018. Reasons
Why did I come into this world?
Why do I continue to live?
I don't know, I don't know, I don't understand―I don't have clarity, I don't understand, I can't even decide what to do.
But as the days flowed by like a rushing river, one day I decided that "that's just the way life is".....I gave up thinking about it and spent my days just doing what was in front of me casually.
Is that a good thing, or a bad thing?
I don't know.
(But ......)
――Yeah. I'm bored out of my mind
It's true that I was really fed up with my life, which was so cramped and confined within a frame.
(That's probably why I .......)
My first thought immediately after being suddenly transferred to another world was, "This is fun, just like a game!".
And now, here I am. For whatever reason, I am having intense sex with a cute girl.
What in the world could I possibly have to complain about?
If I were to die like this, what would be the problem?
Even if I lived, I would just resume my boring, meaningless, and empty life. ......
(Then, let's just go with the flow ......)
I wouldn't mind if I just died like this―That's what I thought.
Out of nowhere, I heard these words.
(――Is that really what you want?)
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I felt intense energy deep inside me that I had never felt before.
「......Eh?」
The moment Yume was stunned with her mouth open, I pushed her away with all my might and stood up.
――Immediately after.
ZUDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A tremendous explosion rang out from overhead, and stone chips began to fall like rain.
Yume could not hide her surprise and shock at the sudden events, but these were almost all the operations of the old man Iru.
「The core of this place is the "force" that is stored in the center of the giant statue. Otherwise, it would be impossible to create an infinite connection of space. If that were the case」
Destroy the source of it――an all-too-obvious and convincing supposition, but
(That old man! No matter how you look at it, it's too powerful!!!」
I couldn't help but inwardly tsukkomi at the destructive force that literally shattered the stone statues, but
「Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!」
This time, Yume began to violently flail about, holding her head in her hands.
「Y-Yume!?」
I tried to rush over to her, but...
「Stop it. It's too late」
The old man Iru who had been standing behind me grabbed me by the shoulders before I knew it. However
「Old man! What the hell is going on!? What did you do to Yume!?」
「Ha! I didn't do anything. It was these guys who did it.」
As he said that, he grabbed several heads in his left hand ― all of them were the dark elves that had just appeared.
For a moment, I thought, "Are they dolls?" But then I saw fresh blood dripping down in drops, and their eyes were white. Above all, the strong smell of decay made me nauseous, but.
「The "Ritual place," "reasons not to pursue," "infinite corridor," and "reactions and responses from the dark elves" ......I knew there was something behind it because it is too small and inefficient to be used "just to gather force", but ...... the real purpose is this woman.」
When Iru said that I just said, "Eh? What?" I could not help but be confused.
「I have no idea what you're talking about!」
「Huuh? You still don't get it? Simply put, this woman―No. It means that they, including the ones who were just burst out, are nothing more than experimental bodies used for "a certain purpose". Perhaps―as a "vessel" to bring down the Evil God itself.」
「Wha!」
「If the purpose is to absorb force, there are plenty of easier and more reliable ways to do it. Above all, didn't you think there was something wrong with the phenomenon of both men and women's bodies exploding at the moment they came?」
「That's――」
I am ashamed to say that I had no doubts or feelings of discomfort.
「Listen here, all right? This is a 'ritual place'. It is a place to enhance and dedicate the force,......, but it is only a side effect of the ritual. They probably thought that human force was a waste and should be utilized. But...」
The old man's steely gaze turns to Yume.
When I moved my gaze to catch it―I saw that Yume's body had begun to undergo dramatic changes.
Her fine, beautiful skin was covered with rough animal hair, and her body was gradually getting bigger.
In addition, three horns have sprouted from her head, her mouth has split open, and she has even grown a large claw.
It is obvious that she is about to change into something other than a human being―When I saw that,
「Old man! Can't you do something! Yume.....How can I save her!?」
I tried to grab him, but the old man just said one word.
「There is no such convenient way. It ain't there.」
He cut me off.
「More than that, I'm sure a monster of tremendous strength will be born if it goes on like this. Soon it will be out there, and there will be a massacre within Hanaria ― what can we do to stop it? Are you so stupid that you don't know?」
「......!」
I was told, but there was no way I could do that. Then...
「Well. You will be the first victim, and I don't care who gets killed. Do as you want.」
As soon as he said that, he tried to leave the place.
「Wait! Where are you going?」
「Where am I going? The deal is done, so I'm going out for a drink. The infinite corridor has already disappeared, so you can get out by following the road.」
「N-No way!」
That's too selfish!
But the old man Iru just turned his back on me and started walking away...
「Yuuto. If you really want to save someone, you should at least be willing to get your hands dirty with blood from time to time」
After saying these words, he disappeared this time. And then...
「...... Yuuto, san. ...... help, me」
Having dreamed that I was becoming a monster, I thought with my head until the very last minute.
Is there any way to save her, even at this late stage? I thought hard.
But ...... I couldn't come up with anything.
What should I do? I had no idea.
And, then――
「......Uwwaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!」
I picked up the sword that had fallen to the ground and, screaming like a madman, and stabbed Yume deeply through the chest with my sword.
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