A/N: Thank you all for your comments and support in my last chapter, it really kept be going through some writers block!
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"[Supreme Heal]." She cast on Lorelei, and watched all those scars began to vanish, her missing ears and tail grow back, as well as her missing limbs. Yet it was easy to tell where her limbs had been cut at as the new reddish skin clashed with the dirty and discolored edge where her stumps were. She quickly pulled out one of her two rings of sustenance and put it on Lorelei's tiny fingers while she herself tried to think clearly. Akemi winced as she heard the girl's jaw popping as all her teeth grew back in without even a look if discomfort on the girl's face, or any facial expression at all.
Akemi didn't even notice her own jaw clenching, and it took her a moment to notice the other two there wincing in pain. "M-mom…" Hannyuu said through gritted teeth.
It was enough for Akemi to realize that she had unconsciously turned her Aura on at full power, which seemed enough to even affect good aligned beings to a degree. "Sorry…" They all felt gravity lessen on them, as well as the glowing blue vanish from Akemi's eyes.
"H-here, she needs this more…" Hannyuu muttered as she held out her cloak, and let Akemi wrap it around Lorelei's tiny emaciated body, not that it seemed to stir the girl at all from her state. Kyouko listlessly pushed forward to pick up Lorelei and seem too shocked to move very well still, like she wanted to sob but was unable to.
"Thank you Hannyuu… Stay with Kyouko for now. Kyouko, please protect those two for me while I clean up the trash…" Akemi said and stumbled out of that room, her flailing tails the only thing that betrayed her rage in that moment, especially as they vibrated the room as they struck the walls and the ground, the stone cracked with each stray impact.
Soon all they heard from down the halls were screams.
Akemi's mind was a mess as she used her tails to grab every man she could find and dragged their magically paralyzed bodies with her into a more central room, their bodies being piled up as they moaned in pain or yelled curses.
"[Life Essence], [See Through]." Akemi muttered as her eyes took on a green hue. In her view every body in that room lit up with a heavy green glow, with some having a lot more green coming off of them as others. She used that spell to located those glows through the walls and stalk after them. After she rounded up the latest loud bastard and tossed him into the pile she felt a message connect.
"Akemi, I'll be there momentarily, I'll be bringing some attendants to assist." She heard in her head and her senses warned her moments before a gate opened up next to her.
She felt… tired as she stood there next to that black and red swirling gateway, the entire day had been a mess… so many things were fucked up, of which she knew how to fix almost none of.
Moments later a black haired beauty emerged from the portal and glared at her like she was filth, a small wand in her hand that her magical sense told her was likely a world item, even if she didn't know which one. Her inner suspicions were confirmed as two more of Ainz's people emerged, one with a large scroll on her back, and one with a pair of gauntlets on, one demonic, and the other angelic. The ones carrying them appeared to be two tiny Dark Elf twins that if she had the mental energy to care at the moment would wonder what children were doing with Ainz. "Knowing Ainz and Nazarick though… I guess they're probably evil." She thought and looked back at Albedo.
Akemi forced a tired smile at Ainz after he entered the room. "Thank you for coming Ainz, I hope you're doing well." She offered and gestured at the pile of men still under Hold Person. "I got all the Eight Fingers members in this area, with everything but a bow on them." Akemi told them as she leaned back against the wall as a headache brewed. She looked at the twins again, and then between Ainz and Albedo… "Did you two have children already? Way to go Ainz, I knew you would give in eventually." Akemi joked with a dry chuckle.
She internally laughed as she saw Albedo preen a bit under the thought Akemi put in her head. "Oh she has it bad… was I that obvious also?" She thought and just enjoyed Ainz letting out a sigh.
"No Akemi… There are several things wrong with that statement. These are two more of my floor guardians, please meet Aura Bella Fiora, and her brother Mare Bello Fiore, and you've already met the Guardian Overseer Albedo." Ainz said and turned to go examine those men who had turned pale at seeing Ainz appear. Unlike what most might think, Akemi didn't look down on cross dressing, or at the very least it wasn't among her worries in the world, they both looked adorable either way in them. As long as they were happy and healthy.
"It is nice to meet you two, and a pleasure to see you again as well Albedo. I'll keep rooting for you, so don't give up~" Akemi told the Succubus and felt the air loosen just a bit. Ainz only seemed to sigh with non-existent breath.
"These are all the members here? What do you want us to do with them?" Ainz asked as he stared down at those men like they stared down at women, like property or a piece of meat.
"This is all of them besides one dead one Kyouko killed, they seemed strong though, so likely a higher up if you want them, I'll revive and grab them. Okay, so besides getting what ever information you want out of them… Could I cast [Memory Transfer] on… Okay maybe not the twins. I'll let you decide if they'd need to see the memory, it is the diagnostic report on Kyouko's daughter Lorelei… It is… relevant information on these bastards, some context on what I want done with them." Akemi gripped her arms as her rage seemed to seep back in.
"You may, I'll share it with Aura and Mare if need be, If it is as bad as you seem to imply then I appreciate you looking out for their mental well being. Albedo, allow friendly utility magic."
Once she got permission Akemi folded her ears as she grasped the memory of that diagnostic report with her perfect recall passive and nearly felt like puking again. "[Mass Memory Transfer]." Akemi said as she watched Albedo wince and Ainz glow bright green twice.
Akemi was surprised by just how… disgusted Albedo looked. It was harder to tell with Ainz, but she was pretty sure he had looked away and maybe even felt a tiny bit of emotion. "[Message]. Lupusregina Beta, stand by at Neuronist Painkiller's interrogation rooms, there will be many new guests there shortly." Ainz said and sounded mildly angry. "That was… distasteful. There are some things that should never be done, especially to children. I'll be happy to take these pieces of trash off your hands." Ainz said and looked over at the pile of men that seemed to get more terrified the longer he looked. Akemi guessed part of the source of his rage was replacing Lorelei with one of those twins in his head with how he looked at the two of them and seemed to hover over them protectively.
"Lord Ainz? What happened?" Aura asked as she stared up at the skeleton, them standing next to each other really showed Akemi just show short those twins were, even shorter by far than Hannyuu. If she was in a better mood she would find them adorable, maybe even want to mother them a bit, but at the moment almost all she could feel was a cold rage.
"These men have… done some truly horrible things, and so we shall pay them evil for evil. You did give them to us Akemi, so I assume you have no problems with what ever their fate will be, even as the Goddess of Light?" Ainz asked almost like he was daring her to change her mind.
