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It was officially decided that we'd hold a massive national festival

in celebration of the opening of Tempest to the rest of the world.

Everyone's been crazy busy getting ready.

All of my officials will be sharing presentations of their own, as well.

The history of healing potions?

That is correct, Great Rimuru!

These healing potions that we have improved time and time again!

I will be working with Vesta to build an exhibition for them!

Don't worry. We won't be revealing our core production techniques.

The goal is to find interested people who might help us with our research.

I get it.

Could be a good chance to bring in some extra hands.

Good luck.

Of course!

We won't come in second to Kurobe!

Oh, yeah, those guys are displaying their most prized creations, too.

We're competing to see who attracts the most visitors.

It's a festival, after all.

Uh-huh! It's all a waste if you don't have fun!

I'm glad everyone's so into it.

What's up, Shion? Did you decide what you'll be presenting?

Look forward to seeing what it is, Great Rimuru!

I'm just scared now...

Come to think of it...

I've come up with the best idea for a presentation!

I'll use my dragon breath to grill food on a—

Let's just forget about that.

What's up, Shuna? Need to discuss your presentation?

Um... I have a favor to ask of you.

I want you to take me to the Kingdom of Engrassia!

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Kingdom of Engrassia

Even if it's a request from you, boss, I just don't know...

Episode 60: Festival Preparations

This is Yoshida-san.

He's a pâtissier who was reincarnated here from the same world as me.

I really need your cooking skills, Yoshida-san.

Please come to Tempest!

A lot of people helped me get to the point where I could open this store.

I'm happy to help you out, but I can't leave here.

Please, isn't there anything you can do?

Seductive tricks won't work on me!

Huh?

I-If you really insist,

show me that you're talented enough to earn my approval!

I-If you can produce a dish that satisfies me,

I might just think about it.

Shuna-san, show him what you can do!

Make the tastiest dish you've ever made and knock this upstart for a loop!

Yes, sir! Understood!

I'll be using your kitchen!

Delicious!

Thank you!

Damn, guess I have no choice.

But just this once.

Now...

I guess it's time I did something myself.

Oh, I know!

Kingdom of Blumund

And what brings you here today?

I was thinking of using slaves to open a new business,

and I was hoping you'd help finance it.

I see. Nighttime entertainment, then?

In that case, the first thing we need to think about is how to pay the ladies.

Huh? Do you hear yourself? What idiot pays slaves?

This is senseless.

Does he even know how much a high-quality slave is worth?

Ah, Lord Kazak, your insight is spot-on!

I admit I am duly impressed.

But aren't the slaves you speak of rather difficult to obtain now?

Ah, well, about that...

Just between you and me, I have connections.

The slaves are elves.

Elves?!

It's not even possible to enslave elves who've earned citizenship!

Which means he's taken elves who were living secretly in the forest...

There's obviously an actual criminal organization involved in this!

What say you? A good deal, is it not?

Well, of course!

I can't get mixed up in this.

I need an excuse to turn him down...

Heya!

How've you been, Mjöllmile-kun?

Who the hell are you?!

It's rude to interrupt an important business discussion!

Well, if it isn't Rimuru!

Didn't I tell you that this is a crucial time for me,

and I've no time to play around?

Oh, sorry. I see you have a customer.

I'll wait, then. Talk to you later.

Hey, little boy... er, little girl?

Not only did you come in here without permission to eavesdrop,

you interrupted our discussion!

How do you intend to take responsibility for this?!

Yeah, I'm really sorry about that.

I apologize.

Hmm, your face isn't half bad...

Hey, Kazak.

Good manners are important, after all.

I'd be happy to take care of you.

You're the one being rude to someone I owe my life to.

And you're just a viscount! Are you trying to piss me off?

Wh-What?!

My negotiations with you are over.

Never come to me for help again!

Y-You think a mere merchant can get away with defying a noble?!

Hmph!

I don't need to deal with a pest who works with criminal organizations!

How about you get out of here right now?!

H-Hey, Mjöllmile!

