Riot Grasper

"Well, I didn't know you could communicate with your servant demons. What a surprise."

Grandpa Mon, who watched me converse with Luke on the road after he left for the Powdal Wetlands zone, sounded intrigued.

As they said "also," Grandpa Mon also possesses Monster Tame skills and travels on a horseman that he has taemed himself in the past.

I imagine a unicorn when it comes to unicorns, but a deer-like unicorn dressed in beautiful silver scales - Sylvandia seems to be a horseman with a very good bouncing power.

If you care about that, they're going to jump over the low walls.

"This white sorrow is a demon I taught myself when I was still an adventurer. I don't know if we've been dating for quite some time now."

Apparently, white sorrow is Sylvandia's name.

He's Grandpa Mon that he retired from Adventurer about twenty years ago, but in his active life, he has experience in getting promoted to Rank A, which is a big senior from this one.

"Grandpa Mon is doing some sort of demonic ecological survey on the guild, isn't he? Is this how you always move around?

I guess I could afford to be in active duty, but it seems spicy that I'm old enough to just do field work.

"Since I retired, my chances of going away have diminished. Well, my son stopped me when I said I was still fine."

"Son......?

"Bye. You've never seen him before? I'm supposed to be head of the Melbail Adventurers Guild now."

"Uh... Grandpa Mon's son is the guild leader, what is it?

"That's right. He wasn't very blessed with his qualities as an adventurer, but he was good for you. Thanks to you, I'm not hired as a special advisor to the Alliance."

"Well, I've only seen you once"

The Leruno Chamber of Commerce once made a false request to the Alliance to fool me.

In the end, the attempt ended in failure, but even if you introduced a false request, there could be a crack in the trust between the Alliance and the Adventurer. As a result, the Guild Commander immediately gave me words of apology.

Right... is that when the person was Grandpa Mon's son?

"Then why are you with me this time?

Even in the name of an investigation, it's a dangerous request that could deal with a large slime of unknown identity.

If you were to stop worrying about your father causing it to fade with age, wouldn't it have been better to pull it off this time?

"No, no, no, no, no, no. This time I said I really wanted to go."

Grandpa Mon smiles. On its face, by the way, you can see marks of burns.

"When I was still immature as an adventurer... I accidentally had one Flame Slime in my company. I have been blessed with the qualities of fire magic, so perhaps it has gained their empathy."

I raised my doubts about what Grandpa Mon had told me.

"Is it unusual for attribute slime to be one of us?

"Right...... I'd say it's hard. Not so many people can communicate with demons in the first place."

Really? Maybe it's pretty rare that the two people we're talking about here possess monster-theme skills together.

"As I was saying, assuming you don't need magical qualities to make attribute slimes your companion, the odds are even lower for humans who don't really benefit from magical qualities."

I see... you're going to need both Tame and Attribute Magic skills to keep Attribute Slime company. In view of the fact that the former possessor of magic is a handful among those with magical qualities, it may have been a shame to have been able to keep Prim company.

If you're Alba, a demon who has fought in the past, it should be possible to keep two different attribute slimes company because he also possesses fire magic, wind magic, and Tame skills.

"Do you know that attribute slimes merge when you are in a dangerous state?

"Oh, yes."

"I've tried to use that nature to reinforce my fellow Flame Slime. Because I knew the combination would enhance the magic of dealing with attribute slimes."

Oh, whoa. Oh, my God. There was a pioneer here.

"So, what happened?

"At first things went well. So... with the growth of the slime, a certain change started to happen."

"Change......?

Grandpa Mon rubs the burn marks on his own head there with his hands.

"Repeating the merger really made me stronger... but at first the submissive slime started to stop listening to me."

What... you say?

"When I was young, I naturally panicked. Anyway, I'm stronger than I am, because I don't want to hear what the other guy has to say... this burn mark is from then on. My fellow demon is about to kill me... when I abandoned my shame and ran away."

