Hey guys! Sorry for taking so long! I still havent caught up with the anime 😅 but I decided to just wing it! Have fun!<3

I pulled myself from the embrace and looked at the girl in confusion. "Umm.... who-?" I started before someone said "This is Koe-san. She came a little while ago and was looking for you. She's from a city nearby," he said.

I stared in in shock as the words regestered in my brain. 

"Wait, what?!?" I backed away from Koe. "You're Koe? You're joking!" I said in disbelief. There's no way in the WORLD this girl was that annoying voice that came from my headphones! In my periphial vision, I could see some nervous glances between some of the goblins, but I ignored them. I was still trying to figure out how this person was Koe.

"Yes, Avid-sama, I am indeed Koe, and no, I am not joking nor lying. Although..." she looked down at her body, "I do agree that my appearance has changed a bit." She looked back up.

"A bit?! You-" I looked closer at her outfit. Black glossy hair, blue/black color scheim... 

Holy macaroni, it is Koe... I looked away, covering my mouth with a hand to mask my shock. 

"What were you saying, Avid-sama?" Koe asked, and I waved my hand in a 'It's-nothing' gesture. Having recovered, I stood back up and looked at the personified voice in my head. 

"Ahem..." Rimuru cleared his voice behind me. I turned around, and the blue slime hopped over. "Well, now that that's cleared up, let's eat!" 

I waved my hands near my chest. "Umm.. I'm not very hungry-" I started to say, but I was betrayed.

My stomach rumbled loudly. I felt heat rise up in my face, and Rimuru winked at me. "Don't worry, we already made a feast, so we need your help to eat it all!" He slimed (?) away.

"... I do require energy." Said Koe. 

"Quiet, Navi."

20 minutes later, I was eating fresh bread and lightly seasoned meat. It was so good. I'd forgotten how good the food was here, with no peservatives or artificial flavors. I think this was my third or fourth plate. Koe sat across from me, eating some vegitables and drinking water. Rimuru, having already ate his fill  sat, smiling in his human form. 

"So... where are you guys from?" He asked, trying to spark a conversaton. I was caught off guard, so I stared at him for a spit second blankly, but Koe had a whole backstory already worked out. She was already explaining when I focused back into the conversation.

"...And I was sent by her father to retreave her. She likes adventure, so she likes to run off a lot, but this is the farthest she's ever gotten before I caught her," Koe was saying. "I'm sorry for the inconvenience she's been." 

"Hey!" I exclaimed putting my hands on the edge of the table. "What the head?" 

"Oh, don't worry, she's been great. Although, I do have a question for you," he said, turning from Koe to me.

"Why didn't you tell me you are crown princess to a northern kingdom, Avid-sama?"

Wait- 

What?!?