Hey Guys, Crescent Rider here and I'm back with another chapter. Also, it's been one helluva time since I last updated this story.
But before you guys start reading the chapter. I nearly forgot that Herohero is still here in the story despite his lack of appearance in the story. However, I have plans for him in a future chapter that I'm going to make very soon.
Also, I added a few things that might juice things up with my OC as well as uncovering more of his backstory IRL.
That is all and Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: I only own my OC Character!
Great Tomb of Nazarick, 6th Floor
In the forest of the 6th floor, Bukubukuchagama is seen with Aura and Mare bonding with each other all day long. However, their bonding time was interrupted when Bukubukuchagama saw someone approached them.
But somehow, she smiled when she saw a certain Abyssal Hybrid walking towards them.
"Selena-chan!" She exclaimed while the latter simply bowed her head to her "Bukubukuchagama-sama, It's good to see you're doing well,"
"Selena-san!" Mare exclaimed, and he tried to run towards her. But was stopped when Aura stops him by putting him into a headlock and began scolding her brother "Don't run like that! You'll just embarrass yourself to Mother if you act so childish just now!"
"S-Sorry, Onee-Chan! Please let me go!" Mare pleaded while Selena and Bukubukuchagama playfully chuckled at this sight
"It's okay, Aura-chan. Let go of your brother now, he learned his lesson," The pink slime ordered and Aura immediately lets go of her brother while Selena tends to Mare
"Are you alright, Mare?" Selena asked and Mare simply nodded his head and receives a few head pats from the former "Good to know,"
Aura felt a little jealous and pouts as she turns away from Selena and her brother. Unfortunately for her, The Abyssal Hybrid took noticed and made a mischievous smile on her face.
"Are you jealous, Aura-san?" She asked and made Aura turned away from her "Why should I be?"
"If you wanted to receive some affection from me," She then approaches Aura and embraces her in a hug "Then you should have asked,"
"S-Selena-san! Let go of me!" Aura ordered as she tried to struggle away from Selena's embrace. But the latter simply said "No, Since I've given Mare some of my affection. It's only fair I give some to you as well,"
Aura blushes and looks away from Selena's view while the latter smiled playfully. Meanwhile, Bukubukuchagama simply giggled at them. But seeing Selena hugging Aura just for kicks has somewhat made her remember of a certain memory when the game was still running.
Flashback (After Conquering The Great Tomb of Nazarick)
After conquering the Great Tomb of Nazarick. The party members responsible for clearing the dungeon had decided to celebrate as they finally cleared the dungeon and made it their guild base.
It was a tough battle when the party reached the last floor, But thanks to the party's cooperation. They pulled it off and cleared the entire dungeon after several hours of clearing the dungeon.
Necropolis is seen wiping off some of his non-existing sweat from his forehead and sat down on the floor "Woh! That was a tough battle,"
"Indeed, But thanks to Punitto Moe's Strategy, Momonga's spells, and everyone else cooperation. We managed to pull through the whole thing!" Nishikienrai commented, and some of the members of Ainz Ooal Gown had agreed to the Half Golem Ninja
"But let's not forget Necropolis' hard work for us, If it weren't for him. We'd still be fighting that mini-boss from the eighth floor if it weren't for him," Takemikazuchi said while the Abyssal Demon simply scratched the back of his head to his guildmates
"Do you really think so?" He asked and Bukubukuchagama sneaked up onto him from behind and hugged the Abyssal Demon by surprise "Of course! We wouldn't have done this without you, Necro-oniichan!"
"Chagama-san! Let go of me!" Necropolis demanded while he tried to struggle away from her embrace. As for the pink slime, she along with the rest of the players laughed at the scene and became one of the most unforgettable moments of the guild.
End of Flashback
Bukubukuchagama felt somewhat lost in thought as she remembered the day Ainz Ooal Gown conquered The Great Tomb of Nazarick as their guild base. They all had their ups and downs in their first attempt, But they all managed to pull through it all and made the tomb as their guild base.
It was one of the most unforgettable moments when YGGDRASIL was still in operation. However, the only thing that crossed her mind in these moments were the times that Necropolis had been there for the guild.
Before Necropolis had joined the guild, he was a Solo-Player that mainly focuses on PKing any players he sees and mysteriously disappears after dealing with the players. Rumors from every YGGDRASIL forums, found on the internet, had several topics about him.
It was said that Necropolis himself was holding a World-Class Item as his primary weapon and hunts down any human player that bully the Heteromorphic players while some think that he's just a wandering player, in search for a worthy battle.
But in reality, He only hunts those who prey on the weak and helpless. Whether it'd be a Human or a Monster, He will always protect the weak as his code of honor and justice from both Virtual and Real Life.
There were also times he fought against Ainz Ooal Gown and Necropolis was so strong, That it took every member of the guild to even the fight at best due to his World-Class Weapon. Not even Touch Me and Momonga combined could go up against him, making him one of the most powerful yet dangerous players of the game.
After the battle had ended, They only managed to do a stalemate between him and the guild. So instead of continuing the fight, They decided to offer him an invitation to join Ainz Ooal Gown.
At first, Necropolis was in deep thought from accepting their offer. But he agreed to it since every player in the game was hunting him down and there's a likely chance that a group of players would eventually hunt him down and force him to quit the game for good. So he officially became a member of Ainz Ooal Gown and some times he joins their dungeon raids and even PKing activities against human players.
Ainz Ooal Gown rose above the ranks from 9th Place to 5th Place due to Necropolis' participation and the guild members of Ainz Ooal Gown were shocked that a single-player joining their guild had changed so much influence between them and the rivaling guilds of the game.
Hence, The guild alliance that was formed in order to conquer Nazarick had two goals. One was to conquer the dungeon and the second was to take down Necropolis for good. But the alliance raid failed when they couldn't even get passed the 8th floor of the tomb due to the Floor Guardian there and the most powerful mobs resting there.
Those were the glory days of Ainz Ooal Gown... Until some of the members started retiring from the game and Necropolis suddenly disappeared without even leaving a single message to any of the members. When it happened, She felt a bit empty after he disappeared for three long years in the game and hoped that he was doing okay IRL while, she too, left the game after that. But before she could continue any further in her mind, her thoughts were cut off when Mare spoke out "M-Mother, is everything alright?"
When the pink slime heard his call, she turns to Mare and answered "Yes, Mare-chan. I'm just lost in thought, that's all."
"Oh... O-Okay," Mare said with relieve, But soon the pink slime receives a message from someone within the temple
[Tabula Smargardina: Chagma-san, Do you have a minute?]
[Bukubukuchagama: Tabula-oniichan, What is it do you want from me?]
[Tabula Smaragdina: I'm currently working on another project and I need you and Herohero-san here. Is that okay for you?]
[Bukubukuchagama: What's the project for?]
[Tabula Smaragdina: It's just something I came up with, But I'll need you and Herohero-san for this. Is that okay for you?]
[Bukubukuchagama: Well... Alright fine, but if you do something I don't like. I'm going to kick your sorry ass to the ground!]
[Tabula Smaragdina: Good, Meet me in my Laboratory!]
After that, Bukubukuchagama stood up from the ground and she was about to leave until the dark elf twins and Abyssal Hybrid took notice of this and turns to her.
