Ch 73 -- Don't Raise Weird Flags

　　"We're finished here, do you want something to eat?" I asked.

　　"Umuu, sounds good. I was just getting hungry." Fer agreed.

　　"Food-" Sui chimed in. Right then, time to cook but... the pools of blood on the gra.s.s remained even after the b.l.o.o.d.y Horn Bulls had all been packed away. The iron smell of spilt blood filled the air.

　　"Ah, I don't feel like eating here right now." I groused.

　　"Is the smell of blood too strong?" Fer inquired. "So much blood might attract more monsters."

　　"Eh? That's bad. Let's get out of here quick." Safety first, as I might have mentioned before.

　　"Ehh, hang on. Sui, Can you clean up the blood here?" Fer asked.

　　"Oh, can Sui eat all the red stuff here?"

　　"That's right. Help yourself." Fer ordered.

　　"Sui can do it. Wait a moment." Sui trembled and used her Growth skill. After Sui became a Big Slime she quickly divided into smaller Slimes.

　　"Everyone, suck up all that red stuff--" Following Sui's order the small Slimes headed towards the pools and began to consume the b.l.o.o.d.y Horn Bull blood. The pools disappeared in the blink of an eye leaving only trampled gra.s.sland and a lot of small red-coloured Slimes visible.

　　"Well done Sui." Fer said.

　　"Ufu, Sui was praised by Fer-ojichan-" Sui bounced happily.

　　"Slimes can eat pretty much anything so I figured the little Suis could mop up the blood easily." Fer explained.

　　...... Sui has so many things she can do.

　　"Hey Sui, are you okay with leaving those small Slimes behind?" I asked.

　　"Yeah, they'll probably disappear when it gets dark." she said.

　　It seems the Slimes split off from her large body have a limited lifespan but do they actually disappear at night too?

　　"Aruji-, Sui's hungry-" Ah, right. I should get some food out.

　　"Yeah, hang on. Here's some sandwiches that should do you." I put out a dish with pork and chicken cutlet sandwiches in front of Fer and Sui. I made them yesterday evening with the leftover fried pork cutlets and chicken cutlets I cooked for their dinner.

　　Spread b.u.t.ter on the bread, add some shredded cabbage and sprinkle a little mayonnaise then put a pork cutlet on top and finish it off with another slice of b.u.t.tered bread. Cut it in half and it's done. I did the same with some fried chicken cutlets and put them away in my Item Box for just such an occasion.