ギルド内へ帰った後、依頼の報酬も貰ったからそのまま宿へと帰ることにした僕達。取った報酬は僕とリーシェちゃんとで二分することになり、それぞれが元の部屋へと戻ってきた。
ちなみにレイラちゃんのことはもう考えていない、フィニアちゃんのことを虫呼ばわりしたのは許せなかったけれど、いつまでも細かいことを気にする性質でもないしね。フィニアちゃんのことをちゃんと名前で呼ぶようになったらまた仲良くするよ。
で、現在は夜。もう少しすれば大抵の人が寝静まり始める時間帯。
ベッドに寝転がり、ルルちゃんとフィニアちゃんが楽しそうに話しているのを傍目に、今日あったことと今後のことを考えていた。
これからを考えて、正直な所レイラちゃんがグランディール王国出身というのなら、あの実力だし案内してくれると嬉しいんだけど......あんなことがあった後だし、あまり気は進まない。
とはいえ、フィニアちゃんやリーシェちゃんもいるんだし、どうしても欲しいって訳じゃないからいいんだけどね。
「きつね様......」
「ん、どうしたのルルちゃん?」
「なんかね、ルルちゃん身体の節々が痛いんだって......大丈夫かなぁ?」
「え?」
急な話、だが確かにルルちゃんの様子が変だ。苦悶の表情を浮かべ、床に蹲りながら身体を抱き締めるように抑えている。声を出すのも苦しそうだ......まさか何かの病気、とか?
なんにせよ、このまま床に寝かせておくのは忍びない。ルルちゃんを抱え上げ、ベッドへ寝かせる。苦しそうだけど、今はもう何処の店も閉店している時間帯......当然医者ももう営業していない。現代と違ってコンビニのような24時間営業の店は全く存在しないのが、この異世界だ。
今日の所は大人しく寝かせておくしかない、か。苦しそうなルルちゃんを見るのは忍びないけど、仕方ない。
「くぅ......う......!」
痛みを堪える声は痛々しく、可哀想ではあるけど、どうしても耐えられないというのならフィニアちゃんの治癒魔法を試してみよう。
「ルルちゃん......今日は大人しく寝てるんだよ?」
「うう......はい......っ......!」
頭を撫でて、そっと掛け布団を掛けてあげた。看病をするにも、僕は看病された事も無ければしたこともない。お母さんらしい人は僕に看病させてくれなかったし、僕が病気に罹った時も放置だったからね。
だから僕はルルちゃんをどう看病していいか分からない。リーシェちゃんを頼るのもいいだろうけど、彼女は寝るのが早いからもう寝てるだろうし、後片付けで忙しいエイラさんを頼るのも気が引ける。心苦しいけど、今日は頑張ってもらおう。
「きつねさん、ルルちゃん大丈夫かな......」
「......分からない、明日医者に見せに行こう。重い病気とかじゃなきゃいいけど......」
フィニアちゃんも心配そうにルルちゃんを見ている。そして、苦しそうな表情のルルちゃんの顔の横へと降りたって、彼女の頬に小さな手を当てた。そしてそのまま頬と頬を合わせる。心なしか、ルルちゃんの表情が若干和らいだ様に見えた。
錯覚だろうけど、フィニアちゃんが傍にいることで彼女の苦しみが和らいでくれるのなら、そうしていて欲しいな。
「フィニアちゃん、今日はそのまま一緒に寝てあげて」
「うん......分かった」
フィニアちゃんは一つ頷くと、ルルちゃんの横で同じ毛布を被った。僕は椅子で寝よう。ベッドで寝て窮屈な思いをさせるのはなんだからね。座って寝るのなんて日常茶飯事だったよ。元の世界じゃ僕の寝床は椅子を並べて座布団を敷いた簡易布団だったからね。
「ん......?」
僕は部屋に三つある椅子を並べて、その上に寝転がろうとした......ところで違和感を感じた。
今はルルちゃんもフィニアちゃんも起こしたくはない。でも逃げられそうにはない、か......仕方ない。
僕は意を決して扉に近づく。そして、ゆっくりと扉を開けた。
「―――っ......!」
しかし、そこには誰もいなかった。気付けば危険な気配も消えている。
首を傾げながら、扉を閉めようとして......気が付いた。扉の前に手紙らしき物が落ちていることに。拾い上げてみると、右下の方に何やら差し出し人の名前が書かれている。読めないけど。
