死の選択肢
『赤い夜』に関わらず、魔族という存在は大概が魔獣とは一線を画した容姿をしている。その多くが人間と同じような姿で、しかしその構造は魔獣寄り、ステータスにおいて、どんなに才能があっても絶対に到達出来ない程の高い数値を獲得する事が出来る。
だが、その中でも更に特殊な魔族が存在する。それが、『赤い夜』を含んだ『魔貴族』達だ。文字としては魔の貴族となっているが、最初は『魔奇族』と呼ばれ、特殊な魔族を表す名前だった。
ここでは『赤い夜』を例に出してみる。
それが『赤い夜』の正体だ。
それに罹った人間は、精神を破壊され、肉体の構造を魔族のソレへと変化してしまう。そして、持ち得る欲求が爆発的に増大し、人間を襲う怪物となる。
レイラが良い例だが、『赤い夜』と化した人間は、人間を美味しいと感じるようになり、また生物を喰らうことで大きな快感を得られるのだ。もっと言えばその欲求は『毎晩』爆発的に高まる。故に俗世では夜行性の魔族として知られているのだ。
によって肉体が隠される故に誰も中身を見たことがない―――つまり、中身の肉体が変わっていても誰も気が付かない。
魔族の身体とはいえ元は人間、寿命は人間と同じ。人間の肉体が死ねば、ウイルスである『赤い夜』は外へと出て、また別の人間の肉体へと空気感染しに行くのだ。
だからこそ、この魔族は強い。それこそ魔王ですら殺し切れない程に強い。ウイルス医療に関して桔音の元の世界よりもレベルが低いこの世界では、『赤い夜』は無敵なのだ。
―――ウイルスとバレていない上に、バレても対処出来る者がいないのだから。
だが、今回のレイラ・ヴァーミリオンは少し違う。
ウイルスは生物の中に入ると変質することがある。今までの『赤い夜』はその性質の強さ故に変質することはなかったのだが、レイラという少女の『赤い夜』に対する適性の高さ、そして桔音という爆発的に極大化した欲求を満たす存在の登場により、『赤い夜』は今までにない変化を遂げたのだ。
これにより、レイラの身体を基に『赤い夜』は完全な魔族と化した。
それもそうだ、ウイルスを操れる......つまり今までは1体しかいなかった『赤い夜』を、
世界感染
彼に夢中になっているからこそ、彼女はたった1体の化け物のままでいる。彼に恋焦がれているからこそ、彼女は自分の危険性を内包したままでいる。
ならばもしも桔音が彼女によって殺されたのならば、
◇ ◇ ◇
―――どうする、かなぁ......。
目の前で発情しているレイラちゃん、まだこの世界に来てから一週間と少ししか経っていないのに、なんでこの怪物は執拗に僕を狙ってくるんだよ。あぁ、本当に気に入らない。
「.........ス......テー...タ...ス」
僕の脳裏に目の前の怪物のステータスが浮かんだ。
名前:赤い夜
性別:女 Lv1
筋力:25200
体力:38400
耐性:850
敏捷:26560
魔力:19820
称号:『赤い夜』『瘴気の魔貴族』
スキル:『剣術Lv6』『身体強化Lv5』『暴喰』『瘴気操作Lv8』『魔力操作Lv3』『暴淫暴喰』『陶酔』『淫蕩精神』
固有スキル:『瘴気操作』『淫蕩精神』
マジで化け物だなこのステータス......あのオジサマのステータスを倍にしても太刀打ち出来ないじゃないか......おおよそオジサマの5倍位? 魔王もこの位だとしたら、あはは......確かに無理だ。倒せやしないよこんな奴。
それに、剣術を習得している所を見れば人間の持っている技術も取り入れているということか。随分とまぁ、怪物要素が見つかるなぁ......それにウイルスを操る魔族って......あの瘴気か。
てことは、『赤い夜』って病気なの? 感染すんの? 何それ、
「は、はは......!」
「ん、んんん? どうしたのきつね君? 諦めた? もう駄目!? 倒れちゃう!?」
