While Rigurd was making his rounds through the village he heard a soft crying in the distance, After a bit of wandering through the edge of the woods surrounding the village looking for the source of the crying he found a baby no older then a few months old wrapped in a ruined rag after looking around for the babies parents he decided to head back towards the village
Upon Rigurd's arrival at the village he found Rimuru looking around at the progress of the village when they met each other's gaze Rimuru called out
"Aye, Rigurd what do you have there?"
Uncovering the baby's face Rigurd spoke up "Found the poor boy abandoned out on the edge of the village, figured Id look around and see if anyone will take him in"
After getting a better look at the baby Rimuru found 2 half cone like ears adorned on the top of his head one standing proudly with the other slightly drooping, a surprisingly bushy tail, and a seal placed on his back after looking the baby over Rimuru adopted a wry smile
"Rigurd, I think I will take care of him from now on, Please inform Shion if you see her"
"Very well Rimuru-sama" Rigurd replied while handing the boy over to Rimuru
After taking some distance from the village Rimuru laid the boy down in the grass and sat down next to him as he thought 'Now what to name you...well your a kitsune, I believe? well how about Ichirou Tempest'
Deciding thats the best his naming sense can probably come up with a gentle smile grew on his face as the magicules in the area all converged on a single point as 2 words sounded out "Ichirou Tempest" when those words finished Rimuru instantly went into sleep mode while Veldora was internally cursing at his best friend for using all of his mana
Before Rimuru named Ichirou everyone in the village felt all the magicules in the surroundings get pulled towards the hilltop to the south when the majority of the magicules suddenly disappeared being replaced by an aura that made many instantly pale if not lose their consciousness, However when Souei and Benimaru felt this aura they were the first to arrive to watch Rimuru enter sleep mode as the baby infront of him grew another tail
{6 weeks later}
As Rimuru broke free from his slumber he asked Great Sage what happened
[Naming Of Ichirou Tempest drained not only all of your mana reserves leaving you at .05% but all of Veldora's leaving him in the same situation as you have been in the past 6 weeks, Density of surrounding magicules have dropped 65% as well]
Hearing the recounting of events from Great Sage Rimuru couldn't help but pale, while Rimuru was checking what had been caught by great sage over the past 6 weeks Shuna could be seen walking around with a young boy no more then 1 standing just 74cm and weighing in at 20lbs with a dark grey colored fur coating the tall cat like ears adorning his head and the 2 tails waving around behind him almost like they had a mind of their own
Feeling a light tug on her kimono, Shuna turned around to meet 2 bright green eyes staring at her but the next few seconds caused her heart to skip a beat when she heard "Mama?" causing her to snatch the boy up into her embrace as she hugged the young Ichirou into oblivion she looked up to see Rimuru standing a few meters away with a gentle smile "Looks like he has imprin-"
Hearing a Familiar voice Ichirou turned his head to see Rimuru, as soon as his eyes landed on Rimuru the surrounding magicules started to quake as Ichirou lept from Shuna's embrace with his arms wide as he yelled "PAPAAAA" Causing a wide grin to grow on Rimuru's face as he caught
Ichirou out of the air "Looks like someone's a little ball of energy" earning him a mischievous snicker from Ichirou and a gentle laugh from Shuna as she spoke up
"Don't dote on him to much, he still has to take a bath"
Hearing the word 'bath', Ichirou's Ears instantly perked up as he tried to squirm out of Rimuru's grasp earning him a light pinch on the cheek from Shuna as she took Ichirou into her arms and made her way to the bath house
{2 Years Later}
As Ichirou was running through the village near the main gate a group of lizard men blocked his path earning a deep frown from Ichirou but the lizard man ignored it as he proudly stated "I am Gabiru, I have come to offer a chance of survival from the orc lord if you swear loyalty an-"
Finding the weird lizardmen annoying Ichirou sent a telepathic message to Rimuru 'Papa some weirdo is trying to offer me something' feeling a heavy oppressive aura erupt from inside the village Ichirou grew a wide smile as he watched the Lizardmen attempt to back peddle before he spoke up
"Papa and mama are coming" after he finished his words he sat down near a tree and talked to nobody in particular 'Could I win against the one called Gabiru' after a few seconds of silence a monotone voice resounded through his head
[There is a 49.098% Chance without unique skills, with them there is a 99.99% chance of victory]
'What about papa?'
