“Is grandma not home?”
Despite Nfirea’s grandmother being of an old age, her hearing and eyesight were not bad, she would have heard the sounds of things being transported and come outside. However, if she was too concentrated on the creation of her potions, then she would not pay any attention to any small noises. Feeling as if this was the usual, Nfirea did not shout out in a loud voice.
Waiting until all the herbs were placed in their appropriate locations, Nfirea called out to some of the Sword of Darkness members:
“Good work! There should be some ice cold juice in the house, please go ahead and drink it.”
“That would be great.”
Lukeluther said, his forehead sweating slightly. The rest happily nodded their heads.
“Then, this way please.”
Nfirea led everyone towards his home, then suddenly someone opened the door from the other side.
“Hey~ Welcome back~”
In front of their eyes stood a lovely woman, but she gave off a vague sense of unease. Her short blonde hair swaying.
“Aiya~ I was worried you know? I thought you went missing. How unlucky~ I had no idea when you would come back, so I was just waiting here all this while.”
“…. Ma- May I ask who you are?”
“Hey! Don’t you all recognise me?”
Because of the intimate tone, as if the two of them were acquaintances, Peter let out a sound of surprise.
“Eh? Hahaha~ I came to kidnap you~ we require someone to use a magic artifact to summon a large number of undead, the 「Undead Legion」, so could you become my toy? Onee-chan is asking you a favour, please?”
The Sword of Darkness members feeling this woman’s evil atmosphere, immediately pulled out their weapons. Even in the fact of an impending battle, the woman still said in a frivolous tone:
“That is a seventh tier spell that is very hard for people to use, but through the use of the crown it can be achieved. Although it is still not possible to control all the undead, but it can still influence them! What a flawless plan~! Perfect~!”
“… Nfirea-san, retreat! Quickly leave this place.”
Wielding his weapon while being wary of the woman, Peter said in a serious tone:
“That woman won’t stop talking, she must be confident about dealing with us. Since you are her target, the only way to reverse the situation is for you to escape.”
The Sword of Darkness members used their bodies to shield the panicking Nfirea, standing in front of him.
“Ninya! You escape as well!”
Following Dyne, Lukeluther also shouted:
“Take the kid and run! Don’t you still want to rescue your sister who was captured!?”
“Yes. You still have something to do. While we may not be able to help you in the end… At least we can buy you some time.”
“Everyone….”
“Hey~ How heart warming~I almost want to cry, eh. But if he escapes it would be a bother. At least leave one person for me to play with~”
Seeing Ninya’s tightly pursed lips, with an appearance of not knowing what to do, the woman showed a joyful smile, slowly taking out her stiletto from within her robe. At this moment, from behind the back door came a few pale scrawny men.
Realising this, the faces of all of the Sword of Darkness members became serious.
“… Playtime is over.”
“Hey~ What are you saying, Kajit-chan. Weren’t you all helping me prepare, helping me ensure that the screams don’t leak outside? But since it’s just one person, please let me have some fun.”
Her toothy laugh made Nfirea’s hair stand on ends.
“Well now that there is no way to escape, let us begin~”
Part 2
The registration for Hamsuke was simple, but it still took an hour and a half to complete. The most time consuming was sketching a portrait of Hamsuke. It could’ve been done much faster with magic, but Ainz didn’t want to spend the money, which was why it took so long.
To avoid being viewed by others as being petty, Ainz made up an excuse.
“It’s a bit late to say so, but ‘being interested in drawing’ was a tedious excuse… But never mind. I should head over there now.”
Ainz, who had finished the registration, said so to Narberal who was standing by the entrance of the guild, and he then walked towards Hamsuke.
He had gotten used to it.
Carousels weren’t exclusive for the winners in life — people with a significant other or kids — so it shouldn’t be a problem for a lonely old man to sit on it.
Ainz, who had given up, showed no hesitation in his actions.
He used his high agility and mounted the Virtuous King of the Forest like a famed gymnast. Although there wasn’t any supporting equipment like a saddle, a few hours of experience was enough for Ainz to master riding techniques.
The pedestrians who saw the scene sighed in admiration. There were even squeals from the ladies. The eyes of the adventurers were exceptionally passionate. After confirming the type of medal on Ainz’s neck, they had a face of disbelief.
I am the one who has a hard time believing this. What happened to everyone’s sense of aesthetics?
Someone called out to Ainz, who was retorting the crowd in his heart and ordering Hamsuke to leave.
“Hey, are you the person who went to harvest herbs with my grandson?”
Ainz heard an elderly voice addressed him, turned his head to find an old lady.
“… Who might you be?”
Ainz asked although he already guessed the answer. If what the old lady said was true, there is only one answer.
“I am Lizzie Bareare, grandmother of Nfirea.”
“Ah! So it is you? You are correct, I escorted Nfirea to Carne village, my name is Momon. This is Nabel.”
Lizzie compliments Narberal who bowed respectfully:
“What an unbelievably beautiful girl. What is the monster you are riding known as?”
“This is the Virtuous King of the Forest.”
“This King is Hamsuke! Pleased to meet you!”
“What! This fearsome monster is the legendary Virtuous King of the Forest!?”
When the adventurers who were eavesdropping nearby heard Lizzie’s exclamation, all of them had a look of surprise. They seemed very shaken as they whispered things like ‘That is the legendary monster?’.
“Yes, as requested by your grandson, I tamed it after an encounter at the destination.”
“To… tame the Virtuous King of the Forest…”
Lizzie stuttered:
“Well… where is my grandson?”
“Ah, he returned with the herbs. We are on our way over to claim the reward.”
The old lady who breathed a sigh of relief looked at Ainz with amazed eyes and asked: