Volume 3
Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN) Chapter 209
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Lesari
Sprout of Envy
Guy and Chloe have been locked in combat for
3 consecutive days.
Although neither of them are taking it
seriously, fatal attacks are mixed in every so often.
They are probing each other, trying to
discern the scope of their opponent’s strength.
「
Die, Calamity Claw!!
」
「
Naive.
」
Chloe received the attack that Guy released
towards her with the Spirit Sword she wielded.
Her Spirit Armament has evolved into a God
class weapon. It hasn’t been destroyed, even while she’s used it to receive
attacks from the “Strongest Demon Lord” Guy.
Not just that, she makes use of the sword’s
capabilities to repel Guy’s attacks.
Chloe moves in for a counterattack.
But, strength escapes from Chloe’s body.
「
Gofu!!
」
(TN: it’s a coughing/choking sound)
She began coughing up blood, and blood
started flowing from her eyes and nose.
The previous attack was supposed to have
been perfectly parried. But, that was only what it looked like on the surface.
An attack invisible to the naked eye made
contact with Chloe, and was attempting to take her life――
「
Die, Calamity Claw!!
」
Without any change in expression, Chloe evaded
the attack with large exaggerated movements.
Then, she took stance with her sword
pointing towards Guy, like nothing had happened.
Her face, which should have been bloodied
after receiving Guy’s attack, was now back to her normal pretty face as though
nothing ever happened.
It was a mysterious phenomenon, as though
showing Guy’s earlier attack hadn’t happened――
「
Ahhahahahaha! As expected of the hero!! Not shabby at all.
I’m
pretty amazed you managed to avoid this attack.
」
「
――Right.
」
「
You’d probably be dying right about now, if you received that
attack instead.
」
Chloe gave a mild response, in return to
Guy’s honest praise.
She didn’t give much of a response, to the
many other taunts that came after. That was because, she knew what he said was
all true…
Which was the reason, for how complicated
she felt on the inside.
The attack that Guy used――Calamity Claw――,
was an attack that carried an intense poison property.
But it wasn’t something on the level of a
“poison”, it was an attack that infected the target with an
infectious virus, which also corrodes the mind, starting from the point of
contact.
In fact, Chloe has… Really
“died” once to this attack.
Although her absolute defense automatically
blocks incoming attacks, it doesn’t stop the virus which spread to her from her
sword.
As such, Chloe met her demise from the virus
that was spread unto her from receiving Guy’s attack.
Using
Ultimate Skill
『
Space-Time King
(Yog-Sothoth)
』
, she successfully evades the attack, after
“remembering” the memory of dying once in the future.
After experiencing the event once, she
returns to the past.
In other words, “remembering” a
memory from the future.
To the opponent facing her, it’d simply look
like Chloe made the “lucky” choice of evading the attack, but the
truth is far from that.
With great confidence, Chloe was making the
best choices in defense she could choose.
But, even though she is totally evading
Guy’s attacks by making use of her ability to “remember” future
events, Chloe had no margin for making mistakes.
Compared to Veldora, one of the strongest
existences, whom she had battled in the past, she needs to take all of Guy’s
attacks seriously.
Even though there was no intent of taking
the fight seriously from either side, attacks that are lethal get mixed in
nonchalantly, it wasn’t a situation where she could be complacent.
Intricately cunning, Guy released attacks
that meticulously attempted to set up his opponent in layer upon layers of
traps.
But his intentions have been fairly obvious,
as he has been using attacks that could be recovered from, even if the attacks
were able to outright “kill” Chloe.
He was planning to get Rimuru to owe him
one, from releasing Chloe from her curse.
But, Chloe knew, that such a feat was
impossible.
The
reason was that Chloe “remembered”, in one of the instances where she
died, Guy tried to undo the curse but regretfully mumbled
「
So it failed
」
.
This proved that he curse that Yuuki cast on
her wasn’t something that could be so easily removed.
So Chloe moved according to what she was
ordered to do, which is to keep Guy occupied.
And from that, she understood just how
nonsensically strong Guy is.
Hes seen through all of Chloe’s attacks.
Even though neither of them are taking this
fight seriously, Chloe has already “died” 3 times.
