Hundreds of years ago.
The name of the forest where I was born and raised is still unknown.
But. I still remember my life with my family there.
We were born into this world as twins.
Raised by two older brothers and an older sister and our mother.
My father protected my mother, who was pregnant with us, with his life along with my older brothers.
I was never told about our enemies…
What I was taught was how to live in the shallow parts of this forest.
“Here, this way ♪”
“Hurry up. Or we’ll eat it all ♪”
“Wait for me!? Big brothers…!”
“Older sister. I… I can’t run anymore…”
My older sister had fulfilled her mission of giving birth to us.
I stayed behind to take care of our mother, who was gradually weakening.
To prevent my two older brothers from monopolizing the food (mainly bugs).
We chased desperately, but.
My younger sister gave up.
This world is a world of the survival of the fittest.
If you can’t get food, you can’t survive if you stay small.
In our race, when you’re recognized as an adult.
The world gives you a skill.
The God who created this world bestows a blessing.
We’ve been told this for an eternity by those older than us.
I have no voice or omen to receive that blessing.
My older brothers and older sister have already received it.
I’m so envious…
My mother showed me when she was still energetic.
She transformed into a form she had actually seen.
I touched it with trepidation.
With a “doron” sound and smoke, it enveloped my whole body.
I was surprised.
And held my sister’s hand (foreleg).
When the smoke cleared, my mother, still with her skill active, smiled at me.
“Amazing, amazing ♪” she said.
My sister ran around my mother busily.
To my older brothers and sister who could use their skills.
“I want to use it too ♪” she said.
And asked how she could use it, bothering them persistently for days.
“Grow bigger,” my brothers told me, kicking me with their hind legs as I interfered with their hunt.
“Just a little more. When you get bigger ♪” the older sister said, patting my head with her foreleg and refusing.
For several days.
My sister didn’t eat or speak.
“I won’t tell you if you don’t teach me,” she said.
She tried her best, but. “Gugyururu.”
“……///” She gave up, blushing furiously.
Even now, when I talk about it.
“Cuscus ♪”
It was one day when we two still hadn’t received our blessings.
The food in the forest ran out.
“Because big brother was so greedy yesterday…”
“You were gobbling it up too!”
“More importantly. Should we go deeper into the forest? Or should we leave this forest and see?”
“There are scary carnivorous beasts living deep in the forest, aren’t there? And outside… there are many bipedal creatures, aren’t there?”
“Brother, Big Sister, Older Sister.”
My mother, who told us to eat the food preferentially, was bedridden.
Even if I wanted to ask for her opinion.
She wouldn’t wake up. Even if she did.
She didn’t have the strength to reply…
“Don’t leave my side.”
My older brother took the lead.
Next was my older sister.
We walked behind them in a line.
And my brother walked at the rear, preparing for a surprise attack from behind.
In the depths of the forest live beings who are self-sufficient.
And large carnivorous beasts that covet the lord’s seat roam around them.
Those who have seen the lord’s form cannot return alive.
Then why do we know about the lord?
It’s from the dying screams of the challengers who ventured into the depths.
No one can win. How long has it been since they’ve been self-sufficient in those depths?
Even the giant bear that called itself the “Beast King” after living for hundreds of years didn’t know.
“Stop.”
My older brother called out to stop with a tense voice.
I held my sister, who was about to say something, by hand.
And then, right beside us.
A large snake slithered by, making a dragging sound.
We would easily be wrapped around by the long tongue that flicked in and out of its mouth and thrown into its large mouth, which still had plenty of room for all of us.
I desperately resisted the urge to shake with fear.
If we were noticed by the air current or our body temperature, it would be the end.
“Death,” “instant death,” “suffocation,” “drowning”…
Images of my own death flashed through my mind one after another.
If noticed. One of those deaths would become reality…
“…o…e”
“…! …”
My older brother screamed!?
Please don’t be noticed…
Slither.
Slither.
Slurrrr…
We took a breath of fresh air.
And collapsed on the spot, our strength completely drained, forcing us to rest for a while.
We have to bring food back home quickly.
