Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (LN) - Volume 21 - Chapter 1.17

"Damn, he ran away again !

Luminas grumbles, but he has no intention of going after Veldora. When he woke up and saw Velgrynd, he knew something serious was going on.

He had been asleep for less than a short time, but a lot had happened in that time. After glancing at the three Dagruel brothers who looked like they were growing out of a tree, he turned to Velgrynd who seemed to know what was going on. "So, what's the situation?" "The world is in danger.

Can you do something about it?

"We have to."

Luminas asked, and Velgrynd cowered.

He regretted that he had not been able to stop Rimuru from being obliterated, but it was a dangerous situation to meddle in.

If he had made a move there, Velgrynd's 'Split Body' would have been obliterated. The right thing to do was to hide and protect the people of Dagruel.

(Besides, Rimuru would have been able to do something about the "Chrono-Saltation".)

Velgrynd thought that he could do something.

Since even he could return, he felt that Rimuru would be able to return, too. Velgrynd believed in this, although he had no evidence to support it. Therefore, it was time to put Rimuru's worries on the back burner and make the best possible move now.

He explained the situation to Luminas.

Luminas, who was very bright, immediately understood the situation.

"I see. In that case, we will accept the refugees.

"Thank you," said Dagruel.

Dagruel is relieved.

He is immobilized, but he is still able to communicate.

With this, Luminas and Dagruel have made peace.

However...

The city has been successfully defended, but the outer edge of the city is in a terrible state.

Inside the city, trees have overgrown the buildings, and the streets have been cut off. It was thought that it would be extremely difficult to rebuild the site, but there was no way to get any compensation from Dagruel's side.

The only victory was to rejoice that they survived.

But that was the important thing.

As long as you are alive, the rest will take care of itself.

Luminas, too, was angry about the damage, but the world crisis was more important now.

He quickly changed his mind, saying that he would think about rebuilding the city after all the difficulties were over.

Besides, I had a good idea that Rimuru would be happy to cooperate with us.

Although Velgrynd had told him about Rimuru's disappearance, Luminas was not so worried.

He had been observing Rimuru for a long time and knew him well.

That slime is not a ball that can die so easily.

So Luminas decided to think about the future without worrying too much.

"Now then, how are we going to get the people to safety?

"I'll take care of that."

With that, Velgrynd connected the other side and this side with the 'Spacetime Connection'. Then, under the guidance of the 'Split Body' waiting on the other side, the people of the Giants began to move one after another.

"There's no need to panic," said V gently smiling.

Velgrynd smiles gently.

Her smile is affectionate, but not generous.

In fact, a disastrous atmosphere was leaking out of Heaven's Tower.

Velgrynd feels the space-time creak and frowns.

（This is not good. There's even a hint of Ivarage. If we don't set up a serious defense line, the world could collapse in an instant...)

It seems that there is still enough time for the "World-destroying Dragon" Ivarage to appear. However, the cryptids that will appear as an advance force are not the same small things that came through the rift in the spacetime in the past. From the sense of destruction that I could sense, it seemed certain that each one of them was a threat level higher than that of the Disaster-class.

We were no longer at the stage of being able to resist them by ourselves. It seemed that it would be difficult to overcome this crisis without the concerted efforts of champions from all over the world.

Velgrynd simply decided that it was not necessary to inform the refugees of this fact.

The reception of the refugees was led by Louis. He used his authority as Pope to appeal for peace of mind.

By this, great confusion was avoided.

The people of the Holy City are now in the same situation as refugees. Many of them have lost their houses, so all of them will take refuge in the cathedral. Since there is a limit to the number of people that can be accepted in one place, they were dispersed to underground shelters and to cathedrals and dormitories in various parts of the sacred mountain, and evacuated one by one.

In the meantime, a strategy meeting was held with the participation of the Dagruels who had become big trees.

The main members gathered were Velgrynd, Luminas and Gunther, Ultima, Shion, and the sons of Dagruel. Adalmann, Gadra, Albert, and the "fourarmed" Basara were also present.

