I gave her a pat on the shoulder and moved on to Glenda and Ingvild. Both who were dressed a bit more conservatively compared to others.
"Lord Felix!" Glenda intoned.
Ingvild just gave me a wave.
"Hello you two, you both look good."
"Thanks!" Said Ingvild with a giddy smile on her face.
Glenda nodded apprehensively.
Heh, it seems she is still terrified of me, I don't really blame her.
I gave them a goodbye and moved on to the last person Suphia , who was messing with the collar of her outfit.
"Gah! Stupid tight collar!"
"Having some trouble there hmm Suphia?"
She jumped up in surprise. "Gah! Lord Felix!"
"Heh, I caught you by surprise. You can unbutton your collar if you want to, we don't have to be super formal."
She breathed a sigh of relief and unbuttoned the collar.
"Thanks!"
I shook my head. "No problem."
It was at this moment that I sensed Milim and Frey arrived.
"It seems Milim and Frey are finally here." I announced.
Of course I modified the Barriers inside and around my castle so that Milim could directly teleport in.
"I have arrived Felix!" I turned to the voice and was met with a proudly posing Milim, who was surprisingly dressed appropriately for the occasion.
She looked quite cute, and the mature looking Frey next to her offered a nice contrast.
"You look good today Milim. And you look beautiful as well Frey." I complimented.
Milim puffed her non-existent chest out proudly while Frey just gave me a seductive smile.
"Ara ara, you look quite… alluring as well Lord Felix."
Ah, I am technically above her in station now huh?
"No need to call my name with any formalities Frey."
Frey nodded. "Very well Felix."
At least someone listens to me when I tell them that.
"Hey Felix! Pay attention to me!" I looked towards the pouting Milim.
"Yes yes Milim."
Milim's pout only intensified as she turned her head away. "Hmph."
What a drama queen.
Ah, there's Carrion.
It seems he brought only two subordinates with him, Albis, that snake, and that Leopard.
"Boss!"
I turned to the voice and was met with a well dressed Carrion with his two subordinates in tow.
I gave him a nod. "Carrion."
The Unique Skill: Suppressor has been analyzed.
Ah, I haven't had a chance to analyze Albis' Unique Skill huh? The last time I saw her I wasn't able to directly copy Skills like I can now.
It's a solid Skill, it has Thought Acceleration, Spatial Motion, and Spatial Suppressor which puts the surrounding Space under the user's control.
I can already do that with Ouroboros but I'm not going to say no to a free Skill.
Suphia gave me a look, seemingly wanting to ask if she can go hang out with her former co-workers.
I gave her a nod causing a happy grin to spread on her face.
While those three were catching up Carrion and I caught up.
I haven't directly seen him ever since he officially swore his loyalty to me after all, though we have sent some subordinates back and forth along with using Thought Communication.
"You've gotten a bit stronger huh Carrion?"
"Ghaha, and yet I still feel like a drop in the ocean compared to you!" He said boisterously.
I rolled my eyes. "You need more than just training if you even want to approach my level."
"Heh, I can see that. Wanna have a spar later Boss?" Asked Carrion.
Hmm, if he keeps facing me, someone who is a lot stronger than him, he won't be able to improve nearly as much.
"Hmm, tell you what, you can fight against one of my direct subordinates. You will probably learn far more from a fight with her than with me."
I think Carrion facing Raiden would be good for both parties. Raiden is far, far stronger overall but she can practice her swordsmanship and Carrion can use the fights to grow.
Him being stronger only helps me after all so no reason to prevent his growth.
"Alright Boss, you're the strong one so I'll listen to you."
Ah, Lycanthropes are so simple, I like that about them. Just be stronger than them and they will do whatever you tell them.
I looked around, it seems we're all ready.
"Alright everyone ready then?"
Once I got nods from everyone I snapped my fingers teleporting all of us to Tempest.
This time I teleported all of us directly into Rimuru's office so it was a bit crowded.
"Gah! Felix!" Rimuru shouted.
"Sup, we all came a bit early for the Festival."
The Festival itself was going to go on for a week or so, so it isn't a big deal that we came a few hours early.
"You didn't have to teleport directly to my office though! I can already sense Shuna on her way due to all the strong Auras that appeared."
"Ah, oops. Sorry about that." I apologized.
Rimuru sighed. "It's fine." I felt Rimuru send a Thought Communication, likely calming everyone down.
"Haha, I knew you would be okay with it Rimuru!" Shouted an overeager Milim.
Rimuru sighed again but this time it was incredibly depressing. "Please don't be… yourself at this Festival Milim." He said.
Milim looked confused. "Eh? What do you mean?"
I decided to ease her into the explanation. "I think what Rimuru is trying to say is don't cause trouble, this event is important for Tempest and Rimuru's dream, we don't want to mess it up by accidentally killing someone important."
Milim nodded in understanding. "Yup! You're right Felix! I don't want to ruin my friend's dream!"
Heh, Milim might be some evil Demon Lord to others but she is a loyal friend above everything else.
"Don't worry Rimuru, everything will be fine."
"Indeed there is no need to worry Demon Lord Rimuru. I will make sure to keep Milim under control." Said Frey.
Heh, imagine having a handler because you can't control yourself.
"I can control myself Frey!" Milim pouted.
Rimuru nodded. "I'll trust you then Frey. Ah, while you're here I wanted to discuss the rebuilding of the Harpy Kingdom." That's right, Rimuru and Frey did have some kind of alliance going huh?
