Monster Country Federation - One Week Later
Boom... A huge explosion suddenly echoed from the bustling Commercial Street in the city center.
"Wahahaha! A Chen! You can't catch me!"
Milim, small and adorable in a sailor uniform, yelled at a flustered Zhong Chen.
"Milim! You're going to give me an explanation today, no matter what!"
Zhong Chen shouted angrily at Milim, as if she had committed some heinous crime.
"I'm a Demon Lord! Everything I do is justified!"
Milim retorted, hands on her hips, her face full of defiance.
"Alright, alright! A Demon Lord, huh! Don't force my hand!"
Zhong Chen threatened Milim, his expression grim as he looked at her unrepentant face.
"Hmph! Give up, A Chen, you can't do anything to me!"
Milim completely disregarded Zhong Chen's threat; she was one of the oldest Demon Lords, there was nothing to fear.
"Fine! You're forcing me! Milim, you'll regret this!"
"A Chen! I'm the Demon Lord!"
Just as the classic 'you regret, I shadow' dialogue ended, Zhong Chen looked up and shouted towards the sky:
"Sakuya!!! Milim stole Rimuru's pudding again! She even framed me, you have to do me justice!!!"
Milim, who was standing in front of Zhong Chen with a smug look, froze instantly upon hearing this, her smile abruptly vanishing.
A look of terror slowly emerged on her cute face, and she accused Zhong Chen, her face slightly pale:
"A Chen! You... you... you actually called Sakuya... You're dishonorable!"
"Hmph hmph!"
Swish... A silver-haired girl in a maid outfit, carrying a basket, suddenly appeared between Zhong Chen and Milim.
Seeing the newcomer, Milim quickly began to explain:
"Sakuya! Listen to me! It was A Chen, yes... it was all him, he stole Rimuru's pudding and wouldn't admit it!"
Zhong Chen stared at Milim in disbelief; he hadn't expected the usually childish Milim to learn how to make an accusation first.
Which scoundrel taught her that? I'll execute them!
A certain blue-haired girl, comfortably reading manga while being served by Shion and Diablo, sneezed loudly.
"Achoo!!!"
"Lord Rimuru! Have you caught a cold!"
"Master! Does this subordinate need to get you a blanket?"
Rimuru put down the manga and waved his hand at the two, saying:
"I'm fine! Why do I feel like someone's badmouthing me! Oh, right, A Chen and Milim aren't back yet?"
Hearing Rimuru's question, Diablo, dressed in a butler's uniform and always eager to replace Shion as the first secretary, quickly bowed and replied:
"Lord Zhong Chen and Lord Milim have not returned yet! I suppose they haven't decided the outcome yet!"
Rimuru couldn't help but shake his head at this.
He thought about the two fighting over a pudding issue, it was truly too childish.
"By the way, I forgot to mention earlier, the pudding Lord Milim stole was precisely the one Miss Sakuya prepared for you!"
"What!!! That pudding was prepared by Sakuya?"
Rimuru, who had been watching the commotion with amusement, instantly became like an enraged cat upon hearing that the stolen pudding was prepared by Sakuya.
One must know that Izayoi Sakuya, as the perfect Head Maid, was an all-rounder, and her handmade desserts were especially unparalleled.
After all, she could even take care of those difficult individuals at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, so her culinary skills were imaginable.
"Damn you, Milim! I'm not done with you today! Shion, Diablo, come with me! I'm going to settle scores with Milim!"
Dog Author: Not so childish now!
Just as the three arrived in the hall, they saw Milim being carried in by Sakuya, held by the scruff of her neck with one hand, followed by a smug Zhong Chen.
"Milim!!!"
As the saying goes, enemies meeting makes eyes red with fury; Rimuru directly rushed towards Milim, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her wildly.
"Milim, give me back my pudding!"
Milim, dizzy from being shaken, shouted loudly:
"Let go! I'm so dizzy! My head is so dizzy!"
Just as the two were arguing, Sakuya released her grip on Milim and gently said:
"Lord Rimuru, you can let go of Lord Milim now. I will prepare another pudding for you!"
Hearing this, Rimuru finally released his hands from shaking Milim.
Milim, meanwhile, swayed, seeing stars:
"So many puddings! Hehe! They're all mine!"
Sakuya gently tapped Milim's little head with her hand, and Milim instantly sobered up.
"Lord Milim! Playing dumb is no use! As punishment, your pudding allowance for today is canceled!"
"How can you do this!!!"
Looking at Milim's distressed little face, Zhong Chen finally spoke:
"Alright! I'll give you my pudding! Don't look so down, you're not cute anymore!"
"But remember, you can't steal Rimuru's pudding again. Stealing is wrong, understood?"
Upon hearing Zhong Chen's words, Milim's eyes instantly lit up, and she nodded her little head eagerly, exclaiming excitedly:
"Really? A Chen, you're too good! Don't worry, I won't steal Rimuru's pudding again! You truly are my confidant!"
Hearing this, Rimuru looked at Milim and interjected:
"Hmph! I'm A Chen's confidant! You, who've only known him for a week!"
"I am!"
"I am!"
The two, at a stalemate, simultaneously turned to Zhong Chen and asked:
"A Chen! Who's your confidant? *2"
This question made Zhong Chen's scalp tingle; how had he suddenly fallen into a love triangle? He could only brace himself and say:
"Both! Both of you!"
"How perfunctory!"
"Exactly!"
Just as Zhong Chen was thinking of how to escape his current predicament, Benimaru pushed open the door and walked in.
The moment he saw Benimaru, Zhong Chen felt as if he had seen God, and quickly asked:
"Benimaru, do you have something to report? Let's go, let's go, we'll talk outside, let's not disturb them here!"
A bewildered Benimaru hadn't even reacted before Zhong Chen pushed him out of the hall and outside.
"Uh... Lord Zhong Chen, this subordinate came to find Diablo! There's nothing that needs to trouble you at the moment!"
Benimaru said to Zhong Chen with a hint of awkwardness. Hearing this, Zhong Chen asked curiously:
"Looking for Diablo?"
"Yes, this subordinate has some matters I wish to ask him about."
"What do you want to ask him?"
"I want to ask him about some things concerning demons."
"As one of the oldest demons, I believe he should know a lot of information I need!"
Benimaru said seriously. That's right, Benimaru knew Diablo's identity as the Primordial Black.
Zhong Chen had asked Rimuru to name Diablo the day after Rimuru awakened.
At the same time, Zhong Chen also took five hundred thousand souls from the human emperor banner and sent them into Diablo's body, directly causing Diablo's strength to skyrocket!
Primordial Seven Pillars · Black · Diablo
Loyalty: 100
Affection: 100
Abilities: Lord of Temptation, Thought Acceleration, Universal Perception, Demon Lord's Haki, Spacetime Domination... Overall Strength Rating: SS-