03x11 - (D) Reconciliation and Agreement

[bunniefuu]

[DAMRADA]
You're a real piece of work,

you know that?

Thanks to all of your bumbling,
you nearly got me k*lled.

Don't be dramatic.

From what I heard,

you were already gone
by the time anything happened.

Well, what other choice
did I have?

As I understand,
you received the same report.

The demon turned out
to be far more formidable

than you
or I could've imagined.

What's more.

[DAMRADA]
Not only did you fail

to finish off Hinata the Saint
like you promised,

your heavy-handedness

pushed her even closer
to Demon Lord Rimuru!

I suppose
I can't deny that fact.

But the Kingdom of Falmuth
will soon fall,

and a new nation
will take its place.

[GRANVILLE] Which aligns with
Demon Lord Rimuru's plans.

Rendering your schemes

a complete waste of time.

[GRANVILLE]
He's made surprising headway

in turning
the Great Forest of Jura

into an economic hub.

That's a prospect
we absolutely cannot accept.

Right.

[GRANVILLE]
It would be unwise on your part

to take open action right now.

I assume you've come

to that conclusion as well.

[chuckles]

Yes, I have,
and passing the blame

gets us nowhere,

I would much prefer
to come up with solutions.

At least we both agree on that.

Very good.

Together we will destroy them
before they grow any larger.

I'm going to have to
stop you right there.

[DAMRADA]
Our group sincerely wishes

to maintain
friendly relations with you.

But to tell you the truth,

we don't believe it's worth
making an enemy

out of Demon Lord Rimuru.

You coward.

[Damrada chuckles]

[DAMRADA] Regardless, now
that Hinata knows about me,

it'll be difficult

to accomplish
any more in the west.

It would be for the best
if I return to my homeland

and send a replacement.

Of course, our deal
will remain unchanged.

[DAMRADA]
Why don't we just forget

about this whole misadventure?

As you wish.

You may leave, but I warn you

to not get in our way.

I wouldn't dream of it.

[Damrada chuckles softly]

[footsteps receding]

[door shuts]

That miscreant.

How dare
he insult me like that.

[GRANVILLE]
Once this is over,

your suffering will begin.

♪

[RIMURU]
Louis, the cloistered emperor.

Demon Lord Valentine

was actually
his younger brother Roy,

but he was k*lled by Laplace

of the Moderate
Harlequin Alliance.

Once the dust settled,

Hinata apologized
to the Crusaders

for not telling them
the truth about Luminus.

Our faith in you
remains strong, My Lady!

That's right!
The truth is,

we've always been loyal to you,

not the God Luminus!

[ALL]
Hm.

I see.

Thank you, everyone.

[RIMURU] And now,
we're having a discussion

to figure out the relationship

Tempest and Ruberios
will have moving forward.

According to our doctrine,

the Church could not recognize
a nation of monsters.

[HINATA]
Archbishop Reyheim came forward

with a proposal
to deal with Tempest.

Which is why the Temple Knights
were mobilized.

I couldn't
acknowledge you either,

though my reasoning
was personal.

You mean because of Shizu,
right?

[HINATA]
Yes.

Though
looking back on it all now,

it would seem I was being used.

Someone was using you?

Any idea who?

I suspect
it was the Eastern merchants.

We discovered that
Demon Lord Clayman

was frequently
visited by merchants.

I wonder if they were
from the Eastern Empire, too.

Well...

regardless, they were
the people who told me

you were responsible
for k*lling Shizu.

[HINATA] And that you just
so happened to be staying

in the Kingdom of Engrassia
at the time.

That explains it,

and the timing couldn't have
possibly been worse.

[RIMURU] Just thinking about it
pisses me off.

♪

[Fritz screaming]

It'll take much more than that
to intimidate us, rookie.

Oh, sorry about that.

[both sigh]

[clears throat]

Anyway,
I think it's safe to say

these Eastern merchants
are behind all this.

[RIMURU]
They were probably the ones

who egged Edmaris on, too.

There's no doubt about it.

Saare confirmed
their involvement

during Reyheim's testimony.

And on top of that,

Clayman was also
manipulating Falmuth.

And these merchants
from the Eastern Empire

helped him do that?

Yeah.

