Phantom Thief Lupin, Be the Hope (4)

It’s my fault.

My precious junior committed an act that plummeted the danger level of a Magical Girl, who was vigilante-class, to that of a 『Rogue Monster』, all to save me, and this time too…only I was saved.

Mars and Ma-chan, who were among the few monsters I could laugh and talk with after meeting them by chance at the Black Rose. Because of me…

If only both of them are still alive…I want to apologize.

It’s my fault.

ChuChu, who disappeared into the black shadows; Soo-ah, whose news completely cut off after being sold to the 『Onmyoji』; the traitor Hyun-ah, and even Miweol and Mera, who were captured by that damn bitch.

Judging by the problem with the Transformation Bracelet, it seems something happened to Ciel too. Even communications were dead…

…It’s my fault.

Useless bastard.

Because I’m weak. Because I’m an incompetent fool.

A fool who thought he was something just because he stood shoulder to shoulder with Magical Girls.

A golden goblin with an unnecessary amount of Magical Power but unable to use a single spell.

If I had been captured by Hyun-ah.

If Hyun-ah had been branded with the 『Brand of the Devil』 then.

If Mars and Ma-chan hadn’t saved me.

Going back to the beginning, if I hadn’t become a Phantom Thief or anything like that and had lived a normal life…this terrible situation wouldn’t have happened.

I became Phantom Thief Lupin with the desire to do something, out of admiration for Miweol…but in the end, I’m just a nuisance…what a bastard I am.

“……”

Even this burden of a body feels guilt, my chest keeps burning.

It sloshes as if submerged in hot water, and a strange sensation of being pulled and sucked on slowly began to ache-

………….

…….

….

“It’s really being sucked!”

“…Hm? Are you awake? Nice to meet you again, Miss Seri. ”

Slowly opening my eyes, I saw a very familiar milker attached to my chest, operating.

Until I pulled off the milker, which was stuck to my chest like a suction cup, the sound of water gushing out continued without stopping.

And as the noisy sound was heard, the damned detective turned away from the TV and looked at me.

“Hehe… For a female, the darkest place is under her cunt, you know.”

“Holmes..! Are you a crazy bastard, seriously!? Ugh!”

A room covered in brown wallpaper that looked like an office. Holmes, seemingly pleased that I was awake, moved the pipe he was holding and chuckled softly.

I got up from the sofa and glared at Holmes with annoyed eyes, but the intense pain slowly setting in after waking made me flinch.

Before I fainted, I was beaten with a rifle butt and knuckles by that Security Captain… It would be strange not to be in pain, but I didn’t want to wake up feeling this dirty.

A moment later, Holmes placed the freshly brewed coffee on the table next to the sofa where I was lying.

He’s an annoying guy…but I guess I should thank him. He even bandaged me up.

“Th-Thank you for saving me.”

“Ah, no need to apologize. I’ve already received plenty for the treatment.”

“….Huh?”

Holmes pointed his finger, and in the refrigerator he wanted me to see, there was a plethora of unimaginable items.

Starting from bottles filled with breast milk freshly extracted from me, there were cheeses, cakes, puddings, and even cream sprays…containers labeled with my face stacked neatly.

That crazy breast milk fanatic… I could overlook the other things, but making cheese and fresh cream was truly creepy.

“The more I research it, the more amazing it is. Especially its freshness, which maintains Magical Power even after processing… It’s truly a treasure.”

“Alright, just tell me the way out.”

An office with no windows. I didn’t know how much time had passed.

Not only did I not know if it was day or night, but judging by the freshly extracted breast milk bottles, at least three hours had passed since Holmes saved me.

I don’t have time to be in pain… I need to go save Miweol as soon as possible.

“What do you plan to do once you leave?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know..! Agh?!”

The moment I tried to open the office door, enduring the pain, my wrist was grabbed by black hands that stretched out from the walls as everything went dark.

It was Holmes’s skill, 『Bind』, similar to ChuChu’s Sanctuary but specialized in restraining opponents.

Pushed against the wall, I couldn’t move until Holmes came in front of me.

“Many things happened while you were asleep. Let’s talk over some coffee.”

“There’s no time..! Before Hyun-ah goes wild-”

“Are you talking about the black-haired Magical Girl who’s scheduled to marry 『Pig King』? I like her tits, but her state is a mess.”

“What did you say?”

Hyun-ah…getting married?

『Pig King』 was the Seven Stars whom Mars blocked to let me escape, wasn’t he? Were they not just simple allies?

There’s no way Hyun-ah, who was obsessed with Luna, Mera, and me, would do that…

As I looked at Holmes with an expression of disbelief, he finally sat me back down on the sofa and played a video he had recorded on his tablet.

“I don’t know what happened inside…but many things occurred while you were sleeping.”

“This is 『Pig King』’s broadcast from an hour ago. He’s causing quite a stir.”

…….

“You don’t look well.”

“…..”

Hyun-ah, who had somehow returned from a Demon of Lust to a Magical Girl, was tied in a vulgar pose, her belly swollen with Pig King’s semen.

Mera and Miweol seemed safe for now, but the Magical Power pipes connected to the coffins they were trapped in were linked to Pig King, causing Pig King’s flesh to grow grotesquely large during the broadcast, to the point of making one frown.

What made me tremble most was the revival of Black Rose’s entertainment, which Ma-chan had shut down.

