Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 66: Chance to Meet

After sending Grucius back to Tempest, I tried to return myself but the skill was off.

What the hell is going on?

Grucius disappeared in front of me a moment ago, though …

These questions, these,

Announcements. You are inside the broad range barrier. Transfer skill sealed. ≫

answered by 『Sage Large』.

Whahuh?

I get a bad feeling about this.

A feeling of impending doom that I had never felt before.

When Milim stormed, I felt no killing intent from him; so I was not so worried. But this time, all my senses sounded the alarm.

Did I fall into a trap?

I tried to summon Ranga from within my shadow, but she did not respond.

It seems like this barrier completely isolated me from the outside world.

So it seems I can't ask for help or run away.

The feeling of fear made me set some things up as insurance. At least I can still use my skills …

Announcements. You are inside the broad range barrier. All the magical energy manipulation abilities had been sealed. ≫

What's?!

It basically covers every type of magic I use; even the fire and lightning abilities have been sealed.

In addition, Thread Yarn Steel 』and thread manipulation ability have also been sealed.

So instead of thinking that I'm wandering around someone's hunting grounds, am I the hunted?

They allowed Grucius to leave so as not to fight us both at once. Had I decided to go first, they probably wouldn't have waited.

In that case, they might be able to sense the flow of my magic.

What can they plan?

I took a stance in response to the relentless killing intent, and waited for the enemy to appear. I of course try to remove the barrier, but to do that I need 『Sage Big』 to analyze it first.

However, these long-term obstacles take more time to analyze.

In other words, I am in an emergency.

This was the first time I felt my heart beating faster with anxiety.

Anxiety I have never felt since coming into the world.

It could have been the result of me turning into slime, but most likely, it was mostly due to the prediction ability of 『Sage Big』.

Before I do anything, it can estimate my chances of succeeding.

That is why I can face a strong opponent without fear. Although they were strong, I could predict the outcome.

On the other hand, even facing a certain defeat I do not feel anxious.

If I can't win, I have to run. If I can't escape, at least let's hit them once.

But nothing important in this case. Here, without knowing the strength of my opponent, I cannot predict the outcome.

However, I felt their killing intent.

I don't know if I can win, and I can't escape. I also don't know how many enemies I'm facing.

Some humans would be needed to create a barrier of this magnitude.

However, 『Perception Panas』 detects only one approaching body; 『Magic Perception』 does not respond.

So if I turn into slime, I will basically go blind.

In other words, I had lost my amazing perceptive ability and was unable to see the entire battlefield at once.

By the time I got caught in this barrier, my chances of winning had dropped significantly.

However, to get out of one's way to seal the opponent's ability …

So it's possible to fight like this. Moreover, the enemy did not even realize that they had been separated from the outside world.

It was clearly the job of someone professionally hunting monsters.

Chances are, the width of the barrier is at least 4 kilometers. The limits are completely out of my sight.

Their accuracy is terrible.

(Only who would do this, and why would they hunt me down?)

When I think about it,

「Happy to meet you, should I say? Although I won't know you for long 」

Someone walking towards me threw such words at me.

I think so for a while now, but I feel like I've seen it somewhere.

A nostalgic feeling while looking at him.

She had beautiful, shiny black hair at shoulder level, with the left side swept back and the right half almost covering her eyes.

He wore small round glasses, which could be described as his trademark.

I wondered if she was wearing it out of fashion, because her eyes weren't too bad.

He wears dark clothes that are easy to move. However, from the quality, the clothes were clearly made for ceremonial occasions. Instead of a skirt, she wears pants.

His body was bound by a robe, the kind the priest wore, black in color.

Although I myself am a black fan, hers is an unnatural attraction to her color.

His eyes, cold and cruel, showed deep wisdom.

Other than a cold gaze, she could only be described as beautiful

「It's nice to meet you, but do you have any business with me?

My name is Rimuru; could there be a misunderstanding here? 」

It may be useless, but it never hurts to try.

He has obviously targeted me. There's no way he's done anything wrong.

But even so, I would rather not be killed due to a misunderstanding.

