Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 46: State Treaty

This town is pretty.

“Look at my hard work!” However, it's not something I can say.

But other than that, though,

I fuss over a few things: toilets, plumbing, insect repellents, and showers!

The first three are in Japanese style. I also created a window screen using a spider thread.

At first, we had built a wooden toilet seat, but it was not good.

Although that was the way the Japanese did it, it was unbearable to defend. It's rotting, you know.

So I looked at the dwarves.

They never fail in their duties, so maybe they can do something about toilet problems.

『Mind Manipulation』 is very useful this time. It is an evolutionary form of 『Mind』 Transmission but its use remains the same.

So using it, I could easily send them pictures.

Drawing and explaining it will be difficult, but sending them a mental picture is not.

Nevertheless, when I showed them a flush toilet system that said, "When you push the lever the water flows down!", Reproducing it is impossible.

It could be made with a high-tier water magic stone, which absorbed water from the air, but it was extremely expensive.

Also, because they need to be replaced frequently, they are rarely used even for military purposes.

Honestly speaking, only the very rich could afford to create this.

Since we do not have the capital needed, we will do with what we have.

In any case, we can leave the complicated plumbing system for later.

So for now, we supply water to the tubs in every house from which water can be drawn.

And, after filling the toilet bowl with water, you can then flush it.

So Kaijin revived his reputation once again.

Therefore, I have strictly ordered the monsters to supervise personal hygiene and dental care.

I don't know if monsters can develop dental problems, but there's no harm in making sure they don't.

According to Kaijin, adventurers tend to be friends with people who know 〈Magic Cleansing〉, or learn it themselves.

That way, they can avoid staying dirty during long trips.

Although most of the high-ranking ones were concerned about these things.

Now, about mosquito repellent.

As you would expect, the forest has a lot of bugs. Since you cannot protect yourself against them, there is a possibility of diseases they carry contracting.

Even though it wasn't a problem for me, the Hobgoblins did get sick.

So, I'm trying to fix this problem.

I asked the dwarves to make it, but they couldn't do it.

I guess we should go and buy them in human cities. But we don't have money.

I asked the three idiots to take it, but this is what they said,

「Do not ask the impossible! It's very expensive! 」

「In addition, we will not know how much we have to buy to cover the whole city with!

You will find that quantity only in the Royal Capital! 」

「Rimuru-danna, can you imagine how difficult it is to transport?」

What they say.

I don't mind them coming to hang out, but they should at least be useful sometimes.

Moreover, they were too friendly with Shuna.

Often cooking together, buying his wares – trying to get close to him.

And we even woke them up home to stay during their visit.

The birth rate of monsters dropped to humans.

So, I need to find out what to do about marriage right away.

I want the Orcs, Goblins, and Lizardmen to have the right to choose whoever they like.

It would be better if they produced stronger offspring.

But there is a problem: should I allow polygamy?

This may be especially beneficial for women who have lost their husbands. Oni, for example, can reproduce with any race, but choose not to.

All their magical energy is absorbed in the process, and some have not been able to recover it.

As Benimaru said, though,

「But it's not something that Rimuru-sama should pay attention to, right?

Many people had lost all of their magical energy after naming monsters, and even Demon Lords generally avoided it. 」

How to drop a bomb.

Hey, hey !!! How many do you think I name now! And you mention it now!

Thank goodness it has been filling up until now.

I need to be more careful in naming monsters from now on. Refilling energy seems natural to me; call it adult intuition or something.

By the way, it seems that there are also two types of children produced by oni.

The first was created with but seeds, the second was really cultivated.

The former is made by combining some of one's magical powers, and while they do inherit some abilities, they tend to be weaker. The last one you pour all your power.

But your life span is shorter as a result.

「I'm fine alone! I'm not interested!"

That's personal.

By the way, this is different for women.

They can reject seeds that they believe are too weak. So if they are forced, it means their partner is stronger; but if deception is involved, then they will not bear children.

They are not allowed to give birth to children with just anyone.

And this was common among high rank monsters and demons, it seemed.

