Tensei Shitara Slime Datta

Chapter 72: After Waking Up

The new morning has arrived!

That nostalgic expression popped into my mind.

It has been a long time since I last felt the feeling of waking up.

I mean, since I don't need to sleep in this world, this is the body's first experience of sleep.

I saw the scene in front of me, and saw busy preparations happening in every corner of the city.

Even the feeling quickly revealed the pulsing power emanating from their bodies.

I believe it is the effect of my evolution.

"ah! Rimuru-sama, you are awake! 」

I hear nostalgic voices.

And from behind me, I felt an aura of nostalgia.

I was hugged from behind by two warm and gentle hills.

Evolution doesn't change much my slime shape.

If anything, my color becomes silver with gold stripes.

So ... I was it, right? Golden Slime or something?

It can move at the speed of light.

While that may not be possible, I feel some sort of "highest kind of mucus" about me.

Here I was sitting on Shion's lap, her cheeks rubbing mine.

Yep. It feels amazing.

But thank goodness! As planned, he seems to have been resurrected.

And I have become the demon king.

Moreover, not only Shion, but every person who was subverted by the Blood Shadow had managed to come back to life.

I was worried whether the success rate was affected by the distance from me, so I'm glad everyone can bounce back.

Well, I guess even 『Great Sage』 made a mistake. I don't mind if they make me happy.

While rejoicing at his rebirth, I also obediently enjoyed his taste.

A truly heavenly moment.

But it was as if intent on ruining this beautiful moment,

「Oh, Rimuru-sama, are you awake?

But I've got to confirm whether you're entirely yourself, or we can't calm down.

You should remember our code, right?

Now, let me confirm.'S How's Shion doing? Will how you respond! 」

With an evil smile, Benimaru asked me.

Of course I remember, "It's terrible", right? Seriously, really worrying.

As I thought about responding, I noticed the danger I was facing.

Hm? Aren't I being detained by Shion right now …?

If I say 『This is terrible』 .. what will happen, I want to know …

A terrifying picture filled my mind.

Wouldn't he destroy me out of anger?

Damnit damnit! He got me!!! The classic Hiroaki style trap.

What am I supposed to say? What's a good response?

Alrighty! The Great Sage will definitely give a good answer.

I thought, and tried activating 『Sage Awas』 but did not respond.

What does this mean…? Hey, Awesome Sage !!!

Announcements. Unique Expertise 『Great Sage』 has evolved into Ultimate Skill 『Raphael』

As a result, it has been removed and cannot be used.≫

Oh ... Even my abilities evolved.

But, Raphael, huh? Named like an angel; it seems pretty amazing.

Moreover, the important thing was to escape from this dangerous situation.

All right, Raphael, what's the best way to fool Shion?

OlSolution. After some calculations, adequate phrases are not found≫

No use ~ !!!

The Great Sage was not good with this situation and Raphael was just as bad.

Honestly, evolution also affects names without changing parameters!

Of course, this exchange happened within a second.

「Eh? What about my cooking? 」

「Hmm? Oh, it's been a long time that Rimuru-sama wants to taste, right?

That way you will be able to show the results of your efforts.

Surely, he would happily accept food?

And just an extra note, I don't need to! 」

Benimaru said something evil.

And to try to leave himself .. This!

You know ... right when I wake up in a good mood, the eternal sleep punishable is …!

Shion happily accepted her proposal, and hurriedly ran shouting, “I have received her help!”

I felt a great fear following me.

"Hey what are you doing! There's no way I can answer 『Aglorious』 you know!

You deliberately set me up, didn't you, Benimaru! 」

「Hahaha, I don't know what you're talking about. Well, shouldn't you have a taste after all this time? Thanks to the constant taste testing I did, I just obtained the acquired Poison Resistance 』...」

Benimaru said with a distant look.

A... Are you kidding me? 『Resistance Poison』 …

Didn't you just equate his cooking with poison ?!

What a tragedy. To find myself in it right after waking up.

Only after enduring one danger, to find myself in another danger?

The revived ones have come to greet me.

Although their auras changed slightly, their personalities seemed to be the same.

There were no irregularities in the memories, and their souls were properly attached to their bodies.

