Building a Monster Nation From Zero in Another World

"Is Rin-sama going to fight Lady Snow Empress again?"

Souei and Benimaru had things to do, so they didn't watch this battle.

Shion and the others stayed in the village, so even if they split their minds, it wouldn't affect their daily activities.

"I wonder how long Rin-sama can last this time."

Shion respected Snow Empress, but she would not slack off on the necessary challenges.

Shion would never easily give up her position as Rin's close subordinate.

"Rin-sama is already working very hard, and he gets stronger every time."

"What's more, he hasn't even used his full power."

In such a simulated battle, Rin could be said to be challenging Snow Empress's strengths with his weaknesses.

In a real battle, Rin should be a turret standing at the rear.

Under absolute firepower, any technique would seem so flashy.

Of course, since it was sparring and training, Rin would not fight like that, but instead would use every ability he currently possessed.

Only by constantly using them could one deeply explore and thus make oneself more perfect.

"Go, Rin~"

As expected of Rin's little darling, Ogerpon had changed into a new outfit at some point and was now holding up a "Rin Must Win" sign, cheering and shouting.

The Soul Spirit Space was good for this. Everything was simulated.

"Go, Snow Empress!! Beat him up!!"

"???"

Ogerpon felt that Ice Empress had been a bit too uninhibited lately.

Fortunately, Rin didn't mind these things.

"Let this old man be the referee."

Hakurou stroked his beard and stepped forward, standing to one side of the battle circle.

"I'll have to trouble you again, Hakurou."

"Not at all. To be able to witness such a wonderful battle is a great enjoyment for this old man."

As Hakurou spoke, his brow slowly split open, revealing a vertical pupil.

This was precisely the old man's reliance for being able to act as a referee—the Heavenly Eye.

"Are you ready, Master?"

Snow Empress was a good teacher. Whether it was feeding moves to Rin or finding his shortcomings, she was incredibly professional.

Rin was very fortunate to have such an excellent subordinate.

"Come on, Snow Empress."

"This time I'll try to last a little longer."

Rin's answer greatly pleased Snow Empress. She raised her hand, and a large amount of ice elements gathered around her.

The two limited their power to a certain range, engaging in a pure contest of skill.

"Empress' Palm!"

"A big move right from the start?"

Rin watched as Snow Empress raised her hand and then lightly pushed it forward.

Snow Empress's movements were very slow, yet in everyone's eyes, this palm strike was so fast, as if the entire process from raising the hand to striking had been completed in the blink of an eye.

"Has she improved again?"

Hakurou, who was watching the battle, raised an eyebrow slightly, astonished by Snow Empress's incredible comprehension.

This palm strike seemed unremarkable, but it actually involved the application of multiple abilities.

The surrounding space was enveloped by an invisible membrane, and the flow and changes of all things were momentarily stilled by the extreme low temperature.

The principle of this move was very similar to Esdeath's Mahāpadma in Akame ga Kill.

Both achieved the effect of time stoppage indirectly by freezing matter.

The flaw of Empress' Palm is that it must hit the enemy.

Fortunately, Rin possessed an extraordinary mind, and even though his body was still, his soul remained.

Thus, he could still think.

And being able to think meant that the monster's skills were not sealed.

"There's still a fight left!"

However, just as Rin was preparing to counterattack, an invisible force gently landed on his chest.

Rin felt a chilling sensation spread from his heart throughout his body.

Due to their master-servant relationship, Snow Empress was unable to inflict any harm on Rin.

But if this move had landed on anyone else, even if it didn't kill them, it would certainly result in severe injury.

"Snow Empress, wins!!"

At the same time, Hakurou, acting as the referee, immediately announced the battle's outcome.

"Huh?"

Rin was stunned, then immediately reacted, looking at Snow Empress in surprise. "Snow Empress, does your Empress' Palm no longer need to make contact with the enemy?"

In such a short time, Snow Empress had perfected all of her Three Snow Empress Ultimates one after another.

The Empress' Palm, originally only applicable to short distances, no longer required direct contact.

As a result, Snow Empress gained another unexpected killing move, and her combat ability increased once again.

"So powerful, I had no chance to retaliate at all."

In the Cardinal World, magicules were never the key factor in determining strength.

Some monsters, despite having only tens of thousands of magicules, could fight against powerhouses with hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of magicules.

The best example was Hakurou in the original work.

As for Snow Empress...

She was already the strongest combat force under Rin's command.

Even Ogerpon, in a one-on-one situation, could only rely on her Destroyer advantage to fight to mutual destruction.

"You did great!!"

"Hit him, keep hitting him!!"

Although the surrounding audience didn't fully understand, they were greatly shocked.

Especially a certain green-haired girl, who was practically screaming her throat raw, wishing she could personally step in and punch Rin.

"This Ice Empress..."

Rin's mouth twitched slightly, secretly deciding that after the training ended, he would definitely spank her.

"Don't be silly, Ice Empress."

Snow Empress glanced at Ice Empress, finding this quite a headache.

Although she had already accepted Rin as her master in her heart, Ice Empress was not one to admit defeat verbally.

Snow Empress truly feared that one day, Rin might lose his patience and go wild on her.

"Snow Empress, you're getting stronger so fast."

"In such a short time, you've completely adapted to the Cardinal World's power system and even developed new techniques based on it."

Losing to Snow Empress, Rin was not disheartened.

Rather, Rin had already lost to Snow Empress dozens or hundreds of times during this period, so he was already accustomed to it.

"Master, too, your progress speed is even faster than I expected."

Snow Empress still cared about Rin's face, she comforted him. "At first, when I froze time and space, Master couldn't even react."

"After this period of training, if you encounter similar situations again, Master can calmly handle them."

Snow Empress was not just talking about her moves, but also sudden assassination methods similar to time-space freezing.

If it were the initial Rin, facing such a sudden attack, he would definitely be caught off guard.

But now...

Snow Empress was fully confident that no matter how sudden the situation, Rin would be able to react instantly.

And this was Snow Empress's true goal.

(To be continued.)