Chapter 1 – We Became One… With the Slime Queen…?
“Whoops… That’s great. Human.”
The Slime Queen, a monster in the shape of a bluish woman and the owner of this dungeon, let out a sneer.
“…”
But Tane, a young man strewn across from the Slime Queen, did not answer.
Rather, she had the look of chewing the Slime Queen.
Tring!
– Defeated the Slime Queen, the boss monster of the Sticky Cave Dungeon.
– Cleared the 5-star dungeon, which was called impregnable, alone.
– Player Tane’s name will remain in history.
Tane checked the notification window and smiled.
People die and leave their names behind.
It was at least comforting that the proverb was made a reality.
“Human. Both of you are going to die anyway, so why don’t we have a frank conversation?”
“Shut up… I will be remembered in history… As a hero.”
Tane didn’t want to talk to the monster anymore.
Tane left those words and closed his eyes.
He was in a position to humbly accept the death that would soon come to him.
Although he regretted not being able to rise to a higher level, he met a heroic end as Master’s new god unit.
“Huh! It’s better to live no matter how hard it is. What’s the use of dying… Yes… The queen wants you as her retinue.”
Hearing those words, Tane frowned even as he was dying.
Suddenly, a gnashing sound escaped from his mouth.
“What I’m going to say… If I turn a monster like you into a doll… I… I’ll go beyond this level…”
“Yes? Then make a deal…”
“Go away.”
Tane harshly cut off the Slime Queen’s words.
Consciousness gradually fades away. It was like a body floating on the surface of the water and gradually sinking into the deep sea.
The Slime Queen is saying something, but she can’t hear.
It’s really limiting now.
It’s a pity.
Tane prided himself on being the strongest puppeteer and vowed to conquer all dungeons with his own hands.
He wanted to go beyond his current abilities and reach Master’s realm.
‘Still, just being here is amazing.’
Tane comforted himself.
In the first place, her mana circuit was unstable and her mana was weak, so it was sheer luck that she was able to become a ranker like this.
Thinking this far, my vision turned to darkness.
Feelings drift away from reality.
Water!
The last thing Tane felt was the simple sound of the notification window.
And it was the blue water that covered his body.
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– Synchronization 98%… 99%… 100%
Tring!
– Completely absorbed the Slime Queen’s core.
– The body is reconstructed and new abilities, stats, and skills are opened.
Tring!
– Acquired the Slime Familiar skill.
She acquired the -Slime Mana Heart skill.
– Acquired the Slime Queen’s Blessing skill.
Tring!
Name: Thane
Tribe: ?
Ability: Puppeteer of Gap
Rating: 7
Classification: All-round dealer
Attribute: Water
Strength: D+
Stamina: B+
Intelligence: S
Spirit: S
Agility: C+
The continuous sound of the notification window pounded on Thane’s eardrums.
Awakened by the sound, Tane opened his eyes and slowly got up.
Her body is as refreshed as if she had slept soundly.
Thanks to that, it didn’t take long to figure out her surroundings.
This is the workshop where Tane makes and experiments with dolls.
It is located deep in the mountains and is surrounded by high barriers, making it difficult for even rankers to find.
‘But why am I here?’
As she questioned, she realized that she had died inside the dungeon.
‘Is this hell?’
However, the sunlight coming through the window is too warm to be called hell.
In addition, several notification windows, the symbol of the player, appeared.
Tane’s eyes widened as much as the full moon after reading the contents.
First of all, it was because of his stat window.
Class 6, Puppeteer of Arts. It was a stat and ability possessed by Tane until he defeated the Slime Queen.
However, when she opened her eyes now, her rank went up by one, and her ability became a puppeteer of the gap.
Reba, the benefactor and teacher who taught Tane how to puppeteer.
When Tane reached his level 5 ability, Reba disappeared and passed on the workshop.
When she reached level 7 like himself, she promised to meet her again.
“Ah… Master, I finally did it… Everything? What are you talking about! Uh?”
Thein was so moved that he shouted to himself. But something was strange.
She clearly had her own voice, but the voice that came out of her throat was somewhere between a boy and a girl. It was a young, neutral voice.
Then I saw the world through my eyes! It grew.
Feeling a sudden ominous feeling, Tane jumped off the bed and ran to her full-length mirror.
A full-length mirror that was originally used to take a closer look at a finished doll. But now the usage was different.
“Uh… Uh…”
Thane’s foreboding became a reality.
She is 25 years old this year. But Thein’s reflection in her full-length mirror should be good enough to make her look like a 13-year-old.
