37 Chapter 9 Part 4

She completed the evolution in a few hours. The first thing I did was check her for any side effects and found none.

Irene became a Divine Dragon, basically a Dragonoid with added Divinity. Dantalion could have done better if her Dragon's Seed hadn't matured earlier. Maybe she could have become something like a True Dragon of sorts.

The woman had hugged me and cried when she discovered that her side effects were gone. In fact she had suddenly become even stronger than all of my subordinates. Divinity was an equivalent of a Demon Lord. Obviously there was still a difference between them.

For example, she wouldn't even put a scratch on me in a fight. There was a huge difference between us.

She did awaken an Ultimate Skill, Belserion, Lord of Enchantments. She was quite emotional at the reveal.

I sent for Zeref and waited for their arrival. Meanwhile I cooked a feast.

– Mavis Vermillion –

Sitting there and watching everyone talking with each other, making jokes and having fun, she felt truly blessed.

They had been very surprised when they found out Silas could heal the side effects of the Dragon Slayer Magic. But then again he was able to remove the curse of a God so this was not really an impossible outcome.

Zeref had told her about the situation with Irene and she had felt the pain of the woman. They did get along very well the few times both of them got together. She might not have been able to raise August but Natsu was also a kid who needed a mother. Not to mention the other kids Irene had saved.

So finally watching her get the happiness she deserved, Mavis truly felt happy for her new friend.

The reason for all this happiness was also by her side.

Silas had done too much for them to repay in a single life at least.

On second thought, these two looked quite good together. And the more she thought of this, the better the idea seemed.

So there was only one thing she could do.

"I think you should work for Silas from now on." She said, attracting the attention of everyone in the room. "As someone who is at such a high position, you should work directly for the King of the said Kingdom or people might suspect that your actions are being influenced by Zeref."

"Ah, I don't think that would be necessary. I don't mind Irene working for Zeref. I was the one who asked for his help." Silas denied but she didn't want to give up.

"And you didn't do anything wrong. It's just that we think it would be much better for Irene to go out more. She is more suitable for these kinds of things and seems more happy when she is doing these. She would have a better life there. Moreover, as the King, you shouldn't underestimate the opinion of the people."

"B-bu-t, I have to repay my debt to Zeref."

"You have done more than enough for us already Irene. From now on we want you as a close friend and not a subordinate. Moreover, Silas has done so much for all of us, so we should think about him too. You working for him is a win-win for everyone."

"I also think you look happier recently. Your new working environment is suiting you well. You should give it a chance Irene." Zeref said too. "You will still be an honorary member of the Spriggan Twelve and a part of the Alvarez Empire."

She and Zeref persuaded them for a while before they agreed to it.

- Yuri Alpha -

She looked at the village in front of her. Warrior Bunnies. Although inferior to anything in Nazarick, Silas-sama had shown the ability to change even the weakest of beings into extraordinary warriors. These people were already a warrior tribe much like the Ogres. If given proper training, maybe they could become good enough for the position of guards. Just like the Lizardmen recruited by Ainz-sama.

The elves sent by Weiss had shown promise and great potential.They were carefully selected by her and sent to be trained for a team of Pleiades for Silas-sama at Yuri's wishes. And Silas-sama had given them all names. With dedicated training, Yuri was sure that she could turn them into a force to be reckoned with.

The Dark Elves were given Demon Seeds, a skill which she had learned from a subordinate of Emperor Zeref, while the Light Elves were made to have a contract with a Spirit through Lady Ramiris who lived in the newly made Dungeon in Tempest.

A force of twenty maids were almost ready while another two hundred and thirty of them were currently being trained.

She couldn't be left behind in serving her Master.

"Let me understand this. You wish to establish some trade relationships with us. Materials from this world in return for weapons, food and even teach us the art of magic. Is that correct?" Their leader, a white haired female Warrior Bunny questioned.

"That would be correct." She affirmed.

"And you have no interest in our lands or our people?"

She looked at her with a confused look before realising. "I do not wish for you to take this in the wrong way but this small piece of land has no value for us. My Lord rules over a country far bigger than your land. He has millions of beings under his rule and yet he has no interest in ruling or worldly affairs. As for your people. I agree that your people do have a passable level of physique but it's still nothing compared to other beings under our Master."

"Hoh! That's quite a claim. You mean to say that we are weak?" The woman stood up from her throne.

"In comparison to the ones serving our master, yes."

"Hahahaha this is really funny. I read in some documents left by our ancestors that beings of other worlds can be extremely strong. Even we, Warrior Bunnies, were not the natives of this world. Let me test this claim today. If you people win, I will agree to any kind of alliance. Bring in your champion."

"A champion? I suppose I can fight then."

"You are a maid servant."

"I am Yuri Alpha, the Vice Head of the Pleiades. We are battle maids assigned to protect our Lord. Fighting is a part of our job. I accept your challenge in the name of my Lord."

