I wasnât sure what kind of system there was for this dream⌠But slimes were classically used as early enemies in games.
In some games, they had a resistance to physical attacks, and were quite powerfulâŚ
But the slime in front of me didnât really give off that vibeâŚ
And I didnât sense any hostility⌠Well, most likely it was placed here to be the first enemy I would fight.
I didnât have any weapons, but I could pick up a stick from somewhere and fight it⌠It was as I was thinking this, that a sudden idea flashed in my brain.
âŚWhat if I let it defeat me? Would that mean I could wake up?
If I woke up now, I would be able to finish the work in two nights instead of three.
âAlrightâŚcome at me!â
I quickly resolved to be defeated and rolled down in front of the slime.
I doubted the slime had very high attack power, but my own HP was merely at 10 points.
It would surely chip away at it if I waited long enough.
As I waited, the slime came closer and enveloped my hand.
It was a strange sensation. It was neither solid nor liquid.
Not only that, but the sensation was oddly realistic for a dreamâŚ
As I thought about it, a bell rang in my head.
At the same time, a window that looked just like the status window popped up in front of me.
ââââââ-
âMonster You have tamed a Slimeâ
ââââââ-
âŚWhy did it recognize my lack of action as âtaming the slimeâ?
I was only trying to get myself killed.
Apparently, this slime wasnât going to do me any favors.
âHmmâŚshould I try hanging myself?â
There was really no need to depend on this slime.
It could be anything, really. I just needed to bring my HP to 0 and then I would be able to wake up.
Luckily, my boss had given me vivid instructions on how to effectively hang myself. It was when I had messed up at work.
While I was thinking this, the tamed slime began to poke at me with its hands(?)
Slimes didnât have hands, but it extended a part of its body just like a hand.
It seemed like it was leading me somewhere.
âAre you going to lead me to a place with a rope then?â
Well, it didnât have to be a rope. As long as it would help me wake up from this dream.
I had no idea if it understood meâŚbut the slime began to lead me very slowly through the forest.
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After some time, the slime appeared to have arrived at its destination.
What I found there, was a single building.
It did not look like it was occupied, but it was full of books.
The slime looked like it was brimming with a sense of accomplishment after having led me here.
Of course, I couldnât exactly read its expression, but somehow I could feel the emotion.
âNow. Rope, rope.â
I quickly entered the building and began to search for something that could be used as a rope. But I was unsuccessful.
On the other hand, I did find a giant bookshelf that was stuffed with an immense volume of old books.
Maybe I could bring my HP to a 0 if I were to be squashed by it.
With that thought in mind, I immediately began to put it into action whenâI suddenly had a horrible feeling.
It was telling me that ending my life in this world was something I should avoid.
I just started to feel as if I shouldnât die.
I donât know why, but thatâs what I now felt. An intuition perhaps.
And my intuition was often right.
âŚIn any case, I started to think that I would not kill myself.
I would wait quietly until I woke up. And then stay up for three nights and work.
Well then, I had some time to kill until that happened.
Thankfully, I was surrounded by books.
I could read some of them and wait until I woke up.
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âAlright, letâs pick a randomâŚohâŚâ
The covers on the books were all so old that I couldnât read them.
And so I chose a random book and opened itâŚ
I was very disappointed when I saw the first page.
âMagic Book on the Annihilation of the Soul.â
That was the title on the first page.
Whoever wrote this book was a heavyweight chunibyoâŚ
No, wait.
Since this is my own dream, does that mean itâs me who is chunibyoâŚ
No, letâs not go down that path.
I brushed the thought away and turned the page.
I wasnât really sure what was written inside.
I could read the letters.
There was something about controlling magical energy and dragon veins. But all of the words were so removed from reality that my head couldnât retain any of it.
However, my status was apparently different.
I kept hearing that chime as letters were added to my skill list.
Like this:
âââââââââ
Yuji
Job: Tamer
Skills: Taming, Light Magic, Shadow Magic, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Thunder Magic, Wind Magic, Space-Time Magic, Special Magic.
Attributes: None
HP: 10/26
MP: 22/85
âââââââââ-
ThisâŚI suppose this was that thing where you learn skills from just reading.
I could see why I would dream about such a thing. It was a very game-like system.
Still, it was rather unfriendly to have so few items displayed on my status.
At the same time, my HP and MP had increased.
I didnât see anything about levels, so perhaps it was a system where your status rises with your skills.
There were games like that.
I considered this while flipping the pages, and eventually, I finished reading âMagic Book on the Annihilation of the Soul.â
My current status looked like this:
âââââââââ
Yuji
Job: Tamer
Skills: Taming, Light Magic, Shadow Magic, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Thunder Magic, Wind Magic, Space-Time Magic, Special Magic, Great Magic.
Attributes: None
HP: 10/128
MP: 26/529
âââââââââ-
Great Magic had been added.
My HP and MP had gone up quite a bit as well.
After confirming this, I felt something soft on my legs.
The slime that had led me here was now poking me with its arm(?)
âWhat is it?â
I turned aroundâŚ
And there were numerous slimes there.
There wasâŚprobably about 80 of them.
And just like before, I sensed no hostility.
If anything, it seemed almost like they revered me in some way.
ThisâŚ
âDo they want me to tame them?â
At those words, the slimes began to move all at once.
Apparently, they were answering in the affirmative.
âI donât mind taming youâŚbut how do I do it?â
Just as I asked the question, the bell rang in my head.
At the same time, a window appeared in front of me, just like it had when I tamed my first slime.
The one thing that was differentâŚwas that the window was very long.
âââââââââââââââ
âMonster You have tamed a Slimeâ
âMonster You have tamed a Slimeâ
âMonster You have tamed a Slimeâ
âMonster You have tamed a Slimeâ
âMonster You have tamed a Slimeâ
âââââââââââââââ
The words seemed to continue endlessly.
There were too many lines to countâŚbut it was probably the same number as the number of slimes that were present.
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