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

Maribel has died.

To unify the rights

of all humans to live, in both the east and the west,

to stand against the Demon Lords...

There is no other way to protect humanity.

Now, however...

hope has been lost.

Do not be bitter.

You have your own...

Yes, I know.

I can't say how much longer I might live.

I have no choice but to wager on the faintest glimmer of hope.

Humans... Heroes... Demon Lords...

The time for collusion is over,

Luminus!

It's been more than a month since we were in the ruins.

What happened to Maribel was treated as an accident.

I'm sure the Kingdom of Seltrozzo

didn't want the fact that their princess attacked an allied nation

to be known to the public.

Granville Rozzo has remained eerily silent.

Yuuki hasn't made any significant moves either,

but I have no doubt there's still something going on beneath the surface.

But not everything that's happening is bad!

Now freed from Maribel's control,

the Council came to us— or at least, to me—

to be its new unifying force.

So Tempest is gonna be the biggest faction in the Council, huh?

Notice.

There are many issues, both domestic and foreign, waiting to be tackled next.

Well, being the biggest faction in the Council

gives us a big foothold toward achieving my ideals!

So let's do this!

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4

Episode 84: Tempest Evolves

Thank you all for attending today.

I have something very important to report to you all.

From this point on, Tempest...

will transition to a new stage!

A new stage?

Is it time for another festival?

No!

Ahem.

Tempest is now the largest faction in the Council.

That means we will be deeply involved in the human society of the Western Nations.

And that means the time has come for this country to evolve.

We're making Tempest a constitutional state!

Constitutional state?

Great Rimuru, what is a constitutional state?

It's a country that's governed by the rule of law.

"The law" means the rules that apply to the whole country.

And those rules take precedence in all things.

Even over me, of course.

Over you?!

Wait a moment!

So what would happen if you were to break "the law"?

I'd be judged, of course.

I can't accept that!

Do things really need to change that much?!

Hey, now, take it easy.

Monsters are stronger than humans,

which is why they see us as a threat.

So if we monsters adopt the rules of human society,

we'll be able to demonstrate to them that we're safe.

It's an important step toward my Monster-and-Man Cooperative Alliance.

Now I'll explain what this entails.

To become a constitutional state,

we'll implement a system that divides authority between three entities.

It's called...

separation of powers.

Here it is!

Separation of...

...powers?

Power will be divided among three entities: a legislative branch that makes laws,

an executive branch that runs the country based on those laws,

and a judicial branch that uses the law to judge cases.

It's meant to prevent letting one entity have all the power,

and the three branches keep each other in check.

Separation of Powers in Tempest

Legislative: makes laws

Regurd

Executive: runs country based on laws

Rogurd

Judicial: uses law to judge

Rugurd

I've already asked Regurd, Rogurd, and Rugurd to head each branch.

Everyone keeping up so far?

Of course!

You sure?

Yes!

Shion gets a supplementary lesson later!

I look forward to it!

I don't think she knows what that means...

Then again, I'm still studying it with Rigurd myself.

Oh, by the way...

Legislative: makes laws

Executive: runs country based on laws

Judicial: uses law to judge

the executive branch will have a public prosecutor's office,

Public Prosecutor's Office

and we'll build a courthouse for the judicial branch...

Courthouse

but to be honest, I'm having trouble deciding who should run those.

Is there some problem?

Yeah.

There'll be an attorney general who cracks down on law-breakers

Attorney General

and a chief justice in charge of judging them,

Chief Justice

but those are both jobs that tend to become targets for resentment.

Monsters generally live by "survival of the fittest," right?

You did a bad thing, so you are guilty. Understand?

Guilty

So weak monsters might...

Rip!

Oh, no!

I see. So they'll need to be able to defend themselves.

Many of those who excel at office work are of weaker races,

and those of stronger races tend to struggle with such tasks.

Right...

That is indeed challenging.

Well, the thing is, there's one more that we'll need...

What might that be?

A military attaché we can send to the Council.

Military attaché?

Someone who can bring the Council together in my place.

I wonder who I can send...

As an arbitrator, they'd need to have smarts and social skills,

a certain degree of charisma,

and ideally, the ability to fight.

But if we need someone who has all that...

Diablo?

Of course!

That might be a good idea.

Yes! If we send that pest away,

the first secretary's job will be all the more vital!

There could be no one better suited for the role!

You're making it personal?

Then again,

he went looking for a subordinate because he hates odd jobs like that...

Gaia...

Have you been to the new cafeteria?

Yeah, isn't it amazing?

Well, no use stressing over people who aren't here.

I'll just have to do some observing!

Wh-What was that?!

What happened, Kurobe?!

Oh, Great Rimuru! Perfect timing!

Huh? A sword?

Answer.

Answer

This is a broad sword transformed into a magic weapon,

Weapon

Magic Weapon

the Broad Sword.

A magic weapon?

Wait, you didn't!

I sure did.

The sword you gave me the idea for is finished!

Now, watch.

When you place a core in one of these holes,

it gains the core's attribute,

turning it into a magic weapon.

Ah...

And all of these are cores?

Yep. They're different colors depending on their attribute.

I call them "element cores."

Different combinations produce different effects.

So that explosion earlier...

I'll just show you step by step.

First, when we add one fire core...

That's what it can do.

Next, we add one water core.

With one of each...

the strength of the flame is reduced.

I get it.

With two flame cores and one water core...

you get ten times the power!

That's just a vapor explosion!

Notice.

Notice

Depending on the combination of element cores,

Water Wind Fire

Wind Fire Water

Earth Water Fire

Wind Earth Earth

Earth Water Water

Fire Wind Wind

Fire Earth Wind

Earth Fire Water

Earth Wind

Fire Water Earth

Water Fire Earth

Fire Wind

the sword can potentially have Legend-grade power.

Earth Water

Earth Water Wind

Fire Fire Water

Earth Wind

What the heck?! That's so cool!