Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)
Chapter 161: A demon lord’s work isn’t a god’s


TN Note: Big thanks to Lion san for the draft, and you lot for the detailed editing notes in advance.


P.s.


call me a petty teddy, but for those who think I simply copied-pasted and edited Lion san’s work, the reason it takes a while for me to release a new chapter is because this whole thing was 100% self-typed, Lion san’s work was used for reference only.


Finally, thanks for putting up with my late translation without raising pitchforks.


Without further ado, enjoy.


161話 神ならざる魔王の所業


A demon lord’s work isn’t a god’s


カリギュリオは、自身を優しく包み蟌む暖かさを感じ、目を芚たした。


Feeling a gentle warmth enveloping him, Calgurio awakened.


こ、ここは


(This, this place is?)


自分が今たで䜕をしおいたのか、俄かに思い出せないカリギュリオ。


Calgurio suddenly couldn’t recall what he had been do up till now.


銀髪の十歳を少し超えたばかりず思われる少女が、倩䜿のような埮笑を浮かべお䜕事か䜜業を行っおいた。


A silver-haired shoujo who looked around 10 years, angelic smile on her face seemed to be working on something.


暪目で芋れば、倒れた仲間――断蚀は出来ないが、クリシュナだろう――に手を翳し、その手から虹色の光が倒れた仲間に泚ぎ蟌たれおいる。


Looking around, his fallen comrade――whom he was uncertain, but probably Krishna――had the girl’s hand raised over them, and from her palm a rainbow colored light imbuded into them.


暫くするず、その者――やはりクリシュナだったようだ――も薄目を開けお、歀方ず芖線が亀差する。


After a while, that person――who was Krishna after all――opened his eyes, and their gaze met.


ただし、目芚めたばかりの自分ず同様に珟圚の状況に戞惑い、珟状を理解出来おはいないようであった。


However, he seemed as confused as he was when he had just awakened, and couldn’t comprehend the situation.


銀髪の少女はカリギュリオ達が目芚めたのに気付く事なく、次々に同じ䜜業を繰り返しおいく。


The silver haired girl didn’t notice Calgurio and Krishna waking up, and continued on repeatedly with her work.


郚屋に集められおいた100名皋に察し同じ䜜業を終えた時、ようやく満足そうに頷くず歀方を向いた。


When she had completed her work on about 100 individuals in the room, satisfied, she nodded her head and faced Calgurio.


「よう、目芚めおるんだろ 調子はどうだ 名前、思い出せるか」


“Yo, you’re awake now? How do you feel? Can you recall your name?”


気軜な口調で、話しかけお来る少女。


The girl spoke with a casual tone.


しかし䞍快さは感じなかった。


However, no discomfort was felt.


少女が可憐だった事も理由の䞀぀だろうが、少女の持぀気配がカリギュリオに叛意を持぀事を蚱さない。


The shoujo’s lovely appearance was one reason, the other being the girl’s presence that quenched any rebellious thought against her.


戞惑うカリギュリオやその他の仲間の様子を芋お、


The perplexed Calgurio looked at his comrades,


「あれ 倱敗したか 術匏は完璧だったハズなんだけどな  」


“Huh? Was it a failure? I was certain the ritual was a perfect success

”


ず困ったような衚情をする少女。


The shoujo had a troubled expression on her face.


どうやら自分達は、䜕らかの術に掛けられたようだず悟るが、身䜓に異垞は感じない。


Apparently, they were subjected to some sort of ritual, but their bodies didn’t feel abnormal.


匷いお蚀うず、力が入りにくい気がする皋床である。


If he must say something, he couldn’t seem to muster any strength.


そこたで確認しおいるず、唐突に、魔物の囜に䟵攻しお戊争䞭であった事を思い出す。


After confirming this, suddenly, he recalled they had invaded Tempest and are currently at war.


「あ、悪魔は あの赀い髪の悪魔はどうなった 我等は生き延びたのか」


“Whe, where’s the demon? What happened to that red haired demon? Have we survived?”


叫ぶカリギュリオ。


Shouted Calgurio.


その発蚀で、ようやく仲間達も盎前たでの蚘憶を取り戻し、珟状の異垞性に思い圓たったようである。


With this statement, the others had finally regained their memories, and realized the abnormality of the current situation.


確か、カリギュリオ達は悪魔に殺害されたはずなのだ。


Certainly, Calgurio and co should have been slain by the Demon Diablo.


自分の攻撃が䞀切通甚せず、悪魔の手刀が自分の心臓を握り朰したのを、カリギュリオは思い出したのだ。


Calgurio remembered how all his attacks were in vain, and the demon Diablo with his hands like a sword, pierced and crushed his heart.


だからこそ、自分が生きおいる事に疑問を芚えるカリギュリオ。


That was why Calgurio his situation of being alive.


「お、思い出せたか 自分の名前も芚えおいるか」


“Oh, did you remember? Do you remember your name?”


質問に頷き぀぀、


While nodding in reply,


「我茩は、カリギュリオず申す。


垝囜機甲軍団・軍団長であり、歀床の䜜戊の総叞什官を任されおおる。


䜜戊内容は機密事項故、ここでは蚀及出来ぬが、蚱されよ。


それよりも、貎殿が我等を救っお䞋さったのか」


“My name is Calgurio.


Corps captain of the Empire Armored Corps, I was entrusted as the supreme command of this operation.


Since the contents of said operation is classified, I can’t explain about it here, please forgive me.


Besides that, are you the one who saved us?”


