The Demon Realm:
the spiritual realm where the spiritual beings known as demons live,
also known as the Underworld or even Hell.
Huh?
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Never seen you around here before.
You're in my way.
Say wha—
Demons, which are spiritual beings,
revive with time even if their bodies are destroyed.
This is a special trait of beings that have no material body,
as well as a limitation.
Demons can't incarnate into the physical realm without a vessel.
Incarnation is the dearest wish and deepest longing of every demon.
It has been a long time, Jaune.
Noir... You incarnated?
I have a name now: Diablo.
It is a sacred gift I received from my master, Great Rimuru.
You got named?
Yes.
And I will grant you the honor of working for Great Rimuru as well, Jaune.
Save the sleep-talking for when you're dead, Noir!
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4
Episode 86: The Black Numbers
Take this!
You've got some nerve talking down to me like that!
What a foolish reaction to being offered the good fortune of working
for Great Rimuru.
I'll kill you!
You cannot defeat me in my present state.
Huh...
So you say the one who named you is called Rimuru?
I can't stand to hear him addressed without an honorific...
but it seems you've taken an interest now.
Great Rimuru is a magnificent person,
not only spiritually, but in his physical form, as well.
He has a transparency that is simply divine in its luster,
not to mention refreshingly cool, jiggly, and adorable...
Transparency? Jiggly?
Yes!
Because he is a slime!
Jiggle, jiggle!
Yeah? So this slime is a Demon Lord, huh?
Nice! I'll defeat you first, and then him!
You really think you have a chance?
If you come with me,
I will give you a body.
You, Violet, and Blanc.
The three of you have been blocking each other's incarnation
and holding each other back for tens of thousands of years.
It's so very senseless.
You want some excitement, do you not?
Do you understand your place now?
I will come for you again.
I expect you to be ready by then.
I suggest you correct that insolent attitude, as well.
A slime Demon Lord?
This might be more fun than playing with Leon.
You lost, I see.
I did not!
There's always next time.
I told you, I didn't lose!
Looks like the boring times are just about over.
But that aside...
I'll get him back the day he comes again!
Damn it! What the hell is his problem?!
That would've killed me if I wasn't a demon!
I'm gonna find him and hit him right back!
There you are!
Good grief. Jaune really never learns.
Hold up, you bastard!
You'll pay for what you did to me!
Now, moving on...
Have you guys really given thought to what you did?
You haven't, have you?
Nope, you haven't.
Milady.
Right. Well, then...
shall we get started?
I'm busy right now.
Could you stay out of my way, Noir?
I told you to call me Diablo, Violet.
Hmph.
You don't look all that busy to me.
These guys ruined my plan to incarnate.
I'm punishing them.
Incarnate, you say? That's perfect.
If you come work for Great Rimuru,
your wish will be granted.
Ever heard the phrase "mind your own business"?
You do not have the right to refuse.
I have already proven that you can't defeat me in battle, have I not?
I'll kill you!
Jaune and Blanc.
I will make the same offer to the two of them.
They are both clever ladies.
Perhaps they will incarnate before you do, eh?
Is this talk of incarnation true?
Well, knowing him, I doubt he can be trusted...
but I can just kill all of them if I don't get a body I like.
Those two were easy,
but the last one, Blanc, might not go so smoothly.
Man, it hurts... Damn him!
There he is!
This time, I'll show him how scary I really am!
That said...
Ow! It hurts! It hurts!
Surely she won't be so foolish as to fail to see Great Rimuru's charm.
This is...
Finally, someone who might understand.
Take me to wherever Blanc is.
B-Black King...
If I refuse, I'll end up like those corpses.
But if I agree without the mistress's blessing, I'll be punished.
I think I'm stuck.
It's good to see you again, Black King.
Our mistress has said she will make an exception to meet with you.
Oh?
So this is where you've been hiding, Blanc.
I see you've incarnated, Noir.
Yes. I am now—
Diablo, right?
I see. This will save us time.
I now work for Great Rimuru, who has become a Demon Lord,
and I am competent in many fields.
He has praised me many times.
And, Blanc...
I've come here to teach you the joy of working for Great Rimuru, as well.
Oh, dear. This will sour her mood.
B-Black King...
Do be quiet.
I shall meet him.
I have decided to meet with him once myself.
Ow, ow, ow...
Hold it!
Please, let me work for you! I'll do anything!
So please!
Come on! At least tell me your name!
Very well.
My name is Diablo.
I am one of the Elite Four who faithfully serve the great Demon Lord Rimuru.
D-Demon Lord... Rimuru?
Oh?
Demon Lord Rimuru...
Second secretary Diablo has returned.
Hey, welcome back.
Not that I was worried, but I'm glad you're okay.
I am unworthy of such praise!
I shall engrave your words upon my very soul!
So did you find some people?
I did.
I have brought three here for the time being.
Three whom I have judged worthy of an audience with you.
Ah, they're all women, eh?
Pretty ones, too.
And they're old acquaintances of his?
They don't look that strong, though...
Negative.
Negative
These three are among the highest-ranked demons, the Arch Demons.
Arch Demons?!
They appear to be fully controlling their magicules to appear human.
Oh, so that's why.
Ahem.
Those are impressive disguises.
You just look like ordinary humans.
I bet even a Holy Knight wouldn't be able to tell you guys are Arch Demons.
Did I say something wrong?
That's my Great Rimuru.
Now, let's have them introduce themselves.
Nice to meet you.
I'm Demon Lord Rimuru.
I'm impressed you figured out what we were with one look.
In which case...
I see. That's promising.
Very impressive, Master!
