Overlordly broken

by oblivon2991

"Everything has a beginning has an end" as the saying goes. In the last day of the popular VRMMO named YGGRADASIL in the notorious guild named Ainz Ooal Gown not only Momonga remained to upkeep and manage the guild. There was an another member who helped him and stayed with him until the very end. Let's find out what happens next. (Completed. Complete rewrite coming when ready)

22. Difference Between Poor and Rich

Thank you for reading my fanfic and giving me a chance.

My mother language is not English, so please be patient about the grammatical issues.

I don't own the Overlord(オーバーロードŌbārōdo?) novel or anime series created by Kugane Maruyama.

I would like to thank the excellent job what the Skythewood translator team done with the light novel translation.

Without their hard and persistent work, I surely couldn't write this story.

Please review it I know I will make mistakes what I will intend to correct and try to learn from my mistakes and improve myself.

Thank you!

Now let's continue our little story!

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As they walked through the woods. Multiple archers appeared out of nowhere setting out of the branches of the giant trees.

One of them walked towards the group recognizing Sylphine and his discipline and greeted them.

"Welcome home Sylphine-sama. Liaro-dono." He bowed his head.

Sylphine and Liaro nodded in response.

The veteran archmage turned towards Raidyn with a smirking expression. "Welcome home your majesty. We hope you, Momon-dono and Nabe-dono and your staying will be enjoyable."

The wood elf eyes widened hearing what Sylphine said and kneeled immediately.

Raidyn just sighed and scratched her head nervously as she closed her eyes disapprovingly. "Sigh. Not this again…"

[Message]: "This is getting worse and worse Momonga!" Complained Esdeath.

[Message]: "I believe you but…"

[Message]: "But?" asked Esdeath suspiciously in the [Message]

[Message]: "It is quite comical." Chuckled the Supreme Being.

She looked to the elf scout before her still kneeled. "Please don't kneel. I am not royalty as Sylphine-dono thinks."

The wood elf looked up for a moment and looked deeply into her eyes. Smiled and bowed his head down again. "You are royalty."

"Shiiit! Why they are so retarded to not listen to what the people say to them!?" Raidyn thought furiously.

She sighted. Grabbed the shoulders of the wood elf scout firmly and made him stood up then glared deeply in his eyes while smiled. Then placed her armored hand on his shoulder and tilted her head adorably. Seeing her beautiful face and her kind expression the captain of the felt a great embarrassment deep inside. "Please. Would you kindly stop saying I am some glorified royalty? I would never be royalty. Too much power and responsibility for one person." She tilted her head as she said these words with her sweet voice.

The wood elf backed down suddenly and nodded with a puzzled expression while his cheeks were completely red from his embarrassment. He looked away suddenly. Then she walked past him. She was followed by Momon and Nabe close behind.

Narberal was furious. The rage boiled inside her every cell. She recognized the momentary lustful glance from that elf. She could barely contain herself to kill the creature.

"How dare a disgusting cockroach glancing to a Supreme Being in such way! How dare that primitive brain of that filthy animal creates such thoughts!? I need to punish him! A week in the black Capsule will teach him manners! NO! An eternity in the Black Capsule would be not enough him to pay for his. Even if we give him to Neuronist can't clean his sacrilege and death is the blessing of our Lord! Then what? What could be the appropriate punishment for such sacrilegious act?"

She held herself back because she was ordered by the Supreme Overlord himself. But she can't contain herself anymore.

As Nabe past the scout captain she stopped beside him for a moment. Glanced at him with a disgusted furious look and shot a massive amount of killing intent towards him. The experienced elf scout captain almost fallen into his knees feeling the massive amount of killing intent what Nabe emitted.

The archmage stopped next to the lead wood elf scout. His mouth curled into an amused smile and shook his head disapprovingly. "Please don't be mad at her. She has much to learn…." He said. The leader wood elf scout nodded nervously. "Y-Yes, Sylphine-sama…" The Captain of the scout unit kept in secret. But he was scared to death when Nabe glanced to him with her deeply hostile look. He doesn't know why she looked at him like that.

Maybe she was racist? Possible but not likely. From the reports what he read about the adventurer team Darkness. Nabe never showed hostile intentions toward other races what was not her or Momon enemies. Then what? What could make her so upset to look him like that?

He doesn't know and this deeply scared him. He needs to report the woman suspicious act to his superiors to keep at least a few agents on her. He doesn't like her glance at all. What he seen in her eyes and what he felt was the pure unburdened killing intent.

It remembered him too much the look what he saw too many times. The look what the Slaine Theocracy racists soldiers shoot him when he encounters and faces them. Either on the battlefield or a secret meeting between the two nations. But it was much much stronger.

"Return to your position Ralnor. We need to keep open our eyes. We are in the borders after all. We will manage our guest's escort. Don't worry." Assured the leader of the scouts the elderly dark elf.

Ralnor bowed his head with a calm manner. "As you say Sylphine-sama." Then he leaned closer to the arch mage and whispered something in his ears. Sylphine face turned to serious and nodded signing he understand the warning. Ralnor bowed deeply, glanced Nabe, Momon and Hamusuke direction suspiciously for a moment. Then flashed away from Sylphine and went back to his post.

The archmage sighed and went after the three adventurers. His four fellow elves followed him.

The seven of them way led towards the capital as Sylphine took the lead before them.

The Elf Kingdom forest was quite awe inspiring. The vast forest spanned all around our heroes as they walked through the woods. Even with their heightened senses. Neither Ainz or Esdeath could see the end of the woods.

The trees were huge. Their crowns almost entirely foreshadowed the ground beneath them. If it was not enough. Because of the abundant vegetation. The traveling on the field seemed almost completely impossible to an average person.

Maybe, this is why the Slaine theocracy was unable to conquer the Kingdom. Their heavy armored knights whose made up for the brunt of their forces were not agile enough to pass quickly and fight amongst the rich vegetation. Despite most of the knights of the Slaine Theocracy armors were enchanted with weight decreasing enchantments. Not speaking about the numerous hiding spot among the woods what was excellent for guerrilla tactics.

The scenery looked almost the same wherever you looked. Same woods, same vegetation and you neither saw the sun and the stars in the night. Making impossible to a simple soldier or even an experienced tracker or scout to navigate through the woods.

If you looked around, you could see the same scenery. The complete miss of the environmental markings would make the most experienced tracker loss after a while. No environmental object or any other marker signed if you are the just walking in circles or heading the right way.

This was the really scary and dangerous in these woods. The Elves who knows the forest better than anyone else just needed small units and they could cover a big area with a great efficiency. Killing slowly the accidentally separated military units. Bleeding dry the attacking army.

They only needed to distract the invaders subtly and hunt them down one by one. Finishing the work while using the environment to completely disturb, terrify, confuse the enemy by leading them subtly in circles and in the end. Drove mad to the invaders of the vast forest. Only by making little noises.

It also helped the forest swarmed with dangerous animals and monsters what a normal soldier who doesn't know how to fend them off or avoid are inevitably killed. The invading soldiers usually just fell victim of the wild beasts of the forest. The units amongst the woods usually don't even had to do anything.

Just watch when the beasts finished their meal, loot the corpses. Then hid the remains from the unwanted eyes. A perfect tactic against your enemies. These were the advantages of the area where the elf country positioned.

Because of their country almost covered entirely with a vast unchanging forest with enormous trees. The elves not only got a racial passive what heightened their abilities effectiveness but their strength, agility, and perception as well. So, they could wage a war against the invading Slaine Theocracy using guerilla warfare.

The capital what positioned several miles away in the middle of the Crescent Lake was in the perfect position to lead elsewhere the invader's arriving reinforcements. If some of the units manage to cut through the sea of woods and reach the capital accidentally. It would be impossible to navigate in the forest without knowing the forests like no other. And the elves were the best of this.

They knew their forest like no one. The navigation amongst these unchanging Woods was seemingly impossible to a normal person. Most of them. Mostly the scouting and assassination units knew every single woods in the vast forests of the elf country and were highly trained to find the shortest way to their destination and misguide their targets.

The three adventures and the five elves whose escorted them towards the Kingdom's capital cut through this vast forest. Momon, Nabe, and Raidyn felt as numerous eyes watching them amongst the woods and occasionally glanced towards the trees where the elf kingdom nearby assassin, scouting, and trapper units hid with great efficiency.

But they were not good enough to hide from the two Supreme Being, and their vassal's in human perception abilities.

Hours passed, and the three of them counted hundreds of hiding soldiers among the cover of the trees crowns and under weak invisibility magic and enchantments. They recognized one more thing. However, just barely. Bestially shadows and a person followed them among the woods. Overseeing their every step. Watching their wellbeing.

