Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 136
The Eastern Empire.
One of the oldest countries.
It's official name is Sovereign Alliance of the Naska-namrium Ulmeria Empires. (SAN-NUE)[1]
People say that it has been two thousand years since the records first speak of nations managed by San-nue .
Managed under its overwhelming strength.
And for two thousand years, San-nue did not allow a single rebellion to go unpunished.
Under its sole emperor, Ludora Nam Ul Naska.
Who ruled with an iron fist.
And thus the empire eventually came to be called simple Eastern Empire.
Eastern Empire is a homogenous state.
They rule through power, conquer and pillage, complete battle maniacs.
Their only creed [Power is Everything] allows anyone to achieve greatness as long as they are powerful.
There's only one reason why this empire has yet to invade the Jura forest"they are in the middle of preparations.
Three-hundred fifty years ago, they attempted to subjugate Veldora and lost a city because of it. A whimsical dragon destroyed it before they could as much as regret.
Around a hundred thousand lives were lost that day, and that was a city fortified to be the gateway for invading the forest. They have built it up over a hundred years.
"Build up your forces, conquer that forest, and expand our dominion." That was the Empire's burning wish since then.
Expand beyond the Jura forest"their failures pained them for a hundred years.
But why would a country as bountiful as the Empire need to expand?
Only because the Emperor wanted it to be so.
That was the only reason, but no one complained.
And as the invasion plan progressed, the Empire build up its forces and weapons.
And hundreds of years ago they announced its invasion plan.
Who would have thought that a single foolish idea that commanders had would cause that plan to crumble?
The forest needs a master. Those lizards are no threat to us!
This foolish thought let them to their doom.
They hardly know what actually happened. The books, the record keepers, and anyone who knew was reduced to ash.
Their dreams, their ambitions, were reduced to ash.
And time passed.
The Empire continued with an additional creed: "Never invade Jura Forest."
Veldora's anger left it's scars; his power revealed how wide the world really is; the Empire could never as much consider an invasion.
There were those who resented Veldora, but not one of them would disobey a superior"each of whom forbid an invasion.
As such, voices of young warhawks never reached the upper echelons. As such, the army solidified even further, regaining control superior to before the invasion.
They could not allow the second invasion to fail.
For them, this was an opportunity to prove their loyalty to their Empire.
And two years prior, they received those news.
Storm Dragon Veldora disappeared.
The Empire rejoiced. The time has come! Drums of war beat now even in the hearts of the commanders.
These were not brash youth; they were hardened soldiers, so the fires in their chests burned all the brighter.
Moreover, they could hardly allow their Emperor to wait any longer.
And the Emperor blessed them with a single word,
Prepare
The Empire was ablaze in activity.
The Empire, you see, has a Political and Military branches. Both are managed directly by the Emperor.
No one else has any real power there.
There are nobles, but their only boon is a fancy name and ability to enter the parliament without an election.
Perhaps some of them do own and manage property, but such would be a rare and special person.
In other words, the Emperor has absolute power.
This Feudalistic state listens to the wishes not of the people but of the Emperor. Every soldier pledged his loyalty to the Emperor.
Even Imperial Guard is but a position that is rotated between various troops.
Can you believe it: a single person is managing every aspect of such a large nation.
But regardless of how bizarre it may seem, the truth is thus: the Empire has enjoyed many years of prosperity.
And the Emperor gave his orders.
Surely everyone was elated to hear them, but no one rushed"they meticulously carried his orders out.
And soon the preparations were complete.
A single carriage was heading towards the capital.
Inside, among the baggage, an armless man lay and two women sat.
The carriage was driven by a knight clad in black.
Yuuki's entourage.
By the way, shouldn't we restore your arm?
Kagali asks Yuuki the most obvious question in the world.
A loss of body part, albeit significant, could be treated with a high level potion. Even Kagali's magic could restore that kind of wound.
There's hardly a reason to remain armless, at least no reason Kagali could think of.
Hmm? It's fine, no problem!
They say the blacksmiths are awesome in the empire, so I was thinking of getting myself a metal arm!
Haaah?! The hell you dare to say, after losing to that bastard Leon!
What? "I'll surely win!" you said?
Instead you suffered a terrible defeat and we barely escaped with our lives!
Ahaha. For you to be that angry. He was stronger than I thought, so what could I have done about him?
Besides, it's not a loss if you live to see the morn! *snicker*
I got an ultimate skill and stole the power of a Chaos Dragon.
Also took that Red Knight's teleportation power, so what's the big deal?
Yuuki casually responded to Kagali's grumbling.
He's totally not reflecting. Realizing that, Kagali decided to give up.
The fact is, Yuuki suffered a crushing defeat before Leon.
His trump card was useless, and the abilities he gained were not worth the loss.
Luckily, when the Chaos Dragon's power was taken it disrupted the magnetic field in the atmosphere allowing Yuuki and the rest to escape by teleporting away.
Even so, Kagali could not bear to see Yuuki remain as he was, so
Yuuki-sama, are you sure you would not like me to lend you a hand?
Leon was far stronger than I remember him.
As such, I must take responsibility for my mistake, but I must ask...
Why did you hold back against him?
When Kagali finished the sentence, Chloe opened her eyes and glanced at Yuuki,
For but a moment, Chloe was able to "see" into Yuuki's actual strength.
Since it was but a moment, Chloe was unable to measure his actual strength and could only curse her inadequate analysis abilities.
Even so, it was clear that he had another ultimate skill.
And this was not something Chloe could ignore.
Ahahaha, what did you expect? I can't go around parading my power in front of Chloe.
We'll fight eventually, and, although she may suck at analyzing, she could always just let Demon Lord Rimuru know"who clearly excels at it.
I mean, I have to keep at least one hand in check, right?
Oh, I see... just a beaten dog making excuses, huh
Hey! That's mean, Kagali!
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