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Crossing the open ground at speed, Emiya Shirou arrived outside Rimuru's room in moments. Sensing the magical aura inside steadily settling down, the corners of his mouth lifted without him realizing it. The timing felt right.
He pushed the door open.
"Yo, Rimuru. How's Shizue Izawa's body holding up?"
Using the most casual excuse imaginable, Emiya Shirou stepped inside.
Just as he expected.
Standing there was Rimuru, in a human form.
And completely naked.
"Oh?" Emiya Shirou paused, then laughed. "So you really took on a human body."
"But-"
He looked Rimuru up and down without any restraint, his smile widening.
"Looks like you still couldn't save your brother, huh?"
"...Get out!"
Rimuru had already been caught off guard by Emiya Shirou's sudden appearance. Hearing those words pushed him past his limit. He roared and pointed at the door, his face burning.
"Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Not bad."
Now fully dressed, Rimuru stood stiffly as Emiya Shirou circled him several times, inspecting him like a finished product.
"This really isn't bad at all."
"Can you stop that?" Rimuru snapped. "You're making it impossible for me to show any masculine charm!"
"Masculine charm?"
Emiya Shirou stopped walking.
Then he tilted his head.
"You look like this, and you're talking about masculine charm?"
"...What?"
"Do you even still have the symbol of masculinity?"
"Ah."
That single question landed like a fatal blow.
Rimuru froze.
Then collapsed onto the ground.
Completely defeated.
He lay there staring at the sky, empty-eyed.
Yes. He no longer had it.
Slimes were asexual. That fact hadn't changed just because he gained a human form. And because this body was created through Shizue Izawa, its appearance was naturally modeled after hers.
Shizue Izawa had been a great beauty.
So now, Rimuru was too.
A beautiful, asexual human.
At this moment, not even a shred of masculine charm remained.
The dream of building a harem in another world shattered instantly.
And so thoroughly that Rimuru couldn't even muster the strength to argue.
"Didn't you notice back when you were mimicking other monsters?" Emiya Shirou asked casually. "You didn't have a gender then either."
"Am I a pervert?" Rimuru shot back weakly. "Why would I be paying attention to that!"
"Fair enough."
Emiya Shirou stepped forward and patted Rimuru on the shoulder, doing his best not to laugh.
"Forget about the past. From now on, I'll just treat you as a girl."
"Get lost!" Rimuru exploded. "How old are you anyway! Why do you get to be my older brother!"
"Who cares how old you were before?" Emiya Shirou replied calmly. "You haven't even been alive for a year in this life, right?"
"So what's wrong with me being the older brother of a one-year-old?"
"Go! Go! Go!"
Their voices echoed through the room.
Laughing. Bickering.
Little by little, the heavy atmosphere that had lingered since Shizue Izawa's death faded away.
Just like that, beginning with the fall of the Flame Dominator, Rimuru had finally obtained a human form.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
In a clearing deep within the jungle, goblins and direwolves formed a wide circle, roaring with excitement.
"Go, Lord Rimuru!"
"Go, Lord Emiya Shirou!"
At the center of the clearing, Emiya Shirou and Rimuru clashed with swords in hand, steel ringing again and again as their blades met.
On one side, Rigurd led those cheering for Rimuru.
On the other, Gobta stood at the front, rallying everyone in support of Emiya Shirou.
Both sides shouted at full volume, trying to drown the other out.
Amidst the deafening noise, Emiya Shirou pressed forward relentlessly, his sword movements sharp and confident. Rimuru could only block, forced steadily onto the defensive.
"Good, good, Rimuru!"
Emiya Shirou laughed.
"Even with a new body, you're adapting pretty fast!"
"...."
There was no response.
Only silence.
It was then that Emiya Shirou finally realized something was off.
"...Tch. Is this Great Sage?"
He clicked his tongue.
"You're really cheating in a match with no stakes? That's low."
This state was familiar. Emiya Shirou knew it well. It was the same proxy control Rimuru would rely on in the future during the Orc Disaster.
"...How did you know?"
"Obviously, I guessed."
The moment Rimuru switched back and hadn't fully adjusted, Emiya Shirou seized the opening.
His sword came down in a heavy cleave.
Rimuru was sent flying.
"Hey! That's unfair!" Rimuru complained as he landed.
"Then don't switch states in the middle of a fight."
Emiya Shirou walked over calmly, stopping in front of Rimuru, who sat on the ground with an expression full of frustration.
Triumph was written clearly on Emiya Shirou's face.
This was his win.
"Ohhh! Long live Lord Emiya Shirou!"
"Long live Lord Emiya Shirou!"
"Long live Lord Emiya Shirou!"
Gobta's side erupted into cheers.
Meanwhile, Rigurd and those supporting Rimuru looked visibly dejected.
Watching the scene unfold, both Emiya Shirou and Rimuru felt their expressions shift.
Originally, this had just been a simple sparring match. A bit of sword practice. Some casual teaching.
But as more and more people gathered, the cheers grew louder.
At some point, losing stopped being an option.
If they lost here, it would be humiliating.
In the end, Rimuru lost anyway.
That was with Emiya Shirou holding back significantly.
If it were a true sword duel, Rimuru wouldn't have stood a chance. Not even close.
Emiya Shirou reached out and pulled Rimuru to his feet. The two exchanged a few quiet words, then quickly left the clearing.
After all, the boss still needed to save face.
By now, three days had passed since Shizue Izawa's death.
During that time, Ellen and the other two had already departed once more, returning to the Free Guild branch to report.
Rimuru had also gradually adapted to his human body.
With Ifrit gone, Rimuru and Emiya Shirou reorganized their forces.
Among nearly a thousand goblins, excluding Emiya Shirou and Rimuru, there were four goblin lords. All of them had once been village chiefs who had pledged allegiance earlier.
Above them stood Rigurd, the Goblin King.
Under this new structure, Rigurd concurrently handled food supply and security.
Garm, the eldest of the three dwarven brothers, took charge of clothing production.
Dord, the second brother, oversaw item manufacturing.
Myrd, the youngest, led all construction efforts.
Kaijin supervised all production-related matters as a whole, while Lilina, one of the goblin lords, managed distribution and administration of those goods.
Production Minister Kaijin.
Management Minister Lilina.
As for the remaining three goblin lords-Rugurd, Regurd, and Rogurd-they were placed in charge of judiciary, legislature, and administration, assisting Rigurd in governance.
Under the joint planning of Emiya Shirou and Rimuru, the city was taking shape at an astonishing pace.
In every sense of the word.
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