Recap of previous chapter
"Look, I don't want to fight with you. His- Gaston's death was an accident due to my fault, I admit that but needlessly fighting here will get nowhere, I admit that an apology- is not compared to a soul But this fighting unnecessary is just going to waste your time searching for your stolen property"
"She is right on that , Lia. We can't spend trying to beat her when we have a thief to chase."
"Y-you're right on that , puck.. But she have to help search for the thief to atone for her sin-"
"First of all, I'm a BOY!"
"WHAT?!" They both yelled In unison.
" You looks like a girl even more than felix! What it is called? Umm T-trap-"
" Anyways , The girl must've gotten real fast with her speed , We can't afford to lose more time. My name is Rimuru , What about you?" I interrupted her , trying to not get embarrassed more.
"I-its Emilia! Just Emilia!" She clasped her both cheeks ( the cheeks on the face , not down , you perverts!) With her hand.
" Okay just Emilia! Let's get searching, shall we?" I playfully said , becoming a little cheerful that before
Recap ends
Rimuru's pov (point of view)
I eyed towards where Gaston's corpse used to be, the corpse was missing from there and the ground was dirty with trails of a corpse being dragged. I initially sensed his friends , with a heavy heart, dragging it away while I was busy demolishing any attacks Puck and Emilia projected at me. I guess at least they have the right to bury him.
"So Emilia.. let's start from the beginning, let's say- How did you lose your insignia?"
"But first.. can we please go to another area? It's giving me creeps.." Emilia said , avoiding my gaze ,hand on her with a frown upon her face. I guess I should clean this place.
" Please excuse me for interrupting-" I instantly became alarmed , looking towards the mass of energy that suddenly entered my senses. Perhaps ,The strongest I've felt ever since entering this new world.
And to add cherry on the cake, I didn't even sensed him entering nor being around anywhere in the nearest 50,000 miles. Maybe He have some ability which let him stay undetected from a long distance. I should definitely be wary of him, If he was able to conceal his presence from a Demon lord , Who knows the extend of his abilities?
" but I'm afraid I've some questions" He narrowed his eyes towards I and then Emilia.
He was a good looking fairly handsome man with flaming red hair that suits his blue eyes and made him stood out from others. And he was wearing a white coat with black insides , it was made of prestigious quality. Indicating he was most probably a high ranking person or noble in the kingdom, giving more reason to be on guard.
"Sir Reinhard?!" Emilia gaped at the approaching figure. His neutral expression broke into a tiny smile upon seeing Emilia.
"Ah it's good to see you , Emilia-sama and please, There is no need for formalities" He said , kneeling before Emilia. What was Emilia's position in this country to be exact? Reinhard boasted high Calibre and looks that made it even more suspicious why he would bow down to Emilia. Unless Emilia stood at even a higher position than Reinhard himself.
"I could say that as well , Reinhard. What brought you here today?"
He rose on his foot and with a neutral expression, Eyed the bloody wall and ground. With crushed bones , brain matter and other organ's fragments floating on the puddles of blood to the bloody shattered bricks on the walls.
" I heard many screams coming from this area.. and not to mention what ever happened here seems really bloody, perhaps.. are you responsible for this?".
His eyes narrowed with his aura demanding dominance and body fully prepared to adapt to any situation that will come out of the following sentence.
" I'm afraid, I can't decline such accusations.. but , There is a story from my side as well" unless you wants everyone's memories of this event to be erased.
" Is that so? Then proceed , and despite not being on duty today.. I shall be your judge and I would like to remember this incident as well..."
'what happened... raphael?'
He was only able to catch a glimpse of thoughts , before He was banished. It will not happened again
That was the final red flag that this guy was fucking dangerous, not only He was able to conceal his presence against myself , But to fucking read my mind as well? Well I will do the same then.
My eyes narrowed dangerously, My aura matching dominance against him. Even though it was just few seconds ,It felt like an eternity in time acceleration.
I subconscious activated it seeing the danger Reinhard possesses, It would be unwise to go of against him at such raw thoughts.
I searched every corner of my mind , Imagining the outcomes and consequences of even a single change of word or even thoughts. Ramming the possibilities inside the possibilities that a single second passed in the real world as I sensed a slight change in Reinhard's posture.
He was appearing more tense , his head has sweat formed and was clenching his knuckles, He was failing to read my mind I see.
At this rate , There is a 38.587% chance a fight will break out.
[ Time acceleration deactivated ]
"Well.. I'm foreign to this country, so I was looking for a particular person to trade the currenc-" I sensed him lowering his hand , His shoulders a bit more relaxed than before but his posture stood straight even in his relaxed position.
"-y and then I was threatened by these thugs, and so as I act of self-defense , I attacked them back-" I eyed the bloody puddle with a neutral expression laced on my face.
" But unfortunately, I accidentally went too far" I manipulated my emotions to make it appear like I'm actually feeling more guilt and grief. The little tricks seems to be working as Reinhard's expression softened, Possibility acknowledging that as an accident and act of self-defence.
" That's why Rimuru is helping me so He could atone for his sins, He isn't a heartless or cold person"
This managed to erect a soft smile on my face, having Emilia defending me is a good thing , Since she stands a higher Position than Reinhard, He is more likely to believe her.
I gave up on my pride and apologised to Emilia, and now She is helping me from her side, Karma truly does exists.
" I see , then I apologise for my harsh judgement beforehand, Rimuru-san"
Those words processed around my mind with disbelief, His emotions were genuine, his thoughts were pure... what?..
is this guy for real apologising for such thing?! He has the power to match a Demon lord's yet his first reaction upon getting my perspective is to apologise?!
"N-no need to apologise for it! It's alright, Reinhard" I said flustered by his reply ,
He seems gullible despite his powers.
' Raphael, analysis Reinhard'
Understand master
His sword boasts utmost power and capabilities, I'm sensing Kinetic energy from it as if It's own mind. But that doesn't make Reinhard any less strong
Reinhard is at low Demon lord level but could exceed it as we haven't seen his utmost capabilities. But He has an apologetic nature but He seems to possess several powers like Emotion and Mind reading as far as we've seen
' I see , Having Reinhard and Emilia could help me find a Lead on back to my world'
"That being said , It's foolish to waste any more time while we could search for the thief" I said , Breaking out of my thoughts.
