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Slime Scoop
The next morning after I hang the slime to dry. Waking up from the sunlight shining in through the window, I slowly got up from the bed. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
It’s still a little early for breakfast time. Normally, I would go to sleep again but this time I decided to get up since I’m worried about the slime being dried in the courtyard.
「My slime still didn’t return when she finished using the slime yesterday, ...」
I guess Eleonora-neesan took a liking to my slime pillow since she slept soundly with it, she also told me that she wanted to sleep with my slime pillow for the night.
It’s the typical pattern of an older sister borrowing something without returning them. I can keenly feel that kind of feeling from her but I’m going to take it back today.
I also need my slime pillow to have a good night’s sleep after all.
Opening the window, the cool morning air enters the room, gently caressing my bangs
I wonder if it’s because autumn is approaching. The air in the morning has become much cooler.
Right now, the air is just perfect to wake up my dazed mind and body, but it would be a daunting task even opening the window in wonder.
「Now then, what happened with the dried slime yesterday I wonderー?」
「Good morning, Alfried-sama!」
As I was about to check on the slime being dried outside, a clear voice called out to me.
When I turned around to look at who that is, I saw a maid - Sara with her glossy black hair - standing there.
It looks like she noticed the sound of me opening my window.
「Morning, Sara」
「I would like to ask Alfried-sama something, what is this dried thing at the corner of the laundry? It is obviously not clothes, but it was being dried together with the laundry......」
Saying that, Sara pointed to the slime being dried on the hanger by Mina yesterday. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Aah, that’s mine. I’ll go down to get it now, just leave it there」
I get the feeling that Sara was about to throw it away so I quickly change from my pajamas into casual clothes and head downstairs to the courtyard. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I took down the clothes peg with Psychic while Sara was looking at me suspiciously.
The slime has become completely dry after being dried for a whole day.
The elastic skin of the slime had lost its moisture and now it has become as rough as a Japanese paper.
「What is that Alfried-sama?」
「It’s dried slime. I might be able to use this as a tool for the small fish scooping」
「……is that so」
I guess she understood after I explained it to her, Sara collected herself and started washing.
But, she must be thinking something along the lines of 「He did something strange again.....」inside her mind.
Even I would also think so if someone were to dry slime even though slime can’t be used as food.
Now that the dried slime is completed, I will do an experiment again like yesterday.
「I will go outside to the stream in front of the mansion for a bit」
「It is about time for breakfast, right?」
「I’ll be back by then」
I jog and leave the house while Sara calls me.
Then, after arriving at the stream close to the mansion, I took out the water tank, scoops, a scissor, and a tea bowl from my subspace like yesterday.
When I cut the dried slime with the scissors, the feeling like when I cut paper is transmitted to my hand.
Cutting it into a round shape, I then hold it between the scoop made of Earth magic.
Then, I use Water magic to catch small fish from the stream and put them into the water tank and the preparations are now complete.
I slowly slide the dried slime scoop into the water. The slime skin was turning darker in color as it entered the water, but that alone did not particularly make it absorb the water and make it elastic again.
And when I scooped up a fish that swam nearby, it was easily lifted up and then I put the fish into the bowl in my left hand. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Hm, it feels like it has the durability to scoop up small fish.
Next will be how much weight it can bear before it tears.
I try moving the scoop while purposely ignoring the water pressure.
「Oh! There’s a hole!」
I emotionally shouted as I stared at the sight of the hole that was formed in the middle of the scoop.
This kind of endurance level really feels like a washi! I’m so happy despite the hole in the scoop.
I mass-produced the scoop, in the same manner, using Earth magic. Then I place the slime skin in the scoop one by one, and after that, more experiments.
How long will this be able to last in the water and what is the condition of the scoop then? How many small fish I can scoop up I if do it seriously? And what’s the limit of the fish weight this scoop can lift, I did experiments in succession.
It’s not too resistant to water but it tears easily. It tears easily, but if you have the skill for it, you can easily scoop up a lot of fish.
As for the result, dried slime turned out to be very close to the paper scoop I imagined it to be.
And when it comes to slimes, there are a lot of them around Koryatt village and you just have to spread it out and dry it, so it doesn’t take that much effort.
There will be no complaints if we use this.
After I returned the fish to the stream, I put everything - except the scoop - inside my subspace and returned to the mansion with a great feeling of satisfaction.
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Entering the dining room, I saw that everyone except me had already sat on their seat. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
After exchanging greetings and sitting on my seat, Eleonora-neesan - who was sitting in front of me - opened her mouth and say.
