- Shari -
We arrive at the gates, with our cloaks on.
I don’t need to make it this easy for the guards.
Due to the late hour, there are no other people at the gates, aside from the guards.
And maybe because no one in the right mind would voluntarily, without a reason travel to Ekoras.
When we are inside, there is a rather pressing issue I have to settle with our adventurer group.
But now to the matter at hand.
"STOP! Who goes there?" (Guard 1)
"Hey, Gilbert! Didn’t I already tell you? We were just venturing out to fetch the rest of our group?" (Jacob)
Impressive how Jacob stays completely natural, even though the smallest slip could end with a disturbingly high number of dead people.
I wouldn’t have judged him as this cunning and now worry a bit about my relationship with him and my safety, regarding this advanced level of acting skills.
"You know what time it is? Just half an hour and we would have closed the gate!" (Gilbert)
"Not much to do about that! The ladies here have a pace, you could carry them an hour and rest two and you would still be faster." (Jacob)
"Ladies?" (Gilbert)
It goes without saying that Liqu was absolutely forbidden, to even lift her hood without being explicitly told to do so.
But I need to act like we are not hiding too much, to make up for it.
"Yes! I need to say that Jacob did a great job escorting the two of us." (Shari)
Okay! We are the nice, defenseless girls in need of a strong man to protect us.
I hope they'll buy this.
"I thought you were going out to do hunting jobs?" (Gilbert)
Shit! Stupid!
Don’t speak when you lack information about what you can say!
"Ah, it was like this: After we got what we wanted, we used the street to travel back. And on the road, we met our acquaintances here and decided to ensure their safety. You know how the streets are sometimes." (Jacob)
"How benevolent of you. I’m sure their gratitude will eventually recompense your efforts. Savior of the lost maidens!" (Gilbert)
He says this with a not-so-ambiguous smirk.
"I do my best!" (Jacob)
Jacob responds with a smirk on his own.
However, I am sure inwardly he’s cringing.
I definitely am.
Still, he displays impressive acting skills.
"Can we now please finish this? You said yourself that we should close this gate. So wrap up your little banter." (Guard 2)
"Something’s wrong, Howard?" (Jacob)
I am not sure, if acting this familiar is not counterproductive in the end, regarding raising suspicion.
But it apparently works out for now.
"Nothing besides the fact that every second you lot loiter around here is keeping me from finishing this shift and finally diving into my bed." (Howard)
"Seems like he is very serious about this, Gilbert. We are then just passing by and you two can call it a day." (Jacob)
"Nah! First I should check these newcomers and fulfill my assigned duty." (Gilbert)
"Since when are you this serious about your work? And what are you even going to check? If they carry weapons, like absolutely every single one of the townspeople, children included?" (Jacob)
I guess it has more to do with the possibility to inspect two women.
"Just doing my job." (Gilbert)
To prevent Liqu from being chosen first I step forward.
"Can we please make it quick?" (Shari)
"Sure ma’am!" (Gilbert)
To prepare in advance for an event where I have to open my cloak, I always wore my black shirt and pants since I left home so that my blue color won't shimmer through, while my arms are still covered.
As there is nothing illegal inside the cloak, all I have to fear is that one of the guards touches me too intimately or inspects too inquisitively.
"Could you please lift your hood? I can’t let anyone inside without being able to identify them!" (Gilbert)
Shall I believe that you are actually able to remember the faces of all the people passing by?
When I lift it, the crucial part begins.
I notice how Chris shields Myra who grew uneasy in this situation, as even he knows that their group is already too deep into this as they could now afford that we're getting exposed.
The guard called Gilbert immediately grows surprised when he sees my face, but I don’t think he is hostile.
"Why are you looking like this?" (Gilbert)
"It is really rude to point something like that out! But if you need to know, due to a failed experiment my skin has some issues." (Shari)
Naturally, I prepared a backstory for such a risky venture.
"Why failed? It worked out pretty well!" (Liqu)
…Sorry, I have no words.
I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS STUPID SLIMEHEAD!!!
"Ah, you see we study together and she is very dedicated, but to narrate this whole stuff would now waste too much of your precious time." (Shari)
"Yes, sure. I see no reason why you shouldn’t pass. Just go ahead!" (Gilbert)
I believe he is a little downtrodden that there were not the presumed beauties.