"Thief? I believe I could help with that"
"Really? That would be much appreciated , Reinhard!" Emilia exclaims , clasping her hand with a smile.
' Perfect
'
"Anyways , Back to the topic, Start from the beginning, Emilia" I looked towards Emilia with crossed hands.
" Well It happened really fast! All I saw was a yellow blur ,and my Insignia was gone be-"
" Don't tell me you lost the Royal insignia?!" Reinhard interrupted in a astound tone. The gears in my brain accelerated as if a missing puzzle was suddenly fixed. Of course! Emilia being a royal surely explains Reinhard's demeanour towards her.
" umm yes" Emilia shyly said , twiddling her fingers together. Her cheeks and tip of her ear red from embarrassment.
" Emilia-sama, with all due respect, That insignia is the proof of being a candidate. Stealing such an item is considering no less that treason and can also cost you your standing in the Royal" Reinhard scolded Emilia.
" What does you mean by candidate?"
I raised my eyebrows at that, If Emilia wasn't a royal and was a candidate for throne instead , does this indicate that this country practices Elections and is a democratic country? If so , then where are the original Royal family of this country? Every country in the Medieval era had at least one, various questions such us that were puzzling themselves with each other, One leading to two more questions.
" This is supposed to be secret, but.. since you are helping me to find it in the first place, I guess you deserves to know the truth"
" It happened a few years ago.. when the Royal family suddenly were struck by a mysterious disease" Emilia 's voice took a narrative tone.
" Despite by the countless tries of Mages , healers and knights, They weren't able to find a cure nor make one. And the time didn't came any late when the entire Royal family had fallen to the disease"
" And after being silent for the entire time , The Great Dragon finally displayed something on the Dragon tablet.. It quoth that ' Five maiden shalt be chosen to be the ruler , and one shalt succeed'"
" And you are one of the candidates, right?"
" Yes , as Reinhard has already said it , the Insignia glowed on contact with any candidate, and remains dull if not in contact"
" I see , So basically your insignia is something that even the richest nobles can't afford?"
" Precisely" Emilia finished. We were silent for a few second before I broke it.
'Looks like both the thief and Emilia messed up , it's like a cat and mouse cat, One suffers while other succeeds '.
" I have a thought I want to share about the thief" Reinhard and Emilia turned to look at me.
" That thief , Her clothes looks pretty worn out and ragged.. it means two thing, She is from the slums or is hired from the slums" I voiced out my thoughts, Emilia's eyes became downcast at that, Her smile now a down cast frown.
" It isn't that surprising... My appearance and reputation aren't something I'm proud of" she said in a hollow voice
" At this situation , Asking the local merchants should help us. They deals with such kind of peoples all the time" Reinhard makes a good point , It is a bother initially going to the slums without any knowledge or basic lead that can even guarantee that the thief will be there.
" I agree.. Even thought I'm not a intimate to this city, I know a merchant that I met recently. And you both should definitely know many here" I spoke out, holding my chin with my thumb and rubbing it my index finger in a thoughtful expression.
" Erm actually.. Rimuru , I maybe known by all but I am not quite familiar with merchants and such.. Since it was never my work around them, Maids took care of such things for me" Reinhard said , letting out a nervous laugh and rubbing his head.
" I'm also not that familiar here, because of same reason as Reinhard and my appearance..." Emilia shyly said , Twiddling her fingers cutely. I wanted to scream ' Privileged nobles!!" at them honestly
" You both are hopeless" I deadpanned.
" But hey! We got Reinhard's reputation, We could attract the customers by simply introducing Reinhard there! It could act as a gain for the dealer"
I exclaimed happily, trying to cheer up by a bit.
" And I know exactly where the merchant who I'm familiar with is, His name is Kadomon Risch"
" Well then, What are we waiting for?! Let's get going!" Puck shouted enthusiastically. Appearing out of thin air, He took Reinhard by surprise. His eyes widened , His posture broke and he bowed down immediately before puck.
" Esteemed Great spirit! It's an honour to be in your presence, I beg an apology for not noticing you soon!"
It took me out by real surprise, He didn't not react this way towards even Emilia, I know about spirits but not a great spirit, Perhaps it is akin to a Demon lord in this world? Pucks reminds me a little bit of Ramiris.
" Alright! I will only forgave if you protects Lia's with your life in her search" Puck slyly took advantage of the given situation, Despite his cute voice that misprinted his demeanour akin to adorable , He was far from it. He knew that he will make Reinhard less likely to not abandon Emilia for even a second and use his Invincibility to protect Emilia by his life.
" I understand , I will obey your command and protect Emilia-sama even if it costs my life. It is my duty as a royal knight and a promise to a great spirit" Reinhard said with his eyes closed and his hand placed on his chest. He realised the spirit's true intentions.
" That's what I expected for ya! You may rise" Puck said lifting his right hand at the end of sentence to visualise Reinhard's rise , his voice making him seem so innocent.
" And like Puck said, let's get going" Emilia said, determination in her eyes from the support of Reinhard and Puck, she was going to retrieve her insignia no matter what!
SCENE CHANGE
Walking in the lanes of the roads, I and Reinhard turned around back as a barely audible crying sound hit our ears. We both looked in the direction it was coming from ,It was from the parallel side we were heading towards. Both me and Reinhard stopped in our tracks , Making Emilia and Puck look towards us , brows furrowed.
" What is it? Rimuru and Reinhard"
" I believe I'm hearing a sound of cries somewhere, lik-"
" like a child right? I'm hearing it as well, it's barely audible but I know it" I interrupted Reinhard.
" I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one, Rimuru" Reinhard gave a soft smile to me.
" We should head towards it then!" Emilia voiced out her opinion, making me raise one of my brows.
" Are you sure , Emilia? There can be other knights to handle it as well , and it will delay our search further"
" I'm totally sure! What if it's a lost child? They don't know any of the knights but I'm sure they'll recognise Reinhard" She said with a determined look. I smiled at that , she is a really innocent and caring person plus she made a good point.
" and the child would be amazed to meet a great spirit such as myself, I'm sure he'll go on for hours and hours about me to his parents!"
Being on the same term, We all headed towards the crying noise. And coming to the view. We found that a few knights are trying to calm down a crying light brown haired girl who looks no more than seven. Emilia's guess triumphed. Upon seeing Reinhard and us approaching. The knights expression turned to one of gratefulness.
