Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 50: Border Garrison

The next morning, the,

It starts with great misery.

First thing in the morning I woke Milim up.

His expression was grumpy, I had a change to make it look neat.

The new clothes he was wearing were the ones he asked for yesterday, and it came out pretty well.

Gothic dresses may be difficult to move, hence the reason for the request.

「Why the demon lord should wake up early!」

He grumbled haughtily, but his mood improved at breakfast.

Kids are simple.

When he ate, I was busy thinking.

I don't really mind being his supervisor, but I want to go to the human city. So, should I take him?

I kind of have a bad feeling about doing that. No, let me repeat .. it definitely leads to disaster!

To bring a dangerous child to a place he had never been before ..well, it wasn't because I couldn't, it was because I didn't want to.

But even so, leaving him here is bad for my heart.

When Milim visits, I may have to abstain from going to human cities.

After we finished breakfast, I took Milim to the workshop.

I took my human form and wore a mask; because, as a slime, I would not be able to try weapons.

And as soon as we reached that, I greeted Kurobee.

「Is the thing I requested yesterday ready?」

「Oo! This one, right? It should be good for Milim-sama's personal use! 」

He said, show me the finished product.

Yesterday, he measured Milim's hand size after being asked to make her something.

These are Dragon's knuckles!

The purpose of such gloves is to prevent injury when punching with bare hands and to increase the strength of the punch. That's not why we gave him gloves.

No, our goal is just the opposite. "The lightweight yet dense "Demon Steel" is actually surrounded by shock-absorbing material.

Alrighty! When he completes this, his punch will be reduced to only 10% of his norm!

And we used the Steel Demon in hopes of attaching a regenerative effect to them. The best part of it all was the decrease in its destructive power.

「Milim, try this!」

I gave the dragon knuckles to Milim, who, obviously excited, happily accepted them.

And she quickly put it on.

He lightly threw a few punches into the air.

「Oh! It's nice! My hands feel so light! 」

All right, looks like it worked. If his hands felt light, I guess his strength should have diminished a little.

And as for myself, I picked up a newly developed sword.

The last one I broke, so I asked them to fix it.

I have tried copying it myself, but even though it looks identical the performance is clearly different.

It seems that copying an item is impossible when the skill of the maker is too high.

Even if it looks the same, even if my judging ability claims they are the same, there is still a small difference.

I drew the sword to check. Justjust wonderful. Kurobee ability is really something.

I wish I could finally obtain a sword that was specifically for me to use. It seems like they still need to work on it; I'm impatient, but I'm looking forward to it.

Nodding, I put the sword back into its sheath.

When Milim and I got our guns, Rigurdo ran over.

How well he ran …

「Rimuru-sama, this is where you are! An unknown group has arrived! 」

From what he said, we have armed forces near the city.

Among them were three adventurers.

Somehow, the three idiots managed to bring along the armed group.

Why are so many problems happening now? Those idiots .. so I thought, but,

「Alright, let's go see them. 」

I said, and headed to where Rigurdo left them.

And as if it was the most natural thing in the world, Milim followed.

When I arrived, I saw Rigur and the guards surrounding around ten armed men.

They all dress the same. However, their equipment seemed to be rather poor, and their abilities were also so.

Our equipment is world-leading.

Nonetheless, among them were men and women with clearly superior equipment.

And not only their equipment – their skills also seem quite high.

And of course, those three idiots. When they see me, they,

「Oh! Rimuru-danna, it's been a while! 」

「Howdy! We came to hang out! 」

「A long time! Things happen .. so there are more of us! 」

They welcomed me.

Something happened, yeah. Looks like they're the cause of this "incident,

"Yu . So, who are these people? 」

"About that…"

They explain the details.

During his introduction, the man named Youmu continued to stare at us while keeping watch.

When the idiots are done,

「Happy to make your acquaintance! Farm Kingdom, Count's Domain, Frontier Garrison Captain Youmu are the names.

We heard monsters build cities here so we came to check on them.

I heard the city chief is slime, can I meet him? 」

He welcomed us in that way.

「Ah, please forgive late introduction. I am the head of this city and its representative.

I am known as Rimuru Tempest.

Even though I currently appear like that, I am actually a slime! 」

I'm responding.

「Well, forgive my rudeness.

The cabal has mentioned that "Rimuru" is the name of the head, but I was misled by you called slime, you know.

