Parallel Existence ｢並列存在, heiretsu sonzai｣ is an extra skill created by Velgrynd which has seen use in the series by other characters.
Abilities[]
It allows the user to split their consciousness and give flesh to independent alter egos of themself, referred to as other bodies ｢別身体, betsu shintai｣.
Notable differences between Parallel Existence and the Body Double skill:
- Each other body has a soul of their own identical to the user's, making them fully autonomous creatures who can take independent action. As a result, each other body can be considered the main body and will continue to exist even after the original body of the user dies. All the bodies are connected to each other through soul corridors, allowing for instantaneous and discreet communication regardless of distance; if the user is proficient enough, they can even share each other's senses in real time. In addition, all the other bodies have full and unrestricted access to all of the user's skills, including unique and even ultimate skills.[1][2][3][4]
- While individually each other body only has as much energy as the user puts into them, they can easily replenish and even add to their energy from anywhere by drawing it from the other bodies through the soul corridors connecting them all; the only limit is that the maximum energy of all the bodies combined is limited to the maximum energy capacity of the user.[5][1][6]
The only notable drawback of the skill is how many other bodies can be active at once while sparing energy for other purposes. For each other body created, 10% of the user's maximum energy is used as a collateral, an energy maintenance cost which is subtracted from the user's energy pool. This collateral will return to the user upon undoing the other body, subtracting any damage sustained by said other body; if said other body is destroyed, this energy is lost and must be recovered normally.[6]
The user can also create "partial" other bodies, which are often referred to as "body doubles" because they are extremely similar to the copies created by Body Double; they do not have souls of their own, and therefore cannot be considered the main body and have to be remotely controlled by the user. Unlike the copies created by Body Double, however, these so-called body doubles are still connected to the main body and each other through soul corridors, allowing the user to freely replenish and add to their energy from their reserves as well as use their unique and ultimate skills through them regardless of their distance from the main body. They have either a negligible energy maintenance cost or none at all.[6][7][8]
Related Arts[]
- Einherjar ｢死せる英雄, einheriyaru｣
- Thousand Shadow Death ｢千手影殺, senjueisatsu｣
Known Users[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 15, Chapter 2
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 15, Chapter 4
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 15, Chapter 5
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 19, Chapter 4
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 14, Chapter 4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 15, Chapter 1
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 16, Chapter 2
- ↑ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel — Volume 21, Chapter 1