四枚のお札

I rouse my body with a start, and head rapidly, flailing, to the corner of the room where I stowed my luggage.

I nearly trip over the hem of my yukata and roll, but I pay it no mind. In that spirit, I reach the wall, thrusting my hands into it to avoid disaster.

Forgetting something this important just doesn't become Kei-san, whose favorite phrase is "always be prepared."

Stretching out my folded clothes, I remove Uzuki-san's talismans from the pocket.

Uzuki-san still hasn't come back, so I've gotta protect myself (?) by myself.

She said that if I stick these on the wall, no incorporeal beings can enter the enclosed space.

I figure, if you make an enclosure, it should be fine, so three should do it... but if I mess up, things will get hairy, so I decide to paste all four, like I was told.

Basically, having no tape, I prepared four sheets of adhesive plaster, but just pressing them to the wall makes them stick just fine.

Static electricity?...... or maybe not.

Because the charm uses such a mysterious power, I guess it would need at least this much as an extra.

Singing some strange song as I give the room a once over, I paste the last one over the door.

I stand over my futon and delight in my work...

...I didn't do it right.

I hadn't pasted them in the four corners, but near the dead center of the walls.

In other words, like when you put a diamond in a square, some useless gaps appear at the corners.

The futon, spread in the center, is perfectly safe, and though not enough to brag, I have good sleeping posture.

Also, just in case Yumei-san visits, maybe it's good to guarantee enough space for her to sit.

And finally, if I somehow ripped them while repasting them, I couldn't look Uzuki-san in the eyes. In fact, there's probably a good chance I'll fail, which would be scary.

After shopping, when I try to peel off the price tags, it's pretty rare to peel them cleanly until the end. My fingers aren't exactly that nimble.

Though even if you can't peel it cleanly, you can at least wipe it off with an eraser---

End of digression.

If you compare it to a half tatami for standing and a full tatami for sitting, I managed to secure a nice, wide safe spot, so I decide to be satisfied with it.