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Maou-ppoi no! - Volume 1 - Chapter 5

Published at 13th of November 2018 12:33:10 PM


Chapter 5

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After school.

Mano made me go to the gym once more.

I correctly deduced that she wanted me to fight her summoned monsters again.

The gym was completely empty save for Mano and I. Where did all the people in clubs that usually used this place for practice go to? She’s really causing trouble for everyone.

Whatever, let’s not care about that for now.

“…Erm, Mano? Let me fight a weaker monster this time, please?”

I’m fine with combat, but it would be troublesome if she summoned another extraordinarily strong monster like she did earlier.

Mano seemed to have understood my sentiments, as she nodded her head reluctantly.

“Well, it is a little too much for you to fight something so strong right from the start, but what kind of weak monsters are you referring to?”

“Hmm… I guess slimes would work?”

Slimes pretty much embodied the term ‘weak monster’.

People may think otherwise but to me, slimes were the weakest monsters. It’s just a soft blob that does not feel strong at all.

Well, I did consider that slimes may be a little too weak, but I’ve learnt my lesson. I should just start from monsters that I can definitely beat.

“Oh, slimes? Wait a minute then.”

Mano replied with a relaxed expression and started the summoning.

Despite my concern of whether Mano could successfully summon the monster that I had specified, surprisingly, a slime did appear.

Yup, it did appear.

“Err……”

This was a little different from my impression of a slime. This slime did not have eyes nor a mouth; it was just a glob of translucent yellowish-green fluid.

“What’s wrong, Souta? Isn’t this a slime?”

“That’s true… But it’s not the kind that can melt away a girl’s clothes.”

“Wh-What kind of slime is that?! Don’t classify them like that!”

“Well, in any case, I’m not talking about these type of excessively liquidy types. I was referring to those soft, bouncy and cute things.”

“You’re very difficult to satisfy, you know?”

Mano removed the liquidy slime and restarted her summoning.

This time, a bouncy and cute thing did appear.

Yup, it did appear.

“Is… Is this a slime?”

It was a girl.

No matter how you looked at it, the thing which had appeared was a human girl.

She had smooth and beautiful hair, a lean body, and gave off a weakly vibe. She wasn’t very tall, and with her cute face she looked like a junior high student. Her clear eyes left a deep impression on me, making her seem like a pretty girl from a dreamland.

Her skin was indeed soft and elastic, and she was cute too. But, it was a little different from what I thought of a slime. No, it was completely different.

“This is also a slime, right? Is it not?”

On the other hand, Mano seemed to have no problems whatsoever about this slime.

Looks like it’s not a problem with the summoning.

“Should I say something went wrong, or… This looks nothing like a slime.”

“Could it be that you really don’t know? These types of slimes exist too, you know?”

“Really? But I don’t think it’s a problem with the type…”

Which part of her looks like a slime?

No matter how you look at it, she seemed just like  a normal girl. If you forced me to pinpoint something, I would say that her bouncy chest was more like a slime.

“Err…… May I know where this is…?”

“Eh…! I-It spoke?!”

The girl– No, the slime just spoke!

She looked so uncomfortable as well!

“Ah, this type of slime can speak.”

“There’s such a thing…?”

“Other types include those that are good at pick-off, those good at sacrifice hits, and those good at cleaning up the field.”

“Why do they need to be good at baseball…”

And the last one sounded like a complete bencher; it was a little depressing to think about.

“Err… And you two are…?”

Mano quickly stepped towards the Slime who was quickly getting confused because of us ignoring her.

“Um… I am the Demon King Mano, it was I who summoned you into this world.”

“You’re the great Demon King…?”

Despite having no idea what was going on, the slime seemed to be trying her best to get a hold of her situation.

“So, Souta, try fighting this slime.”

“Wait, what?! I-I have to fight this Slime?!”

“That’s why I summoned her here, right? What’s more, you were the one who said that you wanted to fight a slime.”

Well, that’s true. But I never thought that this type of slime would be appearing.

What’s more, she was cute and had big breasts; it ended up making me want to protect her.

Despite all of that, I readied my sword and glanced at the slime.

The slime shuddered after seeing what I did, hurriedly retreating.

…I haven’t even done anything yet.

“You… You are planning to fight me…?”

“Err… That’s the case, I guess…”

“How… That’s mean…!”

The slime seemed to have suffered a blow from what I had just said and became even more terrified.

No, even if you say I’m mean…

Honestly, it’s very difficult for me to do anything now.

Now, if I just make one wrong step, I will become someone who enjoys bullying weak little girls.

