After the banter, all the heroes took their seats.
Except for the S-Class Rank 1, Blast, who was often elusive, and Metal Knight Bofoi, who didn’t attend this meeting, all the other heroes had arrived.
“Tsk, that guy Bofoi…
why not just kick him out?
He’s useless, why keep him?” Rimuru glanced at the empty seat where Bofoi should have been, making no effort to hide his disdain for the man.
“Ah?
Bofoi?
Who’s that?” Sitting next to Genos, Saitama asked curiously after hearing Rimuru’s words.
The other heroes remained silent; some weren’t very familiar with Rimuru, while others didn’t want Bofoi to target them as being part of Rimuru’s faction.
“The broken robot who watched from the sidelines when we smashed the meteorite last time.” Rimuru was playing with a clump of Slime gel he had quietly plucked from his own body before entering the meeting room, using it as a stress toy while explaining to Saitama, his hands never stopping.
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“There was another robot besides Genos that time?
I didn’t notice.” After hearing Rimuru’s description, Saitama was even more baffled, his bald head practically covered in question marks.
“Yeah, but compared to Genos, that robot was brittle.
You could tear off a huge chunk of metal easily.
Too weak.
He doesn’t even have as much guts as that uncle over there chewing on a grass stalk; at least he dared to draw his sword against me.” While insulting Bofoi, Rimuru also dragged Atomic Samurai into it.
Several heroes turned their gazes toward the slightly embarrassed Atomic Samurai.
However, at that moment, the official in charge of the meeting entered the room, followed by two frequently seen staff members.
One was a man with a middle-part hairstyle and round glasses, looking like a little black chick showing its feet.
The other was a scruffy staff member who looked like a middle-aged uncle despite only being thirty.
These two stood behind the man with the large nose, listening to him speak.
“My name is Sitch, and I will be presiding over this meeting.
The situation is urgent, so I won’t waste time with pleasantries.
The main reason for summoning you all is to ask the S-Class Heroes to protect the Earth.” “Because the coming disaster is one where even S-Class Heroes might lose their lives!
If anyone wishes to back out now, your S-Class rank will not be revoked.
However, once you choose to listen to what I have to say next, no one will be allowed to leave until the meeting concludes!” Big-nosed Sitch’s face was full of gravity.
Even facing a room full of S-Class Heroes, he showed no fear, truly living up to his status as a high-ranking official of the Hero Association.
The scene fell into silence.
Sitch waited to see if any S-Class Heroes would choose to leave.
Suddenly, Rimuru stood up.
The eyes of everyone present fell upon him.
Tornado and the other heroes familiar with Rimuru looked surprised and confused.
“Let’s talk about the meeting later; there’s someone eavesdropping outside,” Rimuru said indifferently.
He directly released black lightning toward a corner of the wall behind him, destroying the structure.
Then, he used Shinra Tensei’s counterpart, Universal Pull, to snatch the Sky King, who was eavesdropping outside, into the room.
“A birdman, how ugly.” Rimuru dangled the Sky King like a small chick, shaking him casually before turning to Sitch.
“Do you guys want this thing?
If not, I’ll eat it.” Sitch was also stunned, his gaze falling on the easily destroyed wall.
You had to know it was made from the finest construction materials; how could it be destroyed so easily…
“Ah…
Miss Rimuru, please do as you wish…” Rimuru gave Sitch a fierce glare.
The arm holding the Sky King turned into a water curtain, swallowing him into his stomach.
Seeing this skill, the heroes all turned to look at Pig God.
Pig God himself was stunned, even forgetting to eat the hamburger in his hand.
Once Rimuru sat back down, Sitch began to explain the main content of the meeting, which was mostly the same as the plot Rimuru knew.
A person named Shibabawa, who could make 100% accurate prophecies, had died.
Before dying, she left a final prophecy: ‘The Earth is in trouble.’ Since all her previous prophecies had come true, the Hero Association took this very seriously, leading to this meeting.
Knowing the plot well, Rimuru was almost falling asleep listening.
Suddenly, the Great Sage’s cold mechanical voice rang in his ear: “Notice.
A massive spaceship is descending.” At the same time, the long-silent Ciel gave a second mission.
“Please help the S-Class Heroes eliminate Melzargard in advance.
Accompany Saitama into the spaceship to eliminate Geryuganshoop and Groribas, and finally defeat the owner of the ship, Boros.
