02x48.5 - Digression: Diablo's Journal (D)

[bunniefuu]

[scoffs] All right, Milim.

k*ll that irksome slime.



[grunts]



[groans]

[VELDORA] After Rimuru declared

himself a Demon Lord,

Walpurgis was held

to determine his punishment.

And when he crashed the party,

he saw a familiar face there.

It was my friend, Milim!

But her mind was being

controlled by Clayman.

Well, truthfully, he wasn't

exactly controlling her, y'see.

Anyway, facing Milim's

relentless attacks,

he was in a bind.

She had him on the ropes.

Rimuru was done for!

Unless he came up

with something quick,

she'd k*ll him dead!

What can you even do

in that situation?

Then, suddenly!

[groans]

Holy wow, that came out

of nowhere,

what'd you do that for, meanie?

-[Veldora groans]

-[Rimuru gasps]

No way.

Veldora is here?

[VELDORA] Our gallant hero

made his entrance

just in the nick of time,

Rimuru's dearest BFF!

[VELDORA] Me!

The Storm Dragon Veldora!

He had sensed his friend

was in danger

and rushed to his rescue.

Really? Is that what happened?

As I understand,

you wanted to read more

of your so called "manga",

and that's the reason

you showed up unannounced.

Urk! Wait,

how'd you know that?

I mean, of course not!

You've got it all wrong, okay?

Like I said, I sensed that

Rimuru was in trouble!

[VELDORA] Listen,

you're the one who asked me

about what happened

at Walpurgis!

I can't tell the story

if you keep interrupting

I thought you said

you made your entrance

partway through Walpurgis.

So, how would you know what

transpired before you arrived?

[VELDORA] Urk! Well, you see,

I'm connected to Rimuru

through a spiritual pathway!

Which means,

if I'm not physically there,

I can still sense

what's going on around him!

But from the moment

Lord Rimuru departed,

I believe you spent

all your time reading manga.

Urk! Well, uh,

I can do both, you know!

[chuckles] Oh, my.

I didn't know you were

quite that skilled.

[DIABLO] By the way,

where is Lord Rimuru now?

[VELDORA] Hmm. It seems

he's fairly close to Tempest.

Everyone's probably getting

ready to welcome him back.

[DIABLO] I see. That means

he'll be here soon enough.

I suppose hearing the tale

of my master's victory

at Walpurgis again will have to

tide me over until he arrives.

[VELDORA] Huh. Wait a second!

So you've already heard

about what happened?

I don't understand

how that's possible.

How could word have

reached you so quickly?

[DIABLO] I reached out

to Miss Shion

and Miss Treyni telepathically,

and they recounted

the meeting for me.

[VELDORA] Somehow,

I get the feeling

that nobody trusts me.

[DIABLO] Oh, no,

that's not the case at all!

I'm eager to hear your side

of the story, Lord Veldora.

[VELDORA] Is that so?

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Right! Get ready.

I'll tell you everything there

is to know about that day!

[DIABLO] Of course. [chuckles]

[DIABLO] Please go on.

I'm absolutely certain

that I'll enjoy hearing

your account of Lord Rimuru's

exploits during Walpurgis.

[DIABLO] As Tempest grew

and flourished,

the human Kingdom of Falmuth

joined forces

with the Western Holy Church

to march against the city.

Then out great Rimuru

became a Demon Lord,

and dashed their ambitions

to pieces.

[VELDORA] Wha? You're starting

the story here?

[DIABLO] Afterwards,

I was summoned

by my master who,

in his great wisdom,

granted me the name Diablo.

The way he looked

when we met each other.

The beautiful ring

of the name Diablo

echoing in my ears when he

said it for the first time.

[Diablo chuckles]

Just remembering it all

makes my heart feel like

it's soaring!

Uh, you all right my guy?

[clears throat]

[DIABLO] And then,

King Gazel of Dwargon,

Marquis Erald of the Sorcerous

Dynasty of Thalion,

and Fuze of the Kingdom

of Blumund came here.

These important figures

gathered to discuss

the future of Tempest.