It wasn’t caused by any single unavoidable
attack, but was more of a series of moves which ended up leading to her death.
It looked as though she was being given
choices, but in fact, the whole fight has been moving in whichever direction
that Guy wanted.
There was once, where she “died”
due to her own carelessness.
She made the choice to try and evade an
attack by stopping time, but ended up getting her heart pierced.
This simply means, that Guy can move
normally even when time is stopped.
After “remembering” that result,
Chloe has forgone with the usage of time stopping abilities. As all it would do
was let her opponent know she can stop time.
Guy has not made use of time stopping in his
attacks.
If he did that, Chloe would also be able to
move―― which meant that knowledge of her being a space time type ability user
would be made known to Guy.
But Guy wouldn’t make such a simple attack.
On this point, he was an opponent which was
very different when compared to Veldora.
Having absolute confidence in his skills, he
wasn’t one who would use such ability driven attacks.
Which was why, Chloe was embarrassed at the
fact that she made such a mistake herself.
When one releases an attack, one needs to
take into account the possibility of the attack being guarded, so there was a
need to chain attacks to the point of a finishing blow; this turn of events got
Chloe to reaffirm this need.
This was something she was supposed to have
understood, from her long journey.
Chloe was reflecting on her own actions, as
she didn’t notice she has gotten negligent, because she had attained an ability
which was all too powerful.
And once again, she confronts Guy.
If they both went at this seriously, the
situation would probably be a whole lot more different than it is now.
Guy wouldn’t have the chance to play around
comparatively, and Chloe had the confidence to defeat Guy with her full power
Absolute Blade Flash.
But, if it was an all out brawl against Guy
without the use of any abilities, there was almost no doubt that Chloe would be
defeated.
That
was just how powerful Ultimate Skill
『
Space-Time King (Yog-Sothoth)
』
was.
Which was also why it wasn’t a good thing,
that she has been so reliant on it up till now.
Through this battle with Guy, Chloe was
brought back to the basics, she returned to the moment with her honest feelings
and renewed focus.
Guy squinted at the appalling results.
He has yet to meet such a formidable foe,
ever since his encounter with “White Ice Dragon
[1]
”
Velzard.
He prided himself to have become even
stronger than before, but looks like this still wasn’t enough.
Chloe never fell for Guy’s traps. Another
supposedly fatal attack whiffs, his many feints mixed into his attacks were all
seen through.
That’s damn impressive thought Guy.
Though neither of them are taking this
seriously, would he be able to win if he did? Even if he asks this question
it’s not like he has the answer to it would be his honest thought.
What this means, is that he has to
acknowledge it.
The
fact that “The True Hero” Chloe O’bell, is an existence that was
equal to Guy Crimson.
(What
strength!)
Guy let out a content snicker.
Here he was thinking of defeating Chloe and
removing the curse that was plaguing her, as a card he can play against Demon
Lord Rimuru, but things aren’t going as planned.
Chloe, was an even stronger being than Guy
has assumed her to be.
For Guy, he was already at the point of
“A Farce? No shit dude!”.
Against Chloe’s ultra first class sword arm,
Guy was unarmed.
At this point, this was more of an insult
than anything, so Guy drew his sword whilst thinking of such thoughts.
「
Take pride in the fact, that you have managed to make me draw
my sword.
」
As he said that to Chloe, he pulls a sword
out of another dimension.
Demon Sword “Earth”
[2]
has been yielded to Milim.
To replace that, he created Demon Sword
“World”
[3]
.
It was the strongest sword in existence,
forged from the hardest physical element known as the “Star Heart”.
Compared to Milim’s sword, this sword has
been maintained constantly, and it gave off a rainbow colored luster.
The demon sword was pulsing, as it was
gripped in Guy’s hand.
Suppressing the waves emanating from the
sword, he took a stance facing Chloe.
He had the intention of enjoying a pure duel
of only swordplay.
He was confident in his chances of victory,
against Rudra or Velzard.
But, as he faced Chloe, the strongest hero,
he had no such confidence in being victorious.
This was what it really meant, to be on
equal terms.
Although he has been treating Leon and
Velzard as though he would a friend, deep inside he knew that neither of them
could be called equal to himself.
