I’ve Been Reincarnated as a Tentacle Slime~ I Want to Live a Comfortable, Secure Life and Do Whatever I Want~ - Chapter 25

After spending time with Rio, I transported more food to the black gate before bed. I figured the baby slimes wouldn’t be strong enough to deal with a Monster House if one appeared the next day.

The next day, when I woke up, the slimes were still devouring their prey without a care. It seemed they were still struggling with absorbing the turtle. It took me two full days, so it was understandable.

I transformed into a human shape and began practicing with my iron sword. Then…

“””Good morning, Father.”””

Huh?

I thought Rio might have started some “daddy role-play,” but when I looked at her, she was peacefully asleep.

????

When I looked around, the baby slimes were lined up in a row in front of the pile of food.

“Father, what are you doing?”

One slime asked me.

!!!!!!!????

“Kieeeeeeaaaaaaa!!!! It spoke!!!!!!”

I was in shock.

◆◆◆◆◆◆◆

Looking back, I was just as confused and panicked as when I first realized I had turned into a slime. Rio jumped up in a panic, and the baby slimes were on edge, thinking it might be an attack. At least, that’s what I think happened. My memories are hazy, I was that confused.

“Sorry for startling you.”

If I hadn’t turned back into a slime, my face would have been bright red.

“No, we were careless as well.”

The baby slimes looked dejected.

“Why are you acting like a baby, Master? Honestly. Is it really such a surprise that the slimes can talk?”

Only Rio asked the question as if it were completely normal for the slimes to speak.

“We’re not originally a species that can speak. We’ve only applied [Sound Wave Manipulation] to artificially create vocal cords. So, I assumed only I, who was a human in my past life, could use it.”

I responded to Rio.

“Huh!? Master was originally a human!?”

Rio was quite surprised, as she hadn’t asked why I could become human. Actually, I wasn’t planning to talk about it, so I guess I’m still a little shaken…

“Well, I don’t know why I turned into a slime, so I can’t really answer if you ask me about how it happened.”

“Yes, that’s right. It feels like we shouldn’t talk about it too much.”

Rio seemed to be understanding, and after that, she never brought up the topic of past lives.

“So, why can you guys talk too? Were you humans in your past lives as well?”

“No, we don’t know about our past lives. All we know is that we Father’s children.”

“It seems we’ve inherited some of the knowledge of speech and past lives from Father.”

The two slimes answered as if to clear up my doubts.

“So, am I correct in assuming that you’ve also inherited my common knowledge?”

“Yes. We don’t understand the finer details, but that judgment is definitely correct.”

“I can’t believe your responses are from someone who’s only a day old…”

“Wasn’t Father the same way?”

The baby slimes answered as if it was the most obvious thing.

The only reason I was able to think is because of my memories from my previous life…

“I see you’re all capable. I’ll try not to think too much about it…”

Well, I guess it’s an unexpected but welcome surprise that they could be useful right away.

“By the way, how is your predation going?”

“Everyone has finished eating the bats and rabbits. There are still a lot of turtles left, while we’ve only eaten one wolf and golem each.”

As expected, it seems they are struggling with the turtles.

“The turtle is useful, so try your best to absorb it. If you thin yourself out as much as possible, it’ll go faster, so do that when I’m around.”

“Yes. I will do as you’ve said.”

“Also, can you bring up the window? If you concentrate, I think a half-transparent screen of about 1 meter squared will appear.”

“Yes. I can bring it up. What would you like to know?”

It seems the baby slimes each opened a window, but apparently, only they can see it.

“Can you tell me what’s written under [Species], [Traits], and [Skills]? The [Name] is [None], right?”

“Yes. There’s no name. [Species] is Red Tentacle Slime. [Traits] are Fire Attribute, Petite, Baby. [Skills] are…”

“Hold on a second.”

I stopped them for a moment because their answer was different from what I expected.

“Give me a moment to calm down.”

Why does it feel like you’re a higher-tier species than me? And what’s with the Fire attribute? Isn’t it strange for a slime to be resistant to fire? And no degradation either…?

“Alright, there’s no degradation in the [Traits], right? Continue.”

“Yes. I don’t see any. As for skills, [Blunt Resistance] is Lv05, [Fire Resistance] and [Fire Magic] are Lv04, [Pierce], [Flight], [Soundwave Manipulation], and [Quadrupedal Movement] are Lv02…”

“Alright, I need to stop you once more.”

“I have two questions. Let’s set aside [Fire Resistance] for now. What’s [Fire Magic]? Why can you use it when I can’t?”

“Even if you ask that… we’ve had it since the beginning.”

It’s like being asked why birds fly, the slimes are at a loss for an answer.

“Uh, well… I can use Fire Magic.”

Suddenly, Rio, who had been left out, jumps into the conversation with a bombshell of a statement.

“Huh? Rio, you can use magic!? I didn’t know that… that’s… surprising.”

Since she’s a fox, maybe it’s called Fox Fire or something.

“I didn’t mean to deceive you… I could only start a small fire, so I thought there was no point in mentioning it.”

Rio’s fox ears, with tips of white-gold fur, droop slightly.

“Don’t worry about it. Since the question was resolved, it’s fine. I see, they inherit the mother’s skills too…”

While petting Rio’s head, I think to myself: Maybe the stronger the mother is, the stronger the talents of the child… well, I’ll think about that later.

“So, the skills for the bats and rabbits are Lv02? Not Lv03?”

“Yes, Lv02. You guys have the same, right?”

“Yes.”

The other three also agree.

“I see, maybe we’re short by a few… well, that can’t be helped, continue.”

