salute in respect. However, Momonga-sama did not want to interfere with everyone’s work and
that’s why he dressed up as the Black Knight.”
Is that right, Momonga-sama? Hearing Albedo’s question, Momonga immediately nodded:
“As expected of Albedo, to see through my intentions.”
“As the Commander of the Guardians, this is a given. No, even if I was not the Commander, I
believe I would still be able to understand Momonga-sama’s heart.”
Smiling, Albedo gave a deep bow, while Demiurge showed a complicated expression.
Even though he disagreed with her, he had no way to clear up her misconceptions.
“So it was like that…”
Mare realised after hearing the explanation.
Looking at her line of sight towards Mare, Momonga saw something incredible. Albedo’s eyes
suddenly widened, as if her eyes were going to pop out, and with jerky movements she pointed
towards Mare’s finger.
Just as Momonga started to think about it, Albedo’s face suddenly returned to her original
beautiful appearance, as if the scene from before was just an illusion.
“... Anything wrong?”
“Ah, no, nothing is wrong… Wel then, Mare, sorry to bother. Continue your work after some
rest.”
“Ye-, Yes! Then Momonga-sama, I wil retire first.”
Momonga casually nodded, Mare then left while rubbing the ring on his finger.
“Speaking of which, why is Albedo here?”
“Yes, because I heard from Demiurge that Momonga-sama would be here, I decided to give my
regards. I apologise that you have to see my dirty appearance.”
Hearing the words dirty, Momonga looked at Albedo, but was unable to think of her as dirty at all.
Although there was a bit of dirt on her clothes, it totally did not detract from her beauty.
“Nothing of the sort Albedo, your beauty will not lose its luster over something like this. Of
course, having such a beautiful woman run around like this feels wrong to me. But right now, the
situation is quite dire, so forgive me. I hope that you will continue your hard work for Nazarick.”
“For Momonga-sama, no matter how difficult it is, there will be no problems!”
“Thank you for your devotion. Right… Albedo, there is something I want to give to you.”
“... What… Is it?”
Humbly bowing her head, Albedo asked in a dull tone. Momonga took out a ring and of course it
was a ring of Ainz Ooal Gown.
“As the Commander of the Guardians, you would definitely need this.”
“... Many thanks.”
Her reaction differed greatly from Mare, so Momonga felt somewhat disappointed. But then he
immediately realised his mistake.
The corners of Albedo’s mouth started to spasm, her face was constantly changing. Her wings
were constantly trembling and that was because she was suppressing her urge to spread them.
Taking the ring——she was already tightly clutching it——she started to tremble. No matter how
stupid the person, her excitement was obvious to everyone.
“Continue with your loyalty. As for Demiurge… We will talk next time.”
“Understood, Momonga-sama. I will continue to work hard, in order to earn the right to receive
that great ring.”
“That’s it. With that the things I’ve wanted to do is done, I should return back to the 9th floor
before I receive a scolding.”
Seeing Albedo and Demiurge lowering their heads in response, Momonga activates his ring of
Ainz Ooal Gown and started to teleport.
The moment the scenery started to change, he thought he heard the sound of a girl screaming
“Kyaa!”, but since the idea that Albedo would use a crude expression like that was absurd,
Momonga just believed he heard wrongly.
Battle of Carne Village Part 2
The outskirts of the village were getting closer.
While running, Enri heard the constant sounds of metal hitting metal.
With a prayer, she looked back——and saw the worst possible situation. A knight was right
behind the sisters.
Just a little bit more and he would catch up with them.
Enri held back the urge to curse about her situation, she no longer had any strength left to
waste complaining.
Her breath felt short, her heart pumped so hard it felt like it was going to burst and her legs
trembled constantly. Perhaps soon, she would be too exhausted and just fall to the ground.
If she was alone, she might have given up hope and lose all strength to run.
But holding the hand of her sister gave Enri the will to keep on running.
Yes, it was all because of wanting to save her sister, that Enri continued to flee now.
While running, she kept on looking back.
The distance had not changed. Although the knight was wearing armor, his speed was not slow
at all. The difference between a highly trained soldier and a normal village girl was obvious.
Enri felt chil s go down her spine. If this continued… It would be impossible to bring her sister to safety.
——Let go.
These words entered Enri’s mind.
——If you’re alone, you may be able to escape.
——Do you want to die here?
——Splitting up wouldn’t necessarily be safer.
“Shut up, shut up, shut up!”
Screaming loudly, Enri angrily reproached herself.
She was the worst sister.
Her younger sister looked like she was about to cry, but why wasn’t she already crying?
It was because she believed in her older sister. She believed that her older sister would save
her.
Holding her younger sister’s hand——the hand that gave her courage, Enri strengthened her
resolve.
She could never abandon her sister.
“Ah!”
Enri wasn’t the only one exhausted, her younger sister had also used up a lot of energy running
away. Because of that, her steps suddenly stumbled, causing her to scream and almost fall
down.
The reason why the two did not fall down was because they were holding each others hands. It
was only because of her younger sister pul ing her up, that Enri didn’t lose her balance.
“Quickly!”
“Huff, huff!”
Although they wanted to continue running, her sister’s leg cramped up and stopped moving.
Enri thought of carrying her sister, but metallic sounds stopped right next to her, scaring Enri to
no end.
Standing beside her was a knight with a bloody sword. Not only that, the armor and helmet also
had traces of blood splatter.
Enri stood in front of her sister and glared fiercely at the knight.
“Don’t struggle unnecessarily.”
These words were said without the slightest hesitation, words full of ridicule. Words saying that
even if they ran, they would not escape death.
Enri’s heart suddenly burst out with emotion, wondering what he was talking about.
The knight slowly raised his sword above the unmoving Enri. The moment that the sword was
about to come down onto Enri——
“Don’t look down on people!”
“Guuu!”
Enri mercilessly struck his helmet. That strike held all of her anger and also all of her desire to
protect her sister, she was not afraid of striking the metal with her fists. It was a strike that used up all her energy.
TL Note: VILLAGE GIRL SHORYUKEN!
Hearing the sound of bones breaking, pain suddenly spread throughout Enri’s whole body. The