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 - 64

Chapter 64: We’ll Screen It Under the Title ‘My First Errand’!

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“That’s right, Ken-chan. That’s the right shop. You did a great job greeting her properly too. For a male to speak to a female on his own—depending on the person, it could cause them to hyperventilate and faint. You’re truly amazing.”

Right now, I was quietly observing from the shadows as Fiilia-sama accompanied Ken-chan on his errand. To be honest, I had wanted Luna-sama to see Ken-chan’s brave figure as well, but unfortunately, tonight was a full moon.

Just from sniffing Ken-chan’s used underwear, she’d gone completely feral—going on a rampage and even stuffing it into her mouth and munching on it. Sadly, she had to sit this one out.

Squeeze, squeeze… squeeze, squeeze…

“Fiilia-sama, that shop clerk is touching Ken-chan too much. That’s a clearly suspicious level of  physical contact. As the camerawoman and bodyguard for Ken-chan: My First Errand, I cannot overlook this. I will now proceed with immediate removal.”

“Eh? To me, it just looks like normal customer service… Maybe? Or not…?”

“…Is that considered normal by elven standards, perhaps? It’s hard to judge.”

After all, we were merely guests in this village. As long as Ken-chan didn’t seem uncomfortable, we had to be careful not to criticize cultural differences between species. Besides, for the past two weeks, both Ken-chan and I had been treated with genuine kindness.

I had been bracing myself for some sort of Ken-chan-related incident to occur, but… far from being attacked, not even his clothes had been stolen. It was shocking. Or rather, Luna-sama had secretly tried to sneak off with his clothes, and Gon-sama had been using his shirt as bedding—truthfully, our side was acting far stranger.

“Haa… I just want to go home right now and read picture books together with Ken-chan in a nice cool room…”

“If you weren’t so enthusiastic about this, why did you suggest the task in the first place? From what I’ve seen, Fiilia-sama, you don’t seem to like going out much.”

“Um… This errand wasn’t my idea. It was the village chief’s order. She wanted Ken-chan to see the town before saying goodbye since he’ll be leaving soon,.”

“I see. So it was the village chief’s decision.”

“Yes. I was fast asleep, but she yanked me out of bed and forced me to get everything ready. She said, ‘I’ll pick a safe route just for you, you damn shut-in.’ Ugh… And I was having such a wonderful dream about living with Ken-chan too…”

Fiilia-sama answered in a still-drowsy voice, clearly reluctant to let go of the dream.

“You’ve been through a lot… Oh! Fiilia-sama, look! He’s handing over the money properly and even receiving the correct change!”

Ken-chan, in high spirits after successfully completing his purchase, looked utterly adorable. Just watching him warmed my heart and made me smile.

If we ever had children together, would they be like that? …Ah, no. I mustn’t. Just imagining it made me feel like I’d become pregnant with our tenth child♡ The real world needed to hurry up and catch up with my delusion~♡

“Now then, let’s relocate to the next surveillance point, following Ken-chan’s movement—”

Thud!

Something terrible happened—Ken-chan bumped into an elf walking in front of him and fell hard on his rear.

“Ah… Aaah!!! K-Ken-chan got hurt!? I must heal him immediately with recovery magic!”

Ken-chan was so delicate and fragile. Surely, he must have broken one or two bones in the fall. He wasn’t crying, but he must have been holding back the pain, trying not to sob.

“This is no time for just observing! I need to wrap him gently in my tail and comfort him right away!!”

“W-Wait, please. T-That’s the extra the village chief arranged… I was told this was part of the training to avoid blindly following sweet talk.”

Lift…

“You say ‘sweet talk,’ but if they lift him up like that, how is it supposed to be training!?”

If it were a scenario where someone persistently approached him, that would be understandable—but the extra elf was lifting Ken-chan like he was luggage. There was no way poor Ken-chan, who had zero combat ability, could resist. That boy wasn’t meant to fight—he was meant to be loved.

“Th-That’s strange. This isn’t how they explained it… B-But Ken-chan did work so hard and managed to complete his first errand. Maybe…Maybe we should wait and see a bit longer so that his effort doesn’t go to waste…”

Just as Fiilia-sama said, Ken-chan had accomplished the incredible feat of conversing with a female all by himself only moments ago. If I were to jump out now… all of Ken-chan’s bravery and effort would be for nothing.

