I could recover relatively easy from the sleep mode this time.
Or rather, it would be more accurate to say that the connection to my clone was cut.
My main body was still hiding in『Imaginary Space』. Even if one of my parallel existences spent too much power, it turned out that there was no effect on the main body.
I guess I could say that we had carried out an unplanned experiment this time.
In truth, the main body wasn't affected only because Ciel had cut off the connection.
She really is a reliable partner.
So, it was normal that I woke up so quickly.
I just have to reconnect with the orb once more.
I was being carried to the control room when I woke up.
It seemed everyone had promptly escaped from the subspace.
I guess that’s expected since there’s no more business there.
Thanks to my energy being deprived by Gaia, my presence was faint.
I figured that it would be fine since I didn't need to worry about Velda noticing me like this.
My main body was recovering energy in『Imaginary Space』.
It felt really weird having two consciousnesses at the same time.
Well, I had to start getting used to it.
After all, it was very convenient.
For argument’s sake, even if Velda had tried to seal the labyrinth when he noticed my presence, I could now grasp Velda’s present position with my real body and『Multiple Parallel Existence』.
Being able to be in two places at once is more convenient than I imagined.
I didn't think I really had to worry about being discovered, but I preferred to avoid trouble as much as possible.
I didn't want to alert Velda of my presence yet, since I wanted to catch him off guard when I took action.
For better or worse, the clone I was possessing through the orb had an energy level close to that of a human, since the majority of its strength hadn’t recovered yet.
I decided to make use of this state and let the connection of the energy with my main body remain blocked.
The clone could also recover its energy naturally, but I also suppressed that.
With this, I can appear in front of everyone without worries.
Gaia was laying on top of my stomach.
He should have grown with an elongated large body about 20m long, but it seems he had reverted to his 50cm long minidora form now. Apparently, he still can’t humanize so he reverted to his previous form.
It was really interesting to see whether he would become a male or a female. However, I figured it would take a while for that to be shown.
It seemed I woke up right when I was about to be laid down on a chair.
I got up from the chair and caressed Gaia.
「Rimuru-sama, you have woken up?」
Noticing my movement, Diablo asks me reverently, I nod and answer him with「Yeah」.
And then, I received the explanation about what happened while I was unconscious.
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