Goblins and other Demi-Humans, as they did not possess extraordinary powers, were not much different from humans.

So far, we have about 5 ~ 10 children born, and no more than 2 children at once.

In any case, to make sure they leave the offspring, I will allow polygamy. But only widows!

And that's the rule I passed. I will change it when needed.

Every new month, we decided to hold a confession festival, and a new couple would be given a home.

Singles will continue to live in tenements.

Well, if they occupy some important post, they are free to live alone.

It doesn't bother me personally.

In the end, I will not be able to make sure everyone is satisfied, but there is a habit of accepting my wishes in this city.

When interests clashed, citizens fought, they came looking for my decision.

Well, Elder Bunch also handled many of these, so my involvement can be said to be limited.

Everyone was trying to pay so much attention to me that they were trying to avoid trouble.

I was surprised at how cooperative the monster really was.

When it comes to government, whether socialism or capitalism, both will eventually decay and fall apart.

A Country ruled by a truly just King. Where everyone is the same.

It's just a pipe dream. Yet…

I decided to take aim at that dream.

I pray I will never fall to the deputy. If I become completely depraved, I hope someone will end me.

That's what I thought when I observed the Festival of Confessions.

Now that we have stabilized life here and passed all (apparently) necessary rules, I want to go and see how humans live.

Moreover, I can now turn into a human being; it is time I go and learn from them.

Usually, those who have reincarnated into different worlds make a big deal about meeting humans; however, so far I have only met very few.

The group outside the Dwarf city, Shizu-san, the three idiots ... and that's it?

Nor have I forgotten my original goal of meeting fellow World Travelers.

From the memory of Shizu-san – his two students: Kagurazaka Yuuki and Sakaguchi Hinata.

I did want to meet the two of them, but Sakaguchi Hinata sounded like bad news.

There is also something that bothers me. Why would the kind-hearted Shizu-san let Hinata go alone?

As his senpai, as a fellow Japanese, shouldn't he see it? I have to meet Hinata and confirm.

I have obtained some memories of the target I have consumed with 『Predator』, but of course not all. Clinging memories are easier to obtain, I suppose.

When I met him, I had to confirm what I knew.

The three idiots have relayed my message to their Guild Master, and also kept the letter I wrote.

The letter only expressed my desire to meet him.

Although he was a branch head of the Freedom Association of a small country, he was a Guild Master. He must have connections.

I hope I can benefit from meeting him.

If that goes well, maybe he could even try introducing me to Grand Master Kagurazaka Yuuki.

Since everything is calm here, I might be able to leave for a while.

However, to do that there is something less than me.

Alrighty! Money

The three idiots were very poor, and did not have much money for them. Not that I expected better from them.

I want to buy vegetable seeds, magic stones, crafts, and anything that looks impressive.

I originally planned to sell some "Satanic Steel", but decided not to.

Simple reason. "Satan Steel" was an over-priced resource.

Since we use them in our weapons and armor, selling them would be almost considered impolite.

It is also very valuable for the production of mounted army weapons. Since it can change shape at will, it is useful to accept and deal with various attacks, to say not to carry it.

And even though I have a lot, it's not like an unlimited number. So let's delay selling it until we can replenish our stock.

As for the iron ore and such, we found some in the mountain district, and bought them from high orcs.

So Kurobee and Kaijin use it as a base to make weapons.

We also need a lot of magic stones for research. It was created by the Human Ghost Researcher and did not appear naturally.

They produced it from crystallized magic stones which they extracted from monsters.

It also seemed to require a large factory, so it was only done at the headquarters of the Freedom Association.

Monsters sometimes dropped crystallized magic stones; it was then collected in each individual branch and sent to the headquarters.

That's the system they use. So when adventurers hunt monsters, they not only do so to protect from damage but also to get rich.

Pretty good system, if you ask me.

Which means if I want to get some magic stones, I have to buy them …

So I ran into the money wall again.

So, how can I get money?

I couldn't make it fast enough myself.

Same is the case with selling – fields we do not produce nearly enough, and we may not be able to sell them at a high enough price.

