Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
Request From the Council

The Council was the collusion of the countries surrounding the Great Jura Forest.

With congressmen elected from each country, monthly meetings are held in the Kingdom of Ingrasia.

If one had to describe it, the congressmen met first to control profits, and secondly to regulate the operations of their country.

When I say profit, I mean more: damage control and monster control.

There is also a need to balance the trade of country specialties, but as the speculations and policies of each country are often combined, these discussions are often difficult.

In addition, it is intended to be an aid to the victims of starvation and monster attacks.

Issuing a subjugation request to the Freedom Association to reduce future losses was also the duty of the council.

Operating funds come from member states, the amount they pay is proportional to the size of the country.

Along with this financial burden is an opportunity to increase the number of congressmen. In other words, get more votes on the board. For example, a large country would have to pay three times as much, but send three times as many congressmen.

It does not have a direct effect on a nation, but allows a country to show off its power.

As the vote of someone on the board increases, so does the chance of getting preferential treatment. So, even though one would profit from the meeting itself, there was a profit to be had there.

There is also a minimum membership fee, if it fails to meet which results in expulsion.

Expulsion means no assistance during emergencies. The decision to issue members was also made by the majority, which only strengthened the power of the major countries.

Membership fees were expensive, and the largest Farmas Kingdom was recently demolished.

And then there was the recent chaos about the Freedom Association. Therefore, it was only natural that the board panicked a little.

And now the bad news has reached the board.

There is movement in the Eastern Empire!

This was enough to make the board panic.

The Council, currently in the midst of secession and confusion, is faced with the danger of obliterating every country.

The one who summarized the situation was the congressman of the Kingdom of Ingrasia.

For the kingdom to be in chaos as the kingdom begins to move, this might be the worst case scenario.

For the royal family and legislators in every country, this is a self-evident truth.

If, a certain small country were to submit to the imperial scheme, other countries would follow suit. At that moment, the defeat of the remaining country was certain.

3 years ago, smart countries had begun preparations in response to the Eastern Empire movement. However, matching the Empire's military power with their own strength did not go well.

Therefore, the main agenda today was the formation of an alliance against the Empire.

The agenda of the day looks rough.

Among them is the chairman of the Freedom Arbitration Committee is Hinata Sakaguchi.

While a large country can maintain an army on standby, a small country cannot afford to do so in times of peace.

While hiring mercenaries at the time of war had become a common practice, with every country stockpiling combat power simultaneously, they were simply running out of people to hire.

Because of this, some of them suggested that each country send a portion of their combat power to form private forces under the direct control of the council.

「In other words, in addition to the guards of parliament, the council must also have an army!

During peacetime, they would be used for patrols and monster countermeasures.

Now that the Freedom Association no longer exists, it should be possible to hire adventurers as soldiers through the Freedom Arbitration Committee, what do you think? 」

This proposition is also the main topic of conversation today.

For some time silence dominated the council. The countermeasures of monsters had also been dealt with by paying the Freedom Association a certain amount. The name of the supplier may have changed, but that's it.

Donations and support have been given to the church, from Council funds.

In return for such assistance, the committee had managed to deal with the monsters without relying too much on foreign troops. As a result, the damage of the monsters was much lower than before. [1]

ED Note: You're sure it's not just monsters and churches conspiring?

So the congressman demanded people to patrol and the army to stay.

Hinata looked at the congressman in astonishment, and sighed.

「So, you said that Adventurers affiliated with the Freedom Arbitration Committee, will be forced under the control of the board? 」

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Hiding her tired expression, Hinata asked the congressman.

Surely, there are funds on the board. However, it is not a large number.

Previously, the board would determine the payout based on the rank of monsters the adventurer would face. The Freedom Arbitration Association, on the other hand, conquered monsters as part of their beliefs, and did not require another reward.

But with the funds the council already has, the council won't even be able to treat every citizen to a meal. Applying obligations to free men and women for very little amounts is the same as treating humans like dogs.

The Freedom Association is an association that has no relationship with any country. Therefore, by paying a certain amount of tax, the association has the right to settle in a country.

Of course, their stance is neutral.

When a natural disaster such as a monster outbreak occurs, mobilization orders according to the agreement with the country will be issued, and they will cooperate with forced affiliation with the country.

