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So beautiful.

Lady Luminus.

What is it, Louis?

My apologies.

There is a matter I must inform you about.

What happened?

Hinata has moved to take down Demon Lord Rimuru, the root of all this evil.

However, I fear the Seven Days Clergy might be involved in her actions.

Hinata...

Right after I told her to restrain herself.

Bothering our lady with such trivial nonsense again, Louis?

You're as shameless and brazen as always.

My apologies, Gunther.

But we might lose Hinata if we leave this matter untouched.

How foolish can you be to let yourself be troubled by a human's careless behavior?

To let her cross swords with Demon Lord Rimuru, out of all people.

And to prevent that from happening, I came all the way to your territory.

If Hinata is killed, Lady Luminus wou—

That's enough from you, Louis.

You too, Gunther.

My apologies.

Good grief, their conflict over their territory really knows no end.

With Roy gone, it seems I'll need to do some rearrangement.

Though, I don't have the time for it right now.

Both of you, follow me.

Yes, my lady.

Wait for me, all right?

THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME

EPISODE 56: BARKING UP THE WRONG TREE

She's no pushover.

Demon Lord Rimuru?

No.

Could a mere follower emit this strong of an aura?

My name is Shion.

I'm Great Rimuru's number-one secretary.

Now, the Great Rimuru has the following message for you:

"Choose. Submit or death?"

If you're smart enough to know what these words mean,

drop your equipment and surrender to my forces at once!

We understand, all right.

And this is our answer:

Split up!

Erect a Holy Field toward the target!

Holy Field... It's really your bread and butter, huh?

Say, Hinata.

I see you act like you own the place,

but needless to say, this is my territory.

Having you staged military action within our borders

was enough to make me deem you hostile.

I'm not such a nice guy to allow you to strike us first, you know?

Yes, that would be an appropriate response.

But I have no idea why Renard, my adjutant, disobeyed my orders, either.

Oh, sure.

You killed Reyhiem so you could pin the blame on us, didn't you?

Reyhiem?

Yeah, the archbishop you called back to your headquarters, remember?

He died? Someone killed him?

I see. So that's what's happening.

Did you receive my message?

Yes.

And this is your answer?

Well...

It's a little different, but I'm sure you won't believe me at this point.

I won't mind listening.

But before that,

you have to stop those guys and get them back to where they came from.

- That's— - Nonsense!

What will happen to Lady Hinata if she calls her forces back?!

You called her here, so who can guarantee you won't do anything to her?!

The only ones allowed to speak here now are Great Rimuru and Hinata Sakaguchi.

We never called for you, so stay back.

Oh?

Is that so?!

I didn't want to get in the way of Lady Hinata's negotiations.

I was just prodding you a bit, but I wasn't expecting you to react.

You're not the only one here who wishes not to interfere.

How about we continue this conversation elsewhere?

Very well.

Arnaud!

Hold it there.

I'm sure you all could use some entertainment, too.

I don't think you have the room to worry about your friends right now.

Th-Three Beastketeers?!

What are they doing here?!

We will keep you occupied for a while.

Yeah! Show me the might of the Ten Great Saints, will you?

It seems we have no choice but to play along.

Shall we?

Yeah.

Well...

Let's begin.

Yeah.

Submit or death, you say?

A kijin... No, something higher than that.

An oni?

You sure talk big for a monster.

If she's an oni, she should at least be on Calamity-level.

No, she'd be closer to regional gods.

She could even become a Demon Lord herself.

You could say I'm one, in some regard.

But not quite.

The two guys your friends are fighting are indeed onis.

But it seemed I took a slightly different path in my evolution.

I'm a Wicked Oni.

So don't expect me to play nice.

I'm not as kind as you might think.

You filth!

Know that no evil monster should ever blaspheme God!

I shall purify the world from filthy creatures like yourself!

Holy Cannon!

Impossible!

Holy Cannon disassemble magicule particles.

It's a sure-kill attack against monsters!

And she didn't even dodge it.

She hit it back directly.

Submit or death.

That was my question.

Is this your answer?

He has grown to an exceptional degree in such a short amount of time.

The last time we fought, you weren't applicable to my Usurper.

