As the Death Goddess's avatar was continuously eroded, mories related to Death ca flooding in.
Through the Death Goddess's perspective, Rimuru also witnessed a completely different view of Death.
For the Death Goddess, bestowing Death upon all things was Her duty, and even Her instinct!
Just as Devourer replenished his energy by devouring Planets, Death replenished Her energy through the "Death of all things."
The Death of all things was the Death Goddess's food, Her source of energy.
Death had no sense of right or wrong, no concept that intelligent life was superior to all else; in Her eyes, the Death of anything was the sa, rely "dishes" of different flavors.
Just as humans do not know or care how much bread they have eaten, Death also did not care how much Death She had caused.
Species extinction, civilization demise, Planet degradation, star explosions, divine fall, dinsion shattering—
The Death of all things continuously flowed into Rimuru's consciousness through Death's mories.
Rimuru could even perceive the different colors and tastes of various Deaths through the Death Goddess's perspective.
The experience of an intelligent life's Death was vastly different from the destruction of a star.
If Rimuru's divine soul hadn't been strong enough, and if she hadn't mastered the skills [King of Wisdom] and [Heart King], Rimuru might have been completely brainwashed by Death's endless mories.
But even so, Rimuru still felt a swelling sensation in her head.
If it were an ordinary person, this would be normal.
But Rimuru was a Sli!
As she observed more and more, the image of the Death Goddess in Rimuru's mind beca clearer and clearer.
No wonder the Death Goddess's personality was so unpredictable, always finding spokespersons to stir up trouble now and then.
Her mories were simply too boring!
For example, the destruction of a star, which was initially incredibly shocking and magnificent to behold, beca mundane after seeing it too many tis.
What's more, the Death Goddess had witnessed it from the very beginning of the Universe's birth until now.
There were also interstellar wars, with rivers of blood and countless sacrifices, sotis even the complete annihilation of all species on an entire Planet at once.
For the Death Goddess, this was rely equivalent to an extra al!
It was indeed one of the few pleasures, but that was all.
To explain it using human thinking, the Death Goddess was a typical example of soone with extrely abundant material life but an incredibly impoverished spiritual life.
At this mont, Rimuru perhaps sowhat understood why Xiao Jianjian could capture the Death Goddess's heart.
Xiao Jianjian being a chatterbox and knowing how to please won was one thing, but most importantly, the Death Goddess was "inexperienced" and had no choice!
This was like in ancient China, where sheltered young won who rarely left their hos would often fall in love at first sight with a scholar they encountered, even to the point of being consud by it.
The number of different n they saw was simply too few!
Those who could see Death basically died, and dead lives, for the Death Goddess, were rely food.
Humans might rember the deliciousness of food, but would you fall in love with your food?
And those the Death Goddess actively sought out, like Thanos, were rely pawns found for amusent.
Pawns, re tools!
Who would carry the boat after crossing the river?
Previously, Rimuru felt she completely couldn't understand Death, feeling that Her thought process was bizarre.
But now, after reading the mories of this avatar of Death, Rimuru instead felt that Death was very easy to understand, and even very simple!
In fact, what Rimuru didn't know was that while she was viewing Death's mories, Death also viewed a part of her mories.
Those vivid scenes of life, that extrely rich material and spiritual life, made Death exceptionally interested.
She even felt as if Her eyes had been opened!
Why had She never felt before that these trivial things were so interesting?
Death had no idea that She hadn't known before simply because She stood too high!
This was like how humans might observe ants moving house or fighting, but would never think of living like ants.
But now it was different; when She viewed that part of Rimuru's mories, it was as if She had experienced it firsthand.
This completely allowed Her to jump out of Her forr perspective!
Various different flavors ca flooding in, making Death montarily lost and intoxicated.
And this daze and intoxication also created a flaw in Death's transcendent state of mind.
The mont this flaw appeared, Rimuru's swallowing speed suddenly accelerated.
Soon after, the vast majority of this avatar of the Death Goddess's body was eroded and digested.
And this avatar truly reached the brink of Death!
"Is this what Death feels like?"
At this mont, the Death Goddess felt an inexplicable stir.
She finally understood what kind of existence She was in the eyes of the myriad sentient beings.
This sensation was so profound, like the first ti humanity ever looked into a mirror.
While feeling utterly novel, She finally began to understand what She truly looked like, whether beautiful or ugly.
"Rimuru, thank you!"
Rimuru also smiled, even feeling a bit ashad.
"To be honest, at first I just wanted to bluff you with big words, and later when I devoured you, it was more due to my devouring magic [Lord of Gluttony]. Your thanks make incredibly ashad!"
Death Goddess: "I like your honesty. I have no na, but I also have many nas. Most people call Death, but so also call Death Rider, Death Person, Lady Ramorte, Marcia. Following human customs, if you don't mind, you can also call by my na!"
Rimuru thought for a mont and said, "Marcia, then I'll call you Marcia from now on!"
The Death Goddess nodded with satisfaction: "Very well, Rimuru, I will co to play with you again in the future!"
"I'll be waiting!"
The Death Goddess vanished, Her avatar completely devoured and digested by Rimuru.
At this mont, Rimuru seed to transform into the Death Goddess; an indescribable, profound law of Death began to flow within her mind.
Even more mysterious, at this instant, Rimuru seed to beco a part of the Universe's rules; she was the new Death!
She could replenish her energy by "feeding" on Death in the Universe.
At this mont, Rimuru even felt Death was exceptionally delicious!
Even more terrifying, a sudden, uncontrollable thought arose in her mind: she didn't want the deceased Jotunheim people to be resurrected.
This uncontrollable thought was like a child refusing to share candy and snacks with others.
Oh, my God!
The mont this thought appeared in her mind, Rimuru was startled.
God, she wouldn't be turning evil, would she?!
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