Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 192

In a castle in the vast sky.

Inside the audience room, chalk pillars were lined in rows.

Angels with pure white wings filled the hall.

Among them were 10 individuals who stood out with 3 pairs of noticeably large, strong and pure-white wings, as well as 3 individuals with jet black wings, all kneeling in the front row.

13 Seraphim class individuals of the "Apostle of the End" group.

Unlike Dino, who was a fallen angel, the pure white seraphim didn't show any expressions.

As if they were robots, their expressions remained still like Noh masks[1].

However, two of them were pleading with surging emotions to retain their humanity.

They were Kagali and Vega, who were resurrected as seraphim.

Of course, since they gained a "power" that greatly surpassed their former one, their energy seemed to rise greatly.

Their master had not appeared yet.

They received an order to assemble, however they were waiting because there was no estimated time.

It wasn't all of the angels' army of 1 million angels, only the higher-ranking angels of commander class gathered here, however, even so the hall was filled with sublime divinity.

In that quiet hall,

ŒHey, Dino. For you to be that person's subordinate, it's the first time I've heard about it, you know?

Kagali whispered quietly.

Dino awkwardly,

ŒI thought that there wasn't a valid reason to say it. Because I'm an "Observer" you see. It's in the basics to act whilst hiding one's true identity, you know

Answered so.

She nodded, agreeing that it would be so,,

ŒThen, you seemed to have been defeated right? Aside from Demon Lord Rimuru, do the subordinates pose to be much trouble too?

And she asked the question that she was most concerned about.

Rimuru was a Demon Lord with deep connections. It seemed to be Dino's duty to neutralize the labyrinth forces during the period when that person fought against Kagali and Co.

The secret agreement of Yuuki and Dino was unknown, even to Kagali.

Dino who had infiltrated the Octogram was acting as an "Obsever".

His objective was to monitor them from within, the demon lords; who were the primary forces opposing the angels. Infiltrating the group, Dino's duty was to collect information.

It was Pico and Garasha who investigated without going to the front stage, while Dino was laying down low because of his conspicuous position.

The fallen angels were individuals who engaged in special missions, and were released in order to investigate human society.

However, there was a reason why Dino started the operation.

Originally, Veldanava held the rights to command the angels. However, they were transferred from Veldanava to Ultimate SkillŽJustice Lord Michael and finally, to Rudra when he borrowed the skill.

However, even with his willpower, Rudra had been unable to move the seraphim class.

In other words, Rudra hadn't noticed Dino's existence, who had acted secretively.

And yet, Dino had made a secret agreement with Yuuki.

He was attracted to Yuuki when he met him, he was charmed by the "power" Yuuki hadand was unaware of its scope, to the point where he was obeying Yuuki's every order.

He was unable to clearly understand the reason, but perhaps

ŒIt was beyond troublesome. It was to the level where it could not be taken lightly of, no matter what..

I think that fellow is the strongest in the labyrinth, I'm sure he's stronger than me.

Certainly, I was tired because of the continuous fighting and I had also underestimated my opponents as well......

The other party had been leading me around without showing any of his seriousness.

In addition, apparently, several of them seemed to have been reborn as awakened Demon Lords.

Don't make that face of "what are you talking about?"!

I believe that if our positions were reversed, I'd probably have the same reaction as you though.

Dino responded like he was tired.

To such an appearance, Kagali realized that what Dino said was not a joke but the truth.

ŒWhat a weak thing to say. You should just smash a guy like that! Worry not, yours truly will crush him!

Vega boasted.

(It's nice to be an idiot......)

Dino thought so, but he didn't let it out of his mouth.

Because nothing will come out of it, even if he did say it.

Kagali let out a sigh, having been amazed, while Pico and Garasha unpleasantly knit their eyebrows.

However, nothing was said, as those girls realized that even if they did say anything to Vega, it would be useless.

The place was wrapped by silence once again following Vega's remark.

Kagali thought about Dino's remark.

Kagali, herself, had taken in the power of the seraphim and in turn, her power increased greatly. Furthermore, although it was something not known to any other than Yuuki, she had also awakened as a Demon Lord.

10,000 souls had been poured into her Demon Lord's seed.

As the person who took on the power of an awakened Demon Lord and a Seraphim, She acquired the Ultimate SkillŽDominion Lord Melchizedek.

Obtaining the absolute rule ability, she was given one of the "Four Fiends of the Heaven Commanders" rank by Yuuki.

He chose the four strongest people and named them the "Four Fiends of the Heaven Commanders".

She and Dino were two of the "Four Fiends of the Heaven Commanders". Another one is Vega, while the last person was unknown......

She thought that today's summons was to unveil the last person.

She put it aside and kept thinking.

She and Dino were equals.

Such a person had asserted that he wasn't joking about being played around by his opponent.

It might be an enemy that they could never be careless with. But, even so......

Kagali had a hard time suppressing the pleasant feelings that sprung out from her heart.

The tremendous power that she now owns.

She had a hunch that the chance to test it will come soon.

And......

