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A few days passed after the ogres became onis because they were named by Tamazuki and Rimuru.
During those times, all of them trained hard under the tutelage of Hakurou.
Whether it was the Onis, Hobgoblins, or also the Tempest Wolves, all of them trained without mercy.
Rimuru also joined and felt speechless by Hakurou's swordsmanship. Frankly, he also wanted to swing a sword, killing one or two with a blade. Unfortunately, his body was nothing but slime. While he could wield a weapon by using a tentacle-like hand by extending part of his body, it wasn't as natural as holding it by hand.
Naturally, not everyone was practicing as Kurobee focused on the blacksmith to craft all the weapons and armor necessary for the battle with the dwarfs, and the Shuna was helping with the logistics, such as crafting clothes, doctors, medicines, and many other things.
Everyone was busy.
"Hakurou, can I ask you something?"
After Hakurou smashed Gobuta's head with a wooden sword, he looked at Rimuru. "What's wrong, Rimuru-sama?"
"It hurts! It hurts, su! My skill is cracked, su!" Gobuta exaggeratedly rolled on the ground while holding his head.
"...."
Rimuru was speechless and then asked, "Your swordsmanship and Tamazuki's? Who is stronger?" When he asked this question, the rest also perked their ears as they were curious.
Still, Shion beat Hakurou first. "Of course, it's Tamazuki-sama!"
"....." Everyone.
We didn't ask you! They thought at that moment.
That should have been the case, but Shion wasn't with them at the time.
"Hahaha..." Hakurou laughed. "You must be joking, Rimuru-sama. However, Shion is correct. I am nothing but a speck of dust in front of Tamazuki-sama."
"Oi, oi, Hakurou. Even if he has named you, you don't have to worship him that much, right? I can see that you are skilled with a sword."
Frankly, Rimuru felt whether Benimaru, Souei, or even Kurobee could use the skills which they received from him even better than himself, or rather, he felt weak!
Rimuru thought that was the case with Tamazuki, but was it?
"No, no, I am not joking. Tamazuki-sama's swordsmanship is already god-like. It is something that is impossible to achieve by a mortal. It might not be wrong to say he is a god of a sword. If there is something that hinders him, then it is his weapon that can't support him."
From the aura alone, Hakurou knew that Tamazuki's swordsmanship level wasn't something that could be achieved through hard work. However, wasn't that even better? His master was someone whose mastery over the sword was enough to call him the sword god.
Everyone was at a loss, but no one thought that Hakurou was lying.
"Then, maybe, I should ask him to teach me how to use a sword?"
Rimuru also didn't doubt Tamazuki's swordsmanship, as he knew Tamazuki's unique skill.
Learning.
It might be a simple skill, but when it was used to learn an art, then... the result...
[Affirmative. Inugamigyoubu Tamazuki is stronger than you]
"....."
Rimuru thought that the [Great Sage] was so rude, but when he was about to talk with Tamazuki, Souei informed him that a group of Lizardmen was about to come to his village.
"Souei, can you call Tamazuki too?"
Rimuru thought that it was better to bring Tamazuki with him so they wouldn't be looked down upon. Nevertheless, he knew the battle with the orcs was near, and this was the prelude.
"Yes."
Souei disappeared as he went to visit the main kitchen.
---
Tamazuki's house is finished.
This was a good thing, and he also didn't hesitate to move with Shizu.
As one of the leaders of this village, his house was massive. It was built with a traditional Japanese theme as he wanted to make Shizu feel even more comfortable. Though, he was also more comfortable this way.
Naturally, unlike the others, his house was more special as it had various devices which he created with his leaves, but some of them were items that he crafted with engraved magic, such as an oven, a stove, an air conditioner, a shower, a water warmer, and many others.
Those items might seem like something that existed in the modern world, but in this world, all of them were activated with magic.
This was the world of magic.
Tamazuki knew that science was a good thing, but he also shouldn't ignore the magic aspect of this world. Instead, he should combine the two of them. Yet, at the same time, he thought about also trying to reach the extreme path of the two of them.
Unlike science, magic was full of possibilities.
As long as he imagined, anything could happen.
If possible, he wanted to go to a world where it was fully focused on magic since he wanted to develop this talent more.
Still, while his magic aspect had been almost perfectly taken care of, he wondered what he should do with his physical ability.
The strength manipulation was a good ability, yet, his physical ability was far from enough.
Nevertheless, he could think of that kind of matter later since at this moment, he needed to lead the food research on the main kitchen on the village.
"Now, the ice cream is finished." Tamazuki looked at everyone in the kitchen and asked, "How about we try it?"
"Yes!"
All of them answered with brimming excitement.
At his house, Shizu, Shuna, Shion, a few goblinas, and also Gob'ichi, who was the most talented cook among the hobgoblins, were watching his research on the foods.
Food.
This thing might be ignored since as long as one was full, everything was okay, but Tamazuki didn't want that. He wanted to eat the most delicious and the best cuisine in the world.
His motto was only the best!
Moreover, food was also a source of money, so he decided to bring the foods of another world to this world.
Still, everyone was already impatient to taste the ice creams, so he gave all of them a tester.
"Now, try it."
"Yes!"
Their hands were shaky as they put a spoonful of ice cream into their mouths.
"!!!"
"So delicious!"
"Yummy!"
"So creamy!"
"It's cold!"
Everyone was excited, especially when the sweet taste of the honey spread into their tongue.
As this village had just been built, everything was limited, but Tamazuki had found a beetle and a bee after he named Shion, Shuna, and Hakurou. He had found out that nothing would happen to him even if he named them as he had the "Hole," so he named the beetle and the bee since he felt that they were rather unique existences.
The beetle aside, the bee quickly made honey for him.
While he had sugar, it was rather limited, so the honey was a good thing.
Still, from their expressions, he could tell that this honey salt ice cream tasted delicious.
"Shion, don't eat too much."
"Ah, I am sorry, Tamazuki-sama!" Shion quickly apologized as she lowered her head, but she was so depressed that her horn was down. Still, her eyes were starting at the ice cream from time to time since she didn't have enough.
Tamazuki was speechless. "You can have more, then."
"Tamazuki-sama!" Shion was moved to tears.
"It's unfair! I want too, Tamazuki-sama!" Shuna was rather reserved, but when she saw Tamazuki dote on Shion, she became jealous.
The rest also wanted to eat again, but they couldn't do so like Shion or Shuna.
Still, Shizu smiled happily.
Without a doubt, this was a good day.
"Well, calm down. There are still many foods that I want to try, so prepare your stomach, okay?"
"YES!"
This time, they answered him with greater vigor, but this time, Souei came and reported about the visit of the lizardman.
"I see." Tamazuki nodded. "Is it dangerous?"
"No, I can handle them myself, but Rimuru-sama wished you to be present."
"I am in the middle of cooking, though." Tamazuki thought for a moment, then said, "Shion, you should go and handle this."
"Eh?!" Shion seemed reluctant to go out.
"I will add your ice cream later."
"Souei, come on! Where are they? Let me beat them up!"
"..." Souei.
"By the way, Souei, please bring this to everyone. Can you?" Tamazuki prepared ice cream for everyone.
"Yes!"
This time, Souei's voice didn't even lose to the rest as he also wanted to taste the food cooked by Tamazuki. He might be a ninja, but it didn't mean that he didn't want to eat delicious food, okay?
"Okay, let's continue our research. This time, I want to create mayonnaise."
"Mayonnaise?
As expected, the group of lizardmen quickly cleared up, and Shion quickly returned with everyone as they tasted a karaage with mayonnaise. All of them had this blissful expression on their faces when they tasted this dish for the first time, but at night, a meeting was held since the danger that came from the group of orcs was unable to be avoided any longer.
Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan Chapter 177 Dryad Treyni | akikan40 on Patreon
The conflict with the group of lizardmen was just another episode in the village, but the threat of the orc wasn't something that they could ignore, especially when they found out that there were at least 20,000 lizardmen along with 8,000 goblins in this battle.
While most of the goblins in this area had decided to join their village, it didn't mean all of them had joined. Instead, many of them stayed in their own village, afraid of change or afraid of Rimuru and him, as they didn't know them well. Nevertheless, they weren't someone that was comfortable with change.
However, all of them now were pulled into the battle with the orc, and in this forest, no one could get away from this group of orcs, especially when the number of these orcs was—
"—200,000?!"
Whether Rimuru or Shizu was shocked.
"There are 200,000 orc warriors in total?" Rimuru asked once again to confirm it.
"Yes." Souie, who was in charge of intelligence, answered.
"There were only tens of thousands in my village before."
"It seems that one is nothing but a division."
Souei then informed them of the detailed information he got from watching them from their location, targets, and details of the orc warriors that he had seen. Currently, the target of those orcs seems to be lizardmen, but once they lizardmen were defeated...
"We have to stop them." Shizu knew that this wasn't something that could be taken lightly.
"We will, but we can't charge them carelessly."
"Yeah, that number isn't one that can be taken lightly."
"Nevertheless, what is their purpose?"
200,000 warrior orcs.
This number was enormous.
"From the start, the orcs aren't a smart tribe; if this attack is not because of their instincts, then there must be someone doing tricks in the dark."
"What if it's a... Demon Lord?"
"..."
"...just joking. It's just nonsense; you don't need to take it seriously."
Shizu glanced at Tamazuki, but she couldn't see anything from her expression. However, she also knew the possibility that everything done by the Demon Lord existed, but instead of the Demon Lord, the possibility of it being an Orc Lord, the monster that appeared a few centuries ago, was higher.
Still, no one had proof that such an existence existed, so they should focus on the present instead of talking about something that might not exist. The possibility might exist, but if they kept thinking, nothing would be done.
"Rimuru-sama, Tamazuki-sama, while investigating, someone contacted my clone saying there's something important to tell the two of you. What do you think?"
"For us?" Rimuru looked at everyone who was snacking the potato chips and felt a bit envious, but he had to say he really wanted to have a human body!
