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 - 32

Chapter 32: Aaaah! Ken-Chan Hates Me Nowwwww!!1!1!!

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“Ken-chan, it’s mealtime~! Vrooom! Oh! A lively little bug is heading straight into Ken-chan’s mouth~!”

Puh!!

『I don’t want to eat from the mean Luna-san. I’ll eat by myself, so please leave me alone!』

Even as I offered a spoonful of herbal soup, Ken-chan turned his face away with an adorable “puh!” He used to eat properly and I’d made this according to the materials Aura gave me, so there shouldn’t have been any issues with the food itself.

『Stay away! There’s a bug on your head! I even dreamed about getting eaten by bugs last night! Every time I lie down, I think, ‘Huh? This creepy-crawly feeling… Is there something at my feet?’ and I can’t relax at all!』

He eventually began flailing his whole body in a desperate attempt to wriggle off my lap. While his energetic movements were certainly cute, it pained me to see him struggle so violently with all of his might like this. 

“Luna-sama… He really started to hate you after that last film shoot, huh.”

“Why! I haven’t done anything!”

『Let go of me! This is a blatant violation of my personal rights! Your petting scrubs my neck like you’re trying to polish my skin clean! You keep stuffing meat in my mouth like I’m some kind of turkey, even though I’m already full! And just when I finally manage to fall asleep, you poke my cheeks with that smug grin of yours! Sure, everything I said is nothing but minor issues, but when you accumulate it all together, it just drives me nuts! Give me some peaceful time, please!』

Whap! Whap! Whap! Whap!

“…Still, if you really didn’t do anything, I doubt he’d hate you this much. Come on, Ken-chan, come here~.”

Gyuu!

“…See? He calms down with me and he doesn’t seem to be in a bad mood.”

Lammy gently wrapped her tail around Ken-chan as he settled in her lap and lovingly stroked his head. Compared to me, Ken-chan let out a clearly happier chirp, which stirred an odd, muddled feeling deep inside me.

“Grr… I hate logic! As the one entrusted to care for Ken-chan’, I absolutely can’t let this situation stand. Secretary of the Demon Lord’s Army, I demand a solution! Down with logic! Down with logic!”

“Huh…? Even if you ask me that, there’s nothing in the materials about how to get a male to like you. I mean, the writer was Aura-san, after all.”

“…You’ve got a venomous tongue, you know that?”

“Well, it’s the truth. Also, I’m a snake. This is just how I live.”

“But your species doesn’t have venom, right?”

“True, but I’ve spent years living with a difficult person, so venting a little poison every now and then is the only way I survive.”

Huh. So there was someone like that around Lammy? We’ve been together for a long time, but I never noticed. She’s had it tough… Wait, did she say living with someone?

“Ah! I’ve got it! If I can’t win his male-specific traits over, I’ll use his stray traits instead!”

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“I’m gonna die! I’m gonna die! I’m gonna die! I’m gonna get eaten!”

Dear Mom and Dad, I’m currently facing the biggest crisis of my life. Please help me!!!!!!!

『Ooh~ both of them are running around so energetically. This is my private land, so they can play as much as they like!』

“Grrr!”

“Eeep!”

Despite being excited to finally get some exercise, I was now being chased around by the round wolf I’d seen in the castle before.

“Whoa—!”

I’d naively assumed I was being protected because I was rare or special, but upon seeing the wolf, maybe… Maybe I was just a sacrifice. You know, like a mouse fed to a pet snake. 

『Aww, look at those tiny feet toddling along… So cute! Maru-chan must really like Ken-chan, running so much like that. Normally she won’t even move unless you show her her favorite toy.』

『Come to think of it, normal wolf-type beasts are much leaner. Why is Maru-chan so fat?』

『Because she looks adorable when she eats!』

『Haaah…』

『Don’t sigh! Just try touching her belly once—be ready to get bit, of course—but you’ll see how great it feels! All jiggly and soft~』

『Yeah yeah, but please don’t let Ken-chan get fat. We snakefolk find slim bodies more attractive.』

『Really?』

『Absolutely! The slimmer, the more we can wrap around them, and the easier their bones are to snap. I don’t want Ken-chan to get skeletal again like when we found him, but his current healthy, slightly plump body is the ideal shape!』

『I can’t relate at all.』

“Hah… Hah… Ugh, it hurts under my ribs. Guess that’s what I get for running after eating. Haven’t felt this in five years… Ugh… This feels nostalgic and awful at the same time!”

