02x02 - Trade with the Animal Kingdom

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Rimuru: The delegation from the Animal Kingdom of Eurazania,

Rimuru: sent by the Demon Lord Carrion, arrived in Tempest.

Rimuru: But the moment they did, some things happened...

Rimuru: And this is what it devolved into.

Rimuru: I mean, it is kind of my fault... I guess?

Title: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Title: Episode : Trade with the Animal Kingdom

Suphia: Is that all the strength a Kijin has?

Suphia: You can entertain me a lot more than that!

Shion: That was my intent all along.

Shion: Prepare yourself!

Ranga: That's...

Rimuru: A maximum Magic b*llet?!

Rimuru: H-Hey, Shion, hang on a second!

Rimuru: Do you wanna blow this entire area to bits?!

Rimuru: Oh, jeez! She's not listening!

Suphia: Ooh, nice! Bring it on!

Rimuru: And that Suphia lady is dead set on taking it!

Rimuru: Will there even be anything left of her if that thing hits her?!

Rimuru: What do I do? Stop her?

Shion: Here it comes!

Albis: Stop!

Albis: That is enough.

Rimuru: Beast transformation, huh?

Albis: Let us end this here.

Rimuru: So what's the verdict? Do we pass?

Albis: Yes.

Grucius: We're done here.

Youm: Huh?

Youm: Er, Master, does this mean...

Rimuru: It looks like they were testing us.

Suphia: No complaints here. Your might is impressive.

Suphia: There'll be plenty of value for us in associating with you as equals.

Suphia: I'm convinced of that now.

Suphia: To underestimate the leader of the Jura Tempest Federation,

Suphia: Rimuru Tempest, and his companions

Suphia: should be considered an insult to Lord Carrion!

Suphia: Got it?

All: Yes, ma'am!

Grucius: Lady Suphia is right.

Grucius: There aren't many humans who can keep up with me so well.

Youm: Glad to hear that.

Rimuru: They had me worried, and so soon after they arrived here...

Shuna: I'm glad it all worked out nicely.

Rimuru: Shion, you get it now, right?

Rimuru: Shion?

Shion: Um...

Shion: What do I do with this?

Rimuru: Crap! It's about to blow!

Rimuru: C-Can't you get rid of it?!

Shion: No, I can't! My energy is at its limit!

Souei: Great Rimuru, we must take shelter.

Suphia: J-Just calm down!

Suphia: Gently... Gently aim that thing upward!

Shion: U-Upward?

Suphia: Force it if you have to! Just do it!

Shion: I-I don't think I can!

Rimuru: Honestly, Shion, you're hopeless.

Rimuru: Shion, fire it at me!

Rimuru: Don't worry.

Shion: But...

Rimuru: Trust me!

Shion: O-Okay! Here it comes!

Rimuru: Gluttony!

Rimuru: There, all done.

Albis: It can't be...

Youm: Are you kidding me?

Ranga: That much is only natural to expect from my master.

Shuna: Are you all right?

Albis: I can see why Lord Carrion approves of you.

Albis: We are grateful that our nation has established relations with yours.

Rimuru: Likewise.

Rimuru: Welcome to Tempest!

Rimuru: Thus we welcomed the delegation from Eurazania.

Rimuru: That night,

Rimuru: a little welcome party was held in the reception hall we had just completed.

Grucius: This is good!

Beast A: The flavoring is fantastic.

Beast B: It's just salty enough, too.

Beast B: I could eat this forever!

Beast B: Delicious!

Albis: What bliss.

Shuna: She's quite the drinker.

Rimuru: Who the heck gave her entire barrels?

Rimuru: And over here...

Rimuru: Hey, are you sure you should let strangers see you doing that?

Albis: It isn't particularly a secret.

Rimuru: R-Really?

Albis: But...

Albis: it is a side I only show to those I trust.

Rimuru: I see. Well, okay, then.

Rimuru: Still, though...

Rimuru: I can't believe you drank all of the apple brandy alone.

Albis: All of it?

Albis: You don't make very much?

Rimuru: Oh, sorry. Don't worry about it.

Rimuru: Of course, it's something we make specially for guests,

Rimuru: but we rely on the bounty of the forest for our fruit,

Rimuru: so we can't pick very much.

Albis: In that case, I have a good idea.

Albis: Fruit is abundant in Eurazania.

Albis: I can arrange to have some sent here.

Rimuru: What? Really?

Albis: Of course.

Shuna: Isn't that wonderful, Great Rimuru?

