TENSURA: But It's Murim?

Ch 2 - Adventure log with a demon lord

- Day 1 of traveling with the demon lord -

Since I claimed to have amnesia, Rimuru and Veldora took me along with them on their travels. They taught me heaps of stuff.

"Kuhahaha! Check out my carriage driving skills!" Veldora was at the reins; we swiped the horses and a cart from some bandits. I wanted to tell him, "It's not a carriage, it's a wagon..." But some other things caught my attention.

"Magic Perception?" I asked Rimuru as we rode in a cart.

"Yeah, that's why we can talk even though we speak different languages," Rimuru explained.

Ah, now it makes sense. They're probably from some magical other world. So she's like an Archmage or something?

Rimuru studied my thoughtful expression for a moment, then suddenly asked, "So... do you want to learn it?"

"Huh...?"

Learn it... Was she just asking, or offering to teach me? I felt a bit unsure. Shouldn't I be learning stuff like... inner energy (Qi) or something in this world?

"Oh, I'm offering to teach you so don't worry," Rimuru said, like she could read my mind.

Magic in Murim world... Well, I can't understand what she is thinking under that smile but I guess learning it won't kill me, right?
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- Day 2 of traveling with the demon lord -
I've acquired it—the "Magic perception." It's a bit fuzzy now, but after Rimuru touched my shoulder, I began sensing it: Magicules, as they call this unique energy.

Suddenly, my vision expanded to a 360-degree panorama, as if I had eyes in the back of my head. Time seemed to slow down, altering my perception of the world. Yet, each time I employ it, my head reels with dizziness.

"Hmm, that's likely because you're just a human," Veldora remarked on my constitution.

"Ah... just a human? And what does that make you guys, monsters?" I quipped, expecting a laugh, but they surprisingly agreed.

"We are though?/Hoo~ Your perception is sharp! KUHAHAHAHA!" chimed Rimuru and Veldora.

Their words struck a chord of conviction within me. Only after today did I find out they weren't humans and they're pretty open about it. Well, I suppose otherworlders are different. Do you think there's like the hero and the demon lord in their world? They told me many things about magic so it should actually exist, like the demon race or such, maybe a dragon...

"By the way, I was a Demon lord back in my world."

HUH-???
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- Day 3 of traveling with the demon lord -
I asked Rimuru-san about... huh? -san? Why did I say "Rimuru-san"? Seems I've been using Japanese suffixes too much. Well, I talk normally to everyone else in this world but them. Anyway...

I finally asked Rimuru why they came to this world. Now I know Rimuru's a demon lord, and Veldora's a dragon or something, but I never asked why they're here. And I doubt it's for conquest, 'cause all they've been doing is eating and having fun.

And... Their answer was as flat as a cutting board: "We're on vacation."

Dude... that makes way too much sense...

"Hmm! These sweets are amazing, Rimuru!" Veldora just wolfed down a super sugary tanghulu he bought with the money Rimuru gave him. Our funds come from the pockets of bandits we met three days ago and a few we've bumped into since.

I don't know much about dragons, but if a regular human like me ate that tanghulu, I'd probably end up with an intrinsic skill called "Diabetes." Even the vendor was surprised when Veldora asked for each to be dipped 20 times.