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章 108: Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken Chapter 108

Tournament – Finals Part 3

Following the qualifiers, the first day of the finals ended safely.

Gabil did his best. With indomitable spirit, he stood up over and over again, seeming like a wall that couldn't be passed.

His figure left a deep impression, captivating the spectators.

Oh well, Souka secretly ignored Gabil's attempts to give up no matter how many times he tried.

「Ooootto, what did you say? What? "I can still do it... Don't underestimate me?"

Contestant Gabil, what motivation! Such an unyielding man! He still hasn't given up~!!」(Souka)

No matter how you look at it he already gave up, but his luck run out when Souka became the announcer.

After all, for a full hour, Ranga toyed with him[1].

Since the spectators didn't know the circumstances, it seems that Gabil was remembered as an unyielding man.

I can't decide whether that's a good or bad thing.

However, I want to say that "I'm glad it's not me!"

When the match ended, everyone returned to their respective inn.

I got up from my seat and started to walk away to invite Masayuki for a meal.

̀「Please wait a bit. I have something I want to ask.」 (Unknown)

There was a person who called me to halt.

It was the half elf girl from before.

With pale light blue silver hair and her jade eyes, she was a super bishoujo[2].

「Ah, so you are here! Ah!*surprised*, Rimuru-dono, it's been a long time.」(Elalude)

Before I could reply to the girl, a person came and greeted me while panting. Did he come running? It was Duke Elalude.

「Ah! Duke, it's been a long time. Are you well? And, is she your acquaintance?」(Rimuru)

She was a person the Duke was hurriedly looking for....

Although I expected it, more or less let's listen to his word*

「Ah! Allow me to introduce you.

This is Her Majesty, the Empress of the Sorcery Dynasty of Sarion, Elmeshia Elure Sarion.

Her Majesty, this is the person I told you about before, Demon Lord Rimuru-dono.」 (Elalude)

Pretty much, she was the ruler of the country who supported me. After he introduced the empress to me, he introduces me to her.

「Umu. I know. This one[3] is the Empress of the Sorcery Dynasty of Sarion, Elumeshia Elure Sarion.

I hope we will get along well.」(Elumeshia)

Although she a bishoujo, she emits a solemn aura.

I think she might have suppressed it before, but the person before me is without a doubt someone worthy of being called an Empress.

「Hello, I'm Rimuru, the King of Tempest. Please take care of me as well!

Since I'm ignorant with the etiquette of King, please pardon my rudeness.[4]」(Rimuru)

I introduce myself as well.

Oh dear, I sounded like an upstart Outlaw.[5]

I wish you would excuse me from such stiff formalities. How should I put it, since the empress came dressed as an adventurer, I want to think something like that should be fine.

「Umu, it's not a problem. Such things aren't important.

What is with this country's outrageous war potential! That's the real issue!」(Elumeshia)

She pressed me for answers while forcefully barraging me questions.

Beside her, Duke Elalude was greatly perplexed.

We changed locations, and we were now talking while eating dinner.

I wanted to eat with Masayuki, but I gave priority to the Empress of Sarion this time. Though it was regrettable, it couldn't be helped.

According to the Empress.

Although she was a master in magic, she was defeated by a strong devil and couldn't do a single thing about it. That devil was Dagura.

Furthermore, he instantly defeated countless opponents by himself. He was a surprisingly outrageous opponent.

Despite this, that devil was easily[6] defeated by by a single Tempest executive.

She couldn't accept this and became indignant.

By the way, the Empress in here is a homunculus[7] that she transferred her consciousness into.

So, there is no need to worry about her getting hurt, although she was frustrated about her loss.

「Well you see, because Her Majesty was never lost before. When it comes to magic she's the best....

Therefore Her Majesty, what i can say? Since it was a Demon Lord, it won't turn out as a half-assed tournament.」(Elalude)

Duke Elalude soothes her as if he's given up on it.

She acted recklessly because there was no danger to the real body, thanks to that I think Her Majesty's selfishness was great.

That night, I enjoyed conversing with Sarion's Empress, and successfully struck an agreement about future technology.

