177 Dryad Treyni

The conflict with the group of lizardmen was just another episode in the village, but the threat of the orc wasn't something that they could ignore, especially when they found out that there were at least 20,000 lizardmen along with 8,000 goblins in this battle which went out to fight against the group of orcs.

While most of the goblins in this area had decided to join their village, it didn't mean all of them had joined. Instead, many of them stayed in their own village, afraid of change or afraid of Rimuru and him, as they didn't know them well. Nevertheless, they weren't someone that was comfortable with change.

However, all of them now were pulled into the battle with the orc, and in this forest, no one could get away from this group of orcs, especially when the number of these orcs was—

"—200,000?!"

Whether Rimuru or Shizu was shocked.

"There are 200,000 orc warriors in total?" Rimuru asked once again to confirm it.

"Yes." Souei, who was in charge of intelligence, answered.

"There were only tens of thousands in my village before."

"It seems that one is nothing but a division."

Souei then informed them of the detailed information he got from watching them from their location, targets, and details of the orc warriors that he had seen. Currently, the target of those orcs seems to be lizardmen, but once the lizardmen were defeated...

"We have to stop them." Shizu knew that this wasn't something that could be taken lightly.

"We will, but we can't charge them carelessly."

"Yeah, that number isn't one that can be taken lightly."

"Nevertheless, what is their purpose?"

200,000 warrior orcs.

This number was enormous.

"From the start, the orcs aren't a smart tribe; if this attack is not because of their instincts, then there must be someone doing tricks in the dark."

"What if it's a... Demon Lord?"

"..."

"...just joking. It's just nonsense; you don't need to take it seriously."

Shizu glanced at Tamazuki, but she couldn't see anything from her expression. However, she also knew the possibility that everything done by the Demon Lord existed, but instead of the Demon Lord, the possibility of it being an Orc Lord, the monster that appeared a few centuries ago, was higher.

Still, no one had proof that such an existence existed, so they should focus on the present instead of talking about something that might not exist. The possibility might exist, but if they kept thinking, nothing would be done.

"Rimuru-sama, Tamazuki-sama, while investigating, someone contacted my clone saying there's something important to tell the two of you. What do you think?"

"For us?" Rimuru looked at everyone who was snacking the potato chips and felt a bit envious, but he had to say he really wanted to have a human body!

However, this wasn't the time for this.

"Who is it? If it's someone like Gabil, then I don't want to meet them anymore. I don't want to see someone weird."

"Though... it's not weird; it's quite rare. The other party is... Dryad."

Rimuru then looked at Tamazuki with shining eyes of excitement, who gave him an affirmative nod, but he didn't dare to look at Shizu as he could tell that Shizu's smile was scary!

"We-Well, bring her in, Souei!"

Souie nodded, but suddenly a single leaf entered the meeting room, and smoke filled the room instantly.

Everyone readily stood up in front of Tamazuki and Rimuru to protect them.

"Nice to meet you. Sorry for the sudden visit. I am Dryad Treyni."

A beautiful lady with long green hair and some vines around her body appeared before them.

She appeared like a fairy. Her beauty wasn't even lost to those of elves.

Yet, without a doubt, the appearance of Dryad shook all of them.

Still, why was this Dryad staring at him? Tamazuki felt confused. Yet he had to say everyone's reaction was exaggerated. Even Shizu was the same.

Maybe, Shizu noticed his confusion, so she explained. "Dryaid is the top-ranked in the forest. They are called the "Guardian Spirit of Treants" or "Managers of the Great Jura Forest." It is said that the last time they appeared was a few decades ago. To be honest, this is my first time seeing one."

She might have been living in this world for so long, but there were still many things that she didn't know.

Still, he knew that this wasn't a time for this, but he was glad to know that this Dryad also triggered his system. However, it made him wonder whether it was really possible to do it with a Dryad, considering it was a tree.

According to the [Great Sage], a Dryard is like a Spirit. No, they are a Spirit that resides on the body of the tree.

So, he wondered whether it was possible for him to do it.

Yet, he had to say, wasn't this Dryad a little too close?

"What are you trying to do by getting so close to Tamazuki-sama?"

Shion reacted strongly as she stood in front of Tamazuki, clenching her fists. She didn't care whether this was a manager of the forest or something, but wasn't this Dryad too brazen? Especially when Treyni wanted to approach Tamazuki, so she quickly stood before him.

Treyni, who was stopped by Shion and Shuna, also understood her situation, so she explained. "I am sorry, but somehow his body feels nice and comfortable." She smiled at Tamazuki and then said, "Please visit our place if you are free later."

"....."

Tamazuki could feel that the three women were staring at him. "We don't have such a time now." He sighed inwardly, thinking that he might as well kiss them so it was easier for him to manage them.

Treyni just chuckled. "It's okay. You can visit us whenever you are free." While he seemed to reject her invitation, when he was free, he was going to come.

Still, Shizu, Shion, and Shuna felt that they needed to protect him more, as his charm was too dangerous.

While Rimuru might feel the same, the others felt differently about him.

It was said that a monster was more sensitive than a human. It was like the myth of how animals could see something that couldn't be seen by humans. The monster was like that.

Tamazuki was handsome; this was without a doubt, but his aura was the one that made him special as a tanuki was also a god in the past. Moreover, while it was only his guess, the effect of the [Spirit Affinity] was working on Treyni.

Dryad was also a Spirit, so it was also the reason why Treyni seemed to have such an interest in him. Still, more importantly, it was impossible to use human emotions as a way to describe Majin's emotions as they were different. However, this worked better for him as he wanted to know what kind of a reward this woman would bring him.

When Rimuru felt speechless by the difference in treatment, he asked, "That Treyni, right? What brings you here today?"

"Today's visit is because I have a favor." Treyni stared at Tamazuki and Rimuru. "Inigamigyoubu Tamazuki and Rimuru Tempest, the two who lead the monsters, I wish for you to suppress the Orc Lord."

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