tensei shitara slime datta ken-01
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EmpowermentArc
PROLOGUE-DeathandReincarnation
CHAPTER001-Let’sSeeWhatICanDo
CHAPTER002-FirstContact
CHAPTER003-FirstConversation
CHAPTER004-FirstFriend
CHAPTER005-TroubleStirring
CHAPTER006-SkillAcquisition
CHAPTER007-FirstBattle
CHAPTER008-ThePowerinMyHands
CHAPTER009-NegotiatingwiththeGoblins
CHAPTER010-TheBattleoftheGoblinVillage
CHAPTER011-EvolvingMonsters
CHAPTER012-PreparingOurEnvironment
CHAPTER013-TotheDwarfKingdom
CHAPTER014-Trouble
CHAPTER015-ADealwiththeGuards
CHAPTER016-TheDwarfBlacksmith
CHAPTER017-TheOutcomeofthePromise
CHAPTER018-TheEndofTurmoil
EXTRA-BagwormGobuta
CHAPTER019-ReturntotheVillage
CHAPTER020-TowardstheVillage’sRevival
CHAPTER021-NewMovement
CHAPTER022-TheAdventurerswhofinallyarrived
CHAPTER023-FlameGiant
CHAPTER024-Reminiscence~FuneralMarch~
CHAPTER025-TransformingintoaHuman!
CHAPTER026-NewAbilities
Prologue-DeathandReincarnation
Alifesonormalthatnothingcanbesaidaboutit.Afterleavingcollege,Ijoinedamajorgeneralcontractorfirmandamlivingalonenowattheageof37.Havingnogirlfriend.Filialdutylefttomyolderbrother,mylifeisessentiallythatofanindependent,singlenoble.Neithershortofheight,orwantingofagoodface.Yetunpopular.Ihavetriedexhertingeffortintofindingagirlfriend–andhaveconfessedthrice!–butafterbeingdumped,myheartisleftshattered.Well,havingreachedthisage,Icanhonestlysaythatthisromancethingisnaughtbuttroublesome.AndalthoughyoucouldsaythatIammostlybusywithwork,it’snotlikeIamtroubledbynothavingone.It’snotlikeIammakingexcuses…really.
「Senpai!Sorryforkeepingyouwaiting!」
Withacheerfulsmiletheyoungmanapproachesme.And,byhisside–abeauty.Morespecifically,theyoungman,Tamura,isajunioratthesamecompanyIworkat;theonebyhissideisourcompany’srenownedMadonna,thereceptionistSawatari-san.Yep,Ihavebeenaskedbytheseguystoofferconsultationontheirupcomingmarriage.Andbytheway,thisisthereasonwhyIstartedwonderingaboutmyownunpopularity.Theafter-workrendezvouswasheldatanintersection,andtherethetwohopedtoindulgemythoughtfulnessandsupport.
「Yeah.So,whatkindofadviceareyoulookingfor?」
IaskwhilegreetingSawatari-san.
「Hello,pleasedtomeetyou.MynameisSawatariMiho.Althoughwehaveseeneachotherbefore,thiswouldbethefirsttimewearespeaking,right?Makesmenervous,somehow.」
Thenervousoneisme,damnit!Imean,Iamnotthatgoodwithspeakingtogirlsinthefirstplace.Cutmesomeslack!Withsuchwords,Isilentlycomplaintomyself.Andinthefirstplace,withnoapparentloveexperience,whatkindofadvicecanIevenoffer?Aren’tyoualljustpokingfunatme!It’sspite,isn’tit.
「Hello.IamMikamiSatoru.Noneedtobenervousoranything.Sawatari-sanisfamouswithus,soIknowwhoyouareevenwithouttheintroduction.AboutTamura–wewenttothesameUniversity,youknow,sowe’vehadlotstotalkabout.Afterwhichwenaturallyhungoutabit.」
「What’sthisaboutbeingfamous?Arethereweirdrumorsfloatingabout?」
「Yeah.LikehavinghadanaffairwithChiefX,orgoingondateswithY-kun–thingslikethat.」
Itwasalljustteasing,ofcourse.AndalthoughIintendedthesetobejustsomelightjokes,Sawatari-san’sfaceturnedbrightredandshelookedatmewithwateryeyes.Hatetoadmitit,butshelookedadorable.Well,myjokeslackbothdelicacyortact,andIamoftentoldtokeepmymouthshut…butIendupsayingthemanyways.Yep,failedagain,huh?Yep,Iamjustbadwithwomen.Andasifoncue,instepsTamura,lightlytappinghershoulders.Damnit,Tamurayoubastard!It’sthesesituationswhereyouriajuushouldjustallexplode!Ishouldshoutthis,right?
「Senpai,pleaseleaveitatthat!And,Miho,youarejustbeingteased!」
WithalaughTamuracontinuesmediatingthesituation.Aren’tyoudandy,junior!Bright,cheerful,andwithoutahintofsarcasm.Isn’thealovableguy…Tamura’sonly28.Andalthoughwearesomanyyearsapart,we’vegotsomethingincommon.Well,nothingtodoIguessbuttogivethemmyblessing…
「Mybad.I’mjustnotthatgoodwithwomen.And,well,thelocation
doesn’thelpmuch,doesit?Let’sgetsomethingtoeatandtalkthere.」
It’sjustjealousy,afterall.AndjustwhenIthoughtso…
「「「Kyaaaaaaaaaa!」」」
Screams.Confusion.What?What’sgoingon?
「Moveit!I’llkillyou!」
Turningtothesoundofthevoice,amanbrandishingaknifeandholdingabagisrunningtowardsus.Ihearthescream.Iseetheman.Iseetheknife.Whereisitpointing?At….
「Tamuraaa!」
*Don*IhitTamuraoutoftheway.
*Dosu*There’saburningpaininmyback.
「Tch,damnhindrance!」
Havingshoutedthus,IseethemanescapingandturntomakesureTamuraandSawatari-sanaresafe.Withashoutthatresemblednowords,Tamurarunsuptome.Sawatari-sanisstunnedbythesuddenturnofevents,butappearswithoutotherinjury…thankgod.Thatbeingthat,mybackburns.Feelingsofpainaside,itjustburns.What’supwiththis?It’stoohot…can’titletoffabit?
«Confirmed.Establishingheatresistance.Success»
Coulditbe…wasIstabbed?Can’tbedyingfromastabwound….
«Confirmed.Establishingpierceresistance.Success.Additionally,establishingphysicalattackresistance.Success»
「Senpai…there’sbloodcomingout…it’snotstopping…it’sain’t…」
What’supwiththisloudguy.Feellikehisvoicewasstrangejustnow;well,thatmuchcanbeexpectedfromTamura.Butblood?Yeah,that’sclearlyleaving.Iamhuman,afterall.Whenstabbed,Ibleed!Butpainisunpleasant,isn’tit….
«Confirmed.Removingperceptionofpain.Success»
Well…thisisbad,right?Painandimpatiencearemuddlingmysenses.
「Ta…Tamura…youaredamnloud.It…isnotthatbigofdeal,right?Stopworrying…」
「Senpai…theblood…youkeep…」
Hisfaceblue,onthevergeoftears,Tamuracontinuestoholdme.That’sthefacethatistheruinofhandsomemen.ItriedtotakealookathowSawatari-sanwasdoing,butmyvisionistoohazy.Can’tsee.Theburningsensationinmybackisgone.Instead,aferociouscoldstrikesme.Thiscouldbebad…whenpeopledon’thaveenoughblood,theydie,don’tthey?
«Confirmed.Creatingabloodlessbody.Success»
(Hey,you,what’sthisyou’vebeengoingonaboutthepastfewminutes….)Itrytospeak,butnowordscomeout.Thisisbad,maybeIreallywilldie….Buthey,Inolongerfeelneitherpainnortheburning.Butit’scold.Socold,andnothingIcandoaboutit.What’swiththis…Iamtoobusyofamantobefreezinginthiscold.
«Confirmed.Establishingcoldresistance.Success.Additionally,heatresistancehassuccessfullyevolvedintothermalfluctuationresistanceEX»
Atthattime,thedyingbraincellsofmine,withaflashofinspiration,haverememberedthetrulyimportantthings!Yes!ThecontentsofmyPCharddrive!
「Tamuraa!!Ifandonlyif,Isay,Idie…takecareofmyPC.Ibegyou…submergeitinwater,turniton,andcompletelywipethedataclean…」
ThusI,havingsummonedtheremainderofmystrength,haveconveyedthemattersofmostgraveimportance.
«Confirmed.Attemptingfullformatofallinformation.Error,impossibleduetolackofdefinition.Attemptingalternateinterpretation.Establishingelectricityresistance.Success.Additionally,paralysisresistancehasbeenacquired»
Idon’tknowexactlywhatTamurawassayingatthatmoment,whilegivingmethatblanklook.But,Iunderstoodthemeaningofwhatwassaid.
「Haha…that’ssolikeSenpai…」
Hesaidwithabittersmile.Whowouldevenwanttolookataman’scryingface?Thatgrinissomanytimesbetter.
「Youknow,I…aboutSawatari,Iwantedtoshowherofftosenpai…」
Heh,Iknewit...thisbastard.
「Tch…jeez.I’veforgivenallofit,soyourgirlfriend,makeherhappy,gotit?AndtakecareofthePC…」
Thelastofmystrength,wasonlyenoughtosaythatmuch.Completelyunsatisfied,MikamiSatorudied.Andatthatinstant,MikamiSatoru’s“soul”linkedwithaspawnedmonsterinanotherworld.Intoadimensionalcracksosmallthatnoeyecouldsee.Hissoullinkedwithamassofdemonicenergy.Thismasswastheoriginofdemons,andtoMikamiSatoruwhohad
linkedtoit,histhoughtsasabase,themassconstructedabody.Whatisnormallyisessentiallyanimpossibilitywithanastronomicallysmallchanceofoccurrence,MikamiSatoruwasrebornasamonsterinanotherworld.
Alifesonormalthatnothingcanbesaidaboutit.Afterleavingcollege,Ijoinedamajorgeneralcontractorfirmandamlivingalonenowattheageof37.Havingnogirlfriend.Filialdutylefttomyolderbrother,mylifeisessentiallythatofanindependent,singlenoble.Thus,avirgin.Unbelievable,departingtheworldwithouteverbeenputtouse…my‘son’mustbecryingrightnow.Sorry,Inevercouldmakeyouintoanadult…WhenIamreborn,we’llchangethingsaround.Goontheoffensivewithabang.Callthemout,andgoondevouringspree….Butthat’snogood,isit?
«Confirmed.Uniqueskill[Predator]hasbeenacquired»
Andwell,atalmostfortyyearsold,thethirtyyearoldvirginthatIam,inamagicalworldwouldcertainlybeasage…heck,agreatsagewouldn’tbeoutofthequestion,wouldit?
«Confirmed.Extraskill[Sage]hasbeenacquired.Additionally,extraskill[Sage]hassuccessfullyevolvedintouniqueskill[GreatSage]»
….thehellyou’vebeenonabout?Thehellis[GreatSage]!Areyoumakingfunofme?Itisn’tevenabitunique!Iamnotlaughinghere!Sorude..
Thinkingthat,Iwenttosleep.(Sothisisdeath,huh…notaslonesomeasIthought.)Thosewere,forMikamiSatoru,thelostwordsspokeninthisword.
Chapter01-Let'sseewhatIcando
It’sdark.Thedarknessenvelopesall,preventingmefromseeinganyshapeorfigure.WhereamI?Besides,whathadhappened?Wasn’ttheresomeonemakingfunofme,callingmea…sage?…no,agreatsage.
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Withthatthought,Iregainedconsciousness.
MynameisMikamiSatoru.A37yearold,niceguy.
Whilesavingmykouhaifromasomestreetslasher,Igotstabbedinstead.
Alright~,remembered.I’mokay.Notimeforpanic.
Andreally,couldacoolguylikemeevenpanic?Hah.That’saslikelyasagradeschoolkidshi**inghispants.
WhenItriedtolookaround,Ifinallynoticed.Ican’topenmyeyes.
Thatproblemaside,whenIattemptedtotouchmyhead…Inoticedmyarmsdon’trespond.AndevenmoreperplexingisthefactthatIcannottellwheremyheadis.
Alright,timetopanic.
Oi,oi,givemeasechere.
Justanhourplease,letmecatchmybreath.Theysaythatyoushouldcountprimenumbersatatimelikethis,no?
1,2,3,Daaaaa!!!
Wrong!That’snotright.Oneisnotaprimenumber,isit?
Nono,whocaresaboutthat.
Notimeforthisfoolishness.Imean,aren’tIintrouble?
Are~?Hey,whattheheckhappened?
Maybe…Imeanwhatifitistoolatetoevenconsiderpanicking?
Gatheringmythoughts,IconfirmedthatIaminnowayinpain.
Nopain.Feelingprettygood.
Neitherhotnorcold.Actually,areallycomfortableatmospherethey’vegothere.
Icanrelaxabitthankstothat.
Next,let’scheckthelimbs.Forgetaboutthemfingertips,Ican’tevenmoveamuscle…
Howcouldthatbe?
It’snotlikeonecanlosetheirarmsandlegsfrombeingstabbed…sowhathappened?
Andstill,Icannotopenmyeyes.
Withoutseeinganything,Iaminutterdarkness.
Dreadanduneaseslowlycreeptheirwayintomyheart.
Couldthis…bewhattheycallavegetativestate?
Consciousnessseparatedfromnerveendings–immobile…isthiswhatitis?
No,no,no,no!Pleasedon’tletthatbetrue!
JustwhenIthoughtIwassaved…vegetativestate?Whatcouldbeworse?Evenlosingahalfofmybodywouldbepreferable!
Andyeah,bothoutcomeswouldbeterrible.Buttobealoneinthisdarkness,withoutanysenses…isn’tthatjusthell?
Havingimaginedtheworstscenario,panichasquicklyturnedintodespair.
Iwanttothinkitover.
Theysaythatwhenpeopleareconfinedindarkness,theyquicklygomad.Ihappentobeinthatstaterightnow,andcannotevenkillmyself.
Ratherthandespairing,theonlythingIcandoisgoinsane,huh?
Andthen,
*Touch*
Therewasasenseoftouch.
Hmm?Whatis…
Allmysenseswerefocusedonfeelingthatsensation
Withahorizontalstrokeacrossmybelly(?),Ifeltsomethingakintograss.
Focusingmyentireconsciousnessonthatarea,Islowlybegantomakeouttheshapeofmybody.Andbytheway,thegrass’stipfeltpricklyagainstmybody.
Itkindofmademehappy.
Yet,I’mstillincompletedarkness.AndalthoughIregainedonlyoneofthefivesenses,Icouldfinallyfeelagain.
Amused,Idecidedtotrytoheadtowardsthatgrass.
*Zururi*
Icouldfeelmybodymove.
It…moved?!
Atthattime,IwasprettycertainthatIwasnotontopofahospitalbed.Undermybelly(?)Icouldfeelsomehard–rock,maybe.
Isee…thoughIdon’treallygetit,Iamnotinahospital.
Moreover,myeyesstillcan’tsee.
Can’thearanythingeither,butitcouldbejustthatI’vegonedeaf.
AlthoughIdon’tknowifiamfacingitornot–Ican’tfeelmyhead,afterall–I’llheadtowardsthegrass.I’lllearnaboutmyselfthroughcontact.
Noscentintheaireither.Coulditbe?DidIalsolosethesenseofsmell?
Andseriously,Ijustcan’tunderstandtheshapeofmybody.
Ireallydon’twanttoacceptit,butitseemssleek,jellylike–thekindthatisreallyfamousinRPGs–theappearanceofthatkindofmonster.
Ihavebeenentertainingthatpossibilityinthebackofmyheadforawhilenow.
No,no…there’snoway.Imean,nomatterhow…itjustcan’tbe.
Forthetimebeing,let’ssetthosefearsaside.
Thus,IdecidedtotrythelastofthefivehumansensesthatI’veignoredupuntilnow.
But…Idon’tevenknowwheremymouthis.Whattodo…?
«ActivateUniqueSkill[Predator]?[YES]/[NO]»
Suddenly,therewasavoiceinthebackofmyhead.
Wha…whatwasthat?
Uniqueskill[Predator]…?
And…whatwasthatvoice?
IthoughtIheardastrangevoicewhiletalkingtoTamurabefore,butIguessIwasn’tjusthearingthings,huh…
Issomeonethere?Yet,somehowthatdoesn’tfit.Morethansomeonebeinghere…it’smorelikewordsappearinginmymind.
Thevoicelacksintent;likethevoicethatwouldcomefromacomputer,callingitsynthesizedwouldperhapsbemostaccurate.
Fornow…[NO!]ismyresponse.
IamJapanesewhocansayno,afterall.
Bringingupthewords[NO]inmymind,Iwaitforaresponse.Yetitdidnotcome.Iwaitedforabit,butfeltnovoice.
SeemslikeIwon’tbegettingasecondquestion.DidIchoosewrongly?CouldthisbeagamethatendswhenIdon’tchoose[YES]?
IthoughtthatitwouldbethesameasinanRPG–thesamequestionrepeatinguntilIchose[YES]…IguessIwaswrong.
Askingaquestionandthenleaving…whatarudeguy.
ThoughIhavetoadmit,hearingavoicedidmakemeslightlyhappy.
Islightlyregrettedthedecision.
.
Well,nothingcanbedonenow.
IguessI’llgobacktotryingtotastesomething.
Imovedmybodytowardsthatpieceofgrass.Whileverifyingmysenseoftouch,Ileanedmybodyonthepieceofgrass.
Ienveloptheobjectwithmybodytoconfirmwhatitis…andIwasright–itis,infact,grass.
Whiletouchingthegrass,thepiecethatwasincontactwithmybodymelted.AndwhileIwasworriedthatmybodyhadmelted,itseemstohavebeenthegreassonly.
Andthus,Iunderstoodthatbymeltingthegrassitwasincorporatedintomybody.
Itseems,thegrassmeltedbecauseitenteredmybody.Inotherwords,ratherthanenvelopingit,Iseemtohaveswallowedit.
Andbytheway…ithadnotaste.
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Thisis,inotherwords,thatkindofthing.
I’mnotahuman.
Thatis,Iseemtohavediedfromthatstabwound,right?
Andthatwasnotaquestion,Iamcompletelycertainofthisfact.Andthus,ratherthanahospitalbed,IcanconfidentlysaythatIamatsomerockyplacewheregrassgrows.
WhathappenedtoTamura?
AndSawatari-san?
HasmyPCbeenproperlydisposedof?
Somesuspicionsstillremain.But,frettingoverthiswon’tachieve
anythingatthispoint.Ihavetodecidewhattodonext.
Actually,waitamoment.
Themerightnow,isanythinghappeningtome?Andbytheway,thatearliersensation…
Ionceagaindirectedmyconsciousnesstomyself.
*Puyon.Puyon*
Mybodymoveswithrhythmicmotion.
Inthatpitchblackdarkness,Ispentsometimetofigureoutmyappearance.
And…
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Whatadiscovery!
iusedtobesimplyhandsome,butnowIhavethissleekandsophisticatedbodystyle!
Bah,areyouanidiot!Don’tacceptit~!
FromallthatIhavegatheredaboutmybody,onlythatdescriptionseemsappropriate.
Nono,youknow,thatdescription
Idon’thateit,right?Yeah.Somecouldevencallitcute,afterall.
Butwell…Ifyouwereasked[Wouldyouwanttobecomeone?],I’dsay90percentofpeoplewouldreplythesameway.
However,allIcandoisacceptthissituation.
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ItseemsthatIhavereincarnatedasaslime.
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*Moshamosha*
*Moshamoshamosha*
Iameatinggrass.
Why?Isn’titobvious?
I.HAVE.NOTHING.TO.DO!!!
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SinceIhaveaccepted,albeitgrudgingly,thefactthatIbecameaslime,adayhaspassed.
Thefirstconcernonmymindwas,ofcourse,food.
Ifirsttriedtoseeifthisslimebodycanfeelhunger.Forthatpurpose,Ifirstcheckedmysurroundingsandfoundaplacewheregrassseemedtobeabundant.
Onthatnote,Ineedtopointoutthatthefirstgrasswasrightbymyside.Whenneeded,Icouldeatit,andit’ssapseemstobeusableinitsownway.Beingstuckinthiscompletedarkness,Iamveryluckytohavehaditsoclose.Evenbasicmotioncouldresultindeath,afterall.
Andso,let’sexperiment.
Aftercountingfiftythousandsheep,Igotbored.
ItriedtoseeifIwouldfallasleep,butdon’tfeelevenalittlebittired.
Itriedcountingprimenumbers,butdidn’tknowthenextone,soIgaveup.
Shiritoribyoneselfisalsopointless…isthereawaytokilltimebyyourself?(TLNote:Shiritoriisagamewhereyoutakethelastsoundinawordandmakethenextwordwithit)
IftherewasInternet,Icouldwastemytimeawayendlessly;cellphonegameswouldalsodo.Butthis…thisistorture.
MeditatinglikeanasceticmonkisimpossibleforanamateurlikeI.
OnethingIamstilluncertainabout:whereanyanimalsrunaroundhere.
Therehavebeennosignsofthemuntilnow.
Well,havingnosight,hearing,orsmellIcan’tsaytherehavebeennoneclosebyuntilnow,butIhaven’tbeenattackedbyoneuntilnow,atleast.
Thankstothat,withoutfearingformylife,Iamleisurelyliving.
ThatistheconclusionIreachedafterheroicallysufferingthis(mental)agony.
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Idonotfeelhunger.NordoIneedsleep.
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Seriously,mystomachneithercravedfoodnordidIeverdesiresleep.
Astohowmanydayshadpassed–Icouldnottellinthisdarkness.
NorhaveIheardthatstrangevoiceagain.IfIhad,Iwouldn’tmindplayingalongnow.
Thus,sinceIhavenothingtodo…Iameatinggrass.
SinceIhavenootherwaytokilltime,Iamquietlymunchingonsomegrass.
Now,I’veaccumulatedanddissolvedsomuchgrassinmybodythatIcansenseit.
Ifyouaskedwhatpurposethatserved,Iwouldconfidentlyrespond:none.
IamjustafraidthatifIdon’tdosomething,I’llgocrazy.
I’vegottenusedtotheroutinearoundhere.First[Absorb],then[Disassemble],endwith[Store],andthenrepeat.
Andthat’swhereIfoundapointtoinvestigate.
Lackinganappetitebringsforthanotherquestion:whataboutexcretion?Clearlyfoodisunnecessaryforthisbody,butwhataboutexcretion?
Theanswerwas…it’sunnecessary!
Ihaveyettoexcreteanythingafterallthistime.
Beingaslimeandallitisnotunexpectedforthisthingstobeunnecessary,but,inthatcase,whatisthis[Store]thingallabout?
FromwhatI’venoticed,Ihaven’tbeenchanginginanyway.
Butinthatcase,whathappenswithwhatIeat?
«Solution.Itisstoredinthestomachassociatedwithuniqueskill[Predator].Atthismoment,lessthan1%isoccupied»
What?Aresponseーーー!
But,sincewhenhaveIbeenusingthatskill?I’veselected[NO],afterall…
«Solution.Uniqueskill[Predator]hasnotbeenactivated.Substancesenteringintothebodyareautomaticallystored.Thisfunctionismodifiable»
Huh…Theresponsesaremuchmoresmoothernow.Notthatit’simportant.
Abouttheskill,whatwillhappenifIuseit?
«Solution.Theeffectsofuniqueskill[Predator]are…
Predation:Toabsorbthetargetintothebody.However,ifthetargetisconscious,thesuccessrategreatlydecreases.
Theaffectedtargetsincludeorganicmatter,inorganicmatter,skills,andmagic.
Analysis:Theabsorbedtargetisstudiedandanalyzed.Craftableitemscanthenbeproduced.Shouldmanyitemsgather,aduplicatecanbeproduced.Inthecaseofsuccessfulskillormagicanalysis,thesametechniquecanbeacquired.
Stomach:Thetargetcanbestored.Itemsproducedcanalsobestored.
Thereisnostoragetimelimit.
Mimicry:Replicatethetarget’sappearance.Theskillsandabilitiesusedbythetargetcanalsobeused.However,thisdependsonthesuccessfulanalysisandacquisitionofrelativeinformationregardingthetarget.
Isolation:Materialsharmfulorunnecessaryforanalysiscanalsobestored.Theywillbeusedtoreplacemagicenergy.
Thesefivepointsareyourpower»
Eh…?EH?
It’sbeenawhilesinceIlasttrembledwithexcitement.Somehow,Ijustheardofsomeincrediblepower…Suchanamazingabilityhasneverbeenheldbyaslimebefore.
Wait,beforethat.
Thevoicethathearsmyquestions,whatisthis?Istheresomeonethere.
«Solution.Thisisaneffectoftheuniqueskill[GreatSage].Forthesakeofquicklyutilizingyourskills,aresponsefunctionhasbeenadded»
Greatsage,huh…AtitleIthoughtwasgivenouttospiteme.Tothinkitwouldbesoreliablenow.Fromnowon,I’lldependonitmore.
Thatbeingsaid,thisisaprettygoodsituation.
ThiscouldbetheendtothisisolationIthoughteternal.
Perhapsthis“Voice”isonlyanauditoryhallucinationImademyself.Well,thatwouldbefineinitsownway.
Andthus,sincealongtimeago,myhearthasfeltatease.
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Status
Name:MikamiSatoruSpecies:SlimeTitle:NoneMagic:NoneAbilities:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniquesSkill[Predator],Slimeskills[Dissolve,Absorbe,Regenerate]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainPerceptionResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
Chapter02-FirstContact
Atthemoment,ithasbeen90dayssinceIhavereincarnated.
Tobeprecise,90days,7hours,34minutes,and52seconds.
HowcanIbesosure?It’safunctionoftheuniqueskill[GreatSage].
Iya~,thisskillsureisconvenient![GreatSage]SavesTheDay!‘Causeitanswersanyquestion.
Accordingtoit,fortheskilltoestablishitselfinthisbody90daysareneeded.Andthatwouldbe“establish”inthisworld’ssense.
Imean,IwassurethatIhadpossessedthatskillsincethebeginning,butthatwastrueonlyregardingmysoul.
Untilnow,ithadbeenaccessingandusurpingthe“VoiceoftheWorld”,orsoitexplained.
ButdamnIdidn’tgetanyofthat.
Itseemsthatnormallyaconvenientskillthatanswersanyquestiondoesn’texist.
The“VoiceoftheWorld”isonlyaudiblewhentheworldchanges,askillisacquired,orundergoesan[Evolution].
Toanswermyquestions,the[GreatSage]skillhadbeenappropriatingthatparticularfunction.
Ihadn’theardofsuchanexistenceinmyworld,butitseemstobeprettynormalhere.
Inanycase,thingslikeskillacquisitionand[Evolution]arenoteverydayoccurrences.Whentheworldhadrecognizedsignificantgrowth–andin
rarecases!–itwillgrantaskill.[Evolution],ontheotherhand,transcendsthecommonsense.
Well…stillamnotcertainwhetherIreallygotanyofthat,butnothingtodobuttoacceptit.
Although[GreatSage]nowanswersanyquestion,itispassiveandlackanego.
IfIdon’ttalktoit,itwon’tcomeaskingquestions.Andthat’sashame.
However,Iamjusthappytohaveaone-wayconversationwithsomeone.
Thoughtalkingtomyownskill…mostwouldcallmesimplydelusional,eh?
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Andso,sinceIhadnothingelsetodointhisdarkness,Ikeptaskingquestions.
Asaresult,IhaveconfirmedthatIam,infact,aslime(ViscousLife-form=Non-rarelife-form).
Lackofhungerandneedtosleephadalsobeenexplained.
Theslimesofthisworlddineonmagicalenergy,andthushavenoneedforphysicalnourishment.Wherethereispoorenergyconcentration,monstersandsmallanimalsserveasanalternative.
Andsointhisworld,unexpectedly,theslimesofenergydeprivedregionsareextremelyviolentandstrong.Woudn’tyouexpectregionswithabundantenergybehomestostrongmonstersinstead?
Inotherwords,whereIamnowisaplacewherefoodisunnecessary.
Thatexplained,aboutsleep,
«Solution.Slimebodiesareacompositionofidenticalcells.Everycell
servesasbraincell,nerveending,andmuscleatthesametime.
Thus,asthoughtprocessisundertakenbydifferentcellatdifferenttimes,sleepisunnecessary»
Andthatwasthat.
Sowherearemymemoriesstored?
Attheveryleast,itseemsnottobeataHDDRAIDlikestructure,no?
Whenthinkingthat,Igota«Seemstobearoundsomewhere»response.
This[GreatSage]guyseemsprettygoodatholdingconversation.(TLNote:thetermusedhereisAizuchi,whichreferstointerjectingintoamonologuewithashortphrasetoindicateunderstanding)
Andso,Igottowonderingwhattheeffectsof[GreatSage]were…
«Solution.Uniqueskill[GreatSage]hasthefollowingeffects…
Thought:Raisethoughtprocessingspeedbyathousandtimes.
AnalysisandJudgment:theabilitytoanalyzeandmakejudgmentsregardingatarget.
ParallelProcessing:theabilitytodetachthoughtsandanalysisofphenomenon.
Chantannulment:Whenusingmagic,thechantisnolongernecessary.
AllofCreation:Theabilitycomprehendanynon-concealedphenomenoninthisworld.
Thesefiveareyourabilities»
Andthatwasthat.
But,allofcreation?CoulditbethatIhaveobtainedalltheknowledgein
theworldwithoutliftingafinger?!OrsoIthoughtbut…
Inreality,dependingontheinformationIunderstandandthethingsIknowabout,additionalinformationcanbeinferred.
Inotherwords,Ineedtoseeitatleastonce,butforthemattersthatIhaveseen–thoseIunderstandthroughthispower.
But,chantannulment…Soafterlearningaskill,Idonotneedtoreciteanything?Moreimportantly,there’smagicinthisworld!!!
Theansweris[YES].
Withthisinmind,thereisnoneedtomemorizemagic.
Triedtoseeifthatwouldworkwith[GreatSage],andofcourse,itdidn’t.WhydidItry?CauseYOLO.
AndthenIgotanidea.
CouldIlinktogether[Predator]’sanalysisand[GreatSage]’sparallelprocessing?
«Solution.Linking[Predator]’sanalysisand[GreatSage]’sparallelprocessingispossible.Willyoulinktheabilities?[YES]/[NO]?»
Ofcourse,[YES]!
Butwell,it’snotlikeIhaveanythingtoanalyze…waitasecond!
Thatwhichhasbeencollectinginmystomach–thegrassIatetokilltime.Whatisit?SinceIgotnothingtodoanyways,mightaswellanalyzeit.
Andso,executetheskillatonce!
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«Analysishasbeencompleted…
HipokteGrass:Usedtocreateointment.Onlygrowsinareaswithabundantmagicalenergy.Ifgrass’ssapiscombinedwithmagicalenergy,anenergyrestorationpillcanbecreated.Ifthegrassisgroundupandcombinedwithmagicalenergy,anointmenttostopbleedingcanbecreated.»
Whocouldhaveknown!
AllthatweedIhavebeenstoringtokilltime…
It’sbasicallyasifakidplayinginthesandfounddiamonds.
SoIquicklybeganproductionofenergyrestorationpillsandointment.ThoughIsay“Ibegan”production,mybodydoesmostbyitselfsoIdon’treallyfeelit.
Takingonlyasecondtoanalyze,andthreesecondstoproduce…afterfiveminutesIcanmakeahundredofthese!
ThoughIhadnofinishedproducttocompareitto,[Judgment]abilityevaluateditasahighqualityproduct.
CanIbesatisfiedwiththeseresults?
Andwasn’tanalysiscompiledwaytooquickly?
Imean,wouldn’tyouexpectittotakemoretime?
Linkingparallelprocessingwasdefinitelythecorrectdecision.
Outofcuriosity,Idecidedtocancelthelinkandtrytomakeone.Ittook50minutes.
Processingtimehasbecometerrifyinglyshort…
Iseemtohavegottenmyhandsonawonderfulskill.Whilebeingunconscious,thatis…
There’splentyofweedbeingusedupinsideofme,andmostofthegrassaroundhereseemstobetheHipoktekind.
Sinceitmightbeneededlater,Imightaswelldevourallthegrassaroundhere.
Andatthesametime,medicineisbeingproduced.
Whattosay?I’mstillstuckindarkness.Nothingelsetodo(thatIcando)aroundhere.
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AtthistimeIwascompletelyoffguard.
Thoughmyskillwaspassive,Ihadbeenhighonfinallyhavingaconversationpartner(?).
Andduringthese90days,Ihadnevermetanotherlivingthing,norhadanythreattomylife.
Whateverthereason,Ibecamenegligent.
*Pochan!*(Attention:Thepersoninquestioncannothear.Pleaseenjoythisobjectivesoundeffect)
Eh?
That’sallthetimeIhadtothinkasithappened.
Mybodyhadsuddenlybecomelight–orwasitheavy?…abizarresituation.
HadI…falleninwater?
Duringthese90days,Ihaveneverhadtheexperienceoffallinginwater.
Thatis,Iwaseitherinacavernorinsidesomestructureandhavethusbecomenegligent.
Iseemtohavefallenintosomeriver.Sincetherecouldhardlybeariverinsidesomebuilding,couldIpossiblebeinanundergroundlakeorsomethinglikethat?
Untilrecently,sinceIsawnothingatall,Ihadbeencarefullytakingeverystep.
ButwhileIwasbusyeatinggrassandlisteningtotheskill’sexplanationsIseemtohave…
Forgottentocheckmyfooting.
I’malwayslikethat!
Alwaysgettinghighoffgoodluck.
Evenatmycompany.
「Leaveittome!It’sapieceofcake!」
DuetothosewordsI’veseenhellmanytimes.
IcouldstillseetheresentmentintheeyesofmySenpai.
Andseriously,whatkindofidiotrunsaroundintotaldarkness?
Damnit…Iwanttobeatthecrapoutofmyself.
IfIlive,that’swhatI’lldo.OrsoIsay,butI’llprobablyregretwithoutreflecting…
Andwell,I’vegottime.
Actually,I’vegotnofeettoflapinthewaterwith,soit’snotlikeIcanevenpanicinthissituation.
Iguessthat’sit.
Ashortlifeofaman…slime.
Preparingtosufferfromlackofair,Ihavesaidmygoodbyes.
…
……
………
AndyetIdidnotfeelanysuffering.
Why?DidInotfallintowater?
Attimeslikethis…[GreatSage]SavesTheDay!
Let’squicklyaskaquestion.
«Solution.Slimebodiesmovewithmagicalenergy.Sinceoxygenisunnecessary,breathingdoesnotoccur»
Huh…Iwasn’tpayingattention,butIguessIreallyaren’tbreathing.
Isee.After90days,Ihaveagainbecomeabitsmarter.
Thatbeingso,Iseemtohavereallyfallenintowater.
NotasituationwhereIwilldie,butstillanunpleasantone.
Whattodo…
Idon’tevenknowwhetherIamfloatingorsinking.
SinceIdon’thavehandsorfeet,Idon’tthinkIcanswim.
IfIsinktothebottom,couldIcrawlmywaytosurface?
AndifIamfloating,wouldIflowingaroundlikethis?
Ratherthanflowing,itfeelslikeI’mbegincradled.Likeslowlyrockedinanembrace–aratherpleasantfeeling,but…
IguessIamnotflowinganywhere.Ratherthanariver,thisisprobablyalake.Doesn’tfeellikeIamgettingcarriedsomewhere,afterall.
Floating,sinking,withnoindicationofeverreachingthebottom.
Thiscouldlastforever,forallIknow.
Thisisanratherbadsituation.
Whattodo…
Andthen,
Mybraincells=slimebodyhaddevisedaterrifyingplan!
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WhatwouldhappenifIpredatealotofwaterandthenexpelitlikeawaterjet?
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Havingthoughtofthat,Iimmediatelytestedit.Nothingelsetodo,afterall!
Butthatthisdecisionwouldleadtoafatefulencounter,thatIcouldnothaveknown…
IamgladIhadthisidea.Tosaytheleast,hadIwentinadifferentdirection,thismeetingwouldneverhadhappened.
But,asifledbyfate,Iwentintothisdirection.
Andso,predatingenoughwatertofillabout10%ofmystomach(※Thepersoninquestionisunaware,butwaterlevelsdrasticallydecreased).
Andinonebreath,Ireleasedit.
Icompletelylostmysenseofplace.
«Skill[HydraulicPropulsion]hasbeenacquired»
Isuddenlyheardavoiceinmyhead.
That’sthefirsttimeIconsciouslyhearit.Thatisthe“VoiceoftheWorld”.
Since[GreatSage]neverstartsaconversationIcan’tbemistaken,butotherwiseit’sexactlythesame.
But,Idon’tevenhaveanounceoftimetoverifythathypothesis!
.
Witha*Zugun!*afeelingofaccelerationenvelopesmybody…isthiswhatiffeelsliketoflythroughtheair?(Atthispoint,inthedirectionIthoughtIwantedtomovein)…Iwasshotoutthere.
Hatetoadmitit,butmaybeit’sagoodthingIcan’tsee.
Eveninthiscompletedarkness,thesheerspeedatwhichIafeelIammovingisterrifying.
Correction.
No,ifIcouldseeI’dstillfeelatleasthalfasafraid…butnotseeingisscaryinitsownway.
Ifyouhadriddenonarollercoasterinadimlylitamusementpark,youcouldsympathizewithwhatIamfeeling…maybe.
Inmylife?TheonetimeIhadgonetoaratinfestedamusementparkisalltheexperienceIhave.
Andbesides,inthiscasethereisnosuchthingassafetybelts.
Ireallyshouldkickmyselfforcomingupwiththiswaterjetpropulsionidea.
Actthenthink?Idiot!Checkingsafetyisthefirststep!
*Apapapapapa・・・・・・・・・*
Can’tevenfocusmythoughtsoutoffear.
Wouldthisflightcontinueforever?Andseriously,howmuchmomentumdidIeventhrowout?WhenIthoughtthat,
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*Don!Boyon!!!Gororomzudon!!!*
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Andthenintensepain…therewasnone.
Hmm?DidInotreceiveanydamage…ormaybe,evenifIreceiveddamage,doInotfeelanypain?
«Solution.DuetohavingacquiredPainResistance,youdonotfeelanypain.DuetothePhysicalAttackResistancedamagehasbeenreduced.Currently,thedamagedareaisonly10%.
MonsterSkillSlimespecificskill[Regeneration]hasactivated.Willyouassistitwiththeuniqueskill[Predator]?[YES]/[NO]»
Thoughthere’snopain,there’sdamage.Isthathowitis…whetherthat’sgoodornot,Ihaven’taclue,butifIamcarefulmaybeIwouldnotneedpain.
Ohand,assistwith[Predator]?Don’treallygetit,butfornow,[YES].
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Atthatmoment,itkindoffeltlikemybodyhaddecreasedabit.Andafterabit,ithadreturnedbacktonormal.
Itseems,thatIhadpredatedonthedamagedparts,analyzedandrepaired
themtypeofthing.
Whatausefulbody…now,shouldIseehowmuchIcoulddecreaseitbeforethisrestorationmethodbecomesunusable?Howevermanypercentmybodydecreaseditseemstohavenoeffectonmymovement…Evenso,sothatIdonotendupinanoverlydangeroussituation,Ishouldprobablyproceedinmoderation.
Yup.Asyouwouldexpect,evenIwouldbecomecareful.
Thistime,eventhoughIhaverestorativepills,therewasnoneedtousethem.
Inanycase,you’dexpect10%damageacrossthebodytobearatherseriouswound,butrepairingitdidn’teventake10minutes.
Thistime,ifItookdamage(ofcourseifIdidn’tI’dbeveryhappy…)I’llusethemedicine.
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Andso…wherewouldthisbe?
Havingconfirmedthatmybodyhadreturnedtonormal,Iproceededtocheckmysurroundings.
Maybetherearedangerousmonsterslurkingaroundhere.
ThoughIexitedthewater,itwouldn’tbestrangetofindsomeamphibiousmonsters.
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Icarefullystartedmoving.
Lately,itfeelslikewhenI’mcarefulIfallintosomeratherdangeroussituations,butmaybethat’sjustmyimagination.
Thinkingthatwasprobablyamistake.
(Canyouhearme?Littleone)
SoIheardsomething.
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Status
Name:MikamiSatoruSpecies:SlimeTitle:NoneMagic:NoneTechniques:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slimespecificskill[Dissolve],[Absorption],[Restoration],skill[HydraulicPropulsion]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance.
Chapter03-FirstConversation
Didsomeonesay“LittleOne”?NomatterhowIthinkaboutit,theywereprobablytalkingaboutme…Butratherthanavoice,itfeltmorelikebeingdirectlymadeawareofthosewords.Atanyrate,Idon’tgotearstohear.
(Oi!Youcanhearme,can’tyou?Respondingwouldbegood!)
Icanhearyou!But,however!SinceIlackavoice,Icannotrespond.Asatest,
(Tooloud,baldie!)
That’stheanswerItriedtoprojectinmyhead.Well,notlikeyouhearitanyways,soyoushouldbefine.But,howdidIrespond…
(…Ho,Hoho!Todeignusabaldy,aren’tYouabraveone!!!IthasbeenlongsinceIhavelasthadcompanysoImayhavestartedpoorly,butthisoneseemstobesearchingfordeath!)
Thisisbad.Heheardthatone.Buthey,whenIthinkwordsinmyhead,Icanrespond!HadIbeentaughtthatearlier,Iwouldn’thavetoangermypartner.Andbesides,Idon’tevenknowwhatmypartnerislikeatall.Well,that’sthat.Timetothrowinthetowel.Let’sproperlyapologizehere.
(I’msorry!Ididn’tknowhowtorespond,soIdecidedtotrywhateverseemedappropriate.Isincerelyapologize!
Andonthatnote,ImustnotethatIhavenoeyestoseewith,soIcannotbeholdyourvisage.)
Didthatreach?Well,althoughIcan’tseehim,whowouldexpecthimtoactuallybebald?Thoughifthat’sthecase,thenanyamountofragecanonlybeexpected.Let’salsorefrainfromthoughtlessstatements(?).
(Fufufu.Fuhaha.Fuahahahahaha!)
Andsuddenly,laughter.Aperfect,threesteplaughter.Simplybreathtaking.Hastheangerpassed?
(Interesting.Truly,statedwithoutbeholdingmyappearanceasIsuspected,butforyoutolackeyes.Slimespeciesaretypicallythoughtlesscreaturesthatonly[Absorb],[Dissolve],and[Regenerate].Ihaveyettobeholdoneleavingtheirterritory.)
Somehow,hestartedtellingatale?Ratherthanabatinghisanger,didIwinhisinterest…?Atanyrate,thisisfirstcontact.Thisisthefirstchapterinmylife’s(slime)story.Iwanttoproceedonfavorableterms.Andlearnalotfromhim.
(Whenaslimesuddenlyrammedmybody,Inaturallyfounditratherbizarre.Atanexceptionallyhighspeed,atthat.WhatareYou?Anamedmonster?Auniquemonster?
Named?Unique?Idon’tunderstand.
(Iapologize,butIdon’treallyunderstandthemeaningofwhatyousaid.Truthbetold,sinceIhavebeenbornonly90dayshave…)
(Ay.Self-awarenessissomethingimpossibleforaslime.Namedmonstersarethosethathavereceivedaname,buttohavehadonly90dayspasssincebirth…inthatcase,unique?)
(Whatwouldyoumeanby“unique”?)
(Uniquemonstersarethosewhohaveundergonesomemutationandpossessunusualpowers.Rarely,suchareborninareaswithhighmagicalenergydensity…Isee,yourbirthwasfoundedonmagicalenergydrawnfrommyself!)
Mumu?Andwhatwouldthatmean?Let’sseeifpastworld’sknowledgecanbeusedfigurethisoneout.Inotherwords,fromthisoldman(assumption)magicalenergyflows,andthusithasbecomeabundantinaroundhere.Andwhenthatenergygathered,themonsterthatwasbornfromit–theslime=myself?Isthatit?
(Ay.Inthese300years,amonsterwhocouldapproachmyselfhadnotexisted.Beingbornfrommypower,perhapsYoucouldevenlayyourhandsuponmyself!)
(Hoho…inthatcase,youwouldbesomethingakintomyparent?)
(Aparentwouldbethewrongwaytocallit.Afterall,Idonotpossessreproductivecapabilities.Somemonsterscanreproduce,andsomecannot.)
(Normally,lackingsuchcapabilitieswouldbenormal,no?Ifmonstersbornfromcondensedmagicalenergy,wouldn’treproductionbeunnecessary?)
(…Littleone,youaresurprisinglyintelligent.Normally,themonsterswhothinkarefewinnumber,butthosethatpossesstrueintelligencewouldbeonlytheMajin…Butthatisfine,Iwillrespondtoyourquestion.Thereareinferiortribeswhichreproduce.Goblinsandorcs,alongwithlizardmen–tonameafew.Thesearespecialamongthemonsters,andarecommonlyreferredtoasdemi-humans.Amongdemi-humans,therealsothosewhohavebefriendedhumanity.Elves,hobbits,anddwarfs–thosebelongingtothefairmagicalraces.Well,inafewwords,thosethesupporttheMajinarecalledmonsters,andthosethatsupporthumansarerecognizedasapartoftheirspecies.Thesedemi-humanswouldbetherepresentativesofthereproducing
monsters.Thoughtometheyarenomorethantrash!
Next,abouttheMajin.Althoughthesehavebeenbornfrommagicalenergy,theyaregenerallybeastsandmagicalbeastswhohaveevolvedbeyondthemselves.Reproductivecapabilitiesandtrueintelligenceareconsideredtheirspecialfeatures.Mostofall,thesetendtovaryasindividuals.Amongthese,therealsothehighclassmajin.Theyarethemostdisorganizeanddiversebunch.
Theconclude,thegiants,thevampires,andthedevilsarethehighclassmajinwiththelongestlifespan.Althoughthesetoocanreproduce,theynormallyabstain.Hostingoverwhelmingmagicalenergy,theirfleshneverdecays.Andso,thereisnoneedtoleaveoffspring.Thoughperhapsiftheirnumbersweretodecreaseduetoawarorsomegreatcalamity,thatmaychange.Asonewouldexpect,theyarestrong.Imyselfhavefoughtwiththemmanytimes,yettheyarenotanopponentyoucanfacemanyatatime.Aperfectbrawlingpartner!
Alltogether,thesearereferredtoasthedemonicraces.Ofhighintelligence,capableofreproduction,andlayingwastetohumanity–thesearedeignedasdemonsbythem.
AsforwhyIcannotreproduce…thereissimplynoneed.Iarta“Abeingperfectasone,oneofthefourexistingdragons.TheStormDragonVeldora!”SuchisI!Iamboundbyneithertimenorflesh!Amassofpuremagicalenergy,andthusIartendless!!!
Fu….hahahahahahaha!!!)
Andtherehegoeswithhishighpitchedlaughter…Sobasically,sincehehasnolifespan,heneedsnochildren!Thatkindofthing?Hisexplanationdraggedon,butitwasprettyuseful.StormDragonVeldora…adragon,huh?
Fightinghighclassmajinforfun,ain’theadangerousfellow?Thiswouldfitthetasteofmostpeopleengrossedinmanga,anime,andlightnovels.WithallthatIknow,thereisnoquestionthattheStormDragonVeldoraisdangerous.Andthefactthatheexplainedeverythingsopolitelyjustmakesthisfeelmoreominous.Now…whattodonext…
(Is…isthatso!Whataneasytounderstandexplanation,thankyouverymuch!Wellthen,I’llexcusemyself!)
Withthosewords,Itriedtotakemyleave.
(Wait.Ihaveexplainedmyself.Isitnotyourturn?Hmm?)
Doesn’tseemlikeasituationwhereIneedtoquicklyrunaway.Yeah~.Let’stalkaboutmyself…butwait.Ireincarnatedintoadifferentworld!IfIsaidthat,wouldheevenbelieveit?Asaslimepossessinghighintelligence,deceivinghimwouldbeunthinkable.Ifanything,ifhewillfigureoutthatIamtryingtodeceivehim…thatwouldraiseadeathflag,wouldn’ti?Oh,well.Whetherhebelievesmeornot,isnotformetodecide.Havingcometoadecision,Idiscussedeverythingthathappeneduntilnow.
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(Andwell,that’sthething!Ain’titstrange!)
Withoutmentioninganythingaboutmyskills,IdiscussedeverythingfromwhenIgotstabbed,towakingupasaslime,andsituationsI’velivedthrough.
AsIwassayingthis,itstrangelydidnotseematroublingsituationatall,but,well,itwasprettybad.ThefactthatIcan’tseebeingtheworstpartofitall.Ifthisgoeson,won’tIpassoneverycutegirlsandbeautifulwomenaround?Thatmakesmesaid…
(Isee.YouhadreincarnatedasIthought.Whatatrulyraremethodyouused.)
(Eh?Method?Andhey,aren’tyousupposedtobedoubtfulorsurprised?)
What’swiththatresponse.Isn’treincarnationsupposedtobesomethingreallyrare?Fromthewayhesaysit,normalbirthisbeginningtoseemmoreunusual!
(Ay.Reincarnatedtendtoappearonceinawhile.Soulswithstrongintentionsengravedinthem.ThoseamongthemwhoremembertheirpastlifearenotallthatunusualButtohavereincarnatedfromadifferentworld…thatisrare.Moreover,you’dnormallybebornfromahuman.Buttobebornasamonster,andfrommagicalenergytosaytheleast…thatIhaveneverheardof.Tohavecrossedtheboundariesoftheworlds,justhavingastrongsoulisnotenough.Hadyounotstabilizedyoursoulinthisdemonicbody,yoursoulwouldhavevanished.Youarespecial.)
(Isthatso?Iwasn’tselfaware,though…Sotherearethosewhohavereincarnatedfromadifferentworld,huh?)
(Ay.Althoughtherehaven’tbeensuccessfulcasesofworldtravel,somehavewanderedfromtheretothisside.A“Foreigner”anda“WorldTraveler”–sotheyarecalled,andtheypossessspecialintellect.Also,theytendtohaveacquiredsomespecialskills.Recordsofreincarnatedbeingrenownedfortheirwisdomdoremain.Thoughtherearemostlikelythosethatwereneverrecognized.)
Isee.Otherworlds..IdonotknowwhethertheyarefrommyEarthornot,butmeetingthemwouldnotbeabadidea.Maybe,thereareafewJapanesearound.Mightaswellmakemeetingonemygoal.
