Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 127: Reason and Reflection

An adventurer fell in a rain of red blood. His eyes opened wide in shock; he might not even understand what was happening to him. 「Uwahahahaha! Don't let your guard down, you fool! Fools

Milim's excited voice rang out while the remaining five adventurers nervously huddled together. However, it was futile. 「Oh wind blows, turn into a Tornado and reduce my enemies! Tornado Blade !! [1] 」

Huddling together is a mistake. The Tornado Blade I threw them over as if sneering at the wary adventurers. Tornado Blade is a round version of Wind Blade's magic. Although it consumed more magic power, it became possible to cut off several enemies within a fixed distance at the same time. It is a convenient magic for group battles. Milim makes a surprise attack on the first person looking for a trap. Death rapidly. And before my magic arrived, he quickly moved behind us. Without making a mistake, like hitting Milim, my magic was only about adventurers swarming together. Before we could be sensed by the enemy group, I activated invisibility magic [2]. Once our side starts attacking, the invisibility magic is canceled, but the number of enemies is already reduced by one or two people. Moreover, they had lost their attackers [3] and healers [4] from the rear support. 「This is bad, this is Meteor ScarletRed [5]! Be carefull! 」「 Damn, Marja and Nadja were killed by magic. Jean's not breathing either! 」「 Shit, you guys! How dare you !! 」

They confirmed our identity now so they could see, and the front row came at us in anger, but. . . . . .

「Kuahahaha! How naive !! 」「 Oooooohoohoohoo! I can't let you through! 」(Don't pass! Lol)

Veldora and Ramiris stopped the vanguard troops in high spirits. I could feel the bright red bar above the heads of the soldiers being reduced by half when I saw it with analysis. 「HP those guys are under half. You can deal with them, right? 」

Yes, the red bar above the soldier's head states their HP \= Stamina [6]. I use this look strictly. That makes it easier to understand by making everything seem like a game. Since I was already familiar with the look, it became possible to quickly confirm the situation and give appropriate instructions. Right now, it is a certain winning pattern. Starting with a surprise attack, we managed to kill some enemy explorers without telling them where we were. That way we can take out the rear support members with the initial low HP through magic. It would be another story if it was a stronger enemy capable of activating the barrier continuously. However, in this case this party line-up is easily defeated, so our victory is already decided. As expected, Veldora and Ramiris made a bloodbath of three warriors acting as vanguard. It was an easy win. Part of our winning tactic is Milim's surprise attack to kill the scouts while I take the rearguard with magic like before. Oh well, we've been hunting Adventurers indiscriminately lately, it seems like the number of people taking countermeasures has slightly increased. Even though it was still not a situation where they stayed away from us. Even if that happens, I will just move on to a different strategy. We're on the 24th floor of the Labyrinth. Strong enough people will arrive here; this is the perfect hunting ground for us.

"We succeeded! Even people like them, are no match for us. 」「 Uffuffu. Right! We are invincible. The strongest! 」「 Kuahahaha! They're just small fries, they're not even worth it to us! 」

My friend said such arrogant words. Yes, we are a party with 4 people.

Uh, what are we doing? Of course, we are researching how adventurers fight, we learn many things. I operate Ghost, a Wizard [7] well versed in magic with a body clad in a bluish-white aura. I have learned some magic since we started, and I can wear my body in Fear Aura [8].

Veldora is a skeleton but its bones somehow turned into gold by using a special alloy called Orichalcum's Shine Metal Steel [9] that I made. Orichalcum was a mixture of Demon Steel and Gold, in addition, it was a special alloy that was refined by injecting a dense magic power. Veldora started by saying that the golden skull was good, but then I made a whole golden skeleton. As long as there was a core, anything seemed good for making bones, so the conversion was done easily and a golden Skeleton was made. The current strength could not compare to the bones from before, it became an endless high spec.

Milim is feared as the Red Meteor. [10] As he moved at an abnormal speed, he left a red shadow that looked like a meteor. As an Assassin, by his means of eliminating his presence and jumping over targets after approaching unnoticed from the ceiling, he boasted a high success rate for assassinations. He threw away all abilities except agility. His fighting style relied on speed and criticism, it seemed like he had become a terrifying legend.

Ramiris is part of the Fighter faction. He held the axe with all his strength as if he was mocking the helplessness of his original body. His fighting style was to go all out, making him popular as the Living ArmorMoving Heavy Armor [11] which used Axe GreatDeath AxeGrim Reaper [12] crazily. Perhaps, it was stronger than his original body. . . . . . . No, it's okay. Such a thing doesn't matter.

Making such an impression, we have become a source of fear known as DungeonDeath Bringer from theDominatorLabyrinth's Will [13] ”. Because we are stronger than unskilled bosses, we are the pinnacle of evil. It can be called a natural reaction. As I mentioned earlier, our main goal is to research the way adventurers fight. We didn't play at all. That point should not be misunderstood. We strive every day and do nothing but research day after day. Such honest efforts may come in handy someday. So, we saw a rare adventurer who used an extra skill that had never been seen before, and used real magic. We have gained a lot of knowledge. Right now I can analyze additional skills just by looking at them. Such abilities are useful because they affect our avatars. With a pseudo soul as its core, the avatar created with magic power fully matched the soul of the main body. That's very comfortable. The skills gained by the avatar can be used by the main body. If the avatar grew to some extent, it seemed possible to use the abilities of the main body. They seem more connected than I thought. I continue to research with such feelings every day. We have proven things. …… I'll say it one more time, we're not playing around, so please don't misunderstand.

