"I obtained a secret letter from an Eastern merchant regarding the Monster Slime."
Hinata Sakaguchi took out a document, and Yuuki feigned reading it.
The content was very familiar; after all, Yuuki had written it himself.
"What?"
"I never expected Rimuru to be such an evil entity. Is this intelligence reliable?"
Yuuki asked, feigning disbelief.
Hinata Sakaguchi's gaze turned cold. "I am not sure, but the information provided is very detailed. It shouldn't be false. Even if it is, I must go and test it myself to be certain."
"I see..."
Subsequently, Yuuki handed over Rimuru's movements to Hinata Sakaguchi, including its daily routine at the school, when it would leave the city, and so on.
After obtaining the desired information, Hinata Sakaguchi decisively left the Freedom Association and headed out of the city.
She had heard that this person's strength was not simple, so she had to make thorough preparations.
The city was not suitable for combat, so Hinata Sakaguchi set her sights on the outskirts.
Meanwhile, the person in question, Rimuru, was completely unaware of this and was still working hard to make money.
Uh, that's not quite right; it was currently being supported by a wealthy woman.
On the school lawn, Susu took out a huge pile of snacks from her storage ring.
"Wow, Susu, you're amazing~"
"You actually have so many snacks..."
The children swarmed around Susu, which satisfied her vanity immensely.
"Follow me from now on, and I guarantee you'll eat and drink well."
Susu patted her chest boldly.
All of these had been prepared for her by Shuna before Susu left, for fear that this silly girl would starve to death outside.
What?
You say you'll cook for yourself?
That's just changing the way you die.
Either starve to death or die of poisoning.
Besides that, there were plenty of gold coins in the storage ring, allowing her to spend freely in the human world—a proper little rich girl.
These past few days, Susu had covered all the meals for the children and Rimuru, with every meal consisting of meat, fish, and delicacies.
Being able to save on this expense, Rimuru was naturally happy about it.
However, happy life is always short-lived, and not long after, the little rich girl left.
Although staying at the school was leisurely and comfortable every day, it would get boring after a while, so Susu decided to continue her adventures.
"It's a deal, you can't cry again this time."
Rimuru instructed Susu.
"Don't worry, I'm not a child. I'm not afraid of a mere dark room."
Susu promised, looking indifferent.
"Susu, are you really leaving?"
Alice was a bit reluctant, tugging on her sleeve and saying pitifully.
"Don't worry, I'll come back to play with you whenever I have time~"
Susu said with a grin, reaching out to ruffle her hair.
"Then, can you finish today's snacks before you go?"
The other four nodded in strong agreement.
Now it was Susu's turn to be sad. "So you were reluctant to let go of my snacks. Waaaah."
However, she eventually gave in to the children's pleas and left behind a large amount of snacks; our Susu wasn't that stingy.
"Haha, alright, stop with the long faces. I'm leaving, remember to miss me."
Immediately after, black mist enveloped her, and she was swallowed into the Stomach once again.
Rimuru brought her out of the city and released her at the stronghold's teleportation circle.
"The Western Nations have a strong resistance to monsters, so you should choose a different place for your adventures."
Susu didn't care; it was all the same wherever she went for adventures.
In the end, she decided to teleport to the Republic of Ulgrasia where Ramiris was.
From there, she would go to the Magic Dynasty to look around and, by the way, visit the lonely little fairy Ramiris.
Having sent off her friend, Rimuru turned and walked toward the city.
However, halfway there, Raphael's voice suddenly rang out.
"Report. Wide-range spatial interference barrier detected."
"Analysis. The barrier's effects are identical in nature to the 'Prison Field.' It is presumed to be the authentic 'Holy Field.'"
"The barrier is attempting to seal the Master's abilities. It has been neutralized. Magic-based abilities are affected. Beginning calculation of countermeasures..."
"Report. Ultimate Skill is unaffected."
The series of notifications left Rimuru stunned.
"An ambush?"
Rimuru was not panicked at all; it was just a mere Anti-Magic Barrier, which posed little threat to it now.
Immediately, Rimuru sensed an invisible killing intent bearing down on it.
A beautiful young girl wearing a white battle robe with cold eyes walked slowly toward it.
Her collar was embroidered with a cross emblem, proof of her status as a Holy Knight of the Western Holy Church.
"Nice to meet you. I am the Right Hand of God from the Holy Empire of Lubelius, Hinata Sakaguchi."
...
...
Right above the two, a familiar figure hung in the void, looking down at the scene below with great interest.
"I've already disrupted Rimuru's storyline, yet to think the two of them are still fighting."
"However... Hinata Sakaguchi probably can't beat Rimuru now. I'm a bit curious about what the ending will be."
Draco muttered to himself, deciding to stay above and finish watching the show before leaving.
He had originally planned to find Luminus, but happened to pass by here and decided to check on Susu, only to be one step too late.
Draco sensed that Susu's aura had disappeared and was about to leave, but then he saw this scene before him.
No need to guess; it was likely Yuuki causing trouble again.
Taking out peanuts, melon seeds, and a drink, Draco just sat there in mid-air.
...
"You are Hinata Sakaguchi, Miss Shizu's disciple?"
Rimuru narrowed its eyes, staring at the Right Hand of God, who was known as the natural enemy of monsters.
"It seems you know quite a lot, don't you?"
"Then you must be the Ruler of the Monster Country mentioned in the intelligence, the leader of the Jura Tempest Federation, Rimuru."
Hinata Sakaguchi confirmed one last time.
"That's right."
"Are you prepared to die?"
A slender moonlight rapier was slowly drawn by Hinata Sakaguchi, its blade embedded with seven exquisite gems, surrounded by an aura of magic.
This was a legendary-grade magic weapon.
That's right, it was that weapon capable of the "deadly" seven-strike, the Seven-Colored End Thrust.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't just start saying such confusing things right off the bat!"
Ora, ora
-------------------------
If you enjoy this story, you can read 70+ advanced chapters on Patreon!
Webnovel will keep getting 1 new chapter every day but Patreon readers can stay far ahead.
Maybe it's not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
[email protected]/Greyhounds
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"