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 It was the night of the full moon. The big blue-white round moon was shining faintly on the snow-covered mountains of the northern country covered with forests.

original story. Even the main character with a good family was treated like that. And if it were me, a man of low status, I'd be treated like this...

(If that's the case, I feel bad for my friends)

It is not that there is a special friendship among the servants who accompany me. Because as seen in the original story, we servants are trained to kill our hearts and fight cold-heartedly, like machines. Even if we are not set up, we do not know many people because we are worn out. In fact, only one in three of my acquaintances is still alive today.

But that doesn't change the fact that they were involved in this because of me.

"..."

The leader of the front-row squad of underlings gives a new command with a hand signal. We each draw our weapons accordingly. Swords, bows and arrows, spears... they were coated with charcoal to prevent them from reflecting the moonlight, and with herbs to prevent them from smelling of metal and blood. And on top of that, there was an odorless, tasteless, and deleterious poison.

These were all for the monsters in front of us. If it was a medium youkai, we could fool it with this... but since this was the first time we were dealing with a great youkai, it was hard to say whether we could go on like this or not. Even if we couldn't, we had to do it. By the way, the weapon in my hand is a spear.

The other squads should already surround the monster. With four squads of about five servants per squad, this should be enough against a medium youkai... but it won't be enough to destroy it if the youkai is strong. But...

'Roarrrrrr...!!!'

"Huh...?"

The youkai suddenly roared, and before we could even realize it, we were hit by a terrible blow. I feel a pain in my head like I've been hit in the head with a blunt object, and my vision spins around and my consciousness becomes blurred.

"Ugh... d*mn it! I can't pass out here...!"

friend in its mouth. And before my friend could scream, he was swallowed into his stomach.

And that fate was coming for me soon.

The big wolf snarls and brings its face close to mine. I cry out in fear at the intimidation with my legs trembling. But even so, I draw my dagger from my pocket and ready it, knowing that it is almost futile. The dagger that the power gorilla princess had forcibly given me is not so bad in terms of sharpness due to the power of the curse, but... even I know how a single small dagger like this would fare against a youkai that even a spear or a great sword could not help. But still... I didn't want to die. I didn't want to end up like this, in a place like this.

Even though I knew it was a futile attempt.

"D*mn it...!!"

With what would be my last words, the monster opened its jaws and tried to bite me. But then... a huge sword strike from above pierced through its brain and it collapsed to the ground.

"Ah..."

I was speechless at the sudden blow. Dust flew in the air as the monster's huge body fell. And as soon as the dust stopped, I saw a person. A member of that d*amn family that I know well... or at least unilaterally know well.

The figure standing at the head of the dead monster was a girl. She was about my age, a young but immensely beautiful girl with dark hair... She was dressed in a man's kimono that looked easy to move in, and she was holding a great sword almost as big as she was in her hand, and with the full moon shining in the background, she really looked fantastic.

At the same time, I felt relief. This... this sis (anego-sama) is not as bad as I thought she'd be. At least she's a lot saner than some old hag or vixen.

"...What a surprise, there are survivors?"

The girl suddenly noticed my presence as if she had noticed a bug underfoot. Her beauty and young face were not matched by her masculine language.

"...Hina-sama, I am deeply honored that you came to this place in person to help me. I am deeply humbled."

I bend my knees and bow deeply in thanks. I really didn't want to do this to this little girl who was a member of a relatively better but still sh*tty family... but I understood the absolute difference in strength and status. There was no point in rebelling here. The only thing I could do now was to act lowly, keep a low profile, and wait for an opportunity.

"It's nothing, I just came here on my way home from work because I felt a reasonably strong spirit power. But this is still a terrible thing. Did you guys from the hidden group get the information wrong? There are too few of you servants to take on this challenge alone.

She takes a disinterested glance at the human figures scattered around her and expresses her opinion. She blanches when I mention that my information is incorrect. Then she looks at me as if she knows what's going on.

"I see. ...But, that's a pain in the ass. It's not easy to get all the information, even for a servant, but it's a problem when so much damage is done."

She boasts as if she is concerned about the expense of the ledger. Then, as if remembering, she orders me.

enemy in front of me..." 

No, in a sense, the people behind are much worse. In particular, it's still good to have a straight line of hostility. What is really bad is favoritism. In any case...

"This world is a depressing game with only yandere heroines..."

I let out a small sigh. It's not funny because I've already been noticed by one of those Yandere girls. Please, I'm just a mob with no name. Can't someone please direct those bad favors to the main character of the original story?

"I guess I can't just sit here and mope... I've got work to do first...haha, seriously?"

That's when I finally realize. The charm around my neck is missing.

"Is it bad to tell the truth that I lost it? Which means..."

I look at the forest with a look of utter distaste.

"...Can I find it?"

I look up to the heavens and sigh, thinking the worst...

"..."

*

The sky shone with stars, a dragon pushing its way through the sky, and a dignified girl clinging to its head... She, the direct daughter of the 'Kizuki family', the most famous family of youkai exterminators in Fuso-koku, takes a look at the talisman in her hand.

She knows what it is. It was given to the servant by her innocent, naive, selfish, and moody little sister. That selfish, condescending woman who takes everything for granted, of all people...

"Of all the horrible and degrading things to give to that person..."

The next moment, the charm, with its cleverly disguised mental manipulation and clairvoyant curse, was burned to a crisp in front of the pale fire she had created at her hand.

"..."

Throwing away the remaining ashes as if they were something dirty, the eldest daughter of the Kizuki family flies through the night sky. And then she thinks. Who is the one who tried to frame that person and plot to kill that person, and how to deal with such a reckless and stupid person?

"You can have everything else as before. I'll give you the land, the money, the house, everything. But..."

There is a moment of silence, and then she murmurs in a resonant voice.

"That person is mine...!!"

Her voice was as quiet as the night, but it seeped with a thick, sordid, and passionate feeling...