03x14 - (D) Labyrinth and Storm Dragon

[bunniefuu]

[birds chirping]

[groaning]

So, we're building an arena
and a dungeon.

Ideally, we'd have them
both done by the festival.

It's gonna be tough to get them
done in time, Lord Rimuru.

I'd expect something like this
to take a few years, at least.

Yeah, I suppose
that makes sense.

It's pretty crazy to expect to
get all this construction done

in just a month.

At least, that's what
we said at first!

I'm just as surprised as you.

♪

[RIMURU]
You guys are nearly done!

We had a lot of help.

We heard you could use
some extra hands

to get this arena of yours
built in time for the festival!

We've received word
that Lord Carrion

will be in attendance as part
of Lady Milim's entourage.

Please allow us to assist you
with your preparations.

After all, you've already done
so much by providing us

with food and shelter.

It's the very least
we could do.

♪

[RIMURU]
Thanks to everyone's help...

it all ended up coming together
in just about a month.

[GOBKYU] If we keep this pace,
there's a good chance

we'll finish it
before the festival.

Yeah, that would be perfect!

Leave the rest to us.

[chuckles]

♪

[RIMURU] I thought
I had already become

accustomed to life here.

But when I see
a sight like this,

I'm reminded all over again
I'm in another world.

'S'life's funny
like that sometimes.

[GOBKYU] All right, that's all
we're gonna get done today!

I'll see everyone bright
and early tomorrow!

Cool, well, see ya later then!

[indistinct chatter]

Hmm.

♪

Man.

I gotta hand it to you,
Ramiris.

Your skill Small World
really is something.

[RIMURU] Your ability allows
you to pick up a huge area

and place it into a labyrinth.

Not only that, but the refugee
housing fits perfectly inside.

And everybody's
just thrilled about it.

Plus, it never rains down here,

and the temperature's
comfortable.

That's 'cause I'm awesome.

And, I can add as many more
levels as you want to!

You only need an hour
to make a floor, right?

Uh-huh!

Hmm.

In that case, let's go for
a of those bad boys!

Wait, what?
Do you really need that many?

If we're doing this, we might
as well go all-out, right?

I wanna rig
all kinds of gimmicks

and have stronger monsters
living in the deeper levels.

Oh!

But how are you gonna get the
monsters to fill the labyrinth?

Are you going out
and catching them or something?

[RIMURU] Well, actually,
just between you and me...

[whispering]

Oh, wow, that's smart!

[RAMIRIS]
In that case...

[whispering]

[RIMURU] Ah, yeah!
And if I do that...

[whispering]

[gasps]
That's what I'm talking about!

I like it!
Just leave it all to me, okay?

There's no rush, take as
many breaks as you need.

[scoffs]

After hearing such
an awesome idea like that,

I'm gonna give it
everything I've got!

-[RIMURU] Okay, next up.
-[RAMIRIS] Owie.

[crickets chirping]

[RIMURU]
I'm here, Kurobe!

Thank you for coming by,
Lord Rimuru.

I've been waiting for you.

♪

[KUROBEI]
All the items lined up here

are rather temperamental,

and can't be wielded
by just anyone.

Is that still
all right with you?

Yeah, of course.

Though, you sure made
a ton of stuff.

[RIMURU]
What's that?

[RAPHAEL]
Analyze

Curse Mail.

It absorbs magic power
from those who wear it

to generate a magical barrier.

As the absorption
effect is continuous,

it is likely to eventually
k*ll its wearer.

That sucks.

And what about that one?

[RAPHAEL]
Analyze.

Curse Sword.

It absorbs nearby magicules
and turns them

into expl*sive power.

While the sword itself
is extremely powerful,

it also puts the user
at enormous risk.

I see.

They definitely
have some quirks,

but they're all packed
with some amazing abilities.

I'm very happy to hear your
words of praise, Lord Rimuru.

By the way...

as I recall, back when I
evolved into a Demon Lord,

you received the unique skill
Mastercraft as a gift.

