Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 15

[I offer my sincerest apologies~~~~!!!]

I was deeply bowing my head (in my heart at least!).

We were being detained in the guard station of the dwarven gatekeepers.

After causing an uproar to such an extent, it was somewhat obvious that I

wouldn't be declared innocent and released on the spot.

The dwarf guardsmen had come rushing over and instantly surrounded all

of us that were involved.

Although...my previous opponents of 5 were perfectly knocked out, so I

felt like it was just me being trapped in that circle.

That was it! I should secretly turn back into a slime and.... Run away.

I thought to myself, ˜Eureka!'.

But as I returned to my slime form and attempted escape...

Grab!

My body was abruptly seized, and then a feeling of being suspended came

over me.

I was so easily captured...

The soldier-san who caught me was smiling with a face that said, ˜Where

do you think you're going?'

But I could tell by the bulging vein in his forehead, that he wasn't happy in

the least.

[Wai-, I haven't done anything you know! I'm also a victim in this matter!]

I tried pleading the way Gobuta-kun would, however...

[Uh huh. Is that right! All the same, I'll listen to your story at the guard

station! You'd better not think about running away!]

He still wore that wonderful smile, even as he warned me.

It might be a better idea to just give in...

Suddenly I thought to myself, ˜What's Gobuta-kun doing right now?', and

when I looked around...

I saw that even now, his eyes were still closed and his ears covered.

...That idiot! What was he thinking?

No wait...he was probably not thinking at all. He was a ninny after all.

While feeling somewhat amazed, I called Gobuta-kun over.

And this was how we were dragged away to the guard station.

The order of how events played out that time!

First, I was forced into a fight!

Second, I transformed into a wolf!

Third, I let out a howl at a teensy bit loud volume.

How about it? I'm not to blame right?

With that in mind, I sneaked a quick look up at soldier-san.

As ever, he was still wearing that wonderful smile.

His beard was a fine match with his good natured and hearty looks.

It's such a pity though~, if only those veins on his forehead would calm

down...

[Uhm~, why was I brought along with you?]

[You i-di-ot! What are you saying? Because you got involved in that mess,

we are the ones getting reprimanded!]

[Eh?! So that's what happened! I'm really sorry.... I caused alot of troubles

again....]

[Well, it couldn't be helped this time, but make sure to be more careful

next time alright?]

Whew. I think I fooled him somehow. What I used just now was the

ultimate skill, "shifting blame"!

*Original text is 人®›„. I'm pretty sure it has to do with controlling blame, but not completely

sure. If you know what it means please let me know

This was an advanced social technique which you could master only after

many years of life experience. The trick was to not let the other party

suspect you.

It was considerably difficult to use!

*If you're wondering what that accomplished, the guard's mood got a little better, I guess

Moving on.

Actually, while I did jokingly recount how the incident had occurred, it

was mostly quite accurate.

Using the information they gained from the witnesses, the guards had also

reached the same conclusion as how I had described it.

I felt that their attitudes towards me had become softer to a certain extent.

[Now. About that demon wolf. What was it?]

Asking the question was the soldier-san who was in charge of the

investigation.

What did he mean by what it was?

The name of its species?

[Let's see, the name of that wolf species is-...]

[Not that. I don't need to know the name of its species, or anything like

that. Why did that kind of demon appear in that place? To begin with,

where did it come from and where did it go? Speak of everything you

know!]

Mm?

Although I told them I transformed into the wolf, it seems they don't

believe me?

As a rule, heroes hide the fact that they can transform, but I'm no hero.

That was why I had openly talked like a chatterbox, and yet...

[No...now see here, I'm telling you that it was me who transformed into

that wolf!]

[Ha~. Really, I get that it's rare for a slime being able to talk, but

transformation?]

[Wait wait, then should I show you I can do it?]

[Hmph. Well whatever. However, let's say for arguments sake that the wolf

really was you. Why can you transform? Aren't you a slime?]

Eh?

Confronted with such a question, how should I reply?

Honestly answering, ˜It's a unique skill!', would be a foolish move. If I did

that, it would put me on the same level as Gobuta-kun.

Think!

Come up a good explanation right this moment, me!!!