Under their hours of the trip on their mounts, the five elves don't actually converse with the three heroes. The only one who kept words them was the old elf archmage. Sylphine.

Sylphine hastened his horse steps and reached near Raidyn. "So, Raidyn-sama…"

"Yes?" she asked as she turned her head towards the elderly archmage.

"You said your profession some kind of Witcher. What specializes in monster hunting? I would like to hear more about those professional monster exterminators if you don't mind." He asked.

Raidyn nodded while smiled. "Of course, Sylphine-dono! But I can't tell you everything. I hope you understand that. The Witcher guilds have many secrets what the members are strictly forbidden to tell. Or they might risk the banishment. But being most likely the last active one among my kind. This maybe doesn't really affect me. But my code of honor forbids me to tell these secrets. I hope you understand this." She glanced to the old dark elf.

Sylphine nodded. "Of course, Raidyn-sama."

"Well, you already know we mostly deal with monster hunting. Private investigations, lifting and breaking curses, investigating magical anomalies and solving problems. Of course, for the right price. We are not a charity organization, and politically we are completely neutral." explained Raidyn.

"That sounds like a typical adventurer job description to me. If I heard it right. Adventurers as well are forbidden to participate prattles and wars between to humanoid-inhabited nations." Noted the elder archmage.

Raidyn nodded approvingly. "Exactly. However, we are training for this since our childhood. Going through different trials what mostly end the Witcher candidate death. Only a handful of the trainees survive and become full-fledged monster hunters."

Liaro, Sylphine discipline hastened his horse's steps hearing this and started to gallop near Raidyn. "What do you mean Raidyn-sama? What trials?" inquired the young elf.

She glanced at him. "There are three trials what you had to survive to become a full-fledged Witcher. "

She showed up her index finger. "The trial of Choice is the first of three incredibly painful trials that young Witcher apprentices were subjected to. It consisted mainly of a voluntary decision to follow the special Witcher diet which consists of mushrooms, mosses and herbs and grueling physical training. Many did not survive the trial, succumbing to the liver or heart failure and sometimes madness, many with being left with excessively aggressive tendencies."

Hearing this everyone in the background gulped. "M-Madness?!" asked Lamruil with a frightened tone.

Raidyn nodded. "Madness."

Sylphine nodded in understanding. "Interesting… What is the second?" he asked as he turned to the elf adventurer.

"The second trial is the trial of the grasses. The Trial of the grasses or herbs as many calls it. Is an incredibly painful trial which young witcher apprentices were subjected to. It required the consumption of special alchemical ingredients known as "the grasses" and affected the physiology of the subject." She explained. Everyone listened to her with open ears.

"Reportedly, only three in ten survived the trial, those who didn't survive died in agony, but those who did gain lightning quick reflexes, bodily enchantments and the signature cat like eyes what I somehow lack. I don't know why. My instructor was surprised too."

The dread moved to everyone's face. "O-Only three out of ten survives? And this is only the second trial? Who want to be a Witcher with such chances!?" asked Keya the wood elf ranger.

Sylphine hummed in understanding. "Interesting. So your guild using alchemical and other methods to enhance the bodily proportions of you and your fellow monster hunters. Fascinating. I assume you can't share the process with me or any of my colleagues?"

Raidyn shook her head. "Even if I were allowed to share the method and the formulas. I would not share them. It only brings pain and suffering, and the chance of survival is very slim. It's not really worth go through these trials if you ask me. Most of the survivors lost all capability of feeling any emotions due to the immeasurable pain or the neural degeneration what the mutations are causing," She explained.

"What is the last trial?" shouted Rhys Olofir the dagger-wearing noble from the background.

"The Trial of the Dreams is the third in the Witcher trials. It involved the mutation of the eyes, bone marrow and hormones, and allowed for better night vision, among other benefits. It also resulted in infertility. "

"Your heterochromatic eyes were the consequence of these mutations?" inquired Sylphine.

She sighed. "In my best knowledge not. I always had these heterochromatic eyes. Only the intensity of my eyes color changed with the mutations. We are also becoming immune every possible disease and affliction." She explained.

Sylphine smiled. "That further strengthen the fact. You are royalty. According to my research. Only the royal blood high enough to fight off such changes and hardships. Our king is as well famous from his immunity towards most of the diseases. I would be not surprised if your fertility would have been kept intact." Explained the elderly mage.

Raidyn turned to the elder dark elf.

"What do you mean by that Sylphine-dono?" inquired the white haired adventurer with a suspicious gaze on her face.

"Oh, nothing." He chuckled.

"What does this old pervert want to do with my fertility?" thought Esdeath as she grimaced under façade.

She and Momon glanced to each other for a moment. Then the two of them sweat dropped and sighed.

Meanwhile in Momonga's mind. "Geez! How can she figure out such things out of nowhere? I mean… Who can figure out such things? You are really an addict!"

Suddenly a [Message] channel opened in his direction. [Message]: "Ainz-sama. A city lies a few miles ahead of you and Esdeath-sama. Do you want me to follow you there? Or you want me to wait for you at the border of the forest?" inquired Aura.

[Message]: "Wait for us in the woods. We don't want you to raise any suspicion. We will contact you if we need any further help. Until that. Scout, the forest for possible enemies. Gather information. Don't let either you or any of your beasts spotted. It could blow our cover. If you want to enter in the city. Only enter in the night under a strong illusion. Remember. No one can spot you." Commanded his vassal Ainz.

[Message]: "As you wish Ainz-sama! I will do my best!" said the young dark elf zealously.

Ainz nodded and terminated the spell.

The group continued their way among the woods. Soon they reached the outskirts of the capital of the Elf Kingdom.

Before the lake, there was a city surrounded with ten-meter-tall white walls what littered with archers. As the little group reached the still open gate where numerous citizens went in and out. Just doing their daily business, a guard recognized the elderly mage. He bowed his head. "Sylphine-sama."

Sylphine nodded in response.

The guard signed his fellow guardsman, and they let the five elves and our heroes in the city, but because the city was crowded. They unmounted their mounts and just led them near themselves on their reins.

The archmage walked through the gates. He was followed by his apprentice Liaro. The ranger wood elf Keya Heleris. The dark elf knight Ayla Bryoi and the rogue noble Rhys Olofir. The three adventurers followed them through the gate. No one stopped them.

The buildings have completely differed what the three adventurers saw in the kingdom of Re-Estize. What was mostly inhabited by humans.

The suburb was full of life. But it seemed it seen better days. Numerous various kind of elves conversed with each other. Doing their daily routines. Various traders offered their goods in their rickety market stalls. It would exactly have looked like in the market in E-Rantel if it were not elves but humans and the area would not be so battle-weary.

The various elf children played with each other in the muddy streets. Despite their poor living conditions, they were found the joy in their life. Most of them seemed around Aura's and Mare's age. The cold reality and truth most likely did not affect them yet. Everything seemed the elves did not live very well in this part of the capital.

Then their way led in the poorer regions in the suburb city what led towards their destination. The port where they will cross the lake. The city in the Crescent Lake.

Numerous beggar begged for alms in the street of the city. The houses were completely ruined and ramshackle. The disgust circled Momonga, Esdeath, and Nabe. Raidyn was in verge to puke from the various smells what she smelled with her increased perception and seeing the awful living conditions in the suburb city.

Momonga felt the same. If he were had the stomach and would be not an undead being. He would already throw out his lunch. If I want to describe Nabe's disgust towards the scene what surrounded her. I would say she only held herself back to purify the whole city because her masters were in the scene.

If they were not here. She would most likely use her highest tiered abilities and destroyed that disgusting filth what the elves called city immediately after she entered the city. She only prayed towards the Supreme Beings to either get over with this assignment as soon as they can or Ainz authorize her the destruction of the city.

But she preferred the latter. As a proud vassal of Nazarick, she can't suffer such filth in his master's domain. The only thing what she could do at this moment to swallow her emotions and disgust and follow Ainz orders as much she can. Meanwhile, she continuously reports to Albedo her master's wellbeing and activities.

Various thoughts raced through her neurons trying to suppress her disgust and divert her attention of the state of the suburb.

She thought about the wife candidates. Recently, Albedo and Shalltear started to gather followers in secrecy whose support their claim for the title and the seat of the first wife of the Overlord of Death. She did not despise Shalltear of course. No, in fact, she is respected the floor guardian in her best of her ability. After all, she is one of the few who floors guardians who've guarded the realm of the Supreme Beings.

She is the first one who clashes the enemies of the Supreme Beings and annihilates them from the face of the earth if it is necessary.

She is in the group who supported Albedo's claim to the throne. Not because she found Shalltear less worthy of the title. But because Albedo was the Guardian Overseer, her intelligence and wits are on par if not better than the Demiurge's, and the two of them has more in common.

