Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 212: The Wrong Calculation

Kazaream did not realize that he had actually stepped into a landmine.

Now that he had achieved significant strength and growth, the thought that the majin before Kazaream was a creature larger than himself had never crossed his mind, even to the very end.

The footman was slightly crushed by Benimaru, and he was launched all the way to the end of the hall.

And, he lay there not moving in the slightest.

「Footman, stop playing games. We're gonna slaughter them all.

Wake up quickly, and continue killing the weak followers of Leon! 」

Although Kazaream gave him orders, the Footman showed no signs of moving.

「Oi, Footman. What are you playing? Quickly and―― 」

Kazaream went and looked at the Footman furiously, only to lose all words shortly after.

The footman lying face down on the ground showed his white eyes along with a bloody nose, as if the entire commotion he caused was just a lie.

After hitting a wall and bouncing a few times, his neck crooked in an impossible angle.

Both the upper and lower front teeth were broken. It is no coincidence that teeth succumb in the form of fists.

Some parts of the space are also fixed, making those parts non-renewable.

Turning his attention to Benimaru, Kazaream clicked his tongue furiously.

In the hall that turned silent in an instant, someone who quickly approached the Footman.

That's Laplace.

He walked as he ignored Claude and Fran who were taking a wary stance with their swords, Laplace stopped beside the Footman.

And,

「Nee-san, this looks bad. Our boy, the Footman, got off and out of this punch.

Well, he's barely alive, that Nii-san over there might have the intention to kill him. 」

Laplace said in a 'Oh well' tone, as he shrugged his shoulders lightly.

"Whatis that? You mean to say the Footman was ejected in one punch !? 」

Tear the Teardrop shouted in surprise.

Hearing that his fellow brothers, who were more easily formidable than himself, fell in one strike, was a topic that was too unreal.

「Eye water, this is not tasty. Retrogressive. It's a good idea to take the onii-sans lightly.

From my point of view, you won't cut it. Most likely it will take me to be our captain, to be able to deal with them somehow. . . .

There is also a beautiful demon jou-chan with Demon Lord Leon, most likely stacked against us now.

What's the plan, Nee-san? 」

In a casual tone, Laplace gave Kazaream his analysis of the current situation.

He hinted 'If we are going to retreat, now is the time'.

Kazaream grunts,

Leon is tattered.

Guy's henchman too, was at least a weak demon class.

Of course the demon lord was quite capable among the top tier demons, but he was no better than Tear who was the master of the demon class itself.

We just need to be careful of both.

You and I are more than enough to deal with them. 」

He declared impolitely.

For his unwavering confidence, Laplace was speechless, and simply shrugged his shoulders.

Kazaream completely ignored the fact, that the Footman himself who was the master of the demon class himself, came out of commission with just one strike.

Kazaream thought, all he needed to look out for was Benimaru standing in front of him, and he could let Laplace deal with the lower Souei.

The truth is,

「It's a fact, that we haven't even shown what we're really capable of doing. . . . 」

Laplace confirmed Kazaream's words.

As per Kazaream's order to defeat Leon's forces, it was a fact that they were slowly shooting at them.

But Laplace was still considering retreating, even after taking all that into account.

Laplace's intuition sensitively took the change in the situation, and sounded the warning alarm.

As if to prove Laplace'a's intuition right, Mizari coldly stood back up.

All of the damage he had sustained earlier, was regenerated in an instant.

All of his outer wounds disappeared, and his new clothes looked even more terrifying than before.

Gaining an imposing presence, he remained expressionless like before, but gave off an impressive feeling.

「――Nee-san, jou-chan existential values [1] have skyrocketed.

They are called awakened demon kings huh? Even though he is inferior to Nee-san, Tear cannot handle it. . . . 」

Just as Laplace analyzed it, the level of Mizari Energy swelled to the level of an awakened demon king.

More precisely, her magic power that had been held back until now had been released, that kind of feeling.

