Rimuru POV
Committee:"STARTED!"
Finally the second preliminary round tournament has started.
All the adventurers immediately ran to clash with the other adventurers.
I just stood there while waiting for someone to attack me.
Still no one has come to attack me.
I was still silent while holding my sword in one hand.
Finally after 1 minute of waiting, an adventurer came to me.
The adventurer had a body as big as Ralph.
He uses a sword as his weapon.
In terms of magic power, this adventurer was stronger than a Greater Demon but still weaker than an Archdemon.
I raised my sword to prepare to block his attack.
Adventurer:"Don't blame me if you get hurt miss!"
Okay, you ask to be beaten then I will beat you.
Rimuru:"You too"
The adventurer swung his sword up and down swiftly.
I used my sword to change the trajectory of his attack.
His sword almost touched the ground, but he stopped it and swung his sword again at my feet.
This guy is quite smart.
I jumped back to avoid his slash and tried to lure him to continue to approach me.
Behind me is the boundary of the arena, so I want him to flop down and get out of the preliminaries.
The adventurer didn't give me a chance and immediately jumped forward to attack me.
He moves according to my plan.
On landing, I waited for him until he got close to me and attacked me.
Adventurer: "It's over!"
As the adventurer drew near, he took steps to slash at me.
The adventurer swung his sword from the side at me.
I lowered my body to avoid the slash.
When I dodged his slash, I stepped forward and caught his leg.
Adventurer:"w-what?! T-tung-"
I grabbed his leg and threw him off the arena.
The adventurer had dropped out of the preliminaries for crossing the arena boundary.
I turned and looked around.
No one wants to attack me.
All those adventurers just clashed and fought each other.
Aki wants to join their fight.
However, it looks like I shouldn't attack them so I can see the ones who can survive this battle.
I might just blow them all away.
But if I do that, then I won't be able to meet a strong opponent.
In this round we are all not allowed to use all our strength.
Only in the semifinals and finals can we use all our strength.
But I will still refrain from using all my strength.
If I used all my strength, it might just be a disaster.
While I was still waiting, finally 4 big adventurers came to me.
Rimuru:"how strong are they Ciel?"
[The three of them are almost on par with Archdemon and one other person has slightly stronger strength than Archdemon]
Wow
They must have put a lot of effort into achieving that power.
Their party is quite balanced because they have their respective roles.
One person acts as a Mage.
One person acts as a Tank.
And two people acting as melee attackers wielding large swords and rapiers.
Adventurer 1: "Be careful lady!"
Huh?
You call me miss?
This is the second time I've been called that.
I think I should be a little more rude.
I saw him carrying a glass bottle with pink water.
Rimuru:"Hmm? Why is the water he brought pink? Is that Ciel?"
I think there is something wrong with that and I better ask Ciel.
[It is hypnotic water]
Rimuru:"Hypnotic water? What kind of water is that?"
[The water seems to work to hypnotize the opponent who drank it and make him do everything the user tells him to do.]
Oh, I see.
They are really sneaky.
They used the water to reduce the other participants.
Rimuru:"Are people like this really worthy of being adventurers? They even use this cunning way to reduce the other participants."
[Seems like that's not what they want to do-]
Rimuru:"how despicable!"
I thought I heard Ciel want to say something, but I just ignored him.
The adventurers had already approached and were trying to attack me.
An adventurer who wields a large sword and swings it from above.
The adventurer wielding the rapier jumped from behind him.
I jumped back to dodge the sword.
His sword hit the ground and crushed the ground.
The adventurer who jumped from behind him tried to stab me with his rapier.
Adventurer 2: "feel this!"
I saw him point the tip of his rapier at my face and at the end was a small pad that had been soaked in hypnotic water.
These people have no shame.
Should I play with him a little longer?
I dodged the stab by lowering my head.
As I lowered my head, the adventurer wielding a large sword tried to stab me.
Before he attacked me, I retreated a bit and caught the adventurous rapier that hadn't landed yet.
After I caught the rapier, I threw it at the adventurer wielding the greatsword.
The bodies of the two of them collided and they were both thrown slightly.
Behind me was an adventurer wielding his large shield trying to push me away.
In front of me was a mage who wanted to attack me using fire magic.
