Chapter 22 (1/2)

The Adventurers who finally arrived

There were adventurers preparing to investigate the forest

They were B-rank adventurers Cabal, Ellen, and Gido

With , even the

With protection fees rising, the trip would no longer be profitable

Thus, to cross the forest, one would have to proceed on foot

And in the first place, as no carriage could approach the “Cave of the Seal”, any trip would inevitably continue on foot

When they had finished sole person called out to them

「Pardontowards the forest, could I not perhaps accompany you half way?」

Was the voice feure out

Nor could you see the person’s expression

For some reason, that person wore a mask

An expressionless, but beautiful, mask

The stranger emitted a suspicious aura… but

「Should be fine…?」

「Hey! You! Before the leader – I! – gave permission… seriously, what the hell!」

「Really… well, now that Nee-san gave her okay, there’s no use arguing, is there?」

The three accepted the stranger without a second thought

「I arateful」

After saying those three words, the suspicious stranger silently followed the trio

Thus, Cabal’s group of three obtained a new coation

Tontenkan

Tontenkan Kaaaaan Kaaaaan Don!

The forest was filled with the sound of cutting wood and blacksmith’s hammer

The foundation of a new city is being laid; and new houses are being built

At first, to lay the plu any houses, and it was but empty land…

For the water way, they redirected the water from the river

It’s under construction, but they plan on constructing a building for water pipe control There, the water will be purified and distributed to every household

As for drainage, it will be directed into an underground sewage As it isit in cement

And, leading away from the city, it will end at a facility where it will be reprocessed into manure

Further the size of a Gymnasium on the outskirts

It serves as te are And as such, it’s not made to last

All in all, the construction proceeds smoothly

Near the cave, at the seat of honor, I plan on placing

From there, we’ll first build the houses of the clan lords, followed by that of the commoners

As I want to get it right, the initial map was draith utmost precision

Drawing a cross, with large roads running through the city, this plan is best for overseeing the denizens’ behavior

But, it is easier to attack

(TL long note for the curious mind: what this plan made me think of is of construction of Heian-kyo ( that it is those exa Kyoto was planned to resemble the Chinese imperial city, and thus constructed square It had twoto the “seat of honor”, the imperial palace Edo, on the other hand, i rivers, was thus made into a spiral In terms of defense, while both ell known styles, Edo was considered superior)

In any case, seeht decision

They quickly develop superior intellect and memorization

Also, their constitution and strength improve

According to the dwarfs, goblins are ranked F, but hobgoblins area C~D rank

In any case, I should probably treat them with the same respect as humans

In short, their rank varies Equipment and arreatly affect the rank

I ht?

The four I deigned lords, for exaer than the rest

And Rigurdo, who…

「Oh! You have spent your ti for you!!」

What a e and muscular

Coer! Or so Kaijin said

Thus is seems that evolution is affected not just by a name, but also by the class

Truly, monster’s capabilities are wondrous

Probably should try bestowing a few more titles to test this theory

「What’s up?」

「Ay! We have captured suspicious individuals, so I came to report」

「Suspicious? Of which monster race?」

「Not monsters, they are humans As you have commanded, we did not lay our hands on them」

「Humans? Why all the way over here?」

Humans… huh?

Finally, the opportunity I aiting for! Have to start on friendly terms

Well… if they are like those idiot adventurers from before, I’ll dispose of them or turn them into monster snacks…

「They were assaulted by a group of giant ants, and were saved by Rigur’s defense squad, who then took charge of their protection…

There is evidence that they were investigating these lands How shall we respond…?」

I see

See on behalf of some country

I checked with the dwarfs, but Jura forest is not any country’s property

Thus, there’s a good chance they are investigating the lands on behalf of an expanding country

If that’s the case, that complicates the matter…

Well, I’ll decide afterthem

「Alright! I’ll meet with them Lead the way!」

Having so decided, I juurdo’s shoulder

Since Rangaon him is troublesome

This is no different fro, but my low eye level bothers me

Besides, when trying to appear dignified, having people look down at you (literally) is counterproductive

But it’s all an excuse!

Rigurdo, with me on his shoulder, walked to the captured adventurers

So, what kind of people are they?

As I thought so, before my eyes (which I don’t have, of course), I saw,

「Hey! You! I saw that first!!!」

「You’re terrible! I was ai for that meat!」

「Danna, I shall not yield when it comes to food!」

「Mogusound)

I heard a boisterous group

「……」

To my silent question,

「Many apologies Somehow, it seems that all their items were stolen… so we decided to prepare a meal, and this…」

Huh

Rigurdo is pretty nice guy, it seems

「Nah, isn’t this fine? Actually, well done! Treating those in need kindly is a good thing!」

I praised his actions

More i ht best

That, in itself, is a wonderful thing, I iine

「Ay! Henceforth, as to not cause Rimuru-sama any trouble, we shall further devote ourselves!」

Well, he’s still dah

After that conversation, we entered the tent

To be precise, the people guarding outside opened the way in

And all the eyes fell on me

With their etables, Adventurers

Their eyes opened wide at the sight of me However, it seems that they aren’t aware that their surprise showed itself

Hmm? Haven’t I…?

Ah! The trio of the cave!

But one of them I have never seen before

Wearing a ?

Mogu u

Slowly, at his own pace

But, Barbecue!!! Kuu… I also want a taste

Nostalgic Meat-chan Ah… wouldn’t taste buds just fall from somewhere…?

Oops, e direction

Rigurdo let me down at the main seat

「Dear guests, although we cannot offer better hospitality, please make yourselves at home Before you is our lord, Rimuru-sama!」

Having so introduced myself, he took the seat next to me

Gokuri The sound of the resounded

And,

「「「What? A slime?!」」」

「Mogu u」

They’re surprised

But really, to react in the same way… oh well

「Pleased to meet you I am the slime Rimuru Not an evil slime」

Bu!!!

They responded toout food

However, the one wearing the mask, seems to have kept his composure

What a rude bunch