Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 210: Chloe

Lesari Sprout of Envy Guy and Chloe have been locked in battle for 3 consecutive days. Although none of them took it seriously, fatal attacks were frequent. They investigated each other, trying to discern the scope of their opponent's strength. 「Dead, Calamity Claw !!」 「Naif. 」Chloe receives the attack Guy unleashed on her with the Spirit Sword he used. His Spirit Armament had evolved into a God-class weapon. It had yet to be destroyed, even as he used it to receive attacks from Guy "The Strongest Demon Lord". Not only that, he harnessed the sword's ability to repel Guy's attacks. Chloe moves in to counterattack. But, power came out of Chloe's body. 「Gofu !!」 (TN: it's coughing/choking) He starts coughing up blood, and blood starts flowing from his eyes and nose. The previous attack should have been perfectly repelled. But, it was just like what was seen on the surface. An attack invisible to the naked eye makes contact with Chloe, and attempts to take her life— 「Mati, Calamity Claw !!」 Without a change in expression, Chloe dodged the attack with a large exaggerated movement. Then, he took a position with his sword pointed at Guy, like nothing had happened. Her face, which should have been covered in blood after receiving Guy's attack, now returned to her pretty face as if nothing had ever happened. It was a mysterious phenomenon, as if indicating a previous Guy attack did not occur - 「Ahhahahaha! As expected of the hero !! Not shabby at all. I'm pretty amazed you managed to dodge this attack. ""–Good . 」「 You may be dying now, if you accept the attack. 」Chloe gave a light response, in return for Guy's honest praise. He did not give much of a response, to the many other taunts that followed. That was because, he knew what he said was true. . . That was the reason, how complicated his feelings were inside. The attack that Guy used ―― Calamity Claw――, was an attack that carried a powerful poison property. But it's not something on the "poison" level, it's an attack that infects the target with an infectious virus, which also damages the mind, starting from the point of contact. In fact, Chloe has. . . Really "dead" once for this attack. Although his absolute defense automatically blocked the incoming attack, it did not stop the virus spreading on him from his sword. Because of this, Chloe met her end because of a virus that was spread to her after receiving Guy's attack. Using the Highest Skill 『King of Space-Time (Yog-Soth)』, he managed to dodge the attack, having "remembered" the memory of death once in the future. After experiencing that event once, he returned to the past. In other words, "remember" the memory of the future. To the opponent facing her, it only looks like Chloe made a "lucky" choice to dodge the attack, but the truth is far from it. With great confidence, Chloe made the best choice in defense that she could choose. But, although she completely evades Guy's attack by utilizing her ability to "remember" future events, Chloe has no margin for making mistakes.

Compared to Veldora, one of the strongest existences, whom he had fought in the past, he had to take all of Guy's attacks seriously. Although there was no intention to take the fight seriously from either side, the deadly attack mixed with indifference, it was not a situation where he could be complacent. Very cunningly, Guy unleashed an attack that meticulously attempted to set his opponent in layers of traps. But his intentions were clear enough, as he had used a recoverable attack, even if the attack could directly "kill" Chloe. She plans to make Rimuru owe her a debt, from releasing Chloe from her curse. But, Chloe knew, that such a feat was impossible. The reason is that Chloe "remembered", in one of the events where she died, Guy tried to undo the curse but regretfully muttered "So it failed". This proved that he cursed Yuuki who was thrown at him was not something that could be easily erased. So Chloe moves according to what she was told, which is to keep Guy busy. And from there, he understood just how powerful Guy was. He saw all Chloe's attacks. Although none of them took this fight seriously, Chloe had already "died" 3 times. It was not caused by an inevitable single attack, but rather a series of movements that ended with his death. It seems he was given a choice, but in reality, the whole fight has moved in whichever direction Guy wants. There was once, where he "died" because of his own indiscretions. He made the choice to try and dodge the attack by stopping time, but ended up piercing his heart. This means that Guy can move normally even when time stops. After "remembering" that result, Chloe had forgotten