Rimuru and Iruma's Adventures in the Netherworld

Allegro and Adagio

Eiko POV

Oh no! I've wound up in another weird confrontation! And she's really pretty!

Even in the chill of autumn I'm sweating a bit, sitting before none other than the Council President, Ameri Azazel. I could barely sleep last night after she told me to arrive for this early-morning meeting.

"So, I understand that you've made a habit of tailing the Sullivan Twins and documenting their behaviors..." she sternly says with laced fingers.

Ack! This time it's real, my obsessions have landed me in serious trouble! Azz, you'll have to survive without me once I'm sent to super-deten-

"... Thus I have brought you here to use your expertise."

"Uwah?"

"I've heard a few concerning things about Rimuru lately, so I want to know if you've observed her doing anything... 'interesting', shall we say."

"Oh! Yes, of course, Miss President!"

I pull my trusty photo album out of my bag, something which causes Ameri's eyebrows to raise.

I take a moment to silently thank myself for color-coding the pages with blue, yellow, and red tabs, because I don't think Ameri would like it if I accidentally opened onto a page full of photos of her.

Opening up on the first yellow tab, I show off my first photo of Rimuru, which is still one of my favorites.

"Here's her playing with her new familiar after the summoning ritual!"

"We're starting from all the way back then?!"

"Of course! Ah, the color composition of this photo came out great, the green of the grass and the pink of her uniform... It's so easy to forget she used to wear the girls' uniform, she looked so cute in it but it didn't take her long at all to join the Student Council..." I trail off in a dreamy tone.

"Eiko, I need something newer than this."

"U-uh, right, skipping ahead! There's a big gap in my observations early in the year because I got spooked off after Rimuru had noticed how much I was watching her and her brother, but later I met up with Asmodeus and he got me back into it!"

After the hiatus all the pics of her are in regular Student Council uniform.

"This uniform didn't look as good..." I pout.

"Do you have a problem with it?" the Student Council President snarls.

"Eep! I-I mean, it looks good on tall students, but it has a lot of bits that stick out, so it ends up looking too big for her even though it's her size..."

"So you're saying that uniform doesn't work as well with shorter members. Well, you might have a point, as we didn't have any shorter members when my father commissioned that design. I'll have to ask Nafra what she thinks of it."

"Ooh, look at this pic!" I say, having lost my focus on Ameri's words. "Joining the council really brought out her strict side, here's when she stuck someone to the wall so she could give them a thorough scolding! It's funny if you look at it without context, because it looks almost like a romantic kabedon..."

"Please don't start inserting yourself into the situation."

"Oops, sorry...!" I look down in embarrassment and hastily move onto another page. "Ah! Here's when she and her brother entered their evil cycles, I loved the stylish clothes she wore that day! But her air didn't seem any different to me, unlike her brother who was so cool. Maybe the regular Rimuru has already maxed-out her coolness?"