Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
The Conquest of Yuuki

The declaration of an alliance between the Holy Empire Ruberius, the Western Saint Church, and Tempest was formalized on paper, and the same declaration was sent to each country.

This kind of formality is usually downright boring, but asking the deciding leader will make things easier.

Hinata is also a representative of some sort .. I mean, everyone recognizes her power. So with all the signatures gathered, the matter was closed.

The Alliance declares the equality of its members.

When it comes to trade restrictions, we basically leave it to the market: traders and countries just have to fight it. In short, I won big on this contract.

Hinata and Ruminas are not interested in trading matters. So they agreed to leave it to the market itself to think about the rules of — as I want; the free market will be beneficial to international trade.

(Translator's note: Do we have an economics major who can comment on Rimuru/author's claim that removing trade restrictions entirely would be very beneficial?)

(Smoggy Note: If there is no trade protectionism, the consumer will be better off because of the greater diversity of goods, the, and the potential for higher and cheaper prices as companies have to compete harder in larger markets in terms of quality and quality productivity. While baby companies will face problems, successful big companies like Rimuru will benefit from a wider range of consumers, as well as the lack of taxation required when trading within the trading bloc. On a side note, government revenue will be lowered due to up to the decrease in income originally generated from taxes, but should enjoy favorable GDP growth from driven economic activity. Ps if they all use the same currency, there is no need to worry about currency appreciation)

We might even create a system of self-sufficiency and enjoy a period of wealth never before seen.

Today the higher-ups (Me, Me, and Me) live in luxury, but we can still improve the quality of life of the lower class.

And in order to obtain the materials to achieve this, I cannot hope for a better chance than trading with the Holy Empire of Ruberius. It is one of the largest agrarian countries in the world.

Oh, and Ruminas don't oppress their citizens. Instead, he protected them with great zeal. To the point that they grow all the food they need to avoid going hungry.

That is why if we start trading and exchanging products, we can turn stagnation into abundance.

And that's how I manipulate the market all I want.

I will research the climate and introduce the appropriate products.

Maybe Ruberius will manage the potatoes while we will focus on growing rice.

As for the rest, I imagine that on the technological front Tempest will dominate. Trade in rare metals and minerals also tends to benefit us.

I'm sure Myormiles-kun will be able to handle that question without any supervision.

The vast lands in the west, compared to those in the Eastern Empire were extremely infertile.

A battle between the demon lords took place there, and the magical energy released eroded the nutrients in the ground.

But, if you think about it on the other hand, you can actually use the soil to plant special products that require such a magical energy density.

And if we leave it as it is, this sand will eventually swallow Ruberius. Ruminas seems to have a mindset that he will get up and go for another land, but I can't say I support his plan.

Wouldn't it be better to put the land he already had to fully use and seek true coexistence?

When I pointed this out and offered to send some agricultural specialists there,

“We don't mind. Something very trivial that we can leave completely to you 」

He answered as if he didn't care.

I imagine its lower occupants will not take my intervention for granted, but the citizens on the ground do not mind too much.

So, I asked him to make a formal written request.

And thus Tempest gained an official way into human society.

But, he insisted on one condition.

I must allow the Vampire nobles to participate in the research conducted with the dwarves and Sarion.

From what he said, even though the occupants above the ground were a bit indifferent, the underground citizens were quite advanced.

「After all, being targeted by angels is very annoying.

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Hence, we conducted the most important research underground.

We are biased, but this is true: among the demon lords we are the most educated 」

She said.

Even more so than elves, Vampires had a very long lifespan.

Moreover, the extremely tall vampire did not even need to suck blood but directly consume the energy of human life.

And with so much time on their hands, Vampires inevitably spend it doing and researching what they love most.

So, I'm pretty sure that even though they participated in our research, most of it would just happen.

Some of them, called Nobles, were sun-resistant, these Nobles would be able to continue their research in almost any facility.

So, it seems like I will be able to allow those Nobles to participate without any problems.

Well, considering the horse that Ruminas rode to get here, I can attest to their technological skills. I think it will benefit both sides.

Since we were both satisfied with these terms, we exchanged appointments on the matter.

The Church of the Western Saints,

Clearly their beliefs are the main issue.

For the time being, a notification was sent to everyone who was currently outside the capital informing them that I was in no way a dangerous existence.

It is surprising how much money and power this organization has. It is important to get their support.

There were currently rumors circulating that Tempest had fought with their knights. However, thanks to us using sufficient funds to make it look attractive to them, we were able to prevent a complete collapse of diplomacy.

The fact that we didn't kill a single knight also helped.

So, we manipulated the rumor into this: we did not fight the knights; they came, we spoke, they realized that we were not a danger, and left the content.

