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One by one the stealth slimes returned with their injured slime bodies.

The wounds they suffered looked like battle scars.

My eyes could see the seven stealth slimes that previously had a large amount of magical energy suddenly reduced drastically.

I also realized that the number of stealth slimes that returned was much less than before.

I touched my military cap and let out a small breath.

"Didn’t I tell you to sneak around and do surveillance like a spy?"

"If you are injured like this, how will you fight the Golden King Bear if you have lost in morale and the number of slime troops like this?"

I could feel a heavy night started.

My body which accepted defeat before starting the attack also received sympathy from Earl Timoti with his small laugh.

"This is getting more interesting, isn’t it, Lily-sama?" said Earl Timoti while reducing the smile from his mouth.

Did I just get a laugh from Earl Timoti who realized my defeat before the real battle began?

Somehow it made my heart hurt when I was underestimated like this.

The shame and humiliation of losing before carrying out the hard-planned attack movement.

I don’t blame the stealth slimes because they are basically monsters that do not have a high level of intelligence. Seeing them return after fighting the Golden King Bear troops is already a blessing in itself.

Pooinngg...

Boiingg...

One of the seven injured stealth slimes jumped and fell on the topographic map and destroyed the wooden block that was my attack simulation.

"Ahh, what a shame, it seems that your work in formulating an attack plan was ruined by this stealth slime, Lily-sama." Earl Timoti commented on the actions of one of the stealth slimes that destroyed the wooden block containing my attack plan.

"Should I kill this impudent stealth slime?" continued Earl Timoti while gripping the hilt of his sword which was located in the sword sheath at his waist.

I immediately raised my hand to stop Earl Timoti who wanted to draw his sword to slash the stealth slime in front of me.

"You should appreciate the soldiers who returned safely after experiencing a tough battle, Earl Timoti," I said to stop Earl Timoti’s hand movement who had pulled a quarter of his sword hilt to draw his sword.

"What they have experienced is the hard success while they got by fighting the Golden King Bear troops who were in their mating season in winter. As animals and monsters who are in heat become fierce and attack roughly, they have proven their worthiness to survive and return safely," I said to praise the performance given by the stealth slime.

"But I must admit, I am very disappointed with you all, poor stealth slime," pressing my words filled with disappointment, I seemed to look like a military official who was dissatisfied when seeing troops who returned home from the battlefield without bringing good news.

"I have heard the reputation of the stealth slime which is very feared because their slime bodies are difficult to detect and you all return with slime bodies covered in wounds like this?"

"Can you all tell me what happened before I become even more disappointed by your weakness?!" in a loud and firm tone, I snapped at them and pressed their slime bodies with my burst of magical energy.

Baaammm...

Some of the magical energy I released made some of the stealth slimes panic before one of the stealth slimes dared to stand in front of me.

Pooingg...

Booingg...

The two stealth slimes in front of me immediately formed their slime bodies into a topographic map that formed a three-dimensional contour. The two slimes that were stacked on top of each other seemed to be reconstructing the incident that had befallen them.

The reconstruction began with their infiltration through the waterway that was the source of drinking water for the bear that was currently taking over the cave where they lived.

Pooinggg...

Booiiinngg...

When one of the stealth slimes managed to infiltrate inside, they immediately faced a routine patrol from a large bear that didn’t seem to have any special abilities.

"You were caught by an ordinary bear that doesn’t have a magical energy core in its body?" Putting my hand on my head, I looked like I was holding back a headache, I then immediately shook my head when the first step they took was wrong.

"You guys are stealth slimes, right? How could you be found out by a mere bear like this?" My words were filled with my disappointment towards the stealth slimes.

[ That was a good acting and perfect role-play, Lily-chan! ]

[ I can feel the despair coming from a bunch of useless stealth slimes like that. ]

[ Now, how do you deal with something like this, Lily-chan? ]

[ The Golden King Bear is not a monster that can be defeated easily because they are entering mating season. Like animals that are in the mood to mate with their females, their spirit and behavior will become wilder than usual. ]

[ If this is left any longer, a bear invasion of the city led by the Golden King Bear could occur after winter. ]

[ The bears are starving after mating season, it is an invasion with a high casualty rate because the Golden King Bear is one of the monsters that has a large magical energy core like a unique monster. ]

I lay the back of my body on the back of the chair.