扉を閉め、封を開けた。中には手紙が入っており、そこにはまた何か用件が書かれていた。読めないけど。
読めない以上、この手紙がどんな要求なのか、どんな内容なのか、全く分からないのだけど、断片的に読み取ってみる。といっても、読みとれたのは単語一つ、『冒険者ギルド』って単語だけだ。看板と同じ文字が書いてあった。
ということは、この手紙の差出人は......レイラちゃん、か? リーシェちゃんがこんなことをする意味はないし、冒険者繋がりで知り合った人といえばミアちゃん、青髪の受付嬢、グリムさん、おまけでジェノとかいうミアちゃんに言い寄っていたおじさんくらいだ。どの人も、僕に手紙を寄越す理由が無い。
そもそも、手紙なんてまどろっこしいことをしないでノックすればいいし、そうでなくともこの時間帯、エイラさんが通すとは思えない。
「............来いって事かな、ギルドまで」
今の時間、ギルドは営業していない。使えるのは常時開放しているあの訓練場くらいだ。故に、そこへ来いという招待状って訳だ。
まぁ推測でしかないし、もしかしたら謝罪の文章なのかもしれないけど、行って確かめる事くらいは、しても良いだろう。
「......フィニアちゃん」
「ん? ......どうしたの? きつねさん」
「ルルちゃんを看てて頂戴。出来れば今日は寝ないで欲しい」
「良いけど......何処か行くの? 私も......」
「いや、大丈夫だよ......そうだね、空が白んできても帰って来なかったらギルドに行くんだ」
もしかしたら、もしかするかもしれないからね。帰って来るつもりではあるけれど、もしかしたらの可能性は考えておくべきだろう。
心配そうに僕を見るフィニアちゃんの頭を人差し指で撫でて、頭に掛けていたお面をルルちゃんの枕元へ置いた。もしかしたらの可能性が当たっていたら、お面を危険に晒すわけにはいかない。
行かないって選択肢もあるけど、そうすると今度は直接この宿へ乗り込んでくる気がする。扉の向こうにあったあの危険の気配は、きっとそういうことじゃないかと思うんだよね。
「じゃ、ちょっと出てくる。ルルちゃんをお願いね」
「......うん、ちゃんと帰ってきてね」
「あはは、僕のしぶとさは知ってるでしょ? 赤い夜から生き延びた男だぜ? ―――きっと帰って来るよ」
そう言って、僕は部屋を出て行った。
そして宿を出て、もう人の姿の見えない街路を歩く。電気の無いこの異世界では、外に漏れ出るほどの灯りはない。精々火を使った灯りで部屋を照らす程度だ。だから、外は夜になれば薄暗い道になる。
昼間の賑やかさは何処へ行ったのかと思わせるほど、薄暗く、不気味な道。僕の今の気分も関わっているんだろうけど、それでもやっぱり......嫌な空気だ。
「......何も無いと良いけど」
あの手紙は読めなかったから、ギルドに行って誰もいなければそれはそれでいい。もしもフィニアちゃんに読ませて呼び出しの手紙だったら、きっとフィニアちゃんは自分も行くと言って聞かなかっただろうし、危険には晒せない。
「......着いちゃった」
そして、少し歩いた所でギルドへ辿り着いた。普段の冒険者達の喧騒は聞こえてこず、ただの巨大で重々しい空気の建物が、そこにあった。
少しだけ思案して、思いっきり息を吐く。悩んでいても仕方が無い。大体そんなに確証のある話じゃない、気楽に行くとしよう。
そう思いながら、僕はギルドの裏へと回る。
でも、祈りとは別に、胸を圧迫する様な嫌な感覚が剥がれない。腹の中で渦巻く様な気持ち悪い予感が大きくなっていく。
そして、訓練場の入り口へと立って、視線を訓練場の中心に向ける。そこには、黒髪の少女がいた。後ろ姿はレイラちゃんと少し違う気がしたけど、僕を呼び出す黒髪の少女、といえばレイラちゃんしかいない。
僕は少しだけ近づいて、声を掛けた。
「レイラちゃん......?」
すると、少女の肩がぴくりと動く。そして......ゆっくりと振り返った。
流れる黒髪、
亜麻色の瞳、
人懐っこい笑顔、
その少女が僕の方を向いて、笑顔を向けてくる。なのに、反対に僕の眼は大きく見開かれた。何故なら、少女は此処にいる筈の無い人間だったから。けして、こんな所にいてはいけない存在、
だって、そんな筈は、嘘だ、なんで、君が此処にいる......!?
