Rimuru and Iruma's Adventures in the Netherworld

The Entrance Ceremony

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"Spoken dialogue"

'Quoting'

*Action*

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Internal thoughts/talking to Ciel

[[Ciel talking]]

{{Thought Communication}}

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Rimuru POV

Still looking out my window, I hear a knock on the door.

"Rimuruuuu...! It's time to get uuuuup!" Sullivan says loudly in a sing-song voice before opening the door. Seeing me not in my bed, he looks a bit confused.

"You're already awake? Did you have a hard time sleeping last night?" Sullivan says, sounding concerned.

"I didn't sleep at all; I don't need it," I say bluntly.

"Nonsense! Of course, you need sleep!" he insists.

"Um...no, I don't. I literally don't need sleep! Slimes don't need that stuff." I say adamantly.

Technically I don't need food either, but I'm never telling him that!

"Oh..." Sullivan says, processing what I just said for a moment.

"Why don't we go downstairs, we have an entrance ceremony to get ready for, right?" I ask to break the tension.

"Yes, we do!"

"Is Iruma up yet? I'll wake him up for you if he isn't."

"I came to wake you first, so he isn't up yet. Go ahead."

"Okay!" I say cheerfully.

Siblings are supposed to mess with each other, right? I might as well embrace the role!

I enter the bedroom across the hallway from mine, being careful not to make any noise. I find the teen sprawled out on his oversized bed, drooling onto his pillow. He is sleeping soundly, looking very peaceful.

Ciel, form a soul corridor between me and Iruma. It will be for his own safety while we are at school.

[[Sure...Soul corridor between you and the individual Iruma Suzuki has been confirmed.]]

Good, good. Thanks, Ciel. Now I can talk to him from anywhere using thought communication, I don't think he will be able to respond the same way though.

I exit the bedroom and head downstairs. I sit down at the dining table next to Diablo, sipping at that weird tea people seem to love here. After enjoying the flavor for a minute or two, I decide it is time to wake up my 'brother'.

{{Hey, Iruma! Get your lazy butt out of bed!}} I say loudly through thought communication, smiling to myself as I continue to innocently sip at my tea.

Iruma POV

"Aaaah!" I yelp, startled by the sudden loud voice.

I wake to someone yelling at me. I quickly sit up in my bed, shaken, and look around frantically.

Was that Rimuru? Nobody else is in my room but I am sure I just heard Rimuru's voice! Where is she, though!? Did she disappear as soon as she yelled at me? Wait a second, I didn't really hear that voice in my ears, but in my head! Can she use telepathy?!