Chapter 6
Chapter 6
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 6
Chapter Title: Milf Village of Beginnings
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Why had things turned out like this?
Let's rewind time just a little.
The subjugation had gone incredibly smoothly.
It made sense that it did. The prestige of the Hart Clan that the musclebound guy had boasted about wasn't empty talk—the subjugation force was overwhelmingly powerful.
Most of the people staying at this spacious inn were hires brought in by Gold, and their numbers exceeded a hundred.
On top of that, every single one of those hundred looked incredibly strong.
And in reality, they were.
Given the massive scale of the subjugation force, most monsters didn't dare approach out of sheer terror. The few idiots that charged in without sensing the difference in power were instantly shredded by swords wreathed in white auras or blasted apart by multicolored magic.
When I'd accepted the musclebound guy's offer, I'd thought it would be a chance for some combat practice, but my turn to step up never came.
I just occasionally went over when Gold called me, chatted a bit, and that was it. That marked the end of my first day.
Day two.
We stayed comfortably at a spacious inn in the next village.
In the midst of it all, someone approached me and struck up a conversation.
"Are you the Outsider participating in this subjugation?"
"Huh? Yeah."
A refreshing-looking blond hunk with a friendly face approached.
This guy was seriously hot. Like, insanely handsome.
I had some confidence in my own looks, but even I felt crushed. A true pretty boy.
In fact, I recognized his face.
He was one of the characters from the setting documents.
It was surprising that someone with looks like that wasn't the protagonist, but anyway, he was some promising knight or whatever. Name was Flat, I thought.
And from what I remembered, this Flat guy traveled with two women according to the settings. They must be separated for now, since he was acting alone.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Dre."
The name Yedre probably sounded weird, so I just went with Dre.
Dre sounded dragon-like, fitting for a fantasy world, right?
"Dre...?"
His expression was odd, so maybe not.
But he seemed like a nice guy, offering a considerate smile as he extended his hand.
"I'm Flat Roger. Nice to meet you."
"Likewise."
He didn't seem like a bad guy. Far from it—he radiated the vibe of someone inherently kind-hearted.
The type I was worst at dealing with.
People with deep consideration who fuss over every little thing, making you feel guilty for just standing there.
I'd always preferred being alone since I was a kid.
But nice guys like him always came over to chat, putting me in an awkward spot.
As I was sweating bullets...
A cuckoo-like voice rang out.
"Flat! Where are you!"
"Uh... El! Over here!"
El?
A moment later, the girl who emerged from around the corner made my breath catch.
She wasn't quite on the level of that goddess bitch from before, but if there was a heroine, it'd be her. A girl that pretty.
A petite girl with a cute charm was glaring at Flat with a pouty face.
Beside her was a woman with a robe pulled low over her face.
This girl was definitely a character too.
Had to be the two who traveled with Flat.
The robed one had her face hidden, but according to the settings, her name was Remi, and the description said something like a priestess type.
Priestess is priestess—what's with the "type"?
But even under the robe, you couldn't hide innate beauty. Just the glimpse of her face told me she was stunningly gorgeous.
Whoa. Flowers in both hands?
But if the game settings held true, did that mean the protagonist could snag both of these women?
And that protagonist was me right now?
.....
I'm not that kind of trash.
Besides, these girls—well, specifically the petite one called El—gave off the aura of a delinquent from my school days.
She seemed like she'd have a nasty temper.
And sure enough, when she spotted me, her face twisted into a "What's this bug?" expression.
No, fuck, was this world designed so that the prettier the woman, the shittier the personality?
It was making me distrust women big time.
"Flat. Who's this?"
Calling a person "this."
"Ah~ The Outsider that Gold-sama invited."
"Oh. That."
"This," "that"—treating people like objects, this bitch.
The girl shot me a disdainful glare, clearly displeased. I was tired of dealing with her too, so I bowed politely and said,
"I'll head in first."
"Ah! Um... Sorry. See you later."
Yep, nice guy confirmed.
As I walked off accepting his greeting, they followed behind me. What the hell? Did they still have something to say?
Even Flat was tilting his head in confusion, and the bitch called El looked like "What's this stalker fucker?"
Fuck, you're the ones following me—how am I the stalker?
The mystery solved itself soon enough.
My room was right next to theirs.
"That pisses me off."
"Hey! El!"
Flat urgently tried to hush her while glancing at me, but El just stood there arms crossed, glaring daggers.
