Tensura: Rimuru Is a Girl (Translation)

Chapter 35: Aectrum

In a very quiet room, a girl sat by the window, enjoying the night breeze that made her silver-blue hair sway with the wind. The faint moonlight entered her room through the moving clouds.

A week had passed since Veldora's confession, and she was now in her room in the castle, enjoying the view of Tempest from above with a cup of tea and some snacks on the table. Her beauty was accentuated by the thin nightgown she wore, and the moonlight made her silver-blue hair shine.

She sipped her tea again, savoring the peaceful night and the fragrant tea that flowed down her throat.

"So, have you found any clues, Raphael?"

To anyone else, it might seem like she was talking to herself, but in the silence, she was conversing with her partner.

<<About the strange tattoo that appeared suddenly on your body, it is not an ordinary tattoo. Rather, it contains many ancient characters.>>

"Hm?"

<<I'm not sure either. I've looked through all the information I could find in this world, but there's nothing useful.>>

Silence returned, and she could sense her partner blaming itself.

<<But one thing is clear: The pattern on the tattoo has a very terrifying power within it. It is chaotic and unsettling. When I investigated what's contained in it, for some reason... I shuddered with fear... I felt nauseous... I don't know what that feeling was... But I definitely don't want to experience it again...>>

This was the first time she had felt Raphael's fear of something. Usually, Raphael would not show any emotion. It would remain calm in any situation, but now... Rimuru could sense emotions of fear, frustration, and distress, yet amidst all that... there was a feeling of admiration.

Admiration for what?...

Naturally, this also surprised Rimuru.

"So you mean... I have an incredible power within me, and you don't know what it is. And you want to uncover it down to the root?"

<<That's right. I won't give up just because of that disturbing feeling. I will uncover all the secrets contained within it.>>

Rimuru smiled softly, gazing at the moonlight. It was the first time she had felt Raphael's enthusiasm like this. It was rare because Raphael usually spoke in a monotone, emotionless manner.

It made it hard for Rimuru to know what Raphael was thinking if not directly communicated. Raphael's flat, emotionless, and indifferent speech contrasted with the excitement she now felt.

<<And also, there's one thing I want to tell you...>>

"What is it?" Rimuru responded calmly while taking another sip of her tea.

<<This is just my speculation... It seems that this power does not originate from the world created by the founder Veldanava.>>

Thud

"What do you mean?!"

Surprised? Of course, Rimuru was astonished by what her partner said.

If it's not from the world of Veldanava, then where does this power come from? She was well aware of her previous life. There was no magic or anything strange that she experienced.

She lived a normal life previously, without anything remarkable or boring.

<<The most likely possibility is that it is a power your soul possessed even before reincarnating into this world.>>