A Midsummer Night's Dream
It had been quite a while since my last real break, so I was able to rest quite peacefully. “Sniff…… Friendship and dildo power for the transformation…… How moving…… To catch the viewers off guard like that……”
“……Uh, hey, Kei, are you crying? For real?”
Danae walked in and stared in shock at me sniffling over the lingering emotions of the final episode of season three. But I couldn’t help it. I really couldn’t. Witch Girl Rubii was moving with every episode, and the finale’s direction wouldn’t let me stay composed……!
“Well, yeah…… I have to admit, it’s impressive how you can still enjoy your hobbies so calmly even in this situation.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“Have you ever thought about how the magic stone you filled to the brim is going to be used?”
Magic stone? What about it?
“Ah, don’t tell me they’re going to use it all up right away and I’ll have to fill another one…… That’s horrifying…… Does that mean I’ll be tied up there again……? It really feels like being raised like livestock…… Though they do feed me well…… Hmm……”
“……Your peaceful brain is almost worthy of respect at this point.”
“Ehehehe…… No need to go that far…… Want an autograph? Where would you like it?”
“Worthy of respect, indeed……”
Danae sighed and shook her head. Why was she looking at me with such a weird expression? It was embarrassing.
“That magic stone is going to be used as a weapon.”
“A weapon?”
“Just like it powered the robot, magic power is an incredibly efficient energy source for Mekrak. Depending on how it’s used, it could become something more terrifying than a nuclear weapon…… Thanks to you, this Earth could be destroyed.”
“No, but…… we managed to destroy that robot last time, didn’t we? It was tough, but it wasn’t that big of a deal……”
“The magic stone was almost empty back then. Even though it was decent quality, it only contained a tiny amount of power from four ordinary magical girls…… Right now, that stone is completely full.”
Really……? Honestly, the fact that I alone filled it doesn’t make much of an impression…… But I see…… The Earth could be in danger…… Because of me…… Even when she said it like that, I didn’t feel any sense of crisis. Maybe because it didn’t feel real……
“You won’t be able to watch Witch Girl Rubii anymore either. There won’t be any new volumes……”
“That’s a huge problem! No way! Is Mekrak really planning something that terrifying?!”
“Honestly, I couldn’t care less about that sort of thing, but……”
That sort of thing?! Calling Witch Girl Rubii “that sort of thing”?! That’s too much! But if that’s the case, then it really is a big deal. Once Mekrak finishes conquering Earth, something that terrifying will happen…… I’m a magical girl who protects the Earth, so I can’t allow that. Well, maybe only about ten percent of me feels that way. But with the remaining ninety percent, I can’t forgive anyone who would stop Witch Girl Rubii from continuing. I’ve only seen up to season three, and there are already twenty-seven seasons out, so there’s still a lot left to watch…… but I still can’t forgive them. Witch Girl Rubii must be eternal.
“Anyway, we can’t just leave it alone.”
“Well, it’s not like it matters to us now…… but even so, if the Earth gets destroyed because of me, it would feel a bit bitter…… I’ve already taken some revenge, though.”
“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have been captured either……”
“No. You’re surprisingly stupid, full of openings, and an easy mark. You would’ve been caught even without me.”
“Wh-wh-wh-what do you mean I’m stupid, and what’s your evidence?!”
“Your speech is getting weird…… So you were self-aware. Maybe I said something unnecessary. Anyway, it’s about time. Since you rested so well, you’ll be violated all night tonight. We both need to do our best……”
Even as she said that, she looked strangely pleased.
“Hey. You’re just a magical girl, right?”
“What else would I be?”
“No, I was wondering if you’d come back to life like the monsters if you died.”
“I don’t have that kind of cheat ability. I’m just a person. If I die, that’s the end.”
I see, I see. So death really is the end.
“Then don’t come to the banquet.”
“……What?”
“I was planning to cause some trouble today anyway, even without hearing that story…… Yeah. It’d be better if you didn’t come, if possible. I’m asking you. It might be dangerous.”
If I thought of her as the mastermind who kept me trapped here, it was infuriating, but even someone like her was still from Earth…… I should at least give her a warning. Danae looked at me with suspicious eyes, then suddenly grinned.
