# E24 - Black and a Mask
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**[00:06] (Flashback) Silver**
You will pay...
**[00:09] (Flashback) Silver**
You will pay!
**[00:12] (Flashback) Silver**
That demon...
**[00:18] (Flashback) Silver**
I swear you will pay for this!
**[00:21] (Flashback) Silver**
Come to me.
**[00:23] (Flashback) Silver**
Come to me! Please!
**[00:44] (Flashback) Black**
Is it you who dares to summon
me from such a lowly station?
**[00:49] (Flashback) Silver**
If you'll grant my wish,
I don't care if you're a demon!
**[00:53] (Flashback) Silver**
You can have my soul! So, please...
**[00:57] (Flashback) Silver**
Make them...
**[00:58] (Flashback) Silver**
Make them...
**[01:01] (Flashback) Black**
Very well.
**[01:03] (Flashback) Black**
Granting your wish will give
me something to do, at least.
**[01:07] (Flashback) Silver**
Thank you... And my payment...
**[01:15] (Flashback) Black**
Indeed. Our contract is complete.
**[01:19] (Flashback) Black**
Your emotions tasted sublime.
**[01:22] (Flashback) Black**
For that reason, I will
do you a great service.
**[01:26] (Flashback) Black**
That said,
**[01:27] (Flashback) Black**
this payment will only
last three days, at most.
**[01:31] (Flashback) Black**
To make up for the rest... let's see...
**[01:33] (Flashback) Black**
I suppose I'll help myself to your prey.
**[01:39] (Flashback) Black**
Much time has passed since
I came to the living world.
**[01:42] (Flashback) Black**
I shall enjoy it to the fullest.
***SIGN*** That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
***SIGN*** Episode 24: Black and the Mask
**[03:21] Narrator**
*The Kingdom of Filtwood.*
**[03:23] Narrator**
*This nation borders the Great Forest of Jura,*
**[03:25] Narrator**
* and Shizu paid a visit there,*
* after receiving an urgent request.*
**[03:30] Narrator**
* The request was to defeat a*
* demon that had been revived.*
**[03:35] Knight**
Welcome to Filtwood Castle.
**[03:38] Knight**
It's a real honor
**[03:39] Knight**
to meet the famous Conqueror of Flames!
**[03:43] Knight**
Right this way.
**[03:44] Knight**
I'll show you to the reception hall.
**[03:52] Guy**
Shizue Izawa!
**[03:53] Guy**
The Conqueror of Flames!
**[03:55] Guy**
Now, this is reassuring.
**[03:57] Shizu**
*Wow... They've gathered up quite a few.*
**[04:01] Cougar**
Hey!
**[04:02] Cougar**
If it isn't Shizu!
**[04:04] Shizu**
Good to see you again, Cougar-san.
**[04:06] Cougar**
You took on this request, too, huh?
**[04:08] Shizu**
It was a request from the nation.
**[04:10] Cougar**
Man, you're as serious as ever!
**[04:13] Cougar**
You could've just come up with
some random reason to ditch it.
**[04:16] Shizu**
Well, you're here, too, aren't you?
**[04:19] Cougar**
Hey, I'm just here for the pay.
**[04:22] Cougar**
But...
**[04:23] Cougar**
I sorta regret it now.
**[04:26] Cougar**
Apparently, at least ten really skilled
adventurers have died already.
**[04:29] Shizu**
I see.
**[04:31] Cougar**
But the arrival of the champion
is gonna give hope to everyone!
**[04:34] Shizu**
You're exaggerating.
**[04:40] Cougar**
That's the minister.
**[04:44] Minister**
Adventurers, I bring unfortunate news.
**[04:48] Minister**
Our champions, the two
Silver Wings, have passed on.
**[04:53] Guy**
What?!
**[04:54] Girl**
Those two?!
**[04:54] Guy**
Are you serious?
**[04:56] Minister**
It appears their bodies were
devoured with no trace left behind.
**[05:00] Minister**
The request given to you is to
defeat the resurrected demon.
**[05:04] Minister**
This account has been found
in a century-old text.
**[05:09] Cougar**
The champion Orthos, huh?
**[05:12] Minister**
But all this tells us
**[05:13] Minister**
is that the demon was successfully
sealed away by the knight Orthos.
**[05:19] Minister**
It does not mention how he sealed him.
**[05:22] Minister**
This is why we wish to rely
on all of your strengths.
**[05:25] Guy**
There's not enough info on the enemy!