the use of the ability to stop time. Because all he's going to do is tell his opponent that he can stop time. Guy didn't take the time to stop his attack. If she does that, Chloe will also be able to move – which means that her knowledge as a space-time type ability user will be known by Guy. But Guy wouldn't do such an easy attack. At this point, he was a very different opponent when compared to Veldora. Having absolute confidence in his skills, he was not the one who would use such an ability-driven attack. That is why, Chloe is ashamed at the fact that she made a mistake of her own. When one unleashed an attack, he needed to take into account the possibility of the attack being guarded, so there was a need to create a chain of attacks to the final blow point; this turn of events made Chloe reaffirm this need. This was something he should have understood, from his long journey. Chloe contemplated her own actions, as she did not realize that she had been negligent, because she had achieved too powerful an ability. And then again, he's dealing with Guy. If the two of them were to do this seriously, the situation would probably be much more different than it is now. Guy won't have a chance to play around comparatively, and Chloe has the confidence to defeat Guy with his full power of Absolute Blade Flash. But, if it was a fight against Guy without using any abilities, there was almost no doubt that Chloe would be defeated. That was how powerful the Ultimate Skill of the Space-Time King (Yog-Soth) 』 was. That was also why it was not a good thing, that he had relied so heavily on it until now. Through this battle with Guy, Chloe is brought back to basics, she returns to the moment with a new sense of honesty and focus. Guy squinted his eyes at the terrible result. He had not met such a formidable enemy, since his encounter with the "White Ice Dragon [1]" Velzard. He prided himself on being stronger than before, but it seemed like this was still not enough. Chloe never fell in love with Guy's trap. Whaffs another allegedly fatal attack, many of his tricks mixed into his attacks could all be seen. Fuck, Guy thought. Although none of them took this seriously, would he be able to win if he did? Even if he asked this question, it seemed like he did not have the answer, it was his honest thought. That is, he must admit it. The fact that "True Hero" Chloe O'bell, is an existence on par with Guy Crimson. (What power!) Guy pulled out a content cluck. Here he thought of defeating Chloe and dispelling the curse that plagued him, as a card he could play against Demon King Rimuru, but things did not go according to plan. Chloe, is a creature even more powerful than Guy thought. For Guy, he's already at "A Farce? No dude dude!" . Against Chloe's ultra first-class sword arm, Guy is unarmed. At this point, this was more of an insult than anything, so Guy unsheathed his sword while thinking about such things. Pride Be proud of the fact that you have managed to make me draw my sword. 」When he said that to Chloe, he pulled the sword from another dimension. The "Earth" Demon Sword [2] has been handed over to Milim.

To replace it, he created the "World" Demon Sword.[3]. It was the strongest sword there was, forged from the harshest physical element known as the "Star of the Heart". Compared to Milim's sword, this sword had been maintained constantly, and it gave off a rainbow-colored luster. The demon sword pulsed, as it was held in Guy's hand. Suppressing the waves coming from the sword, he took a position facing Chloe. He had the intention to enjoy a duel purely just a swordplay. He was confident of his chances of victory, against Rudra or Velzard. But, when he faced Chloe, the strongest hero, he had no confidence to win. This is what it really means, to be equal. Although he had treated Leon and Velzard as if he was going to be friends, deep down he knew that the two could not be called equal to himself. That's why, he's so happy. (This is so much more than I could have hoped for, "Hero" Chloe!!) With such high tension one time when he confronts Veldanava "Stellar Dragon King", Guy confronts Chloe. There was someone observing the battle between the two of them. It was "White Ice Dragon" Velzard. Seeing that Guy was enjoying himself, he bit his lip. What revolved within his innermost mind, was a burning flame. Getting angry? No, it's something else. That's Iri. Velzard had been envious for a long time, ever since his older brother "Stellar Dragon King" acknowledged Veldanava. Staying funny about the topic, she keeps her true thoughts away from Guy. What was running through his heart right now, was the contents of the message he received a few days ago. There was a special form of