Side Story 4
The Day the Slimes
Multiplied
Translator : PolterGlast
I looked down at my
body, thinking how much it had grown. It still hurt a little to sit, but after
a week, I was able to manage somehow. My reflection in the mirror was the
"Eldorado" I had seen in the past. Or, at least, I wanted to say
that, but I might still be a little too young. Eldorado-san, weren't you
exaggerating a bit? While thinking that, I placed my hand on another spot that
bothered me. And then I shouted,
"My boobs... are
small...!!!"
There was a time when
I thought they would get bigger. It's not strange.
Looking at my growing
body, I thought, "Wow, I've gotten taller, my field of vision has widened,
and things have gotten a little bigger here and there. This is promising! I'm
ready and waiting, so come on!" And then, for several years, it was a
repeat of "Huh, that's weird." They had become more voluminous than
before, but somehow, they were still "so small...!!" than I had
imagined.
As I was screaming,
Lotus, who was sitting next to the bed, retorted, "No, that's normal,
isn't it?" He seemed completely indifferent.
"Normal... well,
yeah, it's normal! But it's too normal! Eldorado in the game was all curves,
she was amazing!?"
"Dunno..."
His tone implied,
"How should I know?" "Lotus, you like them bigger too, right?
Right? It's gotta be better that way, right!?" "Either way is
fine..." Or rather, my body was so worn out that he told me to just sleep
instead of getting so worked up. I reluctantly wrapped myself in the blanket.
Next to the bed was an even smaller bed, and despite my commotion, a little boy
was sound asleep. He was a big child.
Clack, the door
opened, and the three, Ichi and the others, came trotting in. 『Good morning!』『Here's some water!』『Is our little master doing well~~~???』
And so, Eldorado, or
rather El, and Lotus became the father and mother of one child.
***
The slightly small
house we had built a little while ago was a bit away from the town. It wasn't
too far, so I liked it, but when we were deciding on the location, Lotus
frowned and said in a dissatisfied voice, "What if something
happens?" That was around the time we found out I was pregnant with our
son.
But well, I weighed
the risk of something happening that Lotus was talking about against the risk
of something else happening, and I chose this place. My opinion was taken
seriously.
Just as I had
imagined, or so I should say, our son's eyes were the same red color as ours,
and when he was born, all I could think was, "You did a great job at being
born," and I was overjoyed that he had come to us. Now, my anxiety only
grew, but thinking about it wouldn't help, I thought as I watched the Ichi and
the others, who were suppressing their presence and sneaking into our son's
crib to observe him. They were slowly stretching their faces out, taking turns
saying, "I see him, I see him!" and giggling.
"Should I start
preparing dinner soon?"
When Lotus stood up,
about ten years had probably passed since we first met. Looking up at his face,
which had changed quite a bit, from the bed, I felt a pang in my chest.
"L-Lotus..." "Hmm?" "I-I like you...!!!" I
thrashed around on the bed. "Yeah, yeah," he dismissed me. Watching
Lotus's figure disappear beyond the door, I sniffled, "He's gone..."
Ichi and the others were staring intently at me.
――Why does El confess to
Lotus every time?
――Even though she's
already Lotus's wife?
――Our little master is
sleeping soundly, yay!
Honestly, I'd been
thinking this for a while, but only San always seems to be off in his own world
during conversations, doesn't he? He's mostly just saying "Hey hey"
and dancing. Well, whatever.
"It's just... I
don't really know why anymore, but when I look at Lotus, I think he's so
likable and cool that I just want to say it..."
As I sniffled, "I
like him every day, even as his wife...", the three of them said in
unison, "This is quite a predicament." I could understand their
feelings.
Several more days
passed. Our son, who had seemed so quiet, gradually awakened to the will to
live, and at night, he would insist with all his might that he was hungry.
"Lotus, maybe we should sleep in separate rooms?" I thought that, at
least, since Lotus had work during the day, sleep deprivation was his greatest
enemy. The reply to those words was him ruffling my hair vigorously with his
large palm, and that was the end of it.
I wondered if it was
okay, but I was happy to have Lotus next to me. But little by little, I was
reaching my limit. It was then. Knock-knock, the Ichis opened the door, saying,
"Excuse us~." They trotted in, very considerate and helpful. However,
something serious had happened. One, two, three... four. There was one more. No
matter how many times I counted, there was one more.
"...No way,
there's one more!!!?"
My brain was going
crazy from the confusion. But Lotus next to me said, "There... is one
more," with no change in his expression. No, that was wrong. The pause in
his words was a little too long, so even the usually unflappable Lotus was very
subtly flustered.