Weapons and protectors are for our personal use, and they will not be sold.

So, do we have nothing to sell?

The problem is, we do! After all, I have left something to Gabil.

Alrighty! Hipokte Grass!

So I called Gabil,

「Gabil-kun, how is cultivation progressing?」

「Fufufu. I'm glad you asked! It's going well! Literally the fruit of our hard work! 」

He said, show me their product.

That's weed …

Quietly, I directed the Black Light 』 thereof.

Well, he's not gonna die for it. I can adjust the output.

「Guoo! What are you doing! Did I somehow make you angry ?! 」

「Idiot! This is a common weed! What have you developed !!! 」

「A-what! Forgive me! I was already in a hurry so I seemed to have mixed things up! 」

「" I'm in a hurry "will not cut it! Seriously.

Watch what you do! Moreover, it should be almost impossible to grow weeds in a cave with such a high magic density! 」

We actually planted the Hipocte grass steadily.

Instead, teaching Gabil to distinguish the different types of grass was what got me into trouble.

And this Gabil walked around the cave as if he owned the place, sometimes even referred to as his king.

The monster that inhabited him also escaped upon seeing him.

Some of his subordinates had recently been able to defeat centipedes by themselves, and now considered the cave their territory.

It's actually very impressive. Not that I would say that to them, or give them a compliment.

Gabil is the type who gets carried away when praised and fails soon after. Just like me.

I understand because I am the same. They have been planting a lot of hypocte grass till now.

I then called Kaijin and showed him the hypocte grass.

And next to it, the medicine I made from processing it. Quality is very good.

I can always produce quality medicine with it.

Then, I started the conversation.

「Kaijin. If I sell this in the city, how much will I make? 」

Kajin thought for a while, then replied,

"Hmm . Danna, that's hard. This medicine is too good.

The effect is too good. That's so good! 」

And then I learned a few things from him.

That my medicine has the highest purity rating of 99%.

That was normally, the limit was 98%, and even the Dwarf masters had not been able to surpass it.

Even at 98%, it is expensive.

And next .

「So, if you try to sell this in the city ..」

「You're too prominent!」

An answer came from the sky.

But 『My Perception』 magic doesn't feel anyone!

「It's been a while, Kajin! And, Slime. Do you ... do you remember me? 」

While saying this, someone appeared from the sky weighing down on the winged horse.

Outstanding white horse with wings – a Pegasus. After landing, he jumped to the ground.

How could I forget ... it was the dwarf King! Hero King Gazelle Dwargo himself.

「M-sir! Why, uh, why are you here?

Eeeeh !!! Did you sneak out of the castle ?! 」

Kaijin opened his eyes so wide that it looked like he was falling.

Yeah, that's natural. The king was alone .. Actually, no, he brought an extra. He came with only two people!

Actually, I haven't seen anything else somewhere …

Huh! Isn't that the best! The dwarf who tried to ensnare us .. why is he here?

「Fun! I passed a hundred of my own guards! They're lazy. When I get back I will train them! 」

「T-no ... to have King as their training partner ...」

「Hmm? Kaijin, did you say anything? 」

「T-no! I didn't say anything! 」

"Is that so? All right then!"

Speaking of things beyond my knowledge, the two continued their conversation.

How did the king escape ?!

We decided to continue the conversation in a different place.

And not for a temporary one, but to a special building in the middle. All administrative tasks are carried out in this building.

So we borrowed one of the conference rooms.

「So, King, what's going on?

Why you brought Bester-dono .. 」

「Oh! It's simple!

Selfishly I decided to forbid your future re-entry to the Dwarf Kingdom.

So I decided to come and see you instead.

As for Bester, he was also guilty of what had happened, so I also exiled him.

But we can't let her live a free life, right now! So I brought him. 」

「…」

「" So I brought it "! Did you really say that ?!

Do you, King, really understand?

Are you planning to have Bester's work here? 」

「Hmm? You don't want it? 」

「That's not the problem! Don't you worry that his knowledge will be leaked to us? 」

Kaijin said with a deadly serious face.

