Chapter 6: Food poisoning
Okina and I soon go inside the box that magically got us to the Queen, and we return to the foot of the tree in the same way we arrived. We simply appear in another place while covered in white light, just like we had done before. Whatever magic that was, it had me extremely intrigued.
"Ariel, I need to talk to you for a minute." Okina immediately condescendingly speaks to my other mother, "Ariel." Okina sounded angry and about to throw some punches, but I couldn't understand why. I couldn't understand why she sounded so mad.
"Okina, please do not do this in front of Yoimiya; please, I can explain if you let me." Ariel's joyful tone soon turned into a strange tone I had heard before back in my world. A guilty tone told me something was wrong, and I just didn't know what.
"Yoimiya, here, take this money and explore the market. Will you? Mommy Ariel and I need to have a chat." Mommy Okina handed me a small bag full of strange coins, which I assumed were some kind of currency, so I did as I was told. Or at least I pretended; in actuality, I simply walked away far enough not to be seen by them.
"So that's why you didn't want me to be the one going with her! You dam whore!" Okina screamed at Ariel as she threw a heavy punch directly at her, making her nose bleed as she crashed against a nearby tree.
"Please, let me explain! It's not what it looks like! I still love you! AHHG!" Ariel pleaded with Okina, but she wasn't having any of it as she dragged Ariel around, treating her like she had done something unforgivable, but what? Why was she striking her?
"There's nothing to be explained! You fucking bitch! I've been taking care of a kid that isn't mine! How dare you try to play it off!? Do you know how much it took me not to abandon her up there?!" Okina kept going while I peeped around the corner until I felt a heavy hand on my shoulder.
"You shouldn't be disobeying your mother, you know?" A mysterious lady tells me while I hold off my scream of surprise. I felt like I had been caught doing a capital sin just now. She truly scared the crap out of me. She appeared out of nowhere.
"Who are you?" I asked the lady, but she didn't respond until I asked again. Her answer was unclear even when she replied. Naturally, I grew suspicious until she offered to show me a popular marketplace near the town square.
"You sure you'll show me around!?" I was so excited to have a guide that I forgot about the shady clothes and clear red flag the lady displayed. Yet if she took me to a place with so many eyes around, she wouldn't do anything against me, right?
"Yeah, come on, let's go. Let them handle their problems; you don't want to see them fight. It's not good for you." The lady convinces me to follow her, which I do, leaving behind the traumatic scene that was developing behind me as my mothers fought over some drama.
It didn't take us long to arrive at the market since everything was relatively close to each other. You could say that this town of witches was charming for being relatively small and compact. It reminded me of home in a very wholesome way.
"Buy your purple snakes! Two for one! Just for today! EHEHE!" The first post I wanted to see was clearly the suspicious lady selling her grilled purple snakes on a stick. How could I resist buying one for myself? She sounded so convincing while claiming it was nutritious and good for you.
"Miss! How much for a purple snake?!" I finally walk toward the old lady selling her poisonous snakes on a stick. The lady simply answers with a relatively low price. "Only one bronze coin, young lady! Do you want one? Why not two?!"
I look over at the lady next to me, and she just shrugs her shoulders as if to say, "It's your choice; don't look at me." So, I eventually bought two purple snakes for 2 bronze coins. The snakes are surprisingly tasty. I am utterly surprised at their fantastic flavor as I bite into them.
"Purple snake is the best!" I scream while I eat the purple snakes until my tummy begins to rumble just as quick as I start eating the poison. {Explosive diarrhea noises coming from my belly} Oh god, what have I eaten? My insides don't sound like they are having a great time.
Hey, old hag! Don't run away now! I want to know what kind of poison I just consumed! Hey, give me my money back! {EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE RUMBLING} Nguuugh! My tummy hurts a ton! I need to run back home as soon as possible! Forget the market; I need to run for it!
I don't wait around any longer as I run back home as fast as I can while I try to squeeze my buttcheeks as hard as I can until I finally get home and frantically look around for a toilet. I'm sweating profusely at this point, praying to god I wouldn't just explode my insides with how aggressive the noises were.
{Heavy panting} "AH! AHH AH! TOILET! HERE I COME! AHHHHH!!!"
{For discretion purposes, this scene has been censored so as to not gross people out. You can read it later if you want to.} {Happy elevator music plays} [We'll be right back]
"Verdammte Scheiße! AAAHHHHGG!"