Chapter 33

<Chapter 34> The Slime’s True Power is Rising!

Yu-jin woke up from a creepy dream and realized he was lying in bed with a half-naked cute girl.

“……Huh?”

Yu-jin blinked for a moment.

He couldn’t grasp the situation.

How did this happen?

He clearly went to school after a long time.

He was so nervous that he ate the energy bar given by his senior.

And…and what happened after that?

He has no memory of anything after that.

‘Uh…this looks like the nurse’s office or something. But when did I come here?’

The feeling of time being completely lost.

Is this what people call having a memory blackout?

As Yu-jin regains his senses somewhat, he looks down.

‘…And why am I half-naked?’

His school uniform top is wide open.

And on top of it, there’s some cute girl snuggling into his arms.

She’s breathing lightly and warmly against him.

Her golden hair reaches her waist, and her skin is as white as milk.

Her white shirt is half-untucked.

She’s wearing black stockings but nothing else underneath, revealing her panty line…

“AAAAAAHHHHHH!”

Yu-jin panics and pulls the blanket over them.

He even covers his eyes with his hands in case any embarrassing parts are exposed.

“Aww…shut up…be quiet…”

The girl remained unfazed by his violent reaction.

She rubs her eyes, grabs the blanket to keep it from being taken,

then leans her head on Yu-jin’s arm and snuggles closer.

Yu-jin’s face turns bright red.

Even for someone as socially awkward as him, this level of intimacy from a cute girl is too much stimulation.

‘Th-this is a trap of temptation! Something bad is definitely going to happen next!’

Even in his panic, Yu-jin uses his superhuman mental power to assess the situation:

A boy and a girl alone in a bed.

Both of them half-naked.

And he has no memory of recent events.

Wait…haven’t I seen this situation somewhere before?

‘Am I going to get dragged to the police station like Chul-soo?! Then who will save me?!’

Kim Yu-jin, you crazy bastard! So this is how you end up causing trouble!

Quickly understanding the situation, Kim Yu-jin sits up.

“Mmm…?”

The cute girl opens her eyes slightly at the loss of her pillow.

Yu-jin bows deeply while lowering his head.

“I’m sorry!”

“……Huh?”

“If I did anything wrong, I’ll take responsibility for it! If a child results from this, I’ll raise them happily no matter what happens!”

Though socially awkward, Yu-jin is an upright person.

Even if my memory is hazy and there was no pleasure involved!

If I made a mistake, I’ll take responsibility as a man!

That’s the way of being human, at least according to Yu-jin’s thinking.

“…What are you doing?”

But the other party’s reaction is surprisingly nonchalant.

He cautiously raises his head.

The cute girl is already sitting up, yawning as if she’s tired.

Upon closer inspection, compared to Yu-jin, she really is quite small.

Even her mouth and the pink tongue inside are tiny.

‘Cu…cute…’

He somehow thinks this despite the situation.

The girl sees this expression on Yu-jin’s face and smirks, showing an extremely mischievous look.

“…Disappointing, isn’t it? You treated me so roughly and now you don’t remember?”

“Huh…roughly?”

“Blackmailing me to stay, ignoring everything I said. You put me through a lot of trouble.”

Yu-jin’s complexion turns pale.

Did I…did I commit rape? Against such a young girl?

This is no longer something that can be resolved with just an apology.

“…I shall take responsibility with my death.”

Yu-jin pulls out a gun from his pocket and points it at his temple.

The security gun given by Park Biseo is being used like this.

Though his life was short and friendless, it was happy in its own way.

“Hey, hey! Stop it! Can’t you take a joke?”

The girl slaps Yu-jin’s arm playfully.

Given their size difference, it doesn’t hurt much.

“It’s me, me! Your great and magnificent Slime!”

“Really? Our not-so-great Slime?”

Could she be talking about that chatterbox parasite living in his soul?

That loudmouth who yells about everything?

“Lies…”

“Hmph, of course it’s hard to believe…”

“There’s no way a perverted monster that steals girls’ bodies could look like such a cute girl.”

“Hey, your words have been annoying me since the start.”

The girl shrugs lightly while sighing.

Now that he looks closely, her sleeves seem a bit loose.

It’s as if she’s wearing someone else’s clothes.

“This is actually reflecting your tastes.”

“My tastes?”

“I’ve been inside your body all this time. Since our souls were closely linked, my appearance changed to suit the host’s survival needs.”

A characteristic of slime is its transformability.

It changes its physical constitution to suit whatever opponent it faces.

This applies to its external form as well.

High-level slime can change its body at will.

In other words, it became this cute girl appearance to increase its survival rate with Yu-jin.

“Be grateful. It’s not often you get to see your fantasy girl from your delusions in real life.”

“That statement I cannot agree with! So my tastes involve blonde girls wearing only white shirts and black thigh-high stockings?”

“Oi.”

The slime lifts up the shirt that was barely covering her panties.

At the blatant exposure of her panty line, Yu-jin blushes and turns away.

“Hmm, good. Seeing your innocent flustered expression makes me feel better.”

The slime giggles mischievously.

This guy, ever since coming out as a human, has become even more arrogant.