[VELDORA] Now wait

just a second!

You're forgetting

something super important!

[DIABLO] Please forgive me,

but I don't know what you mean.

I find it simply inconceivable

that I could forget

even a single detail

concerning Lord Rimuru.

I made my grand return

before all that happened!

[DIABLO] Ah, that's right!

And a marvelous return it was!

[DIABLO] Anyway,

let us carry on.

[VELDORA] Huh? Already?

Aw, okay.

[ERALD] I thought I made

my choice clear.

We're not a nation of fools.

A simple decision, really.

[DIABLO] Lord Rimuru unveiled

his illustrious past,

including his reincarnation

and his meeting with you,

Lord Veldora,

thus winning the trust

of King Gazel

and the other dignitaries.

[DIABLO] Because of that

even the Sorcerous Dynasty

of Thalion

agreed to diplomatic

relations with Tempest.

Only Lord Rimuru's noble soul

could've accomplished

such a feat!

A sign of his innate virtue!

[VELDORA] I couldn't

agree more!

Tempest, your country

is doomed to fall!

Huh?

[ALL] What did you say?

[VELDORA] Ramiris kinda k*lled

the mood with that news.

It seems Walpurgis

has been set in motion!

Cool. But I don't know

what that is.

It's the Demon Lords'

banquet, duh!

An incredibly special event

that all Demon Lords attend!

Yes, that's what I've heard,

anyway.

The day the Demon Lords

gather was named "Walpurgis"

by the Western Holy Church.

Basically, it's where all

the Demon Lords get together

to drink tea while discussing

urgent reports

and amusing topics.

[DIABLO] According to

the Demon Lord Ramiris,

for Walpurgis to be called,

it first must be approved

by at least three

of the ten Demon Lords.

We learned it was endorsed

by Clayman,

Demon Lord Frey

and Lady Milim.

They pushed to hold

this Walpurgis to decide

how Lord Rimuru

would be punished

for declaring himself

a Demon Lord.

[VELDORA] Hm.

That would explain things.

[DIABLO] If I'm not mistaken,

weren't you present

when we learned all of this?

[Veldora shrieks]

Of course I was!

It's not like I was so absorbed

in reading

the sacred texts that I tuned

everybody out for a bit!

But enough about me,

it turns out that Clayman guy

was actually

the mastermind

behind a number

of other incidents.

[DIABLO] Right.

From what I gathered,

he caused problems

for Lord Rimuru

on many occasions.

If only I had found my way

to my master's side sooner,

I would've ground him

to dust long ago.

As for Lady Milim.

While under Clayman's

mind control,

it seems she challenged

the Demon Lord Carrion.

[VELDORA] Wait.

Did you say mind control?

No, that wasn't it.

[Milim laughs]

Greetings Eurazania.

I'm Milim Nava,

and starting today,

I void any past agreements

between the Demon Lords.

I declare w*r

on the beast master himself.

That's you Demon Lord Carrion.

[MILIM] Drago-Nova!

[DIABLO] Lord Carrion

was defeated,

and the capital of Eurazania

fell to ruin.

Meanwhile, Clayman's army

was already on the move.

However...

Perhaps we're mistaken then,

and Clayman's target

isn't our city.

I was convinced he was coming

after Tempest,

but maybe he's not.

So what could he be after?

The Animal Kingdom?

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[gasps]

Are you saying Clayman's

after Eurazania?

Why though?

The capital's destroyed.

The only people left

are the refugees

in the surrounding towns

and villages.

What would be

the purpose of that?

Hm.

[RAPHAEL] Answer.

One can speculate

that Demon Lord Clayman's

ultimate goal is to awaken

as a True Demon Lord.

[Rimuru gasps]

[RAPHAEL] I do not believe this

town factors into his plan.

However,

his methods are immature,

as they require him to destroy

the remaining life

in Eurazania based on

an inaccurate inference.

[RIMURU] Most likely.

Clayman wants to m*ssacre

the remaining refugees.

Then he'd be able to awaken

as a True Demon Lord.

-Benimaru.

-Yes?