You seem to have forgotten that you owe me for showing favor to you!

I'll make you regret this!

Small fry thinks he's so hot...

H-Hey, Mjöllmile-kun?

That guy looked pretty mad. Is everything okay?

You are most certainly a big fish, boss!

Man, taking elves as slaves, huh?

Some people have some pretty cruel ideas.

I had just been thinking I should cut ties with him.

You gonna be okay?

Please!

I'm the guy they called the Don of the Underworld!

I'll take care of all this myself. Just you watch.

Anyway, boss, what brings you here today?

Well, I was hoping you'd do another job for me.

Oho? Another new idea of yours?

The jobs you bring me are truly interesting,

but the preparations they require are always so much work!

How about a fast food restaurant opening project?

That's just what I mean!

Don't say that, Mjöllmile-kun.

That project I asked you to take care of?

I want you to try opening a store in my country as a test run.

Uh-huh... Then, before we get to the real deal,

allow me to show you the fruits of my practice.

Your training's been going well, then?

Perfectly!

I've gotten good enough to do this work just as well as anyone else!

Good to hear!

How about a shop that sells hamburgers, fries, and soft drinks, then?

Ah, a fine idea!

I think if I serve meat skewers cooked in that secret sauce,

it'll draw a fair number of customers.

Oh, and if I also serve rice balls,

my sales are sure to shoot through the roof!

Okay, then! We'll serve those, too!

So will you have enough staff?

Ah, well...

I think I currently have the capacity to open twenty stores.

I've nurtured them as part of the necessary expenses,

so I have plenty to spare.

In that case, sorry to ask,

but could you give me the five most talented people you have?

Five? What will you have them do?

See, the thing is, I have this friend named Veldora...

V-Veldora?!

And he's all hyped up about opening a teppanyaki shop.

I-I see...

See?

You wouldn't be too sure about letting him run a shop on his own, right?

Y-You are right about that.

Which is why, Mjöllmile-kun...

I want your five most talented people to help Veldora.

Uh, and can I count on the, er, safety of these five people?

Of course!

If he makes any selfish demands, I'll set him straight!

I trust you in that regard, but...

Not good enough?

I wouldn't say that, just...

I fear they'll all be too terrified to get any work done...

Good point.

People who don't know him would be afraid of him.

He's a Catastrophe, after all.

So you don't think it'll work?

Well... If he could at least go by an alias of some sort...

That's it! That's just the thing, Mjöllmile-kun!

I'll have him use an alias so they won't know who he actually is!

What? Can you really do that?

Hey, if he doesn't like it, we can just call off the whole deal!

Okay, let's go with that!

I'll make sure these five people get a special bonus,

so tell them I'll be counting on them, okay?

Did he really say Veldora?!

I had heard that his seal was broken,

but I never thought I'd have to deal with him!

Good grief. This has turned into quite an ordeal.

But...

Back then, I briefly died.

Ever since Rimuru here saved my life,

I've lived in a way that won't leave me with any regrets.

So if he sees value in me...

This is getting quite entertaining!

Anyway, a festival, is it?

I'm sure you have many people hoping to participate in such a large-scale event.

I'm sure it would be lucrative for me as a merchant, too.

Oh, are you interested?

The truth is, despite how I might seem, I have a lot of concerns.

I feel like my country needs something that makes it stand out.

Stand out, you say?

That's right.

I'm planning to turn my city into a resort town.

We already have a hot spring lodge,

plus an inn and a reception hall where we can entertain nobles,

but I think we're still short on recreational facilities.

I see...

But you know, a place where you can have delicious food and relax

is really all anyone could ask for in a resort town.

That's naïve, Mjöllmile-kun.

I don't think that's quite enough.

I need more things that everyone can really have fun with!

For example...

Guided tours through the Forest of Jura...

A fishing tournament in the mountain stream...

And maybe even hunting!

I could rent out all the necessary equipment so guests can enjoy themselves!

Well, that does sound interesting!

It would draw the attention of nobles with too much time on their hands,

and commoners would likely see it as a nice change of pace.

