Encounter with a dragon

~Adam~

It's been 10 days since I came to the tensura world

How do I know?

Why of course, it's because of my very own trusty [Great Sage]

[....]

Nothing to add, Great Sage?

[Notice. It has been 10 days 11 hours 4 minutes 59 seconds]

....

Glad to have you aboard, Great Sage

By the way, did you do what I asked?

[Affirmative. Notice: unwanted effects of Unique skill [Chosen one] have been turned off for the time being]

I inwardly breathed a sigh of relief at that

I don't want to be seen as a hero like that guy that had this skill, it's too troublesome

I am no hero, and I have no desire to be one, especially if it was only because of the effect of a skill. Still though, I would use this to my advantage when the situation calls for it, but otherwise, it will be turned off

Although I believe such a skill would definitely suit Kiana, especially with what she does in the plot of the game in the future

Gotta thank Great Sage for turning this 'hero thing' off, honestly, I have no idea how I would go on doing that by myself without any help

[Hmph]

Speaking of Great Sage, the 90 days that it takes to establish itself are quite far away

Until now and in the forseable future, it will be accessing and usurping the voice of the world to communicate with me

You know, Great Sage did me a favor by borrowing a small part of the voice of the world and presenting it to me in a silver platter

I couldn't resist, so I continuously used my love geass to make that small part of the world's voice be in 'love' with me

This will accumulate over time until at some point the whole voice of the world will become my simp!

If in the future I encounter some of the overpowered monsters that are running around, I could use this as my trump card

.... If it works, that is. Because let's be honest, there is no way someone like me can affect something like the world's voice, although not quite omnipotent, it is damn quite close to it

Although I say that, those 10 days have been the best days I have ever experienced since I reincarnated in the world of honkai

Here, there are no Herschers that will eventually awaken and destroy everything in their path, there were no honkai that could corrupt me and kill me with a small dosage. Here, there is only me, Rimuru and the monsters that we occasionally came across, killed, and snacked on

People don't know how much stress affects them until only after they relieve some of it

It was as if a heavy burned was lifted off my shoulders, I was now genuinely free

I became less serious, I smiled more, and I of course became more playful

Although that may be because I integrated C.C's character card, which also affected my appearance

Although I could be called handsome, I feel like a better description is that I am a "bishounen"

Of course, this wasn't the only change, my eyes became a golden color(which I can change back to blue, if I want) and my hair changed to silver

"Grrrrr" A loud monster noise interrupted my musings

I turned around and saw a giant snake monster....

I boredly stared at it as it came closer to me, eyeing me like I was its prey

When it came within 5 steps of distance, a water blade pierced its neck like a knife through butter as it fell to ground

It is the extra skill [Water manipulation], this is an easy skill to learn, so why wouldn't I share it with my friend?

"Oh... Another one of those.." A cutesy female sounding voice reached my ears as a blue slime was revealed behind the snake

"Hey Adam, are you hungry? Do you want to eat it?" The slime asked in concern as it came close to me and stood in front of me

"Heh, don't worry. I can go weeks without eating" I chuckled a the worrying tone of the slime

"But..." The slime hesitated

"Don't worry, with my gluttony, I can digest the monsters and store away the remaining in my stomach for a later time" I reassured the slime as I bend down and petted it

"Didn't you at least bring food from your world?" It asked something that made the smile on my face freeze

I retracted my hand and coughed "Ehem... I didn't think of that"

I really didn't... A MANTIS can survive off honkai energy like a Herscher, and although I can't considered a real MANTIS, I at least have lowered needs like food, water and sleep

Not to mention, I knew there was water in this cave that I could drink... And if it came down to it, I could eat the monster meat and then heal myself with that healing water like a certain isekai protagonist

"Haah" my partner sighed in exasperation at me

And then, the 'not-yet Rimuru' slime went up to the snake and absorbed it with some reluctance

Speaking of Rimuru....

I think he is gay....

No, I'm not joking. When I took off my clothes to bathe in one of the pools we found in the cave,  he started blushing and ogling at my body shyly

He also took some glances at my dick....

Not that there is anything wrong with that... It's just I'm not into that

Ah...

Of course, if instead of a loli he takes a more feminine form, I may be open to something...