Adventurer 3: "{Greater Barrier}!"
Adventurer 4: "{Big Fire Ball}!"
Oh, I see...
The adventurer behind me used his shield and barrier to prevent me from retreating or dodging.
The mage in front of me attacks.
It seems they are quite experienced and their cooperation is quite good.
But, that alone wouldn't be enough against me.
The huge fireball came towards me very slowly.
Like not moving at all.
To me who used {Thought Acceleration} which accelerated my mind by 10 million times, they all seemed motionless.
I waited for the big fireball to approach me so I could absorb it.
As the huge fireball drew near, I pointed my right palm at the fireball.
Rimuru:"{Gluttony}"
I absorb the fireball.
The mage in front of me was surprised that I could absorb his attacks.
Without wasting any time, I used {Imaginary Punch} which ignored all defenses and hit the shield-wielding adventurer hard.
The adventurer's barrier was instantly shattered and he was hit by my blow.
He was thrown out of the arena.
After that, I immediately moved very quickly towards the mage who shot the fireball.
I clenched my fists and punched him in the stomach until he was thrown out of the arena and passed out.
Now there are only two people left.
I glanced at the person using the rapier.
Suddenly he recklessly headed straight for me and tried to stab me again.
I'd better use my sword now so as not to cause suspicion.
I dodged to the side of the rapier's tip and created a small barrier around my weapon.
While dodging, I swung my wooden sword that was covered in Barrier at the belly of the rapier user adventurer.
The adventurer was hit by my swing and he was also thrown off the arena.
Now only one remains.
I coated my hand with {Imaginary Punch} and walked towards the adventurer carrying the greatsword.
It seemed that he had lost his fighting spirit.
I thought I would finish it quickly.
Rimuru:"Don't worry, it won't hurt."
I said that with a smile.
Adventurer:"d-don't come any closer!"
He pointed his greatsword at me who was walking towards him.
I moved very quickly in front of him and hit him in the stomach until he passed out.
After he fainted, the adventurer was taken out by one of the organizers so as not to interfere with the course of the match.
The remaining adventurers in the arena were 25 people.
Do I have to blow 15 of them out?
No, I'd better let them fight each other and see what their limits are.
Now, an adventurer is running towards me.
Looks like he also wants to fight with me.
He wields a wooden sword, just like me.
When I checked, this adventurer had slightly stronger strength than Archdemon.
Looks like this will be more fun than fighting the previous one.
Stalin:"Hello beautiful lady, introduce me, I am Stalin the Swordmaster from Andor city"
Huh?
Why did this person introduce himself?
And again he called himself a Swordmaster of the city of Andor.
Judging from his strength, it was only natural that he had strong strength compared to the people of this world.
But, from my point of view he's not very strong.
And again he called me beautiful lady?
I'm so tired of those words.
I'd better not think about it too much.
I'm still waiting for him to attack me.
Stalin: "......And you?"
Ahhh....I see.
It seemed like he wanted me to introduce myself to him.
Oh my, what the hell was he thinking.
I'd rather just answer the introduction.
Rimuru:"I am Rimuru Tempest"
Stalin: "Rimuru, I challenge you to a duel here, if you lose you must marry me!"
Haaa??
Duel?
He will marry me?
Gross.
Come on, don't joke.
I can beat you without the slightest effort, why should I duel with you?
And again I am a man, why should I marry a man.
Suddenly an evil thought crossed my mind.
Right now my money is running low because the VIP seats I gave to my clone and Elaine are very expensive.
I might run out of money if I leave it like this.
Did he say he would challenge me?
What if I make him bet something.
What if I make him bet the money.
He said he was a Swordmaster from the city of Andor.
If he was a Swordmaster he must be rich.
That's a brilliant idea!
Rimuru:"I will accept it if you give all your money"
Stalin:"thank you"
Rimuru:"hehehe...don't think about it, (after all your money will go into my wallet)"
Stalin was seen reaching into his pocket and taking out a copper coin.
Stalin:"we will start fighting when this coin hits the ground"
Rimuru:"okay"
Stalin:"prepare to marry me"
Ueeeekkkk...
This guy is really disgusting.
I really want to break his penis and have him castrated.
After that, Stalin threw his copper coin into the sky.
The coin flew for just a moment and fell.