「し、おりちゃん......?」
少女が―――篠崎しおりが、向日葵の様な笑顔を浮かべて、いつも通り僕に挨拶をしてきた。
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私はレイラ・ヴァーミリオン、グランディール王国からやってきた、Cランクの冒険者。自分で言うのもなんだけど、私は強い、すっごく強い。おまけに可愛い。周囲にいた男たちは皆私に擦り寄ってきて口々に言う、可愛い、髪が綺麗、凄い、もう聞き飽きる位に私を皆が褒めた。
勿論私に嫌なことを言ってくる子もいたけどね。調子に乗るなってね。でもそういう人達は総じてちょっと捻ってあげれば黙った。強い者が優先される国だったから、かなりやりやすかったのもあったけどね。
私は強い人が好き、面白い人が好き、私の興味に、期待に、応えてくれる人が好き。
これまた自分で言うのもなんだけど、私は人より欲深い。食欲や睡眠欲、独占欲みたいなものから、それこそ性的欲求まで、あらゆる面で欲深い。欲しいものは何をしてでも手に入れたいし、やりたいことは誰が否定してもやりたい。唯我独尊、なんて言葉をグランディール王国で誰かが私に言ったけど、まさしくその通り、私は私を楽しませる為に世界があると思ってる。
だってそうでしょう? 私は『そういう風にしか』生きられないんだもの。
だから、私はグランディール王国で強い人と戦った。戦って戦って戦って、殺して殺して殺し続けた。魔獣も魔族も、関係無く殺した。そうしている内に私は考えるようになった、この国はつまらないって。
だから私はミニエラに行く事にした。あそこにはAランク相当の騎士団長がいるからね。それにグランディールからミニエラまでは私の足で3日と掛からない。Cランクといっても私の実力はもっと上だ、全速力なら雑魚の眼にも止まらない位速く動ける自信がある。
そして、私はグランディールを出てずっと走り続けた。方向だけ示して貰えば一直線に走るだけで良いから、流石に迷わない。方向音痴な私だけど、真っすぐ走れば良いのなら迷い様がないもん。
そしてミニエラの近くにある森に辿り着いて、迷った。実を言えば、私は普通の人間とは少し違った秘密がある。昼間は何ら問題なく過ごせるのだけど、夜になると劇的に変化するのだ、精神的に。
ただでさえ大きなあらゆる欲求、もっといえば食欲と性欲が大きく増大する。一度発散すればしばらくは夜でも何とかなるけれど、その日は私も苛々と不満で色々溜まっていたようで、
―――暴走してしまった。
森の中で暴れ回り、魔獣を殺し、生のまま食べる。食欲の増大と暴走時の精神状態がそうさせるのだ。そして食べている時、私の身体には振るえるほどの快感が発生する。
喉を通り物が胃に落ちていく感覚と、肉を噛み千切り骨を噛み砕く感覚が全身にぞくぞくと快感を齎してくれるのだ。
そうしている途中で、出会った。
―――狐のお面を付け、
彼らは私に気が付かなかった。後ろにいたし、戦闘に関しては素人なのかもしれない。というのもまぁ、理性が戻ってから思ったことだけれど。
その時の私は、増大された欲求に従って彼を襲った。人間の肉は、魔獣や魔族とは比べ物にならない程に美味だから、襲わない理由は無かった。
味がなく、肉の少ない虫は食べても仕方ないので本能に従って最初に叩いて、早々に彼を襲った。彼は私を見て怯え、逃げた。当然の反応だ。でも折角の餌を前に逃げすわけにはいかない。当然追う。
面白い、と思った。興味を引いた。
だから、欠片程に蘇った理性を働かせて私は彼を追い詰める。簡単には殺さず、まだ何かするのかもしれないという期待を持ちながら、追い詰める。
そしたらなんと、彼は私に、『暴走時の私』に微かとはいえ傷を負わせたのだ。たまたま、偶然、本当に偶然だったけど、彼の持っていたナイフが私の二の腕を掠った。少しだけ、血が出る。どくどくと、心臓が高鳴る.........!
―――すっごく、興奮する!!
