I never imagined a Demon Lord would be such a dreamer.
Let me teach you what reality is.
No choice now. Let's decide once and for all which of us is right.
I'll be your opponent.
Oh? How amusing.
Any weakling who falls under another's control
is no match for me!
Transform!
I'm one of the Elite Four, too!
Ranga and I have been training for—
Foul werewolf who sides with a vile Demon Lord!
Your opponent is me!
Hey, I was still talking!
Demon Lord Rimuru, you will taste vengeance.
Does that knight have a grudge against me?
And now Maribel's using his lust for vengeance to make him do her bidding?
Go, Gaiye.
Strike down Demon Lord Rimuru.
Gaiye?
The guy who was so full of himself?
I see. He's already...
You wanted to fight me, didn't you?
How nice that your wish came true before you died.
Impossible... Just what is that power?
What do you mean?
Do you not even realize who you just made an enemy of?
You're next, Maribel Rozzo.
You're going to be my sustenance.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4
Episode 82: The Master of Greed
How could Gaiye be taken down so easily?
I burned up his entire soul to achieve maximum enhancement.
I thought that would buy me time until I could control the Demon Lord,
but I was naïve.
Still...
Notice.
The individual named Maribel Rozzo has made a magic call.
I surmise that she has given orders to someone outside.
M-My body feels so heavy!
I remember... this sensation.
Holy Field, huh?
Correct. Correct indeed.
I know very well that we don't stand a chance against you in direct combat.
But now it's clear you've overestimated your power,
and you stand before me defenseless.
That will cost you your life.
You need to learn the difference in intellect between humans and monsters.
I was right.
I knew you'd try this.
And we already know Granville
was one of the Western Holy Church's Seven Days Clergy.
I'm sure you think you've caught me in your trap,
but I've done the same.
I offered myself as bait to lure you here.
I knew if you wanted to control me,
you were gonna have to come to me yourself.
I see. So that's it.
The one who overestimated their own power was me.
The idea that I could control a Demon Lord was a pipe dream.
Though I hate to say so,
leaving such a dangerous creature to roam free would be foolish.
So I have no choice.
I won't hold back.
I will devote everything I have to killing you.
Good. I'll give my all, too.
Yearn for death!
Lost Entropy!
Great Rimuru!
Do you have time to worry about someone else?
How disappointing.
No one, no matter how strong, can abandon their desire to live.
That's what makes me invincible.
There is nothing stronger than my Greed.
I get it.
All living things instinctively possess the desire to live,
and your skill reverses that.
Definitely the strongest skill there could be.
It can't be...
But it's only the strongest within the realm of unique skills.
Affirmative. It is ineffective on Master, who has obtained ultimate skills.
It is a matter of the strength of one's soul.
Therefore, the individual named Maribel Rozzo has zero chance of winning.
Too bad. My analysis is complete.
Your powers won't work on me now.
How utterly insane can you be?
Stand down, Maribel.
This is your final warning.
If you'll go on living as an ordinary girl, I won't kill you.
I can't afford to lose.
There is no other path for me but to defeat Demon Lord Rimuru.
The Western Nations—and the whole world—belong only to me!
More. More!
Even if it takes all I have,
victory will be mine!
I get it now. This is how she enhanced Gaiye.
No...
Notice.
The individual Maribel Rozzo's physical ability
is rising along with the strength of her unique skill Greed.
She's enhancing the strength of her skill?
Die, Demon Lord Rimuru!
I told you, your attacks won't work on me.
I'll give you a painless death.
Think about what you've done while you're inside me.
Shion!
Grandmaster Yuuki!
Yuuki.
I underestimated you.
I sold you short, Demon Lord Rimuru.
I didn't expect you to push me this far.
Notice.
The individual Yuuki Kagurazaka's power has risen significantly.
Through her unique skill Greed, the individual named Maribel Rozzo
has transferred her power to him.
Damn, what a pain.
I'll take that as a compliment.
Bold of you to take the time to look around.
I'll take this seriously.
Shock.
Uriel's Universal Barrier has been broken.
Are you kidding me?!
I surmise that the individual named Yuuki Kagurazaka
possesses the special constitution known as Anti-skill.
In other words, not only does my absolute defense not work,
but he can nullify pretty much all of my attacks, too?!
Affirmative. Anti-skill is a spiritual constitution
that nullifies magic and skills.
Does that mean arts would still work?
Also, how does it make sense that he can shut down an ultimate skill?!
I thought you said you didn't get any unique skills or special powers.
That wasn't a lie.
I told you my physical abilities were exceptional, didn't I?
You piece of...
I'd rather not kill you if you're just under someone else's control,
but I have no choice.
Wow, that's an impressive sword.
Don't hold it against me if you die.
That's what I should be saying to you.
Why is the Grandmaster...
He seemed to be doing that little girl's bidding.
Were we being used?
That can't be!
Grandmaster Yuuki would never betray us!
I'm sure there's a reason for this.
Y-Yeah! There must be some reason he can't tell us!
Right...
Well, what to do now?
It'd be great if I could undo the Mental Interference he's under...
Notice.
Interference has been blocked by Anti-skill.
Yeah, I figured.
In my case, when I attack by just hitting, my skills influence it.
That means my attacks won't work on him.
At least, they shouldn't...
Is he using evasion or weapons to deal with my sword strikes?
Notice.
Anti-skill does not apply to weapons.
So I was right!
Physical attacks with weapons should work!
Which means any weapon attacks from him...
You let your guard down, Rimuru-san.