(Isee!Inthatcase,I’llgoseeifIcanmeetany“WorldTraveler”.Maybe,I’llfindacompatriotamongthem.)
(Still,littleone.Youcan’tevensee.)
(Ah…right.)
IfIcan’tsee,thenwhat?
It’sinconvenient,butifIcarefullyhoparound,I’mcertaintomeetthemsomeday.Probably.
(Ishallrestoreyoursight.)
Huh?What?Oioi,thisoldman,no,thisStormDragonVeldora…ain’theagoodman(dragon)?CanIreallyexpectthismiracle?
(Eh?Willyoureally?)
(Ay.But,thereisacondition.Howaboutit?)
Acondition…huh.Ominous,but…
(Whatsortofcondition?)
(Asimpleone.Whenyouregainyoursight,donotfearme.And,pleasecometalktomeagain.Howaboutit?)
Isjustthatfine?Andcoulditbe…wasthisdragonjustlonely?Solitudeborneofstrength?AndjustasIthoughttheconversationwentonforawhile.Hemustnothavehadanyonetotalktoinawhile.
Maybehe’sjustabigsofty.But,maybehe’snotevenarealdragon.Ormaybethedragonsofthisworldaren’tallthatimpressive.Yup.Thisiscertainlyagooddeal.
(Isjustthatmuchenough?)
(Ay.Truthbetold,Ihadbeensealedawayforthreehundredyears.Andso,Ihavebeensoplaguedbyboredom.Howaboutit?)
(Ifyouarealrightwithit,thenIwillhappilyaccept!)
(Ay.Thenit’sapromise.Keepit!)
(Iwill!Astheysay,Iamadependableslime!)
Ofcourse,onlyIthinkso.
(Verywell.Thereexistsa[MagicPerception]skill.Canyouuseit?)
(No,Icannot.Whattypeofskillisit?)
(Youperceivethesurroundingmagicalenergy.It’snotamajorskill,andacquiringtheskillisrathersimple.)
(Hoho.Simpleyousay!))
※Truly,itisactuallynotsimpleatall.
(Ay.ForthoselikeI,itisassimpleasbreathing–youdon’tevenknowyouaredoingit.)
(Isee!IfIweretoacquireit,wouldIbeabletosee?)
(Thatistheidea.Theworldiscoveredinmagicalenergy.Thereisadifferenceinconcentration.And,lightanddarkpossessawavelikeproperty,didyouknow?)
(Yeah,lightwaveanddarkwaves,right?)
(Youknowwell,isthatknowledgefromtheotherworld?Well,itisso.Butobservingthesefluctuations,youcancalculatetheappearanceofthesurrounding.Simply,right?)
Haa?Whatthehell?Thisguy…howisthatsimply?!
(Iya~,soundsalittledifficult…)
(What?Withthis,evenifyoureyesandearsarecrushed,youcancontinuecombat.Ambushesbecomeimpossible.It’sanindispensableskill!)
(Iyaiyaiyaiya!Let’sleavethematterofcombatasidefromnow,Ijustwanttobeabletosee!)
(Muu~,ifyousayso.I’llhelpwithacquisition!Andbytheway,Idon’tknowanotherway!)
(Wha…canyouevendoit?!Aren’tyouabeginneratthisyourself?)
(Don’tworry.Youareamongtheluckyfewwhopossessespastworldmemories.Thus,youknowwhatlightanddarknesslookslike.Ifyouhadnotknown,makingyouseewouldhavebeenimpossibleevenforme.Youareindeedblessed!)
Isee,explaininglightanddarknesswouldbedifficultforthosewhohaveneverseenthemIknowIcouldn’tdoit.IttookHellenKeller2yearstolearnthemeaningofwords.Inotherwords,duetootherworld’sknowledge,Icanobtainpseudo-sightandhearingthroughthe[MagicPerception]skill…NotlikeIcanrefusetotryanyways.Beingunabletoseeisfartooinconvenient.Moreover,I’veforgottenaboutit,butIalsohavethe[GreatSage]skill.Surelysomethingwillcomefromthis!
(Pleaseteachme!)
(Nay,fretnot;itistrulysimple.First,trytomovethemagicalenergyinsideyourbody.)
This,Isomehowunderstand.IthinkIcanusethesameprincipleasmovingthroughthewater.
(Likethis?)
Whileenclosingitinmybody,Iverifymovementofmagicalenergy.
(Ay.Thoughyousaidotherwise,youseemquietaptatthis.Inthiscase,theenergythatmoveswithinyouandthatwhichisbesideyou–doyoufeelthedifference?)
Thisisactuallyprettysimple.It’sagoodthingIspentallthattimefeelingmagicalenergy–Imean,Ilivebyabsorbingitafterall!Feelingitisamust!
(ThatmuchIunderstand!SinceIeatit,youknow?)
(Kukuku.Sinceyouunderstandthatmuch,therestissimple.Feelthemovementofmagicalenergyoutsideofyourself.)
That’swhatIdon’tunderstand,though.Anyways,asinstructed,Itriedtofeelit.Idofeelitswaying.Backandforth,backandforth…Right!Let’sactive[GreatSage]!
«Verified.Extraskill[MagicPerception]…hasbeensuccesfullyacquired»«Willyouuseextraskill[MagicPerception]?[YES]/[NO]»
Eh?DidIreallyjustacquireitthateasily?Wellyeah,ofcourse,[YES].Asexpected,[GreatSage]isreliableasalways!
ThemomentIhadactivatetheextraskill[MagicPerception],mymindwasfilledwithinformation.Never,evenasahuman,hadIprocessedthatmuchinformationatonce.
Littlebylittle,magicalenergymovingalong–wavesoflightanddarkness.Havinggraspedalloftheincominginformation,IconvertitintooneIcanunderstand.Andso,Icannowsee360degreesaroundme,withoutasingleblindspot.
Aboulder ’sshadow,thescenery100metersaway:ifIdirectmyconsciousnessthere,Icanseeit.Ifahuman’smindwasfilledwiththatmuchinformation…itjustmightfry.But,Iamaslime.Everyoneofmycellsisamuscleandabraincell!Icandefinitelymanagethismuch.Andso…
«Linkingextraskill[MagicalPerception]anduniqueskill[GreatSage]…complete»
Myfieldofvisionclearedup.Moreover,Iwasnotattackedbyaburningpaininmybrain.ThatIwasn’tabletodothisuntilnowisstrangeinitself,thisisanobviousformof“vision”.[GreatSage]justmightbeacheat.Thatcertainlyisnotanoverstatement.Ifothersheldit,Iwouldcertainlybecryingfoul.Buttheonepossessingit,isme.Sothere’snoproblem.
(Well…Isomehowseemtohavemanagedit.Thankyouverymuch!)
WhenIsaidthat,Ifinallybeheld“that.”Whatdoyouknow…arealdragon.Gleaminglikeblacksteel,flexibleanddurable,likethescalesofafish….Thevisageofanevildragon…
(Geh!Dragon!!!!!!)
AnappearancemoreevilthanIwasexpecting,ascreamhadescapedfrommyheart.
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Name:MikamiSatoruSpecies:SlimeTitle:NoneMagic:NoneTechniques:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-specificskill[Dissolve],[Absorption],[Regeneration],skill[HydraulicPropulsion],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception].Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance.
TLNote:Majin魔人,wouldbetranslatedaseithermagicalmenordemonicmen.TheclosestwordwehaveinEnglishwouldprobablybedevils,buttheauthordecidedtouseitlater.Thus,Idecidedtoleaveitasitis.
Chapter04-FirstFriend
Tosaytheleast,Iwassurprised.Realsorryforcallingyouasofty.Noquestionatall–he’sdangerous.I’llblamemyrudeattitudeonthelackofsight…notlikethatwillachieveanything.
(Oi.Doyourememberourpromise?…andbesides,forallthatcomplaining,you’velearneditprettyeasily.)
(Ofcourse~!Iwasjustkidding.Icanseemysurrounding,andIcanalsohearsounds.Thankyou!)
(Ay.Couldhavetakenmoretimelearningit,though…)
Well,Ishouldbefine.Gotscaredabit,butcan’tignorethefactthatthisdragonhasbeensonicetome.Moreover,hereallyisjustlonely.Justfromtheglance,he’slookslikehe’slostalot.Kindoflikethe“cryingredogre”.(TLNote:lookupTheOgreWhoCriedongoogleformoreinformation)
(So…whatshallyoudonow?)
(Umm…IthinkI’llgoaroundlookingforfellowworldtravelers,thoughnoharmifIdon’tfindany.)
Findingsomewouldbegood,butonlyifongoodterms.Andbesides,sinceIfinallycanseemightaswellseetheworld.Theworldseemssomuchbiggernow.Noneedtomunchongrasstokilltimeanymore.
But…thisdragon.Doesn’tseemlikehecanevenmoveamuscle.
Andyou’resayinghestayedlikethatfor300years?
(Bytheway,Veldora-sanmentionedthatyouhavebeen…sealed?)
(Mu?Ah,yes.Imadethemistakeofunderestimatingasmallnuisance…hadIwentallout,Iwouldnothavebeendefeated!)
Somehow,thewayheannounced“defeated”soundedpridefulratherthananything.Honestly,doesn’treallyseemslikeswordnorspear,andcertainlynotmagic,canevenwoundthisguy,but…
(Washereallysostrong?)
Whatbeastcouldpossiblebestrongerthanhim?TheoutsideworldisscarierthanIthought!…probably.
(Itisso.Strongindeed.Clothedindivineprotection,thehumanity’s“hero”.)
Hero.I’mratherfamiliarwiththetermfromgaming.Recently,the“stumbledintothepositionofahero”plotlinehasbeenpopular,butIdon’trememberthembeingsooverpowered.Inthisworld,seemsliketheyaretrulystrong.
(Speakingof,theheroreferredtooneselfasthe“Summoned”.Couldtheherohavebeenfromyourworld?)
(Eh?Nono!Nooneisthatstronginmyworld!)
(Nay,theworldtravelersinthisworldtypicallyholdsomespecialpower.Thatiswhatservesasthepowertoetchtheirsoulsintothisworld.The“Summoned”mostcertainlyholdssomespecialpower.Mostlikely,holdingtheoneofakind–uniqueskill.Differentfromthosewhostumblebychance,summonedsoulsareespeciallystrong.Thesuccessrateislessthan0.03%,butinthishero’scaseitsucceeded.)
(Whenyousaysummoning,doyoumeancallingsomethingoutwithmagic?)
(Asyousay.Itisathreedayritualinvolvingthirtypeople.Thesuccessrateislow,butsuccessistypicallymetwithapowerfulweapon.)
(Huh?Weapon?)
(Ay.Thesummonerengravesacurseintothesoulofthesummonedtopreventrebellion.)
(What’swiththat?!Aresummonedpeoplenotrecognizedashumans?!)
(Humans?…worldtravelssometimescomplainaboutthat.Thattypeofthingisbutanillusioninthisworld.Survivalofthefittest,thatistheonlytruthinthisworld.)
Isee…It’sprettyhardtoacceptthisworldssummoningwithmyworld’sstoriesinmind.
(Inthatcase,wouldthe“WorldTravelers”alsobetreatedmuchlikeslaves?)
(Thatwoulddependontheperson.Theyhavenotreceivedthe“MonsterWardingCharm”–thosethatdoeitherlivequietlivesorbecomeadventurers,orsomethinglikethat.Truly,amongthemanyfoesIhaverepelled,quietafewcamefromanotherworld!Fuhahaha!!!)
(Inotherwords,forcedlaborisonlylimitedtothe“Summoned”case,huh?)
(Idonotknowwhetheritisappropriatetocallit“labor”…but,sobeit.Iknowmuchabouthumans,butcertainlynoteverything.)
(That’sonlytobeexpected…sorry.)
Rather,foradragonheseemsextremelyinformed.
Anyways,justtalkingmakeshimseemsohappy,andheanswersanyquestion.Sofornow,thedragonandI,willcontinueorconversation.
Abouthowhefoughtthehero.Abouthowstrongtheherowas.
Whiteskin.Deepcrimson,smalllips.Jetblack,longhair.Nottootall,petiteandthinphysique.Andthoughtheeyeswerehiddenbyamask,thattheherowasbeautifulwasclear.Awoman.
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So…wasitherlooksthatgothim?WhenIaskedthat,“Don’tbespoutingnonsense!”–cametheangryreply.
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Shecarriedapeculiarlycurvedblade–calleda“katana”–andfoughtwithoutashield.UniqueSkill[CertainSeverance]UniqueSkill[EndlessPrison]Withtheseskills,andeveryformofmagic,sheoverwhelmedme!—sohehappilyexclaimed.
Iunderstoodthetalebut,thisdragon,hejustloveshumans,huh.Hecallsthemsmallfryandtrash,butitseemshehasneverkilledanyofthem.Atleastthosethathavenotearnedhiswrath.
Thatonetime,300Yearsago,afteracertainincident,heturnedonecitytodust.Andduetothatincident,theherowasdispatched,andVeldorawassealed.Bythehero’sskill[EndlessPrison].
IdoubtIcanunderstandthedragon’sfeelings.Morethanitjustbeingsomeoneelse’semotion,intheend,imaginationcanhardlyleadtotruesympathy.But,atleastIcansaythatheisn’tabaddragon.Andhey,Ilikehim.SoofcourseI’mnolongerafraidofhim.Andso,
(Okay!So,withme…no,canwebefriends?)
Ouch…that’sstillprettyembarrassing.Imustbebrightredrightnow…
(Wha,whatdidyousay?ForthefearedStormDragonVeldoratobecomef-f-friendswithsomeoneofs-s-slime’ssocialstanding?!)
(Ah…well,ifyouhateitthatmuch…)
(Stupid!You!Nobodysaidanythingabouthating!)
(Eh,then?Umm…whatwillyoudo?)
(…let’ssee…well,ifyouinsist…Icanconsider…)
Somehow,itseemsheistimidlystealingglancesmyway.Hadthisbeendonebyacutegirl,I’dbeveryhappy…butwhenit’sdonebyanevillookingdragon…Well,itisinteresting.
(Iinsist!Decide!Ifyouhate,thedealsoff.Nosecondchances!!!)
(Cho…!ThenIhavenochoice!I’llbecomeyourfriend!Showmeyourgratitude!)
Phew.Thisdragonisn’tveryobedient.Ialsoaren’t,sowe’reagoodfit.
(Then,I’llbeinyourcare!)
(Ay!…oh,andletmegrantyouaname.Youalsogivemeone!)
(Huh?Why?Sosuddenly?)
(Toetchintooursoulsthatweareequals.Ashumanscallit,FamilyNametypeofthing.TheoneIgrantyouwillbestowuponyou“DivingProtection”.Youstilllackaname,soyoushallbecomeanamedmonsternow!)
Mumu.So,IhavetocomeupwithaFamilyName(oneforcommonuse),huh?I’mnotreallygoodatthisstuff…
(SinceyouarecalledtheStormDragon,howaboutsimply“Tempest”?)
That’snogood,right?Sinceitsoundgood,IsimplytookStormandchangeditintoTempest…
(It’sdecided!Whatawonderfulname!)
Helikedit!?
(Fromnowon,IamVeldoraTempest.Andyou…Shallbecalled“Rimuru,”RimuruTempestshallbethinename!!!)
AndthatnamewasetchedintomysoulFromwhatIcanseeandfeel,Idon’tfeelanydifferent.Butsomewheredeepinmysoul,Ifeltsomethingchange.ThatwouldbesomethingtomentiontoVeldora,wouldn’tit?Andso,Ihavebecomefriends(orwoulditbemoreappropriatetocallthissoul-mates?)withhim.
(Oh,andbeforeIgo,Iwantedtoask.Istherenothingyoucandoaboutthatseal?)
(Notwithmypower.Ifitwereauniqueskilllikethatofahero,thenitcouldperhapsbepossible…)
(Youdonotpossessanyuniqueskills?)
(Ido.Butfromthemomentthesealwasplaced,Icouldnolongeruseany.Ibarelymanagedretainingmytelepathy…)
Atthemoment,thehero’suniqueskill[EndlessPrison]prisonsealsthetargetinendlesstimeandimaginaryspace;anunpleasantskillthatdoesnotpermitinterferencefromhere.Thoughitdoesseemstrangethattheonlythinghecandoistocommunicatetelepathically…It’snotliketheskillweakenswithtime,afterall.Beingabletoevenrecognizethepresentandconversewithothercreaturesallseemlikeexampleofinterference.What’sunusualisVeldorahimselfhere…Ofcourse,bothusnoticedthis.
(Alright.There’ssomethingIwanttotry…)
AsIsaidthat,ItouchedVeldora.And,
«Attemptingtopredateuniqueskill[EndlessPrison]viauniqueskill[Predation]…failure»
Asexpected,ahero’ssealisnotgoingtobethiseasy.Forbutasecond,interferencewiththehero’sskillreleasedablindinglight,butthenitreturnedtonormal.Seemslikeforabriefmoment,aseamopenedinthisendlessprison.Butitquicklyrestoreditself.Andanyways,“Sinceit’salsoauniqueskill,something’llhappen”typeofthingwillonlyleadtotrouble.Isn’tthereanythingIcando?Whattodo…
«Solution.Uniqueskill[EndlessPrison]hasbeenpartlyanalyzed.Ishallpresenttheescapemethod.
Itisimpossibleforfleshtoescape.Physicaldamagewise,thechanceofdestroyingtheprisonis0%.
Withregardstotheimaginaryspaceescapemethod–theanalysisprovedimpossible.Analysisinidenticalsituation–imprisonmentinan[EndlessPrison]isnecessaryforanalysis.Therefore,currentlythisisimpossible.
Thechanceofreleasingaspiritualbodyis1%.Shouldoneprepareahostforthespiritaheadoftime,andmovethereintheprocess,thesuccessrateincreasesto3%.Atthemoment,thisprocessissimilartoreincarnation.Shouldtheaffinitywiththehostbepoor,memoriesandskillswillallbereset.
Endofthereportonescapemethods»
…Fumu.Thechancesarefartoolow.Doesn’tlookmorethanflimsyfilm,this[EndlessPrison]skill.Butforittobeimpervioustophysicaldamage….Theremustbesomeweaknesstothisabsolutedefense.
(Didherotakeanydamage?Anywoundsorsomething?)
(Wellasked!Ourblowswerewellwatched,andIhavelandedafewdirecthits!But,therewasnoeffect.“DeathCallingWinds”,“BlackLighting”,andeven“StormofDestruction”.Allareskillsthatcannotbeevaded,andyetnoeffect!Igaveup!Itwaslaughable!!!)
AndallothersimilarbabblewouldendinVeldora’sloudlaughter.Uniqueskill[EndlessPrison]wasdefinitelyusedtocoverherbody,ifalloutsideinterferenceisnegated,noshieldisnecessary.Whatausefulskill!Uniqueskill[CertainSeverance]Uniqueskill[EndlessPrison]Ifyoucombinethesetwo,wouldn’tyoubeessentiallyinvincible?Definitelydon’twanttomeether…Sheshouldhavepassedawaybynow,soshouldbeokay.Withoutaquestion,shebelongedinthestrongestclass.
※Inreality,VeldorawasalsointhestrongestclassbuttheRimuruofthetimecouldnothaveknownthis.
Anyways.Theescapetohostmethod,huh?
Toescape,ahosttotransferthesoultoseemstobenecessary.Itisalsopossibletoescapeinaspiritualbody,butthesuccesschanceislow.)
Don’treallyseethereasontomentionthepercentages.IfVeldora’sdesiretoescapedecreasessocouldthechances…
(Mu?Therewasanescapemethod!Honestly,aftersome100yearsmymagicalenergyhitempty!ProbablysinceIdidn’tstoptheflowofmagicalenergy…)
(Isee…thatwouldbethereasonwhythemagicalenergyconcentrationaroundhereissohigh.)
(Ay.Thetrulystrongmonstersalsoavoidthisarea.Grassalsohardlygrowsunderground.Onlysomerarevegetationinhabitsthesecaves!)
Ah.IrememberedabouttheHipokteGrass.Inthiscase,it’saprettyvaluablemedicine…
(Well…sincethat’sthecase,willyouattempttoescape?Ifyouhadaplacetotransferto,thechanceswouldbehigher…andalso,what’sconsideredagoodhost?)
(…Unfortunately,evenifIdetachmyspirit,togatherthemagicalenergyintoasinglecoreisratherdifficult…Byopeningaseamintheseal,that’showthiswillsucceed.Andahost,huh.Thatis,preparinganewcoreandmovingthere…reincarnation!)
Thisguy!Ithoughtthathemightbeslightlyslow-witted,butheperfectlyunderstood
allofit.Howwondrous…hereachedthesameconclusionasthe[GreatSage].
(That’sthething.So,ifthere’ssomethingIcanprepare,shouldIgolookforit?)
(Hmm.Thethingis,Idon’treallyneedacore…oh,andkeepthissecret?Iama“beingperfectasone”.Especiallydurable.Iamaspirituallife-form,andthushavenoattachmenttothisbody.Imerelyrespondedtothewishesofreligionsandthelikewhenformingit.)
Againwiththatincomprehensiblestuff.AndsowespokeuntillIunderstood.Theresult.
Gatherthemagicalenergywithone’smind,andthenformtheflesh.Atthemoment,thefleshbeingboundisbeyondquestion,butthemindalsocannotaffectthesurroundingmagicalenergy.That’sthesituation.
SoIaskedifhecouldleaveasaspirit.
(Thatisimpossible.Iwouldrequireanoffering.)
Iswhathesaid.Ifheweretoleaveinthisway,hewouldscatterwiththemagicalenergyandceasetoexist.And,somewhereelse,another“StormDragon”wouldbeborn.Thatisonemeansofescape,butifthere’snomeaningtoitifitmeansbecomingadifferentperson.
I’mataloss.Wouldn’teatingVeldorawith[Predator]beabetteralternative?Placehimintothe[Predator]’sstomach,analyzeatdepththe[EndlessPrison]’seffectsandeliminatejustthem…couldthiswork?
«Solution.Target:Veldoracanbeabsorbedwiththeuniqueskill[Predator]»
It’spossible,huh…IfIexplainit,willheconsent?Ifthisgoeson,afterahundredyearsofisolation,onlytodisappearwouldbehisfate.Andso,IexplainedtoVeldorathe[Predator]abilityandhowIthoughttouseit.Thiswouldbeimpossible,however,withoutthe[GreatSage]abilitycorrection.
(Kuahahahaha!Interesting!!!OfcourseI’lltryit.Toyou,I’llentrustmyeverything!)
(Shouldyoubetrustingmesoeasily?)
(Ofcourse!Ratherthanwaitingforyoutocomebackhere,tearing[EndlessPrison]asunderandleavingtogetherinsideofyousoundsomuchmoreamusing!)
Isee.Notalone.Together.Isn’titfine?With[GreatSage]and[Predator],I’llcontinueanalysisandseektofreeVeldorafromhisimprisonment.Andinthisstomachthereisnofearofscatteringanddisappearing.Ithinkwecandothis.
(Alright.I’lleatyounow,trytobreakoutof[EndlessPrison],okay?)
(Kukuku!Leaveittome!Don’twait,I’llpauseitforyou!!!)
Okay!Imademydecision.ItouchVeldora,andbeginPredation.Inasecond,thegiantVeldoradisappearedfrommyview.
Thatwastooquick.Hewasspeakingupuntilasecondago.Havingdisappearedsosuddenly…makesmelonely.
Theskillhighlydependsonthetarget’sresistancetobeingabsorbed,butasexpectedofVelodra–noresistancewhatsoever.Mustsay,I’msurprisedIcouldabsorbthathugebody.Itseemsthatatthemoment,mystomachis25%occupied…JusthowbigofaspacehaveIgotinthere?And…
«Willyoubeginanalysisoftheuniqueskill[EndlessPrison]?[YES]/[NO]?»
Ibegyou!Asifinaprayer,Iaccepted.
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Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitle:NoneMagic:NoneTechniques:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkill[Dissolve],[Absorb],[Regeneration],skill[HydraulicPropulsion],extraskill[MagicPerception]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalDamageResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance.
Chapter05-FirstSteps
Onthatday,anearthquakerippledacrosstheworld.ThecalamityclassmonsterStormDragonVeldorahasdisappeared.Theonesealedfor300years,thelivingcalamity.Hisdisappearancesignifieshisreturnsomewhereinthisworld.Andyet,twentydaysafterthedisappearance,theWesternSaintsChurchdeclaredhispresencetohavecompletelyvanished.
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CountNidoleMaigamremainedindignant.
「That’sbullshit!!!」
HecursedwhilerememberingtheCardinal’swords.CardinalNicholasShpertas.EventhementionofhisnameevokedtheCount’sanger.
『ThethreatknownastheStormDragonVeldorahasdisappeared.Therefore,theprovisionsandmonetarysupportfromtheSaintsChurchshallbeimmediatelyhalted.』
Andhavingunilaterallysoexclaimed,thecardinalendedthedicussion.Andmorethanignoringanythingtheyhadtosay,heevenmadethemwaitforthreehours.Thoughitistruethattheemergencyfundshavebeengiventocombatemergency…ButthelandsborderingtheGreatJuraForest–theCount’sproperty–istheprimarydefenselineoftheentirePharmasKingdom.Thatis,althoughStormDragonVeldorahadbeensealed,hewas,nonetheless,apotentthreat.Andevenformonstersthatwasnoexception.No,actually,hewasespeciallyathreatforthemonsters.
Thefactthatthisthreathasdisappearedcanonlybeattributedtomonsters’movements.AlthoughPharmasshouldbeimprovingtheirdefenses,theyarecuttingtheminstead.ThiswasthecauseofCountNidoleMaigam’sindignation.AndthoughtheWesternSaint’sChurchhadvalidreasons,noneofthemmatteredtoNidole.Howshouldheprotecthislandsnow?Hehasthemoneyformercenaries.Nottherighttimetobehiringadventurers.Asalastresort,hecouldappealtotheking…butjustrememberingtheking’sfaceinducesdespair.Itwouldbedifficulttoexplainhowthesupportfundsreceiveduntilnowwereused.Withoutathreat,itisnaturalfordefensespendingtobecut.Andifthiswerehandledpoorly,he’dhavetoraisetaxes.JustthethoughtofcausedNidoletogramce.Onthewaybacktohisdomaininacarriage,histhoughtswerefilledwithdevisingcountermeasures.Focusingonlyonmonsters,Nidolecouldnothavethoughtofanyoneelsetomakeuseof.
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YetNidolewasnottheonlyonetroubledbythesituation.PharmusKingdomisacountryofmoderatestrength.Andthus,theyhaveabstainedfromexpandingthefontier.Andthus,thereislittleposingdangertothem.AsNidoleexpected,manycabinetministersareplanningtoreducedefensespending.However,othercountriessurrondingtheJuraforestmaynotdothesame.Tonotregretitlater,eachmustcomeupwithsomecountermeasures.Thekingsandministersofthosearenowhastilyhostingemergencycounciltodevisestrategy.OnesuchtroubledindividualistheBaronBelouard,ministerofthetinycountrycallBrumund.
「Therecouldonlybeonereasonformetocallyou.YouhaveheardabouttheStormDragonVeldora,Itakeit?」
Withanoverwhelmingattitude,theBarondirectedhisquestiontothemanwhohadenteredtheroom.Ofshortstatureyetofseriousappearance,themanneverfailedtomaintaineyecontact.
「Ofcourse,Milord.」
Wasthesimplereply.Hisvoicewasdeepandcorase.
「Ay.Asexpectedofaguildmaster!…isthatwhatIshouldsay?」
BaronBelouardsnortedandcontinuedasifspittingouteveryword.
「So,whatistheguildplanningondoing?」
「Nothinginparticular.NoplansIamawareof.」
「What?Ididn’treallygetthat…areyousayingtherearenocountermeasuresatall?」
「Yes,weseenoneedforany.」
Theguildmasterrespondedapathetically.Withanappearancethatasked:WhywouldBaronBelouardbemad?AndalthoughtheBaronsawthatattitude,hecontinuedwhileignoringit.Inthefirstplace,whetherhiseffortswouldbeanswered…
「Whatisnecessarydependsontheperson,Iimagine.ThedisappearanceoftheStormDragonissurelyaplotbythemonsters!Wouldwenotneedcountermeasuresagainstthat?!」
「That’safunnythingyouhavesaid.Countermeasuresareplannedbyacountry.WeareaFreeGuild,notagroupofvolunteers,youknow?」
Itwasso.
Theirfreedomlayinthefactthattheywereoutsideofthecountry’ssystem.Comparedtothenormallaborer,theirlifestylewasnotguaranteed.However,basicsocialstatuswas;moreover,theyweregrantedappropriateland.Thus,theyatleasthadthedutyofpayingtaxes.Toexplain,let’sconsidertheexampleofacook,Thecookwhobelongstothecountrypaysthesocialstatustaxalongwithaoneappropriateforhisincome.Forthis,thecountryprotectshislifeandproperty.Ontheotherhand,theguildcookpayssignificantlylessintaxes.Forthefeethathepaystotheguild,hereceivestheguildprotectionofhispersona.However,protectinghispropertybecomeshisproblem.Also,acountrycookcanonedayopenastoreinthecastle,andhavehischildreninheritit.Aguildonehasnosuchprivilege,andthussetshisstoreinthecastevicinity.Moreover,shouldheevenestablishasuccessfulstore,hischildrencannotinheritit.Itfromthisfact,thatcitizenshaveacquiredadeep-rootedprejudiceandhatredfortheFreeGuilders.NoristhissystemuniqueonlytoBrumund.Infact,basicallyeverycountryaroundfollowsthesamerules.Ontheotherhand,theFreeGuildhassurpassedeveryregimeinexistence,andtheypossessthegreatestorganizationalpower…Whetherbycoincidenceorintention,theyoperaterightunderthecountry’snosewhilemaintaininganundergroundsocietyappearance.
「Protectingthecitizens’propertyisthebasicdutyofacountry,isn’tit?Similarly,wehavetoprotectourassociates.Don’twebothhaveittough…」
Hearingtheseimpudentwords,BaronBelouardcouldnolongerconcealhisanger.Sincethemorning,nothinghasbeengoinghisway.
「Enoughofthispointlesschatter!!!FromtheFreeGuild,howmany
soldierscanyousend?Howmanyadventurersexcelatcombat?Howmanycanbeusedtoprotectthiscity?」
TheGuildMastercouldonlysigh.
「Makenomistake,wearenotavolunteergroup.Ifmobilizedtogetherwiththecountry’sforces,Icouldperhapsgather10%ofourassociates,ifyourequireanymore,therehastobeproperremunerations.」
TherearetenmillionpeoplelivinginBrumund.Ofthe,seventhousandareguildmembers–theirfamiliesnotincludedinthecount.Inthecaseofajointexercise,theFreeguildcanprovide10%ofitsmembers(about700peopleinthiscase)whowouldservethecountry.Asasidenote,theguildmembersofthiscountrycannotapplyformembershipinanothercountry’sguild.Thus,althoughtheyarefree,thereisclearallegiance.Additionally,itwilltaketimetomakethejointmobilizationofficial,andinthemeantimethetaxhastobeagreedupontobesetat20%.Forcecanbeused,butthatwilldefinitelyhurttherevenue.Andinthefirstplace,it’snotliketheguildcanimmediatelycomeupwithappropriatetaxlevelsforitsmembers.Moreover,implementingthetaxandcommunicationwiththeguildisnearlyimpossible.Sincehalfofitsmembersarenon-combatants.
Evenakingunderstandsthismuch.Forthatreason,extortionisnormallyavoided…butthisisnolongeranormalsituation.Themonstersaremoving.That,initself,isabigreason.But,itisnotthemainone…
「Enough.Hey,Hughes.What’sonyourmind?」
TheGuildMaster,no,Hugheswassurprisedatbeingsuddenlycalledbyhisname.Andforthefirsttime,helookedBaronBelouardrightintheface.
「Wehadanon-aggressionpactonthelandwheretheStormDragonwassealed.Now,theEmpiremaychoosetoclaimthatroot.」
「Exactly!WhethertheywereholdingbackaroundVeldoraorafraidofdamagingtheseal…Idon’tknow.However,theyhavebeguntomove!!!Doyouunderstand?Iftheyclaimthatforest,allthesurroundingcountrieswillbeswallowedup.TosaytheleastoftheEasternSaint’sChurchabilities!ThosecountriessurroundingtheJuraforestthatfailtoprepareproperlywillendupundertheEmpireinablinkofaneye!」
「Thechurch…willnotmove.Theycarelittleforthemundanethings.Forthem,itisdefeatingthedemonsthatistheirholyduty.」
「Asyousay.Butifoneknightweretodecidetomove,andunlesstheempiredoessomethingstupid…whennotfightingmonsters,theyhavetoearntheirkeep,don’tyouthink?」
「Impossible…forthechurch,thewholecountrycangounderanditwon’tbeanyskinofftheirbacks.Notlikethechurchcanstrivetosaveeverybeliever.」
LookingattheBaron’sface,thisiswhatHughesthought.Helookssoexhausted.It’snotimpossible,butheprobablyhadbeenagingayearadayhere.Thetruthis,thesetwoarechildhoodfriends.FortheBaron,havingintimaciesandfriendshipsberevealedpubliccanbecomeratherinconvenient.Andso,thetwohavemadeitseemliketheywereusingeachother,andactedastodisplaytheirhatredforeachother.Thissmallcountrywouldbeunabletoweatherthecomingstormsalone.But,perhapsthisisalljustemptypanic.Yes,theEmpirehadbeguntomove,butitisnotasiftheyhadalreadyinvaded.Justforthemonsters,thereareplentyofcountermeasures.
「TheEmpirehadn’trevealeditsintentionsyet,didit?Anyways,I’llgocheckitoutbymyself.
Don’texpectmuch,butI’lltrytoseewhatisgoingoninJuraForestandwiththeEmpire’smovements.」
「Sorry…andthanks.」
Right,whattheempirewilldoisyetundecided.Andeveniftheymove…rather,theirattackwillbecomealargescalewar.Eventheywouldnotfarewellagainstconstantambushesandskirmishes.Withahundredthousandsoldiers,theycouldsurelycrusheverysurroundingcountry.Buttothatend,extensivepreparationareneeded.Atleast…3years.Can’tsaythatismuchtime,butenoughtocarefullyplanahead.
「Anyways,I’mofftocollectdata.Earlybirdcatchestheworm,right?」
「Please…」
Andwithanod,thetwoparted.Ontheirshoulders,aburdenasheavyasamountain.
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CardinalNicholasShpertaswaswelcomingCountNidoleMaigam’sdeparturewithathinsmile.
「Thatleech!」
Heexclaimedwithabenevolentsmileandsighed.Doesn’tbelieveingodbutjustcrowdsaroundtheChurch’smoneyandpower.NicholaswastestingCountNidoleMaigam.Andnotjusthim.Allthoseinthechurchwerethinkingthesamething
「ThosewhobelieveingodshouldswearallegiancetotheHolyEmpireRuberios!」
TheEasternSaint’sChurchtooktheEmpire’sfaithandmerelyelectedthe
Popeastheirruler.Asfarastheyareconcerned,theHolyEmpireisessentiallythemaintemple,andtheircitizensaretheEmpire’sbelievers.Further,thoselivinginothercountriesyetprofessingtobelievemustrememberthatdeceitispunished.Asgodcomesbeforeall.Therefore,allthoseidiotsmakingexcusesagainstbecomingtheEmpire’scitizensdonotdeserveanymercy.ThatistheopinionofeverymanservingunderNicholasregardingtheEasternSaint’sChurch.Nicholashimselfwasoftheopinionthathereticsthatdonotbelieveingodshouldallbekilled.Buttherewasapersonwhoofferedascornfulsmiletothosewords.WorldTravelerSakadachiHinata.Shesaidthis,
『Wasteofeffort.Ittakestremendousforcetochangetheheartsofthosewhobelieveinothergods.Ratherthanthat,lendthemyourhand,andaccepttheirs.Thatisthemostprovenmethod.』『Savethepeoplefrommonsters,andconvincethemthatyourepresentjustice.And,sincewarsaren’tgoingtojustupanddisappear,intimesoftroubleoffersupport!Monstersarehumanity’scommonenemy,butthesameisnottrueforhumanity,isit?』『Noneedtopointlesslyprovokeaggression.Normalpeopleareidiots,ifyousavethemwhentheyareintrouble,they’llquicklybelieve.Isn’tthattheentireraisond’etreofthechurch?』
Thegirlwaspragmatic.Neitherpromotingatheism,norrejectingreligion.Justthoroughlyuseboth.ForNicholas,thatseemedlikeacool-headedapproach.Nicholaswaswatchedwithasightsocold,itcouldkill
『Allweneedistowait!Lettheearthlycountries’strengthfall!Andthen,demandyoudues!』
Thosewordscausedhimtoshudder.Wasthatexcitementorfear?
YetNicholasobeyed.Andasaresult,thechurchhaschangedgreatlyduringthese10years.Theirinfluencespeakingforitself,injust7yearstheybecameatopicdiscussedineverynation.Havingachievedthesethings,Nicholaswaspromotedfromabishoptoacardinal.Anditwasallthankstothatgirl.「Well,justasthegirlsaid,thereisawaytouseevenaleech…」
Nicholaswasconsideringthecurrentsituation.TheEmpire’smovementsareunclear,andthemonstersarebecomingincreasinglyactive.I’lldefinitelybecomebusyfromnowon.Howwillthatgirlmove?Mightbeagoodideatotrycontactingher.Rightnowshewouldbe..ToImperialGuarddirectlyunderthePope,HolyKnightsDivisionSakadachi.
Chapter06–SkillAcquisition
30dayshavepassedsinceIateVeldora.
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WhatamIuptothesedays?Aren’tyouanidiot!Justthinkforamoment!I’vebecomeaslime!WhatdoyouthinkwouldhappenifIwereattacked?Andhey,justtryrunninglikethis!!!So,I’vebeenthinkingabouthowtofight.Atthesametime,I’mmunchingonsomegrassandstrangelyglowingrocks.Youknow–theone’sfoundatthemagicabundantplaceVeldoramentioned.ThegrassI’vecollectedthereismostlytheHipoktekind.Asexpected.Withthis,mystockofrestorativemedicinehasincreased.And,theglowingrocksareapparentlycalled“DemonOre”.Harderthansteel,yetsufficientlyflexible,theyareahighgradematerial.Ihadhopeditwassomesuperraremetal…but,well,it’snotlikeIknowwhetherOrichalcum,Hihiirokane,orotherlegendaryoreevenexistsinthisworld.(TLNote:thesearenamesoforesoflegendinourworld,refertogoogleformoreinfo)Maybeit’splentyrare.MaybeI’mjustbeingtoogreedy.
That’swhatIwasthinkingwhilemunchingonsomedelicious(ornot?)weedsandstones.
SinceIcanspitoutwater,can’tIuseitasawatercannontypeofthing?
Yeah,youdon’thavetosayit.YouthinkI’mgoingtofail,don’tyou?Wasn’tIridiculedenough?
Imean,attimesofneedIcandowhatneedstobedone.Evenmyreportcardread“Ifhetrieshecandoit.”Andso–Icandothis!
Withthatthought,Iquicklyhurriedtothelake.AsIhadimaginedwhileenshroudedindarkness,theundergroundlakeitprettydamnbig.Butsurpassingmyimagination,thelakehadamysteriousandtranquilatmosphere.Lackinganypresenceoflife,itwascompletelyserene.Althoughthemagicalenergypermeatesthewater,Idaresaythatnolivingthinginhabitsit.Anexampleofuncorruptednature!Whatabeautifulsight!
Thatbeingthat…‘CauseIdidn’tpracticelasttime,Istillsuckatshootingwaterwithfullstrength.Whenthe“mouth”isthislarge,thejetpropulsionstrengthisfartoohigh.Thistime,whileimaginingawaterpistol,Itriedreleasingjustabit.Asiffillingmymouthwithwaterandspittingjustlittleout.Butnowateriscomingout.Isittoosmall,now?Afterincreasingitjustabit,itdidcomeout.Andwithgoodforce.Itriedsoakingthenearbyboulder.Alright,good.Next,let’swidentheopeningforcombatuse.
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Withtheboulderasmytarget,Igentlybeganpracticingwhileincreasingoutput.Okay.Ikindofgotthehangofthis.But,althoughifthishitsomeoneitwillhurt,Icertainlycan’tcallthisa
finisher.HowshouldI…?
Whileworryingoverthisquestion,Ienteredthelake.It’s,atmost,likeabathtorelaxwhentired.No…I’mnotjustplayinginthewater!Iobservedmybodyfloatingandsinkingwith[MagicPerception].Justlikeajellyfish…Hmm…ifIweretomakemy“face”oscillate,couldIcreateawatercurrent?AfterIreachedouttothemagicenergyinmyface,Itriedmakingitoscillate.Witha*pyoonpyoon…pyooooooon*,Ifeltsmallripplesbeingformed.And,Ibeganmovingthroughthewater.Agreatsuccess!!!Bemused,Iplayedaroundinthewater.Whatanicechangeofpace!
«Skill[WaterCurrentControl]hasbeenacquired»
ForasecondIthoughtitwas[GreatSage],butseemstobethe“VoiceoftheWorld”…Tohavegainedaskillwhileplaying.IntheendIwasabletocontroldepth,direction,andspeed.AndifIhaveto,Icanjustacceleratewith[HydraulicPropulsion].IfyouconsiderthefactthatIdon’tneedtobreathe,itmightactuallybeprettyeasytofightinthewater.Tosaynothingofrunningaway.IswhatIthoughtasIgotoutofthelake.Thebreak’sover.
Themeansofattackingistheproblem.Andthroughhavingtakenthisbreak,IgotanewideaIwantedtotry.Ineededtoincreasethecompressionofwaterinthewatergun.Thistime,Iimaginedloadingabitofwaterintoacylinderandshootingitout.Bycalibratingtheapertureandthepressure,Icouldcalibratethepoweroftheshot–thesameprincipleasthe[WaterCurrentControl].
*Bishuu!!!*
Flyingoutsharply,thewaterhitthetargetedboulder.Itleftasmallmark.Success….right?Astonotforgetthatfeeling,Idecidedtocontinuepracticing.Whileregulatingtheapertureandpressure,ofcourse.Then,Itriedtoimagineimaginethewaterrotating.Andratherthanthesizeoftheopening,Itriedtothintheshapeofthewater.Yes!Theideawas“Cuttingwater!”
*Bishun!*
Thewaterbladecuttheboulder!!!Honestly,evenIwassurprisedatitspower.Aweek’sworthofpractice(lol),hadfinallyborefruit!
«Skill[WaterBlade]hasbeenacquired»«Theskills[HydraulicPropulsion],[WaterCurrentControl],and[WaterBlade]haveevolvedintoExtraSkill[WaterManipulation]»
Whatdoyouknow!Itreallyborefruit.There’sabigdifferenceinabilityandstrengthbetweenextraskillsandnormalones.Thus,I’vefoundawaytofight.Andwiththis,Iamreadytosetoutonajourney.
Atlast.SinceIfoundmyselfreincarnatedbythisundergroundlake,120dayshavepassed.Finally,thejourneyawayfromhomebegins.Iamuneasy.Thoughthatisn’tsomethingI’llmention.
SinceIhavenovocalcords,ItriedtoseeifIcouldreproducethemwithmybody.But,Ihavebeensofarunsuccessful.I’vethoughtaboutstayingheretopractice,butIjustcan’timagineitright.
GuessI’lljusthavetodependontransmittingmythoughtsvia“telepathy”.WorstcasescenarioI’llbeatthemercyofmyopponents,sountilIlearntotalklifewillbeprettyinconvenient…notthatIcandoanythingaboutit.NomatterhowmanyhoursIspenthere,nothingwillchange.Butrightnow,Ireallywanttoseetheoutsideworld,andseeifIcanfindanyfellow“WorldTravelers”.Andlearningmagicwillbefun.Withthatthought,Ireallyshouldsetoutonthisjourney.Liketheysay,notimelikethepresent.
NoreactionfromVeldoraeither.Heseemstohavevanished,butIknowthatmuchisnottrue.Wemadeapromise,afterall.Thatwhenwenextmeet,Iwouldhavepreparedalotoffunnyandstrangethingstotellhimabout.Andthus,fromafamiliarwideroom,Iwalkedtheoneroadtothesurface.Ayetunseenworld,aworldofpossibilities,Ilongedtojoinitall…
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:NoneMagic:NoneTechniques:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve],[Absorb],[Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance.
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Atthebottomofadeep,deepheartofdarkness…Wherenoonecouldvisit,amidstdispair.
Veldoraspendsanotherdayreminiscinginsolitude.
CalamityClassStormDragonVeldoraSpecialSClassMonster.BothmonstersandadventurersarerankedA~F–allinthose6categories.Thoseespeciallystronghavea“+”attached,thoseweakhavea“-“.ThiswasaguidancefromtheWorldTraveler,FreeGuildhead,GrandMasterKagurasakaYuuki.Heestablishedthisrankingsystem>Upuntilthen,itwasNovice–>Beginner–>Intermediate–>Advanced;afourstepsystemthatwaseasytounderstand.Andbytheway,AdvancedisCrankandabove,IntermediateisDrank,BeginnerisErank,andNoviceisFrank.Thus,thenumberofdeathsduetofightingstrongerthanexpectedmonstersgreatlydecreased.Thoseofthesamerankwouldbeamatchinaoneonone.Thus,fightinginapartybecamesafer.SurpassingArankisthespeciallydesignatedDemonkinglevelSrank,andaboveeventhisstandsthemonsterwiththestrengthofanaturaldisaster–SpecialSrank.Deviatingfromthestandardrankingsystem,anabnormalexistence.Atthepresent,anAclassmonsteriscapableofjeopardizingtheexistenceofacountry.Astrengthcapableofinducingdespair.Andinthefirstplace,whatsurroundsVeldoraisofnoconcerntohim.
Yetagaintodayhethinks.Thatlifeistedious.Ithadbeen300yearssincehelosttotheHero.Herememberedthatfightmanytimes.Hewasbitter,butstrangelyheldnogrudge.Fightingatawhim.LivingatawhimThosewhowouldcrosshispathwerefewinnumer.Forhim,itwasnotthefirstdefeat.But,tohavelostoneononewiththesamehandicaps…thatwasafirst.
Paleskin.Small,crimsonlips.Long,jetblackhair.Nottootall,apetiteandthinphysique.
Thoughherfacewascoveredinamask,hercountersrevealedherfemininity.Abeautifulgirl.
Sincehiseyesdidnotsee,hecouldnotpeekatheremotions.Isthatwhy?Withoutfearorhatred,shemerelydispassionatelyswungthesword…howregretful.
Ifhehadbrokenoutofthisprison?Hesometimesthinksaboutthat.Wouldhecompletehisrevengeagainsther?Althoughhedidnothateher?Ifhehadthechance,hewouldwanttofightagain.Thosewerehishonestfeelings.Butthatshouldnotbeafightagainstamachine,butonewheretheywagetheiridentities!Tomakethatgirl,theHero,recognizehimandgoallout.ThathadbecomeVeldora’sonewish.Humanlifespanisshort.ThathiswishwillnevercometrueVeldoraknewalltoowell.Butstill….hethoughtskeeploopingaroundthesameideas…
Howmanyyearshadpassed?
Oneday,
*Gorogoro,zudon!!!*
Alightbluebodyhadrammedintohis.Aroundhere,duetothemagicalenergyhereleased,nonormallifecouldbesustained.Moreover,touchingalumpofmagicalenergythatVeldorawas,wouldbedifficultevenforahighclassmonster.Amused,Veldoraobservedthatbeing.
Andthatlettotheirencounter.
Beforeheknewit,tohewhohadabandonedhiswilltolive,thatbizarreexistencebecamehisonlyhope.Thatmeetinghadtohavehadsomepurpose.
Veldorahadthatpremonition.Onethathehadnothaduntilnow.
(Canyouhearme,LittleOne?)
Holdingontothatbelief,Veldoracalledout.
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Author ’sNotes:Fornow,Veldora’sstoryendshere.Littlebylittlethe“name”mightcomeout…
Chapter07–FirstBattle
Apathleadingoutoffromtheundergroundlake.Itwasasingletunnel.Witha*boyoboyo*,Iascendthepath.Movingaroundisactuallymorepleasantthanyou’dexpect.Evenplacesthatlightfailstoreachareperfectlyvisibleto[MagicPerception].Iwouldmorearoundslowly–checkingeverystep–whenIwasblind;and,slimesaren’tthatfasttobeginwith.Now,Inormallymoveatawalkingpace,butcanalsorun.NordoIgettired.But,sinceIdon’thaveanyreasontohurry,Imoveatamoderatepace.IswearthisisnottheresultofatraumafromthefirsttimeIranandfellintothelake!
Ashortwhileafter,agiantgatehadappearedbeforemyeyes.Ahumanmadestructureinsidethecave.Nothingthatstrangeaboutit.But,that’sbecausethisdevelopmentiscommoninRPGs.It’snormaltohaveadoorinfrontoftheboss’sroom.So…howshouldIgetitopen?ShouldIcutitwiththe[WaterBlade]?WhenIthoughthat,
Gigigiiiiiii!!!
Withacreakingnoise,thedoorisopening.Alittleflustered,Ihidbytheedgeofthepath,andobservedthesituation.
「Itfinallyopened,huh.Lockfellapartandthedoorsrusted…」
「Hey,that’sonlytobeexpected.Don’ttheysaythatnooneenteredherein300years?」
「Notonrecord,atleast.Butmoreimportantly,arewereallygoingtobe
fine?Wewon’tbeattackedsuddenly,right?」
「Gahahaha!Don’tworry.Hemighthavebeenunrivaled300yearsago,buttimeshavechanged.Imean,ain’thejustabiglizard!I’vesubjugatedBasilisksbymyself.Leaveittome!!!」
「Aboutthat,I’vewonderedforawhile,butthat’salie,isn’tit?BasilisksarerankedB+,right?SolosubjugationwouldbeimpossibleforCabal-san,wouldn’tit?」
「Fool!IamaBrankmyself!Theyarejustbiglizards;notroubleatall!」
「Okay,okay,Igotit,sowouldyoupleasenotletyourguarddown?Well,ifitcomesdowntoit,I’lljustescapeusing“ForcedWithdrawal”…」
「Guys,Igottheextentofyourfriendship,socouldyoupleasebequiet?You’llblowmy“CamouflageSkill”.」
Somehow,aboisteroustriohadentered.Iwonderwhy…Actually…whydoIunderstandtheirwords?
«Solution.Incaseswhereintentionsarevocalized,[MagicPerception]convertsthemtoappropriatewordsandtransmitsthemtothebrain.»
