Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 122

Confronting Yuuki, Hinata felt a strange sense of pressure.

She had proceeded with the plan under the assumption that she could not be noticed.

ŒHow did you notice?

ŒOh? A question without even a greeting! How cold, Hinata

ŒShut up. What do you mean the children are bait? Was this a trap to begin with?

He shrugged,

ŒIsn't it obvious? Now that they've been stabilized, they are useless as material for a re-summon

Yuuki smiled, as if the question wasn't anything special.

ŒDid you say re-summon?

ŒYeah. You know how it takes a while to summon again due to the tremendous magical energy consumption?

And how you need to keep doing it until you summon a proper pawn; well, kids are useful too, you know.

It's just, I can't use them anymore now that Rimuru-san stabilized them.

As a result, we lost on a contract... most unfortunate

He said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Though his words and gestures were calculated to put a person at ease, Hinata felt as if they were dread itself.

And to Hinata,

ŒHmm? You mean, you didn't know about it?

When children explode from the unstable magic energy, the conditions for re-summoning are met.

Using that, we could summon again.

That's why even failed summons are not a waste.

”- Ah, but sadly even that popular hero Masayuki was just a small-fry in the end ”-

The words came as if from far away, but enraged Hinata.

This guy, what do you think a human life is! Is probably she wanted to say.

Hinata couldn't tolerate such an act: Yuuki repeatedly summoned people in order to meet an order of his business partner.

ŒYuuki-oniichan, you saved us, didn't you?

Alice tearfully asked,

ŒAhaha, you finally get it? I only kept you alive because you had use.

Alice, making such a sad face isn't going to help, you know?

I'll kill you once your use runs out... in other words, I'll keep you alive as long as you're useful

Yuuki responded harshly.

A cold-blooded part awakened within Hinata, urging her to kill the man standing before her.

This man should not be allowed to live.

ŒYou bastard, not only manipulating me, but the children as well!

And where's the other girl?

Where's Chloe Aubert?

Did you erase the children's memories?

Hinata shouted,

ŒIt was unfortunate, raising bugs is so much hassle, and I even got a great pawn...

And then......

And because you had your emotions "frozen" as you clung on to the despair of being abandoned by your mother!... The expression on your face was priceless.

It truly is a pity. I completed the overly rational, ruthless Hinata with so much effort, and now all you are now is an ordinary person with a strong sense of justice.

By the way, who's Chloe Aubert?

Those words angered Hinata.

However, Hinata calmed down and thought: Yuuki did not appear that he was lying about not knowing who Chloe O'Bell was.

What's this about? Hinata repeated whilst controlling her anger.

From the corner of Hinata's eyes she could see the teary-faced Alice.

That's enough, this man can no longer be allowed to speak so self-indulgently. Hinata thought as she drew her sword from the Bracelet form Holy Sprit armor.

At the same time, light particles warped around Hinata's body. When the wild dance of light died down, a fully armed Hinata emerged.

ŒYuuki, for the sake of our old friendship I'll give you a chance to repent.

Now swear you will apologize right now, confess, and compensate for your crimes.

ŒAhaha, why? What is there to apologize for?

Isn't it the law of the jungle in this world?

The ones who are weak, the deceived are the evil ones, you know?

TN note: Law of the Jungle basically means survival of the fittest/the strong feed on the weak.

ŒDon't give me that crap!

With her rage like a roaring fire, Hinata's blade flashed towards Yuuki.

The main armament of the new holy spirit armament was a katana shaped blade. Previously, Hinata used a rapier that also had the ability to cut on its sides, but it's slightly thicker, with miniscule difference in weight.

There isn't much difference in terms of weight and inertia control, however when using fencing techniques it is easier to wield than a broadsword.

Its performance is equal or above.

The new holy spirit armor that was copied and analyzed with a demon lord's ability, now has a higher level of performance than before.

In short, Hinata was able to use the equipment as if she were born in it.

A single cut sliced open Yuuki's cheek as he dodged the sword flash with a clowning expression

A red line, with a single drop of blood flowing out.

Yuuki's previous facial expression vanished. As he looked down on his foe, his ridiculing attitude doesn't change.

ŒHee...... What a surprise. I thought I completely dodged that. Hinata what happened? In such a short amount of time your strength has increased. When the parasite was latched onto you your strength growth was like any other ordinary person.

Although he could have lied, Yuuki revealed that he was able to gauge the strength of targets whom he infected with a parasite.

That was within Hinata's predictions. The problem was how close Yuuki was to obtaining the power known as the "hero's egg".

As the Grandmaster of the Freedom Association, his abilities would naturally be high. He is above S-Rank adventurers.

Previously, when the holy church collaborated together with the Freedom Association to subjugate an evil dragon in a united front, Hinata had witnessed a glimpse of Yuuki's powers.

Without relying on skills, he dealt a finishing blow to the evil dragon with his own physical strength. Yuuki himself claimed that the nature of his tough body was the sole thing he inherited in this world.

It would be dangerous to believe that. There's no doubt he has other hidden abilities.

Besides, is he being controlled by the Demon Lord Kazalim? It doesn't look like he is.

Although there's a reasonable possibility he had obtained a controlling ability from the Demon Lord Kazarim, Hinata found it necessary to confirm the relationship between the two.

If he is in fact being manipulated by the Demon Lord known as the "Magic King", she wished to help. She earnestly hoped that he was in fact being manipulated.

Thus, Hinata decided to perform a final check just in case.

ŒYuuki, are you being manipulated by Kazalim?"

Or ...... is the one talking to me right now the "Chaos Lord" Kazarim?

In response, an evil sneer appear on Yuuki's face while he nodded.

ŒEh? Ah, Ahaha. That right, or is it?

I am, no, we are Kazarim!... Just kidding.

Ahahaha, truly, you really are interesting Hinata.

Yuuki continued bursting out laughing as if something funny was said. His laughter reverberated for a while.

Even though that stance was full of openings, she had no intentions to attack. It was awfully distorted, and gave Hinata a bad feeling.

While continually eyeing the laughing Yuuki, she sent Fritz a signal.

Fritz also equipped his spirit armor, and his battle preparations are complete.

In response to Hinata's signal, he got into position to protect the children.

The children also felt Yuuki's strange demeanor as they huddled around Alice protectively. Even if they couldn't completely understand the situation very well, they could still understand that they were used. Hinata was merely happy that they weren't so upset as to cry or attempt to attack him.

There are no signs amongst the children that they've been brainwashed, and even if they were Fritz would still be able to handle it.

The children left in Fritz's care, Hinata was focusing on Yuuki.

Suddenly, Yuuki stopped laughing and,

ŒHey? Why did you think I was on the same level as that kind of small fry?

With his regular expressionless face, he asked Hinata again.

Without waiting for a reply,

ŒWhen I was summoned to this world, I was wondering in my spiritual body when that worm (Kazarim) came crawling to me.

When I was in the spirit world, he said some

self-important things. I didn't remember any of it because I wasn't interested.

By the way, if I remember correctly, my self-proclaimed right hand Kagali assimilated with him.

Because I was interested in his ability, I took it.

He earnestly wanted to serve me, so I left him alive.

With his wealth of knowledge, he's useful in his own way.

Ms. Kagari

She's the Freedom Association Second-in-Command.

She was a beauty with the blood of elves in her veins.

Hinata recalled that when she came to this world, she had taken care of her.

An archmage aiming at reaching the truth, she's someone who boasts the highest firepower in the Freedom Association.

That female, Kagari, could be considered as the perfect minion of Yuuki for she had assimilated with Kazarim rather than was brainwashed.