Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Ludendion Count’s Mansion (1)

“So good because soft.”

“Young lady, me also for a moment...”

“No! Nina kept touching while riding the carriage?”

Jessie was gently stroking the slime that rode on her hand.

The slime was soft to the extent of not getting tired no matter how many times stroked.

Feeling the hand’s touch, the corners of Jessie’s mouth twitched up.

The slime also did not dislike Jessie’s hand.

Unlike the goblin that struck down with malice, Jessie’s gentle hand containing goodwill.

Instinctively the slime felt this gentle hand pleasant.

[Yarn Lady]▶I also want to stroke Squishy-nim~.

▶Stroking without rest.

[Squishy Queen]▶Iiiik! Don’t touch the same kind carelessly! Human!

[Free Spirit]▶???? What? Why is Squishy-nim in a noble mansion?

[Just Ram and See]▶What is this nest? Why did it become a human nest from the forest?

As time passed, other fixed viewers such as the joker and Fenrir also started entering.

[Squishy Queen]▶Where on earth are you selling one eye! Some human guy brought saying will raise the same kind!

[Free Spirit]▶Is it real?

[Just Ram and See]▶Why are you blaming me for that.

‘No, contacting humans so suddenly like this.’

The joker who never dreamed such a thing would happen in the short time he took his eyes off hurriedly turned his head.

‘If went from the elf forest to a noble mansion, the candidate is only one. The Ludendion count’s territory closest from the blue elf forest. Could it be... the daughter of Count Ludendion?’

The joker’s guess was accurate but even so he could not be sure.

Because after becoming a lich, the joker had never gone outside even once because exploring the broadcast system!

There are memories as a human mage but that memory also becomes anxious whether certain after about 30 years.

‘Still, fortunate that it is not an aggressive reaction. Still anxious though...’

In the past, the joker was betrayed by a mage of the same magic tower who was obsessed with vain glory.

As a result, human hatred and distrust arose, but even so the good memories of the hero days precariously suppressed that hatred.

Of course if seeing a human whose intention is visible even for a moment, the hatred is immediately revealed.

But at least not to the extent of indiscriminately revealing hostility toward the girl smiling happily while stroking Squishy.

“Aaaah, really soft! What name should I give the kid?”

“Isn’t naming still early?”

“Why?”

“That... you haven’t received the count’s permission yet. Name it when you receive permission, yes?”

The maid worried that she might form attachment by even naming.

Because if Count Ludendion says no, it was obvious she would cry sorrowfully calling the name she named herself.

Creak.

Then, the door opened and a servant of the mansion entered Jessie’s room.

“Young lady, brought snacks.”

“Came well!”

On the tray the servant brought, there was a kettle and teacup, and cookies along with a cake that looks like the main snack.

‘Waaaa!’

The slime’s gaze turned toward the food placed on the tray the newly entered human brought.

The slime instinctively felt that what is on the tray is food.

▶What is that?

▶Don’t know? Ah, that is called ‘food’.

▶Here for a moment! What is food? It means food that human guys who can’t even eat meat raw well made to fit their stomachs! But the human guys went beyond filling the belly and researched and combined all kinds of foods to pursue ‘taste’ the form...

▶Explanation bug get lost!

▶I’m watching well.

▶Ah, completely understood.

‘Food!’

“Put it here and go now.”

“Understood.”

Looking at the snacks placed on the desk, Jessie grinned.

“Hihi.”

“Young lady, if you eat snacks already, will you be able to eat dinner later?”

“Since I went on a picnic, it’s okay. Moreover, snack stomach is separate.”

“That is so.”

Jessie put the slime down on her thigh, then picked up a fork and cut the front part of the cake.

Picked the cut cake again with the fork and brought it to her mouth.

“Uuum~ as expected the cake our chef made is the best~.”

Jessie making a happy smile at the sweetness spreading in the mouth.

Seeing that smile, the slime also received the feeling of eating extremely ‘deliciously’.

‘Ate! Looks delicious! I want to eat!’

Burrurrurur!

At the heart of wanting to eat, the slime’s body started trembling more vigorously.

“Huh? Why?”

The slime that suddenly trembles because it ate the cake deliciously.

Jessie took the fork from her mouth and alternately looked at the slime and the fork.

“Perhaps want to eat?”

‘Yeah!’

As if answering Jessie’s words, the slime jumped poyong! small once on Jessie’s thigh.

“Nina! Look at this! The slime also seems to want to eat the cake! Can I give to the slime?”

“Wouldn’t it be okay? Since they say slimes absorb almost anything.”

“Hihi, wait a bit I’ll give you a bite too.”

Jessie cut the cake with the fork and stabbed it deeply and lifted.

And Jessie fell into one worry.

“...Where do I feed it?”

Yes.

The slime has a very round and cute appearance.

Since everywhere is round, people seeing the slime for the first time could not know how they intake food.

“If you bring it close, won’t it eat on its own?”

“Is that so?”

Jessie carefully brought the cake piece stuck on the fork to the slime.

First to the front part thought as the mouth by human standards.

“Can you eat? This is cake.”

‘Cake! Food!’

Usually absorbed the nutrient part with the lower part, but originally a slime can absorb food in any direction.

The slime started slowly accepting the cake that touched its body.

“Nina! The cake is being sucked into the slime! Ah, the fork must not be eaten.”

Seeing that the cake completely entered, Jessie pulled the fork back.

With a pong! sound, the fork came out of the slime’s body.

And Jessie and Nina witnessed the cake piece disappearing in an instant inside the slime as if eyes melting.

“Nina! The slime ate the cake!”

