Suzuki is Cute Even In A Savage World

>”No.
The two are executing the remnant soldiers as per usual.
For some reason, they were reluctant to do it today, even though they are usually happy to do so.”

“Wait.
In that case, who is currently taking care of Suzuki?”

“One moment, please,” Pholus said, leaving the room for a moment before returning shortly after.
“It appears to be that the human was transferred from the underground dungeon to the torture chamber.”

“…Huh?”

“About now, I suppose Uhouguru is torturing him.”

“Idiot!!”

Torture.
When she heard the name, “Uhouguru,” she unconsciously bolted to her feet.
The strange appearance of Uhouguru flashed through Nephira's mind.

Uhouguru always wore a blood-stained burlap sack mask, so it was impossible to see what it looked like.
It also wore a black robe on its body and was rumored to have a variety of torture devices hidden inside it.

On one occasion, Nephira had witnessed Uhouguru torture, but even she, feared for her ruthlessness, couldn't bear its bad taste.
Uhouguru kept bugs in its robe and sent them into the openings of the humans.
The bugs would then eat their way into the brain and internal organs; the human writhes in agony, shedding tears of blood, as Uhouguru ridicules them while watching.

Whether it be a woman or a child, Uhouguru never held back in any way.
The wordless Uhouguru was a bizarre and eerie presence to Nephira and the other demons.

“Isn't Suzuky, going to be tortured to death?! I ORDERED IT! To ensure he got enough sleep, received enough food, and so on! Despite this, why the torture? Moreover, with Uhouguru!”

In a fit of rage, Nephira grabbed Pholus around the neck and shook him vigorously.

“B-b-but, this Suzuky or whatever it's called…
it's only a human, isn't it?” Pholus flapped his beak to grunt.
But Nephira's wrath was unrelenting.

“You bastard can only say such a thing because you have never seen Suzuky! That guy…
what…
he's…
incredibly cute…”

“Cu–cute…?”

“He has incredible tactical value! You morons!”

“Eep! I had no idea he was such an important human! I will bring him back immediately!”

“Enough! It's fine! I'll go myself!” Nephira declared and rushed out of the chamber.
She passed by demons in the halls who looked at her twice in surprise.

The calm and collected Nephira was running without caring about appearance, her ample bosom shaking.
Yet Nephira didn't pay any attention to them and ran frantically through the castle.

(Wait for me, Suzuky! I'm coming to save you now!)

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