Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 79

We left the forest on our way to the Demon Lords' Walpurgis Banquet guided by Ramiris.

We were flying on Veldora's back, so even though the trip should have taken a while, it probably won't.

Seeing the marshes below us testified to our current speed.

That is, getting to the marshes would have normally taken us 2~3 days but now it took a mere hour.

Veldora personally found assuming a giant form troublesome, but as we had Shion, Beretta, and Grucius who couldn't fly, I asked him to put up with it.

On that note,

ŒRamiris, were you planning on walking all the way to the banquet room (?)?

I asked.

No matter how I thought about it, I couldn't imagine her making it on time.

In response,

ŒHmm? Oh, walking there was hardly a problem.

If I did, I'd always have someone pick me up on the way there!

She gave an answer that I couldn't exactly wrap my head around.

She... is always late so everyone has already gotten used to coming to pick her up.

Chances are, that someone has a spatial travel type ability.

If that's the case, then where are we headed right now?

Overcome with a feeling of dread, I dared to ask,

ŒEh? There's no way I would know!

"What the hell! We're flying by your request and to your directions!" I stopped myself from saying.

That's just the way she is.

Well, there's no need to keep on flying then. So we decided to land and proceed while enjoying our surrounding.

Thus we're calmly proceeding down the road.

The moment you leave the Jura Forest you are already in Demon Lords' lands.

Not that there's any grand difference in scenery, however.

Compared to human cities and villages the magic energy density is higher, but not at levels at which humans couldn't survive.

But, of course, the boulder on the side of the road wouldn't one day transform into Demon Steel Ore.

Are there also few monsters naturally appearing here?

I decided to ask,

ŒAh, even if we call it Demon Lord's dominion, unless we are talking about their residence or perhaps their province, normal people can also live here.

As long as they pay the demon lord the appropriate tax, their safety is guaranteed

Veldora explained.

"Oh, so that's how it is. As expected of the all knowing master!" Ramiris added.

Why don't you know! I wanted to retort, but gave up.

ŒBut, there are also demon lords with unknown demesne.

Among the ones I have fought, there's the Giant, the Vampire, and the Demon.

Of them, I only fought the Giant Dagrule and the Vampire Ruminas.

And although it was only a single battle with Dagrule, it was fun..

As for Ruminas, I turned the Vampire Country into ash, so when she came at me for real, I decided to withdraw!

She just doesn't understand jokes. Where her domain is, I do not know.

The other one was the king of demons.

I had fought with his entourage of demons, but never with the king himself.

His castle is located on the continent of ice, and it's damn cold. No humans live there.

Going there would be boring, so I hadn't gone. Moreover...

At that point, Veldora's words became rather unclear, and

ŒAnyways, there's no need to go to the middle of nowhere! Kuahahaha!

He laughed trying to hide something.

But, well, seems like this geezer has already angered a few demon lords.

If my country was turned into ash, even I'd get mad.

Moreover, the Giant demon lord who once fought Veldora also seems dangerous.

As for the ice continent, unless I'm going to have some business there, I see no reason to go. So no need to think about that.

However, demon lords seem actually pretty powerful. Comparing them by using the brat Ramiris as a base was certainly a mistake.

I probably should have based them on Milim instead.

Even after evolving, whether I can win against Milim or not is uncertain.

No matter how many times we battled, since she never went all out, I don't have enough data.

If compared to when we fought, I could win; but, as I do not know just how much she was holding back, I shouldn't be getting haughty.

And, I can't believe Milim would support a subjugation order for me.

Though it's clear that we are dancing to someone's tune here, I can't help but think that Milim is being manipulated"whether she was awake or asleep...

I can, however, imagine that she has some reason for all of this.

Not that thinking about it now will lead anywhere.

Let's decide this after we meet.

And so, while listening to Veldora's tales, we continued leisurely down the road.

If Ramiris is correct, we'll be shown the way by one of the demon lords soon.

So while we were enjoying the breeze, we chanced upon two men approaching us.

They are coming straight over here.

A tall (huge!) chestnut haired man, and a slovenly green haired delicate man.

Did they come to meet us? I thought and looked at them,

ŒYo! Ramiris, how have you been?

ŒOooooh! Isn't that Veldora! You doing good?

What a weak aura you're giving off.

I had just convinced myself that I was feeling someone with a similar aura

The conversation begun thus.

ŒOh, Dino, huh. Well done coming to get me!

ŒAh, Dagruel! We were just discussing our last battle

Whether they came to meet us is yet unknown, but that they know each other is certain.

So we went straight to introductions.

When I introduced myself,

ŒHeh, so you're this time's main character, huh. So, why are you being hunted?

ŒOh, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have never heard of a slime becoming a demon lord

They said, surprised.

Why am I being hunted, huh? That's what I would like to know.

ŒIya~, no idea, really...

I said and summarized the events up until now.

While we were at it, I had them tell the tale of how they met Veldora and Ramiris.

They are a friendly bunch. But, I couldn't analyze the depth of their powers.

As expected, all I knew was that they are demon lords.

After listening to my story, they thus decided...

While I shouldn't let my guard down, the demon lords are hardly united.

At the moment, these two do not believe I had killed Karion"with whom they are good friends.

While they certainly believed I was capable of it, Grucius' testimony convinced them otherwise.

But, if I did not have proof, my subjugation my have been decided by a majority vote.

Though this is puzzling, had I first called myself a demon lord and killed Karion there would have been no problems, but if I were trick and kill Karion first and then call myself a demon lord, that would have been no good.

Such are the rules of the powerful demon lords, it seems.

So, since this time the banquet was hosted with the premise that I killed Karion through deception, my subjugation would have been certainly agreed upon.

Karion excluded, I now need to get five demon lords to object to the request to overturn it.

Good thing I discussed these things with the participants.

In other words, I have fallen into someone's wicked trap...

And this realization caused anger to boil within me.

Though we haven't met, the culprit is Clayman.

The problem is Milim who has supported him. If we solve that, the demon lords' anger would no longer be directed at me.

Of course, trying to fight all the demon lords at once would be suicide.

I mean, I can't perceive the power of the two before me, so there's no reason to start a pointless battle.

Of course, that's as long as they don't challenge me.

But demon lords are unexpectedly receptive.

These two believed my words.

Though maybe they're just that pure.

Veldora, while in the middle of learning to repress his aura, was talking with Dagrule.

Somehow, he saw the value of my habits through reading the Holy Texts (Manga), and stopped pointlessly releasing his aura.

He's really excited about having his opponents underestimate him only to freak them out by suddenly releasing it.

The monsters of the city, as a result, can live in peace, so we're certainly grateful. But it's still strange.

I know what manga's knowledge he filled his head with, but this does bother me a bit.