Rimuru was the key!
The moment she said that, Carrera and Testarossa both turned to Ultima, waiting to see how she would answer this crucial question.
"Hehe~~, that really is the greatest obstacle!"
"The three of us really aren't qualified. But just because we aren't enough doesn't mean no one else is, right?!"
"So, I've decided to win someone over!"
"Someone who carries enough weight in Lord Emperor's eyes."
Ultima chuckled, her eyes filled with calculation.
Carrera's face was full of confusion.
In contrast, a thoughtful glint flashed through Testarossa's eyes.
"Who is it? Who makes you this confident?"
"Is there really someone that influential in the Demon Country Federation?!"
Carrera thought for a while, then simply gave up. Her brain just wasn't suited for thinking.
Fighting was her specialty.
"Hehe~~, it's the Guardian Yaksha under Lord Emperor—the Great Sage of Demon Subjugation, Xiao, who inherited Lord Emperor's Spear Arts!"
Ultima smiled and slowly gave her answer.
This was Ultima's plan: to win Xiao over and bring him into their ranks.
Indeed, the three of them were too inexperienced. Or rather... they simply were not qualified at all!
No matter how one looked at it, their chances of successfully becoming Lord Emperor's "shadows" and "messengers" were pitifully small.
So from the very beginning, Ultima's plan had been to win over someone influential enough to use that person's standing in Lord Emperor's heart to obtain that qualification.
And there were simply too few people in the Demon Country Federation qualified for that!
How few? Few enough to count on one hand!
To hold enough weight in Lord Emperor's heart, possess a special status, and also have sufficient seniority and responsibilities within the Demon Country Federation... when all those factors were added together, there were only a handful of candidates.
Rimuru went