Chapter 35: Chill Guy

It wasn’t a mistake, no matter how I looked at it.

A black bodysuit that clung tightly to my body.

Stockings that slightly reflected light whenever I moved.

And a cute bunny ear headband perked up on my head.

I mechanically raised my hand to take off the clothes.

But of course, it wouldn’t come off.

“……Ah.”

I looked at the mirror with a desperate expression, then let out a deep sigh.

Why am I the only one who has to wear this?

A question arose in my mind. I felt wronged.

I hooked my fingers on the waistband and desperately pulled at the clothes, but the clothes didn’t budge as if they were glued to my body.

“Ah, really. Why is this happening!”

I covered my face with both hands.

If I open the door and go out like this, Sia will make that face again-

I shuddered and desperately looked around the fitting room.

But, at that very moment,

Ding.

The mechanical sound rang out again.

Then, a small drawer on one wall of the fitting room slid open.

I reflexively looked inside.

And there was-

A sign that said, ‘Don’t forget to take a commemorative photo!’.

Below it was a small camera.

I picked up the camera and took a deep breath.

I didn’t know for sure, but I thought this camera might be the clue to escape.

I held the camera tightly and opened the door with a determined resolve.

And-

“Pfft.”

As soon as I saw Sia’s face, as expected, the expected reaction came back. The moment she saw me, she bit her lip and started shaking her shoulders.

I desperately shouted.

“Don’t laugh.”

But Sia was already holding her stomach and rolling on the floor.

“A bunny girl again! Hahahahaha!!! You’re really her, at this point, cough, hahahaha!”

“Please, can’t you not laugh?!”

“S-Sorry, ah really! It suits you so well… Hahaha!!!”

Sia wiped away her tears and laughed.

I shouted with a tearful face.

“Just help me! I can’t take off these clothes!”

But Sia just looked at me with an amused expression, crossing her arms.

“Do you really need to take it off?”

“Of course!!”

“How about just wearing it around? It’s cute. Our little bunny.”

I made a tearful face.

This is not okay. Absolutely not okay.

“If you’re going to do that, you wear it!!”

“Really? I don’t mind.”

Sia replied playfully and looked at the fitting room.

I quickly grabbed her arm.

“Stop joking and focus! That’s not what’s important right now. We need to find a way to take off these clothes!”

“That? That seems simple.”

Sia said with a grin.

“Just take a commemorative photo.”

“……What?”

I instinctively held the camera in my hand and stepped back.

“N-No.”

But Sia was already slowly approaching me.

She said with a playful face.

“Shall we take a commemorative bunny girl photo?”

I hugged the camera tightly to my chest and desperately ran away.

“No! I won’t take it!!!”

But.

Click.

Someone, no, something automatically pressed the shutter.

And-

It was strange.

I definitely didn’t press the shutter.

But still, the photo was taken.

I carefully looked down at the camera with trembling hands.

And the moment I checked the camera screen–

“What’s this.”

I was in the photo.

But I was definitely holding this camera.

The screen should have been facing the air, so why was my picture taken?

In the photo, I was blushing with embarrassment.

I was awkwardly twisting my hands and avoiding eye contact.

It was exactly the same as me, who had been despairing about wearing a bunny girl outfit just a moment ago.

Sia, who was looking at the photo from the side, chuckled.

“Wow, this is pretty good?”

I quickly hid the camera behind my back and shouted.

“Don’t look!”

“Ah, why. This is definitely worth keeping?”

“Who said you could keep it.”

I desperately pressed the button to delete the photo.

But.

“It won’t delete?”

Strangely, the delete button didn’t work.

I was embarrassed and pressed the button several times, but the photo remained.

Then, suddenly-

Creak.

With a creepy sound, the door of the room slowly opened.

I stared at the door blankly.

Sia also came next to me.

“It opened.”

“Yeah.”

I carefully took a step towards the door.

It was definitely a door that wasn’t there a little while ago.

