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 - 26

Chapter 26: We Found an Injured Male and Took Him In – Filming in the Forest

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“What is this creature?! Well then, I shall take this red-clothed creature under my protection!”

“Alright, cut! …Luna-sama! You got the line wrong! It’s not ‘red-clothed creature’ but ‘blue-clothed creature.’ There’s not a single red part on that outfit!”

Lumia-sama, holding a camera about two meters in size, kept giving Luna-sama critique after critique. That camera looked much bigger than the one Aura-sama showed me before. Apparently, cameras of that size could capture even more realistic footage. I wondered what kind of images it could produce.

“Even so… Phew… It’s really tough making sure my makeup doesn’t get ruined. Normally, I find it inconvenient that my snakefolk body doesn’t sweat, but in moments like this, it’s actually a blessing.”

Earlier, I had my first experience with makeup alongside Luna-sama and Ken-chan. But I wasn’t sure if it suited me… I wondered if Ken-chan thought I looked strange.

“Ugh… I just can’t get used to this.”

Squeeze…

Meanwhile, Luna-sama was clenching her fists with a conflicted expression, having had her nails trimmed during makeup. I understood that for beastfolk, the length of their fangs and claws was a sign of strength, but that was a custom from over a hundred years ago. I really wished Luna-sama would start seeing proper grooming as part of her daily routine.

『That’s a camera, right? First, there was a hairdryer… I really can’t figure out how advanced this world’s technology is. Could it be that they have video games and computers too?』

Surprisingly, even now—completely surrounded by demi-humans—Ken-chan was sitting quietly. Not struggling at all while having his face touched… Just like Aura-san said, maybe he wasn’t a wild-born “stray” but rather someone who had been trained by someone before.

“Grrr… No matter how much I memorize my lines, the moment I see Ken-chan’s cuteness, my mind goes completely blank!”

Hug!

“If that’s the case, I have no choice but to get used to it now! Aww, good boy, good boy. Sitting still so patiently, Ken-chan is such a good boy!”

Pat, pat, pat, pat…

Even though the filming was still going, Luna-sama had sat Ken-chan on her lap and was petting him endlessly.

『Oh, Luna-san’s hand feels a little nicer than before… Hehe. I bet it’s because my biting attack worked!』

Pat, pat, pat, pat…

『Alright, if I ever get annoyed again, biting her hand to send a message might be a good option. But… That would make me completely like a dog, and that’s making me feel… Complicated…』

“Gehehe… Ken-chan is just too cute.”

“Luna-sama… Haah… oh well. Let’s review the footage while we wait for you to calm down…”

“Ken-chan! Time for your outfit change! …Whoa, what is this angelic face of yours?! Please, show me that expression more! …Ah! We just locked eyes for five whole seconds! That means he’s asking me to marry him, right? I can take it that way, right?”

“Move aside! Hey, Ken-chan! Let me wipe your nose… YES! I got it! The supreme treasure! An item blessed with the sacred bodily fluids of a male!”

“Aaaahhh! Ken-chan just closed his eyes and made a kissing face! This… This is a once-in-a-lifetime miracle! Lumia-san! I’m borrowing this camera! Gehehe… To think I’d be present for such a divine moment, I’m so glad I took this job!!”

“Staff members! Please stop swarming Ken-chan! And don’t just grab the camera without permission! This single unit is expensive enough to buy a mansion, you know?!”

“That’s right! That’s right! Ken-chan is mine alone! Now back away, all of you!”

While the staff continued their commotion, I slowly sat down in a chair designed for snakefolk. The chair was built to allow a tail to extend out from the back, making it perfectly suited for long-tailed species like mine.

“Phew… Ken-chan really is popular.”

“We actually carefully selected staff members to avoid overburdening him, but… well, at least it’s only resulted in fistfights so far.”

“Hand over that snot-covered handkerchief!”

“No way! I’d rather die than give this up!”

Smack! Crack!

“Wahaha! There’s no way you can defeat me, a high-ranking officer of the Demon Lord’s Army! Come at me all at once!”

What in the world is my master doing, fighting regular civilians? This is beyond embarrassing for someone in the Demon Lord’s Army.

“…By the way, if they all ganged up on him, what would have happened?”

“If that happened, the movie title would have changed to ‘First Time Using My Hips! 100 Continuous POV Videos!!'”

“I-I see…”

Truly, in this world, Ken-chan’s complete lack of wariness toward women was a dangerous thing. Normally, human males treated us females like mortal enemies, trembling in fear just from seeing us. But Ken-chan was different. Rather than fearing us, he approached us with a look of genuine curiosity… And then he effortlessly seduced us.

No rational male would ever touch a snakefolk’s tail. If they did, they’d have all their bones shattered on the spot and be forced into marriage without being able to utter a single complaint.

“Hmph… I checked the footage, but the battered look still lacks realism. While full amputation is out of the question, could we at least have him caught in a bear trap for a bit?”

