Skeleton Soldier Couldn't Protect the Dungeon

“Oh, dear. You didn't tell me the price of the quest, did you? ”

“That's enough for me. ”

I tapped the glowing armor.

It didn't matter if I didn't get the reward.

If Lena had, she might have made a silly face, saying what the hell that means, but she's not here right now.

The slime gives you a slight frown and a show of hands.

“No, that doesn't make any sense. You have a reward prepared by the client. Please wait. ”

Glug.

The slime calmly opens the back drawer. There was something cooked in the drawer that I glanced at.

A small statue. Of course, the statue itself was not ripe for the snow. A human with the head of a lion.

Glug.

The slime gently closes the drawer before checking for anything.

Tuck.

I placed a rather heavy bag of silver coins on my desk.

“If I don't give it to her, Lena won't let me. ”

“Hmm.”

“It's a personal gift, but I'd be delighted to have this as well. ”

Lime gave you an extra necklace. A necklace with a small trumpet-shaped black glow. It seemed quite thoughtful.

“You'll be happy to wear it. ”

The rhyme smiles faintly.

It was a strange gift, but I couldn't help but think of the kindness you've shown me.

“Yes, I'll do it. It's a complicated symbol to make light of. ”

“It's just a little skill. ”

It looks like a self-made necklace. I took it and put it in my pocket.

You stand still for a moment and ask Slime for something else.

“Oh, I'd like to borrow a book. ”

Winter nights are long.

“What book would you like? ”

“What do you recommend? ”

The slime slowly inhales the bookshelf.

“There's a book called 'Ruler of the World.' It's a novel I read quite happily as a reader. When I'm free, I'd like to start writing. ”

I thought about it for a while.

”Novels are good, but I want to build some background. ”

I have read enough of the poetry and novels in the circular library for three years.

His library was filled with novels about singing the wind, harassing the moonlight, looking for flowers and enjoying emotions.

I wanted to expand my perception of the world a little more.

The sentence was desolate and the content was dry, but it seemed like it needed to accumulate knowledge in order to protect someone.

A moment of sadness passes through Slime's face. Emotions were rare and flawed, but he immediately said with a calm face.

“So what about this book? ”

Slime handed over a book called "Embermere J."

“It's about Ember. ”

“Yes, you already know a lot of things, but the basics are very well organized. ”

The book was thin. It seemed easy to read.

“Good.”

After taking the book back, I lay down and slowly passed it one page at a time.

??? The narrow, long isthmus that connects the empire and the free union, ⁄ 36042;. In the middle of that, you go 24 nautical miles.

But I couldn't concentrate on the book.

As I read it, I remembered the tattoo of the snake that ate the Necron supervisor. The scene kept on worrying.

I haven't forgotten. I think I saw the tattoo somewhere.

‘It was too small. ’

But the painting on the man's neck was too small. I wasn't sure.

‘Will I ever see what it is again? The snake.

I've been back for three days.

By the time I read about ten books,

I went to see him for the return.

Hmm?

A little chill seeps out the door.

Knock, knock.

Knocked on the door.

“Come in.”

Yuck.

You hold the handle and turn. The wooden door makes a heavy sound and opens.

It was cold inside.

The slime opens a window.

The winter moonlight enters the room without filtering.

“Oh, are you here? ”

The slime turns.

Above his wrist, standing by the window, a bird with gray fur slumbers.

There was a whirlwind symbol on the fur. It was a text book written by Slime.

“To return the book.

Slime smiles as you apply it.

“I see. Ah, good news. Lena passed the test. Of course it does. It's an unusually fast pass, so everyone is surprised. ”

“I see.”

That's great.

The slime strokes the bird's head gently and speaks.

“I'll be back soon. Then, maybe Lena will tell you something. ”

The next day, two new humans entered the nursing home.

In their black hoods, they talk about slimes and things in the ledger for a long time.

A few more employees were added to the preschool. I did not bother the headmaster with what he had heard.

Then one day,

Knock, knock.

I visited the ledger to return the books I read. But there was no answer on the inside.

Knock, knock.

I knocked again. Slime likes to mimic human habits.

It's not hard to keep up with the timing.

“Come in.”

Then I heard a voice. I felt like I was sinking somewhere.

I went inside the ledger. The slime is slowly tidying up the ledger by itself.

The window was locked and the planter was gone. The coffee dispenser was empty inside. The cistern was turned upside down. It wasn't hard to know what he was trying to do.

“Are you leaving? ”

“Yes. I was going to tell you separately. I'm thinking of going somewhere. ”

“I see.”

You have no right to ask me where I've been. It's a unique area of this slime.

