Blurp blurp blurp… "Hello! This is Sengoku!"
Sengoku, in his Fleet Admiral uniform with a braided beard, picked up the Den Den Mushi and said in a serious tone.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, this is Colonel Tina! I have an important report!"
Tina took out her Den Den Mushi from the quarters the guards had arranged for her, intending to report what she had seen and heard to Sengoku.
"Oh, Colonel Tina, what situation requires you to report directly to me!"
A look of confusion appeared on Sengoku's face. Logically, unless it was something extremely important, she shouldn't contact him directly.
After all, as the Fleet Admiral, he had many matters to deal with every day.
"It's like this, while I was pursuing the Scythe Pirate Crew, I unexpectedly discovered a country that has never appeared before…"
A quarter of an hour later, after listening to Tina's account, Sengoku's eyes were filled with solemnity.
If the situation was truly as Tina described, then it was as if a country with power comparable to the Four Emperors had suddenly appeared in the world.
Especially since this country was not a member of the World Government.
"Alright, I understand this matter. You should first investigate the situation of that country there. Do not act rashly!"
"Yes! Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"
Click…
As the Den Den Mushi was hung up, Sengoku spoke to the guard outside the door:
"Someone!"
The guard, hearing the command, walked in and saluted Sengoku.
"Go and invite Vice Admiral Tsuru and Vice Admiral Garp over!"
"Yes!"
The guard, having received the order, hurried out to relay it.
On the other side, Tina, who had just put down the Den Den Mushi, let out a slight sigh of relief.
"The situation of this country has finally been reported! After this, it's no longer something I can handle!"
In all fairness, she actually liked this country very much.
Because she could clearly feel that the smiles on the faces of the people in this country were genuine.
However, there was still one thing that puzzled her: were there too many children in this country?
And those green-skinned species with pointy ears, what race were they? She had never seen them before.
"Forget it, if I can't figure it out, I won't think about it. I'll explore this country properly again tomorrow!"
Just as Tina thought everything she did was very secretive.
Not far from her room, in a large tree, Souka was also reporting to Souei:
"Lord Souei, that's the situation. Do I need to deal with this woman?"
Souei, hearing the report, replied indifferently:
"No need. Continue to monitor. As long as she doesn't do anything detrimental to our country, there's no need to pay attention to her!"
"Yes!"
Souka, having received the order, responded from within the shade of the tree.
On the other side, not far from Tina's quarters, the Commercial Street suddenly welcomed a few uninvited guests today.
"Bang!"
"You… you… today's protection fee… have you… have you paid it? Ba… Baka… Yarou!"
Zhong Chen looked at Rimuru, who was blushing and stammering, and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Sigh! A lost cause!"
"Rimuru, go to the side and watch me!"
Saying that, Zhong Chen pushed Rimuru aside and faced the stall owner himself.
Zhong Chen arrogantly slapped the table and shouted loudly at the stall owner in front of him:
"Baka Yarou! Don't you know that this entire street is under our organization's protection? You're setting up a stall here and not paying us protection fees!"
Unfortunately, his arrogant demeanor did not scare the stall owner opposite him.
The stall owner revealed a gentle smile and said to Zhong Chen:
"Hehe! Indeed, this humble one was rude! Setting up a stall here without paying protection fees to you esteemed sirs!"
"This humble one will pay now!"
Saying that, the stall owner picked up a few candied haws from the table and handed them to the four of them. The four of them took them with smug expressions.
"Hmph hmph! This Mrs.… you wouldn't want… bah bah… consider yourself smart! Let's go!"
Saying that, the four of them walked away with arrogant, splayed-out steps, continuing towards the next stall.
Behind them, the four large characters "Idle" on their cloaks swayed constantly as they walked, attracting the attention of everyone present.
"Hehe! These esteemed sirs are truly energetic! Don't you agree, Miss Tamayo!"
Miss Tamayo, who had overcome her weakness to sunlight, covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
She glanced at the exceedingly arrogant group of people and said to Mrs. Kamado with a smile:
"Indeed! But isn't this also very good?"
"If it weren't for the medicine developed by Lord Rimuru, I wouldn't be able to stand in the sunlight again. I am sincerely grateful to these esteemed sirs!"
Mrs. Kamado thought of Kamado Tanjirou, who was thriving in the army, and her children, including Nezuko, who were currently attending school.
Her gaze towards the backs of the group grew even softer.
"I'm telling you, Rimuru, you need to learn to be more arrogant. You're stammering when you speak. It's clear you haven't watched Crows Zero!"
Zhong Chen educated Rimuru as they walked, and Milim on the side also chimed in with a laugh:
"That's right! Rimuru, you're just no good! Not like me, I immediately understood what A Chen meant!"
[No no no! You, Milim, have always been that arrogant! You don't need to act!]
"Hahaha! I have to say, this great me loves this feeling of arrogance and tyranny!"
"The only annoying thing is that every time I approach, the other party proactively gives me things. This great me doesn't even get a chance to show off!"
Veldora, wearing a cloak and an arrogant expression, spoke with both excitement and helplessness.
"I… I've never been a delinquent girl, and besides, we're 'Idle,' not 'Rumblefish'! Why do we have to do these things!"
Hearing Rimuru's question, Zhong Chen had an expression that said, "How could you ask such a shallow question?"
"You ask why? Of course, it's because…"
At this point, Zhong Chen, with an upturned nose, shouted loudly:
"Boredom!"
"Boredom!"
"Ah!"
Hearing the shout, everyone present turned their gaze towards Zhong Chen and the others, then revealed a relieved smile.
[Hey hey hey! What kind of image do we have in your minds, anyway!]
"…"
"Alright, since you're bored, why don't you go back with Diablo and deal with that kingdom or whatever it is?"
Rimuru asked Zhong Chen curiously.
"That trash country? Do I even need to make a move? If it were the Holy Empire, I might be a little interested!"
"The Holy Empire?"
"I know this!"
Milim on the side excitedly raised her hand and shouted:
"The Holy Empire Ruberios, it seems to be that Luminas's country!"
"Who is Luminas?"
Hearing Luminas, Veldora felt as if he had heard that name somewhere before.
But he couldn't remember, so he shook his head and stopped thinking about it. It shouldn't be anyone important.
"Luminas is a Demon Lord, just like me!"
Hearing that it was a Demon Lord, Rimuru was immediately surprised.
She had only met one Demon Lord in all this time, and that was Milim in front of her.
The Demon Lords she knew were only Platinum Sword King Leon and that Clayman. Now she was hearing another Demon Lord's name.
"But why is the supreme leader of the Holy Empire, a country whose name sounds so sacred, a Demon Lord?"
Zhong Chen, hearing this, took over the conversation and continued:
"That's because…"