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Baphomet Complex - Strange, OtherSideoftheSky
Baphomet Complex - Strange, OtherSideoftheSky
By Strange
Translated from the Japanese by OtherSideofSky
(othersideofskytranslations.blogspot.com)
Baphomet Complex
Based on the Monster Girl Encyclopedia, by Kenkō Cross
Text by Strange
Illustrations by Kenkō Cross
Published by Strange (Striga) (catalog: http://dabun.huuryuu.com/)
Printed by Matsumoto Comic Service
First edition August 14, 2011
This translation is based on the fourth print edition (November 20, 2011)
The town was gently wrapped in early afternoon sunshine. The sun shone
dazzlingly in the perfectly clear, blue sky, illuminating the people who came
and went on the stone-paved streets.
The main street was lined with shops whose signboards advertised
foodstuffs, daily necessities, books, and a variety of other goods. Before
their doors clerks cried their wares, holding up the goods on display and
extolling their virtues to anyone who stopped to listen. Beside them horse
drawn carts loaded with goods were busily racing past.
The usual sights of a peaceful town.
As I stared through the window at the scene, I, Lilia Flimlight, let out a
little yawn.
Sitting in my chair, leaning on the counter and resting my chin in my
hands, I wiped away the tears that had risen in the corners of my eyes. A
few more tears oozed out when I blinked.
"Ah, I'm so sleepy. The weather's nice and warm, too, so I guess it's no
wonder I ended up wanting to take an afternoon nap," I mumbled.
Even indoors the gentle weather enveloped me, coaxing me towards
drowsiness. If I let my mind wander, it would soon creep up on me and
tempt me off to sleep. I shook my head lightly in an effort to dispel my
drowsiness, but unfortunately that had no great effect.
Be that as it may, I couldn't allow myself to fall asleep here. For the time
being, I was in charge of minding the shop. Business might be in a slump, but
I couldn't abandon my duty.
In an effort to drive off the persistent drowsiness somehow, I extended
my arms, still seated, arched my back and stretched. As I did so, the hem of
my short smock lifted and my belly button peeked out briefly.
"Oops." I cast a furtive glance around me, wondering if that might not be
a bit improper for a girl. I don't know if "lucky" is the right word for it, but
there was no one to find fault with me. There wasn't a soul in the dim little
shop aside from me. It was filled with a quiet atmosphere, in contrast to the
bustle outside.
"Although I guess it is nice that I get to take it easy," I said to no one at all
in an effort to cover my embarrassment. My painstakingly maintained
vigilance wavered, and I let out another huge yawn. Then I turned in a circle,
surveying the inside of the shop.
"Flimlight's Odds and Ends," a small shop on the town's main road. That
was the name of the shop big brother and I ran, and which was also our
home.
True to the name, we stocked a great variety of goods. To start with,
there were antidotes and medicines for treating wounds. Then came knives,
lamps, and a miscellany of flints and compasses, as well as amulets and rings
infused with mana. Besides all that, there was a mountain of goods I
couldn't readily identify piled in one corner of the shop. It didn't look like
anything but junk to me, but the things in it sometimes turned out to be
shockingly valuable, so I couldn't to treat it lightly.
To be honest, I had no clear idea what more than half the items arranged
around the shop were used for. Medicines and daily necessities were one
thing, but I'd given up hope when it came to the specialty goods needed by
adventurers. In most cases our customers knew what they needed on their
own, so just minding the store was no trouble. That was a relief.
Besides, even with the best will in the world you couldn't say that the
customers who came into this shop were many. Big brother and I ran it just
the two of us, so that was probably preferable to being so busy we couldn't
keep track of everything, but even so I couldn't deny that it sometimes made
me sad and uneasy. If anyone asked me what I wanted, I'd have wished for it
to be a bit more prosperous.
"Hmm... I wonder if I can think up any good ideas."
Chin still cupped in my hands, I stared up into empty space and
pondered. I considered several possibilities, but ultimately there wasn't
much that could be done with a little family-owned shop. I was probably
better off letting things remain peaceful and uneventful than I would be
attempting some hare-brained scheme and failing.
I remained in my chair as I thought, and there was not the least sign of a
customer coming to justify my presence there.
"Like I thought, there's nothing for me to do," I mumbled, throwing
myself down on the counter.
I tried staring aimlessly at the goods in the shop, but there wasn't much
there to draw my interest. If there had been clothes or accessories I could
have enjoyed myself thoroughly, but no matter how long I stared at the
goods sold here there was nothing of interest to an ordinary girl.
After a fleeting glance at the wares, I returned my gaze to the window.
Beyond it was a peaceful-looking townscape, unchanged since I had last
looked. A cat lay on the ground in front of the shop across the way, basking
in the sun. The sight of its contentedly closed eyes made me just a little bit
jealous, and I shifted my gaze.
Then, I caught sight of a boy and girl walking hand in hand right in front of
the shop. From the impression of closeness the two gave, I guessed they
were lovers.
The girl didn't look that much older than me. She'd clearly put a lot of
effort into dressing up, and a lovely bag was hanging from her shoulder.
They were probably on their way to play somewhere. The girl's smiling face
was turned to the boy walking beside her, and she seemed to be talking to
him of this and that. The boy responded to her words and flashed an
occasional smile. I couldn't hear the content of their conversation, but from
their expressions I could tell they were having fun.
"A date, maybe?"
I followed the couple with my eyes for no particular reason, watching
them until they turned a corner and vanished from sight. When they
completely vanished from my field of view, I let out a murmur that was half
a sigh:
"Must be nice."
Romance draws a girl's interest like nothing else. Especially if they have
someone they fancy, or someone they love. Recalling the image of the
couple—the girl's happy expression—I sighed once more.
"I wish I were going off to play too, not minding the boring old shop."
Not alone of course. With someone I liked. And I'd decided who that was
a long, long time ago. We hadn't actually gone on a date yet, however.
"I wonder if big brother will come home soon."
Still cupping my chin in my hands, I stared at the entrance. My gaze
rested on the large, wooden door. But, of course, it showed no sign of
opening. Big brother, the rightful proprietor of this shop, and my only family,
was out today procuring stock.
Most of the goods our shop dealt in were procured from friendly
merchants. But very occasionally a bargain market where peddlers hawked
goods from far off places was held in a nearby town. At such times it was
normal for big brother to go out himself in order to obtain goods that
couldn't be got through the usual suppliers.
Besides that, big brother also single-handedly took responsibility for
business meetings, negotiations, and most other important jobs—jobs I
couldn't do. I say that "Flimlight's Odds and Ends" was our shop, but the
reality was that big brother managed most of it.
That was why big brother had gone out early this morning. It looked like
he might be back late, so he he'd told me when he left that when it got dark
I could close the shop without waiting for him to come home.
I glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. The short hand was still
pointing between the two and three. Heaving a sigh, I muttered, "I guess
there's still a while until closing time."
Even if no customers came in, I could still have killed time talking if big
brother were here, but alone I couldn't even do that. That being the case, I
should probably have done some little job around the shop, but I'd mostly
taken care of arranging the goods on the shelves and cleaning the shop over
the course of the morning, and there was no need to do it again in the
afternoon.
Of course, I wasn't completely out of work, and there were still a few
things left to do if I wanted. But faced with the lazy afternoon weather, I
couldn't muster the energy. Still, slow business day or not, I was in charge of
the shop for the time being, so I couldn't leave the place.