I’m worried about Mother.
Our home is in the shallow part of the forest.
There are few predators that attack us.
The reason is the same as ours, the food problem.
We moved in search of abundant food.
If we didn’t move, we would just starve to death.
But there might be those who prey on those who can’t move, like Mother.
So.
As our bodies recovered, we approached the depths.
Under rotten fallen trees or trees broken by strong force.
We sniffed for bugs that could be food.
And with both hands, we roughly peeled off the bark of trees and dug into the shaded ground.
A swarm of bugs appeared that could be food.
“Let’s hurry back! ♪”
“I don’t want to come to this place again.”
“Quickly, quickly ♪”
“Hey, you’re my sister, but give that bug to me.”
Fighting over food.
My older sister said she never wanted to set foot in this dangerous area near the depths again, and I strongly agreed.
Our stomachs, which had been hungry for several days, were filled with bugs.
Then, we each carried some back in our mouths for Mother.
“My mouth is full of mulching…”
“Didn’t you crush their heads?”
“Eh? Wasn’t there supposed to be fresh, live food for Mother!?”
“They’d just escape, wouldn’t they?”
“Ah, right.” As we walked, reflecting that next time we had to crush their heads, a loud sound that shook the ground came from the direction of Mother’s waiting tree hollow.
We looked at each other.
And hurried towards Mother.
We found the landmark tree.
And followed our older brothers’ instructions, carefully, so as not to be noticed by whatever was making the loud sound.
“We’re almost… there… I can see Mother’s tree–!!”
My older brother froze with a look of astonishment.
“What’s wrong–No!!”
My brother, who was guarding the rear, became worried.
When I checked what he was looking at with such surprise, he was also frozen, having seen something unbelievable.
It was bad that they were peeking out from the bushes.
Along with my older sister, I pulled them (holding their hind legs in my mouth).
Since my brothers weren’t thawing from their frozen state, my older sister and I looked at each other.
And confirmed the area beyond the bushes—presumably the hollow where Mother was.
“—!!”
Unbelievable.
No way… that.
Mother must have been forcibly dragged out of the hollow.
Her beautiful golden fur was tattered and bloody, and she was immersed in a pool of blood outside the hollow.
The culprits were the bipedal creatures from outside the forest.
There were two of them for now.
They were searching the hollow like a house.
For nuts that would preserve well.
And sparkling things found in the forest.
Fangs shed during the molting of our predators.
For such things.
For such things, Mother…
“Oh! This fang will sell for a lot ♪”
“Really? ♪ You’ve hoarded quite a bit.”
The bipeds were talking in a language we didn’t understand, but.
Judging from their expressions, they must have been happy.
Grrr.
“No.”
My older sister held me down with both hands (to the ground) as I was overcome with the urge to attack their defenseless backs.
Seeing this, my sister gasped.
And we, along with my older sister, pinned me down (on our backs) so I wouldn’t jump out.
“You bastards–!! How dare you do that to Mother–!!”
My brothers, who had been frozen, snapped back to reality.
And did what I had intended to do.
“Go back!?”
My older sister stretched one hand (foreleg) towards their backs, but it didn’t reach.
A battle ensued with the bipedal creatures.
“What is it!? A mating pair?”
“No, they’re kids. They might have a mating pair too.”
“Tch. We’re getting so much money easily. And you’re messing it up!”
“Well, don’t say that ♪ Kids can’t use illusion magic.”
“Ah, that’s true ♪ It’s like a gift from heaven, isn’t it?”
“The money increased ♪ Let’s go drink big today! ♪”
My brothers’ attacks weren’t working!?
They wielded something like fangs in their hands.
“Stop–!!”
Slash. Slash.
My older sister screamed, but.
The fang-like objects were swung down, severing my brothers in two.
With only their upper bodies.
My brothers mustered their last strength.
They tried to launch a final attack, but.
Their bodies wouldn’t move forward.
Their hands grasped at empty air.
Thwack.
“Die ♪”
“Don’t damage them too much, okay? If the smell of blood attracts ‘that’ from deep in the forest, what will we do?”
