"Yosh. Now lets take care of them. You ready for the spell Mia?" asked Rimuru
"Yeah. I was really itching to try it out"
The next moment, Mia chanted an incantation while Rimuru and Kay engaged in direct combat with the other students.
"Here goes 'Death Storm!'"
The next moment, tornadoes and lightning began forming and covering the entire area.
"What in the heck is this spell!"
"Ugh. Put up the barriers!"
"hehe I managed to pull it off!" said Mia with a proud smile.
"Of course. I knew you could do it" said Kay.
"Its actually quite a surprise. You are much more talented than I thought" said Rimuru looking at the storm in front which almost matched the 'Death storm' that Ranga summoned while fighting the Orc army.
"I see I never told you. Mia is actually the youngest student in our class, being two years younger than the average student. Yet she is able to match the average student. You could call a mini prodigy in herself, even though not quite as much as the likes of Ryzen" explained Kay.
"Hehe praise me more!" said Mia with her face melting.
"Well then. Lets end this battle" said Rimuru, and teleported in front of the Mythrill academy's barrier.
*boom*
The next moment, the barrier shattered and they were hit by the death storm. Then he repeated the same procedure with the other group.
"Now then, lets see the outcome of their battle"
*Kaboom*
"*hmph* So the two of you decided to team up against me afterall" said Cindy while panting.
"I already told you I am the only one allowed to beat Ryzen. You shouldn't have butted in" said Nina
"You are strong anyway, so this was our best option" said Ryzen
"Look who's saying. No matter. I am not giving up" said Cindy and got up again.
"That's the spirit"
It was a 1v2 against Cindy, and so she eventually lost.
"Now then, lets settle this" said Nina.
"Looks like there is no other way"
*clash*
The battle was intense. Nina's Royal beast transformation was no joke.
"It seems it is even stronger than Karrion's transformation. Very impressive"
/Hai master. The individual Nina has achieved mastery over her unique skill. Now if certain conditions are met, it could be evolved into an ultimate skill/
"And by certain conditions you mean?"
/Her awakening/
*boom boom*
"And what type of skill is that? I have never seen such a unique skill before" said Rimuru, looking at Ryzen's Flame Demon Avatar Surtur.
/Individual Ryzen has manifested his unique skill in the outer world without giving it a physical body. It is using his base body to exist, covering him like an aura. I believe it is a very high level usage of his skill, making it one of the strongest unique skills in existence/
"I see. Very impressive. And his potential to evolve into an ultimate skill?"
/I believe he will achieve it on his own, without needing to awaken further. He just need more experience and capacity/
Ans so, the battle dragged on for half an hour.
"This is it. You have lost" said Ryzen floating in front of Nina, after throwing her to the ground.
"I can't give up yet! I-I have to-"
"Hai hai. You are not going to prove anything by dying here. Just give up" said Rimuru finally deciding to intervene.
"You!"
"Or do you really think you can beat the both of us?"
"Fine. I give up. You win" said Nina immediately.
"You didn't need to interfere Rimuru sama. I could have handled it alone" said Ryzen.
"Yes you could have. But do you really think that would have been the best choice? Think about it with a calm mind" said Rimuru with a smile, while holding out his hand for Nina to stand up.
As soon as she held it, she felt the weird shock again.
'What the hell is this? First that frightening aura and now this? Just what is this feeling? It feels so familiar, yet so distant' thought Nina in confusion.
"Hey Ryzen why did you call her 'sama'? Who the hell is she?" said Nina, which shook the two of them.
"Ah that- just a slip of tongue. Don't mind-"
"Shut up. Do you think you are big enough to fool me? I want the truth" scolded Nina in anger.
"Looks like I messed up. Sorry Rimuru sama"
"Its fine. She is a descendant of Benimaru as well, so I would have told her at some point anyway" said Rimuru.
With that, Ryzen told Nina everything from the beginning.
"I see. So basically you are an ancient god from before the Great Beginning, who also happened to be the one who named our great Ancestor Benimaru sama, and now you are just casually roaming around posing as a student and having fun? Yeah that's a lot to take in" said Nina still not sure weather to believe what she heard.
"Its work, 'work'. I am not just having fun!" protested Rimuru.
"/Yeah sure/" said both Nina and Ciel simultaneously.
"..."
"I see you really inherited 'that side' of Benimaru" said Rimuru with a sigh.
"I have a question Rimuru sama. Are you also behind that terrific aura I felt a while ago?" asked Nina.
"Yeah you can say so. I released one of my loyal subordinates that time, and as a result I am currently very low on energy. That's why you are still having trouble believing I am really a god right?" said Rimuru with a smile.
"I see. Well I actually do believe you. If Ryzen says so then there is no doubt about it. I just have a last question. What do you think Benimaru sama would have felt about our current situation?" asked Nina.
"As it currently stands, I would say not very good. But you still have time. Resolve your conflicts and make peace so that when I release Benimaru, he would feel proud about his successors and bloodline. He and his wives worked very hard for you. Don't let him feel disappointed. That goes for you as well Ryzen"
"I see. Thank you for your kind words" said Nina and looked down, with tears flowing down silently.
"I would do my best" said Ryzen and looked down as well.
"Well then, lets get going now, or they will come here looking for us" said Rimuru.
"I hope we will be able to meet again someday, since this will be our last year in school" said Nina with a sad face.
"Don't feel sad. You can meet me whenever you want. You are like my children afterall" said Rimuru with a smile, seeing which brought a smile on everyone's face.
"Of course. Well then, farewell for now"
With that, the treasure hunt officially ended, with the victors being the Kulan academy.
Somewhere far away-
"What is it Rochus? Do you have something important to tell me?"
"Yes Leila sama. I believe the creature in question has already been taken care of by lower gods, but I just couldn't get rid of this weird feeling, so I decided to come to you" said Rochus.
"Alright. I will listen. So what is it that has gotten you, one of my strongest upper gods, interested?"
"It was about an incredible aura I felt a few days ago in the Ancient Ruins of Tempest. Even though it disappeared immediately, it was far too great an aura for me to forget" said Rochus.
"In the ruins of Tempest you say?"
"Yes Leila sama"
"I see. You can go away for now. I have some work to do"
"Hai Leila sama" with that Rochus left.
"This is very interesting indeed"