01x22 - (D) Conquering the Labyrinth

[bunniefuu]

[RIMURU] Shizu had

one last regret before she d*ed.

And it was that she wasn't able

to help children

who had been summoned

to this world

in an incomplete form.

So she entrusted them

to Rimuru.

Their bodies,

which were still maturing,

were unable to

control the immense

magicule energy within them.

As a result, that energy

would eventually go berserk,

destroying their bodies

and ultimately

dooming them to die.

[RIMURU] Rimuru believed

Shizu was able to survive

so long after her summoning

because the spirit Ifrit

possessed her body

right after her arrival,

which allowed her to

ultimately control her energy.

In order to save the children,

Rimuru set out

to find superior spirits

to inhabit their bodies.

Shizu, I swear that I'm gonna

save these kids.

[RIMURU]

This is probably the entrance.

The Dwelling of Spirits should

be just beyond these doors.

[RIMURU]

Are you guys ready for this?

Once we enter,

we may never leave.

[KIDS whimper]

O-Of course we're ready.

--Yeah.

--Right, let's do this.

Plus, it's gonna take

more than that to scare us.

[CHLOE groans]

Hey. If this goes south,

take care of them.

[RANGA] Your students

are my students, master.

Fear not, I will protect them

with my life.

Thanks.

[RIMURU]

Let's go.

[KENYA]

It's just a straight path.

[ALICE]

What gives?

I thought this was supposed

to be a labyrinth or whatever.

[RYOTA]

I don't know.

Something seems off about it.

[CHLOE whimpers]

Make sure you all

stick together.

[ALL]

Uh, yes, sir.

[RIMURU]

It may look straight,

but there are traps meant to

confuse your sense of direction

set all over the place.

With human senses alone,

it's possible

that we could end up

unable to move forward

or go back.

It's a good thing

I have my mental map.

--[WOMAN giggles]

--[RIMURU gasps]

[KIDS gasping]

[WOMAN chuckling]

--[WOMAN laughs]

--[FAIRIES giggling]

What are those voices?

They're everywhere!

It sounds like they're

resonating inside of our minds.

[RIMURU] Could it be

thought transference?

Or telepathy maybe?

[WOMAN]

Come on, that's not any fun.

Isn't this scary?

You should be more afraid.

[laugter continues]

[CHLOE whimpers]

[WOMAN]

There you go.

It's a lot more entertaining

if you show your fear.

Are you one of the spirits

that hangs out here?

I need to have words

with a superior spirit.

You think you could possibly

take us to one

without getting in our way?

[WOMAN laughs]

What an amusing request.

Okay, of course I'll show you.

[RIMURU]

Sweet, that was easy.

[WOMAN]

Not so fast.

First things first.

[RIMURU]

What's that mean?

[CHLOE groans]

--There. Look, Teach.

--[RIMURU gasps]

[RIMURU]

Oh, look, it's an ominous path.

I guess we should follow it.

--[WOMAN chuckles]

--[FAIRIES giggling]

[RIMURU]

It's a dead end.

[WOMAN]

There's no rush, no rush.

Behold, "Small World."

[WOMAN laughs]

Well?

What do you think?

So awesome.

[WOMAN]

Now, it's time for a test.

[RIMURU]

Yeah, that's not a good sign.

A glowing red eye

is always a giveaway

that you're dealing

with an evil dude.

[RIMURU] Hey. Is the test

just b*ating the tin can?

[WOMAN]

Ding-ding-ding. That's correct.

[FAIRIES giggling]

[RIMURU]

For real? Talk about easy.

--[RANGA] Shall I destroy it?

--No.

Focus on protecting the kids.

If something happens to me,

then get them out of here.

[RANGA]

Right!

Um, Teach?

It'll be fine.

He's super swol, remember?

[WOMAN] What's this?

What's this, what's this?

Taking it on alone?

Your overconfidence

might be your downfall.

[RIMURU]

Great Sage, use Appraisal.

[GREAT SAGE]

Answer.

This is a Golem with a body

made from magisteel.

[RIMURU]

Ugh. Damn, that's insane.

Its magicule count

is off the charts.

It's even stronger

than that stupid Sky Dragon.

What to do?

It probably weighs a ton.

[yelps]

[RIMURU]

What the actual hell?!

It's trying to k*ll me!

How is this a "test"?!

[WOMAN]

Better be careful.

