Slimes Hold the Potential to Be the Strongest ~In My Second Life, I’ll Finally Take Slimes Seriously~

[Winner of the Gold Prize at the 11th Net Novel Contest! A book and manga adaptation have been green-lit!]
[Volume 2 pre-orders are now open! The release date is August 20th!!]

"I'm so glad you were here with me."
The life of the old man living in the forest was far from smooth sailing.
In a world where everyone lived by contracting with monsters, the old man's only partner was a slime.
Making a meager living by processing waste, the old man was getting by day-to-day. But one day, after casually speaking to his slime, he discovered that it possessed intelligence.
Overjoyed as his bond with the slime deepened, the old man, already advanced in age, passed away peacefully in his sleep.
When he opened his eyes, he found himself in his familiar old home. He saw the young form of his best friend, the slime. And he, too, had become young again.
He didn't know what had happened.
But he resolved that this time, in this second chance at life, he would live it to the fullest, straight and true, together with his slime.
A tale of adventure woven by a boy who, by some twist of fate, returned to his past.