Round 231

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Poispois, who was busy working in the Meluca field, shook his body as he felt the sensation in his horn growing stronger. The management of the Meluca flowers was nearly finished. Feeling that he could no longer suppress the urge, Poispois decided to follow the direction his horn was pointing as soon as he finished his work.

-(2·~·)2  

-(**)/  

With the fairies’ encouragement, Poispois and the other slimes tended to the Meluca. Those ready for honey collection had the fairies harvest the honey themselves. 

-(‘w`)/°  

-(“W”)  

Chattering away. Seeing the fairies’ happiness, Poispois felt a sense of satisfaction again today. It was fun to grow flowers and even helpful to the fairies!

Squirm!

He felt a strong sense of fulfillment as he watched the fairies cheer him on with playful gestures, then snapped back to reality. 

Squirm!! 

This wasn’t the time for that. Now that the Meluca flowers were managed, he needed to find the cause of the throbbing in his horn. Poispois moved swiftly. As he departed, the fairies waved brightly behind him, sending him off. 

-9(G>ᄇ<)g  

– “(>w<)  

The direction he headed was toward the mine. Poispois, who had visited the mine before, crawled with determination until he finally arrived. 

Squirm!

-Kirik? 

As Poispois greeted them, the goblins who were working in the mine warmly welcomed him. 

-Kirik! 

-Keng? 

“What brings you here today?” The children, who rarely got to see Poispois, hugged him tightly, each trying to claim him for themselves. Surrounded by the welcoming children, Poispois surrendered himself and felt their touches.

-Kirik! Kirik!  

-Keng Keng Keng.  

The children circled around Poispois and started spinning happily. After a while of whirling with the children, Poispois followed their lead and explored various things. 

Squirm!

-Keng!  

Before he knew it, the area near the mine was fully developed. Several warehouses had been neatly constructed, along with a workshop for goblin craftsmanship and even a snack storage and resting place. 

79…… 

Watching the ever-improving scenery, Poispois was filled with nostalgia. As an early member along with Kyu-seong, Mark2, and Ara, Poispois felt everything about the dungeon’s growth process was refreshing, including the newly made friends. 

Squirm! 

-Kirik!  

-Keng!  

As he looked around the newly built structures, mined ores, and various items and creations made by the goblins, Poispois suddenly remembered why he had come. “This isn’t why I came here!” he thought, but since it wasn’t urgent, he decided to enjoy himself a bit more. 

During Poispois’s rare visit, the children eagerly guided and introduced him to everything. Poispois thought they just wanted to boast, but there was a slightly different reason. 

Keng! (One of the leaders of the slimes!) 

Kirik! (Poispois, the counterpart to Mark2!) 

They wanted to make a good impression on Poispois, who was considered not the right-hand man, but the left big toe of Kyu-seong. This was their perception of the power hierarchy.

Unapproachable, the supreme, one and only ruler—Lee Kyu-seong. The master of this dungeon who has attained absolute power and the Great Overlord of the slimes! Below him were his right and left arms: Ara and Lee Seon-ah.

Among them, Ara held special influence as a hidden power, someone who could even sway the absolute ruler, Lee Kyu-seong. In contrast, Lee Seon-ah was actively expanding her own influence by roaming the dungeon herself, making her a formidable elector. 

The goblins were wary, trying to pick the right side, wondering if Seon-ah might be aiming for an uprising. Meanwhile, the gnolls were simply happy, wagging their tails like innocent puppies. Below this dynamic hierarchy, things were less clear-cut.

Fairy Queen Frey.  

Goblin King Mammon.  

Gnoll Leader Ras.  

Slime Representative Mark2.  

Their close friend Poispois. 

-Kirik!  

-Kirik. Kirik.  

It seemed that Poispois ranked the lowest among these figures. Even so, it was undeniable that he was a significant power figure, ranking within the top ten! 

-Kirik… (I mustn’t offend him…)  

-Keng! (I like Poispois!)  

Unaware of these circumstances, Poispois was simply delighted that his friends were welcoming him. After a long tour, Poispois finally decided to enter the mine, following where his horn pointed. A goblin and a gnoll offered to guide him. After all, it was only right to serve a top-ten power in the dungeon. 

Squirm!

Poispois squirmed, showing his gratitude. The goblin rubbed his hands together with a smile, while the gnoll wagged his tail like a propeller. As Poispois continued his exploration of the mine, he observed the gnolls mining diligently. They greeted Poispois warmly and proudly showed off the minerals they had extracted. 

Squirm!

Poispois, who had no arms, admired the gnolls’ mining skills. As he ventured further inside, Poispois felt his horn reacting.

Squirm! Squirm!

This was definitely the place. Just then, a familiar voice echoed from deeper within. 

“That voice… Is it Lee Kyu-seong, the absolute ruler?”

“Oh? Isn’t that Poispois?” Kyu-seong exclaimed. “When did he get here?” But Kyu-seong’s attention quickly shifted away from the top-ten-ranked Poispois. Standing alongside Kyu-seong was Ara, the dungeon’s hidden power broker.

Seeing the dungeon’s number one and number two together, the goblin was shocked and quickly ran to Kyu-seong, bowing deeply.

Kirik! (I’ve brought Poispois!)  