"He might as well have taken me with him. I wish he had," I complained,
pursing my lips. I had no interest in bargain hunting, but it would be far
preferable to staying here alone.
The idea of just flipping the wooden tag hanging on the storefront to
"closed" popped into a corner of my mind. Napping until evening seemed
like an extremely attractive idea.
"But I guess I can't do that, however much I'd like to." I gave my head a
little shake and chased those thoughts away. Still, I had a feeling that idea
would be just a bit difficult to keep out.
"I already said I can't do that." Still regretting the loss of my afternoon
nap, I gave my head another shake and continued to diligently mind the
store.
And still, not a single customer appeared. The tedious hours flowed on.
I genuinely had more free time than I knew what to do with. I stood up,
thinking that moving my body a little would help keep me awake. I thought
I'd do some cleaning around the shop, even if there wasn't much point to it.
I crouched down under the counter and grabbed a worn-out feather duster
from its metal hook.
Then I heard the door open. The clear tone of the bell hanging from the
wooden lintel signaled that someone had entered the shop.
"Ah... Welcome to our shop," I called out instinctively as I stood up. I was
just a little flustered by the unexpected appearance of a customer, but I was
steeped in the ways of a shop clerk. My dulled senses switched over to
customer service mode as I turned my gaze to the entrance. But even before
I got a look at the person who stepped into the shop, their words reached
my ears:
"Much appreciated, Lilia."
The voice carried a gentle quality, even in a short utterance. It's familiar
sound was enough to tell me the identity of the speaker. As I did so, I felt my
face break into a smile of its own accord.
"B, big brother." My voice practically oozed with delight. The slightly
drooping blue eyes turned in my direction were filled with a gentle light, and
the mouth below them widened in a quiet smile.
His features were said, making allowances for the difference in sex, to
closely resemble mine, and revealed the same gentle disposition, but there
was also a manly dignity running through them. His hair, tawny with a slight
reddish tint, was neatly arranged and gathered behind his head into a bunch
like a tail.
There was something androgynous about the impression created by his
overall silhouette, which was somewhat slender for a man, coupled with his
gentle features. He was dressed simply in jacket, shirt and trousers. His neat
clothes, without a tear or a stain anywhere on them, seemed an expression
of his earnestness.
Shutting the door behind him, big brother walked over to the counter
where I was sitting. He was much taller than me. Big brother always had to
look down at me when we stood face to face.
To be honest, I didn't like standing face to face with tall people all that
much. People looking down at me gives me a complex about being so tiny.
But in big brother's case, I didn't mind it at all. On the contrary, when big
brother looked at me it gave me a ticklish, warm, happy feeling.
"Thank you for taking care of the shop. It must have been hard all on your
own."
As he voiced his gratitude, big brother narrowed his eyes and looked hard
at me. Faced with his slightly apologetic expression, I hurriedly shook my
head in denial.
"No, not at all. It's been just as you see," I added with a smile, indicating
the empty shop, and big brother flashed a little wry smile back.
"I suppose so. Actually, that's not something to laugh about, is it?"
"Ah ha ha. I guess you're right. Oh, will you take a seat?" I offered him a
chair in front of the counter, and he took it. While I poured tea for big
brother, who sighed, I asked:
"You're early. What happened?"
He'd told me he'd be back late, so I'd been sure his business would take
him until nighttime. But he'd returned while the sun was still high, so I
naturally had questions.
Maybe he had concluded his business early. Maybe that was why he'd
come home so early. But if that were the case, he ought to look happy. My
hope must have shown on my face. Big brother turned towards me with a
look of discomfort.
"Ah, no. Sorry, the business isn't entirely finished. The actual
procurement is done, but I still have to go meet with the client firm. I just
ended up with some time on my hands, so I came by to look in on you for a
moment."
"I see," I replied, although I still felt inwardly disappointed. If my wilted
hope showed in my voice, I think it's understandable. To be honest about my
feelings, I wanted big brother to stay in the shop with me like this always,
but there was no way I could interrupt important business with my own
selfishness.
That being the case, the most I could do was to keep my eyes on big
brother's face and put up with it. I quietly shifted my gaze to that face with
its calm expression. In an effort to distract myself from my feelings of
loneliness, I tried to burn big brother's face into my memory anew. I'm not
sure if he noticed that or not, but he took one look at me and chuckled.
"What's the matter?" I asked, my head tilted slightly to one side in
concentration.
"Oh, nothing," he answered, smiling. "I was just thinking that you're
always staring at me, Lilia."
"I, is that so? Sure it's not just your imagination?" I hurriedly denied his
words, aware that my face had grown hot again. It must have been dyed
crimson. In spite of that, I tried to preserve as much of my usual expression
as possible so as not to be found out.
I pointed to his empty teacup, hoping to change the subject even if I had
to force it.
"Oh, look at that. Would you like more tea?"
"Hm? Sure." Big brother looked where I was pointing and nodded.
"Got it. It'll only take a moment," I said, picking up the teapot and
pouring black tea into his now empty cup. The rising steam was
accompanied by a faint aroma that tickled my nose. It was the aroma of our
favorite brand. We always kept plenty in stock so that we could drink it any
time.
"Here you are."
"Thank you." Big brother smiled as he accepted the cup I offered him.
"You're welcome." I returned his smile and poured tea into my own cup
as well. I picked up the steaming teacup and brought it to my lips. The liquid
was just a wee bit too hot on its way down my throat.
"Ah!"
"Heh heh... Don't rush; sip it slowly, okay? There's plenty more where
that came from."
"Yeah. Thanks," I smiled at big brother, and he grinned again in return.
We made idle chit-chat for a little while longer.
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"Well, it's about time for me to get going," big brother said, taking
advantage of a pause in our talk. The sound of his setting down his empty
teacup on the counter resounded in the quiet shop.
"Already?"
"I've already stayed longer than I meant to. They're sure to be angry, and
they'll have a right to be if I'm any later than this."
I followed big brother's gaze to the clock on the wall, and sure enough
quite a lot of time had passed. I wondered bitterly why fun times go by so
fast.
"I guess you're right. It'd be awful if you were late." I understood that, but
a note of loneliness still crept unconsciously into my voice. Hearing it, big
brother looked a little distressed, and opened his mouth:
"Come on, don't be like that. I'll come home as soon as I possibly can."
Rising to his feet, big brother came up beside me, laid a hand on my
head, and stroked it gently, as if to give comfort. I narrowed my eyes at the
feeling of his warm hand combing through my hair and nodded.
"Okay; I understand. I'll save dinner for you, okay?"
"I'll look forward to it. Well then, see you later."
"Yeah. Later."
At my words, big brother's hand withdrew. Feelings of loneliness filled my
breast. I couldn't bear it. I called after him in spite of myself.
"Big brother."
"Hm?"
When he looked back, I clutched the hem of my apron and forced myself
to smile.
"Ah, I mean... Take care."
"Thanks. Well, I'm off."
Flashing a smile at my words, big brother left the shop. I watched his
retreating figure, unable to completely deceive myself about the feelings
growing in my breast.
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I lingered by the window for a while after big brother left, following his
progress with my eyes, but he soon vanished from sight among the hustle
and bustle of the town. Nevertheless, I stared longingly out the window for a
little while longer. With a sigh, I slowly lowered the arm that had been
pressed against the window glass.
Really I would have liked to go with big brother, but I couldn't abandon
the shop on a whim. Smothering my feelings of loneliness at our parting, I
sunk weakly into a chair. I was on my own again, staring vacantly about the
shop. The very air seemed to grow stagnant and heavy.
