140, The Early Bird Catches the Worm, Sis Is Going Solo, skr? (Stop Rushing Me, Stop Rushing Me)

"Um... Your Majesty... may we leave now?"

One of them cautiously spoke up.

Hearing Rimuru's astonished tone, everyone cursed inwardly, yet put on delighted expressions.

"Ah... as you please..." Rimuru waved a hand indifferently, but as if suddenly remembering something, he said, "About what happened today... well... forget it."

"You may go."

He had originally wanted to tell them to keep quiet and not spread this around, especially to the Light Chasers. But after thinking about it, with Ling Ling's abilities, she would surely find out these details no matter how well he hid them... Rather than make her dissatisfied by letting her know he had tried to hide it from her, he might as well let things take their course and simply not say it.

Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly prepared to retreat when Black Cat's voice suddenly rang out. "Shadow Serpent, please wait a moment."

"I recall you saying that your target was me, not my two students. So, aren't you planning to take me with you?"

At those words, Shadow Serpent, who had been urgently leading his teammates away, froze... "You jest, sir. With Your Majesty's team supporting you, there is naturally no need for you to lower yourself to join a tiny team like ours... My earlier words were indeed arrogant and ignorant. I hope you can forgive me."

"Then, would it trouble you if I wanted to join your team?"

Black Cat's voice slowly reached everyone's ears. Rimuru and Lilith exchanged a glance, the corners of their lips curling upward, but neither spoke.

Just as he had said before, he intended to respect Black Cat's original path of destiny. He believed that even without decisive intervention, the other party would grow into a towering tree. Or rather, too much interference might turn him into a