It was not that she was trying to act tough. This truly did not require anyone else's help—or rather, not even Lord Rimuru could help.
Only Ciel could accomplish it!
"One more thing. Lord Rimuru, will granting us Ultimate Skills cause you any harm... or impact?"
Benimaru once again raised a sensitive question.
As soon as those words were spoken, the anticipation in everyone's eyes turned into concern and resolve.
Even Diablo stopped praising him and gazed deeply at the Rimuru he served!
Clearly, if Rimuru said there would be consequences, these people would refuse his gift without hesitation!
Even if it meant disobeying Rimuru's orders!
Hearing their question, Rimuru was stunned for a moment.
It seemed that he really had not asked Ciel whether granting Ultimate Skills to others would have any effect on her.
Coming back to his senses, Rimuru immediately focused his consciousness into his mind.
Ciel, Ciel, if you grant Ultimate Skills to others, will it affect you in any way? Will it consume some kind of energy or something?
Rimuru anxiously asked Ciel within his mind.
If granting Ultimate Skills to others would make Ciel pay some irreparable price, Rimuru would not agree to it.
Although Ciel was merely a Divine Consciousness Core, a consciousness born from one of Rimuru's Ultimate Skills, King of Wisdom, Rimuru had already come to regard Ciel as family he could not live without.
If gaining power required Ciel's sacrifice, Rimuru would never agree to it.
Even if it meant refusing Ari's request!
Upon hearing Rimuru's question, Ciel fell silent for a moment before slowly asking a question.
If deriving Ultimate Skills would affect me, what would you do?
At that moment, Ciel's voice was no longer the emotionless mechanical female voice of the past. Instead, it carried traces of