"W-Where will you be going, Mother?" Mare asked, nervously and gets pat on the head by his creator
"Tabula just messaged me earlier. I'll be gone for a couple of minutes. But don't worry, I'll be back very soon, Okay?" She asked with a bright slime
"Hai!" Mare replied and the pink slime turns to Aura and Selena. But both of them simply bowed their heads to the pink slime
"We shall wait for your return, Mother/Bukubukuchagama-sama," They said in unison,
The pink slime giggled at Aura and Selena. But the Dark elf suddenly tensed up a bit and gritted her teeth against the Abyssal Hybrid while the latter simply smiled at Aura with cheery expression.
Meanwhile, Momonga's Party
"You can do such things with magic?" Momon asked Nfirea,
"Yes," Nfirea replied while attaching a wagon to a horse, "It's called [Creation Magic]. Where you can make things like salt or water. There is also magic like [Alarm], A spell that warns you of nearby dangers..."
"That's quite interesting to hear, Nfirea-san," Argus said, "But there are other questions I need to ask about,"
"Sure! Feel free to ask me anything," Nfirea said,
As Argus a.k.a Necropolis kept asking questions. The rest of his party began to know more and more about the new world and its magic.
The technology level here is practically the Middle Ages, but the sophistication of magic differentiates on another level. Argus even asked about a few creatures that existed in this world and most of those creatures weren't much of threat to the members of Ainz Ooal Gown but to the inhabitants of the New World.
Meanwhile, Lukrut decided to make a move on Nabe... Again...
"Nabe, you always seem super composed," Lurkut commented,
Nabe ignored him as she closed her eyes, the Supreme Beings were getting a little irritated especially Kage, and Rain was frowning towards him.
"It is because you believe in my eyes and ears, after all?" Lukrut asked,
"Not you. It is because Momon-san, My Father, and the others are here," Nabe said, growing tired of Lukrut's nonsense.
She tried to make a move on the ranger, but Momon stopped her by placing his hand onto her shoulder. At first, She tensed up from this, then she relaxes a few seconds later.
Lukrut noticed this and assumed the two.
"Hey, Aren't you two of you lovers, after all?" Lukrut questioned, causing Nabe to blush a bit and the others to flinch at this.
"L-L-Lovers?! What are you talking about?! He has Lady Albedo by his side!" Nabe exclaimed,
"Nabe! What are you saying?!" Kage whispered loudly,
Nabe realized her mistake and covers her hand with regret at this slip up while Momon and co. tensed up a bit.
[Yamaiko: Uh-oh! She's gotta spill out everything!]
[Touch Me: We should have brought Lupusregina instead of her. Unlike Narberal, She's far more tolerable to humans than her]
[Takemikazuchi: However. Since when Narberal is a supporter of Albedo's relationship with Momonga?]
[Peroroncino: You're wondering about that, Takemi-san?!]
"Lukrut-san, Can you please refrain from asking us about our personal lives?" Kage said, "I'd appreciate it if you stop making assumptions for my daughter and my friend,"
"Oh, Excuse me. I didn't know that Momon already has lover," Lukrut said,
"Momon-san, Kage-san, I apologize on behalf of my friend." Peter said, "It's a taboo to delve into another's past,"
"No, no. There is no problem as long as he is careful from now on," Momon said,
"But as a warning, I'll tell you that Nabe already has a lover as well," Argus said,
"Really?" Lukrut questioned,
"Yes, He's glaring at you right now," Argus said, pointing his thumb to his right. When Lukrut turned, He saw a glaring Rain clenching onto his violin case and fist in complete anger.
Peter noticed this as well, delivers a hard punch to the Lurkut's shoulder, and faced Rain.
"I deeply apologize for my friend, Rain-san. I promise that I'll keep an eye on him for now on," Peter said,
"Fine... Just make sure of it," Rain said, and Peter nodded at his response.
"As for you Lukrut, You better stop-" Peter was about to finish until Lukrut pulled up his hand to him and smirked for a bit.
"They're making their move," Lukrut commented,
Everyone except for Momon and co. looked at their surroundings with cautious eyes and searched for the incoming enemies.
"Where are they?" Peter asked,
"Just over there," Lurkut said, pointing towards an open field. There, they all saw several goblins and at least 10 ogres accompanying them.
"Look at the size of that group!" Ninya exclaimed, "In fact, That's way more monsters than it normally should,"
"I'm guessing that this isn't a normal occurrence in these parts," Silver assumed,
"It is... If these kinds of numbers were roaming in these parts. Then people would find this path quite troublesome to travel," Dyne commented,
"Then we might as well get to work," Pedro said, readying his bow and arrow, "Hey guys! Cover your eyes!"
At first, The Swords of Darkness were confused about his order. But decided to follow Pedro's order anyway alongside Momon and co.
Upon Pedro's release. An arrow was fired and creates a bright light that flashes in the middle of the field. Leaving every goblin and ogre into a dazed.
Once the light dies down, Kage was the first to assault with his Kusarigama and killed a few goblins. He even used the chain part of his stop an Ogre's attack and immobilizes the Ogre in place.
"Nabe!" Kage called out,
Nabe points her finger towards the Ogre's chest and sparks with electricity.
"[Lightning]!" Nabe chanted and a bolt of lightning pierces through the Immobilized Ogre and kills another Ogre in the process while Kage unravels the chain from the now-dead Ogre.
Two Ogres rushed towards Kage with their clubs at the ready. But before they could even close in on them, Shimazu intercepts the Ogres and slices through their waist like a hot knife through butter.
Speaking of hot. Shimazu's Nodachi sword consisted of a Fire-attribute that cauterizes the Ogres' blood and ignites a few goblins when they tried to rush in on him.
"Whoa..." Peter was speechless at the sight. But he snaps out of his daze when Momon spoke to him, "Peter-san, Some of the goblins have drawn their attention to the cart. Have your team deal with them while my team handles the ogres,"
"Understood, Momon-san! But if you request our support, We'll do what we can," Peter said, readying himself alongside his comrades while Momon and co. continued in dealing with the ogres and a few attacking goblins.
Silver simply used his sword to slice a few goblins and bashes his shield to a couple of goblins and easily block a few attacks from an ogre before decapitating its head right off its shoulder.
Momon slices through a few ogres and goblins with his dual greatswords, and Yamase crushes the goblins skulls with her gauntlet, created a few craters and she even grabbed a goblin and threw it into another goblin.
Pedro soon spotted a few Goblins archers, pulling their bows back and aimed towards Nfirea's cart. He prevents them by notching out three arrows from his quiver into his bowstring, pulls it back, and fires towards the Goblin Archers while one of those goblins fires an arrow towards Nfirea's cart.
Unexpectedly for the goblin, Argus grabs the arrow with fast reflexes and grabs the arrow before it could even get close to him.
"Well that was a close one," Argus commented, glancing towards the arrow.
Nfirea and the Sword of Darkness were surprised by Argus' reflexes. Despite the arrow being poorly made by the goblins, Their archers are easily relatable to regular human archers.
But what surprised them even more. Argus holds onto the arrow, like a dart, and sends it back to the Goblin archer. While destroying the goblin's bow and pierced through its skull halfway.
"Argus-san has incredible reflexes. He just caught that arrow, like it was nothing," Ninya commented,
"Well, Momon-san did say that Argus-san was once an Adamantium Adventurer in another guild. So I guess that he's a veteran to this line of work," Peter said, then continued in blocking a goblin with his shield,
While Argus glanced towards the Swords of Darkness. He then turns towards Rain and gave a nod.
