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Tch. A mere Ogre mercenary dares to defy me?

All these losses, just for one deserter?

I may be no more than an Ogre mercenary,

but I have a village and precious comrades I must protect.

Stopping now is not an option!

You mean those guys lying around there?

Well?

Oh? You gonna come at me?

Whoa, there!

What? Is that all you've got?

You were more trouble than you're worth.

We're outta here.

Someone... Tell the village...

What would you like to do?

You mustn't move around yet.

Your wounds have not yet healed.

Where am I?

And... who are you?

I am the queen of the Kingdom of Raja.

My name is Towa.

Raja...

Towa?

We found you lying by a stream in the mountains and brought you here.

You were in grave danger.

Do you not remember?

I see.

It seems I am in your debt.

There is no need for thanks...

Hiiro.

Hiiro?

Save... him...

Please...

I grant you...

the name "Hiiro."

Your wounds were severe. We had no way to heal you.

I could only hope giving you a name to evolve you would be enough.

But...

I lacked the life force to give names to all of you.

My comrades... What happened to them?

I thought that if I could just save you...

Please forgive me for being so powerless.

There's nothing you need to apologize for.

Not when you went out of your way to care for them.

I thank you.

I understand now that you saved me.

But as I am now...

Do you intend to return to the Ogre Village?

Huh?

You spoke of it time and time again in your sleep.

You were asleep... for ten whole days.

Wait, Hiiro!

Hey!

Stop!

H-Hey!

I need to borrow this!

I'm sorry!

Come on, this way!

Wait for us!

Wait up!

This way!

Come on!

Hey, hold up!

This is...

what was once such a beautiful village?

I've lost the precious comrades left to me by the village chief,

and now my homeland...

Damned Orcs!

Curse you all!

Forgive me, my queen, but it's been four days.

It seems unlikely he will return.

Clearly, we misjudged him.

He was just a ruffian with no concept of gratitude.

No... Look!

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

The Scarlet Bond That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Find him?!

No! We've failed!

I can't even sense him!

Where the heck did that old geezer go?!

You called?

Oh—

...noooo!

You still rely too much on your sense of sight.

You're right!

Teach us again!

The indomitable Sir Gabiru!

So tough!

Indeed!

Ow...

Hey, where's Geld?

He's working.

He seemed concerned about how the job was coming along.

That should do it.

Man, he's so serious.

You'd best get serious about your training, as well.

I've received word that Geld is under attack.

No way! Enemies?!

I'll go help him!

We will go, as well!

Right!

I will inform Great Rimuru and our young master.

I sent "Youm the champion" and Diablo out to restore peace in Falmuth...

But was that the best idea?

I hope they don't overdo it.

Great Rimuru!

It's unhealthy to push yourself too hard.

Why don't you take a little break?

Good idea. Thanks, Shuna.

Let's take a breather.

Of course. Here you go.

For you, too, Shion.

Thank you.

I'll gladly have some.

Ah, that's good.

Very relaxing.

Sure is peaceful.

Yes.

I hope it will stay like this for a good, long time.

Well said.

Oh, that's right!

What's up, Shion?

I baked some of those "cookies" that you taught me a recipe for!

Please have them with your tea!

Whoa! Our peace just got shattered!

Go on, dig in!

Guoooogh Guoooogh Guoooogh Go on, dig in!

Guoooogh Guoooogh Guoooogh

I-I forgot I was in the middle of my weaving.

If you'll excuse me...

She's running away!

Hold it, Shuna!

I'm sorry, Great Rimuru.

A-An afterimage?!

Come, now, Great Rimuru! Don't be shy!

Guoooogh Come, now, Great Rimuru! Don't be shy!

Go on! Eat up! Guoooogh

Just because she has the skill Master Chef now... Guoooogh

doesn't mean the food's appearance isn't important!

Please enjoy them, Great Rimuru!

Raphael-san! Got any hints for me?! Please enjoy them, Great Rimuru!

Go on! Go on! Go on! Raphael-san! Got any hints for me?!

No, I do not. Go on! Go on! Go on!

Harsh...

Go on, now! Eat up! Guoooogh

H-Hang on, Shion!

I'm sensing something in the direction of the forest!

I should run—I mean, go check it out!

Huh?

