Then Slimebae it is

After finishing my delivery, I went to meet up with Dea-kun and the others—but before that, I teleported over to the Slime Forest near Solasidor and tamed a slime about the size of a melon that caught my eye.

Looking at it again, it's actually pretty different from the Scavenger Slimes used for toilets.

Scavenger Slimes are artificial magical creatures made through alchemy, so if this wild slime is like a mouse, then a Scavenger Slime would be like… a robot wearing a stuffed mouse costume, I guess?

Since they're artificial, even people without the Tamer skill can use them. Good ol' Scaven-san.

Well, without the Tamer skill, you wouldn't really notice those differences anyway.

"… I'll use this slime later. Yeah."

I quietly put the slime into Storage and headed back to Akahagane to meet up with Dea-kun and the others.

"I've secured an inn that accommodates riding beasts. Since we have Arthur with us."

"Oh, nice work, Dea-kun. That's thoughtful of you."

I patted his silky silver hair with a "there, there."

Come to think of it, can you Tame humans…? Ah, looks like you probably could. Not that I'd ever do it, of course.

"Oh right, I got a Tamer skill from the Goddess. And I tamed a slime, so let me introduce you real quick."

"Huh? Oh, okay. A slime, huh… Now that I look at it, it's kind of cute."

Dea-kun poked at the slime I'd taken out, prodding it gently.

The slime jiggled and wobbled.

"What's its name?"

"Hmm? Ah, let's go with Slimebae."

"Slimebae… Well, I suppose that works?"

I'd like to quietly note for the record that I just came up with it on the spot, and I definitely did not name it Slimebae because I planned to use it for perverted purposes.

Then something clicked. Maybe I should try out the vision-sharing thing right away.

"Hey Dea-kun, Dea-kun, could you go wash Slimebae in the bath for me?"

"Huh, wash a slime? Can you even wash one of these?"

"I think so. Some slimes bathe in water and stuff."

"Alright, I'll take care of it then. Come here, Slimebae."

When Dea-kun called out, Slimebae slid over onto his hand.

"I'll be resting in the room, okay?"

"Understood. I'll go take a bath then."

I headed to the room… Now then. Time to try out that vision-sharing.

… Look, it's not what you think. Lately Dea-kun's been looking way too much like a cute girl, and my brain's been glitching into thinking "I could totally go for this." So I'm executing my plan to see Dea-kun's little Dea-kun and reset my brain. You know?

This is an important ritual to maintain proper distance with Dea-kun. Yep.

I lay down on the bed and closed my eyes tight. Alright, vision-sharing activate!

… Oh. This is the changing room by the bath, right? This is Slimebae's perspective. Success.

I have no idea how slime eyes work, but I can see everything in full color. It's like a 360-degree VR video.

"Come on, Slimebae, over here."

—?! Dea-kun, h-his, ch-chest, boo… no, I mean, the tips! I can see them!

He's got a towel wrapped around his waist but everything above is totally exposed!

Wait, huh?!

No no, Dea-kun's a boy so this is totally fine! Why am I getting so flustered?!

What's wrong with seeing a guy's nipples? Nothing! There should be nothing wrong with it… Calm down, me…!

Right, today I'm looking at Dea-kun's little Dea-kun to fix this brain bug!

Then my viewpoint shifted on its own as Slimebae hopped onto Dea-kun's smooth arm.

Hmm, this was supposed to just be vision-sharing, but I'm getting hearing and touch sensations too? Oh well.

Oh, you're going to wash me, Dea-kun? Th-thank you very much!

… Ahhh, getting scrubbed all over with soapy hands feels so goooood…

And in that opening, I tried to look at Dea-kun's hidden spot… I could almost see—