Tensura What If: Silver Timeline (Draft)

Chapter 84 - New Start

In the garden of Night Rose, three figures could be seen happily chatting away as they sampled sweets from the platter served by the old vampire butler.

When a new presence suddenly appeared nearby, all three women turned to look at the two visitors who arrived with solemn expressions on their faces.

"Hey everyone," Rimuru greeted with a wave as he sighed, sitting down beside Chloe. Velgrynd followed suit, taking a seat beside him. "I have some things I need to tell you three."

And so began the retelling of the Creator's death, the threats lurking outside this realm, and what the future holds.

Luminas frowned, crossing her arms tightly. "You mean that hero suddenly thinks he's in charge of things here?" She spat angrily, her voice dripping with disdain as she imagined the scenario. "What an ungrateful brat."

"While I do agree that he went too far with his words..." Chloe murmured, her brow furrowing in empathy for him. "He might have just been venting his anger and said those words impulsively."

Luminas scoffed, shaking her head dismissively. "I don't believe that for a second."

"Honestly, he has been so dependent on Veldanava and Lucia that he didn't even notice Milim the entire time," Velgrynd remarked, her tone sharp and laced with frustration. "That is your niece! We're all mourning, yet we didn't forget to comfort the one most affected by this."

Hinata sighed, observing the rising tension as they voiced their opinions about the hero. "Personally, I haven't really interacted with him, but I do think he wasn't being rational with his words. Though I doubt he regrets his statements; they were genuine. When people are angry, that's when they really mean what they say, after all." She added her two cents to the discussion before turning to Rimuru, who had remained silent.

"You okay there?" Her voice was laced with concern, her eyes searching his for any signs of distress.

"Hm?" Rimuru turned to her, momentarily caught off guard before processing her words. "I'm fine, just processing the new memories I got. I don't really care what he thinks of me. I mean, it's just his opinion—"

"Wait, backtrack a bit. You remember everything now?" Hinata interrupted, her expression stunned. The revelation had been delivered so casually that it made her do a double take.

"Yeah, that guy you fought back then named Toru. He was the one who arrived in the city with the other enemies. Turns out he's a fragment of mine with the desire to become whole again, or so I think." Rimuru shrugged, not particularly concerned about that person at the moment.

Chloe looked at Rimuru expectantly. "Then does Rimuru-san remember me fully now?" Her eyes sparkled with anticipation and joy.

Rimuru nodded in confirmation. Chloe's face lit up as she jumped with excitement and immediately latched onto Rimuru. She hugged him tightly as she sat down on his lap, her arms wrapped around his neck. "Then, then! Rimuru-san can finally accept my love!" She beamed before planting a kiss on him.

It took a few minutes to get back on topic after that enthusiastic derailment. Both Hinata and Velgrynd had to gently pry Chloe off Rimuru. Meanwhile, Luminas observed with a proud smile, happy that Chloe had finally taken a significant step forward.

"Seems we got shifted away from the main topic."

Velgrynd cleared her throat to regain their attention. "Back to the topic at hand, the threat is still out there. That's why the real me and Rimuru are actually not here; we are only parallel existences." The others listened attentively, understanding that the two before them were not the primary versions but were still Velgrynd and Rimuru.