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HOLY EMPIRE RUBERIOS, INNER TEMPLE

That hurt.

What's up with you?

This place is supposed to be sacred.

Why is a vampire here?

Silence, you maggot who dares to defile the seat of god!

Staining the presence of the one and only god, Luminous,

is absolutely unforgivable!

Crap!

Shatter!

This might be bad.

Hey, Laplace.

I heard you had it rough this time.

So did you learn anything about the Western Holy Church?

Well, about that...

The security was too strict, it was impossible!

Really? At least you found some clues, didn't you?

Man, I went through a lot of trouble to get this information,

I thought I could sell it for a high price.

You're a liar after all.

You sure are mean.

I really sympathize with that slime who unknowingly got caught in your scheme.

As expected from a weirdo

holding the position of grand master and a twisted ambition at the same time,

Yuuki Kagurazaka.

I appreciate the compliment, but I won't increase the retainer fee.

I really can't hold a candle to you, huh?

Don't be like that. I already got your remuneration prepared.

What? Seriously?

Yes, I safely transferred your president's soul that was inside me

into a homunculus.

The president is finally back!

Where is he? Hurry up and let me meet him!

Calm down. He's been there for a while.

What?

What? This pretty lady over here?

What's up with that getup? Did you get yourself a new hobby?

Shut up, Laplace.

It's our reunion after 200 years.

Is that how you behave in front of me, Demon Lord Kazaream?

Welcome back, President Kazaream.

The Moderate Harlequin Alliance has been waiting for you.

Me, as well as Footman and Tear.

And Clayman, too.

Sorry for interrupting in the middle of your touching reunion.

But Demon Lord Kazaream's revival is still far from complete.

That's right.

To be frank, my current power is still far from my prime.

Leon Cromwell...

That annoying bastard!

I wish you can cut me some slack about your new body.

It costs me quite a fortune for that.

I understand, Boss.

You got this custom-made from Sarion, right?

It's weak and not exactly my cup of tea,

but having a material body where I can move is better than none.

Hey! How long are you going to keep laughing, Laplace?

Anyway, can we get to the main topic now?

You got something about the Western Holy Church, didn't you?

Right.

If the president calls you "boss," then you're my boss as well.

Allow me to tell you straight away, without any games.

There was nothing out of the ordinary at the Western Holy Church HQ.

After all, the worshipers come there too.

There's no way they will just have dangerous stuff placed obviously.

So I decided to head to the top of the sacred mountain.

I figured there might be something inside the inner temple

that only the Holy Emperor is allowed to enter.

But then,

a distinguished-looking vampire bugger started shooting red beams

and he destroyed me into pieces.

Wait. Then how are you alive?

You said he shot red beams?

Yes.

That's a technique called "Blood Ray"

that turns blood into a magical particle and shoots it.

Demon Lord Valentine.

He's known under the alias "Bloody Lord," and that technique is a specialty of his.

Demon Lord? For real?

You made the right decision to run away, Laplace.

He was a man whose power rivaled my own during my prime.

Well, I'll be damned!

There would always be huge damage to our surroundings every time we fought.

As a result, the custom where we settle things with majority votes was born.

Is that by any chance the Walpurgis?

Yes.

A motion with three votes

is a remnant of when there were only seven Demon Lords.

Then assuming he really is Demon Lord Valentine,

why would he be in such a place?

The most likely reason is that

the Holy Emperor's true identity is a Demon Lord, I suppose?

Valentine only sees humans and demi-humans as food.

If a man like him is calling himself the protector of humanity, then...

There must be something behind it.

Whatever the case, this is useful information.

Good job, Laplace.

I want to investigate the Western Holy Church more,

but with Demon Lord Valentine around, we can't do anything reckless.

Well, just luring the Demon Lords won't be that hard, will it?

What?

Clayman, Demon Lord Milim, and Demon Lord Frey.

We can do a lot of stuff if three Demon Lords work together, right?

Why don't we just hold it?

The Walpurgis.

Quite a smart idea coming from you.

Right?

Well then, how will he make his move?

That little squishy guy.

Moving on, this is Diablo who will be joining us as the new second secretary.

Pleased to meet you.

And the manager of Jura Forest.

Treyni the Dryad.

That concludes our introduction from Tempest.

Moving on, let me introduce the visitors.

From the Armed Nation Dwargon, King Gazel Dwargo.

From the Sorcerer's Dynasty Sarion, Archduke Erald.

Nice to meet you.

From the Beast Kingdom Eurazania's brigade,

Albis, Suphia, and Phobio of the Three Beastketeers.

From the Blumund Kingdom, Guild Master Fuze.

