“This is Master’s love, right?”
Eluka’s head was submerged in a pool of blood, as if she had enlightened to some truth, her brow and eyes relaxing with joy.
“Truly, Master is remarkable. Though I’ve worked so hard, Master always seems to understand love better than I do.”
“What is this…?”
An retreated to the corner of the wall, unable to hide the fear in her heart at that moment.
Is it really possible for someone to be reduced to just a head and still be alive?
“Ah, this.”
Noticing the terror and confusion in An’s eyes, Eluka’s head started to roll, rolling and rolling until it reached An’s feet, then narrowing her eyes, she looked at An and giddily laughed:
“Don’t be afraid, Master. This is the power of love! As long as there is love, nothing is impossible!”
“Nothing is impossible… That’s just the power of the Evil God.”
An forced herself to calm down, gritting her teeth as she said, “Are you really content to become this way, Eluka?”
“Content? Why wouldn’t I be? I feel amazing like this! I’ve never felt so good!”
“Well then, since Master is so serious about showing me the true essence of love, I can’t let Master’s effort be in vain.”
Eluka suddenly grinned, her expression grotesque, and a strange light flickered in her eyes:
“Master, come feel my love too!!”
Gurgle.
Gurgle.
As Eluka’s voice fell, her severed limbs began to visibly writhe and grow.
However, those limbs did not align perfectly with their previous positions, and the wounds did not close.
Instead, from the bleeding wounds, grotesque and twisted limbs continued to grow, flesh and bones churning and regrowing, adhering the old limbs and fragments of the body together, sewing them into a form that was entirely inhuman… a “monster.”
The “monster” lifted Eluka’s head but did not place it back atop her neck.
Rather, it stuffed that beautiful head onto a bulky body that could hardly be called that of a young girl.
Flesh writhed, consuming the head, while beneath Eluka’s head, two more faces gradually emerged.
They were the faces of her parents.
Three faces embedded in the monster’s abdomen evoked an indescribable feeling of disgust and dread.
Indeed, a true family should be whole and complete.
“Ah, I’m feeling… an unprecedented love!”
Eluka’s face displayed a twisted flush as the horrifying monster extended its grotesque limbs with dozens of fingers, lunging fiercely at An.
“I love you, Master!”
“Don’t touch me!”
An hissed softly.
A massive metal scythe materialized in her hand, instantly severing the reaching twisted limb.
At the same time, a metal cylinder violently stabbed into the monster’s body, which, under An’s control, transformed into countless spike-like protrusions that pierced from the inside out, through flesh and blood.
At that moment, the monster looked like a cactus grown into a tangled mass in a flowerpot.
Yet even as it was turned into a porcupine from the inside out, the monster’s vitality showed no sign of waning; Eluka’s eyes, pierced by the metal spikes, continued to move restlessly.
“Ah… it seems a bit insufficient…”
“This little love isn’t enough…”
“I need more, more…”
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
Suddenly, there came a knocking sound from outside the room’s window.
Extremely forceful.
Smash.
Accompanied by a crisp sound, the window instantly shattered.
Figures dressed in ordinary villager attire filed in through the broken window.
Through the gaps between them, An could clearly see that in the tranquil little fishing village, doors that were tightly shut suddenly swung open, and figures stumbled forth, staggering towards her like the undead.
Their faces were pale; some bore numbed expressions, others wept in agony, yet all had happy smiles at the corners of their mouths.
“I love you…”
They smiled and spoke.
Then—
Like stranded fish seeking the ocean, they struggled and squirmed, squeezing into the room through the window, eager to leap into the swelling flesh of the monster.
Old limbs and new limbs intertwined, forming an indescribable mass.
“Woof.”
An heard a familiar bark.
Turning around, a masculine figure from outside the room crawled in, step by step, towards the monster.
“Don’t.”
An instinctively reached out her hand, wanting to stop the man.
But he suddenly twisted away, turning back.
“Roar…”
Baring his teeth.
Like a real dog, he threatened against the stranger’s approach.
Then, taking advantage of the moment An was pushed back, he leaped into the monster’s body on all fours.
“Ah, dear, you’ve come.”
Eluka exclaimed happily:
“Let’s… merge together.”
“What… is happening?”
An suddenly realized she couldn’t do anything at all.
Neither could she kill Eluka, nor could she stop what was happening now.
She could only watch helplessly as the monster in the room gradually swelled, filled with flesh and blood.
Even soon, it filled the entire room.
Just like Eluka’s love, which seemed endless and ready to devour everything—
Love.
…
…
“Ah, this mountain.”
“Ah, this water.”
“Ah, this warm autumn sunlight.”
“Ah, and this breath of freedom.”
“It’s truly wonderful.”
Under the azure sky, beside the clear little river, Mu’en sat on a smooth boulder, leisurely enjoying this rare leisure time with his self-made fishing rod.
“Without a yandere maid chasing after me, a nasty perverted guy harassing me, or the fear of being poisoned, ambushed, or imprisoned, this life is so beautiful. I just want it to go on like this forever.”
“Why not just hide away in these mountains?”
Mu’en took a bite of a wild fruit he had picked from a tree, the sweet taste flooding his tongue, making him want to cry tears of happiness.
“Ah, there’s a fish on the line.”
The simple fishing rod suddenly became heavy.
Throwing the wild fruit aside, Mu’en focused, beginning a life-and-death struggle with the fish in the river, betting his dignity.
The fish was quickly reeled in.
“If only I had a camera, I’d love to take a commemorative photo.”
Looking at the several-pound fish in his hands, Mu’en couldn’t help but feel a heavy sense of satisfaction.
For a fisherman, what could be more exhilarating than catching a suitably large fish?
“Let’s roast it.”
After a brief moment of thought, Mu’en decisively decided the fish’s fate.
Soon a bonfire was lit, and the fish was placed on a branch.
Watching the flames kiss the fish meat, the aroma of fish gradually began to spread.
The happiness within Mu’en was overflowing, nearly spilling out.
Time passed peacefully.
Mu’en hummed a gentle tune, unable to help but smile.
“Even if a meteor were to crash down right now, it couldn’t shake my heart that is so full of joy.”
—Just as the words left his mouth.
Mu’en heard a loud crash not far away.
Something suddenly flew over and crashed into the small hill behind him.
Dust rose into the air.
“…”
Mu’en stiffly turned around, his mouth twitching.
No way, I was just joking, I didn’t mean it!
