Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 235: The Rules of the Angel Leader

I was able to wake up easily from 'sleep mode' this time.

Instead, it might be more appropriate to say that I have just lost connection to a part of my body.

My real body was still in an imaginary space. This just proved that even if one of my parallel existences lost power, it would not affect my actual body.

I guess I can say that we had to do the experiment by accident.

Yes, in fact, I did not receive the effect of that when Ciel disconnected the connection before I could.

Really, a reliable partner.

And thus, it was very clear that I would wake up quickly.

After all, I just need to reconnect to the ball.

I was taken to the control room when I woke up.

It seemed like they had already escaped from a separate space.

I guess a lot is obvious because they have nothing else to do there.

Fortunately, my existence here became very thin after Gaia took all that energy.

I might not have to worry about being detected by Velda at my current condition. I thought it would be okay.

My original body was in an imaginary space, recovering energy.

It was truly a strange feeling to be conscious in two different bodies simultaneously.

I also have to get used to this.

Anyway, it's very comfortable.

For the sake of argument, even if Velda sensed my presence here and closed the labyrinth, in my current state, I can change my location by using the 'Parallel Existence'.

Being in two different places at the same time was much more comfortable than I thought.

So, I'm not so worried about my open location but I still want to avoid something annoying.

I want to slap Velda when he is off guard and I don't want my whereabouts to be known for now.

For better or worse, when I have this ball for my clone, I am very close to a normal human being because most of my energy is not recovered.

I decided to use this condition and cut off the energy connection with my original body.

This clone's body also recovers energy naturally but I stopped it on purpose.

With this, I can calmly go in front of everyone.

Gaia was on top of my stomach.

Although he should be 2 meters away now with a long large body, it seemed like he had returned to the body of the previous 50-centimeter mini dragon. It seemed like he still could not be human-shaped so he returned to his previous form.

I am quite happy to know if he is a man or a woman. But it took me a while to explain.

(TL Note: Since the author uses neutral pronouns to address Gaia, I will use 'her' until it is clear)

I opened my eyes as they laid me on the chair.

I got up and caressed Gaia when Diablo said,

"Rimuru-sama, are you awake?"

I replied 'Hmm' with a nod.

Then they told me what happened when I was unconscious.

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Some things have happened after I entered sleep mode.

First, Gaia.

After I named him Velgaia, it seems that his strength reached the level of a dragon species.

And, he had awakened a terrifying ability.

— Unique Skills: All Manifestations Creation—

This is a skill similar to the one used by the demons – 'Creation Arr' and 'Material Transformation'.

However, its scale and nature were on a completely different level.

This was an extremely powerful ability, rivaling the Creation of the Ramiris Labyrinth.

I mean, he can create anything he imagines, that's his ability.

For example, it seemed that he had recreated the parts of the labyrinth that Zero had eaten.

It was something that even her older brother, Veldora, could not do, so perhaps she was even smarter than him.

Well, his maximum energy does not come close to other dragons, but when you consider that he is still a child, we can expect a lot in the future.

By the way, our Gaia – avatar ally is also quite good.

As far as I heard from the Zegion, the avatars, who had changed to automatic mode, followed their instincts and guarded the labyrinth. They even attacked Zegion.

It seems that their personalities have become very belligerent and they can now defeat Gozurl and Mezurl as well.

But still, what were they thinking, even attacking Zegion?

It was useless if they could not realize when their opponent was extremely strong.

… Wait, if they understand that, will they attack?

I want them to think that they are not at war but I think defeat is also a valuable opportunity to learn.

There is also the perspective of thinking that they attack on purpose even after knowing it.

They will probably follow the personality of their host, which is us, so it's not strange.

After all, Milim, Veldora, and Ramiris — the three of them are very belligerent.

It's impossible for me, because I'm a pacifist.

“The person who attacked me was your avatar, Ghost, Rimuru-sama.

Right after the smoke screen used fire, he used a slime attack from the ceiling. Upon seeing my jolt, Gaia used her gravitational pressure and the Skeleton and Living Armor made me hurry.

It was a very good combination attack. ”

The Zigzoon ended in praise.

Well, it was surprising, hearing that my avatar was also inside.

Or rather, it was quite surprising that they had become strong enough to be praised by Zegion.

Well, it was just a tough battle for him because he was considerate enough not to destroy our avatar.

Although Ramiris was very pleased and said, "That's natural, after all!" .

Ramiris is more aggressive when using his avatar so it is not strange for the avatar to inherit those memories.

The host is like that so it may lose control.

Sad to even reply.

Either way, it's probably something I should be proud of because they were able to impress Zegion.

As Gaia recovered the labyrinth, it was now being moved to normal mode.