Isee.Ican’ttalktothem,butatleastIcanunderstandthem.Thankgoodness.IhadalwaysbeenbadwithEnglish.IthinkthatifyouliveinJapanthereshouldbenoneedtostudyforeignlanguages.Thosewhoplantogoabroadcanstrugglebythemselves.Butthatexcusewon’tworkhere.I’llprobablyhavetolearneventually.
Well,thatmattercanrestfornow.WhatshouldIdo?Thisdilemmaisworsethanthepreviousone–howtoopenthedoor.Idon’tknowwhattheycametodo…buttheyseemlikeadventurers.Didtheycomesearchingfortreasuresandstuff?
TheyarethefirsthumansImeetinthisworld.sortofwanttogoandgreetthem.But…ifamutemonsterslime(a.k.aI)weretogooutthere…I’dbekilledwithoutquestions.Let’swaitfornow.MeetinghumanswillhavetowaituntilIcantalk.
Fornow,Iobservedthissituationinhiding.Aftertheskinnymanhaddonesomething,theappearanceofthethreehasdimmer.But,Icanstillseethem.Didhecallthis…camouflage?Probablyatypeofskill.Ishejusttryingtopeek?Whatanoutrageousguy…Doesheevenknowwhytheycamehere?Probablyshouldgettoknowhimlater.
Whenthethreehadfinallyleft,Istartedmovingagain.Nothingtoworryabout.NotlikeIwon’tmeetpeopleanymore.I’llmovewhilecheckingeverystep.Aspeoplehavealwayssaid,“hastemakeswaste”.Leavingthesemattersforlater,Iquicklywentthroughthegateincasethethreehadreturned.
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Alittlewhilepastthegatesthepathdivergedandbecamerathercomplex.Iwonderwhichwayleadstothesurface?ThoughevenifIthoughtaboutit,there’snowayformetoknow.Ichoseapathandwentdownit.
*Chirochirori!*
Oureyesmet.Justabitabovetheground…infrontofmyeyes,therewasagiantserpent.Likethepastworld’ssnakes,youcouldconsideritcute.Itwasharder,coveredinscales,andpitchblackincolor.
Likeafroginfrontofsnake?Nope,Iamaslime,notafrog.Let’spretendI’mair.Itwouldbebest,though,ifitdoesn’tnoticeme.Well,let’sjusttrytoslitheraway.
*Kisha–!!!*
Iwasthreatened.Nogood.Iwon’tletyougo!OrsoitwouldprobablysayifIcouldhearit.Afight,huh…!IhaveasecretskillthatIgainedfromaweek’slongpractice!Butevenso…you’vegottoberesolvedtodieifyouwanttofightthisbeast.Tosummarize,I’mprettydarnscared!Don’tpanic.IfIthinkhardenough,Icanimaginesomethingfarscarier.Yes,Veldora.Let’scompareittothatdragon.Oh?Doesn’tseemthatscarynow.Can’tIdothis?Aftercalmingmyself,Ibeganquietlyobservingtheserpent.Thesnakeseemstohaveletitsguarddown,thinkingIwassoafraidIthatIcouldn’tmove.Probablyplanningonhowitwillcookme.Yeah.Wellthen,let’snotholdbackeither…
*Bishun!*
WithouthesitationIfireda“waterblade”attheserpent’sneck.
*Zuban!!!Hyuuuun,dosu.Gorogoro…zun.*
Itwasbutamoment.Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Withoutevenahintofresistancethe“waterblade”beheadedtheserpent.Icouldonlygulp;upuntilasecondago,therewasanominoussneakrightthere.This…isevenmorepowerfulthanIhadthought.HadIbeenforcedtouseitontheadventures,itwouldendgory.Goodthingmyfirstenemywasamonster.
Ohandbytheway,mystomachiscurrentlyoccupiedat30%:Veldora15%,Water10%,Medicineandothercrap2%,metalsandresources3%.“WaterBullet”useslessthanacupofwater(andIcanregulatethesize–withtheintentionofincreasingit,ofcourse).ThusevenifIfirethousandsofthese,Iwon’thavetoworryabouttheamountleft.Thisjustmightbebetterthanmagic.Ifmonsterscomeout,let’smeetthemwitha“waterblade”.
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Now,aboutthissnake.IfIeatandanalyzeit,wouldIstealitspowers?Well,let’stryit.Theresult…
Inherentskill[HeatDetection]…theabilitytoseenearbyheatsources.Furthermore,camouflageskillsarenullified.Inherentskill[NoxiousMistBreath]…theabilitytoreleaseapowerfultoxic(corrosive)breath.Releasedat120degreesforadistanceof7meters.(TLNote:22feet)
Alongwiththesetwoskills,Icouldalsomimicthesnake.Thepoison’smaineffectseemstobecorrosivedamage(damagetobothequipmentandflesh).Wouldbeprettyeffectiveagainstnormaladventurers,eh?Thoughwiththisworld’smagic,itjustmightbeaneasywin.AndsoIspentsometimeanalyzingthesnake’sskills.BesttoincreasemyhandwhileIcan.
ThingsI’veconfirmed:1.I’vegainedtheabilitytotransformintothesnake.2.Icanusetheacquiredskillsevenwithouttransforming.But,theirstrengthdecreases.
Thosetwothings.IfIhadtoexplainthem,
1.…IcanstockuponthebodiesofmonstersIateandanalyzed.MybodyhadrepairedthesectionIpreviouslydamaged,butitkindofhasthefeelofstitches…madewithcells.
2.…Inherentskillsareskillsspecifictothatmonsterrace.Similartomy[Dissolve,Absorb,andRegenerate].Regardingtheskill,ifIamnottransformedintotheappropriatemonster,Icannotuseitwith100%effectiveness.However,therealsoskillslike[HeatDetection],whichIcanmakecompletelymyown.
Tosummarize,it’slikethis.Itotallydig[Predator].It’sanotherskillwhichissuperuseful.
3dayshavepassedsinceIfoughtthesnake.I’mstillinsidethecavern.Idon’tfeelcold,butit’sprobablybelowfreezinginhere.Sunlightdoesn’treachhereatall.
Andso,Ikeptworryingoveronefear.Iknow,Iknow..there’snowayit’strue.Butnomatterwhat,Ijustcouldn’tgetitoutofmyhead.Yeah…whatif…
Iamlost?
No,no,there’snoway.Imean…right?Who’sheardofsomeonegettinglostinthebeginner ’scave?Isn’tthissupposedtobetheeasiestpart?Besides,eventhosethreeadventurersgotthisfarwithoutbeinglost.Ishouldbefine.It’sprobablyjustalongpath.
But,it’sprobablyagoodthingIwasrebornasaslime.HadIcomehereasanormal“WorldTraveler”,I’ddefinitelycollapsefromhungerbynow.WhowouldhavethoughtthatI’dbethankfulforbeingaslime.
However,notknowingthewayistroubling.Isn’ttherelikeamapofthisplaceorsomething?
«Solution.ShouldIdisplaythecurrentlocation?[YES]/[NO]?»
Replaythecurrentnarration..?Justcouldn’thelpmakingapun.Butseriously,whatthehell!LetmeknowsoonerifIhavesuchausefulability!!!Absolutely[YES]!Curseyouauto-mapping!IalsohadatimewhenIthoughtthat.Backinoldgames,you’dsitdownwithapencilandapieceofpaper,andrecordeverysteptogettothegoal.Itwasfuntoplaneverystep.However,manypeoplebeganrelyingongameguides,andeventuallymappingbecameastandardgamefeature.Nomorepleasureofthehunt…Moreover,hadyougottenusedtothatfeatureonce,youcannevergobackagain.Well,it’salsotruethatwithoutthisfeature,you’dbestuckinmostrecentgames.
Anyways,let’sputthisusefulskilltouse.Ilookatthemapdisplayedinmyhead.Thishasgottobesomemistake…I’vebeenwalkingincircles.Forme,whohascompiledgameguidesbefore,tohavebeenlost?!Impossible!
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Definitelypossible.Accordingtothemap,I’veenteredpreviouslyunexploredregions.So,I’vespentthreedayslookingattheworldnoonehasseenbefore.
Fufufu.Tohavemisleadme…thedungeonisaworthyopponent!Let’spointlesslypraisethedungeon.Anddon’tevenbegintothinkthatIhavenosenseofdirection!
Istheentrancecloseby?Thereisvariousmossandweedgrowingaroundhere.Thelightreachesfromsomewhere,bathingthegrassinlightandcolor.Soitmustbeday.
I’vefoughtmanybattlestocomethisfar.Acentipedemonster(Evilcentipede:rankB+)Big,blackspider(Blackspider:rankB)Vampirebat(GiantBat:RankC+)CarapaceLizard(Ammosaurus:rankB-)
ThosearethefourspeciesIencountered.Therewasthatoneserpent,butIhaven’tseenanother.Theywereallpowerfulfoes.Defeatedwithone“WaterBlade”…Well,thebatevadeditafewtimes,andtheshootinganglewasbadforthecentipede.Can’trelaxjustyet.Forexample,thecentipedeeraseditspresenceandattackedfrombehind.Luckily,thatkindofattackwouldn’tworkonsomeonewith[MagicPerception]and[HeatDetection].SoIshotoutafewwaterbladesfrommyback.Thebigspiderwasprettydangerous.Inthefirstplace,I’mnogoodwithspiders.It’sapsychologicalthing.Justasightofonemakesmewanttocower.But,maybeduetomyheartbecomestrongerthroughreincarnation,Isomehowmanagedtofightwithoutrunningaway.Mybad,butI’mgoingfullforce!Withthatthought,Icutitupwithfivewaterblades.Itwasn’tanopponentIwantedtolookat,afterall.
Andofcourse,Iatethemall.It’ssurvivalofthefittestinthisworld.Ifyoulose,yougeteaten.
Andwell,Ididhesitatetoeatthecentipedeandthespider.ButIdiddomybest.But,ifacockroachmonsterexists,I’llabsolutelyrunawaywithouteatingit.There’sthesewonderfulwordsinthisworld:hewhofightsandrunsawaywilllivetoseeanotherday.
Here’stheskillsIgotasaresult,
Centipedemonster[ParalysisBreath]Bigspider[StickyThread,SteelThread]VampireBat[Vampirism,UltrasoundWaves]CarapaceLizard[BodyArmor]
Andso,havinggottenmyhandsonnewpowers,Isuccessfullyleftthecave.Forthefirsttimesincebeingreborn,Iwasbathedinthelightofthesun.
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:NoneMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkill–Serpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],etc.Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistance,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance.
Chapter08–ThePowerinmyHands
It’sbeenawhilesinceIlastwalkedunderthesun.NotlikeI’mavampirewho’dmeltorgethurtunderthesun,though.Presently,usingmymonsterinstincts,Icansensesuchperilousconduct.However,I’lloftendoitevenifIknowit’sdangerous.Nothingtolaughabout.Reallyhavetobettermyself-awareness.
Thecaveseemstobeinthemiddleofsomeforest.Theentrancelayatthebaseofwhatyoucouldcallasmallmountainorabighill.Stickingoutfromamongtalltrees,thehillcanbeseenfromafar.Regardlessofdescription,it’stheonlyplacefromwhichyoucanseethesun.Theforestisdimincomparison.Hasthatmagiccirclefeeltoit.“Awisemankeepsawayfromdanger”,astheysay.Andso,Iquicklyleftthatplacebehind.
SincethemomentIleftthecave,sometimehadpassed.Thesunhasbeguntodiptowardsthehorizon.SeemslikeIleftthecaveexactlyatnoon.You’dbesurprisedhowmuchIwanttoalignmybiologicalclockwiththesun.ThemomentIthoughtthat,itnaturallychanged.Wasitreallysosimple…?Rightnow,it’s4o’clockintheevening.It’stimefordinner,butsadlyIdon’tneedfood.Icouldeat,butsinceIdon’ttasteanything,it’sprettywasteful.Withthoughtsoffood,Iremembered.ThemonstersIateinthecave.ThoughIgotmyhandsonnewpowers,Ihaveyettoputthemtouse.
Blackserpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath]Centipedemonster[ParalysisBreath]
Bigspider[StickyThread,SteelThread]VampireBat[Vampirism,UltrasoundWaves]CarapaceLizard[BodyArmor]
Theblackserpent’s[NoxiousBreath],forexample,Ican’tuseatall.Honestly,whentheCarapaceLizardappeared,Ihadusedit.Andasaresult…Asifitweren’tarmoredatall!Thelizardhaddissolvedbeforemyeyes.Anextremelygruesomesight.Evenrememberingmakesmewanttopuke.Andthat’swhyIavoidit.If,let’ssay,adventurershadchanceduponthissnake,they’dprobablybeannihilatedbeforetheycouldevencastaspell.Hmm?IfIwerehitbyit?Ihadn’tgivenitanythought,nordoIwantto.Let’sjustsay,thankgoodnessIshotfirst!Tobehitbysuchadangerousbreath…wouldbebad.Butwait,thatisn’tsomethingthatIwanttoremember.Sinceseeingscrambledorgansandbloodyremainsoflizardsisratherunpleasant–atleastforme,Idecidedtocompletelyforgetabout[NoxiousBreath].Asforwhatwouldhappenwhenusedasaslime?Theradiusdecreasesbyatleastonehalf.Iftransformedthebreathspreadsoutforabout7~10meters,withoutmimickingthatisreducedtoonlyonemeter.Anyways,wouldyouwanttoseeyouropponentmeltbeforeyou?Therefore,thisskillI’vesealedaway.Ontheotherhand,[HeatDetection]issimplywonderful.Livingthingsradiateheat.Ifcombinedwith[MagicPerception],noattackcangounnoticed.However,sincehumansandupperclassmonstersmaypossesssomespecialskillsormagic,thisisnoreasontoletmyguarddown.
Next,aboutthecentipede.Notgoingtomimicthisone–becauseofappearance.Theparalysisbreathfunctionsthesameastheserpent’sone.Therangeisnodifferent,aswell.AndasIexpected,therangedecreasestoaonemeterwhenusedasa
slime.But,itjustmightbeagoodskilltouseduringambush.OrsoI’dliketosay,butifIhadtofightanenemythatclose,I’dbebetterofftransformingorrunning.Anythingelsewouldresultininevitabledefeat.
Thelizard.Itwasabsorbedafterbeingcompletelymeltedbymynoxiousbreath.Assuch,restoringthebodyhadprovedimpossible.Anyways,havingphysicalattackresistancekindofmakestransformingpointless.SoItriedtouse[BodyArmor]whileaslime.Myfacehardened.Asyou’dfindinsomeMMOs,Ihadbecomeametalslime.Mypreviouslylightbluebodyhadchangedcolortoabluishsilvermetallicone.However,asIdidn’ttryreceivingdamage,Idon’tknowhowgooditactuallyis.Ididgainaprettycoloroptionasaresult,though.MaybeI’lluseittosurprisesomeenemy.
That’stheextentofthesethreespecies’powers.Theproblemistheremainingtwo.Theyholdveryinterestingpowers.Youwonderwhat’samusingaboutthem?
First,thespider.Right,youallknowabouttheherowhopossessesspiderpowers,right?*Hyui!*Heshootsoutthreadfromhiswrists,leapingfrombuildingtobuilding.Thatfamousguy.[StickyThread]isintendedtotrapyourenemiesandpreventthemfrommoving.However,ifIweretouseit,couldIreproducehismovements?Quickly,Iputittothetest.Aimingatalargetree…
*Hyui!…Buraaaaan….
Umm,letmeexplain[SteelThread].[StickyThread]?What’sthat?Don’tknowanythingaboutaskillthathangsyouuponatree.Andso,about[SteelThread].Itisintendedtobeusedtodefendagainstenemyattacks.Orwhenmakinganest,itcanbeusedtoincreaseyouradvantage(buildamaze).ButwhatItriedwastomakeonethinthreadandwhipitatatree.
*Pyun!Buchin.*
Iteasilycutthrough.And,there’salsothat.WhileIcanseeitprettyeasywithmy[MagicPerception],it’sactuallyveryhardtoseewithanakedeye.Withpractice,itmightbecomeadependableweapon.I’llpracticewithitlater.
Andlastup–thebat.Iexpectedthemostfromtheseskills.[Vampirism]skill?Bysuckingthetarget’sbloodIcantemporarilygainitsabilities.Notaskilltoworryabout.Imean,[Predator]issimplybetter.Woulditbetoopresumptuoustoconsider[Vampirism]itsdegradedversion?AndIdon’treallywanttosuckblood.SoafterlearningallIcouldaboutit,Ineglected[Vampirism].Rather,theskillthatcaughtmyinterestwas[UltrasoundWaves].Morethanbewilderingtheenemyorcausinghimtofaint,theskillcanalsopinpointone’slocation.Inmyoriginalworld,batsgotaroundusingthesameability.Butdon’tmissthemainpoint.Theseareessentiallyvocalcords!Byitself,theskill’snothingspecial.Somynextstepbecamecreatingtheorgannecessaryforusingthesesoundwaves.Luckily,Ididn’thavetocreateitfrommereimaginationandcouldinsteadreproduceitbasedonthebatIhadabsorbed.
Withthis,Imightfinallybeabletospeak.Tiredandexhausted,Icontinuedworkingthroughthenightwithoutanounceofsleep!…NotthatIneedany…
Threedaysandthreenightsofconstantresearch,andbeholdtheresults!!!
「tAkemEToyOuRLeAdeR!」
Success!Asforhowitsounds–haveyoueverspokenrightinfrontofafan,thatdistortedvoice?Yeah,that’showitis.Therestcanbefixedwithminoradjustments.Whilecalmingmyexcitement,Icarefullystartedadjustments.
However,Ican’tseemtouse[UltrasoundWaves].IcouldhaveswornIcouldshootoutsoundwaves…IwasgoingtocallitSonicBlasterorSonicBuster…Can’tIusethose?
«Solution.Fromskill[UltrasoundWaves],skill[SupremeVibrations]canbederived.However,itcannotbecurrentlyacquired.»
Derive,huh?Probablyneedtohavetheskillevolvefirst.SoIlackenoughinformationtosuccessfullyderivethenextskill.Shame…itwouldhavebeennicetohaveaskillthatwhenfiredwouldresonatewiththetargetanddestroyit.Tobefrank,ifIdon’tgetitmyself,howcanIexpecttobeabletouseit?SeemslikeI’maprettygreedyslime.Havingmanyabilitiesis,withoutquestion,agoodthing.But,Iseenoneedtohurry.Ishouldjustbesatisfiedwithhavingrestoredmyvoice.
Andso,whiletryingoutvariousthings,Icontinueddownthispath.Withoutanydirectioninmind.Butmygoal,Ifelt,wasagoodone.Somewherebeyondtheforest,thereisacitywithsomenicepeoplewithwhomIcouldtalk…
Inanycase,thesedayshavebeenprettypeaceful.Inthecaves,Iwasfrequentlybesetbymonsters,butsincecomingouthere,Ihaveyettofightone.Justthisonetime:whileIwaspracticingspeaking,Iwasattackedbywolves.
「A”?」
Iseemtohavethreatenedthemwithmyvoicealone.
「Kyaiiiiiiiiin!!!」
Andtheyranawaywithamiserablewhimper.Largerthanthelargestbreedofdogs,withabodylengthofmorethantwometers,andawholepackofthem…Whattosay?Scaredofsomelowlyslime…howpathetic.Asforme,Ihadnodesiretofight.AlthoughIcouldacquireasenseofsmellasaresult…
Thatthoughtpiquedmyinterest,soIkeptaneyeout;butnowolveswereinsight.Actually,therewasnomonsterwithinahundredmetersofme.Hmm?Somehow,it’sliketheyarefearingme…?Why?Yep,definitely,Icansensetheirfear.
Havingconfirmedthat,Ifeltagroupofmonstersapproaching.Beforemyeyes,agroupof30human-limemonstersstumbledbeforeme.Smallbodies.Crudeequipment.Coveredinathinlayerofdirt,theirexpressionlackedintelligence.But,notcompletelybarbaric.Therewerealsoafewwhoworeswords,spears,stoneaxes,andbows.Mygreymatter(braincells)quicklysawthroughtotheirtrueidentity!Thefamousmonstersthatwillattackadventurers!Yes,Goblins!!!Howstereotypical.Andtheonestheyattackareweakmonsters…somyself?Buthey,tocomewith30peopleagainstasingleslime…that’stoomuch!
However,somehowIfeelnofear.Myinstinctsrefusetofearthem.Manyoftheirswordshadrusted,andtheirarmoristhin.Somehavestitchedtogethersomerottingcloth.Compare:thelizardcoveredinthousandsofhardscales;thespiderwithfeetlikesharpenedblades.TheIwhohaveenduredthosebattles,cannotimaginesufferingatthehandsofthesegoblins.Andinworstcasescenario,I’lljustmimictheserpentandtakeoutafew.
AsIwasthinkingthesethings,oneofthemsteppedforward–probablytheleader–openedhismouth.
「Guga.Ostrongone…DoesYou,haveanybusiness,upahead?」
Huh,goblinscantalk.Iwonderiftheycanuseanyof[MagicPerception]……anddidtheyjustcallme“strongone”?Firstsurroundmearmedwithweapons,andthenpolitelyaskaquestion…whatabunch.Iwasamused.Inanycase,itdoesn’tlookliketheywillattackrightaway.Willmywordsreachthem?IguessIjusthavetotry.
Andso,Itriedconversingwithgoblins.
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:NoneMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],
Lizard[BodyArmor]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
Chapter09–NegotiatingwiththeGoblins
Iglancedatthegoblin.Thegoblinsare,fromwhatIcansee,prettydesperate.Theyareonguard,weaponinhand;andarepolitelycallingouttome.Unfortunately,manyseemtohaverunawayalready.Butasexpectedoftheleader,Helooksmestraightintheeye…err,straightatme.Alright.Ifeelsomeintelligencefromthisone.Mightbeabletotalkproperly.
Willmyvoicereach..?Itriedattachingthoughttothespokenwordsandsendingthemtogoblin.
「ShouldIsay,pleasedtomeetyou?Iamtheslime,Rimuru.」
Thegoblinsbeganmurmuringamongthemselves.Weretheysurprisedthataslimespoke?OrsoIthought,but…Amongthem,afewwearingplainclothingthrewawaytheirweapons.Idon’treallygetit.
「Guga,Ostrongone!Weveryunderstandyourgreatpower!Webeg,loweryourvoice!!!」
Mu?WerethethoughtsIattachedtoostrong?SoIguesstelepathyisanogo.They’djustbemoreafraid.
「Mybad.Istillcan’tregulateitverywell.」
IguessI’llapologize.
「Weunworthy.Noneedapologizetous!」
Seemslikemywordsarereachingthem.Thisissomegoodpractice.Ohandbytheway,I’mspeakingJapanese,yetsomehow,theyare
understanding.
「So,whatdoyouneedfromme?Idon’thaveanyparticularreasontobegoingthisway,either.」
Sincetheyhavepolitelyaskedquestions,IguessI’llpolitelyanswer.Andmaybeitwastoomuch,buttomakesuretheycontinuedfearingme,Isaidthatratherforcefully.
「Soitlikethat.Onthispath,standourvillage.Wefeltstrongmonster,socameasprecaution.」
「Astrongmonster ’spresence?OnethatIhavenotdetected..?」
「Guga,gugaga,youjoke!Evenclothedinthatform,wewillnotbefooled!」
Itseemslikethey’vecompletelygotthewrongidea.(Warning!Theonewho’smistakenisRimuru!)Theyarecompletelyconvincedthatapowerfulmonstertooktheshapeofaslime.Aswouldbeexpectedfromgoblins,whoarefamousforbeinglowrankingmonsters.
Aftertalkingtothegoblinsforawhile,itseemslikeI’llbeimposingontheirvillage.Thatis,itseemslikeI’mstayingover.Thoughtheylookshabby,itseemstheyhaveabigheart.AndthoughIdon’tneedtosleep,takingabreakmightbeagoodidea.Withthatthought,Idecidedtoaccepttheofferandgototheirvillage.
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Wediscussedmanythings.That,thegodtheyworshipedhadrecentlydisappeared.That,alongwithhisdisappearance,variousmonstersbegunmoving.That,thenumberofpowerfuladventurershadincreased.Andsoon.
And,duringtheconversation,Ifinallybecameabletoclearlyheartheirwords.ThatIcanprobablyattributetohavinggottenusedtolisteningwith[MagicPerception].It’sprobablyagoodthingIpracticedwithgoblinsbeforetalkingtopeople.Suchwastheconversationinthecompanyofgoblins.
Thevillageis…where?IswhatIwantedtosay,consideringhowdirtyitwas.Afterall,Ihadn’texpectedgoblindiguptheirdens.Evenso,theyguidedmetothebestlookingbuilding.Theroofwasmadeofrottingstraw,andsowasfullofholes;thewallswerejustpiledplywood…Bymyworld’sstandards,evenslumhousingispreferable!That’showbaditwas.
「Weapologizeformakingyouwait,honoredguest.」
Agoblinsaidwhileenteringthestructure.Thegoblinleaderwhohadbeenshowingmearounduntilnowthenmovedtoattendtothisone.
「Ah…don’tmindit.Ihadn’tbeenwaitingthatlong」
Itriedtorespondwiththebestbusiness-likesmileIcouldfoster.Ofcourse,thebestslime-smilepossible.Theysaythatasinglesmilecanturnnegotiationinone’sfavor.Gottosay,evenIamsusceptibletothatskill.NotthatIknowwhatwearenegotiatingabout..
「Wehumblyapologizefortheinabilitytoprovidebetteraccommodations.Icurrentlyhavethepleasureofservingasthisvillage’schief.」
Havingsaidthat,thegoblinsplacedbeforemeatea-likedrink.WhichIhavetoadmit,wasrathersurprising.Isipthetea.(Totheonlookers,itprobablylookedlikeItoppledthecupover.)
Ithadnotaste.Whichwasobvious,consideringIhadnotastebuds.Whetherthatwasgoodthingornot–Idon’tknow…aftercheckingtheingredients,Iconfirmedthatitwasnotpoisonous.Moreover,Icouldfeeltheirsincereattemptathospitalityfromthiscup.
「So,forwhatreasonhaveyougoneoutofyourwaytoinvitemehere?」
Iwentstraighttothepoint.“Let’sbecomefriendswithafellowmonster!”…itprobablywasn’tthatkindofbenevolentreason.Althoughthechieftensedandbegantotremble,heseemedtohavesteeledhimselfandproceededtoask.Andthisiswhathesaid,
「IfImay,youareawareoftherecentincreaseinactivityamongthemonsters,correct?」
ThatIheardonthewayhere.
「Wehavelivedtillnowpeacefullyduetotheprotectionfromourgod;however,Heseemstohavehiddenhimselfaboutamonthago…Duetohisdisappearance,thenearbymonstershavebeguninvadingtheselands…We,ourselves,didnotwelcometheirincursion,andrespondedwithforce;but,ourforces…」
Hmmmm.Wouldthegodbe…Veldora?Fitstimewise…Inanycase,itseemsthegoblinswantmyhelp.
「Iunderstandyourrequest.However,beingaslime,IdoubtIcanliveuptoyourexpectations.」
「Hahaha,howmodest!Aslimecouldneverradiatesuchstrongdemonicaura!Wearenotsopresumptuousastotryguessatwhyyouhavetakenthatappearance,butweareaware–youareaNamedMonster,areyounot?」
Demonicaura…hesaid?What’sthat?Idon’trememberemittingthat…So,Itriedtoobservemyselfwith[MagicPerception].Therewassomekindofominousauradriftingaboutme.Ugh…Ishouldhavenoticeditwhenmimickingmonstersortryingout[BodyArmor]…Howembarrassing….Thisfeelsjustlikewalkingdownmainstreetwithyourflywideopen.Thecave’shighmagicalenergyconcentrationprobablyconfusedmysenses.But,thisisnogood!Totallyoutofthequestion!Now,Ifinallyunderstandthemonsters’fearofme…Whatmonsterwouldwanttomakeanenemyofthisdangerouslookingguy?“Noidiotsgettingfooledbyappearancehere!”kindofthing.Welp…
「Fufufu.Asexpectedofthechief,thouunderstands?」
「Itwasobvious,yourgrace!Yourwondrouspersonacannotbehidden!」
「Isee,Iwasfoundout.Thouseemstobeapromisingbunch.」
I’mgettingcarriedaway,aren’tI.Let’splayalongwiththeirmisconceptionsandmanipulatethemabit.Atthesametime,let’strytoerasethatominousaura(demonicaura).Asifabsorbingtheaura,Itriedtodirecttheoutermagicalenergyinside.
「Ooh!Youhavebeentestingus!Andletusthankyou.Thereweremanywhofearedyourgreataura.」
Looksliketheaurasuccessfullydissipated.FromwhatIcansee,Inowlookjustlikeanormalslime.But.HadIbeenwanderingaroundasanormalslime…Iprobablywouldhavebeenannoyedwithallthefightsbynow…Soisn’tthisauraagoodthing?
「Itisso!HavingbeheldmyauraandyetspakebeforeI,wonderfullydone!」(TLNote:spakeisanarchaic(traditional)formofspoke,justimagineRimuruspeakinglikeVeldora)
What’swonderfulaboutit…?AmIlookingfortrouble?Well,I’llbearwithitfornow.Likeanactor,
「Ay!Yourkindnessiswastedonus.IfYouwill,weshallnotinquireregardingYourtruevisage.LestYouanger,wewishforyoutohearkentoourrequest.Couldwehopeforsuchafavor?」(TLNote:hearkenisarchaicforlisten,imaginethegoblinsbeinggroveling-levelpolite)
Well,probably.
「Don’tavoidthesubject.Letmehearit!」
Whilemaintainingmyhaughtyattitude,Ipressedthechieffordetails.
Thestorygoesasthus.Comingfromtheeasternlands,newmonstersthreatenthebalanceofthisregion.Further,itseemsthatthereareafewgoblinvillagesaroundhere.Thisvillagebeingbutoneofthem,buttheyhavehadmanybattleswiththenewcomersandlostmanygoodwarriors.Buttherealproblemwasthenamedwarrior.Heservedastheguardianofthisvillage;and,whenhewaslost,thevillagefounditselfinaperiloussituation.Othergoblincommunitieshaveabandonedit.“Whilethenewcomersravagethatvillage,we’llcomeupwithaplan!”Sotheothervillagesthought.AndnomatterhowmuchtheGoblinChiefandLeaderbeggedthem,theywerecoldlyrebuked.Suchisthebitterstorythegoblinsconveyed.
「Isee…howmanyliveinthisvillage?Amongthose,howmanycan
fight?」
「Yes,thereareahundreddenizens.Ifweincludefemales,sixtyareabletofight」
Soundsratherunreliable.However,toevencomprehendbasicmathematics…thegoblinsareratherintelligent.
「Hmph.Whatabouttheopponent?Howmanyandofwhatrace?」
「Ah,yes.Fromthewolfspecies,theFangWolffamily.Atthemoment,eventenofuscouldhardlymatchoneofthem…Andthereareahundredofthem…」
Ha..?WhosetthistogametoImpossibledifficulty?!Istaredthechiefintheeyes.No,heisnotlying.Hiseyesareearnest.Therearefewdubiouspoints,butIcanprobablybelievehiswordsforthemostpart.
「Aboutthosegoblinwarriors.Theyknewtheycouldn’twinandstillthrewtheirlivesawaypointlessly?」
「…No,thisintelistheproductofthelivestheygaveaway.」
Hisnextwordsmademeregretmyquestion.NamedGoblinwastheChief’sson,andGoblinLeader ’solderbrother.
Havingheardthesituation,Istoppedtothink.Withoutaword,theChiefawaitsmydecision.DidIjustseeatearinhiseyes?…probablyjustimaginedit.Tearsdon’tsuitmonsters.Arrogancedoes.That’stheproperappearanceofthefearedmonsters.
「Chief,thereisbutonethingIwishtoconfirm.IfIsavethisvillage,whatbemyreward?Whatwilltheedoforme?」
NotthatIwouldn’tdothiswithoutareward.
But,we’retalkingaboutahundredenemiesasstrongastengoblinseach.Thiswillbenowalkinthepark.IfImimictheblackserpentIcanprobablymanage,but…It’snotadealIcanjusteasilyaccept.
「Weofferourloyalty!Pleaseprotectus.IfYoudo,weshallforeverserveYou!!!」
Honestly,Icandowithouttheirloyalty.But,havingendured90daysofsolitude,Itrulyenjoyedtalkingwiththegoblins.HadIbeenhuman,Imighthavebeenrepulsedbytheirfilthiness.But,Iamnowamonster.Ifearnodisease.Moreover,thechief’seyes.I’mtheironlyhope,theysay.Justlikeinthepastworld,I’mweaktodependenttypes.Whilegrumblingtomyself,listeningtocomplainsfrommykouhai,andfulfillingtherequestsofcustomersandsenpai…(TLNote:kouhaiisamemberofanorganizationwhostartedthereafterthepersoninquestion,senpaiispersonwhowastherebefore)
「Verywell!Ishallacceptthatrequest!」
Iacceptedwithanexaggeratedbow.
Andso,Ibecamethemasterofgoblins,andtheirguardian.
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:NoneMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],
Lizard[BodyArmor]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
Chapter10–TheBattleoftheGoblinVillage
TheFangWolffamily.Therulersoftheeasternplains.ThecauseofmanyheadachesamongthetradersfromEasternEmpireandothercountriesborderingtheJuraForest.EachisaCrankmonster,andcouldeasilydevouranegligentadventurer.However,theyweremostlyfearedasapack.Whengathered,theymovelikeasingleentity,capableoforganizedattack.And,asapack…theyareoftenevaluatedasaBrank.
TheeasternplainsarelocatedadjacenttoEmpire’swheatfields.AsitistheEmpire’sprimaryfoodsource,itboastsofimpenetrabledefense.Thus,althoughtheFangWolvesarerathercunningandpossessexcellentabilities,breakingthroughthedefensewouldbeexceedinglydifficult.Furthermore,eveniftheydidbreakthrough,theywouldonlyearntheEmpire’swrath,andwouldprobablybehuntedintoextinction.Thepackleaderunderstoodthatmuch.Themanydecadesspentskirmishingwithandlearningfromtheever-expandingempireinstilledthatominouspremonitioninthem.Aslongastheypreyedonlyuponsmall-timemerchants,theempirewouldn’tgetserious.However,iftheyevenoncedecidedtointrudeuponthewheatfields,theempirewillbareitsfangs.Asaresult,hehadpreventedmanymishapsfrombeginningtrueincidents.Thosewerethethoughtsthatfilledthepackleader ’shead.However,willthisnotstophisspeciesevolution?Sohisinstinctsscreamed.
Currently,thepackdidnotlackprovision.Ifpeoplewereattackedandeaten,theyweremoreofasnack.That’sbecausehumansaren’tbornwithalotofinherentmagicalenergy.FortheFangWolves,amealwasnothingmorethanabsorbingmagicalenergy.
Fightstrongmonstersorslaughtermanyhumans,andevolveintoacalamityclassmonster.Butasthingsstand,neithermethodseemedveryplausible.TheEmpirewassimplyfartoostrong.However,shouldtheysimplycontinueattackingmerchants,theirgoalwillbebutadreamwithinadream.Buttheyhaveheardofaparadiseforpowerfulmonsters–aforestsetonblessedlandsfarinthesouth.However,toreachthoselands,they’dhavetotraversetheJuraForest.Theinhabitantsofwhicharen’tanythingspecial.Themanytimestheyhuntedthoseofthemthatventuredintotheplainsprovedthispoint.Inthatcase,whyhavetheynotinvadedtheforestyet?
“StormDragonVeldora”
Theexistenceofthatdragonisthereason.Evenwhilehewassealedaway,theominousenergyheemittedwasenoughtofrightenthemintosubmission.Theywereconvincedthattheforest’sinhabitantsreceivedVeldora’sprotection.Andthatiswhythecanliveinsidethatfiendishaura.Hadtheybelievedotherwise,theywouldsurelygomad.Untilnow,theylivedwiththeseshamefulthoughts,andheldbacktheirurgetoinvade…Yes!Untilnow!
ThePackLeaderslooksintotheforestwithhisbloodred,sharpeyes.Thatdespised,evildragon’spresencehadvanished.Now,theycouldfreelyravagethroughtheforest,andbecomeitssupremerulers!Oh,theverythoughtwhethisappetite.Andso,hehowledtheordertoadvance!
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Havingbecometheguardian,Icontemplatedthenextstep.Personally,evenwiththattitle,Ithinktheirtreatmentofmeistoograndiose.Inanycase,Igatheredandstudiedthegoblins’fighters.
…Theyarepracticallyfallingapart.Doesn’tseemlikeIcandependonthemduringcombat.Also,theremaininggoblins,kidsandelderly,cametoobserveourpreparation.Noreinforcementfromothertribes,either.Asthingsstand,it’sasmallmiraclethatthechiefhasn’tlosthismindyet.Becauseeveniftheyrunaway,they’djustdiefromhungerorthirst…And,thegoblinswhomIgatheredarestaringmeasifatadeity…WhataheavyburdenItookup.FeelsespeciallysosinceIjustwantedtoleadacarefreelifeawayfromresponsibility.
「Doyouallunderstandthesituation?」
Notthekindofatmospheretomakeajoke,andIdon’thaveanygoodwordsofencouragement,soIwentstraighttothepoint.
「Yes!Thisshallbecomethefighttodecidewhetherweliveordie!Wehavealreadysaidourprayers!」
Thegoblinleaderwasthefirsttoreply.Therestnoddedinapproval.Andwhiletherearesomewithtremblingknees,that’sonlytobeexpected.Heartmightbewilling,butthefleshisweak–somethinglikethat.
「Don’tgetsoworkedup–relax.Eventhoseeagermayfacedefeat.Justfocusondoingyourbest!」
Triedsayingsomethingcool.I,atleast,feltbetter,somaybeit’llhavesomeeffect.Inanycase,shouldwebegin?Failurewillmostlikelyresultinthegoblins’certaindemise.Butstill,Ichosetobe“GoingMyWay”aboutthis.(TLNote:referencetoa1944film)Ahead,witharrogance!That’smychoice.
Alright!“Putyourspiritintoit!”ThatisthefirstorderIgavethem.Andfromthenon,manymoreorderswillfollow.
Thosewordsannouncedthatthemomenthascome!
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Andthesunhadset.TheFangWolves’packleaderawoke.Thatnightwasafullmoon.Theperfectwitnesstotheirbattle.Heslowlyawokehisflesh,andgazedoverhisdominion.Thepack,seeingtheirleaderlikethat,batedtheirbreath.Howtenselytheyawait.Sothoughttheleader.Tonight,theywillcrushthatgoblinvillage,andsotakethefirststepintotheJuraforest.Afterwards,huntthenearbymonsters,astoprovethemselvesastheforest’srulers.Andsomedaysoon,continuesouthwardinsearchofgreaterpower.Wehavethepowertoaccomplishthis,theythought.Ourclawsripthroughthefleshofanybeast,andourfangspieceanyarmor.
*Uoooooooooooon!!!*
Thepackleaderhowled!Thetimetotrampletheirfoeshadcome.However,therewasonethingthatbotheredhim.Afewdaysago,abrotherhehadsentonreconnaissancehadbroughtbackbewilderinginformation.Asmallmonsterreleasingmonstrousenergy.Thatmonster ’sdemonicaurafarsurpassedthatoftheleader.Therecouldbenosuchthing.Soconcludedtheleader.Hehadnotperceivedsuchathreat,andallthemonstershemetwereweak.Therehadbeennothingtocallresistanceasofyet.Onlythatonetime,tenorsogoblinshadmurderedafewoftheirbrethren,butneveragain.Chancesare,thescoutwasfartooexcitedtoseerationally.Thinkingthat,thebossonlylookedahead.
Andinfrontofhim,laythevillage.
Itwasjustwerethescoutsreported.Usingthewoundedgoblin,theyhadmarkedthisvillage.Sonow,theycanhardlyofferproperresistance.Theleaderwasacunningwolf.Hewouldn’tlethisguarddown.However,thevillagewasnotasexpected.Asifitbelongedtohumans…itwasfenced.Theyhaddismantledeveryhouseanderectedawall.And,inthemiddleoftheentranceahead,stoodasingleslime.Howingenious!Solaughedtheleader.Theyleftanopeningtodefendagainstournumbers!Werehisthoughts.Afterall,theywereslow-witted,trashofamonster.Thatwallwillquicklytopplebeforeourclawandfang!Weshallshowthemourmight!Withthesethoughts,heorderedtheattack.Andasone,tenfangwolvesassaultedthewalls.Theytrulywereasinglebeing.Thatwastheirtrueworth–theirunityincombat.Movementmadepossiblethroughtelepathiccommunication.Aformofcommunicationmanytimesfasterthanwords.Thefirstattackshouldhavedestroyedthewalls.Surely,theleaderimagined,thegoblinswillsoonrealizethefutilityoftheirplanandpanic.Instead,itwastheleaderwholetoutavoiceofsurprise.Theattacksquadwasrepelled!And,therewassomethingrollingonthegroundwhilesplashingbloodamongthem,too.Whathadhappened?Withoutahintofpanic,hesoughtanswers.Theslimehadnotmoved.Didhedosomething?Andthen,theclosestofhissubordinates,
(It’stheonefromthatday!Theonethatpossessedanaurastrongerthanourlord!)
Sohereported.Howfoolish!Hethoughtwhilelookingattheslime.Theywouldsometimesbebornintheplains.
You’dexaggerateifyoucalledthemmonsters;apitifulexistence.Tobesurpassmyselfindemonicaura…impossible!Butthen,
「Alriiight!Stoprightthere.Ifyouwithdrawnow,Iwillnotpursue.Departatonce!」
Iswhattheslimedeclared.
TheFangWolves’leaderwasacraftyandcunningmonster.Havinglivedmanyyearsandexperiencedmanythings,he’dneverneglectmakingaplan.Hewascool-headedandpossessedcouragetestedthroughmanybattles.Hismanyexperiences,andtheinformationhecollected,allrejectedthepresenceofabeingstrongerthanhimamongthegoblins.Buttheleaderhad,atthatonemoment,madeafatalmistake.Andthatmistakehasdecidedtheirfate.
*Uuuru!!Garuuuuuuuu!!!*(Miserableexistence!!!I’llpulverizeyou!!!)
Heorderedtheattack.
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Wow,thatwasasurprise.Didn’tthinkthey’dattacksosuddenly.Ithoughtwe’dstartwithaconversation…nowallmylineswenttowaste.Allthepracticegonetowaste!Ievenpracticedduringbreak….
ThefirstorderIgavewastobeguidedtothewounded.Well,evenifIaddtenorsomoretothesixty,theoddswon’tchangeallthatmuch.However,beingidolizedandallkindofmakesmewanttodoallIcan.Theywereplacedinaratherlargebutfilthy-lookingbuilding.Soaboutthewounded.Theyseemedtohavereceivedsomefirst-aid,butwillsurelydieasthingsstand.Whatdeepwounds.Rippedopenbyclawandfang,andtheirwoundshadfestered.Havetogoallouthere.Andso,Iabsorbedtheclosestone.And,havingdressedthewounds,spithimout.
Thevillagechiefseemedtohavebeentryingtosaysomething–stuttering,actually–forawhile,butIignoredhim.And,goingthrougheverypatient,Irepeatedtheprocess.Aftermanypatients,Ifinallylookedbackatmyhandiwork.Forsomereason,thegoblinswereallprostratingthemselvesbeforeme.Whatthehellaretheydoing?Inanycase,itseemstheythoughtIhadhealedthemwithsomeinherentrestorativepower.Sincethatreactionwasunpleasant,fortheremainingwoundedIspitthemedicineoutandtreatedthemrightthere.Andso,sometimewasspentonhealing.
Havingfinishedmedicaltreatment,Irelayednextorders.Thenextthingtodowouldbetobuildawall.Cuttingdowntreestobuilditwouldalsobegood,butwemaynothaveenoughtime.Havetodowithwhatwehave.Sowithoutahintofhesitation,wedestroyedhousesandrecycledthemintowalls.Onethatwouldcirclearoundtheentirevillage.Andwhilewewerebuilding,Isentoutthebrightestgoblins,armedwithbows,toscout.Theenemyarewolves,sotheyhaveanexcellentsenseofsmell,soImadesuretotellthescoutstoavoidrecklessaction.Theirresolveisimpressive…“Evenatthecostofmylife!”that’sthekindofauratheyemit.Don’ttheylovetoexaggerate.
ThewallwasfinishedontheeveningthedayafterIarrived.Iputonsomefinishingtouches.Right,Iincreaseditsdurabilitywithmyspider ’sthread.Andbytheway,Ididn’tforgettoplaceatrapusing[SteelThread],either.Wouldn’titbegreatiftheyblindlyattackthewalls?They’dbecuttopieces.Afterthisfight,definitelycan’tforgettogoaroundcollecting…“components”.Andatthefront,weleftanopening.
Here,I’llplacesome[StickyThread]andthatwillbeitforpreparations.Now,allIcandoiswaitforthescouts.Aboutthattime,thegoblinsItreatedstartedwakingup.Havingthemtouchmybody,Iconfirmedtheircondition.Seemsliketherestorativepillsareprettyseriousstuff.Ithoughtthey’dneedtobetreatedmanytimes,but…Itseemstohavebeensupereffective.Whatapleasantsurprise.
Then,wehadgatheredtheremainingwoodatthecenterofthevillage,andstartedafire.Kindoflikeacampfire,exceptwithoutthemerryfaces.Wehavetostayonguardthewholenight.AsIdon’tneedsleepInaturallyofferedtostayonwatch,but…
「Therecouldbenosuchthing!!!WecanhardlyallowRimuru-samatofurtherexertyourself.」
「Ashesaid!Weshallstaywatch.Pleaserest,Rimuru-sama!」
That’sright!Astheysaid!!!Camealltheresponses.AndIappreciatethesentiment,it’sjusttheseguysareprobablysomuchmoretiredthanIam…NothingIcando,Iguess.Sowedecidedtokeepalook-outonrotation.
Inthedeadofthenight,thescoutshadcomeback.Thewolveshadbeguntomove–sotheyreported.Theyhadsomewounds,butallreturnedalive.Iusedtothinktheywerefilthyanduglymonsters.ButIgrewsympathetictothemoverthesetwodays.Inprayers,eachandeveryoneofthemwishedforthesebattlestoend.ThoseweremythoughtsasIsetupthe[StickyThread]andstoodatthegate.
Thebattlebeganwiththefangwolves’attack.Iwasworriedifthegatewouldhold,butthewolvescannotmountanattackthatwouldpenetratethem.Seemslikethetrapswereeffectiveaswell.Atleastthatwentwell.
Fornow,
「Alriiight!Stoprightthere.Ifyouwithdrawnow,Iwillnotpursue.Departatonce!」
IswhatIcalledout.AndIwascompletelyignored.Thewolvesmovedatonce,andbegunassaultingthegatefromalldirection.Well,itcan’tbehelped.Hopefullythingswillproceedaccordingtoplan.Havingpredictedthisoutcome,Ileftsmallopeningsinthefence.Anarrow-slit.Eventheclumsygoblinsarecapableofshootingthroughthathole.Manywolveswerehitbyarrows,andfellwhimpering.Therewerealsowolvesthattrytodigthroughthoseopenings,but…
*Zasu!*
Everytime,they’dbehitfrombothsidesbystoneaxesandperish.Thoughthegoblinshadn’tevenpracticedfortwohours,theyweredesperate.Desperatetounderstandmydirectionsandputthemtouse.Andtheresultisthecurrentsituation.Withoutaquestion,thefangwolvesarestrong.Assinglebeast,theyarecapableoftakingonmanygoblinsatonce.Asapack,theymightbetrulyformidable.But,that’sthekey.Justhitthemafewtimes,oneattime.Divideandconquer.Inshort,brainswillalwaystriumphoverbrawn.Thestrongestanimalsintheworldarethoseblessedwithsupremeintelligence–humans!…howunlucky…whilethinkingthesethings,Ifeltthecoldstareofthepackleader.He’sbutananimal,andthinkshecandefeatme…howconceited!
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Thepackleaderwasbewilderedbythissuddenturnofevents.
Hissubordinatesarebeginningtopanic.Thiscouldbebad.Fangwolvesareasstrongastheyareunited.Leader ’sdistrustofhissubordinateshasalwaysledtoasingle,devastatingresult.Hehadunderstoodthatmuch.Andso,thiswaswherehehadcommittedthegravestmistake.Hewasangrythatthewallwouldn’tcomedown;but,hewasalsoafraidthathiscomrades’angerwasdirectedathim…“Theleaderneedstoshowhispower!”or“He’sthestrongestoneinthepack,heshouldbeabletodothishimself!”Theymaythink.Andatthatmoment,itwassettled.
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Noonetooktheireyesofftheleader ’smovement.However,tothegoblins,itappearedasifhehaddisappeared.Forme,hemovedasifinslowmotion.Itallwentaccordingtoplan.I’vethoughtupquietafewscenarios,andthebattlehadplayedoutaccordingtooneofthose.Asyou’dexpectfrombeasts.They’dnevertriumphoverahuman.Theleaderwascaughtinthe[StickyThread]Ilayattheentrance.Withhisstrength,perhapshecouldcutthroughit.Idon’thaveawaytoverifythatpoint…notthatitevenmatters.Thegoalofthe[StickyThread]wastoholdtheleaderdownifforbutamoment.Withoutapauseinmovementthe“waterblade”maymiss,andit’dlookuncool.Tosaynothingoftheworstcasescenario:hittingafriendlyduringcombat.Well,thosekindsofaccidentsdohappenonthebattlefield.Ididhaveatrappreparedtoavoidthat,butseemslikesettingitupwasawasteofeffort.Thisguynevercameupwithabetterplanthandestroyingthewalls.Ididconsiderlayingsome[SteelThread]trapsattheentranceaswell,butconsideringallthesituationswherethey’davoidthem,Idecidedagainstit.Rightnow,Ihavetoplaythepartofanoverwhelminglypowerfulmonster.
It’sforthatreason,thatIsetthetraps.Andwithoutanyhesitation,Idecapitatedtheleaderwolf.That’showeasilyhedied.
「Hearme,FangWolves!Yourleaderhasbeenfelledbyme!!!Igiveyouachoice.Servitudeordeath?」
So,howwilltheyrespond?Havingjustarrangedtheleader ’sfuneral,I’drathernotextendthatlisttoabunchofmadwolveslookingforaplacetodie…
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:NoneMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],Lizard[BodyArmor]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
Chapter11–EvolvingMonsters
Thewolvesareshowingnointentionstomove.Thiscouldbebad…Aretheyplanningonrushingatmewitha“Deathratherthanservitude!”-likehowl?Thenit’dbecometotalwar.Theyhavenochanceofvictory,butwealsowouldn’tcomeoutunscathed.Havingcomethisfarwithoutinjury…we’ddefinitelywin,butI’dratheravoidfurthercombat.
