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Chapter 135
The effects of Vaccine finally appeared.
The Black Human's gender had changed from male to female.
But isn't this actually harder than treating external injuries?
How could it just casually alter something like this?
I knew that Vaccine struggled with physical healing.
It was possible to an extent, but it required a massive amount of Mana.
Yet, no matter how much I thought about it, wouldn't this be even more difficult?
Vaccine was truly unpredictable.
[Human lv.30]
┗Pw.60
┗Rnk.Uncommon
[Domain: Dimension]
┗Rank - Mythical
The information hadn't changed.
Genuinely, only the gender and appearance had changed.
As for her appearance, everything besides her skin color and hair color had been transformed.
"Gasp! Her butt got super huge!"
"Her breasts got bigger too! Squeak!"
Fox and Red Panda were amazed watching the Black Human's gender transformation.
Behind them, the other members also wore expressions of absolute disbelief at the sight.
"Oh my, what in the world is happening...?"
"Woooong?!"
"...?!"
"Incredible......."
Ailee, Tosuni, Princess Doll, and Miss Vampire.
"Kku-oh-oh?!"
"Uhh?"
"Goh?"
Jjokkomi, Mother Bear, and Urami.
"Can Humans originally change their gender as they please, yong? What a truly fascinating creature, yong."
Even Little Yellow Dragon spoke in surprise.
Actually, rather than being surprised, Little Yellow Dragon was simply amazed.
"Gom-gom, gom-gom-gom."
As far as I know, Humans can't freely change their gender.
She turned from a man into a woman because of my Vaccine.
I kindly explained this to Little Yellow Dragon.
I couldn't let it acquire incorrect knowledge.
I didn't know much about Humans in this world, but I at least knew they weren't creatures that could alter their sex at will.
"It's because of your Vaccine, Bear Baby? Could you change the gender of other creatures too?"
"That is also incredible......."
It turns out to be possible with Vaccine.
I also just found out that I had such an ability.
Anyway, it just happened somehow.
"■□......."
The gender-swapped Black Human let out a groan.
Soon after, the Black Human slowly lifted her trembling eyelids.
She is finally coming to her senses.
After opening her eyes.
The Black Human struggled to sit up.
She looked around with a bewildered expression.
After scanning her surroundings like that, her gaze quickly locked onto us.
"■, ■□ ■■□■...!?"
Upon seeing me, the Black Human was startled out of her wits.
Her face was completely filled with terror.
"She said, 'That Teddy Bear from before?'"
Even though I didn't ask her to, Ailee interpreted it on her own.
It seemed the Black Human remembered me too.
Now, then....
What should I talk about first?
Since you've become our Slave, don't even think about disobeying orders and work hard!
Would she be a little confused if I just said that out of the blue?
Hmm, should I show her a Mirror first?
She needs to know the fact that she has become a different Human than before.
I summoned a large Mirror.
And reflected the Black Human's appearance.
The Black Human stared blankly at her own reflection in the Mirror.
"■, ■■ ■□?"
"She said, 'What is this now?'"
The Black Human crawled on the floor and approached the Mirror.
Then, she slowly raised her hand and felt her own face.
Following that, she felt her breasts, stomach, and arms.
She had an expression of utter incomprehension.
"......."
The Black Human stared piercingly at the Mirror for a long time.
Then, as if belatedly realizing that the woman in the Mirror was herself, she let out a feeble scream.
"□■ □□■ ■□!!!"
"She said, 'What happened to me!'"
The wailing Black Human.
Is that a roar of joy?
Looking closely, she was even shedding tears.
Those must be tears of joy too.
Don't forget my grace, Human!
***
I was hired as a Porter for the Mercenary King, who set out on an expedition to the Unknown Continent.
I originally make it a rule not to go to dangerous places, but I thought that as long as I was with the Mercenary King, no place would be dangerous. Even if that place was the Unknown Continent.
However, that thought was a miscalculation.
We underestimated the Unknown Continent too much.
As a result, the Mercenary King, who had been advancing while slaughtering countless monsters, met an unidentified Teddy Bear and died an Instant Death.
I couldn't believe it.
Excluding the Zero Slayer,
to think that a being practically equal to humanity's strongest would die in a single blow.
I wondered if this was truly reality.
Just what on earth is that Teddy Bear's true identity?
Engulfed in fear, I offered up everything I had.
Fortunately, the Teddy Bear let me go.
I barely escaped from that Teddy Bear, and after running and running, I unluckily got caught by another monster. It was a strange monster, an Owl or something.
The Owl that caught me emitted a strange black energy and injected it into my body.
Slowly encroached upon by the black energy, I eventually lost consciousness.
That was my last memory.
*
It felt like I had a long nightmare.
As time passed, I regained my senses.
But right before my eyes lay a reality worse than a nightmare.
The Teddy Bear that killed the Mercenary King was standing right in front of me.
Why am I in front of the Teddy Bear again?
