That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Demon King of the Holy Elves

The scene I remember was the flames falling from the sky.

I was holding my mother's hand, and her hand was so light that I couldn't face the scene on the other side of my arm.

Incendiary bombs exploded nearby, turning the surroundings into a sea of fire.

Where should I escape? There were flames all around...

I - Shizue Izawa - was trapped in despair and had nowhere to go.

At that time, it seemed as if a strong light enveloped me.

(Ahh... Will I die here?…………Even though I was only eight years old, I knew I was going to die.

My mother and I were alone, dependent on each other.

My father was forced to go to war, and I don't even remember what he looked like. For me, this was neither good nor bad.

Because that was our daily life, I could only accept it...

For me, who was going to die in the fire,——

"Do you want to live? If you don't want to die, answer my call!"

——A voice sounded in my mind.

He asked me if I wanted to live. I didn't know about this.

I was too young to answer this question.

But even so -

I looked at my mother who only had her hands left to protect herself, and tears began to fall like pearls from a broken string.

I want to live! This was the only thought in my mind at that moment.

《Confirmed, responded to the summoner's call... Success. 》

I don't want to encounter terrible things again, I want to escape from this fiery purgatory, save me, mother -

I continued to cry, no longer afraid of being burned by the fire, I just wanted to survive

《Confirmed, successfully obtained additional skills……「Pyromancy」、「Fire attacks are ineffective」》

Just like that, my wish came true.

However, the way it came true was not what I wanted.

When I woke up, I had already arrived at the base camp of the monsters.

There was a man in front of me.

He had long blond hair and blue eyes. His neat face had a pair of narrow eyes and his snow-white skin was crystal clear. He was very beautiful and it was difficult to tell whether he was male or female.

The man's name was Leon Cromwell.

He was what humans called the"Demon King" and was one of the world's giants. He was also called the"Platinum Demon".

After seeing me, he said disappointedly,"Failed again?" and looked down on me.

Perhaps because of this, he did not kill me when I was severely burned all over my body and on the verge of death.

Because I was no different from garbage, I would die immediately if I was left alone. I was a fragile guy.

This made me very unwilling. I was still alive, so don't treat me like air.

Later, I always felt annoyed about this matter.

When the other party looked down at me with a lack of interest, the regret and despair in my heart will never be erased.

That memory will accompany my life from now on.

At that time, I was helpless and had no ability to survive. I could only rely on [Demon King] Leon to survive.

Therefore, being abandoned by Leon, the symbol of power, was like a death sentence.

Perhaps it was my instinct that taught me this, and I subconsciously reached out to Leon.

"Save me!……"

However, the hand I reached out for help could not change the mind of Demon King Leon.

(Ah, I will die here after all—) As I gave up, my anger also rose.

I couldn't stand this inconsistent and selfish attitude of saving me and then leaving me to die.

"Big liar... You clearly asked me"Do you want to live?"

I dragged my half-dead body, squeezed out the last bit of strength, and attacked the devil.

Tears kept flowing, I stared at the devil

"You summoned me without my permission, and then you were disappointed in me without my permission - and you didn't save me. This is too much!"

I couldn't think about these things in a logical way at the time, but if I put it into words, it would be like this.

In the end, the devil saved me just because he was in a whim.

"Hum, you call me a liar, etc.……"

The devil's eyes, which had been uninterested at first, began to emit a strange light. He muttered to himself, as if he had come up with an idea.

To me, that reaction was frightening and made me extremely uneasy.

However, I was severely burned and on the verge of death, and I was completely powerless. I could only watch the devil's expression.

"I thought you were trash, but it seems you have some affinity for fire."

After saying that, Leon activated the summoning ritual of the Flame Giant. He did not chant, but completed it effortlessly.

Then he casually ordered the summoned Flame Giant

"This body is given to you, use it as you like.

This action proved that he did not regard me as a human being, and his unwillingness turned into hatred.

This curse (shadow) was branded in my young heart.

"Do you want to live? If you do, show me your will."

The devil seemed to say this to me - I must have misunderstood.

——Just like when it was in the flames, it helped me when I was dying.

However, it was undeniable that I could escape death by possessing this thing.

The summoned Flame Giant began to obey orders and tried to possess the young me. Soon, I felt my hands and feet gradually become dull.

It seemed that the flame monster called the Flame Giant intended to seize this body and use the body given by the Demon King Leon according to his orders.

《Please confirm, in order to survive, are you willing to be possessed by the Flame Giant? yes/no》

(I don't want to die yet! But... I hate this, I don't want to lose myself.)

While feeling terrified by the terrifying power flowing into my body, I prayed

《Confirmed, the Flame Giant... possessed successfully. Due to the Flame Giant's possession, Jingze Shizue's magic... has stabilized. Then, successfully obtained the unique skill……「Mutant」》

Just like that, by chance, I survived -

Jing was awakened from her sleep, and she hadn't dreamed of this scene for many years.

"This dream again..."

After meeting Ling Yan, she gradually let go of her past.

"but...It seems I still can't forget it..."

""Is Teacher Jing here?"

A girl's voice came from outside the door. It was her junior, Teacher Tisi.

"Is there anything wrong, Teacher Tis?"

"Teacher Lingyan asked me to tell you that he took some kids out to exercise for a while."

"Yeah...Thank you, Teacher Tisi"

(ps. Please collect flowers and votes for the new book. For readers who haven't read the anime or novels, I will tell you about Jing's origins. If you know it, you can skip this chapter)