Life in Another World as a Maid Mage
09 The Ecology of the Slime of the Five Pales Forest
[Basic information]
■ Habitat: Green forest and its surroundings.
■ Body length
Mucous: 1.5 to 2 Meters in diameter
Manju: about 50-60 cm Metel in diameter and about 60-70 cm Metel in height
■ Color: blue, light blue, purple, red, peach, yellow, orange, green, young grass, etc.Though rare, there are also black, colorless and transparent individuals.
■ Nature: cheerful and warm. Curious. Daytime.
■ Intelligence: extremely high. It inherits the knowledge and experience of individuals before division at the time of growth, and thus has the characteristic of becoming smarter over time.However, depending on the personality of the individual, there is no accumulation of knowledge, and sometimes only human toddlers or less have intelligence.
* Supplementary information
Sewage grandfather: "Individuals who hate to study don't seem to accumulate much knowledge. What a waste."
■ Others: There is no distinction between males and females, but depending on the environment, personality may be closer or closer.The four major elements are close to water and carry faint water magic elements.Highly neutralizing and poison resistant.
[Living]
Slime in the pale forest loves fun and fun things.Basically, I live by playing and eating.
It is very generous and seldom prepared by yourself unless you have a reason to eat or be attacked by external enemies.
■ Play
Whatever you can play in the woods, such as chasing, going down the river, bathing in the water, climbing trees, exploring, and bugging.Sometimes I play alone by changing the shape of the noodles.I also love hiding and dancing that I've learned from peeking into human life.I sometimes play with other Beast children.
■ What to eat
Meat, tree nuts, wild vegetables, nectar of flowers, etc.Dietary preferences vary from individual to individual.Everything is misunderstood to be eaten, but at least the slime of the pale forest does not eat rotten meat or dirt, and prefers fresh organic matter.
Individuals who live with humans also eat human food.Occasionally they enter private festivals and disrespect the food that fell on the road.
■ Sleep
Sleep in a safe place, such as a wooden cave or shade of grass.Sleep on the ground with dignity when acting in groups.
* Supplementary information "Favorites of each demon"
Lori: Meat, fresh guts. Sweet stuff.(My favorites are Shiori's magical water and handmade dishes, Enandel Chamber of Commerce baked confectionery, and the snow-minded bird stew from the magical Sumiki Pavilion)
Peru: meat, dairy products, sweets, sweet liquor with low alcohol content.(Favorites are Olivier's magical water and white stew, Enandel Chamber of Commerce baked goods, peach wine)
Blow: Fermented food, especially cheese and butter (recently shocked by shiori miso cheesecake and milk miso soup)
Phil Clover: Flower honey. Petals.Fish. (I like grilled fish and herbal tea with plenty of honey these days)
Solne: meat, milk, fruit juice. (My favorite is skewered hare and pickled fruit syrup)
[Shape change]
Blue forest slimes, like many slime species, live in mucus.Exceptionally, slimes that live in human cities are similar to buns and hemispheres, and they live in what they call "cute shapes".In fact, humans don't seem too scared.
You can change into different shapes by practicing.However, the color and texture cannot be changed, only the shape.
* Supplementary information
It seems that some individuals were mistaken for water monsters during the shape change exercise.
[Warning Color]
The slime of the pale forest turns blunt red like blood when it detects danger.Very poisonous colors alert allies to the approach of external enemies, as well as intimidating them.
* Supplementary information
If you sign a magic contract with the Slime of the Blue Forest, it will change to a warning color even in the event of imminent danger to the contractor.However, only if the contractor is nearby, it will not work if it is more than a few meters away.
[Hunting and fighting]
The slime of the pale forest fights when it wants or is attacked by animal proteins.Some individuals take insects, but rarely kill them.
■ Hunting
Long distracted individuals spread to the ground like a puddle, flooding nearby prey.Sometimes it attracts prey by placing delicious nuts and meat on the body.It's like fishing, but I have to wait quite a while, so I don't do it very much unless it's an individual who's too busy.
