CH 19

Chapter 19-: New Request

Tania joins the group: ......

The next day.

After receiving a new request, the three of us moved to the plains.

This time, the request was to kill slimes.

The reward is based on a percentage, and varies depending on the number of slimes killed.

Slime is an F-rank demon, a small fish that even a child can defeat.

Because of this, they are not considered a threat and are often left unattended. ......

It seems that they've been neglected so much that they've multiplied.

There are over a hundred of them.

They are attacking animals, livestock, and destroying rice fields, destroying the ecosystem of the plains.

Sometimes they even attack humans.

As expected, we couldn't ignore them, so the request came to the guild.

"Slime, huh?

Kanade spilled out her unwilling voice.

"You're afraid of slime, aren't you, Kanade?

"No, it's not..."

It's not that I'm afraid of slime.

"I'm not afraid of slime.　　In my hands, it's sizzling!　　But I don't like ...... slime because it's squishy and sticky. ...... It makes me sticky."

"Oh, yeah."

"That's true. They're like a mass of mucus. It's not a good match for Kanade, who specializes in physics.

"Nyauu ......"

"I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. I'm not sure what to make of it.

"Oh, ...... Tania, you're the man!

"Tania, you're so good! "

"- Hmmm, more praise, please praise me more."

"Tania is amazing!　　Tania is the best!

I was worried that they wouldn't get along because they met each other. ......

Apparently, my fears were unfounded.

Tania may not be honest in some ways, but she is kind at heart.

She's always thinking about Kanade and trying to help her with things she can't do, like now.

I think the two of them might make a good pair.

"Slymoo, Slymoo, where are you Slymoo?"

"My flames are all over you!"

Kanade and Tania search for the slime while singing a strange song.

However, they couldn't find any slime.

With over a hundred of them, there should be nowhere to hide.

However, the plains outside the city are large.

They must be lurking somewhere out of sight.

"Nah, I can't find them.

"Since it's such a hassle, why don't you just use my breath to reappear around here?"

"Don't say that even in jest.

"Yeah, I'm serious.

I'm going to have to teach Tania some common sense after .......

"There's an easy way to find out without doing anything so crazy.

"You're very confident. What are you going to do?

"We'll search the sky.

I made a tentative deal with an ordinary wild bird, not a poisonous one like the last time.

"Hey, hey, what are you going to do?　　Are you going to search with it?

"But what kind of orders?　　Like, "Find the slime, take him there"?

"That's fine, but it's a bit annoying. It's hard to use animals for directions, you know. Sometimes the animal misunderstands the meaning of the command and takes you in a completely different direction.

"What would you do?"

"Assimilate.

"What?"

Tania looked dubious, as if she did not understand what we were saying.

It's faster to have them actually see it than to explain it in words.

My perspective switches from that of a human to that of a wild bird.

What I see is Kanade, Tania ......, and myself.

"I'm not sure what to do.　　I'm not sure what to make of this.　　But Rain is still here,......."

"I'm not sure what to say.　　It's like a doll. ......

"That's because my soul is in this wild bird right now.

"What?

The two of them scampered off to .......

After a while, my ...... gaze was fixed on the bird.

"Could it be that ......

"Rain turned into a bird ......?"

"Nice try. I'm not very good at explaining complicated things like transferring part of my soul into this bird and immobilizing my consciousness ....... To put it simply, I transferred my consciousness into the bird. 

"What?

They both had a question mark above our heads.

This is one of the Beast Tamer's techniques called assimilation.

"I've never heard of that!

"I've never heard of such a thing!

It's a great way to make sure you're getting the most out of your money.

I'm a wild bird now, so you two are big and powerful.

"I'm a wild bird now, so you two are big and powerful.　　What? What?　　Rain is absurd. ...... How can she pull off such a ridiculous feat so easily? ...... What's going on?

"I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a great idea.　　I'm sure Kanade would approve. ...... It's amazing.

It's not a great technique to assimilate.　　It's not really something to be praised. ......

"It's outrageous!

They said together again.

Hmmm.

It's a very common skill for me.

Of course, it's not something that an average person who doesn't know anything can do right away. ......

I thought it was something that any Beast Tamer could do.

Is there something wrong with my perception of the area?

"By the way, how are we talking to each other?

'We're delivering thought waves. You can't speak when you're assimilated by an animal, so you have to use your magic power to deliver thought waves. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

"I see.

"You're really good with your hands.

I'm not sure what to do. I'm going to search the surrounding area for a bit, while you take care of my body.

"Bye!

"Have a good day.

The two of them saw me off, and I flapped my wings high into the sky.