So, that means we cleared the room…

I looked around the room one more time.

And only then did I realize.

“……Huh?”

Sia tilted her head and looked next to me.

“What’s wrong?”

“Come to think of it, that monster that was in the photo a little while ago.”

I looked around.

But that unidentified being was nowhere to be seen.

Just a moment ago, I definitely saw it standing behind me in the photo. It seemed to have substance.

But now it was gone without a trace.

I mulled over that fact for a while.

Suddenly, Sia tapped me on the shoulder.

“Isn’t it just gone? That’s good.”

“………I-Is that so?”

I still felt suspicious, but since the door was open, I decided to go out.

The room beyond the door seemed much smaller than before.

And–

In the middle of the room, someone was standing with their hands in their pockets and a strange expression.

Looking at that figure, we muttered at the same time, as if we had made a promise.

“”What a Chill person.”

Uh?

I instinctively took a step back.

All the beings I’ve met so far have been suspicious.

But this time, the atmosphere was so-

Languid.

“……Uh, uh?”

For some reason, it doesn’t seem threatening.

No, rather, I felt like I was losing all my energy.

Is this person really human?

That’s when it happened.

“Welcome.”

A low, languid voice filled the room.

The person, who slowly raised their head, looked at us with blurry eyes.

And they raised the corners of their mouth very slightly.

“You look quite flustered. Little bunny and…”

As soon as those words were finished, a chill ran down my spine.

It was strange.

Pretty lady.”

I definitely knew I should be wary.

But the moment I heard that voice, I felt my tension dissipate for no reason.

The despair I felt because of the bunny girl outfit.

The suspicion I had about the monster that disappeared from the photo.

Everything felt trivial…

My mind became hazy.

Is this guy also a monster that attacks the mind, like the hypnotic lady?

Even though I noticed that fact, I couldn’t think of anything to do.

Just, just blankly.

Standing languidly.

Sia was the same.

She took a step forward and muttered weakly.

“So Chill…”

Without realizing it, I had the same thought.

This person.

Is so Chill…

February 2nd, 2025.

A day in a strange space.

This room was full of strange things.

At first, I was surprised that I was forced to wear the bunny girl outfit again, but this time, my picture was taken even though I didn’t take it.

Even though the camera was facing the air.

And it was… me blushing with embarrassment.

Why the hell was this taken?

Sia laughed her head off at that, and said ridiculous things like she should keep it.

The delete button didn’t work, and the photo just remained in the camera.

But, at that moment.

Creak.

Suddenly the door of the room opened.

Apparently, the actions we took matched the clear condition.

By the way, where did that unidentified being behind me disappear to?

No matter how much I looked around the room, it was nowhere to be seen.

It was as if it had evaporated.

Sia said, ‘That’s good,’ casually, but I’m a little suspicious.

But that’s not what’s important right now!

The door opened, so we hurried to the next room.

But, what’s this?

In the middle of the room, someone was standing.

With both hands in their pockets, with a strange expression.

That expression, how should I put it… it’s really Chill, I guess?

Monster File: [Chill Guy]

Appearance: It is in the shape of a woman with both hands in her pockets and a strange expression.

It looks like an ordinary human, but there is a foreign atmosphere, and the expression is too languid and lethargic.

The whole body seems to be faintly shaking, and the eyes shine dimly.

So Chill.

Characteristics: Because of the slow movements and lethargic attitude, it doesn’t seem threatening.

It seems Chill.

Danger: While I’m making eye contact, my thoughts seem to slow down and my judgment seems to become blurred.

So Chill.

Weakness: I don’t know.

Other than being Chill.

+P.S. No, what the hell is this monster file? It’s all messed up. What the hell is Chill?

Why, what. P.S.

And why is it ‘guy’ when it’s a woman, and, you haven’t even seen the outside yet, do you really need to write it down? P.S.

+P.S. It’s my business. No, this is my diary in the first place! Why are you giving me attitude!