Although it was just a verbal promise, it was a promise between fellow rulers. I don't think it will be broken.

After successfully making a promise with the Sorcery Dynasty of Sarion, I can say that the tournament was already successful.

I'm pleased with the progress, and I'm convinced that the relationship between our countries will become even better in the future.

And then, the night grew old, as the morning of the second day of finals arrived.

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The second day of the Finals.

The fifth match... Arnaud vs Beretta

A noteworthy match

Although Arnaud said that he would conceal his status as a Holy Knight and registered as Mask Knight...

「Eh? He doesn't depend on others, right?

The one who is called the strongest of holy knights that vows to protect people how could he do something like run away [8]?

If he is a man, it must be a fight fair and square! Isn't that right, Arnaud-san?」 (Demon Announcer)

Souka seems to have asked again while smiling sweetly.

She ended her words with "fool".

「Hahaha, of course. A Holy Knight wouldn't run away from any fight!!」(Trapped Knight)

Maybe because he was desperate, he was muttering "it will be alright if I win--If I win!" It seems he decided to continue without concealing his true identity.

He's just like a young rabbit that has been ensnared in a trap

No, I think that conversation about escaping wasn't needed right? Well, whatever...

A wicked smile seems to have appeared on Souka's face.

Or rather, when she was still Abil's Imperial Guard, she looked like an obedient and good child, but she changed suddenly after she revealed the fact that she was a woman.

Was this her original personality? Or did she receive a wicked influence from someone (Probably Souei)?

Or, it might be both.

She has grown into a frightening little demon.

It's too late now. I must be careful so I don't end up ensnared in a trap as well.

「Begin!」(Souka)

While I was thinking about the pitiful Arnaud, the match began before I realized.

Arnaud was taking a distance from Beretta, vigilantly holding his sword.

As expected, it seems he won't attack carelessly.

「It started right. The day to show off Beretta's strength has come right!」(Annoying Fairy)

I was surprised! Suddenly Ramiris came and spoke near my ear.

Veldora and Milim also came along from behind.

「Y-You guys. Weren't you all engrossed inside the Dungeon?」(Rimuru)

「Fuhahaha, Rimuru. It was completed a while ago. You'll looking forward to it!」(Milim)

「Since I also have an interest in the tournament. Yesterday, I performed Probability Manipulation of Investigation King Faust[9].

In yesterday matches, weren't the matches concentrated with ones that had clear results?」(Otaku Dragon)

WHAT・DID・YOU・SAY・!?

That explains why for some reason people with similarly problematic powers were fighting each other.

And, did he manipulate it so that the combination he didn't have interest in would be concentrated in yesterday's match?

Certainly, there are a lot of highlights[10] in today's match.

The combination like『Arnaud vs Beretta 』right now and『Lion Mask vs Diablo』, were matches that Ramiris and Milim did not want to miss.

For something that he considered uninteresting, he still accurately manipulated it.

"Let's overlook it for the sake of such interesting events like this one", he will never say such generous words, huh? As expected of him.

「Oh well, I don't have an interest in the outcome, but it will serve as a good reference! Kuahahahaha.」 (Veldora)

Veldora began proudly laughing.

Unlike the old him, he seems to have become interested in the matters of strengths and weaknesses. It must be the influence of Manga.

Now, he seems to be researching a beautiful way to win. What a hardworking fellow.

Oh well, since he is such a strong person, I didn't think that he would let his imagination run wild for such useless things.

While I was surprised by the entry of Ramiris and co, the match showed a new development.

Arnold's sword attacks were easily repelled by Beretta's arm. Although it continued for some time.....

「Ootto, Contestant Arnaud's attacks cannot pass at all?

Is he going easy on his opponent? But if these are serious attacks then is he unworthy to be called the strongest Holy Knight!」(Souka)

That brief comment was a sharp wound.

But those words couldn't disturb Arnold's mind yet.

「Hah. Every attack so far was for the sake of a plan. Look below it's feet everyone!」(Arnaud)

Trying to look good, Arnaud pointed below Beretta's feet.

