# E4 - Clean-Up Duty, with the Slimes
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My first job at the Adventurer's Guild
was to clean up a house filled with trash.
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Apparently, the land beneath the trash dump
next to the house was unstable.
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One day, a whole heap of trash
crashed into the basement.
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The trash came pouring in
faster than anyone could clean it.
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Now nobody was willing to take on the job,
due to the sheer volume.
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I had to admit, it made me wonder
why she built the house here.
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But that aside, I decided to start with
the trash in the trash dump.
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Unshrink!
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Unjoin!
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I first had the scavenger slimes
eat up all of the trash.
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Mist Wash!
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I then repeated the process
in the basement, and cleaned it.
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Next, I used Create Block to make bricks,
and used the hardening sticky solution
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from the sticky slimes to fill
the hole in the trash dump's wall.
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Finally, by filling the hole in the basement...
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There, done.
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In only a few hours, the work was done.
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Good work, everyone.
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"Episode 4"
"Clean-Up Duty, with the Slimes"
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How does it look?
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It's...
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It's?
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She's crying again!
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It's purr-fect! Such a quick
turnaround, so clean!
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You even plugged that hole...
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Thank you... Thank you.
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D-Don't mention it.
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I didn't expect her to be so happy.
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Thank you, thank you!
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So um, Ms. Miya. Is it okay to assume
the job has been completed?
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Of course!
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Can you sign here then?
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Meow can I thank you for this?
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I'll raise your reward pay.
It's the least I can do!
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Thank you.
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With my first job complete,
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I got a sense of comfort
knowing I can make it in this world.
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I happily went back to
the Adventurer's Guild to report my success.
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You cleaned up that trash heap?!
That's incredible!
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And in just a half a day, too!
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It's really not anything special.
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Here is your reward.
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Um, isn't that too much?
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This is just right. Miya gave specific
instructions to increase your pay.
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She did say that, but still,
this seems like a lot...
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Just take it, don't be modest.
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It just shows how happy she is
that you took the job.
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I see.
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Okay, sign here.
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Yes.
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Ryoma.
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Looks like you cleaned up
Miya's house real nicely.
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Do you know Ms. Miya?
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She's an adventurer, too.
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I see.
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But I never thought anyone
could clean up that house.
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How did you do it?
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These slimes helped.
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I also know some magic that's
just right for this type of thing.
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I see. Actually, there is another task
that might need your expertise.
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Cleaning up the communal toilet... Right?
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Oh, you knew.
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I saw it on the jobs board.
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Then there's no need to overexplain.
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The job was issued by the town government.
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The town government?
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This whole thing started when they refused
to put up the money for the cleaning.
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Have you heard about how the town's income
has been falling for the past few years?
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Something about the iron mines
producing less ore, yes.
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So they tried to cut costs, and started with
management fees for the town.
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The communal toilet cleaning duty used to be
assigned to the people in the slums.
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But the government officials
made up some bogus reasons,
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like "the people in the slums don't work
hard enough" or something, to cut their pay.
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No matter how badly someone needs money,
they won't work if it's not worth it.
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You get that, right?
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Yes. It's terrible.
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It's like an exploitative workplace.
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What did you say?
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Oh, never mind. I understand the situation.
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I'll prepare and get to work tomorrow.
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Thanks. I'll make sure you get paid well!
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Right.
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What's wrong?
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Well, I was wondering,
if we told Mr. Reinhart about this,
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perhaps they could do something.
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Hmm. Why do you think that?
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They didn't know me at all when
they decided to take me in and help me.
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I see. Well, I'll keep my hopes up.
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So I've decided to take on that job.
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Could this be...
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Sebas.
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Yes.
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The government office's report said
the costs in the town were unchanged.
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If what Ryoma says is true, there may be
some embezzlement going on.
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Look into it for me.
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Understood.
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We may be able to uncover
some crime thanks to you.
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Please don't mention it.
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Embezzling the money that should be
going to the town and its residents,
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and causing harm to their livelihoods.
That is unforgivable.
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They have put all of my hard work to waste!
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Setting up the communal toilet and hiring
the residents of the slums to clean them
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was a public service started by Father
for environmental and employment benefits.
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I see.
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I didn't know.
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I promise you, we will look into this
and respond accordingly.
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Thank you.
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Mr. Ryoma, I wish you and your slimes good luck!
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Thank you.
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What a smell...
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The next day, the slimes and I went off
to the pits in the communal toilets.
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The pits were seven meters wide and
two kilometers long, and there were 30 of them.
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It's going to be a lot of work,
but we'll clean them up one at a time.
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Right.
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Ready to go.
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Are you ready? Here we go.
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Three!
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Two!
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One!
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Go, scavenger slimes!
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Mist Wash!
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Now for disinfecting...
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A bit of lightning magic...
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Squall!
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Good.
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Great, one down.
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That took longer than I thought.
Let's do the next one. There's 29 more...
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Hmm?
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I see, you all had a lot
to eat today and yesterday.
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I guess it's helpful to have more.
It should make the work go faster.
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Let's see. Monster Appraisal.
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Monster Appraisal is a taming magic
that shows a monster's skills.
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A huge spike in poison resistance?!
And a newly learned resistance to miasma?!
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That must mean...
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...there was miasma built up here!
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Collect seven to make a wish come true!
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I already have well over seven of them...
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I'm falling!
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You're fine.
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I'm really falling!
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Really, you're okay.
