“Yeah, then…”

“Huh? Oh right, I was just passing by, so I’ll take my leave now. Stay safe!”

And with that, Dragon Dragon X zoomed off, keeping her eyes on the move.

“Something feels off.”

I didn’t know for sure, but it seemed she didn’t recognize me.

I finished posting the photos I hadn’t uploaded and checked the concept article.

[Title: I’ve got a solution…]

[Author: Lloyd]

And just like that, the solution I requested had arrived.

*

[Waste Monster Solution Proposal]

1. Gather the city’s soldiers and pin them into a corner.

2. After investigating the damage costs of destroyed buildings and streets, plan for repairs and find temporary housing.

3. (Lloyd’s meme selfie)

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– LOL, the angle is on point!

– Look how meticulously he added the period, haha.

– Ugh… I’m so mad right now, but I’ll let it slide this time.

“Not bad at handling things quickly?”

I thought it might be slow in the medieval times, but this was faster than modern days.

At least there was a semblance of a plan, even if just on paper.

The Waste Monsters were indeed boxed into the outskirts.

The issue was they were just boxed in.

– Waste Monster ← How do you even catch this thing?

– No way, this isn’t a slime, is it?

– Wasn’t it supposed to be the weakest type among slimes?

[Title: Haha, I wrecked it the moment it got cocky]

(Meme of a broken steel sword)

(Meme of a fallen knight knocked far away)

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– Haha, are you the slime?

– Classic humor from Gihwang.

– Gihwang seems totally clueless, LOL. My taxes better not go to this idiot.

Author) Just fuck off and keep dissing me.

Just an attempt at a joke, but kinda my true feelings too.

Attacks didn’t reach Waste Slime.

Usually, slimes are weak monsters, and even a variant should be easy to defeat.

But this slime, demolishing the Kellierhton city, was different.

[Title: You’re not actually a slime, are you?]

(Meme of a slime getting hit by a grenade yet still being unharmed)

(Meme of a sword bouncing off a squishy slime)

Insane, haha.

– If a grenade doesn’t work, what are we supposed to do?

Author) Yup, just keep hitting it.

Like a walking trash can, jeez.

This wasn’t your everyday slime.

This was a monster that had been feasting on modern trash for months.

“Disposable items, Styrofoam, glass bottles…”

It preferred the fastest stuff over a few months.

Usually, it took years or decades.

Sometimes even surpassing 500 years.

[Title: Yup]

One vicious slime that has devoured dozens versus one untouched Sandworm.

– Just fight it.

– ?

– This is no longer even a slime.

– Man, this game is awful.

This was a creature disguised as a slime.

Its danger level was on par with other monsters.

– LOL, water attacks don’t work, huh?

– Even this thing is high-tier.

Is there a Gallum on site right now?

Author) Yup!

Yup, why?

Do you see that knight rolling around in the debris over there?

Yup, yeah.

That’s me, save me, damn it!

“How am I supposed to catch this?”

If it were an empty field, I could try shooting different things, but this was in the city.

The Waste Monster was a lump of bacteria.

But magic didn’t work, and even the fire shot out was ineffective.

Was there a way to catch the Waste Monster without causing casualties?

“Actually, there is.”

Right next to me, there was a germicidal spray visible, just turning my head.

I’d been using it for cleaning or hand sanitizing, but who knows?

“It’s cheap anyway, so why not?”

[Germicidal spray, 4L x1] – 9p

[You purchased 100 units. The items will be delivered to your address!]

I completed the order without thinking too much.

I had no idea it would have more impact than expected.

*

[Title: How to eat Waste Slime like cheese…jpg]

(Photo of a steel sword coated in disinfectant)

(Photo of the slime bubbling when disinfectant is thrown)

(Photo of the slime splitting perfectly on the steel sword)

All I did was spray what Jooddak gave me on my iron sword, and why was it so easy to catch?

– Huh, what’s going on?

– How did you do that, you jerk?

– It’s not just water, is it?

“Wow, this actually works.”

The Waste Slime was a bacteria mass.

It had devoured modern trash and had heightened magical resistance due to that.

So without much thought, I sprayed alcohol disinfectant, and it split too easily.

– Glurp!

“If it had appeared in Elard, it would’ve been done for already.”

