH-!!

With that, the mistress was also defeated.

“Shota… you have no hesitation.”

Sasitsu looked at me and said.

“Wasting pages on impossible flashbacks will make all readers drop the story.”

I said.

“Huh?”

Sasitsu tilted his head.

“No. This is just an occupational disease.”

I shook my head.

——

Anyway, the nighttime incident was somewhat resolved.

“Mistress…..”

The remaining employees looked at the scene of the mistress disappearing with distant eyes.

“We should… follow our mistress.”

Soon, one of them made an extremely loyal statement.

“Wait. You fools. Why are you trying to die on your own?”

I immediately spoke to the employees who were trying to achieve enlightenment.

“…….?”

The employees looked at me with questioning expressions.

“We’re on a school trip right now. We’re staying at this inn. If you don’t work, our school trip will be ruined. Do your enlightenment or whatever after our school trip ends.”

I said.

I didn’t care about anything else, but I couldn’t let the school trip be ruined.

“…Shota. You’re really consistent.”

Sasitsu looked at me and made a comment.

Anyway, the ghosts here agreed to continue working as inn employees until we leave.

———

The next morning.

I was worried if everyone would wake up normally, but everyone got up as if nothing had happened. The souls had properly returned to their original positions.

But… strangely, no one seemed to remember last night’s events. I thought my girlfriends would remember… but none of them did.

“Ouch….”

Sasitsu was rubbing his bruised forehead. I swung him quite violently, but he only ended up with bruises. As expected of a protagonist, he had good durability. The Sasitsu Sword… was definitely effective.

I was also covered in bruises all over my body.

‘If you handle living souls violently, the damage goes to the physical body.’

One of the employees said.

Because of that, my body was literally purple all over. Well. Fortunately, it’s in areas covered by clothes.

“Why are you both so injured?”

Eri asked me.

“Spiky head. What did you do to Sasitsu?”

Frill immediately suspected me.

Sasitsu and I exchanged glances upon hearing those words. Both of us were smiling.

“Nothing happened.”

Sasitsu said in a solemn tone. You… you wanted to say that line, didn’t you?

“Yeah. Nothing happened.”

I also smiled and echoed Sasitsu’s words.

Somehow, it felt like Sasitsu and I had created a memory that only we shared. I sensed that Sasitsu and I had become closer.

And… my girlfriends’ breasts were incredibly elastic. I never thought they could be used like springs for their elasticity. Note that…