Slime Who Turned into a Demon King
13.The Meeting Against Hinata Sakaguchi
He nodded proudly. Goody. Fortunately I was able to lock him up before he did
raging at me. Veldora will never lose a battle, but
sending it just wasn't the right thing to do, I thought. I didn't
give up on talking things over with Hinata, so I can't just walk away
revoke Veldora at first glance, or even as a primary backup.
With Veldora calm, Benimaru spoke next.
“First, I will announce my duty to Sir Yohm.” reinforcements
Um. Good. Benimaru turned commander. He has gained a lot
the experience in the previous fight, and unlike Shion, he did not
let it get to his head again. Now he can analyze the data
which is right and determines the difference between the two sides. I
still the supreme commander, but at this point, he was more suited to the job
than me. I mean, hell, I don't really want it to work. Let's
hope Benimaru can grow into that role. With a loud and deep voice, Benimaru announced his task. The reinforcements will consist of a hundred goblin riders, led by the Gobta; four thousand troops from the Green Numbers Benimaru, the, together with the hundred members of the Kurenai Team to lead them (the remains of the two hundred Kurenai members will remain back to protect the city), and the hundred fighters of the Hiryu Gabil Team. That's a total power of 4,300.
“...That's it all. This means fewer troops guarding the city, but we
having a lycanthrop among our fighters now, as well as Sir Veldora, so I don't anticipate it to be a problem. Any feedback?”
“Wah! Uh, me?!”
“Is there a problem with that, Gobta?”
“Nnnn... no.”
Benimaru's eyes are enough to cover Gobta's mouth. Doofus.
“Hakuro will be the supreme commander of this army, but don't worry. If
something happened, I'll use Spatial Motion to support you guys
expeditiously. Just keep in mind that there is a good chance I will fight against Hinata Sakaguchi myself. This may make it impossible to
contact me, so try to follow Hakuro's orders as closely as possible!”
“Understood, Sir, “Kata Hakuro.
“This will be this battle, this battle, where my name will shine!”
Gabil Seru.
“Yes, yes, alright..,” murmured Gobta.
Hakuro and Gabil are ready to leave. Gobta frankly makes me a little bit
worried, but he had the expertise to deal with the crisis, so he should have
all right, I guess. Might as well.
“Hmm. But I'm still worried. Ranga, are you awake?”
I spoke to Ranga, currently sleeping under my shadow. He spent
almost all of her time there lately, partly to protect myself, partly to protect myself,
but his magic energy had developed in the most bizarre of ways. She might
I need more sports.
“Will I be deployed, Mister?”
“Yes. I need to get you running around now and then, you know? Follow
Gobta and secure him!”
“I'll do! A little practice to get up would be very good for me. ”
Bizarrely. I get the weird feeling that letting go of this guy is gonna be
bad news. For our enemies.
“Oooh, yes, if Ranga joins me, I will be fine!”
Now Gobta is showing even greater enthusiasm. Looking for number one,
wasn't he?
“Ranga, don't take reckless risks. Try not to kill
fight, okay? ”
“It must be done! Lady Shion has taught myself how to hold back!”
“Um, good..”.
Now I'm really worried. I think he just spent the whole day
sleeping under my shadow, but he did too? Has Shion as
his teacher made me anxious, but hopefully it will work. We have
the potion, I guess.Benimaru did not argue, although his eyes showed he thought I was indulging Gobta. Thus, with a happy howl, Ranga curled up next to Gobta. Let's hope whoever comes face to face lives to tell that story. I almost want to wish my opponent luck.
We have the duty of our troops. Now we have to discuss bala
the help received by the new king Farmus.
“So, Diablo, tell me how you will continue.”
“Thank you Sir. I was expecting reinforcements, but thirty thousand away
beyond projection. My initial plan assumed a strength of about ten
thousand fighting for Edward.”
