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 - 118

Chapter 118: Heaven and Hell

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“Now then, I’ve prepared a chair, so please sit… Ah, or should I become the chair! No, rather, please allow me to become the chair!”

The woman who had thrown herself into a dogeza pose sprang without hesitation into a crawling position, thrusting her rear high into the air as she waited. The sight was comical, yet the ragged, panting breaths leaking out revealed her desperate sincerity.

“I refuse. My rear would be sullied.”

“I’m fine too…”

“Kuh… Understood. Hey, you officers! Even though the honorable males are standing, why are you sitting there idly? Stand up this instant!”

“…Understood.”

The officers who had been seated around the long, rectangular table in a U-shape rose reluctantly, their movements filled with displeasure.

“Ahem… I am the boss of this facility. I am Pigu, of the Beastman Tribe, Boar species.”

She stood up briskly, displaying a plump but not overweight figure.

“First, Kushina-sama. I thank you for your assistance in infiltrating the mansion and in forwarding the package. Thanks to you, our comrades disguised as merchants were able to slip in with ease.”

“Well… The mansion’s security was flawless, but escaping from within was simple. If I recall, the maid said it was designed for easy escape in case of fire.”

Kushina-san explained with a face twisted as if he had bitten into a bitter insect. From the conversation, it was clear that he had indeed been pulling the strings behind this whole affair.

“If it was vulnerable from the inside… Then why didn’t you escape sooner?”

“That’s simple. The mansion is surrounded by a forest teeming with magical beasts. Even if I managed to get through the forest, I’d never survive alone in the Demon Realm. In that case, life in the mansion was the lesser evil.”

“I see…”

“Besides, if I disappeared, the maid would become insufferable. For all her size, she’d bawl like a child, and I wouldn’t even be able to sleep at night. And—”

He shrugged in exasperation, then went on and on about how noisy and troublesome the maid was. Yet beneath the irritation in his words, there was a hint of affection.

“Hm… How surprising.”

“What is?”

“Well, from the wording of the letters you sent, I thought you were suffering greatly. But it seems you were, in fact, rather enjoying life in that mansion.”

“What?”

“As expected of a servant said to have been chosen by the Demon Lord herself. I am relieved you could live without hardship.”

“Tch! That”s not true! Every day was full of torment, and all demons are my enemies…Every last one of them, without exception!”

Kushina-san suddenly leapt to his feet, shouting with a trembling voice.

“They have to be enemies…”

“………”

His eyes wavered with confusion and turmoil, emotions spilling out uncontrollably. Scenes from the mansion overlapped in my mind, but I had no idea what words could calm him. All I could do was watch.

“A-anyway… Even just for a little bit, may I hug you? Ever since earlier, the scent of Ken-chan has been prickling at my head and I can”t hold back…♡♡”

“……”

“Kushina-sama?”

“Ah! It’s completely fine, so please, hug me with all your strength!”

“Eh! Really?!”

Muttering under my breath, I stepped forward protectively in front of the dazed Kushina-san and spread my arms wide. He had said he disliked demons, and right now he needed to be left alone, so I offered myself to get hugged.

“Then here I come~♡”

“Ugh!”

Even though I braced myself, Pigu-san’s large body crashed into me with a crushing hug, pinning me to the floor. Her hug was nothing like Luna-san’s or the others’—soft and full of comfort. Instead, it was plump and smothering, the pressure overwhelming. The suffocating squeeze reminded me of how Maru-chan used to hug me.

I wonder if Maru-chan is doing well… I haven ‘t seen her lately.

“Aheee~♡♡ The smell of the real Ken-chan~♡ The power of the genuine thing is insane~♡”

Through the gap in her chest, I could just barely see her drooling face, blissed out with ecstasy. This was clearly not the same kind of hug meant to show affection. I had assumed that in this world, given the skewed gender ratio, hugging or licking someone’s face was simply a cultural form of skinship—but it seemed I was mistaken.

“Uuuu!!! The real thing really is the best!!!”

Sniff sniff! Sniff sniff!

“Tch… So much for protecting the dignity of males.”

“Now, now. Just a little longer. Boss! Please, to the main topic.”

Just as she was about to press in for a kiss, one of the officers interjected and pulled Pigu-san off me. The motion was tinged with irritation, and the surrounding officers all wore displeased expressions.