嬉しそうにテンション上げるな化け物め。発情し過ぎて周りの瘴気が気持ち悪く動いてるよ、静まりなさい。それに、諦めた訳じゃない。
「いやいや......まだ諦められないよ......まだその顔、殴ってないからね」
「むぅ......だから殴っても良いよって言ってるじゃない、それにその腕じゃもう出来ないでしょ?」
核心衝いてくるなこの子。ホント僕のこと大好きだな、でも恋愛感情じゃないだろソレ、美味しい物にハマっちゃったとか、珍しい物に興味を惹かれたとか、新しい玩具を貰ったとか、そういう新鮮さに惹かれただけだろ。そんなのは、恋とか、愛とか、言わないんだよ。
「ねぇレイラちゃん......」
「んんんッ......あはぁ......名前呼んでくれたぁ......♡ なぁに? きつね君♪」
「僕と......お話、しようぜ」
「え? 今、なんて言ったの? お話? あはっ☆ 嬉しいな嬉しいなぁ! そうだよね、愛し合うにはお互いのことを知るのが大事だよね!」
狂ってるくせに純愛っぽいこと言うなよ、恋に恋しただけの
でも、乗ってくれるなら好都合。そろそろ、立ってるのも限界だったからね。座ってお話ししようか。僕の予想が正しくなくとも、僕は戦闘じゃ君に適わない......だからこのお話で君に僕を......『見逃して』貰う。出来なきゃまぁ、その時はその時だ。
約束したからね、しおりちゃんと。約束したからね、フィニアちゃんと。
遊園地に行くって、生きて帰るって。
僕が尻もちを着くように座ると、彼女は僕の隣にひっついてくるようにして座った。くんくんと僕の匂いを嗅いでいる音が聞こえる。凄く苛々するけど、我慢しなければならない。
―――此処が僕の正念場だ!! ......こら僕の腕を舐めるな
レイラちゃんはお話をするという前提を作ってやったからか、僕の身体を食べようとはしない。というか舐めているだけでかなり恍惚とした表情を浮かべている。
正直凄くエロい顔をしているけど、今の僕にとっては素晴らしく腹立つ顔だ。しおりちゃんの顔に此処まで腹が立つとは思わなかったよ。つくづく癇に障るなこの子。死ねばいいのに。
「ねぇねぇきつね君、きつね君ってどんな女の子が好き? 私頑張るよ? きつね君が好きになってくれるように、いっぱい頑張るよ?」
「君じゃない子」
「............」
ああ......ついつい、言っちまったぜ。これ僕死ぬんじゃない? 一歩目で地雷を踏み抜いた気がする。かなーり歪んだ食事嗜好の子だけど、その気持ちは本物、一種のヤンデレみたいなものだ。
ただのヤンデレの子でさえ拒絶したら背中から刺してくるって話なのに、こんな完全に終わってる子を拒絶したら気が付いたら死んでるってことになりそうだよ。
おそるおそる、彼女の方に視線を向ける。すると、彼女は僕の学ランをぎゅぅっと握り締めて身体を震わせていた。顔は俯き、表情は見えない。怒ってる気がする。謝るべきだろうか。
「くっ......ふっ......っ......!」
「レイラちゃん......?」
「んんっ......! 駄目だよぉ......燃え上がっちゃうからぁ......♡」
何がだ、そのまま燃え尽きて消えてしまえ。
て、待てよ......確かさっき彼女のステータスに気になるスキルが有ったな。
―――『淫蕩精神』
想像してみるに、この『陶酔』ってのは僕に対する異常なまでの執着心から生まれたんじゃないだろうか。僕に陶酔しちゃったってこと? うわ、凄い迷惑な話だな。
それに、『淫蕩精神』っていうのは多分僕に触れたり舐めたり名前を呼ばれたりすると快感を感じちゃうってことなんじゃないかな。精神的な喜びを肉体の快感に変換するスキル、みたいな?
ハッキリ言おう――――ただの発情魔じゃないか!
