A disoriented encounter

Hello everyone!

Previously, as you'll recall, Sara and I were fleeing at top speed from a possessed police woman and her (possible) attempt at sexual assault. However, there was something we didn't count on.

What didn't we count on, you ask?

Well, it turns out that... She was much more persistent than I imagined!!

I'm not exaggerating when I say she chased us like an evil spirit! And now that I think about it, in a sense, she is!

So, did you manage to escape?

Well, the answer to that question is both a yes and a no.

And before you ask me why that kind of answer, I'll tell you the reason: although we managed to escape her in the end, it seems she "marked" me as some kind of prey while shouting things like that made it more fun for her, or about the pleasure of dominating and crushing someone else's rebellious spirit in bed...

Isn't that horrible?!

On top of that, she proudly proclaimed these words, screaming them at me in public, regardless of how many people were watching... Haa... Although I already know that the soul inside doesn't care about the consequences of what happens to the body it's possessing because it can simply transfer to another body... But still... Shouldn't she be a little more careful?

I mean, if someone who didn't have the context of what's happening saw the scene, it would just look like an adult woman who works as a police officer is publicly shouting that she's going to sexually assault a minor (physically speaking)...

Can you believe it all happened literally out of nowhere?

Why are you so calm about your situation?

The answer to your question, dear reader, is very simple, and that is obviously...

Because I always get lost!! (presumption)

I have so much experience in these kinds of situations that I can now stay calm when I get lost!

<"But I must say, this presence of a high-ranking curse is interesting.">

"What did you just say...?"

<"Mmmmm, there's a peculiar presence of a high-ranking curse.">

Forget everything I just said, it's no time to be calm!

"What the hell do we do?!"

<"You shouldn't worry so much. What I'm sensing is more of the residual presence it left before being purified, so it shouldn't exist anymore.">

"Phew.... That's a relief."

<"But it's likely that the consequences of its existence will linger.">

".... What does that mean?"

<"It means that high-ranking curses are usually equivalent in power to certain gods and, in some cases, even superior, being the incarnation of the equivalent resentment of thousands or billions of different humans, which is why even when they are eliminated, they still leave their mark on the environment, just like that one.">

Following the direction Echidna pointed with her gaze after hearing everything she said, that's when I saw...

"Chu-chu, choo-choo, or tchou-tchou!!"

A completely naked man running like a locomotive while vigorously stroking his penis, spreading his fluids all over the road...

"Ugh!!!"

<"Are you okay?!">

("We are experiencing technical difficulties, please wait a moment")

".... Agh... Inhale... Exhale... Phew..."

<"Do you feel better?">

".... Perhaps."

Sorry about that... But seeing that image, the trauma of being chased by a muscular man in tight swimwear pursuing me with that "area" raised came back to me, making me vomit everything I had in my stomach...

"What the hell was that?!"

<"Most likely, it's a victim left behind by the curse before it disappeared.">

"... What did the curse do to him?"

<"From what it seems, before disappearing, it destroyed all semblance of sanity in that person, and most likely in everyone else it could reach.">

"Did it make a kamikaze move?!"

<"If that's how you want to see it, then that comparison is valid.">

This is not good!!

If something like that happened, most likely this entire city has been "hidden" or "isolated" from the outside world! Which means...!!

"We're not in Central City?!"

<"Didn't you notice?">

"How did we get here?!"

<"You're asking something strange, after all, we got here by crossing that fog barrier over there that distorts orientation and cognition.">

"So how did Sara and I manage to get in?!"

<"It's not possible to disorient something that's already much more disoriented than the barrier is capable of doing, in your case, and in Sara's... well, perhaps it's due to her condition?">

"......"

Does that mean my sense of direction is worse than a barrier specifically made for that?

Is this a damn joke?!

... No, no, no, no, no, no, calm down, me. Maybe the barrier was defective!

I still shouldn't lose hope!!

"... Excuse me... y-you are... Are you normal?"

"Huh?"

When I looked behind me after hearing a voice that pulled me out of my little existential crisis, I noticed an expressionless girl who gave the impression of being very young, the type who would be popular with lovers of little girls, so to her question there was only one answer I could give...

"Well, of course I'm normal!"

"Sniff... Sniff... Finally... Ugh...! Waaaaaah!"

"Huh?! What happened?! Please don't cry!"

... Did I say something wrong? I don't know?! But for now, I must calm her down!!