Chapter 27: day of surprises

Alexander was frozen, never in his previous life or even in this one would he have thought he would see a slime. Those monsters that appear in games and fantasy movies were right in front of his eyes.

(From what I can see, it doesn’t look hostile. Would the system have done it? In any case, the purple color doesn’t suit him.)

Like a design critic, Alexander decides to timidly approach the monster in front of his eyes.

[Don’t be afraid]

[I’m not here to hurt you]

Two windows appeared in front of Alexander’s eyes, which were intended to give him a message. -Are you not aggressive? If you think about it, you don’t look scary at all. -Alexander addresses the Slime in front of his eyes in this way while moving closer to him.

-So, what do you want? -Full of doubts, Alexander finally decides to ask, he had no idea of the Slime’s intentions, but it seems they are important.

[I’m here to give you a message]

[Message: Hello, I haven’t seen you for a long time, right?]

-That way of talking… is it the voice?

The slime's eyes turned golden as Alexander immediately recognized who he wanted to give him a message, it was the voice he heard that day in the alley, the one that gave him the system.

[Yes, it’s me, this time I wanted to tell you congratulations, you have already passed the first stage.]

(First? Sure, the system had told me something similar when I updated it…)

[Yes, everything you’ve done so far is the first stage].

[The second stage will be quite difficult, that’s why I wanted to leave you this gift].

-Gift?… I see, it’s about slime, right?

[Yes, I hope you like it. It will be very useful for you, even more so when you accomplish the imperial missions]

-What? What do you mean by imperial missions? -Alexander, who was recently calm, decides to ask the “voice” in a nervous way.

[I’m sorry, but for now I can’t give you details or it will ruin the surprise. Don’t worry, the first one will start soon, until then get stronger. Goodbye…]

The slime’s eyes stopped being golden and turned to a brown color. Alexander still felt that the color wasn’t pretty at all.

-Shit, I couldn’t research anything, and now I have a monster in my house. Let’s see if this works on you.

[You have used the skill: Observe]

[Empire Slime]-[A backpack is not worthy of a king, a slime is. The slime can store any object the user desires. Your slime is not yet experienced, so it cannot store high-level items]

Alexander read everything the system told him in detail and kept getting more and more excited as he read. -Wow, this is great, super cool.

[User has not yet conjured the summon.]

[Please choose a name to summon the slime.]

-A name? Let’s see… -Alexander is thoughtful about his next task, thinking of a name would be essential, since after all he wanted it to look cool.

[Congratulations, you’ve chosen the name “Glutton”.]

After thinking and thinking, in the end he ruled himself out for “Glutton’s name,” which was a fairly simple and easy one to say. -Well, Glutton, it looks like we’re a team now, but we must sleep.

After naming his new pet, Alexander goes into the shower and then, yes, decides to go to bed and sleep.

The next school day went by without a hitch. Alexander was 100% slaughtered by Sophia and his project as a whole, and then, after 5 hours without a break, he finished his homework.

-Fuck, we did it, we did it. -With a look of glory on his face, Alexander sings victory while his partner did not avoid having a smile on his face.

-Good job, we took longer because of you, after all I had to explain every single thing to you. -Sophia sipped an iced tea while scolding Alexander.

-Oh come on, Richard explained it to me without any problem, you should do it too. -Alejandro responded while he drank his own iced coffee from Sophia.

-Yes, but I’m not Richard, by the way… Is he still recovering? -With a face more of concern than intrigue, Sophia asks Alexander about his friend’s condition.

-I’d like to say yes, but I really don’t know. I’ve sent him messages and I’ve gone to his house, but he’s never there. -Alexander explained the situation to Sophia. He has tried several times to contact his friend, but it’s as if he has disappeared.

-I see, that’s the case… I hope he is well. In the meantime, you and I should get back to school. -Rising from the coffee table, Sophia gives her order, which Alexander follows without discomfort.

(I hope you're feeling well, Richard) -Supporting his friend from afar, Alexander decides to return to the cafe to leave a tip.

When we got to class, things were the same as last time. Everyone had turned away from Marcus and no one wanted to talk to him. You could say it was a depressing scene.