“Kuh… I want to interact with Ken-chan more, but fine. This too is for the protection of Males. Now then, regarding sending you to the Human Kingdom—”

“The Human Kingdom?”

“Yes! Your homeland!”

Homeland… So this was Kushina-san’s objective.

“The Human Kingdom… What happens once we get there?”

“In that regard, it would be better to hear from Kushina-sama than from me.”

“…Ah, right. About what happens once we arrive at the kingdom…”

When I turned my gaze to Kushina-san, whose face had regained a bit of color, he began speaking as if reminiscing.

“Let’s see… There’s a lot to say, but first, we males are sent to government-run forced breeding facilities.”

“Forced breeding facilities?”

What a horribly disturbing term. Well, in a world with such a warped gender ratio, I supposed such facilities were bound to exist…

“Don’t worry. There you’ll only be paired with human women. There is an obligation of ten times a week, but at most it just leaves your legs useless from being milked dry.”

He told me not to worry, but I failed to see any comforting element in that explanation. Of course, I was interested in sexual things, and it wasn’t that I didn’t want to do it. But being forced into it left me feeling uneasy…

“Food, clothing, and shelter are all well provided. You can even talk with other males. You could play board games, for instance!”

“Hmm… But still, I prefer being with Luna-san. Could you let me return home?”

When I appealed to him like that, Kushina-san frowned bitterly.

“Kento-kun, please reconsider… It’s true that back then I grew tired of constant mating under surveillance and tried to escape. But even a place like that was far better than the Demon Realm. At least if you cried out, they would stop the mating.”

His tone was gentle, as though soothing a child. It carried an air of “Of course my thinking is correct. Even someone as young as you can understand that, right?”—a mix of confidence and condescension. I knew that a debate wasn’t on the menu right now, but still…

“I owe Luna-san and the others for healing me. I haven’t repaid even a fraction of that debt yet, so please return me to where I was!”

“But if you return, you’ll be imprisoned by that wolf monster and forced to mate. Are you truly fine with that?”

“If it’s with Luna-san and the others… I’m fine with it! They might not want it, but I actually want to!”

My face burned with embarrassment, but I declared it firmly without hesitation. If I said it this clearly, maybe he’d change his mind a little.

“To want to mate with demons… You really have been brainwashed. How pitiful…”

But he ignored my words, dismissing me as merely brainwashed.

“Brainwashing, is it…? If necessary, we can overwrite it. We have specialists adept in such things.”

“No. Regardless of his will, I will return this boy to the kingdom. Whether brainwashed or not, I cannot allow him to suffer as I did. Besides, living normally among humans will lessen the effects of brainwashing.”

“As you wish.”

“S-so, when do we depart? I don’t want to remain in this place a second longer.”

“In that case, as early as tomorrow…”

“M-my apologies, Boss! Though tomorrow was suggested, we cannot depart for at least a week!”

“…Why?”

When the officer raised her voice, Pigu-san glared sharply. The intensity in her eyes, so different from when she was with Kushina-san, sent a chill down my spine.

“For some reason, monsters have begun appearing in great numbers. With our current manpower, it is impossible to reach the Human Kingdom.”

“Then what about the wyverns? You bribed a few, didn’t you?”

“Ah, well… That is…”

“Of course we considered traveling by wyvern, but to avoid provoking unnecessary human suspicion, we judged it better to go by carriage.”

When one officer faltered, another immediately covered for her, filling in the gap in the explanation.

“And since demons and humans are enemies, if Ken-chan were shot down by magic mid-flight, it would be disastrous. We should wait for the mercenary company to arrive next week.”

“Hm…”

Pigu-san stroked her chin, narrowing her eyes in thought.

“Indeed… Very well. Departure will be after the additional mercenaries arrive. That is acceptable… Right, Kushina-sama?”

“Well… I suppose it can’t be helped.”

“Thank you, Kushina-sama! As punishment for troubling you, please, strike my rear!”

“I refuse…”

“O-oh, I see… In that case, allow me to guide you through our castle’s facilities. The baths, for instance, are completely soundproofed—”

She snatched the chains fastened to our collars from the hands of the two women who had guided us this far. With a smug smile, as though savoring some small sense of superiority, she led us into the corridor.

Departure for the Human Kingdom was in a week… I had to escape before then.

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