It wasn’t just the maid and the knight who reacted to Jessie's remark.
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[Thread Lady]▶ It's cute enough that I’d want to raise it myself, Squishy!
[Noblesse Fire]▶ Goblins look down on it, and humans treat it like a pet 😂
▶ Look at that Squishy class.
▶Hehe, I wish soone would raise too...
▶ Ah! Filthy humans!
▶ That’s a bit...
▶ Isn’t that only sothing goblins would like?
▶ Don’t forget the orcs.
“No, raising a sli? What are you talking about, my lady?”
“It’s cute! And calm! I want to take it with and raise it!”
“It’s dangerous, it’s a monster!”
“It’s just a sli. Finn told about it, rember? There are villages where they raise monsters!”
“Finn!”
“I-I just ntioned it so my lady wouldn’t get bored, that’s all...”
Finn felt wronged.
He never imagined Jessie would actually say she wanted to raise a sli just because so villages kept monsters.
“My lady, it’s true that there are villages that raise them, but that’s only possible because the slis there are ta and used to humans.”
“This one’s been touched too, and it’s calm! Then it should be fine, right? Hehe, Mr. Sli! Don’t you want to be raised by too?”
Jessie bead and stroked the sli.
The sli was delighted by her touch, and curious about a word it had never heard before.
‘Raise?’
▷ What does it an to raise?
▶ Ah, that’s...
▶ It ans they'll give you food.
▷ Food!
The extrely brief explanation made the sli shiver with joy.
“See! It’s happy because I said I’d raise it!”
▶ Look at how happy it is 😂
▶Can’t resist food 😂
▶ Not a lie.
“No, my lady, if you bring a monster back, the count will surely be angry.”
“Hm? Unless it’s about entering the elf forest, Father always grants my wishes! It’ll be fine!”
“Hmm...”
Nina wanted to object imdiately, but even she had to admit that Count Ludendion was a doting father.
Aside from letting her et the Starlight Archer Nellin, he had given her everything she wanted.
Count Ludendion always showed Jessie deep affection.
“Nina, you try touching it too! It’s super squishy!”
“M-?”
“Once you touch it, you’ll understand how I feel!”
Jessie grabbed Nina’s wrist and brought it close to the sli.
“W-Wait! I-I’m scared!”
“Don’t be! Finn is holding it tight.”
“...Finn. You won’t let go, right?”
“Don’t worry.”
Nina gently placed her slightly trembling hand on the sli.
“Huh?”
And the mont her hand touched it, she felt the soft and squishy texture, and absentmindedly started stroking it.
‘Oh no. It’s really soft. This is a sli?’
The more she stroked it, the more she wanted to keep stroking.
As she continued to pet it, the sli shivered happily.
Its adorable behavior completely captured Nina’s heart.
“W-Wow, it really does seem calm.”
“Right? Then let’s take it with us!”
“Ah! ...Fine. But if the Count says no, you have to let it go imdiately, okay?”
“Okay!”
***
—Let’s end it here for today.
The Sli Queen ended the “Sli Show” without even reading the viewers’ comnts and imdiately shut off the stream.
Then she opened the broadcast list right away.
‘Today should be the day our kin escapes the forest.’
She had kept watching Squishy’s stream out of worry.
But after seeing the sli evolve into a Bounce Sli and defeat goblins easily, she felt a bit more at ease.
‘Interfering too much isn’t good either.’
Thinking it was safe while in the forest, the Sli Queen took so “ ti.”
And today.
Thinking that the sli was about to leave the forest, the Sli Queen turned on Squishy’s broadcast.
Since the sli wasn’t yet good at using the system, and didn’t really understand the concept of “privacy,” it always left the broadcast on.
Thanks to that, the Sli Queen easily entered the stream room again today.
And what the Sli Queen saw upon entering was—
“Nina~ Can I put it on my lap?”
“No, my lady, it might be dangerous, so I’ll hold it tightly instead of Finn.”
“That’s holding it? You’re just petting it! No fair!”
“Ahem! It may look like petting, but I’m holding it firmly. Look!”
The sight of humans the mont she entered made the Sli Queen’s eyes widen.
‘Why are you with humans, my kin?!’
A completely unexpected situation.
The Sli Queen hurriedly typed in the chat.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ My kin! What in the world is going on?! Why are you with humans?!
▷ Human! Said they’d raise !
—W-What did you say?!
The Sli Queen was horrified by the sli’s imdiate response.
To happily reply that a human would raise them?!
‘When a human says they’ll raise a monster, it ans making them entertainnt! It’s dangerous! So dangerous!’
The humans she had seen on other monster broadcasts were either trying to kill the monsters or hunting them for sport.
Having only seen humans mistreat monsters, the Sli Queen couldn’t help but worry.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Did you follow them just because they said they’d raise you?!
▷ ? Human! Gives food!
The sli’s innocent reply made the Sli Queen smack her forehead.
Smack!
‘You followed them just because they gave you food?! Oh, my kin...! No, more importantly—!’
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Surely soone saw this! Why didn’t anyone stop them?!
[Thread Lady] ▶But it’s true Squishy is cute enough to want to raise~.
▶ Honestly, whether it gets raised or not, who cares?
▶Ah 😂 sothing good will co out of it 😂😂
▶Let’s check out the human nest too 😂
▶22222
▶ Exactly!
—Y-You rascals!
