Chapter 35: The Banquet!

Story: I'm a Daemon, so what?

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Chapter 35: The Banquet!

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- Felix - 

All six of us were now sitting in one of the many recreational rooms in Tempest's capital, Rimuru City.

Arcueid and I were sharing a couch with her on my left, though it seems she summoned some wine from somewhere. Youm sat across from us with his wife Mjurran, also on a shared couch while Gazel was in a seat to my right with Rimuru on a seat to my left.

We were all sort of sat in a circle.

"Did you arrive in a carriage as well Youm?" Asked Gazel.

Youm nodded. "Indeed, it was a tiring journey and the roads were incredibly busy. Though thankfully the journey itself was rather smooth as the roads are incredibly well maintained."

Yeah, coming on a carriage just sounds like a pain in the ass. The normally bumpy roads would be a pain, you also need to maintain the condition of the horses, hell carriages could even break down.

Unlike the modern world there was no insurance that could quickly fix your means of transport up and cover the bill for it.

It must suck for nobles to travel around.

Rimuru perked up. "Heh, those roads are one of Tempest's proudest accomplishments!" Rimuru boasted.

Gazel nodded. "Indeed, the Hobogoblin riders were also incredibly swift when taking care of any threats to travelers safety."

The protection of travelers is a big selling point when using the roads monitored by Tempest. Almost all other Nations roads are in far worse condition and there is no protection for traveling merchants, they need to hire and pay for adventurers out of their own pockets and pray that they don't get attacked by an extremely powerful Monster.

Youm nodded along. "There is a barrier surrounding the roads as well. That along with the occasional drinking fountains, the rest spots that appeared every so often and the general ease there is when traveling the roads is incredible."

I noticed Rimuru preen slightly under their praise.

"Haha, indeed, those inns are quite something, they are incredibly relaxing. You really did something incredible my junior. " Said Gazel.

Rimuru rubbed the back of his head. "Well it couldn't have been done without everyone's effort, the Orcs worked day and night to build those highways so it's good that everyone appreciates them."

All of us nodded in response to that.

"Ah, by the way is it true that Hinata Sakaguchi had come to Tempest? I had heard rumors about it and was prepared to send reinforcements before surprisingly the Holy Kingdom said that they had made an alliance with the Monster Nation Tempest. That was an incredible surprise to learn of." Said Gazel.

"The Western Holy Church has even opened a formal window for an alliance with Dwargon. The very same Western Holy Church that viewed us as sub-human, only slightly above Monsters." Gazel continued.

Hmm, that's not too surprising. The Western Holy Church strikes me as a bunch of extremists. 

"Eh, she originally came here due to false information but we ended up resolving that misunderstanding and ended up making an alliance with the permission of their goddess." Rimuru said.

"That's incredibly fortunate. That woman… in all honesty is stronger than me. Maybe in swordsmanship I may be superior to her but when it comes to overall strength I would be pushed back."

I don't doubt that. Gazel doesn't really have any defense against Hinata's Usurper, even Gazel's Elemental Lord of Earth would find itself weakened. Along with that Hinata can easily read his moves with Mathematician, not to mention Hinata's Melt Slash which can even kill an Ultimate Skill wielder.

I'm sure Gazel gained this information by having someone do some investigation on Hinata, he is the Hero King after all, it would negatively affect his reputation if he got into a fight with Hinata. 

Rimuru's eyes widened slightly. "Woah, I knew she was strong, but I didn't know she was that strong!" He then turned to look at me. "You got a really strong disciple huh Felix?"

Hearing his words Gazel, Youm, and Mjurran all looked at me in shock.

 "For real?!" Exclaimed Youm.

Huh, I guess Hinata really is a big deal to most. That girl really made something of herself in this world huh?

"That is incredibly surprising." Commented Gazel, he tried to maintain his stoic facade but I could see hints of his shock peeking through.

"For someone revered as a Hero to be learning under a Demon Lord." He began laughing. "How amusing."

"Incredible." Muttered Mjurran, awe covering her face.

"Ara, it is expected of My Lord to achieve such a feat with ease. I am not quite certain why all of you are surprised, could it be you have been looking down on My Lord?" Asked Arcueid with a chilly voice.

Youm began visibly sweating, same with Mjurran.

Even Gazel seemed to be nervous.

Gazel is the one who spoke up before I could though. "It is nothing like that Lady Arcueid, we are all just incredibly surprised at hearing such a thing. After all, hearing is different from believing." Appeased Gazel.

Wow, he's good at that. I guess centuries of politics helped him a lot.

