Phi-Fic Chapter 931 Jixing and Rimuru (7k2)
Chapter 931 Jixing and Rimuru (7k2)
Chapter 931 Jixing and Rimuru (7k2)
"Well, that's roughly the situation. With my unique skill, Soul Burial Master, Shion can survive in this state for seven days. If you can't think of any other solution, there are only two options.
One is to have her sign a contract and become my subordinate, so that she can become my Heroic Spirit. The other is to send her to reincarnation as intact as possible, so that when she grows up to her teens, there is a 50% chance that she will awaken the memories of this life."
Facing the silver-haired 'girl' with a hint of aqua blue in front of him, Ji Xing made such an explanation.
Shion's soul rushed over and tried to hug her legs but passed through them. He said firmly, "Don't feel sad for me, Lord Rimuru! I have already discussed it with him. I don't want to be reincarnated. Although I am confident that I will never forget you, I will still be away from you for more than ten years!
I choose the second option, but please rest assured that even if I become his heroic spirit, I can continue to be your secretary. He will only use me in emergencies, and my heart still belongs to you!"
The 'girl' opened her mouth slightly, her big watery golden eyes showing confusion, like a little girl in sleep, very cute.
But 'her' soul is a man.
That’s right, she is Rimuru Tempest, the leader of the Jura Tempest Federation. Her original name was Mikami Satoru. After her death, she was reincarnated as a slime in this world.
Because she inherited the appearance and wishes of Izawa Shizue, she now looks like a cute girl of twelve or thirteen years old. The influence of being a monster slime also made her gradually become "asexual".
At this moment, she had just returned to the town and saw this scene. Too much information overloaded the slime's brain. She looked at Ji Xing, then looked down at Ziyuan, who was swearing loyalty with red eyes, and a strange feeling came to her heart.
"Shion... what's going on with this strong NTR feeling?!"
She brainstormed about today's experiences - after finishing her lessons with several children in the Kingdom of Ingracia, she was about to teleport back to the Federation, but found that the teleportation was ineffective.
Then she was attacked by Hinata, Miss Jing's disciple. I don't know who twisted the things between Miss Jing and me, making Hinata completely refuse to listen to her explanation... Speaking of which, I still feel scared when I think of Hinata's sword. Even without that barrier, I'm afraid I would not be her opponent.
After faking my death and escaping from the barrier, I used the coordinates of the cave where Veldora was sealed as a teleportation point to the vicinity. I learned from Gavial and Souei that the town was attacked, and she hurried back.
The result was... this fellow 'wild skill merchant' and his mount servant, the Flame Dragon, happened to come to the town and protect the town.
Only Shion died.
As his secretary, Rimuru and Shion have been getting along like family. Logically, she should be very sad about this, but the scene of Shion's soul falling on her legs... makes it difficult for Rimuru to feel sad.
What's more important is... as a reincarnated being, she would think more than the monsters. Everyone else is fine, but Shion is the only one in trouble. Why does she feel that this fellow villager is being deliberate?
Well, no, after all, he helped a lot, and it’s not nice to suspect a fellow villager without reason.
As Rimuru thought of this, her unique skill, Great Sage, analyzed it in his mind:
《Information. According to the current information, the probability that the individual named 'Ji Xing' deliberately created a situation where only Shi Yuan was sacrificed is 99.9%.》
Oh! Does the Great Sage feel the same way? !
Rimuru was startled and looked at Ji Xing. So his purpose was... to take a fancy to Shion and take her away from me? !
《…Information. The probability that the individual named 'Jisung' wants to take Shion away is less than 1%.》
...Huh? Isn't it? Ignoring her personality, the monster girl Shion with big breasts and good looks should be very attractive to men, right?
Oh... it's a pity that I don't have any tools...
《…Tell you. If it weren’t for the help of the individual named ‘Jixing’, the number of deaths would have exceeded a hundred under the influence of the barrier.》
The great sage's analysis shocked Rimuru and he temporarily put aside other thoughts.
Yes, although it was a bit unfair to Shion to think so, the casualties at present were already a blessing in disguise. If he saw corpses everywhere when he came back... Rimuru couldn't even imagine such a scene, which also made her feel angry and suspicious.
Was my decision wrong? Why did the Kingdom of Farmus do this? Is it really impossible for humans and monsters to live in peace?
《Information. Unable to analyze.》
Hmm, the great sage doesn’t have an answer either?
