Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

Chapter 145: Rimuru is my uncle

"I see... you have reincarnated as a slime."

Tamazuki nodded as he patted Rimuru's squishy body with his paw.

"How about you? What kind of monster do you reincarnate to? Is it a dog monster?" Rimuru asked curiously and also touched Tamazuki's paw with relief. It might be something that eased him off, and he was so glad to meet Tamazuki. Why? Because Tamazuki was also reincarnated into a monster like him.

Maybe, only those who were reincarnated into a monster would understand, but the feeling of becoming a monster when they had been living as a human in their lives was extremely uneasy.

Fortunately... fortunately... he had a friend now.

"I am a tanuki."

"...tanuki?"

"Yes." Tamazuki nodded, which caused Rimuru to pat his shoulder with his squishy tendril. Only two of them knew what the feeling of being reincarnated into this type of monster was.

If possible, they wanted to reincarnate into powerful monsters like a dragon, a phoenix, or any others, but they were reincarnated into slime, which was known as the weakest creature, and also a tanuki, who was known as the jolly and mischievous creature.

If slime was the weakest creature, then tanuki might be the second weakest creature.

Their fate wasn't much different from each other.

Still, after that, they talked about their identity in their previous lives.

"So, you are Japanese Rimuru-san?"

"Un." Rimuru nodded. "I am a salaryman and 37 years old."

"Did you die from being hit by a truck because you saved a little girl or a cat?"

"...why did you think so?"

"Well, isn't that the common troupe of reincarnation?"

"You are not wrong." Rimuru nodded since that was how the setting usually goes. "But you are wrong and right."

"What do you mean?"

"I died from being stabbed, and I died because I saved my junior."

"I see..." Tamazuki patted Rimuru's squishy body.

"How about you? You are Japanese, too, right?"

"Yeah, I am a student."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"..." 2x

The two fell silent for a while as they looked at each other.

Tamazuki sighed as he complained with rage in his voice. "I mean... shouldn't we reincarnate into a hero-like character and have an overpowered cheat, then have a lot of harem members? Why the hell are we reincarnated into a monster?!"

"You are right! You are right!"

The moment Tamazuki said those words, Rimuru nodded eagerly as he filled with indignant. When he was given a chance, he thought that he would have a cheat-like power, become a hero, and have a lot of harem members, but the reality? He became a non-gender, weakest creature known as a slime!

How could Rimuru accept such a thing?!

Yet, there was nothing that they could do.

The two of them had become monsters.

As they sighed, Tamazuki offered Rimuru tea. "Here's tea, Rimuru-san. Also, try some of the monster's meat. It tastes like crab."

"...you sure are so adaptable." Rimuru wasn't sure how long Tamazuki had been living in this world, but he felt that this guy had stayed for quite a while as Tamazuki seemed to have gotten used to living in this forest. "So your name is Inugamigyoubu Tamazuki, right?"

"Just call me, Tamazuki, Rimuru-san."

"Is that your real name, Tamazuki?"

"Well, yeah, that's my real name." Tamazuki nodded. "But you should have a real name, right? Should I call your Rimuru-san or your human's name?"

"Just call me Rimuru. This is my name in this world."

"I see..." Rimuru didn't think to give a name to Tamazuki as Tamazuki had a name. Also, wasn't it weird for someone to give you a name so suddenly? Still, he told him many things about this world as he felt sorry for Tamazuki, who didn't meet anyone and stayed alone as a monster. Unlike him, who got a [Great Sage] and met Veldora, who kindly helped him, Tamazuki was alone.

When Rimuru thought of this, he felt sad and quickly told him many things like a good "Senpai." No, it should be an elder since Tamazuki was half his age. It wouldn't be weird for Tamazuki to call him an uncle.

Tamazuki also listened to Rimuru's explanation of this world from the "Voice of the World," "Majin," monsters, and other things.

'So that's the Voice of the World.'

When Tamazuki thought about the voices that talked to his head directly and listed all the skills that he currently owned, those should be the "Voice of the World." Rimuru also told him about the "Name."

"Name?"

"I am not sure, but it feels like something deep in your soul changes."

"Then, if someone names me... then I will feel that change?" Tamazuki was a bit curious and wanted to try being named.

"Probably."

"Then, try to name it, Rimuru-san."

"Is that okay?"

"Well, you have named a dragon before. I am just a tanuki, so it should be okay, right?."

"...if you say so." Rimuru nodded. Compared to a dragon, what was a slime and a tanuki?

"What kind of name do you want?"

"Just my real name."

"Okay." Rimuru didn't think too much and named him, but...

"Eh? Invalid?"

"Invalid?"

"....." 2x

"Then, you don't need to name me." Tamazuki wondered whether it was the effect of "Immunity" that prevented Rimuru from naming him. Well, it didn't matter, but knowing Rimuru, his goal had been decided.

It was to become a Demon Lord!

Yes, he had to become a Demon Lord.

By then, he might be able to have an evolution.

So the fastest way to do it was to stick with Rimuru, and by living on Rimuru's side, he knew that he could also learn Rimuru's skill. No, he had to learn them.

Still, he wondered what tanuki would become when it had an evolution.

Still, he looked at Rimuru curiously and asked, "You don't eat, Rimuru-san?"

"I don't have a tastebud, so it can't taste anything, and I don't get hungry." Rimuru sighed as he felt helpless that he couldn't taste the delicious food before him. He could tell that Tamazuki was a good cook, especially when he saw his grilling skill. "By the way, I have wanted to ask something."

"What's wrong?"

"Did you kill all of that?"

Rimuru almost forgot, but he saw a mountain of monsters behind Tamazuki. Frankly, he was speechless, wondering how Tamazuki could kill all of them, especially when Tamazuki only appeared like a cute and small dog.

Tamazuki wondered whether Rimuru was just slime. "Well, I am rather strong."

"Really?" Rimuru felt a bit strange as he didn't feel anything from Tamazuki. He only thought that Tamazuki was a cute dog.

"I just hid my aura. If I release it, it is going to be like this, but let me apologize first since I might be a little strong."

Rimuru was curious, but then his heart almost stopped since his entire body shuddered from a malevolent aura that emitted from Tamazuki's body!

Or rather, Rimuru could tell that this guy was really strong!

Soon, all of that disappeared, and what remained was just a cute white dog who sat on the low camping chair.

"That's it."

"...." Rimuru.

"Wait! Wait! How can you just let it slide with just that's it? You are really strong!"

"Well, maybe, because I am reincarnated into a monster, that being who reincarnated me wanted to compensate me. Or rather, you are also strong, right, Rimuru-san?"

"..well, that's true." When Rimuru thought about it, he also nodded since his skills were strong, especially [Predator] and [Great Sage]. He was quite curious about the kind of skills that Tamazuki had, but he wondered whether it was rude to ask that question.

"By the way, just call me Rimuru."

"Is that okay? You are older than me."

"Well, it feels weird if you keep calling me "-san." How do you say... it feels too distant?" Rimuru felt that their age no longer mattered as they had reincarnated into a monster together.

"Then, uncle?"

"...uncle...."

"Is that not okay?"

"Just call me Uncle, then." Rimuru was speechless, but he nodded and thought that Tamazuki might be his nephew or something, but well, it didn't matter, and he agreed.

"By the way, Uncle. We have guests."

"Guests?"

Rimuru quickly noticed a movement from a distance.

Was it another human reincarnated into a monster like them?

No, it was a group of goblins.

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