Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken

[Ahh...why am I so busy....]

Kaijin, a dwarf man, was grumbling to himself.

He furiously thought inside, ˜Geez, the Empire in the east, might make a move? What kind of idiocy is that!?'.

Indeed, for the past 300 years it had remained a peaceful era.

Kaijin couldn't understand. Why would the Empire, which was plenty rich enough as it was, go through the trouble of invading other lands?

Although for this dwarf, who made a living through creating weapons, the beginning of the war should have been a really good chance to make huge profits...

˜But still! Why did my workload have to increase so suddenly!!!', was all that ran through the dwarf's head.

Moreover, there was one thing that he was greatly worried about...

Even as he cursed and fantasized about beating up a certain government Minister, the dwarf was in deep consideration regarding another matter.

[What should I do...]

He breathed a tired sigh as he continued to think.

There was almost no time remaining for him to complete his work orders. Missing the deadline would be a huge blow to his reputation.

Saying ˜I couldn't do it!', was simply not an option.

Right now, his future depended on whether he would receive contact from the friends he had sent word for.

He was well known for his skill as a blacksmith, but there were still some things he couldn't do.

What was troubling him so much, was the lack of materials to create weapons with!

And then the people he had been waiting for finally appeared before him.

[Sorry...we should have made it by yesterday, but there was a matter beyond our control...!]

Saying that, the three men entered Kaijin's shop.

There were three of them, all siblings, and also of the dwarven race. All of them were in the business of mining.

The eldest son Garm. He was a skilled armorsmith.

The second son Dold. He was for known his first-­rate craftsmanship.

The third son Mild. Though he was a dwarf of few words, he was an expert at what he did. Having knowledge in construction, and well-versed in the arts, he was a one of a kind genius.

By all rights, these three outstanding talents should have been the owners of their own shops, but unfortunately, they were all rather clumsy in regards to general living.

Blessed only in their respective specializations, they were hopeless when it came to planning things or business trades, which was why they were frequently taken advantage of by the people around them.

And so, their shop was taken over by a person they had trusted in, and what was more, they even fell into a trap laid by a fellow apprentice who was jealous of their talents, and ended up literally kicking an officer of the king and was now under watch by the country...

Having nowhere else to go to, they chose to rely on Kaijin, who was their childhood friend as well as the big brother of the group.

Although he ruefully thought to himself, ˜You should have depended on me sooner!', he was aware that it was already far too late to say that.

He had decided to shelter three brothers into his shop and hire them to work for him. However, there was no work to entrust to them.

While Kaijin's shop mainly sold weapons, his other goods were bought from other suppliers.

Since he personally made his weapons, there would be no problem in receiving assistance in regards to that, however...he feared that unnecessary troubles would occur if his shop suddenly stopped trading with the other suppliers and began self­-producing armors and crafts.

There was a need to continue business operations as usual until the three settled down. This was why he had tasked the three brothers with overseeing laborers in the gathering of ores and raw materials.

After hearing their circumstances, he found out that they had encountered a demon. Kaijin was greatly perplexed at this. Nevertheless, their safety was something to be happy about.

Thinking of how fortunate the three were to avoid any injuries, he voiced his relief.

[Well, it's good that you guys are safe! You must have done well in running away. It's great that none of you were hurt!]

Indeed, as long as they were safe, it was always possible to go back to gathering the needed ores.

But while he was thinking to himself, ˜The safety of my friends are much more important!', the three brothers exchanged awkward looks with each other.

They said,

[No...it's not like we managed to get away in time.]

[Mhm. To tell you the truth, even now I still can't come to terms with what happened yesterday...]

[.......]

*Third bro is silent

From then on, he listened as they explained what happened in detail.

They claimed, ˜A mysterious slime gave us medicine that brought us back to life!'.

Normally, he would have laughingly replied, ˜I don't believe that!', but he knew that the brothers were never the kind to lie. Or rather, they just weren't skillful enough in telling lies. Which meant that what they said was true...

