The alliance between the Jura Tempest Federation
and the Armed Nation of Dwargon was established,
and the nation of monsters gained powerful backing support.
Two Days Later
King Gazel has arrived.
I'm here, Rimuru!
What brings you here this time?
I'm here to give you all a gift.
A gift?
Huh?!
That's Vesta!
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Episode 16: Demon Lord Milim Attacks
It seemed a waste to leave such a talented man doing nothing,
but I cannot allow him to work in my service.
Use him as you wish.
My King... That would allow Vesta's knowledge to leave the Dwarves!
Says the man who left the Dwarves himself?
That is what this alliance is for.
Make this land you have chosen to inhabit a leader in new and unique skills!
Vesta...
Y-Yes?
Devote yourself to studying here.
I shall.
My King, this time...
This time, I will live up to your expectations.
Rimuru, Kaijin... I am truly sorry.
Would you allow me to work here?
Having one more talented researcher around will be a big help.
Rimuru, if anything bad happens, I'll take responsibility.
Please have faith in me and show him mercy.
Kaijin...
If it's okay with you, Kaijin, I have no objections.
Welcome aboard, Vesta.
Thank you! I am unworthy, but I will give my utmost effort for you!
Then, farewell!
Now, then...
What are you doing here?
Well... I, Gabiru, have arrived in hopes that I may be of some help to you!
You're so cool, Sir Gabiru!
Naturally!
I'll cut him up.
Wait, wait, wait, wait!
We hoped you would permit us to join your ranks!
On my word, we will prove useful to you, so please!
Please!
It's as Sir Gabiru says.
My brother has seen the error of his ways.
Please grant him the opportunity to atone.
The captain of the guard is here, too?
Unlike my brother, I have not been disowned.
What?!
My father, Abiru, sent me here to gain more experience.
You didn't follow me because you missed me?!
No.
D'oh!
I see.
I do respect you, dear brother, but right now, Master Souei is...
And so Vesta, along with Gabiru and his brethren, joined the nation.
You've always been such a brat!
Since they were now allies, I gave Gabiru's sister and servants names, too.
Okay, in this order, you're...
Soka, Toka, Saika, Nanso, and Hokuso.
Thank you so much.
Gabiru-kun, don't act so jealous.
You already have a perfectly good name, "Gabiru."
Wait, did I just—
Gabiru's shining...
Wait, can names be overwritten?!
Thank you! I will follow you for the rest of my life!
So I had no choice but to name all of Gabiru's brethren,
and they evolved into Dragonewts.
They want to join our ranks?
May I use them as I wish?
Sure.
Train them up as you see fit.
As you command, Great Rimuru.
I'll work my hardest for you!
Hokuso
Nanso
Soka
Saika
Toka
I left Soka and the other servants in Souei's care
and gave Gabiru and his boys work to do.
That aside...
I guess some Lizardmen end up looking almost human when they evolve.
Gabiru and his boys were sent to cultivate valuable hipokute herbs in Veldora's cave.
It's a damp place, so it's a perfect home for them, too.
Gabiru-kun!
How's the cultivation coming along?
I'm glad you asked!
It's coming along nicely!
Behold the fruits of my labor!
Let's see.
That's just a weed!
Wh-What?!
I do apologize! It seems I was a bit too hasty for results!
Weeds should be even harder to grow in a magicule-rich place like this!
We also set up a room for Vesta to do his research in the cave.
He's working to create healing potions from hipokute herbs.
If we can mass-produce potions as effective as the ones I produce within me,
it'll be a big help for us.
A lot has happened,
but it looks like we can finally take it easy.
Interesting! Very interesting!
I'll undertake the investigation of this toy myself!
But, Milim, we have a non-aggression pact with the Forest of Jura.
A non-aggression pact?
Now that Veldora's gone, we can abolish that.
I see. That is true.
All right, that's that!
But no interfering with each other! Got it?
Of course.
Then, it's settled! We have an agreement!
I'm going out to investigate at once!
Don't try to interfere, Clayman, Carrion, and Frey!
What is this magic I sense?
An enormous mass of magic power is heading this way at an incredible speed!
Greetings!
I am the one and only Dragonoid, also known as the Destroyer,
Demon Lord
Milim Nava
the Demon Lord Milim Nava!
She's a Demon Lord?!