Rimuru: Yeah!

Rimuru: I see.

Rimuru: That's a "so give us your country's booze," isn't it?

Rimuru: In what ratio?

Suphia: We'll trust you to work out the details.

Suphia: I'm happy as long as I can drink good liquor.

Suphia: Eurazania's fruit is top-quality, so you can expect the best!

Rimuru: Hmm...

Rimuru: Leaving the mundane stuff to us, huh?

Rimuru: How much would make it an equal trade?

Rimuru: Okay. I'll let a specialist handle this.

Rimuru: Shuna!

Shuna: Yes, Great Rimuru?

Rimuru: Go get Koby for me.

Rimuru: He's a Kobold merchant.

Text: Kobold Merchant Koby

Rimuru: He's running a shop in Tempest now,

Rimuru: and he manages all of our merchants.

Koby: G-Great Rimuru, what is this about?

Rimuru: This is Koby-chan. He represents all our merchants.

Rimuru: He's also done business in Demon Lord domains,

Rimuru: so I'm putting him in charge of our trade.

Koby: Huh?!

Rimuru: These folks are from the Animal Kingdom.

Rimuru: If there's anything besides the liquor that you're interested in, negotiate away.

Koby: Wait, wait, wait! Weaker races aren't allowed in the Animal Kingdom!

Suphia: We'll make sure to get you clearance. Don't be shy.

Albis: And we will inform Lord Carrion in advance.

Rimuru: You're not all that different from the Lycanthropes.

Rimuru: You'll get on fine.

Koby: What?!

Rimuru: So it's settled. Thanks!

Koby: Um, er... All right...

Rimuru: Well, I'll leave you young folks to it, then.

Shuna: Please excuse us.

Koby: Huh?! Wha... Wait!

Koby: Great Rimuru!

Rimuru: We can rest easy with Koby-chan handling it.

Shuna: Yes, you're right.

Rimuru: Negotiations always go more smoothly over drinks, too.

Rimuru: And so the night wore on.

Rimuru: Not a bad start to our relations with foreign lands!

Rimuru: A few days later, Albis and Suphia returned to Eurazania.

Rimuru: Our nations plan to share our skills, as well.

Rimuru: These folks stayed behind in Tempest to learn some of our techniques.

Rimuru: They're all diligent and good-natured.

Beast: How do you get hot water to come out of this thing you call a "faucet"?

Beast: You don't seem to be boiling it anywhere.

Dord: It's rune magic.

Beast: Rune magic?

Beast: Where are the runes?

Dord: There's a magicrystal with a heat magic rune on it built into the handle.

Beast: I see!

Beast: So if anyone with magic turns it, the water is heated!

Beast: Dwarf artisans really know their stuff!

Dord: Aw, this isn't such a big deal.

Dord: Plus it was actually Rimuru's idea...

Text: To be precise, it was Great Sage's idea.

Youm: You're not gonna observe the artisans like the rest of your people?

Grucius: Nah, not me.

Grucius: Sir Phobio, the Black Leopard Fang, who's in confinement now,

Grucius: ordered me to be useful to Great Rimuru.

Youm: That's why you're hanging out with the town guard?

Grucius: That's right.

Gobta: Hey, Grucius!

Gobta: We're going on patrol.

Grucius: Got it.

Grucius: Later.

Youm: Well, guess I'll hop in the bath or something...

Hakurou: You will train with the sword.

Youm: Yes, sir.

Tiss: For dividing fractions, looking at it this way is a bit difficult,

Tiss: so we'll try converting them to multiplication problems.

Tiss: To convert division problems to multiplication problems,

Rimuru: They're still studying even without me here.

Tiss: you swap the numerator and denominator on the right side.

Tiss: We call this the inverse.

Tiss: When you multiply the inverse with the original number, the answer is always...

Rimuru: Then a few more days passed...

Rimuru: and Youm's g*ng set out to further spread their reputation as champions.

Rimuru: They just missed the return of our delegation led by Benimaru.

Benimaru: Eurazania's knights are as remarkable as you would expect.

Benimaru: Every last knight was painstakingly trained by Demon Lord Carrion himself.

Rimuru: I can see why they call him the Beastmaster.

Rimuru: Anything else?

Rigur: Yes. The buildings there are quite crude compared to Tempest's.

Rigur: But the royal palace is highly extravagant.

Rigur: It's very clear that the wealth is concentrated there.

Rigurd: Rigur has grown into such a fine man!

