The slime bounced softly through the bushes, its squishy body jiggling.
‘I want to see it!’
What exactly did it sense?
The slime was excited, wondering what new things it might see.
Viewers were also curious about what the slime would encounter for the first time.
[Gothic Luxury Bone] ▶ What will our Squishy encounter?
[Noblesse Fire] Probably just some animals in a forest like that, right?
▶Humans are animals too ᄋᄋ
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Anything but humans! Absolutely not!
Some felt no sense of danger, some were already predicting the worst, while others worried about everything—the reactions were mixed.
Continuing toward the lifeform it had sensed with its detection skill, the slime finally came face to face with the creature it had detected.
‘Wow!’
Everything was new and amazing to the slime, and in its eyes appeared a single deer.
▶A wild deer has appeared!
[Noblesse Fire] Ah, that’s a bit disappointing.
▶But isn’t a deer still dangerous to a slime?
[Just Slam First] ▶ If it uses the body slam I taught, a deer’s nothing!
‘A deer? A deer!’
Now beginning to pay attention to the chat, the slime read the comments and realized the creature in front of it was a deer.
‘I want to see more!’
Boing! Boing! Squishy bounced toward the deer.
The deer, lowering its head to eat some grass, noticed the round, light green slime approaching.
The deer stopped eating when it saw the suddenly approaching monster and stared directly at the slime.
Deer are near the bottom of the wild food chain.
They’re hunted not only by humans but also by monsters.
That’s why wild animals have developed instincts to recognize what is or isn’t a threat to them in order to survive.
This deer also had well-developed instincts.
If it had been a goblin, it would’ve turned and kicked instantly.
If it had been a human or an orc-like monster, it would have run away immediately.
But.
‘Wooooow……!’
The deer didn’t sense any hostility or killing intent from the slime approaching it.
The slime just bounced near it and then stopped moving.
Letting down its guard, the deer lowered its head again and resumed eating grass.
To the slime, watching the deer graze was fascinating and strangely familiar.
As if not wanting to experience the emotion alone, the slime even posted in the chat.
▷ It's eating! Grass! It's eating grass!
▶Yeah, it's just a grass-eating deer.
▶What the, why isn’t the deer running?
▶Usually they bolt at first sight of anything!
▷ I wanna eat too!
The slime, mimicking the deer, absorbed the grass right below it.
▶What happened to the epic deer duel?
▶It’s turned into a food stream all of a sudden.
▶Ah! Xs!
▶First time seeing an animal that doesn’t flee even with a monster nearby.
Normally, encountering a monster means hunting for the monster and fleeing for the animal.
But contrary to such common sense, watching them peacefully eat grass together left the viewers bewildered.
[Thread-Lady] ▶Kyaah! So cute~
Of course, some were focused solely on the slime’s cuteness regardless of the situation.
***
‘So squishy~ Watching it eat grass is just adorable~ Just like our babies~’
On a continent different from where the slime lived, Derxia.
In a deep forest of the monster-dominated land called the Monster Continent, Monstopia.
A monster with the upper body of a mature human woman and the lower body of a giant spider.
The highest-ranking species among spider-type monsters.
Arachne.
Username: Thread-Lady.
She watched the slime’s stream with a beaming smile.
Towards Arachne, multiple spider-type monsters crawled along webs.
They were all her offspring.
– Oh my, what’s wrong, babies? Hungry? Just wait a moment~.
With a motherly smile, Arachne controlled her silk and brought one of the pre-wrapped stored preys to her children.
Wrapped in silk was a massive bear-like monster capable of easily destroying an entire village.
Redmoon Bear.
But in the Monster Continent Monstopia, it was still considered prey.
As Arachne laid the food down, dozens of small spider monsters rushed toward it at once.
– Aww~ Even the way you eat is so cute~ My babies~.
To Arachne, whether it was the slime eating grass or her children devouring a Redmoon Bear, it was all just cute creatures eating.
‘Streaming monsters are usually all grown up and twisted, not cute at all~. But our Squishy is soooo special. Hehe, I can’t wait to see how it grows.’
With such hopes, Arachne kept watching the slime’s stream.
On screen, the deer, now done eating, lifted its head and ran off, with the slime bouncing behind it in pursuit.
‘Kyaaah! Even the way it chases is cute~’
The slime bounced along behind the deer.
The sight alone brought smiles to viewers’ faces, but the mood didn’t last long.
Thwack!
An arrow flew from somewhere and struck the deer in the side.
***
The outside of the cave was endlessly fascinating and amazing to the slime.
Among everything, the deer stood out as the most intriguing.
It also ate grass and moved, just like the slime, but was much bigger—a fact that naturally sparked interest.
So when the deer moved, the slime followed.
‘Deer!’
Where was the deer going?
What was it going to do next?
With no real thoughts, the slime just followed the moving deer.
Simply watching the deer from behind brought the slime joy.
[Noblesse Fire] ▶Why is it following?
[Gothic Luxury Bone] ▶It’s probably fascinated since it’s its first time seeing a deer.
[Just Slam First] ▶Why isn’t it using a body slam?! It’s the perfect target!
▶Tsk tsk, such a twisted heart.
▶How could you say that about our cute little deer-kun!
▶Today’s lunch is deer.
▶Hmmm…… Nice deer booty view tho?
▶Excuse me?
As the chat filled with random chatter—
Thwack!
On screen, seen by both the slime and the viewers, the deer was struck by an arrow.
