[Just Slam First] ▶Hahaha! Good! I see the determination in those eyes!
▶Did he just say the slime has eyes? LOL
[Just Slam First]▶ I can see the slime’s eyes of the heart!
▶Eyes of the heart, lmao
▶This dude wasn’t like this before. Did he lose it today?
▶Come to think of it, didn’t he confidently say he’d teach his sons some skills?
The dragon recalled how "Just Slam First" had once boasted during a livestream that he’d provide genius-level education to his kids.
[Just Slam First]▶ Don’t even bring up my kids, dammit.
▶Ah.
▶Ah.
▶Ah.
▶This wolf, lol. He’s totally ostracized at home.
▶Dad… you smell like old socks. Go away...
[Just Slam First] ▶Shut up!
[Thread-Lady]▶ Oh my, are you troubled by family discord?
▶Want some counseling? I get along soooo well with my kids.
[Just Slam First]▶ You shut up too!!!
▶Heung, Mama… I wanna get along too… Mamaaa
▶But is “warmth” even good? (Never experienced it)
Fenrir ignored the interferences directed at him.
[Just Slam First] ▶Squishy! Let’s continue with Body Slam training!
▷Okay! I wanna learn!
Nickname: Just Slam First.
And Fenrir, also known as the legendary wolf, was absolutely delighted by the slime’s eagerness.
That enthusiastic spirit made it easy to ignore the trolls no matter how loud they got.
But the wounds of the past couldn’t be ignored so easily.
‘Haah… If only my own kids had been like this...............’
Fenrir suddenly recalled how his kids had reacted when he tried to personally teach them Body Slamming.
–So annoying.
–Do we really have to learn that? Can’t we just go bite stuff?
–Mom! What’s for dinner?
They found it annoying, didn’t feel the need to learn, and on top of that, completely ignored him.
‘I spoiled them too much.’
And when he couldn’t take it anymore and tried to force them to learn—
–Why do you keep nagging the kids? If they need it, they’ll learn on their own!
His wife would jump in and scold him instead.
‘Ugh…!’
Being rejected by his kids and berated by his wife—he couldn’t vent about that sorrow on a livestream.
–Are you insane?! What kind of nonsense are you spouting on a stream?!
WHACK!
–Kyaaah!
If he dared to complain, he’d immediately be found out and have his back clawed by his wife.
‘No, this is no time for thoughts like that!’
Fenrir, having been ignored by his own children for so long, now wanted to pass down his most confident skill—Body Slamming—even if it was to a slime.
[Just Slam First]▶ Alright! Squishy! You haven’t learned the skill yet, right?
▷Yeah!
[Just Slam First]▶ Then we start with learning Body Slam! Right now, run into that wall! Just slam into it! Body Slamming is a very easy skill to learn if you just do that!
▷Okay!
▶Even I could explain something like this.
▶How to learn Body Slam: Charge! Charge! Charge!
▶Honestly, that’s all there is to it LOL
▶If it dies while charging, that’d be hilarious LOL
▶Ugh, can I please slap that arrogant punk?
▶222222
▶Ah crap, I’m late again
The slime jumped and rammed into the wall as Fenrir instructed.
Boing! Boing! Boing!
The soft and slightly bouncy slime hit the wall and bounced back due to the rebound.
But even when it bounced off, the slime didn’t stop and kept slamming into the wall.
‘This is fun!’
After a few repetitions, the slime started enjoying Body Slamming the wall.
▷This is fun! So fun!
[Thread-Lady]▶Kyaaaaa! So cuuuuute!
▶LOL it’s going boing boing LOL
▶Shouldn’t it be making a thud thud sound? LOL
▶This isn’t Body Slamming—it’s soft-butting LOLLL
[Noblesse Fire]▶ How is that cute?
▶No sense of emotion at all.
▶Ah~ But the slime says it’s fun~
▶LOL
▶Fun is what matters~
[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶ What would a lizard shut away in his room even know?
[Noblesse Fire] ▶This denture-wearing punk is yapping again!!!!
▶The old men are fighting again LOL
[Squishy Queen]▶Yeah! What’s with calling it cute? It’s working so hard—it’s admirable!
▶She’s not the Slime Queen, she’s the Slime Mama????
[Squishy Queen]▶Who are you calling Mama?!
▶Heueung Mama, give me numnums...
