{"id":3689,"date":"2025-10-14T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novel.mdtaal-aminii.my.id\/?p=3689"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T16:06:50","slug":"interlude-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novel.mdtaal-aminii.my.id\/?p=3689","title":{"rendered":"INTERLUDE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\">THE OUTRAGEOUS CELEBRATION<\/a><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The celebration that Jaine attended was a truly astonishing event to witness. One after the other, the demon lord Rimuru was evolving all of his closest staff\u2026into de facto true demon lords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This\u2026 This is impossible! I must be dreaming, aren\u2019t I?!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was too shocked to even speak. She was well aware of how much trouble the demon lord Rimuru could be, but&nbsp;<em>this<\/em>&nbsp;scene was so ridiculous, so beyond reality, that it surpassed the worst of her premonitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaine\u2019s objective in coming here was to ask Rimuru how he intended to handle the Primals. She trusted Rimuru personally, but it took more than personal trust to quell her fears about something as menacing as the Primals. Once they were unleashed, after all, they could easily destroy the entire balance of power worldwide. That much, in fact, was just proven by this war. Nine hundred and forty thousand of the Empire\u2019s best were helplessly annihilated. It was quite a stroke of good fortune that Rimuru was allies with them, but there was no guarantee that they\u2019d be able to maintain that relationship forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So Jaine came here as an ambassador to scout things out and see how Rimuru was doing. When she greeted him, she found him acting perfectly natural, unchanged from when last they met. So she lodged her complaint with him in somewhat harsh terms, hoping&nbsp;<a><\/a>to gauge his thoughts based on his reaction. The results, sadly, were disappointing. He just said \u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d acting all remorseful as Jaine admonished him. And once the whole story was revealed to her, through Rimuru\u2019s assorted excuses and explanations, she realized that Diablo had engineered this demon deluge all by himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019re certain that Diablo is Noir, the Original Black?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMmm, looks that way, yeah. I didn\u2019t know either at first, but for whatever reason, he\u2019s been really friendly with me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He trailed off, shrugging. It didn\u2019t seem to be a lie\u2014apparently he truly&nbsp;<em>did<\/em>&nbsp;become the overlord of a small army of demons without really realizing it. Jaine had enough life experience to know he wasn\u2019t pulling an act\u2014and she knew that further griping wouldn\u2019t make Rimuru any more capable of doing anything about it. It wasn\u2019t even his fault, really. She worried that all this new power would make him more arrogant, but\u2014much to her relief\u2014that turned out to be a nonissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But maybe she shouldn\u2019t have been so relieved. Maybe she should have warned him more harshly, when she had the chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Even if the Primals were a force majeure, as he put it, mass-producing true demon lords like that? The work of true malice\u2014and nothing less!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026No. She was sure Rimuru meant no malice at all. She understood that. This was probably Rimuru hoping he could handle whatever came by himself, instead of causing further trouble for Jaine and her kingdom. Normally she would consider this a hostile act of intimidation, but she was also sure he didn\u2019t mean to have it seen that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, after the whole Primal thing, maybe he decided there\u2019d be no more keeping secrets from the dwarves. This was just an act of open disclosure, based on sincerity and trust\u2014and if so, Jaine was undeniably partly to blame, too. Maybe if she had instilled some common sense into Rimuru before now, it wouldn\u2019t have come to this. Maybe that could\u2019ve been possible, maybe not\u2014but either way, it was too late now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The\u2014the whole balance of warpower in the world\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaine felt about ready to have a stroke, but she fought through it, musing over what might come next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a>The event continued without a hitch, Rimuru\u2019s agents gaining new powers one by one\u2014and with them, the armies of monsters who served under them as well. In just a few short hours, Tempest had just massively expanded its capacity for waging war; there was no doubting that fact. Nestled within the Forest of Jura now was a gigantic military state, a threat that the Eastern Empire couldn\u2019t even compare against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realizing this, Jaine once again rued the fact that she didn\u2019t take action earlier. But\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>No, it wouldn\u2019t have mattered. The last time we deliberated over this issue, our conclusion was \u201cnothing we can do; no point thinking about it.\u201d King Gazel put any further debate on hold, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019ll find some magical solution anytime in the near future. And if not\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their war with the Empire was far from over. The enemy\u2019s armies were still deployed, but Rimuru said he was colluding with them, and soon they\u2019d conspire to storm the imperial capital. Jaine traveled here in the first place because they were supposed to discuss all this at a meeting. But now\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I\u2019ve never been so confused in my life. This is no longer just about the Empire. I\u2019ve got to tell King Gazel about the new true demon lords Rimuru has created\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a moment, Jaine considered pretending that she didn\u2019t notice anything. It was little more than trying to escape reality, but it didn\u2019t seem like such a bad idea, either. But she had just confronted Gazel