The "universe" here didn't refer to planets, dark energy, or the laws within a universe, but rather the complete obliteration of a world in the truest sense.
Clearly, Rimuru, who was only an S-rank Demon Lord, still couldn't accomplish something like that.
Even Velzard would need to reveal her Frost Dragon God form to forcibly open a gap.
However, the world barrier had a self-repair function.
If your rate of destruction couldn't keep up with the world's repair speed, then it was meaningless.
"In summary, a Demon Lord who can only cause the collapse of the cosmic order and thereby indirectly lead to the universe's destruction, is still unable to break through the passage I created."
Rin then looked at Velzard. "Elder sister, you, on the other hand, could force it open."
However, that gap would require Velzard to continuously attack to punch through the bottom of the V-shaped cave and connect it to the new world.
"But if you use brute force to enter through that method…"
"You will 100 percent be targeted by the World Will."
At that point, Velzard would essentially be locked onto by a Genesis God-level existence from the Star King Dragon tier.
"Alright."
Rin stopped making things difficult for Rimuru. He snapped his fingers.
In the next moment, the pressure and invisible force blocking Rimuru's path vanished completely.
"This?!"
Rimuru felt her body lighten. For a moment, she was dazed, unable to react.
"Rin!!!"
But the next second, Rimuru sensed Rin's aura ahead.
The girl didn't even bother walking. She directly used spatial magic to teleport in front of him.
"You bastard!!"
The blue-haired girl shouted, headbutting Rin right in the stomach.
Subordinates couldn't hurt Rin.
Even so, Rimuru still wanted to show her dissatisfaction toward this evil capitalist in her own way!
Let me headbutt you to death!!!
"Alright, alright, I admit it was my fault."
Rin held the girl's head and dodged her windmill punches as he tried to calm her down. "At worst, I'll give you a few days off."
"Days off?"
The moment she heard "holiday," Rimuru stopped moving.
However, the blue-haired girl folded her arms and looked at Rin with suspicion. "I won't fall for it that easily!"
"Holidays and whatnot, you're definitely trying to trick me again!"
"Not this time, really."
"Come on, look over here!"
"Ta-da!"
With a playful sound effect, Rin stepped aside and revealed the sunny plains of the Otherworld to Rimuru.
"Eh?"
Rimuru blinked, then as if realizing something, her eyes widened.
"This, this place is…"
After her earlier struggles, Rimuru and Great Sage had already guessed at a certain possibility.
Now, seeing the plains before her and sensing the aura completely different from the Cardinal World...
"Nothing!"
"There's no magicules here!"
"Instead, there's some kind of unanalyzable special energy in the air…"
Rimuru possessed the power of Gluttony. Combined with Lord of Wisdom, she could theoretically analyze anything.
However, the limitations of worldview truly existed!
Without Rin's transformation, Rimuru was still an outsider.
Trying to analyze the laws of the Konosuba Universe using Gluttony from the Cardinal World was like trying to execute a current official with an imperial sword from a bygone dynasty.
Even Rimuru's Gluttony might not work here.
"This is a brand-new Otherworld."
"It's not just a different spacetime of our world, but a real, genuine Otherworld!"
Rin told Rimuru about the Konosuba Universe and granted her access, giving her a green card for the Konosuba World.
[Alert: Large quantities of unknown elements detected. Proceed with analysis?]
[Alert: New law being input. Please wait....]
[...]
And the moment she received the green card, an enormous influx of data surged into Rimuru's mind. Even Great Sage nearly crashed from the load!
"This, this, this!!!"
Rimuru's expression turned horrified, but she managed to shut down Gluttony just in time.
That prevented her from overeating and blowing up.
"How is it?"
"I brought you to a new world for fun," Rin said. "That counts as a holiday, right?"
"Ugh…"
Rimuru really wanted to argue.
But as a humble employee, facing her boss's manipulative tactics, she just couldn't resist!
"Relax, relax~"
Rin wrapped an arm around Rimuru's shoulder and laughed. "Now that we're here, let's put work aside and properly unwind!"
"Are you sure this counts as relaxing?"
"Does having a banquet count as relaxing?"
"Mm!"
Rimuru nodded. She was powerless against delicious food and good wine.
"What about going to a resort?"
"Oh, oh, oh!"
Rimuru was extremely easy to please.
Just a second ago, she was being driven mad, but with a few words from Rin, she was already charging toward the good life.
'Hmph!'
'A mere Rimuru…'
In a spot Rimuru couldn't see, Rin made a gesture toward Velzard, Ogerpon, and the invisible Great Sage: "Manipulated!"
Great Sage?
That's right.
To make Rimuru's life a little easier under Rin, Great Sage had long since linked up with him.
It was like an older sister supporting the company CEO just to help her little sister get promoted.
Cough cough!
That was wicked.
In any case, compared to the oblivious Rimuru, Great Sage clearly had better foresight.
Like now, with Rin focusing on training Rimuru to become the "Weightlifting Champion" of the Monster Nation, Great Sage was totally on board.
After all, it was better than having Rimuru doing nothing and aimlessly wandering around.
"Let me introduce you to this world's setting."
In addition to basic info, Rin also explained the situation in Axel. "In short, this is an Otherworld where Adventurers hunt Monsters and the Demon King."
"You understand, right?"
"Mm-hmm, mm-hmm!"
Rimuru's eyes sparkled. She was clearly excited about the concept.
"But you also know what our identities are."
"Ah, I, we're Monsters…"
And Rin was also a Demon Lord.
No, more accurately, Rimuru herself was also a Demon Lord.
Having awakened, she already possessed the power of one.
"What Monsters?"
Rin rejected Rimuru's self-label. "I am a legitimate Transmigrator acknowledged by the Goddess, a Hero who will defeat the Demon King and save the world!"
(To be continued.)