"There are a few there that I want to have special attention paid to… To be honest I am not entirely sure how to deal with all this anger in me… and yet I don't think I can give them all the proper punishment they deserve, It isn't my field. Do with them what you will, I am not feeling very 'Good' right now… I refuse to be naive this time. I won't ignore my role in it either, I'm sentencing them to a fate worse than death, yet better than they deserve." Akemi said and leaned her head back against the wall and glared at the mass of men which had begun to whimper and scream in fear. "All of you shut the hell up! [Mass Silence], [Wave of Pain]!" She cast on that group and refused to feel guilty as those child traffickers writhed in silent agony as she caused all their nerves to misfire pain signals.
They could only blink at that, but yet at the same time they seemed to understand. "Lots of these same people… we're also the ones who tormented Hannyuu along with Lorelei, I want to pick their brains to figure out which ones deserve even more punishment. If Kyouko is my m-mate now as she calls me, then that makes Lorelei is my daughter also, these bastards tormented both my daughters and I don't care how much karma I lose in this." Akemi slammed her fist back into the wall, causing that room to shake. "Sorry I'm not sure if I'm even making sense… I'll be right back, I need to get my family home before anything else." Akemi told him as she forced a pained smile and walked back down the halls towards her loved ones.
Ainz just stared at her for a moment as she left. "I think this proves something, do not get between a mother and her children, it won't end well." Ainz noted with a nod. The others could only silently agree as they began to drag the men through a Gate.
Akemi felt her heart break further as she heard and soon saw Kyouko quietly sobbing as she hugged a limp Lorelei close, while Hannyuu hugged them both also, crying with them.
All she could do was return to them and hug them also, wrapping her tails around them as she held in her urge to cry with them. Her family was hurting… So much needed to be fixed… and she had no idea how to do it. She looked closer at Lorelei and just couldn't see any life in her eyes and knew all they could do was hope she would come out of that state eventually, that the next few days would be critical in determining the future.
"Akemi… my Mate… do you know any kind of magic… that can help her?" Kyouko asked, and it broke Akemi's heart at how dead her voice sounded. To finally get Lorelei back… just for her to be in bad enough shape that she almost may as well be dead either way. In a way this was the worst possible scenario that they hadn't thought of.
"I'm sorry… I-I can't, the only thing that would be near possible would be Control Amnesia but… This is beyond the scope of that spell… I can't erase five years of memories without even worse damage… There is still a chance she could recover, we just need to be patient. I'll try and look into some spells, maybe see if I can make some, but the mind is a really complicated thing…" Akemi tried to sooth her Mate and sighed to hold in her tears. "[Gate]. Take her back home for now, you go also Hannyuu… I need to deal with the trash with Ainz, we don't have anywhere to take those men, so I'm turning them over to Ainz for their punishment." Akemi first kissed Hannyuu's forehead, then Lorelei's. Already she felt fiercely protective of this tiny wolf girl that looked so much like her love, and just wished she could put the life back in her empty eyes.
She leaned over and gently kissed Kyouko to sooth them both. Kyouko quietly cried, but still leaned into the kiss, taking all the comfort she could. "I love you Kyouko, Ana is on the other side waiting for you all. I'll be over there as soon as I can alright? We'll figure this out together." Akemi said and stood up.
The others got up and headed for the portal with all the reluctance they could muster. "Akemi, If at all possible, see if I can get a turn on them? I have a lot to pay the fuckers back for." Kyouko said as she seemed to stir from her sadness for a moment. It was more life than Akemi had seen since they found Lorelei so she would take it.
"Got it, I'll see what I can do." Akemi said and watched them go. As that portal closed Akemi finally let the tears fall as she stood in that dimly lit cell block, her heart destroyed as she looked around.
She hadn't even noticed when she entered… that Lorelei was not the only one in that room. Her eyes darted into each cell as she noticed one or more chained up living torsos silently suffering in their catatonic states, jailed in their own minds. As she thought about her options she could come to one conclusion on what to do with them.
"I-I'm sorry… I don't have enough… rings for all of you… I can only free you…" Akemi muttered as she shook in despair at what she now knew she had to do. She just hoped Lorelei could recover one day, they all needed her to…
Her eyes also turned to the man on the floor near her that Kyouko had slain. "[Resurrection]. Wakey wakey you bastard."
Ainz was concerned as he waited for Akemi in the chamber where she had stored those men. "She is taking a while…" He muttered as he turned to see Mare, and Aura dragging the last of the men through his gate he had opened. Albedo stood next to him tapping her own foot.
"Indeed, it is so incredibly rude to keep you waiting… Would you like me to kill her Lord Ainz?" Albedo asked and, though she looked more grumpy than anything.
"Albedo… I ask that you do not kill my potential allies. Try and get to know her perhaps? I think it would be a good thing for you to make some friends, she isn't that bad." Ainz sounded just tired.
They soon noticed Akemi return, looking even more depressed than before. "Sorry that took a while, they are all understandably upset. I needed to also… deal with the other prisoners in those cells… None of them deserved such a fate." Akemi said and shook her head and hid her shaking hands. She also was dragging a silently screaming man in red and black, covered in blood, which she threw near the Gate.
"I see, what did you do with them? Are you taking them with you?" Ainz asked curiously as they both looked at the last man get dragged through the portal by Mare who had popped back out. "Thank you two, you are free for the day." Ainz told Mare, knowing he would pass the message to his sister.
"O-of course Lord Ainz, thank you so much." Mare mumbled out, the poor boy just as shy as ever in Ainz's eyes.
"No… I don't have the means to care for so many people that would need so much in the way of medical resources, not when things are so unstable. They were… already dead inside, prisoners in their own mind, I'm quite sure their souls might be damaged by this point. I put them to rest, there will be no more pain for them… ever again." Akemi looked distraught as she shook her head.
"Akemi, I am not accusing you of anything but… If that is the case would you not do the same for that girl?" Ainz asked as he observed her for a moment, he had never seen her that vulnerable.
"Because… She is too important to Kyouko, at the very least she is still her daughter, so her having final say over Lorelei in this case makes sense. I have no idea who any of these other poor women are… I wouldn't even be able to imagine how to find if anyone knows them, not when I can't get their names from them. I had a spare ring of Sustenance to put on Lorelei, but that was my only spare, while I need the other for emergencies. If I was smarter or more savvy I might be able to do something but…" Akemi shook her head.
"Be content with what you can do, You'll never be satisfied if you always believe you can do better. You can only do what you can." Ainz told her as the last man Akemi had brought was dragged silently screaming through the portals.