"Religion .

I, with the help of Demon Lord Rimuru, have evolved to the level of awakened demon lords.

With the impression that the actual fighting experience would help me master this power most effectively, I took the freedom to make Kazaream-sama my training opponent.

That being said, it seems like Leon-sama did notice, the fact that I have restrained myself— ―― Mizari glanced at Leon when she said that. Leon nodded with a bitter face, 「Of course. It was as if a very small demon lord could maintain a barrier strong enough to withstand my attacks. How do I not see that you are holding back the output and planning on doing something. Who would have thought that your plan, depended on the reinforcements from Demon Lord Rimuru. So, does Guy really trust Rimuru? Did he think he was the key to ending this battle? 」「 ―― about it. This is not like the consideration of a person like me will affect Guy-sama's intentions, but personally, I came to the conclusion that trusting Demon Lord Rimuru is the right course of action. That, is what was decided at Walpurgis as well. 」Against Leon's question, Mizari stutters for a moment, before she answers. Although his answer was the truth, Leon felt he was suppressed by those words, as he never really trusted Rimuru even though they were talking about cooperation. At the same time, Mizari who was a demon, could not hide her own shock at herself for talking about trusting any demon king other than Guy. As one of the few absolute beings crowned in the past, Mizari is one of the few capable of surpassing the former demon lords; as she understands her true nature, he felt the shock excessively. Mizari never breaks her polite tone to others, but turns into a cold-hearted slaughterer once she is given the order. That was his identity, as the great demon who headed Guy's accomplice. 「So, the number of weak people has increased, and one of you insects got a slight increase in power, do you really think you can fight me? No doubt Leon there is mostly half dead, even if Mizari over there gets the power boost, he's not even nearly half of me. I don't see where the problem is. 」With a fearless smile, Kazaream cut off Leon and Mizari's conversation. For Kazaream, he had already looked down on his opponent as an awakened demon king who was inferior to himself. With a cold gaze towards Kazaream, 「Then, allow me to give you an additional explanation. A normal demonic ruling class creature had [EP: 200,000〜400,000], and it was the lowest to the highest. Similarly, a demon lord was also [EP: 200,000〜400,000] and it was distinguished by barons to the ducal class. Of course, Leon-sama's followers had evolved and gained strength, but they were most heavily seated in the viscount class [EP: under 250,000]. The fellow Kazaream-sama brothers as well, with the exception of Laplace, were at the higher end of the demon ruling class at [EP: below 400,000]. Even the two were not far from close, to be called a being that possessed strength surpassing that of a demon king. The demon lords of the current Octagram, with the exception of one person, were all of the Millionth class in [EP: 1,000,000〜]. From what I just mentioned, the phrase "beyond the demon lord" was an overrated term. Well, with all that in mind, and although this may sound rough, the battle between the followers of Leon-sama and the members of the Moderate Clown Troupe, is nothing but a child's game. I came to the conclusion, that it was on a negligible level. The order I received from Guy-sama, was to obtain victory. To that end, I have maintained this barrier and waited for reinforcements from Demon Lord Rimuru-sama. This is the best course of action I have taken to defeat Kazaream-sama, a plan that ignores everything other than the Million class. So, that means Kazaream-sama's condition of victory is to defeat me before reinforcements come, that and nothing else. From my analysis when I bought the previous time, the main ability that Kazaream-sama used was 『Auto-reflection』.