Frey nodded. "Very well."
I choose this time to jump in. "You two can do that in private, I'll make sure to keep Milim under control."
"You too Felix?!" Yelled Milim.
We all just ignored her though. "Alright thanks Felix!" Said Rimuru.
"I will make sure not to take too long Felix." I waved Frey off.
"Take your time, we're just going to go mess around." Hearing me a grin crept up onto Milim's face.
"...messing around?" Rimuru whispered, fear evident in his tone.
Eh it can't be that bad right?
"Please just don't go around mugging my citizens for your own amusement."
I snorted after hearing him. "But that was funny! The look on Gobta's face was priceless, I'm sure he's always got his guard up now."
Rimuru smiled slightly. "Hehe, yup. Even Hakurou has increased his training so he doesn't get mugged again."
Hehe, sucks to suck huh Gobta?
"I'll make sure we don't do anything too crazy."
"Ah, is that a new subordinate of yours?" Asked Rimuru who was looking at Sukuna.
I nodded. "Yup, I wanted a butler. This here is Sukuna, my very own Diablo!"
Sukuna gave Rimuru a bow. "It is a pleasure to meet you Lord Rimuru."
Rimuru nodded. "It is nice to meet you as well Sukuna."
I turned to the rest of our large group. "Alright, let's go!"
Once we were outside the building where Rimuru's office was located I turned to Carrion and his group.
"Alright, feel free to wander around, just don't cause trouble." I ordered.
Carrion saluted me. "You got it Boss!"
I turned to Suphia. "You can go with them."
She gave me a grin and ran to catch up to them. "Thanks Boss!" I heard her yell as she was getting further and further away.
Now for my group.
"You guys can also do whatever you want, just don't cause trouble."
Saeko was the first to speak up. "Is it fine if I visit some of the Onis?" Ah she probably wants to see her old friends huh?
Ah, I haven't told her that Ponytail is going to be here have I? I told her he was alive, after all she has the right to know that but she doesn't know that he is going to be coming here.
He was like an older brother to her so I guess it can be a surprise for her.
I nodded. "Sure."
Once Saeko was off Raiden said, "I would like to stay with you Master."
I don't have any problems with free eye candy! I can also drag Raiden around so she can have some fun for once.
"Alright that's fine."
Arcueid, Megumin, and Lalatina were discussing something. Once they noticed my attention was on them Arcueid took the lead.
"My Lord, the three of us would like to visit this Dungeon you have spoken to us about."
Ah, they are totally going to fight each other huh?
"Alright, just make sure not to kill too many Monsters, those are needed for the demonstration later on in The Festival."
Even though there are hundreds of thousands of Monsters inhabiting The Dungeon I don't doubt they could easily clear the entire thing, except for Veldora of course.
Zegion has the potential to match them eventually, but as he is now, not a chance.
The three of them nodded.
"Got it Master!" Said Lalatina.
With that I teleported them directly into The Dungeon. I'm sure they can figure everything out. They are millions of years old Primordials after all.
"I would like to accompany you with Raiden Master." Said Kurumi.
I nodded. "Alright, that's fine with me."
I looked to Sukuna. "And you Sukuna."
"I wish to secure the area in case there is an attack on your person My Lord." I'm pretty sure I'm safe in Tempest but being careful couldn't hurt.
I nodded. "Very well."
I turned to the last two. "What about you Ingvild, Glenda?"
Ingvild is the one who responded. "Glenda heard about all the good food we tried here on our d-date and she wanted to try it so I'll show her around."
I nodded. "Alright have fun you two." I waved them off.
Though Glenda had a shit eating grin for some reason while Ingvild had a tiny almost unnoticeable blush.
Then it is just Raiden, Kurumi, and Milim with me huh?
I could sense a bunch of new attractions that weren't here the last time I came to Tempest.
- Rimuru Tempest -
Rimuru looked towards the seductive Sky Queen as she apologized for her delay.
"Thank you for inviting us to this Festival, I apologize that we had shown up unannounced but Milim was adamant about attending with her Best Friend." Aha, Milim is even causing trouble for Frey huh?
Somehow Felix is the only one who she doesn't really cause trouble for, though that's probably because they both cause trouble together for others.
"Ah, hahaha, don't worry about that Frey, just enjoy the next few days free of hassle. Felix might not look it, but he can control Milim very well."
Frey nodded. "Indeed, it is quite remarkable that those two get along so well. If only they didn't cause so much trouble."
Frey went on to explain that whenever Felix shows up he kidnaps Milim, giving both Frey and Arc a heart attack.
Haha, Felix really isn't making it easy for them huh?
"Ahh by the way I didn't have the chance to ask before but we have a multitude of dishes made. One in particular is made of bird, will that be a problem?"
For some reason Frey seems to be angry. Did he say something wrong?
"Eh? Are you putting me on the same level as a bird Rimuru?" Frey asked with a polite smile on her face. But for some reason he felt that smile was anything but polite.
"Th-That isn't what I meant Frey!"
She giggled. "Ara, I know, I was just teasing you."
Grr, damn seductress!
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Author's Note:
Sup guys, this chapter was more of an in between chapter as we finally get into the festival arc. Hopefully the last few prep chapters haven't been boring to read but not every chapter can be super action packed.
Need a little bit of filler in there to develop characters and introduce new things.
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