When I looked at the wall clock, I saw that, while the hands had
advanced, there was still plenty of time left until I could close up shop. I
didn't know whether or not there would be any customers, but for the time
being I had no choice but to mind the shop until evening, the usual closing
time. Realizing that I would have to pass more tedious hours alone, I let out
another sigh. I didn't feel all that motivated, but I couldn't stay staring into
space like this forever.
Stepping away from the window, I approached the counter. The empty
teapot and two cups lay where we had left them. I cleared them away, and
then stared at the chair in which big brother had been sitting until moments
before.
"Big brother," I murmured, and stretched out a hand to gently brush the
chair. It seemed to me that the faint body heat that lingered on its smooth
surface transferred itself to my fingertips.
Softly wiping my hands, I moved away from the counter. Still in that state
I crossed the shop and stood before the mirror that hung in one corner.
The mirror, which big brother had received from an acquaintance a long
time ago, was fairly large, and when I stood a little way back from it, it could
show almost my whole body. A large mirror in an item shop could serve no
real purpose, unlike in, say, a clothing shop, but I could use it to check that
there was nothing wrong with my outfit before work, so I found it useful.
I stood squarely in front of the mirror, and my figure was reflected in its
cloudless surface. A petite girl stood in the mirror. Her familiar, childlike face
and small body were my own. Her long hair was gathered into pigtails, one
bunch on each side.
I don't mean to boast, but I was fairly pleased with my looks. I had big,
blue eyes and a small mouth. I worried that my nose was a bit flat, but taken
as a whole I thought it achieved a certain balance. My long hair I groomed
carefully every day without fail, and thanks to that it flowed silkily through
my fingers when I ran a hand through it. On the whole, while I might not be
able to call myself a beauty due to the strong childlike impression I gave off,
I thought that I could say I was plenty cute—although I might be biased in
my own favor.
"But," a dissatisfied grumble escaped my lips. The face in the mirror
reflected my thoughts, knitting its brows in a downcast frown. I understood
the cause of that dissatisfaction only too well.
My body was extremely slow to mature compared to other girls my age.
No, it would be more accurate to say that past a certain age it hadn't
matured at all. I was poor in curves and small in stature. My body looked as
if it could be lifted and carried easily by most adults and not at all like that of
a girl who would be turning seventeen this year. Subtract seven from that
age and I could still probably pass.
"Why do I have to look like this?" I groaned, glaring at the childlike girl in
the mirror. I'd tried all sorts of things, drinking milk every day and doing
exercises to improve my figure, but unfortunately I had nothing to show for
it.
"It's not like I don't get enough to eat."
We weren't exactly rich, but we weren't badly enough off to be called
poor, either. At the very least we ate normally, so I'm sure I was getting
enough nutrition. I mean, it was enough to make big brother taller than
average. I couldn't understand why only I didn't grow.
I hung my head, shifting my gaze downward, and my meager breasts
came into view. My chest was too flat for my age. The chests of other girls
my age had swelled enough to be obvious even through clothing, but mine
was practically perpendicular. I might as well call it a sheer cliff. I tried to
gently cup my breasts in my hands. There was nothing for me to grab onto.
As a girl, it was extremely saddening. I felt myself on the verge of tears, but I
managed to hold them back.
I ran my hands over my breasts, slid them softly over my skin, and was
eventually able to feel enough of a bump to assuage my fears. I looked in
the mirror every day, and in the past several years my appearance hardly
seemed to have changed at all. Actually, I thought I might have begun to
swell recently. I thought so, but my hands felt nothing, the same as always.
When I removed my hands from my breasts, unable to completely deceive
even myself, I let out yet another sigh.
I took a step back from the mirror and tried taking another look at my full
body. I was currently wearing a Jersey blouse, a gently flared skirt, and a
white apron with a frill. I couldn't call it a uniform, as I chose my work
clothes to suit my needs each day, but I generally wore something like this
when I was minding the shop.
I liked this outfit for its cute design, but I also had a feeling that it
encouraged the childlike impression I gave off. Having said that, it was clear
as day that a deliberately adult outfit wouldn't suit my child's figure.
"I'm not much of a match for big brother like this, am I...?" I wondered
aloud, saddening myself.
"I'm sure big brother would prefer a beauty to an underdeveloped girl
like me, too," I murmured, hanging my head. I pictured someone who wasn't
me walking shoulder to shoulder with big brother, and ended up bringing
myself back to the verge of tears. We were brother and sister, so we could
probably never be lovers. But still, when I thought about my beloved big
brother being taken away by somebody else, my chest hurt so much it
seemed about to burst.
"Not that." I couldn't hold back my tears. I wiped them with the back of
my hand, but they flooded out one after another and wouldn't stop. My
small sobs resounded in the deserted shop.
Just then, a voice called out unexpectedly from behind me.
"Excuse me, is this a bad time?"
Hurriedly shifting my attention, I found that a person who looked like a
customer had stepped into the doorway without my having noticed them. I
couldn't tell their expression thanks to the robe pulled down low over their
eyes, but from the voice I guessed it was a young woman. I'd never seen her
before, so maybe she was from out of town.
At any rate, her appearance was so sudden I thought my heart might
stop. Still feeling the violent palpitations in my breast, I called out a greeting
to the strange visitor.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Welcome to our shop."
Still, it was stupid of me not to notice the sound of the door opening,
even if I do say so myself. She might even have seen me crying. Fighting
down my embarrassment, I tried to speak as I usually did.
"Is there anything you need?"
Going by her robe, she was probably a traveler. But a woman travelling
alone was rare. Or maybe she had companions? A woman coming to an item
shop wasn't so unusual, but she seemed cloaked in a strange atmosphere.
As I stared at her, thinking such thoughts, the robed woman walked
briskly in my direction. Maybe she was looking for something. But there was
no indecision in her gait. Maybe my staring had offended her. She stopped
in front of me and looked down at my face. But due to the shadow of her
hood, I still couldn't make out her expression very well.
"Umm... Anything?" I shortened my words, strangely uneasy, although I
couldn't say why. I had a feeling that the robed woman smiled faintly at my
question. And then she said something that caught me by surprise.
"There's something troubling you, isn't there? I could give you a hand, if
you like."
"Huh? Umm..." The words were too strange coming from a customer I
was meeting for the first time. My bewilderment showed on my face. But
the robed woman seemed to pay me no mind and let slip a little grin. She
continued to speak without concern.
"Hee hee. You want to ask how I knew? Anyone would think so once they
got a look at your face. Let me see now... Is it something to do with love,
perhaps?"
"Huh?" My heart gave a jolt. The corners of the robed woman's mouth
rose in a smile, as if she had heard the noise.
"I thought so."
The robed woman squatted down in front of me so that our gazes met. I
instinctively turned my face away, unsure of the situation, and noticed
something unexpected peek out from the hem of her robe. I drew in my
breath instinctively, so shocked that I thought it might stop.
It was a long, thin tail. It was white, ended in the shape of a barb, and
moved back and forth with a swaying motion. It looked too natural to be
man-made.
There was no such thing as a human with a tail. If she had one, she must
be something other than human. And, although the color was different, I
knew what grotesque creature possessed a tail of this characteristic shape.
"M, monster."
My voice, grown hoarse, slipped out before I could stop it. At those words
the woman raised her eyebrows and glanced down at the tail peeking out
from under the hem of her robe.