“I don’t know what you’re planning to do…… but you know, I’m the enemy who captured you, right? Are you actually worried about me?”
“No. Just come. I’ll get my revenge nice and clean.”
Danae burst out laughing as if something was hilarious.
“……For now, I’ll say I’m not feeling well and rest…… Though I don’t know what you can actually do. You won’t even be able to resist in the first place…… Good luck~.”
With that, Danae left the room without asking anything more. Not long after, a mid-level Bibi came to invite me to the banquet, and I was dragged away just like that.
* * *
The banquet hall was filled with a lively atmosphere. Cheerful music played, and extravagant, mouthwatering food was laid out…… It was a festive gathering, all in all.
『Bibi bibi! Finally, the day of us Bibis has come, bibi! Earth and Mekrak will all fall into the hands of us Bibis, bibi!』
『Waaaaah!』
『Boss! Boss! Bibi! Bibi!』
On the stage at the front of the banquet hall, the leader Bibi proudly displayed the magic stone sealed inside a capsule-like container to everyone. The drunken Bibis responded enthusiastically. Whatever they planned to use that magic stone for, the Bibis were already completely drunk on excitement, as if they had already conquered the world.
Haah…… haaaaaah……
And in the middle of that banquet hall, I was being fondled and passed around as a drinking snack. Insisting that I be used equally by everyone, one Bibi took charge of my leash and dragged me along. With my wrists bound behind my back by leather straps, I stumbled after them. My breast covers, panties, and even the cloth that had been hiding my underwear had all been taken away, leaving me completely naked except for the jingling ornaments. Naturally, every time I passed by, the Bibis groped and teased my body.
“Your anus is empty, bibi. Must feel lonely, bibi. I prepared a present for you, bibi.”
One Bibi slowly inserted anal beads into my anus. The same thing with the dog tail decoration that I’d seen so many times it was sickening. Aah…… ugh……
They pushed them in slowly, one bead at a time, as if they wanted me to feel each individual bead.
‘Trait: Aphrodisiac Addiction (Severe)’ has been activated.
Haaaaah……! They must have coated the anal beads with an aphrodisiac. I thought they felt strangely slippery……
“All in, bibi. Everyone’s waiting, so I can’t keep you any longer, bibi.”
With that, they slapped my butt and sent me off. Maybe it was fortunate that the real banquet hadn’t started yet, so they were only enjoying me as a light appetizer. Even so, with this body that had been developed far too much, even that “appetizer” level of fondling made me feel intensely……
“Bibibibi. I heard you like alcohol, bibi. I’ll specially let you drink too, bibi.”
“Get lost……”
“I went out of my way to be considerate, bibi.”
“Hiih! K-Klitoris…… If you touch it like that……?!”
The piercings on my clitoris were completely exposed with nowhere to hide, so the Bibis easily stimulated it and enjoyed themselves. My nipples and clitoris were easy erogenous zones that could make me submit, so they would stimulate them like switches whenever they felt like it and enjoy my reactions. While holding me as my head went blank from having my most sensitive spots stimulated, the previous Bibi poured alcohol into my mouth. Even after I swallowed it all without resisting, the Bibi only pulled away after thoroughly violating the inside of my mouth with their tongue.
“Hurry up and come, bibi!”
“We don’t have enough women, bibi!”
“If I knew this would happen, I should’ve captured more magical girls, bibi!”
“Where’s that hanbok sow, bibi!”
