My Dignity Is Being Shattered by Forced Choices

The world around me was a pitch-black void, thick and absolute, like a black hole that refused to allow even a single speck of light. It felt as if I had been hurled alone into the heart of a dead universe where even the stars had been extinguished. In that suffocating darkness—

"Ughhh?!"

I was being dragged away at an insane speed.

Then, suddenly—

"Not yet. If you take my son like that... Rider, pfft."

A familiar voice rang out from somewhere, and at the same time, a blinding white light exploded from my body like a supernova. The torrent of light violently tore away the grotesque hand that had been gripping me and shoved it aside without mercy.

With a bizarre scraping sound like burning mana, the hand that held me twisted violently, and the space around us began to shake with terrifying intensity.

The grotesque hand flailed desperately in the air, trying to grab me again, but I was already far away. Beyond the hideous hand rapidly disappearing into the darkness, a final scream filled with malice that seemed to curse the entire world echoed out.

"Ahem... My son is going well... Kugh!"

Words came from the mass of light, followed by a heavy thud that made the space tremble violently.

"Ugh! It's been twenty minutes already! Why haven't I heard any water running?! Are you trying to run away again?! Hurry up and wash! If you're not out in three minutes, you're dead!!"

"H-hic... D-dear... I-I understand. I'll be right out... Please go easy on me today... sniff..."

With those words, I passed out. Wrapped in the warm, white vortex of light, I was instantly sucked into the twisting abyss of spacetime.

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How much time had passed?

"Hey."

Something blunt and heavy poked me repeatedly in the back.

"Hmm... Doesn't seem like he plans to wake up."

The moment that low mutter ended, an ear-splitting explosion rang out, and the floor I was lying on shook violently as if an earthquake had struck.

"Hieeeeeek...! M-mom, I'm sorry!!!!"

I, who had been face-down on the floor, jumped up in shock from the tremendous vibration.

"Ugh... My back..."

Despite the pain that felt like every bone in my body was being pulled apart joint by joint, I tried to look around—only to meet eyes with something.

What greeted me was an eye so enormous it stung to look at, and so overwhelmingly powerful it froze my heart solid.

"Ahaha... Um..."

After a brief moment of contemplation, I quietly lay back down.

This had to be a dream. I must have stayed up all night and was now having a ridiculous nightmare after catching a quick nap in the morning. Haha. Staying up all night really is the root of all evil. Let's just close my eyes and sleep a little more—

"...I could let you sleep forever, if you wish."

The instant that low, chilling voice pressed down on my soul itself, every hair on my body stood on end. All traces of playfulness evaporated in a single second, and cold sweat poured mercilessly down my spine. My breath caught in ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠my throat.

Just a few dozen centimeters from my nose, a pair of blood-red vertical slit pupils—each one larger than my entire body—stared directly at me. In the darkness, an overwhelming silhouette slowly revealed itself. Jet-black scales that looked as if they had been carved from mountains, and with every breath, a faint peach scent wafted from its massive nostrils and tickled the tip of my nose.

This wasn't a dream.

I was truly, royally fucked.

In the blink of an eye, I shot upright, knelt down with perfect politeness, and spoke.

"No, no! Hello! My name is Han Si-yul! I don't know why you've brought me here, but my meat is tough and tastes terrible, and I'm not even handsome! However, my family has quite a bit of money, so if you just send me back, I can give you as much as you want! Please spare me!"

"Hah. Do you even know who this body is?"

Despite my tearful, desperate ass-kissing, it seemed to have only soured her mood further. Her massive tail began slamming against the floor. With each rhythmic impact, my body bounced slightly off the ground.

I desperately racked my brain. In Na-ri's game setting, this appearance was definitely...!

"A-are you not the Primordial Dragon, Lady Akasha?! Hahaha!"

"Then does this body look like the kind that would commit something as filthy as kidnapping?"

"Absolutely not! Just by looking at you, you're clearly the most beautiful and elegant among all dragons, so something as terrifying as—"

"Silence."

"Yes ma'am."

I remained on my knees, holding my breath and waiting obediently for Akasha to pass judgment. As I did, I noticed a strange look of utter bewilderment in the giant dragon's eyes as she stared down at me. It was the expression one might give to someone incredibly ridiculous and pathetic.

"What a ridiculous fellow."