“It won’t come out! That’s a fairy tale, or a tall tale. Do you think brave warriors for thousands of years would miss such a delicious prey?”
My older brother was further impaled in the forehead with a fang-like object and died.
My brother’s body gradually moved slower due to heavy bleeding.
And his life ended.
The bipedal creatures rejoiced again.
And carrying the food from the hollow and the corpses of the three of us, they disappeared beyond the bushes.
“Big Sister… Older Sister… Mother and my brothers… Ahhh…”
My sister cried.
And lamented the tragedy that had just occurred.
My older sister and I felt it wasn’t the time for lamenting.
We discussed where our future base would be.
My sister said she would feel better once she had cried enough.
So we let her cry for us too.
We made our base at a location within carrying distance of the hollow food.
Where multiple trees had recently fallen, indicating recent activity.
With my sister, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying.
We spent the night in shifts.
This would be our daily life from now on.
“For the sake of survival, crying alone won’t be enough.”
“…Ugh, hic… Big Sister…”
While my older sister was persuading my sister, who couldn’t sort out her emotions yet.
I went to check if the water source was safe.
Water sources are precious in the forest.
Even if it’s just a puddle.
Even if it was excrement from a few days ago.
Clear water is water.
“…Okay.”
Water sources are generally stationary.
I was relieved to see no other creatures coming to drink.
I returned immediately.
And the three of us hydrated.
With the reduction in our numbers.
The food problem was solved.
We won’t have to risk danger for a while.
The hard labor of night watch began.
The dreams of Mother and my brothers’ deaths gradually decreased as days passed.
“Older sister ♪ Something amazing happened today! ♪”
My sister also became energetic and began hunting.
My older sister received a marriage proposal from another male of our kind.
This was big news brought by my sister.
My older sister, who had gone out with her, was left behind.
“Is he a trustworthy person (man)…?”
What if he was a man who was deceiving her and aiming for their food?
My older sister would be in danger.
“Yes ♪ He gave this to me too ♪”
She hid what she received with her hand.
What I was shown was a red fruit.
It was sweet and sour when eaten.
It’s something that rarely grows around here.
“Still… it’s too early to trust him.”
“Boo. Older sister is starting to say things like Mother…”
Mother…
I intended to treat her as an older sister, but… saying I’m like Mother without being married… @ I’m complicated. Yes, very complicated.
“I’m home…///”
“Excuse me for intruding ♪”
My older sister returned.
Bringing the person who proposed to her.
“O-oh, welcome back.”
“Wow ♪ You came!”
Her fur is certainly…
Her face, well, he’s not handsome.
“Was my sudden visit a bother?”
“N-no, no. Please continue to be good friends with my older sister ♪”
Please don’t create a lovey-dovey space here.
And if you’re going to mate, do it at your place or in the bushes!?
I wish I could say that.
But seeing my older sister’s happy smile… I can’t.
“I’ll stay here tonight instead of you. I’ll be on watch ♪”
“I’ll watch too! ♡ You two can sleep ♪♪”
They’re motivated. Both of them are physically demanding each other.
*Thud*. Ah ♥
*Thud-thud-thud-thud*.
Eeeeh ♥ Come ♥
Grip. Hiss.
———- ♥
I can’t hear it. I heard nothing.
I closed my eyes.
Touched by my older sister’s female voice.
I blushed when I realized my hand was rubbing my Cunt.
The scent of male essence. I tried to get up, wanting it too, but suppressed myself.
I waited for morning, wishing it would come soon, with my strange way of speaking.
Time passed.
My older sister left with the person she mated with and their son.
Our bodies had grown considerably.
And we were unrivaled in this shallow forest.
Blessings from God.
With the advent of skills.
We now live in a tree in our new base.
Occasionally, my older sister visits to check if we are safe.
“You’ve become strong ♪”
“I’m still not a match for you (considering skills).”
“That’s right. Big Sister’s skills are amazing~…”
After finishing her check today.
She “returned” to her base where her beloved family was waiting.
…Can I also create a place to return to, other than this base?
