Leinster squeezed all the strength in his four limbs and then, under the gazes of countless hungry ghosts in the store...
He bit the handle of the oil lamp, crawled like a spider and rushed out of the store.
"Otwo— wun (run)!! Huwwy (hurry)!!"
"Y-yes!!"
Otomen Lover quickly turned around to leave, but when she ran past the human eye jewel and the obsidian placed casually on the glass counter, she suddenly snatched them away with one palm.
!
What did they just see?
The shopkeepers behind Otomen Lover clearly saw this move and they all roared like wounded beasts.
"Ahhh! Thief...!"
"Robbery!!"
"Punish...! Punish...!"
Otomen Lover felt an invisible pressure enveloping her body but before her body became heavy, her eyes sharpened with a strong determination.
Swish!
Otomen Lover suddenly swung her oil lamp and smashed it onto another glass display with all of her strength.
Crack!
The glass shattered under the impact and the flame even slithered into the glass display, spreading the tongue of fire!
The shopkeepers who were chasing behind shrieked and scrambled away, their heels and necks flying chaotically in the air.
"Fire...! Fire...!"
The entire store descended into chaos and Otomen Lover immediately looted all the jewels inside that glass display before rushing out of the store.
Even when her body became as heavy as a stone and her speed slowed down, she didn't dare to stop!
Leinster noticed the commotion behind and while crawling on all four, he gave Otomen Lover two big thumbs, tears streaming down his eyes.
Good job!
As expected as my loyal fan!
I've nothing left to teach you!
Otomen Lover quickly caught up with Leinster and dumped all her loot onto Leinster's shopping bag before taking the shopping bag into her own hands.
"Let me help you— "
Otomen Lover was about to scoop Leinster's shoulder to help him when Leinster quickly spat out the lamp in his mouth, swung his chains and tossed them straight at Otomen Lover.
"That...'s...too...slow! Qu...ick! Pull...me...! Or...toss...me out!"
They had to leave the store!
As long as they left, the rule in the store wouldn't apply to them and they wouldn't turn into a jewel!
After saying this, Leinster grabbed the lamp with his hand and urged Otomen Lover with his eyes, his vision already twisted horribly.
"Huwwy!!"
"O-okay!"
Otomen Lover quickly gripped the chain and the tiny thorns stabbed mercilessly into her fragile skin.
Sting!
"Hiss..."
Otomen Lover grimaced in pain, but she quickly bit her tongue and coiled the chain around her palm, not minding the thorns all over her palm.
"Ughhh!!"
With a strong pull, Otomen Lover dragged Leinster's heavy body with her tiny body.
The moment Otomen Lover pulled Leinster with the chains, the thorns dug deep into her skin and flesh, tearing her palms into a bloody mess.
Tak. Tak.
Fresh red blood fell to the floor drop by drop and sweat slid down Otomen Lover's pale face.
Her face was twisted in so much pain but she bit her lips harder, only occasionally whimpering in silence.
"Ughh...ugh..."
The smell of blood and the silent cries awakened Leinster's muddy brain.
The hallucination in his eyes was growing wild, but Leinster subconsciously controlled the thorns around his chains, instantly retracting them.
The stinging pain was gone in a second and Otomen Lover subconsciously let out the breath she was holding.
"Hufff!! Hufff!!"
"Oto..."
A sharp glint flashed in the dark and Leinster's eyes instantly widened.
"Watch out!!"
The wind cut towards Otomen Lover's neck and the woman subconsciously ducked down, the chains wrapped around her palms slid to the floor.
Swish!
The sharp wind passed through Otomen Lover, just an inch away from her head and it still cut a few strands of her hair.
Losing the target, the wind landed on the wall and glass display behind Otomen Lover.
Crack!
Another deep gash appeared, followed by the familiar sound of high heels.
"Don't...run!!"
A high-pitched roar echoed throughout the store, sending a shiver down one's spine.
It was the female customer!
Drap. Drap. Drap. Drap.
The floor trembled and following behind the female customer, rows after rows of corpses with long necks ran as fast as cheetahs.
The female shopkeepers were here too!
Leinster quickly shouted at Otomen Lover, who was scrambling to take her lamp and the shopping bag.
"Run! Don't...look...back!"
"What are you saying?? We are only a few steps away!"
Otomen Lover refused to leave Leinster behind, but her arms trembled and she staggered, almost falling to the ground.
Her own body had already hardened and her sanity dropped all the way to 60.
Ringing noises and strange whispers filled her head, making her dizzy.
Seeing Otomen Lover's disheveled appearance, Leinster tossed the lamp in his hand towards Otomen Lover.
"Run! Keep...my lamp...and shine it on me...once I leave the store!"
"Leinster??"
Otomen Lover shouted in disbelief as she watched the place around the man's figure swallowed by the darkness.
What is he doing??
Won't he die without the lamp??
"Don't...worry...I... won't...die..."
The darkness in the store couldn't snatch away the prey belonging to the store.
That's what he noticed in the luxury store watch before.
"Quick...run..." Leinster's weak voice came out of the darkness.
"Y-you! You!"
Otomen Lover was so frustrated, but her body honestly ran out of the store.
This reckless guy! Even if he didn't die, the flame could at least scare the female customer away, right?
What is he planning to do??
Otomen Lover's head was full of question marks but once she was outside of the store, her body transformation stopped.
She could finally spare some time to look inside the store while pacing back and forth.
Leinster, hurry up!
In the darkness, Leinster flicked his wrist and two black chains cut through the air, shooting towards the floor right outside of the store.
Crack!
The sharp edge of the chain pierced through the tile and the moment it was embedded deep, Leinster pulled the chains.
"Ughhh!"
Leinster's body was instantly pulled towards the chains, just like how it worked in a certain Titan Anime.
Swoosh!
The man's body shot out of the store like a shooting star!
The moment the body left the darkness in the store, Leinster shouted at Otomen Lover.
"Quick! Shine the lamp— "
The dim yellow light shone upon his body and at the same time, Leinster caught sight of Otomen Lover's excited face.
Then...her face contorted into fear as her scream brushed past his ears.
"Leinster!! Behind— "
Ah...it was too late.
STAB!
Leinster felt a strong sting in his left chest and he slowly looked down.
Three sharp red nails pierced through his heart, protruding out of his chest.
"Cough!"
Blood spurted out of the wound and Leinster subconsciously coughed up blood, dyeing his white clothes red.
Ba-thump.
Ba-thump.
Leinster's heart slowed down and his vision slowly darkened.
He could feel his life force seeping away from his body.
A faint scream rang in the background as darkness swallowed Leinster's entire sight.
"LEINSTER!!!"