Although he was basically serious, he desperately urged the King to get an answer.

In contrast to him, the King casually ignored his question. His previous dignity was nowhere to be seen; this was probably his true appearance, huh?

As for Bester, he looked completely confused.

「Leaks. When you guys left, wasn't that exactly what you were doing!

I've been considering removing you, you know? 」

Suddenly the King turned serious

「King, the ..」

"I'm serious! I decided not to do it. I try to avoid futile efforts.

I brought Bester because I wanted him to work here! 」

Those words lit a fire in Bester's eyes.

「K-King!」

「Do not get this wrong, Bester. I've got high expectations from you. Thas right.

I'm not going to let you serve me, but you can work wholeheartedly here.

That's it . 」

"King! Doesn't that mean they'll learn all the dwarf skills for free? 」

Kaijin just forgot that, though …

「Funny. "Is it fine" is everything you say.

With the two of you here, this city will become the center of technology development.

Do you not understand?

Midget Country, this King is interested in cooperating with you.

Understood it?

The Dwarven State, on this day, is officially working on forming a non-aggression agreement with you!

Also, before that. As an agreement under the table, we want to form a Mutual Technology Research Agreement.

However, it should not be mentioned to anyone.

How about that? Will you accept these two agreements? 」

He said with a serious face looking straight into my eyes.

A non-aggression treaty and one to share technological progress? What more could we ask for!

They basically recognize it as an official state.

「So, does that mean you recognize us a country with sovereign rights?」

For my question,

"Of course . It's a good offer, isn't it?

Also, just out of curiosity, what was the name of this country? 」

Eh? A name?

Kaijin and I exchanged looks, though,

「Not decided ……

「Now you mention it ..」

But I've thought about it once.

The Dwarf King has decided to spend the night with us.

If traveling with Pegasus, he could return to the Dwarf Kingdom in one day.

However, traveling at night was dangerous, so he decided to return the next day.

We have assembled an emergency council to decide the name of the country.

And thus we decided, we would be known as "Tempest" Monster City".

They intended to call it Rimuru, but it was too embarrassing, so I forbade it. We're down to Tempest.

It's not just my name, and it sounds fine.

That night, to commemorate the naming of the city, we had a big party.

We had a lot of food, and some good chefs.

It seems we can even impress the King.

That was mainly because Shuna was an outstanding chef.

For entertainment, we did a mock battle with the King.

He grumbled about how he never left the castle and such. He has a very open personality! At this rate we will call each other names immediately …

But that mock battle is not good. That's what I was thinking. But he won't listen.

It seems like he's planning something.

But I don't have a choice, I'll come along.

I am transformed into my human form.

Since eating the Orc Disaster, my human form has grown a little.

I am no longer a child, but a young woman. It is about 150 cm tall. A little more successful, maybe?

Taking the wooden sword in hand, we faced each other.

Hakurou observed the match, and called for the match to begin.

"Start!"

At that moment, the King disappeared. Escape from my perception completely.

Dangerous! As I was thinking that, the wooden sword I was holding crashed out of my hand.

The match has been decided. I really lost.

So this is the King of the Dwarves .. the power of the hero king!

「Listen, Rimuru. From the beginning you didn't see me approaching from the sky, did you?

Although Perception Magic was an incredible skill, but there were many ways to sneak out of his sight.

I anticipate what perception method you will use, and sneak past it.

These are the basics of war! Concentrate more hard. If you only depend on Your abilities, You will not improve! 」

So that's why he did this …

Satisfied, I thank him.

「Thank you, Gazelle. Next time we meet, it won't be this easy! 」

「Funny. So you say, young man! 」

After our match ended, monster cheers filled the city.

They were very excited, to say the least.

Benimaru, Souei, and Shion also seemed to want to say something – their faces were serious.

Hakurou nodded with a pleased expression on his face.

There are still many roads to be taken. I finally learned that.

The banquet continued long until night …

And the next day, the Dwarf King Gazelle Dwargo and I officially signed two agreements.

History will know today as the day when the "Monster" of Monster City was officially made.