I was wondering if you had any other ideas for fun activities.

Personally, I'm hoping I'll be able to invite all the special guests at this festival

back to our country lots more times going forward.

So I need to come up with plenty of fun activities

to make sure they don't get bored.

Just how far ahead has he thought about this?

Well, I hear the theater is popular in the Kingdom of Engrassia.

Plays and operas are held daily.

There's also a martial arts tournament held at the arena—

I know about that! I heard the Hero Masayuki was super popular there!

Yes! That's right!

Masayuki, also known as "Lightspeed," is the tournament champion!

You'd never know it, but I'm a huge fan of his!

Huh?!

Would you like me to tell you all about Hero Masayuki?

You really want me to?

Are you ready for that?

Uh, s-s-sure...

And that's the story!

No one has ever seen a sword flash like his!

That's why he's also known as "Lightspeed"!

There are also tales of how he battled the quarry he hunted down,

but oh, his friends are incredibly strong, too!

I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

If you had a show like that...

Oh, dear. I got a bit too enthusiastic.

That point of view is interesting, though.

We have some open spots in town, so a theater is a good idea.

We might even see some playwrights come from our country,

and that could lead to even more recreational activities!

And an arena, eh?

Oh, boy. He's thinking wicked thoughts again.

Mjöllmile-kun!

Wh-What is it?

You seem to know a lot about this martial arts tournament.

W-Well, yes...

I'll hold one of those in Tempest, too.

And I want you to get it all set up.

W-W-Wait just a minute, boss!

This is a very big job you're just handing me out of the blue...

Why don't we set up the arena here?

And could you start by researching all the stuff necessary for entertainment?

You manage to outdo me every single time, boss.

Very well.

Inexperienced though I am, I will give it my very best.

Despite how he looks, Rimuru is a Demon Lord.

If I come up with a good plan,

getting all the things I need will be a cinch.

And I'm the one coming up with the plan?

I have to do it! I'll never have another chance like this!

Oh, yeah.

My goal this time is to invite VIPs from lots of different countries,

but it won't be profitable if the general populace can't use it, right?

The... general populace?

Yeah.

I'm thinking of setting up a colosseum that can hold fifty thousand.

F-Fifty thousand?!

The only way I can describe that is utter madness!

Fifty thousand is five times the capacity of Engrassia's colosseum!

It'll have standing room, too.

And entry will be free of charge!

We'll show rich guests to reserved seats that come at a fee.

And nobles who don't care how much they spend will get VIP seats.

That's what I'd like you to work out seating, profit margins, and so on.

I see.

Fifty thousand seemed like too many to me, but now I understand.

Yeah.

With stuff like this, it's best to get as many people interested as possible.

And if people can secure a comfortable seat while many others are standing,

that gives value to the reserved seating, right?

I would imagine so.

If seats can be reserved in advance and eliminate the concerns

about not even being able to get in,

no one will argue with the price we put on them.

Exactly.

It's fundamentally different from the arena in Engrassia,

one designed for the amusement of the nobility.

Creating a buzz—attracting more people—is your goal, isn't it?

If we're talking about tens of thousands of spectators,

lodgings along the road would flourish, as well.

It could promote the cuisine and open-air baths in Tempest,

which means it's not strictly necessary for the arena itself to be profitable!

Brilliant as always, boss!

You had this all worked out from the start!

Well, of course I did.

I actually just came up with it.

We'll probably need to think of a way to boost profits,

but we'll start with promotion.

And coming up with the first phase of that is what you want me to do, yes?

Y-Yeah, that's right.

I see, I see.

Come up with entertainment that people will want to come see again and again.

Even if this first martial arts tournament doesn't turn a profit,

if we make the spectators want to come back for more,

we can consider the plan a success. Am I right?

Leave it to you to know exactly what I'm thinking.

You really are the only one I can trust with this job, Mjöllmile-kun!

Now, that's going too far...

All right! This is gonna work!

It's better for a pro to handle these things, right?

Or are you saying you aren't confident you can do it?