て事はこの子ヤンデレより性質が悪い。拒絶しても余計に僕のことを好きになるだけってことじゃないか。殴っても良いよって言ってたからきっと、叩いたり殴ったり蹴ったりしても余計に僕のことを好きになる。暴言吐いても余計に僕のことを好きになる。フィニアちゃんを例にすれば、他の子に近づけば顔を変えて来るし、嫌いになるって選択肢が彼女の中にはないのか。
まとめてみると、Sランクのステータスを持ってて、世界をバイオハザードに陥れることが出来て、人肉嗜食者で、僕が好き過ぎて発情して、僕が何をしようが嫌いになることがない、そして今の彼女は僕を愛しまくって食べたい、と。
「ああんッ......!」
「はぁはぁ......なぁに?」
「......僕のこと......食べないで、欲しいんだけど......」
感じ過ぎて幼児退行してんのかこの子。最初に会った頃のレイラちゃんの天真爛漫だけどちゃんと会話出来てた頃がもう随分と昔のことのように思えて来た。どうあっても僕を喰らう気か。さて......どうするかなぁ......身体、力入らないし。
この子を僕の下から引き剥がすのは多分もう無理だ。きっとこの子は地獄の果てまで付いてくるだろう。例え出来たとしても、そうなれば今度は世界中が『赤い夜』で埋め尽くされることになる。どっちにしても僕は死ぬ。
「......なんで......僕のことが好きなの?」
駄目だ、この子僕の何処が好きとかじゃない。僕そのものが好きなんだ。僕は生きているだけでこの子の好意を買うんだ。退路が......ない。
あとはもうフィニアちゃんが此処に来るのを待つ位しか手がないけど、ルルちゃんを放って此処に来る気がしない。少なくとも空が白んでくるまであと4時間位あるし、駄目だろうなぁ......それに血の流し過ぎか意識が霞んできたし。
「......あー......じゃあもういいや」
「え?」
「レイラちゃん......僕と一緒にいれば良いよ......好きなだけ舐めてればいいよ......もうどうでもいいや」
瞼が落ちていく、身体が揺れる。駄目だ、身体に力が入らない......倒れる。多分もう目を覚ますことはないだろう。きっと倒れたら僕の身体を彼女がぐちゃぐちゃと食べていくんだろう。痛みがないことは唯一の幸運だったかも。
あーあ、こんな化け物......どうしようもないよなぁ......。
でも、次の瞬間、僕の意識はスイッチを切るように、落ちて行った。
Choosing Death
Including {Red Night} , an existence called demon was just slightly different from the general magical beasts. With a body similar like human, but it was composed by magical beast's flesh, and its status was sky high, at an extent that couldn't be attained no matter how great talent a human had.
But, among them there was existed a more special demon. That was, "noble demon" that contained {Red Night} . It was read similarly as noble demon, but the first one was called as "unique demon", a title for a special demon.
And here was where {Red Night}  belong to.
That was the true identity of {Red Night} .
Any human that was infected by it, got their souls destroyed, and their body would be transformed into that of demon. And then, any desires they possessed would greatly increase, and they would became a monster that attacking human.
Leila's case was a good example of it, any human that was infected by {Red Night} , once they tasted the tastiness of human flesh, they would attain a great pleasure whenever they ate raw meat. Furthermore, those desires greatly increased at night. That was why it was referred as nocturnal demon.
Also, not just the virus was hidden inside its human flesh, no one ever saw what happened inside its flesh-- that meant, even if the inside of the flesh was transformed, no one would noticed it.
Even if its body was one of demon, it was formerly human's flesh, so its life span would be similar as a human. When the human's body was dead, the {Red Night}  virus would come out and infecting another human again.
That was why, this demon was strong, so strong to the point even demon lord couldn't defeat it. As a virus, at a world where medical treatment was by far inferior compared to the world where Kitsune come from,{Red Night} was invincible.
--not just it was unknown, even if there was someone that know about it, there was no one that could deal with it, after all.
But, this time Leila Vermilion was slightly different.