What should I do? I only have a bad feeling about it.

Possible reasons are that you've become extraordinarily stronger than when you first companioned yourself, and you can no longer comply with the Tame Skills LV you possess...?

"Sadly, I fled back and asked the other adventurers for help. That's how Slime, who was one of us, was crusaded... If I had enough strength to follow him, maybe it would have turned out differently."

You're one of us once, so you're going to make us recognise the subordination by proving once again that we're stronger than the other guy?

Hmmm...... the horseman currently depositing my groin is getting pretty strong. Even if it's not beyond me, nail art and light magic have reached LV3.

It's seriously hard to get an anti-flag flickered by Luke like that, but so far there have been no suspicious signs.

It's been a long time since you've seen me like raw meat from bait.

Then... there's no denying the possibility that merging is having some effect.

I hate to think that some change is happening to the pure prim who called me 'your husband', but you won't be able to be optimistic about that only with my prim...

"- Well, for that reason, I have a little trauma in my attribute slime. Oops... I think I see a destination."

A brightly colored carpet of aquatic plants covering the wetlands got into view and I tightened my feelings.

Maybe it doesn't end with a tearful reunion.

"... hmm? When I heard what you were saying, I thought that if you were traumatized, even less you should have refrained from coming here..."

To this question, Grandpa Mon replied with a bitter laugh.

"... right. My legs are shaking a little when I'm still here. Bye...... this case is similar then. I don't know how, but if the same thing is happening, I want to do what I can now. That could lead to overcoming your past."

I guess Grandpa Mon regrets killing the slime he made his people.

"I would appreciate it if you would prioritize capture over crusade. I'm not going to do anything I can to help."

Perhaps that's the best reason we've been together.

Arriving in the powdal wetlands, the two of us, me and Grandpa Mon, proceed lightly along the humid ground while riding the horseman.

It's a quiet thing around, a peaceful sight with birds dancing in the sky ringing at will.

But... did you tell Prim to come when he signaled to go into the air?

After a long tour, I never spoke to Grandpa Mon.

"Um... there's something I need to tell you"

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"- … I see. Maybe it's the slime you made your buddy, right?

"Yes. Excuse me."

In the end, I told Grandpa Mon about Prim in general.

Once the annoying large slime was confirmed to be a prime, which one of us was going to show up for the guild and take a dungeon. It is up to me, the master, to do what the Tamed Demon has done.

It may not be impossible to take Prim home in silence and let him pass unknowingly, but there is a time when a man should bow his head.

Well, if you find out later, I can't deny that you have a little bit of a feeling that you're going to be removed from the guild.

Besides, if Grandpa Mon had a similar experience, he might show his understanding of the situation.

"Hmm, I see what's going on. It may not be something I can say... but I'm glad no one got hurt."

If the dead and the like were out, even the demons who tame would have been forcibly crusaded.

"Nevertheless... why did you talk to me at this time?

"Because I heard about Grandpa Mon's past. If you hear that the large slime you asked for is likely to be a prime and potentially ferocious, it's not a good idea to keep things from your companion."

To be honest, it's hard to do, and if you fail to bring Prim back because of it, you can't even look.

"I don't want to kill Prim."

Nothing, I'm not going to say this about Grandpa Mon's past.

I just said my honest feelings.

"... right"

Grandpa Mon broke the wrinkles on his face and deepened, shoving his thumb up with a cheerful grin like a fierce adventurer.

- After such an exchange, I formed a fireball in my palm, traveling to the heart of a beautiful wetland.

A fireball that gets bigger by breathing in the air with Bobo is enhanced to the highest level of power in current ex-magic skills.

Fireballs that have gained power by activating more charge skills from there will be able to burn humans round.

"SE... of!

High and high, he threw the fireball all he could over the sky like a launch fireworks.

When I grip my fist, an explosion called BANG sounds over the sky and the fireball disperses.

"Whoa, that's brilliant."

