▶ Huh? Oh, you're right.
▶ And besides, Troll is a lich. Just bones, after all.
[Gothic Luxury Bone] ▶ I sense so undead discrimination coming.
▶ The one who helped Squishy? → Troll.
▶ The one who punished the human who tried to kill Squishy? → Troll.
▶ The one who can use magic? → Troll.
▶ So what, was Troll a forr human?
▶ I knew it from the start~ (Seriously).
▶ Lies lol.
‘So the ti has finally co.’
From the mont he appeared at the Magic Tower to rescue the sli, Troll had expected this day would arrive.
He had tried everything to hide it, even streaming through a temporary proxy for a month, but he never ntioned anything about the system he learned after becoming a monster to Nellin and the others.
He figured they wouldn’t be able to handle the shocking truth if it were suddenly dropped on them.
It was a concept far too alien for humans to understand, and hard to believe unless seen firsthand.
That’s why, when they were discussing things in front of the sli, Troll thought he might be found out if the topic shifted to him.
And so, he had already decided what to do when that ti ca.
▶ That was—
[Free Spirit] ▶ Yeah, that's . I’m Ventus.
▶ To shalessly admit it straight up.
▶ ??? Troll was actually a forr human?
▶ Why only say it now?
[Free Spirit] ▶ No one asked.
▶ LOLLLLL
▶ Who the hell would even think to ask that lolol
[Noblesse Fire] ▶ Then why didn’t you say anything when your na ca up at that big human mansion?
The Fire Dragon recalled the tis when Jessie had read the tales of heroes who defeated the Black Dragon at the Ludendion estate.
Ventus Frail, the Sage of Magic, had co up several tis in those stories.
In response to the Fire Dragon’s question, Troll replied,
[Free Spirit] ▶ Why should I bring that up? Besides, saying it then would've made sound like a narcissist—how embarrassing.
▶ LOL yeah, that’s fair.
[Thread-Lady] ▶ Oh my, then what does that make for speaking up when my na ca up?
[Free Spirit] ▶ You weren’t the main character, ma’am. It was just a side story so it’s fine. But in my case, I was the main character.
[Thread-Lady] ▶ Hmm, true enough.
[Gothic Luxury Bone] ▶ Haha, I get it. It’d be awkward to bring it up yourself unless you’re a narcissistic hikikomori dragon.
[Noblesse Fire] ▶ There he goes again, talking crap.
‘Good, it passed without any major drama.’
Even if Troll used to be human, most monsters didn’t care that much.
Their general reaction was, “Oh, you were human before? Huh, so what?”
You might think they’d react violently toward humans—calling them “ningens,” mocking elves as “Kanfs,” and beastkin as “furries,” or trying to kill any human they spotted like it was instinctive.
But that all fell within the monster world's logic of survival of the fittest.
If a human went wild and died?
▶ LOL, weakling couldn’t even survive a Ningen attack~.
Because of that mindset, they didn’t respond with intense hatred or rage at the revelation.
They weren’t all part of one “monster” race to begin with, so there was no real sense of solidarity.
As long as soone didn’t threaten their own life, they didn’t care what humans did.
So even found interest in human lives through Squishy’s streams.
And then soone appeared in the chat—soone who even Troll didn’t expect—to change the topic entirely.
[Just Slam First] ▶ Aaaahhh! Finally free!!!
Fenrir, known as “Just Slam First,” who hadn’t appeared in chat since the day Squishy reunited with Nellin and the others, was finally back.
“It’s Fenrir!”
Seeing him return, Squishy grew curious about his absence.
▷ Why haven’t you been around?
[Just Slam First] ▶ It’s not that I didn’t want to co. I was banned from watching streams.
[Free Spirit] ▶ ? I never blocked you.
[Just Slam First] ▶ Not that kind of ban! ……My wife told not to watch anymore.
▶ LOLLLLL
▶ Totally whipped lololol
Reading why Fenrir had been absent, the Fire Dragon clicked his tongue.
[Noblesse Fire] ▶ Tsk tsk tsk, what kind of male lets a female boss him around? Snip it off, you little punk.
[Just Slam First] ▶ Shut up, you lonely lizard with no mate!
[Noblesse Fire] What!!!?
▶ That hit a nerve, huh?
▶ Brutal truth attack landed HARD lololol
▶ Why would you even need a mate? (Legit question)
▶ Ah, well, you see……
Back after a long ti, Fenrir first wanted to vent about his situation.
[Just Slam First] ▶ I went through hell just to get back here!
Here’s what happened to Fenrir:
***
As usual, Fenrir had been watching Squishy’s stream.
His wife always looked down on him, and his kids ignored him, so he focused even more on the broadcast, forgetting about everything else.
Lying on his stomach watching the stream, Fenrir heard his wife’s voice.
– Honey.
Without turning around, he answered.
– Huh, what?
– What are you doing right now?
– What else? Watching a stream.
– Don’t you have sothing to do?
– Sothing to do? Nah, nothing real—
– Nothing my ass, you bum!
– !?
Hearing her furious voice behind him, Fenrir quickly turned around.
There she was—his wife with a horribly twisted angry face—and beside her, his child, looking away awkwardly.
– Skipping out on hunting to just watch so dumb stream!? No wonder our kid had no fear wandering into a boar’s territory!!!
– W-What did you say!?
Boars.
That was referring to Cocytus, a boar-shaped monster.