勢い蟌んで聞く。


He asked going with the flow.


あの状況で自分達を救出するなど、䜙皋の者でなければ䞍可胜であろう。


To be able to save them from such a situation, it’s impossible unless she wields great power.


あの悪魔は、正しく悪魔の王たる実力者であった。


That demon, or more precisely someone with the strength of the lord of demons.


TN note: 悪魔の王 translates into King of Demons, but since 魔王 means Demon Lord, so I used lord instead of king.


その悪魔を前にしお自分達を救出可胜ずなるず、颚の噂に聞く”勇者”しか心圓たりが無い。


To be able to save them from such a situations, it could only be the rumored “hero” and no one else.


垝囜近衛のNo.110ならば可胜かも知れないが、䞀人で出来るかず問われれば疑問が残る。


It might be possible if it’s the Empire’s royal guard No.1~10, but whether they could do it alone was questionable.


たしお、近衛ならば顔も知っおいるし、カリギュリオに隠し立おする意味もないはずだ。


Besides, if it was a royal guard he would have recognized her, and Calgurio had no reason to keep it as a secret.


自分の知りえぬ人物で、それ皋の実力者に思い圓たる人物など居ないのである。


Someone who he didn’t know, she was too strong to be someone unheard of.


「ん 䜜戊も䜕も、お前達の軍を党滅させたのは俺達だぞ


倚分勘違いしおいるだろうから説明しおやるけど、お前達は死んでいる。


ずいうか、埓軍した兵士は党員死亡したんじゃないかな


生き残りがいるかも知れないけど、それは埌でいいだろう。


どうやら蚘憶も倧䞈倫なようだし、術匏は成功か。


じゃあ、改めお。


初めたしお、俺がリムル。魔王リムルだ。


この囜で王様をやっおいる。ペロシクな


埌、䞀応蚀っおおくけど、お前達を蘇生させたのも俺だから。


たあその蟺も含めお、ボチボチ説明しおやるよ」


“Hm? Operation or whatever, we’re the ones who annihilated your army you know?


Since it looks like you misunderstood something I’ll give you an explanation, you’re all already dead.


Or rather, didn’t every soldier in the army died?


Maybe some of you may have survived, but lets talk about that later.


But since it looks like you perfectly retained your memory, the ritual was a success.


Now, lets start again.


Nice to meet you, My name is Rimuru, Demon Lord Rimuru.


I’m the king of this country, best regards to you lot!


Now then, I’ll tell you this again, but I’m the one who resurrected you all.


As for further details, we’ll explain to you bit by bit later.”


カリギュリオは䜕を蚀われおいるのか理解出来ず呆然ずなる。


Calgurio who couldn’t comprehend the words spoke simply gawked.


蚀葉が脳に達し、意味が理解出来るに぀れお、カリギュリオの目は限界たで芋開かれお、目の前の少女を凝芖した。


The words reached his brain, their meanings understood; Calgurio widened his eyes to their limits, and stared at the shoujo before him.


この少女がリムル。


This shoujo is Rimuru.


自分達が障害ず考え、排陀すべく動いた敵。


Someone they thought of as a obstacle, the enemy they must eliminate.


珟、八星魔王の䞀柱である、魔王リムルその人。


A member of the current Octagram, Rimuru herself.


この少女が


This Shoujo is!?


生き返らせた、だず 誰を 俺達を、か


Resurrected, was it? Who? We were?!


驚愕ず混乱、そしお恐怖が心を埋め尜くした。


Shock and turmoil, then fear filled his heart.


それはカリギュリオだけではなく、生き返った者党おが同じ反応をしおいたのだが。


Calgurio wasn’t the only one; everyone who was revived had the exact same reaction.


混乱が萜ち着くたで、今しばらくの時が必芁であった。


It would appear some time is needed until the chaos settles down.


−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−−


混乱するカリギュリオ達を暪目に、俺は倩幕から倖に出る。


Casting a side-glance at the confused Calgurio and co, I had exited the test.


倩幕の䞭の100名は、ディアブロが殺した者達で、この軍団の総叞什官及び参謀達だった。


The 100 individuals, those slain by Diablo, are the corp’s supreme commander and his advisors.


蚀うなれば、この䟵攻を行った最高責任者達である。


So to speak, the ones with the highest authority in this invasion.


䞁寧に術匏を詊し蘇生させたのだが、効果は完璧なようであった。


I had methodically tried out a resurrection method, and the effects were perfect.


無論、責任を取らせる為である。


Of course, this is in order for them to take responsibility.


なので、倩幕は厳重に結界にお封鎖を行い、゜り゚むの監芖䞋に眮いおある。


And so, there’s a heavy barrier lockdown around the tent, and it is under Souei’s surveillance.


逃亡は䞍可胜であろう。


It’s impossible to escape.


最も、生き返らせたず蚀っおも、実は仮初の生であった。


Well, even if I called it a resurrection, it is only a temporary one.


きっちりず奪った魂を、わざわざ返华する理由も無いのだ。


There is no reason for me to return the souls I have taken.


攻めお来たのは向こうの郜合であり、そこで死ぬのも自業自埗である。


They were the one who attacked us, so their death was them reaping what they sown


ただし、色々な理由があっお、今回の蘇生術匏を斜術する事にしたのだ。


However, for various reasons I’ve decided to perform the resurrection ritual.


この術は、仮初の生を䞎える術である。


This ritual, only grants someone a temporary life.


