*Birth of a Demon Lord
077. Ramiris' Report
Suddenly barged in exclaiming something...
W-what did you say!!! ... should have I respond thus?
Ramiris is running pointing at me.
Behind her, Beretta is politely closing the door.
I somehow felt the need to praise his efforts.
And running at me, I felt that Ramiris was brandishing something.
Suddenly, a being, Diablo, dressed in fine clothes blocked her way.
He had been quietly observing the conference from the end of the table until now, but he could not have permitted the intruder to act as they pleased.
How should I say this? Ramiris was quickly restrained.
While struggling to get free,
「W-wait! What are you doing!!!」
She said.
What a pleasant person. Though I don't feel a shred of a demon lord's dignity from her, she is nonetheless a pleasant person.
「Rimuru-sama, I have restrained a suspicious individual. How should I proceed?
She was screaming some foolishness regarding the city's demise. Should I dispose of her?」
Diablo came up to me and politely asked.
「Geeeeh! I can't run away even using all my power?!
T-this guy! He's no small fry, is he?
What, I ask: what is going on! What did I do?!」
As always, she's damn noisy.
Frankly, for her to run away from Diablo, who has twice as much magic power as she, is nigh on impossible.
So this is a demon lord, huh?
Somehow, the reason I think demon lords are small fry may be completely her fault.
「Rimuru-sama, are you this fairy's acquaintance?」
Fuze asked.
Aaah, the conference came to a halt again. Couldn't she have barged in a bit later?
Her inability to read the mood hasn't changed in the slightest.
「Yeah, the fairy Ramiris is indeed my acquaintance.
She's also one of the demon lords kind, sort of...? Or at least claims to be...」
「Hey! What do you mean "claims to be"!
I am feared as the strongest among the ten great demon lords!
The great Ramiris of the Labyrinth is none other than me!」
She proudly exclaimed from within Diablo's restraints.
It seems that she is completely oblivious to her completely lack of a presence.
「Huh? A demon lord...?」
「Heeh, this thing?」
The gathered replied, completely in line with my predictions.
「Eh?
...Ehhhh?
What? Shouldn't you be more surprised?
I'm a demon lord, you know! What's with that bored glance?」
No no.
Even if you claim to be one, you have been captured.
Maybe they are all just relaxed as a result?
Is what I thought, but
「Nah... I mean, Rimuru-dono is a demon lord as well so I expected him to have a few demon lord acquaintances...」
「At this point, after being scared half to death by Veldora's rebirth, these mundane declarations can hardly surprise me...」
They are looking at each other and nodding.
I see, now that I think about it, that makes sense.
In contrast to them,
「Haaah? Veldora's rebirth?
Aren't you all loony!
Veldora's a small fry that I could have handled with a single punch!
Hardly a guy to discuss. Well, his era is now over, you see.
If you must fear somebody, fear me instead!」
She said while laughing loudly.
If anything, talking would be her strong point.
So I had her released and brought to Veldora's place.
「Sorry Veldora, but could you fight her for a bit?
She is a demon lord, so she won't die from your aura」
「Hmm? Sorry, I'm currently busy solving a great mystery」
「Ah, the culprit is Yasu. Solved, right?
So I leave her with you」
