𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅𝒍𝒚 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 (𝑇𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑎 𝑥 𝑂𝑟𝑣)

Chapter 31: The Fable

Rimuru was unconsciously lying on the cold ground, spider-like cracks etched on the floor.

The buildings around him were clear, black, dusty, and burned. Probably because of the wide flame cannon that Ilsang Myeong, also known as the 'Disaster of Questions', had cast upon the district area. But it was not long after Rimuru devoured him along with the flames.

After Rimuru passed out minutes ago, the barrier he invoked during the battle with the Disaster of Questions was immediately lifted.

Now, all the people outside the barrier could finally see what had happened inside the barrier's range, but they didn't just stop there.

Since the barrier that kept them from getting involved in the fight was finally lifted, the clueless finally stepped in and took in the scenery before them.

They couldn't believe what happened there. The cars, trees, street lights, and even buildings were black, almost as if they were coal, and gave off a burnt smell. 

"What happened here?" One of the people said in a wavering voice. Fear and bewilderment were expressed through her widened eyes and trembling lips.

More people stepped inside the burned district, the damaged streets crackling with every step they took. 

"D-Did the disaster.." A man trailed off. At some point, his voice couldn't get out because he already knew the answer.

He found it a waste of breath to speak out when he knew everyone was just as aware as him.

"But the disaster was already killed, right?" 

That reminder was a relief. 

"T-Then... W-Who killed it?"

That question sent a shiver through their spines. A cold bead of sweat ran through their nape at the thought of someone capable of such a feat.

Maybe it was possible, some of them thought. But after taking in the burnt scenery, their thoughts were thrashed aside. 

"There's no way a human can defeat such disaster.."  

Disbelief and fear masked their faces as they wandered around the burned streets.

Their faces were cringing and tearing up at the sight of their old home, which had turned into a burned part of the city.

"Whoever they are, they are a monster."

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[You are the first in the scenario to fight and defeat the returnee!]

An interface pinged in front of Rimuru's sleeping face. His long blue hair was messy, covering most of his beauty.

[Main Contributors: Han Rimuru]

Then another one made his fuzzy golden eyes flutter awake. He groaned. His material body, also commonly known as the human body, was exhausted from all the fighting.

He drained too much magicule that wasn't even from this world, just so he could use the powerful stigma [Gluttony].

[You have created a 'Fable'.]

Another one popped up again.

'What fable is this system talking about?' Rimuru thought as he removed the hair from his face. Then he tried to sit down, but a sharp feeling in his head made him wince and fall back on the ground.

Honestly, being in pain made him realize his lapses towards his human body and his limits as a human. 

He silently missed his slime body, although it was probably erased from the face of his old world because of Hinata.