a bit ago over keeping quiet about the Primals. She had no right to remain silent about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDolph, I\u2019m leaving now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh? Why is that? We have a meeting scheduled for tomorrow, I believe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou could save face by attending for me. I\u2019ll return via magic. No need for a bodyguard or escort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUm, very well\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dolph, unable to pick up on flows of magic, had no real idea what was occurring before him. Jaine, jealous of him for that, sighed and fell into a funk as she considered the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Despite their unshaken facial expressions, the Twin Wings\u2014Lucia the blonde, Claire the silver-haired\u2014were both intensely distressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here in Tempest, the monster nation, lived a great number of powerful magic-born. They knew that, and they even grew acquainted with a few of them, Geld in particular. They saw them as a threat at first, but now they were united in an alliance. They no longer needed to be so cautious now, no matter how many of their high-level magic-born matched them in skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until now, that is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were here on orders to ascertain Tempest\u2019s current strength. Now that they were engaged in full-frontal war with the Nasca Namrium Ulmeria United Eastern Empire, the mightiest of human-led nations, Rimuru\u2019s army was bound to suffer some casualties. If so, it\u2019d doubtlessly interfere with the construction of the sky city that Frey was so looking forward to. So they were asked to survey the damage and formulate predictions for Tempest\u2019s future, organizing reinforcements if need be. That need, it seemed, was wholly nonexistent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Zero<\/em>&nbsp;damage, then?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to believe\u2026 But judging by how cheerful everyone is, it must be the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the most unexpected of reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gladdened to hear that, they decided to attend the victory celebration they were informed of. They didn\u2019t expect, however, to bear witness to events that would make their eyes pop out of their skulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(This is unthinkable. We take our eyes off him for a moment, and now part of his head staff is as powerful as Lady Frey\u2026?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(No, look over there. The demon lord Rimuru is about to say something.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Claire snapped Lucia out of her panicked state just in time for the start of a \u201critual\u201d that was as unimaginable as it was appalling. Beyond appalling, even. It was so detached from reality that their minds went completely blank. Clearly, this was no longer a situation only the two of them could debate over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a>(We must report back to Lady Frey immediately.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Yes, you\u2019re right. Let us return home at once.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a brief telepathic conversation, they quickly came to a decision. Then they flew back home, immediately telling Frey what had happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a corner of the unfinished keep at the top level of their temporary castle, Frey let out a long, deep sigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat could that slime&nbsp;<em>possibly<\/em>&nbsp;be thinking?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the matter with you?\u201d replied a man in the room. \u201cYou look beautiful when you\u2019re all melancholy like that, but I don\u2019t think sighing suits you very much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was Carillon, and now that both he and Frey were serving as Milim\u2019s assistants, they had come to grow deeply acquainted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the last thing I need to hear right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut really, what happened? Is he struggling against the imperials?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carillon looked concerned. Frey just seemed depressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWould that it were the case. Then I\u2019d just obediently send off reinforcements, not a care in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo what is it? Don\u2019t tell me that bum Rimuru pulled off another bout of crazy nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Precisely,\u201d Frey declared after a few silent moments. Carillon remained quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026May I make a suggestion, Carillon?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably inadvisable to call Milim\u2019s best friend a bum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cKind of late for&nbsp;<em>that<\/em>, isn\u2019t it?&nbsp;<em>You\u2019re<\/em>&nbsp;the one who just called him \u2018that slime.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you even listening to me? No need to be so nasty. Don\u2019t worry; I don\u2019t talk that way to my own staff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s fine, but let\u2019s not go off on this tangent forever, shall we? Tell me what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frey let out another dejected sigh, her fragrant breath tickling&nbsp;<a><\/a>Carillon\u2019s nostrils. It made him feel a little better, but he kept his eyes on Frey, not letting himself be distracted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll right. You won\u2019t regret asking, will you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDepends on what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLook\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t regret it, okay? So quit shouldering it all by yourself. Give me some of it to handle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight. Good. I like that part of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frey smiled, feeling her blues clear up a bit. Then she told Carillon part of the story she heard from her Twin Wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSeriously?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m always serious. Those two girls would never lie to me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo\u2026what, Rimuru now has&nbsp;<em>seven<\/em>&nbsp;more demon lord\u2013class people serving him?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd they\u2019re all stronger than me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t tell you\u2026 But those three ladies felt stronger than&nbsp;<em>me<\/em>, at least.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even before their evolution, their powers put them on equal footing with Frey, according to what she knew. But after Rimuru did\u2026<em>something<\/em>&nbsp;to them, the Twin Wings felt an overwhelming strength boost from them all. Some of them were still in the midst of evolving, according to the report, but their full powers were expected to take hold before long. Frey had to accept that report at face value, but that didn\u2019t mean she was fully convinced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carillon, after hearing it all, was stunned into silence. \u201c\u2026You\u2019re kidding me, right?\u201d he eventually asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDo I look like the sort of person to lie about this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, there you go, then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither Carillon nor Frey had ever exercised the full extent of their strength in front of their own people. But the Twin Wings had served Frey closely for years, and they had at least an idea of their master\u2019s true strength. Even if it were mere estimates they were reporting to Frey, this was intelligence ignored at her peril. What\u2019s more, nobody serving Frey would dare to offend their master with&nbsp;<a><\/a>jokes or lies. Carillon knew that, and he thus had no choice but to accept this story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What the hell are Phobio and Alvis doing\u2026?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But despite that internal complaint, Carillon knew Phobio was never any good at gauging his opponents\u2019 strengths. All kinds of extraordinary things could happen around him, and he\u2019d be totally oblivious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2026But surely Alvis could have noticed? Why haven\u2019t I heard anything from her?!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Carillon stewed over this, Frey spoke up again, as if suddenly recalling something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOh, right. Your understudy Alvis also got engaged to Sir Benimaru, the general overseeing Sir Rimuru\u2019s armies. If this marriage goes well, maybe it\u2019ll be to our nations\u2019 benefit. Sir Rimuru approves, it sounds like, so that\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat bastard actually did it?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alvis had consulted Carillon about it. He advised her to seize Benimaru by force, and at the end of it, Alvis scored a resounding victory. He couldn\u2019t help but grin to himself over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt sounds like she\u2019ll be his&nbsp;<em>second<\/em>&nbsp;wife, though\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTch. Not the first, huh? Well, as long as she has a kid, it\u2019s all good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s rather vulgar of you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey, don\u2019t worry, Frey. To me, you\u2019re the only woman I\u2019ve ever loved.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cQuit playing games with me. In our society, women take multiple husbands. It\u2019s the exact opposite of&nbsp;<em>you<\/em>&nbsp;guys. How do you think it\u2019d ever work out?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The harpy race is almost exclusively female, with procreation reliant on one of the few males or a powerful magic-born for genetic diversity. A queen-type harpy like Frey is capable of expanding her armies through parthenogenesis, or virgin birth\u2014no partner required. With beastmen, on the other hand, it was common for stronger men to maintain relationships with multiple women at once. This weeds out the weak and leads to a stronger race over the years. Both species have the same ultimate goal in mind, but&nbsp;<a><\/a>no matter how you looked at it, they were inherently incompatible with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carillon and Frey, however, fully recognized each other\u2019s strength. Thus, although their relationship was very much a tightrope walk, they still managed not to step over that one final line in the sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell, since I doubt I\u2019ll receive a good reply from you right now, I\u2019ll just keep on trying to chip away at you, okay? So the question is, what the hell did that Rimuru bastard do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He could celebrate Alvis later. For now, Carillon was all business, and Frey was fine with that. They were on friendly terms with Rimuru\u2019s nation, and they wanted to keep it that way, but they needed a good grasp of what happened. Then, if possible, they wanted to take things between themselves to the next level, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt reminds me of Clayman\u2019s final moments. He was throwing out some crazy powers right then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah, the \u2018awakening\u2019 thing Rimuru talked about?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat do you think caused it?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Pfft!<\/em>&nbsp;He didn\u2019t&nbsp;<em>look<\/em>&nbsp;like he was hiding any power. Clayman must\u2019ve gained it right at that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd how did that work?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWell\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVia souls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHuh?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cClayman said that gathering souls was how he\u2019d awaken to his \u2018true demon lord\u2019 self. If that\u2019s really true, there\u2019s no way he wasn\u2019t actively collecting them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAh. So that\u2019s how he tried awakening himself?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cProbably. Honestly, I\u2019ve never killed a human being, so I\u2019ve never even seen a soul before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMe neither. I\u2019ve only fought against my own kind, magic-born, or angels. And we never wanted for much in my nation, so I never took interest in humans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight. But I think that answers the question. It looks like Sir Rimuru found a way to acquire a huge number of souls during the war. Now he\u2019s passed them out to the magic-born under him to trigger awakenings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a>\u201cThat\u2019s ridiculous. It\u2019s bad enough that would-be demon lords like us are serving someone else, but now all those&nbsp;<em>other<\/em>&nbsp;guys are getting ahead of us? Damn. So how many souls did Rimuru use for this?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carillon scratched his head, and Frey turned her eyes toward the city being built beneath them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome to think of it, I didn\u2019t tell you how the war turned out, did I? Well, amazingly enough, Tempest\u2019s army suffered zero casualties. The Empire, on the other hand, had an army of nine hundred and forty thousand soldiers completely wiped out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Huh?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou think I\u2019m lying?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cN-no\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI only&nbsp;<em>wish<\/em>&nbsp;this report was a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the demon lord Rimuru had obtained a total of nine hundred and forty thousand souls, and with that kind of number, it\u2019d likely be child\u2019s play to elevate seven of your faithful servants to \u201cawakened\u201d status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And maybe it was more than seven, even. According to the report, head general Benimaru exhibited no change during the ceremony; all he had done was agree to marry Momiji and Alvis. But there was no way Rimuru wouldn\u2019t reward his closest associate with some souls. It was more likely that his evolution was delayed for some reason, coming along at a later date instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWow. So one side totally bustin\u2019 up the other, huh? That\u2019s hardly even a war any longer. I woulda put up the white flag by now, but what do you think the Empire\u2019s gonna do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWho cares about the Empire? They don\u2019t matter anymore. The problem is what&nbsp;<em>we\u2019re<\/em>&nbsp;going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYeah\u2026 Well, I\u2019ve already surrendered myself to Milim. I already thought seeking out power for myself would be seen as treason, so I avoided it\u2026 But I guess I never had anything to worry about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow so?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRimuru\u2019s raised up his staff to his own level now, right? Talk about generous. And looking back, I realized that Milim\u2019s probably the same as him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a><\/a>\u201cTrue. Us getting awakened probably wouldn\u2019t cause her to lose much sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight? So why don\u2019t we just do what&nbsp;<em>we<\/em>&nbsp;want a little, huh? I think we\u2019ve maybe been relaxing a little too much lately, but it\u2019s hardly too late. We\u2019ve still got a chance to aim higher.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe do. I always did like that about you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frey and Carillon looked at each other. But just when things started to warm between them\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWah-ha-ha-ha-ha! Well said, you two! I can\u2019t go awakening people willy-nilly like Rimuru, but I&nbsp;<em>can<\/em>&nbsp;give you guys my special brand of training! And you don\u2019t have to worry about death if you\u2019re inside the labyrinth, so we can go&nbsp;<em>all out<\/em>, too!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014Milim barged in, timing impeccable as always.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDammit!&nbsp;<em>You<\/em>&nbsp;were here, Milim?! You just&nbsp;<em>had<\/em>&nbsp;to show up when it was gettin\u2019 good, too\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019ve told you once, I\u2019ve told you a thousand times\u2014stop sneaking up on us whenever you show up. And I have no interest in training with\u2014&nbsp;<em>Listen<\/em>&nbsp;to me, Milim!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carillon and Frey were already whining at her, but Milim paid them no mind. Her ears were equipped with a top-of-the-line feature that shut out anything she didn\u2019t want to hear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight! I\u2019ll go ask Ramiris to help us out!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWait, wait, wait! I never asked you for training help either!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHold it, Milim! If you won\u2019t listen to us, then I\u2019ve got an idea of my own. How about we have Sir Middray handle all the cooking from now on? Are you okay with that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This statement from Frey triggered Milim\u2019s sense of danger. It was more than enough to stop her cold.&nbsp;<em>Nice one, Frey<\/em>, Carillon thought as he observed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUh\u2026 All right. But if you wanna train, ask me anytime!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSure. By the way, have you finished up your homework?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUmmm\u2026 Well, I heard this really neat story I had to check out, so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou haven\u2019t, have you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frey smiled at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2026 Um, my break\u2019s over now, so I\u2019m just gonna head right back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE OUTRAGEOUS CELEBRATION The celebration that Jaine attended was a truly astonishing event to witness. One after the other, the demon lord Rimuru was evolving all of his closest staff\u2026into de facto true demon lords. This\u2026 This is impossible! I must be dreaming, aren\u2019t I?! She was too shocked to even speak. 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