It had a massive body and emitted intense cold that could freeze its opponents, and it claid its own territory on the mountain where Fenrir lived.
Fenrir was confident he wouldn't lose in a fight against Cocytus, but even he didn’t think it would be an easy win—Cocytus was that strong.
So even Fenrir had never dared to cross into Cocytus’s territory carelessly.
But now his child had apparently gone into that territory?
–What the hell were you thinking! I told you never to go in there!
–I-I was just...
–Quiet!
Fenrir’s wife imdiately shut the child down and glared at Fenrir.
–You were too busy watching streams to notice we were out of food! So what else could the kid do but go fill the storehouse himself, not knowing any better, and ended up in the boar’s territory!
–What? W-We’re out already? No way, I just stocked it not long ago!
–It’s been over a month, of course it’s gone!
–...!?
‘A whole month already?!’
–Do you have any idea how freaked out I was when I saw our kid sprinting straight into that boar’s territory during a patrol?! Good thing I caught him in ti!
Fenrir was responsible for hunting and maintaining their territory, while his wife took care of the child and patrolled the area.
–You! Refill the food now! And! No more watching streams for a while! If I even see you watching one where I can see, you're dead!
–W-Wait, no streams?! H-How am I supposed to spend my ti then...
–And you’ve got the nerve to talk back!? If you’re so bored, go run around the territory and burn off that flabby belly!
***
[Just Slam First] ▶ That’s the tragic tale I’ve been through!
▶ Tragic?
▶Since when did “getting what you deserve” beco “tragic”?
[Noblesse Fire] ▶ Seriously, just cut it off already.
[Thread-Lady] ▶ Sigh, you really gotta take care of your kids~ Otherwise your partner’s just gonna keep nagging. Parenting is super important, you know?
[Just Slam First] ▶ Like you’re any different! Huh?! Your situation's probably just as bad!
[Thread-Lady] ▶ My partner ran off, I have no idea where he is now.
[Just Slam First] ▶ What?
Fenrir’s jaw dropped at the unexpected confession.
[Thread-Lady] ▶ Seriously, he was such a coward. All that was left was for him to do his part after all I did, but he just passed out from sleep poison. I was so naïve back then.
[Just Slam First] >...
▶Spiders are known to eat their mates after mating, right?
▶ That’s terrifying.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Others seem so constrained. If there's enough magic and a good environnt, one should just erge naturally.
▶That's only true for slis though.
▶ Comparing them to single-celled organisms is a bit much...
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Who are you calling single-celled?!!!
The chat window remained as noisy as ever.
Watching the chat, Squishy suddenly had a thought.
“Just Slam First! Strong! Teach well!”
Fenrir had taught Squishy how to fight back when he used to stream solo.
The mory overlapped with the scene where Claire asked Nellin for guidance.
Squishy knew that to grow stronger, one must learn from soone stronger.
And the best way to learn was through sparring.
▷ Just Slam First!
[Just Slam First] ▶ Huh? What is it?
▷ I want to spar with you!
[Just Slam First] ▶ What?
▶ Where is this coming from?
▶ ???
The chat was filled with question marks at Squishy’s sudden request to spar with Fenrir.
[Free Spirit] ▶ Squishy, what are you saying? Why do you suddenly wanna spar with a wolf?
▷ Just Slam First! Strong! Teach well!
[Just Slam First] ▶ Well, I am strong!
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Quiet, and listen to my kin!
Squishy went on to explain why he wanted to spar with Fenrir.
▷ I want to get stronger! To do that, I need to fight soone strong! I want to spar with Just Slam First and grow stronger!
[Just Slam First] ▶ Ooooo! Squishy! That’s a great idea!
Overwheld with emotion, having escaped the tyranny of his spouse and feeling Squishy’s pure and earnest heart again through the stream, Fenrir was deeply moved.
But an even more emotional line ca next.
▷ I want to spar with Master and grow stronger!
[Just Slam First] ▶ >M-Master, you say?!
Watching Claire and Nellin’s exchange, Squishy had co to see Fenrir as his own master.
▶ Oh, Squishy just officially called him his master.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Raaaaagh! You wolf bastard!
▶ LOL that’s so next-level NTR.
▷ If I spar with Master, I’ll grow stronger! I want to spar a lot!
[Just Slam First] ▶ Uwooooooh! Alright! As much as you want! I’ll show you everything I know about body slamming through sparring!
Tears welling up, Fenrir wanted to teach Squishy everything—his liver, his gallbladder, his every technique.
Just then, one viewer raised a question.
▶ But how are they supposed to spar? Can Squishy even get to where the wolf is?
That was the issue—location.
Actually, most monsters kept their whereabouts secret, so few knew exactly where anyone lived.
▷ We can’t spar?
Squishy drooped sadly.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Gah! Can’t soone suggest a solution faster?! Don’t make my kin sad!
[Gothic Luxury Bone] ▶ Hm, perhaps Troll could solve this?
▶ Troll?
Oh yeah, doesn’t that guy have a skill that lets him go anywhere?
[Free Spirit] ▶ It’s not a skill, it’s magic.
▶ Who cares?
[Just Slam First] >Yes! Troll! Send Squishy to where I am! Then I’ll spar with him as much as he wants!
Just when it looked like everything was about to be resolved, Troll replied firmly.
[Free Spirit] ▶ Can’t do it. Sorry.
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