"I, I'm just looking for the strongest person in this town..."
As she spoke, Milim's confidence gradually waned, and in the end, only mumbling could be heard.
Suwey understood what she was saying, but he was not so magnanimous as to forgive Milim so easily, so he did not give her any face at all.
"Eh? I didn't expect Milim-sama, who hit her best friend, wouldn't come to apologize. Does that mean we don't even need to prepare the barbecue or anything like that?"
Suwey's words changed Milim's expression from fear to greed, and then back to unwillingness.
"Ugu! I'm the Demon King! Just a barbecue!"
Milim made a gurgling sound, but still didn't say what Suwey wanted to hear.
As one of the strongest in this world, one of the strongest demon kings among the eight-star demon kings, the dignity of a strong person makes her never bow her head to those weaker than herself.
Or in other words, in this world's concept, the unconditional submission of the weak to the strong is the most appropriate attitude.
Although he had not spent much time with Milim, Suwey still recognized her as his friend. However, he was not yet so tolerant as to easily forgive her for doing something wrong.
"I won't be friends with someone who doesn't even apologize after doing something wrong."
Suwey's words were a bit harsh. His mood had already plummeted to the freezing point after being suddenly bumped into by Rimuru, and now the confrontation with Milim made his emotions almost explode.
So Suwey said this without hesitation, and even the somewhat arrogant Milim was at a loss because of Suwey's anger.
She stood there, somewhat dejected, as if struck by a bolt from the blue, and her whole appearance gradually turned pale. Milim moved her lips softly, as if she was going to apologize to Suwey.
"right······"
But her eyes immediately fell on Rimuru, who was standing next to Suwey with an interested look on his face. She subconsciously swallowed back the rest of her words, and ended up saying something that shocked herself for a hundred years.
Rimuru received real damage from Milim and protested while holding his stomach. This clearly showed that Milim had suffered such a huge blow that she couldn't even remember the target she had just decided on.
Although Rimuru was a little angry, seeing Milim's current state, he suddenly remembered the time when he was still Mikami Satoru. As a senior, he felt the same way when he saw his junior who had just joined the company and was at a loss.
So the anger in my heart slowly dissipated and eventually turned into doubtful questions.
"Why did you say that just now?"
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Milim wanted to apologize, but what she said was different from what she showed, which made things complicated.
Especially now, even Suwey, who rarely gets angry, was provoked and annoyed by Milim.
He clearly wanted to apologize, but he did it on purpose, picking on other people's weaknesses to deliberately provoke them, and even took the initiative to make things more complicated.
What kind of mentality would make the devil in front of him do such a thing?
Rimuru couldn't help but be curious.
"I...I...have never had a friend like this before."
Milim had never seen anyone like Suwey. He was obviously a weak person and in a weak position, but he still had the courage to become friends with her and even dared to face her by feeding her.
He even used himself as an experimenter, giving her newly developed food to taste, some of which even contained unusually bright mushrooms. He even said that the meal was poisonous, but for Milim, who had a full resistance to poison, this meal was simply delicious.
Milim enjoyed her meal, and Suwey enjoyed his research.
This was a friend Milim had never made before, so after only a short period of contact, she had already determined that Suwey was the talent she wanted.
It's not just because of the delicious food he has, but also because Suwey is willing to develop dishes for her, some of which are even named after Milim.
"It's really pitiful."