Chapter 41

Chapter 41

Next Saintess (3)

Amelia and Paulen moved to saintess Frecia’s room taking the slime.

The room of Frecia who is the hero who saved the continent from the past calamity.

A room with quite artistic decorations while simultaneously having a fairly wide area.

She said simple is fine but came to use this room at the vice priests’ pleading.

“Amelia, paladin Paulen.”

Since entered a private space, Frecia called Amelia comfortably and said.

“Then will you tell? How this happened. Ah, please don’t do made-up stories like did to vice priest David.”

“Haha, understood. How this happened is...”

Paulen explained the matters until now to Frecia without omission.

The occasion of leaving the Holy City together with Amelia and the matter that happened while walking the valley for rest.

And even the reason for bringing the slime.

“Truly wondrous things also exist.”

Frecia who heard all the circumstances was purely surprised.

No matter how much the saintess who repelled the calamity, who would have expected a slime riding a Lesser Troll to flow down the river.

On top of that.

“Is this child’s vibration that good?”

“Yes...”

Explaining the reason anew, Amelia was embarrassed and wanted to enter the blanket.

Because it was a truly absurd reason even looking back herself.

Meanwhile.

‘Frecia! Saintess! Nellin! Friend!’

Poyong!

The slime was excited looking at Frecia.

The person Frecia who came out in the biography Jessie read.

A race similar to the human it first saw.

An existence that was close to the elf’s hero Nellin.

If counting, a friend’s friend.

Encountering a person it wanted to meet once, could not help but be excited.

‘Jerky!’

There was also a slight expectation whether Frecia also has delicious jerky like Nellin.

Frecia looked pleasingly at the slime jumping vigorously in place.

“A lively slime.”

“This guy, won’t stay still?”

“No. Please leave it. Seems true that it does not threaten people.”

“Yes?”

Stopping Paulen who tries to subdue the slime, Frecia said.

“Ordinary slimes almost never jump in place like this. Mostly run away or originally crawl to move is usual. But this slime is very lively. Moreover looking at jumping in place...”

“L, looks like rejoicing.”

“Yes. Right, Amelia. I also look so.”

Frecia slowly stretched the hand toward the slime.

The slime that saw that hand stopped jumping and stayed still in place, and Frecia gently stroked the slime.

“Seems a smarter slime than thought. On top of that not fearing people’s hands. Really a good slime.”

Burrurrur!

The slime rejoiced and trembled at Frecia’s praise and hand.

“Oh my, ticklish. Huhut. But does such vibration touching the head make one feel good?”

“Um, when I received it was stronger than this.”

“Yes? Shall I also receive?”

“F, saintess Frecia! No need to do so!”

Though brought because itself felt good, thought Frecia receiving forcibly is too sorry.

“I am also curious so.”

Frecia really did not think the slime would understand, but said toward the slime.

“Child? Will you also give massage like the two?”

‘Yeah!’

The slime answered inwardly and as soon as Frecia detached the hand jumped up above Frecia’s head.

“Uh!?”

“F, saintess Frecia!”

“Oh my.”

At the slime’s action of suddenly going up on Frecia’s head, Amelia and Paulen widened eyes and were astonished.

Before the two even tried to catch and take down the slime.

Burrurrur!

The slime immediately started the vibration massage.

“Oh my my my~.”

The slime’s vibration massage that received thumbs up! certification from numerous people was executed on Frecia’s head.

‘This is...!’

The body that creaks somewhere gradually according to the regret of years even while always caring for health.

The fatigue that continuously piles as time passes in such a body state.

Was melting such stagnant fatigue smoothly.

“Hey! C, come down...!”

“Wait a moment moment. Aaaameliaaaa~.”

“Saintess Frecia?”

Frecia stopped Amelia with a voice trembling from the vibration.

“This is gogogogood~.”

“F, fortunate.”

“Did it understand words? Or just coincidence?”

A short while later.

Frecia put the slime that finished the massage on the knee and stroked while making a refreshing smile.

“Ah, really a good massage. Recently the shoulder was a bit stiff. Even using blessing only resolves for a moment so was quite a worry.”

“Even saintess Frecia’s blessing cannot do anything about muscle fatigue... how about exercising together this time! Surely will improve more!”

“I am already exercising sufficiently on my own, paladin Paulen. If exercising at your level, I will go to god’s side within a week.”

“Ahem! I am the type that recommends appropriate exercise matching the opponent to the end. Rolling ignorantly is only stupid guys who are not even third-rate!”

“Huhut, would be so. Sorry. I said useless words.”

“No.”

“That is that and...”

Frecia looked down at the slime.

“This child is really gentle and smart. Feeling but this child seems to understand people’s words.”

“Understands people’s words? Can a monster do so?”

