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“Heavy… breathing…”

Finally, I arrived.

Pushing through the sticky tentacles that swarmed from all directions, I made my way inside. Occasionally healing the wounds that appeared, I somehow managed to push my way deeper inside until a massive cave suddenly loomed before me.

A huge cave covered in sticky liquid on all sides. Fortunately, the ceiling had an opening, allowing some light to shine in and prevent complete darkness.

In the center of the cave, there was a lake. In the middle of the lake, surrounded by the sticky liquid that filled it, sat a woman.

Or rather, she was floating on the liquid. Holding a shining red core in her chest.

Is that the slime core?

“Hey, hero… To be honest, it doesn’t seem worth it for the money we received.”

“Yeah. We might have to ask for more later.”

Covered in sticky liquid all over my body, I must admit, it’s quite a sight to behold. With armor and clothes melted away, my skin was fully exposed. But strangely, neither Nell nor Dolga seemed to feel uncomfortable.

No, they seemed even more excited after almost being devoured just now. Do these guys have such tastes?

“Is… that the core?”

“Seems like it.”

Taking a deep breath, Nell approached the lake. As she reached the edge of the lake, she stopped in her tracks.

“Something feels off.”

“What? What do you mean?”

Dolga seemed oblivious to any strange feelings. Is he just a clueless guy?

Well, as a priest, it’s natural for him to focus on his own tasks and be clueless.

“There’s no way there wouldn’t be a slime at the center of the Slime Cave, Nell.”

“Oh… Is that so?”

With a puzzled expression, Dolga finally realized that something was amiss.

With her sword drawn, Nell stared at the core in the middle of the lake. Stepping forward, she noticed the woman in the center of the lake starting to move.

A creepy sight as she slowly rose from the liquid, her eyes blinking open. Approaching slowly, she then stopped at the edge of the lake with a majestic posture.

For a moment, no one could speak.

“Could it be that you can’t leave?”

In disbelief, Nell furrowed her brows and asked. The slime in the lake just crossed its arms and stared at them without a word.

“Hmm… Are you a priest who worships the gods? I didn’t know there were still people serving the ancient gods like us.”

“Ancient gods…? Are you one of them?”

Nell’s question. Honestly, in the original work, there was no mention of her being an ancient god, so suddenly introducing this concept was quite surprising.

In the original, we just fought a giant slime outright. She wasn’t in this human-like form, nor was she a slime in human form.

But now, a slime is standing before us…

“Those like us have long since perished… but there are still some who remain. We may not be gods you worship, but we still hold power, as a few of us are still alive.”

“Is that so… an ancient god, huh. But whether you’re a god or not doesn’t matter to us. What we want is that core you’re holding.”

With those words, Neiru raised her sword. Despite everything, it seemed a bit too bold to speak to a god like that.

“Wait…! Neiru, that’s still a god.”

“I know. An ancient god who was defeated by humanity. They may be called gods, but they can die just like anything else.”

“Oh…? Are you saying you’ll kill me? Quite amusing.”

Soon, the woman placed my hand into the lake. With a creepy squelching sound, the liquid on the wall began to change thickly.

Watching that scene, Neiru muttered under her breath.

“Oh, damn…”

It didn’t feel good no matter how you looked at it.

“Do you not know where you are right now? Coming into a god’s belly and then asking the owner of that belly to hand over an item. Do you all want to die together?”

Well, I may be a god too. Honestly, I can’t beat that thing. Squirming tentacles began to appear from all directions. It seemed like we would all melt together if we made a mistake…

“Hey, hero!”

“Oh, I didn’t expect this.”

That idiotic woman! What are we going to do if she doesn’t know!

“Wait!”

Feeling like I had to do something, I stepped forward. She stopped moving my tentacles. Eventually, she looked down at me, smirked subtly, and asked.

“Hmm… Ah, so you’re the one who almost got caught by my clone.”

That was a clone! I almost got eaten by that crazy woman.

“If you’re an ancient god… could we make a deal? I’ll do anything you want.”

My life was on the line, so a little sympathy wouldn’t hurt. Honestly, that girl was pretty enough to be eaten.

Even though it’s sad to be stuffed and preserved next to the number of times you’ve been eaten… there’s nothing we can do about it!

Thinking that, I tried to figure out a way to get out of the situation. She looked at me with a subtle smile and asked.

“Will you really do anything?”

“Y-yes… I’ll do anything. So… ”

“No! What are you saying! I can’t stand you falling for that bitch!”

Neiru’s scolding from behind made me sigh heavily. What a useless woman… as long as I eat her later, that’s all that matters.

“Is that so? Oh… so you’ll do anything.”

Finally, she spoke to me again with a renewed appetite.

“Fine. Then let me lick your armpit.”

For a moment, everyone froze without a word.

“Did I just hear that correctly? You want me to let you lick my armpit?”

What kind of demand is that…

“I saw it through my clone. I’ve never seen such tempting armpits like yours before. Isn’t it natural to want to lick something like that with your tongue?”

Why would that be natural, you crazy woman.

“Really… if I let you lick my armpit, you’ll spare me?”

“That’s right. Release me right away.”

“Wait a minute!”

At that moment, Dorga spoke up from behind without a care. Seeing her raise her head with a growl and a swift movement, I wondered what she was going to say this time.

“That core, is it some kind of gem?”

“Oh? You mean this thing I’m holding in my arms? Yes. It’s a sacrifice my former god offered to me a long time ago. I’ve kept it close to me, but it’s starting to bother me a bit.”

Oh… it wasn’t a core but a gem. It wasn’t as special as I thought.

“Can… can you give that to us?”

“Oh… what will you give me in return?”

Really? You’ll give it to me? Can’t you just give it to me?

“Dorga… what are you trying to do?”

“If we don’t have that, we’ll suffer a huge loss. At the very least, we should break even. And… it might be quite interesting.”

What do you mean by interesting, you crazy bastard?

“….. I see.”

Why are you agreeing again? How do you see me?

“As a price for giving up that gem… what should I offer?”

“Oh… a reasonable offer. Hehe… good. Then make this guy lick my armpit and belly button.”

“You pervert.”

Ah, Doruga just made a strange request. Even though he’s an ancient god, asking to lick my belly button and armpit is a bit much.

“Hmm, do you not want to accept it?”

“But still, you’re a pervert.”

Tsk, she clicked her tongue. It seems like she’s aware of it too.

“You didn’t ask for my opinion?”

She muttered under her breath. Since they’re deciding on such an important matter themselves, I can’t help but be amazed…

“Oh… then, what is your opinion?”

At least this guy can communicate. Or rather, is it natural for a guy who wants to lick my armpit and belly button to be like this?

“Do you really just want to lick my armpit and belly button?”

“That’s right. This body is a god after all. Would I lie?”

At least it seems like there won’t be any consequences. Thankfully… it seems like the slime won’t be used as a substitute for the target taken away with sympathy.

“You can lick it. Just give me that gem.”

“Oh… you are a reasonable person.”

Luckily, it seems like he hasn’t realized that I’m one of the ancient gods.

“S-Sir, Serah…”

I sighed at Neru’s voice coming from behind. He must still be trying to say he doesn’t want me to do this. But still…

“Make sure my belly button is visible from my side!”

Cancel the thought from earlier.

She’s just a crazy woman.