Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 131

While looking at Rimuru that sat in front of him, Leon recalled the old days.

With an appearance of a shoujo, a genderless Demon Lord.

Even though it belonged to the weakest race the slimes, it evolved into a demon lord with a vast magic capacity.

It was a unique existence, with the appearance of Izawa Shizu, a girl whom he once saved.

And he was someone who knew this girl, whom Leon was looking for.

When you think about it, this is quite the peculiar twist of fate.

Although a visitor from Earth, he came as a "reincarnator" with the memories of his previous life”an unbelievable occurrence. Moreover, he reincarnated as a monster.

Such was Demon Lord Rimuru: a being who met with this world's strongest species, Dragon Kind, who was fated to deal with Leon, and who attained absolute power.

But doesn't this all appear as if it were all connected, as if someone was leading it?

He thought.

This all just may be pre-established harmony.

TN Note: Pre-established harmony is the idea that while substances only affect themselves, god programmed the way they interact and harmonize with each other...just look it up.

However, Leon disregarded the idea and began talking about the girl Chloe.

About 300 years ago, Leon came to this world.

Rather than being summoned, the cause of this was being caught in the accidental occurrence of a dimensional distortion.

Veldora has already been sealed then, and the great Jura Forest has already been established as a inviolable zone.

Despite the relative peace which the world had finally welcome, Leon was thrown into it.

At the time he was less than 10 years old.

However, there was someone who he had to protect. There was a young girl who fell along with him. That girl, was Chloe O'Bell.

She was a childhood friend of Leon, a best friend. An existence he loved like a sister, his everything.

That's why Leon, even as his body was being destroyed by rampaging magic, he forcefully suppressed the destruction with his willpower.

With a strong will and feelings, a boy who was less than 10 had managed to control the magic that dwelt within him. As a result, he had obtained the unique skill "Guardian".

From his desires to protect the girl younger than he, the power to protect has awakened within him.

Moreover that wasn't all. By obtaining a "hero's egg", a portion of the remaining rampart energy was obtained.

Even at a young age, Leon had the qualities of a Hero.

ŒIt's alright. Because I will protect Chloe

Leon cheered up the young girl, who was crying endlessly, with a smile

However, the girl in Leon's embrace suddenly vanished. Despite the power to protect had just awaken with Leo......

And so, Leon began the journey to search for Chloe.

Despite the passing years Leon never gave up searching for Chloe.

Perhaps, she had returned back to their original world. So he considered.

Even in their original world, however, Chloe had no relatives. If Leon didn't protect her, who would?

In that case, all he had to do was to summon her here again.

He learned of magic that could summon a specific person through appointing time and space.

With his exceptional intelligence, Leon learned magic at an absurd pace. All to summon a single girl, and to protect her.

However, his attempts ended in failure.

Even the genius Leon could not exert magical power in a world beyond this one.

Yet he did not give up and continued his research.

An extreme magic that could only be attempted once every 66 years, for success he traveled the world.

He learned from the fairies the method to be certified a hero, but they were so useless that it merely infuriated him.

He seized from them 8 great spirits, and because it did not seem to have caused any great problem, he continued his journey.

Having reached the pinnacle of human wisdom, he left into domains of the demon lords.

Leon's thirst for knowledge was boundless; he would not hesitate to do whatever it takes for the sake of summoning Chloe.

Thus, he continued living while destroying high ranking devils and taking their wisdom for his own.

There were also those who wish to join as his subordinate, who were allowed to do as they pleased so long as they did not interfere.

As time went by, the number of subordinates under Leon gradually grew in size, and he even came to own a small territory.

Leon never named himself, but soon the name "Platinum Devil" began to spread.

Before long, that name came to be associated with the name of a Demon Lord, but Leon paid it no mind. That sort of thing didn't matter to him.

Rather, taking knowledge from the wise devils who came to fight him was most important.

And for the first time, an existence that could be called a threat attacked Leon.

"Curse lord" Kazalim, was offended by Leon's nickname of demon lord, and paid a visit to purge him.