Was the Owl that caught me a subordinate of the Teddy Bear?
Then did it have no intention of letting me go from the start?
At that moment when I was feeling confused.
The Teddy Bear created a Mirror out of thin air and reflected me in it.
A strange woman was looking at me in the Mirror.
What is this?
Who is that woman?
After staring at the Mirror for a long time, I belatedly realized.
The fact that the woman in the Mirror was none other than myself.
I, who used to be a man, had my gender swapped and became a woman.
By that evil Teddy Bear!
Why?
Why did it turn me into a woman?
Trembling in fear, I wondered what its intentions were.
Could it be... it plans to use me as a breeding Human...?
.......
If that was the case.
It seemed like my life was really over right here.
...To think that the end of my life would be as a Breeding Slave for monsters.
I never imagined I would meet such a terrible end.
I didn't want to accept the reality that this was my conclusion.
It would be better to just die.
While I was drowning in despair.
A sudden thought crossed my mind.
Maybe I was being punished.
The thought that I might be paying the price here for the sin of coveting other men's women all this time.
*
Contrary to my concerns,
I wasn't a sex slave or anything like that.
From what I heard, I was a Transport Slave.
The one who told me this was an Interpreter monster that could converse with Humans.
The woman currently relaying the Teddy Bear's words in front of me.
I heard that woman is a monster now, but she originally used to be a Human like me.
And that she gained a new life thanks to the Vampire next to her.
Then is that woman a Vampire too?
I stared blankly at the two of them for a moment.
They both had very beautiful appearances.
Beautiful women I would have normally fallen in love with at first sight.
...Yet no emotions are welling up inside me.
Don't tell me even my mind has become a woman's.
*
This is the Toy Dungeon.
The Dungeon Master is the Teddy Bear.
And the place I am currently in is the Labor Camp, a space where Slaves like me work.
In the Labor Camp, there were Humans who had become Slaves like me.
"I look forward to working with you."
"Life here isn't so bad once you get used to it. They provide welfare if you just work hard. Sometimes they treat us so well that life here is actually enjoyable, you know?"
"......."
These bastards have definitely lost their minds.
What could possibly be enjoyable about life as a Slave?
I wondered if they had been brainwashed by the monsters.
I should keep my distance from now on.
*
Day 2 of becoming a Slave.
I belatedly noticed that my Soul Weapon, which was like my life, had disappeared.
Did the Teddy Bear take it?
...Well, it didn't matter.
If it were before, I would have tried to find it even if I had to risk my life.
But I didn't do that now.
Because it is no longer as precious as my own life.
After all, I have become a woman.
The true power of my Soul Weapon was to enhance virility.
Now that I am a woman, it was a useless item.
By the way, have I.......
Truly become a woman down to my mind?
Just like yesterday, I feel absolutely nothing when looking at women.
Then what about men?
I briefly looked at the male Humans who were Slaves like me.
Likewise, I felt absolutely nothing.
It was a fortunate thing amidst this Misfortune.
If I had felt any romantic attraction toward those bastards, I would have killed myself.
*
Sometimes, my past comes to mind.
The past where I went mad with lust and coveted other men's women.
As those disgusting scenes lingered in my mind, my stomach acid churned.
"Blergh!"
I soon ended up throwing up on the floor.
Why did I live such a dirty and debauched life?
A life of sleeping with countless women.
My life up to this point feels incredibly filthy.
"■□!"
Smack!
The back of my head stung.
Because of throwing up on the floor, I was hit by a monster in this Dungeon.
The one who hit me was a massive bear monster.
It has been periodically coming to me to assault me.
It seemed to particularly hate me.
I could guess the reason.
I vaguely remember that bear.
The Mercenary King definitely killed that bear's family.
Is it karmic retribution in the end?
Although I wasn't directly involved in their deaths, I was with the Mercenary King anyway, and I had also collected the corpses.
Still, it didn't seem to be to the point of pure hatred.
Because when it hits me, it doesn't strike with its full strength.
If it had hit me with all its might using that massive front paw, my head would have just exploded.
*
Day 3 of becoming a Slave.
The Teddy Bear still hasn't assigned me any transport work.
Even though I'm a Transport Slave, it has only been making me do Dismantling work on monsters like the other Slaves.
"There isn't much work to do today...."
"I should finish quickly and get praised by the Doll masters."
Morons.
Were their names Chunsik and Chunsam?
The guy named Chunsik is feeling disappointed because there's little work to do, and Chunsam is grinning like an idiot at the thought of getting praised by the Dolls.
They seemed to be guys with low intelligence.
That's why they became Slaves.
While I was looking at them pathetically as I continued working.
"■□."
The Teddy Bear stopped by the Labor Camp.
But today, it came with a Doll I had never seen before.
The one that came with the Teddy Bear was a Doll in the shape of an Old Man.
And it had a very familiar face.
"The Mercenary King...?"
The reunion with the Mercenary King was the worst.