That was why, he was elated.
(This is much more than I could have ever
hoped for, “Hero” Chloe!!)
With tensions as high as that one time when
he took on “Stellar Dragon King” Veldanava, Guy confronts Chloe.
There was someone observing the battle
between the two of them.
It was “White Ice Dragon” Velzard.
Seeing that Guy is enjoying himself, she bit
her lip.
That which was swirling within her innermost
thoughts, was a searing blaze.
Anger? No, it’s something else. It was Envy.
Velzard has been envious for the longest
time, ever since her brother “Stellar Dragon King” Veldanava
acknowledged Guy.
Staying humorous about the topic, she kept
her true thoughts away from Guy.
What was coursing through that heart of hers
now, were the contents of a message that she received a few days ago.
There was a special form of telepathic
communication limited to the True Dragons, it was a message from her supposedly
deceased elder brother Veldanava, that has her bewildered.
――Would you mind destroying Guy, for my
sake――
She lets out a sigh, as she thought of the
contents.
She has knowledge of the current dispute
with Yuuki, and also about the contents of Demon Lord Rimuru’s request to Guy.
To
think the true identity of Angra Mainyu that resides within Yuuki would be Veldanava….
Velzard was hesitant.
In truth, there was no need for her to
hesitate.
Her original purpose, was to observe Guy by
getting closer to him.
Except――
She has enjoyed it a little too much, the
time which she has spent together with Guy.
The proud Guy.
The foolish Guy.
The kind Guy.
The cruel Guy.
The fearsome Guy.
And, the friend who was acknowledged by her
brother, Guy.
She has grown fond of spending time together
with him, who has many faces.
But, if her brother is telling her to kill
Guy, she….
Also, Guy would most likely, never show her
that face of his own volition.
The face he has when he enjoys the battle as
much as he is now.
When he fought Velzard in the past, it was
as though Guy was an adult taking on a child, taking pains to not cause unto
her undue harm.
It was probably since then.
When she began feeling the sprout of envy
within her heart.
Towards
the man acknowledged by her brother, the Demon Lord known as Guy Crimson.
And――
(Guy, he treats me kindly. But, he never did
see me as an equal to himself.)
――That was because, you were too weak.――
(I am
strong. I, am of the strongest species, a True Dragon!)
――No, you are weak. Even now, you are still
unable to stand beside Guy as equals, am I wrong?――
(That’s――)
――Do you want power? If you had more power,
you’ll be able to stand alongside Guy.――
(But,
that is not what I wish for….)
――Are you sure about that? It is because you
do not have enough power, that Guy doesn’t look at you.――
(If I
had power, if I was even more powerful than before, would Guy finally look at
me?)
――Certainly. Maybe even more than just that,
he might even grant you what you have always wished for.――
(Aah….
Power, I want more power.)
Hearing those words, an evil will somewhere
let out a snicker.
――Now then, release that Envy within you.――
The Keyword reverberated in her head.
That’s right, this was the Keyword, to
releasing the ability that was carved in Velzard’s heart.
And thus, the seal on Envy, that
“Stellar Dragon King” Veldanava set in place, began to unravel.
――After you kill Guy, you can do whatever
you desire.――
She has gotten her elder brother’s
permission.
She now releases her original abilities, and
gain new powers.
At that very moment, “White Ice
Dragon” Velzard’s heart fell under the influence of Velda, and any trace
of her sanity were blown away.
Among the few rampaging True Dragons, her
strength was second only to “Stellar Dragon King” Veldanava.
Immense energy waves raged about, and began
filling the land.
Though Hirari tried to stop Velzard head on,
it only resulted in her getting her upper and lower body separated into two
from a single strike of Velzard’s magic.
The magic was overpowering, it showed how
properly controlled the potent energy was.
And――
She awakens.
True to her desires, a goddess of Envy.
All for the sake of killing Guy, to fulfill
her greatest desires.
In
addition to her own Ultimate Skill
『
Patience Lord Gabriel
』
, she obtains Ultimate Skill
『
Envious Lord Leviathan
』
as well.
(I,
shall be the one to kill Guy!!)
She stays true to her desires, blindly
following that one motive.
