Vol 6 Side Story - Info=Uang=Receh

Side Story
Rimuru’s Notebook50


A certain location holds a small journal ——「Rimuru’s Notebook」, which was considered a valuable document with records of events regarding that period of time (refer to volume 5).
But among experts, whether the artifact is authentic or forged has been a famous controversy even to this day.
But there is good reason for it.

~Everyone was all happy about the fact that I have awoken by evolving into a demon lord. Since they decided to turn this day into a holiday in Tempest State, I’d best record everyone’s status before I forget~

This document——records of「Tempest Resurrection Festival」documented in「Rimuru’s Notebook」begins as such.
As a dominating demon lord, it has a rather casual writing style, almost like a handnote to record whatever entered his mind.
The continuation of it will also be things added to the narrative whenever he feels like so, expressing feelings no different than us.

What would you feel after reading this?
Perhaps you would also feel a sense of care towards the demon lord.
That’s exactly the type of reaction I hope to get
Since there’s no need to continue this tangent, I will now introduce you to its content.
   
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~It’s not “Dong~Dong~Dong”, but Slash, Pierce, Roll…
Those are the sounds of Shion cooking
What horrifying travesty lies beyond the kitchen door….

Cooking.
The word echoes in the void like atmosphere.
I look towards Benimaru.
His face has turned blue. His menacing aura is nowhere to be found.
It’s as if he has given up everything, like a criminal about to be executed.

I’m just gonna let Benimaru sit here while I (attempt) leave in silence.
But——
「Ri-Rimuru-sama. This is ve-very dangerous, isn’t it now——Eh, AHH! He ran away!!」

Benimaru ran after me with tears in his eyes.
Damn, it would seem I’ve been noticed.
That being said, it’s equally horrifying to just sit there and wait for Shion to finish cooking.

「Do you want to come along?」
「Please allow me to accompany you!」

I don’t even have to listen to what comes next.
I’d rather go check on the smiles of the ones being resurrected with Benimaru just to forget about our imminent death sentence.
As I walk out of the kitchen, I receive appreciation from my subordinates who noticed me.
Everyone passes on the good news with smiles on their face.
And so, one by one we exchanged greets over time.

And after that, we visited Kurobee’s workshop.
We saw Hakuro there as well
Tonight everyone will dine together——That is, a feast will be held. It would seem he has come to deliver the message.
Since Kurobee has been spending most of his time alone in the workshop, I decided to invite him and later introduce him to the new-comers. But that seems to be unnecessary.
There are people who do care for Kurobee besides us.
I feel a sense of joy for that even though it was to be expected.
So I decide to take the opportunity to chat with Kurobee a bit more.

「Thanks to Rimuru-sama’s evolution, I also gained some abilities. With these, I am planning to update everyone’s weapon. Since Rimuru-sama has now proclaimed to be a demon lord, there will probably be more armed conflicts in the future.」

Kurobee smiles and says such words.
Truly a reliable man.

It would seem Kurobee has gained Unique Skill “Godly Craftsman” on the basis of “Researcher”.
That symbolizes Kurobee’s resolve, he will put his heart and soul into producing armaments.

「I’ve come to have him check on my sword. On top of that, in order to reflect upon the miscalculations with regards to the Falmas invasion, I have decided to retrain everyone. So, in order to be better equipped to respond to all sorts of situations, I asked him to make more varieties of weapons」

Hakuro points to all sorts of bizarre weapons on the wall as he says so.

There are scythes that would be wielded by grim reaper[1] and two-handed great-swords; There are also more common weapons such as sword breakers[2], axes and spears.
As for weapons requiring more techniques to wield, there are poles, bladed knuckles and nunchakus.
There is even weapons as hard to wield as kusarigamas[3]

It would seem he really has decided to pass on all his weapon techniques in order to cope with all situations.
Speaking of which——

「I want to craft a kitchen knife for Shion, could you help to make it?」
「Of course, Shion just wouldn’t let go of her odachi so it’s just about the right timing. While she holds onto a kitchen knife, I would be able to improve on her odachi.」
「I’m relying on you. Also, you should also add on her blade——」

I told my ideas to Kurobee, he also expresses interest in the modification.

As I was explaining, Hakuro passed me a glass of wine and somehow a drinking session started without me noticing.
And because of that, I began to loosen up and give out all kinds of weapon proposals.
Most of them probably would turn out to be the results of fantasy and difficult to be of any practical use.
Even though I won’t get drunk, it still warrants myself to reflect the fact that I can lose myself in good atmosphere.
Benimaru was also participating in the weapon upgrade  and handed his Tachi to Kurobee.
However, it’s an issue of whether Kurobee is gonna able to remember anything after getting sober. Oh well, that’s his problem.