Even for Leon, the genius with a "Hero's egg", the "Curse Lord" Kazalim was a formidable foe.

Superficial attacks will not work on Kazalim, king of the undead. With Leon's abilities specializing in defense, he couldn't inflict a fatal strike on Kazalim.

On the other hand, Kazalim too found Leon a difficult opponent. Breaking through he iron wall-like defense was tough, and all his curses were null and void.

With both sides lacking a decisive factor, the battle that unfolded extended for several days.

However, the ending was a disappointing one.

His egg hatched.

Absorbing his pure feelings within the inner soul of Leon, the "Hero's egg" had hatched.

Leon has awakened and became a true hero.

He who reigns as the demon lord, he who is the true hero. And that, is Leon Cromwell.

He awakened an ability, the ultimate skill "King of purity Metatron".

An ability which draws purest energy possible from power, magic, aura, and skill.

For Kazalim who uses complex skills this was the worst possible match-up.

With cursed blood of hex and blood, rotten flesh of sludge and microorganisms, bones of magic water.

The parts that constitutes Kazalim's body, was dismantled under the pulsating divine light of the ultimate skill "King of Purity Metatron".

Without being able to put up any resistance, the "Curse lord" Kazalim has been destroyed before Leon.

By an ironic twist, Leon who has overthrown a demon lord was recognized as a demon lord in name and in reality. And Leon took it as a good thing.

In the castle where Kazalim resides, an experimentation facility was established.

In addition to it being used as an experimentation facility, he began considering his place of residence.

When Chloe was successfully summoned, he needed to give her a place to live. So Leon thought, and decided to get his own territory.

And he discovered new lands to the southwest.

Extreme magic was used without holding back to reform the very ecology itself.

And thus, the golden town Elƒ»Dorado was completed. However, Leon has conducted research exclusively in Kazarim's residence in the demon continent until...

His summoning has failed, and Izawa Shizu was summoned.

Her condition could be understood with a simple glance.

Unlike Leon, this girl with burnt raven black hair has suffered grievous injuries and would soon die.

Due to his failed summoning, this girl's body may soon collapse under the rampaging magic.

However, age wise it was a success. Which pleased him. Furthermore, if it wasn't for his summon, this girl would have burned to death.

Leon was slightly troubled. Calling this helping would be presumptuous. After all she was summoned for his own convenience.

If the girl was saved as a result, this was due to her own luck, and not Leon's efforts.

And so he thought.

And that's why,

ŒAlthough I thought you were trash, you seem compatible with fire.

After saying so, the "Flame Giant" Ifrit was summoned, and possessed the young girl. The high ranking spirit stolen from Ramiris's dungeon now proved useful.

The girl was stabilized, and snatched from the jaws of death.

After that all depends on the girl's luck.

It is not a result of his actions, but the girl's own: for she should be the one to strive to create her own path.

In addition, Leon could not afford to get involved with the girl.

Leon was Leon, the girl was the girl; and she had to figure out her own life. It may seem cold, but such is the law of the jungle.

Leon had thoroughly considered this, and he had no reason to carry the heavy burden of the young girl's fate.

At that time, Leon had not noticed his whimsical actions would create such a twisted tapestry of fate.

And thus, the weaver of fate had spun yet another pattern.

Before Leo, a young boy has appeared.

The Young boy called himself Kagurazaka Yuuki.

The young leader of the Freedom Association has told Leon that his organization would be useful to him.

He seems to have heard about Leon's search for the "Otherworldly" Young girl through illicit means.

Confidently, he boasted he could help Leon find the girl he seeks.

On a whim, Leon permitted it.

Either way, he would not be harmed if Yuuki had failed.

No matter how many years it took, he was determined to successfully summon Chloe with his own two hands.

After deciding to giving it a try due to no potential loss, the characteristics of Chloe was conveyed, and the proposal was accepted.

When you think about it, that was his biggest blunder.

Kagurazaka Yuuki had successfully summoned

Chloe O'Bell.

He had succeeded.

Not from another world, but rather from when Chloe and Leon first came to this world.

In other words, if he hasn't relied on Yuuki, fate might have turned out differently.