Great Rimuru.

Geld is under attack in the forest.

See? I was right!

Off I go!

Wait, he's under attack?!

Damned Orc remnant!

You're targeting Tempest now?!

Are you a spy?!

You bastard!

That horn...

I will avenge my village!

Ogre Flame!

Did you just say "avenge"?

You're from the Ogre—

I don't know who you are, but—

Brother?

It can't be...

You're...

Is that you, Brother?

You're alive?

Young master?

Am I dreaming?

How are you alive?

The village was destroyed!

Yes, but I survived.

I was saved, and even given a name.

I'm called Benimaru now.

This is no dream.

It's too good to be a dream!

Me, too!

Hiiro.

That's my name.

Hiiro...

I see.

You've been named, as well.

Yes!

Could there be a happier coincidence?

How could you protect the Orc that destroyed our village?

It's a long story,

but we've reconciled.

This is Geld.

He's a valuable ally of ours here in Tempest.

An ally?

No. If you say it's true,

then the Orcs are no longer our enemy.

I sincerely apologize for my indiscretion.

No, it is true that we destroyed the Ogre Village.

That can never be forgiven, no matter how many times I apologize.

Captain?

What's going on?

This man called Benimaru and I were friends as children in the Ogre Village.

Brother?

Impossible...

Is it really you?

All of you...

And Master, too!

Brother!

Wow, you sure grew up!

It's been too long.

I can't believe you're alive.

I see.

So Hiiro-san is your childhood friend from the Ogre Village, huh?

Yes. He was as an older brother to us.

More like a ringleader, really.

Well, it's easy to see

that they all really adored you.

"Adored," eh?

We consider him our real brother.

That broken horn is a wound he received protecting me.

I see. So it's your badge of manhood!

He also saved me when I was about to fall off of a cliff.

He got into a lot of fights with Benimaru, too.

Yeah. I always lost, though.

Oh, come on.

I lost sometimes, too.

He was the strongest one in our village.

That's why he left home to work as a mercenary.

And I took ten others with me.

But we weren't blessed with very good employers.

Which country did you end up working for, anyway?

Distave.

Demon Lord Clayman's domain.

I thought I'd be able to make some good money,

but then I found out the Ogre Village was about to be attacked,

so I deserted his army.

But...

Brother Hiiro...

No, it's useless to think about it now.

Right now, I should just be happy to see all of you again.

This means my comrades didn't truly die in vain.

That's right!

The mere fact that you're alive is a win!

When I was nearly dead after a battle,

my life was saved by Queen Towa of the Kingdom of Raja.

I serve her now.

And she's the one who named you?

Naming another is a risk to one's own life.

It's not something that can just be done on a whim.

Yeah.

Raja is a very small kingdom that makes its living mining gold,

but some time ago, they completely mined out a large gold vein,

and it's now a mere shadow of the prosperous nation it once was.

Yet even in such trying times,

Queen Towa is giving of her own life force

to keep her kingdom, her people, alive.

Chikuan! How is the queen's condition?

Not good.

If she continues to use her magic to neutralize the toxins from the mines,

the curse will take over her whole body,

as it did with the queens who came before her.

That tiara...

The royal family has the ability to use the tiara's magic

to neutralize the mine toxins in the lake,

protecting the people from their poison.

But...

In exchange, the wearer absorbs the Curse Poison in the tiara?

The queen wouldn't have lost so much of her life force if she hadn't named you.

Oh, dear. My tongue slipped.

Still, I've tried many medicines, and none worked on the Curse Poison.

If we don't mine gold,

we can't import enough food to feed our people.

Yes, but we can't force the queen to risk her life further.

What if we cultivate the Great Forest of Jura?

That forest?

We can be self-sufficient in food.

The people can work the fields,

and the soldiers and I can hunt.

Don't be ridiculous!

You're talking about violating a forest guarded by the Storm Dragon Veldora!

You clearly aren't in your right mind!

Hiiro, you might not know this since you once lived in the Great Forest of Jura,

but there is an unspoken agreement among the surrounding nations

that the forest is inviolable.

Earning the wrath of Veldora would surely have disastrous consequences.

Let a sleeping god lie, as they say!

Are you saying you're fine with letting Queen Towa continue to suffer alone?!