His new plan began by having Edmaris send a letter to the new king
as soon as he started moving this army, ask him to explain
his actions. Edward no doubt planned to shift the responsibility
answer the repair to Edmaris, and I want to prevent that from happening. King yang
new will no doubt say that any agreement that
the signed Edmaris is null and void. It will not be accepted with
Board if Farmus becomes part of it - it hardly happens to us, on
no, the plan likely involves executing Edmaris and reneging on his promise to us. We are then angry enough to launch a military operation, and then the Western Nations will join together to fight us — such a thing. To prevent this, Edmaris was saved by the army of John. He was lying low in the Migam at the time, and that's what we planned. Yohm had a strength of about five thousand there, and the initial plan asked us to send 4,300 more to Migam for him. That is not a big difference, but the psychological effect of — terror because having a new army appear out of nowhere behind the first troops — will turn things around during the battle.
But now that Edward has started gathering reinforcements, we can't
using it. If we wait for him to gather all his strength, then,
we will be faced with a four-on-one loss. The faster we get
act, the better.
“It seems to me,” knot Diablo, “that Edward is waiting for reinforcements
which he can use to attack the domain Edmaris.”
The plan at this point was to defeat Edward in one battle
determined, then Edmaris supported the champion of Johm as king instead
reclaiming the throne.
“Currently, Edward has access to the power of twenty thousand,” comments Soei. “Give
he is three weeks away, and the full strength of forty thousand will be gathered. That
it was more than enough of a Migam, as weak as his current rear guard. ”
So the longer we wait, the worse things will happen. But if we take it all out now, it'll be a bloody war. Farmus had lost twenty thousand troops; a dragged war would cause untold damage.
How then...?
“...It's just the worst. We can always just give up, you know. If I forgive the rest of their debt to us, we can avoid war that way, right? It will eliminate the entire pretense of fighting us from the beginning.”
“We can't! If we do that, Sir Rimuru, you'll look like
big taper!”
“I don't want that, no, but we've profited from this pretty big.
Wouldn't it be easier if we stepped on the brakes and waited until we
handle Hinata to deal with it?”
As far as I'm concerned, we're being paid more money than I ever was
expect from them. Cutting our losses now will still put
we're ahead, and I feel that fighting on two fronts would be too risky
when compared. But Shion has a point. The demon lord has interests
personal to fear.
“Heh-heh-heh-heh... Leaving this plan would be unthinkable. Sir Rimuru, sir,
You're willing to let Myself handle this, huh?”
“Yes, but I don't want people to keep dying all my time, do they
engaged or not.”
“It won't be a problem. If it is your will, sir, then it is
it is my duty to obey him. It will be a simple task for me.”
I seriously considered canceling everything, but Diablo didn't
give up altogether.
“What do you want to do?”
“I'll find the culprit,” he replied slowly. “Criminals who try
setting me up with crime.”
Waw. He's very angry.
“Destroy the devil, they say?” He gave me a little smile. “Yeah, if they
wanting me to be eradicated, I would happily play their opponent.
Somewhere, among these thirty thousand, there might be someone involved
with culprit. I'll give them a gentle interrogation.”
Uh oh's. There is not the slightest bit of tenderness about it. But Diablo sounds like
he was ready to face 30,000 Temple Knights alone. Better
control it little—
“I understand,” said Benimaru when I boiled this. “If you are out for
involving them, we have nothing to worry about. But don't kill innocent people,
okay?”
“No need to remind me. I will never defy Sir's will
Rimuru.”
“Quite fair. Then, Hakuro, can you suppress the new king's army
without killing any of them?”
“It shouldn't be a problem. It will be easier to attack
suddenly to end it all quickly, but it will not
provide training for us. ”
“True. Gabil, we will need a lot of potions.”
“Definitely! I'll be sure it's ready.”
Huh huh? Um, hello? I was left in the dust.
Shion smiled at me. “It looks like the invasion of Farmus is in good hands, sir
Rimuru.”
“Uh, yes... Yep. Good luck, guys..”
“Yes, My Lord!”, They all replied.
With that, the conversation is over. Can't argue with that.
I don't like how it's handled so much, but
in any case, our discussion turns to the next issue — who will
handling Hinata and her party.
“So about the party of five people,” said Benimaru, looking at me. Alright. Time of day
take the initiative for this one!... But just as I was about to speak, Soei arrived
arrive standing.
“Mr Rimuru,” he said in a tense voice, “we are having an emergency.