*CTING....
The coin had hit the ground.
Stalin immediately moved very quickly towards me.
In my eyes, he looks very slow.
I was also moving at the same speed as him.
In a little while we will exchange attacks with each other.
Organizer: "Stop! I hereby declare, black group stage, Done!"
After that, Stalin and I immediately stopped our steps.
Unfortunately the committee has announced that this match has been completed.
I didn't get the money.
It is deeply regretted.
Committee: "To all the participants who are still standing on the arena, first of all I would like to congratulate all of you who managed to survive.
Tomorrow you are expected to come and see the match schedule.
The tournament starts in 2 days, so until then rest to replenish your stamina."
After that, Stalin walked towards me.
Stalin: "Our duel is not over yet, we will meet again in the semifinals."
Rimuru:"haa...okay"
After that, I got off the arena and went to the committee that checked us before going up to the arena.
I looked for it and finally found it near the luggage storage area.
I walked over to him.
Rimuru:"hey, I want to take my mask."
Committee: "Y-yes, please come this way."
The committee was immediately shocked after seeing me.
He escorted me to where he kept my mask.
I found it hanging on the wall like a wall hanging.
I took it and put it on again.
Rimuru:"thank you"
Committee:"s-you're welcome"
After that I left her to where Elaine and the others were.
They seem to be still in the stands.
So, I better look for them there.
When I wanted to go there I found Elaine and the others waiting for me outside the arena.
Elaine:"Rimuru onee-chan is great! Rimuru onee-chan can beat a lot of people alone"
Rimuru:"thank you Elaine"
I rubbed his head and he seemed happy with it too.
Cordelia:"really, how did you beat that famous party alone?"
Famous??
Are they really that famous?
Rimuru:"famous? What are they famous for?"
Ralph: "You don't know?"
Yes I really don't know because I'm not from this world!
Rimuru:"I don't know"
Ralph: "What have you been doing all this time?"
Cornelia:"Let me explain, the people you defeated were a very strong party.
Its 3 members have abilities that exceed A+ rank adventurers.
And one more person has abilities equivalent to an S rank adventurer."
Compared to the people in this world they are indeed strong, but from my point of view, they are not very strong.
Cordelia:"I've also heard bad rumors about them kidnapping women.
But because there wasn't sufficient evidence to prove that they were guilty, no one reported them anymore.
I think you should be careful at night and take care of Elaine-chan."
Is it true that they have bad rumors about the four adventurers?
If it's true that the four adventurers did that, I'd better confirm it myself and produce sufficient evidence.
Elaine suddenly tugged on my shirt.
Rimuru: "Hmm? What's wrong Elaine?"
Elaine:"Rimuru onee-chan, will Elaine and Rimuru onee-chan be okay?"
Yes, I was also thinking about Elaine's safety in case she was kidnapped by the four adventurers.
I'd better let my clones take care of it, I'm not sure anyone can beat my clones in this city.
After that, I lowered my head until I was as high as Elaine.
I held his head and petted him.
Rimuru:"Don't worry, you will be safe as long as you are with me."
Elaine:"okay onee-chan."
Alright, where am I going after this?
Since it's still noon, it's a shame if I spend time just being at the inn.
Rimuru:"Are you guys going home?"
I asked Cordelia and the others like that.
Cordelia:"actually we are planning to forage again, do you want to come? As a token of gratitude for the food earlier, I will treat you two, how about it?"
Treat?
AHHH!
I forgot my original purpose for going to this city.
I want to fish!
Is he going to treat me to fish?
Rimuru:"I will come"
Elaine:"if Rimuru onee-chan comes along, then Elaine goes too"
Cordelia:"okay let's find the restaurant"
After that, we left the arena and looked for a restaurant.
Finally my goal was fulfilled.
Now, what am I going to do with all of this.
Since I already paid the registration fee and VIP seat fee should I leave it?
I think I'll finish it to the end.
Come to think of it, being an S rank adventurer had many advantages.
I can take on difficult quests while exploring various places and I might be able to meet some strong people.
Alright, I'll keep doing it until it's done.
Rimuru POV end
In a small alley
There were 4 adventurers with big bodies.
They were all the ones who fought Rimuru and were easily defeated by him.
