"A Chen, get out of the way, Sakazuki is looking for me."
Rimuru kicked Zhong Chen aside, his eyes already turning into money symbols.
Zhong Chen, who had been kicked aside, pointed at Rimuru with an angry expression and shouted loudly:
"Rimuru! Are you trying to hog all the food?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's villainous accusation, Rimuru retorted without hesitation.
"It's clearly you, A Chen, who wants to hog all the food. Can you even eat such a huge sum of money?"
Milim and the other two, who were initially stunned by the enormous sum, now reacted. Zhong Chen was trying to swallow all that money himself.
Thinking of this, the other three immediately surrounded Zhong Chen.
"Zhong Chen, there's no way I'm letting you keep this money all to yourself."
Veldora crossed his arms, staring at Zhong Chen warily, as this guy had a record of snatching money.
If he didn't keep an eye on him, he was afraid Zhong Chen would just snatch Sakazuki away.
"That's right! Nasty A Chen always thinks of himself when good things happen."
"Mm-hmm, Milim is right. A Chen never knows how to share when good things happen."
Zhong Chen, suddenly caught in a barrage of verbal attacks, instantly dispelled any thoughts of grabbing the money and running.
"Host, you actually had the idea of snatching money? This is Sakazuki; robbing him is illegal."
"What are you talking about? I wasn't planning to snatch money. I was just going to use the money to find filming locations, and those require a lot of funding."
"..."
"Ahem, how little trust you have in me. Am I that kind of person...? Don't worry, I'll decide on this money: a fifty-fifty split!"
Seeing that hogging it was impossible, Zhong Chen waved his hand with feigned generosity, as if Rimuru and the others were getting a great deal.
"Fifty-fifty split? How can five people split it fifty-fifty?"
Rimuru, noticing the flaw in Zhong Chen's statement, looked at him suspiciously.
"I get five... That's impossible!"
Zhong Chen, who was about to say he'd take fifty percent, saw the weapons the other four suddenly pulled out and quickly changed his tune, continuing:
"One-fifth each, one-fifth for everyone, that should be fine, right?"
"Hmph, that's more like it."
Satisfied with the answer, the others put away their weapons.
Having settled the division of the huge sum, the group immediately turned their attention back to their angel investor, Sakazuki.
"Ahem... Sakazuki, you have perfectly proven your loyalty to the Monster Country Federation. We have decided to appoint you as the overall commander for this Shinobi World War."
"The Imperial Guard Legion and the Royal Knights will all be under your command this time."
"I have one thing to say: however you want to fight, you fight. We only look at the results."
"Understood?"
At the end, Zhong Chen showed a serious expression, while Sakazuki quickly stood up, saluted with a serious face, and shouted loudly:
"Yes! Your subordinate guarantees to conquer the entire Shinobi World within three days."
Academy City
"It seems we're about to be discovered?"
A blue figure, sitting on a luxurious sofa with a cup of blood-red liquid in hand, stared intently with crimson eyes at the woman sitting opposite her.
"Heh heh, isn't that only natural...? Everyone here is extraordinary."
The golden-haired mature woman, holding a folding fan, spoke with an indifferent expression.
"Aren't you worried at all? We appeared here suddenly. If we're caught, it probably won't end well."
A figure in a red plaid vest with short, curly green hair glanced at the golden-haired mature woman and spoke coldly.
"Since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. I feel we've already been discovered, but for some reason, the other party hasn't made a move."
The golden-haired mature woman propped her cheek with her right hand, a glint flashing in her eyes, but her tone showed no sense of crisis regarding her current situation.
"Then when can we go out? It's so boring here, I can't even play games."
A beautiful girl with long black hair rubbed her small feet while asking with a troubled expression.
"Princess, please bear with it a bit longer. I can feel that there are countless people stronger than me here."
"If they knew Princess..."
The woman sitting beside the beautiful girl did not finish her sentence, only her face was filled with worry.
"Ultimately, how did we even get here?"
"I don't know. Perhaps the people here can give us an answer."
"Sigh... I want to eat something delicious..."
"Heh heh, they're all such lovely children."
Shizue, sitting in the Chairwoman's office, looked at the images on the screen before her with a gentle smile.
Ze Qi'en, standing beside her, had a cold expression, his tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of killing intent:
"Chairwoman, do you need your subordinate to bring people to apprehend these individuals disturbing the peace of Academy City?"
This disruptive organization was different from the one created by Aihara Enju and the others.
Ze Qi'en had always turned a blind eye to the antics of these youngsters like Aihara Enju; the Security Force had never taken them seriously.
Otherwise, for these children to evade the Security Force's searches would be a joke.
Although each of these children possessed considerable combat power, that was only relative to other people.
While the Security Force's name sounded ordinary, it was an elite unit directly commanded by the Academy City Council.
Any random person pulled from it would be a Boss-level figure in other worlds.
"No need. Let A Chen handle it when he returns. No doubt, it's probably his doing again."
Upon hearing Ze Qi'en's words, Shizue immediately waved her hand, a hint of exasperation in her tone.
Ever since Academy City was established, the troublemakers have always been the same few. To describe them as incorrigible would be an understatement.
"Yes, your subordinate understands."
Upon hearing Shizue mention Zhong Chen, Ze Qi'en immediately fell silent.
Currently, the top combat forces of the Monster Country Federation, except for Ze Qi'en who had remained by Shizue's side and was unaffected, had become increasingly unreliable.
The fact that Sakazuki paid money to buy command already hinted at this.
"Although we can wait for A Chen to return to deal with it, do not relax your monitoring of them. After all, the children's safety is paramount."
"Yes."
"Also, quietly place some food in the places they always go to steal, without letting them discover it."
"Yes."
Ze Qi'en's replies were always extremely concise, and Shizue, seeing him like this, couldn't help but fall into thought.
A moment later, Shizue, suddenly remembering something, gave Ze Qi'en a gentle smile:
"Ze Qi'en, next time there's a New World, you go protect A Chen."
Upon hearing Shizue's words, Ze Qi'en's body suddenly stiffened. He turned his head and asked with a surprised expression:
"This... If your subordinate goes to protect Lord Chen, then your safety..."
"Heh heh, what danger could I possibly be in at Academy City?"
"You go out with A Chen and see. Don't always stay in Academy City. Interact with more people and things; you'll have a different experience."
"This... Yes, your subordinate obeys..."