147, On Veto Power

As Sword Elder turned to leave, he swept his gaze over the area. In an instant, he took in the entire situation around the waterfall—

Hell's great powers had long since vanished. Even Beria, who controlled the Gates of Hell, had hidden himself away.

It seemed they had never been worried about the safety of Hell's heir.

At the same time, the few people lingering in the sky had also been watching them—Lilith and Rimuru ultimately did not want to cause too great a collapse of order, while Ruksinth was somewhat dissatisfied by this. Hadn't she mobilized so much power precisely to make all those major factions suffer a silent loss?

"Well, this means The Truth Society's headquarters has been exposed too." Sylphiel lounged in midair, looking at the Twisted Ones covering the mountains and plains, then chuckled. "Now the whole world knows that Switzerland is the land of the Purified."

And Switzerland was still within Europe, the territory of mages and The Church.

"Hmph..." Ruksinth snorted, making it clear she had no intention of paying attention to this damned Succubus who only knew how to fool around—The Truth Society and the Council had a fairly decent relationship, since both had once pursued truth, but Hell...

Forget it.

Their philosophies were fundamentally incompatible. Hell worshipped immediate pleasure and pursued depravity. To most people seeking truth, that was an utterly spineless way of life.

Rimuru, meanwhile, ignored the bickering between his two new subordinates and merely poked Lilith discreetly.

When Lilith did not react... he hesitated for a moment, then poked her again...

"What are you doing?!" Lilith rolled her eyes. She had finally gotten to experience what it felt like to be imposing and dignified, only for Rimuru to keep poking her from behind...

"Stop making that little face. Everyone's