So how do we catch them?
Come on, I think I can handle Al's magic.
Sister Elinora answered Rumba's question appropriately.
Well, we don't know what to do to capture the big slime, either.
There's a chance it will run away if we attack it, and as long as we want to capture it and welcome it as a cushion, we don't want it to have any hostility towards us.
It occurred to me. How do I capture a demon in this world?
Hey, Roomba. How do you capture demons in general?
There are some demons that will bite you and follow you if you win. But that's rare and difficult to target. If it's a warm-hearted demon, you can manage it just by putting it in a capture cage, but what about the big slime? ......
Roomba tilts his head.
'You want me to freeze him with ice magic? Or you can surround it with earth magic or cover it with a cloth: ......
Various ways to neutralize it come to mind, but none of them feel right.
And even if you bring it back with that, if they get hostile, they're going to riot in the mansion. If that happens, it will be impossible to live together as a cushion.
Hmm, I don't know what's the right answer.
''I'm going to get a little closer.''
Oh,
I don't know what that big slime is thinking, but I might be able to find out more by getting closer.
It's dangerous, but it's safe, with Roomba and the Elinora sisters following us. And when the time comes, you can just unleash your magic.
I get closer to the big slime, which is in a daze.
The distance is getting closer and closer, but the big slime doesn't react.
All the time, he's standing quietly, as if he doesn't know where he's looking.
And now the distance between me and the big slime is only one meter. It's no longer the same as the distance between us when we talk to people.
...... I don't see any response.
'Even ordinary slime would act in some way if they got this close, though.
Sister Elinora seems surprised by this.
Is she confident in her own abilities, or does it all not matter, or has she given up?
Well, since Elinora sister and Rumba are there too, I don't understand why she would feel like giving up. And I don't feel like I can do anything about it in front of these two.
For now, I sit down next to them and get in line.
'............'
Still, the big slime doesn't move.
When I poked its body to try it out, it had a very wonderful elasticity.
'Oh, great! It's elasticity and sheer mass that you just can't get with slime.
I tried poking him as it was, but he didn't hate it.
It's true. It's a great feeling.
You'll want to keep on petting me~
Perhaps curiosity won out over caution, but sister Elinora, Sheila and the others were also petting and flicking unceremoniously.
Still, the big slime was unfazed.
I wonder if they don't even have the sensation of being touched. It's amazing how unmoved they are by being touched by humans to this extent. Have you given up thinking?
Even some of the slime in the mansion didn't like to be petted at first. Well, the moment I realized that I could get enough food, I stopped hating it.
...... Yeah? Enough bait? If you present that to him first, this guy will follow you without thinking about it, won't he?
Such a flash of intuition crossed my mind.
Open the subspace in your pocket and take out a cookie from it.
He placed it in front of the big slime and took it in with unstoppable speed.
If you notice, you can see one cookie through the body of the Big Slime.
And the big slime looked at me as if I was begging him.
No, I don't know where the gaze is, but I felt that vibe - no, no.
This guy isn't waiting for an extra cookie. It's a more fundamental need. It's a deeply depraved need.
Well, that's what I'm going to do, and it's not going to be about giving you extra cookies. ......
I'll feed you for the rest of your life and you can come home and be a cushion.
Then the big slime nodded with a dexterous indentation of its body.
I knew that was the killing line.
There you go. You look like Al.
It was frustrating that Sister Elinora's metaphorical words ended up being right on target.
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After successfully wooing the big slime, I walked down the mountain.
The big slime, who understood that if he became my child, he would be safe for the rest of his life, is following behind me with a healthy heart.
It moves slightly faster than a slime, but much slower than the speed at which humans walk.
Sheila and big sister Emma are watching with a really friendly expression on their faces, as if the big slime following behind them is cute.
But the impatient sister Elinora looked annoyed.
As expected, the sun is setting at this speed, so I'm going to assist.
Make a board with earth magic. When I tried to guide it to the board as it was, the big slime jumped on it to jump on it.
...... Yeah, I was going to do that for you, but you're understanding fast.
'Ah! This is so cute!
'Mr. Alfried! I've got a rope, let's pull you up!
I was about to use my psychic with an indescribable feeling when Sheila said something like that to me.
It would be like the tension of putting a dog on a sled.
It would be much easier to carry it on a psychic, but they both wanted it so badly that I would leave it open on the board.
Then Sheila quickly threaded the rope through.
'Alright, now we're off - and it's surprisingly heavy~!
Sheila tried to advance with the knotted rope in her hand, but her progress was slight.
A slime is surprisingly massive, you know. It must be pretty heavy when it's this big.
''Emma help me too~''
Okay.
When sister Emma joined in as reinforcement, the board with the big slime on it began to move smoothly.
"Emma is very powerful~
Don't talk to me like that! Because Sheila is just too weak!
The fact that I started to proceed with my own prowess makes sister Emma blush, as if she is embarrassed in a maidenly way.
I know that if a man enters into such a topic, a bad thing will happen, so I didn't interfere and let it pass. This is the right way to live.
In that case, I'm going to be the first to leave.
As we slid down the mountain, we were in front of my home and Roomba returned.
'Emma and Sheila can stay around here too,'
Okay, I'll leave you to it.
Thanks for your help~
Due to an unusually witty word from Sister Elinora, Sister Emma and Sheila will also be dismissed here. It's not good to ask them to come to the mansion since their house is in Colliat Village.
''Elinora sister, do you want to pull up?''
I'm good.
Sister Elinora didn't seem to particularly want to pull it, so from here on out, we used our psychic to float the big slime back to the mansion.
Not long after, we reached the mansion.
Just as we headed to the front door, Saara and Meena came out.
Rather than welcoming us, they probably had something to do outside.
'Ah! Lady Elinora, Lady Alfried, you're back--what's that?
Meena, who was about to say a few words to greet him, looks surprised.
Even Saara seems to blink her eyes and is stunned.
'You'd be surprised if you suddenly brought a slime that's over a meter long.
It's a big slime. ''It's a big slime, I caught it in the forest earlier.''
Yeah, are you sure you're okay?
It's okay. It's okay. He'll be fine. He's just like the slime in the house.
The slime is taken care of by Meena and her friends sometimes. It's a little different in size, but it's the same as always.
No, as expected, at this size, I think I need permission from Nord-sama: ......
Oh, yeah?
I'll go get him!
Meena retreats into the mansion before I can sulk.
As expected, I don't think it's a problem if it's only a big slime.
'Speaking of which, it looks like you were getting ready to go out, but what were Saara and the others trying to do?
It's boring to sit around and wait for Dad Nord to arrive, and I'm sorry to have to pull you back if Saara and the others are in the middle of their work.
'There was snow on the roof, and I thought I'd drop it.
Saara told me to move away from the front door and look up to see that there was a good amount of snow on the ground.
'Oh, I'll drop it then,'
It's hard to get the snow off the large roof on a cold day like this.
I use the same ice magic as I did in my own home to get the snow off with a zapper.
'Thank you. It would be very helpful.
I'll put the snow on the patio.
Stop it. You won't be able to practice.
And so on, I was lightly poked by Sister Elinora.
Damn, it was the perfect plan to make me stop the practice naturally.