[Scarlet Magical Girl Mera and Lunar Magical Girl Luna!! These unattainable females are now in my hands!]

[I could take them all, buuut~ *snort*, you lowly nobles residing on Colony Star-009! I, the strongest of the Seven Stars, will give you a golden opportunity to possess a virgin Magical Girl!!]

No, it was even more horrific than the auction booth.

Magical Girl Auction House.

The broadcast video ended with Pig King, his voice raspy and choked, announcing that he was waiting for nobles to trample on the pure virginity, as clean as a blank sheet of paper.

Afterward, when Holmes entered Pig King’s currently broadcasting channel, Black Rose was broadcasting a construction site ready to welcome all monster nobles on Earth.

“……….Miweol.”

The name I called without realizing it. Holmes didn’t react.

Instead, his gaze turned to my eyes, and he politely asked me.

“………..”

“Now…what can you do, Miss Seri.”

Mars’s parents, learning that their son was imprisoned in the dungeon on charges of treason, became greatly enraged and put a bounty on me, so my face was shown everywhere, from YouTube to the news.

The bounty wasn’t limited to monsters; they even offered the extraordinary proposal of Human Rights Fee exemption if humans helped in my capture, even a little… So, enemies were everywhere.

Additionally, though I don’t know how Hyun-ah knew I was a man, during her continuous climaxes, her loosened expression revealed a secret that only Mera and I knew.

[Fucking disgusting]

[I’m leaving Lapin Dan]

[Even better]

[Guld-jwa seemed to fucking love it]

[Huk]

[Huk]

[Ooh-la-la..]

[He was a man but worked as a prostitute at Black Rose? LOLOLOLOL]

[I]

[Joy]

[Extreme]

[Joy]

Chat messages rising in mockery.

Even if I go out like this, it’s clear I’ll be caught soon, and I know that saving those two alone is impossible.

“…Help me.”

The Transformation Bracelet, which had now become an accessory.

Therefore, with the feeling of grasping at straws, I asked for help from the man I hated to death.

However…

“I refuse.”

“…Please.”

“I refuse.”

“I…beg you.”

“Try to persuade me.”

The more abjectly I pleaded, Holmes’s voice didn’t grow happier but rather lowered.

Instead, as if annoyed, he tapped the pipe he was holding against the ashtray and clicked his tongue.

Was my sincerity lacking? I slowly unwrapped the bandage around my lower abdomen, revealing the Brand of the Devil.

I placed Holmes’s hand, which was on the table, onto the obscene brand that glowed a deep pink over my bruised, blue skin.

“…If you’re trying to do what I imagine, I will absolutely not go.”

The master system, my last resort and eternal shackle.

But even the notification asking if I would acknowledge Holmes as my master, the man who had so thoroughly coveted my body, showed no sign of joy.

“Why, is it because I was originally a man? Is the breast milk you’ve drunk so far making you want to puke?”

“What do you want me to do..? I can’t do anything else now, so what do you want me to do..!”

When even my last resort didn’t work, my eyes welled up.

All I have left is my body.

A body full of Magical Power, as easy to violate as a Magical Girl’s.

I’m human. A weak female with no power to kill, unlike a Magical Girl.

“…Do you think it’s over now?”

“Do you really think that’s the only way?”

“Is Phantom Thief Lupin merely a villain?”

[No, she’s not!!]

“That child…”

An child’s cry came from the speaker as if answering Holmes’s question, and my bowed head involuntarily lifted at the sudden loud noise.

Holmes, who had turned off the mocking broadcast, then played a video of a girl’s interview, supporting me and saying I had saved her life multiple times.

[Phantom Thief unnie is…not a bad person!]

[When Mom and Dad left, Phantom Thief unnie was the only one who helped me not get caught!]

A man’s voice was heard telling her to stick to the script, but the girl paid no mind and didn’t back down from her opinion.

[If it weren’t for Phantom Thief agassi, I would have already been dragged into a prison.]

[Lupin is better than the nobles who only take!!]

[Don’t insult our hope!]

[So what if he was a man?! Right now, she’s just a hot agassi!]

It wasn’t just the girl.

Even the people in the city who had suffered unfair treatment from nobles before the law changed all raised their voices as one.

“Currently, the area in front of Black Rose is filled with protestors. They all seem to be people who received help from Phantom Thief Lupin.”

“……….”

“I’ll ask again, Miss Seri.”

“Can Phantom Thief Lupin do nothing now?”

The admiration I had held alone…had grown immeasurably large, creating many hopes without my realizing it.

The hopes that had been created became one, brightly illuminating my heart filled with despair.

“……There is…”

“There is, I said…”

I’ll do it.

I just have to do it, right?

“So…cooperate with me, Holmes.”

“Ordering me while crying… Now you’re finally starting to turn me on.”

Holmes, finally satisfied, pulled out a box from the corner and took out the wire gun and suit I used.

Did he even raid my house while the cafe was empty… What a creepy guy…

It was extremely ordinary equipment without magic, but the wire gun had a distinctly different design from the one at my house, as if Holmes had specially modified it.

“Shut up… Just help me. To go out with the most flair, I need you.”

“Are you planning to even shiofuki?”

“Something even more spectacular than that.”

When I retorted casually, Holmes was speechless, as if he had been hit hard.

Because now I saw the answer.

A brilliant way to steal Mera and Luna from Pig King.