Aiming for a Cozy Life in a Dangerous Forest in Another World! - Chapter 13
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Chapter 13: Let’s Make a Contract
I was stunned, staring blankly at the magic circle and the black light that had suddenly appeared. After a while, the black light enveloping the slime began to fade.
When the light disappeared, there sat the slime, looking just as it had before, with no visible changes.
Unsure of what had just happened, I stared at the slime. It felt like it was looking back at me.
It had a perfectly round, translucent, light blue body, and of course, it had no eyes. And yet, it felt like it was looking up at me with big, innocent eyes.
And for some reason, I felt like I could understand what it was trying to say.
“…Do you… want me to give you a name?”
I asked involuntarily.
The slime jiggled.
…It felt like it was saying, “Yes!”
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As I thought about the black light that had enveloped the slime and the feeling of a connection I now felt from it, a thought crossed my mind.
…I don’t really get it, but does this mean it likes me?
I guess I should think of a name for it. I feel like I’m just going with the flow here, but I did think about wanting a pet…
But a name, huh?
I struggled to name Kaito and Pola too.
…I guess I’ll just go with my gut feeling like last time…
“…Rin. How about Rin?”
I suggested to the slime.
It jiggled again.
It seemed to approve.
“I’m Kotoha. Nice to meet you, Rin!”
At that moment, Rin was once again enveloped in black light.
This time, the light converged at a single point, then arced towards me, flowing into my body.
…The light disappeared after a few seconds.
But I felt different than before.
The connection I felt with the slime in front of me – Rin – was no longer vague but something stronger, deeper.
On a whim, I used 『Appraisal』 on Rin again.
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Name: Rin
Race: Origin Slime
Skills: 『Absorption』 1
Innate Skills: 『Shape-shifting』, 『Minor Auto-recovery』
Unique Skill: 『Minor Magic Box』
Resistance: 『Magic Attack Resistance』 1
Title: Kotoha Mizuhara’s Familiar
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…Umm, so I could now see its status.
Race: Origin Slime. Origin, as in, the beginning?
The slime of beginnings? What in the world was that?
The 『Absorption』 skill seemed fitting for a slime. It had been absorbing leaves earlier.
What was 『Shape-shifting』? Could it change its shape…?
『Auto-recovery』, I had that too.
And 『Magic Box』.
Wasn’t that, even though the name was different, what I had been trying to do all this time?
Rin, the slime, could use it, but I couldn’t?
I felt a bit dejected.
And then, the title. Kotoha Mizuhara’s Familiar.
Kotoha Mizuhara, that was me. Rin was my familiar.
If Rin was my familiar, did that mean I had formed some kind of familiar contract with it?
…It had to be that second burst of black light. After the black light from Rin flowed into me, I started to feel this strong sense of connection with it.
…So what about the first one?
There was even a magic circle.
I felt like I could understand what Rin was trying to say after that, so it must have meant something.
…For now, I should just be happy that Rin had become my familiar.
“Rin, I’m looking forward to working with you!”
Rin jiggled in response.
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~Rin’s Perspective~
…I felt an overwhelming power.
A mass of energy like I had never experienced before.
As I tried to move away from ‘It’, to escape, ‘It’ suddenly changed direction.
I was startled and stopped.
‘It’ was so close now. I could feel its immense power.
It was different from those who had tried to hunt and devour me before. This was a powerful force.
Frozen in fear, I heard ‘It’ make a sound. A voice, perhaps.
Then, an incredible amount of magic power flowed into me.
After a while, the flow of magic subsided.
And then, I no longer felt afraid of ‘It’. I felt a strange sense of warmth.
It also felt like my power was growing.
And I could understand It’s emotions.
It seemed to have taken a liking to me.
And I, too, liked ‘It’.
It was a pleasant feeling, unlike anything I had ever felt before.
I didn’t want to lose this connection.
I wanted to stay close to ‘It’, to this comforting presence.
‘It’ seemed to sense my feelings.
‘It’ gave me the name “Rin.”
And at the same time, I felt another magical connection form between us.
This time, it was much stronger, deeper than before.
‘It’ told me its name was “Kotoha.”
My master.
I vowed to stay by Kotoha’s side forever.