Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
The birth of the Demon King Arc

•Harvest Festival

What the fuck…

Shit ... what the hell is that demon !!!

Seeing the chaotic dance of light and realizing its danger, Reihim lay hidden inside the carriage.

The monster city was still surrounded by barriers, and nothing strange was reported by his men.

So...where did this monster come from…?

The barrier of the Holy Knights, even the lower ones, was supposed to protect against the entry of high-level monsters.

At the very least, if someone were to enter or exit, they would be notified.

Despite that…

With a little thought, it was obvious that the monster mercilessly slaughtered his men before him not caring about things like obstructions.

The Blood Shadows troop he borrowed from Cardinal Nicholas broke up into hiding and observed the situation.

As expected of them.

Like Reihim, they all pretended to be corpses.

If it's like this…

He regretted the inadequacy of his report.

When asked about the reinforcements, he flatly rejected them.

After all, when they declared war on the city, they went a little berserk and were able to slash the only powerful demon – a woman – among them.

There is also no retribution.

So this war should have gone smoothly under the barrier.

Thanks to the battle barrier installed by the 1,000 divisions of the Western Saint Church, every member of the army could be considered a B rank.

At the very least, it was inconceivable for them to have to fight as hard as they could.

The monsters that escaped from the city should have been easily annihilated by the royal knights alone.

So, he decided to reject Sakaguchi Hinata's offer.

But, even if he came.. could he protect them from this?

Suspicion filled his head, and he hurriedly brushed it aside.

There's no road.

Sakaguchi Hinata was the strongest existence; how could he fall into a mere monster?

When he thought about it …

Silence enveloped the battlefield.

It was as if a freezing rain was falling on his back, fear controlling his heart.

What...what happened?

Those who scream in pain or cry out of fear – why do they suddenly fall silent?

At that moment,

「Oh, view ... happy」

Merrily saying these words was a young girl, or perhaps a young man whose voice had not changed.

Congratulations ... said he?

But before he realized that those words were aimed at him and the shadow of blood …

He felt a great pain running through his body.

When both his arms and legs were burned out, he finally saw the demonic devil.

At this point, he could no longer escape, nor retaliate.

All Reihim could do was pray to his god …

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Unique Skills 『Heartless One』.

Well... I'm so heartless, tee hee ~!

Fear of Me is one thing, but when their hearts are broken, I can activate the skill.

In other words, at that moment, the soul of my enemy was in the palm of My hand.

They live and die of my own will.

Even if I let them go, if they choose to rebel again, I can remove them right then and there.

And as this field trial shows, it works even on escaping enemies.

It targets anyone I know as an enemy. In that case, the entire army I saw from the sky was targeted.

I mean total genocide, yes; but even so, I expect some of them to escape. Well, thanks to 『Heartless One』, the problem is solved.

I don't think I can use those skills to use, but I guess I can.

This is of course desired by rulers who intend to rule with fear.

In the future, all I have to do to end the conflict is destroy the spirit of My enemy.

Oops, 『Perception』 magic takes something. 13 men.

The fact that they survived means their spirit has not been destroyed.

Of course, that does not include the king.

13 People still want to fight.

Could it be that there were among those who belonged to the blood shadow that attacked the city?

For now, to prevent escape, let's burn their legs with Megiddo.

By the way, that.

There are a lot of “orang” whose legs I take off, hands I burn, or head I pierced.

In short, they are a very scattered group.

Me... What should I do? 『Perception』 magic became overloaded, and I started to feel dizzy!

Ah, I heard that evolution was about to begin, so I thought I'd lose my consciousness.

「Ranga, are you there?」

「Ay, I'm waiting for your orders, master I!」

Therehewas.

Ranga jumped out of my shadow.

Without any intention of hindering Me, but if something unexpected happens, he is on standby.

Fine, fine,

「Ranga, collect this shit and take them to the city.

Don't kill them.

I'll go back there earlier, I'll tell Youmu, so leave them to him 」

「How about those who escaped?」

I thought for a moment.

