I Was Transported to Another World with a Male-to-Female Ratio of 1:3000 and Made into a Breeding Pet for the Demon Lord’s Army - 110

Chapter 110: The First Exam… Ken-chan’s Room

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“Even so, there are a lot of them, huh?”

The entrance hall of my castle was packed to the brim with people. The line stretched on endlessly, spilling outside. They glared at each other with eyes like enemies, and the tense air seemed ready to explode into a fistfight at any moment.

“Since we just repaired the castle, I’d rather they not get too violent…”

“Well… Unfortunately that’s impossible, isn’t it!”

“…Haa.”

From the second floor, Lammy let out a weary sigh as she looked down at the crowded area.

Lammy, I understand how you feel, but give it up. Today is the day we hold job interviews to choose who will work in my castle.

Since we fired half of the servants during that “Ken-chan Battle Royale,” we had no choice but to hire more staff if we wanted the castle’s operations to keep running smoothly.

“Hey! What’s with that creepy stare you’re giving me!“

“No, I was just thinking how sorry I felt that so many people are wasting their time here when I’ll be the one who passes and marries Ken-chan. That’s all.“

“Hah? Unlike some delusional idiot like you, I actually got a wink from Ken-chan!“

“Haaahhhhhh!!!! You’re just talking about when he blinked, aren’t you! You’re being absurdly self-conscious!“

Hmm… It was too much trouble to screen the application forms we received, so we made it same-day entry. Unfortunately, that decision backfired on us. 

Well, it couldn’t be helped to be honest. Working in an environment with a male around was the ideal workplace. Even if you searched all across the Demon Realm, there would only be a handful of such places. In fact, most would gladly pay money just to work here… Ah!

“I’ve got a brilliant idea! What if we just make them pay us to work here? That way we could hire as many as we want with no problem! I might be a genius!”

“That won’t do, Luna-sama. People like that are usually up to no good. Even if it’s only nominally, you need to bind them with an employment contract. Otherwise, they’ll just run wild.”

“Is that how it works?”

“That’s how it works.”

…Is that so? 

I wasn’t too convinced, but if Lammy said so, I would follow her advice. I didn’t want to hear a smug “See, I told you so” later.

“Speaking of running wild, will Ken-chan Zoo be all right while we’re here? Even if there are fewer visitors than usual, you never know what could happen there.”

“That is… Actually, I’m worried about it too.”

Honestly, leaving it to that unreliable Fiilia terrified me. I had at least stationed all the subordinates who hadn’t betrayed us during the occupation incident, so there shouldn’t… probably be a major problem. But lately we’d also been holding events like Ken-chan Home Tutor for a Day (where the tutor just became a target for magic practice), so we couldn’t let our guard down.

That event had been a mess at first. The moment they saw Ken-chan, a bunch of them had charged in screaming, “It’s health and sex ed timeeee!!!” Now we restrained them completely before presenting them to Ken-chan, but there was no telling what an excited demon might do. I couldn’t help but worry about Ken-chan’s safety.

“Well then, since our time is limited, we will now begin guiding applicants to the First Examination Room.”

“Mm! I will leave it to you!”

Now begins the hellish trial… Will anyone be able to pass?

For the record, I had failed them all myself… Truly, it was good fortune that I was the one who picked Ken-chan up.

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“Interview number 1502! P-please take care of me!”

I am a 26-year-old beastkin of the rabbit tribe. I lived by farming, just another ordinary female. Like the others, I despaired of the reality that chances for mating with a male almost never came, and I distracted myself from daily frustration by reading mating books.

Haa… With so many of my kind, I’d probably never get to mate in my whole life. That was what I was absentmindedly thinking when fate itself arrived!

【One Day Only! Recruiting Servants to Support the Future of Our Territory】

It was a job posting for the very castle where Ken-chan was being kept! Divine revelation straight from the heavens! The job description had clearly stated, “There will be no contact with Ken-chan,” but if I lived under the same roof as him, the chance of meeting him wasn’t zero. Maybe we’d pass in the hallway, fall in love, get pregnant, and I’d retire after marriage… Such a future wasn’t impossible!

“Then, please enter this room, sit in the chair for three minutes without turning around, and if you succeed, you’ll pass the first exam.”

“Y-yes! Understood!”

Urged on by a snake-bodied woman, I stepped into a simple tent.

“All right… I can do this!”

Today had been an important harvest day, but I left everything to my parents. They were probably furious by now, but once I brought them a grandchild, they’d surely forgive me!

“I’ll clear this first exam easily and pass!”