I heard you were the strongest in this town,
so I came to introduce myself.
Her ambition is every bit as powerful as Veldora's.
She's definitely a real Demon Lord.
N-Nice to meet you.
I'm Rimuru, the leader of this town.
I-It's impressive that you could tell a slime like me was the strongest here.
A simple task for one such as me!
My Milim Eye can even ascertain the level of magicules in whoever it sees!
- Milim Eye -
Oh? Milim Eye?
Just assume that it's no use pretending to be a weakling around me.
Is that something like my skill, Appraisal?
And I don't need to appraise her to see...
she's flat.
I can't beat this one.
I'm pretty sure nothing I do will work.
She's definitely a Catastrophe.
By the way, is that your true form?
Was that silver-haired humanoid who defeated Gelmud a transformation?
Sounds like you know everything.
Is this the form you're referring to?
Ooh! So it really was you!
So you defeated the Orc Lord?
W-Well, yes, I did win...
So, what business do you have with me?
You're... not here to avenge Gelmud, are you?
Hm? My business?
I came to introduce myself.
That's it?!
Prepare to die!
Come, Master!
W-Wait, Ranga!
We cannot wait! Forgive me!
Oh, you want to play with me?
I said wait!
You may be a Demon Lord,
but no one can escape the binding of these threads.
Burn to ash!
I hope that at least singed her.
Wow, this is amazing!
Any other Demon Lord might not have escaped
an attack like that in one piece!
But it's not gonna work on me!
Master!
You okay, Shion?
Here's a healing potion.
Great Rimuru...
Great Rimuru... Please flee from here.
We will... handle this...
Here's some for you guys, too.
Drink those and rest.
I'll take care of this.
What's this? Haven't played enough yet?
Very well.
I'll play with you some more.
Great Rimuru...
Once you give up, it's all over.
So you gotta do what you can.
Don't get your hopes up.
Oh? You're going to face me?
If you're so confident, why not taste one of my attacks?
Very well! Sounds interesting!
But if it doesn't work,
you must swear to become my subordinate.
Fine.
Answer
Answer.
To the nearest measurable degree,
her magicules exceed yours by more than ten times.
She hasn't even gotten serious yet, and she's ten times stronger than me?
In that case,
there's just one thing I can do.
Take this!
What in the world is this?!
I've never had anything so delicious!
Yes!
What's wrong, Demon Lord Milim?
Huh?
If you'll admit defeat to me now,
I'd be willing to give you this, too.
It's honey I found and ate in the forest.
I want it!
But to admit defeat...
Mm, that's tasty!
Whoops, looks like I'm running low now.
W-Wait, wait! I have a proposal!
A draw! Why don't we call it a draw this time?!
We'll forget all of this happened!
Oh-ho?
O-Of course, that's not all!
I'll swear never to mess with any of you ever again!
I win.
Her power is overwhelming,
but she's as much a child on the inside as she is on the outside.
Very well. I'll accept your terms.
All right. We'll call it a draw this time.
And that's how we overcame this unprecedented Catastrophe.
It's so good! This is so good!
Glad to hear it.
I wish she'd just leave before this gets any more out of hand...
Hey...
Don't you ever think of becoming a Demon Lord?
Why should I put myself through that kind of hassle?
Huh? But you'd be a Demon Lord!
Aren't they awesome? Doesn't everyone want to be one?
Hell no.
Huh?!
Does something good happen when you become a Demon Lord?
Strong opponents come from all over to fight you!
It's fun!
I get plenty of that already. Not interested.
What?! Then what do you even enjoy in life?
All kinds of things.
I've got a lot to do. It's crazy.
Is there anything fun about being a Demon Lord besides fighting?
Well, no...
But you get to boss Majin and Humans around!
Doesn't that just mean you're bored?
Ah. She's definitely bored.
Well, I should head back. Take care going home.
Wait!
You're doing something more fun than being a Demon Lord, aren't you?
No—
No fair! No fair! No fair!
Now I'm mad!
I don't know what you want me to—
Tell me what it is! And then let me join you!
Take me to your village!
Temper tantrums now?!
Fine, fine. But I have one condition.
From now on, you'll call me "Rimuru-san."
Screw that! You should address me with respect!
You will call me "Great Milim"!
Okay, let's do this.