Arcueid smiled, as if she knew what Gazel was doing. "Very well, though make sure to not make such a mistake again."

Youm quickly agreed while Gazel silently nodded.

I placed my hand on Arcueid's thigh. "No need to be so intense Arcueid, we are among allies here."

She nodded. "As you wish My Lord."

Rimuru sighed. "Man, I thought things were going to get messy."

I went on to answer everyone's unasked question. "Eh, I just had to beat her up a bit and then offer to teach her. She's someone who is willing to do almost anything for more power so it didn't take long for her to accept."

"....beat her up?" Whispered Gazel.

He looked to Rimuru for answers but Rimuru just turned his head to the side and began whistling.

I tilted my head. "Yes, beat her up? What's the confusion about?"

Gazel shook his head. "It's nothing, I just didn't imagine you wielded such a massive amount of power Lord Felix." He said while addressing me far more respectfully than before.

Rimuru nodded to my side. "Yeah, you're a real monster Felix!"

I rolled my eyes. "Don't demean yourself Rimuru, you're quite strong yourself." That's one thing I've noticed about Rimuru, he constantly brushes off his strength, almost acting as if he is still just a weak Slime.

Something that was absurd as he has 4 Ultimate Skills, a feat even Luminous, a True Ancestor and a True Demon Lord that has been around for over a thousand years has not achieved. Rimuru also has Divinity, a True Dragon to call upon, and multiple Demon Lord Seed level subordinates.

No one can be considered weak with such a force behind them, even if they were truly powerless.

"Haha, well that's mostly because of my Skills." Rimuru said.

Dude.

Gazel stared at Rimuru, dumbfounded. "You sure are a weird guy you know, your own Skills can be considered a part of your own abilities you know?"

Rimuru shook his head. "Be that as it may, my own abilities would fail to even beat Hakurou when it comes to swordsmanship."

I snorted after hearing that. "An awfully high bar you've set, Hakurou has been training for 200 years, of course you can't instantly catch up to him."

And even then Rimuru is making steady progress.

Youm and Mjurran were just looking at us in astonishment.

Fucking normies.

"Hmph, I just wish to surpass my teacher." Rimuru said with a pout.

"Yeah yeah."

Rimuru then went on to explain the background of everything that went down with Luminous, though he left out Luminous' own identity.

"So the Seven Luminaries were behind everything huh?" Said Gazel.

Rimuru nodded. "Yup, with them gone I imagine Hinata now has almost all the authority so she is able to keep everyone in check."

"Alright enough with the boring talk. Now it's time to have fun!" Yelled Gazel.

Rimuru nodded and quickly had a bunch of drinks and snacks brought in. Even Arcueid looked interested in participating.

I gave Arcueid's thigh a quick squeeze as I hadn't removed my hand from her thigh since earlier.

She looked at me with a slight blush on her cheeks and gave me a seductive smirk.

Heh, I'm gonna have some fun tonight.

Arcueid and I, arms locked, made our way to one of the guest rooms Rimuru said we could use. I've already told everyone else not to expect me back tonight, so I'm free to indulge as much as I want.

We were a bit tipsy seeing as we both lowered our Abnormal Condition Nullification in order to enjoy the alcohol.

All of us ended up drinking until about midnight, Rimuru brought up some topics concerning the development of Tempest like a railway that Tempest is designing. Arcueid was quick to pounce on it along with Gazel so both Azerath and Dwargon will be involved in that project.

The moment we were in the confines of the room I grabbed Arcueid by the waist and kissed her. 

I closed and sealed the door behind us with a burst of telekinesis, something relatively simple to do. I can easily be considered an Esper at this point.

I continued kissing Arcueid for a moment before I prodded her lips with my tongue, requesting access, something she quickly allowed by opening her mouth allowing our tongues to connect.

As I was devouring her mouth with my tongue I slowly lowered my hands, from gripping her curvy waist to groping her voluptuous ass.

I could feel my hands sinking into her ass meat due to just how round and squishy it was. Arcueid was meaty in all the right places. After all, Arcueid had no need for any real muscle since we could change our bodies as we pleased.

Arcueid wiggled her ass slightly as I continued to mold her cheeks to my desire.

Arcueid pulled herself closer, absolutely squishing her breasts into my chest. She got close enough to begin grinding against my tented bulge met with her own wet mound that was already beginning to leak through the layers of clothing.

Our mouths grew more frantic as our tongues collided. I pulled Arcueid closer causing her voluptuous breasts to press against my chest.

