Slime Who Turned into a Demon King
7.An Opponent Who Can't Be Defeated

On that day, the world knew true terror once again. Veldora, the Storm Dragon, was reborn. It had been officially revealed by the Western Holy Church, not long after the Guild

announcing the latest warrant from the demon lords. They changed from

ten becomes eight, forming an Octagram, and this alone is enough to

spreading chaos around the world. Not long before the kings of all

the nation was faced with a major change, which caused a deep headache

world situation - changes that will continue for days.

The Western Holy Church itself experienced a riot that was not in new memory

this new. A few days after Hinata Sakaguchi's battle with Rimuru, contact with Archbishop Reyhiem was cut off when he accompanied the military deployment of his kingdom. He was asked to submit periodic reports, and if the reports were to go missing, there must be something wrong with the Tempest invasion.

When informed of this, Hinata immediately decided that a visit

personal to Tempest can be done. But just like him, he received a letter

divine command to guard the cathedral instead. Veldora, the Storm Dragon, is

the reason. So, despite expecting his Crusader army to

gathered before him shortly, he was prevented from deploying when he wanted to.

Who actually benefits the most is a worthy question

mooted. Hinata who was not prepared to challenge Veldora for a duel would definitely

produce defeat. However, if he is aware of the dragon's presence, and can

devising a clear strategy to invade Tempest, the nation could be faced with

good when Rimuru is still absent. Tempest is Hinata's ultimate goal, not Veldora's, and with the power he has, he can make a simple job of it. The ball is on his pitch — but only if he carefully considers Veldora's next moves and Rimuru's own reactions to them. In any case, both sides managed to avoid the worst for themselves.It was a city shrouded by a calming light, a sacred metropolis protected by a divine barrier.

This barrier has been the subject of research for many years, adjusted

and refined to boast the highest level of protection in the land. That

preventing all outside enemies from attacking, obediently fulfilling that obligation

for the last thousand years. On the one hand, it is the personification of all prayers

the people who live in it. It can even block the sun itself,

automatically adjust the light level inside the bubble as required

— brighter during the day, fainter at night. The temperature inside is kept constant

most of the year, resulting in colder summers and seasons

warmer cold, while compartmentalized farmland in it can

produce seasonal plants almost all the time.

It was a utopia, whose inhabitants did not have to worry about hunger. Each

the child receives a compulsory level of education, and each adult is given

job. His people had achieved total harmony, his paradise was monitored

by the law and order that governs it.

This was Lune, the Holy City, the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Lubelius. The day after Walpurgis

lastly, Hinata walked down the road to his main cathedral. The air around it

it felt warm and pleasant, suffused with seriousness in its atmosphere. This land

it is a rich land. No one is hungry; no beggar is there

roadside. Everyone is given the appropriate role, carrying it out

as fully as possible. They all wake up on the same bell and sleep on the

the same time. The more capable a person as a worker is to help workers who

not capable. So all of it is managed in perfect harmony, guaranteeing

the happiness of every citizen who lives and breathes in it.

It was an ideal society, equal, given in the name of their god, and the city that lay before his eyes was the perfect physical form of the mind

that quote.

Hinata looked at the faces of the people passing by. They all smile, each

each one looked calm and serene. But something was worrying him.

To him, this holy land was truly an ideal city. It is a high purpose

to make the West, and ultimately the whole world, a peaceful society

and free war. He wanted a land where the strong no longer had to

prey on the weak to survive. However, reality is too bleak.

The Kingdom of Englesia and the Holy Empire of Lubelius were far, far too different from each other. It made Hinata doubt herself at all times.

Freedom of Englesia, harmony of Lubelius. Two countries that seem to be each other

they are opposites in everything, from their political system to their core principles.

Yet nothing makes such a stark difference to the appearance of children

in each country. He could hear some of them near the facility

education built adjacent to the cathedral. Some of them, though,

maybe late for class, running down the path to the building, maybe,

which more quickly pulls the arm of someone who is late. That's a sight

the general one, of course, is nothing to worry about. But Hinata could see the difference in the picture.

What's Englesia like? He remembered what he saw there. It was the morning when he

seeing the children smiling as they wriggled through the school gates

just before the morning bell. Anyone caught off guard before closing will surely be

face lectures from their instructors immediately. Here, however, they are arriving

being on time mocking those who are late, beaming with pride.

