I Was Reincarnated as a Nameless Combatant in a Japanese-style Fantasy Depressive Erotic Game, but the Women Around Me Are All Dangerous, and I Have a Bad Feeling about It

s a catalyst couldn't harass 'youkai-mother'.
Its beak and claws were not powerful enough to reap the life of the fallen god.

 

　At the same time, youkai who have lost their control are running amok in a frenzy around them, some of them even starting to cannibalize each other.
At the same time, I don't know when they will turn their attention to us.

 

　More than anything else, the great underground tunnel space was shaking from the rampaging youkai.
It was scary to see what would happen if youkai ran amok in the underground tunnel, which was probably made by the Western Empire's immigrant engineers who had collapsed hundreds of years before…
In all honesty, I did not know when the ceiling would collapse.

 

　Not to mention the fact that it was only a guide to ask for help.
He was not a nobleman, not a person related to exorcists, just a commoner.
According to the common sense of this world with its strong status system, a man who desperately seeks help is just “a person who can be left to die”.

 

　Therefore, from Ako Murasaki's point of view, such a lowly being is not worth being saved at the risk of her own life in this emergency situation.
That's why she told me to leave him there.

 

　”…!”

 

　I turned away from the guide and tried to walk away.
I couldn't just dismiss Murasaki's words as arrogance and self-preservation.
Everyone values his or her own life, and in some cases, it is inevitable to sacrifice others for it.
Especially in a world where life is too precious.

 

　Therefore, I cannot deny Ako Murasaki's words.
So I, too, will put my own life first and leave this place…

 

　”…sigh, surely, it's not going to happen, huh…?”

 

　I let out a sigh, and unwillingly turn around and run to the guide, who is calling for help.

 

　”What…!? What are you thinking…!!?”

　”We need a guide, don't we!? Murasaki-sama, get to a safe place first!! We can meet up with you later!”

 

　Murasaki looked puzzled as I turned around, but I shouted to her to get away from the place, and I kept going through the big hall where bricks were beginning to fall from the ceiling while protecting my head.

 

　Of course, just like when I saved Murasaki, this act was not done out of a blue-sky sense of justice or goodness.
It was for more rational and self-righteous reasons.
After all…

 

　(There is no longer a shikigami to guide us…!)

 

　Except for the egret-type, which I don't even know who is using it, there is probably not a single shikigami lurking around me now.
If there were at least one of the old man's shikigami, he would be talking in my ear right now, giving me advice.
In other words, I can no longer count on his navigation again.

 

　”Then, a substitute guide is indispensable…!!”

 

　Now that I am in front of the guide, I pull out my dagger.

 

　”Ah!! You're going to help me!? I owe you! I really owe you—huh!? Wait!?”

 

　I thrust my dagger as hard as I can into the lump of flesh that restrains the guide's body.
The dagger pierces through to the hilt, perhaps because it is covered with many sorcery techniques.
But then, the guide screamed at the force of the thrust.

 

　”Mister! It's too scary to be stabbed so boldly, you know!? Please be more gentle and careful…”

　”There's no time for that! I'll be careful, but give up a little scratch! You're not a child…!!”

 

　I shouted, and I started to dismantle the flesh with a dagger as if I were roasting a whole pig or dismantling a tuna.
I am careful not to kill him, but the edge of the dagger seems to hit him a little too hard, and he lets out a little scream every time I stab or cut him off.

 

　”It's tough! Then, how about this!!?”

 

　As I continue to cut the meat, the fat and mucus make it difficult for the blade to cut.
Finally, I had no choice but to grab the guide by the neck and forcibly pull him out.

 

　”Haah…
haah…
haah…
Thank God! I'm sorry! I really appreciate it! Thank you…
thank you…!”

　”Don't thank me!! Let's get the hell out of here!! Oh, sh*t!!?”

 

　The monster rat suddenly leaps from the side, but I smash its skull with the side edge of my spear.
But that was only a prelude.
The next moment, several youkai appeared in front of me and tried to attack me.
I brace myself in a panic.
But before I could get into position, they jumped on me…

 

　”Get out of here! You little fish!!”

 

　With those words, a figure passes like a gust of wind.
And with a single sideways slash, the monsters were cut to pieces and killed instantly.
The one in front of us, Ako Murasaki, turns around with a strong-willed look in her eyes after eliminating the threat.
I was blindsided by her wild spiritual power.

 

　”…wh-what are you doing so idly!? Let's get out of here…!!”

　”Eh? Ah…
I-I understand!”

 

　After a moment of silence, Murasaki's words were uttered with a somewhat embarrassed expression on her face, and I came to my senses in a hurry and ran out like a leapfrog with the guide.

 

　”Guide! I don't care where! Is there an exit near here that leads to the surface?”

　”Y-Yes! The nearest exit is through that passageway…!!”

 

　We follow the guide's lead and run through the youkai, who are eating each other.
The guide and Murasaki run into a small passageway at the corner of the hall.
And I follow behind her.

 

　”This is the last of them…
I've got no choice!”

 

　As I make my way down the passageway for the last time, I pour a small amount of spiritual power into the last stick of dynamite I have hidden in my pocket, and then dump it at the entrance of the passageway as if it were a souvenir.
There was only one dynamite left, but I couldn't afford to be stingy with it.
I should use it when I can.

 

　”…!?”

 

　A moment after I left the big hall, I felt her eyes on me, and I turned around.
There she was, that damned monster.
At her feet lies a shikigami, torn to shreds and in the process of disembodiment.
Her left eye I had pierced seemed to have regenerated almost completely, and her blood-red eyes were staring at me.

 

　No anger, no hatred, just a look of affection, pity, and sadness…
and the other person seemed to have noticed my gaze and smiled gently…
yes, gently, and sadly.
Then she moved her mouth and said something.

 

　”Hehehe, I'm afraid this is all I can do.
I'm sorry to say goodbye, but let's give up this time.
But in the end…”

 

　My quick lip-reading failed to pick up any more words.
Because the next moment, the ceiling of the hall collapsed due to the explosion of dynamite, and the many youkai, who were confused, went wild.

 

　”D*mn…!? D*mn you!!”

 

　I turn around, shaking off the irresistible temptation, pushing aside my frustration, ignoring my many doubts, and running frantically after Murasaki ahead of me.
There was not an inch of time to spare for anything other than escape.
It was all I could do to get out of the immediate danger.

 

　Even though I felt, in my heart, unspeakable guilt, regret, and anxiety…