Lullaby of Reincarnation

 is a That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Collaboration in SINoALICE.

Parrah:

I can't help but think

something is missing from the Library.

Noya:

If it's lifeforce, we've

got plenty of that to go around.

Parrah:

Not lifeforce, you twit!

What's a library without a new book!

We need to keep our shelves updated.

For example... A new tale about reincarnation!

Noya:

Why didn't I think of that!

Everyone loves that run of the mill fantasy!

Parrah:

It's the latest rage, too.

We need a story like that on our shelves to keep up with the trend

Noya:

I guess that affects our player base, too...

You know, I did try to sell some of our tales here

to some online shops.

But the idiots don't know a good story when they see one.

As if we can't write a good story!

Parrah:

I've got an idea.

We can make a world based off the hit story

"That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime".

Everyone in the Library

will be begging to read it!

Noya:

I like it!

Let's see what this book's all about!

Parrah & Noya:

Flip...

Flipflip...

Noya:

Uh-huh... So this slime-whatchama call it world. It's pretty good!

No wonder society is eating it up!

I could read this all day!

Parrah:

I hear the spin-offs sell really well, too.

Noya:

Well, DUH.

Who wouldn't want to live this kind of dream?

Parrah:

It's decided then.

We'll throw our own characters

into a replica world and

have them write the tale

to our next bestseller!

We don't even have to do

the work!

Noya:

Now we're talking!

Not to mention the profit

we'll make!

Parrah:

And after that...our very own anime!

Verse 1
Snow White immediately knew

something was off.

The moment she gained conscious,

she could see nothing but

 darkness .

But it wasn't her surroundings.

She had no idea how to open her eyes.

(What on earth is going on here?

The last thing I remember is...

Getting  hit  by a truck.)

Recalling the memory of the puppets

running her

over, she forced her eyes open.

(Damn those two... Now what are they

scheming? ...A cave?)

She scanned her new surroundings

until her gaze stopped upon a puddle. Her reflection confirming

her new reality.

She had become...a  slime ?

Snow White / Slime:

W-What is this slimy body?!

Have I become a nightmare?

No, this can't be...

Dammit!

This is all their fault!

I swear they will pay for this...

This...injustice!

Alice / Ogre:

Wait...

I know that voice.

Snow White / Slime:

Who's there?!

Alice / Ogre:

I knew it.

Hello, Snow White.

"Yes, that is me, or at least, I think it is..."

Snow White shuddered at

Alice's appearance.

On her head were two  horns .

"I don't know what to say.

I woke up like this."

"We're in the same boat then."

"I can't search for my author looking like

this.

These horns are hideous."

"I beg to differ. At least you still have a

normal body."

Snow White's words

were bitter.

"Anyway, we're only

 here  because..."

Snow White nodded.

Neither had to finish that sentence.

Sub Quests
Parrah:

...

Noya:

....

Parrah:

Mmmh?

Looks like we've come to a split in the road.

That's right!

One path takes you to the continuation of the main scenario.

Parrah:

Gotcha.

Noya:

The other path leads to a sub quest.

There you can view some extra stuff not shown in the other.

Parrah:

Makes sense!

Noya:

You don't actually HAVE to do the sub quests. Just focus on the main story if that's all you care about.

But they're here if you ever wanna come back.

Parrah:

Kee-hee-hee.

Noya:

Heehee...

Verse 1 Sub Quest
However, Snow appeared troubled.

How was she to move in her limbless

body?

The little she could move, barely got her

anywhere.

So she tried to roll.

However, she was unable to

move in the direction she desired.

"Out of all the things they could have

 done  to me..."

She looked up at the dim ceiling

disgusted with herself.

It was all too much.

" What's wrong. "

Alice glanced at Snow's direction.

Although her horns were hideous,

she still resembled a human.

It made Snow White jealous.

Snow White / Slime:

I'm fine.

You're the one who should be worried.

Alice / Ogre:

Huh?

Snow White / Slime:

Your hands! They're covered in blodo!

