Basically, This is Gato sans and Alfha sans translation, all I did was clear up sentences here and there I felt was a little rough, corrected a few things, and added in the small details left out by Gato-San.

On a side note, Guro san seems to be busy somewhere, but atm the circus bear and the lion has agreed on a collab, yay ????

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Its now the second day after I revived the 700,000 soldiers of the Empires forces.

Since there wasnt sufficient space in the grand hall of Tempest, I gathered my subordinates in the battle arena to test out the evolution ritual.

This will also serve as the rewards for repelling the empires armies.

Its also a victory celebration of sorts.

Actually, since the war hasnt ceased yet we shouldnt let down our guards, but itll be an exception this time.

This is also for the sake of improving soldier Morales.

The Ten Lords of the Labyrinth also made their formal appearances, and the battle arenas jam-packed with soldiers.

Oh, for confidentiality, the human volunteers, the adventurers werent invited.

The city around the Dungeonthe fact its now named Labyrinth-Gardhasnt been conveyed into the inside of the dungeon yet.

This is in consideration of the fact we may face surprise attacks during a war, its for the sake of caution.

The barrier stones havent been implemented into the surroundings of Labyrinth-Gard. Once the war is over I plan to perform a defensive ritual targeting wide-scale attack spells.

Due to present situations, there isnt enough time to implement any defenses, but it cant be helped.

Although the dungeon cant be explored at the moment, food ingredients can still be traded.

Other than the adventurers, business is going as usual.

The volunteer soldiers have returned to Labyrinth-Gard, currently on standby in their own homes.

Only a section of individuals such as Masayuki and Arnaud were allowed to participate as representatives.

Anyways, rewards and commendations were given.

Incidentally, I also experimented on the Demon Lord Ascension.

TN Note: for those who dont remember, was dubbed Demon Lord Ascension all the way back at chapter 71.

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My evolution took 2~3 days, my level of activity has dropped due to the effects of Harvest Festival, however at the moment the empires armies arent here.

TN Note: , Harvest Festival is the term used by the author to describe the evolution of a monster into a demon lord, probably because they harvested a load of souls for this.

It would seem the airship corps would take 3 days to fly around the back of The Holy Empire Ruberions territory, but after adjusting their advancement speed, they would hit open seas in 2 days.

When flying near supersonic speeds, they could reduce travel time by 1 day. However, magic consumption was immense, and they could only maintain their top speed for a short amount of time.

In this world, the ability to move at supersonic speeds is quite a threat, so I think a short amount of time is enough.

400km

In any case, since the average speed for an airship is about 400km/h, when compared to a ship or a train this is pretty fast.

Thats why, you can say this is good timing.

It was an overwhelming victory this time, but the possibilities of a strong adversary lurking in the midst of the enemies still exist.

If Yuuki appeared, among all of my executives the only ones who could deal with him would probably be either Diablo or Benimaru.

If they messed up badly, there would be the risk of being dominated effect due to the information overwriting over the soul, resulting in the possibility of having a subordinate

Regarding the information overwrite on the soul, Wisdom King Raphael seem to provide protection against it.

However, I think its probably only a temporary effect.

I think its possible to set up a perfect defense against it if I directly saw Yuukis ability, but at the moment this is only a conjecture so overconfidence is very dangerous.

The improvement of overall abilities through the Demon Lord ascension will serve as insurance for those oh shit moments.

TN Note: well, raw says emergencies, but ah who cares, love gato-sans interpretation better.

Perchance, even if my subordinates were still defeated after they ascended and their souls were rewritten, its still possible for them to stall for time.

The plan is to contact me in the event of a chance encounter, commence a pincer attack with me and finish him off.

According to Wisdom King Raphaels prediction there would be no problems in resisting the rewrite; even so I still want to be extremely cautious though.

(TN: This.wholeparagraphkillmeplease..)

Naturally, Benimaru was the first to be nominated.

As supreme commander of the army, he commanded the troops wonderfully.

There was a situation where a demon went wild and wrecked everything, but thats not a problem.

You could probably even call it a job well done.

Alright then, Benimaru. Do you know as of today you might even become a demon lord?

What are you saying, Rimuru-sama?

Shuna is currently giving a speech to all the soldiers with words of appreciation for this battle.

(TN: And for some reason, literally just cuts off from their conversation into the actions of the other ExecutivesWhyyyy are you so confusing?!?!?!?!?!?)

