After that sharp, ear-piercing exclamation rang out, everyone in the room turned their heads to look.
They saw Yuri's head suddenly lying on the floor, terrifying everyone in the room.
But in the next moment...
"Sorry, sorry! My head accidentally fell off."
Yuri's race was a Dullahan; usually, her head was fixed to her neck with a collar.
Perhaps because she bowed too deeply just now, her beautiful head had fallen straight off her neck.
Yuri hurriedly picked up the head from the floor and, with a "pop" sound, placed it back onto her neck.
*Hiss—!!*
Everyone present gasped in unison.
They were scared out of their wits.
"Sorry for startling everyone."
Yuri was about to bow and apologize again, but she was stopped by Draco.
Otherwise, her head would have fallen off again.
"Well, it's just a small matter. Everyone, don't mind it."
Everyone: "..."
It took a good while before everyone finally composed themselves.
Siz: "Sister Yuri, it seems you've caused quite a mess."
Yuri: (▼ヘ▼#)
Edoma: "Stupid Siz..."
Siz: "Eh?"
Solution: "Stop fooling around, you're embarrassing our Lord."
Lupus: "Speaking of which, Solution, Lord Rimuru is just like you, he's a Slime too!"
Narberal: "Did you only just notice?"
Yuri: "Everyone stop talking! Be quiet!"
After a brief exchange, the six of them stood back behind Draco, returning to their original cold and composed postures.
Everyone in the room now focused their attention on Rimuru.
At this point, King Gazel broke the silence.
"Lord Rimuru, we meet again. Are Kagali and the others doing well?"
"I can't guarantee if they're doing 'well,' but they're certainly living fulfilling lives. If you have the chance, King Gazel, you can go see for yourself," Rimuru said.
King Gazel nodded. "If certain people don't stop me, I'll definitely go."
As he spoke, Gazel glanced at the several ministers beside him.
The ministers shook their heads with bitter smiles.
How could they let a king run around everywhere? It was far too dangerous.
"I'll take the liberty of asking one more thing: is it confirmed that you were the one who dealt with the Pig-Headed Emperor and those two hundred thousand troops?"
"That... strictly speaking, I suppose so."
Rimuru scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Oh~ Carrion, it's this guy who ruined our plan!"
Milim said, completely unconcerned.
Carrion's mouth twitched, his face covered in dark lines.
Were these things that could just be said casually?
"Eh?! Are you saying you guys were the ones who created the Pig-Headed Emperor?!"
Rimuru exclaimed in surprise, and the gaze of everyone present immediately shifted to Carrion.
Draco also shook his head, somewhat speechless. As expected of Milim, she really would say anything.
Carrion remained calm in the face of crisis and said decisively, "It has nothing to do with us!"
"This was all Clayman's scheme. We were unaware of the Pig-Headed Emperor's appearance."
In short, if anything went wrong, Clayman would take the fall; it had nothing to do with them.
"Well~ it does seem to be that way."
"But for a Slime like you to be able to defeat the Pig-Headed Emperor, it's truly interesting."
As Milim spoke, she hopped over to Rimuru and poked his soft body with her finger.
"Of course! This is my third brother! What's a mere Pig-Headed Emperor? Even a Demon Lord would be killed without hesitation!"
"Right!"
Draco patted Rimuru's body and said with an arrogant expression.
"Oh?"
In an instant, the expressions of several Demon Lords turned solemn.
"Hey!! Don't just talk nonsense!"
"I never said any of those things!!"
Rimuru shouted in a panic.
"Don't get so worked up. Isn't your Big Brother here to cover for you?" Draco comforted him.
"Tch! You say that every time, but in the end, I'm always the one who has to handle everything myself."
Rimuru rolled their eyes.
Several Demon Lords heard the joke in Draco's words, and their expressions immediately relaxed.
Except for Ramiris.
Not long after coming in, she started eating a cookie larger than herself.
"Crunch~ crunch~"
"Mmm~ delicious~"
Just then, a green figure appeared at the door.
Treyni had also come to attend the celebration; hearing that the Alliance Leader, Lord Rimuru, had arrived, she came over to see.
As a result... "Queen?!"
"Hmm??"
Treyni froze for a moment, then showed an expression of pleasant surprise and immediately ran over to Ramiris.
"Eh? Isn't this little Treyni? Why are you here?"
Ramiris also seemed extremely happy to see Treyni.
Treyni was originally Ramiris's subordinate.
Many years ago, because of Ramiris's rebirth, the two had been separated.
Only after that did Treyni come to the Jura Forest and become the forest administrator.
"My Lady, how did you become so small?"
"Well~ it's a bit complicated to explain, don't worry about it."
"Oh! Isn't this Treyni? Why are you here?"
Milim had picked up Rimuru at some point and then came skipping over to Treyni.
"My, my, it's been several hundred years since we last met, hasn't it?"
"Lady Treyni, do you... know each other?"
Rimuru spoke up with some confusion from within her arms.
At this moment, the scene suddenly turned into a family reunion.
So cute.
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