However, this wasn't the time for this.
"Who is it? If it's someone like Gabil, then I don't want to meet them anymore. I don't want to see someone weird."
"Though... it's not weird; it's quite rare. The other party is... Dryad." Rimuru then looked at Tamazuki, who gave him a nod, but he didn't dare to look at Shizu as he could tell that Shizu's smile was scary!
"We-Well, bring her in, Souei."
Souie nodded, but suddenly a single leaf entered the meeting room, and smoke filled the room instantly.
Everyone readily stood up in front of Tamazuki and Rimuru to protect them.
"Nice to meet you. Sorry for the sudden visit. I am Dryad Treyni."
A beautiful lady with long green hair and some vines around her body appeared before them.
She appeared like a fairy. Her beauty wasn't even lost to those of elves.
Yet, without a doubt, the appearance of Dryad shook all of them.
Still, why was this Dryad staring at him? Tamazuki felt confused. Yet he had to say everyone's reaction was exaggerated. Even Shizu was the same.
Maybe, Shizu noticed his confusion, so she explained. "Dryaid is the top-ranked in the forest. They are called the "Guardian Spirit of Treants" or "Managers of the Great Jura Forest." It is said that the last time they appeared was a few decades ago. To be honest, this is my first time seeing one."
She might have been living in this world for so long, but there were still many things that she didn't know.
Still, he knew that this wasn't a time for this, but he was glad to know that this Dryad also triggered his system. However, it made him wonder whether it was really possible to do it with a Dryad, considering it was a tree.
According to the [Great Sage], a Dryard is like a Spirit. No, they are a Spirit that resides on the body of the tree.
So, he really wondered whether it was really possible for him to do it.
Yet, he had to say, wasn't this Dryad a little too close?
"What are you trying to do by getting so close to Tamazuki-sama?"
Shion reacted strongly as she stood in front of Tamazuki, clenching her fists. She didn't care whether this was a manager of the forest or something, but wasn't this Dryad too brazen? Especially when Treyni wanted to approach Tamazuki, so she quickly stood before him.
Treyni, who was stopped by Shion and Shuna, also understood her situation, so she explained. "I am sorry, but somehow his body feels nice and comfortable." She smiled at Tamazuki and then said, "Please visit our place if you are free later."
"....."
Tamazuki could feel that the three women were staring at him. "We don't have such a time now." He sighed inwardly, thinking that he might as well kiss them so it was easier for him to manage them.
Treyni just chuckled. "It's okay. You can visit us whenever you are free." While he seemed to reject her invitation, when he was free, he was going to come.
Still, Shizu, Shion, and Shuna felt that they needed to protect him more, as his charm was too dangerous.
While Rimuru might feel the same, the others felt differently about him.
It was said that a monster was more sensitive than a human. It was like the myth of how animals could see something that couldn't be seen by humans. The monster was like that.
Tamazuki was handsome; this was without a doubt, but his aura was the one that made him special as a tanuki was also a god in the past. Moreover, while it was only his guess, the effect of the [Spirit Affinity] was working on him currently.
Dryad was also a Spirit, so it was also the reason why Treyni seemed to have such an interest in him. Still, more importantly, it was impossible to use human emotions as a way to describe Majin's emotions as they were different. However, this worked better for him as he wanted to know what kind of a reward this woman would bring him.
When Rimuru felt speechless by the difference in treatment, he asked, "That Treyni, right? What brings you here today?"
"Today's visit is because I have a favor." Treyni stared at Tamazuki and Rimuru. "Inigamigyoubu Tamazuki and Rimuru Temprest, the two who lead the monsters, I wish for you to suppress the Orc Lord."
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Everyone was in silence when they heard such a request, yet how could they not be?
Frankly, no one was thinking of fighting the ogre as soon as possible since 200,000 orc warriors weren't something that they could take lightly; maybe, when they were desperate, they would do so, but now?
"Suppress the Orc Lord...? That's... you are asking us to enter this battle?" Rimuru, who was a pacifist, was confused.
"That's of course, Rimuru Tempest-sama, Inugamigyoubu Tamazuki-sama."
"Just call me Tamazuki. My name is too long."
Tamazuki knew that his name was too long, so he asked someone to either call him Inugami or Tamazuki.
"Your name is too long," Rimuru smirked.
Tamazuki only rolled his eyes.
"Then, Tamazuki-sama." Treyni nodded with a bright smile.
The reason for their request was simple if they didn't ask the strong for help, then it would be impossible for them to stay alive, and their habitat would be damaged by this group of orcs.
"That's why we are asking for the help of the strong."
"But whether the Orc Lord has been born is still a question, right?"
"We Dryads are able to gain a lot of information as long as it's inside the Jura Forest and the Orc Lord is born." Treyni looked at the bowl of potato chips and asked, "What is this, Tamazuki-sama?"
"Potato chips."
"Can I try it?"
"Sure."
"Hm~! Delicious!" The crisps and lightly salted taste of the potato chip made her smile.
However, everyone couldn't care about all of this since the news that came out from Treyni shocked them.
"IF Dryad-sama has already said so..."
"Then, the Orc Lord must have appeared!"
"Then, sooner or later, they will come to us!"
No one doubted the news brought by Treyni. Instead, they knew this crisis was going to come to their village sooner or later.
Still, Rimuru didn't immediately accept the request as he still wanted to check the situation since he didn't want to cause a meaningless death. While he knew the battle was inevitable, he wanted to get the information by himself as it was hard to believe Treyni, who he had only met for a moment.
Unlike the other monsters who didn't have a doubt about Treyni, Rimuru was a human in the past, so he couldn't trust something so easily. Moreover, before he was an adult, he was also the leader of this village, so he had a responsibility to protect all of them.
Still, before all of that, Rimuru wanted to know what was the purpose of the Orc Lord. Was it only for the destruction? Was it born just to destroy everything? Frankly, he didn't understand, but Treyni answered that doubt.
"Unique Skill [Starving Ones]"
"Huh?"
"A skill the Orc Lord gains the moment it's born. It allows the Orcs to eat anything, and everything at this point is similar to your skill [Predator]."
Tamazuki glanced at Treyni, wondering how this woman could tell that Rimuru had this skill, but he didn't bother to ask since Rimuru didn't seem to mind that his skill was known.
"Though it is similar to [Predator], its access rate is not constant; if there are many using the skill for consumption at the same time, the success rate rises."
"So the Orc's motive is..."
"Not to destroy the high-ranking monsters like Ogre and Lizardmen but to gain strength from eating them."
When everyone knew this, they knew that no one was saved anymore. Everyone was in crisis, and all of them would be targeted by a group of greedy pigs.
By now, this group of orcs should have all the abilities of an ogre, and soon, they would have the ability of lizardmen.
And if they continue to evolve?
This matter wasn't something that they could ignore any longer!
"Uncle, you should accept this request."
"Eh? Tamazuki?"
Rimuru was surprised.
"This Orc Lord will be beneficial to your skill."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Rimuru was confused.
"If you use [Predator] on the Orc Lord, I believe that your skill will evolve, and you can become stronger."
"Really?" Rimuru was surprised and then quickly asked the [Great Sage].
[Affirmative. Once you can use [Predator] on the Orc Lord, there is a high probability that the Unique Skill [Predator] will evolve into [Gluttony], so it is advisable to accept this request]
Really?
[Yes]
Gluttony...
What kind of skill was this?
The [Great Sage] couldn't answer it as it hadn't seen what the [Starved One] was really capable of, but for one thing, Rimuru was sure that he would become stronger. Hearing that, he didn't hesitate any longer. He thought that he should accept this request. More importantly, Tamazuki was also by his side.
In the wrong case, he could rely on Tamazuki.
However, at the same time, Rimuru also wanted to get stronger, so this Orc Lord was that chance for him to become stronger.
'Go and become stronger, Uncle.'
The stronger Rimuru was, the better it was.
Tamazuki knew that he couldn't stay in this world forever, so all he could rely on was Rimuru, especially when he could tell that this world was dangerous. Maybe, some thought that this world was a funny world where the protagonist was slime, but that wasn't the case.
It was just his intuition, though.
More importantly, he didn't know much about the plot of this world, so while he was gone, Rimuru needed to be strong enough to take care of the rest.
This was why he gave me a chance to use [Predator] on the Orc Lord Rimuru, turning it into a Unique Skill [Gluttony].
Well, he could learn it as long as he saw it, so everything was okay.
Still, they also couldn't let go of this Orc Lord as the longer they let it go, the more dangerous it would be as it might evolve into a Demon Lord.
Yet, Tamazuki didn't mind since he was sure the soul of the Demon Lord would become the best sacrifice for his evolution.
"Then, the request to suppress the Orc Lord, we shall accept it!" Rimuru looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, please prepare for it!"
"Yes!"
Everyone was ready for the battle, and everyone was confident of the result, especially the Onis, since all of them had evolved.
Benimaru, Souei, Shion, Hakurou, Shuna, and Kurobee swore that they were going to avenge their tribe and also wash the humiliation they received that day.
However, when they were about to prepare, Tamazuki suddenly stopped them. "Wait, everyone; there is something that I need to talk about with all of you about."
"Hm?"
"Is there something wrong, Tamazuki-sama?"
While they were confused, they didn't move from his spot and looked at him curiously.
Tamazuki wanted to say that he planned a Demon Lord, but in the end, he held it. He wasn't sure whether he could become a Demon Lord, but he needed to remind them of something.
"In this battle, there is something that I want to try."
"Try? You mean an experiment?" Rimuru asked curiously.
"Yes."
"Do you need us to help you with something?"
"No, you don't need to, but just don't be surprised if I somehow change or become a little fierce."
"...okay?"
They felt confused, but they nodded regardless.
Shizu hesitated, but in the end, she didn't say anything and just stayed on Tamazuki's side.
"Also, Ranga and Souei."
"Yes?" 2x
"When my experiment is over, and it is successful, it brings me far away. I will tell you when it is successful, but if I fail, then you don't need to do anything."
