Chapter 27

Chapter 27

New Meeting (3)

The leader thought whether he misheard at Def’s words.

“Who caught?”

“The slime!”

‘Not misheard.’

The leader looked around.

Def talking to him.

The corpses of the wolf and deer placed nearby.

And the sleeping Hawein and Sgol.

Finally the slime jumping poyong poyong.

First, the possibility that Hawein and Sgol went together with Def disappeared.

“Really saying the slime caught? Tell how it happened.”

“Yes!”

Nodding with a smile, Def started explaining.

“...So dragged the deer and wolves.”

“Yes.”

The leader knows that Def is not a personality that lies.

From the beginning, not cunning enough to lie, nor smart.

To the extent that if trying to lie because Sgol ordered, it all shows on the face.

First deciding to believe Def’s words, the leader accepted the fact that the slime caught the wolves.

‘What kind of slime is this?’

Not only agile to the extent Sgol can’t catch, but a slime that catches two wolves in an instant.

Had never heard.

“Th, there leader.”

“Why.”

Def said while making a sound from the belly rumble.

“M, meat if not prepared quickly will spoil.”

“Yes, have to prepare.”

The leader decided to put the worry about the slime later for now.

Rumble.

Not as much as Def, but the leader also was insufficient with one rabbit.

“Wake Hawein and Sgol, prepare quickly and eat.”

“Yes! Leader!”

Smiling brightly, Def woke the sleeping Sgol and Hawein.

“Iik! What, this pig! Why waking a sleeping person.”

“Haaam~ what?”

“Both get up and prepare.”

“Hyung-nim? What!? This deer and wolves!”

“Huhu, did leader and Def catch at night because hungry?”

“Will tell later so hurry help preparing.”

Following the leader’s words, Hawein and Sgol also prepared the deer and wolves.

Tadak tadak.

The sound of grilling the prepared deer meat at night flows riding the wind.

Sgol and Hawein also were insufficient with about one rabbit so the entire bandit group looked at the grilling meat while drooling.

While the meat is grilling, the leader personally explained why the meat appeared.

“Yes? This slime caught the wolves?”

“Def said so.”

“Hyung-nim believes this fool’s words?”

“I, I’m not a fool...”

“Even if Def lacks head, not a guy who lies. You also know well.”

“But a mere slime...”

When Sgol looked at the slime with suspicious eyes, Hawein laughed and said.

“Puhup, the one who lost to a mere slime is you, Sgol. Rather isn’t it better to admit losing to the slime that easily won even wolves?”

“Didn’t lose!”

“Ah! All grilled!”

The bandit group first decided to fill the belly with the grilled meat.

“Slime, here. This is yours.”

Poyong!

The slime also ate the meat Def grilled separately.

‘Delicious!’

Compared to the food eaten in the mansion, taste and nutrients clearly fall, but eating together with other people, this meat also felt very delicious.

After eating the meat to fullness, the bandit group that woke from sleep and was tired fell into sleep again.

+++

The next morning.

The leader whose face was swollen because ate meat at night and slept fell into worry.

‘What should I do with this slime?’

At first, only thought that a slime that approaches without guarding people would sell at a fairly good price in the black market.

But upon returning to the hideout, surprising things happened consecutively.

Returning from hunting, came to know that the slime is agile to the extent Sgol can’t catch.

Waking from sleep, came to know that the slime is strong to the extent of taking care of two wolves at once.

A slime this strong without even guarding people.

The leader had never heard or seen such a slime.

It was never an ordinary slime.

Therefore, started worrying whether okay to sell as is in the black market.

If utilizing for other uses without selling.

‘Rather seems can earn more money.’

The leader looked at his subordinates.

Hawein, Sgol, Def.

Subordinates from the same countryside village.

Subordinates who call him hyung-nim and even followed together when coming out of the village.

Since brought together, as the hyung-nim leading them, at least must not make them starve.

Since might be dangerous to do adventurer whose main job is monster subjugation, the leader first chose mercenary that mainly takes other jobs not monster subjugation.

A mercenary group of only 4.

At first started from carrying luggage. In the middle, accumulated experience while taking nearby goblin subjugation even if not adventurer level, after that received jobs of escorting merchants or intimidating newly opened shops, etc.

Mainly took jobs that do not greatly threaten life.

Even if not monsters, there were frequent fights with people from a young age.

Because of that, the breathing of the 4 who have been together for a long time matched well so even ordinary delinquents or beginner adventurers were not opponents.

But that mercenary group has now become a bandit group.

‘All because of me.’

The start of the incident was a request from one noble.

When the reputation as a mercenary group rose to a certain extent.

A noble called Viscount Pedphil demanded to accept the request with an arrogant attitude.

Since the reward was decent, the leader immediately asked the content of the request.

