Chapter 105 (1/2)

Preliminary Round

Following up after the audience of the s with the e countries were carried out sathered in unfaood The truth of thefrootiation and deurdo, who then filled reement not to let people bother me with these matters directly They really live up to my expectations Frankly, even if so, I could only respond with a “Ah… is that so?” type of statement Personally, I think that for the sake of future relations we should support anyone who asks, but those guys probably figured that this is o aroundlike that Truly, whether it’s so we can or cannot do aside, we siulatory policy Thoughtlessly increasing the workload would probably eable even forso well, that Ito me was forbidden for ot to have a conversation ere the Hero King of the Dwarves and the King of Bur proposal, he also apologized about the Elven incident It wasn’t anything forthen future ree Despite being a s himself came dependent on the invitation This would have probably been enough as an apology

The Dwarf King arrived yesterday around noon It see the day to look around at the develop the sewage and drainage systems we have in place In addition, while the facilities under construction were er about the prospect of the railway syste our various technological advance out on a ht when I acted as the ornament at the feast, he decided to speak to me

“It’s been awhile Slireat by the way By all means I must have you teach me how to brew this, ahahaha!”

I washim to talk to me at some point, but for alcohol to be the way he broke the ice I suppose it fits a Dwarf, however, liquor isn’t his purpose He drank a lot, but he certainly didn’t have the eyes of the drunkard Since there are other countries present, he couldn’t say it in public He’ll probably bring it up later so I didn’t press for it or anything Whether the other e to hly enjoyed talking with the Dwarf King

Most of the e of athey are unlikely do Moreover, some are just terrified to talk tosince becoer subject to any doubt and is well known to be so no nation could readily deal with Since that’s the case, I would suppose it would take soe to attempt a conversation As for the merchants–they arethe to speak Certainly not in front of the whole delegations In the end, the only person that can call out toThus, we chatted on thethe conversation The Dwarf King intended to show the other emissaries that our two nations are on friendly terms no doubt As a result, shrewd opportunists would find value in conducting business in me rather than just another de Well, he probably also calculated the adom once Tempest is developed, but I am still thankful nevertheless We weren’t able to discuss any iood time

Unchecked past this points

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Now, the night has passed and the sky has grown clear and blue The rain clouds of yesterday have bloay to for

The arena for the fighting tournament is complete Ten thousand spectators from all corners of the continent to watch the battles

Overhanging roof ht are installed at the spectator areas The roofs at the spectator areas are semi-circular skeletal frames with a thin film stretched over them

Fancy elaborate ideas are used to form a eerie atmosphere if I do say so myself nobody will think that the purpose of this is actually just to block sunlight Surprised cries are raised unaniht

It seest them are some weirdoes ere excited instead

The spectator venues have all been filled, the seats packed Myorements, I invited the audiences, there are no blunders or oversights

If the battles were to end too early, a tour of the dungeon has also been planned as a side attraction Guiding ten thousand people is a worrying task, but this can be distributed ast the citizens of Tempest

Leave it to me

Behind the scenes, I’ earnestly in various ways

Stores are opening outside the arena, classic menus such as skewered meat and yakisoba are on sale There’s even shaved ice on sale in some of the shops I was surprised and amazed by how much has been prepared

Aah, I want to eat Yakisoba I began to recall memories, but I wonder what it is

Well, that’s how it is I suppose During my various conversations with various cooks and people, I was able to convey ht transmission, but reproduction of taste is rather difficult No, if I make full use of my analysis skills, I should be able to reproduce its spirit Since wheat can be grinded into powder, reproducing it was unexpectedly easy

Even sushi+ was successfully reproduced, there’s nothing to fear

The audience surrounded the ground level section of the arena At the entrance there were large stone tiles that were used to pave the ground Processing the two e, but they were carefully laid in a pattern siaps are filled with an impact-absorbentit the appearance of a large slab of rock

Since I spread a soft filic over it, its durability was increased Even if it’s ordinary solid rock, it’s 300 harder than concrete The material spread over this layer is 10,000 times harder than concrete It’s 2m thick I was surprised at how its durability is comparable to nuclear shelters

There’s no need to even test it, I’m confident that it would be able to take a direct hit from a nuclear strike, especially after a certain bad cook had a try at breaking it There’s no difference between the two in my mind anymore…

Since it’s physically durable, with the aid of ic, we’ll be able to construct structures that are hard to destroy

A ic formation is inscribed onto the floor, and a battlefield is for in the future, it covers a considerably large area

The e scale ic In the inside of the circle, a smaller circle with a dia tournament

Inside the visible double barrier, there’s actually fartournament will be held This tihts, and a holy barrier has also been erected

Making sure that the audience didn’t end up getting splattered by the contestants is soht of early on

Through a prevention barrier, power liy has not been sealed, there’s the risk of disturbance caused by a high ic output, but that’s been suppressed by one of my personal barriers

My ulti Uriel, the absolute barrier

In reality this alone would have suffice, but since I didn’t want to show it thus I decided to invoke the holy barrier to disguise it

I think those present didn’t notice it

Since its activation period is an instant, it was preempted to be activated at thethe holy barrier is unleashed If this is only for precaution there shouldn’t be any problems

We haven’t been expecting it, but we even took precautions against holy type attacks, there will be no problems

