Slime Who Turned into a Demon King
18.At the Same Height

His proposal was too haughty given to anyone to accept. Holy Effect

The fields only accumulate over time due to purifying the magicules

trapped in it. No magicules means for magic, no art

mysticism, no divine power, no magical manipulation, and nothing

impact on natural law. Only specific skills are possible or

may not escape the effect. To the paladins surrounding him, bluff Shion

it just sounds like a bad string of reasons.

But it should be noted that the Holy Field was not a defensive barrier. That's totally

turn off all magicule interactions but offer no resistance to

objects or blunt physical energy. If you trigger an explosion inside the barrier, then,

for example, it still sends shock waves and shrapnel outside of it.

Paladins, fully aware of this, approached this battle in clothes

iron is complete for a reason.

“We are in the paladin army,” Renard replied even when he failed to calm down

his anxiety, “don't negotiate with monsters. I see no need

discuss the issue with you further!” That was enough to push

shion's patience from the top of the cliff.

“Told well! So, it's up to you, and be prepared to be subdued

with maximum terror!”

He then put his sword on the ground. His strength tore through the air, filling it

with dust and stone again. He grabbed their bunches at once, throwing

a fistful of knights in front of him.

“Ah...?!”

Momentary — and then a fierce roar, when a small explosion erupted

in front of the paladin. The thrown rocks collided with the knight's shield,

smash it into scrap metal. His strength is astounding. Here you go

in a weak state. If it wasn't for the Holy Field, things would have gotten worse.

“Don't give up! Focus on your spiritual armor!”

“Ya,” Garde added, “maintain! Consider this the demon lord we are facing!”

The poor and helpless paladin hurriedly rebuilt the light shield

to himself, when Shion clenched his fists and looked at them

all the. Undoubtedly, he intended to finish him off, and look at it

failed to make him angry again. The gap between that and his intelligence was clear

and his good looks are hard to swallow.

But at this point, even he had to realize this was going nowhere. Swallow

out of anger, he spoke to Renard once more.

“I have a bid.”

“We do not negotiate with monsters. I just told you that."

“Listen to me. Like I said, I have orders not to

kill you guys — but as part of it, I need to show you

you are how much stronger we are than you. ”

“……”

“I try to be casual on the stones I throw, but it's much harder than it sounds. If I go further in front of

with you, I thought I might kill one or two people—“

“It was just a bluff!”

“Don't listen to him! This is a monster tactic, which is meant to make

we're confused!”

Shion smirked when he saw the instinctual response of the paladins. “Ah, good, I

glad you know what I mean here. So my offer..”.

“Don't let him trick you,” sidelines Garde. “Let her sweet words get into your ears, and—“

Then, for a moment, he felt something extremely hot in the ear

his right. Then came the collision, followed by the sound of air being torn in

behind him, broke his eardrum. Maybe just mental training and

his regular physique saved him from a concussion.

“A-what...?!”

Turning towards Garde, Renard was surprised to find a large tree in the

behind him detached from its roots, making the splinters fly as it fell to the ground.

It made him forget how to talk for a moment.

“Ah..!”

Garde, blood dripping from his ears, realized what had just happened. Shion

have thrown another rock — basically, that's all that happened. But stone

as big as the fist he chose had swept past Garde's head with

supersonic speed before crashing into (and penetrating) the tree. She didn't

missed the goal, of course. That ear was his target, and he succeeded.

“Do you even need your ears, if you don't bother using them?

Now shut up and listen.” The paladin did as he was told.

“You are really weird...” Garde curses her slowly, but she won't want to

movin' in. Even Renard realized now that Shion had to be heard.

A direct attack by one of them could potentially kill one of the children

the fruit. Not even the spiritual armor was a bulwark against all

physical strength. With Shion's full strength now displayed, they

must admit that this is by no means a bluff of — if he can fire

bolt is faster than Garde the Battlesage can react, that's doubtful

his rank and the whistleblowers could get a much better price.

Ja. Hear her. The longer this continued, the weaker he would become.

Renard's choice was clear.

“Good. Let's hear your words.”

Shion gave him a satisfied nod, smiling defiantly. “Good. Hear me. I

want you all to hit me with the most powerful attack you have. I

promise you that I will accept it with my own body. If I

stand still, I win, and you bow to my army. That sounds

good?”

Renard looked at Shion confidently. Then a little doubt

it appeared in his mind:... Does he really not want to kill us the same

once? Because that's how Shion's been acting all along. But for what...?

But Renard had no time to think about it. Garde, half deaf, already

show her anger at him.

“Good. We will accept the offer. Men, harmonize spiritual power

you're with. Renard, you control it! The monster is too dangerous

to stay alive!”