「Of course not, no error here.

Master of the Monster's City. You know, it's troublesome.

So I decided to destroy it.

That is why your return will be a tremendous inconvenience.

You understand, don't you? 」

Without hesitation and as if bored, he explained to himself.

"Ah, so!" Not something I can say here.

But how does he know that I have power over Tempest?

「Why do you call me a monster, and the city lord of some monsters?

I'm just a normal adventurer, can't you see? 」

"Huh? Are you stupid?

Well, it's no use. I have a source.

I won't tell you who, of course, but so far I'm sure.

There are many "eyes" in the Royal Capital. You need to be more careful with your secrets. 」

An informant, he said?

I don't know who it is. I will notice if I am followed and I am careful with my contacts.

I don't understand. Well, I understand he's gonna kill me.

This is so bad.

He was armed with a rapier hanging on his hip.

He was not wearing any armor and looked rather carefree.

I can't feel the presence of others around, it looks like the people who created the barrier won't join the fight.

They planned a certain killing trap but only sent one person?

Or does that mean he is only that strong?

But this is not the time to think about these things. The tempest may be under attack at this time.

After gathering the troops, they needed about a week to reach the city.

How many days did Grucius need to travel from the Farmas Kingdom to Ingrasia Kingdom?

If he ran without rest, I would say about three days.

The plan was for me to return soon, but, as it happened, I could only regret my ignorance.

All I know is I don't have time to play around.

「It seems that even if I claim that you have the wrong person, you will not trust me, right?」

Ope No. After all, I've heard that the monster lord named "Rimuru" 」

「Ah, so ..」

He's arresting me. I never thought he'd heard my name.

「Can we start now?」

「I'd rather not do it, but can I at least hear your name?」

I said to him, who was drawing his rapier.

The beauty tilted her neck, and said

「I haven't told you, yes. I didn't care much, so I forgot.

In this case, once again.

I am the Knight Captain of the "Personal Battalion of Emperors".

Sakaguchi Hinata is his name.

Our acquaintances will be brief, and not pleasant. 」

He drew a rapier.

Seven jewels adorned the handle of his silver knife.

The dark red magic enveloped him. Magic Sword, it seems.

But to think that he is Sakaguchi Hinata …

I heard that he is an accomplished pragmatist who doesn't like to follow through.

That seems to be a misunderstanding. He learned about me, and everything about my city.

But, more importantly.

I still have to "thank you" him for messing up the kids.

Thank goodness he wanted to fight. Without mercy I can destroy it.

But only for the sake of time, if I can negotiate, I will do it.

So while drawing my sword, then,

「Hinata, you say? Wait a minute, I want to talk to you! 」

「I don't know what the monster means to say, but I don't plan to listen. 」

「Wait, I said. You are Japanese, and I am too. Shizu-san asked me to see .. 」

"I know . That you killed Shizu-sensei. So this is revenge.

Besides, the monster that became Japanese? You are really silly, don't try to make me laugh 」

It seems like he won't believe me.

Alrighty! I thought of ways and,

「I've told you: I'm Japanese! I died there and reincarnated as slime in this world! 」

I say, in Japanese.

Surprise dyed his face.

「How proficient ... where have you learned those words?

But, that's not how it works. The probability of that happening is very low.

Moreover, the possibility of such a person talking to me right now also made it impossible.

In other words, there is no need to even consider your words. 」

He completely ignored whatever I was going to say.

I think he might believe if monsters suddenly started speaking Japanese, but …

「So you plan to fight no matter what, huh?

All right, then let me pay you back for messing up the kids!

And besides, do you think that you will be enough to defeat me? 」

I declare.

Even if he is a "World Traveler", I have a power that rivals that of a demon lord.

No matter how far my abilities have been restricted, I can hardly imagine losing him.

That's what I thought, but …

「Hmm? What kids are you talking about?

Besides, I was surprised. Do you honestly think that you can win against me in this barrier? 」

He smiled and whispered his answer.

In the next moment, seven rainbow-colored lights shot out from his sword.

