01x10 - The New Slimes, with the Slimes

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Sorry for the short notice, Mr. Ryoma.

How is Bamboo Forest?

It's going well.

Ms. Carla and Mr. Carme
are both very hardworking.

I have hired more employees,
so I don't have to be there all the time.

Is that so? That's good to hear.

The business is doing so well
that I'm actually a little scared.

You're here because I have
other business opportunities for you.

You've been providing me

with regular ingots
and Sticky Slime mucus.

Apart from those,

I'd also like to ask
for a lot of waterproof fabric.

A lot?

You know that it's almost
the Grell Frog season, right?

Yes, I've heard of that.

Their skin can be made into armor,
and their innards into medicine.

That's why they're expensive.

Therefore, many adventurers
will go to the lake

during Grell Frog season.

That makes it a great time

to sell waterproof fabric
and fishing pants.

I see. I understand.

I'll start today.

Thank you very much!

Please do me this favor.

What's that Slime eating?

Iron powder.

Iron?

I'm feeding it iron to see
if it evolves into a Metal Slime.

I see.

Are you going to make
Mr. Serge's waterproof fabric

in the abandoned mines?

Yes, that's a quiet place
to get work done.

Can I tag along?

Sure, but why?

Violin practice?

Yes, this is a great place to do this.

I didn't know
you also played the violin, my lady.

But why so sudden?

Like I've said before,
there will be Limour Birds at the lake.

I have to play the violin
to bond with them.

Play music?

Limour Birds use their voices

to identify and interact
with their own species.

If they like my performance,
the bonding will be much easier.

I didn't know that.

That is why I'm here to practice.

Don't mind me, Ryoma.
Please make your waterproof fabric.

Okay.

We should get to work.

Good job, Ryoma. You guys too.

You also worked hard, my lady.

We still have some time
until the fabric dries.

-So about that thing I promised you--
-The doll?

Yes.

Please show me!

Create Block!

Break Rock!

Playing Clay!

That should do it,
but I'll have to refine it a little.

It's finished.

That's impressive!
You made a doll that looks like me!

Thank you very much, Ryoma!

I'll cherish it.

This one is me.

And that's me.

Sebas, Araune, Lilian, and I are all here.

They are so exquisite.

Mr. Ryoma's skills are indeed amazing.

I'm very honored that you like them.

How could we not like them?
Thank you so much.

Although this makes me feel shy,
I'm still really happy.

Right, Elia.

Why don't you take the dolls
to school with you?

Good idea.

You won't feel lonely
if you have them with you.

All right, I'll do that.

Can I have a doll like you too?

-A doll like me?
-Yes.

I want to bring you with me.

Okay.

I went to the store the next day.

Next customer!

This way, please.

Thank you.

Please visit us again.

Next, customer number 8.

Everything is going well,
so I'm heading to the mine.

They still have to dry.

What should I do now?
I can't leave this place.

Got it!

It's time for the long-awaited
Slime combat training!

Yes, keep going.

Stay in sync.

Now, my one-on-one training
with King Scavenger Slime.

Here I go.

Physical attacks don't seem to work.

Keep attacking. Don't stop.

Yes, that's it. Pin down your opponent.

I'm so sweaty.

The fabric should be dry by now.

What's going on?

Are you evolving?

That's great.

It's heavy and not like a Metal Slime.

Monster Appraisal.

Iron Slime?

Iron…

Did it become like this
after consuming iron?

But don't Metal Slimes also consume iron?

Appraisal.

It says there's iron oxide
and aluminum oxide.

I see.

They evolve into Metal Slimes
if they consume different types of metal,

and they evolve into Iron Slimes
if they consume only iron.

I know how it works now.

Thank you, everyone.

Good afternoon, sir.

Good afternoon, Ms. Fina.

It's great that the Cleaner Slimes
are working for us without any complaint.

We should also learn from them.

Ms. Fina, you also work very hard.

What's wrong?

They divided!

Yes, this will make laundry cleaning
even more efficient now.

Really? That's fantastic!

You should say it to them.

What is it, everyone?

Sir, here is today's revenue.

Are we in the red?

No, we have a surplus. But…

It's three times more than yesterday.

How did this happen?

We had a lot of customers this morning.

Word of mouth travels fast.

We have smelter workers, carpenters,
and ironworkers too.

They are very satisfied with our service.

Individual customers are also increasing.

Business is great!

I see. I never saw this coming.

What a surprise.

You should all take the credit for this.
Thank you for your hard work.

It's all thanks to you.

Mr. Ryoma, you hired us.
We're just doing our job.

Thank you for saying that.

If anything is troubling you,
feel free to let me know.

Troubles?

Nothing is troubling us.

You pay us well.
Nobody has any complaints.

It would be greedy of us to complain.

What a relief.

I forgot to give them time off!
This is bad.

What kind of employee benefit is this?

I'm with the Bureau of Labor.

We have received reports
from your employees.

I mustn't become a black business owner.

What's wrong, sir? You suddenly look pale.

I'm sorry.

I forgot to let you take some days off.

Take days off?

Are you saying that
we can have days off regularly?