Comparedtoearliernoise,aneeriesilencefillsthebattlefield.Thefangwolvesarehaveallfocusedtheirsightonme.Islowlybegantomove.Idon’tknowhowthey’llreacttowhatI’mabouttodo,butthisisatleastnecessaryforthemtorecognizethedeathoftheirleader.Iapproachedtheleader ’scorpse.Noonemovedtostopme.Nearbywolvestookastepback.Andthen,Idevouredthewolfleaderusing[Predation].Thatmuchistherightofthevictor.
«Analysishasbeencompleted.AbilitytomimictheFangWolveshasbeenacquired.Species-specificskills[SupremeSenseofSmell,TelepathicCommunication,Coercion]havebeenacquired.»
[GreatSage]reportedinmymind.Alright.Theseguys…thoughthey’vejustseentheirleadereaten,theyaren’tmovingamuscle.Hmmm.Totallythoughtthatthey’deitherrunawayinpanicorgrovelinfearifIwentthisfar…Oh,right!IdidsayServitudeorDeath…Damnit…adrenalinerushedtomyhead,andthisistheresult.
Well,onlyonethingtodo.IguessI’llgivethemawayout.Withthatthought,ImimickedtheFangWolf.And,
*Guru,Uooooooooooon!!!*
Whileactivating[Coercion],Ihowledout.
「Kukuku!Hearme!I’llletyouoffthehookthisonce.Thosewhowouldnotobey,leavenow!!!」
SoIdeclaredtothewolves.Withthis,eventhesemuttsshouldhavethecouragetorun.OrsoIthought,
(Weasone,shallfollowYou!!!)
Theyrespondedandkneltbeforeme.Thoughhonestly,theyreallylookjustlikebunchoftired,sleepydogs.Inanycase,theyseemtohavechosenservitude.So…whentheyweremotionless–theywerebusydiscussingthis?Andwiththat,thebattleoftheGoblinVillagehadconcluded.
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OrsoI’dliketosay,butitwasn’toveryet!Whatcameafter–reconciliationandrepairs–wasfarharderthanthefightitself.“Whothehellorderedthishousetobedestroyed”andthelike…Whattodonext?And,whattouseforthegoblins’beds?And,who’llwalkthedogs…Thoughmanyofthemhaddied,therearestillabouteightyremaining.Aboutthat…well,let’sjustsaythedayisdone!Leaveallthethinkingfortomorrow.Thusfornow,Iorderedthedogstostandby,andwenttorestbythegoblins’bonfire.
Thuscamemorning.
Ithoughtallnight,andfinallycameupwith:“Makethegoblinslookafterthefangwolves!”Plan.Thegoblinfightingforcenumberseventyfourmembers.Nocasualtiesfromthebattle.Thereweresomescratches,butthat’stheextentoftheirinjuries.Ofthedogs,eightyoneremain.Thereweremanyinjured,butwithimmediatetreatment,theyhavebegunrecovery.Evenwithoutfurthermeddling,they’llhealnicely.That’showpotenttheirrecoveryabilityis.Afterwakingup,Ihadthegoblinslineup.Thekidsandelderlywantedtosneakapeek,butwithnohousesaround,theyreallystoodout.Thevillagechiefwaswaitingbymyside.Heseemstointendtotakecareofme,whichisniceandall…butthere’snowayI’dbehappygettinganoldgoblin’sattention.Thatmuchisdictatedbymyaestheticsense.Thatis,nomatterhowmanytimesIreincarnateasamonster,mytastesIshallnotyield!And,ascutethingsdon’texistinthisvillage,soI’lljusthavetogiveupfornow.Then,Ilinedupthewolvesinfrontofthegoblins.Now,then…
「So….guys.Fromnowon,I’llhaveyoubecomeapairandproceedtogether」
Iwaitfortheirreaction.However,showingnointentionofmakingnoise,theysimplyawaitfurtherinstructions.Nooneseemsparticularlyrepulsedbythenotion.Thisisgoinggood,sofar.
「YougetwhatIsaid,right?Makeagroup:onegoblinandonewolf」
WhenIsaidthat,Thegoblinsandwolvessatbyeachotherandexchangedglances.And,
「Guga!」(Pleasetakecareofme!)
「Gau!]」(Likewise!)
Ishowquicklytheygotalong.Thisisthe“Yesterday’senemyistoday’sfriend”typeofthing,Iguess.Andthat’swhenIgotthethought.“Theyarenameless,aren’tthey”Callingouttothemwouldbereallyinconvenient.Andwhileglancingatthegoblin-wolfpair,
「Chief,it’sreallyinconvenienttogetyourattention.So,Iwasthinkingofgivingyounames.Wouldthatbefine?」
Everyheadturnedtome,andeveryeyefocusedonme,whenIsaidthatline.Thesamewastrueevenforthecivilians.
「Wou…wouldyoureallybestowsuchhonoronus?」
Theheadasked,overcomebyawe.Hmm?What’swiththisexcitement?
「Ah,yeah.Ifit’sokaywithyou,Iwasplanningongivingyounames.」
ThemomentIfinishedthesentence,asiftheywereallholdingtheirbreath,thegoblinsshoutedforjoy.What’supwiththem?Thesituationisbasically:GREATEX-CIT-MENT!!!Iftheywantednamesthismuch,theyshould’vejustcomeupwithones….That’showcarefreeIwasthen.
Let’sstartwiththechief.First,Iaskedforhisson’sname.Itwas“Rigur”.Andso,InamedtheChief“Rigur-do”,Rigurdo.Notthatthenamehadanyspecificmeaning,Ijustthoughtitsoundedgood.“Werehissonaround,I’dcallouttohim“Rigur!”andthechiefwouldreply“Do!”…”WhenIsaidthatasajoke,hesuddenlygotveryserious.
Moreover,
「Tohavebeenhonoredwiththenameofmyson,pleasepermitthesetearsofgratitude!」
Howmuchheexaggerates!Togivehimanameonawhimkindofmakesmefeelguilty…But,ohwell!Andthefeelingwentaway.Continuing,theGoblinLeaderwillsucceedhisbrother ’sname.Icouldadd“the2nd”toit,butitsoundslikeapain.So,he’snow“Rigur”.Andwhenhe’scalledsuch,hefallsprostateasifprayingtome.Really,theseguystakethingstooseriously…likefather,likeson,Iguess.AndwhileI’matit,mightaswellgothroughtheparent-childgroupsfirst.Then,Inamedthesinglegoblinsandtheorphans.Iwonderiftheyguyswillcontinuereusingthesenamesinthefuture.Withthebirthofagrandchild,thechiefwillprobablybecalled“Rigurdodo”.Andwithagreatgrandchild,theinfantwillbecalled“Rigur”andthechief“Rigurdododo”.“Seriously?”Iswhatwouldbeappropriatetosay,then…but,ohwell!Andlikethat,Igavethemnames.Then,theysaidtome,
「Rimuru-sama,wehavenowordstoexpressourgratitude…butareyousurethatthiswasalright?」
TheChief…Rigurdoaskedwithaslightlyflusteredvoice.
「Whatis?」
「Oh,well,wedoknowthatRimuru-samapossessesgreatmagicalenergy…but,evenso,togiveoutthosemanynamesatonce…」
What’shetalkingabout?I’mjustgivingthemaname…
「Oh?Well,noproblem,Iguess…」
Andso,Icontinuedgivingoutnames.
ItseemslikeRigurdowantedtosaysomething,butIdidn’tpayattention.
Havingfinishednamingthegoblins,Iproceededtothewolves.
Theirnextleaderisthepreviousone’sson.Helookslikehisfatherwiththatsturdybuild,andcarriesthesameairaroundhim.Lookingatthoseblood-redeyes,Ithinkofaname.That’sright!Let’sgowiththekanjifortempestfang–“Ranga”!(TLNote:oneofthereadingsfor嵐(storm,tempest)isran,andfor牙(fang)isga.)Iknow,mynamessuck.Ijusttookmyfamilynameandmixeditwiththeirspecies.Well,“It’sgoodtogiveappropriatenames”…thosewordsIwillnotheed.
Atthatmoment!
Ifeltthemagicalenergybeingsuckedoutfrommybody.And,Iwasattackedbyextremelethargy!What…the?I’veneverfeltthistiredsincebeingreborn.
«Explanation.Youhaveusedmagicalenergybeyondyourcapabilities!Switchingovertoloweredactivitystate.Completerestorationpredictedinthreedays.»
Iamconscious.SinceIdon’tneedsleep.Icanalsohear[GreatSage]’sexplanation.Afterwhich,Ifinallycomprehendedthesituation.Iusedtoomuchmagicalenergy?So,IranoutofMP,huh?However,whatcausedthattoohappen?HadalltheskillsIusedtillnowcomebitemeatonce?Butitdoesn’tfeellikethat’sthecase.Can’tmovemybody.Soloweredactivitystateislikehibernation…withoutsleep.Whilepanicking,Rigurdoisnursingmybody.Inanycase,there’snotmuchtheycando;so,theyjustsatmebythe
bonfire…Consciousyetinactive.
So,Iwasthinkingaboutthatphenomenon.MymagicalenergydecreasedwhenIwasgivingoutnames.Givingnamesusesupmymagicalenergy,huh…Cometothinkofit,alotofmagicalenergywasusedwhengivingthefangwolves’leaderaname.Sogivingmonstersnamesrequiresmagicalenergy.Thatconclusiontookmetwodaystoworkout.ThiswouldbethecauseofRigurdo’sworries,wouldn’tit.Waitasecond…isitcommonsenseinthisworld?Speakup!!!HowwouldIknowifyoudon’ttellme…IfIcouldcomplain,I’dbescreamingmylungsout.Well,ifIcouldmovemybody,I’dcomplain.Screamingmylungsout?Whosaidsuchathing?Butanyways,whenIstoppedmovingthegoblins,ofcourse,gotworried…And,afightstartedoutaboutwho’dbetakingcareofmefirst.Whatthehellaretheydoing…stopjokingaround.Icandowithoutagoblinharem.…Iwasbasicallytreatedlikeadivineornamentthatblessedthosethatstrokedit.
Andso,threedayspassed.
COMPLETERE-CO-VE-RY!
Afterhavingrunoutofmagicalenergy,aggregateamountofmagicalenergyandmagicpowerseemedtohaveincreased.Magicpowerallowsustooperate.Magicalenergyiswhatweutilize.Somehow,Iseemtohaveunderstoodit.Ithink.Sotosummarize,“Whatdoesn’tkillyoumakesyoustronger”typeofthing.ShouldIexperiment?IswhatIthought,butIdecidedagainstit.Idon’tseeaparticularreasontodoit,anddyingduringtheexperimentwouldbesad.
Foryousee,Ihavealreadycrossedthatline.“Ifyouletdownyourguard,youdie!”soIlearned.Now,then…HavingnoticedthatIhaveawoken,thegoblinsimmediatelygathered.Thefangwolves,too,enteredthevillage.Thatbeinggoodandall…but,what’supwiththis…?
「Youguys…you’rehuge!」
Yes.Goblinsarenormally150cmtall.However,theyareatleast180now.(TLNote:Fromabout5feetto6feet)Theguyinfrontofmeisover2meterstall.(6.5feet)Thefangwolves,aswell:theirolivebrownfurhasturnedjetblack,givingoffacharmingshine.Furthermore,theyarenowthreemetersinlength(about10feet).LastIsawthem,theywereatmost,two(6.5feet).And,silentlywalkingoverhere,givingoutastrangeaura,wasafive-meterlongwolf(16feet).Damn,that’sscary.And,
「Mymaster!Yourrecoveryfillsmewithendlessjoy!!」
Hefluentlysaid.
…thatcan’tbe…“Ranga”,right?
Whatthehellhappenedherethesedays…WhileIwasataloss,themonstersfilledtheforestwitharoarofdelight!
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:OnewhoCommandsMonstersMagic:None
Skills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],Lizard[BodyArmor],Wolf[SupremeSenseofSmell,TelepathicCommunication,Coercion]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
Chapter12–PreparingourEnvironment
Hmmm.Themonstersreallygrewthesepastthreedays.Howshocking…Thisiswhatyoucall..evolution,huh…Doesreceivinganamepromptevolution?
Cometothinkofit,Veldorahadmentionedsomethingaboutnames…Somethingabout“nameless”and“namedmonster”.Isee!Foramonstertogetanameisforthemtobecomeanamedmonster!Sotheirstatsincrease,andtheresult–evolution!Isee…that’swhytheywerejubilant.ThatalsoexplainswhyIusedupsomuchpower.
Monsterevolutionisabsurd.Ratherthangrowingup,it’sprobablybettertosaythattheybecameadifferentbeing.Thegoblinseyessparkleindelight,reflectingtheirprofoundwisdom,anddirectedatthefemales….Whatthehell!Theyactuallylookfeminine!I’msosurprisedIcan’tevenscream!Eh?….EHH???Icouldn’tbelievemyeyes.Thoughtheyweresmallmonsters,resemblingmonkeys…Themalesbecamehobgoblins.Thefemalesbecamegoblinas.Thustheyevolved.AccordingtowhatRigurdosaid,theyheardthe“VoiceoftheWorld”.“ThisisthegreatandrareevolutionthatI’veheardlegendsabout!”Ishowexcitedhewaswhenhetoldmeaboutit.Thegoblinfemalesusedtobecoveredfromheadtotoebutduetotheevolutionsomeparticularlyvoluptuouspartsarevisible.“Thewallsarejealousofyourfigure!”~isajokeIcannolongersay.Themalesarecertainlyhappy.
Andtheyaren’twearingmucheither…Iguessofthethreenecessatitiesoflife,we’llhavetofigureoutclothingfirst.
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Andthenthere’sthe“Ranga”problem.He’sbeensohappywithmyrecovery,thathedoesn’tleavemealoneforevenasecond.AndwhileIcan’tsayIdon’tlikethesoftfur…I’mmoreofacatperson.Don’tgetmewrong:Idon’thateit.
「So,Ranga,Ionlygaveyouaname,sowhydidtherestofthepackevolve?」
That’sright.AssoonasIgaveRangathename,thatunpleasantincidentoccurred…
「Mybelovedmaster!Weofthefangwolvesare“manyasone”.Thenameyoubestowedhadbecomethenameofourspecies!」
Isee,Isee.Asharedname,soeveryoneevolved.Accordingtohim,thepreviousalphadidnotfavorthisprinciple.Ifhehad,thatbattlemighthavegonealittledifferently.Ohandwithregardstothat,Rangaseemstohavesecuredhisleadershipinthepack.Andthankstothat,thespecieschangedfromfangwolvestostormfangwolves.Sotosummarize,they’vegottenstronger!Iswhathewantstosay.Seemslikehewantstobepraised,so…
「Welldone!」
Andhehappilywavedhistail.Asyou’dimagine,ifafivemetermonsterstartswavinghistail,you’llbeblownaway.Funnilyenough,ascowlisenoughtomakehimdejected.
Theproblem,however,wasinthewolves’care.Sincebecomingpairs,thewolvesandgoblinslivetogether…Orrather,forlackofhousing,thegoblinsusethewolvesaspillows.Clothingisanissue,andsoishousing.So…whattodo…?
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Therewasamountainloadoffoodinfrontofme.Sowithregardstothenourishment,thatansweredanyconcern.ItseemsthatatthesametimeasIranoutofmagicalenergy,everyonebegantoevolve.And,afteritfinishedadaylater,theydecidedtocelebratetogether.However,asIwasstillcontinuingmyrecovery,theyonlycontinuedtogatherfood.
Soduringrecovery,althoughIcouldfeelbeingcaressed,Icouldnotsenseeithertheevolutionorthepartypreparations.Loweredactivitystatemakesmesurprisinglydefenseless.Havetobemorecareful.However,towaitformyorderseveninthatsituations–thatispraiseworthy.Itseemsthattheirintelligenceincreasedduringtheevolution.Perhapsthespiritisaffectedgreaterthanthebody.Originally,thegoblinswouldhuntandgatherthefood,andsosurvive.Now,withthewolves’shelp,theirhabitathasgreatlyincreased.Whatismoresurprising,however,isthatthegoblin-wolfpaircanusetelepathiccommunication.Theyhavebecomethewolf-ridinggoblins.Thus,thewolvesnolongerarejustanadditiontoourfightingstrength.Goblin–amonsterwhichhadneverwonbeforehasnowbecomeanexperthunter.Andtheamountoffoodtheyprocuredovertwodaysistheproof.However,thereisaproblem.Lifedependentonthefruitsoftheforestisratheruncertain.I’llhavetoteachthemcropfarmingsoonerratherthanlater.IguessIneedtostartbylookingforagoodcropplant…mayberice.
I’llkeepaneyeout.Fornow,let’sjustthoughtlessenjoytheparty!Andsothatday,incelebrationoftheirevolution,thebattle’send,myrecovery,thebanquetcontinuedlongintothenight.
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Andthesunroseagain.Everyonehadgathered.Therearemanythingstodotoday,butImustfirstconveythemostimportantmatter.Thatis,therulesofthisvillage.Thosemustbedecidedintheverybeginning.Anycommunityrequiresrules.AnaturalnotionfortheJapanesepeople.
“Aruleissomethingthatprotects,notsomethingthatisprotected”
Someadults(meincluded)usedtojokelikethat,butthatiscurrentlyunimportant.Ihavethoughtofthreebasicrules.Attheveryleast,Iwanttokeepthesethree.Anyotherrulestheycanmakeandenforcethemselves.
「Haseveryonegathered?Inthatcase,I’llannouncetherules!Therearethree,andIwantyoualltosolemnlysweartoupholdthem」
Havingsaidso,Iannouncedtheserules.
1.Donotattackhumans2.Donotfightcomrades3.Donotlookdownonotherraces
Sowerethethreerules.Withextrathoughtmanymorerulesshouldbeadded,buttheywillbehardtoupholdatfirst.Formepersonally,Iestablishedthemostimportantones.Nowthen,howwilltheyreact?
「Isthisfine?Forwhatreasonshouldweavoidfightswithhumans?」
SoaskedRigur.Inresponse,Rigurdoglaredathissonwithafuriousexpression.Doesheunderstandmyintentions?Theyreallyshouldtakeiteasyonceinawhilethough.
「Simple.Ilikehumans.Endofstory.」
「Isee!Understood!」
Eh?He…understood?Waitasecond;thateasily?ButfromwhatIcansee,everyoneiscontentwithmyexplanation.Ithoughttherewouldbemoredispleasurewiththatrule.Iguessbeingwrongonceinawhileisagoodthing,
「Ah,well.Humansliveingroups,yousee.Ifyoureachforthem,theymightanswerwithforce.Itwouldbedifficulttosurviveiftheycomeatusseriously.Andso,meddlingintheiraffairsisstrictlyforbidden!Andbesides,it’dbebetterit’dbebetterifwegotalongwiththem…」
Ihadnothingelseplanned,soIdecidedtoalsotellthemtheofficialreason.Ofcourse,“Ilovehumans”istherealone.Iwasahuman,afterall.Hearingmyexplanation,Rangadeeplybowed.Anyhow,IgotwhatIwanted.Hemusthavehisownreasonstoavoidhumans.Additionally,thehobgoblins’expressionalsoread:“Wehearandobey!”
「Anythingelse?」
「Tonotlookdownonotherraces…whatwouldthatmean?」
「Oh,well,youguyshaveevolvedandgottenstrong,right?Sogettingarrogantandactinghighandmightybeforeweakerraces!That’swhatitwouldmean.
Evenifyouhavegainedsomestrength,don’tmistakeitforabsolutepower.Wouldn’titbesillyiftheoneyouputdowngrowsstrongerandtakesrevengeagainstyou?」
Everyonelistenedwithenthusiasm.Seemslikeeverythingwillbefine.Andininthefuture,evenwiththiswarning,someareboundtodisobey.Evenso,I’dbehappyifthispreventsevenjustafewincidents.
「Andthat’sthat.Doyourbesttofollowtheserules!」
AndthatishowIdecidedthisvillage’snewrules.
However,atragedywouldlaterbebornfromoneoftheserules.Ofcourse,Ihadnowayofknowingatthetime.Iamnotomniscientnorpossessprecognitionabilities…
Everyonenoddedinacknowledgment.Withthis,anewchapterbeganforourcommunity.
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Nowthen,aftertherules,wediscusseddivisionoflabour.Thosewhoareonlookoutduty.Thosewhosearchforfood.Ateamforgatheringrawproductionmaterials.Andagroupforstructureandequipmentmaintenance.
Ileftthelookoutdutytothestormfangwolves–duetotheir“TelepathicCommunication”.Thereweresevenwolveswithoutapair…well,consideringthatRangawasclingingtomewithallhismight,thereweresixIguess.Ilefttheobservationtothem.I’llleavethedetailstothevillagechiefRigurdo.
「Rigurdo!I’llhaveyoubecometheGoblinLord!Governthevillagewithpride!」
Frankly,I’mjustgivinghimalltheresponsibility.That,inparticular,istheonethingItrulywanttoavoid.However,Ialsowanthimtothinkaboutit.Iusedtoworkasasimplegeneralcontractor.Rulingisnotforme.Andbesides,I’drathernotgetboggeddownatthisvillageandmisstheopportunitytovisithumanones.Imustbeadamantaboutthis,evenifIhavetoforcehim.However,
「Ay!!!Thisunworthyoneshallhappilyacceptthisgreathonor!!!」
Gettingchockedontears,hereadilyaccepts.Good.I’dratherbetheleaderinnameonly.“Thesovereignreigns,butdoesnotrule”Agoodadvice,inmyopinion.Ifneedbe,I’llvoicemythoughts.Butreally…Rigurdo.Thisunsteadyandwrinkledoldgoblinwithonefootinthegravehadbecomearobustandmuscularhobgoblin.Onagoodday,wouldhebestrongerthanhissonRiguru,Iwonder?Geez…monstersreallydokeepsurprisingme.
「Yup.Ileaveittoyou!Ohandbytheway,I’veseenyourmethodofbuildinghouses…yousuck.」
Frankly,Ican’tevencallthose“houses”.
「WhatanembarrassingtopicYoubringup…totellYouthetruth,wehaveneverhadtheneedtobuildlargestructuresbefore…」
「Right.Well,you’veincreasedinnumbernow.Oh,andaboutclothing…therearetoomanyholes–anythingyoucandoaboutthat?」
「Ah!Wehavebeendealingwithafewgroupsregardingthat.Surelytheirmemberswouldbecapableofprocuringclothing!Moreover,asskillfulastheyare,theywouldsurelyknowhouse-building!」
Isee.AsapersonfromgeneralcontractorservicesImyselfhavesome
experience,butIamatado-it-yourselflevel.Iamnotajack-of-all-tradesandthereisalimittomyabilities.Ifwemeetthosepartners,perhapswecouldhiresomebody…Notlikeweloseanythingbyasking.
「Alright.Itmaybebeneficialtogoandaskthem.So,whatdidyouusetomakethedeal?Gold?」
「No,wedidtradesomeitemsandbelongingswe“got”fromadventurers,butthatisnotanoption.Ratherthanmoney,we’dbarter,dooddjobs,andthusslowlycollectenoughmoneyforthetrade.Alltheequipmentweownwereceivedfromthem」
「Oh?So,whatracearethey?」
「Thedwarfs!」
Dwarfs!Theexpertblacksmiths,thefamousrace!Wemustgo!Inthefirstplace,whilethegoblins’clothingdefinitelyneedsreplacement,theirarmorislikewisefallingapart.Andalthoughthearmorissuretolastfarlongerthanarottingcloth,thesizesjustwon’tfit.Sothat’sanotherspotforimprovement.However…wedon’thaveanyequipment“dropped”byadventurers,andnomoney.Whattoofferinatrade…?Nothingcomestomindrightnow.
「I’llgotothem.Rigurdo,canIleavepreparationstoyou?」
「!!!Pleaseleaveitme!Ishallhaveeverythingpreparedbynoon!!!」
High-tensionRigurdo.I’llleavethistohim.He’llprobablyscavengearoundforremainingfunds,too.Thisworld’scurrency,huh…I’lllaughifit’spaper.
Cometothinkofit,I,myself,knownothingaboutit.IfIplantovisithumancities,Imustatleastknowabouttheircurrencyexchange.Well,let’saskthedwarfesaboutthis.So,whilethegoblinsarebusywithconstruction,shallweleisurelyvisitthedwarfs?AndsomedayI’llvisitahumancity.FromwhatIhear,thedwarfsliveinaprettylargecity–forademi-human,thatis.Theyalsoseemtohavecrownedaking,notthatthegoblinscouldevermeethim.Inthefirstplace,justenteringthecityisanimpressivefeat.Discriminationtowardsgoblins…Iwonderifthis’llgowell.I,forone,ambutaslime;hopefullytheywon’tbetoosurprised.WhileIamworried,Ialsoexpectalotfromthisvisit.
It’sbeenalongtimesinceIwasthisthrilled.
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:OnewhoCommandsMonstersMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],Lizard[BodyArmor],Wolf[SupremeSenseofSmell,TelepathicCommunication,Coercion]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
Chapter13–TotheDwarfKingdom
AsRigurdohaddeclared,thepreparationswerecompletebynoon.Choosingtheexpeditionpartywasalsouneventful.Rigudo’ssonRiguruwasinthetopfivecandidates.Ofcourse,Rangacamealong.Oh,oh!ShouldImakeRiguruthecommandingofficer?Iwasalittleuneasyaboutit,buthehimselfagreed.Rigurdoalsoseemstohaveregainedhisyouthfulvigor,somaybeIworrytoomuch.
Andso,afterIhadpickedupthebaggage,Rangahadmegetonhisback.*Boyoyooon!*Iwasburiedinhisfur.Andwhilethesurroundingfurseemstohavesecuredmeinplace,Istillfeeltheneedtouse[StickyThread].It’stimeslikethisthatmakemeregretnothavingarmsorlegs,butIguessIcanmanagewithabilities.Yousee,Isecretlypracticemanipulatingthestring.Todefeatanenemywithaweb!Isn’tthateveryman’sdream?WhetherI’llbeabletolearnthosetechniques,Idonotknow;butIdecidedtokeeppracticingregardless!Thataside,thebaggageheldourmoneyandprovisions.Foodenoughforthreedays.Ifthetriptakeslonger,theplanistohunttherestoftheway.Wecouldhavetakenmore,butI’dratheravoidbringingacaravanworthoffood.Well,Icouldcarrynearlyaninfiniteamountinsideofme…Butspoilingthemisabadidea.SinceIdonoteatanyways,thatwasmydecision.Forcurrency,webrought7silverand24bronzecoins.Which,ofcourse,isameageramount.Idon’texpectmuch.Ifit’snotenough…we’llfigurethatoutlater.Nowthen,timetogo!
Atagoblin’space,thetriptotheDwarfKingdomtakesabouttwomonths.“ThroughtheforestrunsthevastAmeldRiver.Beyondit,amountainrangerevealsitself.AnditisinthosemountainsthatyouwillfindtheDwarfKingdom.”Theysaid.
OtherthanbytheEmpiretotheeast,theJuraforestissurroundedbymanycountries.Andyetborderingnostate,standstheCanaatMountainRange.Thus,thereareonlythreetraderoutesleadingtothem.OnegoesrightthroughtheJuraforest.Another,theharder,traversesthemountains.Thelastisasearoute.Currently,theJuraforestrouteisbyfartheshortestandthesafest,but,forsomereason,it’sgenerallyavoided.Andso,thehardermountainroutehadbeenthenorm.Asforthesearoute,thecostandthepowerfulseamonsterssteersailorsaway;thus,itistheleastusedroute.Fornow,wehavenobusinesswiththeEmpire.Thus,ratherthanheadingeast,weheadednorthtothemountains.Nordoweneedtoascendtothemountainsummit.TheDwarfKingdomspreadsallthewaytotheAmeldRiver.Theircapitalisabeautifulcitycarvedinsideanaturalgiantcave.SuchistheDwarfKingdom.
Soasintended,wecontinuednorthalongtheAmeldriver.Sincefollowingtheriverpreventsusfromgettinglost.Thoughjusttobesafe,Ihaveopenedthemapinmyhead.Asforourguide–hewassentasamessengertothekingdombefore,soweleftittohim.Butman…theblackwolves(stormfangwolves)arefast!Andshownosignsofgettingtired.Sincewestartedthejourneythreehoursago,theyhaveyettotakeabreak.Andlet’snotforgettomentiontheir80kph(50mph)runningspeed.Theydon’tevencareabouttheuneventerrain,andwhilerunninginawayastopreventmotionsickness!It’sunnaturallycomfortable,tosaytheleast.
Atthispace,thisprobablywon’teventakeaweek.Well,there’snoneedtorush.CertainlyIwanttofigureouttheclothingandhousingproblemsoon,butit’sfineifittakessometime.
「Oooooi!Youdon’tneedtopushyourselvesthismuch!」
IswhatIcalledout.Butforsomereason,thespeedincreased.AtfirstIthoroughlyenjoyedthebreezegeneratedbythesefaster-than-a-motorcyclewolves,butthatgotboringsoon.Moresoconsideringthatit’sdifficulttohaveyourwordsheardatthisspeed,butIhave[TelepathicCommunication]!Mightbegoodtocontinuethejourneywithaconversation.SoIconnectedtotheirthoughtnetwork.WhatwillIhear…?
「Riguru-kun.Ialwayswondered,whonamedyourbrother?」
「Ay!Thoughforsomeonelikeme,don’tbotherwithhonorifics!Asformybrother ’sname,hesaidatravelingmanfromdevilracenamedhim.」
「Oh?Adevilnamedagoblin?」
「Yes,thoughthishappenedmorethanadecadeago.Iwasbutachildthen…buttheysayhestayedafewdaysandwaspleasedwithmybrother.」
「Heh….Musthavebeenagoodbrother.」
「Yes!Iwasveryproudofhim.Tothepointofsaying“IwanttoonedayserveunderDevilGelmudo-sama,too!”」
「Thedevildidn’ttakeyourbrotherwithhim?」
「Yes.Brotherwasstillyoung,buthedepartedwithapromisetocomebackwhenIgotstronger.」
「Isthatso.Wouldn’thebesurprisedifheseesthevillagenow!」
「Certainly!However,InowserveRimuru-sama.NomatterhowglorioustheDemonLord’sarmyis,IcannolongerjoinGelmudo-sama.」
「TheDemonLord’sarmy…?IthinkI’veheardofthem.Butnevermindthat,howcomeyoubelievehim?」
「Asyousay.Butwhetheritwasfaithorconviction,Idon’tknow.Thoughmybrotherreceivedanamefromthedevil,hedidn’tevolvetothisextent.Clearly,thedegreeofevolutionisdifferent.Neverexpectedtohearthe“VoiceofWorld”inmyentirelife!」
Thesurroundinghobgoblinswouldonlyjoininwitha“That’right!”-kindofphrase.Isitreallyashesays?Whenyoureceiveaname,youevolve.And,theevolutiondependsonthepowerofthegiver…IfIgetachancetoexperiment,I’lltryitout.Moreimportant:DemonLord’sarmy.Itactuallyexistsinthisworld!WilltheDemonLordcometorecruitus?…whichsideshouldwesupport???ThatthoughtI’llleaveforwhenhecomes.Inanycase,a“Hero”alsoexists,andifanyoneshouldfightthedemonlord,it’dbeher.Thoughwhethersheisstillaliveafter300yearsisagoodquestion…Sheprobablyreincarnatedabunchoftimesbynow,andnowtrainsinpeace.Let’smakeamentalnoteregardingthis.
Nowthen,thenextconversationis…
「Ranga!Aren’tIyourfather ’snemesis?Areyouokaywithstayingbymyside?」
IshowIaskedtheblackwolves.
「Honestly,thatthoughthadnevercrossedmymind.However,thefateofmonstersnaturallyrestsontheoutcomeofbattle.Thusregardlessofthewar,thewinnerproclaimshisjustice.
Theloserloosesall…Andso…I,whohadbeginforgivenbyYou,myliege,andhaveevenbeenbestowedaname!IfeelbutgratitudetowardsYou!」
「Isthatso…well,ifyoueverdesirerevenge,comeatmyanytime.」
「Fufufu.Sinceevolving,Icanthinkmoreclearly.Andunlikeduringthebattle,nowIknow.IfYouhadfacedusseriously,wewouldhavebeenmassacred!Andourdearestwish,toevolve,wouldhavecrumbledlikehouseofsand.Oureternalloyaltybelongstonoother!!!」
Seriously,thisguy…Yes,hadImimickedtheblackserpent,Icouldhavelaidwastetoalllivingthings,butIdidn’twanttoresorttothat.Rangaholdstoohighofanopinionofme.Well,notthathismisconceptionshurtmeinanyway.
「Soyouunderstand…Youhavegrown.」
「Iamunworthyofsuchpraise!」
Thustheconversationendedwithanod.However,Ididkillhisparent.NowayI’llbelievethatheholdsnogrudge.IfRangaeverdoescomeforrevenge,I’llgladlyfacehim.Untilthen,hejustneedstogrowstronger.Rightnow,nomatterhowIlookathim,he’satmostasstrongastheblackserpent.
Andthat’showwecontinuedourjourney.Thus,withoutgettingattackedbymonstersorotherincident,wecomfortablecontinuedonourway.Everythreehours,we’dtakeathirtyminutebreak.Afterfourteenhours,we’dtakeseventosleep.Ididsay,“aren’twerushingtoomuch?”,but…
「Wearefine!Duetoevolving,thismuchcanhardlytireus!」
ThusansweredRiguru,
「Pleasedonotworryregardingus!UnlikeYou,ourliege,wedorequiresleep,butnotmanyhours!Furthermore,wedonotrequirefrequentmeals,andwillnotweakenwhenlackingthem!」
AndsoaddedRanga.Lookingatothers,theirwordsseemtoprovetrue.Atthisrate,theonewhodoestheleast–me,seemstowhinethemost.Well,ifeveryoneisfinewithit,Iguesswecancontinueatthispace.We’llberunningtwelvehoursaday…aren’ttheseguystough.
Andontheeveningofthesecondday,whilehavingdinner,
「Bytheway,Gobuta.Howmuchfartherisit?」
IntroducingGoblinGobuta!
「Iamhappythatyouaskthisunworthyone!!!PleasepardonmeshouldIbemistaken,butweshouldreachthembytomorrow!Thmountainiscloseby!」
Seemslikebeingaskedbymemadehimbothnervousandhappyatthesametime.“Hedidn’tbitehistongue,didhe?”That’shownervousheseemed.Butindeed,mostofthemountainisnowinsight.Comparedtonotseeingitatallyesterday–whatterrifyingspeedwetravelat!Onthatnote…
「Bytheway,andIknowit’sasuddenquestion,butwhydidyoutraveltotheDwarfKingdom?Shouldn’ttheirmerchantsstopbyonceinawhile?」
Iaskedthatquestion.WhenIaskedRigurdoaboutthegoblin“country”,healsodiscussedsomethingaboutKoboldtraders.Sowhatcouldhavepromptedthemtomakethistwomonthjourney?
「Yes!Itwasaboutmagicweaponsandarmor.Dwarfstendtobuythematahighprice!Wewerepaidinequipment…sowehelpedthepeddlersbringitback!Andbesides,notoneofuscouldusethatequipment…」
Isee.Sotheysometimessoldtheequipmentcarriedbyadventurers.Andthus,theywereleftwithoutappropriateequipment.YettheysoldittoKoboldswhocouldn’tevenproperlyestimateitsvalue.Inthefirstplace,thegoblinscouldkillalostbeginner,atmost.Can’texpectthemtohavegottentheirhandsonanythinggood…Butwho’dexpectthedwarfstomakegoblinarmor…theymaybeasurprisinglykindrace.Hopefully,we’llproceedonfriendlyterms.Actually,let’sjustformapartnership!
Thus,Sincewestartedthejourney,threedayshadpassed.Thebeautifulcitycarvedwithinthemountainrange.Wroughtbynature,thenaturalfortress.TheWarriorCountryDwargon.
WehadreachedtheDwarfKingdom
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:OnewhoCommandsMonstersMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],Lizard[BodyArmor],Wolf[SupremeSenseofSmell,TelepathicCommunication,Coercion]
Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
Chapter14-Trouble
ThemilitarynationDwargon.ItwastheKingdomofdwarves.1,000yearshadpassedsincethefirstgenerationdwarfhero,KingGuranDwargo,hadbuiltthiscountry.Tothisday,thecountryhadbeenprotecting,aswellasdeveloping,itshistory,culture,andtechnologies.
ThecurrentKingGazelleDwargowaspartofthethirdgenerationdwarves,butpossessedasimilarauratothatofhisgrandfatherinhisyoungerdays.Hewasrenownedasagreatheroandcelebratedasawisekingforhisimpartialrule.Thelandwasgovernedbyonesuchadwarf.Asafreetradetown,itwasthecenteroftradebetweenallkindsofraces.Therefore,thetownkeptapolicyofabsoluteneutrality.Withinthistown,thewisekingwouldnottolerateviolence.
EventheEmpireintheeastavoidedopenaggressionwiththemilitarynationDwargon!Needlesstosay,thiswasafavouritetopicofconversationamongadventurers.Thedwarveswereknowntobesuchferociousopponents,thattherewasevenasaying,‘goagainstadwarfonce,therewon’tbeasecondtime!’.Theirreputationasamilitarynationwasnotjustforshow!Inbattle,awallofheavyinfantrywoulddefendtheArmyMagicCorps.Theopposingenemieswouldbetotallyannihilatedbythepowerfulmagicattacksbeforeevenmanagingtobreakthroughtheinfantrywall.
Duringthesepast1,000years,themightofthedwarvenarmythatboastedofinvincibilityhadalwaysremainedfamous.Andthefactorwhichsupportedtheirclaims…Itwasnoneotherthantheequipmentstheyproducedusingtheirtechnologicalstrength.
Theweaponsandarmorstheycraftedusingtheircutting-edgetechniques,farsurpassedthequalityofordinarygoods.Therefore!Ratherthanquarrelwiththedwarfrace,peoplechosetocreatefriendlyties.Forthisreason,evenifoneweretoencounterdemonsindwarfterritory,therewashardlyanyonewhowouldfoolishlycauseconflict.
Theircapitalwasaplacewherehumansanddemonsmingled.Itwastrulyoneofthestrangestlandsintheworld.Nottomention,whilethecapitalpositivelyoverflowedwithtoolsofwar,itwasstillacountrythatwasabletoenjoypeace.Thefactthatthearmsdealers’strongholdwasthefarthestfromcausingstrifemighthavebeen,inaway…ironic.
Infrontoftheentrance,therewasalargelineofpeopleentering.There,alargegatewasbuiltthatwasbigenoughtocompletelyblockthenaturally-formedgreatcave.Theonlytimesthegatewasopenedwasontheoccasionswhenthearmyneededtocomeandgo,andonlyonceamonthatthat.Unfortunately,itwasclosedtoday.Belowthelargegate,asmalldoorwasinstalledfortheexpresspurposeoflettingpeopleinandout.
Alineofpeoplewasformedontheleftsideofthepassage.Itappearedthattherighthandsidewasapathwayforthelikesofnoblesandimportantfigures.That’swhatIassumedasIobservedmysurroundingswhileliningupontheleftside.Whilewaiting,Isawthattherewasavariedtreatmentofthepeople,suchasthosewhoreceivedafreepass,whileotherswouldbetakenintoaseparateroomtobechecked.Befittingofamilitarynation,theguardstookafirmlydefensivestance.Althoughitseemedthatyouwerecomparativelyfreetoactwhenyougetinside….Still,thelinewasincrediblylong.Itmightbethatwewouldspendmore
timeherewaitingthanwedidtraveling…!ButatthemomentIwasthinkingthat,
[Oioi!There’sdemonsinaplacelikethis!We’restillnotinside,soisn’titfinetokillthemhere?]
[Hey,whatareyoudoingliningupthere?Youguysaredamncheeky.Ifyoudon’twanttodie,givemethatspot!Also,leaveeverythingyouhavebehind.AndthenI’llletyougothistime!!!]
Thosewerereallyquitethedubiousstatements..Actually,Ithinkthatvoicefullofillintentwasaimedtowardsus.Overhere,therewasnoonebutmeandGobuta-kun.Inanycase,takingalongagroupwearingonlyloinclothsdoesmakeyoustandoutinabadway.Rigurhadalsowantedtocome,butIrefused.Theothergroupwascampingattheentranceoftheforest,waitingforourreturn.Andthatwaswhyitwasjustustwo,butIwonderifwelookedlikeeasytargets?Itseemedthatapairofadventurersthatdidn’twanttogetinlinehadtheireyesonus.
[Oioi,Gobuta-kun,doyouhearsomething?]
[Yes,Icanhearittoo…]
[Didyougetcaughtupinsomethinglikethisthelasttimeyoucame?]
[Ofcourse!Iwasbeatenblackandblue,thenIgotpickedupbyagroupofkoboldmerchants!Iftheyhadn’tfoundme,IthinkImighthavediedbackthen~]
[…Soyoudidgetinvolved.Wellthen,cannothingbedoneaboutit?]
[It’ssomethinglikethefateofweakdemons…]
Itlookedlikewewereintrouble.Moreover,thiswasaconsideredanormaloccurrencehere…IwishedI’dknownsooner.Asifhehadrealizedmythoughts,Gobuta-kunwashanginghishead.Ihadfinallygottenhimtotalknormallywithme,butwouldthisonetimemistakereturnhimtohispreviousnervousness?Iwasalittleworried.
[Oi!Eventhoughyou’renothingbutasmallfry.Don’tbeignoringmenow!]
[Ratherthanthat,isn’tatalkingslimerare?Don’tyouthinkit’llbepopularinanexhibit?]
Thetwocontinuedmakingtheirannoyingconversation.IvaguelyfeltlikeI’vebeentoldatonetimethatIhadaBuddha-likedeepcompassion…butthiswasmakingmeangry.
[Gobuta-kun….DoyouremembertherulesIsaidbefore?]
[Yes!Ofcourse!]
[Isee.Wellthen,forawhile,Iwantyoutocloseyoureyesandplugyourears!Youmustnoteverlookthisway!]
[…?Idon’treallyunderstand,butrogerthat!]
Nowlet’ssee.Iwastheonewhomadetherules,yetIwouldbebreakingthemfirst…Ifmygroupcametoknowofthis,itwouldbebadfromaneducationalstandpoint.SinceImadesurethatGobuta-kun,whowasintheway,closedhiseyes…let’sbeginclearingthetrash!
Atthatmoment,themanonmyrightshiftedhislineofsight.Furthercheckingmysurroundings…Isawagroupofthreegrinningamongstthemselvesastheyobservedthesituationfromafar.Thetwoinfrontofmewasaswordsmanandanothermanwearing
lightweightequipment.Mostlikely,hewasintheprofessionofthieving.Inthegroupofthree,therewastwothatwerewearingmagicianorpriest-likerobes,andalargewarrior.
Imadeaprediction.Allofthemwereinthesameparty,andthesetwoinfrontweremeanttochaseusout,accordingtotheirplan.Afterwards,theotherthreewouldfollowandkillusaswerunaway,andtheninnocentlyregroupwiththefirsttwo.Idaresaythatthiswasthescenariothattheylaidout.Inthisway,theymusthavekilledtheweakerdemonsandstolentheirbelongings.Itwaswellthoughtup.However…thistime,theypickedthewrongopponent!
[Oioi!Youshouldpatientlywaitforyourturn!I’maverytolerantfellow,soit’snottoolateforforgiveness.Hurryupandlineupfromtheback!]
Ibeganprovokingthem.Inthatinstant,thetwoinfrontofmewerebewildered,andtheirfacesquicklyturnedred.Theseguyshadshorttempers.
[Puttingupafrontwhenyou’renothingbutash*ttysmallfrydemon…don’tgetcocky!]
[Oioi,you’reasgoodasdeadnow!Ievenconsideredsparingyourlifeifonlyyougaveupyourbelongings!]
Theywererecitingthekindoflinessuitedtopettyunderlings.Heh.BackwhenIwasageneralcontractor,ifyoucouldn’tmanagetomakescarygrimfacedunclesdancetoyourtune,youjustweren’tfitforwork.Amongthoseuncles,therewereevensomethathadplayfullyscribbledthings(tattoos)ontheirbody.Thefeeblethreatsofagreenhorn,wasnothingmorethanpassingwind.
[Ash*ttysmallfrydemon?Wereyoutalkingaboutme?]
[Ofcourseit’saboutyou!Thelikesofaslimeisasmallfryamongsmallfry!]
[Hurryupandgetoverhere.Itlookslikeyoucantalkwell,soI’llturnyouintoademonslavewithoutkillingyou!]
Ademonslave?Therewassomethinglikethat?Leavingthatasideforthemoment.Thenearbymerchantsandadventurerswerestartingtonoticethedisturbancewewerecausing.Ihadtogathermoreattention.AlthoughIdon’tknowifsuchathingaslegitimateself-defencewouldworkhere…itwouldbegreatifevenafewpeoplecouldtestifyforme.However,wastherenokindhumanwhowouldyell,‘I’llsaveyou!’,andcomedashingout?IfIwasabeautifulgirl,theremighthavebeensomeonelikethat,butIguessit’sunreasonabletoexpectforaslime.
[Callingmesmallfryoverandover,yousuretalkarrogantly!Moreover…me,aslime?]
[NomatterhowIseeit,you’redefinitelyaslime!]
[Damnyou,messingwithme…!Ican’tforgivebeingmadeafoolofbyaweaklinglikeyou!I’llkillyouafterall!]
Aftersayingthat,thetworeadiedtheirweapons.Ah!Atlasttheywereabouttocomeatme.Ohboy.ThefirsthumansIgottotalktowaslikethis….Suchbadluck.Tothinkthatdemonswerefriendlier.
Thepeoplenearbyhadbegunmovingawaytowatchinacirclearoundusfromafar.Perhapstheguardshadalsonoticedtheuproar,whichmighthavebeenwhytheydistancedthemselvesinsuchahurry.Nowthen.Ileisurelymovedforwardsandsaid,
[Kukuku.YousayI’maweakling?Aslime?…SincewhendidIbecomeaslime!Orareyoujustconfused?]
Ideliberatelyspokeasiftoimplysomethingelse.Itwastrue,thathoweveryoulookedatit,Ireallyamaslime.ThatwasobviousfromtheverymomentIwasseenasaslime.Butthiswas,anact!…probably.
[Whatdidyousay?Don’tgetcarriedawaywithbluffing!]
[Hmph!Ifyou’renotaslimethenshowyourrealformalready!Afteryou’redead,youwon’tgettomakeexcuses!]
Itseemedtheywouldwaitformetotransform.Justasplanned!Evenasaslime,IbelieveIcouldwinagainstthem.However!Holdingbackwouldbehard,soImightendupaccidentallyslicingthemrightinhalf.Itwasdifficulttoadjustmystrengthtothedegreeofonlyknockingthemout.
[Allrightthen.I’llletyousee,thistrueformofmine!]*Thisisn’tevenmyfinalform!
AsIshouted,Ialsoloosedasinisterauratohintatmypower.Ofcourse,onlyalittlebitofit.Icheckedaroundmetoseeifanyonehadsensedthatsmallamountofaura.Amongthepeoplewatchingusfromfaraway,onlyafewhadnoticed.Thetwoidiotsbeforemeandtheircompanionsshowednosignofbeingawareofit.Theseguys…seemedtobeallbarkandnobite.Iwasdonewithobservingthesituationnow.Nowthen,whatshouldIturninto…
Frommybodyeruptedathickfog.Itcompletelyshroudedmyform…andafterawhileitclearedawaytorevealadifferentdemon.
Ablackwolf.Oh?IrememberthelasttimeIusedPredationandtransformedafterwards,IhadtakentheformofaFangedWolf…Rightnow,IhadblackfurthatwasidenticaltothatoftheevolvedRangaandhispack.Butnotonlythat,myphysiqueexceededevenRanga’s,andtherewasnowapairofhornsonmyforehead.
Mimesis:TempestStarWolf
…Itseemsthat,ifthelineageofthedemonI’veusedPredationonevolved,itwouldalsoaffectmymimicry.*MostlikelyrelatedtoRimurunamingthem,whichmakesthem“family”andconnectedinawayThismusthavebeenafurtherevolvedformofRanga.Icouldfeelanoverwhelmingpower.Iwassurethattheidiotpairwouldrunawayuponseeingthisappearance.Butcontrarytomyexpectation,
[Ha!Evenifyoulooktougherontheoutside,itdoesn’tchangethatyou’reaslime!]
[Oioi,didyouthinkwe’dgetcoldfeetandrunawayfromjustthat!?]
…Theydon’trealizeanything!Oioi,youshouldbeabletoknowthelevelofdangerjustbylooking!Inthefirstplace,ifaslimetransforms,evenifyoucouldn’ttellifitwasanillusionorsomethingelse,takingcautionisagiven.Andyet,theseguysweren’tconcernedintheleast.Perhapstheywerereassuredbythepresenceoftheirthreefriendsinhiding…
ThenumberofskillsIcouldusehadalsoincreased.『SuperOlfaction,ThoughtTransmission,Intimidation,ShadowMovement,BlackLightning』.ShadowMovementwasaskillthatRangaandcowasinthemiddleofpracticing.Theirgoalwastobecomeabletousetheskilltomergeintotheshadowoftheirpartnerandinstantlyappearwhencalled.
Atpresent,theywereonlypracticingenteringshadows,sotherewasstillalongwaytogo.Andtheother,BlackLightning…Icouldimagineitspowerwithoutneedingtotestit.IfItrieditout,thepitifulmeninfrontofmewouldbeburnttoblackcrisps.Butsincemypredictionswereratherpoor,theirconditionsmayturnoutevenworse.Thisbeingthecase,therewasnoskillstouse.Ifonly『Intimidation』wouldworkonthesemorons!Inaway,aren’tidiotsinvincible?Anyhow,theendresultwasthatIonlymanagedtoterrifyafewofthespectatorsoutoftheirwitsinstead.
[Ohboy…Idon’tcareanymore.Thisistootiring,sojustcomeatme!]
Iletthemhavethefirststrike.IfIreceiveddamagewhilemimicking,whatwouldhappen?Ononeoccasion,Ihadexperimentedonthatquestionwhileinlizardform.Ifoundoutwhilecontinuouslyreceivingattacks,thatwhenacertainamountofdamageaccumulated,themimicrywouldwearoff.Afterwards,therewasnodamagethathadtransferredtomyslimebody.Mostlikely,itwasbecausetheskillMimesisutilizedmagicessencetocreateanewbody,whichwaswhythemainbodycouldn’tbedamaged.