A series of high-speed thrusts. The image after it matches the color of the gem?

I tried to avoid it, but my body felt heavy.

Seriously! Even physical ability is limited.

Despite my efforts, I was hit three times.

The burning pain ran through my body. The pain? I felt something I had to resist.

「Hmm? Not all of them hit me understand.

I'm impressed with your evasive abilities. I wonder how far you can go? 」

Without giving me any time off, he continued his attack.

I tried to block the attack with my sword. But as if his thrust passed through the sword, I was struck again.

Feeling imminent danger, I jumped from him.

So I was hit four times. Somehow, I felt that taking another hit was dangerous.

「Oh, have you noticed the power of this skill?

There are many fools who perish without offering even the slightest resistance …

Looks like you are a little brighter than the others 」

With a small nod, he praised me.

Not that it makes me happy.

This skill may transmit pain not to the nerves, but directly to the soul. So there's no way to prevent it.

The fact that there were no wounds on my body is proof.

I have 『Great Sage』 running some predictions based on my observations. Looks like I'll die if I get three times as much.

Not the death of the flesh but the soul itself.

Skills that make no sense. But I can't be sure if this is a skill or a magic sword ability.

Honestly, it seems like I underestimated my opponent too much.

Hinata Sakaguchi. He must have unique skills.

Other than not knowing what it was, the fact that my abilities were sealed left me at a great disadvantage in this fight.

In fact, I might have to try to escape from the moment I knew I was trapped inside the barrier.

Whether I can escape or not …

I was always one step behind.

From what I tried, either 『Black Flame』, 『Black Lightning』, or 『Barrier』 cannot be used.

In addition, because 『Kloning』, 『Setan Transformasi』, and 『Fire』 changes are also magic energy manipulation capabilities, I can't even change.

All of my skills that were sure to win had been sealed without even having the chance to use them.

Not that I am completely helpless.

「Fumu. What are you planning, I wonder.

It's useless, you know?

The rank monsters trapped within the Holy Barrier could not live for long.

Monster C rank was immediately purified.

Do you not understand? The barrier purifies the magical energy itself.

Therefore, a high-level monster like you lost most of your strength and could not fight as usual.

That is the strongest barrier the church has against you monsters.

Normally, it was used for Disaster Class ranked monsters and above …

Oh, and you said that I wouldn't be enough to kill you, but there's almost no need for me to get out.

It's excessive.

But, I guess I did want to try talking to you once.

Because you killed Shizu-sensei.

Maybe not revenge, but he wants me to kill you, right? 」

「I technically killed Shizu-san, but that was ..」

「That was? Doesn't matter. He was the only person who was good to me in the whole world. And now she's gone .. 」

Not my own feelings understand. He muttered and looked at me.

His eyes only declared me as his prey.

After showing a tremendous difference, he stood motionless.

His confidence probably came from the power he had just displayed.

And, if I believe what he said, my chances of winning inside the barrier are simply nonexistent.

If I don't lose it, I will lose.

But, she believes I am Shizu-san's enemy? I don't understand.

Since a while ago, something about his conversation seemed ominous.

But there's no time for that.

If anything, I'm more worried about …

「This obstacle can only be created by the Holy Knights. So don't worry.

Which is sent to the city you can not use it.

But creating weak barriers is part of our curriculum, so they will create weak barriers.

Before long, you'll lose your place to return, right?

Not that you will be able to return 」

As I thought; if they used such a barrier to attack Tempest, my friends would be in danger.

They are opponents that we must immediately destroy. But how annoying they are!

My only option is to use attacks that do not use magical energy.

That's – unique swords and skills.

His sword hand is superior to mine. My physical strength is slowly falling – it is indeed – but he has not shown his true skill yet.

I didn't want to believe it, but I felt the same pressure from him that I did from Hakurou.

That is why I have to rely on unique skills to defeat him.

That's not something I want to say. I hesitated to use it, but I had no choice.

As expected, I can use skills that do not rely on magical energy.

「Isn't it too early to think that you've won?」

I prepared my sword and continued to attack.