" Reinhard senpai! I'm glad you came to help us!" One of the knights said , stretching his arms out in happiness.
" Rest assured, We will take care of her" Reinhard said , With that. The other knights left the scene.
" Hey little girl, Where are your parents?" Emilia, being an absolute noob on handling kids and being a kid herself, asked a question that made the girl cry even louder.
" Auaauuauauau ahhhhhhahah!!!" She sobbed her eyes out at that. Big drops of tears dropping down like rain from her eyes. Emilia , visibly panicked at that, waving her hands in front of her, trying to calm her down.
"You aren't suppose to remind her of her parent , that way she will cry even more " I scolded Emilia , who was refusing to meet my gaze, Reinhard in background went to the child.
" Hey! I know you! I'm Reinhard van Astrea , The Sword Saint. You must know me right?"
Reinhard bended down to match the level of the kid. Hearing the word " Sword Saints" brought her to the reality as she tried to comprehend the situation that she was meeting a living legend.
"W-Woah!! You are the master swordsman?! Really?!"
She shouted happily, stars glimmering in her eyes. Her mind recalled back then when her mother read her the story about the amazing sword saint. She said that He always help everyone and she can trust him anytime. It made her entire body feel relaxed somehow and was hopeful.
" Yeah!" Reinhard grinned back at her. I went near the girl, bended down with my knee on ground to match the level of the now happy girl. I gently placed both of my hands on her shoulders.
" Don't worry, You are safe . We'll find your parents" I looked in her light blue eyes with my own Before giving her a gentle hug , stunning her, her mind tried to recall who this person A , and why does she felt so much safe in her arms?.. She felt as if there was nothing to worry about.
All her previous sadness , despair and nervousness were reduced to atoms. Her mind tried to comprehend what was happening, her eyes trembling , she doesn't wanted to let go of such feelings.
I attempt to loosen his grip on her but upon feeling the warmth leaving her. She clutched the back of Rimuru's collar tighter.
" C'mon! Your parents must be dead worried about you.. you don't wanna trouble them, do you?"
I spoke to her in a tender voice, rubbing her head with his free arm while holding her with the other. Seeing her grip loosen, I pushed her out of her shell further.
" Do you see that beautiful lady behind me?"
I stretched out my land towards Emilia , Pointing at her with my index finger. Emilia opened her mouth in surprise, blushing at the statement. The girl moved her gaze towards Emilia.
" I'm going to tell you a secret... she is actually a Princess!"
I whispered in her ear , making sure my voice enough audible for Emilia and Reinhard to hear it.
" R-really?!"
She whispered back at me , excitement dripping from her words. I grinned at her , closing my eyes and with a smile-
" And a beautiful one in fact!"
Emilia never thought she would hear this word directed to her ever in life, continuously hated by nearly everyone because of her uncanny resemblance to the witch, Anyone complimenting her looks would be considered a fool or insane, but hearing those words come out of Rimuru's mouth..
She felt strangely warm in her cold heart, which she thought melted a long ago when Puck defrosted her. She felt a mystifying feel surging throughout her entire body, she stood speechless , but not even her deepest region of her heart held no rejection to such feelings, but the opposite itself.
'Rimuru.. you are such an peculiar person, You befriended two persons you knew absolutely nothing about in a second, and made Emilia-sama delighted in one statement despite being a stranger and you held no conceal intentions... Can you also make me feel... content again?"
Reinhard's region of his heart which held hope, that she thought had long died along with his grandmother shined a small but bright ray once again.
" and I'm a Lord , Rimuru Tempest himself , and Reinhard is a knight. We are both helping Princess Emilia on a journey to retrieve her gem from a thief"
" WOW!!!" She almost screeched in excitement, reading about such adventures, princess and knight was different in tales. But to experience it first-hand is even more amazing and exciting.
" And upon hearing you cry, She couldn't resist coming to help you! And now we're on a quest to help little YOU to unite with her parents!" I jovially said, Giving a small smile.
" So may you please tell us your name?"
" My name is plum! Plum Risch!"
" What a coincidence! I know a man named Kadomon Risch, an appa selling merchant and mean-"
"Meanie looking but a good guy! He is my Father!" Rimuru's word were exhilarating to little Plum's ear.
I got up from my position and lightly gripped Plum's hand with mine, Plum beamed at me.
" Who does you want to hold your hand, Plum? Reinhard or Emilia?" I placed out the choice for her. She went into one of a thoughtful expression, her brows furrowed and her hand on her chin.
" Umm I really like princess! She's really beautiful and kind!" She spoke in admiration.
" So Emilia?"
" But Mister knight will feel really lonely then.. Argh I don't know what to do!"
Reinhard's eye dilated upon hearing that , Plum read his feelings like an open book made for children. He was feeling grateful for her to take him into consideration but a monster such as him doesn't deserve this happiness, not at all.
I frowned upon reading Reinhard's self-loathing thoughts, it strongly directs to his childhood, But I respect Reinhard's privacy and will wait until he wants to reveal it to me.
" Well , Who said that Reinhard will be left out when me and Emilia holds your hand together?" Plum tilted her head cutely in confusion from my statement, but I just smiled at her.
" Reinhard"
Reinhard walked near me from the call , I lovingly gripped his palm with my left hand , positioning my fingers between his as he stared dumbfounded, completely unaware on what to do, I just smiled fondly at him. He was such an innocent ball.
Reinhard's heart was at such a extreme rate that he thought wasn't possible, The last time he ever felt this pulsation was when his grandmother died but that was a long ago. Sure he was grateful to his friend Julius and Felix for calling such a monster like Reinhard their friend.
But they don't compare to what he had felt twice today, the burning sensation that triumphed like a lighting ripple throughout his entire body , He didn't even knew such feelings existed till today, or perhaps has he already knew but didn't connect the dots?... He will make sure to study about these sensations once they retrieve the Insignia.
" Emilia" Her name being called , Emilia nodded and clutched Plum's remaining hand with her's. Feeling her tender and tiny fingers gripped onto her hand with such trust , Emilia couldn't help but feel a feeling of happiness.
Her mind dawn to the though of what it will be like to have her own children someday. Innocent looking little Emilia and Little Rimuru runnin- wait what?
