Traveling through time? You can reach another world as soon as you leave your house

And the slime masks these people were wearing on their faces made them look inexplicably creepy.

It's just like some suspicious cult group.

"Well, please stop looking at me like that, or I'll have to hide again."

Rimuru took a few steps back, pretending to be cautious.

As a result, I accidentally bumped into someone behind me.

However, when she turned around to apologize, she suddenly found that the gaze from her friend seemed to be exactly the same as the weird gazes from other people.

"Rimuru flavor..."

Lu Ren, holding a blue Hawaiian shaved ice in his hand, looked at the petite, cute and pretty blue-haired girl in front of him.

For a while.

He couldn't help but lower his head and fell into deep thought.

Rimuru: "Hey, what weird things are you thinking about?!!!"

Volume 64: Chapter Rules are made to be broken

The sun sets at dusk and the night grows darker.

When the vast starry sky replaced the gorgeous sunset clouds, the monster town deep in the Jura Forest became more lively.

At the summer temple fair.

The monster residents, wearing yukatas and wooden clogs, walked shoulder to shoulder in the streets hung with paper lanterns.

There are a variety of carefully prepared snack stalls set up on the street, and you can see many special foods that shouldn't appear in this world, as well as many game activities conceived by the monster residents themselves.

For example, "The fierce battle between the brave Gavilu and the death panda", "The clothing display of the three dwarf brothers", "The goldfish scooping challenge of Bai Lao" and so on...

"Damn it, I didn't catch a single goldfish. Is it possible that my skills have declined?"

A street somewhere.

Rimuru, wearing a blue and white yukata and holding a slime fan, complained about his mistake with a depressed look on his face. Some monster children happened to run by happily and greeted her.

However, Lu Ren felt that he needed to say something about this.

"Uh no, I don't think that's the question. It's more like...are those things really goldfish?"

With a skewer of slightly spicy barbecue in my mouth, I was thinking about the goldfish scooping game I had just played with Mr. Bai, a man I had met once before.

He couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly.

Because the creatures put into the pond do look like goldfish.

But he swore that he had never seen a goldfish that could grow to half a meter long, or even bite the fishing net in his hand with a mouth full of fangs, and splash water on him by swinging its tail...

Damn, it's just like Magikarp from Pokémon.

I can only say that it really is a different world (??ω?? ).

"Indeed, those goldfish are a little too lively. If you're not careful, your fingers might be bitten off. But as long as you use the fishing net to hit their vital points at the right time, you can... well, it does sound a little too hardcore."

Rimuru scratched his cheek and smiled helplessly.

Honestly, she really wanted to catch those goldfish just now. Well, just the smallest ones would be fine. After all, if they were bigger, the drawstring bag would probably be bitten with a hole.

Rather, it would be more appropriate to use it directly for cooking instead of taking it home to keep.

At this time, shouting sounds were heard from the street.

Lu Ren subconsciously turned his head to look, and then found that they were two gray-haired goblins. They opened a shooting stall with many toy prizes placed on the wooden board, and there was even a mean-looking wooden sculpture of a goblin.

But among all the prizes, the most eye-catching one is...

The "Slime" on top?

"Don't miss it if you pass by. Do you want to try target shooting? If you hit the target, you will get a luxurious prize!"

Gobci was holding a simple loudspeaker in his hand, shouting with all his might, and his smile looked a bit frivolous. He was obviously a friend of a very brave goblin who would bluntly say that other people had small breasts.

"The grand prize is a life-size pillow that is one-to-one with Rimuru-sama. If you can knock it down, you can take it back and do whatever you want with Rimuru-sama!"

He spoke in a very tempting sales pitch.

At least, Lu Ren couldn't move his legs at that moment. He stopped in front of the shooting stall and looked at the highly realistic slime pillow with interest.

However, Rimuru's eyes seemed to become a little strange.

Because the slime pillow given as a prize was made by her own hands, and the material was taken from special fine sand from an island in a dangerous lake.

A few days ago, Gobuci came and said that he needed the pillow for something important, so she gave it away.

Unexpectedly, it was used here...

“Ah, ah~ Lord Rimuru, good evening.”

Suddenly I saw the original owner of the slime pillow.

Gobci, who was caught red-handed, began to whistle with an embarrassed look on his face. Gobchi next to him also looked up at the sky, indicating that he knew nothing about anything.

After Rimuru rolled his eyes at the two scumbags in annoyance, he didn't take it to heart.

However, Lu Ren, who was very interested in the slime pillow, had already come to the counter and tried to pick up the wooden toy gun. He looked at the small wooden plug that served as the bullet and compared the size of the bullet with the prize.

"Well, we should be able to take it down, right?"

Lu Ren, whose pupils were already glowing with golden light, murmured meaningfully.

Then, Rimuru, who was beside him, patted him on the shoulder speechlessly.

"No, you can tell at a glance that the pillow prize is impossible to get, right? It's too big to get, and it's obviously just put there to attract customers."

