When Nico Robin heard that it was finally her turn, her cool, elegant face instantly turned pale.
"What do you want to do to me? If you intend to do that to me, I won't let you succeed!"
Zhong Chen found it amusing to see Nico Robin's defiant expression, as if she would rather die than submit.
"Heh heh! Miss Nico Robin, you might have misunderstood. I never said I wanted to kill you!"
"Do you also need me to help you find Pluton?"
Hearing that Zhong Chen didn't intend to kill her, the first thing she thought of was Pluton.
After all, with Ohara's destruction by the Buster Call, she was the only one left in the entire world who could read ancient texts.
"Pluton?"
Zhong Chen shook his head with disdain.
"I don't want Pluton. I want you!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, a blush couldn't help but appear on Nico Robin's cool, elegant face.
But Nico Robin, not understanding Zhong Chen's exact meaning, asked, "Then what do you need me to do?"
She didn't think Zhong Chen was interested in her; after all, neither of the two girls sitting beside him were someone she could compare to.
"Heh heh! Very calm, aren't you! I want you to temporarily serve as the diplomat for the Monster Country Federation!"
"What! Me... you want me to be your country's diplomat?"
Nico Robin asked Zhong Chen loudly, her face filled with shock.
"That's right! I want you to be the diplomat. I wonder if you're willing!"
"Let me make one thing clear! If you become our country's diplomat, you won't have to fear the World Government anymore!"
"How about it, are you tempted? As the saying goes, it's better to act than to be tempted! Come on! Sign this contract and become a mon..."
Thump!
"Ouch! (That hurts!) Rimuru, why did you hit me?! Aren't we each other's angels anymore?"
Zhong Chen covered his head, deliberately squeezing out a tear, and looked pitifully at Rimuru.
"A Chen! Be serious! This is important! Don't be silly!"
Hearing Rimuru's words, Zhong Chen looked at her in disbelief, raised his hand, and pointed tremblingly at Rimuru, roaring loudly:
"Who are you?! You're definitely not Rimuru! She would never say the word 'important'! Whoever you are, get out of her body!!!"
Looking at Zhong Chen, who was feigning anger and roaring at him, Rimuru spoke helplessly, "A Chen! Stop messing around! Vivi and the others are still stopping the rebels!"
"Alright, alright! No more playing!"
After hearing that, Zhong Chen put away his playful demeanor, and his expression became serious.
"Getting back to the point, Nico Robin, what's your answer?"
Looking at the unpredictable man in front of her, Nico Robin felt an unspeakable dread in her heart for some reason.
But thinking that there seemed to be no other option now besides agreeing to him, Nico Robin could only suppress her fear and said, "Okay! I agree!"
Eye of Identification!
Nico Robin
Loyalty: 20
Affection: 35
Abilities: Hana Hana no Mi, Six Fleur, Archaeologist... Overall Strength Rating: B+
"She's truly verbally compliant but not convinced, but it doesn't matter. As long as you're here, I don't believe you'll be willing to leave then!"
Zhong Chen said in his heart as he looked at Nico Robin's status panel; he had absolute confidence in the Monster Country Federation.
He believed that any normal person would really like the atmosphere of the Monster Country Federation.
Although the highest echelons were idle all day, there was no infighting internally; instead, they were incredibly united.
"Then, I look forward to working with you, Miss Diplomat!"
Zhong Chen stood up from his chair, walked to Nico Robin, extended his right hand, and spoke with a smile.
"I look forward to working with you, Mr. Zhong Chen!"
Nico Robin also extended her hand and clasped Zhong Chen's right hand.
"Good! Let me introduce you to the people of our Monster Country Federation!"
Zhong Chen pulled Nico Robin to Rimuru and the others, who were drinking tea, and said.
"This is Rimuru! She is the King of the Monster Country Federation!"
"Hehe! You can just call me Rimuru!"
Nico Robin looked at the beautiful young girl smiling at her with a shocked expression.
"You... no... you are actually His Majesty the King?"
Rimuru looked at the shocked Nico Robin, scratched her head in embarrassment, and said, "I am, but it's really just a titular mascot."
"The one who actually handles things is Zhong... uh... Ve... you'll meet him later. He's a gentle and kind person!"
Thinking of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who always wore a gentle smile but would extort, blackmail, and kidnap entire families without batting an eye.
Rimuru could only force a smile and say to Nico Robin.
"Mr. Zhong Chen isn't the one in charge!!! Didn't he claim to be the Regent? Is he also a mascot?"
"That's right! A Chen is also a mascot! Wahahahaha! I'm also a mascot!"
Milim, who had been watching the show for a long time, finally couldn't help but stand up and say to Nico Robin with an innocent smile.
"Hey, hey, hey! How come it sounds like I'm also a mascot?!"
"What do you think!" * 3
Hearing Veldora's incredulous words, Zhong Chen and the other two shouted in unison at Veldora.
Nico Robin stated that she had never seen such a bizarre country.
The King, the Regent, and those two others who clearly were also high-ranking officials, were all mascots.
"Aren't you afraid your subordinates will rebel?"
Hearing this, the few people who were discussing who was the King of Mascots looked at her in confusion.
"Why would they rebel? Aren't we all family?"
Rimuru looked at Nico Robin, puzzled, and when Nico Robin heard the word 'family,' an unspeakable emotion stirred within her.
"Family? Am I, someone like me, worthy of being family?"
Nico Robin lowered her head, her eyes slightly red, and murmured.
"Why not? Aren't you about to become our country's diplomat? What do you all say?!"
Zhong Chen asked everyone around him loudly:
"Yes! As long as you join the Monster Country Federation, you're one of us!"
"Of course!"
"That's right! Sister, as long as you join, you're one of us!"
"I can recommend you to join the 'Eromanga Sensei Fan Club'! I'm the vice president, you know!"
Aihara Enju said to Nico Robin with an air of importance, as if she had a high position and would protect her in the future.
"Aihara Enju!! You're not putting me, the president, in your eyes!"
Veldora roared in anger.
"Hmph! Just Veldora!"
"You fellow!"
"Pfft!"
Seeing the incredibly joyful scene before her, Nico Robin finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"You're a bit different from what I imagined. I didn't expect you to interact like this normally. It's very noisy!"
"But I don't dislike it!"
Zhong Chen's lips curved slightly as he looked at the smiling Nico Robin, then turned his head to Cobra and said, "Hey, you, hurry up and put him down. He's been posing for a long time!"
Cobra couldn't help but burst into tears upon hearing that. You've already dealt with Crocodile, and you still haven't let me down...