After the massive Grief that was finding out he doesn't have his sworn bald brother, Satoru decides to move on, as he remembered he was told to immediately get to work on gathering as many supplies... but how?
{Answer, Using the skill "Predator" you can consume a target, the chance of success is reduced if a target is conscious.
Using this on non-living matter will cause the matter to be stored in one of "Predator's" Sub-Skills, "Stomach", any object stored in "Stomach" is not effected by time.}
"Oh... Cool! When did I get that skill?"
{.....You had it since you came to this place..}
"Did you just.. get frustrated?"
{Just your imagination.}
"I swear- Nevermind..
Wait does my body extend to consume the item?
How the hell?"
{Answer, You're a slime, but for some reason unknown you have obtained a body already.
Running analysis on body...
Failed.
It is presumed that your body was created along the slime form, and you might have accessed the body while reincarnating, it is presumed that you can change into a slime nonetheless.
Attempt change?}
"..Sure?"
Suddenly Satoru's body began to decrease in size, until he was a blob, his clothes disappeared, as if they were a part of him, he saw himself in the water's reflection.
"Oh.. my goodness..
Makes... more sense..
Uhm.. I didn't quite get your name yet."
{Answer, I do not have a name, for I am a skill, you can refer to me as Great Sage.}
"Interesting... alright, let's get working.
Explain my skills on the way, if you can, Great Sage!"
{Understood.}
Satoru traversed the cave, he found some Hipokute Herbs, Great Sage told him to use analysis as a test of his abilities, after analyzing the herbs, he used predator on the herbs and stored them, he got quite a massive amount before moving on to the next target.
"Great Sage, what do you think I should gather next?"
{Answer, it is recommended to gather the ore known as Magic Ore, it is highly plausible that it will prove helpful in the future.
The ore itself is used for crafting weaponry, and overtime it can evolve into magisteel.}
"Ooooh! Interesting! Don't mind if I do!"
After 30 minutes of material gathering Satoru shifted to his normal form before making his way through the cave.
"So you said I have quite a few skills...
Predator.. Magic sense.. Thermal Fluctuation Resistance...
It's so hard to keep up...
Do I have any offense..?"
{Answer, For now, Master has no means of offense, but it is possible to utilize the Sub-Skill "Stomach" for that, by consuming materials and using them against enemies, Master can cause damage.}
"Smart one you are....
Let's.. see.."
He shifts into his slime form, swims through quite a bit of water, then forgets he can't swim.
"Oh no.. I'm stuck... Uh...
Great Sage! Help me!"
{Answer, Consume water and then propel yourself.}
"Smart!!!"
Satoru does just that, he consumed quite a bit of water and used a bit of it to propel himself, he accidentally went too fast and fell over a cliff...
"Oh..... Hell yeah! This feeling is-
Woahhhhh!"
He shouted desperately as he fell.
Splat, although he felt nothing.
"Thank the gods I am a slime...
This might not be so bad afterall!"
Satoru shifted into human form again, and walked quite a bit before feeling a heavy pressure exuding from something a bit forward.
"...This... feeling.."
{It is recommended Master takes extra caution, a heavy aura can cause fainting, and even sometimes, death.}
"Holy! Death??! I need to be careful.."
He approached the direction of the aura before he was halted by a massive voice.
"ROOOOOOOOOOOOAR! A PUNY HUMAN DARES ENTER THE PRESENCE OF MINE, THE GREAT STORM DRAGON VELDORA?"
"Nope see you later!"
"Wait!!! I'm sorry! Come back!!!"
The voice suddenly got much more quieter and softer, almost begging.
Satoru turned to the voice.
"Well.. I don't know what to make of you.. promise you won't hurt me?"
"I can't, even if I wanted to.."
Satoru was confused as he approached the voice, and when he saw it, he almost fainted.
"Holy shi-"
Satoru saw a MASSIVE dragon standing ahead of him, he was frozen from fear.
