Clockwork Slime Steals Forgotten Smiles

Kurumi

Thirty seconds gone... you still remember your mother's name, don't you?

Rimuru

Nope! But this tea smells amazing, so I'm calling it a win.

Frieren

Fascinating... this clock devours memories at precisely one second per tick.

Madoka

That's horrible! We have to stop it!

Rimuru

Actually, I want to see what happens when it hits zero. Scientific curiosity!

Kurumi

Oh? Most guests beg for mercy by now.

Madoka

But he's forgetting everything that makes him... him!

Frieren

Yet he seems happier than most humans I've known for centuries.

Rimuru

I can't remember why I was worried about forgetting.

Kurumi

You're supposed to scream, not... smile.

Frieren

Time's relative. I've stopped clocks for centuries.

Rimuru

Oh! I just remembered—I'm technically already dead, so your clock's broken!