Jayr POV - Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken Universe, Central World, Magic Continent, Jura Forest - 2013 AMB
As we are still discussing how to deal with the almost endless forces of the Champion of Power, I look at the rest of the people present and seeing the concern on their faces, I tell them, "If Zendeer's Grimm Hollow still aren't enough, I also a quite a few friends and allies that I can contact and bring here. They may not match the enemy in numbers, but they are more than able to match them with sheer quality."
Hearing my words, everyone focuses all their attention on me, with Rimuru tilting his head and asking out loud, "Friends? Allies?"
This is followed by Nellika, who narrows her eyes and asks, "Can these friends and allies of yours even be trusted? I mean, are you sure that these people are willing to risk their lives fighting against overwhelming odds just to protect an entire universe that has nothing to do with them?"
After asking that question, she doesn't wait for a response and continues in a harsh tone of voice, "Personally, the only reason I'm willing to take part in this insane battle is because there is a very high probability that sooner or later my own home universe may become a target, dooming my family and the very few people I care for if the Champion of Power isn't stopped!"
Then she points at Paul and exclaims, "Paul over there has a very good reason to fight. He wants revenge for what the Champion of Power did to his universe and to stop him and his army once and for all!"
Nellika's gaze then moves to Jouichi and says in a much gentler tone, "Then there is my boyfriend, who is as foolish as he is selfless. He will surely fight to protect this universe because he feels that it is the right thing to do, jumping right into danger. And as much as it ticks me off, I love him for it."
This makes both Aletha and Nikita hum in perfect sync, ""Aw! How cute~! The Kuudere showing her soft, charming side~!"" Which makes Nellika send them a glare and hiss, "Shut up! I'm not done yet!"
After that, Nellika continues her rant, "You, Aletha, and Zandeer not only have your own personal reasons to take part in this battle. But there is also the perfectly logical reason that the Champion of Power is a direct competitor, and taking him out before his power grows to the point of becoming completely unstoppable is the best option you can choose. Especially since you three are able to cooperate without worrying about any backstabbing thanks to the Concept Enforced Contract."
Finally, Nellika looks at Rimuru and concludes, "And Rimuru obviously has the most valid reason of all. It is his universe that the Champion of Power wants to invade and destroy; it is natural that he wants to protect his home. How are you so sure that your friends and allies will risk their lives and maybe even more to protect some complete strangers just because you asked?"
In response to her question, I smile and, in a confident tone, I reply, "Because they are MY friends! Because I believe in them! Because that is exactly what I also did for many of them! Because this isn't going to be the first time we fight side-by-side against seemingly overwhelming odds to protect worlds, galaxies, entire universes!"
Hearing that, Nellika calmly nods and says, "That's good to know," followed by Rimuru, who says, "Indeed. I'm glad to know that we don't have to completely rely on ourselves. However, I also can't depend too much on the help of others; that is why I still have to grow stronger if I want to protect my people from what is about to come."
After that, we continue to discuss our plans for the invasion of the Champion of Power and his forces for some more before we leave Rimuru's house and explore the budding town, getting to know some of the inhabitants of the town.
Rimuru, later on, sends off the group of adventurers with a parting gift, with them promising to send the news back to the guild that his village is friendly towards humans and of the threat of the incoming invasion.
At the same time, I also sneakly tried my new Ultimate Skill, transforming myself into an humurous meme and inmplated it into the mind of a few Hobgoblins and the leaving to test just how fast and far it would spread, this will not only give me another safety net in case things turn ugly, but it will also tell me how long it would take me to spread the idea of uniting against the invasion in the case we aren't able to convice the major power in working together in the regural way.
After Shizu, Kaval, Ellen/Elyun Grimwald, and Gido left the town, we spent the rest of the day helping the Hobgoblins with construction, getting to know Nellika, Jouichi, Iggy, and Aletha better, and catching up with Nikita and Zandeer before we all went to rest.
At the start of the next day, we all begin to train to get used to our new abilities, but of course, we mostly do that privately.
