Manipulation, yet again.
"I Have no idea what you're talking about."
Manipulating someone else's feelings or actions does not only happen through conversing with them.
All predictions are made for them to take the desired action that I have foreseen.
And right now, Rimuru should taste a few days of gender dysphoria for my plan to carry out.
Regrets will always be made by human nature in the last of their moments. Even if Rimuru planning to live as long as the ancient demon lords like Milim does, I won't be able to get rid of his human common sense.
Sure his personality may change, but that doesn't mean what he desires changes.
If he has gotten strong enough, he'll leave his original timeline and go back to the past to fix things that he regretted, the majority of a bored mortal turned god in this multiverses. These scenarios can still happen.
Even I know Rimuru will try his best to turn everything back to how it was. Either it's his gender or a timeline... Our thinking process was actually a bit similar.
Making him stronger does not necessarily mean he will not have any regrets and execute this plot-canceling device called "time travel".
The only thing I really want to preserve... Is Rimuru's personality.
[Hey... Yeah, sorry about earlier... I didn't even know why I shouted.] That is Rimuru, calling me on the phone once more.
"No worries about it. Are you alright though?" My voice faked the clear concern for him.
This is what I am talking about. Rimuru is too naive, but this pacifist personality is exactly what I needed. He is simply, one of the members in our group who has the lowest chance of interfering with my plan despite his power.
Of course that was not exactly what I need from the others too either. Jin Woo, for example, needs him to develop the habit of reporting to the group. I need Shiraori to manage the world I had overthrown from D, and so on.
[After thinking hard about it... I don't think I'd be able to participate in the next quest. I'm sorry but... Can we discuss this here if that is alright with you?]
His high-pitched voice went back to his usual formal tone. His screams are no longer there.
"Sure thing... I'd like to ask how you feel at the moment..."
[A- I am currently in my slime form. I feel a bit weird to use any other form with Mimicry right now so...]
"That is completely understandable. Have you done anything then?"
[Huh? What do you mean?]
"Humans, in the end, are creatures who'd complain and want what they don't have... Men's, in a few moments of their life, wished they were born women and the same can be said for the other way around..."
Desires are bottomless after all.
"So that's why I ask about that, have you tried doing anything yet?" To his female body, I mean.
[I-I can't say I didn't think about that... But hey! I just want to return to normal okay???"
But Rimuru is different. He genuinely just wants some peace without even looking at the new threats.
"If that's the case, then what is normal?"
[Well like how I used to be before!]
"Which one, when you're a genderless slime... Or when you are Mikami Satoru?"
For the first time, I call his past name.
"Why are you silent... Rimuru?"
[...Who are you?]
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[Just who exactly are you... Akihito-san? Are you the creator of this chat group?]
That is the question I have been waiting to hear.
"..."
But that doesn't mean I will answer it.
"Like how a master and subordinate were, You can actually name your ultimate skill." Without any single context, I throw off these words.
[Akihito-san?]
And while he's confused on the other side of the phone, "Try giving a 'name' to your ultimate skill, Raphael"
[Um... what do you---]
And I cut the line there.
Doubts have been formed inside Rimuru's heart, and all predictions have been calculated.
Had I not done all of this, it'll be too late before Rimuru named Raphael to develop a divine wisdom core.
Of course, it doesn't mean I could just tell him from the start what will happen. Remember that he is a pacifist at heart, even if I told him he can name his skill to make it stronger... the best reaction I can gain would be:
"Eh? Ah?? Izzat so?"
The whole turning him into a girl is just a way to boost his panic in the process. Rimuru who is used to "sealing" or holding back from using his skills just because it's destructive is an obstacle.
Not to mention... His meeting with Yuuki Kagurazaka will be a very interesting one.
Well, it's about time I gave a name to Samzaya as well.
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--- Rimuru Tempest's POV ---
Uwaaaah... This guy is unbelievable... After talking about all that stuff he just went and hung up...
After a few hours of being dress-up doll with Shuna and Shion, plus Milim now... they finally cut me some slack with the fashion show.
They even made me wear the undergarments... and teach me how to wear one... kuh--!!!
When I see my human self in the mirror, I didn't feel anything. It actually does seem like it's my body and not someone else, despite how similar some features are to Shizu-san...
I developed this trait a few hours after cursing at the admin. It was as if it was normal to the point it was terrifying...
I always got a little bit annoyed with some people mistaking me as a girl due to Shizu-san's face... but this is completely a whole different thing... What is it that I truly feel?
I wasn't able to understand it myself.
Normal... rather, the moment I got reincarnated in this world there was never been anything normal in the first place.
All of these fantasy worlds and finally a chat group... Nothing of it is normal.
...I see, I think... I get what I want...
I want to become human once again... that's right, that desire was so strong that it clouded my views...
Had Great Sage... no, Akihito did not tell me anything about future threats... I won't understand the gravity of the rules that I made.
Don't attack humans...
I should've seen this sooner...
I am such an idiot.
"Raphael-sensei... That guy told me you'd get stronger if I give you a name right?"
«Answer: Master is correct.»
Then your name will be "Ciel".
«!!!!!!!!»
Various pieces of information begin to flow into me and became a torrent.
«Notification. Manas: Ciel was born from Ultimate Skill『Wisdom Lord Raphael』. This announcement was concealed by Manas: Ciel»
An evolution...?
«I--- I am Ciel. The one who integrates skills, Manas. The one that will support my master, in Demon Lord Rimuru's soul. Master, once again, please treat me well!!»
Even though she still had a robotic tone, she had become considerably fluent... I have a feeling that the performance of her calculation speed and other things has been improved to some degree.
Then maybe with this...
«Master... You desired a change in master's body, would you like me to scan the parasitical skill and remove it?»
You can do that!??
«There are no problems. The skill is designed to be removed after all.»
...what?? WHAT DID YOU SAY!??
«The skill was not originally a skill core, it was simply a higher form of ailment status effect. Removal of the core-less skill is fairly easy as it was designed to be removed in the first place.»
Didn't you say it was unremovable!?? Oh wait, that was Raphael...
«Would you like to remove it...?»
Yes! A direct YES!!!
GOSH! THIS IS EMBARRASSING...
«But master...»
Hm?
«You looked so good in maid uniform...»
Ah...
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To be continued.