082, Mad Dogs

After Rimuru's gaze landed on her, it was immediately met by those sapphire-like, dazzling eyes. He tilted his head.

She was still wearing the same high-collared trench coat as before. Her height was more petite than slender, making the outfit seemingly unsuitable for her, yet when Rimuru saw the collar completely conceal her delicate little face, leaving only her refined nose and bright eyes exposed, paired with her slightly mysterious, ear-length blond hair, all he felt was a mysterious and aloof aura washing over him. Everything looked perfectly fitting.

Rimuru blinked helplessly and gave a faint, resigned laugh.

When they had fought together before, he had felt that her eyes seemed capable of speaking. Now, he once again clearly saw the delight and happiness within them.

"Will she be joining my squad?" Rimuru looked directly at Ling Ling. He had already guessed.

Although he did not know how the Light Chasers had managed to pull enough strings to make Finland hand over a Beyond-Grade Words of Power User, even Rimuru had to admit it was a good decision.

Because honestly, the battle where he had worked with Lina against the Mech Warrior remained quite vivid in his memory.

She was the only person who could truly coordinate with him in battle.

The other members of Rimuru's team were all strong as well, but when they acted together, their greatest form of cooperation was fighting separately and accomplishing their respective goals. If they really talked about coordination and tacit understanding, probably only Ye Xiaoqian and Yutong's duo had anything worth showing off. It sounded somewhat embarrassing, but that was indeed the truth.

Of course, part of that was because Yuki Onna's abilities were unsuitable for group cooperation, while Rimuru's strength was simply too far beyond everyone else's. But Lina had genuinely