Chapter 60 - The Don And The Nestle Favor 3 (1/2)

Hermes opened his eyes after they entered his demon box.

'I wonder how many are they,' he asked inside his head.

”Master, there are six people trapped inside our realm. One of them is my little sister,” the slime informed happily. ”Your sister, huh. What do you think should we do about her?” questioned Hermes, curiously. ”Kill her,” the slime answered briefly.

'Fuckin' monster,' Hermes was agitated.

”She's your sister, you see. How about you set some changes in your relationship with her?” suggested Hermes with a cold sweat. ”Hmm? Why are you sweating a lot, master? Nevermind. Do you know why? She destroyed my trust, so she has to pay the right price, you know,” the slime responded with a sinister tone.

'Damn it, this creature is really insane,' Hermes heaved a tired sigh.

”As I aforementioned before, she deliberately pledged her loyalty to the fake master, you see. This means she is already out of the family list after she betrayed you to join that clown,” the slime added. ”Ah, I see,” Hermes nodded as he contemplated her statement.

”She's already excommunicated from my family list, so why should I reconcile with her? She should face her punishment right here, right now,” the slime pointed out. ”Aah, you've got a point there,” Hermes nodded again.

”By the way, how're the guests?” asked Hermes, changing the topic. ”They are fine... for now,” the slime answered promptly.

”I guess, we should go out now. I will leave the dirty job on your ― goab,” Hermes' face was hit by a newspaper before he could finish his sentence. ”Oh, it's a new mission, huh,” rejoiced the slime after she saw it.

<< Virus Update:>>

[Mission Objective: Form a contract with the informant. Failure to capture her will put the user in an incurable disease.]

[Insanity Level: Lunatic]

'Lunatic? What the fuck is this insanity level?' asked Hermes with a confused face.

<<Warning! Warning! Warning!>>

[Virus Detection: The user is at a critical point. The souls are starting to blurt out. The user must form a contract with a new familiar to stabilize the flow of his insanity level.]

[Time limit before it reaches the critical level to become Sanity Level ― 15 minutes]

[Virus Warning: Failure to finish the task will lead to a severe consequence. Once the insanity level disappears and converts back to sanity level, it will return the user to his original state as a human being.]

'Fifteen minutes, huh. Wait a minute, this is a piece of great news,' Hermes's lips upturned.

[Virus Warning: Your contract with the slime will exterminate. The collated and collected souls will perish, and they will return to their designated place as a haunted ghost.]

'Great, let's fail this one,' Hermes's face turned dark when he read the last sentence.

”Master, I change my mind. Let's meet my little sister,” the slime simpered. ”What the change of heart?” asked Hermes with a curious gaze. ”I cannot explain it yet, but we need to make haste before it's too late,” the slime gravely declared.

'Oh, I see. You don't want to separate from me, huh. Too bad, I won't finish this quest. Let's end this task and escape from this place,' Hermes's face turned dark.

Inside the black dimensional place, a little girl was lying down on the transparent ground.

Her pupils resembled a color of the sapphire.

Her body was tiny, and she dressed like a cute toy doll in the store. On her hazel hair, a scarlet paper ribbon was pinned on it.

The informant opened her eyes, her upper body raised up, and rubbed her eyes like a cute baby girl.

'Hmm, where am I? Where the hell are you stupid Ilona? Wait a minute, something ain't right,' the informant shifted her gaze from left to right.

She snapped back to reality and she immediately formed a dark defensive barrier around her.

She stood up with trembling legs.

'So dark! I hate this shadow darkness! Wait, it's too hard to breathe. What's happening to me?' she asked, breathing too rough.

She sensed her remaining souls that she collected a thousand years ago were gradually depleting.

'Am I inside the Trojan the demon box? Inconceivable. The ancient relic should be in the possession of the female assassin. Sir Seraph gave it to her because she looked like a disposable character in a novel, so he handed it over as he believed she will die together with the bastard child,' the informant commented inside her head.

”Stop using your brainless head like a low-level spirit. Your performance is a disappointing scene to watch, my beloved younger sister,” a familiar voice crossed into her ears. ”B, Big sister~? Dear sister~!” the informant was bewildered. ”Yup, correct, my younger sister,” the slime answered.

”Sister~, where are you? It's so dark and scary. Please show yourself,” the informant clutched her hands together between her small chest. ”I don't think it is a good idea right now,” the slime humbly declined.

”Please sister~. You know I hate dark places, you know,” cried the informant. ”I know and I like to glimpse your pathetic face. You deserve it,” the slime giggled.

'It's getting dark. No, please. I don't want to pee!' the informant held her lower part to stop leaking.

”Oh, the traitorous bastard child is a nyctophobia. How ironic, isn't it? Your power has negative darkness alignment, but you're afraid of this kind of realm. Now tell me, is this all you've got? Pathetic. You disappoint me, my dear sister,” the slime commented. ”S, s, sister, please show some room. I don't want to pee in this place,” the informant shivered, trying to hold on.

”Why are you in the office anyway?” the slime interrogated. ”Pardon?” the informant grasped.

”Stay put. Don't make a move. Why are you in the office tonight?” asked the slime, angrily. ”I, I, I want to see you, sis~,” the informant cried, lips trembling.

