ReSlime : Finding A Way Back In Another World

ARC I CHAPTER I : REBOOT

< 3:20 pm >

I frowned at that , it was around 12 pm when I arrived here. I lost the grasp of the time and spended too much time exploring and wandering. It's about time I buy some information from a merchant.

I scanned the merchants and vendors aligned in front of the road. Merchants are a good source of information, so I went up to one of them.

"Excuse me , sir" I asked an apple merchant , He was a muscular and firm built man with a twig in his mouth.

" yess? You here to buy somethin'?" He said noticing me, his hand holding an apple.

"I'm actually new in this country, So I would really appreciate if you could help me with it. And of course , I'll even pay with money!"

" No need for money , lady. Ask whatever ya want, just be sure to buy some appas when you come back" He said grinning. He had a greedy tone in his voice when he spoke it, I assume it's because of my prestigious looking clothes which made him assume I'm some kind of foreign noble.

"Thanks you! Do you know a place where I could trade currency?"

" Yeap , but the best one is in da slum. There is a trading center near by ,but they play foul, especially to a foreigner, I wouldn't advise going there.." He warned with a frown.

" I see" I said rubbing my chin, looks like the citizens aren't fond of the nobles, It's better to visit the one the slums since the nobles got connection and could false accuse me , use their connections to blackmail or worse... get me imprisoned.

Thou, I can break out of it whenever I want , I would rather stay on good terms if I want to return to tempest as soon as possible.

"Where can I find the one in the slums?" I said looking at him , He grinned at that.

"You made the right choice , The nearest route to the slums goes from the alleyway down the fancy bridge in the northeast area" He said , pointing his hand towards the route.

" But beware ,The alleyway is infested with hoodlums and thugs" He gave me a warning.

" I see , I shall keep it in mind. And also make sure to buy some apples when I return here again"

"Apples? You mean appa , right? are they called apples in your country?"

"You could say that, Oh! How silly of me, I forgot to ask your name"

"Kadomon risch , The best appa seller in the entire country!" He said grinning widely.

" Rimuru Tempest , A boy" Kadomon blinked as his brain processed the words. He burst out laughing a second later.

"No way! Hahah You totally had me fooled!" He said , holding his stomach with his hands. I gave an embarrassed chuckle at that.

"I must depart now , I would come back to buy from you again, Mister risch" if I don't go to my original world

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After taking mental notes of locations of the slums. I headed towards the alleyway, shadowed by the tall buildings beside it , blocking any much passageway for lights to permeate through.

"Well well.. look what we got here" I looked closely to see three figures emerging from the shadows like they were waiting for someone to pass through, They had pretty unique looks as far as I could tell. One was a big man who lowered over the other two, and the 2nd one was perhaps the most noticeable.

He had greyish blue hair with cuffs at his wrist and another one on his throat , He was pretty pale as his bones popped out of his skin. I guess they were the hoodlums that Kadomon was warning about.

It gave me a pitiful feeling , seeing him in such conditions, Looks like the slums is definitely not a pleasant amble in the sun.

And at last but not least was a kid or midget.. with a bowl cut hairstyle resembling a mushroom. Thou they don't possesses even the slightest of threat to me, They were just some alley hoodlums.

"New to the capital, huh?" The middle one said eyeing me lustfully head to toe, in a unpleased and disgusting gaze that I wished to gouge his eyes out from the sockets.

"If ya don't wanna be killed , Then strip n spit out everything! And don't try to fool us! Even if ya don't even 've any money , yar dress should sell fine" The big one threatened , cracking his knuckles and a crazed grin at his face. Seeing that , my hand bawled into a fist and my eyes narrowed, I gave him a dead glare, And responded.

" Oh is that so? Well then, why don't you try doing it ?... Because I'm afraid I might kill you if you get too close.." They seems to intimated by it since the mushroom midget backed down. He gestured his hand to the middle one to come down to his level.

"Oi oi, she looks like a royal knight, that might explain her attire! Let's quickly get out of here" He fearfully whispered to , His eye fixed on me.

"huh?! Don't be afraid of a mere bluff , kan! Her dresses aren't something that a mere royal knight could afford, She is probably of those arrogant noble bitches who sucks on their daddy's son and act all might"