439. Heredity




 Evening salon.

'I'm looking forward to working with you today,'

 The young girl bows in front of my friends in a chatty way.

 All of my companions are astonished by the suddenness of the situation and are in a state of exasperation.
 Among them, Celeste and Elsa's surprise is outstanding.

'She looks exactly like Carbon ...... like a daughter ...... daughter!
'No way! Ryo, Mr. Lyota and Mr. Carbon's!
Hmm? Yeah, well. That's what you get for getting Carbon to help you.
It's our first time working together!

 Carbon said with a thumbs up and a wink on his big smile.

'...... Oh no,'
Huh. ......

 Celeste looked incredibly desperate, and Elsa slumped down in a huff.

 'No, that's not what I meant.

''So that means you're going to call Mr. Lyota Dad.
Dad? Should I call you Dad?

 Slime looked up at me and asked with innocent eyes.

'I'm sure Lyota would be happier if you called me Dad.
'Really? I understand. I'll call you Dad from now on.

......
Huh. ......

 Celeste looked as if her soul had slipped out of her mouth, and Elsa grunted more and more sadly.

 Seeing this, Ena sneaks in and giggles.
 Ah, this is a matter that I know and I'm teasing.

 If that's the case, if you can just take it apart as normal--.

"Huh? But she's a slime, right?

 Suddenly, Alice said that.
 Saying that, she came in front of the slime, which had been transformed into a young girl who looked exactly like Carbon-like, and peered at her face as if to observe her closely.

''--!''

 The two of them, who seemed to have been thrust into the depths of hell by Ena's tinkering, poof, Alice's actions bite them.

'Yeah, I knew it was slime,'
'Does Alice understand? Yes, she does.
'Yes! And this is a unique monster.
'That's what I'm talking about. Um, ...... can you go back to your slime form?
I understand, Dad.

 The slime said, and returned from its human form to its slime form.
 It's a unique monster slime with a slightly different form of detail from the slime - a slime often seen in the tellurian basement floor.

''It really was a slime. ......
Which means: ......

 Celeste and Elsa looked at Carbon.

'Yes, a child who has been turned into a unique monster and has some form of Carbon's abilities attached to it.

 Celeste was relieved when I explained, and Elsa glared at her best friend, Ena, I'm sure.
 Ena flicked her tongue out and shrugged her shoulders in a mischievous way.

'I really thought you were my daughter,'
'Well, my daughter, or rather, my daughter: ......

 The slime returned to its original form, apparently unable to speak in that form, and with its original 'keeky' cry, it headed to the other unique monster in the corner of the room, Cerberus Cerberus.

 Two unique monsters facing each other.
 After staring at each other for a while, they both jumped at the same time, Cerberus with his front paws and Slime with his deformed body parts sticking out, and they gave each other a jumping high-five.

 Yay! After an audible high five, the slime got on top of Cerberus' head.
 With the slime on top of him, Cerberus wagged his tail and then started to run.

 Since it was inside the vanadium dungeon, it ran around frolicking in the salon, which was quite spacious.

'...... It's like you and Cerberus, isn't it?'
Yes, sir. They seem to be very close.
It's like you're my best friend.
A rabbit and a carrot mingle: ......
'I know that sounds like such a water and a fish: ......

 We all watched as the slime and Cerberus frolicked.
 Not to mention me, Emily and Alice, and even Celeste and Elsa, who had been in despair earlier, watched them with smiling eyes.

 After running around for a while, and perhaps satisfied with that, Cerberus stopped and the slime also jumped off his head, returning to his daughter's form again and coming towards us.

'I'm sorry. I didn't mean to get carried away.
'I don't mind. People do what they want when they're in the salon.

 I gulped and pointed with my thumb to the other side of the salon.
 Aurum, Nihonium, Vanadium - and Sakuya as a bonus.
 The spirit group is looking at us, but they don't come to actively participate in the conversation.

 Celeste and Elsa are biting and reacting like they don't really feel like they're "daughters".

'But she's a child that was born through a joint effort. Oh, this is serious stuff.

 Ena said no to Elsa, like it was just a matter of time, and then looked at the slime.
 What's the seriousness of it?

'What does it matter?'
'It's fine because it looks just like Carbon, but isn't there something about Lyota that you've inherited?'
Me?
Yeah, because it's a joint effort. The two of you working together.
I see.

 It's certainly serious.

 Have you inherited anything from me as well as the look of carbon? Ena said.

 I thought for a moment and asked the slime.

'Can you dress like me?'
I'm sorry, but this is the only form I can take as a human.
Really?
"So is it your ability?
'Maybe! I'll get some.

 Alice said and ran off and came right back.
 She handed me the portable now-board she'd retrieved.

'An ability. Okay, try this one.
I understand.

 Slime used it to check his abilities.
 Then.

---1/2---
Level: 1/1
HP F
MP F
Power F
Strength F
Intelligence F
Spirit F
Speed F
Dexterous S
Luck F
--------- ...

---2/2---
Plants F
Animals F
Minerals F
Magic F
Characteristic F
--------- ...

It's level one. ......
There's an S, too!

 Emily and Alice agreed, and Ena chuckled.

'I knew she was your daughter,'

 Then Celeste and Elsa would look like that again, thrust into the depths of despair.