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

All right, Milim. Kill that irksome slime.

After Rimuru declared himself a Demon Lord,

Walpurgis was held to determine his punishment.

And when he crashed the party,

he saw a familiar face there.

It was my friend, Milim!

But her mind was being controlled by Clayman.

Well, truthfully, he wasn't exactly controlling her, y'see.

Anyway, facing Milim's relentless attacks,

he was in a bind.

She had him on the ropes. Rimuru was done for!

Unless he came up with something quick,

she'd kill him dead!

What can you even do in that situation?

Then, suddenly!

Holy wow, that came out of nowhere,

what'd you do that for, meanie?

- -

No way. Veldora is here?

Our gallant hero made his entrance

just in the nick of time, Rimuru's dearest BFF!

Me! The Storm Dragon Veldora!

He had sensed his friend was in danger

and rushed to his rescue.

Really? Is that what happened?

As I understand,

you wanted to read more of your so called "manga",

and that's the reason you showed up unannounced.

Urk! Wait, how'd you know that?

I mean, of course not! You've got it all wrong, okay?

Like I said, I sensed that Rimuru was in trouble!

Listen, you're the one who asked me

about what happened at Walpurgis!

I can't tell the story if you keep interrupting

I thought you said you made your entrance

partway through Walpurgis.

So, how would you know what transpired before you arrived?

Urk! Well, you see, I'm connected to Rimuru

through a spiritual pathway!

Which means, if I'm not physically there,

I can still sense what's going on around him!

But from the moment Lord Rimuru departed,

I believe you spent all your time reading manga.

Urk! Well, uh, I can do both, you know!

Oh, my.

I didn't know you were quite that skilled.

By the way, where is Lord Rimuru now?

Hmm. It seems he's fairly close to Tempest.

Everyone's probably getting ready to welcome him back.

I see. That means he'll be here soon enough.

I suppose hearing the tale of my master's victory

at Walpurgis again will have to tide me over until he arrives.

Huh. Wait a second!

So you've already heard about what happened?

I don't understand how that's possible.

How could word have reached you so quickly?

I reached out to Miss Shion

and Miss Treyni telepathically,

and they recounted the meeting for me.

Somehow, I get the feeling

that nobody trusts me.

Oh, no, that's not the case at all!

I'm eager to hear your side of the story, Lord Veldora.

Is that so?

Right! Get ready.

I'll tell you everything there is to know about that day!

Of course.

Please go on.

I'm absolutely certain that I'll enjoy hearing

your account of Lord Rimuru's exploits during Walpurgis.

As Tempest grew and flourished,

the human Kingdom of Falmuth joined forces

with the Western Holy Church to march against the city.

Then out great Rimuru became a Demon Lord,

and dashed their ambitions to pieces.

Wha? You're starting the story here?

Afterwards, I was summoned

by my master who, in his great wisdom,

granted me the name Diablo.

The way he looked when we met each other.

The beautiful ring of the name Diablo

echoing in my ears when he said it for the first time.

Just remembering it all

makes my heart feel like it's soaring!

Uh, you all right my guy?

And then, King Gazel of Dwargon,

Marquis Erald of the Sorcerous Dynasty of Thalion,

and Fuze of the Kingdom of Blumund came here.

These important figures gathered to discuss

the future of Tempest.

Now wait just a second!

You're forgetting something super important!

Please forgive me, but I don't know what you mean.

I find it simply inconceivable that I could forget

even a single detail concerning Lord Rimuru.

I made my grand return before all that happened!

Ah, that's right! And a marvelous return it was!

Anyway, let us carry on.

Huh? Already? Aw, okay.

I thought I made my choice clear.

We're not a nation of fools.

A simple decision, really.

Lord Rimuru unveiled his illustrious past,

including his reincarnation

and his meeting with you, Lord Veldora,

thus winning the trust of King Gazel

and the other dignitaries.

Because of that

even the Sorcerous Dynasty of Thalion

agreed to diplomatic relations with Tempest.

Only Lord Rimuru's noble soul

could've accomplished such a feat!

A sign of his innate virtue!

I couldn't agree more!

Tempest, your country is doomed to fall!

Huh?

What did you say?

Ramiris kinda killed the mood with that news.

It seems Walpurgis has been set in motion!

Cool. But I don't know what that is.

It's the Demon Lords' banquet, duh!

An incredibly special event that all Demon Lords attend!

Yes, that's what I've heard, anyway.

The day the Demon Lords gather was named "Walpurgis"

by the Western Holy Church.

Basically, it's where all the Demon Lords get together

to drink tea while discussing urgent reports

and amusing topics.

According to the Demon Lord Ramiris,

for Walpurgis to be called, it first must be approved

by at least three of the ten Demon Lords.

We learned it was endorsed by Clayman,

Demon Lord Frey and Lady Milim.

They pushed to hold this Walpurgis to decide

how Lord Rimuru would be punished

for declaring himself a Demon Lord.

Hm. That would explain things.

If I'm not mistaken,

weren't you present when we learned all of this?

Of course I was!

It's not like I was so absorbed in reading

the sacred texts that I tuned everybody out for a bit!

But enough about me,

it turns out that Clayman guy

was actually the mastermind

behind a number of other incidents.

Right.

From what I gathered, he caused problems

for Lord Rimuru on many occasions.

If only I had found my way to my master's side sooner,

I would've ground him to dust long ago.

As for Lady Milim.

While under Clayman's mind control,

it seems she challenged the Demon Lord Carrion.

Wait. Did you say mind control?

No, that wasn't it.

Greetings Eurazania.

I'm Milim Nava, and starting today,

I void any past agreements between the Demon Lords.

I declare war on the beast master himself.

That's you Demon Lord Carrion.

Drago-Nova!

Lord Carrion was defeated,

and the capital of Eurazania fell to ruin.

Meanwhile, Clayman's army was already on the move.

However...

Perhaps we're mistaken then,

and Clayman's target isn't our city.

I was convinced he was coming after Tempest,

but maybe he's not. So what could he be after?

The Animal Kingdom?

Are you saying Clayman's after Eurazania?

Why though? The capital's destroyed.

The only people left are the refugees

in the surrounding towns and villages.

What would be the purpose of that?

Hm.

Answer. One can speculate

that Demon Lord Clayman's ultimate goal is to awaken

as a True Demon Lord.

I do not believe this town factors into his plan.

However, his methods are immature,

as they require him to destroy the remaining life

in Eurazania based on an inaccurate inference.

Most likely.

Clayman wants to massacre the remaining refugees.

Then he'd be able to awaken as a True Demon Lord.

-Benimaru. -Yes?

-Stop him. -Ha! I'll crush him.

Oh, uh, I mean, leave it to me.

Hey, Ramiris. Could I attend the event, too?

What? Attend Walpurgis?

Yeah, I thought it would be really interesting

if I went and saw Clayman myself.

Turn Walpurgis into a little surprise party.

I must say. Lord Rimuru's decision

to attend Walpurgis personally was a stroke of genius.

If he was a genius, he would've brought us along!

Rimuru's a cruel one.

I share in your disappointment.