Well, well! What a nasty personality you have, boss!

Of course, right? This should be a piece of cake for you!

And naturally, you understand, right?

Worry not. Counting money is what I do best.

I promise I'll produce results that you'll be most pleased with.

I thought so! I was right to entrust this to you!

So that means we might find a new way to use healing potions.

They can heal any injury, so long as the wound isn't instantly fatal, right?

So our competitors should be willing to fight in earnest.

Plus, if someone gets injured and shows up in the next event fully healed,

it'll be amazing promotion!

Say what?!

Oh? Had you not thought that far ahead?

No, I did!

I just... wanted to make sure your idea wasn't too different from mine.

Nope, hadn't thought of it at all.

Ah, I see!

You are Rimuru, after all! Of course you had thought of that already!

I'd better try harder to keep up!

We could also sell weapons and armor made in Tempest to adventurers!

How about the administration of gambling as a national initiative?

Or we could rent out the arena for rookies to train in on days when there are no events!

Might as well add instructors and make money off of it!

Nice! I like it!

I'll do it! I'll show you!

My merchant's soul is picking up the strong scent of massive profits!

Fantastic!

If anyone can turn a profit that'll satisfy me, it's you!

Aw!

Also, if it's okay with you...

If this tournament is successful, would you move to my country?

Huh?

You could go into commerce or publicity,

or even manage our financial affairs.

I don't care what the pretext is, honestly.

I just want you in charge of it.

Me?

Our family's grown a lot, after all.

Once this tournament's over, I'll want to get some kind of structure figured out.

What do you say?

I'm just no match for you, boss...

I mean, Great Rimuru.

I, Mjöllmile, will make this project a success no matter what it takes,

and when that is done, I would like to become your subject.

No need to be so dramatic, Mjöllmile-kun.

That just leaves this one.

Heya!

I'm here to visit!

What's wrong? What happened?

You look so glum.

Well, everything was peaceful up until a moment ago,

but then a Demon Lord suddenly showed up...

Wait, for real? That's bad!

Allow me to apologize for all this.

The pressure I put on the Western Holy Church wasn't enough,

and the Crusaders ended up becoming involved.

Nah, there was nothing you could have done.

It seems like some old guys called the Seven Days Clergy were behind it all.

Huh?

So no matter how hard you tried to convince them we're harmless,

I don't think the Church would have listened.

The Seven Days?

The protectors of humanity who were once great champions?

Apparently. They even blasted Hinata.

I mean, we came out of it okay in the end,

but it did clear up some misunderstandings.

I see.

Well, that is a weight off of my shoulders.

He was that worried about it?

What a nice guy.

Well, I need to get going,

but let me give you this.

What is it?

We're going to announce my Demon Lord transition to the world

while promoting our city on a huge scale.

I'd like you to take part in it.

What? Now, wait just a minute!

What could I even—

What's the problem?

There's an invitation for the king of Blumund in there, too. Make sure he gets it.

Can't have a Demon Lord handing it to him personally, right?

Just the fact that a Demon Lord is here at all is insane.

Consider the invitation received.

I'll make certain to deliver it to the king.

Okay, see ya.

Oh, by the way, the Grandmaster was worried about you.

Yuuki was?

He played a big part in our negotiations with the Western Holy Church,

so I'll let him know the issue was resolved safely.

Oh, yeah. I guess we caused trouble for Yuuki, too.

I wouldn't say that.

Still, I should do something to thank him.

Oh, I know! Maybe I'll invite him, too!

I'm not sure...

Not that I'm in any place to say so, but he's a busy man.

I'll arrange transportation to get him there and back.

I think it'll work out.

So...

Pass this one along for me, too, would you?

Understood, Rimuru, sir.

Oh, also...

Milim will be at the festival, too!

Milim?

What?! You don't mean—

Well, now you know!

Wai—

You don't mean Demon Lord Milim, do you?!

Now all that's left is to get everything ready in time for the festival.

Tell me!

Next time, "Invitations for All Nations."

Invitations for All Nations