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That is when a weird slime comes closer…

This newcomer smells like a slime, feels like a slime, but looks similar to a human. This is amazing! I will have to observe him in order to try and figure out later how he managed to transform like that!

Ah, but he is coming closer, away from the humans. I'm not sure how strong he is. But better protect him.

I accept him inside me! This way he will be protected from the outside world! The humans won't be able to realize that he's actually one of us.

Now, what should….There is something wrong. For some reason, all the humans become weird once I merge with him. There is something else that is weird. For some reason, I can't seem to be able to do it. It seems like...

That is when I feel it, a mind so vast it scares me. I blank out for a second. He's just floating inside me and yet…

I get the feeling he is extremely special. Could it be that he's actually stronger than me?

-Who are you?- Ah, this is pointless to ask there is no way that…

"Little Bai, that's who I am! Now, why the Hell did you swallow me?!"

Ah! This is amazing! Someone to talk to!

-Who are you! Have you come from the sewers too?!-

"Sewers? Hell naw! I'm a proper and powerful beast tamer!"

-Beast…tamer? What's that?-

"Don't worry about it. Anyway, why are you out here? Go back to the sewers!"

-No, I can't. There is someplace I need to go!-

"Where?!"

-I don't know. I wish to meet the creator.-

"The creator? What are you even talking about?"

-The creator. The one that fed us for the first time. He also gave us some of his energy. At first, one of us was so greedy and tried to eat it all only to explode. I was the next one to receive it from that one slime and…. -

"Wait…you're talking about that guy, right?! I was with him when it happened!"

-What?! You have met the creator?!-

"Well, yeah. I think so anyway. Didn't you talk to KIM? She met him too."

That is when an angry wrinkly human charges at us. He seems to be armed with a small weapon. He doesn't seem to be that dangerous but…

"WAIT! Don't hurt that old man! He's the noodle seller! He's a friend of the creator too!"

Noodles?! He's the one creating that wonderful thing?!

-*Gasp* I almost made a blunder!-

I'll just let him attack me without doing anything. But why is he…?

"Anyway, why are you here eating people instead of looking for him?"

-I don't know which direction to head into...-

"Fair enough…you lived all your life in the sewers, right? Why don't you just head in a random direction? Also, are you even going to be able to recognize him? You didn't recognize me…"

-Of course! The creator is the creator! I'll feel it as soon as he feeds us!-

"*Sigh* Tell you what. First, stop all the slimes from eating anything anymore. Then…is that guy drawing?! Anyway, see that artist right there? I'll ask him to make you a portrait of him!"

-Portrait? - This new term is confusing. This weird slime-man is knowledgeable for sure! As expected of someone that has seen the creator and remembers him!

"Stop dawdling and let me out. Send the order too."

Ah, of course! As I let him out the entire place becomes quiet. Then the slime-man roars:

"What are you guys looking at?! Never seen anyone get swallowed by a king slime and come back?! C'mon people getting surprised by such a tiny detail!"

The humans look weird. Why are their mouths opened so much? Even then the opening is so tiny! How are they supposed to eat anything remotely close to their own size?! He goes toward a corner where another human is moving his hands fast on something white.

"Hey there, can you do me a favor and do a portrait for me?"

"Oh? If it's only that I can for sure. Who do you want to be drawn?"

I can see the slime-man whisper in his target's ear. I'm too far away to hear it. The man starts laughing while moving his hand even faster. I'm not sure what he is doing but it doesn't hard as he's talking while doing it.

"Is he involved in this too somehow? The man in the portrait."

"Wait…You know him?!"

"Well, yeah. He is the reason why Eaglevein fell in the first place."

Somehow all the humans react violently. They look as if they have seen death itself. That is an expression I learned from her. It means...to look very weird!

"What?! Eaglevein fell?!"

"Yep, were you living under a rock or something haha. Here you go, how is this?"

"That's exactly like him! Damn you are amazing, man!"

Before long the slime-man comes back. Then he shows me something. Ah! That's him! That's him for sure! I need to commit his face to memory!

As expected of our creator! Most humans have distinctive traits, not that I can differentiate them that well. But not our creator!

He looks perfect! Humans have a word for that ….'ordinary'! He looks extremely ordinary! Just like us, he doesn't have any noticeable features! This is great! I'm so happy! Now I just need to figure out where he is and…

"Be careful with this. It's really fragile."

I understand I will hold it close to my nucleus like the most precious treasure and….

*Sound of melting paper*

Nooooooo! What did I do?! The creator!!!!

*Sound of a despairing gigantic slime, that somehow seem to be crying and questioning life itself for it just destroyed its only way toward its lifelong goal (given said life hasn't been that long so far but still) *

"*Sigh* Guess, I'll ask him to do another …a few others real quick. Hopefully, you'll be even more careful this time around."

This slime promises it will! Thank you! Thank you! As expected of a friend of the creator! Such benevolence!

Now, how will I carry this treasure?! I don't have any limb….wait! I could harden part of my body to carry it without it getting digested! That's it!

Before long he gives me a stack of treasures. With this, we will be unstoppable. I can't wait any longer. Same for my brethren. I call for all of them.

The few thousands of little ones start merging with me. I am now bigger than the rock thingies all around. I can't even see or hear the tiny humans on the ground anymore.

Then I do the biggest bounce of my slime life! Quickly leaving this place, leaving our old home behind. It doesn't matter. The faster we go the sooner we find him!

Creator! We are coming! No matter where you are!