Akatsuki Translations

For Echelle, Aesula was a symbol of terror.

He treated her the worst in the family. Her father wanted to pretend she didn’t exist, but Aesula was different. He was a man who took pleasure in tormenting, humiliating, and mocking her at every opportunity.

Originally, the positions were reversed between her, the child of the legal wife, and him, the child of a concubine. That reversal due to the existence of the evil spirit probably upset the balance of his mind. Of course, it was not at all comforting for Echelle, who had been tormented and subjected to the utmost degradation.

–Shame of the Caraleigh!

–Why don’t you die on your own?

–Don’t look this way! The evil spirit will transfer to us!

–Now apologize!! To us!! Rub your head on the ground and apologize!

The abusive words repeatedly hurled at her by her other brothers and sisters still haunt her dreams. In her hazy memories, her brothers and sisters, Aesula, who took on distorted forms and looked like evil spirits, were more terrifying to Echelle than any monster.

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『EcCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 』

When that was recreated in reality, Echelle’s terror was immeasurable.

“–Hi–hia…!” -Echelle

Echelle cried in an unsightly voice, not even a scream. She crumbled to the ground. She had decided to kill him, but the wounds in her heart, etched into her since childhood, were still raw and painful, never healing.

And then this happened. She couldn’t even think about why he had become like that. She was simply overwhelmed by fear.

『GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK. 』

Shattering the large window, the countless hands of the slime stretched out and approached Echelle.

It seemed that he could no longer maintain a conscious. However, his obsession with Uuga, the superweapon itself, seemed to remain, and the numerous outstretched hands headed straight for Echelle.

“Echelle-sama!!!” -Kalkara

Kalkara held up Echelle, who had lost all strength, from the side and tried to leave the room. However, the Slime King had already infiltrated every part of the command tower. Palms stretched out from all directions, heading straight for Echelle.

“Hii—-!!!” -Echelle

『GIVE IT BACK GIVE IT BACK GIVE IT BACK GIVE IT BACK GIVE IT BAAAAAAAACK!!! 』

“Shut up.” -Ur

In front of her, Ur stood and,

“【Circle Flash】” -Ur

He mowed down those numerous hands.

“【【【Ice and Water, Sing and Play with Me – Absolute Zero Barrier】】】” -Shizuku

At the same time, Shizuku, who stood in front of the two, created and covered them with multiple barriers.

“Somehow, I feel like we’ve unnecessarily worsened the situation by attacking.” -Ur

“I think it’s proof that the 【Slime King】 is being cornered. It was a wise decision rather than leaving it all to Diz-sama and Akane-sama and prolonging the battle.” -Shizuku

“Well, thanks for that… I guess we can’t just leave the rest to them now.” -Ur

Even as the two conversed, the numerous 【hands】 continued to attack the barrier, aiming for Echelle. The 【hands】 of the 【Slime King】 that touched the barrier instantly froze, shattered, but immediately regenerated. There was no end to it.

While checking the surroundings, Ur approached Echelle. Echelle, who could no longer properly utter a sound, clung to Ur when she saw him in front of her and cried.

“Ur, Ur!! I-I’m scared!! Scared!!!” -Echelle

“I bet. Even I’m scared of this.” -Ur

As Echelle trembled and cried, Ur stroked her back and hugged her tightly, as if to reassure a fussy child. With that warmth, Echelle’s trembling subsided slightly, and she looked up. Ur touched her cheek and said firmly and clearly.

“I will fulfill your request.” -Ur

“–Ur.” -Echelle

“Don’t worry. You’re stronger than that ghost. So don’t cry.” -Ur

Their foreheads bumped together firmly. The slight pain dulled Echelle’s fear a little. Ur then turned his gaze to Kalkara. Kalkara nodded strongly, took Echelle, and hugged her protectively.

Ur exchanged a few words with Shizuku and then flew out of the room alone. She stared at his receding back as if to burn it into her memory.

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After spouting all the coolest words possible to encourage Echelle, what remained for Ur was a considerable sense of despair about his upcoming job.

“Well, shall we go… I don’t wanna go.” -Ur

Shizuku, who heard that small scream right next to him, giggled.

“You put on such a show for Echelle-sama.” -Shizuku

“It was my best bluff… It would be too uncool if I died after this…” -Ur

“I’d like to follow it up so that Ur-sama doesn’t look uncool, but right now I have my hands full with the barrier.” -Shizuku

Sweat beaded on the forehead of Shizuku, who gripped her magic staff tightly to maintain the barrier. She too had been through battle after battle. Her limit must be near. This barrier wouldn’t last long either.

“I’m considering a way to peel this monster off from here. If it works, I’m counting on that follow-up.” -Ur

“Understood. Ur-sama.” -Shizuku

“What is it?” -Ur

When he turned around, Shizuku, who had approached him, kissed him as if touching him. Before he could react, Shizuku pulled away and gave Ur a truly exquisite smile.