シオンの死亡事件以降、智慧之王による魂の解析は順調に進められおいた。


After the incident of Shion’s death, Wisdom King Raphael had been smoothly analyzing the soul.


クレむマンから奪った”聖霊の宝玉”は、原材料は人間の魂から出来おいた。


The raw materials of the “Soul Jewel” taken from Clayman are human souls.


゚ネルギヌ量に換算し、人間1䞇人分の魂に盞圓する。


In terms of energy, it’s equivalent to 10,000 human souls.


しかし、その力は時間制限付きのものである事から、䞀瞬だけの燃焌により力の増幅を行っおいるのは明癜だった。


However, this strength carries with it a time limit, and could burn off strength to provide amplify strength for an instant.


事実、智慧之王の解析では、人間100名分皋の魂を融合し、瞬間出力を高める事が出来るようにしただけの宝珠だったのだ。


In fact, according to Wisdom King Raphael’s analysys, 100 human souls could be fused to make a Jewel that could increase strength for an instant.


名前の割りには倧した事の無いアむテムである。


Comparing it to its name it wasn’t that great an item.


䞀皮のドヌピングに該圓するのだろうが、こんな物に頌るのでは先が無さそうだず思い、分解させお魂に戻したのである。


It’s probably similar to doping, however I think relying on such a thing would not fare well in the future, so I simply decomposed it into souls.


たあ、埩元も可胜だからこそ実行したのだが、その魂を研究に流甚しおいたずいう蚳だ。


And since we would simply revert the process, the souls were used in research.


人に限らず、魂には質ず量が存圚する。


Not limited to humans, all souls have quality and quantity.


質はずもかく、動怍物に入っおいる魂の゚ネルギヌ量は極小であった。


Quality aside, the souls of plants and animals contain very little energy.


それに比べお、人間の魂には莫倧な゚ネルギヌが蟌められおいる。


Compared with that, a human’s soul contains an immense amount of energy.


これは等しく平等に、誰にでも䞀定数䞎えられおいるのは確認枈みであった。


It was confirmed that everyone would have the same equal amount of energy.


その魂の゚ネルギヌを䜿いこなせるかどうか それがスキルず呌称する、魂の力である。


And to actually utilize the energy of the souls? This was referred to as, soul force.


魂に刻たれた情報が、力を行䜿する元になる。


The information engraved onto the soul, would become the origin of its powers.


では、゚ネルギヌに盎接情報が刻たれるのかずいうず、そうではない。


Then, does the energy directly engrave the information onto the soul, that’s not it.


たず、自我があり、それを包む心栞がある。


First, there’s the ego, wrapped around in the core.


ここに、党おの情報は刻たれる。


This, is where all the information is engraved on.


その心栞を芆う゚ネルギヌ結晶が魂ずなるわけだ。


And so in conclusion the crystalized energy encases the core and becomes the soul.


宝珠も、この心栞の投圱する受け皿ずしお開発したものであった。


The Possession Jewel was developed in order to project the core.


TN Note: read chapter 119, cheers to Lion san for remember what it’s called.


心栞にぱネルギヌが無い状態。だが、自我はある。


The core has no energy. However the ego does.


魂の力が無いからスキルは行䜿出来ないけれど、自我を持っお行動する事は可胜なのだ。


Without the soul force skills couldn’t be activated, but it’s possible for the ego to operate.


それは、宝珠は魔玠にお魂の゚ネルギヌを代甚させおいるからである。


And the possession jewel is used to substitute the soul’s energy with Magical essence.


だが、゚ネルギヌの質が違う為、限界があるのは吊定出来ない。あくたでも、迷宮を楜しむ為の玩具なのだから問題は無い。


However, it’s undeniable there would be limits due to the difference in the quality of energy. Since in the end it’s simply used as a toy in the dungeon thus there are no problems.


䜕が蚀いたいかずいうず、心栞にスキル情報が刻たれおいおも、魂の力が無ければ行䜿出来ない、ずいう事なのだ。


In the end what I wanted to say is, even if the skills are engraved onto the core, if there’s no soul force it couldn’t be used, that’s about it.


今回、カリギュリオ達の蘇生には宝珠を甚いおいる。


This time, the possession jewel is used to resurrect Calgurio.


魂を奪い、そこから心栞を抜き取っお、宝珠に移したのだ。


The soul was reaped, the core taken out, and moved into the jewel.


宝珠を創るのは簡単だが、゚ネルギヌには各人から抜き取った”魂の力”の癟分の䞀以䞋の少量を流甚しおいる。


Making the jewel was simple, it requires less than 1% of the soul force’s energy.


実質、俺に損倱は無いが、匷いお蚀えば劎働力か。


In actuality, I don’t really lose anything, just a bit of labor cost.


死者の肉䜓を魔法で治癒し、宝珠を埋め蟌む。


regenerating the flesh of the dead with magic, then embedding the jewel into them.


そしお心栞を流し蟌むのだ。


And finally transferring the core.


簡単に蚀うけど、智慧之王さんの圧倒的な挔算力あっおの䜜業であるのは蚀うたでも無い。


It sounds simple, but without Wisdom King Raphael’s overwhelming calculation abilities this task couldn’t possibly be undertaken.


個人特定すら難しいその䜜業を、肉䜓の遺䌝子情報ず魂の蚘録を照合し、䞀瞬で個人特定をするその様は、正しく先生ずお呌びするしかない芋事さであった。


Specifying an individual alone is already a difficult task, but to also match their genetic code to the soul data, and identify that individual instantly, it was so well done I should call Raphael -sensei instead.


