Unfortunately, even Ramiris, the self-proclaimed Fairy Queen, and Veldora, the younger brother of the Star King Dragon Veldanava, had absolutely no idea what Ren meant by "Simulated Genesis Star Map."
At that moment, both of them simply stared at the enormous celestial diagram spreading across the sky, their expressions filled with curiosity.
"I get it now!" Veldora suddenly shouted.
"I finally understand where that power comes from—and what it really is!"
Watching the star-filled sky unfolding behind Ren—and observing the dramatic pose Ren seemed to be striking (at least in Veldora's imagination)—the Storm Dragon suddenly looked enlightened.
Seeing Veldora's face light up with realization, the other Demon Lords and Rimuru immediately turned their attention toward him, waiting for his explanation.
None of them understood the power Ren was using.
But perhaps Veldora might actually know something.
After all, no matter how eccentric he might be, he was still the brother of the Star King Dragon, and one of the four remaining pure-blooded True Dragons in existence.
His status alone practically radiated authority.
Then Veldora pointed dramatically toward the star map behind Ren and declared excitedly:
"This is the power of the Cosmo!"
"Ren has ignited his Cosmo! Now he just needs two more Saints, and he can unleash Athena's Exclamation!"
Rimuru stared blankly for a moment.
Then he sighed internally.
The fact that I actually believed him for a second makes me the real idiot here.
From now on, he firmly resolved to severely limit Veldora's exposure to manga and comics.
This Storm Dragon was clearly beyond saving.
His level of chunibyo had already reached the same level as certain red-eyed clans from some other anime universe.
What made Rimuru even more speechless was that several of the other Demon Lords listening nearby actually looked impressed.
That's right.
Even though they had no idea what "Cosmo" or "Athena's Exclamation" were, Ren's current state did look extremely powerful.
And the star map behind him truly resembled a miniature universe.
In a strange way, Veldora's nonsense explanation didn't seem completely ridiculous.
Of course, that wasn't surprising.
After all, Simulated Genesis Star Map itself symbolized a cosmic worldview.
"As expected of Master! You know everything!" Ramiris exclaimed admiringly.
The tiny fairy began circling around Veldora excitedly.
"So can we learn this power too?"
Inside her head, Ramiris had already imagined herself mastering Cosmo, fully restoring her former power, and effortlessly defeating both Milim and Guy.
"I didn't expect Ren to actually learn techniques from manga," Veldora said proudly.
"But with the relationship I have with Rimuru, if I ask him to introduce me later, Ren will definitely teach me."
"At that time, if we add Rimuru and two others…"
"We can perform Athena's Exclamation together!"
"Even if my older brother were still alive, he wouldn't be our match!"
"Hahahahahaha!"
Veldora stood with his hands on his hips, laughing triumphantly.
In his mind, he was already picturing the scene.
He was even thinking about which pose he should strike when unleashing the move.
After all, every Saint had their signature stance when using their techniques.
"That's cheating! Take me with you too!"
"I want to use Athena's Exclamation as well!"
Ramiris protested loudly.
Watching the two of them happily feeding each other's delusions, Rimuru felt an overwhelming headache coming on.
He had noticed a certain pattern.
None of the Demon Lords in this world were normal.
And the longer a monster lived…
the more their intelligence seemed to decline.
Milim was like that.
Veldora was like that.
Ramiris was exactly the same.
It was almost as if they were trading IQ for lifespan.
Meanwhile, in the sky—
As the star map behind Ren fully unfolded, the power of Simulated Genesis Star Map finally began to activate.
The first person affected was naturally Milim, who was closest to him.
Floating in midair, Milim had initially been nothing more than curious about Ren's power.
But the moment the light of the star map enveloped her…
she immediately sensed that something was wrong.
Her power was leaking away.
Not only her enormous supply of magicules—
but even her incredible physical strength.
Soon after Milim realized something was wrong, the other Demon Lords watching below also began to notice the same phenomenon.
Except for Leon, who had originally been a human before becoming a Demon Lord—
all of the others felt their magicule reserves and physical abilities drop drastically.
It wasn't just a slight weakening.
It was an epic-level nerf.
Even many of the natural abilities they had relied on for centuries suddenly disappeared entirely.
For example—
Frey, known as the Sky Queen, discovered that the wings on her back were gradually fading away.
And Luminous, the highest-ranking vampire, was horrified to realize she had lost the ability to create Blood Embrace altogether.
The sudden change naturally threw everyone present into a state of unease.
Of course, not everyone was unhappy.
At least for a certain blob of jelly…
his expression could only be described as pure delight.
Yes.
Rimuru had also been affected by the phenomenon.
But since slimes weren't particularly powerful monsters to begin with, the amount of magicules he lost wasn't very large.
What bothered him more was losing some resistances, such as Blade Immunity and several other defensive abilities.
But compared to what he had gained—
those losses meant absolutely nothing.
As everyone knew, slimes had no gender.
And Ren's Simulated Genesis Star Map: Hyakki Yagyō forcibly transformed the races of those within its range into humans.
Which meant that Rimuru's race had temporarily changed from slime to human.
And most importantly—
a genderless slime…
now finally had a gender.
At that very moment, Rimuru could clearly feel the presence of a certain long-lost little brother again.
Other people who came to another world were surrounded by beautiful women, enjoying life to the fullest.
Rimuru's situation wasn't much different.
But no matter how many beauties gathered around him…
being a slime had always carried one fatal flaw.
But now—
that flaw had finally been corrected.
He was no longer the washed-up middle-aged man he had been in his previous life.
Now he was a handsome young man with both power and good looks.
Rimuru's happiness in this moment was easily a hundred times greater than when he had awakened as a Demon Lord.
Compared to getting his little brother back…
losing some strength was nothing.
Even if his power had been cut in half, Rimuru still felt this exchange was completely worth it.
"This should be Ren's so-called 'final move,'" Rimuru explained to the others.
"It forces all races within the surrounding area to lose the racial bonuses and innate abilities of their original species."
"And it isn't a targeted skill—it's an area-wide aura effect."
"Since Leon isn't affected, that probably means we've all temporarily been converted into humans."
This conclusion came directly from Raphael's analysis of the situation.
Seeing the panic spreading among the others, Rimuru quickly stepped forward to explain.
"So it forcibly strips away the racial talents and advantages of other species?"
Guy's expression darkened.
"That's an absurdly overpowered ability."
"Is this effect temporary or permanent?"
"We're all Demon Lords. If we've been turned into humans…"
"Do we even count as Demon Lords anymore?"
With their strength drastically weakened, it was only natural that everyone would be concerned.
So they all turned their gazes toward Rimuru, waiting for an answer.