In short, we changed their background from invaders to ambassadors.

Some people who know the truth must be scratching their heads right now.

「I understand, I understand!

You really want me around spreading rumors like that, don't you?! 」

Fuse exclaimed, somewhat desperate.

Thank goodness he understood quickly.

But seriously, Fuse has a good time. I don't even need to call him — he will show up when and where I need him just in time.

Maybe I should buy him a meal.

「Can I ask you to do this? I'll be very grateful 」

Hinata looked at Fuse and added.

「T-of course! Please leave it to me; I will execute your request hastily.

I will show You that You are not wrong in believing Me; You must be right in trusting Me! 」

With a bright red face, vigorously reaching for his chest, Fuse replied.

So... Why is he so overreacting? Is it really important that he should say the same thing twice?

I'm sure anyone will understand the response.

I'm sure he's in love with her. Well, the target is so high that it is impossible to achieve.

“Thank you; I'll leave it to you 」

Fuse was anxious to leave after hearing his response.

A very simple man. I don't think I need to buy him a meal right now.

In short, that's how we formed this alliance; figuring out the little details I left behind for Rigurdo and Myormiles.

It would be easy to develop militarily now, so this is a big advance.

The problem before us, however, is how we should deal with the Freedom Association.

No, let me explain: how should we carry out this attack of Yuuki's conquest.

「Now, we can leave the alliance problem there.

The problem before us, is how we should deal with the Freedom Association 」

“Good; given that almost every country has a Freedom Association branch, the question is to what extent does Headquarters influence? 」

「In relation to that, allow me to explain」

Fuse said and began his explanation.

Every country, large or small, is linked to the headquarters of the Freedom Association. Although we more or less understood than the previous brief explanation, I decided to ask him to explain in more detail.

According to him, there were observers in each guild who facilitated communication between Central and the branch.

Of course, these observers also exercised Yuuki's will. As for the other potentially controlled people, based on personal experience and the lack of others working in the Central branch, there should be some.

「In the end, we believe that he can only use mind control if he meets directly with someone」

Fuse concluded.

Mind-guidance, a simpler skill, only blocks some mindsets or advises others. This is a skill that is slightly superior to a con man.

Thus, we can protect against further spread if we have the opportunity to learn the skills .. but given that people will always be cheated, we really cannot protect ourselves against it with absolute certainty.

In other words, we really can't solve this problem right now. So, let's go back later.

Troubled skill: mind control, requires the application of “Crystal Curse” into its target.

The “Curse Crystal”, in turn, binds the target on his soul. I wonder: can such a bound person then infect others?

“Must be sure. I who is also controlled can testify to that extent.

His power is not almighty at all.

In that case, all templars must have long been her servants 」

Hinata refuted that hypothesis.

Fuse was surprised by the sudden revelation, but said nothing and instead pulled out some files.

「Nah, this is a list of every official who has met with Yuuki.

Please do not forget that, as in the case of Me, a direct meeting with Yuuki does not guarantee brainwashing 」

The file mentions that.

True: Fuse has met Yuuki, but is not brainwashed.

Was he ignored because his country was small? No, there may be limits to mind control.

Moreover, back then he was fighting to control Hinata, whereas he now had to control the mighty Chloe. And he couldn't even manage it completely.

?ik?Aqueous. The hypothesis is considered correct.

Due to developing his strength to control a hero, it was likely that he did not have the ability to dominate others?

Actually, now that I think about it, Masayuki had this bug on him. Insects so pitiful that I unconsciously squeezed them.

It happened to him before he began his heroic journey. So I'm pretty sure this isn't a big deal.

Raphael is never wrong.

「Alright, I understand. We may not be able to worry about his mind control for now.

As for those who truly admire Yuuki .. we cannot eliminate that adoration.

And while we can go around cleaning branch after branch…

How about we go and take Central in one fell swoop? 」

Let's leave aside the associate branch for now.

Decide the center, and Yuuki while we're there.

Even if there are heroes, we have Ruminas and me. While I'm occupying Chloe, she's going to kill Yuuki.

Hinata can hold Kagali (Kazalim) for a while.

Three is enough. Or so I thought,

「Wait, I can't fight like before.

It does not even complement the spirit body; and though I can hasten My mind, My spirit power is lacking.

A very high-speed fight that I could only sustain for a few seconds.

Unfortunately, I don't have hero power anymore 」

Hinata is ashamed.

As I feared: its presence felt smaller because it was actually smaller.

But the best thing is that we attack sooner rather than later. Most of it was the desire to save Chloe, but I also hated the idea of letting Yuuki continue for longer.

Most of my problems to date can be attributed to him.

Even with Hinata out of the picture, we have enough power to destroy Central.

