Camilla stared at the pale blue jelly at her feet, which was making “squelch” sounds, feeling her lips twitch all the way to the back of her head.
Wait, Resonance Star Core, what do you mean by this?
Isn’t this a Sapphire Slime?
You’re telling me my compatibility is highest with this thing?
The girl nearly let out a piercing screech from sheer frustration.
Any Senior Trainer who has played Pokémon knows that to cultivate a top-tier fighter with perfect individual values (6V), breeding and hatching eggs is a step that the hardcore can’t avoid.
And in that process, Dittos with powerful genetics have to work “diligently,” generation after generation, making indelible “sacrifices” for the sake of optimizing the gene pool.
The Summoned Beast training system of very “thoughtfully” borrowed this “hardcore” design.
Summoned Beasts with high individual stats and exceptional talents have a significantly increased chance of passing those qualities to their offspring.
Among the hundreds of Summoned Beast species in the game, the Sapphire Slime is unanimously recognized by players striving for breeding perfection as the most ideal and indispensable “Divine Pet Cloning Device”!
They have no reproductive barriers with almost all Summoned Beasts and can stably pass on their perfect individual values to their progeny.
Not only that, due to their own weakness, their offspring basically only inherit the other half’s talents, ensuring both strong stats and powerful mechanics.
It could be said that behind every pinnacle Summoned Beast, there might stand one (or several) silent, self-sacrificing Sapphire Slimes.
Camilla felt like crying—this was something only hardcore players had to consider late in the game!
All I want now is to lie flat. What good is this “breeding artifact” to me?
Am I supposed to open a Summoned Beast breeding house or something?!
After anger and absurdity, a thought flashed through Camilla’s mind like lightning.
Wait… At this point in time, except for me, the transmigrator, no one knows that this seemingly useless monster, the Sapphire Slime, will one day be revered as the “God of Breeding”!
In everyone else’s eyes, it’s just a low-level slime good for nothing but being cute!
Camilla’s eyes instantly lit up.
Opportunity—this is my heaven-sent chance to drop out!
Beaming, she crouched down and gently poked the bouncy blue jelly.
The slime let out a comfortable “squelch,” nuzzling her finger, showing affection for its newly met Summoner.
“This is the one.”
Camilla scooped the slime into her arms; it felt cool, damp, and soft.
“Even if it looks weak… it’s still my first partner summoned. I believe this is fate’s arrangement! I’ll treat it well!”
She did her best to look sincere and determined, even adding a hint of motherly glow to her gaze.
Ophelia frowned, looking at the harmless ball of slime, a hint of discontent rising in her heart.
“Camilla, don’t be willful. This slime is too weak. It has no power and can’t protect you. Give it up—big sis will help you find a stronger Summoned Beast. Or we can try summoning again…”
“No, sister!”
Camilla cut her off at once, her voice rising eight pitches, insistence almost to the point of stubbornness.
“I can’t abandon it! The Summoning Contract is sacred! And… and look how cute it is! So what if it’s weak? I can protect it!”
She put on a “melting from the cuteness” face, rubbing her cheek against the slime’s smooth surface.
Just as Ophelia was about to say more, Headmistress Korova, who had been silently watching, suddenly started clapping.
Clap, clap, clap…
The crisp applause rang particularly clearly in the quiet headmistress’s office.
In the headmistress’s bright green eyes flashed admiration—and a certain excitement like having found a kindred spirit?
“Well said! Little Camilla!”
Korova hugged her “Miss Dark,” hopped down from her chair, and came over to Camilla, looking up at her, her small face full of seriousness and approval.
“There are no weak Summoned Beasts, only weak Summoners! Your resolve not to judge partners by strength, and your loyalty to the contract—these are rare indeed! This courage and conviction are more precious than any powerful Summoned Beast!”
How can someone who has the strongest Summoned Beast in the game say that with a straight face?
“Many Summoners spend their whole lives chasing powerful, rare, and showy Summoned Beasts, forgetting the purest bond with their partners.”
Korova looked at her with a “this child is teachable” expression, tiptoeing to pat Camilla on the shoulder.
“To realize this on your very first summoning—your future prospects are limitless! I have high hopes for you!”
Saying that, she bustled over to her collection cabinet, rummaged around, and took out a delicate cloth pouch, stuffing it into Camilla’s hand.
“Here! This is a mixed feed of ‘Stardust Essence’ and ‘Moonlight Moss’, perfect for the growth of elemental lifeforms like slimes! Consider it a meeting gift from me, the headmistress, to your little one!”
She smiled at the blue jelly cradled in Camilla’s arms.
“Grow up well, little cutie!”
Wait, my grand plan to drop out… failed again?!
In the end, to Headmistress Korova’s words of encouragement, Camilla carried her Sapphire Slime and the bag of premium feed, and was led away from the headmistress’s office by her sister in a daze, like a sleepwalker.
Ophelia silently guided Camilla through the academy’s labyrinthine corridors to a tranquil dormitory building.
As a relative of a special student, Camilla was assigned a pretty decent single dorm.
“Rest well.”
Ophelia handed Camilla the dorm key, her gaze lingering briefly on the slime in her arms, but in the end, she said nothing more—just ruffled her hair.
“If you need anything, contact me with the Communications Crystal.”
After seeing her sister off, who looked back every few steps, Camilla closed the door, leaned against it, and let out a long, desperate sigh.
She looked down at the blue jelly still making “squelch squelch” noises, and helplessly set it on the soft carpet.
“Well, whatever. Since I’m here, might as well make the best of it…”
She mumbled, comforting herself.
“At least you look pretty easy to take care of.”
The slime seemed to understand, bouncing twice on the carpet in delight, then slowly began to explore its new home.
Camilla flopped onto the bed, staring blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling.
“Tsk… I forgot I still have to write!”
She shot upright, rummaged a feather pen and a thick stack of manuscript paper out of her Storage Bracelet.
“Damn that Elina, always pestering me for updates…”
She turned all her frustration and gloom into “motivation” for writing.
“Hmph, just you wait! Since you want a good ending, I’ll give you a good ending! But… heh heh heh, I’m adding the Loser Ailee route!”
In the room, only the soft scratch of the feather pen on paper and the faint “squelch” of the Sapphire Slime happily wriggling on the carpet remained.
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