"Hm? Oh dear, that won't do." Despite her words, the woman showed no
sign of dismay. She spoke cheerfully, with a mischievous grin.
"Looks like I've been found out, huh? Well, I guess there's no need to hide
it anymore, then," she said, removing her hood and exposing the expression
it had concealed. I was shaking with fear, my teeth chattering.
My eyes were irresistibly drawn to her. What they saw was, in a certain
sense, the figure of a young woman, just as her voice had lead me to
imagine. Her long, beautiful hair was like silver thread. Her skin was spotless
and white as snow. Her almond-shaped eyes were like red jewels rimmed
with long lashes, and there was something in their beauty that engendered a
bewitching charm. Beneath her straight and gently sloping nose, a smile
hovered about her small mouth. Her features could only be described as
beautiful. They made me think of a work of art whose elements were in
perfect harmony.
Her charms were enough to fascinate even a fellow woman like me. The
word "pretty" wasn't sufficient to describe her figure. But the too-regular
beauty of her features only made me more forcefully aware that she wasn't
human—a conviction that was further strengthened by the grotesque
features with which her body was endowed.
The ears that peeked out from her silver hair were like a human's in color,
but unlike a human's they tapered to points. A single pink earring hung from
one of them, swaying slightly. Similarly, two horns, which certainly didn't
exist in any human, emerged from her head. Appearing rough, bony and
hard, they resembled those of an animal, but I understood instinctively that
they were entirely different. They were the badge of a monster.
I couldn't suppress a hoarse shriek. To encounter a monster in the middle
of town in broad daylight—and in my own home, at that—seemed like
nothing so much as a bad dream. The woman looked at me, frozen in place
with fear, and grinned.
"You don't have to be so scared. You'll make me feel bad, getting as
frightened as all that."
Despite her words, the monster woman showed no sign of hurt feelings.
She stepped forward with a smooth motion. At the same time, the robe she
was wearing dissolved into empty space and vanished completely, and a pair
of wings unfurled from her back. The shape of the wings, whose thin
membranes gave an impression of toughness, reminded me of a bat's, and
their color was the same as her tail—pure white like new fallen snow. The
white wings fluttered, strumming the air. Equipped with a waving tail, horns
on the head, and wings, she was surely the very image of a demon in a story.
"Yes, this is much better than that plain old robe," the woman nodded in
satisfaction. Her revealed silhouette, with its large breasts, narrow waist,
and long, thin legs was brimming with a feminine charm that would have
made it the ideal of any woman in the world.
Wrapping that body was a beautiful, black dress. The glossy, jet-black
garment, embroidered with silver thread and studded here and there with
precious stones, was so magnificent that it seemed somehow unreal. It
seemed impossible that any craftsman, however skillful, could have
produced it. That was probably because it had been made by a monster's
hands. Such a dress was certainly out of my reach, and I even doubted
whether any human could obtain one.
Twin mounds so voluptuous that the dress could barely contain them
made their presence known through its daringly open bust, and a long,
slender leg peeked out through a large slit cut in it with each step she took.
Although the dress, with its large degree of exposure, possessed a
bewitching attraction, there was certainly nothing vulgar about it. On the
contrary, it gave an impression of being high-class, like a noble's evening
dress, that made me hesitate to touch it.
I was so captivated by the beauty of the woman and her clothing that for
a moment I forgot even my own predicament. Noticing my condition, she
giggled again.
"Oh, do you find me that attractive? Hee hee. That makes me feel
better."
I couldn't stop my cheeks growing hot when she pointed it out. Then the
situation I'd been placed in came back to me in a flash, and I hurriedly took a
step back.
"Oh my. What's the matter?" She took a step forward, as if in pursuit. Her
black heels struck the floor, making a dry, hollow sound. I retreated further,
and she matched me step for step.
"Well, I suppose it's understandable. I doubt you've had much
opportunity to see monsters in a town like this. Especially not to meet a
high-ranking lilim like me—am I right?" The woman, who had identified
herself as a lilim, murmured, a gentle smile playing about her lips. Just as
she said, although I knew that monsters existed, this was the first time I had
actually seen one with my own eyes.
Confronted with a reality I'd never even imagined, my legs trembled. If I
let my mind wander even a little, I might not be able to remain standing.
"Save me. Please, save me."
The words leaked out instinctively, without thought.
The lilim frowned slightly. "I'm not going to snatch you up and eat you if
you relax, you know? I only came here in the first place because I happened
to stop by this town for a bit of fun, and I sensed a presence that seemed
interesting," she said, peering at me with her sinister red eyes. The light of a
desire like that of a beast that had captured its prey flickered along with
curiosity in their ruby-like centers. I tried to look away, but, almost as if I
were in a trance, I couldn't avert my eyes from her features.
"Hmm. I see. I thought it would be something like that," the lilim finally
murmured after peering into my eyes for a short while. Her expression
seemed to blend faint surprise with comprehension. "I didn't expect to find
much to interest me, but... if it's like that, then I suppose it's to be
expected."
I was bewildered by her mutterings, which I didn't understand at all.
When the lilim noticed that, her smile deepened meaningfully, and she
whispered in my ear.
"Hee hee. You ought to be pleased, you know? You've got the makings of
greatness in you. As a monster, I mean."
"What?"
I still couldn't comprehend the meaning of her words. Staring happily at
my blank expression, the lilim continued:
"It was a very intriguing presence I felt, so from the start I intended to
change whoever it was into a monster when I met her. But I never thought
you'd have quite so much potential, so I was still a little surprised," the
demon whispered in my ear. Her face, enchantingly beautiful even from the
perspective of a fellow woman, maintained a sadistic grin throughout.
"Hee hee. So, that being the case, don't you think it would be a waste not
to change you into a suitable monster?"
At that point, I finally realized what was about to be done to me. Still with
a smile that I could only describe as wicked, she added to her explanation:
"After all, it will be much more fun that way."
The lilim's words had the cheerful quality of a child about to embark on
some mischief, but to me they brought only despair.
Fear, despair—the emotions I couldn't entirely suppress rose to my eyes
as tears. The moment I shut my eyes, the tears escaped and ran down my
cheeks. The small droplets fell soundlessly to the floor and shattered.
"No. Stop." A thin, hoarse cry escaped from deep inside my throat. What
floated into my mind as I stood there, my eyes shut with despair, was big
brother's image. Even while a part of me understood that there would be no
salvation, I held on to a faint hope and looked to the person I loved most for
rescue. But at the same time, my reason gave me the cruel answer that it
was impossible. Even so, I couldn't resist calling out to him.
"Save me, big brother."
But my cry provoked an unexpected response. Hearing my words, the
sharp-eared lilim gave a little gasp, as if of comprehension.
"So that's it."
As she spoke, I got a feeling that the presence in front of me had
suddenly grown kinder.
—She'd seen through me.
I opened my eyes in spite of myself, just as the warmly smiling lilim
brought a gentle hand to my cheek. Her hand, wrapped in a long, black
glove, caressed my cheek as if she were afraid it would break. There was an
un-monster-like kindness in her touch, almost like a mother pacifying her
child.
"It's alright. If you become a monster, even that wish can be granted."
My fear faded slightly at her words. When I instinctively turned my face
toward her, the lilim gave a little nod. I was still confused, but her words of a
moment before were repeating themselves inside my mind. The monster
before my eyes had definitely just said that my wish would be granted.
The wish I'd harbored as long as I could remember. I tucked it away in the
bottom of my heart so that no one would know about it—but I always kept
thinking about it in a corner of my mind. And it was a wish that I was sure
could never bear fruit. She'd said that wish would come true.