Rigur: Uh...

Rigur: But I don't mean that in a bad way.

Rigur: It's what the kingdom's citizens want.

Rimuru: I see.

Rigur: And it's not just the architecture.

Rigur: Their craftsmanship, among other things, is also inferior to ours.

Rimuru: Yeah, because we have not only Kaijin and his buddies,

Rimuru: but Kurobe and Shuna, too.

Rigur: But there was just one thing I found absolutely incredible.

Rimuru: What was it?

Rigur: Their agriculture.

Rimuru: Oh!

Rigur: Their vast fields are unlike anything we have here in Tempest,

Rigur: and they grow a brilliant array of produce in abundance.

Rimuru: Do you think we can learn their techniques?

Rigur: I think it's possible.

Rimuru: All right!

Rimuru: We'll have our next delegation focus on checking out their agriculture!

Rigurd: We have improved our food situation significantly as it is,

Rigurd: but in some areas, we are still in a stage of trial and error.

Rigurd: This may be helpful in improving those areas...

Rigurd: Rigur has grown into such a fine man!

Rimuru: Okay, I need to get ready to head for the Dwarf Kingdom,

Rimuru: so you guys can handle the rest.

Rimuru: I'm counting on you all.

All: Right!

Benimaru: Great Rimuru.

Benimaru: If you will allow it,

Benimaru: would it be all right to make Rigur the head of the delegation henceforth?

Rimuru: What's this about?

Benimaru: I have determined that Demon Lord Carrion can be trusted.

Benimaru: There is no concern that he will treat our envoys poorly.

Benimaru: That being the case, I feel I should remain here to defend our nation.

Rimuru: Hmm... And you think Rigur can be entrusted to take over.

Rimuru: That's what you're saying?

Benimaru: Yes.

Rimuru: Okay, sounds good.

Benimaru: Thank you.

Rimuru: But if you really trust him that much,

Rimuru: I guess Carrion rules with more than just strength, huh?

Benimaru: Indeed.

Benimaru: The truth is, I tried picking a fight with him,

Benimaru: and he laughed at me.

Rimuru: Huh?!

Rimuru: Y-Y-You actually...

Benimaru: I couldn't use Hell Flare, of course,

Benimaru: so I lost spectacularly.

Benimaru: I still have much to learn.

Rimuru: You're so...

Benimaru: Oh, but I did defeat Phobio.

Rimuru: I see...

Rimuru: I mean, it's amazing that you beat Phobio, but...

Rimuru: Yeah, no! He's definitely a guy I shouldn't have allowed outside this country!

Rimuru: So all of that happened, but...

Rimuru: The next day,

Rimuru: it was my turn to set off for Dwargon.

Rimuru: Hey, Ranga! Too fast!

Ranga: Understood, Master!

Rimuru: Ranga!

Rimuru: This time, I was accompanied by six Goblin Riders, including Gobta and Gobzo...

Rimuru: Shuna and Shion...

Rimuru: and Kaijin, along with the Dwarf brothers, Garm, Dord, and Myrd.

Kaijin: It'll be real nice to take it easy in Dwargon again.

Kaijin: I sure do appreciate this.

Garm: You said it! Right, you guys?

Dord: Absolutely!

Rimuru: I'm glad to hear you guys say that, too.

Rimuru: Our nation has come so far thanks to your help, after all.

Kaijin: Hearing you say that makes me feel blessed to be a craftsman.

Garm: Yeah.

Rimuru: I'm truly glad I met all of you.

Kaijin: Aw, gee...

Rimuru: By the way, the two carriages behind us

Rimuru: are loaded with gifts for King Gazel.

Rimuru: And if you're thinking it would've been easier

Rimuru: to carry them in my stomach than load them in carriages...

Flashback,Shuna: Formality is important in matters such as these.

Rimuru: ...is what I was told.

Rimuru: That's an Ogre princess for you.

Rimuru: She's been learning a lot from Vesta lately,

Rimuru: so I can count on her when it comes to things like etiquette, too.

Rimuru: And I thought Shion would be

Rimuru: an even worse candidate to let outside the country than Benimaru, but...

Flashback,Shion: What?

Flashback,Shion: Princess Shuna is going on a vacation with you?

Flashback,Rimuru: No, it's business, not a vacation...

Flashback,Shion: That's not fair! Not fair at all!

Flashback,Shion: Why does only Princess Shuna get to have fun with you?!

Flashback,Rimuru: It's business! Business!

