Shadow Monarch in Tensura

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Pranking Rimuru... Again

"So, how was the food?" Shuna asked me.

Some time passed, and during that time, Rimuru went back into his recovery mode after naming so many Orcs. In the meantime, not many people know of my existence. The only people that know me are the Kijin, Ranga, and Rigurd.

"It's good, Aunt Shuna," I replied with a smile, enjoying the food. While Shion's food wasn't that bad compared to the food Shuna makes is much better.

"Then eat up you poor little child," She said, giving me head pats. After she heard, I ate and enjoyed Shion's food. She looked at me with pity thinking of how bad my life before coming here was.

Well, I have three days before Rimuru wakes up, so I should come up with good ways to mess with Rimuru.

I have some time to think of something, and during this time, I can also read different mangas. I made a simple trade deal with Rimuru. I called him Dad instead of Mom, and he gave me lots of manga.

Hmmm... "Hehehhe..." I chuckled darkly as a plan.

Oh Rimuru, I'm sorry for what I'm about to do.

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Who am I kidding? I'm not sorry at all.

"Young Master, why are you laughing," Shuna asked with her usual smile.

"Ekmm..." I coughed, "Nothing Aunt Shuna. I was just excited to train in swordsmanship with Uncle Hakurou."

"Ahh. He should be done training the others, so he will be here soon."

If I remember correctly, Hakurou impressed Milim with his sword techniques.

Plus, he never ventured out into the world. Instead, he quietly polished his sword skills. He became the strongest swordsman in the Ogre Tribe, so I could learn a lot from him.

While we both are similar in age, I'm sure his swordsmanship is much better than mine. While he spent most of the time polishing his swordsmanship, I spent that time learning multiple things but mostly focusing on magic.

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Having limited my strength to what it was around when I was in the Jura Forest for the first time with Chronoa.

I dodged and blocked Hakurou's attacks and observed and analyzed them simultaneously. Something I often do when fighting more experienced opponents is to learn and improve my own fighting style.

I must admit his ability to mask his presence is quite good. If all my strength returned to the same it was back then, then I wouldn't notice him in time.

"Hahaha." Hakurou laughed while stroking his beard, "You have quite the potential for swordsmanship Young Lord."

"I still have a long way to go," I replied and was ready to continue. Like I told myself before while I still consider my swordsmanship lacking compared to my other fields, like magic.

Even though it had improved significantly over the years, when I decided to have some fun and fight against Milim, I would still say it was lacking. Ramiris was a great help with her Intrinsic Skill: [Small World] that made us an area where we could fight without destroying anything important.

I should also use the chance I have to copy Rimuru's [Gluttony] while he is sleeping. I already copied Mom's [Lust] skill a while back.

I will do it after I'm done with my sword training.

That would make three of the seven sin skills or rather Unique Skills that will later evolve into the Sin Skills. Should I go for the full set? To be honest, the only sin skills I'm thinking of besides the ones I copied would be [Greed] currently in possession of a kid that shouldn't be around seven or eight right now.

Well, I guess I will be stealing candy from a kid... Well not exactly stealing if I copy it, but that doesn't matter.

I looked at my shadow and mentally sent the orders. Instantly my shadow stretched and went toward the Kingdom of Siltrosso.

I will do it during the night, but for now, let's get Rimuru's [Gluttony] before he wakes up.

"That style of swordsmanship," Hakurou paused and observed me for a while before a knowing look crossed his face, "It seems that even after almost three hundred years, you still kept your childish nature and, as you call it, 'troll' people."

"Huh? What do you..." I stopped as a memory of around two hundred years ago, when I was less than 30 years old, flashed through my mind. I stumbled upon a young swordmaster, "Wait, you can't be..."

"Ho ho ho," He laughed, stroking his beard, "It seems that I'm not the only one that changed since the last time we met. I remember you being taller and looking completely different," He said.

I scratched the back of my head, "Could you keep this a secret from the others? I haven't had this much fun 'trolling' anyone in a couple of decades."

"Don't worry. I know if you meant harm to anyone here, you would already have done it, and there wouldn't be anything we could do," He then came up closer and whispered to me, "If you want to 'troll' Lord Rimuru, then do this..."

A smirk formed on my face as my mind started forming a new prank idea.

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After finishing my training, I walked up to the sleeping form of Rimuru, almost drooling at the thought of being able to acquire a skill that could become one of the most powerful compared to all the other skills.

If I ranked every skill, the top would belong to [Great Sage] and whatever it will evolve into. Speaking of evolving, I'm curious if my it will evolve into [Raphael] or something different.

After I successfully copied [Gluttony], I waited until nightfall and shadow exchange to copy [Greed]. The little kid didn't even notice anything happening as I did it hidden in the shadows.

Could I mix Death's Touch together with Death Wish from [Greed] and Embrace Drain from [Lust]?

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Rimuru has fully recharged and woken up from his sleeping mode, so it's time for me to start the manga prank v1.3...

"Dad..." I said, tugging on his shirt, "Dad..." I said again.

"Oh... What is it, hmmm... Cal... Son?" He said he was still not used to being called Dad.

"Dad, why are there naked elves in the manga you gave me?" I asked.

"WHAT!" She screamed, scared and embarrassed at the same time.

"Yeah, look," I gave him the thing I made when he was sleeping.

"I-I think s-something went wrong when I w-was making t-them for you, "He paused while sweating heavily, "I will be taking this." He took it and stored it instead of destroying it.

"Why where they hu... emgboum..." Rimuru quickly covered my mouth so I couldn't speak, as Rimuru was completely embarrassed.

"Please forget about this," He said before muttering, "Not even a week, and I failed as a father," He cried.

"But why?" I asked, tilting my head while enjoying this little prank, "Maybe I should ask Aunt Shuna."

"Please just forget it," He said, sweating before giving me a stack of new mangas, "Here, if you forget it, then you can have these,"

"Forget what, Dad? I don't remember anything," I lied with a smile and took them before quickly going inside to read.

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