Isn't that normal?

We can either close the store for a day,
or you can take turns to take a day off.

I'm so happy!

It's almost like a dream.

It's not that big of a deal.

Sir, people usually don't get
any holidays.

Really?

Before we left our village,
our family kept apologizing to us

for making us leave home to work.

If we end up working
for an unethical employer,

not only would we get paid poorly
while overworking,

we would also be sexually harassed.

We have thought about such matters.

Unfortunately, such employers do exist.

As employees, we should be extra careful.

So sexual harassment
and power harassment exist in every world.

Our shop advocates positivity,
and we love our employees here.

I'll do my best.

-Yes! We'll do our best!
-Yes! We'll do our best!

Everyone, dinner is ready.

Finally!

I'm so hungry.

Sir, if you don't mind, do join us.

Thank you.

I can't remove the oil stains.

It's so energetic.

It looks delicious.

It's looking at me.

Good afternoon, Ms. Maylene.

Ryoma, are you here for some guild tasks?

My shop is in good hands now.

You have your own shop and employees.
You're so successful!

-I'm just lucky.
-Is that so?

You need to be more than lucky
to be successful.

It's because you're talented.

I should check out the tasks.

-Ryoma.
-Yes?

It's not a task,
but I have something nice for you.

Something nice?

There's a party of adventurers
from another town called "Pier of Sikum."

"Pier of Sikum"?

They have captured a rare Slime.

Please tell me more!

They tried to sell it
to the Tamer's Guild.

Unfortunately, they failed.

That's because nobody
thinks highly of Slimes.

Does that mean I can buy it myself?

-Well, do you want it?
-Yes, very much so!

Do you know where they are?

Is this where Pier of Sikum is?

Is this place abandoned?

Good afternoon.
Are you members of Pier of Sikum?

Yes, and you are?

Sorry to bother you.
My name is Ryoma Takebayashi.

I'm a familiar tamer and an adventurer.

You look so young.

You're no adventurer, kid!

Don't say that, Thayne.

Sorry about that. He's just in a bad mood.

I know the reason.

Nobody wants to buy your rare Slime.

Yes, that's why he's throwing a tantrum.

Are you looking for trouble?

Yes.

We're a bunch of idiots.

We thought we could sell
the rare Slime for a good price

and came to this town,

but we didn't even make a penny.

You shouldn't drink so much.

-Don't throw up here!
-Don't throw up here!

Sorry about that.

Let us formally introduce ourselves.
I'm Shin, the leader of Pier of Sikum.

I'm Gai.

What can we do for you?

I would like to purchase your rare Slime.

-That Slime?
-Why?

I collect Slimes for research.

So if you have a rare Slime,
I would like to buy it.

-Thank you for buying it.
-How much would it be?

Can you propose a price for us?

The Tamer's Guild told us
it's hard to name a price

because it's worthless.

May I see the Slime first?

If it's a Slime that I don't have,
I'll pay a good price.

-Let's do that.
-Wait here.

It's inside.

Be careful.

Excuse me.

What kind of Slime is it going to be?

It looks like some kind of liquid
that I've never seen before.

What do you think?

I'll pay a good price for it.

Really?

That's great!

So…

Would you accept this price?

Are you serious?

As much as we want to make some money,
we can't take this much.

Of course, you can.

Because of you, I got to find a new Slime.

I see. We won't turn you down then.

I'll take it. Thank you so much!

No, we should thank you.

We don't have to worry about money
for the time being.

Thayne will feel better too.

It is hard to be happy
if you have no money.

By the way, if you want to make money,
you should stay in town for a while.

There will be a lot of Grell Frogs
at the lake this time of the year.

What's a Grell Frog?

People make armor
and medicine out of them.

They're worth a lot of money.

You might want to check with the guild.

Really? That's very useful information.

I want to give you something
in return, but…

You don't have to.

Right. Can you visit my store?

Your store?

I run a laundry store on the side.

You're amazing!

It's called Bamboo Forest.

We remove Goblin stains.
You will love our service.

We will definitely go.

Thank you.

Okay.

Let's start bonding.

That should do it.

Next, Appraisal.

Bloody Slime…

Bloody red. It does live up to its name.

It sucks blood, so it must feed on blood.

It's drinking blood.

It's going in?

Is it heading for the blood vessels
and trying to suck all the blood?

I didn't know such a Slime existed.

Is there any blood left?

It makes eating beasts
or monsters a lot easier.

This should come in handy.

Nice to meet you, Bloody Slime.

Ryoma really loves Slimes.

The Slimes must be happy
to have someone who cares about them.

Right, and he looks more cheerful too.

He looks just like an ordinary child.

Yes, we were right to bring him
into this world.

Awesome.

You tend to cry easily when you're old.
This is bad.

It's almost Grell Frog season.

Ryoma, my parents and grandfather
will teach me familiar magic tomorrow.

Would you like to join us?

Familiar magic?

Yes, there's a lot to learn.

Sure, I would love to see
some familiar spells.

-That's great. Let's go together then.
-Okay.

I can't wait to see
the familiar spells that they will cast.

You're so impatient.