I Was Possessed By An Unknown Manga Chapter 148: Help!

The next day.

Waking up at 4 a.m. as usual, I despaired upon realizing my body hadn’t returned to its original state yet.

Since today was Friday and school would reopen on Monday, I now had only about three days left.

The last ti I took the dicine, it took about three days for my body to return to normal, so I wasn’t sure why it hadn’t yet.

‘It can’t be helped.’

All I could do now was try to buy as much ti as possible.

Before my parents woke up, I sneaked into the living room, placed the vegetable box I had brought yesterday on the table, and left a note.

[These are the vegetables I got from helping with the farm work at Senior’s house, feel free to use them.]

Then, waking up Saya, who was still sound asleep, I went out for a morning jog.

“Ugh, sleepy…”

It was odd that a ghost liked sleeping at night; she really was unique.

Rubbing my eyes, I gazed at Saya floating in the air and then started to jog lightly.

“Huff, huff, huff, huff.”

My body felt heavier than usual.

Probably because I’d turned into a child.

The efforts of about two years vanished in an instant, but looking back, it wasn’t as bad as I thought.

Since I’d already been through this once, I was confident I could build my muscles more skillfully if I started over.

Was this what it ant to go back to the beginning?

The course that would usually take 30 minutes took about an hour, twice as long, and feeling breathless, I collapsed on the grass.

The sky, still without the morning sun, was just beginning to brighten.

Saya, floating in the air, asked with a weary expression,

“Why do you exercise so hard?”

“Just because. I like it.”

Initially, I started exercising to navigate the unpredictable world of love cody, but now I do it simply because I enjoy it.

There was a term in exercise called ‘runner’s high’, where it was painful until a certain point, but once you cross that line, endorphins would bereleased in the brain, giving a sense of happiness.

I was experiencing this runner’s high in my fitness routine.

Hearing this explanation, Saya said,

“You are addicted to exercise.”

“I know.”

After replying, I sat up once I caught my breath.

My whole body was drenched in sweat.

Indeed, the high-intensity aerobic exercise I usually did seed too much for my current body.

After drinking water from a tap, I started practicing Hayate in a secluded clearing.

“Huff!”

Hayate consisted of seven different movents.

The first form, Kamaitachi, originally a technique similar to slashing, was used to strike the opponent’s neck when they let their guard down with bare hands.

Of course, without wrapping qi around it, it was just a regular hand strike.

In the love cody world, there was no real need to kill soone, so these skills would likely remain mostly sealed.

Next, I was to learn the second form, Hayate, which ant “Gale.”

It was a deadly technique where you would rush at high speed to grab and tear the enemy’s throat.

Originally developed for assassination, this martial art boasted brutal killing power.

I wondered if such techniques really belonged in a peaceful love cody world, but considering the typical fighting drift in Jump comics, it didn’t seem too strange.

‘Have I unknowingly beco imrsed in this world?’

This thought gave the chills.

Fortunately, Hayate had similarities with a technique from the Eight Trigram Palms martial art that I already knew.

Essentially, it involved quickly approaching and grabbing the opponent’s collar in the blink of an eye.

It was easier to understand than Kamaitachi, which I initially found incomprehensible.

I practiced Hayate until dawn and decided to stop as people began to gather in the park.

After all, today wasn’t the only day I had.

“Now… I should go ho.”

Honestly, I felt a bit overwheld.

Even though my parents spent most of the day at the store, I wasn’t confident I could avoid eting them at ho.

Anyway, I had to go ho for breakfast and a shower.

With a face full of worries, I decided to head ho with Saya.

“I’m back…”

I quietly spoke and checked the situation inside the house.

Fortunately, it seed like my parents were not at ho.

Entering the kitchen to drink water, I noticed the vegetable box was gone.

It seed my mother had seen the note I left.

I quickly finished my shower after having a cup of barley tea.

Then, after a quick al of instant curry, I changed clothes to go out again.

