The Bloody Valkyrie

“Would his objective be to become an orichalcum adventurer?”

“That shouldn’t be the case, mayor. Adventurers do enjoy fame and popularity, but it is a long distance from having power. What would be the benefits after becoming orichalcum? Issac.”

“...It would be possible to receive better paid commissioned work, and the reputation would be higher. With luck, it would even be possible to receive an official position with good conditions… however these are pretty much all of the benefits. If he wanted to gain power, other methods would still be faster.”

The deep impression that adventurers gave to others was that of professional mercenaries in the business of exterminating monsters. Indeed, perhaps it was possible to become the Leader of the Adventurer’s Guild, but it would be impossible to climb up to a position able to influence the Kingdom’s politics.

“If he wanted money, all he would have to do was sell off that crystal and he would not have to worry about food or clothing for the rest of his life. With strength like his, it would also be possible to inflate his reputation rapidly. In truth, it seems that there are already a portion of the guards who refer to him as a hero from legends.”

Panasoleii nodded in agreement.

Defeating the towering large number of undead in one move, unstoppably breaking through the densely packed countless undead, that act of heroism truly was befitting of being named a genuine hero.

This was the word of mouth evaluation of the guards that witnessed Momon’s battle heroism. They even swore with their hands on their heart that if only he were present, there was absolutely no need to fear any monster.

“Having said that, or quite unfortunately, there isn’t any conclusive evidence which can prove that he is trustworthy. However, Momon-san’s rhetoric does not contain any inconsistencies, and furthermore, if he was the enemy why would he take out the sealed magic crystal for us to see? That is why we ought to place our faith in him.”

Rakesheer’s words made the other two people show sour faces. It was clearly written on these faces that having seen the maniacal behaviour earlier, his opinion was hardly convincing.

“Mayor, Isaac… both of you don’t trust Momon-san’s motives because he appeared out of nowhere, and when he did the vampire seemed to do the same, right? However, I believe Momon-san’s words were already a sufficient explanation.”

Both men nodded at the same time, indicating that it was correct.

“There is also the matter of the vampire stopping it’s assault on the female adventurer upon seeing Momon-san’s rare potion. If the vampire was chased all the way here by Momon-san, that also makes sense. Even more so, the female adventurer did not die, which could also be because the vampire wanted to let Momon-san know of its presence here, and deliberately spared the female adventurer’s life.”

“So that’s how it is… letting Momon-san believe it was nearby, effectively trapping him here. Because the female adventurer possessed the potion, the vampire figured out that she had a connection with Momon-san and let her go, in order to let the news of her presence disseminate faster. No contradictions…”

“... Considering Momon-san’s unrelenting pursuit of that vampire… it is really difficult to feel happy about him coming here.”

“Correct mayor. However, although we still do not know which country or of what religion he is from, it is still better to treat him nicely before he defeats the vampire, whilst we also increase our preparations at the same time. Although I personally think that we do not need such suspicion… ho ho, I really wish to talk about items with Momon-san. That armor seems to be quite valuable as well.”

“...Speaking of Momon-san, ah yes mayor, what of Zuranon’s corpse?”

“We do not know where they have gone.”

The mayor answered with a grimace.

The miserable corpses defeated by Ainz were placed in the safe care of the guards, but after daylight, they suddenly disappeared. Although it was speculated that someone invaded and snatched them away, the guards hadn’t been attacked and nobody saw any suspicious figures.

In order to prevent the transmission of magic, the place was created using a method which blocked the transmission of magic, which could be described as a kind of secret room. Therefore even the invader’s invasion pathway was unknown, and had simply disappeared like a wisp of smoke.

There were secret investigations still being carried out inside the city, but no related trails were found. The possibility of finding anything from this point onwards was zero. This also meant to say that any possible connections which could be discovered from the dead bodies had already ceased to exist.

“That man who conducted the undead ritual, could he have turned into an undead and escaped?”

“...That possibility cannot be entirely refuted.”