▶Admirable and cute~
[Just Slam First]▶You’re enjoying it? Excellent!
After bouncing into the wall about 20 times—
[Skill: Body Slam acquired.]
The slime acquired the Body Slam skill.
As proof—
Boing!
The bounce when hitting the wall grew stronger.
Overjoyed at learning Body Slam, the slime bounced in place and reported it in the chat.
▷I got it! Body Slam! I got it!
[Just Slam First]▶Great! Well done! But this is only the beginning, so follow closely! I’ll teach you how to Body Slam even better!
▷Okay!
[Just Slam First]▶That’s the spirit!
▶Isn’t it just ramming stuff? Is there even a “better” way? (Seriously doesn’t know)
▶You don’t get it? Well, the thing is…
▶It’s not time for you to know yet…
▶That guy’s way too into it.
[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶He hasn’t mentioned his kids on stream lately. I guess he’s lonely because they won’t give him the time of day.
▶Why even breed if your own kids ignore you? (Seriously asking)
[Just Slam First]▶ SHUT UUUUUUUP!!!!
▷This is fun!
***
‘Once again, he listens to someone else.’
The Slime Queen had mixed feelings as she watched the slime.
She was the one who had first told the slime to master Body Slam.
She had also planned to teach it how.
But just as she was about to explain, Fenrir had butted in.
That wolf was already training the slime before she knew it.
She had been ready to scold him if he taught it poorly, but Fenrir’s teaching was passionate and—she had to admit—legit.
In fact, he was explaining it more thoroughly than she had planned to.
The Slime Queen had only intended to warn the slime not to bounce too far when Body Slamming.
But Fenrir was teaching timing, reflex speed, and even evasive maneuvers using footwork.
So, for the slime’s safety, she couldn’t bring herself to interrupt.
But still, it stung.
She couldn’t ignore the bitter feeling inside.
‘How could I, the Slime Queen, fall behind in teaching the slime…’
The highest being in a race is the one who reigns supreme—not necessarily the one who teaches.
Still, she couldn’t help but feel frustrated.
‘Body Slam is only useful in the beginning—no one even uses it later on!’
For an ordinary slime, things like Body Slam or absorbing food are all they can do.
But once it grows and evolves, it gains access to a wide variety of skills.
And the Slime Queen’s specialties were skills that could only be used after evolving into a higher-tier being.
‘That’s right! That slime just needs to evolve! And honestly, using various skills is way more fun than Body Slamming!’
Rather than being frustrated that she couldn’t teach it now, the Slime Queen decided to look forward to the day the slime grew and she could teach it then.
‘Heheh, when that day comes, that fellow slime will understand just how amazing I am!’
Though she intended to be a companion, the Slime Queen also wanted to be someone the slime looked up to.
***
Body Slam training continued for three days.
[Just Slam First]▶ Well, this should be enough for now!
[Squishy Queen]▶ I also think it’s fine now.
▷Wow! Then can I go outside now?
The slime was happy not only because of Fenrir’s words, but also the Slime Queen’s approval.
While training Body Slams had been fun in its own way, what the slime had looked forward to the most was getting permission to go outside.
[Squishy Queen]▶Yes, it should be okay for you to go out now.
As far as the Slime Queen knew, there was no ordinary slime more agile than this one.
To tell it not to go out even in this state would just be overprotective.
And honestly, even the Slime Queen was curious to see what the world outside the cave looked like.
‘That way I might be able to guess where my kin is located.’
Ever since becoming the Slime Queen, her range of activity had shrunk a lot, but she had studied geography somewhat by watching other monsters' broadcasts.
If the slime happened to be near her dwelling—
‘Once it grows strong enough, I should go to it myself and teach it directly.’
Unlike others, the Slime Queen wanted to gain an advantage in their bond by teaching the slime not through chat, but in person.
[Squishy Queen]▶Now, go beyond the cave. See the world you want to see with your own eyes.
▷Okay!
As soon as she gave her royal permission, the slime bounced excitedly toward the cave’s entrance, which it had found using detection.
After about ten minutes of movement—
The slime finally made it outside the cave it had longed to leave.
‘Wooooow...!’
A forest full of green and brown colors greeted the slime.
It had no vocal cords yet, so the slime expressed its thoughts through the chat.
▷Amazing! Amazing! Wow! Wooooow!
[Thread-Lady] ▶My, oh my, look how happy it is.