Arcueid arched against my chest as she began moaning into my mouth as I began actively groping her ass.

I of course was making use of a liberal amount of Sex Magic. If you aren't cheating, then you aren't really trying.

Sex Magic is of course the best kind of Magic.

A Magic not used for death or destruction but to bring happiness to your partner. Umu, could there be a better Magic? Of course not.

I pulled back slightly from the kiss causing Arcueid to begin to follow my head, eager to reinitiate but she stopped herself.

She had a full on blush on her face and was panting slightly even though she had no real need for oxygen.

I'll just chalk it up to sex things.

I continued to grope Arcueid's ass as we stared into each other's eyes. 

"Why don't you get out of that dress hmm? I'd love to… appreciate your body more directly."

"O-Of course My Lord." She said breathily.

Once she was stripped of her clothing Arcueid was left in her white, almost see through lingerie.

I grabbed her by the ass again and lifted her up.

Arcueid quickly locked her legs around my waist, she quickly kissed me again as she began to grind her hot sex against my straining erection.

I quickly carried her to the bed and laid her down under me.

Arcueid kept her legs locked behind me as I unhooked her bra, revealing her pale breasts to the open air.

Each breast was topped with a cherry pink nipple, each hard and begging for attention.

I gave her left nipple a pinch causing Arcueid to moan out as I approached her right nipple and began licking it. I licked around her areola before taking her entire nipple into my mouth.

"Mmm~! Yes My Lord~!" 

As I was doing that I began reaching down towards Arcueid's panties with my right hand. She was drenched, I could feel her leaking through her panties.

I slipped one of my fingers into her panties and began toying with the outer edges of her pussy lips as well as occasionally flicking her clit, something that drove Arcueid absolutely crazy.

After teasing her for a few minutes I slipped one of my fingers in while I switched nipples. After all, I should pay even attention to both of her breasts.

I slipped a second finger into Arcueid's hot sex. It didn't take long for me to feel her folds tighten on my fingers as she came.

I pulled back from her breasts and pulled my fingers out of her core.

I raised my hand up in front of me. "Heh, you got me really wet Arcueid. Why don't you clean me up?"

Arcueid looked up at me with smokey eyes as she slowly leaned up and took my hand into her mouth. She carefully cleaned each of my fingers with her tongue while maintaining eye contact.

I could feel my own erection almost breaking through my clothing from the scene.

Once she was all done she slowly released my hand, though not before sucking on each finger a little longer than necessary.

This girl really knew how to get me going.

Arcueid gave me a seductive smirk. "Ara, did you wish to partake in my body now My Lord?"

"Haha, I'd never say no to an offer like that."

I woke up with Arcueid sleeping on my chest. We didn't need to sleep but it felt right ending off sex by going to bed usually.

I expanded my senses to get an idea of what time it was, it was just after sunrise so we still have some time until the Festival starts.

I could sense a steady stream of visitors pouring into Tempest, mostly commoners though there were some nobles and royalty sprinkled in. 

Rimuru's subordinates were taking care of the nobles and royalty, making sure they had everything they needed.

Those kinds of people can be awfully picky so it's important all their needs are met as they are guests of Tempest.

The rooms they will be staying in are incredibly luxurious and the food they will get will also be the best Tempest has to offer. Those guys are really getting spoiled.

I could even sense Rimuru teleporting some people in with Spatial Transport. Spatial Transport is the far inferior version of my Instant Motion, both are Arts but there is a massive difference between the two.

Spatial Transport is an Art that is used through Spatial Motion. Spatial Transport has an incredibly short activation time than a normal Spatial Motion and it also does not require portals like Spatial Motion.

Though there is a requirement to use Spatial Transport, you need to have an Image or Information of your current location and destination. So it does require some time to activate the Art, time that you might not have. That's why the range can be limited at times, but it is also possible through extremely complex calculations to use Spatial Transport to travel Dimensions.

It's even possible to use Spatial Transport in the Suspended World, but movement by manipulating Infons is far faster because it's quicker to move oneself between infons than teleporting after receiving the information of the destination.

Currently it doesn't take me more than a passing thought to utilize Spatial Transport.

Instant Motion however works in an instant with no time delay. It is a truly instantaneous form of transportation. This is accomplished by manipulating both Time and Space. This Art can be activated just by thinking about where you want to go, with Thought Acceleration that's easy as pie.

Though this form of teleportation can be a bit of a strain to use when bringing multiple people with you.

Rimuru is of course utilizing a normal Spatial Transport as he is not quite capable of performing Instant Motion.

