Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 165: Gifts and Evolution pt3

All right, let's now get to the Adalman team, the last of the Labyrinth group.

Adalman has a large magic reserve, but is weak against close combat.

However, he was a genius who could use the Sacred-Devil Reversal.

It's strange how she's so smart, considering she's losing her brain.

It was a power that involved a soul-inspired Mathematical Circuit.

Moreover, using special Skills such as 'Perfect Memory' and 'Soul Thought', his existence was approaching a spiritual form.

All ordinary physical attacks were canceled, and only Legendary-level weapons and above could actually injure him.

It was similar to the Spirit Armor Hinata, and against enemies wearing Legendary-tier equipment, it did not provide much defense.

Albert had been pushed back by such an enemy, so it was unreasonable to blame him.

His broken weapon, the compromise of the front row, was one of the main reasons for their defeat.

“After being defeated, I cannot possibly accept this gift ……. ”

Adalman expressed in frustration.

No, he's too worried.

"Don't say that. You've done well.

I say this, so believe me, right? ”

To start with, I didn't expect it, but Adalman has beaten Shinji's team. (TN: When they came as spies.)

He's obviously developed much more than I expected.

His battle with Krishna, one of the Emperor's Personal Guards, was just a bad match.

So I've forgiven him, and will begin the Ascension Ritual but ……

"Even Rimuru-sama, I can't forgive myself.

For me to ascend to the Demon Lordship is the same as His Majesty ……

I will gladly take the opportunity to become one, when I have already obtained it! ”

He refused my offer.

It is true that the Labyrinth is our last line of defense, and its defensive power is important.

At this point, rather than trying to protect the current capital of Tempest, it was more optimal to move all the important facilities to deep within the Labyrinth.

The capital itself would then serve as a place to host high-ranking international officials, essentially becoming a holiday town.

On that note, the Labyrinth also had its Ten Lords.

And there was no problem with handing over his defense to Demon Lord-class individuals like Zegion or Kumara.

The labyrinth I built as a playground suddenly turned into a fortress.

I want Adalman to reach the Demon Lordship, but I must not ignore his personal desires.

"I understand .

But I will hold your great hope.

When there is another opportunity, be sure to prove the value of that hope! ”

"of course! Your Majesty will definitely observe my worth with your own eyes !! ”

"Yes . I'll remember your words.

So set aside your ascension to the Demon King ……

From today onwards, I give you the title of 'Gehenna Lord'.

You have to work hard to fulfill that name! "

"As you wish, Your Majesty !!"

Fu ~'s. (TN: *breathing*)

Talking to all this dignity really makes you tired.

By the way, Adalman is now also considered among my strongest subordinates, having received the title of 'God'.

From now on, his authority will increase. That is, if he is willing to exercise that privilege.

(TN: Warning, character transfer like crazy.)

Adalman was not the only one defeated.

Albert needs to replace his broken equipment.

He was able to use average weapons and armor with the skills of a master.

Are Legendary level items taken from the Empire more suitable for him?

- What is my train of thought.

Who could use the only god-level set?

There's a reason why I didn't give it to Gerudo.

His skills would be suitable for the Legendary level and advancing to the God level would be a matter of time.

Skill wasn't the only reason, but Gerudo probably wouldn't be able to use the God-tier set to the fullest.

At first glance, Calgurio was not a weak person.

In fact, he even had Skills and was a decent fighter.

Even so, he could never bring out the potential of his tier set, and only used it as a high-defense armor.

The god-layer armor chose its master.

I know this kind of secret info after a lot of analysis. (TN: I think according to Raphael-sensei.)

The matured Demon Steel over the years turned into a Steel God, became a 'Tsukumogami' (TN: a living tool, it could be said.), and gained the power of a God level.

Equipment made from such metal would be extremely underpowered in the hands of an unskilled person.

For a short-lived human, obtaining the mastery needed for such a treasure was only a distant dream.

But even being a ghost with an unlimited lifespan, he was a soul that did not lose his talent as a Holy Knight.

Perhaps better than Hakurou in swordsmanship, was Albert really not worthy of such equipment?

After all, most of the candidates to evolve into Demon Lordships did not need new weapons because they could make them themselves.

For example, Devils like Diablo could make their own clothes through this type of materializing power.

It was an extremely powerful outfit, perhaps even Legendary level.

But the clothes were only meant as insurance.

It was a backup if the force field they were installing had to be destroyed.

Honestly, I considered giving armor to Benimaru or Souei, but that decision might be better considered after they evolved.

In the first place, 'Nullify Physical Attacks' would cause most of the armours to become useless.

Moreover, over time, it was possible to upgrade Legendary-tier to God-tier, so it was fine not to worry about their equipment now.

Achidachi Shion, Hercules' 'Enhancement Edge', somehow even turned into a Legendary level destructive power weapon.

Armour Kurobee could be a good candidate for evolution.

And there was also the issue of compatibility with armor.

By the way, Wisdom Lord Raphael-san has already determined Albert is worthy.

In that case, Albert's gift was God-level armor confiscated from Calgurio.

It was a Full-plate Armor that came with Long Sword and Kite Shield in a set.

