BAMN: Chapter 77/78

Chapter 77: Here First

"Even if he remains himself, if his temperament changes drastically, what's the point of becoming stronger?"

It is precisely because she is familiar with Rin that Violet understands his character better.

He would absolutely not take such a huge risk to forcefully confront 100,000 Astral Bodies.

"Then what should we do?"

Snow Empress didn't understand these things and could only ask Violet.

If Rin were replaced by Snow Empress, a mere 10,000 Astral Bodies would not be able to shake her will at all.

With 700,000 years of a clear and calm mind, the strength of Snow Empress's will is beyond the imagination of any Demon Lord Seed in the Cardinal World.

However, due to the vassal contract, Snow Empress cannot become a True Demon Lord before Rin.

"No."

Violet shook her head and said, "Rin will definitely awaken. It's only a matter of time."

Leaving aside that Rin also possesses the remaining authority of the Star King Dragon, the mere existence of the Void Gate gives Rin infinite possibilities for growth.

"Are you saying that traveling through worlds can make Rin stronger?"

"Not just stronger in power, but also in will."

Violet spoke truthfully, "In fact, each time we acquire the rules of a new world, it brings us new enhancements."

Those Unique Skills are the best example.

"Unique Skills themselves are a manifestation of soul power."

"As long as there are enough Unique Skills, a strong wall can be constructed outside Rin's soul."

In this way, relying on the defense of this wall, Rin will be able to maintain his self amidst the overwhelming numbers of 10,000 Astral Bodies, thereby completing his awakening as a True Demon Lord!

"How many worlds would he have to travel through then?"

"I don't know."

Violet said, "If he's lucky and encounters a powerful world, one might be enough."

So, it still depends on the quality of the world.

The more a world contains new rules and power systems, the greater the benefit to Rin in constructing his will barrier.

"Alright, let's head back to the village first."

Violet glanced at the forest in the distance.

The aura from that direction couldn't escape her perception.

However, Violet had no intention of clashing with the Moderate Harlequin Alliance.

It wasn't that she couldn't win, but that there was no need.

With their current reserve of 3 million magicules, Rin could even forcefully fight an awakened True Demon Lord.

Leaving aside the top few of the Ten Great Demon Lords for now, the Moderate Harlequin Alliance and Yuuki Kagurazaka behind them no longer posed a threat to them.

With Violet's assistance, Rin used Stardust Manipulation to undergo Dragonification.

His strength would break through to an extremely exaggerated level.

"I'll maintain the spatial passage."

Snow Empress felt that Violet's role conflicted with her own, which made her feel a sense of crisis.

Thus, Snow Empress actively stepped forward to open up space.

"Is it okay to teleport so many people at once?"

Violet looked at Snow Empress, who didn't answer but instead expressionlessly tore open a spatial rift in front of her.

On the other side of the rift was none other than the Ogre Clan's village.

"Alright."

Violet truly had no desire to contend with Snow Empress for the title of Rin's strongest subordinate.

She saw her own role as the woman behind Rin.

"Everyone line up, don't scatter."

"Ahead is the village where we will live in the future."

"Once there, please don't run around, patiently wait for the Ogre Clan to arrange your houses."

For today, the Ogre Clan had undertaken massive construction, expanding the original village several times its size, adding countless houses and facilities.

Therefore, there was no need to worry that the newly arrived Wolf Clan and Goblins would have no place to live.

Although the Ogre Clan's engineering and forging techniques were not as good as the Dwarves', compared to the primitive and backward Goblins, they were definitely on another dimension.

The Wolf Clan and Goblins were also very cooperative and quickly integrated into their new lives.

"Hmm…"

Rin didn't know how much time had passed.

When he opened his eyes again, what greeted him was Ogerpon's cute little face.

"Rin, you're finally awake!!"

Seeing Rin awaken, Ogerpon subconsciously threw herself into his arms, her sparkling starry eyes filled with tears.

"I made you worry."

Rin didn't feel any weakness from waking up from unconsciousness.

On the contrary, he was in excellent condition, surprisingly good.

"This feeling of being full of strength, even without looking at my status screen, I know how much stronger I've become."

Opening his status screen and seeing the marked 999,999 magicules, Rin secretly thought that it was indeed so.

For Rin, magicules were not just energy.

The special skill Magicules Solidification allowed Rin's physical qualities to automatically convert into basic data as his magicules increased.

"Master!"

"My Lord, are you awake?"

"That's great."

As the commotion in the room spread, Rin's dependents immediately rushed over.

Shion was the most excited.

This girl completely disregarded the concept of separation between men and women, rushing up to hug Rin, followed by an unreasonable face wash.

What else could Rin say? This was perhaps the so-called pain and happiness?

"Let go first, Shion."

Helplessly, Rin had to push Shion away a little, then his gaze swept over everyone.

Ice Empress and Snow Empress were still the same, standing quietly by Rin's bed.

Benimaru and Souei were still out on missions, so they weren't present.

"Who are you?"

There were a few unfamiliar faces that caught Rin off guard for a moment.

"My Lord, I am Rigurd!"

Rigurd, who was the old village chief of the Goblin race.

However, compared to his original shaky appearance, as if he would fall over with a gust of wind, he was different now.

After being named by Rin, Rigurd had evolved from an E-rank Goblin to a C+ rank Hobgoblin.

His muscular physique and height of over 2 meters, just standing there, blocked the light shining in from the window like a wall.

"Oh, oh, you've changed quite a bit."

Rin thought of the original story, where Rigurd, after being named by Rimuru, seemed to have transformed in a similar way.