"I'm sorry, Ji Xing." She looked up at Ji Xing and said, "My mind is in a mess right now, and there are still many things waiting for me to deal with. I will entertain you later and thank you solemnly."
"It's okay, I understand." Ji Xing said, "You take care of your business first, and we can talk about other things later."
“Hmm…” Rimuru lowered his head to look at Shion’s soul again. The ‘crying lady’ and the strong feeling of a widow made her look strange for a moment, and she quickly said seriously: “It’s okay, Shion. There are still seven days, right? I will definitely find a way to save you and will not let you die completely!
And you, you've learned a lesson this time. Don't be rash in the future. Stay calm, stay calm! Got it?"
“Wuwuwu… Lord Rimuru… I know I was wrong, I just… please take care of my body first…”
In such a harmonious atmosphere, Ji Xing ended his first meeting with Rimuru.
……
After sorting out his thoughts a little, Rimuru hurried to see Myuran Yum and others who had been detained by Benimaru and others to find out the situation.
Ji Xing and Shivana lived in the detached house arranged for them by Shuna, and to express his gratitude, Rimuru, as the leader of the alliance, directly granted Ji Xing permanent residency here.
After checking the house facilities, Shivana, as a guard, chose to live on the first floor. Just when she wanted to ask Ji Xing if there was anything he needed to buy, she suddenly walked to the window with an expressionless face and opened it.
"You are indeed the legendary giant dragon." Bai Lao's figure appeared there, and he laughed, "I just arrived and you found me."
"What's the matter?" Shivana asked coldly.
"Although it may be a bit rude, could you please let me go in first?" asked Mr. Bai.
"You want to come in through the window?"
"Sorry."
Shyvana turned back to ask Ji Xing for instructions, and after getting Ji Xing's affirmative answer, she went to open the door. Sword Ghost Bai Lao walked in and apologized to Ji Xing again:
"Excuse me for disturbing your rest, Mr. Ji Xing. I came to thank you for my useless disciple Gobda. The sword skill 'Alpha Assault' you sold him is really amazing. Even I was injured by that kid when I was not paying attention."
"Is that all?" Ji Xing asked with a smile.
Old Bai shook his head gently: "No, although it may be a bit presumptuous, I still have a question for you - being able to name a dragon and to bestow his own skills on others, Mr. Ji Xing's power is probably beyond my comprehension.
Your unique skill, Guardian, can protect the town in an instant, which should also mean that the entire town situation is under your control, right? Forgive me for being rude, Shion's death..."
"I noticed it, but there's no way to save it." Ji Xing answered his doubts bluntly.
“Sure enough.” Old Bai was stunned for a moment: “Although there is no reason for you as a passenger to do more, I still want to understand the reason.
With this Dragon Girl here, you shouldn't need Ziyuan's following, so...what is your purpose? Of course, I'm just asking casually, if you don't want to say it, just pretend you didn't hear it. "
“No, it’s just right for you to convey it to Rimuru.” Ji Xing smiled and said, “There are many divine arts that can revive the dead, but none of them can be done by Rimuru now. There is only one way for her to achieve it - become a demon king, drive the subordinates connected to her soul to evolve, and revive Shion.”
"Become...the Demon King?" Old Bai was stunned.
"The condition is to kill 10,000 people with her own hands." Ji Xing continued: "This attack on the Kingdom of Farmus is actually her chance. If no one died under my protection, it would be difficult for her to make up her mind. And if she doesn't become a demon king, she won't have enough power to protect this kingdom."
"Ten thousand men..." Bai Lao murmured, "So that's it...Falmus' army? Do you want Lord Rimuru to become the Demon King?"
"It's not what I want, it's this Demonic Federation that needs her to become the Demon King. I'm here for a relaxing vacation, not to protect this place."
"I see, I understand." Bai Lao said, "In your opinion, if Lord Rimuru and I want the Jura-Tempest Federation to be more stable, we both need to have stronger power.
I heard from Kurobe that you are also a forger with legendary skills? I wonder if I have a chance to ask you about the legendary weapon you just obtained and your swordsmanship? "
He asked for advice, but as a sword ghost who was extremely skilled in swordsmanship, hundreds of years of swordsmanship training gave him great confidence in his swordsmanship. He could even block Alpha's surprise attack.
Of course, he didn't think he had a chance of winning. Ignoring the sword skills, the difference between the two levels was probably as huge as the difference between heaven and earth. But after seeing Alpha's raid, he wanted to see more "sword skills" and perfect his own skills.