There, a magic formation was drawn without anyone having become aware.

At the intervals between the sword attacks, without being noticed he had been drawing the formation by scattering silver dust.

He was a skillful man.

However, to be able to fight with this method, it seems he wasn't a simple muscle brain.

「Activate! Holy Field・Weak version!」(Arnaud)

So Arnaud shouted after he throws the Shuriken[11] with Barrier Tag[12] attached to them in four directions.

Crystals were embedded in the handle of the Shuriken. Apparently, they were charged with Magic power, so it seems to enable the invocation of the barrier in a short time span.

Although he said it was weak version, to able set up Holy Field by himself.......

It seems that Arnaud is a man who cannot be underestimated.

However, the equipment was made by Kurobee for Arnaud to test[13], so frankly it can be said that Kurobee was his contributor.....

It seems that after doing various experiments with Arnaud, the two got along well with each other.

Thanks to that, the quality of weapons from Tempest seems to have increased as well. It's really a great thing.

Normally, although it is just a weak version of the Holy Field, most people would succumb to it when confined inside.

It might be that only some of the executives would be able to cancel such a barrier.

Is there even a method to completely capture Benimaru and Souei?

Because the ability compatibility was only to this extent, I was unable to judge its strength and weakness.

And, in the current situation, the compatibility was very bad. And for Arnaud...

「It's useless. Because of the ability given to me by Rimuru-sama, I don't suffer the effects of Holy Field.」(Beretta)

Beretta moves to counterattack against Arnaud for the first time while informing him indifferently.

It can be understood that Arnaud's sword attacks were not effective because Beretta has physical attack nullification.

Also its body was created using Magic Steel.

Beretta's fist was clad in helical mix of Youki and Aura[14] emitted from the Unique Skill『Saint-Demon Fusion[15]』, then it fired that bizarre energy.

The disposition was similar to 〈Energy Combat Arts[16]〉Aura Blade, but the power had increased tremendously.

It's also possible to shoot it at high speed.

Though it seems not to have been concentrated to the level of penetration like Benimaru's, the constant touki that clad its whole body was still beautiful without any blemish.

The level was different from the irregular touki that Dagura emits.

The power was not just simple Youki and Aura, one blow from that fist could be considered a Finishing Move[17].

Beretta who shifted over to offensive let out an attack with fearsome precision.

The spectators seemed to see the match as a great one, but my eyes couldn't be deceived.

Beretta hadn't shown its true power. It only fought with 30% of its power.

「Fufu! How's dat! How's about dat! My Beretta, seriously cool!」(Ramiris)

Ramiris flew around my surroundings, boasting with a self-satisfied look.

Not enough to only show it to me, she was also boasting to Veldora and Milim.

Veldora only replied,「Humph, even so I am stronger!」but,

「Fufun[18], it's okay for you to be excited now.

Tomorrow my Lion Mask will dismantle your Beretta, I'm sure of it!」(Milim)

Not wanting to lose, Milim answered back to Ramiris.

Geez, is this a children's squabble?

Furthermore, don't you think we should have worried about the pitiful Arnaud-san?

The brutal announcer herded him into a situation where he couldn't surrender, so his situation was hopeless.

Or rather, won't Arnaud's spirit[19] be broken by this?

Just with this, my own assessment of him considerably increased.

When the fight between Ramiris and Milim ended, the match had also ended.

Of course, it was a victory for Beretta.

Arnaud used a Special Move he calls "Meteor Slash[20]" or something like that, but the sword broke and crumbled when came in contact with Beretta's body.

Oh well, it was natural that the sword lost its durability after striking the hunk of steel that is Beretta's body continuously.

The weapon will accumulate damage little by little even if the weapon is clad with touki.

Even though his sword was broken the match continued.

But Arnaud conceded defeat, and so the match ended.

His sword being broken was just an excuse. In reality, he wasn't able to land a single hit on Beretta.

However, since the spectators didn't know about it, the skillful announcer followed up Arnaud.