- Come on... come on!

After the explosion sounds, strange sounds echo into a space that was often filled with silence.

Poko, Poko...... the sound grew louder and louder, and I concentrated my consciousness on the surface of the water, understanding that was the sound of bubbles coming up from the water.

The water's surface rose greatly and appeared...... a brilliant body reflecting the light of the sun.

The six-color brilliance is a beautiful shade, without clouding.

"Oh... Master, are you?

"Was it a prim after all? Oh, oh... so much growth."

Prim's body has grown large enough to swallow a couple of human beings whole lightly. Because normal slime is only less than half the size of a human being, it's how gigantic it is.

"Prim, do you understand me? Is there anything strange about your body?

'Ah... Oh, I've been waiting for you. About your husband. My sister is dead, and I'm the only one who can help your husband... but still try my best'

Sister......? Are you talking about one split prime?

"Like your husband said, I used to merge with other slimes until I got stuck every day."

Wait, wait, wait!!

I think there's something really wrong with the expression!

It sounds so obscene!

Oh, this is my fault!? Just me!? Am I crazy!?

So, Prim's big body shook up with Bruun.

'But... things have been weird lately. It's kind of like... my consciousness is fading... I get bored a lot, and before I know it, I'm surrounded by scary people...'

That must be about the adventurers who ran into Prim.

'I managed to escape without injuring my opponent... wow... I have myself being aggressive...'

I told Grandpa Mon next door what the conversation was with Prim. I'm the only one who can communicate with Prim.

"Hmm... maybe it's a recoil from repeating the merger. Which would be the consciousness of the combined slime... if several, no dozens of consciousnesses were mixed..."

I thought of it as a bump, Grandpa Mon.

'I'm glad to see you this way. But... leave me alone. If it stays this way, it could harm your husband as well. I'm still... kind of weird... glad to see you, but I'm feeling so high... and that's... very'

When a large body trembles with a prune to withstand something, the Prim raises a voice that seems to suffer.

'Yes... if you're saying it's heartbreaking to leave me... kill me here. That way, I can annoy your husband.'

Really... this kid.

It's great to be healthy, but you don't know who I am.

"Yeah...... I can't do that"

"Huh...?

"Come on, let's go home. Recently, a pretty big house (?) I moved to. Even if it's as big as a prime, I can afford it at all."

'If you devise that... it's not, so... to your husband that I will remain like this... oh, no. Run, please. I'm kind of unconscious... quickly, run,'

Prim's body starts to tremble into small pieces and unlike earlier, it doesn't stop.

'Yikes...! Stop! Your husband... me, me... frightened'

"Prim... that's what I like about Prim, but sometimes it's easier for me to say what I want to say, and this one moves."

"Ah, ah..."

Eventually the tremor stopped and she stopped speaking, staring at this one silently.

Suddenly, the ambient temperature rises rapidly.

The cause was lucid, and the prime in front of him began to form a fireball in the air.

It's definitely me.

I can see that it's bigger than the fireball I just worked out and has a fair amount of heat.

But in the roar of licking the air, I could hear it.

It might be better to describe it as passed on.

"........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................."

The fireball released comes straight this way.

- But.

The fireball, along with the sound of tearing open the humba and the air, became beautifully brazen and exploded in the rear.

"That's just the cut."

Silver Sword Blanche wrapped the flame around him and tore the fireball apart.

Pull the black sword noir out of the sheath as it is, and stand guarded.

"... you finally said what you wanted to say"

"O, shu... jin, sa"

"Oh, I'm gonna help. It's my fault this happened in the first place. And... Prim better know a little more about me"

Not very much, but I'm not sure I can be a respected husband to Prim.

"You're the one I taemed. Kill me. I don't care what they say, you're in trouble, to be honest. Of course I won't allow you to die on your own. You... are mine. If you'll ever say I'm your husband again, you better remember that. I'm... I'm greedy."