The Town of Tomoura

"I will help you." — The little slime answered the crying girl's request as he transformed into a human.

The girl's eyes widened as the human was someone she never knew. It was a man in his 20s wearing tight black clothing that only stopped at the shoulders—showing the clearly visible abs and muscles.

The delicate red eyes complimented the messy white hair as the ears had one piercing.

The girl blushed as she was silent about the whole situation.

The little slime smirked, "It's a beautiful look, right?" he asked as the girl just nodded in awe, "I just used the clothing from the humans that I ate and this is what I liked most." He opened his body as he presented the clothing.

"Are you ready?" The slime said as the girl swayed her head left and right to shrug the awful thought in her mind,

"Y-yeah, let's go." The girl said as she led the way towards Tomoura Town.

After walking a couple of while, the two finally saw a structure of a wall that was the "defense for the town" as what the girl said.

"Oh yeah, I forgot. Can you tell me your name?" The little slime asked as the girl just looked at him.

"My name is Joy, and you?" The girl answered.

"I—I'm Tanuki." The little slime stumbled his words for a bit. The name kinda bothered him for a bit but he knew it was named by people that once welcomed him.

The girl stopped and turned around, "Is something wrong?" The little slime was shocked for the girl to say such a thing.

Something about the girl was special but the little slime was yet to know that, not until later in the future.

"We're here." The girl said as she stretched her arms to the Town of Tomoura, "To my home." she continued as the massive wall that the little slime saw when he was flying and at the distance was bigger than he thought.

The little slime was enjoying the view when he saw in the distance that seemed to look like a long line, "What is that?" The little slime asked.

"Well, you see." The girl seemed hesitant but she took a big breath, "The town has been dying and this is one of them." The girl answered with her hand on her chest.

"You need to pay one gold to enter. This wasn't here before and all the money goes to the Baron." Joy continued as she seemed more down than earlier.

"I see.." The little slime's enthusiastic expression didn't disappear as he patted Joy, "Don't worry. Give me a day." The little slime said as he held Joy's hands and dragged her to the entrance.

The entrance was long but as time passed, it was their time to pay the fee.

"Oy Joy, where have you been?" One of the guards asked her as he came close, "I thought you were in danger. When you left to get some herbs, those knights followed. You okay?" He continued.

Joy happily replied and lied that she was chased by boars and that the little slime saved her, "Thank you very much, young man. This girl is really clumsy, thank goodness you saved her." The guards said as he shook hands with the little slime.

"Even though we hate for you to pay the fee, I can't break the rules." The guard said as his expression was a little bit dim, yet the smile on him did not disappear.

"It's alright, here you go." The little slime said as he paid two copper, for him and Joy.

Joy simply looked at the little slime as she blushingly smiled and watched him make a conversation to the guards.

After a talk, they were able to enter the town and what the little slime expected came running all down the drain as the town was as poor as the Lizardmen the village.

Everything was filled with filth that even dogs are showing ribs.

The little slime took a glance at Joy as she only has the expression like a mother who has nothing to pay for her children. It was heartbreaking for the little slime as he looked back at the poor scenery.

The little slime did its best to comfort Joy as he patted her head, "I promise, give me a day." he said as his hair's shadow covered his eyes. It was only his mouth that showed anger.

[You have required a quest — Do you accept? Y/N]

The little slime agreed with no hesitation at all.

[To be at the top of the Food Chain, you have to own a territory. Kill the Apex of this place and you will be king of this jungle]

The little slime smiled as the purpose of his existence here did not falter, "Hey Joy, why did those guards hate the knights?"

"Huh?" The Joy looked at the little slime and answered, "Oh, those people are not knights but people of this town. They despise the Baron and his knights for the same reason as I do." she said.

"Then that makes it simple." The little slime said as he walked away and titled his head to look at Joy, "Expect a massacre tonight." The little slime said as he simply left, leaving Joy behind.

"Tan...nuki?" Joy held her hands on her chest as she bowed despite the feeling of fear rushing towards her, "Please. Even if drop is blood, save my town." she said as the little slime waved goodbye.

The little slime was in a corner as he transformed back as a little slime, "Oh my god, so 30 minutes is the limits for my transformation." The little slime tried to act all cool for the lady but he was at its limit

"Phew, that was close." He muttered as he remembered gathering all the defects of his transformation on his pants and his tight black clothing, "Controlling it was like holding pee for 10 minutes." The little slime mumbled.

"But.." The little slime's expression changed, "I didn't lie about the massacre." he said.