At the moment, it has been exactly ten days since I reincarnated in this strange world known as the Cardinal World.
To be precise—because precision is apparently my new hobby—
10 days, 7 hours, 34 minutes, and 52 seconds.
How do I know that?
Simple.
It's one of the many convenient functions of my Unique Skill: [Great Sage].
Really, this skill is ridiculously useful.
If this were a game, she'd be the kind of overpowered AI assistant you unlock only after beating the final boss. Except here? She's just… here. With me. Always listening.
According to her, even though I possessed this skill from the moment my soul entered this world, it took these 10 days for the skill to establish itself fully in my new body.
Apparently, that "establishment" process means synchronizing with a physical vessel that's vastly different from the human body I once had.
Honestly, I understood none of the technical stuff—but Great Sage seemed satisfied with her explanation. Probably.
Apparently, until now, Great Sage had been accessing and overriding the "Voice of the World" whenever I needed an answer.
A pretty outrageous thing for a skill to do.
I was shocked, actually.
In the anime, the Voice of the World never felt like something a skill could interfere with. As if it's part of the natural laws of the world, not just a narrative device.
Well, adjusting to that is still my only option.
In this world, the Voice of the World is normally only heard during extraordinary moments—
when someone acquires a skill, experiences massive growth, or undergoes an [Evolution].
Common occurrences? Absolutely not.
The voice isn't something that intrudes on everyday life.
But Great Sage went and borrowed that function just so she could answer my questions.
Kind of sweet, if you think about it.
A little illegal, maybe, but sweet.
I don't remember this part in the original anime that I watched but it seems to be pretty normal here.
In any case, things like skill acquisition and [Evolution] are not everyday occurrences. When the world had recognized significant growth – and in rare cases! – it will grant a skill. [Evolution], on the other hand, transcends the common sense.
Though Great Sage is passive and doesn't start conversations, she does respond to everything I bring up. She doesn't have an ego yet—at least not a fully formed one—but I can tell she's slowly becoming more… alive.
If I don't talk to her, she won't talk to me.
But honestly, it's comforting to know there's at least someone I can speak to, even if that "someone" is technically a fragment of my soul given form through a strange metaphysical system.
The more I talk to her, the smoother her responses become.
Less robotic. Less synthesized.
More… herself.
And so, in the darkness of this cave, with no need to sleep and no hunger gnawing at me, I talked.
And talked.
And talked some more.
…Though yes, talking to my own skill does make me feel like a certified lunatic.
Since I had nothing to do in this pitch-black void, I spent the whole time chatting with her.
As a result, I managed to develop Extra Skill: Magic Sense, allowing me to see the world despite having no eyes.
Since I don't have eyes, this skill allows me to "see" through magical particles—magicules—floating in the air.
When manipulated the right way, they create a perfect 360-degree perception of the world.
It's incredible, but also terrifying.
If Great Sage wasn't regulating the flood of information, I'm pretty sure my slime brain would've overheated like a cheap laptop running a high-end game.
Because slimes don't get hungry or sleepy, boredom has been my greatest enemy.
Slimes live on magical energy. No magic? Then they eat monsters or small animals.
So slimes from low-magic areas turn out absurdly strong out of necessity.
In short—this is a region with abundant magical energy.
Which explains why food isn't needed here. Lucky me.
As for sleep?
> Answer. Slime bodies are composed of identical cells. Each cell simultaneously functions as brain cell, nerve ending, and muscle fiber.
Thus, thought processing occurs continuously without strain, making sleep unnecessary.
I see… but then, where are my memories stored?
It doesn't seem to be anything like a human brain.
And losing part of my slime body shouldn't delete memories, right?
Chinese translation novels already murdered enough of my brain cells…
When I asked that, she simply replied:
> 〈Seems to be around somewhere〉
This girl is getting suspiciously good at casual conversation.
Eventually, I shifted the topic.
I wanted to understand my other Unique Skill: [Dimensional Gacha].
> Answer. Unique Skill [Dimensional Gacha] has the following functions…
• Daily Points: gain 3 points per day for rolling Gacha.
