Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime (ぷにるはかわいいスライム)

PUNIRU is a KAWAII SLIME

When was it that I first met you?

You were in a hurry when I bumped into you.

At the time, I thought to myself...

"This must be fate."

Gelee, I like you.

Go out with me.

But...

Unlike you, I'm not human.

What are you saying?

You're a special woman to me, more charming than anyone else.

That's right. You're no AI.

You're perfectly human!

I'm sorry for putting you through so much pain.

I love you, Gelee.

Oh, Kotaro-sama.

Make me a happy woman.

Forever...

Episode 23 The Human Condition

Kotaro-sama, let's spend the rest of our lives together!

Hey, Gelee!

Hey!

Hey, we're here!

Earth to Gelee!

Heya.

You're late, Kotaro-chan!

I'm excited for the study group with everyone!

You invited Gelee-chan as well?

Nice one, Kotaro!

I asked Hodai to rent out this entire karaoke room for us.

Please leave the arrangements to me.

Hey, Gelee!

Snap out of it!

Why are you spacing out?!

O-Oh!

It's because you confessed your love for me and asked me out!

I should have known you wouldn't listen to all of it!

Gelee.

Are you free now to go out with me somewhere?

We're having a study group, and I want you to help teach me...

Hey! Let me finish what I'm saying!

That's what I said!

Sorry, I didn't catch that!

Stop pretending you don't hear things you don't like!

C'mon, who cares?

Let's go inside already!

Hey, Kotaro.

COSTUMES NO CHARGE

Where's Puniru-chan?

Probably wandered off somewhere.

I see.

If she joined our study group, I bet she'd just get in the way.

KARAOKE

Please, make yourselves comfortable.

Milady and everyone else, best of luck on your studies.

Still, I can't believe Kotaro asked us to help him study.

Why the sudden change of heart?

Wh-What's the big deal?

I just thought I'd be in trouble if this kept up.

Also...

I want to get to know all of you better.

What's this, Kotaro-chan?

Haven't we been Monsura pals from the start?

We're not Monsura pals!

I'm so happy to see Kotaro grow up!

Puniru-chan used to be the only thing he had going for him.

No need to say that!

I made Kotaro who he is now.

Don't act like a smug idol fan!

You're always welcome to listen in on story time at our company!

Story time?

Maybe I'll start with something simpler.

Y-You know...

I used to think the only friend I needed was Puniru.

That no one would understand me, or try approaching me.

That's what I thought...

Let me play with you guys!

Yeah, sure!

I'm planning a trip to Kyuthi Land!

I would never approach other people.

"One day, I'll find my ideal friend who completely understands me."

...or so I'd conveniently repeat to myself.

B-But thanks to you all...

I decided I want to be better friends with you!

That's why I invited Gelee today!

Gelee always goes on about how she loves me,

but I realized I don't know anything about her.

I wanted to start as...

Yes, f-friends!

It'd be... nice if we could...

be friends.

That's real sappy, Kotaro!

Woohoo!

Shut up!

You've grown, haven't you?

I'm proud of you, Kotaro-chan.

It's nice getting to know friends.

Yeah.

Huh?

Where's Gelee?

Kotaro-sama's finally taken an interest in me!

My undying service,

as well as the many ordeals of school life that Doctor forced me into!

All of my effort has finally paid off!

What happened to her?

The toilet, maybe?

Don't talk about a lady using the toilet!

Poop? Is she pooping?

Hey, Nanpa!

I'm sure she'll be back soon.

Let's focus on studying!

The future tense is, um...

Is it always "will" plus a verb?

If I can be of use to Kotaro-sama in this study group...

I get it now!

So you just whatsit this thingy here?!

You're so smart, Gelee!

Thanks a lot!

My Gelee, so clever and kind.

I'll never let you go again.

He should see that I'm not a useless toy like Puniru,

but a superior AI.

No, a perfect being, on equal footing with humans!

And then he'll finally love me back!

However...

With my current restrictions on access to all human knowledge...

In order to perfectly teach Kotaro-sama...

I must resort to this imperfect method.

If only I could absorb these textbooks wholesale into my AI!

KIRARA-SENPAI

I'd rather not resort to this kind of inhuman functionality.

If Kotaro-sama were to see me like this...

Yes!

Yes, I understand!

I'm so sorry she's a bother.

Please take good care of her!

Ge...

G-Gelee?

Why do you look like that?

K-Kotaro-sama!

No, this isn't...

It looks pretty awesome!

What?

Are you absorbing them or something?

Y-Yes.

I can scan items I've absorbed, or at least their surfaces.

So after absorbing textbooks, you remember it all without studying?

Yes.

You're really amazing!

Not even Puniru's capable of that!

If I could do that, I'd get a hundred on every test!

You're always ashamed about not being human,

but there's no need for that at all!