Everyone had just eaten through the third box of pizza when Rimuru received a thought transmission from Diablo.
"Rimuru-sama, as requested, I've booked accommodations for our stay in Agora Hotel for the week."
Rimuru, "Great. Thanks Diablo. I'm heading over so meet me at the Hotel as soon as you can. There's someone I'd like you to meet."
Slime Ciel on Rimuru's lap bounced, "Time to go?" She asked.
"Yeah." Rimuru stood up to face his otherworlder self. "You guys will be okay. As you know when I return to the Original World, thirteen years would have gone by already before I sync with you again. Take care of our Ciel and make some good memories, yeah?"
"You don't need to tell me. I am you ya know?"
Rimuru and Satoru shook hands.
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"Ciel, make sure to analyze all this food, it's really good."
"The food has already been analyzed when it was brought in. We'll be able to recreate it when we return to Tempest."
The two sat under the starry night sky on the balcony. Ciel had changed back into her human form. The hotel staff had decorated the table with rose petals aligned in a heart shape along with a very expensive bottle of wine. They seemed to have misunderstood and thought that the couple were celebrating their honeymoon. In front of them was a five star feast spread that they ordered from room service.
So what if Rimuru just ate with Satoru a moment ago? He was never really full and the biggest glutton in the universe. Experiencing all the delicacies the world had to offer was his goal in life. Ciel seemed to be the same way. She ate her portion of the food just as eagerly as himself.
"The wine is really good too. Why don't you try some Ciel?"
Ciel eyed the wine in his hand with doubt, "Poison."
"Oi, I keep telling you. Alcohol is not poison." Rimuru was on his second cup of wine. With his resistances shut off, although his cheeks do not redden his eyelids have begun to droop.
Ciel finished the food on her plate. She leaned against his side and placed her head on his shoulder. He slung an arm around her waist to balance them.
Being close to one another like this felt as natural as breathing air. The scent of licorice tickled his nose as Rimuru played with the ends of her hair that was still damp from the hot bath they shared prior to eating. The intimacy of having Ciel here pressed close to him in the flesh filled his heart with warmth. Truly, in this moment, Rimuru felt he was the most blessed being alive.
"Rimuru, what do you want to do while we stay in this world?"
"Well… I wanted to stay until the end of the week to make sure there aren't any problems. The Dwargon gold coins we brought here have been stored in Veldora's dungeon floor all this time so it's loaded with magicules as well. I'm curious to see if anyone would recognize its origins. If nothing happens during this week I can rest assured that our counterparts will be okay."
"So no other plans?"
"No. Did you have something in mind?"
"I want to go on a date with you." Ciel replied, watching his expression.
"Alright," Rimuru agreed easily, his tone indulgent, "we might as well. We won't be able to move around as freely when we return. As the King, I get enough stares when I'm out having fun in Tempest. Imagine, the attention we'll get when the King brings his Queen along with him?"
"Let them look then. As long as they don't bother us, it's fine isn't it?"
"Ah Ciel, do you maybe want them to watch us together?"
"..."
"I'm right aren't I? You act like it doesn't bother you but you actually want to show us off don't you?"
Ciel pouted and turned her face away but didn't move away from him.
Rimuru poked her cheek, "now that I think about it, you always gave me these grumpy silences whenever I gave my attention to other women. Could it be that you were secretly jealous? Is that it? You want others to see that we're together?"
"So what? You have too many admirers. And you know how I feel about you."
Rimuru smiled, "I do. I don't mind that you want to stake your claim. It's your right now as my future wife. As for our date, where do you want to go?"
Ciel thought about it and said, "I want to go somewhere you like. You once told me you liked to view the autumn leaves. The timing is right. How about we have a picnic under the red maple trees?"
"Hmm alright. I'll take you to Maizuru Park tomorrow." Rimuru agreed, and took another sip of wine.
Ciel watched him drink the wine blissfully. She turned a contemplative gaze at the bottle of wine in front of them. Was the poison really that good?
"Want to try some?" Rimuru asked her again after noticing her interest.
Ciel hesitated, but picked up her cup, "Just one."
Rimuru poured her a cup full and looked at her expectantly.
Ciel lowered her resistances and slowly took a sip. A sweet and sour flavor assaulted her tastebuds leveled with the right amount of bitterness as the wine slid smoothly down her throat like velvet. Ciel's eyes widened and she took a deeper sip.
Rimuru smiled, "It's good right? Drink more slowly. You have to savor it."
After a minute, Ciel began to feel a buzzing warmth bubble inside her body. She felt herself relax more heavily against Rimuru and took another sip before finishing her cup.
