"Ah, Lord Rimuru, look!" Shuna, who was closest, was the first to notice the changes in the child on the bed.

"I see, I see!" Rimuru's eyes widened. Is he going to wake up? In fact, Xian was indeed going to wake up. He was really trying very hard to control this body. He had been in this state for 24 hours in the early morning. Since he turned into a human form, he had been keeping his eyes closed. Although he could feel the existence of his body, his organs did not obey him.

But it was just as Xiao Si told him, after staying in the body for a while he could slowly gain control of it. Although it was a very long process, at least he was able to get his body moving in the early morning.

Xian's eyelashes trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes. What came into view was a girl with pink hair and three distinctive figures standing in the distance.

"Ah, you're awake~" Shuna blinked and gave a friendly smile.

Xian blinked with some effort, with no expression on his face. He climbed up from the bed somewhat stiffly and slowly knelt on the bed.

Shuna had stood up by now and stood next to Rimuru, with her hands hidden in her sleeves and gently covering her lips.

"thump."

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"Huh?" Shion tilted her head in a somewhat strange tone, "Can't this child speak?"

[…So how did you determine that?]

Is that so... Rimuru swallowed his saliva. Although this child is also a slime, but now he doesn't say a word, and I don't know if he is a friend or an enemy...

Xian tugged at Rimuru's sleeve, freed one hand and pointed out the window.

Either I'm sure, or I'm guessing. Anyway, in this kind of animation, although there are undercurrents behind the scenes, there will only be one crisis at a time. Wherever there is a problem, there is a crisis.

Xian didn't say anything, nor did he move, he just pointed to the north.

"We haven't found out what the cause is yet. It broke out almost instantly. More than half of the residents in the city have been affected, and there are also some outsiders..."

Xian: ...

[Answer. Currently, the lowest limit of the magic energy of the unknown slime is twice yours.]

[Host, do you know where it is exactly? ]

Rimuru curiously took Xi'an outside. He observed that the child seemed to have a strong learning ability. Although he had never used a human body, he learned it very quickly after watching how they walked. Although he still fell flat on his face due to uneven strength, he could already walk very well.

[Host, what are you going to do? ]

Xian blinked, as if he understood, and then withdrew his hand that was pointing at the distance, but he still stared at Rimuru without blinking, with his other hand still pulling his sleeve.

[How could that be? Look, they all think you’re cute…]

So why is that sound coming out? ! ! [And it’s a cute little sound, host.]

Xian tugged at Rimuru's sleeve to steady himself, then looked up and met his gaze.

The reason why the first impression was such a strange complaint was that Xian's entire body was as white as snow, and he had long white hair that was loosely draped behind the boy, with a few strands hanging forward, vaguely covering his cheeks.

"Hmm? Is there something wrong?" Rimuru pondered for a while, then nodded to show that he understood. Seeing this, Souei disappeared in a flash.

Rimuru: ...

Rimuru saw the white-haired child standing on the ground barefoot, and just as he was about to take a step, he lost his balance and fell to the ground. "Ah... are you okay?" Rimuru helped him up in a panic, but found that the child's body was very soft and he had almost no strength. Could there be some unknown problem? [Answer. The unknown slime was detected and it was just unable to control its body normally. There is a 98% probability that he is not familiar with the body, and a 2% probability that he is unable to control his body due to external force majeure. ]

Is this really a slime with more magic than me? It doesn't look like it.

"Puyo?"

On the surface, Xian looks innocent, but on the inside, he is already cosplaying and shouting like crazy.

Rimuru: ...Hey, being stared at like this will really stress me out.

This child...if he were in modern Japan, he would probably be said to have albinism, right?

By the way, when he first arrived, he seemed to have heard something...

So he accepted his body which looked smaller than Rimuru's.

"Lord Rimuru, there is something unusual happening in the northern river." Souei quickly appeared in Rimuru's office and reported at a very fast speed.

[Answer. The amount of magic energy of the unknown slime before waking up is negligible.]

This time, the system seemed to really intend to give him the highest difficulty and the lowest configuration. This body was not even equipped with a decent piece of clothing. It was only surrounded by a long white cloth, which looked like a child wrapped in a large bed sheet.

Obviously, Xian's guess was correct.

Rimuru: ...? Xi'an: ...? ! ! !

I don't want to add, I want to explain!

Rimuru looked at the boy sitting on the bed in a daze and swallowed nervously.

And the child still looks very cute.

"So... where do you want to take me?" Rimuru asked. He always felt that the child's appearance was very abrupt. It was already strange that no slimes came here this year, and this child came here alone with a slime, giving people the feeling that he came here for a special purpose.

Xian refused to speak since he knew that he would make such a shameful sound if he opened his mouth. Hearing this, he just tilted his head and looked at Rimuru calmly.

Xian didn't care. However, as the "child brought back by Lord Rimuru" in the eyes of the residents of the Demonic Federation, he would of course be treated warmly. However, most of the time, Xian just followed Rimuru in order to maintain his "new monster" persona.

Xian looked at Rimuru expressionlessly, then slowly tilted his head: "Puyo?"

I don't know, I'm just guessing. When I first arrived, I heard Rimuru tell Shion that there was something wrong with the river in the north, so I guessed that the crisis might be in that direction.

Although he looked like a newborn monster who knew nothing, his ignorant appearance concealed a heart full of wonder.

Rimuru was embarrassed and wanted to tell Shion to pay attention to his image and not to kick the door again, but he heard Shion hurriedly say: "Sir Rimuru, many residents in the city have stomachaches because of what they ate, and some have lost consciousness."