Thanks to Hakurou's guidance, I got better with his sword.

Perhaps out of surprise, but Hinata went to defend.

No. .. he's just careful.

Eyes . They were the eyes of a chef who saw the fish on the cutting board.

It was not surprising, he analyzed my attacks and looked for weaknesses. Pride is also not – he looks uninterested, as if doing his job.

The previous words were also not driven by arrogance, but by raw calculations.

That sending him against me was excessive killing was just the truth for him.

He did not look down on me in the least …

Even now, as he observed my movements, he made a prediction. With my superior speed, he offered a perfect response.

It feels like I'm fighting the Great Sage age instead of him.

When he received the attack from the sword reinforced by the Strength Strength Hercules 』I understood.

Big difference between us.

Even though the tip of the sword had already nearly reached the speed of sound, he had yet to be injured.

He can read my attacks perfectly.

And to do that, you must be as proficient as Hakurou.

As I lost my balance, he landed two more punches with deadly precision.

「Oh? Is this the end?

But yeah. Being able to move well on this barrier is commendable.

Honestly, I look down on you. But even now, you can't win against me.

You have defended well, until now, that is. You have received six hits.

The special ability of the sword, Dead End Rainbow, gives certain death to opponents who have attacked seven times.

There's no need to teach you this, but you can't go on without knowing what killed you, right? 」

He said .

The truth when he saw it. And make no mistake, it is the truth because I saw it too.

But, even though he was disguised as an act of kindness, he really intended to instill fear in me and encourage me to make a mistake.

He's very wise. Then there was no other reason for him to teach me this.

Even with my sealed abilities, I thought I would succeed somehow, but he was the worst opponent for me.

Opponents who do not know self-worth or negligence. One who will use his best hand to win.

And, he continued to analyze my abilities while fighting; yet so confident of his victory, he had yet to neglect to continue analyzing.

The situation is so simple. I never thought I would face a hopeless situation.

Even with unlimited Milim, I can imagine a thing or two to do. It's not that I'm going to win, of course …

「Then I will continue this futile struggle.

I was not so obedient that I would just roll over and die when asked! 」

I responded, and tried something I had not used yet.

That is, spirit summoning. The spirit is something other than magical energy.

While I can't summon spirits without making a contract, I can summon the person resting inside me.

OlSolution. Ifrit High Spirit has been separated from skill 『Shapeshifter』. ≫

It seems like a success.

I can let these spirit skills change, resulting in different types of magical abilities, but this time not.

The reason is: I'm afraid it won't get to him.

Unfortunately, he was not the type of opponent who liked small tricks.

If I don't do it all in one shot, I can't win.

「Serve your destination, Fire Spirit Ifrit !!!」

On my call, Ifrit materialized.

A link of magical energy was created between Ifrit and I, resulting in magical energy flowing from me to him.

Thus, my energy finally began to be used.

But that's not why I called him.

Ifrit begins his assault. Therefore, he should have been too busy to attack me.

As expected, he was busy fighting with Ifrit.

So, I was able to launch some attacks on him, though,

「Oh? Even to be able to summon a high-level spirit, how unexpected; but, it was not enough to defeat me 」

He declared to face me, cutting off my attack.

Ifrit is a high-ranking spirit.

Even if we are inside the Holy Barrier, the spirit is a natural energy and is not affected.

Because this is a barrier of holy power.

Even if that wasn't the case, Ifrit, who surpassed rank A, wouldn't have been defeated by him.

Yet…

From the looks of it, Ifrit looked back, crouching down. It was as if he was against my orders.

「You, what are you doing?」

「I'll reply if you tell me what you plan?」

The air between us.

「Back, Ifrit!」

Hearing that call, Ifrit disappeared, and went back inside me.

OlSolution. Ifrit experiences Force Control Ability

Opponents might try to steal Ifrit go≫

Force control ability? So his power is to take …

This Sakaguchi Hinata of World Travelers is a monster that far exceeds my predictions.

I was blinded by the barrier, thinking that it was an excuse for close combat, but it was a mistake.

