[Book 2] That time I got reincarnated as a slime,no, a DRAGON?

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Rimuru's POV
6 months later...

After six months had passed, today was the day of Awakening of God ceremony. I was waiting in my room along with Ciel, Chloe, Ramiris and a few others.

As for who we decided to bring with us, Diablo and Shion were coming with me, Testarossa and Valora with Chloe and Ultima and Carerra with Ciel. Ramiris was bringing Treyni and Beretta with her, as usual.

As for who I meant by others, I was referring to Arun, Chandra and others of her world. About ten individuals from her world had managed to break through the system and were present here. There were about ten more, who didn't come. Apparently, they were remaining back in their world just in case everything went downhill. And also, to act as temporary leaders of their respective country.

I didn't bother to memorize the names of most who were present here, but I did in fact try to gauge their strengths. And surprisingly, all of them were nearly as powerful as my patrons. Do note that my patrons are still assisted by the VOTW, but these individuals are not.

Flashbacks...
A few hours ago...
Rimuru's POV

As we were preparing for the Awakening of Gods ceremony, I received a message from Chandra, stating that they were all ready. I opened a portal to their exact location and passed through it, along with Ciel. Chloe has gone to meet with Shizue, so she was unfortunately not coming.

As I crossed the portal, I came face to face with Chandra, Arun and two aged men. Both the men were in formal attire and looked to be in their late fifties or early sixties.

"Welcome, Demon lord Rimuru, I am the Prime Minister of India. It is a pleasure to meet you." One of the old man, who had a darker skin tone said as he extended his hand for a handshake. The smile on his face was purely political and fake, yet it didn't seem like he harboured any ill will.

I replied by giving him a firm handshake. The other man them proceeded to introduce himself as the president of the country. We continued to talk a bit as we made our way to the destination. It seems like the prime minister and President is elected once every five years, but these two have remained in position for the last fifteen years. They have been re-elected twice after their initial duration. It seems to be something related to their skills which allows them to influence the masses.

They were just how I would expect a politician to be, sly and cunning, and obviously corrupt. But, even though they were corrupt, they were atleast focusing on the country. They weren't just blinded by the greed. They were somewhere in between of giving into their desires, and holding onto their rationality.

As we made our way into a large building, Arun told is where we were.

"This is the training facility we built. It is the second largest in the world, and can withstand forces of upto a billion tons." Arun said proudly. As we stepped into the elevator, we started descending down, into what I assume to be the basement. As soon as the doors of the elevator opened, we came face to face to a strong gust of wind. The wind would have been enough to launch even a few hundred tones worth of weight into the air.

After a moment the wind subsided, and loud noises of metal clashing with each other and people shouting could be heard. As we moved towards the viewing platform, which was more like a balcony, we were able to Over look what seemed to be a research facility.

There were many storage compartments, with many people walking around in completely white clothes. They looked more like doctors than researchers, with boxes and other equipments with them. Only a few people were present who were different from these researchers. They were in their casual clothes, and looked completely out of place in this facility.

They were all resting on a bed or moving around in seperate room. Each one of these enigmas had atleast four researchers near them. From what I could see, they were clearly testing the physical parameters of these individuals, as they were made to crush titanium boxes and break.... Glass?

"What is this place?" Ciel asked.

"This is a research facility. And also the doomsday facility of India. In case of a monster outbreak beyond what we can repel, this is the place to hide. It had enough resources for a million people to live, for nearly forever." Arun said.

"But, isn't India's population in the billions?" Ciel asked. To this both Arun and Chandra gave dejected smiles. Both me and Ciel understood, that in cases of doomsday, not everyone can be saved. A clear, heartless choice has to be made to allow atleast a few minority to live on.

"Let's just hope this never has to be used." I say.
"Yes. That's what I hope as well." Chandra responded.

"Anyways, I am sure you have already analysed them, but those in casual clothes, yeah, they are just like us, and will be coming with us. They have also technically become Gods, but I don't think the word 'God' is exactly,... You know?"

"I understand. You believe it is an exaggeration to call yourself a God, don't you? Well, it all depends. You all are definitely strong enough to be gods, and I am sure you guys know your own powers the best."

"Still. Calling ourselves God feels like we have achieved another level of ego."

"What are they doing?" Ciel asked intervening in our discussion as she pointed towards one of the room.

A single bulky man was talking with one of the researchers as another was talking notes about something, while a third researcher was using a syringe to extract his blood.

"Oh that? Just some final checks before we leave. Since our bodies are one of a kind, they are rare and exceptional specimens for research. So they are extracting blood, hair and even skin and nails. Anything that can be used for research without harming them.

They are also being given special medicine to help in combat." Chandra replied.

"Since are even getting implants, like me." Chandra said as she opened her mouth and looked upwards. She pointed towards one of her premolar teeth. It was artificially removed and instead, a device was implanted.

"The device contains few drops a very rare concoction. Not only does it rapidly help in recovery, it detoxifies and even provides a boost in mana and physical strength. I doubt we will get enough time in a battle to take out a concoction and drink it, so this is really helpful." Both me and Ciel just nodded.

After nearly an hour of checks, everyone was ready. There were a total 10 people including Arun and Chandra. Apart from these two, there was another man from India, two from Russia, one of which was the bulky man from earlier and a girl who looked no more than 13 years old. Two from Japan, a man and woman, two men from China and one man from Korea. They introduced themselves, but I didn't bother to remember their name.

I them opened the portal and brought them to Tempest.

Flashback ends

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