“Even if you say that, those are pretty sharp traps…”

“I already dulled the blades a little after receiving your feedback… Look.”

Lumia-sama picked up a roughly 10cm stone that was lying at her feet and tossed it into the bear trap.

Snap!

“See? It only cracks a stone a little.”

“No. I can’t allow it.”

A little while ago, I might have permitted something like this. However, now that I understand the fragility of males, I realized that this could easily harm Ken-chan.

“Haa… It’s not even coated with poison, so I don’t see the issue. Getting injured by a bear trap is practically a common mishap for beastfolk, isn’t it? My friends often come home dragging bear traps along, you know?”

“That applies to you as well, Luna-sama… But after reading a specialized text earlier, I found out that if a human loses a leg, they might actually die. I believe the cause is called ‘shock death’?”

“Oh my, humans are that fragile…? But just sitting like this makes for a dull scene.”

“We need something that tugs at one’s protective instincts, something that makes people think, ‘I have to protect this child!’ If not, we’ll have hordes of people across the Demon Realm rushing at Ken-chan purely to mate with him.”

“So the bear trap idea was actually for Ken-chan’s sake…”

“Of course! If things continue like this, with that flimsy outfit of his, it’s basically like he’s saying, ‘Please assault me until I’m drenched and ruined!'”

Hearing that, I fixed my gaze on Ken-chan, who was being held by Luna-sama. Each time he moved, his bare legs peeked out, almost as if he was seducing us. It felt like his important areas were almost visible but not quite, creating a dangerously suggestive look.

Since I don’t have legs myself, maybe that’s why they seem all the more alluring to me. To put it in one phrase—I want to eat him… In a sexual way, of course.

“Speaking of which, I’ve been wondering… Did he really wander around in that outfit? Isn’t that outfit way too indecent?”

“Phew… He was really dressed like this, so it can’t be helped. Besides, if it were me, I’d have him wear something even more scandalous—like that outfit from the mating book the other day, where only the neck and waist were exposed!”

“What kind of vulgar attire is that? Just hearing about it sounds incredibly lewd. You must show me that book later. I’ll use it as a reference for our future movie shoots.”

Just as their quarrel seemed to have ended, Luna-sama—having built a mountain of unconscious staff members behind her—joined the conversation while still holding Ken-chan.

“Good grief, fine then. I shall lend you my favorite book, ‘Enchanting! 100 Selections of Male Pure Necks’!”

“Ah, no thank you.”

“Why not?!”

Well… A close-up artbook dedicated solely to male necks is just too niche.

“That aside, if we want to evoke protective instincts, wouldn’t this flimsy, fluttery outfit have the opposite effect?”

Thinking about it now, it was a wonder Ken-chan ever wore something like this. The outfit was a single piece, designed to open at the front, making it easy to remove… But aside from that, I couldn’t think of any other advantages to this outfit. 

“I thought so too, but Demon Lord-sama’s instruction was to ‘keep things consistent,’ so we’re maintaining the same conditions—including his clothing and the time of discovery.”

“I see… So that’s the reason why…”

“Which means, to enhance the battered look, the only option is to change Ken-chan’s condition through injuries. If not for that restriction, we could have just adjusted his outfit.”

“In that case, how about smearing him with dirt or sand? If we rub it on like this…”

『Lammy-san? What are you doing?』

Despite feeling guilty, I scooped up dirt from the ground and smeared it onto Ken-chan’s legs and arms.

“This should help give a more battered appearance, don’t you think?”

“Hmm, not bad, but it still needs something more… Red paint, maybe? No, that would look unnatural in the forest. We need a way to make him appear pitiful without causing actual pain… Ah! I’ve got it!”

“Did you think of something?”

“Yes! Ken-chan was attacked by slimes, wasn’t he? In that case…”

『Uwah! Cold!』

Lumia-sama pulled out a tube filled with a clear liquid from her bag and without any hesitation, poured it over Ken-chan.

“Umm… What exactly is that slimy liquid?”

“This is a substance developed for mating, designed to prevent males from escaping. Since ancient times, vesper bat species have used tools like this to capture males and mate with them because we’re unable to suck their blood!”

“I see… But why did you bring something like that with you?”

“…”

“Lumia-sama?”

“O-oh, it’s embarrassing to admit, but I got carried away thinking I might get a chance to mate with Ken-chan… So I secretly brought it with me. Ohohohoho.”

As she spoke, Lumia-sama’s face turned red, and she looked away in embarrassment.

“Hm? Mating? …Bite marks… Pure neck… Ken-chan’s pure neck…!!!”

“Ah… Luna-sama’s episode is starting again.”

“A-anyway, let’s start filming before this dries! So please, Luna-sama, calm do—gahhh!”

Despite several human-related troubles, the forest filming session somehow managed to wrap up… Though I personally have no memory of it due to overusing my healing magic.

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