The Origin of Veldanava's Right Hand

Chapter 8: A Crazy Dragon... It's Named?!

Rimuru POV

Several centuries have passed since I named Diablo. During that time, I helped Diablo perfect his techniques further. I also tasked him to deal with several nations that planned to harm the balance of the world.

This caused him to massacre many kingdoms, allowing him to gather enough souls to evolve him into a True Demon Lord, and with the help of [Belzebuth]'s Food Chain, I was able to evolve him into a True Demon Lord, allowing him to transform from a Demon Peer into a Devil Lord - the highest evolution in the Demon race and the same level of evolution as that of Guy.

Due to this, he has been called the Tyrant of Judgement. Furthermore, he also acquired the Ultimate skill [Temptation King Azazel] after combining his Unique skills [Tempter] and [The Great Wisemen].

As for his strength, it is currently lacking slightly behind Amelia and the mongrel, though he has surely surpassed Aclys and is now almost at Veldora's level.

Currently, I am creating a new weapon that I could preferably use at some time. Crafting weapons is almost a passion of mine, you can say. The impact of the hammer with the ore which would soon become a blade is quite satisfying. 

Even though forging and crafting can be tiresome and require a lot of work, it is also strangely very calm and soothing, especially when you're doing it alone. The calm fire and the solitude give one a peace of mind and allows them to vent out their frustrations by hitting an ore with the hammer which would result in a magnificent weapon to be made.

It helps me calm myself from time to time after facing several frustrations of the world.

Suddenly, the door was knocked three times before being opened as Dino entered. The reason he was able to be here in the first place is that this workshop exists in the Heavenly Star Palace, which is why this place is easily accessible to him.

Dino: "Hey there." He greeted lazily. Seriously, this guy needs to put some work in his life. He's not the Chief Advisor for nothing.

Rimuru: "Hey. Lazing around again, eh?" I asked as I continued striking my hammer on the ore, which seemed to have annoyed him.

Dino: "Hey! I'm not always lazy." He protested, triggered by my words.

Rimuru: Sure, buddy. Sure...

Dino: "Besides, I am here because Lord Veldanava wants you in his presence. It's urgent." He revealed, his expression going serious.

Rimuru: "Really?"

Dino: "Indeed, now come on." He replied.

Rimuru: "Lead the way." I told him, to which he complied as he led me to Lord Veldanava's chambers.

He then knocked the door before entering as soon as he heard 'Come in' with me following behind. There, Lord Veldanava was sitting as calmly as ever, his appearance looking as divine and magnificent as ever. 

However, his expression seemed to be slightly troubled as his eyes were narrowed, his brows were slightly furrowed, and his charismatic smile was nowhere to be seen. It was as if he was thinking about something disturbing, which worried me, as there wasn't much that would disturb my Lord.

Rimuru: "You called me, my Lord?" I asked as I bowed to him on one knee alongside Dino. Seeing us, he immediately dawned his divine smile once again as he directed his holy gaze at us.

Veldanava: "Ah, Rimuru! I'm afraid we have encountered a rather... troublesome situation." He remarks as he sends me a vision through [Thought Communication].

Through this, I saw a gigantic dragon who looked similar to Veldora, except that this dragon was bulkier, larger, and clearly stronger. Its eyes had a purple glow which screamed darkness and destruction. It was clear that this dragon was dangerous and a huge threat.