When a Corporate Slave Guy Reincarnated as a Mob Villain (Slave Trader), He Used His Knowledge of the Game to Raise the Heroines to Be the Strongest, Unintentionally Turning Them Into Yanderes, and Before He Knew It, He Was Completely Breaking the Story - Chapter 31-32

Chapter 31: I Have a Feeling My Head Will Be Cut Off

I understand…Mylene doesn’t mean any harm.

This is simply a difference in culture.

It’s like the difference between farming people—Japanese—and hunting people—Westerners.

No, I feel like the difference is much larger than that…

Anyway, this is one of the cultural traits of Mylene and the others…the demi-humans.

Mylene and her people, who make their living through hunting, offer parts of the monsters they’ve defeated as gifts.

And through these gifts, they communicate.

So, from Mylene’s perspective, this is a sign of respect.

Or…in this case, it might be a ploy to lower my guard…

“Ah, ahh…thank you as always.”

I say this with the usual awkward smile.

“N-no…it’s nothing…”

Mylene’s face lights up, and her hands—no, her claws—start making a scratching noise.

The weak, dying wolf girl Mylene has now become a warrior who can hold her own against a Cyclops.

By the way, if my memory serves me right, Cyclopses vary by type, but the upper-tier ones, like the one we just fought, typically appear as enemies in the last dungeon.

Even so, when I see her acting like this, Mylene still seems a little innocent.

Though the beastmen mature physically quickly, perhaps mentally, Mylene is still younger than Alice.

Well…when she first arrived here, Mylene was just a little girl.

Now she looks like a woman around the same age as Alice.

She’s grown taller, and other parts of her have…well…

My eyes unintentionally wander to her ample chest, clearly visible even through her dress.

Alice is the same, but when I first met them, they were all so young.

Maybe that’s why the guilt I feel when I have improper thoughts is overwhelming.

I quickly avert my gaze.

But unfortunately, the place where I shifted my eyes meets the Cyclops’s single eye head-on…

I end up coughing loudly.

Anyway, to get back to the point, this district is now full of beautiful, and above all, incredibly strong beast girls.

And at the same time, rumors have started to spread in town that I’ve been attacking nearby villages, kidnapping demi-human girls, and turning them into prostitutes…

Of course, I would never do such a thing.

People with enough combat ability to fight S-class monsters are rare.

It would be far more profitable to have them earn money in other ways than to make them work as prostitutes.

Most of them take on jobs through the guild.

They work as adventurers or mercenaries.

I collect a portion of their earnings as a fee.

You could say it’s like a temporary staffing business.

That sounds nice, but to put it bluntly, what I’m doing is exploitation.

The jobs in this world, especially those of adventurers and mercenaries, are never risk-free.

Many of them are life-threatening if something goes wrong.

In short, I’m skimming off the money they risk their lives to earn.

The truth is, they could survive just fine on their own now.

But the reason they stay here is because, like Alice, I’ve bound them with the slave crest.

Their outward obedience to me is due to the constraints of the slave crest.

It might sound selfish, but coming here makes me feel guilty and anxious beyond measure.

In the game Lunatic Wars, the Empire exploited the conquered lands, leading to rebellion among the people, and this ultimately caused its downfall.

Among those people were many like Mylene and the other demi-humans.

And now, in front of me, there’s a large group of beast girls who probably harbor similar dissatisfaction.

But instead of directing their anger at the Empire, it’s my neck they’re after.

I’ve been trying to avoid facing this reality, but…

“Linus-sama…um…could you do that for me again, after so long?”

As Mylene says this, she steps closer to me.

I instinctively take a step back.

“Eh…that?”

“Well…like before…could you stroke my ears again?”

Mylene turns her face away shyly, twitching her ears a little.

“U-uh…but…”

“You don’t want to…? Is it because touching the body of a beast like me is unpleasant…?”

Mylene’s face falls, and she looks sad.

“N-no, that’s not it…”

It’s not that I don’t want to touch her ears.

In fact…I do want to.

They look so fluffy, and they must feel amazing to touch.

Besides, what man wouldn’t be happy to be that close to such a beautiful woman?

But…I can’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of unease and fear.

I glance at Mylene’s long, sharp claws.

Even though she has the slave crest, its effects aren’t absolute.

With her current strength, she could…in an instant, before the crest takes effect…cut off my head.

Especially if we’re that close.

“Linus-sama…please. I…I want to be closer to you…not just Alice, but with me too…”

Mylene says, inching closer to me.