If you let your guard down,

you could die.

Think you can win?

Do you? Do you?

[RIMURU] She talks about death

so casually.

It's definitely fast,

but I think I can evade it.

The real question is,

how do I b*at it?

[RIMURU]

Since it's made of metal,

Black Thunder is probably out.

The electric shock would just

run through the ground

and fry us.

My sword won't do much, either.

What should I do?

[CHLOE]

Be careful!

[RIMURU]

It's okay.

I've got the entire situation

on lock down.

[RIMURU]

Listen, if you apologize now,

then I'll let you off the hook.

But if you don't, then...

...I'll be forced to

recycle your friend here.

[WOMAN laughs]

[FAIRIES giggling]

[WOMAN]

How interesting!

You're more than welcome to try.

Do it, do it.

[RIMURU grunts]

Arcane Thread Fetters.

[WOMAN]

What?!

You tied up

my Elemental Colossus?!

You'd better say goodbye

to your toy robot.

[WOMAN]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

[RIMURU]

Hell Flare!

--[chuckling]

--Wow. That's incredible.

[ALICE] I mean, I guess

it's pretty cool.

For a teacher.

[WOMAN]

Impossible!

No way!

With just one hit?!

Boom.

That's how it's done.

You're the coolest, Teach!

--[CHLOE] Uh-huh!

--For real!

You might even be stronger

than Miss Shizu was.

[ALICE] b*ating that was

the least he could do.

Oh, come on, it's not

like you could do it.

[KIDS laughing]

Now, then...

If you don't wanna join

your tin friend,

then you better show yourself.

I know where you're hiding,

so just give up, already.

[WOMAN shrieks]

Okay, okay, okay, okay,

okay, okay.

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay,

okay, okay, okay!

[RIMURU gasps]

I'm here, so just hold

your stupid fire!

This thing has been

humiliating enough!

[GALE]

A fairy?

[CHLOE]

She's cute.

Who are you?

Ta-da!

Behold, I'm one of the Ten...

[CHLOE]

The poor thing bit her tongue.

I bet it's because she usually

speaks using telepathy.

You okay?

[FAIRY]

I'm fine, I'm fine.

As I was saying, I'm one of

the Ten Great Demon Lords.

Ramiris of the Labyrinth,

at your service.

--[KENYA] Uh...

--What now?

Know your place.

Grovel at my tiny feet--

[groans]

Just what the heck was that?!

--A chop?

--Obviously!

[RIMURU] There's no way

you can be what you say you are.

If you're gonna lie,

at least make it believable.

A pipsqueak like you

is a far cry

from a real Demon Lord.

[RAMIRIS] Why, you--! How dare

you call me a pipsqueak?!

I am a Demon Lord,

what else would I be?!

--An idiot?

--I'm not an idiot!

A nice jerk?

Yes, exactly, I'm a nice jerk.

Hey!

Putting "nice" in front of it

doesn't make it less mean!

[RIMURU]

Hmm...

I don't know, my friend,

Milim, is a real Demon Lord.

And when I compare

the two of you,

you definitely seem weaker.

[whines]

Dummy!

Dummy, dummy, dummy, dummy,

dummy, dummy, you big dummy!

[panting]

Now you listen to me.

The rest of us call Milim

the Demon Lord of Absurdity.

She just skips around punching

anyone who gets in her way.

How dare you compare me,

a beautiful, delicate flower,

to that overly violent,

pink-haired tornado?!

You'd better tone down

the attitude, mister,

or we'll have big problems!

Huge problems! Giant problems!

[RIMURU]

Damn, she is obnoxious.

On the subject

of "overly violent,"

you, sir, have no business

using dangerous moves like that.

Phoo. You shouldn't

be so reckless.

Is it true

that you really know Milim?

Yeah, we met recently.

[RAMIRIS]

Hmm...

Hold on a second.

Could it be that you're

that slime monster

who became the new leader

of the Great Forest of Jura?

[RIMURU] That's me.

I'm impressed you know.

[RAMIRIS]

Wow, that's incredible!

[KENYA]

Wait.

[ALICE]

You're a slime?

[RIMURU]

Yep.

Holy cow, it's true!

No way.

[RIMURU]

Surprise!

Adorable.

Sorry I didn't tell you guys.

[KENYA]

Awesome!

[RYOTA] You're like

the strongest slime ever!

[ALICE]

It's not that big of a deal.

