“Is that so? If you—— the keeper of the Guardians have decided like this, then I won’t say anything more. However, I still hope that you, as keeper of the Guardians, will bear my concerns firmly in mind.”
“Got it, I’ll be sure to remember.”
Holding back an emotional sigh, Albedo transferred to another location.
However, while she would normally laugh it off, today, her words became lodged in her heart like a thorn.
She believed that the Supreme Ruler’s creations were all utterly devoted. However, Shalltear still revolted. This meant that others could turn to betrayal as well.
Maybe, younger sister’s betrayal was also possible——
She could not completely erase this possibility. However, for Albedo, this was not a bad thing.
At the transfer destination, Albedo arrived with trance-like misty eyes.
“Ainz-sama, my beloved, I am your faithful dog, your slave.”
Towards the absent man she expressed her true thoughts.
“Even if all of Nazarick were to turn against you, I would still stand by your side.”
Part 3
“Come, come, come, Momon-san, please find an empty seat.”
There were six men in the room, three of whom were fully armed and ferocious-looking men. Another man, though also mighty and majestic but unarmed, stood up and welcomed Ainz. There was another thin and neurotic-looking man wearing a robe. The last was an obese man in the innermost corner of the room.
After Ainz sat down with everyone’s gaze upon him, the man standing up immediately opened his mouth again.
“Let me introduce myself then. I am the leader of this city’s Adventurers’ Guild, Burdon Issac.”
This middle-aged man looked quite capable and vigorous.
Exuding the atmosphere of a veteran of a hundred battles, there should be nobody who would question him being an outstanding warrior.
“This is the mayor, Panasolei Gierge Di Leitenmaya-san.”
After Ainz slightly nodded, Panasolei lightly waved his hand in response.
Obese——no, to be honest, basically his entire body was fat. His belly was a mass of bloated fatty oil, and even his chin consisted of excessive fat. Because it was covered with fat, his face looked like that of an unremarkable obese bulldog.
The hair on his scalp was already thin enough to reflect light, and the remaining hair had already turned white.
“Momon-san, pleased to meet you.”
Perhaps it was due to a stuffy nose, but when he spoke he would let out a fuee noise. Ainz once again nodded in acknowledgement to this fat, piggish man.
“This person is Re-Lantier’s Magician Guild Leader Theo Rakesheer.”
The man was extremely thin, like bamboo. While giving off a nervous disposition, the man nodded towards Ainz.
”Like you, these three men were invited to join us. They are all representatives from three of Re-Lantier’s adventurer teams that we take pride in. From the right to the left is Kuragura’s representative Igavaruji-san, Sky Wolf’s representative Berette-san, and Rainbow’s representative Mokunaku-san.”
The postures of these three men were magnificent and gave off the impression of strength, befitting the color——mithril—— of the metal that hung around their necks. Although the equipment they wore was certainly trash for Ainz, for the adventurers of this city it was relatively much better.
Each person’s eyes carried a different emotion, but one common sentiment between all of them was curiosity.
One of them—— Kuragura’s representative Igavaruji, glared with sharp eyes at the seated Ainz and asked coldly:
“Before this, there is something I would like to inquire about, Guild Leader Issac. I have never heard of the name Momon. Since he is of mithril class, he should have accomplished some feats before right? Just what has he done?”
Although his tone carried a little hostility, Issac, who seemed to not notice, cheerfully responded:
“His feats include taming the Virtuous King of the Forest, and resolving the cemetery incident last night.”
“The cemetery incident?”
Differing from the confused Igavaruji, the adventurer team Rainbow’s representative Mokunaku let out a gasp.
“Could it be the incident involving the large number of undead?”
“Fueee—— You are quite well informed. That news was quite troublesome, that is why orders have already been issued requesting no leaking of this information. Where did you hear about it from?”
Whether or not due to nasal congestion, a ‘fuee’ noise would often be heard during his speeches. It could also be because he used his mouth to breathe that his tone had almost no cadence. It felt a little strange, like he was reciting a play script word for word.
“Apologies mayor. I also heard little about it, and truth be told it is difficult to answer your question of the source from where it was overheard. On top of that, I do not know of any more details.”
As their eyes clashed, both men smiled. Mokunaku had a false smile whilst the mayor had a wry smile.
“Fueee—— sounds like a lie, but so be it. There should be plenty of people who know about the undead incident anyways. Fuee—— sorry, I’ve unintentionally interrupted.”