They all looked very upset after being humiliated like that.
??(1):"Tch....Damn woman"
??(2):"I will definitely make her regret it"
??(3):"what if we kidnap him and sell him?"
??(4):"good idea, but before that we have to curse him first, then we will sell him"
??(2):"I also saw him with 2 beautiful girls.
How about we kidnap them too?"
??(4):"aren't you usually smart"
??(1):"does anyone know where they live?"
??(3):"I've seen them walking around the inn, I think they live there."
??(1):"good, we will start the plan at midnight."
They were all plotting a revenge because Rimuru had embarrassed them.
What a cruel plan.
But they didn't know what Rimuru would do if they did.
Rimuru was about to do something even more cruel than they had planned on him.
Back to Rimuru
Rimuru POV
Finally....
Finally my long-delayed wish will come true.
I as a Japanese have long wanted fish.
We are currently walking towards the restaurant we are going to.
Rimuru:"Is there any fish there, Cordelia?"
Cordelia:"Yes, Mia-san said that today the fisherman who supplies a lot of fish will come.
Since it's noon today, maybe the fish have arrived."
Ooohhh...!
Fresh fish!
Cornelia:"do you really want to eat fish?"
Rimuru:"I've been wanting to eat fish for a long time"
Finally after walking for a few minutes, we arrived in front of the restaurant and we went inside.
It's not too crowded inside.
It's cool and quiet here.
I like the atmosphere in this restaurant.
We all sat at the table that had the most seats.
Then someone came to us.
It's Mia-san, the caretaker of this restaurant.
Mia:"ah Cordelia-san, what would you like to order?"
After that, we all said the order we wanted to ask for.
By the way I asked for grilled fish.
It looks delicious.
After taking our order, Mia-san went to make our order.
I just sat and relaxed while waiting for the order to come.
We waited for a few minutes and finally Mia-san came with our order.
After that, he put all our orders on the table.
Rimuru:"woaahhh....Enjoy eating!"
I immediately ate the fish voraciously.
Finally my fish appetite has been fulfilled.
The grilled fish gives off a fragrant smell.
When I ate it the savory taste mixed a little salty and sweet in my mouth.
It feels refreshing after competing in the tournament.
Feels like taking off your underwear after wearing it for days.
What a relief.
Maybe next time I'll look for rice.
Rimuru:"Thanks for the food!"
Finally we finished our meal and headed back to the inn.
On the way the sun had set.
People started turning on their lights.
We walked to the inn for a few minutes and finally arrived.
Me and Elaine went into my room, Cordelia and Cornelia were in the same room and Ralph was alone.
After arriving at the bed we all slept to rest ourselves so that we could compete for 2 more days.
Even though I don't need to sleep.
3 hours later
*BRAKK......
Cordelia & Cornelia:"kyaaaaa!"
??:"he.......play.......us."
Cordelia:"to...from me!"
Hmm?
What's this noise?
[Master wake up! Cordelia and Cornelia are kidnapped!]
Rimuru: "What!"
Damn, is Elaine safe?
This is bad.
This must be the treatment of the four adventurers that I defeated in the match earlier.
Even Elaine was kidnapped.
Rimuru:"Ciel, can you estimate the location?"
[.......successfully found. Master, they are in an abandoned house on the outskirts of Sealder, maybe they want master to come by himself]
Damn....
I looked to the side and there was a piece of paper.
On it is writing.
'Come to this empty house on the outskirts of this city alone, if you bring your friends, I will kill your friends here'
After seeing the writing, I immediately burned it in my hand.
Rimuru:"well, if you want to die, I'll give you more than that"
I instantly camouflaged my body and teleported over the city of Sealder.
I used the {Universal Detect} skill to search for Cordelia and the others.
I found them and they were all in an empty house that was never passed.
I immediately flew there at the speed of sound.
Finally I arrived at the door of this empty house.
I detected the presence of 4 people together and 3 people locked in a room.
Frustrated, I immediately kicked the door of this house until it was destroyed.
Rimuru:"Sorry to bother you at this time of night!"
The four adventurers were taken aback by the loud sound of my kick.
Adventure 1: "Finally you came bitch"
Adventurer 2: "Now follow us!"
Adventurer 3: "don't be afraid, we will be gentle with you"
Uhhhh..