Clayman's aim
was to awaken himself

as a True Demon Lord.

The Kingdom of Falmuth

wanted to eliminate
its competition.

And the merchants were the glue
that held them together.

[RIMURU] But there's someone
we're missing,

the mastermind
pulling the strings

from behind the scenes.

I nearly forgot.

You're referring to the one
who was helping Clayman?

[CLAYMAN] But I used
the mind-controlling stone

he gave me!

That idiot should have been
completely under my control!

To think he managed
to stay quiet to the very end.

To be honest, I didn't expect
that weakling to hold out.

Could he have been
talking about the Seven Days?

You're joking, right?

You can't seriously
be suggesting

that the Seven Days Clergy
were acting behind my back?

We can't deny the possibility,
My Lady.

Louis, you're spouting
this nonsense, as well?

Their actions
start to make sense

if you view them as trying
to earn your favor.

What are you talking about?

[LOUIS]
Your favor,

in other words,
your love energy.

It's been some time
since the last ritual.

[RIMURU] Wait, "love energy?"
The heck is that?

Oh, right,
they were originally humans.

If I don't provide them
with energy,

it's inevitable
that they would age.

[LOUIS]
I can only imagine

that they were desperate
to stop you

from showing favor
to any other humans.

That's why they wanted me dead?

Over something
as childish as that?

Yes, I'm afraid so.

It's likely
once Clayman awakened,

he would then have been
sent to eliminate you.

So when Clayman was k*lled,

they decided to have Rimuru
replace him in their scheme.

That seems like a stretch,
are you sure?

They're the ones who
introduced us to the merchants,

and there aren't
any other suspects.

Hang on a sec.

Aren't there seven of them?

Doesn't that mean
there's one more out there?

There is no need to worry.

A cardinal in Ruberios
sent word.

He has been found,

and Gran, the Sunday Priest,
has been eliminated.

A cardinal, you say?

I see.

You mean Nicolaus,

the one
who's so taken with you.

To think
he could k*ll Granville.

How did he manage to do that?

[HINATA]
I'm not sure

his methods
are worthy of praise.

[HINATA] It seems
he caught him off-guard

with a prepared Disintegration.

Granville's gotten
careless in his old age.

To fall for such a simple trap.

Lady Luminus,
when you say, "Granville,"

are you referring
to the Sunday Priest?

[LUMINUS]
Yes, it's his real name.

Many years ago,
when he was the Hero of Light,

he and I once faced off
against each other.

But of course,

fate always comes
for the so-called heroes.

I wonder if, deep down,

Granville perhaps harbored

a grudge against me
for that reason.

Cool, so,
I guess that's everything then.

-Hm.
-Hm.

It's funny,
if we hadn't figured out

the merchant connection,

I might have
started to suspect Yuuki

of being the mastermind.

Yuuki.

Yuuki Kagurazaka?
Are you talking about him?

Uh-huh.

With everything we know so far,
he was my top suspect.

But he has no reason
to make me and Hinata fight.

You suspected Yuuki?

Huh.

I can't say with
full confidence that he isn't.

Wait a sec.

You really think
he's behind it all?

[HINATA]
Maybe.

I'm just trying to
keep all possibilities in mind.

Also, I think
it's premature to assume

the mastermind doesn't have
something planned.

I guess you're right.

We can't let
our guards down yet.

We should notify the others,
My Lord.

[RIMURU]
Agreed.

Make sure
everyone stays on high alert

until we get
this mess sorted out.

Here are today's snacks!

Scones and fried potatoes.

Please enjoy.

[chomps]

[RIMURU]
Up next on our agenda

is working out
our nations' relationship.

Before we start,

I'd like to make sure
one thing is clear.

Rimuru, you've accepted
our apology

for this matter, correct?

I have.

To be honest with you,

we're eager to put
all this mess behind us.

That won't do.

Much of the blame
for this matter lies with us.

We will come up with
some way to compensate you.

But that doesn't mean
I'll forgive him!

♪

After everything I've done,

it doesn't feel right to just
let things end like this.

I'd like to prove
my sincerity to you.

Huh, let me see.

How about this?

Maybe you could formally
recognize our nation,

and form
diplomatic ties with us.

Very well.

