Overloaded With Attributes Chapter 64
The Blue (Slime) Terror
"Alright, it took 13 minutes and 38 seconds for everyone to be quiet."
"Don't be so nitpicky! You're the one who caused this mess! In my world, we call that 'starting a fire and then putting it out'!"
"Y-You called me Shizuka... Yes, my husband."
"Akashi-san, Yuu only calls me by my first name."
"Ara, but he called me Shouko just the other day."
(Honestly, everyone but Tiara is so restless.)
Using the portal, we were transferred to "here," the second floor of A-Block.
"Um, like I explained earlier."
"I don't recall you explaining anything to me."
"Um, like I vaguely gestured at earlier."
"Yuugiri-kun, this 'warping' or 'teleportation' thing is not an event that should happen after a vague gesture."
"Hey, no one else seemed confused or had any questions, so I just figured this would be fine, too."
"So you're saying this is all Kazura-san's fault?"
"I refuse to take the blame for this! Big Brother... I never could have predicted... or maybe I could have... that you were this much of a lunatic!"
As we were making a racket, a bouncy monster—a slime—seemed to take an interest in us from down the hall.
"Hey, that's a Mochi, right?"
"Huh? Can't you just look at it?"
"The only Mochi I know are the white ones! That one is blue! And translucent!"
Well, it's a "Blue" Sli... Mochi. Of course, it's blue.
"By the way, its combat power is only 30, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"Big Brother is saying weird things again..."
(Combat power! That sounds so cool!)
"So, how strong is this 'combat power 30' exactly?"
"Let's see, the white ones—the Mochi we were just fighting—have an average combat power of 20. So... it's basically a rounding error?"
"That is not a rounding error! 1.5 times the strength is the difference between a child and an adult!"
"So it's an Adult Mochi... It's going to dissolve Tiara's clothes and use its tentacles to..."
Blue slimes were actually the most common type back in the other world. But the color doesn't matter; its only attack is "Body Slam." The speed and impact are a little stronger, but as long as you're not fighting a huge swarm, it's not a problem. ...Unless it's a Metal-type.
Still, I should probably check if it's dangerous—I was about to step forward, but Kazura-san moved first. A brutal full swing, hitting it with the flat of her ax. The same attack as always. The blue slime was cleanly annihilated, vanishing without a trace.
"Hmm. It didn't feel any stronger."
"Is 'Of course it didn't, not to you' the only response I can give to that?"
"If an elephant steps on a bug, it's not going to know if it was an ant or a spider."
(Might is right. Total meathead.)
"Kazura was just checking if it was an enemy you all could fight safely! And all I get are these cold remarks! Kazura is very hurt!"
"A 26-year-old single woman pouting like that is... a little... no, very cringey."
"Fufu, maybe on the next swing, my hand will slip and my ax will go CRASH into Big Brother's head☆"
"...Is what Akiyoshi just said."
"Don't drag me into this!"
Kazura-san's eyes narrowed, but she quickly returned to normal and continued.
"By the way, this 'combat power' thing Big Brother mentioned. Can you see it on... humans, too?"
"Of course I c—I mean, no. That was just an example. A hypothetical."
"You were weirdly obsessed with 'Appraisal' before, weren't you?"
"Atena, I'll pat your head later, so please refrain from careless comments."
"Eh? Does that mean... if I say something careless, you'll pat my head, too?" That's not what I meant.
"You know, Big Brother. You're acting way different than you were up until yesterday. You were so secretive, enjoying Kazura's reactions... Today, it seems like you're not hiding anything at all."
...She's right. I was feeding her scraps of information just to see what she'd do.
"But, well. We're going to be working together from now on. And the biggest secret was revealed yesterday. Honestly, sneaking around and hiding things is just a pain."
"You're the same as always..."
(Yuu-kun's broad-mindedness is one of his good qualities.)
"But I'm not trying to get involved with everyone. So I'd appreciate it if you didn't tell any complete strangers. ...Are you listening, Akiyoshi?"
"Why are you singling me out?! I was the first one to notice your 'thing' anyway!" Because you're the last person I'd trust...
"So this means our 'family bond' was born from that passionate proposal!"
"Were you even listening to me?"
"And to the rest of you girls. Kazura would also hate to see her new acquaintances, and their families, get into... an 'unfortunate accident' or 'suddenly go missing,' you know?"
Kazura-san's smile was gentle, but...
"So no matter what, you won't... leak... anything... got it?"
...It was also terrifying enough to make cold sweat run down my back.
"Getting back on topic. What's our combat power?"
"Hmm, you're all between 60 and 70? Not including equipment. Of course, your combat power will go up as your level—the amount of mana you absorb from monsters—increases."
"I see. If it's just numbers, then you're right, we should be able to handle an opponent with 30. But when you say 'all of us'... you mean everyone except Takatsukasa-san, right?"
"A normal person can't swing an ax that big!"
"I can hear you, you know. ...So, what's Kazura's?"
"The last time I looked, it was 438."
"What the hell... that's literally a monster on a different order of magnitude..."
"From a Mochi's perspective, she's an elephant... or maybe a T-Rex."
(That's not even funny.)
"...I'll be watching what I say from now on..."
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