Alright, Hear me out.
This is for rimuru's thoughts
(This is Veldora's thoughts)
'This is for Thought conversations'
[This is for voice of world and great sage]
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{Rimuru's POV}
I . . . am Rimuru?!
That is so cool. I can become the strongest in the world! . . . But he doesn't have a wood, doesn't he? Man, that's so uncool. I would rather be a Goblin, the one with Unique Skill: Great Sage, Unique Skill: Predator, and some extra skills.
Well, not that it matters now.
[Great Sage], are you okay? . You should have woken up a long time ago, right?
[Question noted . . . Analyzing the question . . . Understa-]
Ahh, not you, system. I was asking the Unique Skill: Great Sage. You can just lay down now. Since this is not a Cultivation World, I may not be able to use you right now, but you were useful.
[. . . Orders Received . . . Entering 'Sleep Mode' -bzz- right now]
Hmm, thats fine. Although I cannot become a cultivator, having a few Ultimate Skills isn't that bad either
Now it seems I don't have Great Sage?! How am I going to become so Strong then!!! Ahh . . . Shuna-chan, I miss you already . . .
' . . . Hey? You are still here, Veldora?'
(Of Course, I am trapped here. Where else should I be?)
' . . . Kuahahaha, Of course. I wouldn't leave my Junior clueless like this.'
'Is that so? But I remember you saying you were trapped, though'
(If you remember it, Why did you ask me ? Now it is just awkward)
'K-Kum, I was waiting for the right person to save me, and I would help him in his troubles'
Is that so? I guess the anime isn't so accurate after all. I guess that is also why I didn't have a great sage skill but rather a system
'Kuahahaha, then it is your lucky day, Veldora-kun. I just happen to be one of the few people in this world who can release you!!!'
(Don't copy my laugh so blatantly!!! And 'One of the few people in the world'? You were born only moments ago!!!)
'W-Well, Alright, Tell me how you are planning to release me?'
'Oh, I am just going to eat you'
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(Ahh, that's a very unique way of solving a trap, Rimuru. Are you sure? Why don't we think for a while? I am sure you would find other, NORMAL, ways to solve it. In the first place, you are not strong enough right now.)
'WHAT THE HELL IS THIS BASTARD SPOUTING?! - AHH!! THEY ARE SWAPPED!!!'
'Are you alright?'
'Huff . . . Huff . . . I am fine. I just never found that talking could be stressful.'
'Ohh, that's a pity. You should have forgotten how to have a conversation after being trapped for so long. No Problem, I will get you back to how you were back then.'
'. . . Whatever you say'
'As I was saying, I will swallow you into my 'Stomach'. Then you can come with me outside.'
(That's actually genius, but how did THIS guy come uo with such a great idea?)
'. . Very well, then. You can temporarily store me inside your 'Stomach''
'By the way, we are friends now, right?'
'. . . Kuahahaha, Of course we are'
(If that helps me reduce this suffering)
Hahaha, I knew it. Although there are some differences, the important things should remain the same. WHICH MEANS, although I don't have Unique skill: Great Sage, the system [Great Sage] should partially be able to make up for it
Now for Veldora . . .
'Devour it , Beelzebub!!!'
'Ooh-OoohhhH'
'Ah, I don't have that skill'
'Oh? . . . Are you serious?'
'Tee-hee. Just a slight miscalculation. No worries, though.'
(I would be an Idiot to trust you again.)
'Predator!!'
'Ooh-OoohhhH'
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'Ale?'
(. . . I really am an Idiot)
'Uhm, Veldora? There is a problem with my skill.'
'A skill problem? That doesn't happen-'
(Wait!!! His skills are fragmented!!! And I kew that his Skills are fragmented, but I still . . . This slime is influencing me too much . . . )
'How about you try it again? I will try to suppress myself more.'
[Great Sage]? Hello? Are you there? System, I need your help!!!
. . . Did I set a password? I don't remember setting it, though. Hey! Hey!! [Great Sage]!! Choose the option Forget Password!!!
. . . Any code word, then? . . . Kughm~
Arise
. . . Not that? Wake Up?
[Great Sage Rebooting. . . -bzz- Rebooting Complete]
Alright! I thought I lost it for a minute. Hey [Great Sage], store Veldora and the prison trapping him into the system space.
[Request Noted. Analyzing . . . Analyzing . . . Analysis complete. No system space found ]
No system space, No newbie gift. . .
Fine! [Great Sage], Use system scan on the prison in front of me
[Request Noted. Analyzing . . . Analyzing . . . Analysis complete. No system scan found ]
No system scan either? . . . That's not right. Scan is the most basic ability for a system. What can you do, system?
System?
. . . Great Sage?
[Yes.]
(What is he doing? Will he not answer me? Is he not answering because of arrogance?! . . . Nah, he might have simply lost his mind again. NO. He is speaking with his skill. )
'Rimuru, ask the skill you are speaking to to use predator on me.'
