Tensura Nikki: Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken (The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)

That oughta do it.

One day, in the midst of a very hot summer,

we were checking out a certain large lake in the Forest of Jura

as a possible location for a summer retreat.

It's so beautiful!

I never knew there was a great place like this beyond the forest!

It reminds me of my homeland in Lake Siss.

And how fortunate that the weather is so nice today.

Great Rimuru! The tents are up!

All right! Let's change into our swimsuits!

Right!

Hey! You all done changing?

Yes, Great Rimuru!

Time to reveal our lovely swimsuits.

All right, then...

Yahoo!

Let's have some fun!

Huh?!

But... Great Rimuru!

What kind of swimsuit is that?!

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Slime Diaries

Day 4: A Day in a Swimsuit

There we go.

Hey! You all done changing?

Yes, Great Rimuru!

Time to reveal our lovely swimsuits.

All right, then...

Let's have some fun!

Huh?!

But... Great Rimuru!

What kind of swimsuit is that?!

Got a problem with it?

Look at you, Rimuru, having all kinds of fun.

It appears he's come to swim in the lake.

While I'm stuck here,

plugging away at the analysis of Unlimited Imprisonment...

How carefree can he be?

Weren't you contemplating your move?

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That aside, what are those things they're wearing?!

They're called swimsuits.

Humans and similar creatures wear them when entering water.

They normally keep themselves fully covered!

Now they're totally exposed!

I don't see how they offer any sort of protection, either.

If someone attacked their bellies, it would be fatal.

Rimuru's keeping himself protected, though.

That's my boy!

That isn't a very common pattern.

Is it meant to mimic the Tempest Serpent or something?

Not that Rimuru needs any sort of protection or disguise, of course.

Most monsters only cover the bare minimum with their regular garments,

much less swimsuits.

Indeed.

Yet the more evolved and intelligent a creature is,

the more it tends to cover its skin.

Of course, even higher beings such as majin and Demon Lords

often expose more skin instead.

But in general, the act of wearing clothes

is seen as a sign that a species is intelligent.

Incidentally, Ifrit...

You are a spirit, and you wear a garment on your lower half.

Huh?

Maybe I should wear clothes, too...

What?

Okay, let's warm up!

Right!

One, two... One, two... One, two...

Great Rimuru!

We do have this...

And this!

Why don't you wear these?!

They're so cute!

Huh?

Why are mine more visibly frilly and skimpy than yours?

Mister Garm and Mister Dord worked very hard to design custom swimsuits for all of us!

The line here is just great!

It's bold, yet cute!

This design brings out all of a girl's charms!

And not in a dirty way!

They explained it with such persistence!

Those old farts...

They're true artisans.

I'm impressed that convinced you guys to wear them.

Why don't we compromise and have Lady Shion wear it?

That'll make Garm and Dord happy, too!

Huh?

Here!

Here! Here!

Nah, Shion can't wear that. Too much would hang out.

Those without boobs need to stay out of this!

Soka?

What's the matter?

Uh, nothing...

I came along as a guard, so this outfit is...

I only recently assumed this form,

so I can't help feeling strange...

My, my, my! You look so pure!

You have nothing to worry about.

It looks fantastic on you!

And we're here to have fun today,

so you don't need to be so nervous. Try to relax.

You are perfectly supple and beautiful!

That's right! You have such a pretty little butt!

What happened to your tail?

And now I'm all warmed up!

Now, let's have some fun!

You sure are tough.

Heh! You can't play with girls if you're not tough!

Here I come!

Take that!

That's cold!

Now you've done it!

There! There!

Take that!

You've done it now!

Th-This is a high-ranking world...

Take that! And that!

Just stop. You hung in there long enough.

Oh, boy...

Aren't you gonna swim, Hakuro?

Cold water is a bit harsh on these old bones.

I cannot enjoy it as you young folks do.

I believe I will just cast out my line and gaze out upon the lake.

One might call it a bit of life laundry.

Why's a master swordsman like you talking like such an old man?

Perhaps there is something to be said for acting younger than one's age at times.

Look forward to tonight's dinner.

Is that thing even edible?

It's so cool!

Great Rimuru! Let's split a watermelon!

Oh, good idea!

Hey, you guys! Come on back!

Okay!

Seven... Eight...

Nine...

Ten!

Hey, hey!

What's wrong, Shion-san?

You can do it!

More to your right! Your right!

This is more difficult than I imagined...

Watermelon... Watermelon...

Watermelons are round.

And round is...

Great Rimuru.

Yes, if I see it not as a watermelon,

but train my mind to see it as my beloved Great Rimuru...

Try to find me!

There!

Huh?

Oh, dear. I missed.

Tee-hee!

The watermelon completely exploded.

You said you were seeing that thing as me, didn't you?

Soka

Hold it!