Hearing his own name, Renard gasped. “Tu-wait! We need to

talking about it—”

“Shut! Let's do!!”

Other paladins began to gather their forces together like the ones

commanded, a burst of holy power was right at the peak of the Holy Field. This later

reduced to pure magical energy, amplified by an injection of Garde power

by oneself. Without Renard's help, the power of these four paladins would spiral out of control.

In the midst of battle there is a time to wallow in uncertainty. He intentionally

ask this from us. He can't complain about what happened.

If he wanted their full strength, he wanted to risk the price

himself as a paladin to provide it. Call this as

cowardly move — six fighters stacked against one — will be

bodyguard. Against monsters, victory was the only thing that mattered.

“Alright, Garde. I'll guide him.”

“Good! We start! Fire Infernal!!”

With spiritual power that lit up like a pile of wood from the underworld,

Garde controlled the towering flames. This is the final form of spiritual magic,

borrowing the strength of an elemental king for the job. That is power

that's more than Garde can control himself, and now everything

slammed into Shion's body. It was even more powerful than the Nuclear Cannon in terms of

heat, a pure wave of destructive energy powered by spiritual particles

it forms magic itself.

As for Shion's response::

“Hee-hee-hee! That certainly fits the demand! Not the attack I was expecting,

but be it. This should be the best way to instill fear into the

in your heart!”

He beamed happily as he prepared his greatsword. Moments

next, he mercilessly cut Infernal Flame — side effects from the Skill

unique Master Chef.

Although Shion's behavior usually shows no rational planning

altogether, he had used a lot of skills to produce

this moment. First, he used the extra Multilayer Barrier skill to

protect himself, keeping All-Seeing Eye and Magic Sense active to investigate

weaknesses opponents. Then, by using skills

The Optimal Master Chef's action, he read that stream of heat waves in one

natural movement, cutting it to avoid a direct attack. That, of course, is,

not that the attack failed to burn his skin and put him in a condition

the horrible. Ultraspeed's regeneration, made Shion not worry. Her skin

it instantly began to repair itself, returning to normal in the blink of an eye. Slobbery

konyong and frivolous it seems, all based on reasonable logic,

even to be praised.

“Appointments are promises. Surrender to my troops and release this barrier.”

No one found a ready response to Shion's declaration. Paladins

nervously glanced towards Renard and Garde. Seeing a sight that is not

realistic in rapid succession freezes their brains. Their pride

as paladins have just been destroyed.

Only Garde is unsure.

“Don't underestimate us, monster. As long as the barrier remains, you're right

it is helpless! It pisses me off to suggest this, but I'd say that we should turn this into a battle of endurance!”

“G-Garde?!”

Renard. Garde is a resourceful person, even if his temper sometimes

get the best out of him, but here he doesn't know when to

stop over. As a paladin, it might be the right choice, but altogether

not like the Garde he knew.

But time has run out on that proposition. Shion's aura surged, projecting

danger in the forest.

“Ha! you still refuse to accept it? I really should kill you

now..”

Renard. All — all that power…?! If this monster wants it, then,

we'll all be dead in a moment. Holy Field or not, we can't

infuriate him...

“We can't make him angry! Stop provocation! Lower your weapon and—“

“You fool! A paladin never accepts defeat! Are you also

forgot that?!”

Garde immediately shot him. The look from him was unimaginable. If there is, he

looks like a different person.

“K-you..”.

But before the confusion Renard can completely transform himself into

doubt, he's cut off.

“Hngh!”

With a growl of strength it — accompanied by a sharp kreeeeeen sound resounded

in the sky — Shion's sword pierces the barrier. Holy Field, source of trust

for all paladins, it was destroyed.

“T-no...”

“It is a holy barrier!!”

“Is this... a kind of nightmare?!”

“How could monsters destroy Holy Field?! It blocked everything

Magic!”

The paladins muttered amongst themselves, their words and faces were full

the darkness. Shion, on the other hand, treated all of this as an obvious result.

“...I know that. It is by no means a solid Multilayer Barrier; it is just

Special Barrier modified to slightly change the rules. Modifies

such natural laws are my specialty. I'm good at cooking

that's what it is, you could say!”

Renard had no idea what all that meant, but there was no doubt what he had just done. Using the Master Chef, he had modified the result that the Holy Field projected in the world. Rewriting a cookbook, in a way, overrides the barrier

with something he likes more.

It was the skill Guarantee Results, the most valuable tool in the Master Chef's arsenal and the main reason why his food had become much better until the end

this end. It might be a waste of such a powerful skill to

in a dramatic way, he had just flaunted the app in his battle.

