Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken 09 - Clash of The Dragons and Demon Arc PDF
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken 09 - Clash of The Dragons and Demon Arc PDF
Note: Basically, This is Gato san’s and Alfha san’s translation, all I did was
clear up sentences here and there I felt was a little rough, corrected a few
things, and added in the small details left out by Gato-San.
On a side note, Guro san seems to be busy somewhere, but atm the circus bear
and the lion has agreed on a collab, yay
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It’s now the second day after I revived the 700,000 soldiers of the Empire’s
forces.
Since there wasn’t sufficient space in the grand hall of Tempest, I gathered
my subordinates in the battle arena to test out the evolution ritual.
This will also serve as the rewards for repelling the empire’s armies.
Actually, since the war hasn’t ceased yet we shouldn’t let down our guards,
but it’ll be an exception this time.
The Ten Lords of the Labyrinth also made their formal appearances, and the
battle arena’s jam-packed with soldiers.
TN Note: for those who don’t remember, 魔王への進化 was dubbed Demon
Lord Ascension all the way back at chapter 71.
My evolution took 2~3 days, my level of activity has dropped due to the
effects of Harvest Festival, however at the moment the empire’s armies
aren’t here.
TN Note: 収穫祭, Harvest Festival is the term used by the author to describe
the evolution of a monster into a demon lord, probably because they
harvested a load of souls for this.
It would seem the airship corps would take 3 days to fly around the back of
The Holy Empire Ruberion’s territory, but after adjusting their
advancement speed, they would hit open seas in 2 days.
When flying near supersonic speeds, they could reduce travel time by 1 day.
However, magic consumption was immense, and they could only maintain
their top speed for a short amount of time.
In any case, since the average speed for an airship is about 400km/h, when
compared to a ship or a train this is pretty fast.
If Yuuki appeared, among all of my executives the only ones who could deal
with him would probably be either Diablo or Benimaru.
If they messed up badly, there would be the risk of being dominated effect
due to the information overwriting over the soul, resulting in the possibility
of having a subordinate
TN Note: well, raw says emergencies, but ah who cares, love gato-san’s
interpretation better.
(TN: This….whole…paragraph…kill…me…please…..)
There was a situation where a demon went wild and wrecked everything,
but that’s not a problem.
“Alright then, Benimaru. Do you know as of today you might even become a
demon lord?
(TN: And for some reason, literally just cuts off from their conversation into
the actions of the other Executives…Whyyyy are you so confusing?!?!?!?!?!?)
Naturally it wasn’t me who came up with the manuscript. It was Shuna, but
let’s not mind the small details.
(TN: Rimuru turning into a politician with his speeches being written for
him? Wait wut, did I translate this correctly?)
Thus recently it was mainly Shuna who was handling the work of being my
secretary.
That’s why, while Shuna was giving a speech the conversation between
Benimaru and I continued.
“Well, we acquired some souls didn’t we? It seems it’s possible to ascend to
a demon lord using them.”
“Why haven’t I heard about this?”
We once again locked eyes with each other, the stare was broken this time
by Benimaru’s sigh as he gave up.
You may have resigned yourself to this, but I’m sure there won’t be any
significant differences.
Good question.
It’s unknown how it will turn out this time, but it’s certain that he will
drastically increase in power.
But, this guy was stronger than I was before I ascended, if he underwent the
same evolution wouldn’t he be stronger than I am now?
Basically, I don’t think my follower will betray me, but the possibility of
them unable to control their powers and go berserk couldn’t be denied.
Hence I’ll start off with performing the evolution ritual on only one
individual to make an absolute confirmation.
TN Note: changed from Rageful to wrathful, I felt the latter had more impact
Benimaru was usually impatient, but now he could calmly control his anger,
his nature is like that of a raging fire.
TN Note: 魔王 actually means demon king, I don’t even know why we call
them demon lords in English instead, but in the raw it fits pretty well.
(TN: Beats me, you already have a storyline that’s more complicated than
Legend of Zelda)
<< Announcement. Using fixed quantity [soul: 100,000], will you evolve
individual name: Benimaru YES/NO>>
YES.
Once the souls were awarded, Benimaru’s evolution ―――― had not begun.
There was no change.
Because the concept of life span would disappear, the ability to make a child
does not seem necessary.
“….In other words, you wouldn’t evolve unless you bear kin?”
(TN: …Okay..)
TN Note: Big thx to lion san for the pun idea , in all honesty thought, he
alongside his kin are the last ogres, so it’s justified.
overwhelmingly stronger.
(TN: Lemme, go grab a chair and some rope..Okay I’ll be quiet now…)
(TN: WHY,HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!?!? Okay for real this time, I’ll be
quiet.)
I whispered silently,
“Momiji, come forth! I hereby recognize the binding of souls between you
and Benimaru!”
Benimaru looked down with his bright red face, however, a smile is
engraved onto his mouth.
I didn’t dislike this, but if I left him alone, he’ll end up single till the end.
Shuna looking surprised had widened her, but it seems she intends to bless
her older brother.
The arena echoed with blessings and outcries of jealosuy, Benimaru and
Momiji received congratulatory words.
Benimaru and Momiji seemed happy, After I told them to come off the stage
I ordered Shuna to prepare.
The cheers did not stop sounding for a while, once I raised my hand the
cheers finally silenced.
When there isn’t time later on, I’d like to bless them just as it is, but for now
this ceremony takes priority.
So it was declared.
“That’s a good question. There is no reward for you, but instead I’m going to
bestow you a right”
“A right-tsu?”
“You are given the right to “converse in a casual tone” with me!
TN Note: Basically Rimuru is telling Gobuta he can talk casually with the
king of Tempest as he would with his pals, which he already does to be
honest.
So I declared.
With these words, an even louder outcry of jealously even greater than the
previous one towards Benimaru was aimed towards Gobuta.
TN Note: Rimuru still best waifu, they get more jealous of someone talking
to her casually than someone marrying momiji…
Even Shion and Shuna, were staring at Gobuta with scary gazes.
Or rather, I usually told them they could converse with me in a casual tone,
but they looked like they were having difficulties.
Meanwhile, there were plenty of complaints given to Gobuta for being given
the right to talk casually.
After all, this tone is something like a dialect, it doesn’t mean they’re being
disrespect to me.
It’s clear when I looked into his eyes.
Gobuta had eyes that didn’t even mind death for my sake.
As for weapons and armor, since he had Ranga as well as their union skill it
also wasn’t necessary, so I was troubled in finding the proper reward.
He was probably also trying to fix his tone. However it didn’t seem to work.
That seemed to be the best reward for Gobuta, for that I too am happy.
Well, from today on, you may call yourself “Star Wolf Lord(Star Lord)!”
Ranga immediately went back into my shadow and fell asleep. Perhaps, his
star wolf subordinates will also receive a blessing gift from him.
Ranga running out of control didn’t seem like it was something that we
needed to worry about.
With the third army air corps, he performed an excellent aerial dogfight.
He answered so.
He seems to be determined.
Through experiencing defeat and communicating with Bester and co, His
original prudent quality has surfaced.
You have managed the army wonderfully, “Heavenly Dragon King (Dragon
Lord)” awaken and show me your powers.”
His scales turned from blackish purple to reddish purple, magic essence
energy wrapped around his body as if he was burning.
Ranga went into my shadow and fell asleep immediately, but in his place I
got to see Gabil’s successful evolution.
TN Note: Yes they are, actually it was “the 5 individuals consisting of Souka
and co, and there’s actually some males amongst them.
The 3,000 lizardman from the Blue Corps were affected by the blessing as
well and evolved into Dragonnewts.
The Hiryuu folks had reached Majin class, and well surpassed A rank.
The skill “Dragon Warriorization” seems to have disappeared since they’ve
evolved into the very thing itself.
In its place, they seem to have acquired the ability 『Dragon Scale Armor』
instead, an ability that turns their scales into armor.
Gabil and the rest already had defenses that were equal to Legendary class,
but using this new ability would their defenses jump to be close to god
class.
Naturally, not only did their defensive power rise, their offensive power
rose as well.
Souka and co, the females too had defensive power that was higher than
usual. They’re appearance is usually like a human being’s, but if they were
their skin would unconsciously change into scales.
Perhaps, when using “Dragon Scale Armor” the distinction between males
and females may become impossible.
Through time, the reddish-purple scales had gradually faded back to their
original blackish-purple.
But, the brightness as well as depth within the scales have been increased
compared to before, it had obsidian-like artistic quality.
Even one piece of the scale seemed to fetch a high price. Well they’ll
probably dislike it though, so there’s no point asking.
However, because I called Gabil a king, splendid horns had protruded from
his forehead.
Due to Gabil’s conceited air, it complemented him well. But, that’s all good.
Next, the people who participated in the capital defensive battle on the
surface.
There doesn’t seem to be any danger of them going berserk, but just to be
safe we’ll do it one by one.
However,
“I am thankful for the proposal, but isn’t there a person more qualified than
I am? ……
If she wasn’t there, the defensive battle would have been a lot more
difficult”
He declined the awakening to Demon Lord with the power of his spirit.
It’s just a gest, but the rampage of the Orc demon lord Orc・Disaster was
probably another reason.
TN Note: Orc disaster was the orc that led the orc army against the
lizardman and destroyed most of the ogres, but was eventually defeated by
Rimuru early on.
Gerudo probably wouldn’t run out of control. However, I can’t clear away
his uneasiness.
Your work was without a doubt, wonderful. Above all, from now on you will
be playing an active role in the construction of the city.
This time, I will grant this to you. From today on, you will be known as
“Barrier Lord”!”
After saying so, I took out the remodeled legendary ranked equipment that I
attained during the war, and granted it to Gerudo.
There was a mixed response in Gerudo’s Youki; this piece of equipment will
be Gerudo’s private arms.
The difference between Myth class and Legend class is based on the user’s
own level of skillfulness with the arms.
The arms would constantly evolve over time. However, the speed of the
evolution rises incredibly when it’s wielded by a skillful owner.
The big shield was prepared for him, I expect defensive power would
further increase.
“I gratefully accept! I’ll devote myself to living up to this new title “Barrier
Lord”!
But, you should forgive yourself for going out of control back then; forget all
about it during the next opportunity. I want you to ascend magnificently.
Though the refusal by Gerudo was unexpected, the remaining two people
will probably accept it.
After all, it’s Diablo and Shion.
TN Note: 凶 may mean misfortune, but it could also mean evil, something
that causes widespread chaos and destruction, and so on.
If these two people run out of control at the same time, there will be some
serious damage.
Shion already has some self control now; but Diablo isn’t exactly unlinked
to rampaging though.
We stared at each other for a while, but there was no indication of change.
A dud?
As a result, it seemed as though as if I didn’t reward Shion, well this is
awkward.
I have suddenly fallen into quite a pinch. In any case, I haven’t prepared
anything else
They seemed to have turned some half-spirit life forms. Rather than calling
them a demon, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them a Yoma.
It seems that they’ve evolved into a kind of unique race that resembles
spirits
TN Note: Not spirits as in dead people, but more like spirits as in Tree
spirits (Dryads) and Fire Spirits (Ifrit).
Though they were formerly part of the hobgoblin race, they’re completely
different now.
Since Shion’s ogre traits had greatly surfaced, they also look more becoming
than the others.
Nobody would believe that her subordinates were goblins in the past.
It’s unexpected that there were no changes in Shion, but evolution has in
fact occurred.
“I bestow you with the title ‘Demon Lord’. (TN: The author keeps calling
everything demon lord dammit. Longer note at the end.)
Keep serving me as my loyal confidant and as the leader of the Demons.”
“Kufufufufu, it would be my honor, Rimuru-sama!”
First: Kumara.
Her new title would be ‘Chimeric Lord’ Kumara.
The Kumara I had picked up, yet a small silver furred fox, was now master
of several Demonic Beasts.
I had hidden her in the Labyrinth ―― originally for protection ―― but, at
some point, she had risen up the ranks of Floor Bosses, and was now one of
the Labyrinth Guardians.
I still remember her as a Floor Boss.
I named her Kumara because she was a Nine-Tailed Fox. (TN: Kyu = 9 =
Ku(mara)?)
I had left her in the freshly made floor 90 where the adventurers would
likely never get to, and she later asked me to name some of her friends on
that floor.
It’s important to note that I didn’t accept just because a little girl asked. (TN:
lolicon.)
It was just on a whim.
Naming monsters came with some high risks, but naming Demonic Beasts
decreased that risk somewhat.
Plus, these beasts were like children, so I named them with no problem.
And that had resulted in a shocking before -> after. It was shocking to
anyone. It was shocking to me!
What’s done was done.
The Demonic Beasts being parts of Kumara herself, she had acquired nine
names from me…… and her current strength was made possible by
acquiring the dense Demonic Energy of nine named monsters.
It was past the time when they were just kids, and the 8 of the Demonic
Beasts were lined up in front of me.
At a glance, they were each pretty strong.
Kumara successfully evolved into Demon Lord class.
Kumara’s tails all became shining golden, and her hair, a beautiful mix of
silver and gold, flowed gently down her back.
Was it only her beauty that evolved?
No, certainly her Energy also increased greatly.
Kumara was very strong in her original body.
But, only after combining with her 8 Beasts in Chimera Mode would her
true strength be known.
Energy levels ≠ real strength, but their combined force was by no means
weak.
In other terms, Kumara’s being strong = the 8 Beasts being strong.
In addition, on top of being named by me, Kumara’s Gift was also properly
allocated among them.
It was like all the power given to the Beasts were unfairly transmitted back
to her.
No one could guess from her appearance as a beautiful lady, but she seemed
to be the cold and calculating type.
Naturally, she could not get along with the naïve and impulsive Apito.
From an Energy stand point, she now surpassed Gabil easily.
And this enormous power was still rising.
She desperately kept her senses, so as to not go berserk.
Translators Rant:
Gao~ I’ve become increasingly slothful. Well, thanks to Gato and the people
who fixed up chapter 162, I felt like it was good enough, no need to waste the
readers time with multiple version bs. These chapters are, well, buldup I guess,
storms be a brewin’. Anyway new chapter in 3 more days probably, If anyone
wants to help out, feel free to contact. I’m really new at wordpress so I’ll try
not to mess up this post. Here goes~
Correction: King of Devils -> Demon Lord. it’s Majin o as opposed to Ma o like
Rimuru and co. Demon Lord is what the author meant Diablo to be called, in
engrish I guess. I think it may be confusing but let’s just go with it. Thanks
@Alfha for convincing me.
Clarification:
It says, ‘written by’ Lion Mask. Should be ‘Translated by’. I don’t know how to
edit that bit.
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 164 – Rewards and Evolution III
Well then, let us now get to Adalman’s team, the last of the Labyrinth group.
Adalman had large reserves of magic, but was weak against melee combat.
However, he was a genius who could use Holy-Demonic Reversal.
It was strange how he was so smart, considering he was missing a brain.
It was a power involving Mathematical Circuits imbued onto the soul.
Furthermore, wielding special Skills like ‘Perfect Memory’ and ‘Soul Think’,
his existence came close to that of a Spiritual Form.
All ordinary physical attacks were nullified, and only Legendary-tier and
above weapons could actually harm him.
It was similar to Hinata’s Spirit Armour, and against enemies donning
Legendary-tier equipment, it did not provide much defence.
Albert had been pushed back by such enemies, so it was unreasonable to
blame him.
His weapon being broken, compromising the vanguard, was one of the main
reasons for their defeat.
To begin with, I had not expected it, but Adalman had beaten Shinji’s
team. (TN: When they came as spies.)
He had obviously developed far more than I had anticipated.
His fight up with Krishna, one of the Emperor’s Personal Guard, was just a
bad match up.
So I had already pardoned him, and was going to start the Ascension Ritual
but……
“Even still Rimuru-sama, I cannot forgive myself.
For me to ascend to the Demon Lordship same as your highness……
I would gladly take the opportunity to become one, when I have earned it!”
“I understand.
But I will hold great expectations of you.
When there is another chance, be sure to prove the worth of those
expectations!”
“Of course! Your highness will surely observe my worth with your own
eyes!!”
“Yes. I shall remember those words of yours.
So leaving aside your ascension to Demon Lord……
From today onwards, I bestow you with the title ‘Gehenna Lord’.
You shall work hard so as to live up to that name!”
“As you desire your highness!!”
“Th-this is!!”
Recognizing the power of what he now held, Albert let out a voice of
astonishment.
It was understandable.
These items were legacies from the age of gods, even their existence was
debated.
For a knight, having permission to use them was the greatest honor.
“Yes sir! I will make the best use of it, to repay you for this honor!!”
‘Turn a body of flesh into that of a Spirit Form for a certain amount of time’
Now, that was all of the Ten Lords done with, but we shouldn’t forget
Adalman’s pet dragon.
That’s right, the Death Dragon also did well.
I wonder what could be a good reward.
I walked past the 4 Dragon Kings (TN: The bosses of floors 96+) and arrived
at Death Dragon’s feet.
Sensing my arrival, the Death Dragon bowed its head nervously.
Its fearsome appearance aside, it was pretty cute to be honest.
Ah, yeah.
By blessing she means name.
By the way, the Ten Lords of the Labyrinth were fairly equal in Energy, but
there were large differences in actual fighting power.
So, the 4 Dragon Kings also had equal stores of Energy, but were weaker in
fighting prowess.
This was mainly due to overall fighting experience; their levels were just
lower.
They seemed to be fairly frustrated with being defeated multiple times
recently, so the Dragons had decided to undergo training.
They had attained humanoid forms, and were also interested in combat
styles in their new bodies.
Without relying solely on Elemental attacks or physical attacks using their
fangs and talons, they would learn and incorporated Magic.
And by learning to fight as humanoids, they would later prove their might in
battle.
This would work so well, that their new found strength would grow
tremendously, but that was something I’d get to see a lot later.
Now then, the only ones left are the triad of Demon Dukes.
what I should do, was the question.
Of the 930,000 souls, I had used up a majority on ascending some to Demon
Lordship, and on naming some, and in the end the amount remaining was
210,000.
I could ascend 2 more but……
Was it alright to evolve Carrera as Gerudo suggested?
If I did, then there was still Testa and Ul. Which one of them should I
choose?
These 3 were almost equal to Diablo in strength in the first place.
In my view, Diablo was a step ahead, but originally their powers were
equivalent.
Diablo had to first beat them, and then scout them as my subordinates, so
he had to be stronger.
Therefore, wouldn’t there be a problem in creating a power misbalance
among them?
Frankly, it was dangerous.
If they were not all treated equally, there would definitely be hurt feelings.
If it was just Carrera, I don’t think there would be any complaints, but
making the strongest one of them even stronger seemed wrong.
Sort of like, uncontrollable power would lead to her own demise.
After all, if she hadn’t stopped her ―― Gravity Collapse ―― in the nick of
time, the resulting mini-supernova tier blast would have decimated
Gerudo’s troops along with all of the capital.
She was probably aware that she could stop it, but that choice of magic in
that situation and place seemed like a red flag.
I decided to observe whether the ones who had already evolved could
control their power before thinking of granting ascension to those girls.
On that note, as if reading my mind, Diablo would always take appropriate
measures.
He was able to bring his new power fully under control, and was an all
around dependable guy.
With this, the Rewards and Evolution Ceremony had finally come to an end.
Perhaps influenced by today’s events, I would later be known as ‘Chaos
Creator’ Rimuru.
(TN: Author’s words)
This part felt very prolonged, but I plan to progress the story from the next
chapter.
Character introductions take some time and I don’t think it was done very
well.
If there is a chance, I will use it, so please be understanding.
Translator’s Rant:
This was another rather long chapter. It feels like the prologue to this arc has
ended. Lot’s happened. There were a lot of readers who wanted to help out
with translations too. The good, the bad and the ugly… that kind of feeling.
Well, I have in fact teamed up with Smoggy so theoretically, translations
should be faster. But there is no need to raise false hopes. Since things like
school are big deterrers to a time consuming work like translation. I try to
maintain the progress bars on this page. People like progress bars it seems. As
for chapter 165, right now I have no idea. Be on the lookout for the progress
bar updates! Well then, I shant talk too long. See you in another chapter ~gao!
The Imperial soldiers who headed out to invade tempest, in other words
their beloved families, were slain by some unknown means.
With a force that almost reaches a million strong, they never considered the
possibility of defeat.
To the unlucky northeast in the Great Jura Forest, the evil dragon Veldora is
currently weakened, there’s nothing to fear anymore.
Under the imperial reign of the great emperor, the greatest imperial army
invasion has finally begun.
These were the thoughts of the general citizens. Nobody expected them to
have a hard time let alone defeat.
Neither were there any survivor left, nor did they ever reach the western
countries, and simply all perished in the Great Jura Forest. There was not a
single soul who could imagine this scenario.
If the forces of almost a million strong was used well, they perhaps there’s a
chance they could eliminate the Demon Lord Rimuru…… but to think it was
a complete annihilation.
Demon Lord Rimuru gone and the imperial army suffering heavy casualties,
that would be the ideal scenario.
The next most ideal scenario would be Demon Lord Rimuru and the
Imperial Army dealing heavy damage to each other.
He would launch a coup d’etat before the wounded Imperial army returns,
then he would assimilate the returning armored corps to form a stable
foundation.
And while stalling for time as he recovers from the damage dealt by Demon
Lord Rimuru, he’ll use this time to seize the empire in his grasp.
When he opened the lid and looked inside, not only did the demon lord
hardly suffer any damage, it was practically a one-sided trampling.
Although he didn’t lose any of his own corps, game pieces he could have
utilized went up in flames.
But what’s most startling of all, was how much Demon Lord Rimuru’s forces
have grown.
“Unbelievable…… to think he razed that large army with ease”
“It truly is unbelievable…… if it’s an army of that scale, they would have
strength on par with 3 demon lord armies……’
“No, compared to the Ten Great Demon Lords of your era, the calibers of the
current Octagram are a bit extraordinary.
Take Leon for example, even when he’s hiding his true strength he still has
the battle prowess of a magic knight corps.
Even Mirim who was famous for having no subordinates has taken in
Karion and Frey, two old demon lord class individuals as her subordinates.
There’s also the demon lord who’s been gathering territory, and is now the
ruler of the Great Jura Forest.
Then of course there’s Guy who’s the strongest, alongside Dagruel and
Ruminas dubbed the largest faction alongside their own forces.
It’s true, the situation’s very different compared to when he was a demon
lord.
Despite having their battle potential shaved during the battle against the
angels, Dagruel and Ruminas displayed some ridiculous power.
But for the other new demon lords, even if they gathered subordinates to a
certain degree, survival is still a desperate issue.
This was also a similar case for Kagari, or “Curse Lord” Kazarim.
If there’s one question present, there should have been some strong
veterans with a certain degree of strength somewhere amidst the armored
corps, why didn’t they play an active roll is inexplicable.
It seems like Demon Lord Rimuru himself didn’t take action, it was his
subordinates who had devastated the imperial army.
