But what did Slime do wrong?

"Ah, ah, hahaha..."

Rimuru started to laugh awkwardly.

He originally thought that after his death, he could be reincarnated into a different world as a slime - in this world, there would never be anything that surprised him more than this.

However, after responding to the call of the will of the world and coming back to this world this time, Limulu was shocked to find that there are too many things that can shock him.

Whether it was King Arthur who was a woman in the Holy Grail War before, or those supernatural beings who were not writers that he met later... and Merlin who met now.

These are all existences and things that overturned Rimuru's cognition.

He stared at Merlin in front of him with an unbelievable gaze, and after a while he asked with some uncertainty: "That...are you also a heroic spirit?"

The young man who called himself Merlin never left his eyes, and Limuru's figure was reflected in those purple pupils that were originally empty.

After a while, he shook his head: "No, I'm not a heroic spirit."

"The heroic spirit is the soul that will be sublimated to the [seat] after death, but I know very well that I am still [alive]."

Rimuru couldn't help but clicked her tongue.

This, but Merlin?

From the time of King Arthur... no, the time of King Uther, who was earlier than King Arthur, the sage and great magician who has been famous, if counted to the present, there are legends about him that have lasted for more than a thousand years.

Denying that he is a heroic spirit that can only be sublimated after "death", it means... Even after so many eras and years have passed since the legendary era of King Arthur, this creature named "Merlin" still maintains the " Alive" status?

For human beings whose lives are only a hundred years old, this is truly a remarkable feat.

Limulu sighed like this in his heart, completely forgetting that he himself is now one of the long-lived species that has been kicked out of the human ranks.

As long as the magic power is sufficient, as long as he is not killed by anyone, then he can almost live like this for a long time, until the destruction of this planet... even enough to survive after that.

Although Osamu Dazai was also surprised by the name "Merlin", he was that Osamu Dazai after all, such a small matter was not enough to shake his mind.

So, he squinted his eyes and laughed, looked at Merlin in front of him, and asked Merlin in a soft tone that made people feel hair-raising: "So, you caused everything before that? "

There is a strange brilliance in Dazai Osamu's eyes. After all, if any person is repeatedly opened the deepest wound in his heart and let the blood flow out, then he will definitely die. A feeling of resentment arises in the heart.

What's more, Osamu Dazai has always been a guy who will take revenge for every wrongdoing, and has even darker schemes.

He didn't actually show anything on his face, except for the little bit of emotion revealed in his voice, the rest was deep, just like the deep sea, no matter how big the waves are, it's hard to cause any changes .

But Merlin is different. He is not a human being. On the contrary, half of the succubus blood that feeds on human emotions flows through his body. Although he doesn't understand human emotions, he has a very keen perception.

Therefore, no matter how flawless Dazai Osamu's appearance is, as long as he has some emotional fluctuations about this matter, then Merlin can easily catch it.

The half-dream demon with rainbow hair raised his head, looked at Osamu Dazai without flinching, then nodded, and agreed: "That's true."

"I don't deny...the connection between this matter and me."

"Ah, so it's like this." Osamu Dazai's voice sounded softer, like clouds, or soft and white cotton candy, "This is really..."

In the depths of Dazai Osamu's eyes, there is a certain kind of brilliance slowly flowing.

"...Then this is really a dangerous hobby."

Merlin didn't answer his words anymore, it seemed that he had completely lost interest in Dazai Osamu, but just stubbornly stretched out his hand towards Limuru, it seemed that he wanted to embrace the latter Knead a few handfuls in your arms.

Osamu Dazai was not willing to let him fulfill his wish, but it was Rimuru who jumped out of Osamu Dazai's arms on his own initiative.

It just jumped into Merlin's outstretched arms and embrace.

"Is there something you want to see me for?"

As he asked this question, he sized up Merlin's appearance, his eyes focused on that childish face for a while, and he confirmed that the current condition of this half-succubus might still be in its infancy. .

Uh, to go further, it should be said to be the infancy of infancy.

Merlin embraced the slime as he wished, and first pressed his cheeks to Limuru's soft and soft body. After a while, he answered Limuru's question.

"Yes, I'm waiting for you."

His voice was muffled because his face was still buried.

"source."

Dazai's eyes flickered.

Having never set foot in the world of magic, he had no way of understanding what the so-called "root" was and what it meant, but Limuru was clear about it, so he corrected Merlin's words.

"No, I'm not Root."

rather say……

"If I really want to go back, the connection between me and the root is probably just... There was a time when I got some aura of the root because of a chance encounter."

It was the evil of this world that flowed out from the "hole", and it smashed down, completely drowning and swallowing Limuru.Because it is also a part of the essence of the world, and it flows out of the "hole" that connects the outside of the world, so it also has some roots.

And this breath, because of Limulu's act of devouring all the evil in this world and using himself as a container to seal the evil, also attached to him.

If Merlin insists on clinging to the so-called "root"...then this may be the only possible connection between himself and the root that Limuru can think of.

Upon hearing this, Merlin's slender, iridescent eyelashes blinked and drooped slightly, but did not reveal any other emotions.

Born like this, he looks disappointed and obedient, and in order to lure humans to come to his door, step into the trap and become bait, the succubus has a good enough appearance-all these things add up to make Limuru's original The guy who is soft-hearted and can't do it directly defected.

He posted with Merlin, and then asked, "Why are you looking for the root cause? Can you tell me? Maybe I can help you a little bit?"

Merlin stared at Limuru with those amethyst-like eyes, and after a while, he smiled.

"Really?" He sighed, "You are so nice."

Rimuru: "Ha, ha, ha... just, is it okay?"

While laughing awkwardly, Limulu couldn't help feeling annoyed in his heart.

Oops!I feel like I've been scammed!

Corresponding to it was the little sly smile on Merlin's face.

"I am Merlin, from the Paradise of the Inner Sea of ​​Stars, a magician of flowers who has spanned thousands of years since King Uther's time."

"It will appear in the current appearance and posture because of some unavoidable reasons... I think only the root cause can solve the problems I am encountering now."

Yes.

This Merlin is currently in a very contradictory state.

If it is really inferred according to the timeline, he is of course not what he is showing now, but should be the sage who accompanied several kings and assisted them as recorded in the epic.

However, in this world, everything has exceptions.

Right now, the Merlin standing in front of Limulu is a kind of existence that can be called "limited".In the process of accompanying the last master of Chaldea, Fujimaru Tateka, to suppress the subspecies singularity, he was disturbed by unknown disturbances, so he became like this.

To be more precise, it can be called the Merlin Childhood Version.And just like the difference between every young version of Heroic Spirit and the adult version of himself, the young version of Merlin can have the memory of himself after he grows up, but he can't understand the emotions in it, and he can't even understand the adult version. some of my own practices.

...Although he, Merlin, seems to have always been a three-year-old baby.

And this young Merlin is obviously closer to the concept of "inhuman" than the Merlin who will become a famous great magician in the future. Reflecting this, it clearly separates him from the human race.

But he was still that Merlin after all, so he clearly knew how to solve his current predicament.

——Just being able to touch the root is enough.

The unstable form of existence and power, as well as the instinctive pursuit of being able to solve this situation—these are intertwined and constitute the lead that draws Rimuru to appear here.

Uh, as for Osamu Dazai who got involved?

His dreams are full of despair and self-destructive emotions, which is the best food for succubi.

It's only natural for children to be hungry.

and so……

"Please lend me the power of the root."

Merlin kissed the cold body of the slime in his arms.

"Of course, it's the kind that doesn't have to be returned."