It's been almost three months since I have met the Children. To begin with, they would have had a very terrible life had I not met them.
[A/n The timeline is fucked and I know it. And we are too deep in this to fix it so let's just roll with it]
Getting summoned to a completely different world, seperated from your family and friends but also left alone to die just because you didn't have what they wanted is not the way to live.
These children knew that, but maybe it was thanks to Yuki that they have been holding on.
In these three months I have taken the place of Shizue and have become their tutor. Teaching them how to correctly use their unique powers.
Due to them having bodies from Earth, it made them unable to contain the Magicules inside them leading to the slow deterioration of their bodies. In less than a few years they might have died.
But thanks to Bael's hint, I went to the dwelling of Spirits with them and successfully saved them by putting a lesser spirit inside them. Most of them anyway, Chloe's Spirit was a Higher ranking on by what Ramiris said.
And so, after a full three months in Ingrassia, biding farewell to the children, I left for Tempest. All was going well untill....
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*Time Skip to a Few Hours*
[ANNOUNCEMENT. Harvest festival for Individual Rimuru Tempest has begun.]
A booming voice spread all over the World as the Voice of the world announced the Evolution to Demon Lord of Rimuru.
'Finally, I had been waiting for this.' Bael smiled as he thought of the scene where Rimuru rushes to the the town square and sees the dead bodies of his friends, especially Shion's.
'Although I wonder if my involvement was the cause for Falmuth To send 30k Knights instead of the original 20k' Thought Bael.
"Well it doesn't matter either way, they will die anyways." Bael spoke out loud in the empty throne room. An upgraded mirror of remote viewing infront of him showing the carnage unfolding in Jura Forest.
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A few hours before. In Jura Forest.
'How did it happen? When?' Rimuru involuntarily thought as a memory passed his mind.
"Remember everyone! Do not harm any Humans!"
'Was it because of my order that they didn't retaliate? Was this...my fault?' Thought Rimuru as he hovered high above the main vanguard camp.
"Remember, In this world. To achieve your dreams you will need Power and here, killing humans is the easiest way to More Power."
Another memory crossed his mind, but it was not his words, it was Bael's.
'I was really naive, wasn't I?'
[Yes.] Great sage painfully answered.
'I thought that I could somehow convince humans to live in harmony with Monsters, living peacefully together without fighting but it seems that I was too naive.'
"Then...I must thank you guys for providing yourself as my food. Be happy that atleast you served to be make me stronger." Rimuru spoke as a Large Magic Circle formed below, encapsulating the whole camp.
"MEGGIDO!"
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Back to present.
[Announcement: Evolution of Individual Rimuru Tempest into Demon Lord is successful. Gifts will be distributed to the followers.]
The VOTW announced once again as it's voice quickly faded away.
Just as the announcement passed, Bael's Demon Lord Ring lit up, Guy's voice sounding from it.
"Yo, come to my Castle."
Guy just said these words as the transmission cut off.
"This guy...." Bael thought in annoyance at the way Guy just called him, like he was a long standing friend of his.
Which could be considered true. During these 500 years, both had become sort of like bestfriends but There was only one person stopping them from becoming total besties, and that was Rudra.
Although Bael knew Rudra's condition, Guy didn't because he didn't actively seek information About Rudra and just stayed in his Ice Castle with Velzard doing.... things.
"
[Yes my Lord?] Medusa's alluring voice sounded beside Bael's ear as he spoke.
[I am going to Guy's place, take care of things here.]
[Understood my Lord. It is correct to assume this is related to the announcement just now.] Medusa clarified.
[Yes.] Bael said as the magic cut off.
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In the desolate icy Continent.
On the top of the castle where a large dragon shapes structure stood, the world's two most powerful and dangerous beings sat side by side talking to each other casually.
"So, let's get to the point. I know you have had some contact with that Slime with Milim right?" Guy said as he kept his sipped cup of tea on the plate.
"Yes." Bael simply stated as leisurely sipped the red tea served by the primordial maids.
He didn't ask how Guy knew as He knew that for someone like Guy, information was the least of his troubles.
"What is so special about that Slime anyways?" A cold voice sounded behind Guy as Velzard appeared behind him. She swiftly positioned herself on the armrest of his chair, sitting in while half hugging Guy.
"Well, For starters, he might be the reincarnation of Veldanava or atleast his dragon factor, and also the fact that, he will be useful to me."
"Right, I remember you mentioning it that time." Velzard said as she remembered that time when Bael mentioned about the possibility of Veldanava reincarnating.
"But it's still hard to believe my brother will be a Slime..." Velzard spoke incredulously, why would a dragon, the apex of the world choose to reincarnate as a lowly slime?
"Well, it doesn't matter if he really is Veldanava or not, if You think that he is useful thenI don't mind him joining the Council." Guy interrupted Velzard's train of thoughts as he looked at Bael.
"You can do that. I believe soon Claymanic will initiate a Walpurgis so we don't need to do anything. We might free some space in the council of the dead weights anyway." Bael said.
"Hahaha, you're right. Anyways, how is Medusa?" Guy asked. He didn't literally mean how was Medusa, but about the condition of being unable to produce a child.
"We have finally got a solution. But I think that will also have to wait until Voice of the World is dealt with. " Bael sighed out as he thought of what had happened to even the God of this Universe after him and his wife gave birth to Milim.
The problem why Bael and Medusa couldn't naturally produce a Child was because of the restriction put by the Voice of the World as well as their individual heritage.
While Bael was the top tier Dragon, Medusa was simply a Variant of the Dragon Factor. The two sides were worlds apart and conceiving a child while possible would have taken many Millennia simply for the genes to match properly.
If it was forced then, there was a possibility that Medusa might loose more than her Magicule count and it would just produce a child like Charybdis, a mindless being.
And the solution was to elevate Medusa's Dragonic status to or almost Bael's, but it was easier said than done, and for that too he would need to control VOTD to achieve the conditions to evolve her into a True Dragon.
"I see, anyways I'd like to see how you control VOTW though." Guy smirked as he looked at Bael in interest, this guy had done far more impossible things than even the Crimson Lord Himself had.
Starting up an Empire, becoming a True Dragon, Having Divinity which naturally came with the large followers he now has. Bael was resembling more and more like Veldanava now than what that Slime who was hypothetically Veldanava was.
'I wonder what I would see if I continue to serve him.'
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The chapter has been delayed to quite a bit just because of the most common disease that every Author suffers at least once.
And that is Exhaustion of Ideas.
I am having trouble coming up with new ideas as of late to how I should progress with this novel, and it's also not helping that I keep having plot ideas of the new Novel I am working on.
And I feel like the chapter's quality has dropped a little too.
So, let me ask for you forgiveness dear readers as The Chapter release will be slowed for the foreseeable future as I stock pile more chapters. Chapters might get released irregularly but It doesn't mean I am dropping this, I wish to take this novel to the very end.
Thankyou for your cooperation, support, time and Power Stones.
See ya in the next chapter!!