We had just taken a break after defeating a unique monster.
Serina noticed a monster approaching the barrier—a slime.
“It’s been repeatedly crashing into the barrier.”
After hearing Serina’s report, I thought for a moment.
The slime is one of the monsters added today.
I don’t have any information about unique individuals, so it’s possible that the slime attacking us could be one of them.
But I can’t just leave it alone…
”…Can we let just one through?” “Of course.”
“All right. Everyone, it’s time to end the break.”
After confirming that everyone had stood up, I put away the glasses, table, and chairs. “Serina, please.”
“Yeah—it’s coming from over there.”
The slime was indeed coming from the direction Serina pointed to.
Slithering, it crept toward us.
It didn’t look like the kind of design you’d see in a national RPG; it looked more like something you’d call “creeping slime.”
It was like a giant jellyfish washed up on the beach, struggling to adapt to life on land. Its color was a translucent gray.
I think its color changes depending on what it eats.
If you look closely, there are spheres floating inside it.
…Would destroying those spheres allow us to defeat it?
“Yumemi. Can you crush those spheres with your shadow powers?”
I called out to Yumemi, the literary girl with braids who was in the library committee last year.
“Y-Yes! I-I can do it if you ask me to, Kouno-kun!”
Startled by my sudden call, Yumemi responded with a strange voice, but agreed to help.
Her shadow took on a human form, her arms transforming into swords as she approached the slime.
Then, she thrust toward the sphere.
The sphere split perfectly in half, and the slime scattered like a burst water balloon.
”…I see. That must be something like the slime’s heart.” Profound Law muttered seriously.
“That seems to be the case. Yumihiko, thanks.”
“I-I-I-It’s n-nothing. I’m glad I could help, hehe…” Yumihiko blushed bashfully.
“Souma, what do you want to do? There are still plenty of them around here.”
“I know how to defeat them now. I also want to know what changes with the color difference and if there are any unique individuals. Let’s fight here.”
“I want to summon a few and bring them back. They’re so convenient, aren’t they? They’ll digest anything.”
Inuukei placed her index finger on her chin and smiled wickedly.
She didn’t seem like the girl who was playing with soda water earlier.
“Sou, do you want to eliminate them from the sky?” The term “eliminate” was quite harsh.
I smiled bitterly at my childhood friend’s words and nodded.
“That’s right. But I want a few of us to stay behind on the ground. I want to gather some slime material.” “Then, I’ll stay.” “I’ll help too.”
「I’ll transform into Fenrir and fight too…!」 「I’ll stay too, Mom!」
「…Me too. I can’t just sit around and do nothing.」
「W-well, if it’s not too much trouble, I’ll join too.」
Selina, Shinpo, Genju, Mom, Fūfu, and Yūsui have volunteered.
「Healers are safer in a safe zone, so I’ll support from above.」
「I’ll use a few slime minions and watch from above too.」
「Then I’ll join too. As a bow user, I’ll support you guys.」
Senyū, Inuuke, and Kikaha will support us from the air.
「Selina, then please解除the barrier.」
「Okay―Barrier解除. Then, when the three of them fly out, I’ll keep them safe with the barrier. I’ll make sure you can still talk.」
If sound passes through, we won’t be able to see inside the barrier, but we can still talk. 「Thanks, I’ll leave it to you.」
The slimes that couldn’t get close to the boundary line are now approaching to surround us.
A few of them twitched and then pounced on their slime friends.
“Alright, the three of you to the sky. Mikuron, Hairou, I’m counting on you.”
Two of the phantoms took the three of them up into the sky. “Wind Blade!”
Deep Ho took aim at the blue slime that had come close and let loose a wind spell.
The slime was sliced like jelly, and I quickly scooped up the pieces.
Checking my ‘Inventory’ showed it as ‘Slime Fragment’.
I’ll have to look into its uses later.
“I-I’ll be of service to you, Kouno-kun!”
Yin Sen also took control of the shadow warrior from before and sliced the slime to pieces.
“This is Sou-suke’s chance to repay his debt.”
Sei Rina was cutting the slime’s body with a small barrier. “Ha…!”
A whirlwind roundhouse kick sent the slime flying, and a stomp crushed its core, causing the ground to collapse.
It looks like he’s mastered the use of “Enhanced Leg Strength.” “――――Huh!”
Genjuu, transformed into Fenrir, swings his massive claws and tears the slime into eight pieces.
Unable to scatter the slime’s body, Tekibaya had been cleverly shooting the slime’s core with arrows to rack up kills.
“Souya-kun, lend me something that looks like a weapon!”
While everyone else was struggling, Momoe touched my shoulder and said. “Are you okay?”
“If you do well, you can sit next to Souya-kun next time, right? Momoe can do it too!”
I shouldn’t pour cold water on her enthusiasm. “Don’t push yourself.”
I took a spear from my “Inventory” and handed it to Momoe. “Thanks! Let’s go!”
With that shout, Momoe became five people, and all of them pounced on the slime.
Their movements weren’t refined, but their lack of hesitation gave them a certain power.
They stabbed the slime with the spear, missed the core several times, but managed to defeat it.
“Yay! Slimes aren’t gross, so maybe Momoe can do it too!”
Momo looks at me and gives me a smug face. “Yeah, pretty good, Momo.” “Right?” Momo puffs out her chest like a child.
“But don’t stick out too much.”
“You’re so nice, Tsunegusu-kun. But it’s okay, Momo, they’re all just clones.”
“Even so, you shouldn’t get hurt.” ”…Thanks.”
When I say it in a serious voice, she makes an unusually meek sound.
“Um, I mean, Momo will try my best!”
Just as she was getting fired up, “Kyaa!”
One of her clones is hanging in midair.
If I look closely, it looks like she’s been caught by a translucent tentacle… but what is that?
No, there’s only one enemy here, a slime, so it’s certain.
The massive body of dozens of slimes was suddenly in my line of sight.
—Did I not notice it before? That massive body?
No, since it’s a slime-like creature, it might have flattened its body and approached while utilizing its slimy nature. “Huh? Huh? Why?”
One of the clones that wasn’t caught let out a worried voice.
“Mom, what are you doing? Quickly, dispel the clones.” The voice from above. “――I can’t.” ”…Mom?” “I can’t dispel them!”
The clones can be dispelled at any time by the original’s will.
It was because of this characteristic that Momoko could disengage before experiencing a truly terrifying situation.
It was a clear strength of her ability.
But if it didn’t work, she would end up experiencing her own death through memory sharing with the clones if she were to be dissolved by the slime. She had to help her immediately.
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