Your human transformation is incredible! 」

Whether flattery or not, I don't know, but he seems to want to praise me.

I wonder if monsters capable of human transformation are rare? Not that it matters now.

「Be that it may. Are monsters capable of turning into rare humans?

In fact, forget that question; what will be your business today? 」

「Ah, about that …

Our goal is to confirm the report. There's never been a case of a monster building a city before, you know …

In addition, if the report proves to be true, there is a chance that you will pose a threat to our country.

Therefore, given that the city truly exists, we have to confirm whether or not you can threaten us.

Can we impose your presence on you? 」

"I saw . However, if we intend to become your enemy and such a terrifying city, how can we let you stay here? 」

After hearing my answer, the man named Youmu scratched his head.

「Ah, fuck. I'll just tell you the truth.

Frankly, I can't believe there's a monster town here. Now I know I was wrong.

And, according to these three adventurers, you have excellent living conditions around here.

Let us stay and deploy troops here! 」

He said in one breath.

And for three idiots, though,

「I'm sorry for doubting you!」

He lowered his head to apologize.

I had planned to observe him for a while, but it might be okay to consider him an honest person.

「Fufuun! Didn't we tell you!

Well, just so you understand! Not always suspecting people! 」

For some reason, Ellen proudly responded.

The other two expressed their agreement over his words or happiness at last.

Well, he didn't seem like a bad person, but agreeing to their presence was a different matter.

「Regarding the placement of your troops here: for what purpose? 」

Youmu faced me and began to explain their situation.

Their unit was set up by the Royal Count of Farmas to protect the village from monsters; they consisted of thirty members in three divisions.

From where we stood, they could easily access the nearby highways and villages.

「More, if we put the road to the highway, we will save time and build trade routes.

Of course, we will offer our manpower for that purpose! 」

It ends with a proposal.

Even if it was possible to get here on horseback, the same did not apply to the carriage.

We haven't cut down trees on the highway.

We didn't want to stand out at the time; but that was before the previous orc incident.

Now that the forest has calmed down, we should think about opening up trade routes.

So it might be a good idea to accept the proposal.

Since it felt bad to continue such a discussion at my feet, I guided everyone to the cafeteria.

Because unfortunately we lack salt, pepper, and other spices, we cannot offer refined spices.

Or so I thought if it wasn't for Shuna's godly cooking skills. That is, his and his apprentice chef, the Goblin.

The number of goblins is increasing.

The security and order of the city is managed by men while women take care of household affairs and cooking.

Because they have their own talents, they spread among Cooking, Cleaning, Education, Sewing, Assistance, and other professions.

Their efficiency is mainly due to Rigurdo's skill in governing.

After switching to the cafeteria, we continued the discussion.

Surprisingly, Milim was sitting next to me.

It's kind of funny how carefully he handles his knuckles.

「By the way, Rimuru-danna, whose daughter is she?」

The cabal went and asked.

Milim react called girls, but refrain. Nice word choice, Cabal.

Can't forget that this cafeteria has a bomb called Milim.

「Oh, a guest. A very important person, so treat him with the utmost respect, okay? 」

I warned them before.

If they ignored my warning, they would only blame themselves. It was not my problem at the time.

「I Milim. Please meet you! 」

Even though Milim just introduced himself, don't forget he is a cruel demon lord.

She was so adorable, and yet, she must have fooled them all …

But one man and woman, whose equipment was much better than the others, had worried expressions on their faces.

Actually, instead of expression, it was the air around them – it changed slightly.

They looked at Milim in complete disbelief.

Did they find him? No, there's no way that's true. So I thought until I took a closer look at both …

Huh huh? Why were the two demons disguised as humans among them? Both are demons.

Simple human transformation can't fool me 『Magic Perception』.

From what Youmu said, they joined half way. Infiltration, what is it?

(Hey, two demons infiltrated the city, be alert!)

I announced using 『Mind Transmissions』.

All right, as long as they don't do anything funny.

(Rimuru-sama, given that they appeared at the same time as Demon Lord Milim, can they connect somehow?)

(I have the same opinion, Rimuru-sama. Tactics to get us to take down our guards?)

(Typeaaak! I won't do anything that sucks!!!)

Milim entered the network 『My Thought』 Transmission. He seems to have figured out our frequency and forced him in.

What a strange thing to do.

Even if I make it sound very simple, make no mistake – it requires a very high skill level

(Hey you, did you just log into our network?!)