Also, the knowledge that delving into this could be more troublesome than he wants, is beneficial too for cutting this short and getting through here.
"Thank you very much!" (Shari)
And so I managed to get into a town, despite all the odds against me.
As soon we are out of a range where those guards might be able to hear us, I have a matter to address regarding my distressingly cunning acquaintance Jacob.
"Thank you very much for your help." (Shari)
"No problem, it's not as if you didn’t contribute to getting us through this." (Jacob)
"Sure, but there is a little issue now." (Shari)
He tenses up.
"That is?" (Jacob)
"While I am sure that you have an opportunity to sell our goods, I am aware that at this time of the day no such business should be open. And while I trust you to a degree, it goes not so far that I'm going to leave you with all our jointly acquired goods. So I would feel much better when you leave the respective bag with us after you introduced us to a suitable resting place from where we can meet up the next day. At least you can be sure that we have no means to sell them in our situation." (Shari)
"Sigh! If that makes you sleep better." (Jacob)
"I can’t sleep anymore." (Shari)
"It was just a figure of speech." (Jacob)
"I know! And as a small token, since this part is already settled, you can have the proof of subjugation for the guild in advance." (Shari)
"Fine, maybe the guildhall is still open. If you want to go to an inn where they… honor their customer's privacy, I suggest that one three streets down the road then left and straight forward till the end. Nothing fancy, but it should suffice." (Jacob)
"Thank you! It's appreciated!" (Shari)
"E-ehm, goodbye, and thank you for your help!" (Myra)
"You’re welcome! I am glad we met you." (Shari)
"Me too! See you soon, Myra!" (Liqu)
At this prospect, she immediately pales a bit, regardless of how cheerful Liqu did express it.
And she knows her name.
Poor girl.
Without wasting any time, Chris takes Myra by the shoulders and brings her away.
Due to her slightly trembling state, she isn’t even complaining.
We split from their group and are left with the bag that contains my meat and the parts of the rager we wanted to sell.
Despite common belief, the guild is not buying parts that aren't commissioned in the contracts.
So while they kill their prey for the specified part the contractor wants or just the body part that serves as proof, adventurers are in the end stuck with the remains which have still some value.
Because of this, every seasoned adventurer knows the places in town where one can vend these monster parts, like alchemists, tanners, blacksmiths, and so on.
Sometimes introduced through the guild, which still has no intention to take the burden of this logistic terror.
Because that is so, I cannot afford to let this chance slip by, to make the respective acquaintances.
The chance that they might scam us of our share doesn’t weigh even half as severe as losing this opportunity would be in my opinion.
And Jacob knows on the other hand, that we don’t know anyone to sell the parts to.
Also, it's inconvenient for their group to drag this bag full of body parts with them.
A problem we have now to deal with as it's heavy.
"Ahem, Liqu. Can you lift that thing without blowing your cover?" (Shari)
"Hm? Yes, yes, sure." (Liqu)
She seems oddly absent.
"Is something the matter?" (Shari)
Again she blinks as if she awakened from some kind of trance.
"Ah, yeah! It's just…" (Liqu)
"What is the issue?" (Shari)
"This is a town! A real town! With humans! And I am in the middle of it! So much to see! Unbelievable! I can observe! Take part! This is great! Wonderful!" (Liqu)
It's also my first time in a real town and I need to say that it's fairly impressive.
What I find especially interesting is that some of the windows are made of glass.
That was by no means common in my old village, where you could only decide if you kept the wooden frames closed or not if you wanted to see something.
Yet, it seems that Liqu is far more intrigued by this place than I am.
Well, for some reason she has set her whole existence on living close to humans, so that's a given.
Nonetheless…
"Please, if only a little bit, quell your excitement before you're drawing too much attention. Otherwise, your adventure might come to a sudden end." (Shari)
"Yes, fine!" (Liqu)
Unsurprisingly a little disappointed she takes the bag and despite the part, where her height decreases a bit, there is no obvious flaw in her appearance.
But as we start moving she still gets mesmerized by any novel thing she sees.
Be it stalls, buildings, street lamps, or even the street itself.
I grow worried that she might just follow a whim and depart in a random direction.
"Liqu, stay close to me and don’t leave my side, I don’t want that we lose each other!" (Shari)
At this moment she suddenly stops in her tracks.
