Is it wrong for slimes to be in dungeons? (revised)

chapter 4: the true meaning

(Rimuru pov)

Rain clouds surround me.

The once lonely white clouds were replaced with these melancholic grey ones. A light drizzle that defies gravity is rising from them.

As soon as I took a step from the white clouds to these ones they quickly engulfed all the white clouds turning them grey in a flash. Water drops started to fall, (well I'm unsure if that's the right word), from them as well.

I turn towards the direction I came from my expression blank.

I felt as if I should be feeling something while seeing what lay before me, but I didn't.

I simply didn't care. No, that's not right.

Why do I feel... empty?  I question.

Something was missing. Despite the recognition of this fact, my face remained blank. No, it turned into a slight grimace as I looked down at the clouds beneath my feet.

this wasn't the sort of dissatisfaction with life one might feel. I felt as though something was missing from me.

The longer I stood here the more I felt like this scene should be evoking something. Some sense of emotion but nothing ever came. No, a small sense of melancholy came. It wasn't strong but it was there.

I look up towards my reflection on the moon that was so close to me it seems like the sky.

It's no longer there.

I frown.

What happened to it. I wondered.

After pondering on that for a second I move on.

Whatever, I just need to find a way out of here. I decide. Taking my eyes off the moon.

The rain didn't seem to touch me. It just phased through me. It's as though I wasn't even really there. So I decided to ignore it as well.

I began moving forward once again.

Well not that I actually knew where I was going.

Let's see, hmm...

I try giving it some thought but no matter how much I question I can't seem to figure anything out.

Even going over what I know about this place so far did nothing to help. There just wasn't enough information.

I sigh. if only great sage was here. I complain.

<<Notice. I am here>>

EH?!

Great sage?! You're here?!

<<Yes.>>

Why didn't you say so earlier?!

<<Answer. I found master's ego approximately 3 seconds ago.>>

Huh? found my ego? Wait wait wait what do you mean?

Great sage explained to me. Apparently, I'm under attack from a monster on the outside. That monster sealed my ego into my nucleus heart. Well, the makeshift one gifted by the mysterious entity. What was supposed to happen was apparently once sealed inside my makeshift nucleus heart the monster would manipulate the emotions of my ego and force me to self-destruct via feeding me negative emotions so strong I ran the risk of going insane.

That's some dangerous stuff right there!

Well, it's a good thing that I... uh, hmm. Is it good though?