But I have no intention
of being friends,

and one day I'll get revenge
on that overgrown lizard.

[RIMURU]
That's not bad.

At worse, I could
offer up Veldora to her.

Now hold on
a minute there, Rimuru!

You were just thinking
something really mean about me,

-weren't you?
-Nah.

You're imagining things,
bosom buddy!

Now, I know you were!

You never called me
"Bosom buddy,"

which means you're cooking up
something nefarious

in that head of yours!

That's enough from you!

[LUMINUS]
Keep quiet!

[VELDORA]
It's not my fault.

For now,
let's call a temporary truce.

We'll enter
diplomatic relations

for the next years.

[LUMINUS] Consider this
a token of my apology.

Wait. Really?

I thought you'd say
that we'd ignore each other.

I never expected
you to declare that.

That would change things.

Are you certain?

That's enough!

I've already made my decision.

I don't have a problem with it.

I mean, if Rimuru
really was some evil being,

he wouldn't have gone
out of his way to save us.

-Hm.
-Hm.

Yeah, you're right.

We can trust Rimuru
and his nation.

Our preconceived notions
were completely wrong.

I agree whole-heartedly.

Even when we fought,
Sir Souei was oh, so gentle.

-Hmm.
-Hmm.

There's just one problem.

What do we do
about the Luminist Doctrine?

If we aren't careful
about how we approach this,

trust in
the Western Holy Church

-could be shaken.
-How pointless.

Even when the creed
wasn't strictly adhered to,

I never considered it
a betrayal to the faith.

[LUMINUS]
It's nothing more than a rule

the head of the Church
at the time

came up with, anyway.

[all gasp]

What?
I wasn't aware of that at all.

The reason we protect
the innocent people of Ruberios

is so that
they may live blessed lives.

[HINATA]
Hm.

What matters most
isn't adherence to some creed,

but the devotion
my followers have.

That's the basis
of our contract,

and the one absolute rule.

After all,
you're able to use holy magic

because you believe in me,
isn't that right?

[ALL]
Hm.

Not everyone will
share your sentiment,

especially,
when they've lived by

the Luminist Doctrine
all this time.

Is it right
to discard it so flippantly?

We have no other choice.

Ruberios mobilized
a Crusaders,

other nations
will have heard the news.

And in the Kingdom of Falmuth,

the Three Battlesages
were defeated.

Once our people find out
Hinata and the Crusaders lost,

chaos will erupt
throughout the Church.

In that case,

why don't we just say

the duel between us
ended in a draw?

Are you sure
you're all right with that?

Yeah.
I don't mind it.

You say that,

but a human beating
a Demon Lord

is nearly unheard of.

It's only happened a few times
in this world's history.

Lady Hinata is correct!

You only just ascended
to the title of Demon Lord.

This could give other powers
a reason to look down on you.

Uh...

[RIMURU]
Hey, Benimaru,

is there anybody
that comes to mind

who'd try to mess with Tempest?

There are none.

And even if someone
that foolish were to exist,

I'd take care of them
for you, My Lord!

-[chomps]
-That's some confidence.

All right.

In that case,
I have no objections.

[HINATA]
As long as you're okay with it,

-I'll accept your suggestion.
-Mm-hmm.

And while we're at it,

we might as well
announce to everyone

that the citizens of Tempest
aren't evil!

Let's do it!

The world should know
just how kind they are.

Remember the debates back home?

Whether demi-humans
counted as monsters or not.

I believe that all stemmed from
a place of misunderstanding.

That's what I think, anyway.

Demi-humans
who are hostile to humans

are certainly a problem.

But if you ask me,

the dwarves
are undeniably human!

Then why don't
we bring Dwargon into this

and commit to a years
of friendship with them, too?

I have history with King Gazel,

and since
we don't attack humans,

I'm sure they would
entertain the idea!

Interesting.

It certainly would make it
a lot easier to convince them.

And to help
foster that relationship,

we can have Arnaud and Bacchus
remain here in Tempest.

-Hm.
-Hm.

Great! Then to help you
feel more at home,

we'll build you a church.

[chuckles softly]

[RIMURU]
By the way, Hinata.

[HINATA]
Hm?

♪

Wait, is that...

Hmm.

[RIMURU] It's the rapier
that I swallowed

last time we fought.

