In the world of Moe King, I became the ruler of ice.

"Outsiders..."

Charles whispered something in his ear, and Gransta couldn't help but glance at him.

"You mean..." Gransta asked, a hint of suspicion in his eyes, "I'm different from other reincarnated individuals; I'm more easily rejected..."

"...Absolutely not..."

"Hmm?" Gransta only heard a few words spoken in front of Charles, and the rest of the content was indistinct and fragmented for some reason.

He seemed to realize that Ciel didn't actually mean him any harm, but was using his newly awakened power to "remind" him. Ciel quickly returned to normal and also returned control of his body to Rimuru.

...

Gransta was still deep in thought when he realized that Charles might not be able to directly remind him; instead, some force would hinder him. It seemed that obtaining power or skills beyond the rules required paying a corresponding price!

"I don't think I paid... a price, did I?" Gransta thought to himself before voicing the question, "Ether, Chaos, what do you think?"

"Lord Gransta, there was indeed a force blocking my analysis just now, but the specific reason is unclear."

Ether explained truthfully.

Even Ether couldn't analyze it, let alone Chaos. It had just been hoping to completely unleash its power limitations, but...

When Gransta saw Rimuru open his adorable eyes, he stopped thinking about the question.

"Granda?" Rimuru looked at Granda in confusion the moment he woke up, then quickly took a few steps back. "What...what are you going to do to me?"

"You came over here on your own. You can ask them if you don't believe me."

Seeing Rimuru's strange expression, Gransta pointed to Benimaru and the others who were already hiding in the distance.

"Yeah?"

Rimuru looked Gransta up and down suspiciously.

Gransta felt a chill run down his spine from Rimuru's gaze and gave him a light tap.

Snapped--

"Hey, what are you thinking about?!"

"By the way, congratulations on awakening and becoming a True Demon King."

Rimuru was initially somewhat dissatisfied, but upon hearing Gransta's words, his small chest involuntarily puffed out.

"Haha, no... this is all thanks to the Great Sage's help..."

Granstas crossed his arms and smiled at Rimuru, not wanting to expose Rimuru's little scheme.

Just then, Elder Bai and Hongwan stepped forward, their aged yet joyful voices ringing out:

"Hehe, the two gentlemen seem to be having a very pleasant chat."

Rimuru toned down his smug expression and looked at Elder Bai and the others.

"Old Bai...and Benimaru, thank you for these past few days," Rimuru said shyly, scratching his head with a smile.

"Lord Rimuru, you don't need to do this."

Old Bai hurriedly waved his hand, then put on a serious expression.

"As members of the Tempest, protecting you two is our lifelong duty!"

Benimaru and the others exchanged glances and nodded with smiles.

"Alright, now's not the time for this. Rimuru, have you forgotten someone?"

Seeing Rimuru so engrossed in his joy, Gransta gave him a timely reminder.

"Huh? Who is it?" Rimuru looked at Gransta with a blank expression.

Gransta shifted his gaze in one direction, gesturing for Rimuru to take a look.

Rimuru followed the gaze and his questioning eyes instantly cleared.

"Oh, I almost forgot to send the demon I summoned back."

Diablo's lips twitched slightly, and a pang of heartache shot through him, especially when he heard Rimuru offer to take him back...

When Gransta saw Diablo's expression, he felt a strange urge to laugh but couldn't quite manage it.

suddenly,

"Lord Gransta, a message seems to be trying to connect with you. The source of the message, after analysis, is from the Orc Kingdom."

Gransta raised an eyebrow. The message from the Orc Kingdom immediately brought to mind the Demon King Carrion, but then he seemed to think of something else... and hurriedly said, "Ether, receive this message."

"Yes."

A moment later, an image appeared in Gransta's mind.

Above the orc royal palace, two terrifying, dense clusters of magic, one gold and one red, were colliding, and the resulting shockwaves tore the buildings below to shreds.

Then a terrifying shockwave flashed, melting the entire mountain and piercing through it. A figure, billowing smoke, fell unconsciously downwards...

"This is?"

Gransta's expression changed. He was all too familiar with the shockwave in the image; it was the ultimate skill of the Destroyer King Milim, and the figure falling down was most likely the Lion King Carrion.

This scene was likely teleported by Sky Queen Frey; perhaps Klayman is also there...

Calion was defeated, utterly defeated.

This is the difference between an ordinary demon king and a true demon king. The ultimate skill can suppress all other skills, creating an insurmountable gap.

After a moment of contemplation, Granstad made his decision.

"Ether, locate the Orc Kingdom for me..."

The Tempests noticed something was wrong with Gransta, and Long Xueqing quickly spoke up:

"Lord Gransta...you?"

"Long Xueqing, the crisis in Tempest is far from over. I just received news from the Orc Kingdom that Kreman may be there. I have to go there."

Gulansta smiled, feigning nonchalance.

"Lord Gransta, are you going to the Orc Kingdom?"

Benimaru, Jurai, and Hakuro were all surprised by Lord Gransta's decision.

"Yes." Gransta nodded in agreement.

Rimuru rushed over anxiously, stood in front of Gransta, and said indignantly, "You must take me with you this time. I am now the True Demon Lord."

"Lord Gransta, please take me with you!" Long Xueqing's eyes shone brightly with anticipation.

The same was true for everyone else, including Ramiris...

"No." Gransta shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Rimuru, you can only stay in Tempest. Don't forget that the matter of the Kingdom of Falmus has not been completely resolved yet."

"Ah...this." Rimuru hesitated after hearing this, his expression seemingly somewhat unwilling.

At this moment, Granstad took Cheryl's small hand, while she was holding the immobile Ramiris in her arms.

"Oh right, I forgot to introduce her to you. This is Xue'er."

"She's my daughter too!"

A deathly silence filled my heart; this news was like a bolt from the blue.

"What—"

Long Xueqing was stunned, Zhu Lai was also stunned, and Rimuru stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"You said...this is your daughter?"

Rimuru's astonished expression mirrored everyone's feelings at that moment; Lord Granstas had only gone out for a short while and had returned with a daughter...

Gulansta nodded generously.

"Rimuru, please take care of Sheryl while I'm gone."

As everyone froze, Gransta quickly stepped into the spatial jump point set up by Ether and disappeared.