By all rights, I should never have trusted the words of someone I'd only
just met, and a monster at that. Being told such a thing so suddenly should,
on the contrary, have caused me only confusion. And yet, for some reason, I
believed what she said. Her words seeped quietly into my heart like water
and kindled a little hope inside it.
"Really?" The faint hope pushed aside confusion and fear. The mysterious
power in the lilim's words was that strong. Strong enough to make me forget
the shock of being seen through by someone I'd just met, the
embarrassment of having my secret feelings known, and the fear I'd felt for
monsters before today, if only for a moment.
"Yes."
The lilim's hand traced the contour of my cheek as she nodded. I felt the
texture of the smooth cloth and the tickling movements of her fingers. I
couldn't help narrowing my eyes in response to that pleasant sensation. I
wanted to surrender myself to her.
Perhaps those thoughts showed in my expression. The lilim, peering at
my face, flashed a satisfied smile. Her soft whisper seemed to slip through
the cracks of my heart.
"Well, shall we begin? This is to make your beloved big brother yours, you
know?"
As she spoke, the shadow at her feet increased unnaturally in thickness. It
had grown strangely dark, considering that we were indoors, and increased
its area, stretching out towards me.
"Wh, what...?"
The shadow was growing even darker and denser, heedless of my
confusion. Ripples rose on its surface, which was now darker than a pitch
black night, and it stirred, almost liquid-like.
I let out a long sigh, quivering with fear. As if that had been a signal,
strange shapes leapt out of the shadow in front of me.
Things like long, thin cords, five in all. They were pitch black as shadow
given form and yet gleamed with a bewitching light. But they were unlike
ordinary ropes, wriggling sinuously as if they possessed wills of their own.
There was something about their shape and movements that made me think
of snakes or creeping plants, or else the tentacles of some creature.
"Tee hee hee."
At the same time the lilim's cheerful voice reached my ears, the tentacles
rose up, their heads bent in goosenecks, and turned simultaneously in my
direction. The tentacles slowly but steadily approached me, wriggling
ominously as if they were all a single organism.
"No. Stay away... Don't come any closer..."
An unspeakable terror welled up within me at the bizarre sight before my
eyes. I didn't know much about monsters and magic, but I understood
clearly and instinctively that the black tentacles in front of me were sinister.
"It's alright, these little ones are mine—a monster's mana given form. I'm
just going to have them help me turn you into a lovely monster. I already
told you earlier, but I'm really not going to snatch you up and eat you or
anything."
The lilim was saying something, but I hadn't the composure to grasp its
substance. Fear blotted out my mind and crushed my breast.
"Stop..."
I tried desperately to flee, but my body had stiffened as if it were no
longer my own. I couldn't move so much as a finger. All I could do was plead
feebly as I stared at the slowly approaching tentacles.
At last, one of the black tentacles seized me. It twined smoothly and
soundlessly around my foot, and then crept up my leg, gliding over my skin.
Another tentacle caught hold of my other leg at almost the same time and
had already slithered up as far as my thigh. I felt the tentacles on my skin, as
smooth as they looked and warm like living things. I couldn't help crying out
at the queer sensation, which was unlike anything I had felt before. Even as I
did so, another tentacle twined around my hands, and an especially thick
one that had sprouted from at my feet wrapped around my waist as if to
hug me tight.
The tentacles restraining me stroked my skin as if to trace some pattern
on it. It felt as if something was seeping into my body with each of their
movements. The strange sensation, accompanied by a heat, soaked into me
from the places the tentacles touched, and made my heart flutter. My
breathing grew ragged and I couldn't hold myself back from letting slip a
moan-like cry. Even as I did so, more tentacles were appearing one after
another from the darkness at my feet and twining themselves around my
body. It was such a frustrating sensation, both uncomfortable and just a
little bit pleasant. Every time the tentacles increased in number, the
sensation of heat being sent into me increased as well, and now it was
causing my thoughts to become dim and blurred.
A portion of the tentacles wrapping around me suddenly changed shape,
and before I knew what was happening my hands and feet were engulfed in
a mud-like substance the color of darkness. I writhed, unable even to resist,
at the mercy of the tentacles slithering across my skin.
Eventually, one of the tentacles wriggled into another shape and edged
closer to me. It was trying to slip inside my clothes.
"No, don't..."
Guessing the tentacle's intention, I struggled instinctively to escape out of
fear and embarrassment. But with my whole body already held fast by the
tentacles, I didn't have a chance. I could mount no resistance as the
merciless tentacle swooped down on me. It had smoothly and speedily
succeeded in invading through the hem of my skirt, and now stroked my
belly with a movement like a snake slithering. The sensation made me
ticklish and, bound as I was, I squirmed reflexively.
Heedless of my cries, the tentacle was crawling up towards my chest.
Before long it had passed it, and its tip emerged from my collar. I could see
the tentacle undulate right before my eyes. It swiftly twined round my neck
and crept up as far as my cheeks. The tentacles stroked my cheek as if
imitating the lilim's earlier movements. As before, heat flowed steadily into
my body when the tentacle touched me.
The heat was gradually intensifying, and my reason melting away. Already
I had almost ceased to be capable of feeling repugnance for the tentacles,
and their touch on my skin was becoming pleasurable. I was moaning as if
delirious with the heat. The lilim stared at me with satisfaction.
"Hee hee. What a lovely sight. I'd like to watch a little longer, but I
suppose we've got to move forward," she said, and stepped towards me.
She raised one palm, appearing to concentrate slightly. Then, from that
hand oozed a black, sticky substance, the same as that in which my body
was wrapped. It rose soundlessly from her palm, whirling round and round,
and formed a sphere a little smaller than a baby's head.
"Something like this, perhaps?"
Just like the tentacles that stretched from my feet, the black sphere
wriggled as if it had a will of its own. I could see strands of black fluid
stretching from it, almost like water dripping. It looked as if its surface was
some syrupy liquid, or else as if it was made of mud.
Looking at my bound figure, the lilim, the ball of darkness still floating
over her palm, set her hand on her chin in a pensive expression.
"Hmm. I suppose your clothes will be in the way if we leave them like
this, won't they?" She muttered, and snapped her fingers. As if in response
to that sound, several new tentacles were born from the darkness at my
feet. Glancing at the undulating tentacles, she spoke briefly.
"Strip her."
"Huh?"
I showed my confusion, momentarily unable to comprehend the meaning
of her words. But the black tentacles sensed the lilim's intent and moved
swiftly. Accompanied by a noise of rushing air, the bending tentacles
entered my field of vision. The moment I registered their presence, they tore
the clothes I was wearing to pieces without hesitation. My favorite clothes
became so many scraps dancing in the air. But mysteriously there was not
the least shock to my body, let alone any pain.
After a momentary cessation of thought, my reason began to function
once more. It was then that I finally realized I had been stripped naked. It
was probably too late, but I tried to scream anyway. But, perhaps due to the
enormity of the shock, I could make no sound emerge from my throat. I had
been stripped of everything, even my underclothes, in an instant. The air
was in direct contact with my skin, carrying with it a faint coldness. At that
chill the haze in my head cleared, and the feeling of pleasure was rapidly
receding. My reason reasserted itself and my shame and fear returned.
This time the scream came out. I screamed, but the lilim and the
tentacles did not appear to take any notice. On the contrary, the lilim, seeing
me bright red in shame, was looking even more cheerful than before.