「Unfortunately because his sword has broken, he must reluctantly surrender from the match.」With such an explanation, the spectators understood.

Souka, I will treat you to a meal! So I thought with teary eyes, somehow she gave a skillful commentary. However I pretended not to know about it.

Arnaud's honor was protected. That is good.

Thus, the fifth match ended with Beretta's victory.

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章 109: Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken Chapter 109

Tournament – Finals Part 4

It's the main act. Milim was extremely excited; she was encouraging (threatening) the Lion mask. I heard her say "Do you understand what will happen if you lose?" but whatever could she mean? Perhaps it's better not to know. And with the signal audible to all, the match began.

They stood in the middle, observing each other. The two devils before us were displaying an overpowering presence. And the fact that they did not release even a hint of their aura made the situation all the more bizarre.

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Karion never doubted his position as a being of strength. Until he was defeated by Milim, that is. But as a result of his loss, he learned that a league beyond his own existed. Thus, today he was observing his opponent with a composed gaze of a true warrior, not the prideful gaze of the strong.

This guys is insanely dangerous.

(Wha… the… hell? What's a devil on par with a demon lord doing here?!)

Normally, Karion wouldn't care about his opponent's strength–rushing in with a smile on his face, ready to accept defeat. However, even though he has delegated his royal responsibilities to Milim, he lived as Milim's shield. "Lose a battle, win the war!" Is not an excuse he could rely on. So, training with these thoughts in mind caused him to increase his powers beyond what he had as a demon lord. After all, he has been used as daily stress relief for Milim during what she called sparring sessions. Of course he'd get stronger from that. Let your guard down and you'll end up in a different world. Survival required him to strengthen his own body. Thus, he became much more cautious, and stronger. And yet, even the experienced eyes of Karion could not see the depths of his opponent's strength.

"Hey, Lion Mask! You do understand, right? Your job is to trash that doll (Beretta) in an upcoming match! I will not allow failure here! As my underling, get fired up!"

Yet for some reason, he felt no encouragement from her words. Large drops of sweat fell from Karion's forehead. What will happen if he loses? There's no need to guess: a hell of a training will await him. So far, he's endured easy mode and normal mode training, but has yet to unlock hard mode. And according to the rumors, there's also the ultimate course "hell mode" which cannot be reached by an average person. If he loses, he will certainly be thrown into it. So even against such a dangerous opponent, there's no choice but to get fired up.

"Kufufufu. You don't look too well. However, I cannot hold back. Since I have joined the battle for the sake of my rank, I must be a little serious this time."

Tch. Tch. Looks like the opponent isn't holding back, Karion thought,

"I, too, cannot lose. My bad, but I'll be going all out from the start!"

He replied. And immediately afterwards,

"Begin!"

Editor note: this must be the signal that Rimuru noted previously. So no, this chapter does describe the start of the match twice.

Souka's command reached their ears. And as if tearing the air around them, a battle cry reverberated through the arena. It was Karion who roared. Covered in white silver bristles, he revealed his magic beast form. He was not aiming for victory while preserving his strength; rather, he sought to win quickly by using all of his strength. Denting the arena floor itself, he released his fighting spirit along with the Byakko-Seiryugeki. A large crack ran through one of the stone slabs on the floor. The depth of the crack testifying to his steps' power. "I got him!" He thought, and confidently slashed the Byakko-Seiryugeki at Diablo's neck. He had just covered 10 meters in an instant to land a fatal blow, while wielding the Byakko-Seiryugeki–a legendary item that could cut through any and all barriers. Half-baked defensive barreirs will not be able to withstand its mighty blade. Karion's confidence came from the fact that no being could evade the coming blow.

It was a sure-kill strike that would bring him decisive victory before his enemy could gauge his strength. So thought Karion.

"Beast Strike!!"

The spear's tip split into two, preventing Diablo's escape.

The fangs of the Byakko and the Jaws of the Seiryuu. These two slashes embodied the true strength of the Byakko-Seiryugeki. One destroys all the barriers of an escpaing foe while the other decapitates them in a single strike. A perfect maneuver. And perfect timing.