With alcohol in their systems, everyone’s voices grew louder, almost shouting. I watched as they turned completely beast-like while being rolled around as their plaything. Thinking that I was the only one thrown among beasts, I felt both pitiful and strangely detached. Honestly, it was my body, and it was true that I was feeling intensely because of how developed it was, and I was being violated by their lustful, inconsiderate hands…… But even so, I found it strange that I wasn’t filled with hatred because of it. If I had been a woman from the start (though I don’t really know), I probably would’ve been grinding my teeth with resentment, unable to forgive these guys, or fallen into despair from being violated beyond recovery. But I was originally a man, and this body was only temporary…… After thinking that, it felt like I was watching from a third-person perspective, like watching a story…… In short, it didn’t feel real. Being rolled around here and there. Even if I was violated a hundred, a thousand times. It all felt like memories that would eventually disappear into nothingness…… Only a sense of futility remained. Maybe my mental fortitude, strengthened because I was a magical girl, played a part. Or maybe because I had become something as unrealistic as a magical girl, I couldn’t take it seriously. It felt just like watching Witch Girl Rubii on screen. No matter how immersed I got, I was still aware that Witch Girl Rubii was fiction. And that’s exactly how I felt about myself right now. It all felt fake. Like a mirage that would disappear tomorrow. A shadow reflected in the fog, an illusion on the water’s surface. That’s why there was no hatred. No resentment. Only stubbornness remained. Honestly, if they just kept letting me watch Witch Girl Rubii and provided me with food, clothing, and shelter, I probably wouldn’t have any other thoughts even if I spent the rest of my life as their plaything. ……The rest of my life, that’s dangerous. Anyway. All of this felt like “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” A fleeting dream I had in the hazy twilight after falling asleep from the heat. When I wake up, only a faint memory remains, but we don’t hold hatred, anger, love, or attachment to that dream—we just let it go, saying it was only a dream. That’s probably how I am right now too.
“Bibibibi. Before we move on to the real banquet…… I will introduce the protagonist who brightened our future, bibi! Now, bring them here, bibi!”
“Bibibibi. Hurry up, bibi.”
“Ugh……”
When the fingers that had been stirring inside my vagina reluctantly let go, I was dragged up onto the stage as my leash was pulled. The leader Bibi welcomed me with exaggeratedly spread arms. Beer from the cup in one hand spilled onto the floor, but they didn’t seem to care.
“Bibibibi, magical girl…… Let us toast with your body, and begin the real banquet, bibi.”
“……”
“Really, it’s all thanks to you, bibi. We, the weakest Bibis, will become the strongest who fear nothing, bibi.”
“……”
“Look at this, bibi. Everyone’s happy, aren’t they, bibi. You can be happier too, bibi. Your vagina is a lucky vagina, bibi. Haha! Let’s enjoy together, bibi.”
“……”
“Bibibi……? What’s wrong, why are you so quiet, bibi……?”
Sensing something strange, the leader Bibi took a step forward and reached out toward my breasts. Like a switch, if my chest was touched, my face would surely melt pathetically. But—
“Could you not come any closer?”
“……Bibi?”
Even with my arms bound behind my back and my naked body exposed, I stood straight and met the Bibi’s eyes without wavering. The leader Bibi, meeting my gaze, stopped their outstretched hand and stepped back.
“……Bibibibi? Uh……?”
The Bibi holding my leash looked back and forth between me and the leader Bibi in confusion. I met that Bibi’s eyes as well and said, “Could you let go of this leash? Please.”
“Uh…… Ah…… Bibibibi……”
Clang. The chain fell from the Bibi’s hand to the floor. Murmurs began to spread through the banquet hall. Everyone was confused by the sudden situation and started whispering to each other. Well, in reality, I had simply used a skill. Sweet Voice and Alluring Gaze. Skills befitting a dancer or prostitute that, as expected, charmed the targets and allowed me to control them as I wished…… or something like that. ‘I wasn’t sure if it would work, but I’m glad it did.’ Of course, it was my first time using it in actual combat, so cold sweat was running down my back. Good thing it worked.
『Bibi…… What’s going on……?』
『Something’s wrong, bibi. That magical girl did something……』
If the Bibis came to their senses and started being wary of me, it would all be for nothing. If they overwhelmed me with numbers, I would have no choice but to be defeated helplessly. Before they could escape their confusion, I had to finish everything. I walked steadily past the still-stiffened Bibi and stood at the center of the stage. Honestly, I was nervous. What if something went wrong? I didn’t think I was scared, but now that the moment had come, I felt tense. Hoo. I took a deep breath. Slowly, I opened my mouth.
“【From now on, I will begin the story.】”
‘Skill: Sweet Voice Lv.8’ has been activated.
As long as the walls are not completely soundproofed, nothing will block your voice. Your voice will reach the other party regardless of surrounding noise.
