I Brought Home a Slime That Was Abandoned on the Road

Hideo Abe, a 40-year-old employee of a black company, struggles with grueling work every day. Feeling pessimistic about life as a single person, he stumbles upon an abandoned animal in a cardboard box. Hoping for some comfort himself, he peers into the box and finds a small slime. In a world where dungeons have appeared in modern times and people can tame monsters, the protagonist starts a side job as an adventurer after taming the slime. Thus begins a heartwarming slice-of-life story depicting the changes in his daily life, relationships, and the tranquil moments spent with the slime.