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"No, you really didn't know."
Watching Rimuru's expression change again and again, Shirou Emiya chuckled quietly to himself.
From the moment he saw through Milim's disguise and heard Rimuru's utterly confident conclusion, he had been waiting.
Waiting for this exact moment.
He held it in a little longer.
Then finally-
"Hahahahahahahahaha!"
Shirou Emiya bent over, clutching his stomach as he laughed without restraint.
Seeing him like that, Milim blinked once.
Then she laughed too.
After all, laughter was contagious.
"Rimuru-neechan actually thought I was being controlled," Milim said cheerfully. "Logically speaking, shouldn't you have been the first one to know?"
She clearly didn't believe Rimuru's last explanation at all.
Milim wasn't stupid.
From Rimuru's reactions, she could tell whether he had seen through her act.
And that realization filled her with a strange, pleasant surprise.
She had never expected to fool Rimuru in the first place.
After all, Rimuru possessed analysis-type unique skills.
Deceiving him had never even crossed her mind.
Yet somehow, after evolving into the Lord of Wisdom, the former Great Sage had developed... opinions.
Her words could now be interrupted.
And here they were.
"Hahahahahahahahaha!"
Faced with the two laughing in front of him, Rimuru's expression went through several stages.
Embarrassment.
Then forced composure.
And finally-
Numbness.
If his face had emotions, they were on a rollercoaster.
At this moment, Rimuru didn't dare speak to the Lord of Wisdom at all.
Not only was he being mocked-
The Lord of Wisdom was being mocked alongside him.
Unable to directly interfere with Shirou Emiya or Milim, the Lord of Wisdom could only grumble incessantly in Rimuru's mind.
Rimuru didn't respond.
He didn't dare.
He was afraid of making things worse.
"Shirou," Rimuru asked flatly once the laughter finally died down, "when did you know the truth?"
"Oh? That?"
Shirou Emiya smiled.
"Of course, it was when Frey arrived."
"The attendant following her was Demon Lord Carrion."
"I recognized him immediately."
"After that, it only took a little deduction to understand everything."
"I see."
Hearing that Shirou hadn't been deliberately hiding it from the very beginning, Rimuru's mood instantly improved.
"...Then why didn't you tell me?"
Rimuru's voice carried a faint trace of resentment.
Shirou Emiya laughed again.
"Do you remember what you said to me after Frey arrived?"
Rimuru froze.
Before he could even try to recall, the Lord of Wisdom began replaying his exact words in his mind.
Cold.
Precise.
Merciless.
Listening to his own confident declaration being repeated verbatim, Rimuru's face turned bright red.
Back then, he had been absolutely convinced.
Completely certain.
There was no way that person could be Demon Lord Carrion.
Looking back now-
It was unbearable.
"So that's why Shirou wanted to laugh at me..."
Rimuru finally understood.
If he were in Shirou Emiya's position, he would have done the same.
Kept quiet.
Waited.
Then laughed.
After all, they were close friends.
Teasing each other was practically tradition.
Just as Rimuru was about to let the matter go-
A miserable wail echoed through the hall.
"Carrion...? Frey... even you betrayed me?!"
It was Clayman's voice.
...
After receiving Milim's response, Clayman was completely bewildered.
Why?
Hadn't Milim been controlled by his curse?
Why would she refuse his command?
Or-
Was everything before just an act?
All of it fake?
As this thought surfaced, Clayman recalled everything he had done during Milim's so-called "controlled" period.
Cold sweat instantly drenched his back.
He would die.
He would definitely die.
The thought screamed in his mind.
But soon, he forced himself to calm down.
What was done was already done.
No amount of regret could undo it.
And besides-
He wasn't alone.
Frey had been involved too.
The moment that thought surfaced, Clayman's heart oddly settled.
It was like being the top student in class.
Then getting addicted to internet cafés.
Your grades crash.
You fall to the bottom.
At first, panic consumes you.
But then you find out your equally brilliant younger sibling did the same thing.
And strangely-
You calm down.
If someone's falling with you, what's there to fear?
However.
Just as Clayman was sinking into that numb relief, voices reached his ears.
What?
The attendant behind Frey was Demon Lord Carrion?
The meaning struck him instantly.
His eyes widened.
His emotions exploded.
"Carrion?! Frey?! Even you betrayed me?!"
Hearing his howl, Frey replied indifferently.
"Betrayal?"
"Clayman, when did I ever ally with you?"
Her tone was calm.
Cold.
She had been deceiving him from the very beginning.
From start to finish, she had always stood on Milim's side.
At the same time, with his identity exposed, Carrion removed his disguise.
His true form was revealed.
"Yo, Clayman."
Carrion smiled.
"I really missed you."
The destruction of his capital still made his heart ache.
That was their nation's center.
The faith of their people.
Now-
Gone.
Nothing left.
Though Milim had done it, Carrion bore her no resentment.
The monster world was simple.
The strong devoured the weak.
He had lost.
That was all there was to it.
But that logic applied to Milim.
Not to Clayman.
Clayman was different.
Schemes.
Manipulation.
Tricks.
Carrion felt nothing but murderous intent toward him.
It was only after Rimuru explained everything that Carrion learned the truth.
While he was captured-
Clayman had sent an army.
To attack the Orc Kingdom.
Carrion understood immediately what Clayman had intended.
Slaughter.
Ascension.
A true Demon Lord.
That realization ignited his fury.
Clayman-
He would kill him.
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