Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Farewell (1)

There was no way Jessie would accept Rufus Ludendion’s words right away.

“There is no way! Alexandros the 2nd will want to live with me continuously! Not knowing anything! Father fool!”

Jessie embracing the slime with tears and leaving the office.

“Ah, young lady!”

Nina hurriedly followed behind Jessie and Rufus remaining in the office.

“Kuuuuk! My angel! Calling me a fool! Ah, aaaaah!”

Clutched his chest and suffered.

‘If going to suffer that much, why did you say it, count.’

Albert quietly sighed inwardly.

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Jessie who shut herself in the room with tears welling wanted to deny the father’s words heard today.

That the slime wants to go outside.

That it wants to leave her side.

The words that sending away would be better.

Wanted to continuously deny shouting there is no way! loudly, but Jessie was not stupid.

Rather, since continuously watching the slime, Jessie also knew.

How much curiosity the slime has, how much it wants to see various scenery.

Even when reading a new book, what the slime rejoices the most is when reading a book with pictures of scenery not yet seen drawn.

Moreover, how much the slime rejoiced even when first inspecting.

But as the number of inspections increased, the slime looked outside the territory.

Overlapped with the appearance of looking at the window when inside the mansion.

The slime’s thought of wanting to see wider places beyond the territory from the mansion, Jessie could easily guess.

But even so Jessie ignored.

Pretended not to know.

Because does not want to part.

At first brought because wondrous and cute, but for Jessie the slime was now no different from family.

It was a feeling of a cute younger sibling appearing rather than a pet.

Nina who is already thought no different from family, like an older sister.

The older brother currently diligently receiving education at the academy.

The count and countess who love her.

But for the youngest Jessie, an existence like a younger sibling she has to take care of was the slime for the first time.

Therefore even more attached and did not want to separate.

“Alexandros the 2nd...”

Jessie put the slime on the bed and asked.

“Want to go outside?”

‘Outside? I want to go out!’

Poyong! the slime jumped once.

“Want to see many things more outside? Like the scenery seen in books.”

‘Yeah! I want to see! I want to see a lot! I want to know!’

Poyong! Poyong! the slime jumped twice as if greatly affirming.

‘As expected so...’

Jessie accepted the slime’s heart that she had been pretending not to know until now.

Even so, since the regrettable heart cannot be helped, asked the slime.

“Even if parting with me, want to see?”

‘Parting with Jessie?’

The slime already knows the concept of farewell.

Because it experienced meeting and parting with Nellin.

At the time could not clearly know that meeting and parting, but as Jessie read several books, the slime properly came to know the concept of farewell.

Farewell.

Not being able to meet for a long time.

Or never being able to meet.

Separating from Jessie who gave it food.

Parting from Jessie who informed many things.

‘That... is sad.’

The slime did not jump right away and tilted its body forward.

But even so, the desire of curiosity of wanting to know more.

Could not suppress the most intense heart the slime had from the very beginning.

The heart of wanting to see and know more things and the heart of being sad if parting with Jessie collide.

The slime that looks listless.

Jessie was comforted just by looking at that appearance.

The slime is sad about parting with her.

Because that much is evidence that the slime likes her.

“Thank you, Alexandros the 2nd.”

Jessie gently embraced the slime.

‘Jessie?’

“I am also sad about parting with Alexandros the 2nd. Want to continue being. But that... would not be for you?”

Jessie has read numerous tales and biographies and legends.

Among them, there were also many stories about families that gently send off the protagonist who leaves for adventure to become a warrior, to become a hero, for one’s dream.

And Jessie thought such a time has come to her as well.

But not all of those stories were stories of never returning after leaving.

There are also stories of returning to the family’s arms after accumulating achievements, overcoming crises, or finding treasures.

Therefore, hoping for reunion with the slime if possible, Jessie embraced the slime and said.

“We will surely be able to see again, Alexandros the 2nd.”

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The next day.

Jessie took Nina and Pin and went outside the territory.

Inside the carriage, Nina asked Jessie with a worried expression.

“Young lady, will you really be okay?”

“I am okay, Nina.”

“Tears are coming out.”

“I! Am okay! Alexandros the 2nd wants to see a wider world!”

Looking at Jessie who is letting the slime go even while tears welling, Nina could not help but be surprised.

To think Jessie would grow this much.

From the young lady who always clung and insisted wanting to see Nellin to possessing the qualities of a proper lady who accepts farewell and thinks of the other.

‘Though the target being a slime is a bit strange.’

Nina looked at the slime.

The monster brought into the mansion a month ago by Jessie’s insistence.

But now even Nina knows that the slime is not just an ordinary slime.

A slime that is friendly with people and eats food deliciously, and is strangely good at massage.

Since feeling familiarity not as much as Jessie but also, it was regrettable.

Nina stroked the slime that went up on Jessie’s thigh and said.

“Have to live well outside too, understood?”

“Can Alexandros the 2nd really live well?”

“Young lady?”

“But Alexandros the 2nd is a slime.”

Jessie embraced the slime.

“Extremely cute and trembles well, jumps well, eats well but is a slime. What if gets hurt by other monsters?”