(Fufoon! That kind of thing is easy for me!

But let it pass. Those two have nothing to do with me!!)

(But you know them?)

(... Eh? I ... I'm not?)

(…)

(…)

(Well, whatever. Stay alert, everyone!)

Even though they were unrelated, they were acquainted like him.

There was no need to force her to say it if she didn't want to. Enough to know what we have to be aware of.

As I speak so, everyone is busy with self-introductions.

And it seemed to have ended a second ago.

「Now everyone introduces themselves, let's solve this problem!」

The main question was whether to allow them to set up headquarters here; but, before that, they needed to clarify something.

「I should have considered this as a personal request of Youmu-san, right?」

「Yes, it's accurate. In fact, the state will not know this. 」

"Why?"

「Hmph-deep. Although there are many reasons, frankly, I hate feudal lords.

Our employer, Prince Nidole Maidam, is not a good man.

The type of man who prioritizes personal gain over people.

He was greedy, and rude to his men.

Although he levied a large tax on the people in exchange for protection, the garrison did not see it.

Worst man.

Well, as someone who vilifies his employer, I am not a good man either.

In any case, as a result, we were short on staff.

If we set up headquarters here, we can easily access the surrounding villages.

But, if we report this, he must have interfered with your city.

The clothes you produce are your specialty, right? The world is better than what the city produces, you know?

Well, this is considered a neutral zone, so I can't imagine him moving independently, but .. 」

I saw .

The greedy feudal lord. General settings.

Yes, I don't want to have to deal with such grim characters.

But given how honestly Youmu explained all this, he must have been serious.

He seriously wants to set up a base here. To gain my trust, he only spoke the truth.

Our conversation continues.

After Rigurdo and the oni voiced their opinions, we passed our decision.

We decided to let them use one empty house.

Of course, if they cause trouble, we will immediately expel them. In addition, we will raise money for their food.

Which we decided to include after hearing Kaijin's opinion.

One night for one man costs three silver coins. The average rate in the city for a sunny room is between 5 ~ 8 coins.

One room in an inn can be as low as 3 coins. That includes one simple meal.

Staying without eating will cost you between 1 ~ 2 coins.

Imperial capital would easily be five times more expensive.

By the way, a hundred silver coins is equal to one gold coin. I still have twenty pieces of gold I got from Kaidou.

By our standards, one silver coin is equal to one thousand yen, and one gold coin is one hundred thousand yen.

Though the monetary value also depends on the cost of goods and such; well, in any case, Kaidou seems to have spent a lot of money.

It was only expected given its medicinal value.

Well, that's enough to start our economy.

「Three coins are too high, please lower it a little!」

Youmu started negotiating the cost.

「Hmph! Listen, the room includes three times a day, and a shower!

If you have any problem, we will lend you the storage warehouse, how?

There we will charge one silver coin, but there is no food! 」

Youmu pondered over Kaijin's words, but eventually gave up.

He probably remembered the food he had just eaten.

And thus, we lent the lodging to the Garrison Guard Domain Count of the Kingdom of Farms led by Youmu.

We also let them use the first floor of the guard house as their office.

Youru group brought their equipment there.

It seemed like they were using a type of Magic Communicator that allowed them to contact individual units.

However, unfortunately, they can only talk for three minutes every hour. The magic cost was so high that they could not supply enough.

It is therefore mostly used to rely on unit orders or for emergency situations.

Expensive equipment, they only seemed to have six.

It was also because of how cheap their employers were.

Including two "newcomers", the human army consisted of 32 men.

From where they are – well, here till now – they can reach every village in one day. As a result, they become much more efficient.

They are used to living here.

After Youmu contacted them through the magic communicator, they all gathered here. Those who have a lot of fun.

「「 「Please take care of us from now!」 」」

They all scream.

「Our pleasure! However, if you are causing trouble, I cannot guarantee your life. So be careful, okay? 」

I threw a slight threat there.

Even though we were obviously monsters, they were on guard for only the first few minutes.

But don't let them let their defenses down so much that they cause a commotion here.

Even though they seem like a bunch of good people, so maybe I'm too worried.

As planned, I then introduced Youmu to Rigur.

After we explained the extent of our defense network, the border garrison decided to fill the hole between us and the villages.

Since there is a lot of free space, one unit can work to build a road.

And a free high orc construction division would be sent to help them with that.

So, although it was very unexpected, Youmu's group became familiar with our city.