I Thought It Was a Fairy Tale but the Genre Is Strange - Chapter 70



Episode 69 – The Queen

“Screeeeeech! How dare you, you rolling pebble, you!!!”

Delphord sprang to his feet, his beard wet with blood from a nosebleed on his beet-red nose, and started raging.

I flipped him the bird with a friendly smile, and his nosebleed seemed to escalate, probably from the spike in his blood pressure. Snow White stared at me, dumbfounded, and I grinned, saying,

“You don’t need to listen to that filth. He’s a piece of trash who approached you with ulterior motives from the start.”

“Oh, thank you.”

Snow White gave a sad smile. Bitter with betrayal, yet grateful for my consideration.

“Shut up! You trashy b*stards! Fine, I’ll show you I’m right! I’ll take the beautiful Snow right in front of everyone…” *Pthwack!*

This time, even more teeth flew into the air than before. Next up, Ariel unleashed a water bomb that hit him square in the face. He writhed on the ground, agonizing.

“Agh, it hurts, it hurts!!”

“Oh, is it my turn next?”

Then, Alice stepped forward. She wasn’t just picking up a rock; she was swinging a mace like she was about to throw it. Getting hit by that would be a guaranteed death. Delford, realizing the gravity of the situation, backed away in terror.

“H-hey! Wh-what are you planning to do!”

“What do you think? I’m going to smash your head in with this! Hehehe, this will be fun~”

“D-don’t! You crazy, you crazy b*tch! Don’t do it!”

“I don’t want to!”

*Whoosh!* The mace left Alice’s hand, cutting through the air, its heavy weight and the force behind the throw heading straight for Delford’s head. Delford let out a sharp, feminine scream as he cowered.

*Ting!*

But contrary to expectations of Delford’s head exploding, the mace just bounced back, as if it had hit an invisible wall. Surprisingly, the Queen herself had protected Delford.

Extending a slender hand, the Queen chuckled, as if our scuffle was just a children’s game.

“Now, now, he’s still going to be my daughter’s dwarf husband. You can’t kill him.”

“T-thank you! To think Her Majesty would save this lowly life! I shall be loyal to you until the day I die!”

“Yes, you had better. Starting now.”

The queen was smiling, but a chilling aura seeped out from behind it. The thought that something was about to happen flashed for a moment.

“Ugh, guhk!!!”

The queen’s index fingernail pierced the dwarf’s forehead. The nail dug deeper and deeper into the dwarf’s forehead, until it looked like a whole finger was inside, scooping at his brain. Delford’s eyes rolled back, showing only the whites, and his limbs twitched violently with every small movement of the queen’s.

“Oh, my God.”

Adele let out a gasp of shock.

*Pop!* When the queen’s index finger finally came out of Delford’s forehead, contrary to expectations, no blood or brain matter flowed out. Nothing unusual happened.

“This is a special bonus. After all, it wouldn’t do for Snow’s groom to be a dwarf.”

“Grrr, guh, grrr!!!”

Delford’s whole body convulsed violently. His body began to swell, starting with his face and moving down to his legs, like a balloon, his size steadily increasing. In the blink of an eye, the small dwarf’s body transformed into a giant, easily reaching over three meters.

His entire body was stained red as if covered in blood, and narrow, vertical pupils flashed within his white eyes. All the soft fat on his body disappeared, replaced by a new being with a firm, muscular build.

The muscular Delford, with a hole in the center of his forehead, looked at his hands in wonder, clenching and unclenching them.

“I-Is this me?”

“Heh heh, how does it feel? I’ve added a subtle touch of my power.”

“Amazing, no, it’s ecstasy itself! With this power, I can do anything!”

As he grinned, his missing teeth were restored, and even sharp vampire fangs appeared. The giant vampire, Delford, now unrecognizable as a dwarf, moved his body around as if stretching, clearly enjoying himself.

“Heh heh heh, with this power, I can destroy you all in an instant! Your Majesty, I’ll catch those lowly things and offer them at your feet!”

The queen smiled gently and nodded her head.

Then, Delford spun around, glaring at us. He lowered into a running stance and leaped forward with explosive force. Delford’s first target, having rapidly closed the distance, was Alice. It was clear he was seeking revenge for what Alice had done to him before, as he immediately threw a massive fist.