Jessie whose anxiety increased now that farewell is gradually approaching.

‘This point is the same as the count.’

“Don’t worry. This kid is really smart. If dangerous, will surely hide well.”

“Would be so?”

“Yes.”

“But still worried...”

‘Really resembles the count.’

A short while later, the carriage stopped.

The stopped place was the place where Jessie and the slime first met.

The road near the blue elf forest.

Jessie held the slime and slowly got off the carriage.

And gently put the slime down on the floor.

“Alexandros the 2nd...”

The slime looked up at Jessie.

‘Jessie...’

The slime also understood.

That now, this moment is farewell.

Also that if expressing wanting to be more with Jessie, can return to the mansion as is.

However, yesterday the slime thought.

Want to see more various things.

The scenery that came out in the ‘books’ Jessie read.

The scorching earth, the freezing land, the green great forest, the vast plain, the crystal domain.

Curiosity even stronger than when watching Fenrir’s broadcast bloomed.

Just as Jessie resolved to let the slime go, the slime also decided to be honest with its curiosity.

Even so, did not think of just parting.

The slime tried to convey its heart using the things learned while beside Jessie until now.

It was when the slime was about to jump poyong!

-Kigik! Kihhihit!

-...!

“Young lady! Please step back! Nina also hurry!”

A group of goblins appeared from the blue elf forest.

The number is 12.

Pin hurriedly got down from the driver’s seat and stood in front of Jessie and Nina and drew his sword.

The opponents are 12 goblins.

Even if the number is many, Pin alone could subjugate them.

But the problem was that this place has targets to protect not just Pin alone.

No matter how much goblins, since cannot face 12 at the same time, other goblins might threaten Jessie and Nina while he fights.

“Young lady, Nina! Please enter the carriage quickly! I will handle it.”

“Got it, Pin! Young lady! Hurry!”

“Wait! Alexandros the 2nd also!”

Jessie hurriedly reached out her hand toward the slime put down on the floor.

But.

Poyong!

The slime far from jumping into Jessie’s embrace jumped in front of Pin.

“Uh?! Why are you coming forward?”

“Alexandros the 2nd! Dangerous!”

The voices of flustered Pin and worried Jessie are heard.

Even so the slime advanced further forward.

‘Bad!’

The slime got angry.

Got angry at being obstructed from trying to convey its thoughts to Jessie.

The most angry was that those goblins tried to attack Jessie, Nina, Pin.

The people it likes.

While coming out of the blue elf forest, the slime met goblins several times, and defeated several times.

And the slime realized.

That goblins are individuals that attack right away if met.

So who the goblins that revealed their appearance now will attack is obvious without thinking.

Poyong! Poyong! Poyong!

“Hey! Wait!”

The slime moved toward the goblin group while increasing speed even more.

Pin who was flustered at the slime’s sudden action tried to stop it.

Meanwhile, the goblin group ridiculed looking at the slime coming toward them.

A slime is coming.

A weak slime is coming.

Something not special is coming toward them.

“No! Alexandros the 2nd!”

In Jessie’s eyes, the slime’s action looked like reckless charging.

The gentle and smart slime.

Looked like jumping fearlessly toward the goblin group for precious people risking danger.

“No, young lady!”

Nina held Jessie trying to run toward the slime and stopped.

“Pin!”

She hurriedly called Pin’s name.

Pin judged quickly.

Even if running now, could not stop before the slime collides with the goblin group.

But still there is distance from the goblin group.

If hurriedly chasing the slime, could defeat a few goblins and also save the slime.

If recovering, when the slime is hit by an attack and faints.

‘Don’t die in one shot!’

Pin hoped in his heart that the slime is sturdy.

And.

Something completely unexpected by Jessie, Nina, Pin, and the goblin group happened.

Poyoyong!

Beeeeok!

-Kigyaaak!?

““Uh?””

“Huh?”

The slime’s Bounce Tackle used containing anger.

That speed was to the extent that mere goblins cannot react.

The slime’s Bounce Tackle made the waist of the hit goblin bend into a ㄱ shape.

Not only made the waist bend but also exerted power of additionally blowing away the goblin behind.

That power was even more powerful than when in the forest.

Even if unable to practice tackle for a month, there was no way the skill of already mastered Bounce Tackle would rust.

Above all.

Different from occasionally eating animals when hungry in the forest for a month.

Has eaten nutrient-filled food every day without skipping even one meal in the mansion.

For living beings.

Especially for monsters, high-quality nutrients are soon growth itself.

On top of that, after obtaining the Vibration skill, the slime became able to do more detailed force control than before through massage using vibration delicately against Jessie or servants.

Absorption of high-quality nutrients and more detailed force control.

As a result, the slime could exert a tackle with stronger power than a month ago.

‘Bad! Will scold!’

▶Okk lmao bullying time go?

[Just Ram and See]▶Khehahaha! Go! Ram! Ram!

[Yarn Lady]▶Angry Squishy-nim is also cute~.

[Noblesse Fire]▶Will be fun after a long time.

[Squishy Queen]▶Sweep them away, member of my kind!

The chat window burned at the battle unfolded after a long time.