Chloe and Guy retreated from where they were
at the same time.
An incredulously powerful Absolute Frost
Wave pierces through the ground where they previously stood, and began breaking
down the molecular structure of the ground.
What stood there, was a beautiful woman with
glacial white hair and alluring blue diamond eyes.
「
Velzard――you…. Oh that’s it, seems I forgot about this. So,
you have been harboring Envy all this while――
」
To Guy’s murmur, Velzard showed a slight
smile.
「
Guy, did you know―― I have, for the longest time――
」
And then, the world stopped.
It was now secluded, a world of indefinite
suspension.
By the will of one of its rulers, all laws
of motion came to a stop.
――All except the few who were unaffected by
this Frozen World.
Chloe, Guy and Velzard.
The 3 of them were observing each other, in
this world where time does not flow.
A world where even time has stopped flowing.
But, neither Chloe nor Guy have problems
moving.
The problem――
Is that for Chloe, there were now 2 enemies.
This turned her already low chance at
victory to no chance at all.
Differing from her own ability to stop time,
it can be said that Velzard has a near limitless amount of Energy.
That was, the kind of amount she felt
emanating from Rimuru when she sparred with him.
Which means, the current time stop is going
to last for quite awhile.
Though movement is possible, her ability to
“remember” future memories has now been sealed.
Having one of her trump cards, a lifeline
ability, sealed is a big blow to her.
She now needs to do whatever she can to
survive, until the moment when time is allowed to flow once more.
The situation now isn’t one where she can
afford the leisure of holding back.
Though Guy isn’t a “real” enemy to
her, he isn’t an ally either.
The biggest problem, is still the fact that
Chloe is still bound to her curse, and is unable to make any moves of her own
will.
This is the worst possible situation.
Chloe took a careful stance, as she prepared
herself for the battle with the 2 of them.
Guy had mixed feelings, being slightly perplexed
but also deeply understanding his current predicament.
At the same time he was thinking “Ahh,
so that’s why Envy took so long to fully sprout.”,
(This
looks bad. As I have given my word to Rimuru, I had only intended to play
around a little….)
Time to think.
Chloe, is under the influence of Velda’s
curse.
She seems to be valiantly resisting it, but
her free will is decisively withheld from her.
That means, co-op with her is out of the
question.
And, Velzard is――
(Tch. She’s totally being controlled.)
She was giving off the feeling of moving of
her own will, but is actually being made to think that is what’s happening.
Guy noticed, that it has been a very long
time since he felt this much anger flow out from the depths of his heart.
(Unforgivable.
To put your filthy hands on what’s mine!
That’s some balls you got there Velda, to
control my cute Velzard!!
If you wanna die that badly, I’ll give you
just that.)
With an intensely prickly anger, Guy’s
crimson hair started to bristle up.
He needs to confront Chloe, so as not to
outright kill her――but fatal attacks where revival is possible are
acceptable――to deal with her.
And at the same time, protect Chloe from
Velzard’s attacks, and return Velzard to her normal self.
(This
looks a little too hard, even for the awesome me――)
He was going ‘Tch’ in his head, while he
prepared himself for the worst.
And, the was the very moment, when Guy
confirms that he was going to totally kill Velda.
It
was also the moment, where he confirms that Velda ≠ Veldanava.
(That
guy, he wouldn’t stoop to paltry moves as low as this.
If he was really serious, something like
destroying the world, he can do it all by himself.)
Those were Guy’s true thoughts.
Which was why, he was able to cut the
emotions he had towards Velda without hesitation.
Veldanava has passed on.
And he sharpens his gaze, as he turns his
attention to the 2 others he is about to face.
The situation seems to be a 3 way
confrontation.
But, Velzard is the one with the biggest
advantage.
As she has nothing to worry about, and only
needs to advance towards her own goal.
Thus, the showdown in the Frozen World is
about to begin.
[1]
白氷竜
Shirokōri Ryuu
[2]
魔剣
”
天魔
(
アース
)” Maken “Tenma(
āsu)” when it appears first with Milim before, the author didn’t give it
furigana.
[3]
魔剣
”
世界
(
ワルド
)” Maken “Sekai (Warudo)”.