For example, Albedo's disgust towards humanoid creatures. Of course, Shalltear has this trait too. But Narberal always thought Albedo and she have more in common. Beside that. Albedo refers her with more respect than Shalltear. And for last. In her opinion.

A wise, rational being like Ainz would get more inspiration from Albedo and the two of them would be a better pair for each other and would make stronger and more intelligent descendants whose would the denizens of Nazarick can serve better.

However, she would definitely not say no if Ainz miraculously chose her instead of Albedo. But that would mean the guardian overseer would be furious to her, and as she knows her wits, she evidently finds a way to eliminate her.

There is an another option of course what she thought about. The other Supreme Being join in the campaign towards being the queen of Ainz. She did not know what the two Supreme Being do when they retreat in either Ainz or Esdeath chambers. But thinking about that make her blush.

That means if it comes to that Esdeath ask her to join her side. She must say yes. After all, she was a Supreme Being. And Narberal Gamma served the Supreme Beings first of all. Not Albedo the Guardian Overseer. Even if it is meant for her death. She would support her before Albedo.

But strangely. Despite her position. Esdeath did not show any signs to want to pair with Ainz. This surprised Narberal a little bit whenever she thought deeply about this. She did not understand why not Esdeath carving for more. She would have the chance to garner more power.

Even more with the union of the two of them. She can't even imagine how strong successor would be born. Given the power of Esdeath and the infinite intelligence of her master. She can't even imagine the level of that. She can even imagine the two Supreme Being successor would even surpass their parents in wits and strength. Every time she thought about this she prayed for forgiveness towards the Supreme Beings.

She did not understand why Ainz and Esdeath became adventurers in the first place or any other thing what usually the two Supreme Beings did. Despite she found herself quite intelligent. She still did not understand the motivations of the Supreme Beings.

She needed more insight and the best way to gain more insight is to serve the wisest beings of the world. The Supreme Beings.

As the seven-member of the group walked amongst the ruined picture what was the suburb of the elven capital showed them. In the suburbs what led to the port of Cresent Lake. Sylphine sighed. "I am sorry you have to see the suburb in such way. Unfortunately, the war with the Slaine Theocracy takes the toll of our economy."

Raidyn and Momon nodded in understanding. "We understand." Said the black warrior.

"Thank you…" Sylphine bowed his head humbly.

Several children's ran pass amongst them. The five elves recognized what the child wanted to do, but their reactions were not fast enough to stop them. Neither they wanted to draw too much attention in the slums using either martial arts or magic.

One of them collided with Raidyn and tried to snatch away her purse. As the children finished with his movement. (What was so professional it would let an expert in complete shame.) He tried to run away, but Raidyn grabbed his hood and pulled him back

Because of his surprise, the child barely recognized he stood again before the adventurers.

Raidyn held out her palm. "Would you kindly give me back what you stole?" the children looked around with an uneasy frightened expression seeing Narberal gazing at him with the eye of a killer. He completely froze. Then he glanced to the black warrior what frightened him even more. He slowly put back the purse in Raidyn's hand.

"The other purses what you stole from the others too." She smiled at him.

The elves checked their purses, and almost all of them missed it. The kid nervously gave her three more purses.

Reptar and the others inspect the scene. However, Ayla stepped forward. "Raidyn-sama. This child wanted to steal from you. Do you want me to cut off his hand?"

The kid eyes widened as he looked in the dark elf knight. With fear in his eyes. He was not afraid of death anymore. He lived a shitty life. But he was afraid to lose the tool of his job. The only tool what he can help his sick mother.

He looked Raidyn pleadingly. "Why would you want to cut off his hand?" Raidyn looked to the knight with a dumbfounded expression.

Sylphine stepped forward. "This is the usual punishment to the thief's whose get caught in our country." He explained.

Raidyn snorted. "A little barbaric don't you think? I think this little fella is just hungry." She turned back to the kid. "What's your name?"

The kid from the slums gulped. "Z-Zeno. Zeno Cruzeiros" he said in a discouraged tone.

Raidyn nodded. "Are you hungry Zeno-kun?"

Zeno nodded nervously. Raidyn took out something to eat and give it to the kid. Then she opened her purse and gave him five gold coins. Zeno's eyes widened. He never saw so much money.

He bowed deeply. "T-Thank you very much! May I know your name, my lady?"

She smiled. "I am Raidyn. Adamantine class adventurer." She introduced her adventurer's persona.

Zeno's eyes widened. "A-Adamantine class adventurer!?" The young boy was agape.

Raidyn nodded. Fortunately, because of her hood, Zeno could not see her eyes. As they reached the borders of the city. She pulled her hood completely into her eyes.

She smiled brightly at the children. "No problem kid. I see in your eyes there is something else what you want to say. Say it. Don't worry. I will not bite Only if you ask me." She chuckled.

Zeno looked away for a moment. "M-my mother is very sick." He turned his head suddenly to Raidyn and fallen to his knees. "Please! Can you heal her!?"

Raidyn turned to Sylphine. "Sylphine-dono. There is a chance we can make this detour?"

The veteran mage thought for a moment. "We have a tight schedule and the king already waiting for you."

"I will be fast. Don't worry Sylphine-dono. We will meet you at the gates."

Momon stepped forward. "I will escort her."

Sylphine sighed. "Very well. I have some administration back in the capital, and the council is waiting for my report. Liaro. Please escort them." The dark elf mage looked to his pupil.

He bowed his head. "As you wish to master."

Ayla interjected. "Master Sylphine! You can't seriously let Raidyn-sama with Liaro as the escort!"

Liaro bowed down his head shamefully hearing the dark elf knight thought about him.

"Then I assume you can escort them if needed. We will meet in the capital. Come Liaro." The council member smiled to the enthusiastic knight.

The elf knight nodded.

Raidyn turned to the kid with a bright smiling expression. "Lead the way kit!"

Zeno started to lead the way with hastened steps. The three adventurers and the elf knight followed them.

Their way leads them through numerous filthy side streets. The young boy leads them with proficiency. It seemed he knew where he was heading. A few minutes later the two of them reached a ruined house what was on the verge of collapse.

The boy climbed into a small hole, and a moment later he opened the door. in the nearby ramshackle house. It seemed he closed the door from inside to no one can steal their few belongings. He motioned to hurry. The five of them

He led them to a bed where a sick elf woman laid on a rickety bed. "Mother! Mother! I brought people who will heal you!"

His mother slowly opened her tired eyes. She would be a beauty if the decades of dust and dirt did not cover it up. Her blonde hair has been discolored. It was almost white. Her green eyes were lifeless. Empty. It seemed the long years what she fought with her disease made its tool on her. Her ragged clothes were soaked with her sweat,

She slowly turned to his son. "Zeno… Dear… What did I say about strangers?"

"No. They are others. They are adventurers! They will heal you!"

His mother smiled. "Zeno. Don't you know? Adventurers are forbidden to treat people. That is the task of the priests in the church."

The boy looked to Raidyn. "I-Is it true?"

Raidyn sighed and bowed downward her head. "Unfortunately yes."

Zeno looked down, and tears started to fall from his eyes. Raidyn kneeled down beside him. "But know what?" Zeno looked at her with tearful eyes. "Screw the rules and the church! I will try to heal your mother. If you don't tell anyone I will keep my mouth shut as well. But I ask you one thing in return."

Zeno looked at her with eyes of determination. She placed her hand on the young man shoulder. "Be stronger. Not for the power itself. But to protect who's important to you."

He nodded with determination in his eyes. Raidyn stood up. Stretched out her hand towards Zeno's mother. "[Silent Cast: Minimize Magic: Angelic Healing]" she cast her spell on herself. Then said "[Heal]" to cover her healing spell.

A bright yellow light radiated from her palm towards Zeno's mother. Her face seemed became younger with decades instantly and exhaled with a relieved expression. It was like. She dropped a heavy weight from her chest. Her previously lifeless eyes became full of life again.

Zeno's eyes widened seeing the high-level healing magic what he only heard about in the tales and legends.

Raidyn sighed. "That's all I could do. I am not specialized to healing magic, unfortunately."

Zeno's mother sat up immediately and turned to Raidyn. "T-Thank you! My lady."

"Don't mention it." She brushed off her thanks.

She patted Zeno's head. "Be good kit. Protect your mother." She smiled at him with a bright expression. Then give him three more gold. "This building seems will collapse at any minute. Move your mother in a better place."

The kid and his mother watched her with a dumbfounded expression as she turned away and started to walk out. "Wait! My lady! What's your name?" asked Zeno's mother.

She turned around and smirked. "I am Raidyn. Adamantine ranked adventurer. It is nice to meet you."