気が付けばかなり手加減無く私は彼を蹴りあげていた。血が沸騰するくらいに熱くなって、堪え切れない程に欲望が膨れ上がった! 身体の内側にある何かが締め付けられるほどに苦しくなって、下腹部がきゅんきゅんと疼いた。
身体の熱がそのまま吐息を熱くして、立っていられない程身体が疼く。口は自然とにへら、とだらしなく開いて、口端から涎が溢れ出る。
火が噴きそうなほど顔が赤くなっているのが分かる、世界が赤く染まっていく。
ああ......駄目だ、これは駄目だ............駄目になるくらい―――
―――最高に、気持ちいい.........快ッ感......!
打ち上げた彼が、落ちてくる。微かな意識の中で、彼が私を見た。彼が、私を見ていた! それだけで私の身体に電撃が走る。今までにない快感が私の身体を襲った。
全身が喜んでる! 血が沸騰しそう! でも、気持ちいい......! 絶頂、だ......!!
ぐしゃ、という音と共に彼が地面に落ちた。動かない所を見ると、死んだかと思ったけど、まだ生きている。あの高さから落ちてまだ死なないなんて、つくづく予想を越えてくれる。
私はその時に思った、これが恋焦がれる感情だと。私はこの彼に恋をしたのだと思った。
「綺麗な瞳......! 好き、大好き、好きだよ、愛してる、凄く凄く愛してる、だから頂戴? その綺麗な眼を、私に頂戴? いいでしょ? いいよね? こんなにも好きなんだから、いいよね? あはっ☆」
自分の口がそう言葉を紡いだ瞬間、きっと私の精神は正常に戻ってた。でも関係無い、暴走してなくてももう私は止められない。
熱い息を吐きながら、私は彼の瞳にぐちゅり、と指を突き立てた。柔らかくて、熱い感触が指から伝わってくる。すぐにぶちゅっと眼球が潰れた。
血がいっぱい噴き出て、私の顔に掛かる。でも汚いなんて思わない、貴方の命を感じられて、また身体を包みこむ様な快感に包まれる。
彼の身体がびくんと震えて、反応する。まさかこれでもまだ死なないだなんて、今度こそ本当に驚きだった。
そして彼の眼球をずるりと引き出して......じっくりと味わう。血を舐め取って、眼球を飴玉の様に口の中で転がす。すると、さっきよりもずっとずっと強い快感が私の身体に走った。
「んんんんんッッッ......!!」
身体を抱き締めて、必死に快感を堪える。やばい、顔が歪んでいるのが分かる、きっと私今すっごくだらしない顔をしてる。涎が垂れて、彼の眼球の無くなった眼の穴に落ちた。それだけでまた快感が走る。
それに、眼球が舌の上を転がる度にびくびくと下腹部が疼く。きゅんきゅんしちゃうよ、もっと、もっともっと!
「んへぇ......あは、あはは、うふふふふふ......!」
駄目、これ以上貴方を食べてたら、私が駄目になっちゃう。快感の虜になっちゃう。眼球だけでこれだけ美味しいんだもの、それに、まだ彼は弱い、一般人の欠片程も強くない。過去最弱の人間。もっともっと強くなった時、また食べに行こう。
腰が砕けて、上手く歩けない。ふらふらと、私はその場を去る。口の中で眼球を転がしながら、涎を地面に染み込ませながら、私はミニエラへと向かう。うふ、うふふ、大好き、私の初恋の人、大好き、好きだよ、うふふふ。
それから一週間、私は森の中で快感に悶えながら、口の中から眼球が消えるまで彷徨い続けた。そして、通常通り動けるようになった頃、私は左眼にぽっかり赤黒い穴を開けた少年と、再会した。
そういえば、名前を聞いてなかったね。えーと、確かあの虫が貴方をこう呼んでたっけ。
「もしかして貴方はきつねさんだね! 初めまして!」
きつねさん、そう呼ばれてたよね? また会えて嬉しいよ、私にあそこまでやられて尚、そんな薄ら笑いを浮かべられるなんて、また予想を越えられちゃった。うふふ、嬉しいな、嬉しいな、こんなに面白い人、初めてだよ。
それに、凄く美味しそうな匂いがする。あれからずっと強くなったんだね、貴方の匂いだけでもう胸がきゅんきゅんして、下腹部がじゅんと疼く。顔に出ないようにするの、すっごく大変だけど頑張るよ、貴方にも私を知って欲しいもの。私の味を知って欲しいもの。
逃がさないからね、私の大好きな人。一生愛して、美味しく食べてあげる。嬉しいよね? だって私が貴方の事をこんなにも好きなんだもん。
きつねさん......ううん、虫と同じ呼び方なんて駄目だね。きつね君、大好きだよ。
After dividing the reward into two for me and Rishe-chan, we return to our respective room.