Bound to naught, they are like the king of demons, the highest level of
beings, yet they followed a single demon lord, this was something beyond
Kagari’s imagination.
Someone who could possibly do such a thing, only “Lord of Darkness” Guy
・Crimson came to mind.
Currently, the Imperial army has also started the two-front war against
Luminas.
Calgurio’s defeat still hasn’t been transmitted, and Gladim’s demonic beast
corps and “Airships” are moving to the north.
In other words, if I will it, I can grasp the heart of the empire in my hands.
If we don’t need to be vigilant about the armored corps’ return, let’s start
our military operation with some swagger.”
“So in other words……let’s just cut of the emperor’s head in his sleep,
something like that?”
To bring forth chaos unto this world was Kagari’s desire, no matter what
the method.
Yuuki was well aware of that. He will result in profit no matter what the
scenario.
Looks like things are going to get busier, she thought as her smile deepens.
Her face, as if lusting for more bloody and tragedy, was tainted with
wickedness.
Even thought Demon Lord Rimuru’s growth was outside of his expectations,
but he’ll be putting this aside for now.
Just now… he has obtained definitive confirmation of the imperial army’s
defeat. In addition, he had also confirmed the absurd growth of Rimuru’s
military might.
If that’s the case……he can only predict what will happen after that.
With things as they are, that strongest existence will definitely not overlook
this.
The destruction of the imperial army isn’t a problem; rather it was just
what he wanted.
If it’s to send Demon Lord Rimuru to his grave, it doesn’t matter who does
it.
I’d like to see how long you’d last. It would be splendid if this could end in
mutual destruction.
At least, if Guy could get rid of Rimuru, there’s one less problem to deal
with.
If you could also injure Guy in the process that would be great.”
Yes.
If his strength has gotten this strong, then Guy・Crimson would definitely
make a move.
Yuuki looked at Chloe who didn’t respond to his words and slightly smiled.
2 commands left.
3 enemies to defeat.
If two of them could strike each other down, then his wish could come true
without expending his greatest combat asset.
Although things deviated from his expectations, they are still advancing
smoothly.
To realign the gears that had spun out of control was no easy task, things
have already gotten out of Yuuki’s hands, and started to advance in an
unforeseen direction.
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An dark organization that has its roots in each nation like the freedom
association, there would definitely be a “Cerberus” member lurking about.
Naturally, there are also similar organizations existing within the empire’s
capital, and so her plan was to lay low, and wait for a chance to escape to
the west.
She was so close to inveigling Calgurio success was one step away, with her
charms as a “woman”, with a bit more effort she would have seized
authority over the armored corps.
Even though it was the Demon Lord Damrada feared, if an army of 1 million
was used well there isn’t really much to fear……
She should have made a triumph return, with a promising future ahead of
her.
Yet now, she’s gathering her belongings and escaping under the cover of
night, do to something like fleeing …… this was maximum humiliation.
This was all because of Yuuki for underestimating Demon Lord Rimuru, and
Calgurio for being so useless.
Damrada obeyed Yuuki out of fear, but Miranda only did so for she judged
he has his uses.
It’s just, since Yuuki was the one who founded the organization “Cerberus”,
that’s why there’s value in manipulating him.
Since her “womanly” charms, didn’t work, she needed to follow orders.
In any case, as of currently the top priority was to get out of here. After
finishing her report she had gotten permission to escape.
She should find a save haven first before thinking about pointless things.
Thinking so, she stuffed all her belongings into a bag, and fled from her
house into the imperial capital night with darkness as her shroud.
Since the imperial capital is still under development, to dispel all the
darkness was a matter in the future.
Suddenly appearing before her, and telling her to halt, Miranda hid her
flustered emotions and showed a composed facade.
There are neither other figures nor presences in the vicinity. After
confirming Kondo came alone, she was relieved in her mind.
If it’s know to the headquarters that she fled before the enemy, it’s going to
be a problem when they start sending pursuers after her.
if she fled to the west she’s just be targeted by spies, she’d rather be spared
from living of fear of being assassinated on a daily basis.
In this case Miranda must eliminate anything that knows the truth.
She feared that Krishna may have used a magic item and conveyed the
situation. However it doesn’t appear her abandonment was reported
Miranda thought.
She concluded that since news of the imperial army’s complete annihilation
was reported, the empire’s defenses must have been strengthened, Miranda
understood this.
If she got rid of Kondo now, escaping the capital would become easier.
Miranda doesn’t know how Kondo viewed her, but she decided she must
uproot the buds of danger.
Why have you returned to the Imperial capital in the middle of battle?”
Miranda approached him whilst replying, and snuggled into Kondo’s bosom.
She made full use of her “womanly” charms, to entice the man.
With her usual method of charming with 〈Perfume curse〉 and 〈illusion
series〉, she would impair her opponent’s thinking while dominating them.
She also used this spell on Calgurio several times while he embraced her,
and soon she would be able to wrap them around her little finger without
doing so.
TN Note: make them listen to her without using her curses and illusions.
Even a man who was the Army Corps Leader was no match against
Miranda’s spells. A mere Lieutenant would never be able to resist.
Miranda was convinced, and placed her hand around Kondo’s back.
Pressing her voluptuous breasts against Kondo while appealing her charm,
she waited for Kondo to relax.
Without changing his expression, Kondo tucked away a small pistol that he
used to shoot Miranda in her temple.
To read the target’s mind through physical contact, this was the unique skill
『reader』.
TN Note: Katakana says “Reading, but Kanji says reader.
Yuuki’s intentions, Miranda’s objective, and even the fact there no were no
survivors in the imperial army.
And then, despite reading through all that information, his expression didn’t
change.
He muttered.
Later on, a member of the intelligence bureau had dealt with Miranda’s
corpse, leaving no trace behind.
The night of the capital is deep and dark, and all that happens stays buried
in the dark.
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Dino was sent to spy on Demon Lord Rimuru’s movements, but he was
unexpectedly useful.
It was rare for the Lazy Dino,
To think that lazy Dino would move by his own free will, this was
something that hasn’t happened for thousands of years.
During the battle with the angels, there were several occasions where he’d
team up with Dino against troublesome opponents, there were no other
recollections aside from that.
For the strongest guy, he doesn’t really particularly need any spies, but it’s
going to be annoying to have him live here.
ヴェルザードが認めた者は、未だレオン一人しかいないのだから。
The only one Velzado acknowledges is Leon alone.
Several Demon lords has joined as his subordinate, and the imperial army
consisting of almost a million soldiers massacred, he said.
The world has recognized himself and Rudra as the chess players in this
domination game, yet there was an irregular that disrupted this balance.
Each also had a single “Dragon Kind” as a partner, with the last one Veldora
as a free-for-all target to add some thrills into the game.
And yet another balance breaker apart from Veldora has occurred, an
irregular.
As the strongest after Mirim and himself, the Demon Lord with the ultimate
skill 『Gluttonous King』Beelzebub, Rimuru.
It must be incorporated into his side no matter the cost, there was a need
for it to become his pawn.
It appears the waiting time for it to grow is no longer nessesary.
If Rudra destroyed it then it’ll be left aside, but the situation wasn’t so
simple.
Meeting the other part once sounds like a good idea, so he thought, and guy
began to take action.
he asked in return.
“Yes, indeed. It’s been a long time since I’ve last met up with my “Brother” ”.
The two left the nearby “Shirokori castle” behind with ease, and flew in the
land of howling blizzards, and frigid cold.
The tyrant has taken flight, aiming for the country of monsters Tempest.
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 166 - A Coup d’ état in the Imperial Capital
Having received Yuuki’s orders, Kagari had immediately jumped into action.
On that very day, 300 of Yuuki’s personal troops had gathered in a mansion
in the Imperial Capital.
A mansion was easy to prepare with the funds left over from the Freedom
Association days, and with the Damrada’s connections.
The ones who gathered had absolute fealty towards Yuuki.
It didn’t work when it was unstable children, but when the summoned
happened to be adults, they were unknowingly put under the ‘Curse of
Domination’.
Those summoned through the Unique Skill, ‘Summoner’ became, in effect,
subordinates of Yuuki against their wills.
Yuuki wasn’t the only one doing this however. All the summoning done in
this world had similar practices.
On a side note, sometimes, there are those who try to summon Devils
because they think they can put them under the fealty curse.
Aside from humans, or Angels or Spirits with weak egos, Spirit Forms like
Devils, who have strong egos, will often Resist the curse.
There are such arrogant fools who delve into the forbidden summoning arts
putting too much confidence in their skills.
Yuuki’s coup d’état has been in preparation for quite some time now, so the
people gathered were vaguely aware of what was going on.
A majority of them were ‘Otherworlders’ who had shown talent in the
military.
They had climbed up the ranks relying on their own power.
Having no loyalty towards the Empire from the beginning, there were those
among them who were excited at the prospect of a revolution.
There were others who were mix-breeds created by mating strong
individuals of different races repeatedly, and still others who were slave
warriors that Yuuki had procured.
In the Empire, might was right, so given the chance, even a slave could take
hold of his freedom.
The Monster slaves gathered by Damrada were also present.
Such a thing would be preposterous in the Western nations, but the Empire
simply had a different set of values.
For this reason, Yuuki had ordered the battle-oriented monsters that
showed potential to be brought into the Empire.
“Hey, everyone.
So today, I think we’ll kill the Emperor.
The enemy are 100 Royal Knights (TN: change; Emperors Personal Guards ->
Royal Knights)
Some of you have already fought with them in hopes of raising your ranks,
so you know they’re pretty strong.
But we have 100,000 troops on our side, so it’s a no brainer.
I just got the report that the Mixed Corps have successfully stationed
themselves on the outskirts of the capital.
We’ll close off the 4 gates, and erect a force field to prevent escape.
And when that’s done, we’ll be scorching the place, and broil the Emperor.
Easy right?
So today, you can fight the Knights without holding back at all.
They will likely have Legendary-tier gear on them, so capturing them alive
is probably impossible.
So don’t worry and go kill them.
Any questions?”
Yuuki casually talked about killing the Emperor as if discussing the weather.
The ones who gathered now had eyes full of ambition.
Their hopes becoming reality, they were ecstatic with being able to finally
take action.
It was now time.
On the outskirts of the capital, Black Knight Claude had secretly gathered
the Mixed Corps troops.
They were positioned there over the course of several days so that nothing
would seem unnatural.
Just moments ago, Yuuki received report through ‘Telepathy’ that all
preparations were complete.
It was proceeding smoothly.
According to the plan, the Mixed Corps would flow in after breaking
through the 4 gates, and they would supervise from the mansion.
The Empires strength was the 100 Royal Knights, and 2000 guardsmen.
And around 20,000 from the Military Police Division?
Though, the difference in power between the army and the police was very
large.
A difference similar to that of an adult and a child, they would only slightly
slow them down.
The real threat was, in fact, the Royal Knights and the 2000 guardsmen.
The Mixed Corps would be pit against them while they watched the
movements of the Knights. Then, they would target the ones who are
isolated, and slowly wean out their numbers.
In other words, the Mixed Corps would serve as bait and rampage all over
the city.
The Royal Knights were a threat to Yuuki, so with luck, he could turn them
into pawns using Overwrite.
Their fealty to the Emperor would be then directed at him.
For that reason too, they needed to be reeled in after biting into the bait.
The troops Yuuki had gathered fell short in strength compared to the Royal
Knights.
But by cornering them in greater numbers, and Yuuki stepping in from that
point, he could increase his number of pawns without much effort.
Like that, they would not only overwhelm the Empire with numbers, but
also turn their forces against them.
At that point, it would be check and mate.
There were no reinforcements coming for them, and rather easily, victory
would draw closer.
“The fact that this piece got broken, means that Miranda was killed.
Which implies that the whole plan was leaked to the Emperor.
And now that failure is all but confirmed, going through with this plan is
plain suicide.”
He spat out.
If their plan was leaked just recently, they had the upper hand in acting
first.
It would be out of order, but they would have to kill the Emperor first.
And if push came to shove, Yuuki would go personally.
As if denying Yuuki’s countermeasures,
“Gu!”
Kagari groaned, and took some distance from Damrada, rubbing her wrist.
Yuuki narrowed his eyes in confusion.
Damrada was certainly a master of martial arts, and his offensive strength
was high.
But, Kagari was an ex-Demon Lord, and wasn’t someone so meager so as
normal humans could pose a challenge.
As far as Yuuki was concerned, it was impossible for Damrada to win
against Kagari.
“Too slow.”
Easily deflecting both sets of Kagari’s sharp Demonic Clawed hands thrust
towards him, Damrada closed their distance in a natural movement.
He didn’t let down his guard just because he had broken her wrist earlier,
and attacked mercilessly.
For monsters, a fracture could be healed in moments.
One had to have that mindset, or else they wouldn’t survive long in this
world.
Having gotten close enough, he applied his hands softly to the center of
Kagari’s chest.
“Gufu!”
Kagari cried out while spitting out the blood overflowing from her mouth.
A Demon Lord being surpassed by a human should not be done.
Kagari glared at Damrada with such thoughts.
“Fu, you should think more before you act, lady. This is why you lost against
Demon Lord Leon.
And also……
You, being a yet unawakened Demon Lord, can’t even hope to beat me.
Even that old man called Hakurou was much stronger.
I wanted to go all out on the old man, but unfortunately, I missed my
chance.
Compared to that, you, lady…… aren’t worthy of my full strength.
Sure, demons are unbelievably strong, but humans aren’t as stupid as you
think.
There are of course fools who rely only of their Skills, but with the right
training, one can endlessly get stronger.
Like me.”
Saying so, he looked away from her.
‘Otherworlders’ could be killed by snapping their necks just like anyone
else.
Having uneventfully killed quite a number of them, Yuuki was admittedly
one of the strong.
Damrada possessed a Unique Skill that hid his presence and muffled his
movements, specialized in assassination, it was called ‘Killer’.
Being dedicated to killing, it was an almost invincible Skill.
He was an aberrant who liked killing too much, and with help from Yuuki’s
Skill, had returned to a calmer, normal state of mind…… but Damrada could
easily revert back.
“See, relying on Skills too much will leave you vulnerable at critical
moments.
If you don’t train your body more, you guys are all useless.”
The gathered ones, who never faced ridicule from any trainer, were being
spoken to as if they were utter weaklings, and couldn’t help but get angry.
All of them reddened, and directed their murderous intent at Damrada.
Royals Knights No.2: Damrada wanted to finish him with his own hands.
That was Damrada’s final act of loyalty towards Yuuki.
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 167 - The segregation point of the era
On the roads within the forest at the outskirts of the imperial capital,
100,000 individuals have gathered.
This is proof that each and every soldier here is very well trained.
In order to relay the situation to Yuuki via “telepathy”, the Black Knight
Claude has silently left the area alone.
The vice commander of the mixed corps, he had came here in order to
contact Yuuki. That’s why, nobody thought Claude taking action alone was
strange.
Due to Yuuki’s “Overwrite” ability, at one point Claude had his allegiance to
Leon overwritten. However, thanks to Chloe currently Claude is restored
back to normal.
But, after having his heart taken once, Claude has always been troubled
about something in his mind.
As expected, can the heart really be overwritten simply with the use of
abilities?
And towards that Leon, even thought he only betrayed him for an instant, to
Claude that was was an unforgivable stain.
After receiving treatment from Chloe, he has been training his heart with all
he has, but he doesn’t have any confidence in his training.
Although he sworn to endure the effects next time, it’s uncertain whether it
would succeed. He feared the chances of having his heart overwritten again
seemed higher.
In order not to arouse Yuuki’s suspicion, he must pay close attention to his
own actions.
At first he was shocked within, but after identifying the owner of the voice
he understood.
Chloe・O’bell
It would be hard to imagine from her appearance alone, but she was an
existence with horrifying capabilities.
With a single glance, Yuuki had claimed her to be the world’s “strongest”.
“It’s Chloe-dono huh. There are no problems, I was able to contact Yuuki.
Claude was wondering whether Chloe fell under the category of being
bound to the three commands (wishes).
Was the reason Chloe smoothly following Yuuki’s orders due to the wishes?
Isn’t she a little too kind? So Claude thought, but this is the one thing he
couldn’t say out loud no matter what.
From his perspective, since she tried helping him nullifying the “Dominance
curse” by rewinding time, this was something he couldn’t possibly say.
I’ll just take this chance and blend into the darkness.
“――Chance?”
“Un. To return to Big brother Leon’s side, I believe this is a great chance.
After the chaos subsided, even once he realized Claude’s death was faked,
by then he would have returned to Leon’s side.
“Understood. Thank you for the advice. I shall use this method to return to
Leon’s Side.”
Saying so, Claude used the clone jutsu “Shadow Knight”
It’s strength is about 30% of the original, and could continuously remain
active for 12 hours. Since the consciousness is linked, it’s also great ability
for spy activates, it’s perfect for this situation.
After confirming the “Shadow Knight” has returned to the group, Claude
had bowed to Chloe.
This incident had actually in turn saved Black Knight Claude’s life, but the
person in question doesn’t know about this until later on.
She has received a request from Yuuki, unable to refuse she could only
accept.
But rather than leaving the battlefield that is the Imperial capital, she
blended into its darkness.
And so, the curtains of the tragedy that will soon be called the “Crimson
Lotus Purge” has raised.
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To begin with.
Just fight head on and decides who reigns at the top, she thought.
However, if she must give her honest opinion, it would be considerably
difficult for Rudra and herself to best the duo of Guy and her sister――
“White Ice Dragon” Velzado.
Guy’s the strongest Demon Lord without a doubt, and her sister’s
compatibility with herself isn’t any good.
If sister and Velgurindo fought in battle, worse case scenario they would
end in mutual defeat, both annihilated.
If they battled, rather than one of them surviving in the end, they would
both fall. In other words, either they’d both be destroyed, or they’re both
unable to battle, one of only two results.
If her sister and her are evenly matched, the deciding factor lies between
Guy and Rudra’s battle.
That’s why, even thought she seriously wants a head on confrontation, she
understood that will only lead to a high chance of defeat on this game
board.
That’s why she left it all to Rudra, and she’d simply follow orders.
However, this was hardly interesting, she was dissatisfied with her current
situation of being unable to rampage as she pleased.
The other day, Emperor Rudra had received a report from Kirshna,
informing him of the complete annihilation of the Imperial Army’s forces of
almost 1,000,000.
That really isn’t anything significant in itself, but what’s extraordinary was
that the reason had nothing to do with Veldora.
Althought she heard he was cooperating with Demon Lord Rimuru, her
brother isn’t the listening type.
Assuming that, there was something that would have made her brother
Veldora complacent, and Demon Lord Rimuru was able to prepare such a
thing?
Thinking from that perspective, she tried imagining something that would
persuade Veldora.
Emperor Rudra,
He asked.
Her targets, the foolish militants in the empire who dare rebel against the
Emperor.
The emperor’s target would be the foolish mastermind behind the coup
d’etat.
The one who razed the imperial army, the new Demon Lord.
Even though I don’t intend on taking revenge for your pawns, I’ll just think
of this as cleaning up and getting rid of Demon Lord Rimuru while I’m at it.”
She’ll just turn the fools into a bloodbath for warm-up, and then crush the
newcomer Demon Lord Rimuru while she’s on a roll.
After her rampage, she’ll pave the way for Emperor Rudra.
If she did so from the beginning, there wouldn’t be any pointless waste, but
then the quality of soldiers wouldn’t increase.
TN Note: Kanji says guard knight, and katakana says royal knight.
But, the army he sent out with so much effort, only to have them reaped
was unpleasant.
Even the time when Veldora annihilated them was better than this.
However, those who haven’t lost hope will be able to break out of their shell
and advance toward that step.
Even so, the situation this time is different, there wasn’t a single survivor.
Even Krishna who gave the report, contact with him was cut shortly after.
After having a taste of despair, and coming in contact with one of the
world’s strongest existence, humans would gain the possibility to evolve.
If it’s someone like Krishna, when pushed to the limit, he thought they
would have used Myth class equipment, and survived.
TN Note: Even though ゴッズ is simply myth, the kanji 神話級 is separated
into myth (神話) and class (級). Hence why I always TLed it as myth class
rather than simply myth etc.
When his forces of a million sent out after calculating their strength was
completely wiped out, and when the report of no survivors came, Rudra
became hesitant future developments in an instant.
For the first time, Velgurindo had saw doubt in Emperor Rudra’s figure.
If Ruminas’s ultimate ability awakens any further, she will become a hassle
to destroy.
I don’t think Guy would mobilize Velzado just to save Ruminas, can I leave
this to you?”
He described his plans.
Since they’ve been interacting for such a long time, they could more or less
grasp each other’s thoughts.
“So, after I deal with those guys initiating a coup it’s fine if I kill Ruminas
right?”
“Fufufu. That’s because the “Soul refining system” has been developed well.
Using actual war experience as a way to train humans, but I’d never thought
of using threats to cultivate.
However, she really hid herself well. Who would have thought she would
live in seclusion in the divine capital.
“Indeed.
I thought she would have moved into subspace and lived in a false space.
“Ufufufu. Then, if I run into him this time, I’ll give him a good punishment.”
There’s no need to kill off the idiotic rebels, just torture them.
When the angels descend, I was thinking about using them as vessels.
Even though angels are spiritual life forms, it might help if they reincarnate
with flesh.”
“Ah, I see. So you’re imitating Guy allowing his demons to reincarnate then
putting them to work?
Well, Neither letting them live nor die, we’ll just leave them there unable to
escape.
“Leave it to me”
After, after hundreds of years for she once again unleashes her full power.
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Arios who had awakened his unique skill 『assassin』was rather powerful
amongst Yuuki’s subordinates.
TN Note: there is someone called Arios I think…not sure how that works
though…
Since he wasn’t allowed to kill his opponent within the corp’s ranking
battles, thus this skill was sealed.
In fact even when compared with the Royal Knights that had blended in
with the subordinates, he was even above then.
Another reason.
Not to be over-reliant on his abilities, and to train his own body, he wanted
to understand these waords.
These words are certainly advices. However, killing intent directed here
from Damrada can clearly be felt.
If he’s going to kill, he’ll kill without giving any advice, this is the kind of
man Damrada was.
Carried out with superhuman moves, it looked as if each kumite move was
choreographed, like a polished exchanging of martial arts.
with an unchanging face Yuuki warded off the hidden fist aimed for his
vitals, he parried with his palms, and retaliated with a hand chop.
As if expecting that chop, Damrada withstood it, started rotating his body
and delivered a double kick.
He then lowered his body straight down on the spot and performed a leg
sweep, Yuuki sensed this jumped, rotated and aimed a kick straight towards
Damrada’s head.
However, that kick could only hit air for Damrada has already retreated into
the distance.
That’s why, when they exchanged fist, every time they came in contact
Yuuki would steal a bit of energy.
Be it magic power or physical strength, this would be dependent on the
target opponent, the stolen energy could be converted for his use.
This was a special effect of the ultimate skill 『Avarice King Mammon』;
this was the root creating to many advantageous situations for Yuuki.
