While Rimuru and his group were still behind, not yet out of the Jura Great Forest, Little Tsukasa Astrea and Shiro had already arrived at the Armed Nation Dwargon by flying. Dwargon is a natural fortress built using the huge mountain caves. Although it's called a nation, it's actually just a city. The territory around the city belongs to Dwargon, but it still has a considerable gap compared to Little Tsukasa Astrea's impression of a "nation."
"There are people in the sky!"
The people below reacted somewhat exaggeratedly when they saw them. According to akasha's records, flying and Space Magic skills are not particularly powerful means in this world, which is why she brought Shiro and flew over openly. She didn't expect that they had just arrived, and before they could even do anything, the people below started to panic, and even the soldiers on Dwargon's city walls took up a defensive stance.
Is there some unwritten rule against doing this?
"To fly so boldly over Dwargon, are they Demon Lords Army cadres?!"
Little Tsukasa Astrea heard someone below say that.
Although she personally believed that flying and spatial teleportation were just convenient means of travel and nothing special, it seemed that her values differed from those of Dwargon. In Dwargon's eyes, rashly entering their national airspace symbolized a signal of invasion. While understandable, she did not intend to follow Dwargon's rules.
Because this was not conducive to what she planned to do next. After all, she had brought Shiro ahead of time, separate from Rimuru, precisely because she wanted to stir up trouble.
As for why the people opposite mistakenly thought they were the Demon Lords Army, it might be because they believed only the legendary Demon Lords Army would dare disregard the laws of Dwargon.
But they weren't exactly wrong.
After all, they did have a Demon Lord on their side—even if she hadn't awakened yet, Shiro had indeed attained the status of a Demon Lord. So, calling them the Demon Lords Army wasn't entirely incorrect. It's just that this status was difficult to admit to, as they didn't know the consequences of acknowledging a Demon Lord's identity.
Moreover, the title of Demon Lord doesn't sound like a good reputation.
"Listen up, people above! Flying is prohibited over the territory of Dwargon. Descend immediately!"
Dwargon's military forces began issuing warnings.
"Little Tsukasa, what should we do?"
Little Tsukasa looked at the troops assembling below. Although Dwargon's reaction was more intense than she had anticipated, and this incident wasn't part of her original plan, it didn't seem to pose a major problem. First, she needed to clarify the purpose of their trip.
Although she hadn't intended to fight initially.
She initially thought that if they made a unique entrance and Shiro displayed her aura, the nation of Dwargon would naturally be tactful enough to treat them as honored guests. But an Armed Nation truly lives up to its name—they were ready to fight at the drop of a hat, without even asking why they were here.
This time, she was, after all, one of that Slime's diplomats. Although she had previously told that Slime she wouldn't help, for the sake of companionship, she didn't mind giving Rimuru a little support.
Although she wouldn't help Rimuru gain fame, if that guy caused trouble here later, then she and Shiro would need to step in and rescue him. Therefore, demonstrating some power in advance was necessary. Furthermore, she had another objective: to witness the power of the Dwarf King, "Gazel Dwargon." Hiding their strength and sneaking in wouldn't yield the results she wanted; they needed at least State Guest level treatment. She needed to observe the Dwarf King's power to confirm the standard of Demon Lord level strength in this world, and then formulate her subsequent plans.
Although [akasha] could let her know which Demon Lords existed and even the effects of the Skills they possessed, the specific level of strength was difficult to estimate. This was because the world's grading system was very vague, lacking concrete levels, only simple classifications like: "Disaster Class, Calamity Class, Catastrophe Class, and Natural Disaster Class." Who knows exactly how strong those classifications mean? The specifics could only be determined after a fight.
Judging solely by the skill effects, there were indeed many cheaters, but perhaps only the skill effects were impressive, and they might not actually be that big of a deal. However, this possibility was low, considering Rimuru's demonstrated strength was already considerable, and that guy wasn't even at the Demon Lord Seed level.
But these were all just conjectures.
As expected, verification was necessary.
Little Tsukasa, expressionless, pointed to the empty space below and said to Shiro: "Shiro, demonstrate
your Haki in this area. Don't injure anyone; just alarm the high-ranking officials of this nation. Our objective for this trip is to investigate exactly how strong the powerful individuals of this world are."
Shiro should understand what I mean, right?
Actually, it would be more convenient for her to handle this probing herself, as she was very confident in her control. However, without knowing the specific performance of fighting strength in this world, she dared not expose herself rashly. At most, Shiro would only expose her Demon Lord Seed status, but her own Divine Authority and status as a Primal Angel could easily lead to major trouble.
Shiro obeyed Little Tsukasa's command and slowly descended toward the empty space. At the same time, she unveiled her concealed magicules. That terrifying amount of magicules instantly alarmed all the high-ranking officials of Dwargon.
Although she was only a Demon Lord Seed, Shiro—who had first absorbed magicules from the Storm Dragon Veldora and then absorbed magicules twice from Little Tsukasa—belonged to the higher tier of Demon Lords in terms of magicule volume. To the people of Dwargon, it felt as if a True Demon Lord had appeared. The Dwarf King Gazel even rushed out of the Royal Palace immediately.
The troops originally assembled by Dwargon lost most of their fighting spirit the moment they felt Shiro's magicule coercion. This was not something they could handle. In the entire Dwarf Kingdom, only the Dwarf King could face the enemy. Even if more of them charged forward, it would only be a pointless sacrifice. As a nation where monsters and humans lived together, they were not foolish enough to launch an attack against a Demon Lord without the Dwarf King's command.
"As expected of Shiro, the former Demon Lords Army cadre. It seems we don't need to worry about this show flopping." Little Tsukasa recalled some memories: in their original world, Shiro was indeed a cadre of the Demon Lords Army.
Just as Shiro landed and drew her scythe, an armored man arrived outside the city with a powerful aura. The soldiers all referred to him as His Majesty.
"He came out immediately just by sensing the aura. It seems Dwargon's military strength is likely insufficient to oppose an existence at Shiro's level."
Little Tsukasa analyzed silently.
Then she transmitted a message to Shiro: "That man is the Dwarf King. Go fight him."
Plan change.
Since the Dwarf King came out himself.
Then this opportunity must not be missed.
Although she really hadn't intended to fight initially.
But wouldn't not fighting now be a waste of opportunity?
Gazel looked at the unfamiliar white-haired woman before him. This woman was not one of the Ten Great Demon Lords he knew. Just as he was about to ask about the background of this woman, whose magicules were as strong as a Demon Lord's, he suddenly saw her lift her terrifying great scythe. Immediately, a strong sense of crisis washed over him.
The moment Shiro received the command.
She had absolutely no intention of conversing with the Dwarf King. She attacked directly and held nothing back, as Little Tsukasa had not instructed her to show mercy.
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