Saya, watching , asked,

“Going out again?”

“Yeah. First, I need to do sothing about my current physical state. Then I can et Ryuji.”

“Then let’s go quickly.”

Her change in attitude from being negative just monts ago was impressive.

I chuckled and looked at her brazen face before picking up the phone I had left on the desk.

She was the only person I could ask for help in this situation.

‘Alexandra Ivanovna Romanova.’

I pressed Sasha’s na, which was on my contact list.

After a brief ring,

Click!

[Kim Yu-seong? What’s the matter all of a sudden?]

Sasha’s voice, which I hadn’t heard in a while, ca from the other end of the phone.

The place Sasha chose for our eting was a luxury hotel near Akihabara.

It appeared she was living in a suite on the top floor of the hotel, rented out entirely.

It was an idea beyond the reach of ordinary people.

When I ntioned Sasha’s na at the front desk on the first floor, the staff courteously guided .

I took the elevator straight to the top floor.

Ding!

As the doors opened to the left and right, the first thing I saw was the massive body of Boris, a subordinate of Ivan.

I had felt it before when I saw him, but he really was enormously large.

In my current state, much smaller than usual, I had to take several steps back just to see his face.

Standing with his usual expressionless face, he wriggled his eyebrows upon spotting .

But soon, as if nothing had happened, he spoke in a gruff voice.

“Follow (Atashi).”

Surprisingly, it seed Boris had learned Japanese during the ti we hadn’t seen each other.

His pronunciation was a bit awkward, but understandable.

However, he spoke like a high school girl, perhaps having learned from ani.

It was probably due to the influence of Sasha, an otaku, but I found it amusing and decided to leave it be.

He would probably be terribly mortified if he found out later.

Following Boris down a short corridor, a spacious living room soon ca into view.

There, Sasha sat on a sofa, looking relaxed.

“Have you co? Kim Yu-seong.”

She said so, turned her head, and then stopped abruptly.

She had noticed my shrunken appearance.

“You really have… shrunk.”

I sighed softly.

“There’s no benefit for to lie about sothing like this.”

Ignoring that, Sasha stood up and leaned in close, speaking as if intrigued.

“Your shrunken form has its own charm. I prefer muscular types, though.”

I stepped back to avoid her too-close face and realized that my escape path was blocked.

Then, Saya, who was beside , spoke.

“Shall I help?”

As I hastily nodded, she blew a breath of icy air into Sasha’s ear.

Instantly, Sasha’s body stiffened.

I quickly slipped out of the arm-made lasso at that mont.

Five seconds later, Sasha began moving again, looking down at her body as if amazed.

“What did you just do to ?”

“I didn’t do anything.”

That was the truth.

It was Saya who had done it, not .

Sasha, who had been staring at as if interrogating, soon sighed softly and said,

“Well. I guess I’ll understand the details when I hear them. Sit down for now.”

I sat down on the sofa as she suggested.

anwhile, Saya was wandering around the suite, looking around with a curious expression.

“What would you like to drink?”

“Oh, I’m not picky.”

“Then I’ll prepare so black tea.”

When Sasha said this and gestured, Boris went into the kitchen.

“Now, to the main point…”

Sasha asked, sitting on the sofa and crossing her legs.

“Can you tell how your body ended up in that state?”

I nodded and began to speak.

“The story is a bit long. It starts with going to a ninja village at the suggestion of my senior at school, Senior Fuma…”

“Ninjas!”

Sasha reacted to the specific word.

“Are you talking about that kunoichi we saw before?”

It seed that Senior Fuma had left a strong impression on Sasha during their first eting.

“Yes, that’s the person.”

Anyway, the fact that she didn’t question the term ‘ninja’ made it easier to explain the story.

“I went to the ninja village and was ordered by Senior Fuma’s grandfather to defeat a Snow Woman in the mountains behind the village.”

“Wow! A Snow Woman!”

…She didn’t look like it, but her reactions were rich.

I was at a loss for words.