In the Age of Heroes, I am a background noble

Chilling!

"Don't even think about letting this damn thing go!" The cute king pointed at Green with trembling fingers. He was really shaking. This bastard was really too cruel.

"One day I will take revenge on you, damned fellow!"

Are you some kind of demon that enjoys feeding on people's emotions?

"Okay, okay, come on, I'll wait."

Green nodded perfunctorily.

After arguing for a while, Rimuru finally chose to ignore the matter. The two of them walked further and further away. Some things were not suitable for others to hear.

In addition to the main road from south to north in Gushan County, there are many alleys in the north of the city. The ruins of a city that once served as a subhuman royal court can still be seen. The former prosperity of the city can still be seen, and the collapsed houses are scattered with damaged furniture and complete internal structures.

It is true that the subhumans are mainly nomadic civilizations, but as time goes by, powerful subhuman tribes will also build their own cities for enjoyment, as administrative cities, or for making money.

If it's repaired, maybe we can rent it out.

This thought flashed through his mind, and he looked at Rimuru who was walking in front of him.

After a while of arguing, it’s time to get down to business.

"In that case, what about the time traveler? Did you really just guess?" The cute king turned his head slightly and looked at the bastard with a squint.

Ok?

"Of course. Why would I lie?"

"hehe."

Do you think I will believe it?

Rimuru felt that he should doubt every word this guy said!

Really.

Green was a little distressed. It was really sad that there were always people who didn't believe in his sincerity!

He could only try to come up with a plausible theory.

"First of all, there are other time travelers in this world. Can you understand that?"

"can."

Rimuru has seen time travelers before, and he even formed a partnership with a time traveler lady, but now she is dead. Even Rimuru's body has changed according to the other lady's appearance.

The cute king even inherited some of the original owner's memories and even his personality.

Huh?

real or fake.

Are there other travelers in the Demihuman Plains? It's true that it wasn't just humans who received the gift. Rumor has it that the travelers and the brave were a blessing bestowed upon humanity by the gods. And for some gods, perhaps humans and demihumans weren't that different.

"Well, now that you know this, it's much easier. I have several time travelers under my command. For example, do you still remember the guy who trapped you?"

"Huh? Are you serious?!"

The cute king's mouth opened wide in shock, his eyes widened, and his yellow pupils flashed with disbelief. Are there so many travelers?

It would be fine if there was only one, but there are actually several?

At this moment, she had a strange feeling in her heart, both happy and a little regretful. Rudius probably had the same feeling.

However, unlike an unconfident boy of twelve or thirteen years old, the cute king quickly gave up this meaningless regret. She was really happy and thought that the more fellow countrymen the better!

A traveler is lonely, but this loneliness will be much alleviated if he has companions.

emmmmmmm

I just don’t know if my identity as a slime will be recognized?

For the first time, Rimuru felt a little troubled by his identity as a slime. Everyone else traveled through time and space as humans, but he traveled through time and space as a monster. Isn't it too unsociable?

Fortunately, I still have human form.

Then she continued to listen to Green's explanation.

"There is a brave man summoned from another world by a kingdom, the Shield Hero Naofumi Iwamine. If nothing unexpected happens, he may be from the same world as you. He is now my capable subordinate."

"And my woman, Asuna, and some of her companions, who are probably travelers from another world, there are probably dozens of them in total."

Yes, he directly admitted that he had a bunch of time travelers under his command.

The lord cannot be a fool. There are obvious differences between those time travelers and the natives. Whether in terms of personality, behavior, values, personal vision, etc., they are far inferior to ordinary natives. Anyone who is smart enough will know that something is wrong with them.

Even though Rudeus had basically integrated into the other world since he was a child, it was very obvious that these travelers from SAO were from Japan. Naofumi Iwamine knew almost from the first day that these were fellow travelers from Japan.

Theoretically speaking, it is reasonable and logical that the Earl should know something, at least many people think so, and Green's words imply that he knows that these people are probably time travelers.

"Is this true? Okay, I understand." The cute king blinked his eyes. There were dozens of time travelers, which was completely unexpected.

So what about Green?

As a native, why can so many time travelers pledge allegiance to him?

In other words, why can you find so many time travelers?

An idea arose in the mind of the cute king and could not be dispelled, and Green's degree of cruelty seemed to be comparable to that of some modern people.

"What about you? You know so much, are you also..."

"Besides, is this kind of thing really that important?"

Green smiled faintly, and the expression on his face made it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

What's not important?

The cute king wanted to say this but when he thought about it carefully, it was true. Green didn't look like someone who would show mercy just because of his fellow villager.

In other words, whether he is a time traveler or not does not affect the fact that Green is now the Earl, and he is even the prisoner of that bastard.

Finally, I reached the end of the alley and stopped.

"Now I need to ask you something, which will determine whether we are enemies or friends."

Looking at Rimuru who turned his head, Green looked at him without mercy.