By the way, I already give no damn about Leila-chan, I can't forgive her for calling Finia-chan as bug, but worrying about such a thing too much isn't that good for health. If she wants to properly call Finia-chan by her name then we could reconcile again.
Then, right now it's night already. Just a while more is the time when the majority of people start to sleep.
Lying on the bed, looking at Finia-chan and Lulu-chan who are chatting enjoyably, I start thinking about what have happened and what to do from now on.
Thinking about what would we do form now on, to be honest, if Leila-chan is really a native from Grandile Kingdom, I'll be glad to have her guides us there, but.... Having such a thing happened, I lost my interest to ask her.
Nonetheless, there're Finia-chan and Rishe-chan after all, so it isn't like I want to ask her by all mean or anything, though.
"Kitsune-sama...."
"Hmm, what's up Lulu-chan?"
"You see, Lulu-chan said her joints are aching... is she alright?"
"Eh?"
That's a sudden, but Lulu-chan's state is indeed kinda strange. Floating an anguished expression, she sits on the floor while hugging her own body. It seems it's hard for her to even says a word... could it be that's some kind of illness?
In any case, I can't just let her lying on the floor as it is. Lifting Lulu-chan with both of my hands, I lay her down on the bed. She looks in a great pain, but right now almost all shop are closed already.... Of course doctor also not the exception. Different than my former world, there's no shop that opens 24/7 like convenience store, this damn different world.
For today we have no choice but to just let her quietly lying down on the bed, shit. It hurts me to see Lulu-chan in anguish, but it can't be helped.
"Kuu....u....!"
Her voice when she endures the pain sounds so painful, she looks very pitiful, but when she really can't endure it anymore then let's try utilizing Finia-chan's recovery magic.
"Lulu-chan.... Sorry but for today, I could only let you quietly sleep here."
"Uu...yes.....!"
Patting her head, I gently cover her with blanket. Even if I want to nurse her, I have no experience ever nursed nor being nursed by someone. My mother-like existence never nursed me, even when I was sick she would just leave me alone, after all.
That's why I don't know how to nurse Lulu-chan. Perhaps I could ask Rishe-chan for help, but she was a fast sleeper so perhaps she's already sleeping, it also would be hard to ask Ayla-san who is busy tidying the hall. I'm sure it's painful, but for today I could only ask her to endure it.
"Kitsune-san, is Lulu-chan alright?"
"...I don't know, let's take her to a doctor tomorrow. I hope it isn't a serious illness, though...."
Finia-chan also worriedly looking at Lulu-chan. And then, looking at Lulu-chan who is lying with painful expression, she puts her tiny hands at Lulu-chan's cheek. And then she touch her face with hers. Somehow, Lulu-chan's expression looks a bit softened.
It might be just a slight, but if her anguish would be lessened by having Finia-chan besides her, I want Finia-chan to stay together with her.
"Finia-chan, for today please sleep together with her like that."
"Yes... I got it."
Finia-chan nods once, and wraps at the same blanket with Lulu-chans. Let's sleep at the chair. Since if I sleep at the bed then it would be very cramped, after all. Sleeping at chair was already a daily occurrence for me. At my former world, my bed was simply a line up of some chairs with zabuton atop it after all.
"Hmm...?"
When I line up the three chairs inside the room and trying to lie down there.... I suddenly feel an uneasy feeling.
I don't want to wake Finia-chan nor Lulu-chan up. But it seems like it won't go away anytime soon, shit... it can't be helped.
Resolving myself, I approach the door. And then, I slowly open the door.
"--...!"
But there's no one there. Without I noticed it the dangerous presence has also disappeared.
When I incline my head and intending to close the door... I notice something. That there's a letter-like thing dropped before the door. When I pick it up, it seems like the sender's name was written at the lower right area of the letter. I can't read it, though.
