Don't underestimate Rin's abilities.
In Eden, where thoughts become reality, he could turn any ingredient into a delicious dish with just a thought.
Thus, Rin introduced Cecily to Darkness and the other two girls.
And of course, Rimuru was there too.
"Yo!"
Rimuru said, "Hello everyone, I'm Rimuru."
"Mmmmmm~"
Megumin was gnawing ferociously on some king crab.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp."
Aqua was busy downing alcohol.
"I…"
Darkness looked around, then, to avoid making Rimuru feel out of place, said, "Rimuru-senpai, welcome home."
"Don't be like that, Darkness."
"If you're the only one who responds to me, I'll look pathetic."
Rimuru sat down, a little helpless. She was already used to the absurdities of this world.
On the other side, Rin didn't plan to make Megumin, Aqua, or Cecily his dependents right away.
Among the three, only Aqua met his criteria.
Besides, Rin was also worried that if he gave Megumin and Cecily too much power, they'd turn Axel City into a disaster zone.
'For now, let's leave it at that.'
Rin arranged the plans for the next adventure, then casually brought up a topic.
"There's a dungeon outside the city. Have you heard of it?"
"Dungeon?"
"There's something like that near Axel City?"
Megumin had no clue, and only saw Rin as a wealthy fool.
Aqua, on the other hand, was enjoying Cecily's relentless praise.
Yes, the two had already revealed their true identities to each other.
Although Aqua was still unreliable as ever, Cecily had fallen for it and continued treating her like the noble, perfect Water Goddess.
"Rimuru and I discovered it not long ago."
"No one else knows about it yet."
Rin casually made up an excuse. "How about it? Want to explore it together tomorrow?"
"Yes!"
Megumin agreed without hesitation. She loved this kind of adventure.
"What about you, Rimuru?"
"Are you coming with us or…"
"Can we act separately?"
Rimuru wasn't too interested in clearing the dungeon with Rin.
They had created the dungeon together, but with Celia's later adjustments, everything had changed.
It was like comparing a beta version to a full release. Previous experience didn't apply anymore.
"Oh?"
Rin saw through her thoughts. "You mean, you want to compete with me?"
"Ah."
Rimuru smiled. "Even as your employee, when it comes to games, I won't lose to anyone! Not even you, Rin!"
"Alright then."
Rin said, "Let's each form an adventurer party. Whoever beats the boss on the first floor first wins. Deal?"
"An adventurer party, huh…"
That was a bit of a problem for Rimuru.
She was alone right now and wanted to find reliable teammates as soon as possible.
'Reliable teammates?'
As that thought passed, Rimuru glanced at Megumin and Aqua.
Then, she smiled.
"No problem!"
She declared confidently. If Rin still beat her while dragging along deadweights like Aqua and Megumin, she might as well work for him for life.
With her own abilities, as long as her teammates weren't too bad, she wouldn't lose.
"Adventure?"
Just as Rimuru was getting smug, Cecily raised her hand.
"Can I come too?"
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Rimuru had a bad feeling and looked at Rin.
"You can, you can."
Sure enough, Rin nodded. "But my team already has Aqua, a Great Priestess. As for you, Cecily…"
"Oh, right!"
Rin grinned. "Rimuru, your party doesn't have a Great Priestess yet, right?"
'You! You bastard!!!'
'Don't throw her over here, you jerk!!!'
Rimuru really wanted to refuse this burden named Cecily, but she didn't have the heart to say it out loud.
There was no choice. Under Rimuru's unwilling expression, Cecily successfully joined her party.
Rimuru's party: burden +1!
"Then you can't cheat either!"
Rimuru and Rin both agreed on the challenge's terms.
Neither side was allowed to use power that exceeded the Konosuba World's limits. This also applied to Darkness.
Just as the two were discussing how to clear the first floor tomorrow, somewhere else in the Konosuba World, Velzard had kicked the old Demon King flying.
"This is the Demon King?"
"Seriously?"
Velzard sat lazily on the throne, looking at the old Demon King below rubbing his sore back. His daughter stood nearby, full of rage but powerless to act.
"You bastard!"
"Get off Father's throne right now!"
The girl named Yasaka wanted to rush up and attack Velzard.
But she couldn't win. She really couldn't win!
"No, it's fine."
"I'm alright."
This was Yasaka Kyoichi, the Demon King of the Konosuba World.
His ancestors were suspected to be reincarnators from Japan, but he himself had no idea.
Also, to clarify, the current Demon King was already very old. His strength had long since peaked, and his abilities leaned toward support roles.
In terms of direct combat, Yasaka Kyoichi had already been completely outclassed by his own daughter.
As for the other top figures in the Demon Lord's Castle…
They were all lying on the ground.
"Haa…"
Sitting on the throne, Velzard scanned the castle hall, looking at the cadres playing dead. She covered her forehead and sighed.
"This world is a bit too abstract."
She hadn't even used that much power, and everyone had already gone down.
As for Yasaka…
The girl had jumped up to challenge Velzard.
The result? She was taken out with a single finger and got a good spanking.
"From now on, I'm the new Demon King."
Velzard declared, "Anyone got a problem with that?"
"I object!"
Naturally, the only one objecting was none other than Yasaka.
"Hm?!"
But under Velzard's cold gaze, Yasaka instinctively covered her bottom and stammered, "I, I mean, I object to anyone who objects!"
"A double negative means…"
Yasaka bit her lip, eyes tearing up with humiliation. "I… I agree…"
'So pitiful~'
'Princess~'
But there was no helping it.
Velzard's power was beyond their comprehension. The two sides weren't even on the same level.
(To be continued.)
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