At the End of Revenge, There You Are ~The Scum Who Killed My Beloved, Prepare Yourselves! I Will Drag You All to Hell... Wait, What? Why Are the Heroine and the Demoness Coming After Me, a Woman!?(GL) - Chapter 11

I felt myself falling into darkness.

Where… am I?

There was no doubt—

I had died.

That demon had pierced my chest.

Then why?

Why was I still conscious?

In the distance, a dim light flickered.

Am I supposed to go there…?

The moment I focused on it, I felt myself drifting forward.

“Come now, let’s make a contract… Don’t worry. I won’t turn you into a mere servant. This way, your wish will come true as well…”

A voice.

I recognized it.

The demon woman.

Before she had run her blade through me, I thought I had felt her stroke my head.

Did she… capture me?

“It will take a little more time… but this is the perfect opportunity. Go on—watch.”

Yet, strangely—

The warmth of the light was comforting.

I let myself float forward.

□ A Scene from the Past

When I passed through the light, I found myself in a dungeon.

The surroundings—overgrown plants, towering Treants—

There was no mistaking it.

Musashino Dungeon.

I was falling from the air, so I instinctively braced for impact—

But it was unnecessary.

I wasn’t falling.

I was floating.

With a start, I looked down at myself—

My body was translucent.

…A ghost?

So I really did die, huh…?

But why am I here…?

Then—

I heard it.

A shrill, mocking voice.

“Ahahaha! That’s why I told you—you should’ve just become Taketo’s personal toy when you had the chance.”

My body froze.

I knew that voice.

That disgusting woman from the footage—

The one who had shoved Yuzuha.

And she was talking to Yuzuha.

What?

“Screw you! I would never do that!”

Yuzuha’s voice.

She was trying to stand up, despite having been shoved to the ground.

“Ahahaha! Damn, Taketo, she really hates you!”

The stocky man beside them laughed, his voice dripping with mockery.

“Well, the guy’s a total scumbag, so yeah. But hey, there’s no escaping this, sweetheart. Might as well make him happy before you die.”

The thin man added with a sickening grin.

“Tch. Whatever. I’m not going in that ‘room’ with you guys.”

The female brawler scoffed, but—

She wasn’t stopping them.

“Suit yourself. Go back and count our gold or something. We’ll just have a little fun with Hanashiro before we leave.”

And there it was.

Their leader—Taketo Ogino—

Confirming what I feared.

They all had disgusting, twisted smiles as they closed in on Yuzuha.

No.

No.

NO.

“Wait… Are you saying… Yuzuha wasn’t killed by a demon?”

“She was… tortured to death by her own party?!”

“Stay the hell away from me! Who the hell do you think you are?!”

RUN!

Yuzuha, run!

*”Feisty, huh? Just makes it more fun. C’mon, give us a good struggle~”

BASTARDS.

I launched myself forward, aiming to punch Taketo’s disgusting face in.

But—

My fist passed right through him.

“Hahaha! Keep struggling! Cry for us!”

“We’ll take turns having our fun—then we’ll carve you up nice and slow!”

That b1tch!

I tried casting a spell.

“Holy Blaster!”

Nothing.

“Damn it!”

Was this really happening?

Was Yuzuha—my Yuzuha—

About to be defiled by these disgusting pigs?

“Screw you! Holy Arrow!”

“Hah. Dispel.”

“Tch! Plant Bind!”

“Ah—!”

Yuzuha’s magic was easily neutralized.

Vines sprouted from the ground, wrapping around her limbs—

Pinning her helplessly in place.

“Damn, look at that. Tied up by plants? That’s hot as hell.”

Their gleeful voices were disgusting.

I felt sick.

I felt furious.

And worst of all— I was powerless to stop it.

I sank into darkness.

Where… is this?

I was sure I had died.

That demon woman had run her blade through my chest.

And yet—

Why was I still conscious?

A distant light flickered.

Am I supposed to go there…?

As I focused, I felt myself floating toward it.

“Come now, let’s make a contract… Don’t worry. I won’t turn you into a mere servant. This way, your wish will come true as well…”

A voice.

I recognized it.

The demon woman.

Had she captured me?

“It will take a little more time… but this is the perfect opportunity. Go on—watch.”

And suddenly—

A dark light filled my vision.

□ A Scene from the Past

When my vision cleared, I found myself in a dungeon.

I knew this place.