The final result: four paladins, plus two officers, dumb with fear. What a way

who may be there to defend against an opponent who is free to

getting the results he wanted just by thinking about it? That's not

useful. The only way to fight it is to hit

his will with a bigger — but it's assuming that you can

disrupting the laws of nature. If you don't use that kind of power, no

there's something to be done.

Renard, her genius, soon realizes what this means. Fear is deadly

to him. As Shion predicted, terror had taken hold of his heart. But as

the leader of this army, he refused to surrender. If the battle means

destruction, then it is best to give up and find a way to stay alive.

“It's impossible... It's ridiculous... How — how does this monster...?!”

As Garde rambled helplessly by his side, Renard made a decision, his voice

it was like waking up from a dream.

“...We give up. I just hope you'll offer fair treatment

to my team.”

Finally, fortunately, Shion gave him a big smile. For the first time,

Renard. Sneer firmly and without guilt.

Then, pondering over his own words, he regained his composure and pondered

events of the day.

It seems that this monster Shion really has no interest in killing them.

It was not Shion's will, but his master, demon lord Rimuru. It makes a story

about Rimuru who ordered the devil to kill Archbishop Reyhiem

it seemed a little unnatural to him. But come to think of it, the whole reason Hinata

traveling here is in the hope of building a friendly relationship

with Rimuru. Why did the demon lord himself attempt to disturb that? If he

trying to plunge the world into war and chaos, it makes sense —

but looking at Shion here, Renard can say that that's not the case.

Which means:

Wait for. Am I the one used here...?

Hearing that demon lord Valentine, a devastating mortal enemy

so many of his classmates, who were connected to Hinata had made it

losing his critical thinking skills. Is it used for

tricked him...? By whom the Seven Days Clergy Group, of course.

Reaching this point in his mind, Renard felt blood flowing from his head.

Now, he realized, the power he was leading was only an obstacle for Hinata

and mission. Stealing a gaze, she could see him face to face against Rimuru

now, and neither side seemed to want to talk. That is calmness

before storms.

This, this... I'm sorry, Lady Hinata! Thanks to me, every negotiation effort is...

Now Renard knows the truth. But the truth came too late to

do anything but watch the battle. There was no room for him to

intervening.

Then the battle began, Hinata and Rimuru clashed swords in front

renard eyes...

It is fortunate that Hinata Sakaguchi meets Shizue Izawa. Even if it is

just for a moment — a month only — she is the only person who is right-have

right to make Hinata open.

In that short period of time, Hinata had learned all the sword skills

Shizue, and when he's done, he's gone. Hinata fears rejection, and in the end, she

afraid of losing the warmth he had managed to reach this time. He is fully

realized how awkward this was, and he kept doing it.

He has killed his father for the sake of his mother — but all he does is

broke his mother's heart. Despite all of this, she loved her husband.

Maybe her mother converted because she needed prayer to deal with it.

But there is no eradication of unhappiness from the world. That is the truth

natural and clear. Trying to make it all go away will not result

anything at all.

Hinata would not admit it. He lamented at the unfair reality, though,

dream of a world where everyone can live in peace.

What if his mother prays to atone for his daughter's crimes? If that is

the problem is, does his mother really hate him? Just imagine it

made Hinata scared. That's why he saw coming to this world as a thing

the very lucky one. His presence here frees his mother from the pain,

no doubt, and Hinata will never go crazy again. He can go on and on, like a machine, and not worry about anything.

Such are the types of fantasies that Hinata lives.

That was why Hinata could never accept Shizue. If he did, then,

and finally hating it, Hinata will likely strive for her life. Him

knew it completely, and it made him leave before it happened. The only

the one who broke here, he thought, was me.

The power he gained made him live in a world full of despair,

a world where people can take the lives of others easily. But in

in the middle of it, he found a scene that proved to be shocking

to him. One where a catastrophe-class monster attacked, killed many, killed many,

others struggle to keep their children safe. None of them escaped, as they formed human shields to protect them.

So here he thought the world was full of nothing but people who just

care to keep themselves alive. It left an impression on him.

In this world, those who fight are called paladins. The individual who lays down the body

they are on the line for others, even that means the ultimate sacrifice. Folks

people who patrol the area around this city, shouldering the task of protecting the people

the humans.

That way of life is in harmony with Hinata. He decided to become one

paladin himself, took advantage of his own strength. If he could

devoting himself entirely to fighting, there was no need to worry about things

others.

So Hinata found a way to atone for her sins. From now on, then

ten years later, Hinata is another protector of mankind.

The days were full of monster battles. He can't say when

this constant moment, the same thing happened over and over again, bore him.

