Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Your Name (2)

While Claire decided to head to Chilture.

Nellin and Godric’s party had already left Chilture and were heading to another place.

Originally planned to stay a bit more in Chilture and process requests while also raising Godric’s party’s skill and spread more flyers looking for the slime.

But the rumor spreading at fast speed here and there in the kingdom also entered Nellin and Godric’s party’s ears.

A lich appeared at the Magic Tower.

The rumor full of distortion that the Magic Tower Lord and next Saintess, and Paladin fought the lich and drove out the lich and the Magic Tower Lord fell into critical condition from the aftermath of the fight spread.

A rumor that if Kkanjuk heard he would say what kind of incitement and fabrication is this and hit his skull with the hand bone tak! worthy.

When hearing the rumor Nellin who happened to be eating was surprised enough to hit the desk and abruptly stand up.

“Crazy!? What? A lich appeared at the Magic Tower!?”

“M, Marin-nim? Why so surprised?”

“What is a lich?”

“Hey, you guys don’t know lich?”

“Huhu, why do you think we would know? You’re seeing us too highly, Marin-nim.”

“Don’t make pathetic sounds while posing!”

Pak!

“Ack!”

When Hawein was holding the crown hit by the knuckle.

“Th, then what really is a lich?”

“Never heard of it?”

Not knowing the existence of lich wasn’t only Godric’s party.

“Hey, have you heard of it?”

“No. Do you know?”

“Seems heard somewhere probably... was undead?”

“Why would undead come out at the Magic Tower?”

“Because Magic Tower maybe experimenting with human corpses and caused an accident?”

“Even if Magic Tower is a place where only accidents happen it’s not that extreme!”

‘What? Not only these guys don’t know?’

Nellin was flustered hearing the conversations coming from around.

To think not only Godric’s party but all the adventurers eating in the restaurant don’t know about lich in detail!

But that was also unavoidable.

Nellin went on an adventure to defeat the calamity black dragon.

During that journey while conversing with companions she heard several about the most cautious and dangerous monsters each knew.

And Nellin learned from Ventus and Fresia how dangerous a monster lich is.

One of the few cases of a person directly becoming a monster.

Therefore an absolutely dangerous monster possessing both human wisdom and the power of a strong monster.

A monster comparable to the calamity black dragon if calculating the degree of danger.

The fallen end of a great mage.

That was precisely the lich.

But lich was not a monster known that well.

In other words a rare monster only known people know!

A monster that has already passed hundreds of years since appearing.

Even in regions that actually suffered damage it’s at the level of barely spreading as old stories, and those who know well about the lich’s threat were only mages with some seniority at the Magic Tower or high priests at the great church.

If monsters like dragons or fenrir that are still living well and victims appear occasionally it would be unknown, but knowing well about a monster from hundreds of years ago only in literature itself is strange!

But since Nellin couldn’t immediately notice such circumstances.

‘Th, this is the generation gap? Not knowing lich this much?’

She was feeling the flow of time she hadn’t paid attention to until now.

‘No, this isn’t the time. Have to go to the Holy City right away. Haa, was going to meet Fresia after finding Tongtong.’

Nellin had a plan of her own.

Since coming out of the blue elf forest after a long time, the first plan goal was to also look for the slime and go see the faces of old companions.

That plan was modified to looking for the slime taking Godric’s party not alone.

After finding the slime the old companions.

If possible she was thinking of going to meet the healing Saintess Fresia who is in the relatively closest place.

When Nellin thinks Fresia was a human who wouldn’t say things like monster! kill! recklessly even if introducing an amazing slime.

So she was going to show the amazing slime and surprise.

But if a lich appeared at the Magic Tower, and that the next Saintess and Paladin fought it wasn’t the time to leisurely look for the slime.

If the lich that appeared now is a dangerous existence as Ventus and Fresia said in the past.

‘Fresia will also step forward directly.’

Even if a fallen existence of a great mage it’s undead.

Of course holy power would work and not only the next Saintess but also Fresia who is still the current Saintess had a high possibility of participating in the lich subjugation.

No, if the Fresia she knows she would surely step forward first saying she will participate in the lich subjugation.

“Hey, we have to go to the Holy City a bit.”

“The Holy City?”

“Suddenly what Holy City, Marin-nim.”

“Y, you said we’d look for Tongtong’s news here.”

“Sorry. Circumstances came up.”

“Circumstances?”

“For now not something to talk about here... After eating gather in my room!”

+++

After finishing the meal Nellin called Godric’s group to her room and explained the circumstances.

“So... because of the lich that had the rumor earlier the acquaintance at the Holy City needs help right?”

“Yeah. If loyalty it’s me! If a friend is in danger I have to help.”

“Hmm, what kind of person is the friend that you’re like that, Marin-nim?”

“A kid occupying a place at the Holy City. But a lich appeared. The Holy City will be noisy and that kid seems to have to run directly too.”

“Occupying a place?”

“Don’t tell me the friend is a high priest?”

“Well, similar. Originally I could go alone but.”

Nellin scanned Godric’s group once and said.

“Leaving you guys who I’m currently training a lot is a bit like that. Al... Tongtong also not found yet.”

