An Unusual Life Beginning with Evil Spirits-Chapter 121 : Everything is the Opposite!

Volume 3: High School Arc - Mirror Game
The bloody stench behind me drew even closer, and at that moment, every hair on my body stood on end, as a massive figure completely enveloped me in its shadow.
"Time～to～eat～, where～are～you～going……"
My body stiffly turned around, and I saw that the three-meter-tall giant figure was standing right in front of me.
The pressure he exuded was something unimaginable under normal circumstances!
And the intense smell of blood on him left me… completely dumbfounded.
"J-just… going out to take a look…"
I instinctively muttered a response, and at that moment, I realized… I could actually make a sound similar to that of the giant in front of me?
And… he even understood me?
"No～going～out～"
'Thud!!!'
With a dull crash, I stared blankly as a blood-rusted knife slashed down, barely missing the top of my head by less than a centimeter, embedding itself viciously into the wall beside me.
At that moment… I froze completely.
"Okay…"
"Go～to～the～dining～table～"
"I’ll go… go…"
"Hmm?"
"Go to hell!!!"
Without any hesitation, I turned and bolted for the door… but just as I spun around, a figure suddenly flickered in front of me, and I crashed headfirst into a wall of flesh!
With a loud "bang", I was violently thrown back by the rebound!
The pain in my butt didn’t even matter anymore.
I stared blankly at the giant before me, as he slowly raised the knife, pointing one hand at the room, the other at the kitchen…
"Go～to～the～dining～table～or…"
What should I do?
What should I do?
Should I listen and go to the dining table?
Or use the Substitute Doll?
You can only carry two Substitute Dolls at most.
I already used one earlier, and I also used a Disposable Body Recovery Scroll.
Including the World Watch, I’ve used three tools so far.
Now, I only have two pauses and one Substitute Doll left!
However!
The crucial point is this!!
From the start of the game until now, it hasn’t even been ten minutes!!
Not even ten minutes!!
The mission goal is twenty-four hours, and within just ten minutes, I’ve already used half of my six life-saving chances!!
And now, I only have three chances left.
Even if I tried to exchange for another Body Recovery Scroll, I couldn’t use it!!
What should I do… what should I do!?
To go… or not to go?
Looking at the giant in front of me, his entire face was concealed under a paper bag.
Through the two holes in the bag, I could only see a pair of bloodshot, wide-open eyes.
Those eyes… void of any emotion, were staring straight at me.
Maybe… if I said ‘no’, that kitchen knife in his hand would come crashing down on my head?
"I’ll go… to the dining room."
Staring at the giant in front of me, I hesitated slightly, then made up my mind!
Go… in this situation, I couldn’t afford to waste any more life-saving chances!
There are no dead ends in this game.
That’s for certain.
Otherwise, the game would be meaningless.
Right now, this looked like a game of choices.
The other path probably meant instant game over, while this one… might offer a chance to escape.
Slowly getting up, the giant stood right before me.
Even with the light behind him, the pressure radiating from his body wasn’t something a normal person could endure.
I could even feel the hairs on my body trembling.
‘Gulp…’
Forcing myself to swallow my saliva, I tried to calm down, then, under his gaze, turned my head calmly, suppressing my trembling body, and took a step into the room.
And the moment I stepped forward, I heard a gust of bloody wind behind me, and he too took a step forward.
His footsteps… landed almost at the exact same moment as mine!!!
Clenching my fists tightly, using all my strength to suppress the fear in my heart and the trembling in my arms, I once again… stepped forward.
And the footsteps behind me followed closely again.
The scent of blood became even clearer.
He… seemed even closer than before!!
He… was standing right behind me!!
Should I… should I turn around?
Or keep walking?
My arms were trembling, and my hand was already resting on the World Watch.
But I was sure of one thing—given this guy’s speed, if he attacked me from behind, I wouldn’t even have time to press the World Watch.
Instant kill.
From any perspective, if he wanted to kill me, it would only take a blink of an eye!
To go… or not to go!!
The big guy behind me didn’t seem anxious at all.
He just stood there quietly, and I could even feel the warm, bloody breath he exhaled against the back of my neck.
Wait a second!!!
This guy… was three meters tall!!
I was only 1.7 meters.
His breath… how was that even possible?
Could it be… his face was right next to mine!!!
"Huff～huff… huff～huff…"
That’s right, his face was right behind my head!!!
That heavy breathing sound was almost vividly audible!!
Go… should I go?
Or… turn around?
What should I do!
What should I do!
What should I do!
What should I do!!!
Trembling…
I slowly raised my foot again, and at that moment… the breathing behind me was nearly brushing against my hair!!
No… I mustn’t step forward!!
In that instant, I suddenly felt… I absolutely couldn’t take another step forward!
Stiffening my neck, I forced myself to calm down, rigidly turning my head around, and as my line of sight shifted, a paper bag appeared right in front of me…
I couldn’t walk forward directly. I… had to walk backward!!
Looking at those bloodshot, bulbous eyes as large as light bulbs, I carefully lifted my foot and stepped backward… half a step.
The moment my right foot moved back and touched the ground, the big guy in front of me suddenly straightened up and… took a step back.
Backwards?
Wait, could it be…
With confusion, caution, and fear filling my heart, I took another half step back, and this big guy… actually stepped forward.
But what surprised me was, although he moved forward, the distance between us actually increased!
In that moment, I suddenly realized!
This place… was the Mirror World. My actions were reversed for him!!
When I tried to run away, I was actually getting closer to him!
When I tried to leave him, I was drawing nearer to him!!
But… why didn’t this happen earlier with those twisted monsters?
Could it be… because I opened the door?
Was the other side of the door completely different from this side?
Why was it like this?
I stepped backward once more, and this step widened the distance between me and this big guy even more!
It was only at this moment that I became certain of one thing.
Though I didn’t know why, I at least understood…
I had to embrace the opposite idea in order to achieve my goal.
At least, that was how things were now.
Even though I was retreating and he was advancing, the distance between us… was increasing…