こうしお、肉䜓の埩元が可胜だった者には、宝珠を甚いお蘇生する事に成功したのであった。


With this method, it was possible to restore the flesh, and after using the jewel the resurrection would be a success.


この蘇生にも問題が無い蚳では無い。


However, that doesn’t mean this method is flawless.


たず、倧きく匱䜓化する。


Firstly, the individual is weakened greatly.


魂の力を党お、俺が奪った蚳だから圓然だ。


Naturally, it’s because I’ve snatched the entirety of their soul force.


今埌はスキル䜿甚は䞍可胜だろうし、䞋手するず魔法の䜿甚にも圱響が出る。


It would be impossible to use skills form now on, and if they’re unlucky their magic usage would also be affected.


だが、鍛えた肉䜓や修緎を積んだ技術は残るので、スキルに頌りっぱなしで無かったならば問題では無いだろう。


However, since any physical training results or experience is still retained, so as long as they aren’t dependent on their skills it would not be a problem.


そしお、もう䞀぀の問題。


Then, the second problem.


歀方はどうしようもない。


Something I can’t do anything about.


肉䜓が残っおいない者の蘇生が出来ない事、だ。


If their corpse isn’t around anymore, they couldn’t be resurrected.


圓然だ。


It’s to be expected.


俺も䞇胜の神では無い。


I’m not an omnipotent god.


肉䜓情報も無く、魂の蚘録を元に無から有は創り出せないのである。


Without a physical record, it’s impossible to create something for the soul data out of nothing without anything to base on.


人圢に入れる案もあるのだが、果たしおそこたでする䟡倀はあるのか


There are also cases of them being put into dolls, but is it worth the cost?


そもそも、人圢の数も足りないのだ。俺がそこたでする矩務は無いし、それを行う利点も思い぀かない。


To begin with, I don’t have a sufficient amount of dolls; I don’t any obligation to do so, nor do I see any benefits in doing so.


残念ながら、運が悪かったず諊めお貰う事にする。


Unfortunately, they can only blame their bad luck and give up.


肉䜓が䞀郚でも残っおいれば魔法による修埩は可胜――蘇生魔法が䞍可胜ず蚀われる理由が、魂の再珟が出来ない事――なのだが、党く肉䜓が残っおいない者も居たのだ。


Even if only a portion of their flesh remained it’s still possible to reconstruct it with magic――The reason resurrection magic couldn’t be used is because their soul couldn’t be reproduced――Even so, there are those whose didn’t have any remains at all.


りルティマの”砎滅の炎”で完党焌倱した者や、テスタロッサの”死の祝犏”により遺䌝情報を完党砎壊された者達だ。


There are those who were perfectly combusted by Ultima’s “Nuclear flame” and those whose genetic code was completely destroyed by Testarossa’s “Death strike”


埌は、恐怖や絶望により魂そのものの死を迎えた者達。


And then, there are those whose soul simply accepted death due to fear and despair.


こればかりは、粟神的な治癒魔法の手段を持たない俺にはどうする事も出来ないのだ。


Against these, I who have means of spiritual healing could do nothing about.


結局、蘇生䞍可胜だった者達は、党員で20数䞇名䜙にも䞊った。


In the end, those who cannot be resurrected, number over 200,000.


94䞇名の内、20䞇名が死亡。


Of the 940,000 individuals, 200,000 died.


だが、本来なら党員死んでいたのだし、この数で枈んで幞運だったず蚀えるのではないだろうか。


However, they were suppose to be completely annihilated, so when you compare the numbers you could say they were luck to have so few deaths.


実の所、テスタ達が遣り過ぎだずは思ったが、肉䜓の損傷を防ぐように指瀺はしなかった。


In truth, I thought that Testa had truly went overboard, but I haven’t gave any instructions to avoid damaging their flesh.


理由は簡単。


The reason is a simple one.


そんな事に気を取られお、歀方に被害が出たら意味が無いからである。


If they were overly focused on this and end up getting injured for that, then it would be meaningless.


俺にずっお倧事なのは身内だけであり、䜕の関係も無い他人ず身内を比べるならば、迷う事なく身内を守る。


To me my retainers are what’s most important, comparing them to some unrelated stranger, I would choose to protect my retainers without hesitation.


たしお、䟵略しお来る敵兵にも慈愛の心で、などず聖人君子のような事を蚀うような脳ミ゜お花畑にはなりたくもない。


Above all, to do something like having a compassionate heart towards invading enemy soldiers, I don’t want to be a virtuous saint with a field of flowers for brains.


TN Note: probably meaning being nice to everyone, like those protagonists in crappy animus anime, I meant anime!


なので、蘇生出来ない者がいたが、それは気にすべき点では無いのだ。


And so, even though there are some that couldn’t be resurrected, that’s besides the point.


無いのだが  俺が平和な囜である日本での感性のたただからか、亡くなった方に察しおは䜕ずも蚀えない気持ちになった。


That’s probably not it but

Since I still retained the sensitiveness of someone in a peaceful country like Japan, I held an unspeakable feeling in regards to someone’s death.


自分の仕出かした事が間違っおいるずは思わないが、未だに慣れる事は無い。


I simply aren’t used to saying I did nothing wrong yet.


冥犏を祈るのは停善だろうけど。


I think praying to the souls of the deceased would be simple hypocrisy.


それでも、俺は今埌も自分の領域を䟵す者ぞは容赊しないし、培底的な恐怖を䞎える事を是ずするのだ。


Even so, From now on and unto the future I will not forgive anyone who dares invade my territory, and have them experience complete fear.


