Is it wrong for slimes to be in dungeons? (revised)

Chapter 20: Back Tracking

Oh yeah, she was also awake for the entire 3 days wasn't she?

"You should really get some sleep," I said to her.

"...I need... to monitor you," she spoke sluggishly.

"How are you supposed to do that when you can barely stay awake?" I ask.

"..." she didn't say anything, but she still held a look of defiance within her eyes.

I shrug, "suit yourself,"

It didn't take long for her to fall asleep despite her defiance.

And then it was only me.

I silently mull over the situation in my head while calculating my next move. I now had a connection with Aiz, which naturally would be a ticket to a sort of alliance with Loki familia. Or at the very least we could hopefully avoid conflict in the future.

And if that happened Hermes naturally becomes backed into a corner, after all, with one of the largest familia on my side, there isn't much he can do to me anymore.

Things are finally beginning to look up. I had thought.

Just as the thought was passing through my mind, Sophia's ears began to quiver slightly.

"Hmm?" I turn towards her again.

Her eyelids twitched slightly as she slowly began to regain consciousness before her eyes finally opened themselves into a squint. She blinked a few times before fully awakening.

"Rimuru" she spoke quietly, her eyes sharpening when she saw me.

"Good morning, how was your sleep," I asked.

"...it was fine," she said as she began to roll her stiff shoulders. Her signature neutral expression was back on her face as if nothing had been happening for the past 3 days.

It made her reaction when I first woke up seem like a lie.

She got up and began to dust herself off, before her attention was diverted to Aiz who was slumped up against a wall, still asleep.

"Don't worry we were able to talk some things out," I said.

"Hmm, I see," she accepted it with very little pushback as she tended to do.

"She also explained the situation to me. Of course I'll need you to concur with what she is saying," I said.

"Hmm, very well," After stretching herself a bit she finally got down to explaining what happened from her perspective, and luckily it was mostly more of the same. She added more details about what happened before but I had fairly accurately predicted what happened before she said anything, it didn't take a rocket scientist.

Partway through Aiz had woken up, once again, and silently watched our interaction.

In any case, once Sophia had finished explaining what happened, I decided I needed to do something.

"Okay," I said as she finally finished her story. "I see, so it does match," I say.

"Hmm," Sophia hums lightly.

"In that case, I need to thank you,"

"Huh?" Sophia grunted in, what I can only assume is, confusion. "What for?" she asked.

"For helping me, you threw yourself in the dungeon for three days straight to protect me, what else?"

"Ah...yeah, I suppose," she said slowly, a strange expression crossing her face.