Being human was the issue here.

If it had been an elf who’d reach for a bottle of alcohol first during a crisis, it wouldn’t have gotten out of hand.

The contrast from bouncing off metallic impact felt so empty as it exited.

[Title: What the hell is going on?]

(Photo of a gleaming clean sword)

(Photo of the street being cleaned as disinfectant is sprayed)

Accidentally fought and spilled on a person and the ground.

At first, I thought “Oh crap”, but wasn’t my body becoming cleaner?

Jooddak, what’s the purpose of this?

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– Jooddak*) That? It’s supposed to kill germs.

Author) Huh?

Germs?

Don’t use such complicated words, use the Empire’s language!

“Ah.”

In medieval times, the concept of microorganisms was lacking.

I racked my brain trying to figure out how to explain germs as I shook my head.

“I mean, I’m a civil servant too?”

So, I didn’t know either.

Do I even need to explain this?

– Jooddak*) It’s a liquid that kills harmful things invisible to the human eye!

I explained vaguely so he could understand.

No harmful things to the naked eye?

Yet we have more visible bad stuff than there are numbers of Gallums here.

No seriously, this stuff is insanely effective. It wiped clean all the waste marks! Whoa!

[Title: Is this holy water or something?]

(Photo of a frog resting its chin on its hands)

Harmful things invisible to the eye ← Evil spirits, ghosts

Harmful things ← Waste, diseases, etc.

The Waste Monster went into convulsions the instant it touched this stuff, yet it remained unharmed when it came in contact with humans.

Is this really holy water that chases away spirits?

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– Oh?

– But when I lightly sprayed it on my hands and wiped it off, it totally erased the waste marks.

– Seems like a reasonable suspicion, huh?

– Germs ← Isn’t that a demon’s name?

– Oh, that sounds plausible.

– Jooddak*) Damn.

“Hmm…”

But as always, the Gallery took another step further.

With a thought I had never anticipated forming, I was just about to leave a comment.

“Yes, Malfight. I’ve checked the paperwork.”

“Ah.”

At that moment, a man finished his investigation in the wreckage and approached me, handing over some documents.

“From this point forward, this land is officially under your ownership, Malfight, and you must return it for actual use within half a year.”

“Oh, yes.”

“What’s your purpose for using the land again?”

“A café. Like a coffeehouse.”

The man nodded, confirming the intended use again before retreating.

He was an investigator from the Kellierhton Kingdom.

He had been going around the ruins to verify the damage and provide compensations.

Yet, it hadn’t even been a full day since the incident erupted.

Why were medieval civil servants working so hard in that time frame? There was only one reason.

“Jooddak made a public announcement.”

Because I had posted the announcement.

Thanks to that, Lloyd, now a knight serving the queen, had been pushing the lower ranks.

And the pushed lower ranks pressured their subordinates…

“Well, it’s true, isn’t it?”

“So this explains why everyone’s working… better to die than get banned from the Gallery…”

The investigator lightly greeted, looking more tired, then left.

“The backlash is more than expected.”

Having only been gazing at the Gallery, I knew it in my head, but it felt strange.

As I watched the investigator’s back, I looked back to the ruins.

“I said café to avoid suspicion, but…”

Medieval folks did have cafés.

Be it coffeehouses, beer houses, ale houses; they all had their names for it.

“First off, I better find some help, right?”

[Title: Kellierhton Job Openings]

Author: The Secret of the Literature Ghost

(Photo of the ruined building)

Hourly Pay: 7 Mana Pills

Tasks: Remove debris

Gender: No preference

“I think this should work.”

Truth be told, I was about to make it 10 Mana Pills and mention meals provided, but then I thought twice.

From what I heard, the only person who offered pay like that was Jooddak himself.

It wouldn’t benefit anything to post that outright.

Although I didn’t actually intend to give that much.

“I can just sneak in the meals.”

I’ll just add the pay as a bonus to the final wrap-up.

“If I post like this, I should be able to find someone, right?”

Just as I thought that, I was about to finally post the job offer.

“Ahem, ahem!”

“Huh?”

Once I finished my mumbles, I heard a familiar voice.

“Are you, perhaps, looking for work, or rather, a person?”

Poking out from between the rubble was the Dragon Dragon X I had seen in the morning.