My gaze could not be separated from the reconstruction of the scene that came from the stealth slime’s body movements.

What my Goddess said were signs of danger that must be reported immediately to the Adventurer’s Guild or Military Unit.

Earl Timoti who stood watching the reconstruction of the scene with the stealth slime immediately swallowed his saliva and wiped the sweat that wet his forehead.

"Well, anyway, this is your defeat before the battle even begins."

"Stealth slime get detected… that is a joke that will tarnish your pride from now on!"

I immediately got up from my chair and stood beside Earl Timoti who seemed to be shaking in fear.

His gaze was fixed on the body part of the slime that showed thousands of bears mating.

"Not a small number, isn’t it, Earl Timoti?" I asked while paying attention to Earl Timoti’s gaze.

"With all due respect, Lily-sama. This isn’t a battle that a herd of stealth slimes can win."

"I know that… they are too stupid and careless to be discovered from their infiltration movements," my words might sound harsh, but I had to maintain this attitude for the sake of my roleplay as a cruel and cold military girl.

"Since they were detected, it has ruined all my surprise attack plans for the Golden King Bear herd. Then what will we do if the situation has become this heated?" I continued asking Earl Timoti.

"We must contact the Adventurer’s Guild and the Military Wild Monster Suppression Division before this wild monster invasion occurs!" Earl Timoti replied, directing his serious gaze at me.

I shook my head.

"That’s not an answer, Earl Timoti."

"Giving up all of this after this herd of stealth slime monsters suffered their first defeat before the real battle begins?"

"I won’t allow that!"

I could see Earl Timoti’s shocked expression after I said that sentence.

Tightening my military cap, I immediately released my denser magic energy to form a Soul Tame magic formation above the sky of Marquess Rommel’s residence.

My small footsteps now stepped into Marquess Rommel’s garden filled with herds of stealth slimes.

"I know that you all are stupid and unreliable…"

"I know that you will lose before the real battle begins…"

"But… do you want to be humiliated as one of the monsters known as stealth slimes?"

"Stealth slimes that were get detected?"

"Isn’t that your greatest humiliation?"

"If you want to be humiliated but in a respectable position, I offer you to be under my control and humiliated for the rest of your lives as the price for getting your cave-dwelling back!"

The scream I uttered was perfectly depicted by the magic formation flying in the sky of Marquess Rommel’s residence.

To be honest, this was such an embarrassing situation!

I didn’t know role-playing could be this embarrassing!

If it weren’t for the reward promised by my Goddess, I wouldn’t have wanted to play such an embarrassing role-play!

Plaapp…

Paaappp…

The sound of a fox’s tail rising and falling on the ground caught everyone’s attention.

"What are you doing, Ciel?" I asked Ciel who was suddenly in the area of ??my Soul Tame magic formation.

"I want to be humiliated and live under Nee-sama’s control for the rest of my life!" Ciel shouted with full enthusiasm as her fox tail swung in joy.

Plaappp…

A sound from Sia’s hand fan was heard.

Her small footsteps also caught everyone’s attention after Ciel’s surprising words.

"What are you talking about, Ciel?"

"Doesn’t that sound very embarrassing and insulting?"

"Try to act like a Saintess who should be pure and full of dignity!"

Sia was now standing next to Ciel’s body who was smiling happily at me.

Ciel seemed to ignore Sia’s words.

Although Sia’s words weighted truth that should be done rather than spoken, her actions standing in my Soul Tame magic formation raised various other questions.

"Sia, what are you doing there too?" I asked to confirm Sia’s attention-grabbing actions.

"Huh? Is standing under this magic formation wrong?" Sia replied while hiding her facial expression from her hand fan.

Sia’s facial expression which was covered by the fan could not lie to the feelings of her heart that were visible in the movement of her tail.

Sia’s dragon tail seemed to be moving happily along with the movement of Ciel’s fox tail.

"Ughh..." I could only let out that heavy sentence along with my long sigh.

I immediately went to them and dragged their bodies out of the magic circle formation that would control the stealth slime for their entire lives, even though they were disgusting monsters.