The Crusaders have already started moving.”.
The room went into a panic, or at least, I know.
“Is there something with the Hinata team?”
“No. Hokuso, who was monitoring Englesia, reported to me that he saw
the hundred prepared knights departed at this time.”.
“What?!”
“They're half a day behind Hinata, but if you keep this up, they'll
caught up with them not for long. They're heading in the same direction, though,
at least, so it seems fair to assume that they are coming in the direction
we're. ”
Hinata moves at an orderly pace and is not in a hurry, though
his four paladins had used magic to chase with speed
full before slowing back down. There are reported to be some disputes in
between groups when they meet, but they stay together, a team
five people headed for our city. They are still in the Englesian lands,
towards Blumund, but only at a relatively slow speed. If a hundred
the knight wants to catch up, they can — however, instead of using
highways or other commonly used routes, they are reported to be more likely
abandon their horses and take the old road to the forest instead.
“So they didn't try to meet Hinata?”
“Motif they are unclear. It took no less than two weeks for Hinata
to arrive, and the knights behind him would likely take some time
almost simultaneously. ”
Soei, who was as confused as I was, ordered his troops to
stalking them. We just have to wait for further reports. Out of
frying and into the fire, huh? Unless I have the impression we don't
leave the pan altogether. I really don't like this, but nothing
My staff started to argue amongst themselves. I listen, I think
there are five enlightened people to deal with, including Hinata, plus a hundred paladins who know who. This hundred is far more of a threat to us than the twenty thousand military members of Farmus — hell, Hinata alone is much more
ill-favoured. That's how it works in this world. Strength in numbers means nothing
against the forces brought to extreme madness. No matter how many
punks who wear the unnamed Mohawk that you line up in a row, they
not gonna beat the Fist of the North Star. I don't plan on going there alone. For me it was a kind of suicide. Continues to?
“Why not kill them all instead of worrying about it?”
I probably don't have to say who suggested it. Live so
it's easy if you never use your brain at all, isn't it? Just focus
on the result; don't think whether you can or can't do something.
Of course, it might be the way he obtained his strange unique Skill, but still...
“This will be the thing we can call for Geld,” Hakuro said.
“Ah, she has her own task to handle,” reason Benimaru. “We should
handle this yourself, except really no other way.” I hate
hear it, but they have a point. Should I be really stubborn
to prevent Geld from coming out for this? I mean, we're just talking about
hundred men. There is no point in exerting massive force to
against him; it was already clearly something that only the strongest people could do
if I'm going to handle Hinata, someone else needs to keep the other four to me. It would be great if Hinata agreed to my one-on-one bid, but
facing five people at once alone was too risky. That won't be a problem. The only concern is the subject of Hinata Sakaguchi.
Um, that kind of thing right here, man! Do you feel all right? You begin to seem much more unreliable than the Great Sage that you once were.
….....
The whole reason I fuss over this is because I don't want anyone to
got killed. If I go with a large sum to exhaust the paladins, then,
victory is assured, but it will result in many casualties. We all
stay alive and healthy until now; it would be ridiculous to stop scratches
that now. This is the Hinata we are facing. He's bad news. I was completely focused on escaping the last time we had a fight, but if I really tried to fight him, I would almost certainly be dead. Even though he's not even trying hard.Right now, I'm the only one of us who can give Hinata any challenge, and if it's a one-on-one duel, I'm the only one who can give Hinata any challenge, I don't think I'm gonna lose. If she's paired with her paladin, I'm not sure. Stepping in with too much confidence can get me killed. The other hundred paladins were also another matter; how should we handle it? If he just wanted to talk to me, he wouldn't have brought this many people with him. And given how he got out of his way to avoid notice, you'd have to be stupid not to worry.
“Wait!” Veldora suddenly replied. “I know! What if I was a coincidence
test my dragon's breath when they arrive? We're just gonna pretend it's stuck
and I didn't know anyone was near me!”
“Can you shut up for a minute? You're the last line of defense, and I mean
I'm the one who's really final, okay?”
I swear. He's like a bad boy sometimes. If Hinata really wants to
talking, and we're taking action like that, it's going to destroy everything.