Even the people who had retreated to a separate section of the labyrinth were preparing to return to their floors.

Although the battle zone was completely destroyed, Ramiris was able to fix it.

Although there was an invasion just a moment ago, the damage was insignificant.

It was a total victory for the labyrinth defense team.

But this is not the end. There was still an army of angels standing in the sky, numbering 60,000.

A discussion about who should go to intercept the angel army was going on when I woke up.

Everyone is full of motivation so they have trouble making decisions.

It made me realize again that we are full of fighters.

When I asked Benimaru, he said we had a counter plan, just in case.

Since he did not know how the counterattack inside the labyrinth would turn out, he had gathered an ambush army.

The plan was to wait for Kumara to return and then take her, and her troops hid in the forest, starting to attack at once.

However, when things went better than expected, there were many hot-blooded people who wanted to fight.

And their head is Apito.

It seemed like he was very dissatisfied that he stopped in the middle of torturing Dino.

In the end, it was decided that Apito would go to attack.

It's a lot that's decided before I wake up.

The discussion continued and I was entrusted with the decision.

There are many others who want to participate.

The dryads, Trainee and his sister, who ran the labyrinth, also wanted to join the fight. Not to mention the traitorous 100+, which I gave the cultivated doll as a temporary body.

The labyrinth was basically a holy land for them so they also had thoughts about the people who came attacking.

Most importantly, their work also came to a halt as we had stopped accepting adventurers for now and told them to stay inside the city in the labyrinth city.

In short, they are free.

Since these A-ranked demons were determined to leave, there was no need to spoil their fun.

I listened to their pleas and admitted they participated in the interception plan.

Incidentally, Ramiris quickly accepted this request but their problem was to repair the body.

It seemed like they would feel really bad if they ended up destroying the body I had made for them.

If that happens, I can earn more.

In fact, I would gladly accept their request because people who need not fear death are quite important in the wiretapping plan.

And then, I looked to the four dragon kings who were protecting Ramiris.

They had expressions that fully gave off the fact that they also wanted to go berserk but prioritized Ramiris' protection more.

I smiled and said to them,

"You guys want to go, right?"

"But, we have …"

“I will appoint Zegion to Ramiris and in addition, there is Benimaru here as well.

Go berserk everything you want. After all there would not be much chance to fight seriously.

That's fine with you, isn't it, Ramiris? "

"It's okay! Fight everything you want!

But, as my subordinates, I will not forgive you if you lose, okay !? ”

Ramiris also gave her permission.

With that, their participation was decided.

Four Dragon Kings will lead their dragon corps.

Empress Kumara and her subordinates, led eight spirit troops and a beast corps.

Queen Apito, the demon spider general she produced and the top four demon insect corps.

These are the groups that will intercept the army of angels.

In addition, there are also dryads and treants that act separately.

The demon insect corps had just formed, so the numbers were few.

However, it seems that 3 demon insect generals – spider type, praying mantis type and butterfly type are not only very strong, they also have high commanding skills.

Moreover, these 3 demon insect generals that Apito produced produced produced more soldiers.

Although they were low-level soldiers produced using abilities, but like insects, they lacked feelings and formed an army of extremely calm soldiers.

Apito seemed very emotional to me but said that out loud would not be so good.

It was decided that all the powerful beings from under the 70th floor would participate.

Now that I think about it, this will be the first time the labyrinth reconnaissance troops.

The Eternal Army of Adalman gave a different vibe, after all.

Even though we were outnumbered, we didn't lose quality, so I think there's no need to worry.

On top of the 4 dragon kings who had regional attacks like dreadnaught class battleships, the dragon corps also participated.

There was no need to fear the angel soldiers who only had one commander and were unable to improvise.

I decided to leave the rest to Benimaru after asking him to coordinate to keep the casualty count to a minimum.

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The interception issue has been addressed.

Next was Dino, who was relaxing.

Dino was lying on the sofa, drinking tea elegantly.

Does he feel at home? He is naturally relaxed so it is hard to believe that he was against us just a moment ago.

It's still part of the control room and the fight is still going on, you know …

As if he was saying that this was unrelated to him anymore, Dino pretended that it was not the case anymore.

"Oi. What are you relaxing for? ”

Benimaru said, finally reaching the limit of his patience when Dino asked Shuna to refill the tea.

It was actually very patient for Benimaru, to last that long.

He might delay the matter for later because he was too busy choosing members for interception but now that it was done, he had some space.

"Eh? No, like, the fight's over so we're all friends now, right?

And besides, I also worked hard, working together to beat Zero and what not. ”

Dino stated freshly.

The fact that he followed her with a regular wink was also quite annoying.

