[On Hold] I'm a what?! (That Time I got reincarnated as a slime x Male Reader)

Chapter 37: Rough Nights

Walpurgis was finally drawing near, you had arrived in Clayman's domain in disguise and with you two attendants (Eleanor and Kaya) having been selected by the council. The room was silent as the brainwashed Milim, scheming Clayman, Harpy queen Frey and an unknown beastman with wings that was her attendant, stood silently waiting for the door to open with an escort leading you all in.

A rumbling was heard across the room as a large metal door crept from the ground and appeared as a tall monolith in the room where demon lords collected, the large metal doors swung open and revealed a swirling mass of magicules that very obviously acted as an extra dimensional portal. Clayman walked first, heading to the attendant as he pushed Milim forwards making her move before they headed in; the door suddenly slammed shut before opening again with a new attendant that guided Frey in, once more slamming shut. Your nerves were steeled as you had cast away your human worries and anxiety in order to prepare for what you may face on the other side, the door creaked open again and another attendant stepped out, her hand gesturing towards the door when you and the girls approached it- you took a deep breathe in before finally stepping through and feeling the magicules flow around you before your eyes adjusted to the new space.

The meeting hall for walpurgis was grand, a large table with an exact number of seats circling the outside of it and portals filling the walls of the room for each person to come from- it seemed obvious you were the last one to arrive and quickly took your seat as a new demon lord, your eyes darted around the room before meeting your fellow newbie across the table as if fate placed you opposite one another and connecting lines of sight; Rimuru sat, shaking gently as eh stared at you and was reminded of it all, you would say you did too but that was a lie as you started abandoning memories and feelings for him as soon as you left Tempest for the last time. The attendants he brought with him were more than suspected as they seemed to notice you as well and begin harbour a flurry of emotions; their malice was thick though still showing you the prime reason you left them, they didn't want you back, they wanted to get back at you- most likely for upsetting their oh so precious lord, now you had to show them that you weren't their enemy, you needed to prove that you were far too strong for them to challenge.

The meeting was boring in your opinion, a lot of words exchanged regarding the new demon lords at the meeting, it seemed most were against Rimuru as he was purely a slime but with Clayman's approval and your own personal merits, the demon lords seemed to be much more in your favour; the white suited con man himself even announced rather boldly that you had defeated Milim in combat which you needed to downplay to avoid suspicion, mentioning that she might have beat you if she wasn't mind controlled since she was your mother afterall. The sound of shock resonated in your ears after announcing the bond between you two, with how proudly Milim announced it, you were more shocked people didn't already know; it made you chuckle a bit but your mind was far too preoccupied to laugh- it seemed a couple eyes were on you and using your skills you could identify who it was; the attendant of Frey, Frey herself, Milim, Clayman, Rimuru and the main man himself Guy Crimson were all locked on you as if they sensed something was wrong in the way you acted or spoke; it seemed they were far too aware for their own good... huh? anyway, they began discussing Milim who was very obviously mind controlled to those unaware of her acting. The discussion broke out into an argument which quickly broke into a fight, Lord Crimson stepped in and boldly announced that they should fight for her and pushed all the tables back, the room seemed to expand to a large area and the two were placed on opposite ends with people ready to help them fight; Clayman seemed to look at you pleadingly but when you rose to help him, the barrier made by Crimson had already sprung out and covered their fighting arena. Clayman yelled that you were supposed to be included, lucky enough for him though, you stepped right through the barrier; truth is, the magicules seemed weaker on your point as if Guy wanted you to step in to the fight, you didn't want to be involved but a deal was a deal and you needed to side with Clayman on this one.