Her face is unusually serious, and her movements are almost forceful.

Most of all, her eyes seem to glow with a mysterious light.

Maybe my hunch was right after all…

She’s definitely aiming for my neck with those claws.

Sweating nervously, I try to step back…

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Chapter 32: Even Knowing It’s a Trap, I Can’t Resist the Fluffy Temptation

“Hey! That’s unfair! It’s only Mylene…”

Before I knew it, the other beast girls who had been watching from a distance had approached me at a speed so fast I couldn’t even see it, closing in from all directions.

“Ah! E-everyone!? I was supposed to go first…Oh, fine, I guess there’s no helping it…”

Mylene mumbled with a troubled look on her face.

As for me, it wasn’t just Mylene anymore; I was now completely surrounded by the beast girls.

My escape routes were entirely cut off.

T-this is bad…if they attack now…

“Lord Linus…why haven’t you shown yourself to us lately? Even when we visit the mansion, Lady Alice always turns us away…We still haven’t repaid you for all you’ve done.”

“Do you really prefer staying cooped up in the mansion with Lady Alice? Do you also prefer women of your own race?”

“Would it be selfish of us to ask you to spend time with us once in a while…?”

…Cat ears, bunny ears, fox ears…Before I realized it, various demi-human beast girls were clinging to my arms.

Their expressions, at a glance, seemed genuinely happy.

Their eyes sparkled, ears twitched, and tails swayed excitedly.

But…I knew better.

They were just hiding their claws.

I’d seen situations like this countless times in my previous life.

Female employees flattering the company president with syrupy voices and fawning over him.

But as soon as he left, they’d curse and bad-mouth him mercilessly.

It wasn’t uncommon at all.

Although I wasn’t as blatant about it, even I had done similar things to my superiors.

And animals are no different.

Pets are loyal to their owners because they’re fed.

If the food stops, so does their loyalty.

The famous tale of Hachiko, the loyal dog who waited for his master’s return even after he died…

That, too, is just fiction.

Reality is different from fiction.

Reality is usually harsher, unforgiving, and unrelenting.

That’s why people prefer fiction over reality.

Even though you can easily find the truth about Hachiko online, people still believe — or rather, want to believe — the story is true.

But…the world I’m living in now is ruthlessly real.

I have to keep my eyes on this merciless reality.

The blue of the sky, the scent of the trees…and the softness of the beast girls’ bodies, all of it is undeniably real—

Wait…this is—

“Ah…Lady Alice is so unfair…keeping Lord Linus all to herself…We want him to soothe our bodies too, at least once in a while…”

“That’s right…Lord Linus…I finally managed to slay a dragon on my last mission. I may not be as strong as Lady Alice, but I’m capable enough to be of use to you now. So…won’t you reward me…?”

“It’s been so long…Surely, it’s okay to indulge just a little…Hehe…and luckily, Lady Alice’s ‘Eye’ isn’t activated for some reason right now…”

Before I knew it, the beast girls had moved beyond just clinging to my arms — they were leaning against my shoulders, pressing their bodies against me from all sides.

Their slender yet firmly toned bodies, so exquisitely soft, were transmitting their warmth directly through my skin.

They deftly maneuvered their long animal ears and tails, brushing them against my skin and giving me an overwhelming sensation of fluffy softness.

My nerves were being stimulated by this unfamiliar sensation.

It tickles…but…it feels so good…

“Hehe…How does it feel, Lord Linus? The texture of my tail…Lady Alice can’t do this, can she?”

A fox girl whispered sweetly into my ear.

I felt as if I were floating in the air, enveloped in a light, dreamy sensation.

My head was spinning, completely clouded.

T-this isn’t their true intention.

I know that.

I know it, but my instincts are overwhelmed by the stimulation.

For the first time, I understood how men become addicted to hostess clubs.

“Ah…Lord Linus…you’re making such a face…I can’t take it anymore…Please…Lord Linus…Hehe…Why don’t we continue this at our place…”

“Yes…that’s right. This rare opportunity, with Lady Alice’s ‘Eye’ not active, doesn’t come often. We want to serve Lord Linus personally and repay our debt—”

And at that moment, the sensation of the fluffy softness enveloping my skin suddenly turned into a sharp pain.

The ears and tails of the demi-human girls clinging to me stood on end.

And from their smooth hands that had been caressing me so gently, sharp claws suddenly sprang out.