The wind blew strongly, feeling incredibly refreshing. At the same time, I was watching a beautiful girl with long blue hair that matched her eyes. Innocently, she was chasing butterflies that fluttered around her.
Hard to believe—she was a Slime.
"Hey, Lise. Do you know the nearest city around here?"
Lise, who had been chasing the butterflies, suddenly stopped and answered, "Hmm, ahh, yes. Follow me, let's go there."
After taking a few steps, Lise jumped and transformed back into a Slime. She climbed onto me and sat on my head.
"Lise."
"What?" she replied, as if nothing was wrong.
"Why are you sitting there?"
"I'm too lazy to walk."
This Slime—was she trying to fool me? She just casually sat on my head while I had to walk. But oh well, what can I do?
We continued walking, passing through a rather dense forest. The further we went, the brighter the light ahead became, signaling that we were almost out of the woods.
At the last few steps, I ran out of the forest and jumped. "Yahoo! Finally, we're out!"
"Oi! What are you doing?"
Without realizing it, Lise, who had been on my head, fell off because I jumped. Seriously, I didn't mean to.
"Gomenasai..." I said, picking her up and gently patting her head.
"You really are something else."
Forget that, let's move on. From here, I could already see a city, so we continued walking.
At the city gate, we were inspected. Thankfully, Lise had already transformed into her human form before we arrived. I guess monsters aren't allowed in the city.
Huh? But are Slimes considered monsters? They're so weak, though.
We kept walking, but this time, Lise was walking on her own. Finally, my head wasn't heavy anymore. Despite her small Slime form, she was actually quite heavy.
As we walked, I noticed many things, but one thing in particular worried me.
We had no money!
Lise kept looking at food along the way, which clearly meant she was hungry.
"What do I do?! There's a beautiful girl next to me starving—what should I do?" I panicked.
Wait, she's a Slime. Can't she just eat leaves?
No... There's no way she'd eat leaves in human form. That would attract too much attention.
"Hey..."
Oh no! She's definitely going to say she's hungry!
"Uhm, what?" I asked, turning to her.
"What's your name? I forgot to ask."
Oh, right. I was so shocked about a talking Slime that I forgot to introduce myself.
"My name is... Sion."
"Hmm... Sion, I'm hungry."
"Eh..."
See?! She really is hungry!
"Do you want to eat leaves?"
Out of panic, I blurted out the question.
Smack!
She smacked my head and said, "Are you stupid? You're asking a beautiful girl to eat leaves?"
"But earlier, you told me to eat leaves, so I thought that was your food." I rubbed my head.
"I was just joking." She grabbed my hand and pulled me toward a food stall.
Standing in front of it, I wondered how we could get something to eat. In my previous world, you could work off a meal by washing dishes.
Just as I stepped inside, suddenly—"Eh—"
Everyone in the stall turned to look at me, including Lise.
"Ah, ahem. It's nothing."
I was just a little startled. Earlier, I saw an illusion. It might be a clue to my power. I didn't get any cheat skills when I arrived, not even a system. So what kind of skill do I have?
We finally sat at a table. Lise sat gracefully, probably just showing off. Some girls in the stall were looking at her—I guess they were jealous of her beauty.
I sat down, recalling the illusion I saw earlier. Meanwhile, Lise puffed out her cheeks, staring at me.
"If I remember correctly, I just have to do this." I aimed my hand at a well-dressed, rich-looking man.
"Noriutsuru."
The moment I said that, my body collapsed, and my consciousness shifted into the rich man's body.
"Ahh, so this is how it works."
Now, inside his body, I tested a few things, then after a few seconds, I returned to my original body.
"It looks like this power only lasts for a few seconds," I thought.
In front of me, Lise was staring sharply. She seemed mad.
"Oi, Sion. Why are you lying down?! I'm hungry!"
"Yeah, yeah, hold on," I replied.
I repeated the process. "Noriutsuru."
I took some money from the man's pocket, walked back to my table, put the money into my own pocket, then sat down as before.
Then, I returned to my body.
I took out the money I had just stored in my pocket and smiled a little. "This amount seems decent."
There was actually a lot more in that guy's pocket, but I only took some.
Looking at Lise, she seemed curious about what I was doing. Then, she let out a sigh.
"Whatever, do what you want. But now..."
In an instant, the money disappeared from my hands, like dust blown by the wind. That was Lise's doing. Her eyes sparkled at the sight of all that money.
"Hey, why did you take everything?"
"Listen, it's not good for a man to manage money. Even in marriage, the wife usually keeps the money, right?"
"Eh... Are you saying I'm your husband? But we just met today!"
"Whatever." She then walked off and ordered a bunch of delicious-looking food.
The food looked so good, I couldn't help but drool. Without wasting time, we started eating.
I ate calmly, savoring each bite, while Lise devoured her food rapidly. She must have been really hungry—she had already finished five plates.
Seriously...
"A gluttonous Slime."
"Hah?! What did you just say?!"
Crap! My inner thoughts slipped out!
"Ahh... Nothing. You must've misheard." I scratched my head and quickly looked away to change the topic.
Clang!
A plate flew and hit my head.
"OWW! THAT HURT!"
Everyone in the stall turned to look at me.
"If you call me a glutton again, you're dead." She threatened me, pointing two fingers at her eyes.
"Sorry," I muttered.
After that, we continued eating. I finished two plates, while this gluttonous Slime ate ten.
The total cost was three gold coins. I had only taken fifteen gold coins earlier.
It seems like I'll need to figure out a way to earn money. Otherwise, how will I pay for this glutton's meals?
Lise patted her stomach, looking satisfied. We rested at the stall for a bit. After eating so much, I had no energy to walk. My stomach was too full!
As I rested, I thought about how I should use my power.
I can't just keep stealing people's money forever.
That would make me...
An isekai thief!
No way!