While Ranga and Souie were confused, they nodded regardless.
"What are you planning to do, Tamazuki?" Rimuru even became curious.
"For now, let's say it is a secret since if it's a failure, then it is useless. Anyway, let's just focus on the battle and survive. In this battle, your lives are more important, so don't force yourselves."
"Yes!"
With those last words, the meeting ended, but Tamazuki prepared himself since the day he became a Demon Lord was near.
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While everyone was curious about what kind of experiment Tamazuki wanted to try, no one tried to press him since his target was the orcs.
All of them had labeled the orcs as their enemies. Even if he killed all of them, they wouldn't say anything.
Nevertheless, since they had accepted Treyni's request, they needed to do their preparation for the battle.
The first was, without a doubt, to make an alliance with the group of Lizardmen.
The target of the orcs was the Lizardman, who was living in the wetland. It could be said that they were the king of the wetland, and because of this, they were targeted by the orc since by eating them, the orcs would gain the ability to fight on the wetland.
By then, 200,000 orcs would become an unstoppable army ravaged throughout the country.
When that happens, it might be hard for their village and also the group of Dryads to live in this forest anymore.
Still, while Rimuru knew how dangerous this situation was, he also thought that it was a chance for him to become stronger as his skill might evolve.
Because of this, the alliance was necessary, but Rimuru didn't want to ally himself with Gabil as this guy was stupid and quite arrogant, so by sending Souei, he hoped they could treat each other equally.
Still, with the matter of Lizardman being solved by Souei, the others prepared many of the logistics from positions, armor, and weapons.
Everyone was busy, including Tamazuki, since he also thought of creating a weapon for Shion and Hakurou.
As for Benimaru and Souei, it was better to leave those things to Kurobee.
Hakurou aside as Tamazuki gave his previous weapon to him.
"Thank you, Tamazuki-sama."
Hakurou was on the verge of tears when he received a weapon from Tamazuki.
"It's okay. It's just my old weapon. It will be wasteful if I don't use it."
Tamazuki's old weapon might not be as good as the one that he used currently, but even so, it was still Unique Equipment, which was several times better than the one owned by Hakurou.
"No, this is a good weapon. I will treasure it well."
This weapon would probably become Hakurou's heirloom.
Still, because of this, everyone looked at Hakurou enviously.
I want to! I want to!
Those words were clearly written on their faces.
"Well, Hakurou aside, Shion, I also made you a weapon."
"Really? Is that true, Tamazuki-sama?" Shion's eyes were shining in excitement.
"It's a bit big, but I am sure that you can use it well."
Then, he took out the weapon that he had crafted for a day from his [Stomach].
"The name is Tessaiga (Iron-Crushing Fang). Use it well."
"....."
Everyone was at a loss for words when they saw this weapon.
It was massive.
No, it was humongous!
The shape of this sword was like an oversized dog's fang, fitting for its name. The cross guard turned into a large patch of fur similar to a dog's also.
It was a weapon solely made for destruction, and as expected, it was also a Legendary Weapon.
Frankly, with his "Strength Manipulation," this weapon was perfect for him, but instead of an all-powerful strength, he was more into technical and speed, so he decided to give this sword to Shion as he knew this sword would be perfect for him.
"Tamazuki-sama's first reward for me..."
Shion's breathing was heavy as she stared at this weapon full of excitement. Unlike Hakurou, she was already crying as she thought this was something made by her vowed master, Tamazuki.
"Use it well to protect everyone."
"Yes!"
Shion received her sword and rubbed the fur part with her cheek as she smiled, wondering whether it was Tamazuki's fur.
"...." Tamazuki.
Still, she wanted to test this weapon, so she raised her hand high as she used his "Strength Manipulation."
Suddenly, the air grew heavy, and the pressure grew so immense that it was so hard for them to breathe.
The building also started to create a strange sound, as if it was about to be destroyed by the pressure alone.
"Stop! Stop! Shion, stop! Don't destroy the smithy!"
Everyone was in a panic, but without a doubt, everyone was confident in this battle.
The only problem was...
Everyone was staring at him with a longing expression.
Tamazuki stared at Shizu and Shuna, who just stared at him in silence. He rubbed their heads tenderly. "I will make something for you two in the future."
"Yay~!" 2x
Only Shion also moved her head closer as if anticipating something.
"...."
Was this silly girl wishing to be patted when she almost destroyed the smithy?
"Hehehe..." Shion laughed with a silly smile as she was patted.
Well, the battle was about to begin, so instead of fighting, it was better for everyone to have a good relationship, right?
Frankly, while he didn't mind making weapons for all of them, the time was limited as they had only seven days of preparation before they entered the battle.
On those seven days, the Lizardmen needed to protect themselves until they came. While some doubted at first, the king of the Lizardmen quickly realized how powerful they were after he saw Souei.
Souei entered their place and defeated everyone with ease.
Watching all of this, the king knew that this alliance was something that they needed the most.
Even if the Lizardmen were powerful, facing 200,000 orcs along with the Orc Lord wasn't something that was easy to do, or rather, if they always put their pride in front, he was afraid that they would be destroyed and eaten, especially when he found out the real purpose of the orcs to fight them.
Eat them and gain their skill.
Knowing that, how could he let his subordinates be eaten?
Fortunately, they were fighting at their home ground inside the caves.
The caves had complicated geography, and they had the upper hand in this battle as it was also a wetland, so they did a hit-and-run tactic, fighting in a group, and quickly evacuated those who were hurt.
The king was wise, and he also knew that he couldn't make a single mistake or even let those orcs eat one of them. What he needed to do now was to hold on. As long as seven days have passed, everything will be okay. This was his belief, but his son ruined everything.
"I can no longer accept this humiliation! How can we, the proud Lizardmen, fight and hide inside these caves against those dirty pigs? Also, relying on others? How low have you fallen, Father? We have 10,000 thousand Lizardmen with us, along with ten thousand goblins! Our army is invincible! No one can defeat us!"
"Gabil, do you know what you are doing?!" The king of the lizard man looked at his son with anger.
Gabil, the lizardman that had visited Tamzuki and Rimuru's village, took the legendary weapon of the Lizardman's Water Vortex Spear. "Father, I can't trust you to lead the lizardmen anymore! This time, I will lead everyone! I will bring the victory to us!" He raised the spear high and vowed to bring victory to everyone.
"Gabil-sama! Gabil-sama! Gabil-sama!"
Everyone was excited and also followed Gabil.
Then, the king of the lizardmen, along with all of his followers, was put in jail.
Gabil knew that he had to focus on this battle and bring glory. He was confident in this battle, and there was no way that he would lose.
However, he made a single mistake.
Gabil still didn't know the terror of those orcs
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Leveling the ground in their wake, the orc arm advanced into the wetlands.
Trample them! Trample them! Trample them! Trample them!
While lifting their voices, with a glow in their eyes, the orc army advanced into the wetlands
There was not a single normal thought in their minds.
Everything their eyes fell upon was food.
They forever hungered, and only the desire to eat pushed them forward.
Collapse.
Again, a comrade had fallen.
By then, they were overjoyed. More food! They thought. Normally, he was their comrade.
Now, he was but a lump of flesh to eat.
He was still breathing, but to them, it meant the meat was fresh.
Those fortunate to be walking close immediately began disassembling the corpse.
The liver was reserved for the squad leader, but the rest went to the one who grabbed it first.
A disgusting sound reverberated through the land.
They are always hungry.
And their strength rises the hungrier they are.
That is the effect of the Unique Skill [Starving Ones].
As long as they eat their fallen comrades, as long as their hunger remains unfulfilled, their strength will continue to rise.
They are the 200,000 orc army.
Under the control of the Orc Lord, an army that marches through the hell of starvation.
Never to see salvation.
Just marching forward to satisfy their hunger. Never being able to satisfy it...
And endless hell.
Before them lay an army of the Lizardmen.
The opponents they had never thought to beat were just rank D monsters, but Lizardman had never been their first. Before the Lizardmen, they had also massacred the entire tribe of ogres, who were rank B monsters.
Facing those monsters whose rank was higher than theirs, normally, they could only feel fear towards them, and directing killing intent at them would have been unthinkable.
However...
Trample them! Trample them! Trample them! Trample them!
Their feet would not stop.
Rather, they ran towards the food.
Towards the rampaging lizardmen, their relentless strength!
How many comrades were torn to pierce, and how many were cut down...
However! It doesn't matter to the orcs who see the fallen as merely more food.
They were overjoyed.
Perhaps they could satisfy their hunger if a bit.
A single lizardman had fallen.
Immediately, the orcs crowded the corpse and began dismembering it.
Drinking blood and devouring flesh. Oh... but that did not satisfy their hunger.
But, the bodies of the orcs had changed—they absorbed the lizardmen's strength.
Seeing their friends gulped down by lowly orcs; the lizardmen let out a scream of agony.
Lamenting the weakness of their overwhelming power...
Gradually, those filled with power appeared from within the orcs.
Devour our comrades and make their powers ours!
Devour our enemies, and make their powers ours!
And again, they eat.
Without any fear of death. Somedays, their power will grow and surpass that of their king.
Their king.
The ultimate orc, the Ord Lord!
Their match continues.
And now, again, they are about to eat their prey.
---
"Use the terrain! Use our advantages! Use our speed! Crush them!"
Gabil stood in the high place, shouting with all of his might to give courage to his followers. This battle, he vowed to win, yet the reality was harder than he had thought.
"GABIL-SAMA! HELP US!"
"ARGGG! IT HURTS! MY LEG!"
"DON'T EAT ME!"
Gabil jumped into the one that needed help and swung his spear bravely, even if he was surrounded by orcs.
"Bring the wounded away! The ones that can fight to use your all! We have to win this battle!"
"YES!"
Those who could fight followed the leadership of Gabil, but Gabil, who fought in front of everyone as a vanguard, realized the horror of the orcs.