[RIMURU] That skill makes
all the gear you forge

at least Rare grade
or higher, right?

Indeed!

It'd be a huge waste to let
all these high-quality pieces

sit and collect dust just
because they're prototypes.

I bet they'd love to find users
who can handle them

and take them out
into the world!

You really think so?

Well, you're welcome to take
as many as you'd like, then.

♪

This is perfect!

Now I have enough items
to fill up the treasure chests

scattered around the labyrinth.

[RIMURU] The allure of good
loot will definitely entice

a ton of adventurers
to give it a try!

They'll want to explore
deeper levels,

defeat stronger monsters,
and find better equipment

than anybody else.

We'll also need
to provide lodgings

and equipment shops for them.

As well as a place
where they can get

all the new items
they've collected appraised.

If we do a good job, the
adventurers will spread word

about the labyrinth
all on their own.

And before you know it,
Tempest will be world-famous!

-[giggling]
-That sounds like a great plan.

Let me give this to you
before I forget.

I've finally finished
creating the blade

that you requested,
Lord Rimuru.

[KUROBEI]
It won't break or bend.

I made it to be
extremely durable,

so it'll adapt
to your magic capacity.

This sword is my
greatest masterpiece.

[sword clanging]

Is it now?

[sword scraping]

Nice!

The blade's length
is perfect for me.

Kurobe,
this is simply incredible.

I'm happy to hear that
you're pleased with it,

but the sword
isn't quite complete yet.

As per your suggestion,
My Lord, I wanted to give it

the ability to open holes
in the blade.

Guess I asked
for a bit too much, huh?

Oh, no, there's a lot more to
this sword than meets the eye.

It'll grow and evolve as it
adapts to your magic capacity,

until it achieves
Legend-grade functionality.

[KUROBEI] That's when you'll be
able to make the holes appear.

All right, sounds good.

Then, I'll look forward
to seeing its final form!

[birds chirping]

[VELDORA]
Hello, Ramiris!

How goes the construction?

[RAMIRIS] Master!
It's good to see you again.

Things have been great!

Why don't you give me
a tour, then?

Of course, allow me
to show you around.

[birds chirping]
[hammering]

So, if you brought
Veldora here, that means...

Oh, yeah, he bought it.

♪

[RIMURU]
Hey, Veldora!

You mind if I ask
a favor of you?

[VELDORA]
What is it?

As you can see, I'm quite busy.

[RIMURU]
Well, if you say so.

And just when I found
a place for you to live.

Hold on, a place
for me to live?

[snickers]

Guess it can't hurt
to hear you out.

[RIMURU]
So here's the thing.

Ramiris is moving into Tempest.

And she's going to set up
a labyrinth under the arena

we're building.

Oh?
I see.

[RIMURU] And since
we're making a labyrinth,

I want it to be something
that really makes

our nation stand out.

Any ol' normal labyrinth
wouldn't be any fun.

Understandable.

[RIMURU]
Which got me thinking.

Our dungeon needs a final boss.

Ah!
You mean...

[RIMURU]
We plan on putting a door

to Ramiris' main residence,

the Spirit Labyrinth,
on the th floor.

And since it's at the heart
of the dungeon,

we'll need our strongest
guardian defending it.

That's where the legendary
Storm Dragon comes in!

I get it!

You want me to be
that guardian, don't you?

[RIMURU]
Yup!

And there's one more benefit
to accepting this job

that I think you'll like.

There is?

[RIMURU] You've been itching to
unleash your aura, haven't you?

Didn't you tell me you were
getting close to your limit?

-What? So then...
-[gasps] Uh-huh!

[RIMURU] You won't have
to restrain your aura

while inside the labyrinth!

You can even go back to your
original dragon form there!

Ahh!

[laughs]

[laughing]

[VELDORA [DRAGON]]
So you made it!

Not bad for a bunch of insects!

Now, face the wrath
of Veldora, the Storm Dragon!

[laughs]

[snickers]

You were right to come
to me with this job, Rimuru.