The voice imbued with the power of charm resonated through the noisy music and reached everyone. Even without a microphone, the skill made it loud enough for all to hear.
“【Does everyone enjoy stories?】”
“【On nights when it’s hard to sleep, listening to enjoyable and interesting stories is also good.】”
“【Stories far more enjoyable than indulging in appetite, pouring out hatred, or drowning in lust.】”
I could see confusion mixing into the Bibis’ gazes. They looked like they wanted to shout something right away, but they couldn’t even turn their heads because they were listening to my voice. I almost laughed without meaning to.
“【Today, I would like to invite everyone into the world of this story.】”
“【Welcome.】”
‘Skill: A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ has been used.
A guidance voice rang in my ears. Paying it no mind, I continued the story as the words came to mind. As if receiving a revelation, the words I needed to say and the story I needed to tell rose naturally in my mind. I only had to speak what came to me. Jingle. The ornaments on my body clinked together, producing a clear sound. The moment I thought light was beginning to emanate from my feet, it had already spread widely in a dome shape, completely covering the banquet hall. I could hear the Bibis crying out in surprise. The sound of music was completely drowned out.
『What’s going on, bibi?!』
『Bibibi! Where is this……?!』
The next moment, when the light faded, what appeared was a desert I had never seen before. A vast, barren land filled with sand, with a sun that seemed not of this world hanging above, pouring down warm rays that felt like they would burn everyone immediately. A giant leaf umbrella had sprouted from the ground above my head, so I was fine, but the Bibis without such protection were sweating profusely and looking up at the sky as if resenting it.
“【In the middle of this vast barren land, there was a great kingdom.】”
Following my narration, a massive kingdom rose up in the middle of the dry desert. While the Bibis watched in shock, I continued the story.
“【It was a land of abundance. A country with remarkable sages, adventures, and heroes.】”
An oasis appeared nearby, and a forest grew around it. The Bibis who had been sweating profusely became excited when they saw the water and started running toward it.
“【But if there are heroes, there are also monsters for those heroes to slay.】”
Among the Bibis running toward the oasis, a tearing scream rang out.
『Bibibi! M-Monster! A monster appeared, bibi!』
『Run away! It’ll eat us, bibi!』
What appeared was a lizard-like monster with an absurdly large jaw. With its terrifying teeth, it began indiscriminately chewing and swallowing the Bibis who had approached the oasis. The Bibis, thrown into chaos, started fleeing like spiders to escape the monster.
“【Monsters of the divine age. Monsters that swallowed a thousand soldiers. Immortal monsters.】”
But as my story continued, new monsters began to appear. Flying monsters and a massive four-headed serpent appeared, trampling and swallowing the Bibis.
“The woman! That woman is the cause! Kill that woman, bibi!”
“Stop that mouth, bibi!”
A Bibi who had approached shouted and charged at me.
“Kuhk?!”
But right near me, a giant mouth burst from the sand and swallowed them whole. The mouth disappeared back underground, leaving only a hole. Still completely naked, I gave the Bibis a leisurely smile.
“There’s still more to the story. I’ll tell you an even more interesting story. Though everyone will become lost in this dream world.”
Despair was visible on the faces of the Bibis being slashed to death by the newly appeared bandits.
* * *
Caution! Magic power has fallen below 3%!
‘Status: Magic Power Depletion (Initial)’ has changed to ‘Status: Magic Power Depletion.’
Magic power is nearly depleted. Magic power recovery rate has fallen to its lowest. Sufficient rest is required to recover magic power.
Around the time I heard that kind of voice, I decided to end the story.
“【Tonight, this is the end. Tomorrow night, I’ll tell you an even more interesting story.】”
After reciting the final magical words, my vision was once again engulfed in light——and when I opened my eyes, I was back in the original banquet hall. Looking around, the number of Bibis had decreased significantly, and even those who remained were dead in a pitiful state. Even so, as usual, the bodies of the dead monsters turned into black powder and began to disappear.
Even though it was called A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in reality it was summoning a false illusion into the real world. Those who died in the story world just now also died in reality.
“Any survivors~? Anyone~?”
There was no answer.
“……Yeah! They’re all dead!”
With this, it seemed I was free. The ending was simpler than expected.