Lupusregina, Entoma, and CZ kneeled before Lord Ainz, waiting for him to give out his orders. It had been a few weeks since Nazarick found itself transported to this new world and for the most part, Ainz had made the decision to keep Nazarick and most of its inhabitants a secret from the outside world. The exception being Ainz, the pleiades, and some of the floor guardians who all took part in gathering information from the new world in order to prepare for Nazarick's inevitable reveal.
Ainz adjusted himself from behind his desk and addressed the three sisters. "Lupus, Entoma and Shizu, thank you for answering my call, as you know we are still working on gathering information from this new world and this is exactly why I have called you three here today."
"To keep this brief, your mission will be to explore a city to the North of Nazarick, and within the borders of the Baharuth Empire. You will travel by foot and submit daily reports, you will also make sure to keep a low profile while outside of Nazarick." Ainz concluded his speech and waited for the maids before him to ask their questions.
Lupus raised her hand and began speaking after receiving a head nod from Ainz. "Lord Ainz, may I ask why we are traveling by foot? Would it not be easier to teleport ourselves to this city?"
"I understand your confusion, but rest assured that this is not an oversight. By traveling on foot, you will be able to confirm landmarks and small villages that are marked on the map we have obtained. You may also learn things about this world while making your way to this city." Ainz finished, then directed his attention to Entoma who had thrown up her hand.
"Lord Ainz, is there anything in particular that we are looking for?"
Ainz brought up his hand to his chin and then spoke, "Like I said, confirm that the map is accurate, but it would be best to interact with the humans of this world and to keep an eye out for anything that may have value for Nazarick, such as new spells or equipment."
Shizu was the last to ask a question. "Lord Ainz, what do you wish of us when it comes to hostile humans?"
Ainz's nonexistent brows furrowed as he spoke. "Like I said keep a low profile, but defend yourselves if necessary, do not go overboard. If the enemy is more powerful than all of you, contact Nazarick immediately. Is there anything else?"
Ainz waited a few seconds for any new questions to be raised, only to be met with silence. "Alright then, for now go to your rooms and prepare yourselves, I will have a regular maid leave your alternative outfits, a map of the path you should follow, and some supplies, Understood?"
"Yes Lord Ainz!" All three exclaimed. They promptly bowed then left Ainz's office and continued on to their rooms.
Ainz waited for all three to be out of his office before internally deflating and laying his head on the desk in front of him. He thought to himself... Aw man, it's a lot harder than I thought to keep everyone in Nazarick busy, but at least this isn't something that could be messed up. I already got Yuri at Carne Village, Solution accompanying Sebas, and Narberal acting as my adventurer partner. There wasn't much left to be started, but man do they get depressed when they don't get orders from me...well at least this should keep them busy and it should be a super simple mission. They'll be happy to just be working and I can probably give them a proper mission when they return.
Ainz lifted his head as he heard someone enter his office, it was Albedo. To be more specific, it was Albedo with a stack of reports from the pleiades and floor guardians who were already on missions in this new world. Ainz internally sighed as he prepared to sort through this paperwork, some things never changed, even in a different reality...
Lupus was the first to speak as the three battle maids left Ainz's office, "Finally! We get to stretch our legs, and do something for Lord Ainz! Are you two as excited as me?!"
Entoma raised her arms and exclaimed, "Yes, we can finally show Lord Ainz that we are worthy of serving him and see this new world. What about you Shizu? Aren't you glad Lord Ainz shows so much faith in us?"
CZ kept her composure, "Yes, Lord Ainz is the nicest of all the supreme beings, we should-"
"That's the spirit Shizu!" Lupus interrupted, "We will do this mission easy and have some fun on the way!"
"Now that I'm thinking of it, we were never told the name of this city we are traveling to...do you know Lupus?" Entoma asked her bigger sister.
Lupus had a confused expression as she thought, soon after CZ spoke up, "It will probably be on the map, Lord Ainz always thinks ahead, if I had to guess this mission might also serve as a test for us. This is why we should-"
"Of course! Lord Ainz is freakin' amazing after all! He probably wants us to figure out some stuff on our own! That's why he was so brief with us!" Lupus said when the thought finally hit her, much to CZ's annoyance.
"So, Lord Ainz is giving us a mission that seems simple enough, when in actuality he is expecting us to go beyond?" Entoma uttered as she brought her arms close to her chest.
"Seems like that's the case! Lord Ainz can only accept the best after all!" Lupus said as she brought both hands to a fist.
CZ waited for both of her sisters to finish with all their excitement before she spoke up again, "Since it seems like this is indeed a test, we should go over the map together and make plans for any situation."
Lupus looked over at her shorter sister and nonchalantly said, "Shizu, we need to focus on leaving as soon as possible, to show Lord Ainz that we can get things done quick!"
