Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (LN)

Ah, good on you.

You're really chasing after what you're interested in.

While my skills are important, I won't forget my interests.

It's a very deft toss up of skills

So true to Ciel's style, I couldn't help but think so.

Ah, never mind that for a momentBeretta that's some serious shit.

He can manipulate and make minerals freely by using the new power of "Mineral Control" and "Earth Attribute Manipulation" together, and you need materials, but there is a storehouse of magic steel in the maze. The earth is also joined to the earth and a certain amount of minerals can be raised.

It seemed that his body's evolution into divine steel had allowed it to master such power as well.

The ability to manipulate the elements, presumably this feeling?

Metal can turn into all sorts of shapes regardless of hardness, so you can't deal damage to Beretta if you're not using a strengthened weapon with something like magic or aura.

What's even more awesome is that Beretta's body can deform freely.

Most weapons were ineffective in front of him. Hes like the difficult fluid metal that appeared in the movies, kind of that feeling.

Approaching as quietly as a Slime, wrapping his arms around his opponent and suffocating themit was terrifying just thinking about it.

He is usually like a high art humanoid doll with spherical joints, but his essence is not the same as his appearance, so be aware of this.

In this way, Beretta evolved into what could be called a subspecies of spiritual lifeformsthe dreaded metal lifeforms.

Although I built the doll on a whim, it's really something that it has evolved to this point. While making observations and wallowing in such sentiments, Beretta knelt before me.

I will never forget your kindness, Lord Rimuru, and I will carry out your orders, even if I die!

He swore.

Although I want him not to force it, Ramiris must be more important than that when she encounters a crisis, and there will most likely be more severe battles in the future, so Beretta will certainly respond to my expectations, right?

I'm also relieved to have Beretta guarding Ramiris.

Please.

I said to Beretta with this nod.

Beretta's troubles were thus resolved, a job well done.

I told Beretta to have a good healing session and let him get back to his job.

***

Waiting for the next interviewer, I was thinking about skills-related questions.

The intelligence gained during the recent evolutionary festival, as well as the battle with the imperial strongman, made me question it.

Skills are based on the roots of the laws of this world, rooted in the power of the "soul".

The "Voice of the World" will award them after they have worked on themselves or achieved great feats.

So far it has not been thought about in depth, but it is an incredible phenomenon.

It had been taken for granted beforebut the chain of events that had taken place had turned it into a doubt that could not be ignored.

In other words

What exactly is the nature of skills?

This question.

I had unique skills when I first arrived in this world.

The "voice of the world" was heard at a time when I was dying in the original world.

From this fact it can be inferred that skills are not unique to this world alone.

If this is the case, the question becomes even more difficult to answer, and directly speaking, it is a matter of concern whether there are people who can use skills in the original world.

Originally, a unique skill was thought to be something only heroes could acquire.

Just because unique skills = unique skills, the performance varies widely, as the name suggests. It is my own desire that shapes me and empowers me to do what I want.

I acquired 'Predator' and 'Great Sage', but I didn't expect to acquire 'Great Sage', which is a bit suspicious.

<> Huh?

Just because I'm a virginno, I'll stop thinking about it.

Since Ciel said so, it might be that such a desire existed in my deep psyche, and it was somewhat dangerous for the topic to go deeper, let's just call it that.

Change the subject back.

This means that skills, although rooted in the soul," are different.

The skills acquired at the limit of physical training are not carved into the "soul" but are attached to the body. This is especially true for skills gained from magical creatures, which can be gained by simply eating the opponent.

This skill is known as an inherent skill of the race, and if the same race holds such a skill, then future generations can also inherit it.

Skills acquired through cultivation often only reach the level of extra skills. The point is that after that, it's still relatively useful to weave original techniques by increasing proficiency or fusing with sword skills.

In fact, magic is also a form of a skill.

I was able to learn by eating, as evidenced by this.

There are many styles of skills, the most important of which are unique skills.

The so-called unique skills are the unique powers generated by each person.

Performance naturally varies.

While there will be similarities on the larger classifications, unique skills that are identical will not usually exist. With the flow of time, there will also be cases of skill reproduction, but that is an extremely special exception.

The unique skill Starved' possessed by the Orc Lord was such that he could only board the same bloodline by awakening the inherent skill of the race.

Starved is engraved in the flesh and is not normally applied to other races.

In my case, because of the direct unification with ?Predator?, I have not cared about it so far.

I think Shizu-san's "deviant" was created by her soul."

Then it was entrusted to me.

That's why I was able to use it, and if it wasn't for that, maybe I wouldn't have been able to get it.

Somehow, the skills carved into the soul will be a bit more powerful.

Incidentally, there is no doubt that the 'proxy skills' given by Rudra are inscribed in the flesh. If one is not a "sage," one does not have enough energy to use it, presumably because one does not receive the power oneself, and therefore does not use it efficiently.

It is for this reason that more powerful and unique skills can do the trick against it.

Diablo defeated Jiu and Bonnie, who held the ultimate skills, but originally this should have been impossible to do.

Unique skills do not work against the ultimate skills, only the ultimate skills can fight against ultimate skills.

Although there are exceptions such as Chloe's 'Infinite Prison' and 'Absolute Severance' and Masayuki's

Chosen One, it is unusual to defeat a person with ultimate skills only through unique skills.

Even if it's just a unique skill, the strength will be very different, if it's an ultimate skill, it will be even more different.

He who has acquired the ultimate skill, knows the reasoning of the world. Thus, one can become a higher being through magic that comes from the world's laws.

The most powerful magic of the divine system, the "Aura Collapse" or the "Original" magic, can be used against it.

So, it's also possible that Diablo used ultimate magic to defeat his opponent, but it doesn't feel like that.

It feels like he's going to force his way straight through, which is probably a rare occurrence in the world

In short, depending on the situation, it is possible to outperform a person with ultimate skills, even if they do not have them.

