"Humans from the west."
Rin said with a slight headache, "We also need to guard against the dwarves in the north and the potential schemes from the Eastern Empire."
However, a short pain is better than a long one.
Rin would have to face these forces sooner or later.
The only difference was who would be the first idiot to be crushed by him.
"Furthermore..."
Rin looked up, slightly lifting the straw hat on his head, gazing at the clear blue sky. "I'm actually a bit worried that the changes here will attract other powers."
"Other powers?"
Ogerpon blinked her starry eyes innocently. "What are those?"
Rin remembered that in the original work, the Angel Race was the antithesis of human civilization.
Whenever a prosperous civilization emerged in a certain world, the angels, who had already fallen into the Phantom Race, would purge the human world.
And the leader of the Phantom Race was the Demon Lord Feldway, as well as the Emperor Rudra of the Eastern Empire, whom he supported.
No, it should be Archangel Michael, who was controlling Rudra's body.
"At this time, the soul within Rudra's body has almost been consumed."
Rudra's ability, Lord of Justice: Michael, shared the same true name of God as Rin's Ultimate Skill.
However, his ability was different from Violet's.
Rudra's Ultimate Skill, 'Authority Activation' of Lord of Justice, allowed him to control others, especially the holders of the Seven Virtues.
Theoretically, even Rin could be controlled by Rudra due to the existence of Lord of Wisdom, Uriel.
Of course, this was only theoretical.
Under the power of the Dual God Ultimates, as long as Rin maintained his mental defenses, he could ignore Rudra's control.
He had previously asked Velzard about the relationship between the Scorch Dragon and the Empire's Emperor.
Velzard's answer surprised Rin.
Although he wanted to subdue the Scorch Dragon, if she loved Rudra, then Rin would not convert her into one of his dependents.
"Now is not the best time to go to war with the Empire."
Rin had unlimited potential for growth. There was no need to clash head-on with the Empire right after evolving.
Especially if Rudra's true identity was exposed. The angels might join the battlefield, leading to another Heaven-Demon War.
The Heaven-Demon War was the war between angels and monsters.
This was a disaster for everyone on the entire Cardinal World, and they should unite and face it together.
"The early bird gets the worm. Let Guy worry about these things."
Dealing with Rudra had always been Guy's job.
The Heaven-Demon War was the same.
Guy tolerated Clayman and the other Demon Lords becoming members of the Ten Great Demon Lords primarily because he was waiting for Frey, Carrion, and Clayman to awaken.
Every additional combatant on their side would increase their chances of winning against the angels.
If Rin acted impulsively and attacked the Eastern Empire, clashing with the angels without knowing anything,
Wouldn't that just be doing Guy's work for free?
"What are you thinking?"
Velzard appeared beside Rin at some point.
"Why are you here?"
Rin asked, "Where's Veldora?"
"That Slime has created quite a few good things," Velzard said, sitting down next to Rin, shoulder to shoulder with him.
"Ah, I almost forgot, he still has this function."
Rin remembered that Rimuru had the ability to decompose and replicate substances she had seen or devoured.
It was with this power that Rimuru 'spit out' all the manga and light novels from her memories.
Veldora had never seen so many interesting things and was instantly captivated.
Now, he had become a complete shut-in Dragon, constantly muttering chuunibyou-filled phrases that were unbearable to witness.
In fact, it wasn't just Veldora. Many other monsters were the same.
Especially the girls in the academy, who directly regarded Rimuru as a Santa Claus-like figure.
"Well, as long as they're happy."
Although Rin said this, what he was actually thinking was, 'I can't believe Rimuru even has free time to promote ACG.'
Sure enough, she doesn't have enough work.
Hmm, double the work tomorrow, then test Rimuru's limits.
"I'm thinking about how to lure Velgrynd out from the Eastern Empire."
Putting aside Rimuru's matters, Rin told Velzard about his worries, hoping to hear her opinion.
"What's wrong?"
Velzard said, "Didn't you reject my proposal before?"
"That was then, this is now."
Rin thought of Velgrynd's state.
Without even realizing it, she might already have been affected by Michael, Lord of Justice.
Rin informed Velzard about his thoughts on Velgrynd's situation.
Upon hearing it, her expression drastically changed.
"Are you serious?"
Velzard was well aware of the matters between the Eastern Empire and Guy.
The two sides had used the Cardinal World as a chessboard, with countless monsters and humans as chess pieces, engaging in a game that had lasted tens of thousands of years.
They had an agreement not to personally intervene, only relying on their pieces to decide the victor.
And the Frost Dragon and Scorch Dragon were the strongest combat forces in their hands.
"That Guy!"
"How dare he do such a thing!"
Upon thinking of her sister being controlled by Rudra.
Velzard could not tolerate it and immediately wanted to go to the Eastern Empire to completely destroy it.
As for Guy and Rudra's agreement...
That no longer mattered.
She was now Rin's Dragon and had no obligation to help Guy anymore.
Moreover, for the fairness of this game, if Guy lost the Frost Dragon, then Rudra naturally had to lose the Scorch Dragon as well.
"Calm down."
"Michael's condition is also not good. He spends much more time sleeping than awake."
"So, there's no need to worry about Velgrynd's safety."
Rin comforted Velzard, then explained the pros and cons to her in detail.
"I see..."
So, the reason for the Heaven-Demon War that had lasted so many years was actually like this.
Velzard did not ask Rin how he knew these things.
Rin could even freely traverse worldviews, so having special sources of information, was that strange?
(To be continued.)
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