"The capable do more, indeed."
"It's easy for you to say."
Rimuru sighed helplessly. Her intuition was right, she really had gotten on Rin's pirate ship. "Now even taking care of a daughter is being handed over to me."
Fortunately, Milim was quite cute and did not seem like a troublesome child.
After some interaction, Rimuru and Milim's relationship quickly became as good as sisters.
Of course, Rimuru declared victory!
Milim had a childlike nature and was easily figured out by Rimuru.
With various manga and snacks, Rimuru successfully turned Milim into a fangirl, completely immersed in the beauty of modern society.
Seeing this, Rin smiled faintly, thinking to himself that she was indeed his Great Sage, truly effective.
"Then, Milim is entrusted to you."
After Rin finished speaking, he also informed Rimuru about the task of visiting the Dwarf Kingdom.
This time, however, Rin was not in a hurry.
"This task has no fixed time. Whenever you're free, you can go."
"Consider it a business trip."
"Eh~"
Rimuru scratched her head and said, "If I go on a diplomatic mission, I'll meet the Dwarf King, right? Is it really okay for me to go?"
"The Great Sage of the Monster Nation personally making a move, isn't that enough weight?"
"Not to mention, your strength is much greater than the Dwarf King's."
Hearing Rin's words, Rimuru found it hard to refute, but with her personality, she really could not bring herself to overpower others with force.
When it came to reasoning, Rimuru was even more excessive than Rin.
She was the kind of person who, even if someone came knocking on her door to fight, could still chat amicably with them.
Asking Rimuru to play the villain was truly difficult for her.
"Just argue logically."
"If that doesn't work, just say something harsh," Rin said. "For example, 'You will regret this!'"
"Do we have to make a meme reference at a time like this?"
Rimuru naturally understood the meme of "you'll regret this, I am the Hokage," but doing so would feel even more embarrassing.
"Alright then."
What else could she say? Rimuru could only try her best to act as the chief civil official of the Monster Nation and do her utmost not to embarrass Rin.
"In any case..."
Rin gave Rimuru a bottom line. "The Dwarf Kingdom is not something I care about much. Whether they join or not makes no big difference to me."
"So you don't need to feel any pressure. Just treat it as an early vacation."
At this point, Rin changed the subject and smiled. "I heard there are many beautiful Elf ladies there."
"Elf?"
Rimuru's eyes lit up. "Are you talking about elves with pointy ears?"
"Exactly, the most common kind in Western fantasy works."
"Ah!!"
Rimuru instantly became energetic. "What's with this sudden excitement?"
The Rimuru of this world was no longer the same person as the Rimuru in the original work, she was a complete cute girl.
However, Rimuru's fantasies about Western fantasy were the same as Rimuru's.
Rimuru had already seen the elves of the Cardinal World.
Unfortunately, they were completely different from what Rimuru had imagined.
Although Treyni and Doris were also very beautiful, in terms of looks alone, they undoubtedly reached the ceiling of the Cardinal World.
But alas, they did not have pointy ears.
Now that she had the chance to see the elves as Rimuru knew them, she certainly would not miss it.
One could only say that the filter of Western fantasy elves was enough to be on par with dragon girls and white-haired, red-eyed beast-eared girls, becoming the dream existence for countless otaku.
Even Rin was no exception.
"Remember to let me know when the time comes. I'll teleport directly there."
"Oh, oh, oh!"
Rimuru immediately showed an expression of understanding, no longer showing any of the anger or dissatisfaction she had felt earlier about being asked to work overtime.
Indeed, a boss who gives benefits to employees is a good boss.
"Don't worry!"
Rimuru patted her flat chest and guaranteed, "Who are we to each other!"
Hehe!
Just Rimuru, easily handled!
Rin had long figured out the temperament of this Slime.
No matter how strong she was, Rimuru was just a pitiful, weak, and helpless punching bag.
Occasionally giving her some sunshine and letting a few benefits slip through his fingers was enough to make this fellow devotedly follow him.
"What is it, I always feel like you're thinking something bad."
"Illusion!"
Rin quickly and righteously said, "It's definitely an illusion!"
"Alright..."
Rimuru did not delve into it further, but continued to play board games with Veldora and Milim.
Hmm, this time they were playing a tabletop role-playing game.
With Treyni, who happened to be free and came to relax, acting as the game master, they were incredibly engrossed.
Powerful strength was irrelevant. When playing games, everyone was an equal player.
They did not use their abilities to cheat.
Because that would directly ruin the fun of the game.
Although Veldora and Milim were mischievous, in this regard, they were surprisingly serious.
And both of them were good sports.
If they lost, they truly accepted it.
This allowed Rimuru to easily gain a lot of favor from Veldora and Milim.
Later, if she needed anything, as long as she summoned them, they would come to help.
Although within the Monster Nation itself, there was already such a mechanism.
Any monster could summon higher beings through the soul corridor and Justeaze's power of faith.
But Rimuru's way was truly like a signal flare, bringing thousands of troops to her aid.
Without paying any price.
It's perfectly reasonable for me to call my buddies for help, right?
"Is it really okay to indulge them like this?"
Rin left the mansion and returned to Rimuru's Castle, where he met Velzard and Velgrynd.
"How about I discipline them instead?"
Velzard proposed her idea. She wanted to nurture Milim and Veldora to become capable, rather than letting them remain completely like children as they were now.
"What does it matter?"
Velgrynd, however, disagreed with her elder sister's view. "Isn't this quite good? At least Brother and that child Milim are happy, aren't they?"
"Leaving two such powerhouses to go to waste."
Velzard shook her head and said, "Rin, what do you think? Wouldn't it be better to train them properly and let them become your strength for conquering other worlds?"
"This..."
Rin chuckled and said, "I actually think this is quite good."
"Heh..."
Seeing Rin siding with her, Velgrynd immediately gave Velzard a playful smile.
"..."
What more could Velzard say to that? "You just spoil them."
(To be continued.)