"That man seems pretty high up the Eight Fingers food chain, I had to revive him since Kyouko was able to kill him. I'll… keep those words in mind, thank you. I have a request from Kyouko, she wishes to get her own turn with those men, she has five years worth of motherly rage to vent on them. I know it is asking a lot, so If that is unacceptable I can tell her." Akemi asked as she tried to ignore the glare from Albedo.
Ainz seemed to think about her words for a moment, and looked between Albedo and Akemi. "At this rate should we just have a formal alliance? This would have been easier if you had just accepted the invite to Nazarick all those years ago… I'm not sure why you had even declined when Touch Me recommended you. Yes, I'll allow her to come to help punish them, they aren't going anywhere. For now you should go be with your family, we can meet tomorrow to further discuss this, just message me when you both are ready to be picked up. I swear in the name of Ainz Ooal Gown that no harm will befall either of you while you are in Nazarick." Ainz said as he turned away from her and left both Akemi and Albedo in shock.
Once Ainz went through his gate and left it open those two looked at each other. "I swear if you think you can betray my Lord I'll end you beast… I'll be watching you." Albedo hissed at Akemi before she went after Ainz, after which the portal closed.
"I gave my word I do not want to be enemies in the least… Maybe one day we can be friends…" Akemi muttered to herself as Albedo exited through the portal. She was worried but Ainz did promise in the name of his guild which meant he took it seriously, and he was known to mostly keep his word nearly as much as her. All she could do was hope for the best as she teleported back home.
"Ana! Please come help!" Hannyuu shouted as Kyouko, who carried Lorelei, and herself emerged from the Gate, which closed behind them.
They both heard pounding footsteps before their front door flew open "Oh thank goodness you're both alright- Is that…?" Ana asked as she ran over to both of them and hugged them close, which brought her closer to Lorelei. She seemed surprised at how much like Kyouko she looked, besides being skin and bones with messy hair, and very pink skin from what was exposed.
"Y-yeah… The plan worked but… Lets just get them inside…" Hannyuu said, speaking for Kyouko, who had yet to look up from Lorelei's face in her arms. The smaller wolf seemed to have fallen asleep perhaps as her eyes closed.
Hannyuu and Ana led Kyouko inside as she cradled her daughter inside of Hannyuu's cloak.
It was a tense silence as they let Kyouko tuck Lorelei into her mother's bed. "She can hold onto that cloak… it helped me feel safe… I hope it helps her." Hannyuu said as Ana and her sat next to Kyouko on the edge of the bed and hugged the wolf woman.
"Thank you… Hannyuu, that means a lot. A-ana… She… didn't even respond to any of us… Its like she is already dead… She was… it was horrible, what those monsters did to my baby…" Kyouko muttered as she hugged those two back and finally began to sob against them, truly sob with heart rending cries. It was a bittersweet end to her quest, and a harsh start to her next one as well.
They just let her get it out of her system until she stopped shaking. "Hannyuu, where is Akemi?" Ana asked as she looked between Kyouko and Lorelei, who laid like a doll in bed. "How… should we feed her?" Ana had to ask.
"Mama went to bring all those men to that scary skeleton man… She said she would return as soon as she can. She put that ring she had mentioned on her before, said she won't need to eat, drink, or sleep with it on… So I guess we just wait…" Hannyuu said and felt her own sobs rise up as all the memories of the day hit her again now that the adrenaline had faded.
All the three of them could do was cuddle in that bed and wait for Akemi's return, and hope for their reclaimed family member's recovery.
It was hard to tell how much time had passed, but it seemed to stand still as they all relaxed in that bed with Kyouko who's tears had reduced down to just the occasional sniffle.
Soon they heard the door open and feet approach their door. Akemi opened the door quietly, just in case she would wake them, but found three pair's of eyes look over at her in the darkness.
"Hey dears…" Akemi said and used her quick change skill to swap to her pajamas, of course after having used a cleaning spell before she had even arrived. "We should let her sleep… the ring makes her not have to, but sleep is still mentally healing. Even if none of us are hungry I think… we should eat something before bed, I know I'm not very tired." Akemi said and went over to Lorelei who still laid under the blankets and cloak Hannyuu lent her. "[Deep Slumber], [Mass Wash]. No nightmares dear…" Akemi said as she set the girl's mind at ease, just in case she would even be able to get nightmares, while also cleaning all of them further along with the bed due to the filth of where they came from. Next her mind showered her in the images of the ones she had been unable to take with her, girls in just as bad shape as Lorelei was. She was quick to walk out of that room and soon heard the others following.
Akemi sat down on the couch and took a few deep breathes as the events of that day wouldn't leave. She wasn't there alone for long before she felt the spot next to her fill as Kyouko sat down, with Ana on the other side of her as they could tell she would need that extra love the most that night. Hannyuu contented herself with laying over Akemi and Kyouko's laps while purring, as if to make her wolf mother feel better. Akemi and Ana did their part and wrapped their arms around Kyouko. "I… I love you all… One hell of a day huh?" Akemi asked with an obviously forced smile.
"I bet… I wish I could have been able to help you three… Could you tell me what all happened?" Ana asked as she seemed to have held back all her questions till then.
"The short of it… We have her back obviously but… The conditions we found her in… From what I could tell from the diagnostic magic she seems to have locked herself away inside her own mind. She is blocking out the world like a shell, we have to hope she can break out of that shell and realize she isn't in that hell anymore…" Akemi wrapped her tails around the lot of them as she bit her lip.
Without a word Akemi reached into her inventory and pulled out a bottle of amber liquid as well as a small clay jug. Along with the drinks she pulled out a small basket of bread rolls and cheese that she set aside. "Got whiskey that was just a regular item from my world, and we have mead from here, if you want some. I recommend eating at least something before drinking." Akemi said as she created four cups for them all. "I don't know about you three, but I don't think I can sleep tonight." Akemi muttered and poured some whiskey into one of the cups.
She didn't seem as prepared for it as she thought as she coughed nearly as soon as the first drops hit her lips.
It at least broke the silence and Ana and Hannyuu giggled at her, and even got Kyouko to crack a sad smile. "Not used to strong drinks? Let me try some?" Kyouko asked as she took the cup from Akemi to sip at it. Unlike the Kitsune she didn't seem to reject the drink even seemed to enjoy it. "That isn't bad, strong but I guess we can all use something strong right now… I love you all also, I could do this without you three… Hannyuu… I can't tell you how thankful I am for how much you risked tonight, I love you kitty cat." Kyouko said and ruffled Hannyuu's hair, who seemed to just lean into all the affection the three gave her while snuggling further on Kyouko's lap, and let her purring show what emotions she was having trouble getting out.