telepathic communication limited to the True Dragon, it was a message from his allegedly deceased older brother Veldanava, which left him perplexed. ――Do you mind destroying Guy, for my sake―― He sighed, when he thought about the contents. He has knowledge of the current dispute with Yuuki, and also about the contents of the Demon King Rimuru's request to Guy. To think about the true identity of Angra Mainyu who is inside Yuuki is Veldanava. . . . Velzard. Actually, there was no need for him to hesitate. His original goal, was to observe Guy by becoming closer to him. Except ―― He enjoyed it too much, the time he spent with Guy. The proud guy. Stupid moron. The kind-hearted guy. A cruel man. Guy is scary. And, a friend recognized by her brother, Guy. She grew up loving to spend time with him, who had many faces. But, if her brother told her to kill Guy, she. . . . In addition, Guy will most likely, never show his face of his own accord. His face when he was enjoying the battle as much as he was now. When he fought Velzard in the past, it was as if Guy was an adult carrying a child, taking great pains not to cause undue damage to him. Maybe since then. When he started to feel jealousy in his heart. Towards the man recognized by his brother, Demon Lord was known as Guy Crimson. And- (Guy, he treated me well. But he never saw me as equal to himself.) ―― That's because, you're too weak. ―― (I am strong. I, of the strongest species, True Dragon!) ―― No, you are weak. Even now, you still can't stand next to Guy on equal terms, am I wrong? ―― (Itu――)

The problem―― Is it for Chloe, now there are 2 enemies. This turned his already low chance at victory into no chance at all. Different from his own ability to stop time, it could be said that Velzard had an almost infinite amount of Energy. That was, the amount he felt came from Rimuru when he fought with her. Which means, the current stoppage time will last quite a long time. Although movement was possible, his ability to "remember" the memories of the future had now been sealed. Having one of his trump cards, the ability to connect life, sealed was a huge blow to him. He now needed to do anything to survive, until the moment when time was allowed to flow once more. The situation now was not a situation where he was able to relax. Although Guy is not a "real" enemy to him, he is also not an ally. The biggest problem, still the fact that Chloe is still bound to her curse, and cannot do anything of her own accord. This is the worst situation that could happen. Chloe took a cautious stance, as she prepared herself for a battle with the two of them. Guy has mixed feelings, a little confused but also very understanding of his current predicament. At the same time he thought, "Ahh, so that's why Envy took so long to fully grow.", (It looks bad. As I had told Rimuru, I only intended to play around a little ... ) Time to think. Chloe, is under the influence of Velda's curse. He seems to boldly reject her, but his free will is convincingly withheld from her. That means, cooperating with him is impossible. And, Velzard is ―― (Cih. He's totally controlled.) He gives off a moving feeling of his own volition, but is actually made to think that that is what happened. Guy noticed, that it had been a long time since he felt a lot of anger flowing out from the bottom of his heart. (Cannot be forgiven. To put your filthy hands on mine! Those are some balls that you got there Velda, to control my cute Velzard !! If you want to die that bad, I'll give you that.) With a very sharp fury, Guy's red hair began to grow. He needs to face Chloe, in order not to directly kill her ―― but a fatal attack in which a resurgence is possible can be received ―― to deal with it. And at the same time, protect Chloe from Velzard's attack, and return Velzard to his normal self. (It looks a bit too difficult, even for the great me ――) He will be 'Tch' in his head, while he prepares himself for the worst. And, at that moment, when Guy insists that he will actually kill Velda. It was also the moment, where he confirmed that Velda ≠ Veldanava. (That guy, he wouldn't bend over to make a move this low. If he was really serious, something like destroying the world, he could do everything himself.) That's Guy's real mind. That was why, he was able to cut off the emotions he had towards Velda without hesitation. Veldanava is dead. And he sharpened his gaze, as he turned his attention to the 2 others he was about to face. The situation appears to be a 3-way confrontation. But, Velzard was the one with the greatest advantage. Because he had nothing to worry about, and only needed to advance towards his own goal. Thus, the fight in the Frozen World was about to begin.