”Lies, stop lying!” the slime condemned. ”I ain't lying. I want to see you. I want to check if you're doing fine. I heard that your master is captured by the mere mortals. That's why I want to pay a visit and check you. I seek to be... I have some sort of doubt at first, but what I want to seek is different from before,” the informant explained.

”Then, what do you seek?” queried the slime, gravely. ”I seek for your approval!” the informant begged.

'Please sister, please. Open your heart,' the informant begged inside her head.

”My approval? Explain properly,” the slime questioned. ”I want to seek your approval to be with you. I've been waiting for a thousand years to be with you, sis~. You're the only sibling who accepted who I am. Sister, if you cannot void your contract with the fake master, then let me be with you!” the informant proclaimed.

Silence covered the dimensional room for a second.

The voice of the slime turned happy.

”Good for you. I'm glad you're tiny brain has finally fixed properly,” the slime flustered. ”Pardon? I'm not an idiot, sister!” the informant rattled.

”Then, how about you void your contract from the fake master,” the slime suggested. ”You realize I cannot do that. I only wanted to be with you. What I mean is, I want to accompany you like the old times, but I won't ever pledge my allegiance with Hermes Archnemesis,” the informant asserted.

'Hermes Archnemesis is a fake. He's a fraud! Why would I risk my life for someone like him? He's a weakling!' the informant badgered.

Suddenly, her gaze shifted behind her upon hearing a few steps of feet.

”Hey, take a look at that. I don't need you either,” a male voice got her attention. ”H, Hermes Archnemesis,” the informant's eyes turned bitter upon seeing him in a flesh.

Hermes adjusted his mask with one finger before he shrugged his arms off thereafter.

”You are a devoted familiar of your grand lord, huh. I'm sure the pedo will love to hear your devotion. What is more, he must be a pathetic guy with a small gun on his lower part. I don't know how you can raise a child with your small and fragile-looking body,” Hermes placed both of his hands behind and walked around her like a consultant. ”S, s, shut up, fake master. You're nothing to him. I don't aim to become his mistress. Master has a lover he's longing for. P, p, plus, the master is unable to see my true form yet. But I'm pretty sure he will regain his ability. I don't care if you can see my true form, so shut it. All he can see is my disguise ― an old man. But mark my words, I won't accept you. Period. There is a lot of competition that I have to watch out for, so it will take time for my master to fully recover his true power,” the informant puffed her cheeks as she pointed her index at his face.

'Woah, first one of what? The first one to see her fragile body? All I can see is her doll-like figure. Man, the grand lord is really a pedo who doesn't care about her size, huh. I don't know what is she talking about, but I want a powerful authority to arrest that pedo right now. I wonder if there is a child protection department to rehabilitate this little girl,' Hermes's left eyebrows raised up as he commented it.

”W, why are you looking at me like someone who is worried about my sanity?” asked the informant with a stumble tone. ”Because you're an idiot, little girl. That's all,” Hermes bluntly responded.

'I'm not a little girl! I'm a legal girl!' cried the informant inside her head.

”How disappointing,” Hermes closed his eyes in disbelief. ”Indeed, she's truly a disappointing child, master,” the slime seconded.

”What's that supposed to mean?” the informant extended down her hands out of anger. ”I don't mean to upset you. But you're supposed to be a deadly assassin with a professional outlook. To surmise this, you're acting like a child inside an old lady, you see,” Hermes commented frankly.

The informant shed tears out of her eyes with puffed cheeks. She tried to attack him, but it was easily repelled by her sister's magical defense.

”S, shut up!” the informant stomped her feet on the dimensional ground. ”Hey, you've got some guts to yell, huh. Don't try to snap me back to a vicious big sister, my dear sis,” the slime warned with a terrifying gaze.

The informant bit her lower lips and her face turned blue after she saw her eyes.

”M, my apologies,” she hung her head down. ”Good, now listen here. My master needs another companion to exceed his limit. Mother will get mad if he doesn't receive the present that is supposed to return to his possession. Look at us attentively. I will give you an offer that you cannot refuse, sister,” mentioned the slime.

”M, m, mother? You mean Mommy?” the informant shivered. ”Yup, you bet. Papirus and I are the only sane children who discovered the true master. You have only one choice to choose. If you refuse to follow us, your life will expire without a doubt, you see,” the slime explained promptly.

'Big sis Papirus? The second most powerful spirit who can rival big sis in passive support? What is more, is Mommy going to kill me? What did I do to deserve this? Did I do something wrong in my entire life? I thought big sis is the only one who picked Hermes as her new master but to think big sis Papirus and mommy side him. U, unbelievable,' the informant shuddered as she slowly looked at the face of Hermes Archnemesis.

”Hey, I don't think it is a right idea to push your agenda, slime,” Hermes complained, folding his arms across his chest. ”Master, let me handle this situation. It is between me and my stupid sister. I have to crack open her mind to join us,” the slime pleaded.

'W, what?' the informant's mind was clouded.

”Do as you please,” Hermes gave in. ”Thank you, master,” the slime simpered.

The slime summoned a chair and offered it to her master. Then, she transformed her body from a mask to her tiny human-shaped body.