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Book 10
Book 10: Chapter 10: House of Ernol vs Slime
The battle against Slime — the advancement examination needed in order for them to become the E-rank adventurers — had begun.
"Can our party go first and defeat one of them?"
"Yup, you can."
"We'll go next!"
"Then we'll try after them, Danna-sama."
"Okay. Then —"
Youko, Luke and Sitri would battle the slimes in that order.
Tina didn’t say anything about participating for some reason.
Did she perhaps discover that I secretly strengthened the slimes?
Well, I’m sure she’ll be able to grasp the situation and go with the flow.
I'll make Youko and Luke’s parties lose in the meantime.
How about Sitri?
She’s pretty strong from the get go, so I think she’ll defeat the slimes even if I fortified them.
Hmm, I guess it won’t be so bad to let it be if that happened.
Good thing the guys who have the tendency to overestimate their own abilities will battle first.
Alright, let’s have the slimes do their best.
Youko’s party would battle first.
And the members were —
Youko, the calamitous Nine-tailed Fox
Colored Dragon Hakua, the Strongest Monster
Former Saintess Seira
Elmia, Former Captain of the Order of Holy Knights
“So, let’s go?” (Youko)
“We’ll do their best! (Hakua)
“It seems…you don’t have any use for Recovery.” (Seira)
“They’re slimes, for crying out loud.” (Elmia)
Elmia was wearing scarletite armor, and it was obvious that she was no noob adventurer.
There four people started charging against one of the slimes.
“Kyupi.”
The slime wasn’t on guard at all.
It didn’t show any fear against Youko and her party.
It didn’t budge at all, even if Youko and the others were steadily closing in.
Actually, the slimes were about to jump at me when Johann summoned them, so I immediately used the enslavement magic’s connection to warn them to behave themselves.
The slimes earnestly kept that order, and they obediently behaved themselves.
“They… don’t even try to run.” (Youko)
“Nor do they attack.” (Hakua)
“Isn’t it a bit too pitiful to just attack them like this?” (Seira)
“Y-Yeah.” (Elmia)
The four of them hesitated.
Yeah, I guess it did seem a bit hard to attack someone who didn’t even try to resist?
I was about to command the slime to attack because of that thought, when Youko moved first.
“Sorry. I won’t get any praise from Master if I don’t defeat you.”
Flames appeared on her palm.
“Goodbye.”
It seemed like she decided to end it in an instant.
She launched her ball of fire that contained more than enough mana for a single slime towards her opponent.
“Kyupi?”
“—What!?”
Youko was dumbfounded.
Her magic attack did hit the slime.
Even the power of the spell she released wasn’t something a mere slime could resist, supposedly.
And yet, the slime just jiggled on the spot as if nothing happened.
“You’re going too easy on it, Youko.”
“N-No…that’s not it. There’s no way —”
“It’s fine. I’ll be the one — to do it!”
Hakua cut off Youko and launched a Flying Fist attack at the slime.
She could use this attack after being taught by Merdie.
Being the dragon that she was, Hakua could easily pulverize A-ranked monsters easily with that Flying Fist attack.
And yet —
It just made a bouncing sound before being swallowed completely by the slime.
“—E, Eh!?”
And so, Hakua was stupefied at the scene that unfolded before her, just like Youko.
That’s because she was an S-ranked monster — the strongest of them all — and yet her attack didn’t even work on an F-ranked monster.
“Youko, Hakua, you’re going too easy on it.”
Elmia drew her sword and slashed at the slime.
Her sword cut the slime in half.
However —
“Hmpf….Hm!? W-What the heck!?”
The slime’s body that had been split into half jiggled for a bit on that spot, before fusing together once again.
“My goodness, Elmia. There’s no way a slice attack won’t work on a slime!”
This time around, Seira conjured a spear of light out of thin air.
She decided not to go easy on the slime after witnessing Youko, Hakua and Elmia’s failure.
They wouldn’t leave a good impression on Johann — their proctor — if all four of them failed.
Seira infused just enough mana to easily obliterate B-ranked monster into her spell before releasing it.
“Holy Lance!”
The light spear pierced through the slime.
“Kyupi!”
“N-No way…”
Slime jiggled.
Yeah. Yeah!
This is awesome.
I confirmed that the Divine Protection I gave the slimes provided them with quite a strong resistance ability, so I was happy.
((Master~))
I heard a voice that seemed like it came from the slime through the enslavement magic.
I did tame monsters that normally didn’t have the ability to converse with people, such as maho nomes and crenus, previously, but we never had a conversation through the enslavement magic.
((Slime…right?))
((Yup~))
((So you can talk, huh))
((Yeah~))
It was a soft, fluffy, adorable, warm voice.
I could feel it soothing me.
((Do you need anything?))
((Yup. Is it better if I don’t attack yet?))
Ahh, yeah, I did command them to [Behave].
I see, so that’s why it didn’t retaliate.
((You can attack them back.))
((Really~?))
((Ah, but go easy on them for a bit, okay? ))
((Got it~))
The slime suddenly vanished from the girls’ sight.
“Wha!? It disappeared.”
“W-Where is it?”
Youko and Hakua were flustered as they searched for their enemy.
Whoa, it’s quite fast.
I could see the slime’s movements.
It moved with great speed as it approached Youko and the girls from behind while concealing itself.
Tentacles stretched from the slime’s body, and they constrained the four girls in an instant.
“Nngh!”
“L-Let go!”josei
“Nnn, n-not there~”
“Seira! Urk!? S-Sto —”
It was kinda erotic
The four girls desperately floundered, trying to break free from the tentacles binding them, but the slime didn’t look like it would let go anytime soon.
((Target captured~))
The slime’s happy voice was transmitted through the enslavement magic.
“Ryuushin! We’re saving Youko and the others!”
“Y-Yeah!”
“Us, too.”
“We will join you!”
Luke’s team, the next party set to battle, tried to rescue Youko and her team, but —
“Wha!?”
((I’m your opponent.))
The second slime blocked Luke and his team’s way.