We proceeded to the town square after leaving the workshop.
There, the people are working non-stop for the feast preparation.
Among them, we encountered a party that’s gearing up to leave the town.
「Ah, Rimuru-sama! Congratulations on your evolution! I also feel like getting a bit stronger after that!」
「Oh, Gobta. That would be pretty good. Speaking of which, there’s a feast tonight so where are you heading to now?」
「Ahhh, I’ve been asked by Shuna-sama to visit the sea….」
「Aha?! The sea!?」

Gobta is heading to the seaside to collect fish for the feast.
The last we visited the sea, the fish we brought back was made into sashimi. It would seem she asked Gobta to help bring the top-tier goods, so they’ve decided to bring it back to the table.
「That’s not it, rather say I’m being requested to go——」
「A second, Gobta-san. If you continue this, it probably won’t end well.」
「Y-Yes. That’s it, we’ll be back soon!」

Gobta stopped just before announcing whatever he was going to say after hearing his second-in-command’s reminder.
Mah, it is understood without saying.
Shuna’s request, rather to be called a request, it’s more of a forceful command.
Someone like Gobta wouldn’t be able to resist that.
「Ok, I’ll be looking forward to that. Catch something big to bring back!」
「Understood. Leave the rest to us!」

With that being said, Gobta is pretty fond of fishing regardless.
I bear some regrets in not being able to prepare the feast with everyone. However, collecting the ingredients for the main course is an important task to hand to Gobta.
He probably feels pretty happy in his heart despite the complaints.

As Gobta prepared to leave, there came another person holding a bag dripping blood.
Due to the distinct swell of the bag, its dangling weight and smell make the us to feel dizzy.
I turned to see who it was, and it turned out to be Gobuzo.
 
「So it’s Gobuzo. It’s great that you’re looking well but… What is that?」

I asked subconsciously sensing an ominous aura emitting from the bag.
 
「Are? Isn’t this Gobuzo? What is this all about?」

Before Gobuzo could answer, Gobta and I both started to notice following my question….
Gobuzo’s answer was the testimony to my prediction, a truly horrifying foreshadowing.

「Ah, Rimuru-sama! And Gobta-san? I was told to bring Shion-sama her cooking ingredients.」

Hold on a second.
Just, hold on for a while.

「Go-Gobuzo-kun? Whatever is inside that bloody bag, could——it——be the ingredients?」
「Y-yeah Gobuzo. This-this is way too early to deliver right? Show us what’s inside the bag for a moment.」   
Benimaru’s face is also gradually turning blue again, and demanded Gobuzo to open the bag.

What rolled from it was——a head of a Ushiroku[4].
A mighty one at that, with a pair of strong horns.
But!! The problem here isn’t whether it’s a mighty beast or not.
 
「Hold on a sec! A Ushiroku’s head is completely inedible, right?!」

I scream that out without knowing.
And Mr Ushiroku’s head, could you please stop looking at me with disappointment.
It must have been severed in an instant and transported here directly, so now its open eyes stare deep into mine.
That’s a bit horrifying when you think about it.
That’s a feeling I wouldn’t imagine feeling on day of a feast.

This is probably what eating raw means, but even then, neh…

「Is it really like that? Before, Shuna-sama said the same thing to Shion-sama, but it only seemed to ignited (ignite) her more…」

As Gobuzo said. I also recall having been warned by Shuna about this being inedible.
But because of that, Shion has been pretty competitive about it.

「(An)Ingredient that even Shuna-sama can’t handle——I shall make it work then!」
The sudden invoked vain led her to order Gobuzo to bring the ingredient here.
「This is bad…. Shion is probably going on a rampage right now.」
「No way... So it was me  who was going to eat this…」
Benimaru looks dead inside.
And it would seem Gobta has also sensed the danger of the situation seeing Benimaru like that.
「We-well, we have our own mission, so…!」
And Gobta fled as he said so.
It happened in a matter of seconds so even Benimaru wasn’t able to stop them.
 
「I see Gobta’s leadership skill has also improved.」
「I agree. That bastard really only has exceptional skill in detecting danger…」
Benimaru agreed in pain.

