“Mawstewr, mawstewr!”
I could hear Kawaii’s voice, making me slowly open my eyes. Her amorphous slime form was wiggling all over my wall while she cried out my name.
‘Uugh, Kawaii?’
“Mawstewr!”
Elated by my response, she yelled my name with excitement. I sat up slowly, pushing her off my face so I could take a look at my surroundings. I was in the room provided by the princess earlier on. The place was as empty as it was first, so I quickly lost interest.
‘What happened?’
Just as I asked the question, my mind flashed back to what happened before. All I could remember was the Gate Keeper tapping my shoulder lightly, then I passed out.
‘Did he do something to me?’
<<The skill [Death Touch], but at a lower level so as to not kill you.>>
‘E-Eh?’
“Mawstewr! What happened?! You! Your heart wasn’t beating. I-I was scared.”
‘For real? I died!?’
<<No. You were simply put in a state of temporary stasis>>
‘Ah… that son of a-‘
“Mawstewr is safe! I’m so happy!”