Cherry Blossoms, Cranes, and Slime Therapy

Kazuma

They sold my armor to buy party tricks again...

Umi

The weight of unreliable companions... I know it well.

Umi

But sometimes, their chaos carries solutions we'd never find alone.

Kazuma

Easy to say when your friends don't explode your savings on rubber ducks.

Rimuru

Human relationships are fascinating! Even the frustrating ones?

Kazuma

Unless you're funding my resurrection costs, keep walking, slime.

Umi

Honoka once drove me to tears with her schemes. This crane? She made it during our first real fight.

Kazuma

So you... kept it?

Kazuma

Your friend sounds almost as bad as Aqua...

Umi

Worse. She once tried to recruit penguins for our idol group.

Rimuru

Penguins! Now that's leadership material!

Kazuma

Think you could teach my party some discipline? Maybe start with basic math?

Umi

Only if they survive my early morning training regimen.

Rimuru

Should I tell your companions you were crying under a tree, or would you prefer the penguin story?