Too dark.
It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
Where is this? And, what happened?
Looks like someone just called me a Sage, no, a Great Sage...
Then, my consciousness gradually returned.
My name is Mikami Satoru. Is a decent man.
While saving my junior from an unknown assailant, I was stabbed to death.
Okay, it's okay, now's not the time to panic.
Honestly, I'm so 'cool' I shouldn't panic, Haa, it's like an elementary school kid getting freaked out by 'popping' his pants.
And when I tried to look around, I suddenly realized something. I couldn't open my eyes.
Also, when I tried to scratch my head with my hand… my hand didn't react at all. And most of all, I don't even know where my head is.
It's okay to panic.
Oi oi, wait.
It's time to calm down. At times like these, shouldn't primes be counted?
1, 2, 3, Let—!!!
Wrong. Not so. 1 is not a prime number?
No no, that's not important.
Now isn't the time to say silly things like that, but, aren't I in trouble?
eh—? What the hell is going on?
Maybe… But what's the use of panicking now?
In a hurry, I checked to see if there was any pain anywhere.
No pain anywhere. Very comfortable otherwise.
Neither hot nor cold. It's a pleasant place.
That relieved me a little bit.
Next is to check the extremities. Forget the fingerprints, no sense of limbs...
What the hell is going on here?
How the hell did my arms and legs disappear after being stabbed?
Plus, the eyes couldn't open anymore.
I couldn't see anything, so I was in total darkness.
In my mind, insecurity and fear began to rise.
Could it be… is that 'Plant Life'?
Consciousness is still there, but the nerve endings have been severed, so no movement is possible.
No no no, leave that thing alone!
Just when I thought I was saved, the vegetative state. Too bad. Losing the lower half of the body is much better.
Although both cases are bad, the vegetative state is better than hell...
Since I was imagining the worst case scenario, the panic turned to despair.
I need to calm down.
People often go crazy quickly when locked in the dark. My current state is similar, besides, I can't commit suicide.
If you don't go crazy, then despair is inevitable.
And then.
*Scan*
It feels like your body has touched something.
Hmm? What's that…?
All my senses are mobilized to feel that feeling.
In the belly? This feeling of caressing around, seems to have touched the grass.
As I concentrated all my senses in that place, I gradually realized the shape of this body. And by the way, the tips of the grass are poking around my body.
I feel a little happier.
However, I'm still in the dark. I've only just recovered the sense of touch in the pentagon, but at least I have a feeling.
Excited, so I headed towards the grass.
*Flash series*
Feel my body moving.
Move?!
Now, obviously, my body is not on a hospital bed. What about my belly? That feeling in my stomach, it's like walking barefoot on rough rock.
Okay… I don't understand anything, but obviously, I'm not in a hospital.
Plus, my eyes don't see anything.
I can't hear anything either, maybe I'm deaf.
I don't know where I'm going, but I'm definitely heading for the grass. Through contact I will become aware of myself.
Didn't smell anything either. Could it be that my sense of smell is also 'out of the way'?
Besides, I don't even understand my own form.
Although he didn't want to admit it, it had a round, jelly-like shape, a type of "monster" that was very popular in the RPG series.
This possibility, I've been thinking about it for a while.
No no… Impossible. Honestly, it's impossible…
For the time being, let's put that insecurity aside for now.
So, I decided to try the last of the five senses that I had been postponing.
But… I don't know where my mouth is. What is this?
"Using Unique Skill 『Realizer』? YES/NO"
Suddenly, a voice rang in my mind.
C-?
Ca-, What's that?
Unique Skill 『Realizer Set』…?
Well, what's with that voice?
While talking to Tamura, I think I heard a strange voice, is that it?
Who's that? However, something doesn't match here. Instead of having someone else here… it felt like a voice came from within my mind.
A voice without emotion, a voice as emotionless as the voice of automated computers.
Temporarily, NO! what was.
Because, I'm a Japanese who knows how to say no.
I feel the word NO come to mind. No reaction at all. I waited a little longer, but heard nothing more.
Looks like I won't listen to the second question. Did I choose the wrong one? Is it possible that the Game will end if the player doesn't choose YES?
Normally, in the RPG series, the questions would keep popping up until the player chooses YES, this time is different.
Randomly popped a question, then walked away. That's so impolite.
Actually, I feel happy when I hear a voice.
I kinda regret that decision.
Well, it's already too late.
Maybe I should try a taste test.
Until now, I've been moving my body to the place of the grass. While redefining where there is a perception of the grass, I leaned my body on the grass.
Wrapped in the grass, my body was able to define clearly. Indeed, I was right – it was grass.
And as I was confirming the sensation of the grass, the parts of the grass that came into contact with my body gradually melted away. Even though I panicked a bit thinking that my body was melting, but it seemed like it was just grass.
And I understood that the melted grass was absorbed by my body.
Apparently, the melted grass was absorbed. In other words, my body did not absorb the grass by mouth but by contact.
By the way, it has no taste at all.
Well, that's it.
I am no longer a human being. This is certain.
So that means, I was stabbed and died?
There's no doubt about it, I'm completely convinced of it. If so, this isn't a hospital, and I'm sure it's a rocky and grassy place.
What happened to Tamura?
And Sawatari-san too?
Was my PC properly destroyed?
Some doubts still remain. But still, there's no point in worrying about it forever. Now, I need to think about what to do next.
Really, ah, wait a minute.
The current me, what's wrong? To be honest, the feeling just now…
I once again redirected all sense of feeling to myself.
