(3rd PoV)
Shizu considered it. And the 'I am not a bad slime' sealed the deal.
"So you are an Otherworlder?"
"Yes. You too?"
"Mhm."
Unlike Hinata, she doesn't discriminate against monsters. Especially otherwolders. Afterall, she herself is an almost majin. It's just that she hasn't fused with Ifrit due to their differences. The differences which meant Ifrit burning her friend and her per to death.
And well, it's the first time she has encountered an otherworlder who is a monster.
She hates this world. But if she can save the kids, she will not mind serving the 'not a bad slime' for five years.
Even if she goes back on her words and tries to get the spirits herself, she doesn't have the time. And she doesn't want the kids to suffer due to bad spirits like Ifrit as she did.
"...Then I will trust you."
"Alright. I am beginning. Don't resist."
"Mhm."
So, the red slime devoured Shizue Izawa.
'First extract only her Unique skill.'
[Processing... Done]
[Unique Skill Degenerate acquired]
'Now using Degenerate, separate her soul from her body.
[Processing... Done]
'Now use Degenerate to fuse back the part of the soul devoured previously to get the skill.'
[Processing... Done]
Then, he got some skills himself by devouring Shizu's body.
[Elemental Magic Acquired]
[Spirit Magic Acquired]
[Elemental Summon: Ifrit acquired]
[Greater Elemental Fire spirit 'Ifrit' acquired]
[Flame Manipulation acquired]
[Flame Formation acquired]
[Body Double acquired]
[Ranger Barrier acquired]
[Possess acquired]
[Flame Attack Nullification acquired]
[Flame Elemental Magic acquired]
[Medium Fire Elemental Summoning Magic: Salamander acquired]
[Control Flame acquired]
[Explosive Flame acquired]
[Heat Wave acquired]
[Meele Attack Resistance acquired]
[Spacial Storage acquired]
[Holy Magic: Healing acquired]
[Holy Magic: Recovery acquired]
[Holy Magic: High Heal acquired]
Then he used Degenerate to create several new skills. He obviously will not loose the skills that he already has. Degenerate is OP in the right hands.
[Magic Sense and Devourer fused]
[Subskill Magicule Devour(under Devourer) acquired]
[Magic Sense and Photosynthesis fused]
[Extra skill Photo-Magicule Synthesis acquired]
[Body Double and Seed fused]
[Extra skill Seed Double acquired]
[Sticky Thread and Steel Thread fused]
[Sticky Steel Thread acquired]
[Paralysis Breath and Poisonous Breath fused]
[Paralysing Poisonous Breath acquired]
Anyway, let's focus on Shizu now. He will create more skills later.
First, he created a Seed Double, and fused Shizu's skills and ifrit to it with Degenerate. It didn't have Ifrit's soul, only power.
Though fusing Degenerate itself into her soul turned out to be impossible.
Or maybe it's just Sage's incompetence.
Then he fused Shizu's soul into it.
All this took minimal amount of magicules.
Then he created a fruit to encase the Shizu seed and provide her nutrition of magicules to awaken. The fruit will absorb Magicules in the environment, and it wouldn't waste his own magicules.
'Sage, how much time it will take for her to awaken?'
[No data available]
'Of course!'
He sighed and looked at Shizu seed. Something was feeling like it was missing.
Maybe naming will do the trick?
"Your name from now on is, Shizu."
"Woah!"
Around half of his magicules left him and entered the seed.
'...'
Rimuru is really a cheat, naming everyone so easily using Veldora!
Damn him!
He has plot armour, so he will be able to evolve Great Sage into Raphael anyway.
He shouldn't worry about that guy.
He started Devouring magicules at a much faster rate, with much wider range, thanks to Magicule Devour subskill of Devourer. He also started using Photo-Magicule-Synthesis to convert sunlight into magicules. It wasn't really much effective though.
He desparately needs a name, which will not prevent him from becoming a Demon Lord early on.
[Notice: Shizu is waking up]
Huh?
That fast?
Well... she did steal half of my magicules.
Maybe I should just devour her and be done with it?
...Nah. I can always recover magicules. I should first see how strong my new underling is.
The red slime fruit wiggled, and got absorbed completely into the Shizu seed.
Then the seed itself transformed into Shizu. But with eyes, like when she would have gotten controlled by Ifrit. And red hair.
"Huh?"
'Sage, Give me a report on her.'
[Report
Name: Shizu
Species: Demonoid Spiritual Slime
Protection: Slime blessings
Unique Skills: None—]
Alright. That's enough. You are quite slow.
[...]
As expected, she didn't get back her unique skill, Degenerate.
"So, how do you feel?"
Shizu stared at her body. There were no scars. The scar that was on her face previously was now just like a tattoo.
Red hair...
She could switch between slime and human form.
Her body is full of magicules. She is a proper Majin now.
Ifrit's powers at her fingertips. Without having to fight for control.
Though she has lost her unique skill, her base is much stronger than when she was human.
Still, she gained Extra Skill, Synthesis upon naming. It's like the subskill of Degenerate, but weaker.
"So?"
"Thank you for doing this for me."
"Don't mind it. So, underling no. 1, let's go!"
He let out his bat wings, and flew up.
Shizu wore her mask, and also let out her bat wings.
She is now mainly a slime. Created from him. So she has gotten many of his abilities on top of her own.
As she flew above for the first time in her life, she couldn't help but feel like this world isn't that bad, if only on the surface.
The Red Slime suddenly stopped.
"Ah. I don't really need you to come with me right now. Veldora has disappeared, disrupting the balance of this forest. Go investigate it.
And there is a goblin village nearby with wolves, apparently ruled by another slime.
Investigate it as well."
He didn't want her to interrupt him in the way he is going to do things. She is a valuable powerhouse, but she is also pretty important to the story.
He somehow needs to get Rimuru out of the town with her after some time, so that Falmuth will attack and serve the meal required for the birth of two Demon Lords.
Plus, maybe Rimuru, who got Predator for a reason, will finally get laid?
She is supposed to be his soulmate and stuff afterall.