One of Avarice King Mammon’s abilities, overwrite palm has been walled
off.
While most would usually be cautious about the effect range of his ultimate
skill, he thought he would attack him from a distance, but Damrada ended
up engaging him in close combat.
If Yuuki’s abilities can’t bring about the deciding factors, then this was
advantageous to Damrada who was known as the “Fist saint”
While the opponent would have difficulty resisting the life draining life-
steal palm and overwrite palm, they weren’t suited to dealing finishing
blows.
Judging from the perspective of this principle, that would mean Damrada is
a person with a hidden ability.
“Yareyare. Could it be, I didn’t think Damrada san had an ultimate skill.
Did you have it from the beginning?”
But, at the end of one’s training people will “Evolve”. Their race aside, there
is certainly change.
The result of evolution rather than natural birth, each sage is connected to
the world.
Then, those who have awakened towards becoming a sage are said to be
those who have been selected as qualified by the Emperor.
“Therefore, you lot who only rely on your abilities will never be truly
strong.”
He said.
Emperor.
Due the dominating effects of the Emperor’s Ultimate skill, it comes with
absolute soul protection.
And now, this revealing this information means he doesn’t plan to keep
Yuuki.
At the same time, if you were to further observe, you would realize that
leaking this information also serves as proof of Damrada’s loyalty to Yuuki.
It should be noted that even though loyalty towards the Emperor has long
been ingrained, yet Damrada still chose Yuuki. So it would seem.
If that’s the case, you could interpret this as the ultimate skill『Avarice King
Mammon』 being superior to the Emperor’s strength.
Yuuki determined.
“I see. Now my question is answered. Then isn’t it about time we end this?”
Damrada nodded.
Get rid of that irregular already, have you forgotten his majesty’s orders?”
Hearing this cold voice, Yuuki felt a sharp pain at his chest.
Without a sound.
It was obviously a fatal would. That one shot destroyed his heart.
“Yuuki sama!!”
and fell.
However, she was aware that activating healing magic had no effect and
was shocked.
The bullet shot through Yuuki’s back destroyed his heart, causing a
miniature explosion. This explosion was mixed with cursed destruction
agents, affecting the blood in his entire
This was the effect of the special bullet fired from a small pistol――Necrosis
bullet.
Koudo first shot a bullet that destroys magic barriers or curse type
defenses――remove Bullet.
The instant the defensive effects were destroyed, the main necrosis bullet
was shot.
This was a bullet that even could even kill dragons. Even the undying
attributes of the undead would have their magic circuits destroyed by the
cursed agents and ultimately result in death-by-destruction.
If it hits, even a spirit light form like a Arc Demon could potentially be slain
with one shot.
Yuuki who was shot from behind wasn’t even given the chance to resist and
died.
Lieutenant Kodou tucked away the guns on hand and slowly walked over.
He just instantly shot two bullets out of his pistol, however since bullets
weren’t shot with gunpowder, so there’s no need to pay attention to
maintenance.
However, wouldn’t you allow me to do the final honors to Yuuki sama with
my own hands……”
“There’s no time to play around. His majesty is waiting. Get this over with
already.”
However, they’re in fact actually the emperor’s royal knights, they’re the
strongest 5 no.6~10.
In addition to that, No.1 Royal knight corps leader Lieutenant Kondo and
No.2 vice leader Damrada.
They were a ridiculous battle power that could easily massacre even
Yuuki’s 300 elite subordinates
Damrada seemed like he wanted to say something, but closed his mouth
and gave up.
Since he was his majesty the Emperor’s loyal, he understood the actions of
Lieutenant Kondo.
Damrada quickly changes his feelings, and quickly began taking action.
In 3 minutes, all the rebel members within the room have been dealt with.
Kagari and co. who were dyed with anger were easily dealt with like
twisting the arms of a baby.
Everyone gathered here are have been bestowed by his majesty the
Emperor the ultimate enchantment 『Alternative 』.
Therefore, to begin with the only one they needed to be wary of was Yuuki
alone.
To be one-sidedly trampled by those who ranked highly in the ranking
battles leaves behind an unusual ghastly feel.
However, with his emotions oblivious to the obvious results Kondo ordered
the retreat.
TN Note: Kanji here says guard, but it’s essentially a shortened version of 近
衛騎士
Certainly Kondo’s necrosis bullets destroys all curse and magic effects. With
the root of power destroyed, and the soul bombarded with destruction
agents, it’s unlikely he’ll be revived.
However, isn’t it best if they still didn’t let their guards down? Miraza
thought.
Kodou heard the inquiry, and quickly fired another shot at Yuuki.
“Let’s go”
Miraza gave a convinced nod, and left the vicinity following Kodou.
Damrada looked towards where Yuuki once was for a moment, but with
nothing he could do he turned and followed them out.
With Yuuki now dead, his only master now is his majesty the Emperor
alone.
On that day, despite it being midnight, the sky was dyed red as scarlet blood
colored rain fell.
Though the subjects in the imperial capital spoke to each other about scary
rumors, none held any truth.
But, that was the last they could have the leisure for such rumors.
The era’s starting to change in a big way, and the imperial capital will soon
be engulfed by its ripples.
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 168 - Guy • Crimson
After contacting Hinata, I sent the reserve troops, who had come as out
reinforcement back, to Ingracia.
If they were being maintained as an army in Tempest, food and lodging
costs would bury a hole in our funds.
They would be swiftly deployed to Ruberius as support in case Ruminas
was in a pinch.
Tempest had become the convergence point between the Council and the
Committee’s activities, so the other countries were busy preparing.
Soon enough, the majority of travelers would also flow through Tempest,
but at present, Ingracia held that role.
But of those travelling independently, many took the opportunity to pass
through Tempest.
Around a third of the soldiers and adventurers, rather than returning to
Ingracia, had opted to lodge in the kingdom of Brumund and surrounding
towns to see how things would play out.
They couldn’t move to Tempest as the not many trade routes had been
established yet, but they expected that this country would become the
center of culture and economy in less than 2 years time.
They were wise to observe the situation.
For this reason, only the armies form other countries were sent to Ingracia,
as they would be deployed as reinforcements for the north west army when
the time came.
Though, if we could expect 300 Aircrafts coming fully equipped, that would
mean around 100,000 troops.
Considering logistics, filling them up to maximum capacity was not
probable.
Consulting with Calgurio, Aircrafts ―― or rather Airships, he insisted ――
could each carry 400 troops.
A minimum of 50 Mages were necessary for a ship to be operable.
The transport of the Beast Corps was left to an individual called Major
General Xam’d.
“In all likelihood, the remaining of the Aerial Fighter Legion members
would likely be scientist.
Most of the elite Mages were deployed in the Invasion Force in hopes of
ousting Veldora-dono.
Therefore, including some extras, the ships should have around 100 Mages
each.
30,000 for operations, 30,000 Beast Troops, and 30,000 Beasts.
In total, 90,000 was the likely number of troops approaching.
Also, Xam’d wouldn’t put the scientists on the frontlines.”
Like that, I received a confident reply from Ruminas, and didn’t worry too
much about the matter of support.
And with that out of the way, the Victory Ceremony was done under a clear
conscience.
The other side weren’t done yet, and here we were relaxing, but there was
no need to think about ‘what ifs’.
Even time-wise, we had a lot of leeway; But anyway, the Ascension Rituals
all ended successfully.
Now, it was the time for each of them to work on truly getting a hold of their
new powers.
“Kuhahahaha! I’m glad it went well. I’ll head back to the control room now.”
“Yeah me too ~!”
Veldora and Ramiris went back to the control room with jolly faces.
Hey, that’s a place we use during the war, and not a play room you know?
It’s true that we’re at war now, but these guys just wanted to mess with the
Large Screen to look for places they wanted to go play in.
The surveillance magic was low cost, and was continuously activated.
It wasn’t much of a problem, so I made it so that anyone could easily use it.
While it didn’t show every part of the world, it had quite the range.
Those two had recently been enjoying the scenery from different parts of
the world using this magic.
After the war is over, let’s go have fun! Is what I had said before, which
triggered this behaviour.
They were carefully researching what places to go beforehand.
A good comparison would be, as if doing a field survey before going on a
trip?
These two had been living for so long, yet hadn’t properly experienced the
world. They were looking forward to it much more than I was.
Well, they’re having fun, so It’s all good.
Veldora and Ramiris went back into the Labyrinth, and the Executives also
went back after their salutations.
Some of them were still desperately trying to control the powers gained
from evolution, and I asked them not to rush it as I saw them off.
The ones in charge of domestic affairs like Rigrudo or Myourmilles started
the cleanup. I was very grateful.
Myourmilles was even managing the affairs of all the ambassadors visiting
from other nations.
And he didn’t forget to put in a word about our planned yearly events, or
about the specialty products of the Labyrinth.
He was a truly useful investment, and now had become an indispensable
person to us.
As I gave them my words of appreciation, they all smiled broadly.
But then it happened.
“Alert. Detecting entity with high density Energy fast approaching. Arrival
at this location in 3 seconds.”
The scene was submerged in tension, and civilians like Rigrudo and
Myourmilles were being evacuated by Souei’s Shadows.
What’s up with this guy?
I don’t wanna fight right now okay?
“Yo, it’s been a while, Rimuru. By the way, what the hell do you think you’re
doing?”
“What am I doing? What are YOU doing!?”
“Mm? I see, you’re the type who cares for their underlings.
Well, sorry about that. And ―― Napalm Burst!”
As he said some words of apology, Guy suddenly shot out a Heat Explosion
type magic.
The Infernal flames swelled into the shape of a dragon and weaved into the
direction of the ones who were closing in on Guy from behind him.
Testarossa, Ultima, and Carrera.
The dragons split in into three, and entangled the girls.
Unbelievably, the Demon Dukes who had strong resistance to magic could
not defend against Guy’s attack.
Eating through multiple layers of Magic Barriers, the Infernal Dragons dealt
decisive damage to all three of them.
Though I myself am also able to do it, casting this strong a magic without
any incantations somehow didn’t sit well with me.
Ignoring the three, who lay on the ground having failed to defend against
his magic, Guy spoke.
Are you kidding me? He sensed the awakening from that far away?
Is what I was thinking when,
I see.
I had easily sense it when Yuuki got one, so that must be the reason.
I kind of wanted to be informed of these kinds of things, but it seems
Wisdom Lord Raphael’s policy was to only answer when asked.
Ruminas also seemed to possess an Ultimate.
However, the type of power couldn’t be determined without collecting
information about it or seeing it directly.
I thought that Guy somehow found out about my Ultimate Skills, but hiding
them was actually impossible.
So if there was an Ultimate Skill already present, new ones would not be
detected.
Which mean that, Guy hasn’t realized that I have multiple Ultimates?
“Solution. There is no cause for concern. Gluttony King Beelzebub has been
put out as the only one, and the rest are being hidden.”
As expected of sensei.
If we leave it to her, even Guy can be easily fooled.
Though I still can’t relax thinking he doesn’t know.
The previous conversation with Raphael only took an instant, and it was
time to think about handling Guy.
The three who had attacked had sensed his dangerously high power level,
quickly moved to eliminate the foe.
Indeed, he had an abnormal amount of high density magic, and the arena
had also been damaged.
Considering that he was an unknown in both combat ability and relations,
the option to pre-emptively strike was not necessarily unwise.
They were probably thinking of me, and attacked without mercy.
However, their enemy a bad matchup.
The surprise attack of the three Demon Dukes, wasn’t even near the level of
being a problem for Guy, the strongest Demon Lord.
If it was me, I might have landed a hit.
That aside, it was the matter of magic.
What in the world do you have to do to cause magic damage to Demon
Dukes?
Well, so many things happened. With smoggy on hiatus, I’m the only one
translating this. Is it ok to leave it so something like me? Probably not. Well,
I’m trying professionally as always. The next chapter? ETA: ???. I plan to
read ahead (post more spoilers) before working on the next chapter. Please
don’t expect much. But as always, see you in another chapter ~ gao!!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 169 – Negotiations with Guy
「Hey, You’ve got some good taste. I also happen to like this type of
furnishings.」
Guy complemented.
That was pretty surprising, as far as surprises go.
I had misunderstood him as this tyrant who wouldn’t have any idea of
subtle elegance.
No, when you think about it, even Oda Nobunaga may have perhaps had this
sort of taste……
Maybe, the more short tempered and violent ones were more likely to have
peaceful hearts.
No well, it might just be my mistaken impression, but it really was the right
choice bringing him here.
Sitting on a high-class wooden chair carved from aromatic woods, I faced
Guy.
On top of a small table between us, tea was served and its aroma wafted
through the room.
It looked simple at first glance, but a surprising amount of attention to
details was put in……
「You’re pretty good! Our dimwits wouldn’t be able to pull this off at all.
I wonder if should I should send them here for some training?」
「Oh really? You’re actually the first one I’ve brought here you know.
This is the highest grade parlor we have, we only bring in those who we
want to make a good impression on.」
「Ah? So you want to make a good impression on me?」
「Yeah that’s right. Or else I couldn’t call myself a good Demon Lord now
could I.
If I had thrown away my pride, I’d be living a more or less good life
snooping around in the shadows.」
Saying all that, he drank the black tea with elegant movements.
The way he held himself, It was as if he was the king of some country.
No, Demon Lords were more or less kings anyway.
But, that Guy. Right after declaring that he wouldn’t probe, threw a straight
ball.
Basically, he wants to see my strength. No, isn’t there more?
Isn’t he oddly interested in my dealings with the Empire?
Hm? Self-scripted?
It was curious so I inquired the details.
The story goes, Emperor Rudra and Guy had been at odds for over a
thousand years.
And in the midst of that, I had appeared.
I had suddenly awakened as a true Demon Lord, and even obtained an
Ultimate Skill.
At first, it seemed that I had something to do with Veldora’s resurrection,
and they had decided to take a wait-and-see approach, but the recent
conflict with the Imperial army raised a bit of suspicion.
According to Dino’s report, we escaped unharmed, and the imperial army
was massacred.
At this point, Guy was thinking something was up.
Against only a single demon lord, could Rudra――that’s the
emperor――actually suffer such a crushing defeat?
Despite wanting to wait-and-see, there was no point in suffering that much
of a loss.
In other words, I had betrayed Guy’s Demon Lord faction, and joined
Emperor Rudra is it? This was the gist of his doubts.
Or rather, he even thought that I could be a spy sent by Emperor Rudra
right from the beginning.
A just recently born monster (Slime) obtaining an Ultimate Skill, normally
this would be inconceivable.
Couldn’t it be that due to the Emperor’s instigation, it was given an Ultimate
Skill and evolved? So he thought.
「To give an away Ultimate Skills to someone, is that even possible?」
「If it’s this kind of ability, then it’s not impossible. However, it’s limited to
only granting an inferior form.
And the receiving target must be someone above a certain strength
threshold, it’s not to the extent of being a threat.」
I wanted to hear more because I had doubts, but then he just dropped a
bombshell of an announcement on me.
Or rather, you’re the only one who’d say someone with an Ultimate Skill
was not a threat, dammit! I wanted to shout.
Perhaps, Milim’s in the same category as Guy.
Their perspective of things tended to be somewhat skewed.
His words and appearance of enjoyably eating cake were in complete
contrast.
Wait a minute, he’s talking about something important right now.
Undeceived by his appearance, I needed to keep calm and organize this
information.
I stabbed the fork into my own cake whilst sorting it all out in my head.
When it comes to thinking, sugar intake is very important.
This time, after getting a report about there being no survivors, he decided
to drop by and check on the situation himself.
As Emperor Rudra and Guy were at constant war, if I really were on the
emperor’s side, he would simply get rid of me.
Being a simple guy, he believed my words and our misunderstanding
cleared, but one wrong step would have resulted in a catastrophe.
Let’s kill this guy off because his strength is a pain, was something he could
have considered. I guess I got lucky he decided to talk first.
Thanks to many little strokes of luck, the misunderstanding was cleared in
the end.
There it is.
The origin of the misunderstanding: Demon Lords awakening en-mass.
This had prompted Guy into thinking I was Rudra’s pawn.
For that reason, he decided to abruptly visit and ask「What’s going on
here?」.
Suspecting a self-scripted act, He came to find several Demon Lord in the
making.
Certainly it’s a bit suspicious. Or rather, we got lucky he didn’t decide to just
wipe us out without hearing anything.
In case I was a traitor, since he had confidence to take us all on and come
out on top, I guess that’s why he had room for interrogation.
If Guy wasn’t this strong I would easily beat him, but because he was too
strong, we could resolve this through words alone.
《Solution. There is no problem with saying it’s all through the ability of
Gluttonous King Belzebuth》
「Gluttonous King Belzebuth has the ability to reduce the Soul’s power into
Magical Energy.
Naturally, those qualified are limited to Demon Lord class individuals.」
「What did you say? Is that true?」
《Solution. It is possible.》
Ah, she answered me before I could even mentally ask that question.
For some reason, I feel a little lonely.
Like a, It’s getting annoying to deal with you, kind of intention.
「There’s probably no problem. I can’t tell for sure without trying, but it’s
probably possible.」
「Huh, so all I need to do is prepare the souls right?
When there weren’t signs of awakening even after using 10,000 souls, I
thought it was pointless……」
「You talking about your subordinate?
The one during Walpurgis, the maid-san called Misery?」
「Ah, her and someone else, a Demon Duke called Hillary.
Since they’re both Demon Lord class, I think they’re both sufficiently
qualified.
They’re at the same level as the trio I went against earlier……
But right now they’re so weak, they’re not very helpful at all……」
Hey now.
You’re saying they’re at the same level as those girls, and they’re worthless?
This guy’s judging criterion seems a little strange.
He said.
Just come and buy it! I replied.
We had been glaring at each other for a while, but it didn’t look like he’d
give up.
It can’t be helped. It was against the rules, but I’ll teach them the recipe.
If I wanted them to go back quickly, I can’t afford to be stingy.
I’d make these two be able to at least make a cake.
it’s probably impossible to replicate it just by taste, so I’d give them the
recipe too, and having them taste it once would probably make replicating
it easier.
Leaving aside Shion’s catastrophic sense of taste, as maids these two
seemed to be perfect.
The tea from earlier was also good.
And as they took a bite of the cake,
「Splendid!」
「As expected of Demon Lord Rimuru sama!」
They simultaneously gave me high praises.
If you’re this happy by such things, there’s not need to play a boring game
putting the fate of the world on the line.
Though I think the world’s full of even more surprises if you care to look.
And in the midst of this, Ramiris suddenly burst into the room.
Editor’s Rant:
~ Gao!! Lion Mask here, well, this is different, I didn’t translate this one.
Only did the TLC and edits. Let’s welcome Anon to the team! Hip hip ~ gao
~. Well he’s the silent type so I’m doing some of the talking. It seems there
are three progress bars now. Well this may look good, but who knows how
the speed is gonna be. Currently, Sushi is the most OP. He works on a phone
dammit! But the two of us won’t fall behind that easily, grr! Well I’ll try to
ready the next 2 chapters in the next 2 days, but don’t expect the next one
right after. As per my policy, each translator has a week to do a chapter
unless there’s problems. You can read everything in the FAQ. Well then. I’ve
finished so…… we’ll see you on another chapter ~~ gao!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 170 - A Pleasant tea party
Ramiris had suddenly flown into the room shouting that Veldora had gone
off to Ruminas’ place.
What the? I questioned internally , and asked for details but……
「Why you!!」
「Ah right!
Me and Master (Veldora) were looking at different places, but suddenly, he
changed the screen, and got really nervous…… and flew out shouting 「I’m
worried about Ruminas, so I’ll go help!」
I didn’t see Ruminas on the screen though…… wonder why?」
I also introduced myself, and asked Shuna, who had guided her in, to ready
another serving of tea.
Shuna worked with expertise, never losing her composure.
No, not just her, everyone who worked in serving duty did their job with the
same diligence no matter who the guest was.
They had become professionals.
「Hey Guy, are you perhaps living in the cold northern continent? 」
「Mm? Yeah it’s a frigid place known as the ‘Continent of Eternal Ice’, why?
」
「Because I don’t suppress my magic there……
that unbearably cold place has now become an environment completely
hostile to life.」
I see.
I’m convinced now.
I’m positive that Veldora can’t handle his sister Velzard.
He happened to notice Velzard through the Surveillance Magic, and made a
straight line for elsewhere.
It was not like him, but I had a friend once who felt similarly about his own
big sister.
I casually asked.
「Oh my? I have been taking care of him so well since he started rampaging
as a baby.
I even held him down, and stopped him whenever he was being rowdy.
He was useless and couldn’t even maintain humanoid form, and I even took
the trouble of punishing him after too many of his little disasters……」
Velzard recounted episodes from the past, describing the kind things she
had done for him.
The reason became clear now.
Judging from the story, against Veldora’s ‘action oriented’ powers, Velzard’s
‘binding oriented’ powers were extremely effective.
In other words, natural enemies.
Yeah, I had to agree to his wanting to run away, even if she wouldn’t do
anything.
That ever confident and fearless Veldora having a weakness ―― Or rather,
sister. Not exactly blood related though ―― like that was unexpected.
Now then, after Guy left, I went to see the three Demon Dukes.
They looked like dried husks of their former selves.
All three of them bowed profusely, and their injuries seemed to be fine.
I was relieved.
I wanted to grant them the souls to evolve immediately.
Gerudo and Adalman had refused the offer, and I was to wait for the next
opportunity in their case.
I wouldn’t want to force a reward on them, if they didn’t think they
deserved it.
On that note, the three Demon Dukes already showed very promising
results. I was making them wait for my own convenience, so now was a
good time.
And it was better that I personally saw to their growth.
With that, their evolutions resulted in them becoming ‘Devil Lords’.
The same result as Misery and Hillary.
It’s a bit troubling, but they had attained the highest rank in the Demon
Aristocratic classes.
Their status as Lord proved their new found strength.
Anyway, the three of them successfully ascended to the highest rank of
elites.
They understood that overlapping the effects of Skills and Magic could
break through multi layered barriers.
These three girls had picked a fight with the strongest known as Guy, and
had fortunately survived.
This birthed a desire to at least act as a shield for their Rimuru-sama the
next time they faced Guy.
Diablo’s education may have made them gradually stronger, but their defeat
in the recent events had lead them to aspire for even greater heights of
strength.
Fighting strong opponents, sparked passion in not only a human’s, but even
a Demon’s soul.
The effects of their evolution propagated to the Arch Demons, and evolved
them to Demon Dukes.
As for their level of nobility,
Well, these may seem like complicated titles, but it’s just to show the
difference in the classes of Demon Dukes.
Among the rest of the 600 demons, some became Arch Demons which were
on par with Knight class, but the rest remained Greater Demons.
They weren’t named, so too much of a power up was not expected.
But as their bodies were that of Culture Capsule Automatons, their strength
increased much more than normal.
They’ll probably prove useful one of these days.
At present, they were doing miscellaneous work like security or labour, but
since they could teleport, I could have them go collect information from
various parts of the world.