In fact, practicing the ultimate skill would be useful everywhere, rather than relying on skills, perhaps mastering the arts would be even stronger. But most fundamentally, there is no doubt that it is the best way to fight against the Ultimate skill, and also to acquire the Ultimate skill.

Summarizing these reflections.

-Skills can be carved into the "soul" as well as the flesh.

Based on experience so far, unique skills can be acquired through a strong desire or desire. The point is that its not so much talent as potential. No matter what the expectation, there is no way to get it if the existence value is not enough. This is not something that can be obtained by desire alone, but requires the achievement of various trials or conditions before it can be reached. One gains more power by oneself than by ones given. Further, the power born of the "soul" seems to be stronger than the power born of the flesh.

-Next, the exact same skills do not exist.

Even if the name is the same, the performance and the laws will not be the same, I'm afraid. This is what desires translate into form and will vary a thousand different things depending on the various thoughts within the owner.

-Next, the gap between the unique and the ultimate skills are not absolute.

The strength of the skill acquired is swayed by the owner himself. To have a stronger effect requires a strong enough will. Skill, is the power to influence the laws of the world through desire alone. It is certainly not possible to use the kind of power that can be called the root, without enough willpower.

When you look at it in this way, it's clear that the most important thing is willpower.

This is followed by a thorough understanding of the nature of the skill and exploring its true and proper use.

I had the King of Wisdom telling me the right way to use them, but that's generally not possible.

Although it is a skill born of your own desire, there are cases where it cannot be used because of a mistake in usage.

<> Huh?

I couldn't help but ask out like that, so Ciel felt amused and spoke up.

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Dino's abilities, as stated before, evolved during the battle. It has evolved from the most powerful of the unique skills, the Sloth," to the ultimate skill, the "King of Slothfulness".

This was supposed to be the power that could wield the power of terror, but instead it was beaten to a pulp by Zegion.

Of course, the overwhelmingly strong Zegion was also a reason, but the more fundamental reason was actually because Dino hadn't been able to fully utilize the 'King of Slothfulness'

Since he was only using this ability as a disguise, he probably doesnt have the full understanding of it.

The characteristic of Dinos Sloth, the "King of Slothfulness, was born out of the character of Dino's Sloth, and the character of his Sloth is that the more he moves, the weaker he becomes, so the real way to use it is to "support his subordinates or companions.

If Dino had lent his accumulated power directly to his companions like that, the true value of the 'King of Slothfulness couldve been realized.

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Although it happened while we were away, the battle log images of the maze remained intact, and parsing was of interest to Ciel, so it benefited me.

If it had been Guy, there would have been no such failure.

He should understand the nature of the ability to use it correctly. However, it is a slacker, like Dino, who is so baffled by the surface of skill that he fails to perceive its essence.

Or should I say, its the failure of the enemy that made Dino make a move.

If Dino continued to skip work and slack off like he usually did, and only let his companions Pico and Garcia make their move, it mightve been hard for Geld and Kumara to cope.

Thinking about it this way, it's really good luck.

It's because the work I assigned down the line awakened Dino to the joy of labor that this one was lucky, right?

It's too bad this kind of comment is failing more and more the more action is taken, if we can make peace with Dino, we'll teach him a good lesson when the time comes.

Anyway that's it, it's not easy to properly understand one's abilities.

But there are also cases like Masayuki's where he would start it without expecting it.

But such skills are hard to master, and even harder to use thoroughly.

Knowing the essence of a skill and using it fully is the same as seeing your inner meaning. It's very difficult, and I think it may be necessary to spend a lifetime dealing with it.

That is, if one mistakenly believes that skills are weapons of convenience, etc., one will definitely not be able to perform to their full potential.

<> Well, well

Somehow, I felt misinterpreted, but stopped thinking about it.

***

As I pondered the end, there was a knock on the door.

It is Benimaru who was guided by Shuna.

Did you call me? I heard it's a personal interview. Do you have anything you want to ask?

After sitting face to face with me on the couch, Benimaru asked in this way, perhaps he was expecting an important close conversation, but unfortunately not.

"Sorry, it's just on a whim.

"On a whim?

"Yes. Didn't everyone's strength increase dramatically during this battle? You can also measure your presence in the labyrinth, so I want to get a good grasp of your fighting power.

I see. Thats really important!

Hearing my explanation, Benimaru's expression became bright.

He seemed to have been expecting to be asked about newlywed life, and that's why he was so formal.

"Well, I do care about that too, but wouldn't it be forceful and sexual harassment to ask further?

"Is that so? That guy Souei said, Hmph, just because you can evolve smoothly, it means you've done everything you need to do. You're so late in life, I thought I'd have to give you some help

Just as Benimaru was talking about it

Brother?

His smile was overshadowed by the smile of Shuna, who sent the cake in.

The crushing force was so intense it felt like one's back was going to freeze.

Did you say something rude in front of Lord Rimuru?

I'm sorry

Couldn't even the hard-core Benimaru beat Shuna?

"So Lord Rimuru? I shouldn't have said such useless things to my brother. I should have scolded him.

Thats right. Ill be careful

It's not okay to choose to resist at this point.

I understood the matter deeply and waited for Shuna to get in a good mood.

It's clearly a rare cake, and it's tasteless because it's so stressful to eat.

The moment Shuna withdrew the cutlery to exit the room, Benimaru and I were both greatly relieved.

"Phew, that was a failure.

Yes, you should think about the time and occasion when you say such things.

I see. I originally disliked this story, so why did it turn out this way

Well, thats right.

Maybe some do, but it just feels to me like you are showing off.

Let's wait for that later.

Confirming Benimaru's status as previously intended.

Name: Benimaru [EP: 4,397,780 (+ "Red Lotus" 1,140,000)]

Race: Flame Spirit Oni", Divine Monster Spirit

Blessing: Rimurus Blessing

Title: Flare Lord.

Magic:

Ability: The ultimate skill, Blazing Sun Lord Amaterasu

Resistances: physical attack invalid, natural influence invalid, state anomaly invalid, spiritual attack resistance, divine attack resistance It was like this.