"Nice to meet
you," the newcomer slime bowed its head. It was a little quieter than the
other three, but this was no time to be thinking, "Oh my, how
lovely," or anything like that.
"Why!? Did it
split!? Or did you kidnap it from somewhere!? Take it back to where it belongs,
I can't handle any more trouble!!! Also, you three over there, why aren't you
looking at me!?"
They were all looking
the other way.
Then, Ichi, the
leader, turned around and said, "Since our little master was born, we
thought we'd increase the security a bit." Apparently, the they had some
kind of barrier around the house. "Suspicious guys go explode..." San
said with a wicked grin. I was thinking, "I didn't hear about this, or
how...?" my mouth twitching, when Nii quietly took out a bottle from
somewhere. The Water of Foresight. "You still had that!?" The three
puffed out their chests. The newcomer slime puffed out its chest belatedly.
Anyway, it seemed they
had reinforced their forces because they didn't have enough slime hands (or
rather, manpower). 『If the family
increases again, we'll add more, so don't worry!』 The energetic words of the three + one slime made me
wonder if I should really not worry.
――Well, for now, let's
go teach the newbie the ropes~~!
――First, gathering
firewood~~!
――Please take care of me
――I'll whip you into
shape, ora ora ora
"Oh dear, San,
try to be a little gentler, you just wanted to act like a senior, didn't
you?" The four of them rolled out of the house, looking cheerfully
chaotic. Watching them go, Lotus quietly said, "...Maybe we should make
the house a little bigger?" "I wonder about that..." If Lotus
and I were in charge of three slimes, does that mean there'd be one slime in
charge for each child...?
But since everyone was
a helpful presence, I decided to just let my mind drift. Despite all the
commotion, our son was sleeping soundly. Sometimes I wanted to check if he was
still breathing. Lotus was probably the same, as he gently touched our son's
cheek with his calloused fingertips that were used to handling a sword, so lightly
it was almost a brush. The furrow between his brows was also a little less
deep.
Watching him, I, who
had what Ichi and the others called a troublesome habit, struggled to sit up in
bed and gently tugged on his clothes. It was my way of saying, "Please come
over here." Lotus understood correctly and quietly sat down next to me,
making sure the bed didn't shake. This was because my crotch was still
sometimes screaming "ouch."
Although I had shouted
about my small chest, my height had grown considerably. Since Lotus was strong,
he could easily carry me on his back, but I wouldn't do that anymore, and he
wouldn't have to bend down for our eyes to meet. With just a little effort, I
could easily kiss him. So I did.
I felt like boasting,
"Hah, I'm Lotus's wife..." to no one in particular, when our lips,
which had parted, stuck together again. Even if I tried to escape, my head was
firmly fixed in his palms. Leaving out the details, what I did was returned
several times over. "Hmm, is that all?" Lotus said coolly, rubbing
his lips with his thumb. "Is... is that all...?" I was breathless and
could only cry.
"Haven't done it
yet, so might as well save it up."
"Is it... a
savings system!?"
I slumped back onto
the bed. I felt like I'd be asked how many times we'd done it before, but these
past few years, I'd realized that while I was okay with initiating things, I
was incredibly weak against his advances. But I really liked Lotus, who seemed
aloof but wasn't, and if I could, I wanted to roll around on the bed. I couldn't
because it hurt. "I'll... recover! Relatively... quickly! I'll do my
best...!" "No, don't push yourself." He ruffled my hair.
Covering my face with
the blanket out of embarrassment, I peeked out and looked up at him, and when I
thought, "Ah, here it comes," Lotus saved it up again. Lotus, who had
been leaning over, sat back up. We both looked away somewhat, and a sigh
escaped both of us.
"...Well, still,
don't push yourself."
"Yeah... you're
right, but my goal is maybe two more kids!? I want a big family!"
"That's...
including the slimes, five people plus three, plus another three... huh? Eleven
people? Isn't that too many?"
For now, we might have
to expand the house someday.
From outside the
window, I could hear energetic voices, "Ora ora, it's firewood! Next is
securing food, ei, ei, oh!".
Thinking that neither
Lotus nor Ichi and the others would have imagined things turning out like this
when we first met, I realized that life was truly unpredictable.
I gently took Lotus's
hand, thinking that there would probably be even more unpredictable things in
the future. It was a big, calloused hand that I loved. He gently squeezed back,
making me a little surprised, and I squeezed his hand again. Then, I became
happy for no reason and laughed.
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