Thus proclaiming his confidence, a fearless smile appeared on Karion's face. And at that moment, Diablo's figure vanished.

(Teleportation?!)

Karion was startled for a moment, but then regained his calm and used magic perception to observe his surrounding.

High ranked devils are those who mastered transfer magic. Pulling it off instantly and without a chant was unexpected, but nothing that can't be dealt with. In the space-time category of abilities, Transfer consumed the most magical energy. Creating a gate and stabilizing space is the safest, and consumes the least magical energy to move. However, what Diablo did just now–transferring without the use of a gate, even when moving by himself–was ten times as costly. And to teleport without the use of a chant… only a handful of high ranked devils could do that. This isn't an ability usable by just anyone. And the teleportation ability just now, it's an advanced ability above spatial transfer. Spatial transfer may look instantaneous to the average person, but in the eyes of a master there's a slight time lag. However teleportation happens literally in an instant, time lag doesn't occur. It is the pinnacle of the transfer type abilities. This isn't an ability that could be used in rapid succession. As a counter measurement against it, one should go on the defensive, and wait for the opponent to exhaust himself.

The opponent would weaken faster than yourself. So there is no need to hurry. In fact, since Diablo did not escape using spatial transfer, that means the could not have avoided it otherwise.

(Tch. Lucky guy. If I didn't use my sure-kill strike right from the start, he would have wasted magical energy pointlessly...)

Karion thought, carefully maintaining his attack stance. He repeatedly attacked in order to bait his opponent to consume his strength. And, every time he would get away in an instant. He patiently waited for a chance. Diablo continuously transferred around, making a fool out of Karion.

(But, what an awesome amount of magical energy. How long can he keep transferring…)

Though he had teleported only once–at the start, he had not transferred himself a countless number of times. To continuously transfer without chanting, this is impossible even for an Arch Demon. He knew the demon before him was an abnormal existence, however it surpassed his wildest expectations. But Karion did not get impatient. That's because among monsters, there's his own shockingly unreasonable master (Mirim) whom he always keeps company. So he stuck to basics and observed, paying attention to his opponent's reactions. Constantly looking for a chance. Karion's actions were reasonable, and, in fact, correct. If his opponent wasn't Diablo, that is…

"Kufufufu. Analysis, complete. I have obtained data about your physical prowess. I'll proceed to verify. Since it's a little dangerous, please be careful."

Diablo, who had been transferring around until now, suddenly said.

And cold sweat ran down Karion's back. his instincts screamed "danger!" A myriad fireballs floated around Diablo, radiating monstrous heat, hiding powers Karion could not perceive. Karion was resistant to fire and frost, but there's a limit to resistance. Karion released his battle spirit in all directions, creating a barrier to prevent the fireballs from hitting. The impact was so strong that Karion almost lost consciousness as the barrier was crushed; however, he had successfully defended against all the fireballs. And although an intense heat followed, the barrier weakened it to levels that Karion's resistance could endure.

"It's my turn, eat this! Beast Roar!!"

While arranging his barrier, Karion converted his magical energy into raw destructive force. An attack aiming for the moment when the opponent was exhausted right after deploying an attack, this was Karion's Strongest sure-kill magic particle cannon. This time for sure, the finishing blow! As if responding to Karion's thoughs, the dreg magic particles emitted by the golden light burned the surrounding air. At this point, he wasn't holding back at all. All of his power was behind this attack.

"Kufu, kufufufufu. Wonderful. This shows the brightness of your soul! However, you have used this attack a little too late. What a shame."

Diablo's voice reached Karion's ears. And, as if the world had stopped, as if time itself refused to continue, the light stopped right in front of its target. That is, right in front of Diablo.

"Impossible!" Karion, thought, and quickly moved to create some distance. And then, he felt as if is mind and body were separated. Even if he tried to turn around, he felt his body fixed in place. He could see himself firing his sure-kill beast roar

"Wh-what is happening?!"