USURPER - ANALYSIS START -

RESULT: INTERRUPTED

I see. That means...

You've reached the same height as Lady Luminus.

Now I don't want to fight you, in more ways than one.

Is she surrendering now?

What's that?!

Answer.

It's a materialization of Holy elemental power.

Projected to be an anti-monster equipment with Holy alignment.

It is now a simple contest of power.

I shall face you with everything I have.

Rimuru asked me if I received his message.

That means he wants to settle our feud with a duel.

He wants me to pay for my mistake by beating him.

That sword...

Out of all the weapons I've seen before, hers has to be a far cry above all else.

It is presumably a Legendary-level sword, above Unique-level.

I knew it.

Again, her defense is flawless.

If I knew it gonna be like this,

I should've had Kurobe finish reforging my personal katana.

I wish I could use my main sword, and not this substitute,

but I'm ready.

Hey, you guys listen.

Surrender now while I'm still being nice to you.

Fool!

Don't think you have the upper hand just because you blocked our attack once!

Look.

Great Rimuru actually gave me a different order.

He told me to avoid killing you guys as much as possible.

If you surrender now, I promise I won't hit you.

In fact, I can even let you try some of my famous cuisine!

How does that sound?

Cuisine?

We Paladins do not negotiate with monsters.

Just hear me out, okay?

I want to avoid killing you and make you submit

by showing how much stronger I am than you.

And you want to kill me.

So here's an offer—

Don't listen to her!

Don't let her—

It seemed to me you wouldn't be needing your ears anyway.

You wench!

She accurately targeted his ear?!

Tell us your offer.

I want all of you to hit me with the most powerful attack you have.

If I stay standing, I win.

And you guys stop resisting and surrender to me.

Sound good?

What?

Does she really not want to kill us at all?

All right.

We'll take that offer.

W-Wait, Garde. We need to talk this ove—

Shut up! Let's do it, guys!

Channel all your elemental power to me!

Yes, sir!

Renard, I'm counting on you to stabilize it for me.

He's right.

Now's not the time to wallow in uncertainty.

No matter her intention, that oni's existence spells danger.

Justice must prevail in the face of a monster!

Eat this!

Inferno Flame!

A worthy challenge!

This ought to be the best way to strike fear into your hearts!

Unbelievable...

Now, a promise is a promise.

Surrender to us.

We lost. Completely.

She's far too strong for us to handle.

Continuing this battle would—

D-Don't trifle with us, monster!

As long as Holy Field remains in place, you're completely helpless!

It peeves me to say this, but this is now a battle of endurance!

You still refuse to accept your defeat?

I really will need to kill you, you know?

Grade, stop it.

Don't stir her further.

She could wipe us all out.

Don't be stupid!

A Paladin never accepts defeat!

Have you forgotten that as well?!

Something's odd.

What's this uneasiness?

Garde can be short-tempered, but he's not a sore loser.

What's happening?

N-No way...

Am I dreaming?

Is this a dream?

How can a monster...

How can a monster break the holy barrier?

I knew it. It was just a special barrier that simply modified the laws of matter.

That just so happens to be a specialty of mine.

I'm a good cook, you see?

No way...

The alteration of matter.... The ability of Certain Outcome!

It can't be...

She forcefully pulled out the outcome she desired?

Impossible...

How can this monster...?!

We surrender.

I hope you will offer us and our men a fair treatment.

There's no need to worry.

Great Rimuru is a kind man.

So he was hoping to talk things out with your leader instead, but...

Lady Hinata and Demon Lord Rimuru...!

Defeat Demon Lord Rimuru.

Hinata's now trying to make a connection with Demon Lord Rimuru.

If Hinata is connected to him, she will no doubt rush to stop you.

No, if Lady Hinata truly trying to conspire with Demon Lord Rimuru,

the two wouldn't be fighting.

Then why are they fighting?

What kind of silly question is that?

You forced us to fight back because you brought your forces to our territory.

All because I brought the Crusaders with me to prove her innocence...

If I hadn't done that, this whole fight wouldn't have happened!

L-Lady Hinata!

Because of me, the negotiation was...!

I could barely keep up even with Raphael's support!

