Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 169
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On the roads within the forest at the outskirts of the imperial capital, 100,000 individuals have gathered.
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Despite the number of people gathered, there was an overwhelming silence in the area.
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This is proof that each and every soldier here is very well trained.
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In order to relay the situation to Yuuki via "telepathy", the Black Knight Claude has silently left the area alone.
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The vice commander of the mixed corps, he had came here in order to contact Yuuki. That's why, nobody thought Claude taking action alone was strange.
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Due to Yuuki's "Overwrite" ability, at one point Claude had his allegiance to Leon overwritten. However, thanks to Chloe currently Claude is restored back to normal.
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But, after having his heart taken once, Claude has always been troubled about something in his mind.
TN Note:... the mental heart I guess?
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What is the heart?
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As expected, can the heart really be overwritten simply with the use of abilities?
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And, can such a thing really be permitted?
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Leon is a great man, whom he has taken care of since his youth. He was the strongest man Claude had even known; he was his target of worship and longing.
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And towards that Leon, even thought he only betrayed him for an instant, to Claude that was was an unforgivable stain.
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However, at this current situation he must continue to act loyal to Yuuki. If he starts to suspects and the fact his heart has been restored has leaked out things are going to take a turn for the worse.
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After receiving treatment from Chloe, he has been training his heart with all he has, but he doesn't have any confidence in his training.
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Although he sworn to endure the effects next time, it's uncertain whether it would succeed. He feared the chances of having his heart overwritten again seemed higher.
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Therefore, he must be careful.
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In order not to arouse Yuuki's suspicion, he must pay close attention to his own actions.
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Leaving the group, he took a breather.
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That Claude had been called out by a voice without a presence.
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"Have you finished contacting?"
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At first he was shocked within, but after identifying the owner of the voice he understood.
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She was a Bishoujo with mysterious silvery black hair.
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It would be hard to imagine from her appearance alone, but she was an existence with horrifying capabilities.
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With a single glance, Yuuki had claimed her to be the world's "strongest".
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"It's Chloe-dono huh. There are no problems, I was able to contact Yuuki.
But does that guy really intend to initiate a Coup d'etat?
It doesn't feel like there're that many merits in doing so......"
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"Un. That's true.
I can't ever seem to understand what's he thinking, it's probably useless thinking about it."
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"Did he asked Chloe-dono for something too?"
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"Un. I seem to be his insurance. Just in case something happens."
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"Is this related to the 3 command chances issue?"
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Claude was wondering whether Chloe fell under the category of being bound to the three commands (wishes).
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Was the reason Chloe smoothly following Yuuki's orders due to the wishes?
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Claude often pondered.
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When he finally asked,
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"Un. As long as I don't reject it from the bottom of my heart, it wouldn't be considered a wish.
So Yuuki's first instruction of not bearing hostility towards him was excessive."
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Chloe answered with a wry smile, feeling complicated.
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Isn't she a little too kind? So Claude thought, but this is the one thing he couldn't say out loud no matter what.
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From his perspective, since she tried helping him nullifying the "Dominance curse" by rewinding time, this was something he couldn't possibly say.
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Since someone of Chloe's caliber couldn't manage to do so, no matter how much Claude tries it would be impossible for Claude to understand.
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Feeling a sense of disgust towards having his heart Dominated, Chloe's probably thinking did he really retain his ego.
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"Is Chloe dono not partaking in the Coup d'etat?"
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"Yeah. Causing an upheaval in the imperial capital doesn't seem to be the purpose, so the vice commanded has intruded that civilian causalities are lowered to a minimum.
I'll just take this chance and blend into the darkness.
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"Un. To return to Big brother Leon's side, I believe this is a great chance.
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"I see, Claude understood."
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but taking advantage of this opportunity, this was a good opportunity to fake death in the midst of battle.
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Under these chaotic circumstances, Yuuki wouldn't have the leisure to investigate a single subordinate too deeply.
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After the chaos subsided, even once he realized Claude's death was faked, by then he would have returned to Leon's side.
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"Understood. Thank you for the advice. I shall use this method to return to Leon's Side."
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Saying so, Claude used the clone jutsu "Shadow Knight"
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It's strength is about 30% of the original, and could continuously remain active for 12 hours. Since the consciousness is linked, it's also great ability for spy activates, it's perfect for this situation.
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After confirming the "Shadow Knight" has returned to the group, Claude had bowed to Chloe.
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Then, he began moving towards Leon immediately.
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This incident had actually in turn saved Black Knight Claude's life, but the person in question doesn't know about this until later on.
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Following up after Claude has disappeared, Chloe's presence has vanished without a trace.
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She has received a request from Yuuki, unable to refuse she could only accept.
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But rather than leaving the battlefield that is the Imperial capital, she blended into its darkness.
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And so, the curtains of the tragedy that will soon be called the "Crimson Lotus Purge" has raised.
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The "Scorching Dragon" Velgurindo had no interest in the game between Guy and Rudra.
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However, if she must give her honest opinion, it would be considerably difficult for Rudra and herself to best the duo of Guy and her sister "White Ice Dragon" Velzado.
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Guy's the strongest Demon Lord without a doubt, and her sister's compatibility with herself isn't any good.
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If sister and Velgurindo fought in battle, worse case scenario they would end in mutual defeat, both annihilated.