Anyway, all of them safely attained greater strength.
Tomorrow, the Imperial Airships would cross Ruminas’ domain.
I had already planned to go support her if need be.
Demons may actually have a good affinity for evolution, since all of them
easily completed their Harvest Festivals.
The link with the Culture Capsules were also improved, and from
tomorrow, Demons stronger than Greater Demons would be born.
The souls I received(stole) from Guy promoted my forces to much greater
heights, so looking at the results only, it was a truly beneficial encounter.
I told the three girls to rest up, and after confirming that they were doing so,
I went back to the control room.
The Imperial Aerial Fighter Legion was on schedule, arriving tomorrow
afternoon at the earliest.
And as I was thinking about contacting Ruminas about Veldora ――
The scene was displayed clearly in one of the Surveillance Screens.
A Veldora flying at ultra high speeds on a crash course with the Imperial
fleet.
It was an overhead image from a high altitude, so I could easily make out his
route.
At this rate, he would cause war to break out in less than an hour.
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Veldora was soaring in the open skies at speeds tens of times higher than
that of sound.
He was having a lot of fun after returning from the cramped humanoid form
to his original Dragon form after so long.
Though, his present feelings aside, the reason he needed to become like this
was not fun at all.
He had run away from his elder sister.
His sister, Velzard, could be called his single natural enemy.
Ability-wise, their match up was quite bad for him.
Furthermore, she was born before him, and overpowered him in power,
Energy and everything else.
In an honest fight, he wasn’t confident he could win.
It happened many times after Veldora came into the world.
He challenged her, but was beaten instead every time.
Velzard’s ‘Eternal World’ was an impregnable defence that also served to
seal all of Veldora’s movements.
Storm, Destruction, Corrosion, Doom.
All of them were nullified against the her absolute bind.
At present, he may have had a chance at beating her, but it was still too
soon.
After all, only after learning to restrain his power did he realize that his big
sister Velzard was always able to do it perfectly.
The nature of her power, she claimed, was specialized in ‘cessation of all
energy for activity’, but she likely possessed an unmatched strength to
complement that.
Veldora was cautious because he knew that his sister was not to some
smallfry.
Leaving behind large distances and cool lines, He continued his high speed
flight.
His imminent clash with the Imperials, whether it was fate or coincidence,
was unclear.
But as if playing a tasteless joke, fate had it that one of those Airships was
carrying the ‘Scorch Dragon’ Velgrynd.
After thousands of years, a fierce battle would result from the encounter of
these two ‘True Dragons’.
Translator’s Rant:
Hi there ~ gao! Lion Mask reporting. This is more a slice of life chapter than
anything. Like action? Well too bad. Though the fun times are soon to end.
This arc is looking a bit better than last one where the enemy was just
massacred. Well, I hope you enjoy. Some people have been asking what I’ll
do after this arc is over. Well the simple and short answer is: No idea! I
don’t think ahead too much. So until further notice Lion Mask RPT should
be considered dead. Well… I do plan on posting TL;DRs as I read further on
so probably not really inactive. I’ll be looking into other things to translate,
but that topic concerns the unknown future, and isn’t even a reliable
statement. Well, there’s one more chapter in the stock which could be up in
soon…or not soon. Well. See you there ~~ Gao!!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 171 - CLASH! Storm Dragon VS Scorch Dragon
-First Half-
That battle had affected the surrounding topology, and caused great change
to the ecosystem.
A ‘calamity’ which was later named ‘The Scorching Tempest’ had occurred.
No matter the conclusion, it was definitely a battle that surpassed human
understanding.
The only silver lining was that the it had taken place over the ocean.
The heat had caused the seawater to evaporate, which formed clouds that
brought forth heavy rain to the surrounding areas, but there was no major
impact on land.
If it had been over land, or worse, in close vicinity of a country, the scale of
damage would have been catastrophic.
But, there definitely was some damage.
The marine life which inhibited that ocean region had been significantly
affected, and as a result, the already huge sea creatures ended up evolving
into even bigger, more terrifying sea monsters.
With the creation of these sea monsters, this ocean region had become an
untraversable region.
As a result, the sea route was closed off, and even the airspace above that
ocean region was deemed unsafe.
This was the reality of the great damage that ‘The Scorching Tempest’ had
brought about.
Among the central islands of the ‘Continent of Eternal Ice’, was an area of
sea that lay in permafrost.
The surrounding skies were controlled by aerial demons that had become
more savage due to being bathed Demon Lord Guy Crimson’s magic.
Because of that, and because one of the sea routes had ended up being
closed off because of the ‘calamity’, there was a need to accelerate the
establishment of a railway network and of Transit Gates for travel over the
main land.
As this was part of Demon Lord Rimuru’s motives, it was debated whether
the events were part of the Demon Lord’s strategy;
Whether he wanted to gain total control of the land transport routes. (TN: it
was stated that Rimuru intended to spread his rail network in an older
chapter)
It was a fact that the transport network prepared by the Demon Lord
contributed to the advance of human technology.
But was the ‘calamity’ purposefully caused by the Demon Lord?
This would become a hot topic of debate for historians of the future.
But that this calamity was simply an amusing twist of fate; no historian
could have predicted this culmination of events.
The phrase “reality is often stranger than fiction”, couldn’t have suited these
string of events better.
Putting the debate aside, the cause of this ‘calamity’ being a battle among
‘True Dragons’ would be made an undeniable fact by future historians.
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Veldora, comfortably soaring through the skies, tried increasing his speed
slightly.
Compared to when he was sealed, having better control of his magic now,
his flying speed has increased.
(Hey, Veldora! The Empire’s straight ahead. You’re gonna run right into
them if you keep going like that!)
He was already within one hour away from contact, when he received
Rimuru’s message through Telepathy.
Seeing the slightly panicking Rimuru, Veldora’s thoughts became composed.
Wait a sec. The Empire was headed for Ruminas but, Couldn’t this be his
time to shine?
Having finally gotten something of a powerup, wouldn’t this be fitting
opportunity to test things out?
Even if I defeated all the enemies here without working together with
Ruminas, it wouldn’t be a problem right?
On the other hand, the circumstances for the Empire differed significantly.
The higher ranking officers had already been informed of the fact that the
entire army that was sent to subjugate the Great Jura Forest had been
wiped out.
As for the regular soldiers, they couldn’t contain their restlessness after
seeing Veldora who wasn’t supposed to be there.
Despite that, none of them left their designated posts, set the defense
barriers to the highest output, and awaited further orders from their
superiors; it was a show of great discipline.
As for their superiors, the Beast Corps commander, Gradim, and major-
general Xam’d were located on the same Airship in the middle of the fleet.
This ship had a more luxurious build compared to the others, and had 300
of the remaining elite mages on board, which meant their defense barriers
were of a higher quality.
This much was expected for the ship of the leaders of the expeditionary
forces.
In addition, Velgrynd was on board as well.
As proxy for the emperor, she was highest in the chain of command.
To Gradim who had no idea who she was, it wasn’t an amusing proposition,
but he nonetheless could feel that she was not to be underestimated.
Xam’d spoke up in place of Gradim.
The woman who called herself Grynd ―― Velgrynd took on that pseudonym
―― was the person of highest authority right now. (TN: repetitive..)
Although slightly displeasing, it was necessary to inquire about her opinion.
「That’s right! Our Guardian Dragon is with us. There’s nothing to be afraid
of!」
「With Velgrynd-sama on our side, there’s no way we can lose!!」
Having been a long time since returning to her true form, Velgrynd looked
around her.
At expected it feels comforting to be in her original form.
Using『Magic Perception』as naturally as breathing, she analysed the
movements within the fleet.
She felt no hesitation in the soldiers, so no problems there.
As she looked ahead, Veldora seemed to be surprised and had gotten
stiff. (TN: yea lol)
The reason was obvious.
He probably thought he could do a full sweep of the fleet with a single blast
of his Breath.
A reunion of siblings since time immemorial.
Before he was sealed, during the times where Veldora was out rampaging
around, Velgrynd was already Emperor Rudra’s partner, and had laid
dormant in the Empire.
Being frozen by their elder sister Velzard every so often, it had been 2000
years since his last meeting with Velgrynd.
It was around the southern area of the empire, where they last met.
Their meeting had caused the emergence of a volcanic region, as the powers
of the “True Dragons” clashed.
Though at that time both of them weren’t serious at all, Veldora had caught
a glimpse of the pinnacle of Velgrynd’s powers, and escaped with his tail
between his legs.
Despite having massive amounts of energy, Veldora was unable to
efficiently use his power. That was why Velgrynd didn’t see him as much of
a threat.
It meant nothing by just having great amounts of energy if he couldn’t use it
properly.
But this power was capable of overpowering her own, if it was properly
trained it could become an ace in this game.
She would take her time to slowly teach him how to use his powers, after
getting him on to their side.
Now, anything could happen.
Velgrynd would pin Veldora down.
Then, with the right opportunity, make full use of the Magic Cancellers and
restrain Veldora.
After that,they would turn Veldora into one of their own with Emperor
Rudra’s “Regalia Dominion”.
It would have taken a lot of effort to lure him out from under Demon Lord
Rimuru, but the current circumstances were much more convenient.
Though unexpected, this had become the perfect chance to bring Veldora to
their side.
The goal of defeating Ruminas to obtain the method of bringing up holy
knights, the “Soul Rending System”, would probably end up unneeded.(TN:
Soul Rending System = 魂の練成システム?)
It was possible to grasp victory in their game against Guy if they had
Veldora, which removes the need to increase the number of Sages as
underlings.
(With this the board is going to change drastically.)
The end to their eternally drawn out game felt within reach. A victory for
Velgrynd and Emperor Rudra drew closer.
Back to the problem at hand, first was to capture Veldora.
Making the best use of this chance, his capture was imperative in making
their victory a reality.
Velgrynd slowly flew towards Veldora, with these thoughts.
Veldora was perplexed.
Despite successfully running away from his elder sister Velzard, he now ran
into his other elder sister.
What’s up with that? He felt.
Due to how shocked he was, many of his movements were stiff.
It was time to get serious.
It would be difficult to escape. The reason was simple, Velgrynd was the
fastest among the “True Dragons”.
With a polished battle style, one could feel she was fast just from her
appearance. Well appearance didn’t really matter……
Competing in speed was a moot action, and for fighting, the current location
was good.
If he ended up destroying Ruminas’ country again, he felt like he was
definitely going to be chased around till his last breath.
Ruminas wasn’t the kind to joke around; and after watching what Rimuru
did to build up his country, it was kind of obvious she would get angry.
Even if it wasn’t Ruminas, if Tempest was destroyed, Rimuru would utterly
decimate the culprit.
With that in mind, there was no need to relocate the battlefield to
somewhere populated.
Although it was kind of a pain, the opposition also seems to be getting ready
for battle, to arms then.
But, seeing his elder sister Velgrynd ally with the Empire was a little
unexpected.
It would have been possible to clean up this fleet of dinky airships with a
single blast of breath, Veldora thought.
And earning a favor from Ruminas in the process, he wanted to get her to
forget about the past destruction of her country.
It would have been a great opportunity, but life was never that easy.
Oh well, it seemed Velgrynd was all gung-ho about this, so he would follow
suit.
Although they had never duked it out in earnest before, he felt that
Velgrynd slightly had the upper hand. But that was all in the past now.
Veldora had obtained new powers, with help from Rimuru.
(Kuahahahaha! How about I see what I’m capable of, with this elder sister of
mine as the opponent!)
With such thoughts, Veldora felt more motivated.
Veldora put his focus on Velgrynd, and entered his battle stance.
And so, a battle of the current century between “True Dragons” erupts.
Editor’s Rant:
Thus concludes the first batch of the 3p translator team ~ Gao!! A big welcome
to Sushi-san, He’s been contributing to the corrections of a lot of chapters
through comments since long, but now has awakened into a full fledged
translator. Lion reporter: How do you feel right now? Sushi: Despite this being
the first chapter I officially translate, I got a chapter that had super annoying
text to work on… Haha how silly Sushi-san, we all know of your
accomplishments using 『Smart Phone』 and the Ultimate Skill『God Finger
』. Though this lion is super jelly, he’s glad you’re on our side. So one more
time… hip hip ~gao~~!! I’m sure everyone will appreciate the speedy
translations, and gratuitously blame a certain Lion Mask for the editing
delays :3 . Well, well, we should now learn to never trust lion mask. But that
aside, next chapter could be next week, or the next hour. Only the calculations
of Raphael sensei knows. So without further ado, see you all in another
chapter ~Gao!!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 172 - CLASH! Storm Dragon VS Scorch Dragon
-Last Half-
「It’s been too long, Veldora. I’ll ask just in case, will you not come to our
side?
If you do, I’ll teach you how to properly use your strength, you can even
rampage to your heart’s content you know?
Naturally, the location will be left up to us though. 」
「Kuhahahaha! Dearest sister, the old me is no more.
I have already perfected my strength control.
Besides, simply raging about isn’t fun anymore.
I’m an adult now, my sister! 」
「Those are some cheeky words you say……
Very well then. If that’s the case, then I’ll be testing how much you have
grown! 」
At that moment, Veldora’s intuition felt that the Breath Attack had an
Ultimate Skill’s effect added onto it.
The analysis from Veldora’s Ultimate Skill『Investigation King Faust』had
also confirmed this.
While Veldora was surprised at being able to understand his own attack so
well, Velgrynd fired her next attack.
And simultaneously moving at instantaneous speed, she occupied a position
above Veldora.
While evading the multiple simultaneous Breath attacks, at some point,
Veldora noticed that he was now confronting Velgrynd from below.
She’s quick as always, thought Veldora. If it were the Veldora from before,
he would have failed to notice her.
On the other hand, Velgrynd had already skillfully gained enough distance
to deliver her knockout blow.
At this distance, she could perfectly deal with Veldora, and was confident
she could maintain her advantage.
「Is that so? But you know……you’ve already fallen into my trap.
I shall seal your movements with this, Burning Embrace!! 」
In reality, Veldora didn’t actually have much breathing room for him to be
boasting that much.
Right when the Cardinal Cage was on the verge of completion, the Ultimate
Skill 『Investigation King Faust』’s Danger Precognition ability was
sending a maximum danger warning.
It wasn’t something he could deal with in the spur of the moment by
blowing it off with “Storm of Ruination”, that much was obvious.
(Crap!)
The instant he thought so, Investigation King Faust’s “Investigation of
Truth” had derived the optimal solution.
To only use “Storm of Ruination” as it is, the chances of escape were less
than 1%.
However, by focusing the emission of “Storm of Ruination”, the result was
“Storm Blast (Roar of Ruination)”. As a result, it was derived that the odds
of escape would greatly increase.
But even so, the odds of escape via “Storm Blast” was merely 50%.
This was where “Probability Manipulation” was activated.
Against an enemy of the same rank, the probability would double on one’s
own favor.
This escape act which was supposed to have a 50-50 chance of success, now
rolled in favor to Veldora thanks to Investigation King Faust.
In this fashion, Veldora escaped from danger.
If this kept up, it’d be Veldora’s victory, just as I was confident about this――
The situation quickly took a turn.
――Towards the worst direction.
Suddenly, the retreating Imperial Airship fleet of 100 had began to move.
Overlooking them was a big blunder.
The man donning a shining armor held up both hands towards Veldora.
Right then, sharp pain assaulted my soul.
As if they were ripping my soul out ――
《Alert. Master (Rimuru) and Individual: Veldora’s “Soul Corridor” has been
destroyed. Ultimate Skill 『Storm King Veldora』’s Storm Dragon
Summoning ・ Storm Dragon Release is now unusable. 》
As soon as Rimuru had left, Shion and Diablo immediately went into action.
Now was not the time to be surprised about seeing an outraged Rimuru for
the first time.
They promptly informed all the Executives to proceed to emergency
countermeasures by thought transmission.
For those that were still in the process of evolution, the message to
“complete the process as quickly as possible” was left, but the wills of all
involved were already in union.
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In my anger, I had teleported to the location where Veldora’s fight had first
started.
Wisdom Lord Raphael had proved useful in following my order of figuring
out the coordinates.
I had teleported here without any hesitation, but I was presently at a state
of anger unimaginable from my usual self.
It could even be the first time I lost my reason due to rage.
That time when Shion was killed, I was in a mix of anger and regret, but
then the prospects of hope had calmed my state of mind.
Thanks to that, I maintained my reason even in the anger, and could work
skillfully.
But this time was not the same.
Remembering the pain as if my soul was torn apart, just imagining losing
Veldora had thrown any reason out the window.
Chance of success? Who gives a fuck.
I’ll crush the enemy.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Looking at the enemy’s forces, Wisdom Lord Raphael had advised that it
was dangerous, but I shut her up and ordered 「Do something!」.
I think I heard something like that, but at the moment, I didn’t care at all.
I just needed to rescue Veldora, and kill those fuckfaces.
In my rage, I had resolved to confront two of the “True Dragons”, and
appeared in front of the enemy.
Now, I only needed to avenge.
「Oh ho? So you came here noticing your owner was stolen?
Fool. With the your source of power, your master Veldora, gone, even for a
Demon Lord, you’re now just a simple monster.
Coming here without a single underling, it seems you don’t possess a shred
of intelligence.
Make haste, and rid me of this fool!」
Emperor Rudra uninterestedly ridiculed him, but his words did not reach
Rimuru.
For Rimuru, the Emperor was only one of the many targets for
extermination.
The tactical conditions for victory.
In this situation, they were:
1. Recover Veldora.
2. Eliminate the threat.
3. Massacre every one of the Imperials.
That was all.
For him, whose mind was wrapped in bloodlust, there was no need for
warnings.
All self-preservation conditions were deemed unnecessary.
Currently, only success mattered.
Recovering Veldora was the absolute condition, and took the highest
priority.
There were very few who were cautious of Rimuru’s sudden appearance.
They were, Velgrynd, first lieutenant Kondo, and Damrada, only these 3.
Currently, with the capture of Veldora, the Empire had a great advantage.
The Emperor’s historic battle with Guy would come to an end, they were
only one step away.
Therefore, a single Demon Lord coming out was nothing in comparison to
the threat from the recent appearance of a “True Dragon”. (TN: Talking
about people other than the 3.)
After all, “True Dragons” were normally considered the strongest in the
world, and on a completely different level from a mere Demon Lord.
A Demon Lord who had only come after they had captured one of the
strongest, a “True Dragon”, and in addition, the fact that they now
controlled 2 of those “True Dragons” naturally lead to the assumption that
they were not in any danger.
First Lieutenant Kondo witnessed Demon Lord Rimuru for the first time.
And had the thought, that he had made a grave mistake.
That it was a mistake to prioritize the capture of Veldora.
He understood that Demon Lord Rimuru could not be dealt with in
negligence. That was why he was not a target for capture, and was left for
later.
The plan was to use reconnaissance to gather ways to trap him.
But then, reports came about the encounter with Veldora, and his
engagement with Velgrynd.
This was a great stroke of luck, Emperor Rudra thought so, and ordered an
immediate sortie; but Kondo had a bad premonition. Logically speaking,
there was no doubt this was a good opportunity, and he didn’t have a clear
reason to oppose those orders.
It was only to the level of: since the information was still vague, wasn’t it
premature to act now?
But, the clarity of the information was negligence on the part of
Reconnaissance, and wasn’t reason enough to let go of this chance.
After all, Kondo’s bad feeling was hardly a reason to stop the sortie.
And now.
When Kondo had used his power, ―― Not the one granted by the Emperor,
but one he had attained on his own ―― Ultimate Skill 『Sandalphon the
Executioner』to seal Veldora’s movements, his premonition worsened.
He shot Veldora with Remove and Necrosis bullets at their highest potency,
but felt like Necrosis’ effects were nullified in the middle.
He also felt that his eyes had met those of the Storm Dragon Veldora at that
moment.
―― Not only me, but to lay your hands on my sworn friend Rimuru. You
shall not be forgiven, human!!――
Killing a “True Dragon” was difficult even with multiple shots of Necrosis.
Kondo had fired multiple times to gradually slow him down, and stop his
movements. Even if he fell unconscious, a “True Dragon” wouldn’t die.
But, even though Veldora should have known that, ignoring the seal binding
his body, he focussed on resisting the destruction of Magic Circuits.
No…… perhaps he was resisting Necrosis’ curse to protect something much
more important than his Magic Circuits?
Veldora’s disembodied words supported that line of reasoning.
Yes, Veldora had put the utmost priority in ensuring the safety of his sworn
friend, Demon Lord Rimuru.
In that case, the Demon Lord in front of their eyes at that moment, should
not be dealt with half-heartedly.
This was the Demon Lord who had become powerless due to Veldora, the
source of his power, being stolen?
Ridiculous.
In fact, this was the outraged state he had come to having his sworn friend
captured.
That was more likely the case.
Instead of putting one before the other, shouldn’t they have chosen to try
capturing both of them together?
The three of them were admirable for not underestimating the Demon Lord
Rimuru who had appeared before them.
However, that was not enough.
The correct decision was to take all their forces and gang up on him at full
power the moment he appeared.
History is not concerned with what-ifs.
The conclusion was a result of them not taking that correct decision.
The Demon Lord in front of them had already become a being they wouldn’t
be able to deal with.
He could be called their greatest threat ever.
−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−
(Guard.)
《Solution. Understood.》
All attacks reaching for Rimuru were easily nullified by the Absolute Barrier
made by Ultimate Skill 『Covenant King Uriel』.
Rimuru slightly shifted his gaze towards the Emperor who hadn’t moved,
and the guards by his side.
And then, to remove the hindrances between him and Veldora, Rimuru
played his next hand.
To his summons, the three forcefully evolved Demon Dukes, or rather, the
three Devil Lords, along with Diablo, swiftly answered.
This summons was their blessing, they were highly anticipating the voice
that had called them out.
One after another, Rimuru’s servants assembled after passing through the
Summon Gate.
To showcase their fearsome destructive might.
To prove the true depth of Rimuru’s rage.
Truly simple.
Receiving those words filled the Demons with absolute joy.
The Demons were already provided with all the results of analysis through
Thought Linkage.
It was only natural, as, excluding Kondo, any and all skills that the Royal
Knights possessed had been exposed to Wisdom Lord Raphael.
These Demons who knew not fear, cast their bodies into battle, solely to be
of service to their master.
Gleefully.
The Black Corps of Doom were, just now, released into the world.
It was the maiden battle of Tempest’s strongest corps, the Black Numbers.
Gendering: Since Japanese can be very sly with its non gendered pronouns,
I believe I can take a translator’s liberty in those cases. Since Rimuru is
genderless, I use ‘he’ generally (no, not because he’s a dude inside.), and
‘she’ when the person talking about her sees her as a girl. …The previous
sentence is kinda weird.
Apparently soon, the author changes ‘Ultimate Enchant’ to ‘Ultimate Gift’.
It’s more suitable or something, Sushi said. So there.
