Chapter 77: Walpurgis Banquet II [Part 2]

Rimuru Tempest POV:

After observing Cale and Guy, another powerful man walked into the meeting.

He was alone without any attendants, and his presence by itself was imposing enough. That man must be the Demon Lord Dagruel, a True Gigant.

Veldora said that he also fought him and would compare his strength to Cale around 300 years ago.

If that was Cale's strength 300 years ago, and he said he fought a Demon Lord and only managed to get a few drops of blood out of him, then the person he fought must have been Guy...

I tried my best not to shiver, thinking of how strong the red-headed Demon Lord before me was and how strong Cale must have gotten since that time.

Even after evolving into a True Demon Lord and having my magicules increased by around ten times, I still feel like an ant in this world.

I remember my talk with King Gazel when he said that there had been rumors about a selected few of them being at that level, but nothing had ever been confirmed.

Now, I have certainly seen that the rumors are true, and I know who they are. It's scary to think I'm here with them. I can't let my guard down for even one second here. Otherwise, I'm a dead slime.

The next person to arrive had short blonde hair and two fangs sticking out of his mouth. He must be the Demon Lord Valentine, but what caught my attention was the maid following behind him.

She was a very attractive and beautiful young girl with shining, long silver hair. Her skin was pure and shining, while her heterochromatic eyes glowed blue and red.

Aside from her looks, what caught my attention was the aura she was emitting. Not only was it so immense that it was almost spilling out, it felt slightly similar to Cale.

[Notice. Target's magical storage is much higher than Demon Lord Valentine's.]

So she has more magicules than her master, and the way she conceals it would make anyone without an Ultimate Skill not able to see through it.

She isn't hiding it like Guy, so she probably wants to see if everyone would notice it. Could she be the Demon Lord herself or maybe a previous Demon Lord?

If she is the demon lord whose kingdom was burnt to ashes, she has good reason to hate Veldora. Why in the world would you go provoke this type of people?!

I should maybe ask Cale for the IOU to help me deal with her. Their magicules feel familiar, so I can ask him about emm... I think Veldora said her name was Milus.

No, if they were somehow related, Cale would probably hate Veldora.

The next Demon Lord to arrive was a guy with two swords sheathed at his belt and a pillow that looked extremely comfortable while also looking like he would fall asleep at any moment.

[Notice. It's recommended to stay away from his pillow. If you take the pillow, chances of getting killed are 100%.]

I shuddered. Yikes... What type of pillow must it be for something like that to happen?

He went towards Ramiris, "Hey, did you grow smaller since last time?"

"Are you picking a fight with me? Maybe you slept so much you lost your last brain cell!"

"Why would I pick a fight when it's obvious I would win?"

They seem like good friends...

The next one to arrive was Demon Lord Frey, a Harpy with her two attendants, but her magicules weren't anything special. They are even smaller than that of Shion's and Benimaru's.

But one of her attendants, a male Harpy but with a Lion mask?

[Answer. According to the deduction of [Analytical Appraisals]...]

There's no way.

This person is on a completely different wavelength than Carrion. There's no way that's him. I can deduce this easily, even without [Raphael] telling me.

[...]

As I was observing Frey and her attendants, I suddenly felt something akin to a freezing wind in the room, and when I looked towards the direction it came from, I saw a blonde that I almost mistook for a beautiful woman.

"Are you Rimuru?" He asked.

"That's right," I answered. There are only four Demon Lords left. Carrion is missing, so that leaves Clayman and Milim. Then he must be, "So, are you Leon? Why would you want to have a talk with me?" I asked.

"Yes, I am Leon. I didn't come to you for anything in particular. Your face felt familiar."

"Leon, Shizue has already passed away," I said.

"I know. Of course, she would die. She refused to accept Ifrit and didn't want to become a Majin." He said as if stating the obvious.

Without even thinking, I said, "She once asked me to punch you in the face. Please allow me."

"I refuse. I've given Shizue a chance to choose her own life. She didn't want to become a Majin and wanted to live as a human. I even gifted her Ifrit when we parted, so there's no reason for you to punch me. However, I'm also a little bit interested in you. If you want to complain to me, my treat."

"All right, I'll accept. Remember to send an invitation." I said, and with a nod, he sat down on his chair.

I'll deal with that later, but now I must focus on dealing with Clayman.

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Cale Valentine POV:

As Rimuru's talk with Leon ended, we waited for another hour for Clayman to arrive.

Being the person I am when I don't have anything to do, I was so close to just removing the guy from the face of this world.

The only thing that was stopping me was the fact that it was important for Rimuru to become a Demon Lord, and since I'm such a nice guy, I won't kill him.

I also noticed Mom, who wasn't hiding the fact she was stronger than Roy. If I remember correctly, after the Walpurgis Banquet, the next big event should be the Saint-Monster Confrontation.

I should go there after I'm done dealing with the annoying angel and the Manas. Veldora is now free of his 300 years of imprisonment, so we can catch up and go through all the novels we read.

Now that I think about it, I should have asked Chronoa to seal me with him so I could have had full access to all the mangas and novels in Rimuru's mind...

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