Chapter 67

Chapter 67

Paper (6)

Since starting the observation of the slime and magic tools, shocking days continued for Gracie Frail.

She thought there was nothing more to be surprised about since using magic tools without magic stones was already a groundbreaking fact, but that was a grand misconception.

After the mana of the magic stone in the wind-spraying magic tool ran out, the slime nonchalantly replenished its own mana and operated the magic tool.

This didn’t particularly surprise her.

Because she had already heard it from Amelia and knew.

Gracie then removed the magic stones from magic tools used for other purposes, brought them, and observed whether the slime could use them this time as well.

To state the conclusion, the slime could use any magic tool.

Even magic tools that use magic stones absorb different amounts of mana depending on their purpose.

But the slime could use various magic tools as if that didn’t matter.

‘Whether it instinctively knows how much mana consumption is needed to use the magic tool, or grasps it on its own, more observation and experiments are needed.’

Anyway, the topic was set and the observation target was cooperative, so the more she observed, the higher her expectations rose.

‘If it goes well, this can get not only support funds but also performance bonuses!’

Of course, such hopeful time couldn’t continue all day.

“Let’s stop here for today.”

A cruel statement fell on Gracie, who was raising her exploratory enthusiasm.

“Yes?! Already?!”

“Two hours have already passed, Gracie.”

‘Only two hours?’

Gracie couldn’t understand Paulen’s words.

Isn’t two hours too short for research time?

Because such a question arose.

But Gracie couldn’t refute or talk back.

Because right now Gracie was thoroughly in the subordinate position.

It was Gracie who bowed and asked to research the slime, and originally, it was also Gracie who was assigned the caretaking role for the Saintess and Paladin.

Originally, there was a considerable difference between the position of a hero’s descendant and a hero’s successor.

If Gracie threw a tantrum here?

Not only would the research fly away, but her social standing could become dangerous.

However, she couldn’t just back down.

“I see... Aha, ahaha! Time has already become like this. Come to think of it, what are the two of you planning to do now? If you’re thinking of looking around the streets more, I’ll guide you again!”

Even if she wasn’t using the magic tools herself, if she continued observing from the side, other characteristics or research material might come out, so she didn’t want to take her eyes off the slime.

For Gracie, the slime was literally no different from a paper material vending machine!

“No, today we plan to go back now. We have to train Budul too.”

“Train?”

“Yes. Budul also heup! Muscle!”

Paulen said while taking a pose.

“Because it’s a slime that knows the charm of muscles!”

‘What is he saying?’

She couldn’t understand Paulen’s words.

But even if she couldn’t understand, thinking now was the time to cling on, Gracie said.

“Can I watch too?”

“Watch, you say?”

“Yes! The appearance of the slime training. I’m really curious how it trains!”

It wasn’t a lie.

There was the heart of wanting to observe more because of the paper, but there was also the curiosity of the slime doing muscle training? How?

This was a topic that even an ordinary person, not just a mage, would naturally be curious about!

“Hahaha, of course watching is possible as much as you want! I’ll show you how hard Budul works!”

“Budul-ah, stop and let’s go home now. They said you can play with magic tools tomorrow too.”

‘Yes!’

Boing!

Hearing Amelia’s words, the slime put down the magic tool and climbed onto Amelia’s hand.

▶What? Done playing with magic tools?

[Just Stick It In and See]▶Finally some content worth watching is coming out. The real fun is training!

▶Training gets boring.

[Just Stick It In and See]▶Mallang growing stronger day by day isn’t fun? Are your eyes crooked?

[Soft Queen]▶For once you’re saying the right thing. Yes, the growth of my kin is content worth watching more than anything!

▶It’s not even me getting stronger, what’s fun about it?

▶Ah lolol empathize lolol

▶Are you T?

[Noblesse Fire]▶I’ve seen it sometimes, what does T mean?

▶It’s a word a guy who used to broadcast human slaughter often used if you didn’t empathize with his words yy.

Gracie, who moved to the villa where the Saintess, Paulen, and the slime would live for a month, came to witness a shocking scene.

Arriving at the villa and moving to the garden saying they would train, Paulen and the slime.

Gracie naturally followed the two, and saw Paulen take out a slime-exclusive dumbbell from his inventory.

“Would you like to try lifting it once.”

At Paulen’s suggestion recommending lifting the dumbbell along with a smirking smile, Gracie nodded.

It was awkward to refuse the Paladin’s recommendation, and anyway, since it was a dumbbell the slime lifts, it didn’t look that heavy.

“Uung!?”

But that was Gracie’s misconception.

‘H, heavy! I can’t lift it!’

No matter how hard she tried, it wouldn’t lift.

Even putting strength until her face turned bright red, it wouldn’t lift at all.

“Gracie, you don’t need to force yourself to lift it. Don’t overdo it.”

“Huk! Huk! A, no, how heavy is this exactly?”

At Gracie’s question, Paulen answered immediately.

And hearing that answer, Gracie was shocked.

‘That’s a weight even ordinary men find hard to lift!’

A weight that even a man would struggle to lift if he didn’t train regularly.

A weight that people in professions that professionally use strength, like adventurers, can lift when properly training.

‘The slime lifts that?’