[GALE] You truly are

a master of surprise, sir.

[RIMURU]

Yeah, it's a thing.

I'll tell you about it sometime.

Hello. Did you guys forget

that I was here?!

Oh, sorry.

Anyway, how exactly

did you hear about me?

You know how Milim is, right?

She showed up for

the first time in ages,

bragging about her

"bestie for restie."

I thought she was lying

but I guess I was wrong.

[RIMURU]

If Milim really was here,

then that could mean

this fairy is telling the truth

about the whole

Demon Lord thing.

Why do you still look

suspicious of me?

You'd better believe that

I'm a real Demon Lord.

[RIMURU]

It's like she can read minds.

[FAIRIES laughing]

Ahh...

[muffled]

It's so tasty. Wow!

Tasty, tasty, tasty!

[RIMURU] That cookie

is bigger than she is,

where does she put it?

[RAMIRIS]

Just so you know,

I never intended to actually

k*ll you or anything.

Seriously?

[RAMIRIS]

Seriously.

I was just gonna toy

with you a bit,

and then rush in

and save you at the last minute

to win your undying respect.

That's terrible.

It was the perfect plan.

But then you vaporized

my poor Elemental Colossus.

Ahhm...

I spent all that time tinkering

with it to get it working,

and now it's just gone.

Don't blame me.

I thought it was either k*ll

or be k*lled, you know?

You don't get it.

That Colossus was

extra sophisticated.

[RIMURU]

Uh...

[RAMIRIS] I used earth spirits

to control its weight,

water spirits

to move its joints,

fire spirits

to generate power,

and wind spirits

to regulate heat.

It was a work of art.

That machine was the best

in spirit engineering.

Spirit engineering?

[RIMURU]

That sounds familiar.

[KAIJIN]

One of the projects

that Vesta had been

under pressure to complete,

the Magisoldier Project,

went up in smoke.

Is that like

the Magisoldier project

the dwarves and elves

were working on together?

The ones from Dwargon?

Ding, ding, ding, ding.

Yes, that's correct.

The whole reason

that project failed

is because they couldn't

produce the magicore

to act as the unit's heart.

There's also the fact

that plain ol' boring steel

would never be able to withstand

the full power of a spirit.

After it went berserk

and fell apart,

they threw out its shell.

So I bought it here

and restored it.

That's genius-level stuff.

I'm amazing, aren't I?

[RIMURU]

I guess.

It is pretty amazing, though.

I mean, she did manage

to complete the research

that Vesta's team failed at.

[RIMURU]

She comes off as an idiot,

but this Demon Lord Ramiris

is actually pretty smart.

[RAMIRIS]

Mm, mm, mm!

[RIMURU] All right,

I'll admit you're amazing.

[RAMIRIS]

Hmm?

So I have a big favor to ask

based on that fact.

Oh, a favor, huh?

Well, you can forget about it--

you're not the boss of me.

Never mind!

After all, it can't hurt to

at least hear you out, right?!

I'm glad you're so open-minded.

[sighs]

--I'm willing to pay, of course.

--[RAMIRIS] Huh?

If you agree to help me out,

then I can whip up

a shiny new Golem

for you, no problemo.

Well, start talkin'.

[RIMURU] I explained everything

about the children to her,

including the part

about their looming deaths.

And how we needed

superior spirits

to help the kids get control

of their magicules.

Which is why we had come

to the labyrinth.

[RAMIRIS (muffled)]

Oh, I get it now.

Those children have it

pretty rough, huh?

Yep.

And so, I was hoping that maybe

you could introduce me

to the Queen of the Spirits.

[RAMIRIS]

Hmm?

I see.

Guess I should tell you, then.

--I'm the queen.

--[gasps]

Come on. Try to keep up.

I said I'm the queen.

[RIMURU]

Uh...

Hey, that's not very funny.

Bleh! I'm telling the truth!

It's not a joke!

But that's crazy.

How can a Demon Lord become

the Queen of the Spirits, huh?

No!

You've got it backwards.

Yeah?

I was the Queen of the Spirits,

but I fell from grace

and became a Demon Lord.

That kind of sounds

unbelievable.

[RAMIRIS] I don't know

what to tell you, it's true.

It's easy, you know,

to fall from grace.

Come to think of it,

that guy fell from grace, too.

What guy?

--Oh, Leon.

