WN/Tempest Tournament

The Tempest Tournament was one of two events held to publicly showcase and celebrate the ascension and enthronement of Demon Lord Rimuru Tempest as the King of Tempest and Ruler of the Great Jura Forest. It was at first going to be held on a whim when Arnaud Baurman asked which of Rimuru's subordinates was the strongest, but since Rimuru was curious himself and his subordinates seemed to have taken it seriously as a competition to be known as their master's top servant, they decided to hold a formal and organized event.

Taking advantage of this showcase, Rimuru decided to appeal to other countries in the process. He hired the merchant Myourmiles as the producer and after that's done, he was offered to permanently work in Tempest as the head of the financial department which he agreed to. These two sent out invitations, under Rimuru's name to people he personally knew, and under Myourmiles' name to other reputed groups. These people were given seats in the VIP sections, including whom the entire Colosseum could hold around 10,000 spectators.

Audience with Monsters
Before the tournament, since Rimuru's domain was appointed to be the entirety of the Great Jura Forest, an audience with all the major species and tribes living within it was necessary. This was to create friendly relations with all who wished for the protection of a powerful Demon Lord or to create nonintervention treaties with those didn't wish to be ruled over.

The first groups to be given audience were those who Rimuru believed he could handle and those who had great respect for him.

First came in the Chief of the Lizardmen, Gabiru's father. After a brief greeting, he was given the name Abiru and was guided to a Gabiru's residence by Rigurd.

After Abiru, came the Clan Heads of the High Orcs, who came to pay respects to Rimuru and to show him the children and grandchildren that were born among them. The reason was that, although Rimuru had believed it to be natural, the offspring born were also High Orcs instead of regular Orcs, which they held in really regards and wished for Rimuru to see it himself.

Then came Treyni representing the Dryads and Treants. After paying respects, she was asked what she would do from then on when she mentioned that they awaited the return of the Fairy Queen until they got to do anything. Raising an eyebrow, Rimuru introduced her to Ramiris who indeed turned out to be the person she was looking for, ultimately leading to the suggestion that they all move their residence into her Labyrinth for protection since they revered her so much. Three days later, they were officially approved to move.

Next came the high ranking races of the Jura Forest: the Tengu, Gozu, and Mezu.

The representatives of the Tengu were the Tengu Elder, and his granddaughter Momiji. They acted incredibly prideful and angered the department heads beside Rimuru, and ultimately asked (demanded) a nonintervention pact with Tempest.

Then both the Gozu and Mezu representatives barged in together and impudently asked Rimuru to side with them to destroy the other since these two races were at war with each other for 100 years. Instead, they were beaten into submission and forced to duke it out in the tournament. They were also assigned to be floor bosses in the Labyrinth.

Finally, came the Elves, who came to file a complaint about the Humans abducting their female brethren as slaves after they moved towards the edge of the Jura Forest due to Veldora's disappearance. In short, Rimuru agreed to help in that matter and after talking to one of the leaders of the underground organization Cerberus who also had a hand at play here, things were settled nicely. The Elves were directly kept under the protection of Tempest and they were given jobs within the country. As a bonus, after Damrada came to Tempest, Rimuru realized that he was the strongest among the representatives of Ingracia and made him participate in the tournament as well.

Day 0 - Preliminary Rounds
The Preliminary Rounds served as to fill in the remaining empty spots for the actual tournament. Since there were around 150 applicants and 3 empty slots, three rounds each having 50 applicants were made. It was held in a battle royal style and a single winner from each division would be allowed to proceed to the actual tournament.

Match 1
This match was held in the morning.

Among the first division were several A- rank monsters and also the representatives of the Gozu and Mezu. In less than 10 minutes only the two of them were left. Gozu used an ax whereas Mezu used a spear. Both used physical prowess rather than magical abilities.

Their bout lasted for around 20 minutes until the Gozu swung his axe which was dodged by the Mezu by sacrificing his left arm. Mezu lunged in for a thrust at Gozu's chest, but Gozu countered that by increasing the length of his horns and piercing it into his right arm and eye, simultaneously using his "Lightning Horn" skill which boiled his blood.

Ultimately the winner was Gozu, and as a reward, he was given the name Gozurl and appointed as the 30th floor boss of the Ramiris' Labyrinth.

Match 2
This match was held in the afternoon.

The stars of this match were the three sons of the Demon Lord Dagrule, Dagura, Debura and Ryura. They started off by proclaiming that they are Shion's bodyguards, perhaps due to being deceived by her appearance or awakening to their masochistic nature.

Overall, there were no highlights in this match despite their strength rivaling the previous Demon Lords, with the eldest son Dagura as the winner.

Match 3
This match was held on the same day in the afternoon, right after a small break. The highlight of the show was an adventurer team lead by the one called Hero Masayuki or the "Hero of the West". For some reason, he had previously declared that he needed to win the tournament and defeat the 'evil' Demon Lord that rules the land and thus entered.

The entire match was basically his party members fighting the opponents and finally kneeling before him and giving up, allowing him to move forward into the tournament's main act.

3rd place match - Gobuta vs Shion
Shion easily wins.

Four Heavenly Kings
After the tournament was over, the final four participants were given the title "Heavenly King" named after the Four Heavenly Kings.