The overgrown plants, the towering Treants—

This was Musashino Dungeon.

Then—

I heard it.

A shrill, mocking voice.

“Hah! That’s why I told you, you should’ve just become Taketo’s little plaything when you had the chance.”

My body froze.

I knew that voice.

The disgusting woman from the footage—

The one who had shoved Yuzuha.

And she was talking to Yuzuha.

What?!

“Screw you! I would never do that!”

Yuzuha’s voice.

She was struggling to stand after being shoved to the ground.

“Hahaha! Damn, Taketo, she really hates you!”

The stocky man beside them laughed, throwing a mocking glance at the leader, Taketo Ogino.

“Yeah, well, guess what? It’s too late now. Might as well put that mouth to better use, sweetheart.”

The thin one grinned, eyes gleaming with malice.

“Tch. Whatever. I’m not going in that ‘room’ with you idiots.”

Only the female brawler seemed disinterested.

But she wasn’t stopping them.

“Suit yourself. Go back and count our gold or something. We’ll just have a little fun with Hanashiro before we leave.”

The leader smirked.

His filthy, twisted grin made my stomach turn.

And then—

They all started closing in on Yuzuha.

“No…”

“No, no, no—”

“This… This isn’t real, right?!”

“WAIT! STOP!”

I lunged forward, aiming to strike Taketo down.

But—

My fist passed right through him.

“No…!”

I wasn’t there.

I was only watching.

“Ahaha! Look at her, all tied up in vines. This is perfect!”

“Damn. Look at those tits. You sure we should kill her? Seems like a waste.”

“We’ll take our time. No rush.”

I felt sick.

I felt furious.

And worst of all—

I was powerless to stop it.

“Yuzuha—run!”

*”Please, someone—”

“SOMEONE STOP THEM!”

“Hah, you should’ve just given in. Would’ve been easier for you.”

The shrieking woman, Meiri, laughed as she raised her staff to cast another spell.

“Meiri, wait.”

For some reason, Taketo stopped her.

“Why? She’s fighting back. Shouldn’t we teach her a lesson?”

“Tch. We can’t risk frying her before we get our turn. Besides, the official report will say she was killed by monsters in Musashino Dungeon. It’s more convincing if her limbs get ripped off by plants first, don’t you think?”

Bastard.

Filthy, disgusting scum.

I swore—

I swore I’d kill him with my own hands.

Even as a ghost, my vision blurred with rage.

I wanted to cry.

I wanted to scream.

“…I see. My instincts were right after all.”

A voice.

It wasn’t theirs.

It wasn’t mine.

What?

“Ghh—!”

I looked down.

Yuzuha was still struggling, trying to break free from the vines.

But—

She was weakening.

She lowered her head, trembling.

Yuzuha…

Did you give up?

“Hahaha! Damn, she really is pathetic!”

“Don’t worry, sweetheart. We’ll take good care of you before you die.”

“I’m already hard just thinking about it.”

NO!

NO, STOP!

SOMEBODY—!

“I see… You truly do care for Yuzuha.”

That voice again!

Who—?

Then—

A dark light appeared.

“Heh. Finally. I was about to start doubting you, Ryuya.”

“Apologies. I could only predict so much.”

Taketo and his men reacted as if they had been waiting for it.

Meanwhile, the thin one, Ryuya, apologized.

“Tch. I’m out. I want nothing to do with this.”

The brawler woman turned her back and left.

“Suit yourself.”

Taketo didn’t care.

The dark light slowly spread across the safe zone.

Taketo and his crew welcomed it with grins.

Everyone—

Except Yuzuha.

“Hah! Let’s go have some fun.”

“Cry all you want, sweetheart. Just make sure you don’t pass out too soon.”

“Last girl blacked out after we cut off her limbs. Had to kill her right after.”

“Ugh, too much gore. Do that sh1t when I’m not around.”

“Fine, fine. But I’m taking second turn.”

“Ehh, I guess. You did bring us this intel, after all.”

“Then I get backdoor. Fair, right?”

“Hell, why not all three at once?”

“N—no…!”

“Shut the hell up, b1tch!”

A sharp slap rang through the air.

Yuzuha screamed.

Why?

WHY CAN I ONLY WATCH?

I swear I’ll kill you all.

“Why are you showing me this?”

*”WHY—”

“Why couldn’t I save her?!”

And then— They vanished.

Sucked into the dark light.

Yuzuha, too.

And I— Was forced to watch.