Karion asked, impatiently. And, happily in response, Diablo said,

"Kufufufu. This is my ability, "Paradise Time." In this world, the time has stopped and only the two of us are conscious. Originally, I had planned to make you into my pawn, but your will was too strong. I might not be able to tempt you. Be proud of the fact. However, your spirit is weak against intrusion. Evidence that your mentality is poorly trained. So rejoice. You can still grow stronger. My lord, Rimuru-sama and his ally Milim are like sworn siblings, so consider this a service. Learn from this mistake and devote yourself wholeheartedly to improvement!"

Karion could not understand the explanation, but he realized his defeat.

Directing his consciousness into this world, he again looked at Diablo. And once again realized the overwhelming difference between them. The fact that he could materialize this world itself was something he could never understand. Before such overwhelming information, there's nothing Karion could have done. In this world, he could not even move magic power.

"Damn it! I'll win next time!"

He yelled sorely with his last bit of strength. And Diablo's voice responded,

"World's end!"

As he had said, the world itself began to collapse, with Karion's consciousness getting caught up and disintegrated.

Had Diablo not rescued him in the end, he would have perished in the real world as well. And also, the Beast's Roar destructive power too was caught up in that world's collapse. So it will probably vanish in the real world. Such is Diablo's ability. The ability to control the life and death of the opponent based on their mental strength. The ability of his unique skill "Seducer", is absolute when activated within the world of illusions. And, "Inversion of truth and fallacy", the ability to interchange reality and illusions. The embodiment of illusions became reality in the material world. Only by training your spirit could you overcome this ability.

The world regained movement, Karion's Beast Roar was nullified in the illusion world, and no damage was dealt to Diablo. All mental damage was conerted into physical damage, leaving Karion wounded all over.

"I… have lost…"

"Kufufufufu. Wise decision. If this continued, I would have no choice but to kill you."

Karion's defeat marked the end of the 6th round.

"Kufufufu. In the future, don't forget to train your spirit."

"Mind your own business. I would do it even without you telling me to…"

Karion glanced at the VIP room among the audience venue. The figure of his master glaring at him while grinding her teeth came into his line of vision.

(Aaa...as expected, she's completely enraged...)

Karion wanted to cry, but because he was wearing the lion's mask it wasn't noticed. Let alone his mind and spirit, what awaited him would bring him to death's doorstep many times, no doubt about it. Thinking about that, Karion felt gloomy, and wanted to redo his matches.

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Lion Mask–Karion was defeated. No, I felt hat he tried very hard. His last attack was particularly good. If it wasn't for Wisdom King Raphael's explanations, I wouldn't have understood what happened either. Souka was able to convince the audience that Diablo used some trick; she's particularly apt at swindling people, it seems. However, that was a good fight. To the audience, it seems like Lion Mask was overwhelming for the most part. Those of us who understood, saw Diablo using an extraordinary ability that lacked any common sense. Few, if any, truly understood what he had done. Other than us, of course.

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"This is bullshit. That demon, actually defeated Karion and won. It seems there wasn't much difference in ability but that unique skill isn't normal."

Mirim stated her thoughts with vexation. She was now being thoroughly ridiculed by Ramiris, and was even dropkicked with a "Serves you right!"

"In other words, my Beretta is superior!"

That one line enraged Mirim and as punishment, Ramiris was pitifully trussed up like a bagworm on the floor. That string seemed like materialized energy, Ramiris probably wouldn't be able to break free. Well, you reap what you sow. It is true that Baretta did better,

but Ramiris went overboard. The person she's making fun of is too evil. And so, seeking to avoid collateral damage, Veldora and I did not participate. Currently, the most pitiful one is probably Lion-san (Karion) who just did his best. Well, you'll now be trained, and I hope I see you alive in the future.

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Clown's note: Once again, please thank Smoggy for a chapter so wonderfully done, that I had to do minimal editing!

Smoggy's Note: Thanks for the complement clown san, this means a lot to me :)

p.s. I'm going to be absent for about a month to take care of exams and stuff (lab reports, presentations, that kind of stuff…). Sorry about that, and please put a lid on the bear cuisine jokes. :P


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