“First, I’ll turn you into mincemeat!”

“Oh, my~”

Alice snorted, then stretched out an arm. *Thud!* A heavy impact reverberated, shaking the air around them.

“Wh-what!?”

Delphord’s facial muscles twitched. He looked like he couldn’t believe his fist had been stopped by frail Alice’s hand. Having witnessed many fights, I already knew Delphord was far below Alice’s level.

“This b*tch! How dare you grab my fist!”

Delphord tried to follow up with another blow, but his gaze was instantly pulled upwards. Alice, having kicked him in the jaw, smiled calmly before driving a straight punch into his gut.

“Guh!”

Seeing the hulking Delphord clutch his stomach in agony was a weird disconnect, but it was normal enough to not bother me. The dwarves and Snow White watched, holding their breaths, as their former comrade was brutally beaten.

“Kyahahaha! You thought you could turn me into mincemeat with just that? Huh?”

Alice picked up a mace that was lying on the side of the road and casually struck Delphord’s limbs with it. Despite it all, he was too preoccupied with defense, shrinking and writhing in pain.

“To think, a guy with no battle sense is acting all tough just because he got a little stronger. Don’t you think that’s hilarious? Huh?”

“Sh-shut up! Once I get used to this power, you’ll be nothing but a punching bag!”

“Heh, really~? Then I guess I’ll have to kill you before that happens?”

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“Huh?”

Delphord’s body swayed. Aeriel shook his head in disgust. The mace completely crushed his left leg. Delphord’s pupils dilated in pain, his mouth gaping, a wretched scream trying to claw its way out from deep within, but no sound came.

“Mmp! Mmm!!!”

Delphord, eyes wet with tears, flailed. His mouth was twisted and squeezed shut by Alice’s small hand, letting out only muffled groans.

“Kyahahaha! Trying to scream? Huh~? No, no. You can’t open your dirty mouth yet, we haven’t even started.”

“Ughhh!”

“Honey~”

Alice, hanging off Delphord’s back and calmly controlling him, suddenly gestured to me.

“Huh? Me?”

“Yeah~ you said you wanted to do something earlier.”

Something I wanted to do? Only then did I realize Alice’s intentions and smirked wickedly. I welcome this much. It’s the perfect kind of pain for trash like him, isn’t it? A scar that’ll never fade.

I giggled and pulled out my scythe. I dragged it along the floor, slowly approaching him.

“Mr. Delford~ You remember what I said earlier, right?”

Delford’s pupils were fixed on my scythe for a moment, then, remembering what I’d said, he started to freak out. He tried to get Alice off him at all costs, but it was impossible to shake her off, she was clinging like a leech. So he tried to run away with Alice on his back, using his remaining leg.

*Fwish*.

His remaining leg was pierced by a water-made spear, losing its function and causing him to fall to the ground with a thud.

“Ughhh!!!”

Eriel was displeased, but still, she was willing to help because this was something I wanted to do. So she came closer alongside me. Delford was now barely moving, just crawling. His eyes were so wet, tears were practically pouring down. He looked up at the Queen, begging for mercy, but she just chuckled, watching like an audience member enjoying a show, calmly waiting.

The reason that guy was strengthened so ambiguously and sent to attack us is likely to see how powerful we really are. Or maybe she just didn’t like him and wanted him dead.

Alice immobilized Delford completely, pulling his arms behind his neck and trapping his neck with her legs. Then, his crotch was completely exposed above his bloody legs.

I grinned and raised my scythe, saying,

“Well, you’ve got to take responsibility for your words, right?”

“Ughh! Ughhh!!!”

Delford struggled more fiercely than ever, trying desperately to break free, but it was pointless. Now, he was trembling, looking at me, his pale face turning whiter still. He shook his head wildly, pleading, begging me not to do this, as a fellow man, I shook my head in response.

“Well, then you shouldn’t have done that sort of thing.”

Without a moment’s hesitation, I swung my scythe. The sharp blade met his precious parts, and without a chance to say goodbye, sliced it clean off.

*Fwish!*

His crotch was soaked in thick blood. It felt like I’d cut the shaft and burst the balls, but it’s not as satisfying as I expected.

Delphord, reeling from the shock of losing his manhood, foamed at the mouth and passed out cold.