Yes.

Lastly, representing the Farmus Kingdom from now on,

Grucius, Myulan, and Youm.

Nice to meet you.

We sure got quite a member in this meeting.

Shuna, what's Veldora doing right now?

I believe he is done changing and will now be heading here in no time.

Everyone, sorry to keep you all waiting!

Oh, my! It looks good on you.

It fits you perfectly.

Right?

It is a nice outfit indeed.

I bestow you my thanks.

Thank you very much.

Rimuru, is he one of your men?

He looks new.

Yes, let me introduce you to my sworn friend.

It's Veldora.

Veldora?

Veldora?

Veldora?

I am the Storm Dragon, Veldora Tempest!

Only a select few people have ever seen me in the flesh.

So you people are fortunate.

You can feel proud.

Oh, no! He passed out.

I can't blame him.

Overwhelmed with joy, I see.

No, he's not!

Hey, Veldora.

We're going to have a very serious discussion,

so don't get in the way, okay?

I would love it if you could stay nice and quiet during the meeting.

Or you can just go take a walk for a while, if you like.

Don't be like that. We're sworn friends, besties!

Just don't leave me out of the fun, okay?

-Rimuru! -What?

I have something to talk about with you.

Oh, me too.

And like that, the important meeting to determine the future of Tempest

got canceled before it even began.

Well then, excuse me.

What does this mean?

The Storm Dragon, Veldora, has been revived?

Well, to put it simply...

But before that, let me tell you one thing.

Yes?

I've been entrusted with full authority

from the Emperor of Sorcerer's Dynasty Sarion.

My words will decide Sarion's position on this matter.

With that in mind.

I want you to give your explanation.

Okay, I understand.

I promise I will be honest.

So I told them my story.

That I got reincarnated as a slime in this world.

That I met Veldora in the Sealed Cave.

And after a lot of things, I became a Demon Lord,

I revived my dead allies,

and then I unlocked Veldora's seal.

And that leads to where we're at right now.

Hey.

This is too unexpected.

You becoming a Demon Lord is a problem big enough in itself,

but to think you would give us an even bigger problem...

Oh, thank you for the compliment!

Mr. Rimuru, is that person really the real Storm Dragon?

-Well, I wonder... -No, that must be the case.

There is no human nor monster foolish enough to call themselves the Evil Dragon.

Thought so.

But still...

What should we do about this?

Announce it or hide it.

Either way, we don't have to worry about the Western Nations.

For Sorcerer's Dynasty Sarion, I will simply report this to the Emperor.

But the problem is...

-The Western Holy Church. -Yes.

Keeping it a secret from them is impossible.

Even among dragons, they are especially hostile towards the Storm Dragon.

And they would likely have already noticed his revival by now.

Seems like these two get along pretty well.

Are you listening, Rimuru?

Yes!

We need you to think about this seriously.

I'm sorry.

Well, I already plan to announce Veldora's revival anyway.

And it doesn't seem like we can avoid facing the Western Holy Church anyway.

We just have to deal with it somehow.

If you have already made your decision, then that's all from me.

Demon Lord and Dragon working together...

Has there been anything more troublesome than this?

It's not a laughing matter.

But this is a good thing for me.

Is that so?

Because I got myself to participate in this summit,

and I just got my hands on valuable information

to decide Sarion's stance in this matter.

Yes.

I see.

Picking a fight with a nation with a Demon Lord and a Dragon working together

is just foolish.

That's true.

I see.

So if we became enemies of the Western Holy Church,

you would still side with us?

Can I take your words as such?

Rimuru.

You really need to work on improving your thought reading skills.

Okay.

I'm saying there's just no reason for us

to oppose you at the cost of exposing our nation to danger.

And Dwargon owes no favors to the Western Holy Church whatsoever.

You understand?

Yes.

It's reassuring to have King Gazel on our side.

But, Sir Erald,

we haven't even established diplomatic relations with Sarion,

so why do you care so much about us?

Mr. Rimuru, please address me by my name and title when in public.

You're the leader of a nation.

You don't have to lower yourself to other nations' officials.

Well, be it with Mister or Sir, you can just call me however you like.

Got it. Thank you.

That aside.

Let me answer your question.

To begin with, my daughter, little Eren...

-What? -What?

Elyune was the one who told you the method to become a Demon Lord,

and her responsibility on the matter was questioned.

Tell me more about that resurrection fairy tale.

Okay.

You can even say that my daughter has caused the birth of a new Demon Lord.

However, only the Emperor and I know about this.

So we decided to first ascertain Mr. Rimuru's character.

Should it be needed, we're ready to dispatch a subjugation party.