Zandeer trained in his Soulbound Territory with Nikita and their Digimon Partners, of course, he did this not to hide what he is doing but because he became so powerful that if he carelessly releases his power, he could negatively affect and corrupt his surroundings, causing the natural formation of uncontollable Hollows, which may be quite bad, especially if they get empowered by the laws of this universe.
Aletha also practiced her many magics and spells in her own Soulbound Territory, not only because she doesn't want to reveal all her cards, but also because, in her words, some of the spells she is practicing are truly dangerous, especially if one doesn't have some form of immortality, especially after she's got an upgrade after arriving in this universe.
Meanwhile, Nellika, Jouichi, Iggy, and Paul, who have lost their Blessing and thus access to their Soulbound Territory, are training some distance away from the town.
Nellika, Jouichi, and Iggy are casually sparring among themselves, but different from the others, they are focusing on the basics.
Paul, on the other hand, decided to explore the forest and battle any hostile monster that stands his way, likely to not only mantain his battle awareness but also let out some of the stress he is feeling because of this situation, after all, he is going to confront the ones behind the destruction of his universe and the death of everyone he loved.
On the other hand, Rimuru is getting used to his new abilities that he got from Ifrit and Shizu, relying on the Great Sage to adjust, separate, or combine them using his new Unique skill Degenerate.
Some time later, Rimuru hastily arrives, informing me that he just received an emergency message through Thought Communication from Ranga before he runs to Ranga's current location.
Hearing that, I use my Cosmic Awareness to check on the situation and immediately realize what is happening, then I quickly use various means to contact the others informing them to not worry about it as Rimuru is just going to meet with some of his future, loyal subordinates, who are going to be crucial for Rimuru's growth, not that he know it.
The reason for that is that while Nikita and the other told Rimuru about the Omniverse in general, especially the fact that what we thought were fictional stories are in fact real, his story included, Rimuru decided to not want to hear anything about his possible future as he didn't want that knowledge to influence his life too much, he only asked to be warned in the case something absolutely terrible is going to happen.
While Rimuru is rushing out to meet with the Ogres, I continue to calmly train with my Digimon Partners, but as my body is going through the motions, my mind starts to wander as I consider who I should contact among my friends and allies, 'Let's see... I should start from my home universe... First of all, let's consider the people I trust the most, my wives. Seika, Robin, and Eri are immediately out. Seika and Robin simply aren't powerful enough to make a real difference in such a battle, and Eri is pregnant, so any activity that may bring any kind of harm to our child is strictly banned. Saori, Tio, and Alvida, on the other hand, are very valid options.'
At this point, I start to analyze what the three of them may bring to the table, 'Tio is without any doubt the 3rd strongest among my wives. Not only is her Magical Powerness outstanding, but with her Dragon Form, she basically becomes a being of pure destructive force. At her current level, she can easily take on beings capable of destroying entire universes. Then there is Alvida; she is much weaker than Tio, but her Awakened Sube Sube no Mi makes her a real menace on the battlefield. However, her control over her awakened state still isn't all that good, so it is also likely that she may cause friendly fire, but that problem is negligible when the enemy force is just so overwhelmingly large. Lastly, there is my most powerful wife, Saori, the Goddess Athena. Being the Goddess of War, she is actually the most optimal choice. Not only is she powerful enough to confront a multiversal entity, but when it comes to pure strategic might, she is simply the best there is. Being undefeated since the Age of Myth is quite a spectacular achievement, especially if one considers that my wife rarely steps in to actually fight and simply guides her Saints to victory against other Deities while being kidnapped.'
Then I move on and start to think who else should I contact and bring here, 'Once again, I can't simply ask for all the Saints to come over, they still have to protect my home universe, but for sure, Aiolos will come with Saori to protect her and Aiola will follow him which means that at least two Gold Saints will be here. At this point, considering the enemy forces, it is better to go for the nuclear option and ask for Seiya, Shiryu, Shun, Hyoga, and Ikki. Those five have fought and killed more Gods than any of the previous generation of Saints put together. Then, to increase the numbers a bit more, I can ask Eri to send over some of her Specters. With them by my side, I can fully focus on Unicron without worrying about anything else.'