Too bad. It would've hurt more if you'd hit me with your hand.
No way! That was intentional?!
That's beyond insane!
Yuuki's weapons can't break through my absolute defense!
Storm Break!
That was a fusion of a sword strike
and the Storm Magic of my ultimate skill Veldora.
Notice.
Some of the effects of the applied art have been nullified by Anti-skill.
That's fine. I don't want to kill him.
Storm Magic destroys bodily tissue through open wounds, eroding the body.
But since you have Anti-skill, it shouldn't threaten your life.
Appraisal.
Yeah, he's stained to the core with Maribel's Greed.
I couldn't undo the Mental Interference.
The only option left is...
Stay asleep until I finish off Maribel.
I'll have to go a little hard.
Don't take it the wrong way.
Wait!
Please spare Grandmaster Yuuki's life!
That's dangerous, you know! He's being controlled!
No!
Grandmaster Yuuki would never lose to a little girl in mental fortitude!
Grandmaster Yuuki, please get a hold of yourself!
I know you're not the type to do someone else's bidding!
Kagali...
That's right! What Kagali said!
Yeah!
Our Grandmaster isn't that weak!
Grandmaster!
Grandmaster Yuuki!
Get it together!
H-Huh?
This is making me look like the bad guy...
Y-You guys...
Grandmaster Yuuki!
I can't let myself look any more pathetic after you've said all that.
Huh?
Grandmaster! Are you back to your senses?!
Yeah. Looks like your voices dragged my consciousness back.
Thanks.
Grandmaster!
What a relief! Truly!
I had faith all along!
Notice.
I have confirmed a change in the individual named Yuuki Kagurazaka.
It appears Greed's Mental Interference has been undone.
When does any conflict wrap up that nicely?!
If Yuuki isn't an enemy, then neither is the one remaining knight.
When I removed his Mental Interference,
he revealed that the person he wanted to avenge was Glenda.
He was one of the Three Battlesages, apparently.
When Glenda took his spot,
she apparently stole his heart along with it.
I wish you'd told me sooner that Glenda was still alive.
I told you a million times!
Oh, and Yuuki's wounds have been healed.
Apparently, he can turn Anti-skill on and off himself.
Looks like I caused a lot of trouble. Sorry about that.
You saved my skin, though!
This is just absurd.
Rimuru-san.
Would you let me track Maribel down?
Can you beat her?
It'll be easy as long as I stay on my toes.
Besides, she took control of me while I had Anti-skill turned off.
My pride won't let that slide.
Fair enough.
She's probably planning
to make the power source on the bottom floor go berserk
and get you caught up in it.
Power source?
If it loses control, the explosion will take out more than just the ruins.
Please allow me to accompany you.
I learned all there is to know about these ruins by traversing Soma.
If the unthinkable happens, I can stop it.
A serious expression on a beauty like her really hits hard...
Okay, then. I'm counting on you.
Shion! Gobta!
You lead the others in joining the Dark Elves!
Keep them safe!
Got it!
Where will you be going?
I'm gonna help Milim!
I can't take out that Demon Lord unless I catch him by surprise.
It's dangerous magic that will take me out along with him...
but I can't afford to think about that anymore!
Huh?
There's nothing here?
This isn't right.
What's going on?
There is no magic-controlled power reactor in these ruins.
Incidentally, there wasn't one in Soma, either.
Is that you, Yuuki?
Yep, it sure is.
Weren't you supposed to be fighting Demon Lord Rimuru?
Oh, that's over.
I threw everything I had at him, but it was no use.
I was gonna kill him as soon as it looked like victory was close, too.
It certainly had me on the edge of my seat.
But I was more upset by the thought that you'd really betrayed us.
Sorry about that.
I figured it'd seem more real if I kept it secret from you.
It's inconceivable...
But I can't deny it.
It's a fact that Greed isn't influencing Yuuki at all now.
Yuuki, are you saying you broke through my power?
How? Since when?!
You wanna know?
Just tell me right now!
Okay, then, I'll show you.
It can't be...
You're lying. You must be lying!
You were only pretending to be under my control all along?!
Yep!
The answer is: it was only an act!
What do you think? My acting was brilliant, right?
Impossible!
The stronger one's greed is, the less power they have to defy me!
Especially when it comes to someone as greedy as you!
My skill is the strongest power of all, rooted in the emotion known as greed!
It cannot be defeated!
True.
But immediately after I came to this world,
I created Anti-skill.
Created?
Yeah, to nullify all hostilities directed toward me.
That doesn't really mean anything, though.
After all...
my greed is far greater than yours.
Even if I didn't have Anti-skill, your Greed wouldn't work on me.
This world is my playground.
My ambition is to become king of this world.
Don't underestimate me! I am... Maribel...
Maribel of Greed!
And you are no match for me!
It's no use.
A puny ambition like that won't help you defeat me.
This... can't be...
Greed's waves are...
You're... My power...
Bingo.
You can't... do that...
Oh, I can.
Because I'm only transferring it to someone more worthy.
If only you'd been born ten years earlier,
maybe you could have ruled the world.
You just had no luck.
I bet you couldn't master your skill with such a young body.
Can't hear me anymore?
You said it yourself.
My ambition is just too big.
Goodnight, Maribel.
Rest assured, I'll carry on your greed for you.
Maribel had lived through a turbulent time,
but thus ended her very short life in this world.
The truth of this world remains:
those without power are destined to lose.
Next time, "Milim's Friend."
Milim's Friend