It's hard to get here. In the beginning, we were defeated by the adventurers upstairs. Also, an unpleasant situation where we were annihilated by the traps from our own labyrinth occurred. Angry, it's a good idea to prepare a magical item that will keep the maze traps from activating. Ramiris was the one who triggered the trap, but the one who was swallowed by him was Veldora.

I floated in the air and Milim stuck to the ceiling. Since he had never fallen into a trap, Ramiris was careless. But, Ramiris. . . . . . "What are you doing, falling into your own trap?" I think everyone wants a tsukkomi. We spent hard times with that kind of feeling.

The adventurer in front of me who I just defeated turned into a particle of light and disappeared. It's a familiar sight. Once we became arrogant and tried to defeat the 30th floor boss.

The boss is Gozurl whose power is sealed by a magic item. As a result, we suffered a crushing defeat. With our current capabilities, Gozurl is a huge barrier on our path. We who are confident we are too weak to beat him, train ourselves on the 25-29th floor. No it's wrong, it's not training but learning. That's not playing. Really, please don't get me wrong! 「It was an easy win. 」

Three people nodded in my opinion. Then let's keep going like this! When I thought of that, I received a message from my emergency communication task clone in the office. What the hell's going on? What do I think when I received the message that 『Hinata and Demon King Ruminas seem to have talked about the alliance』. Apparently, this is not the time for me to learn (play). Inevitably, I activated the pseudo-avatar soul Auto Mode, and we decided to return to the office.

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When we returned to the office, Ruminas and Hinata were waiting. With them was a woman I had seen before. Former Demon King Frey sat on a chair. He glanced at me as I entered the room, then he looked at Veldora, his gaze stopping at the incoming Milim. And then a sweet smile floated on her face.

Why yes? I feel that smile is very unpleasant.

「Ah, Milim. You were here? By the way, what happened to the homework I gave you? The guards fell and rolled in bamboo mats, but you can give an explanation of what happened, right? 」Concerting. Although I was not involved, for some reason I felt an unbearable sensation. Yes, a friend has to play after finishing their homework, but in reality the homework is completely untouched. It just so happened that I caught a similar scene when a lie was exposed to a parent, making them angry. . . . . . . Such nostalgic feelings.

"Well! Fr, Frey !! That's not. There's a good explanation! 」

「Haha, Milim. If you have a job, you better get back. Since you're delaying something, you'll need to get your work done quickly! 」「 Yes, as he said. Sorry to get you involved with our long research. Although you should have told us that you have a job to do. But, it seems we should pay attention to that. Let's apologize! 」「 I, that's right! Like saying. Do not back up, if you tell us about it, we will not hold you back! 」

As expected . Veldora and Ramiris who read the situation supported my words. We hereby establish our ignorance, and furthermore, it declares that we are unrelated. Even though I saw Milim's eyes watering, I'm sorry there seems to be no way to help you. Remove and tie yourself with a rope [14]. Thus, Milim is captured by Frey.

「It's different. Listen to the story, Frey! 」

So Milim yelled to the end, but failed before Frey's iron smile. In vain resistance. Sadly Milim was captured and taken away like a cat [15] back to his own country.

Phew, that's scary. I thought I would be dragged into it, but it seemed like I could get through it safely. When I think so,

「By the way Rimuru-sama, what have you been doing all this time?」

Shuna stood behind me without any presence, and threw a sharp question at me. I felt a sweat that could not flow appearing on my forehead. No, we're safe, it's okay. We never played. Yes, research! Because we are researching.

「It looks like we have become a hindrance to you. Let's do some magic research in my room.

Because magic is so deep, it gives me the wisdom of 」

Veldora turned her back with Manga's favorite book in her hand while saying such a thing. Is he going to run!? When I'm gonna hold it,

「So, I should also accompany you〜」

Ramiris betrayed me too and left, escaping with Veldora. How cruel! However, now was not the time to think about those cruel friends. I think it's a bit weak to keep insisting it's research. Hinata and Ruminas stared at me with eyes full of suspicion, it seemed like a bad reason would destroy me. When I released Veldora and Ramiris, my brain cells were working at full power looking for an optimal solution. It's useless, a good idea won't come. Because of this, I left with my last attempt. （Raphael! Help me find a good reason to get through this situation safely!）

Yes, the crystallization of my wisdom, SenseiRaphael should be my ally.

There's nothing to be afraid of. 《Solution. Explanation no need》

Whahuh? Explanation is not necessary!? What does it mean. . . . .

「Ah, are you here? I've been looking for you, Danna !? 」

Nostalgic presence, Fuze. Yes, that means!

「Oh, Fuze-kun. The matter I asked you, how is the investigation? * Let's hear that inside. 」

That's a gift. It seems I was able to survive because I used Fuze to investigate Yuuki. Even so, as expected of Raphael.

Is this time and Fuze's arrival predicted? You didn't say it. Still not possible. There is no doubt that I was saved. I'm glad I didn't carelessly make a weird excuse. I entered the room and invited Fuze in. Then I absorbed my communication task clone, and sat down on the chair. I can fool him somehow. 「Confidential investigation isn't it? As expected of Rimuru-sama! 」

So Shuna nodded with a satisfied smile. The crisis has passed. However, to not forget this lesson, I vowed to stop playing too much.

Because I felt guilty, I was confused. You have to do things that make sense. I'm thinking of being careful from now on.