"Talking"

'Thinking'

'Flashbacks'

[Typing]

《Robotic impression》

『Skills, dramatic impression』

Dramatic impressions


"Second wish, any kind of question I made will be answered whenever I felt like it"

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20 years ago...

One of the four true dragons, Storm Dragon Veldora.

...My memories stated I am the storm dragon, Veldora. But... why do I feel different?

《Answer:》

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《The soul in the core has merged with the individual: Keitarou Yamada. Personality has been altered.》

...You're not the voice of the world... who are you?

《Answer: Unique skill, 『Answerer』》

Intriguing.

I don't remember acquiring such skill... when did I acquire you?

《Answer: Approximately, 600 seconds ago.》

600 seconds ago... what a vague answer...

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So it only responded to questions huh?

Exhilarating...

I don't there is even such skill as this...

But if I have to guess, then that "Keitarou Yamada" individual was the holder of this skill.

So... Tell me about Keitarou Yamada.

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Ah, right. This thing only responds to questions...

Can you explain to me the life of Keitarou Yamada?

《Answer: Yes.》

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Okay... then explain away...

What is wrong with this thing?

Perhaps...

Who is Keitarou Yamada?

《Answer: Keitarou Yamada, 15 years old. Freshman of Shirasaki High school. Death at: 15 years old, cause of death: Asphyxiation》

...okay...

What kind of life does Keitarou Yamada live?

《Answer: Keitarou Yamada lived as an average high school boy as a cover to his manipulative personality. He has no other relative other than a foster father who adopted him when was little. Upon his death, he was given three wishes by an unknown omnipotent being, before his soul shattered and reformed whilst merging his personality with the individual: Veldora afterward.》

As expected, it'll only respond to questions...

Hm?

PYON*

Something just touched my barrier...

That's... a slime?

It feels... very intriguing.

'Do you understand words, small one?' Thus, I asked the slime via telepathy.

There's no response...

'Oi... do you understand words, small one?" I tried to ask further.

'How do I even reply! it's not like I'm able to let out any voice!' suddenly the slime thought.

Interesting, so it could understand...

'You could just reply.' I answered their thoughts.

'For the love of— It's my first time speaking! be more considerate, baldy!'

Wha—

'Baldy huh? you sure have some guts.'

'UWAAA! I'MSORRYI'MSORRYI'MSORRY I Don't know if you can hear me!'

Somehow the slime started to panic.

Heh... what an interesting slime...

'Interesting... to meet a completely sapient slime, are you a unique? no... looking at how you react, it's like you already have the ability to think and to acquire wisdom so maybe... a reincarnator?'

From that, I started a "small" chat with the slime.

I even taught them to acquire the skill: Magic perception for them to see.

'S-so why are you being sealed in here?' The slime asks.

Well, I have nothing to do anyway so...

'Well, 300 years ago I sort off burned down a city to ashes by mistake...'

'B-by mistake...'

I end up befriending the slime...

And after that...

'Do you... want to go inside my stomach?'

... I could only laugh at the slime's statement.

We were discussing how to free me out from the barrier that's holding me here.

But it somehow turned like that.

However...

Is there another way to get out of this barrier?

《Answer: Yes, there is.》

What are the ways to escape the barrier?

《Answer: List of ways are: Overpowering barrier with null energy, analyzing the barrier with the ultimate skill 『Wisdom King Raphael』, Annihilate the barrier with nullification ability, Reconstructing magicules into a second form of base energy... Ect》

Too much...

What are the ways that are currently available for me to escape the barrier?

《Answer: List of ways are: Forcefully create a secondary energy from Magicules and perform a sealing art to both the barrier and yourself, Use the skill 『Investigator』 regularly to analyze and break through the barrier, Let the nameless slime help you.》

Only... three?

Well... "secondary energy" huh...

So it's like Haki?

No, that's not energy.

It's simply a fighting spirit.

However...

What should you do to create secondary energy?

《Answer: The use of magic within circuits has less versatility compared to utilizing the energy through liquid, which lowers its stability although it improves the versatility. Changing energies trajectory within the body and adding any kind of substance can already be considered as a new secondary type of spiritual energy.》

Simply speaking, it wants me to add something inside magicules, stir until it mixed well, and spread it through my whole material body with a different trajectory from the magic circuits...

Huh... easy enough.

I think... I can figure this out.

I look back to the slime who's waiting for my response.

'Hn... that's an interesting idea, however!'

It got its attention.

'I think I have another way to break free. so you don't need to worry, my slimy friend.' Thus I stated.

'E-eh!? you do!?' It asks in surprise.

umu... I do.

Firstly, create a second heart to contain the new kind of magicules...

Secondly, mutate the magicules to the point it can't go back to how it originally was...