• Gacha: spend points to roll; 3 points = common roll, higher points = better quality
• Dimension Travel: world tickets allow travel to other worlds and use there power system.
• Summon Characters: summon characters from owned character cards that are not used for assimilation.
Wow. Gacha.
This is how people become OP in fanfics.
Or so I thought.
Reality hit harder than the truck that killed Isekai Mc's.
I saved up 30 points over 10 days and used them all in one mega roll…
And all I got was one world travel ticket.
To a low-level world.
…What a scam.
Still, I decided to save points for a future high-tier roll. Maybe I'll get a character card or something actually useful.
During these 10 days, I kept absorbing Hipokute Grass to pass time.
Great Sage helped me link [Predator]'s Analysis with her Parallel Processing to speed up processing.
In seconds, we analyzed the properties of Hipokute Grass.
>Analysis has been completed...
Hipokute Grass: Used to create Healing Potions. Only grows in areas with abundant magical energy. If grass's sap is combined with magical energy, an Healing potion can be created. If the grass is ground up and combined with magical energy, an ointment to stop bleeding can be created.
So I quickly began production of Potions and ointment. Though I say "I began" production, my body does most by itself so I don't really feel it.
Taking only a second to analyze, and three seconds to produce... after five minutes I can make a hundred of these!
Though I had no finished product to compare it to, [Analytical Analysis] ability evaluated it as a high quality product.
Though my skill was passive, I had been high on finally having a conversation partner (?).
And during these 10 days, I had never met another living thing, nor had any threat to my life.
I also drank a lot of water from a lake using that water for a new skill development.
And, predating enough water to fill about 10% of my stomach.
And in one breath, I released it.
I completely lost my sense of place.
>Skill [Hydraulic Propulsion] has been acquired.
Than used that to move around in the water led to the new skill.
>Skill [Water current motion] has been acquired.
And lastly by releasing the water in a blade like motion led to...
>Skill [water blade] has been acquired.
>Skill Merging to form the Extra skill [water manipulation] successful.
That is the "Voice of the World".
Since [Great Sage] never starts a conversation I can't be mistaken, but otherwise it's exactly the same.
But, I don't even have an ounce of time to verify that hypothesis!
A feeling of acceleration envelopes my body... is this what if feels like to fly through the air? (At this point, in the direction I thought I wanted to move in)... I was shot out there.
*Boom!!!*
And then intense pain... there was none.
Hmm...even if I received damage, do I not feel any pain..
>Answer. Due to having acquired Pain Resistance, you do not feel any pain. Due to the Physical Attack Resistance damage has been reduced. Currently, the damaged area is only 10%.
>Intrinsic skill regenerate has been used for recovery with assistance from unique skill [Predator].
And so... where would this be?
Having confirmed that my body had returned to normal, I proceeded to check my surroundings.
Maybe there are dangerous monsters lurking around here.
I carefully started moving.
Lately, it feels like when I'm careful I fall into some rather dangerous situations, but maybe that's just my imagination.
Thinking that was probably a mistake.
(Can you hear me? Little one)
So I heard something.
A voice echoed.
Deep. Heavy. Resonant...Feminine?
A voice that didn't belong to Great Sage or the Voice of the World.
A voice that carried a presence so vast it made the air itself tremble.
And just like that—
after ten days of peaceful, boring slime life—
I suddenly found myself face-to-face with a legendary being, The Storm Dragon.
.....
Status
Name: Mikami Satoru
Species: Slime
Title: Reincarnated One, Otherworlder
Magic: None
Unique Skills:
• [Great Sage]
• [Predator]
• [Dimensional Gacha]
Intrinsic Skills:
• [Dissolve]
• [Absorb]
• [Regenerate]
Extra Skills:
• [Magic Sense]
• [Water Manipulation]
Resistances:
• Thermal Fluctuation Resistance
• Physical Attack Resistance
• Piercing Resistance
• Pain Resistance
• Electricity Resistance
• Paralysis Resistance