“Good luck, Souta!”

There’s no choice now. I just need to pretend that my opponent isn’t a girl and tell myself that it’s just a slime.

“…Here I come!”

“Kyaa!”

The slime knelt down with her head in her hands just as I was taking a stance.

And she stood there, shivering.

I haven’t even done anything!

Just as I was thinking of what I should do, the slime stared at me with a face that was about to overflow with tears.

“No… Please stop…”

Arghhhhh! What should I do?!

She’s too cute!

I’m becoming excited for some reason!

Aren’t I the bad guy in this situation?!

In this situation, if I continued my attack, I felt that there will be a hero of justice appearing beside me and saying “Wait! Don’t attack that poor girl!”

And I have to reply with something like “What?! Stop annoying me!”

Wait, that’s strange, isn’t it me who is supposed to be the Hero?

“Now! Souta, there’s your chance!”

Mano was still acting like she always does.

“Uhuhuhuhu……”

The slime was shivering in fear.

And she was staring at me with those tear-filled eyes.

“……No, I can’t!”

I sheathed my sword and hung my head in shame.

“S-Souta? What happened? Get rid of her!”

“I-I can’t do it!”

“Eh? Why?”

“I can’t attack a girl with a sword!”

“You attacked me without hesitation the last time, right?! What’s with that?!”

Mano’s anger was extremely obvious.

Right, I did attack Mano without hesitation just now. None of them worked though.

“Well, there’s no choice since you’re the Demon King.”

“But that slime is also a monster! Get rid of it!”

“Eh…? But that slime is too cute, I can’t bear to attack it.”

“Wait, didn’t you also say that I was– Uwawa! That’s not it! J-Just get rid of that slime already!”

“But… Her dress is really pretty too. Is it pure cotton?”

“That doesn’t matter, right?!”

Trying to smooth things over didn’t seem to be working.

Not only did I not calm Mano down, I seem to have made it even worse.

“Err… What should I do now…?”

The slime watched our argument tepidly.

“That’s enough! If you can’t defeat her, I’ll do it!”

“Why?! That’s ridiculous!”

Mano just said something strange during her fit.

“B-But, but you’re obviously siding with that slime! This is too unfair!”

What with the ‘unfair’!

“Eh? Eh? May I know what’s happening…?”

With a terrifying expression, Mano gradually inched towards the obviously afraid slime.

This is bad. The slime will be defeated for some strange reason if this goes on.

I need to stop Mano!

“Wait! Don’t attack that poor girl!”

I said something Hero-like!

“What?! Stop annoying me!”

Mano replied with lines a bad guy would say! This works out, right?

“Err…! P-Please stop…!”

Despite her fear, the slime still slotted herself between Mano and I.

“I’m very honoured to be summoned by you, but it seems like I’ve caused some trouble here, so please allow me to return to my original world…… I’m sorry for troubling you…!”

She looked at Mano with teary eyes. I can’t take it anymore!

Ah, being stared at by those eyes made me think of something good.

This plan sounded like something a Hero would do, perhaps Mano would accept it.

“Mano, why don’t we try this?”

“What?”

“Let this slime become my companion–”

“No.”

I was rejected so quickly!

“Then how about my wife–”

“Definitely not!”

I got rejected again! Somehow it felt like someone just splashed ice-cold water on me.

“Wh-Why? Having a monster as a companion sounds like a very Hero-like thing to do!”

Me acting more like a Hero shouldn’t be a bad thing for Mano.

But why did she reject my suggestion so fast?

“You sound like you will… You will… do perverted things to that slime. So no means no!”

“How could you say that?! Though I would do that… No, I wouldn’t do that! But, I want to!”

“Definitely not! It’s too dangerous!”

Crap, I accidently spoke what was on my mind out loud.

“Err… It’s rather… troublesome if you say something like that…”

Slime was blushing furiously, throwing a glance at us before immediately averting her gaze.

This thing is just too cute!

I can’t let her go back to her own world just like that!

I need to do something!

But what should I do? Is there any way for me to convince Mano? I don’t think violence is going to help me here. Although she didn’t look like one, Mano really had a Demon King’s power when push came to shove.

Wait, come to think of it, Mano seems to be pretty concerned about not looking like a Demon King…

Maybe if I target that, I could make a case for myself.

“Err… Then, Mano, why don’t you make this slime one of your minions?”

I gently suggested to Mano, who still seemed to be throwing a tantrum.

“Minion? I don’t need one right now.”

“Eh–? You don’t need one? But aren’t you the Demon King?”

“…What?”

Mano shuddered.

