The World's Ego

Unending Problems

Rimuru POV

Hearing this answer from Feiyun, even if I had trusted Leon from the beginning, it was still a shock. Leon had an Ultimate Skill from the Angelic system. Seeing the dumbfounded expression on Guy's face, Leon sighed loudly.

"Look, Guy, I don't have time for jokes. The <Purity King, Metatron> that we've been talking about is my Skill." Leon confirmed again

Guy's mouth twitched slightly before he turned to me, "Well then, what should we do? Rimuru!"

"Jeez! Don't push all the problems to me all the time!" I complained with a pout

"Wahahaha! I understand how Guy feels. Rimuru can be very helpful in times like these!" Milim chimed in

Ramiris nodded in agreement, "That's right! Just leave this to Rimuru, and we'll have a cup of tea or something!"

I just praised you too, Ramiris! Why would you betray me?!

Dagruel sighed in exasperation, "Rimuru, you've had it pretty rough. I've felt closer to you ever since I heard that you were forced to take care of Dino, and I feel sorry for you this time too."

He's such a gentle giant...!

"Thank you, Dagruel!"

"Hm, don't worry about it. Anyway, is Leon alright?" Dagruel asks

"That's right. He looks the same as usual, but it's important to know whether or not Leon is under control, right?" Luminas confirmed

Now their eyes were back on me and I sighed inwardly before turning to Feiyun.

"How does it look?" I ask her

She shakes her head with a sigh, "He is completely normal. No signs of control anywhere."

"If our theory is correct, Demon Lord Dino must have somehow got into contact with Phantom King Feldway." Iris said

"Once they were inside the labyrinth, complete isolation from the outside was impossible. That's why, although they didn't seem to be able to talk directly, they might have been able to communicate through 'telekinesis’' or something." Ramiris added

I nodded at their explanation, "That's why I want to know what happened here. Velzard had become an enemy and went on a rampage but how did it happen?"

"So you know about it." Guy hummed in amusement

"Of course." I motioned to the doorway that we came from, "Anyone could tell from the damage outside."

"You're right, that bastard Feldway broke through the <Ice and Snow Barriers>. It was Mizeri and Raine who greeted him, and I thought I'd go out and give him a thrashing. But then Velzard got in the way." Guy explained

"So he didn't make direct contact but only came close. It's the same conditions as Dino." I muttered in thought

"So, you're saying they need to get within a certain distance to interfere with the control circuit? You don't think that this might be a trick to make us think that, do you?" Guy asked

"... Maybe."

Guy turns his attention to Leon, "Leon, do you feel anything about yourself?"

Leon shakes his head, "I don't feel anything. I'm just me, and I don't feel like I'm being controlled by anything."

"There's no reason to not believe him. After all, Feldway said something peculiar when we checked the labyrinth recording." Iris said

I nodded at her words, understanding what she meant. She was talking about the time before Feldway controlled Chloe. He said this: