Chapter 90—Dying Wasn't Allowed
"My dream…" Slime#47 muttered. He'd always gone with the flow.
When everyone studied IT, he followed—because his parents wanted him to. If he had lived on Earth, he would've married like the others, had children, and passed away from old age or some disease.
He never had a goal for himself. All he ever wanted was to live quietly, without suffering.
"Is it protecting Mama Slime, Elder Slime, Little Slime?…or returning to Earth?" he whispered, standing in the middle of images of Mama Slime and his old family from Earth.
"Damn it… If he regains his Will even a little, he can resist me," Vael muttered, furious.
The small humanoid didn't focus on corrupting the slime's body from the beginning. He wanted Young Slime's soul itself.
Due to Vael's manipulation—and the Edict of Yesterday—Young Slime's Will was completely gone, letting the sealed artifact slip directly into Slime#47's soul.