All of them are disgusting.
I really wanted to kill them all, but I'd better leave them all to the city guards.
Here I already have the evidence, and if it's not enough, then I will immediately kill the four of them.
Rimuru:"Give up and just surrender yourselves, I won't give you any pain."
Adventurer 2: "hey look, he's so arrogant"
Adventurers 1&3&4:"hahahahahahahahahah"
Well you want pain then I'll give you more.
Rimuru: "Ciel, can you make me a skill that has tremendous Illusion-type power?"
[Alright,…….Using Ultimate skill {Harvest Lord Shub-Nigurrath} to make Ultimate skill {Illusion King Mephisto} work, now master can use a skill that has extraordinary power type Illusion]
Rimuru:"thank you Ciel"
After that, I faced the adventurers in front of me.
I prepared to attack them using the Tempest sword.
They used the weapons they used to use.
Adventurer 4: "we will be gentle, so surrender yourself!"
That's disgusting.
Adventurer 2: "I won't lose again!"
After that, the adventurer who used the rapier moved very quickly towards me.
I could see the trajectory of his attack towards my stomach.
The Adventurer Mage was preparing his magic and he was being protected by the adventurer who wielded a shield.
As usual, adventurers wielding large swords also attacked me along with their comrades.
I dodged the rapier by looking down.
The adventurer wielding a greatsword swung his sword at me from above.
I didn't have time to dodge it and almost got hit by it.
Luckily it only slightly scratched my left arm and bled a little.
Adventurer 2: "Feel this bitch!"
I turned to look at the adventurer behind me.
The rapier was already very close to me, but I managed to dodge it.
The stab hit my cheek a little, as a result my cheeks bleed.
I wiped the blood off my cheeks and concentrated again on my opponent.
The greatsword attacked me again with a slash that was faster than before.
This time he used the blade, probably to knock me unconscious.
I was too late to dodge and was forced to block it with my sword.
I was thrown a few meters back due to the attack of his greatsword.
My hands ached as I endured his very heavy attack.
I have trouble moving my hands.
Suddenly, a rapier-wielding adventurer was behind me.
Adventurer 2: "Sleep!"
I didn't have time to react and was hit hard on the back of my head.
I was almost unconscious at that time.
Adventurer 4: "{Steel Bind}!"
The Adventurer Mage used his magic to bind my hands and feet using steel that appeared from below.
Adventurer 1: "hehehe, we got it"
Adventurer 3: "hey don't damage the body, its value will decrease"
Adventurer 4: "Okay, I'll heal his body, {Heal}"
After that, they started doing something really disgusting.
Or at least that's what they saw in the illusory world I created.
Let's go back to a few minutes earlier.
A few minutes before.
Rimuru: "Ciel, can you make me a skill that has tremendous Illusion-type power?"
[Alright,…….Using Ultimate skill {Harvest Lord Shub-Nigurrath} to make Ultimate skill {Illusion King Mephisto} work, now master can use a skill that has extraordinary power type Illusion]
Rimuru:"thank you Ciel"
At that time I immediately used the skill.
Rimuru:"{Illusion King Mephisto}"
I pointed it at the four adventurers and they were now just standing still.
Basically they are in the world of illusions that I created and kept repeating as long as I still had magic.
I walked past them and opened the door that locked the 3 people inside.
Since it was too much of a hassle, I immediately cut the door so it wouldn't take up too much time.
After that, I saw Elaine, Cordelia and Cornelia being tied up to be held hostage.
Cordelia:"MHMMHMHMMHMM!"
Cornelia:"MHMHMMMHHHHM!"
They were both so noisy.
Rimuru:"Shut up or I'll leave you"
The two of them immediately fell silent and didn't make a sound after I said that.
I walked over to Elaine who was tied up as well.
Elaine: "mmhhmmmm"
What did he say?
I do not understand the language.
I'd better untie the knot in his mouth so he can speak properly.
I untied all the ropes binding Elaine.
After that, Elaine immediately jumped at me and burst into tears.
Elaine:"huaaaa....onee-chan.....!"
Rimuru:"it's okay, it's okay, sorry I'm late, it's safe now"
I rubbed his head to make him stop crying.
Elaine:"be*sob-really?"
