Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 202: Preparation on Leon's Side

El Dorado, the domain ruled by Demon Lord Leon Cromwell.

One of the Four Heaven Commander demons, Kagali, started moving.

After Walpurgis ended, each Demon King returned to their own territory to prepare for the Great War, the Black Knight Claude also returned to Leon.

After parting ways with Chloe, it takes a while to return due to her caution towards Yuuki's notice.

Even if it took him a while, from Claude's point of view, it was necessary for him to be very careful.

He returns and requests an audience with Leon.

Obviously, Claude believed that the audience would last long enough, as there was a chance he was still brainwashed.

However, Claude was guided right before Leon.

Therefore, he explained all the events that had happened until now.

With the clone "Shadow Knight" left behind, he continued to understand the situation.

In other words, she knew about "Crimson Purge" by "Scorch Dragon" Velgrind; Yuuki snatched the Ultimate Skill 『Justice Lord Michael』 from Rudra.

As well as the dispute between Demon Lord Rimuru and Yuuki.

He could understand everything through "Shadow Knight." ”

"The "Knight of the Shadow" - it was destroyed afterwards due to contact with the angel "Armageddon" which Rudra activated. But it could be said that he had managed to gather enough information.

For Claude, his top priority is to bring his intel to his master Leon, whom he has promised his loyalty, even at the risk of his life.

And his wish comes true, Leon has now learned everything.

"It's done well . 」

Two words .

This is a disappointing response. However, to Claude, those words were extremely precious.

「The words are more than worthy I received――」

Claude became overwhelmed with emotion.

However, he understood that this was not the time to drown in emotions.

And it's the same for Leon.

Claude's intel is more detailed than what Demon Lord Rimuru described in Walpurgis.

"Does this mean Demon King Rimuru is trying to steal the march over the other Demon Lords?"

Leon couldn't dispose of such doubts, but he judged it wasn't the truth.

There was no contradiction between Rimuru and Claude's information, his doubts about exaggerating the enemy forces were resolved.

If that was the case, it could be said that the enemy had a gigantic war potential.

「Claude, do you think we can oppose them now?」

The Black Knight Claude was the strongest knight among Leon's subordinates so he felt some value in Claude's opinion.

「I am afraid .... I need to express my honest thoughts.

Since the difference in the number of sides is this and that side is great, perhaps, at most we can oppose an army of 50 people.000 angels assuming we devote ourselves to defense.

Not to mention, if we try to attack outside the city barrier .... defeat may be inevitable- 」.

"What do you mean!? Claude-dono, are we going to be defeated? 」

「We are the strongest knights of Leon-sama. It is as if we will be defeated by the angels! 」

Every leader of the magic knights was angered by Claude's comment.

But Leon pressured them.

Leon closed his eyes and started thinking. He thinks Claude's statement is true.

Even if he were to compare them based solely on war potential, aside from the knight leader class that was in the pseudo-Demon Lord class, the best a normal knight could do was to fight against some angel.

Perhaps the angels who absorbed the people from the mixed corps affiliated with Claude before might have fighting strength that exceeded A rank.

If an army of angels, consisting only of such special individuals came, then his side would have a lower potential and number of wars.

He could agree to the prophecy, defeat would be inevitable.

(Do I have no choice but to strengthen the barrier and get out and attack myself? But, that's a very bad move ..).

Leon thought.

He thought that the chances of victory were low in the case that his subordinates clashed with Kagali.

After all, he seemed to have fused with a Seraphim-class angel who possessed energy rivaling that of an Awakened Demon King.

If it was Kagali, who was a former Demon King of Kazaream who had lived for several hundred years, it was no wonder even if he obtained an ability that could rival an Awakened Demon King. Perhaps, there was a chance that he was better than that, or so Leon thought.

In that case, there was no other choice but for him to fight. . . . . .

(But in that case, the preparation against the angel army itself is difficult, right?)

That's the problem .

If he goes to fight on his own, Leon believes that he will not be defeated even if his opponent is Kagali, but at the same time he predicted that Claude and Co. would not be able to fight the army of angels.

Not to mention, in case his fight with Kagali took place, there was a possibility that he would be attacked from behind by an army of angels after they destroyed his country.

It wouldn't be a problem if he could deal with Kagali quickly, but it would be an optimistic view.