No one knew how much damage was caused by his breathing.
Too scary to think about. It would be happier for everyone, though,
including us, if he stays away from the battle. The plan makes sense
if we're here to kill, but I have to know for sure what
we want our opponents first. We can't leave them to
their own devices, because, only a few paladins are needed to
building another Holy Field above me. They should be watched but not killed.
The paladins were positioned as the guards of the human race, protected by elemental spirits.
In this world, monster-based chaos was no problem to laugh at. That
it is a daily threat to a person's life. The paladins Hinata trained
growing up knowing that fear, as they patrol the villages and
the border towns they offer free protection to them.
Many people owe their lives. The Crusaders hold the place
especially in the hearts of those who survived, along with Luminism. Their strength
is the top shelf, each A rank or above it, and we will
taking serious casualties in frontal attacks. But that's not the problem. Killing these knights, these warriors with hope and prayer and anticipation towards those weak and helpless who piled on their shoulders, it will undoubtedly be the source of countless headaches to come.
If it were not for Luminism's attitude that monsters are common enemies of the people
man, maybe we can talk about this. I did not abandon that hope, though,
but I can't be too confident that this effort will work out better
than the last one. To them, we are really evil, and they are not
negotiate with crime. But I can understand their thoughts.
Some of them must have survived their own destroyed village, old man
they're slain. Deceived by the wrong enemy means loss of life — is not
it's only theirs, but everyone who needs protection in the
behind them.
Even now, there were wild monsters that caused chaos everywhere.
Their numbers had descended on the ground around Tempest, but in another realm, they still emerged from the forest and went berserk. If we exterminate the paladins, who will keep the village safe? If you think about it that way, I'm not sure we should exterminate all these people.If Hinata had just opened up and talked to Me last time, there wouldn't even be this misunderstanding. Unfortunately, he didn't do it. Because I'm a monster. He was stubborn like that — was quite stubborn so, even after the message I sent, he brought all his strength with him. Some factors seem unnatural about it. Most likely this paladin activity was against the wishes of Hinata Sakaguchi. Huh huh? So there's room to talk?
If I put my foot down and declare him an enemy, there are a million and one ways I can defeat him. As long as I don't know what they're doing, though,
it was impossible to find our best move. There are a few reasons for that, though,
but if I have to choose one, I guess it's just because I don't want to
kill Hinata. Shizue was also worried about her, and now after me
taking his will, I don't want to use violence.
Ughhhh! So this was all because of how hard he was. So distracting.
In any case, if the talks fail, we will not avoid a fight.
If that is the outcome, we are really harmed. We're dealing
with anti-monster experts, there's nothing we can take for granted, and I'm sure
I want to avoid victims on both sides. We need to assume the worst in our approach, no matter what they do. If the talk doesn't work, I want it to be a duel between Hinata and me. That's what my message says, so it shouldn't be a problem. They might consider a fuller battle, but if they were, they would do it in my territory.If we could make a trap or something on them, it could buy enough time for me to defeat Hinata. It was a pain to think about, but it had to be done.
“Good. I've already finished it. We need to consider the future
here, and along those lines, I want to do my best to
avoid killing one of the paladins as well.”
That's the direction I want to go to — assuming the talks fail, of course —
and it sparked another debate among my staff. It would be useless if we take
victims on our own side in an attempt to avoid harming them. Our
must work on the best approach, and the surest way for me is
defeated Hinata and destroyed the morale of the paladins. As a result, the main focus
we are making as much time as possible for myself.
“So why don't we slash them all and silence them like
that?”
“…”
“I'm kidding,” Shion said with a cough. Is she okay? The way he
acting scared me almost like Veldora.
“Basically,” he continued, “You want to sustain the battle, without
killing paladins, and without losing anyone on our side. Meanwhile, the,
You will defeat the enemy leader. Am I right, Sir Rimuru?”
“Yes. Thats that. I'm glad you understand.”
Oh, so he does understand what I mean. I'm so worried for his sanity
just a moment there. Then if he understands what I mean, I'm sure all my staff understand
aslo. But when I heaved a sigh of relief, Shion confidently smiled
at me.