The comnts, as if they didn’t care what happened as long as it was fun, made the Sli Queen gnash her soft teeth.
Normally, even without her, Troll or Fenrir would’ve stepped in.
Though the Sli Queen usually envied the two, now she missed them dearly.
Unaware of the Sli Queen’s frustration, the sli eagerly anticipated what kind of food the human would give next.
“It’s really squishy! I never get tired of touching it!”
The affectionate touches made the sli even happier.
‘Now’s not the ti to be so carefree, my kin!’
Watching that, the Sli Queen’s heart burned with anxiety.
***
The carriage arrived at Count Ludendion’s mansion.
“Let’s hurry to my room, Nina!”
"My lady, we must report to the Count first!"
"Finn can report for us, right? I'm hungry! And this sli must be hungry too! So let's have a snack!"
Jessie was being crafty, thinking the Count might order the sli to be removed if they went straight to him.
Seeing right through her intention, Nina sighed as she held the sli.
"Haa... Finn, please report to the Count."
"What? You're really going to her room with her like this?"
"We have no choice. Still, it behaved the whole way here, so it probably isn't dangerous."
"Nina! What are you doing? Hurry up!"
"Yes, my lady!"
Jessie led Nina to her room.
‘Waaah!’
Bounce bounce!
The sli, seeing scenery completely different from the forest it had known, trembled with joy.
"My lady, this sli keeps bouncing."
"Isn't it happy to be in our house? Hehe, I guess slis know what’s good too!"
"Is that so?"
On the way to the room, other servants in the mansion saw Jessie, Nina, and the sli.
They looked once at the cheerful Jessie and once at the sli in Nina’s hands, then pretended not to notice with a hint of sympathy.
They assud it would be dealt with soon enough.
Before entering the room, Nina told a maid who was cleaning nearby to bring so snacks.
Then she followed Jessie into the room.
"Nina! Put the sli on the desk!"
"Will that be okay?"
"It’s been calm until now. It should be fine!"
Nina cautiously placed the sli on the desk.
The mont it was freed from Nina’s hands, the sli twisted slightly and looked around Jessie’s room.
‘Amazing! First ti! Amazing!’
It was its first ti seeing a human’s room.
And being the room of a noble lady, it looked both luxurious and elegant.
The sli didn’t possess human aesthetic sensibilities, but it still thought the intricate designs and variety of objects were amazing.
►Human nests are unnecessarily complicated.
►A nest just needs to be for eating, sleeping, and pooping!
►2222
[Noblesse Fire] ▶ Tsk tsk, even a cave should be decorated nicely to live in!
►At least give it so unique flavor. Otherwise, it’s just a ss.
▶ Isn’t fussing over stuff like that weird in itself?
Upon seeing a human house for the first ti, a debate started between the "keep-it-natural" nest purists and the "decorate-it" camp.
Of course, the sli paid no attention to such ssy argunts.
It was too busy marveling at the colorful room so different from the green forest.
That’s why it couldn’t hide its joy.
‘So many new things! So happy!’
Boing! Boing!
The sli, which had been calm until now, bounced joyfully on the table.
"Kyaa! M-my lady!"
Startled by the sudden jumping, Nina rushed to block Jessie.
Thinking the sli might leap at her, she readied her body like a shield.
But her effort was in vain.
Because the sli was simply bouncing with joy on the table!
"Huh?"
"What's wrong, Nina?"
"The sli suddenly started jumping..."
"It must be super happy to be in our house! No doubt about it!"
Normally, Nina would have said, "That makes no sense!" but the sli’s movent sohow did seem full of joy.
‘Really?’
"Nina, move aside a bit. I can’t see the sli."
After pushing Nina gently by the waist, Jessie stretched out both hands toward the sli.
"Co here!"
‘?’
Jessie held out her hands and called the sli over.
Tilting its body, the sli stopped bouncing.
Then Jessie gave clearer instructions.
"Co up onto my hands!"
‘Climb up!’
The sli rembered having climbed onto Nellin’s hand before.
Recalling that mont, it moved onto Jessie’s hands.
Now that it had mastered controlling its power post-evolution...
Boing! It landed perfectly on Jessie’s hands.
"Kyaa! Look, Nina! It’s so calm and listens well too!"
"Uh..."
Nina blinked, surprised at how the sli seed to understand Jessie’s words.
***
"So... you brought a sli, you say?"
"Y-Yes, sir."
In the Count’s office.
A blonde man with a dignified air sat in a chair, gazing at Finn.
This man was none other than Rufus Ludendion, ruler of the Ludendion estate.
"I see. A sli, huh. I assu you brought it because you deed it safe, Finn?"
Finn answered, sweating under the Count’s silent gaze.
"It’s a sli that remained calm even when touched. It showed no signs of aggression. Even when the young lady stroked it, it only trembled slightly and didn’t attempt any attack!"
"Hmm, is that so. Then Finn, I shall ask the most important question next."
Count Ludendion, radiating solemnity, laced his fingers together as he asked.
"When Jessie stroked the sli... what expression did she have?"
"S-She was smiling."
"A smile? Just an ordinary smile?"
"......! Like the sun, sir! She was smiling so beautifully, like a radiant sun!"
"I see!"
Bang!
Count Ludendion slamd his desk and stood up.
"I must go to Jessie’s room. To witness the face of my beautiful angel smiling as she strokes a sli!"
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