SLIME LEGION

Chapter 16: Stranger

"What happened?" Vivian asked with a frown.

First came the collision between the two beams. It barely lasted three seconds, but within that tiny window another attack was launched.

Everyone kept their eyes fixed on the massive cloud of smoke.

Then...

Pomm!!

Number 6 shot out of the smoke, hurtling toward the finish line.

"AUSTIN!"

"OH MY GOD! HE STOPPED THAT LUNATIC!"

"No!! Number 9 got taken down!"

Boom.

"...Eh?"

As the smoke thinned, Number 1, the charred green raptor, crashed down in front of the group.

"Wait... don’t tell me... did Jerid join the attack?!"

"Hold on, then Number 9 took both attacks at once?!"

The smoke cleared completely.

...

Nothing.

There wasn’t even a trace of Number 9.

Not him.

Not the raptor.

Nothing.

Inside the VIP section, the girls all wore complicated expressions.

"...What happened to Lorel?"

None of them answered. freeweɓnøvel.com

They simply looked at one another.

The Prince...

Couldn’t possibly be dead...

...Right?

Right...?

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"Huh?"

I opened my eyes to...

...My ceiling.

Wait.

Isn’t this my room?

How the hell did I get back here?

I sat up.

Was all of that a dream?

"...No way. It felt too real."

"But then... what happened right at the end?"

I rubbed my chin.

I was about to attack Number 6...

Then that green raptor from before appeared behind me.

I tried attacking both of them...

Got distracted...

Then...

This.

...I didn’t die, did I?

No fucking way.

I hurried toward the bathroom.

Click.

The door opened before I could even touch the handle.

"...Who are you?"

I stared at the pink-haired girl standing there.

Her eyes were the same shade as cherry blossoms.

"Masterrrr~ You couldn’t have forgotten me already... right?"

A headache immediately started forming.

What the hell is going on?

AND WHERE THE HELL IS MORESSA?!

As if noticing my panic, she was suddenly right in front of me.

I didn’t even see her move.

"Calm down. It’s not a dream."

...Huh?

How did she...?

Can she read my mind?!

"No, I can’t."

I gave her a flat look.

"I just guessed what you were thinking. Calm down."

"What happened? Where’s Moressa? How did I get back here?"

"Moressa is... fine."

"She’s probably on her way back."

"..."

"I saved you, okay?"

"I brought you back the moment I sensed you were in danger. I can Spatial Walk. That’s how I got you out at the last second and returned here. You’d already exhausted a huge amount of ether, so you passed out." fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

...Wait.

When did I end up back on the bed?

"...Hold on."

"How can you say I forgot you?"

She was straddling me.

Her pink eyes stayed locked onto mine.

For some reason...

I couldn’t look away.

"Carmela."

The name slipped out on its own.

...Wait.

I remember.

Carmela.

My fourth Legion member.

The girl from the town incident.

She...

She’s beautiful.

And...

...

No.

What the hell am I doing?

Think.

She said she rescued me...

But how is that even possible?

How fast would she have to be?

...

No.

That’s the wrong question.

Just how strong is she?

And...

"You sensed I was in danger?"

That doesn’t sound right.

"All of us can."

"It’s tied to your fear. Whenever you consciously or subconsciously feel afraid, we sense it."

Then she suddenly licked the back of my hand.

...

WAIT.

SHE JUST LICKED MY FUCKING HAND.

"Master... I’ve missed you so much."

She started sucking on my fingers one by one.

This girl definitely has something wrong with her head.

...

Though, for obvious reasons...

I’m not exactly stopping her.

"...Master."

She let go of my hand and cupped my face instead.

Making sure I couldn’t look anywhere else.

Those pink eyes...

They’re so...

Strange.

Before I realized it, she leaned forward and kissed me.

Her lips were unbelievably soft.

A tingling sensation shot through my body.

Almost like a jolt of electricity.

Without thinking, I bit her lower lip.

My tongue pushed into her mouth.

It was warm.

Every breath she took brushed against mine.

She let out a quiet moan, and for some reason...

It only made me want more.

...

WAIT.

Not again.

I shoved her back.

Something isn’t right.

I literally just met her.

So why the hell am I acting like this?

Is she doing something to me?

Could this be the same thing that happened with Moressa?