With my words as the introduction, she read a script out loud

Naturally it wasnt me who came up with the manuscript. It was Shuna, but lets not mind the small details.

(TN: Rimuru turning into a politician with his speeches being written for him? Wait wut, did I translate this correctly?)

TN Note: Loads of politicians do that. You translated it correctly.

Recently, techniques relating to fabrics and sewing have been completely passed down; Shuna herself has been allocating her time for her hobbies.

Even so, she spends a lot of her time as my secretary.

At the moment Shion was listed as my chief bodyguard as well as my chief secretary but is currently busy training her subordinates.

Thus recently it was mainly Shuna who was handling the work of being my secretary.

Thats why, while Shuna was giving a speech the conversation between Benimaru and I continued.

Well, we acquired some souls didnt we? It seems its possible to ascend to a demon lord using them.

Why havent I heard about this?

Oh? Didnt I just explained abut it?

I and Benimaru locked eyes.

I wonder was it distasteful for me to not tell him beforehand?

No, Im pretty positive Ive already told him I would be

granting him new powers.

For the moment, I did say Ill bestow power toyou ?

No no no, wouldnt one usually think it would be some kind of weapon!?

Mu mu mu, If you say so it might be but

But you know, there wouldnt be much change right?

there will be!

We once again locked eyes with each other, the stare was broken this time by Benimarus sigh as he gave up.

He seems to have decided to prepare himself.

You may have resigned yourself to this, but Im sure there wont be any significant differences.

Its not just me right? What are you thinking?

Good question.

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In my case, my magic essence and my magic increased 10 folds, and everyone soul-linked to me was bestowed a blessing.

Its unknown how it will turn out this time, but its certain that he will drastically increase in power.

But, this guy was stronger than I was before I ascended, if he underwent the same evolution wouldnt he be stronger than I am now?

To be honest I feel a sense of anxiety.

Basically, I dont think my follower will betray me, but the possibility of them unable to control their powers and go berserk couldnt be denied.

Although Veldora is nearby, someone of my level going berserk or rather an unreasonable levelwould be a serious matter.

Hence Ill start off with performing the evolution ritual on only one individual to make an absolute confirmation.

I explained the circumstances to Benimaru and he seemed to have understood.

And, he boasted he would definitely not go berserk. What a reliable thing to say.

As Shunas speech ended, I quickly tried to reward him.

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You have done well in this battle! You will be known as

Wrathful King(Flare Lord) from today on!

(TN: Changed from Angry to Rageful)

TN Note: changed from Rageful to wrathful, I felt the latter had more impact

Haha! I am thankful for this blessing!!

The ceremony was performed.

He was usually friendly, but as expected before his soldiers he was their supreme commander.

Benimaru has perfectly differentiated between public and private.

Wrathful, it meant extreme anger.

Benimaru was usually impatient, but now he could calmly control his anger, his nature is like that of a raging fire.

As one of the (demon) lords who serve me, there is no better name than this.

(TN: Uhhh..10 dollars on someone finding a better name than him?)

TN Note: actually means demon king, I dont even know why we call them demon lords in English instead, but in the raw it fits pretty well.

So, would this be a second name, or a rank?

(TN: Beats me, you already have a storyline thats more complicated than Legend of Zelda)

[:10] YES/NO

<< Announcement. Using fixed quantity [soul: 100,000], will you evolve individual name: Benimaru YES/NO>>

YES

YES.

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When I had commemorated him, I have also simultaneously sent 100,000 souls from the corridor of souls to Benimaru.

Once the souls were awarded, Benimarus evolution had not begun.

There was no change.

hmm, did it fail?

There seems to be another condition.

This problem, seemed to be on my end.

I heard the voice of the world.

It seems, procreation becomes impossible after evolving from an Ogre to a Demon Lord.

Because the concept of life span would disappear, the ability to make a child does not seem necessary.

Regretfully, until i complete my job as the leader of my species, I cannot complete the evolution.

.In other words, you wouldnt evolve unless you bear kin?

(TN: Okay..)

TN Note: Big thx to lion san for the pun idea XD, in all honesty thought, he alongside his kin are the last ogres, so its justified.

U,muthats how it is.

Benimaru and I locked eyes again.

There were a lot of stare downs today, but my gaze was

overwhelmingly stronger.