I will bring 200 members of my army here to serve you.
Cool! Looking forward to it!
Many pardons. Next...
Pleased to meet you, Great Rimuru.
Please allow me and 200 of my subordinates to work for you.
Same here... uh, Master.
I'd like to serve you along with 200 of my underlings.
Sure! Happy to have you both!
In addition to these three,
there is one other that I found amusing.
He also had 100 subordinates,
which brings the total to 700.
I had hoped to find a full thousand...
My incompetence shames me so!
Uh, no, this is plenty.
I permit you to show yourself.
Manifest!
Ooh!
Hey, wait a minute!
Are they Arch Demons, too?!
These six are the trusted retainers of the previous three,
and the ones I consider at least somewhat promising.
Incidentally...
I picked up this Greater Demon along the way.
Okay, I won't ask why he's all beat up.
Now, introduce yourselves to Great Rimuru.
As of this moment, we are faithful servants of the great Demon Lord Rimuru.
We await your orders.
Then we won't waste any time.
Oh, come on... What now?
What? What's going on?
Sorry we kept you waiting.
Want me to make any changes to your appearances?
You would do so personally?
Well, you guys are special cases.
And...
I'm thinking of using this for your skeletal structure.
This is...
Orichalcum!
It's beautiful.
Hey, so, uh... about these three...
Haven't they been alive a really long time?
I thought so, too.
So they have, huh? I thought so.
They even have two servants who are Arch Demons, the same rank as them.
Does that mean
there's something to them that can't be measured by energy levels alone?
Answer.
Demons rank themselves based on how long they have existed.
Primordials (Kings)
Age: Since the dawn of time
Prehistoric (Marquis)
Age: Over 3,000 years
Ancient (Count)
Age: Over 1,000 Years
Medieval (Viscount)
Age: 400-1,000 years
Early Modern (Baron)
Age: 100-400 years
The ancient ones, who have existed for more than 1,000 years,
Modern (Baronet)
Age: 30-100 years
Late Modern (Chevalier)
Age: 0-30 years
Primordials (Kings) Prehistoric (Marquis) Ancient (Count)
Age: Since the dawn of time Age: Over 3,000 years Age: Over 1,000 years
belong to the Dominant class.
Dominant Class
They possess the authority to isolate themselves from the others.
I surmise that the individual named Diablo
and the three he brought are of the Dominant class.
Ah, I see.
So in other words, the three girls are as crazy strong as Diablo.
Anyway, setting aside how long they've lived,
I think it's fair to say we've got some pretty impressive demons on our side now.
What counts is not how long you've lived, but how you've lived.
Is that what you mean?
Not even close!
By the way, what are their names?
They have none.
Oh, okay. Then...
Wait, you're not gonna...
I'd like to name you ladies.
Are you certain?
Oh, I'm sure it'll all work out.
Naming you will give you greater power
and make it easier for me to call on you.
So what do you think?
Please do.
Yeah! I'd be thrilled!
No objections.
Okay, that settles it!
I'll go with supercar names, like I did with Diablo.
Testarossa.
Carrera.
Ultima.
You can go by those names from now on.
Whoa, whoa! You're just giving them names like it's no big deal?!
This is...
Answer.
Having been granted names,
they have evolved into Demon Peers.
Are you kidding me?
The amount of energy coming from them is insane...
How do the bodies feel?
Fantastic!
Yeah! This body is great!
Great Rimuru, please allow me to declare my loyalty to you henceforth.
In truth, my heart has not stopped pounding since I first laid eyes on you.
Yeah! I've been super excited all this time, too!
I'll give all I've got in service to Great Rimuru!
Same here. Give me any order you like, Master!
Yep. You can do as you see fit.
After that, I incarnated all the other demons and gave them names, too.
Esprit.
Agera.
Zonda.
Veyron.
Moss.
Arch Demon Esprit
Arch Demon Agera
Arch Demon Zonda
Arch Demon Cien
Of the retainers,
the only two that evolved into Demon Peers were Moss and Veyron.
Veyron
Moss
Arch Demon Venom
Venom evolved into an Arch Demon.
Thanks to the magicules in the culture capsules,
I finished naming them all within two days.
All the other subordinates made it above A-rank by being named.
And that's how our new demon army, the Black Numbers, came to be.
Diablo.
I now see why you devoted yourself to Great Rimuru.
Yeah. He's pretty amazing.
We all suppressed our energy, and he still figured out what we were instantly.
I suppressed my presence to the point that I could sneak past a kitten.
I had considered killing you if he turned out to be uninteresting.
Same.
I commend you for not forcing me to shame myself before Great Rimuru,
but if you truly intend to go through with that...
Not to worry, Diablo.
Incarnation is the fondest wish of all us demons.
We have spent a long, long time seeking out the ideal bodies to do so.
And Great Rimuru gave me a body I consider worthy of me.
And in the same way that you take pride in your name,
I am most fond of the name "Testarossa" that he gave me.
On that name, I swear my loyalty to him.
I swear it on the name "Ultima," too.
Working under Great Rimuru should be much more fun than torturing demons.
I also swear upon the name he gave me.
Do try your best to avoid causing trouble for me.
You will obey not only Great Rimuru's orders, but also mine.
That is what we discussed.
They are now under my command,
but there is no telling what they'll do.
I'm sure you have nothing to fear, but I felt I should warn you.
O-Okay...
Dude, you're the one who brought those three here!
Please enjoy.
Well, they're under Diablo's command now,
so we'll just say all responsibility falls on him.
Yep! Tasty!
Next time, "An Unsettling Feeling."
An Unsettling Feeling