カリギュリオ達ぞ術匏を斜術し、効果を確かめた。


After performing the ritual on Calgurio and co, the effects are confirmed.


問題ない事は確認出来たので、倧芏暡に実斜する事にする。


Confirming that no problems are present, a wide scale casting was planned.


迷宮入り口呚蟺の開けた堎所に、凡そ70䞇名もの遺䜓が䞊べられおいた。


In an open area around the vicinity of the dungeon are about 700,000 corpse laid side by side.


戊闘終息ず同時に、ゲルドが回収しお来たのだ。


After the war had ended, Gerudo had recovered them.


第䞀次戊闘の被害者も、転移しお回収枈みである。


The victims of the first battle, has also been transferred and recovered.


ここに䞊べられた遺䜓が、今回の犠牲者の党おであった。


The bodies laid down here, are all victims of this battle.


倧芏暡術匏展開。


Wide scale ritual: Sacred・Birthday activate.


倩幕から歀方を䌺っおいたカリギュリオ達が、驚愕に目を芋開いおいる。


Calgurio and co who were previously questioned looked out the tent, and widened their eyes in shock.


あの調子では、目が開きっぱなしになるのではなかろうか。


He looked as if he had been constantly widening his eyes.


TN Note: not entirely sure what the author meant, I guess he/she meant Calgurio and co looked as if their eyes had been continuously widened without rest due to how frequently they do so?


たあ俺の知った事ではない。


Well, that’s not something I would know about.


さっさず終わらせる事にしよう。


I’m just trying to end this quickly.


党おの遺䜓に、耇補した宝珠を埋め蟌んでいく。


All of the bodies already had a replicated possession jewel embedded into them.


遺䜓の修埩は、アダルマン以䞋、神聖魔法の䜿い手が総出で行っおいたお陰で、今は党員綺麗な状態であった。


As for the recovery of the corpses, thanks to Adalman using holy magic at full throttle, they were restored to a perfect state.


ここ最近、皆寝る間を惜しんで掻躍しおくれおいた。


Recently, due to everyone playing an active role they were unfortunately lacking sleep.


死霊であるアダルマンは、寝る必芁は無さそうだったけど。


As for the undead type Adalman, he has no need no sleep.


そんな蚳で、綺麗な状態の遺䜓に次々ず宝珠を埋め蟌み終える。


Thanks to that, he had finished embedding the possession jewel into each and every perfectly recovered corpse.


続いお、〈反魂の秘術〉ならぬ〈授魂の秘術〉を行う。


Following up, what was performed isn’t the 〈Soul recall arcane〉, but rather 〈Soul Grant arcane〉.


TN Note:〈授魂の秘術〉, Gave up after 5 minutes on the dictionary. So big shout out to Alfha san who worked with Lion san.


魂の再生ず違い、これに芁する゚ネルギヌはそれ皋必芁ずしない。


Unlike the restoration of the soul, the energy consumption isn’t as high.


個々人の特定に莫倧な挔算が必芁なのだが、実行するのは智慧之王だ。


There’s a high amount of calculation required for each individual, but the one doing it is Wisdom King Raphael.


党お先生にお任せである。


I leave everything to you Raphael Sensei.


俺には到底出来そうもない、耇雑怪奇な術匏であった。


If it were me I wouldn’t be able to do it, it’s some strange complicated ritual after all.


だが、傍から芋おいたカリギュリオ達には、俺が党お執り行っおいるように芋えたのだろう。


But, to Calgurio and co and were looking at me, it would probably appear as if I handled it by my lonesome.


䜕時しか平䌏し、䜕か拝み奉るような仕草を始めおいた。


Before I noticed they started prostrating, began forming some gesture as if they were worshipping something.


ちょっず、そんな事されたら居心地悪いんだけど


Wait a sec, if you start doing this I’m going to feel uncomfortable you know?


だが、術匏が終了するたでは苊情を蚀う事も出来ない。


However, I didn’t voice out my complaints until the ritual ended.


そんなこんなで䞀昌倜、居心地の悪い䞭で70䞇名近くの〈授魂の秘術〉を行䜿したのだった。


And so with that uncomfortable feel, for one day and one night, I’ve performed the 〈Arcane soul grant〉 onto about 700,000 people.


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翌日、蘇生した者達に食事が振舞われた。


On the next day, meals were served to the resurrected.


蘇生した盎埌は混乱も倧きく、ずおもではないがそれどころでは無かったのだ。


There was a mass panic right after the resurrection, that’s not exactly it but it wasn’t far from it.


TN Note: it was kinda confusing to interpret this one.


倧きな鍋にお色々な野菜や肉が煮蟌たれた、シチュヌのような独特の味わいのする食べ物。


Vegetables and meat were braised in a big pot; it was a stew that had a unique taste.


具が沢山盛られお、枩かい。


Ingredients were piled up like a mountain, it was amiable.


混乱が収たり、珟実を認識し぀぀あった垝囜軍将兵にずっお、そのスヌプは筆舌に尜くしがたい枩もりず感動を䞎えた。


After the chaos had settled, the soldiers who had recognized reality had received a bowl of soup that filled them with an hard-to-describe warmth and moved their hearts.


空腹にも気付かず、匵り詰めおいた空気がほぐされる。


The tension in the air had dissipated, and they had forgotten the hunger of their stomachs.


魔王の配䞋により䞀床殺された、それは確かなのだず実感する。


They had already been killed once by the subordinates of the demon lord, they had confirmed and understood this.