“Albert, my sword skills are really great.

Keep helping Adalman with those unwavering hands! ”

"Rober !!"

Speaking so, I handed the prize to Albert.

Having to receive it straight from my hand made him tremble in tension. (TN: lolicon)

He's too worried.

"It-it's !!"

Realizing the power of what he was now holding, Albert let out a voice of astonishment.

That's understandable.

These items were legacies from the times of the gods, even their existence was debated.

For a knight, having permission to use it was the greatest honor.

"Can you use it?"

I won't let him refuse.

Grasping the power of my intensity,

"Yes sir! I will make the most of it, to avenge you for this honor !! ”

Albert answered loudly.

This way, I safely handed the set over to Albert, and he was easily recognized as the master of armour.

But I have miscalculated.

The true power of the God-level armor released was completely beyond my imagination.

Hey, no one told me this! The analysis does not show this !!

The God of Wisdom Raphael, hmm? I finally understood the reason for my overreaction.

He knows no. (TN: I refer to Raphael-san as him because of a certain spoiler.) That's why he's advocating for Albert and not Benimaru.

'Change the flesh body into a Spirit Form Body for a certain time'

It was the hidden strength of the God-tier armor.

Spirit Form, in other words, a God-like Being.

Veldora was like that, and by the way, me too.

I didn't pay much attention, but it was of course an almost eternal state.

Eternal youth was guaranteed, along with a strong level of immortality.

I cannot die unless there is a Core Break or Energy Roast successfully done on me.

Although it was temporary, to be able to give existence to that scale, this armor was terrifying.

But for this reason, it was no match for Half Spirit Forms like Benimaru, and even less for true Spirit Forms like Satan.

The armor had gone to its place.

Well, that's all that's done with the Ten Gods, but we must never forget Adalman's beloved dragon.

That's right, the Death Dragon also did well.

I wonder what could be a good gift.

I walked past the 4 Dragon Kings (TN: The bosses of the 96+ floor) and arrived at the feet of the Death Dragon.

Sensing my arrival, the Death Dragon lowered its head nervously.

Other than its frightening appearance, it was quite funny to be honest.

“I also want to give you something. It was a 'name'.

From today on you are the 'Gehennic Dragon King' Wenti! ”

I call it that in front of everyone.

And a dramatic transformation is taking place.

The 20-meter-long savage beast shrank before our eyes and transformed into a beautiful black-haired woman. (TN: ( ⁇ ° ⁇ °))

This time I was not surprised.

With monsters, anything is possible. After experiencing this many times, I will not be easy to work with.

I'm pretty cool, if I say it myself.

“Ah, kind and loving God!

In order to bestow such low blessings on my lowly self, I was overjoyed! ”

Ah yes

By blessing he means name.

"Ohh, good for you, Death ―― I mean, Wenti!"

"Ah, sir, the Gods have not forgotten me ――"

“Indeed, this is also for our growth. ”

"Yes!"

What a love of good pets. (TN: ( ⁇ ° ⁇ °))

Yeah, good for them. I feel like a third wheel.

Well, they seemed happy, so everything was fine.

Actually, my strength was not drained by this naming.

I have used 5000 souls for this process.

Lord Raphael-san's Wisdom Analysis has determined this to be possible, and the conversion to Energy is made possible by King Beelzebub's Gluttony.

Clearly, there was a risk given the amount of Energy that might be required to name an elite Dragon-class monster.

I had named the Demon Dukes before using the Energy slowly accumulated by Beelzebub.

It would be a problem if I went to Sleep Mode, from using my internal stock.

The total amount of Energy had increased, and it was impossible to know how long it would take to recover if it was depleted.

It's okay to be drained like that especially now that we're at war.

I finally realized why the other Demon Lords did not go around naming their Demon class subordinates.

At the very least, it was very important to stop mentioning names during times of war.

This time, using the soul as an alternative, my burden is zero.

Many thanks to Wisdom Lord Raphael.

There was no problem as 9 of them had already ascended to the Demon Lordship.

Obtaining a human form would be shocking, but a dragon that turned into a human was a famous cliche.

Not at all surprising.

By the way, with that, the praise and appreciation for the Labyrinth group had ended.

Next to the records, the 4 Dragon Kings were under Ramiris' orders.

So they were removed from my list, but actually, I have something for them as well.

There were a total of 940,000 souls gathered, and to resurrect the Empire's 700,000 troops, around 10,000 were used.

Well, some of them seemed to require such a high amount of Spirit Energy that, the total cost was slightly higher than expected.

And then I tried to divide the remaining 930,000 souls between me and Ramiris but,

"Yes, I have no way to use the soul so no thanks, right?"

He told me .

So, I raised Michelle and Raymond as his assistants.

It was not a partial resurrection, but a full resurrection.

With their Nucleic Hearts intact, a complete soul awakening was possible, and they were still able to use their Skills.

I felt that it was not enough to thank Ramiris, so I gave the names to the 4 Dragon Kings in a similar way to Wenti.

After all, they worked hard for recent events and even died a few times, rewarding them was common.

Dragons were said to be potentially stronger than Arch Demons, but their natural evolution had limits.

