Re-becoming a human being from Conan

Black and smooth short hair, clear purple pupils, delicate face like a person in a painting, and a heroic figure when walking.

Sakaguchi Hinata frowned her delicate eyebrows while walking quickly in the church of the Western Saint Church, and she was rarely worried.

It is easy to see from the name that she, who is called the strongest saint in the West, is also a visitor from another world. Unlike summoners like Ji Xing, she came through the gap of the world by chance.

She is also worthy of the name of a genius. After studying with her mentor Jingze Jingjiang for a month, she surpassed the other in swordsmanship. Later, because of the disagreement with her mentor's philosophy, she left and joined the Western Saint Church.

One year to become a paladin, two years to become a paladin leader, and three years to become a saint.

As her status improved, she gradually came into contact with the essence of the church and discovered that Pope Ray Valentine and Demon King Roy Valentine were twin brothers, so she attacked them.

When she was exhausted and about to kill the brothers, the real Demon King Luminas appeared in front of her. In her despair, he did not kill her, but refuted her sense of justice.

Hinata was spared by her and agreed to fight Luminas again after completing the Seven Stars Trial, but she was still defeated. So she finally agreed to Luminas-as long as the other party did not become an enemy of mankind, she would obey Luminas.

So she became the Right Hand of God until now.

The unfortunate experience in her childhood made her have the ideal of "building a world without disputes", and the Holy Empire is such a land today.

Even if it was because humans were equivalent to "livestock" for noble vampires, Luminas was a guy who knew how to control himself and could restrain his subordinates. It was under this strong pressure that the paradise was born, but Hinata was already very satisfied.

Of course, she did not stop training her own strength. If one day the Demon King Luminas lost control, she would kill him with her own hands.

Even if this possibility was very small.

The days passed day by day, but suddenly an accident happened.

A slime appeared in a place like the Jura Forest and began to build an advanced city. The place called the Monster Federation prospered rapidly, approaching and even challenging the Holy Empire. More importantly, it violated the doctrine of the Holy Church.

On the other hand, the excessive prosperity of the town would attract the attack of the angel army. Hinata has been working hard to fight against that army. If the angels come early because of the establishment of the Monster Federation, I don’t know how many people will lose their lives.

In addition, her mentor Jingjiang Jing was swallowed by the slime. For various reasons, she personally attacked Rimuru, but she didn’t expect that it would escape and awaken to become a true demon king.

"Now it seems that there may be other hidden reasons for Jing teacher's swallowing. As a human, Jing teacher was about to reach the limit of his life. Is it a kind of inheritance? He is unwilling to listen to other people's explanations again, and was calculated by the bastard Kagurazaka Yuuki." She murmured in her heart, recalling the news she just heard in Luminas's bedroom.

...

Half an hour ago

"He escaped even when you personally attacked him?" Hinata looked at Luminas, who was annoyed, with a little surprise: "He was the guy who ran away in panic when he saw me..."

"He probably had other purposes. He has the ability to fight you head-on." Luminas commented angrily, and then said: "But you will probably win in a head-on fight. It's just that he is particularly good at escaping. Damn bug, I was careless."

"Is he a master? Sorry, Luminas, I also made the mistake of judging people by their appearance. If I keep chasing him..."

"Why, do I have to work with you to catch a mouse?" Luminas snorted.

"No, Luminas..."

Knowing that she was getting more and more angry tonight, Luminas did not take it out on Hinata, but said: "A lot of things happened at the Demon King's Banquet. Compared with that, the clown named Laplace is not worth mentioning."

Hinata was curious about why Luminas returned from the banquet early, listened quietly, and soon understood the general process of the banquet.

"Skill merchant, Ji Xing..." She whispered the name that appeared frequently.

Pope Ray Valentine, who arrived during Luminas's story, said: "This human who has been active in the past year is more powerful than we expected. He actually has the skill to read the past of the Demon King, and has a deep relationship with the Demon King Milim, Ramiris and the new Demon King Rimuru, and even her servants..."

"Put aside the matter between him and his dragon girl." Luminas said seriously: "Listen, the evil dragon has been resurrected, and the slime has become a recognized demon king. This is an indisputable fact, and a countermeasure must be formulated."

"Yes." Hinata agreed: "Leave that Veldora to me."

But Luminas's reaction was very cold, asserting "No, Hinata. Forget about Demon King Rimuru, you can't beat that evil dragon."

"...Is he really that strong? But wasn't he sealed by the 'brave man'?"