But still... In his previous life, he was a guy. So even in this life, he should identify as a male, so I see no other reason for being attracted to me than being gay

Except if he is actually a she, but that's impossible, .... right?

Or maybe my bishounen appearance has something to do with that?

Ugh.... I shivered in disgust at the thought of being attractive to men

Yeah... I'll just stick to women, thank you very much

"Ah!" the slime shouted suddenly in fear as it went behind me and stuck to my leg

"...?" I looked at the slime behind me in confusion

"I-is that... a d-dragon?" the slime asked fearfully

I looked in front of us, and my eyes widened at what I saw

"He seems friendly...." I said to the slime, trying to reassure it

I started walking towards the huge dragon, not at all intimidated by his huge visage

"A-Adam, I don't think that's a good idea" the slime tried to convince me otherwise, but it also started following behind me reluctantly

What's up with him? He sounds like a scared little girl

When we reached the dragon and went right in front of him-

[Hello young ones]

I flinched as a powerful voice resounded trough my head

Judging by the Slime's slight flinch. He heard it too

"Did someone say young ones? Is it this dragon?" The slime said in a surprised tone as it looked at me for confirmation

I nodded my head without saying anything

[Oi! You can both hear me, can't you? Responding would be good]

Well, hello to you too Veldora

[Too loud, baldie!] The slime's suspiciously female sounding voice rang out in my head

[A little quiter would indeed be nice] I added my two cents in the conversation

[Ho, Hoho! To deign me a baldy, aren't you a brave one!!! It has been long since I have last had company so I may have started poorly, but this one seems to be searching for death!]

[.....] I stayed silent as I didn't want to butt in their conversation

[I-im sorry! I didn't know how to respond, so I decided to try whatever seemed appropriate. I sincerely apologize! And on that note, I have never seen a dragon!] The slime's voice turned meek at this point

[Fufufu. Fuhaha. Fuahahahahaha!] A thunderous laughter bellowed out in our head as the dragon's reply to the slime's apology

[Interesting. Truly, someone who has never seen my majestic visage always reacts like that when they first see me! Slime species are typically thoughtless creatures that only [Absorb], [Dissolve], and [Regenerate]. I have yet to behold one leaving their territory, with a human companion no less]

[When a slime and a human entered my range of perception, I naturally found it rather bizarre. What are you? A named monster? A unique monster? And you, human, how strong are you to dare enter here? Are you a hero or a Sage?] The dragon questioned, with curiosity evident in his tone

[A unique monster? I don't really understand... Truthfully I've only been born for 90 days] The slime said with confusion

[Ah, I'm not as powerful as you think. I just came here because I don't want my friend to be lonely] I answered naturally

[Bahahahaha! A slime and a human being friends?! That's preposterous!] The true dragon laughed at the absurdity of my answer while the slime visibly perked up

When Veldora stopped laughing, he continued [But to answer your question, little one, Unique monsters are those who have undergone some mutation and possess unusual powers. Rarely, such are born in-] Veldora continued blabbering

As those two continued talking to each other, I ignored them, as it seems the conversation is the same as in the light novel, or the anime....I can't really remember

Anyway, with them conversing, it is a good time to take a look at my skills

'Great Sage, show me my status'

Using my memories as a base, Great Sage can list my skills in the form of a status screen

Of course, such a thing will only show me the barest of information, and it's not entirely accurate

For example, My immortality isn't listed here, nor is my love geass or my ability to bestow geasses to others. Those things aren't classified under the system of tensura or the voice of the world

Most of the skills here except Great Sage and gluttony won't show much utility, especially in the short term. They will be useful in the future when they evolve and become ultimate skills, though

As for God... Forget it, it is a sealed skill and I have no way of going about unsealing it

Still, I'm satisfied with this. When I return to the world of honkai, I will have nothing to worry about. With immortality and Gluttony, there aren't many unbeatable foes, because even if I can't defeat someone, I can definitely run away or survive

Now as for those two....

They are so into the conversation that they didn't even notice that I haven't spoken much

It doesn't really matter, I don't have any questions for Vendora, and I, an unknown variable, don't want to shift the conversation into an unpredictable direction that would prevent making Rimuru and Veldora friends

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