Emilia immediately felt her cheeks burned in embarrassment that she even dared to have such thoughts and with Rimuru?! She blames herself for liking cute things and also Rimuru for being so cute. Knocking herself from her thoughts , Emilia , I and the rest walked forward to our destination.
While walking , I couldn't let but meet with a thought on how much we look like a family right now, A soft smile flashed across my face. Plum noticed me smiling given by her confused face , She tilted her head and asked-
" Why are you smiling? Big bro Rimuru?"
" I can't help but think how much we look like a family, Plum and Emilia being our kids and Reinhard and I would be parent if I wasn't a boy" I saying , my smiling becoming more visible for Emilia and Reinhard who stared at me with nervous expression.
" Actually Rimuru, You and Plum looks like our kids" Reinhard broke the cause to me. I blinked twice and imagined All of us with our height walking together. I was the 2nd shortest or better put 3rd tallest.
Then a thought occurred in me , Since I am in a new world , Filled with new peoples. I could change my body for a new start here , I can't estimate how much time I'll exactly spend in this world but having a new identity, A female specially, doesn't seem bad. I been a man in my previous life , a genderless slime in previous world so being a female in this world completes the triangle.
" I'll be taller tomorrow, I promise I'll explain how" I trusted them enough to reveal this. The four ( Puck included ) gave me looks filled with confusion, curiosity and doubt. But not even one of them questioned me.
" But that doesn't mean I'll give my daughter's hand to either of you!"
It became silent for a while before-
" Lady Princess!" Plum called out for Emilia to get her attention.
Emilia gave her a curious look. Reinhard and I for the rest of the conversation, observed the entire conversation without saying anything.
" Yes? Plum"
" What is like to be a princess?"
" It's a question rather hard to answer , But it is certainly a change from my previous home" Emilia thoughtfully said , Her mind refreshing the memories after Puck defrosted her.
" wait , You weren't a Princess before?"
" Actually, while I'm a princess.. I'm actually not that kind of princess, Erm you see.. I will have to start from a the beginning for that"
" Woah!! Were you a normie like others before?! And you became a Princess!?!"
" Yes!" Emilia cheerfully nodded her head back and forth.
" Amazing! Can you please tell me how you became one?"
" It's kind of sudden how I became one, I was living with my father in Elior forest when I was approached by Roswaal, He handed me a dull red insignia and said since it glowed upon touching me so I'm a candidate for the throne now"
" That... is really confusing, You become a Princess because something glowed?" Plum was confused from the unknown terms that were being used.
" Well.. yes"
" Everyone"
My words stopped everyone in their tracks and turned to look where I was pointing with my arm , farther away but being in field of vision, was there Kadomon with a troubled expression while talking to a purple haired woman who was sobbing her eyes out.
" We found him!"
" Daddy and mommy!!" Plum screamed towards Kadomon, running fast as her tiny body can. Kadomon looked around to see the source of voice until-
" DADDY!" Plum shouted with even more power in her voice as Kadomon finally to notice of her and looked towards her in confusion. The woman besides him , identified as the mother of Plum. Held a hand on her mouth with tears of relief slipping from her eyes to down to her slip, She then rushed towards the charging plum and caught Plum between her arms
" Oh dear, Plum! Where have you been?! I was dead worried about you!" Her mother gave a tight hug of protection, Not wanting for her to slip from her arms and disappear.
" I'm really sorry for making you worry , Mommy!" Plum cried out.
" Mister knight , big brother Rimuru and lady Princess helped me!" She joyfully told her mother, Who looked at Plum in confusion and then move her head to see us approaching towards her.
" Raksha!" Kadomon yelled , running towards them. Giving the safety of his shop to his friend who sold Tatoes next to him.
" Are you... the one who helped my daughter?" The mother of Plum , now identified as Raksha slowly wiped the tears from her eyes and looked toward us with an expression of gratitude.
" Yes, My name is Reinhard Van Astrea. But I can't take Credit for it, Rimuru-kun was the one who comforted Plum" Reinhard moved his head towards me to point me out.
" Hi" I blatantly said , Not knowing what words to choose.
" Thank you for helping my baby! Thank you thank you!!"
" Ahh it's no problem at all! Anyone would have helped her , not just me" I said with a flustered smile , putting my hands before my face and waving them in a sign of refusal.
" Plum! Raks- Ay! Tempest brat!" Kadomon caught up to us before turning to look at me and in confusion and surprise.
" it's been a while , Old man Kadomon!" I enthusiastically replied , grinning towards him.
" Don't call me old man , brat! It makes me feel old"
" Don't call me a brat then , old man! It makes me feel way too young"
" Really? You look like a few year older than my kid at all" He pointed out with his finger.
" And you look like my uncle , accept it old man!"
" No! you are the one declining the truth , brat!"
While we were bickering, others watch us in bewilderment. Seeing no avail of ending to our argument , Reinhard sighed and interrupted us-
" While it's fun to see you too get along so well, we have priorities"
" Oh yeah! We need your help to identify someone"
" I see, I do own you for helping Plum. Can an you describe his or her appearance?" Kadomon said with a serious look on his face , Priorities so important that the sword saint is taking care of it is no joke.
" It's a she who I suspect is from the slums, She has Yellow hair and looked very young. Her leggings was skin tight and torn up, She has a dirty white clothe wrapped around her chest and wore a ragged jacket"
Kadomon rubbed his chin , trying to recall someone who looked as such. Before his eye flicked open in recognition.
" I think you're talking about Felt , She is a popular thief in the area. You need to head to southern slums to find her"
" I see, any particular information on Where she resides?" Reinhard pressed on more , his mouth drawn in a thin line.
" I'm afraid that's all I know" Kadomon sighed at his own helplessness.
" I wish I could have done more to thank you three for helping plum" Kadomon said with a frown, in a guilty tone. Feeling helplessness for being unable to help them for rescuing his daughter.
" No no.. We did what was needed to be done, and you paid it back by helping us , even if it is by a little" I gave him a closed eye smile.
" Alright, but if ya come back again, I ain't gonna let ya pay for the appas!" He said grinning.
" Sure!"
" big bro Rimuru!" Plum said , running towards me with her hands hidden behind her back , indicating she is holding something.
" Yes?"
" This is for you"
She exclaimed , her previously hidden arms drawn forward revealing a pink dahlia badge , She then hands it to me. I smiles at her and she smiles back.
