Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

"Well, the weather is so nice. It makes me feel really good." A young man with a khaki headscarf was walking on a mountain path, muttering to himself.

He was a little short, with a childish look on his face. His long chestnut hair fluttered in the cold wind of the early morning. The boy held a large covered bucket in his right hand. He was going to the river to fetch water.

Although the mountain air was cold, the sunshine brought a comfortable temperature. It can be said that this is a very suitable climate for taking a walk along the river while fetching water.

"Yes, master. The morning air is indeed pleasant." A being flying around the boy said happily.

This girl, who looks like a deformed human and has wings the size of her palms growing on her back, is called a "fairy" in this world.

As he walked towards the fairy with a small black emblem on his forehead, the boy sighed softly.

"Hey, Lati? Can you change the title of 'master'? My name is Xu Zhen..."

"It doesn't matter. The master is the master."

Facing the innocent smile, Xu Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly. At the same time, he felt that it was useless to say anything, so he decided to keep the status quo.

Because he was not used to it, he could not ignore this awkward feeling, but Xu Zhen expected that he would get used to it sooner or later. Considering that his current situation was not normal, he felt that there was no need to care about these trivial matters.

Xu Zhen responded casually. Lati tilted her head and said, "But then again, the master is really incredible. Don't humans catch goblins when they see them? The elders taught me that."

"Not all humans are like this, right? Well, actually I don't know." Xu Zhen smiled bitterly and whispered, "... After all, I just came to this world myself."

Hearing this, Lati showed an expression as if she had remembered something: "Yes, indeed. It should be a world called 'Earth', right?"

"Ah. What bad luck. I was suddenly sent to another world..." Xu Zhen smiled and recalled the scene when he woke up in this world.

One night, he fell asleep in his own bed as usual, but woke up and found himself in a strange room. When he looked outside in confusion, he found that this place was obviously not his home.

Far from residential areas, the plains surrounded by mountains stretch out. Xu Zhen believes that the fiery red sunset he saw at that time will never be forgotten in his life.

Incidentally, it was then that he met Ratti.

While he was taking care of her, he accidentally fell asleep. Xu Zhen was awakened by the sound of someone hurriedly getting up, and their eyes suddenly met.

Afterwards, the owner of the house, an old man named Kuler, came in, and Xu Zhen realized his situation.

"But it's also surprising to see a monster like a slime."

Although Kuler told him this, Xu Zhen hardly believed it. However, the next morning, when he saw the slimes playing happily in the yard, he had to accept that it was true.

In this world, there are creatures called "monsters" as a matter of course, and they come in various types, just like animals on Earth.

Xu Zhen learned that there were individuals based on animals, as well as slimes, dragons, zombies, ghosts, etc. He thought that this was the so-called fantasy world, and he felt a little lazy.

It was because he had seen the goblin with his own eyes that he felt even more so: "Can the monster speak normally like Lati?"

"No, usually they are just like animals that can only make noises. Fairies like me are really special."

"Hmm, there are so many types... It's really deep here."

Xu Zhen nodded with interest at Lati's answer. In fact, when he learned that fairies were also a kind of monster, although he was surprised, he was also very interested.

Because when it comes to monsters, the images that come to his mind are slimes, dragons, and violent beasts. Xu Zhen also thought that Lati was a "fairy" at first, an independent being that was neither a human nor a monster.

Even now, he confessed that he really couldn't believe it.

"…It's not actually a monster, right?"

"That is impossible. The fact that I serve my master in this way is the best proof."

"Serve, ah..." Hearing Lati's words, Xu Zhen showed an uneasy expression: "Is it really okay? Because Lati is..."

Just when Xu Zhen wanted to say something, a creature jumped out from the bushes. It was a jelly-like mass with eyes and a mouth. Obviously, it was a slime.

Moreover, the color of this slime is completely different from the common blue, it is bright red.

“…Um, is that a slime? Strange, it’s red.”

"I think so. There are many types of slimes." Xu Zhen muttered to himself, observing with interest.

Judging from its expression, it seemed to be still very alert. At this moment, the red slime suddenly jumped over.

"Wow!?" Xu Zhen barely dodged it, but couldn't help but fall on his butt. After bouncing for a while, the red slime fell to the ground and hit Xu Zhen again.

"Owner!"