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When I rushed over to the Adventurer's Guild,
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Reinhart and the others were there
to get more information from Worgan.
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Miasma!
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In there...?
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Yes. Fortunately, it seems like
it hasn't leaked out of the area.
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Ryoma, are you okay?!
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Oh, please don't worry.
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I cleaned myself thoroughly
with the slimes before coming here,
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and made sure I didn't bring the miasma
or related substances here...
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No! That's not what we mean!
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You are fine, right?
Are you feeling unwell at all?
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Do you feel sick or anything?
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I... I'm fine.
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Thank you, madam, lady.
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Someone is actually worried about me...
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Miasma is a harmful magic power that can
affect a person physically and mentally.
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If all of the toilet pits
are polluted with that...
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Guild Master, I'd like to take care of it
before anyone is harmed.
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You're going to keep cleaning,
knowing there's miasma there?
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We need to cut the miasma from the source.
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I just need your help to make sure
nobody enters the area until it's clean.
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That can be arranged, but...
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Um, doesn't that put Mr. Ryoma in danger?!
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Yes, we can find the manpower
to take care of this.
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I'm very grateful that you're worried about me,
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but the more people get involved,
the higher the risk of miasma damage.
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Letting my slimes and me
take care of this is the safest approach.
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You only need the slimes to do the work, right?
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Maybe you can stay outside and...
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The slimes can't do this by themselves.
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I have to help with high areas,
like the walls and ceilings.
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B-But...
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It's fine.
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Please take a look.
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What?!
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As you can see, I have various resistances
and other skills that make it
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harder for me to die, and would recover
quickly even if I were exposed to miasma.
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I don't think anyone is more suited
for this job than my slimes and me.
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It feels terrible to force this on you...
But please, if you could.
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Okay.
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Mr. Ryoma...
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I will begin work now.
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Good luck! Count on us to keep watch!
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Everyone, stay sharp!
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Of course.
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Got it!
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All right, let's do this.
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And so the slimes and I began
cleaning up the toilet pits.
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The adventurers Worgan hired are keeping watch
to make sure nobody comes close.
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Jeff Grange, who is a longtime friend of Worgan.
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Asagi, a dragonewt.
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Leipin, a monster researcher.
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No slacking off, Leipin!
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Welanna, a dog beastkin.
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Sheesh.
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Mizelia, a tiger beastkin,
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You never change, do you Leipin?
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and Cilia, a rabbit beastkin.
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He really does like monsters.
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And Miya Catt, the cat beastkin.
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I can't ever thank Ryoma enough!
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Meow it's my turn to help him!
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I won't even let a single rat through!
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After the splitting, the number of
scavenger slimes reached 1,000.
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Joining them together turned them into
a "King" scavenger slime, not a "Huge."
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The king scavenger slime
had a new skill called "Gluttony"
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which allowed work to progress
many times faster than before.
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I'm sorry, we're not allowed to let anyone near,
even the duke or his family.
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Yes, I understand. But...
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Mr. Ryoma...
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We brought food.
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And magic recovery potions.
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Please take these to Mr. Ryoma.
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Certainly.
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Hey, why don't you take a break?
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He's right. You're working too long.
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Nobody would complain
if you took a moment to catch a breath.
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Thank you. But I just want to
take care of this as fast as possible.
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We're halfway done.
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He truly is an impressive boy.
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It's no surprise Worgan likes him so much.
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Exactly!
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The number of scavengers grew further,
and now there are 3,033.
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I split them up into groups of 1,011
to join up as king scavenger slimes,
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further improving work efficiency.
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Two more.
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The end is near...
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And finally, early in the morning
of the third day...
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It's done.
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Truly well done...!
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Are you okay?! Does it hurt
or feel bad anywhere?
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Yes, I'm fine.
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Really, really great work!
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Ms. Miya!
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All 30 communal pit toilets
have been cleaned and sanitized.
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It's safe now.
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Great work. Take a long rest, Ryoma.
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You can count on a big payday for this one.
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This was really tiring...
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When was the last time
I kept working past midnight?
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Back then, working past midnight was normal.
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I'm home, Mother.
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Welcome home, Ryoma.
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No matter how many times I told her not to,
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Mother always stayed up
to greet me when I got home.
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She must have been tired
from working until late night herself.
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Then, Mother died.
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I suppose I should have been sad,
but no tears came out.
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It just felt like a big hole
appeared in my heart.
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I'm home.
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Arriving at an empty home after work.
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It felt lonely at first,
but it soon became normal.
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I can never get back what I lost.
That's what I thought.
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I'm home.
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Welcome back, Mr. Ryoma!
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Welcome back.
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Welcome!
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Welcome home. Well done.
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Welcome home, sir. I will carry those for you.
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Your meal is ready.
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Would you like to bathe first?
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Mr. Ryoma? What's wrong?
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Ryoma, are you all right?!
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Are you sick?!
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No... I just remembered something
from the past for some reason.
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The past?
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My family... who used to
wait for me to come home.
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Mr. Ryoma...
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I'm sorry... I'm fine... I'm fine...
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Don't worry. Don't worry.
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I'm so happy that you see us as family.
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My tears just wouldn't stop flowing.
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This warmth, that I lost a long time ago,
that I didn't think I would ever feel again.
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Being exposed to it in this
new world filled my heart up.
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Mr. Ryoma, see you tomorrow...
or today, I suppose.
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Good night.
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Good night.
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I'm so glad I was able to come to this world.
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I'm happy.