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I tried to create a burial mound in the sand pit, but the severed head said, “I’m still alive!” and rejected my offer of a memorial service.

just accept

“What a stupid thing to say. When the existence is strange, the words are strange too. There is no way humans can continue living with just a head. Just be buried and rest in peace already.”

“Like I said I’m alive! I might be a situation where I’m bound in a foetal position and wrapped in a sleeping bag and then buried with just my head sticking out, but I’m alive!”

hmm

Hearing that, I stopped my hands for an instant. I see, this severed head, looking at the circ.u.mstances it doesn’t feel like a ghost. I can’t see any bit of transparency or the like that ghosts should have. It’s just an extremely unsightly face covered with sweat and sand.

but still

“Hmm, It seems you are really alive. In that case I will fix it.”

“Ooh, you finally got it.”

“Just be buried and die already.”

“It became worse!?”

thou hath sinned

I ignored Severed Head-san’s words with a smile and resolved to complete the burial mound, but in contrast to being just a head,it put up quite a stubborn resistance. With my efforts made in vain, it’s a shame but I had to give up.

When I stopped my hand, Severed Head-san’s whose face had become covered with sand begged, “Won’t you save me?”. It seems he has become like this after being buried in the sand pit, but estimating from the angle of the head, this person has been buried almost vertically. Even if it is in the foetal position, it should’ve been troublesome for those doing the burying too. Thinking of that effort, I can’t help but pity them.

let’s finish the job for them

“Hey, won’t you save me already?”

“Why should I?”

no reason

I tilted my head at Severed Head-san’s request. Severed Head-san’s expression became one of astonishment, but that is the one that is strange. To me, I cannot understand why Severed Head-san cannot understand why I won’t save him.

devil is back

“I will ask again. Why, must, I, save, Severed Head-san?”

“Eh, why……wait, Severed Head-san? Me?”

“Come on. Peeking under the skirt of a maiden who was pa.s.sing by and moreover shouting out his thoughts about it, why must I save such a pervert?”

“No……well, think of it as human kindness……”

human kindness?

I snorted at Severed Head-san who had become fl.u.s.tered.

what a joke

“Human kindess. What an absurd thing to say. Perverts are not human. Wild beasts that have been consumed by their desires and forgotten their senses don’t even have the right to receive judgement.”

“They do! Even perverts are human! They have the right to receive judgement at least!”

no they aren’t…

Unfortunately, it is as Severed Head-san says.

but they will be judged guilty

“I’m sorry, I apologise for peeking at your underwear. But I was desperate to stop you somehow. And if it was a guy anyone would……uboh”

die

He started on some lame excuse so I threw sand on him. In fact I tried to bury him like that, but the opponent was quite desperate.

stop struggling and rest in peace

“Uwah, waitwait. I’m not asking you to dig me out. I just need you to help me make a phone call.”

to the morgue?

A tearful plea. It seems the main cause of these tears are from sand entering the eyes, so his heart hasn’t been moved.

But I have thought of something good. I took out my mobile from my pocket.

internet

“Yesyes……wait, hey, you. What are you doing?”

kachik kachik

Severed Head-san saw me activating the smartphone’s camera and his expression stiffened.

No, what I’m doing, well.

social media

“I’m just taking a picture of an extremely curious severed head.”

share for likes

At my words, the blood drained from Severed Head-san’s face. It’s becoming more and more like a real severed head.

When I happily tried to take a picture of that, he started shaking his head with a frantic expression. Mumu. Like this the picture will be blurred.

I gracefully gave up on taking a picture. Keeping the mobile in position, I just switched from camera mode to video.

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