Bukubukuchagama

Words couldn't capture the déjà vu that Lucian felt as he gazed upon the two players encircling a slime-like creature in the familiar grounds of Muspellsheim. The striking coincidence that both of them happened to be humanoid elves only added to the eerie sense of familiarity.

"Handsome Onii Chan, can you save me from these evil players who are trying to kidnap me?" pleaded the pink, repulsive blob of a slime. Its voice was strangely cute, capable of making anyone who heard it feel powerless to resist its charm. The blob moved with fluidity, seemingly in a state between liquid and solid, as it approached Lucian.

Lucian had just arrived at the Muspellsheim grounds to register for the world tournament. The registration process required players to be physically present in the world they were competing in. In this case, only those currently in Muspelheim could enter the Muspelheim tournament, and the same rule applied to players in other worlds.

Lucian had used a gate to transport himself to a random location within Muspelheim. As soon as he materialized, he was met with the sight of a slime-like, heteromorphic player being encircled by two humanoid players.

Lucian turned his attention to the slime speaking in the adorable voice and asked, "Are they hunting you?"

"Yes," replied the peculiar, pink, and erratic-looking slime, its blob-like form looked as if it's in constant motion. Its hands seemed to droop, resembling liquid in their behavior.

"Well, can you guys leave her alone?" Lucian said, addressing the players who had surrounded the slime player.

Both of them were elves, and this situation felt eerily similar to the time when he had been 'saved' by Touch Me.

"Why should we? We're hungry for leveling up. You'd be good EXP too; after all, you're level 90," one of the players retorted, glancing at Lucian's profile and level.

"Hey, he's wearing divine class gear, WTF! Look at that," exclaimed the elf on the left, wide-eyed and pointing at Lucian's beautifully designed and ornate armor.

Lucian could conceal the class of his armor if he wanted to, but he chose not to, as he saw no need to do so.

"Are you for real? Let's kill him!" exclaimed the first player as he drew his dagger. In an instant, his presence seemed to thin, almost vanishing entirely, startling the pink, odd-looking flesh slime player, who remarked, "Whoa, that scary big guy vanished!"

However, Lucian could still clearly see the player despite the stealth attempt. The other player, resembling a mage, readied his staff. Yet, their efforts proved futile as Lucian cast a spell while gesturing with his hand.

"[Reality Slash]" - immediately, both players were afflicted with a reality cut that tore through their entire data, causing them to vanish despite being level 100..

"Woah, that was really cool, Onii-chan! You're so cool!" exclaimed the slime blob player, attempting to jump towards Lucian.

"Uh, could you please stay away?" Lucian asked as he distanced himself from the slime. He felt a bit uneasy due to the unusual appearance of the slime. Despite encountering numerous bizarre creatures and heteromorphic avatars, some even more repulsive, he had an inexplicable aversion to slimes that he couldn't quite understand.

"But Onii-chan, you saved me! You're like a knight in shining armor!" exclaimed the slime in its cute voice as it leaped onto Lucian once more.

"Whoa, stay away from me!" Lucian exclaimed, attempting to distance himself from the slime. However, it was too late, as the slime had already attached itself to him, hugging him tightly in its bizarre, pink, flesh-like form.

"And please, stop calling me Onii-chan. Let's have a chat before I leave; I'm running late," said Lucian as he separated from the slime player and glanced at her profile. He assumed she was female based on her voice, which had a cute, loli-like quality that seemed to appeal to Lucian's preferences. He felt a bit flustered but concealed it well.

[IGN]

Bukubukuchagama

[Heteremorph]

[Race]

Slime

Level - 36

HP - 34

MP - 10

"Oh, are you a newbie?" Lucian inquired as he examined the player's profile.

"Yes, Handsome Onii-chan!"

"Could you please stop with that Onii-chan? You're making me embarrassed," Lucian responded with genuine emotion. He rarely blushed, but the combination of the cute voice and endearing term was getting to him.