After all, Kagali knows about Leon's trump card; Main Skills 『Lord Purity Metatron』.

It was a big mistake for Leon to let Kagali and Yuuki escape when he fought with them before. .

Tab now falls on Leon.

When Leon opened his eyes, he observed his subordinates.

The knight leader, Silver Knight Alrose.

The strongest knight, Black Knight Claude.

And, every knight leader who leads the four knight orders.

The Order of the Red Knight .. Magic Knights who are experts in offensive magic are included in this order.

4,000 members. The leader is Red Knight Fran. A woman .

The Order of the Blue Knight .. Magic Knights skilled in support magic are included in this order.

000 members. The leader was the Blue Knight Oxishan. A man .

The Order of the Yellow Knights .. Magic Knights who are experts in defense magic belong to this order.

000 members. The leader is the Yellow Knight Kizna. A woman .

White Knight Order .. Magic knights who are experts in recovery magic are included in this order.

000 members. The leader is the White Knight Maetel. A woman .

Those six people were the strongest of the magic knights.

They were people capable of defeating something like the Demon Arc.

As for Fran, he had matured into a person who could handle even more powerful magic since he had experienced "death" once.

They were a line of people who would not look inferior even when compared to the other Demon Lords army ……

(Maybe there is a chance of winning if I order them all to fight and die. But―― ――

'Go and die!' if he ordered like that, Leon knew that they would sacrifice their bodies for him happily.

However, that was why, it was an order that he would never be able to give.

Then, what does he need to do—

「Leon-sama, a guest seems to have arrived. 」

The clear voice of a woman reported to Leon, which was in her mind.

Is Kizna who is an expert in defense magic, she feels some people have crossed the line.

So, the problem will be solved instantly, by the arrival of a bully.

The one who came was Mizari, the demon subordinate of Guy Crimson, the,

And, to Leon, he brought a startling proposal.

「Leon-sama, I'm sorry to bother you after Walpurgis.

On this occasion, I accepted the will of my master Demon King Guy Crimson and came here.

"Let's work together for the Great War!" this is the message I am sending you. 」

With a respectful bow, Mizari told Leon.

Leon looked at Mizari.

He knelt before his eyes, and lowered his head to Leon.

But, the impression he got from Mizari was stronger than before.

He could feel that his strength had increased greatly.

He interacts humbly with Leon as he is Guy's friend, but his abilities seem to come to rival the awakened Demon King.

(What really happened?)

He had that question, but he considered it reassuring because they were not hostile to each other.

If there is cooperation from Mizari, opposing Kagali might happen.

"I saw . I don't think it's any good to keep going on the air.

Honestly, I was saved. But, is Guy's defense, okay? 」

Besides, Hirari was still there. 」

「I understand, it's true. 」

Of course, there was no need to worry about the most powerful Guy from the start.

To the nodding Leon, Mizari offered a proposal.

「By the way, Leon-sama, this is a proposal, will you hear it?」

「Alright, what is this?」

「Ya, actually――」

Mizari raised her face and with a sweet smile, she told Leon.

「Are you going to fuse your 6 colored knights with our 6 demon generals using forbidden secret arts?」

Mizari asked like that, cultivating an evil smile suitable for demons.

The place was thrown into a commotion.

6 Demon generals are bow demons that Mizari brought.

This was not limited to calling them dukes of demons, but Leon was able to understand that they possessed powers incomparable to ordinary bow demons who received summonses.

That said, as expected of Guy's subordinate. Perhaps, the top 6 subordinates of Leon – as Mizari said, 6 color knights – might be the same as them.

They were formidable demons, it would be hard to tell which one was superior, knight or demon.

「What's your intention?」

Leon asked.

「I'll tell you honestly.

I believe that individuals with strength only at the Arch Demon level would not be very useful in a Great War beyond this point. 」

Mizari stated that.

Alrose and Co were angry because of his words which implied that they were useless.

However, two of them, Claude and Fran, understand the meaning of Mizari's words.

It's true, they're weak.

Even Alrose who was the head of the knight would not be able to compete with just one of the subordinates of Demon Lord Rimuru.

That oni woman named Shion was not even the strongest among Rimuru's subordinates. It was certain that he was one of the high-ranking executives, but in reality there was someone else on top of him.