However, each of them has gained extra skills 『Memori Sempurna』

「In this way, no matter how many times we die, we will rise!」

They say as a joke ... or not?

Extra expertise 「Memori Sempurna」 is a skill related to soul memory.

What was normally impossible, but they had now acquired the skills reserved for spiritual life forms only.

After each of them gave their greetings, they all returned to work at the festival.

Whether to celebrate their newfound power or what, they decide to hold a festival.

But, when they start coming up with funny names for it, like Party Birthday Party Maou 』or『 Let's Worship Party Rimuru-sama 』for example, I sincerely want to stop them.

All right, it's okay.

They can enjoy all the fun they want today. After all, they were already in a very lively atmosphere.

For me Japanese people who love festivals, any excuse is pretty good.

Because coming up with some random reason to drink a lot is the nature of every adult.

I had offered to help, but respectfully they rejected my offer.

Well, I can't boast of my ability to prepare for the festival, so I will rest as requested.

Then, someone I had seen around here ran a lot towards me.

Your Resurrection crew filled me with endless joy.

Allow me to congratulate you from the bottom of my heart on your rebirth as the demon lord 」

He said, bowing deeply.

Who'sis that? It seems like the demons are ranked very high, but I don't know …

「And please forgive that irreverence, but in connection with my previous request to be your humble servant …

How do you respond? Have you made a decision? 」

Be my servant ..? he said?

Umm, I remember summoning one or two larger demons …

But no matter how I look at it, he clearly surpasses them?

I was sleepy back then and couldn't see well, so could she be one of them …?

「Are you the one I called using a soldier corpse?」

"As you say. It was really a delicious meal.

As a result, I managed to materialize. 」

「... Ah, really so. Good for you"

What about the other two?

OlSolution. 〈Secret〉 Awakening Art lacks the necessary energy.

Thus, and to fulfill their wishes, they have been used and removed.≫

Waw.

Raphael said horrible things in a happy tone.

It was even more ruthless than the Great Sage, and only showed off that evil personality. And although I thought it was useless a moment ago, it has been supporting me from the shadows all along.

Sorry for thinking you're useless.

However, to use those demons that only wanted to be useful to me was simply pitiful …

「Alright, understand. From now on you are one of my friends.

What's yourname?"

「Oh! You're too good. But the one like me is just a nameless demon. 」

Hm? High ranking existence but no name, yes.

Can't help Let's give him a name.

But what's a good name?

There would be no copyright infringement if I used it, right? But, since this is a different world, I probably won't be prosecuted …

Ah, whatever.

"good. In that case, you wouldn't mind if I gave you a name, would you? 」

「Are you really? 'This is the greatest gift imaginable !!! 」

Her beautiful face curved in a happy smile.

Yep, I really tend to be loved by monsters.

Seriously time.

This time, the super car series.

Is that…

「Your name is Diablo.

Accept that name, and be my guardian god! 」

When I named it a certain amount of energy came out of me.

I'm really used to feeling this. But hey, he only took half, at most.

I mean, I'm worried about being a high demon and he'll take it all, but …

If I remember correctly, when I named the Greater Demon Beretta I only had a third of what I had; I guess the Great Demon was also a high-ranking existence.

OlSolution. Individual: Diablo is the Archdemon to begin with.

As a result of evolution, the total amount of Master's magical energy had greatly increased.

Compared to the original number, it is now ten times larger≫

Y-yeah.

Did Raphael randomly decide to offer advice .. But, I seem to be saying something inexcusable.

I mean, I'm glad it's ten times bigger now, but he took half of it ?!

This ... that, right? "Ups, I did it again" felt?

Wouldn't he be a very powerful demon?

The demon in front of me, kneeling down, stopped moving. A black cocoon wrapped around his body creating a perfect evolutionary posture.

Yep, I've done it again.

There's no cure for stupidity, so there's nothing I can do about this right now.

Let's hope that he decides to go on a rampage, that I will be able to stop him.

Since evolution doesn't seem to be coming to an end, I left it there.

From now on: let's be careful about naming monsters!

I promised myself but was sure that I would not keep this promise.

After completely forgetting Diablo, I spent time watching the preparations for the festival.

While everyone was happily fulfilling their duties, I was afraid of the meal prepared by Shion.

And then, it came.