"Heh? Why not, your reaction is making me want to tease you more, Onii-chan," said the slime as it giggled and continued to call Lucian "Onii-chan," furthering his embarrassment. Despite not having any siblings and secretly longing for one, he couldn't help but find enjoyment in her words.

"Alright, let's stop it. I'm running late," Lucian said, putting an end to the teasing.

"Hehehehe... You're really cute," giggled Bukubukchagama as she continued, "Do you want to party up?"

"If you agree, I can keep calling you Onii-chan. You seem to enjoy it," Bukubukchagama suggested, her formless eyes fixed on Lucian.

"Ah, no, I can't party up with anyone right now. Perhaps another day," Lucian replied, distancing himself slightly from Bukubukchagama.

"Hey! At least add me to your friends list, Onii-chan?" Bukubukchagama implored, ending her request with the usual 'Onii-Chan'.

Unable to resist the character, Lucian agreed and added her to his friends list.

"Hey, can we party up later to maybe do some quests?" Bukubukchagama asked in a normal voice, which was a pleasant surprise for Lucian. It left him wondering why she had been using her loli-like voice earlier.

"Yeah, sure. I'm currently signing up for the World Tournament, so we can definitely meet up at a later date to play some campaign together," Lucian replied, adding a smiling emoticon to his words.

He found this person quite pleasant, which was a rarity for him. Other players he appreciated included Touch Me and a few of his friends, like Momonga and the Ancient One.

"Thank you! I suppose I'll have to level up before that!" she responded in her usual cute voice, seemingly reluctant to use her normal one.

"Why don't you use your normal voice?" Lucian asked, curious because she seemed to switch between her normal voice and her loli-like voice.

"Heh, I wonder what you mean, Onii-chan?" she responded with another question in her usual cute loli-like voice.

"I mean, your normal voice sounds pleasant already. I don't think it's necessary to always use your loli-like voice," Lucian said.

"W-what?!" For the second time, Bukubukuchagama broke her character, her voice sounding a bit flustered.

"What are you saying, Baka!" Bukubukuchagama exclaimed in her normal voice, though it seemed to mix between her normal tone and the loli-like one.

"Eh?" Lucian felt momentarily confused, but soon, Bukubukuchagama calmed down and returned to her normal persona as if the previous exchange had never occurred.

"Anyway, here. You can use this," Lucian said, looking at Bukubukuchagama before handing her a card-like object, placing it in her slimy hands.

"What's this?" she asked, her confusion evident as she hadn't seen an item like this before.

"It's a cash shop item. It doubles the experience you receive for 12 hours," Lucian explained, displaying the item's interface and description to her.

"What! That's too expensive! I can't accept it," Bukubukuchagama quickly declined, switching to her normal voice. She immediately handed the card back to Lucian, with a hand materializing from the slime to do so.

"I have a lot of these EXP × 2 Cards. I bought them in bulk, around 500 when I was leveling up. But I never got to use all of them. You can take 50 of them; I'm sure it'll be enough for leveling up," Lucian said, displaying the considerable number of experience boost cards he possessed.

"Ugh! What the heck is wrong with you! This is irresponsible! How can you spend so much money on something like this? Each of these cards costs over 2000 yen, which means buying 500 of them will equal 1 million! That's... That's 2 months of my entire salary! How incredibly irresponsible can you be? Couldn't you just buy as many as you needed? Why did you have to buy so many of them? Are you an idiot?!" Bukubukuchagama started ranting and shouting in her normal voice, her tone filled with anger and frustration. She spoke as if addressing someone she was familiar with, her blob-like avatar moving and jumping as if to convey her anger.

"Uhmm... Sorry?" Lucian replied, unsure of how he had ended up in this situation. He had expected a thanks but found himself receiving a lecture instead. Bukubukuchagama's scolding reminded him of his own maid, bringing a sense of déjà vu.

Lucian sighed, silently listening to the rants of his new 'friend.'

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