Before this battle, they had the advantage as they were fighting on wetlands and lakes. They used their speeds, ability to swim, and the terrain as their advantages, but even so, the numbers of the orcs were too much, so one of them was killed and eaten. Yet, after one of them was killed, the orcs gained the ability to fight on this terrain!
They lost their advantages, and soon they were about to be killed and eaten!
Suddenly, Gabil realized why his father fought in the caves. Suddenly, he realized why he realized his father had never let those who were wounded be in battle!
Yet, everything was too late.
Those goblins were eaten without mercy, yet Gabil didn't care about them as he only cared about the lizardmen. By now, if they can't stop this group of orcs, then they will target their homes.
In that home, everyone was living there.
From a woman, a child, and an elderly.
All of them!
The thought of them being killed and eaten because of his mistake caused Gabil to shiver in horror.
Yet, how could he give up?
"Even if we are killed, don't back down! We have to stop them! Don't let them destroy our home!"
"YES, GABIL-SAMA!"
Yes, even so, as the lizardmen, they still had their pride and they wouldn't run with their tails.
Yet, those who were at the headquarters also quickly realized what had happened.
The only thing they could do was to evacuate, especially those children and females. Even if the males were killed, as long as the children and the women left, they still had hope.
No matter what, they would protect this hope!
Still, the king had expected this matter, so he quickly sent his daughter, who was also the chief of guard. He needed to tell his allies about what had happened here. He needed to ask them to come to help them. He didn't care about himself, but he wanted those women and children to be okay, alright from the orcs that targeted them.
In this prison, he prayed for his daughter's success.
---
She wasn't sure how long she had been running, but she knew she needed to come to their ally as soon as possible. Yet, it was hard. She was being chased by a group of orcs, and she was also exhausted to her limit.
Soon, she fell.
Ah, is this the end?
Yet, when she thought about the crisis of everyone, she gritted her teeth and crawled. Even if her legs were useless, she would keep running, but in the end, she was caught up.
"Hehe, you can't run away anymore."
"Enough of talk. Let's just eat."
"Yeah, I am hungry."
For the orcs, all the living beings were their food. As they were always hungry, they would eat anything.
Is this the end? But I haven't even completed my task!
She, who thought that everything was about to end, suddenly saw the heads of those orcs flying, cut down by something. From the expression of those orcs, she could tell that they didn't even realize that they had died.
She saw a figure of someone... no, a beast with a long white hair that was like the full moon, beast-like gaze, and devilish handsome face, holding a sharp, black colored blade that reminded her of an abyss itself.
Her body shivered and her heart was beating so fast.
He didn't even look at her, but looked at the figure of the beautiful woman with green hair by his side.
"Are they over there?"
"Yes, hundreds of thousands of orcs are in that place."
"Tamazuki, are you sure that you are going there alone?"
A slime sat on the top of the head of the giant wolf like monster.
Then, soon, she realized that she was surrounded by many powerful individuals.
"Yes, I will go first since I need them for an experiment." He took a deep breath. "See you there. Take care of this lizardwoman." Leaving those words, suddenly, his figure melted into the air and vanished.
"..."
Being stared at by all of them, she could only say, "Help us!"
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While the orcs were fighting against the lizardmen and ate them to become stronger, and the lizardmen fought for their survival, and the others were going to be threatened by this orc, they didn't know the source of all of this disaster was four bored Demon Lords.
Yes, a bored Demon Lord.
The four Demon Lords were bored, so they thought to create a Demon Lord.
This Demon Lord was the Orc Lord.
By making the Orc Lord into a symbol of horror, then letting it rampage through the forest and even the human country, it would soon turn into a Demon Lord like them.
Still, even so, they had never thought of this Orc Lord as their comrade. Instead, they only thought of it as their source of fun.
"Oh! Keep fighting!"
"It seems that it is about to evolve soon."
"Yeah, it has rampaged on the ogre villages before, after all."
"You sure that the plan is perfect, right?"
"Yes, leave everything to this Gelmud!"
The organizer of this show Gelmudo, bowed his head respectfully, facing all four Demon Lords. Yet, inwardly, watching, he was laughing happily since if this plan was successful, then he would be able to control a Demon Lord!
He would have a Demon Lord on his hands!
By then, he would be standing in the same place as the four of the Demon Lords in front of him!
For this Great Lord Gelmudo, standing on the side of the Demon Lord was the perfect place for him!
Still, while everyone watched how the group of orcs rampaged through the forest and also had their battle against the orcs, they saw a white figure that caught their attention, but the screen on the magic item which they used to watch the situation suddenly turned black and lost its connection.
"....." Everyone.
"Gelmudo."
Even if they didn't say anything, Gelmudo was scared silly. He stood straight, and he was full of cold sweats.
"I will check this matter immediately!"
The reason he could stand up now and also have Orc Lord as his tool was because of the four of them. The four of them were his sponsors, so if he angered them, he would receive a consequence that he couldn't imagine.
"I will immediately check on this matter! Please don't worry! Leave everything to this Gelmudo!"
Gelmudo quickly bowed his head before he left to check what was happening, but inwardly, he was full of anger toward the orcs as they messed around with his project.
However, the four of the Demon Lords thought about the white figure they had seen. They only saw his back and didn't see his appearance, yet somehow, they couldn't get him away from their heads.
Who was he?
---
This battle was hopeless.
It was what they thought at that moment.
Every lizardman knew that their battle would end with their death, yet Gabil, even if he was incompetent and often got ahead of himself, was still the competent leader. It was also because of him that everyone still stood up until now. Because of him, everyone fought bravely against the orcs, even if they were going to die.
"Stand up! Don't give up! Even if you lose, then take one of them! Show pride as the lizardmen!"
"YES, GABIL-SAMA!"
Like how Gabil fought bravely against all of them, all of them also followed him and fought bravely.
Yet, the spirit alone was useless.
If their opponents were only mere orcs, then they might be able to do something, but that wasn't the case.
Unlike the other orcs, the squad of orcs clad in black armor was strong. All of them were full plate armor. Their strength might not be much different from a normal orc, but the difference in their equipment changes everything.
Yet, all of them were commanded by a single orc.
Carrying an aura of strength around him, he was clearly a world above the common orcs.
Orc General.
Possessing the strength of an entire army, the Orc Army General and following him were 2,500 orc knights.
There are five such individuals. Their power may be ranked as B+.
A fourth of the Orc Lord's true army had moved.
"It's over.
That power could decide the battle right there.
Escape is impossible. Their only choice is to fall into battle...
"I wanted to be cut down by a warrior, at least," Gabil thought. "Guwahahaha, you cowardly general of swine! Do you have the courage to meet me alone in the battle?"
Gabil cried loudly.
He couldn't win. His armor was in pieces.
Moreover, it seems like his opponents' armor was strengthened with magic.
If he accepted this request, Gabil could die like a warrior. If it went well, perhaps he could take out a single general. Such were his thoughts.
"Gugugu. Very well. I'll be your opponent."
Responding thus, the orc general jumped down from his horse.
The surrounding clashes froze, swallowed by his aura. Further away, the fighting continued, but it didn't reach Gabil's ears.
"I am grateful!"
The rest was a silent duel.
Gabil readied the Magic Weapon: Water Vortex Spear.
"Come!"
The Orc General beloved, and at the same time, "Die!!! Water Vortex Style, Tornado Crush!"
Gabil released an attack filled with all his might. Combining spear technique and magical energy, a certain kill technique. This attack was filled with all the strength Gabil had. However, "Chaos Eater!"
Pointing his spear at Gabil, the Orc General devoured the vortex itself.
But that's not all; the spear also began emitting an aura. An ominous yellow aura attacked Gabil's very flesh.
"It seeks to eat me!" Stumbling and failing, Gabil realized. However, the aura would not let him escape.
"Guguguga! Pitiful lizard. Rolling in dirt suits you!"
Gabil was laughed at by the Orc General.
But he wouldn't give up. If only... if only he could land a single hit.
Picking up some dirt, he flung it at the orc. Call it cowardice, but Gabil desired the chance to cut him down!
However, that attack, too, was in vain, as the yellow aura quickly devoured it.
Gabil felt the attack's direction at him.
He was desperate to evade that aura but knew not how.
This far, huh...
Gabil thought and closed his eyes while praying that his comrades would be okay as he would be leaving them to the afterlife.
In that silent moment, suddenly, a panicked voice was heard.
"D-Don't get close!"
"NOOOOO!!!"
"AGGGHHH, I BEG FOR YOUR MERCY!"
The cries of despair sounded on the side of the battlefield.
Gabil, who was waiting for his death, quickly opened his eyes as he thought his comrades were killed, yet that didn't seem to be the case.
All the orcs showed horror expressions. Those whose expressions had been closed by the [Starved Ones] and could only think of ever thinking to satiate their hunger showed their despair in front of this opponent.
Similarly, Gabil was the same, yet for him, who was saved, it felt like he had seen a God.
Yes, a God.
As his long white hair swayed, his blade took down a number of orcs, bringing them down to the afterlife.
Without even glancing at those who died, he continued and kept killing all the swine that he could see.
Everything.
All of them were killed.
Even the effect of the [Starved Ones] was unable to erase the terror that they could feel from this being.
Amidst the nightmare for the orcs, Gabil mesmerized and thought that this might be the punishment sent by the heaven for the orcs.
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When Tamazuki left for the battlefield, everyone quickly chased after him. Even though they knew he was strong, it didn't mean they wouldn't feel worried as his opponents were 200,000 orcs and the Orc Lord.
Treyni also informed them that there were also 2,500 Orc General.
This situation was dangerous, yet when they were about to get close, they were hit by an incredible aura. Their legs were weakened, and their bodies shivered from fear. It was sharp. It was like their bodies were cut.
They knew the moment they moved closer, they would be cut down, yet Shion and Hakurou stepped forward as they could feel the aura of their master.
Similarly, Shizu and Rimuru also did the same before everyone looked at each other and also followed as they gritted their teeth, trying to endure the fear in their hearts.
