chapter five

🕊️ name effects 🕊️

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After three days passed, both Rimuru and Kumiho woke up from their slumber with complete recovery.

Unlike Rimuru who was jumping in excitement for being conscious again, Kumiho chose to just lie down as the beddings they gave her were very comfortable for her.

"Complete Recovery! You sleaze! Wake up!!!" Rimuru jumped happily, looking at Kumiho who yawned sleepily, "This is very comfortable unlike you who sleep on top of a tree trunk~" Kumiho teased Rimuru who rolled his eyes behind all the slime.

"Oh dear, Lord Rimuru! Lady Kumiho! Good morning!" A female goblin that looked nothing like the usual female goblins they used to see greeted the two of them warmly, petting each of their heads as she smiled warmly at both of them.

"Yo, fox... Who's this?" Rimuru asked, sweating as Kumiho eyed the girl too, "Don't ask me, you slime!"

"I'll call over Elder Rigurd now!" The girl chimed, exiting the hut as Rimuru questioned if there was someone beautiful amongst the goblins whom he had never seen before, "Lord Rimuru! Lady Kumiho! Have you finally awakened from your slumber?" 

"Oh, Rigurd! That lady just now-..." Rimuru stopped talking when he took a good look at the goblin he was talking to. Rigurd looked way more different than the last three days, he was more fit and muscular - looking healthy too as he completely got rid of the stick he used to have all the time.

Kumiho got on her feet when she saw Rigurd standing tall in front of her since she slept next to Rimuru's tree trunk. Her tails stiffened and turned straight when she saw the big body of the goblin, "Who the hell are you!?"

"I am Rigurd!" He bravely responded.

"Just what happened in those three days..." Rimuru questioned, sweating as Kumiho's tails started going back down again after she realized that the goblin in front of them was Rigurd and not a stranger.

"That's because your mightiness bestowed me with a name! Becoming a monster with a name means that our rank as a monster increases, allowing us to evolve!" Rigurd explained to the slime and the fox as he flexed his muscles.

"Ah, I see... So that's why all of you were so happy when we gave you guys a name..." Kumiho muttered, "And also why my magicules were all used up so fast..." 

The door suddenly crashed open as smoke filled the room, Ranga and Raiden appeared with a completely new look.

Ranga had a horn that grows in the middle of his star symbol while Raiden has two horns protruding from his head. Raiden's horns were more twirled while Ranga's was more straight.

They have grown bigger than their usual size back when they haven't had a name yet.

"My Lord! My Lady/My Majesty!" The two of them said in sync, "We present our sincerest congratulations on your complete recovery!"

While Rimuru was busy with Ranga, Raiden approached Kumiho who looked shocked by their sudden appearance. "That thunder symbol... you're Raiden, right?"

"Yes!" Raiden's tail started wagging from side to side but unlike his brother, Ranga was too excited by Rimuru's waken state that he caused a tornado by wagging his tail too fast.

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The evolved goblins started celebrating both Rimuru's and Kumiho's awakened state by throwing them repeatedly into the air.

"It doesn't look like they've evolved but it looks more like they've changed into totally different monsters." Rimuru sighed.

"Kami told me that male goblins will evolve into hobgoblins while female goblins will evolve into goblinas," Kumiho explained as she got thrown highly into the air by Rigurd.

"Ah, I see... Who is Kami again?" Rimuru asked Kumiho, "Kami surely isn't like... god right? I'm confused, sorry..."

"Oh, I overlooked to tell you, it's alright though! I know that the voice in your head is Great Sage right? Well the voice in my head is called Mighty Kami, to be short, I call it Kami instead." Kumiho chimed making Rimuru nod in understandment.

"Ooh... I see, I see..."

The two of them figure out that the other dire wolves have too evolved along with Ranga and Raiden because they believe in the statement all for one.

Each of the leading wolves seems to have taken a liking to each of the reincarnated monsters. Ranga with Rimuru and Raiden with Kumiho. Probably because they received their name from each of them.

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Kumiho sat down on top of the bigger tree trunk while Rimuru sat in front of her, Ranga and Raiden lay down on each side of the tree trunk while Rigurd stood beside them.

"As you can see, we've become a large family. So to avoid conflict, both of us like to create some rules. There are only three rules. I'd like everyone to adhere to these three rules, at the very least." Rimuru announced.

"First, do not attack humans." Kumiho exclaimed, "Second, do not fight amongst yourselves!"

"And lastly, do not discriminate against other races." Rimuru added, "That's all!!"

It was silent for a while before Rigur raised his hand, "Question!!"

"Yes, Rigur?"

"Why are we not allowed to attack humans?"

"How dare you Rigur!!" Rigurd yelled at his son.

"There there, Rigurd" Kumiho calmed the hobgoblin as he nudged Rimuru to answer the curious hobgoblin.