Then, with a slow shhhhh, her enormous body began to shrink. The house-sized dragon form rapidly transformed into a single, small, and slender silhouette. Where the overwhelming dragon pressure that had crushed everything around us had been, now stood—

"...Huh?"

A human. And not just any human—an overwhelmingly beautiful woman who far surpassed anything I could have imagined. I was around 170cm tall, yet she looked significantly taller than me. Lustrous black hair flowed down to her waist, blood-red vertical slit eyes that radiated a dangerous gleam, and beautiful black horns sprouting from both sides of her head. She wore a black outfit that clung tightly to her body, with a dangerously low neckline. Every time she took a step, her enormous breasts bounced with incredible elasticity, proudly displaying their overwhelming presence.

No, seriously... they were actually bouncing...

Moreover, her exotic legs and smooth, curved hips left me completely speechless.

'Wow, she's actually insane...'

I instinctively tried to look at that ferociously voluptuous chest but quickly whipped my gaze away. Get a grip, Han Si-yul! The thing standing in front of me right now was a dragon that could swallow me in a single bite.

I tried to shout because I couldn't understand what any of this meant, but after that notification appeared, no sound would come out of my mouth.

'....! What the hell is going on... I'm Si-yul, not Ciel...'

At that moment, an unbearably familiar and vulgar voice slammed directly into my head.

It was Choi Na-ri.

—Nah, I'm good.

'Choi Na-ri, you crazy bitch!!! What the hell are you trying to do?!!!'

As I screamed internally, three choice windows flashed before my eyes.

'What the hell is choice 3?! Number 1! Number 1!!!'

—Hmm... I wonder what Ciel would do?

'No, who the hell is Ciel?! I'm Si-yul, you crazy woman!!! Are you just going to call me whatever you want now?! And what are you even hesitating for?!!! It's obviously number 1! Number 1, I said!!!!'

—Hmmmm... Nope! This whisper is the devil's whisper! I've decided! Our Ciel would definitely like this one. Hehe... Yeah, when I see him later, he'll praise me, right?

Completely against my will, the red cursor moved without hesitation and slammed down on choice 3.

My soul's scream never reached her. The moment ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠the cursor pressed choice 3, the system window vanished. As I stood there frozen, the woman who had been tilting her head in confusion suddenly forced my sealed mouth open. I slammed my forehead to the floor while still on my knees and began shouting the line with a volume that threatened to shake the ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠entire lair.

"O beautiful Dragon Queen! Please do not soil your noble feet on the dirty floor! Instead, use me as your exclusive human footstool! To be crushed beneath your feet for the rest of my life, treated like trash and ignored while only being allowed to breathe, is the greatest honor this pathetic, weak piece of garbage could ever ask for!!!"

"..."

For a moment, the air inside the nest froze solid. When I cautiously lifted my head, I saw a gaze so cold and filled with utter contempt that it looked like she was staring at irredeemable garbage. In the end, tears of unbearable shame streamed down my face.

'Choi Na-ri... you... crazy bitch... When I get back, I swear I'm not letting you off...'

'...Huh?'

Still crying, I stared blankly at the floating window in a daze. It went up? After I spouted that absolute dogshit nonsense, the value actually increased?! Could it be that my desperate, survival-oriented ass-kissing actually worked?! Does she like me?! Wait, more importantly, what the hell are those three censored letters?! Favorability? Affection?

At that moment, I heard the sound of someone choking back laughter in my ear.

—Pffft...! Ah, kyahahahaha! Oh man, my stomach hurts! Kk, Ciel, I'm dying! Did you see that big sister's ■■■ go up just now?! You're really fucked now, kekeke! Starting off with full ■■■ points already~

'Choi Na-ri, you demonic bitch!!! At least tell me what went up!!!'

—Nah, I'm good. My little human footstool Ciel doesn't need to know~ ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠Oh, right! You know that when ■■■ passes a certain threshold, a forced event triggers, right? I'm already so excited! Good luck!

'What the hell is human footstool?! And my name is Han Si-yul!!! Hey!!! Hey!!!!'

With Na-ri's cheerful humming, the communication in my ear abruptly cut off. Before I knew it, Akasha had approached and was once again looking down at me with a gaze that treated me as less than an insect. Her cold stare pressed down on me heavily once more.

"...Footstool, huh."

A low, spine-chilling voice flowed from between Akasha's crimson lips.

"...Hic."

...I want to go home. I really do.