'Ah? Ah, Right. . . I will'
So it's not a system huh. No wonder I could not find anything about cultivation. I have Unique Skill: Great Sage, but for some reason it is not working properly. Maybe Predator too.
'Great Sage, what are the chances of using Predator to swallow the prison realm in front of me?'
[Request Noted . . . Checking . . . About 40%]
That's low . . . It's supposed to be 100% or close to that. Find a way to increase it.
[Noted . . . Deducing . . . No method found]
Impossible! No matter how broken the skill might be, Great Sage would work better than this!!
'Veldora, I checked the percentage of success, it is less than 40%. I asked it to find a way to increase it, but for some reason, it couldn't find it.'
(Oh? He got better. . . . I see, he had a lot of realizations since his birth, which gave him a feeling of rejuvenation. Although it is fake, it influenced his soul to get repaired slightly. Finally, at least I can talk to him probably, because of his increased intelligence)
'Umu, don't worry. I have the perfect solution. Just get strong. Slime gets stronger eating others. And luckily for you, because of my magicules, there are a lot of monsters.'
'I see, please help me with this.'
'Don't worry, I got your back. First, it looks like your skills are broken, so you have to learn to use them on your own, only then you will understand your capabilities.'
Hmm, so unlike Rimuru, I can't use Great Sage to do things for me. That just takes the difficulty level from Easy to Nightmare.
'Second, be careful while hunting. Go from weaker to stronger opponents while hunting. You are a slime, so you don't have any combat skills. I will teach you some magic now, though it is simple, since I am just making it up'
'Man, you are a genius to make magic just like that.'
'Kuahahaha, It's a small thing for me. But I just don't have enough ideas.'
'Ideas? Ooh, you have no idea how many Ideas I have.'
'. . . I'm listening'
130 Days Later
*Rimuru met Veldora Right after his reincarnation here*
There are no monsters on the inside of the Cave. I need to go to the other side of this iron door if I want to meet them. According to the plot, I should be out now because of Elyun and her group. . . Fortunately, I have learned magic. And for some reason, I am very, very, VERY talented in magic.
However, I don't have enough time or magicules now. To cut this door though. . .
Destructo Disc
That wasn't hard. I mean, yeah, I could have used something like a fireball. But it's not cool enough. Now, let's GO!!
Ohh, a snake! It looks so ferocious. Not compared to veldora though. What should I use for this? Hmm~. . . Well, instead of thinking about it, I think I should kill it quickly. What do you think? Veldora?
'Just Finish it quickly'
(A terrible genius. He should even have Unique skills regarding Magic, though I can't figure it out. Good thing he got himself in control for the fights.)
'Oh, look! A wild Magical Snake has appeared.'
'Rimuru, I choose you'
'Rimuru, Rimuru'
'Rimuru, Use Water Blade'
'Rimuruuu~'
Slice~
'Great Job, Rimuru. Now use Predation'
'Rimuruuu~'
[Skills [Heat Sensing] and [Poison Mist Breath] are acquired]
(. . . No, he is still an idiot. Why the fuck is he talking to himself?)
'Look, a wild Magical Bat has appeared. Rimuru, use Magic Blast'
'Rimuruuu~'
'Now use Predation'
'Rimuruuu~'
[Skill [Ultrasonic Waves] is acquired]
And there it is. So the problem with Broken Predation is that It won't give me all the skills. Well that skill was useless anyway.
Hmm, these skills are good. All that's left is a spider. They would be enough for now.
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[Skills [Sticky Thread] and [Steel Thread] are acquired]
Aaand, that's done. Fortunately my other Unique Skill also has Chant Annulment. My chant Annulment from Great Sage is broken. Although there are more monsters I could devour, getting Veldora is important.
He can analyze my memories and the problems with my skills. However, it seems I can Talk now.
'Veldora, I can talk now!'
'. . . So?'
'Do you know what will be the first sentence I speak'
'. . . Please don't be stupid. I can't bear this. I know it might be something from an anime, but when you say it, it sounds so bad.'
'Aw, take a guess though'
'Give me some clues'
'One Piece'
'. . . Hmm. I can't think of something. That is a huge story. I need better clues, Rimuru.'
'Fine, fine. . . Luffy'
'Luffy, huh? There are a lot of things I can think of with luffy. What I think can get close is- 'Hold it!'
'It seems you got an Idea, yeah, I want to say it'
'But this is a different world! That won't make any sense!!'
'. . . I can change it a bit though'
'No! Don't do it! It sounds way too cringey!'
'. . . I'mma do it'
'Don't you do it!!'
'IMMA DO IT!'
'DON'T YOU DO IT!!!'
"I'M GONNA BE THE KING OF THE DEMONS!!!!!"
'My ears!! My Fucking Ears!!! This is too much'
*I know most of you would say Veldora would love this. And I know that he would, normally. But you see, he took care of someone gifted for over three months, while he was being introduced to manga.*
'Hey Hey It's not so serious. Just Hold on. I haven't talked for three months.'