Closing the door, I open the seal. There's a letter inside it, and there's also something written there. I can't read it, though.
Since I can't read it, what kind of demand and what's the matter written there, I don't understand any of it, but there's something I'm able to read at it. Even if I say so, the only word I can read is, "adventurer guild", that one and only word. Since it's a same character with the one at the signboard, after all.
So that means, the sender of this letter is... Leila-chan? Since there's no means for Rishe-chan doing something like this after all, and the people related to guild that I know are Mia-chan, the blue haired receptionist girl, grim-san, and also that one who once wooed Mia-chan. Any of them, has no reason to sends a letter to me.
To begin with, rather than using a dull way like leaving a letter, she could just knocked the door after all, even if that isn't the case, at this period of time, I can't think that Ayla-san was the one who sent it.
"...perhaps it's something like 'come' or so, right? To the guild."
At this hours, the guild is already out of business. The only one still open is that training ground that is open 24/7. Therefore, it's an invitation to come there.
Well that's what I got from my conjecture, but perhaps it's a letter of apologize, though, but going there just to ascertain it is, alright, isn't it?
"...Finia-chan."
"Hmm? ...What's up, Kitsune-san?"
"Please take care of Lulu-chan. If possible, I want you to don't sleep tonight."
"That's fine, but... are you going somewhere? Then I'll also...."
"No, I'm alright... let's see, if I don't return even after the sky is brightening, please go to the guild."
Perhaps, something perhaps might happens, after all. I'm indeed intending to return, but I can't just ignore such probability, right?
Gently caressing Finia-chan's head, who is looking at me worriedly, with my index finger, I put off and leave my fox mask beside Lulu-chan's pillow. If that 'perhaps' thing really happens, I shouldn't expose it to danger, after all.
I have the option to not going there, but if I do that, I feel like at the next time she might directly rush at this inn, after all. The dangerous presence that I felt outside the door before, I think it sure wasn't something like that, right?
"Well then, I'm going for a bit. I'll leave Lulu-chan to you, okay?"
"...yes, you must properly return, okay?"
"Ahaha, you understand my sturdiness already, don't you? I'm the one who once survived from that 'red night', you know? --So I'll surely return."
Saying so, I leave the room.
And then I leave the inn, when I walk at the street I can't see any other figure aside than me. At this world that has no electricity, the outside sure is very dark that even might make me leak. At most, there's only light come from fire that are used to bright up their house. That's why, when the night come, outside become a very dim street.
A dim and eerie street that even makes me wonder just where does the liveliness at day goes to. Perhaps it might also affect my current mood, but nevertheless, as I thought.... It's an unpleasant air.
".... I hope there's nothing, though."
Since I can't read that letter, if there was no one at the guild when I arrived there, there was also good in a sense. If I let Finia-chan to read the letter, I'm sure she would persist to come along with me, but I shouldn't expose her to danger.
"...I've arrived."
And then, after I walked for a while I finally arrived at the guild. There's no usual hustle from adventurers, there's just a great building with a grave atmosphere, then I enter it.
I resolve myself for a bit, and breathing out as far as I can. There's no use to keep worrying about it. Or rather, I have no concrete proof about it, so let's just take it easy.
While thinking so, I walk toward the underground guild area. While hoping that there's no one there, while praying that there's no danger there, I continuously take a single step.
But, on the contrary with my wish, I can't dispel the unpleasant feeling that is pressing my chest. A bad premonition is greatly rumbling inside my stomach like a whirl.
And then, when I arrive at the entrance of the training ground, my sight focused at the center of it. At that place, a black haired girl is there. The appearance is somewhat different from Leila-chan, but a black haired girl that might summon me, there's none other than Leila-chan.
I approach her a bit, and call her.
"Leila-chan...?"
When I do so, the girl's shoulders twitched. And then... she slowly turning back.
Long black hair,
Flaxen eyes,
Amiable smile,
That girl faces toward me, and smiling at me. But, on the contrary my eyes are widely open. That's because, that girl is a not supposed to be here person, after all. That means, she isn't an existence that should be here,
After all, such a thing is, no way, why, why are you here...!?
"Shi, ori-chan....?"
That girl is-- Shinozaki Shiori is, floating a sunflower-like smile, and greets me the way she always did.