"I've told you before, Hinata." Luminas said: "Special A-level is the disaster level, corresponding to the demon king species, like the unawakened demon king like Clayman. S-level is the disaster level, all demon kings including me are in this category, and saints like you can barely be considered.

Above this is the special S-level, which is the natural disaster level. There are only four dragon species recognized as natural disaster levels in the world, including the evil dragon. They are extremely powerful. Although I don't want to admit it, even I can't defeat that evil dragon."

Luminas said this, and Hinata finally nodded solemnly, but what she was thinking about was that even so, if the evil dragon dared to break this peace, she would fight tooth and nail.

"...What's going on with the guys from the Eastern Empire?" After a pause, she asked again: "I know we have always used that empire as the imaginary enemy, but even Demon King Clayman can control it. The power of the empire... …”

"Very strong." Luminas snorted: "Although the demon kings are all classified as disaster level S, there are two guys who are particularly special. Everyone recognizes that they - Qi Yi and Milim have reached the natural disaster level, even higher than the natural disaster level. Those dragon species are stronger.

It seems that Qi Yi has been competing with the empire, and there is no clear winner. Even my actions of secretly controlling the Western countries were actually vaguely supported by Qi Yi, in order to confront the empire... Of course, I ignored him, and there was no subordinate relationship between me and him. "

This is the first time Hinata knows about this kind of thing. Luminas has always been her target, but she considers herself inferior to dragons, and the two demon kings Guy and Milim are vaguely superior to dragons...

"Am I still so small?" She murmured, returning from memories to reality.

Subsequently, she, Rey and Luminas conducted a series of discussions on the policy towards the Monster Kingdom, and finally got a result that she was somewhat unwilling to accept - political consultations with the Monster Kingdom, and the Western countries covered it up. .

This is a kind of 'compromise'. Luminas also reminded: "If you want to deal with the current monster kingdom, you may have to take the skill merchant and the new demon king 'Dragon Blood Warrior' Shyvana into consideration. The newly promoted The Dragon Girl's transformation into the Flame Dragon King may be stronger than Roy and the others. Of course I don't care, but that skill merchant...

I am somewhat elusive about his strength. At least he is a saint and can fight Milim intact. Even Milim who is not serious will probably not lose to you. I even have a vague feeling that this human being might be strong enough to compete with me.

Anyway, be careful, Hinata, I don’t want to lose you yet. "

Some time ago, the king of a kingdom named Gurdovia among the Western countries was assassinated. The assassin was an 'adventurer' who had purchased skills, so Hinata had actually investigated Ji Xing for a long time.

The adventurer named Domini was the first person to buy skills from him. He got a discount and bought two skills at the same time. In just one year, he soared from D level to A level, and even in A level. They are all outstanding.

He was obviously a guy with no talent, but he kept up with his own progress. Those two skills were amazing to Hinata once he understood them.

Because the assassination was a 'just revenge', after investigation, Hinata believed that the assassinated king was indeed cruel and unrighteous, and violated the teachings of the church, so he took Domini away.

Domini is now working under her, so Hinata is very aware of the 'power' of the skills sold by Ji Xing. Now that she understands Ji Xing's true identity and part of the information, she can't help but have an idea in her heart - If I buy and acquire those two skills...

"...I am too weak to put my hope on others." In just two seconds, she shook her head and gave up this idea, "When I am with Rimuru, I don't know whether I am a friend or an enemy."

For the next week, Hinata worked almost non-stop, relying on the physical strength of a saint to maintain, and tried to collect all kinds of information.

Until the monthly contract meeting of the Emperor's Wings was about to begin, the Holy Knights directly under Hyuga, the Guards Division directly under the Emperor, and the Guards Knights affiliated with the Emperor's Hall gathered.

As the leader of the Holy Knights and Speaker of the Parliament, she will announce the church's attitude towards the Demonic Federation at this meeting - in front of those Holy Knights who don't know the true identity of the god Ruminas, she expected that this matter might not happen too easy.

So before the meeting, she first summoned several of her cronies, including Domini, who was the first to buy Ji Xing's skills.

Just when she was about to explain something, she suddenly noticed a slightly unfamiliar face following Domini, a green-haired beauty with a good temperament. She frowned and asked, "Who is she?"

"Oh... Master Hinata, she is Xilian." Domini, who was not used to the Paladin's style of conduct, scratched his head and said: "Didn't you say before that I can choose any deputy among the Paladins? Xilian is me. The chosen one.”

"Lord Knight." Xilian lowered his head.

