04x11 - Milim's Friend

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Once upon a time, in the distant past...

There once existed a race of dragons of
which only four remained in this world.

The first among them
sired a child with a human girl.

After transferring most
of its power to its child,

the dragon crystallized
its remaining power

and brought forth an Elemental Dragon,

a being that could be deemed
an extension of itself.

The Dragon Princess grew up
without knowing her own parents,

but at her side, there was always
the little dragon her father gave her.

Thank you!

You're welcome!

What a sweet girl.

Does she have a name?

Her name...

She does not have a name!

I-I have given it
some thought, you know!

But my power is too great
that it's difficult to name her.

Weird.

But I'm friends with her,
so it doesn't matter if she has no name!

Wait for me!

Hang on, wait for me!

Wait!

The warm days seemed
as if they would last forever.

However...

The mighty super-magic empire,
once at the height of its glory,

had plotted to control
the Dragon Princess...

...and k*lled her little dragon.

Consumed by grief and rage,
the Dragon Princess fell into madness.

By the time she regained her sanity

through the power of a Demon Lord
and the Spirit Queen,

the empire's glory was already
a thing of the past.

Sacrificing over a hundred thousand lives,
the Dragon Princess bloomed...

...into the Demon Lord.

Then, a miracle occurred.

The little dragon was
brought back to life.

Alas...

Having lost her soul through death,
the little dragon turned into a mindless,

evil monster, the Chaos Dragon.

Whether consumed
by vengeance for being slain...

...or grief for causing her friend sorrow,

the Chaos Dragon wreaked havoc...

...as if swallowed by hatred.

I see.

So my friend is no longer...

Thus, the Dragon Princess,
with her own hands,

sealed her friend away.

Such was the first grand feat
of the Dragon Princess...

...who later became
the Demon Lord.

It is an ancient tale handed down
in the Sorcerous Dynasty of Thalion.

THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED
AS A SLIME SEASON 4

EPISODE 83: MILIM'S FRIEND

Milim!

Are you okay?!

Y-Yeah...

Don't worry, I'll figure something out.

Rimuru...

It's huge. So this is the Chaos Dragon...

The ancient Elemental Dragon
that Milim sealed away long ago...

So she is Milim's friend, huh.

Rimuru, what are we supposed to do?

She keeps devouring
the magicules around us,

and her growth just won't stop.

She's already too big to seal away...

The contamination is severe too.

It seems impossible to heal as it is
completely overrun by Greed...

But...

I just don't have it in me
to eliminate a friend of mine!

Milim...

What tremendous power...

Milim!

The castle...

Shion! Gobta! Is everything okay?!

Master Rimuru! We're doing fine.

We just got back to the upper floors!

The Elder is evacuating everyone!

Please proceed calmly.
We are safe inside the tower.

You guys should help
with the evacuation, too.

We'll divert
the Chaos Dragon's attacks over here.

Yes, sir!

Leave it to us!

Defeating her would be
an easy feat for Milim,

but I can't have her
do that to a friend.

There must be something
we can do...

What is that light?

Answer. It's most likely the soul
of the Elemental Dragon.

Did you say her soul?

Didn't she become the Chaos Dragon
because her soul had vanished?

Correct.

However, after analyzing
the actual remains,

the existence of the soul, its vessel,
and the astral body has been confirmed.

Since it is only a portion
of the remaining soul,

it is no longer the original in its
purest quality due to contamination.

Thus, it can be said that
the original soul has ceased to exist.

I see...

Still, it looks like it hasn't
lost its radiance even now.

Milim!

Milim, try attacking the Chaos Dragon.

Huh?

Just like with Charybdis.

You can attack while leaving
the core intact, right?

I'll use that chance
to protect her soul!

But with a size that massive,
half-hearted attacks won't cut it.

If I'm not careful,
I might blow her up to smithereens!

You've learned
how to hold back, right?

Your friend there is pushing hard.

You'd better show some spirit, too.

All right.

I'll believe in you, Rimuru.

Yeah, leave it to me!

I'm making bold claims
without a guarantee of success.

The bigger the hope,

the greater the despair
when things go south.

Even so...

We have no choice but to do it!

Here I go, my friend.

Etch the twinkling of the stars
onto your eyes...

Drago Buster!!!

This is our chance now
that the odds are even!

Make it work, Raphael!

Roger. Yes, my lord.

So dense...

Unbelievable.

My magicule reserves
are depleting rapidly...

But...

Found it!

That must be Mariabell's Greed.

It'd be easier to purify
had that not tainted her...

It's gone?!

Answer.

It seems that the individual
named Yuuki Kagurazaka...

...has defeated the individual
named Mariabell Rosso.

Really? Just now?!

Oh, well.

The timing works in my favor!

Nice.

Next thing is...

Milim! Can you crank
it up a notch?

But...

Don't worry.

I've secured the Elemental Dragon's core.

Let's finish this once and for all!

All right. You got it!

Drago Nova!

Can't say I didn't expect this,

but it can't just keep ramping up
even more after that...

Material body deceased.

Spiritual body deceased.

The divine core and remnants of the soul
were detected deep within the astral body.

Is it starting?

What are you going to do?!
If this keeps up, it's going to explode!

I'll handle the rest!

Devour everything!

Beelzebub!

Is it... over?

Nope. Far from it.

We still have some caregiving
to do for your friend.

Ah!

It's Pseudo-Soul!

Could it be that she's in here?

Yeah, the soul of the Elemental Dragon
has been transferred into it.

But there's no response.