That's why I came all the way here to meet you.

So what's your verdict?

As mentioned before, Sarion chooses amity.

That's the only natural option.

Dwargon is ready to support Tempest as an allied nation from the start.

But it's not like there is no problem.

There are too many casualties from the Farmus army caused by Mr. Rimuru.

We're talking about a Demon Lord who caused the death of 20,000 lives.

You can rest assured.

All the corpses are gone with no trace.

And there are no survivors either.

That means we can put in any narrative we want.

We just have to convince the people.

Rimuru, a king does not have the time to make regrets.

Yes, I only did what was necessary.

I already made my resolve.

Then that's great.

Well then, let me explain.

Listen well.

Our story will be like this...

After that, we began to discuss things in full detail

then returned to resume the meeting.

Are you okay?

I wish you could tell me something that important ahead of time.

What? Did I forget to tell you?

Well, it's over already anyway.

Don't just end it like that!

If you're that energetic, then you're good enough.

Jeez. How should I report this to the higher-ups anyway?

Well then, let's resume the meeting!

Let's begin with a recap.

Once again, I told the story of how I got reincarnated as a slime,

meeting Veldora, and everything leading up to where we are at right now.

And then...

Your town is a hindrance.

That's why we're going to crush it.

I have no interest in words from a monster.

Exhaust everything!

Disintegration!

Really?

You fought that Hinata Sakaguchi?

Yes, she was a formidable opponent.

She wouldn't listen to anything I say.

She's like a cold, merciless murderer.

What is it?

Well, she just sounded quite different compared to the intel we have.

As in?

She always lends a hand to anyone who asks for her help.

Though she also won't bother with anyone who doesn't listen to her advice.

In other words, she's supposed to be a very reasonable and rational person.

Just as I expect from the guild master of Blumund Kingdom,

you're as good at information as people say.

What he said matches what I know of her as well.

The same goes for us.

She's the most exemplary knight who never once breaks the Luminism doctrine.

In order words, a proper guardian of law and order.

Then why didn't someone like her even try to stop the summoning rituals?

Summoning children from another world by force.

No matter how you think about it, it's not a morally right thing to do.

But we don't really know if she really allows those summons to happen, right?

Well...

The summon magic to summon Otherworlders is a forbidden technique

that one can't simply reveal to the public.

The Council of the West also declares it as a prohibited matter.

Even if you ask them, I doubt that those nations will just admit it so easily.

If they say they didn't do it, then that's the end of it?

Yes.

As for why she didn't listen to your words,

I believe it's because there's a law

saying it's prohibited to make deals with monsters in Luminism teaching.

So there wasn't even a chance for me to talk?

If the Western Holy Church declares us the "Enemy of God,"

Hinata will just obey that, right?

She likely will.

Then should I go and dispose of her for you?

Hey there. Hinata is a powerful opponent, you know?

Can you really dispose of her?

He's right, Diablo.

Instead of letting someone like you go,

I can finish it neat by myself.

Lord Rimuru, just leave it to me.

Oh, my, Miss Shion.

I owe you a favor for teaching me how to be a secretary,

so it pains me to say this.

But, unfortunately, I fear you can't win against Hinata.

You sure talk funny.

Are you trying to say that you're stronger than me?

Then why don't we make it clear who is superior...

You don't have to!

Veldora, you too?

I wasn't thinking of joining or anything!

Unless she comes to us, we have no reason to come to her.

What?

Don't "what" me!

It's not like I want to fight the Western Holy Church.

I'm saying this to you two, too.

-I'm sorry. -I'm sorry.

Anyway, that will be all regarding Hinata and the Western Holy Church.

We might have to fight them depending on how they move.

But in the meantime, we will just have to keep a close eye on them.

-Yes! -Understood.

It's pointless to play dumb. We have an informant.

Informant?

We have "eyes" all over Ingracia.

There is someone who sold me to Hinata.

Only a few people know that I killed Shizu.

The suspicious one would be...

Report.

The most likely individual would be...

Yes, Raphael. It's the same one I had in mind.

So it seems.

If so, then what's his goal?

To make us fight to dispose of one of us?

To prevent me from returning to the town?

To lure out Hinata?

Or perhaps all of those.

Seriously? Just how greedy is he?

Rimuru.

Oh, sorry.

I was thinking about something.

Well then, let's move on to the main topic.

It's finally time to discuss the topic that will determine the future of Tempest.

Ramiris?

What's up all of a sudden?

I heard all about it!

This country, Tempest, will be destroyed!

What...

-What did you say? -What did you say?

Next time, "Ramiris' Report."

Subtitle translation by: Itqan Madani