It's currently dusk. The sun is going down and casting a beautiful orange glow on me and my group. The river we're following is sparkling under the setting sun. The sounds of the river as it calmly flows through our ears. We stopped to set up camp for tonight by the river.
We're over halfway to Dwargon so we'll get there by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. We could have gotten there by late tonight, But we decided to take a rest here.
The hobgoblins put up tents and stuff for themselves while the wolves can just sleep anywhere. As for me, well they have this really big tent for me but i can't sleep.
They all slept, except for me. Meanwhile, I summoned a gaming setup and change into my self created human form.
I didn't use this form for a long time... The first time was when battling a snake way back at the cave. So nobody knows that i have this form. Who knows? I might announce it later.
I played some games and re-watched anime on it.
The night passes and we quickly continued our journey with Gobta continuously pointing in the general direction and like that, before noon, we arrived at our destination.
Right now, we're at the edges of the forest and ahead of us is a vast plain. Further from that and currently what i'm looking at right now is a mountain, and chiselled into it is the Armed Nation of Dwargon, a natural fortress.
Right, now i have to decide on who to take with me. Should i take Gobta? Or someone else? Should i take Ranga with me? Hm...
Rimuru - "Right, i'll just go alone."
I know generally what will happen, so it's not like i need a guide for whatever will happen inside, so i don't really need Gobta.
Rigur - "We can't let that happen, sir! You need a guard!"
Rimuru - " It'll be fine. Besides, I'm stronger than all of you guys combined. If anything, you 'll be the protection target."
I sound a little mean there but i really want to shake them off.
Ranga - "... Very well, Master. We will wait for you here."
Yes! i get to go off on my own! I'll have to experience that Night Butterfly place too, and now i don't have to make excuses for whoever's with me...
Rimuru - "Then, I'm going on ahead! If something happens I'll let you know with Thought Communication. Hide and don't let yourself get caught by humans!"
After 10 minutes or so, I find myself at the end of a large line leading into Dwargon's gates. And it's INSANELY long.
Should i intimidate them and knoch them all out to get a free pass in?
??? - 'Hey! Hey check it out, there's a monster out here! We can kill 'em, right? We aren't inside yet."
Oh, god....
??? - "Yeah, what the hell are you guys standing in line for? You think we're gonna letcha do that, you little runts? Gimme your spot before we kill you! And leave your crap there, too, all right? Then we'll letcha go!"
The other people around me look in my direction before seeing them looking the other way.
I turn around to see a duo of thugs. I was hoping they wouldn't exist, but.. Oh well. It's just good to slap some mobs too.
I basically made them " unable to move with time" and then i mimicry a giant wolf and then i used [Lord's Ambition] and hit everyone in the line.
The guards ran from the gates to where i am at the end of the line and find out what's going on. They looked at me while i turned back into a slime and took me in as a prisoner.
You maybe be thinking, why i didn't use my human form? Well, i wanted to skip the line so i just got myself taken in as a prisoner.
And after a few more minutes, i find my self in this jail cell. It's a stone room barred off from the outside with iron bars.
A dwarven guard walks into the room where my cell is located, i presume to talk to me and question me about what happened. He opens his mouth.
Guard - " What happened at the gates?"
*insert the entire flashback here*
Rimuru - "And that's what happened."
Guard Captain - "Hmm hmm, i see..."
Rimuru - "So you're the guard captain, right? I still don't know your name either."
Guard Captain - "Eh? Oh, I'm Kaido."
Rimuru - "Kaido? Well, I'm Rimuru."
Kaido - "You got a name? Thats pretty rare."
Rimuru - "Yep! I have one!"
*Slam!*
Suddenly, the door behind him slammed open and another guard rushed in.
Guard- "Sir! An armorsaurus appeared in the mines!"
Kaido - "Did you take care of it?"
Guard - "A supression force was sent, but some of our miners have been attacked. They're pretty roughed up!"
This is the part i step in.
Rimuru - "Hey, Mister Kaido! I got some healing potions. You can have some!"
A random health potion barrel appears in front of Rimuru.
Kaido - "Eh? Why does a slime like you have potions?"
Rimuru - "That doesn't matter now, You should either drink it or pour into the wound."
Kaido looks at it, thinking on what to do, before turning to the guard.
Kaido - " Oi, you. Get that barrel and let's go."
Guard - "Eh!? You're trusting this slime!?"
Kaido - "We don't exactly have a choice! Come on!"
He opens the cell door, the guards rushes in and grabs the barrel, and they both walk away.
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to be continued