"Don't discount yourself either Kyouko dear, you did beat someone who was of a higher level than you, who was somewhat close to Gazef's strength from what I could tell from some information magic." Akemi said as she poured herself some mead, moving back to a familiar drink.
"Maybe… only because he was arrogant. I was at death's door when you found me, his rapier was poisoned with something nasty." Kyouko took a few more sips of her whiskey and leaned over to kiss Ana, who took a moment to lean forward to complete it, only to lean away after a few seconds while coughing. Kyouko quietly laughed at the reaction after she slipped Ana some whiskey through that kiss.
"Kyouko! How can you drink that stuff? Its so… harsh!" Ana complained a bit before grabbing some mead herself, if only to wash out that taste. "You know you made four cups right Akemi?" Ana asked as she looked over at Hannyuu who had just seemed amused and thoughtful of all that was said.
"I think after all that happened tonight we all might need something. If you want to try some Hannyuu It is fine on this occasion, you did just as much as anyone today, so better to experiment with something like this under supervision." Akemi said as she reached over to pet Hannyuu a bit, and perhaps she just wanted to keep reassuring herself that her daughter was safe.
"O-okay Mama… I think I'll try a little, I'm kind of curious… People drink these to feel better?" She asked as she reached for the opposite of what they thought she would, and took the whiskey, pouring a tiny bit in a cup of her own.
As she went to sniff and sip it they all watched and waited for the moment she would spit it out and complain, but were surprised as all she did was wiggle her nose in discomfort and make a face. "That is… really strong." She muttered as she took a second sip, and seemed to actually analyze it a bit. "It has a really complicated taste under all of that, it isn't that bad I guess." Hannyuu said and seemed to not notice how surprised her mother's were as they just looked at her.
"Huh, our daughter has a pretty refined sense of taste." Kyouko noted as she sipped her own whiskey.
"Well… if you're fine with that drink dear, make sure you drink water tonight though, I hear hang overs are terrible." Akemi noted as she just enjoyed her mead. "Not sure If I can even get drunk, so I'm just going to drink things that taste nice."
"You've never gotten one?" Kyouko asked as she wrapped and arm around all of them as best she could while being careful to not spill her drink.
They all were more than happy to lean into that hug as the fireplace gave them at least some comfort. "Nope, I haven't really seen if I can get drunk in this world, only been able to get a little buzzed I think, and I didn't have much of any either way, I was puking more than enough on my own. In my last life it would have messed with all my medications. I tried a tiny bit once but never touched it after that, mostly because my big brother gave me the second worst scolding of my life." Akemi seemed to slip into her own memories for a while as she sipped her mead. "I wonder what he is doing now…"
"You've mentioned him a few times now, what was he like?" Ana asked as she cuddled closer, and pet the tails wrapped around her.
Akemi got a strangely lonely look on her face as she looked away. "He was… my only family really, at least the only one who hadn't disowned me by the end. He always made sure to look out for me, even after he left home, and even when he got married he made sure I was taken care of. I miss him… Would be amusing to see him know that he is an uncle now." Akemi said and let the silence fell back over all of them.
"Oh dear… I shouldn't have let you have a second cup, even if it was small. Here, lets get you some water." Akemi said to Hannyuu as the girl lightly flopped against her while the others smiled at the girl who was either drunk, or just very buzzed.
"Mamas… Can we go bed?" She was able to sleepily mutter after she drank the cup of water Akemi nearly forced into her hands.
"Yes dear, I suppose we might see if magic can fix hang overs, hopefully you won't get one." Akemi said and carefully picked her daughter up as the girl quickly fell asleep.
"Where will you two be sleeping? Should we just keep our separate rooms?" Akemi asked as she looked at Ana and Kyouko who both seemed quite cozy there together on the couch.
"I think I'll stay with Lorelei, I don't really like leaving her out of my sight right now. Want to join Ana? You hardly take up any room after all." Kyouko offered with a sly grin and hugged the girl who had moved to lay on her chest.
"Mm… sounds comfortable, I'll join Kyouko for tonight, keep her company. What is the plan for tomorrow Akemi?" Ana asked as she cracked open her eyes to look up at the Kitsune.
"I think… Our little trip needs to end a bit early. In the morning Kyouko you and me are taking a trip to the great tomb of Nazarick, you get to meet Ainz, he is granting that request you asked for. I'll tell you more about it in the morning when we aren't sleepy or buzzed." Akemi said and stepped over into her room to tuck Hannyuu inside, right before coming back out to join them.
She sat down next to the two of them and let Kyouko pull her into a kiss. It was amusing to her that the taste of the whiskey was a bit more tolerable when it was on Kyouko's lips.
Ana took her turn next and nipped at Akemi's bottom lip for just a moment. "I like kissing you two…" Ana said with a loopy giggle and silly smile on her face. None of the three drank much, not enough to get more than buzzed, so they could tell she was more kiss drunk than anything.
"Same, I think we'll need a lot more time to practice those though, maybe a proper date when we can. Love you two, sleep well dears." Akemi said and hugged both of them a bit more before she had to reluctantly head to her room, her limp tails showing just how she felt about not being able to lavish them with more attention.
"Love you too, sleep well Akemi." Kyouko said and relaxed on that couch, shifting over till she was laying down completely with Ana on top of her.
"Love you Akemi, see you in the morning." Ana said and snuggled against Kyouko a bit more, obviously seeming to enjoy the comfort it brought.
It was soon just the two of them relaxing there on the couch, enjoying the heat of the fireplace, and the slight buzz they both still had. "Its strange… I felt myself falling for Akemi nearly since the day I met her in that forest, back when she acting as an adventurer. It wasn't just from the amazing magic she showed off, there was just something about her that made me more curious… Though when I met you I honestly though you hated me, you did look ready to cut me down, and yet… You seemed so strong and pretty at that moment, even if you were glaring at me." Ana quietly said as she rested her head on Kyouko's chest. "I hadn't expected to fall for you also, I'm glad I did."
Kyouko smiled down at her shorter Mate and pressed a kiss to the top of her head, and just let her use her chest as a pillow. "I'm pretty similar… She does have that attraction to her that pulls you in, and she was so passionate about everything… Despite all that power, seeing her get emotional about not being able to save even more people she hadn't met was… touching." Kyouko noted and wrapped her arms around Ana and hugged her tight.
