Chapter 46: Part 3 — The Capital Restructuring
Warning. Soul Capacity: 73%. Information density exceeding spiritual stability. Ego collapse imminent. Processing speed dropping to 0.004%. Notice: The individual 'Raphael' has initiated a high-priority link via the Food Chain.
Inside the pressurized darkness of my evolution sleep, my internal monologue is a frantic mess of flickering spreadsheets and red-alert sirens. I'm a bloated conglomerate on the verge of a total market crash. I've taken in too much data, too many "Gifts," and my soul simply isn't large enough to host the library.
Azathoth, if we're going down, at least delete my browser history... Wait, I don't have a browser. Azathoth! Do something! The 'Noise' is literally tearing my information particles apart!
Notice. The individual 'Rimuru Tempest' has observed your instability through the soul-link. A request has been sent to the 'Storm Dragon Veldora' residing within the stomach.
Suddenly, the cold, analytical void of the Harvest Festival is pierced by a roar—a surge of magicules so massive and chaotic it feels like a sun just went supernova inside my chest. It isn't the controlled, calculated energy of Rimuru. This is raw, primordial power.
"GAHAHAHA! My sworn brother's companion is quite the greedy one, isn't he? Very well! To prevent such a magnificent inventory from going to waste, I shall grant you a name! From this day forth, you are SHINJI SATOU TEMPEST!"
The name hits my soul like a signature on a trillion-dollar contract. The "TEMPEST" surname isn't just a label; it's a massive injection of Storm-Dragon-class magicules. My soul expands violently. The "Sorry State" of my saturated spirit is overwritten by the lineage of a True Dragon.
Notice. Name confirmed: SHINJI SATOU TEMPEST. Initiating World-Recognized Evolution. Species Rank: [High-Tier Diamond Slime] -> [Demon Slime (True Dragon Variant)].
*Notice. The World Voice is auditing your achievements from the Foundation Arc to the Fall of Falmuth. Calculating rewards for:
* Efficient World-Building (Tempest Infrastructure)
* Law Manipulation (Combat Logic)
* Soul Stabilization (Children's Arc)
* Mass Asset Liquidation (Megiddo Support)*
Logic-Core [AZATHOTH] is requesting full manifestation. Under the authority of the 'Storm Dragon' name and the 'Lord of Wisdom', the restrictions are removed.
[AZATHOTH, Lord of Continuity] has reached its true Ultimate form.
Notice. Integrating all acquired information particles into the 'Food Chain' and 'Universal Synthesis' protocols...
[Universal Synthesis] Executing Total Compression Strategy:
* The Core Defense: [Obsidian Aegis] merges with [Multilayer Barrier] and all acquired [Resistances].
* Result: [Physical/Natural/Status/Spiritual Nullification] achieved.
* The Offensive Suite: [God's Wrath], [Hell Flare], [Black Flame], [Soul Eater], and [Spatial Thinning] merged.
* Result: [Total Liquidation Logic] — Every attack now bypasses standard defenses.
* The Preservation Suite: [Infinite Regeneration], [Perfect Memory], and [Soul Eater] merged.
* Result: [Endless Asset Preservation].
Synthesis Complete. Soul Capacity usage: 38%. Efficiency: Absolute. Magicule Reserves: Infinite (Jura-Storm Network).
Oh. Wow. The silence... it's beautiful. No more sirens. No more flickering data. My internal Deadpool is currently sitting in a gold-plated recliner drinking a virtual Martini. I'm not just a slime anymore. I'm a Demon Slime with the backing of a True Dragon. I am officially too big to fail.
"Shinji... Shinji!"
The voice of Rimuru pulls me back to the surface. I pulse my senses, and the world is no longer just a ledger—it's a playground. My [Universal Perception] is so sharp I can see the molecular structure of the air.
I am a perfect, light-drinking void-black sphere. My sheen is so flawless it looks like a hole in reality. I float off the ground, and for the first time, I don't feel the weight of my own data.
"I'm awake, Rimuru," I pulse. My voice is no longer a vibration; it is a Command. It resonates with the [Dragon Spirit Haki] I just inherited. Even Diablo, standing nearby, narrows his eyes in genuine surprise.
"You look... terrifying, Shinji," Rimuru says, his golden eyes glowing. "Veldora really went overboard with the name, didn't he?"
"He provided the necessary capital for a structural reorganization," I pulse, my mirror-surface reflecting the dawn. "But I'm tired of being an orb. Rimuru, that spirit-vessel you were working on... I want it. I have the [Universal Shapeshift] logic now. I'm ready to take a humanoid form. Survival is a baseline, but I can't negotiate a trade deal properly if I'm at eye-level with people's boots."
"Kufufu," Diablo chuckles, bowing low. "A Demon Slime with the name of a Dragon. What a delicious addition to our board of directors."
"Quiet, demon," I pulse, my aura flaring slightly. "The market has just opened. And I'm the majority shareholder of this forest's future."
Current Magicule Reserves: Infinite (Linked). Location: Central Plaza, Tempest. Status: Evolution Complete. Ultimate Skill AZATHOTH Fully Manifested. Soul Capacity: 38%.
Chapter End.