Having sufficiently seen Gracie’s reaction, Paulen said to the slime to exercise as usual.

Boing! Boing!

Pop!

The slime moved near the dumbbell, took out a tentacle, and grabbed the dumbbell handle.

And what was shown was a scene that made Gracie doubt her eyes several times.

Squeeze! Squeeze!

“Yes! That’s it! Good job, Budul-ah! One more! One more!”

The slime was exercising.

Moreover, lifting a dedicated dumbbell and exercising.

It wasn’t even a dumbbell that just looked similar in shape.

The slime was lifting the dumbbell that Gracie absolutely couldn’t lift several times with its tentacle and exercising.

‘Was tentacle muscle really tentacle muscle?’

The slime’s body could be said to be shrouded in mystery.

How can it lift a dumbbell of that weight when it’s a weight that rolls off even if it climbs on a magic tool.

However, the surprising scene wasn’t only lifting the dumbbell.

“Good! Budul-ah! This time there are people watching so show a cool appearance!”

‘Yes!’

Boing! Boing!

Boo~yoong!

Jeeeeeeong!

“...”

‘What is a slime...?’

It wasn’t something like a philosophical question.

The scene unfolding before her eyes right now was such a shock that such a common-sense question arose.

The slime was sparring with the Paladin.

Moving at an unimaginable speed, displaying unimaginable power.

Of course, she could tell well that the Paladin was going easy.

But it was certain that the movements were not ordinary.

When you say slime, it’s a monster evaluated as the weakest even among monsters.

Slow, weak defense, a monster that makes you feel sorry to attack from this side unless it attacks first.

That’s the slime.

But such a slime was now displaying skills that seemed like it could just beat up C-rank monsters and sparring with the Paladin.

At this point, it seemed unreasonable to call it simply a peculiar individual that uses magic tools.

‘Is it a higher individual? But the appearance is unmistakably an ordinary slime!’

Unless the color was outstanding, the body was abnormally large, or the exterior was peculiar.

If it didn’t take out tentacles, the slime only looked like an ordinary slime.

Moreover.

Pop!

Buuuung!

“Hahaha, you dodged well this time too, Budul-ah!”

Not only was the movement simply fast and strong, but it even used evasion with tentacles, so her mouth couldn’t help but drop open.

The appearance of taking out a tentacle when Paulen’s sword approached in the air, wrapping the sword, and dodging as if going over it looked like watching acrobatics.

‘Is dodging like that possible!?’

“...Saintess.”

“Yes.”

“That slime really... is it a slime?”

“Gracie, there are things in the world where thinking complicatedly only makes your head hurt.”

At the words telling her to give up thinking, Gracie almost nodded unconsciously.

‘No! A mage shouldn’t be like this! I have to elucidate the unknown, not give up and leave it! Originally if I give up the paper flies away! The support funds fly away!’

+++

Two weeks had passed since Gracie received permission to write the slime’s paper.

These two weeks could be said to be very active days for Gracie and Amelia.

Because every day incidents and accidents never stopped.

The fact that there were no incidents or accidents during the walk on the first day was really just coincidence.

From the second day, accidents happened at least once during the walking time.

Puuuuung!

“Ah, a magic accident happened at the Magic Tower.”

“Aren’t you speaking too calmly? Uh, hurry let’s go!”

Of course the magic accidents happening at the Magic Tower, and even if magic accidents didn’t happen.

“Saintess, please lend your strength.”

They treated those with serious wounds at the clinic after being asked for help at the church near the villa, like they did in the Holy City.

And in the midst of experiencing such incidents and accidents, Gracie and Amelia came to know each other better.

From Gracie’s perspective, Amelia was literally a homebody.

A person who likes being inside the house more than going outside.

A person who, despite being a Saintess, unexpectedly lacks confidence.

But a person who shows the action power of moving faster than anyone to heal wounds if she sees an injured person.

Unexpectedly full of life force, likes cute things, and dislikes Paulen’s words emphasizing muscles.

A Saintess yet an ordinary woman.

And from Amelia’s perspective, Gracie was a peculiar woman.

The statement of wanting to observe the slime and submit a paper was peculiar, but the appearance when actually observing was even more peculiar.

“Oh, ooooh! Yes, you use it like that too. Heehee, hee, heeheeh.”

Whether she knew it herself or not, when observing, Gracie let out a gloomy laugh, opened her eyes flashily, and stared at the slime without even blinking.

Is it really okay to keep letting her observe the slime? Such worries did arise.

But Gracie, though peculiar when observing, was basically a kind person.

When guiding, she gave additional explanations to make it easy to understand, ate deliciously when treated to cooking, and agreed with the words that Paulen, who emphasizes muscles and laughs every day, is creepy.

Also, since she understood the slime’s cuteness, Amelia inwardly felt like she had made a friend.

No, at this point, isn’t she just a friend?

‘If we’re friends, knowing more about each other would be g, good, right?’

Anyway, she was in the position of returning to the Holy City after 2 weeks, but Amelia wanted to cherish the connection made at the Magic Tower.

Because even if she returned to the Holy City, they could become close enough to exchange letters!

Therefore, Amelia asked Gracie, who was observing the slime and writing something.

“Come to think of it, Gracie, why did you start collecting magic tools so much?”