"Hmm? Where is this place?"
Suwey subconsciously responded to the speaker's voice, but when he looked over, there was no one in sight.
But the boy's voice still responded in my ears.
"Hey!!! There's really someone here! Hey, hey! I'm here! Your feet... your hands!"
Suwey raised his eyes and saw that next to his hanging right hand, there was something like a blue round pillow, shaking its body to prove its existence.
"Hmm? A talking slime?"
This must be Rimuru, but he just traveled here a short time ago, so he is still confused about the situation as "Mikami Satoru".
Suwey took it in his hand, looked it up and down carefully, and finally thought about it and asked.
"Slime!? It's not a human after all..."
The last glimmer of hope in his voice was also shattered by Suwey.
"Can't you see yourself?"
Rimuru had not learned it yet at this time. Knowing this, Suwey began to teach him about the ability to perceive magic elements with a bored attitude.
Although he is a slime, he has been living in the cave that seals Veldora. Living in this place full of magic, there is a lot of magic in his body, so as long as someone teaches him, Rimuru can quickly learn how to use magic.
"Can you hear me, tiny creature?"
So when He was able to see the magic elements nearby clearly, He already understood His current situation, which was that He was really just a slime.
"You're clearly a slime, so why can you speak? And in Neon language."
Suwey poked the slime in his arms with his fingers. Compared with the slime pillows he had bought before, this one in his arms was obviously smoother and had a slight warmth inside. No wonder people couldn't let it go.
It seemed that because there was no response for a long time, the voice began to become impatient, and the magic energy in the atmosphere trembled with the temper of the owner of the voice.
"Y-You're talking to us, right?"
The slime was shivering. In this dark place, only Suwey gave him a little warmth.
"Don't panic, don't panic. If someone says, 'What annoyance! Baldy!' again, just respond like that."
Then Suwey's voice came, with a slightly teasing tone.
"That's not good..."
"Answer me! Hey! Answer me! Hey!"
"… Really! So annoying! Baldy! I don't have a mouth to speak!"
Even the slime, who claimed to be good-tempered, was annoyed by the repeated calls. He was originally considering whether to act according to Suwey's words.
But now, my mouth spoke faster than my thoughts, and by the time I realized it, the surroundings had fallen into an eerie silence.
"Oh huh? You're so brave to call me baldy!"
Suddenly, the world around them began to tremble. The wild roar was like the sound of a bronze bell, emitting a heavy sound that made the entire cave tremble.
A giant dragon emitting a strong aura of oppression appeared in front of the two people, accompanied by the reflection of the falling magic ore.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't expect my inner voice to be revealed! I have neither eyes nor a mouth. Although I can use my eyes to see, I can't open my mouth to speak."
The speed at which the slime apologized was faster than the speed at which thoughts were transmitted. Although he did not understand how the other party could read his thoughts, since the truth was revealed and he was caught speaking ill of others, he could only apologize and ask for forgiveness.
On Suwey's side, he chuckled and set his sights on the dragon's figure.
"Roar? A mere human, yet you dare to look me in the face. You're quite courageous."