* * *
My name is Leila Vermilion, I came from Grandile Kingdom, a C rank adventurer. It wasn't something supposed to be said by myself, but I was strong, very strong. Moreover I was cute. Every men around me were saying so, cute, my hair was pretty, amazing, everyone would praised me that even made me bored to hearing it again and again.
Of course there were also someone who tried to do something bad at me. 'Don't get too cocky' or so they said. But such people were generally would shut up immediately after I screwed them a bit. Since that was a country that prioritizing the strong, my live was quite an easy one, though.
I liked a strong person, I liked an interesting person, I liked the person that could fulfilled my interest and expectation.
It also wasn't something supposed to be said myself, but I was much greedier than average person. Whether it appetite or sleep craving, I want to monopolize all of it, even my sexual desire, I was greedy at everything. If I wanted something then I would do anything to obtain it, if I wanted to do something then I would do it no matter if anyone objected me. Self-conceit, someone gave me such word at Grandile Kingdom, but that was precisely right, I thought this world existed solely to entertain me.
After all, that was indeed the case, right? Since I couldn't live aside 'that way', after all.
That was why, I fought against many strong persons at Grandile Kingdom. Fight fight fight and fight, killing killing killing and keep killing. Whether it magical beast or demon, I unanimously killed them. After doing that for some time, there was a thought crossed at my mind, that this country is boring. Everyone were weak, after all, when I screwed them for a bit they would immediately gave up, and hung their heads on me. That was so boring, entertain me more, you could do that much, didn't you?  Hang on a bit more, do something more, telling a not interesting praise was, I didn't need it.
That's why I decided to left Grandile Kingdom. Since I heard there was a knight leader equaling an A rank adventurer, after all. Moreover going from Grandile till Miniera won't even took three days with my legs. Even if I was just a C rank, my prowess was far above it, after all, if I went on my full speed I was sure I'd be able to ran at a speed that won't be able to be followed by weaklings' eyes.
And then, I kept running ever since I left Grandile Kingdom. As long as I know the direction I'd just need to run at a straight line, so of course I won't ever lost. Even if I had no sense of direction, if I just need to run straight directly then I won't ever lost, after all.
And then when I arrived at a forest near Miniera, I was lost. To tell you the truth, I had a slight different kind of secret from any other human. At day I could pass it without any problem, but at night there would be a great transformation at me, mentally.
My desires would increased further, if I should say it, my appetite and sexual desire would greatly increased. When I vented it out once then I should be able to endured it for some following night, but at the day where my dissatisfaction and irritation were piled up,
--my desire would go rampaging.
Rampaging inside the forest, I killing any magical beasts I met and ate it raw. That was the extent of my appetite when it went rampage. And then when I ate, there would be a pleasure outbreak than even would made my body trembling.
The feeling of the food when it slid at my throat, the sensation of biting its meat and crushing its bones would brought a great pleasure to my whole body.
And then, on the way, I met him.
--a man that attached a fox mask, and taking along a fairy (bug).
They didn't notice me. I was at their rear, and perhaps they were just amateurs at fighting. Thinking so, I thought that was because my conscious had returned a bit, though.
At that time, I attacked him because of my rampaging appetite. Since human flesh was, way tastier than magical beast or demon's flesh, so I didn't have any reason to not attacking him.
Bug had a scarce meat and it was also bland so I instinctively knocked it down first, and then immediately attacked him. Seeing me he was scared and ran away. That was a natural reaction. But since there was already a prey before me so I couldn't just let it went away, wasn't it? So of course I chased him. In doing so, suddenly fear disappeared from his expression. Furthermore, he gave "fear" to the me at my rampaging time. And then at that time, my conscious slightly returned.
Interesting, or so I thought. I was interested at him.
That was why, operating the fragment of my consciousness I cornered him. I won't killed him quickly, while expecting he might doing something again, I kept cornering him.
And then, surprisingly, he gave "the me at my rampaging time" an injury, even if it was just a slight one. By chance, coincidence, that's was really just a coincidence but his knife indeed grazed my upper arm. Just a bit, my blood shed. Pounding, my heart was throbbing faster....!
--I was very, excited!!
Without I noticed it I kicked him without holding back. Getting my body hot till my blood might boiling, my desire increased to the point I couldn't endure it anymore! There was something that pressed and strained me inside, my abdomen was throbbing strongly.
My hot body made my breath hot too, my body was throbbing to the point I almost couldn't even stood properly. My mouth was naturally smiling, slovenly opened, droll was overflowing from the depth of my mouth.
