That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (転生したらスライムだった件)

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Uh...

Where is he hiding?

Huh?

Pardon me, have you two seen Lord Rimuru anywhere?

No, I can't say that I have.

It is a great tragedy!

I've yet to lay eyes on his visage.

Oh, I see.

Lord Rimuru.

Where have you run off to?

Look at that.

This place really has grown, huh?

Our festival to celebrate the inception

of our nation of monsters, Tempest, was a huge success.

It started out as just a tiny little goblin village.

From there, things steadily grew

from that Podunk village into a proper town,

and we gained a ton of new friends.

We've got loads of different

urban planning projects underway,

including a super crazy dungeon we opened up.

I wanna keep up this momentum until we build a world

where monsters and humans can prosper

alongside one another.

A monster-and-man alliance of the ages!

And I'll still be counting on your help, Raphael.

Understood. Leave it to me, Master.

Sweet!

Ken, ken, po! Ha!

You really saved my hide yesterday.

I mean, we gotta watch out for each other, don't we?

Well, then!

How 'bout we go drinking?

Hell, yeah!

-Huh? -Ah.

Lord Rimuru!

Yo!

Well, good morning, Lord Rimuru.

Morning!

Good day to you, Lord Rimuru.

Good day to you, too.

-It's so good to see you! -Heya!

Wait up!

Hey, be careful.

Watch where you're going.

'Kay!

'Kay!

- Lord Rimuru! -Huh?

Food's hot and ready.

Come on over and have your fill!

Whoa, are you sure?

- -They smell so good!

So, my lord,

I assume that you're here checking up on the town?

Yup.

Proper inspections are important, ya know?

That's Lord Rimuru for ya.

Mm-hmm.

Right.

-So that goes there-- - 'Sup, Rigurd?

Ah, Lord Rimuru!

I brought you these.

-Thought you might be hungry. - Thank you.

We appreciate you looking out for us.

So, what is this?

That sounds awesome!

To think we finally have a place to put the Magitrain!

You're bringing every man's dream to life here!

And there's even more good news.

The Eurazania site has been chosen as well!

Uh-huh.

They're adding it to the first floor of the castle

that's being built there, right?

Geld's team is handling that project.

Tempest to Eurazania.

And someday, other countries

will all be connected via Magitrains.

Also, the construction within the city

is coming along smoothly.

The new assembly building should be finished soon.

You mean the one you're making extra snazzy

for no reason at all?

Yup.

It's essential people know your power across the land!

Right. Well,

it's great there's so much progress happening in the city.

That reminds me.

Is what we heard about you expanding the dungeon true?

Hey, that's right! I forgot to tell you guys!

We moved Gabiru's research team

out of the cave they were working in,

and on top of that, we wound up putting together

a members-only elf bar on floor 95!

Mwah!

[Rimuru, Gobkyu, Rigurd chuckling shyly]

What?! Dungeon my ass!

There are just a bunch of enemies down there.

No rare weapons or nothin'!

You don't actually want folks to beat it, do ya?

-As we informed you previously-- - Shut your gob!

You greenies are runnin' a big scam!

Charging us our hard-earned coins just to go in!

All you monsters are nothin' but trouble, I swear.

What was that?!

Just let it go.

You there, release my guard.

What?!

Huh?

Huh.

Wonder why he was so aggressive.

What's up?

Somethin' happenin' over here?

Lord Rimuru.

That guy attempted to take on the dungeon,

but since he wasn't able to even reach the second floor,

he got a little upset.

It's been a common complaint.

Wait, for real?

I'm sorry that's been affecting all of you.

Nah.

They're just lashing out.

Quite pathetic to take it out on our men.

But even so, if this keeps up,

it's gonna hurt our business in the long run.

We'll have to give it some thought.

Elementalists,

a special class of mage that commands spirits.

Who can tell me what's unique about their magic?

Raise your hand.

Me!

Ooh, me! Pick me!

Pick me!

-Me, me, me, me! -Lord Rimuru?

What are you doing here?

I'm here to study with you.

Explain yourself.

What do you think you're doing in my classroom?

Well, I, um,

just kinda thought I could learn--

- Learn elsewhere. -

Uh...

Are you all right?

Man, this sucks.

That Elementalist magic stuff sounded kinda interesting.

Just look at them.

Whenever Hinata is speaking,

they all listen so very intently.

We appreciate her taking so much time

to help teach the children.

Well, Hinata is an expert in using spirits,

so her tackling these lessons is perfect.

I gotta say, though,

I didn't think she'd agree to it in a million years.

Mm.

The children really do seem far happier

since they transferred to the school here in Tempest.

It's wonderful they all became friends so quickly.

Mm-hmm.

More than anything,

I couldn't leave them in Engrassia.

Especially now that we know

more than likely, Yuuki is actually a bad dude.

What the heck is that smell?

I see.

So this is what death feels like.

It is remarkably intriguing.

What is wrong with you?

How could you possibly serve

as Lord Rimuru's second secretary in that state?

What I want to know...

Were you truly intending to serve this filth to him?

And so what if I was?

-Hmm? -

What ya makin' in here?

Hello there, Lord Rimuru.

I just had the most valuable of experiences, and I wish--

No, it's nothing! Don't worry about it, my lord,

because you see, it's, um, well-- It wasn't--

- -Right.

I do believe Miss Shuna was searching for you earlier.

Has she managed to connect with you?

Lord Rimuru!

There you are.

I was beginning to believe you'd gone missing.

Is something wrong, Shuna?