Monster’s Streamer Star Chapter 25 : A New Encounter (1)

‘A new human!’

The sli wasn’t just happy to pass by in a carriage—it was delighted to see a new human up close.

It understood from knowledge that not all humans were the sa, but it couldn’t hide its excitent at seeing one nearby after such a long ti.

anwhile, as the bandits stared at the sli with puzzled looks, the chat window lit up.

▶Who are these humans again?

▶ They look filthy.

▶loll

▶I know this one. They’re bandits.

▶Wait a sec! What’s a bandit? A bandit is a human who gangs up with others and steals food or money used to buy food from other humans!

▶It’s been a while, Explanation Guy.

After watching the mansion stream for a month, so viewers started pretending to know things about human culture.

[Just Slam First]▶ Oh! So it’s a human you’re allowed to slam?

▶ Dude?

▶ A mated wolf-obsessed viewer proclaims human slamming.

[Just Slam First] ▶That’s not what I ant!

▶Are your preferences twisted from getting nagged all the ti?

▶Ah! HumanX!

[Just Slam First]▶ I said it’s not like that!

As usual, viewers exchanged teasing ssages at each other’s expense.

There were four bandits in total.

One was a burly man with a beard, called "Boss."

There was a short man wearing a headscarf.

Another was a big-bellied man.

And lastly, a tall and skinny man.

The bearded man, called Boss, stroked his chin as he looked at the sli.

‘It’s rare to see such a calm sli. If we’re lucky, it might sell for a good price.’

Despite several people around, the sli didn’t flee but simply stood there, staring.

There were eccentric types in the world who enjoyed collecting monsters.

And those oddballs tended to spend generously.

“Let’s just take it with us. Def, pick it up.”

“Won’t it bite, Boss?”

As the big-bellied man, Def, crouched down and cautiously eyed the sli, the short man giggled.

“You idiot! Slis don’t have teeth! They don’t bite!”

“Oh, right.”

Def picked up the sli with both hands.

It had been a long ti since it felt human hands.

Compared to Jessie's, they were larger and softer due to the flesh.

Brrr!

The sli trembled from the warmth of a human hand it hadn’t felt in a while.

“Whoa!”

Startled by the vibration in his hands, Def dropped the sli.

Boing!

The sli landed perfectly on the short man’s head.

“Wah! What the heck?!”

Startled by the sudden soft sensation on his head, the short man scread.

“Pfft! Sli on Skol’s head! Pfft! Heehee!”

The tall man covered his mouth, stifling laughter.

“Def! Hold it properly! And Hawane! Are you laughing right now?!”

The bearded man called Boss sighed as he looked at the three of them.

“Quit ssing around and grab the sli already.”

“Are we heading back, Boss?”

“If no one cos by this late, it’s a bust.”

“Def! I told you to pick it up again!”

“Alright…”

The big guy, Def, picked up the sli again, and the bandits headed back to their hideout.

***

As the bandits made their way back to their hideout, the sli was enjoying a new ga.

‘Def! Fat! Timid!]’

It was playing a matching ga by observing humans and guessing their traits.

‘Skol! Small! Irritable!’

From the books it had been read, life in the mansion, and all the people it had seen while moving through the domain, the sli had co to enjoy this na-and-trait matching ga.

‘Hawane! Tall! Creepy!’

Even reviewing its newly learned knowledge brought it joy.

‘Boss! Don’t know his na! Gives lots of orders!’

“B-Boss. This sli keeps trembling?”

“So what? It’s not like the sli’s absorbing your hand, is it?”

“No, sir.”

“Then keep holding it.”

“Yes, sir…”

The bandits’ hideout was a tent in the forest.

‘Nest’

Far shabbier and unimpressive than the elf village or the mansion, but the sli understood that the tent was the bandits’ nest.

▶This junk… is a human nest?

▶LOL it’s enough if you can eat and sleep Lol

Seriously, is this for real compared to the campers and humans we’ve seen?

▶I feel my chest swelling.

▶A bit pathetic, isn’t it? loll

Once at the hideout, the bandits dropped their swords and sat down in their respective spots.

“Click, I thought we’d catch soone today.”

“So days are like this…”

“Pfft, like what. It’s been two days since we saw anyone.”

“What’s so funny about striking out, Hawane?”

“Ah, no. Sorry, Boss.”

The bandits made their living by blocking roads and threatening rchants for tolls.

They would wait near the road and stop passing carriages if they looked easy, or run away imdiately if there was a strong guard.

When they successfully pulled off this ‘toll collection,’ which was basically robbery, they would sneak into a village to trade the loot on the black market.

The man called Boss clicked his tongue as he looked at his worn-out sword.

“If only we had so prey soon, I could repair this.”

“Boss, can’t we just go back to being adventurers?”

Def asked cautiously, but Skol shot up and smacked his arm.

Smack!

“Ow!”

“You idiot! How many tis do I have to tell you? We’re wanted n! How can we be adventurers? Did you already forget it was because Boss punched a noble in the face?”

“Pfft, just thinking about that noble’s face still cracks up.”

“Both of you, shut it.”

The boss sighed once more at the clueless remarks about his past mistakes.

“Skol.”

“Yes, Boss!”

“What food do we have left?”

“Only a few fruits! We need to hunt!”

“I see.”

The man stood up.