Hinata looked at her carefully and found that she was not impressed by him. He was probably not an outstanding member of the Paladins, but was chosen by Domini because of his beauty? This guy needs a good education.

Seeing nothing else, she nodded slightly, returned her gaze, and got down to business.

Xi Lian raised her head, her expression seemed serious, but in fact she was watching all this with indifference.

‘Tsk, this is so troublesome. ’ Yes, she is none other than Velgrendo, the Burning Flame Dragon!

Rudra made a decision, and as Rudra's wife, she would not object, so she went out in person and crossed the Jura Forest to come here.

The reason why we didn't go directly to the Demonic Federation was because of Rudra's analysis later - 'That guy Qi Yi is too familiar with me, and he might have guessed my plan. In other words, if you attack directly, you are likely to be ambushed by him, or face your sister. ’

Well, as opponents, Rudra has the Burning Flame Dragon by his side, and Guy has another dragon species by his side - the white ice dragon Velzard.

Velgrendo was very strong, but the strongest among the strongest. Whether it was Guy or Velzard, she could only fight evenly.

More importantly, as a wife and Rudra's bodyguard, she cannot use her true form.

Not really a clone.

She possesses a unique and powerful skill, "different bodies", which can create an unlimited number of clones, and each clone has the same combat power as the main body. As long as the clones are not dead, she will not die.

Of course, this ability has limitations, and a fixed amount of magic element is its limitation. For Rudra's attention, she sent a clone with half of her magic power this time. If she was ambushed by Guy or Velusado, she might lose this part of the magic power permanently.

Caution is necessary.

According to Kondo Tatsuya's analysis of Western intelligence, he believed that with a little interference, the Holy French Empire would take action against the Demon Kingdom Federation.

So she replaced a spy lurking in the Holy Kingdom of France, a marginal trainee paladin, and used a little trick to get here.

Playing tricks is rare for powerful dragons, so she finds it particularly boring.

"It shouldn't take more than a few days." She looked at Sakaguchi Hinata in front of her and murmured in her heart: "In terms of strength, she is enough to become a single-digit person who can carry Rudra's power. Maybe she can be taken away?"

Now that he has spent some effort to infiltrate, besides killing the skill merchant Ji Xing, Velgrendo also wants to do more for Rudra!

So after this meeting, the situation changed and the situation was beyond Hinata's control.

…

Demonic Federation, capital Rimuru.

Diavolo, the ancestor of the pure black demon, stood beside Rimuru with a look of regret on his face and said: "Resim is dead, he should have been killed. This was my dereliction of duty, I was too careless."

Resim, the church archbishop of the Kingdom of Farmus, is also one of the only two survivors in Rimuru after the previous war.

When the Demon King's Feast was in progress, Diavolo was sent by her to escort Resim and the King of Farmus back to the country, using these two people to take control of Farmus. Everything was going well before, but suddenly something bad happened. information.

"As a result, the Kingdom of Farmus began to spread rumors that the Archbishop died due to the devil's conspiracy." Diavolo said with a bitter look on his face: "I seem to have messed up, Lord Rimuru."

Next to her, Ziyuan was still vying for favor: "So you can only be the second secretary..."

"Okay Shion." Rimuru interrupted with a headache, wondering if it could be related to Yuuki?

The day after the Demon King's Feast, she took people to find the guy who plotted against her, only to find that the headquarters of the Free Guild had already been deserted. Yushu seemed to be particularly alert. He got the news from somewhere and evacuated there first. .

After a week, Souei, who was out exploring, found no trace of Yuuki, but Rimuru became more and more disappointed with some of the rewards he received - no matter how Yuuki acted out of his own will, rather than being influenced by someone. control.

"...It doesn't matter, Diavolo, we still have the card Razan."

She turned around and said, "By the way, Ziyuan, what is Razan doing during this time?"

Ziyuan replied: "That demon and Bai Lao get along well. Recently, the two often drink together. When nothing happens, he and Bai Lao will train Gobda and the others together."

I am living a retirement life... please get busy! Rimuru, who felt that he had been busy all day, thought with resentment in his heart, and asked: "Where are Taguchi Shogo and the three of them?"

A strange look flashed across Ziyuan's face: "They are...learning 'Chinese'."

"……ha?"

"It was done by Mr. Ji Xing. He said that the three of them did not study at the age where they should study and lacked cultivation. They should make up for it. So they were assigned a lot of homework every day and used 'ancient poetry' to teach them and cultivate their temperament……"

At this point, Ziyuan's face became increasingly uncomfortable, "Sir Ji Xing also said that those ancient poems will be something that all monster children need to learn in the future. Of course, children don't need to learn them in Chinese, just use our language. "

Rimuru was silent.

