"It's not working!!"

"Haaa... That's why I warned you it was useless"

"Ugh... So what should I do...?"

... Mmmm... Huh...? Aah, right, I almost forgot!

Hello, everyone!

Tell me the truth, you missed that phrase, didn't you?

Well, I missed saying it too!

Haaa... Time at the hospital was pretty tough, having a lot more surveillance than expected. Or rather, why could Mom (possessed) along with Sara and Susie live there as if it were nothing?

They literally stayed in my hospital room the whole time, and to top it off, I occasionally saw others like Rima or Darcy come out of nowhere!

Am I exaggerating?

I wish!!

However, as illogical as it sounds, they would come out of places I had previously checked as empty, like the bathroom or from behind an open door. And even from under my bed!

And that last one was terrifying!!

...Haaa... Seriously... someone tell me, how the hell can they just appear out of nowhere?!

(Slap!)

"Ouuuch!"

"Haaa... That's why I warned you it was useless"

"Ugh, you know, Echidna, since we've synchronized more, I think you've become more skilled at predicting me."

"More than that, I'd say I'm now better at intuiting your mental state... Or at least more than before."

"I don't know whether to be happy or worried about that."

"In my case, it feels extremely pleasant."

As you'll remember, dear readers, that battle against the dragon ended with serious... well... after-effects... Oh, who am I kidding... it ended with serious collateral damage!!

Aren't you exaggerating?

Dear reader, I want you to carefully remember the change in topography in an area of the veil related to this city, in addition to the space-time cracks left behind and the unexpected condition of the dragon after the clash of powers, so that, after considering all that, you answer me frankly...

Does it seem like I'm exaggerating?!

"The worst part was that after that, I ended up knocked out by a hellish pain that I don't even want to remember!"

.... But sadly, my suffering didn't end there, because upon waking up in the hospital, completely covered in plaster casts like a cartoon character, I was greeted by the cheerful (terrifying) image of almost my entire family smiling at me with joyful (TERRIFYING) smiles, gently asking me (!!IT WAS SCARY!!) about the reason for my escape and subsequent hospital stay.

I won't lie to you, that moment made me remember my whole life up to that point only to reach one conclusion.

What conclusion did I reach?

Ehehehe, you see, after recalling the events so far, I realized... I really have no idea how I got to this point!!

I mean, I'm sure that when I was reincarnated into this world, I intended to live a (relatively) normal life!

And... yet... looking back at my life so far...

After spending a short time in this world as a baby, I ended up seeing how Mom is possessed by another person's soul, then I become the vessel for a serpent goddess, I got (stole) a servant with no free will from the hands of a budding sadist, I was trapped by a clown's curse (that I never knew), straw dolls were born as adorable curses against the damned trucks, I met a poor constant victim of the possession drug, adopting her in the process, I was trapped in a literary world for the first time, I almost died at the hands of an imposing black armor that Echidna beat up, thus giving birth to the reformed Silver who started the trend of calling me "Mom," and after that...

"Ah, too many memories!"

(Slap!)

"Calm down and breathe!"

"Haaa... Haa... Phew... Thanks for that, Echidna, I needed it!"

Ahem, I'm sorry for that small loss of control. It's just that after that, I remembered that stupid king and the underwear thing, leading to a small panic (fury) attack along with some sinful (burning) desires, but don't worry because now I'm calm!

So let's stop talking about the past and go back to the present!!

"... Now that I think about it, what was I doing?"

"Holding your head in frustration for not being able to remember your dreams."

"Ah, that's right... Thanks for the reminder..."

"No problem."

"Well, thanks to Echidna, now I remember, so I'll explain!"

You see, it turns out that when I was knocked out for a while because of that dragon, I seemed to have had a very nostalgic dream... Although when I woke up I couldn't remember it clearly, or rather... every time I try to remember it, I feel as if a fog forms in my mind... And that...

That annoys me!!

Why can't I remember?!

So, carrying this inexplicable frustration, I decided to write down all my dreams to try to remember!

.... However, sadly, it hasn't worked so far.

For what reason?

Excellent question, dear reader, and actually the reason is quite simple, yet frustrating, because it turns out... I'm incapable of remembering my dreams!!

I tried everything, but nothing has worked!

I used everything I could think of and even asked Echidna and the others in case I unknowingly talked in my sleep, hoping to get some clue from it, but the only thing they all told me was that I sleep "deeply" in addition to being a "sleepwalker" when I sleep!

As you may have deduced, those answers weren't very useful in solving this problem that has unexpectedly become one of my current concerns.

One of the current ones?

Yep, you heard right, dear reader, one of the current ones, and before you ask, "what are the others?", let me tell you... I'm here to answer!

But hey, they actually have to do with the consequences of that battle with the dragon, so I'll list them one by one, okay?

Let's begin!!

[First problem!]

It seems that thanks to the space-time cracks left in the "veil", some gods were tasked with repairing them and are now being cruelly overworked without rest trying to fix them, so it seems I've earned their resentment. ¡Although fortunately thanks to Echidna, they don't know my identity or where to find me, so I'm partially safe!

Why partially?

That's because the gods put a bounty on my head in the "veil", sending their apostles to "punish me", which is now a famous story within the "veil" where I'm currently known as the "knight of the veil".

".... Maybe I deserve it, I won't deny it, but still, I think it was excessive!!"

[Second problem!]

That dragon that, according to Echidna, was named Dragnir, was known as a world-destroying calamity, which after the battle became... Well... Small and... Adorable...

I want to repeat, I have no idea how this happened!!

.... Haaa, in the end, I couldn't resist those puppy dog eyes, and since it had suffered fighting to the death without understanding the reason anyway, I decided I definitely wouldn't leave empty-handed.

That's why I adopted it, naming it Drag for short!

Is it okay to do something like that?

No idea, but it's my baby now!!

(Slap!!)

"Owww!"

"Calmed down?"

".... Yes."

"... Ahem... Let's forget that... Well, let's get back to the topic!"

[Third problem!]

"Mommy~"

"Ah, yes, yes, good girl~"

Some straw dolls somehow mutated, gaining human form, which I'm now pampering while I figure out how the hell to ask what happened here!

[Fourth, last, and most important problem!]

.... My pride was viciously destroyed without my consent.

Isn't that normal?

Does it seem normal to you to be forced into cross-dressing and going to school like that?!

Because it doesn't to me!!

Even more humiliating was how everyone at school took pictures of me without even speaking, just staring at me creepily!

Can you understand the pain and psychological humiliation I suffered?

Can you understand it?!

"Haaa... The only thing that gives me peace is that now I can once again curse the aberration of nature called a truck."

Well, since I didn't have any straw available at the hospital, I had to settle for paper, so lately, I've been making paper men to release my resentment.

"Sometimes a change isn't so bad, don't you think, Echidna?"

"That's right. That you're now making shikigami with cursed energy is a good change."

"What...?"

"Huh...?"

"Just to ask, Echidna."

"I have a bad feeling, but go ahead, ask."

"What do you mean?!"