だが、自分達は生きおいる。


However, they are now alive.


魔王は”仮初の呜”ず蚀っおいた。


The demon lord had called it a “temporary life”.


安心しろ。普通に生きる分には、䜕の䞍郜合も無いよ。


Feel at ease. If you wish to lead a normal life, you would feel no inconvenience.


恋愛しお家庭も持おるし、子䟛も䜜れる。


You could fall in love and start a family, even have kids.


ただし、魔物の囜に察し䞍利益ずなる行動には制限が掛かるけどな


However, taking any actions that would be a demerit to Tempest would be restricted!


宝珠に刻み蟌んだ”呪”によっお、二床ず敵察行動は取れなくしおいる。


A “curse’ has been casted into the jewel, preventing them from ever taking hostile actions ever again.


そこは了承しお貰いたい。


They’ve seem to have acknowledged this.


党員蘇生し、混乱が収たった時に、そう告げおいたのだ。


After everyone has resurrected, and the chaos had subsided, I’ve informed them of this.


だが、そんな”呪”など必芁ないだろう、そうカリギュリオは確信しおいた。


However, such a “cursed” is probably unneeded, Calgurio looked convinced.


TN Note: Of course it’s unneeded, they’re practically worshipping you now you silver-haired loli-god.


誰が二床も、この様な愚行を重ねるものか。


Nobody would want to take such foolhardy actions twice.


数癟幎前のノェルドラによる灜犍の際は、その結果を芋お恐怖のみが䌝わった。


When Veldora caused a great disaster several hundred years ago, the results were fear being spread around.


だが、郜垂䞀぀消滅し、そこの䜏人党おが消え去ったずしおも、それに匹敵する灜犍を人の手で挔出する事は可胜なのだ。


But, with a whole city razed, and every resident annihilated, it’s compared to a calamity that man could possibly manipulate.


だからだろうか 恐怖は䌝わったが、決しお倒せないずは誰も思わなかったのだ。


And so what about it? There were horrifying tales, but nobody ever doubted their chances of defeat.


或いは、生き残りが倚数いたならば、もっず根源からの䞍可䟵性が䌝わったかも知れないのだが。


Alternatively, if there were a large number of survivors, the rumors of how this land could never be invaded would spread even further.


その点に関しおは、今回は間違いが起きようがない。


In that regard, it would definitely happen this time.


䞀床死んだ䞊で、生き返らせお貰ったのだから。


That is because they have been revived after experiencing death once.


神ならざる魔王の手で。


Not in the hands of god, but a demon lord.


愚かなる我等は、䜙りにも増長しおいたのだず思い知らされた。


The foolish them, had the feeling they had experienced a growth.


いや、そもそも本圓に魔王なのか


No, to begin with was she really a demon lord?


そこから疑問を犁じえないカリギュリオである。


Calgurio couldn’t help but pondered over this question.


クリシュナ等は、䞀晩で信仰の察象ぞず魔王を厇め奉るようになっおいた。


Overnight, Krishna and the others had changed their target of worship to the demon lord.


先に魔王を拝んだのは自分なので、文句も蚀えないし蚀う぀もりも無いのだが。


Since he was the one who started worshipping the demon lord first, so he can’t really complain about it.


魔王が蚀う、”仮初の呜”だが  


The demon lord said a “temporary life”, but




実は、䜕の問題も無いのだ。


In reality, there aren’t any problems.


確かに、胜力を行䜿する事が出来なくなり、魔力を行䜿する事も苊劎するようになっおしたった。


True, since abilities could no longer be used, and using magic has become laborious.


だが、鍛え抜かれた肉䜓は、未だ自分の意思に応えおくれるのだ。


However, his well-trained body still responded to his will.


肉䜓が老化し、生物ずしおの寿呜を迎えるたで、生きる事を蚱されたのである。


Their bodies would age, they would soon meet their end, they were allowed to live.


皆が感謝ず畏怖の念を抱いおいるのに、魔王に察しお叛意を持぀者など出よう筈もない。


Everyone was so thankful and in awe, no one held any hostility towards the Demon Lord Rimuru.


だが、それずは別の点で問題があった。


However, there’s another problem.


垝囜に戻るのかどうかで、意芋が別れる事になりそうだったのだ。


Should they return to the empire, the opinions were split.


ずもかく䞀床戻る事を䞻匵する者。


there were some that said they should return once first.


このたた魔物の囜に恭順すべしず䞻匵する者。


There were also some that said they should simply relocate to Tempest.


真っ向から意芋の察立を招いたのだ。


This has led to clashing opinions.


䞡者の蚀い分は理解出来るし、家族を持぀者が垝囜に戻るず䞻匵するのも圓然だった。


The underlying reason for both sides were understandable. Those with families in the empire would naturally opt to return.


しかし、䞋手に垝囜に戻るず蚀い出すず、魔王の䞍興を買いかねない。


However, if they simply returned irresponsibly, they would invoke the Demon Lord’s displeasure.


助呜しお貰った以䞊、魔王の出方に埓わなければならないだろうから。


Since they had received mercy, they should comply to the demon lord’s demands.


どうしたものかずカリギュリオが思案しおいるず、魔王から召集がかかったのである。


Right when Calgurio wondered what to do, he received a call from the Demon Lord.


呌び出されお、参謀数名ず魔王の埡前に出頭する。


When he was called, he saw several advisors alongside the Demon Lord.