She shrugged and said this affirmatively, wanting to persuade her friend not to waste his energy, but...

next moment.

The bullet wrapped in golden light was shot out by the golden spring that was compressed to the extreme. It directly hit the weak part of the wooden board used to place the prizes, and broke it in two instantly.

"..."

So, under the silent gaze of everyone present.

Not to mention the slime pillow that was hidden in the bottom of the box, even the other strange prizes were all cleared out and fell to the ground.

Also shattered to the ground was Gobuci's confused mentality.

What the hell?

Is this the end?!

Holy shit, what just happened!!!

The goblin, whose stall went bankrupt in an instant, screamed silently with a distorted face. It was obvious that he was hit by the reality and was forced into a state of thinking about life.

Rimuru, who was also stunned by the unexpected scene before him, turned his head away and said speechlessly.

"Hey, Lu Ren, are you breaking the rules?"

Noticing the fleeting golden light just now, she felt that she needed to reprimand her friend a little.

Then she got an answer with flexible moral lines.

"But rules are meant to be broken!"

I picked up the round, life-size slime pillow from the ground and tried to rub it a few times, feeling its smooth, delicate and soft touch.

Lu Ren also put it into his "greedy stomach" with great satisfaction, and gave a thumbs up with a grin on his face.

"As for other prizes, I don't want them. I just want to take this slime pillow home!"

"...You are unexpectedly willful sometimes."

Rimuru probably knew he couldn't get the pillow back, so he rolled his eyes cutely, stretched out his slender white fingers in annoyance, and poked the other person a few times as if he was angry.

At this moment, the broadcast suddenly sounded -

"Everyone, please pay attention. The Bon Dance is about to begin~"

In the center of the square, on the high platform.

Shuna, wearing a pink and white yukata, was holding a magic wheat made by the dwarf Kaijin. She looked at the monster residents in the audience who were looking at her with curiosity and chuckled softly.

“Please gather at the square below the stage. We are going to dance with Lord Rimuru!”

Volume 65: Chapter Fireworks Party (Part )

Bon Dance.

In the original world, it was a kind of Buddhist ritual dance held to welcome the souls of ancestors and then send them off.

But in the monster town in another world, the residents who don't understand this concept simply regard it as a joyful group dance that can be used at banquets for everyone to join in.

So, on the square decorated with lights and colors.

People of different races gathered here, forming circles with laughter and joy, clapping their hands and dancing to simple and pleasant rhythms, and singing impromptu and pleasant songs.

They may hold fans while dancing or use musical instruments such as flutes and drums for accompaniment.

Even on the built stage, there was a group of dragon people dancing a funny dance and shouting things like "Gaviru, Gaviru".

Everyone had a smile on their face, filled with happiness from the heart.

And Lu Ren, who was dancing in a circle behind Rimuru in the crowd, couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

Because it was the truth, as a otaku, he was not used to such a lively scene, and dancing was his first time, but......

But surprisingly I didn't feel disgusted.

"Lu Ren, how is it? Are you happy dancing with everyone, OVO?"

A laughter as sweet as a silver bell came into my ears.

Rimuru, who was walking in front, turned his head and gave a bright and cheerful smile, revealing his cute little fangs, looking very innocent.

"Well, it's nice to do this once in a while...but I'm not very good at dancing."

Lu Ren smiled helplessly, his expression looking very gentle.

When Rimuru saw this, he immediately stretched out his pretty white hand and clapped it with the other party as if he wanted to high-five.

"So what if you can't dance? Just dance around or clap your hands. Having fun is the most important thing!"

As she spoke, she turned forward in a circle with brisk steps, her delicate jade feet in straw sandals tapping the ground lightly.

She raised her head and chuckled, her clean and clear amber pupils seemed to be filled with all the beauty in the world.

It's just like the monster princess in the story.

"...That's true. Being happy is the most important thing."

Seeing the other person holding his hand and dancing with him while smiling, Lu Ren felt inexplicably completely relaxed.

So he stopped thinking about other things and started to enjoy this rare and joyful group dance.

However, no matter how lively the surroundings were, in his slightly absent-minded pupils, he was always just reflecting——

Just a girl's beautiful smile.

......

Half an hour later.

After participating in the Bon Dance in the square, Lu Ren and Rimuru returned to the snack street together.

Both of them were holding a red apple candy in their hands, savoring the sour and sweet taste with relish, as if it was the taste of love -

Lick the syrup and chew the pulp.

After swallowing it, a faint fragrance and sweet aftertaste will remain in your mouth.

Moreover, when Rimuru sticks out his pink little tongue and licks the surface of the apple candy, a little crystal saliva will be left behind, but in fact, that is only a very small part of the slime itself, so it will add sweetness and make the apple candy more tempting.

"...This tastes pretty good, better than anything I've had before."

He took three bites to eat half of the candy apple, then slurped it up again to finish the rest.

Lu Ren licked the corner of his mouth, obviously feeling a little unsatisfied.