(TN: Why did I translate this?..)

Feeling uncomfortable, Benimarus eyes started to sway.

(TN: Lemme, go grab a chair and some rope..Okay Ill be quiet now)

You better be resoluted, Benimaru.

(TN: WHY,HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!?!? Okay for real this time, Ill be quiet.)

I whispered silently,

Momiji, come forth! I hereby recognize the binding of souls between you and Benimaru!

I declared with a loud voice.

Benimaru looked down with his bright red face, however, a smile is engraved onto his mouth.

You look pretty happy.

Although he seemed like a hardliner, he was a pure man at heart.

I didnt dislike this, but if I left him alone, hell end up single till the end.

.We-well, I am in no position to judge others about such things though.

(TN: What, because youre forever a virgin?)

TN Note: does he even have a virginity to begin with?

Shuna looking surprised had widened her, but it seems she intends to bless her older brother.

The arena echoed with blessings and outcries of jealosuy, Benimaru and Momiji received congratulatory words.

Well, it is only an announcement now, but after the ascension ceremony that was our victory celebration in name ended, Im going to have to host Benimarus marriage.

Benimaru and Momiji seemed happy, After I told them to come off the stage I ordered Shuna to prepare.

Momiji bowed down joyfully to me and left clinging to Benimaru.

The cheers did not stop sounding for a while, once I raised my hand the cheers finally silenced.

When there isnt time later on, Id like to bless them just as it is, but for now this ceremony takes priority.

It was an unexpected incident, but I had time to spare, so we continued our progress.

Consequently, it was Gobuta.

Gobuta went up onto the platform.

For you, no reward!

So it was declared.

EH!? Thats terrible-tsu! Then why did you call me up here?

Thats a good question. There is no reward for you, but instead Im going to bestow you a right

A right-tsu?

Gobuta was confused, unable to fully understand the meaning of my words; he had a confused expression on his face.

Does he have no confidence in the words right?

I look at Gobutas confused expression with a broad grin.

You are given the right to converse in a casual tone with me!

TN Note: Basically Rimuru is telling Gobuta he can talk casually with the king of Tempest as he would with his pals, which he already does to be honest.

So I declared.

With these words, an even louder outcry of jealously even greater than the previous one towards Benimaru was aimed towards Gobuta.

TN Note: Rimuru still best waifu, they get more jealous of someone talking to her casually than someone marrying momiji

Even Shion and Shuna, were staring at Gobuta with scary gazes.

They seem to be jealous.

Or rather, I usually told them they could converse with me in a casual tone, but they looked like they were having difficulties.

Meanwhile, there were plenty of complaints given to Gobuta for being given the right to talk casually.

Because it was troublesome, I decided to recognize it as a right.

After all, this tone is something like a dialect, it doesnt mean theyre being disrespect to me.

Its clear when I looked into his eyes.

Gobuta had eyes that didnt even mind death for my sake.

Fundamentally, you wouldnt give medals of honor or money to a general class, they wouldnt need it.

Giving a territory would probably also be meaningless since they cant govern it anyways.

As for weapons and armor, since he had Ranga as well as their union skill it also wasnt necessary, so I was troubled in finding the proper reward.

Well, honor and authority were options, a system of formality wasnt necessary for us monsters though.

I just do what I want to do.

Gobuta seemed joyful,

Thank you very much-tsu!!!!!

(Alfha Robby: This can also be translated as AZA-tsu (Arigatou GoZAimasu) Courtesy to The Mysterious Lion MAsk for this Line.)

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Afterwards, he bowed to me in a 90 degree angle and waited in line.

Its delightful not having to deal with the formalities.

He was probably also trying to fix his tone. However it didnt seem to work.

That seemed to be the best reward for Gobuta, for that I too am happy.

Finding the appropriate reward was truly difficult.

By the way, speaking of Gobuta, Ranga is next.

As I called for him, he silently emerged from my shadow.

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Ranga, youve been a great help to Gobuta. I give you my thanks.

Well, from today on, you may call yourself Star Wolf Lord(Star Lord)!

Ranga gave a bellowing roar, and accepted it.

And then I began the Ascension Ritual. Unlike Benimaru, Ranga immediately began evolving.

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Like what happened to me, the Harvest Festival has begun.

Ranga immediately went back into my shadow and fell asleep. Perhaps, his star wolf subordinates will also receive a blessing gift from him.

