The slime’s attack didn’t end with just one blow.
As soon as it touched the ground after a bounce tackle, the slime launched itself toward its next target.
Boing!
With goblins clustered nearby, finding the next target was easy.
Thwack!
-Kyaaagh!?
Once again, a goblin was struck by the slime’s tackle, and even another one behind it got caught in the blast and went flying.
The number of goblins quickly dropped from twelve to eight.
Even goblins with low intelligence realized that this slime wasn’t an opponent to be taken lightly.
-Kyaaaaah!
One goblin swung a wooden club at the slime.
Boing!
But that attack was easily dodged by the slime.
Boing!
The slime immediately counterattacked, once again taking out the goblin and another behind it, reducing their numbers to six.
-Kkii-Kiii!?
With only half of their group remaining, the goblins realized it.
The slime before them was a powerful monster they couldn’t handle.
Though goblins are dumb enough to believe a victory through numbers is a sign of their own strength, even they could understand that they stood no chance after seeing half their group wiped out in an instant.
The remaining goblins all tried to flee, abandoning their comrades.
Six goblins turned and bolted into the forest.
‘I’m not letting you go! You’re gonna get it!’
Boing! Boing!
For a slime that could catch up to rabbits and deer, catching these panicked goblins was child’s play.
Boing!
Boing!
Boing!
And so continued a one-sided assault.
The slime’s swift, spring-powered attacks struck again and again.
The goblins had neither the means to block the attacks nor the endurance to withstand them.
And in less than two minutes—
The slime had defeated all twelve goblins alone.
Blinking in disbelief at the slime’s massacre, Finn finally spoke.
“W…..?”
Boing!
The slime bounced as if reacting to Finn’s words.
“Alexandros II!”
Jessie, who had been watching from Nina’s arms, leapt out and ran toward the slime.
The slime also bounced toward Jessie as she ran.
Jessie spread her arms wide and hugged the approaching slime.
“You were amazing, Alexandros II! Incredible!”
‘Amazing!’
Understanding her praise, the slime gave a little shiver.
“Kyahaha!”
Laughing joyfully, Jessie pulled back and looked at the slime.
“I’m so glad. I’m sure Alexandros II will do just fine on his own.”
Jessie had been worried.
She thought the slime might get seriously hurt if left alone.
But after seeing what it just did, that fear had mostly vanished.
After all, it had defeated twelve goblins all by itself.
“I think so too, my lady.”
Finn sheathed his sword and agreed with Jessie.
“With this level of skill, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.”
“Really, Finn?”
“Yes.”
‘Who knew it’d be this strong? Back at the mansion, it was just a slime that gave good massages.’
With even a knight like Finn giving his approval, Jessie felt completely at ease.
She set the slime down again.
They had to finish the goodbye that had been interrupted by the goblins’ appearance.
“Alexandros II, take care. Go see whatever you want to see.”
“My lady…”
Seeing Jessie properly saying goodbye to the slime, Nina’s heart swelled with pride at how her lady had matured.
And she too felt sadness at having to part with the slime they had spent the past month with.
Boing!
Just like Jessie, the slime also began the goodbye it hadn’t been able to make due to the goblin attack.
Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing! Boing!
Creating some distance, the slime began bouncing across the grass-covered meadow.
“Alexandros II?”
But it wasn’t just aimless hopping.
With each landing, it used its vibrations to twist and press itself against the ground.
It repeatedly jumped after leaving clear traces in the grass.
It wasn’t just random movement—it was clearly trying to say something.
A moment later—
“Ah…”
“No way…”
“I-Is this for real?”
Even Jessie, Nina, and Finn couldn’t believe their eyes.
The trails left in the trampled grass—clear even with added vibration—formed letters.
Over the past month, Jessie had read books aloud every night, and the slime had learned to understand ‘human letters.’
Not the automatically translated system chat letters, but written characters one had to learn to understand.
The nightly reading sessions had become a gateway to knowledge for the slime.
And using the letters it had learned, with the knowledge it had gained thanks to Jessie, the slime conveyed its feelings.
[See you again! Jessie!]
Boing! Boing!
The slime bounced next to the letters it had written.
Yesterday.
The slime had felt sad upon realizing it would be parting ways with Jessie.
But the slime knew something.
That every farewell also meant a future meeting.
Until now, it had only wanted to see and learn new things.
But now, it also felt a desire to reunite with the human it had grown close to.
That’s why the slime left a message of reunion.
Let’s meet again.
With tears in her eyes, Jessie replied.
“Yeah! Let’s definitely meet again, Alexandros II!”
They made a promise to see each other again.
And that wasn’t the end.
“When we meet again, tell me about everything you’ve seen!”
‘Okay!’
Boing!
As if replying, the slime jumped high into the air.
***
“Finn, am I hearing this right?”
“It’s all true, Count.”
Count Ludendion felt like one surprise after another had been hitting him since yesterday.
Jessie, tearful after hearing she had to let the slime go, had decided that very evening to release it.