Is that what you call being "in your right mind"?!

Now, calm down. We feel the same way you do.

The previous generation entrusted us with the queen.

We will protect her at any cost.

That is the last job we old fools have been tasked with.

Then—

Urgent report!

The army from Falmuth that has invaded the Great Forest of Jura

engaged in battle with a nation called Tempest

and was completely wiped out!

Tempest?

The nation that stopped the Orcs?

Their military is that powerful?

They also say the Storm Dragon Veldora was revived

by feeding on the bodies of the dead Falmuth soldiers!

This is exactly what I was talking about!

Do you get it now?

This is why the forest is inviolable!

They got what they had coming.

But the leader of Tempest, Rimuru,

successfully negotiated with the newly revived Veldora

to prevent all casualties outside Falmuth's army before they could happen.

What?!

Their leader, Rimuru?

If we tell him what's going on, maybe he'll agree to the cultivation!

They do say his nation accepts monsters of all types.

True...

I will serve as our messenger to Tempest.

You won't object to that now, will you?

Very well.

Do be careful.

We can't have you poking at a bush and flushing out a snake.

I know that. It's a dragon I want to see.

A snake won't do me any good.

That's how I ended up here with these two,

but then I raised my blade to Geld...

no, to the people of Tempest without even thinking.

I apologize.

We're very sorry!

Well, you had your reasons.

Don't worry about it.

Okay, I guess I should add some more to this info dump.

More?

I became a Demon Lord.

Oops! Sorry!

A D-Demon Lord?

That's right!

He defeated Clayman and earned the approval of the other Demon Lords!

Aw, it wasn't that big a deal... He defeated Clayman and earned the approval of the other Demon Lords!

He defeated... Clayman?!

Great Rimuru was absolutely fantastic!

I see...

Anyway, you said you wanted permission to cultivate the forest?

Hey, Veldora.

Is entry into the forest really forbidden? Why?

I dunno.

You heard him.

Vel...

...dora?

Oh, I guess I forgot to introduce you.

This is my friend, Veldora-kun.

Go on, say hello.

I am the Storm Dragon Veldora.

As long as you don't make a lot of noise, you can enter the forest all you want.

Great... Veldora?

Uh, yeah, well...

You've got permission now, so you don't need to worry about—

I want in on this, too!

Milim?!

You're having a banquet today, right? Milim?!

You're having a banquet today, right?

Why didn't you tell me?!

It's not a banquet. There's just a messenger here.

I know it's a banquet! You're drinking!

How could you not invite me?! That's so cold!

Hey!

I can't let this slide just 'cause we're besties!

Right, Veldora?!

What?! This is a banquet?!

You didn't save any for me!

I told you, we have a messenger visiting!

Milim? That Milim? I told you, we have a messenger visiting!

Nah, couldn't be... The banquet comes after!

See?! It is a banquet! Nah, couldn't be...

See?! It is a banquet!

Rimuru! See?! It is a banquet!

Come on, just calm down a little.

Yes?

I wish to make a formal request of the leader

of the Jura Tempest Federation, Rimuru Tempest.

If nothing is done, the Kingdom of Raja will fall.

I want to save Queen Towa, who saved my life,

and the citizens she treasures so deeply.

I beg you, for the good of Raja, lend me your aid!

Great Rimuru, I make the same request of you.

Me, too.

Hey, come on, you guys. Raise your heads.

You don't have to beg. Of course I'll help.

Towa-san seems to really care about her people,

and I'd like to see this Kingdom of Raja.

Is it okay if I visit her to wish her well in her recovery?

Of course!

Great Rimuru...

Thank you.

I thank you for your kindness.

Be well, Master.

I'll train you again sometime.

Please go easy on me when you do.

Come see us again soon.

Yeah, I will.

Okay, we're off to the Kingdom of Raja.

Let's go!

Take care!

Safe travels! Take care!

Bring us some cool stuff back! Take care!

We await your return! Bring us some cool stuff back! Take care!

Bring us some cool stuff back! We await your return!

We await your return!

It's within sight now. That's the Kingdom of Raja.

It's such a beautiful country!

Thank you!

But it does have far less vitality than it used to...

F-Forgive me.

That was a good rumble.

I had a feeling this might happen, so...

Here!

