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Chapter 7: Elf (2)

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Elves.

Like humans, whom monsters loathed, they were a race that could never be called friendly toward monsters.

Not every monster that caught the System's eye was on the Demon Continent.

There were fewer of them than in Monstopia, but the Dersia Continent also had monsters noticed by the System. Monsters on the Demon Continent could watch the broadcasts those monsters made.

As they watched broadcasts from the Dersia Continent, the monsters of the Demon Continent learned something.

They saw just how horribly the humans of Dersia treated monsters. And sometimes, elves and other races formed groups with humans to hunt monsters. To monsters, they were no different from enemies.

"Die!"

"How much is this thing even worth?"

"Hehehe. This bastard's hide and claws are all worth money, right?"

"Hey, keep that one alive. We need it for display."

They hunted, slaughtered, and tormented monsters beyond necessity, enjoying every moment of it. They were assholes through and through!

That was why the elf's response to the slime made them burst out laughing.

The elf did not see the slime as prey. Nor as an enemy.

The elf treated it like an annoying gnat buzzing nearby.

Compared to monsters, it was the sort of insignificant thing they did not want to kill because getting their hands dirty would be annoying, so they would simply swat it away with a tail or leg.

In other words, the slime had been treated as that weak and pathetic. That was what made the monsters laugh.

Why?

Because it was not happening to them!

If they themselves had been treated that way, they would have been furious. But it was not happening to them!

The slime's soft, innocent air made it even funnier.

▶Treated like total trash lol

▶Well, it is a slime lol

▶Ahahaha, my stomach lol

Some who had been quietly watching the funny situation were swept up in the mood and began typing in chat as well.

But while most viewers were laughing, one viewer was angry alone.

[Jiggly Queen]▶That insolent elf! How dare they treat one of our kind like that! How insolent! How disrespectful!

[Noblesse Fire]▶Jiggly's pissed lol

It was none other than Jiggly Queen.

The Slime Queen.

The Slime Queen knew too.

She knew how weak and insignificant young slimes were treated.

The Slime Queen had experienced such things while growing up as well.

Of course, she had possessed no intelligence back then, so she had not had any particular thoughts or feelings about it. Now, she had even less reason to be angry over it.

But seeing a fellow slime she considered special being treated that way right before her eyes made her feel as if her core were boiling.

And that obvious anger became perfect teasing material for the other troll viewers.

▶Mad? lol

▶Makes sense you'd be mad, but what can you do lol

The Slime Queen was already irritated, and the anonymous viewers' continued teasing made her tremble.

'If this were my stream, I'd ban them right away!'

The Slime Queen decided that once the slime had grown a little more, she would teach it how to ban trolls first thing.

Meanwhile, the slime being treated like trash did not feel anger at the elf's actions.

'An elf!'

Instead, its curiosity, which had not yet faded, made it want to learn more about elves.

Boing! Boing!

The slime bounced twice cheerfully and moved closer to the elf.

"I said go away. What is with you?"

Normally, a slime would instinctively flee elsewhere from a mere wave of a hand.

But this slime was doing the opposite and approaching instead. The elf was puzzled.

Then something even more puzzling happened.

The slime that had approached suddenly stopped and began trembling.

It was trembling with joy at observing the elf up close and learning something new.

But to the elf, it was an utterly strange reaction.

The elf came up with a theory.

'Is it hungry?'

Something a former companion had said came to mind.

In one village, they used slimes to dispose of leftover food.

In other words, slimes could eat and digest almost anything.

The elf looked back and forth between the slime and the blood that had flowed from the deer and pooled on the ground.

"Hey, slime."

The elf crouched down and tapped the blood-soaked ground with a drawn arrow.

"You can eat this."

▶Ahahahaha

▶They said it can eat this lol

▶I'm dying lol

[Jiggly Queen]▶You damned elf!!!!

The slime's attention was wholly fixed on the elf, so the noisy chat did not enter its view.

The place the elf pointed to with the arrow, and what the elf had said.

'Eat? I can eat it?'

Until then, the slime had instinctively eaten only moss and grass. The thought of consuming an animal's blood had never even occurred to it.

This time, it did not move with cheerful bounces. It crept slowly toward the pool of blood.

Then, like it did when eating moss, the slime absorbed the deer blood beneath it.

Slurp, slurp. The deer's blood was absorbed into the slime's body.

"Was it really hungry?"

[Jiggly Queen]▶No, why are you eating that, fellow slime!!!

[Noblesse Fire]▶It actually ate it just because it was told to lol

[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶It seems Little Jiggly isn't a picky eater.

[Just Slam Into It]▶Animal blood does taste good.

▶Why not try some?

▶Ah! S*x!

[Threadwork Madam]▶Aww! Even the way it drinks blood is adorable~!

As the deer's blood was absorbed into the slime, it was quickly broken down.

Only a small part of its underside turned slightly red.

The slime's body did not fill with the color of blood.

'...!'

And after absorbing the deer's blood, the slime felt a very strange sensation.

The moss and grass it had eaten until now made its body calm and normal. But the blood it was absorbing now made strength rise from deep within it.