The mother immediately jumped down and kneeled before her. She knows very well if she wants to assure her son's future. There is no better chance to give him Raidyn who can train him and make him stronger. "Please my lady! Please take my son with you as a pupil!" She pleaded.

The boy turned to his mother with the face of disbelief. "M-Mother?! What do you mean by that? I can't just leave you!"

"Stupid child! Don't you see this is your chance to leave the slums!" his mother yelled at him. Zeno's eyes filled with tears.

Raidyn sighed and turned back. She started to inspect the boy. Then started to smiled. "Do you want to come with me? Do you want to become an adventurer? It is very dangerous, and you most likely die if not under your training. Then under your fights with monsters." She asked. The boy looked at her mother who nodded her head approvingly. Then back to Raidyn who waited for his answer. He hesitated a moment then answered in a trembling tone. "Y-Yes…"

"You know what? Fine! I will train you." Zeno's and his mother's eyes widened. They did not expect this answer. "I will train you. But not now. I have assignments underway what I had to finish. I say… I will come back within a few years." The boy's eyes widened. Then jumped in the adventurer's neck who kneeled before him and hugged her tightly.

She patted his back. And looked directly in his eyes. The boy surprised seeing her heterochromatic eyes but said nothing about it to his mother. "Until that. Train hard every day. Became stronger and move your mom in a better place. Learn everything you can because knowledge is power. And think about what you really want to become when you grow up. You want to be an adventurer or something else? What is your motivation to become stronger? Only with determination and hard work you can make come true your dreams! Don't forget this. I expect a solid answer for my question when I return in a few years." The boy nodded. Raidyn stood up and headed out for the building.

Her three companion followed her close behind. The determination blazed in Zeno's eye. Not many know but this day was the day. When the legendary adamantine ranked adventurer. Zeno the Sun Knight born from the determination of a single poor boy from the slums. One of the first mortal being who impressed the Sorcerer King with his skills so much that he gains the title and rank. Knight of Ainz Ooal Gown.

Ayla led the three adventurers to the gates what led to the port what will take them to the elf Kingdom's capital. It seemed as they reached closer and closer to the port. The previously crumbly wooden shacks started to become rarer and rarer sights. Their place took the better and better-looking brick houses what became more and more extravagant.

There were huge trees inside of the suburbs where the elves built homes on the trees trunks and their crowns. The trees connected with each other with suspension bridges where the traffic was little. But still, can be seen a few guards patrolling between the trees.

In the port they saw numerous ships on the lake and as the traders offer their goods for the right price. They mostly provided fish. Mostly because the crystal clear lake was vast and rich with fish.

The four of them boarded the ferry what was took them across the lake to the island where the capital stood.

In the middle of the vast lake. Behind the suburb, there was a huge island what surrounded with tall ivory white walls. A massive tower what was in the middle of the white castle. It stood in the middle of the capital behind the walls. The castle was surrounded by several huge trees that were connected to each other with the previously mentioned suspension bridges.

As they walked deeper and deeper into the city, the people watched with awe the three adventurers and their knight escort. And of course, the Virtuous King of the Forest who proudly received the fearful and awed looks from the people around her. Meanwhile inspected the city around herself.

Fist she was a little disappointed seeing the city-state because she hoped more. But then as they reached deeper and deeper into it. She started to like more and more. Of course, what she liked the most in the country was the vast forest what remembered her to her old home back in the Kingdom of Re-Estize.

On the walls, Momon and Raidyn saw as numerous siege equipment mounted on the walls. Behind them, numerous armored elf knights stood.

The ferry slowly took them across the lake. They arrived on the island and landed. The knight bowed his head to Ayla, the dark elf knight as she approached the gate. It seemed he knows her. But stopped the three adventurers.

"Halt! I don't know you! Show your identification marks."

Ayla turned to the guard. "Jake! They are our kingdom's guest. Please let them pass."

He glanced to Ayla. "Ayla. You know I can't do that without permission. The guard captain would skin me alive!"

The knight wanted to retort, but Momon stopped her. "It is alright." He started his introduction.

"I am Momon adamantine ranked adventurer." He raised his identification badge what was made from pure Adamantium before himself. "And she is Nabe. My adventuring companion."

The guard grimaced. He hated adventurers. Mostly because he thought they have no honor or any cause to fight for. According to his opinion adventurers were just expensive mercenaries whose exterminated monsters for the right price. They served to no one besides themselves.

The guard nodded with a bitter expression. Then turned his gaze towards Raidyn. "And who are you? Why do you cover your face with that hood?"

"I am Raidyn. Adamantine ranked adventurer like Momon and Nabe." She explained and showed her adamantine badge what hang around her neck.

Jake, the guard, still doesn't believe them. "I don't believe you. The black armored warrior and the hooded one. Remove your helmet and hood at once! Ayla. I think they are up to something. Those badges can be forgeries!" He glanced to the young dark elf knight then back to Momon.

He doesn't trust adventurers. His mistrust radiated mostly towards the black-clad warrior Momon. With his impressive stature, he excelled wherever he went. This is why nowadays his enemies mostly ran away from the battle instead of fighting him when he stormed through the battlefields of the Dragon Kingdom.

"They are friends. Let them in." He heard the guard captain of the city behind him. Jake immediately turned back and saw the fully armored guard captain as he strolled towards them.

Jake and Ayla saluted in unison as they looked to the guard captain impressive stature and bowed their head.

The Guard Captain of the capital was a high elf with blue eyes, blonde hair and a handsome face what seemed crafted by someone else. "The king is waiting for them," he explained.

"Yes, sir!" Jake saluted and let the two adventurers in. The guard captain looked to Ayla. "Ayla. It 's nice to see you. You can return to your other duties. I will escort our guests in the palace."

She saluted. "Yes, Sir!" She nodded to the adventurers and left the scene.

The guard captain nodded in Ayla salutation. "I am Rhistel Janos. The guard captain of the city. Sylphine-dono told me about you. It is good to meet you Momon-dono, Nabe-dono."

Nabe simply nodded. Momon shook hands with him.

Then Janos turned his head towards Raidyn. "Especially you. Your majesty." He bowed deeply.

Raidyn sighed and rolled her eyes under her hood. "Not again…"

The guard captain smirked. "Sylphine-dono warned me you would react like this. Please forgive me." He bowed his head slightly.

"I-It's not a problem. Just don't call me that annoying title again. Please! I beg you…" she pleaded desperately.

Janos smiled. "Very well. As you wish. "He turned his back to them and motioned to our three heroes to follow him. "Follow me." He said.

As Nabe, Momon, and Raidyn walked through the capital, it was completely different sight than in the suburb. It was like they stepped out an entirely different realm

Compared to the building what they saw in the Kingdom of Re-Estize. Every building was true art of masterpiece. The buildings built beside each other with rows and adorned with numerous carvings what could make the most talented woodworker jealous. Compared to them the human kingdom where Raidyn resided. The buildings were like a few savage just thrown bricks to each other. They were a raw piece of work compared the buildings what they saw just now.

Our heroes recognized this as before. As they were heading towards the palace inside of the capital. The patrols became more and more regular and the buildings more and more extravagant with each corner they passed. The scenery was far better than the slums what they saw on the outskirts of the suburb what they had to pass to board the ferry and reach the true capital of the Elf Kingdom.

It seemed like in the case of humans. The nobles among the elves were not different than their human counterpart. They exiled the poor peasants in the corner of the suburbs where the enemy most likely to attack first. Most of the nobles did not cared about their vassals and rather sacrificed their life and placed them in places where they can't see them or can be used to slow down the enemy than risking their own life or wellbeing.

Ainz and Esdeath looked around with disgust how the elves do not differ than humans. According to the lore of YGGDRASIL. Most elves were noble humanoids with a high amount of moral standards, honor and them almost always possessed a high amount of positive Karma.

Except for their Dark Elf cousins whose did not get discouraged using alternative methods what was often questionable to reach their goal. For example, necromancy. This is why several players chose to specialize his/her Dark Elf raced character to necromancy. Because they got a racial bonus for that kind of Job Classes.

[Message]: "This is disgusting Momonga! How a king should let his people live like this?!" said Esdeath with indignation in her voice.

[Message]: "I don't know. Despite my undead nature, it disgusts me as well as you! Once we take over the place, we will flush out the corrupt nobility immediately." Said the Overlord of Death.

[Message]: "You said it, right boss!"

[Message]: "Strangely I feel no pity towards humanoids when I saw them in the slum. The real fact why I am a little upset now is to see the city in such state. I see some nasty shit in the Dragon Kingdom. But what I saw in the slums those states were unacceptable! No one should live like that."

[Message]: "You don't felt pity towards them after you seen those conditions? How is that?" inquired Esdeath.