**[05:27] Guy**
Are you telling us to go die?!
**[05:29] Guy**
The Silver Wings were heroes
famous enough to have titles!
**[05:32] Guy**
If they failed, there aren't enough
lives between all of us to survive this!
**[05:36] Shizu**
*I agree.*
**[05:37] Guy**
Sorry, but this one's too dangerous. I'm out.
**[05:41] Minister**
Wait!
**[05:42] Minister**
We need the help of all of
you to defeat this demon!
**[05:47] Guy**
Shut up!
**[05:52] Cougar**
Oh, man...
**[05:56] Minister**
Please, calm down!
**[05:58] Minister**
In truth, the one thing we do
know is what the demon is after.
**[06:03] Guy**
What do you mean?
**[06:06] Minister**
There are remains laid to rest in the
castle's underground reception hall.
**[06:11] Minister**
Those remains are the
very body of that demon,
**[06:15] Minister**
and his objective is to recover
it and complete his resurrection.
**[06:21] Guy**
The demon's...
**[06:22] Girl**
...remains?
**[06:27] Minister**
Ah! That must be the renowned Shizue Izawa!
**[06:30] Minister**
I will gladly answer any question you ask.
**[06:33] Shizu**
If this demon drove the
kingdom to the brink of ruin
**[06:36] Shizu**
and defeated the two Silver Wings,
**[06:39] Shizu**
he may be a superior demon, an Archdemon.
**[06:43] Minister**
Yes...
**[06:44] Shizu**
That brings me to my question.
**[06:47] Shizu**
Does this demon have a name?
**[06:54] Narrator**
* Monsters gain far greater power*
* when they are granted names.*
**[06:58] Narrator**
* This was common knowledge*
* among all capable adventurers.*
**[07:03] Minister**
No, there are no accounts indicating
that the demon had a name.
**[07:09] Shizu**
*If he has no name, he can't be an Archdemon.*
**[07:13] Shizu**
* But it's hard to imagine the*
* Silver Wings losing otherwise.*
**[07:17] Shizu**
So your intent was to bring us all
here to wait for the demon to arrive?
**[07:23] Minister**
Indeed.
**[07:24] Minister**
Now that the Silver Wings have fallen,
**[07:26] Minister**
this strategy is our only hope.
**[07:29] Shizu**
* He says that, but he seems*
* to see us as enemies.*
**[07:34] Guy**
Screw that! I have no obligation
to serve this nation!
**[07:37] Guy**
I'm outta here!
**[07:43] Cougar**
He killed him!
**[07:45] Guy**
What's the meaning of this?!
**[07:46] Guy**
Hey! What are you thinking?!
**[07:47] Knight**
Quiet! Before you curse me,
take a good look at this man!
**[08:01] Guy**
What is this?!
**[08:03] Cougar**
What's going on?
**[08:04] Shizu**
*A lesser demon...*
**[08:23] Captain**
You see that? We have isolated
all of you in this location
**[08:26] Captain**
because some of you may have been
possessed by demons, like he was.
**[08:30] Captain**
It would behoove you all to
do as we say and cooperate.
**[08:33] Captain**
Try anything funny, and you can expect
to be seen as a demon and cut down.
**[08:40] Shizu**
*This has turned ugly.*
**[08:42] Cougar**
This looks bad. These guys are panicking.
**[08:46] Cougar**
Makes sense, if it's possible
someone could be possessed.
**[08:48] Cougar**
That would include you and me, Shizu.
**[08:51] Shizu**
True.
**[08:53] Shizu**
* So he wants us to find out ourselves*
* which among us are the demons?*
**[08:58] Guy**
Who's this guy?
**[08:59] Guy**
No idea. Never seen him before.
**[09:06] Cougar**
Shizu...
**[09:07] Shizu**
Yes. He's very powerful.
**[09:09] Shizu**
He seems to be a mage,
but he shows no weaknesses.
**[09:13] Shizu**
* Unbelievable... I didn't even*
* sense his presence before.*
**[09:19] Black**
By making us believe there was a demon here,
**[09:22] Black**
you hoped it wouldn't build cooperation
among all of us, didn't you?
**[09:26] Minister**
What are you saying?
**[09:29] Black**
Oh, it just seemed that this request would
be completed far more easily than expected.
**[09:34] Black**
I couldn't help but laugh.
**[09:37] Black**
Captain of the knights...
