>>6150700As you all fill in, you find yourself moving off to the side, where you have a better view over events. Or, rather, over the entire town square, watching everything unfold while expanding your ki sense, trying to keep watch over everything. After everything that's happened year after year at her parties, you don't want someone else to show up and ruin things. The skeleton Ainz and his people all arriving through one of the crystal gates, greeting your son and family. Then Rimuru the slime and his people arrive as well, everything seemingly going well. That is, until you sense someone suppressing their energy coming up behind you. Immediately whirling around you see a blue-haired man with a single horn protruding from his forehead, swords crossed across his back. Who stops as soon as you see him, his one eye not covered by his hair widening in surprise.
“Stop there.” you say, leveling your hand at him, a ball of ki gathered in your open hand. “Don't come any closer.”
“Easy, easy, he's with me.” a familiar voice says from above, glancing up and see the slime, in its humanoid form with large bat wings hovering there. “Souei, what did I tell you? Chilli warned us to not try sneaking up on him, you're lucky he didn't fry you on the spot.”
“Forgive me, Lord Rimuru.” the man says, immediately kneeling. To which the slime sighs out, dropping out of the air and landing beside you.
“Go on, leave the space General alone.” Rimuru says, the man instantly vanishing. Then he turns to you with a sigh, shaking his head. “Ninja, am I right? They can't help themselves but to try and sneak up on people just to prove they can. But, I must ask, what are you doing out here?”
“I have a view over everything. Every year, it's been something.” you say after a moment, looking out over the town square where the party is in full swing. “No matter what, I'm not going to let anyone else ruin her party this time.”
“I see. You're a good man, General Karn. Your family is lucky to have you.” he says, then without waiting for an answer puts his hands behind his back, idling back towards the party. You keep up your watch, carefully watching things unfold. However, as you do, you realize that you're starting to subconsciously reach out to the planet itself, much as you would with New Salda. Only for something to suddenly answer back.
“<span class="mu-s">WHO ARE YOU?</span>” an unfamiliar, feminine voice booms in your mind, the shock breaking your concentration on your ki sense. “<span class="mu-s">YOU FEEL.... FAMILIAR.</span>”
“Dad? What are you-?” Chilli, his mind suddenly connecting your yours asks, an instant later teleporting over to you. “How did you-? Wait, hold on a moment.”
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