-Stop him.

-Ha! I'll crush him.

Oh, uh, I mean, leave it to me.

[RIMURU] Hey, Ramiris.

Could I attend the event, too?

What? Attend Walpurgis?

[RIMURU] Yeah, I thought

it would be really interesting

if I went and saw

Clayman myself.

Turn Walpurgis into a little

surprise party.

I must say.

Lord Rimuru's decision

to attend Walpurgis personally

was a stroke of genius.

If he was a genius,

he would've brought us along!

Rimuru's a cruel one.

[DIABLO] I share

in your disappointment.

But my master decided

that our strength

was better used elsewhere,

so we had no choice.

[DIABLO] As I recall,

didn't he also entrust you

with an important mission,

Lord Veldora?

Oh! You're right,

that he did!

[RIMURU] Hold up, Veldora.

I need you to stay here

and protect the city.

You can't go.

[VELDORA] What? But I could

destroy a Demon Lord

with one little squeeze!

Hm?

[RIMURU] Protecting this city

is an important job, too.

If anything, it might be

the most important job of all.

[VELDORA] Huh?

You don't say.

[laughing]

Don't worry!

Let your Dearest BFF

take care of everything!

[DIABLO] He truly is brilliant.

It's no doubt

that he found a station

befitting the talents

of the Great Veldora!

[VELDORA] Yep!

Can confirm!

[DIABLO] And so, Lord Rimuru

departed for Walpurgis.

[MIZERI] Here you are, sir.

[RIMURU] Thanks.

[DEENO] Wow, you're still

kinda puny, huh?

[RAMIRIS] Huh.

You trying to pick a fight?

You certainly showed up

with a lot of nerve, Deeno!

-[LEON] So you are Rimuru?

-Huh.

Yeah, that's right.

I get it.

You must be Leon.

You want something from me?

I don't.

[LEON] You felt familiar.

Perhaps it is your appearance.

Yeah? You should know

that Shizu died.

[LEON] I'm aware. It's only

natural that would happen.

I expected it.

Considering she never

accepted Ifrit,

and she resisted

becoming a majin.

Hm. Listen, I'm not saying this

because she asked me to.

But let me slug you.

The threads of fate bound

Lord Rimuru and Leon together.

Their meeting was destiny.

[VELDORA] No kidding,

even I felt my breath

get taken away for a moment.

Stop walking so slow.

Move, you dullard!

[gasps]

[gasps]

Hello all. I appreciate you

waiting for us.

Hm.

I'd like to start

by thanking you all

for responding to my summons.

I am truly humbled by your

presence here tonight.

All right, shall we begin?

Then without further ado.

It is my tremendous honor

to declare the commencement

of the Demon Lords' banquet,

Walpurgis.

[DIABLO] I heard Clayman

started the meeting

with a speech. Is that right?

[VELDORA] Uh, yes,

that totally happened.

[DIABLO] You're connected

to Lord Rimuru

through a spiritual pathway,

so you must remember.

Surely, you can tell me

what his speech was about.

[VELDORA] But of course,

that's no problem!

Um, he said, that, uh...

Oh! That's right!

I remember now,

he was telling me

some made-up story how Rimuru

conspired with Carrion

to declare himself a Demon Lord

and use Falmuth's attack

as an excuse

to destroy their kingdom.

[DIABLO]

That's what I heard too.

Naturally, Lord Rimuru

was unfazed by such trickery.

[VELDORA] Oh, thank goodness.

I'm glad I got it right.

[RIMURU] Your name

is Clayman, right?

Whatever. You're a huge liar.

Excuse me?

[DIABLO] Clayman's army

had already been

completely destroyed

by the forces of Tempest,

and Lord Rimuru

had irrefutable evidence

of his wrong-doing.

[RIMURU] I brought evidence.

[YAMZA] No! Spare me, sir!

I don't want to do this!

Please, Lord Clayman,

I beg of you!

[groans]

Wait. What is this?

[FOOTMAN] Clayman's forces

were annihilated.

The plan has failed.

That's just a little thing

I call "proof". You're welcome.