Besides! What is this look like a boy and girl like a voice?
Even! She has a subtle resemblance to her own childhood appearance, but has become more of a girlish side of her.
A storm and confusion came to Tane’s head.
First off, this isn’t hell. Sane reality.
Being able to see the stat window and the notification window normally was proof of that.
But it turned out like this.
She has no memory of that, but she mentions that the notification window absorbed the Slime Queen’s core.
Tracing her memory, Tane recalled the soft touch she felt right before she died.
`What if the Slime Queen did something and as a result she herself came to life? Then what will happen to me?`
“Whoa… Whoa… Whoa…”
Her fear welled up and her confused feelings added to it.
Tane took a deep breath.
To be honest, there are some good points.
She can act as a player again and unleash the arts she pursues to her heart’s content.
She has finally reached her level 7 ability, which was her goal. What could be more joyful than this?
There were many players who were secretly jealous of her Tane. Isn’t that what rankers are supposed to be like?
There was also an unidentified player who actually tried to assassinate Tane.
However, as her appearance became younger, she had the opportunity to hide her identity and be active.
“How about Cynthia? Her body has also changed, so should she have a new name?”
“Slime Queen!”
A bewitching voice that I will never forget came right in front of me.
Tane immediately raised her mana and surveyed her surroundings.
But she couldn’t feel the slime queen’s appearance or presence.
“Oh! Remembering the Queen… It’s an honor.”
Water! Water!
Before she could scream, bluish slime gushed from both of Thane’s arms.
She swung her arms with all her might, but she quickly took on a human form, and her slime stuck to both of her arms.
Even if she wants to resist, she doesn’t get her way.
As her body became smaller, it was a natural result that her strength weakened.
I urgently tried to make yarn using mana and take out the doll from the subspace inventory, but it was too late.
“Are you happy to be reborn as the Queen likes? Whoop…”
Slime queens popped up from the left and right respectively.
It looks like a block of blue water, but in reality it is a female monster with a very dangerous and dizzying body.
In fact, slimes are all female.
“Ugh…!”
A soft feeling wrapped around her arms. Apparently, this texture is the slime’s chest.
Thane’s mind screams to get rid of this slime right now.
But her body didn’t move like that.
Tane glared at the Slime Queen, who had grown to two.
She looked down at Tane with a grim but somehow dangerous expression.
A relaxed and confident look.
The one on the right was the slime queen that Tane was familiar with. Then what about the left?
“Ha-ang… Kwon-suk-nim… Please scold me.”
It was a slime queen that looked exactly like the slime queen, but with a strange expression.
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The Slime Queen regretted her Tane’s abilities too much. She also wanted Thane to be her vassal.
So after a year had passed, she gave up her ability to come back to life whole.
She instead took her slime core from within her body and placed it in her Thane’s body.
When the slime core enters a human body, the human becomes one with the slime queen.
However, Tane was unconscious and entered the realm of death, but she tried to push the slime core away.
She eventually created an alter ego of her own with her own opposite personality and her ego, and she barely subdued her Thane.
She took up too much of her time here.
The dungeon needed a safe place to disappear soon.
The Slime Queen read Tane’s memories and found out the location of her Tane workshop.
If it was Tane’s workshop, it was an absolutely safe place.
Therefore, the slime queen raked up her mana and used the teleport.
After securing a safe place where no one would disturb her, the Slime Queen immediately went to the task of reviving Tane.
At the same time, she remodeled Tane’s body to her own liking.
This was the explanation given by the Slime Queen herself.
Tring!
-The information in the stat window is updated.
-From now on, your race is Half Slime.
“…”
Of course, Tane’s race is human.
But now, from this moment, the race of Thane has changed.
Looking again and again, it was half slime.
The mind of Tane, who had been treated like this by a monster, was very complicated.
If this figure is discovered, there is nothing to say even if the player attacks.
Thein. He left his name like a hero, but if he stays like this, he will fall into the abyss someday.
I don’t know what to say if I meet Master.
“Don’t worry. Even the queen has no intention of being hunted. In front of others, I will let you go around with a normal appearance. Thank the Queen for her mercy. Follower.”
The Slime Queen huhu… Laughed.
“Right now… Get out of here!”
Tane growled like an untamed wolf.
“Ugh! The queen has made you a member of her household. From now on, you are a follower of the queen’s orders. There is a queen’s slime core inside your body. From now on, you will become a slave who faithfully serves the queen.”
“I want my family members to beat me… Haang… No… Master~♡”
Dangerous. Both sides of the Slime Queen press on Tane.
That too, deliberately pushing her chest.