Now what would happen if they tried to go hand in hand, like in

Lubelius? The answer is obviously — they are all late, facing anger

the principal. He knew this was a ridiculous benchmark for making comparisons.

Children can avoid all of this if they only wake up a few minutes

preceding. But he couldn't stop thinking about it.

Where's the difference? Are kids bluffing faster? No. gabe. They

choose the slower one, but there is no atmosphere of superiority involved.

Even the negligent people exuded shy smiles at them. Even

with that loud principal lecture, they seemed to still be having fun

happy with their lives. But what will happen to Lubelius? All

the child who ran to the classroom wore the same expression. The smile of satisfaction

calm and quiet, just like adults. That's not interesting at all

in competition or personal expression; all faces are equal. A fully managed society can provide happiness, but it cannot provide freedom. They are all equal, carrying out predetermined tasks, people who provide a lot of support for the poor.

The people of this land completely finished it.

It was the goal of Hinata — to create an equal and conflict-free society.

A world where no child will be abandoned by their parents, where everyone is allowed to live in happiness. Hinata knew it was ideal, didn't she

a realistic concept. But every time he felt ready to give up completely,

the thin idea of Lubelius presented itself. Competition leads to conflict,

and competition does not exist in this fully managed society. With

in other words, Hinata's ambition to act.

The political system of the Holy Kingdom of Lubelius was quite close to communism. With 'god'

they are heads of state, they have built total equality among all

community members. This god was the Papacy, the organization that represented the Holy Emperor.

The greatest weakness of communism is the presence of a ruling class

avoidance above others. The government was forced to sing the praises of equality

while actually maintaining hierarchy in practice. If corruption begins

rotting the upper classes, it was difficult for the masses to fix it. It would

causes uneven distribution of goods, widens the gap.

Divinity was Lubelius' solution to this problem. By definition, Papal

it was a superior existence from the very beginning, resulting in inequality among people

theoretically, people are not going to be a problem. The rulers, of course, are,

dealing with issues such as diplomacy with other countries, but in

under their god, everything is the same. It was a con man, yes, but a charlatan who had served as a reality for the Holy Empire for over a millennium within

histories. It serves as an ideal that no one could have before, and exists

good reason for that......Luminus, the god who ruled all of this, was actually the demon lord of Luminus Valentine. Luminus Valentine, absolute king, demon lord in flesh and blood, Queen of Nightmares and lord of night — and the only enemy that made Hinata lose.

In front of an absolute ruler, everyone had the same value. For Luminus, though,

the concept of a fully managed society is similar to that of a farmer

caring for cattle. But this is exactly why the whole utopia can work without

trouble at all. As vampires, Luminus and his relatives did not separate people for life from their flesh. All they needed was a little blood to digest, using the life force within them to sustain themselves.

The higher the rank of a vampire, the less blood they need

they live an eternal life.It is said that the blood of the people they eat is sweeter, happier than that of such donors. Compared to other countries, people have it pretty well here. If a donor gave up many lives at once, it would be a problem, but Luminus imposed a harsh ban on it. Thus, order was fully maintained in the country, as lower level vampires had no way of opposing the will of Luminus far above them. Everything is the same, much more than the West can manage.

That's what made Hinata believe in the equality that once existed within

Luminism, using justice as a belief when she joins

with Church. He is now one of the most important missionaries

passionate, believing that the core principle is absolute. As a paladin,

tasked with providing equal security to the people, it

he wants justice to win with whatever he does.

Shizue Izawa, her teacher, was too weak in comparison, and the structure created by

Yuuki Kagurazaka, a boy from the same land as him, is a dream that

too fantastic to be treated the same seriously enough. It's just handling

problems when they arise, fail to offer real preventive measures.

Trying to improve himself is a commendable endeavor, and he has

kind words for Free Guild cooperation approach. But remembering

its dependence on wages in return for employment, equality seemed

like a lost goal with them.

Thus, Hinata abandoned her teacher's tutelage. Shizue said

to Hinata to rely on him if he goes the wrong way, but that will not happen. That would depend on him a lot. If he continues to rely on Shizue, Hinata

faintly thought, it would destroy him.

………

……

…

The only thing he could rely on in this world was his own strength.

Therefore, Hinata was looking for the kind of strength that no one else could hope for.

He had a natural fear of bringing something precious with him, he said,

don't let him lose anything. He does not deal with others;

Power is his only desire. He had become a paladin just a year after joining the Western Holy Church, then becoming the captain of his corps

less than two years later, building on what was hailed as a group

The most powerful crusader in history with his own two hands.