"Hee hee. What pretty skin you have. How lovely," the lilim said, looking
at my exposed nakedness. When I instinctively looked down in response, I
could see my bare body, with nothing to hide it from my flat chest to my
intimate parts. My face burned with the shame at the sight.
"No... Don't look..."
Even more than being stripped naked, it was the shock of my unripe body
being seen by another that made my tears fall. But with my arms and legs
still wrapped up in tentacles, I could neither escape nor hide my breasts and
privates with my hands. I had no choice but to bare my childish body to the
wickedly smiling demon before me. At the sight of me sobbing, my tears
falling in large drops, the lilim spoke in a slightly embarrassed voice.
"Oh dear. Perhaps I overdid it a little." When my head remained lowered,
she continued in a kinder tone than she had used before. "There's no reason
to be so down on yourself. In all honesty, I think you look perfectly
charming." The tone of her words told me that it was no lie; she really
thought so. But it was no comfort to me.
Seeing me like that, the lilim seemed to be struck by another idea. As she
eyed me, there was still something of her former maliciousness in the
kindness of her expression.
"I see. In that case, I'll make you a monster capable of making the very
most of that body's charms. It would normally be quite difficult to do, but
with my mana and your potential it should be possible," the lilim said,
circling me and softly passing an arm around me in an embrace. At the touch
of her hands, which were as smooth as they looked, on my skin, I looked up
in spite of myself. My eyes met her red ones, so close at hand.
"Hee hee..."
The lilim, still smiling suspiciously, slowly held out her other hand. The
black sphere was still floating over her palm, wriggling ominously.
"Now, accept it. It's a present I set aside just for you, the best one I can
give—a monster's mana." The lilim turned her palm towards me and slowly
pushed it against my breast. I felt a queer sense of discomfort, as if my skin
had come into contact with something half-liquid. As it touched my skin, the
sphere was sinking inside my breast and disappearing.
I trembled at the realization that the black sphere—going by what the
lilim had said, it was a mass of mana—was being absorbed into my body.
And yet, against all my expectations, there was no sign of a conspicuous
change in me. Even when I looked at the spot where the mass of mana had
been absorbed, I could see only my own flat chest, the same as always.
"Nothing's happening..." My doubt and bewilderment found expression
in words. In response, the lilim flashed a broad grin.
"Well, I wonder about that." The lilim's words were laden with meaning.
The instant I tried to voice another question in response, a huge jolt abruptly
shook my body. I opened my eyes in shock, and the lilim whispered in my
ear.
"See? It's begun."
As if to attest the truth of her words, a bizarre sensation suddenly
assaulted me. My heartbeat quickened rapidly, and a storm seemed to
raging inside me. Violent shocks convulsed my body over and over again,
and my sweat scattered across the floor. Added to that shock, a heat so
intense that what I had felt when I had been toyed with my the tentacles
didn't even compare to it had been born deep in my breast, and was rapidly
growing. Even though it was so hot I thought my body might burst into flame
at any moment, what it gave me was not pain, but pleasure. The heat was
dying my mind white.
"Tee hee hee. Incredible, isn't it? But it's only just begun," the lilim
whispered, still embracing me as I was tossed about by the raging
sensations. Her hand crept gently up to my chest, then slid softly over my
skin. Just that was enough to give me a shock as if I'd been struck by
lightning.
"Hee hee. You're twitching so much. Here; have some more," the lilim
whispered in my ear, her voice cheerful. True to her word, she was sliding
her palms, laden with black mana, over my breasts, belly, and between my
legs. Her fingertips left black marks, like ink marks, on my skin wherever
they touched. They looked as if they were forming a complicated pattern,
but vanished in an instant, leaving pleasure in their place. Every time her
hands touched me, caressing my skin, the heat inside me increased, and
blazing pleasure was poured into me. The heat was clouding my thoughts,
violating me bit by bit.
"No...! St, stop...!"
The pleasure was so strong my body and mind seemed about to break
from it. It made me shake, sobbing and drooling. But, contrary to my words
of refusal, and without my being aware of it, something almost like a thirst
had been born in a corner of my heart.
"I wonder if this will be enough mana," the lilim whispered at last, after
toying with my body for a while, and as she did so left my side. The
tentacles, perhaps linked to the lilim's will, slowly released their hold, and
then vanished without as sound into the shadow at my feet.
Released from the tentacles' bonds, I cowered feebly on the floor. The
inferno inside me raged on without pause, making me tremble. I drew
ragged breaths, still tossed about by inhuman pleasure and clutching my
body, which was flushed as if I had come down with a fever. I couldn't
completely resist shedding tears from the heat and pleasure which, far from
calming down, continued to increase. I felt sure that the magma-hot drops
would scorch the floor. Then, that instant, I was shaken by another intense
pulsation.
"No! Something... strange is...!"
Fear cut through my thoughts, become hazy with pleasure, like a blade of
ice. At the same time, a sense of discomfort that resembled pain sprung up
in my head. It felt as if something strange was trying to be born from inside
me. I raised my hands to my head almost reflexively. My palms returned a
ghastly sensation, as if something was growing beneath my silky hair,
swelling up and breaking through my skin.
"No... What, what's going on...?" My confusion spilled out along with my
tears. My reason protested that it didn't even want to understand. My
reason protested that it didn't even want to understand. Even so, an
instinctive part of me was cruelly aware of why this was happening to me. I
felt myself becoming something other than human. As if in answer to that
realization, something grew out from beneath the hands clasping my head.
"No, no... Not this. I'm scared. I'm scared, big brother!" I bawled,
squeezing my eyes tight. As if to mock me, the foreign objects that had
grown from my head were increasing in length. As they did so the feeling of
discomfort was fading, and one of pleasure springing up in its place.
"No... I don't want this, but... Aah!" My reason felt revulsion at my
transformation, but I still couldn't repress a cry of pleasure. Even as it
escaped me, the things were growing longer and longer, and before long
revealed their finished shape.
"My, you've grown quite a pretty pair. Here, take a look for yourself."
When, trembling, I opened my eyes at the lilim's words, I could see
someone reflected dimly in the window glass. It took me a little time to
realize that it was myself. I was at a loss for words at the sight. I had become
something that could not be thought human—that could only be considered
grotesque.
Two curved horns poked out through my hair. Newly grown from my
head, they looked at first glance like those of a goat. But they were certainly
no goat's. A demon's horns. The words ran over and over through my mind.
When I timidly reached up my hands to them, a rough sensation met my
touch. It was enough to tell me that these horns were unmistakably part of
my body. For an instant, my vision seemed to go pitch black. But that wasn't
the full extent of the change.
"N, no way... More...!?"
The pleasure returned, and I slumped to the floor. My hands, hugging my
body, and my feet inside my shoes squirmed restlessly as the pleasure
intensified again.
"No. Save me, big brother. Big brother..."
My vision had become hazy with pleasure, but I could see light brown fur
covering my arms little by little. The fur, which was rich and soft, just like an
animal's, was covering my skin completely. Not only that, it seemed my
skeletal structure itself was changing. The same change seemed to be taking
place inside my shoes as well, and I felt as sense of discomfort as if my feet
were swelling.
"Big bro– Aah...!"
The pleasure was increasing as the changes in my body progressed, just
as it had when the horns had grown. In fact, perhaps because my hands and
feet were changing at the same time, or else because my body was no
longer a human's, it was even more intense than before. My breathing grew
ragged, sweat ran down my whole body, and tears spilled from my eyes. But
the animal fur was still growing thicker, and it now covered everything from
my fingertips to my elbows.