"I hadn't expected to fall for a human either, I wasn't feeling very charitable towards humans at the time, yet something about you stuck in my head. Of course you being adorable helps, but I liked you right away you went into helping this settlement, to helping the people in it like you had been part of these people from the start. Sorry for being so harsh at the start…" Kyouko said and nuzzled into that soft blond hair. "Have I mentioned how much I love hugging you two? You're both so damn tiny…"
"I forgive you, I think it is safe to say we all were under heavy stress at the time. You're just really tall, but also really warm and nice to be hugged by." Ana said and giggled at that nuzzling, and the occasional kiss to her hair she felt. "Having not one, but two loving girlfriends is not what I expected to happen a few months ago. I really should introduce you two to my parents eventually, I'm not sure how they'll take it but… They taught me to treat others equally, and there were even some Demi-human traders they were friends with. I think they might like you two."
"Might be a bit of a shock to them if they didn't already know you were a lesbian, but I'd be happy to meet them." Kyouko told the girl and seemed far more relaxed than she was a few hours prior, a bit more hopeful.
"What ever happens, I think the three of us can handle things just fine." Ana said, and it was as the only truth they felt they needed to keep moving forward, where ever things went.
"[Message]. Sorry for the early message Hekkeran, and the sudden disappearance yesterday." Akemi mentally told the leader of Foresight as she relaxed in bed, just enjoying the quiet morning.
"It is fine, you had said something about an emergency, is everything alright? We all were a bit worried, especially Arche." He told her and sounded a bit sleepy, telling her she likely woke him from his own rest early in the morning. She had set them up with their usual shelter of Create Greater Manor, but it still was likely startling to them all.
Akemi knew she had been leaving that group hanging far too much lately. "Yes, it was a pretty major emergency. I have good news, and bad news. The good news is we actually rescued Kyouko's daughter. The bad news is pretty bad… she is going to need a lot of care and attention to heal, poor girl is likely going to always have some trauma if she ever wakes up from the state she is in. Hopefully being surrounded by love and company will eventually bring her back, but we just have to be patient for now. As for our trip… I do need to apologize to you all, I've been having to take too my detours and leaving you all in the wilderness." Akemi told him as she sat up in bed and swung her legs off. She winced at how cold the wooden plank floor was and made a mental note to make any future bedrooms have nice carpet…
"It is alright, we're pretty used to it by now, we're making good time either way. We still going with the same plan? Will you all be back today?" He asked.
"Yes, likely around lunch, there are still a few things to take care of, and a potential alliance to make. We'll likely be picking up the pace when we do come back… I don't have the luxury anymore of taking a carefree journey through the mountains, so we'll be flying. Dress warmly and I'll see you all later." She crept out of her room and made her way to the kitchen so she could try out what Ana had taught her and make at least something…
"Okay, we'll be waiting, not a lot else we can do. We hope things with Kyouko's daughter improves…" He told her right before she let the message drop. If only it would be that easy…
"So, after Kyouko and me return from Nazarick we'll start to finish that trip since we are still moving faster than any of my regular summon. I'd like to get to the Dragon Kingdom soon… We can't all stay here forever, the sooner I get started with making Natura the sooner all our people can breath easy." Akemi said and looked far too stressed for her age.
"Hey Mama? I think… I think I'm going to stay here with Mama Kyouko, it is going to be a quick rest of the trip right?" Hannyuu asked as she nibbled at her breakfast, and seemed less inclined to eat much, something they all picked up on. Whether it was from a light hang over, or just the effects of the day before none of them knew.
"If you need some time to rest and relax that is perfectly fine, keep Kyouko and your sister company okay?" Akemi asked and gave Hannyuu's hair a few light pets. She knew just how much the girl went through the day before… Akemi had to for the first time in a few weeks cast Deep Slumber on her when her nightmares returned during the night. "The rest of the trip won't be as comfortable, I'm intending to really fly hard for most of the day at high speeds if I can. You should eat a bit more dear. If you have a headache then some more water will help, the headache from a hangover comes from dehydration." Akemi said and placed a few more slices of meat on her daughter's plate.
"I think I'll come with long enough to say goodbye to Foresight, Arche taught me a lot and I honestly am going to miss her a bit…" Ana admitted and rubbed the back of her neck. The shy action brought a smile to Akemi and Kyouko's faces.
"Well, you can use that ring to message her when you need to, or even contact your parents with it, though a sudden message might freak them out if they aren't used to it…"
Akemi looked over at Kyouko and noticed just how out of it her girlfriend was, understandably so. "Kyouko?" Akemi put a hand on the woman's shoulder and looked up at her worriedly, her ears flattened against her head. "Maybe… this will be too much for her…" Akemi wasn't even sure she was prepared for what she might see either, but there was no backing out now. "Are you sure you still want to go?"
Kyouko seemed to come out a small zoned out state before she nibbled just a bit more at her food. "I'm fine, just… tired. Glad I didn't drink enough for a hangover, going to be a rough enough day as it is. Ana, are you alright to watch Lorelei for me while we deal with this?"
"Its no problem, leave it to me you two." She said and held Akemi and Kyouko's hands for a moment. Hannyuu smiled at them for a moment before she continued eating as much as she felt she could. As much of a calm face as she was putting on, the others could tell that Hannyuu was at the very least a bit rattled by the previous day's events still, rightfully so. Akemi just wished she had a few weeks to just relax and Exist with her family, to make sure they all were completely okay.
"Akemi, will you and your 'Mate' be ready soon?" Akemi heard Ainz in her head ask as she felt the mental connection come through.
"Yes, we're eating what breakfast we can, making sure everyone is alright. I kind of assume that is Kyouko's version of girlfriend for wolves, think I should I ask her about that?" Akemi asked and held a hand to her temple as she zoned out to listen to Ainz. "Sorry, Ainz is messaging me. Ready to go soon Kyo?" Akemi asked and leaned against the wolf woman.
"Yeah… Lets get this over with, hopefully it will be a bit of closure, I want to know their fate." Kyouko's eyes turned positively venomous as she thought back to those men and what they both knew what would likely be happening to them that day.
"That sounds more serious than just a girlfriend, well you don't seem the type to break up with people, so I doubt it will be an issue." Ainz told her.
"Maybe? I'll ask her later, when it isn't real serious hours. So… on a scale of one to Lithian Corporation, how much will those bastards be suffering?" Akemi asked as she remembered the worst rated company to work for in their previous world, that could get away with literal debt slavery.
"Yes. If you add me as an exception to your information blocking barrier I'll open a gate in ten minutes." Ainz said before he closed the connection.