Wh-What happened?

Ranga, follow them!

This is our prime minister, Mobuji, and our minister.

That is the leader of the Jura Tempest Federation,

Rimuru Tempest.

Goodness! We have little to offer in the way of hospitality,

but allow me to welcome you on behalf of the Kingdom of Raja.

Thank you for coming all this way.

So... I heard that you were a monster... specifically, a slime...

Oh...

You mean this?

Is it easier for you to talk to me in this form?

P-Please forgive my indiscretion!

I didn't realize you had assumed that form for our benefit!

Please return to the way you were!

Really?

Yes!

Okay.

How is Queen Towa?

She's sleeping.

Chikuan is with her.

Then I'll give my report here first.

The Storm Dragon Veldora has granted us permission

to cultivate the Great Forest of Jura.

What?!

You met him?!

Rimuru introduced me to him.

It's really not that big a deal.

Just make sure you don't get too greedy.

Yes, of course!

Thank you so much!

I'm sure everyone will be thrilled!

But a large-scale cultivation effort will require the aid of specialists.

It won't be eas—

No need to worry about that!

I know that voice.

Wh-What's going on?!

Oh, don't worry. It's okay.

That's a friend of mine.

Treyni-san? What are you doing here?

Treyni?

You mean... the Dryad?!

I-It can't be!

I never thought I would see you in all my days!

We are so blessed! So blessed!

I can now die happy.

I feel like I'll live longer now.

Hey! You two!

You're not gonna tell me you can't see me, are you?!

We're trying to enjoy the moment here!

What?!

You're making too much noise! What?!

Can't you save this for later?

Hey, Rimuru!

Tell them who I am!

U-Um, this is...

She is our ruler, the Queen of Spirits, and a Demon Lord...

The Great Ramiris!

A D-Demon Lord?!

That means I'm more important than Treyni!

Got it?!

Forgive us!

The great Veldora, the great Treyni, and a Demon Lord...

The leader Rimuru himself

has been formally acknowledged as a Demon Lord, as well.

Oh, my...

I'd like to get straight to the point.

I understand the dire situation Raja is in.

Cultivation is important, but you should also be prepared to farm.

Well said!

I see! Yes, of course!

Treyni-san really can show up anywhere. I see! Yes, of course!

Let us first improve your waste collection to produce better fertilizer. Treyni-san really can show up anywhere.

Well, I think we can safely leave the farming to her. Let us first improve your waste collection to produce better fertilizer.

Ah! I will assemble workers at once! Well, I think we can safely leave the farming to her.

Indeed. Ah! I will assemble workers at once!

You can use the leaf mulch in the forest to...

The queen has awakened.

All right.

Rimuru, please come and see Queen Towa.

Sure.

Queen Towa, I've brought the leader of the Jura Tempest Federation,

Rimuru Tempest, to see you.

Thank you for traveling so far.

I'm sorry to greet you in this state.

Rimuru might be able to treat you.

I can't ask you to immediately trust a monster

who just showed up out of nowhere, but...

I trust you.

Really? That easily?

I have no reason to doubt anyone Hiiro has brought to me.

Queen Towa...

All right, then. Mind if I take a look at you?

Are you curious?

Y-Yeah.

I've heard whoever wears that can use immense magic power.

I definitely sense incredible power in it.

You can tell?

It's because I have this tiara that I can protect my nation and its people.

But it afflicts you with Curse Poison in return?

All things come with a price.

Appraisal

Answer.

The tiara's Curse Poison cannot be removed.

Only the one who placed the curse on it can remove it.

However, so long as she does not use the tiara,

she should gradually recover.

I see.

Depending on the user's life force, it's possible to resist the Curse Poison.

But the recovery of her life force seems to be drastically delayed.

Symptomatic treatment is recommended.

Please administer honey as a restorative tonic.

Honey Please administer honey as a restorative tonic.

Administration Recommended Honey Please administer honey as a restorative tonic.

It's delicious.

It's special honey produced in Tempest.

It's the best medicine there is.

Try to have a spoonful after every meal.

I can feel my body warming up from the inside.

It's true... Her color already looks better.

It works that quickly?

The Curse Poison won't be easy to get rid of,

but as long as she doesn't use the tiara, she'll get better.

