The Reincarnations of Veldanava

Hinata the Saint

After spending a long time in the Kingdom of Ingrassia, Rimuru decided it was finally time for him to return to Tempest. Shizu-san and the children were at the exit to give him a goodbye.

"Visit us often!"

"Don't forget about us!"

"I'm going to be really mad if you don't keep your promise!"

Rimuru lightly chuckled, being loved by the kids was one thing, but it could be a problem if they were being this clingy all the time.

"If you guys keep your promise, I will keep mine. Don't be a nuisance for Mrs.Tiss and Shizu-san, okay?" Rimuru said.

"Please take care of yourself." Shizu-san kissed Rimuru's cheek. Rimuru tried to keep his cool, but nevertheless he blushed.

Even the culprit, Shizu-san, ended up blushing the same.

Other kids gave the adults a space to say their goodbye, but Chloe continued to cling onto Rimuru's haori. "Rimuru-san," she said with a voice just slightly above a whisper. "I love you..."

'Love?' It was fairly common for kids to develop a feeling for their caretakers. Usually it faded away as they grew up. "Is that so? Maybe you'll have a chance in 10 or 20 years in the future."

They said don't ruin a child's innocent thoughts, and that was what Rimuru tried to avoid.

If she became an adult and still had the same feeling then we would have this talk again when the time came. Chloe would only grow as time passed while an ageless being like Rimuru would remain the same for centuries to come.

The relationship was not possible as long as she was an adult. But even if he made a promise, it wasn't like Lucia would allow him to have a mistress.

Rimuru gave Chloe a headpat. "You shouldn't be concerned about things like that at your age."

He gave the Anti-magic Mask to Chloe as a gift. It was the same one he inherited from Shizu, if he wanted it for its usage he could easily create a new one.

Rimuru knew that she needed it more than him. Without Rimuru and Ramiris around, she would need that mask to keep the spirit inside her in check if it ever woke up and caused problems.

Chloe wore it. "Oh! It has Shizu-san and Rimuru-san's scents too!"

"Hey!" Both of the adults exclaimed.

Chloe was a good kid, but also a strange one. 'Should I or should I not be concerned that she remembers my scent?' Rimuru thought.

After the final goodbye, Rimuru rode Ranga out of the city. He wanted an open field to perform teleportation back to Tempest.

The more people he had to teleport, the larger and easier to detect the magic circle would be. Performing it in the capital city would lure in unwanted attention. So Rimuru thought an open field just outside Ingrassia would be a better option.

Other than Ranga, the people who would go to Tempest with him consist of: Diablo, Testarossa, Ultima and Ramiris.

Ramiris was tied deeply to his soul, and Ultima had been a good girl since Diablo and Testarossa took time to educate her. So Rimuru thought it would be fine to bring them to Tempest.

Testa and Ult were aware of Ramiris' Queen of Spirits status. They knew she was ancient and powerful. Though it was a one-way acknowledgement, Ramiris didn't know they were Primordials.

She noticed that Rimuru had many Daemons as his servants, but that was it, she never went further than that conclusion.

When he found a good spot, Rimuru attempted to use a group teleportation. "So this is going to be the first time Ramiris and Ult-chan visit Tempest, isn't it?" Rimuru asked.