It has been made into an anime, and the novel, including spin-off works, is a hugely popular work with a total of over 6.5 million copies in print. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. It can be said to be a representative work that popularized reincarnation-themed anime and novels to the general public, along with Overlord. The story is a success story about Mikami Satoru, a former office worker who is reincarnated as a slime, and the coexistence and conflict between humans and monsters. The protagonist has cheat skills such as predation, and becomes stronger and stronger. The first monster the protagonist, a slime, encounters is the storm dragon Veldora. In this article, we will introduce and discuss Veldora.
【That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime】Storm Dragon Veldora and Slime
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Mikami, who was reincarnated as a slime, had acquired the unique skill "Great Sage" and was learning about his doubts while exploring. He happened to fall into the water, and when he safely escaped from the water, he met Storm Dragon Veldora. However, at this time the slime cannot see its surroundings or speak. So Veldora teaches the slime a skill called "Magic Perception." Once the slime has acquired this skill, it is able to see and hear.
Naming and Predation
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Surprisingly, Veldora doesn't seem to dislike humans. 300 years ago, he was sealed away by the hero's unique skills "Absolute Severance" and "Infinite Prison", and was unable to move from this place. Slime becomes friends with Veldora and proposes that he join him as a "Predator" to analyze the "Infinite Prison" with the "Great Sage". He agrees and gives each other a name. Veldora becomes Veldora Tempest and the slime becomes Rimuru Tempest. From this point on, the two begin to work together inside Rimuru.
How did the naming effect work?
Naming connects the soul lineage and also transfers magical energy. This is why the goblins became Hofgoblins when Rimuru named them. So what kind of magical energy transfer was involved in this naming? Was it because Rimuru was a lower rank in the early stages that they moved towards Rimuru? This is still unknown, but if Rimuru became suddenly stronger as a result, I think that since he did not hear the voice of the world, Rimuru's magical energy amount was also quite large to begin with.
【That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime】The Storm Dragon Veldora is Really There
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The "Great Sage" has begun analyzing Veldora, but he is unable to talk to him. However, Veldora is properly present within Rimuru with a sense of self. As proof of this, when Rimuru devoured Ifrit in his battle with Shizue Izawa, Veldora spoke to Ifrit inside his mind. It seems that Veldora is a superior being even compared to Ifrit.
【That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime】The release of the Storm Dragon Veldora
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Veldora was released because Rimuru became the Demon Lord, and the "Great Sage" became the "King of Wisdom", which led to a rapid advance in the analysis of the "Infinite Prison". Then, by using Milim's clone as a vessel and transferring Veldora's thoughts into it, Veldora was resurrected in human form. At this time, Veldora's unique skill "Investigator" becomes the ultimate skill "King of Investigators". Also, while inside Rimuru, Veldora was apparently reading the manga in Rimuru's memories.
【That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime】Storm Dragon Veldora is the youngest of four brothers
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In his appearance scene, Storm Dragon Veldora says that he is one of the "dragon species" that exist in this world. Dragon species are basically beings that repeatedly disappear and resurrect, and although there is the concept of male and female, reproductive activity is prohibited. This is because one of the dragon species who has a human child with him has most of his power taken by the child, and as a human, he has a lifespan and dies. Incidentally, Rimuru also becomes one of the dragon species. It was when Velgrind and Veldora's soul corridor was destroyed in the battle, and Rimuru had to fight the Storm Dragon. In order to rebuild the soul corridor with Veldora, Rimuru absorbs Veldora's heart core into the Gluttonous King. However, it is not an official dragon species, and Velgrind describes it as something else that has the power of a dragon species. By the way, it is called the Ultimate Slime.
Dragon King Star Veldanava
Veldanava was always the strongest being, but he fell in love with Lucia, the younger sister of the hero Rudrano, and gave birth to a child. The child took most of his power, and he became a being no different from a human, and died. That child was "Milim Nava". It is unclear whether the four dragons currently refer to Milim or Veldanava. She asked Guy to become a demon lord as a deterrent to human arrogance, and the concept of a demon lord was born.
White Ice Dragon Velzard
Veldora's older sister, who cooperates with the Demon Lord Guy along with her brother Veldanava. Velzard has always looked after Veldora, but she is strict with punishments, and Veldora does not like her.
Scorching Heat Dragon Velgrind
She works with Emperor Rudra, and when the Nasca-Namulium-Ulmeria Eastern Union Unified Empire attacks Tempest, she goes head-to-head with Veldora. She has less magical power than Veldora, but has better control.
【That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime】Summary of the youngest dragon species, the Storm Dragon Veldora
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Veldora was sealed away 300 years ago, and released from the seal just a year later. As expected of a dragon with overwhelming power that is said to be of a natural disaster level, he is a kind dragon who actually shared his magical powers with Rimuru when naming him. We can't take our eyes off the Tempest duo Veldora and Rimuru in the future.
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