Slime Tensei Monogatari Volume 1 Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Waking Up to a Skeleton

"U,un."

Plop, the sound of water dripping pulled my consciousness back from the world of sleep, back to reality.

I trained near the entra­­nce yesterday while waiting for the rain to stop, and seemed to have slept just like that. The rain was pouring half of the day yesterday, and I was worried that it would rain the next day, but since I heard dripping sounds, it seems that it stopped raining.

"Fuaah."

I opened my eyes while yawning. Let's do our best to evolve today too.

while thinking that, when I opened my eyes, what appeared in my vision was a skeleton.

"Hai?" (EN: Yes?)

A skeleton, it is obviously a skeleton. The skeleton looked like a skeleton of a man whose bones were bleached and turned into a model.

Naturally it's not alive, it's not just my imagination that it looked like it was peeking at me from the top. It seems to be standing rigid at attention, just what kind of situation is this?

Since the situation is really hard to understand, I stayed dumbfounded without having any sense of danger, suddenly the skeleton let out a cheerful laugh.

The skeleton made a rattling sound.

"Well, well, I who felt a kindred soul, came this far, to think that I would find a slime. this skeleton feels so surprised that I feel like my jaw will fall off." (Skeleton)

"In your case, your mouth would disappear if your jaw comes off."

there isn't any flesh anyways, since you made that kind of joke, I reflexively tsukkomi'ed.

"Hoo, that was a good tsukkomi." (Skeleton)

One again it made a laughing sound. Even if my tsukkomi was praised, since it was by a skeleton, it isn't really a thing to be happy about.

"And so, who are you, I mean what are you?"

I may seem to be calm, but I am actually really surprised. However, since I was too surprised it wouldn't show on my face.

I thought about the danger for a moment, it should've had the opportunity to attack me while I was sleeping without me noticing him. Nevertheless, how do I say this, whether as a slime or as a human, I did not feel any danger nor killing intent coming from this fellow.

Like a willow or like a curtain perhaps, it only goes with the flow, it only exists as a proverb but has no significance. That is what it felt like, like in a proverb, no matter how you push, it only stays disinterested. that's what it felt like. [TLC/Editor/G.o.dlybeingfromthechuuniworld: I think the author tried sounding smart and failed in this.]

My intuition has been spot on recently, I decided to believe in it for the time being.

"A skeleton is nothing more than a skeleton. although there are some called skeletons[in english] or liches, but It would make me happy if you called me 'meat shop'[nikuya]."

"Meat shop? In that body?"

Just now you were making fun of your own body, like a self-depreciating joke. Honestly, it is not funny and there's a limit to bad taste.

"Eeh, the reason is because that's what this skeleton's job is called. As proof…."

Saying so the skeleton extended its hand, and I did not know since when, but there was a small lump of meat on it.

Although it was only a fragment of meat, it was pulsating as if it was alive. Honestly speaking it's disgusting.

The skeleton holds out the meat like a meat shop as if saying "Eat the meat". Even if it's from this strange guy who does not seem to have any hostility, even I would hesitate to eat this kind of thing. While I am thinking how to deal with what's happening….

"There's no poison, this is on the house. To you who might become a good customer, ne."

"……you're really not trying to trick me, right?"

"Cross my heart." (ALT: I swear with my heart)

That's why, I'm saying you also don't have that. Retorting to this att.i.tude is becoming silly, I was so exasperated that I accidentally swallowed the meat.

I didn't act without thinking about it.even if there was poison in it,since I have resistance to it, it would be okay, perhaps this meat is good and that I would earn a new skill from it. Since I couldn't feel any hostility, when I think about it like that, the gamble was not so bad.

If by any chance that it had poison that exceeded my tolerance then I would kill him with a tentacle before my body stops moving. I trained a lot yesterday and it should be possible.

The butcher who made sure that I swallowed the meat muttered something.

"That quick decision, as expected you are interesting."

Although meat shop has almost no expression, a wicked smile which was different from the rest came out.

"Ka, ha!"

My body becomes hot like it's burning. It's not poison, heat is rampaging around my body, it feels as if something is devouring me from the inside.

When I was about to use the tentacle, since I thought that I was tricked, the surrounding scenery stopped.

『Level rose to 18

Evolution Condition 「Flame and Heat Source Absorption」time limited skill was cleared 「Immature Evolution」invoked

The evolution to the race whose conditions were met is now possible.

Currently it is only possible to evolve into a flame slime.

Would you like to evolve?

