That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Light Novel, Chapter 376

Chapter 376

As long as they were protecting the buses, everyone was safe .

“You know . I was thinking it would take two weeks if we were lucky . And over three weeks at worst . And I assumed it would be impossible for us all to reach it alive . But at this rate, we’ll arrive at our destination in just an hour . ”

Zaza muttered with a faraway look .

It was a wonderful thing, but it was almost too easy, which made it difficult to see it as reality .

They were all relaxing in an air-conditioned bus with cold drinks in their hands…

Sometimes, Zaza wondered if he was dreaming .

“Well, now . You’re thinking too much, Zaza . ”

Karman said consolingly . He then took a sip of his chilled drink as if its existence was not the strangest thing .

It was pure, delicious water . And there was no fear of being poisoned .

This cold and luxurious water was enough to raise Karman’s spirits .

He forgot his worries and anxiety . He trusted Veldora and the others now .

Zaza was feeling the same .

“Yes, there is no point in worrying about things . ”

Zaza nodded back .

If they were powerful enough to do such modifications as these in one night, then there would be little they could not do .

He would only look like a fool if he kept worrying . He finally felt free .

(Yes, that’s it . It’s stupid to hold on to what you think is normal!)

He had finally realized it .

And like that, Zaza and the rest of the party arrived at the destination that Michelle had sent them to .

They punched in the code and the door to the underground hideout opened .

The door was hidden behind a boulder, and beyond it were stairs that led to an underground area .

It was big enough for one thousand people to live in comfortably .

However, as it had not been cleaned or had life supporting machines installed, it would not be very relaxing to be in .

In any case, they had to first contact the resistance’s headquarters and discuss what they would do next .

There were many things they had to do .

Or so Zaza, Sharma and the others thought…

“Hey, Karman . I’ve been waiting for you . ”

“Reiz! If you’re here, that means the person who prepared this place…”

“Yeah, it’s me . On General Michelle’s orders . ”

Someone was already there .

In fact, it was a whole group of armored soldiers .

“Karman . Who are these people?”

Rindo asked him cautiously as he stepped out and in front of Sharma .

However, before Karman could reply, the man called Reiz lifted his arms with a laugh .

Then he said,

“Hey, we’re not your enemies . General Michelle gave us a secret order to come here to the south as combat engineers . ”

However, Rindo did not let his guard down after hearing this .

“Can you prove it?”

He said to Reiz .

Even Karman had only just recently heard about Michelle’s true purpose, and he wasn’t sure who he was supposed to trust .

And so he gave Zaza a questioning look…

“Sorry . I am not in a position to know all of the others . In fact, none of us who were sent on secret missions were allowed to contact each other . Michelle didn’t want to risk putting the rest in danger if one of us got caught . ”

I see . Rindo and the others nodded .

However, this meant that it would be difficult to prove that Reiz was on their side .

“However, wouldn’t the fact that we were waiting here prove that General Michelle had told us of the situation?”

“That’s true . Rindo, you are worrying too much . General Michelle has been helping the resistance in secret and very few people are aware of it . Because it is unquestionably an act of treachery against the empire . And yet they know and are here . I think that is enough to believe that they are moving at her command . ”

“B-but, Mister Zaza!? If that was true, wouldn’t she have told us directly…”

“No, that would be difficult . Didn’t he just say it? If someone had a loose tongue, the others would be put in danger . While I doubt it, there could be spies from the empire among us . She would be wary of such a possibility . Everyone from the empire has ‘Dog Tags’ implants . Officially, we were purged by General Michelle . That’s when she destroyed our dog tags . ”

“That’s right, Rindo . I don’t have a dog tag either . That’s why I can’t enter the city and had to make my scheduled reports outside . It was really inconvenient . It’s not possible to prepare a shelter like this without cooperators inside of the city . You must understand how important it is to keep their identity a secret . ”

“If you say it like that…”

Indeed, it would not have been possible for a collaborator on the outside, without access to supplies, to be able to prepare this place .

Rindo could understand that .

“Sorry . I shouldn’t have suspected you so much . ”

He apologized .

Reize laughed and forgave him .

“Well, it’s only normal to be cautious . After all, on the surface, our job is to investigate the area and wipe out any resistance members we encounter . But, well, we’re kind of infamous as being the useless guys who often have our supplies stolen while on the move . ”

Reiz said . Everyone could not help but laugh .

◇◇◇

As Reiz and his men had set up the place, Sharma and the others were able to act quickly .

They decided to leave the children with Veldora as they contacted the other leaders of the resistance .

And so they went to the room with the communications equipment, along with Zaza and Rindo .

“We have now arrived in the hideout provided by General Michelle, as I said we would in my last report . ”

Sharma said to the other directors .

