"Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received Primeval Spirit Sword x1!"
Primeval Spirit Sword: Grows with its master. This is the System's destined flying sword for the Host. Hurry and give it a name.
"I'm sorry, System! I might have spoken a little too loudly before!"
Looking at the spirit sword that appeared in his hand, just by its appearance, Zhong Chen knew it was a good sword. One side of the blade was carved with the sun, moon, and stars, while the other side depicted mountains, rivers, and vegetation.
One side of the hilt showed techniques of farming and animal husbandry, and the other side detailed strategies for unifying the four seas. The more Zhong Chen looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
"Damn it, isn't this the Xuanyuan Sword? System, what's going on here?"
"Ding! Of course, it has to look good. After all, being strong is temporary, but being handsome is for life! Does the Host not like it?"
"Hehe, of course I like it!"
Looking at the Xuanyuan Sword-style spirit sword in his hand, Zhong Chen felt truly delighted.
"I'll call you Linglong. Later, when you take on a human form, you can change it to a name you like!"
"Linglong! You must remember, in cultivation, you must learn to play it safe. Constantly fighting will only lead you to become brothers in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner one day!"
The Linglong Sword's body trembled slightly, as if it had accepted the name.
"This immortal has decided to play it safe and develop slowly. As everyone knows, there are only four realms in cultivation."
"They are the Ant Realm, Junior Realm, Daoist Realm, and Senior Realm. Since I don't have a powerful background, I can't enter the Junior Realm. I don't like the Daoist Realm, so I can only strive to reach the Senior Realm!"
Just as Zhong Chen was firm in his path of caution, he heard a System notification:
"Ding! The Dimensional Gate has completed its initial charging. Do you wish to anchor the world coordinates?"
Zhong Chen was stunned by the notification. He had acquired the Dimensional Gate many days ago, and it had been silent.
He thought it would take a long time to charge, but he didn't expect it to be ready so quickly.
"System, after anchoring the world coordinates, can I choose not to go there?"
"Ding! Whether or not to travel to a world is up to the Host to decide!"
"That's good. If it opens to a dangerous world and I'm forced to teleport there, wouldn't that be game over?"
"System, open the Dimensional Gate!"
"Ding! Anchoring world coordinates..."
"Ding! World coordinates successfully anchored! Based on the Host's memory search, the current world is 'Demon Slayer'. Does the Host wish to begin the traversal?"
"Not yet!"
Hearing that the System had found the Demon Slayer World, Zhong Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Good, it's not a dangerous world. I wonder if I can travel to the time when Kanae Kocho was still alive!"
When he watched the anime, he felt the ending was too tragic, with few survivors after the final battle.
Even Tanjiro wouldn't live much longer. This time, with a chance to change Demon Slayer's ending, Zhong Chen declared, "I love changing misfortunes."
"Hmm... I'll go find Rimuru first. If I suddenly disappear, Rimuru would be worried sick."
Zhong Chen walked out of the thatched hut into the open space outside and saw Rimuru's round body squatting on a wooden stake, speaking to the Goblins and Fanged Wolves below the stake:
"Um, from now on, please form teams and live together!"
The Goblins and Fanged Wolves below didn't seem to understand what 'forming teams' meant, so Rimuru could only explain further.
"That's how it is. From now on, you must help each other and get along peacefully, understood?!"
"Yes * n"
"Woof * n"
Seeing the many monsters below respond, Rimuru sighed softly.
"Let's leave it at that for now!"
"So, regarding the most important aspects of food, clothing, housing, and transportation, I want to establish teams for finding food, building houses, and strengthening the village's defenses. First..."
Looking at the Goblin with the red bandana in front of him, Rimuru suddenly fell into thought.
"Oh, what was his name again? Does he even have a name?"
Rimuru looked up and asked the Goblin Village Chief, who was leaning on a staff beside him:
"By the way, what are all your names?"
The Goblin Village Chief quickly and respectfully replied:
"Ordinary monsters don't have names, because we can communicate without them."
"Is that so? But having names would be more convenient. I want to name you all, is that okay?"
Hearing this, the Goblins and Fanged Wolves didn't react much, but Zhong Chen already had a thought in his mind.
"Here he comes, here he comes, the naming maniac! The Storm Dragon power bank is highly recommended!"
