Guy rubbed his temples; not a single thing had been easy these past few days.
First, the demon lord Clayman had privately sent troops to invade the Jura Great Forest, and Carrion and Milim had actually gotten involved as well.
Strictly speaking, this was somewhat of a violation of the non-interference agreement between demon lords.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong in the end.
Now, internal strife had actually broken out in the human nations, which had been peaceful for centuries.
Moreover, the war was escalating. Some countries among the Western Nations even wanted to take this opportunity to get a piece of the pie from the Falmuth Kingdom.
Over a dozen large and small countries in the West had established the Western Council a thousand years ago.
The role of the Council was to mediate the interests of various countries and act as an organization to avoid disputes between them.
It also coordinated multiple countries to resist when monsters or the Eastern Empire attacked.
More importantly, it was meant to resist demon lords and prevent the extermination of humanity.
This was a result Guy had intentionally facilitated, with the goal of better protecting humans.
Therefore, except for a few superpowers, most human nations had joined the Council.
Its tenets were neutrality and fairness. Since the rewards given to adventurers by the Freedom Association were provided by the Council, to a certain extent, the Council could be considered the superior body of the Freedom Association.
Of course, another factor that allowed the Western Nations to band together was a church known as 'Luminism.'
Abbreviated as the Western Holy Church.
Having a shared faith made the relationships between countries even closer.
Well... what the world didn't know was that the sole god worshipped by the Western Holy Church, Luminus, was one of the ten demon lords.
This was all a meticulously planned layout by the demon lords.
It could be said that the demon lords had gone to great lengths to ensure the continuation of humanity.
With all these complex conditions and factors, the Western Nations had finally managed to form an alliance.
Now, because of the division of the Falmuth Kingdom, an invisible rift had appeared within the Council.
This was why Guy felt such a headache.
A thousand-year layout couldn't be ruined just like that.
Even if it was just a tiny spark now, it had to be nipped in the bud.
Standing behind Guy were two maids, Primordial Green Misery and Primordial Blue Rain; both were also frowning deeply.
"My Lord, do we need to send someone to intervene?" Misery stepped forward and asked.
"Not for now." Guy waved his hand. "Since there's a mastermind behind this, it won't be that simple."
"It might even be a plot by the Eastern Empire."
"We cannot intervene directly. It's best to find a suitable outsider to help handle this trouble."
Guy pondered for a moment, and then his eyes lit up.
"Didn't that Otherworlder Draco establish a force called the Principality of Nazarick? We could have them do it for us. After all, this kind of conflict isn't suitable for us demon lords to participate in."
"According to reliable information, Lady Milim seems to have already formed an alliance with that country, and she is currently residing there."
"Oh?" Hearing this, Guy's expression suddenly tightened.
"Was it done by that Otherworlder Draco?"
"Yes." Misery nodded.
"Ha, that's actually a huge help, being able to keep that girl Milim in check."
Guy had finally heard some relatively good news today, and his mood improved significantly.
"However, if Milim is there, let's not get this force involved, to avoid any problems."
At this time, Rain, who had been silent, spoke up.
"There is a suitable candidate near the Falmuth Kingdom."
"Who?"
"The Slime who defeated the Pig-Headed Emperor. I believe he's called Rimuru Tempest, and he is currently the leader of the Jura Forest Great Alliance."
"A monster kingdom?" Guy frowned.
"Yes." Rain said expressionlessly. "The old routine: have monsters attack human nations to force humans to unite once again."
Guy thought about it; although the method was old-fashioned, it was indeed the most effective.
Send someone to keep an eye on it and see if there's an opportunity to make it happen.
"Understood!"
...Meanwhile, in the Jura Tempest Federation.
Yumu had spent two pleasant months.
During this time, he also got to know a member of the diplomatic mission sent by the Beast Kingdom to the Jura Tempest Federation.
Among the elite cadres of the Beast King, the lowest-ranked Grucius.
Although ranked last, his strength was still A-rank.
Just to mention, A- rank combat power is below 9,000,
but the combat power assessment for A-rank is 10,000 to 100,000.
Although they are both A-rank, the gap between them is very large.
Like the ordinary soldiers of Nazarick, although they reached A-rank through the combination of various equipment and combat techniques.
Most of them hovered between 30,000 and 50,000 combat power.
Grucius's combat power had already surpassed that of Nazarick's ordinary soldiers, being around 70,000.
When Grucius arrived at the Jura Tempest Federation, he discovered the master, Hakurou.
Although the training was truly life-threatening, in order to become stronger, Grucius resolutely joined Gobta and Yumu's team.
As comrades who shared life and death, the relationship between the few of them became quite good.
Today, Yumu's special training had come to a temporary close.
At the city gates of the Jura Tempest Federation, Rimuru, Gobta, Grucius, and others came to see them off.
Yumu's group of thirty-one people, after changing into weapons and equipment specially made by Kagali, suddenly looked much more powerful and domineering than their original hoodlum appearance.
They already had the aura of a regular army.
"Boss Rimuru, well then, we're heading out."
With that, the group mounted the steeds specially prepared for them.
"Go ahead. Remember, you must promote us well; this is a peace-loving country!"
"Don't worry, Boss! I will definitely make the humans believe it!"
Yumu brandished his fist and shouted loudly.
Then, everyone whipped their horses and galloped toward the west.
Gobta, standing by, watched Yumu and the others leave with an envious look. "Ah, how nice, they don't have to train anymore."
"Kid, today's training isn't over yet. Let's go!"
Hakurou picked up Gobta and turned to leave.
"Wait, wait, wait...!"
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