Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 164: Gifts and Evolution pt2

Well, the problem is Diablo.

He, without question, would be the strongest among the candidates for evolution.

Not only the strongest among my subordinates, but peeked at even my own strength.

Diablo was now stronger than when he fought with Benimaru. (TN: See Tournament Arc) His defeat at that time only triggered a desire to overcome such bad conditions in the next time.

To that end, he, even today, is the strongest among my subordinates.

The wisdom of Lord Raphael had calculated so, so there was no doubt.

Following Diablo in the ranks were, Benimaru, Shion, and Zegion in that order.

Following them were the 3 Demon Dukes. (TN: I guess, Carrera, Testa, and Ultima)

Zegion was a bit of a shock, but Diablo was still much stronger.

This Diablo has to be developed.

With his strength now surpassing my strength when I first evolved, his evolution was the one I was anticipating the most.

“I give you the title 'King of Satan'. (TN: The author keeps calling everything a goddamn demon king. Longer notes at the end.)

Continue to serve me as my loyal confidant and as the leader of Satan. ”

"Kufufufufu, it will be my honor, Rimuru-sama!"

And the devil was born.

Diablo's evolution placed him on the highest peak along with the strongest in this world.

With the somewhat disappointing evolution of Benimaru and Shion, she was truly the one who could stand beside me.

It was done in an instant.

I thought for a moment that it would be similar to Shion, but not at all.

He had all of his energy increases perfectly under control, and did not allow them to appear.

That's Diablo to you, just excellence. (TN: Sassug)

Compressed magic rivaled or even surpassed the amount I had seen before in the Demon Lord Dagrule.

With this evolution, we have acquired another great asset.

Can I fight it out this time? What is my secret thought.

Diablo Gifts (TN: blessings, or mechanics where your subordinates can become stronger only with you becoming stronger.) Deployed through his minions, and the 100 demon armies that were beneath him.

Venom evolved into the Demon Duke class.

But he was still weaker than the likes of Testarossa or Carrera.

Even being the same grade Demon Duke, his stats were not as high.

Among the Demon aristocracy, there were things like Dukes, Barons, and Knights.

In the first place, the 3 Demon Dukes Diablo had brought in had enough strength to almost match him.

The three who had held the position among the strongest for so long would not lose to a green person like Venom.

It would not be a fight of luck, or an increase in energy levels would not give him an increase in intelligence.

This level difference would create an insurmountable difference in strength.

Even so, maybe it was just my imagination, but Diablo seemed to be holding back his Gifting propagation.

Honestly I don't know if it's possible, I feel like that's the case.

But it's Diablo, so anything can happen. So this result is expected.

Diablo seems to have the view that one must gain power in his own way.

Even so, Venom was not so weak to begin with.

For good or bad, he was indeed the Devil Duke.

That's quite an evolution.

Furthermore, he did not get into his head after becoming the same class as Testarrossa and co., and noted the difference in strength between him and them.

He became a subordinate of Diablo. (TN: Sassug)

If he's too ambitious, Diablo will probably end him there.

Diablo was not soft on those under his command.

Other than Venom, there were others who received the Gift.

The 100 subordinates of Venom who were here given the automat body of the Culture Capsules, had become elite Demon Chevaliers (TN: knight)

They were not as powerful as the Demon Arch, but surpassed the power of the Devil. (TN: Majin) They might be able to finish off the Great Demon in one hit.

To be honest, their strength was unexpected.

Diablo exceeded common sense as always. (TN: Sassug)

But the person in question did not seem to care, and left the Demon Chevaliers to Venom's management.

Diablo's priorities seem to be useful to me.

Even after evolution, Diablo became Diablo.

Furthermore, it would be a gift for the people in the Labyrinth.

Zegion, Kumara, Adalman.

They called themselves members of the 10 Gods of the Labyrinth.

At this point, worrying about them would rampage unnecessarily.

But to be safe, I did their evolution one by one.

First: Kumara.

His new title is 'Chimeric Lord' Kumara.

The Kumara I had taken, but the little silver-furred fox, was now the ruler of some Demon Beasts.

I had hidden it in Labyrinth ―― originally for ―― protection but, at some point, he had risen in rank from Floor Bosses, and was now one of the Guardian Labyrinths.

I still remember him as the Floor Boss.

I named him Kumara because he is the Nine-Tailed Fox. (TN: Kyu \= 9 \= Ku (mara)?)

I had left it on the newly created 90th floor where the adventurers would likely never arrive, and he then asked me to name a few of his friends on that floor.

It's important to note that I don't accept just because a little girl asks. (TN: lolicon.)

It's just a prank.

Naming monsters came with some high risks, but naming a Demon Beast somewhat reduced that risk.

Plus, these ferocious beasts were like children, so I named them without any problems.

And it produces a surprise before -> after. It surprised anyone. That surprised me!

What was done was done.

The Demon Beast being a part of Kumara himself, he has obtained nine names from me.

It was past the time when they were children, and 8 of the Demon Beasts were lined up in front of me.

At first glance, they were each quite strong.

Kumara managed to develop into a Demon Lord class.

All of Kumara's tails became golden gold, and her hair, a beautiful mix of silver and gold, flowed gently onto her back.

