"…"
Rimuru's head sprouted a few question marks, as if to say, Are you sure?
"For now, I'll take you to register as adventurers."
"Can we?!"
"Normally, no."
Damien explained, "But now, I can leverage more of this world's permissions to craft identities for you. It's simple!"
Of course, Ogerpon was out of luck.
She was too famous in Axel... everyone knew Damien had an adorable familiar named Ogerpon.
Rimuru and Velzard, on the other hand, faced no issues.
Thus, Damien led the three women into Axel City.
Along the way, many adventurers recognized Damien and greeted him warmly.
"Hey, Damien, my man!"
"Back from an adventure, huh?"
"Are these two lovely ladies your teammates?"
"…"
Damien didn't act aloof.
In the Konosubaverse, his persona was that of a generous, kind-hearted, sunny, and approachable young man!
"This kind of popularity…"
Rimuru hadn't expected Damien to be so well-liked in another world. "So jealous!!!"
Is this what a capitalist is like?
No matter where they go, they're always on top!
"Here we are."
Soon, Damien brought them to the Adventurer's Guild.
He also asked an acquaintance to notify Darkness, asking her to meet him at the guild.
"Mr. Damien, you're back."
"Yes, Luna, it's been a while."
Despite his travels to the Nasuverse and Black Bullet worlds…
Damien hadn't been absent from the Konosubaverse for long.
All told, it was about seven days.
Coincidentally, Darkness had business back at her family home.
Damien figured she'd likely just returned to Axel today.
"Let me introduce you. These two are Rimuru and Velz... "
"Velzard!"
Before Damien could finish, Velzard interjected, "I'm Velzard, Damien's older sister!"
"…"
Damien and Rimuru exchanged a glance.
"Problem?"
"No, no…"
Damien told Luna, "This is my sister, Velzard."
"I'm here to register them as adventurers."
"Very well."
Luna displayed her impeccable service attitude. "Please, follow me."
Soon, under Luna's guidance, Rimuru and Velzard successfully obtained adventurer cards and completed their class selections.
Their initial stats were astonishing, much like Aqua's had been, allowing them to directly take on top-tier classes.
Rimuru chose the Assassin class.
The girl seemed to think the flashy, agile playstyle of outmaneuvering enemies was incredibly cool.
As for Velzard…
Frost Dragon God naturally picked Berserker!
Hand-to-hand, bone-crunching combat was her idea of romance.
Tossing magic from the back? Child's play... she had no interest.
Of course, Velzard knew her limits.
For her, controlling her power to match the expected performance of an adventurer was effortless.
Damien and Rimuru, with their external brains, had no issues either.
Ogerpon, however…
This kid was a lost cause.
A single casual swing from her could sink the entire continent.
'No worries.'
'As long as Ogerpon's cute, that's enough.'
A quick note.
While Ogerpon could transform into a human girl, in the Konosubaverse, she maintained her Pokémon-like form.
Not only would turning human disrupt the locals' worldview…
Her Pokémon form was undeniably adorable and beloved by the girls at the Adventurer's Guild.
Sure enough, the moment Damien wasn't paying attention, a kind older sister started feeding Ogerpon snacks.
"Ogerpon seems pretty popular, huh."
Rimuru felt a twinge of envy, thinking that if she turned into a slime, she'd surely win everyone's affection too.
"You'd probably get beaten to death!"
"Ugh~~"
Rimuru caught Damien's meaning. "Dang it, are slimes doomed to be mere monsters in this world?!"
A slime's life is a life too!
Please, stop persecuting slimes!!
"I heard in some worlds, people even eat slimes."
"What?!"
Rimuru shuddered. "No way, slimes aren't tasty, right?"
"Who knows…"
Damien shot Rimuru a cryptic glance.
He was tempted to say that, if the chance arose, he'd take Rimuru to the Dungeon Meshi world.
"Damien!"
"You're back!"
At that moment, a golden-armored figure burst in hurriedly... it was Damien's teammate in this world, Darkness!
"Yo, Darkness!"
Damien grinned. "How was the family visit? Enjoy yourself?"
"I had a long talk with Father."
"Popo!"
"Hey, Ogerpon, long time no see."
Darkness greeted Ogerpon, who was munching snacks nearby.
She noticed Rimuru and Velzard, asking, "Who are these two?"
"My new teammates."
"This is Velzard, my sister."
Damien continued, "And Rimuru, you could say she's my childhood friend."
"Hi there."
"I'm Rimuru."
Rimuru was quick to warm up, hitting it off with Darkness almost instantly.
Velzard, however, remained aloof, showing little interest in engaging with Darkness.
This was to be expected.
With Darkness's strength, she didn't even register in Velzard's eyes.
In fact, Velzard had little interest in most of this world's inhabitants.
Except for the Goddess of Water Aqua, whom Damien had mentioned.
She was curious to see what made a so-called 'god' different.
"We'll talk about adventuring tomorrow."
"For now, since we're reunited, let's grab some food and relax."
Damien patted Rimuru's shoulder. "The stuff here is pretty delicious, you know."
"Really?"
Rimuru was skeptical.
But that skepticism vanished the moment she took her first bite of grilled meat!
"Delicious!!!"
Rimuru clutched her mouth, incredulous.
Not just her... even Velzard was stunned by the cuisine of the Konosubaverse.
The meats, vegetables, and fruits here…
Rather than merely delicious, they reached the level of fantastical!
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