"..."
'This is...'
A sense of wrongness.
Right after the meeting of the four [Demon Lord]s ended, an unsettling pressure, tinged with something deeply off, brushed lightly against Adelio's five senses.
'...Milim?'
It was a pressure comparable to a [Catastrophe].
Unless it was the East or the frozen continent, there were only a handful in the West who could release such eerie, overwhelming force—Dagruel and Milim among them.
Half convinced the source of this pressure was Milim, Adelio searched for Rimuru's magicules while simultaneously releasing his own through Odin [King of Inquiry].
Knowing Milim's personality, there was a very high chance she would come straight to either him or Rimuru.
'I figured it was about time she showed up, but it looks like today's the day.'
<Yes. I have confirmed the magicules of the individual designated Milim Nava and detected that she is approaching this location.>
A few seconds after Adelio released his magicules, Odin personally confirmed it.
<Additionally, it is believed that the skill Great Sage of the individual designated Rimuru Tempest has also confirmed the magicules of the individual designated Milim Nava. The current location of the individual designated Rimuru Tempest is—>
'—Right in front of this alley.'
<Correct.>
Having sensed Rimuru's magicules as well, Adelio spotted her deeper in the alley, hopping toward him in slime form.
"Rimuru."
The moment Adelio called her name, Rimuru, who had been bobbing up and down with a frantic expression, puffed her face up wide in alarm.
"...Adelio! Good, there you are. I was just looking for you! Since a moment ago, this absurdly huge mass of magicules has been flying this way...!"
Thanks to devouring the [Orc Lord]... no, the [Orc Disaster], and evolving into a [Demon Lord] seed, Rimuru's detection range had expanded, and she seemed seriously flustered by the sheer amount of Milim's magicules.
"...Anyway, let's get to the hill, now! If my [Skills] are calculating this right, that mass of magicules is going to land there."
Sliiide...
In an instant, Rimuru shifted from slime form into a human shape, gestured to Adelio, and ran toward the hill first.
**
The hill behind Rimuruber, where the sun still hung high and everything was clearly visible.
Having arrived where the enormous mass of magicules—Milim—was approaching at well beyond supersonic speed, Adelio and Rimuru both stepped back as they watched pink magicules flicker in the distance like a flashing beam of light.
"...Adelio, that is..."
"Get back a little farther. It looks like she's planning to crash straight in—"
Before Adelio could finish, the magicules, having spotted him and begun flashing even more intensely, accelerated and slammed violently into the ground.
KWA-BOOOOM!!
A small sandstorm erupted where the magicules struck, blasting away the rocks scattered nearby.
By the time it settled, all that remained around Adelio and Rimuru was a massive crater.
"..."
And at the center of that crater—
"Nice to meet you! I am the one and only remaining [Dragonoid] in this world, and the [Demon Lord] known by the epithet [Destroyer], Milim Nava!"
—just as Adelio had expected, there stood Milim, the second [Demon Lord], with blue eyes and martial might reminiscent of the Creator God.
"...You're as lively as ever."
"A-a [Demon Lord]...?!"
Unlike Adelio, who watched Milim's self-introduction with practiced familiarity, Rimuru—meeting a [Demon Lord] for the first time in her life today—stared at Milim in utter shock.
"A-Adelio... she..."
"...Hard to believe at first, but yes, she's a real [Demon Lord]."
Finding Rimuru's reaction perfectly understandable, since no matter how you looked at her Milim seemed like nothing more than a child, Adelio smiled faintly and waved at Milim.
"It's been a while, Milim."
"...! Adelio!"
Even though his voice had been quiet, Milim recognized her friend's voice at once. The moment she spotted Adelio waving at her, she launched herself at his torso in a blur, like she meant to smash him with a headbutt.
"I knew I'd find you here!"
Thump!
Barely managing to catch Milim's charge with both hands, Adelio calmly stroked her head as she rubbed her face against him like a child in his arms.
"Seeing how full of energy you are, I guess you've been doing well even while I wasn't around."
"Mm-hm, of course! I am the strongest [Demon Lord] in the world, after all!"
Despite her words, Milim looked like a child no matter where you looked. But Adelio knew that if he said that out loud, she would start making a scene like always, so he simply kept patting her head in silence.
Right up until the moment Rimuru, who had been watching from the side with an awkward expression, finally spoke in a dubious voice.
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