Chapter 51 - Veldanava...

Two years have passed since I revived Lucia and like a magnet she keeps following me, she isn't leaving me alone even while working. Lucia is much more persistent than I initially thought, now at least I know the reason why Milim is so stubborn. Even Velzard is fully supporting her along with Milim and Veldora.

... I knew things will accelerate like this after I will revive Lucia, but I did not want to revive that bastard Veldanava. There was a time when used to be best of friends but now I find him very frustrating and unpleasant to the eyes.

How did things end up this bad between me and Veldanava? How did I meet him? Meeting him was a mistake, ah I should have run away from him the moment he appeared in front of me.

Now that I think about it was a stupid idea to become friends with him. How all of this started? I have to go a little back in the past.

Two years ago when I and Velzard fought in the barren lands, the 'Plan-B' of Ciel was to use a spell to send me far into the future— so far that even the concept of Time hasn't remained. (Chapter 39 when Rimuru stops time he sends himself to the end of space and time)

Rimuru Pov.

I don't know how much later but I regain my consciousness and slowly opened my eyes, I was sure I was fighting with Velzard but now here I am in an empty and dark space.

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Ciel said to me. Umm, now I remember that Ciel-San use some kind of 'Time and Space,' magic in the middle of the battle.

'... Did that magic work?'

Not sure of the outcome I asked Ciel-San.

<< Yes.>>

Phew. I'm glad that we are both fine, did something happen while I was unconscious?

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Secondly, the Ultimate Skill «Creation Lord Ahura Mazda» has evolved into the Origin Skill «Information King Akashic Record».

Thirdly master's body absorbed a large amount of «Turn Null» and as a result master's strength increased tremendously.>>

Umm. Thanks, Ciel-San, you saved my life once again...

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Hmm, you are still like this, haha it's quite funny if I think about it. So shall we return to Tempest? Argh, we have to finish the battle with Velzard.

Suddenly I felt strange and sad as I thought of fighting with Velzard.

I did not want to... For some reason, my heart did not want me to fight with her. What is this strange feeling?

<< It's called 'love' master.>>

W-What are you saying Ciel, l-love? It can't be but... You never lie to me or play tricks when it's come to serious matters.

Really!! Great, just great!! I fall in love with a girl who wants to kill me, wait, wait, wait now that I think about it why did she want to kill me in the first place? Did I do something to her?

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YES/NO? >>

For real? Can I travel in the past? As expected of Ciel-San ever ready for everything, but would it be fine if we travel back in time? I will think about it later... We should go before she was born or was about to be born.

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A white light flashed in front of my eyes and when the light faded I was already standing in a completely strange place. With a swift change in time and space, I arrived at my destination.

So, Ciel-San where are we?

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Nope. There is no need, we can—

But before I can finish my sentence I felt the overwhelming presence of someone. A sense of crisis rang in my mind, this is the same feeling that I got while facing Velzard but a thousand or maybe a million times stronger.

Without wasting a second I turn my head to the left and a jet-black colored majestic dragon filled my vision. It has black scales like the night sky and a pair of majestic golden eyes that are penetrating my soul.

"Who are you..?"

I heard a low chilling voice that sent a chill down my spine. This dragon I can tell just by looking at him— He is dangerous.

I'm feeling threatened by someone, other than Velzard this is the first person who was able to make me feel this threatened. What should I do? Do I have to tell him? I have a feeling that I can't lie to him, but I can't just tell him the truth either.

"My name is... Satoru. Who are you?"

I asked him back. I do tell him the truth... My name was Satoru now that I think about it, it's been a while since I last hear or use this name.

"Satoru? This is not a lie but it's not a truth either... Whatever my name is Veldanava the creator of this world."

His voice was heavy and thick like a human in his mid-thirties.

So my guess was right... He truly is a God. Didn't he? That's why I'm feeling a sense of oppression... but other than this I feel nothing truly nothing.

It's like... How should I say it?