Is it only her beauty that evolved?

No, of course his energy also increased greatly.

Kumara is very strong in her original body.

But, only after joining the 8 Beasts in Chimera Mode was his true strength known.

Strength energy levels were real strength, but their combined strength was not weak.

In other words, Kumara's strong \= 8 Beast became strong.

It was like all the power given to the Beasts was being unfairly emitted to him.

No one could guess from her appearance as a beautiful woman, but she seemed to be the cold and calculating type.

Of course, he could not get along with the naive and impulsive Apito.

From Energy's point of view, he now surpassed Gabil easily.

And this incredible power is still increasing.

He desperately maintained his common sense, in order not to go berserk.

"Go back and rest!"

He was a little frustrated with the order.

That part is still like a child.

I thought he wouldn't lose even without me watching, and made him rest.

Maybe like Ranga, after a good sleep, his body would be adjusted to the new strength.

Anyway, I look forward to its growth.

Please don't think I'm looking forward to her new beauty. I'm not at all. (TN: * sweating *)

Her new beauty will become a reality.

With that, Kumara returned to her own domain.

Now for Zegion.

The strongest in the Labyrinth.

The energy is the same as Benimaru.

His skill in martial arts and ability to train one on one with Veldora made his level of strength clear.

And the height of his strength was clearly shown, as he defeated the strongest 7 sent by the Imperial Army in the final battle.

Now I think about it, as we sprung Demon Lords left and right ……

Inevitably saying that was too much; souls had been given to six of them, and 2 had even completed their evolution.

Some are still at their Harvest Festival (TN: In the transition phase), and I already feel their new power flowing in.

Is it really permissible to give more soul? I thought, but my body greedily absorbed all the energy flowing in without any problem.

The process does not make them unstable, so there is no need to worry.

I need to bulk down and get the job done.

Don't be afraid, the cost! that feeling is.

How strong is Zegion? The thought gave me goosebumps (TN: metaphorical) for excitement.

He could eventually surpass me, but that was not a problem as long as I had the 'Food Chain'.

Let's look forward to it without worry.

"You are strong . I've never imagined you to be this strong.

This is thanks to your unrelenting efforts, well done!

Continue polishing that power for me from now on.

And from now on, your title will be 'Mysterious Master'. ”

"I thank you forever!"

The usually stoic Zegion trembled in appreciation of my words.

The phrases I made frivolously sounded like an excerpt from a holy book to Zegion.

He seemed to be staring at me under some powerful heavenly lens, (TN: metaphorically, looking at Rimuru as a god) but I appreciated his passion.

I had prepared to collect and rescue rare and endangered insects, but in turn they became strong enough to protect me.

Zegion's strength was not only the fruit of effort, but also thanks to his insane talent in handling Energy, and also, training with much stronger individuals.

He is strong, Nuff said.

I give you souls.

He trembled for a moment, but then shattered the raging power with his spirit.

He proved that he was in control.

It was certainly not a feat accomplished by a solitary effort.

More precisely, it was not an instant transformation like Diablo.

He was also currently in a transitional state, but did not show it.

Nevertheless, the transformation was frightening.

He turned his outer shell into the ultimate metal, God Steel, through a strong determination.

His own body, his weapons.

Beyond the various laws of nature, he manipulated his outer skeleton into one that rivaled the God class of weapons.

He had become, without a doubt, the strongest in at least close combat.

The melee is weak against spiritual beings, but it should not be a threat to him.

He had acquired many other abilities, and was still in the process of developing.

He pressed on it, but his body was still being made again and again.

I will then slowly confirm exactly how much he has changed.

And in this way, the Harvest Festival continues.

The Zegion Prize has only one recipient: Apito.

Those who I 'named' and also renovated with my own flesh are only Zegion and Apito.

So for Zegion, Apito was like a sister.

The Insect Floor had many other rare species, but the Gift did not spread to them.

After eating his henchmen, Apito cocooned and was reborn.

The massive scale of energy flowing in the form of a Gift would destroy his present body.

But now she was reborn, to rule as a true queen.

After being reborn, he created several Demon Insects.

This community built with Insects will be the new image of those floors in the near future.

With the strength gathered from the insects he ate, Apito became a Devil class and attained the power of 'Honored Queen'. And in addition to being one of the Ten Gods, he became a subordinate of Zegion.

Diablo had suppressed the spread of his Gift, but Zegion gave it to Apito without a backup, resulting in his extreme transformation.

Zegion did not mind Apito receiving this incredible Gift.

But all of this is a story after the victory party.

Apito never showed any sign of pain during the celebration.

It was an attempt to show her dignity as a queen; truly Zegion's outstanding brother.

After the celebration, Zegion and Apito would become chrysalis within the Labyrinth, and complete their evolution.

Zegion has gained new power from evolution.

'Apito's 'Queen's Reverence' surpassed the power of a Unique Skill and became a pseudo Ultimate Skill, a kind of 'Absolute Defense'.

Yes, it's an incredible power, but it's not comparable to the Zegion.

He had obtained the true Ultimate Skill of 'Illusion King Mephisto'.

An incredible ability, considering he was a disciple of Veldora.

With this power, Zegion made his position in the Labyrinth unshakable.