Shirunpeiro is the most efficient.
■ Combat
If attacked by external enemies, you may be able to finish your meal in battle.Essentially, it can either be ingested and melted, or it can be ingested while melting soft meat and internal organs.
* Supplementary information
In the case of a wizard, do not kill humans, so fight by melting clothes, swallowing and restraining.When melting clothes, there is a high chance of being disabled.
[Remote sensing ability]
There are many kinds of magic beasts that have remote sensing capabilities, but the slime of the pale forest and nearby species are very good at this ability.
Individuals with identical ancestors (original) can share knowledge and experience gained using this remote sensing capability regardless of distance.
However, if the original is different, communication by remote sensing capability is not possible, and information is exchanged by "conversation" directly relative to each other.
* Supplementary information
Lori "The Slime of the Blue Forest keeps exchanging information!Everyone knows what's good and where it's fun! "
[Reproduction and longevity]
■ Reproduction
The slime of the pale forest also does not leak into the example of the slime species and breeds by division.It takes about a few hours to half a day to split.
Originally, the timing of a division is "when you feel threatened with the survival of life" or "when you are satisfied with life", but it varies considerably from individual to individual.Especially, the slime of the blue forest, which lives closer to people than ordinary slime species, accumulates a lot of knowledge and has various ideas, is marked by individual differences. Some individuals divide only once in their lifetime, while others divide as many times as they like.
In addition, after division, it is basically said that the original individual will end its life and become nucleated (a phenomenon in which gelatinous meat disappears after leaving the nucleus).However, this also varies greatly from individual to individual, and there are many mysteries such as that the original may continue to live as it is.It can be said that there is still room for research.
■ Lifetime
Because the life span of the slime species is quite long, it is said to be extremely resistant to poisons and pathogens due to its high neutralization and purification ability. It is said that it will continue to live forever without external factors such as minimal moisture, food, magic, and being attacked by external enemies.
The longest record on record is about 320 years of carnivorous eating (tonnaslime) used to purify sewers.The slime of the pale forest, which is considered to be a nearby species, is also believed to have a similar lifespan.
The long-lived slime nucleates and gradually melts away over time.
* Supplementary information 1
Among the carnivorous eaters (tonnaslime) who are contracted to purify sewage by using magic contracts with sewer managers, there are a certain number of individuals who nucleate immediately after the manager's death.There is a theory that these individuals were martyred because their relationship with the administrator was extremely good and intimate.In other words, it is possible to determine the lifespan to some extent by its own will, but the details are still unknown.
* Supplementary information 2
Sewerage grandfather "I don't know the details, but when I'm satisfied with my life, I'm told it's when Slime dies."
[Other slides]
There are many slime species around the world, including the Blue Forest slime (Blowscog slime), but here are two popular species within the Kingdom.
■ Carnivorous eating (tonnaslime)
As the name suggests, it is a large slime that prefers rotten meat and dirt and is about two to four times the size of a slime in a pale forest.It is also called a forest cleaner.Ingested "food" is decomposed, detoxified, and discharged into moisture, gas, and non-toxic organic matter.Focusing on this point, it has long been located in sewers around the world as a "wastewater treatment manager".
It is the most famous slime in the kingdom, but many people hate it because of its ecology and poisonous colors.However, it is a nearby species of the slime of the pale forest and is extremely warm in nature.He is also intelligent and almost understands the words of the sewer manager.
■ Cube slime
Colorless transparent slime that lives in caves, labyrinths, etc., hanging from the ceiling to walls and floors, spreading across the aisle and waiting for prey to pass.It is called a cube slime because it looks cubic in a square passage or the like.
As mentioned above, it looks like a passage with no far-sightedness because it is colorless and transparent, but as soon as it gets close, the view behind the cube slime is distorted by the refraction of light, and there are many objects left in the body that could not be digested, so hunting efficiency seems to be not very good.
In fact, there is some theory that it is only spread out in the aisle with "play", and not for meals.
But if you get caught accidentally, you will drown in your body, or you will melt alive.