" That is her way of thanking you" Raksha said with a peaceful look on her face.
" I appreciate it" I said before looking towards Emilia. I walked towards her and positions the dahlia badge in her silver hair. [1]
" It makes you look even more beautiful , Emilia" I whispered towards her ears while adjusting the badge properly in her hair. Emilia's cheeks become a shade of red as she tries not to scream like a child with I so close to her.
I simply grinned and backed behind after I adjusted it.
" We will head to the slums now, all the answers and the insignia lies there" Reinhard dramatically said while smiling.
Mori mori mori mori radio! Radio... [ Time skip btw :D]
Upon seeing the conditions of slums , A frown arose in my expression. There were poorly made Huts that were in such conditions that would even make an skilled carpenter sweat for its renovation.
it was made of numerous different materials , to add cherry on top, There were children no more than 10 eyeing us from the window in the dark.
I heard numerous whispers going on the background due to my powers, But as they were being spoken in another language. It was entering my head as random gibberish.
"Given the conditions of the slums.. I'd say we need to be careful" I spoke to Reinhard and Emilia in a low voice , making sure it is only audible to us. My eyes sharply analysis everything that my eyes and ears were receiving.
" I'm afraid.. given our clothing , It would make us instantly stand out as some high ranking noble and..."
Reinhard trailed off with a small frown on his face.
" It may ignite the anger and hatred within the thugs and dwellers of the slums.."
I continued where Reinhard left off.
" And it would make it even harder for us to retrieve my insignia without having to use force" Emilia finished our thoughts, we three stared at the cold and windy valleys with a thoughtful expression.
' An rather easy way for us to blend within the slums is to simply stain our clothes , shooting a beam of water in the ground and then rubbing mud on ourselves should do the job'
" I have an idea"
Reinhard and Emilia turned their stares toward me.
" I can use water magic to make mud , and we can dirty ourselves within it to make our clothes less pristine and eye-catching"
" Indeed that is a good idea , what do you thin, Emilia-sama?"
' well... it would certainly save us time but.. I don't know if I can endure Ram's eyes filled with disappointed towards me when she will dress me up with new clothes! And not to mention about washing such deep stains!'
Emilia thought, Becoming more embarrassed by imagining the possible scenario. Little did she knew two certain persons who were looking at her weirdly have broken and overpowered abilities, but what she didn't know was that mind and emotion reading was one of their overpowered abilities.
" Umm let's do it!" Emilia exclaimed , finally bringing the courage to do such an shameful act , but her willpower backed by determination to prove that she is worthy to be the queen.
"Well then , we have no time to spare"
With no warning, two powerful and large beams of water burst from my palms , and within 2 seconds ,the ground was now a messy , dirty mini swamp with few inches deep pool of watery mud.
And then I redirected the my [hydro pump] at Emilia and Reinhard , taking both of them by surprise but neither of them moved out of the way, Why? Because I am faster than them ;)
And of course, I have a fetish for Elves.
Within a single second, both of them were heavily soaked from head to toe , Emilia was gasping heavily and shivering from the cold water and the cherry on the cake, the breezy winds of the slums.
I let out a big grin at that, Reinhard simply gave a gentle smile before chucking.
Just an affluence! No harm done , right?
Just like consequences of every action becomes visible soon , Emilia was visible, too visible.
With her damp clothes sticking to her body, It perfectly highlighted all of her curves and her snowy white skin , and her erect nipples... yes..
The water slipping down her thighs to her stockings, her shrunken clothes perfectly displaying her breasts. Her slender , curvy hips and torso. Her pink and erect nipples poking out of her silky clothes.
Me and Reinhard stared hard at Emilia, who was still shivering and hugging herself , unaware of how much her body was on display because of her light cloths. We both felt a cold breeze pass us.. way too cold..
"You..." The unusually cold voice of puck broke us out of our shock. Reinhard immediately took off his damp jacket, and removed his undershirt which was soaked comparable less than the jacket and used both of them to cover Emilia.
"Explain yourself, Rimuru" Puck said in a hollow voice , The ground around him freezing to the point of becoming Ice and the air around me became so cold that it would kill a normal human being with ease , but of course not me.
"Okay it's not totally my mistake, we were going to get to get dirty and wet from the mud anyways, so I just pulled a harmless prank-" puck's cold eyes and bloodlust became more even more visible. Damn cat blaming me for everything.
"And it's your fault! Emilia is a young maiden and you! As her father , doesn't even bothers to teach her about such subject!" I pointed my finger accusing at Puck. He slowed lifted one of his hand , My eyes narrowed, I ain't going down without a fight.
" Stop it, Puck and Rimuru!" Emilia called out for us in worry , she didn't like her first friend fighting with her father at all, They both are precious to her.
She was pulling the jacket and undershirt that Reinhard warped around her to tighter, It was made of soft yet durable and strong fabrics, Water wasn't able to pierce it properly to spread itself. So naturally, it provided a good warmth.
" But he started it , Emilia!" Puck said in a whining tone , completely different from a second ago. But I can feel the barely sensible bloodlust in the air that was directed to me , coming from Puck.
" The darkness of the dusk is settling , the slums is an really dangerous place at such time" Reinhard's tone was serious and his eyes were glaring down at the dropping sun. His perfect abs and muscles being exceptional illuminated by the su-
I stared down hard at his body, He had a well chiselled six packs , and budges of muscles around it as well, they were outline by the shades of his normal muscles around his torso. The muscles were not crazy budging nor barely visible , it's as if they were crossing a line between both of them to achieve perfection.
His chest was rigid, it moving back and forth slightly as he exhaled and inhaled. His breathing was pretty normal for someone who was soaked with a blast of water , It drew me to the conclusion that his clothes were specifically designed for him. His biceps and triceps were perfectly chiselled , width and length utmost as if they found themselves in the most comfortable. I have to say, Reinhard is slightly hotter than Benimaru.
" Agreed" I composed myself before I bend downwards and grab a fistful of mud in my palm , I closed my eyes and splashed it on my clothes, then grab more mud and covered myself more more in it. It was uncomfortable but will work. My clothes lost their shine and pristine and looked dull due to the layer of mud.
Reinhard followed the same process but also drenched his already wet hair in the watery mud. And with splashes of mud on his face , he looked like a wild person with his dull red hair and it overshadowing his eyes.
