Volume 3, Chapter 34 – The Bizarre and Cute Slime Girl

My purpose is to help my companions grow stronger, and keen observation and the ability to analyze calmly under pressure are also part of that strength. It’s not that they can’t always rely on me, but as I’ve said before, there will be times when I’m distracted or acting alone. If I let them develop a habit of relying on me, it will actually harm them in a critical moment.

Step by step, the Ice Fairy in the rear slowly approached Tiffany, while Mary and Camilla were focused on the battle and didn’t notice the change in the rear.

Even Camilla didn’t notice…

Now, the Ice Fairy was less than five meters from Tiffany. With just a little more distance, the Ice Fairy could launch a body slam and knock Tiffany away.

It must be because Camilla is only used to individual combat. I seem to recall she was being trained as an assassin.

Currently, the team was still lacking a front-liner who could have a view of the whole situation and analyze it calmly. I’ll have to keep an eye out for any talent in this area to recruit.

‘You’re a strange one.’

“Hmm?”

The sudden voice made Yisi jump, but there was no one else around, and her companions were fighting normally.

Did I mishear it?

The voice just now was as if it had appeared directly in her mind, and the voice was also unusually familiar.

“No… I should focus on Tiffany.”

Compared to a possible hallucination, Tiffany, who was about to be attacked by an Ice Fairy, was the priority. Yisi waved her hand, preparing to warn Tiffany, but the Ice Fairy had already launched its Body Slam.

Not good.

Immediately activating Teleport, Yisi appeared behind the Ice Fairy. And it was at this moment that Tiffany, who had been cheering for Camilla and Mary with her eyes fixed forward, suddenly turned her head 180 degrees. Her originally cute face suddenly dissolved into a light green slime mass. Then, Tiffany opened a mouth that seemed large enough to swallow a wooden barrel and, at the moment the Ice Fairy charged, swallowed it whole, incidentally also biting down on the hand Yisi had extended to grab the Ice Fairy.

They both froze for a second.

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Then, as if a spring had been wound, Tiffany slowly released the mouth that was biting Yisi’s arm. The liquid-like “head” quickly retracted, finally re-condensing into a cute face with fresh green twin-tails, narrow green eyes, and thin lips. Of course, the 180-degree-rotated neck also returned to normal, turning her back to Yisi.

Tiffany cautiously turned around and looked up at Yisi with her light green eyes, her mouth forming a pout.

“You saw?”

“…Yes.”

“Scary?”

“A little…”

How should I put it… after seeing Tiffany’s cute appearance now, that scene just now was too bizarre, to the point of feeling like I was watching a horror movie.

Yisi’s honest answer made Tiffany’s expression even more dissatisfied. She stood on her tiptoes and patted Yisi on the head.

“Get used to it.”

There’s no way I can get used to that…

In the first place, how did Tiffany see something behind her?

After she voiced this question, Tiffany’s answer was that a slime’s entire body is an eye.

“…That’s true. The eyes she has now are just ‘imitated’. Ah, will you be okay after eating that?”

Swallowing a whole Ice Fairy, even for a slime, would be a problem.

“It was delicious.”

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Tiffany patted her flat chest.

“Even if you say it’s delicious… isn’t an Ice Fairy a level 7 monster? You’re only level 5 right now.”

A cross-level instant kill was too much of an exaggeration.

As if she could see Yisi’s surprise, Tiffany pointed at her stomach with a proud expression.

“Yisi’s.”

“Huh?”

That could lead to some serious misunderstandings.

“The [Eye of Dusk].”

“Don’t tell me you used the [Eye of Dusk] to instantly kill the Ice Fairy?”

“Mm.” Nodding lightly, Tiffany cupped her hands to her mouth. “Ptooey.”

A magic core covered in green slime appeared in Tiffany’s palm. Tiffany raised her hand and presented the magic core to Yisi.

“Here.”

“…Thank you.”

Although Tiffany’s intentions were good, something was still very strange.

Yisi accepted the magic core. Mary’s exclamation came from the front.

“Ah, it got past! Miss Camilla!”

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Probably because defending against three Ice Fairies at once was too much, an Ice Fairy slipped past Mary’s shield while she wasn’t paying attention, flew past Camilla, and headed straight for Tiffany in the rear.

If I don’t do anything, Tiffany will use that move again.

Not wanting Camilla and Mary to see such a bizarre scene, Yisi took out Gungnir from her storage and threw it. The approaching Ice Fairy was instantly torn to shreds.

“Mary, Camilla, focus on the battle.”

“Okay~”

“Yes, Onee-sama.”

With only two Ice Fairies left, they were no threat to Camilla and Mary. In just two minutes, the last Ice Fairy that tried to escape and warn the others was also shot down by Camilla. The two of them, beads of sweat on their foreheads, came to Yisi and Tiffany’s side.

“I’m sorry… Master, I accidentally let one slip through.”

“I didn’t stop it either.”

Mary and Camilla both lowered their heads in apology.

Yisi waved her hand.

“It’s fine. It’s no big deal for an accident to happen when you’re facing so many Ice Fairies at once. In fact, it reminded me of another important thing.”

“An important thing?”

Camilla blinked her ruby-like eyes. Due to the intense battle, her silky golden hair was now a little messy.

“Yes, mainly for Mary. As a tank, you should master an important skill. Camilla, have you heard of a magic that can attract monsters and make them only attack you?”

In Ragnarøk, a tank who hadn’t learned Taunt or Aggro Gather couldn’t be called a tank at all. If Mary had had such a spell just now, the Ice Fairy wouldn’t have flown to the rear.

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“I have, but the one I know is a little different from what you described, Onee-sama…” As if thinking about how to express it, Camilla lowered her head slightly. “When I was visiting the adventurers in the Flame Conquerors’ guild, there was a shield warrior named Arcus who had learned a similar spell, but…”

“But?”

“According to the others in the Flame Conquerors, this spell can only transfer the monster’s aggro to a teammate.”

“Can that even be called a shield warrior…”

As a tank who put aggro on his teammates, from a certain perspective, he was indeed an unbreakable shield.

“Ahem. Can you learn this spell, Camilla? After you learn it, use it on Mary, and then we won’t have to worry about monsters attacking Camilla and Tiffany in the back row.”

“I will definitely learn it, Onee-sama.”

For some reason, Camilla seemed quite motivated.

“Guild Leader! Come here quickly! There’s a strange noise in the cave!”

The shouts of the Flame Conquerors came from a distance.

They must have found the cave with the Swamp Python.

“Camilla, Mary, get ready to go back. Also, Tiffany, you can’t show that move you used to deal with the Ice Fairies to anyone else, understand?”

“Stingy.”

“It would cause an accident if someone with a weak heart saw it. Alright, alright, stop pouting. Let’s go.”

Pulling Tiffany’s warm cheeks to the side, the four of them walked towards the Flame Conquerors.