"Okay, we have ten minutes before leaving. Please call him Lord Ainz when you meet him you three, or his followers might get angry… I can get away with it only because I'm just as strong as them and knew Ainz from before everything. I'll be calling him the same as we both need to keep up appearances in public." Akemi told them as she started to mentally fiddle with her barriers to allow only Ainz to open a Gate, she was just thankful she could run those permission lists mentally without a visual menu… Unlike some of her other design orientated spells, or ones she edited herself to include a visual element.
"Got it, well I don't really feel like eating any more." Kyouko said as she pushed her food away, knowing there was a high chance she might just lose her breakfast later. None of them could blame her for that.
"You all be careful alright? Please just… come back safe okay?" Ana asked of them as she hugged her two girlfriends closely. Hannyuu soon slipped into that hug and purred in a strangely anxious way.
"You better not get hurt Mamas…" Hannyuu was able to choke out before she shivered.
As those two got their reassurances out of Akemi and Kyouko, a swirling black and red gate opened within the clearing near their home. Several villagers stopped what they were doing to watch.
"Oh heck… [Whispers on the Wind]. Nobody panic, it is an ally, do not be alarmed." Akemi quickly told the settlement before Ainz walked through that portal with Shalltear right behind him, her eyes scanning everything around for threats.
The group stepped out from their hug and let Akemi walk up to Ainz. "Good morning Lord Ainz, thank you for coming." Akemi told him as she stood before him in front of her family. It was almost comical, the difference in height between the two of them, nearly a gap of three feet.
"Good morning to you as well Lady Akemi." He told her in his deep voice that seemed to choke the area in what ever negative aura he was giving off. "This is a lovely settlement, It is a shame that you intend to leave it behind, perhaps you could create an embassy here?" He offered before his gaze drifted behind Akemi.
Akemi looked behind her and smiled at her family, mouthing to them to relax as she saw just how tense they were, even Kyouko was frozen a bit. Hannyuu gave a few small shivers before she took some deep breathes. Akemi tilted her head at her daughter who smiled back and stepped forward just a bit. "I-it is a pleasure to meet you Lord Ainz, thank you for looking after M-mother, I'm her daughter Hannyuu." Hannyuu was able to get out with a minimum amount of stuttering, her bravery almost forced as she gave a bow, knowing it might help her mother.
He put a hand in front of Shalltear as the vampire looked ready to say something if Ainz hadn't seemed to silence her with a look. "Indeed she has talked a lot about you. It is a pleasure to meet you as well. Hmm… Maybe Mare and Aura would appreciate spending time with other children?" He seemed to think out loud for the last bit before nodding at Hannyuu who took a few steps back behind Akemi again.
Her mother could only smile at her proudly before she looked at Ana and Kyouko, now that Hannyuu had introduced herself, those two could only step up also. Kyouko soon put on a brave face, while Ana still was sweating a bit.
"Well met Lord Ainz, I thank you for granting my selfish request." She told the skeleton man, standing up straight and soon looked like nothing was out of the ordinary, despite the worlds difference in power. Kyouko could tell that the man she barely won against wasn't even a speck of dust compared to the one before her that she could only describe as the concept of Death.
"There is nothing selfish about it. There is nothing more pure and potent than the love of a mother for her child, or her rage. It is a pleasure to meet you as well."
"I-I am Anatashia Bilon, thank you for all your assistance Lord Ainz." Ana introduced herself before she bowed before she took a step back once her own part was done.
"You as well, Thank you for taking care of Lady Akemi. Shall we go deal with my 'guests'? They have been left to sit for the night and I think we'll find them more than talkative." Ainz said as he lifted a hand as he turned around "[Gate]." It finally had begun.
"With pleasure…" Kyouko muttered as her demeanor got noticeably more dark.
"So… This is Nazarick, it is pretty nice, a bit oppressive but I suppose that is the point. I'm glad I'm seeing it like this and not like that stupid raiding party got to. I warned them against it, but did any of those guilds listen? Nope." Akemi looked around the tall dark hallways as she stood near Ainz outside of an unassuming door.
"That was a smart decision, half of the guilds in those alliances ended up drained of gold and gear, and we level trapped several of them till they quit for a while." Ainz noted as he opened up the door, revealing a long hallway of the men she had given mostly nude and locked against the walls. "Shalltear, you can wait outside if you wish." Ainz told his Guardian as she gave a curtsy before walking out.
"Of course my Lord." She said while taking that moment to also glare at Akemi one last time.
Sadly she also saw a strange monster made up of grey tentacles and clothed in what seemed to be a dominatrix outfit wiggling and writhing near them as they seemed to talk to the prisoners in a sugary sweet voice. "Oh what naughty things did all of you do to earn such special treatment with me? Oh what a lovely gift Lord Ainz~ Who are your lovely friends?" Akemi and Kyouko resisted recoiling at the sight, it would have been quite rude.
"Good evening Neuronist, these low lives have earned themselves a long and full tour of the tomb. This is Akemi and her Mate Kyouko, the ones who have turned these men over to your care. Would you share with Neuronist their sins?" Ainz asked as he nodded down at the fox woman.
She was about to answer right before she felt a presence approaching from behind. She turned around right as she saw a tall and gorgeous woman with red hair in a maid outfit creeping up behind her and Kyouko. "I've been spotted? Ara?" The woman said and straightened back up.
"…This is Lupusregina Beta, one of the maids of the Pleiades." Ainz introduced and looked a bit annoyed as he gestured at the bowing woman. "Lupus, this is Akemi and Kyouko, potential allies of Nazarick, and the one who brought in these vermin for questioning. She is also one of the few you'll find your own stealth skills out matched by. She was able to notice CZ from a long distance."
"Oh?" Lupus got an interesting look on her face as she leaned down a bit closer to Akemi, not giving those wiggling tails any mind. "Aren't you adorable~ We should play hide and seek some time~" She told Akemi with a saucy grin.
While Akemi could sense some maliciousness in that grin, it felt more like just regular sadism rather thank hostility. She stomped down on her blush as her mind reminded her that the woman in front of her was quite beautiful, she also examined her a bit, and quickly found her scent to be similar to Kyouko, enough to identify her as some form of wolf, even with no trace of obvious wolf features. Akemi forced a grin on as she leaned forward a bit to wink at her. "Careful, I play for keeps. A pleasure to meet you." Akemi said and chuckled under her breath at the amused look on the Maid's face.
"Akemi… How many times must I tell you not to flirt with my servants? Is this going to be a regular thing?" Ainz mildly complained and shook his skull.
"Probably, she is a big flirt." Kyouko said with an amused snort. She then turned to Lupus as she wrapped an arm around Akemi's shoulders. "She talks a big game but she is actually super innocent. Like Lord Ainz said my name is Kyouko." She told Lupus, and chuckled at Akemi finally giving in to her blush and slumping in that embrace.
