Azuki Arai and the Spider Woman [Part 2]

The samurais rushed over when they heard Olivers scream.

What happened?!

The male diplomat passed out in front of the interpreter ladys room.

Im sorry for alarming you Perhaps he was still half asleep.

Melsa apologized to the samurais and slapped both sides of Olivers cheeks.

Oliver, Oliver?

Uhn? Uugh EEK

Oliver shrieked when he saw Melsas face the moment he woke up.

Its rude to scream after seeing someones face

You Melsa, you! I-Is that thing real?

What nonsense are you talking about

There was, a big spider, on your head

Did you hit your head too?

W-What was he saying?

Seeing that Oliver looked abnormally frightened, the samurais asked Melsa while increasing their vigilance.

When Oliver suddenly opened the sliding door to Melsas room without knocking in the middle of the night, he accidentally saw Melsa writing Yorikos top recipes intently at a blinding speed with a huge spider on her head.

Oliver, what were you thinking when you entered a ladys room without knocking? At such late hours at that.

I-I saw it! A huge spider was on your head!

Please keep your sleep drunkenness in moderation. Why. Are. You. In. My. Room? No way! Are you attempting a sneak visit?!

Y-Youre wrong!!! I just heard a strange noise! A strange shoki-shoki noise! I kept hearing the noise even though I couldnt see its form!!! T-Thats why I was worried if you were scared alone But when I opened the door, there was a spider on your head

Theres no way there would be a spider on my head, right?

N-No, I saw it! I really saw it!

Olivers flustered appearance worried the samurais, and they asked Melsa again.

Is he alright?

He said that he heard strange noises. He didnt see anything but kept hearing a shoki shoki sound.

After Melsa interpreted it for them, the samurais burst into laughter with a puff.

That is probably an Azuki Arai Please tell him that its alright because it is a harmless specter.

The samurais returned to their rooms, a little flabbergasted by what Oliver was so scared about.

Oi! Melsa! What was it? What did those Imperial Japanese people say?!

They laughed because the shoki shoki noise came from a harmless specter called Azuki Arai, and that it was completely alright.

Specter?! What is that? A monster? Is it a monster?

I think its more like a type of ghost, though

Ghost!!! Isnt that dangerous?! We could get cursed! Call the exorcists of this country immediately!

Didnt they already say that its fine and that it was harmless? Azuki Arai How nostalgic So they have specters in Imperial Japan too, huh Wash me beans, or catch me a human to eat Shoki-shoki! Shoki-shoki!, was it?

Fufufu Melsa remembered about her past world and hummed the tune.

I-It eats humans, so of course its not okay!

Oliver trembled after hearing what Melsa said.

Wouldnt it be alright if you chose to wash the beans in the end? Well, Im not sure though. Can you return to your room now, Oliver?

No, but why was there a spider on your head

Theres no way I had a spider on my head!

Melsa forcibly chased Oliver out of her room and closed the sliding door shut.

Violet, who had been hiding in the shadow of the table, appeared with a rustle and looked up at Melsa worriedly.

I fooled him somehow, so its alright, Melsa grinned at Violet and invited the spider to sleep while tidying the many recipes she had written.

Melsas POV

Haah. Oliver really has the worst timing.

I cant believe he would abruptly open the sliding door to my room in the middle of the night without knocking first.

He pretended to be all strong and great when he was, in fact, a coward. That part of him hasnt changed since long ago.

Just thinking that I would have been married to him if he hadnt broken off our engagement at that time gave me the shivers.

Now I cant imagine being with any other man besides Leonard.

It was the first time we were separated this far since we got married.

As I started feeling drowsy, I lay down on the bed while thinking about the faces of my husband and children.

I wonder if everyone is doing alright

Is Leonard taking good care of the children

Is George studying properly

Is William keeping up well with his Practical Skill for Hunters

Is Emma causing any trouble

Emma is not making any trouble, right?

Emma is alright, right?

Right?

Authors words: In the end, Melsa couldnt sleep from all the worry.