Translator’s Rant:
So yea ~ gao!, more prepping. It’s fun to see the thoughts of the important
people. Surely, they will be the ones that will have great fights with team
Rimuru. One of the fights actually begins next chapter. That’s tomorrow! And
same time hopefully! Sushi helped me a lot with the iffy parts here too.
Basically, he’s working as a second TLC (well, a more legit one ‘cos this lion is
only an MTL). Nothing much to say. Except. See you in another chapter!!
Gao!~
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 174 – Rimuru VS Storm Dragon & Scorch
Dragon
Rimuru canceled Wisdom Lord Raphael’s optimum choice, and took evasive
action forcefully.
Shortly after, the defense field that was set up was pierced, and the
destructive force from the Storm Blast spread out at that point.
It would have been a direct hit if evasive actions were a moment slower.
(Now isn’t the time to space out! Veldora has Faust’s probability
manipulation.
It has the capability to bypass your perfectly calculated scenarios. Or should
I say control the result? Calculation-based actions won’t work against
Veldora.
Don’t think, feel! Worrying doesn’t suit you!
I’ll deal with him, so you deal with Velgrynd!)
(There’s two opponents, but there’s also two of us. I’m counting on you, you
know?
Wall Velgrynd off with 『Covenant King Uriel』.
Do what is necessary to hold on until I can get Veldora back.
Or just seal the red fella up! I’m depending on you, partner!)
With those words, a certain feeling fills up Wisdom Lord Raphael’s confused
and hollow thought processes.
Depending on me?
Even though I was mistaken?
Ah…. This person, says he needs me, I who am simply processing power.
It was, happiness.
It was, blessing.
It was――, the birth of emotion.
Velgrynd was annoyed at the fact that her breath attack was blocked like it
was nothing.
As it was an attack on an alert opponent, it was obvious normal attacks
weren’t going to be enough.
The quality of the opponent’s abilities were obviously better despite
Velgrynd having more Energy overall.
The opponent has absolute defenses against heat, this wasn’t amusing at all.
As a test, she released tens of Heat Blasters in a continuous attack.
Even such an attack didn’t have any effect, as everything just bounced off
the shield that appeared.
(Tsk! Everything gets blocked, as though perfectly calculated! How
annoying.)
This isn’t amusing at all.
Demon Lord Rimuru wasn’t using the shield against Veldora, but was either
dodging or repelling the attacks with a similar attack.
On the other hand, she wasn’t even looking at Velgrynd, as all her attacks
are fully guarded against.
Even if it was possible to be conscious of everything around oneself with 『
Magic Perception』, Velgrynd was absolutely appalled, as it obviously
looked like she was being totally ignored.
(I’ll make you utterly regret looking down on me!!)
The prideful Velgrynd, decided to unleash the most powerful attack in her
entire arsenal.
In addition to her Ultimate Skill, with the essence of heat, her power of
acceleration added on.
Waves of destruction were released towards Rimuru, riding the roar of the
crimson dragon.
This was, Velgrynd’s ultimate attack.
The undulating waves of this ability, easily outsped any form of evasion, it
demonstrated Velgrynd’s pride as the fastest.
Which meant, evasion was impossible.
For the Demon Lord who was focused on repelling the attacking Veldora,
she was in no position to either defend or evade.
If she mistook this to be the same as previous attacks, any number of layers
of defense fields would be swallowed whole, and she would die with no
time for regrets.
Velgrynd confirmed the effects of her attack with absolute confidence.
But, she was stupefied as she saw the unharmed Rimuru.
(What the! That’s not possible!!)
It was an unavoidable, absolute attack, there shouldn’t have been anyone
who was able to survive such an attack with no injuries at all.
Even if it was Demon Lord Guy・Crimson or her Elder Sister “Frost Dragon”
Velzard.
Unless it was repelled by some sort of ability or attack, it wasn’t supposed
to be an attack that could be stopped by defense field type abilities.
(Well, with Wisdom Lord Raphael’s calculations, your attack was baited
though.)
For Rimuru to better focus on Veldora, Wisdom Lord Raphael was given
free reign to deal with Velgrynd and was inciting all of her attacks.
And, for attacks that looked to be unblockable, Rimuru would briefly deal
with such attacks.
Using Gluttony King Belzebuth, the effects of the attack would be consumed.
Then, isolated.
This previous attack was definitely capable of dealing fatal damage to
Rimuru, an unblockable attack.
But, by consuming and isolating it with Gluttony King Belzebuth, there were
no problems.
All that was left is to analyze the energy that had been isolated in the
stomach(storage space), and finally neutralize it.
The isolation space of Gluttony King Belzebuth’s 『Stomach』, had become
a warped space that has even more power than Absolute Defense, was now
capable of neutralizing any attack.
Also, with Wisdom Lord Raphael’s baiting of Velgrynd wasn’t over just yet.
「Even though you are shocked that nothing happened with your best
attack, you do know we are still in the middle of a battle right?」
By the time she recognized and understood what Rimuru said, it was
already too late.
《Alert. Analysis of attack concluded. Energy measurement, complete.
Calculations confirm possibility to seal for a limited amount of time.
Activating『Insulated Prison』! 》
That, was an ability synthesized using Covenant King Uriel’s Endless Prison
fused with an insulated space.
With the surrounding area under control with Spatial Domination silently
spread all around, Velgrynd was unaware she had been lured into a multi-
layered magic formation.
As Wisdom Lord Raphael announced, a shining『Insulated Prison』was
formed instantly.
Letting the opponent unleash a finishing move, then aiming for the
opportunity right after when the opponent had expended their Energy, such
was Wisdom Lord Raphael’s perfect strategy.
「Stay there quietly for a while! I’ll play with you after I free Veldora.」
Said Rimuru as Raphael activated the hidden prison, while he was still
dealing with Veldora.
It was a restraining technique with the opponent’s special traits taken into
account, made a reality with the fusion of abilities.
It would be called Calculation Prison, if it were to be given a name.
A total victory for Wisdom Lord Raphael.
Rimuru confirmed that Velgrynd was properly sealed, and gave a satisfied
nod to Wisdom Lord Raphael for faithfully completing the objective.
(Got it! Now then, to put all our effort into dealing with Veldora. Gimme a
hand, Raphael!!)
Rimuru, no, the both of them who sealed “Scorch Dragon” Velgrynd up for
the time being… now turned their attention to “Storm Dragon” Veldora,
their real goal.
To clinch the victory, within the 3 minutes of time bought by Raphael.
To use this short yet seemingly infinite amount of time the best he could,
Rimuru charged towards Veldora.
As expected of Wisdom Lord Raphael.
To perfectly answer my expectations, no, much more than that, within such
a short period of time.
Managing to seal Velgrynd, one of the “True Dragons”, for several minutes
even.
Hmph.
I can’t lose to that now.
Gotta free Veldora quickly, and take down the Emperor.
I couldn’t let more people be controlled against their own will, like Chloe.
Then, to swiftly crush the empire, and corner Yuuki.
There’s a whole mountain load of things I had to do, and things that need to
done.
Can’t be stumbling now.
(Sorry for the wait, Veldora. The real deal starts now!)
Time to finish this quickly.
During the time Wisdom Lord Raphael was dealing with Velgrynd, Rimuru
was finding difficulty in doing anything decisive against Veldora.
As the Storm series abilities had been left behind, it was possible to repel
Veldora’s attacks. But to repel such large scale attacks, it resulted in a
similar level of energy consumption.
It wasn’t a direct source of damage, but stamina is definitely being shaved
off.
The energy recovery from『Food Chain』seemed to help a lot, as the
evolution of his subordinates had an influence on it.
There weren’t many attacks from this side that have direct effect.
Weapon attacks were pointless.
Storm series abilities were also pointless.
It was confirmed that Covenant King Uriel wasn’t going to be of much help,
so its usage was passed over to Wisdom Lord Raphael.
Only Gluttony King Belzebuth could be relied on.
It was the highest point of evolution, from the base Slime ability『Predation
』.
Now that Gluttony King Belzebuth had been mastered, it could be activated
from any part of this Demon Slime body.
That’s right, even with the entire body.
It was decided.
To not just neutralize the Storm attacks with Gluttony King Belzebuth, but
to straight up totally devour Veldora.
「Making me do all this work, Veldora! Stop causing all this trouble
dammit! 」
At the moment he heard Veldora say that, the powerful slicing ability of the
“Death Heralding Winds” assaulted Rimuru.
Frantically evading, Rimuru got Wisdom Lord Raphael to balance out his
surroundings.
(The hell man, that ain’t what you said! What lightning, those were wind
blades!?)
――Mmm!? Sorry bout that. Looks like I can only tell when a skill is going to
be activated but not identify which skill――
(Got it…. Stop saying such irresponsible things. Mistakes like that can cause
failure.
It won’t be a laughing matter if I died after trusting you.)
――Roger that. I was hoping I could help a little though――
(The worst?)
――Ah. I took a shot of a “curse” that destroys magic circuits. So I hurriedly
cut the Soul Corridor. As the effect travels through the magic circuits, it
would have affected you too――
(Stop boasting about that. Geez, just what were you thinking.
weren’t I telling you not to let your guard down every other day!?)
――Kuahahahaha! Who would’ve thought I would get chewed out by you in
this situation! ――
(Alright that’s enough, what matters is you’re alright. You *are* alright
right?)
――Technically speaking, I’m fine. While destroying the Soul Corridor, I
protected my Heart which served as the core. But because of that, I lost all
control over my body, and had no means of recovering that control――
So that’s why.
But as long as the core is intact, we have options available.
(Wisdom Lord Raphael, is it possible to recover Ultimate Skill『Storm King
Veldora』?)
Editor’s Rant:
Gao!!~ This concludes another batch of chapters. The next batch should be out
next week starting Friday if the Lord (Milim-tan) wills it! This was an
awesome chapter. I think it’s my favourite chapter to date. Sushi (translator)
wanted to address some of the comments in his own rant, but it seemed
important so I put it on its own page. See it here . As for myself, like the
author, I read all the comments I get. They’re not so much in number that I
can’t, so for now, I read em all ~ gao! (well eventually anyway~). Also, you
may notice multiple lion progress bars… you may think 『Crazy』or 『
Absolute Genius』 but you can’t get off this ride ~ gahahahao!!! Well. Ahem.
See you in another chapter ~gao!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 175 – Veldora released
In order to free Veldora, defeating the main body before me would suffice.
However that alone wouldn’t be enough, and I hat to first retrieve Veldora’s
Nucleic Heart, and reconstruct the “Soul Corridor”.
Well, I should manage somehow.
Wisdom Lord Raphael had already bought some time.
So we could focus on dealing with the “Storm Dragon”.
However, Investigation King Faust’s “Probability Manipulation” seemed
troublesome.
Rather than worrying about which attacks were manipulated, thinking of
every attack as something with additional uncertainties was sufficient.
After all, the “Storm Dragon’s” Energy was immense.
I still felt an energy supplementation from it, but compared to the flow of
“power” from Veldora when the “Soul Corridor” was intact, this was
nothing.
However, there was no need for worry.
I had Gluttony King Belzebuth, as well as Wisdom Lord Raphael with me
after all.
Without overlooking the opening for an instant immediately right after the
“Storm Dragon” attacked, I activated Gluttony King Belzebuth, and
devoured the “Storm Dragon’s” main body.
My body changed from human to fluid form, its viscous property strongly
emphasizing the irregular shape.
In accordance to my intentions to attack and devour, it changed into a shape
suitable to entangle the opponent.
To bind, and devour the “Storm Dragon”.
However, naturally, the opponent was too large. Even if I stretched my
body, I couldn’t pass a certain point.
However, there was no need to worry, as Gluttony King Belzebuth’s erosion
had begun.
Simultaneously, the “Storm Dragon’s” destruction aura that resisted hostile
existences had begun to break down my body.
Towards I who was trying to devour it, the “Storm Dragon” in turn
attempted to exhaust me.
A violent attrition battle had begun.
Everything’s alright.
Obtaining the absolute answer, I further accelerated the erosion.
What?
Didn’t you just say something weird?
Even though the analysis of “Cardinal Acceleration” was a success, it’s
natural I wouldn’t be able to use it.
Since I didn’t take “Scorch Dragon” Velgrynd’s abilities, replicating her
Ultimate Skill merely by seeing it would be impossible.
The fact I was able to use “Storm Blast” after analyzing made sense.
My Ultimate Skill 『Storm King Veldora』 remained, and the power’s basis
had already been analyzed.
Although it’s amazing I could use a powerful ability and I’m happy about it,
it’s something that fell within the range of my understanding.
If it was Wisdom Lord Raphael-san, this wasn’t unusual, I got used to it.
However, that last line.
It was possible to reconfigure my body into the same type as a “Storm
Dragon”?
I didn’t quite get the meaning of this.
If my understanding is correct, that would mean I would become the same
as a “True Dragon” but……
The wha-!?
Correct, err, hey you!?
――Are you serious?
《Inquiry. Would you like to begin reconstructing your body into a “True
Dragon? YES/NO 》
YES! (TN: “I’m now one step closer to My Veldora!” Rimuru, jk.)
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When the light faded, the “Storm Dragon’s” figure had disappeared.
In its place was an unknown life form.
Devouring the “Storm Dragon” which could be called its parent, its body
was reborn as the 5th “True Dragon”, the Ultimate Slime (Viscous
Dragonoid Demon God). (EN: haha, wtf 竜魔粘性星神体)
That figure soon took the form of a human.
It looked around the age of 15~16, with a lustrous silver hair with a visible
hint of violet mixed into it.
With golden eyes that looked as if it could see all, they were sharp and
beautiful.
Albeit genderless, one could call her features cute rather than beautiful.
However, clad in a divine aura (presence), her beauty was sublime.
A single sword in her hand, she lacked clothing.(TN: now THIS is an LN
illustration I’d like to see~!)
With dazzling white skin, one could see the black and gold aura (magic)
coated around her. (EN: well, at least it’s censored)
As if whispering something in dissatisfaction, light enveloped her whole
body, and a set of divine jet-black clothes appeared.
It was different from matter creation, a part of her body was modified and
turned into armor.
By using the Energy that overflowed from her body, she created that set of
clothing.
Just like that, all the excessive energy was released, and suppressed.
Visibly satisfied, a grin appeared on her face.
Breaking out her prison as she roared in anger, the “Scorch Dragon”
Velgrynd rushed towards and assaulted Rimuru.
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The same time as I finished devouring the “Storm Dragon”, my evolution
had completed, and it appeared that I was born anew as a unique species.
Although it had the fancy name ‘Ultimate Slime (Viscous Dragonoid Demon
God)’, it’s not a slime at all, I thought in secret.
This late into it, if I think too much about it I lose.
Veldora and I were both glad the other was all right.
And so, as proof of Veldora’s release, I heard the voice of Wisdom Lord
Raphael.
《Report, there have been modifications to the ultimate skill 『Storm King
Veldora』.
That is all. 》
Alright.
The first tactical victory condition has been cleared.
Next came the second and third.
Eliminating the threat, slaughtering the Imperial soldiers.
Now that my anger had settled, I started to think like……it’s fine not to kill
them all right~
but with the Black Numbers rampaging about, it was probably too late.
Oh well, it was necessary to eliminate the threat anyway.
Let’s maintain our momentum up until the end.
First, I think I should let Veldora come out using Storm Dragon Release.
My Energy wasn’t always at full capacity probably because, I let Veldora
roam freely.
But because Veldora’s power was overflowing into me, the circulation had
caused a revitalization effect on my body.
Before attaining the nature of a “True Dragon”, I had been using a large
portion of energy to maintain releasing Veldora―― but that neither caused
me inconvenience nor did I particularly feel anything from it ―― but now, I
only needed to allocate around 30% of my energy for the upkeep.
Well, there weren’t any problems using large scale magic despite that, so I
didn’t think too deeply about it.
Thinking that, as I was about to perform Storm Dragon Release,
(Wait. I requested that Wisdom Lord to enhance my Skills.)
Among the Nuclear Magics, there was one emission type attack more suited
to ranged combat.
“Nuclear Cannon”, a type of laser cannon.
It was relatively easy to control, so human Great Mages seemed to prefer it.
That is to say, it was the easiest to control of the Nuclear Magics.
Furthermore, the cost-performance was pretty good too. Right now, my
mana recovery rate was higher than its usage cost, so I could fire all I
wanted without worrying about depletion.
That catch was, it definitely wouldn’t have any effect on Velgrynd.
This was an emission attack that used concentrated mana particles, but at
the end of the day, it was a heat based attack.
Against Velgrynd, who governed “Heat”, it would be useless. Even if it was
overlapped with the effects of Ultimate Skills, she could probably easily
Resist it.
It was the most powerful of the Emission type attacks, but it was useless if
there was no effect.
Really, what to do……
It’d been re~ally bothering me for a while now, what was this thing?
That said, I couldn’t let my guard down around Raphael-san.
What in the world do you have to do, to evolve this overpowered Storm
King Veldora into an Stellar-Wind Lord Hastur; I had not Idea at all.
Apparently it would integrate with Covenant King Uriel, but what about the
usability?
Well whatever.
The Bladed Storm did seem interesting, but it looked like it was a non
ranged power.
I’ll ignore it for now. I don’t even know what I’m supposed to crystallize in
the first place.
Ok.
It’s probably like Veldora and me attacking at once, so it’s the most
powerful attack I have right now.
Since I decided not to relax, I’ll go for it.
I timidly attempted to perform the Bladed Storm.
Along with the Bladed Storm, as if right on time, Velgrynd started to move.
It was a good time as any, so as a little test, I made a swing at Velgrynd.
Well, it was more a thoughtless flick of the wrist really.
And seeing that move, Velgrynd attempted a dodge.
It was likely a normal reaction for her.
Or maybe, it was her instincts doing the work.
But as a result, that very act of evasion saved her life.
A single swing of that sword had pierced the heavens, and split the seas.
Literally.
The deadly shockwave had no resemblance to the action of a sword, and cut
down Velgrynd’s wings mid-evasion.
It’s strength still not waning, it split multiple Imperial Airships in two along
its path.
And It didn’t end there either.
The Energy of the swing even cut apart the ocean.
The waters divided.
I couldn’t represent what unfolded below me in any other words.
Something like an electric field coating the split ocean, was keeping the
waters apart.
The released Energy seemed to be further increasing the gap.
What kind of joke is this……
I think I had the right to think that.
I didn’t mean to do this at all, it was only a simple swing.
Et Voila the result, I also felt a large quantity of my energy being used up.
(Kuahahahaha! My bad, my bad. Put a little too much umph into it.)
Geez Louise.
If this happened every time, sooner or later places would become
uninhabitable.
Veldora had given the green light too, gotta keep the power down.
Velgrynd who came back to her senses, screamed at me, in a mix of anger
and fear.
Really, someone needs to tell me.
But, if i had to answer,
I answered so.
With that single attack, it looked as if the battle was decided.
That one attack which pierced the heavens and split the seas was enough to
utterly crush the spirits of the Imperial soldiers.
Multi-layered barriers were sliced through like a hot knife through butter,
there was also nowhere to escape being out at sea.
Even if they managed to move beyond the speed of sound, it meant nothing
if they couldn’t outrun the attack.
The hearts of the Imperial soldiers filled despair, and those feelings became
the most delectable “food source” for the demons.
And then….
The ones who defended the Emperor, had no cards to play to deal with the
situation at hand.
Everything was happening too fast.
With no means to turn the tide in the present situation, the act now moved
towards the finale.
Now for something off topic, but not totally unrelated.
The cause of the『Calamity』being a battle between “True Dragons” would
be verified by scholars in the future.
But, the real cause was something else.
The emergence of the sea monsters in the 『Calamity』stricken seas, was
caused by that one swing of the Veldora Sword.
The Energy overflowing from that attack, pressured and pushed aside the
seawater.
That phenomenon lasted a fairly long amount of time, which resulted in
noxious amounts of Demonic Energy settling into the depths of the ocean.
Thereafter great amounts of that Energy gradually spread throughout the
ocean, causing ludicrous changes to the ecosystem.
Although the『Calamity』was named the “Scorching Tempest”, the massive
downpour from the evaporated seawater couldn’t have caused such an
impact on the ecosystem.
In truth, the clash between Veldora and Velgrynd couldn’t have caused this
much damage.
Of course, the location was obviously amazingly lucky, but there was no
way it was planned by the perpetrators……
The point was, the resulting aftereffects of that single attack, would be the
cause of headaches for future historians; but the truth of what transpired
would never be known to the world.
(TN: Author’s words)
I was concentrating more on the material, so the revision is lacking.
Deepest apologies.
I hope to start that and the matter of replies from tomorrow.
Replying to everyone may be impossible, but I am reading all of it.
Please understand, thank you.
Translator’s Rant:
So this chapter looks like it will make it in time ~ gao! This is all thanks to our
local God Sushi-sama~~. I’m just a lazy lion who can’t meet deadlines (orz),
but I do consider myself lucky for all the help. That includes many of you in the
comments too! I haven’t updated the tl;dr section it seems. I’ll try to do it soon.
Though back to the point, Sushi helped me edit and finish this in time so he is
more or less half the translator for this chapter. We’d probably be late every
week without him lol. So next chapter tomorrow, hopefully the same time as
this one. Until then, see you in another chapter ~ Gao!!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 177 – The Black Numbers
Words of trying not to face the reality before them start leaking out.
Gradim, who clearly heard those words, turned his attention onto Major
General Xam’d.
There wasn’t much point in hiding it. Xam’d had simply spoken the facts for
what they were.
Which was, that an army of demons with the strength to overpower their
own Imperial army had appeared.
Even if they outnumber them, there wasn’t much that could be done to
cover the difference in quality.
They would be slaughtered if they didn’t try and do something about it.
Even if the brass, including himself, could survive, all the regular soldiers
would get massacred.
Gradim didn’t want to believe it, but Major General Xam’d wasn’t the type of
guy who joked around.
(Tsk. We underestimated him because it was only a Demon Lord….)
It was too late for regrets now.
Now was time to do whatever possible.
As the emperor was also there, they couldn’t take any disgraceful actions.
Gradim made his decision, activated the teleportation magic circle, went to
where his forces were standing by, and took direct command.
The members of the Beast Corps were the cream of the crop, hand picked
and trained by Beast King Gradim himself.
It was a gathering of strong individuals, with rumors saying they are
descendents of ancient heroes.
And their Demon Beasts partners, were said to be A- rank in terms of
power.
Battle Chimeras: Demon Beasts which were born from selective breeding
after DNA analysis. They were seen as a type of weapon, having combat
oriented abilities.
And it was obvious that the Corps members who had tamed them, were also
ranked above A- in terms of capability.
Their strength when battling together on land, were said to be second to
none.
But currently they were above the sea, which put them at a disadvantage.
That was exactly why, the hastily returned Beast King Gradim issued one
specific order.
「Listen up, ladies!! From this point on, i will be issuing the Secret
Command.
The analysis team has concluded that the demons are all above A rank in
capability.
It is predicted that we will suffer massive losses if nothing is done.
Which is why, we shall oppose them with our last resort.
