NOVEL NEXT Chapter 28:
"So, where to next?" Yuki asked.
"I don't know exactly, nya," Nekra replied when suddenly they heard a woman shout, "Cute!"
Nekra's head snapped up to see an elf directly in front of them, running towards them.
"Hi, nya?" Nekra said, confused.
"Can you sing?" the elf asked. Nekra nodded, and suddenly, all three of them found themselves being dragged towards a bar called "Butterflies of the Night."
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"How did we end up here, nya?" Nekra asked as all three of them were getting a makeover from the elves.
"I don't know, but I like this dress," Yuki said.
"There are bows on my tails, nya," Nekra observed.
"So, what do you want me to do?" Nekra asked.
"Well, can you sing up on our stage?" an elf asked.
"I guess, nya," Nekra said.
"Mommas, I can play an instrument," Safi said.
"Which one?" Yuki asked.
"A guitar," Safi replied.
"What is that?" Yuki asked.
"Okay, nya, here," Nekra said, pulling one out of seemingly nowhere, though she used a crafting skill to turn a log into one in her space magic.
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"You know what song to play, right, nya?" Nekra asked.
Safi nodded and started strumming the guitar.
[Welcome to the Universe (unplugged) - by Mega Nrg Man]
"This one's for you, Yuki, nya...
I can see the laser line
between your black-white eyes
tonight you get me to your dreams
come on, rock this night for real.
Moving on and sing this crazy song.
I feel that she'll blow my mind, by my side.
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the universe.
Welcome to dream, welcome to my world
baby, you light my fire.
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the universe.
Welcome to dream, welcome to my world,
welcome to the Universe.
Got the power of my soul,
this is my heartbeat for your love,
you get me to the game above
to the dance for love.
Moving on and singing this crazy song.
I feel that she'll blow my mind, by my side.
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Universe.
Welcome to dreams, welcome to my world,
baby, you light my fire.
Welcome, welcome, welcome to the universe.
Welcome to dream, welcome to my world,
welcome to the universe."
The guitar solo kicked in, and the song ended with all the elves in the establishment clapping. Suddenly, the door opened, and four dwarfs and a slime walked in.
(A/N: That sounds like the start of a joke, I know.)
"Oh, Kaijin! How nice to see you!" an elf said.
"""Welcome!"""
"Oh, how cute!" another elf shouted, running up to Rimuru.
"Hey! I had my eye on it first!" another elf protested.
Nekra just nodded at Safi as she began to play another song using her dragon body's speaker to cheat a bit.
[That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Opening]
"Something bigger than a tale of fiction that nobody knows.
I will write another page that doesn't have a name.
I looked above to see tomorrow shining with hope.
Don't know what it's called - I'm stuck in my dull routine.
That future taunts me with a life that I never have known.
Try to touch it, but it's just outta my reach.
Carving out the shapes that make the wishes in our hearts.
Stronger now, shout it loud, shout it proud - fly high!
Turning over to a side of fiction that no one knows.
I'll keep following this instinct till I've sprouted the skills to stay alive!
If the things that I'm feeling are real at all proving I was really alive all along.
Yeah again, and again, till I'm done.
I'm gonna name you all!
To the East, to the West, way up high.
Stand up to the period! Onward!"
Nekra started dancing again before the song continued.
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Several songs later
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"Yuki, nya, water please, nya," Nekra said, realizing her tick seemed to be worse from holding it back while singing.
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Rimuru's point of view.
'This place is amazing, all the elves. They even have a cat girl singing.'
(Sage: Warning, subject is dangerous.)
'Her? Really? She looks like a cute cat girl. What could she possibly be?' Rimuru thought just before he was pulled out of his thoughts.
"Mister slime, are you ready?" the dark-skinned elf said.
'Eh, yeah! Oh, wait, she meant fortune-telling.'
"So, what kind of reading can you do?" Rimuru asked.
"Well... what would you like?" she asked.
"How about the person he's destined to be with?" the elf with Rimuru in her lap suggested.
"Oh, that's a good idea!" the dark-skinned elf said.
"Alright, here I go!" she said, moving her hands over Rimuru like the slime was a crystal ball.
"Oh, I can't see anything," the dark-skinned elf said, and everyone else giggled.
"Alright, for real this time," she said, moving her hands over the crystal ball.
'Could there actually be a person I'm destined to be with? Maybe it's actually a slime I'm destined to be with.'
"Oh, I see something," the elf said.
Suddenly, there was the outline of a dragon before it changed to a woman with black hair.
'She sorta looked Japanese,' Rimuru thought.
"That was one pretty girl," Kaijin said.
'So, what was that about the cat girl?' Rimuru asked Great Sage when suddenly alcohol was poured on him.
"Oi! What was that for!" Rimuru said, not having heard any of the original conversation about magical sword delivery because he was distracted.
Kaijin suddenly stood up and punched Vesta.
"Nya? When did you two become enemies?" the mysterious cat girl asked.
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Nekra, after taking her sip of water, just took a break, sitting in an empty booth in Yuki's lap.
"I kinda wanna try that crystal ball thing, nya. But it's useless, nya," Nekra said.
"Why is that?" Yuki asked.
"Because Yuki is my destined one, nya," Nekra said, kissing her.
Meanwhile, up on stage, Safi was still playing music.
"Oh, it's Vesta, nya," Nekra said, seeing the man enter the bar.
"Kaijin, did you finish the delivery?" Vesta asked in an overly obnoxious way.
"Yes, I did. Do you wanna see the invoice?" Kaijin asked.
"Nya? I swore those two were friends ten years ago, nya," Nekra said, snuggling up against Yuki.
Nekra watched as Vesta poured alcohol on Rimuru.
"I should go say something," Nekra whispered, getting up.
"Nya? When did you two become enemies?" Nekra asked, appearing a foot away from where Vesta landed.
"It's you?" Vesta asked.
"I, nya. I haven't seen you in 10 years, and that's the first thing you say, nya?" Nekra asked.
Suddenly, guards stormed in and attempted to arrest everyone, but Vesta made a signal to stop when they went for Nekra, Yuki, and the elves. As for Safi, her passive charm mixed with her dragon intimidation kept most of the guards away from her, though they didn't know why.