Thereweretworestrictionsonthisskill.AfterMimesisworeoff,Iwouldbeunabletotransformforthenext3minutes,andtheotherwasthatmimickingademonrequiredacertainamountofmagicessence.Theamountofmagicessencerequiredwasrelativelyinsignificant,henceitwasnotanissue,andtherewasnodurationlimittotheskill.Tosumup,therewouldn’tbeaprobleminlettingthemattackmeasmuchastheywanted.Inthecasethattheopponentswerestrong,Icouldreturntomyslimeformandescapeimmediately.
Andthefightbeganwiththemattackingfirst.
[Heh,die!]
[Raaaagh!!!『WindSlash』!!!!!]
Thethiefthrewmultipledaggerstowardsme.Andwasthatswordsmanusingaskillattack?Hisswordwasglowinggreenasheswungthebladeatme.
Claaaang!Snap!!!
Simultaneouslythrowingthreedaggerswasquiteimpressive,buttherewasn’tenoughforcebehindthemtopiercemybristles.Asfortheswordsman,sadly…hispreciousswordhadbrokenwithasnap.
[Justnow,didyoudosomething?]
Assumingtheroleofavillainwithanairofexperience,Ienthusiasticallyaskedtheminabelittlingway.Butfrankly,thepoweroftheirattacksweresoweakthatmyquestionwasratherreasonable.Wasthatskillnothingbutashow?
[N-,noway!Suchhardbristles…]*Realhard,baby
[Impossible…this-,thiskindofthing,it’simpossible!!!Myswordwasmadewithsilver!Ithadapoweramplifyingeffectagainstdemons!!!]
…Wellofcourse,isn’tsilverfragile?Whatwasheevensaying…thisguy.
[Oi!Youguyshelpoutaswell!!!]
Asifnolongercaringforappearance,hecalledforhiscompanions.AsIexpected,thethreethatwereinhidingwasapartoftheirgroup.
[Heh!It’stheendforyounow!]
[Mymy…really,Ididn’texpectwewouldgetaturn!]
[Aslime’stransformationmagic?Interesting.I’llbesuretodissectitafterkillingit!]
[Forawhilenow,ithasn’tbeenmovingatall.Movingwillprobablybreakthespell.How’sthat?DidIhitbullseye!?]
Theyweremakingsomuchnoisewhilesayingwhatevertheyliked.Thefiveofthemthenspreadoutinacirclearoundme,andbeganattackingatthesametime.
Thethiefslashedatmewithashortsword.Thistime,theswordsmancastedamagicattack,『WindSickles』.(Hewassurprisinglytalented.)Theheavywarriorbellowed[『HeavySlash』!!!]asheswunghisgreataxe.Themagicianalsousedamagicattack,『Fireball』.Thepriestwascreatingamagicshieldinpreparationformyattack.Asaparty,itwasawellbalancedformation.Thoughunfortunatelyforthem,noneoftheirattackshadaffectedme…
Ipeekedafleetingglancetowardsthem.Apparently,theyweretooshockedtomakeasound.Ifitwasnow,『Intimidation』mighthaveaneffect.
Aruuuuuuu~~~!!!*Wolfhowling.BelievemewhenIsayI’mreallysorry‘boutthebadsoundeffects
Iused『Intimidation』ontopofmyhowling.
But,thisturnedouttobeamassivefailure…Eventhespectatorswerefaintingoverhere,andwettingtheirpantsoverthere.Toputsimply,thesituationwasagreatdisaster.Crap…whatshouldIdo?Thisdefinitelywouldn’tendwellatall.
Eh?Whataboutthegroupoffive?Theyhadtakenthefullbruntof『Intimidation』atpoint-blankrange.Well,ofcourse…Therewasn’treallyaneedtosayitoutloud.
Andsuddenly,Idetectedanumberofdwarvenguardsmenthatwererunningthiswaywith『MagicPerception』.
Asformycurrentstateofmind…Igazedatthesceneofpeoplesoilingtheirpantswithvarioussubstances,andIunconcernedlythoughttomyselfwhileescapingfromreality,
[Cleaningupafterthatmesswouldreallysuckhuh~.]
StatusName:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeTitles:CrestofStorm
Magic:None
Skills:UniqueSkill『GreatSage』UniqueSkill『Predator』SlimeInherentSkills『Dissolution,Absorption,Self-Regeneration』ExtraSkill『WaterManipulation』ExtraSkill『MagicPerception』
AcquiredSkills:BlackSnake『HeatPerception,PoisonMistBreath』Centipede『ParalysisBreath』Spider『StickyThread,SteelThread』Bat『UltrasonicWaves』Lizard『BodyArmor』BlackWolf『SuperOlfaction,ThoughtTransmission,Intimidation,ShadowMovement,BlackLightning』
Resistances:HeatFluctuationResistanceEXPhysicalAttackResistancePainImmunityElectricalResistanceParalysisResistance
Chapter15-ADealwiththeGuards
[Ioffermysincerestapologies~~~~!!!]
Iwasdeeplybowingmyhead(inmyheartatleast!).Wewerebeingdetainedintheguardstationofthedwarvengatekeepers.
Aftercausinganuproartosuchanextent,itwassomewhatobviousthatIwouldn’tbedeclaredinnocentandreleasedonthespot.Thedwarfguardsmenhadcomerushingoverandinstantlysurroundedallofusthatwereinvolved.Although…mypreviousopponentsof5wereperfectlyknockedout,soIfeltlikeitwasjustmebeingtrappedinthatcircle.Thatwasit!Ishouldsecretlyturnbackintoaslimeand….Runaway.Ithoughttomyself,‘Eureka!’.ButasIreturnedtomyslimeformandattemptedescape…
Grab!
Mybodywasabruptlyseized,andthenafeelingofbeingsuspendedcameoverme.Iwassoeasilycaptured…Thesoldier-sanwhocaughtmewassmilingwithafacethatsaid,‘Wheredoyouthinkyou’regoing?’ButIcouldtellbythebulgingveininhisforehead,thathewasn’thappyintheleast.
[Wai-,Ihaven’tdoneanythingyouknow!I’malsoavictiminthismatter!]
ItriedpleadingthewayGobuta-kunwould,however…
[Uhhuh.Isthatright!Allthesame,I’lllistentoyourstoryattheguardstation!You’dbetternotthinkaboutrunningaway!]
Hestillworethatwonderfulsmile,evenashewarnedme.Itmightbeabetterideatojustgivein…SuddenlyIthoughttomyself,‘What’sGobuta-kundoingrightnow?’,andwhenIlookedaround…Isawthatevennow,hiseyeswerestillclosedandhisearscovered.…Thatidiot!Whatwashethinking?Nowait…hewasprobablynotthinkingatall.Hewasaninnyafterall.Whilefeelingsomewhatamazed,IcalledGobuta-kunover.Andthiswashowweweredraggedawaytotheguardstation.
Theorderofhoweventsplayedoutthattime!
First,Iwasforcedintoafight!Second,Itransformedintoawolf!Third,Iletoutahowlatateensybitloudvolume.
Howaboutit?I’mnottoblameright?Withthatinmind,Isneakedaquicklookupatsoldier-san.Asever,hewasstillwearingthatwonderfulsmile.Hisbeardwasafinematchwithhisgoodnaturedandheartylooks.It’ssuchapitythough~,ifonlythoseveinsonhisforeheadwouldcalmdown…
[Uhm~,whywasIbroughtalongwithyou?]
[Youi-di-ot!Whatareyousaying?Becauseyougotinvolvedinthatmess,wearetheonesgettingreprimanded!]
[Eh?!Sothat’swhathappened!I’mreallysorry….Icausedalotoftroublesagain….]
[Well,itcouldn’tbehelpedthistime,butmakesuretobemorecarefulnexttimealright?]
Whew.IthinkIfooledhimsomehow.WhatIusedjustnowwastheultimateskill,“shiftingblame”!*Originaltextis人のせい.I’mprettysureithastodowithcontrollingblame,butnotcompletely
sure.IfyouknowwhatitmeanspleaseletmeknowThiswasanadvancedsocialtechniquewhichyoucouldmasteronlyaftermanyyearsoflifeexperience.Thetrickwastonotlettheotherpartysuspectyou.Itwasconsiderablydifficulttouse!*Ifyou’rewonderingwhatthataccomplished,theguard’smoodgotalittlebetter,Iguess
Movingon.Actually,whileIdidjokinglyrecounthowtheincidenthadoccurred,itwasmostlyquiteaccurate.Usingtheinformationtheygainedfromthewitnesses,theguardshadalsoreachedthesameconclusionashowIhaddescribedit.Ifeltthattheirattitudestowardsmehadbecomesoftertoacertainextent.
[Now.Aboutthatdemonwolf.Whatwasit?]
Askingthequestionwasthesoldier-sanwhowasinchargeoftheinvestigation.Whatdidhemeanbywhatitwas?Thenameofitsspecies?
[Let’ssee,thenameofthatwolfspeciesis-…]
[Notthat.Idon’tneedtoknowthenameofitsspecies,oranythinglikethat.Whydidthatkindofdemonappearinthatplace?Tobeginwith,wherediditcomefromandwherediditgo?Speakofeverythingyouknow!]
Mm?AlthoughItoldthemItransformedintothewolf,itseemstheydon’tbelieveme?Asarule,heroeshidethefactthattheycantransform,butI’mnohero.ThatwaswhyIhadopenlytalkedlikeachatterbox,andyet…
[No…nowseehere,I’mtellingyouthatitwasmewhotransformedintothatwolf!]
[Ha~.Really,Igetthatit’srareforaslimebeingabletotalk,but
transformation?]
[Waitwait,thenshouldIshowyouIcandoit?]
[Hmph.Wellwhatever.However,let’ssayforargumentssakethatthewolfreallywasyou.Whycanyoutransform?Aren’tyouaslime?]
Eh?Confrontedwithsuchaquestion,howshouldIreply?Honestlyanswering,‘It’sauniqueskill!’,wouldbeafoolishmove.IfIdidthat,itwouldputmeonthesamelevelasGobuta-kun.Think!Comeupagoodexplanationrightthismoment,me!!!
[Totellyouthetruth…amagiciancastacurseonme.Ithinkitwasdoneoutofjealousyformytalent….Backthen,Iwasauserofillusionmagic.]
[Uhhuh.Cursedbyamagician…yousay.And?]
[Wellerr,right.Ihadlearnedanumberofillusionspellsandwasfullyfocusedonstudying,butanevilmagicianchangedmeintoaslime…Rightnow,I’monajourneytofindamethodtobreakthecurseonme…andthat’showitis!]
[Howdidyoucometomeetthisevilmagician?Whywereyounotkilledbutinsteadcursed??]
Ughh…itwouldhavebeensoniceifhetookeverythingatfacevalue….Hispersistencewasalmostannoying.Well,itwasreasonableIsuppose.Ifhebelievedmejustlikethat,Iwouldconsiderhimnobetterthanagoblin.Andfromthenon,aseeminglyneverending2hourspassed.Itwasatimeofnon-stopoffenseanddefense(questionsandanswers)betweenmeandsoldier-san....-Thepassionateexchangeofwordsbetweenthetwo,hadgraduallygiven
shapetoanever-beforeheardofstory.
Astoryaboutacertainbeautifulgirl,whowascursedbyanevilmagicianandturnedintoaslime.-
Ididn’tmeanforitturnoutthatway,butinthemidstofrespondingtoeveryoneofsoldier-san’spinpointquestions,Ihadgivenbirthtoanexceedinglystrangestory.Inthestory,Iwastheyoungmaidenwhowasaprodigyoftransformingandillusionmagic.Shewascursedbyawitchandwasonajourneytobreakthespell,orsoitwent…Youmayask,howdiditcometothis?WheneverIhadmentionedsomethingodd,soldier-sanwouldmercilesslytackleitinthenameofcross-examination.Andintheprocessoffixingupmystoryenoughtomakehimsay,‘Sothat’showitwas!’,itwasalreadytoolate…Meandsoldier-san.Attheendofit,wehadexchangedlooksfullofafeelingofaccomplishment…thoughIhadnoeyes!Nowordsweresaid,butourfeelingsgotacrosstoeachother.
[Alright!Thewrittenevidence(thoughthecontentisnonsensical…)iscompleted!Thanksforyourco-operation!Bytheway,whatwillyoutwo-…]
Slam!
[It’s-,it’sterrible!Downatthemines,anArmorsaurusappeared!Theysaythatseveralminerswhowerepickingoreshavealreadybeeninjured!]
[What?!So,hasthisArmorsaurusbeenputdownyet?]
[There’snoproblemthere!Justnow,asuppressionunithasbeensentover.Butthosewhowerewoundedareinbadconditions.Idon’tknowwhetheritwasforwarpreparationsorsomethingelse,buteverythingrelatedtomedicineshavebeensoldoff,anditseemstheywon’tbringouttheemergencystoresinthecastle…]
[Aretherenohealers?]
[Thatis…youknowthattomine“magicores”youneedtogodeepintothecaves,right?Atthemoment,allofthecapablehealersareawayescortingtheminers,andtheonlyonesavailablerightnowaregreenhorns!!!]
[Whatdidyousay…!?]
Itappearedtobeaserioussituation…andthey’vecompletelyforgottenIwasthere.Ithoughttomyself,‘Ifthereareemergencysuppliesinthecastle,bringthemout!’….Restorativemedicinehuh.AlthoughIhavethem…whatshouldIdo?
[Oi,mister!Mister!!!]
I’vedecidedtohandthemsome.AsforwhyIwoulddothis,it’snotlikeIthoughtmaybebuildingagoodimageofmyselfwouldperhapswouldprovemyinnocenceintheearlierincident…it’sabsolutelynotlikethat!Savinglivesisanaturalthingtodo!ThoughIadmit,Isoundedsuspicious…Buttheysaythatcompassionisnotforthebenefitofothers.Inotherwords,somethinggoodmayhappenforme!
[Whatisit?I’mbusyrightnow!Theinvestigationisfinishednow,butIcan’treleaseyouyet.Forawhile,you’llbewaitinginthisplace!]
[Nono,notthat.It’saboutthis,yousee?]
Itookoutmedicinefromapocket.(Orfromtheirview,Isimplyspatitout.)
[…?Ah,what’sthis?]
[It’srestorativemedicine.It’sofexcellentquality!Goodfordrinking!Goodforapplyingonwounds!]
[Ha?Whywouldaslimelikeyoubeholdingontosomethinglikemedicine?]
Heynow….Wheredidmysetting(storyofayoungmaiden)frombeforego.JustnowIwascompletelytreatedlikeaslime!AsIexpected,hewasalsogoingalongwiththeflowatthattime.Wellputtingthataside…
[Thatdoesn’treallymatterright?Pleasetryusingit.Howmanydoyouneed?]
[Sixpeoplewereinjuredbut…willyouhaveenough?]
Theyoungsoldier-san,thathadcometoreportthesituation,wasglaringatmewithsuspicion.Ademongivingyoumedicine…ifitwasme,Iwouldn’ttakeit.
[Tsk!Nomatter,don’tleavetheroom!We’regoingnow!]
[Eh?But,captain…that’sademonyouknow?]
[Quiet!We’regoing!Hurryandleadtheway!!!]
Whilesayingthat,thebeardedsoldier-sanwhowascalledcaptainsnatchedthe6medicinesIhadtakenoutandtookoffrunning.Althoughweneverhadapropertalkwitheachother,Ithinkhedecidedtotrustinme.Heseemedtobeagoodperson,justlikehisappearance.Thoughitwassurprisingthathewasacaptain.
[Isitovernow?]
ItwasGobuta-kunwhowasasking.Hehadbeensilentrightfromthebeginningoftheinterrogation,onlynoddingtheoccasionalagreementstomyclaims.
[It’snotoveryet,butwell…let’sseehowitturnsout.]
[Rogerthat!]
Fromthenon,wewaitedinacompletelyspacedoutstateofmind.Occasionally,amongthesoldiersthatwerecomingandgoingoutoftheguardstation,afewwouldstareatusinconfusion,tiltingtheirheads…
Wehadspent1hourwaiting.Iwaspracticingmycontroloverspiderthreadstokilltime,whenIsensedthefootstepsofthereturningcaptainandhismen.StoppingwhatIwasdoing,Iwentbacktothewaitingroom.Gobuta-kunwassleepingthere.Thisguy…unexpectedly,hemightactuallybeanamazingfellow!
[Yousavedus!Thanks.]
Enteringtheroom,thecaptainsaidthankswhilebowinghishead.Alsowithhim,wasagroupofminersthathadfollowedbehind.
[Iheardyouweretheonewhogavethemedicine!Thankyou!!!]
[Tobefrank,Iwasonthevergeoflosinganarm,andnotbeingabletoworkanymore…really,thankyou!!!]
[….]
Theminerswereallexpressingtheirappreciationinturns.Ohthere’soneguyleft…whywasn’thesayinganything!Well,I’veproperlyreceivedtheirfeelingsofgratitude.
Awhilepassed,andtheminershadallfinishedwhattheycametosayandleftalready.BeforeIhadnoticed,thesunwasalreadygoingdownanditwasgettingdarkeroutside.Afterthat,thecaptainandIsharedanotherconversation.Thistime,Ididn’thideanythingfromhim.
Thefivepeople,fromthepreviousdisastrousincident,turnedouttobeadventurersthatwerepartofthiscountry’sFreedomAssociation.Apparently,theyweretalentedindividuals,butwerequitewellknownfortheirtroublemaking.Withoutholdinganythingback,thecaptainhadlaughinglysaid,‘Thatoughtateachthemalesson!’.Healsoinformedme,thatwhileitwasalreadyconfirmedthatwedidn’tdoanythingwronginparticular,buttakingintoconsiderationthefeelingsofthebystandersinvolvedinthatincident,therewasnochoicebuttodetainus.Ifoundoutthatadamagereportwasnevermade.Butreally,itwasunderstandable.Makingacomplaintsaying,‘Iwantcompensationformysoiledunderwear!’,wouldbeextremelyembarrassing.
Inreturn,Ialsotoldhimofourcircumstances.Forthesakeofrevivingthegoblinvillage,weneededclothes,weaponsandarmors.Ifpossible,Ialsowantedtohireacapableadvisorforthevillage,andsoon.Thecaptainhadlistenedattentivelythroughoutitallwithkeeninterest.Whentheotherguardslearnedofoursituation,theyhadbeguntalkingtomeaboutallsortsofthings.EvenGobuta-kunwasbesiegedwithquestionsfromallsides,havingtoconstantlyreplywithabewilderedexpression.Andlikethat,thenightpassed….
Thenextday.Wewerestillstayingattheguardstation.Gobuta-kunwasborrowingtherestingroom.Hemuststillbeasleep.SinceIdidn’tneedsleep,Iwasalreadyoutinthebackyard,gazingatthesceneoftheguardstraining.Somewerepracticingswingingtheirwoodenswords(ormorelikelogs),otherswereexchanginglightblowsinaspar,whiletherestwereworkingoutbyrunning.Iwasleisurelywatchingfromthesidelines.Takinginthesituationbeforeme,Isimulatedinmymind,afightbetweenthevariousdemonsIhaveusedPredationon,andthetrainingguards.
Itfeltjustlikeagame.Still,Iwonderifusing『GreatSage』inthiswaywasalright?ThewayIwasusingit,itcouldbedescribedaslikepearlsbeforeswine…Bethatasitmay,itcouldn’tbehelpedsinceitwasinteresting.Therewasnoproblematall.Theresultofthesimulation:overwhelmingvictorybythedemons.
Evenwhentheguardsweregivenahandicap,onlyafewcouldmanagetodefeatthebatandlizard.Ina1vs1situation,theconditionsweretoofavorableforthedemons.However,itseemedthatinagroupbattle,with5~6peoplewhichmadeuponeparty,therewereafewpartycombinationsthatwereabletobeatmyspider.Ontheotherhand,evenwithall20ofthetrainingguards,theywerenotbeabletokillmycentipede.Inanycase,Iknewthatthemenhereweren’tofthestrongestfightersinthiscountry,soperhapsthiswasastandardlevelofstrength.
WhileIwasdoingthat,Gobuta-kunhadalsowokenup.Thecaptainwasalsohere,reportingforduty.
[You’refreetogo.Ifeelbadforconfiningyouuptillnow.Thoughwehadareputationtouphold,weendeduptakingupadayofyourtime.Sorry!]
[Nono,savingonlodgingexpenseswasveryhelpful!]
[Hearingthatreallyputsmeatease.Asanapology,letmeintroduceyoutoaskilledblacksmith!]
[Thatwouldbesplendid!Thankyouverymuch!]
Thingswerelookingupforus.Regardingtheimmigrationinspection,weweregivensomethingofapreferentialtreatmentanditwascompletedwithoutahitch,whileontheotherhandwesavedmoneyonlodgingfees.Ialsoexpecteddifficultyinsearchingforacapableblacksmith,butsoldier-san’srecommendationsolvedeverything!Lookingatitoptimistically,nothingbutgoodthingshadhappenedtous!
[Butinreturnforthat…]
Mm?Wasthereahiddencatchtothis?Whenitcametothingshiddenbeneaththesurface,videoswereallIliked…*Meanttobeapunonundergroundvideos=piratedvideos.Becauseundertheguiseofsomethinggoodtherewassomethingbadandundergroundvideosarepiratedvideosandpiratedvideosarebadand…forgetit**Itcouldalsobeaboutp*rn.I’mjustsaying
[Ifyoustillhaveanyofthosemedicinesremaining,Iwanttobuythem!]
Iseenow.Ididhearaboutityesterday,thatsomehowsuppliesonmedicinewerelow.SeeingasIhaveahugestockofmedicines,itwouldbefinesellingthem…butIdidn’tknowthemarketpriceforthem.Whattodo?Well,whatever.Thesemedicinesdidn’tcostanythingtoproduceafterall.Ifhesaysheneedsthem,thenI’lljusthandoversome.
[Icanagreetothat.AlthoughIsaythat,Idoneedthemmyself,soitdependsonhowmanyyouneed.]
[I’llbefinewithjusttakingtheleftovers.Evenifonlyoneisleft,I’lltakeit!]
Hn?Isn’tthatstrange?Wasn’thetryingtoprocureareservesupplyofmedicines?Havingjustone,wouldn’tsolveanythinginthehourofneed…Isupposetheneedformedicineisjustthatgreat.
[Mm…then,howabout5?]
[5!That’llbegreat!]
[Aah,andalso,didyouknowthatit’llprobablystillhaveagoodeffectwhendilutedwithwater?Whentreatingtheaverageinjury,just1/10ofthemedicineshouldbefine!]
WhenIexplainedhowitworked,thecaptainnoddedwithafacethatyelled,‘Iwantmore!’.Aftermakingsureheunderstood,Ihandedoverthe5piecesofmedicineandinreturn,Ireceivedasmallbag.Openingthebag,Isawsomegoldcoinsinside.
[Althoughitmaynotbemuch,itwaseverythingwecouldtakeout.Ihopeyoucanletmehavethemallfor5coinseach!]
Itappearedthat5piecesofmedicinewereworth25goldcoins.Butatthepresent,Icouldn’ttellprofitfromloss,soIthoughttomakeuseofthisopportunitytoaskaboutthecurrencyrates.
[Uhmm,excuseme…]
[Isitnotenough?ButthisisthebestIcanoffer…]
[No,thoughI’mokaywiththeamountyougave,there’ssomethingI’dlikeyoutoteachme!]
[Eh?You’realrightwiththisprice?The-…thenwhatisityouwantedtoask?]
Hm?Hnn?Judgingfromthatreaction…Iwasrippedoff!Itmighthavebeenfinetopushthepricealittlebit.Wellthat’sfine.Ifeltthatthiscaptain-sanwasagoodperson,soIdoubthetookadvantageofmetoaseriousextent.
[Rightnow,Ihaveonlyasmallamountofmoney,butnotonlythat,Ihavenoideaatallaboutthevalueofmoneyandthepriceofcommodities…Ifpossible,pleaseteachmeregardingthosethings!Afterall,beingaslime,I’mignorantinthesethings!]
Mycurrentmannerofspeechwastotallycontradictingyesterday’ssetting(storyofayoungmaiden).Atanyrate,bothushadneverbelievedinthatstoryinthefirstplace,sono
problemthere!Andsolikethis,wehadaconversationbeforedeparturethatlastedsolong,thatitwasn’tuntilaftereatinglunchthatIwasreadytosay,‘Nowwedepart!’.
Icouldn’ttasteanything,butnonetheless,itwasagoodmeal.
StatusName:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:CrestofStormTitles:“OneWhoControlsDemons”
Magic:None
Skills:UniqueSkill『GreatSage』UniqueSkill『Predator』SlimeInherentSkills『Dissolution,Absorption,Self-Regeneration』ExtraSkill『WaterManipulation』ExtraSkill『MagicPerception』
AcquiredSkills:BlackSnake『HeatPerception,PoisonMistBreath』Centipede『ParalysisBreath』Spider『StickyThread,SteelThread』Bat『UltrasonicWaves』Lizard『BodyArmor』BlackWolf『SuperOlfaction,ThoughtTransmission,Intimidation,ShadowMovement,BlackLightning』
Resistances:HeatFluctuationResistanceEXPhysicalAttackResistancePainImmunity
ElectricalResistanceParalysisResistance
Chapter16-TheDwarfBlacksmith
[Ahh…whyamIsobusy….]
Kaijin,adwarfman,wasgrumblingtohimself.Hefuriouslythoughtinside,‘Geez,theEmpireintheeast,mightmakeamove?Whatkindofidiocyisthat!?’.Indeed,forthepast300yearsithadremainedapeacefulera.
Kaijincouldn’tunderstand.WhywouldtheEmpire,whichwasplentyrichenoughasitwas,gothroughthetroubleofinvadingotherlands?Althoughforthisdwarf,whomadealivingthroughcreatingweapons,thebeginningofthewarshouldhavebeenareallygoodchancetomakehugeprofits…
‘Butstill!Whydidmyworkloadhavetoincreasesosuddenly!!!’,wasallthatranthroughthedwarf’shead.Moreover,therewasonethingthathewasgreatlyworriedabout…EvenashecursedandfantasizedaboutbeatingupacertaingovernmentMinister,thedwarfwasindeepconsiderationregardinganothermatter.
[WhatshouldIdo…]
Hebreathedatiredsighashecontinuedtothink.Therewasalmostnotimeremainingforhimtocompletehisworkorders.Missingthedeadlinewouldbeahugeblowtohisreputation.Saying‘Icouldn’tdoit!’,wassimplynotanoption.
Rightnow,hisfuturedependedonwhetherhewouldreceivecontactfromthefriendshehadsentwordfor.Hewaswellknownforhisskillasablacksmith,buttherewerestillsomethingshecouldn’tdo.Whatwastroublinghimsomuch,wasthelackofmaterialstocreateweaponswith!Andthenthepeoplehehadbeenwaitingforfinallyappearedbeforehim.
[Sorry…weshouldhavemadeitbyyesterday,buttherewasamatterbeyondourcontrol…!]
Sayingthat,thethreemenenteredKaijin’sshop.Therewerethreeofthem,allsiblings,andalsoofthedwarvenrace.Allofthemwereinthebusinessofmining.
TheeldestsonGarm.Hewasaskilledarmorsmith.ThesecondsonDold.Hewasforknownhisfirst-ratecraftsmanship.ThethirdsonMild.Thoughhewasadwarfoffewwords,hewasanexpertatwhathedid.Havingknowledgeinconstruction,andwell-versedinthearts,hewasaoneofakindgenius.
Byallrights,thesethreeoutstandingtalentsshouldhavebeentheownersoftheirownshops,butunfortunately,theywereallratherclumsyinregardstogeneralliving.
Blessedonlyintheirrespectivespecializations,theywerehopelesswhenitcametoplanningthingsorbusinesstrades,whichwaswhytheywerefrequentlytakenadvantageofbythepeoplearoundthem.Andso,theirshopwastakenoverbyapersontheyhadtrustedin,andwhatwasmore,theyevenfellintoatraplaidbyafellowapprenticewhowasjealousoftheirtalents,andendedupliterallykickinganofficerofthekingandwasnowunderwatchbythecountry…
Havingnowhereelsetogoto,theychosetorelyonKaijin,whowastheirchildhoodfriendaswellasthebigbrotherofthegroup.Althoughheruefullythoughttohimself,‘Youshouldhavedependedonmesooner!’,hewasawarethatitwasalreadyfartoolatetosaythat.
Hehaddecidedtoshelterthreebrothersintohisshopandhirethemtoworkforhim.However,therewasnoworktoentrusttothem.WhileKaijin’sshopmainlysoldweapons,hisothergoodswereboughtfromothersuppliers.Sincehepersonallymadehisweapons,therewouldbenoprobleminreceivingassistanceinregardstothat,however…hefearedthatunnecessarytroubleswouldoccurifhisshopsuddenlystoppedtradingwiththeothersuppliersandbeganself-producingarmorsandcrafts.
Therewasaneedtocontinuebusinessoperationsasusualuntilthethreesettleddown.Thiswaswhyhehadtaskedthethreebrotherswithoverseeinglaborersinthegatheringoforesandrawmaterials.
Afterhearingtheircircumstances,hefoundoutthattheyhadencounteredademon.Kaijinwasgreatlyperplexedatthis.Nevertheless,theirsafetywassomethingtobehappyabout.Thinkingofhowfortunatethethreeweretoavoidanyinjuries,hevoicedhisrelief.
[Well,it’sgoodthatyouguysaresafe!Youmusthavedonewellinrunningaway.It’sgreatthatnoneofyouwerehurt!]
Indeed,aslongastheyweresafe,itwasalwayspossibletogobacktogatheringtheneededores.Butwhilehewasthinkingtohimself,‘Thesafetyofmyfriendsaremuchmoreimportant!’,thethreebrothersexchangedawkwardlookswitheachother.Theysaid,
[No…it’snotlikewemanagedtogetawayintime.]
[Mhm.Totellyouthetruth,evennowIstillcan’tcometotermswithwhathappenedyesterday…]
[…….]*Thirdbroissilent
Fromthenon,helistenedastheyexplainedwhathappenedindetail.Theyclaimed,‘Amysteriousslimegaveusmedicinethatbroughtusbacktolife!’.Normally,hewouldhavelaughinglyreplied,‘Idon’tbelievethat!’,butheknewthatthebrotherswereneverthekindtolie.Orrather,theyjustweren’tskillfulenoughintellinglies.Whichmeantthatwhattheysaidwastrue…
However,seeingasitwasonlyyesterdaythatademonattackhadresultedincasualties,hiringnewminerswouldmostlikelybeimpossible.
Duetoyesterday’sevents,themenhehademployedwereresigningoneafteranother.Sincetheyalsoincurredconsiderableinjuriesthemselves,hecouldnotreallycomplain.
Inregularcircumstances,thiswouldpreciselybethetimetogototheFreedomAssociationwitharequest,butthatwasnotanoption.Hehadalreadyissuedarequestforthegatheringofores,buttherewasyettobeareply.Itwasthesamesituationforeveryotherworkshop,andsothestocksofgoodsinthemarketweredeteriorating.
Inthecaseofcommissioningguards,notonlywouldthefeebecomparativelyhigh,theywouldonlyworkwithintheextentoftherequest.Ifyouaskedforescorts,theywoulddojustthatandnomore…AndwhenitcametothepriceofadventurerscapableofdefeatingaBrankdemon…itwouldn’tdoanygood.Farfrommakingaprofit,hewouldgobankruptinstead.
Hethoughttohimself,‘Tsk!Whydidsuchastrongdemonhavetocomeoutintheouterzoneofthemines!’.Kaijinsighedheavily.
Hecontemplatedonwhatheshoulddo.Thedeadlinewasdrawingnearer.HeevenconsideredgoingsofarastopersonallygatheralltheoreswithhisownhandsButnogoodideaspoppedintohishead,andtimewasrunningshort…
Thefourdwarveswerealllostinthoughtastheylookedatoneanother.Anditwasthenthatastrangegroupcameintosight.
*Returningtoslimeperspective
[Hey!Bigbro,youthere?]
Whilecallingouttosomeoneinside,Captain-san,nowknownasKaidou--san,enteredtheshop.Inthemidstofourconversations,wehadbecomemuchmoreopenandfriendlytowardseachother,andwerenowonafirstnamebasis.Iwastold
thattheowneroftheshop,theonehewantedtointroducemeto,washisactualelderbrother.Fromtheoutside,itlookedlikethekindofsmallshoprunbyastubbornolduncle.
[Sorrytointrude~!]*Rimurugreets
[Howdoyoudo!]*Gobuta-kungreets
Sayingourgreetings,wefollowedKaidou-saninsidetheshop.Themomentweentered,wesawthatmanyeyeswerefocusedonus.
[Ah!]
Allthreedwarfbrothershadexclaimedatthesametime
ThethreedwarfsIsawyesterdayhadallraisedtheirvoicesinsurpriseandwerelookingoverhere.Theywerelookinghealthynow.Althoughforsomereasontheyweremakingdepressedfaces…Andthensurely,asexpected,therewasagrimlookingunclewhosefacedidn’tloseonebittothoseofthescarytownconstructionoldmen.Hewastheownerofthisshop.Honestly,hedidn’tresembleKaidou-sanatall.
[What’sthis?Theyfriendsofyours?]
[Kaijin-san!It’sthisslime!!!Theonethatsavedusyesterday!!!]
[Yeah,that’sright!SotheCaptain-sanwastheyoungerbrotherofourshopowner!]
[…….]*Thirdbroissilent
[Ohh…!Sothat’stheslimeyouweretalkingabout!I’veheardyouweretheonewhosavedtheseguys.Youhavemygratitude!]
[Notatall!Idon’tfeelasifI’vedonethatmuch,orperhapsImighthave?Hahahahaha~~!!!]
ForonesuchasI,whoeasilygetscarriedawayandgoestoofar,wordsofpraiseistaboo…becauseIwouldn’tbeabletocalmdownforthenextlongwhile.
[So,whyhaveyoucomeheretoday?]
Afterslightlyregaininghiscomposure,Uncle-sanaskedaquestion.
Allofushadmovedfurtherinsideoftheshoptotalk.Andthen,Kaidou--sanbeganbrieflyexplainingmysituation.Ialsochippedintotheconversation,whenneeded,tohelpmoveitalongsmoothly.ButImustsay,thisthirddwarfbrothercalledMild-san,heneversaysasinglething!Imean,howdidhestillmanagetoactuallycommunicate?Itwasmysterious.
[Iunderstandwhatyouwantnow.ButI’msorry.Idon’tthinkIcanbeofanyhelp….Thethingis,we’vealreadyreceivedarequestfromacertaincountry….]
Hetoldusthatitwasasecret,andexplainedwhatwashappeningworldwidewhilewithholdingtheimportantinformation.Itappearedthatmanycountrieswerefeelingpressuredbythefearofawaroccurringbecauseof‘Acertainfoolsomewhere!’,andthatwaswhycraftordersforweaponsandarmorswerebeingissuedeverywhere.Puttingthisinformationintoconsideration,itmadesensethatthemedicinesandothergoodswereoutofstockyesterday.
[Andso,abouttherequestIreceived.AlthoughIdidmanagetomake200steelspearsovernight…butontheotherhand,regardingthemainorderof20swords,notevenasingleonehasbeenmadeyet.Idon’thavethematerials,yousee…]
Despitehanginghisheadlow,Uncle-sanstillgrumbled.
[Ifitcan’tbedone,isn’titfinetocanceltheorder?]
Itwasareasonablequestion,askedbyKaidou-san.
[Youidiot!EvenItoldthemfromthebeginningthatitwasunreasonable!…butthenthatsh*ttygovernmentMinisterBesterbuttedinandsaid…
『Famedthroughoutourkingdomforyourskills,cannotamanofyourcaliber,Kaijin,completeasmalltaskofthisdegree?』
…isthekindofdrivelheprattledontome!!!Nottomention,thiswassaidinfrontoftheking!Wouldyouforgivehim?Thatsh*ttybastard!!!]
Hewasfuriousthewholetimehetalked.Aswecontinuedtoconverse,Ilearnedthatinthepast,thethirddwarfbrotherMild-sanhadrejectedarequestfromMinisterBestertobuildahousethathewanted.Bearingagrudgefromthatincident,theMinisterhadrepeatedlyharassedMild-santothepointwherehewasstartingtothinkaboutescapingfromthecountry.AndIwastoldthattheonewhotookhiminatthattimewasKaijin-san.
Howeveryoulookedatit,itwasdefinitelyanunjustifiedresentmenttowardsMild-san.ThenIthoughttomyself,‘Wasn’titlikelythattheMinisterboughtupallthematerialstoobstructKaijin-san’swork?’.
[Ifyoucouldn’tmaketheswordsduetothelackofmaterials,doesthatmeanthatspearsrequiredifferentmaterials?]
AndtomyquestionKajin-sanreplied,
[Yeah.Theswordsrequireaspecialmaterialcalled“magicore”.Thespearsonlyneededtobemadeoutofsteel.]
HehadrepliedinaverytiredmannerWithoutthematerials,evenamasterblacksmithwasjustanordinaryperson.Itmustbesofrustratingforhim.Butwhenyouthinkaboutit,wasn’titpossiblethattheMinisterwaswaitingforKaijin-santocometohimbeggingforhelp?
[Totopitoff…ittakesawholedaytocompleteonesword.Evenbyusingtheassembly-linesystemforefficientproduction,itwouldstilltake2weekstomake20ofthem….]
Iwasabouttoaskaboutthetimelimit,butthendecidednotto.ThedespaironhisfacetoldmeeverythingIneededtoknow.Buthetoldmeanyway.
[Thedeadlineisbythisweekend….Onthefirstdayofnextweek,IhavetodeliveritalltotheKing.Thisjobissomethingthatisassignedtoeachandeverycraftsman,commissionedbythecountry…ifyoucan’tcompleteit,itispossibletohaveyourqualificationsasacraftsmanrevoked…]
Inotherwords,only5orsodayslefttocompletetheorder.Orrather,sinceanyprogresscouldn’tbemadetoday,thenonly4daysuntilthedeadline?Igotthefeelinglikethetalkwasgettingserious.Ihadnothingtodowiththis,sowhywasIhere?Justwaitamoment,Ican’tseemtounderstandwhat’sgoingon~?Actually,ifit’s“magicores”,don’tIhavesome?Well,it’snotlikeitwasmybusiness…
Ididn’tknowiftheyweremisunderstandingsomethingornot,buteveryonewaslookingtowardsme.Beingstaredatbymendoesn’tmakemehappy!Theireyesseemedtobetellingme,‘Heyyou!Can’tyoudosomethingaboutthis?’.Thesepeople…whatdidtheythinkaslimewascapableof?
GuessI’vegotnochoice.Fornow,Ishouldmagnanimouslylendmyhelpthem…AndwhileI’matthat,I’llhavethemassistmewiththerevivalofourgoblinvillage!
[Fufufu.Hahaha.Ha~~~hahaha!!!Heynow,isn’tthistalkjusttooinsignificant?Uncle!Thisthing,canyouuseit?]
Withaloudthud,Iplacedbeforetheirveryeyes,afullyextractedoreontheworktable.AndthenIwenttolaydownonthesofawithmylegs
outstretched!(ThatwashowIimaginedit!)
[…He,hey!Heeeey!!!Thi-,isn’tthis“magicore”!?Moreover,itsofunbelievablyhighpurity!!!]
Heh.Actually,thatwasn’t“magicore”.Itwasapremade“magicsteelingot”~!!!.
[Heynow,uncle,areyoureyesjustforshow?]
Ifhewasn’tevencapableofidentifyingthis,Idoubtedhewouldbeofanyusetome.Iwouldsellthematerialtohimatasuitableprice,butwouldn’tfurtherinvolvemyself!
[What…?…Youdon’tmean…no,that’sridiculous!Areyousayingthatthewholeofthisingotis“magicsteel”!?]
Asexpected,Uncle-sansawthroughit!Butstill,likehowhewasastonished,Iwaspleasantlysurprisedaswell!
[Wi-,willyouturnthisovertome?Ofcourse,I’llpaytheaskingprice!]
Fufufu.Icaughthim!
[Wellnow,howshouldIgoaboutthis~]
[Argh.Whatisityouwant?I’lldoanythingthatiswithinmyability!]
[Iwaswaitingforthosewords!You’vealreadyheardofourcircumstances,yes?Amonguncle-san’sacquaintances,Iwantyoutofindsomeonecapableofteachingcraftingtechniques.]
[Whatdidyousay?You’reokaywithjustthat?]
[Hmph.Ourfirstpriorityistosecurethelifenecessities,clothingandhousing!Andalsofromnowon,Iwanttorequestanintermediaryforsupplyingclothes,andsomeonecapableofmakingweapons.]
[Ifthat’sallyouneed,there’llbenoproblematall!]
Withthisagreement,Ihandedoverthe“magicsteelingot”toUncle-san,Kaijin,andinreturnIgainedapromise.Weplannedtogooverthesmallerdetailsafterhecompletedhisworkorders.Fromtheresponseheshowed,itwouldhavemostlikelybeenfinetorequestalittlemore,butwantingtoomuchwasn’tgood.Afterall…greedwasalwaysthecauseofmyfailures!I’velearnedfrommypastmistakes.
Theverysameday,aftereveryonehaddinner,Kaidou-sanleftusandreturnedtohispost.Eventhoughhewascaptainoftheguards,itwasn’tagoodexamplehewassettingbyskippinghisworkfromnoon.Butwell,itwasforthesakeofguidingmearound.Ihavenothingtosayaboutthat!Andthen,thethreedwarfbrothershadexcessivelyexpressedtheirthankstome.Itappeared,thatbecausetheythoughtitwastheirfaultthatUncle-san(Kaijin)wasundersupervisionofthecountry,theyfeltverygratefulthatIhelpedout.
WhenIasked,‘Ifyoulike,whydon’tyouthreejoinus?’,theireyeswentwidewithsurprise,andthentheybeganadiscussionamongthemselves.Well,Iwassuretheywouldarrivetosomesortofconclusion.Butitwasabouttimetoaskthemostimportantquestion.
[Uncle-san,thereare4remainingdays.Includingtoday,thatmakesit4.5days.Willitbeenoughtimetofinishyourwork?]
[….Tobehonest,Idon’tthinkitcanbedone.Evenso,I’venochoicebuttodoit!]
Sohewasplanningongoingaheadwithonlyfightingspirit….However,Iknowthis.Whatcan’tbedone,can’tbedone!Tobesuccessfulinsomething,allthecomponentsthatmakesitpossiblemustbeassembled.Therewasnothingtobedoneaboutit…sinceIstartedthis,I’llseeit
throughtotheend!
[Iunderstand.Ihaveaplan!Forthetimebeing,waituntiltomorrow.Ineedyoutocalmdownandmakemeoneswordthatisofthefinestqualitypossible!]
[Whatareyousaying?Aren’tyouanamateurinthis?Whatcanyoudotohelp?]
[It’sasecret.Believeinme!Ifyoucan’t,thendoasyoulike.However,I’msurethatyouwon’tbeabletofulfilltherequest!]
[…It’sokaytotrustinyou,right?Inthecasethatyoucan’tmakethissucceed,Iwon’tbepayingyouforthe“magicsteel”.Well,itwouldn’tmakeadifferencetomeeitherway,sinceIwouldn’tbeabletopayanyway!But,ifyoumanagetokeepyourpromise…Isweartokeepmysideofthepromiseaswell!I’llprepareforyouthebestworkersthereis!!!]
We’vemadeourpromises!
Andapromisemadewassomethingtobekept!
StatusName:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:CrestofStormTitles:“OneWhoControlsDemons”
Magic:None
Skills:UniqueSkill『GreatSage』UniqueSkill『Predator』SlimeInherentSkills『Dissolution,Absorption,Self-Regeneration』
ExtraSkill『WaterManipulation』ExtraSkill『MagicPerception』
AcquiredSkills:BlackSnake『HeatPerception,PoisonMistBreath』Centipede『ParalysisBreath』Spider『StickyThread,SteelThread』Bat『UltrasonicWaves』Lizard『BodyArmor』BlackWolf『SuperOlfaction,ThoughtTransmission,Intimidation,ShadowMovement,BlackLightning』
Resistances:HeatFluctuationResistanceEXPhysicalAttackResistancePainImmunityElectricalResistanceParalysisResistance
Chapter17-TheOutcomeofthePromise
Itwasthebeginningofanewmorning.Everyonehadgatheredintheworkroom.Yesterday,wehadborrowedavacantroomthatwasmeantforapprenticesinordertostaythenight.Whenwefirstenteredtheworkroom,therewerealreadyfourpeopleinsidethatwerejuststaringatthe“magicsteelingot”.Allthewhilesighing,theywereturningitoverandoverintheirhands,checkingifitwasreal.TheingotIhadhandedoverwasonlythesizeofahuman’sfist.Ithoughtitwasanoverlyexaggeratedreaction,soIasked,‘Isitreallythatraretosee?’
[Whatareyouevensaying?]
Uncle-san(Kaijin)answeredme,andfolloweditupwithanexplanation.
“Magicore”wastherawformof“magicsteel”.Eveninitsunrefinedform,“magicore”wasconsideredtobevaluable.Thereasoningwasverysimple.Itsrarity,anditsversatility.Therewasamajorelementthatexistedinthisworldcalled“magicessence”.This“magicessence”thatdidn’texistinmyoriginalworld,occupiedamajorroleinthisone.Whenademonwasdefeated,veryrarelyitwoulddropacondensedmassofmagicessencecalledamagicstone.Thismagicstonewassomethinglikeaconcentrationofenergy,whichwasusedasfuelforaninventionuniquetothisworld:spiritengineering.Thismagicstoneactedasacoreforsuperiordemons,andontopofbeingmorebeautifulthanmostpreciousgems,itwassaidtocontainanunimaginableamountofenergy.
Assuch,magicstonesofsuperiordemonswereusedasthecoreformanymanufacturedgoods.Craftsmenweresaidtoevenusetheseasrawmaterialsfortheaccessoriestheycreated.Thoseitemswouldgrant
variouseffectsuponthewearer,suchasanincreaseinabilities,oraneffectthatwouldbindtheitemtotheuseronly.Andbetween“magicores”andregularores,therewasonedecisivepointthatsetthemapart.Withoutexception,“magicores”wouldonlyformaroundthevicinityofsuperiordemons.Thereasonwas,thatwhenregularoresareexposedtodenseconcentrationsofmagicessence,theywouldslowlyabsorbitoveraverylongperiodoftime.Onlywhenagreatamountiscontainedwouldregularoresfinallyundergoachangeinto“magicores”.Itwassimilartohowmineralswouldsuddenlychange.Naturally,onlypowerfuldemonswouldbeinhabitinglocationswithhighlevelsofmagicessence.“Magicore”washardtofindinlocationslikethehabitatsofweakdemonsthatadventurersdefeatedtoearnpocketmoney.For“magicores”toform,attheveryleast,itneededtobeaplacethatB-rankeddemonsorabovewouldlivein.
Incidentally,thiswasthefirsttimeIlearnedsomeinformationregardingtherankingofdemons.
[Sothat’showitis!Wellthen,Iwonder…IshouldalsobearoundB-rank?]
[…….(Ifthat’swhatyouthink,itmustbetrue.Thoughyou’realoneinthinkingthat!!!)]*Everyonethinkingtothemselves
Mostlikely,everyoneapartfromthatninnyGobutawasthinkingthesamething.Well,leavingtheidiotaside.“Magicore”wasalreadysuchadifficultthingtoobtain,buttheamountof“magicsteel”thatcouldbeextractedfromthatsaidorewasonlyroughly3~5%.Inotherwords,alumpof“magicsteel”thesizeofafist,wasworthmoneythatwas20timesitsvalueinweight.Thewaymoneywasvaluedhere,wasalmostthesameasinmyoriginalworld.Acommonwayofmeasuringmoney,thegoldstandardsystem,wasadoptedacrossthenations.
Well,whatallthismeanttome,wasthatthemetalwasmuchrarerthanI
hadguessed.Asexpectedofme!Notmissingasinglething!(inthecave).Bytheway,IbecamejustalittlebitscaredaboutthefactthatIsecretlypossessedahugeamountofthat“magicsteel”.Therewasnowayanyonecouldfindoutbut…whatifsomeonedid?!WasIthinkingthisbecauseIwasapettybourgeois?
Anyhow,themainissuewasfromhereon.
“Magicsteel”wasnotsimplyvaluablejustbecauseofitsrarity.Therewasatruereasonforitsworth.Thatwasbecausethemetalpossessedapropertythathadextremelygoodaffinitywithguidingmagicpower.Itwaspossibletocontrolmagicessencetoacertaindegreeusingimageryinthemind.My『MagicPerception』wasthesame,andeventheeffectsof『WaterManipulation』wasbroughtaboutthesameway.Themajorityofskillsusedbydemonswerebasedonusingmagicessenceinsuchaway.AlthoughIdidn’tknowmuchinregardstomagic,Ihadsuspectedthatthetheorybehinditsusewasnodoubtsimilar.
Andso,whatifahugeamountofmagicessencewasincludedintherawmaterialsofaweapon?Astonishingly,apparentlyitwillbecomea“weaponthatgrows”!Howromantic!!!Eh,what’sitlike?Iwantit!!!ThoughImanagedtofirmlyholdmyinnerthoughtsback,thewordsthatalmostburstfrommythroatstillremainedontheverytipsofmytongue.Itwasaweaponthatrespondedtothethoughtsoftheuser,graduallyalteringitsshapeintothedesiredidealform.Anddependingonthemagicpoweroftheuser,itwasevenpossibletofreelytransformitsforminthemidstofbattle!Furthermore,duetoitshighaffinitywithmagicessence,itwouldamplifythepowerofskills.
Inaway,whencomparedtonormalweapons,unlesstherewasagreatdifferenceintalent,themagicweaponwoulddefinitelybringitsuservictory.
Perhaps…thoughthiswasjustmyspeculationofacaseofpouringmoneyandutmostuseoftechnology…ifasuperiordemon’smagicstonewasinsertedintoabladeofpuremagicsteel,woulditpossiblybecomea“swordoffire”,or“swordofice”?ThoughinmyheartIwasscreaming,‘Hurryandmakeitalready!!!’,itwasnotgoodtogettooexcited.Ifeltthatitcouldbedone,soIwantedtoprocureamagicstoneiftheoccasionpresenteditself.
