Nyx Nova

Chapter Eight

'I think we're ready,' I announced as I surveyed the work we had done on the school. Myrd, Haruna, along with a group of High Orcs were completing some last-minute prep work for the institute's building. Due to my previously deflated mood, I had to start working on the preparations a bit later than everyone else. Rimuru had assigned some more help to my division for that and I was thankful for his help. We managed to finish everything just in time before the delegation entered the city.

'Phew, I thought that we couldn't finish it in time,' Haruna exclaimed in relief.

'It's thanks to your management skills, Haruna-chan,' I said.

'Oh, this wouldn't have happened if you didn't spend your time sulking all this time, Nyx-sama. Rimuru-sama was worried,' she scolded me.

'Ah, I know,' I apologetically said. Then, I felt Shion's magic power increase all of a sudden. I had urgently teleported to the gates and found out that she was producing a magic bomb to one-up the Yuurazania delegation.

'Thi- this....' she begged as she was getting terrified. She was unable to dispel the bomb and it seemed heavy for her to aim it anywhere.

'Ah this troubled child, don't do something if you don't know how to handle it,' I grumbled.

'Help! I am at my limit...' she cried.

'Good grief, you're hopeless as ever, Shion,' Rimuru said as he marched forward, changing into his human form. 'Fire it at me.'

'Bu- but!' she cried.

'Trust me, it'll be fine,' Rimuru coaxed her and she nodded before she launched it at Rimuru. The guy consumed it all with his "Gluttony" and thus, the situation was diffused. Shion immediately let out a breath of relief.

'Oh, you're not getting away with this,' I declared before I grind both sides of her temple with my knuckle and scolded her. 'Next time, ask me to teach it to you first. What good would I build a school if you weren't attending it? Don't spend all day getting attached to Rimuru, you should provide some of your time to study with me.'

'Awww, it hurts! Nyx-sama, I'm sorry!! I'm sorry!!' she cried once more.

'Oi, you're breaking her skull,' Rimuru warned before I stopped messing with her.

'Magic bomb, as opposed to the magic bullet, is way too dangerous to handle at your skill of manipulating magic power. At least start with a magic bullet first if you want to learn magic attack,' I scolded her again as she plopped down and was embarrassed. 'Still, since you can produce quite a strong one, you have a lot of potential. Just come to the institute to learn it properly, Shion.'

'We expected no less from the friends of Lord Karion. We are grateful to make your acquaintance,' said the leader of the delegation. A snake and a tiger, they were from the special division called the Beastketeer if I am not mistaken.

'As are we, welcome to Tempest,' Rimuru declared.

'That's right, Rimuru and I, Nyx Nova are the elected chief magistrates of the Tempest Federation, essentially, we are the collective ruler of this country,' I explained to the delegates as I bowed at them respectfully.

'Milords, Karion-sama specifically said to give you two our due respect. We are honoured that you both personally coming here to welcome us,' said the snake lady.

'Don't mention it. Now,' I said as I gestured into the city, 'my department is in charge of your itinerary here. So please, come inside and we'll get started on our first activity!'

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'Ahh! Bliss!' the snake lady, Albis, drunkenly declared after she chugged the fourth barrel of brandy. Besides her was the other beastketeer, Sophia, licking the basin of wine in her beast form.