Still, I better get up now, the Festival will truly begin tonight with the Festival Dinner where all the important guests will try out some of Tempest's food while the commoners explore all the stalls that are available.

I noticed Arcueid was awake now, her blood red eyes gazing at me with an adoring glint to it.

"Good morning Arcueid."

"Good morning My Lord. Last night was wonderful, I wish you would partake in my body more often."

"Haha, I would love to do that but I don't want the others to get too jealous." Yes, maintaining a good relationship with all my lovers is important. When each of them can casually destroy a continent I seriously don't want them going full yandere on me.

That would not be very fun to deal with.

Arcueid sighed. "Indeed My Lord."

"Alright why don't we get up now."

Arcueid nodded and quickly lifted the blanket off her and got up. Since she slept in the nude last night I got to see her in her completely nude glory.

Arcueid noticed my gaze and smirked as she seductively sauntered towards the door. 

"I shall be awaiting you outside My Lord." She then snapped her fingers, cleaning her body up as well as fully clothing her.

I nodded. "I won't be long."

Sigh, well time to get up I guess. Today I plan to dress in my Demon Lord attire seeing as tonight is simply the starting ceremony of the Festival. I need to be dressed appropriately for my status as a Demon Lord.

After that I plan to dress in my suit that I brought to Tempest for the formal events.

I snapped my fingers, cleaning up the room from Arcueid and my night along with cleaning myself up.

I then dressed myself in my normal Demon Lord attire, a black trench coat made of the skin of an Arch Dragon, some black pants that Shuna made for me, and a white collared shirt underneath.

All of it is God Grade due to soaking up the Magicules in my Infinity Space.

I look far better than Guy does, that guy pays no attention to his appearance.

I better check on everyone else though. 

I sent out a Thought Communication connecting to everyone I brought with me.

"Are you all prepared for the Festival?" I asked.

"Ah Felix! Where have you been!? I've been soooo bored, I almost mugged Gobta again." I snorted after hearing Milim's reply.

"I was in a meeting last night and then just ended up sleeping in one of the guest rooms Rimuru has prepared." I responded.

Milim immediately lost interest after hearing about a meeting.

"All of us are ready Master. We will not disappoint you, nor ruin your reputation." Raiden said, acting as the spokesperson for the group.

"That's good but I didn't think you would do either of those. I'll meet you guys in a little bit."

"Very well Master." With that I cut off the Thought Communication and went to join Arcueid.

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Everyone was gathered in the banquet hall, I was dressed in my Demon Lord attire, Raiden in her red dress, Sukuna in his butler outfit, Saeko in her purple suit, Kurumi in her black dress, Arcueid in her white dress, Megumin in her gold dress and Lalatina in her black formal dress.

Of course Ingvild and Glenda were also present, each wearing their own dresses.

We were all sat at a fairly large table at the center of the banquet hall. Milim had joined our table along with Arc and Middray.

Carrion and Frey were sat at another table, and I allowed Suphia to join them. Frey also ended up bringing her 3 daughters at some point who were also serving as Frey's attendants.

I'm not quite sure who the father is, but I think it's safe to say he isn't in the picture.

Her children were not all that powerful, around A Rank if you pushed it. Though I wonder how strong Frey was previously, after all, whenever a non-human gives birth they lose a portion of their Magicules, and Frey has given birth thrice.

Sure she might have regained her lost Magicules but that is still quite impressive to stay at the Demon Lord Seed level throughout it all.

Veldanava was rendered almost powerless after fathering Milim, though the effects are greater the stronger you are. And I imagine he was the strongest there was at the time.

'Notice. Harpy Queens like Frey reproduce asexually. They do not need a male partner to produce an offspring.'

'Oh, I didn't know that. Thanks Odin.'

Rimuru's subordinates were all around the banquet hall as they will be the ones making sure that there are no interruptions or attacks.

I could see Diablo from the corner of my vision, along with those other two Daemons Rimuru summoned during his Harvest Festival.

Benimaru and co were also all around.

I could even see Hinata with those guys she introduced me to along with some other members of the Western Holy Church.

She met my gaze and gave me a smile, causing everyone else at her table to look where she was gazing.

Safe to say their gazes almost immediately were averted.

I spotted Gazel with some of his Pegasus Knights, as well as Youm and his wife Mjurran.

Rimuru had wanted to sit with us but wasn't able to due to being the host of this banquet he needs to go around, give everyone a customary greeting.

He's going to be doing a bunch of bothersome stuff. Quite a few people were looking at our group with interest and a healthy amount of fear. After all, for most this is the first time they have ever seen me. 

