Volume 3 - CH 18

“Alright, we’re going to be heading back to the village now.”

“Eh? You could take your time a bit if you want to—” As the slimes were leaving I reflexively went to stop them. We should be fine on food even if they stick around with us. That’s what I thought, but the slimes were glancing at Sufi.

Sufi was moving her hand as if to drive the slimes away. Her eyes were sharp. Oi.

“N- no, Lady Sufi is scary so… S- see you.” With that, everyone left the lakeside. Left behind was just Sufi, and me. Just the two of us.

“It’s now just the two of us.” So blatant. Weren’t you the one who just drove them away? But I guess it wouldn’t be good if I left Sufi dissatisfied and caused a revolt. The lake is pretty too, so I guess it wouldn’t hurt to eat lunch here.

“Should we move a bit?”

“I suppose so. This place stinks more than I expected.” I mean there’s blood all over the place after all. We moved a bit away from the area we had been fighting a bit ago. It was all covered in blade fish guts and such.

Moving a bit up-wind, I cut down a nearby tree and built a table and chairs. Then I sat down opposite to Sufi.

“That’s a pretty nifty skill huh.”

“Well, yeah it is.” Sufi smiled happily and then opened up the lunch box. It was wood, made with my skill. It was just a normal box originally, but nothing wrong with using it as a lunch box.

The opened lunchbox was stuffed with meat, vegetables, and the like. Sufi also brought out another box. This one was filled with bread.

It was a staple food to go with meat and veggies.

“Is it good?” asked Sufi.

“Yeah… it is. Did you make it Sufi?”

“Yes, that’s right. It might be a bit behind what someone with a cooking skill could make, but I’m glad that it’s edible.”

Sufi seemed to take a sigh of relief. Seeing her face loosen up happily made me feel a little embarrassed. It didn’t particularly taste any worse than what others made. More than anything though, I was glad that it was made for me.

Once lunch was over I looked at Sufi. “It was good, thanks Sufi.”

“Don’t worry about it. Could I have a reward?” I had the feeling that Sufi’s eyes lit up.

“It that your goal?” I may have gone to far with the praise. What a blunder.

“Something like that, but I won’t do anything weird.”

“You ‘won’t do’? So it’s an action rather than something physical?” Since it was a reward, I was thinking maybe she wanted me to make her something but that seemed to be wrong.

“Yes, that’s right. Could you make me your bed and rest a bit?” What does that mean? I tilted my head at that. Where exactly is she going with this?

“What do you mean by ‘my bed’?”

“To put it simply, I was thinking of giving you a full body massage. If I use my slime body I figured I could alleviate some of the fatigue in your body.”

“…I see.”

After Sufi said so, she spread out her body. Her liquid for changed to wrap around my whole body. I understood what she was doing. The one issue with that was— “Rather than a reward for you Sufi, doesn’t that seem more like a reward for me?”

“By no means! Being able to wrap around your body is the greatest reward! I can lick all over your whole body! Ah-, I’ll give you a massage!”

Her lust was out of control. However, I see now. So that’s a reward for Sufi, huh.

I could certainly understand the meaning of this. Quite honestly I would rather give her something else as a reward but… I was a bit curious.

Sufi’s body was soft, and when it touched me I could feel my strength leaving my body. I can’t deny wanting to enjoy that feeling over my whole body. Plus, the constant flow of issues I’ve faced since coming down to the lower world has certainly made my body tired.

“In that case… Should I just get one like this? It won’t hurt or anything?” I got closer to Sufi’s spread out body.

“It’s fine. Thanks thanks for worrying about me.” Since slimes take damage normally when they’re cut I was a bit worried. But if Sufi says so herself it should be fine. I laid down on top of her.

A bouncy feeling wrapped around my body. It was soft. Above all it was a comfortable temperature. Normally this sort of thing would be cold, but this time it was the temperature of skin. Being wrapped up in this sensation was, quite frankly, the best.

I was naturally overcome with drowsiness that threatened to close my eyes.

“How is it?”

“…This is, nice.”

“Right? I had a feeling you were tired after all Crest. Here, I’ll begin the massage.” As she said so, my whole body was wrapped up in hers. Of course being wrapped up so much put me on guard, but she even managed to relax my heart.

A moderate sweet scent reached my nose.

“You know how slimes are able to make things like drinks they’ve had right?”

“…Ah, yeah, you told me.” My body had loosened up enough that even talking was a pain. Also, wasn’t this feeling of my fatigue leaving my body the effect of a medicinal herb? “Are you using, herbs as well…?”

“Right. But, of course compared to a single herb made into a potion the effect is weaker… Your eyes seem pretty sleepy.”

“Yeah, this is seriously comfortable.”

“I’m covering your face as well”

Eh? I thought, but the next moment my face was wrapped up. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to breath, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

“…I guess I can talk, and breath as well.”

“I made some space for air, so there’s no problem. That’s why if I wrap your body you can check out under the sea.”

“Like slime armour?”

“Yes, that’s right. Actually if you have a slime body inside your clothes, I think that should by itself raise your defensive power.”

“…I see. I guess that might be necessary for some enemies in the future.”

“Right. But for now don’t think about anything and let your fatigue all out.”

“Yeah.”

She massaged all of me with her slime body.

When I opened my eyes I was getting a lap pillow from Sufi.

“Good morning, you seemed to sleep well.”

“…How long was I out for?”

“Maybe two hours?” Two hours huh. Seems I slept well. I tried to move my body… and was very surprised. It was as if all of my tiredness was gone. I felt light enough to sprout wings from my back.

“That was amazing. All of my fatigue is gone.”

“Right? For us, fatigue itself is food. It was delicious.”

“I see… Can the other slimes do that?”

“Yes. I thought I’d ask you to let the other slimes eat the fatigue of the other monsters after letter you get some hands on experience with it. How about it?”

“…No, I don’t think there’s anyone who would refuse. They’d probably become addicted after the first time.”

“Do you want to do it again?”

“…I guess so. When I’m tired again.”

“Yay! I’ve acquired the right to play with Crest’s body as much as I like! Well then, shall we head back?”

“Ah, yeah.” Please call it a massage. I was aware of her shady motives when she says it like that, but the results of her massage speak for themselves.

With my body lighter than usual, I made my way back to base along with Sufi.