In fact, the barrier was only there to make me believe it and let me off guard.

Do I really believe I can beat him!

A sweet smile appeared on his face.

The enemy fears him.

He hasn't used all his strength – I'm sure of it.

「You ... tried to seize Ifrit, yes ..?」

「Oh? How do you know?

Because you know, I'll tell you.

You are right . This is thanks to my unique expertise 『Priest』 」

Unique expertise 『Pampas』 said …

The ability to take away the power of their enemies and spirit! Similar to my 『Predator』.

But he did so without having to analyze the abilities, so it was more battle-oriented.

I see, so fighting with the "World Travelers" would definitely lead to a clash between unique abilities, huh …

This is guaranteed for the called, but it looks like World Traveler can get it too.

Actually not; I should expect the most powerful individual in this world to have unique skills.

The fact that I didn't consider it before just shows my immaturity.

I see, that's why Hinata is always watching me. Methods of textbook combat.

Just showing how much battle experience he had.

While I'm not sure if his ability is superior to mine, maybe he uses it.

I cannot win without risking my existence here.

However, I will lose after receiving one more blow.

He even easily destroyed my Ifrit trump card, so I only had one thing to do.

It's not something I want to use, but I have no choice here.

I don't know what will happen as a result, or whether it will reach the barrier …

But I have to try.

「Hinata, we still have a lot to discuss, but I don't have enough time.

Sorry, but we have to finish this next time 」

「Still not giving up? Well, be my guest …

Just chill.

The last attack will be at a completely different level of pain than the others. 」

He looked at me one last time,

(Oi, I leave the rest to you 『Sage Awesome』!)

ErstUnderstood. Orders have been accepted. After confirming the situation, I will run command≫

I was stabbed by the last attack

"Dead! Rainbow Dead End! 」

「Build,『 Gluttony 』!!!」

After shouting the command, my consciousness fell into a seemingly endless darkness.

As if I was asleep, I fell unconscious.

＊ ＊ ＊

At the same time when the rapier was piercing Rimuru meat, 『Gluttony』 woke up to praise.

The awakened demon, looked at the rapier clinging to his flesh, and began to change.

Hinata quickly noticed Rimuru's change and was on guard.

He felt the sword getting heavier in his hand.

For some reason, he decided to let it go; little did he know that this decision saved his life.

A pale blue light enveloped the rapier into its hilt.

In front of his eyes, Rimuru started to change, but fainted without taking any form.

After all, the barrier prevented any form of change caused by magic manipulation. Transformation is included in that list.

But, the creature did not care that – was moving towards her formless.

Swallowed everything afterwards.

Dangerous! Hinata.

Hard to believe, but it absorbs the environment.

If he were to take out the sword too late, he would have already been swallowed whole.

But it continued to aim at Hinata, moving on sound, heat, and smell alone.

Justjust wonderful. He muttered.

In the first place, Dead End Rainbow is as advertised – it destroys the soul of the opponent after seven hits.

Despite that…

This creature will not die, for it has no soul.

Since coming to this world, he had discovered three layers of souls.

Soul – source of power for humans and monsters.

Robes themselves in their souls, the most fragile existence, the astral body

Build yourself in strength, spiritual body

Those who have a direct connection to this world, the material body

The soul is the entity itself, there is no "being" outside of it.

Any kind of consideration requires the presence of an astral body.

Of course, if it was based on an astral body alone, the creature would disappear into thin air.

It takes the media to record spiritual memories.

However, the spiritual body maintains a kind of virtual memory, hence it cannot function as a permanent medium.

Therefore, meat.

So for those with grumpy souls, even if they have brain damage, certain memory recovery becomes possible.

And, there were monsters that lived only with souls. Such creatures, however, are inferior to others.

But, even if it was a soul, if it obtained a level of intelligence, it would be recognized as a monster.

This is what the world knows as the four dragons, the supreme being of beings.

But, even this particular race needed a soul. So what happened before him now completely escaped his understanding.

For the first time, Hinata felt anxiety.

The only thing he could think of …

Is this no longer a life form?