Rain then opens the case, pulls out his violin, and starts playing it.
"[Melodic Warrior]" Rain chanted and all four members of Swords of Darkness received minor buffs, "I have offered little support to all four of you. Please use them wisely,"
"For some reason, I feel way stronger than before," Peter commented, then turned to Rain, "Thanks for the support, Rain-san!"
"I'm just doing my job," Rain said,
Several moments later, The 'battle' had been one-sided to the adventurers and the surviving goblins had put their tails between their legs and cowered away to the forest.
"Don't let them escape!" Peter shouted to his team,
But before the goblins could get a chance to flee from them. A wall of fire suddenly appeared in front of the goblins and they were cut off from any means of escape.
Everyone including Momon and co. were confused at the sudden appearance of the wall of fire. But as they turned around, They saw Argus with a red magic circle at the palm of his hand and soon he grabs onto the handles of his Adamantium Daggers, disappears on the spot, and reappears near the surviving goblins.
Before the Goblins could barely have some time to react. Argus drew both blades and performs several slashes in a blink of an eye.
Once he stood up straight, He slowly puts the blades back into its sheathes and all remaining goblins were all decapitated in several parts of the body and little blood was seen in Argus' hand.
Argus clicked his tongue at this sight and wipes it off the goblin blood from his hand while the wall of fire starts to dispel all on its own.
After he reunites with Momon and co. The Swords of Darkness didn't hesitate to approach them with astonished looks on their faces.
"That was amazing, Momon-san!" Ninya exclaimed, "I knew you guys were strong and all. But I never expected this much in a battle!"
"Indeed, The way Kage-san move was so fast that it seemed like it was a blur," Peter commented, "But I'm more surprised with Argus-san's movements. It was so fast that I couldn't even blink at that moment,"
"Not to mention the way some of you guys were able to use magic," Lukrut added, "It was quite incredible, Yamase-san, Nabe-san, Argus-san!"
"Of course they are," Nabe commented to herself and Rain simply nodded his head to agree,
Momon frantically waves his hands at them
"Not really. We're simply used to working together. Teamwork is practically the reason why we won easily against them," Momon said
"But come to think of it. Those numbers of goblins and ogres aren't natural around in these parts," Pedro pointed out, "Not even I expected that much of a number,"
"Maybe something out of the ordinary has happened and caused the Goblins and Orges to migrate quicker than they used to be," Peter presumed,
"Was this caused by the Wise King of the Forest?" Ninya questioned,
"I don't think so," Peter replied, "Maybe something bigger is responsible for this kind of unusual occurrence,"
Not only the Swords of Darkness agreed to this fact. The players silently agreed to Peter's fact as well. Despite Goblins and Ogres being low leveled creatures to them, Their numbers were proven unnatural in this world.
In other words, They, too, believe in Peter's words and agreed on staying cautious should they encounter the cause of these unnatural events.
"Anyway, We should keep moving. Once we reach Nightfall, We'll camp in for the night," Peter suggested,
"Sounds like a plan," Argus said,
As they continued their way towards Carne Village. It was as Peter expected, Nightfall has arrived and we had to camp in for the night since there are high risks when traveling in complete darkness.
Everyone gathered around the campfire and the Swords of Darkness passed around some soup and bread to Momon and co.
Momon was the only one who hasn't touched the bowl of soup due to his Undead Avatar underneath the armor while the rest of his friends continued eating their soup.
"What's wrong, Momon-san? Why aren't you eating your soup?" Peter asked,
"Well... It has with my religion," Momon said almost truthfully and the next one was a lie, "I can't eat with more than four people when I take a life,"
"Umu... You hold belief in such interesting teachings to follow, Momon-dono," Dyne said,
"But if ask us about it. No, We don't hold that same religion as he has," Yamase commented and the rest agreed to her.
[Yamaiko: Although, This food may not compare to what we have back in Nazarick. But it's way better than the food we have back in our original world]
[Necropolis: Somehow, That's an accurate point in my opinion]
[Peroroncino: I could agree with you on that]
"By the way, Why do you call yourselves the Swords of Darkness?" Momon asked curiously.
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: Momonga-san. Aren't you overstepping your boundary with these guys?]
[Momonga: Sorry, Takemi-san. I was just curious, that's all]
[Necropolis: For some reason. I feel the same as you, Momonga-san]
[Nishikienrai: You and your habit of curiosity]
[Necropolis: It's a bad habit. But it hasn't killed me so far]
"Oh, That? Well, Ninya..." Before Lukrut could say. Ninya interrupts him, "Please stop, it was a mistake of my youth!"
"There is nothing to be ashamed of!" Dyne commented,
"Please stop!" Ninya said, feeling a bit flustered in this conversation.
"Um, the Swords of Darkness comes from the swords of one of the Thirteen Heroes," Peter revealed,
[Momonga: What? That's it?!]
[Peroroncino: Is this something everyone should know about?]
[Nishikienrai: And that's something we all don't know about!]
"Who are they?" Nabe asked,
[Nishikenrai: Atta Girl! Narberal!]
"So you don't know, Nabe-san?" Lukrut questioned,
"Among the Thirteen Heroes, The Swords of Darkness are the four swords that the one called 'Black Knight' owned," Ninya explained, catching everyone including Rain and Nabe's interest in the topic.
[Touch Me: This is interesting]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: I know, I wonder who this 'Black Knight' was in the past. I'm curious to know about these Swords of Darkness]
[Yamaiko: Maybe if we looked deeper into this world's past. We could find out more about it]
"Well, our ultimate goal is to find those swords," Lukrut stated,
"Until we get our hands on them, this is our symbol," Peter said, pulling out a black dagger and unsheathes it to Momon and co.
"Real or Fake has nothing to do with it," Lukrut said, pulling out the same dagger as Peter, "These represent the creation of our team, either way,"
"Yes, Lukrut said something surprisingly good," Dyne stated while he and Ninya were holding the same black dagger in their hands.
"Hey! Isn't that pretty mean?!" Lukrut complained,
"We have to praise him every once in a while," Peter suggested,
"You guys treat me way too badly!" Lukrut complained,
As the Swords of Darkness converse themselves into a conversation. Momon and co. had a conversation of their own.
[Touch Me: These guys remind us of our past together, Right?]
[Peroroncino: Yeah, We've always been in several adventures together, Gathered a lot of materials, and Build Nazarick together]
[Yamaiko: Well, To be honest. I did kinda miss playing with you guys. My job in the other world just caught the best of me]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: *Sigh* I missed the good old days when the game was still running. Kinda makes me feel nostalgic]
[Nishikienrai: And let's not forget. We did kinda leave Momonga alone in the Game]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: Oh! Right, Sorry about that, Momonga-san]
[Yamaiko: Yeah, we're really sorry about that as well]
[Momonga: It's okay. But since you guys coming back is enough of an apology for me]
As the Swords of Darkness finished their conversation. Ninya turns to Momon and co. and suddenly notices something with one of them.
"Argus-san, Are you crying?" Ninya asked,
Everyone heard Ninya's question and turned to Argus while Momon and co. felt distressed on their friend. As it turns out, Argus' actually had tears falling down on his right eye and flinched when he noticed them.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't realize this until now," Argus said, wiping off the tears from his eye then stands up from the ground, "I-I need some time alone,"
Argus then went a few steps away from the group while Silver stands up as well and turns to his friends.
