Pffft!
Alia brought the sli to the clinic.
It was because the nun at the clinic had co to ask for help.
In truth, only the sli was needed.
But they couldn't just summon it at will.
That’s because Saintess Alia would always move along with the sli!
Even if Alia had low self-esteem, the importance of her status and position as the next Saintess couldn’t be ignored, so it wasn’t easy to ask her for help lightly.
That’s why the clinic only requested Alia’s help in three situations.
First, when there was a patient with a serious wound that couldn't be treated without Saintess-level magic.
Second, when there was a poisoning case involving a rare or hard-to-make antidote.
Third, when there were aftereffects or lingering symptoms even after the sli injected its antidote, requiring another dose the next day.
And today, it was for the holy knights poisoned by a manticore.
They hadn’t fully recovered from the itchiness, so Alia ca to the clinic to administer another dose of the antidote.
“Thank you, Saintess. And thank you, Jiggly. Thanks to you, the itchiness is almost completely gone.”
“That’s a relief.”
“If you and Jiggly weren’t here, I’d still be shouting nonsense.”
“Really, thank you so much.”
“No, I just hope you all get better soon.”
Brrrrrr!
“Jiggly says it hopes you get better soon, too.”
Whenever it was ti to give more antidote, the holy knights always expressed their gratitude to Alia and the sli.
Watching this, a patient turned to a clergy and asked, “Can’t that sli detoxify , too?”
“No, it can’t. You’re already taking dication. Sothing could go wrong.”
If there was a ready dication for the poison, the clinic didn’t ask for help.
The sli’s help was only for cases where there was no other choice.
This was to avoid causing a rift in their cooperation with the alchemists' guild, who made antidotes.
After finishing everything at the clinic, Alia returned to her room with the sli.
“Phew.”
Alia buried her face into her bed and let out a long sigh.
'I t a lot of people again today.'
Except for her morning routine, Alia used to spend most of her ti inside her room.
But ever since eting the sli, she had been eting more people.
She was already used to the group prayer sessions in the morning, but eting people for other reasons drained her energy as soone who preferred solitude.
It wasn’t that she hated it or felt uncomfortable—it was just unfamiliar to her.
Especially for soone like her, who always questioned whether she was fit to be a Saintess, the respectful gazes from others were more of a burden than a joy, which added to her fatigue.
“Alia, they say if you sigh too much, good fortune will flee.”
“I’m tired, so just leave alone.”
As her guard, Paulen entered her room and started nagging her, which she didn’t want to hear.
'Tired?'
Boing!
Hearing that Alia was tired, the sli imdiately jumped onto her back.
“Jiggly? Why are you on my—”
Brrrrrrrrr!
“Ah, ahhh~!”
And then the sli started giving her a massage on her back.
According to the sli’s mory, the employees at the count’s estate said this helped relieve fatigue.
Even though it was more of a ntal fatigue this ti, the cooling effect of the sli’s vibrating massage even helped restore her ntal energy.
“That felt amazing…”
“Hahaha! Jiggly’s massage is no joke! Aren’t you really glad to have Jiggly?”
Alia nodded in agreent with Paulen’s words, but then sighed once again.
“Haah.”
“Why are you sighing again?”
“I’m worried I’ll have to et a lot of people again tomorrow.”
“Alia, a Saintess shouldn’t be worrying about that.”
“I know. But I can’t help feeling anxious. I still don’t understand why I was chosen to be a Saintess.”
‘Even though you’ve beco a bit more active since eting Jiggly, so things haven’t changed.’
“Let’s stay positive, Alia. But there’s no need to be too anxious right now. I heard the alchemists’ guild finally made an antidote for manticore poison. There won’t be any more urgent summons for Jiggly.”
“Really?!”
“Yes. So now we can focus on training with Jiggly! Hahahaha!”
“So, I’ll still have to go outside the room.”
“Alia, isn’t it nice to get so exercise too? Do you know how good regular walking is for your health? Staying in your room all day—”
“Okay! I get it, so stop talking! Paulen, your biggest flaw is that you talk too much when it cos to exercise!”
And just like Paulen said, for the next week there were no more requests from the clinic, so Alia was able to recover her ntal strength and the sli could focus on training with Paulen.
Squeeze!
‘I lifted it!’
“Great! Good job, Jiggly! That’s it! You finally did it!”
As a result, the sli was now able to lift level 4 dumbbells and barbells, surpassing level 3.
Paulen was thrilled that his training partner had reached the next stage.
▶ Did it actually train?
▶ Did it seriously develop muscle fibers? lolol
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Hey! You fools! Didn't I tell you my kin would grow stronger?
▶ Note: Sli tentacle training... check.
[Just Slam First] ▶ With this! Squishy can body slam even harder now!
[Thread-Lady] ▶ Kyaa! Congrats, Squishy~!
The viewers also enjoyed watching the sli grow stronger.
And the sli’s growth didn’t stop there.
After completing its tentacle training, the sli had a sparring match with the strongest holy knight, Paulen.
Of course, part of it was because Paulen wanted to see how strong the sli had beco.
“If you’ve trained, then we need to see results!”
