The man looked at the target he was about to kill, confirming with one of his three heads whether the enemy would attack him.
…He seemed startled. Whether he was bewildered or not, I couldn’t tell. But if he tried to pincer me, I’d suck every drop of moisture from his body with my roots.
**”「「「Grrrrrrrr!」」」”**
**”「Huh!? What the— A-A monster…!?」”**
I stepped forward toward the pair of adventurers.
They immediately raised their weapons, but their faces clearly showed confusion.
Alright, the man behind me better do his job properly.
**”「「「Grrroooaaargh!」」」”**
**”Whoa!”**
**”Never seen a monster like this before. Might be connected to the forest’s weird happenings.”**
**”Doesn’t matter—just help me! This thing’s strong…”**
**”R-Right! Haaahhh!”**
Two of my heads bit down.
The remaining one tried to sink its teeth into the adventurer’s wrist.
The other adventurer poked at me with his sword.
What the hell is that guy doing!? Hurry up and flank one of them!
**”「「「Grrruuuuuul!」」」”**
I roared at the man to hurry up—get a move on and commit already!
**”Get the hell off meee!”**
**”Hard to attack. Gotta figure something…”**
The adventurer twisted his sword against me. Damn it.
My mouth won’t be usable like this. Why isn’t that guy moving!?
**”Huh? This thing’s our—”**
**”Give me a hand here!?”**
From the adventurer’s gaze and tone, the man must’ve appeared behind me… in my blind spot. Did he betray me?
**”Y-Yeah. Got it…”**
**”「「「Grrrrrr!」」」”**
**”Hurry up!”**
**”While it’s biting the sword!”**
The man slowly crept closer to me—then swung the weapon he was holding with a *whoosh*.
**”Huh!? Y-You…”**
**”Attack the monster—”**
*Swoosh.*
**”Sorry.”**
Just when I thought the man would slash my back, I used two of my mouths to pin the adventurer’s sword arm and bit down.
The other adventurer drew a spare dagger from his waist to attack the man, but the man’s counter was faster.
**”Guh!”**
**”Damn yooouuu!”**
**”「「Grrrrrr!」」”** **”Growl!”**
**”Sorry.”**
**”Damn it!”**
With one head now free from biting the sword, the man and I attacked.
The adventurer’s arm was cut, though shallowly.
Perfect defense was impossible—his life was ended by the man’s blade.
The man just kept repeating the same words.
He hadn’t betrayed me, but his slow attacks left the Tanuki Chimera’s mouths shredded. Painful.
I wanted to give him the same pain… a taste of the whip, but alas.
I only know how to hold back with women. What’s fun about tormenting a guy? The man had a pretty old face. If he’d been younger, more boyish… Nah, nah, nah.
Right now, it’s about the carrot and the stick.
To stop him from hesitating next time, I had to remind him of my terror.
…Those two adventurers—
**”「「「Gaaaah-chomp!」」」”**
I had to crush them thoroughly so they couldn’t be revived.
With some of my teeth missing, the torn flesh was even messier. But the range was limited. I used my foreleg claws to gouge deeper wounds.
See, man? If you’re late next time, you’ll end up like this.
**”「「「Grooowl! Grooon!」」」”**
**”Eeeek, help me. Help meee!”**
◇◇◇◇◇
Following the monster led me to a pair of fellow adventurers.
Their gear was… well, probably the best quality in that village.
We… no, *my* gear was bought in town. Towns have better materials.
…Enough about gear. The real problem was the monster ordering me to kill people too.
If anyone in the village found out, the Adventurer’s Guild’s network would instantly label me a wanted G-rank (trash-tier) adventurer.
Trash-tier? Basically, it means an adventurer turned criminal—a straightforward classification.
I hesitated. Of course I did. A lifetime as a criminal, skulking in the shadows?
The monster attacked one of the pair.
Two of its three heads clamped down on the sword, sealing it. The last one desperately lunged for the wrist.
The other adventurer blocked it with his blade.
What I had to do now was attack the duo—distracted, their weapons locked.
