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

Rimuru felt relieved when he saw that Souei and the others had gone to carry out their mission.

Cangying is quite reliable.

The reason Gobuta was brought along was so that he could learn properly; his personality is not up to the task.

"Granstad, will they agree then? Will they really obey?"

Gulansta looked relieved.

"Rimuru, just do it without worry, they'll behave themselves."

In this world, strength is ultimately what matters, and the monsters living here understand the rules of survival better than anyone else.

Moreover, Gransta had the intention of deliberately demonstrating its strength to the other races of the Jura Great Forest; the Ice Guard's terrifying physique alone was enough to inspire fear.

It wasn't just the Ice Guards who performed exceptionally well this time; Benimaru alone dealt with over a thousand pig-headed soldiers with a flick of his wrist, and the Frost Wolf Riders charged freely across the battlefield, truly flexing their muscles in front of the Lizardmen.

"oh."

Seeing Gransta's confident look, Rimuru's lingering doubts vanished, and he unconditionally trusted Gransta.

Although this guy can be quite lazy at times, he's very reliable when it counts.

"Let's go to the underground palace and wait. We can leave the post-battle handling to Benimaru and the others."

Rimuru nodded and followed Gransta, summoning his Storm Fang at the same time.

"Owner!!!"

As soon as Ranga appeared, he wagged his tail frantically and licked Rimuru with all his might.

"Okay, okay, stop licking, Ranya, haha."

Rimuru transformed into a slime, thinking it would be more polite to meet the lizardman leader in his true form.

"Master, I'm really looking forward to making my appearance, why won't you let me take the lead?"

Lanya said with a slightly aggrieved expression.

"Ha, Ranga Benimaru and the others are almost sweeping the battlefield, so you shouldn't join in. It's safer for you to stay in my shadow."

Rimuru gently comforted Ranga's little mood with his small hands.

"Oh, thank you for your concern, Lord Rimuru."

Seeing how much its master cared about it, Lan Ya wagged its tail even faster.

"Hurry up and catch up, Rimuru."

Gransta saw that Rimuru and Ranga were still chatting in the same spot, and urged them to hurry up.

"Oh, here it comes."

Rimuru followed on Ranga's back.

And at this moment

The dragonman who had been observing Gransta and Rimuru from behind walked over and came directly in front of them.

"My lords, please wait a moment."

Gransta and Rimuru, who had turned into a slime, exchanged a puzzled look, then curiously looked at the female dragonman blocking their way.

"Miss Dragonwoman, what can I do for you? We're on our way to see your leader to discuss some matters."

Rimuru spoke first.

The dragonman, who was usually carefree, suddenly became nervous. He even secretly glanced at Gransta, and after seeing that she didn't seem to mind, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's how it is, sirs. The lizardmen's dungeon is quite complicated, and it can be very troublesome without someone familiar with the area to guide you."

"Well?"

Rimuru looked at the female dragonman with a suspicious expression.

Is that so?

"Well, let me lead the way for you two. I have some standing among the lizardmen, so this will be more convenient."

The dragonman revealed his purpose, but his gaze was mostly fixed on Gransta.

Even Rimuru, that slow-witted guy, understood it.

I think you have ulterior motives.

Hey!

Can you please not make it so obvious?

Your target is Gransta, right? Why don't you just tell him directly?

For strong people like us, what is complicated terrain?

That's such a flimsy excuse!

Rimuru was speechless. This little girl was too bad at hiding her true feelings. Anyone could see it.

Could you please stop looking at me like that a few more times?

Gransta's keen senses had long noticed that the female dragon had been watching him from the crowd, but he never expected her to come over on her own initiative.

"Haha, if that's the case, Miss Dragonman, thank you so much."

"Right, Rimuru?"

When Gransta realized that the other party's purpose was him, he politely responded with a gentle smile, while also glancing at Rimuru and secretly winking at him.

Seeing the meaningful look from Granstas, he realized what was going on and smiled in response.

"Ah, yes, yes, then please lead the way, Miss Dragon Girl!"

Rimuru didn't expose the female dragon's little scheme, but instead, under Gransta's gaze, offered her a way out.

A look of joy appeared on the beautiful face of the female dragon.

"In that case, please, gentlemen, follow me!"

The dragon-man respectfully led the way.

At that moment, Rimuru secretly sent a message to Gransta.

[Gransta, you're still as charming as ever. I think this female dragon is going to be completely smitten. Hehe.]

Rimuru gave Gransta a knowing look without leaving a trace.

He rolled his eyes at Rimuru and ignored the cheeky guy.

Instead, he carefully observed the female dragon-person leading the way; this dragon-person gave him a very different feeling.

I didn't feel it before because of the distance, but now that I'm closer, I can feel the divine power she unintentionally exudes, as well as the faint fluctuations.

"How strange... this fluctuation..."

A rare thoughtful look appeared in Gulansta's eyes.

It was already strange that he could evolve into a superior dragon-human on his own. If his magic perception hadn't been several times stronger than that of an ordinary demon king, he really wouldn't have noticed this anomaly.

"My Lord, let me analyze this dragon-woman carefully. I sense a strange power within her."

"Yes, analyzing for you... in-depth analysis begins."

...

Led by the female dragon, Rimuru and Gransta traversed the complex underground palace passages, where many bloodstains remained on the walls.

It is evident how devastating this war was for the Lizardmen; they suffered heavy losses just from fighting the 30,000 pig-headed soldiers who poured in.

Along the way, they encountered many lizardman soldiers cleaning up the battlefield, and when they looked up and saw this female dragonman, they all knelt down respectfully.

"Guardian..."

The dragon-man nodded indifferently and walked directly through the area that had not yet been cleaned.

Rimuru looked around curiously, especially noticing that the lizard soldiers dared not look him and Gransta in the eye and respectfully lowered their heads.

"It seems this dragonman holds a high position among the lizardmen... but why are they all so afraid of us?"

Gransta was still wondering why the Overlord had taken so long to analyze this time, even longer than when they analyzed the Pig-Headed Emperor's skills.

Strange, really strange?