Slade rampaged against the beholders, defeating their remaining forces. He let them surrender, but Slade feared that Violet would suffer from his naive action like Milia and Shaki suffered from the gnolls’ betrayal.
“How about we serve you instead?” the Evil Eye asked.
“Wha-? No, not me! Serve that cute girl there, instead!” Slade said.
With power came responsibility, and Slade wanted none of that.
“We’ll become your citizens and work hard to generate sovereign points.”
“Okay?” Slade had no idea about their worth.
“Judging by your audacity to invade with a handful of troglodyte pawns, I bet your sovereign is poor. How many citizens are living within your Dungeon? Tell me,” the Evil Eye asked.
“Uh… That’s confidential,” Slade muttered, sweating bullets.
“See? We have much to gain from each other, but we refuse to become slaves. How about you become our middleman?”
“Being a representative sounds like a big hassle!” Slade said.
“You’re a beholder like us. If you can understand us and provide the freedom to flourish, I don’t mind helping someone like you,” it said, ignoring Slade’s complaints.
“Someone like me???”
What does it know about me? Slade couldn’t tell whether it was a compliment, sarcasm, or both.
“We’ll do the laundry, cleaning and unethical cooking experiments for your sake, so be grateful.”
The image of a beholder in a French maid uniform popped in the slime’s mind.
“Oh hell no! Too bad for you, it just happens to be my specialty as a Toilet Slime. Stains and piss are my staple foods!”
“Uh… Are you fine with that? It sounds fucked up,” the Evil Eye said.
It has a point.
Slade went silent. Will he ever be able to gain the respect of the one he loves if he has to eat everyone’s shit? At the very least, he wouldn’t be able to.
A system window popped up in front of Slade.
[Ore mine conquered.
Warrior Tomb conquered.
Slade has gained levels.
Slade is now a level 20 Toilet Slime Pet.
Attack skill+1 Defense skill+2 Spellpower+1
You have acquired personal skill: Spliceshift - Combine up to 2 shapeshift forms.
You may learn either Advanced First Aid or Basic Diplomacy as secondary skills.]
I’ll choose Basic Diplomacy… That’s what I need right now to stop the beholders from hurting Violet, Slade thought.
[You receive Secondary Skill: Basic Diplomacy - Provides help and knowledge during negotiation.]
[Synergy detected between Diplomacy and Shapeshift!
Increase the level of Shapeshift Form from succeeding diplomatic deals involving the Form’s species.]
“If you are still hesitating… I am willing to follow you in battles. I am a level 43 warlock. Here, take this proof of loyalty.”
The Evil Eye lifted a grimoire at Slade.
“This is my spellbook. None of my comrades can cast magic without it,” it said.
[Basic diplomacy activated.
Your side offer: Protection and freedom for the beholders under your responsibility.
Reward: level 43 warlock and an undefined amount of Sovereign Points.
Insights:
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The beholders suffered heavy losses, and no longer wish to pursue a vain battle
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The beholders seem to admire your mercy
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The Evil Eye is grateful for being healed and offers its most precious item
Conclusion: Low probability of long-term betrayal on the proposed terms.]
I just wanted them to surrender… How did it end up with me taking beholders under my responsibility?
Slade gulped as he took the book.
“It seems like we have a deal,” the Evil Eye concluded.
[The beholders join you for the greater glory!
Shapeshift Synergy: Beholder form leveled up.
Learned skills: Beholder Tongue and True Sight
Unlocked skills: Beholder’s Convergence]
Good, I don’t have to switch to beholder form to understand the Evil Eye.
The slime looked at his status window and saw the 4 gnolls and the 43 beholders stacks in “Slade’s army”.
He groaned, feeling the weight of responsibility.
At least, I’ll look cool to Violet if I manage her citizens.
[For hiring gnolls and beholders, you are granted the ‘Mediator’ title - decrease morale penalty from interracial conflicts.]
Nice!
[For putting the greater glory before your own interests, you are granted the following titles.
Pushover - decrease charisma.
Reluctant Leader - personal moral penalty according to the size of the supervised army.]
What the!?
Having no mental energy left, Slade kicked the mocking system message from his mind.
He couldn’t resist taking a peek inside the spellbook, but he couldn’t decipher the strange sigils.
“Can I give it to my sovereign?” he asked.
“It’s fine. I have plenty of books to finish on my bedstand. Also, my name is Griscent,” it said. It blindly probed, reaching for Slade’s tentacle.
“Mine is Slade, nice to meet you.”
They exchanged a wiggly shake.
“From now on, we will follow you as long as you treat us reasonably and respectfully,” Griscent said.
Slade chuckled because it said it so grandly despite its pathetic state.
“Apparently, being laughed at is your definition of respect,” it said.
