The light of evolution that appears when a monster evolves.
At the moment the light appears, the monster’s body transforms into the form it is set to evolve into.
‘Amazing!’
Enveloped in the shining light, the slime shouted its thoughts internally.
Its body was changing.
How else could it describe that sensation besides calling it amazing?
Once the light faded, the slime immediately wanted to check how different its body felt.
‘I want to see!’
The slime quickly checked its body through the third-person view in the broadcast window.
‘......?’
And upon seeing its reflected image, the slime tilted its body in confusion.
Because barely anything had changed!
If it had to point out a difference, its body had become a bit more elastic, and the light green slime surface appeared shinier.
And the viewers also felt the same—like nothing had changed.
▶Did it really evolve?
▶Nothing looks different.
▶It looks just a tiny bit bouncier.
▶Ooooo?
▶Bouncy?
▶Like your belly?
Seeing the seemingly unchanged slime, the Slime Queen asked,
[Squishy Queen]▶ My kin! What did you choose? Speak!
▷Bounce Slime! That’s what I picked!
[Just Slam First] ▶Hahaha! So you went with Body Slamming again, Squishy! That’s clearly thanks to my teachings!
[Thread-Lady]▶ It’s a shame you didn’t choose poison~ but you’re still super cute, Squishy-nim!
[Free Spirit]▶ Squishy-nim! Why did you choose Bounce Slime?
Relieved by the slime choosing Bounce Slime, Troll asked about its motivation, hoping to use it for the next evolution.
▷I wanted to jump fast! I wanted to jump a lot!
▷I’ll run fast and catch a deer!
▶Lolllll
▶Still bitter about losing a race to that deer Lol
[Noblesse Fire]▶ Hey, since you’ve evolved, give it a try. Let’s see how fast you’ve become.
Troll wasn’t interested in the motivation, just eager to see the change.
And coincidentally, that demand matched exactly what the slime had in mind.
It had confirmed its appearance, but externally, there weren’t many changes.
Still, there was definitely a sense that it had changed.
So the only thing left was to move and feel the difference!
The slime started bouncing in place like it usually did.
Boing! Boing!
‘Waaah!’
The moment it moved, the slime could clearly feel the evolution.
The height of its jumps had noticeably increased.
Not only that, but the force in each jump was also much stronger.
As a result—
The deer that had been beneath the slime now had its head driven deeper into the ground.
[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶ Squishy? The deer’s head has been stuck in the ground for a while now?
A dragon, who had never paid much attention to the detail before, pointed it out.
‘Deer?’
At that comment in the chat, the slime finally looked down beneath itself.
‘Deer!’
Now, only the antlers of the deer buried in the dirt were visible.
***
‘Kuhuhuhu! Now I’ve got even more to teach!’
Fenrir felt like he’d just claimed a victory after the slime evolved into Bounce Slime.
Lately, the family atmosphere had shifted, with no one properly listening to him.
Not just the kids—even his own spouse had started giving him looks that seemed to say he was pathetic.
Not hate, but not pride either—just an indifferent gaze!
That stabbed Fenrir in the heart even more.
Thankfully, whenever he looked at Squishy, he could forget those emotional wounds.
‘What should I teach next?
Now that it’s faster, moving swiftly in all directions to disorient the enemy would be great...
Or maybe using a quick strike to eliminate the opponent in one shot!’
-Heh, hehehehehe!
In Fenrir’s eyes, the slime devouring the deer could be seen.
‘Yes! Eat lots and grow even more! Then I’ll teach you how to hunt better, Squishy!’
As he smiled, thinking of how to tailor the training for Squishy, his kids were watching from behind.
-Dad’s laughing weird by himself again...
-Go talk to him. Ask what he’s looking at.
-No way, too annoying. If you’re curious, you go.
-I don’t want to either. If I talk to him, he’ll ask if I want to go hunting again.
-Then just go.
-Dad doesn’t stop hunting until evening once he starts. I have a show I want to watch too!
-What are you all doing? Didn’t Mom say not to whisper behind Dad’s back?
Fenrir’s wife appeared, scolding the kids and making them scatter.
And as she looked at Fenrir, who didn’t react even to her scolding because he was so engrossed in the stream, she let out a quiet sigh.
-Sheesh.
Without him realizing it, Fenrir’s reputation as the head of the household continued to fall.
***
After evolving, the excited slime bounced around wildly, but due to poor control, it made frequent mistakes.
It crashed into trees several times or misjudged its aim while chasing prey, causing it to fly off in odd directions.
These small errors became a source of great laughter for the viewers.
▶Lollll Missed again.
▶I did that too after evolving Lol
▶22222
▶33333
▶It takes time to get used to that
▶▶Ah! Adapta-x!
Many viewers related to the post-evolution clumsiness, turning it into a nostalgic moment.
[Thread-Lady]▶ Hang in there, Squishy!
[Squishy Queen]▶ You can do it! You’ll adapt soon. My kin!
[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶ But you’re clearly getting better.
[Just Slam First]▶ Don’t forget the failures—use them to your advantage next time!
There were also viewers cheering on the slime.
And after several trials and errors, a week had passed since the slime evolved into a Bounce Slime.
Boing! Boing!
The slime had become skilled at using its newly evolved body.