Permission to use Medical Skill『Beast Fusion』is hereby granted.
Make haste. The enemy isn’t going to wait for us!!」
7,700 turned into berserk Demon Beasts, 5,800 into complete Demon
Beasts.
4,500 turned into berserk Beastman, 7,400 into Demon Beast-man soldiers.
550 turned into Chimera Knights.
「Wait!」
All of their movements stopped, with that one word from Diablo.
Now their attention was on Diablo.
Diablo raised one of his hands, signalling to the demons to be at ease,
His smile, instilled fear upon his underlings rather than it’s original
purpose.
And none refuted his words.
The demons quietly paid heed to Diablo’s orders.
「First, Testarossa. Would you be so kind as to clean up the trash below us?
」
「Oh, why not? That much is easy by myself.」
「Wait a sec! I wanna do that! I can do that much easily too, you know!?」
「Che~. ―― can’t help that I guess. True, it isn’t what I’m good at.」
Testarossa gave out the orders for her minions, and swiftly took action
towards her prey.
Venom looked at Diablo, and looked like he wanted to say something for a
split second, but only gave a bow seeming like he had given up, and left
following behind Testarossa.
Just as he was saying that, Diablo suddenly shot out a Nuclear Cannon.
The ultra-long-distance blast Nuclear Cannon, maintaining speeds at over
10 times the speed of sound, pierced the defense barriers of the Airship.
And without losing any momentum, made direct contact with the Emperor.
But, the Emperor was uninjured. The Knights protecting the emperor didn’t
even move, as if they knew the result.
「Did you see that? The Royal Knights protecting the emperor didn’t even
move.
That shows they have confidence that the defense field will not be
penetrated.
It would seem that the Emperor wields an Ultimate Skill.
One of the “Angel Series”.
The “Angel Series” is known to have high defensive properties, the defenses
that the Emperor has are probably the highest of them all.
Analysis showed it to be “Castle Guard”.
Using the “loyalty” of the subordinates around him as energy, he is
invincible as long as he has loyal retainers nearby.
To put it simply, if we do not clean out the Imperial soldiers, we have no
means to kill the emperor.」
「Hmmm. Surprising you could tell that much.」(Ultima)
「Color me impressed as well. There was no way to tell, just from looking at
them.」(Carrera)
「Kufufufufu. That much was obvious (with the help of a certain someone)!
」
「Well that’s the gist of it, I would like for you all to clear out the flies
around the Emperor.
Carrera, you take the man in uniform.
Ultima, you deal with any remaining distinct individuals.
All other remaining demon nobles besides Moss and Cien are to support
Ultima!」
He declared in a fit.
「Huh? Are you gonna hog all that fun for yourself?
Even if you’re our superior, that’s power abuse you know?」(Carrera)
「Alright then. There seems to be some who look very tasty, so I shall give
in this time.」(Carrera)
「Yep. I want to rampage around too, to vent off some of this frustration.」
(Ultima)
Sounding like they conceded, the two of them flew off.
They also gave orders to the remaining demons who were standing by
around them, as though an afterthought,
Intending to follow their orders to the letter, the demons set up a full
perimeter surrounding the Imperial fleet.
Soon, the decisive battles in the air, and on sea level would begin.
There existed within the Beast Corps, those that excelled in aerial combat.
However, that was only possible provided stable foothold.
For the Demonic Beasts who were inferior in continuous flight ability,
combat in the skies put them at a disadvantage. After all, their landing spots
were easily predictable, they would be sniped, and that would be the end of
them.
In spite of that, the 7,700 Berserk Demonic Beast, and the 4,500 berserk
Beastman all faced themselves towards the sky.
Up until now they weren’t able to recognize friend from foe, and simply
attacked each other――
They had been ejected out at the surface deck of the 200 Airships, a spot
you could hardly call spacious.
It wasn’t narrow, but nor was it wide enough to move freely around in.
That was why, they had followed their instincts and began to show off their
strength.
「Can’t you hold back a little!? We can’t get a turn this way can we? 」
「Survivors, is it? Interesting, it looks like we too can have some fun.」
One could say that Beast King Gradim, on that very moment, had
understood the true meaning of terror and danger.
In the middle of organizing his formation, his subordinates started spewing
blood as they began to fall.
The survivors numbered less than 100.
To begin with, Gradim’s subordinates were only composed of his
countrymen who had been fighting alongside him for several decades.
This time, those who had successfully evolved into a Chimera Knight, due
the shortage of Demonic Beasts to consume, had been terribly weakened.
They obtained the Unique skill 『Bodily Manipulation』, and without ever
being to use it, had passed on.
Since it was at a level where even a Chimera knight would die, it was
unnecessary to inquire what happened to the others.
Enraged, mortified, and terrified.
Those emotions stirred in Gradim’s heart.
With a single spell cast, and the majority of his forces had been lost.
It was an spell so almighty that Magic Barriers were pointless before it.
To begin with, the elite Mages had been transferred over to the Airships
high above, and thus this blunder caused the defensive barriers of the 200
airships at sea level to weaken.
In other words, this was Gradim’s blunder.
If the enemy was a high-class Demon, it was necessary to assume they
would use wide scale attack magic.
In any case, even though the use of such a powerful spell was beyond
expectations, the number of survivors was above what was expected.
「You’ll pay, you Daemons!!」(TN: Small fry trait #1:They never stop and
think who started the fight.)
The Beast King roared, and a God-tier armament wrapped around his body
with the power of a Demonic Beast housed within.
Different from a beastman tribe, it was an ability that was uniformly
enhanced to specialize in combat, and Gradim’s body began to change.
Roaring in synchronous, his subordinates the 100 Chimera Knights each
released their powers.
Then, the upper hatch of the ship opened, and they leapt out onto the deck.
Thus, the Demon and the Beast king clashed.
Looking down from above was “Killer Lord” Testarossa, facing, confronting,
and accepting the stare of “Beast King” Gradim who glared at her from the
upper deck.
Behind Testarossa were 100 Demon Chevaliers, and similarly, Gradim had
100 of his subordinates, the Chimera Knights.
The (seemingly) rivalling forces, awaiting the final showdown.
「Rejoice, Venom! It’s your turn. I’ll be enjoying this meal.
As for your lackeys, it’s perfect, there’s one for each of you.
You will be killing those who attempt to escape from this airspace
After that, that’s right…
Abide to Rimuru-sama’s words, and make sure that not one of you gets
killed.
「Who do you think my comrades are? We’re not that stupid……」
They wanted to agree with Venom’s words, but Testarossa was scary and
the Demon Chevaliers only muttered in a low voice.
Shutting up the idiots with her glare, Testarossa narrowed her eyes.
「Silence you fools! If even one of us gets killed, we’re all done for. If you
understand, then scram! 」
Eh, wasn’t I in charge? Ignoring Venom who wanted to say this, under
Testarossa’s command the Demon Chevaliers began making their move.
Following them, Testarossa, as well as Gradim.
They changed location another ship deck, and began their confrontation.
Beast King Gradim’s body, clad in a shining god class armor, was unable to
resist the Black Greatsword ‘Death Blade’ Testarossa wielded, and was
sliced to ribbons.
It was a sword of death, formed by condensed black flames that became the
key to activate “Death Streak”.
The annihilation effect of the Ultimate Skill Testarossa obtained as soon as
she ascended『 Hell King Berial』granted an instant death. (EN: Hell king…
tentative to change)
The『Hell King Berial』 was similar to Ruminas’s Skill, both governing “Life
and Death”. However in contrast, it was more focused on the “Death” aspect.
Based off of that, it could be considered inferior to Ruminas’s Ultimate Skill
『Lustful King Asmodeus』, but if one were to only consider combat
potential, then there was no inferiority to point out――
Gradim uttered with the last of his strength, however his hopes had already
been shattered.
Not a single one of his men were able to triumph against the Demon
Chevaliers, and had been defeated.
It was a reasonably well fought battle, but in the end they only ended up as
experience points for the demons.
And so, an elite, even by the Empire’s standards, Beast King Gradim faced a
sorrowful end.
And thus, the Beast Corps was annihilated, and wiped off the face of the
earth.
Making a quick glance with 『Magic Perception』 to make sure there were
no signs of life, Testarossa took off from the vessel.
Even though she deemed it unnecessary, she headed off to assist the others.
The Demon Chevaliers followed behind her.
「A~a……As expected, I didn’t get a turn……」
………
……
…
After Testarossa had gone, a single man walked out of the flagship.
He surveilled the sky, after confirming the Demons have left,
「Oh boy. Even someone as awesome as me can’t win against a monster like
that ・・・yet.
But yeah, perfect timing.
I wanted to kill Gradim, but it looks like he’s been cooked already; I’ll dig in
then.」
He murmured, holding the torn-up God-tier armor Gradim once wore in his
hand, and poured energy in.
The armor flickered as if acknowledging the man as new master, and began
repairing itself good as new.
The man clad the armor onto himself with a natural look on his face.
His body was completely covered, a helmet hid his face concealing his
identity.
The man nodded and left the scene, heading towards the transfer magic
formation within the ship.
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Each of them held great strength, they were beings that could even be called
Kings of the underworld.
However even so, the differences in class reflected the differences in
strength.
In this military operation, the supreme command forbade even one death,
thus they couldn’t afford to be careless.
Therefore,
「The Emperor has decreed. Make short work of those nuisances (worms).
」
Ultima raged..
Carrera looked calm, but vowed never to forgive these enemies.
If mercy was to die a painless death, then unforgiveness was to waste away
whilst suffering.
Either way, the fact they would be killed didn’t change, but for these girls
there was probably a difference.
The demons who followed them were trembling in fear from their aura.
Realizing she couldn’t stop the usually calm Agera from unleashing her fury,
Esprit sighed.
At this point it was impossible to stop them.
Giving up was, in all seriousness, the right answer.
Veyron looked at the exchange between the two viscounts, he looked
carefree at the outside, but in his mind he was at his wits end.
His superiors, the Devil Lords, were existences that must never be angered
at all cost.
(Foolish humans. The price you pay for your stupidity, are your “deaths”!)
The terror of his superiors was something Veyron was very familiar with.
And then, just as Veyron had anticipated, the Devil Lord pair, unleashed
their horror.
Editor’s Rant:
I’ll rant in another chapter, see you then ~ Gao!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 179 – The Black Numbers VS The Empire -Last
Half-
Shouting out, he equipped his gun, and, destroyed one of the Abyss Cores
using Dispel and Eraser bullets in rapid-fire.
He would have shot down the remaining Cores too but,
Abyss Cores.
These were lumps of mana which could be called the essential components
of magic.
Pumping them with ridiculous amounts of mana, a genuine death ray, the
“Death Streak” would be made.
Releasing them as is would manifest “Nuclear Flame”.
And last but not least, the best usage was to use Mana Manipulation to alter
the lumps into a compressed state.
This would result in the strongest magic, “Gravity Collapse”.
It was the essence of Nuclear Magic.
On a similar note, “Nuclear Cannon” was made by exploding a few Abyss
Core inside a tubular Magic Barrier, and pointing that energy in some
arbitrary direction.
It was easy to do, and was the easiest to control.
Therefore, even at sizes as small as a fists, the Royal Knights clearly
understood the power of a simple Abyss Core.
The Squirming Tentacles of Black Fire gradually covered up its prey, and
engulfed them.
Fearing her end,
「I, can’t.」
He spoke pragmatically.
To become so strong after gaining control over her power, Ultima never
thought it possible.
She had hoped the Royal Knights would be stronger, but they almost
weren’t utilising the Ultimate Skill granted to them at all.
Those weaklings couldn’t even handle her simple Abyss Cores.
They were individuals who had attained great Energy (life force), and
wielded a shared Ultimate Skill.
She had expected more of them to survive.
She had playfully used her fire, aiming to kill at most a couple…… but as a
result, finished off half.
Of course, the Demon Dukes, who didn’t have Ultimate Skills, wouldn’t have
it so easy against the Royal Knights.
Nevertheless, their base stats being much higher, they shouldn’t have too
much trouble.
Though, It’d be bad if they did.
If the underlings got killed, she wouldn’t have the gall to face their lord,
Rimuru-sama.
But the experience gained from this fight would surely bolster their
prospects.
Just like Ultima, who had personally experienced Guy’s might……
Only by tasting Guy’s fearsome attack overlapped with Ultimate Skills did
she truly desire one such Skill for herself.
A simple attack.
Her pre-ascended self couldn’t even overcome such a playful, whimsical,
non-serious magic.
Humiliation.
Bearing a title of high Nobility among the strongest of Demons, she couldn’t
even make use of her specialty of magic resistance.
But, she also considered it good luck.
She got to have such an experience only because she was Demon Lord
Rimuru’s subordinate.
Not just that, she was also blessed with ascension.
Ultima felt that she couldn’t even hope for more.
And now.
She was impressed with Damrada who, utilizing Holy Energy to his utmost,
the man had overcome the force of her overwhelming attack.
Ultima honestly found it interesting.
Although it seemed like she was in control, she had been actually simply
brute-forcing her way with immense mana.
She already understood the fact, but now, had finally, truly recognized it.
So, being able to enjoy her fight, both took their best stance, and initiated
fierce combat.
「FUCKING HUMA~N!!」
She cried, then hit her face with the back of her hand.
Her face received Energy so massive, it was as if her head would blow right
off.
But that was fine.
Enough looking down on the enemy.
This was, she acknowledged, a suitable foe. She was no longer the aloof
Carrera, but took on an earnestly serious attitude.
After all, she was acting under Demon Lord Rimuru’s direct orders.
Unlike the past, she could not allow herself to be selfish……
After having spoken, for the first time, Kondo donned his “Armour”.
Materialized though will power, it was his Former Imperial Army Official
Uniform.
It symbolized, for First Lieutenant Kondo, his battledress, and furthermore,
this Uniform was a God-tiered armour.
She declared.
Responded Kondo.
The two sized each other up, and released their power.
―― Mine “Power”, I shall name thee. Becometh mine “Skill (Abaddon)”, and
be liberated from thine shackles!!――
There were two types of reactions, from those who had heard Emperor
Rudra’s outburst.
Some were bewildered, while others became enraged.
At the same time as the Imperial army was falling into chaos due to the
attack from the Veldora Sword, the battles between the Royal Knights and
the demons were also reaching their respective climaxes.
Agera put a hand on the katana on his waist, and cautiously observed her
opponent.
She had been on the defensive, never once taking the initiative.
Even if she was furious at the fact his master(Carrera) had been ridiculed,
that was a separate matter unrelated to her present battle. That was why
she approached her opponent with caution, slowly accumulating damage,
and observing her opponent.
「Hah! What cowardice. All that talk about demons and being above us,
utter hogwash; you aren’t a match for us, the strongest Knights.
We are before his majesty, the Emperor, and I shall defeat you henceforth.
I shall also wager that your master is far weaker than Kondo-dono. And you
can continue to serve her in hell!」
「Hmph. Words are cheap, you can talk after you’ve won.
I’m a fairly patient person, while you look to be a hasty one.
Well, Carrera-sama is also the type who has a short fuse, and needs
someone to watch over her.」
「Me, hasty? Have you still not felt the difference in our abilities?
That childish looking demon with the purplish ponytail is indeed strong.
But, you are simply garbage! Just give up and die already!」
Showering insults in the midst of clashing blades, was Royal Knight No. 5
Garcia.
A large build overflowing with chakra. And with the effect of ultimate gift『
Alternative』, “Conquerer of the Hunt” ――turning the will to hunt into
power――, he hunted down evil existences.
It had a direct effect on his body, creating a sturdy physique.
Plus the protection from his Legend grade armor, he needed not worry
about recoil from his own power.
Utilising high level abilities, Garcia, while taunting his opponent, was not
being careless.
Demon nobility were threats on a similar level to a Demon Lord. They were
not foes to be taken lightly.
But, his taunts bore no fruit. As Spirit Forms, the strength of demons were
strongly influenced by their emotions.
He was hoping to create an opening by taunting his opponent, but it didn’t
seem to work.
「His Majesty has declared his intentions. I’m afraid you all, including your
master, must die now!」
Fury.
Agera drew her blade with a naturally flowing movement.
Battoujutsu――Yaezakura――Hakkasen. (EN: Sword Art ―― Double Cherry
―― Eight Petal Flash)
「Ha? ….eh?」
She mumbled.
Agera grasped the intricacies of her skill at that point.
Her Unique Skill『Perciever』observed the enemy, and lets her understand
the effective ways to use her strength.
Then she recollected.
Of whence, his single ultimate attack, reached the pinnacle of strength.
Of whence, his lived as a human being, along with his “katana (soul)”.
Up till this point Agera, who had been depending on his magic, now
understood why she took on the form of a bushi.
In the distant past, before he reincarnated to this world as a Demon, he was
once a samurai, she recalled. (TN: the actual word for samurai is used here,
which is why I used bushi earlier)(EN: the gender pronouns got a bit weird
here. Sasuga fuse-sensei!)
「It may be possible that I was a son of man (human) once, on some other
world.」
Espirit was injured all over, and her face showed her composure was fading
away.
But, after hearing what the Emperor said, it contorted in anger.
Espirit was usually half-hearted, and mostly a hedonist.
While she usually only paid heed to Carrera’s will, the fact that Demon Lord
Rimuru, who she worshipped as a god, was insulted, simply couldn’t be
tolerated.
The special ability to replicate damage that she has taken onto her attacker,
such was Espirit’s unique skill『Retaliator』.
The incredible amount of damage that had been caused onto a demon’s
body.
A human’s body would never be able to take that much punishment.
Flesh was sundered and bones were crushed.
The moment Espirit activated her special ability, Gardner was turned into a
pile of meat without the chance to even speak. (EN: Esprit is S++!)
Espirit felt a chill down her spine, while she was pondering over the matter.
Death is forbidden! This order, pretty much meant to attain the strength to
“survive”.
Demons, being Spirit Forms, their emotions bring change to their strength.
It wasn’t common, but to confront an opponent who had the upper hand,
only to easily throw in the towel and end up in defeat was the usual case.
To implant the will to never give up, into the hearts of demons……
Her heart began to fill with elation and admiration, but that was suppressed
and she began to take action once more.
To make rid of those who insulted her master.
「Hear Daemon, the result will be the same no matter how many times we
do this. You will never grasp victory with your mimicry. (EN: Mongrel.)
Avoiding fatal wounds and clinging onto life so dearly, staying hidden away
from the beginning would have worked better.」
「My, how harsh. But, my role is to be the wall that shields the
princess (TN: Ultima).
If there is no one to keep you in check now, even my lady would have a hard
time with you.」
The warrior Graneet, releasing the aura (haki) of his “God of War” days,
proudly exclaimed.
Right after that,
If Veyron was the butler, Zonda was the page (EN: man-servant).
Although they were both demon nobles, the difference in class was
apparent.
But, they both served the same master (Ultima), so they got along well.
Which was why, Veyron allowed Zonda to speak with him so casually.
「Sure it can!」
He answered confidently.
And,
「I shall show it to you now! This new ability of mine.
Unique Skill『Change Weapon』take that!!」
With his shout, his body began morphing into the form of a spear.
The highly condensed mana of a Demon Noble, all concentrated into the
form of a polished spear.
It was only possible by Spirit Forms such as a demon.
「Good work, Zonda. This was first time you were actually of use.」
「Don’t be so cold, Boss! I have always been of use……」(EN: *ahem* uke
intensifies.)
Editor’s Rant:
Wa~ Re: zero ended gao~! What is this emptiness! Are you saying that next
weekend there’s no re:zero. But what about my LOVE!! ~ ahh it trembles! My
brain trembles!! I hear that tappei is super fast so enough material for season
2 could be done by next year. White fox plz! *ahem*. About chapters 185 and
the extra afterwards. They will be done by your’s truly and sushi. They’re so
long. Will we (or rather I, cos sushi is a god) finish?! The new anime season is
also starting. It fuels my procrastination~. Well, we’ll probably see you again
next week. In yet another chapter ~ Gao!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 181 – Towards the Final Stage
Sitting cross-legged, Moss had secured a position in the air overlooking the
battle from above.
His size was smaller than usual, it looked like a child around that age of 10.
He achieved this by activating his Unique Skill 『Collector』.
Its capability was highly versatile, and had practical application in almost
every scenario.
It was often used to create miniscule clones of himself to spread calamity
everywhere, its primary being the reaping of life……
This time though, he stopped at only using it to monitor the situation within
each individual Airship
However……
(Good grief, looks like the strong ones are all concentrated at the
flagship……
How boring.
If it’s like this, there isn’t a single person we(I) can fight.
What’s this? It appears my fellow Demon Nobles are in a challenging
fight…… how enviable.
However, that Kondo’s quite a bigshot.
To make Carrera-sama get serious, and yet still fighting on par with her……)
He monitored every ongoing battle, recording them without negligence.
After all, what he was collecting was intelligence.
At the same time, he hadn’t forgotten to transfer the collected intelligence
over to Diablo.
Though he hadn’t noticed that Diablo, acting as a relay point, was further
sending that information to a certain someone…….
Zonda who was nearby a while ago, spectating the battle of their Demon
Lord Rimuru, was informed of their colleague Veyron’s struggle, and
headed off to support him.
Witnessing Demon Lord Rimuru-sama’s overwhelmingly powerful
attack―― the ”Veldora Sword” ―― had left him brimming with excitement,
and seemed to have awakened something in him, but it was likely a good
thing to be of use to Veyron.
As he was thinking such things,
(Kufufufufu. Moss, we’re progressing smoothly. What’s the situation with
the “Rat”?
Thinking so at the back of his mind, Moss let out a big sigh.
Calm yet cruel.
Even so, he was still lenient towards the other Devil Lords.
However, towards Moss’ master Testarossa, he seemed to actually act
carefully.
Well, there isn’t any reason in particular, maybe it’s just Moss’ imagination.
Changing his trail of thought with a “Good grief.”, Moss contacted
Testarossa.
He requested her to destroy all other Airships apart from the flagship.
(Leave it to me. Let’s teach them what happens when they dare insult
Rimuru-sama!)
Moss had probed into the whereabouts of the “Rat”, confirming that it had
transferred aboard the flagship.
At the same time, the teleportation magic formations of the captured
Airships had all been erased by his clones.
All as per instructed.
As such, the battle plan had moved on to its final phase.
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「Aha, I’m starting to get it now! 」(TN: Your daily reminder that Ultima’s a
bokuko/tomboy.)
Happily cried Ultima as 6 pairs of――12 individual――pitch black wings
spread out, and simultaneously commenced their attacks towards Damrada.
An attack via the wings.
It, unlike the unstable Black Flame Whip up until now, it was a severe attack
with refined strength.
Damrada mustered his strength, and focused on subverting the attack.
Did it! And after he felt relief for an instant,
「Ughf!」
Regret.
However, there was also relief.
To find someone who could kill his master, to Damrada it was agonizing.
Guy wouldn’t budge.
That Demon Lord was obstinate about rules, he would never make a move
out of his own volition.