There was a transformation at the virus itself. Its nature and power weren't that different from the{Red Night} up until now, but with a high aptitude of the girl named Leila for{Red Night}  virus, also the existence of Kitsune that could fulfill her great and overflowing desire, {Red Night} achieved a transformation it never had thus far.
Because of that, with Leila's body as the base,{Red Night} transformed into a full fledged demon.
That was a matter of course, manipulating virus.... That meant, {Red Night} that could only infected one body thus far, now it could mass produced itself and infecting anyone around the world, after all.
You understand it, don't you? The extent of its danger. If it had the intention to infected anyone around the world, it would increase its kind, the existence that could dye the world in red, the existence that could transform anyone into an A rank demon, that was how dangerous it was.
Since she was only focusing at him, she was still a monster with only one body. Because she was yearning for him, she still contained the danger inside her.
Then, if by any chance Kitsune got killed by her,
* * *
--what should I do, I wonder....
The lustful Leila-chan before me, even though it's just around a week ever since I came to this world, why does this monster so persistent about aiming at me? Ah, it really sucks. I also haven't found any good plan to overcome it, after all, what should I do.... For now, let's check her status.
"...sta...tus..."
The status of the monster before me is floating inside my mind.
Name                    : Red Night
Gender                 : Female Lv. 1
Strength               : 25200
Stamina                : 38400
Resistance           : 850
Agility                   : 26560
Magical energy  : 19820
Title                       :{Red Night}  {Noble Demon of Virus} 
Skill                       : {Sword Art Lv.6} {Body Strengthening Lv.5} 
Innate skill          :{Miasma Manipulation} {Lewd Soul} 
That status sure is that of a monster.... Isn't it way higher than that uncle's... perhaps around five times of his? If demon lord is also at this level, ahaha... it's indeed impossible. There's no way I could defeat such fellow.
Moreover, from the sword art skill she possessed, perhaps she adopted it from the technique that was used by human, didn't she? I can also see monster like component in that aspect... also, demon that manipulating virus... that miasma, huh.
That means, is {Red Night}  some kind of disease? An infecting one? The hell it that, is it aiming for pandemic or anything? Doesn't that mean it has the ability to multiple itself as much as it pleased? Such a thing... what should I do to defeat it?
"Ha, hahaha....!"
"N, nnn? What's the matter, Kitsune-kun? Already give up? Can't hold it anymore?! Going to collapse!?"
Don't be at high spirited like that, you damn monster. Because your lust is too high, the miasma around you is swaying disgustingly, you know? Calm it down. Also, I'm not giving up.
"No, no.... I'm not giving up, yet... that face of yours, I haven't hit it, after all."
"Muu... that's why I told you that it's okay even if you want to hit me or anything, didn't I? Moreover, isn't it impossible with that arm?"
I'm sure of it, already. She sure is fond of me, but that isn't love, it's just as if she found something tasty, as if she got captivated by something interesting, as if she obtained a new toy, as if she got attracted by something new, isn't it? Such a thing is, I couldn't call it as love.
"Say, Leila-chan...."
"Nnn... ahaa... you call my name... what's up? Kitsune-kun?"
"Let's have... a little, chat."
"Eh? Just now, what did you say? Chat? Ahaa, I'm really happy! That's right, to loving each other we must know each other first, right!"
For a rotten one, don't say such pure love-like word, even though you're just a cannibal that only love at love.
But, that's convenient for me since it might become my way to overcome this situation. Soon, I'm at my limit to just stand up, after all. Let's have a chat while sit. Even if it's out of my expectation, I can't win against you... that's why, with this chat... I'll have you to "spare" me. If that's impossible than, well, let's think about it when it really happens.
I've promised, after all, to Shiori-chan. I've promised, after all, to Finia-chan.
That we'll go to amusement park together, that I'll return safely.
When I sit down, she comes sit next to me and then clings at me. I can hear the sound of her sniffing at me. That's really irritating, but I have to bear with it.
--this is my critical moment!! ...hey, don't lick my arm.
