I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 23

Chapter 23 – Where Have You Been, Master?!

“What -..”

As she was about to question Lian’s inquiry, confused and not understanding it, her vision spun wildly.

“What is this -… Aaaah!”

Her view changed rapidly, one moment after another. Since she wasn’t affected by gravity, Julianna started flying around at tremendous speeds.

As Julianna seemed to disappear from sight, Lian spoke with a relieved voice as if he had wiped away years of grime.

“Whew, handled that without a problem.”

The question ‘How are you fixing your geospatial coordinates?’ was one of the surefire ways to exorcize a ghost, even more so than any other exorcism method. In the comedic world, carelessly posing that question to a ghost could get one dragged to a police station; it was that dangerous a phrase.
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“Lian, what did you just do?”

“Oh, that ghost looked like a malevolent spirit, so I flung it away.”

“Fling it away?”

With the situation being something Noah had neither heard nor seen, his mind filled with question marks. Soon, all those questions were overshadowed by a feeling of regret.

‘If I had taken that hand, could I have become stronger?’

Noah had nearly grabbed the hand that was so easily offered power, but he didn’t trust it completely. Every book he had read before finding the white book stated that an easily gained power demanded an equal price.

Had Noah rejected the power by his own choice, it might have been different, but now that the opportunity was snatched away by force, his desire for power grew stronger.

‘…Let’s look for another book.’

As Noah stood up and was about to reach for the bookshelves.

Thump.

“Hyah?!”

Lian abruptly grabbed Noah’s hand.

“Noah, as I said before, this place is off-limits by Mia’s orders. Plus, I’ve heard something else. Lots of dangerous books are stored here, and simply opening them can cause separation of skin and bones.”

“Uh, oh…”

Reacting to Lian’s words, Noah’s head was filled with fresh alarm.

“It looks like you came here because you had some trouble and were looking for a place without people… Let’s not stay here. Come with me instead, let’s go eat something sweet. It might cheer you up. If there’s anything you want to vent about, I’ll listen!”

Lian’s eyes twinkled as he smoothly and enthusiastically laid out his plan.

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“Ahh -! That’s what friends are for!”

In the comedic world, friends are there for fooling around, but for serious talks, they quickly cut ties and are discarded. Residents of this world can hardly endure a boring tale for five minutes.

Finally able to engage in a ‘friendly’ conversation, Lian looked brighter than ever.

“Uh, oh…”

Noah just looked at his hand held by Lian, unable to utter anything but nonsensical sounds.

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“Then let’s go!”

Lian pulled, and Noah was dragged along.

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“Did you eat properly?”

“…No.”

“Then let’s get some food fi -..”

Swoosh –

Before I could finish speaking, something flew towards me like the wind and stuck to my face.

“Master…! Where have you been!”

It was Jess’s voice. I reflexively tried to peel off Jess, clinging to my face, but Jess didn’t come off easily.

“Jess… I can’t breathe.”

“..!”

At that, Jess loosened the grip of her hands. I heard something like a popping sound, and Jess fell from my hands.

“Ooh…”

Jess’s eyes brimmed with tears, as if they could burst forth at any moment. An alarm went off in my head. I swung Jess up and down, trying to calm her.

“Why does our Jess want to cry? Are you hungry?”

Then Jess, on the verge of tears, spread her arms and said,

“Hug me…”

“Okay, okay!”

I immediately cradled the murmur-sounding Jess close to me. I patted the back of Jess, stuck to me like a koala, and looked at Noah.

“Then let’s go too.”

“…Yeah.”

It seemed we had to hurry. Noah’s expression was not good at all! I carried Jess in my arms straight to the kitchen.

“Did you have your meal, Jess?”

Jess muttered and shook her head. It seemed as if Jess had starved because I wasn’t there.

“You shouldn’t do that in the future. You might not grow tall if you starve.”

“…!”

Jess’s eyes widened in shock.

“I’ll make sure to eat well from now on!”

“Good, good.”

Fortunately, there was leftover food in the kitchen, so it looked like we could solve the meal situation by heating that up. I had already eaten before the experiment, so I only prepared food for Jess and Noah.

The original plan was to listen to Noah’s grievances while he ate a meal or snack, but with Jess there, it seemed difficult. And I couldn’t just kick Jess out.

