บท 166: Dealing with the slime

"So this is the slime," Cleo muttered, raising her chin high to cast a glance at the blob that likely housed the slime's core. 

"Yeah," Tom nodded his head. "If not for it, I have no idea what would happen to you. Hopefully, you would just sleep for a while, but it's not like we were sure about it," he added, his expression souring. 

"Come on, I was just sleeping!" Cleo protested as she lowered her head and looked at Tom with grief. "Seriously, why did you wake me up? It was that simple..." she muttered, only for her voice to fade away when all four members of the group threw her a look. 

"It's not like we didn't try," Marvin joined in, taking the burden of dealing with his sister off Tom's arms. "You wouldn't wake up no matter how hard we attempted to force you up," he added before turning his face towards his friend. "Anyway, what are we going to do with it?"