Anime: About That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

The very second Sally replied, the entire royal capital began to tremble.

Cheers!

Deafening cheers! The shockwaves they created even shattered the clouds in the sky. Except for a few demons, the entire royal capital was plunged into revelry. In the central plaza, pairs of beastly eyes stared intently at their next ruler.

“Rejoice, my people! Cheer for Sally, the next ruler of the Edras Kingdom, our future Demon King!”

Edras, standing atop his own statue with his hands raised high, loudly announced Sally's identity to the many demons below. As Edras's voice echoed, the cheers within the royal city grew even louder.

However, the many demons lost in their celebration didn't notice that their so-called savior, the Demon King who would lead the Edras Kingdom to become the next top-tier kingdom, was simply gently cradling the slime in her arms. Her fair cheeks rubbed against the slime's elastic body, and her purple eyes watched everything with indifference.

A few minutes later, after the gathered demons below had calmed down, Edras lowered his raised hands and turned to look at Sally. He then beckoned to the two-headed pseudo-dragon Chris, and when Chris flapped his dragon wings, his massive body stopping in front of the statue.

“Let's go.”

Edras lightly jumped onto one of the dragon heads, extending his hand to Sally in invitation, his eyes filled with barely suppressed excitement and anticipation. Next, he only needed to gather the resources of the entire kingdom to nurture Sally into a Demon King seed.

After that, Edras would personally take Sally to obtain enough souls, directly awakening Sally into a True Demon King. If there weren't enough souls by then, Edras would directly kill many of the demons within the royal capital to gather enough souls for Sally.

“Mm.”

Across from him, Sally simply nodded lightly, holding the Lu Minghao in her arms as she jumped onto the other dragon head. Then, amidst the cheers of the many demons below, Chris flapped his dragon wings, carrying the current King of the Edras Kingdom and the next ruler, Sally, towards the royal palace.

“Sally, do you possess unique skills, and are they multiple unique skills?”

On the dragon's head, the whistling wind rushed past. Edras turned to look at Sally and suddenly asked. Although he had already determined in his heart that Sally was a unique individual among the Oni, even possessing multiple unique skills, Edras still wanted to hear Sally's confirmation.

Even Chris, beneath Sally's feet, slightly raised his head upon hearing Edras's words, his huge dragon eyes looking at Sally above, filled with curiosity. He was also very curious and concerned about whether Sally possessed unique skills, and whether they were multiple unique skills.

Because this was related to whether Sally had the potential to awaken into a True Demon and save the Edras Kingdom.

“Yes, I do possess multiple unique skills.”

Sally glanced at Edras opposite her and nodded, admitting that she did indeed possess multiple unique skills.

“What unique skills are they? What kind of abilities do they have?”

“....”

After hearing Sally personally confirm that she possessed multiple unique skills, Edras's pupils suddenly constricted, his face filled with unconcealable excitement as he looked at Sally and quickly pressed for details. However, Sally opposite him simply looked at him with a calm expression, with no intention of revealing the names and abilities of her unique skills.

“Haha... ha... I was too hasty. We'll be at the royal palace soon. Sally, you should rest well today. Starting tomorrow, I will use the power of the entire kingdom to help you improve your strength.”

Seeing Sally's expression, Edras laughed awkwardly, turning his head to point at the rapidly enlarging kingdom in the distance, beginning to change the subject. This demeanor was as if he had only asked about Sally's unique skills out of mere curiosity.

He also assured Sally that he would use the power of the entire kingdom to help Sally improve her strength. In other words, Edras was assuring Sally that she would truly become the next ruler of this kingdom.

“Sally understands.”

Beside him, Sally simply nodded silently upon hearing Edras's words, feigning a very well-behaved and obedient appearance, as if she had truly accepted her identity. Seeing Sally's performance, Edras also revealed a satisfied smile.

Although Sally was still somewhat wary of him, she seemed to have at least accepted the mission of becoming the next ruler of the Edras Kingdom and saving everything.

In Edras's view, this was already enough. As for the remaining things, such as ties to the kingdom, emotions, and responsibilities, Edras was not worried at all. He believed that Sally would soon possess them with his efforts.

“By the way, Sally, how old are you this year? Where did you live before? What about your parents?”

At this moment, the two-headed pseudo-dragon Chris suddenly asked Sally above, and Edras beside him also appropriately revealed a kind, fatherly smile, looking at Sally with concern. This time, because Sally had already agreed to become the next ruler of the Edras Kingdom, and coupled with the shared Oni heritage, Edras's smile was somewhat more sincere.