[Message]: "Honestly I don't know. Maybe it is because I am undead and this is my race nature or because of my high amount of negative karma. When I saw them. Strangely I just can't empathize with them." Explained Momonga. "You in the other hand. It seemed you are quite enjoyed helping on the poor kid. It was very nice from you. But please don't waste our precious resources next time."

[Message]: "Sorry. It won't happen again. I just felt I had to help the poor kid. It was a strange feeling. It was like I don't help him I lost something important from myself."

Momonga nodded. [Message]: "I see…"

[Message]: "In the other hand when I helped him I felt something starting to growth one me. A feeling. Like a tumor. Like I was burned alive from inside. Like a hungry entity. A demon is trying to bite itself out of me. It was horrible." Explained the enforcer of Nazarick.

[Message]: "I see… I am sorry you felt that way. Maybe it was because of your race binary nature. You are half angel, a half-demon after all."

[Message]: "Maybe you are right." Esdeath signed in the [Message] "It was a mistake to create a custom race. Why couldn't I stick with one of the pre-programmed races?"

[Message]: "Hey! At least you are unique. According to my best knowledge, no other player has your race."

Esdeath smiled. [Message]: "You always make my day guild master. Thank you."

[Message]: "I live for my subordinates after all. Kukuku…" Momonga chuckled in the [Message]

As they spoke, they left buildings after building meanwhile followed the guard, Captain.

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Scene Change: Outside of the elf capital: deep inside of a dark cavern:

Deep inside of an abandoned cavern. In the middle of the biggest chamber of the cave. An enormous black dragon looking, creature, slumbered. It seemed the dragon just enjoying his daily nap. Strangely the dragon did not have scales. Instead, its body has been covered with a black mass what made him resemble a plant.

"You slept enough. Wake up." Said an unknown distorted voice from the shadows.

The dragon looking creature grunted, yawned and woke up from his slumber. Then turned its head towards the voice what came from the shadows. "What do you want?"

"I just came to check how are you doing with your new body."

"It is fine. Leave me." Snorted the creature in his deep reverberating voice. Then suddenly he started to choke and grasp his throat while tried to pry down the invisible hands from his throat who's started to choke him.

From the shadows, a figure stepped out. The unknown stranger wore black cloak what hid its slender figure with a dark hood and a mask on his/her face. What completely covered the face of the character. The mask was unique. It was split in two. On its dark half, the mouth with full of the healthy dental smirked. The other part was sad, but still, the teeth were visible. The mask two googled eyes were shined with eerie crimson red lights.

It seemed the figure held up its bandaged hand with a lazy motion where his/her pointer and thumb finger were squinted. The other fingers were clenched. It was a similar movement when Darth Vader from the Star Wars choked one of the Empire's admirals.

"Your mouth is too big compared I saved your life Snickers. Or do you wish me to take away the gift what I gave to you? I have many assets. Even without you." The masked figure with the disfigured voice threatened the dragon looking creature who was seemingly named Snickers.

The dragon coughed. Barely able to breathe meanwhile tried to pry away the invisible hands from his throat as his skin started to burn and smolder. "When I found you were nothing but a mutated pile of shit. Who sacrificed his own body and soul to become a disgusting abomination of science and nature. And you called it perfect form. Sluggish, weak, crippled and miserable. You are pathetic Snickers. I don't even know why I gave you the gift."

"I-I am sorry my lord! Please forgive me!" pleaded the dragon.

The Lord waved its hand lazily, and the dark-scaled dragon slammed into the walls of the chamber. The whole hall shook due to the massive creature collided with its walls.

"Better." The Lord lowered its hand what it immediately hid under his/her cloak.

Snickers slowly stood up. He still can't get used to his new body. He bowed his head respectfully but inside he trembled like jelly. "What do you wish from me, my lord?"

"We managed to draw our target here. With a single hint to that foolish elf king." Explained the masked lord.

The freshly made corruption dragon bowed his head in understanding.

"Your task will be to test their power. I authorize you to use your full power if it necessary. Draw out the fight. So we can gather more data about our target. The target fight with Shalltear was not that long as I hoped. I still need more data. I hope it will be not difficult to you with the power what you got from me."

Snickers bowed his head submissively. "Yes, my lord. You will be done."

The masked Lord turned around and started to walk away. "Excellent… Serve me well, and you will be gifted even more power. Fail, and thousands of deaths can't save you."

"Your will. Will be done." Said the dragon Snickers.

As the Lord walked away the shadows wrapped around it and Snickers heard mumbling sounds and giggle from his master's direction. It seemed he or she found something funny as he or she said out his name loud again and giggled.

Snicker was ashamed where he is fallen. He was a strong necromancer. What has he become after he accepted this 'Gift.' A slave. A slave to an unknown lord who he did not even see his/her face despite he is serving it more than one month.

He hoped more after his ascension. Rather than becoming the Lord, he became the slave.

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Scene Change: Leptis Magna ancient underground elven city:

In Leptis Magna ancient underground labyrinth city. The demon tribe was prepared their new master's ambassador arrival. The demon god as Alastor the chieftain and the strongest demon in the underground labyrinth city called the one who they promised servitude. She promised she will send her ambassador to spoke about the details of their servitude.

After feeling that overwhelming demonic energy from her. He was sure he made a good bargain. After all, he still has his daughter and tribe who he had to protect. He was sure she only showed him a small surge of her power. But even from that little power surge. He almost fainted due to nausea what the overwhelming power around him caused.

If the demon god was that strong how strong could be her servants? He had no choice. If he wants to protect his daughter and tribe, he must obey to their new god. The future of his tribe dependent on it. Thre was only two way out of this. Complete destruction or ascension.

What he doesn't understand why she worked with those elves and those two humans who were emitted strange dark energy. Why she pretended to be one of them? Moreover, why not just killed them right after they entered the city and revealed herself to them.

She planned something like every high-level devil and demon. Like his father Abaddon, the greed king before his fall.

As he walked around and inspected the preparations something strange happened. A black shaped oval portal opened in the middle of the main chamber where they wanted to receive the envoy of the demon god.

From the portal, two muscular demons stepped out. Feeling their presence made him sweat. They are followed by many skeleton workers and several lower ranked demons who was close to his level.

They were arranged in two neat rows near the portal. The closest two creatures to the portal were the two muscular demon lord. Alastor first thought those two muscular demons are the envoys of the demon god. He made a mistake with the guessing.

If their position was not bad enough. Now it became worse.

In the end came the dread. After the workers and the demons positioned themselves. He felt as an immeasurably strong demonic presence stepping through the portal. It was almost as strong like their new deity presence.

The figure who he felt the dark demonic presence emitted was an around 1.8m tall humanoid looking creature, his presence easily distinguished him from a simple humanoid. He was a demon with dark skin, and nicely combed black hair. Behind the round glasses are eyes so squinted that they aren't normally visible. Wearing a British suit with a tie, he is dressed like a gentleman. Behind his back is a silver tail, covered with metal plates and six long spikes at the end.

His pair of eyes lacked eyeballs. In fact, it was complete without pupil or iris but were shining jewels with numerous small cuts.

He felt the dark presence what emitted from the tall demon could crush him at any moment. He stepped closer to the arranged lines and kneeled immediately before the envoy. Seeing him kneeling his subordinates followed his example. Every demon in the room immediately threw everything away and kneeled down.

Demiurge looked around with a satisfied expression. Seeing everything goes according to the plan and the new vassals act like as a vassal intended.

"I Alastor. Son of Abaddon the greed King. Welcome you. Envoy of the demon god." Said Alastor respectfully as he lowered his head.

Demiurge nodded as he wanted to find out who is that demon god. Then the puzzle came together to his mind. "Ah. I see. So Ainz-sama asked Esdeath-sama to use her demonic presence to compel these demons. As expected Ainz-sama! Only he can come out with a plan like this. Capture a whole city without even have to kill anyone. Sparing the possible future resources. Sasuga Ainz-sama!"

The Arch Devil smiled sinisterly and nodded. "I am Demiurge. Faithfull Servant of the Supreme Beings. Let's discuss you and your people servitude."

"As you wish great ambassador." Said Alastor.

Demiurge nodded. Then glanced to his two demon lord and nodded to them. The two demon lord immediately started their work and began to order around the lesser demons and skeletal workers what they brought with themselves. "Rise. Show me around."

Alastor rose. He was a lot taller than Demiurge physically. But when the Arch Devil stood before him he felt himself like he was the sheep and Demiurge is the wolf.

The demon lord bowed slightly and showed the way. "This way. Great envoy."

