The Bloody Valkyrie

“It doesn’t matter mayor. As such the Guild has concluded its judgment and believes that Momon-san is qualified to be a mithril grade adventurer.”

“Just for that? Because he solved one incident? What about the adventurers who went through the advancement tests and rose step-by-step? Won’t they hold a grudge?”

The bare minimum of politeness demonstrated towards Issac earlier had completely disappeared as Igavaruji openly revealed hostile intent. At that moment, another cold voice joined from the side.

“Hey Guild leader, explain it clearly. To be honest, I share his sentiment. I don’t agree with Momon-san’s mithril rank.”

The one who interrupted from the side was the Magician’s Guild leader—— Rakesheer. He had a mocking expression on his face, but then Ainz understood that expression was in fact not directed at himself, but at Igavaruji. However, the man himself did not seem to recognise this and Igavaruji showed a friendly smile towards Rakesheer.

“Between the Magician Guild’s Leader and I, great minds think alike.”

“Ho, ho ho.”

As if hearing something hilarious, Rakesheer’s thin lips curved to become even thinner. This wasn’t an expression of good will, because his eyes clearly showed his contempt.

“Is that so? I feel that your view and my view are as different as night and day.”

“What do you mean by this——”

“It’s true, don’t argue Igavaruji-san. Some in the Guild even reckon that Momon-san should be orichalcum class.”

“What!”

Igavaruji’s face showed plain disbelief.

Seeing that expression, Rakesheer entire face twisted in a smile.

“With only two people, Momon-san—— no, including the Virtuous King of the Forest, the three of them broke through thousands of undead, and defeated the individuals in the middle of carrying out an evil ritual.”

“——Something like that is simple if you’re stealthy enough!”

Rakesheer dramatically sighed and said:

“What you say is indeed correct. If I thought it was just that, then Momon-san would still not be orichalum class. However a certain set of undead bones revealed Momon-san’s true strength.”

After Rakesheer said these words, he looked with solemn eyes at Ainz who was wearing dark armor.

“...Skeletal Dragon bones. Momon-san killed a terrifying undead with absolute defense against magic.”

“That, that..! A S-Skeletal Dragon is indeed very powerful! But then, even mithril class adventurers are able to def——”

“—— defeat two at the same time?”

“What!”

The gasps came not only from Igavaruji, but also from the other two adventurers. Following this, the way the two men looked at Ainz appeared to have undergone a slight change, as if trying to gauge the depth of his skills.

“The remains of two Skeletal Dragons were left on the scene. Within such a short amount of time, would your teams be able to break through thousands of undead, exterminate two Skeletal Dragons and kill the instigators, preventing them from setting their scheme in motion? Amongst the adventurers who headed towards the cemetery, there were even some who witnessed wraiths, the twisted souls of the departed, and other powerful undead.

Igavaruji wordlessly bit his lip.

“Let me ask you another question. Allegedly, apart from Momon-san there was also a woman in his team. That young woman was a magic caster. Against Skeletal Dragons, which have absolute immunity against magic, she could only be said to be quite powerless. In this kind of situation, if you likewise only had two people… No, including the Virtuous King of the Forest, three people, would it be enough to accomplish that kind of feat?”

Rakesheer gave Ainz a respectful bow:

“As one of the representatives of this city, I express my heartfelt gratitude to Momon-san. If it wasn’t for your swift response, who knows how many lives would have been sacrificed. I would like to express my personal gratitude, if you should require anything, you only need to say it and I shall do whatever possible to assist.”

“You flatter me, Magician Guild leader. I was only accepting Bareal-san’s commission and resolved the problem, that’s all.”

“Ho ho ho ho…”

Rakesheer laughed loudly, one filled with admiration.

“Sure enough you deserve orichalcum… no, you could even be called adamantium class. To accomplish such a feat with a small group, and to be so humble about it, even making it sound like a regular routine. I heard that your companion is able to use magic up to the third level… that can’t be true right?”

“I am delighted by your praise… but, I do not wish to show my cards so easily.”

“Is that so, that really is a shame.”

As Ainz and Rakesheer joked, their attitude angered Igavaruji and he loudly yelled out:

“My team would’ve been able to handle it if we had been there! In the first place, having such few members is his own problem! It must be because of some defect in his character that he was unable to gather many members!”

The room’s atmosphere became tense. As if to cool down the heat, an out-of-tune ‘fueee’ sounded out.