But war is not a natural disaster. There was no reason for adventurers to join a country.

Sure, the director may have changed and some adjustments applied, but there was basically no change from the Freedom Association era. Or rather, by being part of the church, the strength of the organization has increased and now rivals that of a nation.

The statement of the congressman giving the council direct control over the adventurers is completely absurd.

However, the situation has changed.

Countries fear that, even if they join hands with the Freedom Arbitration Committee, they will still be unable to expel the invaders.

Hinata realized this.

The intelligence-gathering ability of men from the Burmund Kingdom, Fuse, is high. Details of how each country works have been reported to Hinata before.

Therefore, he decided to assess the other party's attitude without denying them.

As if facing a roaring waterfall, Hinata noticed some of the legislators nodding excitedly, and

“Fast. As the Giaban Legislator said, it is natural for us to unite and face unprecedented danger. We assume the association agrees? 」

「That's right, good plan. As the Arbitration Committee, you can't ignore this crisis either?

It is natural for fellow human beings to cooperate. Don't you agree? 」

And next.

Perhaps through a secret deal, the murmur of approval rose simultaneously.

Not all are involved, but there are no objections from other members of the House of Representatives. In addition, the difficulty of governing in times of war is a problem that many countries face.

So, many may expect immediate rejection, but can't help but try to get a free army this way.

But it all went brilliantly as Hinata had hoped, and as a substitute for evidence.

Now, what's to be done? Hinata thinks. Or rather, the answer is given.

Accept, or refuse.

It's easy to refuse. First of all, they are level — they cannot be forced to accept.

Of course the point is to protect each other, but this remains a give and take relationship. The association was not so weak that they had to follow it.

And even if he refuses, no country among them has the authority (now) to expel a country that refuses military support. The current council cannot continue to exist if they even lose one taxpayer.

In addition, the association is indispensable by their — board preventing illegal activity and suppressing criminals.

Only one group had such influence to force another country out of the — board known as the Freedom Association, and which is now called the Freedom Arbitration Association.

However, if this ended with rejection, then the relationship between the Association and the board would become bitter.

I refuse! I want to say it, but they won't just let it go.

Moreover, if the Association did not cooperate with the council, then they would not be able to match the Eastern Kingdom.

Being ordered without feeling was disgusting, yet it was hard to resist. So hurt.

Should they accept it?

This would most likely be seen when the Association fell out of glory. Undoubtedly within a year, the Association would be forced to lick the Council's feet.

This really should be avoided. Considering the future relationship with the group of countries, an equal relationship should be maintained.

It is difficult, but the Association must refuse.

But there was no way he could just accept.

And therefore, Hinata made a suggestion.

He suggested that they…

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I've been given VIP treatment, they set up the highest class hotel. Now, I'm wandering around the castle town.

I brought Benimaru and Souei. Also Shuna. It would be troublesome if I brought too much, but this will be fine.

Shion was busy training his subordinates, and Gerudo had taken command of various constructions.

As for Diablo, he had cleared the remains of Farmas. He said something about collecting his protege .. whatever that means.

Yeah, they'll be here soon if I call them, and there doesn't seem to be any work they have to do here, so I let them do as they please.

And that is why the four of us went to the Kingdom of Ingrasia.

We have been looking around at various shops, and Shuna is very interested in window-shopping the latest clothes and decorations.

Benimaru has acted vigilantly as my bodyguard.

Souei has been lurking, giving me a report from the shadows.

Speaking of shadows, it is very quiet now that Ranga no longer lives in the shadows I – she is with Gobuta.

Gobuta had been called to train with Karion, and he suddenly cried, saying he was going to be killed. With the feeling of “can't be helped”, Ranga joins him, but the tail is clear: Ranga is also depressed …

Oh, but I'm pretty sure Ranga likes Gobuta.

And everything will swell up when they're okay.

While enjoying a meal in the kingdom of Ingrasia, we exchanged opinions about the upcoming council meeting.

Shuna held on to the clothes I bought happily, and was a bit talkative. It was nice to see such a difference, compared to Shion, a sad excuse for the secretary.

It looks like he's not listening to us at all, but I don't think that's very important.

To be honest, I don't actually care about the board. I came here with Shuna and Benimaru today to give them a proper rest.

