Come On, Let's Hurt Each Other—Please Recommend and Bookmark

Come On, Let's Hurt Each Other—Please Recommend and Bookmark

If this had been his previous life, and a super-rich man like Tony Stark had been willing to take him as an adopted son, Rimuru would probably have dropped to his knees on the spot and clung to Tony's thigh for dear life.

He would have called him Daddy Tony nonstop, but in this life? Heh heh.

Starting out as a Slime, with nothing but unbeatable cards in hand, why would he need to become someone's son?

A forcibly twisted melon was never sweet, and Tony did not press the matter. Besides, he was not ready to be a father.

In fact, he was not even ready to get married.

The reason he had blurted it out was mostly because Rimuru's displayed talent had stunned him. His intense desire to recruit talent had made him lose control a little.

Actually, things were pretty good as they were!

Once Tony learned that Rimuru had plenty more Recovery Potions on hand, enough to fill several warehouses, Tony Stark immediately agreed to exchange shares with Rimuru.

One day later.

Tony had resolved Rimuru's identity problem. Rimuru was the distant... niece of one of Stark Industries' founders!

(Slimes had no gender, but because she had inherited Shizue's appearance, she leaned more toward being a girl. From now on, she would be referred to as she.)

That founder's son and his entire family had tragically died in a shipwreck. Having outlived her children, she was now seriously ill herself, with little time left. She made a will leaving all her inheritance to her distant niece.

Thus, Rimuru magnificently became a major shareholder of Stark Industries, possessing assets worth nearly one billion Dollars.

Holding that property contract, Rimuru felt it was all incredibly unreal.

She had become a billionaire just like that?

Comparisons really could make people furious!

"Rimuru, this is your SNN Card, proof of the share transfer, and proof of inheritance. The inheritance tax has already been filed for you. As long as you sign here, all of this will be yours."

Pepper Potts laid the various documents before Rimuru, her feelings incomparably complicated.

As a smart person, she knew what she should and should not ask.

Still, the events of the past few days felt utterly absurd.

Tony had only told her that he and Rimuru had made a deal, but what kind of deal could be worth one billion Dollars?

If Rimuru and Tony had not looked absolutely nothing alike, she might even have suspected Rimuru was Tony's illegitimate daughter.

Still, Tony's attitude had affected Pepper's own attitude toward Rimuru. No matter what, Rimuru clearly held considerable weight in Tony's heart.

Getting along well with Rimuru could only help, never hurt, her efforts to keep Tony's heart.

It had been fine when she had not paid attention before, but once she did, Pepper immediately sensed something was off.

Pepper exclaimed dramatically, "My god! Rimuru, how long have you been wearing that outfit? In weather this hot, don't you feel warm?"

"Huh?"

Rimuru was a little dumbfounded. She had just been immersed in the shock of inheriting one billion Dollars, so how had the subject suddenly turned into how long she had worn this outfit?

That was way too much of a leap in logic!

Rimuru's outfit matched the Slime King's, with a fantasy-style aesthetic and a full protagonist vibe. Rimuru quite liked it.

As for being hot, that did not exist.

With the skill [Thermal Fluctuation Resistance], even if she were tossed into a steelmaking furnace and the steel melted into liquid, she would be perfectly fine.

This little bit of heat? Piece of cake!

Pepper frowned. "I remember you were wearing that outfit the day Tony came back, and you're still wearing it now..."

Emmmm...

Rimuru instantly felt awkward. When a beautiful woman asked how long he had worn his clothes, the subtext was, How could you be so unhygienic?

Rimuru felt panicked!

Could she have started smelling?

"I've only worn this outfit for less than... three days!"

In her previous life, wearing one set of clothes for two or three days had been totally, completely normal!

But why did she feel so guilty now?

Pepper exclaimed dramatically, "Three days? You haven't changed clothes for three days? Have you even taken a shower?"

Stab!

Rimuru instantly felt as though she had been shot through the heart. Pepper's burning gaze made her panic. What was she supposed to do?