“Tch… When it comes to Ken-chan, my heart can’t help but waver.”

“Oh, you’re light! I could totally kidnap you with no problem.” 

Even if I knew it was just acting, watching someone with such a malicious expression try to abduct Ken-chan was bad for my heart. If this were shown in a theater, the audience would be in chaos, screaming in horror.

“…It can’t be helped. But if that elf takes even one more step, I’ll pierce her with an ice blade.”

【Ice Needle】

I froze the moisture in the air and formed a sharp ice blade between my hands.

“Even if I accidentally hit someone, recovery magic should heal them. If I say it’s for Ken-chan, I’m sure they’ll understand.”

3… 2… 1!

“The kind-hearted elf onee-san, Alma, has come to save you! Now, hand over the boy!”

Just as the ice blade was about to impale the elf’s skull, another elf appeared out of nowhere, as if she had been waiting for that very moment. After a long, tension-filled silence, she used water magic to blow the villainous elf away and successfully rescued Ken-chan.

Whatever the case, I was so relieved that Ken-chan was safe.

“I-I see… So the sweet words start after this point…”

Come to think of it, in scenarios involving males, the most common pattern might be when someone uses the goodwill from a rescue as a trap for abduction.

“But that’s too naïve. If someone used force, maybe, but Ken-chan isn’t the type to be swayed by sweet temptation. He’d surely cut them off without hesitation.”

“Got it. I’ll go.”

“Ken-chan!? No, no, you’re kidding, right!? Don’t go with someone who’s so obviously shady like that! Hit her in the face, now!”

I had been secretly hoping he’d smack them across the face—but instead, Ken-chan just held the elf’s arm tightly with his usual innocent face. And just like that, the two of them disappeared into a suspicious alleyway.

“Ken-chan… He went with her… A-Aaaaaaahhh!!”

Ken-chan’s one and only, yet greatest flaw might be that he doesn’t know how to doubt people. Normally, that honesty is adorable and one of Ken-chan’s most endearing traits, but this time, that trait of him is putting him at risk!

If this hadn’t been acting—if this were real—then by now, Ken-chan would already be a father.

“…Now that I think about it, Luna-sama rescued Ken-chan when he was being attacked by a slime, didn’t she?”

In Ken-chan’s heart, he must have developed an overly pure formula: someone who helps me = absolutely a good person. At this rate, he’ll eventually be taken advantage of by some truly wicked female. This is incredibly dangerous. Before that happens… maybe I should be the one to teach him the reality of things—of course, in the way that leaves the deepest impression on his heart…

“Haa… By the way, do you know what’s supposed to happen after he’s taken into the alley?”

“N-No… I was only told a suspicious character would appear…”

“So basically… It’s up to that person from here on out.”

“………”

A heavy silence fell between the two of us, as if we both realized the same horrible possibility.

“Ken-chan! I’m coming to save you!!!”

“Ah, Lammy-san! This passage is for elves, so if you move around too much like that…”

Crash! Clatter clatter crash!!!

“Awawawawa. The shelf fell over and now the passage is a total mess… I have nothing to do with this, okay~! I’m completely uninvolved, so please don’t get mad~!”

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“In other words, you’re saying you just gave Ken-chan a special candy, and didn’t do anything shady… Is that what you’re claiming?”

“Of course! There’s no way we, elves, would attack Ken-chan!”

The elf who had dragged Ken-chan into the alley shook her head frantically while wiping the dirt from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.

“For someone saying that, you sure looked like a textbook criminal…”

“T-That’s not it! It was acting, acting! I thought making it look like the real thing would get a more genuine reaction out of Ken-chan!”

“Ehh… I-Is that true?”

“Why are you, an elf, taking their side?! Just because you got a little closer to Ken-chan doesn’t mean you can start acting all high and mighty!”

“Eek! I-I’m sorry! Please don’t hit me…!”

Fiilia-sama, having been sharply glared at, quickly hid behind me in fear.

“Haa… Well, I understand your side of the story for now. We’ll speak with Ken-chan ourselves, so would you please hand him over?”

“Huh? But I already gave him back. To that girl who said she was his new caretaker…”

““Eh…?””

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