Chapter 316
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken 279
Rimuru’s Elegant Escape Play – 23
Then it suddenly came to me . Had it really been necessary to return my hair and eye color back to normal?
I had gotten a little carried away, but it was nothing short of an act that would accelerate the exposing of my identity .
Uh, is that a good reason?
…Well, alright then .
It wasn’t the most convincing argument, but it can’t be bad if Ciel says it’s fine .
Now, before I quickly defeat Bernaclad, I should think about the students, just in case .
“Laplace! Protect the students here!”
“Sure thing!”
Faithfully, Laplace obeyed my order and constructed a defense barrier over the barrier that was already there .
In fact, it would be rather difficult for me in my current state to hold off the shockwaves of Laplace and Bernaclad, should they battle .
And of course, neither could the students .
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And so I could not leave the fighting to Laplace .
Tear was not likely able to beat Bernaclad, so the best option was to fight him myself .
In any case, now the students’ safety was assured .
No matter how strong a demon Bernaclad was, Laplace was an awakened demon lord . If he created a defense barrier, no attack would break through it .
The only thing left to do was for me to defeat Bernaclad .
“Hahaha . You think one little insect is going to be enough to entertain me?”
Bernaclad said confidently as he looked at me .
“…Well, he’s dead . ”
“But, if the others find out later that he talked to Rimuru like that, and that we didn’t do anything… Won’t they be furious?”
“…Tear . Don’t say such ominous things . If Souei and Diablo found out about this… I don’t want to even imagine what they might do to us . They won’t stop, regardless of Lord Rimuru’s forgiveness . ”
“Right? Right?”
“Well, thankfully, we’re the only ones here now . So let’s keep it a secret . ”
“Okay! I won’t tell anyone . ”
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“Good . Otherwise, we’ll end up in the worst kind of danger . ”
I could hear their hushed voices whispering to each other, but it was me who said that I would fight, so they were not responsible .
Besides, in a way, it couldn’t be helped that people would underestimate me now .
After all, I was no different than any other human .
So Bernaclad’s estimation of me wasn’t particularly wrong .
“Sorry, but I don’t think it will be that fun for you . It’s nothing personal, but I don’t like to hold back . If you want to be angry about it, don’t hate me, hate yourself for having the wrong amount of strength . ”
I said to Bernaclad, without much interest .
Really, there wasn’t any deeper meaning to my words .
If he had been just a little weaker, just enough so that the Rock Elephant and the others could have stopped him…I would not have had to annihilate him .
Or if I had one other awakened demon lord with me now, I would be able to disarm Bernaclad while still protecting the students .
But then again, Diablo, Souei or Shion and Benimaru would have turned him into dust without a second thought . So perhaps there really was no other fate for him other than death .
Now that I think of it, it’s not I, the Great Demon Lord, but my subordinates who are dangerous and extreme .
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It was quite impressive that I was able to hold everything together .
I was doing quite well, really .
Oh .
Ciel seemed like she wanted to say something, but I’d rather not hear it .
I have to stop thinking about stupid things and deal with Bernaclad .
Bernaclad did not exactly like what I had just said .
I had condescendingly informed him of his impending defeat, so it was no wonder he wasn’t too amused .
“Haaaahaha . What a delightful person you are . However, you should know that such foolishness and misunderstanding of your own worth will do nothing but invite misfortune . ”
He smiled and showed no sign of moving .
Then he shrugged, sending great bursts of magic from his hands .
The nuclear strike magic, ‘Nuclear Flame’ burned everything around me . And burned the students behind me as well–or so it would have looked to Bernaclad .
“Oh? Dying in one hit is hardly entertaining, you know? Not only that, but I was looking forward to slowly savoring the taste of those students . But a few of them seem to have been caught in the attack . ”
There was a hint of regret in his voice as he watched the blazing furnace he had created .
He believed in the energy and force of the magic he unleashed without any doubt .
Too bad!
“Is that right? You said it was one hit . But I was merely offering you the first move . Didn’t I tell you? It’s nothing personal . And so I thought that I might as well show off a little . ”
I had used ‘Teleportation’ to move to the top of a boulder that was behind Bernaclad, and sat down . That is when I spoke, all the while feeling a little sorry for him .
And of course, the students were all fine .
Laplace had predicted this, and created a ‘Multi-purpose Barrier’ that isolated the students from the battlefield .
It was when Bernaclad finally realized this truth, that he was overcome with shock .
“You did what? Just now, what happened!?”
Even as he asked the question, he slashed at me at a speed that even my eyes could not follow .
Apparently, Magnus’s sword was quite sharp, and it cut the boulder I was sitting on in two .
But, it did not hit me .
While my eyes couldn’t follow it, ‘Magic Perception’ and ‘Godspeed Thought’ allowed me to see Bernclad’s movements and predict them .