Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN) 2018

c63 - Children and Spirits

We moved to a different place.
To the deepest room in the labyrinth–the oracle room.
Prior to arriving through to this room we first pa.s.sed a large empty room before it.
A path that is one meter wide and twenty meters long leads from this room to a five meter in diameter circular scaffold.
What the scaffold is made of I do not know; it looks as if its spreading through the room.

「Okay? Step on top of that floor and call out to a spirit!」
「What should we say?」
「Whatever you like, really. Help me! Or, Let's play!
An interested spirit will definitely appear before you」
「... will they really come?」
「They will! Sensei, they will, right?」
「Will they?」

The children look at me with a worried face.
Well, I think it will be fine. If no spirits show, I'll make them appear.

「...Hey, you! You're making a scary face!」
「Hmm? No problem, no problem.
Hey, brats! Don't worry. It'll work out!」

If they don't show up, all I need to do is call them out myself.
While I wouldn't mind spirits capable of thinking to appear–we could talk to them in that case, I would prefer non-sentient ones.
That is, in that case they could obey me without hesitation.

「Since I'm coming along.」
「... Well, I guess that's fine. Doesn't matter to me how many people go, but it is narrow. So, since you're coming, it's probably best to bring one child at a time.」

Hmph. It's probably also a good idea to summon a spirit for each one of them.
Why? There might be some grown-up negotiations involved.
But anything goes as long as we can avoid negotiating with our fists...

「Alright! One person at a time will go. Who's first?」

Then, we decided the order.
First will be the eldest Gale.
Then Alice.
Followed by Kenya and Ryouta.
And concluded with Chloe.
They did quarrel about it, but in the end were satisfied with this order.
Let's get this over with.

A tranquil room.
Without a sound to be heard, enveloped by a dim light.
Only our footsteps reverberated throughout it.

「Sensei, if anything happens to me, please take care of them.」

Don't be so formal.
He's too tense. Without a word, I rub his head.
We have reached the circular room.
It's designed with an optical illusion that makes you feel as if you are falling.
But,『Magic Perception』clearly sees a scaffold in there. Transparent gla.s.s? Acrylic fibers or something?
I step onto it while a little surprised.
But Gale is trembling in fear,

「Don't worry, there's a platform here. If anything happens, I'll save you.」

I said, having long resolved myself.
Timidly and carefully,
He proceeds into the center

「Okay, there's fine! I'm looking forward to the phrase you choose!」

Ramiris told him.
And after she tapped his head, he closed his eyes and began to pray.
Kneeling, as if praying to the G.o.ds.
I crossed my arms while observing this.
After some time has pa.s.sed, drops of light began to fall from the sky.
Like snow.
And, before us on the altar a single person... no, a single spirit appeared.
Gale noticed this and continued to pray.
Good job! It's a success.
A non-sentient ma.s.s of natural energy. Appearing like a ma.s.s of magical energy, but a mere counterfeit.
Will it be able to acquire an ego? Like Veldora's cave, this place is filled with natural energy.
If it's not self-aware it will probably disperse, then come together again to give birth to a new spirit.
Then, without any hesitation, I ate the spirit.

「Gale, continue praying!」
「Wh-what was that! You... what have you done?!」
「Ramiris, shut up for a second. I've got a plan.」

Calmly, I call forth『Great Sage』
After reading my intentions, it began the calculation. And after completing them, it began transforming the spirit.