Really?!

Yeah.

Thank you so much.

But if I don't use this power, the toxins from the mines will...

I'll take care of that, too.

Huh?

Can I ask you to leave that to me?

Hundreds of years of mining are causing

toxins from the mines to pour into this lake.

Right, Towa-san?

Yes.

The lake was once filled with pure, clean water,

but now, it's a lake of death.

Eventually, the poison will be so strong that the air around it becomes toxic.

Great Rimuru, couldn't you remove all the toxins from the mines

and restore the water in the lake to complete purity?

Yeah.

Really?!

But... hang on a minute.

When I arrived in this country...

Notice.

Notice Notice.

The composition of this poison is not found in nature. Notice

The composition of this poison is not found in nature.

Chance of Natural Occurrence: 0% The composition of this poison is not found in nature.

I analyzed the water from the waterfall,

and something wasn't right.

What do you mean?

The poisons in this lake aren't toxins from gold mines.

So that's it.

Devour all, Beelzebub!

Notice.

The purification of the poison is complete.

All right!

Everyone is happy.

Yeah. I'm glad.

Of course they are!

We got permission to cultivate the Great Forest of Jura,

Queen Towa is on the road to recovery,

and the lake was purified along with the thing that was poisoning it!

And it's all thanks to Great Rimuru!

Why are you so proud?

What are you talking about, Benimaru?

I am Great Rimuru's first secretary!

That means Great Rimuru and I are of one body and mind!

You lost me.

Anyway, what do you think that magic circle was all about?

It looked pretty old.

I'd guess it was made by the same person who put the Curse Poison on the tiara.

There's a legend that says the tiara was a gift bestowed by a goddess,

but no one knows anything else about it.

I don't know if it was a goddess or not,

but we'll just have to ask whoever cursed it.

Assuming they're still alive, that is.

Rimuru!

I can't offer much,

but I want to express my gratitude in whatever way I can.

This is more than enough.

There isn't much in this nation that I could give you in return,

but someday—

Yeah, I'll make sure you repay the favor someday.

So for now, can we continue our relationship with Raja?

When I saw Towa-san sacrificing herself

to protect her country and her people,

it made me feel like I have to be just as reliable.

I want to continue to be friends with the people of this country.

Is that okay?

Thank you!

Drink with us, Brother!

Hey, come on.

Shion!

Shion, you shouldn't drink too much. Shion!

Well, I think I'll go see how Towa-san's doing. Shion, you shouldn't drink too much. Shion!

Shion, you shouldn't drink too much. Well, I think I'll go see how Towa-san's doing.

You're the only one who's sloshed. Shion, you shouldn't drink too much. Well, I think I'll go see how Towa-san's doing.

Well, I think I'll go see how Towa-san's doing. You're the only one who's sloshed.

Well, I think I'll go see how Towa-san's doing.

Yay! Great Rimuru!

Towa-san.

How are you feeling?

Better and better, thanks to the honey you gave me.

I truly thank you for everything.

Aw, it was fine.

Benimaru and his gang asked me to help, too.

I did it because I wanted to.

I envy you, Great Rimuru.

You're the leader of a nation just like me,

but you're open about how you feel and spend your days with your companions.

Huh?

I'm truly unfair.

When I saw Hiiro risking his life for his comrades

and protecting them as he fought,

I thought he seemed like someone I could trust.

That if I saved him, and he joined my side...

Towa-san... But, I mean...

I know.

It was calculating and selfish.

But doesn't that go for everyone?

We all do some internal calculation sometimes.

I don't think being calculating is a bad thing.

Huh?

Besides, just because you named him

doesn't mean you bound his soul to you.

Just look at all my friends.

They say whatever they want to me,

and do whatever they feel like.

With some individual variation, of course.

Is... that how it works?

Yeah, it is.

You're just taking things too seriously.

If you keep that up, your own sense of responsibility will crush you.

You should lighten up and be more honest about your feelings.

You're very kind, Great Rimuru.

That's what you call "calculating."

All so we can continue to get along from now on.

H-How can this be?!

They're cultivating the Great Forest of Jura?!

The lake has been purified?!

What is going on? What is going on?

Thank you all for your hard work. I don't understand.

This can't be possible! It can't be... Thank you all for your hard work.

