The Bloody Valkyrie

It was possible to use 「Flight」 to enter the city from the sky, and it was also possible to use 「Invisibility」 to invade from the front. Magic was that troublesome, therefore concentrating combat power and putting it into defense first was a very natural idea.

“But then it will be incredibly difficult to deal with a situation without any sort of intelligence, therefore the cave should still be investigated first!”

This extremely reasonable proposal gathered the collected approval of everyone present.

This kind of situation was not favourable for Ainz.

It would be extremely disastrous if Shalltear’s current appearance was known by others. Although it was uncertain why future developments there would be beyond today, if Shalltear’s current appearance was well-known throughout the city—— even the Kingdom, then it could become a great obstacle to behind-the-scenes operations in the future.

Ainz thought desperately, but saw no other method to divert the course of events towards another direction.

In the end there was only one method which would prevent Shalltear’s appearance from being leaked out.

Ainz swallowed his saliva he couldn’t have secreted, and said:

“First, there has been a misconception. The vampire and Zuranon are unrelated.”

“Why? Momon-san, do you have some insider information?”

“I know that vampire’s name, because that vampire is the one I have been chasing to kill all this time.”

“What?”

The atmosphere in the room shook.

Ainz overclocked his brain thinking, in mental preparation for the main event that was about to start.

“That is an extremely powerful vampire. My true objective of becoming an adventurer was to obtain information on them.”

This was deliberately spread intelligence so that Issac would immediately take up the bait.

“Them? Momon-san, you said them?”

“Yes, two vampires, of which the silver haired female vampire’s name is…”

He suddenly stopped here. Originally he was about to say Carmilla, but female vampires going by that name was just too common. If there were any players around, this name would let them detect his own existence. At the moment he hesitated in deciding what name, he suddenly got a stroke of inspiration, and blurted out a name.

“Henupenuty.”

“Hah?”

He heard a stupefied question. However it was not just one person, but almost everyone in unison.

“...It’s Henupenko.”

Although it was a name he said himself, it felt like it was said differently from just now. If anyone questioned on this point, he intended to insist that he pronounced it wrong earlier.

“Henupenu…?”

“It’s Henupenko.”

Although he changed the female vampire’s name’s last syllable to “-ko”, just from this name itself, no YGGDRASIL players should be able to detect that it was a name he had came up with. Ainz felt full of confidence in this perfect name, and smiled proudly under his helmet.

“Is, is that so? Then that Henu…. whatever! Since we know that female vampire’s name… isn’t it about time for us to know your true identity? Which country are you from?”

“——Very sorry, now is still not the right time. I am charged with carrying out a secret mission. If you were to find out, I will have to leave your country, and the vampire will be yours to deal with. I do not wish to allow the matter to become a country-to-country situation. Mayor, you should understand this right?”

The mayor nodded slowly. Seeing this motion, Issac clenched his lips and glared sharply at Ainz.

The Guild Leader’s glare did not bother Ainz in the slightest, but to what extent would they believe his lie? Were there any contradictions? Ainz was unsettled by these two concerns, but pushing this restlessness aside, with a tone of anger not permitting others to intervene Ainz continued to speak:

“Let my team be responsible for the reconnaissance. If we discover the vampires there, we shall exterminate them on site.”

The dark warrior who arrived late decisively declared as such.

Although they could not see his face, they could clearly feel his confidence and determination from the tone of his voice.

Pressure, making others mistaken that it was in fact the air itself shaking, cause people to let out a gasp. All of the people present thought it was themselves which made that noise.

“T-then, the other teams——”

“——Unnecessary. I do not need any hindering burdens.”

He interrupted the other’s proposal, gently waving his hand to indicate this.

This rude announcement was made with an arrogant attitude.

Facing adventurers of the same class, such demeanour was inappropriate. However—— the adventurers present who had experienced hundreds of battles felt that this attitude was not borne from narcissism, pride or arrogance, but from cold calculation. At the same time he was also able to make such an assertion on the basis of his true strength.

This man was extraordinary.