“I'll see you soon. Don't worry too much. ”

Seeing the room being tidied up, I didn't think I'd be back soon, but I didn't dig it up.

“I'll return the book first. ”

Tuck.

I left the book on Slime's desk as it was. The slime smiles faintly. Then you point to the books embedded in one wall.

“Feel free to look at the books you've left behind. If you like it, you can have it. ”

I wondered if I could have it. He loved his books.

I allowed myself to borrow as much as I wanted, but I never said I could keep the book.

The only rejection I get from him is, "I can't have the book. ’. I remember exactly.

“Can I have it? ”

“Yes. Do you have any books you'd like? ”

“No. What about the kids? ”

“I'm going to say hello to the kids in the morning. And then I'll be on my way. Good night. ”

His words to me felt a little cool somehow.

I feel a strange distance.

I turned around. I closed the door and went outside. Then I shook my head once.

You must be mistaken.

Strange? It's actually a funny story. I don't even know this slime well.

The morning brightens. I look out the window.

I saw Slime saying goodbye to the children one by one.

He rode off on his horse alone.

The wagon remains intact.

Two more days have passed.

The workers seemed to take good care of the children instead of the ledger. There was nothing I could do.

I stayed in the room.

I didn't want to go to the ledger where the slime disappeared.

When something that was always there disappears, it's not just the place that's empty.

Empty your mind together. A crack opens up and a cool breeze comes in.

I was staring out the window that night.

I grabbed the middle of my pelvis behind my back.

“I got you!”

Dalrak!!!

I was shocked to be there.

“He didn't know? He didn't know? ”

A defenseless condition with no armor on.

You stand behind and are attacked.

I looked back furiously, but the creature behind my back moved ahead of me.

I put my cold hand deep into my spine and did not let go.

“What are you thinking? Did you do that?

Did he not know I was coming? Were you thinking of another woman? ”

The voice whirling around behind me, clutching my spine, suddenly appeared slightly surprised.

“Huh? What is this? It's a necklace, right?”

My cold hands reached out. I caught a Black Shiny Necklace nearby.

“I'm touched. Did you leave it for a gift? ”

The hand that wrapped around my spine was just gently released.

Dallac.

I just looked back.

Lena likes it with a shiny necklace around her neck.

“Wow, that looks good on me. ”

A shiny necklace given to you by Slime.

There seems to be no way to take back what was stolen. The necklace just leaves it alone and asks another question.

“Your face is broken. ”

It was hard for a few days and a little under the eyes.

I can see him standing on his bloodshot feet, whether he didn't sleep well.

Her lips were slightly parched, and her side of her clavicle was deep.

I thought I'd finished my bath once, but I couldn't hide the signs of trouble.

“Am I hurt? ”

She gives a playful look.

But somehow, it was a big exaggerated prank. The tail of his mouth is forced to smile. However, I felt sharp tension in my eyes. I felt like I had no room to hide my worries. Unexpectedly, she looks at the shimmering necklace on her neck. I looked at him from the air. Lena holds a trumpet-shaped gleam in her hand and puts it inside her chest. The act.

Strangely, I made the tension a little tighter. She told me.

“We. Should we abandon them and run? ”

I was surprised by the sudden response.

“What are you talking about? ”

“I'm just hiding, throwing away a guild or something. ”

“The three of us are running away together. No matter the war, isn't there a place for the three of us to hide? You can go live in a mountain where no one can enter, or you can kill every human that comes in. ”

Her eyes falter. Her eyes gleam with moonlight seeping through the window.

It seems that there is a rattling sound on the inside of her body, which is hard and 01-looking.

But it sounds crazy.

I shaken my head firmly.

“I decline.”

Lena is clearly a human with ambitions and goals. Do you think he's tired and wants to run away? I didn't want to bring her down here.

Lena confronted me.

“Why the hell not? You've been saving up a lot of money. I can protect them both. ”

To a human woman, I had no intention of being kept safe. More suddenly, I was curious about what she would say.

“Why are you suddenly like this? ”

“Just.

Lena shrugs.

“I'm sick of it. ”

It was a crazy story. I had no reason to listen to it any more.

“If I'm going to run, I have no reason to stay with you. Didn't you say we could use each other? If you're going to run, do it yourself. ”

Lena looks like she got hit in the head.

“Weren't you supposed to be a branch director in the guild? Grow up. You'll have to grow up and help me. ”

But I have no intention of getting help. She's already done so much for me.

I'm only getting heavier. If I can't help, I won't ask for anything.

It was then.

Something flows down Lena's wrist as if it were alive.