“Ah, sorry.”
“It’s fine, it was a joke.”
Fuck, its speech is so monotone that I can’t fathom what’s going through its mind.
“I’m thankful for this great reconciliation. We get to live and preserve the mother-pillar, and you get free sovereign points,” the Evil Eye said.
The slime swallowed his insecurities for the sake of the greater good, but a nefarious plan budded in his mind.
I’ll fucking push my responsibilities on someone else at the first opportunity I get.
“Alright, Griscent. Here’s your first mission: Can you explain our deal to my sovereign? I’m scared about her reaction if she knew I could talk.” Slade remembered that his voice reveal didn’t go very well.
“Already scheming behind your sovereign by hiding your true power, huh? I like that.”
It got to be a joke, right? I can’t fucking tell!
“I have an interesting tip for you. A hero can only be bound to 3 orders at once. Also, you can always retreat from life-threatening situations regardless of your sovereign’s orders.”
Is that how Griscent left its previous Dungeon?! Wow, it might actually be really helpful if I need to get away...
The slime returned inside the golem. He walked back to Violet with the beholders in tow.
He lifted his arms in victory, holding the spellbook in one hand and the squished Evil Eye in the other.
“Grhuhgr? Rrrkrkr... (Could you not expose my delicate body like that in front of everyone? I’m quite shy…)” Griscent groaned.
“We won!” The gnolls cheered as the golem came back with the defeated enemy commander.
Meanwhile, the rooks were already celebrating the victory, since they received the same pop-up message as Slade.
“Hey, I picked up Weaponsmith (Offense) as my secondary skill. What about you Shaki?” Milia asked.
“Logistics… Also Milia, don’t rush alone ever again,” Shaki said.
“Come on! Everything went fine. Look, my plot armor is OP! Didn’t you see my power up in the middle of the battle. I even changed hair color.” Milia flexed her biceps.
“Ah… I need to take a rest, a nap maybe.” The tired troglodyte just rolled into a ball on the ground, next to Metiva.
Violet stood next to Lorely, welcoming the golem.
“I take it that the beholders surrendered,” she said.
Slade lowered his hands, presenting the spellbook to her and the wounded Evil Eye.
“Assumption correct. Request for Dungeon citizenship under Slade’s supervision. Offering personal spellbook as token of loyalty,” Griscent said.
Violet took the book.
“Oh, very good! I will accept you as my villagers. Then… How about turning this place into a proper Dungeon? Since there is already a Pillar of Eyes, it would save precious resources,” she said.
“Proposal accepted. Home renovation required,” Griscent said.
“That’s a wonderful idea! Having a back-up town is a relief,” Lorely said.
“I will summon the town Core. Can you tell me where’s the safest place here?” Violet asked.
“Palace. Tunnels excluded for risk of suffocation, flooding and collapse,” Griscent said.
“Please wait!” Metiva said.
The gnolls approached.
“Oh, are you angry that we’re making a town in a gnoll grave?”
“That is certainly questionable, but… I want to serve lord Slade’s as well,” she said.
“What’s with this popularity? Slade can’t even talk. Are you trying to take advantage of my slime?” Violet asked.
The matriarch gave a look of confusion.
“Slade can talk,” Shaki said.
“Heh?” Violet blurted.
“Gogooh... (Mission failed),” Griscent said.
Tags change on ScribbleHub.
- Removing Female to Male: The instances of that gender switching are mostly small jokes that have zero impact on the plot. Like Shaki switching to a male pawn or genie (female) upgrading into master genie (male), so it will probably disappoint the readers of that subject.
- Keeping Male to Female: At some point, our slime has to infiltrate as a human with a not too ugly face. So it might turn into micro subplots.
- Adding Rape: The setting is about invading species brutally murdering each others under the supervision of a few human leaders. The sovereigns are often the perpetrators and victims of warcrimes. Don't worry though, the main characters are spared from that fate.
- Adding Polyandry/Polyamory: Some species being matriarchal, the female can choose as many husbands as they want or share them. For instance, Metiva has her own harem of male gnolls.
- Adding Slaves: A cliché of the isekai genre, of course we’re making that happen here too.
- Adding Genetic modifications: The slime has the ability to synthesize the genetic material of the dead corpse he ate. Using the impregnation skill and shapeshifting into the same race as his sexual partner, he can procreate and finely control its genetic material based on the gene pool he has eaten. Not only that, his new ability Spliceshift is about Shapeshifting into genetic combinations of the creatures in his gene pool.
- Adding Incest: Well, are Slade’s children really technically his if none of his original genetic material is passed down lol?
- Adding Tentacles: Can’t believe I forgot this one
Don’t hesitate to tell me if there are missing tags I should add.