“Of course. There are monsters that understand people’s words.”

‘There are even monsters that convey will.’

Saintess Frecia recalled the distant past.

Burning earth, panting breath, flowing blood.

The monster called the worst calamity that took numerous people’s lives.

The final battle with the black dragon.

After a fierce battle spanning several hours, could barely defeat the black dragon.

Nellin’s arrow was stuck in one of the guy’s eyes, the nails that easily collapsed even buildings were broken by Kachal’s axe, and the hard scales that could not even scratch with ordinary attacks were peeled after being hit by Bentus’s high-firepower magic several times.

The colleagues together were all exhausted panting and barely maintaining consciousness.

And finally the heroes could defeat the black dragon.

No, thought completely defeated the black dragon.

Because the black dragon’s eyes completely lost light and were no different from dead to anyone.

Relieved by that, the colleagues lost consciousness one by one and fainted.

And when Frecia also was about to close the eyes loosely as tension released.

[Ah~ really became regrettable. Tried to do a fun bullying broadcast after a long time but to think there are guys like this UR character.]

‘...!’

A voice containing will was heard in Frecia’s head.

Frecia who could not even properly react with the tired body.

Just the body stiffened at the suddenly heard voice.

[A strange world but becoming a dragon was extremely good... well, left several drips and enjoyed a lot so this is not bad either.]

‘On earth... who on earth is speaking? Could it be the black dragon?’

Has the black dragon not died yet.

Could the black dragon still have power to move left.

That was a tremendous crisis.

Because the one barely maintaining consciousness now was only Frecia one person.

[Still have to leave at least this word for form...]

In an instant light returned to the black dragon’s only remaining eye.

That pupil was accurately looking at the still standing Frecia.

“Haa, haa, haa.”

The body did not move due to fear and tension.

Even the thought of having to wake the colleagues.

Even the thought of somehow attacking itself did not rise.

However, the black dragon conveyed own will without moving.

[No single regret in my life... is...]

With the end of those words, the black dragon’s pupil lost light again.

Frecia could not distinguish whether the matter she experienced at that time was real or fake.

Whether heard as auditory hallucination arbitrarily due to fear.

Or whether the black dragon really conveyed own will.

Just the moment thought this time the black dragon’s life was completely cut.

Frecia’s consciousness also cut.

And time flowed to the present.

Frecia did not completely remember the words the black dragon did then.

What remembers is only that the black dragon said no regret in own life.

And then clearly the black dragon not only showed an appearance of showing intellect outwardly but clearly had will with intelligence and will, Frecia thought.

The black dragon was an evil existence until the end, but that did not mean Frecia became a monster hater.

Knows sufficiently while living until now that having ugly aspects is not only monsters.

Therefore, Frecia came to think even such a possibility.

If there is intelligence.

If thinking is possible and can exchange words, whether there is a good existence even among monsters.

Only a vague thought.

‘This child might be such an existence by chance.’

Frecia gently stroked the slime and said.

“Get along well with Amelia.”

‘Yeah!’

Burrurrur!

‘Huhut, really seems to understand words.’

At the slime’s reaction, a bit of playfulness arose in Frecia.

“Can you grant one request?”

“Saintess Frecia?”

“Amelia usually lacks confidence so always droops the shoulders.”

“Saintess Frecia!?”

“So can you also give massage to Amelia’s shoulder?”

‘Yeah!’

Burrurrur!

“Wh, what words are you saying.”

“Huhut, why. Since this good, if possible receiving directly on the shoulder would be good?”

Even if reacting to words, did not think would understand.

Therefore, Frecia tried to lift the slime and put it on Amelia’s shoulder.

But.

Poyong!

The slime jumped up from Frecia’s knee and skillfully went up on Amelia’s shoulder.

““Uh?””

“Huh?”

At that scene the three all blinked eyes and looked at the slime.

Witnessed an action in front of the eyes that would not do if the slime did not understand people’s words.

“Y, you really understand people’s words...”

Burrurrurur!

“Aaaaa~!”

Before Amelia even asked again, the slime started the vibration massage.

Amelia could not finish the words in the ecstasy coming from the shoulder stiffness releasing.

The saintess who has not yet retired and the next saintess.

And the paladin in charge of escort were flustering in full.

-Haa... to think even meeting Frecia.

In the workshop alone, the joker had a complicated heart seeing the past colleague again.

In Nellin’s case, since an elf had the same appearance and personality so the longing was strong.

In Frecia’s case, since the flow of years was felt as is, could not help but feel that really many years had flowed becoming a lich.

-You still have a gentle and broad heart, Frecia... What would you say if seeing the current me?

Would scold looking at the self that became a lich?

Or greet saying long time?

Looking at the appearance of the aged colleague, the joker could not help but have such thoughts.