Translators Corner (Cast: an English Clown and a French Pierrot)

Pierrot:

Clown:

Pierrot:

Clown: Arent you going to say anything?

Pierrot: Nope.

Clown: No thoughts at all?

Pierrot: I am just ashamed that I had to change Veldoras name.

Clown: I see Yeah, I initially called him the Tempest Dragon Veldora, but then the author decided to use that name so I changed him to Storm Dragon Veldora. My bad.

Pierrot: Should I tell a joke?

Clown: If it depresses me any more, Ill die

Pierrot: Ill try my best.

Clown: You shouldnt!.

Pierrot: A panda walks into a bar. Orders a meal and quietly eats it. When the bartender comes with the check, the panda pulls out a shotgun, shoots the bartender, and prepares to leave the bar. The bartender, on his last breath, screams Why?! The panda pulls out a dictionary, points to the entry on pandas, which reads: Panda (n.) Eats shoots and leaves.

Clown: I pray he reincarnates as a slime.

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Empowerment Arc

To say the least, I was surprised.

Real sorry for calling you a softy.

No question at allhes dangerous.

Ill blame my rude attitude on the lack of sight not like that will achieve anything.

(Oi. Do you remember our promise? and besides, for all that complaining, youve learned it pretty easily.)

(Of course~! I was just kidding. I can see my surrounding, and I can also hear sounds. Thank you!)

(Ay. Could have taken more time learning it, though)

Well, I should be fine.

Got scared a bit, but cant ignore the fact that this dragon has been so nice to me.

Moreover, he really is just lonely.

Just from the glance, hes looks like hes lost a lot. Kind of like the crying red ogre.

(TL Note: look up The Ogre Who Cried on google for more information)

(So what shall you do now?)

(Umm I think Ill go around looking for fellow world travelers, though no harm if I dont find any. )

Finding some would be good, but only if on good terms.

And besides, since I finally can see might as well see the world.

The world seems so much bigger now.

No need to munch on grass to kill time anymore.

But this dragon.

Doesnt seem like he can even move a muscle.

And youre saying he stayed like that for 300 years?

(By the way, Veldora-san mentioned that you have been sealed?)

(Mu? Ah, yes. I made the mistake of underestimating a small nuisance had I went all out, I would not have been defeated!)

Somehow, the way he announced defeated sounded prideful rather than anything.

Honestly, doesnt really seems like sword nor spear, and certainly not magic, can even wound this guy, but

(Was he really so strong?)

What beast could possible be stronger than him?

The outside world is scarier than I thought! probably.

(It is so. Strong indeed. Clothed in divine protection, the humanitys hero.)

Hero.

Im rather familiar with the term from gaming.

Recently, the stumbled into the position of a hero plot line has been popular, but I dont remember them being so overpowered.

In this world, seems like they are truly strong.

(Speaking of, the hero referred to oneself as the Summoned. Could the hero have been from your world?)

(Eh? No no! No one is that strong in my world!)

(Nay, the world travelers in this world typically hold some special power. That is what serves as the power to etch their souls into this world.

The Summoned most certainly holds some special power. Most likely, holding the one of a kindunique skill.

Different from those who stumble by chance, summoned souls are especially strong.

The success rate is less than 0.03%, but in this heros case it succeeded.)

(When you say summoning, do you mean calling something out with magic?)

(As you say. It is a three day ritual involving thirty people. The success rate is low, but success is typically met with a powerful weapon.)

(Huh? Weapon?)

(Ay. The summoner engraves a curse into the soul of the summoned to prevent rebellion.)

(Whats with that?! Are summoned people not recognized as humans?!)

(Humans? world travels sometimes complain about that. That type of thing is but an illusion in this world. Survival of the fittest, that is the only truth in this world.)

I see

Its pretty hard to accept this worlds summoning with my worlds stories in mind.

(In that case, would the World Travelers also be treated much like slaves?)

(That would depend on the person. They have not received the Monster Warding Charm those that do either live quiet lives or become adventurers, or something like that.

Truly, among the many foes I have repelled, quiet a few came from another world! Fuhahaha!!!)

(In other words, forced labor is only limited to the Summoned case, huh?)

(I do not know whether it is appropriate to call it labor but, so be it.

I know much about humans, but certainly not everything.)

(Thats only to be expected sorry.)

Rather, for a dragon he seems extremely informed.

Anyways, just talking makes him seem so happy, and he answers any question.

So for now, the dragon and I, will continue or conversation.

About how he fought the hero.

About how strong the hero was.

White skin.

Deep crimson, small lips.

Jet black, long hair.

Not too tall, petite and thin physique.

And though the eyes were hidden by a mask, that the hero was beautiful was clear.

A woman.

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So was it her looks that got him? When I asked that, Dont be spouting nonsense!came the angry reply.

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She carried a peculiarly curved blade called a katana and fought without a shield.