But the higher he rose through the ranks of the Church, the more he saw what it was

actually was. But then he discovered what was in the essence of Luminism.

Holy Emperor Lubelius was actually a vampire by the name of Louis. Yang

surprisingly to him, this Louis is the oldest twin brother who is none other than

demon lord Roy Valentine's. Conspire with the demon lord to defend

your power — nothing is more ridiculous, more insulting to his people.

Hinata was so angry when she found out — was enough that she went to Inner

Cloister is alone to clean Roy and Louis up. Battle that

the infliction left him severely injured, forcing him to lie there

and awaiting his death. There he was, with a slight sense of justice, his strength

the weak, unable to save anyone. ‘Kebaik' choose who

will be saved, because you can't keep everything. It looks very

funny, very useless to him.

Heh-heh-heh... So much for me. The weak are always destined to die

weaklings. But at least I removed one obstacle from the world...

But even so... Hinata believes she didn't make the wrong decision. Him

reduce the amount of evil in this world; he has nothing to be ashamed of. That, with

when his gaze became dim, Hinata could hear the sound of light footsteps. He thought it was his mind playing tricks on him, but then a clear and refreshing voice resuscitated him.

“I can hear this commotion in my own bedroom. What are you

did it? ”

In front of him was a radiant young girl with silver hair. Eye

his blue-andred heterochromatic glowed eeriely, coldly staring

Hinata and the others on the floor. The aura hovering around him was

on a different level, make Louis and Roy — he just fought to the death and so on — look like kids.…?!

Hinata, face to face with death, is overwhelmed by her presence, this beauty

beyond all human understanding. This clear and transparent presence, the,

he had a high class dignity, the atmosphere of one who was used to command others. Good and evil seem like trivial things when presented to him. And as if to prove it:

“So you two thought you could die and leave me?”

A wave of power emanating from him revived Roy the

demon lord and Louis the emperor, although Hinata's deadly blow was truly

about it. It was a supernatural force, unknown to Hinata.

It's over... Everything I've done...Desperation filled his heart, as the flame of life began to flash—

“For you too, man. You will not be allowed to die with pride

that's in your mind. Is that justice? Justice is not about crime.

Who do you think you are, decide whether I am involved in a crime or not? No justice can satisfy all forms of free will.

Proud to think you could do otherwise. Am I wrong?”

The words pulsed against Hinata's eardrum as the warm light descended

towards him, saving his life. There, when his wound seemed to disappear

miraculously, the girl spoke.

“You have one week. If you're strong enough to beat people

my closest confidant, you can definitely take care of the Seven Days Court. Only

that way I will seriously deign to fight with you.”

He took the trial. He finished it, seized the power of the people

what he learned to gain superhuman strength.

But then, risking his life for the venture, he lost to the girl.

the young man, Luminous Valentine, and gave up on him.

………

……

…

But even with that defeat, the sword refused to break. Instead, it

the divine sword, the right hand of the godhead, the slaughter of all tribulation.

For Hinata, the existence of Luminus was paramount. The luminus is the key

towards an equal and just society, and losing him means destruction

all orderliness. Maintaining a utopia requires effort and determination

constant, and along those lines, Hinata is a double-edged sword. If Lumine

once an enemy of mankind, Hinata must kill him by

his sword. It seemed impossible, but he was determined to do so. That is

why now, even today, he continued to present himself to the trial.

Soon, Hinata had achieved her goal. There, waiting for him, was Louis, the now kin-spirited Holy Emperor. He has some amazing news for him. “My brother

died last night.” Last night.

Hinata drove out an unknown intruder in the cathedral that night. He was destined to

meet with others, but after an official letter Luminus makes it

canceling all that, he changed his plans. Fortunately, that

allow him to end the night without soiling the sacred ground with

the blood of others. Or so he thought.

“You're kidding, right? Roy is a demon lord. He is on the Board of Walpurgis.”

“I speak the truth, Hinata. Roy came back earlier than Madam

Luminus, and the intruder you let escape met him

in advance. ”

“No. The intruder ran away the moment he saw me. He's so fast that

I can't catch up, but..”

“Indeed, maybe you thought it was just a distraction. Lady Luminous

give you the responsibility to defend the holy land, not by

killing bullies. That is the duty of our Imperial Guards, equally not

valuable to those they have just proven themselves. ”

“Guard with myself as chief knight. But Roy, was killed by someone in the

that level? Who is worthless now?"