Yet the moment they entered the battle, they couldn't believe their eyes. Their eyes widened, and they were hit by a sense of surreality.
This is impossible!
They thought, yet this was the reality.
The 200,000 orcs could do nothing in front of his blade.
In front of his blade, everything was cut down.
There was no exception.
His blade was the punishment.
He was the Asura who devoured all the beings for his purpose.
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"Shizu-san, what is he planning to do? You must know, right?"
Rimuru was at a loss at the number of corpses that had fallen on the marshes. Frankly, he had never seen Tamazuki fighting, and Tamazuki had either done the research, cooked, blacksmith, concocted a potion, or any other things that didn't relate to fighting.
Yet, this changed his thinking of him.
The nephew that he had thought was useless without him was so cruel on this battlefield.
While the orcs were enemies and also monsters, the number of orcs that had been killed by him had reached 5,000!
This number also kept increasing.
Rimuru thought of Tamazuki's experiment, but what did Tamazuki plan to do by killing all of those orcs?
By now, the ferocity of the orcs had long disappeared.
All that was left was just terror.
When one watches this scene, no one would think of the orcs as the villains as they were kowtowed, begging as they were crying.
Yet, even if Tamazuki was cruel, no one would think of him as a demon.
Tamazuki was unstoppable, with no mercy, and, more importantly, so divine.
When one saw him, they would only think of him as a disaster like a volcano eruption, tornado, or even tsunami.
Facing such an unstoppable might, no matter what their numbers, the orcs could only beg for mercy.
Yet, like facing a disaster, their begging was meaningless. Their prayers were worthless. All they could do was pay with their lives.
"Please stop!"
"Please forgive us!"
"We're just hungry!"
Their cries stopped as their heads rolled on the ground, causing the ground to turn red because of the blood.
Shizu stared at Tamazuki with some guilt and sadness. "He... he plans to become a Demon Lord."
"De-Demon Lord?!"
Rimuru was dumbfounded, and the rest was also the same.
"Demon Lord? Tamazuki-sama is planning to become a Demon Lord?!"
Demon Lord.
This was the symbol of terror.
Everyone who heard this name would either hide or run as far as possible.
Yet, Tamazuki decided to become one.
However, when they saw his figure on the battlefield, they really thought that he could become one.
"Those orcs are going to be his... sacrifice."
Yes, they were his sacrifices.
His sacrifice to evolve into the True Demon Lord.
Wow!
Rimuru was dumbfounded since he had never expected such a thing. 'Becoming a True Demon Lord?' He wasn't sure what that meant, but for one thing, he knew that Tamazuki would become more powerful.
While it was good, he wondered why Tamazuki had to push himself so hard.
Becoming powerful...
Even now, Rimuru felt that his power was enough and there was no need for him to become stronger, yet did Tamazuki see something different?
Was there something that made him change?
Or was it his experience in his previous life?
Their relationship was close, but it didn't mean that they knew everything.
While Rimuru's life was rather simple, what about Tamazuki's?
It was said that a skill was born from the wish of one when they came to this world, so what Tamazuki's skill meant to?
Rimuru didn't know anything, yet he also knew that this was an experiment as usual, one needed a human life to become the True Demon Lord, but if this method was possible, Tamazuki would become a True Demon Lord and evolve.
[Great Sage] had said so.
Rimuru didn't have a doubt, but if this method was successful, then should he?
Should he also do the same?
After all, it wouldn't hurt to become a little stronger.
Yet, when he saw the terror on every orc in this place, he decided not to do so. After all, this method wasn't something that was guaranteed; it might not be possible to become one by killing the orcs. He was also a bit too lazy to do a meaningless fight, yet probably, after this battle, he thought to talk to Tamazuki.
Still, at this moment, no one thought to enter the battle as Tamazuki was enough to face all 200,000 orcs along with the Orc Lord.
Meanwhile, Tamazuki didn't think anything. His mind was only focused on killing. Nothing else was on his mind.
Maybe, because of this, his learning ability quickly adjusted his body to kill faster.
To move faster, to move efficiently, without wasting time, and to do everything to kill all the orcs in front of him.
Did he feel sorry?
Probably before.
When he realized what he was doing was nothing but a massacre, he knew what he was doing wasn't something pleasant. It was something cruel and would make people feel fear toward him.
Yet, this feeling of fear was probably the reason why the Demon Lord was born.
Inside his body, he could feel the seed of the Demon Lord taking place in his heart.
The terrors of the orcs had become the power inside his body.
Still, watching their horror, he thought that his heart would sway, feeling sorry toward them, yet strangely enough, he didn't think so.
Was it because they were enemies?
Was it because they were also going to attack them?
If he didn't do anything, they would probably have kept killing and massacring the rest.
Right now, the orcs feel the feeling that was felt by the ogres that they killed and ate before.
Yet, at the same time, it also strengthened his feeling that only the powerful one could protect the one that they cared for.
Even the Orc Lord, that was known as a disaster, could only cry and beg for mercy, watching him massacring his kind and being unable to do anything.
Yet, he wouldn't stop.
Whether it was the Orcs, High Orcs, or Orc Generals, he killed all of them.
He would keep killing.
As his blade was bathed in blood, and the earth became crimson, the orcs were crying, realizing their stupid decision to attack this forest.
As for the Orc Lord, he was waiting for a moment.
A moment when everyone appeared.
Yet, similarly to the orc, the organizer of everything, the one who made the Orc Lord, Gelmudo, who had arrived in the wetland, was dumbfounded and cried in horror.
"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?!"
Gelmudo quickly thought to run away, yet his wings were cut down by a blade of compressed air precisely.
"ARGGGHH!! MY WINGS! IT HURTS!"
Gelmudo was crying before he realized the Orc Lord was behind him, but at the same time, he also saw the disaster that had brought ruin to his plan coming in his direction.
"?!"
Gelmdudo thought that his death was coming.
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Watching all of his kind being killed, the Orc Lord had never thought that everything would become like this.
"No! No! Please don't! Please don't kill us! Please stop!"
The Orc Lord tried to chase after him, but his figure was too fast. Even if he had become stronger, the gap between him and that person was too wide. In his mind, it was already impossible for him to stop that person.
By now, he was swallowed by regret.
Even if his mind was corroded by the [Starved Ones] and he was unable to wake up, when he saw everyone was killed, his will became stronger, and his consciousness also woke up.
Yet, this was far from enough!
He was still so weak!
Like before, he was unable to do anything as he could only see everyone dying through starvation.
That day... he still remembered it.
That hell-like day, even if he had become stronger, it was still inside his heart.
A withered earth where nothing could be eaten; a large tax from the Demon Lord; everyone was dying because of starvation; and cannibalism so everyone could live.
As the leader of all the orcs, he also didn't hesitate to give his arm so the children of the orcs could live and satiate their hunger.
Yet, he also had his limit.
In the end, as he passed that limit and was about to die, someone came and gave him power.
Gelmudo.
The one who had given him a name and also the one that made him into the Orc Lord.
"Orc Lord! Save me! Kill him! Don't let me die! I am your master! I am the one who has given you a name! Use your life to protect me!"
He looked at the demon who cried pathetically below him. This demon didn't have his previous dignity, and he was like any of them who could only cry in despair, facing the doom that was about to engulf them. Yet, he also didn't blame him as he also felt the same.
He had gained the power to dominate this world, yet he realized how arrogant he was, and in the end, he invited a punishment for his kind.
Was extermination their only fate?
Once again, he lamented at how weak he was as he was unable to do anything.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?! HURRY UP AND DO SOMETHING, ORC LORD!"
Unlike the Orc Lord and the rest of the Orcs, that had almost given up, Gelmudo didn't want to die!
There was no way the great Gelmudo was going to this place!
He was going to stand even higher!
He was going to stand side by side with the Demon Lord!
He didn't want to die!
It was impossible for him to die!
Yet, Orc Lord answered nothing, and he just stood in a place, unable to do anything.
"YOU STUPID PIG!"
Gelmudo scolded, but suddenly his face was full of fear. "Hiii...! Don't get too close! Get away from me!" He tried to run away once again, but suddenly his legs were cut.
"ARRGGGGHHHH!!!! MY LEGS! MY LEGS!"
Gelmudo cried as he looked at his bloody disabled legs. He had lost his wings, but now, he had lost his legs.
How could he run away?!
"Do-Don't kill—"
However, his face was stomped by Tamazuki on the ground.
"Agawahgahg!"
Gelmudo's face was submerged in the water, and he tried his best to catch air as he didn't want to drown.
Meanwhile, Tamazuki stood in front of the Orc Lord, who didn't do anything and just stood in a daze as he faced him.
Yet, how could the Orc Lord not show such a reaction?
The one in front of him was the symbol of terror.
Just by standing so near caused his body to tremble with fear.
He knew that he had angered him, but he hoped at least Tamazuki would let go of his kindreds.
Yet suddenly...
"Death March Dance!"
In that moment of desperation, Gelmudo used his strongest technique at the point blank at Tamazuki.
Several magic bullets were shot in every direction and landed on Tamazuki.
*BOOM!* *BOOOM! *BOOOM!*
The sound of explosions revealed through space.
"TAMAZUKI-SAMA!"
While Shion, Shizu, and the rest were worried and quickly moved toward him, the orcs somehow gained hope. They thought that this nightmare had ended, but only the Orc Lord knew.
"Abubububuahgh!"
Gelmudo screamed once again as his hands were cut, but as he opened his mouth, water entered his mouth and made him in an even more unbearable situation.
Still, when the dust disappeared, Tamazuki's figure was seen once again.
Unscathed.
Not even his clothes were damaged because of that attack.
It did nothing.
"...no way."
By now, all of the orcs had fallen on the ground, giving up any resistance since they knew everything was meaningless now.
Despair was all one could see on their faces.
They were angered by something that they shouldn't have done, and this was their punishment.
It was their karma for their sins.
"I... I beg of you. Let go of them. I hope that my death can quell your anger. Please forgive us."
