I hold my chest and I'm damaged, as if I'm about to squirm.
　I look at Sakura with pleading eyes.

'Please don't do that because it works for my uncle and his kids.
But I call you Dad?　Besides, he's an uncle.
Ugh. ...... Yuki, go back to your old self for a second.
I understand, Dad.

　Yuki nodded honestly, and then her whole body melted down into a sludge.
　The pretty dress was also a part of her body - like a 'skin', so to speak.

　Yuki immediately changed back to her original form.
　She reverted to her unique monster slime form.

'What is this?'
You see. Yuki isn't human, she's a slime.
Oh, yeah?
That doesn't mean Yuki is my daughter, because having a child is not the same thing.
No, I don't know. It could be the child your uncle gave birth to after being turned into a nursery by slime.
Don't think like that and no one will like it!
I'll be glad!

　Sakura said with a big smile on her face.

　Oh, that's right, that's the kind of taste you had.

　It didn't matter, but the fact that she said 'uncle' made me think of the most horrific imaginations I've had since I was a femini.

'Anyway, it's different,'
Okay. But why do you call him Dad then?　Is that how you play it?
You really want to turn me into a pervert, don't you? There's a lot of that going on, and I can explain to you what happened to the unique monster.
It sounds like a complicated story.
There's so much more to this world than meets the eye.
Yeah, that should be interesting.

　I chuckled.
　It's only been a short time since we've met, but with Sakura's personality, that kind of thing just goes away.

　For better or worse, I thought she had a pleasant personality.

　　　　　★ ★

　We moved to the saloon, since standing around in the testing room is not something we want to do.

　Me, Sakura, and Eve, who's been clinging to Sakura, saying "high level shuki" and not letting go.
　Then there's Alice and Celeste, and Vanadium and Yuki.

　There are a lot of friends who haven't gotten home yet, about half the usual number of people.

The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that it's really inside a dungeon.

　Sakura looked around the inside of the salon, which looked like some nobleman's mansion, and asked the obvious question.

'It's because of this girl--the vanadium.
Vanadium?　That doesn't sound like a girl's name.
I'm sailor Levee's number 23.
What do you mean, "sailor Levee"?

　Sakura nodded her head.
　It's not that she doesn't know about the existence of the periodic table itself, but she doesn't seem to know all the details of it either.

　That's fine then.

The dungeons in this world always have a dungeon spirit. The genie can change the structure of his dungeon as he pleases. The only reason this place doesn't feel like a dungeon is because Vanadium has become my friend and listened to my requests.
...... (smiling)

　Vanadium smiled happily at my side.
　I'd rather say thank you," he said, as if he wanted to say thank you.

'Wow, that's a dungeon you don't know much about?　s spirits as friends, that's about the middle to end of the story.
Normally, I'd say yes.

　I chuckled a bit, then asked her again.

'So, what are you going to do now?'
"Hmmm. Hey, are there any goblins in this world?
'Goblins and orcs?　Well, there were goblins. Orcs, too--oh, I know you fought a mini-orc once,
Yeah, well, that's Gobbler's Orc, then.
What?

　My eyes rolled back in my head.
　What is this girl saying all of a sudden?

'Oh, I can forgive most of them, but no reba with this combination. I think that the strong orcs and weak goblins that are created by themselves, that's why I think that the royal road of gob attack orc reception is non-negotiable.
No, I don't even know what that means.

　I mean, that's not what I'm talking about.

It's also hard to get rid of the fact that the good Orcs and the seven goblins fighting over the Kukasiri Princess Knight--
'No, I mean, are you going to be here all the time?　I mean.
Here?
You want me to find you a way back?

　Sakura fell silent.
　Her friends didn't say anything either, silent.

　There was silence for a moment, and then Sakura looked thoughtful.

Hmm, let me think about it. This place looks interesting, but I can't decide right now.
Yeah. Yeah, I guess so.

　I know how you feel.
　I didn't have time to think about it when I first came to this world because I was too busy repaying my debt to Emily and living my life, but it's a little hard to decide not to come back and go right away when you're in the face of this fascinating world.

'Isn't your uncle going home?'
...... I'm not sure I'm in the mood for that anymore.

　I smiled at them with a huff.
　Celeste and Alice looked at me with a divine look on their faces.

　Now that I've grown up with my friends, I have no intention of going back.
　It's partly because my days over there were so f*cking great, but more importantly, my days with my friends were so great that I don't want to go back.

'I see.'

　Sakura nodded, still with a divine look on her face, as if she sensed something from my expression.

　Then there was another silence, and then there was a knock on the door and Emily came in, pushing the wagon in.

'We're waiting for you,'

　On the wagon are steamy teas and colorful sweets such as cakes and cookies.

Oh, it's amazing. It all looks so good.
It's great, because Emily made it.
Your cheeks will fall off.
It's so comforting to eat.
You should start with the carrot cake.

　The friends, who had been quietly watching the proceedings, all praised Emily's homemade sweets at once.
　Speaking of Emily, she had a happy, shy smile on her face, with a blush on her cheeks as usual.

　Emily handed Sakura, still half a guest, a cake with a plate and fork on it.
　Sakura dexterously used the dessert fork to take a bite of the cake - and then she took a bite.

'I'll be here all the time!'
Huh?
Can I call you Mom?!

　Emily's cooking, which instantly brought Sakura's, which had been put on hold, to an answer.

　We were all petrified for a moment, but soon it was like, "Oh well, that's what happens.