Alice / Ogre:

All this?

It's nothing. Really.

Snow White / Slime:

Don't be stupid!

You're hurt!

The blood on Alice's hands caused Snow

to panic.

She was now an easy target to unforeseen

enemies.

Alice grabbed her horns

and began to pull.

"It  hurts , but...

If I just pull hard enough maybe..."

Again her hands slipped, slicing

the palms of her hands.

"It's all self inflicted?"

"I just need to get rid of these..."

"JUST STOP. They're stuck there."

"...You're probably right."

Alice's disgruntled expression

 relieved  Snow White.

Whatever it is they became,

they both hated their new bodies.

Verse 2
Not soon after, the two culprits

appeared on the scene.

They explained their plan to

recreate the bestselling novel "That Time

I Got Reincarnated as a Slime"

in a new world starring Alice and Snow White.

" Reincarnated ?"

"You betcha! Basically, the main character

was  stabbed  to death,

but since that wouldn't work on you two,

we just ran you over

with a truck instead!"

"Same thing."

"What about these bodies?

Did you  choose  them for us?"

"Nope! That's just part of the lore!"

Parrah:

What you reincarnate is as random.

Noya:

And you got slime, and you got ogre!

Parrah:

We hit the JACKPOT!

Snow White / Slime:

JACKPOT?! YOU try moving around as a pile of goop!

Parrah:

Be happy you have a body. Could be worse, you know.

Noya:

Anyway, we just wanna leave you two with some pointers before we head on our way.

Parrah:

You gotta join a guild! Should be one in town somewhere.

Noya:

It's the easiest way to progress.

So get out there and become badass heroes!!!

"And why should we take orders

from our  murderers ?"

"Turn us back to normal."

The puppets disregarded the

pairs' deathly glares.

"You guys are the protagonists of this

story.

Everything you do will be documented

to create the greatest fantasy novel of our

times!

So don't  f#&k  it up,

okie dokie?"

"You ain't going anywhere until

you write us our bestseller."

"You..."

"OKAY! I think that's enough. Have fun,

ladies!"

The puppets disappeared.

Alice and Snow were again alone.

Verse 3
And as much as they didn't want to play

this stupid game, they had no other

choice.

And so, they exited the cave

in search of a town.

Traveling along a path,

the pair were suddenly

 ambushed  by enemies.

What should have been an easy kill

was proving difficult with their new

bodies.

"I can't move like this...

You handle, Snow."

"If it weren't for this godforsaken body

I  would have  by now!"

Things were looking grim.

Just as they prepared for the worse,

a  masked  woman appeared.

Parrah:

Is that who I think it is?!

Noya:

I think it is!

Oh boy! Now our story is bound to fly off the charts!

Parrah:

This world was only supposed to generate creatures similar to

the original novel, but I guess some main characters got mixed in.

Noya:

Technology sure is something.

Especially the AI stuff they've got on the market.

Who'd a thought it'd go as far as to generate the actual heroes as well!

It could probably write a better tale than these two dolts!

Parrah:

It's a crazy coincidence, but let's see how it plays out.

"That was a close one. Don't worry, you're

safe now."

After introducing herself, Shizu picked

up Snow and pet her.

"I'm glad you're not hurt."

It was a surprise to Snow how easily

Shizu could touch her slimy body.

"...Are you not  frightened  of me?"

"Hm? Are you an evil slime?"

"No! I am a slime of justice!"

"Then there's nothing to be afraid of."

Shizu  smiled , the reached

over and stroked Alice's horns.

"That must have been terrifying. Glad I

made it in time!"

There was no doubt in the pairs' minds

how  pure  this woman's kindness was.

Verse 4
"I've never met someone as

 kindhearted  as

you before," Snow said, her body

shaking.

"Everyone is cold where we come from."

Alice nodded and sighed.

"Yep. You can say everyone's

got brain damage."

"Where you come from? You mean

like  another world ?"

Snow White and Alice

exchanged looks, confirming

Shizu's suspicions.

