As the Overseer, Albedo had many things to attend to.
Draco only took Shalltear and the Pleiades with him to a plaza in the Inner City.
A massive magic circle was set up on the plaza, where guests teleporting in via invitation letters would congregate.
Numerous staff members nearby were attending to the guests arriving one after another.
Not long after Draco arrived, several familiar figures appeared from within the magic circle.
"Wow, we really teleported over."
"How incredible."
"It would be great if coming here could be this convenient every time."
Eren, Kabaru, and Gido walked out of the teleportation array chatting and laughing, with the Branch Leader of the Freedom Association following silently behind.
"So this is the Duchy of Nazarick?"
Fiz surveyed everything before him, looking quite shocked.
The prosperity here was a hundred times greater than that of the Brumute Kingdom; it was even several times stronger than the major powers among the Western Nations.
"You've arrived."
Hearing the voice, the group turned around and saw Draco approaching with the maids.
"Lord Lionel!"
The group bowed one after another.
"We didn't expect Lord Lionel to still remember us. Thank you so much."
Eren and the others said with looks of gratitude.
"You're too kind. We're all friends."
"This must be Lord Fiz, right?" Draco looked at Fiz, who was beside Eren, and asked.
"I am Fiz. I have long heard of your great name," Fiz said with a slight bow and a humble attitude.
"No need for pleasantries. There's still some time before the luncheon; you can look around and soak in the atmosphere here."
Fiz seemed to hesitate, but after a moment, he spoke up anyway.
"Actually, the purpose of my visit this time is to inquire about the details of the subjugation of the Pig-Headed Emperor."
Hearing this, Draco understood immediately.
It was quite a coincidence.
Right at that moment, the magic circle behind them lit up once again.
"Lord Fiz, regarding this matter, I think you can talk directly to the person involved."
Just as Draco finished speaking, several figures walked out of the teleportation array.
"If it isn't His Majesty the King! Are you here to welcome me specifically because you feel guilty?"
A teasing voice rang out as Rimuru, dressed in formal wear, walked out slowly, followed closely by Rigurd, Gobta, and Souei.
"Guilty?"
Draco raised an eyebrow. "I say, Third Brother, don't talk nonsense. I haven't done anything to wrong you."
Rimuru said rather crossly, "Then what do you have to say about the Pig-Headed Emperor matter!"
"You, a King, actually shifted the blame onto a low-level monster Slime. Have you no shame?"
Draco shrugged. "But didn't you already solve it?"
"You!"
Rimuru was left speechless by the retort.
"Don't be angry. Didn't I also send Benimaru and the others to help you?"
"Hmph!"
Rimuru turned his head away huffily.
"Lord Fiz, this is the person involved. If you have questions, you can ask him directly."
Draco patted Rimuru's head, then turned to look at Fiz.
"Oh! So it really was Lord Rimuru who defeated the Pig-Headed Emperor."
"See what I told you? I guessed it was Lord Rimuru's doing."
"Since he could even defeat the Fire Spirit Ifrit, the Pig-Headed Emperor was naturally no match for him."
Eren and the other two began chattering and discussing again.
Fiz stared at Rimuru's face with a deep frown; it was a face identical to Miss Shizu's.
"Rimuru, is it?"
"And you are...?"
Rimuru looked at the man before him in confusion.
Fiz spoke after a moment of silence, "I am Fiz, the Branch Leader of the Freedom Association. I am also a friend of Miss Shizu. Could you explain your appearance?"
"..."
Rimuru was silent for a long while, then he took out Shizu's mask.
"Actually, like Shizu-san, I am an Otherworlder."
"Shizu-san and I were from the same homeland. She passed away after entrusting her final wishes to me."
"Inheriting Shizu-san's will, I obtained this appearance."
"..."
Fiz stared at Rimuru for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.
"I have no way to judge the truth, but I will use my own eyes to see whether your words are true or false."
Rimuru nodded very openly.
"No problem."
Just then, the teleportation array lit up once more.
Immediately after, a burst of hearty laughter was heard.
"Hahaha, Lord Lionel—no, I should call you His Majesty Lionel now!"
Dwarf King Gazeru walked over laughing, followed by several ministers.
"It's only been a few days since you left the Dwarf Kingdom, and I've already received news of His Majesty Lionel founding a nation. I was truly shocked."
Draco smiled faintly. "His Majesty Gazel overpraises me."
"I didn't want to either, but unfortunately, some people like to cause trouble, pushing me forward. *Sigh*!"
"Aren't you being modest? I saw that battle earlier; it truly gave me quite a scare."
"I didn't think you were hiding so much. An army of two hundred thousand is something even I, with a thousand-year-old nation, can't produce, yet you've managed it in just two years. Impressive, impressive."
"Not at all, isn't His Majesty Gazel the one being modest?"
"Haha."
The group flattered each other and, before they knew it, the conversation turned back to the Pig-Headed Emperor matter.
When the Dwarf Kingdom's spies first discovered the Hoghead Army, Gazeru had been shocked.
But before long, the matter was settled.
At first, he thought Draco had solved it, but then he was told it was done by a Slime.
As a result, he was shocked once again.
"Alright, everyone, don't just stand here. The main party is right beside me. If you have questions, you can sit down and chat slowly."
With Draco's words, everyone present turned their gaze toward Rimuru.
This made his face turn slightly red as he became a bit embarrassed..
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