So an hour later, Gobda rushed to the training ground and saw Bai Lao standing in front of the sword-fighting stake in a daze.
"Old man, you're really here!"
He wondered, "Didn't you receive the message from Lord Rimuru to gather the cadres? Was it because of this barrier that it didn't reach so far? There are so many things going on in the town right now, why did you suddenly run to the training ground and be in a daze? Could it be..."
Gobda had a strange smile on his face: "Because you were defeated by me, you are secretly practicing here?"
Old Bai came back to his senses and glanced at him sideways.
"It turns out that the world is so vast. Even I am just sitting in a well and looking at the sky. It is not surprising that you are proud and complacent because of a small achievement, Gobda."
"……what?"
"But starting tomorrow, the intensity of all training will be doubled!" He said sternly, "Gobda, the sword skills you bought are just bought after all, you have to transform them into your own!"
“…Ah?! Double? Spare me, old man! You are seeking revenge, I will tell Lord Rimuru!”
"Hmph, Lord Rimuru also needs to practice more." Bai Lao snorted coldly and said, "Let's go. Didn't she call me to a meeting? It just so happens that I also have something to report to her."
"...Become the Demon King?" A few minutes later, in the meeting room, Rimuru looked at Bai Lao in surprise and asked, "You want me to become the Demon King?"
"Yes, after much thought, this is perhaps the only way to bring Shion back to life within seven days." Bai Lao said, "That is to make Lord Rimuru become the Demon King and drive all of our monsters named by you to evolve."
Hong Wan was surprised and said: "Master, you actually know how to become a demon king?"
"Living long always has some benefits."
《Information. The probability that Bai Lao learned this information from Ji Xing is more than 60%.》
I can tell that without you telling me. Rimuru, who had returned to his slime form, was held in Shuna's arms and said to the Great Sage in his heart, "Kill 10,000 people... and become the Demon King?"
After all, those were ten thousand living people, and the loss of the town this time was far less than before, so Rimuru, who was originally a human, was a little hesitant, but at this moment he heard cheers.
"Great, then let's do something big and annihilate Farmus' army!"
Shion was full of energy. She waved her arms through Rimuru's body and paused for a moment. She said pitifully, "It is not a pity that the kingdom that wants to slaughter even the elderly and children is destroyed. You will become a demon king and save me, Lord Rimuru!"
"Ah, that..."
Slime wiped the sweat from his forehead cutely with his two short hands, and said silently in his heart: Because of this funny thing that Shion's soul is always around me, I always don't think she is dead, and ignore the evil things that Farmus has done.
Yes, they don't deserve forgiveness!
"I know, let's do it!"
So in order to protect the Demon Federation and revive Shion, Rimuru decided to debut as the Demon King.
……
"Huh... so comfortable. It feels like all the tension and fatigue of the day have completely disappeared."
Late at night, the blue slime was soaking in the steaming hot spring, rising and falling as if it had melted into it, squinting its eyes comfortably and saying:
"How about it, Ji Xing, isn't the hot spring here pretty good? This is the natural hot spring water that Cangying and I dug up bit by bit. We originally wanted to send it to everyone's home, but it's just the two of us, and the workload is a bit too large, so we can only build a public hot spring pool here.
Don't look at it like this, even compared to Arima Onsen in our world, this place is more comfortable. Hmm, maybe it's because there is magic in the hot spring water in this world?"
Ji Xing leaned on the edge of the pool, resting his hands on the shore, and praised: "It's really good. I have traveled to almost all Western countries in the past year. Even in the Holy French Empire, even though the buildings are more luxurious and beautiful than yours, the living comfort is far inferior to yours."
“Hahaha.” The slime flapped its two short arms happily. “After all, people in this world don’t enjoy life as much as we do. As for the architecture, Tempest has only been established for more than a year, so it needs to be improved slowly.
And to be honest, before I was reincarnated, I worked in a large construction company and was an experienced employee. This is what I am good at!"
“Well, I’ll wait for you to finish building it and come live here.” Ji Xing smiled and said, “Come on.”
"...Emm, this feels weird. Hey, why does it sound like you, as a fellow countryman, want to enjoy my efforts?!"
Slime opened his eyes wide and said, "If you want to live more comfortably in this world, work hard with me!"
“Why work hard when you have something ready?”
"Oh, you said something so shameless without even trying to make it sound easy!" Slime muttered, "By the way, I really envy your life.