Once he became the captain of the Crusaders, the steps he implemented had been

reduce the casualties to very low levels. They can make

accurate predictions about where monsters will appear, and how much damage

which they caused. They work better as a team now, revising

patrol them for optimum efficiency. Re-processing the system has reduced

chaos, resulting in no less impressive results

Hinata could point to that as the reason the knights trusted her so much. Him

must laugh at the irony of her behind-the-scenes relationship with the demon Valentine, but

he could see it was the best, most rational way to keep the peace in the country.

He didn't let that bother him. He has no regrets. Under the gods

Luminous, all are equivalent to — and only in a fully managed world of people

you can enjoy true happiness.

But now the situation is bad. Very poor. But it also causes

breakthroughs.

There is no more room for negotiation. He has to win, or he won't even

have the opportunity to explain his actions. It seems he doesn't want to

listening to it, perhaps in return for ignoring it by

intentionally last time.

These shoes are on the other foot this time...

Hinata chuckles to herself. Things have changed so much that he started

missed boredom.

There's not the slightest bit of goodness in this world, is there?

He could complain about everything he wanted, but his mind was already round.

There is no point in worrying, or even thinking, about it. Triumph

it's the only way he can get out of this. Is his belief right or wrong? It was hardly important anymore, when his mind shifted only on

how could he win this.

Hinata measures Rimuru. Arnaud and the others had moved with the opponent

they were alone; just the two of them now.

Secretly, he used the unique Measurer Skill to check it out. She might

also a different person than before. Rimuru is a demon lord, and there is no one

who knows how deep this water really is.

Hinata could point to that as the reason the knights trusted her so much. Him

must laugh at the irony of her behind-the-scenes relationship with the demon Valentine, but

he could see it was the best, most rational way to keep the peace in the country.

He didn't let that bother him. He has no regrets. Under the gods

Luminous, all are equivalent to — and only in a fully managed world of people

you can enjoy true happiness.

But now the situation is bad. Very poor. But it also causes

breakthroughs.

There is no more room for negotiation. He has to win, or he won't even

have the opportunity to explain his actions. It seems he doesn't want to

listening to it, perhaps in return for ignoring it by

intentionally last time.

These shoes are on the other foot this time...

Hinata chuckles to herself. Things have changed so much that he started

missed boredom. There's not the slightest bit of goodness in this world, is there?

He could complain about everything he wanted, but his mind was already round.

There is no point in worrying, or even thinking, about it. Triumph

it's the only way he can get out of this. Is his belief right or wrong? It was hardly important anymore, when his mind shifted only on

how could he win this.

Hinata measures Rimuru. Arnaud and the others had moved with the opponent

they were alone; just the two of them now.

Secretly, he used the unique Measurer Skill to check it out. She might

also a different person than before. Rimuru is a demon lord, and there is no one

who knows how deep this water really is.

Oh Boy's. Look at all that growth. The idea of him at war with

man makes me shudder.

If even the Measurer could not fully measure it, it meant that Rimuru was

at his level or higher. He changed, summoning Usurper, his other unique Skill

and the only absolute advantage he could always enjoy rather than more

superior to him. It made him easily see and steal skills and arts

fight target — and meanwhile does not mean he can use all of them

to their full potential, pick up a skill that his opponent is working hard for

get is, in its own way, a cruel and merciless attitude

If the target is below Hinata in the skill, the evaluation result given is always 'no

applicable.’ That meant he couldn't pick up that target skill, even though it was

it had no effect on his final victory. If the target is better than him, then,

Usurper can be 'failed' or 'successful.’ Ending with one of those results means

this is a pretty strong enemy — but success means he knows all the skills

and the target art, and if it fails, he can only try again, as much as he does

wanted. No matter how formidable his opponent was, he could always make

his skills succeeded after being given quite a number of trials. It just

trouble staying alert, buying time, and waiting for the right moment.

Do it right, and Hinata's victory is assured.

When he fights with Rimuru for the first time, Usurper returns with

'not applicable' to him. It convinced Hinata that she had nothing to worry about. Him

completely underestimating his chances, and temporarily having Ifrit on call

to her surprise, it was still not a serious matter. He has honed

his skills to the extent that he possesses Force Takeover, a skill

breaking the rules is entirely effective against weaker enemies.

Forcing him to move on to it, Hinata thought, was very impressive for Rimuru. But

that'sthat's all.

Hinata thus calls Usurper a starter, just to see

what kind of enemies he faced. But this time it failed. Skill passing

movement... and after completion, the result is returned to him 'blocked.”

That was the second time he saw that. The first one is against Luminus

Valentines. So you're at the same height as Luminus...?