Day 40 Continued

I stared down at the little boy that was currently prostrating before me. I immediately tried to discouraging him.

“Why would you want to learn from me? I am a monster you know”

He quickly responded

Strange Boy: “Master might be a slime but master is kind and strong”

I confidently raised my head up.

“Hahaha yes that’s right. What else?”

The strange boy was confused at first.

Strange Boy: : “Eh? Um, master is big and courageous”

I lifted my head up even higher.

“And what else?”

The strange boy picked up his pace.

Strange Boy: “Master is as cool as ice and as fast as lightning, the earth trembles beneath his feet, the oceans wildest waves become calm at the sound of his voice, even the heavens do not dare to not give him face!”

I patted the kids head.

“Hahaha Yes your master is the most amazing master underneath the heavens”

I pulled him up.

“Come you must clean yourself up. You must not embarrass your master with your appearance”

The boy raised his head to reveal a joyous smile .

Strange Boy: “Yes master!”

I had the boy leave his clothes to me while he washed himself in the river. I washed his clothes by scrubbing them against a rock while occasionally splashing them with water. After I was finished washing his clothes I created a fire and set his clothes to dry.

I looked at the sky and saw that the sun was still up high and bright meaning that most animals would still be active so I decided to go hunting. After entering the forest close by the river I soon spotted a wild boar. These creatures once intimidated me but now, after my transformation, this wild boar seemed almost harmless. One quick blow to the back of its neck was all it took to end its life. I dissolved all the meat and bones leaving only the fur.

“Now that I have officially accepted you as a disciple I think it is about time you told me your name”

The boy dropped to his knees.

Strange Boy: “Please forgive my lack of manners!”

His response caught me off guard .

“That is okay. Just tell me your name.”

The boy returned to a sitting position .

Strange Boy: “Yes master. My name is Tibbs”

I asked Tibbs about how he ended up being chased by a Luthunian.  

Tibbs:“Originally I was asked to guide the king to where I had spotted something they called a Royal Hive. It looked like a normal beehive except it was dark red and a lot bigger. But when we got there the Hive was gone and there were only dead bee bodies all over the forest. The king ordered everyone to stay and look but after a few hours a wave of Demonic Beast arrived. The king didn’t want to retreat at first but after one of the Demonic Beast had broken through the soldiers line of defense he was forced to leave. I was fleeing with them until the King used his magic to toss me at the Demonic Beasts calling me a liar and saying that I had wasted his time. Luckily the Demonic Beast didn’t notice me and gave me a chance to retreat. Only I had bad luck in attract the attention of some stragglers as I fled. I ran all night and thankfully I met master.”

Tibbs’s story raised my curiosity about a few things, especially the part about the hive.

“ Tibbs do you know why they were looking for that Hive?”

Tibbs:“I don’t know much about it, I thought it was a normal beehive. But the king did say that one drop of its honey was enough to turn the water in a lake into high grade healing elixir and that he could fund hundreds of war campaigns if he found the hive.”

*gulp* Did I eat a national treasure!? My mind was racing a hundred miles per hour ‘maybe he heard the king wrong, or maybe the king was wrong about the hive. But if the king was right that would explain my forced evolution’ I finally calmed down after analyzing all the facts and concluding that absorbing the Hive was actually to my benefit.

I looked at Tibbs closely and it would appear that the description of the Honey Fruit was very accurate. The color had returned to Tibbs’s face and there wasn't a single trace of the exhaustion from earlier. It would seem that the Honey Fruit is truly capable of curing fatigue.

After Tibbs’s clothes finished drying we set out on our journey, our destination? My home tree.  During the trip Tibbs had asked me to begin his training. Obviously I couldn't actually teach him to fight like a Slime but since I was well versed in a number of my old World’s martial arts I was still capable of teaching him something. I first taught him the Straight Thrust the basic punching technique in Karate.

Tibbs earnestly practiced the Straight Thrust as we journey through the forest. After a few hours Tibbs’s voice broke the silence.

Tibbs:“Master may I ask where we are headed?”

Tibbs continued to practice the Straight Thrust.

We are headed towards my home.”

Tibbs:“Master’s home….I see”

I stared at him as he continued practicing.

“Tell me Tibbs, do you not have any family that you will miss?”

Tibbs:“No I am an orphan”

“Even if you are an orphan you must have some friends from the orphanage. Won’t you miss them?”

Tibbs:“Everyone at the orphanage knows that we could be separated at any moment. Most of the orphans are sold as slaves and sent to the Capital. That’s why we cherish each moment we share and wish each other the best no matter where we may end up.”

Tibbs’s voice carried heavy sorrow within and his face struggled to hold back his tears. Slowly he lost the struggle as the hot tears began to trickle down his face.

Tibbs:*Sobs* “that’s why I have decided to follow Master. I want to become strong. I want the strength to protect my happiness so that no one can take it away from me”

Tibbs continued to practice, ignoring the tears as if they did not exist. I couldn’t help but pat his head. Now it was my turn to fight back a few tears.

“Don’t worry Tibbs. Master will take good care of you. Under my care you will become one of the fiercest powers that the world will ever know”

He wiped the tears of his face. Tibbs looked up and smiled brightly at me.

Tibbs:“Yes master”  

After a few more hours of walking through the dense forest Tibbs and I arrived at my home tree but something was off. All around my home tree there were large craters on the ground that appeared to have been caused by combat. I was worried that the impact that had created those craters had also collapsed the cave bellow my home tree so I decided to check the caves condition before I let Tibbs in.