That's so strong!

The ultimate skill Blazing Sun Lord Amaterasu" was acquired at the expense of the unique skill

"Generalissimo", and its powers include "Thinking Acceleration, Universal Perception, Demon lords haki, Will Control, Light and Heat Control, Space Control, and Multiple barriers".

According to Ciel's confession, it also reflected a portion of Velgrynd's powers, though Benimarus seemed to be an ultimate ability acquired through his own power.

Ciel said she only slightly helped.

But this is really

The existence value of the Benimaru itself exceeded four million, plus the holding of the "Red Lotus"

sword will increase it by a million more, this is higher than Ruminas

Incidentally, there is no way to deceive the existence valueprobably.

To be more precise, people inside the maze measure existence values with a fairly high accuracy.

To try to cheat, one would either have to have a mythical-grade weapon hidden behind their back, or place an other body' in some other venue like Velgrynd did. If it was just body splitting, the values would be too small to be seen directly as artifacts.

If it was outside the labyrinth, it would be easier to fool around, but if you invaded the labyrinth, it would be like sinking your head into the hot springs together, and you would not be able to escape Ramiris' 'identification'.

Ramiris is great at this kind of detail, alongside her regrettable aspects.

In short, they dont understand what they can and can't do.

The reason why it is possible to identify it in this way is because someone said in a chat that "it would be nice if we could measure the value correctly.

The one who asked this was probably Shinji, and Ramiris, who heard it, and replied, I can do it!

It is said that the entire space was surrounded by subtlety at the time.

Everyone was probably thinking, Couldn't you have said that earlier?

If only it had been done that way sooner, it would have been possible to measure the existence value of not only Ruminas, but even Guy and Velzado

Also, if Dino hadn't been taken lightly and was measured because he was a guest and research partner, it would have been possible to find out how powerful he was that he couldn't have imagined just by his appearance.

only that it would be pointless to measure but not to be sure that the other person would betray. Just a little more vigilance may not have helped in this case.

That aside, although the measured values are reference values, it is useful to use the existence value as one of the indicators of strength.

This way, you can be sure that Benimaru will not fall behind even if he is competing with the "Three Admirals" or Dino.

Even among the Super Awakened (millions) class, they are in the upper ranks and are very reliable as my helpers.

There was just one thing that mattered anyway.

If I remember correctly, if a monster has a child, doesn't that make it weaker?

"Yes. Generally speaking, the amount of magicules is drastically reduced.

"Then why did you get stronger?"

"Ahahaha, that's incredible!

Ah, what a refreshing smile.

But dont just try to smile and muddle through.

"What the hell is going on?

"I don't know! It's also something that Souei is always pestering me about it, which bothers me.

Yeah, I'm not the only one interested?

If this problem can be solved, it will be good news for the monsters.

The number of people and monsters getting married was relatively high, but I hadn't heard much about people suffering from weakening But the higher up in the hierarchy the monsters affected were, the greater the impact would be, so this was something that would need to be resolved someday.

Let me know if you know anything.

"Got it. Then I'll replace with Souei."

Leaving one question unresolved ended the interview with Benimaru.

***

Souei stepped in, replacing Benimaru.

After taking his seat face to face, I grumbled to Souei.

I'm talking about you. Don't tease Benimaru too much.

"Heh, that guy's been a late bloomer in strange places since before. In my humble opinion, if we don't get straight to the point, he'll just keep on grumbling.

Woah, that's a good point.

After all, Benimaru had said that there was no way to evolve without a successor, and it was understandable that Souei would be worried.

"Well, let's leave it at that. And then there's the thought about your evolution

Souei was influenced by the Benimaru's Evolution.

Name: Souei [EP: 1,281,162]

Race: Fair Oni", medium divine spirit - dark spirit

Blessing: Shadow of the King

Title: Dark Shinobi

Magic:

Ability: The ultimate skill Moonshadow Lord Tsukuyomi

Resistance: physical attack invalid, natural influence invalid, state anomaly invalid, mental attack resistance

Hmmm, very strong.

Resistance on all fronts is also very good.

If you want to defeat Souei, you can only use the sacred attacks or the sacred sword skills, or an ultimate skill.

Souei's abilities were given to the 'King of Moonshadow' by Ciel, and they were rich and varied, including 'Thought Acceleration - Universal Perception - Eye of the Moon - One-hit Kill - Overdrive -

Spiritual Operation - Parallel Existence - Space Operation - Multiple barriers'.

"Hey, is it true that you can even use 'parallel existence?"

I was so surprised that I couldn't help but ask, and Souei replied calmly.

Yes, it's not possible to have as many of them at the same time as Velgrynd-sama, but I'm confident enough to be useful even if there is only one.

That, indeed, is something to be confident about.

One alone is enough.

In that case, even Souei was infinitely close to being indestructible However, the one that deserved special mention was the 'eye of the moon', right?

With this, shadows can be manipulated at will, and various things can be done without the other party noticing, and the scope of influence is wide, so that the whole town is under the influence. Not only for intelligence-gathering-specific capabilities, but also for assassination.

Souei's skill is my masterpiece, and to recreate the ninja in my memory, I have filled in the ninja elements with Soueis wish.

I would also like to say that this skill can be rich, but the original reason is this.

The highlight of this "Moon's eye" is that it can be used even in the "split body". Souei can send a "split body" to each place and share information with the "eye of the moon", so that you can access information from all over the world through the "thought transmission".

I totally get why this is self-confidence at work.

This power really gets more and more powerful the more you hear it.

It's like a superior version of my spying magic, "Argos". With the ability to monitor the world and visualize the accompanying sound, he has become an all-powerful and trustworthy man.

In the future, we will also continue to hand all our spying activities to Souei.

Well, then you are given the new title of Lord of Darkness and will continue to lead the Shadow Squad in the service of our nation.

Yes, sir! All actions are for Lord Rimuru!

Not for me, but for our countryforget it.

"I'll leave it to you, then.

I comforted the Souei for a while.