This is a vitally important
role that no one else

but I can fulfill!

[laughs]

It was that easy.

-He's so gullible.
-You can say that again.

Regardless, this works out
since Veldora was in need

of a place to release his aura.

All the high-density magicules
he emits will create monsters,

and the dungeon will be filled
to the brim in no time!

And the levels closest to him
will have the highest density

and spawn
the strongest monsters!

[RAMIRIS] Who knew you had
such a bad-boy streak,

tricking him like that.

[RIMURU]
I could say the same of you!

Tell me, Ramiris,
how's the dungeon coming along?

Pretty good,
all things considered,

but I've only made


You're doing great!

At this pace, you'll get
to a floors

in just a couple of more days.

At this point, the levels
will build themselves,

so why don't we work
on designing the ones

that are done?

[RIMURU]
Sweet.

Then let's set up
Veldora's room first!

Are you saying
this cavern is my room?

♪

Not to sound ungrateful.

but this place reminds me
a lot of the Sealed Cave.

Don't worry, Master!

I can completely change
the layout of this level

to fit whatever style you want!

[VELDORA]
Ooh, really?

Let's use the skill
Thought Communication

to try out different looks
for the room!

♪

What do you think
about this for the interior?

♪

This would be perfect!
I simply love it, Rimuru!

You're a genius!

It sounds like
he's happy with this,

could you change the room
to these specs, Ramiris?

Can do, a change like this
will be a piece of cake!

♪

-It looks even better
than I imagined! -Ah!

Impressive, huh?

I am rather amazing!

You've certainly outdone
yourself this time, Ramiris.

Hm?

[VELDORA]
What is that door?

[door opens]

[RIMURU] I figured if you
wanted to read manga and such,

you'd want a
human-style room, right?

You've got a carpet woven
by Goblina's crew,

a bed made by a craftsman, a
sofa you can lounge around on!

And, of course, manga!

[laughs]

I can't believe it!

This is just incredible!

[laughs]

Veldora's so lucky!

Hey, Rimuru, you think
you could get me

-furniture like that, too?
-Of course!

You've been working
your butt off for me,

I'll have it made for you
right away.

Hooray!

-[VELDORA] Living in Tempest..
-[RAMIRIS] Yay! Yay!

-Roll, roll, roll! Yay! Yay!
Yay! -...freaking rocks, hah!

[RIMURU]
Whoa. It's done.

Our -floor dungeon
is finally complete!

I can't believe you finished it
in under a week.

You're amazing, Ramiris!

Yeah, yeah, I know!

I designed the interiors
in blocks,

so you can rearrange it
whenever you want.

[RIMURU]
A dungeon with an interior

that's always changing.

That's like straight out
of an adventurer's nightmare.

[TREYNI]
That's true.

Although depending
on how you look at it,

this could mean
they'll never get bored.

Mm-hm.

So each visit
will be different,

while keeping the difficulty
level about the same.

Cool!

[RAMIRIS] I set up save points
every ten floors

to give the adventurers
a chance to rest a little.

[RIMURU]
That's a good idea!

If I remember, people can
warp between them, right?

[RAMIRIS]
Yup, that's right!

And the teleporters
can be used freely

since they
don't need magicules!

So as long as they reach
the save point,

they can restart from there
the next time

they try to beat the labyrinth.

Wait a sec.

Won't these save points
leave an opening

for cheaters to exploit?

They could have a friend
teleport them to these spots.

Yeah, that could happen.

But to combat that,

we can place
far stronger monsters

in front of each save point.

[RIMURU] So if anyone wants
to use the save point,

they'd have to defeat
a powerful monster first.

[BERETTA]
I see.

If someone were
to be skilled enough

to clear the dungeon
to that point,

it's unlikely their friends
would try anything foolish.

Of course, but what if the
monster is too strong for them?

Well, we've already
thought of that!

In fact, it's one of the
dungeon's selling points!

There's another aspect
of Ramiris' skill Small World,

and that's resurrection!