‘I see . So there was someone trustworthy within the empire…’

As long as they were protecting the buses, everyone was safe .

“You know . I was thinking it would take two weeks if we were lucky . And over three weeks at worst . And I assumed it would be impossible for us all to reach it alive . But at this rate, we’ll arrive at our destination in just an hour . ”

Zaza muttered with a faraway look .

It was a wonderful thing, but it was almost too easy, which made it difficult to see it as reality .

They were all relaxing in an air-conditioned bus with cold drinks in their hands…

Sometimes, Zaza wondered if he was dreaming .

“Well, now . You’re thinking too much, Zaza . ”

Karman said consolingly . He then took a sip of his chilled drink as if its existence was not the strangest thing .

It was pure, delicious water . And there was no fear of being poisoned .

This cold and luxurious water was enough to raise Karman’s spirits .

He forgot his worries and anxiety . He trusted Veldora and the others now .

Zaza was feeling the same .

“Yes, there is no point in worrying about things . ”

Zaza nodded back .

If they were powerful enough to do such modifications as these in one night, then there would be little they could not do .

He would only look like a fool if he kept worrying . He finally felt free .

(Yes, that’s it . It’s stupid to hold on to what you think is normal!)

He had finally realized it .

And like that, Zaza and the rest of the party arrived at the destination that Michelle had sent them to .

They punched in the code and the door to the underground hideout opened .

The door was hidden behind a boulder, and beyond it were stairs that led to an underground area .

It was big enough for one thousand people to live in comfortably .

However, as it had not been cleaned or had life supporting machines installed, it would not be very relaxing to be in .

In any case, they had to first contact the resistance’s headquarters and discuss what they would do next .

There were many things they had to do .

Or so Zaza, Sharma and the others thought…

“Hey, Karman . I’ve been waiting for you . ”

“Reiz! If you’re here, that means the person who prepared this place…”

“Yeah, it’s me . On General Michelle’s orders . ”

Someone was already there .

In fact, it was a whole group of armored soldiers .

“Karman . Who are these people?”

Rindo asked him cautiously as he stepped out and in front of Sharma .

However, before Karman could reply, the man called Reiz lifted his arms with a laugh .

Then he said,

“Hey, we’re not your enemies . General Michelle gave us a secret order to come here to the south as combat engineers . ”

However, Rindo did not let his guard down after hearing this .

“Can you prove it?”

He said to Reiz .

Even Karman had only just recently heard about Michelle’s true purpose, and he wasn’t sure who he was supposed to trust .

And so he gave Zaza a questioning look…

“Sorry . I am not in a position to know all of the others . In fact, none of us who were sent on secret missions were allowed to contact each other . Michelle didn’t want to risk putting the rest in danger if one of us got caught . ”

I see . Rindo and the others nodded .

However, this meant that it would be difficult to prove that Reiz was on their side .

“However, wouldn’t the fact that we were waiting here prove that General Michelle had told us of the situation?”

“That’s true . Rindo, you are worrying too much . General Michelle has been helping the resistance in secret and very few people are aware of it . Because it is unquestionably an act of treachery against the empire . And yet they know and are here . I think that is enough to believe that they are moving at her command . ”

“B-but, Mister Zaza!? If that was true, wouldn’t she have told us directly…”

“No, that would be difficult . Didn’t he just say it? If someone had a loose tongue, the others would be put in danger . While I doubt it, there could be spies from the empire among us . She would be wary of such a possibility . Everyone from the empire has ‘Dog Tags’ implants . Officially, we were purged by General Michelle . That’s when she destroyed our dog tags . ”

“That’s right, Rindo . I don’t have a dog tag either . That’s why I can’t enter the city and had to make my scheduled reports outside . It was really inconvenient . It’s not possible to prepare a shelter like this without cooperators inside of the city . You must understand how important it is to keep their identity a secret . ”

“If you say it like that…”

Indeed, it would not have been possible for a collaborator on the outside, without access to supplies, to be able to prepare this place .

Rindo could understand that .

“Sorry . I shouldn’t have suspected you so much . ”

He apologized .

Reize laughed and forgave him .

“Well, it’s only normal to be cautious . After all, on the surface, our job is to investigate the area and wipe out any resistance members we encounter . But, well, we’re kind of infamous as being the useless guys who often have our supplies stolen while on the move . ”

Reiz said . Everyone could not help but laugh .

◇◇◇

As Reiz and his men had set up the place, Sharma and the others were able to act quickly .

They decided to leave the children with Veldora as they contacted the other leaders of the resistance .

And so they went to the room with the communications equipment, along with Zaza and Rindo .

“We have now arrived in the hideout provided by General Michelle, as I said we would in my last report . ”

Sharma said to the other directors .

‘I see . So there was someone trustworthy within the empire…’