@Vmpslushie
It's actually kind of effective in the light novel because up until that point it was a standard "dark fantasy" type story then suddenly, without warning, eldritch horror
Coming to this right after the original is pretty jarring. Even if it’s just for a short time seeing Katarina as a bully wasn’t fun.
Only thing is I sense this could potentially have a better chance of having a Maria end since the story opens with her instead of a male love interest
So if I'm not mistaken she is just imagining what the merchant will do to her if she had been delivered to him but it's laid out in graphic detail as though it's actually happened. Guess that that being an eromanga artist Keyaki couldn't help it?