“Wondrous.”

Meanwhile, the slime that absorbed the cake fell into an intense shock.

‘...!!!’

It was a festival of intense seasonings never tasted until now.

While being absorbed more easily than jerky, the taste of various seasonings contained inside made even the slime’s non-existent eyes crackle and spark.

What the slime that tasted the cake felt was one emotion.

‘Delicious!’

▷Cake! Delicious!

Immediately left its impression in the chat window. The slime trembled burrur and then jumped poyong! lightly on Jessie’s thigh.

“Look at this, Nina! Extremely liking! Seems the cake pleased it to the extent of jumping.”

“Does the slime know the taste of cake?”

“Surely knows! Like this rejoicing!”

▶Is that so delicious?

▶Don’t know?

▶From the beginning Squishy finds anything delicious?

[Just Ram and See]▶Hmph! Even so, would it be better than raw meat with blood flowing!

▶Not interested.

[Squishy Queen]▶Ah, the same kind is eating the humans’ strange food again...!

[Yarn Lady]▶Well, how is it~ rejoicing is cute and good~.

Jessie who raised the corners of her mouth at the rejoicing slime’s reaction. She picked one cookie and brought it to the slime.

“Try eating this too, slime. It’s a cookie!”

‘Cookie!’

The slime that received the cookie even held Jessie’s finger inside.

“Wa! Entering inside the slime!”

“Ah, young lady! Quickly take out the finger!”

“Kyahahat! The inside of the slime is a bit sticky feeling! Still soft!”

“Young lady! Quickly!”

At Nina’s urging, Jessie took out the finger from inside the slime.

“It was a bit sticky, but nothing stuck?”

The slime also, since it has intelligence, could distinguish to a certain extent what to absorb and what not to.

“Huu, young lady. Please don’t startle.”

“Nina also try giving!”

“Me?”

“Here!”

Jessie handing the cookie while smiling brightly.

Nina sweated coldly at such Jessie’s request.

Want to refuse.

But Jessie already proved it is safe.

There was no justification for herself as a maid to refuse.

Nina who received the cookie from Jessie brought the cookie to the slime with eyes tightly closed.

‘Cookie!’

The slime immediately held Nina’s hand together with the cookie.

“Hiit! Re, really sticky!”

Nina detached the hand from the cookie and quickly withdrew the hand.

“My words are right?”

“Yes. Hmm... really nothing stuck on the hand.”

The slime that absorbed even the cookie Nina gave rejoiced again and jumped poyong poyong.

“Seems happy because Nina gave the cookie.”

“Is that so?”

Creak!

While Nina was tilting her head. The door opened and Count Rufus Ludendion entered together with Pin.

“Jessie! My angel!”

“Father!”

Jessie saw that her father entered and immediately held the slime with both hands and approached Rufus with the brightest smile as much as possible.

“Look at this! It’s a cute slime! This kid is extremely gentle and listens well to words!”

Usually innocent Jessie but when clinging to her father Count Rufus Ludendion, she knew well the fact that she must use her aegyo.

“Today also your smile is like the warm morning sunlight, my angel.”

“Hihi.”

“Yes, this is that slime?”

Count Ludendion who stroked his chin with index finger and thumb looked at the slime.

‘Wa! New human!’

Burrurrur!

“Trembling?”

“Rejoicing at meeting father! This kid if happy trembles the body or jumps in place!”

“Is that so?”

“Yes! I’ll show you!”

As if showing a pet’s hidden trick, Jessie placed the slime on her bed and cut the cake again with the fork and brought it to the slime.

“Here, cake!”

‘Cake!’

The slime immediately absorbed the cake.

And like already shown to Jessie and Nina, the slime trembled burrur the body at the ‘delicious’ tasting again and jumped poyong poyong on the bed.

“Look! Right?”

“Heo, really so?...Pin, could slimes eat cake too?”

“Most will eat almost anything well.”

“I see.”

“Father! I want to raise this slime! I will raise it well! Yes? No? Father~.”

Jessie requesting while shining sparkling eyes.

Rufus almost clutched his heart unintentionally at his daughter’s cute smile.

‘Must endure. I am a count and the father of my lovely angel! Even if the daughter wants, must confirm safety!’

“Nina.”

“Yes, count.”

“Come out for a moment. There is something to talk about. Pin stay here for a moment. Stay in the room with Jessie.”

“Understood.”

Before the count went out, Jessie sent her earnest heart with eyes to Nina.

‘Have to speak well! Nina!’

Count Ludendion immediately asked Nina who came out of the room following him.

“Nina, in your eyes how is it? Does that slime look safe?”

“Currently no big danger seems.”

“Hmm, but placing a monster beside Jessie is...”

“Count, though presumptuous, I think chasing the slime out right away is not good.”

“Why?”

“That is...”

Nina explained the situation until Jessie came to meet the slime.

The slime discovered after somehow convincing that she wants to enter the elf forest and see Nellin.

Thanks to that Jessie could regain energy right away, but if chased out right away, Jessie will soon cling again saying she wants to see Nellin.

“First, if the slime is beside, the young lady’s interest will concentrate on the slime I think.”

“Was that so... Haa, my angel really resembles me.”

Sighing, Count Ludendion looked outside the window.

‘Even the longing toward Nellin-nim resembled.’

The Starlight Archer.

The heart of wanting to see Nellin-nim. Count Ludendion had also empathized with that heart.

Because he himself was the same when young.

No, perhaps held even more intense emotions toward Nellin than his daughter.

But precisely because of that, he could not let them meet.

‘Breaking that child’s delicate illusion is too cruel a thing.’