"Good heavens! Giselle is lying again! Hahahaha! Hey kid, if you really killed a dragon, then I'll take on a fire dragon with my bare hands!!"

"Oh, poor Giselle, if he really had killed the dragon, and if I were a woman, I wouldn't refuse to kiss his adorable face and beard, hahahahahaha!"

The tavern patrons burst into laughter, mocking the poor drunkard. Suddenly, someone brought up a new topic:

"Hey! The lord is gathering the knights to fight those monsters threatening the village. This is going to be a good show! I guarantee you, those high and mighty knights will be so scared when they see the monster army that they'll wet their pants! Hahahaha!"

"...Greedy slugs! By the Goddess of Darkness, I really hope they encounter the legendary 'Slime Witch'! I've heard that the 'Slime Witch' can command king-level turtle-shaped magical beasts! Oh my god, is another war about to break out!"

"Now adventurers entering the city have to pay a hefty entrance fee. I'd rather stay at home and rot than risk my life for a nobleman!"

"I heard that the lord has already sought help from the Holy See. As long as we defeat the witch, these damned monsters will obediently crawl back to the forest! We can reclaim our territory again!"

A giant turtle-shaped monster?

Slime Witch?

Xu Milu stopped eating: "..."

Is it possible that the giant tortoise they were talking about was her dog, Ah Chou?

Is it possible that the Lord of Westco County shifted the blame for the monster invasion of the village onto her?

—On a side note, she would never accept a title like "Slime Witch," which is both childish and utterly tasteless.