I wish we had a slime pillow.

　I muttered to myself as I lay on the living room couch after eating lunch as usual.

'What?　A slime pillow?　What's that?

　Then brother Silvio, who was also in the living room, asks me.

'We're going to stuff slime into a pillowcase and use it as a pillow.

'What?　Slime, that demon slime, right?　You mean you're going to stuff that into a pillowcase and use it as a pillow?

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

　When I nodded as a matter of course, Brother Silvio gave me a slightly drawn out look.

　Then he let out a sigh and gave me a dumbfounded look.

　What's that look like looking at that useless child.

''.........It's always the case that Al does strange things, but demons are dangerous, so don't do it.

　The weird thing is that I'm just seeking convenience, but if I go into that, I'm afraid I'm going to go off topic, so I'm going to go through it for now.

'But even Brother Silvio knows that slime is mostly harmless, right?　Because as long as it's not a baby, even a small child can beat it.

'Yes, but demons are essentially creatures that attack people. It's insane to put them under your head when you're sleeping unprotected.

　Brother Silvio, who flatly rejects my forceful theory.

　In a world where dangerous demons exist, and I've been taught the dangers of these things so thoroughly that I can't just accept them. Your values and what Brother Silvio says are also the most important.

　But the adventurers Aleusha and Illya, who understand the danger of demons well, were not keen on it at first, but later on they came to love it.

　So it doesn't seem impossible to convince Brother Silvio to use it.

　Except for Tory, by the way. He's a merchant, and if he sees a profit in it, he's not afraid to change his values. The fact that he was biting into Reversi and ping-pong is proof of that.

　When I think about it now, Tory's flexibility is amazing.

'The slime won't attack you because it's too busy absorbing the food, as long as you give it the right amount of food, okay?　Plus, if you put it in a pillowcase and seal it up, it can't come out.

Oh, really?　I don't know that much about slime, so it's hard to say, but...

　Well, usually they would be more desperate to learn the dangers and characteristics of demons that are prone to becoming harmful than harmless demons. I guess the slime, which doesn't feel particularly difficult to deal with, wasn't in such an important position among Silvio's brother.

'The point is, it's just like a blade. Even dangerous things can become useful if used correctly. The knife you use in cooking is the best example of that.

'Uh-huh. Al's words are of poor quality because they contain some oddly good arguments.

　That's a terrible thing to say. It sounds like I'm an evil impostor who's trying to seduce my brother Silvio.

　Hmm, is it not enough to get Brother Silvio to understand me?

　No, it's not that I really need Brother Silvio's understanding and cooperation, but I want him to genuinely know the appeal of the slime pillow.

　If Brother Silvio finds the slime pillow attractive, then he has to make a suggestion that Brother Silvio will find it useful.

　Brother Silvio doesn't take so many naps, so let's attack it as a cushion instead of a pillow.

''........You look bad again, Al.

I don't think so.

''Well you can use clever words, but I don't use slime pillows, do I?

　I think brother Silvio's caution has gone up because his expression has shown on his face.

　It's not that I'm thinking of anything bad, but it's a terrible misunderstanding.

　While feeling the jittery gaze, I cleared my throat to regain my composure.

"People, even when they're lying on the sofa like this, they always put their weight somewhere, don't they?

Uh-huh.

　When I opened my mouth, Brother Silvio nodded dutifully in agreement with a dubious look on his face.

'If too much weight is put on one part of the body, it can hurt there, right?　For example, if you sit in a chair for a long time and read a book, your butt hurts.

'Yes, I know. I know it's inevitable, but it's a moderate inconvenience to have a pain in the butt stop you from reading a book. Especially when the story is a good part of the story and you can't focus on it because of the pain in your butt...

　I tried to give him some reading material that he could easily relate to, and he did a great job.

　I'm not sure I've ever seen such a thing before in my life. You can't understand anything Elinora, and you won't listen to anything that doesn't interest you.

''The slime pillows are useful to relieve that inconvenience!　Use the slime pillow as a cushion!

As a cushion?

If you want to read a book while lying down, put it under your elbow. If you want to read while sitting down, put it under your buttocks so you can read comfortably and without pain in your buttocks. If you want to relax a bit and read, you can put a cushion between the sofa and the backrest. What do you think?　I can read a book all the time without worrying about my back and buttocks hurting.

"....I can read all the time.

　I can read the book all the time. Brother Silvio muttered softly, and a happy expression appeared on his face as if he had imagined that.

　The point at which Brother Silvio would be most happy would still be here.

　As I turned my warm gaze on him, brother Silvio noticed and came back to himself with a huff.

''Gohon ... well, it's not good to deny everything without thinking about it. I'm not sure about using it as a pillow when sleeping, but it seems to be very useful as a cushion, so I'd like to use it too.

　Hmmm, Brother Silvio has fallen down too.

　I thought Brother Silvio, who reads books on a regular basis and is prone to pain in his hips and back, would understand. If you let him actually use the slime pillow as a cushion, I'm sure he'll never let it out of his body.

''Well then, I'm going to go get some slime, so you'll have to wait for me.

Uh-huh.

　I said that to brother Silvio and then left the mansion.