"That explains everything.

It's not every day you see

a slime and ogre paired together.

You both must have been reincarnated

here."

Snow White / Slime:

Do you know of other worlds out there?

Alice / Ogre:

Were you reincarnated here as well?

Shizu:

No. I was summoned to this world.

Alice / Ogre:

How is that different from us?

Shizu:

Usually, when a person dies in their own world,

they get reincarnated with a different body.

But if they didn't die and end up here,

they retain their original body.

In other words, those people are summoned to this world.

I've been here quite a long time already.

One  summoned,  two

 reincarnated .

Together in the same world,

yet home to none of them.

It didn't take long for Snow White

and Alice to warm up to Shizu.

They were attracted to her kindness

and reassured by their similarities.

"How are you feeling about your new

bodies?

If you feel confident moving in it,

maybe I can teach you some

skills to get around here."

Taking Shizu's offer, the

pair began their training.

What  impressed  them most,

however,

was just how well informed she was.

Verse 4 Sub Quest
Watching from afar were two

mischievous puppets.

"The heck are those two doing?

We haven't even made it

past page one!"

The dangling puppets  watched 

their two main characters.

Their plans of publishing their epic

hero story wasn't gaining enough track.

By now they were hoping their heroes

would

have obtained some new superpowers

or be fighting bad guys.

But instead, they were just getting

through the basics of battle.

"People don't wanna read a tutorial!"

"Hurry it up or our sales will  tank !"

"Give us some action, already!"

Parrah:

Lucky for us, this imitation world is playing out just like the book.

WHich means, Snow White will evolve

into a powerful slime, and give us the

plot and character development we need!

Noya:

Show me the mon-eeeeeeey!

In the tale of "That Time I Got

Reincarnated as a Slime",

the protagonist gained unique skills

that made him the world's most powerful

slime.

By what the puppets  could tell 

this story too, was bound to play out

the same way.

"Now we just gotta tell Snow

to get the skill 'Great Mage'

and then she'll be unstoppable!!!"

"How does that happen again?"

"...I think you gotta be  sexually 

frustrated or something."

It dawned upon them that telling

her that would be the

 death  of them.

The idea was scrapped immediately.

Verse 5
In one day, Shizu was able to  teach 

the pair much about their new world.

Like how to survive and gain and use

new skills.

By the time the trio had finished

their training, the sun had begun to set.

Within only a day, a feeling of

 friendship 

had sprouted.

A bond that would only

deepen as they huddled around a

campfire in the woods.

"You guys remind me of my students."

Shizu began to trail off about her

life as a teacher from the Kingdom of

Engrassia.

"That explains it.

I wondered how you knew so much."

"What decided you to leave?" Snow

asked.

For a moment, Shizu's eyes became sharp.

Shizu:

I'm... Looking for someone.

And I won't stop until I've found them.

Snow White / Slime:

...I see.

Alice / Ogre:

Our goals are the same.

We're looking for someone, to

And we'll do whatever it takes...

No matter the cost.

Shizu:

I guess we all have someone important to us.

"Where is the person you're looking for?"

"...In our  original world ."

"But we can't get back until we

become a dumb bestselling novel."

"A bestselling what?"

Shizu cocked her head in confusion.

The pair then explained to her the

puppets'

 conditions . How they are forced

to become

reincarnated heroes in their novel.

"So you can't return until that? I don't

really get it, but I'll help where I can."

"Thank you. You are too kind."

Shizu placed a hand on her chest and

whispered

softly. "...I'm really not."

Verse 6
The following day, the party began their

journey towards town. According to

Shizu

it'd only take half a day on foot.

"I've never been there myself,

but I hear it's a great place to

get your start. You might

luck out finding a guild there."

The town Shizu spoke of was a place

where creatures and

humans lived together in peace.

Something uncommon in this world.

"I met a travel who said the folks there

see each other as equals. It's  proof 

that

it is possible to coexist."

The town sounded perfect

for Alice and Snow White.

It was around noon when

they reached the  town .

