The slime, whom Takeshi promptly named "Mochi," wasn't just any creature. With Takeshi's SSS-Rank skill, Mochi evolved almost immediately into a hulking, armored beast with a gentlemanly mustache.
[Mochi has evolved into: Royal Slime, Lord of Oozes!]
With every new monster he tamed, Takeshi's legend grew. From fire-breathing kittens to shadow wolves that whispered conspiracy theories, his menagerie became both terrifying and adorable.
He formed a party of misfits: a tsundere elf archer named Elira, a shy dragon-girl named Fyria who blushed fire, and a disgraced knight named Sir Haiku, who only spoke in strict 5-7-5 verse.
Together, they roamed the land, uncovering secrets of the Monster King's ancient curse, which foretold of a human who would break the boundary between monsters and mortals.