And that content could be said to be quite shocking.

Kidnapping of a village woman.

When first hearing this content, not only the leader but the other 3 also suspected whether misheard.

Viscount Pedphil had a hobby that could not be put in the mouth.

Liked forcibly taking women who have no heart for him.

Liked even more seeing the appearance of women suffering.

Even the reason for entrusting such a thing difficult to put in the mouth to mercenaries was absurd.

Cannot order private soldiers himself because if caught by chance, a flaw might go to his honor.

Lacking trust to order dirty delinquents in the back alleys.

But if ordering a mercenary group that has done various requests and is trusted by people, even if women are kidnapped, there is no one who will suspect them was the reason.

Moreover, said will personally request you knowing how important keeping contracts is to a mercenary group.

Said know gratefully since giving a large sum to a mere mercenary group that somehow luckily obtained fame.

Hearing all the way there, the leader’s fist whose reason was cut stabbed the viscount’s face.

That result is exactly this situation.

Somehow escaped from the noble’s mansion but a wanted poster was issued to the mercenary group, and unable to receive normal requests, the mercenary group had no choice but to become a bandit group.

Even becoming bandits, could not even do that properly.

Called bandits but what they do was no different from strongly clinging saying to pay toll by blocking the path.

They could not do up to swinging swords toward people or plundering the items themselves.

‘Doing banditry that is not even like bandits like this will reach the limit. Rather than that...’

Even if a wanted order, it is valid only in nearby regions where the viscount has influence.

Became bandits thinking better than adventurer where subordinates might be in danger.

However, upon directly doing banditry, realized.

That they do not fit banditry at all.

When the leader himself also felt the limit like this, met the slime.

A slime that is agile and has the skill of immediately catching at least two wolves and is friendly to people.

‘If taming this slime well.’

Even if dangerous, the thought that rather doing adventurer life would be better came.

The leader decided to do several tests for that possibility.

+++

First the leader said to the subordinates.

Today let’s go catch goblins.

“Goblins? Leader, to catch goblins have to walk an hour. Not much money either. Moreover not doing plunder?”

“Don’t talk back and follow, Sgol. Def, you take care of that slime well.”

“Yes, hyung-nim!”

The leader who took time with subordinates and moved to the area where goblins are discovered goblins and ordered Def.

“Def, try catching those goblins together with that slime.”

“Yes, hyung-nim!”

“Hyung-nim? What strange sound...”

“Quiet.”

First decided to confirm whether the slime really has the skill enough to catch wolves.

“Let’s go, slime! Let’s catch goblins!”

Poyong!

The leader who sent Def and the slime with half-belief could confirm.

“Yap!”

While Def swings the sword and takes care of one goblin.

Poyong! Poyong! Poyong!

Beok! Paak! Peok!

The slime hunted one goblin every time bouncing once.

“What, that.”

“Really an amazing slime.”

At that scene, not only Sgol but even Hawein blinked eyes and looked.

“Hehe, slime. Amazing!”

Poyong!

Def who praises while smiling purely even if caught less than the slime and the slime bouncing as if liking.

At that appearance, the leader felt possibility and instructed additionally.

Induced hunting goblins pairing not only with Def but also with Sgol, Hawein, and finally even himself paired with the slime and took care of goblins.

The result of the test that went through such a process,

‘What, why does this listen so well to words? Moreover extremely... smart?’

Was a result too good to the extent of astonishment.

The slime was strangely cooperative.

Not only that, clearly understood people’s words.

“Hey! This time I will catch 2 so you catch only one and stay still!”

There was a time Sgol threw a fit and demanded since the slime takes care of most of the goblins discovered.

Then surprisingly the slime quickly caught only one and stayed still.

Not only that.

“Hey! What are you doing! I said help!”

When Sgol shouted like that while struggling because other goblins came additionally in the middle of taking care of the remaining goblins.

Poyong!

The slime immediately reacted and took care of the goblins.

A slime that anyone can see can understand people’s words.

‘Possible. With this much, can sufficiently do!’

The leader saw hope in the test result.

And that evening, said to the subordinates.

“Kids, tell honestly. Don’t want to do banditry?”

“Huh? I don’t mind if hyung-nim says to do.”

“Kheup, asking that now, hyung-nim?”

“M, me also okay, hyung-nim.”

“Don’t think of me. You also don’t like banditry.”

“Well, there wouldn’t be people who want to do banditry wanting.”

“If not that damn pervert noble kid, wouldn’t have done such things.”

“Ugh, actually sorry when receiving money from passing people...”

Hearing the subordinates’ honest words, the resolved leader said.

“Kids. Then we... let’s do adventurer taking this slime.”

““Yes?””

The subordinates’ voices overlapped into one.