I look back to find out what caused this.
"What is…" (Shari)
"Euphoria"!
No other word can describe this look!
She is past any sane thought and slime tears are already starting to ruin the cover I applied on her.
"You… want me… close to you?" (Liqu)
"W-well, I mean it would be irresponsible to leave you unattained in this environment. And you're carrying the bag." (Shari)
"Ah yes. How stupid of me. Sure, I will always stay with you." (Liqu)
"Okay good! Then follow me so that I know where you are." (Shari)
Did I dodge this?
I don’t know what she would have done if her feelings had gone out of hand, but I know that restraint is no trait of hers if she becomes emotional so I am anxious in that regard.
At least I have four dead adventurers who can attest to this.
However, the whole time we walk to the inn, I feel her eyes, or whatever, on me, despite all the other things around us which fascinated her so much just moments ago.
Just how obsessed is she?
I think I mentioned perfectly fine reasons so that she should calm down.
Can she read more into my words than what I said?
I mean: She stares at me!
I know she likes to take everything one says as given, due to the fact that she simply has no experience in conversations.
But there were no flaws since I, because this is so, mark all my words.
If not…
The part she said!
Damnit, she got me!!!
"I will always stay with you" and I acknowledge it!
She takes everything literally and this was practically me completely giving in, to her!
Did she leave this figurative trap on purpose?
Does she know about my issue regarding how committed I am to keeping my word?
Although my feelings of hate and anger for her are gradually fading away, this is taking things too far.
She might take this as an invitation to do… I don't even know!
This goes extremely too fast!
Sometimes I worry where this path I chose will eventually lead me.
Is it just me (and I know I am SEVERLY late), or did I just remember that long ago liqu mentioned that they can "shut down" other slime for full cores. Coincidence, I think the f*ck not. Huge plot point and lucrative income technique. Perhaps.
Maybe not exactly lucrative. Slimes are mass-critters. Destroying the cores is a means to stop them from destroying harvests and dissolving people in their sleep. The guild rewards for those but it's more obligatory work at low cost. The same price range as big rat tails. Also, a not destroyed core is more than suspicious. Slimes tend to use abundand energy in the air and bacteria to make new slimes so nobody would be stupid enough to store cores that aren't thoroughly shattered and it's a bit hard to explain slime mind magic.
Also they should really get wigs.
a 18yr who can do businesses and deal with adventurers. but never need to lie.....
what kind of legendary skill is that?
I don’t know what she would have done if her feelings had gone out of hand, but I know that restraint is no trait of hers if she becomes emotional so that I am anxious in that regard.
I had to walk in the woods for two or three months and test relationships, and not go to the city at the first opportunity.
What if Shiri's lack of disguise skills or Like's lack of interpersonal skills led to exposure and a massive murder fight?
How would she (Shiri) then look into the eyes of the widows and orphans who appeared through her fault?
If only I guess she would have said with a shameless face "I'm sorry Liku did it".
(In fact, this is the shameless author of this work forcing to do such acts harmful to everyone)
I'm sorry, this is all Shari's doing! She's at fault here!
The answer to the [url=https://www.scribblehub.com/read/120486-slime-girl/chapter/149933/?cid=328624]answer[/url] to my post, which was deleted by the author of the work.
This is called realistic black humor.And if something, I took the idea of a slime toilet from another work. Well, nothing unusual, the adventurer catches the monster, sells it to the guild, in the guild they make a magic tool from the monster, including this one. Shiri should consider that possibility as well.
Think about this, in reality, she won't even be able to say "sorry", there will be just a silent magic instrument based on the core of the monster and the pure consciousness of Shiri that can only be aware of what is happening to her.
@torvn77 Yet it sounds a little too sexualized for me. There are some images I really wish to avoid please.
That aside, there is no way to contain a slime properly, cause they dissolve through every known material, if not the very fragile and rare core crystal. Also magic is not this powerful, to grant each desired effect. Just the most basic elemental ones.
That aside, there is no way to contain a slime properly, cause they dissolve through every known material, if not the very fragile and rare core crystal.
So her core will be processed by alchemists and artifacts before that, so that she will not be able to escape anywhere and she will not be able to dissolve anything.
Also magic is not this powerful, to grant each desired effect.
There are some images I really wish to avoid please.
If you don't want to ruin your novell, then you better avoid this way of thinking.
