Rimuru in Emo Mode; the Terrifying Gui Li Country

"Ari, you have no idea how amazing little Ganyu is! She..."

Guizhong immediately began babbling on about Ganyu's achievements in Gui Li Country, practically praising Ganyu to the heavens!

Looking at Ganyu, who had already grown into a fine young woman, Mo Li's gaze was filled with gentleness and nostalgia.

The last time he had met this little one, she had still been a soft, round, blue dumpling!

Mo Li stroked Ganyu's beautiful blue hair and spoke gently.

"Mm, thanks for your hard work, Ganyu."

The moment Ganyu heard those words, her eyes immediately reddened.

It could not be helped! Nearly every monster in the Demon Country Federation had their faith in Mo Li etched into their very bones. Anyone would be overwhelmed if their idol praised them like that right in front of them!

"My Lord, it wasn't hard. Everything Ganyu did was what she should have done."

"Little Ganyu!!!"

At that moment, an extremely delighted voice, faintly tinged with surprise, suddenly rang out.

As soon as the words fell, Rimuru, who had just finished teaching that "traitor" Benimaru a lesson, darted out.

"You're little Ganyu? You've grown so much!?"

Rimuru circled around Ganyu, examining her closely while making sounds of utter disbelief.

But when she saw Ganyu's perfect curvy figure, coupled with her gentle, elegant, delicate temperament, Rimuru suffered a devastating blow.

Yet that was not what hurt Rimuru the most. What hurt her most were the two big white rabbits beneath Ganyu's neck, clearly more than a size larger than hers.

Rimuru looked at her own chest, flat as an airfield, then at her petite, childish figure that looked like a little girl's and inspired no interest at all.

She had lost. Completely and utterly lost—to little Ganyu, whom she had watched grow up!

At that moment,