"What?" Rimuru was stunned for a moment, then immediately became serious, stood up and walked out the door while asking, "What's going on? Have you found out what the problem is? How many residents have problems now?"

I see... Rimuru supported Xian. If the Great Sage said so, then this child is not familiar with this body. It seems that this is the first time he has become like this.

[I've explained the host before. It's because you still need to get used to this body, so it's normal that you can't control your vocal cords well.]

Xian always answered by shaking his head. But when asked "Do you have a name?", Xian nodded, but he didn't speak or write. Because he has more magic than Rimuru, Rimuru couldn't give him a name, so he could only call him Slime.

A drop of sweat fell from Rimuru's forehead. He kept smiling and asked the Great Sage in his heart: What's going on, Great Sage? Didn't you say before... Wait, I don't think you said that before?

So you choose to let me die?

But when you follow Rimuru, you can't avoid him asking you questions, such as "Where did you live before?" and "Do you know why the other slimes didn't come this year?"

No, no, wait, what the hell did I just say?!

Xian stayed in the Demonic Federation without knowing why. In order to make his presence seem more appropriate, he simply made the best of it. Even though he was more proficient in using his body, he still looked confused and occasionally fell flat on his face to show that he was really a rookie.

Only after Rimuru met his open eyes did he notice that even the color of this child's pupils was a light silver-white. The whole person looked very ethereal, as if he would disappear with the wind in the next second.

So Xian seemingly lived peacefully in the Demonic Federation for several days, quietly waiting for the so-called crisis. After all, he couldn't find it himself, so he could only let the so-called crisis come to him.

Xian stood up with difficulty, then lowered his head to look at his hands which were obviously several sizes smaller. He stretched and flexed his fingers slightly a few times, then raised his head again and walked towards Rimuru.

[If the host tries so hard but no sound comes out, wouldn't that be very disappointing? ]

Eh?? !!

That’s not possible... Xian was speechless.

So why is the slime this color... Rimuru complained helplessly, his hair is obviously the same light blue as his body. But since he came to this world, he has seen hair of various colors and many strange races. He feels that he has adapted to these weird colors.

Xian continued to tilt his head. After a while, he moved his body and then began to get up and get out of bed mechanically.

【As it should be! 】

And seeing Shion and Shuna looking at him with eyes that said, "What a pity you didn't say 'Puyo'," he became even more determined to maintain his character and not speak.

Great Sage, what's going on with this child? Rimuru poked the Great Sage curiously.

Yes, you can tell they think I'm cute.

Xian nodded and continued pointing out the window.

"Are you... unable to speak?" Rimuru waited for a while and found that the child really had no intention of speaking, so he could only continue asking.

“Well… I feel like you want to tell me something, but I don’t understand.” Rimuru was a little helpless and could only say, “Well, if there’s anything going on over there, I’ll let Benimaru and the others check it out. And Souei, they’re all excellent demons, and if there’s any situation, they’ll definitely report it immediately.”

At the same time, before Shion arrived, a voice came: "Lord Rimuru——" followed by the sound of a door being kicked open.

Since we have to solve the slime crisis, we must do it outdoors and lure him out first.

"Puyo?" Shuna covered her mouth and laughed, "I think it's very cute."

The reason why he nodded and shook his head was because Xian was traumatized by what he had said to this body. He was really afraid that he would say "Puyo" as soon as he opened his mouth. Although they seemed to accept it well, he could not accept it mentally and physically.

Xian looked at Shuna, who was glowing with maternal love, Shion, whose eyes were shining and she wanted to reach out and rub him, and Rimuru, who had a look of curiosity and was obviously touched by cuteness.

Wow! It's becoming more and more like modern society! Automatic glass doors! If it weren't for the wrong style of the residents, I would have almost thought I was in modern society! Rimuru is so amazing! And there are actually skilled craftsmen who can make it! [...Host, you will look like a country bumpkin coming to the city...]

You can have no expression, but you can't say anything. So Xian began to concentrate on controlling his mouth and tried to make a sound. As a result, his mouth was indeed open, but...

"Do you want to tell me something?" Rimuru asked, blinking his sore eyes.

Thinking this, he waved away Shion who was ready to make a move, and asked everyone to go back to their own work. Only Rimuru and Xian were left in the room.

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He could now guess why this body was in the form of a child. Since maintaining his body required energy, the system would definitely try to save energy. A larger body would consume more energy, so the system would not do business at a loss.

The question now is how he can find out what crisis the Demon Federation has recently encountered or is about to encounter in this state where he cannot walk or speak, and complete the task as soon as possible.

Xian neither nodded nor shook his head, but just pulled Rimuru's sleeve with one hand and pointed into the distance with the other.

Rimuru took a small step forward and asked tentatively: "Um... hello?"

"Hmm? You want to tell me something?"

Xian is very crazy now. He was trying hard to control his body and finally succeeded in sitting up from the bed. Then he tried to smile at Rimuru or speak, but found that he had failed completely. It seems that he can only control his body to do some simple movements now, and he can't do delicate movements like facial expressions.

Rimuru asked tentatively: "Um... do you have a name? Where are you from?"

Ziyuan's report faded away, and Xian sat alone on the sofa, hugging his knees, looking dazed.

Very good, I was ignored again. But from the looks of it, the crisis is about to come, right?

[It should be, host. 】

But why is my stomach hurting? Could it be that I got an upset stomach from eating slime? Xian thought seriously.

(End of this chapter)