Yet it sounds a little too sexualized for me.
If you write fantasy, you have to be prepared for certain sacrifices.
Also magic is not this powerful, to grant each desired effect. Just the most basic elemental ones.
And here is the first problem from this way of thinking, if everything is so weak, then why is the killed monster a treasure? Why are the guild, alchemists and other artisans willing to pay money for his body parts? I think you better not think like that, because thinking like that you will come up with another absurdity that will further destroy the world of your work.
@torvn77 Her core can't get processed without destroying it/ killing her. It's her brain and a fissure might be deadly.
There is some magic based on the elements, including life/healing/death. One can use it also to imbue artifacts with such. For this monster parts are better reagents. Also, some parts are harder, softer, though, or helpful in other ways for craftmanship. Alchemists can get quite some medicinal effects from monster parts. Like this, you could ask why anyone hunts in "monster hunter".
But there is no teleportation, no mind magic, no create-out-of-nothing magic. There are limits I want to maintain.
The story is R-15, I think there is stuff I need to avoid.
The story is R-15, I think there is stuff I need to avoid.
Well, in general, I'm not asking you to make a dry closet out of her, she just needs to take this into account and be more careful.
P.S. In general, it would be interesting if she came to the inn and there she saw such an achievement in the sanitation of magical civilizations. (Such a small shock and a small good horror)
@torvn77 To be honest, while no one in sane mind would bring a slime willingly close to the place he lives due to containment problems, there are issues with larger sewers one cannot survey that easily. Also, Liqu has maybe another perception of that matter.
For the system they use in Ekoras. Advice: Don't bathe in the local river.
To be honest, while no one in sane mind would bring a slime willingly close to the place he lives due to containment problems
Why? She also has to regurgitate the digested food from time to time.
there are issues with larger sewers one cannot survey that easily.
We have the Middle Ages and a small town, there should not be sewer systems.But a small toilet could just be made to reduce the cost of removing biowaste outside the city. For example, a bio toilet can be like this: https://youtu.be/h3lxmyycANo?t=111 or like this https://youtu.be/s9gH9XAEtLU?t=95
The story is R-15
You'd better raise the rating to at least R+18, even if you are not going to play particularly violent scenes and sexual content, R-15 imposes too much restrictions on the story, they will ruin your story even if it is relatively innocent, without s*x and violence.
@torvn77 A normal slime would simply crawl out and kill the house owner, dissolving through every possible barrier and able to stick to surfaces. They are a plague that uses mitosis to spread.
Sewer systems exist since the Romans. You are right that Ekoras is too small and it was already a challenge to get that wall up in this forest, but there are larger and more important, wealthier cities.
Like I said, Ekoras has a river.
For R-15, if you don't think what happened in Liqu's cave and the occasionally dissolved people were too much, I never intended to describe anything worse. Like this, I think it's fine.
A normal slime would simply crawl out and kill the house owner, dissolving through every possible barrier and able to stick to surfaces.
So I'm not saying that living mucus will be placed in the toilet, first it will be processed by an alchemist and an artifactor in the guild of adventurers, and only then, having been enslaved with artifacts and the like, it will be placed in the toilet.
Like I said, Ekoras has a river.
Why go to a river with monsters on a cold dark night when you can make a cozy wooden booth?
I changed the links in the previous post, look at the first one, what is shown there is quite worthy of such a city as Ekoras, and the video shown in the second video in a simplified form is quite accessible to him by technology, especially since in the real Middle Ages they did not go to the toilet at night, but used the night pot. And it is quite logical for the development of this pot to embed an enslaved mucus core into it to remove odor and waste.
@torvn77 You can't enslave slimes. The original creator already failed at that.
These people are no programming masters, they're lucky if they can use life magic to bring something to life, but they cannot manipulate it. They can't reassamble an already existing cristal structure.
At the moment people research if golems are possible. But you would have to find a way to form the processor the way it shall be from the beginning. Slimes form their own life, which does what slimes do. Devour.
That experiment ended in the greatest plague the world knows until now and no oones touching that again. Golems are less complicated, because their movements are simpler and one can program in routines instead of an order for self-supply like with slimes.
But like I said, they aren't programmers. That's sci-fi.
The river runs within the city, through gateways. The pits get emptied and everything's dumped into the water.