Rimuru x Rebuild World

Chapter 16 Differences of Power.

After Elena gave orders to Katsuya and his friends, they scrambled into the ruin in panic.

Sara then turned her bitter smile that she just directed Katsuya to Elena. Because earlier Katsuya kept asking about Rimuru's identity when he saw him getting out of Elena and Sara's house.

Sara: "I think it's fine if we tell them. We can just keep the fact that we know him a secret and just say that he's someone who bought your unused information-gathering device."

Elena: "No, what if he has a lot of questions cropping out from that statement and starts probing further instead? I don't want to deal with that, you know. That's why it's fine like this. Since we promised Rimuru not to say and ask anything unnecessary, we also have to be careful not to reveal anything that might make other people probe about him."

Sara: "... Now that you mention it, that makes sense. Guess I need to be more careful too."

Sara's face stiffened a bit as she remembered that after she asked Elena and Shizuka just a bit about Rimuru, she was able to make a pretty detailed guess about Rimuru.

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Yumina: "Take down that greedy crocodile? Katsuya, what are you even talking about?"

Katsuya: "That monster hasn't noticed us yet. If we use our full power to ambush it, we should be able to kill it."

Yumina: "Even if that's true that doesn't mean there's any need for us to do something dangerous."

Katsuya looked down, making a pained expression.

Katsuya: "... I see, I guess. We're not strong enough to take that down, huh? Sorry, just forget about it. Let's go."

As Yumina looked at Katsuya a bit annoyed, she remembered him desperately training in the shooting range while making a pained expression. With the thoughts of all his dead friends.

She never wants him to be a pain in the ass again. So, she made her decision.

'If we can defeat that greedy crocodile and make Katsuya feel better about himself, it should stop him from getting depressed every time. And even if we can't handle it, Elena-san and Sara-san will help us. This is going to be okay. Haaa... what a pain in the ass.'

Yumina: "Katsuya. I'll ask Elena-san, so wait for a sec there."

After getting confirmation from Elena. They decided to kill the Greedy Crocodile.

Sara: "Are you sure you're okay with that, Elena?"

Elena: "They asked us first for the sake of predicting how strong that monster is based on whether we give our permission or not, you see. So, I'll consider that cleverness."

Sara: "Oh, I see."

Yumina and her friends position themselves where they can ambush the Greedy Crocodile.

Yumina: "Don't worry, I asked Elena-san and Sara-san to help us in case of emergency but with the assumption that they are nowhere near."

Katsuya: "As if they're nowhere near? Aren't they somewhere close?"

Airi: "I bet they're planning to evaluate our performance from how far we can go before we need their help."

Yumina: "If we need help right from the start, then it means that's just how weak we are."

Katsuya: "I see, I guess we have no other choice but to do this now."

Yumina: "Alright then, from what I can see, it doesn't have its usual cannons."