Lati released power from her outstretched hands. This was called "magic". The red slime's movements became noticeably slower. It was as if the passage of time around it had slowed down.

This is a type of magic that Lati is good at. She herself said that it is very practical because it is easy to use.

There are various types of magic, such as attack and recovery, but Lati seems to be able to use only auxiliary and recovery types of magic. Because she is not mature enough, she has not yet learned more complex magic.

“And then… hey!”

Just as Xu Zhen was moving to avoid, Lati suddenly changed the direction of the red slime.

Of course, its direction of advance also changed. The moment the magic effect disappeared, the big tree in front of it was violently hit by the red slime.

It fell to the ground, and the red slime stopped moving. Judging from the way it was trembling slightly, it seemed to be still alive.

"What a rude monster. Master, are you okay?"

"Ah, it's okay. That's amazing. I didn't expect this."

What he really thought was amazing was magic. When he heard that magic really existed, Xu Zhen was also quite excited, but for some reason, he soon had to suppress his emotions.

Thinking back to what happened at that time, Xu Zhen felt a little disappointed in his heart: "Hmm! Even if I can't use offensive magic, I can't be bullied!"

Lati puffed out his chest proudly. Xu Zhen smiled bitterly: "Haha...Is that so? That guy..."

The red slime was still twitching, with no intention of getting up.

Xu Zhen curiously took out the herbs from his pocket, washed them gently with water from the kettle, and then ground them hard on the stone. He ground the herbs into a slightly paste-like substance and poured it into the open mouth of the red slime along with the water. Then——

"Ahhh!"

"Oh, it looks like it's regained consciousness."

The red slime jumped up due to the strong bitter taste, and looked around in panic because it didn't know the situation.

Then, it seemed to suddenly remember something, and looked up at Xu Zhen and Lati alternately. It seemed that it remembered what happened before.

There was no hostility in the red slime's expression. It seemed a little confused, but there was no sign of attack for the time being, so they could rest assured.

Xu Zhen waved his hand to signal it to go away, and the red slime just hopped and disappeared into the dense grass. Xu Zhen sighed and stood up, noticing that Lati was looking at him with a smile.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just thought, after all, you are still my master."

“…What are you talking about?”

"Forget it. Let's get to the river as soon as possible!"

"oh."

At Lati's urging, Xu Zhen set foot on the road to the river again. They didn't notice that the slime was peeking at them curiously from the bushes behind them.

Arriving at the wide river, Xu Zhen and his friends immediately began to fetch water. Lati looked up at the clear blue sky and stretched out lazily, looking very comfortable.

"Well, it's very pleasant. This is the acme of peace."

"Indeed...what?"

Xu Zhen had just filled the bucket with water and looked up at the sky when the nearby bushes suddenly rustled unnaturally. Xu Zhen noticed the movement and turned his head to see a wolf jump out.

It has strong limbs and messy fur. Its eyes are fierce as if it is catching prey, and a lot of saliva is flowing from its mouth. It is obvious that it is very hungry.

Xu Zhen felt that its sights were definitely aimed at them. Although he hoped that the wolf would leave on its own, he knew that this might not be possible.

"Ouch!"

Faced with the barking wolf, Lati was so scared that tears welled up in her eyes. Xu Zhen frowned, but couldn't help asking Lati: "... That, is it a monster?"

Lati nodded vigorously, and Xu Zhen couldn't help but sweat. This situation was too dangerous. They had no way out and no strength.

Lati tried to talk to the wolf carefully: "Um... please, please calm down, okay?"

“Woof! Woof! Woof!”

"Oh! Even if you are starving, you can't lose your bottom line!"

Hearing the wolf's words, Lati hid behind Xu Zhen in fear.

Maybe because fairies are also a kind of monsters, she can communicate normally with other monsters. At first Xu Zhen didn't believe it, but when he saw the dialogue scene when Lati and Slime were playing, he had to believe it.

Now, seeing Lati talking to the monster, Xu Zhen couldn't help but feel a little strange. This was probably because such a scene could never be seen on Earth.

Despite being in crisis, Xu Zhen noticed that he relaxed unconsciously. He shook his head and tried to adjust his emotions.

He instinctively guessed that the wolf might be hungry, but what Lati had just said made him more certain. The wolf saw them as food and was about to attack.