Morning.
The gray curtain fluttered slowly in the breeze.
Light gently filtered in, half melting into the curtain. With the breeze brushing her face, Miss Siya felt a bit warm.
"..."
She didn't open her eyes, habitually puffing out her papayas and nudging to the side. There was no ulterior motive, just simply liking physical contact.
But this time, Miss Siya found that the thing she nudged against was also soft.
"...Eek?!"
Opening her eyes, she discovered it immediately. It was a large human-shaped body pillow. Not because it was made of cloth and cotton wadding that she felt it wasn't like Silas.
Miss Siya puffed up her cheeks, her small hand reaching under the body pillow.
See, no such thing there, not Silas.
Gift.
Why suddenly give a gift? Only married for a week; books said it was one year, ten years. Actually, celebrate a week too?
Would know after finding Silas.
Clearly, he said it himself, don't go to work to save money for gifts. Said, he would support him.
Miss Siya knew she did many things poorly, like cooking, only Silas was accommodating her. But even if she didn't like Madam Melina, she knew the things she made were good... secretly learned. Every tiny movement was recorded in the book.
"Miss Siya, why are you hugging... a person made of cloth?"
"Gift."
"Ah, a gift from Lord Silas?"
"..."
Of course, Miss Siya also gradually understood why she wanted to hook Silas's arm or be more intimate in front of other women.
That is declaring sovereignty as mentioned in the book.
She wanted to show the small silver ring on her ring finger, carrying the body pillow out. Speaking of which, the reason she counted these kin as kin, besides being able to talk properly. Was because Miss Siya thought, choosing between rivals in love and friends, choosing the latter wouldn't make her chest stuffy.
"..."
She had gotten used to life here.
Searched around the mansion, didn't see Silas. Went along the places usually visited when going out.
Vegetable market.
There were many fresh fish here; those fishy smells seemed to be seducing Miss Siya.
Continue walking forward.
"Eh? Miss Siya? You are..."
Next was the shop similar to an escort agency opened by Anna under Silas's suggestion. Their bodies were not polluted by slime anymore, but their qualities remained. Even stronger.
"..."
"Little brother Silas? Hasn't been here. You carrying that thing is too conspicuous... want to sit here and rest for a while?"
"..."
Miss Siya walked around and didn't see Silas.
She didn't plan to search anymore. Felt Silas had things to do. Returned to the mansion.
"Something? Uh... maybe."
Felt, the kin were all weird.
Seemed to know something, unwilling to look into her eyes. The book said, avoiding gaze in the interval of speaking is lying.
Miss Siya became more and more convinced that today must be a special day. But before sleeping last night, there was nothing else besides storytelling and sex.
At night.
She no longer expected a gift. There were two thick letters stacked together on the desk.
Noticed when getting up, but Miss Siya didn't think it was related to her, didn't pay much attention. Now paying attention.
[To Miss Siya]
[Before opening, I must explain. The two letters state completely different things. When the first one becomes unbearable to read, open the other one]
[...]
After opening the letter stacked on top.
Told the story of a groom. The groom met Miss Slime in a special way.
[At first, I thought it was a monster. Monster with huge breasts like papayas]
[But immediately realized, maybe really very innocent. Otherwise wouldn't be tricked into giving a titjob]
Talking about herself.
At this point, Miss Siya also knew she was tricked before. But wouldn't feel sad. Because she was already married, just like in the book, two people alone in the church. And the book only 'consummated' once, she had very many times.
[...]
[I think Miss Siya is very cute. Possessing a quality many people have lost, seriousness.]
[Only creatures like humans would curse the other party as not human, while animals would only reject. But being beautiful... seems no matter in which category, even in human books, whether succubus or elf, they are essentially not human either, but will be accepted by humans and exist vividly in stories in various ways]
[Conversely, ugly goblins or others all appear with terrifying identities. Slime is the same. The cute I mentioned refers to even after turning into slime, still feeling cute.]
[I think, if I became disabled, or no longer looked like a person. Miss Siya wouldn't care. And I spent long enough time to confirm this. Sorry.]
[...]
Miss Siya's swaying toes felt a bit floaty, peeking outside the door.
Still haven't come back.
Continue reading down.
Didn't turn many pages. Saw it.
[I have to return to a very distant place]
[Far enough that after returning, there is no way to come again]
Smack.
Miss Slime threw down the letter paper.
Liar, how can there be a one-way journey in the world?
She opened the other letter.
[I plan to do a very important thing. But not a dangerous thing, Miss Siya can rest assured]
[While waiting for my return]
[Need Miss Siya to follow the steps below]
[1. Cover with quilt, sleep. After getting up, brush teeth and wash face according to the trilogy taught. Cup can be used, but don't use my toothbrush, this is a bad habit.]