Wait, coming out?

“You weren’t supposed to be unable to leave my soul?”

The slime was definitely trapped inside Yu-jin’s soul.

That’s why it couldn’t come out no matter how much it wanted to.

That’s also why Yu-jin learned magic – so the slime could escape using the magical flow.

“Hmm, explaining would take too long…but to summarize, you’ve developed spiritual power.”

“What…why?”

Spiritual Power.

……

According to the slime, it’s the only ability that can replace magic.

A special power obtained by awakening the strength of the soul.

No matter how amazing spiritual power is, it shouldn’t just appear after waking up one day.

Yet it appeared without any reason?

Is the writer writing this script with their feet?

“Anyway, check it out since there must be some changes.”

Following the slime’s words, Yu-jin opens his status screen.

It feels like it’s been quite a while since he last saw it.

[Name]

Yu-jin Kim

[Height/Weight]

184cm/72kg

[Stats]

Strength: 56 n

Stamina: 19 n

Agility: 21 U

Magic Power: ON

Luck: OU

Spiritual Power: 10n

[Unique Traits]

-Evil Charisma

-Ironman

-Intimidation

-Mass Domination

-Fear Politics

[Acquired Traits]

-Communication Disorder

-Optimistic Thinking

-The Imugi Holding the Pearl

-Cruel Hunter

-Pure Evil (NEW!)

[Skills Possessed]

-Heavenly Piercing Divine Authority (NEW!)

-Remaining Points: 0

He ignores the newly acquired skills and traits for now.

These things are just too absurd!

There’s no way someone as kind as me could be Pure Evil!

“….So I really developed spiritual power?”

The value is only 10, but it’s definitely a new stat.

Honestly, I don’t understand why it appeared.

“Why did this happen?”

“Well, there are various factors. The new Heavenly Piercing Divine Authority skill you learned, the power of the energy bar, and the result of exposing your body to natural magic.”

What does “exposing your body to magic” mean?

I don’t fully understand, but since the result is good, maybe it doesn’t matter.

Since the slime has now come out.

“So you came out because of the spiritual power?”

“Yeah, though I’m a bit tired from using my strength right after coming out.”

Tired?

At those words, Yu-jin looks down at his own body again.

Not only the slime, but his own clothes are half-undone as well.

Yu-jin covers himself with both hands.

“…You wicked slime. You were planning to take my purity while I was unconscious.”

“Do you want to die after I saved your life? You would have died without me.”

“Died?”

“You temporarily fell into a trance state due to the effects of the energy bar. Combined with the shock of magical energy leading to the development of spiritual power, it wouldn’t have been strange to enter demonic possession.”

Yu-jin knows about demonic possession to some extent.

If you don’t quickly perform meditation, you end up coughing up blood with a “KWA-HAAAK!”

“Thankfully I’m a competent slime. There aren’t many beings who can perform meditation on behalf of others. My emergence is your good fortune.”

“Ah”

“Seriously, I’m so sick of cleaning up your messes.”

Hearing that, it seems the slime really did save his life.

Yu-jin gives a bitter smile.

“So that makes this a farewell gift then.”

“…..Huh?”

“You always said you wanted to get out. Now that you can, we’re parting ways, right?”

…..Why did it come to this?

The slime was genuinely surprised.

It was just complaining about wanting recognition for its hard work.

It didn’t expect such a reaction.

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

“It was really fun being with you…but there’s nothing I can do. I can’t keep making you suffer. Thanks for everything.”

“Look, that’s not…”

The slime is uncharacteristically flustered.

Sure, it complained frequently.

Yu-jin was too frustratingly cautious after all.

But it didn’t want to part ways.

Rather, it had come to…

‘You idiot. If you’re going to make that expression, you should have tried stopping me.’

The slime knew.

Though Yu-jin was a dimwit, timid, and a complete failure at socializing,

at least his core was pure and kind.

With a dry swallow, the slime speaks.

“…You’re such a selfish kid.”

“Eh?”

“I already said it. Performing meditation is incredibly difficult. Right now, I’ve lost most of my strength! If you throw me out like this, I’ll die!”

“Oh, i-is that so?”

“That’s right! And yet your long-time partner wants to abandon you just because the circumstances are convenient? After I even saved your life?! Isn’t that a bit excessive?!”

I have to say this or he won’t understand.

Yu-jin’s expression brightens immediately.

Sigh.

“So we’ll continue being together for a while?”

“…Yeah, at least until I regain my strength. Got a problem with that?”

“Nope! It’s fine if you stay.”

The slime lets out a deep breath.

Really now. Can this guy really survive on his own without me?

I don’t know how I ended up connected to such a fool.

“……Then close your eyes.”

“Why?”

“I’m going back into your body now. I don’t want you to see.”

“Kinda obvious, isn’t it?”

“Shut up. You’ve been talking too much since earlier.”

Despite his words, Yu-jin obediently closes his eyes.

The slime, now turned liquid, slips back into Yu-jin’s body.

Even though it feels like my nose is thoroughly pierced,

somehow I find comfort in this warmth now.

‘How am I going to turn this idiot into a proper human?’

The slime smiles mischievously while pondering this anew.

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