"Tsk..."
Veldora pouted in dissatisfaction. "Don't make it sound like I just suddenly appeared!"
He came with Rimuru, so why did he end up being the one with the weakest presence?
"It's all because you suddenly turned into this!"
Ramiris glared angrily at Veldora.
"The Fairy Queen?"
Rimuru looked at the tiny, butterfly-like Ramiris, her eyes full of curiosity. "I thought all fairies were like Treyni and her sisters."
Rimuru found it hard to associate such a small fairy-like creature with the Queen who was the origin of all fairies.
"Hmm?"
Ramiris looked at Rimuru and asked, "Who are you?"
Ramiris recognized almost everyone present, except for Rimuru's unfamiliar face.
"Ah, I forgot to introduce myself."
Rimuru said, "I am Rimuru, the Great Sage of the Monster Nation."
"Great Sage?"
"To put it simply," Rimuru said, "it is a position similar to a prime minister or chancellor."
Furthermore, Rimuru was not just a chancellor in name.
She held real power.
And her power was not just ordinarily great.
Especially when Rin was not in the Monster Nation, Rimuru could almost oversee the entire country's military and political affairs.
Of course, this did not mean Rimuru could do whatever she wanted.
The Council of Sages she led, along with the Sages from departments such as agriculture, education, and ritual music, were the true administrators of the Monster Nation.
To use a simple analogy, if Rin was Imu from One Piece, then the Council of Sages was the Five Elders.
And Rimuru was the Head, standing above the Five Elders.
The Sages could put forward their suggestions in the council, and then, under Rimuru's chairmanship, a vote would be held.
Rimuru would not participate in the voting.
But she had a deciding vote!
That is to say, even if all the other Sages opposed a decision, as long as Rimuru deemed it feasible, that decision could still pass.
Undoubtedly, this was an incredibly terrifying power.
However, this was also Rin's reward to Rimuru for her hard work.
And Rin also believed that, given Rimuru's personality, she would never use this power lightly.
Unless it was a matter of life and death and required Rimuru to shoulder the burden, she would never take on such a huge responsibility.
It would be fine if she did well.
But if anything went wrong, Rimuru herself would never forgive herself.
So when Rin first proposed this idea, Rimuru immediately refused. She really could not bear such immense pressure.
Of course, Rin could not truly leave things without any safeguards.
Such great power naturally could not be left without restrictions.
In fact, above Rimuru, there was also Violet as a supervisor.
Violet generally would not interfere with Rimuru's exercise of power.
Only when Rimuru's decision conflicted with Rin's will would Violet step in and veto Rimuru's order.
Yes, Violet was that veto power.
Only then did Rimuru reluctantly agree, secretly vowing that even if the sages in the council argued until the sky collapsed, she would not be the one to stick her neck out.
"Eh~"
On the other side, Ramiris and Guy, who had listened to Treyni's explanation but did not know the inner details, were surprised by Rimuru's high status.
At the same time, they could also feel how much Rin valued the Slime before them.
There was no helping it. Who could deny that Rimuru, the original protagonist, was the being with the highest talent and potential in the Cardinal Universe?
Rin would conquer the Otherworld in the future.
When powerful enemies attacked, it would still be up to Rimuru to lead the resistance.
"Rin is temporarily occupied."
Rimuru said, "For now, I will entertain esteemed Ramiris first."
"Please follow me."
"And Treyni," Rimuru added, "could you prepare some more snacks and tea for us?"
"No problem."
Treyni immediately took her two sisters to instruct the maids to make the preparations.
Guy, however, had some doubts.
"What's wrong?"
Rimuru noticed Guy's hesitation and said, "Do you have something to say?"
"Speaking of which, my position in the Monster Nation is only Guardian."
Guy asked, "What exactly am I supposed to do?"
Guy's importance was beyond doubt.
Rimuru had high potential, and Guy and Milim were just as capable, both beings who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Rimuru.
Not to mention, Guy and Milim were also the origin of the Void Universe.
Rimuru's future was promising, and she would certainly reach their realm in time.
But for now, she was clearly not strong enough!
"Ah, well..."
Rimuru was the Great Sage, the head of the civil officials, so Guy's question to her was definitely appropriate.
"Did Rin-sama not make any arrangements?"
"Not yet."
Guy was a little disappointed. She realized that she really did not seem to have any suitable position in the Monster Nation.
But in that case.
Could she only slack off and laze around every day like Milim and Veldora?
Not that! No!
"Ah, I don't know why, but I always feel like your thoughts are very rude."
As if reading Guy's mind, Rimuru said with a hint of envy, "I also want to rest every day."
Seriously.
If you like working so much, why not switch with her!
"However, the position of Guardian seems to overlap with National Guardian Dragon God Velgrynd."
Rimuru did not know how to answer Guy, so she had no choice but to contact Violet on the spot and ask for the details.
Soon, Rimuru received Rin's arrangement for Guy from Violet.
"Hmm, I understand now."
Rimuru said, "From now on, Guy-san will be responsible for management and defense against outsiders and invaders."
"Hmm?"
Guy was stunned and said, "I can understand the 'invader' part. It should refer to those threats that discover the Cardinal Universe."
"What does this 'outsider' refer to?"
"Otherworld visitors, transmigrators?"
"Not quite so."
Rimuru explained to Guy, "This is part of a plan Rin is currently carrying out, a method of actively bringing in people from other universes."
(To be continued.)
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