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

When Gransta returned to Tempest, he was greeted by Rimuru's malicious grin.

"Oh, Rimuru's welcoming me like this?"

"Hehe, it's good that Gransta is back...it's good that he's back."

Rimuru nodded with a smile, but his eyes clearly held ill intentions.

"dad."

A clear, sweet voice came from behind Rimuru, and at the same time, a small head that looked like a porcelain doll peeked out.

"Xue'er." Gransta chuckled softly and opened his arms to Xue'er.

"Hehe..." Xue'er moved lightly and jumped into Gransta's arms.

Although Gransta wasn't quite used to Xue'er's way of addressing him, he didn't correct her, as it was an imprint etched deep into his soul.

"Wow, having a daughter really changes things, tsk tsk."

Rimuru's face immediately broke into a mischievous smile, and he couldn't help but tease him.

"Rimuru, just say what you need to say."

Gransta knew Rimuru all too well; that strange, sarcastic look of his was definitely not a good sign.

"Ahem." Rimuru coughed calmly before beginning his formal speech.

"Given your past actions..."

"Wait a minute!"

Gulansta immediately raised his hand to stop him.

"What did you do...?"

He said he was a little confused, wondering if Rimuru was going to come and interrogate him.

"Heh..." Lim immediately flashed a wicked grin and said with a smile, "It's all your fault for severely damaging my young heart. You should take responsibility..."

Gransta: ? ? ?

"Sir?"

At that moment, Diavolo appeared behind Rimuru, looking at his master in disbelief.

What did Lord Rimuru just say?

Take responsibility?

Rimuru turned around abruptly and saw Diavolo's complex expression. He seemed to hear the sound of that towering figure shattering.

"Diavolo, it's not what you think. I was just driving..."

"Yes, that's exactly what you think." Gransta instantly stepped in front of Rimuru, patted Diavolo on the shoulder, and said regretfully, "Diavolo, don't worry, I'll take responsibility."

Diablo felt his head buzzing, his eyes constantly scanning back and forth between the two adults.

"You bastard, what did you say?!"

Rimuru broke through the Great Defense directly. He only meant to make a joke, but he didn't expect to make things worse in front of his newly joined and capable subordinate.

Gransta's face was full of indifference; he loved seeing Rimuru's tearful expression.

Diablo suppressed his sadness, bowed to the two officials, and reported:

"My lords, I have brought back prisoners this time."

"captive?"

Gransta and Rimuru were both taken aback; this was probably a prisoner of the Kingdom of Falmus.

Gulansta knew who it was and was aware of the subsequent developments, so he had no intention of getting involved in the incident.

However, Rimuru clearly had a question to ask, so he turned to Diavolo and said:

"Captives of the Kingdom of Falmus? What are their identities?"

"Their king, and some of his ministers."

Diablo answered truthfully, saying that he and several high-ranking demons swept through the entire Kingdom of Falmus, and incidentally captured several important figures who had fled back after launching the last holy war.

Rimuru glanced at Diavolo with some surprise. Diavolo had swept through the entire kingdom; his strength was quite formidable.

Because Benimaru and his companions fell into a deep sleep due to the blessing of the lineage monsters, Rimuru entrusted the Kingdom of Falmus to Diavolo, who had just joined the party.

Unexpectedly, Diablo became excited when he received the mission.

"This is the first mission I received after joining the adults."

"I will definitely do it perfectly!"

He still remembered Diablo's excited expression and the worshipful looks those high-ranking demons gave him.

However, Rimuru then encountered another problem and looked at the cunning elf who was deep in thought.

"Gransta, what do you think we should do with the Kingdom of Falmus? It's probably in complete chaos right now."

Upon hearing this, Gransta glanced at Rimuru and said calmly, "It's more than just chaos. You've captured the king and his ministers, so you could say you've practically declared the country destroyed."

"However, those remaining nobles will surely take the opportunity to start a civil war, and then these prisoners will become worthless."

"This is not what I want to see." Rimuru scratched his head in frustration. "Should we let these invaders go back?"

Gulansta didn't speak, but instead lowered his head and stroked Xue'er's soft hair.

Rimuru's eyes lit up when he saw Sheryl's blissful expression, and he immediately walked over.

"Xue'er, do you want to be queen?"

"I can arrange for you to become the Queen of the Kingdom of Falmus, it'll be a lot of fun!"

Sher looked at Rimuru with some confusion, then raised her head to look at Gransta.

Rimuru's words shocked everyone present, and Gransta was completely dumbfounded.

"Hey, Rimuru, I have to warn you, don't you dare try anything with Sheryl."

Gransta didn't hold back and pulled Sheryl away, keeping her away from Rimuru's wicked uncle face.

That's not right.

Isn't this plot going a bit wrong? This is really not right.

"Rimuru, what are you thinking? Even if you want to indirectly control the Kingdom of Falms, you should find a Falms person, preferably someone with some reputation."

Rimuru shook his head and said, "I thought about it too, but it would require too much effort. I had someone in mind, but that person is not yet up to the task."

Granstas couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, asking in confusion, "Then why did you choose Xue'er?"

"Ha, you mean this?"

Rimuru looked at Sheryl with shining eyes and said to her, "Grandmaster, haven't you noticed that Sheryl has a natural affinity for people?"

"I can also faintly sense a leader's aura from Xue'er; isn't she a born queen?"

Granstas couldn't help but frown, wondering why he didn't sense that Xue'er had this kind of temperament.

"Granda, I'm not lying to you. Xue'er has attracted quite a few willing followers lately, including some elves."

Gulansta inwardly cursed them as utter rubbish, wishing he could smash an ice flower in their faces.

"Ether, does Cheryl truly possess the qualities of a leader?"

Guransta considered it for a moment, then asked Ether for confirmation.

"Lord Gransta, Xue'er is the companion spirit of the Elf Throne, and is born with the special skill 'Elf King'."

"This special skill will inspire people to follow you. Note: The effect is doubled for elves."

"Then what about me?" Gransta asked, puzzled.

"Because Lord Gransta possesses the special skill 'Overlord,' he is unaffected by any mental skills."

Gulansta immediately understood, and gave the obedient Xue'er a complicated look.