I was aware that my face was so red to the point I might even breathed out fire, my worlds was dyed in red.
Aah... no good, this is no good..... I might become hopeless....
--it was a very, good feeling.... A great pleasure...!
He who was kicked was, falling down. With his faint consciousness, he looked at me. He was, looking at me! With just that there was a blitz ran through my whole body. A pleasure I never felt before was attacking my body.
My whole body was delighted! My blood was boiling! But, it felt good...! I couldn't hold it anymore...!
*gusha*, he fallen to the ground with such sound. Looking at him who wasn't moved, I thought he was dead, but he was still alive. To not die even after fallen from such height, he completely surpassed my expectation. At that time I thought that that was what the so called love. I thought I fallen in love with him.
I approached him, I looked at his face. Unexpectedly it was a cute face. Such part was also matched my preference, even if that wasn't the case, the me at that time would surely saw it as a very lovely face. And then, not just fallen in love with him... I thought I wanted to eat him. This was love, the like feeling, the reason I ate you was, because I loved you, you know?
"What a pretty eyes...! I Like it, I love it, I very like it, I very love it, that's why give it to me. That pretty eyes of yours, gave it to me. No problem, right? Since I love it that much, after all. So no problem, right? Aha."
At the time such words came out form my mouth, I was sure my consciousness had returned to normal. But that was irrelevant, even if I wasn't at my rampaging time anymore, I couldn't stop myself.
Exhaling a hot breath, I pointed my hand at his eyes, and then thrust it with my finger. Its soft and hot sensation spread from my finger. The eyeball immediately crushed.
Bloods were sprouting out, and spurted at my face. But I didn't think it as a stain, I could feel your soul, my body was wrapped by a great pleasure again.
His body was twitching a bit, he reacted. Unexpectedly, to even hadn't dead even at that state, that was very surprising.
And then I pulled out his eye... then I carefully tasted it. Licking the blood, it felt like there's candy rolling from my tongue till my stomach. And then, a much stronger pleasure than before was spreading at my whole body.
"Hnnnnnn....!!"
Hugging my own body, I desperately endured that pleasure. No good, I aware that my face was slanted, I was sure I made a very slovenly expression. My droll was dripping, it dripped into his eyes that eyeball had disappeared. With just that, pleasure ran through my whole body.
Moreover, his eyeball was throbbing when it rolled at my tongue. I wanted to throb more, more, give me more!
"Nhehe... aha, ahaha, ufufufufu....!"
No good, if I ate you again, I'd became hopeless. I'll became a victim of pleasure. Since only his eyeball was already this tasty, after all, moreover, he was still weak, he was not even stronger than a normal person. The weakest human. When you became far more stronger, I'll came and eat you again.
Lost my strength, I couldn't walk properly. Unsteadily, I left that place. While rolling around the eyeball inside my mouth, while letting my droll soaking the ground, I walked toward Miniera. Ufu, ufufu, I loved him, he was my first love, I loved him, I very loved him, ufufufu.
And then one week after that, inside the forest while still in anguish of pleasure, ever since the eyeball still at my mouth till it had disappeared I was still lost. And then, then I just randomly walked as usual, I met again with the youth that had a gaping dark red hole at this left eye.
Come to think of it, I hadn't asked his name, huh. Umm, if I remembered it correctly, at that time that bug called you as such, right?
"Could it be you're Kitsune-san! Nice to meet you!"
Kitsune-san, you were called so, right? I was really glad to met you again, even after got beating by me that much, to floated such faint smile, he surpassed my expectation again. Ufufufu, I was happy, I was happy, such an interesting person, it was my first time met one.
Moreover, I sensed a very tasty fragrant from him. He must had become much stronger than at that time, right? With just your fragrant, my body was pounding already, and my stomach was throbbing. To made it as if we never met before, that was very hard but I did my best, since I wanted you to also know me, after all. Since I wanted you to also tasted me, after all.
I won't ever let him away, after all, the person I liked. My first love, I wanted to eat him at his full delicacy. You were also happy, weren't you? Since I loved you that much, after all.
Kitsune-san... hmm, I mustn't called you the same way that bug did. Kitsune-kun, I love you.
I Kinda Came to Another World, but Where’s the Way Home?
【書籍化】異世界来ちゃったけど帰り道何処？
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