Female Villager:

More of you?!

Creatures aren't welcome here!

Alice / Ogre

....They're all glaring at us.

Villager:

How long you gonna stand there?

Get lost!

Snow White / Slime:

How dare you spit at us!

Shizu:

Stop it!

These are my firends!

I won't stand for your insults!

Villager:

Friends?

Those things aren't friends.

Female Villager:

Should we call a doctor?

She's clearly lost it.

Shizu:

What's happened to everyone?

But what where the trio had arrived to

was the

exact opposite of what they expected.

From what they could tell, there

were other creatures residing there.

Except...all of them were

covered in  wounds .

They watched as the humans beat them,

along with other disturbing  violent 

acts.

Inside the houses they could see

others chained up like  slaves .

"This is wrong. There's nothing

peaceful about this."

Shizu approached one of the humans

and asked about the town's behavior.

"Humans have and always will be above

creatures," he spat.

Verse 7
"And this was supposed to be a place of

peace...

It appears the  rumors  were just

that, rumors.

"...No. It's true."

A small voice spoke up behind Shizu.

As she turned to look, she noticed a

frightened creature hiding in the

shadows.

It was careful to keep its distance

as it continued to speak.

"We once did live as  equals .

But those days are

long past."

Back then, humans with malice towards

creatures were reprehended and

punished.

"Those strict rules made the humans feel

inferior to us. They felt discriminated

against

and pressured to silence their views."

Alice / Ogre:

What happened that changed the town to what it is now?

Creature:

It all took a turn when the current lord came into power.

He hates us creatures with a passion.

Under his new rule, he no longer condemned violence against us.

He believes humans are superior.

And so...it's been like this ever since.

Snow White / Slime:

...This is why laws must be put into place.

Without it, justice will only fall onto deaf ears.

People will do as they please, regardless of what is right or wrong.

Just then, a loud shriek was heard from

the square.

At the scene, a mob of humans were

gathered

assaulting a runaway creature.

"Enough is enough!  Cowards !"

Triggered by the injustice before her, Snow White jumped out towards the

crowd.

"Go to hell, you vermin!"

"Kill them!" "Kill them!" "Kill them!"

The humans raised their weapons

towards the little white slime.

And then...A  tragic  memory

replayed in Shizu's mind.

The death of a dear friend.

"No...I won't have another friend die."

And in an instant, Shizu's body was

engulfed in  flames .

Verse 8
The flames bursting from her were

directed at those running towards Snow.

"Shizu...?"

Alice's eyes were open wide.

"I told you...

I'm not a  good person ."

Right after those words, the flames shot

towards the sky.

The blazing heat had both humans and

creatures fleeing for their lives.

"Shizu! Stop! You've done enough!"

It was too late. Shizu's eyes were burned

red.

Snow White's  pleas  couldn't reach her.

"I-It's her...

Shizu, the Conquerer of Flames!"

Those were the last words bellowed

before the townsman was engulfed in

flames.

Snow White / Slime:

What is Shizu?

Some kind of monster?!

Alice / Ogre:

You heard that man.

He called her the Conqueror of Flames.

What do you think that means?

Snow White / Slime:

My guess is as good as yours.

However, human or not

she's still our friend.

We can worry about the details later.

First we must save her.

Are you with me, Alice?

Alice / Ogre:

I am.

Shizu howled within the flames.

At this rate, she was set to  burn  the

entire town to the ground.

But the pair knew that was the last thing

she would want.

Utilizing the skills Shizu had taught them,

Snow White and Alice confronted

Shizu to put an end to her destruction.

At least, the flames dispersed, returning

Shizu to her normal self.

"I... I did it again..."

She looked around at the destruction

before her

and collapsed to her knees.

All around her, stones came crumbling

down.

"Get out here, you  monsters !!!"

"C'mon. We have no business here.

There's nothing peaceful about this

place."

The pair grabbed Shizu and left the town.

Verse 8 Sub Quest
Shizu buried her head into her knees.

