Ryoma and the Flying Slime

***Ryoma and the Flying Slime*** is the twentith episode of the By the Grace of the Gods (anime).

## Summary

Following a request from Worgan, Ryoma and some of his fellow adventurer friends take on a quest in a nearby forest to harvest Treant materials. They get more than what they bargained for when they have to face off against an evolved version of the Treant monster, an Elder Treant.

## Plot

Laundry Agency Bamboo Forest employees Jane, Maria, Fina, Fay, Dolce, and Maiya discuss the layout for the upcoming Foundation Festival. Ryoma and Carme observe this, and later, Ryoma watches as the Semroid Troupe practices their act. He's then approached by Worgan, who thanks him for helping with the Tunnel Ant incident, and hears that Ryoma is also trying to raise his adventurer rank. To that point asks for his help for the next few days collecting Treant materials, a monster Ryoma was interested in hunting.

The following day at the Adventurer Guild, Ryoma, Miya, Welanna, Leipin, Cilia, Mizelia, and Asagi learn the quest specifics from Worgan in his office. They're tasked with collecting 300 Treant materials because of the town renewal project. Since the town is a mining town, the residents would move out of town if the ore in the mine would deplete. To prevent that from happening, it's been proposed that a tourist attraction be built there and a new town would be built by the south gate. A fighting arena would also be made in its center. When asked why Treant material was necessary, Worgan claims that the hired architect specifically requested them and put Asagi in charge of the task.

By dusk, the party rides to their destination, and Leipin explains to the group what to expect when fighting Treants.

Making camp by a river stream, Ryoma pulls out some chairs and a table for the group to use from his Space Magic. Asagi then assigns everyone their tasks and appoints Ryoma as Leipin's bodyguard.

The next day, heading into the forested area, they find an odd tree that emits magical power. Hence, Miya and Welanna deal with it, and Ryoma and Leipin finish the rest. Three more are dealt with by the attack group led by Asagi, and Leipin spots another in the distance, but allows Ryoma to deal with it for experience purposes. After Ryoma does, Leipin notes how strange that they're so many Treants where they're at, as Treants mainly prefer dark forest areas. Asagi then suggests they rest at the base and have lunch, but before they leave, Ryoma internally agrees with Leipin's analysis, noting how strange the forest feels.

At the base, they all enjoy lunch together, and because of his impressive skills, Ryoma is assigned to deal with Treants, the attack group misses, while continuing to protect Leipin. Cilia then asks Ryoma about his weapon, and he answers that it's a scabbard made from a Metal Slime, while the sword is made from a Iron Slime. Just then, a Slime that flies in the air by a dandelion puff floats on by. Leipin states that it's called a Fluff Slime and uses the Space Magic, **Pick Up** to transport it closer to him. From there, Ryoma tames it and learns its skills and abilities.

Pressing onward with their quest, Leipin notices that the presence of Treants has rapidly increased since they were last there and suspects that an evolved version is the cause. They all then slay the Treants in the forest's first half; however, Leipin warns further ahead is almost all Treants.

Proceeding with caution, the group slays more Treants on their way, and amid this, Ryoma gets the idea to un-transform his scabbard comprised of Metal Slimes. He then transforms them into two-bit throwing axes, which he uses to slay numerous Treants, until the boss of them, an Elder Treant, finally appears.

Before the group attacks the Elder Treant and its Treant cohorts, Ryoma's Metal Slimes are too scared to go any further, so Ryoma stores them away. The main group then attacks the Elder Treant, but its roots start sprouting from the ground to attack them all, so Ryoma uses **Pavement** to seal up most of the ground. However, things become complicated when the Treant uses Dark Magic to corrode Miya and Welanna's weapons. On the other hand, Ryoma gets the idea to use his un-transformed Iron Slimes against the Elder Treant, which works against it and slays it with an Iron Slime Mace and Chain.

In the aftermath, the Elder Treant drops a treasure chest filled with magical crystals, and later that night, Ryoma serves vegetable tempura.

## Characters

* Jane
* Maria
* Fina
* Fay
* Dolce
* Chelma
* Sordio
* Maiya
* Prenance Semroid
* Worgan
* Miya Catt
* Welanna
* Leipin
* Cilia
* Mizelia
* Asagi
* Pioro Saionji (Mentioned)