You accumulate damage to your opponent, by neutralizing your opponent's attack with the same attack with an increase of about 20% in output. If this was done by a being that possessed an extremely large amount of Energy, it would be a very efficient method. It is also troublesome, that you use the attributes of Saints and Devils. As long as you have more Energy, you will most likely never be defeated. But, for you to continue neutralizing the attack, it means that you have no other choice but to consume Energy. The 20% increase in consumption seems to apply equally, whether it was one of Leon-sama's attacks, or one of my detained attacks. The reason behind waiting for reinforcements, would it be clearer to say that my goal is to gather enough strength to overwhelm what Kazaream-sama can neutralize? Leon-together with Benimaru-sama and Souei-sama will most likely be able to deal with Kazaream-sama, after some thinning for having to face me at full strength. Victory is ours now, Kazaream-sama. 」[2]「 Hey hey, ojou-chan. What do you mean by 'with my exception'? 」「 ―― for not being rude, but I can't tell you how much Energy you have. That means, you're equal to or above me, that's my conclusion. 」「 You gave me too much credit. 」Thinning his eyes [3], Laplace gave a sharp look that did not fit his casual attitude. To Mizari who did not underestimate him, he gave the impression of "good grief". Souei showed a bitter face as his true identity was revealed by others, but did not voice his grievances. The group of people who were 'eliminated' in this conversation, namely the knight Leon Claude and his companion. and Tears, could not voice their words of rejection in the face of Mizari's aura. Because they understand what is being said is an undeniable fact. But, even after hearing Mizari's explanation and feeling her aura, Kazaream's calmness was not broken at all. 「Fufu. I've known all along, that you've hidden your true power !! Don't make arrogant speeches, become weak who can't fight without using temporary measures !! Even if all the worms come at me together, you still won't approach my great one. The fact that none of you can beat me will not be ~~~ nge !! Let me show you the weak, the real despair and fear is !!! 」As he shouted, he released all the strength he had been holding back to stop him from killing Leon. In addition to the pressure that changed the space within the barrier, an ominous aura now dominated the field. The aura that Mizari released, was destroyed in an instant. With an incredible Energy, that could be said to surpass the awakened demon lord. There were no lies in Kazaream's words, as the tyrannical storm far exceeded Mizari's calculations. 「A-!! It is impossible. . . . Come to think of it, she had that much— 」What just happened was effective enough to make the quiet Mizari waver, and Mizari's expression changed. Kazaream was amazing, so incredible that he could not keep his composure. He alone had Energy in the class of a Million. Leon too. Even so, he still felt extremely overwhelmed by Kazaream. The estimate that there was almost 3 times the amount of Energy he had said before to Leon, felt like an understatement. 「This is more than anticipated. I estimate it was 3 times or more than me, but this―― blow Blow from Kazaream towards Mizari's stomach, to interrupt their conversation. Kazaream's fist pierced through Mizari, breaking his crossed arms to protect her, as if crushing a fragile rotten twig. 「Hahha & 1 _______________________________! Didn't you misunderstand something, just because I had refrained from killing you? That's naive, you weak spot! I, this Kazaream-sama, have gained the greatest power there has ever been !!! 」Kazaream laughs boisterously. 「Nee-san, it's some unreasonable thing you pulled out there. Good by me, I guess I have to prepare for the worst as well. 」He took out a rainbow, as he said that. That, is the Spirit Gem. It was a sphere that held the same Energy as the souls of 10,000 humans. Laplace broke the ball, and replenished his energy. This did not wake him up, he did so to prepare himself to fully support Kazaream. 「You many secretly think of many things, but they are all in vain. After all, this was simply the fate of a creature that did not possess enough strength! 」Kazaream laughs haughtily. Wailing, Mizari said,