“Then I have an idea!”
Uh oh's. I began to feel anxious, for reasons I could not express.
“...What is it?”
“It just so happens that there are a hundred members in Team Reborn, the group I lead. They
will definitely face challenges. I want them to use paladins!” Him
looking at me defiantly.
“Are you crazy?! The Reborn team is only about the C-rank threat level! They
will not be able to face the challenge — no!”
I wonder where Shion's confidence comes from. They might fit
with the numbers, but in terms of strength, it felt like day and night.
“...There are some problems with that suggestion, yes, but I think it will be an effective idea.”
Surprisingly, it was Benimaru who defended him. Everyone in Team Reborn has skills
extra Complete Memory, which makes them difficult to kill with
regular attack. It is impossible, he said, that our enemies will solve
their worst and most soul-destroying attack on the first salvo
against a weaker force. As he said, their weakness
“will keep the paladins off guard, give us a hole to plunge. If stalling is what we're looking for, they might be a good fit for it.”
He's starting to convince me. If the paladins had no way of
directly attacking the souls of their enemies, Team Reborn would even get
profiting. It could make things a lot easier than if we sent
others in their own way.
“Benimaru's right!” Shion yelling. “For that too, Sir Rimuru, I have carefully trained them all. They have managed to acquire Cancel Pain, of course, and they also resist poison, paralysis, and sleep. In terms of tenacity, at the very least, they would not lose to anyone. Hakuro himself said it. ”
Hakuro nodded at him. That must be the truth, but I thought I'd
ascertained it.
“By the way, how do they get that resistance?”
“Good..”.
The answer surprised me. Apparently, he asked Kurobe to make
they were all weapons that caused their targets with disease status,
then had them use that weapon while training against one
each other, build up their natural immunity. They're mostly immortal, so
they will never be easy on their sparring partners, and are very difficult to
defeat them completely so that the battle tends to persist
forever with them. In the simulation fight they did, it was
more is a problem “anyone standing is the winner.”
“But if Team Reborn is in danger, Mr. Rimuru, I can send Team Kurenai to help them. Are you ready for it, Gobwa?”
Benimaru was talking to a big, attractive-looking ogre who was guarding
door for us. He approached me, knelt down, and bowed his head to
us both. This Gobwa is the leader of the Kurenai army, apparently. She must have
a goblin when I give him that name, but you won't
ever trust him now — at this point, he is an elite officer, he is,
wearing a striking dark red uniform.
“Sir!” He said, puffing his chest. “I have trained our troops equally
the hardship that Lady Shion has. Let us serve your needs at
field, Sir Rimuru!”
His eyes were sharp, giving him a strong presence. He was also A rank, perhaps higher, which made him at least as strong as Soka. I thought Benimaru had been
increase his own talent.
“They may not be a balanced match for the paladins,” said
Benimaru, “but my fighters are talented. Two of them could hold
one of the paladins was old enough to allow Team Reborn to get to
run away. ”
“Do not be silly! My team can neutralize all the paladins on their own!”
They started fighting. Both are ready to fight, at least. Possibly
it's good to leave this job to them.
“Good. Shion, I accept your offer. Gobwa, you handle the rest. ”
“Y-yes sir! With pleasure!”
Gobwa's cheeks flushed red as she replied. It must be fun for him, which
I think it's fine. It would be more ideal if I didn't need to use it
at all, but whatever it is.
“Remember, Shion, don't send them until we're sure that the conversation isn't
can start, okay?”
“It's okay! But if our enemy makes a suspicious move.”.
Yeah, it's gonna be a different story. I forgot about the need to disturb them first, lest they throw the Holy Field at us.
“If they try something funny, don't be afraid to hold it. Check
with Myself through Thought Communication first, then take action!”
“Roger,” replied Shion, giving a satisfied nod when Benimaru ordered
So we now have Team Reborn assigned to delay the Crusaders and Team Kurenai providing emergency backup, about three hundred men against a hundred paladins. I'm happy with that. Now we only have the question of who will handle the four holy grade paladins that accompany Hinata.
Fanart Rimuwu With Veldora
