[On Hold] I'm a what?! (That Time I got reincarnated as a slime x Male Reader)

Chapter 32: The Council

You made it back to shore, annoyed and slightly tired from the large drain of magicules you had to go through during the fight with the wolves- luckily, two beautiful ladies rushed to your sides as you held the rings and orbs in your closed hands to attempt to hide a secret from them and hope they don't notice. Eleanor and Kaya rushed to you, wrapping an arm around your sides as they helped your fatigued body stand properly and slowly make your way back to the manor for a rest; they obviously had questions so the walk back felt more like a waiting game than a pleasant stroll down the beach.

Kaya: " So... what happened, we could see bits from over here but I'm so curious! "

Kaya blurted out, breaking the silence and asking the thing occupying both girls' minds. You sighed and looked at them, gesturing for them to set you down on a nearby bench that overlooked the sea- they complied and gently sat you on the wooden seating before taking the places beside you for themselves and eagerly waiting whilst you set your closed hands onto your lap.

You glanced over the beach, beautiful white sands defending the land from cascading crystal waves that batter the shore like an armoured knight facing a dragon in order to protect a princess- you smiled at the idea and remembered your old life, where you've been and what you've had to do to get where you are now but more importantly... who you've suddenly left behind, the heart break shattered you lightly on the inside, you expected more of a glass castle falling to dust than a small mirror cracking; maybe you've truly abandoned humanity as even the most dreadful thing that haunted you in your past was more of a singular drop in the ocean for you now. You were scared of how the girls would act though, surprisingly, there were still human attachments inside you and fear was still prominent.

You: " I'm going to explain a lot to you both here now and I want you to remain quiet until the end, I'll let you know when that is but I need you to assure me that you won't hide your feelings on it "

Both girls seemed confused, it was practically painted on their faces from the first word, but they agreed- simply wanting to understand you better and willing to stay quiet for a few minutes and listen since it was the least they could do for you at this point.

You explained everything; from the life you lead in Japan, how you died along side Satoru and reincarnated with him, how you met a dragon and took his powers, how you were granted a true name, how you were found by goblins and taken to their village, how you fought Kaya and took her in- you filled them in on everything leading up to the moment when you recently reappeared on the sore after fighting the wolves; shock laced expressions and gasps escaped them when you finished talking as they both sat on the bench with their heads down and assumably trying to process the wealth of information they've been exposed too suddenly.

You: " I understand if you guys can't trust me or hate me now "

You lowered your head slightly, not being able to bear the guilt of looking into their eyes after so many secrets and lies- you expected them to hate you, no it's more like you wanted them too. You didn't know why you wanted or needed them to hate you so much but it felt like a necessity for moving on.

You suddenly felt a striking pain of both cheeks causing you to look up from the floor and at two very angry girls, their faces were red and tears began to fall from their eyes as they seemed to have smacked you on the respective side's cheek.

Kaya: " You jerk! You just explained all the shit you went through to help me integrate into the village and how you travelled so far to rescue me and yet you sit here expecting me to hate you! "

Eleanor: " Yeah! I fell in love with a strong man who faced everything head on, you're gonna sit here in front of us feeling sorry for yourself because you were scared that we'd hate you! It's so insulting! It's like you barely trust us that much! I understand the secrets and lies you've had to tell, it's not like we all don't have something to hide but when you sit there acting as if something that small will hurt us and that you're expecting us to hate you all for what? So you can feel less guilty or so you can feel better about yourself! Stand up man! Show us who we fell for not some loser sitting sad on a bench because he's expecting us to hate him just so he can feel better about lying! Promise us not to hide anything again not try make us hate you, you jerk! "