After analyzing the options in my home universe, I move on to the friends and allies I made during my adventures across the Omniverse, 'Let's go in order... The first are my friends from the Arifureta Universe. There is Freid, former supreme commander of the demons' army and current president of the United Government of Tortus. The Liberators, Miledi Reisen, Oscar Orcus, Meiru Melusine, Vandre Schnee, and Lyutillis Haltina. Hajime and his Harem. And lastly, there are the Apostles. All of them are quite powerful people who are able to easily reach the level of planet buster, which, while nothing compared to my current level, is still quite an impressive feat. More importantly, Hajime and Oscar's abilities may be especially effective against enemies like the Cybertronians, whose main focus is advanced technology.'
At this point, I can't help but grin while thinking about the next group of friends I made during my adventures, 'The Gurren Brigade... I'm really curious about what face the Champion of Power is going to make when he comes here only to find 13 Tengen Toppa Gunmen waiting for him, screaming, "Who the hell do you think we are!?" Well, that may not be possible as the Tengen Toppa Gunmen are quite energy-intensive, and it is better to keep that form as a trump card, but one can still fantasize a little bit.'
While thinking about my friends from the Gurren Brigade, my mind can't help but once again wander in the direction of the most serious threat of this whole situation for a moment, 'Unicron... If the enemy were simply the almost endless army of the Champion of Power, maybe the Gurren Brigade and the Tengen Toppa Gunmen would be overkill. But when you add Unicron to the mix, then the situation gets a lot more complicated. Sure, I still fully believe that I can face Unicron on my own. However, I have absolutely no idea what other tricks the Champion of Power has hidden in his sleeve. I am not even sure if I can use the ability of Crateris to look into the future to learn more about them as entities like Unicron are usually immune to such means, and so are those under their protection. Even more so, so soon after Aletha's attempt. And since this is the case, I still prefer to be overprepared than be taken by surprise.'
Then my mind moves on to the next group of people I can contact and request help, 'Without any doubt, I can also rely on my Uncle-in-law Poseidon. Under his protection, the situation in the One Piece Universe has fully stabilized, and now it has been enjoying a long period of peace, stability, and prosperity. Even a few of his Marinas under the lead of a Marina General would already be more than enough to help us fight the Champion of Power's army. On top of that, there are also the Marine who still has quite the formidable force, especially their very powerful Devil Fruit Users like the Admirals.'
Reaching that conclusion, I move on and start to think about the last group of friends and allies I can contact, and at this point, I can't help but feel a mischievous grin form on my face, 'I should absolutely ask Goza and the people from the Dragon Ball Multiverse to come and have some fun... I really want to see the reaction of the Champion of Power when overpowered Saiyans like Goku, Goza, Gohan, Vegeta, and Broly rip apart his army, followed by the most powerful warriors of the entire Dragon Ball Multiverse. In fact, I could even make the Gods of Destruction and the Angels let loose simply by inviting Zeno to watch this "entertraining" battle.'
At this point, I conclude both my exercises and this line of reasoning while muttering, "At this point, with all these people on my side, I'm pretty sure that the army of the Champion of Power is going to get wrecked no matter how endless it truly is..."
After that, my Digimon Partners decide to go inside my Soulbound Territory to have fun with the Nymphs and the Digimon in the Village of Beginning, while I decide to relax while watching Rimuru's first interaction with the Ogres, thinking, 'This is going to be fun... Just like watching a very realistic anime. After all, I have only ever read the webnovel of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken in my previous life...'
Shortly after thinking that, I quickly teleport over to Rimuru's location and arrive just in time to see Rimuru find Ragna, Rigur, and Gobta in the middle of a fight, with the rest of the Goblin Riders knocked out via magic.
Gobta is a curious Hobgoblin who did not change the same way as the other Goblins during their evolution to Hobgoblin and actually retains his physical appearance, looking like a Goblin child with a small tuff of short gray hair and black eyes.