There was about an hour after that, talking to Souka about whether there were any grievances, and how they were doing and such.

The five of them, their existence values seems to have grown to nearly 200,000, while Souka's own existence value reached 260,189 which is already quite high, considered to be a former demon lords deputy officer level. She is also considered to be able to fight with the upper ranks of this level.

In this fight, her strength has improved greatly.

Combat was the best training, as I had heard Souei say.

But one thing to be aware of is not to think that what you can do, others can do as well.

Everyone has their own personality and is different in what they are good at or not good at.

Souei was indeed very capable, but he could not impose the same amount of work on his subordinates, as that would make even the best people lose their motivation.

Isn't it only natural to give our all for Lord Rimuru?

Well, not quite right.

Don't you see, if that's what you think, no one will come after you after that? It's also the responsibility of the supervisor to value your subordinates more and think of ways to make them work more effectively and happily.

Sure enough, only by giving meaning to the other person's work will someone follow.

Of course, it's work after all, and fun alone won't hold up.

Even so, I think a sense of accomplishment is important.

The joy of reaching your goals cannot be gained if you are always given an absurd amount of work.

What's more, if forcing yourself to finish once and giving yourself more work the next time

Then even I have the confidence to be angry.

Things like just do it, this will fall on your own head later, except that Souei always gets it done. The end result might be blaming yourself, or perhaps become sick or get a heart disease.

I was worried that this would happen.

"So that's it. I must use my tools with more care, right?

"Don't call a companion a tool. Truly, it's important to keep glory in one's work, but it's not mandatory.

If you, as a supervisor, can show recognition for the work of your subordinates, they will be very happy.

So it seems. Indeed, I myself regard Lord Rimuru's praise as the greatest joy.

Hmmm, should I say hes too serious or too heavy?

"Anyway, how about taking this opportunity to have a party with your men?

"Got it. It is also the responsibility of the boss to control the mood of his subordinates, so I will take care of them more thoroughly in the future.

"Remember to take advantage of the situation.

Anyway, for the time being, I'm conveying to him what I care about.

After that.

A letter of thanks was received from Souka.

Tears of joy permeated the letter, and I felt satisfied that I had done a good thing.

***

The next person to be interviewed was Gabil, who came after dinner.

"Hohohoho! Because of Lord Rimuru's summons, I, Gabi,l have come to visit!

Todayor rather, tonightGabil was full of energy too.

I told him it was nighttime and to be quiet and sit down.

After Shuna serves tea, I get to the point.

"You've been a great help this time. It's because of your efforts that everyone came back alive, it's really thanks to you that you were able to hold out until the end, and personally, I have you to thank for that!

Not from the standpoint of the nation, as my personal expression of gratitude to Gabil. If Gabil doesn't hold out, there will be quite a few casualties.

"Ah, Lord Rimuru! That's the only thing that makes me emotional.

Gabil suddenly burst into tears.

I was so impressed that I didn't go to throw cold water on it. I waited for Gabil to calm himself down.

"It goes without saying that I was able to win, and it's all thanks to Lord Rimuru that I survived. That voiceI was convinced after hearing Lord Gedora's whisperthat was Lord Rimuru's voice, wasn't it?"

Ah, well, it was the sound of Ciel's voice that was heard.

"Hmm? Well, sort of.

It's troublesome to explain, and since Ciel's existence is my trump card, it's better not to publicize it, so let's go along with Gabil's misunderstanding.

"Yes! I understand that I cannot win without that power. Since I'm always reminded not to get carried away, even if I'm wrong, I don't take credit for it.

The tone of voice was high and the expression on Gabil's face was very subdued, which I think is what he really meant.

You're growing.

"Yes! I am very grateful for this assessment

As with the flow just now, Gabil cried again.

I couldn't wipe it off with a handkerchief anymore, so I handed the towel over.

Gabil is still this virtuous, but his growth has also been amazing.

Name: Gabil [EP: 1,263,824]

Race: Dragonewt" Medium Divine Water Spirit

Blessing: Rimuru's Blessing

Title: Dragon Lord"

Magic:

Ability: the ultimate skill King of the Mind (mood maker)"

Inherent skills: "Magic Sense - Super Sense - Dragon Scale Armored - Black Breath of Inflammation -

Black Thunder Breath

Resistances: pain invalidation, state anomaly resistance, natural influence resistance, physical attack resistance, spiritual attack resistance, divine attack resistance Unknowingly, he had reached an intensity that could rival Souei.

Gabil's ultimate gift, Mind King, is the masterpiece of Ciel.

The ability will not be low just because it is not acquired on its own, it is precisely because Gabil has the adaptability to acquire this power.

The five main powers are "Thinking Acceleration, Fate Change, Unexpected Operation, Space Operation, and Multiple Boundaries", and if you can fully control the overflowing power, you can also learn "Demon Lord Haki".

One of the most powerful is the "change of fate, which is limited to once a day, but has the potential to change the battlefield against an opponent who is stronger than himself.

Thiswhat would happen if someone other than Gabil learned it?

If it was Diablo who obtained this 'change of fate, he would probably be the undisputed strongest.

Thinking about it this way, it feels like Gabil is a pretty good guy too.

What particularly shocked me was how it looked in that battle.

Gabil, who dried his tears, told me about the part of the battle he was proud of

"Thus the enemy's spear came so close to my face that I laughed and fired it!"

This, this is it.

Gabil's weapon was a special-grade magical weapon, the Water Vortex Spear, which was heard to be the secret treasure of the Lizardman race, but it was only special-grade.

However, that water vortex spear bounced off the mythical-grade Green Dragon Spear, which I thought was some kind of joke.

"Looks like poor performance can't sway victory or defeat, goohahahahahaha!

Why is Gabil able to laugh out loud like that, I think it's obviously going left and right.

If the weapon is Legendary class, even a hundred steps back, it's not that you can't forcefully accept it, but if the opponent is Mythic class, it won't work.

