"Ah, you mean pretending that the Demon King Gulaad was never there...?"

The water spirit Wintia tilted her head cutely. Her short hair swayed because of the movement.

...It was a little heart-fluttering.

"Yeah. The only people who know I killed the Demon King Gulaad are everyone here, right? So how about we just say that the Demon King was just a regular stone statue?"

Everyone’s mouths were wide open at my ridiculous plan.

"Ah! Wait a second!"

I said that and jumped down from the rooftop to the 59th floor.

"Yabe really left."

"Is Big Brother okay?"

"Um... the two of you..."

The moment we started talking,

DOOOOOOOOOOM!

"Waaah!?"

"W-What was that!?"

"P-Possibly... something happened to Yabe-sama..."

All three of them were getting anxious. But then...

GYOOOOOOOOOO!

"N-n-n-n-n-n!?"

"O-Oh Big Brother!"

"Yabe-sama!"

All three were getting more anxious.

"I’m back!"

Yabe casually returned.

"Yabeee!!"

"Big Brother!!"

"Yabe-sama!!"

All three suddenly jumped at me.

"W-What happened?"

"Nothing special. I’m fine, Yabe!"

"That’s right! When you disappeared, I heard an amazing sound and an incredible shout..."

"Yabe-sama, are you really okay?"

It seemed I had worried them quite a lot.

"I’m sorry for worrying you. Look, the man said there’s a golem modeled after the Demon King on the 59th floor and a fake demon trap on the 58th floor. So I handled them."

I took out the golem I had just defeated from my sub-space compression storage.

Don!

"Waaah!?"

"Big Brother, this?"

"...Yabe-sama..."

"""Is it not similar?"""

...I thought so too. The golem was standing to guard the stairs, so when I descended the stairs, the back of the golem was fully visible. I smashed it without hesitation and destroyed its core.

Then on the 58th floor, I ran into a fake Fileontina and mercilessly punched her in the face. I finished off the demon the instant its illusion magic broke. And then I came back.

When I looked closely, the golem didn’t look very much like the Demon King Gulaad at all.

It had only two legs and two arms — a completely normal golem.

"Maybe it’s not good enough..."

I scratched my head and ruffled my hair.

Metamorphose was working perfectly. My hair was even reproduced accurately.

"...Hey, hey, Yabe. Is that your real appearance?"

Wintia placed a hand on my shoulder and asked.

"Well, yeah... I mean the real one... or the previous one..."

I answered with a wry smile.

"Big Brother is so cool!"

Sylphie jumped into my left hand and hugged me tightly.

"Cool? Me?"

I was supposed to be imitating Hiroki Yabe’s appearance with Metamorphose. So I should be imagining Earth-era Yabe. I don’t think I’m handsome... I had a plain, unremarkable face. In school terms, the type of guy who’s only barely noticeable in class.

"Yes, you’re very handsome, Yabe-sama."

Fileontina came in front of me and clasped her hands while smiling.

"W-Well! Let’s get out of the tower first and head back! I think Lord and Frontier Count must be waiting."

To change the mood, I prepared to go back to the ground while feeling embarrassed.

The weapons the Demon King left behind, the corpses of the mage and the ringleader, and the fake golem (lol) — all of them went into my sub-space compression storage.

I tied up the ten subordinates with tentacles and dropped them to the ground.

"Hold on!"

I threw all ten of them off the outer wall. Then I lowered them smoothly to the ground. Once I lost the feeling of resistance, I knew they had landed.

Well, they were criminals. It’s fine if they were just knocked out.

And I picked Fileontina up in princess carry.

"Ah..."

Fileontina, who had become used to being picked up, relaxed her arms around my neck.

"Let’s return to the ground. . Fly High!"

While carrying Fileontina in princess carry, I flew through the sky.

"Lord Fenberg! When I thought the man had vanished against the wall, he suddenly disappeared. What happened?"

"Count Gailnight, I don’t know either."

"Yabe probably went up the outer wall."

Irina explained Yabe’s actions.

