"Gate of the three Worlds" ? Tensura x GATE

Ch 9: National Diet

Diet member Kouhara Mizuki didn't have any choice but to move on to the next topic: the annihilation of a bandit group the size of an army, resulting in the loss of over a million lives. She wanted someone to be held responsible, and her target was Rimuru himself, who was sitting and waiting casually for his turn.

"My question this time is about the loss of a million lives, and it is for Rimuru Tempest," she said, and Rimuru nodded and went to the podium.

"Can you speak and understand Japanese?" she asked.

"Yes," Rimuru answered in Japanese.

"Then is it true that you were once Japanese?"

"Well, there's no point in hiding it. Yes, I was once Japanese, who died and got reincarnated in another world as a slime," Rimuru said, and to back up what he said, he transformed himself into a slime.

The entire world chat went wild due to this revelation, and some even started thinking that if they die, they could be reincarnated too.

"But how could that be?" Mizuki asked.

"Girl, there's a lot of mystery in the universe that your species has yet to learn, so I suggest that we don't talk about it here," Rimuru said.

"I see, then let us proceed to the main topic," Mizuki showed a chart with a number of one million plus, indicating the casualties in the previous battle in the city of Italica. "Over a million souls have been lost during the fight to defend the city of Italica, and almost all of these lives were taken by your countrymen. Do you feel any guilt for the lives that you have taken?"

"Hmmm... I'm saddened that more than a million lives were lost, but if you're going to ask if I feel guilt, then I don't," Rimuru said in a calm manner.

"How can you say that in a calm manner? We are talking about a million souls that have been lost during that battle, a million lives that are taken by you," Mizuki pressured Rimuru to answer. Her aim for asking Rimuru this is for him to be held accountable for the loss of those lives, and since the J.S.D.F is also involved, they will also be held accountable for it. Rimuru knew that this won't end if he doesn't answer.

"So what if I took over a million lives? No matter what I say here, they won't return to life, and furthermore, I did what is right for the greater good," Rimuru said.

"What do you mean by 'you did what is right'?"

"Listen up. Do you think they would surrender if we gave them a chance? No, it would only fuel their desire for revenge. If they are left unchecked, they will regroup and find a new approach, continuing to kill innocent lives. If you don't like the actions that I took, then you're nothing but a naive little girl who doesn't even know the basic rules of the battlefield," Rimuru said.

"You! I've had enough of you. First, that black-haired girl called me a little girl, and now you're calling me a naive little girl. I don't know how the rules in your world work, but here we respect our elders. Know your place, little kid," Mizuki said.

"Hmm... Are you perhaps signing a death deal with a reaper?" Rimuru said as he looked at Mizuki with his menacing eyes.

Before the situation got any more heated, Itami decided to interfere and push Rimuru back to his seat.

"You're no fun, Itami," Rimuru whispered.

"Just shut up and sit," Itami said.

Once Rimuru took a seat, Shuna and Benimaru leaned towards Rimuru and asked, "Is doing that necessary, Rimuru-sama?" the two siblings asked.

"Hehehe... Well, let me have some fun once in a while," Rimuru said jokingly.

Meanwhile, Itami informed the Diet Committee that Rimuru might be one of the oldest living people in the entire room.