If its soul doesn't take root,
there's nothing I can do...

Oh, no! I gotta find
my way outta this!

Ah!

That's right! What's her name?!

Huh?

At times like these, calling someone
by name is the way to go.

Because, you know...

It reaches straight to the heart!

It's just the usual dramatic trope
from TV dramas, though...

Her name...

It had been too long ago...

I had forgotten it all.

But there is one name
I always wanted to call her by.

However, my power would
make things difficult to control.

Even naming her
puts her life in danger...

Miss Raphael?

Understood.

It'll be okay.
Go ahead and call her.

It's Gaia...

Gaia!

Your name is Gaia!

What a beautiful name.

Hi, there. She said your name's Gaia.

Can you do me a favor and wake up
before your friend here cries a river?

It went well!

Since it still looks like an egg,

I guess the real reunion
will have to wait for a while.

It's warm...

Thank you...

Thank you so much, Rimuru!

Things just work out perfectly
when I leave them to you!

Whatever makes you happy.

Well, why don't we head back?

I'm sure everyone's worried sick.

Yep! Also, I'm hungry.

And that concludes it.

I'd very much like to go back
and toast with a beer.

A FEW DAYS LATER

A FEW DAYS LATER
I wish you'd discussed it with me first.

Hmm?

The attack on Amrita.

It wasn't exactly easy to keep
the team members in the dark.

It turned out fine,
and that's all that matters.

Besides, I had faith in you.

Good grief, you are so reckless.

I can't believe you even
stole someone else's skills.

If you're talking about Greed,
it chose me.

Yet none of it helped me
to beat Rimuru.

Besides, my goal was
to eliminate Mariabell.

With her out of the picture, I can move
about freely without arousing suspicion.

Moreover, I can blame
all the misdeeds on her.

That puts me off the hook!

You are frightening.

I must say, though.
For this incident...

...she seemed rather short-sighted.

If she kills Demon Lord Rimuru,
the Storm Dragon will run amok.

And if she controls the Chaos Dragon,
she'll anger Demon Lord Milim.

Isn't she being
way too bold about this?

Exactly!

What has made her that way?

The protection of the God Luminus?

Are you seriously saying that?

I am.

Given the uncertain extent of damage,

Mariabell would never resort
to drastic measures.

What's more, she declared,
"There's no need to worry about that."

It's because she knew the Western nations
were protected by the God Luminus.

So, no matter how much the Storm Dragon
or Demon Lord Milim rampage,

the damage will be limited to a level
that can be recovered from?

That's about it.

Question for you.

Who was the opponent Laplace
defeated at Lubelius' holy ground?

Demon Lord Valentine,
posing as the Pope...

Correct!

Yet Demon Lord Valentine
is still at Octagram.

In other words,
Laplace defeated a fake Demon Lord.

And the figure above the Pope,
who has based their stronghold

at the headquarters
of the Luminous Church, is...

The God who is also the Demon Lord,
Luminus Valentine!

That's right.

Additionally, the Blood Shadow
was using holy magic in Amrita.

That is to say, the Rosso family,
or at least Granville Rosso...

...has a connection to the God Luminus.

Granville...

The former hero, Gran, was once
the sworn enemy of the Demon Lord Luminus.

They seem to have a pretty
deep connection, don't they?

I suppose that means we should keep
our distance from the Rosso family.

We'd better move our base of
operations to the east for a while.

Yeah.

But before that...

I'm going to request
a meeting with Granville.

Huh?

I was a victim under
Mariabell's control, after all.

I'll try negotiating with him about
cleaning up after what she did.

You don't seem to have
any intention of laying low.

Of course, I don't.

You are talking to a man
who's gonna be the king of this world.

TEMPEST - CENTRAL CITY OF RIMURU

We decided to rebuild the ruins
of Amrita and the Castle of Jistav,

which had become a b*ttlefield, ourselves.

Eventually, I'd like to exhibit
artifacts found in the castle

and turn it into a museum.

Then connect it to the railway,
turning it into a tourist destination.

But that's still a long way off.

Yuuki told me that the lowest level,

where the tomb had been,
collapsed to Mariabell's self-destruction.

Apparently, she was planning
to drag me down with her...

Somehow, I just can't get over it...

Well, either way, I'm glad the suspicions
about Yuuki were cleared up.

Now we can safely build
a cooperative relationship...

Negative.
The suspicions have been confirmed.

Huh?!

What do you mean?!

The individual named Yuuki Kagurazaka
was definitely acting of his own free will.

What?!

No, wait!

If that's the case,
why didn't you say anything?!

Answer. It was because his operating
principle was simple and practical.

I see. So Raphael stayed silent
for my sake...

Because I couldn't bring myself
to k*ll Mariabell.

You must've kept that in mind.

Correct.

I determined that
such a decision was necessary.

I am so pathetic.

I've made you worry
because of how unreliable I am.

Negative. That is incorrect.

I didn't want to cause
any distress to you, Master.

I'm glad to hear that,
but that won't do.

I have to face it properly
and make my own decision.

You are to report to me
truthfully from now on.

Understood.

As you wish.

Whatever Yuuki is up to,
I'll crush his ambitions.

I'm not alone.

I have friends,
and a reliable partner too.

With Raphael by my side, I can walk
straight ahead without making a mistake.

Right, partner?

Am I just seeing things?

I thought I saw Raphael
smile just a little.

Mariabell...

You are taking it away
from me again...

Humanity's...

...hope has been shattered.

Next time: The Evolving Tempest.