--[gasps]

[RAMIRIS]

He came here on a mission

because he was trying

to find some answers.

So he called on

a superior spirit, and--Shabam.

They made a contract.

Boy, was I surprised.

Once he managed that,

I had no choice

but to recognize him as a Hero

and grant him protection

as the Queen of the Spirits,

'cause that's all in

my job description, you know?

[RIMURU]

Hang on!

How did a guy who used to be

a Hero become a Demon Lord?

[RAMIRIS]

Like I said, he fell from grace.

He was probably copying me.

You're saying

you have to fall from grace

to become a Demon Lord?

[RAMIRIS] Yeah. But I could

still take that little punk.

Easy-peasy.

One punch, he's out.

[RIMURU]

Yeah, I'm sure.

[RIMURU]

It's so weird.

I never thought a Hero

could become a Demon Lord.

[RAMIRIS]

Know what else?

That Leon said something

pretty outrageous.

He wanted to summon

someone specific

from another world.

[RIMURU]

Really?

[RAMIRIS]

As if that's even possible.

What a moron.

He looked like he was gonna cry.

No, he did cry.

It's not a stretch

to say he cried.

What a demanding cry baby.

I'd take him out with one punch,

I tell ya!

[grunting]

[RIMURU]

Hmm. That's interesting.

It sounds like

this Demon Lord Leon dude

might be even more formidable

than I had originally thought.

Maybe Ramiris should chill out.

Who knows what Leon would do

if he found out she was

talking smack about him?

Heck, I'm pretty sure I could

take her out so I know he could.

Hey, you're thinking

something really rude

right now, aren't you?

Nope, not at all.

So are you planning on taking me

to the Dwelling of Spirits

or not?

[RAMIRIS] You know,

I'm not just a Demon Lord.

I'm also the

Guide of Saints,

and the Fairy

of the Labyrinth,

as well as the former

Queen of Spirits.

Just like with Leon,

it's my duty to bestow

my divine protection

upon any traveling Heroes

I may meet.

I promise there's nothing

you need to worry about,

because I'm an impartial party.

You see, it's my job.

I'm here to maintain

the balance of this world.

[FAIRIES giggling]

Now, come.

I will aid you

in your summoning.

Hopefully, you'll call

powerful spirits.

[footsteps]

[RAMIRIS]

Treyni?

Wow, it's great to hear

those girls are doing so well.

They were such cute

little spirits back in the day.

That's weird. Treyni said

that she had no connection

with the current

Queen of the Spirits.

[RAMIRIS]

Ah, of course.

Even after dying

and being reborn,

I've retained my memories

from my previous life.

[RIMURU]

Hmm?

[RAMIRIS]

To be fair, they probably

don't know that, though.

I haven't seen them since we got

split up a long time ago.

You should tell them to come

and visit me sometime.

[GIRLS giggle]

[RIMURU]

Will do.

[RAMIRIS]

I can't wait!

[KIDS gasping]

[RIMURU]

What is this?

[RAMIRIS] The deepest part

of the Labyrinth,

the Dwelling of Spirits.

[RIMURU]

Feels a lot like Veldora's cave.

It's overflowing

with natural energy.

Will we be able

to find spirits here?

[RAMIRIS]

Yes, but remember that they have

wills of their own.

They'll only answer your summons

if they feel like it.

Okay, so what happens

if they don't show up?

You could always siphon off

some of their energy

and create

a new superior spirit.

For real?

You're saying if they won't

respond to our summons,

we could essentially just make

a new spirit altogether?

[RAMIRIS]

Right.

[RIMURU]

This won't be easy.

I'm concerned

about their affinities.

But what other choice

do we have?

[RIMURU] Plus, we've got

my Unique Skill, Degenerate,

which specializes

in unification and separation.

If Demon Lord Leon can do it,

then so can I.

Ready?

[KENYA]

Mm-hmm.

We can handle it.

Let's go.

Uh, yeah, I'm not scared

or anything.

Ready when you are.

[RANGA barks]

That's the spirit.

Right.

Kenya, Ryota, Chloe,

Alice, and Gale.

--Game time.

--[KIDS] Yeah!

[RAMIRIS chuckles]

[RIMURU] Shizu, I hope

that you can somehow see this.

[KIDS giggling]

[RIMURU]

I promise you,

I will fulfill your final wish.

[GREAT SAGE]

Next time, "Saved Souls."