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

"I'm sorry."

Hinata Itaguchi drew his sword and slashed directly at the target. If he hit the target seven times in a row, he would be forced to commit death.

Laplace: "***"

.....

"Ever since that heterochromatic-eyed demon king dressed as a maid left, you've been smiling."

Rimuru tilted his head, looking at Gransta with curiosity.

After leaving the Demon King's banquet, Gransta's lips curled into a smile the entire way.

"Oh, it's nothing."

"Tch." Rimuru muttered, then leaned closer, grinning mischievously. "You wouldn't happen to have your eye on that maid, would you? If you could really take her as your maid, hehe..."

Upon hearing this, Veldora looked at the two of them with a strange expression, his mind already conjuring up the scene of Tempest reduced to ruins.

"No, she can't!"

Before Gransta could say anything, Veldora hurriedly shook his head.

"Hey, Veldora, you seem really afraid of her?"

"I'm afraid of her?"

"We had a fight before, and I know that old hag has a terrible temper."

"I don't want her to tear my home down."

"You guys had a fight? And what happened?"

Rimuru became interested and pressed for more details.

Gulansta shook his head without speaking, clearly knowing what had happened.

With his arms crossed and snorting heavily, Verudela spoke with pride about his past glories, saying, "Later, I demolished one of her cities, and she couldn't do anything about it."

"Uh..." Rimuru was embarrassed. "There's a reason you were imprisoned for hundreds of years."

"Nonsense! They're the ones who're afraid of my reputation and my power!"

"Yes...yes..."

Ramiris, perched on Gransta's shoulder, seemed to admire Veldora's glorious deeds quite a bit, her eyes shining.

at this time,

Everyone stopped.

A woman with silver hair appeared ahead, seemingly waiting there on purpose.

Apart from Granstad, no one present could recognize Te.

"Raphael, analyze the level of danger."

Rimuru subconsciously used his ability to judge whether the other party was hostile.

"Report: The maximum magic power is unknown. Note that the target's mental state is extremely high. No hostility has been detected yet."

Rimuru breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Gransta.

"She's here to see you, isn't she?"

"Hmm." Gransta nodded. He hadn't expected the other party to appear here. It seemed that the other party had been waiting for him.

The other person floated over slowly, with long silver-white hair and a blue dress, elegant and noble.

"Gransta".

"Your Majesty Salion, did you summon me for something?"

"Hmm, I guess so," Salion said casually, putting his finger to his lips.

In fact, ever since Gransta left last time, she had used the mysterious power of the World Tree to foresee that a small accident might occur at the Demon King's banquet.

If an accident occurs, the trajectory of the world will change.

Therefore, she made a point of staying outside in case anything happened to her elven grand duke.

"Your Majesty? She?" Rimuru was completely bewildered. Just how many things was Gransta hiding from him?

"Salion? That Salion from the Magic Kingdom?"

The Storm Dragon opened one eye and looked at Salion, the woman. It could not sense any trace of time on her, and even her magical aura was so peaceful that it seemed to soothe all emotions.

Rumor has it that His Majesty Salion isn't...

"Um"

As the Storm Dragon sized her up, she was also sizing up this legendary evil dragon, with his unusual short golden hair and an expression that seemed even more "dull" than rumored.

Gransta was puzzled; logically, the other party shouldn't be guarding the World Tree.

Did they sneak out?

Oh well, whatever, we're already here.

"Your Majesty Salion, since you're here, why don't you come with us to visit Tempest?"

From the outset, Gransta wanted to invite his opponent to his home, since he was also a heavyweight player, and bringing him onto his ship seemed like a good option.

Salion brushed a strand of hair behind his ear and said casually, "It's not impossible... just consider it a visit to Viktor and the others..."

"I wonder how my Duke is taking care of them."

"We arranged the best teachers for them."

Granstas put his heart into it, making sure they learned something, as long as he didn't have to teach them.

"Is that so..." Salion looked at Gransta's expression suspiciously, but saw that the other party did not reveal the slightest flaw.

Since someone joined the team, the others have intentionally or unintentionally distanced themselves from the two. It's obvious to everyone that Salion came specifically to find Gransta.

And... their relationship seems to be quite special.

"Hey, she seemed to be calling Granstas Grand Duke?"

Rimuru and the others gathered together and secretly turned on their gossip side.

"I don't think the Sorcerer Kingdom of Salion has ever had a duke, right?" Storm Dragon scratched his head, looking even more bewildered.

"Maybe..." Carrion crossed his arms, "she's interested in Gransta..."

"what?"

"Huh—"

...

While everyone was speculating, one person became unhappy.

"Hey, Salion, Tempest doesn't welcome you."

Ramiris stood on Gransta's shoulder, hands on her hips, looking utterly disgusted.

"Where I go is none of your business, you little brat."

Salion showed no mercy in his words, and he had no good feelings towards this fallen fairy king.

"ah--"

"I'm so angry! Is it too small for me?"

Ramiris blushed with anger, and as she spoke, she puffed out her small chest.

"So noisy." Salion extended two long fingers and flicked the other person's forehead.

Ramiris was sent flying backward uncontrollably.

"It's much quieter now."

Gransta did not react, acting as if he hadn't seen anything.

Soon they returned to Tempest, and everyone on the trip breathed a sigh of relief.

They appeared in a room with clean floors and white-painted walls, with a desk placed alone in the middle.

"Home is the best place to be."

Rimuru felt that the air he was breathing was fresh, much like the feeling he had when the two of them had just come out of the cave together.

Gulansta agreed, adding, "Don't forget, there are many more things waiting for you to handle at home."

Rimuru walked to the office with a pained expression. A thick stack of documents was piled on the desk, making his head spin.

Rimuru immediately complained, "We just got back, can't we just relax a bit?"

"Besides, we have a guest here too. Shouldn't we show her around and let her experience our local specialties?"

"Like hot springs? Snacks or something?"

Gransta shook his head. He still preferred to tinker with things in the ice sculpture castle, especially since the Overlord had awakened an ability called "God Creation".

He needs to study it carefully; he doesn't have time to play.

Salion was clearly not going to let him off so easily. Curious, he put his finger to his lips. "Actually... I want to go and see too."

"How about you come for a walk with me?"

Gulansta was speechless for a moment, but looking into her curious, girlish eyes, she couldn't refuse.

squeak-

at this time,

The door to the room opened from the outside, and a goblin carrying documents froze upon seeing the group. He then slid to his knees in front of them with a thud.

"Lord Gransta...Lord Rimuru..."

"I've missed you all so much... You're finally back."