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

Since the battle with the Orc Lord ended,

we've been incredibly busy here,

but with everyone chipping in, things are settling down.

So, what's my schedule for today?

There are no urgent items today.

Oh, nice!

You can take some time to rest for a change.

Now that I think about it, I haven't had any days off.

Okay, I'm gonna forget all about work

and just have a lazy day!

Please be as lazy as you'd like.

Glance.

Boing, boing.

Boing, boing, boing.

Boing, boing, boing, boing, boing.

Boing, boing.

Glance.

One more try!

Aw...

Glance.

Fidgeting

Hup.

Oh, no. We couldn't trouble you to do the cooking, as well.

There's no need for such concern.

I'll do everything I can.

Uh...

Got anything?

Pardon?

Like... any work?

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Slime Diaries

Day 2: The Air in Spring and...

So you ended up going back to work?

When they told me I didn't need to do anything, I just got restless.

Man!

When you get a rare day off, you gotta have fun with it!

O-Oh...

We've had some fun new businesses pop up lately.

Oh?

You can count on me to give you the tour!

Oh!

Here ya go.

See? The food at these street stalls is great!

Yeah!

And over there!

We've even got a gift shop.

Oh?

Between you and me, I hope we get a place with some ladies soon.

Ooh, yeah!

Where did he go?

Yikes!

Captain Rigur and Master Hakuro!

Whoa!

Did we imagine it?

He got away from us.

Man, enjoying a day off isn't easy, huh?

Wait. I think you're just playing hooky.

Oh?

Brother, are you on standby today?

If you are...

No.

Even on a day off,

I still need to discipline my mind and body, as well as care for my weapons.

A peaceful day like this

is exactly when I must polish the sword that protects us.

For Great Rimuru, for you, and for everyone in this town.

Brother...

But still...

I need to clean, so you can do that outside, okay?

I guess in the end, I was a workaholic, too.

So I'm in no place to lecture you.

But you take pleasure in all you do, Great Rimuru.

I merely lose myself in constant work.

Even when I do get a break, I only feel lost.

When my hands are idle, I feel as if I stand out from the rest of the town.

Do you... like kids?

No... I, um...

Whoa, there. Be careful.

I'm not sure if I "like" them.

This just... happens, for some reason.

Oh, I didn't know you were there, Great Rimuru.

My own secret fun.

Pardon me.

Ririna-san! I don't see you here often.

The time has come to begin preparing the fields.

What shall we do?

Preparing the Fields = Work

That's it!

Preparing the Fields = Work

Get everyone together first thing in the morning!

Very well. I'll go and let everyone know.

All right!

We're gonna work those fields!

As a step toward increasing the self-sufficiency of our growing town,

we decided to start lots of fields for farming.

It has long been said that any land that yields good food is good land.

That's what I want our land to be.

At any rate, I'll be counting on all of your help today.

Understood!

You think we can grow the kinds of vegetables they sell in town?

I bet it'll be fun to help!

Let's all work hard on this!

There is that saying about what one can't do on an empty stomach.

I don't want to let our children starve.

I know, right?!

I relate!

Guoooogh

We all want to eat delicious food, don't we?

All right! Start planting!

Yeah!

You can be in charge of that field over there.

We gotta do our part, too!

I'm getting tired.

Yeah.

I wanna ditch this work.

I think it's pretty fun.

Man, you sound like such a stiff.

Hey, Gobta, are you hearing this?

Wait, what?!

He's not even working! He's faking it!

Gobta! Why are you slacking off?

I'm not.

I was training in Meditation!

Meditation...

I get it! Meditation!

Hey, Gobta!

Kurobei?!

I finished the thing Great Rimuru asked for.

For real?!

Reward for the Gabiru Battle

All right! I've been waiting for this!

From that time, right?!

Man, I really thought I was dead meat!

Gobta, this weapon can split the earth with one swing.

It's a blade I'm most satisfied with.

I-It's amazing!

Now I'll be even stronger—

Maybe...?

Weapon

Hoe

Amazing, Gobta!

The hard ground is breaking right apart!

It's really getting plowed!

It's like the hoe is an extension of your body!

Are you saying this is what suits me best?!

Did I get something wrong?

What are these beans?

Soybeans

You're planting an awful lot of them.

They're soybeans.

Oh...

If we grow them right, we can make lots of things from them.

Seasonings like miso and soy sauce...

And natto, too.

Natto?

Natto is, put simply...

rotten beans!

Have some, Shion! They're tasty!

Don't be shy. Let me thank you for all the feasts you've made for me!

I just love these slimy, stretchy, rotten beans!

Great Rimuru thinks rotten beans

are good

Great Rimuru thinks rotten

Great Rimuru thinks rotten things are good!

Great Rimuru thinks rotten things are good!

Let me amend that! They're fermented! Fermented!

Look forward to my next meal!

The whole table will be covered with rotten things!

Don't, Shion!

What are you planning to make from those notes?!

Shion!

Slime Diaries: to be continued!

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime