Feels like the larger problem will be when Tempest negotiates with OTHER human nations, given that Tempest's military power surely exceeds any human nation's by a large margin. Brumund's probably thinking of this as a juicy exclusive arrangement, whereas Rimuru wants to keep expanding...
Is the mask still sealing Rimuru's monster aura so long as its on his body? I'm kinda surprised the restaurant at the beginning didn't fly into a panic the moment Rimuru tried to eat something, lol.
Just to remind everyone guessing that Ludius is a bad guy, we've already seen him way back in chapter 26 as Dean/Alfred's aide. He's warning Tanya because he's already been doing that investigation on behalf of the royal family and the results are evidently something he'd rather not let his...
Just a causal 142 page chapter, lol. So many other monthly series are skimping on the page count lately, but then there's Murata who drops 100+ pages once in a while because he feels like it.