Three hundred years is indeed an exceptionally long time for humans. It spans the rise and fall of dynasties and more than a few cycles of birth and death.
The United States, from its founding to the birth of Iron Man in 2008, is only 243 years old.
So it's easy to imagine how shocking—and tempting—it would be for ordinary people to learn that the Ancient One had lived for more than 300 years.
But for Rimuru, it really wasn't anything remarkable.
In the Jura World, aside from humans who had shorter lifespans, the lifespans of most monsters were incredibly long.
For example, the Storm Dragon Veldora had been sealed in the Infinite Prison by the Hero for 300 years and was still perfectly fine afterward.
The loli Demon Lord Milim was even more ancient—so ancient she was practically immortal.
As Rimuru was now, even if Thor lived out his entire lifespan and died of old age, she might still look like a young girl.
Kaecilius wanted to use this point to tempt Rimuru, hoping she would join his group and worship Dormammu or something like that. He had chosen the completely wrong target.
As for Dormammu, Rimuru actually had a childish thought: What would Dormammu taste like?
If you took off his head and removed his internal organs, would his protein be six times higher than beef, crispy, and chicken-flavored?
Since their conversation clearly wasn't connecting, there was no point in talking further. After running into a wall with Rimuru, Kaecilius stopped embarrassing himself. After a few polite words, he left in disappointment.
Rimuru didn't care either—they were strangers. Kaecilius probably came to her because he heard of her glorious feat of "flipping through books" in the library and wanted to trick her into reading the Book of Cagliostro.
How boring.
It seemed that Kaecilius already harbored rebellious thoughts at this stage but was held back by Ancient One's unfathomable strength, so he didn't dare to steal the book outright.
Watching Kaecilius walk away, Rimuru stroked her chin thoughtfully.
If she sold Kaecilius out to Ancient One… would she get a good price?
At this time, Ancient One's secret of drawing energy from the Dark Dimension had not yet been exposed by Strange, so her will to die shouldn't be too firm yet.
Would selling Kaecilius really fetch a good price?
Honestly, Rimuru wasn't sure.
If it were an ordinary powerful figure, the moment they learned a subordinate was plotting betrayal, they would kill him on the spot.
But Ancient One… she cared too much about fate.
Reporting something like this required special skill.
Do it wrong, and she might come off as petty—leaving a very bad impression. So she had to be cautious.
In the end, Rimuru decided to jot Kaecilius down in her little notebook for now and wait until he was worth selling.
Kaecilius, who was walking out, suddenly felt a chill down his spine and subconsciously sped up.
He didn't know that in those few moments of "friendly conversation," Rimuru was already considering how to sell him for a good price.
After reading in the library the whole afternoon, Rimuru didn't feel tired.
But she had already learned everything she needed to. Reading more now was just for show, so there was no need to stay.
Not hearing Aiya's cute loli voice made Rimuru feel strangely uneasy.
After bidding farewell to Ancient One, Rimuru opened a portal directly to the living room of the Long Island Villa.
Seeing Rimuru casually open a portal without even using a Sling Ring, Ancient One couldn't help being impressed.
Ancient One knew of the multiverse and had used the Eye of Agamotto to observe countless parallel universes.
But she had never once found Rimuru's existence in any of them.
It was as if Rimuru had simply appeared out of thin air—no past, no future.
As she watched the portal fade away, Ancient One found herself dazed.
She didn't know whether her decision now was right or wrong, or what kind of impact Rimuru would eventually have on the universe.
Long Island Villa.
The moment Rimuru stepped into the room, something felt off.
First, Aiya didn't say, "Master, welcome back," which was very unusual.
And also… several sneaky figures had appeared inside the room.
With a thought, Rimuru immediately used the magic she had just learned: [Incorporeal].
This magic allowed her to become invisible and pass through matter—a combination of invisibility and phasing.
After slipping through the wall into the living room, Rimuru was stunned speechless.
Because most of the sneaky people rummaging through her home were familiar faces.
Nick Fury, wearing a leather jacket, was sitting on the sofa, posing coolly as if shrouded in mystery.
And next to him, several Agents were tidying up the scene—including Coulson, the "Newbie Village Chief" she knew well.
Coulson spoke into his earpiece, "Number 9, report your reconnaissance. Do you read?"
Earpiece: "Number 9 reporting. Everything is normal outside. No sign of the target. Over."
Coulson: "Received, Number 9. Maintain surveillance."
Number 9: "Yes, sir."
Coulson: "Number 7, report cleanup status."
Number 7: "Number 7 reporting. The chef has been hypnotized. She will not remember anything that happened today. Over."
After confirming with over a dozen Agents, Coulson finally approached Nick Fury.
"Director, confirmation complete. All cleanup work has been carried out. The AI program Aiya has been temporarily suppressed. The chef we coerced into opening the lock has been hypnotized; she will completely forget everything. Everything is ready—we're just waiting for Rimuru's return."
Nick Fury nodded. "Good. All of you withdraw. And leave no traces."
"Yes, sir."
Coulson and the Agents immediately retreated. One of the lowest-ranking ones even wiped the floor while backing out, ensuring not even a footprint was left behind.
Seeing their methods, Rimuru was speechless.
When watching movies before, every time Nick Fury mysteriously appeared in a hero's home, it felt so dramatic and cool.
Rimuru used to wonder how Nick Fury managed to do it.
Now she finally understood.
Behind every cool entrance Nick Fury made… was a whole team's wisdom and hard labor.
To pull off such a stylish trick, Nick Fury really worked hard!
But more importantly—
How did her home get invaded so easily?!
Breaking into her home was bad enough, but they even hypnotized her chef! Even if the chef's cooking was questionable, she was still her chef.
Besides Rimuru, who else had the right to bully her?
Hypnotizing her chef was bad, but they even suppressed her Aiya.
Aiya was Rimuru's little maid. Rimuru had never even scolded her, let alone hit her. This was too much!
Bullying her maid was already outrageous, but Nick Fury even dared to pose coolly in front of her!
And not only dared—he had planned it meticulously with a whole team of nearly twenty people.
Oh, Nick Fury. You even dared to compete with her in "coolness"? Trying to challenge the heavens?
Very well.
She would fulfill that wish.
Crack… crack… crack…!
Suddenly, the air in front of Nick Fury began to split apart like a mirror.
Nick Fury—dressed in a black trench coat, striking a dramatic pose, hidden in shadows—was instantly stunned.
The space in front of him was cracking like glass.
Was he dreaming?
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