"Oh is she? You wouldn't be bad to play with either~ Not going to get angry at another wolf for getting too close to your Mate?" Lupus asked and almost looked surprised.
"Considering we both also share a relationship with an adorable human girl named Ana, I'm not really the jealous type. Maybe sometime, on a better occasion than this…" Kyouko said before her attention was turned back to those men who were stuck waiting.
Akemi wasn't sure how she felt about being so much shorter than everyone in the room but… She was the one who decided to make her avatar five feet tall. "Take my fun away why don't you… I'm just playing along, I cope with humor." Akemi said and then seemed to deflate and remember why she was there. She turned back around to look at the grey corpse-like creature in front of them, whom Lupus went to stand next to. "Well met Neuronist, all these men are members of the criminal syndicate called Eight Fingers, whom I'm told the great tomb has a special interest in. As for why I've sent them here… May I use a transfer memory spell? It will be easier to sum up what is needed that way." Akemi asked as she turned to glare at the tied and gagged men.
Once she got a nod from Neuronist and Lupus, of course after they got the alright from Ainz, she dragged those memories back up, feeling disgust once again. "[Transfer Memory]. I want at least double that done to all of them… If during your questioning you can get information about the one who hurt our daughter Hannyuu in the past also please do so and give them some special treatment. Those three over there are likely to have that information. All of these bastards had at least some hand in how both our daughters were tormented, so I want them to never know peace again for the rest of their miserable lives." Akemi said as she pointed at the three previous men, still quite wounded but in stable condition tied up with the rest.
As she suspected neither of those two changed expression much from it, except for Lupus, who very subtly started to frown instead as her eyes looking predatory as she looked back at the men. Neuronist only nodded as she made small noises of thought, as if planning up her routine for the men.
"Akemi? What did you transfer them?" Kyouko asked as she gently put a hand on her mate's shoulder, looking far more curious than she should.
"It was… The magical diagnosis report from when I scanned Lorelei… It is pretty extensive, disgustingly so. So would you all be able to do that? Normally I have a policy of not doing things that in general are evil, but when I look at these bastards… frankly I find I don't quite give a damn about my karma in this case." Akemi said as her eyes narrowed at those men.
"Akemi… Can you please share the report with me?" Kyouko asked as her fists clenched, all traces of humor gone from her face from a few minutes before, and looked just as merciless as when Akemi met her.
"I can't do that… you don't want that, please…" Akemi faltered and looked away, her ears folding as looked away from her taller girlfriend, who put a hand on her shoulder to turn her around to face her.
"Please… I need to know what she went through… How can I help her if I don't know? Please just… at least tell me something…" Kyouko nearly pleased as she stared into Akemi's eyes with such a haunted look it scared her.
What could Akemi do but give in to that look? She looked away from them all as she mentally combed through that report again, to pick out relevant bits. "Fine… I-it is your right as a mother to know… There were no small issues wrong with her, her legs and arms being removed had to have happened a year or more back, and that is just scratching the surface. Several transmitted diseases were found, and I don't know what in the world they had been feeding her but she had long term malnutrition and dehydration, enough that… there was severe organ damage and failure. All except the malnutrition is healed of course, that will take time. There was… some more but… Kyouko, do you really need to know?" Akemi asked as her ears folded down completely now.
"Yes, I need to know. Please just tell me… I can take it." Kyouko sounded so defeated as she hugged Akemi to herself.
"…The report turned up signs of at least three miscarriages over the past two years, and her body's development has been thrown so far off track for a fourteen year old that she'll likely always be stunted in height along with other issues. There is a chance she might never be able to successfully have children due to all of this, if she ever would even want to. I might be able to come up with some treatments with magic, but making spells is a lot harder than just modifying one, but not impossible." Akemi hugged Kyouko tightly as she felt the woman go just slightly limp against her.
She felt Kyouko shake for a moment, and thought the woman was about to sob some more as would be expected from news like that, but instead she heard a growl come from her before she pulled away from Akemi to stomp over to the first man on the wall and rake her sharpened nails over his face, instantly drawing out a muffled screech.
Akemi was tempted to tell her to stop, but she could only watch as her girlfriend got her rage out of her system, screaming out her rage and sorry in between bone shattering punches, kicks, and scratches.
Ainz put a hand in front of Akemi to stop her from darting ahead as several tentacles stopped Kyouko's fists. Akemi relaxed as soon Neuronist released, showing no harm was done to Kyouko, after which Ainz put his arm down.
"Now now dear, we don't want them to die yet. You see all the nerve endings are near the surface of the skin, so if you dig in too deep it will just make them bleed out faster for nothing." Neuronist said to Kyouko in an almost comforting way, seeming to empathize with her rage. "Would you like me to teach you? You can join Lupus and myself in getting these men to sing such a wonderful song." She offered with an amused laugh as she stroked the cheek of the man Kyouko had just mauled, heedless of the warm blood still coming from the large gashes.
Lupus had went over near those two and pointed at the man "[Cure Light Wounds]. I'll join in, as a favor to another wolf I'll help teach you all about the proper way to inflict pain." She told Kyouko with a sadistic grin on her face. Kyouko didn't seem to dislike the idea, such was the rage that burned inside of her.
Akemi could only watch as Neuronist held up a tiny spiked rod which made her wince. "Lord Ainz, you've mentioned a potential alliance a few times now, shall we discuss that a bit? But first…" Akemi couldn't resist getting at least some revenge by her own hand.
"[Widen Magic, Mass Illusionary Stasis]." Akemi cast at the long line of men, and watched each one slow down to a halt. "Feel free to keep it up, they're feeling everything a thousand times slower for about five real life minutes, so if you're stick that thing where I think you are they're certainly screaming in their mind as it all happens in super slow motion. If you're quick enough you can get all of them before it wears off, might be a good opener for your 'song'. Kyouko, I'll be outside, just tell me when you're done with Message alright? No rush really." Akemi told her as she just shook her head.
"Oho I like this one~ Very creative indeed." Neuronist sounded far too joyful for their own good as Akemi rushed off after Ainz. After they got out of the room Akemi noticed Shalltear having joined them once again.
"Shalltear, there really is not a need for a guard right now. Perhaps you two and Albedo need a day to get to know each other. I swear it is like introducing cats to each other sometimes…" Ainz complained just a bit.
"But my Lord, It would be the height of irresponsibility to leave you alone with an outsider!" Shalltear pleaded as she followed along still, she hadn't been exactly ordered to not guard him.
