VRMMO: My first Contractee is Yandere

Despite being a figure exuding terrifying intimidation, when he rode Pity like a horse and slapped her repeatedly, there was no sense of dignity.

Bloodied, Pity rolled her eyes and passed out.

"You can't say anything back now, can you, Pity? Consider yourself defeated."

After dismounting Pity, the Demon King licked the blood off his hands with delight. His appearance was more monstrous than the Vampire Lord Yoyo, despite looking like a lovely young girl.

Her outward appearance may be that of a beautiful child, but her nature and existence were worlds apart from humanity.

The Demon King cast a seductive glance.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Do as you please, Gehenna. No matter what mistakes you make or what happens, I will not be defeated. Enjoy life until the end comes. Everything will just add color to my existence."

"Understood, Demon King. Instead of me, can I send Pity?"

The Demon King nodded slightly.

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, Pity was the only one whose identity remained concealed. Though her personality was disastrous, her abilities made her worthy of her title.

Her skills were perfectly suited for behind-the-scenes work.

Thus, it was officially decided that the Demon King's army would eliminate the third faction, Yoyo Lowe Yggdra. The one to carry out the mission would be Divine Toxic Poison Pity, a pure witch from the Demon King's army.

A poison user feared even by gods.

A pitiful girl who fought for humanity more than anyone, only to be rejected for one failure.

Gehenna thought.

Humans are always making mistakes.

But it can't be helped. No one really cares about humanity. Of course not. Only a handful of people would die for humanity.

Everyone acts for themselves and only themselves.

Anyone who denies this is either a fool, selfish, or naive. Thinking that everyone can make the ideal choice is just mental laziness.

The world is full of mistakes.

Gehenna had once made a mistake. He trusted someone he thought was a comrade, sought the best outcome, and was betrayed. Now he stood as an enemy of humanity.

And so, he wished.

"May the Demon King's rival not make the same mistakes."

Gehenna muttered.

Alisdyne opened her eyes, her gaze serious.

"Oh, the meeting is starting…!"

"It's already over."

"…So I can go back to sleep?"

"Yeah, go ahead. Alisdyne, you can rest your head on my arm."

"I've been granted permission."

Gehenna, shrugging his shoulders, wished these people would stop trying to destroy humanity. Meanwhile, Alisdyne rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"Oh, right. Grue-sama, what about the food? We captured plenty of fresh humans. Lots of soft children…"

"I'll eat them!"

"Okay, I'll cook them up nicely... and make them delicious."

It seemed that the meal was a feast that day, though Gehenna didn't partake.

Got it! Here's the translation in our usual style:

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"You maggots!"

Atori had joined the army.

Though, she wasn't an official soldier. Just one of the many volunteers.

The unit she was assigned to was a medium-sized group of about thirty people.

That might seem small, but the structure of the military in this other world is different from the one in the real world. The biggest reason for this small number is the presence of dragons.

In the Third Field's chaotic metropolis, Meteor Earth, countless cities are scattered. The biggest reason for this is the dragons. When they see a group of people, they attack them as prey. However, they are intelligent enough to avoid fortresses and castles.

The cities are allowed independence primarily to defend against dragons. Each town has watchtowers to detect dragons early and facilities to kill them from a distance. That's how Meteor Earth is structured.

This is why large armies can't be deployed in Meteor Earth. There are other reasons for the small numbers too. Real-world military strategies don't help much here. After all, if it's Atori versus 100 foot soldiers, Atori would win.

The captain's voice grew more intense, almost shouting.

"I'll beat that rotten attitude out of you! I'm the captain of this unit! I make the rules! If I tell you to die, you die! If I tell you to fight, you fight, even if you lose your arms or legs! Even if your family, friends, or lovers die, you follow my orders!

Now respond, you worthless scum!"

"Ohh," Atori responded absentmindedly.

The captain didn't like her tone. He walked over to her, standing tall and intimidating.

"Hey, you maggot! What's with that half-hearted response?"

"Ohh."

"Don't mess with me! I don't care if you're A-rank or a child, you're one of my subordinates now! I won't tolerate that attitude!"