Rimuru pulls her to sit on his lap. "That was quick. You must be lightweight."
Ciel hummed and snuggled into his arms and clutched his robe. She looked at him with sleepy eyes and frowned. "Poisoned." Her words slurred.
"You're drunk, not poisoned." Rimuru tapped her on the nose.
Ciel blinked and looked at him with a hooded gaze. Her expression is open, vulnerable, and full of trust. Like a small animal in need of protection.
Rimuru swallowed. He shouldn't take advantage of her like this. "Come on, let's get you to bed."
There was only one bed in their room, but it was large enough to fit five people on it so sharing wasn't a problem. Rimuru picked Ciel up and carried her to the bed. When he put her down there was one small problem; he couldn't untangle her fingers from his robe. Ciel made a small dissatisfied noise and clung tighter.
Rimuru sighed and gave up on loosening her grip, "It's a good thing that we're genderless. Otherwise, I don't think I could behave myself." He covered both of them with a blanket.
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Diablo had studied his Master over the years and could proudly say he knew his likes and dislikes like the back of his hand.
Aside from admiring the female form, his Master had never shown any interest in having relations with women outside of friendship. Diablo knew that his Master being genderless was the biggest reason and didn't spare the subject any more scrutiny. There was no one worthy of his Master anyway.
Perhaps, Diablo thought looking at the ball of tangled limbs on the bed belonging to not only his Master but a dark haired woman he had never seen before, I had been remiss. The romantic setup on the balcony didn't escape his notice either.
Diablo pushed the tea cart he brought in next to the bed. Just as he was wondering if he should wake his Master up a groan sounded from the bed.
"Rimuru-sama, good morning."
"Sssh. Ah Diablo, lower your voice. My head hurts." Rimuru opened his eyes and blinked a few times to adjust his sight to the light.
"My apologies Rimuru-sama. Perhaps some herbal tea would help?"
"Please." Rimuru tried to sit up but noticed the weight on top of his body. He stroked Ciel's hair, "Hey Ciel, it's time to get up." Ciel whined at being moved but slowly sat up. She clutched her head and hissed. She then focused on forcefully pulling up their resistance to pain.
Rimuru sighed in relief when his headache disappeared. He accepted the cup of tea from Diablo and watched as his demon offered Ciel a cup as well.
"Rimuru-sama, this is?" Diablo made eye contact with Ciel and felt a feeling of nostalgia. In that moment, Ciel allowed Diablo to feel some of her aura.
This presence… The woman gives off the same feeling that time when my Master had performed the Soul Resurrection Ritual after awakening as a Demon Lord. If my theory is correct, then could this woman be...
Rimuru, "Welcome back. Have a seat," he gestured to the armchair next to the bed. "This is my partner, Ciel Tempest. She's going to be my wife."
Ciel transformed into a red slime and hopped on Rimuru lap.
The demon silently knelt and offered a respectful greeting. "It's an honour to meet my future Queen. My 'name' is Diablo. I am Rimuru-sama's personal butler. If you have a request for anything, this one will gladly do his best to fulfill it."
Ciel, "Accepted. I will be sure to call on you in the future."
You both accepted that pretty easily, Rimuru thought and eyed the two suspiciously.
"Say Diablo-kun, how did things go yesterday?" Rimuru asked.
Diablo, "Rimuru-sama, the gold has been exchanged for a total of 240M and the money has successfully been sent to your bank account. I've also drawn up a shortlist of suitable homes based on your preferences for you to purchase in and around the City and countryside."
Rimuru beamed. As expected of the competent secretary. "Good job! You've been a great help. Sorry, but I'll have to trouble you with one more errand.
"It's no trouble at all my Lord."
"I need you to find someone who can create a human identity for Ciel. Use your skills to coerce them if you have to. Be careful not to alert any government authorities. If there's a problem let me know. I'll send you the details through thought transmission."
"Consider it done."
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Author End Note
Hey guys. I'm planning on making this fic around 20 to 30 chapters long. It will mostly be Human Ciel x Satoru once Rimuru and real Ciel return home which will be in the next few chapters.
What do you guys think of drunk Ciel? I have more of that planned with her human counterpart by the way. *wink *wink
I have a lot of designs to create at work this week so it will be a while before I update again.
In regards to Diablo, I'm referencing Volume 5 and 16 of the light novel when Diablo first encountered Raphael and then listened to Rimuru's explanation to King Gazel of the concept of Theosophy Nucleus.
I headcanon that at that point Diablo must have concluded that Rimuru has a Theosophy Nucleus.