My First Unique Skill

"How on…?! You were a slime all along?!"

Exclaimed the ogres after finding out that rimuru was a slime.

They also fell to the ground apparently they were as drained as Rimuru.

We helped settle everybody in a place they could rest in, then I left the remaining matters to Rigurd, as I was going to the cave to start familiarizing myself with my new body again.

Once I reached the underground cavern, I found a relatively undamaged area and began mobilizing my dormant spiritual power and as I expected, it is not as straightforward to do it with a physical body as it was previously. looks like I have to try some of the Arts I heard about form the three adventurers during their last visit.

I slowly permeated my spiritual power through my whole body, increasing the output until it began pouring out. This manged to strengthen by body quite a bit.

I tried moving around and getting used to fighting in a physical body, My strength has increased slightly but the obvious rise was in my stamina. I can now last much longer in battle and can use my reserves freely.

My speed on the other hand has slightly dipped, not that I am slower or anything, it is just now that I have a relatively normal body structure, moving at high speeds can be quite detrimental, thankfully the spiritual power permeating my body can enhance my endurance minimizing the damage to myself.

I tried increasing the output until my body couldn't handle the strengthening anymore, I stopped when I reached my limit.

"looks like this body can't handle all of my spiritual power for the time being."

Experimenting on another technique I started mixing some released spiritual power with my magicules and coated my fists in it, The result was quite successful, My fists now emit a faint light and I can instinctively tell it will deal extra damage.

Extra Skill "Magic Aura" acquired.

That turned out to provide even more than I had a anticipated. Basically, Magic Aura was a skill that let me easily add magical effects to attacks with my own aura or in my case spiritual power.

Maybe I can try a technique I wanted to use for a while now, taking a stance I generate some lighting with dark thunder skill and clad my fists in it, magic aura made the whole thing much easier now.

Here I go "Raiouken (Thunder King Fist)!"

Sending a series of ultra-high-speed punches clad in lightning delivered using both of my arms, Well now I know what my main mode of attack while unarmed will be.

After trying some other Hakuda techniques, I shifted my focus Hohō ones, increasing my famialrity with Flash step and the like. I even succeeded in making foothold to stands on air, no I will have no problems with aerial enemies.

Now it's time for the main dish, I first recovered my stamina and focused my will to activate my hollow powers, then putting my hand over my face, I swiped over it and a white bone mask with dark marking appeared

My eyes behind the mask changed color with my sclera turning black and golden pupils, a heavy pressure engulfed everything in the surroundings. I try to control my powers and finally stabilize it after a while, it was then that I got my first unique skill.

Unique Skill "Reverser" acquired.

Here it is, the lovely 'Voice Of The World ' finally announcing my acquisition of a unique skill.

Suddenly I felt much lighter and keeping this form became much easier, I can probably maintain it for a longer period of time now.

I can also sense Shingetsu dormant spirit more clearly, hopefully A suitable sword can be made soon.

Checking on my new skill I was quite satisfied with its effects.

-- Reverser: It allows the user to obtain two diametrically opposed essences at once—in my case, aspects of both shinigami and hollow powers.

Sub-skills

- Extra Skill Ultraspeed Regeneration is the next level of Self-Regeneration and is usable only when I am donning the mask.

- Iron Skin, it condenses the aura of the surface of the body creating a steel-hard skin strong enough to block sharp attacks, it is basically a Hierro.

- Unstable Aura, due to the dual characteristics of the user's aura, it corrupts the affected opponent bypassing most resistances.

- Power Augmentation, with acquisition of an extra and separate source of power. The accumulation of both powers greatly augments their powers beyond what the user can normally do.

- Enhanced Speed

- Enhanced Strength

- Enhanced Endurance

Well my body can now handle more strengthening by my spiritual power thanks to the enhanced endurance. I kept testing my limits in this form and finally felt the burden on my body after more than ten minutes, I could probably push myself more but there was no hurry for now.