Schlap…

With determination in my heart, I sat down alone on the chair inside the tent.

…

“…Huh?”

My heart pounded as I waited, but nothing happened. Since they’d said to endure for three minutes, I’d expected some kind of torturous ordeal, but instead it was strangely quiet.

“Hehe, if it’s like this then it’s a piece of cake. Once I meet Ken-chan, what should I do for him♡”

【Funya~】

“Ke-Ke-Ke-Ken-chan!?”

From behind me, Ken-chan’s voice echoed. That was… That was the sound he made when eating, napping, or feeling happy! I’d heard it countless times in the theater! I was absolutely sure about it! 

“Oh my…♡ Could it be you’re happy to see me?~♡”

My heart danced at his voice, and I started to turn around—

Crack!

“Ah!”

How dangerous… If I’d been a second slower to strike my own neck, I would have turned around and failed.

“Ugh… My neck hurts.”

Tears spilled from the sharp pain, but it was a small price to pay for avoiding disqualification. Cold sweat and relief mixed together in a mess, leaving my chest unsettled.

【What’s wrong…?】

“Guuhhhhhh!!!”

This time, he actually spoke words, though awkwardly!

“I want to turn around! I want to talk to him! I want to make him my husband!!”

This was no easy test at all. It was a grueling trial of how much I could suppress my instincts as a female! Ugh… This was worse than having my limbs bent and snapped!

“Haa… Haa… Calm yourself, me. Deep breaths, focus. Forget that Ken-chan is such an adorable being, empty your mind…”

Surely there was only about one minute left. At last, my chance to be with a male had arrived! Failing without even looking at Ken-chan was unthinkable!

【Hey, hey… What are you doing~?】

“Khh… hehehe…”

【Why are you ignoring me~?】

“Gufu♡ That voice is too cute! I might just get pregnant on the spot!”

I was here because I loved Ken-chan, but being told to forget him in a room filled with his presence was impossible. In my mind, I could see Ken-chan gazing at me sadly with those adorable eyes.

“Don’t look at me with that sweet face! My chest hurts too much!”

It was unbearable! Agonizing! I wanted to be freed and healed by Ken-chan! I wanted to mate with him again and again!

“Haa… Haa… Hm? What’s that?”

Clenching my fists until my palms bled, I noticed a photograph in the corner of the room.

“Is that… It’s a picture of Ken-chan!”

And he looked unclothed… Or at least it seemed so! The photo had been taken in an angle that just barely obscured Ken-chan’s body. The teasing angle was downright maddening!

“Damn it! If I just stood up a little, I could see the whole thing!”

But if I stood, I’d be instantly disqualified. Wanting to look but being unable to—the frustration gnawed at me, eroding my judgment.

Maybe it had just been left there by chance, and with no examiner present, maybe I could steal it without being noticed… Maybe if I only stood for a second, no one would know…

Temptations like devils circled through my head.

【Ken-chan is so cute today too~♡ There, there.】

【Funya?】

While I hesitated, another woman’s voice spoke from behind. That was probably Luna-sama’s voice.

【Suri-suri…】

The faint sound of cloth rubbing reached my ears, so realistic it felt like someone was really there.

Sniff sniff…

“And this scent… It’s Ken-chan’s smell!”

Along with the sounds came the same sweet, warm scent I’d once smelled at the black market, filling my nose.

Could it be… The real Ken-chan is here?!

Maybe he’d fallen in love with me at Ken-chan Zoo and had come here just to see me! By then, I’d completely forgotten about the exam. My mind was filled only with the suspicion and hope that Ken-chan was really there.

【You there, the one sitting down there. Don’t you want to touch Ken-chan too? If you like, you can even mate with him.】

“Yes! I’ll touch him! I’ll touch him all over! Ken-chan♡ Let’s mate right he—”

“You’re disqualified. If you’d held out for just ten more seconds, you would have passed. Too bad.”

When I turned, all that was there was a woman holding a small magic tool and a sweat-soaked shirt. Not a trace of the Ken-chan I’d imagined was to be seen.

“Now… Please leave.”

“AAAAAAAaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!”

I cried. I cried more than I ever had in my entire life.

After that, for some reason, my family was waiting with slumped shoulders at the venue, and we went home together. The crops in the field had withered since no one had been around to harvest them.

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【Reference Times】

【First Exam: Ken-chan’s Room】

Luna… Disqualified in 3 seconds.

The moment she sat down, she noticed a photo in front of her and lunged for it, resulting in disqualification.

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