I shot her a casual glare back, bowed to Flat, and slipped into my room.
Why was she so hostile to a total stranger?
Tomorrow was the real slime subjugation, and I'd get my chance, so I decided to turn in early.
I read a book from the desk for an hour, put out the light, and hit the bed.
It's human nature to fall asleep once your eyes close.
I slept like a rock.
And so day two ended.
The next day, during breakfast, I mentioned yesterday's events to Blan, the musclebound guy, and heard something shocking.
"...Uh... What did you say?"
"Those three. They share a room. Doesn't seem like they're doing anything, though."
......Eww.
Blan said it didn't seem like it, but I couldn't shake the thought of a 3P.
I shuddered with an inexplicable sense of defeat.
If I was the protagonist of this world right now, would this count as getting NTR'd? When I didn't even have any relationship with them yet?
.....
...On second thought, not much of a shock.
That tiny blond bitch was so annoying she didn't even register as a woman.
But if some ero-manga NTR event happened where she treated me like a loser, I'd slaughter them all.
In the end, an inexplicable rage bubbled up inside me.
⚙ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ⚙ [Netori her, kiddo.] ?
I thought I heard a weird voice, but it must've been my imagination.
Huh?
What does this have to do with you about to get fucked?
...Now that I think about it, nothing at all?
It must've just stuck in my mind because it was so memorable.
Anyway, I was way too chill about this.
Standing here with a female slime spreading her legs and licking her lips right in front of me, and I'm dwelling on that?
Maybe it was denial of reality.
There was no way I could be this calm right now.
I was fucking pissed.
If it weren't for that damn bitch, I wouldn't be in this mess.
Staring at the pretty slime tilting her head and smiling innocently, I recalled the recent events again.
As I finished eating with the musclebound guy, Flat came down from upstairs and greeted me awkwardly. I returned it with the most nonchalant face I could muster.
The blond bitch kept shooting me hostile glares for reasons I couldn't fathom, and like that, time passed until we reached the habitat of the female slimes.
The slime habitat was a forest near a river.
There were plenty of other monsters besides slimes, so we got a warning to stay extra vigilant as the main subjugation began.
Or rather, "slaughter" fit better than "subjugation."
Gold's direct subordinates were all mages. Before entering the forest, they cast detection spells alongside attack magic, so monsters either fled or got obliterated.
There was zero chance for me to step up, as I'd mentioned before.
"Kuhahaha! Impressive, isn't our subjugation force?!"
Gold's excited voice boomed all the way here.
There wasn't the slightest hint of tension or crisis.
Hell, even the musclebound guy who'd promised me real combat experience was scratching his head apologetically.
"Didn't expect it to be this one-sided... I knew the Hart Clan was strong, but not to the point where we wouldn't even need to lift a finger. Sorry about that, bro."
"How's that your fault, Blan? We scouted monster positions on the way here anyway, so I'll come back alone later and fight them."
"Yeah. Whenever you want practice, just call me. I'll help out as much as I can."
No reason to turn down help.
Anyway, up to this point, my job consisted solely of chatting with Gold from a short distance away while keeping watch.
It wasn't just me—most close-combat folks were in the same boat.
Warriors did have their moments to shine.
Mages didn't have infinite mana, and they weren't the sturdiest, so they tired out. That's when the knights and mercenaries took over.
Before the mages rested, they'd cast detection spells to secure the perimeter and confirm it was safe. Then the warriors drew their swords and hunted down hidden monsters.
Flat slicing through goblins and such with a lightsaber-like blade spraying white light was badass even to another guy.
"Flat...!"
El, who was firing fireballs from afar, blushed.
The presumed priestess Remi just buffed him without much fuss, so she didn't seem as into Flat as El did.
If anything, she stuck closer to El, like she was more interested in her.
"Oh. That guy's good with qi, huh?"
The musclebound guy commenting on Flat.
I figured it was mana, but that white energy was called qi, apparently.
Anyway, things progressed ridiculously smoothly.
Until nightfall, that is.
Even at night, the subjugation didn't stop—monsters kept getting hunted.
Thanks to mage spells, magic tools, and glowstones, visibility was decent enough, if not daylight-level.
Even though it was borderline massacre, fighting all day should've worn them out for rest, but the slimes were finally showing up, so the hunt continued.
The slimes appearing didn't make it harder. If anything, easier.
These guys' only attack was approaching and splashing acidic goo, but they were snail-slow—burned to ash before they got close.