"We should try to stop the cryptids before they fly to other places," Dagruel said.

Dagruel said, and everyone agreed.

"We're going to have a hard time because of the unreliable gatekeepers!" Luminas is still annoyed by this sarcastic remark.

"I don't appreciate it!"

Dagruel had no choice but to bow his head.

"That's why you've been taking advantage of me," Ultima said.

Ultima said.

Dagruel was puzzled as to how he should react to this.

Anyway, Dagruel was definitely responsible for the confusion.

From a third party's point of view, the fight was a complete waste of time. Since the cause of the confusion was attributed to Dagruel's deception, we had no choice but to accept it, even if people complained about it.

On the other hand, "True Dragon" is very rough.

"Forget about the details, Luminas."

There are no details at all, but from Velgrynd's point of view, it doesn't matter much whether the city is destroyed or not.

(Indeed, we are alike in this respect.)
(Indeed, we are alike in this respect, sister and brother.)

Luminas thought to himself, but Velgrynd would be furious when he heard this. Veldora, too, was not going to like it.

Regardless, they had to make a decision.

"As you know, when Ivarage comes out, we will have to deal with them. And if we have to do it while defending this planet, it will be difficult to give it our all.

Velgrynd gave this not-so-happy explanation.

Those who do not know the threat of Ivarage, the "World-destroying Dragon," still do not seem to understand.

Luminas, however, is different.

"So Veldora is headed for the Sacred Tree?"

Feldway's goal cannot end with the destruction of the Sacred Tree. He also planned to summon Ivarage, the "World-destroying Dragon," so that he would destroy the planet to initialize everything.

So, it was a lie all along...

The reasons for destroying the Gate, and the reason for destroying the Sacred Tree, all add up to one thing: Feldway has only one goal: to destroy the Sacred Tree.

He had no intention to keep his sweet words about the division of the territory from the very beginning.

No, it is more correct to say that there was no need to protect it.

Once this planet is gone, there will be no more territorial disputes.

Recognizing this again, Fenn sank into a deep sigh.

"So, don't get back to those details," he said.

Velgrynd again interrupted.

Surprisingly, he seemed to be uninterested in Fenn's situation.

Laughing at this, Luminas summed up the conversation.

"Aside from Ivarage, I (Ruminas voice) will have to deal with the cryptids.

But even if we take an army with us, we will only let them die in vain.

Basara nodded with a look of willingness to participate.

"I agree. If we go, we only need the general.

No one argued against this opinion. However, there was a serious practical problem. Adalmann pointed this out.

"But, don't we have enough forces?

Only eleven of the current members were able to move. Even if we add Louis and other famous generals, there are four Five Warrior Generals other than Basara and seven nobles. Velgrynd had to be excluded because of his role in the war, and he was not able to commit his full strength to the war.

Who would participate in the war is also a problem.

The good news was that they were recovering from the fatigue of the previous battle.

Under the influence of Veldora's mysterious wave of fertility (Fertile Paradox), the Luminas had fully recovered.

That in itself was an impossible miracle, but the rest of the situation was so crazy that everyone was taking it for granted.

The atmosphere was such that it would be a loss if I tried to get into it. For this reason, eleven of us here were willing to participate. If escape from here would lead to destruction, it would be better to hang on until the end.

With such a resolve, all of us were willing to risk our lives.

Velgrynd nodded in agreement.

"I explained the situation to Masayuki in Ingracia, and he said that Hinata Sakaguchi (Hinata Sakaguchi) is also going to participate.

Velgrynd was trying to stop Masayuki from joining the race, saying that it was 'too dangerous.

If Rudra had been manifested, it would have been like going to die. I tried hard to persuade him, but it seemed that I could not stop him.

Masayuki brought good luck to his friends just by being there. Even if he does not have the strength to fight, he is more useful than anyone else.

If Lubelius falls, Ingracia is next. And the Western Nations will be consumed by the fire of destruction.

Masayuki, a good-natured man, could not bear to sit and wait for such a future. For this reason, Hero's participation was also decided.