For that reason, after the Emperor’s decree was issued, Damrada had left
the Emperor’s side and began his various activities around the world.
He had found some candidates.
Kagurazaka Yuuki and Demon Lord Rimuru.
Their existences were the buds of chaos, but at the same time they were
also the rays of hope.
This battle had caused the decisive showdown against Guy to become an
impossibility.
At this point it was already impossible to rebuild themselves. Emperor
Rudra no longer had the spare energy to wait for another opportunity.
With his tenacious will, he had dominated and controlled the ultimate skill
『Justice King Michael』.
For Rudra who bore the flesh of man, it must have been a burden painful
beyond imagination. However, Rudra had endured all the way till now.
He was idealistic, he wanted to unite the world, he wanted establish eternal
peace.
A dream where no conflict and poverty, where mankind would develop.
When Rudra’s sister Lucia first met Veldanava she made a promise; she had
sworn to give it her all alongside Emperor Rudra to work towards
“establishing a unified country”.
However, that dream would end in failure.
That being that case, they needed to stop the rampaging of the Ultimate
Skill bestowed by the “Stellar Dragon King” Veldanava, 『Justice King
Michael』.
To be destroyed by the ability handed from a friend, it truly is the greatest
irony.
Before Rudra collapsed, Damrada had to fulfill the imperial decree, but……
It seemed he had failed in his duty.
Defeated by Ultima, his life began to wane.
However, he believed this wasn’t a worse case scenario.
Hearing Ultima’s reply, Damrada felt relieved, his heart was liberated as he
felt at peace.
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Carrera, who had just lost her left arm, was in a bind.
With an ability to convert her violence from within into strength, she could
exhibit immense power, but the man before her stands in her way like a
wall.
Kondo too, had miscalculated.
From the beginning, justice belonged to the victor, and to lose to an
opponent while donning his uniform was inexcusable.
Wearing it meant that he would be giving it his all. Even if his opponent
were a powerful one, he would never don his uniform unless he judged it
necessary to quickly eliminate them.
And yet, even after firing several Remove bullets to destroy her barriers
and multiple Necrosis bullets at her directly, she was still alive and kicking
as she charged at Kondo.
In other words, she was a “threat” at a level that not even Kondo could
easily handle.
(Such a pain. If only I still had the Judgment bullet left……)
Or so he thought, but just thinking about this would be no good, and he shot
out an Eraser bullet once more.
The Judgment bullet, it was trump card that could only be shot once a day,
but that also meant that it packed the strongest punch.
However he had already used it earlier in order to weaken Veldora, he
would have to wait until cooldown time was over, so there’s no point
thinking about it.
Against the Demon Carrera, Kondo had the upper hand in terms of battle
tactics and proficiency over his abilities, however her overbearing Energy
had forcefully evened the playing field.
In this battle, several bullet shots caused Carrera’s magic circuits to go
haywire, and an Eraser bullet by Kondo managed to erase her left arm
before it had the chance to regenerate.
Even now Carrera took a hit from a maximum output Eraser bullet that
managed to gorge out the left side of her abdomen.
「You bastard……!!」
Carrera groaned as she used her right hand to mend the large hole on her
flank.
Normally, this level of injury is something she could passively heal, however
due to the effects of the Necrosis bullets, her healing failed to function.
In a situation where her left arm wouldn’t regenerate, Carrera was made
aware of the graveness of the situation.
Shouting aloud, she braced herself as she forcefully tried to regenerate her
left abdomen and left arm.
Activating the Ultimate Skill 『Extinction King Abaddon』 on both her
hands, black and white lights filled up the space around Kondo and Carrera.
Colossal amounts of magic essence were being converted into energy, and
the aftershocks had enough force to blow away Carrera and Kondo.
Carrera focused her will, and gained control of the Energy.
As for Kondo, he wanted to say ‘are you fucking kidding me’. (TN: I am not
joking here…well, it’s a comical take, but this is actually what it saids…)
While the two mutually acknowledged each other, they began mustering
their last ounce of strength for the final showdown.
Translator and Editor’s Dialogue:
TL: Lion san tried shipping the two because he called this flirting; personally
it’s more like two warriors who acknowledged each other’s strength rather
than flirting… Lion san go read more martial arts LN/WN or something.
ED: You just don’t see the chemistry. Chemistry can be inert or absolutely
explosive! So No, I don’t wanna read martial art stuff. You need to go read To
love Ru. It’s super interesting ~ gao!!! (Oh yeah, We’ll see you in another
chapter!!)
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 182 – The Entrusted Will
「Xam’d-kakka, if that impossibly destructive power from just now hit us,
we wouldn’t stand a chance.」(TN: -kakka is honorific like -sama)
「Don’t say it. We can only fulfill our assigned duties now……」
With an unyielding spirit, Xam’d encouraged his subordinate.
They would protect the Emperor, and escape from this area. Then, they
would meet up with the reinforcements who were on their way, and
ameliorate their conditions.
He understood how unrealistic the prospects for this plan was, but there
was no other option.
This was their only plan, there was no plan B.
Xam’d knew about the great mana released below, which had initiated the
Beast Corps’ battle with the Demons.
When those Demons were later heading up towards them, he had given up
on any chance of Gradim’s survival.
Among the countless fallen allies, a single survivor was a happy
misprediction.
「Yes, somehow. I was conceited thinking I was that best; the enemy truly
is strong.」
「Not your fault. Their strength is far beyond our estimated Energy
calculations.
They may have multiple Demon Nobles.
On top of that, they were ones at the higher echelons……
The one that lieutenant Kondo-dono is in battle with right now must be one
of the best too.」
「I could say the same about the one I fought.
I just barely managed to escape using the transfer device.
Death is an honorable end for any soldier, and I believe it true for myself.
But, I couldn’t rest in peace without making sure the Emperor was safe.
I must at least take my liege to safety……」
「Indeed……
Still, what can we even do now……」
「Don’t give in! If I protect the Emperor, can you move this ship at full
speed?
we need to break through and get outside the range of the Demons’ Spatial
Interference Barrier.
If we do that, we can use the transfer device right?」
「I see…… Breaking though will be tough with just one ship……
But we must……」
Xam’d shouted, then headed into the bridge with his men to prepare
moving the ship.
Gradim ―― No, the thing shaped like Gradim ―― bowed deeply while
seeing off Xam’d.
And under that helmet which hid his face, there appeared a warped smile.
「Guhahahahaha!!
Your’s truly is the one brought down the famous, the super-human Kondo!
In the end, your’s truly is the one who was stronger!」(TN: changed ‘the
awesome me’ to ‘Your’s truly’)
「Gu-hha…… B-bastard…… You’re not ……. Gradim …… 」
「Remove Blast!!」
―― I’m fine. I can still handle it. This time, we’ll definitely defeat Guy!!
Conversations with the Emperor of days long past flashed across his mind.
The Emperor who had stopped Kondo from killing himself in this world
after failing his nation; The man who became his friend.
Repeatedly reincarnating to the point of exhausting his control over Justice
King Michael, the man still displayed the Aura of a ruler.
The boy called Yuuki, who Damrada had brought along, seemed unreliable.
Or rather, dangerous.
Like himself, the boy also hid a deep darkness in his heart.
If it was before the Emperor was weakened, maybe he would have shone a
light on the boys heart.
But that was impossible for the Emperor of present.
That being the case, Kondo took that task upon himself and eliminated the
boy. To avoid unnecessary trouble, and to erase any seeds of disaster.
Even then, here he was, rotting away without holding up his promise to
stop the Emperor……
He grieved in his regrets.
All the failures were the result of underestimating Demon Lord Rimuru.
He should have followed his gut feeling, and stopped the Emperor’s sortie.
Capturing Veldora had put him at ease. It was probably right then that the
Justice King took control from the Emperor.
It was his failure.
One that he couldn’t take back anymore……
(What am I doing. I can’t leave this to a Demon…… ) (TN: he says ‘I’ with ‘ore’
now.)
With the last of his will, Kondo opened his eyes, and looked at Carrera with
all his strength.
He could no longer form words.
Thinking his will was properly entrusted may have just been his day
dreaming.
Even so……
He bet his last hopes on this pathetic salvation.
Trusting a Demon, he would have never imagined it.
Carrera understood the usage of her new powers from the information sent
to her brain.
And she instantly mastered the usage of the gun.
「Let us go. We shall carve fear into the soul who dared look down on us.」
She walked.
Towards the fool who desecrated her sacred battle; to let him know true
despair.
Also……
Most importantly, towards the place where she would come to fulfill her
contract.
Translator’s Rant:
One more week ~gao!! I’ve been translating for 2 months now huh. That’s
probably a small time relatively speaking. I truly learned a lot about the
community. Maybe because I was working on a popular series like slime
tensei. It’s popular I tell you! It’s in the top 100s in Novelupdates after all!
Well, I haven’t learned to read any japanese still though. But the translations
should be more consistent by now. After all, Alfha-san’s comments got much
shorter . (Well I have my own Raphael-sensei [Sushi] behind the scenes
lol.) I don’t really have plans to do anything after this. And tho some have
recommended some series, I haven’t read them even so, I can’t really answer. I
wonder if you’ve seen this post? Particularly, this link. It’s a discord
chat where you can find Sushi and other cool people (oh yea, me too). So
anyways. I’ll see you in another chapter! ~gao!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 183 – Establishing the ontract
Velgrynd and I faced each other, and unleashed our attacks looking to end
this battle.
Our attacks clashed, and I got sent flying while a part of Velgrynd got sliced
up.
The battle was turning into a stalemate of sorts.
But, results are starting to show.
At a glance, it looked like a furious exchange between us, but I had a fair
amount of breathing room.
Although I got blown away by the clashes, I diverted most of the impact
away, taking almost no damage.
Analysis of Velgrynd’s abilities was complete, and just looking at the
compatibility between us, it was clear that she’s not a threat to me.
It’s my win.
I am certain of it.
(Kufufufufu. It looks like a “Rat” has crawled its way into our fight.
It has been cornered onto the flagship, what are your intentions sire?)
From just his tone, it sounded like getting rid of it was easy.
As for the results for the various battles, some were put into tough battles,
but no fatalities so far.
The “Rat” was sneaking around among the battles the Devil Lords were in,
observing the battle between Carrera and the guy in uniform from the
shadows.
He didn’t look like he was going to assist his “allies”, what a shady fellow.
Also, it seems like he ate one of his dead “comrades”, looks like he had an
ability of the “consumption” type.
So, was his aim the man in uniform?
Up til this point, on my orders, the surrounding space was within a field that
interrupted teleportation.
I didn’t want any unwanted guests, nor did I want anyone escaping.
If the “Rat” wanted to escape, his only option would be to move outside of
the field that was set up.
To break through a hole in the field, and get an Airship out of the field. Then
teleporting away from there.
Therefore……… his destination must be safe spot, which also means that’s
where his allies would be.
Should I round up all of them, or get rid of the “Rat” now?
Someone who moves around stealthily huh.
Yuuki may be involved.
If I got rid of the “Rat”, the link to whoever is behind the scenes would be
cut off.
If the Emperor is eliminated, the Empire will fall into chaos. Which also
meant, other factions could take advantage of the situation and grow larger.
In any case, I shall set a trap for the “Rat”.
It would be best if it takes the bait (Emperor), and I get to reel them all in.
Although I have no way to confirm who is behind all this currently, it’s a
good idea to cut the threat at it’s roots.
(Let the “Rat” scurry for now. It’s probably trying to escape via
teleportation, so I want to know it’s destination.
After we come into contact with whoever is pulling the strings, we eliminate
them. Put priority into finding out who is behind this!)
(Understood!)
To get all who are involved, including the “Rat”, in one fell swoop.
I gave the orders to Diablo, with such thoughts.
Even as I was communicating with Diablo, the battle with Velgrynd was still
going on.
With support from Wisdom Lord Raphael, communication was easily
possible as I still had lots of breathing room, even I was impressed at the
current situation.
All of Velgrynd’s attacks, were nullified with the Absolute Defense of
Covenant King Uriel.
In comparison, my attacks using the “Veldora Sword”, looked like they were
doing damage as though it was ignoring any defenses on Velgrynd’s large
body.
The situation looked favourable for me, and seemed it would be difficult to
overturn.
Velgrynd reverted from dragon, back to her human form.
As expected, it looked like it was hard to fully defend with that large body. If
the aim was to improve her defenses, changing to her human form was a
good choice.
But, that meant her offense would drop significantly.
Although there was no change in ability, the amount of base Energy that
was at her disposal was now limited.
But well……. To me, since all attacks are blocked anyway, there’s no doubt
that she would be more of a pain to deal with in her human form.
As expected of Veldora’s elder sister, she was a beauty with azure blue hair,
having difficulty pointing my sword at that was also one of the reasons…….
Even so, that fella Raphael, wanted to take Covenant King Uriel away from
me in this situation.
It’s like telling me to devour her, as Gluttony King Beelzebuth would be the
only remaining option.
Velgrynd, after grazing past a few of my “Veldora Sword” attacks, looked
exhausted.
If I keep up these attacks, it would result in my victory, but…….
(Hey, Veldora. Can’t you talk to her and get her to calm down?)
(!? Don’t ask something so scary! I almost forgot to breathe for a moment.
It’s impossible for me to nonchalantly talk to her now, since she’s actually
angry for me!!
If she found out I was cooperating with you, and am totally alive and all…….)
Right.
I finally realised, Veldora can’t be relied on, like at all.
But, man, this guy……. He’s so unreliable at critical times.
This situation, happened because he ran away, and didn’t want to meet his
other elder sister…….
Huh? Then why am I the one doing all this jack?
I was slowly getting annoyed at something else.
But, well.
Towards his elder sister who was so aggravated at his “death”, just
appearing like nothing happened is not a good idea, even I could
understand that much.
Even though I understood, it definitely feels like all the troublesome stuff
was dumped onto me.
Also……. If Veldora, who merrily put so much power into the sword earlier
gets found out and gets chewed out for it, he’s not going to put the blame for
that on me too, right?
Change the setting to me being forcefully consumed! The moment he said
that, he was definitely aiming to push all the blame onto me.
But wait a sec? A similar position…….
Against Veldora, there wasn’t really anything I can “force” him to do.
I get his consent, then he works accordingly. More like he has a lot of
freedom to do whatever he wants, that Veldora.
Basically, once he is “released”, there isn’t much of anything I can force
Veldora to do.
If he wanted to take actions disadvantageous to me, I could just cut the
Link; even if Veldora declines, it’s not like he gets “erased” if the Link is cut.
If something happens and the “released” Veldora gets destroyed, whether
he decides to return to his “real body” which is inside me or not, there’s no
“real” loss. (TN:people die when they are killed.. Wait, huh?)
To put it simply, there is no restricting force whatsoever.
Hmm?
So I have to devour first.
Then, set conditions when turning her into another “ability”?
In the worst case, if Velgrynd declines, I could just isolate her inside my『
Stomach』without turning her into an “ability”.
I could also just let her out after the whole fiasco is over, it’s not like she
“needs” to become another part of my abilities.
After my ascension into something similar to a “True Dragon”, I can feel my
stats have definitely increased, there should be no problems isolating a
Velgrynd or two inside me.
「Whatever the case, gotta get rid of the threats! I’m not going to let you do
something like this again.
Velgrynd, time for you to repent a little!!」
「Screw you, like hell I’m going down without a fight!」
「But from what I can tell, the Emperor Rudra you just talked about is
leaving you behind and trying to escape.」
「Th-that can’t be……. Why? Why are you leaving me behind……. Rudra!?」
And then, she closed her eyes as though she had finally realized something.
Moments later, all resistance against my devouring disappeared.
Velgrynd stopped resisting, and was now motionless inside my『Stomach
』.
――I see now……. You, have already broken haven’t you……. Rudra――
(Oi, do what you want with me. I admit defeat, and will not resist.
But, you better be prepared.
To have killed my little brother, and now me too.
Our elder sister, Velzard will never forgive you.)
(Ahh, right. About that…….)
(What? You got something you wanna ask?
But, too bad for you. I have no idea how to stop the impending Angel attack.
Even if I *did* know something, I have no obligation to tell you anything!)
(Well, that’s not it…….)
(It looks like you are misunderstanding something, Veldora is still alive!
Why would I kill my friend in the first place? You need to listen to what I
have to say first!)
(What!?)
After what felt like a long explanation――which in fact only took a few
seconds in real time―― Velgrynd finally understood the situation.
By the way, during that period of time, Veldora was completely silent. Looks
like he’s still pushing all the responsibility onto me.
Feeling exhausted, I continued the negotiation.
And so, if she was cooperative, I intended to let her have the same amount
of freedom Veldora has.
If not, then I’ll only release her after everything is over.
Velgrynd turned silent for a short while, it looked like she was thinking
about it.
Then slowly opening her mouth,
(He can no longer hear my voice. That’s why……. Rudra is most likely gone.)
(My favour, is for you to help release Rudra’s soul from the shackles of his
own fate.
He has, for the longest time, shouldered the wishes of many…….)
She made her request.
But that means, even if they did manage to emerge victorious, their future
outlook was non-existent. (TN:I almost couldn’t understand what this line
meant..)
In any case, if it wasn’t possible to stop Justice King Michael from running
amok, it was kind of pointless even if they won against Guy.
Just as I was thinking that,
(No matter how much of a “Saint” Rudra was, there were limits to how
much of the skill he could handle.
That was the reason he needed to “reincarnate” countless times,
maintaining his ego while continuing to “live”.
Having retained control for more than 2000 years, showed just how strong
his will was…….
But even that has come to it’s end.
My wish, is simply to release Rudra from this endless cycle.) (TN: a saint is
something above a sage.)
He reported.
Then, a compressed report was sent telepathically.
With that I understood the circumstances.
It seems that there is no other choice but for the Emperor to die.
Although I didn’t know the details, I had thought of Damrada to be the loyal
type ――well that dandy fella (EN: ossan) was the mysterious kind. Here I
thought his loyalties lied with Yuuki but it seems I was mistaken―― he too
wished for the Emperor’s death.
Then, there’s the stuff I just heard from Velgrynd.
The Emperor who *was* exalted, huh. Compared to his past achievements, I
thought his current condition was more important.
While I was musing over such matters,
(Rimuru-sama, the battle between Carrera and the man in uniform has
concluded.
Due to my lack of action, the “Rat” managed to butt in.)
(Did it escape?)
(No, I have its whereabouts.
Moss attached a “tracker” onto it, it will not escape even if it teleports.
It is lamentable however, as it spoiled the results of the duel between
Carrera and the man in uniform.)
I declared.
Velgrynd showed no signs of hesitation, and give me her acknowledgement.
The Contract was now established.
And Velgrynd now began her integration within me, becoming another one
of my Powers (Skills).
Editor’s Rant:
Hey hey looks like some important stuff got revealed in this chapter?! What’s
even going on? gates of heaven…waaaah?? Final arc can’t come soon enough!
Guro-sama ~Gaoooo! Well. There’s a bit of an announcement. So Sushi is
gonna go work with Guro after this arc. I’m going on a vacance~ The details
aren’t fixed but I could be helping them out with a lil some some too. Well.
what are you doing? Hype!! guro just gained a 2x speed boost! Awesome! So
see you in the final week of lionmask’s slimy translations in another chapter
~gao!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 184 – The Faceoff
Considering the fierce battle that had just taken place aboard this vessel, it’s
a miracle it could still fly in its sorry state.
The Demons who had made it in before me had knelt down, welcoming me.
Any remnants of battle couldn’t be seen at a glance. The damages sustained
had been beautifully healed, showing their usual, beautiful splendor.
However, looking through a highly proficient appraising eye, Their
Power(Existance level) had undergone great change.
Perhaps an after-effect of completing a forced evolution, the slight magic
turbulence they had was now in perfect control.
It would seem that they understood something from this battle. This is a
good thing.
Above all everyone’s all right, I felt relieved.
The demons that brought up these words bowed their heads in unison.
Eh? Although I did say don’t die, I didn’t tell them to survive to the very
edge though?
To survive and become stronger, what are they, some battle race?!
I was shocked that they thought of me as a master who would give that kind
of ridiculous command.
「Ah, Yeah. In any case, above all, I’m glad you’re all safe……」
The Demons looked happy from receiving my compliments.
Oh well, whatever.
I should probably pay more attention from here on out, but we were in fact
currently in an emergency situation. I decided to reflect on it later.
I changed my mindset, and proceeded to confirmed the situation.
Hmm.
If I wanted to stop it, now would be the time.
I considered killing the “Rat” then and there, and extracting his memory.
However, individuals surpassing A rank have high resistances, and taking
memories protected by the soul seemed difficult.
And as for those in possession of Ultimate Skills, it’d fail without a doubt.
The “Rat” had only been sneaking around, but according to Diablo a strong
power was sensed from it.
This was evident from the fact he managed to steal a portion of Military
Uniform’s abilities. (EN: refers to Kondo. Rimuru refers to him as this.)
If you wanted to steal an ability (Skill) in the truest sense of the word, the
other party’s soul would be essential. Without that, if you only stole it from
devouring a portion of the flesh, only be an inferior variant could be
deconstructed……
Even so to be able to break through a section of the Spatial Interference
Barrier set up by the 600 Greater Demons, he, without a doubt, wielded
some sort of troublesome ability.
As initially planned, the strategy was to lure out the puppeteer behind the
scenes with the Emperor as bait.
Thus uproot the evil at its roots.
The promise to release Emperor Rudra must, of course, definitely be
achieved.
Good.
I’ve established my objective, and gave the command.
Let’s clean this mess up quickly.
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The “Rat”, taking the form of the man Gradim, Vega, pretended to protect
Emperor Rudra while he activated the transfer device.
Nodding towards the small number of Elite Mages and Major General Xam’d
staying behind to guard,
「I’ll be going on ahead. You guys quickly make your escape too!」
On the throne;
A chair that only the Emperor was permitted to sit on, a young boy sat on it
with a relaxed look.
He called out to Vega, who had just arrived, with a light-hearted tone.
Black hair and Black eyes, a native Japanese look……
He was someone who should have been exterminated by Kondo,
Kagurazaka Yuuki. (TN: That’s one F***er I didn’t miss.) (EN: I don’t get the
Yuuki hate, he’s an awesome villain~)
And standing behind him was a stoic faced beauty.
But contrary to her appearance, she was the strongest Hero, Chloe O’bell.
Chloe was probably unwilling, as she unresponsively stood there with an
uninterested look.
Acting per her contract, she left an impression of indifference.
「That was a close one. A little more and they would have arrived at this
place in hot pursuit.
Or rather, It seems Rimuru-san’s subordinates are all horrifyingly excellent
for no apparent reason.
We got careless for a bit there didn’t we? Vega, get your act together. 」
「Y-yeah. I got careless there, my bad……」
Emperor Rudra, who was in a dazed state up until now, opened his mouth.
While he was only half conscious, it seemed that he would be awaken
before long.
Although a bit earlier than planned, Yuuki decided to move his plan to the
next phase.
