The Great Sage's Helplessness

A period of time passed.

Rimuru slowly opened its eyes, which were formed from solidified slime. It looked at its body and said, "Finally, I've recovered the magic I used up."

Just as Rimuru was about to jump off the mat, it noticed someone next to it. Rimuru turned its head and saw that it was none other than Mo Li.

Seeing Mo Li's sleeping form, Rimuru felt a bit confused.

"That's not right. According to A'li's habits, he should have woken up long before this time."

Rimuru was puzzled.

"I know. If you encounter a problem, find the Great Sage."

Rimuru immediately asked the Great Sage in its mind.

"Great Sage, what's wrong with A'li?"

[Note: The other party has fallen into a deep sleep due to fatigue and insufficient magic power.]

"Insufficient magic power? How could A'li have insufficient magic power?"

Rimuru asked the Great Sage with a confused expression.

[Note: The reason the host was able to recover so quickly is that the other party transferred their magic power to the host. In addition, naming consumed a lot of the other party's magic power recently, and coupled with taking care of you, they fell into a deep sleep due to fatigue and insufficient magic power.]

Hearing the Great Sage's words, Rimuru immediately became anxious.

"Then when will A'li wake up?"

[Note: It has been detected that the other party is an elemental being and can absorb a large amount of magic power from the surrounding air, so they will recover their magic power quickly and awaken. Please do not worry, host.]

"That's good, that's good."

Rimuru finally felt relieved.

Looking at Mo Li, Rimuru suddenly had a thought: it had never carefully observed Mo Li's appearance before.

Subsequently, Rimuru moved closer to Mo Li to observe its appearance.

Mo Li was a young dragon with a dark golden body. Its appearance was not like the Western dragons in Rimuru's memory, but rather like the young dragons described in the legends of Rimuru's previous life's mysterious Eastern ancient kingdom, possessing features of nine creatures: rabbit eyes, deer antlers, ox ears, camel head, clam belly, tiger paws, snake neck, fish scales, and eagle claws. Although it was a young dragon, its aura was exceptionally striking, perfectly blending dominance and nobility.

The more Rimuru looked, the more it felt it was unfair.

"Why? Why is Mo Li so good-looking, while I'm just an ordinary slime with no distinguishing features?"

Rimuru's tone was somewhat indignant.

"Great Sage, explain to me, why?"

Rimuru asked the Great Sage.

[The host and the other party are both special existences among humans reincarnated from another world. According to the information I have, ordinary human reincarnations and summons generally do not change races. However, both the host and the other party have transformed from humans into monsters. The Great Sage's information cannot explain this phenomenon, let alone explain why you were reincarnated as a slime. If there is one possibility, it might be that the host has bad luck.]

The Great Sage patiently explained to Rimuru.

"I don't accept this explanation."

Rimuru continued to retort.

[Note: The Great Sage is not omnipotent, please forgive the host.]

"You."

Just as Rimuru was about to argue further with the Great Sage.

There was a sudden movement from Mo Li.

Mo Li slowly opened its vertical pupils, which resembled those of a dragon, and saw Rimuru's angry face, arguing with someone.

[Host, the other party has awakened. Please pay attention.]

At this moment, the Great Sage noticed Mo Li had woken up and quickly informed Rimuru.

"Hmph, who are you talking to? You just said A'li fell asleep due to insufficient magic power, and now you're saying he's awake? Am I that stupid?"

Rimuru was completely disbelieving.

[...]

The Great Sage was speechless. How many lifetimes of bad luck had it accumulated to encounter such an unreasonable host?

"No, hold it in. I chose this myself. If they're unreasonable, I'll endure it."

"Rimuru, what's wrong?"

Just then, a magnetic voice suddenly came from behind Rimuru.

Rimuru froze in place upon hearing the voice. Turning around, it saw that Mo Li had indeed woken up.

"Great Sage, why didn't you tell me A'li woke up?"

Rimuru immediately complained to the Great Sage.

[...]

The Great Sage no longer wanted to deal with it. Did it not remind you? You just didn't believe it. You just said I lied to you, and now that they're awake, you're saying I didn't remind you, you...

I no longer wish to comment on Rimuru's Great Sage.

Afterward, Rimuru quickly moved next to Mo Li.

"Li, you're awake."

Rimuru said, concerned.

"Yes, I'm awake. Who were you just arguing with? Why were you so angry?"

Mo Li asked, full of questions.

Upon hearing this, Rimuru explained to Mo Li who she had argued with.

After listening, Mo Li was speechless.

"Tell me, why would you argue with the Great Sage?"

"It's all because you're so good-looking. I'm just an ordinary slime. Isn't it because I'm envious?"

Rimuru said sheepishly.

Mo Li felt like laughing. I don't know why I look like this, but it's probably because I mentioned Old Master Zhong in my past life, which is why my true form looks so much like him. Wouldn't Morax's true form be handsome?

"It's all because your appearance is too handsome, otherwise, would I argue with the Great Sage? It's all your fault."

Rimuru's anger grew as she looked at Mo Li's expression.

"Okay, it's my fault, it's my fault. It's my fault for reincarnating like this."

Mo Li scooped up Rimuru with his dragon claws, stroking the slime in his arms as he comforted her.

Rimuru was stunned by Mo Li's gentle demeanor.

"Li, why are you so good to me?"

At this moment, Rimuru asked a question she had always wanted to ask.

"Because we're friends."

Mo Li said gently to Rimuru.

"Friends? Is it just because we're friends?"

Rimuru froze, then asked again.

"Yes, because we're friends."

Mo Li repeated, thinking Rimuru hadn't heard clearly. Of course, another part of the reason is that you're the protagonist of this world, and sticking with you is definitely the best choice. My future retirement life depends on you. In the future, Mo Li wants to be like Old Master Zhong in Genshin Impact, drinking the finest tea, watching the best plays, and walking the most expensive birds. The bills will be put on Rimuru's tab later.

Rimuru's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment, and she then hopped off the beast pad. She said to Mo Li, "Okay, Li, let's go out quickly. I want to see how our subjects are doing."

"They are a group of excellent subjects, they will definitely surprise you."

Mo Li didn't notice anything amiss with Rimuru and was still building suspense for her.

However, what Mo Li didn't notice was that Rimuru's eyes had already changed.

"Li, I don't just see you as a friend."

"Alright, what are you waiting for? Let's go."

Mo Li reminded her.

"Got it."