* Pawns. Pawns*
My body is moving in rhythm.
And in that pitch darkness, I took some time to re-confirm my form.
And…
What a discovery!
I used to be quite handsome, but now, I have a round and delicate figure!
Haha, stupid! Impossible-!!!
From how I feel about my body shape, no matter how I think about it, only 'it' is the same.
No no, I mean, that 'that'?
I don't hate it do I? Un. One might even consider it cute.
However, if asked 'Do you want to do it?', I'm sure 90% of people will have the same answer.
However, I have no choice but to accept it.
I, must have reincarnated as a Slime.
***
*Flash series, series of strokes*
*Flash series, series of scratches, series of scratches*
I am eating grass.
Why? Not sure why?
I. BARELY. HAVE. WHAT. TO. DO. CHIEF.
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Since I was forced to admit I'm a Slime, a day has passed.
The first concern is, food.
I want to see if this Slime body is hungry or not. To check, I, first of all, checked around myself, and found a place where the grass grew a lot.
By the way, the first grass is right next to me. I can eat it when needed, and the sap is also useful in a way. Since I couldn't see anything in this pitch-black darkness, I was lucky to have it right next to me. Moving has become a matter of life and death.
So, let's start testing.
Counted to 50,000 sheep. Too bored.
I tried to sleep but didn't feel sleepy at all.
I tried counting primes, but I didn't know what the next number was, so I gave up.
I can't even play Shiritori[1] alone, there's no way to pass the time when I'm alone...
If there is Net, then I believe I will kill a lot of time, Mobile games are also good. But this is so painful.
As for meditating like monks, an amateur like me can't do it.
Although I'm not sure, there doesn't seem to be a creature here.
Up until now, I haven't felt any sign of the creature.
However, since I don't have eyes, ears, or nose to feel, I can't be absolutely certain, but at least until now, nothing has attacked me yet.
Thanks to that, I still live safely without having to fear for my life at all.
It was a conclusion I reached after going through (mental) anguish.
Don't feel hungry. And no need to sleep.
My stomach never felt hungry, and my eyes never felt sleepy.
As for how many days have passed, I don't know. In this murky darkness, it was impossible to sense time.
I haven't heard that strange voice since the day before. Now that I have someone to chat about, it would be fun.
Since I had nothing to do, I ate grass.
And also since there was no other way to pass the time, I just ate grass stalk after stalk.
Currently, the amount of grass that I eat, absorb, and break down into components is quite a lot accumulated in my body, I can feel it.
If you ask me for what purpose I do it, I will say: for no reason at all.
I was afraid that, if I didn't do anything, I would go crazy.
I've gotten used to it these days, Absorb - Decompose - Store and so on.
And there, a mysterious spot appeared.
Because of the lack of appetite, one question arises, what about excretion. Obviously food is not needed, but what about excretion?
The answer, of course, is 'No need!'.
Up until now, I still haven't excrete anything.
Since it's a Slime, it's unnecessary, but, what's with this Storage thing?
As far as I'm concerned, my form remains the same, unchanged.
What does that mean?
"Answers. Everything is contained in the Stomach of the Unique Skill 『Food Set . And, the amount of space in use is less than 1%."
Huh? Answered———!
But, since when did I use the skill? I answered NO.
"Answers. The Unique Skill 『Food Kit has not been used yet. All substances that are introduced into the body are automatically stored in the Stomach. This function can be changed at will."
Huh… This time, the answer sounded more 'smooth'. But put that aside for now.
So, what will happen if you use that Skill?
"Answers. The effect of the Unique Skill 『Food Kit』 is…
Food Set (Intake) :
Collect everything inside the body. However, if the object is conscious, the success rate drops drastically.
Objects are affected, including: organic, inorganic, Skill and Magic.
Analysis :
Ingested objects will be analyzed and studied. Renewable Items will be created.
And when the object is finished, copying it can be done.
If the analysis is successful, the object's Skill or Magic can be obtained.
Bao Tu :
Contains ingested objects. Objects created through Analysis are also contained here.
The time contained in the Stomach is unlimited.
Imitate :
Create the form of the ingested object, and use the corresponding abilities.
However, this is solely dependent on the information obtained from the Analysis.
How to cure :
Materials that are harmful or unnecessary for analysis will also be stored. Once they have been detoxified, they will be converted into magic power.
The above 5 characteristics are your ability."
? … ?
It's been a while since I've shivered like that. I just heard about an amazing ability… An ability that no other Slime has ever possessed.
Drill, drill, before.
The voice that answered my question, what is it? Is anyone here?
"Answers. That was the effect of the Unique Skill 『Great Sage』. Since the ability has been established, there is the ability to quickly answer questions."
Great Sage… I thought it was a title meant to tease me, but now, it's believable. From now on, I will rely on it more.
Anyway, the situation is quite good.
Finally, there is something to neutralize the loneliness.
Perhaps this "Voice" is some kind of auditory hallucination that I created myself. But that's fine too.
So, after a long time, I felt a sense of relief again.
Status
Name: Mikami Satoru
Race: Slime
Title: No
Magic: No
Skill:
Unique Skill Great Sage』
Unique Skill Realizer Set』
Slime's inherent skill Desolation, Absorption, Autism Regeneration』
Resistance:
Resistance to Thermal Fluctuations ex
Physical Attack Resistance
Disable Pain
Electrical Resistance
Paralyze Resistance
Note
[1] Shiritori : Japanese word matching game. Players take turns creating new words using the last syllable of the other's previous word.