However, seeing as it was only yesterday that a demon attack had resulted in casualties, hiring new miners would most likely be impossible.

Due to yesterday's events, the men he had employed were resigning one after another. Since they also incurred considerable injuries themselves, he could not really complain.

In regular circumstances, this would precisely be the time to go to the Freedom Association with a request, but that was not an option.

to be a reply. It was the same situation for every other workshop, and so the stocks of

guards, not only would the fee be comparatively high, they would only work within the

when it came to the price of adventurers capable of defeating a B ­rank demon...it wouldn't do any good. Far from making

strong demon

Kaijin sighed heavily.

what he should

even considered going so far as to personally gather

no good ideas popped into his

all lost in thought as they

then that a

*Returning to slime perspective

Big bro,

Captain­-san, now known

open and friendly towards each other, and were now on a first name basis. I was told that the owner

the kind of small shop run

[Sorry to intrude~!]

*Rimuru greets

[How do you do!]

*Gobuta-kun greets

we followed Kaidou­-san inside

we entered, we saw that many eyes

[Ah!]

brothers had

and were looking over here. They were

one bit to

didn't resemble

this? They friends of

this slime!!! The one that saved

the Captain-­san was the

[.......]

*Third bro is silent

So that's the slime you were talking about! I've heard you were

I don't feel as if I've done that much, or perhaps

easily gets carried away and goes too far, words of praise is taboo...because

have you

slightly regaining his composure, Uncle-san asked a

shop to talk. And then, Kaidou-­san began briefly explaining my situation. I also chipped into the conversation, when needed, to

say, this third dwarf brother called Mild-­san, he never says a single thing! I mean, how did he still manage to actually communicate?

understand what you want now. But I'm sorry. I don't think I can be of any help.... The

that it was a secret, and explained what was happening worldwide while

because of ˜A certain fool somewhere!', and that was why craft orders for weapons and armors were being issued everywhere. Putting this information into consideration, it made sense that the medicines and other goods

on the other hand, regarding the main order of 20 swords, not even a single one has been made yet.

his head

be done, isn't it fine

was a reasonable question, asked by

it was unreasonable!...but then that sh*tty government Minister Bester butted in

man of your caliber,

mention, this was said in front

was furious the whole

the past, the third dwarf brother Mild­-san had rejected a request from Minister Bester to build a house that he wanted. Bearing a grudge from that incident, the Minister had repeatedly harassed Mild-­san to the point where

you looked at it, it was definitely an

it likely that the Minister bought up all the materials to

due to the lack of materials, does that mean that spears

to my

called "magic ore". The spears only needed to

replied in

an ordinary person. It must be so

possible that the Minister was waiting for Kaijin-san to come

off...it takes a whole day to complete one sword. Even by using the assembly -line system for efficient production, it would still take 2

was about to ask about the time limit, but then decided not to. The despair on his face told

he told

by this weekend.... On the first day of next week, I have to deliver it all to the King. This job is something that is assigned to each and every craftsman, commissioned by the country...if you can't complete it, it is possible to have your qualifications as

only 5 or so days left to complete the order. Or rather, since any progress couldn't be

was getting serious. I had nothing to do with

wait a moment, I can't

it's "magic ores", don't I have some? Well, it's not like it was my

everyone was looking towards me. Being stared at

eyes seemed to be telling me, ˜Hey you! Can't you do

think a slime was

got no

that, I'll have them assist me with the revival of our goblin

now, isn't this talk just too insignificant? Uncle!

on the work table. And then I went to lay down on

hey! Heeeey!!! Thi­-, isn't this "magic ore"!? Moreover, its

Actually, that

a premade "magic steel

uncle, are your eyes just for

of identifying this, I doubted he would be of any

at a suitable price, but

...You don't mean...no, that's ridiculous! Are you saying that the

Uncle-­san saw through it! But still, like how he was

this over to me? Of course,

Fufufu. I caught him!

should I go about

it you want? I'll do anything that