That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tensei shitara Slime datta Ken

[neflight86]

Looks like he at least destroyed the rainbow sword.

The loss to Tempest is displayed, but I agree that a few 'named' character deaths (or at least one) would have driven the point home more effectively; though the few characters kept off screen were likely to perpetuate the fear of their deaths (to the audience) until it was revealed they were simply being treated elsewhere. Any loss of life is going to bother him, but the audience wasn't as endeared to those nameless citizens as to the core cast (who could use some slight pruning). That said, I don't disapprove of the scenario as a whole, and am glad Rimuru got to learn this lesson at a relatively low cost, since the attackers willingly withdrew before more damage could be done.

My criticisms have been met and assuaged, so now my interest if fully focused on the coming political navigation.

[Munsu]

Looks like he at least destroyed the rainbow sword.

The loss to Tempest is displayed, but I agree that a few 'named' character deaths (or at least one) would have driven the point home more effectively; though the few characters kept off screen were likely to perpetuate the fear of their deaths (to the audience) until it was revealed they were simply being treated elsewhere. Any loss of life is going to bother him, but the audience wasn't as endeared to those nameless citizens as to the core cast (who could use some slight pruning). That said, I don't disapprove of the scenario as a whole, and am glad Rimuru got to learn this lesson at a relatively low cost, since the attackers willingly withdrew before more damage could be done.

My criticisms have been met and assuaged, so now my interest if fully focused on the coming political navigation.

My only real problem is, why leave at all? Why not continue with the attack if they've already been successful and can already justify their attack as it is. Not sure what they gain by retreating and giving them a week, particularly if part of the plan was to keep Rimuru away through all this (not that they managed it). Unless they counted on Hinata already killing him, assuming all are in the know.

[Ryllharu]

My only real problem is, why leave at all? Why not continue with the attack if they've already been successful and can already justify their attack as it is. Not sure what they gain by retreating and giving them a week, particularly if part of the plan was to keep Rimuru away through all this (not that they managed it). Unless they counted on Hinata already killing him, assuming all are in the know.

I assume they want to "peacefully" have Tempest surrender and subjugate themselves to the king directly so they can take the entire city and roads as Falmuth Territory. Everyone else will be a "monster" and killed outright.

Then they'd probably treat the sworn monsters as slave laborers.

It lets them continue to operate under the pretense that this wasn't an invasion, but a counter-attack that earned them reparations.