The Orc Lord, the symbol of disaster, begged as he groveled on the dirty ground. He didn't care about his life, but the lives of others; he wanted them to stay alive. It was a selfish request, yet this was his only wish.
As long as they weren't killed, he could do anything.
Losing his life was cheap.
Yet...
"Stand up."
"...."
"I won't repeat myself."
While his heart was heavy, the Orc Lord stood up tremblingly in fear. He didn't dare to meet Tamazuki's eyes and could only lower his head, but...
"Eat this."
Tamazuki kicked Gelmudo to him and said those words.
"....."
"Become a Demon Lord and fight me."
Those words... what did they mean?
Did Tamazuki want to fight him to death?
Or was Tamazuki asking him to die as a warrior?
Orc Lord knew that he wasn't smart, but for one thing, he knew he didn't have a choice.
"No! No! I am your master! The Orc Lord, don't listen to—"
There was no hesitation.
Gelmudo was eaten by the Orc Lord.
At that moment, only the disgusting sound of flesh and bones being devoured was heard.
Everyone was in silence as they saw the Orc Lord eat Gelmudo without missing a single thing. Whether it was the body, hands, legs, or wings, everything was eaten.
Then, Orc Lord started his evolution and released an aura that could not be compared with his past self.
Evolving into a Demon Lord... success. Individual: Orc Lord has evolved into Demon Lord Orc Disaster> "Fuhaaaa! I am the Demon Lord Orc Disaster. The Devourer of the World! Call me Demon Lord Gelmudo!! Honor is given to my first prey!" Demon Lord Gelmudo roared loudly, showing his courage and pride as the newly born Demon Lord, yet his eyes were crying since he knew it couldn't change the fates of his kindreds. Then, as he finished those words, he charged toward Tamazuki with all of his might, bringing a tremendous roar and pressure to the surroundings. "RAAAAAAAAA!!!" No one closed their eyes at this moment, and they watched Demon Lord Orc Disaster's duel with Tamazuki. However, as he approached Tamazuki, his eyes widened before his head slid down and fell to the ground, beheaded cleanly from his body. Everyone closed their eyes and had expected this result. The newly born Demon Lord died a few moments after his birth. Tamazuki cut down this Demon Lord easily and in that moment... Recognized. The requirements have been met. From now on, the Harvest Festival will begin> The Voice of the World resounds in his mind. Without his permission, his body began to transform and change by itself. A wave of sleepiness also struck him. 'Shizu, Uncle, Shion, protect me.' Using his telepathy for the last time, he knew he was successful. He wasn't someone who called himself a Demon Lord but one who turned himself into a True Demon Lord. "Tamazuki!" 'Oh, by the way, don't forget and eat the Orc Disaster, Uncle.' Leaving those words, he fell asleep, and on this day, a new Demon Lord was born in this world. NOTE: The Demon Lord ismercy ___-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-____ Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan Chapter 184 I am not a pervert | akikan40 on Patreon Tamazuki fell into a deep slumber. His consciousness slipping from his fingers, he could no longer maintain the hybrid form and reverted to being a monster form. Failing to reach the darkness he was in, Body construction has begun, transforming into a new species> Race: transforming from Tanuki into Heavenly Dog... successful. All parameters have been greatly increased. The ability to freely change between material and spiritual bodies has been added. Species abilities are [Leaf Manipulation, Beast Transformation, Beastialization, Divinity, Super Olfaction, Transmutation, Shapeshifter, Balls Manipulation, and Poison Manipulation] Now, with regards to Common Skill [Magic Perception], [Demon Lord's Ambition] has been added. End of script. Evolution has been completed> And, being but a concept of a unique skill, without having any self-awareness, but for the sake of serving its master, [Great Sage] desired to evolve. Attempting to evolve [Great Sage] Then, instantly... Unique Skill [Great Sage] has evolved into [Lord of All-Knowing, Minerva]> It was something inevitable. It was fate. It was something natural that the Harvest Festival would help him to evolve his skill to the better skill known as the Ultimate Skill. Yet, this wasn't the end. This was only the beginning of the Ultimate Skills spree. Then, again, evolution resumed. [Previlage] thus evolved into [Lord of Creation, Brahma] [Fire] thus evolved into [Lord of Fire, Ra] [Sword Monarch] thus evolved into [Lord of Sword, Takemikazuchi] [Immunity] thus evolved into [Lord of Guardian, Mars] [Gamble King] integrated with [Rich] and thus evolved into [Lord of Wealth, Ebisu] [Programming] integrated with [Magic] and thus evolved into [Lord of Magic, Solomon] However, the Harvest Festival didn't end there. The Gifts Tamazuki would bestow were granted to every soul he was related to. That was the Festival that accompanied the evolution. A festival where a Demon Lord species evolved into the True Demon Lord. The festival has only begun! Few True Maou existed in this world. Evolving into such was for a Demon Lord as difficult as for a normal to evolve into a Demon Lord. Of the ten Demon Lords, only four were True Maou. Even those who have lied for many eons were not guaranteed such status. Orc Disasters had become one, but it was killed by Tamazuki. Thus, the Demon Lords watch each other in hopes of preventing others from evolving above them. And now, a new True Demon Lord has been born among them. An event that would destroy the balance of power and bring chaos to their ranks. Yet, what would they think if, in the future, another True Demon Lord might be born once again? --- Similarly, as he started his evolution, those monsters who were related to him also got an announcement from the Voice of the World. Shuna, Shion, and Hakurou were dumbfounded. It had only been a while since they had been named by Tamazuki, yet the Voice of the World told them that they would receive a Gift from his Harvest Festival. While they were amazed by their Lord, they also felt worried when they thought about what would happen after he finished his evolution. Would he still become the kind lord they served? Yet, soon, they were struck by a wave of sleepiness and fell asleep. --- During his sleep, his consciousness was also regained. Was it the effect of [Immunity]? "...." 'Great Sage?' "..." Was that a way to show its smugness? Nevertheless, while he had regained consciousness, he couldn't wake up since it seemed his evolution hadn't been completed. While he was curious as to why his evolution might take time, he also took the advice of [Minerva] as he was curious about his new skills. Yet, frankly, his skills didn't change much; those skills only became a little stronger and became Ultimate Skills instead of Unique Skills. Oh, two of his skills were also merged into one. Now, it is time to check his skills. [Lord of Wealth, Ebisu] Not being in trouble with money. This was the main function of this ability. Even if he did nothing, he wouldn't be troubled with money. If he did something, he would get more money. This was the most powerful skill for every slob in this world. Nevertheless, it was a good ability as every world he was going into would be different from each other. Naturally, their currency would be different, and he also needed to start from the beginning as he didn't have a background, money, or anything whenever he came to the new world. Yet, now, that matter has been solved, huh? It was so unbelievable that he wasn't sure how to react. Then, his second new skill—[Lord of Guardian, Mars]. There wasn't much difference from the previous [Immunity]; only the name was different. This made him speechless, but he also understood how powerful this skill was, so it was normal. His third skill was [Lord of Sword, Takemikazuchi]. It was a skill to show how powerful his swordsmanship was. In this world, everything that could be seen by eyes could be cut by him. There were a few that he couldn't cut, yet it didn't matter as his swordsmanship would grow stronger. His fourth skill was [Lord of Magic, Solomon]. This one... was there even a need for an explanation? This skill allowed him to become a powerful magician. That's it. Somehow, he wanted to go to the world of magic next with this skill, thinking that the effect of this skill would bloom even further. As for his fifth skill, it was [Lord of Fire, Ra]. This skill... this one, in simple terms, he became a fire. Yes, a fire. He was the incarnation of fire now. The god of fire was probably him. Now, for his sixth skill [Lord of Creation, Brahma], there was a huge difference. Before it evolved into an Ultimate Skill, it could only learn the Unique Skill, but that limitation had broken, and it made him able to learn an Ultimate Skill too. However, even so, he was still unable to learn Intrinsic Skills. Yet, it was normal as he didn't have the necessary organs capable of learning Intrinsic Skills. However, he could learn something similar. Nevertheless, this skill was strong. Now, the last one, [Lord of All-Knowing, Minerva]. This skill evolved from Rimuru's [Great Sage], and it made him wonder whether this was how the original went, as he felt this skill was different from Rimuru's. How confidence... Still, he felt like it had some consciousness somehow, so should he name it? "...." He didn't have anything to do after all, so he didn't really mind. He thought for a moment and then thought of a name for [Minerva]. 'How about Ava?' He felt an intense will as if going mad from [Minerva]. At the same time, various pieces of information began to flow into his head and became a torrent. [Notification. Ava was born from Ultimate Skill, Lord of All-Knowledge, Minerva] [This announcement was concealed by Ava] Suddenly, the "Voice of the World" had reached his mind. Evolution? Again? Yet, Ava was able to hide this announcement. [I am Ava. The one who will support my master, Demon Lord Inugamigyoubu Tamazuki's soul. Master, please use me as you please, okay?] "...." Tamazuki felt that he was a pervert for naming his own skill, but well, it was okay, right? 'Yes, nice to meet you, Ava' He ignored Ava's previous words. [Yes, please use me as your slave, Master]. "....." Thus "Ava" was born separate from [Minerva]. "Ava" would play a further role as his sub-brain that unified his abilities and made him stronger. Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan Chapter 185 I am the biggest | akikan40 on Patreon Probably because of Ava, his evolution wasn't boring. In his mind, he talked with Ava about what was happening to reality as he fell asleep after he killed the Orc Disaster. Usually, when one entered the Harvest Festival, one would be in a vulnerable position as one would lose consciousness and be unable to do anything, falling into a deep slumber. He was in the same situation. What he had done, without a doubt, would cause anger from the orcs, but he had a reliable ally. Rimuru, Shizu, and the rest of the members of the villages. Before he fell into a deep slumber, he had reminded them to bring him back, so they did so. Ranga and Souei weren't named by him, so they weren't struck by the waves of sleepiness. Though Shion, Shuna, and Hakurou fell asleep because they received a Gift from this Harvest Festival. However, unlike him, who evolved, they didn't, so they only slept for a day before they woke up. As for the orcs, everyone was taken care of by Rimuru. While the decision hadn't been made, as he was still in the middle of his evolution, they were waiting for him. Yet, all of them, without a doubt, felt fear as they thought about his future. However, Rimuru would probably talk to him as he had devoured the Orc Disaster. Ava told him that Rimuru also had successfully evolved his [Predator] into [Gluttony], and there was a high chance that Rimuru would ask him to let go of the orcs as Rimuru had eaten the karma of the Orc Disaster. Frankly, Tamazuki didn't care much about the orcs. If Rimuru wanted to save all of them, he was okay with it since his purpose in coming to this world was only to become stronger. Yet, he had to say his growth in this world was surprising. Ultimate Skills aside, his evolution was the one that surprised him the most. Heavenly Dog. He was no longer Tanuki and became a new species of monster. While he wasn't sure if it was the same, he thought that he had become a monster in the Chinese myth. Tiangou, or the Heavenly God. It was said that it was a monster that ate the sun or the moon during the eclipse. [Correction. The Heavenly Dog in Master's original world is different from this world] Really? [Yes, but you can mimic it as you learn your Uncle's "Gluttony"] He nodded as he thought he could mimic Tiagou as he had "Gluttony." But had he learned "Gluttony"? [Yes, Master, you have learned "Gluttony." I have recorded how to use it on your memory, and you can learn it right away] At that moment, he thought he was glad to have Ava. [Oh, wait for a moment] Hmm? [Gluttony] thus evolved into [Lord of Avarice, Balaam] ??? [Due to the innate talent of the Heavenly Dog, it is possible to evolve [Gluttony] into [Lord of Avarice, Balaam] And, then? [Yes, it seems because of our talk about a legend that it also affects your skill to a certain extent and causes evolution. Moreover, your potential is much stronger than your Uncle] It wasn't to a certain extent; it was a big change! However, he couldn't deny Ava, as he agreed that his potential was much higher than his uncle's. Yet, it didn't matter as he wondered what was about this [Lord of Avarice, Balaam]. In essence, it wasn't much different from the [Gluttony] he had previously. [Gluttony] was the combination of the [Predator] from Rimuru and [Starved Ones] from Orc Disaster. The [Predator] aside, he gained three sub-skills from the Starved Ones, which were Rot, Soul Consume, and Food Chain. Rot is a skill to inflict "Rot" on the target, decomposing it if it is organic. Monster corpses partially absorbed in this manner will reward the user with part of the monster's skills. This effect is imbued with [Predator]. Soul Consume is an ability to seize the souls of anyone begging for their lives, seeking help from the user, retreating, or running away. Once the condition is met, the soul can be seized at any time afterward, from virtually any distance instantly. The user can be informed about any malicious thoughts by the target immediately. The souls of the recently killed can also be seized. Food Chain is an ability that allows the user's subordinates to provide their strength to increase their own. They may also divert some of their strength down to them. "Food Chain" also grants access to the skills of those connected to the user. Those skills were powerful enough, but the [Gluttony] evolved into [Lord of Avarice, Balaam], it gave him the ability to devour everything on his target. Everything. A soul, body, memory, abilities, skills, experiences, magic, energy, everything belonging to his target would belong to him as he devoured it into his body. While doing so, he still retained all the sub-skills from the [Gluttony]. He had to say this was a scary skill, but since it was owned by him, it was all good, right? Nevertheless, the improvement of his power aside, he was moved that Shizu, Shion, Shuna, and the rest had been waiting for him by his side and didn't move away, waiting for him. He was also eager to wake up, yet he had to say he was a bit disappointed as he couldn't help Shizu to prolong her life with how he was currently. He might have become stronger, but he realized it was far from enough. Then, three days had passed, and he also opened his eyes from his slumber. [Master, don't be surprised] Leaving those words, Ava remained silent afterward. Surprise? What am I going to be surprised by? He opened his eyes, adjusting his eyes, and felt that everything was so small. What's happening? "Tamazuki-sama? Tamazuki-sama, have you woken up?" He heard a voice and then looked at the source before he saw Shion was there, looking at him excitedly. "Shion?" "Yes, I am Shion!" "Why are you so small?" "...you are the one who has become bigger, Tamazuki-sama." Shion sounded so helpless at that moment. Yet, because of their conversation, everyone also quickly noticed he had woken up. Rimuru, Hakurou, Benimari, Souei, and everyone rushed toward him. "You bastard! Don't make us worried!" Rimuru complained. "How is your body, Tamazuki-sama?" "Do you feel uncomfortable?" Everyone asked him one by one, but his eyes focused on Shizu, who was looking at him with a gentle expression as she welcomed him. "Welcome back." "I am back." Yet, he had to say he was surprised by his size. "Oi! Don't ignore me!" "Sorry, Uncle, but I am surprised by my size." "Yeah... you are right. I will be surprised if I am as big as you." Rimuru couldn't deny Tamazuki's words, as Tamazuki was enormous. His size was so huge that he was like a hill when he lay on the ground in his monster form. "Let me check how big I am now." Then, he stood up and felt like he could reach the clouds somehow. However, for the others, they were in awe. Yes, awe. When they faced him, they felt like they were looking at the mountain. Everyone, whoever they were, could see him from a distance as his height had reached 117 meters, and his length was around 254 meters. This is ridiculous! Still, this was a subconscious reaction, but Rimuru, Benimaru, Souie, and the rest of the guys were staring at his nether region. Tamazuki was in his monster form, and he was also a male, so his "son" was clearly shown even if he didn't want to. "IT'S BIG, SU! IT'S AMAZING, SU!" Gobuta's voice echoed through the village, showing how amazed he was. Still, he quickly shut his mouth when he was stared at by Tamazuki and even passed out, as being stared at by him definitely almost caused him to have a heart attack. "...." Suddenly, the atmosphere became so awkward. While the guy looked at his "son" with awe and a sigh, the female was shy and secretly stared at him from time to time. Still, this also made them look at Shizu in amazement as with such a big thing, how could her small body handle it? Yet, many also showed a longing expression, especially Shion, Shuna, and many others. Shizu also felt that her face was so hot that she wanted to run away, but similar to the others, she was in awe. His size aside, his aura was so divine. It was like they were facing a being from the upper realm or heaven when they faced him. Still, as his senses were enhanced through this evolution, he was speechless, staring at his "son," yet maybe because of his size, shyness wasn't in his dictionary. All that was left was only pride, yet how could he not be, as his size wasn't shameful? In this world, he was probably the biggest. "By the way, Tamazuki, you should return to your human form. In this form, I am afraid that you might cause an earthquake and destroy the village when you walk." Rimuru quickly shouted as he felt the world trembling when Tamazuki took just one step. Everyone was also trembling since even if he didn't release his aura, his immense size was enough to crush them. "Okay." Without hesitation, he transformed into his hybrid form. Naturally, unlike his monster form, which was humongous, his height was relatively normal, but he felt he had become taller. Should it be around 190 cm? As for his appearance, it probably didn't change much. If he had to say, he had become more handsome? Especially now when he had [Divinity] now. Yet, he made a single mistake... or was it deliberately? Everyone stared at him in silence before they covered their crotch, but the girls had nosebleeds and passed out. Fortunately, Ava reacted fast and gave him clothes. Yet, he wondered whether this was done deliberately by Ava, so he could assert his domination. Ava... you are so crafty. [Thank you] "...." ___-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-________ Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan Chapter 186 Too big isn't that good | akikan40 on Patreon The commotion caused by his evolution had ended or forcefully ended as he was brought to his house. Everyone also moved to his house as they had many things to talk about. Still, Treyni came and congratulated him. "Congratulations on your awakening as the True Demon Lord, Tamazuki-sama." "Thank you, Treyni." "By the way, are you going to announce your status?" Treyni asked. "You mean, you ask me whether I will announce my status as a Demon Lord?" "Yes." "No." "Why?" "It's troublesome." "..." "I have a feeling that someone might come to challenge me if I announce that." "I can see that." Rimuru and the rest nodded. As long as Tamazuki announced his status as a Demon Lord, everyone would try to challenge him. While no one thought that he would lose, especially when they thought about his size, they knew he hated something troublesome. If he doesn't need to do it, he won't do it, but if he has to do it, he will do it as soon as possible. This is his motto. "Then, why did you even become a Demon Lord?" Rimuru asked with confusion. If Tamazuki didn't like such a troublesome thing, then why should he become a True Demon Lord? "To protect." "...protect?" His answer was unexpected. "Whether you want to admit it or not, in this world, only the strong can have a choice. The weak can't do anything and can only rely on the strong. I don't want to entrust my life to others, so I need to become stronger. The only way for a monster to become stronger is only to become a Demon King. "However, similar to you, I also like humans. If possible, I don't want to kill them. Fortunately, I can become one without killing them. Nevertheless, I can't say that it is comfortable to kill so many orcs like that without mercy. The only good thing is that they are enemies, so I don't feel much guilt." He might have killed a person and various other things, yet that number was only a few. Even he had to say he felt quite uncomfortable to kill so many things at once. However, he had to say even though he had thought he would feel uncomfortable, he felt strangely calm, and he didn't even feel any guilt for doing a massacre. "Also, Uncle, don't you want to create a place where a monster and a human can live together?" Rimuru, who was still in a daze by Tamazuki's mature way of thinking, was startled, then asked in confusion. "Did it have anything to do with your awakening?" "Not really." "...." Rimuru. "However, let's keep my awakening as the Demon Lord a secret first, as no human country will have a good impression of us if a Demon Lord is born here." "....." They wanted to argue, but they couldn't since the Demon Lord was the symbol of terror. Whenever they appeared, they brought fear to everyone. "You can say that I am like a secret weapon of this village. Damn, isn't that cool?" "....." Everyone. Rimuru rolled his eyes. However, his words were correct. He was like a secret weapon of this village. When the village and the forest were at peace, no one should be worried about anything, but in case of emergency, Tamazuki could come out and scare everyone. "However, Uncle, don't you want to awaken as