Masho no Otoko wo Mezashimasu

l then closed its mouth and began to chew slowly.

MUNCH!! CRUSH!! MUNCH!! CHEW!!

I didn’t know what the doll ate, but it wasn’t the sound of eating something decent. 

Without noticing, Shino-san and Mishima-san were close to each other.

『”…..I see, I see”』

It seemed that the doll had finished eating.

『”Little girls, don’t worry. It’s not a human soul, it’s just a firefly.”』

“Firefly…?”

『”Yes, it has nothing to do with the human soul.”』

Even if it has nothing to do with the human soul, this is horror enough, you know? I mean, does it make such a sound when you eat insects? What I heard was the sound of chewing a hard object.

“F-Francoise, how was my behavior?”

『”Yes, yes, Josephine. It was very good. Relieve clients’ doubts and reassure them with swift action. This is a first-class action.
Very professional.”』

“Fufu… I’m glad.
This should have increased his favorability of me.”

『”Yeah, Josephine. This night, you’ll be on his heart.”』

…… Nothing is wrong with what you’re saying, but that’s if I’m just a normal man.
Your existence is something I want to keep tightly sealed in my memory box.

“L-let’s go.
We should move for now.”

“I agree”

It was a really strange atmosphere, but if we didn’t move on, this test of courage would not end. 

We went ahead, praying that nothing would happen. 

…..But as much as we didn’t want something to happen, the world said differently.

Something sat quietly in a slightly open area designed to allow climbers to rest. There were also vending machines around, and their light illuminates the dim mountains. “It” was sitting on a bench… in a nutshell, a ghost. The reason I could tell at a glance was that the woman was transparent.

“T-t-t-that is…”

“… I’m surprised”

“It really came out…”

Mishima-san made a quivering voice.
Shino-san and I were also surprised. Then the ghost turned her face toward us, perhaps noticing us. 

At that moment we stiffened ourselves. In horror movies and the like, the ghost’s face was usually terrifying and that was common knowledge.

… But the ghost we saw, was a fleeting beauty. And when she looked at us, tears were floating in her eyes.

We, who were tense, relieved the tension and instead, worried about what made her so sad.

“Francoise… there’s a delicious meal over there.”

『”Yeah, Josephine, but well, it doesn’t look so juicy.”』

What should I do… These guys are going to eat her.