At the very least, it definitely surpassed the definition of "life" of this world.

Yet in front of his eyes, it was constantly trying to form. Right now, it looks like slime.

No, thought Hinata, it was slime to begin with.

What was now before him was much more evil – devouring all the insights of life.

It was not something he could defeat quickly. But that doesn't mean it's not something he can't beat.

His weapon, however, collapsed before his eyes,

「Astral Bind!」

He took out the talisman from his bag, and set up another barrier with it.

A person who does not bind flesh, but every level of one's soul.

However, the slime continued to move.

As I thought…

So, Hinata concluded that the mucus in front of her was just the empty skin of Rimuru.

The result of the last work called Rimuru – Gluttony, isn't it?

Perhaps, even though his soul was destroyed, he activated several programs to defeat his opponent …

In this case, it's simple.

If it has no soul, it is not an enemy. All you need to do is stop your body from moving.

Of course, he still had to watch out for being caught and eaten by this half-baked creature.

"God . You are sick even after death .. I hate you.

But, if I don't delete what you become, I'm afraid you'll wreak havoc on the world .. 」

He grumbled to himself, making plans.

The point is to stop the movement. After deciding, Hinata started summoning spirits.

A myriad of spirits attacked the slime like a flood.

Normally, he would summon demons, but that was impossible within the Holy Barrier.

So while he felt bad for the Spirits, they had to go and die.

While confirming that the spirits had occupied the slime, Hinata began chanting a grand incantation.

Thanks to his ability 『Mathematics』 he can usually ignore the bini, but this time is different.

The magic he can use inside the barrier belongs to 〈Mantra〉 and 〈Spirit Magic〉 as this does not depend directly on magical energy.

The magic he planned to use was the ultimate attack magic from the Magic Magic Magic〉 archive.

Atata Hinata was praying to the god.

Discovering this very ironic fact, Hinata hates this magic. However, other than her liking, the magic that Hinata knew, the strongest among them, was limited to that taught by the church.

His hand stretched out in front of him, one drew some intricate symbols in the air, while the other drew geometric shapes.

After quickly weaving an intricate spell, a complete magic circle was now before him.

Decorative glasses now fell off his face, and, uh,

「I lift my prayers to heaven. I asked for holy power.

I beg you to hear my prayer.

After all the creation! Destruction!!!"

A power that matches a god.

Although it was not an area attack, as it targeted everything from atoms to souls, it was considered the strongest anti-personnel magic.

After finishing the chant, a brilliant white light shot out from his hand.

A dazzling light.

It travels to the target at a speed of 300,000 km/s. Equivalent to the speed of light.

The skill actually vaporized the target through holy energy. The bad side of – that takes a long time to prepare.

In the middle of a magic fight, or a duel, it is not a power that you can use. In addition, it requires a large amount of energy to use, and can be used at most once a day.

However, not a single creature could withstand this attack.

Now, the monstrous slime, which barely felt any damage from the surroundings, had disappeared without a trace.

This was also a skill that only erased his target.

「It is over, yes ... You are harder than expected」

Hinata sighed in relief, and muttered.

Using a spirit, he told the Holy Barrier knight squad to eliminate it.

He initially thought that there was no need to set it up, but the informant insisted that it was necessary.

Did he fight without it …

He thought no further. He refused to consider meaningless possibilities.

In fact…

He was busy thinking about what Rimuru's slime said.

The kids? What's that about?

Ah, whatever. Thinking about it won't help. What could he do about something he had never heard of?

After confirming that the barrier had been removed, Hinata thought of the future.

Would he be able to gain complete control of Tempest if he were to leave for the city?

First is the collection of information.

He decided to first know the progress of the conquest team, so he returned to the church.

Now, a monster named Rimuru is completely forgotten.

Whether they were strong or weak, there was no point in thinking about something being erased.

The possibility of the monster still alive was completely ignored by him.

It was the secret of his strength and his greatest weakness, even though he himself was unaware of that fact.

Hinata's only thought at the time was 「I need a new sword」

And thus he left.