Two days passed as I pondered something good.
Finally, the fortification of the hidden village was complete.
Though the decorations are still missing. It was completed according to the blueprint.
“Heeey, McGillis!”
Fei, whom I had summoned, appeared in the Throne Room at the deepest part of the fortress.
“Yo, Fei♪”
“What do you need? I was supposed to have them guard the surroundings… Huh?”
I used magic to take away Fei’s freedom of movement.
“McGillis… what is the meaning of this…?”
“Preparation for something interesting♪”
“…And what is this interesting thing?”
Fei made a displeased face.
He couldn’t move due to the binding magic.
“Well done for asking.”
I told Fei about my interesting plan. Then.
“…Do I have a reason to be restrained?”
“Now, now, atmosphere is important♪”
Fei was convinced.
I then summoned the pitch-black males.
And then, again.
“Do you want to save this man♪?”
“”””…Pie????”””
They know about McGillis and Fei’s relationship.
But, what is their current situation? They tilted their heads.
Fei, who was restrained, let out a sigh, “Haaah.” Don’t sigh.
It’s ruining the atmosphere, isn’t it!
“Fufufu, will you understand what I mean if I do this♪?”
“Hiiiii!? Wait, wait. The blade is dull… (Whisper)”
“Shh (Whisper)”
I was trying to create atmosphere by pressing a dagger against Fei’s neck.
But Fei was yelling at me. If it wasn’t a whisper, I would have hit him.
“Pipi…”
“Pipi!?”
“Bibii!”
The reaction of the black ones varied.
Hey, some of them are leaving from here.
Are they trying to save the females?
“If that’s the case, I can eat them without hesitation♪”
“””Bii!!”””
Don’t be so scared of my smile♪
Are you shouting to save Fei?
Seriously, you’re not just going to stay like this, right?
“Considering your attitude, I’ll release Fei this time♪”
“…Fuuu”
Pee♪ Pee♪
Well then, I’ll leave the ones who stayed here to Fei.
“Shall I go eat the ones who left this place♪? How many weeks has it been? They taste like high-quality ingredients when eaten, thinking they are black cows.”
Fufufufu, by eating them, the females will get pregnant♪
Yes, this is interesting. It’s a double win, as it also gets rid of the dissidents who don’t obey me.
Bibigii!!
First, the area where the females are imprisoned.
“Munch munch♪ Where should I go next? Chasing the ones who left from here sounds like a hunting competition, which is good. But if I’m not here, Fei alone will have too much to handle with the pitch-black guys.”
It’s a waste to finish it quickly with detection magic and teleportation magic.
Wasting possessed magic power.
The fortification is complete, but to those who use magic other than me, the fortress is as good as nonexistent.
Lowering the quality of my trump card will hinder my dream again… I can’t let that happen.
“Those who have left, if they are lucky, they might live out their natural lives♪ All the females are in my grasp. They cannot bear offspring.”
Huhu, a living hell for males♪
“Will they take their own lives♪?”
Or will it be existence evolution?
Splitting by some means.
Or maybe impregnating other species♪?
If they can increase their numbers, I will take the females, and the males will be meat and shields.
I return to where Fei and the others are.
They’re not in the Throne Room. Where did they go?
I search the fortress, the room I gave Fei, the large cafeteria, the playground the pitch-black guys made, the chapel, they’re not here.
“Where did they go? Did they all escape? Even Fei, the accomplice…”
No, no, no, no.
We’ve been getting along well until today.
Did what happened earlier offend them that much?
“Detection magic… Oh? Small animals? They returned to this forest. Well, it’s Fei and the others now.”
The number of females inside the fortress hasn’t changed.
If it had decreased, I would have eaten one of their limbs.
Did they move this quickly from the detection range?
“Were they transported by the pitch-black guys?”
I don’t want to use any more possessed magic power.
I move to the observation deck that overlooks the entire fortress.
I’ll at least investigate which direction the birds are making noise in with my naked eye.
***
Time goes back to when McGillis left the Throne Room.
“Pipi, Pipi!”
“Hey, hey, don’t come so close (It’s so stuffy…)”
Still, I went through a terrible ordeal.
My throat is stinging. There’s definitely a wound.
If I touch it hard, it might bleed.
“Geez.”
“Pie?”
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
“Pipi Pipi.”
I don’t want to stay in this gaudy place forever with these guys who tried to help me.
“Let’s go.”
“Pipi, Pipi.”
We went to the place for breaks… the playground, or whatever McGillis called it.
Billiards, casino, baccarat, blackjack, spherical play equipment about my waist, adjusted to their height.
…Ii.
We decided to enjoy our day off with some fun.
Then, I thought I heard a voice I didn’t want to hear.
I told myself it was my imagination and continued playing as it was my turn.
“Pipi?”
“Hey, hey, hey, never mind what’s happening outside.”
Ah, they went outside.
They hurriedly came back.
“Bibibii!? Bibipee!”
“Calm down. There’s nothing we can do even if you make noise.”
The mood for playing was gone. My precious diversion.
McGillis (the monster) is to blame. Why can’t he even let me have a break…
“Pipi Pipi!”
“Hm? You want me to come too?”
I follow these guys.
Then one of them seems to be holding a fish?
“Fox♪?”
“Pipi♪”
A small animal returned.
In this forest, which doesn’t seem that abundant, there are small animals.
“Bibipiiiii?!”
“Hm?”
“Bibip?!”
One of them, who had gone hunting in the forest, rushed out of the bushes.
This is no ordinary matter.
We tried to return to the fortress, but a chill ran down our backs!
DDAN!!
The ground between the fortress and us split with the sound of something colliding!?
“E-Enemy attack!”
“Bibii!?”
We immediately formed a formation back-to-back.
Yeah, their trained movements are good.
“Where is the enemy?”
“Pii… Pii…?”
There’s no enemy?
That can’t be…!!
“Disperse!”
“Pipi?!”
Damn, one of them was killed.
Neatly decapitated.
The enemy’s form is still unconfirmed.
Inside the fortress, attacks are invisible.
It can’t be helped.
“The forest! Let’s go to the forest!”
“Pee!”
We advance into the forest to intercept.
The number of enemies is unknown. Invisible attacks.
I sense their presence. Because the small animals returned to the forest, it’s even harder to grasp the enemy’s presence.
“Bibii—”
Damn it. Damn it. The desperate cries of those guys echoed throughout the forest.
…Everyone is wiped out except me.
If the desperate cries could be heard by the fortress, McGillis (the monster) would have broken through this situation.
“No change.”
I guess I’m finally going to the leaders.
Rustle, rustle.
“Do you think I’ll die without a fight?!”
Damn it.
“Hound Two, send a message to Hound Leader.”
“We have incapacitated one of the contacted natives. There are multiple heat signatures in what appears to be a fortress-like structure. Do we charge in as is, send message?”
“…Cheh, I wanted to hurry back to Headquarters and take a break.”
“Geh, seriously!?”
I kick Physic’s corpse.
Hound Two rushes to the rendezvous point with the leaders.
Several tens of minutes later.
McGillis’s detection magic activates.