Afteralongtimeofexplanations,Uncle-sanandcowerenowworkingonthesword.Forfuturereference,wewerealsoobservingwhattheydid.AlthoughthatGobutawasnodoubtjustsleeping….
Whencreatingasword,therewereavarietyofkindsthatcouldbemade.Inmyheart,thestrongestswordisofcourse,theJapanesesword.However,evenamongkatanas’therewasstillallkindsofvarieties.Tocontemplateonwhatkindofswordyoucouldmake,wasalsosomethingquiteinterestingtothinkabout.
Ithadbeen10hourssincetheyhadbegunwork.Alongswordthatlookednothingoutoftheordinaryhadbeencompleted.What’sthis?Alargepartofmagicsteelwasstillleftunused.Theremainingamountwasstilllargelythesizeofafist.Itwastotheextentthatmademethinktomyself,woulditbealrighttousejustthatmuchforonesword?…
Uponasking,Iwasgivenananswersaying,‘Ifallofthemagicsteelwasusedasrawmaterialforthesword,whoknowshowmuchmoneythatwouldcost!’.Ifyouthoughtaboutit,itwasnatural.Itwasnowondertheydidn’tmakesuchextravagantthingslikeelementalswords.Inowunderstoodthatitsimplyrequiredtoomuchmoney.Apparently,theyhadusedmagicsteelasthecorepart,whilemostofthebladewasmadeoutofordinaryironandsteel.Iwastoldthatmagicessenceinthemagicsteelwouldseepintotheironandsteelparts,theneventuallybecomecompletelymerged.Itwassaidthatthemoreitaged,thestrongeritbecame.Anotherspecialcharacteristicofmagicweaponswasthatthebladewould
neverrustorbecomechipped.Curiously,Iwastoldthattheweaponshadalifeoftheirown.Ifitbecamecompletelybrokenorbent,thenthemagicessencewouldburstoutanddissipateallatonce.
Uncle-sanhadexplainedallthattome,allthewhileholdingupanddisplayingtheswordhehadcompleted.Itwasquiteinterestingtolistento.
Itookupthefinishedswordandgazedatitinmyhands.(ThoughIhadnohands.)Lookingcarefully,althoughitwasofasimpledesign,itwasperfectlystraight.Itcouldbesaidthattherewasnounnecessaryparttoit.Itdidn’tappeartobemeantforpurecutting,whichwasthemainprinciplebehindaJapanesesword,butstillseemedcapabletobeusedforslashingattacks.Isee.Thegoalofthisdesignwastousethissimplicityasabasetomakeiteasiertorealizeanindividual’srespectiveidealform!Keepingthatinmind,Icouldagreewiththewayitwasmade.
Wellthen.Aspromised,Uncle-sanandtheothershadcompletedamagnificentswordforme.Nowitwasmyturn.
[Alright!FromhereonI’llbeworkinginsecret.I’msorry,butafterconfirmingtherawmaterials,Iwanteveryonetoleavetheroom!]
Sayingthat,Imadesurethateveryonewouldleavetheroom.Afterall,Icouldn’taffordtoletanyoneknowmymanufacturingmethod.Mainlybecauseitwouldbetroublesometoexplain!
[Allthenecessarymaterialsareassembledinthisroom.Butwillyoubealright?Ifneeded,Icanhelpout.]
[Mhm.I’llbefine!Ratherthanthat,duringthenextthreedays,makesurenottopeekintheroomokay?It’sapromise!?]
[Igotit.I’llbelieveinyouandwait…]
Afterthat,Uncle-sanandtheotherslefttheroom.Forsomereason,Gobutaalsowentwiththem…Theremightbeaneedtostranglesomesenseintothatidiotatleastonce…
Nowthen,today’srecipeonthemenushallbe,howtomake“longswordàlacarte”!Themethodofproductionwassimple!Thefirststep,wastoswallowupthemodelproduct!Next,whatIhadtodowithallthesematerialslinedupherewas…toswallowthemall!Chew,chew,gulp!Andthen,Iwouldmixthemwellinsidemystomach…
AllIhadtodowasrepeatthatprocess19timesover,anditwouldbefinished~!!!Easy,wasn’tit?Butstill,goodchildrenshouldneverimitatethis,right?
AndthatwashowIcarriedoutmywork,withmyheadfullofsillythoughts.Thiswasbad…thetimeneededtocopyoneswordtookroughly10seconds.190seconds…alittleover3minutes,andIhadmadeall19longswords…ithadn’tbeen5minutessinceIhaddrivenoutUncle-sanandtheothers.
HowshouldIputit…eventhoughIknewIcoulddoit,thewayIdiditsoeasilymademefeelalittleguiltytowardallofthehardworkingCraftsman-sansoutthere…『Predator』wasseriouslytoocheat-like.
Well,whatnow?SinceIhadtoldthemsomethinglike,‘Don’tpeekinforthreedays!’,wasItoconfinemyselfinherefornextthreedays?No….Asonewouldexpect,therewouldn’tbeanyuseinpointlesslystayinghere.ImightaswellbeoutwithitandtellthembluntlythatIwasdone…
Baaaang!
Loudlyopeningthedoor,Isteppedoutside.Kaijin-sanandthethreebrotherswerelookingoverinworryastheyhurriedlyrosetostandup.Gobutawas…sleeping.You…tobeasleepwithinamerefiveminutessinceIwasinthere,whatwasupwithyou?
Indeed.ThatwasthemomentIdecidedsomewhereinmymind,Iwouldreallystranglehimsometime.
[Hey,what’swrong?Didsomethinghappen?]
[Wasthematerialsperhapsnotenough?]
[…Orwasitthatitwasimpossibleafterall?]
Everyonewasquestioningwiththesameconcernintheirfaces.
[Uh,mm.No,actually…yousee.]
Allthoseeyesfullofworrywashardtostand.Icouldn’thelpbutputonairs.Stillthesameasever,Ihadsuchabadpersonality.I’msureIcouldn’tbecuredofthisevenifIdied.
[Justkidding~!Actually,I’vealreadyfinisheditall!]
[…….Haa???]*Altogether
Theyraisedtheirshockedvoicesinperfectharmony.Wellofcoursethey’dbesurprised…!
[Cheers~~~!]
Inhonorofsuccessfullycompletingourwork,weweredrinkinginabar.Wewerecelebratingunderthepretextofhavingmadesurethegoodsweresafelydelivered.Well,Ididtellthemthatitwasn’tanecessarythingtodo…Buttheysaid…
[Nownow,there’llbeplentyofprettyeldersistersthere!]
[Yeahyeah!!!Youngprettiesandmatureladies!It’sjusttherightplaceforgentlementovisit!]
[…….!!!]*Thirdbroissilent.SortofPR/N:S*xDrivehasactivatedtoanamazingTentacle/100%
[Heynow!IfmasterRimurudoesn’tgo,thepartywon’tbegin?]
Ididn’twantto,buttherewasnochoice!Theseguyswerereallyahandful!!!Man~,mysincereimageofarefinedmanwillgotowaste~!Thiswasreallytroubling!!!Iwastoldthenameoftheestablishmentwas,『NightButterfly』.Wouldtherereallybebutterflies?Iwouldn’tforgivethemiftherearemoths!…Nono,it’snotlikeI’minterestedinthat,okay?Andwhilethinkingthesethoughts,weenteredtheshop.
[Ohmy~!Welcome~!!!]
[Welcometoourshop~~~!!!]*Collectivewelcomebywaitresses/hostesses
Whew~~!!!Extremelybeautifulwomenwerestandingalllinedup!!!Ohhhhhh!!!Thoselongears!!!E-,erofu!NoImean,it’sanelf~!!!PR/N:E-,erof*ck!NoImean,it’sanelf~!!!
Wha-!Ohman!Theirclothesweretoorevealing~~!Ahh…youcouldalmostsee,butcouldn’t…Whatwaswiththat!Iwasevenusing『MagicPerception』withallofmystrength!!!(NormallyIuseitona10%outputlowenergyconsumptionmode.)Theseeldersisterswereallresolutelydancinginbetweenthelinesof
modesty!Argh…wasthisachallenge?Wasthisachallengetowardsme!?Damnit,damnitall!
[Uwaah!Howcute~!!!]
[Waait!EventhoughIhadmyeyesonitfirst~!!!]
Smush!Boyoyon!Boyoyon!*Bouncingsoundeffects,basically
It-,it’shere!!!!!
OnmybodyasensationofPuyonPuyon!OnmybackitwasBoyonBoyon!!!
Wasthisparadise?
[…….Eh,uhm…althoughyouseemeddiscontentatfirst,itlookslikeyou’rehavingagreattimeofit?]
Gasp!Ohno,forthegreatmetobelikethis…
[Eh?…no,notthatmuch?]
Iguessthatwasabittooforced…Notasingleoneofthembelievedinme.However,Icouldn’thelpit.WhatcouldIdo!Imean,rightnowI’montopofanelf’slapandbeinghuggedfrombehind…Myheartissodeeplymoved!!!Ahh…ifonlymylateson(currentlynon-existent)wasstillalive,hewouldbesoexcitedandfrolickingabout….
Wewerepassingawaythetimeandenjoyingourselveswhensomeoneinterruptedus,
[Mymy,isn’tthisKaijin-dono?That’snogoodatall,tobringavulgardemonintosucharefinedestablishmentasthis!]
Aprovokingvoicehadcalledovertowherewewere.
Whowasthat?Whowasthisoldman?Allofasudden,oursurroundingshadquieteneddown.Asiftheydislikedthatoldman,theservinggirlsallhadahintofdislikeontheirfaces.Butitwashardtonoticeunlessyoucarefullyobservedthem.Unusuallyforadwarf,theoldmanwasofaslenderbuild,andrathertall.ThoughIsaythat,hewasaroundtheheightofanormalhuman.
[Hey,madam!Doyoupermittheenteringofdemonsintothisshop?]
[N-,no,eventhoughit’sademon,itwasonlyaharmlesslookingslimeso…]
[Huuh?It’sstillademon!AmIwrong?Doyoumeantosaythataslimeisn’tademon!!!?]
[No…it’snotlikethat,Inevermeant…]
Mama-sanhadrepliednon-committallyinanevasivemanner,tryingtoavoidthoseangrywords,buttheoldmanpaidnofurtherattentiontoher.Itwasplaintoseethattheoldman’sobjectivewasus.
[Thisisn’tgood…that’stheMinisterBester….]
SothatwastherumouredMinisterBester?Isee…howshouldIputit,hisfacehadahighstrungandobstinatelookaboutit.Atthatmoment,
[Hmph!Forademon,thiswouldsuityouwell!!!]
Sayingsuchnonsense,hesplashedthetopofmyheadwithwater.Thatreallygotonmynerves,butIfirmlyputupwithit.SincemyopponentwastheMinister,Icouldn’tletmyquicktempergetthe
betterofmeandmaketroubleforUncle-san(Kaijin)orthisshop’sMama-san.Tobebannedfromthisshoporsomethinglikethat,Ididn’twanttoexperiencesuchasadthing!ButjustwhenIhadresolvedtoendureitall,
[Oi….Justbecausewewereniceandquiet,yougetfullofyourself!]
Uncle-sankickedthetableflyingwitha‘Bang!’,andstoodup.
[Hey,Bester!Bastard,actingsorudelytomyguest,areyoureadyforwhat’scomingtoyou?]
…Eh?Hangon,Kaijin-san…theotherpartyistheMinister,isthatokay?MinisterBesterhadbecomestifffromastonishment,andIwasalsojumpingupanddowninapanic!Agentleandsoftsensationexplodedfrommyback!…Itwasn’t,onpurpose.Absolutely!!!
[Yo-,youbastard!Todaretousesuchwordstowardsmyself…!!!]
MinisterBestercouldn’tevenproperlyspeakduetohisangerandsurprise.
[Isn’titabouttimeyoubecamesilent!!!]
Bellowinginafury,Kaijin-sansentanunhesitatingfistflyingtowardsMinisterBester ’sface….
[Rimuru-danna,youweresearchingforskilledcraftsmenright!?WouldIbelacking?]
Youwouldbefarfromlackingbut…Ishouldsay,willthisbealright?Butwell,afterhittingtheMinister,therewouldbenoplaceforhiminthecountrynow.However.Inaman’slife,therewouldbetimes,whenwordswereunneeded.
[I’lltakeyouuponthosewords!Ilookforwardtoworkingwithyou,Kaijin!]
Ididn’tcareabouttheminordetails.IfKaijinwantedtocomewithme,Iwasjustfinewiththat!Prettywordscangotohell!I’llbesatisfiedwithlivingthewayIwant!KaijinandI,passionatelynoddedtooneanother.
Andso,ourpromisewasfulfilled!!!
Butstill…fromhereon,howshouldweescapethecountry?Asexpected,wheninsociety,ifyoudidn’tactwithprudence,amountainloadofproblemswouldcomeabout….Evenifyouweretoputupafront,thoseproblemswouldn’tsimplygoaway!
StatusName:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:CrestofStormTitles:“OneWhoControlsDemons”
Magic:None
Skills:UniqueSkill『GreatSage』UniqueSkill『Predator』SlimeInherentSkills『Dissolution,Absorption,Self-Regeneration』ExtraSkill『WaterManipulation』ExtraSkill『MagicPerception』
AcquiredSkills:BlackSnake『HeatPerception,PoisonMistBreath』Centipede『ParalysisBreath』Spider『StickyThread,SteelThread』Bat『UltrasonicWaves』Lizard『BodyArmor』BlackWolf『SuperOlfaction,ThoughtTransmission,Intimidation,ShadowMovement,BlackLightning』
Resistances:HeatFluctuationResistanceEXPhysicalAttackResistancePainImmunityElectricalResistanceParalysisResistance
Chapter18–TheEndofTurmoil
Now…then.Ofcourse,hittingaCabinetMinisterisverybad.Ofcourse…
「Brother…whathaveyoudone?」
SosaidKaidou,havingbroughtinthesoldiers.Nevermissingadayofservice,hisearlierabsencewassurprising.Hewassodiligent,thatevenwheninvitedtogodrinking,he’drefusebysayinghehaddutiestoattendto.Thus,foranincidenttooccurwhilehewasonduty,wasnaturallysurprising.Theycouldeasilyrunaway,butthatwouldbeapoorchoice…
「Hmph!JustsomelightpunishmenttheidiotwhodaredbeingrudetomybenefactorRimuru-danna.」
HerepliedwhilepointingatMinisterBesterwhowasbeingnursedbyfoursoldiers.Bester,ontheotherhand,wassoshockedandsurprisedthathecouldn’tevenstand.Bloodwasdrippingfromhisnose,heglaredstupidlyatme.Noteveninhiswildestdreamshadheimaginedbeingpunched.Thus,hewassosurprised,thatheprobablydidn’tevenfeelthepain.
「Oioi…“justsomelightpunishment”…?Makinganenemyoftheministerisverybad…」
Kaidoumutteredwithaforebodingsigh.
「Anyways…I’llhavetorestrainthepeoplepresent.」
Hesaid,andgavehissubordinatesanorder.But,onlyaudibletous,headded,
「Wewon’tharmyou,sopleasecomepeacefully!」
Hemumbled.Ofcourse,Ihadnointentionofcausingfurthertrouble.Thus,movingtowardsMama-san,Ihandedherfivegoldcoins.And,inreplytohersurprise,
「Iincludedtheinconveniencefee!I’llbeback!」
Suchweremysalutations.Thisisagoodshop,andI’dbeveryupsetifIcouldnolongercomehere.
Thatishowwewerebeingescortedawaybythesoldier…aren’tweforgettingsomething?Right!WeforgotGobuta.Wedidn’tbringthatidiottotheshop.Inanycase,thatfoolishactionseemstohaveearnedKaijinthepunishmentinthe“PsychidaeHell”.I’dthoughtthey’dhanghimupsidedownorsomething,sothisseemsbad.Whichiswhy,IwrappedGobutaupwith[StickyThread]andhunghimfromtheceiling.
「Wait!That’sheartless!Takemethere,too!!!」
Andthoughhecriedoutsimilargrief-strickenphrases,hopingthatwe’dlisten.Buttothesewords,
「Idiot!Youractionshavetheirownconsequences!Ifyoudon’tlikeit,justsummonuptherest(stormfangwolves)!」
Welefthimwithhangingtherewith,whatwethought,wasanimpossibletask.Anyways,thegoblins,orratherthehobgoblins,shouldbefineeveniftheyreceivenofoodorwaterforaweek.Thoughifittheconfinementcontinuesanylonger,we’llhavetobreakoutandsaveGobuta.Andhavingsodecided,Iforgotabouthimforthetimebeing.
Myconsciencedidask“Isn’tthistoopitiful?”,buthe’sasturdyguy!He’llbefine!
Sothefiveofuswerebroughtintotheroyalpalace.ButImayhaveexaggeratedabit–weweren’trestraintwithmuchforce.Feltmorelikewewerecomingvoluntarily.Well,werecoercedintodoingso…Asaresult,wespenttwodaysinprison.OrsoI’dliketocallit,butwereceivedgoodfoodandtheroomwasamicablyfurnished.Allfivewereplacedinthesameplace,soratherthanaprison,itwasjustabigroom.Theirtreatmentofuswasalsorelativelypleasant.
「Myshorttempergotyouinthismess…forgiveme!」
Kaijincameovertoapologize.However,noonegatheredhereparticularlymindedinthefirstplace.
「Kaijin-san,we’refine!Don’tsweatit!」
「Exactly.Don’tworryaboutit,pops!」
「….!.」
Thethreeseemedtobeofthesameopinion.
「Thataside,oncewe’refreed,weintendtocomealongwithKaijin-san!」
「Rimuru-danna,wouldourpresencebeabother?」
「……??」
Thethirdalsoseemedlikehewantedtosaysomething,butasIclearlylackthepowertounderstand,Iwasjusthappywiththesentiment.
「Alright!IguessI’llsayitagain:you’llbeinmycare!However,Iplantoworkyouhard,sobeprepared!」
「「「Yeah!」」」
And,well,that’sthekindofdiscussionwehad.
Thefirstdayhadthuspassed,andonthesecondnight,
「Oh,aboutthatCabinetMinister,hereallyseemedtohateKaijin,didn’the?Isthereareasonforthat?」
Inonchalantlyasked.Buthearingthis,Kaijingrimaced,andbeganhistale.
SoapparentlyKaijinusedtobeoneofthecaptain’softheroyalknights.Thatis,therearesevenplatoonsamongtheroyalknights,witheachhavingtheirowncaptain.ConstructionPlatoon,CommonerPlatoon,EmergencyReliefPlatoon.HeavyArmamentPlatoon,MagicAssaultPlatoon,MagicSupportPlatoon.And,themostimportant,theKing’spersonalRoyalGuard.Kaijinservedasthecaptainoftheconstructionplatoon.Hisaideatthetime,wasnoneotherthanBester.
「Thatguy,wasfromafamilyofaMarquess,andtheysayheboughthisstatuswithgold…Thushewasjealousofme,whowasacommonerbornofcommoners.Musthavebeendifficult,Iimagine.Receivingordersfromamerecommonermusthavebeenverydisgraceful.I,myself,didnottrytobeconsiderateofmysubordinates’feelings.IjustdesperatelytriedtopleasehisMajesty…Andthen,thatincidentoccurred…」
Havingsoitintroduced,hecontinuedtodiscussthatincident.AnincidentthatresultedinKaijinleavingthearmy.
MagicBattleGearIncident.Atthetime,theconstructionplatoonhadnonewinventionsandwasevaluatedtheworstamongthesevenplatoons.“Inanationfoundedontechnologicalprogress,theConstructionPlatoonshouldbeflourishing!”SoclaimedBester ’sgroup.
“Fornow,weshouldcarefullycontinueourresearch!”SoclaimedKaijin’sgroup.Theargumentsfueledfurtherrivalry,anddebatesneverproducedanyresults.Atthesametime,theydidhaveajointprojectwiththeElvesonthe“MagicalBattleGear”.“Wemustsucceedwiththisprojectandforeverestablishourname!”waswhatBesterthought.Asaresultofhisindependentandrashaction,the“DemonicSorceryCore”hadgoneoutofcontrol,andtheprojecthaltedindefinitely.Hadtheycarefullyassembledthemosttalentedgroup,the“MagicBattleGear”projectwouldnothavemetsuchanend!
……….
……
…
Inconclusion,Kaijintooktheblame,andleftthearmy.AsforBester,hewassodesperatetopushhisfailureonKaijin,thathehadforgedmilitaryrecordsandplantedotherfalseevidence.Inshort,Besterisastereotypicalvillain.Andinsomesense,he’seasytounderstand.Sotosummarize,“Kaijinwaswaitingforthetimethecountrywouldneedhimandwouldimmediatelyjumpattheopportunitytocomeback,withoutrealizingthatitwouldcausehimharm!”–thatkindofstory?Butreally,wouldn’tthedeathpenaltysuitcowardlybastardslikeBesterthebest?Well,maybethedeathpenaltywouldbegoingtoofar.
「Well,inanycase,withmydeparture,maybeevenhecanfinallyrelax.」
Thosewordsendedhistale.Afterhearingabouttheincident,thethreebrothersalsoseemtohavestartedtohatetheMinister.Well,suchastorywillmakeevenmehatehim.
However,hedidhitanoble.
Itwouldbestrangeforhimtoleavewithoutanytrouble.Andinresponsetomyworries,
「Itshouldbefine,probably.Althoughretired,mypositionasacaptaindidearnmetherankofBaronet.Haditbeenacaseofacommonerhittinganoble,Iprobablywouldn’tbeabletoavoidthedeathpenalty!」
Havingsaidthat,helaughedloudly.Icouldn’tlaughatall,though…Ifworstcomestoworst,we’rebreakingout!Asforthecompletelyunrelatedperson–me,I’lljustpretendtobeanormalslimeuntilthingsquietdown.SoIsilentlythought
And,thedayofthetrialcame.Wewereleadbeforetheking.Thedwarfs’HeroKing.Thoughinfrontofhim,youcouldn’tfeelthatoverpoweringaura.Thecurrentking–GazelleDwargo.Withhiseyesclosed,hesitsdeeplyonthethrone.Lookinglikeatypicaldwarf,hehadasturdybuild.Hisarmorconcealedhisexcessiveenergy.Thoughhecouldeasilybedistinguishedbyhisdarkerskin,andjetblackhair,sweptback.He’sstrong!Beenawhilesincemyinstinctslastcriedoutinalarm.Tobothofhissides,theknightsstandatattention.ThoughIfeelthatthosetwoarestrongaswell,theyseemdullincomparisontotheking.Asthatguyisjustamonster.Ihadplannedtorunawayifneeded,butwiththis…Hismerepresenceforcedmydistractedmindtofocus.ThiswasprobablythefirsttimeIfeltdangerinthisworld.
Therewasonemankneelingbeforethekingasifconfirmingsomething.Havingreceivedtheking’spermission,hestood,and,
「Thetrialshallnowbegin!Silenceyourvoices!!!」
Heinformedusofitsbeginning.
Takingupanhour,bothsides’storieswerepresented.Thepartiesinquestion–ourselves–werenotpermittedtospeak.Theonlyoneswhocouldfreelyspeakarenoblesrank“Count”andabove.Therest,mustwaitfortheking’sexplicitpermission.IfIhadtospeak,whatwouldIsay?Speakoutofturn,andyourguiltshallbeconfirmed.Moreover,we’llalsoincludeafree“InsulttheKing”special!Evenifthechargesagainstyouwerefalse,therulesstaythesame.Nochoicebuttoleaveeverythingtoyourrepresentative.Thatrepresentative,thesepasttwodays,hasshownhisfacemanytimes.IfIhadtosay,he’skindoflikeourlawyer.Iwonderifhe’sanygood?Thosekindofworriestendtoprovetruetoooften…
「Thus,inthisway,thedrunkandrelaxedBester-dono,whilemakinghiswayintoanothershop,wasassaulted!Suchactionmustnotbepardonedeasily!!!」
「Isthatthetruth?」
「Ay!I,morethanlisteningtoKaijin-dono,haveinvestigatedwiththeshopowners!Allmypreviousstatementsare,infact,completelytrue!!!」
…Huh?Umm…whatdidhesay?Someonewethoughttobeourallyhadunexpectedlybetrayedus?Isn’tthis…bad?WhenIlookatKaijin’sface,itfirstturnedbrightred,butslowlypaled.Well,that’stobeexpected.Imean,hecan’tevencomplain.Ohandbytheway…therepresentativeisnotallowedtolie.Ifhisliesgetrevealed,hegetsthedeathpenalty.Sowithoutsomeextremecircumstances,tolieisunthinkable…Thusthesystemthatforbidsthoseoflowerbirth(inthiscase,theaccused)
tospeakinfrontoftheking,isbeingabusedintheworstofways.
「YourMajesty!Haveyouheardenough?Pleasebestowaharshpunishmentonthem!」
Highwithexcitement,Besterproposesthustotheking.Moreover,whilelookingatus,heshowsatriumphantsmile.Thatbastard…Ireallyshouldhaveclobberedhim…
Theking,withhiseyesclosed,refusestomoveamuscle.Seeingthis,thoseclosebyannouncehisdecision.
「Silence!!!Weshallnowannouncetheverdict!Assailant,Kaijin!Youaresentencedto20yearsofforcedlabourinthemines.Therest,accomplices!Youaresentencedto10yearsofforcedlabourinthemines.That,concludesthis…」
「Wait…」
Adeep,heavyvoiceresoundedthroughthehall.ThekingopenedhiseyesandlookedatKaijin.
「It’sbeenawhile,Kaijin!Areyouingoodhealth」
「…Ay!Moreimportantly,IamhappytoseehisMajestyingoodhealth!」
ThusansweredKajin.SeemslikeansweringtheKing’squestionsisallowed.
「Enough.Thosewithyouaretherealquestion!Doyouhaveintentionofreturningtoservice?」
Thehallimmediatelyfilledwithnoise.Bester ’sfaceturnedblue.Therepresentativewhobetrayedus,turneddeathlypale.
「Ifear,yourMajesty,Ialreadyhaveamaster!
Thatpledgehasbecomethisone’streasure.Thistreasure,evenifitbehisMajesty’sorder,Ishallneverpartwith!!!」
Angrywordsresoundedinreturn.TheRoyalGuarddirectedtheirkillingintentatKaijin.Eventhen,Kaijinfacedthekingwithoutahintoffear,butratherwithgrandprice.
Seeingthis,thekingclosedhiseyesagain.
「Is,thatso…」
Havingsomuttered,Heorderedhisattendanttocallsilenceagain.And,
「I’lldeclaredtheverdict.Steelyourhearts!!!Kaijinandcompany,Ideportyoufromthekingdom.Youshallnotbepermittedtoremainhereevenasinglenightlonger.Thatisall.Now,begonefrommysight…」
Thekingopenedhiseyeswideandsoproclaimed.That’stheairoftheking!Intimidatingenoughtomakemybodytremble.Butevenso…thekinglookedratherlonelytome.
Andthus,withtheconclusionofthetrial,wereturnedtoKaijin’sstore.Justwentforalittledrink,butitbecamesuchanincident.Nowthen,weneedtoquicklypack,andsetoff!Andspeakingoff…isGobutaalright?Well…onlythreedayshadpassed…Withsomeworryinmyheart,weopenedthe“punishmentroom”,and…
「Ah!Youhavereturned!Wasitfun?Nexttime,pleasebringmealong!」
Wakingontopofthesofa,Gobutasaidtheseword.What…thehell?Howdidhebreakfreefromthe[StickyThread]?
IfIlookclosely…whatIthoughtwasapillowasastormwolf.Really?Hereallysummonedthem?!
「Oi,oi,Gobuta-kun.You,wereabletosummonthewolves?」
「Yeah!Iwas!“Pleasecome!”Icalled,andtheycame!」
Hemakesitsoundtooeasy.Nohobgoblinhadsucceededwithsummonsupuntilnow.Maybe…didnutrientdeprivationawakensomelatentability?Nah…noway.That’simpossibleforGobuta.Musthavebeenjustluck.And,that’swhenInoticedthepetrifieddwarfthathadfinallynoticedthewolf.
「Whatareyoudoing?Notgoingtoprepare?」
Iaskedthedwarfs.
「Oi,oi,waitasecond!Whyisthereablackfangwolfinhere!!!」
「That’sright!There’saBrankmonsterblockingourescape!!!」
Theyseemtobepanicking.Thatwasaninteresting…acomicalreaction.
「It’sfine,it’sfine!Noproblem.Nodifferentfromyouraveragedog!Ikeephimathome!」
Ihadintendedforthosewordstocalmthem,buttheywerestruckspeechlessinstead.
Sincewehavenotime,Icouldn’twasteanyofitforexplanation.Sowhilehavingthedwarfschangeintotravelinggear,Ichasedtherestout.Remaininginthebuilding,Ibegantoabsorbeverything.Notevenclosetofullcapacity.But,Idecidedtorefrainfromabsorbingthewholebuilding,asthatwouldprobablygetmearrestedagain.
Thus,wehadfinishedthepreparationsforourjourney,andthusweheadedtowardsthemeetingspot.
MilitaristicStateDwargon.We’dbeinvolvedwithitmanytimesfromnowon.Buttouswhowereescapingfromit,thatkindofthingwecouldnotevenimagine.
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:OnewhoCommandsMonstersMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],Lizard[BodyArmor],Wolf[SupremeSenseofSmell,TelepathicCommunication,Intimidation,ShadowStep,BlackLightning]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
Thatplacewaswrappedinsilence.Tosuchextent,thatyouwouldn’tbelieveitwasevernoisy,Sincethefivecriminalshadbeenexpelledfromthishall,notasinglepersonhadmoved.Asifbreakingthesilence,
「Now,Bester.Isthereanythingyou’dliketosay?」
「Wi…withallduerespect,yourMajesty!Thisisamisunderstanding!Theremustbesomemistake!」
SuchwasMinisterBester ’sunsightlyappeal,thatseemedtowanttograbontotheking.Incontrast,theKinghadshowednoemotion,andremainedstoic.
「Amisunderstand,huh…thatwouldhavebeenlosingafaithfulminister.」
「Whatareyousaying!IcannotfathomhowcomeyoubelievethatthatmanhadswornhisloyaltytoyourMajesty…」
「Bester!Youaremistaken.ThecasewithKaijinhadbeenlostlongago…ThefaithfulministerIhadlost,isnoneotherthanyou.」
Aquietvoicerevealingnoemotion.WhereasBestershriekedinresponse.“Imustcomeupwithanexcuse!”Hefranticallythought.Buthecouldn’tformacoherentthought.Whathad,theking,justsaid?Theonehelostis…me?Thatmeans…Besterwantedtocomeupwithsomething.Butnothoughtswouldform.
「I’llaskagain.Bester.Doyouhaveanythinglefttosay?」
Frightening.Hisheadwasfilledwithfear.Ihavetoanswerhisquestion!Hethought,butnowordswouldcomeout!!!
「With…withall…withallduerespect…」
「Enough,Ihadexpectedmorefromyou.Ialwayswaited.EvenforyoutocomecleanontheMagicalBattleGearIncident.But,evennow…look!」
TheKingsaidpointingattwoitems.Sometimepreviously,anattendanthadbroughthtem.Besterstaredatthemwithemptyeyes.
Somethinghehadneverseenbefore,aliquidspherewrappedincloth.Andasinglelongsword.
「Doyouknowwhatthisis?」
Ashewasasked,hecarefullyobserved.Thespherehehadnotrecognized,buttheswordwastheonethatKaijinalwayscarried.
「Think!」
InplaceoftheKing,theattendanthadexplained.Bester ’smindwouldrequiremanymorehourstounderstandthetranspired.
Notarevivalpill,butarestorationpillmadefromHipoktegrass.Thatofcompleterestoration.Withdwarventechnology,thebesttheycouldachievewasapurityof98%.At98%,itwouldneverhavetheeffectofhighgrademedicine.Butthis,wasat99%!!!Bester ’sfacelitupinsurprise.Hewantedtoknowtheextractionmethod.Butwhatshouldhavesurprisedbestermorewasthelongsword.Thedemonoreusedinthebladeshadbeguntoadaptitselftotheuser,sowasreported.“Butthat’simpossible…itnormallytakestenyearsforthattohappen!”Bester,inshock,wasbesetbysuchthoughts.“Ifthatistrue!”suchwasthethoughtthatdominatedhismind.
「Theonewhohadproducedtheseitemswastheslime.Thankstoyourefforts,wenolongerhaveaconnectiontotheslime.Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourself?」
BesterknewalltoowellthedepthoftheKing’sanger.Therewasnothingelsehecouldsay…
「Nothing…Ihavenothingtosay,yourMajesty.」
Tearswelledupwithinhim.“Ihadbeenabandonedbytheking!”Hefinallyunderstood.Hehadjustwantedtobeofusetotheking.Andtoberecognized.Thatwashiswith,andyet…
Sincewhendidhegowrong?WasitwhenhegotjealousofKaijin?Orwasitwellbeforethen?Thathedidnotknow.Allthatheknewwhatthathebetrayedtheking’sexpectations.Thatsoletruth.
「Is,thatso.Then,Bester!Youareforbiddenfromenteringthekingdomeveragain.NevershowyourselfbeforemefromnowonHowever,I’llleaveyousomepartingwords…Youhaveservedwell!!!.」
Uponhearingtheking’swords,Besterrespondedwithadeepbow.Andthusleftthehall.Torepaythefoolishacthehadcommitted…
AtthesametimeasBesterleft,Theguardsrestrainedhisaccomplice,thetreacherousrepresentative.Thathesawfromthecornerofhiseyes.
「Spies!Keepwatchovertheslime!Neverlethimleaveyoursight!EVER!!!」
Thekinghadraisedhisvoicesotogivethisorder.Thatusuallyquietking,toraisehisvoice!Everyonetensedatthegravityoftheorder.
「Evenatthecostofourlives!」
Thespieshavingsoreplied,disappeared.
Thekingponderedthus.Whatwasthatmonster?Thatwasauniquecreature.Lettinghimlooseupontheworld…Willprobablyendourpeace…
Intermission~BagwormGobuta~
Hello,it’sGobutahere!Rightnow,IwaspunishedbyRimuru-samainathingreferredas“BagwormHell”,itsshapeisroundandmadefromthread,andhangedfromtheceiling.But,itdoesn’tmakemefeelanypainandsuffering.ThoughIcannottearthethreadwithforce,it’sactuallyquitecomfortable.Sincethethreadcanstretch,thebodycanbemoved.But,nomatterhowviolentthethreadwillnotsnap,itwillonlyswingbackandforth,noticingaboutthatawhileagoItrytoquietdown.So,toleavingsomeonebehindlikethisisreallypainfulyouknow.Rimuru-samawenttothenightshopwiththeothers,Ithinkit’sawful.Ialsowantedtogotheretoo........
However,it’sfreetimenow.Becauseit’sunlikelyIcanescapefromthisonmyown,ItrytogetoutbytryingsummoningmyStormFangedWolfpartnerforhelp.But,thatissomethingIcannotdoatthismoment!EvencaptainRigurucannotdotoo,itnotaneasythingtodo.IguessthisisacleverpunishmentfromRimuru-sama.IthinkRimuru-samawasreallystingy;Ionlyhadalittlesleep.ButitalsosamewithCaptainRiguruandChiefRigurudotootheyalsofuriousbecausethesamereason,thatthefarIcantoldaboutthestory.Nonetheless,itneithercausingpainordiscomfort,Icanspendthefreetimewithoutanyproblem.Butsay,Rimuru-samaisreallykind.Ithinkthatthereasonwhyeveryoneidolizedhim.Well,Ishouldwaituntilhecomebacktomorrowsurelyhewillletmedown.Ishouldpatiencethisnight.
It’sstrange.Thedayhaspassedovernight,butRimuru-samaandothersisn’tcome
backyet.Didsomethinghappen?Although,maybetheyjustspendthenightatsomewhereelseafterwalkingaround.Honestly,mystomachhungry,Iwishtheycomebacksoon..........
It’sDangerous......Afterthethirdday,Rimuru-samaandtheothersstillhadn’tcomeback.Iworryaboutthem.But,it’snotthetimetoworryingabouttheothers.Now,rightnow.Imyselfwasfacingapinch!Hungeristroublesome,butthereamoreseriousandimportantproblemthatgoingon.Pi---Gorogorogoro..........Mystomachhurtssss.......Icontinuedenduremywishtopee,butsomethinglargerhascome.Hismentalstrengthwastrainedtothelimitbyreceivingmultiplelargeandsmallattacks.Moreover!Ontheroomhewashanged,ontheparlorfloorwaslaidcarpet.Itwasbetteriftheroomfloorwasstone,surelyifIdefilethecarpet,thedwarfKaijin-sanwillgotmad.....Rimuru-samaupuntilnowsaythingssuchasToiletandBathasunnecessarylikehedon’treallycareaboutit,probablyhewillnotmadifIdefiletheroom......Perhaps,now,ithadbecomeaverycriticalsituation.Well,shouldIdosomething......
Wa,wait.....Dangerous......WhenIwrigglemybodyaroundwhiletryingtoendure,themovementwastransmittedtothethread,makingitswayingbackandforth.Inthissituation,itjustamatteroftimebeforethecatastropheoccurs.It’simpossibletocutthethread;it’salsounlikelythatRimuru-samaandtheotherswillcomeback.Koryaa.Itisirritatingtodoingnothing.Fromawhileagogreasysweathasflowingwithoutstopping,myeyes
becamehazy.Thereisnomorewaytoescapefromhere,IunleashedallIcandoandgiveup-----No,wait?Thinkingaboutit......Formethatalreadygivenup,Irememberthevoicefromtheheaven.(TL:Ithinkhejustrememberwhatsomeonesay,notsureidiomIthink)
『Ifyoudon'tlikeit,goaskforhelpandsummonyourpartnerorsomething!』
Certainly,Rimuru-samahadsaidso.Itriedittosummonagain!Surprisingly,mysummonpartnerimmediatelycame!(Partner,youhadcome!Ifyoudon’tcomeearlier,itwillbecomeaseriousproblem!!)Whilethoughtthatinmymind,IwaspuzzledbecausetheStormFangedWolfthatIdidn’tfeelsanyreactionupuntilnowhadcameforthtome.Whichhedoesn’treallyunderstand.Butbecausethedesperatecallcomes,mysensefinallycomesbackafterthethirdtimeleak.Thecallkeepgrowing.AfterallIgoesthroughtoday;thementalstrengththattrainedtothelimitwasattheedge!
Afterasuccessfulsummoningatthelastminute,Iwascarriedbymypartnertotoilet.Butalltheexhaustionhadgonereleasedalongthesecret.Fortunately,becauseRimuru-samaandtheotherwerebackafewdayslater,anytraceswaswipedandconcealedtotheend.BecauseIhadsucceededsummoningmypartner,itsmakehimverysurprisedaboutit,makingmymindclearalittle.Needlesstosay,thereisnotanyreasontotellanyoneaboutthethingIhavedonesoIdon’tneedtoworry.That’swhy;Igonnabringthesecreteventothegrave.
Chapter19-ReturntotheVillage
WewerejoinedbyRiguruandtheothersattheentranceoftheforest.Atotaloffivedayswerespentonthejourney.But,it’sstillwithinmyestimate.Althoughwemetmanyproblemsalongtheway,themainpurposeofthejourneywasachieved!Onthatnote,Ididn’tseeanAdventurer ’sGuildinthatcity;shame,IwantedtotakealookattheFreedomAssociation.Wantedtoseeifanyoftheirmembersare“WorldTravelers”…butIdoubtthereare.
Also,theincidentintheDwarfKingdomhassadlypreventedmefromfurtherresearchonhandiworkandarmor…well,itcan’tbehelped.But,Iwassatisfiedwithmynewcomrades!And,weearned20goldcoins.Reallystruckgoldrightthere…literally.IintroducedKaijin’sgrouptoRiguruandtherest,andtheyexchangedgreetings.Sincethey’llbeworkingtogetherfromnowon,Iwantthemtogetalong.Cometothinkofit,thedwarfsseemlesspronetodiscrimination.Perhapsithastodowiththefactthattheyare,themselves,ahalfmagicalrace.
Well,therewasaprobleminthebeginningofourreturntothevillage.Rangawaswavinghistailhappilyaroundme.However,whenItoldhimtocarrytwoofthethreebrothers,hisjoyfulexpressionquicklyturnedsour,andhetookastepback.Then,whilestaringattheduo,headded“Willitbeworseoffifthosetwoidiotsgetleftbehind?”Withalookfullofintenttoswallowthemwhole!Which,ofcourse,terrifiedthedwarfs.Tobeginwith,whentheyfirstsawRanga,
“““Geeeeh!!!What….isthat…”””
That’showsurprisedtheywere.Wasthatthestartofoneoftheirperformances?Idon’treallygetit,butmaybethereissomethingamusingaboutit.
“Wa..wait,Ranga!I’mjustplanningtomimictheblackwolftocheckitsabilities.That’swhyIwanttoleavethetwodwarvestoyou!”
Hearingmywordshestooduprightasifatattention,and,
“Acknowledged,mylord!!!”
Andhethusconsented.KaijinandtheeldestbrotherGarmwillgetonmyback.ThemiddlebrotherDoldandtheyoungestMildoareonRanga’s.
Toensuretheirsafety,ItiedthemtoRangawith[StickyThread].Afterall,inaworldwithnomotorcycles,travelingat80kphwouldcertainlybeaterrifyingexperience.Idon’tknowifit’spossibletorunthatfast,andIdon’thaveanyintentiontobegoingthatfast…
Next,it’smyturn.
Mimicry:BlackStormStarWolf(TempestStartWolf)
Asthemimicryfinished,Itransformed.
“Amazing!!!AsexpectedofMaster!!!”
“Fuhaha!Evenso!Workhardtoevolveintothisform!”
IrespondedtoRangawithpraise.
“Ay!Iwillstrivetoliveuptoyourexpectations”(Editor ’snote:Attimeslikethis,theauthorreallylikestothrowninthoseSengokujidai,samuraistylephrases.Hewrite“Haha!”whichisactuallyasamuraishorteningofHai.)(TL:everydayIlearnnewknowledgethanks)
Withanewgoalinmind,Ranga’seyeswereshiningbright.
TheotherStormfangedwolveswerealljustasexcited.Everyonebeingmotivatedissurelyagoodthing.Then,IglanceovertoKaijin’sgroup.There’sfoamcomingoutoftheirmouth…theyfainted?Thatoldman…whatthehelltheydoing…?
Ohwell.Timetoputmydailypracticetouse!Iuse[StickyThread]onmyback.IslowlymanipulatethethreadtotieupKaijin’sgroup…and,success!Thisway,wecancontinuecarryingKaijin’sgroupevenwhilethey’refainted.Thus,wedepart.Asasidenote,Ithinkit’sagoodthingthatKaijin’sgrouphadfainted.Ifwedon’ttakethisslowly,ataspeedof100kph,theycouldfaintfromtheinitialacceleration…ThetwosiblingsonRanga’sback,MildoandDold,however,seemtoendurewell…nevermind.That’stherumored“faintingwithyoureyesopen”skill,huh…Ioffermycondolences.
Thereturnjourneywasgoingsmoothly,primarilybecausethedwarveshadfainted.It’sprobablybetterforthemtofaintinsteadofbitingtheirtongues.Infact,imagineyourselfintheirposition—wouldn’titbeunpleasanttowakeuptoanotherterrifyingexperience?Instead,isn’titbesttoletthemsleepwiththosehappyfaces?Well,I’llwakethemupformeals.Iknow,I’mabadperson(lol).
Cometothinkofit…
“Oi,Riguru!Haveyousucceededatsummoningyourblackwolfyet?”“Althoughitbringsmegreatshame…therehasbeennoprogress”
Fumu.EvenRigurucan’tdoit.Theothergoblinsarealsofrustrated;thewolves,aswell.
So,onlyGobuta?
“SoonlythatGobutasucceeded?”“What!Gobuta,isthattrue?”“Yes!Icalledandhecame!”
Hearingthosewords,theothergoblins’andblackwolves’eyeslitupindetermination.
“But,thatcan’tbe.GobutaisthekindofguytowalktoandfromtheDwarfKingdomonfoot!”
Cometothinkofit,he’sright!You’dthinkhe’sjustafool!But,Iguesshe’sthetypeofguythatcandoitwhenitmatters.Well,Gobutaisafool,butthatcertainlydoesn’tmeanhe’sincompetent.Cometothinkofit,hemadeafourmonthjourneyonfootalonewhilescavengingforfood;ifhewereweak,Idoubthecould’vedoneit.Thus,mymentalevaluationofGobutarose.Well,soonerorlateritwilldrop…!
Whenthenightcomes,wetakeabreak.
I’mnottiredatall,buttheothersneedabreak.
Whileeveryonerests,I’lltryoutsomeabilities.ThephysicalabilitiesoftheBlackStormStarWolf(TempestStarWolf)arereallyhigh.Icouldfeelthepowergushingout.WhenIkickthegroundlightly,Iinstantlyleapintotheair,andgallopthroughtheair.Combinedwithmyreactionspeed,Icanprobablybringoutitsfullpotential.Tobeginwith,mostofmybattlestodateendedwith“[WaterBlade]!”andtheenemyweredecapitated.Sincestrengthandagilityareimportantfactorsinafight,thisisaprettygooddevelopment.EnoughtosaythatIamsatisfiedtheTempestStarWolf’scombatability.
FromwhatIimitatedwith[GreatSage],whilemimickingtheblackwolf,Icaninstantlykilltheblacksnake.Withoutanyspecialabilities.Ireceivedanexplanationonranksinthetown.TheLizardwasarankB-.Viathesimulationabilityofthe[GreatSage],onecouldapproximatetherankofothermonsters.TheblacksnakewouldneverreachArank,but,beingabletodefeattencentipedes,onecouldrankitasA-…Similarly,anormal—notmimicked—blackstormstarwolfisstrongerthanablacksnake,butafightagainsttenofthemwouldbeimpossible…
No,wait…there’sthatominous[BlackLightning]skill…Myinstinctsscreamthatit’sdangerous.Andyet,Ireturntobeingaslime,andtryitout.Theresult,
Pika~tsu!……..Chudo—n!!!
Fufufu….Mytesttarget,abigboulderontheriverside,crumbledtodust.
Thus,IjudgedthatIshouldabsolutelyneverusethisskillagain!So,Ididn’tdoanything!Alightningjusthittherefornoreason!Let’sgowiththat.Therewasanothersuchskill,theblack’ssnake[NoxiousBreath].Ishallalsosealit.Atleast,untilIcanproperlyadjusttheoutput.Especiallysinceitusesalotofmagicpower.And,ifnotadjustedcarefully,there’sahighchanceofhittingfriendly.Thatis,morethanitspowertherangewasalsophenomenal…!Surroundingtheboulder,anareaofabout20meters(65feet)wasturnedintoglassbythetemperature…
Riguruandothersrushedoveraskingifanythingwaswrong.
“Wooow,alightninghitrightinfrontofme!Howsurprising!”
IshowIdeceivedthem.Seemslikethelightningdisturbedtheirrest,makingmefeelguilty.Fromnowon,anydangerousexperimentsmustbecarriedoutinsome
secretlocation.Ohwell,Igotthedata.Thesimulationinmybrainresumed.
With[BlackLightning],evenifitisnotmyversionofit,theblackwolfcanprobablywinagainsttenblacksnakes.
Thus,itmayactuallybethecasethattheBlackStormStarWolf(TempestStarWolf)holdspowerbeyondthatofanArank.Arankmonsters,bythemselves,candevastateasmallcityandarethusappointed“Disaster”level.Therefore,Ishouldrefrainfrommimickingtheblackwolfnearacity.Andthus,myresearchcontinuestilldawn…
……….….....
Thenextmorning.Thedwarveswakeupwiththeirfacesstillpale.Aretheyokay?
“Areyouguysokay?”“A,aa...,wherearewe?
Astheirconsciousnessbecomeclearer,theywerepuzzledduetotheunfamiliarsceneryaroundthem.Iimmediatelytellthemthatweweretravelingtowardsthegoblinvillage.
“Whatdidyousay?!Foratwomonthjourneylikethis,weneedtoprocureacarriageandfoodfromsomenearbytown!!!”
Well,it’sfartoolatetobesurprisedWhattosay....,let’signoreit.Wellifthinkaboutit.It’shardforanormalpersontounderstandthedistancewehadalreadytraveled.
Wearen’tinarush.
So,Itakethetimetoexplainoursituationtothedwarves.AsforRiguruandgroup,theyaremakingfood.Goblinscookinoneway—theyroast.That’sfinefornow.Ihavenotastebuds,afterall!However,whenIdoobtainthem,Ishouldbeatgoodcookingtechniquesintothem.Canthegoblinsgetusedtoculturedlife?Whetheritwillhappenornot,Idonotknow.But,Iplantotryoutvariousideas.It’dbebadiftheycan’tproperlycook!(TL:NowthatIreaditagainitmakessense,hahahhathanks)
Whileeatingbreakfast,wediscussedfutureplans.Iexplainedtothemthatwewereboundtoarriveatthevillageintwodays.
“Impossi…!”
Thedwarfswasnotconvinced
Thus,weresumedourjourney.Alongtheway,weconversedusing[ThoughtTransmission].Thedwarfscanalsouseit,whichsavesussometrouble.[ThoughtTransmission]isanimprovementoverbasictelepathy,asitisstronger,allowsalargernetwork,canbeusedduringothermaneuvers,andhasrangeofaboutakilometer.Onthesecondsprint,thedwarfsclingtoourbackswithoutfainting.Seemsliketheyproperlypreparedthemselvesbeforehand.Sincethewindpressureforcedthemtokeeptheireyesclosed,Imadeathinmembranewithmythreadtoprotecttheireyes.Surprisingly,itworks.Icanfinallymanipulateittosomeextentwithjustthought.Thismuchispossiblewhenyougetusedtomanipulatingmagicessence.
Whilemovingontheroad,Iaskthedwarfstoteachusaboutsomecommonknowledge.Whilethedwarftalking,thegoblinsexcitedlylistens.Then,weaddingourcommonknowledgefromwhatwehear,thentheconversationturnslively.Ifeelrelievedbecausetheybecomemorefamiliarwitheachother.Inthisstate,theywillgetalongjustfineinthe
village.TheDwarforTheGoblin,theoriginissame.ThelonglivedhalffairyDwarf.TheshortlivedhalfdemonGoblin.Thedifferencewasonlyinthecourseofevolution.But,thegoblinsrathersaiditevolution,woulditbedegenerate?Inotherwords,thegoblincanbesaidtobethedemonversionofthedwarf.TheGoblincanevolvetohobgoblin,Butafterevolution,itseemsitextendthelifespan!Well,itnotjustthat,butthatwasoneofthedifferencesbetweendemonraceandfairyrace.Eveninthesamehalffairyraces,dwarfsareclosertothedemonsratherthantheelves.Maybethat’sthereason,theyablebecomeaccustomedwithoutdiscomfortwithothersoncetheygetsusedtoit.