「That Good Sleep slime pillow is great!」
It’s a line while you’re borrowing something from your brother. Could it be, she’s trying to agitate me?
I thought so for a moment, but when I saw Eleonora-neesan’s clear and bright smile, I knew she was not trying to do that.
「That’s great then」
「I feel refreshed and my body feels lighter than usual!」
Oh, I was planning to corrupt Eleonora-neesan with the slime pillow, but it looks like it has the opposite effect.
It appears that her stamina has recovered more than usual and she’s brimming with energy as if it was perfect.
Now I won’t know when she will take me out to have practice with her.
「Hey, I want my slime back now」
「Eehー, can’t you just give it to me?」
「No」
That was the slime I raised with a lot of difficulties. Unfortunately for her, I can’t give up on this.
「But I will teach you how to properly raise a slime like mine, so you should go catch a slime yourself. That’s our promise, right?」
「Fine. The vigilante corps will go into the forest today, I will catch a slime myself at that time」
Maybe she felt embarrassed when I mentioned the promise yesterday, Eleonora-neesan finally backed off.
Hooh, so the vigilante corps will go to the forest today, huh? Then this is convenient.
「Say, Eleonora-neesan. Since you’re going to the forest today, please catch a lot of slimes for me」
「Slimes? What are you going to do with by increasing the number of pillows?」
Eleonora-neesan gave me an easily understandable puzzled look when I told her that.
「I’m not going to use them to make pillows. The slimes will be used as materials for the Harvest Festival’s small fish scooping」
「The slimes will? What does that mean, Al?」
I guess it’s because there was the keyword ‘Small fish scooping’. Nord-tousan - who had been watching us - leans forward eagerly. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
I explained that slime can be used as the scoop material if you dry them to the interested Nord-tousan.
At the same time, I also took out the scoop from my pocket and showed it to him.
「Hee, so this is what happens when you dry slime」
「I have burned slime before, but I never dried them. Even so, you came up with the idea of using slime as a material」
Even I couldn’t come up with the idea of drying slime and using it so suddenly.
I wouldn’t have thought of it if Eleonora-neesan neglected her slime and didn’t feed it. So I’m feeling a little grateful to her.
「Then let us use that if we can use slimes. Eleonora, take catching slimes as the priority today」
「Well, that’s fine by me. If it’s going that way then Al should also come with us」
「No way, it’s dangerous fighting monsters」
「It’s not dangerous since we’re just fighting slimes, you know?」
「We’re not going to end up with only slimes if I went with Eleonora-neesan, right?」
And when I pointed that out, Eleonora-neesan blatantly turned her face away.
Maybe, she’s probably thinking of doing a large-scale monster subjugation to increase the security for the Harvest Festival. I mean, she was also so lively last year.
If I was going to join in that kind of event, then I would just have to give up on the scoops, take out my pocket money, and ask Tori to buy the Japanese paper for me.
「Are there anything to take note of when catching the slimes?」
As expected from a former adventurer. She properly asked about the materials from the monster that will be going to be used. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Bring the skin back and if possible don’t damage the skin. We won’t be able to use the materials if you burn them with magic or something like that」
「Okay. Well then, please order the scoop frame to Elman, Al」
「Eh?」
「It will be faster if the person who came up with it told Elman directly rather than me, right? And it looks like the Kick Target and the Pitching Target trial product have been completed so I want you to go there to see them as well. If you don’t want to do that then, in my place, you can help in subjug――」
The moment the word ‘subjugation’ came out, Eleonora-neesan’s face brightened.
「Okay! I will go to his place and explain it to Elman!」
And the moment I said that, Eleonora-neesan’s face crumpled.
Dangerous, dangerous. Doing a monster subjugation is not a joke.
I feel like I’ve been treated nicely somehow, but it’s just a little errand so I’ll ignore it.
It’s also an instant with Teleport, and even I also wonder if they already have the tools for the festival’s attractions.
And just as our conversation settled down, a knocking sound was heard from the door.
「May I bring the breakfast in now?」
It was Sara’s voice coming from the other side of the door. It looks like she knew that our conversation was serious so she asked about the timing to bring in the food. As expected from the capable maid, she can read the situation well.
「Aah, sure」
「Excuse me」
Sara and Mina enter while pushing the tea wagons after Nord-tousan gives his permission.
Then, while they placed delicious-looking food on the table, Elna-kaasan asked me and Eleonora-neesan while tilting her head to the side.
「By the way, you were talking about this ‘Good Sleep slime pillow’ earlier, what is that? I’m really curious about it」
It seems like my Good Sleep pillow slime won’t be returned today. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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