When it was Emilia turned to get herself dirty, A non-transparent ice wall rose in front of her. Making sure we were unable to see her do stuff with herself.
" I don't trust you , perverts!" Guess it who said it?
" I'm done" Emilia's sweet voice ringed in the area as she walked beside where the end of the wall was situated and walked out of it. Her clothes were heavily stained with mud and she was still wearing Reinhard's clothes which were also dirty and muddy now .
I looked towards Reinhard and obsered his looks , even without any mud. His hairs positioned unruly and downwards supported by his half naked look already made him look far away from noble. At the end , there was no need for mud to make him look more like a peasant.
" Alright, let's go!"
I walked towards one of the door and knocked on it , Waiting for a response but when received none , I knocked once again. This time it opened slightly towards the house inside and I saw an relatively small eye poking out , glancing at us with suspicious eyes , Despite the shadows covering it's body. I could see that it was child.
" Hey... do you know where does felt lives?.." The door closing with a bang was the only reply I received, Sighing, I walked away from the hut towards Emilia and Reinhard. Upon seeing a man approaching near us , I decided he might help us.
" Umm hey!" I called out to him , He walked wobbly and seem to constantly misplace his steps , his eyelids were half closed and he wore a drunken smile. Oh great.
" O-oh hey! Whatcha doing- hicc! Here at t-this time?! Hicc! A-aren't ya supposed to be at th- hicc! Bar ya know! Hicc! Hicc! " He spoke sloppily, Constantly getting interrupted by his hiccups. My eyebrow twitched at that.
" You seem to have mistaken me for someone else, I wanted to actually as-"
" C'mon! Don't lie sweethear- Hicc! Y-you should be pleasing men- Hicc! In the ba- o-ho wait! Hicc! You f-followed me from the bar right?! You wanted to ask something? Hicc!" I sighed , things were going slow but on the point.
" Yes, do you know where this person by the name of 'Old man rom' lives?"
" I know!" I smile at that but it soon crashed just as soon it came.
" But Ya need to Hicc! Let me fuck you first! Hicc! Then only I'll say!" His eyes wide open , flowing with lust. He grinned ear to ear. I glanced back to see Reinhard glaring daggers at the man who was too drunk to realise it.
Reinhard's emotions and coherent brain were at frenzy right now, He didn't not expect he harboured such feelings inside him.. the feeling of wrath and envy , perhaps he was truly a monster now.
Emilia didn't know what those terms meant but she knew it wasn't something good given the reactions of Rimuru and Reinhard. She only looked at Rimuru with a gaze filled with worry.
" Sure!"
I heard Reinhard gasp at my statement, And the man's grin grew even wider. But I had a plan in my mind.
" But at one condition"
" Speak Hicc!"
" You need to tell me the answer first" I narrowed my eyes at him , glaring into his soul, focusing my power at him, forcing him to recoil back in surprise , his eye widened and seems to be out of his drunken daze.
" S-sure! Just take r-right from the here and you'll a hut made from d-dragon dung along with a small h-hill! Old man Rom's house is situated on the hill!" He spoke stuttering from the sheer terror because of my aura.
" Is that all?"
" y-ye-"
He didn't got time to finish as Reinhard delivered a chop at his nape , Rendering him unconscious. He fell with a thud on the ground.
" He was telling the truth, We got no time to waste, Rimuru-kun and Emilia-sama" Reinhard spoke with a hint of impatient and anger. Emilia and I nodded and began walking to our destination.
At last , We reached the supposed loot warehouse of Rom. Our eyes filled with anticipation of what to come , we all tightened our guards together, I came forward and knocked on the door with my fist.
I heard some grumbling from a deep voice which I supposed was Rom , of course a girl as little as Felt wouldn't have this voice.
" For a rat?"
"..."
" Umm are we supposed to answer?" I awkwardly asked the person standing behind the closed door.
" What else are you supposed to do then?" He gave it out in a really grumpy voice, he must be over a 100 years ago to be that grumpy.
" So can you repeat the question, please?" I asked him , trying to not sound too wimpy.
" Didn't you hear me in first time?!" He shouted at me , but I just let a playful smirk come to my face.
" No actually" I tried my best to not laugh while saying it.
" Then get ya ear fixed or somethin'! Damn brat!"
" You aren't dying from repeating the question , It is gonna save you your saliva anyways" I heard a childish sounding muffled laugh coming from the other side , whose voice I recognised as Felt's.
" I ain't dying anything and I have plenty of saliva to spare!"
" you sure? You sounded a thousand old geezer who choked on his saliva and took a gulp of water and got frostbite from it"
" JUST ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION!"
" repeat it then!" I heard Emilia giggling in the background.
" FOR A RAT?!"
" ANIME!" I happily shouted back.
" FOR THE WHITE WHALE?!"
" SUSHI CHEF!"
" TO THE NOBLE DRAGON LORD , WE ARE?!"
" HIKKIMORI!"
" ALRIGHT, I GOT ENOUGH OF YA USING FOREIGN TERM TO PISS ME OFF!"
He violated slammed the door open, But I jumped back right on the time, dodging his tackle. He was a dark skinned giant who stood at 7 foot and was a fossil and carrying a big club which I think he was holding to beat me. His face was red and he was fuming but all of his redness faded into paleness as he took account of who was standing behind me.
" Reinhard van Astrea.. and a witch.." Rom was iffy about this entire situation right now , a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead.
" And why are you naked?" Rom said looking at Reinhard with a deadpan expression.
" Hey! I'm not the witch! " Emilia spoke with voice filled with abhorrence for the person who made her looks a curse.
" Wait , Did you said a witch?!" Felt yelled from the inside. Sounds of rapid footsteps drew closer as Felt jumped out with a dagger in her hand and distaste for the invader.
" I knew it!! You chased me all the way from there?!"
" Yes I did! And if you don't return my insignia this instant, I'm gonna have to use force" Emilia warned in a vexation tone , her brows furrowed. She raised her hand high in followed by numerous ice shards appearing floating in the air as well.
" Petty much, huh? Well, If you want it back , then you have to pay for it!" Felt remarked back,. Clearly not backing down in the slightest. Emilia looked at her in disbelief.
" first you stole my item and now I have to pay to buy it back?! Ridiculous!" Emilia was becoming more irritated by each passing second , her arms literally shaking in rage.
