Anime: About That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

"If only there was a way to escape... Actually, in less than a hundred years, my magic essence will be depleted. It's been constantly leaking out."

Inside the Infinite Prison, the Storm Dragon Veldora crossed his dragon claws in front of his chest and stammered. In fact, he had tried to break the Infinite Prison during the past three hundred years, but he hadn't succeeded even at his peak, let alone now that he had lost most of his magic essence.

For monsters, magic essence is equivalent to life force. Once the magic essence is completely drained and not replenished in time, even a Calamity-class dragon like him would die.

"The magic essence has been leaking, so this cave is rich in magic essence, and has so many precious herbs and minerals?"

Across from him, the slime muttered to himself while pondering after hearing Veldora's words.

The next second, under Veldora's strange gaze, the slime hopped to the Infinite Prison and stared intently at the glowing barrier.

'Great Sage, use Predator to devour the Infinite Prison.'

As the skill was activated, the slime's body wriggled and extended a tentacle to touch the Infinite Prison, beginning to devour it. However, after only a few seconds, the slime's tentacle exploded directly, and the predation failed.

"As expected, it's not that simple."

The slime glanced at his body, which had restored itself again, and continued to examine the Infinite Prison, thinking of a way to rescue Veldora.

'Is there a way?'

'Analyzing the possibilities.'

As the slime inquired, his unique skill [Great Sage] began to analyze the current situation, searching for a way to rescue Veldora.

"Hey! Stop talking to your skill all the time!"

Inside the Infinite Prison, Veldora couldn't help but complain as he watched the slime ignore him. If there really was no way to be saved... then at least before he died, he wanted to communicate more with his friend.

'Analysis complete, the probability of success is...'

"I see, I see."

The slime completely ignored Veldora's voice and began to listen carefully to the method provided by [Great Sage].

"Although it's only a possibility, if we perform synchronized analysis from both the inside and outside of the Infinite Prison, we might be able to解除 it."

The next second, the slime raised his head and began to explain to Veldora in front of him the method analyzed by [Great Sage]. If simply devouring the outside of the Infinite Prison couldn't succeed, then analyzing it synchronously from the inside and out, when the Infinite Prison was completely analyzed, it could be easily解除ed.

"Hmm... from the inside... but my skills are sealed along with me, so I can't use them."

Inside the Infinite Prison, Veldora thought for a while and said to the slime. In fact, he also felt that this might be the only way, but his skills and himself were all sealed, and he couldn't analyze it from the inside at all. If he could use his skills, he would have broken the Infinite Prison long ago with his strength.

"Just give me the information, and I'll do the analysis."

The slime's body moved forward slightly, and he said to Veldora with confidence. As long as he had the information, [Great Sage] could automatically complete the analysis.

"But that would take a lot of time, is it really okay for you to stay here all the time?"

After hearing the slime's words, Veldora also understood what he meant, but doing so would take a long time, and the slime had said before that he wanted to find other Otherworlders. Now, as a friend, Veldora didn't want to forcibly keep the slime here.

"That's true, the opportunity is rare, and I also want to find fellow countrymen, so I have a proposal."

"A proposal?"

"Why don't you go into my stomach?"

The slime looked at Veldora and asked seriously. This was the best way he could think of. That way, he could both leave to find his fellow countrymen and解除 Veldora's seal.

"Use my skills [Great Sage] and [Predator] to analyze the Infinite Prison, and Veldora, you try to destroy it from the inside. In my stomach, you will be isolated from the outside world, so you don't have to worry about disappearing, how about it?"

"Hmph... hmph hmph... hmph hmph hmph.... Hahahaha.... Interesting, by all means, do it! I entrust everything to you!!"

The moment the slime finished speaking, the Storm Dragon Veldora raised his head, opened his ferocious dragon mouth, and laughed loudly. His dragon face was full of excitement and agitation. He directly agreed to the slime's proposal and entrusted everything to his only friend.

"Really? Is it really okay to trust me so easily?"

"Of course it's okay, breaking the Infinite Prison together is much more interesting than waiting here for you to come back!"

"Is that so? Not alone but together? Very good, then I'll use [Predator] now."

As he said that, the slime's body began to wriggle slowly, and the magic essence in his body instinctively began to flow, activating the unique skill [Predator].

"W-Wait a minute!"

Just then, the Storm Dragon Veldora stopped the slime, and the slime also stopped activating the skill after hearing Veldora's words, looking over in confusion.

"Before that, let me give you a name! And you give me a name."

"Huh?"

The slime looked at Veldora in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly wanted to name him.

"Engrave in our souls the proof that we are equals, like a human surname. Giving you a name is a kind of 'blessing'. You don't have a name yet, do you! This way you can become a Named Monster."

Veldora looked at the slime in front of him. Although his strength was already very strong for the slime, a Mid-Tier Monster, he was still very weak compared to the Calamity-class him. If he, the Storm Dragon Veldora, bestowed a name, it would not only be a symbol of their friendship, but also represent becoming a higher-level monster, which would bring about evolution.

And having him, the Storm Dragon Veldora, bestow a name would also allow the slime to have even stronger strength.

"A Named Monster? Not bad."

"Right? Then please give me a cool name."

The slime nodded after hearing Veldora ask him to give him a cool name, muttering to himself while thinking.

"Storm Dragon Veldora... storm... storm in English... what's a storm... Tempest... how about Tempest?"

After saying that, the slime looked excitedly at the Storm Dragon Veldora in front of him.

"Tempest... what a wonderful name, from today on I am Veldora Tempest!"

In the midst of excited, exhilarating dragon roars, Veldora raised his dragon claws and spread his dragon wings behind him. It could be seen that he liked his new name very much. A few seconds later, Veldora, who had calmed down, bent down and looked at the slime in front of him.

"Then, I bestow upon you the name [Rimuru]."

"Rimuru, not bad!"

"From today on, you will call yourself Rimuru Tempest!"

The moment Veldora finished speaking, Rimuru's body changed from sky blue to gold and began to evolve, and the name Rimuru Tempest was engraved deep in his soul.

"Then, I will start devouring now, hurry up and get out of the Infinite Prison, my friend Veldora Tempest!"

"Leave it to me! It won't be long before we meet again!"

The next second, Rimuru's body exploded, directly enveloping the entire Infinite Prison and turning it into a huge sphere. The entire sphere began to shrink little by little as it devoured, and after a few seconds, only Rimuru was left in place.