Time passed further.
We began to see those hateful bipedal creatures more frequently.
“Those guys…”
“Sister… I’m scared…”
My sister is scared.
The dream she had stopped seeing.
Now it’s our turn.
“It’s okay. They can’t climb trees.”
From what I’ve seen so far.
I’ve never seen them climb trees.
Even if they did, they wouldn’t catch us!
“Th-there are so many…”
Was what we’ve seen so far reconnaissance?
Are they preparing for a large-scale hunt?
If so, the prey is… perhaps the lord of the depths…
“Let’s move further away.”
“Yeah…”
Together with my anxious sister, we moved to a place where we couldn’t see the swarm of bipedal creatures.
I hope my older sister and her family are safe…
Waah.
Dudoon. Dudoon.
Gyaagyaa.
The swarm of bipedal creatures must have started fighting with something.
The branches of trees quite far away are shaking.
Fortunately, it’s not a shaking that would dislodge us.
But it’s the worst if predators from the depths come fleeing towards us.
Even predators flee from the sheer numbers.
Whether they have territory or family, they flee to survive.
“Gao—–!!”
“Bao——!!”
Large predators charged at each other, trying to devour each other.
We jumped from branch to branch.
Escaping from the falling trees.
“Don’t leave me.”
“Wait for me, Older Sister!?”
Even though she’s my sister.
My life is in danger right now. If she can’t keep up, it’s unfortunate.
I’ll abandon her.
I had resigned myself to that, but.
My sister followed me.
Thank goodness.
As we fled from the predators, we reached the outside of the forest. The outside world for the first time.
There were few trees, and short grass and brown ground were visible everywhere.
What are those white things I see in the distance?
Such questions arose.
As footsteps echoed from behind, approaching.
“Let’s run.”
“Hah… wait… Older Sister…”
We ran forward again, unable to even take a proper break.
We don’t remember how we ran or where we fled.
We were captured in what was likely the very center of the bipedal creatures’ territory.
Are we being kept alive?
My sister is confined in a square next to me.
“Older Sister… are we… going to be killed like Mother!?”
“Yap yap. It’s noisy! Konkon!”
Bang.
The square object containing my sister was struck.
Likely a male.
“What is the commotion?”
“My Lord! To think you would visit such a beastly stench. One of the beasts we captured was crying… I was disciplining it…”
A new bipedal creature appeared.
From the flagrant flattery of the male, he was of higher status.
And he was staring intently at me, not my sister.
“You are cute.”
“……..”
What is he saying with that smile?
He’s not planning to eat me first, is he?
“Oh? Have I been disliked…?”
“Shall we dispose of this beast? Fortunately, there are two of them. If we kill one in front of the other, I think it will become obedient?”
“That would be wasteful. The Yoko Fox Clan is small in number. Moreover, the gentlemen who went out to subjugate the lord of the depths were cruel. Are you trying to join this endangered species? Killing a Yoko Fox from a decent habitat. I am angry.”
“…Your words, my Lord, are deeply etched in my heart. Umm, shall we leave this room soon? These beasts—these fox cubs cannot escape. And since only I enter this room, I will not harm the fox cubs.”
The male seemed to be urging me towards the black, sturdy thing on the other side.
The female, higher in status, looked at me before going to the other side.
You intend to eat me. If you intend to eat me, I’ll bite off your tongue!
I can’t use my skills in this square.
No matter how many times I try, I can’t change into anything.
If only I could turn into an ant, I could escape…
Speaking of which, my sister has become quite quiet?
“…@”
Startled by the sound of the square being hit earlier, she was disoriented.
No wonder she was quiet!
With her eyes X-ed, my heart was somewhat at ease.
Believing that an opportunity to escape would surely come.
I observed the bipedal creatures closely.
And learned their words.
Decades passed.
My transformation skill evolved into a higher-level change.
We learned a lot about the bipedal creatures—humans.
We are still kept alive.
Through transformation, I changed into a human who provided meals.
And before I knew it, I was being educated as a
Shadow Warrior for His Lordship.
Under the watchful eyes of guards who doubled as runaway preventers.