He wanted to make sure his training buddy knew how to use its new muscles properly.
“Alright! Co at , Jiggly!”
With the holy shield in one hand, and a long wooden sword for safety in the other, Paulen faced off against the sli.
The format was simple.
When the sli attacked, Paulen blocked.
When it was Paulen’s turn, the sli had to dodge.
Through the spar, the sli was able to feel how much stronger it had beco.
First, the power of its Bounce Tackle had increased.
The strength it gained from training with its tentacles remained even after retracting them.
The skill Bounce Tackle still relied on elasticity, but thanks to its improved strength, the move was more powerful than ever.
Thoooom!
“Nice! The power went up, Jiggly!”
Boing! Boing!
‘I’ve gotten stronger! Even stronger!’
“Then next, let’s test the power of your tentacle punch! Get your tentacle out!”
‘Okay!’
Pop!
Thanks to Paulen’s suggestion, the sli learned a new thod of attack besides body slams.
That was the tentacle punch.
Since the sli had trained its strength through its tentacles, Paulen suggested putting that power to direct use.
The sli extended a tentacle and thrust it toward the Holy Spirit Shield.
Stretch! Stretch!
Clang! Clang!
The close-range tentacle punches made light, crisp sounds as they hit the Holy Spirit Shield.
To the eye, it looked like a cute scene, but in truth, each of those tentacle punches had enough force to take down a goblin.
“Now let’s try it from a distance!”
‘Okay!’
Boing!
The sli could lengthen its tentacles by using mana.
So—
Sssstretch! Sssstretch!
Clang! Clang!
Though the power was less than at close range, it could still punch from afar by extending its reach.
▶ Sli punch! Sli punch! Sli punch! About humans training slis.
▶ lol is this disciple NTR?
[Just Slam First] ▶ No way! Squishy’s main move is the body slam I taught! That thing’s just a side trick! A throwaway move!
▶ Laee lolol
▶ Still, that human’s moves aren’t ordinary. They say he’s the strongest among the holy knights.
[Just Slam First] ▶ Hmph! Soone like that doesn’t stand a chance against ! That’s why I could teach even better!
▶ Ew, that’s cringe lolol
[Just Slam First] ▶ Shut uuuup!!!
The sli’s use of tentacles wasn’t limited to just attacking.
“Dodge this one too, Jiggly!”
Boing!
‘Okay!’
Paulen swung his wooden sword while the sli did its best to dodge.
Paulen was different from any monster the sli had fought.
He could imdiately gauge the sli’s speed and anticipate its dodges, striking with the next attack accordingly.
He was an overwhelmingly strong opponent the sli hadn’t encountered before arriving in the capital.
Even when Paulen swung his sword in sync with the sli’s speed—
Boing!
“You didn’t jump high enough that ti!”
The sli could dodge the first strike, but if it miscalculated the distance even slightly, Paulen would close the gap and land a hit with the wooden sword.
Whoosh!
Of course, to ensure safety, he only hit with the flat of the blade, so the sli was never seriously hurt.
‘Jiggly got knocked back again.’
At first, Alia was startled watching this, but now that she’d seen it several tis, she barely reacted.
And with good reason.
‘I couldn’t dodge! Paulen’s too fast! Paulen’s strong!’
Even when the sli got thrown back, it bounced back with excitent.
Seeing how much fun it was having, Alia couldn’t help but feel that the sparring wasn’t dangerous.
“Here I go again, Jiggly!”
‘He’s getting faster and faster! This is getting fun!’
And the sli wasn’t the only one enjoying it.
It would’ve been boring if there had been no growth despite all the training, but the sli was showing clear improvent every day.
So watching the sli grow stronger was genuinely fun.
During training, Paulen was happy about the sli’s improved strength.
And during sparring like this, he could confirm the results and see that its agility had increased—giving him a sense of fulfillnt.
‘Is this how my ntor felt?’
Paulen swung his wooden sword while recalling the smile of the forr paladin who had once trained him.
Boing!
The sli leapt straight upward, dodging Paulen’s strike.
“If you dodge like that, you’ll get hit by the next one, Jiggly!”
Paulen pointed out the sli’s mistake and quickly swung his sword sideways to strike the airborne sli.
At that mont—
Pop!
The sli extended its tentacle in midair.
The tentacle shot sideways and caught the approaching sword.
Then, anchoring the tentacle, the sli twisted its body and flipped over the sword before it could strike.
It looked just like it was performing a roll against the blade.
“Huh?”
“Wow.”
‘I dodged it!’
Paulen stared in a daze, and Alia blinked in amazent at the sli’s dynamic evasion.
“Jiggly… You’re… such a clever little guy! Using your trained tentacles like that! Guhhh!”
Seeing his training bear such diverse results brought Paulen to tears.
“Yes! This is exactly why we train! It’s for muscle! Muscles!”
‘Muscles!’
Overco with emotion, Paulen flexed his arms.
And the sli mimicked the pose using its tentacles.
To Alia, it was just a peaceful day.
But for Paulen and the sli, it was a fulfilling and aningful routine.
During that peaceful ti, a ssage arrived—Saintess Presia’s expedition was scheduled to begin in ten days.
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