Currently, within a cell inside of a Tempest dungeon that was underground. Edmalis had awoken and looked around in confusion.

Edmalis: This place... where... am I?

???: Are you awake?

He quickly turned to see an attractive purple haired girl with a horn sticking out of her forehead and a beautiful black haired young girl.

Edmalis: W-What is this place!? Who are you!? Do you know who I am!? I am the king of the great nation of Fal-

???: I know. This is an underground jail cell of the Jura Tempest Federation. I am Lord Rimuru's secretary and bodyguard, Shion. I have arrived to interrogate the prisoners.

???: I am Souka, the secretary and wife of Prince Jasper who also come to interrogate the prisoners.

Edmalis looked terrified, but became even more so when he noticed the black haired figure standing nearby. The person had a smile that almost looked like it was permanently stuck on his face.

???: And I am Nox, one of the faithful living weapons known as the Djinn created by my lord and master Jasper. I have also come to assist in the interrogation.

Edmalis: P-Prisoner...? Interrogation...!?

Souka: Indeed, we'd like for you to inform us all about the internal affairs of Falmuth.

Shion: We have received permission to act as we wish. As long as it doesn't cause any deaths. My lords have given me this opportunity to take revenge. ...However, I personally want to be frank; I do not feel angry about being almost killed. The reason I lost was because I was weak and was nearly died because of it.

Souka: The same logic goes for me as well...

Nox: By the way, did you know that my Master's brother actually likes Humans? His brother would not want his subordinates of Monsters to think lessly of Humans, and my master believes in his ideals, so I follow his lead.

Edmalis: I-Is that so? Then let's talk peacefully. I'm willing to cooperate with yo-

Shion: However, there is one thing that we cannot forgive.

Souka: You're selfish decision... caused Prince Jasper to go against what Lord Rimuru wanted and forced him to bloody his hands with Human blood.

The three of them gave Edmalis a dark glare while releasing their Aura. Forcing to sit still in sheer terror.

Shion & Souka: His pure hands have been permanently stained with the blood of the Humans you forced him to kill! Even shredding you into a thousand pieces will not be enough. We'll make you regret having ever been birth into this world!

As Shion and Souka brutally interrogated and tortured Edmalis. Myuran looked over to the terrified Reyhiem who was forced to listen to Edmalis's blood curdling screams of pain and fear.

Myuran: For you too. If you have anything to say about the church, saying it quickly would probably be best for you're body you know?

She looked over at the mutilated bodies of both Razen and Folgen who Shion had used her {Master Chef} skill on to basically turn them both into Human meat leaf, while keeping them alive.

Myuran: Well, if doesn't matter if you want to end up like that mage Razen and knight Folgen...

While they were busy, Nox began to happily skip down the chambers until he came across the cell holding the three Otherworlders.

Nox: Hello there~!

The three instantly looked up at the sound of the singing voice and looked at to see the smiling Djinn glancing at them with an unnaturally happy expression.

Kirara: Huh!?

Kyoya: W-What the!?

Shogo: W-Who the hell are you!?

The smile on his face only increased.

Nox: Nice to meet, I am Nox a loyal servant created for the soul singular purpose of serving my glorious Master and creator, the great king Jasper!

The way the guy spoke and the ecstatic look on his face only further increased their fear of him.

Nox gave both Shogo and Kyoya a sadistic look, but it somewhat dropped when he looked at Kirara.

Nox's mind: The other two are pretty simple to determine their fates... but this one.

Nox (Master, I greatly apologize for disturbing you.)

Jasper (What is it?)

Nox (I simply wish to know what you want for me to do with these three Otherworlders?)

Jasper (But, don't you already know what I want?)

Nox (True. But, while Shogo and Kyoya are pretty simple for me to deal with it's the female that is making me wonder if she should really be included.)

An interesting fact about Djinn is that they have a very strong connection to their creator. To the point to where the creator can even hear what they hear, see what they see, and even speak through if needed.

Jasper (Shuna, how many where nearly killed back in Tempest by her after I left?)

Shuna (None.)

Jasper (Huh?)

Shuna (I manage to completely nullify her ability while she is still in the city's range. Even during the battle, she did not participate and when me and Souka came to capture her. Surprisingly, she gave up willingly without a fight.)