All that can be thought of is the possibility that

It's possible that Gabil unconsciously applied his skills to the water vortex spear. Presumably, it is precisely because there is a polarizing level of power protecting it that the spear is not broken.

Indeed, it seems to be so.

Gabil would have been awesome in that regard as well.

He's actually a hard worker because of his usual words and actions.

And a jack-of-all-trades who can study, fight, and do everything.

His future activity is also something to look forward to.

"Regarding the water vortex spear, could you leave it with me for a while? I want to ask Kurobee to renew it.

What is it?

"That is, to let the experience of the weapon be inherited and to bring it back to life. The materials are scheduled to be supplied with divine steel, so isnt it possible for it to evolve to mythical level as well?

Although divine Steel was still rare, it was not a waste to give it to Gabil.

It was my sincere wish to strengthen Gabil's weapon as a reward for this battle and to enable him to endure more brutal battles in the future.

If Gabil is unwilling to modify the weapons handed down from ancestor to ancestor, then Ill think of something else.

"Please, please, please!

Gabil cried out again and handed me the spear.

In this way, the direction of the weapon's transformation is also targeted, and Gabil will become stronger.

If identified with the master by the mythic level, the existence value also increases. Gabil himself could become a semi-spiritual lifeform, and resistance should increase accordingly.

Gabil's men, the "Heavenly Flying Crowd", now have an average presence of over 120,000. It is said that 200,000 of them are in the upper echelon and it is hoped that they will continue to support Gabil in the future.

Thus, the interview ended without a hitch, despite Gabil's tears.

***

Late at night.

In a private room in a special members-only store.

Reclining in the same seat as the elven sisters, Geld and I made good face-to-face.

"How's it going?

"In good shape. I'm used to this power and won't break the cup again.

Geld said with this smile, deftly sipping his wine.

Being held in such a large hand, an ordinary sized cup also looks like a small wine goblet.

"Well, I didn't call you here today for anything else. It's also meant to comfort you, so drink it up.

"I'm grateful. I feel unparalleled happiness to hear Lord Rimuru say such things.

The normally cool looking Geld could tell by the look in his eyes and excitement that this was what he was thinking from the bottom of his heart.

I nodded and toasted with Geld.

After listening to Geld's tirade, I moved on to another topic.

"Actually, there's something I'd like to say that might be a little rude to you, okay?

"Whatever it is, I don't think Lord Rimuru is being rude to me.

No, no, I'm also a little slow to point out, if I care, that there is a saying, "He who speaks without listening intends.

I said to the girls in elementary school, "No, let's not. That's more than black history, and I've grown since then.

Up until now I was not subtle enough to be thoughtful, but I also struggled with it daily, warning myself from time to time not to say annoying things.

Let's not think for a moment about whether this approach has yielded results.

Anyway, Geld gave the go-ahead, so I'll just talk about it.

"Then as I said, it's okay to just say no if it's not.

Having said the opening, I'd like to make a suggestion to Geld.

The content is about whether or not to accept the 'ability to change' from Ciel.

Ciel-sensei's presence has to be hidden, so I tried to ask myself ''Can you fiddle with your skills?'

Then, without hesitation, Geld answered 'Yes'.

"I think it's because I am this way, Ive even worried Rimuru-sama. If I can become strong, I don't need to ask you anymore.

Geld drained his glass of wine in one gulp.

It wasn't an agreement because there was no way around it, it was an indefensible declaration of acceptance that Geld rightfully arrived at by his own determination.

I nodded as I poured the wine for Geld.

Name: Geld [EP: 2,378,749]

Race: Orc King"

Blessing: Rimuru's Blessing

Title: Barrier Lord"

Spell: Recovery Magic

Ability: The ultimate skill Gourmet King Beelzebub

Resistances: pain invalidation, state anomaly invalidation, natural influence resistance, physical attack resistance, spiritual attack resistance, divine attack resistance After Geld accepted my proposal, the waiting Ciel did it immediately.

This is the power of "Thinking Acceleration, Magical Sense, Demon King Haki, Super Speed Regeneration, Predation, Stomach Pockets, Isolation, Needs, Supplies, Corroded Food, Iron Wall, Guardianship, Substitute Service, Space Operation, Multiple Barriers, Super Smell, Full Body Armor", which has the power and is a slight degradation of my "King of Gluttony" and is composed of various other skills.

By empowering the subordinates with protection grant, the entire defense can be formed.

Geld was also personally able to share the damage received by his companions by using the 'Iron Wall'

and 'Substitute Service'.

Corrosion is an offensive and defensive skill that by no means focuses on guarding, but is also valuable on the offensive side of the game. It's a good idea for Geld, who is specializing in guarding, to make the most of this ability, which is so unique to him.

It's not just the skill that deserves special mention, Geld himself is outstanding.

After upgrading Geld's defensive gear to Mythical level, it could be said that it became the same existence as Geld's own flesh and blood. As with the monsters' clothes, they can be reproduced at will according to Geld's heart.

It's the same with the Meat Crusher weapon, as if even if it were destroyed it would immediately create a new one. After being repaired by Kurobee, the weapon is said to have left a memory of being in that state.

Honestly, it just seems like a cheat.

In any case, by acquiring weapons, Geld's existence value has grown substantially and the base is very adequate. Coupled with the acquisition of the 'King of Gourmet', Geld's strength was already overwhelmingly strong in front of Souei and Gabil.

The current Geld should be able to buy time even with the "Three Admirals" as his opponent. Trying to defeat the defensive Geld without a super powerful blow is difficult.

"I'll have to ask you to do this again.

"That's encouraging. And I will continue to do whatever it takes to protect everyone.

After telling him that I would need his help in the future as well, Geld and I both smiled.

***

I went back to my little room.

Thinking about the meeting tomorrow.

The meeting had only started today from dusk, so there were only five people to meet.

Since everyone was busy too, I couldnt spend days.

In addition to the remaining nine of the Twelve Patrons, there were several others who wanted to have a conversation.

At least with Apito, there was a need for an interview at the request of Ciel.