What is this for? Inherit Chinese culture in another world? Well, I heard that Chinese culture is profound and profound, but...it's scary no matter how you think about that kind of thing, study or something.

Fortunately, I am no longer a child.

"Yeah." Then she responded: "Ji Xing is also helping to make the town a better place. Children should really study more."

Changing the subject: "Diavolo, please go and inform Razan to come to my place."

"Yes." Diavolo lowered his head and was about to retreat when he suddenly paused, his eyes revealed a strange color, and he made a defensive gesture.

Um? Shion immediately made the same move, and Rimuru was also alert, but his own perception didn't capture anything, and he was a little confused.

"inform. Two high-level demons are approaching at high speed. According to the magic wavelength, they are two maids following Demon King Guy. 》

Guy's maid? Rein and Misali?

Rimuru was a little surprised, and the next moment he judged that it might be related to Ji Xing, so he said: "It doesn't matter, Shion, Diavolo, they are not my enemies, go and invite them over.

By the way, Diavolo, they are also demons. Do you recognize them? "

She turned her head and realized that Diavolo's expression was a little strange, and she felt suspicious, Hey, there's no way...there's some grudge between you, right?

The next moment her guess was confirmed, she saw a flash of figures in the office, Rein and Misali appeared, but two pairs of eyes focused on Diavolo: "...pure black? Why are you here? ? Wait, when did you get the body?"

Diablo's expression returned to elegance, and he slightly raised the corners of his mouth and said: "Blue, Green, have you abandoned Crimson and come to join Lord Rimuru? What a wise choice."

"Asshole!" Rein suddenly shouted angrily: "How could we betray Master Qi Yi!"

Misali also said with a cold face: "Our names are Rein and Misali, pure black."

"Then please call me by my name." Diavolo said in a boastful tone, "Diablo."

"..."

"Has someone named you?!" Lei Yin was stunned and blurted out: "Is it Ji Xing?! That's right, if it's him..."

Well, one sentence offended two people.

Diavolo exuded a ghastly murderous intent, and Rimuru felt helpless as he was ignored. I was just standing next to him. Am I not worthy?

But it sounds like Diavolo is very familiar with Guy's two maids, and they seem to be a little uncomfortable with each other. It's really a headache. Why do they call each other by color...

"Declaration. Only the original seven demons are related by color, which are red, blue, green, purple, yellow, white, and black. It is inferred that Qi is the original red, Reine is the original blue, Misali is the original green, and Dia Polo is the original black. 》

"……Why?!!"

Rimuru's eyes widened.

She did find that Diavolo was not a simple demon, he was extremely powerful, maybe even stronger than her now, but she couldn't believe that Diavolo was one of the original seven colors? !

Just like the strongest demon king Guy, Guy's two maids are also...

When she recovered from the shock, she found that the room was already tense. Diavolo and the two maids were about to fight. Although Shion didn't usually deal with Diavolo, she took out a knife and stood in front of Diablo. Polo side.

"Wait!" She quickly stopped him: "Diavolo, put away your magic power. These two are guests from afar. Reine, Misali, and Diavolo were named by me, not Ji Xing... …Are you two here to see Ji Xing?”

So Rein and Missali looked at Rimuru with extremely shocked eyes, as if to say, you actually have the ability to name Pure Black? A guy like Junhei is actually willing to become your subordinate?

Rimuru: "..."

Diablo shouted in a low voice: "You two, if you are disrespectful to Lord Rimuru again, don't blame me for killing you here!"

"...Huh? Just come if you can."

"The guy who just got a body and a name and became the Demon Duke, you can't say anything!"

"Okay!" Rimuru shouted helplessly: "Ziyuan! Go and ask Ji Xing to come over!"

At the same time, the office door was pushed open, and Ji Xing walked in with a puzzled expression: "What do you want from me? Oh, Reine, Misali, you two are here."

Rimuru hesitated. She suspected that Ji Xing had been watching the show outside the door, but she had no evidence. She sighed helplessly and said: "Thank God, Ji Xing, you showed up in time. Well... you and Qi Yi made an appointment to do it." What's the matter, are they coming to pick you up?"

"No." Ji Xing looked at the two of them.

Rein and Missali looked at each other, and suddenly they both smiled. They looked at Diavolo provocatively, and when Diavolo had an ominous premonition, he looked at Ji Xing and said, "Mr. Ji Xing, It’s up to you to help us... awaken as true demon kings in the next few days!”