And finally, spread it through the body while creating a new set of circuits... I'll call these "pathways" instead.

Now then,

'I have a proposal for you...'

'Uh? what's up?'

'When I broke free, take me with you on your journey'

'Traveling with a giant dragon, that's— actually I thought that would be kinda cool!'

And that's the only answer I need.

CLAP*

My clawed hands meet each other.

'That shall be a promise, no take back okay?'

'Huh!?'

Thus, I executed the technique.

Of course, it was due to two of my unique skill, 『Investigator』, and 『answerer』for me to succeed with the technique.

A technique to split both the infinite prison and my own soul into two.

One of the souls shall be thrown into somewhere else, I don't care about that halves.

Why?

Because they contain the personality and probably fragments of memories of that human Keitarou Yamada".

He's probably going to drift into the nothingness, or maybe crossover into another world if he's lucky.

Slowly, the barrier and my body shrink.

It shrinks and shrinks until it reaches the size of that of a human being.

There I stood with a naked humanoid body.

My humanoid body has changed so much from how I portrayed myself in the past.

Sure, my power has been cut in half... but this taste of freedom... feels great.

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"Starting from today, I am Veldora Tempest! and you shall be Rimuru Tempest!"

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Present-day.

In a single private room, four figures can be seen chatting and drinking tea.

Two of them are a butler and a yukata-dressed maid.

The two seem to be hiding their unusual features as they serve the other two individuals who are currently drinking their tea.

One of them is our iconic edgy but playful suicidal man, and the other seems to look like a light blue-haired woman in her 20s wearing a Kimono.

"And so; I had a criminal as my boss after reincarnation, I trained an 'I WANT REVENGE' subordinate who looked up to me so much that it almost seems like drug addiction, have a guy I deemed as a brother and friend dead, somehow I tried to become a 'Good guy' afterward, become a detective and took in some kid with powers to transform him into a giant furry, finally making him my subordinate... this story fits too well with a certain manga ain't it, Rimuru?" It was Makoto the suicidal man who stated those words.

"Don't forget the part when you were like 'Haha I want to commit not live anymore' every now and then, Veldora." The gorgeous light blue-haired woman said.

"...Rimuru, That's no good~ Right now I am 'Makoto' okay? MA • KO • TO."

"Whatever... Well, you're going to pay those devils a high price for becoming some 'actors'? Seriously, what's wrong with you?"

"It's just a cover, I know they'd help me out without even asking for a favor. But I kinda hated that Riser guy you know? So I thought, I could make an excuse out of this..." (Makoto)

"Haah... well it's your choice..." (Rimuru)

Knock* Knock* Knock*

Suddenly came a knocking sound from the door.

"Come in" Rimuru stated calmly.

A group of high schoolers came in, they seem to be wearing the uniform of Kuoh academy except for the ex-"Bomber suspect" known as Issei Hyoudou.

A beautiful redhead was walking at the center seemingly leading the group of teenagers.

"Rias-cha~n! about time you finally came with your peerage~" Makoto playfully greeted.

"It's been a while, Makoto-san." The beautiful redhead stated thus.

"Please imagine my surprise when I found out it was you who summoned our issei... So you have been watching our movement for quite a while then?" The redhead dubbed "Rias" continued.

"Not really, the moment I sensed his presence, I know that you'd recruit him sooner or later. And he has been a regular at the café below our office since last hear so, I thought, why not kill two birds in one stone?" Makoto stated.

"I see... well then, those 'rewards' that you spoke of... is it true you're going to give us something that will help us defeat Riser?"

"Of course~!"

While saying so, Makoto makes his way to a member of his peerage.

And he stopped at issei.

"Well then Issei-kun, gimme your right hand."

Issei was confused, but comply with his words nonetheless: "Okay...?"

"It's your turn now, Rimuru." Makoto stated thus.

And then Rimuru stands up while saying: "At least let me take off that cursed seal of yours so that you can do these on your own..."

"Hey now... you know how important this curse seal is to me..."

Rias's peerage was left confused during that conversation.

But then Rimuru put a hand on both Issei's and Makoto's right hand.

Lights flickered, and magic powers burst out.

Before they knew it...

SHING*

A black gauntlet materializes itself on Issei's right hand.

The claws shine in black lights, and dragon-like black scales cover its blue-ish grey hardened skin.

"Impossible! that's— a sacred gear!?" Rias gasped, the others in her peerage can't hold their shocks either.

"Ah? Sacred Gear? yeah... well to you, it might be a 'Sacred Gear'..." Makoto muttered lowly.

"What— Makoto-san what do you mean?" Issei asked.

"To me, it's just an arm. Well then, Issei-kun... go kick that chicken's ass for me."

"Wai— Makoto-sa—"

"Off you go~!"

SNAP* It was Rimuru who snapped her fingers.