But in turn, this means there’s no chance of Gobta getting involved in this whole mess.
So we have to deal with the Ushiroku ourselves.
Benimaru peeked at me and patted Gobuzo’s shoulder with determination
And——
 
「Rimuru-sama is also very much looking forward to Shion’s cooking. But he is feeling like having some vegetable soup today. Tell Shion I said that.」

What the..?? Bunch of nonsense…
「Oi! Benimaru you bastard! This has nothing to do with me, right!?」
「Please don’t say so without giving me a hand!」
「Don’t get me involved! Weren't you the one who tried to trick me before!?」
「It’s as you said, and I’ve been reflecting on that. However, this may be too much, no!?」
Benimaru of course is referring to the head of Ushiroku.
 
「Mah… That is definitely not happening.」
「Right?」
We look at each other and nod.

「Gobuzo, allow me return that.」
「AH!? If I did that, Shion-sama would be mad at me. I’ve been selected as a member of Shion-sama’s new platoon, so I don’t want to disobey her order….」

Gobuzo wouldn’t accept it even if it’s an order from Benimaru.
It’s true that Gobuzo can refuse the order from Benimaru who he doesn’t directly serve.
But even so, he’s got balls, disobeying an order from my direct subordinate. Gobuzo may not look the part, but he is surprisingly bold.

It is normally a good thing, but not under this type of situation.
It can’t be helped: I guess I’ll have to intervene.

「Ah, how do I put this? Gobuzo-kun, please return this. As Benimaru said, I’m feeling vegetable soup now. So just deliver the message to Shion. On top of that, I’ll gift you this as a token of my appreciation.」
I began to negotiate with Gobuzo out of pity for Banimaru.
And so I place the kusarigama I took out of Kurobee’s workshop out of interest in his hand for him to hold onto.

「This is a weapon named kusarigama, Gobuzo. It’s a difficult weapon to wield, but it should come in handy for Gobuzo-kun who’s gained Extra Skill 「Total Memorization」and 「Self-Regeneration」.
I hand it to him as I say so,
Gobuzo is extremely moved.

「Understood! Gobuzo will obey if it is a request from Rimuru-sama」!
「Mmm-hmm. It’s good that you understand. When you are skilled with it, I’ll request a better kusarigama from Kurobee. Good luck with your practice!」
「Yes sir!」

Gubuzo seems delighted and proceeded to return the Ushiroku head.
Crisis resolved.
Although now Benimaru owns me a favor, I wouldn’t even want to think about the fact that I have to return and taste Shion’s cooking.~

——"Sympathy won’t be of aid”——
For real, it is truly unpredictable how fashion would become one day.51
But it is for that reason life is more interesting.
Speaking of which, Gobuzo was able to successfully convince Shion after we parted.
Benimaru’s line of “Rimuru-sama feels like vegetable soup” was the most decisive point. I had to agree to that given it’s the original ending.

That’s fine, and here’s the story of Gobuzo.

~「I’m surprised you have helped me collecting information on Rimuru-sama, nicely done Gobuzo!」

Shion said happily while proposing Gobuzo with a suggestion.
That is, acquiring “Pain Resistance”
It’s a necessary skill if Gobuzo would like to learn to use kusarigama.
It is probably unavoidable for Gobuzo to add a few scars on himself since he’s not really an agile individual.

In addition, what Shion taught him was  impossible without Extra Skill “Total Memorization” and “Self-Regeneration”.
To gain resistance to the feeling of pain by hurting oneself deliberately——that’s the best way I could put it.

「I… getting hit by Shion… That would probably feel nice!」 
「That’s the spirit, Gobuzo! Do work hard to improve.」
While I’m not sure whether such exchange actually took place, from that day onward, Gobuzo has been sticking a knife on his forehead.
What in the world is that idiot doing!? So I thought, and it really is pretty stupid-looking.
But even though it looks stupid, Gobuzo did in fact gain “Pain Resistance”.
And it is also a fact that this led to many others to do the same thing

That’s way too dangerous.
So I decided to add this method to my list of things he’s not allowed to say.
——As such, those who visited wanting to learn how Gobuzo gained pain nullification will never be able to find out.
There are things better left undiscovered in this world.

After Gobuzo left, I was introduced to the three Beastketeers
Benimaru summoned them here to greet me.
I seem to have received more enthusiastic greets than before.
   
「Well, if Rimuru-sama can gather powerful majin such as Benimaru-sama and Shion-san, there’s no need to doubt the power of Rimuru-sama.」

Anubis said so while Benimaru shows signs of fear as he is still thinking about Shion’s cooking.
Would her view change after seeing him in that state…?
Although I’m a bit intrigued but alas. Even I fear about Shion’s cooking, so I can’t mock Benimaru.