“I think that having a minion is an essential part of being a proper Demon King.”

“I-Is that so? Hmm… A minion…”

Yes, she got hooked!

She’s even easier to catch than a bass during early summer!

“Ah, if you get a minion, you will definitely become more Demon King-like! After all, Demon Kings with minions seem pretty cool!”

“Oh, so that’s how it is… Now that I think about it, I-I also think that having a minion is not a bad idea!”

She’s completely hooked!

“What’s more, this slime can speak, and seems pretty loyal. She seems like a good minion, right?”

“Not that you say it… Slime, do you want to be my minion?”

Mano casually sent an invitation to the slime, but she seemed to be lowering her head in shame.

“Erm… I’m very weak… Can I really become the minion of the great Demon King…?”

“Yup, why not!”

Mano replied without any hesitation whatsoever, smiling, as if she had no concern for the slime’s strength.

The slime opened her eyes wide, and slowly broke into a smile.

“G-Got it! From now on, I’ll work hard to serve you, great Demon King!”

She bowed politely to Mano.

“Yup! I’ll leave it to you!”

Great, my plan worked! I can rest easy now.

I naturally backed away from the both of them. Then, the slime came walking over to me with a pitter-patter.

“Erm… I’m Slime! Let’s get along well!”

She bowed to me politely as well, which made me a little confused.

“Y-Yeah, let’s get along. I’m Morii Souta… So, do I just call you Slime?”

“Yes. Are you also one of the great Demon King’s minions?”

“Nope, I’m the Hero.”

“The Hero… Wait, why would the Hero obey the Demon King…?”

“That’s because… Something happened. Yup, don’t need to be too worried about it.”

“What…?”

She tilted her head in confusion.

That’s true, from a monster’s perspective, it’s quite strange for the Demon King to be together with the Hero.

But honestly, I’m fine with anything. Slime really is cute.

Her raising her head slightly to look at me is really too much, she really can be an H-game heroine.

If possible, I want to bring her home immediately, put her in a bolster cover and sleep with her. The bolster cover is optional, though.

“Souta-san, what’s wrong?”

Slime looked at me as if in a trance.

“Uwa! Y-You dare do something like that! This… cannot happen…”

“Eh…? Oh, your assistance earlier was very much appreciated, Souta-san.”

“What assistance?”

“You said something like ‘Wait! Don’t attack that poor girl!’ just now, right? I was very happy when you said that…”

“What…? Oh, I said that, didn’t I…? Don’t think too much about it.”

Since I just wanted to try saying it, getting thanked for it just makes me feel troubled.

“A-And… Actually… There’s something I had wanted to tell you…”

Her face was slightly flushed, and her gaze was drifting all over the place.

D-Don’t tell me! Is this the legendary ‘You’re so awesome! Take me away!’ scene that I always see in H-games? Anticipation and nervousness started getting mixed together in my brain. Calm down, calm down.

“E-Er… What is it?”

“A-Actually…”

“Yup, yup…”

“Actually… You called me ‘that girl’ just now, but…”

“Yup, yup…”

“Actually, I’m not a girl.”

Wait, what did she just say? Actually, I’m not a… girl?

“………Then, you have one of those…? No, don’t tell me you’re a… guy?”

“No, I’m not a boy either.”

“What?! Then what’s your gender?!”

“Slime.”

“Oh, so that’s how it is, your gender is Slime… What the heck is that supposed to mean?!”

“My gender is Slime.”

“What the heck is this! How much emphasis do you want to put on the ‘Slime’?”

Looks like there’s also this kind of gender… Wait, there’s no such thing!

This is really strange, right! How could such a cute girl be Slime?

“If that’s so, then let me touch them. Let me touch your bouncy parts!”

“Eh?! Wh-Why?”

“If you’re really Slime then it will be bouncy and squishy, right?! Let me feel them for myself!”

“Erm, p-please stop, don’t…!”

I made a weird hand gesture and slowly approached Slime, who didn’t seem to be liking what I was doing.

This is just a check. I’m just checking whether she’s bouncy or not. Ahahaha.

“Souta! What the heck are you trying to do to Slime?!”

Mano, who just noticed my suspicious behaviour, quickly interjected.

“Ah, this is nothing. I’m just checking whether she’s bouncy or not…”

“Slime is my minion! I won’t forgive you if you dare do something strange to her!”

Mano started summoning in a fit of rage. Suddenly, a monster with a huge head and a large set of wings appeared.

Wow, so this is a dragon! It’s pretty famous! I’ve heard of it, I’ve heard of it!





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