Havingsuddenlyrememberedsomething,Idecidedtoask,
“Kaijin,Iknowit’salreadytoolatetoask,butisitokay?TohavesaidthosethingstotheDwarfking,didn’tyouadmirehim?”“Ohaboutthat.Idoadmirehim!Thereisn’tasingledwarfwhodoesn’t.Whowouldn’tadmireaherokingthatlookslikehehadcomeoutofsomefairytale?”
Certainly.Heroesfromfairytalescomeoutonlyinbedtimestories.Thishero,however,isaliveandwell,supportingandprotectinghispeopleastheirKing.Thus,itisexactlyashesaid—everyonerespectsandadmireshim;and,everyonewouldsurelywanttobeusefultosuchaKing....
DoIhavetheresolutiontodothesame?Ibecamethegoblins’masterbypurechance.But,howshouldIproceedfromnowon?It’sfine.Nodoubtaboutit!
That’sthekindof“myself”thatIwishedtobecome.
“Hey,Kaijin.Whyhaveyoudecidedtofollowme?Ifyouthinkaboutit,
isn’titfarbetterforyoutoreturntotheKing’sservice?”
Uponhearingthisquestion,thisishowKaijinanswered.
“Gahahahaha!Danna(TLnote:canmeanmasterbutIleftitinromaji)issurprisinglytactful!Why?Becauseitseemedinteresting!That’swhatmyinstinctstoldme.Thisguycandoanything!Andthatwasit.Don’tyouthinkit’safinereason?”
Afinereason…huh?Nodoubtaboutit.
“FumuYoubetternotcomplainlater.Iwasfamousforworkingmysubordinateshard,youknow?”
Anyways,whenthere’ssomethingIcan’tdo,Iwantotherstohelpme;Iwanttorelyonothers.But,ifyouneedmyhelp,I’llseeitthrough.Evenifitwashard,thisiswhatItrulydesireinside.
“Iknow.”
Inoddedwithsatisfactionathisresponse.
Twodayslater,wearrivedatthevillage.Oursobjectivewasachieved:wereturnedtothevillage!
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Author ’snote:Sincetherewasnochangeinthestatus,Iremovedit
Chapter20-TowardtheVillage’sRevival
Wefinallyarrivedatthegoblinvillage.Weleftthevillageonlytwoweeksago,butIfeelsomewhatnostalgic.Well,ratherthancallingitavillage,itwasjustasquaresurroundedbyfences...Whilewewereoutonthejourney,what’sleftwasjustsomesmalltentforliving.Thecenterofthevillageismarkedbythebonfire;Inoticedabigpotplacedthere.Roasting!Itwastheonlycookingmethodbefore!Itseemstheyimproved.Whatanimpressiveprogress.Thatpotoverthere...ifyoulookatitclosely,fromit’sappearanceitwasmadefromshellofaŌkame(BigTurtle).Howfardidtheyexpandtheirhuntingrange...?Well,itseemstheydidnotgetattackedfromothermonsters,Ifeelrelieved.
Immediatelyafterenteringthevillage,thehobgoblinvillagersnoticedus.Weweregreetedbycheers.Unfortunately,Ididn’tbringanysouvenirs.Ohwell,itseemtheremanyfur,etcfrommonsterstheyhunted,I'msurethedwarvescanturnthemtoclothesrightaway!Eventually,Iwantthegoblinstobeabletomakeitthemselves.Now,tointroducethedwarves,IattempttofindRigurudosohecangathereveryone.Itseemsit’snotneeded,Rigurudocamerunning.But,hehadatroubledface.Whathadhappened?Itriedtothinktheanswerofmyquestion.
“Welcomeback!I’msorryIdidn’tgreetyouearlierwhenyoucameback,butRimuru-samathereareguests...”
Evenifhetired,hestillfeelobligedtogreetme,Ifeelsorry.Guests...?SomeoneIknew?Anyway,arethedwarvesfreeinthevillage?Ithinktheystartinspecting
around.TheequipmentIboughtwasstoredinavacanttent.IleavethecareofthedwarvestoRiguru,Iwasguidedtotheplacewheretheguestswerewaiting.Rigurudoguidedmetointoalargetent.Whoisit?Well,whenwemeet,Iwillknow.Thinkingthat,Ienterthetent.IwassurprisedwhenIsawwhatwasundertheentranceofthetent.Overthere,thereareseveralchilddemon(Goblin).(TLnote:Ijustwrotewhatthekanjimean)Somewerewelldressedwithseveralothersthataccompanythem.Chiefs,andtheyescorts?Whytheydid’tcarryanyweapons.EventhoughtIdon’tseeanyproblem.WhenIwasperplexed,thegoblinswereallsuddenlydogeza(prostrate/kneeling)!
“““Wegreetyou,OStrongone!Canyoupleasehearourhumblerequest!!!”””
Theyspeakallatonce.Strongone?Itexaggeratedbutaretheyreferringtome.Idiscerningthemall,theirsayingwithserioustoneandtheireyeswereallserious,Iknewthoseeyes.Whataretheyexpectingfromme?Ithoughtso.
“Fumu,I’llhear.”
Idecidedtoheartheirstory.Then,
“Ah!Wearereallygrateful!Ourrequestis,wewanttoaskyousowecanserveunderyou!!!”
Oneofthem,answeredastherepresentative.Theotherallnoddedinagreement.Theyaskedwithhope-filledeyes.
“““Pleasetakecareofus!!!”””
Theydeeplybeg.Honestly,IthoughtitwastroublesomeRightnow,it’stimeforthevillagerevival!Idon’thavetimetospareforyouguys!AlthoughIwanttosaytheotherwise,thefactisthepeopleonthisvillagejustafew.Anyway,IpredictedtherewillbeturfwarsgoingaroundhereIthinkit’sokaytoacceptthemin,Rightnowit’sokay,butwhatifthey’llbetrayuslater?AlthoughI‘mabitworriedaboutit,IfthathappenIwillexterminateallofthem,Idonotforgivebetrayal.(TL:Rimuruissoparanoid)Toleaddemons,wishfulthinkingwillonlygetintheway.Everythingmustbedealtcold-headed.Iordertodeterminemyresolution,istoacceptthoseguys.Iassuredmyselfagain.
Oncetheseguysbetrayme,Iwillkilltheseguys...!(TL:Rimurunomercymode,hahahaha)
But...nowthatIthinkaboutit,howcanIeasilythinkofkillingsomeone?!I’msurprisedbymyself.Ohwell,itbettertoworryaboutitlater.Bytheway,itseemsthoseguysareonlyarepresentatives,howmanypeopledotheyhave?Tothinkaboutit,Imustcomeupwithnamestogivetoalltheseguysallbymyself.Iletoutasigh...Eachoneofthegoblinswentbacktotheirownvillagetobringhomethenews.Wellthen,Ihearthestoryfromtheremainingdelegates.
Listeningtothestory,Isummarizethecontents...First,thecausethatbegantodisturbtheorderintheforest.DuringtheraidofFangedWolfclan,thevillageofRigurudoandotherswasabandoned,thecausewastheycouldnotaffordtoofferanywarriors.
Thepigheadtribe(Orc),thelizardpersontribe(Lizardman),andgreat
demontribe(Ogre)!Itwassomeofthemonsterswithintelligenceinthisforest.Theybegantomoveinordertodominatetheforest.
Evenuntilnow,theyhadskirmish,buttheyareintacitagreementsoitdidnotleadintoarmedclash.However,thatisinresponsetothesituationwherethelordoftheforestisgone.Sofaritseemsthemovetoclearawaytheiroldresentment.(TL:Rimuruistheculprit,rimuruistheculprit)Originally,demonhadanaturethatlikestoshowofftheirpower.Therefore,toclearawaytheaccumulatedresentment,eachtribepreparedtomoveout.Thechilddemontribe(Goblin)isjustaweaktribe,theirpresenceisonlyforbeingtrampledbythem.
Eachchief(Goblin)wasinpanic.Inthisstate,theywillberuinedbyinvolvedinthefight.Duringthechiefmeeting,theycarriedoutdiscussionseveryday,buttheyaren’tveryintellect.Thediscussionendedwithoutresultingwithanysolution...
Meanwhile,thenewsoftheattackfromFangedWolfclanwasreceived,wellnotfarfromit.Therefore,Rigurudo’stribewasforgotten.However...Aroundthetimethefoodstocksbecomescarce,therecameabadnews.Itwasreportedthatanewthreatintheforesthasappeared!Therumorwasabouttheblackbeastsandtheirriders.Thoseridersarerunningwithintheforestjustlikeitwasinplains,theyhuntedpowerfulmonstersintheforest.Whentheyreceivedthereport,theyallwereastonished.Whoarethoseriders?Apparently,thatwhatitlookedlikeforthosegoblins...Inresponseofthisreport,opinionwasdivided.
Thefirstopinionclaimsthat,anydaynow,thoseriderswilltakethemundertheirprotection.Thesecondopinionclaimsthat,it’stoosuspicious!Itmustbesokindoftrap!
Theoneswhosaidit’satrap;thereisnoreasontobringusintoatrap!Theydidn’tlistenwhenbeingpersuaded.Inaddition,evenifit’snotatrap,itisn’tnecessaryforustoaccept.Withoutintellectonlysadness,thewordsforconclusioncan’tcomeout.Therefore,theyselectapersonasrepresentativetoaskforasylum.Theytoldmethatwasthereasonwhytheywenttothisplace.
Iunderstand.Well,itwasagoodstoryfromasmallfries(TL:itcanalsoBUG).However,evenifthegoblinsaresmall,weakandlackintellect,therewillbenoonewillingtohelpthem.Eitherway,Idecidedtoaccepttheirrequest.Butonlythosewillingtocamehere.Itoldthistotherepresentativeofthegoblins.Hearingmyword,thosegoblinswentbacktotheirownvillages.
Fornowonthereisaproblem.Ithinkthatafterlookingatthegoblinsthatcamehere.Isn’tthat...Alittletoomuch?Inthevillage’sspace,thereareonlyafewaccommodations.Orrather,whyImustbeworriedforsuchathing?
Forafewdays,severalaxeswerecreated,thenewlycreatedaxeswereusedtocuttrees,thecollectedtimberwasgoingtobeprocessed,andwouldbeusedlatertobuildhousing.IleavethechargeofthetimberrelatedthingstoKaijin.Thethreedwarfbrothers,diligentlyprocessedthefur,tomakeclothesforhobgoblin.Thethreedwarfbrothersasusuallookedatthewomen(Goburina)withsharpeye.Itmightbegood,iftheyfinishitquickly!AtthetimeItoldthemtohurrytheirworks,goblinscame.Fromthe4tribes,collectivelythereisabout500people.Therestofit,theopposingfactionstayedatthevillages.
Theychoosetodon’tmove.Butrightnowtheworksisstillnotdone.That’swhatIthought,Ithencheckmindmap.I’mlookingforsuitablelocationnearwatersourcesoIcanopenfarmland.Iwalkedtothenearestplacethatmeetsmycondition...Theplaceisinthevicinityofthecavefrombeginning.Fumu.IcalledRigurudo,askingaboutthesituationaroundthatarea.
“Aroundtherewasnonaggressionterritory.Becauseunlikeintheforest,insidethecave,thereisanestofpowerfulmonsters...”“Ah,therewillbenoproblem.Iusedtoliveoverthere.”“Wha!Isthattrue!!!”“No,Iwasbornovertheresoitokay,therewillbenoproblematall.”“....AsIexpected,degozaimasuna.ThisRigurudo,trulyadmireyou”
Isitreallygreat?Iwasjustborninthatcave,whydoeshehavetobeimpressedwiththat?Well,aslongashe’ssatisfied.Immediately,Iwenttotalkwiththeyoungestbrotherfromthethreebrothers-Mildowhohadarchitecturalrelatedknowledge.IandMildoareconsultingaboutvariousthings.ItoldMildoanyknowledgeIhadrelatedforvariousconstructionsfrommypreviouslifethatIcouldremember.Thecurrenttechnologyinthisworld,itmeasureditisondecentlevelwithmagicintertwinetogether.InadditionofmyknowledgeIhad,Iplantomeasureandsurveythelocalarea.Iwanttomakesomeofkindtreatmentfacilitiesforexcrementwhichwasnecessaryforgoblinsanddwarves.Butit’snotnecessaryfortheblackwolves.Anyway,youcanmakeanundergroundsewer,orfermentingtheexcrementIthoughtitgoodasfertilizer.Butwhenseenfromsanitationside,itwascommonsensethatitwouldeasyforittobecomethesourceofinfectionforinfectiousdisease.ThatwaswhatMildosaidtome.
Well,canmonsterlikegoblinsbecomesick?It’swhatIthought,butitseemsitnormalforgettingepidemic.It’sfateofweakmonsters.Well,ifit’sbecausepoorsanitation,theywouldsurelybecamesick...Incaseofthegoblins,thenumberofbirthexceedthenumberthatdiebecausethestrongfertility,itseemsitpossibletomaintainthenumbers.But,byevolving,itseemsthefertilityhaddepleted.Inexchangeforthat,itseemsthelifespanextended.Mildowaswellinformed.Thoughhedidn’tknewmuchintopicsrelatedtoprocessingtheexcrement.Iconfirmedthattherewasonlyafew“WorldTravelers”inthisworld.Inthisworld,haditownuniqueknowledgeaboutSpiritEngineering,Iheardit’smysteriousandthereweren’tmanyexplanationsaboutit.Becausethereweren’tmanydetailsknownregardingthebenefitoftheexcrement,hewassurprisedwhenlisteningtomystory.Thus,theconclusionofthemeeting,Mildowasappointedasthecaptainoftheconstructionteam.Ilethimtakecareofthingsthatwerehisspecialty.ToRigurudo,IinstructedhimtoassignsomepeopleunderMildo,togosurveytheprojectsite.Rangaalsoaccompaniedthemjustincase.Ithinkthemonstersfromthecavewillnotgoout,butthereisapossibility.IfthathappenI’msureRangacantakecareofit.Thus,Mildoandothers,theconstructionteamdeparted.
Thenextwas,naming.Thethoughistoodepressing.Togavenameonebyoneforall500people.Anylonger,IthinkitwouldturntotheforbiddenABCD.ButIdon’tliketodosomethinghalfhearted.Immediately,Istartedgivingthemnames.Again,Iwenttolowactivitystateaftergivingthemallnames,butIwasabletogivenametoeveryone.Thefatiguewaslessthanthepreviousnaming;itissomethingthatyoudonotwanttodoagain.Isummonthechieftains.
Theyallkneelinginfrontofme,weretheevolvedchieftainsLedbyRigurudo,Rugurudo,Regurudo,Rogurudo.Obvious,sidebyside.It’sRaRiRuReRo.Coincidentally,RabecameRanga.Ithinkitallappropriate,soit’sokay!Thereisnoonethatobject.Ithoughtitinfrantic!Iforgetaboutthenamesappeal.Iwillworkveryhard!It’swasoneofagoodmanappeal!!!Theonethatareleftoverwerewomen.It’spossibletodeterminethegenderofGoblins,butithardlyshowsintheappearance.Butwhentheyevolvethedifferencesisrecognizable.Ithoughtsomefemininename,LikeRirina.Inthefuture,Iwonderifthisnamecanbecomeseriesornot?Althoughsuchideacrossedinmymind,Idecidedtoagainstsuchthought.It’snotneededrightnow.
Well,infrontofmethehobgoblins.Iwonderiftheycapablewithhierarchicalrelationshipornot?Everyoneisfriends,everyoneisequal!Thosethingswereimpossibleinreallife.Inparticular,formonstersthatemphasizesonpower...Aclearchainofcommandwasnecessary.Idecided.
“Listen,Ibestowtoyouguysthispositions!”
Itwasdeclared.RigurudowaspromotedtoGoblinKing.And,theremainingchieftainsbecomeGoblinLord.Inthesurroundings,allofthegoblinsinthevillageprostratethemselves;Igulpedmyownsalivawhenwatchingsuchspectacle.
“““Waha~a!!!Wehumblyreceiveyourorder!!!”””
Withthatwordasthesignal,thunderouscheerroseup.Anewhistoryforgoblinhasbegun.
Forcraftingtools,Kaijinhadpreparedit.Forclothes,underthecommandofGarmandDold,hadbeenproducedsteadily.Fortimber,itsteadilyprovidesthevillagewithvacantland.Bythetimeitwasconfirmedthatallofthegoblinshadevolved,theplannedconstructionforthenewvillagebeganafterMildocamebackafterthesurvey.Allwerewell.Icheckedtheconstructionareaforthenewvillage.Fromit’sscale,itshouldbecalledtownratherthanavillage.Ournewhome.
Afterconfirmingallthepreparationsandequipment,wealldeparted.Towardsthenewplace,stepforward.Forourfirststeptocreateanewcountry!
Chapter21-ANewMovement
BorderingtheGreatForestofJura,wasFalmusKingdom’sEarlterritory.Onthisfrontierexistedthosewillingtoprotectthearea.
TheirmainforcesconsistedofaknightorderunderthecontroloftheEarl.Althoughthemembersusuallyonlyconsistof100people,theEarldeclaredastateofemergency.Thosewhohadretiredwererecalled,andthenumberswerenownearlythreetimesthantheusual,with284people.
ThenextlargestforceherewastheAdventurersfromtheFreedomAssociation.Theyhadtakenrequeststohuntmonstersthreateningthelandinthevicinity.However,thiswasnotanurgentmatter.And,naturallytheyfinishedtherequestwithoutanydifficulties.
ToserveaslookoutsaroundtheEarl’sterritory,mercenarywerehired.Althoughsomeweretalented,manywerestilljustnovices.Thus,whenthemonstersstartedtomove,theyallwereemployedtoscoutthesurroundings.However,inreality,theydidn’ttreattheirworkseriously.ThemaincauseofwhichbeingthefactthatEarlNidolMaigamhadbeenstingywithmoneyusedtoemploythem.
So,whocansubduethemonstersiftheFreeAssociationdidn’ttaketherequest?Normally,itwasthejoboftheKnights.However!
“Fools!WhentheKnightsleavetheterritory,thereisachanceforthecitiestobeattacked?!!!WhowillprotecttheTown?!!!”
So,thefrightenedEarldidnotpermittheirdispatch.Moneywasaproblem.Moreover,TheKnightscouldnotmoveinordertoprotectthetown.Further,complaintscamefromvillages.TheycomplainedaboutdamagecausedbymonstersthatneithertheadventurersnorEarldidanythingabout…However,theAssociationinthiscase,can’treceiveasubjugationrequestduetoasinglerule.Thecircumstancesinvolveddidnotallowittosoeasilyaccept.Afterall,ifyougoingtohuntforrank“B+”monsters,multipleadventurersofthesamerankareneeded(Atleast3ormorepeople).Evenif10adventurerswithrankBtriedtosubdueit,eveniftheyweresuccessful,therewouldsurelybecasualties.Furthermore,justbecauseasightingwasconfirmed,itdidn’tmeanthatthesubjugationcanbebeginimmediately.Normally,therewasnotmanyrank“B+”Adventurersstayatthefrontier;theproblemwasthatmonsterswouldappeartoofrequently.Thus,theywereunabletoeffectivelymovebetweenrequests.(TL:unsure手が回らないのであるIthinkitmeantimestillmoveon)[Ithinkwhattheymeanhereisusingthe“the”asapersondoingtheaction;sotheycouldn’trotateintime(fromoneplacetoanother)](Tl:agreed)They’dreceivetherequest,subduethetarget,andthencomeback.Thetimeinvolvedbetweeneachstepbecameaproblem.Topatrolthevillage,anorganizationresponsibleforsubjugationwasnecessary.
Inresponsetothesecircumstances,reluctantlytheEarlNidolMaigamsetupanorganization.Hecalledit,FrontierGuards.(TL:辺境警備隊Gotabettername?Editor:soundsgood)itsmemberconsistedof30people.Moreover,theymostlyconsistedofcriminalschargedwithtrespassingonprivateproperty,disorderlybehavior,orsmall-timeviolentcrimes.So,it’sactuallyafacilityforsmallmiscreants.Acorrectionalinstitution.TheywereservantsoftheKnights,attimes;and,theyservedasopponentfortheKnightsmockbattle.Thus,theirservicewasmeanttorehabilitatethem.Theychooseapersonamongthemastheircaptain(orrather,theywereforcedtochoose),and
weresentasguardsofvillages.ForEarlNidolMaigam,theplanlooksappealingbecauseitnotonlycansolvethevillages’problem.Eveniftheyhaddied,hiswalletwouldn’tsuffer.(TL:Hemeanshedon’tneedtousehismoney)It’stheextentofhisplansthathedoing,but.....
“Fumu,slydog.Well,togainourfreedom,weshouldacceptitgraciously!”
ThemannamedYoumusaid.Duetohisappearance,Originally,hehadnotwantedtomerelyendupasasmallmiscreant.Hehopedhecanbecomethebossofthebackstreets/slums,butitseemstheworlddidn’tletthismantakethecenterofstage.Later,theFrontierGuardsledbyhimshowedaremarkableresults,andhebecamethefrontiervillages’savior.
Fuse.BelongingtoasmallkingdomBurmund,hewastheFreedomAssociationBurmundbranchguildmaster.HisformerabilityasAdventurerwasupperrank“A-“.HewasaremarkableAdventurer.AshepromisedtoBaronBelyaad,heimmediately,conductedhisowninvestigations.Asaresult,inresponsetoareportfromtheinformationsection,itseemstherewerenomovementsintheEmpire.Butitdidn’tmeanthattheEmpirewouldn’tmovelater........sohehadconcluded.Thusinthefuture,theyshouldcontinueobservingtheEmpire.It’snotworkthattheynormallydo,buttherewasnootherchoice.It’shisdecision.Then,thenewsfromtheInvestigationTeamwasreceived.
Whenheenteredtheroom,heslowlysatonthesofa.Theirconfidentialdiscussionwassettobeheldinthedrawingroom.Onthesofafacinghim,sattherethreepeople—twomenandawoman.TheywereAdventurerswithaBrank.Excellingincovertoperations,Guido.Withhisjobas“Thief”,isamanwithexcellentinformationgatheringskills.Outstandingindefense,Cabal.Withhisjobas“HeavyWarrior(Fighter)”,hisrolewasthatofthetank.Heenjoyedgoofingoff,butwaspolitewhenworking.Specializingonparticularmagic,Ellen.Withjobas“MagicSpellUser(Sorcerer)”,Skilledindiversemagic,butexcellentwithMovement-basedmagic.CarefullyprovidingsupportinordertoincreasethesurvivalrateoftheParty.Theywereallnoteworthyindividuals.TheyweretheteamthatwasorderedtoinspectthecavewhereVerudorawassealed.Hisfirstthoughtwas,pleasecomebacksafely!Tobeginwith,theproperlevelofthatcavewasrank“A-“.Actuallyhewantedtodoithimself,alone.But,becauseofhisresponsibilitiesastheguildmaster,hecannotmovefreely.....Meanwhile,theotherrank“B+”AdventurerwerenotaskedtoinspectthecurrentsituationofVerudora.Thereasontheywererequestedwasbecauseoftheirhighsurvivalrateandhighinformationgatheringcapabilities.Ratherthanduringsubjugation,iftheyweresenttocollectinformationwhileavoidingbattle,theirabilitiessurpassedthoseofotherrank“B”Adventurers.However,ifsomethingweretohappentothem,itwouldbehisfault.Itwasanobviousviolation,sincehimasthebranchchiefhimselfhadorderedthem.But,itwasabsolutelynecessaryforthemtocheck.Thatiswhy,theonewhomostpleasedwiththeirreturn,wasFuse.
“Let’shearthereport.”
Fuse,nevershowedemotionindiscussionorderingquestioning.Hewasgratefulinhismind;buthedidn’texpressitinwords.Thetriowerefamiliarwiththistrait
“AllIhearis“Wasn’tittought?””“Iwanttoquicklytakeabath....”“Itwastough;itwashardtomediatethequarrelbetweenDannaandNēsan,IthoughtIwouldbeeasilytrampledtodeath....”
Thatwastheirtypicalreactionwhenreportingtheirfindings.However,theirfaceswereserious.Andthentheystartedthereport.
Battlewithmonstersinthecave.Theguardian,havingdeceivedtheStormSnake’s(TempestSnake)senses,theyremovedthesealonthedoorandentered.ConfirmationofthedisappearanceofVerudora...Insidethedoor,theyinvestigateforaboutaweek,butcouldnotconfirmthepresenceofanylivingthing.(TL:Ithinkthat’sRimuru)And,themostcuriousdetail.....
(Afterthis,Iunsurewithwhattheytalksaboutmeanwhat,sorry)[thatRimurukilledthesnake]“And,that.Afterweconcludedtheinvestigationontheinside,theStormSnakewasnowheretobefound!”“That’sright!SinceIcan’tuseanywithdrawaltypemagicindoors,IspentmanyhoursplanningourescapefromtheStormSnake…butitwasallpointless!!”“IwasjustthinkingthatI’dbeabletomixillusionmagicandheatmanipulationasadecoy!But,no…Onaseriousnote,Iworriedthatalthoughwewereabletogethere,wewon’tbeabletogetout,but…”That’swhattheyreported.Heck,whatwasthatthing?Thatwasamonsterofrank“A-“.Itwasthestrongestpresenceinsidethecave.Probably,Iwouldnotwinonmyownagainstthatmonster.Thatwaspreciselywhy;theprobabilityofsuccessinthismissionwasgreatlyreduced.Fusethoughtso.Again,whatishappeningintheland?Atthemoment,thatwasnotsomethingtothinkabout.SoFuseconcluded.
“Wellyouguys.Haveanicebreakforthreedays.Afterthat,onceagain,I
wantyouguystoinvestigatetheforest!Thistime,itisnotnecessarytoenterthecave!Iwantyouguystoinvestigatethesurroundingsthoroughly,andcarefully!So,go!”“I’llgo!Seeyou!”“What?Threedays!!!Givememorerestplease~!”“Heyhey.....Anyway,IguessituselessnomatterwhatIsay?
Althoughtheysaidthosethings,Fusedidnotcare.Itwasmoreimportanttoorganizetheinformationtheybrought.Heck,whatwashappeninginthatforest?FusewasdeepinthoughtWhenheopenedhiseyeshismoodchanged,Heglaredatthethreepeople.
“Whatyouguysdoing?Getout!”
Sayingthat,hedroveoffthetrio.
SakaguchiHinatawasbored.(Editor:KeepJapanesestyle?No?)(TL:IforgetHinataishergivenname,sorrymustslipmymind=P)AssignedtoguardtheinsideofthepalaceoftheHolyRuberiosKingdom,Shewasherprivatechambers,alone.Thisworldwasboring.
Whenshefirstcametothisworld,Hinatawasstill15yearsold.Onthedayofherfirstyearhighschoolentranceceremony,shewasonherwayhomebutdidn’tparticularlywanttocomeback.Whenshepassedbytheshrineshealwaysstoppedby,astrongwindsuddenlyblewthroughoutit.Thewindforcedhereyesshut.Oncesheopenedthem,anunfamiliarsceneryhadspreadbeforeher.Hinatarejoiced.Hermotherwasareligiousaddict,andnowshehadbeenreleasedfromit.Herfather,hadlongago“disappeared”.Helostgreatsumsonhorseraces,andleftthemwithanenormousdebt.
Motherfledtoreligionbecauseshecouldn’twithstandthebeatingsfromfather.Aftercarefulplanning,Hinatakilledherfatherastohelphermotherandreceivelifeinsurancemoney..(TL:wowapsychopath)[Editor:…wow…]Afterabitmore,theinsurancemoneywouldbepaidout.Thesecrethadnotbeenexposed.Thus,herfatherwastreatedasamissingperson.Thankgoodness.Ohwell,ifyouthinkaboutit,inthisstateitseemsnecessarytocommitanothermurder.Tomurderthezealotwhopushedhermotherintoreligion,andsoonerorlater,endherownmother.Hinatawascalmlyanalyzingthesituation.That’swhy,shedidn’twanttostayathome.....Inthisplace,therewasnoneedtokillanymore.Shethoughtso.....
“Oi!There’sonehere!”“Oh!Ayoungwoman!Goodjob!!”“Beforewesellher,howaboutwehaveatastefirst?
Whilespeakingsuchwords,somemenhadsurroundedHinata.
Ah.....,eveninthisplace,thereisaneed.
Theworldwasfullofdespair.Soshethought.Theworldwasfullofuglypeople,thatkindofworld,Ishalldestroyit!!!
I,shalltakeit.Iwillsurelyusurpitall!!!
<Confirmed.AcquiringUniqueSkill[Usurper]......Success>
Iamrighteous.Therearenofaultsinmycalculation.Thereneverhavebeen!Thatwillneverchange.<Confirmed.AcquiringUniqueSkill[Mathematician]......Success>(TL:gotabettername?数学者)[ED:Soundsgood]
Suddenly,myvisionbecameclear.Myhazymindclearedandmymindgotsharper..Infrontofmyeyesissomewassomeonethatwantedtostealfromme;I’llstealfromtheminstead.Theirlife!Thus,aslaughtertookplace.Bythehandsofagirl,thetimeshetooktokillthethreemendidn’texceed5minutes.Thephysicalabilitiesofthegirlwhojustgotherpowers,wasstillnotreallyhigh.
Withcoldeyes,sheevadestheopponent’sattackwithminimalmovement.Shegrabbedthecollarofheropponent,andwithouthesitationgougedouttheopponent’seyes.Hookingherfingerinhiseyesocket,shepulledthelegsofthegroaningmandownandslammedhisheadonthegroundashefell.Shepullsouttheknifefromthefallenman’swaist,andstabbedhisthroat.Now,onepersondown.Theothermenwerestunnedbythesituation;and,withoutwaitingforthemtoputtheirguardsup,shegrabsandandthrewitatthem.Thesandenteredtheireyes,causingonemantomomentarilygoblind,shelandedakickonhim.Themanfainted.Withoutasecondglance,shewentaroundbehindanotherman,andshovedtheknifethroughhisback,intohisheart.Asintended,itpiercedtheheartthroughthegapbetweentheribs.Shepulledouttheknife,andgushingbloodtaintedHinata.Ppleasantwarmthofblood.Themen,ofcourse,couldnotcomment,beingdead.But,therewasonewhowasstillalive.Hinataapproachedthefallenmanandsquatteddownnearhim.Hewasterrified,butstillalive.Still,therewasapossibilitythattheyhadmorecompanions.Shegrabbedhishairandliftedhisfaceup.AndusedtheUniqueskill[Usurper].Memoryandtechniques.Allofitwastakenfromtheremainingwreckageofaman.Hinataglancedathim,andstabbedtheknifeintohisneck.
Evenshethoughshekills,sheknewbasicmercy.
Itwasherfirstmurderinthisworld.Fromthepeopleshekilledfromthenon,shetooktheirknowledgeandtechniques.Now,withthetechniquesasthefoundation,shebecameastrongpersoninthisworld.Fromthen,10yearshadpassed.Otherthanthat,shedidn’trememberthepeopleshehadkilled.Goodguys,badguys,Hinatakilledthemequally.BecauseeveryonewereequalinfrontofGod.Ridiculously,overhereshecankillallofthem.So,overhere,shewasnolongeranormalgirl.(TL:Sheturnpsycho)Complettlyrememberingthemurder.“LeaderoftheImperialGuardsunderthePope’sdirectcommand”,shewasabeautifulwomanthatholdsthetitleofHolyKnightsleader.That’swhy,itnowbecameimpossibleforhertomoveasshewanted.Pleasesomeone,raisearebellionsomewhere.Shethoughtsuchathing.Andthen,someoneknockedonherdoor.
“Excuseme,HisholinessCardinalNicolasSchpeltascametovisityou.Doyouwishtomeethim?WhatshouldItellhim?”
Nicolas?Sure,hewasattachedtome......
“Lethimin.”
HinatadecidedtomeetNicolas.Shewasgoingtokillsometimewithherfaithfuldog.
(Hopefullythiswillkillsometime.......)
Withasmileofasaint,soshehoped.
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ThepurposeofAdventurersRimurumeetatthecavewasinvestigation.Uniqueskill“Usurper”and“Mathematician”.
Itsabilitiesisverysimilarwiththeprotagonist’sskill
Chapter22–TheAdventurerswhofinallyarrived
Therewereadventurerspreparingtoinvestigatetheforest.TheywereB-rankadventurersCabal,Ellen,andGido.Withmonsteractivityworsening,eventhemerchantshaveavoidedentering.Withprotectionfeesrising,thetripwouldnolongerbeprofitable.Thus,tocrosstheforest,onewouldhavetoproceedonfoot.Andinthefirstplace,asnocarriagecouldapproachthe“CaveoftheSeal”,anytripwouldinevitablycontinueonfoot.Whentheyhadfinishedsomepreparationandwereabouttosetoff,asinglepersoncalledouttothem.
「Pardonme.Ifyouareheadingtowardstheforest,couldInotperhapsaccompanyyouhalfway?」
Wasthevoicefeminine?Masculine?Young?Old?Thatyoucouldn’tfigureout.Norcouldyouseetheperson’sexpression.Forsomereason,thatpersonworeamask.Anexpressionless,butbeautiful,mask.Thestrangeremittedasuspiciousaura…but
「Shouldbefine…?」
「Hey!You!Beforetheleader–I!–gavepermission…seriously,whatthehell!」
「Really…well,nowthatNee-sangaveherokay,there’snousearguing,isthere?」
Thethreeacceptedthestrangerwithoutasecondthought.
「Iamgrateful.」
Aftersayingthosethreewords,thesuspiciousstrangersilentlyfollowed
thetrio.Thus,Cabal’sgroupofthreeobtainedanewcompanion,andsetoffontheirinvestigation.
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*Tontenkan**Tontenkan.Kaaaaan.Kaaaaan.Don!*
Theforestwasfilledwiththesoundofcuttingwoodandblacksmith’shammer.Thefoundationofanewcityisbeinglaid;andnewhousesarebeingbuilt.Atfirst,tolaytheplumbing,theyhadavoidedbuildinganyhouses,anditwasbutemptyland…Forthewaterway,theyredirectedthewaterfromtheriver.It’sunderconstruction,buttheyplanonconstructingabuildingforwaterpipecontrol.There,thewaterwillbepurifiedanddistributedtoeveryhousehold.Asfordrainage,itwillbedirectedintoanundergroundsewage.Asitismadefromwood,wedecidedtopreserveitbyhardeningitincement.And,leadingawayfromthecity,itwillendatafacilitywhereitwillbereprocessedintomanure.Furthermore,wetemporarilyerectedabuildingthesizeofaGymnasiumontheoutskirts.Itservesastemporarylodgingare.Andassuch,it’snotmadetolast.Allinall,theconstructionproceedssmoothly.Nearthecave,attheseatofhonor,Iplanonplacingmydwelling.Fromthere,we’llfirstbuildthehousesoftheclanlords,followedbythatofthecommoners.AsIwanttogetitright,theinitialmapwasdrawnwithutmostprecision.Drawingacross,withlargeroadsrunningthroughthecity,thisplanisbestforoverseeingthedenizens’behavior.But,itiseasiertoattack.(TLlongnoteforthecuriousmind:whatthisplanmademethinkofisofconstructionofHeian-kyo(modernKyoto)andEdo(modernTokyo).IhaveafeelingthatitisthoseexamplesthatRimuruisreferencing.KyotowasplannedtoresembletheChineseimperialcity,andthusconstructed
square.Ithadtwomainroadsrunningthroughit,leadingtothe“seatofhonor”,theimperialpalace.Edo,ontheotherhand,imitatedtheconstructionstyleofcastles;and,usingrivers,wasthusmadeintoaspiral.Intermsofdefense,whilebothwerewellknownstyles,Edowasconsideredsuperior.)
Inanycase,seemslikehavingthegoblinsevolveintohobgoblinswastherightdecision.Theyquicklydevelopsuperiorintellectandmemorization.Also,theirconstitutionandstrengthimprove.Accordingtothedwarfs,goblinsarerankedF,buthobgoblinsaremonstersdeservingaC~Drank.Inanycase,Ishouldprobablytreatthemwiththesamerespectashumans.Inshort,theirrankvaries.Equipmentandarmor,individualclassandskill,andothersuchfactorsgreatlyaffecttherank.Imean,individualstrengthdependsontheindividual,right?ThefourIdeignedlords,forexample,arestrongerthantherest.AndRigurdo,whomIcrownedKing…
「Oh!Youhavespentyourtimehere!Iwaslookingforyou!!」
Whatamonster!IsallIwanttosay.He’shugeandmuscular.Comparedtoanogre,he’snotjustsimilar,heseemsstronger!OrsoKaijinsaid.Thusisseemsthatevolutionisaffectednotjustbyaname,butalsobytheclass.Truly,monster ’scapabilitiesarewondrous.Probablyshouldtrybestowingafewmoretitlestotestthistheory.
「What’sup?」
「Ay!Wehavecapturedsuspiciousindividuals,soIcametoreport.」
「Suspicious?Ofwhichmonsterrace?」
「Notmonsters,theyarehumans.Asyouhavecommanded,wedidnotlayourhandsonthem.」
「Humans?Whyallthewayoverhere?」
Humans…huh?Finally,theopportunityIwaswaitingfor!Havetostartonfriendlyterms.Well…iftheyarelikethoseidiotadventurersfrombefore,I’lldisposeofthemorturnthemintomonstersnacks…
「Theywereassaultedbyagroupofgiantants,andweresavedbyRigur ’sdefensesquad,whothentookchargeoftheirprotection…Thereisevidencethattheywereinvestigatingtheselands.Howshallwerespond…?」
Isee.Seemslikeinvestigatingonbehalfofsomecountry.Icheckedwiththedwarfs,butJuraforestisnotanycountry’sproperty.Thus,there’sagoodchancetheyareinvestigatingthelandsonbehalfofanexpandingcountry.Ifthat’sthecase,thatcomplicatesthematter…Well,I’lldecideaftermeetingthem.
「Alright!I’llmeetwiththem.Leadtheway!」
Havingsodecided,IjumpedonRigurdo’sshoulder.SinceRangamovesaroundtooquickly,movingonhimistroublesome.Thisisnodifferentfromwalking,butmyloweyelevelbothersme.Besides,whentryingtoappeardignified,havingpeoplelookdownatyou(literally)iscounterproductive.Butit’sallanexcuse!
Rigurdo,withmeonhisshoulder,walkedtothecapturedadventurers.So,whatkindofpeoplearethey?AsIthoughtso,beforemyeyes(whichIdon’thave,ofcourse),Isaw,
「Hey!You!Isawthatfirst!!!」
「You’reterrible!Iwasaimingforthatmeat!」
「Danna,Ishallnotyieldwhenitcomestofood!」
「*Mogumogu*」(Munchingsound)
Iheardaboisterousgroup.
「……」
Tomysilentquestion,
「Manyapologies.Somehow,itseemsthatalltheiritemswerestolen…sowedecidedtoprepareameal,andthis…」
Huh.Rigurdoisprettyniceguy,itseems.
「Nah,isn’tthisfine?Actually,welldone!Treatingthoseinneedkindlyisagoodthing!」
Ipraisedhisactions.Moreimportantly,they,withoutconsultingme,decidedonacourseofactiontheythoughtbest.That,initself,isawonderfulthing,Iimagine.
「Ay!Henceforth,astonotcauseRimuru-samaanytrouble,weshallfurtherdevoteourselves!」
Well,he’sstilldamnformal,though.
Afterthatconversation,weenteredthetent.Tobeprecise,thepeopleguardingoutsideopenedthewayin.Andalltheeyesfellonme.Withtheirmouthsfullofmeatandvegetables,Adventurers.Theireyesopenedwideatthesightofme.However,itseemsthattheyaren’tawarethattheirsurpriseshoweditself.Hmm?Haven’tI…?Ah!Thetrioofthecave!ButoneofthemIhaveneverseenbefore.Wearingamask…howisheeating?
*Mogumogu*
Slowly,athisownpace.But,Barbecue!!!Kuu…Ialsowantataste.NostalgicMeat-chan.Ah…wouldn’ttastebudsjustfallfromsomewhere…?Oops,mymindseemstohavewonderedinastrangedirection.Rigurdoletmedownatthemainseat.
「Dearguests,althoughwecannotofferbetterhospitality,pleasemakeyourselvesathome.Beforeyouisourlord,Rimuru-sama!」
Havingsointroducedmyself,hetooktheseatnexttome.*Gokuri*Thesoundofthemswallowingwhattheywereeatinganddrinkingresounded.And,
「「「What?Aslime?!」」」
「Mogumogu」
They’resurprised.Butreally,toreactinthesameway…ohwell.
「Pleasedtomeetyou.IamtheslimeRimuru.Notanevilslime.」
Bu!!!Theyrespondedtomygreetingbyspittingoutfood.However,theonewearingthemask,seemstohavekepthiscomposure.Whatarudebunch.Seemslikethey’vebeengreatlysurprisedtoseeaslimetalk.Well,Idounderstandthetrio’ssurprise,butI’drathertheycontainthefoodintheirmouth.So…whatkindofpeoplearethey?Itwouldbegoodiftheyweredecentfolk,but…Well,afterhavingregainedtheircomposure,
「Thatwasrudeofus!Weneverwouldhaveimaginedtobesavedbydemons,butweareinyourdebt!」
「Yeah!Weworkashumanadventurers!Thisfood,verydelicious!Thesedayswe’vebeendoingnothingbutrunning,neverhavingadecentmeal…Truly,thankyou!」
「Thanks!We’reinyourdebt.However,tothinkthathobgoblinswerebuildingavillagehere.」
「Gohogoho,gusu.Gokugoku.」
Well,atleasttheyaren’tpanicking.
「Well,takeyourtimechewing,wecantalkwhenyoufinish!」
Havingsaidthat,Iwaitedforthemtofinishtheirmeal.Theyreallyshouldhavejustcalledmewhentheyhadfinished,seemsliketheycan’tbesoconsiderate.Well,theydidgetflustered,butthat’llserveaspracticeforfutureencounters.FromwhatIimagined,entertaininghumanguests(prisoners?)iscertainlyoutsideofmyexpectations…notthatIcandoanythingaboutitnow.And,maybebecauseIwasfeelingalittleunpleasant,Iexitedthetent.Whentheyfinishedwiththeirmeal,Ihadthemescortedtothetentplacedclosesttothecave–oneformypersonaluse.
Rigurdoseemedveryapologetic,but,
「Well,don’tsweatit.Justlearnforfuturereference!」
SoIcomfortedhim.Thegoblinsaregrowing.Can’texpecteverythingtobeperfectfromthestart.
Havingenteredmytent,Ifeltatease.RigurdohadhisGoblinasubordinatesbringustea.Seemsmuchbettercomparedtowhattheybroughtoutbefore,but,unfortunately,Ican’ttasteit.Toseeimprovementevenhere…howamusing.Thisisclearlyasignthattheyareevolvingasaculturedrace.Now,timewasspentonthisandthat…
“Weapologizeforearlierrudeness!”Whilesayingso,thefourenter.It’sasimpletent,sofeelsnarrow.Atthesametimeasthegoblinasthatshowedtheminleave,anothersetcomestobringthemtea.See?Idon’tknowwhen,butthey’veimprovedgreatlyinthisrespect.Whennightcomes,whiledrinkingwiththedwarfs,Idoknowthattheydiscusstheirlivesandcultures.
「Well,then.Onceagain.Pleasetomeetyou.Thelordofthisplace,IamcalledRimuru.Forwhatreasonhaveyoucometotheselands?」
Thatquestionwouldfallwithintheirprediction.Afterall,theyhadplentyoftimetodiscusswhatanswersthey’llgive.
「Thepleasureismine.IamCabal.Fornow,Iamthisparty’sleader.ThisisEllen,andthisisGido.WouldyouunderstandifItoldyou?WeareBrankadventurers.」
「Pleasedtomeetyou,IamEllen.」
「Yo!Gido’sthename.Pleasedtomakeyouracquaintance.」
AsIthought,thesethreeareaparty,huh.AtaBranktheyaremoderatelystrong,butthecavewouldbeimpossible…Nowthen,theotheroneis?
「And,thisonehasjoinedustemporarilyforthejourney,namedShizu-san.」
「CallmeShizu.」
Avoicethatwouldn’tshowwhetherthespeakerwasaman,awoman,anelder,orachild.But,Icantellgenderapartwithease.Forme,whocantellgoblinsexesapart,thisisapieceofcake.It’sagirl.Furthermore,ifIamnotmistaken…Isn’t…sheJapanese?That’sthefeelingthatIget.Thewayshesipshertea,andthewayshesits.SinceIdon’tknowmuchaboutthisworld,Ican’tbecertain;but,surelythatsittingpostureisrare,right?Currently,theotherthreearesittingnormally.Sittingonthewolfpelts,themaleshavecrossedtheirfeet.ThegirlnamedEllenalsorelaxed,andreclineshorizontally.(IfIthinkaboutit,aren’ttheseguyslettingtheirguarddownabittoomuch…Isn’tthereasenseofdangerinthisworld?)Butenoughofpointlesschatter.Needtogetdowntobusiness.
「Howpolite.And?」
I’llsummarizetheconversation.
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Iheardtheirstory.
Theseguys,withoutanyrestraint,theyspilledthewholestory.So,ontheordersfromtheirguildmaster,theyneededtocometotheforestandinvestigateifanysuspicioushappeningswere…well,happening.
「Inanycase,hesaystosearchforanythingsuspicious,butwhatshouldwecallsuspiciousandwhatnormal,huh?!」
「Right,right!Should’veaskedhimtoexplaininmoredetails!」
「There’salimittohowmuchwecaninvestigate,youknow!」
Thustheybeganbadmouthingtheirguildmaster.Theseguysarehopeless…IfeellikeIunderstandtheirpoorguildmaster.Andwhentheyhadthoughttheyfoundsomethingfishy–aholeinaboulder,theydrewtheirswords…ItwasanestofGiantAnts!Tosaytheleast,theyweresurprised.Ireallywanttoaskwhytheydrewtheirswordsthen.Ireallywanttoask!Butit’ssurprisingthey’velivedthislong.Andfromthere,forthreedays,theydesperatelyran,havingabandonedalltheirthings.IfIhadtosaysomethingit’dbe:“welldone!”butI’llrefrain.
「Wouldn’tthemostsuspiciousthingsbefoundaroundhere?Like,inthecave?」
Iasked.
「No,no!There’snothinginthere!Didyouknow~?Theysaidthatastormdragonwassealedinthere.But,withoutshoweringonce,wesearchedthatplacefortwoweekswithoutfindinganything!」
「Wha…idiot!That’snotsomethingyoushouldbetalkingaboutrightnow!」
「Yousee?Theonewhospilleditisyou,Nee-san!Notmyproblem!」
Ellensuddenlysays,causingthementopanic.Well,wehadpassedeachatthattime,soIknew.Oh,anditseemsthatbathcultureexistshere…I’mplanningonbuildingabathhouseinthiscity,aswell.Thataside,
「Yousayyouinvestigatedthatcave,butforwhatreason?」
Doesn’tseemliketheycamefortreasure,inanycase.Whileshakinghishead,andwithasigh,
「Sincewementionedit,wehavenochoice.Thethingis,asEllenmentioned,theblackdragon’spresencesuddenlyvanished,and…」
Isee.Icouldn’thaveknown,butVeldora’sdisappearancecausedquietanuproaramongthehumans.Hewassupposedtohavebeensealed,buthisdisappearancecausingsuchchaos.Whattosay,hewasanamazingdragon.Helikedtotalk–agreatguyallaround…However,isn’thisinfluencetoogreat?Tohavesentsomeonetoinvestigate…Buildingacitythisclosetothecave–wasthatamistake?
「Tosaynothingofthefactthatthecave’spreviouslyabundantmagicalenergyhaddecreased.Anunusualphenomenonwecouldn’tunderstand.Rightnow,it’smagiclevelsareaverage,andisnomorethananormalcave.」
「Well,it’sfilledwithstrongmonsters,soit’sbestnottoenterit.Notreasureiniteither,andnotasingleoretobefound!Powerfulmonsters,andnobenefittobegained!」
「Ifyousearcharound,youmightfindathief’sgeardrop,butnothingmajor.」
Doki.(Heartbeat).Theore…thecauseofthatparticularpredicamentisnoneotherthantheoneinfrontofyou!Well,itshouldbefine.Theywon’tknowifIdon’ttellthem!!!
Buttheirstorycontinued.“Ah!Sincewementionedit,wemightaswelltellyou!”Withsuchphrases,theydiscussedmanythings.Maybetheseguysarejustgoodpeople.Withthecave’sworthdeclining,therewasnoreasontoinvestigatearoundhere.Ithoughtthatwe’dhavetomovethecity,butshouldbefine,then.Inanycase,sincenocountryhasrightstothisland,theyhavenorighttocomplain.Fornow,
「Bytheway,asyousee,weareamidstconstructingacityhere;wouldthatcauseanytroublewiththeguild?」
Itriedasking.
「No…shouldbefine,Ithink?」
「Yeah…it’snoskinofftheguild’sback.But,countries…」
「Yeah…noideaaboutthem.」
Thatwastheiranswer.Andit’snotlikeIexpectedguildmemberstoknowhowcountrieswouldreact.
WhenIthoughtthat,Shizu,whohadbeenquietuntilnow,groanedloudly.
Gu,guaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Itsuddenlybegan!
Chapter23–FlameGiant
Silencewassuddenlybroken.Cracksranalongthesurfaceofhermask,andmagicalpowergushedfromwithin.Slowly,Shizurose,andbegantomutter.
“Summoningmagic?!”
Ellenexclaimedinsurprised.
“Oioi,seriously?Whatrankshegoingtosummon?”“....,Uh,lookingatthescaleofthemagic,it’sgoingtobemonsterwithrank“B+”orhigher.”“Dan’na-kata,donotsaythingssoleisurely,itcan’tbestopped!!!”
AsexpectedfromskilledAdventurers.Theyendedtheconversationininstant,andthenspreadout.
“First!Refrainher!MudHand(MadHand)
“Uoooooooo----rya!!!HeavyCollision(KnockDown)”
Ellenmakesropetotieher,whileCaballaunchesatechniquewithhisbody.Guidowasanequallyimportantmember;heimmediatelyassumedguard.Fumu.AlthoughtheyareonlyrankB,theirteamworkisfirstclass.Thereisnowastedmovement.But,
“Haaaa----!Explode!”
