Arrangements and Home

Rimuru picked up the vegetable soup and began drinking. Since Mo Li had prepared it for her, Rimuru drank unusually slowly this time. Although she had no sense of taste now, that did not stop her from savoring the soup. At that moment, nothing in the world mattered more to Rimuru than this bowl of vegetable soup. As for the arrangements Ari had mentioned for the Goblins and Direwolves, she had long since forgotten them.

Watching Rimuru savor it so carefully, Mo Li found it both amusing and heartbreaking. It was amusing because of the way Rimuru drank soup, but heartbreaking because he wondered what kind of life she had lived in her previous life to cherish an ordinary bowl of vegetable soup so much.

"All right, drink up. Isn't there another bowl? I knew one bowl wouldn't be enough for you, so I prepared two."

Mo Li spoke with a gentle expression.

"Ari, what about you? If I drink them, what will you have?"

Rimuru asked.

"I've already eaten. Both bowls were prepared for you. You don't need to be so careful. Just drink it in big gulps."

Mo Li said with a smile.

"Then I won't hold back."

Rimuru shouted, no longer savoring it sip by sip as she drained the bowl of vegetable soup in one go. Then she picked up the other bowl and began drinking it as well.

Watching Rimuru gulp down the soup, Mo Li thought she was utterly adorable. In truth, Mo Li had lied. He had only prepared those two bowls of soup. But seeing Rimuru like this, he felt it was worth it. At his level, eating or not eating was no longer an issue. Since Rimuru liked it, he could simply let her drink.

After Rimuru finished, she shaped an arm from Slime liquid and wiped the soup that had splashed onto her body.

"All right, now that you're done drinking, it's time to get down to business."

Seeing that Rimuru had finished, Mo Li spoke up.

Rimuru looked puzzled.

"What business?"

Seeing the question marks all over Rimuru's face, Mo Li helplessly covered his forehead. He could not help wondering whether this truly was one of the Three Kings of Another World. Why did she look so unintelligent?

"Did you forget? Last night, we subdued both the Goblins and the Direwolves. Didn't you fall asleep right away because you were too tired? They're all waiting for your arrangements now."

Mo Li explained to the thoroughly confused Rimuru.

"Oh."

Only then did Rimuru remember.

"Honestly, I worry for your future subjects. They have such an unreliable leader."

Mo Li's tone was somewhat sarcastic.

Hearing Mo Li's words, Rimuru merely gave an embarrassed laugh.

"Haha, wasn't I just too busy and forgot?"

Rimuru defended herself.

"You were too busy?"

Mo Li's expression turned strange.

"You do nothing but eat and sleep. The only thing you did last night was spit out some spider silk. Oh, and swallow a Wolf King's corpse. May I ask what exactly you were busy with? I'm rather curious."

Mo Li showed Rimuru no mercy as he exposed her.

Rimuru did not feel the slightest bit embarrassed by Mo Li's words.

"At the very least, I cheered Ari on."

Rimuru said proudly.

"You..."

Seeing that Mo Li still wanted to criticize her, Rimuru hurriedly cut him off.

"Ari, stop talking. Didn't you say we still needed to arrange things for the Goblins and Direwolves? Hurry up, don't keep them waiting too long."

After saying that, Rimuru hurriedly bounced out of the wooden hut.

Watching Rimuru flee in defeat, Mo Li could not help feeling a headache coming on.

"When will this girl grow up a little? Forget it. I'll slowly teach her in the future. At worst, I'll cover for her."

Mo Li's expression became somewhat solemn as he said the last sentence.

Then, like Rimuru, Mo Li walked out of the hut.

Once outside, Mo Li saw Rimuru standing before all the Goblins and Direwolves, seemingly waiting for something.

When Rimuru saw Mo Li, she shouted loudly.

"Ari, over here! You're the only one left."

Mo Li walked over after hearing that.

Once Rimuru saw Mo Li approach, she stopped wasting words. She directly hopped onto a seat made by the Goblins from animal-hide cushions.

Looking at the Goblins and Direwolves below, honestly, while they were called the Goblin tribe and the Direwolf Tribe, there really were not many Goblins. Even including the old, weak, sick, and disabled, there were fewer than a hundred. The Direwolf Tribe had a few more, probably over a hundred in total, but not by much.

Rimuru cleared the throat she had formed from Slime liquid and prepared to speak.

"Since you Goblins and Direwolves have submitted to Mo Li and me, I will now make some arrangements for you and establish a few rules. I will have you form pairs, but because the Direwolf Tribe clearly outnumbers the Goblin tribe, the extra Direwolves will guard the village entrance and patrol around the village to observe the surrounding area. In other words, you will live in teams from now on."

As Rimuru spoke, she shaped hands and gestured.

At that moment, a Goblin raised his hand.

"All right, does this Goblin have a question?"

Seeing someone raise a hand, Rimuru hurriedly asked.

"Um, Lord Rimuru, may I ask what forming a team means?"

Upon hearing that, three black lines appeared on Rimuru's forehead.

Then Rimuru looked over the other Goblins and Direwolves and could not help asking.

"You all don't know?"

All the Goblins and Direwolves shook their heads in unison.

Rimuru then covered her head and said helplessly.

"I knew they lacked common sense, but I never expected them to be this ignorant."

"All right, stop complaining and explain it to them already."

Mo Li reminded Rimuru.

"Forming pairs means one Goblin and one Direwolf make a group. Two monsters make one group."

"Also, male Goblins and male Direwolves will form teams to hunt monsters and protect the village. Female Goblins and female Direwolves will be responsible for gathering fruit and medicinal herbs, as well as cleaning up the village's garbage to ensure its hygiene and medicine supply. Do you all understand?"

Rimuru patiently explained.

"We understand."

As soon as she finished speaking, all the Goblins and Direwolves replied in unison.

"Then go find your partners."

Rimuru said, waving a hand grandly.

All the Goblins and Direwolves began looking for their partners. Watching them scramble about in a flurry, Rimuru felt a sense of home for the first time.

Seeing Rimuru's complicated expression, Mo Li gently held her in his arms and said softly.

"You won't be alone anymore. I'll build a home that belongs to us with you. I won't let you be lonely again. From now on, I am your family."