CZ's expressionless face then shifted its gaze to Lupus, "Moving quick has its advantages, but-"
"Ok then, we move out as soon as possible! Entoma and Shizu, I'll meet you two just outside Nazarick!" Lupus then ran off to prepare for their adventure. Leaving Entoma excited and CZ letting out a near silent groan at Lupus's uncaring nature.
A little while later...
CZ Delta currently stood in her room and had just finished collecting the map, her designated supplies and her alternative outfit sent from Lord Ainz. Her first instinct was to try and study the map, as it was integral to the overall mission, but then decided to wait so she could go over it with her sisters, no matter how frustrating it might seem. She then inspected her supplies which basically consisted of a few potions and two pistols, which she figured Ainz chose for their inconspicuous nature, her much larger rifle didn't exactly convey "low profile" as Ainz wanted. Finally, she looked to her outfit, it was a long brown leather coat and black combat style boots. It was a simple outfit, but CZ figured that it was just enough for this type of mission. She would wear this outfit along with her camouflage scarf and gloves. CZ changed into her outfit and put her potions, pistols and map inside of the long leather jacket she wore, afterwards heading outside to meet up with her two sisters.
CZ reached the entrance of the great tomb of Nazarick, seeing Lupus and Entoma waiting for her just outside. Getting a closer look, she could see that they had also opted to change into their alternative outfits immediately. Lupus seemed to have a similar outfit to that of Enri from Carne Village, except that the color scheme was much darker and the sleeves only reached to her shoulders. Lupus also had on leather arm bracers and still dawned a hat that was pretty much like her original, only matching to the rest of her outfit. To finish off the look, Lupus also had a mace hanging from her side, it seemed as though her giant axe weapon didn't meet the "inconspicuous" requirements just like CZ's rifle.
CZ then inspected Entoma's appearance with only a fraction of the attention she had paid to Lupus. This is because Entoma was simply wearing what looked to be a dark red robe with a hood draped over her head and face mask covering where her mouth would be, leaving her "eyes" the only thing exposed. It made sense though, as Entoma was the least "human" when it came to physical appearance, her "hair" would raise questions to anyone who came in close contact and her mouth never moved. Overall CZ was pleased with the costumes that Lord Ainz had provided for them, the only experience any of the three battle maids had with this new world was through Carne Village. CZ concluded that if what they saw in Carne Village was any indicator for how the rest of this new world dresses, the three of them should blend in optimally.
"Finally! Shizu, we've been waiting out here for you! Are you ready to head out?" Lupus exclaimed as CZ walked up to her and Entoma.
"Yes, I've also received the map from Lord Ainz." CZ said as she pulled out the map from her leather coat and unrolled it. "We should go over it together, it looks like-" Just as she was getting ready to analyze the map with her sisters, Lupus's excitement got the better of her as she snatched the map out of her hands.
"Great! Now let's see..." Lupus squinted her eyes and stuck out her tongue in a playful way to study the map. As she did this CZ, slightly annoyed, spoke up.
"Lupus, we should go over it together and make a plan for how we choose to approach things. It would be unwise to-"
"Shizu you worry too much, as the youngest sister it's only natural, rest assured your big sisters are here to make sure things go smoothly." Entoma cheerfully added as she tilted her head slightly.
For CZ, this was the one interruption she could not tolerate and shifted her gaze from Lupus to Entoma. "Entoma, that's wrong. YOU are the little sister." CZ said this slightly raising her voice and clenching her hands into fists.
"Shizu are you alright? Did you hit your head on the way to us?" Entoma replied with an especially sarcastic tone, also bringing up her long robe sleeve over her already covered mouth in order to exaggerate her "worry" even further.
Shizu approached Entoma and at this point had even managed to attract Lupus's attention. "Entoma, you need to stop acting like a child and listen to me, I don't want to have to punish you." CZ then proceeded to bring up her fists and change her posture to that of a boxing pose.
"Shizu are you acting out on purpose? Then I suppose it can't be helped, I'll have to correct your behavior through force." Entoma then proceeded to bring up her arms over her head in order to strike an intimidating pose, although with the oversized robe she wore simply looked like a kid playing ghost with a blanket.
As the two began circling each other like sharks in water, Lupus spoke up, "Come on you two! You can play later, right now we need to get going! Lord Ainz is counting on us!" As soon as she said this, both of her sisters stopped circling and shot each other a look as if to say: we will settle this later.
As the two short maids approached Lupus, Entoma quickly spoke up, "Lupus don't you agree that Shizu is the little sister?" As Entoma asked her question, CZ shot Entoma an annoyed glace and also spoke up, "Lupus, Entoma seems to be confused, please correct the situation by giving her the facts."
Lupus at first expressed a confused look then smiled and replied, "Both of you are little sisters to me, so it doesn't really matter. Now let's get going!" Lupus then began walking towards their first destination.
Entoma and Shizu, disappointed at her answer began to follow her and decided to figure it out later. CZ also applied this solution to her desire of wanting to go over the map and form a proper plan, they would simply need to figure it out later.