Chapter 3 Reincarnation

And so, my reincarnation begins. At least, I think it begins. It feels like I'm in some kind of lucid dream, but I know for a fact that I did indeed die and I just finished my meeting with the Meat Bun ROB.

I still don't know what to say about it.

So right now I assume I'm in the middle of my reincarnation process. I never read what it would feel like at this point, most stories just skip to the awakening scene.

Or am I the weird one? Is the bun more powerful than we ever could have imagined? I want a meat bun now…

*WHOOM!*

All of a sudden, I get the feeling of colliding with something before I get a massive headache comparable to the time I spent waiting for No Game No Life Season 2.

Yeah, it's that fucking big.

I get flashes, or rather, fragments of what I assume to be memories. These memories obviously don't belong to me, they belong to a rather unremarkable man.

A typical life. He graduated from college, landed a job, and lived a 'blissful' bachelor life up to the age of 37.

Is this my future?

Wait no, a name was included in these memories… 'Satoru Mikami', huh… Wait… isn't this-

<<Error. Soul collision confirmed. Soul fusion has been detected, attempting to eject foreign soul… failed. Recalibrating.>>

Mom is that you? Just kidding. But this voice, and that name. I'm almost 100% convinced now…

<<Separation of the soul has proved ineffective. Deterioration of the soul has been confirmed, searching for a solution… found. Attempting to fuse souls, prioritising individual Satoru Mikami…>>

C-chotto matte! Won't that mean I'll disappear!? I didn't sign up for this! Get me my lawyer! Preferably that Meat Bun ROB!

<<Failed.>>

Oh, thank god! Wait, is this a good thing or a bad thing?

<<Foreign soul has confirmed to hold a skill specialising in the soul, assimilation with Satoru Mikami as the main personality has failed, searching for a solution…>>

Soul type skill? Is it my [Heavens Feel]?

<<Solution found. Attempting to fuse souls, prioritising individual Daniel *******…>>

(A/N: You aren't getting my full name that easily…)

And just like that, the headache disappeared and the influx of memory fragments increased. It's like watching a movie, it's totally detached from my life yet I can see everything that happened in this poor sod's life.

I kinda feel depressed. Won't this mean that the OG Rimuru won't exist any more? I don't hate the guy, I like how he does things. I always wanted to meet him too, and once I chose this world I promised myself to at least go say hi to him.

But with this soul assimilation… Sigh… I'm sorry man… if it's any comfort, I'll at least try my best to follow in your footsteps. In my own style, of course. Oh, and I watched the anime and saw your co-worker fry your computer, so you don't have to worry about your files. Rest in peace.

As soon as I said that his secret is safe, the assimilation sped up greatly. As if all reluctance from him is gone.

This guy… he has his priorities straight. Gotta have some respect.

<<Soul assimilation has confirmed to be a success. The skills [Predator] and [Great Sage] have been successfully acquired as a consequence. Resistances have also been successfully acquired.>>

And I got this guy's skills too!? Aren't I just too broken at this point!? Not that I'm complaining though…

And just like that, the lucid dream-like state I was in disappears, and I am now fully conscious.

But… everything is black. I can't see, I'm legally blind~…

And so, I try to move.

…

I don't think that did anything. Ok, hold on. Let's try again.

…

Oh, I think I just felt something brush up against me. But man this is trippy, it feels so weird. It's like I'm sliding across the ground, but I'm not?

Hmm hmm… I don't have my arms or legs... I can't see, nor can I hear, and I definitely can't taste or smell… Mmm! This shape! This springiness! This aerodynamic shape! This 'Boing Boing' feeling!

I'm… a slime, aren't I?

It seems I didn't JUST inherit OG Rimuru's skills, but his body too… Man, I feel even more guilty now…

But look on the bright side! I died eating a meat bun, I got reincarnated by a meat bun, and now I AM the meat bun! This power… this strength that's welling up from the depths of my heart… It's overflowing!

<<Confirmed Ultimate Skill: [Illya, Lord of Heaven's Feel] has been obtained, beginning evolution.>>

… Oh. So I wasn't because I am the bun?

Well, that was embarrassing. Wait, evolution?

<<Due to the effects of [Illya, Lord of Heaven's Feel], your soul is ascending to a higher form of existence. You are currently undergoing an evolution to compensate for that.>>

O-oh… I knew that…

What? Don't look at me like that. I totally expected this.

As I was undergoing the evolution, the rampaging magicules inside me slowly begins to calm down. If the energy from before was a wild rampaging bull, right now it's comparable to a domestic cat looking for attention.

<<Report. Evolution from Slime into Origin Slime has been confirmed.>>

Origin Slime, eh? What's that?

<<A species of slime that has qualities similar to that of the Highest Tier Spirits, True Dragons. Intrinsic skills [Infinite Regeneration] and [Universal Shapeshift] have been acquired as a consequence.>>

Oh sweet! But the second one is a bit useless because I haven't eaten anything yet, so I don't exactly have anything I can transform into…

Well, my procrastination says I'll deal with that later! For now, I would like to see, so that magic sense would be nice.

Ok, how did it go again? Feel the magicules outside your body and feel how it interacts with light and sound waves, I think it was. Then convert that knowledge into something understandable… that's not something I can do with my mental processing power, so…

[Great Sage]! I'm counting on you!

<<Confirmed. Beginning decryption… Success.>>

And voila, I regained my sight! And my hearing too! It sounds kind of eerie though, but it's not that bad. I've played Minecraft after all! I'm used to these sounds.

<<Extra Skill: [Magic Sense] has been acquired. Origin Slime status has forcefully evolved [Magic Sense] into Intrinsic Skill: [Universal Sense]>>

And the good news just keeps on coming! I can see really far now and in much better quality than I'm used to! Is this what 4K quality looks like? It's beautiful…

But I'm white.

Wait, that came out wrong. I mean I'm white in colour. The OG Rimuru was blue, but I'm not… did something go wrong? Maybe it's a side effect of my skills? Or maybe it's the colour of my soul or something? My soul was white just like this after all. And there's this misty haze constantly around me-

Oh wait, I'm probably projecting a fuck ton of magicules right now, right? This is bad, with my infinite magicules, the whole world might be suffering under my pressure.

<<Incorrect. Although you have an endless amount of magicules, [Illya, Lord of Heaven's Feel] grants complete control over your magicules, so you are currently only projecting a minuscule amount of aura. This is your natural aura that is normally projected due to your status as a monster.>>

Eh? Then what the hell is this misty haze around me?

<<A visual effect. Would you like to disable it?>>

What!?

…

Nah, it looks cool, I'll keep it for now.

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A/N: ...

MC: ...

AN: ...

MC: ... So... [Illya, Lord of Heaven's Feel], eh?

AN: Oh shut it. And get the fuck out.

Let me know if I missed anything! Also consider dropping some power stones!