[Great Sage, what should I do?]

Answer: Turn around, point at him, and say...

"He didn't prepare any clothes for me!"

Iron Man Tony was instantly dumbfounded. Watching Pepper lecture Rimuru had felt pretty satisfying just now; he had long wanted to teach this ill-tempered Slime a lesson.

Tony had not expected Rimuru, who poked at him every chance she got, to be completely defenseless before Pepper.

Sure enough, everyone had their natural nemesis!

Honestly, he had just wanted to eat a Cheeseburger while enjoying this show.

But what he had never expected was for the fire to burn him in the blink of an eye.

Also, she had actually dumped the blame on his head. Slime, where was your integrity?

Pepper said, "Tony, you're far too careless. As the host, you didn't even think of something like this. I really can't stand you."

I'm not! I didn't! Don't make things up!

Tony immediately launched into a triple denial, but the key was that no one believed him!

When it came to dumping the blame, I, Tony Stark, acknowledge you as the strongest!

Seeing Tony's frustrated expression, Rimuru's heart bloomed with joy.

Life, you were so beautiful, while Tony, you were so irritable. La-di-da, la-di-da!

If only she had a bag of sunflower seeds right now. Sunflower seeds were magical things.

Even if the news one day said Hawaii had been nuked, as long as you cracked open a bag of sunflower seeds, the matter could turn from serious to casual.

Pepper took Rimuru's hand and said, "Come on, big sister will take you to the mall and pick out some pretty clothes for you."

Rimuru immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Shopping?

Just thinking about the crowds and the glaring sunlight made Rimuru panic.

Rimuru shook her head like a rattle. "Sister Pepper, you're so busy. There's no need to trouble yourself. I can buy clothes on my own."

Tony Stark immediately declared righteously, "Pepper, it was my oversight before. Please make sure to pick out some pretty, cute little dresses for Little Rimuru. Oh, and stockings are absolutely essential. Rimuru is rather... tsundere. Yes, tsundere. When she says no, her body is often very honest. Do you understand?"

Rimuru said, "I ￥****"

Was this going to be mutually assured destruction?

Rimuru glared viciously at Tony. Tony glared right back without retreating. The two locked eyes, sparks crackling wildly between them.

Pepper covered her mouth and smiled. "You two really have such a good relationship!"

Rimuru and Tony retorted at the same time, "Who has a good relationship with him?!"

Blah blah blah...

Rimuru and Tony stabbed each other without mercy, targeting wherever it hurt the other most. It was painfully exhilarating.

Half a day later.

After trying on more than a dozen cute dresses, Rimuru's eyes rolled back as she completely lost her dreams.

She was done for. This time, she was completely done for.

Why had the tsundere label ended up stuck on her head?

Tony Shithead, just you wait!

Seeing Rimuru's dead-fish eyes and life-questioning expression, Pepper could not help laughing.

Originally, Pepper had approached Rimuru with strong utilitarian motives, but after spending the afternoon shopping together, she found herself beginning to be won over by Rimuru.

Rimuru was unlike every other young girl Pepper had known. She was simply too adorable and too interesting.

With Pepper's intelligence, how could she not know that Rimuru actually strongly resisted things like stockings and dresses?

But since the boss had assigned the task, she naturally had to complete it beautifully.

Getting Rimuru to wear cute young girls' clothes was, to Pepper, somewhat like playing a high-difficulty strategy game.

The more outfits she got Rimuru into, the higher her score would be, and the more favor she would earn from Tony.

But when Rimuru shyly and awkwardly emerged wearing the first dress, Pepper instantly felt as though an arrow had struck her heart.

Rimuru's bashful appearance was simply too cute and entertaining. Later on, Pepper even started enjoying the process of making Rimuru change clothes.

Especially Rimuru's soft, squishy cheeks—they felt absolutely amazing to pinch!

How could someone's skin be so elastic?

PS: This little sapling is tender and desperately needs watering and care. I hope everyone can vote and bookmark after reading. ＿|￣|○