"A 'wild skill merchant', with such magical skills, can easily leave his own legend in the world, become a 'chance' and 'predecessor' that people long to see, and no one dares to be your enemy... Well, isn't this the hermit master in the biographical novel? Too comfortable!"
It waved its arms excitedly. "Unlike me, Chunchun is destined to work hard. Reincarnated as a slime, I even lost the most important thing. Sigh, how unfortunate!"
"Imitating Kamijou Touma? Can you compare to Master Touma's good fortune?" Ji Xing said with a smile.
"...It feels good to have someone understand and respond to my jokes, but it's too much to just stab them in the heart!" Slime complained.
No——
Amid the bouncing sounds, the slime returned to the appearance of a beautiful girl of twelve or thirteen years old, and leaned on the other side like Ji Xing. However, due to her height, her buttocks could not touch the ground with her hands on the shore, and she could only float up and down helplessly.
"Well... I've introduced myself a lot, now it's your turn. Jixing... is that your real name? First name or last name? What did you do before you were summoned here?"
"Jixing is my full name." Jixing smiled and said, "I didn't say I was Japanese, did I? My last name is Ji and my first name is Xing. I am Chinese."
“…Huh?!” Rimuru was stunned.
"As for my profession... I learned a lot from what I came into contact with. I was probably the descendant of one of those legendary hidden sects. I mastered a bunch of unique skills and went down the mountain to explore the world. I was addicted to the League of Legends game for a while, and was accidentally summoned here."
“…It sounds ridiculous, but it seems to be true if you think about it carefully.” Rimuru murmured: “I didn’t expect you to be not Japanese. Most of the summoners I have met are Japanese.
Well, I have been in this world for more than two years, and you should have been here much longer than me. Have you ever seen other summoners or reincarnated people? I wonder if there are any that we both know. "
"No, I've only been here for over a year, and I've only met three summoners from the Kingdom of Farmus. They're not good people. They followed Farmus's troops to invade the town, and I caught them. I'll see if I can fix their personalities. You can meet them again after they're fixed."
"Well, you even helped like this? Summoners should all have powerful unique skills. It seems that if it weren't for you, the damage to the town would be much greater than I expected."
Rimuru didn't ask where the three were imprisoned. He just thought about the game skills in the League of Legends that he was not very familiar with, and then asked in surprise: "You said you have only been here for more than a year? That's too exaggerated!
Just like Hinata...Hinata Sakaguchi, have you heard of her? She is also a visitor from another world. After drifting to this world, she only learned sword skills from Miss Jing for a month and surpassed her. Now she is the head of the Holy Knights of the Holy French Empire, Saint Hinata, who is so powerful! "
She commented, slightly absent-minded: "It's the same as what Miss Jing said, she was a guy who wouldn't listen to other people's explanations when she got excited. This time I was almost hacked to death by her... This is not the point, the point is that I seem to have been... betrayed.
Well, this is just speculation. I hope it's not the person I think it is. Compared to the conflict with the Kingdom of Farmus, being backstabbed by a fellow countryman who should help each other... would make me more sad. "
Her golden pupils glanced at Ji Xing, and Ji Xing smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't. If I want to harm you, I will cut you down with a sword. After all, I am also a saint, I should be stronger than Hinata, it will be easy to cut you down now."
"puff……"
Rimuru sank into the water, took a sip of hot spring water, and jumped out again as a slime. He gestured with his two little hands and said, "What? You are also that saint? You two are both so amazing! As fellow countrymen, this puts a lot of pressure on me, okay?!"
"When you have pressure, you have motivation."
"That's so easy to say..."
The slime muttered, gurgling and spitting bubbles in silence for a while, and said, "I am probably a little naive, Ji Xing. The journey was too smooth, and I got a little carried away. Someone had clearly warned me, but I was still careless and didn't take any precautions. If it weren't for you, the town I worked so hard to build would really be in a terrible state.
I would like to thank you again. With your kindness this time, you can rest on my laurels and enjoy your efforts! For the Jura Tempest Federation and the subordinates who trust me, I will really work hard next time!"
The little slime raised its fist to the sky with great vigor, but its big eyes were stealing glances at Ji Xing.
Ji Xing smiled and said, "Should I be polite and say 'Come on, I'll help you if I can'?"
“…Jixing, you?!”
The slime almost choked, and after a long while he said helplessly: "Okay, okay, monsters are indeed naive. Now I do have something I want to ask you for help, although it's a bit excessive..."
