Chapter 148: Let's go on an adventure!
Chapter 148: Let's go on an adventure!
It had been a while since he showed this form, but he didn't really want anyone to touch Rimuru for now.
Still, as he had grown older, and he also wasn't a full-blood tanuki, his monster shape was more like a dog youkai instead of a tanuki.
Golden eyes, two magenta stripes on each cheek, a magenta stripe on each eyelid, and a violent crescent symbol on the forehead.
Yet, the one that made all of them dumbfounded was his size.
As expected, because of his father's lineage, his size was enormous.
His height was towering at 18 meters, and his length was 40 meters.
He was just the description of a monster itself.
In the Gakusen, he had never shown this form. Why? Wasn't it obvious?
When he appeared, all of them became silent. In front of Direwolves tribes, even if they would die, they didn't give up, but in front of him, they knew that all resistance was futile. Everything was meaningless.
It was the same with the Direwolves that had been named.
However, soon, all of them started to change.
Their bodies became bigger, and they became stronger.
Tamazuki didn't feel surprised by this as he had watched the anime. The male goblins became hobgoblins, and the female goblins became goblina.
It was the same case with the Direwolves, as their bodies had become bigger and evolved into a different race.
Still, wasn't the goblina quite cute? Unfortunately, they didn't seem to trigger his system, making him regretful.
Watching all of this, Tamazuki also transformed into his youkai form.
A handsome, tall, and slender young man appeared in front of everyone. His skin was fair with pointed ears, slanted golden eyes with slit pupils, and knee-length silver hair with short bangs.
Similar to his beast form, he still had a violet crescent moon on his forehead that could be seen beneath his bangs, two magenta stripes on each cheek, and a magenta stripe on each eyelid.
His clothes only consisted of navy blue yukata and wooden sandals.
Yet, when he stood there, everyone thought that his appearance was just like those perfect paintings. However, he ignored them. He crouched down and checked Rimuru's condition. Instantly, he knew that all the Magicules on Rimuru's body had been drained as it was used to name all of them.
Frankly, it wouldn't be weird if this slime died, but fortunately, inside, there was an existence that helped Rimuru to recharge his Magicules.
It was Veldora, without a doubt.
"He is alright. He should wake up in three days."
"That's great."
"Rimuru-sama is going to be alright!"
"Ah, I can't wait for Rimuru-sama to wake up."
Yet, even so, while everyone couldn't wait for Rimuru to wake up, they couldn't help but glance at Tamazuki from time to time, especially those female goblins that had evolved into goblinas.
Without a doubt, they were cute. Even if their skin was green, they were cute. Nevertheless, it was like a human female; not all of them could be said to be cute. However, the cute ones weren't bad at all. They were even better than Hari Onna.
However, this also made him wonder.
If a goblin could evolve into such a cute girl, then wasn't it possible for Hari Onna to evolve too?
When he thought of that possibility, he couldn't wait to return to his original world, but he needed to endure it as he needed to complete two of his goals first.
Then, once again, he summoned his leaf and created a single house.
When this house appeared, all of them were even dumbfounded.
Rimuru was amazing since, as a slime, he could defeat all the enemies and protect all of the goblins. Moreover, he also gave them a name. They were, without a doubt, grateful toward him.
Yet... yet... Tamazuki was on a different dimension. It was like they were facing a higher being. Was he a Demon Lord? They might have heard a Demon Lord; they had never seen one, so they couldn't make a judgment, but Tamazuki called Rimuru "Uncle," so they knew that Tamazuki wouldn't harm Rimuru.
Still, unlike Rimuru, who was cute, and a slime, Tamazuki was different, so they couldn't help but feel restraint toward him. It was like worship. When one sees their idol, they can't help but feel nervous and admire them deeply, right? It was the case with them now when they faced Tamazuki.
"Let me ask you a question. Will you harm Uncle?"
"NO, WE WON'T!"