Flashback,Rigur: Lady Shion, please relax!

Flashback,Rigurd: Just calm down!

Rimuru: So she cried, she screamed, she threw a fit...

Flashback,Rimuru: Can I leave things to you, Rigurd?

Flashback,Rigurd: Th-This is... n-nothing...

Rimuru: I felt bad leaving her with Rigurd and the others,

Rimuru: so I agreed to take her along.

Rimuru: Of course, when she's quiet, she looks like a capable lady.

Rimuru: As long as I keep an eye on her, it shouldn't end in disaster.

Shion: Great Rimuru, look.

Shion: The road that was destroyed in the battle against Charybdis

Shion: is almost completely cleaned up.

Rimuru: Hey, you're right. They work fast.

Shion: Geld and his comrades never cease to impress.

Geld: Good. We're on schedule.

Orc: Sir Geld, we'll need to place an order for more stones.

Geld: Very well.

Geld: I'll send word to the quarry.

Orc: Thank you.

Orc: Isn't that...

Geld: This was the day of your departure for the Dwarf Kingdom?

Rimuru: Yeah.

Rimuru: With the road laid so well, it's been a smooth, easy ride.

Geld: Yes, we've been working from the direction of the Dwarf Kingdom,

Geld: so the rest of the road from this point forward is finished.

Rimuru: Oh? Sounds like it'll be an even nicer ride from here.

Rimuru: Good work!

Geld: Thank you.

Rimuru: So...

Geld: What is this?

Rimuru: Beer.

Orcs: Beer?!

Rimuru: Don't drink too much, though!

Orc: Thank you, Great Rimuru!

Geld: Yes, sir!

Rimuru: And so our journey continued smoothly...

Rimuru: and four days after our departure,

Rimuru: we arrived in the nation of Dwargon.

Kaido: Gate opening!

Guy: Look at those fine magical beasts pulling their carriages.

Guy: Are these people that important?

Guy: Those are magical beasts? I've never seen any before.

Guy: The way those carriages are made is unusual...

Kaido: Hey, Bro.

Kaido: Glad to see you're looking so well.

Kaijin: Kaido, it's you!

Kaijin: It's been so long! How've you been?

Kaijin: I've been having a great time working for Rimuru.

Kaido: I bet. I can tell from the look on your face.

Kaido: You guys been doing good, too, Garm?

Garm: Yep, thanks for asking.

Dord: Sure have.

Kaido: So... where's Rimuru, anyway?

Kaijin: Huh?

Kaido: He's a guest of the state, you know.

Kaido: I need to give him a proper welcome.

Rimuru: What's he talking about? I'm right here...

Rimuru: Oh, right. He only knows my slime form.

Kaijin: This is Rimuru.

Kaido: Huh?

Garm: This is Rimuru.

Kaido: Eh?

Dord: This is him.

Kaido: Wha?

Kaido: What?!

Rimuru: Yeah, some stuff happened...

Kaido: R-Rimuru... sir... you look well, and that's all that matters.

Kaido: Um... well, then, right this way.

Rimuru: Yeah, I can't blame him.

Rimuru: And so we arrived safely in Dwargon

Rimuru: and had our audience with King Gazel right away.

Dorf: I'm glad to see you're in good health, Rimuru.

Rimuru: Same to you, Dorf-dono.

Dorf: Please, no need for formalities with me.

Dorf: Now, our king awaits you.

Rimuru: Dorf is the captain of the Pegasus Knights,

Rimuru: who helped us in the battle against Charybdis.

Rimuru: The Pegasus Knights are a top-secret force in direct service to the king,

Rimuru: so they normally present themselves as regular civil servants, just like this.

Soldier: The ruler of the Jura Tempest Federation,

Soldier: His Majesty Rimuru, has arrived.

Dorf: Please, go on inside.

Rimuru: The king of the Armed Nation of Dwargon,

Rimuru: Gazel Dwargo.

Gazel: It's been some time, Rimuru.

Clayman: I see.

Clayman: Well done.

Clayman: This is quite the intriguing report.

Clayman: Thank you.

Clayman: I would gladly return your heart to you now...

Clayman: but if you would do just one more little job for me,

Clayman: it would be a tremendous help.

Myulan: What would you like me to do, Lord Clayman?

Clayman: Oh, it's a simple thing, really.

Clayman: Very, very simple.

Clayman: Understand,

Clayman: Myulan?

Great Sage: Next time, "Paradise, Once More."

Next Title: Paradise, Once More