“.....Ten years old. Sally used to live alone deep in the mountains. As for my parents, they are already dead.”

Facing Chris's inquiry, Sally remained silent for a few seconds before whispering. Upon hearing that Sally was only ten years old, both Chris and Edolas revealed expressions of disbelief. However, upon learning that Sally had been living alone in the mountains and that her parents were deceased, Edolas and Chris exchanged a silent glance, both seeing excitement and anticipation in each other's eyes. In their view, Sally, being only ten years old and having grown up alone in the mountains after the death of her parents, could certainly be easily controlled.

"We're here."

Just then, Chris suddenly lowered his head and spoke. His massive body slowly descended, finally stopping on a vast meadow. Several Oni and a few magical creatures were already waiting there.

"Lord Edolas, Lord Chris."

Watching Edolas jump down from Chris's head, the gathered magical creatures and Oni hurriedly approached and offered their greetings. Then, one by one, they raised their heads, their eyes filled with curiosity as they looked at Sally, who had just jumped down from the dragon's head, especially the Oni, whose eyes betrayed undisguised jealousy and resentment.

"Ahem! Flora, take Sally to rest first."

Seeing the undisguised jealousy and resentment in the eyes of the Oni, Edolas coughed twice and beckoned to a Great Oni with purple hair who resembled a young girl, signaling her to take Sally to rest.

After receiving the order, the Great Oni obediently walked to Sally's side. The way she looked at Sally was completely different from the other Oni, filled only with respect and admiration for the strong. At least for this Great Oni, Sally's strength made her a suitable candidate to become the next king, and she had no objections whatsoever.

Subsequently, Sally followed the Great Oni towards a certain direction within the palace, never once raising her head to look at the Oni whose faces were filled with jealousy and resentment. After all, to Sally, they were not worth her attention.

Who would care about a few ants staring at them, especially ants that were about to die?

"Father, have you really decided to let that little girl become the next king?"

Just as Sally left, an Oni with short red hair and a face similar to Edolas rushed forward and questioned Edolas. In its view, it was clearly the destined next king of the Edolas Kingdom.

However, just now, its father had suddenly announced that a little Oni girl of unknown origin would become the next king of this kingdom, and also the savior of this country.

All of this made it, who had long regarded the entire Edolas Kingdom as its own, unable to bear it. If it weren't for Edolas's sudden cough, it would have rushed up to see just what kind of Oni girl had suddenly appeared and why she could become the next king.

"Why? Brand, why do you think you can become the next king? Just because you can't even evolve into an Oni on your own, or because you don't even have a unique skill?"

Edolas looked coldly at Flander, who was questioning him, his cruel voice piercing into its heart like sharp swords. Then, he raised his head and looked at the Oni in front of him, all of whom were his children.

Looking at their eyes filled with unwillingness and jealousy, the expression on Edolas's face became even colder. His golden pupils contained only reason and ruthlessness. This was his true self, the way he was as a king.

From the moment he became the king of the Edolas Kingdom and put on the crown, Edolas understood that what he wore on his head was not just a crown symbolizing power and status. Its true meaning was that when disaster struck, he, as the king, would withstand everything for his people and kingdom. He who wore the crown would forever bring golden hope to his people.

At this moment, Edolas, as the king, understood that he could no longer withstand the disaster for the kingdom and its people, nor could he bring them hope. Therefore, upon seeing Sally and knowing her talent far surpassed his own, Edolas unhesitatingly recognized Sally as the next king of the Edolas Kingdom.

Sally would wear the crown in his place after becoming a Demon Lord, becoming the new king, withstanding all dangers for the Edolas Kingdom, and becoming the kingdom's new hope... And for this purpose, Edolas was willing to give up the throne, and even become Sally's subordinate.

"But..."

Flander looked at his father's cold face, biting his lip tightly, his eyes filled with struggle and unwillingness. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Edolas's eyes looking at him, filled with ruthlessness.

At that moment, Flander understood that his father's mind was made up, and that even if he dared to do anything, even if he was his child, he would be mercilessly killed.

"Remember, Sally will become the next king of the Edolas Kingdom. If any of you dare to do anything, then I will kill you directly, even if you are my children and compatriots."

Finally, after saying this to the Oni in front of him, Edolas turned and left. As the king, he loved the entire kingdom and all its people. Although he also had a gentle side, when faced with matters concerning the entire kingdom, Edolas would be the most cold-blooded and ruthless being.

Although he might not be a good father, he was definitely the best king!