Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 86

After being recognized by the other demon lords without any problems, I returned to the Monsters' Country Tempest.

Coming over here was one thing, but returning was a quick leap via Spatial Movement.

"I came back and the country wasn't there!" Scenario didn't happen and seeing everyone's happy faces put me at ease.

As I ordered, various divisions have dispersed in a defensive formation.

And thus improving their skills, they are even contributing to the safety of the region.

Truly, our country's defenses are so superior to other countries' that they can hardly pose a threat to us.

After all, our average soldiers are mostly B ranked.

Such that surrounding magic beasts and youma steer clear.

And while it's great that the vicinity has gotten rather peaceful, I worry that the monsters chased away from here would wreak havoc elsewhere.

I guess we need to investigate that some time.

While thinking these things I brought Veldora and Shion into the city.

When I entered the city, the citizens and the patrolling soldiers bowed on the the edge of the street"opening a road.

Maybe they were practicing while I was away at the Walpurgis Banquet because they moved as one.

Just what are they doing, I thought, and then saw the Department Heads coming over.

And,

ŒHither we sought to honor Your ascension to the seats of the demon lords!

We are filled with endless joy that You have returned to us!

Rigurdo exclaimed as the representative.

Well, this has gotten rather embarrassing.

Every time, every single time, his performance gets even more grandiose. Honestly, I'm happy, but far more embarrassed than happy.

And since every time we have a banquet follow so hasn't nearly every day of this month been spent in festivities? At this rate every week will attract tourists.

I guess it's fine?

Our lord (well, me...) had officially become a demon lord.

So I do understand if they wanted to celebrate. Though I guess the humans disagree, right~?

And because of this and that, before returning to my house, we held a banquet.

On the day following my return I decided to hold an urgent meeting with the department heads.

In the mean time, I ordered Souei to observe the movements of monsters in the region.

Souei accepted, albeit added thatŒThere' probably no longer a reason to worry about that

What does he mean there's no longer a reason to worry about that? Are they all coexisting happily now?

Well, I'd be happy if they were.

Eliminating the brainless monsters is probably a good idea. And besides, since so many of us radiate powerful auras, the chance of a youma appearing has decreased.

After all, we need to insure that the human merchants are able to traverse our roads safely.

Moreover, the weaker monsters could also be a threat to the humans. So I guess exterminating the said groups is our only option.

In response to my worries,

ŒIn that case, how about we set up an anti monster barrier along the roads?

Bester suggested.

And as if planning this in advance,

ŒDanna, we have succeeded! A magic tool that creates barriers!

Kaijin exclaimed with a satisfied smile on his face.

Seriously?!

These old geezers are too amazing.

I did know that they were developing this in secret, but it's a real shame that it didn't come in handy during the earlier incident.

But to be able to create test products in less than a month, aren't they just geniuses?

Kaijin, Bester, and I guess Gabil have developed quite a few things already.

By now, Kaijin had completely left the smithy to Kurobee and wholeheartedly devoted himself to research.

Well, as someone who represents our entire Development Staff, I guess he can't spend all his time on research.

From what he said, the magic energy concentration around here is now able to gather easily. Moreover, superior auras tends to drift freely around here.

Even the concentration inside the cave, where B+ ranked monsters tend to spawn, has gotten denser. In other words, our country is rather abnormal.

As a result, they have been analyzing the effects of change in atmospheric magic energy concentration on the formation of demon crystals.

It seems that at the same time as magic concentration decreases, "Demon Crystals" tends to appear.

Moreover, as the concentration decreases, the chance of a monster or a youma spawning also decreases, thus rendering my worries meaningless.

It's a truly wonderful discovery.

This is crucial for our country to release competitive products.

And as a byproduct of their research, we have now obtained a way to obtain Demon Crystals and have also discovered the creation methods for Magic Stones.

Seems like the Magic Stones I acquired in the Ingracia Kingdom came in handy.

Well, they did tell me that creation of magic stones involved various large instruments, but it truly is an arduous process.

Even if we had discovered the method for creating them, it will take time for us to produce any.

On the other hand, we can easily use demon crystals alone as fuel.

Unlike the more purely concentrated energy sources that the Magic Stones are, using Demon Crystals is easy.

Now, what was recently developed was a barrier inscribed on top of Demon Steel.

It uses the artificial "Demon Crystal" as a fuel source.

It's currently shaped like a cube with a volume of 1 meter. The thickness of the barrier is 50 cm.

Thus, it's pretty heavy and hard to carry.

But, once you start it, it will naturally absorb magical energy from the surrounding and continue functioning indefinitely.

It would be great if we could reduce it to a single sheet of demon steel, but at least it's easy to use.

So when we put this simple magic circle " we named it "Barrier-kun" by the way " into operation along the 10 km long road we will ensure security along the route.

But I guess adjusting it so that it runs just along the route of the highway is the most praiseworthy part.

I've been told that it took the combined knowledge of not just Bester and Kaijin, but also Shuna and Kurobee.

It wasn't something they've been designing for the last month but something they were imagining for that long.

It's a bit moving.

I quickly gave my approval and had them plan to set it up along the highway.

I altered the order I gave to Souei to include observing the effects the barrier will have.

And so, the Monsters' Country Tempest has been steadily trying to become the center of this world's commerce.

Next, I heard the current state of affairs.

I really should have heard this first, but people speaking out of turn got us sidetracked.

Things have gotten rather quiet.

There have been no changes in the region and no country is taking any visible measures.

I also heard Youmu's circumstances. The King we released is also moving according to our expectations.

It really would be impossible for Youmu, who had never been a king, to control the nobles. So, it might be fun to watch the old king try to befriend us and use us to his advantage.

If he does befriend us, it might come in handy to Youmu later on.

While hearing the report I made this mental note.

Thus the report paused.

Everyone has been trying really hard to secretly resolve all my worries, so I just asked whether there were any new problems.

ŒNot a problem, but I want to let my brethren know about Rimuru-sama's ascension as a Demon Lord.

Would it be acceptable for me to visit every village as transportation skill practice?

Gerudo raised his hand and asked.

Now that he mentions it, we've been so busy with the creation of the highway that I have no idea how the High Orcs are doing.

I had heard that the food situation was solved as expected but nothing after that.

I permitted his journey. And,

ŒOh by the way. I hadn't mentioned this, but I have been given the Jura Forest as my domain.

Which is why " and I don't think it will happen " but if anyone comes to invade, we'll need to repel them.

Oh and how should I declare my reign over the region? Or should I just leave it as is?

My words caused everyone to stare at me.

What? Did I do something wrong?

ŒUmm... the whole forest? Really?

Rigurdo asked hesitantly.

ŒHey, hey, seriously? This area had been treated as neutral zone!

The treants being our acquaintances and them being mostly immobile is not a problem...

But how the secret villages of the Elves react could be problematic.

Benimaru added.

ŒWell, that shouldn't be a problem.

Unless they decide to fight us.

I mean, all the rights of the forest have been bestowed upon Rimuru-danna by the demon lords.

Which is amazing.

Until now, cities and villages have been developing into the forest taking the resources as they pleased.

We have done the same and didn't ask for permission. Because we didn't need to.

But now, even the Elves would have to ensure that they can still continue living in their hidden villages.

They will have to ask permission from Demon Lord Rimuru.

So this will be big you know?