I went to check on the beastmen’s temporary residence accompanied by Benimaru and the Beastketeers after that.
Those are the encouraged people setting up tents and distributing resources.
I also came to memorize the Beastmen’s faces for a better relationship in the future, living under the same roof.

The beastmen are building their tents at the designated refuge area underground.
All labor forces are working together under Geld’s command.
Due to the night feast, they’ve decided to finish laying out the bedsheets by the end day.
However, there seems to be a few people with new wounds all over…

「These guys won’t listen to me, so I had to communicate with them with my fists.」
In other words, they got beat up due to disobeying order, according to Geld.

Elephant Beastman and bear Beastman, such men who are bigger in size work as Geld’s hands and feet. Thanks to that, the operation seems to be proceeding faster than expected.
 
「It would definitely be faster if we  did the job entirely on our own, but they (the beastmen) wouldn’t remember how to do it without us instructing. So I had to teach them a lesson.」
Geld said so as if it’s natural.

「Zoir and Talos, who are quite strong within the ranks of Beast king’s army, can barely put up a match against Geld-san over there.」
「Indeed. But this would make things simpler. Since we always follow the strong due to our instincts.」

According to Anubis as Sophia, the Beastman society is a total hierarchy.
For that reason, they would follow the instructions of the strong when in a situation such as this.
The unease brought by the disappearance of Karion led most beastmen into a state of frenzic rage. However, they will regain their rationality upon being defeated by a more powerful existence.
As such, this hierarchy allowed things to be smoother once they decided to obey.

This, plus Gerudo’s strong leadership.
He was able to see through the beastmen’s characters and turn them into his troops. In order to perform more efficiently , he turned his own subordinates into overseers of their own operations.
As expected of Geld.
Such techniques of troop maneuvering wouldn’t be accessible  were it not for Geld’s everyday involvement in construction work.

「Nicely done, Geld. By this rate, you should be able to finish by the evening.」
「Indeed! We would definitely catch up.」

What a reliable man.
And speaking of being reliable, my attention turned to some else.
The one who’s been distributing healing potions among the injured beastmen
The one giving them potions is Gabil.

Gabil has been surprisingly well-rounded in doing those types of things.
Perhaps it is also a talent to be able to befriend any race.

「Gabil, do you have any concern? Is there enough medicine?」
「I-Isn’t this Rimuru-sama! No problem at all. Our production lately has also increased so there’s still plenty in stock.」”
「Is that so? Good work then! I’m relying on you in the future as well!」”
「YES SIR——! I’LL SERVE YOU WITH MY LIFE!!」

Gabil answered so, almost planning to kneel before me.
It would seem he’s lost his smugness of late, perhaps it’s about time to give him a raise...

「Next time, I’ll grant you a vacation. You should go visit your father and prepare a report on that. 」
「B-but…. I’ve been severed tie and chased out of home…」
「No need to worry, just visit with Souka under my name as a messenger.」
「Oh, OH, OH…!! I like this, thank you so much. Please do entrust this duty to me!!」

Gabil accepted happily and went back to work.
The three Beastketeers  stayed while having high hopes for the night feast. Our party then parted.

After the inspection, I returned to my room.
On the way, I started chatting with Benimaru.

「I think it’s about to raise Gabil to a higher office.」
「Ah, I think that’s a good idea as well. He seems competent power-wise, and although that guy is still the same in terms of personality, there’s still a lot of hope in his future.」

So it’s decided..
If necessary, I should also fix the severed tie between the Gabil household.

「Hmm, as our officer, it would be bad for our image having a severed tie with a Mamono [5] clan chief. We better talk to Abiru and resolve the severed tie between the two.」
「So it is for that reason. But it sure is concerning. If it is misunderstood that our country has bad blood with a internal officer, the Lizardman clan would probably be in an awkward spot.」

Benimaru seemed to have caught up to me. It does help a lot that we are able to engage in the proper topic so fast.
Gabil probably also wish to make peace with his father in his heart somehow. Besides, it really won’t be productive to continue this severed relationship.
As for the lizardman clan chief Abiru, if his kid was able to become an officer under a demon lord, it should be sufficient reason to reconnect with Gabil.

The problem here is that both Gabil and Abiru are being stubborn.
If we don’t arrange Souka to mitigate prior to the event, they may end up in a fight.
It’s better to arrange things first and execute with sufficient preparations.
So I should ask Souei to help.
Since he has already met Abiru, it would be alright to let him negotiate.