"I'll go talk to him," Silver said, before going to Argus side along with Rain due to the concern of his father.
Necropolis
After the disguised Abyssal Lord was a few steps further away from the group. He stared at the starry night sky and breaths in for a moment.
Then Touch Me went beside him and placed his hand onto Necropolis' shoulder.
"Necro-san. What seems to be troubling you?" Touch Me asked,
"Well..." Necropolis thinks for himself for a moment. Then sighed and continued staring at the sky, "It's a long story..."
"You can tell me, If you like," Touch Me said,
"Alright..." Necropolis said,
Back to Momon and Co.
Momon and co. kept staring at the two and we're worried while Nfirea and the Swords of Darkness followed their example.
"Is Argus-san alright, Momon-san?" Ninya asked,
"I do not know, But since Silver-san is with him. I think he'll be fine," Momon said,
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: But why would Necro-san cry all of a sudden? He wasn't like that in the past]
[Peroroncino: Normally, We'd asked him about it. But I don't think that's the best option right now]
[Yamaiko: I agree. After all, He's been through a lot in the past. Asking him about it would bring a lot of painful memories to him]
Kage then suddenly heard his daughter clicked her tongue and was about to make a move on the Swords of Darkness.
Luckily, He caught her in time and placed his hand onto her shoulder while he shook his hand in denial.
Nabe calms down a bit, but she kept her frown towards the Swords of Darkness and assumed that they've offended Argus in away.
Moments later, Argus, Silver, and Rain returns to the group and sat down once again.
"Sorry about earlier. I didn't know what got over me," Argus apologized,
"It's alright, Argus-san," Peter reassured, "We're just glad everything is fine with you, That's all,"
"I see. That's good to hear," Argus said,
Then they all continued their night by sharing several stories between The Swords of Darkness and the disguised players.
Some of those tales given by the Players that resembled the Golden Age in Yggdrasil with a few alterations and make-believe stories to avoid giving away their identities as Players and Foreigners of the New World.
Some even involved what they used to do in the past. But this was the resemblance of their lives back in their old world. Of course, They did the same trick to this as well, and somehow, The Swords of Darkness believed in it and they even received praise from the adventurers for the player's past accomplishments.
Nfirea then joined in and said about a certain girl he liked and Lukrut tried offering some advice about love. But ends up getting hit in the face with an empty bowl while the players watched this scene unfold.
[Yamaiko: For some reason. This scene kinda reminds me of Necro-san and Peroroncino-san back in the day]
[Nishikienrai: Tell me about it. In fact, Necro-san is one helluva guy when it comes to his lectures]
[Necropolis: Hey! I resent that fact entirely. I just couldn't help myself]
[Touch Me: It's alright, Necro-san. After all, You did say that the cause was from taking care of your younger siblings, Right?]
[Necropolis: Yeah... If I could just contact them through [Message]. I wouldn't hesitate in calling them right now]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: Why didn't you?]
[Necropolis: It's complicated. But I'll explain to you guys when we're back in Nazarick]
[Momonga: Sure thing, Necro-san. Discussing it would be risky for us all]
After that discussion, They listened to Nfirea talking about a certain girl he loves and the night ended with the Swords of Darkness and Nfirea on their sleeping mats and Momon and co. on Nightwatch due to their status as Hetemorphic Beings.
The Next Morning
Everyone was packing up their things in the wagon while Ninya couldn't help but glanced at Argus for a while.
He then approaches him and curiosity got the best of him.
"Argus-san," Ninya called out,
"What is it, Ninya-san?" Argus asked,
"I know this might feel a bit personal and all... But..." Ninya was trailing off while everyone glanced at them for a moment as they continued packing their things,
"What do you need to know?" Argus asked,
"It's just... What happened to your left eye?" Ninya asked,
Momon and co. seemingly flinched at Ninya's question while Argus had no reaction what's so ever. Rain frowned at this and tried to interfere between the two.
But he was stopped by Momon as he holds out his hand towards him.
"You want to know about that, Ninya-san?" Argus questioned,
"Well..." Ninya couldn't think of an answer for it.
"Ninya-san! Don't you think it's rude to ask personal questions to Argus-san?" Peter questioned,
"Actually. I don't mind sharing this to you," Argus said, then proceeds in removing his eye patch, "What actually happened to my left eye,"
Upon revealing it. It caused Nfirea and the Swords of Darkness to gasp and awe at the sight. The pupil was made of pure-red crystal with a burn wound around the eyelids.
"Is related to my dark past," Argus revealed,
"Woah..." Ninya muttered,
Then Argus covers it up with his eye patch.
"Being an Adventurer in my hometown meant that I have to work hard and risk myself for a better reward and a higher rank. But on one certain request, I ended up getting caught in a pack of minor demons and one of those demons managed to implant this on me," Argus explained, "If I'm not careful, It will kill me,"
"Is there a way to dispel it?" Ninya asked curiously as if he was offering to make the attempt.
"Sure. But that would kill me as well since its connected all the way up to my brain," Argus pointed out, "If this eye goes. So will my life,"
"I-I see. So, there's no way of removing it?" Ninya said, in disappointment
"That's the point. But it's also the reason why I can use magic," Argus added,
As Nfirea and the Swords of Darkness' doubts fade away and continued marching their way towards Carne Village.
[Peroroncino: That was a bit of a close one, Necro-san]
[Necropolis: Well, I had to improvise a story to make him believe about it]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: But still, It kinda scared us for a bit. Granger was so close in beating Ninya up for asking]
[Necropolis: And I have Momonga to thank for]
[Momonga: You're welcome. But remember not to stand out too much. It could lead to unwanted attention that might affect our progress]
[Necropolis: Sure, I'll keep that in mind]
But despite the doubts was cleared. The Swords of Darkness, specifically Ninya, were uneased by Argus' tale about his left eye. So Lukrut decided to clear it up by bringing up a certain topic to the group.
"This area has such a great view," Lukrut said out loud, "There was probably no need to walk in formation like this!"
"It's Important to be on guard," Peter said,
"So true! The greatest enemy is carelessness," Dyne added,
"A Dragon could suddenly launch an attack on us," Ninya said,
"Seriously. Do you really think that would happen, Ninya?!" Lukrut questioned,
"Expect the Unexpected, Lukrut-san," Argus advised, "You'd never know when or how an event like that would occur in battle,"
"He's actually right, Lukrut-san," Ninya said, "Around the area of E-Rantel, there are legends of a dragon that could freely control nature,"
This topic suddenly caught the interest of the disguised players. But there was more from Ninya's explanation.
"And, to the north of the Azerlisia Mountains over there, I've heard there are quite a few living frost dragons," Ninya added,
The players glanced onto the said mountains and started a conversation via [Message]
[Yamaiko: Hey, Back in Yggdrasil. Aren't Dragons considered the strongest species in the game?]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: That's actually true. If they somehow exist in this world as well. I wouldn't be surprised at all]
[Peroroncino: But I'm more curious about this Dragon that could control nature freely]
[Necropolis: Same here]
Momon then cleared his non-existing throat to get Ninya's attention.
"Um... Do you know the name of the dragon that freely control nature?" Momon asked,
[TNishikienrai: Hey, Isn't it a bit risky to ask-]
"Huh? Oh, not its name. I will check when we return to town," Ninya said,
[Nishikienrai: Nevermind...]
