This story takes place near The Sealed Evil Tree Arc.
There are probably some mistakes I've made while writing so feel free to comment any errors you see.
One Error, two mistakes
"And once the little girl d…..defeated the monster…... She found herself trapped on the island, with…. nothing to use to escape…. to meet her father again."
Narberal signed, reading a children's book was harder than she thought. Ainz told her to learn the language here in this new world since nobles often ask for help in the form of a letter. But as she found out, It was a much more difficult task than expected.
Her fingers now rested on the edges of the book. The page was turned. Her mind was also on something else.
Mistakes.
She made a terrible mistake recently. Besides reading the book in her hand. That was the only thing she was thinking about.
Ever since joining Lord Ainz's crusade on being an adventurer. She had made many mistakes, but the latest one she had made couldn't be forgiven.
Not by her at least. Lord Ainz gave her no punishment or anything in a matter of fact.
It cursed her, the waiting. Living without knowing what would happen. It's stressful. She was still waiting for his response. It wasn't long before she closed the book.
Oddly enough, she has gotten that book from one of the bandits she killed, Timothy. He was a strong human with a unique blade. It was powerful enough to damage her. Narberal had gotten a scar on her hand because of him.
She signed, she couldn't wait any longer. Narberal stood upon closing the book and went to the window to check if Ainz was there.
No one was there as expected. Despite being in a local hotel, It would be unusual for someone to be out this late. That disappointed her. Upon seeing no one she yawned, the stress had caught up to her. She wanted to get some rest to relax, but that would have to wait a little longer. There were a few knockings on the door.
It was probably the maid, but you could never be too sure.
"Who is it?" she asked.
It was lord Ainz. The door cracked open to the sight of him. He was not in a good mood. Narberal acted though she didn't see his obvious change in posture. Usually, he's great at keeping himself in check, but sometimes he shows true colors. Often, He always catches himself and Narberal sometimes notices it, but this time, he was obviously showing his other side. It wasn't until the door was closed when it felt he was back to normal.
She was still waiting for a response though. In a few moments, a bag of coins was placed on a table. Lord Ainz placed it there.
"I've counted the pay we earn for the last job we did,"
"Did we earn enough?"
"Yes," Lord Ainz said, He was looking for a chair to sit on, "But we aren't making enough money,"
Narberal hands tighten. "Is that because of what happen a few days ago?"
"No, don't worry about that, this is different," He replied, "we simply don't have much of a reputation yet."
A map was then pulled out of his hands.
"To increase our reputation throughout this kingdom," he softly said, "we may need to work separately."
Her eyes grow when he said that, Those words had shaken her, but Narberal nodded her head in agreement. In response. Lord Ainz continued with his plan. "Nabe," he said, "You will be guarding a rich landowner named Mr. Smith. Recently he brought a new house and hired many adventurers to guard him."
"If he hired so many people, then why does he need more?"
"Most of the adventurers hired have either gone missing or killed in action,"
"I see, is this the reason for him to ask us for help?"
"Most likely, if you stop the men stealing from him, then we'll be recognized not just by a rich landowner, but by adventurers from guilds all over the kingdom."
He then stood up, "Just make sure you don't kill anyone you will be working with,"
She nodded.
"Your opinion about them is still gray right?"
"They're trash," It was as if she was programmed to say those words. "Momon, I can I ask you why we still act as heroes to them?"
He smiled "I'm impressed, I was waiting for you to ask that question,"
"Thank you Momon. I highly honor the compliments you give me, but I still wonder why they are so important to our success. "
"Well Nabe, you'll just have to experience it for yourself,"
"Is that so?" she questioned.
"Yes," he then placed down some markers on the map. When he was done, he lectured Narberal about her manners with the humans. She always forgets them when being with those creatures for a long period of time. But this time she won't…. probably.
