The Great Wetlands

Despite having all sorts of work to do, I had this syndrome where, when I got busy, I ended up doing other things instead—or something like that.

Still, this was a perfectly legitimate job for the lord.

To capture a slime alive and use it as an experimental subject, I boarded the boat again and headed out onto the river.

I wanted to use the river connected to the lake as a canal and see the Anis River beyond it.

In addition to capturing slimes, inspecting the Anis River and the great wetlands was part of this job.

Lilith and Julius hadn't said anything, so they must have accepted it as a legitimate task for their lord.

I'd modified the boat and fitted it with a greenhouse made from aluminum window frames, giving it a bizarre appearance—but it was meant to keep slimes away.

Apparently, there were so many slimes that this was what we needed for defense.

Akira piloted the boat up the river, with me, Akira, Anemone, and Bell aboard.

Bell had strangely said she wanted to come along this time, so she was with us...