“Be careful. It’s okay to look uncool, just don’t die.” -Shizuku

“I’ll do that even if I have to crawl.” -Ur

Fear subsided and was chipped away. And a fire was lit in his heart.

As if trampling on the remaining fear, Ur kicked the ground and leaped out of the barrier. The hands of the Slime King were still concentrating on the barrier, on Echelle. Ur was able to get outside the command tower, onto the rooftop, without any particular interference.

From the rooftop, he could see the Slime King clearly. The bloated torso, the abnormally thin and long arms and legs wrapped around the tower, and Aesula’s enlarged face wriggled grotesquely.

『GiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE IIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiit baaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaack!! 』

“A regular slime would look cuter than this… Now then.” -Ur

Clearing his throat, Ur leaned out from the roof of the rooftop. Then,

“Heeey!! Your Majesty!! What about me!?” -Ur

『AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA… Huh? 』

The voice stopped. The giant eyeballs turned and looked this way. Ur put on the most hateful grin he could muster, looked down on the Slime King, on Aesula, and said,

“The Nameless who ruined your plans and made you like that is right here!!” -Ur

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First, silence fell. The numerous hands that had been frantically attacking the command tower until just now stopped moving completely. After a brief pause, the Slime King slowly leaned its body onto the rooftop and then screamed.

『YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU BASTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD!!!!!! 』

“…I guess I should have quietly left it to Diz and Akane after all…” -Ur

Muttering something truly uncool, Ur leaped out of the command tower. The Slime King changed its aim to Ur with its entire body and began to chase him.

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The structure of the urban area of Dragon-Devoured Uuga is slightly different from the basic form of a satellite city.

This was probably because it was decided from the beginning to utilize this place as the residential area of 【Dragon-Devoured Uuga】. Normally, buildings are often constructed tall to make use of limited land, but here they are relatively low. There are no complex structures, and the design is simple. Until it was generated as a familiar, those fleshy roots should have been squirming and wriggling, but now there is no trace of them. A simple yet beautiful townscape unfolds.

“Daaaaaaaah!! Damn, I’ve been running around a lot lately!” -Ur

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Ur and the Slime King were running through it.

Ur’s objective was simply to buy time. He was waiting for Diz and Akane to arrive here. He had a firm belief that they would somehow take care of it.

『ＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＧＡＡＡＡＡＡAaAAAAAAAAAAAAAa！！！』

The current Slime King chasing Ur had most of its body burned away by Uuga, and its volume was even smaller compared to when it first appeared. At first glance, it seemed to exceed 3 meters. Moreover, compared to when it was thick, its body had become slender, making the location of the core immediately apparent. It was clearly weakened.

And if it was about buying time, Ur had the advantage against the foolish Slime King, or so he had predicted. But…

“Is that thing a monkey!?” -Ur

For some reason, the Slime King’s body had become surprisingly agile.

The Slime King, which had taken the form of a bloated dragon, had now transformed into a beast-like shape with thick, long arms and legs. It grabbed, kicked, and leaped onto buildings wherever it went with those limbs. It was approaching Ur with monkey-like movements.

“【Roar ・ Burst Bullet】” -Ur

The light bullets fired from the dragonfang spear were immediately evaded. It was already agile to begin with, and when it seemed to be a direct hit, it would transform its body into an unimaginable shape to avoid it. Ur immediately discarded the thought that he was confronting a mere slime. What he was dealing with was their king.

“It’s coming!!” -Ur

He leaped to the side. Immediately after, the Slime King landed where Ur had been and smashed the ground. He dodged at the last second with foresight the attack that would have turned him to dust if he had been there.

It was a tightrope act of buying time that he had repeatedly done against the crystal golems and the pseudo-dragon. While cursing his own misfortune for having to do such a thing over and over again, Ur continued to endure to his limits, but…

『I’LL KIIIIIIIIIIIIILL YOOOOOOOOOOOOU!!! 』

“Shut up, wha-?!” -Ur

Something flew in from the side. The Slime King’s outstretched arm, bending like a whip, destroying buildings and sweeping Ur away. He reflexively protected his head with the shield attached to his gauntlet, but together with that shield, Ur was slammed into another building.

“Ugh…!?” -Ur

『It’s aaaaaaaaall yooooooooour fauuuuuuult!! 』

The heat from the pain came all over his body. He was alive thanks to the mythril armor. However, the blood flowing from his head and the left arm that couldn’t move due to the intense pain told him of his predicament.

“With one hit… this…!” -Ur

He knew, but the Slime King was clearly of a higher rank. It was a 3rd rank monster. Even after having most of its flesh shaved off and weakened by Uuga, it wasn’t an opponent that Ur could properly fight and win against.

It was different from when he was fully prepared and went to kill the living Aesula. If he jumped out here, exhausted and with almost no preparation, it was self-evident that this would happen.

