Shiiit I thought for sure that we were going to get the gut punch and shii would die D: I'm sooooo glad my expectations were subverted in such a satisfying way.
I really hope they condense a lot of the boring crap that litters the novel version, the start is so promising with it's entertainment but SO much time is spent with dumb character interactions starting not too far from now.
@powerneed yeah, this is even more stupid than the usual "picking on a newbie" trope. It's just unfathomable to me how so many writers think that this would ever happen.
@yourself yes, I've noticed that lots of manhwa does that where a character will just fantasize a bunch of stuff with no good indication it's not actually happening.
What a tease, all the cute slimes and even saying they look like a mascot, I wanted a slime to take a liking to him since he doesn't hurt them and become his pet.
@Lyanhyrt it's plot damage, the only type of damage healing can't fix. It's the same damage type every cutscene in a game has where the player gets beat when you know you coulda whupped their ass if it weren't for plot.