▶???
▶Huh?
▶D-dEEEeeeeer!!
‘What’s that?’
The suddenly appearing arrow and the deer collapsing beside it.
The slime froze in place, unable to understand what had just happened.
‘The deer isn't moving! It collapsed!’
The slime tried to go over to the fallen deer.
But just then—
▶[Squishy Queen has donated 1 coin.]
▶ [Message: Hide right now! Immediately! Hide in the bushes or wherever you can! Hurry!]
The Slime Queen urgently warned the slime.
The fact that an arrow had been fired meant the shooter was nearby.
That may not mean much for monsters living in the Monster Continent, but for the slime, it was a direct threat to its life.
Because that meant a human was around.
▶From deer-healing to instant survival lmao
▶Now this is what I call quality content.
▶Almost told it to charge straight ahead lol
[Thread-Lady] ▶ No, no, no, my adorable Squishy, run away quickly!
[Free Spirit] ▶ You really have to be careful of those nasty humans! Hurry up and run!
The chat was filled with people either enjoying the chaos or genuinely worried for the rare, healing-type newbie.
Meanwhile, through past experiences, the slime had learned that the voices it heard through messages weren’t bad for it.
‘Hide!’
Following the advice in the message, the slime hid itself in the nearby bushes.
A moment after the slime hid—
The sound of footsteps approached, and the one who shot the arrow finally appeared.
The person had long light-green hair, blue eyes, and wore green clothes that blended with the forest, along with pointed ears.
With a bow in hand, it was obvious to anyone that this pointy-eared being was the one who fired the arrow.
▶An elf!
▶ So it wasn’t a nasty human but an elf.
▶Not as bad as humans, but elves are still pretty toxic lol
▶You’re dead meat if they find you lmao
The elf who had appeared looked down at the deer it had struck.
“Caught a pretty good one.”
With skilled movements, the elf untied a rope from their waist and bound the deer’s legs.
Then, they hung the deer upside down from a nearby tree and began draining its blood with a dagger.
▶Tsk tsk tsk, you gotta drink the blood too!
▶Only amateurs don’t know the rich taste in blood.
▶Honestly, that blood’s a waste.
▶Now I’m craving venison for real.
While the chat was filled with comments from people who didn’t understand other species' eating customs, the slime observed both the bleeding deer and the elf next to it.
The slime had been surprised when the deer fell from the arrow.
However, it didn’t feel sadness about the deer being hunted.
Even if it had felt a bond from eating the same grass, the deer was just a creature it had met moments ago.
More than grief over the deer’s death, the slime was far more curious about the new lifeform and what it was doing.
And so, the slime had one thought.
‘I want to know!’
It wanted to know more.
That was the very impulse it had carried from the beginning.
And the slime had realized something in the cave—
Charge first, ask later.
Something it had learned from Fenrir when practicing the body slam.
If you don’t know, just ask!
▷ What is that?
The slime, who rarely typed in chat except to show amazement, posted a message.
Naturally, it drew the viewers’ attention.
▶Ah, you mean that? It’s a Kanf. A Kanf.
▷Kanf?
▶That’s just a nickname. That kind of being is called an elf lol
▷Elf?
▶Hold up! What’s an elf? Unlike nasty humans, they live longer, mostly in forests, and are slightly less toxic. They mainly use bows and control spirits, but they attack monsters like us—truly the worst.........
▶Exposition overload incoming lol
[Squishy Queen] ▶ Elf or Kanf, whatever! Just don’t go near them!
Seeing all the chatter in response to its question, the slime organized the information it had gathered.
And then—
‘Elf!’
Leaving aside the complicated stuff, it understood one thing clearly: the creature was an elf.
Excited at learning something new, the slime trembled.
Its trembling made the bushes rustle softly.
The sound was very faint, but—
“......! What’s that?”
The elf’s sharp ears caught it anyway.
The elf quickly notched an arrow and aimed it toward the bushes.
▶Oh no, You’re screwed.
▶Short but sweet ride, folks.
[Squishy Queen] ▶ No! Run right now!
[Just Slam First] Just slam it! Hit it!
The chat grew increasingly tense in response to the elf’s reaction.
Meanwhile, the slime, still unaware it was in danger, saw the arrow the elf had drawn and became curious.
‘Wow! What’s that?’
New things it didn’t recognize just kept popping up.
The slime couldn’t contain its emotions and impulse, so it bounced out from the bush.
[Squishy Queen] ▶N-no, fellow slime! Don’t do it!
The Slime Queen was horrified at the slime’s sudden leap from the bushes.
[Just Slam First]▶ Yeah! Are you gonna slam it?!
Fenrir thought the slime had gathered its courage.
[Noblesse Fire] ▶??? Why is it coming out?
The fire dragon simply expressed confusion.
Boing!
Most of the viewers imagined the slime getting pierced by an arrow in the next moment.
However—
“A slime?”
The elf, seeing the slime pop out of the bushes, lowered their arrow instead.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
If it had been a goblin, the elf would’ve shot it right between the eyes.
If it had been another animal, they would’ve seen it as extra prey and fired without hesitation.
But a slime?
Not particularly threatening and not worth hunting either.
The elf, now annoyed, waved their hand dismissively at the slime.
“This is my catch, okay? Don’t even think about it—just get lost.”
And with that—
▶Loooooooooool
▶Loooooooooool
▶That’s hilarious lololol
Laughter exploded in the chat.