A hundred kilometers away from the town.
This was still a vast, endless grassland area. Here, you could see many wolf-type monsters, various common monsters, and even weak animals.
Including slimes.
But the slimes here were completely different from those in Genshin Impact. Here, they weren't monsters at all; they were elemental beings formed by the condensation of magical energy.
They held no hostility towards humans and wouldn't attack. If you attacked one, it would simply dissipate and reform somewhere else, continuing its leisurely life.
In other words, the slimes of this other world were unkillable. They weren't very numerous either, so no one in any region bothered them.
Some even kept them as pets.
These slimes weren't the gooey kind. They looked like water, but they were more like water-filled balloons, never dripping any liquid.
"Hehe, these slimes are super cute, aren't they, Kaito?"
"Mm, they are indeed very cute."
Not alive, yet elemental beings. However, they had no consciousness, hopping around instinctively.
Kaito picked up a slime. It didn't struggle. It just made a few soft sounds in his arms before relaxing, seemingly choosing to sleep.
When he put it on the ground, it woke up, rolled around a couple of times, and hopped away happily.
"What does it eat?"
"Nothing. It doesn't eat anything. If you try to keep it as a pet, it will just keep sleeping. But when you leave, it will leave too."
Basically, if you wanted a slime as a pet, you'd just watch it sleep one day and leave the next.
Every world had different slime settings.
At least Kaito liked the slimes in this world. But after sensing them, he realized the elements inside couldn't be absorbed. Even if they were pure, they would just turn into gas and dissipate.
So you couldn't catch them to make potions.
Even if you sealed them in a closed environment and refined them into liquid, the moment you opened the bottle, it would vanish.
If you drank it, it would just come out...
'These slimes were such mystical creatures. Could they even be considered lifeforms?'
"Chiyo, are you ready?"
Kaito picked up another cute slime and cradled it, petting it like a cat. The slime seemed to enjoy it, sleeping peacefully in his arms.
"Mm, almost. I sense she's detected my presence. She's probably locked onto my location and is on her way."
"Oh, then we'll wait for her."
Kaito didn't need to set traps. When she came, she wouldn't be able to escape his sight.
With Zafkiel's time abilities, where could she run?
One time freeze, and she'd be completely stuck here!
Half an hour later, Chiyo had fully manifested her demonic form, standing there as a Demon God.
Except for the slimes, all nearby monsters and animals had fled.
"Ugh... my daughter looks... rather lewd, doesn't she?"
Mamako made a very serious observation.
"Mother... I am the Demon God of Lust... No matter how conservatively I dress, the aura I emit will always seem lewd..."
The two, now well-versed in modern internet culture, responded helplessly. Kaito lay leisurely on the grass, holding a slime, bored from waiting.
Buzz—
"!!"
"She's here!"
"Oh! I'll move back a bit then!"
Mamako quickly took the slime from Kaito's arms and ran off. She knew staying would only hinder his fight.
Kaito slowly stood up, watching a figure materialize from a magic circle.
Thud—
A wooden staff struck the grass with a dull sound. As the figure fully materialized, Kaito saw her face.
Mm...
She must have been a great beauty before. Now, she was an auntie with decent features.
She wore a high-grade magic robe, a witch's hat, and had red eyes behind very vintage round-rimmed glasses.
She wasn't tall, but the immense magical power within her was astonishing.
She also had a distinct draconic aura.
"Demon God of Lust. Instead of hiding away to prolong your miserable existence, you stand here waiting for me. You must have some countermeasure. And that countermeasure is this man, is it not?"
Leanna was her name. Her full name was too long, so it was skipped it.
She's formerly the strongest human mage, and she still is. But after defeating the dragon race, she had retired from the public eye.
"Hehe... To get rid of the curse you placed on me, I had to stand here and wait for you."
"Hmph. Rather than my curse, you could say you've taken on the grudges of most of the dragon race, hahahaha!"
Leanna laughed maniacally, grateful to Chiyo.
If not for her, she would be the one suffering now!
"Hmm? No, why is your... Wait, where is that evil energy!? The negative energy from those grudges!?"
"Oh, he dispersed it. Now, once you're dealt with, the curse you placed on me will be lifted."
"What!? Impossible!!!"
'Just because of this very handsome man?'
'Why hadn't I sensed anything? He just seemed like a slightly powerful mage!'
'How could he possibly disperse that energy!?'
She knew that once contaminated, one would inevitably go mad, go berserk. Besides, it couldn't be dispersed! It could only be slowly released through catharsis!
"Well... rather than 'dispersed', it was more like 'expelled' while she was suppressed."
"Eh—"
Kaito joined the conversation, but before he could finish, a beam of light shot towards his face.
Boom—
!!!!
This beam was powerful enough to pierce a mountain.
But to Kaito, there's no change at all.
"Could you let me finish speaking?"
Slapping away the remaining energy of the beam, Kaito looked at Leanna, the mage who had fallen into darkness, the former strongest human mage, with a calm smile!