Angrily.

I just got chased by some guards who were way too high a level for me, and then I had to jump down a toilet or else I would die within just minutes of starting this journey. So obviously I'm a bit pissed off. "Those guys were trying to kill me!" I shout, somehow still able to speak even though I'm sure I don't have a mouth, throat, lungs, or anything else that would allow me to make any sounds other than squelching. I continue by saying, "If I hadn't jumped down the toilet, I would have died. Do you really want that?" Ariel scoffs. "You darkies are all the same, only concerned about yourselves and not about the greater good." I can feel my body starting to boil over in anger, quite literally as bubble begin to appear inside me. "And another thing, could you quit calling me a 'Darkie?' Maybe that's an okay thing to say where you're from, but where I'm from, it's not. So knock it off with that." Ariel just grimaces as he stare down at my miniscule form. "Well, I guess you should have thought about that before you decided to remain a disgusting slime creature, shouldn't you?" Ariel ask rhetorically.

I want to yell at Ariel some more, but before I can do so I hear a noise coming from farther down the sewer. It doesn't sound like a human, and since the sound is coming from around a corner I can't see what's making it. I wiggle past Ariel, who still seems to be fuming about being in a sewer. "Hey, you can't just walk away in the middle of a conversation. I'm not finished being angry with you." I ignore Ariel's complaints as I make my way around the corner. The gem inside me illuminates the way ahead, revealing a large rat that seems to be gnawing at something. When the light reaches the rat, it turns around and hisses at me, the light reflecting off of it's blood red eyes. I use [Inspect] to try to get more information about it.

[Name: Rat]
[Race: Rat LVL 1]
[HP: 3/3]
[MP: 0/0]
[A rat that is even more ferocious than usual. Not dangerous on it's own, but can quickly become a threat in swarms.]

As I'm reading the rat's information, it charges at me with a hungry expression. I feel my slime body flood with adrenaline once again, spurring me to action. I dodge out of the way of the rat's path and try attacking back. A tendril forms from my body and slaps the rat across the face.

[Dealt: 1 Physical Damage]
[Name: Rat]
[Race: Rat LVL 1]
[HP: 2/3]
[MP: 0/0]

The rat must not have been prepared for for me to fight back, cause the **** of the hit throws it off target. The rat tries swiping at my tendril with it's claw, but narrowly misses. I pull my tendril back to prevent the rat from getting another chance to attack, and wait. The rat takes a moment to recover, and begins to step around me. It must be looking for my backside, trying to jump me when I least expect it. Thankfully, due to my weird seeing ability, I am easily able to keep track of the rat without even moving. The rat continues to creep around me until it muster the courage to try again, running at me with it's teeth ready to bite. I'm fully ready for him though, and bring out a tendril and slap the rat once more. This time I put more power into my hit, which sends the rat into the nearby wall with a thud. The rat tries to lift itself up, but loses strength and collapses to the ground once more.

[Dealt: 2 Physical Damage]
[Name: Rat]
[HP: 0/3]
[MP: 0/0]

[Rat Defeated!]

[Victory!]
[Received: 1 x 1100% = 11 EXP]
[Race: Minor Slime (11/1000)]
[Classes: Sorcerer (11/100)]

Sweet! Defeating that rat actually gave me some experience. And it goes to both my class and my race without splitting. As I celebrate my first victory, I hear Ariel start whining once again. "Ew ew ew ew ew, disgusting rats, I hate them." Ariel stands as far away from the rat corpse as possible, looking rather pale and a little nauseous. "This is why I can't stand sewers; they're full of disgusting things like rats and mice and other terrible things. I swear, if sewers didn't improve the lives of my followers so much, I never would have let them build such things." While Ariel is still talking, the rat's corpse slowly darkens and fades away, leaving only a few scraps of matted fur. Curious as to what exactly they are, I move over to them and pick them, as well as whatever the rat was gnawing on.

[Received: Scraps of rat fur x2, Small purse of coins (Gold x6)]
[Scraps of rat fur: A clump of rat fur. It's use evades you.]
[Gold: Exchanged anywhere and everywhere. Pressed with the symbol of a lion's head on one side, and a fully erect phallic symbol on the other.]

...I don't know what I was expecting to get from a lowly rat, but this purse of coins actually seems useful. The items go away into my inventory as I take a deep breath. My life has been in danger twice already, and I don't think it's even been 5 minutes since I arrived. I listen out for anymore sounds of rats or other creatures, but I don't hear anything. Since the coast seems clear for the moment, I decide to ask Ariel a question that's been on my mind since I got here.