[To tell you the truth...a magician cast a curse on me. I think it was done

out of jealousy for my talent.... Back then, I was a user of illusion magic.]

[Uh huh. Cursed by a magician...you say. And?]

[Well err, right. I had learned a number of illusion spells and was fully

focused on studying, but an evil magician changed me into a slime...

Right now, I'm on a journey to find a method to break the curse on me...

and that's how it is!]

[How did you come to meet this evil magician? Why were you not killed

but instead cursed??]

Ughh...it would have been so nice if he took everything at face value....

His persistence was almost annoying.

Well, it was reasonable I suppose. If he believed me just like that, I would

consider him no better than a goblin.

And from then on, a seemingly never ending 2 hours passed.

It was a time of non-stop offense and defense (questions and answers)

between me and soldier-san.

.

.

.

-The passionate exchange of words between the two, had gradually given

shape to a never-before heard of story.

A story about a certain beautiful girl, who was cursed by an evil magician

and turned into a slime.-

I didn't mean for it turn out that way, but in the midst of responding to

every one of soldier-san's pinpoint questions, I had given birth to an

exceedingly strange story.

In the story, I was the young maiden who was a prodigy of transforming

and illusion magic. She was cursed by a witch and was on a journey to

break the spell, or so it went...

You may ask, how did it come to this?

Whenever I had mentioned something odd, soldier-san would mercilessly

tackle it in the name of cross-examination.

And in the process of fixing up my story enough to make him say, ˜So

that's how it was!', it was already too late...

Me and soldier-san. At the end of it, we had exchanged looks full of a

feeling of accomplishment...though I had no eyes!

No words were said, but our feelings got across to each other.

[Alright! The written evidence (though the content is nonsensical...) is

completed! Thanks for your co-operation! By the way, what will you two-

...]

Slam!

[It's-, it's terrible! Down at the mines, an Armorsaurus appeared! They say

that several miners who were picking ores have already been injured!]

[What?! So, has this Armorsaurus been put down yet?]

[There's no problem there! Just now, a suppression unit has been sent over.

But those who were wounded are in bad conditions. I don't know whether

it was for war preparations or something else, but everything related to

medicines have been sold off, and it seems they won't bring out the

emergency stores in the castle...]

[Are there no healers?]

[That is...you know that to mine "magic ores" you need to go deep into

the caves, right? At the moment, all of the capable healers are away

escorting the miners, and the only ones available right now are

greenhorns!!!]

[What did you say...!?]

It appeared to be a serious situation...and they've completely forgotten I

was there.

I thought to myself, ˜If there are emergency supplies in the castle, bring

them out!'....

Restorative medicine huh. Although I have them...what should I do?

[Oi, mister! Mister!!!]

I've decided to hand them some.

As for why I would do this, it's not like I thought maybe building a good

image of myself would perhaps would prove my innocence in the earlier

incident...it's absolutely not like that!

Saving lives is a natural thing to do!

Though I admit, I sounded suspicious...

But they say that compassion is not for the benefit of others. In other

words, something good may happen for me!

[What is it? I'm busy right now! The investigation is finished now, but I

can't release you yet. For a while, you'll be waiting in this place!]

[No no, not that. It's about this, you see?]

I took out medicine from a pocket. (Or from their view, I simply spat it

out.)

[...? Ah, what's this?]

[It's restorative medicine. It's of excellent quality! Good for drinking!

Good for applying on wounds!]

[Ha? Why would a slime like you be holding on to something like

medicine?]

Hey now.... Where did my setting (story of a young maiden) from before

go.

Just now I was completely treated like a slime! As I expected, he was also

going along with the flow at that time.

Well putting that aside...

[That doesn't really matter right? Please try using it. How many do you

need?]

[Six people were injured but...will you have enough?]

The young soldier-san, that had come to report the situation, was glaring

at me with suspicion.

A demon giving you medicine...if it was me, I wouldn't take it.

[Tsk! No matter, don't leave the room! We're going now!]

[Eh? But, captain...that's a demon you know?]

[Quiet! We're going! Hurry and lead the way!!!]

While saying that, the bearded soldier-san who was called captain snatched

the 6 medicines I had taken out and took off running.

Although we never had a proper talk with each other, I think he decided to