(At first it felt good to see him like this, but now I kind of feel sorry for him.)-Alexander, who couldn’t stand to see the scene, decides to stop by Marcus’ table and leave him a piece of candy.

-Hey, what the hell are you doing? -Sophia, who saw the scene, calls Alexander out on his gestures of kindness.

-I just wanted to give him a candy, it’s no big deal. Besides, I wanted to try something…

[Glutton has gained 20 experience].

(Seems like the more you use it, the more experience this gains, right?)

Alexander took the opportunity in the morning to test Glutton and see its abilities. First, he was able to confirm that Glutton is only seen by him. Second, Glutton can be summoned wherever Alexander or his phone is. Third, Glutton gains experience as it is used, but he can’t put very large objects in there.

-You should stop being so nice, but you won’t, so I’m leaving. -With a little angry face, Sophia returns to her seat. Minutes later the teacher arrives and classes begin.

(Damn, what a boring class… How about if I entertain myself by looking at my rewards?)

Knowing that he’s not paying attention to the classes anyway, Alexander decides to do the smart thing and look at the rewards from his mission yesterday.

[Secondary mission: Execution]-[Completed].

[This was a team mission, the rewards will be divided among the participants…]

(Huh? This is something I didn’t expect. How are the rewards going to be divided?)

[Reward obtained]-[Upgrade chip, 30 equipment points, skill “Commanded”, 10 stat points].

[Please distribute the equipment points to your team members].

[Choose who to give the points to]

[Sophia/Laura]

(I see, this is what the team points are used for, it’s to make my team stronger).

Alexander watched the information over and over again until he managed to understand it perfectly. Everything indicated that he would have to reward one of the two.

[You have chosen Laura]

[The 30 team points will be added to Laura].

(This is the best option, Laura is more involved in danger because she is part of Heroes, besides, Sophia is a Bromck, she can’t be that weak, can she?)

Alexander, who was a bit curious, decides to look at Sophia to later use the “Observe” skill on her.

[The user is too strong, it can’t be measured].

(Just as I thought…) -Alexander was not surprised by the result, after all, it was what he expected. After this, he tried to do the same with Marcus, having the same result. Although the system is somewhat misleading, since also Eva Smith gives him the same result.

(Hahaha, am I that weak?) -Giving himself a joke, Alexander decides to see his other rewards.

[Mandatory mission: Investigation]-[Completed].

[Reward obtained]-[Dungeon key, 10 stat points, 20 equipment points, combat skill: “Lend it to me for a second”, Enhancement chip]

(It seems that there are equipment points that are mandatory to place and others that you can keep)-Alexander understood the equipment points more as his mind goes to the next reward.

(Dungeon key? Now that’s something new, what will that be about?) -More than important rewards such as skill, Alexander’s attention was shot straight to what seems to be an RPG worthy item.

[Item: Dungeon Key]-[Entering the adventure is the best thing a king can do. This item can only be used in a specific place and with a specific level. When using this item, the user will be taken to a dungeon where he will have a special mission. It should be noted that inside the dungeon the user will be able to leave the dungeon, but not re-enter it]-[Item Rank: SR, Item Type: Imperial, Item Quantity: 1].

(Wow, this is crazy. Am I really in an RPG? I get to go and hunt monsters, right?)-Alexander, who was a big fan of RPGs in his previous life, was fascinated rather than scared.

-Young Alexander, page 51.

-Young Alexander?

-Ah? Yes, yes. But the joy was short-lived, as he had to return to reality and finish his classes.

After a few heavy hours of classes, they would finally have a break, so Alexander gets up.

-Let’s go, Felix, yes, let’s go. -But to the chagrin of Alexander and perhaps Marcus, Felix enters the classroom followed by Marcus’ two former henchmen.

(Fuck, it’s Felix again. I hope Marcus doesn’t fall for his games this time).

Alexander, worried about what might happen, decides to watch the scene, but his eyes were shocked when he saw that Felix ignored Marcus and instead….

-It looks like you and I have a score to settle, doesn’t it?

Felix had positioned himself in front of him with a menacing look.