As if out of a desperate desire to fiddle with her skills.

I feel too faithful to desire some of that, but can't deny that it will serve everyone well. There was no reason I had to stop Ciel either, so I intend to keep at it tomorrow as well.

Shuna intended the same and I let her make arrangements for the reservations.

The instructions to postpone have been conveyed to Diablo and Shion, and I think we should be able to end tomorrow without a hitch.

The meetings seemed to have been going on for a long time.

I've received some reports, but there's also the question of whether I should be involved, so until I've finished talking to the people of the Empire, I'm going to stay out of it and wait and see what happens.

However, the presence of Velgrynd was one of the reasons why the meeting couldn't end, the current seventy levels had an atmosphere that no one could approach.

Veldora, for example, had long since panicked and fled back to his room, and I was slightly disturbed.

Being apart from Velgrynd didn't take long, but I cared about what kind of experience she had accumulated

All in all, one can only wait for the attitude given over there.

In the meantime, Ill just keep doing what I'm supposed to do.

As I was engrossed in my thoughts, I suddenly noticed an aura.

From my shadow, Ranga suddenly showed his head above the tip of his nose and stared at me.

"Wow, that scared me! Isn't this Ranga, waking up smoothly?

I happily turned human and touched Ranga's head and ears.

The next moment Ranga showed a happy then lost expression, dropping his ears.

"What's wrong with you? Are you in a bad mood?

I was worried about whether it was a failure of evolution or not, but it doesn't seem that way.

"Master, I didn't make it to the battle because I overslept

What? That's it!?

"I don't know how to apologize, but I'm the reason they missed out on the opportunity to be active.

That's true, but it can't be helped.

Compared to that, Ranga had already evolved smoothly, and it was enough to be able to do something big in the future.

"The hobgoblins are so active with their chores and stunts at parties that no one will complain about you Ranga, so don't worry.

"My lord, I'm grateful to hear you say that."

Ranga came to the floor with a "Coo" sound from his throat, and rubbed his face against mine as if he was pampering me.

So I rubbed his fur, enjoying the long-forgotten fuzziness.

Now, back to the main point.

It was a rare opportunity to confirm Ranga's status.

Name: Ranga [EP: 4,340,084]

Race: Divine Wolf, upper divine spirit - wind spirit wolf

Blessing: Rimuru's Blessing

Title: Star Lord"

Magic:

Ability: Ultimate skill, Stellar Wind Lord Hastur

Resistances: physical attack invalid, natural influence invalid, state anomaly invalid, spiritual attack resistance, divine attack resistance Ah, Ranga's race also carries divinity.

Just now, I was so concerned, it seems like it's all better than the indigenous gods that are believed in in the borderlands, is that okay?

With the exception of Souei, who may be treated as Benimarus submissive spirit, it's as if a race carries divinity if the existence value exceeds two million.

Not sure, but that's how I felt.

"A few more examples are needed, but this perception should be correct.

Hmmm.

After all, an existence value worth more than a million is a "saint", and if it exceeds two million, it may become a "god". It is not the same as the conceptual "god", but it is a powerful symbol that can be trusted.

The value of Ranga's existence actually exceeds four million.

This is rivaled to Benimaru without his Taishou, in what is a terrifying evolution.

"Very impressive, Ranga!"

"Hahahaha, it's all thanks to the master.

According to Ranga, it's all thanks to bathing in my shadow.

There has always been a magical element absorbed in my shadow, so his evolution seems to have gone very smoothly as well.

And there just seemed to be a flash of awesome power. Thats what the ultimate skill Stellar Wind Lord Hastur is.

Then there is no doubt about this

<> Sure enough.

It wasn't a gift, it was Ranga's own power, but how could Ciel not intervene?

But well, since it's an ability that matches Ranga's, so I don't have any complaints.

This power consists of seven types of "Thinking Acceleration, Universal Perception, Demon Lord Haki, Weather manipulation, Sound and Wind manipulation, Space manipulation, and Multiple Barriers", which are completely different levels of power.

I can understand the extent of this superpower, which is capable of controlling even the weather.

An ability that is indeed commensurate with Ranga.

Im starting to worry about whether or not Gobta could handle Ranga.

***

It's time to work.

Although I played with Ranga without sleeping, I'm in very good health.

The first one to come over was Nine-Tailed Kumara.

Her first words spoken after greeting me were,

"I heard Ranga-sama's complacent boast that it was Rimuru-sama who could modify our skills. In any case, I hope you can give me new powers.

The young female posture of Kumara adorably made a request.

Ranga's abilities were acquired by himself, but he seemed to have exaggerated the help he received.

Actually, I think he should praise himself more, but for some reason Ranga keeps bragging that he got my help.

It wasn't me who helped, but Ciel, only that was a secret, so I nodded ambiguously.

All right, so what do we do now?

<>

I knew you'd say that.

Facing Ciel, who had no intention at all of feeling sorry for herself, it was disconcerting to entrust her with the aftermathAs long as there are enemies, all measures that can be taken should be completed.

"Well, you're mostly on your own, but Ill take a look.

Even for Ciel, what can't be done still can't be done.

Skills that don't fit Kumara's skills cannot be gifted.

After getting a response, it was left to Ciel.

Name: Kumara [EP: 1,899,944]

Race: Heavenly Star Nine-Tailed Spirit. Upper-tier Earth Monster Spirit Blessing: Rimuru's Blessing

Title: Chimeric Lord."

Magic: "Earth Spirit Magic

Ability: Ultimate skill Mythical Beast Lord Bahamut"

Inherent skill: "Beast Demon Control - Beast Demon Unity

Resistances: physical attack invalidation, state anomaly invalidation, natural influence resistance, spiritual attack resistance, divine attack resistance It took some time and seemed to work.

Kumara was given the ultimate skill Mythical Beast Lord Bahamut", which includes six powers:

"Thinking Acceleration - Universal Perception - Demon Lords Haki - Gravity manipulation - Space manipulation - Multiple barriers".

