Golden Deity: Slime in the Multiverse [Danmachi]

Chapter 03: Don't tell me I'm a...

From the moment I was born, the paths and destinies of someone like me were already carved in the stone of fate. Whether I wanted to or not, I could do nothing. Death was the end of the road for all those mere mortals who had no power to cut or change the thread of fate that connected them to an already established point.

Or so I thought until before my death.

It was a bit depressing that I had not met a beautiful Goddess as I had imagined after my death. But then again, those thoughts were just words that had no chance of coming true.

Since I was a child, I did not believe in any divine entity; they were just the creation of human thought that thought of the unknown.

But if gods did not exist, how am I alive, besides the fact that I am in an unknown place? The situation I was in reminded me of those reincarnation stories.

My imagination about meeting a beautiful Goddess vanished as soon as that thought came to my mind, and I began to inspect the surroundings without being able to move.

An unknown place.

Full of green vegetables, giant trees that soared up to the sky, and meadows that almost covered my view, I even saw that the flowers and butterflies fluttered gracefully through the air were half my size.

Wait, why am I so small?

With a gasp in my thoughts, I realized my abnormal situation.

My gaze was quite close to the ground; now, I realized why the herbs seemed quite tall, unlike my height. The problem was not the vegetables but myself!

I could not feel my body; more specifically, I could not feel the limbs I usually felt before my death; it was as if only my head was present and nothing else. I tried to utter words, but only rather unpleasant sounds came out of my mouth.

Also, at that moment, I saw a part of the golden silhouette within my vision. It was as if my skin was golden in color; that wasn't all; I saw that I had no nose...

'Nooooo, don't tell me I've turned into the golden octopus from that anime!' I screamed inwardly with all the strength I could muster.

Although it actually wouldn't be that bad since that octopus professor is pretty powerful. However, after my mind cleared of all the confusing thoughts, I dismissed the idea of having turned into that golden octopus. I didn't have tentacles or anything like that, dammit! I didn't even have an arm to support myself.

'I feel like a caterpillar...'.

I wiped away my imaginary tears with an imaginary cloth.

As I was lamenting my dire situation, I heard some noises as if someone was crawling on the ground; I tried to turn around. However, I rolled on the floor like a disoriented ball and hit the stem of a tree.

When I stopped in my position, the world was upside down; it was pretty depressing.

'Damn, am I a fucking ball?'

I couldn't help but curse again. As I was about to roll again, several ball-sized silhouettes entered my field of vision.

"..."

The white, creepily round eyes of the blue and green balls locked onto my pathetic, unfamiliar figure.

Balls with eyes? Wait... They're slimes!'

I was surprised to see these strange, round creatures moving about the place as if they were balls made of jelly. Their appearance was similar to that of the fantasy creatures known as slimes.

Those slimy, weak creatures usually inhabited the outskirts of the beginner's village.

However, as if lightning struck my mind, a realization that was anything but pleasant came over me and snapped me out of my stupefaction.