Suzuki is Cute Even In A Savage World

Vol. 1 - Chapter 1，Part 6: Reincarnation In A Heartwarming(?) Other-World (6)

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As usual, Uhouguru put bugs inside the human's body. The man begged it to stop, but this only further fanned Uhouguru's sadistic tendencies.

Kukuku.

Nothing felt more pleasant than that. Shrieks. Screams. Human misery and suffering! They were its delight and nourishment.

Uhouguru had thought that way for a long time. But when it took a look at the next human the skeleton soldier had brought, Uhouguru felt something it had never felt before.

(Cu...te...?)

For Uhouguru, who had no friends among the Thunder-Lance Charge, bugs were soothing companions. Their wriggling, writhing forms and the large compound eyes looked the most charming to Uhouguru.

The human in front of it wasn't wriggling around, nor did it have more than two regular eyes. And yet, what was this? The human looked cuter than any bug Uhouguru had ever seen.

Even when the skeleton soldiers tied him to a chair, the human kept his lips tightly shut and acted stout. But Uhouguru noticed he was getting a little teary-eyed. He must have seen his own people being tortured and killed.

(I see. Was he watching the previous torture?)

Suddenly, Uhouguru felt the urge to crawl into a hole in the ground. It was an extremely embarrassing feeling, like when you were dancing in excitement, thinking no one was watching, only to realize someone had been peeking.

With a fidgety twirl of its finger, Uhouguru spoke to the cute little human.

"...Your name is?"

"Y--You, you can talk?"

"Yes, just, I don't talk much, usually.... Your name is?"

"It's Suzuki, but..."

"Suzuki... it is a good name."

"I--It's good, I guess. A--A--Are you going to start torturing me or something...?"

"No, I'm not going to torture you."

"Huh. The--then, what are you planning to do to me?"

"I'm going to chat with Suzuki."

"Chat...?"

"That's right. Why were you captured?"

...After hearing the details, Uhouguru was in despair. He had attacked Lady Nephira! For that, he had no salvation!

"No way!! What a stupid thing to do!! You stupid human!! You'll be executed for sure!!"

"Eep! Uhh--...!"

Seeing that Suzuki had started to cry, Uhouguru became agitated. Uhm, Uhouguru had said too much! Uhouguru had made him cry! What should it do. What should it do?!

"F--For raising my voice, I apologize," Uhouguru said as it waved its hands in a fluster. Looking for something to wipe his tears, Uhouguru took its own linen mask and handed it over. "Wipe your tears with this."

Suzuki looked at Uhouguru with a puzzled look on his face. He didn't know what to make of what he saw. Uhouguru had short hair, a little longer than a man's, and a face marked with scars.

"You were... a woman?" Suzuki asked in surprise.

"Oh. I'm from the Ogre Tribe. You don't fancy rugged, muscular women like me, do you?"

"N--No, not particularly."

"No, huh?"

"Well... it's..."

"Say it clearly!! Which is it?!! You fancy them or you don't?!!"

"Eep!? W--Well, you were more of a beauty than what I thought you would be!! I'm surprised, for real!!"

"Huh... I--is that so? Fufu. A beauty? I am, a beauty? Fufufufufufufufufufufu!"

A warm feeling spreads through her heart. Uhouguru was so happy that she reached into her robe and pulled out a bug she had secretly named "Pochi."

"Do you want a bug?"

"N--No, I don't want it."

"I see..."

With sadness, she returned Pochi to her robe. It seems the human wasn't happy to receive bugs, after all. Even so, she wanted to do something to make this human happy. Something like that, even an uneducated person like herself understood what it was.

"I'm suddenly sleepy. I'll sleep for a while."

"Huh..."

After untying him, Uhouguru pretended to be asleep. When she glanced at him, Suzuki looked stunned, but eventually, he stood up quietly.

(That's right. Run away. Suzuki, you must run away.)

However, Uhouguru realized something. The same skeleton soldier from earlier was in front of Suzuki, who was about to leave the torture room.

She stopped pretending to be asleep and decided to knock out the skeleton soldier. But the skeleton soldier also stood still, tilting her head and emitting a snoring sound from her bony mouth cavity. Suzuki ran past.

As Uhouguru watched, the skeleton soldier gave her a fleshless thumbs-up.

(Oh, I see. You want Suzuki to be saved, too?)

It had been fifty years since she had joined the Thunder-Lance Charge. For the first time, Uhouguru felt a sense of connection with her comrades.

(All right, go, Suzuki. Run away in good health and grow up fast. And one day, I hope you'll show me your healthy face again.)

However, Uhouguru's wish was soon crushed.

The sound of footsteps echoed violently from the basement stairs. Nephira, the leader of the Thunder-Lance Charge, appeared with a bloodthirsty look on her face.

(N--Not good!!)

If Suzuki were to get caught and considered an escapee, he would be killed instantly. Uhouguru ran out like a rabbit and held her hands out in front of Nephira as if protecting Suzuki.

"Lady Nephira, please wait!"

"No, before that.... Who are you bastard?"

"I'm Uhouguru!"

"Uhou---- Eehhhh...! We've been working together for more than 50 years... and you... look like that...?!"

"Yes. That's right, Lady Nephira. Don't kill this human..."

"I don't need you to tell me. Torture has been suspended. Suzuki will be taken to the slaves' cell."

Uhouguru was relieved. Slave labor, was it? At least he would not be tortured nor turned into food.

At the same time, she felt lonely. Now, they would probably never see each other again. No, that's fine. It would be better for him not to be around torturers like herself. But why? Tears dripped from her eyes.

Within her blurry vision, she saw Suzuki, who had been taken by the hand by Nephira, looking back at Uhouguru.

"U--Uhm. You know the next one is a girl, right? I hope you don't hurt her or kill her, but..."

"If I don't kill her, will I see Suzuki again?"

"Uhm..." Suzuki hesitated and glanced at Nephira.

Nephira looked back and nodded lightly, "Sigh. You will see him again."

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"Really? Then, I, will not kill her! So, please come and visit us again!"

"Understood."

"Definitely?"

"Y--Yeah."

"Absolutely!" Uhouguru hollered at Suzuki, who nodded silently. "Unmistakably absolutely!"

Wishing for him to definitely come and visit again, Uhouguru reminded him once again. Suzuki looked a little hesitant, then waved at her. Uhouguru was so happy that she shouted as loud as she could.

"Unmistakably, absolutely, for sure----------!!"

"You're so persistent, Uhouguru! Shut up!!"

Uhouguru got angry at Nephira.