She can even interfere with planets, seemingly manipulating a wide range of gravity.

The race of the Kumara had also changed.

The nine-tailed beast evolved into the Heavenly Star Nine-Tailed Spirit.

The nine-heads turned into nine-tails, which sounded like it had weakened, but it wasn't. Having previously led eight demonic beasts, and now just one head, meant that the Kumara could achieve complete dominance by her own consciousness.

Like the original, eight of the nine tails of the Nine-Tailed Kumara boarded the consciousness of the monster beast, so it was still possible to assign the free consciousness to the ministry.

At that time, it was possible to isolate eight magic beasts with an existence value of approximately 200,000, but even so, Kumara still had an existence value of over a million.

The value of the subordinate presence is a multiple of the isolated value, which, when viewed in this way, is clearly substantially enhanced.

Although she does not possess divinity, her existence value without relying on equipment has also reached nearly two million, and there is a feeling that it is only one step away from evolution.

As with Geld, shes the earth attribute.

As a semi-spiritual lifeform, the earth spirit beast has an excellent match with gravity to operate this skill.

In terms of specifications, Kumara, which unites all the demons and beasts, can be ranked among the

Twelve Patrons.

But unfortunately, there is still a lack of experience.

The only ones who could win the fight would be Adalman and Gabil.

However, the prospect was certain, and Kumara was full of possibilities.

Still a toddler, her future growth is something to look forward to.

***

What followed was the duo of Apito and Zegion.

Zegion stayed out of the room first, with only Apito coming in.

It's actually okay for the two to be together, it's a personal interview in name only, but Zegion chooses to comply anyway.

Sitting down face to face, Apito handed me a package.

"Lord Rimuru, this is the honey that was just collected."

"Oh, oh, thank you!

I couldn't help but be happy.

This honey can be used as a panacea and is really amazingly delicious.

It's the same thing that tamed Milim, and its very famous among the ministry.

Because of this, honey became a highly popular commodity.

I laughed and tucked the package into my arms.

I'm not a man who will give in to a bribe, but I'll still be gentle with the yuppies.

As for Apito's current state.

Name: Apito [EP: 775,537]

Race: Star Wasp. Medium Divine Spirit - "Wind Spirit Bee"

Blessing: Zegion's Blessing

Title: "Insect Queen"

Ability: Unique skill Queen of Worship Valkyrie

Resistances: pain ineffectiveness, physical attack resistance, natural influence resistance, state anomaly resistance, mental attack resistance For an ordinary adventurer, it should be impossible to defeat her.

Apito's strength has long surpassed that of the former demon lords, and although she is still one step away from the Special S class that our country has identified, she should be stronger than the old awakened Clayman.

Also, according to Apito, the Queen of Worship' can create nine insect-type majin.

They are still in the state of a chrysalis, but it seems that majin with considerable power will be born.

"In that case, let's celebrate.

"That's great! I beseech you to give them a name.

A name.

Yeah"

I try to avoid answering directly, and want to change the subject.

Naming' is dangerous, so"

<>

Learned

Thats right, it was the same with Charys back then.

I can't help it.

It's a bit of a hassle to come up with nine "names", and I would have avoided it

Reichi, Reni, Resan, Reyon, Rego, Reroku, Renana, Rehachi, Rekyuuhow about this? (***Didnt fully understand this translation so I couldnt get it exactly right, but I think Rimuru basically put numbers together in a sequence to make obvious names) Don't ask me, Im just doing it.

Although it's just a combination of number variations, I still hope you're okay with it.

I don't know if the majin are male or female, so I'll just assign them the appropriate names once they're born.

Well! My children were so happy to feel Lord Rimuru's loving kindness, too!

"Hey, can you know that too?

"Of course, I'm connected with those kids.

The children born of their own skills are given orders through the 'insect domination', and the speed of communication is only a split second, and unlike the 'Thought Communication', there is a clear order of priority.

I hear you, but let's leave that alone for now.

Ciel has been so noisy since just now.

What a surprise. I was just asking for permission to change my abilities.

I know.

It was as if Ciel wanted to change Apito's skills so badly that she was hungry for more.

In fact, if you want to, you can force me or Apito to do it, even without my permission, because I have the authority of the higher power over those who have a connection to the "Soul Corridor".

But that was only for emergencies, and now it was the usual, and it seemed impossible to do it without my permission just to be considerate of me.

What's more, Apito is in Zegion's genealogy, which in my case counts as a secondary dependency, and it's still easier to contact a slightly weaker one and get permission to do it.

By this time all this came to mind, I asked about Apito.

"On the other hand, what do you say I can help you redirect your power if I can?

"What do you mean?

"Mmm. There are also evolutionary possibilities in your skillsin a nutshell, one is to continue to be the queen of the insects as you are now, as the commander type who is served by her dependents. The other is the hero type who leads her dependents in battle herself. The difference is simple, the commander will retain power to create the insects, while the hero will not have that power, and in lieu of that, physical abilities will be strengthened and skills will be strengthened towards the combat side.

I directly conveyed the words of Ciel, which would reveal that it was precisely because there were two possibilities that Ciel did not force a revision.

It's up to the Apito to make the choice, otherwise the true power of the skill cannot be used.

"Of course, you can also choose not to change anything."

After hearing what I said, Apito immediately asked back rhetorically.

"If I choose the heroic type, will I be able to have children?"

Why do you ask?

<> "It's just that you can't create dependents through the skill. It doesn't affect the birth of children.

"I see, then there's no problem. Now that my children have acquired the skill of 'Birth of a Dependant', they will be able to produce an army exactly as I want them to as an army of the Queen.

Really? Apito has already given a part of her power to the dependents.

So, Apito's answer was

"I, for one, am willing to lead the charge!"

Apito's answer was what I thought it would be.

Ciel, who had waited half a day, immediately sprang into action.

<> It really took just a moment.

I don't know if it was analyzed early, but it was done in less than a second.

After you're done, go back and make sure you practice your skills.