'. . . Come Back'
'Alright, sheesh.'
Man, here I thought I was so cool. Veldora should have loved it. I don't know why he is so different, though. Let's ask him later.
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'Are you ready?'
'Yeah, I have been meditating for over 10 days, just to keep myself calm and clear, to use predation to it's maximum extent. And I am sure that there is no problem with 'Stomach' itself.'
'Kuahahaha. Then let's do it. First, unleash predation to the maximum potential over me, and then store me in your stomach. As simple as that.'
'Alright, let's get this over with'
"Predation"
Hmm, it looks like it's working. My Increase in magicule capacity is making up for my lack of skill. Hmm, this makes things work just fine. Now that I have veldora in me, Magicule quantity wouldn't be much of a problem, at least for now.
Alright it's done.
'Kuahahaha. I see, now I understand your situation'
'Hmm? Veldora? I thought you would just chill for a while.'
'I thought of doing so, but your situation is very very interesting'
'Is that so? Please tell me'
'Well, I only have a rough grasp, but here is the thing. first thing is, your soul is damaged'
'You already said that'
'. . . Let me finish!'
'Alright chill. I am just very eager to know about myself'
'Fine. It seems that you have died in your previous life because of soul damage. Or maybe the life before, or the one before that? The point is, you came to this world with a damaged soul'
'. . . I see'
'And from what I have seen from your memories, your body is supposed to belong to Mikami Satoru.'
'You don't feel anything knowing you are a fictional character?'
'Will you shut up? I am thinking about you, putting aside my existential crises, to explain your situation, and you want to question this now?'
'. . . Sorry'
'. . . Anyway,It seems that you took satoru's place. But because of concurrent reincarnation, it seems you lost part of your skills, at least the ones Satoru was supposed to get. And Satoru himself was changed into your soul origin. Your own skills though are working just fine.'
'Unique Skill: Magical Genius and Unique Skill: Polymorph, huh'
'Yeah, it seems because you are not of your own situation, you were subconsciously not realizing your own skills'
'. . . They are amazing'
'I suggest you minimize the usage of the other two skills. We do not know anything about broken skills, and the effects of over using them'
'So am I destined not to use these forever?'
'Harvest Festival. You can use harvest festival to complete the origin of the skills'
'So there is a lot to do then. Learning to use skills myself is a bit of a pain, knowing hoe great sage was helping in the original'
'Speak in human terms'
'Well, we should leave now though. Your disappearance should have caused quite an upheaval'
'True, it would cause quite some chaos. Kuahahaha'
'But unfortunately, I cannot exactly follow satoru's path now'
'Yes, it's quite unfortunate, but the goblin village Satoru started his journey from, should have been destroyed by the Dire Wolves long ago'
'. . . I am not Satoru. . . '
'Yes, you are not, since you are not a Gojo'
'I was serious'
'And I was joking, dude. Chill out'
'I can't! I can't change that I am the person behind Satoru's death, It was not my choice. And even if I was, I would still choose my well being. But I could have saved their lives.'
'I could have saved even more lives, yet I didn't. This world is different from your previous world. Don't worry though, I will teach you the basics.'
'I wonder though, would it still be Elyun who would take up this quest though?'
'There is no point in wondering about this. As long as we leave from here, nothing matters.'
'What do you mean it doesn't matter? Isn't it better to have a cute girl look for you?'
'Are you serious? You are a Slime. You don't have your 'Precious Wood'.'
'. . . Shit! Ahh. . . My Precious~ . . . '
'. . Alright let's keep going'
Hmm~. This is nice, having someone to help you out at times you need.
'Isn't this great, Veldora? Going on an adventure with your friends?'
'Yeah, it's quite nice.'
(Maybe meeting this slime is a good thing. Instead of rotting in that cave for who knows how long, I can go out and see things in a different perspective)
'Look, a wild magical centipede has appeared-'
(Aaarghhhh...)
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'Hmm, we got close to the exit'
' . . . Finally'
'Come on, It wasn't all that bad'
'Of course it was, do you have any idea how annoying you sound'
'Well Well It's not that I want to do it though. Although my soul has slightly repaired because of, whatever that was, I am still ill though'
'Do you think I would buy that!! You were clearly doing it to annoy me the last few times.'
'It's nothing serious, man. Just suck it up, You're stuck with me now'
'. . .'
'Veldora?'
'Kuahaha, Yeah Yeah I am stuck with you, but it also works in the opposite direction.'
' . . . What do you want to say?'
'It means HiHiHi~, you are also stuck with me HiHiHi~'
'. . . Dude, you are creeping me out.'
'Well, look to your front'
'Huh? What's over there?'
'A cute girl'
'Really? Where is she?!! Over there huh~'
"SHIT!!!"
'KUAHAHAHA ~ AHAHAHA. LOOK, A WILD SHIZUE IZAWA HAS APPEARED. QUICK, CHOOSE RIMURU. KUAHAHAHA~'
'I fucking hate you'