CH 260

Tauro and the dragon warriors, who had tamed the slime Pella, were able to return safely from the “transfer room” at the 201st level, the deepest level, to the “transfer room” at the first basement level by Tauro’s “spatial transfer”.

They are now on their way back.

Strangely enough, the tamed Pella was able to enter the “Transfer Room,” also known as the “break Room,” normally.

According to the leader, it’s because Tauro’s magical power flowed into them after taming them, so it was treated as a familiar monster instead of just a mere monster.

There have already been several experiments conducted among the dragon people, and there are many examples of this.

Incidentally, if the contract with the familiar is terminated in the transfer room, the monster will disappear due to the power of the ward.

When the leader explained this, Pella the slime seemed to protest, jumping up and down, perhaps offended by the comment.

“Ha-ha-ha. It’s all right. Don’t worry, Pella. I wouldn’t do that.”

Tauro immediately took a liking to this smart slime emperor subspecies.

“I heard that the Slime Emperor is also smart, but this subspecies seems to be as smart as humans. It seems to be able to understand our conversation. ─ Hey, Pella. Make sure you protect your master, Tauro-dono. This is your absolute mission.”

The leader spoke to Pella, a slime who was lying on Tauro’s shoulder.

Pella seemed to understand, and her body surface rippled.

“…… I knew you understood. This is really surprising. There have been no reports of such a subspecies from the capture group, so this is a new species. And the only one that can change parts of its body like that is the mimic slime found in the depths of the dungeon. I’m sure the researchers would be delighted if I told them about it. Oh, and of course, I won’t talk about this without your permission, Tauro-dono.”

The leader pretended to keep his mouth shut and promised not to talk about it.

“I would like to cooperate with all the dragon people because you’ve been kind to me, but it depends on Pella.”

Pella shivered and trembled slightly.

Probably a sign that she didn’t want to.

Tauro could mainly feel her consciousness.

“It seems it doesn’t want to do it. Please don’t tell anyone except the chief and those involved.”

Tauro smiled wryly and asked the warriors, including the leader.

“””””Okay”””””

The leader and the others nodded and promised to keep their word.

“Then it would be better to be less conspicuous…─ ─ Hey, Pella. Do you have mimicry skills? You know, the one where you can morph and change your body color?”

The leader spoke to Pella.

Pella shivered lightly and changed her body into the surface of the leather armor worn by Tauro and changed her color as well, completely mimicking it.

“Oh! This is awesome! ─ ─ I’m sorry. This will protect Tauro-dono’s life, and it won’t usually be seen by the public. As for food, slimes are basically omnivores, and they should be fine even if they eat very little to no food. I don’t know about Pella, though, since it’s a subspecies.”

Pella replies by rippling the surface of her armor.

I can feel her consciousness.

“It seems to be all right. Well, I’ll make sure she eats regularly, just in case.”

Tauro laughed and nodded as he stroked Pella, who had transformed into leather armor.

“Yes, Tauro-dono. I see that your leather armor has been used for a long time. It looks a little small, so why don’t you get a new one when you get back to the village? I’ve heard that our village’s selection of goods is popular with those who have wandered into our village, saying that they’ve never seen anything like it. I think it’s a good idea to prepare before you dive into the dungeon in earnest. Some of them are one-of-a-kind, made of materials from monsters killed in the depths of the dungeon.”

This information was fascinating to Tauro, an adventurer.

He had been so preoccupied with other things since he got here that he had not checked out the armor.

“I’m looking forward to it. I was thinking that this armor is a little bit old, so I’ll visit an armor shop when I get back on the ground. By the way, do you have any recommendations?”

“Well… The store with the largest and best selection is “Dragon’s Breath Armor Shop,” “Dragon Knight Armor Shop” is the one that focuses on one-of-a-kind items, and “Rangas Blacksmith,” a trendy store owned by a dwarf, has a small selection and has recently gained a good reputation after splitting off from “Dragon Knight Armor Shop.”

The leader thought for a moment and suggested three stores.

“You have a dwarven store?”

“Yes, there was a dwarf who wandered in quite some time ago. He fell in love with the blacksmithing skills here and stayed and trained for a long time. Recently, he opened his own store, and it has a reputation for making some very good things.

“Rangas Blacksmith ……. I’ll just go to those three stores for now.”

Tauro memorized the three stores that the leader had told him about, and his steps became lighter as he looked forward to the return trip home from the dungeon.