The deer's blood naturally held more nutrients than grass. Those nutrients were filling the slime with energy.

What was this sensation it felt?

As it wondered, a chat message entered the slime's view.

▶It's eating it so tastily lol

'Tasty? Tasty!'

It was a word tossed out while it was thinking.

Instinctively, the slime felt that the word fit the sensation it had been wondering about perfectly.

And the slime decided to call that sensation tasty.

The slime quickly absorbed the deer blood on the ground.

Then, as if proving the energy overflowing through its body, it bounced in place.

Boing! Boing!

"Huh. You really were hungry, weren't you?"

To the elf, it looked as though the slime was excited because it had eaten something tasty.

'Cute?'

The soft-looking slime bouncing in place looked rather cute to the elf.

It did not seem dangerous, and every little thing it did was adorable.

Nothing particularly interesting had happened to the elf lately, so the slime was more than enough to draw the elf's interest.

Then an idea came to mind.

'The old folks will probably make a fuss... Ah, I'll worry about that when it happens.'

"Slime, do you want to follow me?"

'Follow?'

At the elf's words, the slime stopped bouncing.

It stopped and tilted its soft body just slightly to one side, like a person cocking their head.

'Huh? It almost seems like it understands me?'

At least, strange enough that the elf thought so.

"If you follow me, I'll give you more tasty things."

'Tasty things!'

At the mention of tasty things, the slime happily began bouncing in place again.

"Does that mean yes? All right. If you understand, follow me."

The elf slung the partially drained deer over one shoulder and began walking. The slime followed behind with cheerful bounces.

Boing! Boing!

[Jiggly Queen]▶No, why are you following them, fellow slime!

▷Tasty things! I want to eat them!

▶It really followed just because it was promised tasty things lol

[Just Slam Into It]▶Headbutt! When are you going to use the headbutt I taught you!

▶Isn't it going to die like this?

▶It's too pathetic to be worth attacking lol

The viewers did not think the slime would be attacked without warning even if it followed the elf.

They had seen firsthand how utterly insignificant the elf considered it!

Besides, the viewers were curious too.

The place the elf was taking the slime was the elves' habitat.

It was a chance to see how those who had always attacked and hunted them lived.

With similar broadcasts scattered everywhere, they could visit an elf village, something nobody had done before.

The anticipation of fresh new content even calmed the trolls.

New killer content?

They could not pass that up!

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'It really is following me. It does understand what I'm saying, right?'

Nellin carried the deer over her shoulder and glanced back at the pale green slime following behind her.

Boing! Boing!

It bounced along after her, cheerful and cute.

Nellin had seen many slimes during her travels, but this was the first one that felt so lively and determined.

The only slime she had ever found somewhat threatening was one that lived in a harsh wilderness and attacked people with numerous tentacles.

Compared to that slime, the one following her now was simply adorable.

Especially to Nellin, who had once hunted troublesome monsters alongside her companions, a slime posed no threat at all.

As they neared the village, one concern came to mind.

'I hope it doesn't get attacked first just because it followed me.'

Nellin herself was one thing, but another elf standing guard might immediately shoot an arrow upon seeing a slime following her.

Especially since the elves chosen as guards tended to be especially diligent and rigid.

She had told it to follow her, but it might end up pierced by an arrow and killed right in front of the village. The thought left a bad taste in her mouth.

'Is there no way around that?'

Nellin stopped walking, crouched with the deer still over her shoulder, and held out a hand to the slime.

'If it really can understand me...'

"Hey, slime. Want to ride on my hand? It'll be easier later."

At Nellin's suggestion, the slime immediately bounced onto her hand.

Boing!

It was not because it had heard that it would be easier later.

It simply wanted to know what the hand of a new life-form, an elf, felt like.

"It really does understand me?"

Amazed that the slime had intelligence, Nellin felt its texture against her palm.

It was soft, with a pleasantly cool sensation.

When Nellin stood and was about to start walking again, the slime trembled enough to tickle her slightly.

'So high! Wow!'

It was trembling because it was delighted to see the scenery from a high viewpoint after always seeing it from so low down.

"Do you like it?"

Its reaction resembled when it had absorbed the deer's blood, and Nellin made a guess.

For some reason, Nellin felt happier too, and began walking again.

A little later.

The elves guarding the village saw a sight that made them cock their heads.

The elves' Great Hero was approaching, carrying a deer over one shoulder and a pale green slime in one hand.

"Lady Nellin?"

"Thanks for your work today."

"Yes. But what is that slime in your hand?"

"I picked it up on my way here."

"Pardon?"

"It seemed surprisingly smart. This one understands what I say."

The Great Hero's claim that she had picked up a slime on the way left the guard confused.

"Hm? You're trembling again? What's wrong? What do you like this time?"

Seeing the Great Hero speak to the slime gave the guard a headache.

"Lady Nellin, surely you are not planning to bring a slime into the village?"

"Yes. Is that a problem? It's only a slime, so it isn't dangerous."

"That is true, but... the Elder will be angry."

"Come on, would even that old lady get angry over something this small?"

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"Are you out of your mind!"

Nellin received a fierce scolding from the Elder.

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