(Old ver. Discontinued) A Dream in the Faraway Past

18. Machinations of Thought

(A/N : Didn't have time to recheck for grammar mistakes, so sorry about that. Here's the new chapter

Thankfully I managed to get it out in time. Last week I had to write both Ancient Greek and History exams. Needless to say, but fuck me it was the worst, especially the Ancient Greek one

Also, if you notice that Rimuru's behavior is all over the place, that's intentional, and will be explained later

Also also, I read Berserk recently, and damn, it was reaaaally good. I'd give it a 10/10. Fits my tastes to a T. And it is also one of the reasons why my free time was really restricted)

(Rimuru's Perspective)

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Of -fucking- course this had to happen. They just had to ruin the moment

"Rimuru-sama, they are..." Ciel said as she looked far in the distance, as if surveying something else

"Yes, I know, lets go right away" I said as I quickly stood up from the bed

I quickly materialized my True Dragon's attire, and Ciel did the same

Ciel and I quickly left from our little house, hurriedly going to a specific place

The outside of the Sealed Cave

Ciel and I could have gone instantly, but in retrospect, it's better not to do so

It'll give Gobta a chance to grow even a little stronger

Speaking of Gobta

*Ahem* Sir Gobta, you have been  sentenced to a lifetime of our 'unique' cook's meals. There is no compromise.

I said as such in my head, silently snickering

...Only to realize that the smile I was wearing didn't reach all the way up to my eyes

I only just realized it, but I'm really angry for no apparent reason huh?

Normally, something like this wouldn't make me like...well...this

Must be my imagination

Anyway, the magicules in the air are stirring, meaning that someone is fighting

As Ciel and I got closer to the scene of battle, we could roughly make out a few shapes

Gobta, battered and bruised, along with the rest of his squad

As I surveyed the situation, a certain thought struck me

Ah, I forgot to send Ranga with them

I thought as such, mentally facepalming

Gobta was crossing swords with an elderly white-haired ogre, but he was far out of his league. Whatever physical strength and agility this adversary had lost over the years, his swordsmanship and footwork made it clear he was no amateur. Gobta, meanwhile, was totally an amateur

Haha! Leave it to the Old man to beat Gobta up

I internally snickered, meanwhile a wide smile was sprawled out all over my face

Then, I realized that I wasn't wearing 'that'

Quickly, I pulled out Shizu's Mask from my Imaginary Space

As much as I don't want to wear this for this specific encounter, it is kind of unavoidable

Taking another look at Gobta-

Whoa...He went flying

He seemed to be holding his own, wildly flinging his body around to dodge the ogre's strikes, but his astounding luck was truly his saving grace