Three days later, the tragedy within the Kingdom of Falmuth was spread by those with ulterior motives.
Monsters had besieged the city and slaughtered everyone in the kingdom; the Fox God Cult was uprooted, leaving no witnesses.
The finger of blame was pointed entirely at the Jura Tempest Federation.
For a time, panic spread among the Western Nations.
Especially in the neighboring countries of Farmus and the kingdoms bordering the Jura Forest.
After the initial panic, they finally began to consider what they should do.
The heads of state all gathered at the headquarters of the Western Council in the Kingdom of Ingrassia.
If they knew that the ruler of the monster nation was attending classes at a school not far from them, who knows how they would feel... Inside the White Ice Palace.
Misari received the latest dispatch from her subordinates regarding the Kingdom of Falmuth.
She was a bit confused. "We haven't even started acting yet, so how is the mission already complete? Strange."
But since things had already come to this, she was happy to leave it be.
Tossing the document aside, Misari continued with her other business... Another three days passed.
"Ramiris, look! I found another city!"
Susu said, pointing at the capital of the Kingdom of Ingrassia ahead.
"Haha, don't tell me this is the Magic Dynasty."
Ramiris had already accepted reality and lay dejectedly on Susu's head.
"Is it not?"
"The map shows it's right here, that's right."
Ramiris looked at the map in Susu's hand, which had been drawn over like a mess of scribbles, and remained speechless for a long time.
"So how exactly can you tell? Besides a bunch of black lines, is there even a map?"
"Then same as usual, let's go in and ask."
Putting away the map, Susu walked toward the city gate with cheerful steps.
To their surprise, as soon as they reached the gate, the pedestrians and soldiers lining up to enter the city all turned pale.
Thinking of the news they had just received, their eyes were full of shock.
"It's a monster, and it's a fox!"
"It's the mastermind behind the Fox God Cult!"
"It's over, monsters are coming to attack the Kingdom of Ingrassia!"
"I just escaped from the Kingdom of Falmuth, do I have to be this unlucky!"
"Stop talking and run!"
In an instant, the pedestrians scattered like startled birds and fled.
The city guards broke into a cold sweat at the sight, but they still raised their weapons and surrounded Susu and the other.
"What's wrong with these people?"
Susu scratched her little head; clearly, with her intellect, she couldn't understand the reason behind this.
"We seem to be caught up in some kind of trouble."
Although the two were puzzled, they remained very calm.
At this moment, a leader of the city guards stepped forward tremblingly.
"Th-this is the Kingdom of Ingrassia, we are protected by Goddess Luminas. Monster, I advise you not to act recklessly..."
Susu tilted her head and stroked her chin with a small paw. "Oh~ Goddess Luminas, that name sounds really familiar."
Immediately, Susu's gaze shifted to Ramiris, her eyes sparkling.
"Ramiris, do you know this person?"
"Of course."
"But I can't tell you, it's a secret."
"Eh—"
The two of them chatted idly like this, completely ignoring the atmosphere of the scene.
The guards also didn't dare to act rashly; they had already sent someone to notify the Temple Knights stationed in the kingdom.
As long as the Temple Knights arrived, they, as ordinary people, would be safe... In a certain school within the city, Rimuru was teaching the children.
Raphael's voice rang out, making Rimuru a bit excited. He then said to the children below the podium.
"The teacher needs to step out for a bit. This period will be self-study."
Immediately, the students cheered.
"Long live Teacher Rimuru!" x5
Immediately, these kids took out the manga books hidden in their desks and started reading.
Seeing this, Rimuru wanted to say something, but seeing Ramiris was more important, so he let them be... At the city gate.
"Hey, you there!"
Susu called out delicately to the lead guard.
"Eek!!"
"Don't kill me! I have old parents and young children to support, and I don't even have a girlfriend yet. I can't die!"
Frightened by Susu like this, the guard's legs went soft and he knelt down.
"So noisy, shut up!"
Susu waved her little fist impatiently.
The soldier immediately shut his mouth obediently.
"I'm asking you, is this the Magic Dynasty?"
The soldier was about to shake his head, but then Susu glared at him with her cute big eyes. "You'd better think carefully before you answer."
"It... should be."
"Did you hear that, Ramiris? We've come to the right place."
Susu looked at Ramiris smugly, as if claiming credit.
"You're really something."
Ramiris rolled her eyes at her with a face full of dark lines.
Just then, Rimuru arrived at the city gate before the Temple Knights could.
Looking at the scene before him, he immediately understood.
A monster appearing in the human world, and in a core city of the Western Nations at that—one could guess the outcome with their toes.
Even Rimuru himself had snuck in wearing a disguise; were these two blatantly reckless fools idiots?
Rimuru's identity couldn't be exposed yet, so he usually tried his best not to go out, which resulted in him not hearing about the events in the Kingdom of Falmuth from two days ago.
To avoid being recognized, Rimuru put on a black cloak, completely covering his appearance.
Just as Susu was acting all proud, she saw Rimuru, dressed in black, walking toward her.
Ramiris and the other guards also noticed this.
"Eh? Isn't this Ri—"
"Idiot, shut up!"
"Mmph~ mmph~"
In his haste, Rimuru flashed directly in front of Susu and stuffed her unfinished words back in.
"The Western Holy Church Temple Knights are here! Where did these monsters come from to dare act so insolently here?"
On the city street, a squad of cavalry wearing white armor with crosses printed on their chests was charging toward the city gate.
Rimuru knew it wasn't wise to stay long, so he grabbed Susu by the back of her collar with one hand, snatched up Ramiris with the other, and a spatial magic circle immediately lit up beneath his feet.
Swish!
In the blink of an eye, the three disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Dammit, those monsters actually got away!"
The Temple Knights, who had arrived late, stamped their feet in annoyance.
"Let's go back and report to the Church. These monsters are far too arrogant, actually coming to a place like this to run wild."
With that, the group left the area, leaving the city guards looking at each other... In an open space on the outskirts.
Rimuru looked at the two in front of him, somewhat speechless.
"Is this the reason you came here?"
"Exactly."
Susu puffed out her small chest proudly, looking like she was waiting for praise.
"While I don't want to discourage you, this is the Kingdom of Ingracia. The Magic Dynasty is to the southwest of the Jura Forest. Your direction is completely wrong."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Susu took out the map once again and pointed with absolute certainty at a certain area covered in black lines.
"Look, aren't we right here?"
Rimuru's pupils shrank. What on earth was that?
«Answer. Analysis results: World Map.»
I know it's a map, obviously.
"Um, Susu, you're holding the map upside down."
"..."
Map
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