And of course The Destroyer is sat next to me as well which is bringing a lot of attention. I'm honestly surprised that so many people came knowing how many Demon Lords will be attending.

I guess Tempest's reputation was large enough for most to be reassured of their safety.

I noticed some of the attendees gazing at the women present at the table, just like I knew they would.

Everyone here is extremely beautiful after all, each at the top of the world in their own way.

Well they can look but not touch. Sucks to suck.

"When can we eat Felix?!" Asked Milim.

I sighed. "Just wait Milim, Rimuru should be doing some sort of announcement soon, after that I'm sure the food will be served."

"Lord Felix is correct Lady Milim, please be patient." Said Arc.

"Ugh, fine." She said with a pout.

We watched as Rimuru stood front and center. 

Rimuru prepared himself before beginning his speech. "Ah, hello everyone. It is my pleasure to welcome you here today, I am as you all know, Demon Lord Rimuru. Now I would prefer if everyone strays away from the more serious topic for tonight, there will be opportunities for talking business later on. Instead I will direct you towards Tempest's best dishes and alcohol created in Demon Lord Felix's own territory. Each is incredible in their own ways so I hope you enjoy everything. Now long speeches aren't a strength of mine so excuse me for cutting this short. Now I hope everyone has a grand time, let the party begin!"

Heh, who knew the Slime could give speeches.

Right after Rimuru finished his speech the food was brought out. Each table had an assigned waitress that was trained especially for tonight. 

Along with that beautiful elven waitresses were wandering around the halls carrying alcohol. Quite a few of the attendees were enraptured by each Elf's seductive figure, Rimuru really knew how to pick them.

Each Elf greeted their guests with a bow allowing for easy view of their cleavage. That combined with the yukata made for one hell of a site. 

I could hear various praises from all around the table for all the alcoholic beverages supplied by my territory.

Hopefully Arcueid can make some deals later on.

The waitress for our table approached us and bowed, leaving her cleavage bare. Though I wasn't particularly staring, after all I had far better eye candy next to me.

"Hello My Lords and Ladies. My name is Elusia, what did you wish to start with tonight." She raised her head and began taking all of our orders for what we wanted.

The food was prepared by Shuna and some other chef that Rimuru recruited so it's bound to be good.

Once our orders were taken and alcohol was served I took a look around the hall. The banquet was quite chaotic with dignitaries from various nations all around conversing. But that had its own charm to it.

I could see Rimuru going from table to table introducing himself and having quick conversations.

He really has this whole politics thing down huh? Good on him.

It didn't take long for all of our dishes to be served.

Rimuru seriously went all out on this. All of these extravagant dishes were made by Shuna and that other chef too.

Very impressive.

Milim was the most visibly excited. "Woah! This looks good. Hehe, I can't wait to try it!"

"Please keep your decorum Lady Milim." Pleaded Arc. Man he really has it tough, maybe I sentenced him to an eternity of suffering when I had Arcueid bring him as a servant for Milim.

"Indeed, this looks incredible." Commented Middray.

"This is the minimum requirement when serving our Lord." Declared Arcueid with Megumin, Lalatina, Raiden, and Saeko nodding along with her.

"Heh, I bet I could do better!" I don't know if you could Saeko. Saeko has improved her cooking but that's mostly due to her Skill rather than her actual ability to cook.

"Woah! This is some high tier stuff Boss!" Said Glenda.

Ingvild looked quite nervous, it seems she wasn't quite used to this kind of atmosphere. Hell I'm not either, I just don't really care what others think.

"Just eat however you want Ingvild, if someone stares just think about the fact that you could kill them with a flick of a finger." I comforted.

I think I nailed it too!

Ingvild nervously nodded.

"Indeed, My Lord is correct. Utilize what I have taught you in our lessons."

I looked at Arcueid curiously. "Lessons?"

Arcueid nodded. "Indeed, I have taken it upon myself to make sure Ingvild and Glenda know the proper etiquette so they do not embarrass you My Lord." Said Arcueid with a proud smile on her face.

Huh, well I guess I should have expected something like that from those Primordials, each was a go-getter in their own way.

"Well, thanks for that, I didn't consider if such a thing was necessary. My bad Ingvild, Glenda."

Ingvild nervously waved her hands. "It is no problem! It is understandable with how busy you are!" Eh, I'm not that busy. In fact I barely do any real work but I'll take whatever excuse I can get!

Glenda nodded. "Yup! It's no problem Boss!" Though I sensed an undercurrent of fear in Glenda.

