That time I got reincarnated as a slime,no, a DRAGON?

CH-44

Tempest
An inn

Me and Hinata enter the room where Moss was keeping an eye on Glenda.
"Chief?" Glenda asked as soon as she saw Hinata.
"Glad to see you are doing well." Hinata replied.
"Haha. I see. So this is the end for me. Just kill me already. The fate of a spy never changes."
"Shut up." Moss said.
"Rimuru-sama, should we cut off her limbs to make her more complacent." Testarossa commented.
"Um. No. We have healing potions, even so-"
"I see. With those potions, we can give that painful experience to her over and over again. As expected." Shuna said.

What is this? They are scary. Even I didn't treat the prisoners these badly. What is wrong with this world.

"All right. Let's start with introducing ourselves. I am demon lord Rimuru."
"Then, I am Glenda, one of the three battle sages. I was captured once before as well by you, though I never met you."
"That is correct. Anyway. I have a question for you. Your aim was Elrick right?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I dont know. I was told to do so."

"I also have a question." Hinata said.
"Since when were you under the influence?"
"No comment."
"All right. Did you have trust in God Luminous?"
"God? There is no god in this world. Tch. If you want me to trust a god, pay me-"
Before she could finish, Hinata took out her Rapier and sliced her head off. I could have stopped her but decided not to. In my life I learnt an important thing dealing with people like her. If they say that they are not afraid of death, they are usually quite afraid of it. So this should make her a bit more complacent.

"Shuna, could you revive her."
"Hai."

After reviving, she was shocked. Whether because she was killed or came back from the dead, I am not sure.
"All right Hinata, let me take over now." She just nodded and said nothing more.

"All right. A professional like you will surely no thrive information just because I asked you nicely, so just listen to me and try not to lose your poker face."

This way I can confirm the information I have and how much Yuuki is telling the truth in his report. I still don't trust him completely.

"You see, in the council, there were many councillors influenced by their desire, especially greed."
"Uh-huh"
"And you are under the same influence."
"What?"
"Yep. But in your case, your unique skill is doing its best and protecting you."
"Ngh."
"Even if you have that skill though, there are people out ther who can see it."
"You mean with appraisal's eye?"
"Something like that. So, you are being clouded with greed or not has nothing to do with me, but it appears your employer has a strong skill."
"No comment. But I guess there is no denying it."
"Yes. So in the festival, there was also another person who had his desires clouded. He was Gaiye, who was dealt with by Shuna."
"So?"
"The fact that only one person was brought under rule and not many must mean that making many people come under her control would require the person to be physically nearby."
"Possibly. I don't know much about my employer."
"I see. Do you possibly know about Maribell Rosso?"
Hearing this name, her face went pale.
"Y-you.."
"The Rossos huh? True. They do have a lot of clout here." Hinata intervened.

"What the hell? I didn't even tell anything. This is the same as telling everything. They will kill me now."
"Quiet down will you. If they could kill you, they would have already done so. So either they don't know that you are caught or they cannot kill you now. Most probably the former though."

"So you didn't betray God Luminous on your own will?" Hinata asked.
"It is complicated, I really wanted to throw myself into the mercy of God, but Granbell had his eyes on me."
Hinata looked at curiously.
"It seems that there is a curse on her soul that allows the caster to kill her by destroying her soul without even needing to be close to her." I inform Hinata.
"I see. That makes sense. Even resurrection magic cannot save you if your soul is shattered."
>Can you remove this Raphael.<
<Of course Master.>
>Then please do so.<
<Understood.>
<It is done.>
>Thanks.<

I then tell Glenda about this. She just sobs and starts crying. Is it alright to show your weak points in front of us. Oh well. I guess she is finally free now. Well, the main reason I saved her is because of her skill. It seems like Raphael was a step ahead of me and had already analyzed her skill. Glenda might not know, but her skill is pretty good. Especially the second sub-skill. To understand the thinking pattern of your enemies even a little can be a major advantage, especially if I ever have to fight against Guy or Veldora's sister. I know Milim and Veldora will hold back against me but the same can't be said for them.

"So, now you are free. Go do whatever you want. But let me remind you" I say releasing a bit of demon lord haki, "If you ever go against me, you are dead."
"Hai."
"Well, I guess I will turn a blind eye to this. If I kill someone Rimuru saved, he will not let me hear the end of it. But remember, you betrayed the God Luminous. The Church has no place for you."

"T-then, Rimuru, no, Rimuru-sama, let me work for you."
"Huh?"
"I will do all the dirty job. So please let me work in your nation."
"I can't give you salary. But I can guarentee you food and a place to live."
"That is enough. Ruberios didn't pay us either, so it's alright."
"Very well, Moss introduce her to Souei and tell him to put her under him."
"Understood."
"Well, why don't we eat a bit and discuss what we know about." I say so and go to the restaurant.
"Shuna pick something suitable for us."
"Understood."
I never really picked food for myself so I am not sure about what to order so I let Shuna do so.
"Here you go. These are most famous items. Usually these are bought either with merit points or by standing in line for a long time."

As soon as the food is given, Glenda starts eating as if she was seeing food for the first point. The merit point system was a sort of currency system that worked internally in Tempest. It was only rewarded to people with big contributions. After eating Glenda takes a deep breath and speaks.
"Till now I worked for money. But from now i am going to earn these merit points. If i can get such delicious food, then there is no way i will not work here."

After that I got the basic information out of Glenda and it appears I got to know nothing new. Oh well.

"Benimaru, shore up the defenses. We might enter conflict. I doubt Maribell would attack Tempest, but if she does, we will attack first."
"Understood."
"Well, let's prepare for our excursion to those ruins."
"Shouldn't you cancel it now Rimuru?" Hinata asked.
"Nah. Rather, by creating an opening, I can force her to play a hand and take her out swiftly."
"I see. You better be careful alright. You might act like an airhead but I guess you had thought things through."
"RUDE."
"Don't worry though. I will take proper measures."

I wonder is this her way of caring for me?
<No.>
You answered this quickly didn't you?
<.....>
Silent treatment eh? Well that means that I hit the mark. Are you jealous by chance?
<Not at all. As a skill, I am made only for Master's benefit. I am not supposed to feel any feelings such as jealousy as mentioned by master.>

Whoa. You were quite monotonous right now. I prefer the older you better. No need to act as if you have no emotions.
<....>

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