"If it makes you and Albedo feel any better, I am one hundred percent not after his body like you two are, I stick with ladies myself." Akemi said and just wished those two servants in particular would stop being so hostile to her!
Following Ainz as he left the room Akemi kept her eyes mostly down. "So… think I'll ever get to have some days off? Its been one thing after another lately…" Akemi lightly complained as she let Ainz lead her to a meeting room. "Kyouko will be safe in there right?" Akemi cautiously asked as she took a seat across from Ainz. As they sat down the difference in height became even more obvious. Shalltear had taken a position next to him in a chair, but didn't seem apt to disturb the meeting.
"Do you doubt my promise?" Ainz asked, almost sounding amused. Akemi shook her head and smiled at him sadly, and tried to ignore the glare from Shalltear, knowing likely the only reason the girl was so quiet was to not upset her Lord. "Nothing will happen to your girlfriend, it sounds like she'll learn a thing or two. Days off are quite hard to come by, even for me, and you're taking making a country onto your plate. Now, it is time we stop dancing around the issue. Before either of us make our marks on this world, can we at least agree officially to not interfere with each other, and cooperate if need be?" Ainz asked, and sounded bone tired.
"That sounds fine, any war or conflict between use would be… apocalyptic for this world, and I rather like this place. It is honestly such an improvement over Earth. Are you alright? It is kind of strange to ask a skeleton, but did you get any rest last night?" Akemi asked and tilted her head to examine him further, as if she could somehow decipher his lack of expressions. She then turned to Shalltear and got her usual look back that seemed to accuse her of being up to no good. "You keep him up all night or something?" Akemi asked with a chuckle.
Just like Albedo that at least got Shalltear to look happier. "Ahh if only~" Shalltear whined a bit as she held her cheeks, turning from stern guard that seemed to hate her, into a blushing schoolgirl.
"Adorable. Ainz why do you leave those two ladies hanging? With the right materials I could probably make a shape shifting wand for you. Everyone should have the chance to pass on children if they want to~" Akemi joked and laughed as Shalltear got even more embarrassed… or eager. Now the look Shalltear gave her seemed to be a desire for that wand, and Akemi knew she might get a message at some point from her about it.
"Akemi… why are you like this?" Ainz complained before he shook his head "Getting back on track." He grumbled and waited for both Akemi to stop giggling and Shalltear to compose herself. "Well, while you dealt with the section of Eight Fingers in E-Rantel, we were dealing with the main branch in the Capital and… things got out of hand. it is no matter anymore, none of them will trouble you all again. As for what will happen to all of them… well they'll get their own full tour like the ones you captured. So we are in agreement? We can draw up something official to sign later once you have established your country." Ainz said as he stood up to hold out a hand to shake.
Akemi thought for a moment and decided she really didn't want to know what those men would experience, not out of pity, but because she wanted to have nothing more to do with them. "As long as they all suffer and get a measure of justice then I'm happy with the arrangement. Agreed, a pleasure working with you Skeletor." Akemi smirked as she grasped that skeletal hand that was comically larger than her own delicate looking one. She graciously ignored the near silent cursing Ainz gave her under his breath.
They both yanked their hands back as if an electrical shock had hit them both. "Ow… You know how did neither of us see that coming? You give off negative energy and I radiate positive divine energy… guess some interference like that should be expected." Akemi said and shrugged before sitting back down. "Now… If we are going to work together I need to know something… You had left some ominous words before about World Items, please explain." Akemi asked as her face turned serious.
"I suppose I did make it seem pretty urgent… I've yet to figure out who it was but there was an incident with a World Item that a Native had. Do you know of one that can cast absolute mind control? I had to fight Shalltear due to that and I've been on the look out for the culprits since." Ainz sounded genuinely pissed off as he explained. Shalltear for her part looked ashamed of herself, even if her and Ainz both knew it wasn't truly her fault.
Akemi felt her blood run cold as she remembered one such item, it had passed through Natura's hands before she joined, closer to the start of the game, though it had faded away somewhere and was missing for years. "Downfall of Castle and Country… That is not a good one to not know where it is. I have no idea who might have it but… tell you what, make those men who raped both of my daughters suffer for absolutely as long as you can without letting them slip into blissful insanity, and I'll use Grand Enlightenment to look for it. Now I can't do it until I have my work area for that spell set up, which once I have my base created I can make…" Akemi seemed to trail off toward the end as she looked at him.
"Well that is pretty dark for you, a bit out of character." Ainz said and instantly regretted it as he saw the furious look in her eyes "Just how is she hiding that much anger? A split personality?" He thought before he shook his head. "…What do you want?" Ainz asked with a sigh, he could read the girl a bit too well by that point, though it disturbed him that even with him being open to give her something, she wasn't happy.
"I'm not feeling very much like a goddess of light right now. Frankly I have no idea how to make them suffer as much as I want them to, which is why I'm thankful for your services… I know I'm quite… naive on certain things, but I'm not allowed to be that way anymore, not with so many people depending on me." Akemi admitted and bowed her head slightly. "So… The thing about that skill is that the spell needs a casting altar and it is very specific with it's construction. I didn't come to this world with anywhere near the materials I need though. I need ten kilograms of Star Silver, and ten kilograms of Astral Gold. Once I have that I can built it easily enough, and then I just need to know the location where the incident happened, I can backtrack through the events and we'll see exactly who it was who crossed you. I'll be able to mark that World Item and then track it later, or at the very least scry the location where I think it is until I get lucky." Akemi said and took a few deep breathes, rubbing her throat as if it was sore.
"This is doable, We have some left over still, and I am not a crafter myself." Ainz said and rested his chin on his hands. "Now that that is out of the way… Since you seem so keen on intruding into my romantic life, why don't you share something about your whole two weeks of experience? Fair is fair." Ainz asked with as much snark as a skeleton could produce.
A/N: I'm sorry this chapter seems all over the place, I was having a hell of a time trying to write it… I had much more written in the outline for after that trip, but it was long enough of a chapter and frankly my wrist is hurting.
Speaking of wrist hurting, there is a chance I might miss a week or two as I take a break to make sure my wrist recover, I put too much weight on it too much and if I keep trying to write with it will never really recover right.
Thank you all for reading, I hope it wasn't too much of a grind to get through. I was really surprised by the supportive comments for the last chapter which I know was hard to get through, and I appreciate it. There will be some sweeter bits soon to wash out some of that bad taste some parts of these two chapters have left. Next chapter should be the start of the Dragon Kingdom Arc.