But the monster was focused on them too. Now was the time to strike from behind.
**”「「「Groooaaargh!」」」”**
**”Whoa!”**
**”Never seen a monster like this before. Might be connected to the forest’s weird happenings.”**
**”Doesn’t matter—just help me! This thing’s strong…”**
**”R-Right! Haaahhh!”**
Before I knew it, I’d walked right behind the monster.
Did the monster and the duo demand my help? Scream for it?
**”「「「Grrruuuuuul!」」」”**
The monster growled at me. I’ll be killed!
Kill before being killed…
**”Huh? This thing’s our—”**
**”Give me a hand here!?”**
What was this? It felt like I was being ordered by a leader.
I… I became an adventurer because I had dreams, you know! Dreams of going on adventures with *her*!
To young guys like you, I must just be a convenient tool!!
**”Y-Yeah. Got it…”**
**”「「「Grrrrrr!」」」”**
**”Hurry up!”**
**”While it’s biting the sword!”**
I swung my weapon at my fellow adventurer… at a human.
A shallow hit! Don’t move. I aimed for the head but only grazed the arm. Well, blood was slowly seeping from the wound.
Good enough?
**”Huh!? Y-You…”**
**”Attack the monster—”**
This time, I wouldn’t let the unharmed one dodge.
Using the momentum of my swing, I immediately followed up with a counter.
*Swoosh*—the sound of cutting wind.
Next came the sensation of slicing flesh.
**”Sorry.”**
Huh?
**”Guh!”**
**”Damn yooouuu!”**
**”「「Grrrrrr!」」”**
**”Sorry.”**
The adventurer I’d slashed first yelled at me, diverting his attention from the monster. Smart enough to gesture at me. No way the monster would miss that opening.
**”Growl!”**
**”Damn it!”**
The monster delivered the fatal blow.
Like a puppet with its strings cut, the adventurer dropped to his knees, then collapsed sideways.
Dead. I helped the monster kill him.
**”「「「Gaaaah-chomp!」」」”**
I thought the monster would eat them… but no. It started tearing into their throats and chests with fangs and claws, mangling them beyond recognition.
Did it hold a grudge against humans? Am I next?
**”「「「Grooowl! Grooon!」」」”**
**”Eeeek, help me. Help meee!”**
I begged for my life.
Apparently, I still had *some* use.
The monster seemed to be telling me to dispose of the bodies.
It drew a line on the ground with its foreleg—drag them there, I guess.
When I tried hiding them in the bushes, it growled. Hauling bodies back and forth to the monster’s lair was hell on my back.
**”「「「Grooo, Groooon!」」」”**
The monster said something to me.
I can’t understand without gestures!
A few minutes later.
The monster and I had lunch.
Breakfast, apparently, was the orphans it had kidnapped.
No idea. I couldn’t make sense of the monster’s eating habits.
**”Forgive meeeeee—♡!”**
She’d grown quite accustomed to accepting *me*.
I relentlessly violated the girl (a young one) given to me by the monster.
Watching this, the monster used its plant control to make the sole boy among the orphans assault another orphan girl.
The sheer depravity, the premature acts between immature peers, had me rock-hard.
I took turns with the girls until the monster growled that it was enough.
By the time I noticed, the sun was setting. I never knew I had this much stamina.
Feeling refreshed, I ate the nuts the monster provided for dinner.
After eating, it was time for an orgy.
**”Ah, ah, aaaaaaahhhh—!!”**
The girls’ cries of pleasure and sorrow echoed through the pitch-black forest.
Ah, how long can I stay in this paradise ♪?
Women I could never have tasted as an adventurer.
Defiling innocent, petite girls.
Stealing my comrade’s girlfriend.
This is the best. In a backwater forest like this.
Who knew such incredible experiences awaited me ♪
**”If I can make a girl pregnant, I’ll die happy ♪.”**
**”「「「Wooon ♪ (Tenth round—♪)」」」”**
**”Ahhh—it’s coming outttt.”**
**”—Ugh, nooo ♡ It hurts ♡ Take it ouuuttt ♡! Pull it out already…”**