<< He has a friendly vibe and master's strength is equivalent to his, that's why master didn't feel truly threatened.>>

Yes, Ciel, thank you so much for the clarification.

"Strange... I'm feeling a fearsome aura from you but it's not intimidating and even though I'm omniscient I can't see through you."

He muttered to him in his deep voice, this guy is giving me a mature Veldora feeling, to be honest. They are siblings so maybe Veldora tried to copy him? He was young compared to others... Let's not think about it, it will just give me a headache.

"Hmm, who knows?"

I said to him and decided to slip away from him but he stopped me on my track with his hands.

Jet black hair and golden eyes, a sublime genderless figure like mine with a beautiful face. He has quite a nice human form but why did he is stopping me?

"Stop, I'm also coming with you."

He said to me in a panicked voice and looked at me with pleading eyes.

"Why? We did not even know each other."

I said to him with a deadpan voice and face, he really is just like a mature Veldora, when I first meet Veldora he was also pleading with me for my company, and now his older brother.

Are all the true dragons weird? No they all are weird if I didn't add Velgrynd, maybe she is also weird but I did not know.

"We know, you are Satoru and I'm Veldanava isn't enough?"

No, it's not you idiot! I want to shout in his face but it may backfire on me if he got pissed off because of me. I didn't want to fight with a God no matter what, why should I put my life at risk for a petty reason?

"... All right! Then let's go, should we visit some other world first or do you want to stay on this planet?"

I asked him while sighing heavily, seems like this trip is not going to be easy.

"Hmm, I have seen everything here let's visit some other worlds"

He replied while thinking about it for a while, A full minute haven't passed since I arrived in the past and now I have a new friend and a God no less.

With just a single glance one can tell how bored he looks, is he coming with me only to cure his boredom? Either way, I will not feel bored with him and Ciel accompanying me.

"Then lest go to a completely new world!"

With that said my new journey in the past has begun with a new friend.

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"You bastard!! I told you not to mess with that creature. Now kill him fast!! I don't have time to waste." Veldanava yelled at me while looking at the creature I have provoked unintentionally.

"What?!! Not to mess? Are you blaming me now? He is the one who was looking down on me."

I replied to him with an annoyed voice as I punched the creature who was looking down on me just because he thought I'm a harmless human.

Boom

One punch was enough for me to kill this bastard but I still wasted some time on purpose because I want to annoy Veldanava a little.

"Seriously, I can't see future events every time you were with me... It's not a bad feeling though. I mean the surprise I felt every time was worth it, it's felt quite good."

He again started to talk to himself, what with this guy? Has he spent so much time alone that he started to talk with himself? I don't think he has yet created the skills like Raphael that he can talk with. If I'm not mistaken he will create that skill, but later on, I'm not sure myself.

"Why don't you seal your omniscience and omnipotence then?"

I told him while hearing his babbling, he really is a pain in the ass but a good friend nonetheless.

"You are right, I will think about it." He said while seriously thinking about it. He must be quite busy nowadays because he is upgrading the VOTW. The voice of the world is still in his trial face, but I guess he will be able to complete it without my help.

"So where do you want to go?"

I asked him and he sigh with emotion.

"Haha, back to 'Cardinal World,' I got some ideas thanks to you... We will meet soon, you are welcome to visit me anytime"

"I guess it's goodbye then until we meet again," I said to him while extending my hands for a handshake but he pulled me closer and gave me a big goodbye hug. (no dirty thoughts this is a friendly hug)

Now that this bastard is gone I can travel in silence. Well, hearing him chattering all day and night for ten of thousands of years really drained me out of my mantle health but still I'm feeling kinda sad that he has left now.

'Ciel, how much time has passed in the Cardinal world?'

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The time difference in different worlds is really big... I did not expect it would be this big of a gap but that only means we have a lot of time to visit different worlds.

Ciel let's go to the next world.

<< Certainly, my lord.>>