“...Huhu, it’s okay to give us ‘time of rest’?”

“I can clearly see you trying to escape training? Don’t play tricks Hawein.”

Sgol pointed at Hawein and said.

“Marin-nim, this is not the level of playing tricks but openly wanting to skip.”

“That’s true.”

Nellin folded her arms and continued saying.

“Well, if you guys really don’t want to follow you can stay here. Anyway even if taking you guys to the Holy City the thing that can be done... is only training.”

“In the end training.”

“Hoo, merciless. When will the day my muscles rest come.”

“Sigh.”

Even without directly saying words when the atmosphere of eventually following Nellin was formed.

Dep fidgeted fingers and asked Nellin.

“Th, there Marin-nim. I have something curious.”

“Huh? What. Say.”

“Is Marin-nim’s friend a famous person at the Holy City?”

“If famous then famous.”

“Th, then! If Marin-nim helps that friend can’t we ask so Tongtong’s flyer can be spread at the Holy City?”

“Oh! That’s a good idea!”

“Hey, Dep! When did your head become that good?”

“Flyer?”

‘Well, if asking Fresia that kind of thing is simple but.’

Besides wanting to surprise there was a reason Nellin doesn’t go to the Holy City first.

Because if talking about the circumstances Fresia would of course help Nellin and simply spread flyers, and could even move the investigation teams at the Holy City.

But since reluctant to make such a request to a friend met after a long time she wanted to find the slime on her own as much as possible.

Still the thought that talking about spreading flyers while helping with the lich matter would be okay came.

Because not unilaterally receiving help but mutually helping!

“Good! Then I’ll try asking!”

At Nellin’s refreshing answer Dep raised both hands and rejoiced.

“Wow! Can find Tongtong faster!”

Thus Nellin and Godric’s party’s trip to the Holy City was decided.

+++

Claire and the slime heading to Chilture taking the slime.

The means of moving was of course the carriage.

Inside the carriage Claire was tightly holding with both hands so the slime doesn’t run away somewhere.

‘Soft.’

If holding the slime of course the slightly elastic soft texture of the slime.

A exquisite and good to touch texture is felt.

Knead knead.

‘Soft.’

That texture had the magic that unconsciously made Claire continue kneading the slime.

▶lolol, that furry continues touching Mallang.

[Soft Queen]▶Where carelessly touching my kin like that! Impudent!

[Free Spirit]▶Mallang’s texture is addictive yy.

▶Kya lolol the experienced one speaks.

▶I... I also want to touch!

[Thread Lady]▶The Mallang-nim that changes squeeze from being pressed by the hand is also cute~.

[Just Stick It In and See]▶Aish, again for a while moving so won’t even hunt.

Claire found it amazing that she is touching the slime like this.

Monsters were enemies to her and existences that have to continue to be killed.

But to think she is continuing to knead the slime she didn’t even look at because too weak.

‘The soft thing feels good.’

But too good a texture to unconditionally deny.

‘Massage!’

Meanwhile the slime was accepting Claire’s touch continuing to knead itself as a massage.

Because continuously kneading the same place constantly was similar to the massage she knows.

‘I also want to give a massage!’

Brrrrrr!

“...!?”

Suddenly the slime trembling wildly in the hand Claire was surprised and let go of the hand.

‘Disliked from touching too much?’

‘Massage!’

Boing!

The slime jumped onto Claire’s head in one go and started head vibration massage.

Brrrrrrrrr!

“Uung!? A, uh, a, a, a, a.”

The vibration of the slime that received good reviews while giving massages to various people started.

That vibration not only gave a pleasant tremor starting from the scalp to the whole head but also gave a refreshing feeling enough to get goosebumps a bit.

Especially since Claire has sensitive wolf ears on the head the effect appeared even more surely.

“Uh...!”

At the unexpected refreshment Claire’s tail stood straight! in a straight line then trembled.

‘Feeling... good.’

“Uaaaa~.”

The moment receiving for over 3 minutes the usually expressionless Claire’s face collapsed as if melting.

When about 5 minutes passed, the slime stopped the vibration and came down again.

Boing!

“Ah.”

At the pleasant refreshment that suddenly ended Claire reflexively sent a gaze full of regret to the slime.

‘My turn!’

But without knowing such Claire’s heart the slime climbed on Claire’s thigh and this time waited for Claire to massage itself.

“Thank you. Felt good.”

Claire held the slime again and kneaded.

It was then.

“Hey.”

The adventurer with a scar on the cheek who was riding the carriage together spoke to Claire.

“What?”

“...Can I also receive what you just received?”

A person whose curiosity arose seeing Claire receiving the massage too pleasantly.

“Don’t know.”

Claire looked down at the slime and asked.

“Will you do it for that person too?”

Boing!

At Claire’s question the slime moved onto the man’s thigh.

“Wh, what?”

Toward the flustered man Claire said what she guessed.

“...Seems will do if kneading.”

“Knead? Like this?”

Knead knead.

“Ah. This is good.”

And a few minutes later.

“Uh, a, a, uaaaa~.”

The thick man’s voice feeling refreshment flowed out from the carriage.