'A good person." It hurt her thinking that her

desire

to help people would always end up in

flames.

(I don't deserve to be called 'good.')

Memories of her past, the beginning of it

all flashed in her mind.

She was in Japan. Her body was in

excruciating pain.

Sirens roared through the air. And  all 

 around  her was the sight

of flames. Shizu was frightened. She got

caught in the

middle of an air raid and now...

She was in the midst of being burned

alive.

And then she was summoned to this new

world.

The summoning wasn't perfect, however,

and

the fire spirit Ifrit needed to possess her

body to  save  her existence.

But their relationship was not mutual.

Shizu:

I had no control over my physical body the moment Ifrit possessed me.

How many did I slaughter with my own two hands?

It pains me to think back on those days.

Although it was a struggle,

I had finally regained control of myself.

But it didn't come without consequences...

It was around that time that I

had met a girl named Pirino.

She was my first friend in this world who

also had a fondness for its creatures.

Pirino meant the world to me.

But our friendship wasn't meant to last.

One day the spirit inside me erupted,

and by my  own hands ,

Pirino was  set ablaze , killing

her.

Sometimes after that, I met a hero

who offered me the Anti-Magic Mask.

With it, I gained the ability to control the

power within me.

The name Conqueror of Flames

came to rise during my adventures.

(Will they still think I'm a good

person now that they've

seen the real me?)

Verse 9
The group continued forward on their

journey visiting other towns, but none

of them seemed to have guilds available.

No matter where they went, the townspeople looked at Alice and

Snow White with ''' disgust. '''

After some times, Shizu spoke.

"I'm sorry. But I think we

need to  part ways ."

The fire spirit burned inside of her.

It was getting harder for her to control it

and she knew

it was only a matter of time before it took

over again.

"I always put those around me in danger.

I wish I could stay longer, but I can't

without consequences."

Shizu's words were stern. Even if they

pleaded

nothing could change her mind.

And then suddenly, the puppets arrived.

Snow White / Slime:

You damn wooden dolls!

Where have you been?!

Parrah:

Watching you of course.

But you guys really let us down.

We kinda expected a little more action on your part, but you've given us nothing to sell.

You're a disappointment.

Noya:

Yeah, a total let down.

We're putting the novel on hold and you two failures can go back to the Library

Parrah:

So off you go.

Noya:

Watching you kill nightmares is far more entertaining than this crap you've given us.

Alice / Ogre:

Failures?!

I'll kill you both!

Snow White / Slime:

You're saying...

We can go back?

"So I guess, this really is goodbye then.

But it's wonderful that you can return to

you r own world."

"Shizu. Can we ask you one last thing?"

"What is your real name?"

This would be their last request at

the end of a long journey together.

"...Shizue Izawa."

Shizu smiled. It was rare for Shizu to

share her name with 'people'. But Alice

and Snow

weren't just 'people'. They were her

''' friends. '''

"I hope one day humans and creatures

can live together as equals.

Just as we did on our journey."

With a  nod , the pair lost

consciousness,

and their minds sunk deep into

darkness. ..

Verse 10
The  Library .

Upon returning to the Library,

the pair's original bodies were restored.

And so, they returned to their usual lives.

Hunting nightmares and collecting

 lifeforce  as if nothing had

happened.

Discrimination exists everywhere. Each

and every day

there is someone punished for being

different.

Politicians for example can spout hate

speech

and they'll still have fools who see them

as gods.

The Library and the world Snow White

and Alice were

reincarnated in were much more similar

than they had thought.

"Humans and creatures each have

their own sense of  justice .

Neither are heartless.

Being born differently is no

excuse for murder."

Snow White:

Alice.

Alice:

...What?

Snow White:

I...I can't stop thinking about Shizu.

I know I should be grateful to be back.

But I just have to see her again.

Is that strange of me?

Alice:

It's not strange.

...I want to see her, too.

The two agreed to return to the

reincarnated world so they could be

reunited

with the kindhearted Shizu.

A sense of nostalgia for their second

 home 

in their reincarnated bodies swept over

them.