I noticed out of the corner of my eyes Arcueid was staring at Glenda without blinking.

I'll just pretend I didn't see that.

There were a variety of dishes presented in front of us, Smoked chicken-duck meat and sandwiches filled with vegetables, cow-deer steak, fried vegetables marinated in sauce, karaage fried chicken, roast beef salad, each was guaranteed to please whomever consumed it.

There was also a sherbet made with various fruits and refreshments. It seems Rimuru analyzed the food the Guy's maids served at the Walpurgis as he also had black tiger meat stew and grilled fairy-leather bird.

We all quickly began eating. 

"Woah! So good!" Exclaimed Milim.

Even Raiden seemed to be enjoying the food, and she was always super critical about this kind of stuff. It seems she doesn't like it when I eat anything prepared by someone else.

Cute.

Arcueid of course kept her manners even as she was eating. Ever the graceful one.

Lalatina and Megumin also knew the proper etiquette. It can be hard to remember sometimes but those three are Queens in their own right, each ruling a significant portion of the Daemon Realm for eons.

I noticed the people seated at the tables around us also seemed to love the food, heh at the very least Rimuru will win everyone over through their stomachs.

Even the higher up aristocrats were satisfied.

Though it is quite amusing watching those aristocrats trying to keep their cools surrounded by various Demon Lords and Monsters.

Still, the fact that they are even trying to keep their cool shows that Rimuru has been able to get through to them, that even they agree that coexistence is possible, or else they wouldn't be putting in this much effort, benefits be damned. Though I don't doubt that most of these aristocrats' have been swayed by the sheer benefits Tempest is offering.

From the new food culture to the modern roads and other inventions Tempest is making. Even the railroad idea that Rimuru brought up is practically unheard of in this world. 

Rimuru told me on the side that he was considering having vehicles created but decided against it due to the potential pollution. I didn't think it was that big of a deal, tons of people in this world have the ability to just erase the smog and all the other harmful effects of pollution.

But eh, this is Rimuru's jam so I'll leave him to it.

Rimuru eventually came by our table and sat down in one of the empty seats.

He groaned and flopped down onto the table. "Man, this is such a pain." He muttered. I noticed that he placed a Barrier the moment he sat down, one that will isolate all the sound inside so no one will hear what we are talking about.

Looks like he's here to vent.

I nodded. "Yeah, I don't know how you do it. Playing nice to a bunch of sleazeballs does not sound like something I'd want to do."

"Ugh, tell me about it." Said Rimuru.

"I think this banquet is quite wonderful Lord Rimuru, it gives everyone the chance to appreciate Tempest's culinary experience as well as get to know other major figures that will be attending for future deals that will undoubtedly be made during the Festival." Added Arcueid.

"Ah, thanks Arcueid. I'm glad I'm doing something right." Said Rimuru.

"Umu! The food is good Rimuru!" Said Milim.

"Thanks, I'll pass on your praise to the chefs." Replied Rimuru.

Milim nodded along.

"Hmm, ooh! What's that?!" Asked Milim.

I looked towards where she was pointing and was met with a few Elves rolling a fish of some kind in on a cart.

'The A Rank fish, Spear Toro is a fish most commonly found in the ocean and is notoriously hard to catch.'

So it's called a Spear Toro huh? 

'Thanks Odin.'

The fish itself was quite large and had a large horn on its face, it even seemed to have some armor.

"Oh, that's a Spear Toro that we plan to serve tonight. See ya, I need to make sure everything is going as planned."

All of us gave Rimuru our goodbyes as he ventured back into the shark's den.

Hakurou was the one cutting the fish, and he was making a show out of it too.

Our waitress, Elusia, brought us some sushi that was made using the Spear Toro.

I could hear some exclamations from the other tables mentioning how the Spear Toro was an A Rank. 

Seafood was not very common in this world as there were multiple difficulties. For one, keeping the fish frozen was quite difficult while on carriage, and then the sea monsters that inhabit the ocean can be quite the pain for normal merchants as well.

Once every table was served Rimuru made his way back to our table, though this time he brought a guest with him.

He was a sleazy looking Japanese man.

"Everyone, this is Yuuki Kagurazaka, the Guildmaster of the Free Guild." Introduced Rimuru.

So this is the guy huh?

'Odin.'

'Already on it.'

Yuuki gave us a bow. "Greetings to you Demon Lord Milim, Demon Lord Felix. I'm not quite sure what exactly your subordinates' names are so I apologize for the insult. Though that's excluding Miss Glenda there." Said Yuuki with an apologetic smile.

