Bang!
"We're back!"
"Welcome back! Huh... and who is this?"
Kanae Kocho, who had arrived after Rimuru and Zhong Chen left, looked at Veldora with a puzzled expression and asked.
"Oh, him? Let me introduce him to you."
"You've probably heard his name before. He's Veldora! Oh, that's the Storm Dragon Benimaru and the others always talk about!"
Zhong Chen introduced him casually, as if it were no big deal.
"The Storm Dragon!!! Is he the former ruler of this forest?"
Hearing Kanae Kocho's shocked words, Veldora took a proud step forward and loudly replied:
"That's right!!! I am the legendary Storm Dragon Veldora Tempest, human! Worship me! Hahahaha!"
"Thud!"
"Ow... (That hurts)!"
Veldora, who had just finished speaking and hadn't even had a chance to gloat, was instantly struck by Zhong Chen's iron fist.
"Zhong Chen... why did you hit me!"
Veldora clutched his head and looked at Zhong Chen with a wronged expression.
"She's my woman, who are you to worship!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Veldora's eyes lit up. He instantly stood up and spoke to Kanae Kocho with an embarrassed expression:
"Oh my! So it's my sister-in-law! I was indeed rude! I hope you don't mind!"
Looking at the sincere Veldora, Kanae Kocho smiled gently and said:
"Hehe, you're a straightforward person, aren't you? I don't mind at all!"
"Hahahaha! As expected of Zhong Chen's woman! If you ever need anything, just come to me directly. I'll protect my sister-in-law!"
"Thud!"
"Ow... (That hurts)! Why did you hit me again!"
"I'll protect my own woman, I don't need you to protect her!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Veldora scoffed disdainfully:
"Tch! Stingy!"
After saying that, he quickly hid behind Rimuru, and whispered behind Rimuru:
"Rimuru! You need to make a move! Don't you like Zhong Chen?"
Hearing Veldora's words, Rimuru's face instantly turned crimson, and he stammered:
"You... you... what... what are you saying... Veldora... I... I..."
Veldora listened to Rimuru's stammering words, and said, frustrated by his indecisiveness:
"I'm telling you, if I were you, I'd just go to his room in the middle of the night with a pillow and make it happen!"
"If he doesn't agree, just force him!"
Hearing this, Rimuru turned around in shock and asked Veldora:
"Where did you learn all this from!"
"It's all from the manga you read! Trust me, Zhong Chen won't refuse you!"
Hearing this, Rimuru cautiously glanced at Zhong Chen, secretly wondering whether to go over tonight and force him.
"Veldora, you should know her, right!"
A voice interrupted Rimuru's thoughts, and Veldora followed the direction of Zhong Chen's finger.
"Oh! Isn't that Big Brother's only offspring!"
Veldora looked at Milim, who was continuously eating dessert, and said in surprise.
Hearing this, Milim put down her dessert and looked at Veldora with a puzzled expression.
"Milim, let me introduce you. This is your father's third brother! Which means he's your biological uncle, Storm Dragon Veldora!"
PS: Here, borrowing the anime's setting, Milim doesn't know the relationship yet. In the novel version, Rimuru and Milim went to the cave together to free the Storm Dragon, and Milim learned about her relationship with the Storm Dragon then.
"Uncle?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Milim stood up in shock and looked at Veldora.
"That's right! My dear niece, I am your uncle, Storm Dragon Veldora, hahahaha!"
Looking at Veldora, who was laughing heartily with his hands on his hips, Milim silently lowered her head and softly mumbled:
"Uncle! Do I really have family?"
"That's great, Milim! So Veldora is your biological uncle!"
Rimuru congratulated Milim with a surprised expression.
And hearing Rimuru's words, Milim also raised her head and said with a brilliant smile:
"Wahahaha! So I have an uncle! Then please take care of me from now on! Uncle!"
"Oh, please take care of me too! My dear niece!"
Zhong Chen looked at Veldora, who was giving Milim a thumbs up, and a gentle smile appeared on his face. He loved such heartwarming scenes... Time seemed to stop, and in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
At this time, in a completely dark room in the Monster Country Federation, with only a single candle lit in the middle of the table.
The person sitting in the main seat, shrouded in a black robe with an indiscernible face, spoke in a gloomy tone:
"The situation is very dangerous now, they are investigating very closely!"
Another black-robed person sitting on the left side of the table also spoke with a similarly gloomy tone:
"Indeed, it's becoming harder and harder to act recently! These hateful guys, how are their noses so sharp! Could there be a traitor among us!"
A female black-robed person sitting opposite him said with a bell-like voice:
"Impossible, there can't be a traitor in the organization! All organizational personnel have gone through layers of screening, how could a traitor appear!"
"Then someone among us was not careful enough in their actions, leading to exposure!"
Another black-robed woman propped her chin with both hands and said.
"Regardless, it seems we need to lie low for a while. There are too many powerful individuals in this city! Especially that woman..."
"Indeed... if that woman finds out..."
"No way! She shouldn't find out, right!!!"
"It's hard to say, after all, it's *that* woman!"
Speaking of that woman, the four people present all fell silent, after all, that woman was truly too terrifying.
"Hey! Since we've decided to lie low, then let's quickly get rid of the last bit of goods we have!"
The black-robed person in the main seat said to another male black-robed person.
And that black-robed person nodded gently and then said:
"Okay! I'll go to the school district later and get rid of all the goods!!!"
"Very good! Then everyone, let us toast to freedom! Cheers!"
Saying that, the black-robed person sitting in the main seat raised the drink in his stemmed glass and shouted loudly to the black-robed people present.
"To freedom!"
"To freedom!"
"To freedom!"
The other three black-robed people all raised their drinks and shouted simultaneously.
Bang!!!
Just as they were celebrating freedom, the door was suddenly violently forced open. All the newcomers were holding weapons and pointing them at them, while shouting loudly:
"This is the end, we have been tracking you for a long time, and now we have finally caught you! Quickly put down your weapons and surrender!"
The black-robed people present looked at the security team that rushed in and couldn't help but shout:
"Oh no, we've been discovered! Run!"
Just as they were about to force their escape, a clear, cold voice was heard:
"Time Stop!!!"