“Grrr! Grr-ga-grrr!”

Every time the wolf behind me barked, I glimpsed her gleaming, razor-sharp teeth. It made me remember scenes of her crunching through meat, bones and all, and my heart pounded like crazy.

If she bit me with those teeth…

“No way! I finally got better, finally got to run again and my first full-speed sprint is going to end in death?! No way! I’m gonna escape! If I can just round this corner… Whoa!”

As I leaned into the turn, something slammed into me from behind with a violent force, knocking me to the ground.

“L-let’s talk! This must be a misunderstanding! You can even eat that Luna woman if you want!”

Flat on my back, I desperately pleaded with the wolf now straddling me….

CHOMP!

“GYAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!”

With no mercy, she clamped her jaws around my throat.

GRAB!

I struggled frantically, but my arms were pinned by the wolf’s powerful limbs. I couldn’t move at all. I already knew this, but wolves were just too strong after all. Someone as weak as me couldn’t budge under this wolf’s hold. 

CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP! CHOMP!

“AAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!”

『Umm… She’s biting his neck pretty hard… Is that okay?』

『Hah… Lammy, you really don’t get it. She’s just playing. Look, there’s no blood, right? This is a common sight in a wolf pack.』

『Well… If Luna-sama says so. Still, it looks pretty horrible to see…』

Lick lick lick lick…

“Ugh… Please stop licking my face… I-I’m really not tasty! Sure, I’ve eaten a lot of meat lately, but I’m still all skin and bones—(lick)—eeek!”

This is terrifying… Getting eaten alive has to be one of the worst ways to go. I never should’ve come to this world… Sniff… Waaahh, she licked my face again…

『By the way, Luna-sama… It seems like they’re just playing so far, but what exactly did you mean by ‘using the stray trait’?』

『Simple! For wild monsters to survive in the harsh Demon Realm, coordination is everything. Solitary creatures struggle to find mates and usually die alone. We’re just leveraging that instinct.』

『So?』

『In other words! If Ken-chan sees Maru-chan obeying me, he’ll start following me too, since strays tend to follow strong leaders!』

『…Are you sure that hypothesis is really going to work?』

『It will. Wolves are especially hierarchical—absolute loyalty to the leader. And even if the monster who raised Ken-chan wasn’t from a pack-based species, he’s smart. He’ll start mimicking Maru-chan soon enough.』

『Well… That might be true… If he really is a stray.』

『I know what you’re implying, but unfortunately, I don’t believe Aura’s theory. As a lord, I can’t just accept unverified info, especially when it’s all from Aura.』

『That’s fair, but…』

『Also!! I hate that woman! I never want to see her face again!!!』

『So it’s just petty jealousy, huh?』

『Silence! Besides, Ken-chan’s happier surrounded by others than being alone. And anyway, I was already planning on having him spend time with Maru-chan for protection. Two birds, one stone!』

“Grr grrr!”

『See? They’re already cuddling! Look how close they are!』

SQUISHHHHHH

“Ugh… Too heavy… I’m getting crushed…”

The wolf who had been licking and nuzzling me just moments ago curled her body and pressed all her weight against me.

Smoooosh smoosh smoosh… smoosh smoosh smoosh…

What… What is she doing? I have no idea.

But being wrapped completely by this wolf… Somehow, there was a sweet scent engulfing me. This smell… Maybe it was the smell of her shampoo or something, but the more I sniffed it, the fuzzier my brain became… It felt kind of nice…

SQUISHHHH

“But more importantly… I can’t breathe…”

I tried to stay conscious, but just moments before I was about to get devoured, my vision went dark.

The next time I open my eyes, I might be reincarnated into another world again….

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