Queen Towa, you seem well. This can't be possible! It can't be...

What a relief!

The queen has recovered?!

Well, well, if it isn't Lacua.

M-Master Mobuji!

It's been a long time!

I've brought a variety of goods for you again!

Wonderful.

Now, come and relieve the exhaustion of your travels first.

So, ah...

The atmosphere here seems to have changed somehow.

A lot has happened in these past ten days.

We can take our time discussing that this evening.

Goodbye until then.

This is awful!

What in the world happened?!

How could this be?!

My plans were ruined by a Kijin survivor and a slime?!

But fulfilling her wish was my ticket to elevating my status!

Damn it!

Yes...

What we need is chaos and tragedy!

You know...

You don't have to come back here every time.

You can use Thought Communication to report to me.

That's right, second secretary.

What are you talking about, Great Rimuru?

Running to your side is no trouble for me at all.

It's been a long time since I left the village.

Now I'm finally able to come back here with all of you.

I'm here today, alive and well, thanks to you all.

And... the young master and our other friends are still alive, too.

We sure were fired up about earning money

to make their lives easier and feed them tasty food.

And now all of you are gone...

I'm sorry, everyone.

If I... If only I were...

Great Rimuru told me you were here.

If only I were stronger, I could have protected them.

Yeah.

If only I could have been a better leader...

I guess so.

I was the one being protected.

They gave everything to keep me alive.

If it costs my life...

If I must give everything I have, next time...

Next time, I will protect my comrades!

Brother.

I always liked that one-track mind of yours.

But don't forget that you've got us and Great Rimuru, too.

Right.

Captain!

Bad news! It's Queen Towa!

She collapsed?

The lake suddenly became so poisoned that the air became toxic,

so she used the tiara in an attempt to save her people.

So suddenly?

I got rid of the weird magic circle that was making the poison, though...

Yes.

It was completely removed, and all of the poison in the lake was purified.

What's this about a weird magic circle?

It was at the bottom of the lake.

It looked very old.

I see...

An old magic circle?

So the curse spread throughout her body again.

The honey Great Rimuru gave her is keeping her alive,

but there's another problem...

What is it?

We received word that the neighboring nation's army is on the move.

Everyone is panicking.

Great Rimuru, shouldn't you hurry to Raja?

Yeah, but...

I purified the lake, but it's poisoned again.

The neighboring nation made a move the moment Towa-san collapsed...

You think it's all too perfect to be coincidental.

Exactly.

I-I was just about to say that, too!

Towa-san had exhausted a great deal of her life force.

Was that doctor of theirs, Chikuan, really treating her at all?

There are too many questions.

Soei!

I am here.

Find out why Raja is being targeted.

At once.

Let's go.

Right.

Shion, get everyone together.

Assume counterattack formation!

Yes, sir!

Chikuan!

In her current state, it will be difficult to relocate her.

She won't last long enough to avoid the battle and remain on the run.

Oh, no...

I'm sorry, Hiiro...

I couldn't... save your friends...

Queen Towa!

You have nothing to apologize for!

You are... free to do whatever you want.

What are you saying?

I'm... sorry, Hiiro...

There's nothing you need to apologize for at all.

Why do you have to suffer like this?

As you can tell, we don't know who's pulling the strings behind all this,

and we might be facing a battle.

But I intend to trust Towa-san and take Raja's side.

I'd like all of you to help.

SIRIUS

No objections from me. SIRIUS

We have Brother Hiiro, too. SIRIUS

We were all hoping to ask for your help, as well. SIRIUS

SIRIUS

Then start making preparations right away.

Right!

Veldora!

You want me to stay behind, right?

You're the only one I can trust to look after Tempest.

I thought so.

You can rest easy in knowing that I am on the job!

Great Rimuru.

I may have an idea as to who created the Curse Poison in the tiara

and the magic circle in the lake.

What?

If you will permit it,

I will personally negotiate to have the curse undone.

I permit it! I permit it!

I'm counting on you, Diablo!

Thank you!

I will live up to your expectations.

Even after Rimuru did all he could,

the poison returns.

And every time it does, Queen Towa uses the tiara's power.

How can we overcome this?

Master Hiiro!

Do you need something, Lacua?

I have some highly confidential information for you.