If they did nothing, his dumb underlings would just keep getting on his nerves with their talk, so he figured gathering so food for dinner would be less stressful.

“Hawane, grab your bow and co with .”

“Fufu. Yes, Boss.”

The man and Hawane left to gather food, leaving Skol, Def, and the sli behind at the hideout.

“I hope Boss and Hawane co back with a deer...”

Def voiced his hope while absentmindedly squishing the sli.

“Def! What do you think you’re doing?”

“Huh? I’m just waiting for Boss and Hawane.”

“Not that, you idiot! Why are you still holding the sli?”

Bored from having nothing to do and tired of waiting, Skol began his usual habit of picking a fight.

“This sli… it feels nice to touch, I guess... so soft?”

‘Soft!’

Back at the mansion, Nina and Jessie often said the word "soft," so the sli understood it as a complint.

“Oh, it’s trembling. Do you think it likes being called soft?”

“How should I know?!”

“Wanna touch it too, Skol? It’s really soft.”

“Soft, my foot!”

Skol snatched the sli from Def’s hands as if to punish it.

“What’s so soft about this stupid sli, huh?”

Skol, acting out of spite, didn’t squish it gently—he pressed down on it from both sides with both hands.

Boing boing boing!

“This sli isn’t... I an, why is it so springy?”

Even as Skol pressed it from both sides, the sli imdiately returned to its original shape with its natural elasticity.

“S-Stop it, Skol! What if the sli gets mad and attacks us?”

“Hah! What’s a sli gonna do if it attacks?!”

Even as he spoke, Skol didn’t stop pressing the sli repeatedly.

Of course, Skol’s small fra couldn’t hurt the sli even slightly.

Skol tossed the sli onto the ground as if discarding it.

“Hey, sli! Try attacking ! Go ahead!”

“S-Skol, what are you doing?!”

Skol didn’t believe the sli could understand him, let alone attack.

Even if it did, it would probably just charge with its body, which he thought he could easily dodge.

anwhile, the sli tilted its body, not understanding what Skol ant.

‘Attack?’

▶Does this human have a death wish?

▶Is this so new kind of suicide thod?

▷Can I attack?

▶Lol Even Squishy seems confused Lol

▶Do as you please?

‘No, that wouldn’t be right.’

The manager of Squishy’s livestream channel, Troll, quickly stepped in.

The user with the nickna "Free Spirit" quickly typed in chat.

[Free Spirit]▶ Seriously, don’t attack for real.

[Free Spirit]▶ Just make it sting a little.

[Free Spirit]▶ Killing him would be a huge hassle.

Even Troll, who had been underestimated, couldn’t just tell Squishy to sit still.

But at Squishy’s current level of evolution, killing a human and becoming a subjugation target was extrely dangerous.

▷Just a little pain?

[Free Spirit]▶ Just go way softer than with the rabbit.

Still, Skol, who kept picking on the sli, needed to be taught a small lesson.

▷Okay!

▶He’s not killing him?

▶Wouldn’t it be better to just slice the human clean?

▶Lol Squishy is still too weak for that Lol

[Free Spirit]▶ Better safe than sorry ㅇㅇ

Since the sli was quiet while typing in chat, Skol assud he was right and snickered.

“Ha! See, you fool! You think a sli’s gonna get mad? There’s no way a sli could be smart enough to get angry—”

Boing!

Thunk!

“Ugh!”

“S-Skol!”

The sli lightly bounced and tackled Skol in the ribs.

“Ahh! M-My side! Aaaagh...!”

Even though it couldn't kill a rabbit in one hit, the weight and precision of the blow made Skol clutch his ribs and tremble.

“S-See? The sli got mad.”

“Damn sli!”

Though it hurt, it wasn’t enough to stop Skol from getting back up and reaching for the sli.

However—

Boing!

Boing boing!

The sli bounced and dodged Skol’s hands with ease.

“Get over here! Stop running!”

Boing! Boing!

Skol reached out repeatedly, trying to catch it, but the sli dodged everything flawlessly.

▶Lol

▶Human can’t catch Squishy? Frustrated? Annoyed?

▶You think your human arms can catch Squishy? LOL

[Noblesse Fire]▶ Hahaha! You think that’s enough to catch Squishy?

▶Humiliation content, top-tier Lol

Boing! Boing!

After continuing to dodge, the sli jumped onto Def’s shoulder, then once more onto his head.

“Ah.”

“Hey! Def! Stay still!”

Skol reached out again for the sli on Def’s head.

But—

Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing!

Each ti Skol reached for the sli on Def’s head, it bounced in perfect rhythm to dodge.

“Ugh… Skol.”

“Shut up! Can’t you see I’m concentrating?!”

“Wouldn’t it be easier if you just kept your hand on my head?”

“......! I know that, idiot!”

As Skol reached out once more and the sli dodged, this ti he didn’t pull his hand back and waited for the sli to land.

‘Hehehe! Just wait until I catch you!’

But there was no way the sli would get caught by Skol.

Boing!

The mont it touched his palm, it bounced off before he could even grasp it and landed on the floor.

[This is fun!]

Boing! Boing!

The sli enjoyed the ga of chase.

But from Skol’s perspective, it just looked like the sli was mocking him endlessly.

“...Uwaaahhhh!”

Screaming in frustration, Skol lunged at the sli on the ground once again.

And thus began Skol’s aningless chase—fun for the sli, exhausting for him.