He laughed boldly, right in front of Holy Emperor — big brother Roy.

Luminus Valentine is a true demon lord, twin brother of Louis and friend Roy

nearby. Louis ruled the outside world as Holy Emperor, while Roy

reigning behind the scenes as a demon lord. The luminesis, meanwhile, regulates

everything as a god.

This is the world they are pursuing. That's also why Luminus prefers policy

the government is petty, locking itself inside the Inner Cloister and never

revealing himself in public.

Roy, who served as his vice demon lord, was already more than strong enough to

sit with the other nine at the table. Just being born a vampire made him

equivalent to B, based on the rating. His muscle strength, endurance, reaction time,

and others are several times better than humans can muster,

and his race gave him many excellent skills, including Steel

Strength, Self-Regeneration, Shadow Motion, Paralysis, Charm, Coercion, Transform,

and others. There are some vampires in the world, but even among the so-called

high-level magic-born, they were above the crowd in ability

fight.

Louis and Roy were older nobles, both serving the leader

they're luminous since ancient times. Their strength is monumental, unnecessary

it was said again, and Hinata was fully aware of it. After fighting with

they were both once, he had no doubts. This only meant one thing: Whoever the bullies were last night, they must have been very strong.

“...But that doesn't matter, does it?” Hinata whispers. “As long as Lady Luminus is safe.

Not that anyone needs to worry about him..”.

Even Hinata could not fully measure the depth of the demon lord Luminus. Him

beyond all imagination, the supreme being serves as the ideal destination

to be achieved and potential opponents in the future. It is impolite for Hinata to

bother worrying about it.

Roy, meanwhile, is worth as much as a pebble on the road. Not to offend

Louis, but it doesn't matter whether he was killed or not. He's weak, he's dead, and that's all. As far as Hinata was concerned, it was her own fault.

“Problems. We let Roy use his violence as a threat

to make people obey Luminism. With him dead, there's a possibility

people's trust in our beliefs is diminished. The evil dragon Veldora is still alive

once again, however, the Jura Forest still remained stable. ”

“You're right..”

Hinata can guess why. It was the Slime he had released through his fingers.

Here, he has no reason for that. It was entirely his fault, and no one was more aware of it than him. It was his choice to let

the bully last night left, but Slime's, Rimuru, he wants eradicated from the world

for eternity. He couldn't help but praise her.

I can hardly believe he managed to escape from that place. I know you're careful, Rimuru, but that's not what I can imagine...

“...I can't talk about the dragon, but I imagine the forest is stable

because of that Slime, Rimuru, who broke away from me.”

“Mmm. I did some investigation myself, and it's been confirmed

that the forces of the Kingdom of Farmus have been annihilated. Calculate the return time from

veldora's resurrection, it must be Rimuru's work. Enough enemies for you, isn't it?”

“I guess the moment I saw it, wrapped up in the Holy Field, was an opportunity

best I have to beat him.”

“You did not give him wisdom, perhaps, after he claimed to be from

your kingdom?”

,“Of course not. Lady Luminous's goal is not compatible with Slime's. I know where he came from, and leaving him on his own device would just be

destroying our plans. That's why I choose to ignore what

what he said and instead tried to destroy his city.”.

“So, angels will be on the move soon.”

“That's for sure. They are safe for now, but if they continue to develop

city with such speed, it will definitely move soon.”

“It would be very troublesome. We're not ready for them. I wanted to

ensuring that our victory in the next Temma War is absolute.”

“I know. We need to tear the angel's limbs off, and

that is why we cannot speed up the time schedule,” Louis nodded.

Whenever the cities of the world developed past a certain level, the angels

start attacking them. Why, no one knows, but their actions

following a recognizable pattern. When that happened, countless numbers of people were not

sinful dead — and to fight them, Hinata has expanded her army

and find a way to drop them completely from the picture.

His preaching for Luminism is also a way to help people

working together, making their harmonious cooperation a force that can

to be invited to work together. He believed it was the best way to

following the will of Luminus, his god.

Rimuru's behavior starts blocking him — and now after he finds out Rimuru

is the cause of Shizue Izawa's death, she has personal problems with him.

There was no reason at all for him to reduce his leeway. Joint

himself is the monsters — intelligent, rational, and human understanding.

It was sad to have a little bit to involve them in this, but Luminus

call them his enemies, and his will is the law.

