Rimuru was the first to arrive at Milim's location and he wasn't surprised when she called herself a demon lord as her aura was too terrifying and comparable to someone like Veldora, but the Kijin thought that she might be a danger, especially after their recent experience with Clayman's schemes so they attacked her only to get instantly defeated by her casually…
'I can't defeat her in a fight… I have to think of something else, should I call Yuki?' Rimuru was contemplating what to do when Yuki suddenly approached the scene with Shizue and said "Oy Milim, can you stop causing a mess near our settlement"
"Yuki! It has been a while" Said Milim whose eyes lit up as she rushed to Yuki and gave him a bear hug… Although to most of the watchers it appeared as if a fly had just landed on the leg of a giant…
"He knows her?" Muttered Rimuru while letting out a sigh of relief since he didn't need to try his risky plan of feeding her honey and the other Kijin were surprised as well while Shizue stared at the cute Milim curiously...
"Indeed, I've been busy lately" said Yuki, and Milim got off him and observed every inch of his body before she nodded and said "Umu, I knew you would be fine, that orc lord is nothing compared to you"
'Hmm, she's already aware of what happened huh' thought Yuki before he said "Come with me, I'm sure you are hungry, I will introduce you to some of my friends as well"
Milim's eyes lit up once more at the mention of food and couldn't wait to eat as she followed Yuki back to the village, but they were quickly approached by Rimuru and the defeated Kijin and Benimaru immediately asked "Yuki-sama, are you sure this is safe?"
Yuki stared at him silently before he said "Of course it is, she's my friend" However Yuki never meant what he said and always liked to make sure of things"Milim, don't cause trouble okay?"
"Sure" replied Milim absentmindedly while drooling over the thought of the food she was going to eat which she probably imagined to be similar to what Leon served her…
"See, she won't cause trouble" Said Yuki although neither he nor the Kijin believed the little glutton at all…
After some small talk and introducing Milim properly to them, Yuki finally asked her "Milim, how come you are here so fast?"
Milim stared at him with bright eyes and said "I heard you were in trouble so I rushed here as soon as possible, this is what friends do right? FUFUFU"
'You are a day late but I appreciate the gesture' thought Yuki before he smiled at her and said "Thanks" and he couldn't help but pat her slightly…
Shizue and the others finally dropped their guard slightly after seeing how much Milim cared about Yuki and invited her properly to their village where they treated her with all kinds of Japanese food that Rimuru and Shizue recreated from the old world…
"Yuki, how come you almost lost to the orc disaster? I also heard about a weird golden energy that blocked people from helping you" Asked Milim curiously who noticed from the moment she laid eyes on Yuki that he's actually gotten way stronger than the last time she met him!
"I'm not sure… It felt like a curse that could only be solved if I defeated the orc lord…"
"I see…" Replied Milim completely trusting Yuki's answer before he asked her "How do you know about all of this?"
"Hmm? Guy told me… apparently Velzard wanted to see if you were the one that freed Veldora, but then she simply left and reported to Guy after seeing your weak state… I wonder what she would think if she sees you right now fufufufu"
'Good, now I'm sure that many people were spectating the fight, it seems like many people will make their move soon, especially after the news of the creation of the great jura alliance spreads' Thought Yuki, and just as he finished his thought. Souei suddenly appeared from Rimuru's shadow who was listening to their conversation silently while Milim kept kneading his slime body like a dough and said "Rimuru-sama, Yuki-sama we have an emergency, several hundred Pegasus-mounted knights are heading our way"
Yuki's eyes suddenly lit up as he said "Don't worry, it's my dear friend" Rimuru suddenly shivered and so did Souei who instantly disappeared to inform Benimaru that trouble was about to start!
"Yuki, you don't even know who's coming yet…" said Rimuru reluctantly, and Yuki warmly smiled and said "Of course I know, you know him as well… It's the king of Dwargon himself… Gazel Dwargo"
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"OHH Yuki, you know such a big shot like that brat Gazel" Asked Milim in surprise and Yuki nodded at her and started telling his 'adventures' in Dwargon before they got kicked out and she couldn't help but pout and say "That's not fair, you are having so much fun without me…"
Yuki patted her and said "Don't worry, next time I go stea- adventuring, I will make sure to take you with me"
"Yuki please stop tainting this pure girl… and don't tell me, all the weapons and armors you've been exchanging with me… are those stolen goods you 'found' in your adventure?" asked Rimuru suddenly as he remembered how Yuki approached him once and kept asking him for rare herbs or ores he collected from Veldora's cave and he would always use weapons and armors in exchange… He was finally realizing the source of those weapons as the king of dwarves was about to land in their settlement…
"Well, Think of it this way, you stole from Veldora's cave, and I stole from Gazel's cave… we are even" Said Yuki as a matter of fact and Rimuru couldn't disagree more as he said "No no no, me and Veldora are real friends, it's not the same!"