Three men escaped. Normally, Ranga could easily win, but they were at least A rank.

If they cooperate, it would be dangerous to send Ranga alone.

But, I don't want to let them go.

「I'll send someone else to chase them.

After arrested, I'll hand it to you 」

“Ay! I live to serve! 」

Confirming Ranga's reply, as if on a break, I began to gather my strength.

And, start the ritual 〈High Demon Summoning〉.

As an offering, I will use a corpse under My feet.

I have considered eating them, but I doubt there is any useful ability between them.

The shadow of blood should suffice.

I don't know what kind of demon I'm going to call, but, given that demon probably won't be able to appear, as long as it's of any use, I'll be happy.

That is, as long as it can hunt down the fool who ran away.

「I prepare your food, come out, devil.

And serve me! 」

What exact words did I now choose!

I wondered if the devil would be satisfied with the offering.

As I was thinking that, three demons appeared.

Considering the past Great Demon, which was an A-rank, they were inferior compared to the Blood Shadow army.

With such thoughts in mind, I intended to summon 30 of them, but only managed three.

Hey, hey, are you telling me that 15 thousand corpses only cost this much? Well, I did devour their souls, so maybe…

Not good, because coming to this world, this was the first time I felt a strong desire to sleep; my head was spinning.

「Hey, you guys, there are three fools running away. Capture them alive and take them to my subordinate Ranga. 」

I said when the dizziness became unbearable and I became unconscious.

I need to get to a safe place!

the devil is behind me,

「We are honored to receive our first order. This great gift that you have given us fills our hearts with endless joy! 」

「This is but an easy task, oh the Prince of Darkness is coming! Can we hope to be used later by you? 」

「… ..」

They said such greetings, but my consciousness quickly faded away.

「We'll talk later. First, prove that you can be used. Go!”

I said and transferred back to Tempest.

To pass through the barrier, I have prepared the magic circleCle before – successfully.

Benimaru rushed towards me so I asked him to take a message for Youmu.

And, sitting where we had prepared beforehand, I lost consciousness.

The deep sleep I went through was the first time I've been completely unconscious since coming into this world.

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The first one gathered in the middle.

Since the barrier eliminated magic energy, they worked hard to increase it even slightly.

Everyone was busy obediently fulfilling their role.

In the center lay the bodies of Shion and the others, preserved by the barrier.

In the middle of it stood the magic circle that Rimuru had prepared, and the temple they had built to welcome the arrival of the new demon king.

Around all of these were groups guarding the barrier.

Shuna was also among them, along with Myulan who volunteered to help.

Shuna thought,

Rimuru seemed to be worried about the fact that he was once a human, but that was just a trivial fact.

For Shuna, the most important thing is the relationship with the soul of her partner that will make her mind calm.

It requires endless euphoria and full satisfaction.

If he lost Rimuru, he would definitely go crazy.

「Rimuru-sama ... we will be happy even if we have perished, as long as you continue to live.

But, Rimuru-sama, losing even one of us gets your soul involved in such a dispute.

He muttered.

Benimaru nodded at these words which showed his full agreement.

Rimuru's benevolent character may have changed during the transformation.

If so, then,

「When you become the demon king, please save us from the violent characters ..」

They pray that this will not pass.

Benimaru, Souei, Hakurou, and Kurobee are on standby.

By Rimuru's orders.

He should have turned into a savage beast (demon lord), that they threw him away quickly.

That was the only result they wanted to prevent.

「That's because you're always sleeping, Shion ... is awake.」

That whisper is more of a prayer than anything.

What they prayed for was not a god, but a single monster.

Someone who never betrays their expectations and who will definitely make it happen again.

So they believe.

Then,

?ik?Announcements. Individual: Rimuru Tempest, transformation to “Harvest Festival” Demon Lord will now begin. After it was finished, the related monsters would be blessed with rewards?

Every monster gathered in the city heard “Voice of the World”.

