"Wow, you've all changed so much!"
Rimuru exclaimed.
"It is all thanks to you, Lord Morax. Otherwise, we would never have received such an opportunity."
Ran-ga bowed low as he flattered him.
Looking at Ran-ga's majestic true form, then at Rigurd's body like that of a bodybuilding champion, Rimuru grew angrier the more she thought about it. Why hadn't that Veldora guy made her look a little better when he named her?
"Great Sage, explain this to me. Why did they all evolve after being named, and evolve into such good-looking forms, while I didn't evolve at all after Veldora named me and didn't even become prettier?"
Rimuru asked Great Sage indignantly.
"This is all my fault. Great Sage was truly impressed this time. How could they possibly be the same? What is your strength, and what is theirs? Besides, wouldn't a Slime still be a Slime even after evolving? What else could it evolve into? Sigh, having such a master was truly eight lifetimes' worth of bad luck. But complaints aside, she still had to placate her."
[Note: Because your race and strength have already reached their limits, the only way to evolve is to become a Demon Lord. Otherwise, your race cannot be changed. Please improve your strength diligently and strive to evolve as soon as possible.]
"Evolve into a Demon Lord? Why don't you just tell me to become a god?"
Rimuru immediately flew into a rage upon hearing Great Sage's explanation.
When Mo Li saw the resentful look on Rimuru's face, he knew she was arguing with Great Sage again. There was no need to ask; it was definitely about her race and appearance. The Cute King from the original story might not have cared much about such superficial things, but this Cute King had been a girl in her previous life. What did girls care about most? Nothing more than appearance and luxury goods. She had endured it because Mo Li's appearance and race were better than hers, but now even Ran-ga and Rigurd had evolved into handsome forms thanks to her naming them. How could she possibly stand that? No woman could.
"No, Great Sage, you have to explain this to me."
Rimuru kept pressing Great Sage.
Just then, Rimuru suddenly felt someone pick her up. Looking up, she saw that it was Mo Li.
"Alright, stop making things difficult for Great Sage. She isn't omnipotent, so don't give her such a hard time."
Mo Li persuaded Rimuru.
"Hmph, I'll let you off this time for Ari's sake."
Rimuru snorted at Great Sage.
[...]
Great Sage no longer wanted to speak.
"Besides, why do you need to care about this? Once we can transform into human forms, won't you be able to take on whatever appearance you like?"
Mo Li reminded Rimuru.
"That's actually true. Once we can transform into humans, I can become whatever I want to look like."
Only then did Rimuru realize it.
"Ari is still the smartest. Unlike Great Sage, who is completely useless."
While praising Mo Li, Rimuru did not forget to take a jab at Great Sage.
Great Sage: "..."
You never used to say that. You really did forget loyalty at the sight of a pretty face.
"Alright, let's hurry and prepare for tonight's celebration."
Mo Li changed the subject.
Sure enough, Rimuru's attention was caught by the word "celebration."
"Lord Rimuru, it is a celebration to welcome you and Lord Morax, as well as to celebrate us receiving names. Since you bestowed names upon us, the strength of both our Goblin tribe and the Direwolf tribe has increased tremendously. Together with the plan you devised, we have gathered many fruits and vegetables and captured plenty of prey."
Rigurd explained.
"So that's how it is."
Rimuru said in realization.
"Then let's hurry up and prepare for the celebration."
Rimuru said excitedly.
Seeing Rimuru's excited expression, Mo Li could not help but smile wryly. Just moments ago, she had been furious, yet in the blink of an eye, the clouds had cleared. Girls really did change moods quickly.
Mo Li then picked Rimuru up and spoke gently.
"Alright, let's go prepare for the celebration."
Rimuru and Mo Li then arrived in front of a house.
"Lord Rimuru, Lord Morax, this house is where we store our food. Please inspect it."
Rigurd explained respectfully from the side.
"Food storage?"
At the mention of food, Rimuru's eyes immediately lit up. Although she had no sense of taste now, that did not stop her from liking food.
"Ari, let's hurry inside and take a look."
Rimuru urged Mo Li.
"I know, little glutton."
Mo Li stroked Rimuru's head and said fondly.
Mo Li then opened the door to the shabby thatched hut.
What met Mo Li's eyes was a mountain of food.
Most of it was meat, along with freshly picked fruits and vegetables.
There was also a small amount of food that even Mo Li had never seen before.
It seemed that these Goblins and Direwolves had followed the rules Rimuru had set for them quite well and had not cut corners.
They had gathered so much food in such a short amount of time.
Because he had needed to look after Rimuru and had fallen asleep after transferring magicules to her, Mo Li had slept for no less time than Rimuru. He had only woken up one day before her. If he had not transferred magicules to Rimuru, he would not have fallen asleep either.
Moreover, in a sense, Mo Li did not hold much goodwill toward the humans of this world. The monsters here were more trustworthy than humans, because monsters did not have hearts as complicated as humans. That was why Mo Li preferred the monsters of this world.
"Wow, so much food."
Rimuru was instantly dazzled by all the food. But then she seemed to think of something.
"Ari, there seems to be a problem with this food."
Rimuru said to Mo Li.
"A problem? What problem?"
Mo Li frowned.
"Most of this food is meat, fruits, and vegetables. In this weather, none of it is easy to preserve."
Rimuru explained to Mo Li.
Since it was currently summer, food was very difficult to store.
"That's true. This world doesn't have things like refrigerators."
Only then did Mo Li realize the problem.
"I have a solution, Ari. Don't worry."
Rimuru said.
"Rigurd, can you take charge of tonight's celebration?"
"Yes, Lord Rimuru."
Rigurd replied excitedly.
"That's right. You will organize tonight's celebration. Let's try to eat all this food tonight and leave as little as possible."
"Yes, Lord Rimuru."
Rigurd answered.
Seeing Rimuru like this, Mo Li suddenly felt as though his child had grown up.
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