Reward: 10,000 rimuru coins and one World Travel Voucher.” After hearing Ciel’s words, Rimuru fell silent for a rare moment.
It seemed the plot of the first season was coming to an end, which meant he would be leaving soon.
He hoped Old Baldy and the others wouldn’t forget him.
“Alright, no need to stress about which day it is.
The disaster has already appeared outside.” Rimuru flexed his wrists and snapped his fingers, drawing everyone’s attention before pointing outside.
After speaking, he walked to Saitama’s side and whispered a few words.
Spreading his dragon wings, he was the first to fly out.
Before the ship could land and deal a devastating blow to City A, he used Shinra Tensei at the bottom of the ship, releasing a powerful repulsive force to keep it suspended in mid-air.
Saitama looked at the departing Rimuru with some helplessness.
However, he followed his instructions and didn’t move, waiting for him to call before they went into the ship together.
The dazed S-Class Heroes finally reacted.
Tornado followed closely, flying out through the gap.
The other heroes without flight capabilities ran down the stairs; they also wanted to see what kind of disaster from the prophecy could destroy the Earth.
Just as they reached the ground floor, a massive roar was heard.
Rimuru flew back backward and was caught by Tornado using Psychokinesis, who held him tightly in her arms.
“Rimuru, how are you?
Are you okay?!” Tornado’s face was full of anxiety as she asked, her hands feeling over Rimuru’s body to see if he was injured anywhere.
“Don’t worry, I’m fine.
I tried to see if I could keep the ship in the air, but I failed.
My current Demon Lord Seed strength is still not enough.” Rimuru’s words left the surrounding heroes confused—what was a ‘Demon Lord Seed’?
But they understood one thing: he had tried to stop the ship in mid-air to protect City A, but failed.
Bang looked at Rimuru with even more affection, thinking to himself, ‘Even though this child says he hates being a hero, everything he does is to protect others.
This child has a heart of passion.’ At that moment, a creature the color of mud, with five heads on its neck, a pair of demon wings on its back, and a right hand shaped like a blade, flew rapidly toward them.
But before it could get close, Atomic Samurai drew his katana and slashed it into pieces, which fell to the ground.
“What is this thing?” Atomic Samurai pointed his katana at the ground, chewing his grass stalk and frowning at the objects on the floor.
“Atomic Samurai, get back.
This guy is immune to slashes and will regenerate infinitely.” Rimuru had already stepped out of Tornado’s embrace, patting the dust off his clothes as he spoke to Atomic Samurai.
Rimuru was now wearing his classic outfit: a deep blue long-sleeved robe, a soft fur scarf around his neck, and Miss Shizu’s mask on his face, though no sword was hanging at his waist.
Actually, Rimuru wanted to bring out Miss Shizu’s sword—he had bought it along with the mask from Ciel last time.
But in reality, that sword was 1.2 meters long, only ten centimeters shorter than Rimuru’s current height.
It looked weird no matter how he viewed it, so Rimuru gave up on using it.
After Rimuru finished speaking, the pieces of Melzargard on the ground had already merged back together.
(PS: This name is hard to type and I often forget it; from now on, he’ll be called Five-Heads.
Geryuganshoop will be Octopus, and Groribas will be Three-Heads.) Furthermore, it split into five separate individuals, each with its own thoughts and the ability to speak.
“What on earth is this?” Atomic Samurai leaped back to dodge an attack from one head, landing near Rimuru and the others while asking his question.
“It just looks intimidating, that’s all.
This guy isn’t too strong; it’s just that its infinite regeneration is annoying.
But there’s a small blue bead inside its head.
As long as you destroy that, it can’t revive.
There’s one in each head, so you need to crush them five times in total.” Rimuru shared all the intel he knew.
Hearing Rimuru’s words, Five-Heads froze in place.
How could its secrets be leaked so clearly?
“By the way, if possible, I want that guy’s beads.
They might give me a boost.” While speaking, Rimuru raised his right hand, and a steel thread directly pierced one of Five-Heads’ skulls, bringing back a small light blue bead.
“See, they look like this.” Rimuru showed the small bead in his hand to the other S-Class Heroes, who nodded after seeing it.
Although only Metal Bat, Tornado, Prisoner, Bang, Genos, and Atomic Samurai were here among the S-Class Heroes, fighting one Five-Heads was still quite easy.
As for the other S-Class Heroes, they naturally went to help the residents of City A.
Maybe it’s not a big deal now… maybe it will be later.
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”