"Well, the reason is simple. You can't attack humans because both Kumiho and I love humans!" Rimuru answered making Rigur nod in understatement.

"Oh! I see! I understand now!" Right exclaimed, clenching his palms into fists.

"Do you?" Kumiho questioned, the hobgoblin nodded once again amping the fox sighed, "Well you see, humans tend to live in groups. If you try to attack them, you may also face severe backlash."

"If they were to be serious, we wouldn't be able to stand a chance also it's good for us to get along with them." Rimuru finished as the others nodded, "Any other question?"

"Question!!" Gobta raised his hand as Rimuru pointed at him, "Yes, Gobta!"

"What does it mean to not discriminate against other races?" The little hobgoblin asked confused. Gobta was the only goblin that evolved without changing his physical appearance, unlike the other male goblins.

"You guys evolved and become stronger, right?" Rimuru paused, "It means you shouldn't be conceited and bully other races!"

"Evolving doesn't mean that you're greater than the others. If one day, those races became strong, they'd come to retaliate and you wouldn't like that, right?" Kumiho exclaimed.

"I understood!!" Gobta smiled, raising his hands as high as possible while the other goblins and wolves nodded in agreement and understanding.

"If there are no more questions you want to ask, then that will be it. Please stick to these rules as much as possible!" Rimuru remarked.

"Elder Rigurd." Kumiho looks at the muscular hobgoblin standing beside her, "I will thus name you as the Goblin Lord. You'll be the leader of the goblins. I hope that you'll be a good ruler for this village..."

After Kumiho finished her sentence, Rigird started tearing up as he fell to his knees, "Understood! This humble Rigurd shall accept this task with my life on the line!!"

"Umm... Well to be honest, I was just putting most of the burden on him but he seems so happy that it makes me feel bad..." Kumiho looked at Rimuru who shrugged, "Ah well..."

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Both Rimuru and Kumiho had made small teams that would pick fruits from trees, hunt animals, and other things but the main problem was the teams that were designed to build houses and clothes.

Rimuru and Kumiho were observing the goblins that are trying to rebuild the hut with Ranga, Raiden, Rigurd, and Rigur accompanying them.

At some point, the house made of wood completely collapsed - leaving nothing but piles of wood and dust. Rigurd looked embarrassed since he used to be the one who instructed the goblins in the past to build that hut.

"I'm utterly embarrassed..." Rigurd muttered, scratching the back of his neck while Rigur lowered his head, "My apologies..."

"And also about the clothing..." Rimuru trailed off as he noticed one of the goblinas looking at them. The goblinas in the village were mostly wearing revealing clothes due to their evolving state.

"It's a little too revealing I guess!" Rimuru ended his sentence with a blush while Kumiho rolled her eyes at her brother's reaction.

"I mean... It's not a bad thing but..." Rimuru trailed off in his thoughts again, forgetting that he was still connected with Kumiho who looked angry.

"You perverted slime!! I'll eat you whole!!" Kumiho glared at Rimuru who had Ranga on top of him, the wolf's neck covering the hot sun from touching the slime.

"We do not have anyone who possesses the required technique" Rigur exclaimed, unconsciously cutting the heated argument between the two siblings.

"Huh? If we can't make it, can't we just procure it somehow?" Kumiho questioned, forgetting Rimuru's thoughts as she was now interested in getting clothes for the goblins.

"Hmm... We have attempted to trade with some, a few times... They are really handy aside from handling clothes, so they might possess the knowledge to build houses as well." Rigurd suggested.

"We are not getting anywhere with this,   so I guess Kumiho and I will go and meet them. Who are they?" Rimuru questioned, looking at the tall hobgoblin beside him.

"They are the Dwarves who reside in Dwargon."

"Dwarves!?" Both Kumiho and Rimuru exclaimed in surprise, "Those famous for their smithing expertise??"

"We have to go!!" Rimuru and Kumiho told each other at the same time through their minds.

"We'll head to that Dwargon or whatever it's called. Rigurd, can I leave things to you while we're gone?" Kumiho exclaimed.

"Yes! Please leave it to me!!" Rigurd replied firmly as he flexed his muscles.

So then Rimuru and Kumiho have to go to the Dwargon Kingdom, riding Ranga and Raiden. Even though Kumiho is a fox, Raiden still insists that his master ride him instead so she won't be tired.

They took Gobta and his partnered wolf, Rigur and his partnered wolf, and then one hobgoblin and one goblin with their partner wolves to come along with them for their journey.

"Well then... We will be on our way now!!" Kumiho looked around as the other goblins waved goodbye with a happy smile.

"Have a safe trip!! Please take care of yourself!! We will wait for your early return!!"

And with that, the group started going further and further away from the village - until what they could see was just the faint figure of the goblins standing on the fence gate, waving goodbye.