Because of that, there was a change in how the slime hunted.
Upon spotting a deer, the slime charged straight ahead without hesitation.
Of course, the deer fled as soon as it saw the slime, but having evolved into a Bounce Slime, the slime was now fast enough to keep up with the deer.
And on top of that—
‘Body Slam!’
Boioing!
The slime called it a Body Slam, but to be precise, it was a full-body slam with enhanced elasticity.
Using Bounce Tackle, it struck the deer square in the torso.
Thud!
The deer, hit directly by the Bounce Tackle, was slightly lifted into the air and toppled over to the side.
With this powerful, elastic tackle, the slime could bring down a deer in one hit.
Among monster species, slimes are the weakest.
But once they evolve, they become strong enough that ordinary herbivores are no match for them.
‘Deer!’
As it absorbed the prey it had caught, the slime reflected.
Deer had more nutrients than rabbits, and eating them made its body feel stronger.
In slime terms, that meant they were tastier.
However, even so, the slime felt something was lacking.
‘Jerky......’
It was all because of the seasoning.
The seasoning used on jerky was a fascinating and stimulating flavor to the slime.
But even more than the taste of jerky, there was a greater frustration.
‘It’s all the same!’
The forest where the elf village was located was vast.
So even after traveling for a week, the slime saw nothing but the same forest scenery.
A forest filled with trees it already knew, animals it already knew, and plants it already knew.
‘I want to see something different!’
Just like when it had wanted to leave the cave, the slime now wanted to leave the forest and see other scenery.
Why had the slime come to feel this way?
If it had only ever known the forest, the slime wouldn’t have felt such dissatisfaction.
But the slime had already seen it.
Scenery outside the forest.
Let’s go back to three days earlier.
***
Coincidentally, that time had fewer viewers watching the slime’s stream.
Since all it was doing was wandering through the vast forest, most viewers had switched to other streams.
With no special events or crises, it was simply boring.
Fenrir took advantage of that moment.
‘Perfect! Everyone else is gone! Now I can really teach!’
[“Just Slam First” has donated 10 coins.]
[Message: Squishy! From now on, I’ll give you special training!]
▷Special training?
[Just Slam First]▶ It’s training that’ll make you faster and stronger!
▷ Waaah!
The slime didn’t fully understand, but was happy just to learn something new.
And one hour passed.
Fenrir felt quite disappointed.
This new training was a preliminary step to mastering a movement technique that would disorient opponents by dashing around in all directions.
The slime was following Fenrir’s instructions, but something about it still felt lacking to him.
Still, it wasn’t easy to explain further through chat.
Chatting had its limits.
‘That’s it! That’ll work!’
Fenrir suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
[Just Slam First]▶ Hey! Squishy! Watch my stream!
▷Stream?
[Just Slam First]▶ I’m opening my stream now! Open the stream list and enter the room titled “Body Slam Training!” Got it?
Leaving that message, Fenrir exited the chat.
‘Stream list?’
The slime tilted its body.
It had received system knowledge about the stream list.
But that had been more than 10 days ago.
Other than running 1st and 3rd person views simultaneously, checking chat, and typing mentally, the slime had never used any other stream system.
So it couldn’t recall how to use the stream list right away.
‘Stream list! I want to see it!’
[Displaying stream list.]
The system responded to the slime’s wish.
A translucent window appeared in front of the slime, displaying the list of streams.
‘Waaaah!’
Understanding that what it saw was the stream list, the slime recalled the phrase Fenrir had mentioned.
‘Body Slam Training?’
[Searching for a stream titled “Body Slam Training.”]
[Search complete.]
Only one room was displayed in the stream list.
‘This one!’
As the slime focused on the Body Slam Training stream, the system asked for confirmation.
[Would you like to watch the “Body Slam Training” stream?]
‘I want to watch!’
[Connecting to the selected stream.]
‘Waaaaaaah!’
The moment it entered the stream, the slime was amazed.
Because the screen showed things it had never seen before.
A snowy white landscape, completely different from the lush green forest.
The ground was covered in snow that crunched underfoot, and white flakes were falling from the sky .
And in the center of the screen stood a large wolf with silver fur and green eyes, striking a proud and upright pose.
On its forehead was a strange symbol.
“Just Slam First.”
Fenrir was on the screen.
[Squishy]▶ Amazing! So white! So white! First time seeing this!
The slime immediately expressed its excitement in chat.
-Kuhahahah! You’re here, Squishy!
Fenrir, who had been waiting in the same pose until the slime arrived, responded to the slime’s message.
On the outside, he let out a howl—Awooo~—but the slime could understand what Fenrir meant through it.
[Squishy]▶ Just Slam First?
-Yes! That’s me! What do you think? First time seeing me, right?
To that eager question, the slime replied exactly as it felt.
[Squishy]▶ Amazing! Amazing! Silver? White! Green! Amazing!
Even with limited vocabulary, its pure joy and admiration were clearly conveyed.
-Kuhahahah! That’s right! I am amazing!
‘Ahhh, this pure admiration and respect! This is exactly it!’
Fenrir truly felt it was worth sneaking out despite his wife asking where he was going.
-All right! Then watch closely, Squishy! I’ll show you my movements directly so you can understand better!