So unlike Souei who always goes on business trips, I want to give Benimaru and Shuna a chance to enjoy the world.

And that's why we're recklessly discussing tomorrow's agenda.

「So, Souei. What's the meeting agenda tomorrow? 」

Souei then tell us.

Contrary to our expectations, there seems to be a raging dragon somewhere, the appearance of a mysterious demon king.

Souei doesn't like to work hard!

Being something like a shadow creature, his army is gathering information endlessly lately, so the reason for our invitation should already be known to Souei.

And now everyone knows that I am relying on Souei to gather info.

「Well, we've got the point. We rely on our own country strength record and hypothesis. 」.

「Ah, please provide the details to us. So why were we invited?

We have been treated as national guests, but they may want something.

I wonder what because of the train? Do they want it in every country?

Because we need to install the rail .. impossible even if they ask 」

「Perhaps, they want our help because the war is about to start?

The only one we have to help is the Burmund Kingdom? 」

「Ah, empire. That also. It's time yes 」

Benimaru and I talked about important things casually.

Shuna is not here at the moment, so there is nothing that can stop us from leaking state secrets in the cafe.

But thanks to the barrier we had built before, no one could hear us.

「What Benimaru said is true.

However, it seems that trains are also a hot topic. For those who cannot imagine such a thing. Some merchants contacted Myormiles-dono, but he was not a person that could be bought.

The main problem was the invasion of the Eastern Empire, and the possible support of Tempest. 」

「How unluckily do they want our power and not a carriage .. Well, I plan to destroy the empire, but is there any reason for us not to accept it?」

“Ay. Actually, from the information we understand, the Empire's strength is a big deal.

In a direct clash, in terms of national strength, we will be at a disadvantage.

It would be a different story if we forcefully mobilized every race in the Great Jurassic Forest, 」

“It's true.

I mean, they've been preparing for war for hundreds of years.

Worst case scenario, we might even ask the countries here to cooperate 」

And the conversation between Benimaru and I continued.

In reality, it would be great if we could avoid an open conflict, given that Yuuki was also there.

That's because I hope to hide our fighting potential like Zion and Diablo, who are currently strengthening themselves enthusiastically.

Looks like I accidentally caused our Department head to go into the training phase. Even Gobuta came out and tried to become stronger.

Moreover, even though the state has never asked for our support, I cannot imagine a case where we did not join the conflict.

「So, there may not be a problem right?

In this situation, the balance of power is split between the association and the board

The council reflected the opinions of the nobility, while the association defended the interests of the common people ……

The Council encouraged the commanding adventurers, and Hinata proposed to utilize the power of Tempest instead. 」

“Hah? They want to use us? 」

「Ya, use us. However, since we have been recognized as a country, our power will be left to our own discretion.

In other words...”.

「Hohou. I see, isn't it alright ... wait what's the difference with just being used !? 」

「This must have left a bad taste ……

Well, the other party doesn't seem to intend to take advantage of us but it's still hard to accept. 」

We both nodded and ended the conversation.

With our cake after the meal, the officer came.

Cake.

Very interesting food.

Although the sweet taste can still be prepared to some degree, sugar is still a valuable commodity.

So, cakes are high-end luxury items even in Tempest.

Ah, this nostalgia.

Even though I eat this every day for too many days, it still tastes good.

The real reason I brought Shuna here today was for the cake.

This way Shuna will remember the taste of the cake and multiply it. My memories are not enough to recreate the taste, so I have to bring it here.

「Shuna, this is delicious

As long as you stay here, please eat as much. So, remember the taste with your best ability 」

Shuna, who was confused by my words, tried the cake.

First the short cake. It is orthodox, but this cake affects all other cakes. If this one is bad, surely the others will not go well.

Shuna bit the cake.

And being serious, he looked at me straight and nodded. He then concentrated on the cake.

Soon, words were no longer needed. We understand each other on a deeper level. And if she could replicate ice cream, the cake would definitely be a piece of cake.

And so we, completely ditched our previous discussion and enjoyed a delicious cake.

The next day, we arrived at the meeting place.

It was as expected. Hinata visited last night, and gave me an overview.

In keeping with Souei's intelligence, the council's goal is to harness our power in the name of cooperation.

However, the feelings are mutually beneficial.

And so began the clash of wits between the raccoon and the fox.