I let out a piercing cry, signaling that my forearms had completely
changed into those of a beast. Their ends split into three fingers, a hard,
sharp claw growing on the end of each. There were even pads like a cat's or
dog's on my palms.
At almost the same time, my swollen feet burst my socks and revealed
their grotesque new form. The feet peeking out of my wrecked shoes were
not the flesh color I was used to seeing; like my arms, they were covered in
light brown animal fur. The five toes into which they should have split had
vanished, and the tips become large, hard hooves.
On top of that, my ears itched. They were lengthening and becoming
covered in the same soft fur as my arms and legs. When I focused on my
ears, which assumed a bizarre new shape, they flapped.
I could do nothing but cry out in despair at the sight of myself steadily
growing farther from human. But the sensation of my hand on my cheek—
hard claws, soft fur, squishy pads—and of the animal legs and hooves I could
see poking through my ruined socks brought home to me the cruel reality of
the situation.
Finally, the pleasure intensified in a region a little below my hips, and I
could feel something beginning to grow. Something shot out from the spot
almost before I had a chance to realize what was happening. It was a thickly-
furred tail. I cried out at the sensation of it swishing back and forth, tickling
my still-sensitive skin.
When the tail finished growing, the pleasure raging inside me began to
lessen a little in intensity. Even so, the pleasant sensation that suffused my
whole body continued. It was as if something inside me was radiating heat. I
felt it especially in the changed parts—in my horns and ears, hands and feet,
and at the base of my tail.
Tingling heat and intermittent waves of pleasure, like memories of what I
had just experienced, made me tremble. It may have been the influence of
the transformation, but my whole body felt heavy as if I had been running
all-out, and there was still a sense of discomfort, as if my body was still
somehow not my own. But, strangely, it didn't feel unpleasant. Maybe there
was something different about my mind as well as my body.
The lilim glanced briefly at my condition. Having made sure of my
transformation with her own eyes, she opened her mouth.
"That went splendidly. I knew my eyes weren't playing tricks on me." The
lilim stepped towards me with a vaguely satisfied expression. I wanted to
say something, but I couldn't put my pleasure-addled thoughts in order and
ended up just flapping my mouth wordlessly.
She embraced my limp form. The vestiges of the pleasure were still
making my body sensitive, so the mere touch of her hand was enough to
send an electric shock running through it. I shook with a start, and let out a
little cry.
"Oh dear, sorry about that. But, see? Look how cute you've become." Still
embracing me, the lilim turned me to face the large mirror hanging on the
wall. There seemed to be a note of cheerfulness in her voice. At her urging, I
turned my eyes to the mirror.
"Ah..."
Reflected in the mirror's glassy surface was a girl with a childish figure.
Her familiar features and petite frame were my own. The only definite
difference lay in the grotesque abnormality of her appearance. The girl in
the mirror had a pair of rough, bony horns growing from the top of her
head, and her hands and feet were those of a beast, covered in light-brown
fur—her appearance was unmistakably that of a monster. I was looking at a
little monster being embraced by a demon woman. It was an uncanny scene,
like a painting of a fall from grace.
"This is... me..."
Horns, ears, paws and hooves, tail. I stared at and touched each changed
part in turn. As I did so, the monster in the mirror made the same
movements, only with right and left reversed. The palpitations of my chest
were growing more rapid at the sight. It wasn't nerves; it was something
close to anticipation.
"I feel strange. This is me, isn't it...?"
I clenched and unclenched my hands and swished my tail, as if trying to
make sure of my now-monstrous body. Each time I did so, I felt myself
growing more accustomed to the sensation of it. I became engrossed in
moving my body, like a child who had gotten a new toy. As I did so, the
revulsion I had felt for this grotesque form was fading away without my
even being aware of it. It now seemed lovely to me, just as the lilim had said.
My tail swished violently back and forth, reflecting what was in my heart. I
couldn't help smiling a little at the tail, which was honestly expressing my
gladness.
The lilim, still embracing me from behind, whispered in my fur-covered
ear.
"Hee hee. How do you like it? How does it feel to have become a monster
—the demon-beast baphomet?"
"Demon-beast... baphomet..."
The moment I spoke that name aloud, I felt a tiny spec of humanity
remaining somewhere in my mind suddenly vanish. At the same time, the
sense of discomfort left my body, and a strangely pleasant feeling took its
place. It was an airy, comfortable sensation like I'd felt when, a long time
ago, I'd drunk alcohol by mistake.
"This must be what it means to become a monster," I thought
absentmindedly. Still in a dreamy state of mind, I hugged myself tight.
"I see... I... ended up becoming a monster..." An unaffectedly cheerful
voice slipped from my mouth, which formed into the shape of a smile. Tiny
fangs peeked out just a little from between my lips.
"Tee hee, ah ha ha..." I let out an innocent laugh, still looking like a child.
But there was definitely something different about it—a lascivious note that
hadn't been there before.
"Ah... Big brother..." I called for the person I loved most. That alone was
enough to make lascivious visions float through my head one after another,
increasing my arousal. The flames of lust burned red in the violet eyes
reflected in the mirror, which seemed deeper than before, and a long, hot
sigh escaped my half-open mouth. My tongue darted out like a fire lizard's
and ran over my lips with an audible smack. The me in the mirror shook too,
her face flushed.
"Big brother, big brother." I deliriously called for big brother, hugging
myself and squirming as I rubbed my inner thighs together. My breathing
was ragged, and the sound of panting tickled my ears. I murmured
heartrendingly, my carnal desires ignited by my now-monstrous body and
mind.
"Ooh... Ah, aahn... Big brother, I want you..."
Driven by the almost maddening thirst, I instinctively stretched a hand to
my secret place. It would have been an unthinkable act when I'd been
human, but as I was now I showed no hesitation. My extended fingers
touched my closed slit. As the soft fur-covered fingers made contact with my
sensitive parts, an electric shock went through my spine. It was so intense I
felt that my mind was being burned up. The pleasure sated just a little of my
hunger. But it wasn't nearly enough. I collapsed to the floor with a thump
and began to move my fingers furiously. At that, the pleasure swelled up
into a gigantic wave that tossed me about.
"Aahn! So good! This feels so good!" The pleasure brought tears to my
eyes as I continued to move the fingers I'd slipped into my secret place. My
ceaselessly-gushing love juices dirtied my hand and stained the floor, but I
took no notice in the face of the pleasure racing through me. While I
immersed myself in masturbation, the satisfied lilim called out to me.
"Hee hee. You certainly seemed to be entranced. I've set a ward to keep
people away, so pleasure yourself to your heart's content."
I didn't even spare the time to answer her and continued stirring up my
secret place. As I was now, being watched by the lilim didn't bother me in
the least. Lewd, wet sounds filled the room and, as if in answer, my
monster's body gave birth to an intense pleasure.
"Take your time now..." As she finished speaking, darkness enveloped the
lilim's figure. Just like that, she vanished as if dissolving into thin air. Left
alone in the room, I indulged in the endless pleasure welling up from my
body without regard for anything else.
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My moans rose, mingled with the creaking of the bed. Strained cries,
steeped in pleasure. My animal ears twitched.
My moans prompted big brother to grasp my hips and pull out his rod,
gushing semen, from my intimate parts. A slippery sound passed through my
insides and reached my brain as the pleasure did. A hot, cloudy shower fell
on me from big brother's thing, making a splashing sound. The fluid
splattered directly on my skin was hot, and I even imagined that it would
scald me. The fluid produced an odd sensation as it glided thickly over my
skin.