It seemed like it really made Benimaru uneasy, as Dino spoke to him. I guess that's normal. I was even disturbed just by looking.

But, it seemed like Benimaru also considered Dino's position as one of the demon lords and decided not to say anything harshly.

And besides Dino, two women indulge in cake.

"It-it's !! Very good ?! There are three left so I can have one more, right ?! ”

“Pico, don't be in a hurry. I'll eat this last part. ”

"What's? What are you saying, I also have a right to it! ”

“…. Oi, it's not just left, it's mine. You have no rights! "

Dino, who was talking to Benimaru, frantically came to take some of the cake.

Seeing all that, Benimaru sighed.

In the end, they could not speak well with Dino and her allies until they finished making the cake.

After a short break, we heard about the circumstances from Dino's side and began to investigate.

According to him, he might be controlled by Velda.

So, even though it really irritated me how she kept saying that it wasn't her fault, it didn't seem like she was lying.

"Don't you think Judge King Michael forcibly ruled over those with angelic abilities?" – Dino said, but I doubt it.

"What's? If you have the supreme ability of an Angel, are you saying there is still a chance for you to be controlled? "

"I can't say for sure, but that's all I can think of. There's no way a smart person like me can be lied to, right? ”

The idiot (Dino) said whatever he wanted.

I guess it's okay to ignore it.

But is such a thing really possible? I also have angelic abilities like Wisdom Lord Raphael or Covenant King Uriel.

If what Dino said was true, wouldn't we be in a state of emergency when Yuuki stole Justice King Michael in the Imperial capital?

“That's, I thought, you might be able to reject it if you have demon-type abilities?

Although I think you can't do it if you can't fully control your abilities and are unconscious. ”

Hm, hm.

Come to think of it that way, it does sound consistent.

[That's true . By developing multiple barriers using the Gluttonous King Beelzebub and the Covenant King Uriel, we can block any kind of attack, whether it is spiritual or physical. ]

I saw . If so then I can agree that I cannot be controlled.

However, to block it without knowledge was definitely unexpected for Yuuki.

The fact that Yuuki easily pulled back was that his trump card was destroyed …

“If so, then there is a controlled risk for people who have the highest ability of angel type.

People who have angel-type abilities .. Are any of us doing it? ”

"Don't know. I have lived for quite a while but I have never really been interested in who has what kind of ability.

I know that Dagrule is quite strong. ”

At least, I think Guy knows about it. It's stupid of me to expect anything from Dino.

I think Leon would be one example.

And the Kondo man in the Empire. But the man is dead.

There aren't many angel-type user abilities to begin with so I guess there isn't much to worry about.

Among the people I know .. Velgrind probably has angel-type abilities.

[That reminds me, I also analyzed the 'Purity King Metatron' when it resurrected Leon.

Although I was careful not to damage it myself but it was a mistake, wasn't it? …

There was also a foreign route to use Velgrind's 'Charity King Raguel', so I removed that part when optimizing it.

I just deactivated it so it can be reactivated depending on its wishes.

At the very least, I don't think he can be controlled by Judge King Michael. ]

There goes.

He reported it as if it was nothing other than it might be the thing that acted as a marker for the reign of Justice King Michael.

Although this happens often, Ciel does what he likes quite without me noticing.

He said that I was selfish and the others but he also did not lose in that.

Who exactly did he take after that, I wonder …

[……]

Oops. Any more than this is gonna be bad.

There is no doubt that he is the most reliable and capable partner.

If there was another person who might have angel-type abilities, it might be Veldora-san's other sister, Velzado.

Don't tell me Chloe has some angel-type abilities now …?

[I assume that the chances of Velzado having an angel-type ultimate skill are quite high.

Besides, I also can't deny the possibility of Chloe O'Bell secretly having it. ]

Hmmmm…

There's no point in worrying about things I don't understand.

First, I had to contact Leon and tell him not to get out of the barrier.

Guy may have predicted this development and pointed Mizari at him.

And if so, then perhaps for the best Guy is with Chloe, Velzado and Velgrind.

Guy seems to be doing something about it.

After all, he was far more capable than the useless demon before me right now.

Ah, no, maybe it was disrespectful to Guy, comparing him to Dino.

…… Despite not wanting to, Veldora-san also headed there.

I still can't completely rely on them, but surely something will work.

I'll just let it go.

For me, I want to take down Velda at once, at this rate.

I have obtained the 'Simultaneous Parallel Existence' with a big problem but I want to avoid dividing my power.

Clones have the same level of strength so they are definitely useful when used properly.

Somehow if I defeat Velda, so I will trust and hand over North to Guy and Veldora-san.