"what ridiculous? Welcome to the world , Princess!" Felt sarcastically uttered , not knowing how much truth her words actually held.
" I will no-"
" Blah blah blah!" Felt rudely interrupted Emilia. Rom , I and Reinhard were watching with deadpan expressions from the side-lines.
" You rich noble shitbags act like everyone is gonna follow your rules! You don't even come to realise how much we have to work to earn just one single slice of bread which is overpriced because we are Thieves ,of course!" Felt lost control of her growing feelings and snapped at Emilia.
" Do you even realise how much of a risk stealing your insignia was , huh?! There were whole lot of fucking chances that we will chased by knights day and night because of your single one toy you could buy in a heartbeat! You are completely unaware of much big opportunity this is for me , for old man rom! This little thing can move our asses outta this dump and Old man Rom can rest in a happy settled life. You don't understand A SHIT!"
Felt started to pant her lungs out after completing her rant while everyone was staring at her speechless while Emilia looked conflicted.
" Felt..." Rom whispered , his gaze downcast and voiced filled sorrow and guilt. He wished he could have fulfilled his friend's promise better.
" Okay.. So you are done ranting? Purchasing Emilia's insignia back isn't the problem here , What really is the problem that insignia is no toy. Whoever hired you to steal it for such compensation would certainly not just leave you two as evidence behind"
" W-where are you going with t-that?!" Felt hesitated, the gears in her mind rapidly spinning as she put the pieces of what I was indicating.
" The insignia is a thing that not even the highest ranking of noble are allowed to have without being a candidate, Your client is gonna kill as soon she sees it in your hand, It will save him money and will also destroy the crucial evidence that lies in your throat"
My words came like an alert of danger for Felt and Rom as they took the gravity of the situation into consideration , especially Rom as he understood what I was talking about.
I sensed an unknown energy significantly higher than Rom's , Felt's and Emilia's.
I glanced towards the direction it was approaching. It's direction tracing the path that we took to reach the Loot house. I suspect it's the client of Felt.
Reinhard , Emilia and Puck, I'm speaking to you via telepathy. Prepare yourself for combat , I sensed Felt's client approaching near here. It's a woman *
The three of them were startled by the sudden voice in their mind but remained calm enough to not be seen in a state of surprise from the outside. Rom had a serious look on his face before he sighed.
" Alright.. We'll give you the insignia-" Ignoring Felt yell of protest.
" But you have to protect our life from the Client as a payment" Rom finished with a heavy look on his face , Finger gripping his club tightly.
' If I die here , I guess my sins have caught up with me'
" Then it's settled , you both can rest assured in the loot house. We will handle the client. " Reinhard expressed his thoughts , looking toward Felt and Rom. His finger tapping around the dragon sword.
" What makes you so sure we wouldn't escape, mister Master swordsman?" Felt butted in , glaring at Reinhard, who in turn looked at her with a completely calm look , pissing her off even more.
" I don't doubt that you can escape from me, but not from my ally" A smile grappled its way to Reinhard's face, He shared a glance at me.
" I appreciate your trust , Reinhard" I winked at him , causing him to blush slightly. Felt started at both of us with a deadpan look, clearly not Liking standing between us.
" Alright then , You four better not destroy my property with your powers" Rom grumbled after finishing his sentence.
" Can't promise that" Reinhard smiled innocently at Rom.
She's here.. Watch your back, Emilia!* I said through to all three with telepathy.
Emilia's eye widen as she turned to look back, A curvy and razor sharp kukri knife aiming towards her bowels in an incredible speed, The hand holding it belonging to a woman who had a sadistic grin on her face.
Her face could be described as a cruel beauty, She has long wavy hair , has a dark shade of black and was braided into a long tail on the left side of her head that reached down to her hips , supported seductive looks that can make even the most virtue knight lose their composition. She had a mole under her , her purple eyes were glimmering with thirst for blood and battle. She was wearing a pitch black clock that was hard to see in the dark.
Before her kukri knights could pierce Emilia , a kick in her guts from Reinhard led her crashing to the wall of loot house , destroying the wooden wall in the process. She was thrown into darkness from a single strike of Reinhard , I looked closer and saw splattered of blood everywhere but I knew she was alive.
It was followed by numerous ice shards being fired at her from Puck , thrashing the loot house even further. Sounds of flesh being pierced filled the air with a silence after it was finished.
" HEY!" Rom cried out in the background for the sheer destruction his house , job , home and everything was facing.
" yay that was easy , Lia!" Puck's tone changes from amusement to worry , his smile dropped upon seeing Emilia's condition.
Emilia gasped out in fear from the attack that could ended her life , her hand placed on her rapid beating chest which she tries to calm down but fails to do so. Could she could have been able to kill the client if needed? Would her hands be stained with the blood of someone? Those thoughts dominated Emilia's mind right now. She knew she wouldn't able to kill the employer , thoughts of being a burden for I , Puck and Reinhard clouded her mind and heart. Her entire body trembling with the thoughts.
" Calm down Emilia!!" I rigorously shaked Emilia , Breaking her out of her shock state as she turned to look where the client or assassin landed.
" Rimuru.. " Emilia appeared to be more conscious and out of haze than before. She quickly got out of her shock to look towards where Reinhard kicked the Assassin.
" Ah~ That certainly is painful.. You are just as good as they describe you, Reinhard van Astrea"
If I didn't knew the context on the situation , The entire meaning changes.
The owner of the voice arose from the broken and splinter filled loot house, wherever splinters falling down from her body , the wounds were healing at a fast pace. Big holes from where Puck strike within seconds the bleeding gore was now fresh as new.
Her previously worn cloak was unveiled from her , revealing her outfit to be quite erotic I must say. Her clothing, as if to match the woman herself, was extremely provocative.
Her outfit consisted of a pair of black elbow-length gloves with purple trimmings at the top, a pair of black high-heel shoes, and a black dress with purple decorations that was both strapless and backless and featured brown tights.
The dress, that clung to Her body fairly tightly, also had thigh-high slits on either side and an exposed front that flaunted her bellybutton and cleavage
But the most noticeable thing about her was the big sharp chunk of wood stuck in between her chest , the wound around it completed healed but the sharp wood remained stuck in it.