In short, the imagined situation of forgetting grudges with a smile did not happen, and the atmosphere became tense instead.

Oops. I have a bad feeling.

"gollum"

Rimuru swallowed his saliva, and a sense of crisis came over him. He knew it was time for a showdown.

The earl who could kill hundreds of thousands of demi-humans, or the fellow countryman of the time traveler, is definitely not a good person. He must have some thoughts about not killing the monsters for a group of people like him who are strictly speaking demi-humans.

Maybe it was because of interests, or something else, but one could understand that once the danger outweighed the interests in Count Medici's mind, the other party might not tolerate his group.

"I know, tell me."

Green smiled and asked his question.

"Do you think you are a human or a monster now?"

“To put it another way, if you had to choose, and one of the demihumans or humans had to die, who would you choose?

The Great Sage Canque is analyzing a remake of the trolley problem. Count Medici is probably testing your stance. If you don't get a satisfactory answer, you might be liquidated.

Best answer: Although I am a slime now, I actually identify more with my human identity, which is why I maintain my human form.

A test of stance?

She wanted to give a perfunctory answer according to what the great sage said, but was it really correct?

The time he had spent with his subordinates during the time he had traveled through time flashed through the mind of the cute king. Could he really ignore all this with peace of mind?

"I do not know."

Green showed a puzzled expression and said, "You are also Schrödinger's cat, right? Give me a superposition state?"

"Oh?"

Rimuru raised his head and looked at the sky. It was still snowing heavily and the air was so refreshing. The cold was no longer a torture under his thick natural down jacket. Instead, it brought freshness and comfort to his warm body.

I actually traveled through time and got involved in so many things. It's incredible.

"When I first traveled through time and space as a slime, I was a little confused. What could a mere slime do? But as I gradually adapted, I found that being a slime is pretty good."

"I don't reject my slime identity, but I don't reject my human identity either. My human memories are my true self, so I don't know what I am."

Green Yi walked coldly towards Yi Wu Kai step by step, clenched his fist with his five fingers, and clenched it again, but there was not much smile in his smile.

"So you're still confused?"

This guy is a wavering person. He is not sure about his identity as a time traveler, and he also attaches equal importance to his identity as a slime.

It's bizarre how just a few months can affect decades of human life memory?

Wasn't her life beautiful before?

Perhaps it is like this, the worse your life was before traveling through time, the more resentful you were towards reality, the more you would desire time travel.

The cute king did not answer his question, but instead said to himself:

"To be honest, I've heard about your story. You killed many demihumans. I think that was a bit cruel, but as an outsider who has only been in this other world for a short time, I have no right to comment. It seems that demihumans have done the same thing."

"As for the multiple-choice question you mentioned, I don't think I can make a choice. Life shouldn't die so easily. But if I have to make a choice."

understood.

You are the one yelling at me, what do you think of your life?

"Stick it."

As I got closer, my feet sank deep into the snow in the alley.

Green was only one step away from Rimuru. At this distance, he could grab Rimuru's neck and crush him to death.

Just like a Stand User, even with almost invincible skills, they can kill each other instantly at closer distances, but at this moment, Rimuru can only be killed unilaterally.

I can only say that the Red Demon Clan's potions are really powerful.

"What would you do?"

Green pressed.

Are some afraid of dying?

The cute king leaned against the wall and rarely looked up. She was really scared. This was the first time she felt this kind of fear towards someone after gaining power.

Rimuru had unknowingly developed PTSD towards Green. This was a fear caused by having his life threatened many times. Even if she really recovered, she would not dare to attack Green.

It’s like someone in a book has been hypnotized for a year or two and is suddenly released from hypnosis, but still follows the habit.

To use a less appropriate term, that is:

Pavlov's dog.

"I won't protect him just because he's human, or attack him just because he's demihuman. I'll only protect my companions if they haven't done anything unforgivable."

"Okay, I see. That's an interesting statement. You mean if your subordinates, like that ghost, killed someone, you would also choose to cover it up, right?"

How interesting.

The cold light in Green's eyes deepened, and a deep fear surged into Rimuru's heart like a python. Should he continue to answer? If he continued like this, he would die. After finally traveling through time, was it really okay to die like this?

After taking several deep breaths, Rimuru finally nodded solemnly.

"If he died because he wanted to protect his companions, I would."

What a courage.

Green changed his opinion of the cute king. He originally thought that he was just a loser who had traveled through time and space and had a golden finger, but he didn't expect that he had his own persistence.

I put one hand behind my back, holding a spherical instrument in my palm. This thing can probably serve as a lie detector. If the other person speaks, it will vibrate slightly.

Rimuru has been telling the truth so far.

In other words, this is what she thinks. Compared with her stance, she seems to support her companions more, but on this basis she still maintains the principle of not doing evil.

Seems to be a good person.

But if loyalty is not absolute, it is equal to absolute disloyalty.

how should I do it