I gave it some improvements.

It's sure to be better
for everyday use

than the Legendary-grade
sword Moonlight

that I gifted you.

Thank you, Rimuru.
Truly.

♪

[RIMURU] I suppose
the diplomatic thing to do

would be to try to stop her.

Hey.
It's getting pretty late.

Why don't you wait
until tomorrow to leave?

That depends.
What's for dinner?

[RIMURU] Hmm.
What about sukiyaki?

I'll stay for another dip
in the hot springs.

Sukiyaki sounds delicious.

Oh, you guys too.

[RIMURU]
Uh...

We hope you enjoy.

Tonight's dish is sukiyaki!

[all cheering]

Let's have a toast
to our new friends!

Bottoms up!

[ALL]
Cheers!

[indistinct chatter]

[laughing]

[sighs]

Man, it's so great to actually
be able to get drunk!

[RIMURU]
During yesterday's dinner.

That's some strong stuff,
you might wanna go easy there.

It's nothing.

Poisons have no effect on me,

I won't be bested
by a bit of alcohol.

[gulps]

I've been
putting all my efforts

into weakening
my Poison Nullification

to feel
even the barest of hints.

Wait, you can do that?

I had no idea!

Of course, you can.

Please.
You gotta show me how!

[RIMURU]
I wanna get drunk!

[exhales]

[whimpering]

How did you manage
to make white rice?

Don't you think
you're bringing over

too many things here?

Hey, if you've got
a problem with it,

you can always
just give it back.

That's not what I'm saying,
I'm just surprised is all!

[HINATA]
To be honest,

seeing the food
of our previous world

so perfectly
recreated in front of me,

I'm more in awe than anything.

I can hardly believe

you've built
such a comfortable place

to call home in just two years.

Go ahead,
keep the praise comin'!

I'm being serious.

I'd heard
the rumors from Yuuki,

but I didn't think
they were true.

Honestly, we're not there yet.

Distributing goods
is still slow,

let alone
trying to spread information.

[RIMURU] This world doesn't
have enough fun stuff.

I wanna lay down the groundwork

to make things like manga
for people to enjoy one day.

What an absurd goal.

You really want to make manga?

In a world where most people
struggle to survive?

Well, before that,

we'll make sure they can
live in peace and comfort.

[gulps]

[exhales]

There's no point
in hiding this,

so I'll just come out
and say it.

I plan to install Youm
as the new king of Falmuth,

then I'm gonna make Tempest
super influential

among the Western Provinces.

And how do you plan
to accomplish that?

[RIMURU] [slurred speech]
It's easy.

Step one is to get us
recognized by human society!

I'm pretty much
halfway to that goal already!

A bunch of bigwigs
from different countries

know all about us now,

plus, merchants and adventurers
are spreading word

about our city
and the goods we produce!

Step two
is our road construction!

We're in the middle of building

a super safe trade route.

Finally, we wanna
improve communication.

[RIMURU]
As of right now,

communication crystals are
only useful for magic users.

So we're focusing on trying

Sticky Steel Thread
and magisteel!

We've been experimenting.

And my sticky steel
thread transferred my thoughts

at an incredible rate!

[RIMURU]
Since it depends on magicules,

it's possible to have
really clear communication.

It worked out about
the same with magisteel.

If we manage
to get them working,

we could
revolutionize communication

and build a giant network
between different countries!

[all gasp]

Cool, right?

It'll make talking
over long distances super easy!

Hey, uh, Rimuru?

Things like that are usually

treated as classified
state secrets, you know.

Huh?
You think so?

I mean maybe
I got a little carried away,

but we're friends, right?

[RAPHAEL]
Notice.

Reactivating
Status Ailment Nullification.

Also, requests
to meddle with this resistance

will not be honored again
for some time.

[gasps]

[RIMURU] Aw, man.
Way to be a buzzkill, Raphael.

Besides...

if you take things too far,

you'll be attacked
by the Angels.

Huh?
Angels?

They are beings that attack

whenever a nation has developed
beyond a certain point.

They're pests,
is what they are.

I'd love
to get rid of them personally,

but if I did that,
my identity would be exposed.

[LUMINUS] Of course,
it's already been exposed

to the Crusaders,
thanks to a certain lizard.