**[09:39] Black**
You said that if we tried anything funny,
we'd be seen as demons and cut down, right?
**[09:44] Black**
So, what will it be?
**[09:47] Black**
I have no intention of obeying you people,
**[09:50] Black**
nor do I have any intention of
playing along with this charade.
**[09:54] Captain**
Charade, you say?
**[09:56] Black**
Yes.
**[09:57] Black**
It was you who summoned the lesser demon.
**[10:00] Captain**
Are you trying to mock me?!
**[10:04] Black**
You may intend to gloss over it,
**[10:06] Black**
but I must say, your efforts are pathetic.
**[10:09] Captain**
You dare defy the principles of this nation?!
**[10:12] Black**
Oh, no. It saves me a great deal
of work, so I'm all for it.
**[10:16] Captain**
Huh?
**[10:17] Black**
The request was to defeat a revived demon,
**[10:20] Black**
but there is no restriction saying the
demon is the only one we can kill.
**[10:26] Black**
This nation's principle
seems to be much the same.
**[10:29] Black**
I've simply determined that there's no
reason I should be the only one rebuked.
**[10:33] Captain**
What do you...
**[10:37] Shizu**
Do you intend to slaughter
everyone here to find the demon?
**[10:43] Black**
Correct.
**[10:45] Shizu**
I am Shizu.
**[10:47] Shizu**
Who... are you?
**[10:51] Black**
You can call me... Kuro.
**[10:54] Black**
It was an imitation name given
to me by an old acquaintance.
**[10:58] Shizu**
Kuro...
**[10:59] Shizu**
I cannot tolerate what you're doing.
**[11:04] Black**
In that case, you shall
be the first one I kill.
**[11:15] Shizu**
Flames have no effect on me.
**[11:18] Black**
I see... A superior spirit...
**[11:21] Black**
And it even identifies with you.
**[11:24] Black**
That will be a slight hassle,
but no real problem.
**[11:27] Black**
I shall play with you for a bit.
**[11:35] Shizu**
Don't underestimate me.
**[11:50] Guy**
W-Wow...
**[11:51] Guy**
That's the power of the champion
who reigns at the top?
**[11:56] Cougar**
Shizu...
**[12:01] Shizu**
Just who are you?
**[12:04] Black**
Should one who is about to
die be concerned with that?
**[12:07] Black**
Knowing will only bring you despair...
**[12:11] Black**
If you knew at all, that is!
**[12:17] Black**
Of course, who I am is no business of yours.
**[12:22] Shizu**
True, it isn't.
**[12:24] Shizu**
But letting you run free
would be far too dangerous.
**[12:28] Shizu**
So I'm sorry, but I'm about to get serious!
**[12:35] Black**
Interesting.
**[12:37] Shizu**
That lax attitude will be what kills you.
**[12:42] Shizu**
I'm ending this now!
**[12:44] Shizu**
Inferno Flame!
**[12:55] Cougar**
Seriously?!
**[13:01] Black**
Excellent.
**[13:03] Black**
How remarkable that a mere human is capable
of using Ifrit's power at this level.
**[13:08] Black**
It has been some time since I truly
felt that I was fighting, as I do now.
**[13:13] Shizu**
So you're a demon... It's hard to believe.
**[13:15] Cougar**
He's unharmed after taking
those flames head-on?
**[13:17] Black**
No, I must correct you.
**[13:20] Black**
I am not unharmed. I did feel a bit of pain.
**[13:24] Black**
That is exactly what makes this fight so fun.
**[13:27] Black**
Now, let's put an end to this.
**[13:37] Black**
*What?!*
**[13:43] Black**
Impossible... That mask...
**[13:45] Black**
That time compression... Is it... infinity?
**[13:49] Black**
Infinity?!
**[13:52] Black**
I can only assume that
your mask surpasses time.
**[13:56] Black**
To think there's a human
who can use such an item...
**[14:01] Black**
How intriguing!
**[14:03] Black**
Very well. That will be enough for today.
**[14:13] Guy**
Awesome!
**[14:14] Girl**
That's our Conqueror of Flames!
**[14:15] Guy**
Way to go!
**[14:16] Minister**
We have no intention whatsoever
of neglecting you adventurers.
**[14:22] Minister**
We only need to know the demon's identity.
**[14:27] Shizu**
*Thank goodness he withdrew.*
**[14:30] Shizu**
* His strength... He was*
* holding back against me.*
**[14:34] Shizu**
*And...*
**[14:37] (Flashback) Black**
Oh, it just seemed that my request would
be completed far more easily than expected.
