Rimuru's Penumbra

Ch-2 The Cave of Wonders

Suzuki's POV

What... Happened...?

What is this ? Why is it all so dark ? Why is it so quiet ?

Oh... I remember now... I died.

My brother was stabbed and killed. I then killed the killer, only to die from that lethal neck wound.

But then what's all this ? How can I still think ? How am I still conscious ? Is this what death feels like ?

There's no need to panic. So far in my life, the only time I have ever lost my cool was five minutes ago, when my brother died.

So... What's happening ? It's all so dark. I can't open my eyes. I don't feel any pain. My limbs... I can't feel them. I don't feel cold. I don't feel hot.

Huh ? Is that a plant underneath me ? Did it just enter my body ? And it... Dissolved ? I can feel it permeating through my body. And as for my vision, I can't see anything. Yet I came still perceive things. Are those rocks ? There's no possibility of my being in a hospital. So then... Where am I ? That's the real question.

Humans cannot dissolve plants. Nor do they lack a physical mammalian body.

My body on the other hand is... elastic ? It appears to be squishy and elastic, yet also sublime. I might have actually died and...

Don't tell me... I'm a slime, aren't I ?

I've seen this phenomenon in several books and shows that Satoru has shown me. It's called isekai. It's when a character gets reincarnated or transported into a different world, one that usually contains magic.

Well, in any case, this body is still pretty convenient. I don't need to eat or sleep at all, which can be quite helpful. I don't believe I need to breath or excrete either. But it seems that I am capable of eating, even though I don't need to. As a slime, I guess it makes sense for me to dissolve things in my slime body. But I get no benifits from doing this.

So why exactly am I doing this ?

Well... I don't really have anything else to do.

So then, what was that voice I heard while I was dying. Definitely couldn't have been a person. We were alone in that alleyway, so not possible. My body was likely found, but not while I was alive. And I definitely, was not hallucinating. So what was it ?

[It was I.]

My eyes- if I had them- widened in surprise on hearing this voice. But that surprise was short lived as I calmed down almost immediately after.

Who are you ?

[I am what one may call a Unique Skill. A special ability possessed by people of the Cardinal World and Otherworlders. One is under the effect of {Wisdom}, which is what I is.]

A... strange way of speaking.

[One has shown exceptional mental fortitude to stay calm after death, reincarnation and the sudden introduction of I. It has increased ones mental strength.]

[Skill, {Unperturbed Mentality} has been obtained.]

So, you're called, {Wisdom} ? By skill, I assume you mean abilities. Cardinal World is probably the name of this new world I am in and by Otherworlder, it would mean people from a world beyond this one.

I remember getting more at my death bed.

Thermal Fluctuation Resistance. Pain Nullification. Stab Resistance. Havoc. Ego. Physical Attack Resistance. Soul Corridor. Propel. Thought Acceleration.