Chương 227: This is the tacit understanding between men!

The capital of the Kingdom of Ingurasia.

In the upscale brothel, Yang Cheng and Rimuru sat facing each other, with Akagami and Shuna sitting beside them respectively.

"Hey, Garud, when did you get such a beautiful pair of sisters in your shop?!"

The manager of this upscale hotel is named Gard, a middle-aged man with a beer belly. He was attacked by monsters on Rimuru's way to the Kingdom of Ingrasia and was rescued by Rimuru.

When regular customers entered the bar for drinks, they saw Akagami and Shuna, who looked very similar and were both very beautiful, and thought they were the bar's new hostess sisters.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, his body was sent flying backward as if struck by an invisible force.

Without a doubt, the one who made the move was Shuna, who was still angry at the moment.

Seeing this, Rimuru quickly said to Gard, "I'm so sorry, Gard. I will compensate you for your losses later."

Hearing Rimuru's words, Gard, a middle-aged man with a beer belly, also smiled wryly and said, "No matter what, Lord Rimuru and Miss Shuna are my saviors. How could I possibly ask you to compensate me or anything like that?"

Besides, the previous customer misunderstood Miss Shuna, so it's normal for her to be angry because of that —" Garud definitely wouldn't dare accept any compensation; he had seen it all very clearly when he was attacked by monsters in the wild.

Whether it's Rimuru and Shuna, who appear to be teenagers, or that big dog, they are all clearly very powerful monsters.

The monsters that wiped out their guard were all annihilated by Rimuru and Shuna in less than a single encounter.

Gard's only hope now is that Rimuru won't fight the people in front of them.

Otherwise, given their strength, not only would he be unable to protect his tavern, but as the manager, he would also likely be held accountable.

Gard didn't know what the relationship was between Rimuru and Yosuke, but judging from their appearances, they should know each other. Moreover, Akagami and Shuna looked alike, so they should be related.

Rimuru glanced at Shuna beside him. He was certain that Shuna was indeed angry, but the reason for her anger was clearly not because she had just been misunderstood, but because of someone else.

[Brother Yang Cheng, what are you doing in a place like this? By the way, were you even an adult before you reincarnated? You were even drinking with an elf lady and stuff —] Yang Cheng was taken aback when he saw Rimuru's voice, which appeared in his mind without him saying a word, sitting upright opposite him.

Telepathy? Speaking of Rimuru, he seems to always think of him as a chuunibyou (delusional teenager).

I also want to ask you, why did you bring Shuna to a place like this?

Isn't that utter nonsense? Besides, with poison resistance maxed out, what can you do in a place like this? Just look at pretty girls?

Looking at pretty girls is one thing, but who comes out for a massage—oops, who comes out looking for young ladies, especially with a female companion?

[How dare you say that to me? You also have Chijia by your side, don't you? And even though my talk is nonsense, can't I at least satisfy my emotional needs?] Do you think I wanted to be with Chijia? It's just that I can't shake this woman off; she's ruined so many of my plans!

Enough with the chit-chat, let's get our statements straight now, otherwise it'll be hard to get out and have fun later.

[Agreed, Ms. Zhu Cai's aura is terrifying right now, even I feel immense pressure.] You see, in her mind, I used to be a shining example of virtue and integrity.

The two men used "telepathy" to quickly complete the collusion operation in a very short time.

It must be said that men are quite in sync in certain matters, as if they are born to cover for their good brothers.

"Lord Yangcheng, could you tell me, you—"

"Brother Yang Cheng, I didn't expect to run into you here. It seems you're also here to gather intelligence, right?"

Before Shuna could finish asking her question, Rimuru, who was standing to the side, looked at Yosei first and asked him a question.

"So, Rimuru, you came to the Kingdom of Ingrasia to gather intelligence as well?"

For some time now, I have been investigating the Demon King Clayman, and through some special intelligence sources, I have discovered that the masked demons who are with Clayman frequently enter and leave this kingdom.

This upscale tavern is said to be frequented by high-society figures, which is why I chose to stake it out here.

To avoid arousing suspicion, I've been pretending to be a patron of this place for many days.

But your sudden appearance today has completely shattered my facade of the past few days.

Hearing Yang Cheng's words and seeing the regret on his face, Zhu Cai and Chi Jia were both stunned.

The reason why Shuna was stunned was that she never expected that Lord Yosei would appear here, actually to be lurking and gathering intelligence.

She had always thought that Lord Yangcheng came to this kind of place simply to have fun.

After all, Lord Yangcheng's expression before was completely one of utter fascination. Could it be that Lord Yangcheng's acting skills were simply too superb?

Yes, that must be true. After all, if you can't even fool yourself, how can you fool Kleiman's spies? Compared to Shuna, Akagami was stunned because she never expected that Lord Yangcheng could say such things with such a righteous expression.

As Yang Cheng's close bodyguard who spends every day with him, Chi Jia is definitely the one who knows the most about Yang Cheng's affairs.

Chijia knows everything about her relationship with the Demon King Frey, as well as their plans and objectives.

Chi Jia was deeply moved by Yang Cheng's trust, and even vowed in her heart to abandon her original identity and serve Yang Cheng only as "Chi Jia", considering Yang Cheng's interests in everything she did.

It is indeed true that the Demon King Frey informed Lord Yangcheng about the fact that the forces behind Clayman frequently visited the Kingdom of Ingulasia.

It is also true that because he was unable to spare the time, Lord Yangcheng was sent to the Kingdom of Ingurasia to investigate.

However, although Yang Cheng had given her the same explanation before, Chi Jia clearly didn't believe him about coming to this shop to gather intelligence.

There were also those who disguised themselves as ordinary drinkers, but Chijia didn't believe a single punctuation mark.

She stayed by Lord Yang Cheng's side day and night, so how could she not see that the latter was clearly enjoying himself?

"Mother, is everything Lord Yangcheng said true?"

When Shuna asked Akagami, who was sitting next to Haruma, both Haruma and Rimuru panicked.

Oh no, they forgot about Chi Jia, a key figure!

"Since it was said by Lord Yangcheng, it must be true. Besides, Lord Rimuru just said the same thing. This kind of place is perfect for gathering information."

Yang Cheng: () My mother-in-law is awesome!