[thuds] This is nothing more

than a fabrication!

A clever bluff that you made

using your own magic

to back your lies!

As if we'd fall

for such basic trickery.

You foolish slime!

[DIABLO] Even faced

with the truth,

Clayman insisted that

Lord Rimuru was to blame

and that he should condemned

by the other Demon Lords.

However.

[GUY] He does have

a valid point, Clayman.

-Hm.

-If you are Demon Lord,

then you should fight

this majin yourself.

Defeat him using

your own strength and win.

Also, do you proclaim yourself

a Demon Lord, Rimuru?

Yeah. I've already

accepted the role

of Leader

of the Great Forest of Jura.

In the humans' eyes,

I am a Demon Lord.

Very well, then.

Fortunately for you,

you're surrounded

by a room of witnesses.

If you can manage to defeat

Clayman in front of all of us,

we will recognize you

as a true Demon Lord.

All right, Milim.

That's your cue.

[snaps fingers]

[grunting]

[shattering]

[chuckles]

[howling]

Beretta. Don't hold back, 'kay?

Destroy them all!

[RIMURU] She's open!

[RAPHAEL] Notice.

Trap suspected.

[gasps]

[grunts]

[RIMURU] Crap. I'm gonna die!

[expl*si*n]

[groans]

Huh.

[gasps]

[groans] Holy wow,

that came out of nowhere,

what'd you do that for, meanie?

[groaning]

No way.

Veldora is here?

[VELDORA] Finally!

We can move on now!

This is the part of the story

where I really get to shine!

It was the highlight

of Walpurgis, if you ask me!

[Veldora laughs]

[VELDORA] Sensing that Rimuru's

life was in danger, I--

[DIABLO] Coincidentally

realized that you lacked

the final volume

of your sacred manga.

[VELDORA] Huh?

Who told you that?

[DIABLO] I believe

it was Miss Shion

who mentioned it to me.

[VELDORA] Ugh!

The blabbermouth!

That's not it! I was joking!

It was just a joke!

I could feel how much tension

there was in the air!

So I thought I'd inject some

laughter into the situation!

[DIABLO] Knowing Lord Rimuru,

I'm certain

he was intimately familiar

with the incredible pace

in which you consume

the sacred texts.

[VELDORA] What?

He planned it all?

[DIABLO] Every last one

of Clayman's followers

was defeated.

And even Clayman found

himself completely helpless

when faced with Miss Shion's

overwhelming strength.

Which is only natural.

Of course, had I been there,

I'm sure

I would've beaten them

even faster.

But the victories earned

by Miss Shion and the others

were only possible

because of Lord Rimuru.

His magnificent presence

is a divine blessing

that gives strength

to us lowly vassals.

Come to think of it.

During your battle

against Lady Milim,

you unveiled a new attack.

It seems you weren't giving it

your all, Lord Veldora.

[VELDORA] Well, it's a rare

occurrence that I get to fight,

so I didn't want it

to end too quickly!

It's certainly not

because I wanted

to try out a move I saw

in the sacred texts!

[Clayman scoffs]

Milim! Listen to me!

Obey my command and use

your Stampede defense!

I don't care anymore, just k*ll

every single person here!

Why in the world would I do

something so ridiculous?

[Clayman gasps]

[gasps]

Rimuru and Shion

are my friends, silly!

[DIABLO] It turned out

that Lady Milim

was merely pretending to be

under Clayman's control.

Furthermore, Carrion was alive

and Frey revealed that

she had been acting all along.

Lady Milim and Frey

allowed Clayman to think

they were on his side

so he'd overplay his hand.

Of course, though he

pretended otherwise,

I'm certain Lord Rimuru

was well aware

of their plan, and was only

feigning surprise.

All to get Clayman

to let his guard down.

[VELDORA] To me, it really

looked like

he didn't see that

twist coming.

[DIABLO] What resourcefulness!

Such unmatched foresight!

Master was born to rule!

Lord Rimuru truly

is the only being worthy

to ascend to the pinnacle

of this world!

[VELDORA] Hey, are you

even listening to me?