"Ah ah ah!!!"
The Goblins and Fanged Wolves all let out loud cries of surprise, with clear disbelief in their tones.
The Goblin Village Chief cautiously asked Rimuru:
"Ri... Rimuru-sama, a name, is it really okay?"
Hearing the Goblin Village Chief's question, the clueless Rimuru responded blankly:
"Oh, mm!"
Upon hearing the clear answer, all the Goblins began to cheer, dancing with joy.
Even the Goblin Village Chief's old body was happily dancing.
"Why are they so excited about getting a name?"
Rimuru thought, not understanding.
Just as Rimuru was about to start naming, Zhong Chen hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.
If he started naming now, he would be out of commission for several days. If that happened, how would he tell Rimuru about leaving for a while?
"Rimuru, wait a moment!"
Zhong Chen hurriedly interrupted Rimuru's next action. Hearing Zhong Chen's voice, Rimuru twisted his body and looked back.
"A Chen, you're awake!"
"Yes, are you going to name them?"
"Yes, it's very inconvenient without names, so I thought I'd give everyone a name!"
Listening to Rimuru's innocent words, Zhong Chen couldn't help but suppress a smile and replied:
"Oh, that's great, but don't start naming yet. I have something to tell you."
"What is it, A Chen?"
Hearing that Zhong Chen had something to tell him, Rimuru immediately asked.
"I might need to leave for a few days. For these few days, you'll have to rely on yourself."
"What! A Chen, you're leaving?"
Hearing that Zhong Chen was leaving, Rimuru's heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable discomfort welled up.
During this time, he had always been with Zhong Chen, eating together, sleeping together, chatting together.
He had long considered Zhong Chen, who also came from another world, his best friend.
"I'm just leaving for a few days. I'll be back in a few days, so you don't need to worry!"
Noticing that Zhong Chen had said he was only leaving for a few days, Rimuru couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"A Chen, you scared me to death!"
Zhong Chen could feel that Rimuru had indeed been startled for a moment. Thinking of this, Zhong Chen said with a smile:
"Hahaha, you scared yourself. You are my only friend in this strange new world, how could I possibly leave you?!"
"Hmph, you still scared me!"
Seeing Rimuru act a little petulant, Zhong Chen secretly laughed and comforted him verbally:
"Alright, alright, then how about I bring you a gift when I come back?"
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Hmph, then I'll reluctantly forgive you!"
Looking at Rimuru's words, which carried a hint of tsundere, Zhong Chen's tone also couldn't help but carry a hint of doting.
"Alright, alright, thank you to our Rimuru-sama for forgiving his dear friend!"
Hearing Zhong Chen say this, Rimuru's round body also flushed slightly.
"So, A Chen, when are you leaving?"
"I'm leaving now!"
"So soon? Then A Chen, you must be careful and take care!"
Hearing that Zhong Chen was leaving immediately, Rimuru worriedly instructed him.
Zhong Chen patted Rimuru's small head, then said nothing more and turned to walk into the depths of the forest.
Watching Zhong Chen's departing back, Rimuru softly murmured:
"You must come back safely, A Chen!"
Having composed himself, Rimuru looked at the many monsters in front of him and shouted loudly:
"Alright! Now, everyone line up. We'll start with the Village Chief for naming. Um, let me think, what was the name of your deceased warrior son?"
"Riguru."
"Riguru? Then you shall be called Rigurd."
As soon as the words fell, a golden light erupted from the Village Chief's body.
"Thank you, Rimuru-sama, Rigurd is so grateful!"
The Village Chief excitedly thanked Rimuru.
"You will inherit your brother's name and be called Riguru."
"You are Gobuta."
"Gobuchi."
"Gobuzu."
"Gobuzo."
Gob... Just as Rimuru transformed into a naming maniac, Zhong Chen arrived in the forest.
"System, use the Dimensional Gate to begin traversal!"
"Ding! Opening Dimensional Gate for Host..."
A portal glowing with white light suddenly appeared beside Zhong Chen. Within the portal, countless planes of all worlds seemed to be reflected.
"Is this the Dimensional Gate? You're not pulling your weight, teacher!"
Although he was complaining in his heart, his body honestly stepped inside. In an instant, Zhong Chen's figure disappeared... Demon Slayer World · Evening...