Then, he looked at the two green-skinned youths beside Rigurd.

They were his two sons, Rigur and Rigord.

"Thanks to your grace, my old bones have become much younger."

With that, Rigurd even struck a few poses, showing off his well-defined, blocky muscles.

'You haven't just gotten younger. You've completely become another species, haven't you?'

Rin didn't know how to complain. 'Forget it, it doesn't matter, as long as they can evolve.'

(To be continued.)

Chapter 78: The Life

Thinking this, Rin looked at the other figures.

Rin's room was very large, nearly a hundred square meters, even more spacious than an average large living room, enough to accommodate many people.

Besides the familiar Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Ogerpon, Shuna, and others, and the mentally prepared Rigurd and his sons, the remaining figures were somewhat unexpected to Rin.

Standing near the door were nearly twenty figures.

They were all kneeling on one knee, respectfully awaiting Rin's inspection.

Leading them was a muscular middle-aged man, wearing a beast-skin coat with abundant body hair, giving Rin a sense of a Viking warrior.

Fortunately, not everyone had this kind of appearance.

Besides the middle-aged man, the other eighteen included youths, teenagers, mature women, and young girls with a charming aesthetic.

Without exception, all of these individuals had beast ears and tails.

Additionally, their hair colors varied.

Red, blue, green, pink—yet they didn't look like rebellious punk hair.

Instead, they appeared very natural and complemented the temperament and image of each person, highlighting their unique characteristics perfectly.

"Are they the Starfang Wolf Clan?"

Rin could feel the soul connection between them, and he guessed the identity of this group.

"Yes, Master!"

Hearing Rin recognize them, Hoshiga looked up excitedly, his eyes filled with joy.

Regarding how his subordinates addressed Rin, those who were close enough would directly call him by his name, like Ogerpon, Snow Empress, and Violet.

Shuna and others preferred to call Rin "Lord."

Similar to ancient generals and monarchs, forming a lord-vassal relationship.

This form of address typically appeared among humanoid monsters, such as the Oni and Goblin clans, who regarded themselves as Rin's subjects.

"Your transformations are even greater than Rigurd's."

Although he had anticipated it, a group of large wolves suddenly transforming into beast-kin still amazed Rin.

Especially a few of the fluffy beast-eared girls among them. Rin's gaze lingered on them for several seconds before he reluctantly moved it away.

Of course, Rin wasn't coveting their beauty.

More than their appearance, Rin wanted to touch their ears and tails. "The texture must be really nice."

"Rin-sama."

Shuna brought in toiletries, followed by two Miko Hime, carrying various delicious dishes prepared by Shuna herself.

As expected, Shuna understood Rin best.

After his long sleep, Rin indeed felt hungry.

This was naturally not a true need for sustenance.

It was just Rin's habit of viewing three meals a day as a normal routine.

"Snow Empress, Shuna, stay."

After washing up, Rin told everyone, "Ogerpon, you and Ice Empress go play. I'm fine now."

Rin remained lying on the bed, while Shuna naturally took the tray from the Miko Hime and began to serve Rin his meal.

"..."

This decadent scene made Snow Empress chuckle a bit. "Should I join in too?"

"Cough, cough."

Rin heard the teasing in Snow Empress's words.

"Give me a portion too."

Snow Empress smiled and shook her head, then naturally took a dish from the tray.

Just like that, one on each side, she and Shuna began to serve Rin.

'This heavenly life, it's like a dream...'

Two beautiful women attending to him so closely, could there be anything more fulfilling?

"Snow Empress, you can leave this kind of thing to me."

"It's fine."

Snow Empress didn't mind. "Taking care of Master is what we, as his dependents, should do."

'Hmph!'

"Alright, I'll eat it myself."

Rin stopped the two girls' intimate actions, placing the items in front of him. "And Violet, you come out too."

"I had intended to wait until you finished eating before coming out."

Violet appeared at the foot of the bed and said, "So, do you need me to report the current situation?"

"Mm."

Rin had more or less gotten used to Violet's personality.

She was much like a template auto-memory doll, equally cold and indifferent, like an impeccably precise personal secretary, awaiting her master's commands.

"We currently possess a total of 3.02 million magicules."

Violet: "Of this magicules, 2.02 million is stored with me, and you can access it at any time."

"Additionally, you currently have 270 Kijin, 8,200 Goblins, and 560 Starfang Wolf Beastkin under your command."

...

For ease of address, Violet also referred to them as the Wolf Clan.

"Starfang Wolf Beastkin?"

"Yes."

Violet: "They collectively evolved into Beastkin, gaining the ability to shapeshift freely between giant wolves and humanoid Beastkin."

It was for this reason that Violet used "560 people" rather than "560 heads" to refer to them.

"That's an unexpected surprise."

Like in the original, pairing Goblins with Direwolves to create cavalry would indeed be good.

But Rin felt that the Goblin Clan's potential was limited.

Except for a few special individuals like Gobta and Gobwa, the Goblin Clan hadn't produced any truly powerful figures.

Therefore, rather than making them combat personnel, it would be better to use them for logistics.

The Goblin population was large, and although their reproduction rate had somewhat decreased due to their evolution, it could still be maintained at a C-level.

"However..."

Violet added, "The Wolf Clan is not accustomed to human ways of life."

"Compared to human clothing, food, and daily routines, some of them prefer their original forms during normal times."

"Is that so..."

Rin didn't care about the Wolf Clan's habits. As long as they were comfortable, he wouldn't force Hoshiga and the others to become Beastkin.

(To be continued.)