-She can resurrect people?
-[giggles]

[RIMURU]
It's impossible for any master

or servant of Ramiris to die
within a dungeon she's created.

So, even if they're destroyed,
they can just restart

from a save point.

Ramiris, do you have
the thing I asked for?

Ah!

[RAMIRIS]
Yup, got it here.

Ta-da!
The Armband of Rebirth!

Awesome!

The question now is,
how do we safely confirm

that it even works?

Oh, I've already done that.

I tested it out on Beretta!

-See?
-[scoffs]

[RIMURU]
Hm?

[gasps]

I'm so sorry!

♪

[thudding]

[whimpering]

♪

So, feeling alive and stuff?

[BERETTA]
Yes.

I am fine.

Hooray, I did it!

I can't believe
I was successful

on my very first try!

[BERETTA]
Wait, your first try?

[nervous chuckle]

Why would you test
that out on Beretta?

[BERETTA] As I am a demon,
even if the armband had failed,

I would not have died.

Yup, it was the safest way
for us to test it out.

I can't believe you guys.

Although, we should
be thanking Beretta.

[RAMIRIS] I'm so glad
it brought her back!

This was my first time
designing an item

that can only be used once!

Any particular reason for that?

Granting immortality
within Ramiris' Small World

requires confirmation
from both parties.

[RIMURU] But, ideally, we'd
want a whole bunch of people

to visit the dungeon.

It'd be a huge hassle
to form contracts

with every one of them.

So we racked our brains
and came up with a solution

for our problem.

The Armband of Rebirth
will revive its user

a single time
within the dungeon.

You really thought
of everything, huh, Rimuru?

We can figure out how much
to sell the armbands for later.

But the general framework
for the dungeon is complete!

You did a great job, Ramiris!

Now we can finally move on
to the next stage of our plan.

Aw, shucks,
you're making me blush!

There's no way I was gonna
let my good buddy down!

[chuckles]

Sorry to make you
wait, Veldora.

[laughs]

The time has finally arrived.

I'll be able to let loose
and unleash my aura!

♪

All right, here I go!

[grunting]

[screaming]

[screams]

[wind gusting]

[VELDORA [DRAGON]]
Oh, yeah.

Dragon form is back, baby!

And it feels so good!

♪

[whimpering]

That was a close call.

Veldora really is incredible.

I didn't expect him to cause
so much damage to my labyrinth

with just his aura.

Who would've thought that he's
been holding this much back?

Ah!

Hey, can you feel it?

[RAMIRIS]
They're spreading out!

His magicules are traveling
through all the levels

of the dungeon as we speak!

That plan totally worked.

-Rimuru?
-Huh?

Oh, yeah, glad it worked out.

You know,
I can tell from your face

you're cooking up
another evil plan.

[RIMURU] Well, since Veldora's
magicules are this dense,

if we save the ores
and all the stuff we dug up

while building the arena...

[gasps]

All the magicules
in the air could turn them

into magisteel ore in no time!

[RIMURU]
Exactly.

And we have plans
to import iron ore in bulk

from other countries.

You never miss an opportunity
to make money, do you?

[snickers]

[laughs]

[VELDORA [DRAGON]]
It's not stopping!

Finally getting to release
my aura feels amazing!

As long as
you're in the labyrinth,

you can unleash it
as much as you want.

But under no circumstances
are you to release it outside!

[laughs]

I find that acceptable.

Well, now that we've solved
Veldora's aura problem,

guess it's time
to take care of this.

[RAMIRIS]
Huh?

Beretta.

Back at Walpurgis you told Guy

you were going
to serve Ramiris, right?

I need to ask you, have you
changed your mind about that?

[gasps]

[sighs]

I am aware of how selfish
I'm being.

But as I previously stated,
I still wish to serve both you

and Lady Ramiris
if at all possible.

But if you did that,
wouldn't it mean

breaking the promise
you made to Guy?

[BERETTA]
Yes.

And if it becomes a problem,
I'll end my life.

Whoa, not so fast!

