Slime Reincarnation

Chapter 90: Let’s Hear Gerdon’s Situation

"So, Yabe-dono is a slime, huh?"

"Yeah, look."

I took off my robe and revealed the Derone Mr. II form.

Then I extended two tentacles in place of my hands.

『Whoa... I’m speechless. It really is a slime.』

"Right? I woke up in the forest not knowing anything. I really thought ’what do I do now?’ at first."

This was a roadside town very close to the royal capital — basically a town rather than a village. The streets were busy and lively.

It was already night, so the Coluna Frontier Count house members, Irina, and Sarina were probably resting in their hotel rooms.

But Gerdon and I were meeting in the room I had reserved at the inn.

Gerdon had removed his bright red armor and was in casual clothes.

"Well, let’s drink."

I poured him a drink.

The cup wasn’t one Belhia had made — it was a large mug-style cup with carved wooden patterns I had bought in the village.

By the way, the size matched Gerdon’s perfectly. One was decorated with a dragon design and the other with a tiger design. Gerdon was using the tiger one.

『This wine is delicious. I didn’t drink much when I was alive.』

"Really? Now I’m alive too... What should I call it? Previous life? Or Earth era?"

『If it’s previous life, I definitely died, right?』

"Actually, I don’t know either. I just woke up in this world. So maybe I overworked myself to death and was reborn, or maybe only my consciousness came over and my Earth body is still there."

『If you still have a body in Earth, that’s going to be a problem.』

"True. No one would manage a body without consciousness."

While drinking, I exchanged information with Gerdon about when and how we both came to this world — previous life or Earth era.

"This wine was bought in the commercial city Barlere. It’s supposedly the wine to drink with heroes, so they brought out this one when I asked for the best. I tried it and thought it was drinkable and tasty, so I bought a lot. Drink as much as you want."

『That’s generous, but getting drunk won’t make it more fun.』

"Maybe, but sometimes it’s not bad to get drunk with a guy, have silly conversations, and pass out on alcohol and snacks."

『Now that you say it, that sounds like the ultimate luxury. Just a little while ago I was in the worst situation possible with an orc gang, and now this is like heaven.』

"Well, if we get tired of talking as guys, we can secretly go to a night shop where your older sister is."

『Y-Yabe-dono, have you actually gone to those kind of shops!?』

"Hey, you’re really keen on that. I’ve never been to those shops since I came to this world. The reason is I’m a slime. If I get caught, it’s instant experience points."

『That’s true, no denying it.』

We both let out deep sighs.

『If only I could be reborn as a stronger monster.』

Gerdon muttered while drinking.

"Is that so? Orcs are certainly strong, but if I suddenly became a dragon, manticores, or griffins, it would probably be too much. Still, you’re still humanoid, so there’s probably some side to it that works with armor?"

I imagined myself turning into a dragon.

...Only a fate of being hunted awaited me.

『That’s right. Even if you become a dragon, it would be tough if you couldn’t change into humanoid form.』

"By the way, what was your name in Earth?"

『It’s Tanaka Michiharu.』

"I’m Yabe Hiroki."

『So Yabe is your name?』

"Yeah. I introduced myself as that to the kid in the village at first, and it stuck."

『Well, Earth-era names don’t mean much anyway. I like the name Gerdon that you gave me.』

"I’m glad. But why did we both get reborn as monsters? There are guys who get reborn as humans and get cheats."

『There are!? Other reincarnators』

Gerdon’s eyes widened and he almost spilled his drink.

"Ah, I know one. She was a ninja who came to kill me. She was also a light novel fan. She wanted a small, beautiful girl. And she met a god, got a cheat, and had a great time."

『What!? That’s incredibly enviable!』

I decided to ignore the part about her coming to kill me.

"Yeah, that’s amazing. I’m so jealous! Why did we only get reborn as monsters? Gerdon, do you have any idea?"

I casually asked, but—

『It’s embarrassing, but when I was a university student in Tokyo I got hooked on light novels. I loved stories where a female knight gets violated by orcs.』

He dropped an incredibly shocking piece of information.

"...Gerdon, that kink is not something I can recommend. But if you enjoy stories, that’s your right, so it’s fine."

『I’m not very popular in Earth, so I thought "If I could have sex with a beautiful female knight who has big breasts like an orc, that would be heaven," and that’s why I wanted to become an orc.』

"...Huh? You wanted to become an orc!?!"

『Well, that was when I was reading those novels.』

Gerdon was into some heavy novels, huh. Is it something with no-kun?

...Of course I enjoyed them too, but... something’s off.

"Wait a second! Then Gerdon, you got reborn because you really wanted to be an orc!?!"

『Orcs are pretty terrible things, you know.』

"That’s true... In reality, it’s hell..."

I had never seen a happier reality than this...

『Besides, being an orc doesn’t mean you get popular with female knights.』

"From there!? That’s obvious if you read the story!"

『My delusions got pretty wild.』

"That’s a pretty wrong kind of wild..."

If Gerdon had really been strongly wishing to become an orc when he was reborn...

Assuming Earth-era me had died suddenly, did I happen to have wanted to be a slime? No, that’s not it. No matter how much I loved turning novels or god novels, I never thought I wanted to be a slime.

...Then why did I become a slime?

Gerdon’s possibility that he wished for an orc and got reborn anyway is there, but I never once thought I wanted to be a slime.

"Yabe-dono, did you end up wanting to melt girls’ clothes and do all kinds of things with slimes?"

...Gerdon, you’ve turned into a super masochist inside me.

I firmly swore that I would never let Gerdon stain me.