The dreaded, Shion Cuisine .. is also known as the deadliest weapon around.

With a bright and happy smile she brought me food (?).

It's time to pray. That'shere.

Look at the steaming dishes, look,

「W-waaaaaait ~! Whatisthis? What the fuck?"

It's not food.

I will not allow anyone to recognize this as a cuisine.

Many things flow in the broth? Is he trying to make ... Stew?

Listen girl, when someone questions your food, you've lost it.

「Hey, hey! Shion, wait. I have something I need to ask.

Have you heard the phrase "prepare potion"? 」

「Of course, Rimuru-sama! How doesit look? Doesn't that look delicious? 」

"You fool!

Why are carrots, potatoes, peppers, onions, and other ingredients floating there ?!

So you can distinguish them by looking or something?

You have to peel and cut it first! 」

I'm yelling.

And when I saw Benimaru passing by,

「What is all this about? Clearly no improvement? 」

Dodging my words like holy water, Benimaru shrugged his shoulders,

「No, this is impossible for me.

I've hit the wall. The wall is called reality.

I never thought that something was impossible, but this time I felt the defeat of 」

He said, stay away.

What's with the "wall crap called reality". Stop fucking with me.

I have to eat it, yeah …?

When I saw Shion, her eyes were full of tears and she was shaking.

Having no choice, opening my heart to the unknown like a monk, I decided to take the first step towards nirvana …

「Understand, I'll eat it.

But, next time, please at least prepare the material .. 」

「Umm, about that. I did try, but finally I cut the building .. 」

"Huh?"

「No," Hercules' Edge "very sharp, but rather long ...」

He pointed at odachi on his back.

She's cooking, isn't .. trying to cook with it ?!

When I saw Benimaru, he raised his hand as if giving up.

What an unreliable man. My opinion of him quickly fell.

「The sword is not a tool for cooking. Youunderstand?

Surely there's a knife around or something? 」

「No, I'm one with" Hercules' Edge "so cheat it a little ..」

「Ah, so yes. I'm thinking of giving you a knife as a gift right away, but I guess there's no need for that right now. 」

"I was wrong! "Hercules 'Edge" is fine with me having an affair, he said! 」

「So ... I'll give you the knife in a moment, so please use it to cook」

What a nice guy.

It has to be done. At the very least, the potion shouldn't come out like that anymore.

If I am in this food ... no, I refuse to acknowledge it as food! .. If I eat this thing, I should get 『Resistance Poison』 I guess.

It might be useful from now on.

There is no choice, I have evolved into a demon lord. I will not die from eating some food.

I turned into my human form, and committed to eating it.

Strengthen myself, I “welcome” some unknown substances into my mouth.

Without chewing, I swallow .. Huh? Something is wrong.

Very delicious.

N-no way! Although it looks completely inedible.

I opened my eyes, and, very carefully, ate another spoonful.

Delicious…

Benimaru looked at me, as if he was praying. His eyes asked if I was okay.

Which means that when Benimaru tasted it, it was really bad.

Shion had a triumphant smile on his face.

That bothers me a little.

「Shion, what is this …

Why, unlike how it looks, does it taste good? 」

Fufufu, the problem is …

He said, and began the explanation …

In short, in the midst of evolution, when he needed to express his beloved wishes, he wished for his cooking to be delicious.

I bet only he made such a request during my gift-giving ceremony.

What was he thinking, seriously?

But, I guess it's just like him; no, this is who Shion is.

「Ehe. So, I acquired this skill.

Name, unique skills 『Masak』! 」

I was so impressed that there was nothing to say.

In order to obtain a unique skill for cooking, how persistent was he?

When I asked about it, it turned out that no matter what she used, it turned out to be delicious.

When Shuna found out about this, her eyes were filled with tears of despair and hatred. Well, for someone who goes to great lengths to succeed, such a skill is inexcusable.

But Shion really went off of course trying to improve.

Well, it's like him, I guess.

Therefore, that day was a festival preparation, and we partied far away at night.

Completely erasing the atmosphere of tragedy a few days ago, the city with a smiling face.

Youmu and Ellen also participated in the festival, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

There are a lot of dead ends to fix tomorrow, and we need to discuss the future.

But not now.

Now, let's enjoy our lives to the fullest.

It's just our way of life.