Removing the mask canceled the hollowfication, I felt a little weak but no major problems. even the stability of my body which was nearly complete yesterday is now perfect. I don't know why exactly but really, hollow powers work better with magicules powers and this body.

Practicing till the end of the day I went back to the village and retired to my tent to have a good sleep.

A night passed.

This round of sleep was so comfortable that I woke up very late, I groggily got ready and wore a simple attire, I really need to go to Garm and ask him to make me a new garment.

On the way to the center of the village, I heard some people arguing, so I went to check on it and I was quite suprised.

"Shion! How long are you going to hold Sir Rimuru close to your chest like that? It's time to switch out!" 

"Princess Shuna, you cannot be serious! There is no 'switching out' to be done! I will take care of Sir Rimuru, so please, you should rest yourself…" 

"Enough of your nonsense, Shion! I tell you that I will watch Sir Rimuru, and watch him I shall!"

I saw the Six ogres not sure if I can still call them that, surrounding rimuru who just woke up.

That lucky bastard was in slime form hugged by Shion between her chest. I wouldn't have commented that much if it was yesterday, but today is a different story.

As expected after being named, the six of them evolved and it's a complete change.

Benimaru for example the red haired one, was now a handsome young man with a burning blaze of crimson hair. His eyes were just as bright-red, Two horns, smoother and more beautiful than obsidian, poked out from his crimson locks. They used to be thicker than elephant tusks, but now they were honed, polished, and as thin and beautiful as a work of art. The Benimaru I knew was a hulking figure, but this guy was maybe just under six feet tall, and his body was taut and well-defined. 

The amount of energy I felt from him, however, made him seem like a completely different person from before. He might've been my match if I didn't have a body now, he should be past A rank now. 

How the hell did naming someone unlock this much force? I am sure something else is going on.

Next to him was a fetching young woman who was almost hidden in Benimaru's shadow. Shuna, I supposed. She was already sweet-looking, and that had evolved massively along with everything else. Like, what the hell? This was a total princess now, man. A completely different level from before. Her long hair, just a touch pink now, cascaded across her head to the ponytail below. She had two horns of white porcelain, lightly shaded skin, and lips the shade of a cherry blossom in spring, with shining crimson eyes.

Hakuro, the wizened old ogre, seemed far younger now. He had looked about ready to keel over at any moment before, but now it appeared he was maybe just beginning to approach his golden years. His posture is perfect, and at least some of the physical strength he had lost with age has returned , I thought. Even in a straight-on test of strength, he might be my match if I don't use Reverser. 

His eyes were still black, his hair still a shocking shade of white, but now those eyes were sharper. His long hair was tied back, and he had a pair of small horns on both sides of his forehead. He looked like an experienced warrior.

Shion, the other ogress, had clearly paid close attention to her hair. It was well washed and combed, nice and straight instead of flipping out in the back like earlier. It had a fetching sheen of purple, a nice match for her ponytail. 

She had a single horn, that obsidian-black shade again, and it naturally parted her hair. she had purple eyes, Her skin was nearly white, her lips bright red. She didn't look as wild as before—maybe a little makeup?—and that, combined with being about five and a half feet, made her look pretty damn amazing

The whole package was sleek as a supermodel, but she had one extremely unique part—a part that forced my eyes to wander toward, ehem!.. clear your mind.

Soei was about the same age as Benimaru, with a complexion on the darker side and lips a slightly bluish shade of black. The single white horn on his forehead contrasted well against it, and his navy-blue eyes exuded a strong force of will.

Kurobe was in the prime of his life. To put it nicely, he was rugged; in a not so nice way, he was hairy. It made him stand out a bit among the beauty pageant contestants surrounding him. 

His hair and eyes were black, his skin a dark shade of brown. He had two white horns, noticeable without being too huge on his forehead. 

So that was the six, and it wasn't just their looks that had changed. 

Apparently they all evolved into Oni.