The Dark Warrior

was the warning spell, ‘Alarm’, which would alert everyone whenever anything

approached. It couldn’t cover a large area, but it was enough as a precaution.

This spell, which didn’t exist in YGGDRASIL, caused Ainz to squint his eyes.

He delegated the task of collecting unknown magic to others, but unknown

spells stil stimulated the Magic Chanter in him.

The spell Ninya activated belonged to a magic system similar to Ainz and was

the closest to YGGDRASIL spells. Because of his racial passive skil [Wisdom of

Darkness], Ainz was able to increase the number of spells he could learn.

Can I learn magic that didn’t exist in YGGDRASIL if I conduct rituals with living

sacrifices? Or is there some other way? There are so many things to learn…

Ninya noticed Ainz staring at him. He wasn’t as distant like when they first met,

but he stil gave an obviously fake smile and walked over:

“Ara, don’t need to watch so closely. It’s not that interesting right?”

“I’m curious about magic and I’m interested in what Ninya-san is doing.”

“No way… I am far behind Nabel-san in this.”

“But you know magic that Nabel doesn’t.”

Narberal lowered her head slightly, but Ainz didn’t missed that. Despite the faint

light, Ainz didn’t miss that Narberal lowered her head slightly, looking jealous

without a hint of shame.

“I want to use magic like Ninya-san too.”

“You’re greedy, Momon-san. You are so powerful with the sword and stil looking

to harness the might of magic. No, I should say you have the personality of an

adventurer, right?”

“Magic doesn’t seem to be something you can learn in a day or two. The first

prerequisite is the ability to connect with the world, but only those with potential

can do that easily. Others can only understand it slowly with time.”

Lukeluther was hard at work with the stove and commented without looking up.

Ninya’s expression turned serious:

“Yeah, Momon-san, I think you have the potential. You are not like other people,

you have some sort of… inhuman feel about you.”

Ainz felt his nonexistent heart skip a beat. Ninya was rather vague, but he

seemed to have realised that Ainz was an undead.

Although he had used il usion and Anti-Information spells, unknown magic and

unique skil s might be able to easily see through Ainz true nature. So Ainz

cautiously asked:

“... Is that so? I think I am strong, but not to the extent of being inhuman. You’ve

seen my face, so you should know that, right?”

“I’m not talking about appearance… After witnessing your strength, I know it

was beyond the realm of normal people. Kil ing an ogre with a single attack…

Being human is not about appearance but ability! And you also have a beauty

like Nabel-chan with you.”

If you thought about Lukeluther’s words calmly, he was saying that the il usion of

the face that Ainz showed was not good looking. But Ainz could only agree after

remembering how the people he met so far looked.

There are too many handsome men and pretty girls in this world. The features

of the people walking on the streets are great. After coming here, the way I feel

about my own face has dropped by two grades.

“Appearance aside, Lukeluther is right. People known as heroes wil of course

be beyond the realm of common folks. I feel that way too.”

“No, you flatter me. Calling me a hero… is too great an honor for me.”

Ainz answered Ninya, pretending to be shy while stopping himself from

breathing a sigh of relief.

“If it is convenient, would you like to meet my teacher? Teacher’s innate talent

can appraise the magic power of others, if you have the potential for magic, it

wil be sensed. Teacher can even categorize the tier of magic for Sorcery based

Magic Chanters.”

“I’ve always wanted to … That’s the same innate talent as that of the best

magician in the empire right?”

“Yes, it’s the same innate talent.”

Since he couldn’t miss this information, he carried on asking.

“... What kind of ability is that?”

“Ah, according to teacher, we Magic Chanters have something like an aura

around us. The better the magic ability, the more aura there is. My teacher’s

ability allows the perception of this aura.”

“Oh…. oh.”

Ainz restrained the low moan of surprise that leaked out instantly. In order to

avoid the suspicion of others, he grunt in acknowledgement in a normal tone.

“Teacher uses this method to gather talented children and teach them.”

I was picked up by teacher too—— Ninya continued. Ainz tried playing it off as

he cursed in his heart. This was bad, someone had such a troubling innate

talent.

“What’s the first step to take in order to learn magic?”

“You need to find a good teacher.”

“.... Like Ninya-san?”

“Hmmm—— It’s better to look for someone stronger than me. But the kingdom