Kyu-seong didn’t understand the goblin’s words but simply smiled and patted his head. Feeling rewarded, the goblin imagined a rosy future as he smiled happily.

“Aww, how cute. He’s happy just being petted,” Kyu-seong chuckled. 

“Good boy!”

Watching this, the gnoll panted and rushed to Kyu-seong and Ara, jumping into their arms.

“Well done, well done! Hehehe!” Ara, with a beaming smile, petted the fluffy gnoll and the soft goblin. 

After a while of peaceful chatter and laughter, Kyu-seong tilted his head and looked at Poispois, who was beside him. Ara, too, suddenly lit up and hugged Poispois.

“Poispois! What brings you here?”

Squirm!

“Oh! Is your horn reacting?” 

Poispois, who was exchanging greetings, suddenly noticed Bokkeum in his line of sight and greeted him. Bokkeum replied curtly with a “Bokkeum!” 

…Could Bokkeum actually be the real power behind everything? 

As Poispois finished his greetings and looked up, he saw a massive slime wobbling and dancing nearby. 

Squirm?! 

“What is this!? It’s huge!”

Shocked by its enormous size, Poispois bounced around, inspecting the large slime’s shell. Ara giggled and ran after Poispois. As Kyu-seong blankly watched the two, he suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.

“Is it time for another fusion?” he wondered. 

Poispois, who was eagerly running around, approached excitedly upon hearing Kyu-seong’s words.

Squirm!

“Are we finally fusing again!?”

He had completely forgotten about fusion! Poispois, envisioning the mysterious potential still dormant within himself, circled Kyu-seong enthusiastically.

Kyu-seong awkwardly scratched his head at Poispois’s eager reaction, expressing an apology.

“Sorry for forgetting so often. Since I just remembered, let’s go and do the fusion right now.”

He had already created several level 5 slimes, but while he’d forgotten about Poispois’s fusion, Kyu-seong never missed a day of resetting the fusion cooldown.

Squirm. 

Poispois gazed at the massive slime that had summoned him here, his eyes (although he had none) shining. If he could awaken his unknown potential through fusion, wouldn’t he become a big and impressive slime like that one? Poispois had been enamored with that majestic figure since he first saw it.

With a strong desire to undergo fusion as soon as possible, Poispois led the way, pulling Kyu-seong and Ara along.

“Poispois is evolving!” Ara exclaimed with an excited expression as she pulled Kyu-seong’s hand forward.

Meanwhile, Kyu-seong reconsidered fusing the high-level slimes he had neglected for a while. When he thought about it, not only Poispois but also other slimes like Mark2 and Bokkeum needed to level up too… 

‘I’ll deal with the others later,’ he thought.

Currently, he was refraining from fusing higher-level slimes to maintain and improve the field’s yield. He would reconsider this when the supply of newly summoned slimes increased in the future.

But Poispois was an exception! To unlock the unknown potential within Poispois, he couldn’t delay his fusion.

As they stepped outside, the squirmy slimes greeted them first. It seemed they had gathered, chattering away as they constructed a new building. 

‘But they’re all connected, so they should be able to communicate without talking…?’ Kyu-seong wondered, but he dismissed it. The dungeon was full of odd creatures, so pondering each action would make the day too short.

“Now, let’s gather the slimes,” he said, hopping on Purr with Poispois and Ara in tow, and they returned to the Slime Village. Poispois and Ara let out excited cheers as they rode.

“We’re on our way!!” 

Squirm!!

Once they returned to the village, they called for the slimes. Despite summoning only the level 5 slimes, slimes flocked from all directions as if a festival was underway.

Surprised by the sudden gathering of all the slimes, Kyu-seong was both flustered and smiling.

“These cute little things.” 

The round slimes looked up at Kyu-seong and Ara, showing off playfully. Since each had different abilities, a talent show festival soon unfolded in the village’s open space.

“Ka-ha-ha!” 

Ara joined in, enthusiastically performing a dance she had once practiced at the daycare center. Poispois, too, soon lost himself in the moment, enjoying the talent show with all his might.

“Oops! I almost forgot again!” 

Was this early-onset dementia? He was so distracted by the talent show that he almost forgot about Poispois’s fusion again. 

Kyu-seong gathered only the level 5 slimes and selected volunteers. As expected, every slime volunteered.

“Hmm…”

The decision was left to Kyu-seong. After carefully observing the slimes’ abilities, he finally chose one.

“Tracking Slime! I choose you!” 

Squirm! (“It’s an honor!”) 

It was a slime that had honed its abilities, fascinated by its unique skill. Given Poispois’s mana detection ability, Kyu-seong was curious to see what would happen if he combined it with tracking.

‘It could just be lost altogether, but…’ 

“Alright, let’s start the fusion!” 

Kyu-seong fused Poispois and the Tracking Slime. They soon merged into one squirming slime, emitting a bright light just like when Mark2 reached level 6. The other slimes watched with envy.

Sparkle!

“Oh?! No choices? What’s going on?” 

Usually, he would have to choose two of the three abilities—poison, mana detection, and tracking—but this time, the fusion completed without a selection.

Poispois’s appearance changed slightly. His body remained purple, but two small horn-like protrusions were added, making three in total.

[Poispois (Greedy Slime) LV.6]

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