It seems that Rimuru managed to destroy the invading force.

Then it's time for them to shine.

“Strigger yourself! Our master has emerged victorious. Now it's our turn now! 」

Benimaru's voice echoed throughout the city.

The city came alive.

Rimuru is impossible to destroy by losing Shion.

And, as planned, Rimuru will return.

As ordered, they had to let Rimuru rest.

After reuniting, they decide on a code.

Just in case if Rimuru appears as a mere beast.

「Now,『 How Shion cook>? 』I asked」

「Understanding.『 Horrible 』was the response? Who thought of this nonsense.. 」.

Rimuru said sleepily.

His head was no longer spinning due to drowsiness, he muttered the grievance with a hint of strength behind him.

The one who thought about it was Benimaru, of course.

He had not forgotten that he had forced a new recipe on her before.

So if he wakes up with a complaint .. any other wish he made to Rimuru.

If only everything had gone according to plan.

Benimaru and the others desperately worked to realize the plan, completely forgetting the words of the world.

The gifts that came to them were completely out of their minds, though,

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Rimuru was sound asleep.

His consciousness detached from his fingers, he could no longer maintain his human form and returned to being slime.

Failed to reach the darkness where he was,

?ik?Announcements. The transformation into a demon lord, Harvest Festival has begun.

Body reconstruction has it started, turned into a new species?

Confirm Confirmed.

Race: change from Slime to Demon Slime.

All parameters have been significantly improved.

The ability to freely change between the material and spiritual bodies has been added.

Species ability is 『Decomposition Absorption, Endless Regeneration』

Furthermore, with respect to the resistance gained, new ones have been added …

Nullification of Physical Attacks, Nullification of Natural Effects, Nullification of Status Changes

Spiritual Attack Resistance, Sacred Magic Resistance

Reconstruction has provided the following skills.

Now, with regard to everyday skills,

『Magic Perception』 『Hot Detection』 『Super』 Kissing 『Auditori』 Perception 『Definition Demon King』

Been added.

End of the manuscript, evolution is complete.?

And,

Being a unique skill concept, without having any self-awareness, but for the sake of serving its master, 『Great Sage』 wants to evolve.

?ik?Announcements. Additional evolution must be attempted.

Trying to evolve 『Great Sage』,

…failure.

… Try again.

…failure.

… Try again.

for what looks like eternity

… Integrating unique skills 『Shapeshifter』... success.

Unique Expertise 『Great Sage』 has evolved into 『Wisdom Lord Rafael』?

After trying millions of combinations, it was finally the result…

Harvest Festival gave him such a gift.

Ability to develop a skill.

For what this world knew as a Supreme Skill.

It was something that was considered almost impossible to happen.

After many failed attempts, that was the result.

It was something the skill wanted to fulfill its master's request; but, as a mere concept, it didn't feel pleasant.

However, he felt sympathy.

But in order to feel sympathy and not joy …

With the newfound ability, it began to work on its master's request.

But, to fulfill it, maybe…

Again, evolution continues.

『Gluttony』 is integrated with 『Heartless One』 and thus develops into 『Gluttonous King Beelzebub』.

To fulfill his master's request.

So, while Rimuru's consciousness was shrouded in darkness …

In order to fulfill his wish, his skills developed in silence.

But the Harvest Festival doesn't end there.

The gift that Rimuru will give is given to every soul related to him.

It is the festival that accompanies evolution.

A festival where the demon king species evolved into a True Maou.

The celebration has just begun!

Several True Maou exist in this world.

Evolving into such a state for a demon lord was as difficult as a normal person to evolve into a demon lord.

Among the ten demon lords, only four were True Maou.

Even those who had lived for thousands of years were not guaranteed status.

Orc Disaster would have been like that, but it was stopped in the middle of its transformation.

Thus, the demon lords watched each other, in hopes of preventing others from evolving above them.

And now, a new True Maou had been born among them.

Events that will destroy the balance of power and bring chaos to their ranks …