70 The Primordials

Inside a special room in the labyrinth stood the black-haired butler with a smile.

"It is good to be back, my lord. I apologize for the delay, I have brought the people I had mentioned who could be of assistance. They are currently waiting outside."

"Diablo, it is good to see you again. You can call them in."

Entering the room were three women. One was tall with long white hair and moved with elegance, she had a mature appearance and a confident smile. The second was a woman with short blonde hair, she had the appearance and attitude of a high school delinquent. And the third was a shorter girl with short violet hair.

All three of them were releasing practically no aura trying to conceal their real power.

"My lord, I believe these three personally are worthy of having a meeting with you."

I gave them a glance over and decided to put my Oscar-worthy skills to use.

"Hmm…. Primordials? When you said you were bringing people that could help I didn't think you meant primordials. I guess we are going to have 5 total on our side now."

All three of them raised their eyebrows slightly before Diablo spoke.

"Kufufufufu, as I expected, nothing can fool the eyes of my lord. However, I must ask you, my lord. There are only four of us, so what do you mean by five?"

"Oh that's right, you probably haven't heard. Blue primordial Rain joined us while you were gone

"Wait, you are telling us Rain ditched Guy to join you?" asked Jaune with a shocked expression.

"Yeah, I won a bet against Guy. He didn't really have to since we had agreed on no prizes but he did either way."

Diablo appeared to become physically weaker as I spoke.

"My- my lord. Just how much have I missed?" He said with a slightly shaky voice.

"...Don't worry about it… I can place what you missed on a memory projector. It will be like you were right there."

Diablo's eyes regained a bit of light yet there was still a trace of sadness. I could only give a sigh and pat his head like he was a kid.

"There, there, you were doing good by bringing in some more help. If you have any requests as a reward for your work just let me know."

Diablo seemed to regain his normal composure and now he had a bright smile. A small giggle was heard before the woman with white hair stepped forward.

"It is good to meet you Sir Rimuru. I must regretfully say that I don't have a name to introduce myself with. When Diablo spoke to me I had my doubts. But seeing it with my own eyes it is impossible to deny it. I can see now why Diablo is so fond of you."

The woman took a step back and gave a short curtsey.

"From the moment I saw you I had made my decision. I sincerely hope that you will accept me and my two hundred followers to serve you, and I hope we will be of service to you."

And what she was saying was right all three of the primordials had noticed something the moment they saw me. Ciel had decided not to hide the strength I had so they were able to take a look directly at my pool of strength. And not only had they seen that but they had also noticed something strange inside. It was an attribute they were unable to recognize, yet with small similarities to what made them primordials. Each of them interpreted what they saw slightly differently. And their own interpretations were what pushed them to move forward.

The purple-haired primordial also stepped forward

"Me too!- I mean, I also wish to offer the two hundred servants I brought and myself to you Sir Rimuru."

She spoke with an energetic tone, and following behind her was the yellow-haired primordial.

"I am the same as the other two. Both my followers and I are ready to follow your orders."

"My lord, I have also brought 100 of my most capable servants to serve you. I would also like to let you know that each of them has brought two capable servants with them. And I have brought another extremely capable servant with me. " Said Diablo.

"Alright then, call your servants and follow me, I have made all the preparations already."

On the way, we met up with Rain who was waiting for us on the way to the lab with her own servants. She had shown her determination and loyalty since she had gotten here and I could trust her enough to add her to this event. Though I did notice that she worked so hard mainly for all the benefits that Tempest provided and she could use . Though that wasn't a bad thing in my opinion. The more she liked Tempest the harder she would work to protect it in the future.

"Blanc? Jaune? Violet? What are you all doing here?"

And so the reunion began. It had been a long time since they had seen each other, so during the way, they began to catch up with everything.

We ended up arriving at the lab where hundreds of bodies were laying on tables. They had been made similarly to how I made the bodies for the elves I had brought back to life. Yet since they were meant to be inhabited by strong demons most of them had slight modifications.

All of the bodies were optimized for combat and were enhanced. Rather than being made of something akin to flesh they were made with different types of metals depending on their strength. If gaining bodies would normally result in a medium-sized boost of strength for a demon this body would increase their strength by over double what they had at the moment.

And those were only the basic bodies. For the elites their bodies were made with more complex and better materials, the reason for this was Ramantium. We had managed to make it more stable yet it was still not safe for even those considered experts to use. In order to maintain it stable, it still required concentration. So to prevent an explosion in the labyrinth only those I thought could handle it would receive a body like it.

The entire circulatory system was made using Ramantium, the superconductor of magicules, allowing for anything that requires the usage of magicules to become as easy as breathing. It also resulted in better usage of magicules, so something that would have taken 100 magicules would only take 25-50 magicules depending on how adept you were at using it.

The skeletal and muscular systems were made with Orichalcum and some Mithril, making them incredibly resilient and resistant to physical damage. And the cherry on top was the material that made up the skin, Dimeritium. With bodies like this, they would not only be better at using magic but would gain resistance to physical attacks and absorption to magical attacks. There were a total of 16 of the special bodies, for the primordials and for their best servants.

I started by consuming all of the 700 demons and placing them into their bodies. I had let them know that they would be able to manipulate their appearance to their liking so as to take their time with it. During the process of me transferring to their bodies I, or rather Ciel who was the one to think of so many names at once, had given them names.

After they were done I moved on to the chosen servants for the special bodies. Nyx and Helios were going to receive a body each along with the new servant Diablo had brought, who had received the name Venom.

The white primordial had brought with her two demons that received the name Moss and Cien, The yellow primordial had brought the ones who ended up becoming Agera and Esprit. The Violet Primordial had brought the ones who were named Veyron and Zonda. And finally, Rain had brought with her the ones who were named Elise and Gallardo.

This left only the Primordials, I was going to name them at the same time they entered their bodies.

"The White Primordial, your name will be Testarossa. the Violet Primordial, your name will be Ultima. The Yellow Primordial, your name will now be Carrera."

Their bodies began to glow as I placed them in their new bodies that quickly adapted to their appearance. I looked to my side to see a slightly jealous Diablo and Rain.

"I did make extra bodies for a reason. I know you both have bodies already but there is no reason why you can't upgrade."

"It would be my greatest honor to receive such a gift from my lord." Said Diablo as he bowed.

Seeing Diablo's example and also eager to gain more strength, Rain followed along.

"Yup, a huge honor indeed Lord Rimuru."

With her actions, I was reminded of something I had yet to do.

"You know what Rain, let me refresh your name"

"Huh?"

"Your name has been and will be Rain."

A sudden burst of magicules flowed through Rain as I also placed her in her new body. While Guy was one of the strongest in the world he was not very familiar with naming, and for that reason, he had limited some of the potentials of both Rain and Mizeri. After all, naming was a risky thing, and if you gave too many magicules you would end up permanently weakened. So due to the "safe" way he named them he ended up making them incapable of growing stronger past a certain point.

I didn't really have to worry about magicules since it was one of the things I had the most of. Only by recreating an entire landscape and going overboard while using an Origin skill would I reach the risk of damaging my strength. And even if I ran low I had my good friend and willing battery Veldora to share the burden.

With Ciel being the best namer in this multiverse those restrictions had been broken allowing the maid to reach for the stars. Finally capable of gaining more strength after so many tens of thousands of years. This also came with the added benefit of creating a soul corridor between both of us, just like with everyone who I had named in the past.

And so on this fateful day, one of the strongest armies was born. And its growth had only just begun.