Chapter 36: Ona…….

The woman standing in the middle of the room was still looking at us with a listless attitude.

With both hands in her pockets, her slightly tilted posture gave off a languid and tired feeling.

Above all, her gaze was impressive.

It wasn’t a vibrant energy, nor was it completely lethargic.

Just… an attitude as if everything in the world was a bother.

“Who… are you?”

At my question, she slowly blinked, looking at me silently.

There was no coercion or intimidation in that gaze.

She was just looking.

Then, she said softly with a slight smile.

“Let me ask you in return.”

She took her hand out, cradled her chin, and whispered slowly.

“Who do you think I am?”

At that moment, the air in the room changed subtly.

While I hesitated to answer, she continued softly.

“If you get the answer right, I’ll give you a small reward.”

I pondered her words for a moment.

And I answered carefully.

“A being that guides the way here… something like that?”

She slowly blinked at my words.

And then, she let out a very small laugh.

“……A wrong answer close to the correct one.”

As she took another step closer, I felt a cold sweat on my back.

And at that moment–

Something slipped out of her pocket.

What came out of her pocket was something long.

The moment I saw it, I instinctively felt that something was wrong.

She looked at us, spinning it around with her fingertips without saying a word.

I couldn’t tell what it was.

But–

“Th-That… Oh-na…”

Sia next to me, blushed and slurred her words.

I looked at Sia for a moment.

…Oh-na? What is that?

“What is it?”

“N-No! You don’t need to know!”

Sia suddenly waved her hands and avoided my gaze.

The tips of her ears were bright red.

The moment I saw that reaction, I became even more curious.

What is that thing that makes Sia react like that?

She was still looking at us with a listless attitude, spinning the long object around with her fingertips.

Her expression was languid, but there was a somewhat meaningful smile on her lips.

I carefully opened my mouth.

“What is that?”

Then she slowly tilted her head and said softly.

“Oh, you don’t know?”

I swallowed.

This atmosphere, something is strange.

She slightly lifted the long object in her hand.

She slowly shook it so that we could see it clearly.

Then, she said with a slow smile.

“Shall I tell you?”

Her movements were as relaxed as her speech.

Very slowly, she began to stroke the surface of the object with her fingertips.

Softly, and subtly.

Every time her fingertips brushed against it, a subtle vibration sound rang out from somewhere.

It felt like a subtle wave was spreading from the inside.

I flinched for a moment.

And.

“Huh?”

A strange and tingling sensation spread through my lower body.

Like a light electric current brushing, a strange sensation flowed through that, precious place…

I almost lost my balance for a moment.

I instinctively crossed my legs and shouted.

“Wh-What!?”

I was embarrassed and flinched, stepping back.

But the sensation did not disappear.

No, it became even clearer.

She looked at my reaction with interest, then touched the long object with her fingertips again.

“Ah… as expected, you’re reacting.”

And.

Buzz

I stopped breathing.

This time, a strange vibration was felt more clearly.

What the hell is this?!

With a bright red face, I desperately stepped back.

But that sensation, like a calm wave, did not disappear easily.

Next to me, Sia couldn’t speak, her face even redder.

She clenched her fists and trembled, gritting her teeth.

Sia looked down at the floor slightly.

She was looking for something.

And soon, she picked up a small pebble.

Sia’s gaze was directed at the person’s hand.

She was looking at the ‘long something’ held in that hand.

Sia pulled her arm back without a moment’s hesitation.

And threw the pebble with all her might.

Swish-

The fast-flying pebble accurately hit the back of the person’s hand.

Thud!

But the person did not react at all.

Normally, if you were hit by a stone, you would clutch your hand, scream, be surprised, or have some kind of reaction.

The person just stood there silently.

No, really, so expressionless, as if there was no sensation at all.

But.

The long object that the person was holding in their hand.

Thud.

She dropped it to the floor.

I stopped breathing for a moment.

That movement was so unnatural.

As if, she had planned to drop it.

Did she really miss it because she was hit?

Or did she deliberately let it go herself?

My mind was complicatedly tangled.

Still, it was a relief for now.

Since she let go, if I just get rid of that somehow–

The moment I thought that.

Thud.

The object touched the floor.

And, at the same time-

An intense sensation overwhelmed my mind.

How exactly should I describe it?

What kind of sensation it was, I tried to explain it somehow.

This was just, a sensation I had never felt before.

My mind went blank.

My body trembled momentarily.

From my fingertips to my toes, it felt like all my nerves were being stimulated at the same time.

It felt like an electric current was flowing through my body.

It also felt like my heart was being squeezed tightly for a moment.

But this was not a simple shock.

It was foreign.

If I had to compare it.

It was like ‘something happening somewhere that’s not my body’.

This was not a sensation that my body was receiving.

Somewhere in the lower body, or deeper.

It felt like a part I wasn’t aware of was being directly stimulated.

The sensation became stronger and stronger.

The vibration ringing in my head grew louder.

It felt like every single nerve was being dragged.

“Ha, haa…”

My breathing became increasingly rough.

My chest was rising and falling, and my heart started beating fast.

My fingertips trembled.

My body was reacting on its own.

“Wh-What is this.”

I instinctively crouched down.

But the more I did that, the more distinct the sensation became.

It felt like an invisible hand was grabbing my body.

Even the slightest touch on my thigh made my body flinch.

Even when I tried to move my fingers with difficulty, they were not properly controlled.

A strange feeling as if my whole body was being pulled by something.

“Hey, are you okay!?”

I heard Sia’s voice.

But I didn’t have time to answer right now.

“…Haa, haa…”

I bit my lip and barely supported my body.

But, I couldn’t hold on any longer.

Drip

A thick drop of sweat ran down my thigh.

As the cold sensation ran down my skin.

I reflexively flinched and tried to shake it off.

But, for some reason, the sensation was strange.

Every time the sweat flowed, my skin reacted more sensitively.

The sensation was so vivid.

I unconsciously grabbed my thigh tightly and twisted my body.

“Ha…, ugh!”

It was strange.

This was not just a simple discomfort.

Every sensation that brushed as the sweat flowed seemed to strongly stimulate my body.

Sia looked at me intently, her cheeks flushed.

I was still panting heavily, sitting on the floor.

My whole body was strange.

My nerves were overly sensitive, to the point where I could clearly feel the sweat running down my thigh.

But, at that moment–

“Does it smell good somewhere?”

Sia muttered quietly.

I was startled and looked up.

Sia had a somewhat awkward expression, fiddling with her hands and smiling bashfully.

“What?”

I looked at Sia with an uneasy gaze.

But she didn’t answer my question.

She just slowly approached me as if she were possessed.

I instinctively stepped back.

But my body didn’t listen properly.

As long as this sensation remained, my body might not be able to move normally anymore.

Sia slowly approached me and sniffed slightly.

“It definitely smells good.”

She muttered to herself without realizing it.

She looked down at me with sparkling eyes.

“Could it be, it’s coming from you?”

I felt my heart drop.

“It’s not ‘could it be’, please don’t.”

But Sia didn’t even pretend to listen to my words.

Her hand slowly came forward.

I desperately tried to move my body to escape, but-

“……!”

The strange sensation that was transmitted throughout my body overwhelmed me once again.

“Ugh…….”

I stumbled and put my hand on the floor.

I tried to catch my breath and get up. But it was harder than I expected.

My body leaned forward without me realizing it, and my arms touched the floor. As I did so, my back naturally arched, and I felt my butt lift slightly.

I immediately realized that my posture was strange, and I quickly tried to move my body, but the strange sensation still wouldn’t let me go.

February 2nd, 2025.

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