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

In Gransta's magical perception, Miss Shizue's life force had been completely drained away, and her once jet-black and lustrous hair had now turned gray and dull.

"Announcement! The Raider attack was successfully initiated! The rare skill [Mutant] has been acquired..."

Suddenly, the voice of the Overlord resounded in Gransta's mind.

This time, Gransta was truly astonished. How could they succeed in plundering like this? He couldn't help but wonder.

Perhaps it was because he personally ended Ifrit's life, indirectly leading to Miss Shizue's departure, that the Raider's skill was deemed a success.

However, Gransta didn't think about these things too much; his attention was entirely focused on Rimuru.

At this moment, Rimuru stared blankly at the lifeless Shizue, feeling utterly empty inside.

Granstas watched Rimuru with concern, knowing that Shizue's death was a cycle that Rimuru had to go through.

Gulansta didn't know how to comfort the little guy who had lost someone important, so she could only stay by his side in silence.

"Rimuru, Miss Shizue was truly an admirable adventurer. The decades of her life that followed were already incredibly remarkable!"

Gransta gently patted Rimuru's unresponsive body.

"Um……"

Rimuru's voice sounded somewhat downcast.

"But at the very least... I must fulfill Miss Shizuka's last wish..."

Rimuru's gaze gradually hardened.

"[Predator] activated."

As Rimuru finished speaking, a ball of blue liquid quickly emerged and tightly enveloped Shizue's body.

And so, let Rimuru take Shizue away from this world, and let her sleep forever within him!

"Announcement: Predation successful! Host has acquired a new skill... Humanoid form..."

As the system notification sounded, Rimuru's body suddenly flashed with a dazzling blue light. A brief moment later, a completely new humanoid figure appeared before Gransta.

This figure is identical to Miss Shizue in both appearance and figure, except that the color of her pupils and hair is the same as Gransta's, presenting a deep blue.

Now, Rimuru finally has a humanoid body like Gransta, and also has the benefit of being able to enjoy food with his sense of taste.

However, Rimuru was not wearing anything at the moment, so Gransta immediately prepared a robe to drape over him.

He then noticed a tear rolling down Rimuru's cheek and sighed softly.

"Gransta, have you noticed that since your last evolution, the emotions you originally possessed as a human have become increasingly weak...?"

Gransta stared into Rimuru's eyes for a long time.

"Rimuru, we are no longer human... we can't think from a human perspective."

"But..."

Gransta interrupted Rimuru before he could say anything.

"There's no 'buts' about it. What's wrong with us being monsters? I just want to do what I want to do! Rimuru, don't you have ideals too?"

Rimuru regained his spirits, and his eyes seemed to light up again.

"You're right, Gransta. We all have our own ideals, and mine is to build a nation made of monsters!"

"The nation of Gransta was founded with your help, so don't slack off!"

"Haven't I been helping out all along...?"

Gransta and Rimuru exchanged a glance, both of them smiling.

Outside the door

"Miss Jingjiang, we've all come to see you."

"Yes, we've come to say goodbye. Thank you for taking care of us along the way."

"Hey, wait a minute, the two gentlemen are still inside."

Ligurd, who was guarding outside, couldn't stop the three people.

"Huh? Where is Miss Shizue?"

Gransta looked at the trio who had barged in with some surprise. How come they hadn't improved at all? They were still so unattractive.

"Eek~" ✘3

The three of them then noticed a person next to them who looked exactly like Miss Jingjiang, but with some differences, and their eyes widened.

What's going on?

Rimuru found it somewhat amusing to look at the three who had once gone through dangers together with Gransta and Shizue.

"Miss Jingjiang has passed away. She..."

After hearing Rimuru's explanation, all three had tears welling up in their eyes, and the two grown men were already in tears.

"Ms. Shizue, we didn't expect things to turn out this way."

"When I think about how much care Miss Shizue has taken for me along the way, I feel..."

"I never imagined Miss Jing's last wish would be like this..."

Gransta looked at the three of them with a headache. Ever since they last met, Gransta hadn't had a moment of peace; during that time, they had even carried him as they ran away...

Just as he was about to leave for some peace and quiet, a figure blocked his way, tears still wet on the corners of her eyes.

"You...you really are...that little fairy?"

Gulansta looked at the girl with some surprise.

Ai Ling's face was already flushed red to her ears, and she looked at the excessively beautiful elf in front of her with shyness.

Gransta had intended to offer a casual explanation and leave, but he couldn't help but recall what Rimuru had just said to him.

"Gransta, since you evolved, your human emotions have become increasingly weaker..."

Gulansta shook his head and jokingly said something to the girl who was a little embarrassed to look at him.

"I told you before, I'm really good, so you're not going to pinch my cheeks again, are you?"

Hearing this, Ai Ling covered her mouth and chuckled.

...

On the nearby peak,

Gransta and Rimuru stood side by side, looking at the small pile of stones in front of them.

"Let's settle Jingjiang here! We hope she can see the changes in our village from here."

"I will definitely achieve that dream!"

Instead of looking at the location where Miss Shizue had been settled, Rimuru gazed at the village they had built.

"Gransta, tell me about that Platinum Demon Lord Leon Cromwell, the man who brought Miss Shizue into this world."

Rimuru's tone was very calm.

"That human demon lord who's supposedly one of the strongest demon lords? Rimuru, are you really sure? He's incredibly strong, you know!"

Gransta didn't actually know much, but there was no denying just how strong a man who ascended to the Demon King status with a human body was!

"Hmph! No matter how strong he is, I'm still going to punch him in the face twice."

Rimuru clenched his fists, a little defiant.

One of the strongest demon kings!

Gransta's eyes turned icy cold, his ice-blue pupils flashing with a chilling light.

He was also very eager to see it!