[Noblesse Fire] ▶Ugh!!! The screen’s shaking!!!
[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶ That just means Squishy is really happy, doesn’t it?
[Free Spirit]▶ Hahaha, did Squishy make it outside?
Just then, the troll “Free Spirit” entered the chat.
▶Yeah, just escaped the cave lol
[Free Spirit]▶ Squishy! Congrats on making it outside!
▷Thank you! Thank you! I’m so happy!
[Free Spirit]▶ You react well even without donations, huh? Squishy! Spin around once and take a good look around. Let’s figure out where you are.
▷Spin?
The slime did as the Free Spirit asked and slowly turned around.
[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶Free Spirit, do you recognize where Squishy is? It just looks like an ordinary forest.
▶How could you know?
[Free Spirit]▶ Uh.........
[Free Spirit]▶ Whoa. Squishy, you’re farther than I thought.
[Squishy Queen]▶ Can you tell where our kin is?
Everyone focused on Free Spirit’s next message.
[Free Spirit]▶ Squishy, you’re on the Derxia Continent. The trees and flowers around you only grow there.
—What!? What did you say!?
The Slime Queen was stunned by Free Spirit’s words.
‘The Derxia Continent… That’s another continent altogether!’
Her plan to meet the slime in person after it had grown a bit hit a major snag.
▶Derxiaaa LOL
▶Literal hell difficulty LOL
▶Yoo! Now that’s what I’m talking about LOL
▶Wow, Derxia for a slime is brutal.
▷Derxia Continent? What’s that?
The slime showed curiosity right away.
[Free Spirit]▶ That’s where you are now, Squishy. But it’s not that bad. There are a lot of weak monsters there.
Compared to the Exper Continent, where top-tier beings roam, the monsters on Derxia were incredibly weak.
That was because there were fewer high-tier beings ruling over others, and fewer monsters intelligent enough to broadcast.
[Squishy Queen]▶ What do you mean it’s “not that bad”? Even the weak ones there are still stronger than our kin!
▶LOL
▶A continent of weaklings (still stronger than the slime)
▶+ Full of toxic human jerks
▶Whoa… damn
[Free Spirit]▶ That’s something Squishy has to deal with. I hope Squishy survives, but there’s nothing we can do.
▶Yeah, survival is a solo mission.
▶Life is survival of the fittest~
▶I thought this was a chill broadcast. Turns out it’s survival mode LOL
The life of a monster is always survival of the fittest.
If the slime wanted to survive and see more of the world, it had no choice but to grow stronger.
[Free Spirit]▶ So Squishy! Sightseeing is great, but don’t forget to get stronger too!
▷Okay!
With a cheerful answer, the slime decided to be honest about its own desire.
And that was—to keep exploring the world outside the cave.
After staying in the cave for so long, the urge to see more had only grown stronger.
Boing boing! With energetic hops, the slime bounced through the unknown forest, full of excitement.
[Squishy Queen]▶ Wait! Are you using Detection properly!? You need to sense danger in advance!
‘Detection!’
The Slime Queen’s advice reached the slime’s awareness.
At first, it had gotten hurt by overextending its Detection range out of excitement.
And it hadn’t used it much during Body Slam training either.
Now, the slime used Detection just enough that it wouldn’t hurt and started moving.
‘Fascinating! So fun!’
Seeing the world with its own eyes and sensing it through Detection at the same time—
Experiencing both methods at once was new and exciting for the slime.
And it was clear from the broadcast screen just how much fun the slime was having.
[Thread-Lady]> My, my~ Squishy looks so happy. Too cute.
[Gothic Luxury Bone]▶Everything feels fresh and fun when you’re that young.
[Noblesse Fire] If it’s about being hyped, flying is GOAT.
▶Yeah, flying’s the only fun way. What joy is there in crawling?
▶Here come the flying types acting all high and mighty again.
[Squishy Queen]▶ Are you okay, kin? No weird creatures nearby?
As viewers chatted while watching the slime’s reactions, the slime suddenly sensed something it hadn’t noticed before.
▷Ah! I feel it! I feel it!
[Free Spirit]▶ What are you sensing?
▶Ahh! I’m feeling something!
▷It’s moving! It’s different!
It wasn’t a plant like the moss it usually fed on—it was the reaction of a living, moving creature.
▷I wanna see!
With its curiosity peaked, the slime bounced forward even faster.