To be honest, I thought I'd have an easier time defeating her.

I can't get over his growth.

But that's only in regard to his physical ability.

He has yet to keep up in terms of techniques.

Not to my skills that took me ten years to polish.

It was only for a short while...

...but it was the only time I was able to open up.

I had learned all of Shizu-sensei's skills and left.

Because I was scared of losing her.

I'm awkward, so I wasn't able to give her my gratitude.

But I still have the experience I got from Shizu-sensei!

You got to be kidding me! If even one of these hit me...

Answer.

The blow would not be lethal,

but it will likely lower a large amount of your energy.

Yeah, I bet!

The fact that it won't be lethal is good and all,

but if I take it on the wrong side, I'll surely pay dearly for it.

It'd be dangerous if I took too much of it.

Her sword emits a special wavelength that overwrites the laws of matter,

letting it break through your Multilayer Barrier.

Are you serious?

I mean, it's not that I would doubt you.

Huh? Something up?

Report. The next attack is coming.

It's not the most exciting strategy,

but maybe I should wait for her to wear herself out.

I won't get tired, after all!

She's moving faster?!

No, that's not it.

Report. You are being lured into the area she plans to attack.

Oh, no! Sensei! Raphael-sensei!

Is there anything we can do? Actually, hurry up and think of something!

Report. Predict Future Attack learned.

Use this skill?

Way to go, Sensei! I'm not sure what that is, but I'll use it!

Looks like this skill lets me see projections of my opponent's strikes.

Feints that I can predict aren't even feints anymore!

I won!

He seems different from before.

I don't sense any doubts in his movement anymore.

It's as if he knows exactly what I would do next.

Was that a coincidence?

No, that can't be.

He reads my movement more accurately than my Compute Prediction.

It's like he's reading my thoughts.

Looks like the battle is over.

In that case...

Rimuru.

What?

Let's settle this with the next strike.

That'd be the end of our fight.

But let me warn you in advance.

This move is very dangerous.

Even so, will you accept this?

Answer.

I detect no desire to kill you from Hinata Sakaguchi.

I see. So that's why she warned me.

Wait, I thought she came here to kill me?

Well, I did think something was odd.

Too late to stew over it now, though.

So if I can withstand that attack, I win, right?

Fine.

I knew you would accept.

But no hard feelings after this, okay?

If you lose, promise me you won't mess around with this nation any longer.

All right. I promise.

I only agreed to this because you requested it.

As for me personally, I want to discuss the future with you as well.

Huh? I requested this duel?

That's right.

That's what you said in your message.

But my message was...

I hope you will agree to talk things out,

but if you don't like it, I'll take you on.

So nobody else has to get involved,

let's settle this just between us. You and me, one-on-one.

But if possible, I'd like to settle this with a verbal discussion.

I'll be waiting for your positive response, so give it all the thought you need.

See you later.

...or something close to that, anyway.

I definitely wasn't gunning for a duel.

Here I go.

I lift this prayer up to thee, God.

Whoa?!

- I desire the power of the Holy Spirit! - Normally this is a sure-kill attack

- I desire the power of the Holy Spirit! - that I prepare on the sly.

- I beseech thee: hear my wish! - that I prepare on the sly.

- I beseech thee: hear my wish! - Because If I showed this to you,

I bet you'd just copy it easily.

But, that's why...

I'll end it with this!

Meltslash!

Report! It's unblockable! Unavoidable!

Suggesting to sacrifice your Ultimate skill Beelzebub to cancel out this attack!

No time to waver now!

It's like nothing he can't do.

That's our boss.

You're kidding me...

You're impressive!

You purposely took the attack full-on, didn't you?

Huh? What is she saying?

What kind of idiot would intentionally take an attack like that?

Huh? Hold on... Raphael-sensei?

Yeah, that seals it. She's definitely hiding something.

Since you survived through that, I lost.

It's not like I can fight beyond this.

Lady Hinata...

Yeah.

We'll call this my win, then.

Report. Thought Interference on subject and energy instability detected.

It will explode.

What?!

Oh no! You're really sinking this low, Seven Days?!

Next time, "Seven Days Clergy's Conspiracy."