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

The slow, leisurely voice seemed to have a magical power, freezing the Pig-Headed Emperor in place.

The Pig-Headed Emperor laboriously turned his eyes to the side, where a small, blue sprite-like boy was smiling at him—or more accurately, at Rimuru in his hand.

"Gransta, I knew you would come to save me! Let me out!"

Rimuru managed to squeeze out a few tears, which welled up in his eyes, making him look incredibly pitiful.

Gransta simply rolled his eyes and said irritably.

"Pretend? What are you pretending for in front of me? I haven't even settled the score with you for those two things you shouted earlier."

Rimuru gave an awkward smile.

"Hehe, it just slipped out..."

Gulansta's face darkened further.

"Rimuru, is this how you use the [Teleport Cube] I gave you?"

This is a rare item synthesized by Gransta. It was originally intended to be used to save Rimuru's life, because according to the plot, Rimuru will encounter a great enemy.

Unexpectedly, Rimuru used it here and even said such a chuunibyou line. You really know how to play!

Rimuru!!!

Rimuru says the usage is very apt, and most importantly, it's perfect for showing off. However, Rimuru definitely can't say what's on his mind, or he'll surely get a good whack on the head.

"Gransta, I'm sorry, don't be angry, I'll explain when we get back..."

Rimuru used a cute tactic.

Gransta sighed, utterly helpless against Rimuru. His appearance hadn't steered the plot off course, but Rimuru had definitely gone a little astray.

If Shizue knew that Rimuru was using her face to act cute, what would her expression be?

"Why."

"hey-hey."

Gransta flew to the frozen Pig-Headed Emperor and issued commands to the ruler in his mind.

"Dominator, lift the restraints on the Pig-Headed Emperor's body."

"Yes."

Suddenly, the Orc Emperor felt that he could move his body again, and at the same time he released his grip on Rimuru. Just now, he felt like a puppet, frozen in place.

What kind of strength is this?

The appearance of this elf allowed him to control his body without his knowledge, and a hint of fear appeared in the Pig-Headed Emperor's eyes.

Even with his current Demon King-level strength, the Pig-Headed Emperor couldn't sense the absence of this elf who wasn't actively releasing his aura, but he could tell from the way the elf had imprisoned him just now that the elf was stronger than him.

Immediately, a heightened sense of vigilance arose within him, and he dared not make the slightest move.

Rimuru felt the binding force disappear and his face lit up with joy. He had seen what had just happened. Could this be another new ability of Gransta?

So, out of curiosity, he came to Gransta's side.

"Gransta, what kind of ability is that? It's so cool!"

Gulansta also offered an explanation.

"This is a new ability [Control] after the Overlord upgrades..."

[Control] can inflict the [Imprison] effect on targets with less magic power than the user, and can inflict the [Death] and [Domination] effects on those who are fearful.

(These effects will not be explained now, they will be used in later plot points (*´I`*))

"Oh, it sounds like you've gotten quite a bit stronger."

Rimuru felt a little ashamed; they were from the same cave. Gransta was getting stronger every day, while he...

The two people in front of the Pighead Emperor were exchanging a few words, and he really wanted to chime in.

This is a battlefield! Please show me some respect; I am, after all, a demon king.

Gransta seemed to have sensed the Pig-Headed Emperor's thoughts and turned his gaze to him.

The Pig-Headed Emperor's anger was instantly dampened, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.

"Rimuru, do you need me to take action?"

Rimuru nodded and raised his fist, gesturing towards Gransta.

"I was going to handle it myself, but seeing how arrogant he was, I got a little annoyed..."

The Pig-Headed Emperor could only listen silently to Rimuru's complaints, like a child about to be disciplined.

A moment later

Gransta and the Pig-Headed Emperor locked eyes, and Gransta's aura began to emanate.

The Pig-Headed Emperor could now feel the abyss-like magic of the elf in front of him; the surrounding space seemed to freeze, and the temperature began to drop drastically.

The little sprite's form began to change...

Upon seeing this, Rimuru immediately ran into Shion's arms, and didn't forget to cheer Gransta on.

"Gransta, give him a good beating!"

"Rimuru-sama..."

Shion hugged Rimuru tightly, looking at him with some concern.

A smile curved at the corners of Hongwan's mouth.

"Since it's Lord Gransta who's taken action, the outcome of this battle is no longer in doubt."

Cangying remained silent, his expression revealing his trust in the adult's strength.

Only the female dragon looked puzzled. Didn't you all say that Rimuru was the leader? Why do you all seem to be focused on that little fairy?

"you...."

Old Bai noticed the dragon man's confusion and chuckled, stroking his beard.

"Miss Dragonman, the lord before us is the one who named us demons, and the master we will serve for life."

The dragonman looked on incredulously; the other side actually had two rulers of demons, and this one seemed to be the strongest.

Looking at the demons present, each stronger than himself, he couldn't help but have some thoughts, and his eyes held a glimmer of hope as he looked at Gransta.

...

The Pig-Headed Emperor knew that this battle was probably unavoidable. He was the king of the Pig-Headed Clan, and having chosen this path, he could not afford to fall.

"king...."

At this moment, several pig-headed generals came over, knelt before the pig-headed emperor, and lowered their heads.

"King, we are with you; let us become a part of your body!"

The calm tone echoed in this space, representing the determination of their pig-headed tribe.

The Pig-Headed Emperor looked at his subordinates and nodded silently, then opened his blood-red maw and used his devouring power.

Even Gransta frowned at this sight.

"Even a companion is trying to be devoured..."

After the bloody scene, the Pig-Headed Emperor recovered all his power by devouring his own kind, and showed signs of becoming even stronger.

The Pig-Headed Emperor can continuously grow stronger by harnessing the power of the Hungry Ones, and this power can be fed back to his race. The effect of this is indeed incredible, but the side effects are significant.

Seemingly regained some confidence by the enhanced power, he picked up the weapon of one of his subordinates and charged at Gransta.

"【The Chaos Hunger】"

"Devour everything!"