"..." - Speech
'...' - Thoughts
[...] - Voice Of The World
[...] - Great Sage
***
"Now ain't this interesting." Peering through the window, Felix noticed the slime in their human form, along with those ogres from before, but among them Felix was particularly interested in the pink-haired girl sitting in the back.
'Though, why is she wearing barely anything?'
Ignoring the weird wardrobe situation the girl munching on some cake had going on, Felix's eyes widened as he looked deeper, 'S-she's producing magicules?? Ain't this stuff meant to–'
[Answer: It is a Skill]
'What is it with you and cutting me off mid-thought?
Also, what happened to me denying the skill? What, you decide to take its place?' He thought to himself, not expecting an answer.
[...]
And he didn't get one either.
Turning back to the girl with the magicules producing skill, Felix noticed that she had looked up from her cake a little bit left on the side of her lip, but the important part was that she was looking directly at him, curious.
'So she can see me, that's good to know' He smiled and gave the girl a small wave.
***
"Uhh, Milim? What are you looking at?" Rimuru looked behind his chair but saw nothing, 'Great sage also noticed nothing'
Everyone else in the room also looked at Milim, some still shocked that he managed to befriend a demon lord.
"Nothing!" Milim quickly ate the rest of her cake.
Hopping up from her seat, she gave a wink to Rimuru and rushed out the room.
–SLAM–
"That happened." Rimuru asked the great sage if they noticed anything off, but it all came back negative.
"Anyway, with the trade–" The meeting continued, oblivious to another meeting just outside of Tempest.
***
Felix looked up at the sky as he noticed the meteor of magicules heading his way.
As she came closer, Felix realised, 'She's not slowing down.'
His smile dropped, 'She's really gonna crash into the earth?'
–BOOM–
And just like he thought the girl crashed right into the earth, kicking up a dust storm in the process, it was basically a mini hurricane.
"You didn't have to do that." Felix muttered, he crossed his arms while leaning against a tree.
"But it's always so fun!" Milim chirped as she jumped out of her self made crater.
Sigh, 'she's basically a child.'
"You're strong!" Milim said excitedly.
"Nope, I'm Felix"
"..." Milim froze.
"How'd you tell?" Seeing he killed her momentum he asked.
Milim twitched, then shook her head. "I used this." She pointed at her eyes as both gleamed.
"An observation skill, neat.' The next moment he heard that same voice in his head once more.
[Skill Recognition Complete]
[Acquisition of Intrinsic Skill: Milim Eye — Available]
[Confirm?]
'Is everything a skill?'
[Answer: Yes]
'Fair enough.' He looked at the girl with her hands still on her hips.
"So? Want to fight?" Felix, suddenly flashed in front of her.
Milim's face showed surprise for once, she barely caught his movement. She then grinned. "They call me the "Destroyer" for a reason, haha" Just as Milim was about to give him a gut punch, Felix flicked her on the forehead.
–BOOM–
A blast of air pressure tore up the terrain behind her.
"Owww!" Milim crouched down, rubbing her flicked forehead, a noticeable red lump appeared. "You're mean…" she pouted. "...And strong."
He pointed to the crater, "And you made that crater over there."
Milim stopped pouting as she looked at him confused. "You're not scared of me?
"Should I be scared of a child–"
–Wham–
He caught her fist mid-air, neutralizing all the force behind it.
Milim had an angry expression, but it quickly shifted into joy as she pulled back her fist, Felix allowed it, and clapped.
"Amazing! You actually caught that. Everyone else just dodges." Her expression turned predatory.
He raised a brow, 'A battle maniac.'
"No more fighting, at least not here or now." He said before she started to get any ideas.
"Aww, why??" She puffed her cheeks at him.
"We'd destroy the whole area if we were to spar, let alone fighting how you want to." That got Milim to stop.
"Ahh, then my bestie's town would be…" She looked back at the town that was still in sight.
"Destroyed, and your bestie would be sad, they might even hate you for it." Treat a child like a child and you'll be fine.
"Rimuru wouldn't hate me, right??" Milim asked, tears threatening to fall.
Felix just shrugged.
***
Rimuru's wings flapped through the air, "What the hell is Milim doing?!"
Just a few minutes ago, he was alerted to a battle taking place outside of Tempest, No one dared approach once they saw it was Milim.
[Notice: There is a 99% possibility that this is related to Milim's actions earlier.]
"Knew it. Thanks Great Sage" He thanked his skill.
[...]
…
Hovering above the wrecked landscape, Rimuru stared down at the aftermath. Cracked earth stretched out for miles, chunks of forest were missing, and entire hills looked like they'd disappeared.
"What the hell happened here…" he muttered.
[Notice: A battle occurred]
His eye twitched. "Really? I never would've guessed."
[Hmph.]
He scanned the area and eventually noticed Milim, and someone else sitting at a small round table with two chairs.
Milim had an exact copy of the cake he had served to her before, while the person opposite just sipped on a glass of water as if he was at a picnic spot.
"Rimuru!" Milim suddenly called out to him, her hand shot up as she waved at him.
The man across from her, chuckled lightly, giving a side eye to Rimuru.
…
As Rimuru sat on the newly conjured chair, his gaze drifted to the mysterious man across from him.
'Great Sage'
[Affirmative]
While great sage did its thing, he leaned towards Milim.
"So Milim." He whispered.
"Hmm?" The fork stopped halfway along its journey. She tilted her head at Rimuru, a question mark visible next to her head.
"Who's your friend?" He pointed to the man.
–Clang–
Putting her fork down, Milim suddenly remembered they didn't know each other.
"Right! Rimuru, this is Felix, my second bestie!" Milim wrapped an arm around Rimuru's neck and squeezed.
Rimuru would be choking if he wasn't a slime.
[Notice: The individual known as Felix, has a magicule count that is unknown. Estimate, their amount of magicules greatly exceeded individual Milim's]
Rimuru's eyes shrank. 'A-Another Demon Lord? You're kidding, right?'
[Negative]
'Damnit.'
…
'So that's great sage? Surprisingly I prefer you over them.'
[...]
'That was a compliment, you're meant to say thank you.'
Felix put his glass down, "So this is the Rimuru you went on so much about. I didn't think it was that slime I saw."
He stood up and walked round the table, hands in his pockets as he leaned in for a closer look at Rimuru.
Milim nodded excitedly that her two besties are meeting, 'Maybe they can become besties too!'
Rimuru was beginning to get uncomfortable with Felix's stare, metaphorical sweat started to pour down his face as he sunk back into the chair reverting to his slime form, but Felix soon smiled and laughed while covering his lower face.
"Hahaha, you were right Milim, his reactions are hilarious"
"Umu, of course I was, I am the great Milim Nava, HA HA HA" She laughed with him, loud and exaggeratedly.
Rimuru just sat? Lay there? You can't really tell when he's a slime, but right now he really did not know how to handle this. Two catastrophe class Demon Lords, right in his backyard.
'Will I survive this Great Sage?'
[Notice: Most likely. Analysis shows individual Felix is not hostile and will stay that way unless provoked.]
Rimuru's slime form seemed to melt into the chair. Two catastrophe-class Demon Lords, one calling him "bestie" and the other laughing at his face. Worst. Rollercoaster. Ever.
***