"Azazel, this time, by allying with Michael and the others, we must reach a consensus as soon as possible."
Bayecho, flying beside Azazel, spoke with a worried expression.
He wasn't worried about the Fallen Angels' predicament, but rather about his daughter, Himejima Akeno.
When he heard the news that the devils had been conquered, he immediately became anxious.
He was about to go to the devil's territory to check the situation, and if Azazel and the others hadn't strongly stopped him, he would probably be in the devil's realm by now.
This alliance with the angels was also strongly pushed by Bayecho, precisely to use the angels' power to find his daughter.
Hearing Bayecho's words, Azazel still maintained his usual carefree expression.
"Bayecho, if you're worried about your daughter, just say so directly. Why bother with these excuses?"
"Don't worry, your daughter will be fine. The other party only conquered the devils, they didn't eliminate them."
Hearing Azazel's words, Bayecho remained silent, but the worry in his eyes did not disappear.
Behind the two, Vali looked preoccupied.
Albion told him that the Red Dragon Emperor's aura had disappeared, meaning that from his generation onwards, there would be no opponent.
Knowing this, Vali always felt a bit uncomfortable, and he had a bad premonition.
"Alright, the Heavenly Realm is just ahead. Let's all cheer up!"
Azazel looked at the two, each more preoccupied than the other, and couldn't help but cover his forehead, speaking helplessly.
"That's not right, why isn't there even a single guard in the Heavenly Realm?"
Bayecho, who had been looking worried, stared at the unguarded Gate of Heaven and asked in surprise.
"It is indeed very strange. Pay attention, something seems wrong!"
Hearing Bayecho's words, Azazel also showed a grave expression.
"Let's go. No matter what, we have to go in and see first. If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate, retreat immediately!"
After Azazel finished speaking, he took the lead and flew into the Gate of Heaven. The two behind him also hurriedly followed.
"This... Hey, hey, hey, you're not kidding me, are you? You don't need this kind of setup just to welcome me, do you?"
Azazel looked at the scene before him in shock, seeing countless angels holding weapons, staring at the three who had just entered.
"Azazel, why do I feel like something is wrong?"
Bayecho looked at the endless line of angels before him and asked in disbelief.
"It's not just 'something' wrong, it's *very* wrong! Stop talking nonsense, run quickly! Damn it, we've been set up!"
With that, Azazel turned to run, but a voice, both familiar and unfamiliar, suddenly entered his ears.
"Azazel, Bayecho, why do you want to leave without seeing me after you've arrived?"
The three looked towards the source of the voice and saw a white-haired loli, surrounded by the Four Seraphs, looking at them expressionlessly.
At this moment, Azazel and Bayecho's eyes widened, and they exclaimed in shock as they looked at the white-haired loli:
"Lord!!! *2"
"What!"
...Leaving aside Azazel and the other two, who were questioning their lives, Zhong Chen, who had just returned to Chenlu City, the capital of the Monster Country Federation, now had a happy smile on his face.
Because... [Ding, Dimensional Gate charging complete. Do you want to anchor the world coordinates?]
[Hehe, it's finally charged again. Anchor!]
[Ding, anchoring world coordinates...]
[Ding, world coordinates anchored successfully! According to Host's memory retrieval, the current world is "Akame ga Kill". Does Host wish to begin crossing over?]
[No.]
"Rimuru, there's a New World to play in, but how should I put it, that world might be a *little* dark."
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Rimuru asked loudly with a look of pleasant surprise:
"What kind of world is it? Tell me, do I know it?"
"Akame ga Kill, have you heard of it?"
Zhong Chen didn't keep her in suspense and directly stated the world's name. Upon hearing Zhong Chen's words, Rimuru's eyes immediately lit up.
She knew it! She had a particularly deep impression of Esdeath from that world.
In her previous life, she had even fantasized about becoming a woman like Esdeath, but the life of a corporate slave meant she could only dream about it.
"A Chen, I know, I know! I want to go this time too! I want to meet Esdeath!"
Rimuru, thinking about meeting Esdeath, said excitedly to Zhong Chen.
"Alright!"
After speaking, Zhong Chen seemed to remember something and continued:
"This time, why don't we bring the entire Imperial Guard? They haven't had a chance to act for a long time. It'll be perfect for sweeping through the Empire and the surrounding foreign tribes."
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Rimuru asked in confusion:
"Isn't the Imperial Guard responsible for protecting us? Isn't it only natural to bring them?"
Hearing Rimuru's words, Zhong Chen replied somewhat awkwardly:
"Hehe, it's because of a certain fellow, he actually dared to curse you, so... hehe!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's words, Rimuru's eyes instantly widened.
She didn't expect Zhong Chen to still remember that guy shouting 'Long Live' at him.
You're too petty!
"Sigh, I really can't do anything with you."
Rimuru covered her forehead helplessly and said softly.
Just as the two were speechless, Sakuya's voice broke the awkward atmosphere.
"Master, Lord Rimuru, Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Ben Beckman have arrived!"
"Understood, Rimuru, let's go down."
"Oh."
As the three descended the stairs to the main hall, they immediately saw Grayfia serving tea to the two guests.
Dressed in a maid outfit, from a distance, she truly resembled a larger Izayoi Sakuya.
Unfortunately, Grayfia didn't have the same deterrent effect on Zhong Chen as Sakuya did.
"Yo! You've arrived."
"Lord Rimuru, Lord Zhong Chen!"
Seeing the three descend, Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Beckman quickly stood up and bowed.
"We're all so familiar, let's skip the formalities. Tell me, what important matter requires you two to come in person?"
Zhong Chen asked directly as soon as he sat down.
"Lord Zhong Chen, it's like this. A day ago, we received a visit request from the Eastern Empire."
"They wish to send a delegation to visit our country."
"At that time, you two were fighting the devils in the New World... Uh... I apologize, Miss Grayfia, I didn't mean to target you!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, halfway through his sentence, suddenly saw Grayfia standing by and quickly explained with an embarrassed expression.
"Hehe, you're overthinking it, Lord Kagaya Ubuyashiki. I don't mind at all."
"If Miss Grayfia doesn't mind, then I'm relieved."
Hearing Grayfia's words, Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded slightly to her and spoke with a gentle smile.
"Yaozai, please continue."
"Yes!"
"The Eastern Empire is not a small country after all. We dared not make a decision on this matter ourselves, so we came to seek your two opinions..."