As the two of them walked around in the labyrinth city and Alastor showed him around. Demiurge inspected the underground city, and he started to see why the Supreme Beings wanted to rule over this hidden place of the world. It was hidden. Littered with treasures. The city was vast, and it was possibly full of hidden artifacts, magic, and possibilities to serve as a supply resource for Nazarick.

As the two of them walked around Alastor asked a few question about Nazarick and the Supreme Beings who became their new overlords. He mostly asked about Esdeath who Alastor referred as demon god.

Demiurge satisfied his curiosity avoiding unnecessary details what may make the new servants servitude what his masters cemented already.

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Scene Change: Elf Kingdom Capital:

The three adventurers and the guard captain have almost reached the castle where the elf king seated and controlled the country with the help of the elf council.

Our heroes were already passed the inner walls of the capital what protected the castle if the enemy accidentally manages to reach this point. This was the last point where they can hope to stop the invading force.

After this. The only hope is to stop the attacking soldiers either in the throne room or asking their king to use his power and annihilate their enemies. What seems very unlikely seeing he rather hired adventurers than solving the dragon problem by himself.

The white palace looked like as you imagine it. With its every detail it was like it came from a fantasy novel. It was as fancy as a human castle but more elegant. More refined with the elves symbols what's mostly portrayed leaves and nature. It seemed the elves was better if it came to build something than the humans as for sure. At least according to Esdeath.

Because the Marquise palace was quite bland in an artistic sense compared to the castle of the elven capital.

They reached the gate of the palace where the several guards guarded the palace massive metallic double doors what was adorned with various curling leaf carvings.

Seeing the guard captain of the city. They saluted respectfully by hastily placing their right hand on their heart then bowing their head towards the ground.

As our heroes reached the door. The two guards before the entrance immediately grabbed the knobs and opened the two side of the door before them.

The three of them entered, and they reached the receiving chamber of the structure. It was a highly adorned room with various paintings from various elves. A few high-quality types of furniture. Stools, tables and a few couch where the tired nobles can rest a little bit after their tiresome daily activities.

A few noble mingled in the receiving chamber who's immediately looked in their direction as they entered the room. As the black-clad warrior, the strange gray exoskeleton wearing adventurer and the robed Nabe walked through amongst them. Everyone looked in their direction. For a moment everyone watched their every step.

Besides the fully armored guards whose wore the carved armor what was the characteristic of the elf kingdom royal guards. Stood near the walls in ordered rows. The armor was silver colored and was decorated with various runes and elf engravings.

With their exception. Everyone watched every step of our heroes. When they reached the other side of the room where a figure in Chamberlain uniform waited for them. Every noble in the room who dressed like clowns (as the nobles usual does) started to speak about the new guests of the palace.

The Chamberlain uniform wearing figure seemed around his thirties in the human standard. He has dark skin like every dark elf. White mid-long hair and, yellow eyes. It seemed the white hair is quite common among the dark elves because as they walked through in the capital, they saw quite amount of white-haired dark elves.

The chamberlain bowed. "The king is waiting for your arrival."

Janos the guard captain nodded. "I leave them to you Ailluin."

The Chamberlain bowed his head respectfully. "I will take care of them Janos-sama."

The guard captain bowed his head slightly giving the proper respect the older elf. After all, His parents taught him always to comply with the older. No matter the rank.

"Meet you later guys." He walked away while waved.

"Please follow me." Said the dark elf chamberlain.

The guards opened the door before them, and the three adventurers followed him.

[Message]: "This is strange. Why do they allow us to keep our weapons? Normal people in places like this used to confiscate the weapons from others." Asked suspiciously Esdeath.

[Message]: "I don't know. Maybe their king has not seen us as a threat or he is simply too gullible. In any case. Keep your eyes open. I will do the same." Warned his companion Momonga.

[Message]: "Right."

As they walked towards the throne chamber, the Chamberlain explained them the rules. "When you met his majesty. You need to kneel down immediately and bow down your head."

Raidyn and Momon inspected their environment as they followed the butler and listened to his instructions.

"You will not speak until you are asked. And when you are told you are using the appropriate title to address his majesty." Explained the Chamberlain.

"And the title is?" inquired Raidyn lazily.

"You can either address his majesty as majesty or Kain-sama." Explained the Chamberlain. "Even you Raidyn-sama. I know you are royalty, but you are not yet part of the court so you must use the appropriate title. At least until you join his majesty faction."

"Why do he want me to join? Why everyone thinks I am some kind of glorified royalty!?" she screamed inside.

"I don't want to disappoint you. But I am here only because of the work. I don't see intent to join in any nation anytime soon." She explained.

"Hm. I see." Said Ailluin. "But I am sure once you saw how things go in our country and you hear what his Majesty is offering to you. You will jump to the opportunity Raidyn-sama."

Raidyn grunted in response.

Narberal could barely control herself to reach towards her sword to cut to pieces the Chamberlain before her. Offering to a Supreme Being to accept the rule of the inferior creatures. UNACCEPTABLE!

The only thing what calmed her down as she imagined what will she, and the other denizens of Nazarick do with these inferior cockroaches when the time comes, and she and the others get an order from their masters. She hears their screams and pleas in her head, and this made her mouth curl into a smile for a moment.

A few minutes later. After they passed numerous overly fancy chambers and corridors. The Chamberlain opened the door before them. Behind the door, there was a huge pool where various beautiful elf woman awaited our heroes to bathe them.

Raidyn turned her head to the Chamberlain. "What is this? I though we will go to the king and speak about the assignment not bathing."

The Chamberlain answered with a conceited face. "You can't appear before majesty like this. You had a rough way here. I assume you three did not even bathe after your days of adventure. You can't appear before the king with such filthy appearance and fully armored. This is the royal etiquette. Lice's are not welcomed guests and that odor what you three of you are emitting. I am sorry, but you can't appear before his majesty in such state. However, dissatisfying this is for you." Explained Ailluin.

"Shit! Shit! Shit! Nabe and I will be wine if it comes to bathing but what about Momonga? If those women start to bathe him. They will surely recognize his face, and his body is just an illusion. What now!? What now!?" panicked inside Esdeath.

Momon raised his hand. "It is fine. But we don't need others to bathe us. So we ask you to call back the ladies and everyone from the bath. So we may bathe in peace."

The chamberlain bowed his head. "It is manageable. As you wish Momon-dono."

Momon nodded in response. "I assume you and the ladies will bathe separately."

The three of them nodded.

Ailluin clapped his hands elegantly and motioned to the servants to leave the bath. Recognizing his command, the immediately left the bath chamber.

[Message]: "Nice save Momonga-san! For a moment I thought we had to refuse the bath and stain our adventurer persona fame with our rude behavior."

[Message]: "Thanks. For a moment I thought the same. Then this idea came to my mind. By the way. Do you have any item or do you know any enchantment what can strengthen my illusion? I assume the king want to meet us without armor."

[Message]: "Let me think…" Esdeath thought for a moment. "Ah! I got an item what is perfect for such occasion. And If I further enchant it with greater illusion magic. Your cover will be only blown when you either use your offensive magic, or a Super Tier spell hit the area what specialized in removing illusions and showing the hidden nature of the things. But when that happens it will not matter anyway. We only blow away the castle and find a good alibi."

Momonga nodded. [Message]: "Thank you. Pass me when no one is watching."

[Message]: "OK."

The Chamberlain showed them a way to their dressing room. Meanwhile Raidyn in hiding in her bag. Took out the illusion amplifier item and enchanted it with [Greater Illusion Amplifier] enchantment. Then gave it to Momon meanwhile no one watched.

Nabe saw how Esdeath gave Momonga a strange statue looking item, but she did not ask what it was. She accepted it is necessary for the mission.

However, it was unnecessary for Momonga to bathe because of his undead nature and he only needed to wipe away the dust from himself sometimes. Back in Nazarick, he enjoyed a little bath in of the various bath chambers of Nazarick.

Especially after he found out the joys of bathing with slimes. Now those little creatures really ate away all of his stress. Those smiles whose were so acidic they can easily eat themselves through a few centimeters thick the steel in a mere second.

And now being an adventurer he wanted to try out the baths in the elf palace. Of course, compared to Nazarick bath chambers these baths were quietly bland. But compared to his old narrow shower back in the Earth. It was like the heaven for him and thanks to the illusion enchantment amplifier what Esdeath gave him. His illusion doesn't even fade even for a moment when he enters in the waters.

Of course, he still used precautions against possible observers and used a one use item to rules out anyone from the room meanwhile he is in the waters. Fortunately, he bathed alone. No servants were present.

Meanwhile, Narberal and Esdeath bathed together. Narberal of course, protested as vehement as she could. Saying she is not worthy to bathe with a Supreme Being. But Esdeath convinced her it is for the mission. Poor Narberal Gamma was so embarrassed one of her master's presence in the bath her whole face was red as a lobster and tried to curl up as tight as possible in the bath meanwhile Esdeath enjoyed the little bath time and the scenery.