“–My Lord ♪ This is how you do it ♪ Yes, from that posture, it becomes like this ♪”
Etiquette as a noble.
Lessons in appreciating art.
Cultivating an artistic eye to judge the art appreciated by others, and.
Encouraging and comforting words wrapped in subtlety.
How much of a day do humans spend on studies and practice?
Even when eating.
“Start with that spoon and fork ♪”
Even when sleeping—when sleeping in a soft bed.
“We will also investigate how gentlemen sleep ♪ Please do not go to bed on your own ♪”
There is no time to be alone!!
I have not given up on escaping.
I heard from the personal butlers and maids that my sister is in a similar situation.
I thought the information might be false, but.
When I occasionally overlap training, I asked.
And although I hoped it was false, it was true…
“Sister, how long do we have to continue this?”
“That’s what I want to ask you…”
Clap. Clap.
“No private conversations during training! I will increase the number of language teachers…”
” “We are truly sorry. Please, please, conduct the training with the current number of teachers.” ”
The dance lesson teacher clapped her hands.
And we pleaded for her to withdraw her words, which would further reduce our time.
With all our hearts. Although they are the race that killed our mother,
It was a different human who killed them. Adventurers, they called themselves. Rough types.
“Hmm. Very well. Then, do the part where the music changes perfectly. The dance hall is a battlefield. It’s common for those of high rank to change the music suddenly.”
” “Yes, teacher!” ”
Steps. Not stepping on the male’s feet.
And not colliding with the sisters dancing nearby.
Connecting the choreography when the music suddenly changed from slow to fast.
We continued to dance until the music stopped or the teacher stopped us.
A few years of such harsh daily life passed.
The person who was impersonated as a Shadow Warrior suddenly fell in love and left the country.
The written letter seemed to contain content that should not be made public.
A gag order.
And then, we were told to take turns impersonating her.
We accepted the consensus of the butler—the mansion’s servants—who made such an unreasonable demand.
Escape became even more impossible.
We acted as His Lordship with my sister for decades.
When the servants reached an age where they could no longer work, and staff were gradually replaced, and new hires were brought in from outside.
And when those who knew our true identities became a minority.
“O-Oh, Miss!? Th-that knife is for protecting your chastity from barbarous gentlemen… What do you intend to do with me!? I’ve protected you (,,,,,,) for many years!?”
The woman who rose to the position of head maid would have struggled in a one-on-one fight, but ♪
My sister, by masquerading as her clandestine lover, had her place a scent pouch containing a slow-acting poison in her skirt pocket.
And now, this is the situation ♪
“Protected me? You mean you were watching me.”
“D-Don’t come near!? You filthy beast! If I die, there will be a huge uproar…!!”
Hehehe ♪
Behind me, my sister was hiding.
And she was in your form too ♪
“Miss ♪ This person has revealed their true nature. I will deal with them ♪”
My sister ♪
She completely embodied her.
While I understand her playful nature.
“Don’t let her escape ♪”
“Yes, leave it to me ♪”
I handed her a self-defense knife.
And watched as the two head maids became one.
“Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo”
“What an unrefined scream ♪? I don’t want to imitate you that far.”
“—! —! Help me!”
Even when she called out her clandestine lover’s name,
My sister had already dealt with him ♪
This room is shielded by an soundproofing barrier.
And I’ve instructed no one to come near this room.
In the first place, this room is… a vault that even other servants wouldn’t enter.
If they entered, they would be falsely accused of stealing money and goods.
A very dangerous room.
In reality, it’s a torture chamber for troublesome people ♪
“If it were a clandestine lover… mumblemumblemumblemumble ♪”
My sister whispered into the ear of the man, who was begging for help from the head maid, about his death.
I really don’t know where she learned such mischief ♪
“You will fall into hell! And die burning in purgatoryyyyye”
Crackle.
“Gyaaaaaa”
Stab. Stab.
“K-kill me… quickly…”
I can hear the ringing in my eardrums from her shouting in my ear.
Seeing her stab my back to ensure I wouldn’t die.
