Sealed Cave
"Hahahaha!!! I, Storm Dragon Veldora Tempest, am COM-PLETELY RE-VIVED!"
A wild man with golden hair and a bare torso shouted excitedly in the air of the Sealed Cave.
"Hey, hey, hey! Veldora, you're too loud!"
Rimuru covered his ears with both hands and shouted helplessly at Veldora.
Hearing Rimuru say this, Veldora instantly looked like an abandoned kitten, speaking in a low tone:
"I finally got out, and your attitude is too cold!"
At this, Veldora's face broke into a smile, and he said happily:
"But the speed of my revival was faster than I expected! I must thank you, Rimuru Tempest!"
After speaking, Veldora turned his head to look at Zhong Chen and said:
"And this friend! I know you've always helped Rimuru, and since you are Rimuru's best friend..."
"Then from now on, you are also my, Storm Dragon Veldora's, best friend! Hahahaha!"
Zhong Chen, standing by and watching Veldora laugh with his hands on his hips, also smiled and said:
"Alright! I accept you as my best friend. Since we are already friends, I'll give you a gift!"
Saying this, Zhong Chen took out three hundred thousand souls from the human emperor banner and sent them into Veldora's body.
Feeling the massive souls entering his body, Veldora quickly began to absorb them.
As golden light continuously shone from Veldora's body, Zhong Chen could clearly feel Veldora's strength rapidly increasing.
Bang!
As the golden light on his body was scattered by Veldora, Zhong Chen opened his Eye of Identification to observe Veldora's attributes.
Storm Dragon Veldora Tempest
Loyalty: 0
Affection: 100
Abilities: King of Investigation, King of Magicules, Thought Acceleration, Demon Lord's Haki, Dragonification: Storm, ... Comprehensive Strength Rating: SS- (SS)
PS: The value in parentheses is the combat power after Dragonification.
"Wow! Two Ultimate Skills! The Monster Country Federation has gained another top-tier combatant!"
"Now I can take Rimuru to other worlds to play. Finally, I won't have to listen to Rimuru's complaints every day!"
Here, the Storm Dragon, who had opened his eyes, began to jump around everywhere, constantly performing combat moves.
Rimuru looked at the frolicking Veldora and asked:
"By the way, Veldora, did you receive the [Blessing] from my evolution?"
Hearing Rimuru's question, Veldora stopped his movements and came before the two of them. His golden pupils instantly brightened, and he shouted excitedly at Rimuru:
"That's a good question!"
"Thanks to you, my Unique Skill [Investigator] evolved into the Ultimate Skill [King of Investigation: Faust], a skill that comes from my endless investigative heart!"
"And the souls Zhong Chen gifted me successfully caused an unprecedented change in my magic power."
"Now, my vast magic power has evolved into the Ultimate Skill [King of Magicules]. As long as I am not dead, my own magic power will never decrease!"
At this point, Veldora suddenly became serious. After changing his clothes, he spoke to Zhong Chen and Rimuru:
"Not only that! My shogi skill has reached the master level. No, because I am a Storm Dragon, it should be Dragon King level!"
Zhong Chen looked at the proud Veldora, feeling quite confused.
"That's not right! Ifrit isn't even with you, so how did you practice shogi, huh?! And Dragon King level, are you trying to get jailed?"
"Is that so! It seems you really enjoyed life inside my stomach!"
Rimuru said to Veldora with a surprised expression.
"That's how it is. Now I am invincible, so from now on, you two can rest assured! Hahahahaha!"
"Invincible?"
Hearing this, Zhong Chen looked at Veldora with a playful expression and said:
"Alright, since you're out, let's go back first! Coincidentally, one of your relatives is also there! I think you'll be very happy to see her!"
Hearing this, Veldora, as if remembering something terrifying, instantly stopped his steps, and with a slightly trembling voice, he said:
"Th-that... I suddenly found I have something I need to deal with, so I won't go back with you two for now!"
Hearing that Veldora didn't plan to go back with them, Rimuru couldn't help but ask with a confused expression:
"Is it something important? Since A Chen said you have a relative, don't you want to see her?"
Veldora, a drop of cold sweat rolling down his forehead, stammered:
"Th-that... there's no need to rush! I'll go see them later!"
"Heh heh! Cowardly dragon! Aren't you invincible anymore?"
Rimuru remained confused because he didn't know the hidden secrets.
But he didn't know that Zhong Chen knew. Veldora was so afraid because of his two older sisters, who were also Dragon Lords.
Because Veldora caused destruction everywhere before he was sealed, even though his two older sisters loved their younger brother very much, they eventually decided to educate him.
The goal was to educate Veldora into a reliable dragon.
Although the two sisters had different approaches to Veldora's education, the end result was always the same: a good beating.
Moreover, these two would basically beat him with the intention of killing him.
The only difference was that the second sister, the Blazing Dragon, would first talk to him nicely before giving him a good beating.
The eldest sister, the White Ice Dragon, was simple and crude, choosing to directly kill Veldora, because Dragon Lords do not die; they only keep reviving.
The eldest sister's operation aimed to continuously kill Veldora and then let him revive, thereby cultivating a good personality.
Zhong Chen: Are you trying to farm traits there!
It was these miraculous operations that caused Veldora to develop a psychological shadow regarding his two older sisters.
So he had always avoided them, afraid of being beaten again.
"Hahahaha! Don't worry, Veldora, this relative isn't your sisters! Look how scared you are!"
Zhong Chen couldn't help but burst into laughter, seeing Veldora's cowardly appearance.
Veldora, hearing that it wasn't his sisters, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but also asked Zhong Chen with a confused look:
"If it's not my sisters, then who is it?"
"You'll know when you see him!"
After speaking, Zhong Chen pulled Rimuru and turned to walk out of the cave. As they walked, Rimuru quietly asked Zhong Chen:
"A Chen! Why is Veldora so afraid of his sisters?"
Hearing Rimuru's words, Zhong Chen looked back at Veldora, then whispered to Rimuru:
"Hehe! Actually, it's like this..."
"I heard that, you know!"
Veldora complained helplessly to the two walking in front.
Rimuru, listening to Zhong Chen recount Veldora's past, couldn't hold back a chuckle:
"Pfft! Hahahaha! Veldora, I didn't expect you to have such a tragic past! Hahaha!"
Veldora looked at Rimuru, who was laughing heartily, and said helplessly:
"I was young and ignorant back then, but I've changed now, haven't I?!"
"And... Zhong Chen, how do you know all these things?! I don't think I've told anyone else about them!"
Zhong Chen, with a mysterious expression, said two words:
"Secret!"