(Image Here - Gobta)
The culprits turned out to be 6 ogres who accused Rimuru of being an evil majin who conspired with the orcs to attack the ogres. These 6 nameless ogres are obviously the future Benimaru, Shuna, Shion, Hakurou, Souei, and Kurobe.
As an ogre, Benimaru has a tall, burly build with flame-like, lightly wavy crimson hair from which two large jet-black horns protrude, a reddish skin tone matching his hair, and his canines are large enough to peek out from his mouth.
He has a pair of iconic tear-like red markings that flow down from the bottom of his eyes over his cheeks, which persist throughout all his evolutions.
His eyes are incredibly sharp and fierce-looking and have orange-red irises.
He wears black clothing with a thick woolen collar, covered by armor, matching his color scheme, which the Ogre tribe had learned to wear from a human warrior who visited them a couple of centuries ago. He also carries a Japanese-style katana.
(Image Here - Benimaru Ogre)
Shuna is a petite girl with the appearance of a Human girl, with the exception of her two large porcelain horns protruding from her forehead.
She has long, wavy, pink hair, coupled with large, deep crimson eyes under very light, barely existing eyebrows.
She wears a simple pink kimono, covered by a similarly simple white robe that covers her arms in excess, and she also has a thin, low ponytail that was tied using a single small white ribbon.
Her fair skin has a slightly pink tint alongside a couple of tear-like face markings similar to Benimaru, supposedly, to go along with her pink colour scheme, with the addition of two fangs that are long enough to slightly protrude from her lips to add to the "ferocious" theme of the Ogres.
(Image Here - Shuna Ogre)
Shion has a wild appearance with a thick black horn protruding from the center of her forehead, a purpleish skin tone, and a small fang-like tooth coming out of her mouth, the base of which has skin folded in a way where she appear to be angry.
She has large purple eyes and light purple hair tied into a ponytail, as well as a noticeably curvaceous figure with massive breasts.
Her outfit consists of a brown robe with thick woolen borders and a collar that reveals much of her cleavage.
She also wears a necklace with a green stone in the center, between two white stones that looked like teeth, which in turn were also between two other green stones.
(Image Here - Shion Ogre)
Hakurou is a short, old man, contrary to the general Ogre physique, with aged silver hair and two white, ivory-like horns protruding from his forehead.
His hair is gently wavy and has two bangs dropping from the far side of his horns, and a ponytail tied with a string.
He also has pointed ears and has black eye lines on his lower eyelids.
Similar to the other Ogres, his skin had a very subtle silver tint to go with his color scheme, a tint so subtle that it's only noticeable if one takes a very attentive look at it.
His attire consists of an off white robe with thick black outlines, fastened by a pale brown ribbon on his waist.
This whole is also covered by another similar robe, which is kept unfastened.
Finally, he wears a thick pale brown scarf that always covers his mouth, a pair of loose white pants, wooden sandals, black fingerless gloves that attach only to his middle finger over the back of his hands, and a plain-looking thin Japanese sword.
(Image Here - Hakurou Ogre)
Souei has a lean yet muscular figure with a height nearing Benimaru's Ogre form, with dark skin, dark blue hair, and blue eyes.
From his forehead, a single white horn can be seen, and a blue eye shadow on his lower eyelids.
His skin also has a bluish tint, which makes him look overall grayish.
From the corners of his mouth also peeks two white canines, which further complement the already vicious and angry Ogre appearance.
His hair was straight and of medium length, where his bangs covering his right eye most of the time.
His clothing is tight-fitting, possibly due to his fighting style relying on speed and agility.
(Image Here - Souei Ogre)
Lastly, there is Kurobe, who is the least eye-catching among the six; he looks like a grey-looking muscular Ogre with short, black hair, black eyes, and two small horns coming out of his forehead.
He's clothed in a simple, dark grayish-blue kimono-style garment, with a lighter-colored obi, sash, wrapped around his waist.
Around his neck, he wears what appears to be a thick, rope-like white collar or necklace, which adds to his somewhat intimidating appearance.