"Yes, Can you do that for us? Ninya-san?" Momon requested,
"O-Of course, Momon-san!" Ninya replied with a nod and a smile on his face.
"We're just a bit farther to Carne Village!" Nfirea notified,
[Touch Me: I wonder how are the townsfolk of that village doing so far]
[Yamaiko: Yeah, Especially the two girls we rescued back then]
[Necropolis: Guess we'll find out once we get there]
A few minutes later. They were now in closing in on Carne Village but Nfirea notices something out of the ordinary.
"Huh? That's strange," Nfirea said,
"What's wrong?" Peter asked,
"There wasn't such a strong looking fence there before," Nfirea stated,
[Touch Me: He's right, A few days ago. That fence wasn't there before]
[Nishikenrai: Maybe the villagers built it after the previous attack]
[Necropolis: Guys, I'm detecting several monsters in the tall grass]
[Peroroncino: I sensing them too]
[Yamaiko: Are they a threat?]
[Necropolis: I think not, These kinds of monsters aren't hostile unless we engage them first. So, I think its best that we don't fight them]
Once everyone was near the entrance of the village. Lukrut pulls his hand up and stopped everyone as he saw a few goblins at the gate.
"Aren't those goblins?" Lukrut questioned, pulling out his bow and arrow at the ready.
"Who the hell are you?!" A Goblin asked, notching an arrow of his own.
Then the goblins, detected by Necropolis and Peroroncino earlier, started popping out from the tall grass notching their bows and readying their swords and spears. Surrounding the entire group, The Swords of Darkness readied themselves while Momon and co. simply glanced at every goblin present.
"Put down your weapons!" A Goblin demanded,
[Momonga: These guys...]
[Peroroncino: Something wrong, Momonga-san?]
[Momonga: For some reason, Those goblins kinda remind me of something]
"Um, guys. We don't want to fight if we don't have to," The Goblin Leader said, "Especially those people from behind. All of you give off a real dangerous feeling,"
[Touch Me: These goblins are much smarter than the ones we've encountered]
"Who are these guys?!" Peter questioned,
"Goblin-san. What's going on?" A familiar voiced asked,
"Oh! Boss!" The Goblin Leader recognized,
"Enri!" Nfirea called out,
"Huh? " Enri looks up and seeing Nfirea made her clasped her hands together and smile.
"Nfirea!" She called back,
"Oh! That girl!" Ninya stated while lowering her staff,
"Definitely," Dyne added, placing his mace onto his shoulder.
[Momonga: I knew it. These goblins were summoned by the horn I gave her]
[Nishikienrai: That explains the wooden fence, and didn't that girl mentioned about a pharmacist that uses magic?]
[Touch Me: It appears that girl we saved was actually talking about our client here]
[Necropolis: Whether this is a coincidence or fate. A part of me is saying that I'm glad we've saved this village either way]
As everyone entered with Enri and her goblins by her side. The players took upon themselves in gaze around the changes of the Carne Village.
Several townsfolk were going on their businesses and some we're being trained by a few goblins for village defense purposes.
Then suddenly, A couple of children were passing by the players in cheerful laughter. Argus turns to the direction of the children and stops his movements to what he was seeing.
"Hey guys," Argus called out,
Momon and co. heard his called and turned to Argus' direction. They gasped a bit and when the Swords of Darkness and Nfirea heard them. They too followed their example and gasped at what they were seeing.
Just a few meters away from them, was a large red Salamander while the children were either petting its head or their just playing around it.
Surprisingly, The Salamander doesn't mind this at all. It just lets the children do what they want to do around it and sit there like its nobodies' business.
Then the Salamander took notice of the group and the Swords of Darkness tensed up a bit while Momon and co. were questioning the Salamander's present in secret.
"What the heck is that?" Peter questioned, holding onto the handle of his sword.
"Is that a Gigant Basilisk?" Ninya said, holding his staff at the ready,
While the Swords of Darkness were focused on the Salamander. Nfirea was focused on one particular child riding the back of the Salamander.
"Nemu!" Nfirea called out,
The child riding the Salamander heard Nfirea's call, turned to him, and smiles gleefully.
"Nfirea-san!" Nemu called back, sliding off the Salamander's back and rushes towards Nfirea.
"Nemu, what is that thing?" Nfirea asked,
"You mean Draco-san? That Big sister's pet!" Nemu said enthusiastically,
"Huh?" Nfirea was confused and turns to Enri, who was scratching her cheek with her finger, "Huh? Eh!"
[Nishikienrai: They named it after summoning it?]
[Necropolis: Think so and I find Nfirea's reaction quite humorous on my part]
Soon enough, Enri and Nfirea went inside a house to talk in private, The Swords of Darkness were resting under a tree just near Enri's house.
As for Momon and co. They've decided to look over Carne village on the hilltop.
So much has changed in the past ten days. Every villager here had never touched a bow before, but thanks to the influence of the Goblins. They were given the experience for an average archer.
"They're getting pretty good with their bows," Touch Me said,
"Is that so?" Narberal asked,
Everyone except for Granger glanced at Nishikienrai's creation then back to Carne Village.
"It's true that their skill isn't that amazing," Momonga said, "But, until ten days ago, the people down there had never touched a bow,"
"They've all lost friends, parents, and even children in the past," Necropolis said, "Now the villagers are working hard to ensure the same event won't happen again,"
"I'm very sorry, My lords. I did not think that deeply about it," Narberal apologized, bowing her head a little.
"Momon-san!" A voice called out,
Everyone turned to the direction of the voice and saw Nfirea running towards him.
"Do you have business with me?" Momon asked,
"Momon-san... Momon-san, Are you Ainz Ooal Gown?" Nfirea asked,
"Wha!" Momon gasped and everyone else flinched at this,
[Nishikienrai: Shit! He figured us out!]
[Peroroncino: But how?! Did we slip something up while we were in E-Rantel?]
[Necropolis: Either way, This is might become a problem for us in the future if we don't clear this up]
"Thank you very much for saving this town, Gown-san," Nfirea said,
"No, I'm-" Before Momonga could finish his sentence. Nfirea continued, "Yes, I know you're hiding your true name for some reason,"
"Even then, this village... No, I wanted to thank all of you for saving Enri," Nfirea said, then his cheeks blushed a little, "Thank you very much for saving the woman I love!"
Nfirea finished followed by a bow towards Momonga.
[Touch Me: Huh... This guy reminds me of my time back in our world years ago]
[Necropolis: You mean when you stopped a robbery, you received a letter of appreciation for your work?]
[Touch Me: Yeah, That's the one]
"Raise your head," Momonga said,
"Yes, Gown-san," Nfirea said and leans back a little "And, actually, I've been hiding something from you,"
The disguised players glanced at each other for a moment then they turned to Narberal and Granger.
"Nabe, can you leave us alone for a moment?" Momonga requested,
"Same goes for you as well, Rain," Argus requested,
"Understood," Narberal said before she and Granger walks away from the group,
Once the two were far away, Nfirea takes a few steps towards them.
"Actually, the red potion you gave to the girl in the inn is very rare and cannot be made using normal methods. That's why I wanted to know what kind of person created it," Nfirea explained, "Also, I wanted to learn how it was made. That's why I requested for you,"
"I see," Momonga said,
[Yamaiko: Guess giving that potion wasn't really the best course of action. Huh?]
