As players of Monster Hunter and Dungeons & Dragons know, the slime is not exactly the king of the fantasy monsters. So when a 37-year-old Tokyo salaryman dies and wakes up in a world of elves and magic, he's a little disappointed to find he's become a blind, boneless slime monster. DANCING ON PUPPET STRINGS At the Walpurgis, a gathering of those at the pinnacle of monsterkind, Clayman finally plays his hand. The master...