Victory in the Temma War was a top priority, and to get

that, Hinata would not hesitate to do what had to be done. He's cold, he's cold,

pragmatic, and especially rational.

“But maybe your failure will be good in the end.”

“What do you mean?”

“Western nations will likely band together to confront the threat at

Jura Forest. With Roy gone, what better enemy to unite the people

humans to fight?”

“...you think so? I doubt it will go easy.”

But does he have a point? Perhaps, Hinata thought, that was a good thing. The stable Jura Forest was all they wanted, and if they tried to live

side by side with humans, it all gets better. But if Rimuru

actually committing a massacre against Farmus's forces, he is definitely an

threats they cannot ignore.

Still am…

“You know the Eastern merchant who brought me the information. We plan to

met last night too. If it wasn't on Lady Luminus' orders, I wouldn't be here right now.”

“Oh? Pretty good time, then.”

“Almost too good, right? The merchants tried to use me. If

come to think of it, perhaps keeping Rimuru alive and present was the answer that

right, not to find excuses. ”

But protruding nails will be hammered. They may have survived the invasion of Farmus,

but the Storm Dragon that had risen would definitely attack the old Rimuru.

Plus, Rimuru calls herself a demon lord, apparently, an inviting one

anger the other ten and gave him a ticket to Walpurgis last night.

“I'll imagine it. Until we're fully ready, I'd rather

using the land as a bulwark against the East, assuming Rimuru.

congratulations from Walpurgis.” Board

“Good. Do you think he will succeed?”

“Mrs Luminus will be back soon. We'll know by then.”

“Must tell him about Roy's death is a sad thought.”

“He must be in bad shape, I'm sure.”

“She's much better at him than I am.”.

“Mmm. I guess I'm not so good myself. My own brother is dead, but I

not feeling sad at all.”

Hinata shrugged her shoulders at Louis. They stopped talking, waiting

Luminal. Not long after, a reporter came.

“Retreat! Miss Luminus has returned!”

In an instant, the cathedral becomes a hotbed of — activity and soon, Hinata and Louis will

they had conversations they never expected.

Now they are in the Inner Cloister, a sacred mountain looming in the

the Sacred Empire Center of Lubelius. The headquarters of the Holy Church is at that foot; continue

go straight through the courtyard, and you'll find the Holy Temple, which houses

the cathedral connects to the mountain entrance. Outside and on the road

on footpath, the Inner Monastery is visible in front.

This was the most sacred and forbidden place in all of Lubelius, even more so than

the Holy Emperor's official room.

Relaxing there is demon lord Valentine — or rather, Luminus —

when he recounted the events of the previous night, it was clearly upset.

“So so everything. The annoying dragon only insisted on blocking me in

any time possible!”

Hinata's first reporting of Roy's death only added to her anger.

“Foolish boy,” muttered he replied, not betraying any emotions when he

entering the Inner Cloister, was just as graceful as ever. He looks pretty calm

when he described the Walpurgis Council, but when he reached the point where

Veldora revealed her true identity, her beautiful and beautiful face flushed red in anger. It was extremely powerful for his listeners as he took it all out

his emotions are hidden.

“Then look at Roy too! I can bring it back to life as long as I can see it,

but nooo..”.

“My brother is happy, Mrs Luminus. That's all you need to consider—“

“Shut! Sounds like I practically guided Roy to his death hand!”

“No, Princess. It's my brother Roy's fault for failing to comply

your Hope.”

“But..”.

If there is one factor involved, it is bad luck. Everyone in the Monastery knew it wasn't their fault.

“I'm sorry,” said Hinata. “I let the bully go, and Roy.”.

“Alright,” replied Luminus, his face stiffened as he looked at her and Louis.

“You just followed my orders. I'm the one who deserves the blame. But we

I don't have time to grieve for him now. The dragon was revived, though,

and we have the new demon lord Rimuru. That is the truth that cannot be

it's denied, and we have to decide how to handle it. ”

“Yes, my lady.”

“I understand.”

Hinata and Louis nodded. This question will determine the entire direction

The Holy Empire will leave in the future.

“I want to beat Veldora for you,” Hinata offers.

“Hinata,” Luminous coldly replied, “you have grown stronger, yes, far

stronger than when you fought with me. You've been through Seven days

and is on his way to level with me. But even if

you can defeat demon lord Rimuru, you will never defeat

Veldora.”