NOVEL NEXT Chapter 71: Voice of the World (BONUS)
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"Is this the form after my Dragonoid bloodline completely awakens?"
Rin was not dissatisfied with his current appearance, as this state was not permanent.
If he wished, he could retract the dragon features at any time and return to his human form.
This was similar to Milim.
In addition, Rin also possessed the Dragon Transformation ability that Milim did not.
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[Magic Dragon Transformation.]
Description: Completely unleash the magicules within the body to construct a Dragon Kind body. This process will absorb a large amount of magicules, and each use will result in a period of weakness.
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"Magic Dragon Transformation, absorbs a large amount of magicules..."
"It looks like a transformation skill."
Rin secretly wondered, "I wonder how much magicules it can increase, and how much stronger it can make me?"
[Notice: The magicules after the current Magic Dragon Transformation will be 10 times that of the half-dragon transformation state.]
"What?"
Rin was first delighted, then immediately reacted, "Who are you? Great Sage?"
[Notice: This being is Unique Skill: Voice of the World, not Great Sage.]
"???"
Rin was stunned for a moment. He thought of something and asked, "Are you the new ability I just acquired?"
[Notice: Yes.]
[Unique Skill: Voice of the World: A superior substitute for Unique Skill: Great Sage, possessing the following multiple abilities:]
[Thought Acceleration: Increases perception speed by a thousandfold.]
[Analysis and Appraisal: Analyzes target objects and performs Appraisal.]
[Parallel Processing: Can separate the desired analysis from the thought process for calculation.]
[Chant Annulment: No need for spell chanting procedures when using magic or other skills.]
[All-Encompassing: Encompasses all unshielded information in this world.]
The above abilities were very similar to Rimuru's Great Sage.
However, Rin's Voice of the World also possessed some abilities that the Great Sage did not.
For example, 'Central Connection' could analyze, store, and extract different rules.
There were also functions such as 'Gate Management', 'Space-Time Stabilization', 'Anchor Engraving', and 'Starry Sky Projection'.
"How did you come into existence?"
Rin merely glanced at the various abilities of the Voice of the World.
More than these, he wanted to know where the Voice of the World came from and whether it would harm him.
[Notice: This body is a brand new manifestation of rules, born from the origin of the individual 'Itoshi Rin' and fused with the rules of the Cardinal World.]
Simply put, the Voice of the World here was not the same as the rule incarnation of the Cardinal World.
The Cardinal World was created by the Star King Dragon, and afterward, he loaded his wife Lucia's voice into it, turning it into a kind of world will-like existence.
However, the true Voice of the World has no soul or self; it is a pure tool.
"Do you have your own consciousness?"
[Notice: Yes.]
The newborn Voice of the World was born from the soul origin of Rin.
Afterward, because Rin traveled between the Pokémon, Konosuba, and Soul Land worlds.
During this process, the Voice of the World continuously absorbed new rules.
Finally, it absorbed enough power of laws, and with Rin's breakthrough to Special A-Rank, it successfully came into being.
"So, you were born because I kept traversing worlds?"
[Notice: Yes.]
"This really is…"
Rin understood; he really hadn't expected things to develop this way.
The Cardinal World is a chaotic world created by the Star King Dragon.
As a world, it does not possess self-awareness or emotions; it merely mechanically executes pre-set programs step by step.
The Great Sage in the original work was essentially usurping the authority of the Voice of the World.
In the end, it even subtly replaced the will of the Cardinal World.
When Rimuru became the Creator God, Ciel naturally became the world's will of the Cardinal World.
"What is your purpose?"
Rin couldn't describe what he felt about the Voice of the World.
First, there was closeness, a feeling of bloodline compatibility.
Next was trust, and absolute control.
As Rin's ability, the Voice of the World was inherently a part of his power.
If Rin wished, he could easily erase the consciousness of the Voice of the World, turning it into a program without self, only knowing how to execute predetermined commands.
[Notice: Purpose one, to help the individual 'Itoshi Rin' grow better.]
[Notice: Purpose two, to perfect myself and control the Cardinal World.]
"I can understand the first one, but 'perfect myself' and 'control the Cardinal World' in the latter, do I understand it correctly?"
Rin: "You want to become the Will of the Cardinal World?"
[Notice: Yes.]
Without Rin, the Voice of the World would not have been able to absorb the rules of the Pokémon, Konosuba, and Soul Land worlds, thereby allowing its own consciousness to emerge.
As for their relationship...
The Voice of the World shares the same origin as Rin, with Rin as the primary.
Once Rin falls, the Voice of the World will also disappear.
Therefore, the Voice of the World will never harm Rin; it will only do its utmost to help and protect him.
"But the Cardinal World, is it willing?"
One should know that previously, the Cardinal World had helped Rin negotiate with the Sinnoh Great Venerable.
And both sides tacitly chose to cooperate and grow together.
However, in the face of such immense benefits, Rin found it difficult to choose.
On one side was his own, on the other, an outsider.
If the Voice of the World could become the Will of the Cardinal World, then Rin would be the Lord of the World.
Surely, what Ciel in the original work could do, Rin's Voice of the World couldn't?
Rather than leaving it to the future Rimuru, it would be better for Rin to intercept it in advance.
[Notice: The rules of the Cardinal World are not as the host believes.]
"Hmm?"
Rin: "How so?"
[Notice: The Cardinal World will never develop self-awareness; this is a fundamental program written by the Star King Dragon at the beginning of creation, and no one can change it.]
"Then, what is the world's will that helped me traverse worlds?"
[Notice: The world's instinct!]
In the words of the Voice of the World, if the world were a living organism...
Then growth, self-strengthening, and continuous dimensional elevation would be its instincts.
"That way of speaking…"
Rin complained, "How am I like some kind of probiotic, which the Cardinal World discovered and instinctively chose to coexist with?"
[Notice: That is the truth.]
"To what extent can you do it?"
Rin: "Replace the will of the Cardinal World and manage its rules?"
[Notice: As a newborn, I am very weak and not yet capable of large-scale interference with reality.]
[Notice: I can only achieve limited rule modification.]
"Uh…"
Alright, Rin understood.
It means that the Star King Dragon established the rules of the Cardinal World.
Although the Voice of the World has gained self-awareness, she cannot go against the will of the Star King Dragon.
What it was originally, it will remain in the future.
The Voice of the World cannot overtly grant Rin an unfair advantage; it can only help him through a backdoor.
(To be continued.)