Shizuswungherfinger,pointingfirstdownandthenup.Andthen,asmallscaleexplosioncenteredonShizuoccurred.Shreddingmytenttopieces.
Thetentaside,areanyofthethreeinjuredbythatexplosion?AsIwasn’tharmedintheslightest,Iwonderedaboutthem.
WhileattemptingtoKnockDownShizue,whohadbeenrestrainedwithMudHand,Cabalwasblownawaybytheexplosion.ThelookoutGidosenseddangerandwasabletopushEllenaway,savingbothofthem.
“Oi,youguysokay?”
Iaskthem.
“Ah,we’reokay!”“Wait~u,allmybodyhurts!Ibetterreceiveinjurycompensation!”
So,thetworesponded.
“Ooithurts-…..Youguys…..Pleaseworryabitaboutyourleader!”
Whilecomplaining,Cabalstoodup.Whatasturdyguy!
“IknewShizu-sancouldusemagic,butevensummoning…?”“Theheckshewassaying?
“No,no…don’tworryaboutthat.AsfarasIknow,forasummonertouseachantisunheard…”
Guidostopmovingwhensayingthat,then,
“Eh……,noway……..ExplosionMonarch?”(TL:Gotbettername?)[Editor:IwentwithExplosionMonarch,butyourchoice](TL:AfterIthinkaboutit,Igowithyours)
Inanycase,thesituationisjustasIhadthought.Shizucontinuedtochant.Asherbodycontinuedtoemitredlight,somethingbegantoemerge.Hermaskslightlyrose,andblackhairfreelyflowedbeforeit.Whatishergoal?Forherappearancetobecomesostrangesuddenly…
“Rigurudo!Helpevacuateeveryone!Bringthemsomeplacesafe!”“But…”“It’sanorder!Whenyoufinishtheevacuation,callRangaoverhere!”“Ay!Ihavereceivedyourorder!”
Rigurudoimmediatelybegantheevacuation.FromwhatIcansee,thegoblinswon’tbeofanyhelphere.And,Idon’tplantoseethemslaughteredpointless.NordidIcallRangatofightShizu.Thereasonissimple.Perhapstheseadventurershavemerelysetupthisplaytocreateanopportunitytostrikeatus.Thus,themassacretheyplantobesetuponusenabledthemtosofreelydiscussthosethings(nomatterhowtrivialitactuallywas).SowhenweencircleShizu,theycouldstrikeatusfrombehind.
“Oi,Gido!Explosionwhat-now,who’sthat?”
Quicklyansweringhisquestion,
“Thatis,someonewhowasactive50yearsago,ahero-likeperson?”
Ellenreceivedsuchresponse.Someonefamous?ThemomentIthoughtso,
FromShizu’sface,themaskfell.
Theflameroseasthewind.ItswallowedShizu,andfromwithinaFlameGianthadappeared.SummoningMagic“FlameGiant(Ifrit)”!Therulerofflameswallowedallthings.
<Uniqueskill“Shapeshifter”activate>
VoiceoftheWorldresounded.
Then,Shizu’sbodyandtheFlameGiant(Ifrit)fusedasone.
“Ge~e!!!It’sIfrit,AhighrankingSpiritwitharankoverA!!!”
“Wow....,firsttimeIseeit!So~,nowaytowinagainstit,huh~!!!”“There’snodoubtaboutit.....She’stheExplosionMonarch!”
Fu~u-----!Don!!!
Impactandheatslowlyapproachus.ItseemsthetriotriedputtingupaMagicBarrier,buttheywereblownawaywithasingleblow.Althoughtheydidn’tdie,thereclearlyharmed.Conscious,butunabletomove.Inanycase,theyarefightingforreal.Noquestionaboutit.Andso,Icanofficiallyignorethepossibilitythattheycameheretowreakhavoc.But,wow,thatskillhasconsiderablepower.Releasingbottomlessmagicalpower,withtheFlameGiant(Shizu)inthecenter,ascorchingwindsurroundedherwithadiameterof30meters.Thisfellow,ifIdon’tfight,I’magoner.However,therewassomethingstrange.Eveninthissituation,Ididnotfeelanyfear.Didbecomingamonstercausesuchachange?IdidfeelfearofVerudoraandtheblacksnake,maybeI’mjustusingthemasacomparison.
“Oi.What’syourobjective?”“Fu~u---!”
Ka~tsu!
Shock!Unlikethepreviousexplosion,sheradiatedaheatwavethistime.However,Ihadalreadymovedfromthatspot.Withmyperceptionspeed,evenifsomethingmovesatthespeedofsound,Icouldevadeit!Ratherthanthepreviousexplosion,theheatwavecametowardasradiation.However,Ialreadyavoidthewave.Onasidenote,I’mgladwehaven’tbuiltthecityyet.Thoseweremysincerethoughts.
Moreover,withallthetreescutdown,wefoughtinanopenarea.Hadwebeeninsideaforest,itwould’vecaughtonfire,causingmemuchtrouble.
However,don’tgetcarriedaway!
Bishun!!!
Itakeaimattheabdomen,andshot“WaterBlade”.Buttheattack,justbeforereachingtheFlameGiant(Shizu),evaporated.AmaelstromofflamessurroundedtheFlameGiant(Shizu),protectingit.Mumu...soitseems“WaterBlade”cannotpassthroughit.Wouldfiringatfullpowerbeagoodidea?SoIthought,butthenIimagedasteamexplosion.Yeah,thatwon’tbefun.GuessIhavetoresorttothis.Atthatmoment,Rangahadarrived.
“Youcalled?Mylord!”
Fornow,IorderedRangatoretrievethethree.Then,
“Good,quickretreattoasafeplace!I’lldefeatit!”
Althoughhenearlyrejectedthatorder,
“IwilldoasMyLordsaid,Iwishforyourfortuneinbattle!”(TL:IlikeRangaIwantoneinmyhome)
Withthosewords,heleftwhileholdingthethreepeopleinhismouth.NowIcanfightwithoutreserve.
Theflamesragearoundher.Usingmyperceptionability,Iaccuratelygraspthedistributionofheatwithinit.AlthoughtheFlameGiant(Shizu)wascreatingclonesofitselfandsendingthemtoattack,Icouldeasilypredictthedangerresultingfromtheflame’stemperature.
Againstme,thatattackwillneverland.Butatthesametime,myattackwillhavenoeffect.Whatatroublesomeflamethatis.Thegroundturnedintomagma…thetemperatureinsidemustbeunbelievablyhigh.Thustheproblem:touseskillslike[ParalysisBreath]or[NoxiousBreath],I’dneedtocomewithintenmetersofthetarget.Ican’tjuststrollintothatplace.Tobeginwith,suchas[ParalysisBreath]or[NoxiousBreath],itwouldbenecessaryforthetargettobewithin10mwhenitwasused.Inthathightemperature,itwouldonlybeabother!Icannotaffordtodothat.Idon’twanttoclasschangeintoaCharredSlime.WhatshouldIdo…neitherofuscancausedecisivedamageontheotherIfthisishowitends,Ishouldhavepredatedmore…
WhileIwasdeepinthought,amagiccircleappearedbelowmyfeet!
Dangerous!
Bythetimemyintuitionscreamso,Iwasalreadytrapped.WideAreaCaptureBarrier.IsthisaspecialskilloftheFlameGiant(Shizu)?Withoutasinglechant,themagiccircleinstantlyappeared.
Witharangeof100meters,mybodywillsoonturnintovapor(gas),andbeconsumedbythescorchingheatoftheflame.It’sthestrongestfirerangeattack!
“FlareCircle”
Shesaid,withvoiceneitherfemininenormasculine,young,norold.Thisis...therewasnoescape!
Iwaspreparedfordeath.Aa…IwassureIhadn’tletmyguarddown,butIfeellikeIcould’vedonesomething.Maybedependingoneverybodywithouttryingtolookcool…
Ormimickingtheblackwolf,usingitsspeed,andpiercingthroughtheheat.Notwaitforittomovefirst,notdosomethingstupid,trytohititwith[BlackLightning]…should’vetriedanyoneofthese!Etc…However,althoughmyperceptionspeedshouldbe1000timesthenorm,Ijustdon’tsensethedamage.Well,maybedyingwithoutpainisagoodthing.Butseriously,isn’tthistooslow?S&Mplay?Strange…I’msureIwasengulfedbythefire.Hmmm….
«...Solution.DuetoHeatFluctuationResistanceEX,thefireattackhasbeennullified»
Somehow,IhadforgottenaboutHeatFluctuationResistanceEX!IswhatIfelt.Don’treplytoeveryoneofmythoughts!Stupid!Tosuchabuse,Icouldfeelitrespondwitha[…..].ThoughI’msurelyjustimagingit.There'snoway[GreatSage]hasdevelopeditsego.Hahaha.Definitelyjustmyimagination.Sonoproblem!
Well,now.Oioi,itdisablesfireattacks?What?Didsomebodysetthemodetosupereasy?Iseverythinggoingaccordingtoplan?“I’mdoomed!”Icried,butsoonthetablesturned!Justasthetheoryteaches!Inanycase,Icannowendthisfightquickly.
“Now,whatshouldIdo?”
Iproceedtosecretly,entangletheflamegiant(Shizu)with[StickySteelThread].Injustabit,it’llbemywin.Imade[StickySteelThread],acombinationoftheStickyandSteelThread,whichIcreatedfromdaysofdiligentpractice.Additionally,myresistanceseemstobeindefinitelyactive.Inotherwords,I’mnottakingdamage.Checkmate.
“Imp,Impossible!”
Forthefirsttime,signsoffearrevealedthemselvesinhervoice.
Iunderestimatedyou,butyoutoounderestimatedme.ThisI’llforgive,aswearebothatfaultSo,you’refreetoresentme!
“Isitmyturnnext?”
Ku~stu!Theflamegiant(Shizu)triedtomakeherescape.However,Ihadpredictedthataction.Thereisnoescapefrommy[StickySteelThread].Thus,Islowlywalktoher.Todeliverthefinishblow...OntheIfrit..whohadprobablypossessedShizuandmanipulatedherbody.Andwithoutpanicking.Unabletorunawaynorevenstruggle,suchapitifulcreatureIapproach.AndThen,
«DoyouwanttouseUniqueSkill“Predator”?YES/NO»
Theanswer,ofcourse,isYES!
Thedazzlinglightwrapsaroundus....andthensuddenlydisappears.
Theremainingactors:meandanoldwoman.
Chapter24–Reminiscence~FuneralMarch~
Firepouringfromtheskylikerain…that’sthefirstsceneIremember.Mymother ’shand,thatIheldsodearly,seemedfartoolight.Iwasafraidtolookaboveit.Thenapalmburstingintheairturnsmysurroundingsintoaseaofflames.ShouldIrunsomeplace?Everythingiscoveredinfire…IzawaShizuewasslowlydrowningindespair.Andthen,shefeltshewasbathedinstronglight…
Ah…sothisiswhereIdie…
Shewasjustayounggirl,butthatmuchshecouldunderstand.Shewasfouratthetime.Withnorelatives,shelivedalonewithhermother.Herfatherwasdrafted,andhisfaceshecouldnotrecall.Shefeltneitherblessednorunfortunate.Thatbeingthenorm,shecoulddonaughtbutaccept.
“Doyouwishtolive?Ifyoudesirelife,answermycall!”
Avoiceresoundedinherhead.DoIwanttolive?Why?Idon’tunderstand.Shewastooyoungtoanswersuchaquestion.However…lookingathermotherwhowasreducedtonothingbutahand…Iwanttolive!Shescreamed.
«Acknowledged.Answeringthesummoner ’srequest…success»
Iwanttolivewithouthavingtofearthefire!
«Acknowledged.AcquiringExtraSkill[FireManipulation]…success»
ThenexttimeIopenedmyeyesIwasinademon’slair.Theoneinfrontofme,wasabeautifulDemonLord.
Longgoldenhair,blueeyes.Awellorderedface,almondshapedeyes.Andskinsopaleit’salmosttransparent.Sobeautifulthatitwouldn’tbestrangetomistakehimforawoman.LeonCromwell.HeiswhomthehumanscalltheDemonLord.AlsoknownastheBlondDevil.
「Aah…failedagain.」
Hesomuttered,losinginterestinher.However,hedidnotkillthegirlwhosebodywascoveredinburns.Shedidnotmattertohim.Andthegirl,foundthatfactvexing.Evennowshesometimesrecalls.Thatbeautifulface.And,thearroganteyes,devoidofinterest.Butatthetime,shecouldonlysurvivebyclingingtohim,
Intheend,shewassavedbytheDemonLord’swhim.
「Waitasecond…」
Shereachedouttohim.“Maybehe,beautifullikeanangel,wouldhealmypain?”Soshethought,but…
「Thoughtitwasjusttrash,butthisthingissuitablewithfire,huh.」
Withthosewords,hecalledforththeFlameGiantIfrit.Withnoincantation,asifhewerebreathing.AndthesummonedIfrit,obeyedwithoutquestion.
「Ibestowuponyouflesh.Useit!」
Thosewords,tothegirl,becameundeniableproofdashingherhopes.Andthus,thepainshefeltturnedintohatred–Asthiscurse(trauma)engraveditselfuponherheart.However,iscanalsobesaidthatthispossessionenabledhertokeepherlife.
Sincethen,howmuchtimehadpassed…?Asaflamedemon,sheruledoveroneoftheDemonLord’scastle.Byhisside,asahighdemon.
*Gotsungotsungotsun*
Thefootstepsreverberatedthroughthecastlehalls.TheDemonLordhadalreadyranaway.Abandoningthiscastle.Thegirlwastherearguard.Asacrificialpiece.TheDemonLordhadtreatedherasatooluntiltheveryend.Nothinghadindicatedotherwise.Theonewhowasapproachingwasthe“Hero”.Longblackhairgatheredintoaponytail,andcoveringherbody–blacklightarmor.AbeautythatwouldrivaltheDemonLord.Theonlydifference,theherowasawoman.Withoneglance,shewascertain.
Ican’twin!
WhenthatthoughtoverpoweredIfrit’sminds,alittleofthegirl’segohadreturned.Shelookedtheherointheeyes.
「He….helpme…」
Wordsthatone’deasilyignored.Who’dtrustthewordsofademon…?However,
「It’llbefinefromnowon.Goodjobenduringthisfar!」
Andfromthenonshewascaredbythehero.The“Anti-demonMask”sheworerestrainedIfritandhidherburns.Herwholebodyshecoveredwitharobe,andthusshefollowedthehero.Andoneday,shecametobecalledthe“ExplosionMonarch”.ThenonedaytheHeroleftonajourney.Herreasonshedidnotunderstand.ItwasprobablyareasontheHerocouldnotignore.Thegirlaswellplannedsimilaraction.Thatonedayshe’dsetofonajourney.TokilltheDemonLord.Whohadsavedherlife,andthenthrewheraway.Thatis,killingthedemonlordLeonCromwellbecameherlife’sgoal.Therefore,thegirlhardlyfoundthehero’sactionsreproachable.Buttherewasoneregretleft–shehadneverseenthehero’ssmile.
Sincethen,thegirlbecamefamousforherheroicdeeds.SometimescalledoneofthefoundersoftheFreedomAssociation,shehadworkedfortheexpansionandbenefitoftheAdventurerCooperationUnion.Shealsotookparttrainingadventurersandhersuccessors.
Atonetime,shehadtaughtexcellentpupils.Withasincere,puregaze–aboy.KagurazakaYuuki.Withadepressedgaze–agirl.SakaguchiHinata.ThesetwowereexcellentstudentsandfellowJapaneseWorldTravelers.Thesetwowerepolaropposites.ThebrightandoptimisticYuuki,andthegrudge-against-the-worldHinata.“That’sprobablybecauseHinatawasattackedthemomentshecamehere.”SothoughtShizue.Shewasabletokilltheassailants,andthusescapedsafely,butprobablymadesomefrighteningmemoriesasaresult.ShethoughtthatHinatawassomehowsimilartoherself,andthusgrewsympathetic.But,thatwasamistake.
「Sensei,thankyouforthecareyouhaveshown.IfearthereisnothingelseIcanlearnfromyou.Norshallwemeetagain,Ithink.」
Withthosewords,andwithoutasecondglance,Hinatahadleft.She,inameremonth,hadsurpassedShizueinstrength.Suchoverwhelmingexcellence…Afterafewyears,Hinatahadreceivedanimportantpostwithintheempire,butwasnotsatisfied.Rather,shehadtreatedthepromotionwithmildindifference…Incomparison,Yuukiwasasweetboy.AftertheAdventurersCooperationUnionhadformallychangeditsnametoFreedomAssociation,Yuukihadintroducedthecurrentrankingsystem.Asaresultofit,casualtiesduringsubjugationmissionsgreatlydecreased.Andthus,tothisday.ShizuehadbeensupportingYuukibehindthescenes.Thatis,shenolongercoulddoanythingbutguidenewadventurers.And,recently,Thetimeshespentasademonhavebeguntohauntherinherdreams.Asherlifespandwindled,shefeltshewasunabletorestrainIfrit’sconsciousnessanylonger.However,the“anti-demonmask”hasyettofailher.Soshetoldherself,“Idon’thavelongtolive!”“So,let’satleastshootanarrowatthedemonlord.”Thus,shedecidedtosetoff.WhichshereportedtoYuuki.Withoutaword,heacknowledgedherresolve.Perhapshehadwantedtostopher,but…Atthetime,amessagecamefromthetheFarmasKingdom’sguild.
Veldora’sdisappearanceconfirmed.Willcontinueinvestigation!
Wasitperhapssomedivineguidance?Inanycase,theyneededhelptobreakintotheforest.Someoneneededtoslipinwiththetrio.TheirspecialtiesshehadheardfromYuuki.Andasshehadheard,theywereacheerfulbunch.Shewasgladtohavemetsuchgoodcompanionsonherlastjourney.
Astrangecity.Savedbymonsters,theywerebroughtthere.
Well,itwasn’treallyacity,though;lackingasinglebuilding,everyonelivedintents.Clearlyatemporarymeasure.Evenso,itwasfulloflifeandmonsters(!)happilyworkedthere.Abizarrecity.Itwasunthinkable,inthefirstplace,tobesavedbymonsters.Hadsheusedherflamepowershecouldhaveeasilyburnedawaythegiantants;but,shefeltthatsheshouldn’t.Thatis,eachtimesheusedherpowers,Ifrit’sconsciousnesswouldstrengthen.Hernegligencecouldleadtoherpowersrunningwild.Thus,shemetastrangemonster,withtheattitudeofaking,arrogantlycarryingitself.Amusing.Althoughthemonstercouldspeak,thewordsutteredwere,“AlthoughIamaslime,Iamnotanevilslime”andsuch!Alinethatnoonewouldeverbelieve.
Thefuntimesabruptlyended.Istillhaven’tachievedmygoal…Atthemomentherlifeforceseemedtohavefinallyranout,Ifrittookoverherconsciousness.Again…I’llcauseproblemsfor…Asifsneeringatherthoughtsandhopes,thedemonhadmanifested.Andshelostherconsciousness.
……….
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Itriedtocheckonthewoman’scondition.Chancesare,nomatterhowlongIwait,Shewillprobablynotawaken.However,asacompatriotofmine,Iwanttoseeherthroughtotheend.Thoseweremythoughts.
Thethreeinjuredadventurerswereinhighspirits.
“Iwon’tbepayingyourhospitalbills!”Iwantedtoshout,but,
「Whatisthis?Theburnshavecompletelydisappeared…andmyskinfeelssmoothandshiny!」
「Awesome…withthoseinjuries,Ithoughtwe’dbebedriddenforweeks…」
「Well,I’llbe…theseguyshavesomeamazingmedicine.」
Theyseemtohavehealedwithoutissue.However,
「But,withthis,wewon’tbegettinganyinjurycompensation,willwe?」
「Yeah…Noonewe’llbelieveus…」
「Yup…butI’dtakethisoverbeingleftwithinjuries!」
Suddenlytheyhadstartedtodiscusstheirfinancialworries.Theycan’treadthemoodatall.Let’stellthemtocomehangoutheresometime,
「Whatshouldwereporttotheguildmaster?」
Butinstead,theyweretheoneswhoasked.Ihappilyleftamessageforthemtodeliver.Iadmireadventurers.But,sinceIprobablywon’tbeabletoavoidabackgroundcheck,registeringwiththeguildmayprovehardforamonster.Thus,torepayhisdebt,CabalwillmentionthenameRimurutotheguildmasterupontheirreturn.Really,whatagreatguy.Beingpleasedwiththem,Idecidedtogivethemsomepartinggifts,
Spiderrobe,Scalemail,Hard-leatherarmor,
Ihandedtothemthosegoodsalongwith10piecesoftherestorationmedicine.
「Wha!!!What’swiththisrobe!!!Solight,butsturdy!Actually,verysturdy!」
「Whoa!!!ThefamousScalemail!!!Wait,isn’tthismasterGarm’sproduct?!I’llmakeitmyfamilyheirloom!!!」
「Eeh!Isthisfine?Thisisclearlywastedonsomeonelikeme.Andtohaveusedtheskinoffangwolves…」
Whattosay,anoisierreactionthanexpect.Andwell,Igaveittothemcausetheylosttheirequipmentinthatfire,andIwouldn’tbeabletobuythemreplacementseither.Itwasclearlynotmyfault,butIcansympathizeabit.Andbesides,whatIgavethemisnaughtbutatestproduct.Which,ofcourse,Iwon’ttellthem.Causetheyaresohappywiththegifts.Noneedtodisappoint.Noproblem.Noneedtotellthemeither.Since,evenasatestproduct,it’sgoodquality!Well,iftheyarethishappy,they’lldefinitelydeliverthemessage.Intheend,thethreewouldcallmeDanna(Benefactor),andwerequiteattached.AndalthoughtheydidworrygreatlyforShizu-san,theysetoffthreedayslater.
Andaweekhadpassed.Shizu-sanhasawoken.
「Thisis…Isee…sorryforthetrouble」
She’sfullyconscious.Seemslikesheclearlyremembershertimeasthedemon.
「Isawadream…Anostalgicdream.Ofacity…towhichIcannolongerreturn」
InJapan?
「Hey,Slime-san.Couldyoutellmeyourname?」
IthoughtIalreadyintroducedmyselfasRimuru.
「Rimuru」
Sheclosedhereyesasifindeepthought.
「Couldyoutellmeyourrealname?」
Sosheasked.Hadshenoticed?Andafteramomentofhesitation.
「Fine.Youwon’tlastlonganyways.It’sMikamiSatoru.」
Myrealname.Didn’tthinkI’deversayitagain.
「AsIthought,you’reJapanese,huh…Iwonderedifthatwasthecase.Thatairyoucarry,youknow」
Silence.Andthen,
「Ialsoaskedthisofmydisciples.Whatdoyouthinkbecameofthatbeautifulcity?Theonethatturnedintoaseaofflames…?」
「Oh.Letmeshowyou.」
Havingsaidso,Iconveyedmymemorieswith[TelepathicCommunication].Atrulyusefulskillattimeslikethis.
「Ah…」
Atearrolleddownhercheek.And,
「…Slime-san…no,Satoru-san.Wouldyoulistentomyrequest?」
「Whatisit?」
Probablysomepointlessrequestanyways.But,sinceIdecidedtolookafterhertotheend,Icanatleastlistentoherrequest.
「Pleaseeatme…!」
What?Whatdidthisgrannyjustsay?
「Youatethecurseplaceduponme…Itmademesohappy.Well,Ididwanttobeattheguywhocursedmesenseless,but…Inanycase,itwouldhavebeenimpossibleforme.Mylastrequest.Couldyouputmetorestwithinyourself?Youknow,I…hatedtobeinthisworld.But,Icouldn’tbringmyselftohatethisworld…justlikethatguy…There’sachanceIsomeday…meetthatguyagain…So,Idon’twanttobereborninthisworld.Please.Ibegyou,eatme!」
Hmph.Whatarequest.It’sfartoosimpleforme.Formetobecomeherseal.Forme,tosucceedherhatred.AmIunsure?Toputherheartatease,andtosendheroffpeacefully..Imademydecision.
「Fine.I’llcarryoutyourvengeance.Whatishisname?」
Sheopenedhereyeswidetomyquestion,revealingtheburnmarks,andwithtearsflowingdown…
「LeonCromwell.ThestrongestDemonLord…」
Asifinaprayer,shelooksmeintheeyes.
「Iswear!BythenameMikamiSatoru…no,bythenameRimuruTempest!I’llforceLeonCromwelltoregrethavingincurredyourhatred.」
Thankyou…shemuttered.
And,sheclosedhereyes.Andasiffallingasleep,herlastbreathescapedher.
«ActivateUniqueSkill[Predator]?[YES]/[NO]»
Restinpeace,withinme![YES]!Irespond.And,Ipray…Withinme,withoutwakingforeternity,mayyouseeonlythehappiestofdreams…
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:SlimeDivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:OnewhoCommandsMonstersMagic:NoneSkills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],Lizard[BodyArmor],Wolf[SupremeSenseofSmell,TelepathicCommunication,Intimidation,ShadowStep,BlackLightning],FireGiant[Clone,FlameChange,AreaBoundary]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
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*Gotsungotsungotsun…*
Thegirlliftsherfaceup.HerYoung,lovely,face.And,withrelief,shesmiled.
Hereyouwere!Don’tleavemeagain!
Buttheshadowsofmenonlyshooktheirheads,pointingsomeplace.Thegirl,herfaceturningsad,lookedtowheretheywerepointingto.Andthere,
Mother!!!
Filledwithhappiness,sherushedtowardsherparent.Theshadows,havingconfirmedthis,disappeared.Asiftheyneverexistedinthefirstplace.Perhaps,theywerebutphantomscreatedbythegirlherself…
Andso,thegirlreunitedwithhermother.Herlongjourneyhadnowcometoanend.
Chapter25–HumanTransformation!
Shizu-sansaid.Shepassedmeherlife’sonlygoal.Now,torealizethegoalthatbefallsme,Imuststarttogatherinformationabout“DemonLord”.Ihadacceptediteasily,butthepromiseImademustbefulfilled.Iamamanwhokeepshispromises.
Sheleftmewithanewability.AUniqueSkill[Shapeshifter]andExtraSkill[FireManipulation].Incidentally,itseemsIalsoateFlameGiant(Ifrit).Eventhoughitwasn’tmyenemy,thisguyisstilldangerous.Afterall,thisguysurpassesrankA.Withoutaquestion,neitherBlackSnakenorBlackWolfwouldbeabletowinagainstit.Ineedtoresearchitsabilities,littlebylittle.
Butbeforethat!TherewassomethingmoreimportantthatIneedtocheckrightnow.Right!Humanization!!!Ienterasimpletent,newlysetupformypersonalneeds.Noonecanenter!Isaidandclosedthedoor.
Kukuku,Kuhaha,Kuhahahaha!
Icorrectlyexecuteathree-stagelaughter.(TL:itlikeshowvillainslaugh,Ithink.LiketheoneVerudorauseinchapter3.)
“Traaaaan~form!”
Althoughtherearen’tanysoundeffects,executingMimicry:Human!It’safirsttimeI’mlookingforwardtothemimickedbodythismuch.However,
............What?
Oyaoyaoya.....Theblackfogthatalwaysappearedduringmimickingdidn’tcomeout.What’sgoingon!So,Ithought,butmyeyelevelbecameslightlyhigher.Icouldalsofeelhandsandfeet.And,myskincolorchangedfromthenormalpaleblue.Mu,mumumu?ThoughIdon’treallygetit,IfeelsomewhatdifferentthanfromwhatIhadintended.It’sashamethattherewasnomirror.However,Although,Idon’twanttoadmititbutIrememberoncefeelingthesameway.Alongtimeago…around30yearsago.FeelsjustlikewhenIhadbeenattendingelementaryschool.Iwantedtostoptothinkforabit.ButtherewassomethingIhadjustnotice;therewasabigdifference.It’sgone.InthenewformIhadtaken,mySonhadbeenmissing....!!!!!!Whatisthemeaningofthis?Ipanicked.Iimmediatelywenttocheck.Thus,Icametoknowashockingfact....No....,none.Smooth,therewasnothing.We~llwell,ifyouthinkaboutit,whenImimicrymonsters,Ihadneverwonderedaboutsuchthings.Withnoneedforexcretion,Ican’tbeexpectingtosuddenlyhavethoseorgans,canI…Anobvioustruth…I,whodoesn’treproduce,hasnoneedforreproductiveorgans.Theanswer......,thestateIinrightnow,thefactwas.....Withdeepsenseofloss,Iunderstand!Suddenlyaworrybesetme.Noway!Itrycheckingmyheadinahurry.Ithadbushyandsoftfeel.Iletoutasighofrelief.Idon’tlooklikeanalienorsomesuspiciousperson…thankgoodness!Cometothinkaboutit,theblackwolf’sfurwasalsobushy.Justimaginingafur-lessmonstersmakesmefeelbad.....
Stop.Anyfurtherthoughtsmayprovedangerous.Now,hadI,whoalwaysmaintainsacoolhead,becameflustered?Bythistime,Ihadalreadyacceptedthethingregardingmyson.However,it’sratherpainfulthatIcan’tcheckthisbody......Andthen,aniceideacomestomind.CanIuse“Clones”?Asexpectedfrommyself.Whetherit’spossibletouseinthisstate—Idon’tknow;but,let’stryit.Blackfoggushesoutfrommybody,itgathersinfrontofmyeyesandturnsintohumanform.Inamoment,itcompleted.This....isdangerous.It’sdangerous,inmanyways.
Firsttheappearance.Thefigureislovelysilverhaired,beautifulgirl?Orbeautifulboy?It’snaturalbecausethereisnosex,but....Inanycase,thefeaturesweremorelikethoseofagirl.Probably,becausetheoriginalbodywasShizu-san’s,mygeneswerenowheretobeseen.Thatwas,well…probablytobeexpected.Alovelychild,standingnaked.Well,therearenopartstobehidden…Butthat’snottheproblem,thisseemsmorallydangerous.But,theinsanelycuteface.ToShizu-san>GOODJOB!Letmesaythat.IwasaNiceGuy,butneverthisbeautiful.Thus,Ihonestlythankyou.Iwaswrappedinfur,andtheclonealsoappearedwithit.Rightnow,Istillhadnotpreparedanyclothes.
Thereasonwhyit’sdangerouswas.Becauseofitsabilities.Theclonehadexcellentthinkingcapabilities,andcompletelylinkedtome.Whichmean,bothareme.Thereisnodifferencebetweenthemainbodyandtheclone.No,theabilityoftheflamegiant(Ifrit)’sclonesclearlyareinferior.Yet,Ifeelthatmyclonearenotinferior.No,Iwonderifitislacking.....Therearedifferences.Inthemagicpowercapacity.Originallytheamountofmagicpoweryoucanuseislimited.Itcan’tusemorethanoriginallygiventoit.It’spossibletokeepgivingitmoremagicpower,however.Ihavequitealotofmagicpower.DependingonhowIuseit,itcanbeprettypowerful.However,theflamegiant(Ifrit)’screatedabout10clones,whereasmyhighperformanceclonesarelimitedtoasinglebody.Though,ifseenfromopponent’sside,it’sdefinitelyacheat.
Thelastreason.Therewasalackofdiscomfortwhenmimicking..Inoticeditwhentheblackfogdidnotoccur.Forexample,blackwolf.
Whenturningintotheblackwolf,themimicryconfiguresitinsidetheblackfog.But,it’sinferiortoslime’sbodyabilities.Eventhoughslime’sbodydoesn’thavelimbs,therearenorestrictionsonitsphysicalmovement,becausethecellabilitieswereabnormallyhigh.Eachoneofthecellsismuscle,brain,andalsonerve.Doyougetit?Theeyetransmitsinformationthatthebrainthenprocesses.Buttheslimeavoidsthisprocess.With“GreatSage”correctionmyperceptionspeedare1000timesthenorm.Thusmyreactionspeed,isfarabouttheordinaryperson.However,thebodycreatedinsidetheblackfoghassomelag-time—forthethoughtstoreachthebrain=actualbrain.Perhaps,thedropinqualityoftheclonewascausedbythis.But,mimickingthehumanbeingdoesnotreleaseblackfog....?Becauseitsreactionspeedisequaltotheslime.Thus,nodiscomfort.And,duethefactthattherearelimbsnow,itsmotormovementsarebetter…But,it’sachild.Still,it’seasiertomovethanasslime.Also,becausetherenoneedforblackfog,thereisnoneedtoconsumemagicpower.Fromnowon,let’stryconsideringthisasthemainform!SoIthought.
SuddenlyIgotanidea,soIissueanordertotheclone.Tochangeitself,smoothly.Theclonebegantogrowth!!!Thephysiquebecomesslurry.FlutteringSilverhair.Beautiful,medievallooksPerfect!Furthermorefromit,itcanchangeintowomanormanofanytype.Itcanbecomemachoorfat,italsocanbecameyoungmanoroldman.Ifounditpossibletomimicintovarietyofconditions.Also,thereasonfortheblackfogwasapparentlytoaccommodatetheadditionalmass,soturningintoanadultrequiresit.ThismightbegoodasIcanthusenhancemyphysicalstrength.Althoughthereactionspeeddecreases,itismoreadvantageoustohavelargerstrength.
Well,speedarealsooneofthemoreimportantelementsinafight!So,Ithink.FromthenonIcarriedoutmoreexperiments,andgotusedtothisbody’abilities.
ThusI,inthisworld,gotmyhandsonahumanbody!
Chapter26–NewAbilities
Wellthen,nowthatIacquiredahumanbody,Ican’tbewalkingaroundin“fur”forever!SoIrequestedasetofclothingtobemade.Whiletheslimebodyiscertainlyconvenient,ishasfatalflawstoit.Andthatflawisthelackofequipment.Thatis,otherthansomespecialmagicitems,Icouldnotequipanything.It’snotlikeIfeelcoldoranything,butIwantsomeextradefense.Equipmentthatcouldprotectmefromatleastonehit.Besides,thedwarfshavemademanyarticleswiththematerialsthegoblinshavehunted.Firstandforemost,I’llhaveasetofkidsclothingprepared.Thus,Iwenttothedwarfs.Ormoreprecisely,tothetailoringlogcabinwhichwasrecentlyfinished…apparently.TheeldestdwarfGarmwasbusyorderingthegirls(Goblinas),andoverseeingproduction.
「Yo!Garm-kun.There’ssomeclothingIwantyoutomakeme!」
「…Danna.Whatareyousaying?Howareyouplanningonwearingit?Youcan’tuseequipment,can’tyou?」
「Fufufu.Fuhaha,haaaaahahahaha!Don’tlookdownonme!Youthoughtitwasthe“can’twearanything”me,huh!Well,notanymore!Haaaaaaaaa!!!」
「Wha…what!!!Danna‘sbodyisgrowing…not.Akid,huh?」
「Tch.Notsuprised,eh…Ohwell.Icanbecomeanadult,butIwantyoutofirstmakesomeclothingforthisform!」
「O..okay.Then,we’llstartbymeasuringyoursize!Oi,Haruna.IleaveDanna‘smeasurementstoyou.」
Iwasmeasuredbyoneofthetailors,Haruna.Ofcourse,althoughIwasnaked,Iwasnotembarrassed.Sincethere’snothingthere…
「My!Howcuteyou’vebecome,Rimuru-sama!」
Harunasaidwhilerecordingmysize.Cute?Imean,IknowIthinkI’mcute,butforthegoblinstoagree.Mustsay,I’msurprisedthatmonstersevenhaveanaestheticsense.Idecidedtospendthefollowingdaybytryingoutmynewskills.
Iheadoff.IfIwanttopeacefullytryoutnewskills,it’sbestfornoonetobearound.HavingnotifiedRigurdoofmyabsence,Iorderedeveryonetosteerclear.And,throughthecenterofthecity,Iheadintothecave.TheplacewhereImetVeldora.Thatundergroundcaverniswide,unnaturallydense,and,mostofall,uninhabited.Thecave’smonstersstayawayoutoffear.Nowthen,let’sstarttestingtheseout.I’vegot,uniqueskill[Shapeshifter],extraskill[FireManipulation].FromtheFlameGiant,[Clone],[FireState],and[AreaBoundary].SowhatshouldIstartwith…Sincecloningseemspromisinglet’sstartwiththeFlameGiant.FireState,huh.Wouldn’tactivateasaslime.Chancesare,thisskillactivatesonlyundercertainconditions…Iwonderwhattheyare.AsforAreaBoundary,thatIcoulduse.But,Idon’tgetit.Sothepointoftheskillistosealthermalenergywithinabarrierandpreventanyfromleaking,huh?ButifIcanactivatethisskill,whycan’tIuse[FireState]…waitasecond.Didn’tIjustgetmyhandsonabarrier?Okay.Inthefirstplace,thisskill’smainstrengthseemstobeintrappingopponents.Quiteaversatileskill,isn’tit?Theboundariesmaximumrangeis100meters,shapedintohalfasphere.Doesnotexpandunderground.
ThesmallestIcouldgetitwasjustenoughtocovermybody.It’seffectdidnotchange.Onlythesizedid.It’sstrength?IcreateacloneontopofwhichIaffixedtheboundary.Then,Ishotoutawaterbladeatthebarrier.“Bashii!!!”Itwasrepelled.Hoho…It’sthatstrong?Inthatcase,let’stryoutthe[ParalysisBreath]and[NoxiousBreath].Thatexperimentshowedthattheskillusesupalotofmagicalenergy.WiththeenergyIleftwiththeclone,thebarrierwithstood[ParalysisBreath]withouttakinganydamage,butcollapsedunder[NoxiousBreath].Inotherwords,aslongasIsupplymagicalenergy,thebarrierwillhold.Then,Icreatedaclonewithconsiderableamountofmagicalenergy,andsetupabarrier.IamplanningontryingouttheBlackWolf’s[BlackLightning]skill.Asablackwolf,itispossibletomodifytherangeandstrengthoftheskill.Itstwolonghornsareusedtoalterjustthat.Sinceaslimehasnohorns,“Useitall!”ishowtheskillworks.Thus,Isetthepowertomaxandtherangetoasingletarget…fire!Asforthebarrier,Isetittoitslowestsetting.Ifthesizeissmall,theconsumptionshouldalsodecrease.Theresult,
*Pika!…..Chudooooooooon!!!*
Noteventhedustwasleft.It’stoodangerous!So…IguessIcan’ttrustinthebarrierallthatmuch.Inthefirstplace,whydidhedisappearifIhaveelectriccurrentresistanceandthermalfluctuationresistance?Somehowthismakesnosense.Maybethis[BlackLightning]skillisactuallyaspecialskillrankedaboutextraskills.Butmanthissentachilldownmyback.“GoodthingIdidn’tcarelesslytryitonmyself!”Suchweremyhonestthoughts.However,thefactthatIneedtomimicablackwolftousethisskillgreatlylimitsitsapplicability.
Then,Imimickedtheflamegiant,andtriedtouse[FireState]again.TheresultwasthatIchangedintoa2000degreecloud.But,asexpected,theheatdissipatestooquicklyifIdon’tmaintainthebarrier.Thisskill,too,highlydependsonthesituation.Bytheway,whenIuseitwiththebarrier,[FireState]isanamazingskill.AsexpectedofanArank(+?).Thatis,[FreyaSphere]isacombinationofthebarrierandfirestatethatburnstheopponentfromtheinside;inotherwords,anylivingthingthatbreathesairwillsurelyperish.Myaffinityagainsttheopponentwasreallygood!Asforhowtousetheskill,I’llconsiderthatlater.
Nowwithrespecttoextraskill[FireManipulation].Ican’tseemtoexplodethingslikeShizu-sandid.Whatthetrickcouldbe,Idon’tknow…Lightafireatmyfingertip,throwfirefromthepalmofmyhand–suchpartytricksareeasy.Also,Imanagedtogatherheatinmyhandandradiateit,thuscreatingaFireBlaster.Andwait,ifIgathertheheat,thepowerincreases.Imean,normally,fireisatabout200degreesCelsius.IfIgatherit,itrisesto1600degrees.Now,justlikewith“WaterBlade”,Ijustneedtoshootoutthismagicalenergy.Itstruckmytargetat10metersawaywithatemperaturesurpassing1400degrees.ThissplendidskillIdecidedtocall“FlameBullet”.Looksjustlikeacertainalien’sfinisher,fingerbeam.Also,Icanprobablyjustcreateafireballinmyhandandburnmyopponents.WouldIdosomethingasdangerousasgrabbingsomeone’sheadandthreateningtoburnthem?Yeah,Iprobablywould.Additionally,sinceitseemsIcanfurtherraisethetemperaturewithpractice,IshouldcontinuedoingsountilIcanmanageanexplosion.Afterall,unlikemonsters’skills,it’spracticemakesperfecthere.
Nowthen,regardingthelastnewskill.Thatis,[Shapeshifter].
Thatnamesoundstoomuchlikeshoplifter…howunpleasant.Iwon’tbeawakeningtoanycriminaltendencies,willI…NotthatIevenfallasleep.Anyways,let’stryouttheskill.But,Ihaveabsolutelynoideahowtodothat.Atatimelikethis,[GreatSage]savestheday!Sensei!Please!!!
«Solution.TheeffectsofUniqueSkill[Shapeshifter]
Fusion:Theabilitytomergeintoasinglebeingwiththetargetedfellow.
Division:Theabilitytoseparateoneselfandthebeingpossessingyou.(Ifthetargetwhoisbeingseparatedlacksaphysicalform,theycoulddisappear)
Thesetwoabilitiesareyourstowield.»
Isee.SoShizu-san’sdevilappearancewastheresultofthisuniqueskill,huh?Justmyfirstimpressions,butwouldn’tthisskillmixwellwithmine?Althoughthisslimebodydoesn’tsweat,Icertainlyfeltcoldsweatatthatthought.Thisisessentiallythefirststepinunderstandinganopponentsabilities.But,moreimportantly,can’tIusethistoerasetheirskills?
«Solution.Skillsengraveduponthesoulcanneitherbeseparatednordestroyed.»
Sadly,itwasn’tthatomnipotent.But,Iamcertainthatitwillmixwellwithmyskills.Forexample,couldIcombinewiththemonstersImimic?Shizu-sanhadcombinedwiththeIfritwhoresidedinherconsciousness,couldIalsobecomeadevilthisway?Deviltransformationshouldbesomethinglikeoverwritingoriginalbody’sabilitieswiththedesiredone.Perhapsasanoption,Icanalsochangemyphysicalappearance.Thus,Itrytoimagineit.TooverlaytheFlameGiantsabilitiesontopoftheslime.
Iwasn’tplanningonanythinggaudy,buthadmyfaceraiseitstemperatureto200degrees.SeemslikeIcannowuse[FireState]eveninthisform.Uponactivatingthatskill,myaurahadbecomethatofaflame.My“facial”temperaturealsoroseover1400degrees.Seemslikethiscouldbeusedasaweaponnow.IfIamevercaptured,Icouldprobablyusethistoescape.
Thus,ItriedfusingwitheverymonsterIhadeatenthusfar.Thespidergavemewhitespots.Asacentipede,Igrewfangs.Gross.Thelizardhadmegrowscales.Thebat…mademesproutdemonlikewings.Aslimewithdemon’swings.Looksprettycoolactually.Astheblackwolf,Iturnedblackandgrewtwohorns.Hornslikethoseofaunicorn.ButbecauseIcan’tsee,Iactuallystillworryaboutwhereexactlythehornsareplaced.Next,theblacksnake.Mybodywascoveredinagoldpattern.
Now,evenasaslime,Icanfullyuseeveryskill.Asforthevisual…Now,couldIfusemultipletimes?Theanswer,yes.However,nomorethantwice.Icouldnotmanageathird.However,mostofthemonster ’sskillsdonotrequirefusion.Evenifthepotencyoftheskilldecreases,aslongasIcanactuallyuseit,Idon’tseemuchofaproblem.TheskillsIactuallyneedtotransformforare…[FireState],and[BlackLighting]–justthem.Althoughnotaskill,Idoneedtomimicthebatinordertouseitsflightabilities.Icangrowflightlesswings,however.Therefore,FlameGiant,BlackWolf,orGiantBat–choosetwooftheseaccordingtothesituationathand;thatwillprobablybecomethebasicstrategyfromnowon.Well,aslongastheirabilitiesareuseful,ofcourse.
Bytheway,ifItrytofusewhilemimicking…Icanmixatotalofthreebodies.Thus,I’vebecomeachimera.Thankyouverymuch…No,actually,theintimidatingpowerofthemonstersdoesn’tchangeallthatmuch.Theblackwolfandsnakeare,afterall,themostdangerousoftheonesIhave.WhicheverIuseasabase,thepowerdoesn’tchangemuch,buttheblackwolfisafarsuperiorbaseduetoaninherentlyhigherspeed.SowhenI’minarealpinch,I’llbedependingonhimasusual.
How,then,dotheabilitieschangewhenthebaseishuman?Wasmynextthought.Human’sformprimarymeritistheabilitytoequipthings.WhereasanymonsterandmagicbeastImimicwillinadvertentlybelackingequipment.Further,therearecertainlypowerfulskillstobeusedwhileinhumanforms.Butfornow,letmediscussthevisualchanges,FlameGiant:Myhairandeyesturnedcrimson.BlackWolf:Myhairturnedblack,withtwocowlicksstickingout…wherearetheearsandtail,damnit!!!BlackSerpent:Myeyesturnedgreenandsnakelike.Handsandfeetbecamecoveredinscalesandgrewclaws.GiantBat:Igrewdemonwings.TheskillsIcannotusewithoutmimickingarethesameasbefore.SoifIobtainsomecursedswordsinthefuture,thisappearancemaybecomethenormforcombat.NowthatIthinkaboutit,Ishouldprobablytrymakingoneofthose.Ifanything,Icanfusewithinorganicsubstancesaswell.Whatwouldthatmean?Probablygainingspecialattributesandabilitiesinherenttotheweaponorsomething.WhilethisiscertainlysomethingIwouldliketotestout,Ireallydon’tknowanythingaboutthistopic.Besides,todefeatthedemonlord,shouldn’tIbesearchingforsomeholysword?Well,whenIentersomekingdom,I’lllookaround.
…Icompletelyforgottotestoutmyresistances.Firsttonote,alongwithextraskill[FlameManipulation]IhadacquiredFireAttackResistance.Butevenso,surelyifIwerethrownintothesunI’dburnanddie.Thus,thequestionishowmuchcanIresist?This,Ijusthavetotestwithmyownabilities.Upuntilnow,Ifearedreceivingdamages,andavoidedsuchpractice,butIamadifferentslimetoday!JustasIhadconsideredwhiletesting[BlackLightning]before,it’stimetoexperimentonmyownbody.IhavetofindoutjusthowmuchdamageIcanendure.ThoughIworryslightly,thisexperimentisabsolutelycrucial.Icreateacloneandcontrolhim.Ofcourse,asaslime.IfIdidthiswhilelookinglikeachild,whatwouldthereadersthink?!Thecurrentclonelookslikeachild,butIcanalsomakeoneofaslime.Furthermore,ifIgetusedtothis,itseemslikeIcanalsoreplicatetheequipmentIworeatthetimeofcloning.Thecloningskillisonlylimitedasfarasyouruniqueskillsallow.
First,[GreatSage]Aslongastheuseriswithinakilometerradius,aclonecanbecreated.Shouldtheusergobeyondthatlimit,theconsciousnesslinkissevered,andtheclonecanonlyrespondtobasiccommands.Sincevisionisalwaysshared,andanordercanbechangedatanytime,theclonecanbeusedforlongrangereconnaissancemissions.
Second,[Predator]Thestomachcanonlyreleasethetruebody.Aclonecanbepredatedandstored,butcannotbeextracted.However,feedbackregardingskills,etc.canbeacquired.
Third,[Shapeshifter]Onlyonefusionisallowed.Divisionisunchanged.
Uponextensiveresearchafewlimitationswererevealed,buttheskillremainsprettypowerful.Thus,Isparredafewtimeswithmyclone.Theresult,“WaterBlade”isverypowerful.
Blackserpentfallsafterasingleattack.Blackwolf,aftertwo.Therestyoucanguessyourself.“FlameBullet”isonlyabeamshotfrommyfingertips,butterrifyinglypowerful.However,asapiercingattack,theenemiesdeathisnotguaranteed.Whiletheirheadandvitalsbecometheirweakpoints,Ihavetohitthosefirst.Forexample,althoughIhadshotthroughthesnake’shead,itdidnotfall.HadIletmyguarddown,Imighthavebeendefeated.Thus,althoughit’sstrongerthan“WaterBlade”,it’shardertokillwith.Ihadacceptedthispointtooeasily.Thestrongestskillis[BlackLightning]Thestrongestpairis[BlackWolfandFlameGiant]–theclonedidn’timmediatelydiewithbarrierandfirestateinvoked.Rather,IhavetosaythatIsomehowmanagedtodefeatit.Perhapsitsbesttothinkoffirestateasadefensiveratheroffensiveskill.Evenso,otherthanthestrongestcombination,noskillsfoundthusfarcandefendagainstit.Furthermore,whilemimicking,ifenoughdamageisreceived,Ireturnbacktonormal;however,thedamageincurredisnottransmittedtothetruebody.Thus,ifIdiefromasingleattack,itcanproperlybecalledanoverkill.Andthus,I’veobtainedvariousdata.Therestcanbeverifiedvia[GreatSage]’ssimulations.
Takingontheappearanceofachild,Ibegintoleave.Alongtheway,Iencounteredacentipede…whoquicklyranawayatthesightofme.Fufufu.Mypresencehasfinallybeenrecognized.AlthoughtotheeyesIlookjustlikeachild!
Status
Name:RimuruTempestSpecies:Slime(Human-transformationpossible)DivineProtection:theStormCrestTitles:OnewhoCommandsMonstersMagic:None
Skills:UniqueSkill[GreatSage],UniqueSkill[Predator],Slime-SpecificSkills[Dissolve,Absorb,Regenerate],ExtraSkill[WaterManipulation],ExtraSkill[MagicPerception],AcquiredSkills:BlackSerpent[HeatDetection,NoxiousBreath],Centipede[ParalysisBreath],Spider[StickyThread,SteelThreat],Bat[UltrasoundWaves],Lizard[BodyArmor],Wolf[SupremeSenseofSmell,TelepathicCommunication,Intimidation,ShadowStep,BlackLightning],FireGiant[Clone,FireState,AreaBoundary]Resistances:ThermalFluctuationResistanceEX,PhysicalAttackResistance,PainResistance,FireAttackResistance,ElectricityResistance,ParalysisResistance
EndoftheEmpowermentArc