"Hey Guy, I've decided to take Rimuru's side so open up the barrier and allow Beretta to join the battle, ok!" Ramiris shouted at Guy from across the room.
"Sorry, no."
This reply struck Ramiris which caused her to fly over into Guy's face, "What! Why?"
"Why? Well for one, attendants aren't allowed to participate in battles between demon lords. More importantly, this score is for Rimuru and Clayman to settle themselves, there's no reason for you to get involved."
Ramiris began tugging on Guy's nose, "What are you talking about!? And you're letting Milim join the fight?!"
Guy: "Yes, because she's allowed."
Ramiris: "That's not fair, what is Millim allowed to!?"
Guy: "Would you pipe down, I'm sure that Milim has her own plan in mind."
Ramiris: "Why do you make it sound like I don't have a plan in mind?!"
Guy: "Am I wrong? Besides…" Guy turned his head towards Ramiris's assigned throne, "… just who has your o'so faithful attendant sworn her loyalty too…"
His eyes shifted between the mechanical grayish doll with womenly features and the doll who's design resembled that of an angel.
"…Your other attendant that's present seems to be devoting their all to you. But not this one." Guy said with a sly smile, "Do you really want to trust an attendant so fickle?"
"True, I am weighing one masters worth against the other, between my master and creator, lord Rimuru and lady Ramiris. However, lord Rimuru entrusted that I protect Lady Ramiris. In the time that I have known her, I have deemed it acceptable to serve Lady Ramiris, therefore I do not find there to be any contradiction…"
"…You see, I wish to pay a debt to lord Rimuru and well that is my wish, if it is also my lady's wish then I am happy enough to oblige."
Guy: " Oh, audacious enough to address me directly, are you? Ramiris, tell me does this attendant speak the truth?"
" Yes, of course."
Suddenly, teleporting to their side to join the conversation was Gabriel, " It also my wish to help Rimuru."
Guy: " Oh what is your motive then?"
Gabriel: " No different then Beretta's. I am weighing one masters worth against the other, between my master Lady Ramiris and my creator, Lord Simon."
Guy looked skeptical, " Apologies for not believing you but your model is far too unsophisticated to be called a creation of Simon."
Gabriel chuckled slightly, " It's only natural I would be unsophisticated compared to his current technology but my body is outdated compared to his current technology. I believe it better to protect a friend of Simon and Ramiris. Not to mention…"
Beretta, Ramiris and Guy noticed the pause and turned towards him. Guy waited in anticipation while Ramiris had a dangerous premonition.
Gabriel put his hands together and with fervor, " How could I ever defy the expectations of the utterly adorable, amazing, delightful, insightful, peerless Lady Ramiris!"
" GABRIEL SHUT UP!!!" Ramiris began booking Gabriel on the head but her bones felt more like taps.
Guy chuckled but then his gaze became serious, because that personality type was of a colour lineage that he had gotten quite familiar with recently but something about Gabriel sat weirdly with him.
" Gabriel, would you mind telling me something?"
" Yes lord Guy, what is it you would like to know?"
" Tell me, when did Simon create you, how long ago?" Guy asked with anticipation.
" He created me about one hundred years ago. When Lord Simon visited the labyrinth for elementals and gave me as a thank you gift." Gabriel said with authority. Evens in the face of the strongest Primordial demon, he didn't evens care about who or what he was.
"Well I'd love to open up the barrier… unfortunately it's not my barrier."
"Ugh." Ramiris and Beretta seemed to have had cold water poured over their heads while Gabriel tried desperately not to laugh.
Something that Ramiris caught easily from pure intuition, "Don't you dare laugh!"
Gabriel: "Surely you jest Lady Ramiris, I would never laugh at your… hilarious misery."
" Hilarious misery? Do you want to fight Gabriel!?" Ramiris said while going back to bonking Gabriel's head.
Gabriel gently grabbed Ramiris from his hand and held her in his hand, " Ok, I'm sorry about laughing at you Lady Ramiris. You will always be my adora-"
" Stop, don't evens start." Ramiris had sensed what he was about to say and shut him down. Nevertheless, Ramiris knew that Gabriel's over the top affection for her was genuine, that is why she puts up with it, 'I'd just appreciate it if he could not do it in public.'
Seeing that their conversation derailed quickly, Ramiris brought it back to what she wanted to say, "Guy, what do you mean that that isn't your barrier? I've seen you use that barrier before."
"True, that is my barrier technique but I'm not the one who used it this time." Guy said with amusement.
" Huh, then who is the one who used it? TellmeTellmeTellmeTELLME!" Ramiris began throwing a tantrum.
Which just caused Guy to have a headache, "Calm down now, the answer should be obvious." But seeing Ramiris's blank face just made him disappointed, "Jeez Ramiris, did you forget that I had a student who I passed my techniques down too."
Hearing this, Ramiris suddenly realized and shouted to the sky, "Hey Simon, open the barrier up, I want Beretta to join the fight!"
The echo came with extreme dissatisfaction, "Jeez, I was wondering when you'd realize that it was me. Took you long enough."
When I finished, a door opened up in the barrier for Beretta to enter, but notably, Gabriel didn't move, " Gabriel, you're not going?"
Hearing Guy's concern, Gabriel turned to address him directly, " As Lady Ramiris's attendants, it is important that we carry out her orders as well as ensuring her safety. Beretta will carry out her orders while I ensure her safety. Does that not sound reasonable?"
" Quite reasonable. You have quite the strategic mind." Guy said while contemplating who Gabriel really is.
He knew what colour lineage Gabriel was from. The only demon lineage that prioritized love over loyalty, that seeked to fulfill their own interest and prioritized joy and defiance over everything else. The demon lineage that was the most human out of all of them.
And yet the timeline did not match, Guy didn't believe Gabriel lied about his origin, he had no reason to lie and evens if he did so, he knew it wouldn't have helped infront of someone who could destroy him.
All this just made Guy grow fervent with curiosity, 'A kin of Rose… created before she was ever born. How VERY interesting.'
"Lord Guy." Guy Crimson looked up at the robotic angel that had waited until Ramiris was out of hearing distance, "Whatever it is that you have just thought, please keep it to yourself. Lady Ramiris nor Lord Simon needs to know about this."
Guy didn't say anything as he watched the attendant went back to protecting his master., 'Let's see what you do little demon.'