Queen Worship and "Worship of the Queen" are skills that are enhanced by choosing and choosing from the original "Worship of the Queen", including the powers of "Thinking Acceleration, Magic Sense, Super Sense, Insect Domination, Army Command, Super Speed Action, Death Attack, Space manipulation, Multiple Barriers.

It's just a matter of strengthening the power that she already has, so I'm sure Apito won't feel any dissonance, even if I don't say so she'll still practice.

"I am thankful for the great good fortune that hides in my heart this supreme joy, that I may once again swear my loyalty to Lord Rimuru.

With that said, Apito fell to her knees.

I nodded generously, and the interview with Apito ended there.

***

Apito went out and switched with Zegion who came in.

Instead of sitting on the couch, Zegion politely sat in a wooden chair.

It was obvious that he was already the strongest in the maze, but he was still so thoughtful. Zegion seemed to be thinking meticulously to prevent his exoskeleton from breaking the leather couch.

That being said, Zegion has done a really good job.

Zegion was already a high-spec existence, and even before awakening, he was an influential character who formed the double wall of the Jura Tempest Federation with Diablo.

Compared to the other Twelve Patrons, there was a clear gap in strength, and this time the evolutionary power had made him even stronger. Looking at the battle records, it seems that Dino was defeated with Zegions strength still hidden.

It's horrifying.

Honestly, it's a good thing that this guys on our side.

"Zegion, you did a great job this time. I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't woken up in time."

"You're flattering me. Even the time I woke up was in Lord Rimuru's calculations, right?"

How is that possible!?

"Come on, even though I knew Dino was suspicious, I just didn't think he would strike when the defense was at its weakest."

"Oh-ho-ho, so I see. It was in anticipation of this that I woke up.

Thats why I didnt expect that to happen!!

Speaking of which, I didn't even know that Velgrynd existedno, that's not true, I did know, but I just didn't think she'd come straight over here.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have run off with the executives to negotiate directly with the Emperor.

This strategy was initially a complete loss, and it was only with good luck that I survived it and everything succeeded. But no matter how I explain it, Zegion just gives me credit.

I've given up.

"Anyway, Im grateful for your help.

"No, I'm not much. Rimuru-sama would have killed Dino with a blow that crossed space and time even if I didnt come out, right? I'm just responding to the opportunity you've given me to be active

What the hell are you talking about? A shot at hyperspace?? How could that be done What kind of monster am I in this guy's eyes!?

"Ah, well, yeah Maybe, it can be done

Yes! It would be a breeze for Lord Rimuru.

Zegion enthusiastically affirmed my powerless reply.

This was beyond the level of deep respect and I felt like I was being watched with a reverence to god.

Actually, since Zegion has compound eyes, all this is just my imagination

Renewing my spirit, I continued the interview with Zegion.

I heard the insights into the fight with Dino directly from the mouth of Zegion.

I had expected Dino to be thoroughly successful in escaping, but that was not the case, in fact, Zegion had expected that he would escape and carved a mark in him.

Its a terrible thing that holds the power of life and death.

To even do something like thathow far has Zegion evolved?

Name: Zegion [EP: 4,988,856]

Race: Water Insect God. Upper-tier Divine Monster Spirit

Blessing: Rimuru's Blessing

Title: Mist Lord"

Magic: "Water Spirit Magic

Ability: Ultimate skill Illusion King Mephisto

Resistances: physical attack invalidation, state anomaly invalidation, spiritual attack invalidation, natural influence invalidation, divine attack resistance Feh!?!?

I almost made a strange noise.

The numbers Ciel reported far exceeded my expectations.

Of course, Zegion also had divinity, and with an existence value of nearly five million, there was now another surprisingly high value next to Benimaru.

His attribute is water, but according to Ciel he seems to have the spatial attribute as well.

Now a semi-spiritual lifeform with superior resistance, not only does he not have weaknesses, but his skills were also pure.

Undoubtedly powerful.

Zegion seems to be able to condense the water molecules in the atmosphere, constructing temporary bodies.

The lifeform magic steel I gave him has evolved into a dense ultimate metal, and it is this metal that possesses the fantasy nature that makes such a thing possible.

Zegion's obsession with his exoskeleton should be because it is the appearance I originally crafted. If it wasn't for that, it would probably have been stripped off and hed be a full-fledged spiritual lifeform.

It is also a pleasure to see him be able to take such an interest and use it.

What's more, it is strong enough for the close combat specialization of Zegion.

After all, becoming a full spiritual being without a physical body would be meaningless in close combat, so perhaps it should be said that this form is now the completed one?

<> Well, basically I don't understand the meaning, right?

Ignoring my bewilderment, Ciel was smugly boasting herself.

Zegion dominates the water element" and is especially strong where there is water.

The worlds atmosphere is also laden with moisture, so for Zegion, all places on the planet are battlegrounds in his favor

Additionally, a creature's flesh is mostly made up of water, and the fact that Zegion could manipulate that water was enough to see how strong Zegion was.

About sixty-five percent of human flesh is water, so to be hostile to Zegion is clearly suicide.

But what Zegion is really good at is yet to be said.

Zegion's ultimate skill, 'King of Illusion', contained high performance powers such as 'Thinking Acceleration, Universal Perception, Demon Lord Haki, Torpedo Control, Time and Space manipulation, Multi-Dimensional Barrier, Morroworld, Spiritual Control, Illusion World', and there were some more powerful powers in it, but none of them were the marking used on Dino.

That skill is called "The End of Dreams".

This so-called engraving is actually a technique created by Zegion.

With this move, even Yuuki's 'ability blocking' could be broken through, and to fight against it, one had to have strong willpower, but it would be very difficult to be stronger than Zegion in this regard.

"The End of Dreams" and is a combination of the three powers of "Torpedo Control, Spiritual Control and Illusion World".

Zegion's 'illusion world' can create situations that are beneficial to him, and he can become almost invincible in that environment, like the kind of power that belongs to the 'world system', which seem to be very rare.

Even I don't have it, so no wonder it's so strong.

<>