"Ohh."

"Yoooouuuu!!"

The captain wasn't wrong. Discipline and loud voices are important in war, especially in hand-to-hand combat.

But, to make excuses for her, Atori was doing her best.

To an outsider, she might look unmotivated or like she was messing around. But she was standing in line, responding with an "ohh," and that was quite an effort for her. Unfortunately, the captain didn't see it that way...

"I'll teach you a lesson! Come here!"

He reached out to grab Atori's white hair, but in an instant, his arm was sliced off by a scythe.

"Huh?" the captain gasped.

His severed arm flew and smacked a young recruit in the face. As his arm hit the ground, the captain muttered in shock.

"My...arm? Aaaahhhhhhhh!! It hurts! It hurts! M-mommyyyyy! My arm!

It hurts, mommmyyy!"

"Ohh."

"Waaahhhh!!"

The captain flailed on the ground, a hulking man writhing in pain. I thought all that thrashing would just make him bleed more. So, I went ahead and healed him with a potion.

And thus, a unit with terrible morale was born.

I do think the captain was right, but... trying to grab a girl's hair is not okay.

In a world of scythes and magic, being right isn't enough. At least we succeeded in teaching the captain that truth.

And then, we were brought to a military court.

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We got through the military trial quite easily.

Atori answered all their questions with "I'm strong" and "The gods have told me to fight." She overpowered the high-ranking officers who didn't like her and won.

It seems military trials in other worlds are pretty easy.

Well, punishing Atori in this crisis would've been pointless. If they tried to detain her, she could resist fully, and if they made an enemy of her, the military would be severely weakened before even starting the battle.

Instead, they sent us to what seemed to be a dangerous area.

Our destination was the "Dawn City Yggdra."

There are multiple routes leading there. This battle is about how many armies can break through those routes.

Though we were a 30-man army, near Dawn City Yggdra, larger forces can operate. The dragons are wary of the city, so the usual large-scale battle—armies of tens of thousands—won't happen until the very end.

Our group marched through the forest.

"Dear God…"

Atori, holding me to her chest, walked at a slow pace with the group. The speed was so slow it made you yawn. We were advancing cautiously to avoid any encounters with vampires.

"...Boring," she muttered.

"With Shio, this would be over in an instant. But this experience is valuable. A genius who doesn't adapt to their surroundings will only be devoured."

"Will I...be devoured?" she asked.

"No. If you learn from this, you won't."

"I'll do my best…"

This area had reportedly wiped out every army that passed through. Dangerous monsters and vampire ambushes were expected.

We were scouting to find more possible routes for the army to use. It was a two-day walk from the nearest city.

"All right, we'll camp here. Vampires move at night. Set up a wide perimeter."

The captain gave orders to the troops.

A large bonfire was lit, and lanterns were hung in the trees around us. It made us very visible, but better that than being attacked by vampires in complete darkness.

Night is the perfect hunting time for our enemies.

Vampires can see as clearly at night as they can during the day. So, trying to hide would be useless. As we were preparing the camp, night had completely fallen.

Then, the forest suddenly shook.

"...Enemies," Atori said.

That amount of wind couldn't have been natural. It was clearly a vampire ambush, trying to snuff out our fire and lanterns with wind.

"Atori, let's go," I said.

"Yes, my God! I'm off to fight!"

Just as Atori was about to run off, the captain stopped her.

Wait! First, strengthen the defenses—"

"The gods have spoken. I will fight."

"Don't be stupid! It's nighttime, the vampires have the advantage! If you attack, they'll only counter! You are the main defensive force. Stay here and form a defensive line—"

Ignoring him completely, Atori dashed forward.

In the distance, we could hear soldiers screaming. Some of them were being taken out already.

"Rouro!"

Atori called out to Rouro. She poured a "Low-Level Animal Control" potion on him. Despite his appearance, Rouro's mind is classified as a "low-level animal."

It is a mass of human grudges. In essence, it's an animal spirit—albeit a degraded one. I used this same potion to tame him.

While under the potion's effects, Rouro follows orders, albeit only slightly.

"Cut down the trees."

"Graaaaahhh!"