"Ah. Big brother... Oh... It's hot..." I whispered quietly, still lying face-up
on the bed. When I shifted my gaze, I could see big brother, breathing on my
shoulder, and the white fluid scattered over my belly.
"Mmm... So much, and so white..."
With a look of ecstasy, I lovingly smoothed out the semen, smearing it
evenly across my belly. The syrupy fluid clung to the fur that covered my
hand, but I didn't mind at all.
Still, I really would have liked to get big brother to shoot it out in my
vagina, and to become pregnant with his child. But that didn't mean that I
hated other things. Of course getting him to spray lots onto my body was
also to my liking. Doing it with big brother was the happiest thing in the
world to me now.
I let out a long sigh. That instant, a swishing sound reached my ears, and
tentacles formed into clothes coiled around my body. They pounced on the
semen scattered on my belly and dripping from my intimate parts. It looked
like my mind had become muddled due to having climaxed. The tentacles,
separated from my will, followed my monster's instincts and tried to gobble
up the semen just as they pleased. The stimulation was too strong for me,
my sensations still keen, and I let out a cry in spite of myself.
The tentacles ignored my cries and fondled me. The sticky fluid that wet
their surfaces and the semen mixed, and were gooily dirtying my body.
"Ah. No. I said 'no'..."
Still, whatever I said, these tentacles were things I'd created myself with
my mana to begin with, so I could make them behave or get rid of them if I
felt like it. Right now I just quivered at the tentacles' caresses without doing
either.
Maybe some part of me couldn't forget the pleasure I'd tasted when I
became a monster. Before I knew it, I'd grown quite fond of clothes made of
tentacles. Since the day I became a monster, the frequency with which I
summoned these clothes had increased, and now it was to the extent that I
spent whole days in them.
Seeming to read my mind, one of the sinuously squirming tentacles softly
nestled against my cheek. I gently stroked it, stared at my own licentiously
made up body, and smiled.
Big brother slowly flopped down right beside me. When I quietly turned
my eyes to him, I saw that he was staring back at me.
"Big brother."
"Lilia."
We called each other's names. That alone was enough to fill my heart.
About ten days had passed since the day we first coupled. Having become
slaves to the pleasure of being with the person we most loved—and that
engendered by a monster's body—we'd been making love like this every
day. So much so that the first several days we'd even forgotten eating and
sleeping.
Big brother was becoming a full incubus now. Even his almost-
transparent blue eyes were turning a mana-suffused purple, the same as
mine. I was a little glad they matched.
"I love you, Lilia," big brother whispered to me softly, and kissed my
cheek. In return, I stuck out my tongue and licked the side of his face. I
tasted his sweat on the tip of my tongue. Gleaming traces of saliva remained
on his flushed cheek.
For a while, we stayed embracing each other on the bed, basking in the
post-coital languor.
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All of a sudden, I sensed a presence in the room. Still lying down, I turned
my face towards the door.
The darkness of night was blackly piling up in a corner of the room, filling
it. An ordinary person probably wouldn't have been able to tell, but I was a
monster, and I noticed the figure of a person standing there. A figure I
wasn't likely to mistake, even muddled with the lingering aftertaste of
pleasure. I made sure of what I was seeing, and let out a little cry in spite of
myself.
A lone woman, leaning against the door and staring amusedly in my
direction. When she noticed that my gaze had shifted, she turned up the
corners of her mouth and narrowed her eyes. The smiling-faced woman
opened her mouth, and spoke with an air of intimacy.
"Pardon the intrusion."
Her silver hair framed a beautiful face that no one could resist being
charmed by; her red eyes were cheerfully narrowed; and the white devil tail
that extended from the hem of her garment was swaying listlessly.
At the sight of the person who, in a certain sense, could be called my
benefactor—no, my mother—I raised myself on the bed and smiled sweetly.
"Oh. Good day."
"Hee hee. Good day. And you must be the brother. Pleased to meet you."
The lilim flashed a smile and greeted us. Reflexively, big brother bobbed his
head in return.
"P, pleased to meet you. I'm Lilia's older brother. Umm, it seems you
helped my sister, and she's very grateful to you, so..."
His odd greeting provoked a smile from the lilim.
"Not at all. As long as you two are happy, that's enough for me."
Then the lilim looked at my body, covered in semen, and giggled.
"Oh my. You certainly seem to be enjoying yourself. I hope I'm not
interrupting."
Those words, delivered in a teasing tone, made us both blush. The lilim
saw that, and grinned amusedly. She seemed to have had enough of teasing
us for a while, and walked briskly over to the bed.
"How are you? Then again, now that I get a good look at you, I suppose
there's no need to ask. It looks like you managed to hit it off with your
brother."
"Yes. I'm happy all the time. I can feel so good with my beloved big
brother now, after all," I answered, putting both fluffy hands to my cheeks,
in which the flush had deepened from the slight embarrassment I felt. Big
brother nodded in agreement, his cheeks similarly flushed.
"Tee hee hee. I'm glad you were able to get it to suit you."
The lilim looked delighted and satisfied at our happiness, as if it had been
her own. At that expression, we ended up with smiling faces just like hers.
"By the way, what brings you here today?" I straightened my posture and
asked the lilim. Now that I was a monster myself, I possessed information—
albeit hazy—about Her Majesty the Dark Lord and the lilim. It was difficult to
believe that she, a daughter of the Dark Lord, had come all the way to a
place like this just to see how I was doing.
Just as I expected, the lilim, still smiling calmly, began to speak.
"Well, as a matter of fact, there is something I'd like you to give me a bit
of help with."
The unexpected request prompted me to exchange a glance with big
brother.
"Something you want our help with?" I repeated, and the lilim nodded.
"You see, I'd like to set up a branch of the Sabbath in this town."
"The Sabbath?" I answered with a question, puzzled by the unfamiliar
word. Beside me, big brother was looking equally bewildered. Seeing our
confusion, the lilim continued.
"That's right. It's one of the groups that preaches about the virtues of
monsters and how wonderful it is to make love as one desires. Even among
those, the Sabbath is an organization particularly dedicated to spreading a
certain ideology and sense of values, I suppose. Well, I'll explain about that
in detail later."
She glanced out the window. From this room on the second floor, the
lights of houses could be seen standing in rows beneath the night sky.
"The main point is that I want to teach the virtues of monsters to the
people of this town. And as a first step, I'll be changing some girls into
monsters. You just became a baphomet, so I'd like to ask you to help."
At those words, that lovely sensation I'd felt when I became a monster
was revived within me. The memory alone was enough to send a shiver
down my spine. And now I would be able to let everyone taste that
pleasure. It seemed a fascinating, delightful thing to do.
Instinctively, my mouth formed into the shape of a smile. Seeing my
expression, the lilim grinned cheerfully.
"Hee hee. Going by the look on your face, I doubt I even need to ask your
answer. Well then, I look forward to working with you again, my cute little
baphomet."
Leaving those words behind her, the lilim vanished into the darkness. Big
brother and I, left in the room, exchanged glances, and tried to imagine
everyone in this town becoming monsters and passing joyful days with the
people they loved. Surely, that would be the most wonderful thing in the
world. We were unable to check our growing arousal, and overlapped our
bodies again.
I had a feeling that the day this town would become a paradise for
monsters wasn't so far off.
The end.
Afterword
Strange