The Great Sage Who Did not Remain in Legend - 32.4

“Vanessa, hang in there, we will definitely save you!”

“Hehe, Mergin-san’s back is warm.”

“You should be able to walk by now, right? Get down.”

“No, it’s cold if I get down.”

As Mergin and Iris bickered, they approached near the house, creating a commotion.

“Iris, get off. Something’s not right.”

“Yes.”

Mergin ran toward the house and saw Vanessa being attacked by the security magic, and Rikka and Cisco desperately trying to save her. Mergin, seeing this, made a frustrated face and spoke up.

“What are you guys doing?”

“Mergin! You came back at just the right time. Please help Vanessa! She’s being attacked by a slime!”

“Help! Help!”

Vanessa, crying and desperately reaching out to Mergin.

“You…”

Mergin was exasperated.

“What are you doing? Help quickly!”

Desperate Rikka and Cisco, and crying Vanessa.

“Iris, go inside the house and turn off the switch.”

“Yes.”

Iris unlocked the door, entered the house, and turned off the security switch.

Splash.

The water, not actually slime, that had been enveloping Vanessa fell to the ground.

“There, it’s okay now.”

“Ahhh, I was so scared.”

Vanessa, still soaked, clung to Mergin.

“Stop it, you’re getting me wet too.”

“Mergin-san, I turned off the switch.”

“Okay, I see. The switch has been properly turned off, so it’s fine.”

“Turned off? Huh?”

Rikka and Cisco were wide-eyed.

“You guys were trying to sneak into my house, weren’t you? That’s why the security magic was activated.”

“Security magic?”

The three of them looked at each other in confusion.

“Cold, cold!”

Vanessa, soaking wet, started shivering, so they decided to let her inside the house for the time being.

“I’ve prepared the bath.”

Iris got the bath ready and guided Vanessa to the bathroom, explaining how to use it.

“Mergin, what exactly was that security magic? Was it some kind of summoning magic for slimes?”

Summoning magic seems to be a fairy tale type of magic. Taming and summoning magic, unfortunately, did not exist even in the previous era.

“That’s an application of water magic. What wrapped around Vanessa was not a slime. It’s just water.”

“Water magic?”

“Yes. It’s set up to wrap around intruders like a slime if I don’t give permission. That’s all, so it doesn’t cause injury. It’s just a magic for repelling intruders.”

“So there’s no core?”

“The core of a slime is tiny and hard to find, isn’t it? You knew quite well.”

“Well, I’m a hunter. I’ve had various experiences. But you use some rare magic.”

“Originally, it’s a trap magic for capturing. It’s for capturing monsters alive.”

“Capturing alive? Why is it necessary to capture them alive?”

“To study the ecology of monsters. I had an acquaintance who studied monsters back in the day. I developed it for capturing them.”

“Studying the ecology of monsters?”

“Paralysis magic can also be used for capturing, but with trap magic, it automatically catches them while they’re sleeping, making it easier. ”

“How do you set up the trap?”

“Set it up like a puddle, and it wraps around when they walk over it or drink the water. Then the prey gets confused, thinking it’s stuck to a slime, struggles, and runs out of stamina, making it easier to use paralysis magic.”

Originally, it was also designed to include Magic Drain, making it so that they would collapse from magic depletion, but that was not explained.

“Mergin, did you also used to be a hunter?”

“No, I wasn’t a hunter, but I did similar things. Well, no more talk about the past.”

“Ah, sorry.”

Not touching on someone’s past is a hunter’s etiquette. Rikka did not ask further.