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

"Tree fairy, is that it? The tree fairy older sister who often appears in games?"

Rimuru immediately became interested when he heard that it was a tree spirit.

"It's alright, let her in!"

Gransta already knew who it was. But seeing Rimuru's excited expression...

I wondered to myself, what game is this? I've never played this one before.

(Sigh, unlike in Japan where it's so open, these kinds of games are rare in real life. After all, there's strict control... those who know, know. (˵¯͒〰¯͒˵))

The expressions of the others immediately turned to surprise.

"I remember the Tree Spirit's last appearance was decades ago, wasn't it?"

Rigurd, who was standing to the side, stood up in surprise.

And just then

A green leaf drifted in from outside without any wind, and even circled around Gransta a few times before finally landing on the conference table.

A green leaf fell onto the conference table, and a flash of green light appeared.

It started as a sapling, with a few leaves floating around it, and then it transformed into a barefoot girl with long green hair and a light green dress.

The girl landed lightly on the ground and bowed to the crowd.

"I apologize for this sudden visit. I am Torene, a tree spirit. Please take care of me."

After saying that, Torene stared curiously at Gransta above with her bright green eyes.

Rimuru looked at the two of them with some curiosity, glancing between Gransta and the suddenly arriving Treyne.

[Well, Gransta, you still say you don't know her? Otherwise, why would this tree spirit be staring at you the moment she came in? Just tell me the truth: how many ladies have you messed with?]

Rimuru's thoughts echoed in Gransta's mind, which made Gransta, who already had a strange expression, turn even more gloomy.

[Rimuru, don't wrong me! I'm very innocent!]

I don't believe you!

Rimuru didn't believe it anyway, so he simply turned his head away.

"Ahem, Miss Treyne, may I ask what business you have with me and Rimuru?"

Seeing that Rimuru looked like he didn't want to talk to him, Gransta could only cough awkwardly and ask the question himself.

"Oh, I was really rude just now."

Perhaps realizing that her behavior just now was a bit impolite, her face flushed slightly.

Those around them, seeing the change in the tree spirit's expression, all stared at their own Lord Gransta with amusement.

There's something fishy going on here! Truly worthy of being Lord Gransta.

Gulansta felt uneasy under the amused gazes of those around him, and was speechless.

I said, Miss Tree Elf, why are you blushing like a teapot?

If you explain it like this, it's even harder for me to explain.

"Actually, I came here for two things. One is to ask your leader, the one who commands the demons, to defeat the Pig-Headed Emperor."

"Another thing is to thank Lord Gransta."

All eyes were fixed on Gransta with surprise, not expecting the Tree Spirit to come and thank him in person.

What did Lord Gransta do?

Rimuru also looked at Treyne with curiosity.

"Miss Torene, we have decided to defeat the Orc Emperor, so please don't worry. You said you wanted to thank Gransta, could you elaborate?"

When Torene heard that the other party had agreed to fight against the Pig-Headed Emperor, she felt relieved.

"On behalf of the Dryad race, I thank Lord Rimuru!"

"As for thanking Lord Gransta, well..."

After hearing the tree spirit's words, everyone slowly came to understand.

It turns out that Gransta usually goes out to various parts of the forest to hunt down some evil and powerful monsters when he has nothing to do. This should be the job of the forest manager.

On one occasion, a very powerful evil monster was about to threaten one of their people, but Gransta's sudden intervention saved him.

From that moment on, Torene noticed a powerful male elf in the forest and began to observe him discreetly...

Gransta then remembered that he did indeed save a little girl, but at the time he hadn't noticed that she was a tree spirit. After killing the monster and extracting the materials, he turned around and left.

...

Jura Great Forest

The area to the north is crisscrossed by rivers and surrounded by aquatic plants.

This is a rich and fertile area of ​​the entire forest, because it has the largest wetlands.

Of course, there are also abundant fish and meat resources, and the lizard people tribe lives here.

A hurried voice rang out inside the underground palace.

"Report! Chief, the pig-headed army is rushing towards our tribe's location, and they are well-equipped..."

The elderly lizardman leader, seated on the throne, was no longer at ease.

"Those mere pig-headed tribe members! How dare they? And where did they get their equipment?"

"Have you ascertained the size of the enemy army?"

The lizardman scout swallowed hard.

"Chief, they have...they have an army of two hundred thousand!"

The lizardman leader stared in shock, his eyes wide, and rose from his throne in disbelief.

He kept a close eye on the scouts below.

"What did you say? How many?"

The lizardman soldier repeated himself with difficulty.

"Chief, we've scouted several times, and lost dozens of scouts. They have two hundred thousand!"

The lizardman leader sat back weakly on his throne, and the guards around him were also shocked by the sheer number of the enemy army.

"How could there possibly be an army of 200,000 pig heads?"

"That's impossible!"

You should know that the lizard people live in groups, with all the members scattered together.

The entire tribe has less than 10,000 soldiers in total!

But the enemy outnumbered them twenty to one!

The lizardman leader remained silent for a long time before recovering from his shock.

Based on his years of experience, he muttered to himself.

"Could it be that a Pig-Headed Emperor has appeared among the Pig-Headed Tribe...?"

If that's the case, then the lizardmen have no way to fight back.

Should the entire clan retreat? Or fight to the death?

And just then...

"Stop! Who are you?!"

The lizardman soldiers guarding the outside shouted at this moment, but soon became unable to move.

"Stare~ Stare~"

A demon with short, dark blue hair and a pure white horn is slowly walking towards us.

"Protect the leader immediately!"

The lizardmen's confidants quickly surrounded their leader.

"Who are you?"

The lizardman leader stared expressionlessly at the demon walking towards him; he could sense the astonishing magical power within the demon.

"I was sent by my master to discuss an alliance with the lizardmen."

Cangying looked at the lizardman leader on the throne and said calmly.

"Your master? An alliance?"

The lizardman leader fell into deep thought. This demonic figure had entered his palace as if it were empty, and he never expected that someone with such power would have a master.

How powerful must they be!

"Can we now discuss an alliance with the Lizardmen...?"