Rimuru- “Where is that damn dragon?”

    Report. Storm Dragon Veldora’s magicule signature is unable to be detected. Magicule levels in the area are slowly dropping. It is theorised that the Storm Dragon is no longer here.

    No longer here? How did he leave? He should still be trapped inside the [Infinite Prison]. Did he find a way to get out? Did someone else help him out? How? I''ve only been in this world for…

    *Ahem* [Great Sage], how long have I been here?

    Report. You’ve been wandering around in circles for 3 hours.

    …

    Shut up.

    [Great Sage], make a map of my path please… oh god I have been walking in circles…

    …

    *Inhales* Let’s move on.

    So Veldora is no longer here, I''ve barely influenced this world and a butterfly effect this large shouldn’t have occurred either. So it’s not because of me… Uhm…

    …

    … [Great Sage]?

    Viewing the user’s memories and cataloguing the most probable theory… Success. There is a 68% chance that this is a Parallel World of the world you are aware of.

    A Parallel World!? How did I get here!?

    Assuming this theory is correct, there is an 89% chance that your destination was lost upon soul collision.

    So I got knocked off course? Is that even possible? No! Impossible! The Meat Bun is almighty!

    As I think such things, I make another meat bun and eat it in one gulp to prove my point.

    …

    *Sniff* I still can''t taste anything…

    Meat Bun-sama! You have forsaken me! *Sigh* I guess this just confirms it then. I''m in a parallel world and Veldora is no longer here. I hope to meet him out there, one day. He seems like a cool dude.

    Right! I guess I don’t need to stay here any longer, I should just leave then. But first, I have to kill at least 1 of each monster in the cave and eat any magisteel ore and hipokute herb I can find.

    I can''t make anything with energy in them, remember? And unfortunately, magisteel ore and hipokute herbs are in that category.

    And so, I began wandering around again. This time, paying attention to the map [Great Sage] pulled up. Man, this skill is so useful. I''m relying on it so much that it’s starting to feel uncomfortable, but…

    Meh.

    I wander around the cave looking for its exit while gobbling up any hipokute herbs and magisteel ore along the way. Of course, I slay the shit outta dat pus- *COUGH* out of any monster I meet along the way.

    I even came across that massive lake Rimuru fell into and decided to just use this chance to get myself a new skill.

    [Water Pressure Propulsion] skill acquired

    [Water Current Movement] skill acquired

    [Water Blade] skill acquired.

    [Water Blade] [Water Pressure Propulsion] and [Water Current Movement] skills have been acquired. Combining and evolving skill into Extra Skill: [Control Water]

    After that (while spamming water blades all over the place) I finally make it up to the giant metal door. Now, I can''t exactly open this with brute strength. I could just write some runes that can do the job for me, but I kinda want to eat this door and see what kind of mess I’ll create. Will people think that Veldora took the door with him or something?

    … Yup, imagining that is pretty funny. Besides, Veldora should have only disappeared recently, so those 3 adventurers shouldn’t be here for at least another month or so. They can''t pin this on me. Right, I think I have enough excuses. Itadakimasu…

    *CLANG!* *Creak…*

    ???- “Phew! I thought that door wasn’t gonna open…”

    ???- “Yeah, I’ll bet. Nobody’s even tried going in for three hundred years, right?”

    ???- “Did you check inside? Is it safe?”

    …

    *In a high pitched voice* What is happening!?

    Why are they here! Veldora should’ve only disappeared-

    Wait, when did Veldora disappear?

    Received. Estimating magicule density loss rate… Cross-referencing with an estimation of magicule density at its peak… Report. It is predicted that the Storm Dragon Veldora disappeared from this place over a month ago.

    Oh ok, then it DEFINITELY wasn’t my fault that he’s gone. I mean, I knew that all along…

    (A/N: Doubt.)

    Still, it’s kinda trippy, being able to understand them. I can hear them speaking a totally foreign language completely different from English or Japanese, but I can still completely understand what they’re saying.

    If I remember correctly, [Magic Sense] could translate words as well. It’s honestly so convenient, without it I would be so lost… now that I think about it everyone in the series just talked to each other normally. Does this world have a uniform language that everyone speaks? Do monsters also use this language?

    I mean, I don’t remember ANYONE in the entire series having to go through the trouble of learning a new language. I mean, summoned heroes are very powerful and it makes sense if they naturally have the [Magic Sense] skill or something, but…

    Why do humans and monsters naturally understand each other? Did everyone just conveniently have [Magic Sense] or something? Wasn’t it supposed to be a skill not just anyone could learn?

    Hmm…

    Well, I don’t wanna think about it anymore. Let’s just chalk it up to bullshit anime logic.

    And so, after hiding behind a conveniently placed rock formation and watch that trio of adventurers pass by me, I continue on my path…

    *Hiss motherfucker*

    … And come face to face with a giant fucking snek.

    …

    Nigerundayo!

    I immediately turn around and run right back through the door as the giant snake chases after me. What is that! It’s so huge, even by human standards! And I''m a slime, so it looks even bigger! And it’s black-

    Wait… this makes me sound like an asshole. You know what?? Maybe it’s just misunderstood. Maybe it just wants someone to talk to. Yeah, let’s go with that.

    And so I stop running and turn around, not that it can see me turning around because I look the same from all angles, but ignore that.

    *Ahem*

    Hey man, how are-

    *Spit*

    Snek- “Don’t talk to me.”

    Look at this bitch? I tried being nice, but nooooo, he spits acid and tells me to stop talking to him. You know what? Fuck you too!

    [Water Blade]!

    *Shing!*

    And its head falls off as its whole body collapses onto the floor.

    Ha! That’ll teach you!

    As I think of such things, I walk/slide away… before coming right back and using [Predator] on its corpse. Whoops, forgot…

    Skills [Heat Sense] and [Poisonous Breath] have been acquired. [Heat Sense] has been assimilated into [Universal Sense]

    Nice. Right, let’s continue!

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    Name: Rimuru

    Race: Origin Slime (Highest Tier Spirit)

    Protection: Crest of Space

    Title: None

    Ultimate Skills: [Illya, Lord of Heaven''s Feel]

    Intrinsic Skills: [Infinite Regeneration] [Universal Shapeshift] [Universal Sense]

    Unique Skills: [Great Sage] [Predator] [Limited Creation] [Rune Master]

    Extra Skills: [Control Water]

    Common Skills: [Poisonous Breath]

    Tolerances: [Resist Temperature] [Resist Melee Attack] [Cancel Pain] [Resist Electricity] [Resist Paralysis]

    DJDAN

    A/N: Because he didn’t have his meeting with Veldora, he doesn’t have the [Telepathy] skill, but relax! Once he finishes the Goblins VS Wolves quest, he’ll get the upgraded version of that skill, [Thought Communication].

    MC: I sure hope I do.

    AN: AGAIN! How are you even getting in here!?

    MC: I just walked through the door?

    AN: But my guard!

    MC: Yeah, having Chomusuke as a guard isn’t gonna work…

    AN: …

    MC: …

    AN: … Get the fuck out.

    Let me know if I missed anything!