Setting it at exactly 100 might not have been the best choice. They might have eaten some without realizing.

“――――The skill levels are Lv01, with unknown skills: [Half Drain] and [Transmutation (Transformation – ??)].”

Once the slime finished answering, it all clicked into place.

“Is the ability of [Half Drain] 50% absorption?”

“Yes. Is it different for you, Father?”

“I have [Full Drain], which absorbs 100%. I see, that’s why the bat and rabbit skills are Lv02. You’ll probably need to consume 200 to reach Lv03.”

Did they lose something in exchange for gaining the fire attribute? If so, then the Red Tentacle Slime might not be a fully superior species.

“Being able to absorb 100%… as expected of Father.”

I was glad to find that there was one thing I could outperform them in.

[This is the last thing, can you hear this?]

[Yes. I can hear you.]

[We’re speaking on a 50kHz frequency, so Rio shouldn’t be able to hear it.]

[Why would you do that?]

[If the enemy is human, we can talk without being detected, right?]

[Understood. When we determine the opponent is an enemy, we’ll communicate on this frequency.]

◆◆◆◆◆◆◆

For now, I’ll start today’s hunt for the baby slimes. The same amount as yesterday should be fine.

“Master, I want to see you fighting monsters, even if it’s just for a little while. Is that okay?”

Well, it should be safe enough up to floors 1 to 3, right?

“If you watch from a safe spot inside me, I’ll take you along. But it can get pretty gruesome, so there’s no need to force yourself to watch.”

“Yay! It’s fine! I’ll go inside you, Master!”

I absorbed Rio into my slime body and headed out for bat hunting.

I entered the Monster House and immediately created tentacles along a 20-meter wall, forming a grid-like frame, similar to sliding doors. The edges were rough, but the rest was made of turtle shells, so it was sturdy. Then, I produced sharp spears densely along the side with the bats. I pushed the grid in, skewering the bats, much like an Iron Maiden. I continued 50 meters forward, keeping the grid spread. The bats fled in panic, moving deeper into the area. The ones that were too slow to escape were skewered and hunted down. Eventually, the bats were driven to the wall, each one pierced by the spears and completely wiped out.

“It was more brutal than I expected…”

“Well, efficiency is key… I can’t afford to spend five minutes on bats, even if it’s brutal. Should I stop now?”

“I want to keep watching.”

Although her face was pale, she seemed to be holding herself together. Why push herself so much?

I thought to myself as I dealt with the next batch of bats in the Monster House… Ah, maybe it’s because she wants to witness the bandit’s final moments firsthand. Once she can watch this normally, she’ll be able to see the bandit’s end too.

With this momentum, I impaled the bats, crushed the rabbits by dropping a golem’s lid on them, and shattered the turtle shells with twenty tentacles. All of this was brought back to be used as food for the baby slimes.

“From here on out, it’s not safe, so I won’t take you with me. Rest and take it easy.”

“Yes, I’ll rest today…”

Rio, with her face pale, laid down and rested both her body and mind.

I defeated the Monster Houses from floors 4 to 8, distributed the same amount of food to the baby slimes as yesterday, and ate the rest myself. During my free time, I worked on developing floor 4 and managed to create two more Monster Houses.

The light dimmed, and I tried to go to sleep, but the baby slimes were still devouring their food with complete focus.

“Aren’t you guys going to sleep? There’s no point in pushing yourselves.”

“We’re slimes, so we don’t need sleep. Why are you sleeping, Father?”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

Question marks appeared above both of our heads, and the conversation paused.

“If you’ve inherited my knowledge, then you should understand the necessity of sleep, right?”

“Yes, but slimes only need sleep when we lack enough stamina or magic. If we’re just feeding, staying awake helps us grow faster.”

“Father, you must be tired from hunting, and tomorrow you’ll likely be making more children, right? I think it would be better for you to rest.”

Another slime joined the conversation and recommended that I sleep.

“You’re right, Father. You’ve been working so energetically. I made a mistake saying sleep isn’t necessary… please forgive me.”

The first slime to speak bent its body and took on a posture that seemed like an apology.

“No, it’s a valuable lesson to understand when sleep is unnecessary. Thank you, I’ll sleep now.”

“”””Good night, Father.””””

I exchanged good nights with the slimes and then went to bed.

《Name》

Cruz

《Species》

Tentacle slime

《Traits》

Degraded: Negative ability modifier

Progenitor: Possesses the ability to command family.

Increases the abilities of one’s family.

Increases one’s abilities based on the number of family members.

《Skills》

Lv**: Full Drain

Lv**: Transmutation (Transformation & Ecstasy)

Lv03: Bludgeon

LV03: Pierce

Lv03: Slash

Lv05: Blunt Resistance

Lv03: Piercing Resistance

Lv04: Slashing Resistance

Lv04: Water Magic

Lv04: Fire Resistance

LV04: Flight

Lv04: Swimming

LV04: Soundwave Manipulation

Lv03: Bipedal Movement

Lv04: Quadrupedal Movement

Lv03: Hardening

Lv03: Swift Wind

Lv03: Paralysis

Lv03: Adhesion

This time’s results:

・Rio found out that I was human in my past life.

・Rio can use fire magic…

・The baby slimes can converse normally. Amazing.

・High-frequency communication is possible with the baby slimes.

・It seems that sleep is unnecessary except during recovery of vitality and magical energy. It’s a trait of magical creatures.

Chapter length 5105 characters.

Note: It’s my birthday today, so here are a bunch of chapters! I also released some other stuff for my birthday as well, so be sure to check everything out!