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The possibility of things going well is very low. Or rather, 0% even.
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If they battled, rather than one of them surviving in the end, they would both fall. In other words, either they'd both be destroyed, or they're both unable to battle, one of only two results.
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If her sister and her are evenly matched, the deciding factor lies between Guy and Rudra's battle.
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If that's the case, regardless of the amount of ultimate abilities possessed, Rudra who's a human will always have the disadvantage.
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That's why, even thought she seriously wants a head on confrontation, she understood that will only lead to a high chance of defeat on this game board.
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(Ah, this is so annoying)
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That was her true feelings.
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For Velgurindo who hated strategizing, elaborate strategizing and preparing for hundreds of years was something she's bad at.
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That's why she left it all to Rudra, and she'd simply follow orders.
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However, this was hardly interesting, she was dissatisfied with her current situation of being unable to rampage as she pleased.
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Meanwhile, she was envious of her trouble-loving brother"Storm Dragon" Veldorawhich has only helped her accumulate more stress.
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(That child really likes to act as he pleases......but this time, unexpectedly he didn't appear)
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The other day, Emperor Rudra had received a report from Kirshna, informing him of the complete annihilation of the Imperial Army's forces of almost 1,000,000.
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That really isn't anything significant in itself, but what's extraordinary was that the reason had nothing to do with Veldora.
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According to Velgurindo's initial predictions, she would have never imagined that her festively violent brother would miss out on this opportunity.
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Althought she heard he was cooperating with Demon Lord Rimuru, her brother isn't the listening type.
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Assuming that, there was something that would have made her brother Veldora complacent, and Demon Lord Rimuru was able to prepare such a thing?
TN Note: Probably a pile of manga?
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Thinking from that perspective, she tried imagining something that would persuade Veldora.
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But, nothing came up.
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(This is bullshit. This time, I'll probably just ask him directly)
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In the end, she gave up thinking about it.
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At that time, Velgurindo had received a request.
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"Velgurindo, you're probably really bored by now too right?
Want to go all out for the first time since forever?"
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She jumped at the offer immediately.
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Her targets, the foolish militants in the empire who dare rebel against the Emperor.
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The emperor's target would be the foolish mastermind behind the coup d'etat.
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And then, Demon Lord Rimuru.
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The one who razed the imperial army, the new Demon Lord.
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Banding together with strong individuals as well as her brother Veldora, she would most likely be met with resistance.
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"Yeah, alright then.
Even though I don't intend on taking revenge for your pawns, I'll just think of this as cleaning up and getting rid of Demon Lord Rimuru while I'm at it."
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She'll just turn the fools into a bloodbath for warm-up, and then crush the newcomer Demon Lord Rimuru while she's on a roll.
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After her rampage, she'll pave the way for Emperor Rudra.
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If she did so from the beginning, there wouldn't be any pointless waste, but then the quality of soldiers wouldn't increase.
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Allowing them to gain as much experience as possible, procuring holy Knight class individuals, in order to insure such a one-sided trampling never happens again.
TN Note: Kanji says guard knight, and katakana says royal knight.
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If Demon Lord Guy»Crimson is the foe, there's no point having millions of weak soldiers.
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But, the army he sent out with so much effort, only to have them reaped was unpleasant.
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Even the time when Veldora annihilated them was better than this.
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That's because a number of those who returned alive managed to evolve.
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However, those who haven't lost hope will be able to break out of their shell and advance toward that step.
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Even so, the situation this time is different, there wasn't a single survivor.
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Even Krishna who gave the report, contact with him was cut shortly after.
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In other words, they really died a pointless death this time.
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Other than Krishna, there were also a number of Royal Knights who were mixed in, contact with all of them were lost.
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If it's someone like Krishna, when pushed to the limit, he thought they would have used Myth class equipment, and survived.
TN Note: Even though ´º is simply myth, the kanji ç¥è©±ç´ is separated into myth (ç¥è©±) and class (ç´). Hence why I always TLed it as myth class rather than simply myth etc.
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So even if things were a letdown it would still be fine.
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Not a single person evolved in this expedition, it was a complete failure.
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That's why, in regards to Demon Lord Rimuru, Rudra had some speculations.
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When his forces of a million sent out after calculating their strength was completely wiped out, and when the report of no survivors came, Rudra became hesitant future developments in an instant.
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For the first time, Velgurindo had saw doubt in Emperor Rudra's figure.
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"I think we should think of disposing Ruminas first.
With communications between Demon Lords currently sparse, now is a good time.
If Ruminas's ultimate ability awakens any further, she will become a hassle to destroy.
I don't think Guy would mobilize Velzado just to save Ruminas, can I leave this to you?"
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Velgurindo immediately showed she understood, with a convinced look on her face.
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Since they've been interacting for such a long time, they could more or less grasp each other's thoughts.
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"So, after I deal with those guys initiating a coup it's fine if I kill Ruminas right?"
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"Ara? So is it ok if I killed Ruminas?
I'd thought you'd definitely want her alive though?"
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"Fufufu. That's because the "Soul refining system" has been developed well.
Using actual war experience as a way to train humans, but I'd never thought of using threats to cultivate.
However, since the procuring method holy knights is unique, as long as we control that place then there's no problem."
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"Understood. So we let her live to continue cultivating more.
However, she really hid herself well. Who would have thought she would live in seclusion in the divine capital.
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