chapter 2

As I felt the wind cascade against my skin, intense panic began to set inside my body as I finally registered what had just happened to me.

"FUCK!" I cursed even louder than before as I found myself falling at a great height. I had been so focused on celebrating the fact that I had a dick that I failed to realize I was standing near a cliff.

"T-there should be water at the bottom right!?"

<>Received. It has been confirmed that a river is connected to the waterfall adjacent to you

"That's good!"

<>However, chances of survival from a fall of 100 meters has been deemed extremely low.

"Nevermind then."

I began to regret that fact that I wasn't reborn as a slime. Rimuru had innate regeneration as well as resistance to damage thanks to his body being solely made of cells.

My body was made of flesh and bones, something that would definitely become a splattered mess the moment when I hit the ground.

"Uhh, gotta think quick... gotta think quick."

<>Confirmed, activating hasten thought

At the great sage's words, time began to move slower from my perspective, indicating that the skill had been activated which made me happy albeit only by a little.

Now, think... Rimuru was able to absorb water inside his body and release it at high speeds to propell himself forward. I don't have that aerodynamic body shape so that'll just end on a catastrophe... uhh, can I use a wind spell? Great sage requires me to at least encounter something before it Analyzes it but maybe it can gather information from my memories?

<>Received... Analyzing memories... confirmed. Possibility of synthesizing magicules in the air to replicate wind magic has a high chance of succeeding.

Would you like to attempt synthesizing of wind magic?

YES

NO

YES, DEFINITELY YES, ABSOLUTELY YES.

I frantically answered in a flash of a second,my body glowed a light hue of green before coming into an abrupt stop only a few inches off the ground.

<>Confirmed, the extra skill Wind manipulation has been acquired.

A huge sigh of relief escaped my lips as I flopped my body lazily into the ground, taking in the cold, hard surface that had almost killed me as an old friend.

(Can you hear me, halfling?)

A voice echoed in my mind causing me to groan as I stood up and sat in a cross legged manner.

"Yeah, I can hear you old man." I heaved a sigh and raised my head, focusing my attention to the ridiculously, monstrously huge behemoth of a dragon standing mere feet away from me.

(...Ho ho ho, to go as far to call me an old man... you've got some nerve for a halfling. I thought I should show courtesy to the first visitor that I had gotten in a while, but it seems you've got a death wish)

I stared at the dragon in front of me for a second, taking in the fact that he was far larger and far more intimidating that I had seen on the animated series of the slime which made me rethink my life choices a little bit.

"Sorry... that fall must have messed up senses a little. Like, I thought it was some random monster that was talking to me, I didn't think it'll be a great dragon such as yourself"

Silence filled the room and I had began to pick several of the gods from my previous world to pray that I should come out of this ordeal alive.

(fufufu, Fuhaha, FUHAHAHAHAHAHA)

A sudden explosion of laughter that was loud enough that I felt like my own brain would explode inside my skull.

(Interesting. I had thought you were a confident halfling looking to challenge I, the true dragon Veldora, but I see you were only in a trance. Understandable, a fall from that height would have been fatal to a weak specie such as yourself.)

I heaved a sigh of relief and straightened out my back as I took a proper seat in front of Veldora who simply looked at me in amusement.

(I had thought it was strange that a tiefling were to challenge me. Especially since I had long hear that they had gone extinct a long time ago, you might as well be the last tiefling in the world! Fuhahahaha!)

Well, that answered why tieflings were never seen in the slime novel. Wait, does that mean I have to get a child before I become a demon lord?

(Hmm, judging from that stunt you pulled earlier, are you perhaps a unique or named monster?)

"Actually, I was just born inside this cave about... a month ago? So I'm probably a unique monster."

(Ah, I see. Indeed! It has been a total of 300 years since the very last existence has made contact with me. Not even demons could approach me, so it makes sense, that you, a creature born from my magic, could! FUHAHAHAHA!)

"So you're my parent then?"

(I am not your parent…in the first place, I am not capable of reproducing. Among demons, there are various kinds, some capable of reproducing and others not.)

"So you're saying is... you were born from a ridiculous mass of magicules since if you weren't then you should have the need for reproduction."

(…I say, you are quite intelligent. For normal demons, just possessing the ability to think, is uncommon in itself. Though the only demons I know of that have intelligence are the "Majin"…)

I instinctively cut off his voice from my mind as I continued to try my best to remember the words that Rimuru had used in order to gain Veldora's trust.

("Storm Dragon Veldora", that is my name!

To myself there is no such thing as life span nor body! I am a pure mass of magic essence, and so long as I retain will, I am indestructible!!!

Fu~~~Hahahahahaha!!!)

I get it already so pipe down, geez.

Well, after this.. Rimuru was gonna leave so I guess I should do that? But wait a minute, isn't this just basically me manipulating Veldora out of his loneliness?

That's kind of messed up, Forgive me Veldora. I promise I'll give you tons of dessert later.

"Well... thanks for the really great explanation, but I should really be going"

(Wait. I have told you much of myself. This time should it not be your turn? Hn?)

And so begins, the start of my manipulation.

Err, friendship.

I really promise to make up for this veldora