"If it's too much, don't say anything."
“Well, but only you can do this.” Slime’s face turned red. “I hadn’t thought about it… but you said you are a saint, more powerful than Hinata, so you shouldn’t be in too much danger, so I can only ask you for help.
My good friend... Well, Demon Lord Milim has declared war on my ally, the Beast Kingdom, and will launch an attack in seven days. I think this is very strange, maybe it is related to the attack on Tempest and Demon Lord Clayman's conspiracy.
I'm worried about Milim, and the Demon King of the Beast Kingdom, Carion, is not bad either... I should have gone there by myself, but you know the situation here with Shion. I have to destroy the army of the Farmus Kingdom within seven days and become the Demon King, but it will take about three days just to analyze the seal of the town, so the time is really too tight."
“Of course!” It gestured with its arms and emphasized, “I don’t want you to stop the war, you just need to help me secretly observe the outcome of the war and Milim’s condition.
There are a lot of skills in League of Legends that can hide, right? Well, maybe you can become invisible by standing in the grass? Anyway, you should be able to do it. "
“You really have faith in me.” Ji Xing shook his head and smiled, “That’s the tyrant of destruction, Demon Lord Milim, one of the strongest demon lords with the power to destroy the world. It’s no joke.”
“Ah…ah?” The slime opened his mouth in surprise. “Milim is so powerful?”
Although he knew that Milim was very powerful, Rimuru couldn't connect the little girl who could be coaxed with honey with the destruction of the world. He just thought she was "normally powerful".
"Then...then let's just forget it?"
"No, I'll go." Amid the sound of splashing water, Ji Xing stood up from the hot spring, went ashore, and said to Rimuru with his back to him, "Since you've shamelessly asked me to do this, I'll go there. I'm curious about how powerful the strongest demon king in the world is."
“…Hey! Ji Xing, don’t do anything rash, be careful!” Rimuru said hurriedly.
The only response he got was Ji Xing's broad back and a reassuring wave of his hand.
After Ji Xing disappeared, the slime bounced back into the appearance of a beautiful girl with a pop sound. She murmured with a sad face, “What’s going on? I shouldn’t have made this request earlier. He is obviously a lazy person, how come he is so energetic and righteous all of a sudden? If something happens to him, and it’s because of Milim, then I really…”
《Notice. The probability that the individual named 'Jixing' will go to the Beast Kingdom by request is less than 5%, and the probability that he wants to go there by his own will is over 95%.》
"..."
Rimuru's mouth twitched, and he said, "Is that so? Really, this guy, his words and actions are really choking, he must have few friends in the original world! But then again, I don't hate this kind of personality. I was worried that he had some conspiracy, but now it seems..."
《Information. The individual named 'Jixing' can kill the current subject with one sword. If he tells the truth, the probability of him having a conspiracy is less than 5%.》
"..."
《Information. The subject feels not disgusted and relieved, 99% of which is due to the outstanding language skills of the individual named 'Jixing' and the difference in emotional intelligence.》
"..."
Great sage, your emotional quotient is negative!
《Information. The 'Great Sage' is only a unique skill attached to the subject's soul. All knowledge, emotional intelligence and other conceptual things originate from the subject.》
"..."
……
So the next day, the monsters of the Demon Federation found that their leader Rimuru, who was mobilizing troops and conducting special training for war, had a stern face most of the time. They thought that she was angry because of the actions of the Farmus Kingdom. Shion's ghost was so moved that she burst into tears and howled like a ghost.
In this way, sufficient momentum was accumulated. Three days later, the great sage completed the analysis of the 'Four-Seal Demon-Sealing Barrier' around the town. Rimuru led his army to the battle, and began the crucial battle for her awakening as the true Demon King!
At about the same time, Ji Xing also rode Shyvana to leave the Demon Federation and headed to the Beast Kingdom, preparing to intervene in the battle between Milim and Karion.
Oh, one more thing before that.
In the military tent of the Kingdom of Farmus, the demon Lazen stopped the magic with some worry.
"Still no reaction. Were Shogo and the other three really killed? How could the monster still have such power under the Four Directions Seal? And what about the 'invulnerability' reported by those knights?"
Suddenly, a chill froze his spine, and he found that a hand had unknowingly grabbed his collar!
"You are……"
"You go in too."
Ji Xing threw it casually, and Lazan went to the different space to accompany Taguchi Shogo and the other two. There was one more person in the VIP audience seats.
(End of this chapter)