The heat is still raging within my body even though the time in this world is stopped. I judged that I would not be able to endure the heat anymore as it is and thus I chose YES without question.

『Evolution permission confirmed

Evolution will now start…

A new skill is acquired due to evolving.

Skill 「Minute Temperature Tolerance」「Flame Breath」Acquired』

The moment my consciousness returned to reality, the heat in my body disappeared. Because 「Minute Temperature Tolerance」was written there, the degree of the effectiveness of it cannot be compared.

Even though the heat was so strong a while ago, what I am feeling now is only to the extent of my body feeling warm.

"Hou, it would seem that you have evolved safely."

"Nikuya, Teme (EN: You)! What did you make me eat!?"

(TLN: Calling him Nikuya now for better sentence flow)

I was very irritated that I thrust my tentacles before the eyes of Nikuya and threaten him. At that moment, I noticed that my feeler and my body changed to red.

It seems that att.i.tude was also included in the way we evolve, I almost died. If I didn't obtain 「Minute Temperature Tolerance」 then I might have been burnt to death. I have a reason to feel angry.

But, Nikuya never flinched or change his face even when facing a threat that can crush ever single bone on its body. It in itself is a margin.

"Maa maa (EN: Now now), it's all good because you were able to evolve with this." (Skeleton)

I continued to glare silently. I will not be deceived.

"I handed you the meat because I know that you would evolve. Besides, I gave you service already considering the quality goods I gave to you so please forgive me." (Skeleton)

It is as Nikuya says, I raised both of my hands and gave a surrender pose.

Certainly, my level has gone up by 4 with just a broken piece, so that means that that meat was filled with power.

The danger was one thing but, the amount of power obtained as expected cannot even be obtained even when I would kill 100 slimes, since it was a fact that provided to me for free, I decided to withdraw the point of my attack and my anger aside for the time being.

"……next, silence is not permitted."

However, I did not forget to give a warning. Once is enough for such a surprise.

"Eeh, of course."

"ttaku (ALT: Mattaku)(EN: Good grief), what an impudent way of saying it."

It was not an answer that cannot be trusted so there is no much to it, I will ignore it for now. Besides I want to hear other various things anyway.

"By the way, a while ago you said something about wanting me to become a good customer. Moreover, you yourself is called a butcher shop. What, what do you mean that you are selling meat?"

"Hai (EN: Yes). That is why it is a butcher shop, butcher shop is just a nickname. I think you would become a very good business partner for this skeleton."

A devil meat shop, it is surely a fascinating job. But, in this world I am able to gain strength by eating meat and if we become partners then it would be amusing.

Thinking about the efficiency aspect, those who defeats an enemy will gain power easily, whereas the existence known as the butcher shop, judging by safety, would absolutely have lower risks.

In what way do you obtain meat but I would defer this question for the time being.

A place that provides you power safely is absolutely better. It is better to give priority profits calmly without being overtaken by feelings.

Thinking that, at the end of the words, I did not lower my tentacles. The weapon I thrust because I did not have any friendly relationships.

"I will tell you that I have no money."

I was reincarnated alone. Naturally I am penniless.

"Please do not worry. I trade by money, that is not the reason why this skeleton is fixated on you. Fumu…while we were talking the rain stopped and the smell of corpses also disappeared, I may be disturbed if I am found by goblins."

"I see…I get it. Let's change location."

The back of the cave is overflowing with the liquid of the slimes which are the dead bodies of the slimes killed by me.

"However, if you deceive me…"

"I will be killed." (Skeleton)

This guy, he antic.i.p.ated the words that I wanted to say. It is certain that the butcher shop is considerably smart to see a reaction here. After all it would be dangerous to trust easily.

Nevertheless, I will not simply trap myself because I am smart. It is nothing but time consuming and takes a lot of effort to prepare for something like a slime. I should be able to trust a little even though I have plenty of ways to handle it effectively if I set it.

"Besides there are some more or less risks on top of the agreement perhaps I should say."

I did not think that there is a possibility of an encounter with such a skeleton, anyways I am happy with such an event occurring…it should be so.

"Well then, shall we go?"

I followed Nikuya (EN: Butcher Shop) who begins to walk while laughing and making a rattle rattle sound.

Translator’s Corner:

Sorry for the wait. This chapter is not that long but it was complicated plus the c key on my keyboard is broken so yeah that affected my translation speed. @-@

Our dear slime has found a partner at last. Will he be successful in his partnership or will he be food for our great slime? Lets all find out next chapter.