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Chapter 10 - Word Count!

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a diet of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of blood.

"Oh, HELL no!"

….

Add it to your library for

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a diet of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of blood.

"Oh, HELL no!"

….

Add it to your library for

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a diet of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of blood.

"Oh, HELL no!"

….

Add it to your library

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a diet of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of blood.

"Oh, HELL no!"

….

Add it to your library for

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a diet of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of blood.

"Oh, HELL no!"

….

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of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a diet of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of

Like, people walking by and talking to each other… while their eyes were closed.

They weren't blinking. They were actually navigating the street, holding full conversations, emphasizing their points, and laughing—all while keeping their eyelids firmly glued shut.

In that same fucking McDonald's, as I ate my burger (which tasted like heaven after sustaining myself on a diet of disgusting leftovers for over a month before my death), I spotted a couple of friends chatting and eating nearby…

And I swear to you, the way they fucking talked to each other—the yelling, the obnoxious, high-pitched *"Eeeh!?"*s and *"Huuuh!?"*s—drove me insane.

I was no stranger to obnoxious people, but it felt like everyone around me was behaving in a way that was cartoonishly outlandish.

Throughout the day, I kept observing this and even more bizarre behaviors in everyone around me. It felt like I was surrounded by Looney Tunes.

But, aside from that, it was all normal. If YHWH thought this was Hell, then I was in for a pretty sweet ride down Easy Street.

Eventually, despite my continuous search for something of note in this city, I found nothing except the school—at least in the ground I managed to cover today. By asking around (and receiving funny looks due to my skin color, shitty clothes, and general "I slept in a dumpster" vibe), I gathered the following info:

Today is Thursday.

The name of this city is Kuoh, located in Japan.

This city is generally known to be quite peaceful and has no real problems with crime.

One of the landmarks of this city is the school: Kuoh Academy.

Kuoh Academy (a name which makes "HighSchool DxD" make even less sense) is a prestigious academy that houses grade-school, middle-school, high-school, and university divisions.

It used to be an all-girls school. It has quite a unique and luxurious look, but aside from that, it seems to be an ultra-elite academy for snobby rich kids.

That's it.

Really, not much to work with.

Idly, I scratched my nose, followed by a long drag from a cigarette.

It was night by now, and I was resting in some random park I'd found that was somewhat close to the school. I was no stranger to sleeping in parks, ruining the general aesthetic of an area, and lowering the property value around me, so I had no issues with my sleeping arrangements. I even had a water fountain close by, so—free water!

Speaking of free, I winced as I remembered all the expenditures I'd made throughout the day. I'll admit, after an eternity without so much dough in my pocket, I may have gotten a little carried away.

Inwardly, I did a roundup of my expenses:

1 Big Mac set: 950 yen

20-pack of Marlboro cigarettes: 550 yen

1 Lighter: 100 yen

5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

1 Double Cheeseburger set (also at McDonald's): 950 yen

Another 5 500ml beer bottles: 1396 yen

Money spent at the Arcade: 1000 yen

1 Teriyaki McBurger set: 770 yen

TOTAL EXPENDED: 5852 yen.

AKA: 39 FUCKING BUCKS.

I groaned aloud. I was a fucking moron. I had a hundred bucks to my name and I'd already blown forty of them on bullshit. At this rate, I'd have to fall back on muggings just to keep myself alive and breathing.

"Fucking piece of shit prices and dollar conversion bullshit, I swear to God I—"

As I grumbled alone in the park with no one to hear me, smoking and doing generally nothing useful, content in my misery—

"OH MY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?"

…Oh.

Turning around rapidly (because whoever the fuck spoke was just outside the twelve-meter range), I spotted a… normal woman in a suit.

I frowned.

"Leave me the fuck alone!" I yelled as hoarsely as possible, my hand instantly gripping the gun tucked in my waistband.

Internally, I hoped I looked at least somewhat intimidating. I was wearing a black t-shirt, trousers, and sneakers, all of them dirty beyond the threshold of social acceptability. If someone approached a fucker like that in a park, in the middle of the night, they should generally be preparing themselves to get jumped.

The fact that this woman had no such apprehensions was leaving me more than a little concerned.

"Alooone~?" the woman asked. Her voice was… uncanny. It didn't feel right. It vibrated in a way human vocal cords shouldn't. "Wouldn't you prefer to keep me some company?"

My glare hardened. This bitch was crazy. If I went with her, she'd fucking sedate me and sell my organs on the black market.

"Fuck off or I'll make you!"

I hastily looked around to see if there was an approaching group of assholes getting ready to jump me from outside the range of Eyes Everywhere.

"My, isn't that a rude way of speaking to a lady?"

"I swear to FUCK that I'll fucking KILL you! Get the FUCK away!"

I made sure to add all the slurring and instability I could to my tone.

Instead of being scared shitless by my display, she simply cackled.

"Oh… I LOVE when they yap at me like that~ I just LOVE it!"

She started stepping closer, a condescending, snobby smirk plastering itself onto her face.

Piece of shit. I actually didn't want to just shoot anyone that stepped into the park, but the fact that she was getting closer to me despite the gun and the threats was just… BAD.

And as she stepped closer, and closer, and closer, that giant smile on her face never wavered.

"Last FUCKING warning! Get the FUCK away!"

She took one more step.

Inevitably, she entered the range of Eyes Everywhere.

And what I saw wasn't right.

I froze cold.

"What the fuck are you?"

Her body was about to literally burst. Underneath her clothes, her whole torso was writhing, mass shifting like a bag of snakes. Her leg muscles were twitching uncontrollably as she walked toward me. If it hadn't been for my sight, I wouldn't have spotted the bullshit happening under the suit.

At my apparent recognition of her abomination status, her smile—already fully wide—somehow expanded further, stretching the skin until it tore, taking up half her face. Her voice, previously uncanny, now sounded like something that truly shouldn't be allowed to exist.

"Your worst nightmare ♥."

And then, everything from her neck down exploded in a shower of blood.

"Oh, HELL no!"

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