Oh Lord, Diplomacy skill with many races? That a good potential plot like there and potential Slade's character development too.
From 1st to this chapter. Author you yourself also developed too I had to praise you for that. You pull balance between Smut and Plot, Mixed them perfectly.
Ps. Potential Evil eyes Waifu?
Yes, I think Diplomacy is a well deserved reward for our hardworking pet slime!
Thank you for the praise! I'm relieved that I have improved, that's my greatest concern! I hope a good story will enhance the smut to feel well deserved and meaningful.
Evil Eye Waifu more than confirmed. She's the hat controlling the synthetic body in 23.5 of the NSFW Gallery
Mission Failed, we'll get them next time.
*sees the rape tag*
Light fantasy fans: Awh shit, here we go again.
Yeah...
There's a Fortress sovereign who had been captured by Rampart faction. They just need the sovereign book and a limb still attached to her to manage the Towns.
I guess I can just remove that aspect from the story completely. Maybe I should make a poll?
Like in "The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time" there's Tarea, Pauvina and Juliana who have rape as a background story lol
@owotrucked Nah, poll not needed. As you've said it's an invasion, so it's bound to happen.
Just don't overuse it like goblin slayer or redo healer. Cause I'm tired of all these JP authors using rape like it was burgerking.
@Alphafi Ok, I got you :3. I'll mention it for the most important parts, but I'll leave it implicit when it's background.
@owotrucked Well you have a bunch of murderous monsters as the protagonists, so rape isn't that unexpected.
I mean I expect Slade to get raped by a woman at some point due to him being such a pushover. I mean he was already used as a s*x toy, so that actually counts as rape.
There's also other villains that might use it for various reasons. Villains doing bad things is their whole point. As long as it's not too disgusting to read (so for example saying something is eaten vs describing every little detail, and thus require the vore tag), then anything goes.
Finally there's the whole "hentai rape" thing where the victim hates it at first, and then grows to love it. Given the setting I wouldn't be surprised if Slade was ordered to do that at least once. I mean what is a smut fantasy where the monsters don't break a prisoner's will with pleasure? It's a classic recruitment tool!
@SuperBort
>I mean I expect Slade to get raped by a woman at some point due to him being such a pushover. I mean he was already used as a s*x toy, so that actually counts as rape.
Yeah it did happen. Once he gets stronger he won't have those worries anymore.
>As long as it's not too disgusting to read
Yeah, if there are passages with torture and suffering, I'll just tell the result instead of showing.
>I mean what is a smut fantasy where the monsters don't break a prisoner's will with pleasure? It's a classic recruitment tool!
Yeah "hentai rape" might just happen for the first adventurers who invades the Dungeon to kill sovereigns. It works better for them, since they keep their lives at least.
Other than that, it'll be Slade flumbing around trying to learn other species abilities by fulfilling special quests and mediating internal conflicts while satisfying the ladies.
@owotrucked So adventurers are a thing in this setting? Interesting.
Seeing as how Slade isn't an evil rape machine, I am reminded of a hentai called "Tentacle Training". In it a female knight is captured and thrown in a cell with a tentacle monster. Said monster is actually rather meek and pathetic. It also wasn't asked if it wanted to rape anyone, and is unsure how to deal with this situation.
Then the twist happens and the female knight decides to pretty much force herself on the tentacle monster, to teach it how it is supposed to act. The monster ends up leveling up and the two of them get distracted as they have lots of sex.
Finally the monsters that captured the knight show up to see if she is broken. She very much isn't and proceeds to slaughter them all. The tentacle monster is then informed by the knight that it will now be helping her, and the pair go down in history as legendary heroes. The End!
So maybe something like this could happen with Slade. It would be pretty funny if a "heroine" ends up raping him because he refuses to violate her.
@SuperBort
Yeah adventurers are integrated thanks to special rules for the Castle faction. They have no pawns and citizens can awaken into heroes. This works because they are exclusively for native humans to banish otherwordly invaders from their world.
F-grade adventurers are equivalent to 20 pikemen in the game. S-grade adventurers are equivalent to 20 angels.
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That hentai plot is a funny play on expectation vs results lol.
Slade is a pushover in the sense that he's easily swindled/convinced when it's about "what's best for everyone". He's more inclined to pursue optimal equilibrium than Nash equilibrium even if it works worse for him, and he'll stubbornly refuse a solution if it leaves someone behind (like the gnoll or the beholders).
He could be convinced that having s*x with someone is for the best, but it would make it consensual and not really a rape.
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In conclusion, there will be a couple of occurences where elves get their deserved punishment (because they did it first to a Fortress sovereign) and adventurers out for blood get caught.
It will also be mentionned in chapter 28 to lay the stakes about loving a sovereign.
Nothing more than that.