You don't need
to take things that far!

Plus, Ramiris ended up
moving to Tempest anyway.

Not only that,
but she'll be involved

with running the dungeon.

I assume you plan
on helping her out with that?

[BERETTA]
Of course.

In that case,
there's no problem.

If you ask me, serving her
counts for both of us.

I've been thinking
for a while now.

If you'd like, I wouldn't mind
transferring your servitude

over to Ramiris.

[BERETTA]
Are you certain it's all right?

Uh.

♪

[BERETTA]
In that case, it is my desire

to serve Lady Ramiris.

Very well, then.

From now on,
I'll be counting on you

to take care of her, okay?

[BERETTA] I shall serve her
to the best of my ability.

But know I haven't forgotten
the debt I owe to you,

Lord Rimuru.

If there is anything
you wish of me,

you need only say the word.

If anything comes up,
I'll let you know.

♪

[RIMURU]
Undo master lock.

And now, transfer title
of "master" over to Ramiris.

♪

Mm.

♪

I've accepted it.

It's done now.

♪

I hope that you'll continue
to protect Ramiris

from any harm, Beretta.

[BERETTA] I won't let you down,
I swear it on my life.

I can't believe
Beretta's officially become

one of my servants!

This is wonderful!

I'm not alone now!

Oh, but Lady Ramiris, aren't
you forgetting about somebody?

[RAMIRIS]
Whoops, sorry!

I've got you by my side too!

I'm lucky to have
such a big family!

All right.

Now that that's taken care of,
let's work on the dungeon!

[RAMIRIS]
Yeah!

[sighing]

It's really tough to come
up with maze layouts

for a floors.

Then how about we start
with designing the traps.

[RAMIRIS]
I agree!

♪

[RIMURU] Poison arrows
that come from all over!

[RAMIRIS] A poison lake
that damages and poisons you

when you fall into it!

[TREYNI] What about
revolving floor that makes you

lose your sense of direction?

[VELDORA]
We could put up steel threads!

If you carelessly walk through
them, you'll lose your head!

[BERETTA] I believe
simple traps, such as pitfalls,

are among the most effective.

[RAMIRIS]
Mm-hm.

Oh, yeah,
we can do all of these!

Really?
That's great!

Way to go, Ramiris!

It's my labyrinth,
so setting up these traps

will be child's play for me!

But what the heck
is an "airtight room?"

[RAMIRIS] I've never heard
of something like that before.

Let me explain.

There are these tiny atoms
in the air called oxygen

that are too small to see,
and pretty much

all living things take it into
their bodies when they breathe.

[RIMURU] If the oxygen
density in the air is too low,

just trying to take a breath
can lead to a bunch

of bad symptoms, or even death.

-[whimpering]
-[RIMURU] Ha-ha,

you get it now?

To be honest,
there are times when you say

some really scary things,
Rimuru.

What do you mean?

[RAMIRIS]
You surprise me is all.

I never would've come up
with a trap like that myself.

You know, this is shaping up
to be one brutal labyrinth.

I'm starting to wonder
if we're making it too hard.

Nah, would you rather it
be too easy instead?

Keep those ideas coming
and let's go all out!

Yeah, you're right!

Okay, then.

How about adding special
effects to some of the floors?

[RIMURU]
One that's burning hot.

Or an icy floor.
Or a stormy one!

-Oh, I can't do that.
-Which one?

-All of them.
-Not even for me?

Mm-hm, there's no way.

Do you have any idea
how much energy

it would take to maintain that?

That does make sense.

Guess it's impossible, huh?

I was getting
a bit carried away

thinking we could pull off
anything with magic.

But yeah, putting a volcano
in the labyrinth

would kinda be overkill,
sorry about that.

Rimuru.

[MILIM] Why don't you
just capture a buncha

fire and ice dragons
and bring them here?

[gasping]

♪

In fact, I could nab them
for you if you're busy.

Wait, what are you
doing here...

Milim?

[smirks]

[RAPHAEL]
Next time, "Audience."