ReSlime : Finding A Way Back In Another World

ARC I CHAPTER I : REBOOT

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I turned around to see a person wearing full plate armour and an helmet approaching me. I stood up , eyeing the advancer while the kid ran to the other side of the road.

"Miss, I applaud for your bravery, such manoeuvre are not present in everyone" He complimented me, I grinned at it.

"I appreciate your applause, I couldn't stand there and let such a mishap occur knowing I did nothing"

"Those are words of a selfless and wise person , miss....?"

" Rimuru , Rimuru tempest.. and Mister actually..."

"O-oh I see! I apologise for my misconception" He explained , rubbing the back of his helmet. Clearly flustered.

" it's alright! It's not the first time I have been referred as miss.. Who may you be , Sir..?" I asked giving it's okay gestures with my hands.

"Bartholomew, Bartholomew Edith at your service, Rimuru-san, You don't look like a knight nor noble and I haven't seen before. Are you perhaps a foreigner?"

"Well, You could say that I come from very far away to visit this dragon land. So far away that I don't even know how will I get back"

I said with a nervous laugh.

"I see , Who I'm to judge you on such circumstances, are you perhaps a noble from kararagi? "

"such a dignified title isn't for me, I'm merely of common birth, I don't hail from kararagi, thou.. I'm from really far away." more like slime birth

"is that so? I find it hard to believe if I say , Your attire certainly boasts of a calibre above of nobles , Even from this distance, it's impossible to ignore the opulent silk and the embellishments which are certainly spectacular"

I could sense him getting his guard up. He moved his hand closer to his sword. It's natural after all, I'm a foreigner who is neither a noble nor knight but possesses a great amount of skills and my prestigious attire pushes the theory of being a spy or assassin even more.

I really should change my clothes and make a story on my background which isn't total truth nor lie, Lying about my origins could come to bite me in my ass later on.

"You flatter me , sir Bartholomew, Even thought I wasn't exactly a knight , My friends and family were really skilled peoples, They made me this attire." Technically it wasn't a lie , just not the entire truth.

"Ah that explains it" with that an lingering awkward silence permeated between them, the only thing that was cancelling it was the constant running chariots and chatters of people. I wanted to ask about the currency of this country and possibly duplicate it.

But a doubt formed at the back of my brain when I remember that he is suspicious of me and showing any abilities can escalate his suspicious , And I definitely don't want to be stuck in an unknown country with knights pursuing me day and night. Even thou I can just one shot them , I certain don't want my reputation to be something like merciless slime- or Sinful loli- no.. just no

"err.. Can you please tell me about this country's currency?" I slyly asked him, carefully placing my words to appear normal as possible.

"a-ah sure , why not? Cough cough The first and the lowest denomination of coin is the copper coin ,it has the figure of royal castle on it , thou it doesn't make the royal appear low!" he explained hastily , knowing why I raised my eyebrow .

"But compared to the ascending figures , they can be settled at the lowest! The second and the least used denomination is the silver coin , it has the figure of the Sage on it. It is worth a hundred cobber coins"

' Sage huh? I wonder if that guy has any connection to Raphael or is an parallel version of great sage in this universe'

< Please refrain from comparing myself to someone imprinted on a merely silver coin>

'oh! Is that pride what I am seeing?' I teased Raphael at the rare opportunity.

< It's just your imagination Master>

'oh really? That's all you have to say on that?' I deadpanned.

<I'd say master is better and more stronger that any figures on the denominations>

' Don't try to distract me from the fact that bungee gum have both the prope- wait no!'

I was broken out of my thinking by a coughing noise made by none other than Bartholomew. I didn't needed to see his face to know he realised I wasn't listening at all.

"umm did you listen to what I explained about the holy coin?"

"Ummm no.." I answered with a nervous smile.

He sighed, looking a bit dejected but quickly asked another thing.

"But hey! You listened about the Gold coin? Right?!"

"I'm afraid no...." His head and arms dropped into the air as he stared at the ground, a purple aura surrounding him.

"Sorry!"

"Well then , I'll explain it again- Gold coin is the most commonly used form of denomination and have the figure of sword saint in it, It is worth a hundred silver coins"

"you're listening right?"

"No actually...."

"Wait what?-"

"Just kidding , please continue"

"Argh you and your jokes.. Okay the last and the coin with the most economical value is the Holy coin , It is the least used form of denomination as few are able to get even a single piece of it because it is so precious. It has the figure of the great mighty dragon on it and is worth a thousand gold coins!"

He exclaimed the last sentence at a burst of amazement , he seems a big fan of those holy coins , I suppose.

"Well then , I suppose we should part our ways now , sir Bartholomew. Thanks for all your help"

"Nay , it's my duty and pleasure as a knight to help the fellow countrymen and even non countrymen" He replied chuckling.

"Well then , Take care. Rimuru-kun" We both shook hands and departed to opposite directions .

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Seeing that I was getting nowhere trying to find any local shops , I decided to use [universal sense]

Sensing where largest spread out crowd was present in with a pattern recognisable as vendors , merchants and traders aligned. I headed towards the plaza of the city.

'Raphael, what time is it?'