I'll call you "Milim," and you can call me "Rimuru."
How's that?
Fine... But just you and no one else!
The only ones I allow to call me "Milim" are my fellow Demon Lords.
Right, right. Thanks a lot.
So I guess we're friends from now on.
Y-Yeah...
I'll show you my village now,
but no causing any commotion without my permission.
Promise me, Milim.
Of course! I promise, Rimuru!
Leave it to Great Rimuru to tame the Demon Lord Milim so easily.
Yeah.
That's to be expected of Great Rimuru.
I shall go and inform Rigurd at once.
Oh?
And who is this little runt?
Who are you calling a runt?
You wanna be murdered?
I just told her not to cause any commotion...
Listen up! I'm in a very good mood right now!
That's why I'm letting you off the hook!
It won't happen again, so watch your step!
I saw my father waving at me from across the river...
Your father's alive, dork.
Huh?
By the way, who's this little—
I mean... this young lady?
This is Milim. She's a Demon Lord, apparently.
A Demon Lord?!
I know the feeling, man.
Listen, Milim, you can't just slug someone right away when you get mad.
It's his fault for making me mad.
Besides, that was just my way of saying hello!
Slugging people is not saying hello. No more of that.
Allow me to introduce our new ally.
We'll be treating her as a guest, so be courteous with her.
I'm Milim Nava!
What?! The Demon Lord Milim?!
Wow! This is my first time seeing her!
Way to go, Great Rimuru!
He befriended a tyrant like her...
This means Tempest can exist in peace!
So Milim is famous?
Everyone's surprisingly okay with this.
I've decided to live here from now on! Nice to know you!
Huh?!
What do you mean, live here?
Exactly what I said.
I've decided to live here, too!
Uh...
W-Well, you heard her, so treat her as you would any other.
She's pretty popular...
If anything happens, you can rely on me!
Friends with a Demon Lord, huh?
You're right. Calling us "friends" is a little weird.
Er, you heard me?
Let me think... Rather than friends...
We're besties!
Besties?!
Aren't we?
We're besties! We're besties!
Everyone! We're besties!
Besties! Besties! Besties!
There, see? You're so good at surprising people!
And thus, the Demon Lord Milim, a being more dangerous than a powder keg,
became a part of the Jura Tempest Federation.
What is this? It feels fantastic!
Myrd of the three Dwarf brothers designed it for me.
It's my beloved hot spring, flowing freely from the source.
Amazing! You can swim in here!
You shouldn't swim in the bath.
Don't do it.
Right, well... I just casually joined in, but I think I'm ready...
...for some coffee milk.
Coffee
Milk is one thing, but I wonder if we can make coffee...
Come to think of it, we managed to raise dandelions.
Great Rimuru.
Oh... What's up?
It's about Lady Milim.
I never imagined a Demon Lord would take the initiative in coming here.
Yeah, but she did promise not to cause any commotion without my permission.
Yes, but... what's more concerning is what the other Demon Lords will do.
What do you mean?
There are several Demon Lords,
and they're always keeping each other in check.
Your declaration that Lady Milim is our friend
means this village is now under her protection.
Under normal circumstances, that might be a good thing, but...
Great Rimuru, you hold the position of supreme ruler.
In other words, it will appear to the other Demon Lords that
the Great Forest of Jura has forged an alliance with the Demon Lord Milim.
The Demon Lord Milim will instantly gain more influence,
upsetting the balance among the Demon Lords.
I see.
But in reality, there is no way we could stop the Demon Lord Milim.
Her strength was on a completely different level.
If not for Great Rimuru, we wouldn't be alive right now.
Precisely. If the other Demon Lords become hostile,
would we not have a better chance against them?
On that note...
We shall entrust everything to Great Rimuru, the one she has deemed her "bestie"!
No objections.
You dumped it all on me?!
Lady Milim is one of the most powerful of all Demon Lords.
She is known as a Demon Lord that everyone should avoid making an enemy of.
We have no choice but to entrust everything to Great Rimuru.
"I guess there's no choice"... or so I thought.
But we didn't know that the whirlwind Milim would stir up
had only just begun to blow.
This is fun!
I told you, you shouldn't play in the bath!
Take that!
Now you've done it! Take that!
Enough, you two!
Next time, "The Gathering."
The Gathering