a True Demon Lord too?" "Huh?" Rimuru was surprised. "I might be strong, but you know, sometimes, having two is better than one, right? If you become stronger, then you can protect everyone better." "But I have to massacre 10,000, right?" Rimuru was speechless. "I can't do it, Tamazuki. I have devoured Orc Disaster's karma, and I wish to keep the orcs safe." "I am not saying it now, and it doesn't have to be now, as we might even be attacked in the future. At that time, you can use our enemies to make you grow as the True Demon Lord." "...future enemy." Rimuru couldn't imagine such a future, but he kept Tamazuki's words in his heart since he also knew if one wanted to have a comfortable life and be able to protect others, one needed to become stronger. He had to say Tamazuki was more mature than him in this matter. Was it because Tamazuki wasn't a virgin? Was being a virgin or not would cause such a big difference? No. Tamazuki would answer that without hesitation as it was a matter of attitude toward life instead of being a virgin or not. "By the way, did you agree to let go of the orcs?" Rimuru asked after he realized something. "You want me to kill all of them?" "No!" "Well, that's it. I believe you, Uncle." "Really?" "Yeah, if I have trouble with how you handle something, then I will talk, but frankly, I am too lazy to handle this, so I leave the rest to you." "...." Rimuru thought that being lazy was the real reason why Tamazuki would let him take care of this matter. "However, are you okay with this, Benimaru? The orcs have destroyed your tribe, right?" When this question fell, Benimaru became the center of attention. Tamazuki asked Benimaru since this guy was the lord of the Oni, so whatever Benimaru's decision was, the rest also followed. "Yes, I believe in Rimuru-sama." Benimari didn't hesitate. "And... I believe that you also have tasted the feeling of losing now." When he saw the orcs that day, he knew that they had tasted the pain of losing. By now, there was no point in doing his revenge anymore as what he was thinking was the future. "Benimaru..." Rimuru was moved. Tamazuki nodded and didn't bother to question Benimaru's question anymore. "By the way, can you tell me what happened during my slumber?" Hearing that question, they told him about the aftermath of the battle. The corpses of the orcs were handled by the living orcs. Still, while some were buried, some were cremated by the ability of fire in Rimuru and Benimaru. However, there were still 120,000 orcs living, and they included females, children, and the elderly. Now the question is, how do you handle those 120,000 orcs? This number wasn't small, and they also didn't have enough food to take care of the 120,000 orcs since Rimuru wanted all of them to stay alive. "Wait, wait, don't you think we should talk about this without the party that is involved in our discussion?" "You're right. Let's invite all of them to our discussion, but is your body alright? Don't you want to rest?" Rimuru asked worriedly. "It's okay. My body is extremely healthy now." "Un, I can't imagine you are sick either." Still, when they heard his words, everyone smiled and thought that Tamazuki didn't change and he was still their gentle master even if he became a Demon Lord. With everything settled, then the representatives of the Lizardmen and the Orcs were called as they needed to talk about the aftermath of this battle. Still, when they saw Tamazuki had woken up, they were stunned. They wanted to say something, but they hesitated. In the end, they didn't say anything, and everything was determined by Rimuru. Or rather, even the orcs or lizardmen were invited to this discussion; everything had been decided by Rimuru and Tamazuki. No one dared to talk, but in the end, the orcs were let go. Everyone agreed. While the orcs were relieved as their lives were saved, the problems were the food. Fortunately, Treyni was able to handle the situation since she, along with her kindreds, had nothing but food. However, it didn't mean they were going to provide the orcs with food all the time, at least until they could be self-sufficient by themselves. Still, when the meeting was finished, Rimuru said something outrageous. "...do you want me to name them?" Tamazuki was speechless when Rimuru wanted to name 120,000 orcs. "Yeah, come on! Help me, okay?" "...you really..." He let out a helpless sigh and agreed. Everything ended peacefully, but everyone was happy. Yet, was it his imagination, but many of them kept staring at his nether region? It was his imagination, right? Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan Chapter 187 What the fuck? | akikan40 on Patreon As they had decided before, Tamazuki and Rimuru named 120,000 orcs, but unlike when they named the Oni, Goblins, or Direwovles, even if they named them, there was no connection between them. Also, when they named the orcs, they used a letter combination and numbers. If he gave an example, it was based on where they lived, such as if they lived on a mountain, then their name would be Mountain-01 or Mountain-02. If they lived near the river, their name would be River-14. Something along that line. However, even so, they were happy when they received those names. Frankly, it was tiring, and it was hard to remember, but fortunately, Rimuru had [Great Sage], and Tamazuki had [Minerva], so everything went smoothly. Still, when everything was over, he thought to leave. Shizu only had two years to live, and she didn't want to become a monster, so he wanted to search for another way to prolong her life. As for his original world? It didn't matter for now as he was so powerful. With his size alone, he could destroy Japan and sink it into the ocean. Nurarihyon? Nura Rikuo? He didn't need to take them seriously. The only problem was Abe no Seimei, but it should be okay. He believed that everything was okay. What he needed to think about now was Shizu, so he thought of going to another world again, searching for a method to prolong her life. Still, the day when he woke up, at night, they had sex as usual. She let him do whatever with her body and was obedient to everything he asked. She even wore glasses and gave him fellatio while drinking his semen like it was the most delicious thing in the world. However, when they rested, she suddenly apologized. "...sorry." "Why did you apologize?" He looked at her in confusion. "It's because of me, right?" "...because of you?" "You became a True Demon Lord because of me, right?" "..." He looked at her and chuckled. "..." Shizu. "Wh-Why are you laughing?" Her heart was filled with guilt as she thought that he massacred the orcs to become the True Demon Lord because he wanted to save her, but when she saw him chuckle, she felt ashamed and embarrassed. "No, it's just that I didn't expect you to be so narcissistic." Even if Shizu was as kind as an angel, she could get angry, so she bit his shoulder, showing how angry she was. "Ow! Ow! It hurts!" He pretended like he was hurt, and she let him go, but she pouted and was still dissatisfied. Frankly, it felt strange as she was at her advanced age, yet she could act like a girl in love. Yet, suddenly, she felt her hair was rubbed, and she was hugged. "Becoming the True Demon Lord was my decision from the beginning before I met you, so you didn't need to blame yourselves for thinking that I was forced to kill the orcs for you. Shizu, I am not a good guy. I am selfish, and I will do anything to get power." Shizu didn't say anything and just listened to him. If it was before, she might have been confused as to why he wanted so much power, but now she understands. "As I am selfish, I also don't want you to die." He hugged her tightly in his arms without letting her go. "Of course, I will search for a way to prolong your life without turning you into a Majin." "Tamazuki..." Her heart was beating so fast at that moment, and it felt like everything was warm. It might be the first time that she felt something so warm like this. It felt like the world was full of kindness, and his embrace was so comfortable. Was this happiness? Before, dying might be her salvation, yet now, she wished to be with him as long as she could. Facing him, her face turned red, and her eyes became moist as she was unable to control her emotion. "You are mine now, so I won't let you die." Hugging each other, it was her first time thinking that she was so fortunate. "Un, I don't want to die. I want to stay with you too, Tamazuki." She uttered those words, showing her willingness to stay alive, so she could be with him. Hearing those words, he had no hesitation, and when everything had ended, he had decided to leave. "Ta-Tamazuki-sama, are you going to leave?" Shion was dumbfounded. "Yes." "....." Everyone. Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw him putting on his luggage while Shizu was helping him by his side. They wondered what he was doing, yet he told them that he was going to leave. When this was known, everyone was startled, and they lost their calm. "Huh? Really?" "That's not true, right?" "Tell me that I am dreaming!" "....." Tamazuki thought that they were exaggerating. "When are you going to come back?" Rimuru asked. "Yes, of course, I will come back." "When?" "A month? A few months? I am not sure, but I will come back." "What are you planning to do?" Rimuru looked at him suspiciously. "I want to become a True Dragon," Tamazuki answered with a joking tone. "...." Everyone. True Dragon... It meant that Tamazuki wanted to become an existence similar to Veldora, the Storm Dragon, the protector of the Great Jura Forest. Did he plan to become one? "I was joking. I am a dog. How can I become a dragon?" "....." His words were correct, so they couldn't refute him. [Incorrect. Master can become an existence similar to a True Dragon] 'Huh? Really?' He was dumbfounded since he was just joking previously. [Affirmative] 'How?' [By devouring the True Dragon] "...." Tamazuki's lips twitched, and he couldn't say anything, but it didn't matter as he had decided to leave. While they felt bewildered, he said goodbye and then left without hesitation. Watching him leave figures, everyone felt complex, but they knew that he would return, yet they had to say they felt sad as he had always been beside them. After watching Tamazuki, who had left, Rimuru looked at Shizu. "Shizu-san, are you okay with it?" "Un, he promised to return after all," Shizu answered with a gentle smile, as usual. "So, what are you planning to do?" Rimuru asked curiously. "I will wait for him." Shizu's decision was simple, and she wanted to wait for him. "I see." If the two were alright, then Rimuru wouldn't say anything, and while he waited for his return, he would protect everyone. Meanwhile, Shizu glanced at Shion and Shuna, who had this forlorn expression on their faces before she made up her mind. --- Tamazuki didn't immediately leave this world. Instead, he went to visit Ellen on Blumund for a while before he went to the quiet place and opened the door that would lead him to a new world. Naturally, he wasn't in his monster form and in his human form, as this form didn't attract much attention. However, when he arrived in another world, he didn't expect that he would arrive in the middle of the city. "What kind of world is this?" When he was confused with his surroundings, suddenly, he looked up dumbfoundedly before an explosion swallowed him and his surroundings. *BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMM!* NOTE: It's a bit fast, but welcome to the new world! ___-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-___________-________