Sometimes she glanced towards Nabe, and the blood started to sprout from her nose seeing her naked body. However, embarrassing and shameful was it. She must admit. Her friends actually made great looking NPCs.

Under the whole bath, Narberal was so embarrassed, she did not even dare to open her mouth. So, Esdeath has to initiate the conversation.

"What's the matter Nabe-chan? The cat took your tongue?" inquired Esdeath.

Narberal shook out from her drunken stupor. "N-No! Of course not! Raidyn-sama! I just thought about why such exalted beings bow before such inferior creatures?"

Fortunately, Esdeath warded the room heavily against information gathering magic and methods so no one could hear Nabe's words without her permission.

Raidyn chuckled on the question. "Why do you ask? Of course to understand better the culture and the people in this world. Understanding these things will grant us invaluable assets and information what we need the conquest of this world."

"I mean. With the assets of Nazarick and with the power of the Supreme Beings vassals you two could easily stomp these cockroaches and force them to servitude." Noted Narberal.

"You are right." Esdeath sighed. "But. That would be not much a challenge is it? You will never grow without challenges." Explained Esdeath as she rested her head to the walls of the steaming bath.

"Besides there is the saying. There is always a bigger fish." Though Raidyn.

Narberal bowed her head submissively. "I see. Ainz-sama wants to conquer this world without using the full might of Nazarick. Through political schemes and other methods. How foolish I was! Thinking the leader of the Supreme Beings wants to go towards the easy way instead of seeking new challenges. Please forgive my incompetence."

"You don't have to apologize."

"Thank you Supreme one!" she bowed her head. "This unworthy servant not worthy of your attention."

"Don't say such thing Nabe-chan. You are all our friend's creations. It is only natural to treat you all well. Until they return back to Nazarick, you and the others are the only ones who remained us from them."

Narberal turned her embarrassed face away. "Thank you! Esdeath-sama. But we don't deserve such praise. We only do what our duty is. Serve the Supreme Beings with the best of our abilities."

Esdeath sighed seeing she can't affect Narberal self-confidence in such way to make her speak normally with her. Seriously every time she tried to talk generally with an NPC, she failed. The only normal conversations what she had after they transported the New Wold was with Momonga.

A few minutes later they finished with the bathing and reequipped their armor. Momonga, Nabe, and Esdeath refused to dress up with those uncomfortable clown clothes what the Chamberlain prepared for them however he insisted. They referred the fact they are adventurers, not clowns. However, they wanted to be patient as possible even they were not able to wear such clothes.

In the end, the Chamberlain gave up and led them before the king. Their way had led through more chambers before they arrived at the office where the king waited for them.

Before the room, two royal guards stood in the two side of the double door. Guarding their king's office's tranquillity.

The Chamberlain motioned the three adventurers to wait a moment.

Seeing the approaching Chamberlain, the two royal guard grabbed the knobs of the massive double doors and opened it before our heroes. Several nobles were around a desk of the King where they discussed the national affairs of the Kingdom. "Your majesty! You had to help! The Slaine Theocracy slowly but steadily starting to push inside of our territory! Further and further with each day! Please! I beg you! Use your power and push them out from our lands!" said one of the noble.

"I don't care. If my people are such weaklings to be unable to protect themselves, they are not worthy of saving." Explained the elf king with an uncaring tone.

Every noble in the room gasped hearing this from their king's mouth. "B-But. Your majesty!"

He raised his hand to stop the speaking noble. "I don't care about your excuses. If you are not strong enough. Then you will not worthy to live. Such as the law of nature."

Every noble in the room was in complete silence.

"You know what. Once the country falls. I will visit the Slaine Theocracy and learn what makes them stronger. Who knows. Maybe I will have a good time at once. Perhaps, I will not be surrounded such idiots like yourself. The country will be not in such big trouble if I were surrounded with more competent vassals. Now leave." He waved away the nobles lazily.

As the nobles turned away from the king, Raidyn and Momon could easily read from their faces how terrified they were.

[Message]: "This king is a prick." Said Esdeath.

[Message]: "Indeed." Replied Momonga.

Ailluin stepped forward, cleared his throat and started the introduction.

He bowed deeply. "Your majesty. Momon-dono. Nabe-dono and Raidyn-sama have arrived."

"Let them in." said the elf king.

The three adventurers stepped into the room and saw the elf king. He sat behind a finely made office desk what littered with papers and maps. A huge painting of a beautiful human woman hung on his wall, and the king sat on his finely made leather chair.

He looked he is in his thirties. He has a rectangle manly chin and features. A porcelain white skin long ears and heterochromatic eyes. One of his eyes was pure black the other one was white. His hair was completely chromatic white.

He wore standard hand made royal uniform what was colored to red with golden embroideries.

"Bow..." The Chamberlain whispered to the adventurers. But they only bowed slightly. The Chamberlain gritted his teeth.

"Let me introduce you his majesty. Kain Odolff Thorne. The slayer of the evil deities. The founder of the Elf nation…" The Chamberlain wanted to continue the classification of the titles, but the king dismissed him.

"That's enough. Now leave us. We need to discuss our business."

The chamberlain bowed deeply then turned around and left. The two guards closed the doors behind him.

Kain stood up and walked to the picture on his wall then started to inspect it.

"It is rude to keep on yourself your helmet and pull your face your hood. Or your mother did not teach you manners?" he said in an uncaring tone.

"Speak the one who treats his subordinates and his country like shit." Esdeath rolled her eyes.

Raidyn and Momon removed their hoods and helmets.

The elf king turned back to them inspected them for a moment. He mostly looked in Raidyn heterochromatic eyes. Then nodded while smiled. "Better."

"Please sit down." He motioned to the three chair before his desk.

"What is the assignment?" asked Raidyn.

Kain started to smile. "You are a little blunt. My kin. But you will learn to show respect and the proper etiquette sooner or later."

Raidyn did not respond.

The king smiled sinisterly. "Your assignment will be to slay the freshly appeared dark scaled dragon near the capital. You will leave tomorrow and kill the creature."

Momon nodded. "Anything else?"

Kain bowed his head and smiled. "Yes, I will inspect your battle, and you will not get any help from my soldiers." He stated his conditions.

"That's manageable." Answered Raidyn.

"Excellent." He folded together his hands before himself. "My Chamberlain will show you your quarters. We are going tomorrow early in the morning. Entertain me. After all. This is why you are here."

Narberal boiled inside and almost grabbed her sword. Momonga managed to withhold himself thanks to his undead passive what activated once under the conversation and calmed him down. But Esdeath has a harder time not to rip off the guy arms from their places.

Both Momonga and Esdeath inspected the King, and they were surprised what they saw. This guy was around level 80. His power level was way higher than anyone whose they met in this world. Except for that strange plant creature what was way over the normal level designation.

"You can go now." He dismissed them.

"One question if you allow me." Interjected Raidyn.

The king lazily looked at her. "Yes?"

"I feel your power is a way to anyone around here. Then why don't you just kill the dragon yourself?" questioned him Raidyn.

The king started to laugh manically on the question. "Oh. So you are curious!"

Raidyn nodded.

"Dine with me. I will tell you under our meal." He offered.

"Well, a dinner can't hurt." She replied.

"I don't really like the thought I had to dine with this prick. But this way. My information gathering will be easier." She said in herself.

"I will send the maids to prepare you for dinner then." Said the Elf King.

"Sorry But I refuse to wear anything fancy."

"Fancy?" the elf king looked at her curiously.

"Like those horrible clothes what I saw on those nobles. Grr. Even thinking back at them made the chill ran down on my spine." She explained.

"What a shame. It would greatly highlight your great figure my kin. But… Very well. It is your decision." He approved her decision with a smug smirk.

Kain clapped his hands, and the Chamberlain entered the room. He bowed slightly before his king.

"Take them to their chambers and give them what they request." Ordered the king his servant.

The chamberlain bowed deeply. "As you wish your majesty."

He turned his head towards the three adventurers. "Follow me." He motioned.

The three heroes followed him through newer and newer chambers and corridors. The whole palace was like a big labyrinth littered with rooms and long passages.

"Momon-dono, Raidyn-sama. Please forgive me for saying this. But your behavior most likely costs in my head. Please, I beg you. Next time just follow the etiquette. I will be the one who punished if you act improperly." Explained the Chamberlain.

"Ailluin-kun. Lose a little bit. This always serious behavior will make you sick after a while." joked the white haired adventurer.

Ailluin did not answer just sighed and shook his head.

Momon and Nabe got a royal suite with a single queen sized bed. Maybe the king thought they are together and they did not need two beds. Or simply did not care about it. Who knows.