[DIABLO] Then, Clayman,

backed into a corner

and desperate, attempted

to go through his awakening.

[Clayman laughs]

[CLAYMAN] You'll all regret

making a fool out of me!

I'll force you to accept

my retribution!

[Clayman laughs]

[cackling]

[DIABLO] Though he gained

immense strength,

Clayman was still no match

for Lord Rimuru.

That fool, I don't know

what he expected.

-[gasps]

-Beelzebub.

Well done.

From this day forward,

you are officially acknowledged

as a Demon Lord.

Are there any who would object?

[DIABLO] And that's the story

of how Lord Rimuru

officially became a Demon Lord.

Ah, come to think of it.

[VELDORA] What's up

with this, Milis?

Your attendant is acting

kind of rude!

Shall I teach him

a lesson for you?

[DIABLO] Lord Veldora,

is it true that you exposed

the identity of the Demon Lord

Luminus Valentine,

who was posing as a maid?

[VELDORA] Well, yes, but,

that wasn't my fault!

How was I supposed to know

that Luminus

was trying to hide?

[LUMINUS] You're a troublesome

dragon.

It seems you've forgotten

my name, as well.

It's not Milis?

Oh, Smith then?

Or maybe Illis?

[DIABLO] And if becoming

a Demon Lord wasn't enough,

Lord Rimuru etched his name

within the annals

of history yet again!

[DIABLO] Frey and Carrion

relinquished their statuses,

and elected to serve

Lady Milim.

Because of that...

[RIMURU] So, uh, hey.

Doesn't that mean

the Ten Great Demon Lords

are now just

the Eight Great Demon Lords?

-Hm.

-[RAMIRIS] What?

Yes, you're correct.

As a matter of dignity,

I suppose we shall simply have

to come up with a new name

for ourselves.

But fortunately for us,

we are still in the midst

of Walpurgis.

All the Demon Lords

are present,

so I'm positive that

we can come up

with a formidable idea.

[DEENO] We went through hell

over this last time.

We had to hold Walpurgis

over and over

just so we could decide

on a name that worked.

You hold Walpurgis

over a dumb issue

like picking a name

for your Demon Lord club?

Are they that bored?

Oh, you're talking about names?

If that's the case,

my buddy Rimuru is an expert!

-[gasps]

-Veldora's right,

he came up with my Beretta's

name in no time at all!

It's true. Naming is one

of Lord Rimuru's many talents!

[barking]

[gasps]

[RIMURU] There are eight of us,

so can't we just

be the Eight Great Demon Lords

or something?

Nah, I guess that's too basic.

Hm.

[RIMURU] Stars.

Eight Demon Lords.

Eight.

The stars of eight.

An eight-pointed star?

An eight-pointed star

is an octagram, right?

Hm.

There's eight of us.

So Octagram.

What do you think of that?

Hm.

-Huh?

-Huh?

-Huh.

-Huh.

[DIABLO] Octagram!

What a marvelous name!

While it's not as outstanding

as the one he gave me,

it's got a certain ring to it.

[VELDORA] You sure like

talking about yourself, huh?

Anyway! After being

acknowledged as a Demon Lord,

and becoming a part of

the newly-formed Octagram.

Rimuru started making

his way back to Tempest.

[DIABLO] Tell me, when will

Lord Rimuru be arriving?

[VELDORA] He's just

past the hills.

He's about to enter the city.

[DIABLO] That's wonderful news!

It's time for us to make

our final preparations.

[VELDORA] Speaking

of preparations.

Don't forget about

what you promised me.

I'm counting on you

to have it ready.

[DIABLO] You needn't worry.

You've done me a great favor

by informing me

of Lord Rimuru's

victorious return

from Walpurgis.

And, gratitude aside,

I must uphold my end

of our contract.

[VELDORA] Great,

glad to hear it!

Well, I'll see you soon, then.

[Diablo chuckles]

[DIABLO] I find gathering

useful information

to be of the utmost importance.

Don't you?

[RAPHAEL] Next time,

"The Demon and Intrigue."