Ah, it seems that he knows Glenda then huh? Not much of a surprise as she is one of the former Ten Great Saints. In fact I'm surprised she hasn't been recognized yet, though that might be due to my other subordinates drawing more eyes.

Who knows, some may have recognized her and are just keeping it to themselves for whatever reason.

Glenda raised her brow challengingly. "Yuuki." She greeted neutrally

"I'm quite surprised to see you at this table Glenda." Commented Yuuki.

Glenda scoffed. "Well let's just say things happened." 

"Eh? Who's this weakling?" I sighed hearing Milim. She was likely measuring Yuuki's abilities through her Milim Eye, but it would be foolish to underestimate what sort of Skills he could have.

I can tell he has a Unique Skill at the very least.

"Ahaha, well I assume when compared to your abilities almost everyone would be considered a weakling Lady Milim." Appeased Yuuki.

Damn, he was good at asskissing, probably a skill he developed after being involved with politics for so long. After all, the Free Guild's funding has to come from somewhere.

Milim nodded proudly. "Umu!"

My subordinates went ahead and introduced themselves in quick succession. 

"It is a pleasure to meet you all." Said Yuuki after being introduced to my and Milim's subordinates.

Rimuru then left with Yuuki off to some other tables.

'You get anything Odin?'

I'm surprised Odin is taking so long to get an analysis on him.

'Notice. The individual Yuuki Kagurazaka has an unusual attribute, Anti-Skill. Anti-Skill is a spiritual attribute that can shut down Magic and Skills.'

'Even Ultimate Skills?!'

'Correct.'

Dude… what the fuck.

This guy can straight up negate an Ultimate Skill, that's one of the most bullshit abilities I've ever heard of.

He should easily be able to get through any kind of Barriers, can make any sort of Magic or Skill harmless, even Aura won't be of use against him.

'Is there any restriction to his Odin?'

'Answer. Anti-Skill can only be applied through direct touch,and it must be active at the time.'

I see, so it still has some limitations. I could always jump him before he has a chance to react if I need to. Temporal Manipulation can also likely affect him seeing as how does one negate Time?

'Hmm, so is Anti-Skill interfering with your analysis?'

'Correct. Even when disabled the Anti-Skill attribute negates most analysis abilities based on the user's will.'

Hmm, so the fact that Odin was even able to get anything at all is impressive. So that means Yuuki can show whatever powerlevel he wishes while suppressing the rest, and Anti-Skill will stop anyone from finding out.

'Correct.'

Hmm, so I won't be able to copy his Unique Skill nearly as quickly, and it is basically impossible to analyze his Anti-Skill attribute at this point.

Man that sucks, I can't immediately find out if Yuuki is behind the attack it seems.

'....'

'No need to be upset Odin, we all have off days. Yuuki's ability is just uniquely suited to keep you from gathering information.'

Eventually the truth will come to light, so I just need to wait.

All of a sudden I noticed someone decently powerful approaching Tempest, it seems they were arriving by air.

"I'll be back." I told everyone at the table.

I headed towards where Rimuru was chatting with some Monarch of some random Nation.

"Rimuru." I interrupted. The table I had approached immediately stopped talking and began looking at me. Some with fear, some with interest, and some with curiosity.

"Did you need anything Felix?" Rimuru asked formally.

I nodded. "Yeah, let me pull you to the side." 

Rimuru nodded and gave the table an apologetic smile before we left to an isolated area of the banquet hall.

"What's up Felix? You wouldn't call me like this unless it's important." Questioned Rimuru.

"I can sense someone approaching Tempest at high speeds. It seems to be a Dragon Lord that is pulling a carriage of some sort." I commented. Talk about fancy, using a Dragon Lord as a steed is something I hadn't even considered.

Rimuru's eyes widened. "Dragon Lord?!" Rimuru whispered.

I sighed. "Keep your composure Rimuru, even now we have eyes on us, if they see the Demon Lord panicking they will also panic."

Rimuru quickly got his expression under control. "Yeah, you're right."

Before he could continue, Gazel interrupted us. "What's going on Rimuru, if someone is causing trouble for my Junior they'll have to deal with me." 

"Ah, Felix said he could sense a Dragon King of some kind pulling a carriage towards Tempest."

Gazel's eyes widened marginally before he sighed. "I think I know who your guest is. Erald has not arrived yet has he?" 

Rimuru shook his head.