"Now we just have to find her."

Searching far and wide, the two

eventually

arrived to a country in the middle of a

large forest.

That country was the Jura Tempest

Federation.

A nation where creatures and humans

coexisted

and violence and discrimination were

frowned upon.

Here, all races lived together in peace

and harmony.

 True equality  where one

didn't need to hide who they were.

Snow White and Alice were amazed at

the sight before them.

Verse 11
Such a  reality  really did exist.

Shizu's  wish  had come true.

They just had to tell her of this wonderful

news.

Just then, a person resembling

Shizu appeared before them.

"Are you...Shizu?"

Startled by Snow White's question,

the person just blinked at her.

"No. I'm Rimuru. And you?

How do you know

about Shizu?"

The person seemed interested in the

pair's

relationship with Shizu.

"We're her friends.

Do you know her?

We're looking for her."

Rimuru nodded, but looked

painted to tell them

what he knew.

"Shizu...is no longer with us."

The pair were at a loss for words.

--Just then a hoard of monsters

burst into Tempest.

Alice / Ogre:

Aren't those...nightmares?

Snow White / Slime:

They must have followed us from the Library!

Rimuru:

What are those things?

I've never met creatures like them before.

Snow White / Slime:

No.

Those monsters aren't from this world.

Alice / Ogre:

It's our fault they're here.

Scum that serves no use in this world.

And should be eliminated.

Stricken by Shizu's death, the nightmares

couldn't have come at a better time.

Snow White and Alice quickly disposed

of the nuisances as an outlet to their

sorrow.

When the country was safe, Rimuru

thanked them

and directed them to a hill where they

could see Shizu.

"This statue..."

"It's a  monument  in her name."

Snow White and Alice clasped their

hands together

in prayer in front of the monument.

"Thank you for being so kind. We'll never

forget you."

If you hadn't  befriended  us, I'm

not sure I could have kept going.

I would have continued pitying myself.

"You taught us the importance of living,

regardless of what we had become."

And so, the pair returned to the Library.

Proud of their new bodies.

Verse 12
Parrah:

Well, that was a complete failure.

Noya:

So much for that idea.

Those guys were completely useless! They could have done anything!

ANYTHING! And that the best they give us!

Parrah:

So much for our Zero to Hero scenario...

Noya:

Should we just scrap it then?

Not like we can out-sell the original novel anyway.

Parrah:

Sure, we failed, but...

Isn't it a little too soon to be waving the white flag?

Noya:

Time to give it up.

Maybe we were just too in over our heads for this to work...

When Alice and Snow White stepped

inside the

door back into their world, they weren't

alone.

Three others were watching from afar.

One was Shuna,

a  maiden  of the Kijin clan.

Another was Milim Nava,

one of the oldest  demon lords .

And the third was the  leader  of the

Jura Tempest Federation himself,

Rimuru Tempest.

"That white slime seemed very similar

to you. Don't you think, Rimuru?"

"Huh? Really?"

"Hang on! Is this the end of the story?!

What about us?! Don't tell me

we were just NPCs!"

Just as Milim expressed her resentment

towards her role in the story...

Back at the library, the puppets had made

a decision.

Parrah:

I saw we give it another shot!

I'm not ready to give up on this dream just yet!

Noya:

Agreed. But those Library losers are useless. We'll just have to..

Parrah & Noya:

REINCARNATE AS HEROES OURSELVES!

And so, the puppets reincarnated

themselves into their novel.

What appeared before them was

a real-life medieval fantasy.

Their reincarnated bodies, however,

were sludge covered slimes.

(What?! How did we end up as

slimes ?!)

(Why did we come out worse than those

two?!)

In addition to their vile bodies,

the pair didn't have the ability to speak.

(What kind of  sick game  is

this?!)

(I wanted to be a badass hero!!!)

Without dialogue, their dream of a novel

was destined to fail before it could even

begin.

And so, the pair would live as two

 little  slime balls

for the rest of their ungrateful lives.