[VELDORA]
It's not my fault!

They sound like a pain.

Well, if they end up
coming after us,

we'll just have to fight back.

[Hinata chuckles]

I thought you'd say
something like that.

If they do come,

you can count on us
to fight alongside you.

Rest assured,

I will not allow anyone
to destroy my city again.

Not the angels or that
moronic lizard over there.

-It's not my fault.
-[FRITZ] Hey, come on everyone!

We can talk about
all that serious stuff later!

[FRITZ]
Ooh, lookie there!

You're letting all this
amazing meat go to waste!

[chomps]

Tell me, Fritz,

do you have any last words
before you die?

[gasps]
Wait a sec.

Surely you're joking,
right, Lady Hinata?

[Fritz groaning]

[RIMURU]
After that,

the Holy Empire Ruberios
soon announced

that it would officially
recognize the Dwarven Kingdom

as a nation of humans,

and that they were open
to forming an alliance.

Then they declared
that they would

establish diplomatic ties with
the Jura Tempest Federation.

[RIMURU]
And even though it wouldn't

come into effect right away,

they also publicly signed
a non-aggression pact.

It's not all bad news.

Now, it's easier to negotiate
with the Five Great Elders.

I agree.

Although, if I'm being honest,

I can't believe those b*stards

tried to force
a fiend like that on me.

[Yuuki chuckles]

[YUUKI]
That must've been rough.

[DAMRADA]
You can say that again.

Diablo, that was his name.

I can't be sure,

but I'd guess he's at least
on par with the demon Blanc,

who threatened the Empire.

From everything you've told me,

it sounds like
it'd be pretty stupid

to try to face
a being like that head-on.

Correct.

I won't say he's unbeatable,

but Cerberus would
be annihilated if we fought.

I wanted to use Hinata
to get back at Rimuru,

but that was a failure, too.

It might be best
to lay low for a while.

Speaking of failure,

the Five Great Elders
were a disappointment.

I kind of expected it.

Demon Lord Rimuru is a softie,

so I knew he wouldn't
go through with k*lling Hinata.

To be honest,
I had actually hoped

that he would be the one
to fall during their duel.

But it seems
I'm not that lucky.

[DAMRADA]
I wouldn't say that.

If I hadn't
received your message in time,

I might have found myself

in the middle of Hinata
and Rimuru's battle.

[YUUKI] It's a good thing
you did, then.

After all, if I'd lost you too,

my plan would've been
derailed beyond repair.

[DAMRADA] Well,
if the worst-case scenario

had indeed come to pass,

I simply would've run away.

[laughs]

Yeah, I guess
that does sound like you.

I'd like to keep an eye
on things for a bit

and see how negotiations go.

In that case, for now,

I'll take this opportunity
to return to my homeland.

I'll send Misha to replace me.

That's perfect.
Thanks for that.

Sure, don't mention it.

Before I go,
what about the sl*ve trade

we've been working on
in the Western Provinces?

How do you want to proceed?

Right, I forgot about that.

I don't really feel like
dealing with Orthrus,

so let's crush them.

[DAMRADA] Should we release
the rare monsters

we were sending to Echidna?

It's fine.

There's no need
to go overboard,

we'll stick to the plan.

We still have our deal
with the Rozzos, after all.

Understood.

I'll take care
of the arrangements.

[footsteps receding]

[door opens]

[door shuts]

You heard all that,
right, Kazalim?

Yes, I did.

I'm curious.

What made you decide
to crush Orthrus?

That's simple.

I thought
it'd be nice to give him

a chance
to do something for once.

Sorry, I'm not sure I follow.

Ah, wait, I see.

You always come up with

the most interesting ideas,
boss.

Who me?

Can I count on you
to set everything up?

Yes.

But if I'm able
to change the subject,

I'd prefer it if you called me
Kagali from now on.

Ah.

I take it you've finally
made up your mind?

Correct.

I came to a decision
the day Clayman was m*rder*d.

The name Demon Lord Kazalim
will be sealed

until I've gotten
my revenge on Leon.

If that's what you want,

then in that case,

let's work to reclaim
your title together.

You can count on me, boss.

[RAPHAEL]
Next time.

"Festival Preparations."