Whatever happens to him after his evolution is sure to be great.

Ranga running out of control didnt seem like it was something that we needed to worry about.

Safely back in my shadow, Ranga went back to sleep.

I called forth Gabil.

With the third army air corps, he performed an excellent aerial dogfight.

When I gave him my words of appreciation, Gabil meekly,

Theres still a lot to improve upon.

People were injured by my command.

I still have a lot to improve upon.

For the sake of using Dragon warriorization freely, were willing to put in the effort!

He answered so.

He seems to be determined.

I felt nostalgic, I remembered the time when he got defeated by one of Rangas subordinates when going with the flow.

His tendencies to get cocky has settled down, he has become an experienced general who can perceive his surroundings.

Through experiencing defeat and communicating with Bester and co, His original prudent quality has surfaced.

Hes an existence that can be relied on now.

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I will grant you power.

You have managed the army wonderfully, Heavenly Dragon King (Dragon Lord) awaken and show me your powers.

The souls were given and the ascension has begun.

The evolution of Gabil was dramatic.

His scales turned from blackish purple to reddish purple, magic essence energy wrapped around his body as if he was burning.

However, with the same conviction he used to control Dragon warriorization, he didnt went berserk.

Gabil endured the evolution wonderfully.

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Uooooo~! From today onwards, I will be known as Heavenly Dragon Lord!

For that, I will master this level of strength!

Purple electricity discharged about, Gabils body appeared as if it was burned by energy.

It seemed to have succeeded.

Ranga went into my shadow and fell asleep immediately, but in his place I got to see Gabils successful evolution.

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As for the blessing gift from Gabil, 100 Hiryuu as well as

The 5 individuals of Souka and co.

(TN: Theres a 5 of something translates to soka in Romanji. I think theyre the female ninjas in Soueis grop? Would greatly appreciate the help.)

TN Note: Yes they are, actually it was the 5 individuals consisting of Souka and co, and theres actually some males amongst them.

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The 3,000 lizardman from the Blue Corps were affected by the blessing as well and evolved into Dragonnewts.

The 5 individuals of Souka and co had attained strength equivalent to Arc Demons.

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The Hiryuu folks had reached Majin class, and well surpassed A rank.

The skill Dragon Warriorization seems to have disappeared since theyve evolved into the very thing itself.

In its place, they seem to have acquired the ability Dragon Scale Armor instead, an ability that turns their scales into armor.

Gabil and the rest already had defenses that were equal to Legendary class, but using this new ability would their defenses jump to be close to god class.

Naturally, not only did their defensive power rise, their offensive power rose as well.

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Their race remained as DragonNewts but they received a drastic increase in power.

Souka and co, the females too had defensive power that was higher than usual. Theyre appearance is usually like a human beings, but if they were their skin would unconsciously change into scales.

TN Note: If case anyone forget, the female dragonewts have a human-like form since they desired it, but the males looked like winged lizardman since they find no need for a human form.

Perhaps, when using Dragon Scale Armor the distinction between males and females may become impossible.

Through time, the reddish-purple scales had gradually faded back to their original blackish-purple.

But, the brightness as well as depth within the scales have been increased compared to before, it had obsidian-like artistic quality.

Even one piece of the scale seemed to fetch a high price. Well theyll probably dislike it though, so theres no point asking.

However, because I called Gabil a king, splendid horns had protruded from his forehead.

Due to Gabils conceited air, it complemented him well. But, thats all good.

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This was suitable for a Heavenly Dragon Lord, he had an excellent evolution that united power with dignity.

Unlike my evolution, he completed his evolution without the need to sleep.

He was quite suitable to be the king of my subordinates, Heavenly Dragon Lord was born.

Next, the people who participated in the capital defensive battle on the surface.

These three were Gerudo, Shion and Diablo.

There doesnt seem to be any danger of them going berserk, but just to be safe well do it one by one.

I will give out my words of appreciation and grant power to them.

Starting off with Gerudo.

However,

I am thankful for the proposal, but isnt there a person more qualified than I am?

In this defense, Rimuru-sama assigned Carrera-san as my support.

If she wasnt there, the defensive battle would have been a lot more difficult

He declined the awakening to Demon Lord with the power of his spirit.

Its just a gest, but the rampage of the Orc demon lord OrcDisaster was probably another reason.