All of them answered at the same time with a vigor and loud voice since such a thing had never crossed their thoughts at all. Rimuru had protected them, and he had given them a chance to evolve. It wouldn't be weird for them to think of him as their god.
Moreover, it was also impossible for a monster to lie.
"..." Tamazuki.
"Rimuru-sama had named us and protected us. We swore our loyalty to him. Our lives are his!"
Rigurudo, the chief of the goblins that had transformed, bowed and then kowtowed on the ground, facing him.
It was the same with everyone.
"We, the Tempest Wolf, are the same! Rimura-sama is our master! We will protect our master as long as we live!"
Ranga, the leader of the Tempest Wolf, along with his pack, quickly showed their undying loyalty.
Similarly, like the goblins, after they were named, they also became a new race known as the Tempest Wolf.
"That's good since I will kill all of you if you don't do so."
"...." Everyone.
Was he joking? No. They could tell that he wasn't.
"Then, Haruna, Ririna. You two are taking care of Uncle."
"Ye-Yes!" 2x
"Ranga uses your life to protect him."
"Yes!"
Tamazuki then gave them various orders, and when he finished, he asked for the closest town to Rigurudo.
Yes, he had decided to visit the city.
Why? Because the thing that he hated the most was wasting time. He learned Rimuru's skills, and it would take a while for the heroines to appear, so in that case, he might as well visit the city, taking the initiative. Even if he didn't see the heroines, he could get money and gather various information.
Either way, it was far better than staying three days in this place doing nothing.
What about helping the hobgoblins to settle down? No way.
His purpose in coming here was to get stronger, and he was too lazy to help people in need. If so, then he might as well help those people who were struck by disasters in the world of Gakusen.
"Tamazuki-sama, are you going to leave?" Rigurudo asked curiously.
"I want to go out." Tamazuki nodded and didn't hide his intention. "Tell me the geography of this place. Can you?"
"Er... what about Rimuru-sama? Is it okay to leave your uncle?" Rigurudo wasn't sure whether this was really alright.
"It's okay. It's okay. When Uncle wakes up, just tell him that I am going out to play."
"..." Rigurudo.
Was it okay?
Was it really okay?
Rigurudo suddenly felt conflicted, but he couldn't say no as he knew that it was impossible to stop Tamazuki, so in the end, he told him everything and told him to be careful.
Under the explanation of Rigurudo, Tamazuki understood some of the geographies of the surrounding area. Frankly, he felt that he should watch this anime more, but at that time, he thought this work was a bit childish for him, and the lack of genitals from the protagonist made it impossible to do something, so he lacked the interest to watch.
However, it was all good since he got a lot of power in this world, and the protagonist of this world would be his ally.
Still, he had three choices for his destination, as there were three kingdoms that were closest to his location.
The Armed Nations of Dwargon, Kingdom of Blumund, and Kingdom of Falmuth.
Rigurudo told him to visit Dwargon as it had a lot of Demi-Humans, so when Tamazuki appeared there, it would be okay.
As his appearance currently showed, Tamazuki was like a Majin, which was known as intelligent Monsters.
On the other hand, the Kingdom of Blumund and the Kingdom of Falmuth were the countries of humans, so if Tamazuki appeared there, he would attract attention, or worse that he might be taken as a slave.
Rigurudo didn't lie since even if he was a hobgoblin, he could tell that Tamazuki's appearance was attractive. There were a lot of nobles with a sick hobby, and while he didn't think that Tamazuki would be caught, he wanted him to be careful.
Still, Rigurudo thought that this might not be enough, so he also told him about the good thing in Dwargon.
"There are a lot of cute elves there," Rigurudo whispered, trying to stop Tamazuki from doing something rash since he had a feeling that Tamazuki might cause trouble everywhere.
"...." Tamazuki.
He would be lying if he wasn't tempted, but he thought that they could make him his mind while on his journey. Still, as expected of Rigurudo, he understood why this guy could become the chief of the goblin village.
Still, before that, there was one thing that he had to do.
"By the way, Ranga, can you show me all of your skills?"