I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Tentacle Slime~ I Want to Live a Comfortable, Secure Life and Do Whatever I Want~ - Chapter 121

[Brave POV]

——Let’s go back in time a little.

◆◆◆◆ Before the Dungeon Exam ◆◆◆◆

“Welcome back, Brave-san. So? How was the one in question?”

When I returned to the room where everyone was, Charlotte immediately asked. The others seemed interested too.

“He looked exactly like a human. No one would guess he’s a demi-human. His appearance was unimpressive, but he seemed fairly strong.”

I shared with them my impressions of Cruz-kun.

“Grmph… Unlike us Ogres, he doesn’t have an appearance that sets him apart from humans?”

“That’s surprising~! Are there really demi-humans like that~?”

The ogre Grigori and Eldah of the winged race didn’t seem convinced.

“Looks don’t matter. What’s important is whether he’s an asset to Spada.”

“You haven’t changed, Vliet. Well, seeing him in person might be quicker. Looks like they’re ready, so let’s head out.”

◆◆◆◆ After the Dungeon Test ◆◆◆◆

“They exceeded my expectations. I never thought it would be so one-sided just by gaining control of the skies in the wind zone.”

“Setting equipment aside, would you say his raw ability is about on par with ours?”

“It looked like he relied on brute strength in a lot of situations.”

“Isn’t it just because brute strength was all he needed~? We do that too with weak enemies~”

“Reaching the 20th floor in just one day. That’s impressive.”

Everyone, including me, was sharing their impressions. It just shows how much there was to talk about.

His personality seems fine, and he’s got strength to back it up.

“I wonder how far he got in his previous dungeon?”

“Exactly~ I wouldn’t be surprised if he reached the 30th floor~”

“How about we subtly bring it up during dinner?”

“Hmm. I’m counting on you, Brave.”

◆◆◆◆ After Dinner ◆◆◆◆

“I didn’t expect them to have reach the same floor as us.”

Their gear wasn’t enchanted or anything special. Maybe they weren’t even fully equipped?

“So they’ve forced them into using Ice Storm. Not bad, they can fight decently.”

“Hey~ Hey~ wouldn’t it be nice to team up with them for the Snow Woman fight~?”

“Not sure the team synergy would work out. Though I don’t question their strength.”

“But you know~ even just having them handle heals and buffs would lighten Charlotte’s load~”

“Hmm… That’s true.”

Looks like everyone has a more favorable opinion than they did at the start. They seemed reluctant to deal with weaker folks before, but now they’re focused on the Snow Woman battle.

“That too depends on how things go from here. It’ll take time to gather magic gear and healing potions anyway.”

“It’s not too late to decide after we’ve seen what they can do. Everyone’s getting ahead of themselves.”

When Charlotte scolded them gently, everyone looked a little sheepish.

“Well~ I thought it’d take like half a year to beat the Snow Woman, but maybe we could pull it off in half that time~.”

“Yeah. It’s what we’ve been working toward all this time.”

“You’re the one looking forward to it the most, aren’t you, Brave?”

“Yeah. We can’t let the Snow Woman be our limit. We have to go beyond.”

Yes, defeating the Snow Woman is just the minimum. We have to go farther…

If we don’t, we’ll never be acknowledged――――

Chapter length 1360 characters.