I left as I thought so with Benimaru.

(Hehehehe, WHAHAHA! Only one more passage left)

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I’ll attempt to select one of the entries,
Although the narrative would continue, but we have limited time so far.
Regrettably, the introduction shall end here.
For those interested in what I have introduced, please consider purchasing a copy of 「Rimuru’s Notebook」.

If you’ve read it, you should have sufficient reasons to understand how much the Great Demon Lord Rimuru cherishes his subordinates.
To the Demon Lord’s subordinates, to his people, Demon Lord Rimuru is not a symbol of horror, but an existence that parallel parenthood.
That has not changed from then to now.    ·
(D: Following are “alternative narratives” in Rimuru’s head)

Knowing that the underling Shion was not good at cooking, both still decided to eat with his subordinate Benimaru in his aid.
Supplied Kurobee with ideas for new weapons when he’s troubled with innovating.
Enjoyed fishing alongside Gobta and his subordinates
Discovered and inspired the future martial artist——“Kusarigama Gobuzo”
Helping the Beastmen in need without asking anything in return, as well as  being able to sign a permanent non-aggression pact with their nation.
Listening to the subordinates’ complaints while helping to solve their issues.
But it wasn’t easy at all to help them all resolve their issues.

That demon lord, the more you try to learn about its personality, the more understanding you feel towards those close to it.
Especially the part about tasting Shion’s cooking, that’s not a task for everyone.
Aya, my apologies, I may have gotten a little bit too emotional.

As I was saying……
Even though this feeling of friendliness can be a strategic propaganda by Demon Lord Rimuru…..
You’ll be the judge of that.
Hopefully you will be able to make the proper judgement after reading this.
Could it be trying deceive humanity, or perhaps, trying to fit in human society from the bottom of its heart?
You will more or less get a peek into the Demon Lord’s mind after reading this book.

As such, I hope everyone would be able to see what Demon Lord Rimuru is truly contemplating
And wish that one day, the discussion of such a topic will end with the book.
With the hopes of freeing people from suspicion, I hereby promote this book.

《Written by one who wants to know more about the Great Demon Lord Rimuru—》

Done and done.
Given I have promoted in a huge scale for the product in this way, a ceiling-breaking sale is definitely expected.

Becoming a best-selling work, I’m counting down days before I’m called a writer-sensei. I believe the journalists gathered here would also be able to understand my feeling. Or so I thought…

As I finished introducing the content of the book, the journalists at the conference all started expressing unbelieving doubt.
「Ayyy, we are truly sorry. But your words are a bit different from the content in the book….」

What? Different… from the content…?
I laid my eyes on my notes as I heard the reporters’ doubts, and there it does record my real actions.
Yeah, my actual actions.

「Oi, why is it real!?」

I remember I changed the narrative for the better, but how come my actual records of actions are documented?
It’s something I can’t solve even with shouting out loud

《Due to the inaccuracies in the narratives, I’ve conducted revisions to the content.》

WOW, so you are the criminal!!
What-What in the world have you done!?

「Ano, real? So, the ones being written here is supposed to be the correct records?」
「Ah, no, about that….」

This is bad.
VERY BAD.
I had the illusion of having cold sweat even with a non-sweat secreting body.

「And, we had no idea this book even existed, so where do we get to read it?」
Ah, did they just ask that?

That is true though, since the existence of my study is not known to any.
Because, I was only going to promote it from now on.
At the moment my original draft has been stored in my “Stomach” and there’s few who can actually access it.
In other words, only I have access to it.

As I was thinking about excuses, the other reporters also start to join the commotion.
It would seem trying to play dumb would backfire with this one.
I was going to earn some quick cash while enhancing my personal image, so it would seem I have to give up for the time being.
It can’t be helped, it’s time for my strategic exit.

Can’t believe that my precious plan to improve my public image just got hindered in such unexpected place.
Reporting, communicating and conferencing and such are all my miscalculations.

「Fu, FUHAHAHA! It would seem I have been exposed. See you all another time then my fellow friends!」

I said so while trying to retrieve all the reading demo handed out just now.
And after which used “Teleportation” to escape in an instance.
And so the “Plan to sell Rimuru’s notebooks” was a failure in the end.
 
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……
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After that, I forgot to retrieve one of test notebooks.

That notebook was the copy that became famous for the times to come——The existence known as “Rimuru’s notebook”, and I wouldn’t have any reason to know about it at the time.