That Time I Got Reencarnated as a Demon Lord (English)

16 - Don't lower your head, Evolution, Dream and Future!!!

We had crossed a long path into the judgment hall, walking on a red carpet with full-armored guards on either side, each holding their weapons. Even if their weapons weren't aimed directly at us, the sense of threat was something that could still easily be felt coming from them.

Well, that's just what is expected of soldiers who serve Gazel Dwargon, the Warrior King and champion of humanity.

Although I was sure of my high chances of winning against any of the guards around me, the sense of menace their numbers conveyed was something even I couldn't ignore, something I didn't even care about when I was surrounded by monsters. But despite the implied threat of the numbers, I could still easily handle them, after all, they were all too weak.

Despite that...

<<Warning! Probability of winning against the opponent identified as "Gazel" has been calculated to be around 23.4%. Multiple escape routes were found. No effective escape route could guarantee the individual Rimuru Tempest's escape. Probability of survival in the event of a confrontation, based on the data recorded so far, has been calculated to be around 3.14%.>>

I decided to ignore the fact that my chance of survival was, for some reason, the value of pi, and instead focused on the monster in front of me. I had no doubts, the guy was simply a monster off the scale, even by my current standard. Forget the Storm Dragon! If I'm not able to set things right here, I'm not even getting out of this place alive!

Still... why do I feel myself smiling?

Hahahahaha! Isn't that exactly why I evolved? It's all within the predictions of my dear partner, [Great Sage]!

<<Warning! The strength of the individual Gazel Dwargon is beyond stipulated predictions! In addition, evolution will not be able to influence the course of the battle because it has not been completed.>>

So, even my Sage partner can make some mistakes? I guess I can't judge since I make mistakes all-...

WAIT!!! What do you mean my evolution was not completed?

<<Answer! The amount of energy needed to complete full evolution has not been acquired. The result was a partial evolution, modifying only a fraction of the cells of the individual Rimuru Tempest, which will remain inactive until the completion of the process. The percentage of the current body that has undergone the evolution is 0.00000000->>

Wait, there are too many zeros on that list! How much energy is needed for evolution since I couldn't evolve after losing consciousness for three full days? Also, how long will it take me to complete the evolution if with all my energy it only got to these... seriously, how many zeros are there?!

<<Answer! It is stipulated that for this evolution to occur naturally in nature, an ordinary slime would need to be bathed in the aura of a True Dragon or in the aura of a Dragon Lord for approximately a century! These creatures have a magicule amount that is between ten times the current magicule amount and an incalculable value in terms of current standards.>>

Eh? Are you saying that it will take me a whole century to complete my evolution? No, actually, if I were ten times stronger it would take a century... So how long would the process take with my current power?! A millennium?!!!

<< Negative! Unique Skill [Metamorphosis] was used to speed up natural processes during evolution. As a result, cell evolution occurs at an accelerated rate that could not occur in nature. It is stipulated that individual Rimuru Tempest will take around three years to reach full evolution!>>

Hmm~, I think I understand. That's comforting to some extent, not having to wait a whole century or millennium just to evolve, but three years is still pretty scary from a former human's point of view. Also, since there isn't any significant improvement, at least until my evolution is complete, then I'm stuck with my current power.