Claude calms down Alrose and Co. who are angry. Then, he urged Mizari to continue.

Restoring the help by bending over, Mizari continued to explain.

「Is this going to be okay?

Hirari and I woke up as Demon Lords because of the "Secret Art of Evolution" Demon Lord Rimuru.

But unfortunately, we can only spread that trivial gift to our followers.

I think it's because of the fact that we can't make a soul bond between us.

Even though they are individuals close to independent demons, they are connected to us.

Therefore, I hope that this one might not be able to develop further.

Therefore, by using the forbidden "Secret Art: Human-Demon Soul Fusion", I want to do a reset for all their relationships.

I want them to throw away their current body and stay in a new body.

It would fail if it was with a low-ranking individual, but there was a possibility of success if it was with an individual in the demon arc class.

Moreover, his success rate soared if with people of the same level.

As for demerit, one of the consciousnesses would vanish.

As for merit, a stronger individual would be born from the union of two beings.

They would be reincarnated as the existence of the demon grade demon, a class that surpassed the former Demon King! 」

Mizari finished her explanation hard.

Silence descends on the room.

The demon who had agreed to it, waited quietly.

Alrose and the other knight leaders digested the words that had just been spoken and discussed.

They want power.

However, naturally it was not something that was obtained in a single day.

If they were unable to influence the fight against the angel army with their current strength, it would be best to accept the proposal.

However, if their consciousness was swallowed, it would be more terrifying than death itself.

Even so, ……

「Leon-sama, I would like to accept this proposal. 」

"I am also . 」

When Alrose reported that, everyone agreed simultaneously.

Needless to say, Claude and Fran had decided themselves after hearing Mizari's lecture.

「Leon-sama, if by any chance, we lost against the devil, at that time, I apologized to you――」

As the representative of the 6 people, Claude told Leon so.

Leon closed his eyes and remained silent.

Later,

「I won't let it. You all have to win. You should all gain demonic powers and then continue to serve me. 」

Leon muttered calmly after a while had passed.

Leon's words indicate that he has accepted Mizari's proposal.

「「 We swear to meet your expectations !! 」」

Alrose, Claude and the other members bowed their heads at once and swore at Leon.

Thus, Mizari's proposal was accepted.

Ceremony held.

Six demon generals and 6 color knights stood in a row and faced each other.

Each of them faced and observed their partner who had similar abilities to themselves.

The loser will be swallowed by his partner. A tense expression appeared on the faces of the knights.

On the other hand, those demons remained calm.

To the demons, they only needed to carry out the orders they received. They don't feel the need to be excited at all.

And then, the time came.

Then Alright, "Secret Art: Human Demon Soul Fusion" will now begin. 」

At the same time Mizari stated that, the demon generals turned their physical bodies into energy.

Secret art is possible because demons are spiritual life forms.

And, when the knights confirmed that, it happened.

Mizari suddenly cut the core of the demon generals with a single punch.

「I've definitely watched your resolutions all.

Now, please accept!

A Gift from Demon Lord Guy Crimson.

Please gain your new strength without holding back.

Your desire will be your strength.

Let us pray that you all gain more strength! 」

Mizari yelling.

Right, everything was planned from the beginning.

If they resisted the ritual without fear of losing themselves, the demons were ordered to give their power to them.

Guy's orders are absolute, no one's against him.

After all, since their evolution had stopped, they understood that there was no other way to gain more power than this method.

However, in the case that the knights were afraid of gaining new powers, the evil spirits were authorized to take leadership in the merger.

「Wha! What's going on!?"

「Oh knight, fear not. We all agreed to be absorbed by you.

As commanded by our great Demon Lord Guy Crimson.

You have all shown your determination to us.

Thus we have acknowledged that you are all suitable entities to trust in our strength! 」

「That's right, all of you should be quick, because our core is already destroyed.

There's no free time until we're no more, you know? 」

Persuaded by the ghosts, the shocked knights who had stopped, started moving again.

They each fused demonic power with theirs.

Thus the ceremony is completed.

They managed the "Secret Art: Human-Demon Soul Fusion" ceremony safely without losing anyone.

Thus, the six knights had obtained the power of the duke class demons.

The preparations on Leon's side finished unhindered.

And, the decisive battle was about to begin.