The whole arena is filled to the brim with excitement

That’s to be expected, it’s one of my carefully laid out plans after all

It see tournaments also exist in this world, but not up to the scale here It would seedoranted a various reward depending on the tier Participants are ranked based on their adventurer status

I had failed to notice this during , however, this usually utilities the royal training ground, just a kind of revelry

Well, the amount of seats within the arena are limited in the end Since I haven’t co chairs or lie points, or actually cli the pillars of the arena itself

Since screens are fixated on four sides,it possible for a live close-up view of the battle Through the use of opticsa projection is a simple task

Since I’ood publicity

I’lect such opportune business in such a place, I was determined by my nature as a true business man at heart

Well, it’s about time

I stood up, and spoke to the microphone at hand

(Rimuru ‘the meek’)

“Nice to meet you all, I, am the one known as the Demon Slime Demon Lord, Rimuru Tempest

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Ah, forget it, putting on airs is too troublesoht Star Demon Lords, a pleasure to be in your acquaintance

Today, I arateful that you would take the time to respond to the invitation of our country In the future, I do plan on hosting a variety of events such as this one, so please do enjoy your first visit

I wish to live in peace and har me any trouble in the future Instead of hu with one another, I do think that a cooperation with more profitable interests is a far better future than one of destruction

While i’m aware that there are ht Star Deood impression you see I don’t wish to impose my desires upon any of you all If you would do your best to end your conflicts with monsters, I would certainly be pleased

If you don’t wish to, well, I suppose it can’t be helped It would be your nation’s task to handle the responsibility for such matters

I don’t see any reason to attack a nation who refuses to cooperate, though those who do are certainly held in a better light Just as we’repast such mindless discrirounds Should a war ever be started in the nale life will be spared The earth would be turned to glass and the rulershi+p of the nation laid to waste upon theof torture for years until their souls would be shattered by the intense measure of their crimes

Please do know that I aht cos for a lasting peace I do really detest war, it is quick and violent, but I will never hesitate when the need arises I wish to live my eternity in peace

These words are also hts

From this tournament today, I do hope that you of the various nations finally co forces I have offered up my heads of state and chiefs of staff for the sake of this tournaanizations have come to participate as well

My main purpose here today to convey these words unto you

I pray you all make a wise decision, receive it and consider them as the open remark“

Was it too straightforward?

Whatever…

After all, after s to the nobles and royalties However, even so… here and there in the venues, spare applauds are taking place It isn’t just my subordinates, there are influential people, merchants, and also individuals I am not acquainted ithin the mix

Now I’h at first I believed it was a little too ominous My intentions have been conveyed Hoill people react to it afterwards, that’s all there is to it

Thus, while not exactly grand, the fighting tournament was kicked off by the applause from the whole venue

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Well then, the format of this tournament is a battle royal

Even with the recent string of dropouts ast the applicants, there are still a total of one hundred and fifty applicants re

Because 3 participants are needed for the st the 150 individuals As this is the case, we’ll have it so that fifty people will participate within each division Thus the three champions from each of the three divisions will find themselves in the final match

The one ga, and two in the afternoon

Well, even if it’s called a game, it’s still a battle royal Luck is an iistration tist participants are possible, however only one person will have the right to advance

Now then, ill happen

Aan

The contestants entered towards the center

Everyone gave off the pressure of the strong

There are two faroup The Gozu and the Mezu Somehow, even when they applied on opposite sides of the arena, they still ended up in the salory any ti, let’s just use the one ins between the two as the boss of floor thirty If they want I’ll allow it to be a shi+ft system

Well, this will also depend on the strength of that individual

The two defeated the monsters around them and are in an unparalleled state There are several A- class her races Their faces are being projected

Then, after wiping out all the monsters around them, only the tere left Not even 10 minutes has passed

The audiences are very excited at the fierce competition between the monsters After all, it’s a rare opportunity to watch ht so close up

Mesu and Gozu stared at each other, and began insulting each other

(Gozu)

“Oh puny Mezu, we should have settled this between you and I in the first place Finally, our long lasting fates will end today, prepare yourself!”

(Mezu)

“Those are foolish words only capable of co under Rimuru-sama will be we, the Mezu!

You can vanish into seclusion and live a life without regrets!”

And, the two suddenly began fighting

Just like that, the opening act has ended, and the two becae

They are both the power types, fighting a fierce battle between axe and spear, both with a shi+eld in hand Rather than using black arts, they arewith their physicality

TN Note: The original as Yōjutsu(妖術), ic is Majutsu/Mahō(魔術/魔法)

An axe ith all their ht, and was repelled by a shi+eld With their stance destroyed, a short spear strikes within a split second with ease, and backs off It took only 10 e of blows and blocks waged on another 20 minutes

This 100 year war they fought doesn’t seem to be over anytime soon

The audience was lost in the fascination of the fierce battle between the two Well that’s to be expected, a battle between A ranks isn’t so you’ll normally see in a lifetime

It was a brilliant fight, and the battle is prolonged due to their well-matched abilities

It’s an interesting battle, but the match ended with a sudden twist

(Gozu)

“This is the end!”

The results are in

Gozu threw a large axe with all his ht A strike that can shatter boulder used in order to take down his opponent

However, Mezu laughed fearlessly