Strangely enough, the doughnuts tasted just like I imagined.\n
I tilt my neck at it, but that happens⌠I guess.
Still, itâs delicious.
What Mr. Druid bought me was a candy coating around, though similar to a doughnut.
A treat called Ameppo.
This one is delicious too.
âItâs delicious.â
âI havenât eaten in a while, but itâs deliciousâ
âDonât you eat sweet food?
âHmm? Yeah, the guys on the team Iâve been on lately didnât eat it.â
Yes, it was.
Mr. Druid had just lost his people.
I even bothered you yesterday.
I guess it was a little glamorous to invite you to a break.
But there was a situation this timeâŚ
âHmm? Whatâs wrong?
I guess I even gave you a troubled look, Mr. Druid worried me.
âNo, itâs okayâ
Is that it?
âThe guys on the team Iâve been on lately,â I said, but thatâs kind of an unnatural way of putting it.
âUm, what team have you been on?
âOh, Iâm not on the team.â
âWhat? Hmm? But the team?â
âBad, thatâs a lack of explanation. Every request I make, I let them join a variety of teams. So I donât have my own team.â
âReally?â
Iâve never heard of joining a team before every request.
Is it normal in All Town?
âUm, are there a lot of people like that in Alltown?
âIs he like me?
âYes.â
âNo, not much. If we team up properly, weâll have a better chance of success.â\n
I canât believe you take such good care of yourself, but you donât have your own team.
Iâm sure heâll be a good leader.
No, I guess heâs an adjunct to stopping the leaderâs rampage.
Is there any reason not to team up?
⌠I guess you shouldnât ask.
âReally?â
Oh, the last one.
Put the remaining one doughnut in your mouth.
Dusty sweetness.
I knew you liked it no matter how many times you ate it ~.
⌠Ah, my memories are messed up before and now.
As far as Iâm concerned, Iâve never eaten before!
âHahaha, donât eat like it tastes good. Can I help you?
âNo, Iâm fine. Besides, weâre going to go to the woods and report today.â
âOh, yeah. Was there anyone who fit the criteria?
âI was there, but I said noâ
âReally?
âYes. Kind of uncomfortable,â
âRight. Sorry to hear that.â
âItâs no problem. Iâll look slowly.â
âRight. Oh, you know, if youâre going to the woods, can I come with you?
And Mr. Druid?
I donât know, I feel the kind of gaze Iâd expect⌠maybe.
âIs it Ciel?
âUgh, sorry. I couldnât take my time yesterday because there was so much going on⌠I want to stroke it if Iâm allowedâ
Oh, is Mr. Druid interested, too?
At first I was surprised, but then I thought you werenât interested because you were normal.
Well, itâs right after you get hurt.
Canât you afford that?
âLetâs go together! I think the gatekeeper would be more comfortable with that.â
Interaction with the gatekeeper this morning. \nI wonder if they repeat it every time I go through the gate, Iâm glad youâre worried, but I have a little trouble.
So if youâre coming with me, Iâd appreciate it.
âA gatekeeper. Ha ha ha, they are very conscious that they will protect the children of the town.â
âI wonder if heâs dangerous, or if he looks young, or something else, or if heâs going to do something reckless. Once or twice a year, itâs famous in this town for gatekeepers and kids to get into a big fight.â Iâm going to the woods! â Iâm with my parents! âWhat? â
Wow.
I donât know what to say, Iâm glad I got out in the woods this morning.
Could it possibly have been said that you couldnât do without a guardian?
⌠Oh, Iâm an adventurer on a journey, so are you okay?
âWell, shall we go?â
âOh, Iâm looking forward to itâ
Is Mr. Druid really looking forward to it or is he a little twitchy?
For me Ciel is one of those people I can see whenever I want, so I donât really know what that feels like.
I also forget that itâs a rare demon.
Exit the square and head to the woods.
The gatekeeper is with Mr. Druid, too, so permission came out immediately.
I knew it would pass softly.
Walk towards the back of the woods for a while.
When I look at Mr. Druid, I see him running his gaze over here looking for Ciel.
You just wonât find it that way.
âUm.â
âOh, Iâm sorry. What?â
âIâll be right with you.â
âWhat?â
I smile a little bitterly at him looking around at my words.
âUm, up thereâ
âUp?â
âYes. Ciel, come downâ
\nMr. Druid looks into the bag and asks me strangely.
Who is it?
And besides answering, what do you want me to say?
I knew you cared.
From the mouth of the sleeping slime. Whoâs Taller?
This didnât happen when Sola.
Oh, look closely, whose spots are in the bag!
âYouâve never seen Slime asleep before.â
Thatâs what Mr. Schiffer and the others told you.
Do you still only see about the people who are taim?
âNya-yay.â
âOh, Iâm sorry. Ciel, I havenât found anything for the trip yet. Iâm looking for you now.â
âNya-yay.â
âPuppy, puppy, puppy, puppyâ
Mr. Druid is surprised by Cielâs voice and his eyes are open to Solaâs voice.
Sora has a bit of a doya face.
âSola, donât playâ
Sora sees how people are and makes fun of them sometimes.
âWow! Iâve seen Tamed Slime, but Iâve never seen a kid like Sola beforeâ
Mr. Druid suddenly got excited.
It was an unexpected thing, so I freaked out a little bit and my body left.
Mr. Druid, who notices it, coughs several times.
âBad. I got a little excitedâ
âNo. Is Sola amazing?
Well, I know itâs amazing because it treats people who are dying.
But the way I put it now felt differently than that.
âIâve never seen a slime so emotional before.â