"Kuahahahaha! You are correct to fear me! For I am the great Sto-"
Satoru lost his focus on whatever he was saying and thought to himself:
'Is this the encounter he talked about? if so, I better hurry it up.'
Satoru mustered up the courage to talk, and approached slowly.
"U-uhm... Mighty... dragon.. what is your name?"
'Is this human dense?' Veldora thought to himself.
"Veldora, The Mighty Storm Dragon! One of the Four True Dragons!
Kuahahahaha! So fearful of my name, how it should be!"
Satoru sat infront of him, just confused.
"Well... why are you stuck like this?"
Veldora was pierced right in his ego, he didn't want to admit he was sealed by a human.
"Well.. u-uhm.. you see.. long story..
Anyways! Do you need my blessing small one?"
That seemed to distract Satoru's attention.
"Blessing?"
Veldora answered smugly.
"Yes, my blessing, I shall grant you a name, when you are named, you get stronger, and can use more skills, blah blah, but most importantly, you get to show off!"
Satoru just heard him skip over the most important information.. just to show off?
Is this dragon really as powerful as he seems?
Or is he just mentally handicapped to the brain of a child?
"Uh.. sure.. bless me..friend."
Veldora heard friend uttered from Satoru's mouth and he felt a great joy and sadness, someone called him a friend, but that person was a puny human...
"Kuahaha! You, be a friend with me? You're surely joking!"
Satoru just gazed at him then smiled wickedly.
"Fine then, I'll just go.."
He slowly got up before Veldora cried out in despair.
"WAITT! NO! STOP! PLEASE!
We can be friends..."
Satoru almost laughed but suppressed himself.
He turned around and extended his arm in a handshake, then realized that Veldora's arms were.. quite... large.
But Veldora did not leave him hanging, he extended a finger.
"To our friendship!"
Veldora was quite happy, still a little disappointed, but happy.
"Hm... how about We use a shared name, like a last name, to make people recognize our new found friendship?"
Satoru was stunned, he thought this child in a dragon's body could not think of something so beneficial, so he agreed on the spot.
"I like that idea! So what will it be?"
Veldora scoffed.
"You expect me to do all the work, I, The Mighty Sto-"
Satoru just cut him off.
"Okay okay! Whatever...
Hm.. Storm dragon.... Wind..
Tempest!"
Veldora gasped like a kid seeing a treasure box full of candy.
"Is it bad?"
"It's amazing! Kuahahaha!
Your intellect might one day rival mine!
Now.. as for your name..
Hm.."
Satoru was praying to the gods of this world to please, PLEASE get him a good name.
"Rimuru."
Satoru tilted his head at this strange.. sound that he just emitted.
"Uh.. did you just sneeze?"
"No you idiot that's your name!
Rimuru Tempest, Sworn brother of Veldora Tempest!"
Satoru lost all hope, his mind immediately started to calculate how long people would laugh at his name...
but suddenly felt a massive surge of energy and magicules enter his body.
[Success, Individual Rimuru Tempest has established "Oath Of Brotherhood" with Veldora.
Permanently increasing his magicules, additionally, individual Rimuru Tempest has gained the following skills:
Unique Skill "Supercharge" - Expend magicules to increase the effect of a skill, varies from skill to skill.
Unique Skill "Contain" - Stagger an opponent using aura, this will make them lose their footing for a few seconds to a few split seconds depending on the opponent, the effects of the aura Containing the opponent can still apply, that is getting knocked out or death, this skill was gained due to the blessing of Veldora, the Storm Dragon.
Extra Skill "Manifest" - Expend magicules to create an object equal to common grade, the object is not very durable, but depending on magicules expended, it can rival an average sword.
This concludes the "Oath Of Brotherhood."]
"Oh... wow! I feel.. so much better..
Thanks, friend!"
Veldora felt his heart shatter, he was feeling happiness after such a long time.
After eating Veldora and placing him inside his stomach along with infinite imprisonment, Rimuru was knocked out.