"……What?!"

…

A few minutes later.

Rimuru watched Rein and Missali enter Ji Xing's home, looked at Diavolo who was staring at the window in disbelief, and sighed secretly in his heart.

Since Ji Xing agreed to Qi Yi, it meant that he was really sure that nothing would go wrong. Sivana was also an example, but he didn't expect that Ji Xing could help other people's subordinates awaken.

how did you do that?

King of Wisdom: "Declaration. Using 100,000 copies of the fire of life, you can help the monsters under the soul lineage awaken. There are currently five people who meet the requirements, namely Diavolo, Shion, Benimaru, Gade, and Arashiya. 》

Oh, Mr. Raphael, too? But a hundred thousand human souls, ten times that?

Speaking of which, Diavolo is not surprised. Are Shion and the others qualified to become demon kings? Everyone has grown up.

Rimuru sighed inwardly, and noticed strange fluctuations coming from Ji Xing's home. He was sure that Misali and Rein were really starting to awaken, and couldn't help but look at Diavolo again.

That 'poor puppy'-like expression made Rimuru a little unbearable, but she knew the right amount.

Not to mention that there were not a hundred thousand human souls, even if there were, her choice would be Shion and the four of them, not Diavolo, the demon who had just become her subordinate, not to mention the original one who had just learned that Diavolo was so dangerous. So black!

Diavolo's words at the next moment confirmed that she was right - "Lord Rimuru, since the humans in Farmus Kingdom dare to cause trouble, let us destroy them!"

"Don't even think about it!" Rimuru firmly denied: "We will become the public enemy of mankind."

"...Yeah." Diavolo took a deep breath, lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, please punish me, Lord Rimuru, I lost my temper."

"It's okay, I understand."

The original brothers in distress... no, they can't be considered brothers in distress. Two of the original small-time wealthy friends suddenly became wealthy, and they were two people who were not easy to deal with. Anyone would feel a moment of psychological gap, right?

She shook her head and saw Ji Xing coming out of the house. She said, "They have begun to awaken. It will be completed in about three days. Rimuru, tell people not to approach my house during this period. Although Shivana is guarding it personally, it is the original demon after all. It may not be able to control its power after awakening."

"I know." Rimuru nodded: "That night, Qi Yi called you to the next door to ask you for this matter? Why didn't you help them immediately?"

Speaking of this, her expression changed: "Could it be that there are not enough souls? These few days..."

"How is it possible." Ji Xing said: "A great demon who has made himself the public enemy of mankind and prevented mankind from consuming itself due to internal strife, the souls collected in two thousand years are difficult to count.

I proposed a week later. I wanted to solve some troubles first. I didn't expect that after a week of leisure, the person I wanted to wait for has not come yet. He is very cautious."

"Who are you waiting for?" Rimuru was quite surprised. Before he could ask, a figure suddenly appeared beside him. It was Canghua, a confidant of Cang Ying.

"Lord Rimuru, Hinata left the Holy Empire and is heading towards us!"

"What?" Rimuru was startled and asked, "She's alone?"

"Yes, Nan Qiang is observing outside the Holy Empire's barrier. Only Sakaguchi Hinata..."

"No, there's a new situation!" Donghua appeared from Canghua's shadow: "Four paladins followed Hinata's footsteps and set off!"

"Four paladins?"

"Yes, they are fully armed, and their magic level is very strong. We lost them in a flash!"

"Fully armed, very strong?" Rimuru became serious, but at this moment, he saw Cang Ying jump out of Donghua's shadow himself.

"Are you guys... playing nesting dolls..."

"No, Lord Rimuru, the situation has changed again. Two new paladins have also set out from the Holy Empire to chase Hinata and others. According to the intelligence, one of them should be..." Souei paused and bowed to Jixing: "It's the first adventurer who has two skills that Lord Jixing sold, Domini! The other one is unknown!"

"Domini? Oh, I've heard about it before. The guy who assassinated the king but was recruited by Hinata is said to have caused some discussion..."

Rimuru murmured: "How long do they estimate it will take to reach us?"

"Based on their speed, using the teleportation array between towns... they should enter the Jura Forest in three to four days!"

"Three or four days?"

"Just in time." Jixing shook his head and pointed to the direction of Rain and Misali: "We can let them move around after they have just awakened."

"Uh, Jixing, as for Hinata..."

"Not Hinata." Jixing said: "Maybe... there will be someone I'm waiting for."