**[14:43] Shizu**
* Request? Who could employ*
* such a powerful demon?*
**[14:48] Shizu**
*Unbelievable.*
**[14:54] Shizu**
*Demon Lord Leon told me once*
**[14:57] Shizu**
*of demons who were known as the progenitors.*
**[15:02] (Flashback) Leon**
These demons are quite heretical,
making them rather troublesome.
**[15:06] (Flashback) Leon**
In place of names, each of them is
referred to by their signature color.
**[15:10] (Flashback) Leon**
The Red Progenitor, Rouge...
**[15:12] (Flashback) Leon**
The White Progenitor, Blanc...
**[15:14] (Flashback) Leon**
And the Black Progenitor, Noir.
**[15:18] Shizu**
*Black... Noir...*
**[15:21] Shizu**
*It couldn't be.*
**[15:23] Shizu**
*Such a being wouldn't come here.*
**[15:31] Shizu**
Come in.
**[15:33] Knight**
Pardon the intrusion.
His Majesty wishes to speak with you.
**[15:37] Knight**
Would you accompany me?
**[15:40] Shizu**
All right.
**[15:42] Knight**
You were brilliant in that fight earlier.
**[15:46] Knight**
That demon was so frightened
of you that he—
**[15:48] Shizu**
I was lucky to survive.
**[15:50] Shizu**
That demon was stronger than me.
**[15:53] Knight**
Please, there's no need to be modest.
**[15:55] Knight**
It is regrettable that he managed to escape,
**[15:58] Knight**
but with you here, we have nothing to fear!
**[16:05] Shizu**
* Underground? Is this where*
* the demon's remains are?*
**[16:10] Shizu**
*This knight...*
**[16:12] Shizu**
*I didn't see him in the reception hall.*
**[16:14] Shizu**
* So how did he know about*
* my fight with the demon?*
**[16:28] Shizu**
*The minister and...*
**[16:30] Shizu**
*the king?*
**[16:42] Knight**
Thank you for coming, Shizu.
**[16:46] Knight**
As king, I am grateful that you have
offered your life for this nation.
**[16:52] Shizu**
What's the meaning of this?
**[16:54] Minister**
You are rather slow to catch on, aren't you?
**[16:56] Minister**
You must be exhausted
after your battle earlier.
**[17:00] Minister**
This is why we need to sacrifice
you while we still can.
**[17:05] Shizu**
I see... You were in
collusion from the start.
**[17:08] Knight**
Precisely. My name is Orthos.
**[17:14] Shizu**
The Imperial Knight hailed
as a champion, Orthos...
**[17:17] Shizu**
So that's it.
**[17:19] Shizu**
You were never sealed away at all.
**[17:22] Shizu**
You were a demon, an enemy of mankind.
**[17:26] Orthos**
I am the ruler of this land, as well.
**[17:31] Shizu**
You meant to gather all the best
adventurers, eliminate them,
**[17:34] Shizu**
and pass them off as demons...
**[17:36] Shizu**
Then you, the true demon,
would gain even more power.
**[17:40] Shizu**
The Kingdom of Filtwood is ruled by demons,
**[17:44] Shizu**
and the king is merely their puppet.
**[17:48] Orthos**
I watched through the minister's eyes.
**[17:51] Orthos**
That demon was powerful,
but he disappointed me, in the end.
**[17:55] Orthos**
What intrigues me more is your mask.
**[17:59] Orthos**
It seems to have significant value.
**[18:01] Orthos**
That makes it suitable for me to own.
**[18:04] Orthos**
I will suck out your blood,
devour your flesh,
**[18:07] Orthos**
and make your power my own.
**[18:11] Orthos**
Aren't you glad?
**[18:13] Shizu**
Be serious.
**[18:16] Orthos**
Don't be a fool! Your magic
hasn't even recovered.
**[18:20] Orthos**
And you think you can defeat me?
**[18:24] Shizu**
* I have to face him without*
* any chance to prepare...*
**[18:28] Shizu**
*But I have no choice!*
**[18:35] Orthos**
Ah, you still have that much strength left?
**[18:38] Orthos**
If you could injure me, you must
be stronger than the Silver Wings.
**[18:42] Shizu**
So it was you!
**[18:44] Orthos**
Indeed, though a lapse in my
attention allowed them to escape.
**[18:48] Orthos**
But you will not get away.