[Necropolis: Sorry guys. Looks like I've messed up a bit]
[Momonga: There's no need to apologize, Necro-san. We just didn't know about this world well]
"I'm very sorry!" Nfirea apologized, bowing his head to them.
"Why are you apologizing, Nfirea-san?" Necropolis asked, "You didn't do anything wrong, did you?"
"Yeah, this request was a way to connect with us, right?" Momonga said, "Is there a problem with that?"
"And even if you learned how to make that potion, what were your plans for it?" Peroroncino asked,
"Huh?! I didn't think that far," Nfirea exclaimed, "I just wanted knowledge,"
"I see," Momonga said, "It's another story if you wanted to use it for evil. Otherwise, there's nothing wrong with wanting to know,"
"You're all amazing, I can see why Enri admires all of you," Nfirea commented,
"By the way, Nfirea-san," Touch Me called out, "Are you the only one who knows about this?"
"Yes, I haven't told anyone yet!" Nfirea replied,
"That's good to hear," Touch Me said,
"But do us a favor, Nfirea," Necropolis requested, "Right now, All of us are normal adventurers. So don't mention this to anyone else about this,"
"Yes, I thought that's how you all wanted," Nfirea said, "Still, thank you for saving Enri and this village!"
After that, Nfirea leaves them while Narberal and Granger return to the players' sides.
"My Lords, I am very sorry for my mistake," Narberal apologized, bowing her head a little
"That's right. It's because you spoke Albedo's name," Momonga said,
"I will apologize with my life," Narberal said, hastily grabbing her sword and was about to slit her own neck.
But for some reason, Granger suddenly interferes by grabbing the blade with his hand before it'd even reached her neck.
"It's fine!" Momonga yelled out loud,
"Everyone makes mistakes, My Daughter," Nishikienrai said, "You just need to make an effort not to make the same mistake again,"
"I understand, My Father," Narberal said, bowing her head towards her creator/parent
Then Granger places his hand onto Narberal's shoulder and caused her to look at him.
"Don't do that again..." Granger said, with a monotone voice filled with concern,
"S-sure," Narberal said, looking away from him with a small pint of blush on her cheeks.
[Yamaiko: Wow, I didn't know Granger was the worrying type]
[Necropolis: To be honest. I'm on the same boat as you, Yamaiko-san. I think it had something to do with the settings we all worked on]
[Touch Me: That might be the case, Necro-san]
Near the Great Forest of Tob
Momon and co, the Swords of Darkness, and Nfirea were now near the entrance to the Great Forest of Tob.
"We'll be entering the forest from here," Nfirea said, "Please guard me well,"
"Well, I'm sure we'll be fine with Momon and his party here," Peter reassured,
"Um, Momon-san," Nfirea called out, "If the Wise King of the Forest appears, please send him away without killing him,"
This requested made everyone curious.
"Why is that, Nfirea-san?" Argus asked,
"The reason monsters haven't attack Carne Village until now. is because this is the Wise King's territory," Nfirea explained,
"I get it. If it dies then the monsters that were once terrified by it will undoubtfully attack Carne Village," Argus concluded,
"But isn't that impossible, even for-" Before Lukrut could finish his sentence, Momon spoke up
"We understand," Momon said, causing the Swords of Darkness to gasp at this,
"Huh?! The opponent is a legendary magical creature that's lived hundreds of years," Lukrut stated,
"A hundred years? That's nothing compared to a demon I once killed in the past," Argus commented, "And that thing lived as twice as this Wise King you mentioned,"
The Swords of Darkness gasped at this and stares towards him. While Argus received an elbow to his left side by Silver, wincing at the pain.
"Don't show off to much, Argus-san," Silver said,
"Sorry," Argus apologized,
"That's funny. I heard that Argus-san is a former adamantium adventurer from another guild," Ninya commented, "How come Silver-san is scolding him a bit,"
Pedro decided to answer Ninya's question.
"You guys may not believe this. But Silver-san is actually the oldest member of our group," Pedro said,
"Eh?! Are you serious?!" Ninya exclaimed alongside his friends,
"Yeah, but he's still one helluva fighter despite his age," Pedro commented,
Unknownst to him, Everyone heard everything and Silvers goes to him and delivers a chop on to Pedro's head.
"Ow!" Pedro exclaimed,
"That was very rude, Pedro!" Silver scolded,
Everyone including Nfirea and The Swords of Darkness chuckled at this scene. Then they returned to the matter at hand,
"By the way, Nfirea-san," Momon called out, "Nabe is actually capable of using a spell similar to [Alarm]. If possible, We'd like to survey the area around us,"
"I don't mind, But please don't separate from us for too long," Nfirea said,
"Of course," Momon said,
Soon, They all entered the forest with Nfirea and The Swords of Darkness picking up the herbs while Momon and co. went deeper into the forest to gather some distance between them and the others.
Moments later, They reached an area that's far enough for them.
"This area is good," Momonga said,
"Then let's start phase two of the plan," Nishikienrai said,
"Alright," Momonga said, "Now, let's talk about how to spread my great name!"
"Yes!" A voice yelled out,
Narberal and Granger were alerted and both readied themselves in battle. But as they looked up, They saw Aura and Bukubukuchagama in her loli human form sitting on top of a tree branch.
"And that's why we're here!" Bukubukuchagama exclaimed,
Their appearances somehow calmed both of them.
"Bukubukuchagama-sama! Aura-sama!" Narberal exclaimed, then both her and Granger bend a knee towards them. But for specifically towards Bukubukuchagama, "Forgive us, My Lady! We were startled by your sudden appearance!"
"It's alright," Bukubukuchagama said, giving a cheery smile that made Peroroncino slouch a bit"
[Peroroncino: A Loli... Why did it have to be a loli when it comes to her]
[Bukubukuchagama: You know I can hear you]
[Necropolis: Enough you two]
[Peroroncino and Bukubukuchagama: Alright/Fine]
"How long have you and Bukubukuchagama-sama been here?" Narberal asked directly to Aura,
"Well, Since you and the other Supreme Beings entered the forest," Aura replied,
"I didn't notice at all," Narberal said, and Granger agreed alongside her,
"But anyway, You guys want Aura to find this Wise King of the Forest and bring it towards you?" Bukubukuchagama said,
"Yeah, Can she do it for us?" Momonga asked,
"Of course she can! After all, she's the best tamer I've created!" Bukubukuchagama said, hugging Aura while the latter blushes at this action.
Then Bukubukuchagama lets go of the Dark Elf and drop down from the branch.
Necropolis smirks at this, then he secretly uses his powers to shift Bukubukuchagama's body, and appeared just in time to catch her by his arms.
"Got you," Necropolis said, with a smug look on his face
"What the?! Put me down now!" Bukubukuchagama yelled,
"You forgot to say please," Necropolis said,
Bukubukuchagama looks away for a moment then sighs as she looked at him in the eye.
"Please?" Bukubukuchagama asked,
Feeling satisfied, Necropolis gently puts her down while the former looks away from his view.
The players couldn't help but avoid intervention between the two since they intend to do this sort of thing even when the game was still running. As for the NPCs, They were gapping a bit from this scene and assumed that Necropolis and Bukubukuchagama were more than friends.
Granger even imagined himself carrying Narberal in arms bridal style. But he remained composed as to not dishonor himself and his creator.
