When I opened my eyes, what was in front of me was forest, forest, and forest.
I was standing in the middle of an unknown forest.

It was a fine weather and the wind was comfortable.

The last time I went out was one year ago and a little before that.
The sun that I have not seen in a while was hard on me.

“The games these days are pretty real…”
What came out first was an idiotic speech.

Thinking that this was a dream, I pinched my cheeks multiple times. The throbbing pain told me that this was the reality.
…..I did it too much, my right cheek hurts.

After a.n.a.lysing my current situation for about ten minutes, I reached a conclusion.
This world is the world of the game that I was going to play.

When I looked at my body, what was supposed to be a chubby, flat chested body changed into a slender, busty figure.

I rubbed my chest curiously.
… Undoubtedly, it was real.
Big chest is amazing!

The outfit I wore was a grey sweatpants and a dirty light brown-like shirt.
Weapon? I had a slightly thick tree branch.

Bu-n, bu-n (sfx)
I swung it lightly.

Bu-n, bu-n (sfx)
……
……

Compared to the real world, it felt as if there were more power raising but after 2-3 times, I got tired.

Speaking of which, my profession was Monster Tamer….

“What should I do, this is somehow fun!”
To me who lived mundanely every day, this situation was pretty exciting.
Perhaps this might be just a dream…. but!

For now, let’s just enjoy myself.
-Yes, that was what I decided.

Gasa Gasa!! (sfx)

Suddenly, there was a sound similar to gra.s.s being crushed.
Surprised, my body trembled.

Is it animals, or something else…?

Afraid, in front of my eyes– what appeared was a monster entirely green.

I was shaken and froze up, the monster’s gaze and mine intertwined.

“Hu..man… wo..man!!”
The monster spoke with difficulty and aimed to hit me.

I forced my body, which was trembling in fear, to get out of the spot with full speed.

In this world, I have to fight that kind of monster….

“Impossible, impossible. Definitely impossible!”
Behind me was the presence of the monster that was chasing me.
I did not have the courage to look bad, nor had the time to.

Frantically, I continued running.

I ran at full speed for about 10 minutes and continued doing so even as I was. .h.i.tting the limits of my stamina.
If I was in my original body, it would have been impossible to keep running like this.
Compared to my original body, this body seemed to be st.u.r.dier.

When I checked my surroundings, there was no presence of other monsters.
Like cutting off a thread that was in tension, I fell onto the ground.

The wind that blew through was very comfortable for my hot body.

I was thirsty, and my legs were tired.
I should hurry up and escape from this forest and aim for a city.

If I stayed in this kind of forest, even if I have multiple lives, it won’t be enough.

As expected, the norm is to start the adventure with strong comrades, right?

“Get… off.”
As I was thinking that, a voice came out of nowhere.
I looked around hurriedly, but there was no presence of people around.

Was I just imagining it….

“Get… off.”
This time, I heard it clearly from beneath my feet.
I stood up slowly, confirming the place that I was sitting on.
There was a new monster- a slime was there.
The body was translucent and it was about the size of my right breast.
However, the shape was unnaturally distorted. If you looked closely, there were light damages.
It was breathing roughly and it seemed to be weakening.

Maybe that’s why, even though it was supposed to be the same monster, unlike the previous monster, it was not as scary as before.

I had nothing to lose, so I tried speaking with the slime.
“Somehow, it seems that you’re injured… that, are you okay?”
“….-ut up.”

It doesn’t seem to be very friendly.
But, the way it was acting strong was somehow adorable.

“Don’t overdo it, it’s ok to not speak.”
“Tsk…”
“Um, can I sit beside you?”
“….”

There was no reaction.
A little bold, I sat down beside Slime-kun.

“That injury, will it recover on it’s own?”
“Th..at’s…. im..po…ssi..ble.”
“Eh? Isn’t that kind of bad…”
“Th..en… wi..ll… yo…u… cu…re… me?”
“Sorry. I can’t use recovery magic.”
“… I.. see…”

It probably expected that from the start.
Slime-kun didn’t seem especially angry.
Well, there wouldn’t normally be anyone who would heal a monster.

Even though it had a hateful mouth, I liked this Slime-kun pretty well.
I can have a conversation with it, its body is also a soothing type. Moreover, it has an aura of a good person.
Calling a monster a person is weird, though.

That’s why I decided to make a request.
“Um, if you’d like it, will you become my comrade?”
“….Ha?”

I explained to Slime-kun.
“Even though I look like this, my profession is Monster Tamer. I have the ability to make monsters my comrade! (Probably)”
“….”
“So if possible, I wanted to make monsters like Slime-kun my comrade….”
“……”
“Besides, the monster who becomes my comrade will level up? Then, physical strength and such will be fully recovered. So, even Slime-kun will receive a merit!”
“………”
“Of-of course, if you dislike it, it’s okay to decline!”

The silence was a little painful.

I did my best and explained to Slime-kun as much as I could.
What I said was only from the game and I did not know how much it’d adapt here.

But, if I just overlook it like this, it’d be pitiful.

After a while, Slime-kun briskly lets out a few words.
“Someone like me… is it fine..?”

The uneasy Slime-kun looked at me.

C-cute…

I happily hugged Slime-kun.
A soft feeling as I imagined it to be, and a smooth touch, I began to like it even more.

As it was pained from its injuries, it immediately got angry.

In the real world, relationship with people brought only painful memories.

Monster tamer, as expected this may be my calling!

Full of enthusiasm, I raised myself up to answer my expectation.

The spell “Captive”, mysteriously floated into my head.

…. So this is magic.

Even though I was using it, the mysterious feeling was incomprehensible. I began to cast the spell of “Captive”.

A magic circle emerged and surrounded Slime-kun and me. Immediately, Slime-kun disappeared into the light.

As the magic was invocated, the light intensified. I said the last word for “Captive” and my field of vision was filled with white light.

-when I opened my eyes, in front of me was a handsome man.

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Snowy: Should I keep ‘ikemen’ as ‘handsome man’? On a side note, Slime-kun uses ‘Ore’.

It’d also be great if someone could help me with the sfxs lol.