He's barefoot, wearing light-colored geta, traditional Japanese sandals.
(Image Here - Kurobe Ogre)
With Rimuru's arrival, the fight quickly stops, and after some silly back and forth, Rimuru finally manages to resolve the misunderstanding, with the help of the Ogre Princess's persuasion, and then he invites the Ogres to a feast since there had been no casualties and hence no bad blood between them.
After resolving the misunderstanding, they all returned to the town, gathering in the main plaza before starting the feast, where we discussed the situation alongside everyone else.
The ogres, numbering 300, were attacked and defeated by around 10,000 Orcs, something that makes Kaijin speculate that they were being controlled by a Demon Lord behind the scenes due to the absurdly high number.
Kaijin is one of the Dwarves helping Rimuru build his town and is a skilled blacksmith previously based in the Dwarven Kingdom and the brother of Kaidou.
Following his exile from his homeland, he found a new purpose as a devoted subordinate to Rimuru Tempest.
Kaijin, akin to his fellow Dwarves, possesses a diminutive stature coupled with a robust, muscular physique.
His distinct features include rich brown skin, accompanied by a luxuriant, bushy beard that frames his countenance, and his piercing blue eyes exude an air of determination.
Adorning his form, he dons a resplendent ensemble: a pointed, earth-toned hat embellished with perched goggles atop, while a regal purple shirt, embellished with fur pelts at the sides, graces his upper body.
A cloth of complementary hue conceals his waist, and sturdy brown boots complete his ensemble with finesse.
(Image Here - Kaijin)
Rimuru hears the discussion and discovers that the remaining ogres are planning to simply charge into their deaths.
Then he asks if they are willing to become his subordinates, temporarily even, if they so wished.
After a while of thinking, the "young master" of the ogres agreed to a temporary contract, and they were thus named Benimaru, Shuna, Shion, Hakurou, Souei, and Kurobe, making Rimuru enter his low-activity/sleep-mode state while the newly named Ogres start to evolve into Kijins.
After evolution, Benimaru's build shrank to a height of 180 centimeters and had the appearance of a lean young man in his early twenties or younger.
His hair turned less wavy and more straight and pointy. His horns also shrank slightly and became more narrow, glowing more brilliantly than obsidian.
His eyes became more lax, making him look both more confident and laid back at the same time.
Furthermore, his skin tone changed to that of a human, meaning, if his horns and drastically increased aura were hidden, one may not be able to distinguish him from humans at all, either.
(Image Here - Benimaru Kijin)
Shuna took on the appearance akin to a human girl with a height of 145 centimetres, looking more refined and beautiful compared to her former cute self; her horns also became narrower as with all Ogre to Kijin evolutions.
The slight pink tint on her skin is gone, as well as the face markings and fangs that are too small to be visible and only noticeable when she speaks.
(Image Here - Shuna Kijin)
Similar to the evolution of her brethren, Shion's horn became narrower, and she overall lost her vicious appearance in her transition to a Kijin, as she no longer has a fang-like tooth sticking out.
She became a beautiful woman with a slender and voluptuous body, reaching a height of 170 centimeters, while her hair grew much longer, and her skin also lost its purple tint.
(Image Here - Shion Kijin)
Similar to all evolutions, Hakurou went from a shabby, but sharp, old man to a middle-aged man in his prime.
His hair became fuller and sharper, less droopy, and his skin lost its silver tint.
His horns shrank a lot, and perhaps the biggest change he had was his facial structure, going from a stubby to one having really sharp and well-defined jaws and chin; moreover, he got a long silver goatee.
(Image Here - Hakurou Kijin)
Souei shrank to 180 centimeters and with the appearance of a lean young man in his late teens.
He looks incredibly calm and collected, which goes well with his confident personality, and is, all in all, a beautiful man with a different air around him.
(Image Here - Souei Kijin)
Lastly, there is Kurobe, who now looks like a pretty-average middle-aged man after being named; his whole appearance is so plain that it almost makes you forget about him.
(Image Here - Kurobe Kijin)