"So the massive lightning and tornado we saw in the sky earlier... were caused by Yabe fighting the Demon King Gulaad?"

"Wha! What did you say!?"

"Yabe is fighting the Demon King Gulaad!?"

Both Count Gailnight and Lord Fenberg looked shocked.

"So the rescue of Fileontina didn’t make it in time!"

Count Gailnight pressed Irina.

"No, probably not, but Yabe should have made it. I’ve been worried about Lady Fileontina since yesterday and had my contracted beasts investigate and monitor her."

"W-What... Even yesterday, you were already lending her your power..."

At that moment, Yabe descended from the sky while carrying Fileontina in princess carry.

"Fileontina!"

Count Tarbal rushed over with terrifying momentum.

"Ootto!"

I avoided Count Tarbal in mid-air.

"Kyaah"

Fileontina let out a cute scream because I suddenly spun in the air. I gently lowered her to the ground.

"Lady Fileontina has been rescued safely."

"Yabe-dono! Thank you!"

Count Tarbal took both my hands and expressed his gratitude with a hot-blooded energy.

"Yabe-dono, when you take off your robe, you really are quite a handsome man. You shouldn’t wear it at all, you know?"

Lord Fenberg complimented me as well when he first saw my appearance. I didn’t even need to be praised.

"Fuuu... Yabe-sama is so cool..."

"My my, Luciana’s husband is quite the handsome one~"

From inside the carriage, Luciana and his wife also praised me while looking at me. This was a situation that couldn’t exist on Earth. Embarrassing.

"Thank you... This life of mine was saved thanks to you."

Fileontina expressed her gratitude again.

"No no, don’t worry. I’m just glad you’re safe."

But Fileontina placed her hand on my shoulder and leaned in close.

"I’m deeply moved that you rescued me from such a dangerous place without asking for a reward. However, I can’t simply say ’no thanks.’ I would be honored if you would come visit my mansion. Would it be all right for you to come to my room at night...?"

Fileontina, who had been resting her hand on my shoulder, wrapped her arms around my neck and whispered in my ear.

"You’re coming to my room tonight!? Not just coming, right? Right?"

Hey! Isn’t there a saying that "if you don’t eat from a set table, you won’t get anything"?

Since the other side is welcoming, what’s there to be reserved about?

Eh, you don’t have a penis flipped up to your navel, do you!?

I have the slime-style transformation technique Metamorphose that I practiced until late last night! The appearance I’m maintaining right now is still that of Hiroki Yabe.

And so my own penis that had been flipped up to my navel had revived!

Even if in Earth reality it never got flipped up to my navel, that didn’t matter anymore!

Now I have my slime cells, my own image, and my ultimate swirling energy!

That’s right! My beloved rod now surpasses the one from Earth!

Let’s go! Swirling energy full power!

RIONAAAAAAAAA...

"Ho-gya-gya-gya-gya!!"

I realized that Irina had crushed my left hand in her grip. Without any warning.

Not as a metaphor, but literally.

Hey, it hurts a lot!

Why!? I was supposed to have no pain sensation! I’m an invincible slime body!

Irina is terrifying!

"Yabe, you’re thinking something bad again..."

Irina puffed out her cheeks cutely.

She’s adorable, but I can’t have my hand crushed. If it weren’t me, an incident would occur.

Well, fine. If she’s invited to the mansion, I’ll eat delicious food and drink, and Irina will get sleepy.

I’m a slime with no need for sleep and an invincible body.

Since my biorhythm activates with swirling energy, I can pull all-nighters.

Around the time Irina falls asleep soundly, I can slip out...

Sshhh!

It’s tearing! It’s tearing! Irina-san!

Why is it painful! Irina magic is now in full effect!

Comeback "Quokka"!

I have full confidence I can meet your request now!

"Yabe, I feel like you need some oil right now."

Irina said this while fanning my left hand that had changed shape. Inside my head, a warning bell rang that I should not oppose her.

It looks like I probably won’t get a reward from Fileontina-sama...