So, I decided to inspect the kitchen while the two of them ate. The kitchen was tidy, maybe because Pia had organized it.
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Clatter, clatter.

While listening to them eat, I took out all the remaining fruits and started cutting them. I intended to prepare them as snacks for the kids.

After cutting them into edible sizes, I filled a plate and set it aside as I cleaned up. Jess and Noah finished their meal.

“I’ll take care of the washing up.”

“I want to help!”

Jess proudly held up her bowl, wagging her tail, but Noah shook his head and said,

“Jess, you’re still too small; it will be hard for you.”

“…!!”

Jess’s face showed shock. The kitchen we were using had been lowered to accommodate my height by Mia, so while Pia, Noah, and I could use it comfortably, children half my size like Jess couldn’t.

Jess looked up incredulously at the sink that was taller than her and then drooped her ears and tail.

I transferred the fruit-laden plate to a tray and handed it to Jess, saying,

“We’ll take care of the dishes, so can you take this to the dining room? Since everyone will eat it together, it would be great if you called the others too.”

“…! Okay!”

Jess perked up her drooping ears and nodded. Then, carefully, she began to walk, holding the tray.

“Noah, can you follow Jess? I’ll take care of the dishes.”

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“But -…”

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“It’s okay. I need to wash the knife and cutting board I used for the fruit anyway.”

“Mmm… I will prepare the meal tomorrow then.”

“Thanks, that’d be great.”

The children had learned simple cooking during their time here, and because of that, Noah could manage to prepare a simple meal as well.

With the meat and fruit all gone, there wasn’t much choice for cooking, so I happily agreed to Noah’s offer.

“Hee-hum, nee-hum.”

As Jess hummed and walked away, Noah quickly left the kitchen.

“Alright -… now I should check the food supplies.”

It’s important to check the food inventory before it completely runs out so that I can ask Mia in advance to refill whatever is lacking. As I was about to head to the freezer.

“You mongrel!”

“…!”

With a roar, a white book fell in front of me. The book opened on its own and a white woman came flying out.

“Ah, it’s a ghost.”

“Eek…!”

The ghost was shaking and clenching her fists. How has she returned? I had used a fearsome exorcism spell.

“Hmm, does it not work the first time? Geospat -..”

“Ahhhh! Stop it!”

As I was about to ask once more how she fixes her geospatial coordinates, the woman screamed and threw her arms forward, flailing wildly.

Clank, clang –

Then objects in the kitchen began to float up. It was a poltergeist phenomenon that occurred when a ghost became emotionally agitated.

“Huh? What’s this?”

The ghost, seeing the floating objects, displayed a confused expression before turning grim and flailing her hands at me.

“Die!”

And with that command, all the floating objects began to fly toward me.

Whisk! Whoosh!

Forks and other items started to come at me. I grinned and easily twisted my body, dodging the flying debris as if I were performing in a circus.

I didn’t stop there; I caught items that would break upon hitting the floor with my mouth or hands.

“What, what’s that?!”

The ghost’s anger turned to dumbfounded amazement as the objects floating in mid-air started to lose momentum and fall. I dashed to catch the delicate plates with rhythmic precision.

“Wow…”
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Clap, clap.

The ghost, unwittingly applauding, watched as I triumphantly smiled. Don’t underestimate my skills from living in the comedic world!
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“Phew… Have you calmed down now?”

“…!”

The ghost, belatedly coming to her senses with wide eyes, made me sigh. I promptly opened the cabinet, and out came hot brewed tea.

It was literally just-made tea, not tea leaves or a cup, but the actual beverage. I set the tea in front of the ghost on the kitchen table and said,

“Come over here and talk to me. What’s this lingering attachment all about?”

“Uh…?”

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“Do you have regrets? Is that why?”

“Ye…Yes.”

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“Once you talk it all out, you might feel a bit of relief. Go ahead and tell me everything. Drink some tea too.”

“No, I can’t drink t… okay.”

The ghost held the tea cup with an ‘is this necessary?’ look on her face. Naturally, the tea cup remained held by the ghost’s hand.

“Ah, it’s hot!”

“It’s hot so let it cool before you drink it.”

The ghost’s face transformed into an indescribable expression.