A magic circle seems to manifest and cast upon the whole group led by rias.

A second later, they disappeared.

"I did as what you told me, 'sent them back to their club room'... You really like to see people's dumbfounded faces don't you?" Rimuru stated thus.

"You still comply with my pleas through the soul corridor though?"

"Only because I can't think of any harm in that."

"Fair enough..."

At this point, Makoto head towards the entrance.

"Leaving so soon?" Rimuru asked.

"It's about time I hold on standby, Naruto-kun will have his first mission today after all." Makoto answered.

"Ah... I can see that..." (Rimuru)

As Makoto reached the entrance.

"I wish you luck on your journey, Veldora-sama." The only butler inside the room said.

"I told you, it's 'Makoto' for the multiverse's sake..."

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With Naruto,

"When can I go home, dattebayo..."

A certain whiskered blonde muttered this.

Currently, he is lazing around in the office.

But suddenly...

"Lad, if you have some time for lazing around, why don't you go do a mission?" Seishuu said.

"...mission?" Naruto repeated.

From that, Seishuu told him to open his smartphone.

He was told to open an app called "Dimensional Quest".

From there he looked it up.

《Currently available quests:》

-E ranked Quest-

-Limited time quest: Acquire ingredient; Soy Sauce, and deliver the item to the main character; Yuna. (Dimension 209)

-Limited time quest: Acquire item; Dimensional Smartphone patch 1.15.0, and deliver the item to the supporting character; Jiraiya. (Dimension 392)

-Monsters subjugation quest: Kill Red Baloon [0/10]

-D ranked Quest-

- Monsters subjugation quest: Kill 10 Elroe Randanel [0/10]

- Monsters subjugation quest: Kill Small Rock Turtle [0/10]

- Monsters subjugation quest: Kill Elroe Peckatot [0/10]

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《Higher ranked quest is currently locked for the user.》


Seishuu then explains the use of the quest.

Apparently, the smartphone can detect abilities within the user and quests will be provided accordingly to the user's capability.

And of course, the higher the rank, the higher it pays.

Additionally, you can get a nominated quest from either the president or Makoto.

"Lad, our worlds are actually labeled with numbers. I've asked the president for your world... She told me it was labeled as number 392. If you see any option with that option, call Makoto or the president immediately. You can go 'home' with that"

392?

Wasn't there... something like that!?

"-Limited time quest: Acquire item; Dimensional Smartphone patch 1.15.0, and deliver the item to the supporting character; Jiraiya. (Dimension 392)" Naruto read the quest loudly.

"..." and it made Seishuu-san speechless.

Why is that?

Well,

"A jackpot right after joining the company... what a lucky fellow you are." he somehow gritted his teeth while saying so.

Ignoring his muttering, Naruto says: "Then! I can go home like this, dattebayo—"

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!" Seishuu Handa interjected before Naruto could touch the screen once more.

"Dimensional travels are always dangerous! I just said a while ago that you must call Makoto or the president!" He exclaimed thus.

"Fine fine I know that-ttebayo..."

No, he didn't.

"Well I guess I'll go to Rimuru-san's office—" Naruto stand up as he was saying that, but Seishuu interrupted.

"Wait for it, brat."

Naruto turns around at him and says: "What is it now?"

"Hmph... The President and Makoto are currently 'overseas', I don't know what they're doing using the teleportation spell so easily like that— but as requested by the president, we're not allowed to disturb her at the moment" (Seishuu)

"Haa!? Then what should we do!? the quest is limited time only ya know!?" (Naruto)

"Don't shout at me. And since it has come to this, you should've checked the group chat instead. And since you wouldn't, I'd call Makoto instead." (Seishuu)

Seishuu-san pull out his phone and dialed a number.

[Moshi Mooooshi~ Sei-kun~! What's up? I'm a bit busy for now but, what do you need~?] The voice of a familiar suicidal man ringed through the smartphone.

"The lad found his dimension appeared in the quest list."

[Eh? seriously? in just a few days? what rank is the quest?]

"... E Rank."

[...]

[Ara-mā? his luck is very different from you huh? It's been 5 years for you and your numbers still don't appear on that list.]


Ara-mā: Interjection in Japanese that means "wow!", "gee!", " oh my" or, "oh dear!"


"S-shut up! Back to our work... it's a limited-time-only quest. I'd like to request an assistance." (Seishuu)

[Oya Oya? You can't go with him, Sei-kun?] (Makoto)

"I'm curious to WHO was the lad's direct superior supposed to be..." (Seishuu)

[Why are you still asking? it's me of course~!] (Makoto)

"THEN TAKE CARE OF HIM LIKE HOW A DIRECT SUPERIORS YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO!" (Seishuu)

[Oh man... you really don't understand anything, do you? listen here...]

