The black and purple clothes I had put on had a regal appearance, with intricate patterns and detailing that gave off an air of sophistication and elegance. Mio ensured there wasn't even a single wrinkle and fussed over every detail to ensure I looked flawless.
"It's just a glorified tea party, Mio. I don't need to look good..." I said.
She gave me a serious look, "You once tried to go there in your pajamas!"
Oh, right, I remember that! I can clearly remember Mio's face when she saw me in the pajamas with my mask on and a pillow in my hand.
"That was one time..."
"There was one time you almost went to the Ice Continent in a bright pink suit and flamingo shorts..."
"Those shorts looked good!" I protested.
"No, they didn't, my liege..."
"Tsk, you just didn't see the greatness of the pink suit and my flamingo shorts..."
"I didn't see the greatness because it doesn't and will never exist..."
"She right, you know..." Ultima said from the sofa behind me.
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As the demonic-looking doors appeared, Rain stepped out, "Lord Ashborn, I..." She stopped, and her eyes widened as she saw Testarossa standing behind me. If she only knew that Ultima was Violet, her eyes would pop out, "Blanc!?"
"You should call Testarossa. It's the name my master has given me," She said in a nice but still threatening tone.
But speaking of Testarossa, I had her change to different clothes for the meeting. It would be fun to see the other Primordial's reaction to seeing her in a maid uniform, but there is something important I need to discuss with Guy after the Banquet, and that's why I'm bringing Testarossa and Ultima with me.
"Aren't you forgetting someone, Bleu, or should I call you Rain now?" Ultima asked.
"Who..." She stopped again and looked at Ultima before noticing her smirk, and her eyes widened even more than before, "Violet!?"
"Can't even recognize me, huh? I can understand that. After all, I changed quite a bit over the past few hundred years," She said with a prideful smirk, and Rain's gaze lingered on a specific part of her body.
"How could they become bigger than mine..." She muttered.
"Ekmmm..." I faked a cough, "Should we get going?"
She quickly recomposed herself, "Lord Ashborn, I'm here to bring you to the banquet. Please proceed when you are ready."
Without wasting more time, I stepped through the door and saw that Guy was the only one there.
I was manipulating my aura, similar to how Guy does. He makes it look like he is magically strong but not entirely in control. I'm doing the same thing. While the truly strong Demon Lords could see through it, the weaker wouldn't.
I sat down in my seat. Guy, who saw Testarossa, sent me a glare and spoke through [Thought Communication], 'Care to explain what Blanc is doing here as your attendant?' He asked.
'It's actually Testarossa now, so use that name; otherwise, she will be mad,' I said, and I could mentally feel his eyes twitch while he looked unbothered on the outside, 'We need to talk after everyone has left. It's about preventing not only the destruction of the Central World and probably all the others.'
Now completely serious, 'Wouldn't that be more important than this whole act Clayman has going on?'
'A few more hours won't make much difference. I still have my shadow telling me everything that's happening, and they don't know I already know their plans,' I answered, and we cut the connection.
Slowly, more Demon Lords, followed by their attendants, arrived.
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Rimuru Tempest POV:
It seems that we will be seated according to the chronological order of becoming a demon lord. So I will sit on the furthest side, namely the back seat. I made no objection and decided to check out my surroundings, as it is a rare opportunity for me to observe all the demon lords.
Speaking of which, there are only three people present at the moment.
Ramiris was one of them, and I assumed the one with a mask was Cale due to his clothing style. That guy often wears black with purple details, so it's easy to assume that it is him.
Speaking of Cale, I'm almost 100% sure that escape room dungeon was his doing. While it was annoying at times, especially when I couldn't ask [Great Sage] for help, the kids loved it, so I should thank him for it later.
[Tsk...]
Great Sage, or now Raphael is still a bit annoyed about it. Speaking of which, aren't you expressing more emotions now?
[Notice. It is just your imagination.]
Sigh...
I looked at the third Demon Lord in the room, a red-haired man who was on the opposite side of me. Both of his eyes are closed, but he probably isn't asleep.
I activated [Analytical Appraisals], yet his stats don't seem to be out of place. But my instinct tells me that this person is abnormal.
He has a similar magicule count as Karion, just on a different wavelength.
In other words, you could mistake him for being inexperienced and not even being able to control his aura with that amount of magicules.
The person is clearly on a different level from me. The man is known as Guy. Soon after my observation of Guy, I looked over to Cale, or as he is also called Demon Lord Ashborn, and saw the same thing.
That confirms it! I know Cale has perfect control over his aura, so that could only mean one thing... Both of them are monsters!
According to Veldora, Cale could be considered an anomaly even among Demon Lords with how fast he has grown stronger, and would put him among the likes of Guy and Milim.
Even the attendees that came with him are monsters in their own way.
Judging by Cale having only the eight-seat, many would assume he is one of the weakest Demon Lords, but from what I learned, he is friends with Milim and Ramiris, and I would also assume he is in good relations with Guy.
Someone on good terms with the three ancient Demon Lords isn't someone you want to anger.
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Author's Note:
Thank you for reading this chapter.
On the first Walprugis Banquet, I made a mistake where Clayman was already a Demon Lord, so I changed his seat position here.
Oh, for those that will probably comment. Depending on the translation, the Central World could be called the Cardinal World or the Foundation World.
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