Light began to enter the room through the translucent window blinds. I am still sleeping comfortably with my gel body relaxed on my small bean bag.
[Teehee Kuro wake up! We are bringing you to Jii-chan's place for the weekend!]
Gella kaa-san bumped her body with mine to wake me up. I controlled by body to form two flaps of gel arms to rub my eyes as I gradually woke up.
The gel arm was my latest achievement from my training. Using the same concept of controlling my body, I was taught to shift my gel outwards until I formed the two flaps. Lisa kaa-san said I have the talent for it since I could maintain my arms way longer than most slimes could. This action seems to constantly consume energy from the mana core. The consumption increases the more complex the shape gets. Moving the gel further away from the core also increases it. Somehow I had no issues at all maintaining simple shapes, it is probably related to me being a special black slime variant. Extending the gel and forming complex shapes is possible too. I haven't tested my limit but I think I could last pretty long hehe.
Variants amongst monsters appear from time to time so it was not uncommon. These variants all had some sort of ability, while some are useful, some turned out to be not as practical.
[Come on little Kuro..]
Lisa kaa-san smiled gently, carried me off the beanbag and put me onto the floor. I followed the two of them out and we took the capsule elavator down. Lisa and Gella kaa-sans both wore a matching yellow ribbon on the top of thier heads, the colour contrasted nicely against thier blue bodies. Gella kaa-san said she is going to drive us to jii-chan's place. I wonder what kind of a person my gramps is?
The cars of this world come in the design of a futuristic looking glass sphere. The sphere is capable of light levitation and you move it using a joystick. The inside was lined with pastel purple cushions. It seems every car owner customise their seats design to their own liking. Lisa kaa-san drove as I took my time to look around the city.
Houses and apartments of different colours lined the streets. There were a couple of big billboard advertisements featuring food for monsters. Many different types of monsters were all around. They came in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colour. I saw a pink furry rabbit with huge ears, a family of a chameleons changing colours as they touch different tiles on the floor and even a two meter tall grey monster so furry you cant see his eyes.
The ride continued as I stared in all directions with great excitement.
---- In front of a red brick house ----
[Hoho! That brat Gella says they are reaching soon. I wonder if my grandson would be a handful like her! Now time to set my big plan in motion!]
I let out a big confident grin as I waited for my grandson to arrive. Now the television is loaded with a selected video recording. The equipment has been set up in my backyard. My trophies have all been wiped shiny and were displayed all around the house. Project Protege is in full motion!
I kept pacing up and down my door entrance and a few minutes later, I see my daughters' car stopping in front of the house. A small cute slime with a shiny black membrane jumped out of the car. Oh ho! A rare variant, this is promising! He has to be stronger than average slimes!
[Hoho! You are here. Come on in!]
[Jii-chan! You are a variant like me!]
The small slime greeted me enthusiastically and recognised my eliteness. I like him already!
[My little Kuro. Come let jii-chan show you around!]
Gella saw that old green ball of slime bringing her son into the house ignoring the two of them. She shook her head and shouted.
[Otou-san, we haven't brought our stuff in yet and you and already grabbing Kuro off! Don't you think I don't know what you are up to! Afterall you have tried all your tricks on me!]
[Hoho! It's fine, its not your first time here like Kuro!]
I've got no time to waste on those two brats. I need to focus on this little one. Alright first up is to show him my achievements!
[Kuro all these trophies here are earned by your jii-chan when I was younger. I am not bragging but I was quite the athlete. Hohoho!]
[Ohhhh! Jii-chan! Since you are so great, you must know some secret training methods for slimes!]
[Of course! Hoho!]
This is going great! I have caught his interest as planned. Time for the next phase. I will show him clips of my younger days as a soccer player and he will then want to become just like me! Its such a flawless plan!
[Hoho, alright go watch the TV over there in front of the fireplace, I got something playing. I am going to go help your kaa-sans bring in their stuff.]
[Ohhh jii-chan there is a TV here!?]
[Go on, go on!]
Alright now, after I help my daughters and come back, my grandson will be begging me to teach him how to become a great soccer player. Now I can finally start the journey of raising my own protege! After my retirement, this has to be the next best thing to look forward to.
[I will be right back Kuro! Hoho!]
When I came back again to the television. My adorable grandson Kuro was literally glued to it. Taking a closer look, something seems to be not quite right. Why is the basketball channel on? Oh well its alright. Its time for the big question.
[Hoho my boy Kuro! Are you prepared to be the next greatest soccer player ever?]
[I will become the greatest basketball player ever!]
[Hohoho it seems you have unders...What did you say?! A basketball player?]
My eyes popped out of my eye sockets in surprise and I almost coughed out a mouthful of blood. Crap! I should not have left the TV remote there, he must have been influenced by the basketball channel! What a miscalculation!!