[Currently Impossible to Calculate]
Seeing Rimuru show up Ichirou instantly lept towards him with a wide smile on his face which only grew wider when he saw Shuna with her arms wide ready to receive him, the moment he entered her arms Souei, Benimaru, Shion, Ranga, Rigurd, and Gobta showed up surrounding the mother/son duo
When Rimuru saw the group that Ichirou was talking about his face started to cramp as he spoke out "Why have you come here and what have you offered my boy, Speak now or face the consequences"
Feeling the aura rolling off the bodies of everyone that showed up and seeing the mischievous grin adorning the young boys face a cold sweat ran down the backs of the lizard men group as one stepped forward "M-my name is G-gabiru and we have come of-offering a chance at sur-survival in exchange for battle forces to push back the o-orc lord"
Rimuru turned to Souei and plainly stated "Make contact with their cheiftan and work towards an allegiance" seeing Souei's clone fade away a small voice sounded out "Fight me" looking towards the source of a voice was a Kitsune boy no older the 2 years with 2 tails hypnoticly tracing lines behind him
"Hmmf, such a weak being couldn't fight the great me, Gabiru"
When Gabiru words finished Ichirou used shadow movement to instantly get behind him before whispering "You sure, that's no fun I thought you'd atleast be willing" Ichirou then pointed at Benimaru "Fight me uncle, I won't fall behind" with a wide smile on his face he dashed towards Benimaru before seemingly coating himself in layers of illusions leaving what seem to be after images right before the illusion coated Ichirou's attack was about to land he felt a tug on his collar and his face grew a frown "Awh please papa, at least let me fight with uncle, you wont let me fight with the orc lord anyway"
While pinching Ichirou's cheeks with a gentle smile Rimuru plainly stated "Ask first next time don't just charge at your uncle right after declaring, Remember carelessness is a one way ticket to the after life whether its intentional or not"
Ichirou's body went limp as he half heartedly replied "Ok papa, will you help me train later today"
"Yeah we will see if you can land a strike later but for now go back to you mom so I can sort out this Orc Lord business"
"Okay papa" with a wide grin Ichirou ran over to his mom before asking "Can we go to Kurobe I have Blacksmith training in a little bit"
"Yes, Now come along Ichirou, remember that your papa may be busy later and might not be able to train you" Grabbing Ichirou's hand Shuna led him towards Kurobe and Kaijin
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a meeting room with all the officals of the village talks about how to deal with the Orc Lord are slowly progressing when Souei showed up
"Rimuru-sama, The lizardmen's cheiftan have agreed to a parlay in 3 days time there we will be able to flesh out the smaller matters of the alliance"
Seeing Rimuru nod he took a seat when a light green leaf floated into the room before flashing with a bright light to reveal a druid before anyone could intercept the druid a faint multicolor distortion wrapped around the druid as the space around her seemed to turn solid as she realized it was too late and her eyes went wide when everyone in the room had wry smiles as she looked down she seen a semi transparent illusion of a young boy with 2 tails and slit like pupils, when a voice resounded through her head "If you get papa hurt I wont forgive you" leaving those words in her head the space around her started to relax when she spoke up
"Who was that boy...it was like I was completely seperated from the forest...no it was like I wasn't even alive"
Seeing the shock on her face and the slight terror in her voice Rimuru spoke up "It was a illusion placed on your soul if Ichirou would have sensed that you had ill will towards anyone in this room he'd probably would have reaped your soul before you knew what happened"
When she heard it was simply an illusion she couldn't believe such a young boy would be able to not only corner her so quickly but make it seem like it was purely reality, dismissively shaking her head to clear her thoughts she spoke up "Rimuru I have come to ask you to take down the Orc Lord"
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- While Rimuru and co. talked with the druid Ichirou was in the smithy when he got a questioning look from Kurobe "What happened? I know you were peeking in on the meeting"
Puffing his cheeks out Ichirou spoke in a pouting tone "I want to fight the Orc Lord but I know papa won't let me even go..." he stopped his words as Ciel spoke 'Skills scanned do you wish to merge or evolve' with a huge grin on his face he internally agreed as he ran towards Veldora's cave while yelling back at Kurobe "Tell papa ill be in the cave"
As Ichirou neared the cave a pain started probing his body as his normally restrained aura slowly started leaking out '5% Complete, Surrounding Magicule Density too low 30s until Aura is completely released' hearing Ciels words he dashed towards the gates of the cave and rushed inside making his way towards the deepest part of the cave
Upon arriving at the old resting ground of Veldora with his aura completely unrestrained he sat down with his legs crossed as he started meditating as he heard Ciels voice 'Absorb remaining magicules from Veldora Tempest?'
Hearing Veldora's surname he cocked his head in confusion before willing Ciel to continue, as the dense magicules flooded his pores altering the pathways and his nervous system, Ichirou tried to ignore the pain racking his body as he mediated letting Ciel work through the bottlenecks
Meanwhile back at the village Rimuru is trying to calm down the Druid who introduced her self a Treyni "No I didn't know Ichirou's Aura was this severe but you have to understand he is a strong willed boy that won't go down the wrong path I guarantee the moment he leaves that cave he will ask me to take him along to fight, as long as I am here he will be walking down the path of freedom and free will he has never looked down upon or berated anyone, he may only be 2 years old but his mentality has quickly matured and his education is quickly coming alo-" as Rimuru was about to finish the previously thick aura grew 3x before it started to take a visible manifestation taking the shape of a teenage boy with 3 tails at his back who turned to Rimuru "Papa I will have to remain inside the cave until I get ahold of my aura" leaving those words the manifestation drifted away back into the semi visible aura that has now encompassed everything within 1.5km of the cave