I remember Shuna disabling her {Bewilderment} back when she first tried to use it, but I didn't realized it was completely nullified while in the city. Well, that's my Shuna for you.

{Mimir: Unlike the other two, she appeared to have not really desired to get involved in the attack and actually wants to leave this world as soon as possible to return back to her mother back in the other world.}

Jasper (You hear that Nox?)

Nox (Indeed, master.)

Another perk was due to his connection, the Djinn actually knew about Mimir's existence and could only talk to it with theirs master's permission.

Nox: Youm, can you come here.

Youm: Y-Yeah?

Nox: Please take Kirara here to another cell far away from this one. My master has decided to spare her the punishment of these two.

They seemed confused, but Youm complied and took Kirara away. But, any hope Shogo and Kyoya had at escaping was dashed at the monstrous aura that Nox was producing.

???: You two on the other hand...

They both noticed that Nox's voice had changed and his eyes were no longer an Amethyst Purple, but now a Icy cold Blue.

Jasper: You two attempted to attack my nation... you took joy in the suffering that was being produced and thanks to me being able to read the thoughts of others, I saw what you were thinking Shogo... what you planned on doing to one of my wives.

Both of them, especially Shogo were terrified.

Shogo: H-Hey, come now! We didn't mean it! It was only a joke!

Kyoya gave Shogo a horrified look at his very poor choice of words.

Jasper: A... joke?

Nox's body began to tremble.

Jasper: A joke!?

Suddenly, Jasper grabbed Shogo and slammed his face against the bars and stared coldly at him.

Jasper: Do I seem amused to you?

The sudden shift from rage to this cold look was disturbing,

Jasper: So, my peoples suffering was funny to you?

Shogo paled, realizing his both fatal... and last mistake.

Jasper: Planning to make both Shion and my wife Shuna your personal "playthings" was amusing to you?

Shogo began sweating profusely and his teeth started to chatter in fear.

Jasper: My peoples screams of agony and cries for mercy, are your form of comedy?

Shogo nearly passed out at both the grip around his neck and the sheer terror from the glare.

Jasper: Well, I think it can be funny...

They looked at him bewildered and confused.

Jasper: ...If it's the right victims and audience.

He grabbed Shogo's arm and twisted it. Shogo screamed and cried until the arm was broken and bent in the opposite direction, with the bone showing.

Jasper punched Shogo in the nose, rebreaking it. Before, delivering a vicious kick to his groin and slamming him into the wall.

Kyoya screamed in terror. He wanted to back away and find an escape; wanted to plead for mercy, but couldn't. This was as far as he could go and he was backed up to a corner.

Jasper: Nox, be a dear...

He gave them one last smile of pure sadism, and his eyes flashed brightly; only showing the extremely cruel and malicious thoughts being produced in his head.

Jasper: ...And give me good show.

The aura abruptly left and Nox's eyes had turned back to normal, but then a new aura appeared that wasn't as intense but was still arguably just as terrifying.

Nox: My master wishes for entertainment, and I intend to deliver in full.

He then used his unique skill {Copycat} to mimic his {Material Creation} and spawned 3 Iron tables.

One had a set of items that you'd find in a Hospital.

Another, had a set of items you'd find in a Kitchen.

And the last one, had a set of items you'd find in a mechanic shop.

Nox: Now...

He grabbed a scalpel and a blow torch and approached them with his smile getting bigger.

Nox: Sing for me~!

That evening, the dungeons with filled with the sounds of screaming and tearing.

Later

The Girls were having fun in there hot spring. Me and Rimuru hung out with the guys.

Rimuru (Man, it sounds like their having fun over there...)

Jasper (I would think so.)

Rimuru (All that's over here... are a bunch of dudes.)

Jasper (You really need to confess to Shizue at this point.)

Erald: I have to admit, this is pretty amazing.

Gazel: Yep, absolutely perfect.

Fuze: Wait? Can you even feel that homunculus body?

Starting to see Rimuru's point...

Erald: Hey Eren! How's the water feel over there?

The bucket instantly came flying over the other side and it landed on me.

Jasper: Eren! You hit me.

Eren: Sorry!

Erald: Aw! She's being shy.

I took off the bucket and slammed it on Erald's head.

Erald: ...And you're being a good friend

After recovering, Erald then proposed to us the ideas of building roads between our nations.

Erald: Do you have any thoughts?

Rimuru: Yeah, it sounds like you want us to build the road...

