Monster Country Federation, Academy District, entrance.
Zhong Chen and the others looked up at the four large characters "Academy City" carved on the giant gate and collectively sighed.
"Sigh! *4"
"It's all A Chen's fault! If you hadn't insisted on having the meeting in that broken room, how would we have been caught?!"
"Huh? It was Rimuru who said we needed the atmosphere of a secret meeting, that's why I found that place!"
"Wuwuwu… I don't want to clean the pool!"
"Since it has come to this, we can only do it. This is also the training of a true man!"
Watching the endless chattering, the guard at the gate couldn't help but speak to them:
"Um… several Lords… the Chairwoman has instructed that once you arrive, you should go in quickly, the Dimensional Gate is about to close!"
Yes, the entire Academy District was not in the real world, but was moved by Zhong Chen using the Space Compression Technique to a different dimension, similar to a Serenitea Pot.
The entrance to the entire Academy District was actually a giant Dimensional Gate.
As for why the Academy District was named Academy City, you'd have to ask our veteran otaku, Comrade Zhong Chen.
Incidentally, Miss Shizu currently serves as the Chairwoman of Academy City.
"Alright, it seems we can't escape. Let's go in!"
As they walked into the Dimensional Gate, the scene before their eyes instantly transformed.
A massive, modern city appeared before their eyes.
The entire city was filled with towering buildings, and straight roads were lined with decorative plants.
In the clear blue sky, an artificial sun continuously emitted warm sunlight.
Just as they were wondering where to report, a huge airship in the sky arrived directly above them.
On the airship's giant electronic screen, a message cycled: Lord Zhong Chen, Rimuru, Milim, and Veldora, please report to Tokiwadai Academy in the First Academy District!!!
Zhong Chen looked at the airship in the sky, which Rimuru had named the "Diagram Designer," and spoke to the others beside him:
"Let's go! It seems Miss Shizu has arranged everything! No escaping now!"
As they arrived at Tokiwadai Academy, the Headmaster was already standing at the school gate, greeting them with a smile.
"Oh my, how did you all become so dishevelled? It seems the Chairwoman gave you a good lecture!"
Zhong Chen looked at the woman before him and said, speechless:
"I say, Toreini, let's not tease us anymore, we're already so miserable!"
That's right, the Headmaster before them was none other than the Dryad, Toreini.
Ever since the Dryad race had their physical bodies created by Zhong Chen and Rimuru, the entire Dryad race had moved into Academy City, serving as Headmasters or teachers.
"Hehe… Alright, no more jokes. Please follow me, Lords! The tools for cleaning the pool have already been prepared for you!"
Zhong Chen and the others followed Toreini through the campus, encountering Aihara Enju and other young lolis who were having physical education class.
The young lolis enthusiastically greeted Zhong Chen and the others.
"Wow! It's Chen Gege and Rimuru!"
"Milim is here too!"
"Wow! Veldora is here too! I'm going to ask him later if he brought any new manga!"
Toreini saw this scene and said to them with a smile:
"You Lords are really popular with these children!"
"Hehe! Of course! I am Demon Lord Milim! Wahahaha!"
"Hmph! Isn't that obvious? I am a man who carries all sorts of treasures with him!"
Hearing this, Zhong Chen quietly walked to Veldora's side and whispered:
"Veldora, you don't still have stock, do you?"
Veldora replied with a smug look:
"Hmph! Of course, we've already collected the deposit! If we can't deliver the goods, it'll ruin our reputation!"
Hearing this, Zhong Chen said to Veldora in surprise:
"Well done, Veldora! I didn't expect you to still have a trick up your sleeve!"
Toreini, seeing the two secretive figures from the corner of her eye, couldn't help but show a playful smile.
Rimuru, seeing that smile, secretly mourned for the two, as this potato spirit was a sweet-faced devil.
"Alright, this is it. Lords, prepare to start working!"
"All the cleaning tools are in here!"
Zhong Chen and the others looked at the huge pool before them, their faces ashen, as they took the capsules Toreini handed them.
"Hehe! Then I'll leave you Lords to your hard work. I shall take my leave now!"
"Oh, and the Chairwoman said no magic is allowed! The cleaning process will be recorded the entire time!"
After saying this, Toreini, with a beaming smile, pointed at the airship in the sky and then walked out of the pool area.
"Damn it! Sooner or later I'll destroy this thing, just like Index!"
"A Chen! It's still all your fault! You insisted that without this thing, Academy City felt like it was missing something!"
"…"
As they changed into their swimsuits and took out cleaning brushes from the capsules, Milim, wearing a school swimsuit, excitedly jumped into the pool.
"Yahoo!!! Pool, Demon Lord Milim is here!"
"Splash!"
The splash from Milim jumping into the water drenched the three people on the shore.
A vein popped on the foreheads of all three simultaneously, and the next second, they all jumped into the pool together.
"Splash * 3"
"Milim, prepare to die!"
Rimuru, also in a school swimsuit, scooped up the pool water nearby and splashed it at Milim.
Zhong Chen and Veldora also scooped up water and splashed it at Milim.
"Wuwuwawa! You three are ganging up on me, this isn't fair!"
"Hmph! My dear niece, this world is just that unfair! Take this! Water Impact!"
"Watch my Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Jutsu!"
"Sigh! A Chen is actually using that move, then I'll join in too, Water Release: Great Waterfall Jutsu!"
Miss Shizu stood by the window of the Headmaster's office, watching the group playing around, a smile on her face as she said to Toreini beside her:
"I told you they wouldn't clean obediently, didn't I!"
Toreini also replied with a smile:
"Hehe! If these Lords were to clean obediently, I'd find it strange. But this isn't bad either, is it?"
"You're right!"
After saying that, Miss Shizu continued to watch the group playing.
As time passed, the group finally finished cleaning. Looking at the sparkling clean pool, without a speck of dust, they couldn't help but exclaim:
"Finally finished cleaning! I'm exhausted!"
"Indeed, it's been so long since I, this great one, have worked like this!"
"Hmph! You two clearly still need to work harder! In the end, it still relied on me, Demon Lord Milim! Wahahaha!"
Rimuru looked at Milim, who was posing with her hands on her hips and feeling smug, and retorted, speechless:
"Milim, you were just causing trouble the whole time! It was the three of us doing all the work!"
Just as they were discussing whose contribution was the greatest, the previously silent system suddenly spoke:
"Ding, Dimensional Gate charging complete! Start anchoring world coordinates…?"