091, Entering Marvel

Although things differed somewhat from what Rimuru had expected, seeing this still made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Because the result was the same. No, rather, this was even better. Watching the two of them grow increasingly heated, as though neither would yield over a single Void crepe, the atmosphere among everyone suddenly thawed with a pop, becoming as harmonious as if they had known one another for years.

Lilith smiled silently and secretly winked at Rimuru, her expression somewhat strange.

She could see it now. At the end of the day, Nine Tails was still a child.

Even though she had already come of age in the Star Spirit Clan and undergone her coming-of-age ceremony, in human terms, Nine Tails was actually only around fourteen to sixteen years old.

But... well... she had heard that Rimuru had another little follower among the Light Chasers named Lina, who also seemed to be only sixteen?

And come to think of it... when Rimuru had first met her, she had also looked quite young... and Rimuru himself was...

Mm... Lilith's expression grew increasingly strange as she looked at Rimuru suspiciously—

Could her contractor have some unusual preference?

It was not just her. Seeing Nine Tails puff out her cheeks as she angrily argued with Yuki Onna, then stare longingly as Yuki Onna protectively pulled the food back into her arms like she was guarding against a thief, everyone somehow got the impression that Yuki Onna was bullying a child.

Originally, everyone had been somewhat wary of this famous princess. Her status and rank were right there, and they feared they would not get along with her. Rimuru, who knew that Nine Tails was naturally lively, playful, gluttonous, willful, yet sufficiently self-aware, was fine. But those who did not know her could