Gazel: Come now, Erald. Don't you think you're asking a little much of them?

Jasper: Pot meet kettle.

Gazel: What?

Jasper: It means being a hypocrite.

Erald: You don't have any room to talk here! Only Master Jasper and Rimuru can say stuff like that!

Rimuru: Well said, my man!

Rimuru (What do you think?)

Jasper (Why you asking me?)

Rimuru (I can see many benefits from this. But, I'm asking because I know you see at least one major benefit in that agreement that I don't.)

Jasper (Fair point. Just make the deal and I'll tell you after.)

Rimuru: We totally agree to the road. We're willing to handle all the construction, however I prefer my people guarding the road and any lodging around it. Both those things take money, so we'll collect a certain toll to cover the expenses.

Erald: A fair point. I'd say that's reasonable demand.

Jasper: In return, we'll offer the chance to change the amount every few years. We got a deal?

Erald: Indeed.

Fuze: Really? Just like that?

Gazel: You really do ask for too much...

Erald: Once again, you have no room to talk here! Well, that settles it.

Rimuru (Alright, so out of the many benefits; what's the one that you can see that I don't?)

Jasper (Simple, Erald is thinking of the short terms. Due to how long Elves live, he's assuming that by the time it comes to change the toll we'll be gone by then. But, he's forgetting that has a Hybrid and a True Demon Lord, we're both practically immortal. Also, our top executives are either Immortal like us or have very long life spans.)

Rimuru (And since we're the ones building and guarding the road. This gives us a huge leverage in both trade and future negotiations, which is even better since we'd both still be around by then.)

Jasper (Exactly.)

Later

After finishing up and getting dressed, we all met up back at the Sauna building to talk about our future plan for dealing with Clayman.

Ramiris: Hey, what's the big deal?

Both: What?

Ramiris: I'm talking about these two girls fawning all over me like crazy, they fricking adore me!

Treyni and Trya are probably just happy to be with their queen again.

Rimuru: Isn't that a good thing?

Ramiris: it is! My minds made up, I'm decided that I'm gonna start living here!

Jasper: You need our permission first...

Rimuru also pointed out that since there the caretakers of the forest of Jura, they can't spend all their time coddling her.

Treyni: Master Jasper and Lord Rimuru, me and my sisters would be more then happy to look after Lady Ramiris.

Trya: Yes, please consider her proposal.

Both: Please, give her you're permission.

We thought for a bit, before saying we'd think about it. Making Ramiris hug us in joy.

With that, everyone began to eat with some like Gazel and Erald taking their time, Veldora chugging his food down, and the Dryads feeding Ramiris.

Shuna: Say aw!

Jasper: I can feed myself...

Shuna: Please...

I sighed in defeat before letting her feed me.

Benimaru: My sister has tamed him.

This made people chuckle while I blushed in embarrassment but she only smiled at me.

Rimuru: By the way Shion, I know you and Nox have been interrogating the prisoners. Did you find any information?

Shion: Of course we did, my lords.

We then noticed Youm and Myuran's disturbed expressions.

Youm: Interrogation? Questing? Who knows. Whatever happened, it definitely made them talk.

Myuran: That's true. But, it wasn't like any interrogation I've ever seen before. ...Or, even a questioning...

I looked over to see Souka was still sitting unfazed, while also hearing Nox giggle a bit.

Lumen: I do hope you at least didn't kill them...?

Nox: I was only told to get info and make them pay for their insolence. Not kill them. Speaking of which, did you enjoy the show my master?

Jasper: Yeah, you were very... creative.

Nox: I aim to please.

Rimuru: You saw what went on down there?

Jasper: A Djinn's creator can actually link themselves to the Djinn and can hear, see, and even speak through said Djinn.

Shion: First was the king who is named... Ed-something...

Shuna: Edmalis?

Shion: Yes! It seems king Edmalis came into contact with a traveling merchant, who apparently brought silk goods and various items from our country into his. Thus, peaking the King's greed. He feared that the circulation of goods would go from Falmuth to here.

Rimuru: Do we know who the merchant is?

Nox: All that we gathered was that it was someone from the East, no name sadly.

Jasper: East...? Meaning, the Eastern Empire?

Gazel: That would be correct.

The same nation that Blumund wanted our protection from and that even Dwargon is wary of...

