Considering that they had been with Luo for four or five days before encountering such a precious supernatural thing, Rimuru quickly made a decision. He planned to follow it first and see what this so-called little fellow from Hell intended to do.
This worried Luo, who had only taken one or two bites of the pudding in front of her.
Seeing Luo's reluctant expression, Rimuru could not help laughing as he told her to stay here. After all, following a little fellow that looked like nothing more than an ordinary demon was far too easy given his current strength.
But Luo looked at Rimuru, who had already risen and was preparing to sneak after it alone. After thinking it over, she hurriedly stood up and chose to go with him. A moment later, she rushed back, picked up the pudding on the table, and happily followed after him again.
Fortunately, that ghost-like being was not wandering very quickly.
Rimuru even had time to wait for Luo and chat with her for a few words. He turned back with an amused smile. "If you like eating it, there'll be plenty of chances in the future... After all, this universe should theoretically belong to you."
"...The value of matter itself is not precious, but the time required for this act is very luxurious." Luo stuffed the entire pudding into her mouth in one bite and answered with her usual blank expression.
Luo's reply made Rimuru pause slightly. Then he suddenly smiled helplessly. "When I heard the first half of that sentence, I thought you were going to say it was precious because I gave it to you..."
"Would saying that make you happy?" Luo swallowed the food curiously and suddenly asked.
"No. If you said something like that, you wouldn't be yourself