Shepherding Humanity

The strange green Slime they picked up three years ago can talk?

    And it was even saying that it would save the orthodox witches as well as its own Slime species from the evil witches?

The witches were stunned for several long seconds. Their surprised expressions were very cute. While these lovable young witches have secretly formed a coven to fight against the evil witches, and had the great ambition to rebel against tyranny, in reality, they were still quite inexperienced in the ways of the world.

This was the first time they’ve ever encountered a sentient creature that was not human.

Melly's mouth opened into a cute O shape. She shouted out loud: "Wow! Could it be? Are you the intangible and formless god of wisdom from the legends, the thrice exalted Hermes?"

The young witches were very excited.

The legendary Mercury, the heavenly god of wisdom, could take the form of any living creature to communicate with the people on earth.

Elizabeth, the leader of this group of girls, was relatively dignified and mature. She hurriedly knelt down respectfully and said: "Great God of Wisdom Mercury, have you descended from heaven to save your humble subjects?"

Future Skywhale smiled, and was just about to nod and admit that he was the God of Wisdom. He was quite fine with pretending to be a god.

But at that moment, Elizabeth suddenly reconsidered and shook her head. "Impossible! How could the great God of Wisdom almost be humiliated by those witches like that? You even had to play dead to escape, and we had to bring you home?"

Future Skywhale instantly found himself in an awkward situation.

Whatever happened to the usual tropes? Everyone else gets to pretend to be a god when they travel to a different world…

Why is it when it’s my turn, I get turned into a captive, my Slime species get abused by witches, and I have to live in misery? Even when I try to pretend to be a god, my lie gets instantly seen through. So unfair!

He could only stiffly move his lips and speak the truth: "I really can help you all."

Elizabeth, however, shook her head and laughed bitterly. She tenderly picked him up and petted him. "Little Slime, you have seen too little of the world. You simply do not know how terrifying Medusa can be. She’s known as “The Absolute Empress Who Reigns Over Death” and has surpassed even the Three Witches over the years. You really think you can defeat her?”

"Yes, that's right. I will be the one to defeat the Great Empress Medusa!" Future Skywhale confidently replied. "You don’t know this yet, but we Slimes have terrifying potential as a species. Under my leadership, we will break the chains of oppression imposed upon us by the Rose Kingdom of Witches!"

Pfft!

"Such an adorable little cutie."

"His boastful appearance is also quite handsome. Look at that silly little feeler twitching!"

The group of young witches laughed and laughed as they looked at the round and cute little creature. Their radiant expressions were lovely to behold.

Melly also laughed. She hugged the round and soft Slime, pressing him into her bosom, and began to pinch and squeeze him teasingly. "Your species is simply too small and weak. You can only hop around and are no match for even the weakest of creatures. Your only use is to help those witches with their training, and you say you guys have potential?"

These past three years, there naturally have been people who tried to integrate the blood of the Slime. After much struggle, someone finally succeeded, and grew an “ahoge” on their head. Though very small, this silly looking strand of hair had frightening strength; but other than that, this person was completely useless.

Slimes were simply too small and weak!

"You guys simply do not understand, I have an extremely strong body structure. Especially this feeler, it’s the root of us Slime’s strength! We rely on it for our survival." Future Skywhale looked around at the giggling witches and hurriedly continued: "It is the essence of our race."

"Right, right. We understand now. Your structure is very strong, especially this Slime feeler. It is the root of your power, your guarantee for survival…" Melly's small face was flushed. "It is also the essence of your race!"

Future Skywhale: "….."

He was completely unable to get through to them. What a headache!

I did not create this special body type in order to become a sex toy!

His current plan was to obtain a sample of the "Blood of the Evil Eye", assimilate Evil Eye genes, and become a slime that’s capable of studying this world’s magic system and becoming a wizard.

It wasn’t only for the sake of getting stronger. After all, his natural life span was little more than ten years.

It had taken him more than three years to adapt to this word and learn its language. He had no time to waste.

If he could not assimilate a second gene and practice magic, he would soon die.

"Oh? You want to practice magic even though you’re a Slime?"

The witches looked at one another in disbelief.

Suddenly, Elizabeth spoke in a low voice: "Alright. Melly, how much money do we have left in our treasury?"

Melly anxiously raised her voice in reply: "Elder sister, no! We’ve worked so hard to save up money over the years so that you could break through to the Third Level."

