Nfirea thought it was strange.
She might not know what kind of item it was, but she shouldn’t have forgotten about it. Since it was an item with special effects, you wouldn’t forget about it after hearing it only once.
There were many items that could be used for summoning, and there were summoning spells too. But the summoned beings will disappear after a fixed amount of time has passed.
‘Summoned monsters’ were not monsters that could be controlled over a long time.
If that item could accomplish this, the history of magic up to this point might be overturned.
How valuable would an item like that be? Enri appeared to be unaware if the item’s value, but if she were to sell it she would be set for life.
Enri used this rare item because she don’t want the village to get hurt again.
Nfirea thought this way of thinking was just like Enri, which was why the summoned goblins protected the village, addressed Enri as anego, followed her commands and even helped in the fields. Not only that, but he heard they were even teaching the villagers how to use a bow, teaching them ways of protecting themselves. That’s how the village got their strange new residents.
Part of the reason why the village accepted the goblins was that they were attacked by knights, who were fellow humans. They were no longer able to trust other humans as before, and at the same time it became easier for them to accept the goblins’ help.
The main reason was because the item was a gift from the Magic Caster who saved the village.
“That person called himself Ainz Ooal Gown, right? What kind of person was he? I want to express my thanks.”
Nfirea had no idea who Ainz Ooal Gown was. Enri said she didn’t know how he looked like under the mask, so even if he were someone Nfirea knew, they wouldn’t be able to tell. But anyone who gave away such a valuable item must be a great person. Nfirea would never forget if he had seen him before. After telling Enri what he thought, Enri looked disappointed.
“I see. I thought Nfirea would know who he was…”
Enri’s reaction made Nfirea heart race and his back started to sweat. “Appearance aside, considering his strength, the possibility of him being popular is high.” The words he heard last night surfaced in his mind and his breathing turned ragged.
Calming his uneasiness for the moment, Nfirea asked:
“En, Enri, what’s the matter? Why do you want to see that Ainz person?”
“Huh? Well, I want to thank him properly. The villagers proposed building a small bronze statue in remembrance of him saving our lives, I need to thank him too…:”
Sensing that the feelings of love, which Nfirea feared, were absent, Nfirea sighed in relief, relaxing his tensed shoulders:
“Oh I see, erm… phew. That’s right, we need to thank him. If there was something special about him, we can narrow the search fields… Oh right, do you know what magic he used?”
“Ah, magic. It was amazing. With a loud bang of lightning, the knight fell.”
“Lightning… Did you hear him say the word lightning?”
Enri gazed to the sky and nodded heavily.
“Yes!.. I heard him say that.”
But it was longer… Listening to Enri’s mumbled language, Nfirea judged that her mumblings were things said before activating a spell.
“That… is a 3rd tier spell.”
“… 3rd tier spell… is that amazing?”
“That is definitely amazing! I can only use 2nd tier magic, 3rd tier is the highest normal people can achieve. For higher tiers, that would be in the realm of those with innate talent.”
“Sir Gown is amazing!”
Enri was impressed and nodded, but Nfirea didn’t think this Magic Caster was limited to 3rd tier spells. He could give away that item casually, so he might be able to use 5th tier magic that goes into the realm of heroes.
Why did such a great person come to this village?
The puzzled Nfirea couldn’t help tilting his head, but the doubt in his mind disappeared when he heard Enri’s next words.
“Not just that, he also gave me some red potion—”
The story he heard was bits and pieces of the whole incident, which reminded Nfirea of a conversation he heard some time ago.
“I will you pay you for your trouble, could you describe in detail the person who gave you the potion?”
The warrior named Verita was displeased by Lizzie’s request:
“What are you planning by asking this?”
“Obviously, it would be a clue for me to find him. Find the mysterious man in full body armor. If I get close to him, he might tell me where he got that potion from, right? He might even spill it accidentally. If he is an adventurer, I plan to hire him. What do you think, Nfirea?”
This was the reason Nfirea asked for Momon by name.
He wanted to find out information about the potion by deepening their friendship. Aside from this, during the process of heading to the forest to harvest herbs, Momon might unknowingly leak some other information.
Nfirea worked hard to hide his excitement, asking Enri carefully with a calm voice like before.
“Oh, what kind of potion was it?”
“Eh?”
“You know that I am a pharmacist, I am interested in potions.”
“Ah, that’s right! These kind of things are your job.”
Enri told Nfirea everything about how the Magic Caster gave her the potion. Enri mentioned the amazing feats of Ainz Ooal Gown while doing so, which would had made Nfirea from just now jealous. But right now, his mind was full of something else.
After consolidating all the information and unveiling several layers of mask, the hidden identity was finally revealed.
The potion in Re-Lantier and the potion Enri drank might be the same thing. And the people who appeared in both of these places were duo travelers of Magic Caster and warrior in black armour.
There was only one answer, but there were two candidates for the one claiming to be Ainz Ooal Gown. He seemed to be a man from Enri’s description, but to be safe, Nfirea asked to confirm:
“… The person named Ainz Ooal Gown, could she be… a woman?”
“Hmmm? No? I didn’t see his face, but the voice belonged to a man.”
This evidence wasn’t enough to prove that the other party was definitely a man, there could be spells and items to change one’s voice. But it felt wrong equating Nabel with Ainz Ooal Gown. The cool and bumbling Nabel compared to the intelligent, collected and helpful Ainz, they were too different. It was too far of a stretch to link them together—
“The one in black armor seemed to be called Albedo.”
“I, I see…”
He remembered that Nabel mentioned that name.
The cat is out of the bag.
Ainz Ooal Gown is — Momon.
This showed an amazing fact.
The Magic Caster who saved the village was also an accomplished warrior. There were warriors who were trained in magic, but the balance will trend towards one of the skills. It was the same for Magic Casters. If mana based Magic Caster wore heavy armor, they wouldn’t be able to chant spells.