"Then it is as I feared. The Empress of Sarion, Elmesia El Ru Sarion is making her way to Tempest." Hearing this Rimuru looked gobsmacked.

Though I was mostly curious, I've heard quite a lot about the Elves, whether it is from Rimuru or Ramiris.

The Elves are all descended from the True Ancestor of the Elves, Sylvia El Ru according to Ramiris.

Sylvia El Ru is another result of Twilight Valentine's experiments on Veldanava's orders. Sylvia El Ru, Luminous Valentine, Guran Dwargo, along with a couple others are all the Progenitors of the various races that inhabit the Cardinal World.

Each race was created in Twilight's experiments for creating the ideal race for Veldanava, apparently according to Ramiris that ended up being Humans.

This world's history was quite something, and Ramiris knew a whole lot about it seeing as she was one of Veldanava's earliest creations.

"Ugh, I thought only Erald and Eren would come but I guess I didn't put any specific names on the invitation." Said Rimuru.

"I don't think that would have stopped her. If the Divine Empress Elmesia is coming here that is bound to draw attention. I'm sure everyone in attendance will send word of her arrival here back to their home countries. Elmesia is an opponent none would willingly provoke." Commented Gazel in a defeated tone. He must have some history with her.

Hmm, Elmesia must have made quite the reputation for someone as strong as Gazel to be wary of her.

From what I know the Sorcerer's Dynasty Sarion is ruled solely by Elmesia. Though just as the term Dynasty applied it was a federation formed by 13 royal families. Elmesia has declared herself a descendent of god, which is kind of true seeing as she is a descendent of a True Ancestor, though I'm unsure if Elmesia herself has awakened attaining Divinity.

Since Elmesia has claimed to be a descendent of god she has forbidden worship of other gods in Sarion which has put her on the bad side of the Western Holy Church.

Sarion has been around for over 2,000 years and was restored by Elmesia after the original Ultra-Sorcery Kingdom which was the home of the Elves was destroyed by Milim during her awakening.

They are the ones basically responsible for Milim's awakening after all.

Anyway, after the Ultra-Sorcery Kingdom was destroyed, Elmesia gathered all the royal families together to create a Dynasty. According to Ramiris, Elmesia's father used to be a True Hero, though he vanished after he went to slay the Chaos Dragon that was rampagin in the Ultra-Sorcery Kingdom on Milim's orders.

I assume he is dead.

Once all of the royal families were united under Elmesia they each formed their own kingdoms under her Dynasty. The thirteen kingdoms are left alone and are allowed to do as they please, though they are not permitted to have any sort of military as the sole command over the military remains with Elmesia.

One of Sarion's main specialties was homunculus, homunculus allow individuals to imbue their spirit into the fake body allowing them to venture somewhere without any true danger to their person as their spirit will just return to their original body whenever the homunculus is slayed.

"Well let's go greet our guest then." Rimuru then turned to look at me. "Did you want to come Felix?"

Hmm, I am curious about the Empress of the Elves, so why not.

"Yeah, I'll tag along."

Rimuru nodded and led us out, though I made a quick stop at our table and told everyone I'd be back in a little bit. Milim looked ready to protest but I distracted her with some of the sweets that were now being served.

We made our way to the entrance to the Capital City of Tempest as there was more open ground available. Hopefully Elmesia will sense us waiting here and direct her Dragon King to land here.

Having a Dragon King landing in the middle of Tempest is bound to catch a ton of attention after all.

Still, to have tamed a Dragon King this Elmesia must be at least at Gazel's level, likely far higher seeing as she is far older than him.

The three of us continued to chat a bit while we waited, though we didn't need to wait long.

All three of us looked up as a massive bipedal Dragon descended into the clearing in front of us with a carriage connected to it.

That's quite the entrance, I can give her points for that much at least.

"Do not get careless Rimuru, she is like a vulture who will pounce on any sort of weakness." Advised Gazel.

Rimuru nodded.

The door to the carriage opened and out walked an androgynous High Elf, one with the standard pointed ears the Elves are known for as well as pale blue-silver hair and green eyes.

Her appearance was one that could be mistaken for that of a childs, though through my Milim Eye I could tell her soul was over 2,000 years old.

The so-called Divine Empress confidently walked towards us with Erald and Eren trailing alongside behind her, both with apologetic smiles on their faces.

Heh, I could tell this would be an interesting time.

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Author's Note:

Sup guys, the festival is finally in full swing, I took some time to introduce some new characters that we haven't got much of a chance to see as well as a fancy banquet scene.

I'm going to try and have less and less smut at this point, it might be getting a little too much.

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