Just want to use it!
[2. You already understand a lot. Should also try cutting sashimi yourself, scrape off scales with a knife, cut along the belly line to remove excess internal organs, wash clean with water...]
[...]
Miss Siya couldn't finish reading. The second letter was too thick, so thick that it seemed she couldn't finish following the actions in a year or so.
She just couldn't understand some obscure texts, not having brain problems.
Gradually, her chest began to feel stuffy.
Immediately ran out, saw Madam Melina and other kin were also awake, sitting by the table, looking depressed.
"Where is Silas? Where did he go?"
"..."
The kin lowered their gaze.
Only Madam Melina stood up, gritting her teeth, "Siya, listen to me... actually Silas he... has gone home."
"Bad person, it's you again! Siya saw, you wanted to do that with Silas, he didn't want. You want to hurt him again."
"Siya has no Mama anymore! Don't think of tricking Siya!"
"..."
Miss Siya's feelings for Madam Melina were originally complicated, but now turned into anger.
Home is here. Where can he go back to?
Strangling Madam Melina's neck, surrounding kin tried to stop her. But couldn't pry her hands open.
Miss Siya suddenly remembered, before sleeping last night, Silas told a strange story, just like what the letter said... he said, would return to a very distant place in an inexplicable way.
"Cough cough cough..."
Madam Melina's neck was released. Wanted to say something immediately, she could easily explain clearly to her daughter's kin, but only to her daughter... didn't know where to start.
"..."
Obviously, Miss Siya didn't have the thought of conversation either.
Ran straight back to the room. Covered with quilt to sleep.
Ignored anyone who came. Couldn't sleep, she thought the letter didn't say couldn't pretend to sleep. She didn't like the body pillow, kicked it off the bed.
But hated having nothing to hug in her arms, picked it up again.
She seemed to always realize things with hindsight.
But what does going to a very distant place and not coming back mean? Only dying would make one unseeable, but not dead. That is, another kind of death?
Madam Melina felt terrible.
She was the only one who intuitively heard Silas tell it, even if barely believing disappearing to return to some place was true. Didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
Day after day.
Could see the daughter acting like a walking corpse according to the instructions in the letter.
"..."
Regardless of what she planned to do, Miss Siya remained indifferent. Ignored the comfort racked from brains by other kin. Seemed stubbornly believing, passing a year or so as said in the letter, could really wait until arrival.
That letter was far more than just the length placed on the table.
Madam Melina had several versions here. Saying, if Miss Siya couldn't persist, could display anytime. The warehouse piled with gifts from Miss Siya's 18 years old to long after.
She felt Silas thought wrong. Her daughter wasn't that naive, she already knew the truth. Just self-deception.
Can't go on like this.
Because the daughter couldn't wait, turning the originally possibly one-year itinerary in the letter into... brushing teeth ten times a day, treating as advance.
Slime is really a magical creature, right?
Even without receiving any external injury, but just like that... lying in the warm bathtub, flies seemed to smell the approaching decay and death, flying in from some corner, surrounding Miss Siya.
Her pupils had no vitality.
Seeing Madam Melina walk in, just looked mechanically, "How much content left? What Silas put, Siya already finished."
"..."
See.
Couldn't deceive at all. Replaced once, discovered immediately. The daughter did it knowing she was deceived.
"Siya..."
"Don't want, Mama. Siya has no, Mama."
"..."
Madam Melina felt heart-wrenching pain. But this was her own doing.
What she did now, didn't care about what to gain, just purely thought, as a mother what else could be done.
"Do you think finishing these things according to the left letter, can see him?"
"..."
No reaction, couldn't listen to Madam Melina speaking at all.
"He is already dead!"
"..."
Those originally lifeless pupils stared at the Madam instantly, hand grabbing her clothes.
Splash...
Pressed into the bathtub at once.
"Not, dead. Silas said, went to a very distant place."
Although saying so, discerning people could see, Miss Siya was trembling.
Because a month had passed, this was the longest time she waited after knowing Silas.
"Ugh cough cough... but... went to a very distant place, can't come back. What's the difference from dying?"
"..."
"Don't want, to see you again. Siya can, wait by herself."
"Waiting further, you will die first. Your body is perishing because of your emotions. You want to die before he comes back? Can't see? Flies spinning around you... guh!"
Madam Melina's neck was grabbed, head buried in the pool.
Couldn't breathe.
She struggled desperately, not for survival. Even if not recognized by her daughter, she was still a mother.
Fainted.
In the interval of opening eyes again, already lying on the bed.
Daughter's kin surrounded her. Seemed, they fished the Madam out of the bathtub, changed into clean clothes.
"Where is my daughter?"
"..."
"Answer me!"
"Miss Siya... stubbornly wants to take a boat out."