TN Note: Orc disaster was the orc that led the orc army against the lizardman and destroyed most of the ogres, but was eventually defeated by Rimuru early on.

Gerudo probably wouldnt run out of control. However, I cant clear away his uneasiness.

Besides, this is probably also a form of atonement.

He was a person that once carried the responsibility of spreading calamity within the Great Jura Forest when they were out of control.

His eyes shone with a strong will and unbending determination.

I understand. Then strive harder, in order to perform a suitably distinguish military service.

However, there is no denying that the defense battle was splendidly executed.

Your work was without a doubt, wonderful. Above all, from now on you will be playing an active role in the construction of the city.

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This time, I will grant this to you. From today on, you will be known as Barrier Lord!

TN Note: The Kanji meant something like Guardian conqueror.

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After saying so, I took out the remodeled legendary ranked equipment that I attained during the war, and granted it to Gerudo.

There was a mixed response in Gerudos Youki; this piece of equipment will be Gerudos private arms.

The difference between Myth class and Legend class is based on the users own level of skillfulness with the arms.

The arms would constantly evolve over time. However, the speed of the evolution rises incredibly when its wielded by a skillful owner.

Because Gerudos ability is specialized in defense, even if its legendary class equipment, his defensive power will probably rival a god rank, thats what I predicted.

The big shield was prepared for him, I expect defensive power would further increase.

Gerudo received the rewards respectfully and bowed to me.

I gratefully accept! Ill devote myself to living up to this new title Barrier Lord!

Gerudo declared, and went back into line.

Under present conditions, I dont have enough souls to awaken everyone. So Ill accept Gerudos response this time.

But, you should forgive yourself for going out of control back then; forget all about it during the next opportunity. I want you to ascend magnificently.

(TN: Remember the Orcs resorting to cannibalism and eating everything? Yeah.)

Nobodys shunning Gerudo for what happened in the past anymore.

Though the refusal by Gerudo was unexpected, the remaining two people will probably accept it.

After all, its Diablo and Shion.

You could even call them the evilest Individuals.

TN Note: may mean misfortune, but it could also mean evil, something that causes widespread chaos and destruction, and so on.

If these two people run out of control at the same time, there will be some serious damage.

If it was Benimaru, I would be cautious, but I wasnt worried.

Shion already has some self control now; but Diablo isnt exactly unlinked to rampaging though.

And so, we begin with Shion.

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Shion, I appoint you as War Lord.

Henceforth, please protect everyone without going berserk.

While saying so, I granted her the souls.

But, huh? There was no change.

Shion was blankly staring at me.

We stared at each other for a while, but there was no indication of change.

A dud?

As a result, it seemed as though as if I didnt reward Shion, well this is awkward.

I have suddenly fallen into quite a pinch. In any case, I havent prepared anything else

That was what I thought, but something unexpected happened.

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Although there were no changes in Shion, the members of Yomigaeri suddenly started to evolve.

Although I dont understand, since these are Shions subordinates, things like this will probably happen. Because monsters have a lot of strange quirks and features, you shouldnt be surprised by every single one of them.

Thats why, leaving Shion alone is a good idea.

Shion seemed to be dissatisfied, but after whispering to her about being taught the recipe for the latest dish, she nodded in satisfaction and went back into line.

She was easy to handle.

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However, theres still Shions subordinates the folks of Yomigaeri.

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They seemed to have turned some half-spirit life forms. Rather than calling them a demon, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them a Yoma.

It seems that theyve evolved into a kind of unique race that resembles spirits

TN Note: Not spirits as in dead people, but more like spirits as in Tree spirits (Dryads) and Fire Spirits (Ifrit).

They possessed bodies, but their existences were closer to demons.

They had lower magic essence compared to the Hiryuu, they also seemed to have lower defensive power as well.

If you considered their immortality trait, it would be difficult to determine whos the stronger one.

Though they were formerly part of the hobgoblin race, theyre completely different now.

Since Shions ogre traits had greatly surfaced, they also look more becoming than the others.

Nobody would believe that her subordinates were goblins in the past.

Its unexpected that there were no changes in Shion, but evolution has in fact occurred.

In this sense, the victory celebration continued.

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Note to Gato san:

Its overall alright, but there are quite a few mistakes here and there, bits of clunky sentences, and even a few bits entirely left out. proof-reading would help eliminate these problems, and try reading it aloud if you think certain lines sound weird.