“…Buy time… Buy time… Buy time…!” -Ur

He repeated what he had to do to keep from losing consciousness. Endure until Diz and Akane arrive. That was the only chance of winning he had now. He concentrated all his nerves for that purpose.

“Come on! Come at me, monkey king!!” -Ur

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Perhaps enraged by Ur’s words, or perhaps its reason had already melted away, the Slime King approached again, letting out an inarticulate scream. Ur concentrated all his nerves, focusing solely on not dying from the blow in front of him–

『TAAAAAAKE THIIIIIIIIIIIIS!!! 』-Rock

At that moment, he witnessed the Rock ‘n’ Roll ramming into the side of the Slime King’s face.

『ＧＡＹＡＡＡＡＡＡ！？』

“Rock!?” -Ur

『HAHAAA- HAHAHAHAHA!!! It’s my first time trying this, but it’s fun!!! 』-Rock

The impact from the side caused the Slime King to veer far off its target (Ur) and plunge its body into a structure diagonally in front, while the Rock ‘n’ Roll self-destructed from the impact of the charge and was blown back in the same direction, crashing into another structure while blowing off several of its six wheels and coming to a stop.

『ＧＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡＡ！！！！』

Still, the Slime King did not stop targeting Ur. Its arms stretched out. Like before, when it had beaten Ur down, its arms, bent like whips, flew towards Ur.

“【Speedwriting Open!!!】” -Lynne

At the same time, along with Lynne’s voice, the sound of the White King Formation activating rang out. The magic circle was also transcribed in the air, and a huge icicle generated from there aimed at the Slime King and was fired, piercing its torso, while at the same time, the shattered and crushed ice became blades and tore the Slime King’s body to shreds.

For a moment, Ur, who knew the strength of Lynne’s White King Formation, thought they had won.

『【URIGANDIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!】』

Until the Slime King uttered those terrible words that couldn’t be ignored.

“–No, seriously, don’t fuck around, Earth Spirit!!!!” -Ur

The protest was in vain, and the earth moved.

The Slime King’s body began to glow. Its body, which seemed to be about to crumble, was protected by that unstable light and blocked the icicles of the White King Formation. Even that alone was a threat, but even the ground where Ur stood shook, crumbled, and melted. His feet sank as if in a swamp.

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“—-!!” -Ur

The Slime King, able to move freely in the collapsed ground, pounced. He could no longer even attempt to evade. Ur was certain he would die.

“【【【Black Chains】】】” -Shizuku

But just before that, black chains sealed its body. It was Shizuku’s magic. However, the magic chains, probably hastily woven, cracked and were about to shatter in just a few moments.

“There’s no time! Ur-sama!!!” -Shizuku

“–【Thread Fang】!!!” -Ur

As told, he fixed his feet on the ground that had turned into a quagmire. He slashed his remaining right arm with the dragonfang spear, enveloped it with cursed blood, and unleashed the dragonfang spear. The spear pierced the body of the Slime King in the shape of a giant ape.

At the same time, the activated magic core emitted heat and light, burning and destroying the flesh of the slime.

“【ROAR】!!!” -Ur

And with the roar released inside, it blew away its entire body. The core was exposed and simultaneously shattered, which could be seen.

『Alright!!! 』-Rock

Rock cheered. Ur also thought the same, that they had won.

“No! The ‘sound’ hasn’t disappeared yet!!!” -Shizuku

“Huh?!” -Ur

At Shizuku’s remark, Ur looked around in surprise. Indeed, he had destroyed the core. The Slime King should have been defeated–and just as he thought that, Ur remembered the words Shizuku had said right after the battle with the Slime King began.

–Do you remember how slimes multiply?

At the same time, there was a squirming sound from the swamp-like ground behind him.

A disgusting sound, as if crawling out of the mud. Even without turning around, Ur knew what was there. But he no longer had the strength to move his body from the ground that had turned into a quagmire–

『DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! 』

Another Slime King, Aesula, swung down a deadly blade at Ur.

“【Magic Severance】” -Diz

『–AAAaah…!? 』

And faster than that, the single blow from Diz and Akane, who had arrived, severed its core.

“–Made it in time…!” -Diz

《Nii-tan was about to die again!!! 》-Akane

The fangs that had stretched out to Ur’s neck collapsed. If the same vital point as other slimes was crushed, it would all crumble. No matter how it was born, as long as it was a slime, that fate would not change.

The arms that stretched out long from the fingertips, the wings on the body, and finally, the head modeled after Aesula crumbled and disappeared. The screams that had been shouting so much were already gone. Only a faint dying voice was heard, so small that only Ur, who was nearby, could hear it.

『O…Nee..chan………. 』

Saying such a thing, it crumbled and vanished.

“…You have no right to say that.” -Ur

Ur collapsed, exhausted, telling that to the vanished man.

The subjugation of the Slime King was accomplished.