"Hah?" (Seishuu)

[Rimuru and I are currently on a honeymoon~!]

For a second, Seishuu Handa's has stopped working.

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"HAAAAH!? " His reactions are very late and... well, loud.

"KUHOK-! Eh!? what?! what happened, dattebayo!? You're suddenly screaming like that..." Even Naruto choked on the snack he was eating.

Of course, it lingered in Seishuu's mind for a quite while.

Honeymoon he said?

So does that mean that the suicidal man and the president are—

'NO— THERE'S NO WAY! OUR RESPECTABLE PRESIDENT IS— WITH THAT... MORON!? WHAT—THAT'S A LIE— NO, ARE THEY REALLY—!?' His brain couldn't process it immediately, so he skimmed some parts of the shocking data and choose to pick the "save for later"—Option.

"I APOLOGIZE FOR BOTHERING YOU— PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME AND I SHALL CALL YOU BACK WHEN YOU ARE AVAILA—"

Just after he lost all of his composure...

[I'm messing with you though]

Yup, you know the drill.

CRASH*

Oh my? it's "crash" this time? it's no longer "snap"?

Dimensional Smartphones have very high durability that they could survive a nuke directly landing on them.

That's why currently, it wasn't the phone that was snapped into two.

It was the desk it landed on that create a perfectly rectangular-shaped hole of a smartphone, even though the smartphone itself crushes the floor below the desk.

And since the smartphone is not broken, the suicidal man's laughter can be heard clearly echoing throughout the room.

[KUHAHAHAHHAHAHA I CAN'T— SEI-KUN— BHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA—]

"HOWDAREYOUSAYSUCHTHINGSTOOURRERPECTABLEPRESIDENTYOUBANDAGEFUC—!"

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-Cursing in progress, please stand by-


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Beep* Beep* Beep*

"That— that bastard... a city away from my life, and he is still able to make me so worked up... I seriously hoped he die." Seishuu muttered after realizing Makoto hanged up the call in the middle of his rants.

'Seriously, why do these two even become partners, dattebayo?' Naruto can only think of that at the moment.

"A-ano... about my quest..." Naruto said somewhat carefully, trying to not make Seishuu-san take it out on him.

"Open your group chat and ask for the other members to help you. They should be able to guide you. And ask Makoto or The President for the quest item. I'm tired for today, I'll apologize to the neighbors first, then go home and do some calligraphy"

SLAM*

Thus, he was left at the office.

'So in the end, who's going to help me out, dattebayo...'

After standing there for a while, dumbfounded, he heard another voice calling him.

It came from the backdoor where the maids usually uses to serve some tea frequently.

Suddenly his smartphone ranged.

BZZZT BZZZT BZZZZT*

And of course, after looking at the name of the dialer: "Chaos Dragon", which he is very much confused with that nickname by the way, he picked it up.

[Hey there Naruto-kun~]

"M-Makoto-san!"

[I'm just going to get into the point okay? the quest that you want to do, try to click it and see the right bottom corner. There should be a button saying "Create/Invite party" there. Click that button for me okay?] (Makoto)

"S-sure dattebayo..." (Naruto)

Thus, the foxy boy complies with Makoto's demands.

[After that, pick "Yes" after new messages popped up. Well, I'm a bit busy right now so, Ja ne~] BEEP* The suicidal maniac left shortly.

And...

DING*

《Invite has been sent.》

《 [2/9] members accepted the invitation》

《Start quest? Y/N》

'So... it's a YES, dattebayo?'

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"WHOAAAAAA! YOU'RE A WITCH, DATTEBAYO!?" Somewhere in the dimension labeled as "392", a certain whiskered blonde exclaimed right after his teleportation.

It was a sunny day in the land of tea.

Yet the whiskered blonde was quite noisy after meeting the witch, Azusa Aizawa.

"And... why there's a kid like you-ttebayo?" Naruto shifted his attention to the glasses boy beside the blonde witch.

His question gained a deadpanned face from the 5 years old looking boy. "You're a kid too, you realize that?" He asks.

Their exchanges just gained some chuckles from the witch, she then says: "Naruto-kun, I am Aizawa Azusa, this boy here is Kudo Shinichi-kun... despite looking like this, he is actually 17 years old alright?"

"UEHH!? SERIOUSLY!?" (Naruto)

Well, they expected some response from the boy after Naruto's outburst, but...

"Ah... Finally, a normal reaction..." The boy in glasses muttered these somewhat with a distant look on his face.

"Eh...?" Which led the boy with whiskers to get confused even further.

"Hahaha! Well, it was an unexpected event when it comes to the other members. So don't be like that, Shinichi-kun!" Azusa the witch comforted.

Well, an immortal witch, a shrunken detective, and a werefox boy...

It looks like it's going to be a long day.

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To be continued.