The Red Priest and Blue Slime Chapter 48 (Patreon)

My face pinched before I sighed and said helplessly. "Thankfully Milim is still playing games here... She can solve her own issues. I just need to remind her not to kill the host of the monster."

Could I infact kill Charybdis on my own? I was fairly certain of it in fact with my Yatagarasu flames that burnt a target's very soul and no defense or amount of durability could resist it. Only sheer power could.

And Charybdis. Charybdis was a VERY big target so I had even less of a problem killing the thing. But I didn't want to kill it's host in that dumbass Phobio who was one of the top servants of another demon lord. 

A demon lord who I couldn't in fact beat in straight fight maybe... Maybe I could kill Carrion if he was stupid and let me land a hit first and he let me burn his eyes out or something. But in a straight fight? Yeah I would get utterly smashed without a doubt.

I quickly made my way to the casino and I find Milim was trying and failing to learn how to ice scate as I made the large ice pad for some of the lizard men who had strong ice affinities.

"Milim! You got work to do!" I called out with Milim yelling out in suprise even as she threw her arms out... And promptly fell on her ass.

'Thankfully she is a several thousand year old demon lord. Otherwise that might have actually hurt.' I thought with some amuesment as she flew up and over with a pout aimed directly at me.

"Jaaaakkkkeee! You suprised and made me fall down! That was a low blow!" Milim yelled at me with a hearty pout of annoyance.

I gave her a knowing look before I said teasingly. "Heh, skill issue." And as she bristled in an adorable way. I dropped the smile and spoke more seriously. "Milim, you made some trouble. Big trouble in fact." 

She paused and then started whistling under her breath as she said. "Uhhh no trouble here Jake. I didn't break one of your pachinko machines. It just totally got hit by a meteor that punched through the ceiling."

I held in a facial twitch as I could already imagine the paperwork of the dwarven metal workers bitching about a 'small' fist shaped crater appearing on one of our machines despite their already great durability.

'Damn, she actually hit that shit hard as well. I knew gamblers with super strength would lose their patience so I made sure the machines were made out of Adamantine that Rimuru made up. But Milim's gamer rage tantrum's are no joke.' I thought helplessly.

Still I cleared my throat and said helplessly. "Milim putting that... Firmly aside, Charybdis has been unsealed, and that Beastman Phobio is being used as it's host as it is rushing here to Jura Tempest."

Milim blinked before she laughed out loud and said proudly as she gave me a light elbow as she teased me. "Muahahaha! Soooo Jake you need my help huh? Well as your bestie and the maker of so many fun things. I guessss I should help you out a bit."

But then her face went still as I said blandly. "Charybdis isn't coming to Tempest to attack us... Phobio who is only partially in control is making Charybdis constantly mutter your name Milim. He wants to use it's power to come attack you for how to beat the piss out of him before." 

There was a moment of silence at my explanation before she said slowly. "Wait... So my buddy Carrion's goon. Phobio got smacked around by me for being a butthead, and now he is coming to attack as Charybdis. Because I beat him up just a little?" 

To which I slowly nodded and her face pinched in disdain before she shrugged and said carelessly. "Whelp, guess I gotta go kill em then. Carrion is gonna be mad but he would have had to do it as well should his subordinate go utter mad and start attacking the human kingdoms as well." 

I cleared my throat and then said blandly. "Or... How about you just beat it half to death. And then extract the dumbass. So that way Carrion doesn't get pissed at either of us. And he is almost assuredly already on his way after hearing his subordinate did something so stupid."

I took a breath and then added. "When Carrion is here on better terms. I can negotiate some trade deals with him. Meaning I get more money to build more games and entertainment things as well." 

Milim paused at my reasoning before she nodded hurriedly and said excitedly. "Yes! That sounds like an awesome idea! I won't kill him then haha!"

But then she paused and said in confusion, "Uhhh but why did Phobio decide to do something so stupid anyway? I am like soooo much stronger then him, why was he so stupid?"

And I exhaled as this was it. A breaking moment that could decide the future, as I said helplessly. "A lot of majin are being mind-controlled, Milim, lately. Whether it be those 'Moderate Halequins' who have been causing trouble and even the Orc Disaster, all of them are being mind-controlled at some level."

Milim's head turned to the side before she asked me seriously. "Wait wait wait! Jake, you said that those weirdo clowns of Clayman are being mind-controlled right now?'

And I nodded before I said calmly. "Yup, I have studied a couple of the bodies after they attacked us and made problems. And they all bore curse seals on their hearts. Curse Seals that have a sort of mother connection to a higher up that is also being controlled." 

Milim's face twisted in several ways before she slowly nodded, and then she said hurriedly. "Alright, Jake, I get it! I am going to smack Charybdis to death! And then after I bring that idiot Phobio back, I am going to go smack some other people back to their senses!"

And before I could say anything else. Milim blasted upwards and my face twitched at the sight of the ice rinks new 'skylight'