Unique Skill [Certain Severance]

Unique Skill [Endless Prison]

With these skills, and every form of magic, she overwhelmed me! so he happily exclaimed.

I understood the tale but, this dragon, he just loves humans, huh.

He calls them small fry and trash, but it seems he has never killed any of them.

At least those that have not earned his wrath.

That one time,

300 Years ago, after a certain incident, he turned one city to dust.

And due to that incident, the hero was dispatched, and Veldora was sealed.

By the heros skill [Endless Prison].

I doubt I can understand the dragons feelings.

More than it just being someone elses emotion, in the end, imagination can hardly lead to true sympathy.

But, at least I can say that he isnt a bad dragon.

And hey, I like him.

So of course Im no longer afraid of him.

And so,

(Okay! So, with me no, can we be friends?)

Ouch thats still pretty embarrassing.

I must be bright red right now

(Wha, what did you say? For the feared Storm Dragon Veldora to become f-f-friends with someone of s-s-slimes social standing?!)

(Ah well, if you hate it that much)

(Stupid! You! Nobody said anything about hating!)

(Eh, then? Umm what will you do?)

( lets see well, if you insist I can consider)

Somehow, it seems he is timidly stealing glances my way.

Had this been done by a cute girl, Id be very happy but when its done by an evil looking dragon

Well, it is interesting.

(I insist! Decide! If you hate, the deals off. No second chances!!!)

(Cho! Then I have no choice! Ill become your friend! Show me your gratitude!)

Phew.

This dragon isnt very obedient.

I also arent, so were a good fit.

(Then, Ill be in your care!)

(Ay! oh, and let me grant you a name. You also give me one!)

(Huh? Why? So suddenly?)

(To etch into our souls that we are equals. As humans call it, Family Name type of thing.

The one I grant you will bestow upon you Diving Protection. You still lack a name, so you shall become a named monster now!)

Mu mu.

So, I have to come up with a Family Name (one for common use), huh?

Im not really good at this stuff

(Since you are called the Storm Dragon, how about simply Tempest?)

Thats no good, right?

Since it sound good, I simply took Storm and changed it into Tempest

(Its decided! What a wonderful name!)

He liked it!?

(From now on, I am Veldora Tempest. And you

Shall be called Rimuru, Rimuru Tempest shall be thine name!!!)

And that name was etched into my soul

From what I can see and feel, I dont feel any different.

But somewhere deep in my soul, I felt something change.

That would be something to mention to Veldora, wouldnt it?

And so, I have become friends (or would it be more appropriate to call this soul-mates?) with him.

(Oh, and before I go, I wanted to ask. Is there nothing you can do about that seal?)

(Not with my power. If it were a unique skill like that of a hero, then it could perhaps be possible)

(You do not possess any unique skills?)

(I do. But from the moment the seal was placed, I could no longer use any. I barely managed retaining my telepathy)

At the moment, the heros unique skill [Endless Prison] prison seals the target in endless time and imaginary space; an unpleasant skill that does not permit interference from here.

Though it does seem strange that the only thing he can do is to communicate telepathically

Its not like the skill weakens with time, after all.

Being able to even recognize the present and converse with other creatures all seem like example of interference. Whats unusual is Veldora himself here

Of course, both us noticed this.

(Alright. Theres something I want to try)

As I said that, I touched Veldora.

And,

Attempting to predate unique skill [Endless Prison] via unique skill [Predation] failure

As expected, a heros seal is not going to be this easy.

For but a second, interference with the heros skill released a blinding light, but then it returned to normal.

Seems like for a brief moment, a seam opened in this endless prison. But it quickly restored itself.

And anyways, Since its also a unique skill, somethingll happen type of thing will only lead to trouble.

Isnt there anything I can do?

What to do

Solution. Unique skill [Endless Prison] has been partly analyzed. I shall present the escape method.

It is impossible for flesh to escape. Physical damage wise, the chance of destroying the prison is 0%.

With regards to the imaginary space escape methodthe analysis proved impossible.

Analysis in identical situationimprisonment in an [Endless Prison] is necessary for analysis. Therefore, currently this is impossible.

The chance of releasing a spiritual body is 1%.

Should one prepare a host for the spirit ahead of time, and move there in the process, the success rate increases to 3%.

At the moment, this process is similar to reincarnation. Should the affinity with the host be poor, memories and skills will all be reset.

End of the report on escape methods

Fumu.

The chances are far too low.

Doesnt look more than flimsy film, this [Endless Prison] skill.

But for it to be impervious to physical damage.

There must be some weakness to this absolute defense.

(Did hero take any damage? Any wounds or something?)

(Well asked! Our blows were well watched, and I have landed a few direct hits! But, there was no effect.

Death Calling Winds, Black Lighting, and even Storm of Destruction. All are skills that cannot be evaded, and yet no effect! I gave up! It was laughable!!!)

