I didn't expect this to be hard, especially after successfully getting them into the Land of Repose.
Velgrynd is around three hours away from our current position, so I should give that time for Persephone to deal with Michael.
Feldway was being toyed with by Ultima and Testarossa. It feels wrong for the big bad guy in the story to be reduced to a ping-pong ball.
I had the power and information I needed to efficiently deal with them, so that's what I did. I had complete knowledge about my enemy's history, skills, and motivation, which made everything easier.
If this were someone unknown to me, I would have been more cautious, but that wasn't the case, so I could fool around, especially when nothing could surprise me in this land.
In the Land of Repose, I was omnipotent.
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Three hours passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, I contacted the shadow generals to see how their battle was going, and I wasn't even surprised to hear that they had already dealt with everything and were waiting for my arrival.
What is an army of a couple of million for my shadow army with multiple Ultimate Skills? The answer is nothing.
There is only one way for my shadows to lose: if they had an attack similar to Breath of Destruction used by Antares. That attack is capable of erasing everything from existence in an instant. Even my immortal Shadow Soldiers with their Ultraspeed Regeneration wouldn't be able to survive it.
But that isn't something that my current enemies are capable of.
As I felt Velgrynd was ten minutes away, I told Persephone to change back with me.
My body changed to its male form, and my eyes turned to their usual gray color.
I looked at the broken body of Rudra and felt a bit of pity for Michael. He had to deal with three hours with an angry Persephone because he tried to mind-control me.
"Pr... ed..... mo...." He couldn't even speak properly now.
"I'm going to let you rest. Your goal wasn't bad, but how you tried to achieve it was." I said and put my hand toward him, "[Akasha]..." Akasha started to consume him with any resistance.
[Manas: Michael has been devoared. Every trace of his ego has been removed. Ultimate Skill: [Lord of Justice: Michael] has been acquired.] Persephone reported.
Good job, Persephone... I said and sighed. While Michael and Feldway are my enemies, I would probably have done the same if our roles were reversed.
Hell, if I ever died and didn't reincarnate, I could see Persephone doing something that would make their plans look like child's play to revive me.
It wasn't the time to think about things like that.
It was also when Velgrynd, now under my control since I took [Michael] from Michael.
Now let's turn off the mind control for her, 'Persephone, do your thing.'
[Effect of [Ultimate Dominion] on Velgrynd have been turned off, master.]
"Now then, Velgrynd, let's talk about bringing the real Rudra back..." I began and explained how I would bring Rudra back.
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I teleported to Ultima and Testarossa, who had annoyed looks on their faces as their ping-pong ball looked broken.
Velgrynd, who was with me, even looked at him with some pity.
Feldway, who was in his actual body, looked terrible... That was the best way to describe his current appearance.
Almost all the feathers of his three pairs of angel wings fell off, leaving huge patches, and all of them were crocked due to him being used as a ping pong ball.
Some of his hair had fallen out, and he even had stab wounds from Ultima's spears. Overall, he looked like he would die at any moment.
Did they use [Thought Acceleration] on him?
[Yes, I helped them by accelerating his thoughts by 100,000,000 times, meaning that for him, he was used as a ping pong ball for 3,000,000 centuries.]
Ouch... That surely couldn't be a pleasant experience.
[You don't say master...] Persephone said flatly.
"Anyways, good job the both of you," I said and walked towards the dying Feldway, and without even saying anything to him, I activated [Akasha] and devoured him.
[Feldway is now completely gone, master.]
"Now, then, the final step of the plan. Bring back Rudra and let him deal with the shit going on in the Eastern Empire while also forcing him into a peaceful new age."
"Em... What was that about forcing Rudra into something?" Velgrynd asked.
"Ah, Velgrynd, I forgot about you. Don't worry. It's just making a non-aggression treaty with the kingdom of monsters so we can enter a new age of peace. You know, the normal Demon Lord stuff..."
'Bring him in.' I said through [Thought Communication], and Seris appeared with Masayuki Honjou or the soon-to-be Masayuki Rudra Nam Ul Nasca.
"Please don't kill me!" He said.
I chuckled and put my arm around his neck, "Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I need your help with something. Is that okay with you?" I asked, putting some pressure on his shoulder.
"Y-Yes?" He answered, but it sounded more like a question.
"Good!" With a bright smile, I said, 'Persephone, get to work.'
This will require precise work with my [Akasha] skill. I could have done it myself, but I've only had the skill for a week, so I haven't mastered it to a degree where I could do it.
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[Everything is done. His soul is fully fixed, and he now has his past memories.] Persephone said.
When Rudra opened his eyes, the first thing he said was, "Velgrynd?"
Velgrynd, who observed the whole process, lost all her composure and jumped on Rudra, "Rudra!" She tackled him into a hug, and I gave them a few hours to sort everything out.
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"Demon Lord Ashborn, was it? I'm sorry for the trouble my skills have caused you."
'Hey, can someone kidnap Rimuru for me?' I asked through [Thought Communication].
"Oh, he didn't do anything for me, but it would be a pain if they destroyed everything," I said in an almost bored tone before bringing forth a scroll. "But if you want to thank me, sign this. Velgrynd must have told you my plan."
"Yes," He answered and chuckled, "To think that a slime became a Demon Lord want to have peace with humans, and another Demon Lord saved the world from destruction. Things were much simpler back then," He said like an old man.
"Oh, and also, could you get Guy off me? He tries to flirt with me every time he sees me." I said.
Rudra just put his hand on my shoulder and said, "I know how it feels..."
We stayed there in silence as we knew each other's pain. If Leon were here, he would also have joined us.
"Ekmm..." Velgrynd coughed, breaking us out of the moment and dragging Rudra back from me.
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