Rimuru: Anyone connected to the church?

Shion: Oh yeah! I manage to find out who the Mastermind was. The ringleader is...

Everyone: ...

Both minds: She's taking way too long...

Souka: Cardinal. Nikolas Spertus.

Jasper: Thank you my dear.

Shion: Hey! I was about to say it!

Souka: You're taking a little too long... but, this Nikolas was the one who gave the report on our country, he planned to subjugate our nation as an "enemy of God".

Myuran: Yes, according to Archbishop Reyhiem. The message was a personal decision from the Cardinal himself and that Nikolas supported the idea of raising an army.

Nox: He's rather infamous among the churches higher ups. They call him "The Devil That Wears a Saint's Mask."

Rimuru: Really? Awesome title.

Jasper: And very concerning...

Fuze: I get it, Archbishop Reyhiem just wanted the glory of defeating a godless enemy in hopes receiving a bigger reputation with the hire ups.

Rimuru: But, since he didn't succeed. It could mean their headquarters hasn't made a definitive decision yet. Therefore, we may be able to avoid hostilities via negotiations.

Fuze: I'd be happy to handle that task myself.

Gazel: In that case, the armed nation of Dwargon will help by making a grand declaration of our trade with Tempest.

Erald: Thalion will also officially announce the establishment of diplomatic relations with this nation. The church will have to tread carefully if other nations start to take an interest here.

Jasper: Hang on, we've so far talked about the king, and the bishop. But, what about the last prisoners outside of the Otherworlders?

Gazel: I assume it would be the commander-in-chief of the army, Folgen.

Lumen: Indeed, he was one of them. But, there was another one. A rather capable magic caster.

Rimuru: Diablo, you were the one who captured him. Do you think he'll be a threat?

Diablo: He's an utter weakling,  I doubt he'll cause much problems. Though, he was rather skilled with magic for a mere Human.

Jasper: What's his name?

Shion: It's Ramen.

The F*ck...?

Rimuru: Come to think of it, it's been a while since I've had a good bowl of Ramen...

Jasper: Stay out of fantasy land, little bro...

Everyone was trying to figure out who "Ramen" was before the magic user Razen was brought up and everyone starting talking about how powerful he was as a magic user.

According to Gazel, he was Falmuth's trump card and guardian defender, Erald says he was so adept at magic that it surpassed his own which is saying something from an Elven Archduke, and even the three Beastketeers acknowledge him as a very capable opponent and actually wanted to fight him at some point.

Jasper: Shion, Are you sure it's not Razen...?

Shion: Uh...

Rimuru: I'm starting to think his name isn't Ramen...

Giving the last two times she tried to remember someone's name, I wouldn't be surprised.

Souka, Myuran, & Nox: It's Razen...

Shion: Huh!?

Diablo and Nox chuckled at her failure at remembering a simple name, while everyone stared at Diablo in shock at the fact he was able to defeat someone as powerful as Razen.

I mean... he is a Demon Peer.

{Mimir: And a Primordial.}

Yeah... WHAT!?

{Mimir: Diablo is one of the 7 Primordial Progenitors of the Demon race. He is the Black Primordial Demon Noir or Kuro.}

And... I let Rimuru name him! He could've been killed!

Rimuru: You alright?

Jasper: Y-Yeah, just thinking about something...

The idea was for us to set the prisoners free and make it seem like Youm had saved them from death.

Jasper: Diablo and Aqua will go with you.

Diablo had a mortified expression, while Aqua looked like she was about to pass out. Shion gave them a triumphed look.

Diablo: A-Am I being demoted already...?

Aqua: H-Have I done something to displease you, Master...!?

Jasper: Calm down, it's the best option if we're starting a war. Since most of our executives will be fighting Clayman's force and Veldora staying behind to protect the town. I thought you two would be the best candidates to back up the group.

Aqua: So... you trust us?

Jasper: Correct.

Rimuru: We're counting on you.

Diablo: It would be our pleasure, my lords.

These two seem pretty confident at being able to topple a nation in a few days.

We then summoned Souei, who revealed to us about Clayman's army.

Souei: The army numbers in the 30,000 and are organizing within Demon Lord Milim's territory.

Rimuru: Manageable enough.

Souei: During the scouting, Clayman doesn't appear to be leading the army himself. The one leading is the man who has the most magicules.

He then showed us a Black and White