She then wanders her hand around her stuck piece, before grabbing it and without an ounce of mercy or torment look, pulls it out of her body , fountains of blood enough for a normal person to fall into coma, was flowing out of her body like there was no tomorrow, Soon enough the entire wound starts regenerated, new layers of skin peeling the old one until the entire wound disappeared as if it never existed in the first place at all.
Her left breast , where the wound previously was had slightly tore of her exposed dress, I took note of that, she can regenerate but her clothes can't, it doesn't even make sense on why the clothes would even be hanging on her body right now , she was pierced by numerous ice shards and it was enough to pierced off her entire outfit but it wasn't. Her cloak worked as a magic item to protect her from most of the strikes , I noted to absorb the fragments of her cloaks from the debris after she is dealt with.
" Ahh~ That felt so good" She moaned as if she was being aroused by the blood and pain she was feeling on herself. Her cheeks having a red blush with her eyes filled with thirst for blood.
" I must say , I'm impressed that you survived my attacks. You are certainly more than a girl" Puck gave a sadist grin.
" it has certainly been so long Since I had been referred as a girl , most would refer me as a monster, You could say I'm honoured , Great spirit" Elsa replied Puck with an even more sinister and sadist grin.
" Hey!! What about our deal of the insignia?!" Felt shouted from the background. Unable to keep herself down from replying.
" The owner of the insignia has arrived, there is no room for negotiations. And besides , I was going to kill you two anyways after retrieving it"
" You can't be serious! You psy-'
" That rare shade of black hair tied in a ponytail , that endurance and regeneration of a vampire... and your quirk of always aiming at the bowels.. I'm certain that you are the infamous Bowel hunter , Elsa granhiert!"
Reinhard interrupted Felt , not wanting to Felt to involve herself with someone such as the Bowel hunter.
" Ara ara you hit right on the spot twice.. I'm impressed, Sword Saint" Her smile stretched out even more , Before she somersaulted few gigantic ice shards that were aimed by Puck, Elegantly landing on her feets, with a speed unseen by naked eye, she twisted her kukri knives to defect numerous ice shards thrown by Emilia in a incredible speed.
Dodging yet another Huge Ice shard that engrave its lower half in the ground upon the impact with a thunderous boom , she jumped on the edge of the engraved Shard and positioned herself for a leap , and in a swift motion, used the force on her legs to jump on the roof of the loot house. Standing up in the roof , she eyed down all her preys that were below her with a bloodlust gaze, her hairs following gently along the wind.
" Ara ara.. it's my lucky day today, I got a Giant , Rat , Half-devil , A great spirit and the sword saint on hunt today alone" She eyed all the said peoples , making sure to remember all of the faces as to not let even one of them hide or escape. Soon her gaze turned towards me and her previous expression of delight turned into confusion, and with a frown as she eyed me.
' That thing... it's giving the exact same miasma as Mama and my senses as screaming at me to avoid it.. Is it another one of the sins?'..
" And who you may be?.. or What are you.. exactly?" Elsa eyed with caution present in her eyes , her previous smirk now was bent into a frown with a troubled look.
" What am I is none of your concerns , the only thing you need to know is how to escape from here.. alive. I am Rimuru Tempest"
" Aren't you confident? I am going to love to disembowel you and see what shade of red does your intestines have and how magnificently you will scream!"
She slowly build up her voice , until her eyes were filled with fury and bloodlust for I, It seems that the miasma coating me had a link to her anger. It would be better to absorb her entirely to study her psychology , Anatomy and various other factors which can explain her supposed immortality.
With a Malicious grin , she adjusted her kukri knives to the curve and sharp edge. Its summit shining from the moonlight. She got on four legs like an animal and leaped onto the tree beside us in an unseen speed.
Boasting her speed, she leaped across the trees, loot house and other structures till she was looking no better than a blur for a normal person. Felt with a nervous and afraid expression , moved closer to Rom who clutched his club tighter and gritted his teeth from his helplessness.
" Ahahahaha!! Do you see it?! If not, then you are lucky to die before you even registers it! If yes then prepare to experience the torment in close-up!"
Elsa's taunts echoed in the area but it failed to even faze me , Reinhard or Puck. Upon seeing our bored reactions , Elsa gritted her teeth, unsatisfied. She then changed her pattern and went for a killing leap on it. Her kukri knives approaching me while I looked towards the other way with my hand to signal Reinhard and anyone else to not interfere.
And for both of us , Time seemed to slow down, Elsa getting even closer near me for a kill with a look of arousal on her face.
I tilted my head towards her to observe her eyes dilating in shock and fear , then casually moved my hand between us and with a gesture of flicking. As soon as Elsa's chin came in the range , I let go of my finger and flicked.
BOOM!!
Within the moment my finger met her chin , Elsa was shot back from the impact, with a tremendous shockwave following behind her , creating a loud noise of boom upon the moment she hit the loot house. The impact thrashing the entirety of the loot house into debris and ruins, thundering noises of the loot house filled the air with a deafening silence after it was done.
Reinhard and Emilia were staring at me in pure astonishment. Felt and Rom's jaws were wide open and their eyes dilated at my attack and the destruction of their home.
' He is no ordinary , I need to be wary of him' Puck thought as he glared at the sheer destruction and power that was in my simple flick.
' I don't know if I can defeat him at my strongest if he uses all his power..'
TO BE CONTINUED!
Author kun speaking now.
Damnnnnn this chapter got like 10,000 words. Double of the previous one!
Okay okay! I apologise for being so late ;( and I am really grateful that you amazing peoples waited for so long!
I can't really say the chapter will come any sooner bu-
Your average nerd : BuT tHiS cHaPtEr tOoK lOnGeR tHaN bEfOrE! DoEs ThIs MeAn ThE nEw OnE wIlL tAkE eVeN lOnGeR!
Now now I can't say that it will come even more late but it will definitely come the next month! And I plan to make it even more amazing than this one. Criticism and advice is appreciated. While I don't want any hate , the hate comments are just gonna boost this fanfic's reach lmao so thanks for hating.
[N] this make indicates that at
explaining note will be provided at tue end of the chapter.
[1] in the canon Episode 1 of rezero , Emilia adjusts the dahlia badge on her right breast, It would be pretty Erotic if Rimuru were to adjust it there , This fic would turn into an erotica lmao
In the early chapters of Re:slime ,
I added it this time ;)