「We also support the destruction of Central.

But why don't we handle the branches simultaneously?

With my servants, your men, and the templars, shouldn't we destroy everything? 」

What an extreme thing Ruminas said!

I have considered it, but then we will not be able to avoid chaos…

But Ruminas subordinates provide an excellent opportunity. Maybe we should just do it.

Actually, make a mess? Who cares!

And thus, we re-considered our batle plans.

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Our considerations conclude when we have decided on the formation of the squad.

First, Central was given to Hinata.

He would link the information of each squad.

Next, the Arrest Corps: those who will confirm and secure suspicious targets in the branch.

It will be handled by Fuse — guide men, and Souei group. We also included seven Ruminas nobles in that corps.

We will ignore the small countries and focus on securing observers in the big countries.

And most importantly, the Central Raid Party.

Of course Ruminas and I are in the lead. Diablo and Shion will be coming. Benimaru and Gerudo will stay to protect Tempest.

Ruminas will be accompanied by the Seven Celestial Sages.

We will have Veldora in the sky to destroy the barrier protecting the Ingracia and build a barrier preventing their escape.

We will attack once our barrier appears.

In addition, we have Gabil, Hakurou, and Gobuta in the reserve army.

Ranga was also preparing to leave in my shadow.

No matter how strong Yuuki is, all we need to do is press Chloe for one minute – is enough to drop her.

And our war power is great. Defeat here means we have to have a total war.

「Ku fufufu. Real war after all this time! I was trembling with excitement! 」

「Ufufufu. Diablo, I won't let you have fun 」

Diablo and Shion's conversation was rather frightening.

Both should be more than enough to deal with Kagali.

Ruminas has stated that Yuuki is his own prey, but Shion and Diablo will join forces to help after they defeat Kagali.

I'm going to fight Chloe.

I don't want to hurt him, but his true strength is unknown. Breaking it down could lead to my defeat.

According to Ruminas,

「Although we don't want to admit it, he may be stronger than Us.

If you let your guard down, even you could perish 」

She said.

Although I wonder how strong he is, everyone present is convinced that with some tactics I can keep him busy for quite a while.

Besides, killing Yuuki solved all the problems.

I wanted to talk to him for a while before killing him, but unfortunately we didn't have time to chat.

To save Chloe we have to kill her very quickly.

If Chloe is stronger than I expected, I'll have Veldora and Ranga join forces.

I won't let my guard down.

And we're gonna slaughter Yuuki and save Chloe

After deciding on our battle plan, we quickly moved to implement it.

And, after heroically putting together a plan …

It failed.

No, the entire plan did not fail; yuuki had just escaped from Central.

By the time Veldora made the barrier and we had stormed, Yuuki was long gone.

Surprisingly, he left the Freedom Association headquarters and fled.

The position of power he had spent 10 years on left him without a second thought.

It just shows how capable he is of being an enemy. Since the goal was to prevent further manipulation, this plan failed.

Of course, we can't save Chloe either.

But it wasn't in vain. Although the bystanders had fled back then, we made sure there were no nobles or overlords under his mind manipulation.

Those we saved.

And thanks to the presence of the Templars, we can quickly pin all the evil and evil on Yuuki.

As a result, we were able to quickly overcome the chaos and restore the union of each country to a good condition.

So, even though the plan failed, we completely eliminated Yuuki's power.

In addition, we can lay the groundwork for Tempest embassies in more countries.

That is: we clean the infected areas and strengthen the relationship with them.

And, the Church of Western Saints very comfortably fills all the gaps in the Freedom Association with our people.

While that was not what we had planned, we did not lose anything either.

Other than letting Yuuki escape, we actually did quite well.

For now, the Kingdom of Ingracia and the other Council countries might be a little chaotic.

But, as the circumstances subside and Yuuki's crimes are revealed to the public, more and more countries are angry with him.

That I should fully associate with the power of faith in the Church of Western Saints.

We have also been officially recognised; although not as members of the Council of State, we have certainly been accepted.

In other words, we are now negotiating with more countries than ever before.

Since we aim to coexist with humans, this is a big step forward for us.

In the future, when we fight the Eastern Empire and Yuuki, the countries around the Jura forest will probably be involved as well. So, I want to seal some military alliances with them.

Although we let Yuuki escape, we increased our ability to fight against the Eastern Empire.

The Eastern Kingdom advanced by forcing other countries to assimilate; there was a need to counter that power.

To that end, other countries could not ignore Tempest.

Thanks to this incident, these countries are bound to use newly developed diplomatic relations to create a strong military unity.

Wealth, Technology, and Power.

Tempest was destined to be this epitome; but that was the story for later.

For the time being, I am only grieving that our Yuuki Conquest Attack failed.