"Just you wait, Leon. Next time, it'll be your turn to cry!"

Kagali kept thinking while holding back her feelings of obscure joy.

Is her present self really weaker than Dino?

No. She never thought so.

Even if the opponent was capable of leading Dino around, if it was her then she could probably win.

Because her power already surpassed an awakened Demon Lord.

Kagali thought, that if it's her current self, even Demon Lord Leon might not be a threat.

Kagali quietly waited for Yuuki to appear whilst continuing her thoughts.

Vega doesn't think.

He just waits for an order.

He has power.

He looked into the deep abyss of this world by experiencing death.

He insatiably devoured a seraphim and made the power his own.

At the same time, the fragments of the abilities that he had acquired so far fused, and he felt that they were strengthened.

Defeat gave birth to power.

An incarnation of spontaneous explosive power. That was Vega.

As the result of being Yuuki's creation, he was able to take various skills (abilities), fuse them, and supplement them, enabling him to evolve into an ultimate battle monster.

He acquired the Ultimate SkillŽEvil Dragon Lord Azi Dahaka[2].

It has the destructive ability to overwhelm the other existing skills.

It will be a catastrophe for the world, because this ability had awakened to a person who didn't think about power control. No, that might have been the reason why he was able to acquire that power, simply because he doesn't think, he only does.

Anyway, that was it.

Vega waited. Order ran through his body.

His purpose was merely to block those in front of him and annihilate them.

Dino cast his eyes down and thought about the current situation.

How did it become like this? No matter how many times he wondered about it, he couldn't come up with an answer.

A long time ago, his duty was to descend down to the surface on the command of that personage.

He thought that, at that time, he didn't have his ego, but one day he suddenly noticed that he was able to think about things for himself.

He asked Pico and Garasha who were his colleague, and the two seemed to have had their ego sprouted at nearly the same time.

It was troublesome to use her power, but Dino had to use Ramiris in order to become a Demon Lord.

Degeneration from Holy to Demonic attribute.

At that time, he had used the secret method of attribute change that only Ramiris was able to perform.

His two colleagues didn't need to degenerate though, but for some reason they went together with him and became fallen angels. Dino's impression of them were that they were strange fellows.

After his master had disappeared, Dino kept observing the whole time.

He had to make sure of the ending to the game between Guy and Rudra, because his loyalty to his master, who had disappeared, wasn't lost.

Because Dino believed that his master would come back one day, no matter how much time it would've taken.

And then, he came across it.

The brightness of the soul that he could understand at first sight.

Dino realized that his master had finally returned.

But, it seemed his master wasn't able to move freely because of some kind of constraint.

So he handled his duty as an "Observer", the same as always.

Because he knew that his friend was troubled, he continued his willful life while incidentally doing some meddling in various ways.

He did well so far.

Because the only instructions given to him by his master, who returned, was for him to cooperate with a young man named Yuuki.

The problem was the matter of his failure in his attack toward Ramiris from the other day.

He had reluctance in killing Ramiris, who was his benefactor, however he had no other choice but to do it in order to neutralize the labyrinth.

That labyrinth was obviously a threat and he decided that its guardians, the devils, inside were not an existence that he could ignore.

Since it would be difficult to bury them all, it was natural to aim for Ramiris, who made the labyrinth.

However, he didn't really intend to kill her and only intended to apply a seal with Deep Hypno (Eternal Sleep).

But it ended in failure.

Not only just that......

A mark of a blue butterfly was engraved on his regenerated right hand.

No matter how he looked at it, Dino thought that maybe it was a curse, or something similar, of some kind of restriction series' ability.

This would explain the reason why his escape was so easily allowed, so Dino felt like he wanted to let out a deep sigh.

Just after that attempt, Dino's true master awakened.

He felt depressed in reporting his own ineptitude, while at the same time feeling pleased.

If the other party is Yuuki, at least......

"Sorry, failure, failure!" He was able to report it with a smile.

The longer he hesitates about making the report, the worse the consequences will be.

Dino's anxiety was proved right after all.

ŽHiya! Dino-kun, are you well?

He didn't want to hear it, the voice of the Demon Lord (Rimuru), who was more unpleasant than the devil, resounded in his brain.

(This is bad, as expected, it was the ability of such a system right!?)

He couldn't erase the mark of the blue butterfly, even if he had tried to do so.

It shone more beautifully now, compared to the time when it had first been attached, as if the shine was evidence that the ability had taken root.

Although he had covered it with a bracelet, it was only its appearance that he was able to hide.

ŽIs this Rimuru?

ŽYeah, you understood well. It's me, me.

ŽWhat is your business? I'm busy though......

For the voice that echoed even though he didn't want to hear it, Dino asked.

ŽNothing. It's just a simple conversation, Dino-kun.

You seem to have provoked me for a fight right?

Well enough about your attack to the labyrinth, your colleague seemed to aim at the town right.

Normally, it's an unforgivable act, but I may let it slide this time

ŽSeriously!? What is the condition......?

ŽIt's a simple thing. You are on Yuuki's (Assumed) side right?