That approach with Veldora definitely couldn't be used on Rin.
The gap between them was too vast.
Veldora? What a goofy thing, just drag him over and blast him.
Rin? Oh, what an excellent little brother.
Gentle and so thoughtful.
Velzard made up her mind.
She had to become the most perfect older sister in Rin's heart.
"Well then…"
"I'll look forward to it."
Rin was very satisfied with the now-conquered Velzard and didn't mind having such a well-behaved older sister.
"Oh right, where's Veldora? Can you release him?"
"You want to make him a subordinate too?"
"With that much combat power, there's no reason not to use him, right?"
Rin said, "And compared to letting him rampage outside, keeping him by my side is a better choice."
"Of course!"
"Even if he evolves, I'll still leave him to you for future discipline."
Velzard clearly understood how rare the opportunity to become Rin's subordinate was.
This gift was no less than the grace once bestowed by the Star King Dragon.
However, Velzard worried that if Veldora became stronger, he'd just make more trouble because he couldn't control his power.
Why did Velzard always beat up Veldora?
Because that guy went around unleashing his power recklessly.
The former Vampire Kingdom was destroyed by Veldora by accident.
You could say the world calling him the Evil Dragon wasn't unfair at all.
"Then there's no problem!"
With Rin's assurance, Velzard's worries vanished completely.
And most importantly…
Whenever she encountered something unpleasant while training to be a gentle older sister, she could just take it out on Veldora.
The evil Calamity Veldora?
Wrong!
That's Velzard's personal punching bag!
"Boom!!"
Accompanied by a storm of magicules, Veldora appeared before Rin.
His massive dragon body exuded an intimidating presence just by standing there.
"Oh oh!"
"Is the fight over?"
"Was that your power, little brother?"
"You've really made us proud!"
"To be able to beat that arrogant older sister, wahahaha!"
As soon as Veldora appeared, his usual airheaded self came through clearly.
His unfiltered comments completely ignored Velzard's expression, which was getting darker by the second beside him.
…
Rin thought about reminding Veldora to be careful.
But then he saw Velzard's smile.
She didn't say a word.
But it was as if she'd said everything.
"Uh…"
Rin asked, "Do you want me to lend you this space for a bit?"
"Can I?"
Clapping her hands, Velzard smiled sweetly. "Then I really thank you."
"Mhm, feel free. I'll wait outside."
"Eh?"
Veldora, sensing something was wrong, quickly reached out toward Rin. "Wait a second…"
"Swish!"
But before Veldora could say anything more, Rin had already taken Rimuru and Shizue back into the depths of the Sealed Cave.
What Veldora didn't understand was one simple fact.
Sure, Rin could defeat Velzard.
But what did that have to do with Veldora?
"Rumble~"
As the commotion echoed from the Void Universe, Rin mourned for Veldora for three seconds.
"One, two, three."
"OK, mourning complete."
"Let's talk about your future plans."
Rin tossed Veldora out of his mind and turned to Rimuru and Shizue.
"Ah!"
"Us?"
Shizue and Rimuru looked at each other.
The two girls still hadn't fully recovered from the shock of Rin revealing his true form.
But since Rin was speaking to them directly, they didn't dare slack off and immediately started thinking seriously.
"No need to be so nervous."
Rin smiled. "The relationship between me and my subordinates is more like family and friends."
"As for Rimuru, just imagine a company boss. Doesn't that instantly make things easier?"
"Not at all!"
Rimuru protested. "And what kind of weird analogy is that? I don't want to be friends with a company boss!"
In Rimuru's mind, company presidents were all bald, pot-bellied uncles.
Rin was totally different from those guys!
"Was that analogy no good?"
"Uh…"
Thinking back to Rin's fight with Velzard just now.
The two girls really couldn't reconcile this gentle, harmless-looking man in front of them with the Creation Dragon God who could crush a universe.
Fortunately, that awkwardness didn't last long.
That's the great thing about the Soul Corridor. It allowed for a special kind of emotional resonance.
These weren't exact thoughts or emotions, but a kind of shared, subtle sensation.
Like with Rin.
When the two girls stood in front of him, they felt calm and warmth in their hearts.
"Cough cough."
Rin asked, "So, do you have any plans?"
"Plans?"
"Like what you want to do, your goals, dreams, what kind of life you want to live."
"Ah! About that…"
Shizue spoke first. "I want to go back, to bring the Cursed Children with me."
"Mhm, no problem."
"Although their bodies can still hold on for a while," Rin said, "if we can solve it quickly, we should. Better to treat it early."
Not to mention, among those children was Chloe.
If he could bring the future God of Time and Space to his side, that'd be even better.
"Thank you."
"Other than that, I don't really have any other wishes."
"In the future, I'd like to find a quiet place and live together with the children."
Shizue's wish was simple, and Rin understood this longing for a peaceful life.
Rin said she could live in the capital of the Monster Nation.
It was full of his subordinates and family, so she'd definitely find something she liked to do.
If that didn't work, there was also the academy managed by Seitenshi, wasn't there?
The beast girls needed to study, and so did the children of the monsters.
Shizue was an excellent teacher, so she could teach and guide some promising students.
"What about Rimuru?"
Rin smiled. "It's not easy to come to the Otherworld. Don't you have anything you want to do?"
"Hmm~"
"Not really."
Rimuru was a born slacker, the type with no big ambitions.
If she had to say, she preferred Rin giving her tasks. Then she'd just finish them accordingly.
(To be continued.)