And today.
He had expected Jessie to return in tears after parting with the slime and had prepared himself to comfort her.
But Jessie returned with only slightly reddened eyes, without a single tear.
Instead, she smiled and talked about wanting to gather books to read to the slime next time.
The Count worried that she was clinging to a reunion that might never happen, unable to accept reality.
But what he heard from Finn in his office afterward was nothing short of shocking.
A group of goblins had appeared during their farewell.
The slime had defeated them all by itself with ease.
And then—
“That slime… learned to write?”
“Yes, without a doubt. It stomped out a clear message in the grass that said, ‘See you again, Jessie,’ directed toward Miss Jessie.”
“Hoo…”
He already knew the slime had the intelligence to understand human speech.
But for it to have learned human writing—that went beyond mere intelligence.
A slime capable of taking down twelve goblins alone, yet gentle and peaceful during its month at the mansion, and now literate as well.
‘Was my judgment wrong?’
If it was such an exceptional slime, maybe it would've been better to keep it at the estate.
But the slime had already left.
Even if they tried to track it down now, the chances of finding it were slim.
It was a slime, after all.
Even with intelligence, it was hard to imagine a monster would naively stick to the roads.
‘I’ll write a letter.’
So Count Ludendion decided to take the most reasonable action he could for now.
Just in case the slime made its way back to the Blue Elven Forest.
And also to share information about this unusual slime.
Count Ludendion documented everything and sent a letter to the elder of the Blue Elven Forest.
***
Meanwhile, at that very moment—
Boing! Boing! Boing!
Contrary to Count Ludendion’s expectations, the slime was bouncing along a meadow near the road.
One of the things it had learned during its month in the estate—
If you follow the road, you don’t get lost.
The slime didn’t like endlessly boring landscapes like the ones near the Blue Elven Forest.
It believed that following roads would lead to new villages and new lifeforms more quickly.
Having finished its farewell to Jessie, the slime happily moved forward, eager to see new sights.
[Thread-Lady] ▶ I’m glad to see Squishy full of energy~
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Hmph, like my kin would get depressed just from parting with a mere human.
▶ LMAO it was just a human that gave lots of food lol, totally different from other humans lol
▶ Unpopular opinion, but I teared up during the farewell.
▶222222.
▶ Sad we won’t be hearing the funny human stories anymore.
At first, most viewers were filled with hatred toward humans.
But the month spent inside the estate softened their deep-seated prejudice quite a bit.
Of course, that didn’t mean they’d show mercy to any human that tried to harm them.
▶ But why was the human crying at the end?
[FreeSpirit] ▶ Because Squishy wrote the goodbye using human letters.
▶ ????
▶Wait, wrote in human letters?
▶ When did it even learn that?
▶ Oh~ the human kept reading books aloud every night~
▶ Then did you learn it too?
▶Why would I learn that?
▶LOL LOL LOL
The viewers were shocked to realize the slime had learned human writing.
But now what?
▶ Looks like there’s nothing to do for a while?
▶ Ugh, entering a boring phase again?
▶ Well, we had a fun month, so I guess it’s fair LOL
▶ Give us entertaining content every day!
They were disappointed by the lack of action during the slime’s travel.
[Just Slam First] ▶ Now that you’re out of human territory, you can learn properly! Squishy! I’ll teach you a new hunting method!
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Hold on! This time, I’ll be the one to teach my kin! I won’t let you keep doing dumb body tackles forever!
[Just Slam First] ▶ Are you calling my refined hunting style dumb!?
[FreeSpirit] ▶ Squishy, I’ll teach you how to handle things when you meet another human!
[Just Slam First] ▶ Why are you butting in again, you troll!?
Now that no human eyes were watching, the viewers wanted to teach the slime new things.
▷ Yes! I want to learn! Tell me everything!
Parting from Jessie and the other humans it had grown fond of was sad, but the slime didn’t feel lonely.
Because there were always viewers in the chat talking to it.
And one week after parting with Jessie—
The slime continued to travel, learning from some of the viewers.
Along the way, it saw several merchant wagons pass by on the road.
It felt happy to see new humans again.
But unfortunately, none of the merchants or drivers were like Jessie.
Even when they saw the slime bouncing along the roadside, they just found it odd and didn’t bother stopping.
After it happened three times, the slime stopped being surprised and just thought, ‘Oh, a wagon,’ each time and kept bouncing along.
But then, someone did take an interest in the slime.
“Huh? What’s this?”
“Sir, what’s the matter?”
“Hey, look at this. There’s a slime here.”
“A slime?”
They were a ragged bunch—
Wearing shabby clothes, with hoods over their heads and worn-out blades in hand.
“A slime traveling along the road? That’s weird.”
‘Humans!’
Boing! Boing!
“Whoa, it’s bouncing like crazy!”
“Sir! It stopped right in front of us!”
“It’s not even running away from people. This slime is seriously strange.”
“Hmmm… you think we could sell it for some coin?”
They were a band of thieves.