Rimuru:"yes"
I released him from my arms.
Ihhh...... his snot stuck to my shirt.
It's better to just wash it.
Elaine:"Is Rimuru onee-chan hurt?"
Rimuru:"I'm not hurt at all anyway"
After that, I walked over to Cordelia and Cornelia who were still tied up.
I cut all the ties and they were able to move freely.
Cordelia:"I-thank you"
Cornelia:"w-where are the adventurers who kidnapped us?!"
Rimuru:"Don't worry, I've already beaten them"
After that, we walked out and there were still the four adventurers standing motionless.
Cordelia immediately got into a fighting stance when she saw them.
Cornelia also immediately prepared her magic attack.
Cordelia:"why are they still awake?"
Rimuru:"oy oy calm down, they have been hit by my illusion magic and now they have lost."
Cornelia: "Is that true?"
I approached the four adventurers and shook their shoulders.
Rimuru:"look"
Cordelia:"Thank goodness you came"
Cornelia:"thank you for saving us Rimuru, and what is illusion magic?"
Rimuru:"illusion magic is the opposite of the real world, I knocked them unconscious and now they are all inside my artificial dream world."
Cornelia:"I see......then what are you going to do with them?"
Rimuru:"I will hand them over to the city guards and make them confess everything."
Cordelia:"how did you do that?"
Rimuru:"I can order them to confess everything, like this.
Hey you, tell me how many times have you guys done this?"
Adventure 3: "we've done this a few times before"
Rimuru:"look"
Cornelia:"great"
Yes...that's great.
The proof is now that they may have repeated the illusion world 3000 times.
I made that world repeat every time I was defeated in the dream world.
And again the time difference is 1:50.
You could say one minute here is equal to 3000 repetitions in the dream world.
After that, I took them off towards the city to hand them over to the city guards.
26 minutes later
Finally we arrived at the security center.
Elaine had fallen asleep on my back from being so exhausted.
I better hand it over quickly.
Rimuru:"hey all of you, go in there and confess all your bad deeds!"
After I gave the order, they all directly entered the security center.
I went from there to the inn.
Cordelia:"is it okay to let them stay like that?"
Rimuru:"I will release the illusion tomorrow when they are already in prison"
We chatted a bit before arriving at the inn.
Finally after 10 minutes of walking, we arrived at the Inn.
We opened the door and saw there was Amy-san tidying things up.
Amy:"Rimuru-chan!"
He immediately ran to me and hugged me tightly.
Uhhhh... I can't escape.
Amy: "are you okay? why did you come home so late?"
Rimuru:"the three of them were kidnapped by bad people, so I went there to save them and I'm fine too."
Amy: "Thank goodness you're okay."
Cordelia:"Sorry Amy-san, our room is a bit damaged, can we rest in another room, of course we will pay for the repair fee."
Amy:"if for the room I don't have it anymore, but I still have an extra bed, how about you all sleep together?"
Hah?
What are you saying?!!
sleep together??
Why are you saying that on your own?!
Cornelia:"that's a good idea, I also want to sleep with Rimuru"
You shut up.
Don't make things worse.
At this rate we will end up with one room.
Rimuru:"but-"
Amy: "Isn't that a good idea? You as women can talk about something that women usually talk about."
That's a really really bad idea.
After a few minutes, we finally agreed to sleep in the room I rented.
The mattress has also been placed close to mine to make it more spacious.
This voice battle ended in my defeat because I was the only one who resisted it.
I can only surrender.
After that, I changed my clothes out of sight.
After changing clothes, I immediately fell asleep on the bed that no one had occupied.
Rimuru:"Good night Ciel"
[Good evening Master]
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Mimin:"ZA WARUDO! TOKI O TOMAREEEE!
Time stopped right then and there.
Mimin:"Yare Yare daze, luckily I had time."
After that Mimin took out her stand, namely Star Finger
Mimin:"ORAORAORAORAOEAOEAEOAROOEAO!
Time is running again."
After that, 2000 words were written on Mimin's cellphone without being hit by Force Close.
'Mimin VS Hp Complicated Episode: 4'
Ok, how's the story???
Mimin got it up at night because there were some problems this afternoon.
Starting from helping teach lessons, to buying this and that.
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Chapter 26: Tournament (5)