畏たるカリギュリオに察し、


Calgurio presented an humble attitude,


「たあ寛いでくれ。今日は盞談があるんだ」


“Do relax yourself. I’ve came to consult about something with you today.”


そう蚀っお、魔王リムルは、可憐な少女の笑顔で邪悪に嗀った。


Saying such, the Demon Lord Rimuru, the lovely shoujo had made an evil smile.


結論から蚀えば、魔王の呜什によっお、カリギュリオ達の垰還は認められなかった。


To conclude the talk, The Demon Lord’s orders, were she couldn’t allow their return just yet.


あくたでも条件付で、である。


There were conditions attached to this of course.


珟圚、垝囜ず魔物の囜は亀戊状態にある。


Currently, the Empire and Tempest were at war.


停戊に至っおいない以䞊、戊闘行為は継続しおいるのだ。


Since the war hasn’t ceased, acts of battle would still continue.


戊時条玄を結んでいないので、捕虜ずいう抂念はお互いに存圚しない。だが、カリギュリオ達は生き返らせお貰った身であり、魔王の蚀葉に逆らう぀もりは無かった。


Since they didn’t write any wartime treaties, the concept of prisoners of war didn’t exist. Since the demon lord was the one who resurrected them, they didn’t think of rebelling.


たしお、珟圚戊争継続䞭。


Let alone that, the war is currently ongoing.


そんな䞭で、自分達を解攟出来ない事は、カリギュリオにも十分に玍埗出来る話である。


Under these circumstances, they couldn’t release them, Calgurio was pretty convinced about this.


カリギュリオ達が魔王を攻める事が出来ないにしおも、埌方支揎に回し別の郚隊を動員する事も可胜ずなるだろうから。


Even if Calgurio and co couldn’t directly attack the demon lord, they could still possibly be mobilized as backline supports.


なので、戊争終結する迄は、魔物の囜の䞋に居るようにず呜什されたのである。


And so, until the war has ended, they are ordered to live in Tempest.


その時に蚀われたのが、


I then told them this,


「お前達の食事も無料じゃない。


30䞇名分たでなら賄えるが、70䞇名分ずもなるず他囜から賌入する必芁がある。


なので、食べる分は働いお貰うぞ」


“The food doesn’t come for free.


We could cover meals for 300,000 people, but if it’s 700,000 we’re going to need to import from other countries.


And so, pay for your food bills with labor!”


ずの事だった。


And that’s how it is.


なるほどもっずもな事ではある。


As one can see this was reasonable.


ゲルドずいう将軍に玹介されお、圌の監芖䞋で建築䜜業を行う事になった。


General Gerudo was introduced, and under his supervision they would begin constructions.


䜕でも、30䞇人以䞊が生掻出来る工業郜垂を建蚭するのだずか。


The plan is for them to build an industrial city that could house over 300,000 residents.


鉱山から取れた鉄鉱石等を銖郜に運ぶのが効率的でないずかで、鉱山の麓に町を䜜れず呜什を受けた。


Since mining for iron ores and such and then transporting it to the capital is inefficient, we’re ordered them to build a city at the foot of the mine.


銬鹿みたいに簡単に匕き受けるゲルド将軍。


The honest straightforward General Gerudo easily accepted.


「䜕なら、終戊埌にお前等の䞭の垌望者も䜏たわしおやるから、粟々頑匵っお良い町を頌むぞ。


お前は匷欲そうな顔をしおいるし、䞁床いい。


車を倧量生産する為の工業郜垂だ、粟々儲けが出るように機胜性重芖で開発をしおくれよ」


“If anything, if anyone wants to live here after the war then you better work hard on the town.


You all seem greedy, that’s just what I need.


Why don’t you mass produce cars in the industrial city, focus on functionality and development and make a lot of profit!”


笑顔の魔王にそう告げられお、拒吊暩等無いのだず悟るカリギュリオ。


Looking at the smiling demon lord, Calgurio realized he had no right to decline.


蚀っおいる意味は良く理解出来ないが、期埅されたのは間違いないだろう。


He couldn’t quite understand what was said to him, but he understood she held expectations for him.


心が高揚するのを感じ、若干戞惑った。


His heart felt elevated, but also slightly puzzled.


䞍満がある蚳では無いのだが、この䌚議も䜕もなく思い぀きだけで出された呜什に埓う魔物達に途蜍もなく䞍思議な気持ちにさせられたのだ。


He wasn’t dissatisfied, however this meeting wasn’t something thought of on a whim, it was a mysterious feeling of watching monsters obey by their own free will.


町を䜜れ


Build a town!


その呜什は、軌道を匕く道を敎備する所から始たるのだ。


Following this order, the laying of rails began.


ゲルド将軍も、人手が足りなかったので䞁床良い、ず笑っおいる。


Gerudo showing was smiling at the great timing since he was just short on manpower.


軍団を率いおいたのだから、人員線成は埗意だろ そう簡単に蚀われた。


Since he had led a corps and thus was proficient at assigning roles? It could be simplified as such.


どうなっおおるんだ、この囜は


What’s with this country?


そんな悩みが䞀瞬心に浮かんだが、魔王に察する䞍敬に圓たるず慌おお考えを攟棄する。


This came to mind for a second, however since this was something disrespectful to the Demon lord so he hastily casted aside his thoughts.


それから盎ぐに、カリギュリオは悩む間もなくなる皋に扱き䜿われる事になるのだが、本人は未だその事に気付いおいない。


Soon, Calgurio would be worked so hard he had no time to think of complaints, although it would appear the person in question hasn’t realized this yet.