"..."
Madam Melina didn't think, ran out immediately.
Several kin came out ahead of time, but were already tied to stakes by Miss Siya, could only watch helplessly as she got on the robbed fishing boat. No one could do anything about her.
"..."
Madam Melina jumped on.
Saw killing intent in her daughter's eyes.
"You want to find him, right?"
But Madam Melina didn't care anymore, stepped over, hugged Miss Siya in her chest, patting her back gently, "It's okay, Mama... mmh, I have a way. Silas didn't reject you, nor left you somewhere casually, just had no choice to do this."
Silas told her, maybe 300 years later, maybe longer.
"...How, to find?"
"I will make you live, live very long. You will feel strange, right? But Silas told me so, he lives in the future. In a time long after."
Madam Melina had some knowledge in her head, about slime. She also read that letter, she also didn't care whether her daughter was slime or 'human'. If didn't care, then continue to utilize the priest's knowledge, find ways to improve, living longer so what?
"...Didn't, reject Siya?"
"How could he, didn't he just give you a ring? And before Silas left, entrusted me with very many things. He definitely wants to see you again too. Otherwise wouldn't work so hard."
"..."
Daughter cried.
Right in her arms.
Madam Melina understood now, Silas saying 'you will definitely become a mother fulfilling obligations again' wasn't training, nor other methods. The most useful threat to her, was always her daughter.
Such a daughter, how could she safely only play the role of peeping?
"Really, not dead?"
"Absolutely not. Want to live to the time he is in, appear in front of him and scare him hard? Go back with me."
"..."
Miss Siya's heart was shattered. Could only vaguely gaze at the pitch-black night on the other side of the fishing boat. As if everything had no color.
She could understand the words left at the end of the first letter.
Said.
[If Miss Siya can wait, come to the territory of Lord Flores in the Kingdom of Ignar.]
[If the time is too long. Then let's compete, without me, whether can live healthily without losing control.]
[Sorry. But I will, always watch you. Feeling sad can take off the ring, look at the inner circle.]
She had already taken it off.
Inside engraved with short small words. But contrary to the message, the clearer she looked, the sadder she became.
Another considerable time passed. Miss Siya's situation seemed to return to the situation in the basement before, soaking in the wine cellar with Madam Melina doing various researches every day. Would also have painful intervals, but the difference was, Miss Slime knew what she was working hard for.
"Mama."
Smash.
The beaker in Madam Melina's hand wasn't held steadily, the cup broke. She went to get the broom to clean in a panic.
"Siya wants, to live very long. Lock Silas, up."
"Eh?"
"Siya sleeps, Mama watches. Mama sleeps, Siya watches. Okay?"
"..."
Madam Melina was silent for a moment, tears overflowing from her eyes, wiped them, unconsciously showing a smile uglier than crying, hugging her daughter tightly.
"Of course okay, just lock him in a dark room."
She had already asked her daughter's kin to go to the continent outside the island, to inquire if there was a Kingdom of Ignar. And she herself tried to combine her own structure with slime, letting her daughter live longer.
She had forgotten Silas's entrustment.
How could that work?
Regardless of the reason, possessing her daughter's body and mind then pulling out and leaving... as a mother, of course would be angry.
But time was too long.
Just seventy or eighty years passed, everyone was old.
Only Miss Slime's appearance remained the same. Madam Melina could no longer hold the beaker, couldn't do research.
"Mama, do you still remember what Silas looks like?"
"...Of course remember."
"You, are dying of old age."
"..."
Madam Melina couldn't speak. Passed so much time, yet didn't reach any conclusion.
"Siya, still wants to wait."
"..."
But, Madam had no way. Exhausting all efforts Miss Slime was fine, her lifespan burned out first instead.
"So, Mama who remembers Silas's appearance, must live. Sister Anna and the others must live too."
Deep blue slime surged, Madam Melina's body was enveloped.
Body recovering.
"Siya?"
"Mama, is together with Siya. Can like Silas, do that."
"Eh?"
"Sister Anna and the others, are rivals. Not allowed."
Miss Slime became very weak. Seemed, she restored old friends and friends to a young state within a day. She was tired. Hugging the pillow left by Silas tightly on the bed.
"..."
Madam Melina looked at the kin also peeping by the bed.
"Let's go to outside the Kingdom of Portia again, this time will definitely find the so-called Ignar."
"Why didn't feel Little brother Silas was so annoying before? When found, must tie him up and expose to sun for 180 days!"
"..."
Madam Melina said nothing, returned to the wine cellar again. Continued sorting materials.
Her face gradually turned red.
Daughter actually accepted her to the extent that doing anything with Silas didn't matter. But her feeling for Silas... couldn't be like that. The more daughter was like this, the more she should suppress that fondness.