Meanwhile, Bukubukuchagama finally calms down a bit and turns to Aura.
"Aura-chan! Go and find the Wise King of the Forest and lead him here!" Bukubukuchagama ordered,
"Understood, Mother!" Aura replied, jumping onto a few tree branches and went towards the direction where the Wise King is located,
"What are your planning to do, My lords?" Narberal asked,
"We're going to fight the Wise King of the Forest," Momonga said,
"But isn't your battle against a horde of ogres is enough, My lords?" Granger asked,
"No. For spreading rumors of the new adventurers in town, defeating the Wise King of the Forest is on a different level than killing ogres in one hit," Momonga explained,
"I see," Narberal said,
"By the way, What brings you here to the woods, Chagama-san?" Yamaiko asked,
"Basically, I was bored in Nazarick for a bit. So, I ventured outside a bit and run into guys with Aura," Bukubukuchagama said, "But just in case that I ran into serious trouble. I'm always prepared in teleporting myself out of combat when necessary,"
"That's good and all. But try to notify us when you're planning on going outside Nazarick," Momonga said, "We're still unaware of everything about this world,"
"Sure thing, Ainz-oniichan," Bukubukuchagama said,
"We better head back to Nfirea and the others," Nishikienrai said, "That way, We can deal with this Wise King without getting those guys involved,"
"Can I come?" Bukubukuchagama asked,
"I think now is not the time, Chagama-san," Necropolis said, "I think its best that you keep your distance and wait for us,"
"Ugh... Fine," Bukubukuchagama said, before jumping onto a tree branch with ease, "Then I'll stay above ground and watch you guys fight this thing,"
"Good enough," Momonga said, "Let's go, Everyone,"
[Necropolis: Try not to get caught, Chagama-san]
[Bukubukuchagama: I came prepared]
Soon, Everyone went back to Nfirea and the others while Bukubukuchagma simply tailed them from trees with [Fly] and [Ring of Invisibility].
Moments later, we heard several birds flocking away from the trees. The Swords of Darkness took notice of this and Lukrut places his ear on the ground.
"This is bad," Lukrut said, "Something big is coming this way,"
"Could it be the Wise King of the Forest?" Nfirea asked,
"Everyone, please leave the rest to us," Silver said,
"Understood!" Peter said,
"We shall depend on all of you," Dyne said,
The Swords of Darkness and Nfirea then gathered the baskets with a few more herbs and carried them behind their backs.
"Momon-san," Nfirea called out and Momon turns to him, "Please don't push yourselves too much,"
"Understood, Just get out of the forest as quickly as you can," Momon said,
Once the Swords of Darkness left the area, Momon and co. readied their weapons while Bukubukuchagama removes her [Ring of Invisibility] and sat down on a tree branch.
"Without any witnesses here. They may not think it's not the Wise King of the Forest. Should I cut off one of its legs?" Momonga muttered,
"I'm sure we'll think of something," Takemikazuchi said,
"Guys, Our guest has finally arrived," Necropolis said,
Then an attack was directly sent towards them, but Touch Me blocked the attack with ease by using his shield while the rest except Bukubukuchagama readies themselves to face the threat.
We all looked around to see if we could locate the source of that attack. But that's until a voice had spoken towards the Players.
"I commend you for blocking my first attack," An echoing voice said, "Admirable, it is,"
"It is?" Momonga commented,
"Looks like this Wise King speech is a bit... Formal?" Nishikienrai said,
"Now, trespassers of my territory. If you leave now, I will not give chase in respect of your admirable defense," The Wise King said, "What action do you wish to take?"
"A foolish question," Momonga said, "Do you not show your face because you lack confidence? Or are you shy?"
"Such cocky words, Those are. Then feast your eyes upon my form and tremble with awe!" The Wise King said,
Then it proceeded emerges behind the trees and reveals itself to the players.
[Peroroncino: What.]
[Bukubukuchagama: The.]
[Necropolis: Hell.]
[Nishikienrai: This is... Unexpected]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: I never imagined that they would exist in this world as well]
"I-I can't believe it," Momonga said, with a surprised tone in his voice.
"I sense the dismay and fear from underneath your helm, I do," The Wise King said,
"Let me ask you something," Momonga said, "Don't they call your species Djungarian Hamster?"
"What?! Could it be you know of my species, that you do?" The Wise King asked with a surprised tone in its voice,
"Well yeah, How should I put this? One of my friends had a pet that looked just like you," Momonga said, causing Narberal and Granger to glanced towards him,
[Bukubukuchagama: It's kinda sad to remind me about that]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: it died?]
[Peroroncino: Yeah... Two years ago...]
"Alas! if there are others of my species, I want to know, that I do," The Wise King said, "If I don't make offspring, I fail as a living creature..."
"No, well. It'd be impossible with your size," Momonga said,
"I see, that I do," The Wise King said, feeling disappointed, "How unfortunate, that is?"
"Sorry," Momonga apologized,
[Yamaiko: To be honest, He's kinda cute]
[Necropolis: It's actually a she, Yamaiko-san]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: You can tell?]
[Necropolis: Yeah, Thanks to my [Soul Sight] Skill]
"It's fine, that it is," The Wise King said, "More importantly, we should stop the useless banter and fight for our lives, that we should!"
[Momonga: To be honest, I was expecting more from the name Wise King of the Forest]
[Peroroncino: I feel the same way as you, Momonga-san]
[Nishikienrai: Ditto]
"Trespassers of the territory I rule! Become my food, that you will!" The Wise King declared,
[Momonga: I'll handle this, guys]
[Bukubukuchagama: But try not to kill it! I want it back in Nazarick!]
"What are you doing, that you are?" The Wise King asked, "It can't be that you're surrendering before we even fight! Now! let's fight seriously! A fight for our lives, that this is!"
[Momonga: Guys, Please step back for a bit]
Everyone did what Momomga told them to do and then he raised one of his greatsword towards The Wise King of the Forest.
"Skill, [Aura of Despair]" Momonga chanted and his greatsword envelops a dark aura around it, "[Level I]!"
Upon the dispersion of the aura. The Wise King suddenly shivers from this and falls flat on its back.
"I surrender, That I do! It is my loss, that it is," The Wise King said,
[Yamaiko: Even though it lost. It's still cute]
[Bukubukuchagama: Now I really want to keep her!]
[Nishikienrai: Chagama-san! Don't shout in here!]
"In the end, it was still a beast," Momonga said, putting down his sword at ease
Meanwhile, Bukubukuchagama didn't hesitate to jump down from the tree branch and laid her body on the Wise King's belly.
"So soft~" Bukubukuchagama said, smiling with glee
"It's kinda similar to a pillow if you ask me," Necropolis said, rubbing the belly of the Wise King,
"Are you going to kill it?" Aura asked, "If you are, I would like to skin its hide. It would make a great pelt,"
The Wise King simply had tears in its eyes and both Necropolis and Bukubukuchagama were showing some pity with the Hamster as they turned to Momonga with a gloomy expression on their faces.
[Necropolis/Bukubukuchagama: Don't kill it, We like to take it back to Nazarick]
[Momonga: I wasn't planning to kill it, So stop staring at me at like that]
[Touch Me: And besides, Nfirea-san said that if The Wise King dies. There's a likely chance that the monsters that feared this creature. Will undoubtedly attack Carne Village at any time]
[Necropolis: And let's not forget, We discussed that Carne Village is under my protection as I see fit. Isn't that right, Ainz-sama~?]