With that in mind, I gave each one 5,000 souls and asked Ramiris to mention it.

I re-used the soul as a substitute for Energy.

The result was very good and the Dragon King was now a true 'Dragon King.

'The 'Fire Hell Dragon King' Zephyrus.

Boreas 'Ice Hell Dragon King'.

Notes of 'Lightning Dragon King'.

Euro 'Tremor Dragon King'

(TN: Anemone)

They are named according to the floor they manage.

I thought of the names, but had Ramiris do the actual naming.

They all reached a beautiful humanoid form.

Their evolution was a success, and they had gained a huge boost in Energy along with their human form.

More precisely, it was only a humanoid form, and they had yet to become Dragonoids like Milim.

Dragoniods were actually Spirit Forms that dwelled within the flesh, so they were Irregular existences.

Even if they were powerful Dragon Gods, as they were held in the flesh, their strength was inferior to 'Dragon', a true Spirit Form species.

The soul used for naming on this occasion was undeniably less than the amount needed to ascend to the Demon Lordship.

But, their strength was said to be equal.

Demon Kings and Dragon Kings are inherently different, and more importantly, monsters are not bound by many forms of logic.

If you think too hard, you lose.

So, the process of evolution of the Dragon Monarch to give thanks to Ramiris went smoothly.

By the way, the Ten Lords of the Labyrinth were quite equivalent in Energy, but there was a huge difference in actual fighting strength.

Thus, the 4 Dragon Kings also had the same Energy reserves, but were weaker in battle prowess.

This was mainly due to the overall battle experience; their levels were only lower.

They seemed to be quite frustrated with being defeated a few times recently, so the Dragon had decided to undergo training.

They had reached the humanoid form, and were also interested in the combat style in their new bodies.

Without just relying on Elemental attacks or physical attacks using their fangs and claws, they would learn and combine Magic.

And by learning to fight as humanoids, they would later prove their strength in battle.

It will work so well, that the new power they find will grow tremendously, but it is something I will see later.

Now, the only thing left was the Demon Dukes triad.

what I have to do, is the question.

Of the 930,000 souls, I have used the majority to ascend some to the Demon Lordship, and at the naming of some, and in the end the remaining number is 210,000.

I can go up 2 again but ……

Will I still be able to develop Carrera as Gerudo suggested?

If I do, then there's still Testa and Ul. Which of them should I choose?

3 This is almost the same as Diablo in strength in the first place.

In my view, Diablo was one step ahead, but initially their strength was on par.

Diablo must first defeat them, and then stalk them as my subordinates, so he must be stronger.

Therefore, wouldn't there be a problem in creating a power imbalance between them?

Frankly, it's dangerous.

If they are not treated equally, there must be a feeling of hurt.

If it was just Carrera, I don't think there would be any complaints, but making the strongest of them even stronger seems wrong.

Sort of like, an uncontrollable force would cause his own death.

After all, if he did not stop the ―― Collapse Gravity Collapse at the right time, the resulting mini-supernova explosion would destroy Gerudo's forces along with all the capitals.

He may be aware that he can stop her, but the choice of magic in those situations and places seems like a red flag.

I decided to observe if those who had already evolved could control their strength before thinking of giving the girls a raise.

On that note, as if reading my mind, Diablo would always take the right steps.

He is able to bring his new powers completely under control, and is a reliable person.

“Testarossa, Ultima, Carrera.

You 3 have worked well as an Intelligence gatherer in recent battles.

However, your raise will be given at a more appropriate time.

I have considered Gerudo's thoughts on Carrera's evolution, but I believe that doing so now would be a premature act.

You may not be satisfied, but please understand. ”

"Rimuru-sama, please don't lower your head! We have no reason to be dissatisfied! "

"Absolutely. "(TN:-desuva)

“That's no problem. We are as strong as we are now. ”

All three deny there is and all possible dissatisfaction.

They are right in saying that they have a lot of power.

And they may be stronger than the Gabil that evolved even today.

There was no need to rush their development, or create unnecessary bitterness.

It might be better to handle these 3 together.

"I'm glad to hear it .

I feel like we really understand each other.

But I can't let you go without any gifts ……

I'll make you a part of my executive.

'Killer Lord' Testarossa. (TN: Kira (Killer) as in Death Note.)

Ultima 'God's Mystery'.

Carrera 'Menace Lord'.

Today, I give you this title.

You are still new to the country of Tempest, but I will entrust his future to you as my loyal confidant! "

"As you wish, my uncle !!"

They bow their heads together.

They seem to like their title.

With that, I now have 12 'Lords' under my wing.

They had been called 'The Four Heavenly Kings' or 'The Ten Lords of the Labyrinth', but my 12 people would be known as 'Rimuru's Twelve Patrons'.

Well, I'm not too anxious about the name, but it should give a sense of 'strongest team'.

At this point, Gobuta, being one of them becomes increasingly strange.

My power to reward people is actually quite pleasant.

As I looked at the Customers lined up before me, I was confused by such thoughts.

With this, the Awards and Evolution Ceremony finally came to an end.

Perhaps influenced by today's events, I came to be known as 'Chaos Creator' Rimuru.