「What did you say!? Are you saying Damrada and Velgrynd are still
fighting?」
「Yes, your Majesty! Kondo-dono as well as Damrada-dono are currently
engaged in a fight to the death……」
「――Is that so. Then, before it’s too late, we must rescue them.
I’ll summon the angels. Make the preparations!!」
「But, your Majesty……!!」
Without letting it show, a smile surfaced on the face under that helmet.
Although he wondered would the Emperor would actually perform the
angel summoning, it looked like things were going well.
‘Just a little more, and it’s over’ he thought, a natural smile broke through
his façade.
But, that though was simply too naïve.
「Oh my? That would be troublesome. ――Besides, there’s no need to
rescue them.
After all, those two are already dead.」
「W-wait!」
「Repent as you’re trapped in fear! “Resentment Fear (Cursed Prison of
Resentment and Fear)”」
With even his soul devoured, he faced endless torture by the ghoul horde.
The pinnacle of anti-individual mind break magic, a synthesis of Extinction
King Abaddon, and a Necrosis bullet, was shot.
The pistol, large and crude in the hands of a lady, was fired.
Being an enlarged variant of the one Kondo once held, it’s expected power
would also increase.
The effects of the magic sealed within the bullets shot from the large pistol
was released in the interior of Vega’s skull.
With a single hit, Vega’s flesh was corroded by the curse; His soul, becoming
prisoner to endless agony.
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Uo……
Not given a chance to explain himself, he was shot without hesitation……
As expect of Carrera.
Another name on the ranking of individuals to never, ever, anger.
Or rather, putting the gentlemanly Diablo aside, the ones like Testarossa
and Carrera are pretty scary huh.
In that aspect, I’m so glad Ultima was calm and collected.
It’s hard to believe she’s a Demon.
She’s been called 「Ojou-sama」 by her subordinates, her main aide was
her butler too, she looks to have obviously been raised well.
She probably has all lot of influence.
Speaking of which, she might even be the Demon King’s daughter.
(TN: the raw also uses 魔王 here, but since this one’s obviously not referring
to the Demon Nobles or the Octagram members, I translated it as demon king
instead to avoid confusion.)
This is no good.
Looking at Carrera hunting the “Rat” without hesitation, I began to wander
away in though.
They had requested to allow them to end the Emperor and the “Rat”, and I’d
given them permission, but the result was this.
But well, the remaining one would be the one that bit the Emperor bait huh.
Ultima was fired up about killing the emperor, and came over to me,
wishing to do it.
So I decided to hand it to her.
and Thus, my opponent would be the mastermind.
「Oy, stop hiding and come out. You’re there aren’t you? Yuuki!」
Editor’s rant:
No. Later ~gao!
Clash of the Dragons and Demon Arc
Chapter 185 – The Beginning o a New Game
「Oh yeah, I was wondering…… How did you find this place?」
Yuuki asked.
He seemed to be either bold or stupid.
Who even asks this kind of question to the enemy?
1. Recover Veldora.
2. Eliminate the threat.
3. Annihilate the Imperials.
Of those, most of the work was done.
One could say operation complete. The only thing left would be the
releasing (finishing off) the Emperor.
In that case, the new victory conditions,
1. Recover Chloe.
2. Finish off the Emperor.
3. Finish off Yuuki.
Similar to Rimuru planning his bout with Yuuki, the latter also, looking at
the unexpected situation, let out a sigh.
When he noticed the spy, he did anticipate something like this, but of the
things he anticipated, this was the worst of the worst, and he couldn’t help
but sigh.
(Geez, can’t you just leave me alone……)
In any case, he needed to do something about this.
In this situation, Yuuki’s options were limited. It was pretty bad that Vega
was eliminated in an instant.
Well, Vega didn’t really matter that much……
But, ordering Chloe now would be a bad move.
Currently those stronger than Yuuki would be : Guy ・ Crimson, Milim ・
Nava, and the one in front of him, Rimuru.
There was also Demon Lord Leon ・ Cromwell to whom he had suffered
defeat once, and to whom his powers were known. But he was now
someone Yuuki had some chance to win against the next time.
But against this Rimuru with his unusually high growth speed, he honestly
couldn’t predict anything.
If he made Chloe deal with Rimuru, in that instant she would be released.
Therefore, they would need to finish each other off. And in an ideal
scenario, just before that happened, Yuuki himself would step in and steal
their powers.
But failing to get the powers, he would then have to face an angered Milim.
It was good that Chloe wasn’t hostile towards him, but he was running out
of options.
If he atleast had 2 wishes (orders) remaining, he could order the
elimination of Rimuru now, and somehow escape……
His only saving grace was the fact that Rimuru and the rest didn’t know that
he had only one remaining.
Yuuki considered putting Chloe in hiding a good decision.
Rimuru would therefore take into account the possibility of him issuing an
order to Chloe, and wouldn’t be able to act carelessly.
Using that opportunity, he would somehow survive this event.
And in the worst case scenario, he would be forced to play his trump card,
he expected.
(Yeah, I don’t really wanna have to do that though.)
But as he thought so, there didn’t seem to be any other means of him
escaping his current trial.
As for Ultima,
She faced Emperor Rudra.
Hair turned pure white. Pallid skin. He had a sickly frail presence, but the
strength of his will still shined brightly in those eyes.
She faced the young Emperor who could still be called a boy.
For a while now,
「What? just what nonsense do you speak?
Kondo Tatsuya and Damrada dead?
The hell is Velgrynd even doing……
Damrada? And even Kondo Tatsuya?
…….No……. Impossible. If they’re dead, why was I even…….」(TN: fuck I’m
sad again.)
Clad in the Aura of his former days, the Emperor declared with his will of
Nobility.
As a ruler, who lived long, and wagered the fate of the world in his Game.
Unlike before, he released the chains on his powers, and wielded the Justice
King with all his might.
To go berserk, and cause the erasure of civilization; to meet the
expectations of his subordinates who had sacrificed themselves.
To meet the conditions of his final decree.
His loyal subordinates had kept their word.
So in the end, he would meet his demise as the Emperor.
……. The Emperor however, didn’t realize that those thoughts were had
been planted into him via Yuuki’s Thought Manipulation.
His heart weakened, his mind damaged, he never realized that he had
become vulnerable to Ultimate Skills.
In addition, there was fault in his reliance on the Absolute Defense of
“Castle Guard”.
Being protected from all fronts, he didn’t have experience in safeguarding
his mind.
The Absolute Barrier would project from all evils as long as those swearing
fealty were nearby.
But without those loyal subjects, it had no effect at all.
He had only hoped to slightly influence him…….
But Yuuki’s Thought Manipulation “Worm” had, facing no resistance,
encroached the Emperor’s mind, and made Yuuki’s plans come to fruition.
In other words, Armageddon was unleashed.
Fuck!
Sensing danger, Ultima went into full gear.
「Oh no you don’t! “Bloody Bite” !!」(TN: Damrada’s chuuni caught on lol!)
Using the last of his spirit, Rudra summoned the Angel Army.
Her claws were weakened by the sheer Holiness of that Skill, yet “Bloody
Bite” still forced its way towards Emperor Rudra’s heart.
However, using Rudra as the key, the Gates of Heaven spread open.
Ultima’s “Bloody Bite” was nullified a single moment before reaching him.
The skies of the Imperial Capital became saturated with Holy Aura.
And thus, the Ultimate Army against Demons, The Angel Army had begun to
manifest.
Yuuki activated his Ultimate Skill 『Greed King Mammon』 , and began
approaching the Emperor.
「Steal Skill!!」
「Naive.」
Yuuki was blown away by Diablo who had, completely erasing his presence,
perfectly hidden himself.
That single attack, breaking through his multiple force fields, felt as if it was
reaping his soul away.
Even then, the attack seemed to not be at full power.
After all, it was only a bare-handed strike using no weapon.
「 ―― Kpff!! The hell, there was another one……!」
「Move, Diablo!」
But well――
Yes, Yuuki’s goal wasn’t to injure.
It was simply having Diablo, who blocked his way to the Emperor, move out
of the way.
Carrera immediately shot her gun, but the flexible Snake Sword acted like a
whip and thrashed all bullets away from Yuuki.
He repelled the bullets with overlapped effects of Ultimate Skills.
He nullified Testarossa’s oncoming magic attack, and evaded Ultima’s lunge.
With a technique surpassing that of Damrada, he shifted Ultima’s center of
balance and thrust his palm at her.
The sudden concentrated palm thrust sealed Ultima’s movements in an
instant.
And that instant was all that was necessary.
Moving at unfathomable speeds, easily doing away with the Demons who
reacted――
Yuuki reached the Emperor.
「!!」
Yuuki muttered.
And then, as if it was the most natural thing in the world, he issued orders
to the Angels.
Incarnate! He commanded.
As if it was his own from the start, Yuuki showed excellent control of 『
Justice King Michael』.
The Angels which flooded the skies heeded Yuuki’s orders, and to attain
their bodies, began their incarnations.
However, the 100,000 prepared bodies were not enough for the 1,000,000
strong Angels.
To compensate, yes ―― innocent, uninvolved civilians, the citizens of the
Capital were put forth as tribute.
Receiving such a report from Moss who was stationed at the Capital, I was
infuriated.
「Yuuki, you bastard! Stop the Angels now! Don’t get unrelated civilians
involved dammit!」
―― Goodbye, Rimuru-san ――
Kagari’s prepared corpse, and Vega’s body, whose head was smashed,
beckoned by Yuuki’s words, began their rebirth.
Carrera’s “Resentment Fire” that had entrapped Vega’s soul was nullified
with Yuuki’s “Eraser Shot”.
Normally the soul itself would have been eliminated, but Vega’s soul was of
a special genre which, Yuuki knew, could handle substitutes.
After all, they were the ones who had created Vega.
Vega was a Battle Creature, whom Yuuki had created taking inspiration
from Rimuru’s powers when they first met.
In terms of specs 『Plunder』was better than『Predate』.
『Plunder』 could attain powers of the same level as the one it took,
whereas 『Predate』 only got a degraded version.
But 『Predate』had its advantages too.
This was its integration ability. It could make optimum use of the powers in
its possession.
That led to the very real possibility of developing an Ultimate Skill after
attaining and integrating multitudes of Skills.
This was the basis under which Vega was born.
Therefore, he could also receive substitute souls, and his body was now
regenerating.
For this reason, he wasn’t affected by Carrera’s cursed bullet.
As for Kagari, she needed no explanation.
Kagari, or rather, Kazaream, the ex-Demon Lord, who held out even as a
soul, believed in the success of their plan and was diligently waiting.
Knowing the true nature of Yuuki, Kagari never once doubted that he would
lose.
Kagari and Vega successfully completed their resurrection.
As holy beings, who ate the Seraphim, who rivalled the strength of even
Awakened Demon Lords.
Confirming both of their revivals, Yuuki now turned to me, and spoke.
He selfishly declared.
Continuing, he called out to Chloe who was hidden away all this time.
And issued her an order.
Chloe came out with a sullen face, and looked like she wanted to tell me
something, but only nodded to Yuuki’s order.
I too wanted to say something to her, but the timing wasn’t right.
Thinking that Yuuki would send Chloe after me was one big cause for
worry.
In any case, I was very glad I didn’t have to fight Chloe here and now.
If that had happened, while I faced Chloe, the Devil Lords would have to
deal with Yuuki, Vega, Kagari, and the whole Angel Army; not exactly a
piece of cake.
I could call over the rest of the Demon Nobles, but the Angel Army would
definitely still be troublesome.
This was, as Angra Mainyu had said, going according to Yuuki’s wish of
playing a Game with me.
He had made this his last order right before releasing Angra Mainyu, very
Yuuki-like.
Was it to buy time against me, or for buying time to save me, I didn’t know.
He was hesitant about ending the world, so I believe he wanted to settle
everything with a game.
A very crazy-like, Yuuki-like idea.
At any rate, it was not time to fight just yet.
Even if I attacked now, it’d have not effect as Yuuki was now in possession
of “Castle Guard”.
We were the ones at a disadvantage, so I’ll take this opportunity as a saving
grace.
As if he had finished his work here, Yuuki took his two underlings, and the
Angel Army, and teleported somewhere else.
They probably returned to the Heavens using Justice King Michael.
I wondered if you could go there with Bodied Angels, but they did do it, so
yeah.
Anyway, a month remained till the game starts.
Yuuki probably needed more time to get used to the Angra Mainyu’s
powers, and give time for the Angels to get adjusted into their bodies.
As for me, I too gained the time to integrate my Skills, and wait out the
ascension of my subordinates.
This time was very precious.
I should contact Ruminas, Leon, and Guy, and let them know about the
happenings.
Throwing another Walpurgis (Demon Lord Festival) should be a good idea,
I started planning for hereafter.
The results this time were good, that was without a doubt.
I didn’t want to think my decision was wrong, but that could just be a failure
caused by “self-conceit”.
Or maybe it was because I had yet again attained new powers, overcome
the worst case scenario, and still ended at a good position.
Though I did have “Soul Protect”, just to be safe, I had only brought along
those with Ultimate Skills to fight the mastermind.
It’s because I suspected Yuuki to be the one behind it all, and feared he
might take away my subordinates.
But being wary of Yuuki was a good decision.
We were completely prepared.
Except, I didn’t think the Emperor would be broken, and would actually use
Armageddon.
No ―― I had considered even that possibility not to be much of a problem.
I had somehow gained such tremendous strength that my bar for threat was
raised much higher.
And also, according to Velgrynd, there was no need to worry about the
angels……
That precisely was my worst mistake.
Prioritising Yuuki and ignoring the Emperor was the very reason the
situation took a turn for the worse.
But still…… If everything was within expectations, we could handle it.
Unfortunately, there was one thing that was far beyond my imagination.
“Stellar Dragon King” Veldanava. He who had created the world they live in.
Guy, who undoubtedly prided himself as one of the strongest alive, chose to
challenge this being without any hesitation.
And ended up utterly defeated.
Guy was sent to the ground, as though there wasn’t any resistance
whatsoever.
Never once doubting his was the strongest, his pride at that time, was
utterly shattered.
Pride.
Looking back, this role perfectly fits me.
It was a request, that obviously took into account that Guy wielded the
unique skill『Pride』.(TN: the skill’s name *is* pride lol)
Guy dove deeper down now that his pride has been shattered once.
And attained ultimate skill『Pride King Lucifer』.
A Demon Lord who had the power to rival God was born at this moment.
「I’m not accepting this, even if my elder brother has!」(TN: past velzard
was so adorable (>ω<) )
「Fufun! Coz Your’s truly is the strongest, I won’t be needing help from you
guys.
Hey Demon Lord, I challenge you to a one-on-one battle!」
The good-looking young man who can be called a biseinen, charged in
wearing his intricate full-body magic armor. (TN:maybe pretty boy for
biseinen? lol)
Should I easily evade or receive the attack. Maybe I should counterattack
and make him regret his choice.
Guy thought with Thought Acceleration, while looking at the 3 of them.
But,
The magic released from the silver haired girl, who looked to be his younger
sister, enveloped Rudra’s sword in light.
It was a dazzling, eye catching light, which exudes a radiance that seemed to
destroy evil.
(Shit. That light could cut through all barriers!)
Plus, he has been hiding his true strength, the young man’s swinging sword
accelerated towards Guy.
At the last second, Guy parried the blow with his Demon Sword “Tenma”.
The young man, with his vivid sword techniques, gave Guy problems even
when predicting his moves using “Clairvoyance”.
「Hey, you’re good! You are the first who managed to make me draw my
sword!」
「Hah! To think you would parry the attacks of Your’s truly! This is gonna
be fun, Demon Lord!
Before this one destroys you, how about he hears your name?」
「How brazen, for a human….
I’m Guy.
All who have faced me, end up screaming Giyaaーーーー.
Does that work as my name?
It was a pain to think about, so I shortened it to Guy for my name.」
「…. Wait a sec.
That’s not how names work. Names don’t work that way at all!
It won’t be awesome if your’s truly defeats a Demon Lord with such a weird
name….
Come to think of it, your hair’s a beautiful Cardinal Red color――」
「Hold up. If you talk about Cardinal, you think of me. What are you doing
giving away my name!?」(EN: Velgrynd talking)
「Nn? Ahh, I get it, what a noisy fella….
Alright, Crimson then! How’s that, no more problems right?」
「…. it’s kinda similar, but that’s good i guess. Words don’t really go into
that thick head of yours….」
「Great! Then it’s decided. From today, you shall be “Demon Lord” Guy・
Crimson!」
「Hey you! Even though you said to battle fair and square, isn’t what you
are doing too devious!?」
After obstructing his(Guy’s) vision, Rudra cut Guy’s stats down with a Holy
Barrier, so Guy was voicing his complaints.
Retorted Rudra.
Recently their strength has been comparable, being on the back foot
probably made Rudra anxious.
His declaration at the start was blown off elsewhere, and he was gunning
for the victory by any means now.
Though Guy looked like he was sighing, on the inside he was enjoying such
conversations too.
Having someone comparable as a sparring partner was amazing as it is, and
just as Rudra said, he could vividly feel himself improving with each battle.
Just attaining an Ultimate Skill isn’t the end, mastering it’s usage is where
the real challenge lied.
Although he was battling Rudra at his level, using only his sword, Guy was
slowly overpowering Rudra.
At this point, with Rudra pulling small tricks every so often, they ended
with a tie, having no conclusion.
But, if they went on like this, sooner or later Guy is going to emerge
victorious.
But….
Guy felt something out of place.
「Oi…. You, during our first battle, why did you not defeat me then?
If you didn’t name me, and just came at me with everything you had, you
would have won, right?」
Proud as he is, as much as he didn’t want to admit it, Guy still chose to ask
Rudra this question.
Just as Guy wielded『Pride King Lucifer』, Rudra wielded『Justice King
Michael』.
If he went all out from the very start, he had a definite chance of doing
damage to Guy.
It was a fact, that Rudra had his chance at victory.
After listening to what Rudra had to say, although it was unexpected, Guy
found himself accepting the circumstances.
If… It was a power that was a part of Veldanava, having the capability to
defeat me isn’t hard to imagine.
Meaningless, was what Guy was about to say, but his voice was muffled by
the roar of an explosion.
The cause, was a fight among sisters, between Velzard and Velgrynd.
It seems, that due to their newborn brother’s selfishness, he was out
rampaging about as he liked.
They were pushing the responsibility onto each other, saying Velzard’s
severe discipline being the cause, and Velgrynd’s spoiling him being the
cause. (TN: lol wut?) (EN: I.. want doujins NOW!)
This was something he was used to already, but Guy thought it would be
nice if they could do it somewhere else so as not to be a nuisance to others.
「We’re done here! I really like you. (TN: as a person) (EN: don’t add words
to his mouth!)
That’s why, I won’t be killing you, nor will I fight you for real.
But, to stop the world from falling apart, I’ll stay in my position as Demon
Lord.」
Just as Guy said that while looking Rudra in the eyes, (TN: woot moar
shippin!)
「A “Game”?」
「Yeah.
This one and you, with our respective pawns, we fight for conquest of this
world.
Your’s tru-… I believe that it is possible to unite the humans.
I was able to become friends with someone like you.
There’s no need for a “Demon Lord” or “Arbitrator”.
Veldanava was being obstinate with his ideals……
But I have persuaded him and got his approval.
Even though the chances are amazingly close to zero, I’ll be doing
everything I possibly can.
『Justice King Michael』’s Armageddon, will bring forth an army of angels
that will destroy everything.
But, I’ll give it my all to control this power.
If humans advance too much, military power and civilization will become
collateral.
And, I shall unite this world, and create a utopia!
So, I would like you to stop going around slaughtering humans.」
「Hah! It’s not as though mindless slaughter is a hobby of mine.
I only kill those who annoy me.
It matters not whether they are kind or villainous.
If I like them I let them live, I kill them if I don’t.
But, well…. Why not?
I’m bored anyway.
I shall not take the field personally, and instead I’ll gather up other Demon
Lords, and they shall represent me.
Now, your goal is to conquer the world before it becomes one that is under
total control of the Demon Lords.
I give you my word that I will not directly interfere.
But, I will continue my work as the “judge”.
It is my promise with Veldanava as the “Arbitrator”.
Also, as a “Hero”, you should already know right?
Heroes, are they who wield the greatest power, the avatars of justice.
Armageddon as it is, is a greater deterrent compared to the threat of Demon
Lords.
It is a “program” meant to destroy the world, prepared for when the
“Arbitrator” abandons his job.
Veldanava is a perfectionist, not a romanticist.
After seeing intelligent beings finally being born after several hundred
million years, he sees the need to manage them so they don’t end up
destroying themselves.」
「But, even so!
I, have the obligation to bring him peace of mind.
Veldanava, has consummated with my sister.
And, Lucia has been blessed with Veldanava’s child.
Veldanava now, is no different from a normal human.
He had always been alone, as someone who wasn’t bound by the concept of
a lifespan; that Veldanava confided to me while smiling.
He has found happiness being together with Lucia, but even now he still
worries for the future!
Ever more so, for the future of his child….
That is the reason why I need to let him settle down.
To let him see, how much this world that he has created, has matured, has
become a wonderful balanced world――」
the result….
Was a cycle of tragedies.
Shortly after Milim was born, Lucia and Veldanava perished in a magic
attack caused by another country plotting against the Nasca Kingdom.
Milim grew up without knowing her parents’ faces. Also, not knowing of her
relation to Rudra.
Milim’s pet too, perished at the plot of a certain country.
To calm down the vehemently enraged Milim, Guy had to take her on with
everything he had.
The repeated tribulations.
The ugly truth of the human world that was shown.
After shaving off his Holy powers through countless rebirths, he lost his
qualifications to be a “Hero”.
Even so, Rudra remained a Saint, through sheer force of will.
But――
After a certain point, Rudra’s heart began to be tainted, as he began utilizing
means that strayed from his past idealist self.
Cold, cruel means.
Attaining victory against Guy became the only goal, but that, only caused
more tragedies.
And so, the Game between Guy and Rudra that had spanned eternally, came
to it’s end.
Lion’s Rant:
Gao~~! It’s done! It was a great run. Did I break some rules? Some thing about
no chapters 12 hrs between each other……(orz)…… But with this, Lion Mask
RPT doing slime tensei is also done. It’s been fun. But really, I’m getting too
busy to maintain all this. I’ll leave it in the capable hands of Guro’s team. And
Sushi joining them is pretty much settled, so translations should be pretty
damn accurate, to say the least. We head into the final arc now. 5 chapters of
which seems to be done already lol. I’ll put this here again, the Discord
chat, where I goof off a lot. It’s full of weirdoes, so tread wisely~. Anyway, as
for the future… the future eh… Well, once (if) randomperson makes the new
epub I plan to make a post about it. If I start again (on another series) I will
make a post about the details of that. Other than those two ‘ifs’ it’s pretty
much unknown. But consider lionmaskrpt unofficially dead. Huh.. does than
sound too dark? Maybe? Hopefully not. Well, then… as always. See you in
another chapter~! Gaooo~!
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