My head slowly lowered down into the cave as I inspected it. It was a lot tighter now that I had grown from my evolution. ‘I will probably have to make it bigger for me and Tibbs’ as I descended I made sure all of the support beams were still in good condition. I was just about to go back up when I heard a strange noise. It sounded like there was something whimpering close by.

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Then I noticed that there was something moving underneath the pile of furs that I had collected. As I got closer and closer to the pile of furs the strange noise became clearer and clearer.

*whimpering*”Papa…p-papa”

I slowly removed the furs only to find something completely shocking. Underneath the furs was a tiny little girl crying her eyes out.  Her hair was mostly silver but there were purple streaks. Her skin was very fair. Not as pale as the Bee Queen but she was pretty close. The sundress that she wore was tattered and covered in dirt.

My mind then recalled what would happen to men in my situation back in my old world. ‘Officers this is just a big misunderstanding. I don’t know how the little girl ended up in my apartment with barely any clothes on! Please don’t arrest me!’

I was pulled out of my delusions when the girl woke up and stared at me.

Girl:*crying* “Waaaaaahhhhh!”

The girl began throwing whatever she could get her hands on at me. Horns, shell fragments, and rocks were all thrown with great power ‘this girl is pretty strong’. She even pulled out a few support beams ‘ Are you serious! What kind of monstrous strength does this girl have?!’

The cave began shaking. Just as the cave was about to collapse I grabbed the girl and retracted my head back to the surface. The girl was kicking and screaming until I placed her down. Tibbs ran up to me.

Tibbs:“Master, what happened in there?”

I pointed at the girl.

“Just a little commotion”

The girl was pointing a small blade at me. It appeared to be one of those short blades that were usually for defense. Those short blades were normally dual wielded with a longer sword. I tried calmly talking to the girl while slowly approaching her.

“It’s okay. No one is going to hurt you.”

I finally got close enough to hug her. I patted her head as I hugged her in an attempt to calm her down. Everything seemed to be going well until I felt a small prick in my side. I looked down and saw that the girl had stuck the short blade into my body. I was not worried because there was no way for a little girl to seriously injure me with such a short blade.

But then the hilt of the blade began to glow. A split second later a powerful explosion blew apart a large chunk out of the side of my body. The force of the explosion knocked me down momentarily. Tibbs furious voice roared through the air.

Tibbs:“Bitch! How dare you betray the Master’s kindness!”

He charged at the girl and was about to practice his Straight Thrust on her face but I grabbed his right fist an inch away from the girl’s face.

“Tibbs I am okay. The girl is just scared. There is no reason to use violence right now.”

We were sitting around a fire when I heard the girl’s stomach grumble. I created two Honey Fruits and offered one each to Tibbs and the girl. Tibbs happily accepted his fruit and ravaged it. But the girl began crying as soon as my tentacle got close.

Girl:* crying* “Papa! I w-want my Papa!”  

I felt sorry for the girl. In my past life I myself was incredibly intimate the pain of being alone. What kind of pain was this girl who longed for her father’s presence going through, I couldn’t even begin to comprehend. All I could do was try my best to comfort her.

“Don’t cry it’ll be okay. I will help you look for your Papa”

The girl looked at me as she tried to stop her crying.

Girl:*sobs* “R-really?”

I nodded my head confidently.

“We will find him in no time”

The girl looked at me again but this time the sadness in her eyes were replaced with hope.

Girl:“Will we really find my Papa?”

Tibbs swallowed the remainder of his fruit in one gulp and jumped to his feet.

Tibbs:“Who do you think Master is? His voice shakes the heavens while the earth trembles beneath his feet! If Master says that he will find your father then your father might as well be standing right here Hmph!”

Tibbs crossed his arms and puffed out his chest. I looked back at the little girl and nodded my head.

“I guarantee that we will find your Papa. Until then you can just call me Slime Papa. Now hurry up and eat. You can’t search for your Papa with an empty stomach”

After everyone finished eating I managed to hunt enough wolves to gather enough furs to create three sleeping mats. I stared at the Moon as I tried to fall asleep. Just as I was about to doze off I felt someone climb onto my mat. It was the little girl.

Girl:“Slime Papa, are you awake?”

I turned to face the little girl .

“Yes. Slime Papa is still awake. Why is it that you are still awake?”

Girl:“I was wondering if I could sleep with you.”

“Sure, why not?”

After hearing that I had given her permission the little girl climbed on top of me and laid there.

Girl:“Just as I thought. Slime Papa is really soft and squishy.”

“Goodnight”

Girl:“Goodnight Slime Papa.”

I was finally falling asleep again when the girl started talking again.

Girl:“Slime Papa?”

‘Oh my goodness. This girl has a real talent for disturbing my sleep’

“What is it?”

Girl:“Does it still hurt?”

I saw the girl looking down at my side. The portion that she blew apart had already grown back but it had yet to regain its original color.

“Just a tiny bit.”

Girl:“I’m sorry. Here let me help.”

The girl kissed my side and patted it.

Girl:“Ouchy Ouchy go away.”  

I couldn't help but smile at the girl as I patted the girl’s head.

“Thanks. Now it’s time to go to sleep”

Girl:“Kay, goodnight”

“Goodnight”

And that is how my first night as Slime Papa passed.

Author's Notes Hi guys. Ready for the weekend? here is the weekly chapter. I am really on a roll. I just noticed that we hit a hundred followers! That is awesome! thank you all so much for the support. You guys have really been supportive of the story. I think I will do a special bonus story to go with next weeks chapter. Anyways I hope you enjoy the chapter. Please remember to rate and leave a comment. Hearing from you guys really does help motivate me to write. See you all next time :D