"Gazel and I are friends as well, you don't have to eat someone to be their friend you know... Don't worry you will see, I will make sure of it!" Said Yuki with a warm smile and Rimuru could hear the threatening tone at the end of that sentence as he gulped slightly and went after Yuki to see what the dwarves wanted…
Milim was laughing all the time at the weird conversation and decided to follow after them with Shizue who instructed her to hide her aura, and with her current normal clothing that Yuki bought for her, no one would suspect her being a demon lord anyways other than Gazel who might recognize her since he lived a long life…
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Rimuru and the others watched as Gazel and the other knights descended from the sky on their flying horses, and Yuki couldn't help but second check if he was high or not but he then remembered that he was in a magical world where everything can happen…
"Are you the slime that rules over all these Majin?" Asked Gazel to Rimuru who was in his slime form while frowning slightly at Yuki who was waving at him with a shameless smile…
"Please don't call me a slime, I'm the chancellor of the great Jura alliance, Rimuru tempest, What did you visit us for?" replied Rimuru while transforming into his human form…
"Oh, quite the big boast" Said Gazel while thinking 'That human is probably the one pulling the strings behind all these events, I have to test them both' "I'm here to see if you are an enemy or a friend, and I will test that through our swords, if that's not a mere decoration you are wearing!" Said Gazel with a commanding aura and Rimuru smirked at him slightly before he said "I don't know what you are trying to achieve, but you better spill it all out after I defeat you"
Gazel smirked at him "Oh, I like the confidence, sure then, If you block my attack, I will acknowledge your request"
Rimuru nodded at him, and just at this moment, the dryad Treyni appeared from out of nowhere and said "As the protector of this forest, I shall be a witness here today"
Gazel stared at her silently before he smirked and said "It seems like you weren't simply boasting, this is good—"
However, before he could finish his sentence, Kayle approached Treyni with unmatched confidence and said "Treyni-sama, I delivered your message to my lord and he wanted me to reply to you"
'Oy wait don't tell me Kayle is really going to do it?' Thought Yuki as he watched this with his jaw opening slightly and everyone's attention suddenly focused on him as he interrupted Gazel's speech…
"Sure, what did he say?" Asked Treyni while shooting Yuki a look, and Kayle cleared his throat slightly before he spoke "In regard to the use of aura of corruption in the forest, my lord said you can go fuck yourself… That's the end of my delivery, have a good day" Kayle bowed slightly before he made his leave and stood behind Yuki using him as a human shield…
The scene turned dead silent and even the birds flying in the sky paused slightly as they stared at this scene with wide eyes… Treyni on the other hand almost lost control of her spiritual form from the shock of this sentence before she smiled at Yuki eerily and said "Is that true?"
Yuki burst out laughing before he patted Kayle heavily almost breaking his shoulders and back in the process as he grinned and said "Good one Kayle good one"
'Tch, he's hitting me on purpose' Thought Kayle while enduring the pain… Meanwhile, Yuki turned to Treyni and against the expectations of everyone he smiled warmly at her and said "Yes, I said that, you got a problem?"
A vortex suddenly surrounded Treyni whose face turned slightly colder and it appeared as if a natural disaster was about to hit them, but Yuki calmly approached her through the storm she created and whispered something into her ear that made her pause and she seemed to be communicating with him hurriedly with a hopeful face before she bowed at him as Yuki retreated with a smile and two dollar signs instead of his normally green eyes that crept everyone…
Kayle on the other hand stared at this scene in shock 'This devil! What did he tell her to cause such a huge change in her attitude?' His plans of torturing Yuki a bit actually failed! What he didn't know was that Yuki was using him on purpose from the start to anger that dryad so that he can take even more advantage of her through using the Ramiris information!
"Okay you two, you can continue" Said Yuki to Gazel and Rimuru as if nothing happened and the former couldn't help but stare between Yuki and Treyni before he turned to Rimuru and said "Get ready"
Rimuru unsheathed his sword as well and soon after, Treyni worked as a referee since she already regained her calm, at least outwardly…
After a few sword exchanges, Rimuru ended up winning since he fulfilled Gazel's condition and the latter suddenly turned to Yuki and said "Now I want to face you, Yuki Chibana"
'I need to determine once and for all if this guy is evil or not with my own hands otherwise my heart won't rest at ease' Thought Gazel as he watched Yuki staring at him with a surprised look before he smiled and said "Sure… but you will have to pay me. I don't spare with people for free"
'Why am I not surprised anymore?' Thought Rimuru while staring at Yuki in admiration… he needed to learn a lot from him on how to negotiate!