And all other similar babble would end in Veldoras loud laughter.

Unique skill [Endless Prison] was definitely used to cover her body, if all outside interference is negated, no shield is necessary.

What a useful skill!

Unique skill [Certain Severance]

Unique skill [Endless Prison]

If you combine these two, wouldnt you be essentially invincible?

Definitely dont want to meet her

She should have passed away by now, so should be okay.

Without a question, she belonged in the strongest class.

In reality, Veldora was also in the strongest class but the Rimuru of the time could not have known this.

Anyways.

The escape to host method, huh?

To escape, a host to transfer the soul to seems to be necessary. It is also possible to escape in a spiritual body, but the success chance is low.)

Dont really see the reason to mention the percentages.

If Veldoras desire to escape decreases so could the chances

(Mu? There was an escape method! Honestly, after some 100 years my magical energy hit empty!

Probably since I didnt stop the flow of magical energy)

(I see that would be the reason why the magical energy concentration around here is so high.)

(Ay. The truly strong monsters also avoid this area. Grass also hardly grows underground. Only some rare vegetation inhabits these caves!)

Ah.

I remembered about the Hipokte Grass.

In this case, its a pretty valuable medicine

(Well since thats the case, will you attempt to escape? If you had a place to transfer to, the chances would be higher and also, whats considered a good host?)

( Unfortunately, even if I detach my spirit, to gather the magical energy into a single core is rather difficult

By opening a seam in the seal, thats how this will succeed.

And a host, huh. That is, preparing a new core and moving there reincarnation!)

This guy!

I thought that he might be slightly slow-witted, but he perfectly understood all of it.

How wondrous he reached the same conclusion as the [Great Sage].

(Thats the thing. So, if theres something I can prepare, should I go look for it?)

(Hmm. The thing is, I dont really need a core oh, and keep this secret? I am a being perfect as one. Especially durable.

I am a spiritual life-form, and thus have no attachment to this body. I merely responded to the wishes of religions and the like when forming it.)

Again with that incomprehensible stuff.

And so we spoke untill I understood.

The result.

Gather the magical energy with ones mind, and then form the flesh.

At the moment, the flesh being bound is beyond question, but the mind also cannot affect the surrounding magical energy.

Thats the situation.

So I asked if he could leave as a spirit.

(That is impossible. I would require an offering.)

Is what he said.

If he were to leave in this way, he would scatter with the magical energy and cease to exist.

And, somewhere else, another Storm Dragon would be born.

That is one means of escape, but if theres no meaning to it if it means becoming a different person.

Im at a loss.

Wouldnt eating Veldora with [Predator] be a better alternative?

Place him into the [Predator]s stomach, analyze at depth the [Endless Prison]s effects and eliminate just them could this work?

Solution. Target: Veldora can be absorbed with the unique skill [Predator]

Its possible, huh

If I explain it, will he consent?

If this goes on, after a hundred years of isolation, only to disappear would be his fate.

And so, I explained to Veldora the [Predator] ability and how I thought to use it.

This would be impossible, however, without the [Great Sage] ability correction.

(Kuahahahaha! Interesting!!! Of course Ill try it. To you, Ill entrust my everything!)

(Should you be trusting me so easily?)

(Of course! Rather than waiting for you to come back here, tearing [Endless Prison] asunder and leaving together inside of you sound so much more amusing!)

I see.

Not alone. Together.

Isnt it fine?

With [Great Sage] and [Predator], Ill continue analysis and seek to free Veldora from his imprisonment.

And in this stomach there is no fear of scattering and disappearing.

I think we can do this.

(Alright. Ill eat you now, try to break out of [Endless Prison], okay?)

(Kukuku! Leave it to me! Dont wait, Ill pause it for you!!!)

Okay!

I made my decision.

I touch Veldora, and begin Predation.

In a second, the giant Veldora disappeared from my view.

That was too quick.

He was speaking up until a second ago.

Having disappeared so suddenly makes me lonely.

The skill highly depends on the targets resistance to being absorbed, but as expected of Velodrano resistance what so ever.

Must say, Im surprised I could absorb that huge body.

It seems that at the moment, my stomach is 25% occupied

Just how big of a space have I got in there?

And

Will you begin analysis of the unique skill [Endless Prison]? [YES]/[NO]?

I beg you!

As if in a prayer, I accepted.

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Status

Name: Rimuru Tempest

Species: Slime

Divine Protection: the Storm Crest

Title: None

Magic: None

Techniques: Unique Skill [Great Sage], Unique Skill [Predator], Slime-Specific Skill [Dissolve], [Absorb], [Regeneration], skill [Hydraulic Propulsion], extra skill [Magic Perception]

Resistances: Thermal Fluctuation Resistance EX, Physical Damage Resistance, Pain Resistance, Electricity Resistance, Paralysis Resistance.