Even stealthy approaches got caught by the wide-range detection spells, blasted the moment they were spotted.
For reference, they treated me like high-class help—had me guard near the employer without letting me fight.
...Wasn't this too cushy for the pay?
Nice to earn money, but boring as hell.
As I yawned, a sharp voice cut through.
"Outsider Dre! Eyes front!"
"Yes, ma'am."
I snapped to attention at the ice knight's voice. No need to stir up trouble.
But why was she so obsessed with riding my ass? She didn't do it to others...
Fuck.
El was one thing, but this Yuli knight too—was I just the type women, or beauties especially, loved to hate?
An hour passed, then two.
Everyone was on guard, but deep down, they'd let their vigilance slip a bit.
The anomaly crept in suddenly.
It happened when the subjugation force paused the hunt, formed defensive lines, and took a group break.
"Hm?"
"What's up?"
The lead mage let out a puzzled grunt, and the ice knight snapped sharply.
"...Enemies everywhere."
"We can see that, can't we?"
The mage stammered under her scornful, "Don't say stupid shit" glare.
"No, that's not it... Monster reactions just popped up right nearby...!"
"What?"
Right nearby...?
But nothing was visible around us.
Three defensive lines total.
Front line: melee hires.
Second line: ranged-attack mages.
Third line: elite guild mercenaries guarding employer Gold, plus skilled detection mages.
I stood midway between second and third, about 10 meters from the third.
Only an ogre would try approaching here—the rest were too scared.
That's when I felt it.
A sense of wrongness.
I didn't know why, but I knew.
Something was below us.
From the ultra-important third line all the way to where I stood, some massive thing stretched underneath.
...Dangerous.
If this thing surfaced, formations be damned—it'd be over.
"Hey! Third line! Run!"
I shouted while dashing toward them, but the shiny-armored elites just gave me weird looks.
"What is it, Outsider?"
The ice knight asked coldly.
"Something huge below us! We gotta run now...!"
"What nonsense is this? Think we wouldn't notice something like that?"
No, you fucking bitch.
The mage said monsters were right nearby—did that go in one ear and out the other?
"No, really...!"
"Outsiders always crave the spotlight. Thought you were the quiet type, but same old story?"
Dismissing me with a pathetic tone, the ice knight ignored me now.
"Employer! Something's below! Get to safety...!"
Ah. I'd wondered why Gold had been so quiet till now.
"Grraa..."
This bastard was asleep?
Makes sense—smashing everything overwhelmingly must've been boring, but damn, lucky guy.
"Persistent fool! Hey, drag this guy out!"
"Wait, hold on!"
"...It's there."
The ice knight bitch turned to the lead mage at his low murmur.
"What?"
"Below us... something huge really is... Gah?!"
And that was the lead mage's last words.
Something long shot out and wrapped around him.
That wasn't all.
Boom boom from the ground. Like geysers, jelly-like liquid erupted everywhere, piercing the sky.
The jets targeted the subjugation force precisely, instantly killing dozens in screams.
I was targeted too but barely dodged just before impact.
But... Gold's supposedly elite troops were mostly caught in the liquid.
"Guh! Someone, support...!"
Someone yelled to the first and second lines, but they were fending off similar attacks—not as bad here, but no spare attention for us.
And then.
Splat splat splat.
"......"
It sounded almost comical at first, but it was the sound of the subjugation force being crushed like fruit.
The sound of blood and flesh raining down.
The core forces of that mighty subjugation team were mostly wiped out in an instant.
My head spun from the metallic stench of blood as some instinct awakened.
Combat sense honed from years of gaming and a "certain past experience."
...Fucking chuuni bullshit.
I scoffed inwardly while ramping up my tension.
Rumble rumble.
Now what? Earthquake?
The ground shook, then the center bulged visibly. Rumble rumble. It swelled into a hill, growing larger until—boom!—the ground in the middle burst open.
Soon, a massive liquid sphere burst through the earth.
Huge.
No joke, big enough to fill a baseball stadium.
But the danger wasn't the sphere itself.
Atop it.
"....."
It was tiny compared to the giant round liquid, but I spotted it immediately.
Atop the sphere.
A humanoid shape in the center...
It took a beautiful human form, but made of slime, looking up at the sky's bloody mist with a "ufufu" giggle.
Anyone could tell it was insanely dangerous.
And that dangerous being spoke.
"Hello~ I'm your idol slime Yuna-chan!!" ......?
What the fuck is this bitch saying?