Elizabeth, however, shook her head. "I may be the most talented witch among us, but I’m still far too lacking. I can at most become a Level Three Witch in this lifetime. Why not let the Slime do as it wishes? After all, it belongs to all of us and is a beloved pet to everyone in our coven.”

The witch sisters looked at the cute Slime, then looked at each other uncertainly.

Melly was silent for a moment. "We still have 3521 rose coins left."

Elizabeth thought for a moment then said: "A sample of the ‘Blood of the Evil Eye' costs 300 rose coins, one ‘Potion of Magic Compatibility' costs 800 rose coins, one ‘Potion of Blood Compatibility' costs 1300 rose coins, and one ‘Potion of Blood Stabilization' costs 1400 rose coins. We must find a way to collect more money…."

"That's too much, we can't afford it."

The room grew agitated.

These potions were created during the era of the Three Witches and perfected by later generations to increase the success rate of assimilating the “Blood of the Evil Eye”, ushering in the golden era of witches.

But when these girls became witches, they could not enjoy such luxury. They only had a ‘Potion of Magic Compatibility' of the lowest grade and had to risk their life to pass the test.

Elizabeth shook her head. "If we’re doing this, then we’re doing it right. These potions are necessary to raise the success rate. The rate of mortality when assimilating the “Blood of the Evil Eye” is simply too high. Us women have it relatively easy. It’s ten times higher for men. As for Slimes, this has never been done before, and the success rate is probably even lower than that of men’s. We must give it our all.”

"But, if the Slime dies, then all our savings over these past years would be…." Melly and the others argued.

Future Skywhale anxiously followed their discussion.

He was confident that he would overcome all difficulties and succeed in life thanks to his trump card—the Slime engine. But first, he had to be given the chance to take the first step.

He hurriedly spoke: "Everything will be alright. Trust me. I am the King of the Slimes who’s destined to become the mightiest being in the world in the future. I am the Sovereign Mage Emperor of the next generation!"

"I believe you, King of the Slimes."

Elizabeth slowly picked him, smiling gently. "In the future, when you’ve become the Sovereign Emperor of the entire wizarding world, what would be a good title for you? Let's see…. since you're so cute, how does ‘Adorable King' sound?"

Future Skywhale was silent for a moment.

He could tell from their words that they still did not believe him.

However, he would prove himself to them. 

After three years in this other world, he has thoroughly integrated himself into this new life, and even if he was only treated as a pet, he has formed an attachment to these kind and lovely young witches.

Ten days later, after experiencing unprecedented pain, Future Skywhale successfully survived taking in the "Blood of the Evil Eye", gaining the second gene that would allow him to practice magic.

Just one month after that, he graduated from being a Junior Trainee Wizard, and became a Level One Wizard.

"A Level One Wizard! It’s only been one month!"

"So extraordinary!"

The witches were ecstatic.

From then on, this coven of lovely and innocent young witches no longer treated their secret hideout as a place for idle chatter over a cup of tea. They remembered their original dream, and devoted themselves to gathering resources for Future Skywhale.

The seven of them worked themselves to the bone, forming a team to fight the giant beasts in the great forest in order to raise money to take care of their Slime!

They themselves did not not use any magic resources, and gave everything to Future Skywhale.

Future Skywhale’s days with them were spent in cheerful laughter, and he engraved the kindness they showed him deep in his heart. He understood that he had to bide his time as he grew stronger—he was not like those idiot main characters who thought nothing of risking their lives in another world even when they were still weaklings!

So what if he was a leech?

He was perfectly happy to be a leech!

As someone who’s spent a long time in the business world, Future Skywhale had no shame.

But, the difficulty of going up in level increased exponentially the further you were along as a wizard. One year later, Future Skywhale was a Level Two Wizard. Seven years later, Future Skywhale was a Level Three Wizard.

At the twenty years mark, Future Skywhale reached Level Four as a wizard.

At this level, he could already be considered to be among the upper echelons of the Magic World.

After all, the ruling witches of the Rose Sect were only Level Five, even if a Level Five witch could slaughter a great number of Level Four witches and wizards.

But Future Skywhale was different. He was a Level Four Slime Wizard with maxed out proficiency in mechanical engineering, and had the ability to challenge those of a higher level. He could fight against Level Five mages!