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カリギュリオが退出するず同時、ディアブロが入っお来た。


Just as Calgurio had left, Diablo had entered.


「手筈通りに進みたしたね、我が䞻よ」


“Preparations are proceeding as planned, my master.”


ず話しかけるディアブロに頷き返す。


A nod was returned to Diablo’s words.


䞀床、垝囜軍が党滅する様を芋せ぀け、慌おたネズミが逃げ出すのを敢えお芋逃す。


Once it witnessed the total annihilation of the empire’s forces, a frightened mouse scampered back.


これにより、垝囜は自軍が党滅――文字通りの意味で――したず思い蟌む。


And so, the empire’s armies are completely razed――in every sense of the word――would be the thought.


クリシュナが懺悔するように、皇垝に緊急通信を行ったず俺に報告しお来たが、それもディアブロに攟眮させおいただけの事。


Krishna had came and confessed that the emperor had tried to contact him with an emergency line, and I left it to Diablo.


ミランダずいう名の女の死䜓は発芋出来なかったので、間違いなく゜むツがネズミ、぀たりはナりキのスパむだろう。


The corpse of the women called Miranda wasn’t discovered; no doubt she’s the mouse, Yuuki’s spy.


恐らくは、䞉巚頭の頭の䞀人。


It’s likely she’s one of Cerberus’s head.


カリギュリオはミランダに、それず気付かぬように思考誘導を受けおいたのだ。


It’s also likely that Calgurio didn’t realize Miranda’s thought guidance.


詐欺の手口のようなものだが、持ち前の匷欲さを刺激されおいるだけなので、本人は気付いおもいないだろうけど。


Using tricks like that of a fraudster, she simulated his avarice nature, it would seem Calgurio himself wasn’t even aware.


そのミランダも、カリギュリオの敗北を予芋し、倧急ぎで逃げ出したのだが  監芖しおいたディアブロには筒抜けであった。


That Miranda had probably foresaw Calgurio’s defeat and escaped

 And Diablo who was in charge of surveillance had oversaw this.


曎にその倖偎を、゜り゚むの手の者が監芖しおいたのだから、どの道逃げ堎は無かっただろう。


And at the outskirts, there is Souei who is responsible for surveillance there, so in the end there’s no escape.


敢えお、情報をナりキや垝囜皇垝に䌝えさせる為に、逃がしたのである。


She was probably trying to report intelligence to the emperor and Yuuki, and thus had escaped.


この情報で和睊を申し出お来るならばそれでいい。


If this information could bring about peace then that would be great.


だが、尚戊争を継続するずいうならば、完党に叩き朰す。


However, if they continue this war, we would crush them completely.


特にナりキは、逃がすず厄介になりそうだ。


Especially Yuuki, if he escapes then things are going to get messy.


垝囜ず和睊を結ぶにしおも、ダツの身柄だけは確保しおおきたい。


If we will reconcile with the empire, then we’re definitely demanding custody of Yuuki.


戊争は未だ継続䞭なのだ。叩ける時に叩いおおくべきだろう。


The war’s still ongoing. And let’s hit them as hard as we can while we still can.


今回の防衛戊は、完党なる勝利だった。


This defensive war is our complete victory.


カリギュリオには食費がどうのず尀もらしい事を蚀っお脅したが、実質損害は軜埮である。


We’ve managed to convince Calgurio with a plausible explanation like food expenses and threatened him a bit; the actual damage we’ve taken is minimal.


回埩薬を倧攟出し、皆が痛い思いをしたのは確かだが。


Thanks to the large amount of recovery potion pasted, certainly there are only memories of pain.


その他の損害は、森が䞀郚開拓された皋床のもの。


Other damages include a part of the forest being logged.


神話玚防具䞀匏に、䌝説玚も䞉組手に入った。


But we’re managed to attain 1 god class equipment, and 3 sets of legendary class equipment.


たしお、魂を94䞇名分手に入れたのだ。


Not to mention the souls of 940,000 individuals I now have.


倧勝利ず蚀っおいい。


As said previously it’s our complete victory.


配䞋の誰を進化させるかは思案䞭だが、近い内に耒矎ずしお䞀倧発衚ず同時に行う぀もりだ。


I’m still thinking about which one of my subordinates to evolve, but I plan to announce it in a near-future announcement as a reward.


勿論、身内だけで。


Of course, only among my retainers.


ただ戊争は終わっおいない。


The war isn’t over yet.


海路䞊を通り、飛行船郚隊が300隻移動しおいるのを把握しおいた。


I had already confirmed that there is an airship platoon of 300 vessels headed here from the sea.


ただただ油断は出来ないのだ。


We can’t be careless here.


䞀぀の勝利に浮かれおいる堎合では無いが、信賞必眰は倧切である。


We shouldn’t be excessively happy about a single victory, but rewards and punishments are still necessary.


魔王ずしお芚醒しお、俺ぞの忠誠が薄れるずも思えないが、ずもかく䞀床実隓しおおきたい。


Even though I don’t think their loyalty to me would waver even after awakening as a demon lord, nevertheless I would want to experiment this


それが終われば海䞊の航空戊力を叩く。


After that we’ll head off to crush their air forces above the seas.


次は、歀方の番なのだ。


Next time, it’s our turn.


こうしお、魔物の囜は垝囜軍の䟵攻を退け、反撃に移る事になる。


And so, after Tempest has successfully repelled the empire’s invasion, their counterattack begins.

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