[Momonga: OKAY! YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THAT FAR!]
Momonga clears his non-existing throat to get the Wise King's attention and the latter turns up to him.
"We are a group known as Ainz Ooal Gown, and the group's name is shared with my real name as well. If you pledge your loyalty to us, Then we will spare your life" Momonga proposed,
This brightens up the Wise King's mood and started muzzling its head against Momonga's armor.
"I will! this one shall repay your mercy with my absolute loyalty!" The Wise King said,
[Peroroncino: Aw... It's so cute]
[Momonga: Shut up!]
After the matter was settled, Aura and Bukubukuchagama returned to Nazarick while Momonga and co. rejoined with Nfirea and the others.
"This is..." Nfirea said and was finished along with the Swords of Darkness, "the Wise King of the Forest?!"
"Please be at ease. She is under our command and will not lash out violently," Momon said, patting the hamster's head a few times.
"It is as my master says, it is," The Wise King added, followed by a few nods, "This Wise King of the Forest will follow these Masters down their path,"
[Nishikienrai: Now that we've introduced her to them. The biggest concern is to make them believe that this hamster is the Wise King of the Forest]
[Necropolis: You're right about that. I won't blame them, I mean nobody would believe that this big furball is-]
"Amazing! What a giant magical beast!" Ninya exclaimed,
[Momonga, Warrior Takemikazuchi, Nishikienrai: Huh?!]
[Necropolis: The fuck?!]
{Yamaiko, Peroroncino, Touch Me: Uh oh...]
"I feel great strength and wisdom from him!" Dyne added,
[Necropolis: Great Strength?! Wisdom?! What the fuck is wrong with these people?! This fucking thing is a hamster. A FUCKING HAMSTER OF ALL THINGS!]
Momonga secretly uses a time-stop item and Necropolis violently lashes out in anger while Yamaiko, Warrior Takemikazuchi, and Touch Me restraints him while the rest tried to calm him down for a bit.
"LET GO OF ME! I WANT TO KILL THESE FUCKERS!" Necropolis yelled,
"Calm down, Necro-san! We still need to finish the request!" Momonga reasoned,
Luckily, that managed to calm him down and everyone eases down for a bit while Momonga turns off the Time Stop.
And for some reason, Nfirea and the Swords of Darkness doesn't seem to be affected by the time stop at all.
"You accomplished so many feats. I can see why you take Nabe around with you," Lukrut said, but Rain doesn't seem to mind at all as he feels astonished for their lords' accomplishment,
"We would have been massacred. As expected of Momon-san. You're amazing!" Peter added,
[Necropolis: This world is fucked in the head!]
[Momonga: But more importantly, Why are they so intimidated with her. She's just a hamster]
"Nabe, What do you think?" Momon asked,
"Putting his strength aside, his eyes gleam with power," Nabe said, and Rain somehow nodded alongside her.
[Necropolis: Even my own creation... The most composed member of all is taking their opinion]
Pedro decided to give Argus a pat on the back a few times.
"By the way, Momon-san," Nfirea called out, and Momon turns to him "If you take that magical creature from this area, won't monsters start to attack Carne Village?"
"Well?" Momon asked the Wise King,
"There's a chance, there is," The latter replied,
"No way," Nfirea muttered, then he lowers his head a bit, "Th-Then, Momon-san. Can I become apart of your team?"
"Huh?" Everyone reacted in confused as they turned to the young alchemist,
"I want to protect Enri and Carne Village! Please teach me even a silver of your strength!" Nfirea requested, "I have some confidence in pharmacy and I can carry your things! So, please!"
"In other words, you want to get stronger as a magic caster?" Momon asked,
The disguised players looked at Nfirea's eyes filled with determination and resolve that somehow caught little attention to themselves.
[Momonga: This somehow reminds me of our guild applicant when Yggdrasil is still running. Some wanted benefit for their personal gain and others wanted to steal from us. Seeing how Nfirea is clueless to what we are is somewhat refreshing]
[Peroroncino: That we can agree on, Momonga-san]
Soon, Momonga and the other players laughed while Nabe, Rain, and the others were confused by this.
"No, excuse me. We're all not laughing at your determination," Momon said,
"We all understand how you feel and we will remember it, Nfirea-san," Argus said, "But to join our team, you must require two certain criteria. Sadly, You've only met one of them,"
"I see..." Nfirea said, feeling a bit disappointed.
"Although, We will lend our strength to protect this village," Silver said,
"But we will need some help from you as well," Kage added
"Yes! Please let me help!" Nfirea said,
Everyone felt content at this and Momon somewhat shared the story on how he tamed the Wise King of the Forest.
Afterward, Nfirea's wagon was filled with a bunch of herbs and made our way back to E-Rantel until nightfall.
"Then, Momon-san. We will go to Nfirea's house to drop off his things," Peter said,
"I understand," Momon said, "Once we register this magical creature with the guild, we will head that way,"
"I was able to gather a lot, thanks to all of you," Nfirea said, "I will be sure to add a bonus to the payment,"
"Through Cooperation, anything is possible," Argus commented,
"Well said, Argus-dono," Dyne said,
"See you soon!" Nfirea said before going towards his house with the Swords of Darkness accompanying him while the Disguised Players make their way towards the guild to register the Wise King as apart of their team.
As they went towards the guild, Momon was riding the back of the hamster while the rest were walking alongside him.
The townsfolk pasting by them began whispering to each other as they stared towards Momon and co.
They assumed that they were being mocked by them. But in reality, it was the opposite.
[Necropolis: I'm hearing praises, and I want them to stop]
[Momonga: Please don't be mad, Necro-san]
[Peroroncino: Seriously, Why would people praise to something so ridicous as this]
[Nishikienrai: Technically, We're in another world where everything based in Yggdrasil is simply something that's out of the ordinary for people here. Just like that potion and this hamster]
[Momonga: For some reason, Riding this hamster makes me feel like I'm an old man riding a Merry Go Round. And it's embarrassing to me,]
[Warrior Takemikazuchi: A great ruler doesn't need to walk]
[Momonga: SHUT UP!]
[Yamaiko: By the way, Have you thought of the perfect name for her?]
[Momonga: Hmmm... I was thinking that I'd call him Hamsuke. But I think Daifuku is good too]
[Touch Me: How about we settle the name after we register her to the guild]
[Necropolis: Then the matter is settled]
Nfirea's Shop
Nfirea was opening the store with the Swords of Darkness following beside him.
"Then, everyone. Please bring everything here," Nfirea said,
"I understand," Peter said, while he and his friends are dropping off the bags one by one,
"Is Grandma out?" Nfirea muttered and was about to go to another room.
Until a door suddenly opened and reveals a blonde woman with scarlet eyes and sadistic smile.
"Hi! Welcome home..." She said, as her smile grew even more,
That is all for today! And the next chapter will have to wait because I'll be busy with my other stories as well.
Speaking of the Next Chapter, I'll be working on a few alterations in the original plot and some of them will remain the same with a few additions in between them.
So anyway. I hoped you've enjoyed it and as always, I will see you guys in the next chapter!
P.S. I've decided not to add a Omake in this Chapter cause I couldn't think of anything that may fit in this. But don't worry, They'll appear in the next chapter of the Story.