Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

"Uh-huh, so you don't deny the 'that boy' part?"

"Ugh..." Alicia lowered her head in shame, thinking about how to answer. But she was completely panicked and couldn't think of anything. Seeing her like this, Jill's originally naughty smile turned into a nearly helpless smile.

"I know I was teasing you a little bit just now, but I think it's too late to say this now? Every time you talk about what happened ten years ago, Alicia always looks happy. That expression, is it like saying 'I like him'?"

"So, so happy... so, do I look like that?"

"I really want to find out what else is possible besides this."

Alicia shyly turned away from Jill's words. Just as Jill was about to play a prank, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bushes next to him.

The two men hurriedly prepared themselves for the attack, and a red slime jumped out from the bushes.

“Pikki?”

It tilted its head as if to say, "Who is that?" Although it doesn't look hostile and its innocent expression is even a little cute, it is a monster after all, so you can't be careless.

But before that, the two had already had some ideas about the slime in front of them.

“…Hey, this red slime, have we seen it before?”

"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. It should be in Santono's guild..."

The small mark on the forehead of the red slime reminded people of a teenager. Other possibilities seemed unlikely. This kind of red slime was not common, and it also had a mark that was not usually there.

Yesterday, after seeing the boy in the guild, Russell suggested that the four of them investigate the mark together. Then they learned that the mark was a "taming mark" that indicated that the monster was controlled by the monster master.

"Slakic, where are you?" The boy waving a bush suddenly appeared.

He had a turban on his head and looked younger than Alicia and the others. At his feet was a small white creature that looked like a cartoon cat. And a girl with wings the size of a palm, which was never seen normally—obviously a fairy.

Seeing the red slime, the hooded boy seemed to be relieved, showing a relieved smile and ran over quickly. Seeing this scene, Alicia couldn't help but widen her eyes and cover her mouth with both hands.

(Impossible... Could it really be...)

It was a scene she had seen when she was a child, a scene she could never forget. The little boy who had always been sleeping in her memory overlapped with the boy in front of her.

Yesterday and this morning, she did feel something was wrong, but why was her mood so intensely triggered at this moment?

Was this really just a coincidence? Or was it an encounter arranged by God? Such thoughts were churning in Alicia's mind, and the turbaned boy seemed to just casually lower his head: "Ah, hello."

Jill hurriedly returned the greeting, but Alicia still stood there, motionless.

"My name is Jill, nice to meet you and these monsters."

"My name is Alicia. You may have guessed it, Zhen, but I am a half-elf. Please take care of me."

The boy wearing a turban, Xu Zhen, and his monsters introduced themselves to Jill and Alicia.

The three monsters seemed to think that the two were safe, so they behaved very quietly. Lopur was the first to trust them, although it was a bit unexpected, but considering that he had lived in a country inhabited by elves, Xu Zhen felt that this was expected.

"Ah, nice to meet you. By the way, this Ah Zhen..."

"Of course it's a nickname. Aren't you happy about that?"

“No, I don’t mind…”

Rather than being dissatisfied, he felt a strange feeling that he had never experienced before, because no one had ever called him by a nickname before.

Jill seemed very interested in this and began to ask questions: "When I saw you in the guild yesterday, I was a little concerned. Not only because you brought a rare monster, but also because you are a monster user."

"To be honest, you are really eye-catching." Alicia also spoke. Xu Zhen and Lati looked at each other, looking a little surprised: "Really... I didn't notice it at all."

"Me too."

Alicia and Jill were a little confused by Xu Zhen and Lati's reactions. It would have been fine if they just didn't notice, but they obviously didn't realize it at all.

Were they too slow, or did they usually not pay much attention to their surroundings? In any case, Xu Zhen and the others seemed a little special.

"By the way, Alicia, right? You just said that you are a half-elf, so how is that different from an ordinary elf?" Xu Zhen asked casually. Alicia and Jill both widened their eyes, which made him a little uneasy, worried that he asked a question that he shouldn't ask.

However, Jill's answer was beyond his expectation: "Who are you? Where did you live before?"

"When you ask me that, I don't know how to answer..."

“At least for the current situation, this is common sense and everyone knows it.”

This is what Jill called a common sense problem. If you don't even know this, it's natural to be considered abnormal. Xu Zhen decided that it would be faster to just tell her about her situation. Lati also noticed this and raised her head in a hurry.

"Master, do you really want to say it?"

"It's troublesome to just be perfunctory, and I don't intend to hide it... But even if I tell them, it's still a question whether they can believe it." Xu Zhen smiled bitterly, and Jill's expression gradually became impatient.

“Well, go ahead. We’ll decide for ourselves whether to believe your story.”

"Okay. I'll start telling you my story now, and please listen to the end."

Suddenly, Xu Zhen's mood changed, and Alicia and Jill couldn't help but swallow. Then, Xu Zhen began to talk about his experience so far.

He is not from this world. One day, he was suddenly summoned to the Kingdom of Stuhr in this world. There is no trace of the summoning ceremony at all, and the reason is still unknown. He recounted these experiences in as much detail as possible.

Of course, he also mentioned that Culler had helped him and that he himself had the characteristics of a monster user. As for his experience with Lati and other monsters, he also did not leave any ambiguity and told them everything truthfully.

These topics were unusual, and Alicia and Jill looked confused from beginning to end. They thought Xu Zhen and the others might be lying, but judging from their behavior, it was obviously true.

After hearing everything, Alicia and Jill looked very tired.