She would likely prolong my suffering before killing me.
Though not as long as the time we spent training.
It would probably be about an hour ♪
“Kill me… kill me!”
Between my sister’s words and the tearing pain,
She finally begged for death ♪
But my sister wouldn’t grant it, I think ♪
“…kill… me… please…”
Despite creating a pool of blood on the floor,
The head maid was still alive.
Her eyes were unfocused, but.
She must have seen her beloved man stabbing her with a knife in front of her eyes ♪♪
“Sister ♪ You’re amazing ♪! This is the highest record ever ♪!”
What is amazing, I don’t need to ask, I already know.
She’s so happy, her clothes and face are as red as if splashed with tomatoes ♪
“Go take a bath ♪ While you’re at it, I’ll clean this room.”
“Thank you, Sister ♪ Well, I’m off to the bath! ♪”
We transformed into humans.
And were granted magic skills and other skills by God.
“Burn to ashes, leaving no trace.”
Whoosh.
The blood-stained carpet and floor.
The head maid’s blood and corpse were cleanly burned away without scorching.
“Well then, I suppose I shall take a bath too ♪”
My sister is still bathing.
We give each other back massages.
Tomorrow, we will rely on the head maid thoroughly.
And we’ve arranged a fake runaway drama with her clandestine lover in a few days.
A few days later.
While pretending not to notice the eyes of the servants working at the mansion.
We successfully eliminated the head maid from the mansion completely.
Returning as a small bird, through the second-floor window.
Thus, we lived in the mansion for several years, pretending to be rich young ladies who didn’t know our true identities.
We manipulated influential men in the town, known for their flirtatious nature, with ease.
And the Yoko Fox Clan—monsters—were issued citizenship that allowed them to live in towns and cities.
We eliminated the mansion’s servants one by one, just like the head maids—those who were troublesome or had served their purpose.
“Now, how did the talk leak out?”
It’s rumored in the underworld that a secret treasure of the Yoko Fox Clan lies in this execution room—vault.
“How strange~? We made sure to eliminate everyone so that not a trace remained?”
Yes. The thieves who infiltrated.
We also effectively made them disappear into the civilized world with our transformation skill.
So that it wouldn’t be thought that we directly took their lives.
And yet?
“Where did such an absurd word as ‘secret treasure’ come from?”
I still don’t know.
A few days after repeating such a life.
Soldiers guarding the town’s security visited the mansion, which was unusual.
What is it?
We don’t mind if they search the mansion.
But we need to investigate the reason properly.
My sister might accidentally kill them.
I transformed into a butler.
And asked for the reason in front of the entrance.
“There have been two incidents of perverts around the mansion vicinity. Have your ladies encountered any such men recently?”
“No, not at all. My ladies have had no trouble with such gentlemen.”
“Is that so? Then, please be careful from tonight. We will increase our night patrols to the fullest extent possible to capture them.”
“Yes, please do so. Take care in your duties.”
Click.
I closed the door.
I suppose more thieves after the rumored treasure will come tonight.
My head is starting to ache, wondering how long this will go on…
“Eh~ ♪ Such clumsy thieves ♪ Getting caught by the soldiers ♪♪”
My sister seems to enjoy killing humans, and I envy her.
Is that what they call optimistic thinking?
I’ve learned so many things.
It’s hard to say the right words recently.
The one-week concert was a release from our previously confined lives.
As a bonus, I wonder if any of the rumored potential strongest individuals in the world are here among the townspeople.
If they are, our subjugation might be on the line, so we are appealing for friendly relations with the citizens.
We are taking thorough safety measures to avoid being openly attacked.
“Clumsy or not, let’s just make up some treasure and end this onslaught.”
“Eeeewww! I don’t want to go! They come to us to die, don’t they? It’s too much of a waste to erase the rumors~”
“But I think less sleep time will affect your skin?”
Recently, facial cleansing creams that are good for beauty are sold, but.
I think the previous beauty potions were more effective.
I want a life where I can sleep peacefully at night soon.
So that my beautiful skin doesn’t get wrinkles or blemishes!