「At this rate, completing my order will be. . . . I'm sorry, it seems my view is too naive. At the very least, I will attempt to destroy each other with Extreme Anti-Devil attacks, solve the problem afterward— 」Put its existence in the ranks, to shave as much as possible the power of Kazaream. Leaving future troubles for Leon and Benimaru and colleagues, that was Mizari's intention. But— 「You are called Mizari right? As that obstacle said, there was no need to think too much. You asked for reinforcements, we answered the call and made it in time. That's all that matters, isn't it? 」Walking next to the torn down Mizari, Benimaru took the point. And, 「Souei, you are dealing with a Clown there. I will be the one to kill that obstacle. 」He nonchalantly stated, not heeding any situation. 「I think I can take it. I'll give up, but make sure to get the job done. He still insulted Rimuru-sama. 」「 Don't worry about that. It's not like there's any valuable information obtained, so there's no reason to let it live, right? 」「 Is true so. You are you, you may have forgotten about this, but it looks like that person is Mr. Clayman. That means ―― 」「 So he's the source that's behind that Gelmudo guy, right? I know it's fine. 」Benimaru and Souei continue their seemingly frivolous talk. 「J-just what you guys are talking about ――」 「Hei you two are there, do you mean to say, you will take yourself the monster Kazaream alone !?」 Mizari and Leon spoke at the same time. Mizari quickly regenerated and returned to the frontline in the form of battle, showing her attitude to take on the challenge once again. Leon also does so, with his pride as the demon lord on the line, in an attempt to return the favor against Kazaream. Despite that, Benimaru and Souei were talking with the intention to do this themselves. 「Aaahn? I'm just saying it's not me. I'll 『Kill』. From now on I'll wipe the floor with that shitty drag, you wounded people just sit and watch. 」「 You heard it. I'll deal with the clowns over there. Leon-dono and Mizari-dono, I will trust the two of you to keep an eye on the half-dead fatty, and to make sure that the Teardrop girl does not bother us. 」「 But. . . . ""Enough . You two won't understand unless I tell you that you're just going to hold us back? Last Last Line of Benimaru's sealing the deal. Ignoring Souei, "You really have to improve the way you talk to other people.", Benimaru drew his sword. One of Kurobee's greatest works, with a dark red blade, is Benimaru's personal katana "Guren". Having been re-mounted many times, the original steel used to forge katanas had become something completely different. This katana that Benimaru was holding as if it was a part of him, had become a "Wazamono [6]" that was comparable to a God-class weapon. The extremely delicate aura of Benimaru wraps thinly around the katana blade. Which results in the red blade getting a beautifully decorated glow. Kazaream laughs. 「Heh weak. Can't do anything without a gun? I'll bet that boring stuff won't do much for me! 」「 Fu [7]. 」One example. Benimaru's body blurred with a red flash.

Leaving a flash of light at that moment, Benimaru appeared behind Kazaream. By the time everyone noticed him move, the blurred body disappeared. 「Hup, you can get this back. Try not to drop it next time. 」Benimaru threw something at Kazaream as he said that. That's arm. The woman's arm from the elbow forward. 「Gyaiiiiii !!」 Kazaream. He finally noticed that his arm was cut off. 「K-you, you jerk !! Why, why is there pain !? 」Kazaream throws questions to Benimaru. It's a bit foolish to ask your enemy about such things, but he doesn't seem to accept what just happened. For Kazaream who was a spiritual entity, feeling pain should not be something relevant to him. Ch Cih's. Are you really that stupid? I'll tell you because you still don't seem to understand, pain is a warning signal. It works the same way even for spiritual entities. Your body senses something dangerous, so it sounds an alarm. You have to really control things like that before fighting. 」Benimaru gave a detailed explanation as if mocking Kazaream. In fact, at the time he was training with Diablo in the labyrinth, he got the same explanation after something similar happened. Benimaru by his own volition accepted that as Diablo's way of avenging him, after his defeat against Benimaru in the tournament. But, it was something unrelated to what was happening now. Obviously not because he was upset because it happened to him as well, and vented his frustration. 「Haah? Warning signal? What nonsense is that. It's as if I'm the great one, will feel danger from you! 」Kazaream turns the arm into Energy and absorbs it, then regenerates the arm from the elbow out. He had long forgotten about the declaration, which he said Benimaru would not be able to hurt him in any way. 「Death. I will definitely bring death to you! 」As he shouted, Kazaream turned into an extremely dense mass of Energy, as he attacked Benimaru. Benimaru received the attack, and also he himself transformed into a flaming mass of Energy [8]. Thus, a battle between beings who had transcended mortal limits began.