{Elite competition: A Secret Love Hidden from The Public}

The Start of a Unique Couple

It was a normal day in the Capital of The Jura Tempest Federation, Rimuru City, we see two beings walking through the busy streets passing by various races from hobgoblins, humans, kobolds, and elves to higher races like high orcs, oni, lycanthropes, and many other monsters

The two beings that are casually walking through the streets are our beloved slime and supreme god, Rimuru Tempest, and beside him is Luminous Valentine, the Yuri vampire(who isn't fully Yuri anymore) and a new true god

It could also be seen that they're both not mobbed by the crowd they are in, and that is due to Ciel putting illusion magic on them so that they wouldn't be disturbed

Now why are they in the middle of the road? That's because they are celebrating their anniversary. That's right, anniversary since they have been married for a few years by this point

But the Cardinal world as a whole has yet to know about this information, as both Rimuru and Luminous had agreed to have their relationship be a secret. How long have they been together? Well, they have been together since they first met.

And no, I don't mean the Walpurgis Banquet, though that is when they have 'officially' first met, that isn't when they had actually first met. They had first met in the Jura forest during the whole orc disaster arc

Luminous, who was hiding herself so well that no one could notice her, not even Rimuru could detect her at the time. So then, how did they meet if Luminous had hidden herself so well?

Well, the reason was that Rimuru had caught Luminous's interest so much that she wanted to meet him (and also after seeing his human form, which made her blush at first sight).

After the meeting that had founded the Jura Tempest Federation, Rimuru could be seen sliding out of the cave to go to an open field about to name around 150,000 orcs (because it's Rimuru)

On the way there, Rimuru noticed that something was odd, or should I say, Great Sage did. Great Sage then immediately notified Rimuru that a new presence was detected that wasn't there before, but that whoever they are, they weren't here for anything malicious.

Rimuru decided to check out this 'new' presence to figure out if they want and to see who this new presence is. Once he had reached the position of this being, he was, to say the least, stunned at the beauty of the being in front of him.

A cute silver-haired girl on the verge of becoming a woman. Her heterochromatic eyes glisten in deep crimson and light sky blue. This, among her many strikingly beautiful features, is the most prominent one. When her lips part, they reveal a set of pure white fangs.

Rimuru was stunned at the gorgeous woman in front of him, he was in a trance-like state. He was suddenly taken out of it when the woman in front of him started to talk.

???????? : "Well, hello there little guy~"

Rimuru: "He-Hello there"

Rimuru was flustered by the woman, fortunately, he was in his slime form and was able to hide his blushing face despite not having blood, but despite that fact, the woman in front of him was able to tell Rimuru's state by looking at him.

????????: "Was I so stunning that you started blushing and stuttering despite being a slime~?"

Rimuru: "Wh-what, u-uh maybe?, but may I ask your name ma'am? My name is Rimuru Tempest".

Luminous: "So, you are cute, strong enough to lead the monsters in the Jura Forest, you know how to flirt, and have manners as well? You're making me more intrigued about you by the moment~

"Well, I'll tell you my name since you are so well-mannered~, My name is Luminous"

Rimuru: "Well, it's good to meet you, Miss Luminous, may I ask you why you are here in the Jura forest?"