- Tyuule -

She looked in awe and horror as the bespectacled maid decimated all her warriors single handedly. She was not even using any kind of magic and with just Martial Arts and her overwhelming physique, she took down over a hundred of her people. The most shocking part was that she was not even breathing hard.

Tyuule had prided herself on the extremely high physical abilities of her race which was second only to the apostles of this world.

But not even those apostles would be strong enough to fight this woman.

And she was just a maid. She was not even the strongest. There were more like her.

The empire had been attacking them for a while now and while they had defended themselves, it was just a matter of time before something drastic happened. She knew they wouldn't last for much longer against their numbers.

Those humans only treated her people or any other races as slaves and nothing else. She couldn't push her people to a fate like that.

She agreed to the trade agreement. And as for the alliance, that was probably not going to happen. How could they agree to face a force like the Empire for a small tribe like theirs?

The woman dusted her clothes and looked at her. "Do not be disappointed. I was created by the Supreme Beings along with my sisters. This result was inevitable. You cannot comprehend the power of the Supreme Beings like our Lord."

"Supreme Beings? Are you talking about Gods? Are you an apostle?" She asked. If so then it would explain her strength.

The apostle of an otherworldly God.

"An apostle? Hmm, you could call me one I guess. My Lord does possess Divinity so he could call himself a God. I do not know how apostles of this world are so I cannot tell you more."

Over the course of the meeting both shared information about their worlds. A world much similar to this one and yet very different.

"I apologise but we do not fight wars for others." The woman Yuri denied completely. "Any such decision can only be made by our Lord."

Tyuule thought of it and didn't know what to say.

"I need some time to think."

"Very well. Then you can talk to us when you are ready. We are only going to be trade partners till then."

- Silas -

The small party for Irene was over and she left for home along with Erza but she did give me a surprising hug before she left. I think she looked a lot cuter when she was smiling. I can see where Erza gets her smile from.

Yuri had returned and made a trade agreement with the Warrior Bunny tribe. They were under invasion by some kind of Empire and their leader had asked for help.

I didn't want to get involved in any war if they didn't attack me so I gave them an option to move into Rimuru's world anywhere within Tempest or my Kingdom… damn, that sounded so weird even now.

But leaving the lands they had been living on for centuries was a hard decision for everyone and their leader, a white haired Warrior Bunny called Tyuule, asked for some time to think.

I agreed.

"What are you thinking, Orihime?" I asked, looking at the girl looking outside.

"Eh, I was worried about Kuchiki-san."

I sat beside her and patted her head lightly. Orihime's hair was quite soft.

These last few weeks, we had been spending a lot of time together and we had gotten very close.

"I am sure they will be alright. If they do not come back in a few days, I will go and visit them myself. I am sure Kisuke would know where to find them all."

A smile came up on her face as she nodded cheerfully and gave me a hug.

She had been unable to meet her friends all this time and there was also the thing about Rukia Kuchiki.

"You know what, let's go for a holiday somewhere. Ray-san invited me to his place. He stays on a very wonderful island. Let's go to the beach soon. I will ask others too."

"Really!? Okay. I will pack my stuff and I also need to buy a swimsuit. There are so many things to do."

And she began chattering away, making me laugh at her.

Shuna and Lavinia had returned from their meetings. They wanted to go to the beach too and began talking about preparations.

Really? We just had to cross the door of the Restaurant to reach there.

These girls got too excited.

– Nurarihyon –

"So they have a leader above even their princess? And some unknown Kyubi with dozens of Ultimate Class beings? How did such a clan remain unknown? What are their intentions, Nurari?" Magari asked, pacing around the room in worry. She was always one to worry unnecessarily.

"Their intentions are to see the world outside. Apparently their leader thought they were stagnating on their island and sent them outside to see the whole world. At least that's what they said…" He shrugged.

"And you believed them!" She shouted, appalled.

"There was no reason not to. I checked it out myself, they were not lying. While they were strong in using their own Youjutsu, none of them were using Senjutsu. Their intentions could still be felt if we tried. None of them were lying. And not only that but they also live peacefully with other races. I, myself, saw humans and Youkai getting along and playing with each other."

Magari sat down and he continued.

"I plan to let Rikuo visit the place with other children. We can observe if what we saw was just staged for us. And Rikuo can meet them and get along with their people to strengthen our alliance. Yasaka is planning a similar thing. These people can put us on the level of other major factions, Magari. Youkai all over the world can get a backing." He explained.

"But will they? Not to mention, will the Shinto allow such a force to establish roots in the country? Till now, they had been playing the Youkai and Onmyoji against each other to keep us down. Not to mention other factions."

"Other factions won't be able to interfere in Youkai matters. But the Shinto… I do not know. But I somehow have a feeling that they won't be able to do anything. Just call it a gut instinct."

"I can only hope so. With all the things happening, we are in a desperate need for a deterrent force which can help calm down the situation in the country."

Yes. He was hoping for it as well.