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

"Storm Dragon Veldora, judging from your condition, it seems you've been sealed away by someone!"

Li Qing couldn't stand it any longer and asked directly.

Storm Dragon's heart skipped a beat.

Holy crap, there are actually smart people among them? Oh no, I can't keep up this act anymore.

really

The slime, which had been turned into a puddle of liquid in fright, immediately returned to its round and plump shape and began to question its great sage.

"Great Sage: Real analysis in progress... Analysis successful!"

"Your Excellency is right. The Storm Dragon is indeed currently sealed away, and its magic energy is constantly being depleted. It poses no threat to the host at present."

"Phew, that scared me! I thought I was going to be eaten."

The slime knew that it had acted a bit... well, especially in front of Li Qing.

"Haha, it's understandable to be a bit shocked since it's my first time seeing a dragon. Hey, Elf Brother, how come you seem to know all about it? Have you seen a dragon before?"

Slime chuckled, still trying to salvage some dignity in front of Li Qing.

"No, I just used my ability to probe the other party's information."

"Oh"

The slime made up its mind that next time it encountered this situation, it would definitely use the Great Sage to analyze it first.

Li Qing found it somewhat amusing; he hadn't expected that the future infamous Eight-Star Demon King would have this side to him.

He couldn't help but tease her.

"Are you sure that's shock? I saw a slime turn into a puddle of liquid from being scared by the dragon's might."

As he spoke, he kept glancing at the slime, his sarcasm barely concealed.

"No...no, I just suddenly ran out of magic power and my body went limp uncontrollably..."

"Really? It doesn't look like it to me."

"How can it not look like it? It...it's exactly like this..."

"You're lying, just admit it. Haha."

"I don't!"

...

The sealed storm dragon watched the two little creatures in front of it talking back and forth, didn't they see there was another dragon next to them? It couldn't stand it anymore.

"Ah! Stop talking to yourselves in front of me! What do you have to say? Do you know that I haven't spoken for three hundred years? And you still want to provoke me like this?"

The Storm Dragon's voice carried a hint of grievance.

Hearing the Storm Dragon's angry roar, they then noticed the Storm Dragon that had been sealed away to the side.

"Sealed for three hundred years? You're so powerful, how did you get sealed away like that?!"

The slime was shocked and spoke up, knowing that it couldn't stand being here for even a few days.

You have to understand that it was three hundred years! If it were him, he would have gone crazy long ago. I couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the Storm Dragon's fate.

It can be said

Rimuru is so kind these days, no, he's always been like this. He's already forgotten how the Storm Dragon scared him so much.

Li Qing ignored the slime's overflowing sympathy; he knew what would happen next and decided to let things take their course.

He simply stood next to the slime and nodded his little head in agreement.

"Yes, it's been three hundred years. I only accidentally turned a town to ashes back then, and I was defeated by a guy who called himself a hero."

"And then it remained sealed here."

Storm Dragon spoke in a calm tone.

Upon hearing this, Li Qing couldn't help but curl his lip. What do you mean by accidentally turning a town to ashes? You deserved it!

"Wow, is that hero that strong?"

When the slime heard that there were heroes in this world, it was very similar to the game in his previous life, and he also felt an unusual sense of wonder about this world.

"Yes, you could say he's incredibly strong. I was defeated by his unique technique, Absolute Cut, and then sealed away by Infinite Prison."

"So, I haven't spoken in a long time, why don't you stay and chat with me!"

The Storm Dragon's voice became lower and deeper.

He then continued.

「我

This is the first time I've ever seen such peculiar creatures as you. An ice sprite without a physical form could at least be considered an elf, but this is the first time I've ever seen a male ice sprite. That's very strange!

"As for that slime next to you, it's really unbelievable that such a low-level monster could develop self-awareness."

As soon as the Storm Dragon finished expressing its doubts, the Slime jumped out to explain.

"Actually, we all died in our original worlds and unknowingly ended up here, and inexplicably ended up with these bodies."

As expected, the slime revealed its origin, which puzzled it greatly.

"I see, you are all reincarnated beings..."

Storm Dragon lowered its head and uttered a few indistinct words, a glint of light flashing in its eyes.

Li Qing had long known that in this world, besides him and Rimuru, there were also many other summoners.

It seems that the hero who sealed the storm dragon was also a summoner who received [blessing]...

The carefree slime muttered something when it heard the Storm Dragon's evaluation of Li Qing, but it didn't seem to care much about its own.

"Yeah, what a pity that such a handsome elf is male..."

Click click~

Immediately, a series of cracking sounds came from the side as fists clenched.

Although the slime spoke very softly, he still heard it.

"You lecherous scoundrel, it seems you haven't learned your lesson yet."

Ah ~

"Big brother elf, I was wrong~"

The Storm Dragon was speechless as it watched the two of them bickering again. Didn't they agree to chat with it? Was its presence as a dragon really that insignificant?

"Hey, you two, stop talking to yourselves!"

Li Qing then let the lewd slime go.

Instead, he looked at the Storm Dragon with a serious expression.

It's time to get down to business.

"Storm Dragon, I know you've been sealed away for three hundred years and now you really want someone to chat with. How about this?"

Let's become friends, the three of us.

Li Qing blurted out his thoughts in one breath.

These were originally Rimuru's words, but he ended up saying them anyway, even though he had actually considered this idea before.

My first step was to become a named monster.

Seeing how slow the slime was, and knowing it would take a long time to say those words, I decided to just say them myself.

The slime's eyes lit up when it heard this.

"Yeah, the three of us can be friends. Storm Dragon can be the boss, and Elf Brother can be the second-in-command. That way, it'll be easier for us to communicate in the future."

The Storm Dragon, who was standing nearby, became a little anxious when it heard the slime's words; it hadn't agreed yet.

Hmph, they didn't even ask for their own opinion.

"Hey, you guys actually want to be friends with the great Storm Dragon? That Ice Sprite might barely qualify, but as for you, a slime, you're a bit..."

Storm Dragon still spoke in that arrogant tone.

"What? You actually look down on slimes? Fine, let's go, Elf Brother. Let that dragon be bored to death."

The slime was furious and tried to drag Li Qing away.

"Hey, don't go, you idiot! I didn't say I disagreed. Humph, fine, I'll be your friend then. Hurry up and thank me!"

Storm Dragon finally agreed, but even if he did agree, it wouldn't be too much to act a little arrogant, would it?

"Haha" x2

Li Qing and the slime were overjoyed.

They each extended a hand and gently touched it together.

And so, with the three of them witnessing each other's progress, they became friends.

"Roar~"

At this moment, the Storm Dragon roared as if venting its anger.