Perhaps because I made a prefix to have a chat with her, she doesn't eat my body. Or rather, with just licking it she already makes such ecstasy expression.
To be honest she makes a very erotic face, but for the current me it's a wonderfully irritating face. I never thought I'll be this angry at Shiori-chan's face. This girl sure is irritating. I hope she'd die at this instant.
"Say, what kind of girl you prefer, Kitsune-kun? I'll do my best. So that you'd fall in love with me, I'll try my hardest."
"Any girl other than you."
"......"
Ah... unintentionally, I said it. Doesn't it mean I'm going to die? I feel like just treaded on a land mine. She has quiite a warped food preference, but her feeling is a real deal, something akin to yandere.
If she's just a normal yandere, when I reject her then it would end with just I get a stab from my back, but for such screwed girl, if I reject her it's already a matter of course that I'll die.
Timidly, I take a glance at her. In doing so, I can see that her body is quivering while tightly gripping my gakuran. She hung her head down so I can't see her face. I think she's angry. Perhaps I should apologize here.
"Ku... fu...fu....!"
"Leila-chan...?"
"Hnn...! That's not good, you know... it makes me burning, after all...."
What, then just go get burn out and disappear as it is. Seems like her lust is rampaging just by having me calling her name. Or rather, just how much you love me? It's too heavy that it might even crush me.
Eh, wait... if I remember it correctly, when I checked her status just now, there was a skill that bothered me.
--{Lewd Soul} .
If my guess is right, perhaps this {Intoxication} skill manifested because of her great attachment toward me, didn't it? Does that mean she is intoxicated at me? Uwah, what a very troublesome thing.
Also, perhaps {Lewd Soul}  is the one that makes her in great pleasure whenever she touches or licks me, and whenever I call her name, right? A skill that transform mental pleasure into body pleasure, or something along that line?
To put it bluntly-- isn't she nothing but a lustful demon!
That means her nature is worse than a yandere. Even though I clearly rejected her, didn't it unnecessarily makes her fall in love deeper with me? Since she even said that it was okay for me to hit her, so I'm sure even if I hit or kick her, it would only unnecessarily make her love me more. Even if I spite an abusive remark at her, it would only unnecessarily makes her fall in love at me more. If it's Finia-chan, her face would immediately changed whenever I approached a girl, after all. Is there no hate option inside her mind?
If I rethink about it properly, having an S rank statuses, being able to turn this world into biohazard, a cannibal, in such lustful state because of she loves me so much, no matter what I do it won't make her hates me, and currently she wants to eat me with full of love, huh.
"Ahnnn....!"
"Haahaa... whaat's it?"
"...I... want you to, not eat me, though...."
Having a too great pleasure, does she regress into that of an infant? When we first met, Leila-chan was indeed quite an innocent one but she was still able to hold a proper conversation, I feel like that scene happened a long time ago already.
Perhaps it's already impossible for me to run away from this girl. I'm sure she would follow me even to the deepest hell. Even if I somehow manage to escape from her today, in the next instant the world would be filled by {Red Night} . Either way I'd die.
"...why...do you like me?"
Not good, this girl doesn't just like some parts of me. She likes me as a whole. Even just for being alive, it would increase her affection toward me. Path to escape is... none.
The only possibility is to wait for Finia-chan to come here, but I can't imagine she would abandon Lulu-chan and comes here. There are still at least four hours till the sky brighten, how sucks.... Moreover, because I've lost too much blood, my mind is starting grow hazy.
"...Ah~... then, whatever."
"Eh?"
"Leila-chan... it's okay if you stay together with me... it's okay if you lick me as much as you want... I don't care about it anymore."
My eyelids are dropping, my body is swaying. Not good, I can't muster up any strength from my body.... I'm falling. Perhaps I won't open my eyes again, right? When I collapsed here, I'm sure she would mince and ate my whole body. The fact that I can't feel any pain is most likely the one and only good part here.
Aah, such a monster... there's no way I'd be able to deal with it, don't I....?
But, at the next instant, as if I got my switch turned off, I collapsed.
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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