**[18:55] Orthos**
Did you know that there
are ranks among demons?
**[18:59] Orthos**
I am of the legendary class,
a Greater Demon General...
**[19:03] Orthos**
that is, an Archdemon!
**[19:11] Orthos**
Understand now? As a man-made hero,
**[19:15] Orthos**
the voices of this nation's
people give me power.
**[19:18] Orthos**
That power gave me a name,
**[19:20] Orthos**
allowing me to become a
named being on my own.
**[19:24] Orthos**
Just like that supreme being
who reigns at the top...
**[19:28] Shizu**
The top?
**[19:30] Orthos**
There is no need for you to know.
**[19:35] Orthos**
Even one hailed as a champion
has no more power than this?!
**[19:42] Orthos**
What's the matter?
Not going to unify with Ifrit?
**[19:45] Orthos**
That would make you a little stronger.
**[19:52] Shizu**
* I'm out of magic,*
* but Ifrit still has strength.*
**[19:56] Shizu**
* If I let it rampage, it should be*
* enough to defeat even an Archdemon!*
**[20:02] Black**
Now, we can't have that.
**[20:04] Black**
How can one who caused me pain die
at the hands of this weakling?
**[20:13] Shizu**
You're...
**[20:14] Black**
It is my policy to keep my promises.
**[20:23] King**
Wh-What is...
**[20:26] Minister**
Impossible! Our knights are renowned
for their unrivaled strength!
**[20:30] Black**
You call it "unrivaled strength" just
because they can kill a mere lesser demon?
**[20:34] Black**
Your standards for strength are far too low.
**[20:40] King**
You are indeed strong,
but you are no match for us!
**[20:44] Minister**
After the Conqueror of
Flames, you'll be next!
**[20:46] Minister**
Just wait there—
**[20:52] King**
I-It can't be! We have the
protection of a greater demon!
**[21:01] Black**
Stop squealing, trash.
**[21:06] Shizu**
*I never really thought he'd just escaped,*
**[21:09] Shizu**
* but I had no idea he was hunting*
* down demons disguised as humans...*
**[21:16] Orthos**
Just because you defeated our puppets,
**[21:19] Orthos**
do you think you can defeat
me, an Archdemon?
**[21:22] Orthos**
A lower demon like you can't—
**[21:27] Black**
Who are you calling "lower"?
**[21:29] Black**
For a dependent of Red,
you are overconfident.
**[21:32] Black**
That's why you can't judge how
powerful your opponents are.
**[21:35] Orthos**
I-Impossible!
**[21:38] Orthos**
You... You are...
**[21:42] Black**
You have disgraced yourself
by aligning with these demons.
**[21:46] Black**
You don't deserve to live.
**[21:48] Black**
I will destroy your very soul
so that you can never be revived!
**[21:54] Orthos**
No... No!
**[22:07] Narrator**
* All the demons dwelling in the*
* Kingdom of Filtwood were purged.*
**[22:11] Narrator**
* The deaths of the king and minister were*
* proclaimed the work of the demon named Black,*
**[22:16] Narrator**
* and the records indicated*
* that Shizu defeated Black.*
**[22:22] (Flashback) Black**
Well, if we can keep our stories straight,
**[22:26] (Flashback) Black**
I will refrain from targeting you.
**[22:35] Cougar**
Who the heck was that "Black" guy, anyway?
**[22:39] Shizu**
I think we're better off not knowing.
**[22:41] Cougar**
I guess. Sometimes ignorance
is bliss in this world.
**[22:47] Cougar**
Well, I'm heading out. Take care of yourself.
**[22:50] Shizu**
I will. Until we meet again.
**[22:56] Shizu**
*Well, then...*
**[22:59] Shizu**
* I'm sure someone will do something*
* about that demon someday.*
**[23:09] Narrator**
*And so, time passed...*
**[23:16] Black**
That mask showed up again... So it's true.
**[23:20] Black**
That slime is...
**[23:22] Black**
That being truly is...
**[23:29] Narrator**
*Thus, silent and one-sided though it was,*
**[23:32] Narrator**
* Rimuru and Black had their*
* fateful first encounter.*
**[23:36] Narrator**
*Black would later be summoned by Rimuru*
**[23:39] Narrator**
*and receive a name:*
**[23:42] Narrator**
*"Diablo."*
**[23:45] Great Sage**
*Next time, "Tales: Veldora's Journal."*
***SIGN*** Tales: Veldora's Journal