Journey to the Holy Imperial Nation; Luminas's Lovesickness

As for why Testarossa, who was even better than Ultima, had not won—unfortunately, Testarossa had been sent out on a mission.

She had not even qualified to participate.

If she found out later, she would probably regret it until her guts turned green!

As for Carrera, the Original Yellow who stood on equal footing with Ultima?! She was not good at scheming and had been eliminated by Ultima's tricks and plots!

And so, Mo Li's two attendants were finalized.

They were Xiao and Ultima.

Time flew by, and soon the day of their journey to the Holy Imperial Nation arrived.

Mo Li, Rimuru, Shion, Xiao, and the others led the children onto the road to the Holy Imperial Nation amid the farewells of everyone from the Demon Country Federation.

Because the two nations had forged an alliance and Rimuru had set up spatial markers in advance, they soon arrived outside the gates of the Holy Imperial Nation.

After all, if they could get there faster, no one wanted to trudge along on foot.

Looking at the gates of the Holy Imperial Nation's capital right before her, Hinata Sakaguchi still felt shocked despite having experienced it several times. After all... this was far too fast!

Seeing Hinata Sakaguchi's astonished expression, Diablo and Shion felt incomparably proud of their Lord Rimuru.

This was Lord Rimuru's greatness.

After composing herself, Hinata Sakaguchi led Mo Li, Rimuru, and the others into the capital of the Holy Imperial Nation.

Led by Hinata Sakaguchi, the Holy Imperial Nation's Saint and the captain of the Western Saint's Church's Holy Knight Order, the group encountered no obstacles and entered directly, arriving outside an exceedingly splendid and extravagant palace.

The palace was incredibly lavish and luxurious, clearly bearing Luminas's style.

As Mo Li looked at the familiar building, a