The room was full of expensive looking furniture. Two painting hung on the walls. One of them illustrated a beautiful scenery the other one was a majestic deer had been laid flat by a predator.

There was a double sided window in the room what opened to the beautiful scenery of the forest what hidden behind the capital and the teeming city beneath the castle.

The carpet on the floor seemingly made from the best silk what they could found. The Chamberlain ordered one of the maids in the palace to serve their every whim as the king ordered. Nabe is wanted to sleep on the floor and have Momonga have the whole bed. But Momon said the bed is wide enough. The two of them fits comfortably in it.

Narberal felt deeply embarrassed thinking about she can lay beside his master side. From the other hand, she was glad the Overlord of Death caring about her so much. But her mind always revolved around the fact. What would the Guardian Overseer say if she saw them like this?

As she knew Albedo. She would surely go on a rampage due to her jealousy if she heard about she laid beside Momonga. So she decided instead of wasting time with just lying and doing nothing. She kept her eye open the whole night. Waiting fully prepared. In the case an enemy invading the room.

Raidyn have escorted a room what was similarly furniture where she got a maid as well.

"Do you wish something Raidyn-sama?" asked the maid.

"Nothing for now. Thank you. You can go now. I will let you know if I need anything." She answered.

The elf maid bowed deeply then left the room. After the girl left the room, Esdeath immediately activated her anti spy measurements and spent the remaining day to explore the palace, speak with Momonga through [Message] to what to do next and started to made notes in the notebook what she brought with herself to the journey.

The records were mostly made from the new things what she inspected under her journeys, and of course, the new phenomena's what she recognized when she experimented with her magic. She already finished with the first volume what she immediately handed to Momonga for further evaluation and reading. The book was about the basic laws of the magical and physical world and the interaction of these rules. Being in the new world roughly more than three months. She still not knows everything about her magic and skills, and this bothered her. But she sought to patch this insufficiency. After all, Knowledge is power. And they need every edge if they want to survive.

She changed her armor to plain clothes what she brought with herself in her inventory.

Under this time Hamusuke and the two statue horse were spent their night in the barn. Where they got a good meal. Due Hamusuke can speak. She can easily describe to the stable boy what she wanted to eat. Who hearing Hamusuke express themselves and seeing the fearsome creature jumped back in fright and ran away.

The dinner time came, and a maid comes to escort Raidyn to the main dining area where she will consume her meal with Kain. Strictly for information gathering purposes. (tasting new foods)

She was a simple maid with black hair and porcelain white skin. She was very timid. It seemed she shook like jelly in Raidyn's presence.

"Soo… What's your name?" asked Raidyn, the timid maid as they walked through the corridors of the palace.

For a moment the maid stops in her steps. Slowly turned towards Raidyn while trembled. "I-It's Siesta your majesty."

"It is nice to meet you Siesta. But please don't call me that annoying title. Phew. I don't even know why everyone thinks I am some kind of glorified royalty. It is just annoying. Just call me Raidyn like everyone else." She explained.

"I-I can't do that. That would be very disrespectful."

"Siesta-chan! What did I ask!? Just call me Raidyn as I asked. Ok? Ok."

The timid maid did not dare to say anything just nodded. As they continued their way, Raidyn started to talk again to the maid.

"You know what? Let's be friends Siesta-chan! I sense you are a good girl. If you need anything else just say!" said Raidyn.

"O-Of course, your majesty." Said the timid maid.

"What did I ask Siesta-chan?" asked Raidyn.

For a moment Siesta's eyes widened. "As you wish Raidyn-sama." She bowed her head deeply.

The Supreme Being sighed in disappointment. "I give up..."

A few minutes later they arrived at a huge double door what led into the dinner room of the palace. Before the door the king chamberlain Ailluin.

He bowed deeply to Raidyn. Raidyn nodded back then turned to Siesta. "See you later Siesta-chan." She smiled and winked at her. The maid turned her face away while blushed. The Chamberlain opened the double door before him, and the two of them entered the dining area where Kain already took his seat.

Meanwhile, a shadow jumped in Momonga's suite. Through his open windows. Narberal sensing the intruder immediately jumped up and readied her sword. But after recognizing who the intruder was, she immediately bowed. "Aura-sama."

Aura nodded to the battle Pleiades and kneeled down before his Lord. "Ainz-sama."

Ainz who sat on the queen sized bed and read a book what he found nearby nodded to her. "Rise Aura."

Aura rose from the kneeling position.

"Do you have something to report?"

"Yes, I scouted the area and found the dragon what you mentioned in the [Message] Ainz-sama. I inspected it with my skill, and it is not strong at all. It is around level 65-70. Can I take care of it?"

Momonga shook his head. "No, the dragon is our prey. It will be suspicious if it is just disappearing from one night to an another."

Aura nodded. "I see."

"Anything else?" asked Ainz.

"Well, I examined it further, and its life signature heavily resembles the plant creature what we fought under our team exercise."

Momonga nodded in understanding. "Coincidence? I think not. We had to keep our eyes open. More than ever."

"After we defeated the dragon. Collect a few samples from its body while no one is watching, subtly and send back to Nazarick for further analysis."

Aura bowed her head. "Yes, Ainz-sama! As you wish."

"Did you found any unusual animals in the forest?" inquired Ainz.

Aura face brightened. "Yes! I found numerous interesting animals. If…" Aura tone became shy as she shyly started to play with her index fingers meanwhile looked downward with a blushing expression.

"If? Speak your mind Aura. I am sure your idea will benefit for Nazarick." asked Ainz

"If Ainz-sama authorizes it… I could capture and tame a few of them. I mean for research purpose for Demiurge of course." She pleaded.

Ainz chuckled the dark elf girl shyness. He stood up and patted her head. "I authorize it but don't forget to keep a few for yourselves and collecting a few plant samples to your brother."

Aura's face brightened, her heterochromatic eyes filled with life and her long ears started to jump up and down in her happiness. "T-Thank you Ainz-sama! I will do my best!"

Ainz nodded. "Esdeath currently not in her room. Later in a night visit her and ask if she has some task for you."

Aura bowed her head in understanding. "I will Ainz-sama."

Ainz nodded. "Now you can go. Continue to scout the area and collecting samples. Report immediately if you see anything suspicious. Whatever. And don't let anyone see you."

"I will do my best Ainz-sama." She bowed deeply then flashed out from the chamber with a fast movement.

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Scene Change: Unknown location somewhere in the Elf Kingdom:

A figure stood on the cliff what ensured a clear view of the lake and the Elven capital in the middle of it. The character wore black-clad robes and a strange mask what colored half black, half white. The expression of the grinning mask was one-half of the grinning expression was curled upward the other one was curled down. Meanwhile, scary red goggle eyes shined with eerie light in the night.

Around the figure, numerous dead elf scout bodies littered the ground. Strangely their bodies completely hollowed. Their eyes were empty, and their skins were grayed.

The lone figure hummed a lullaby meanwhile held something tightly in his/her bandaged left fist. Beside the figure, a book floated what was adorned with various magical symbols, seals, and pentagrams.

The lullaby what was the figure hummed was really weird. It would be the same time beautiful and direful. But hearing it the black-clad figure distorted voice it was completely terrifying.

"I've prayed and begged
For a star to light up my night
It's dark and cold
Under this despair, with no light
I long for the sun
The promise of warmth holds me close
Black clouds gather
They're smothering the last of my hope

How can I have faith?
When my future is nothing but ashes and dust?
Singed by fate's cruel wiles?
Fear has gripped my heart
I know what will come when I face the shadows
"Please don't miss me when my star stops shining."

On the middle of the strange figure lullaby, an another figure appeared behind the figure who wore similarly black robe. The figure was wearing the same black robe with hood. But instead of a two colored mask. It wore a dirty white mask. What was adorned with a smiley. The smiley has a scary. Overly staring eye and a creepy grinning smirk with full dental.

"The preparations are ready. But…" The figure who kneeled said a lifeless distorted tone. It sounded the kneeling figure lost his/her own soul, and now it's nothing more than a husk.

"But?" asked the standing stranger without looking back his/her subordinate.

The kneeling figure hesitated for a moment. "But the newly created dragon maybe die in the process. He is not even strong enough to held out until our data gathering finishes."

The standing stranger nodded. "Everything is calculated in the plan. For the progress, we had to sacrifice a few lambs. What about the Dark Elf child?" asked the stranger.

"Under close surveillance. According to our best knowledge, she and her beasts did not recognize us yet."

The standing figure glanced to the item in his/her bandaged hands.

"Anything else?" he/she asked.

The kneeling figure nodded. "Yes, my body is started to fail me." He/she showed its hand what already started to fall into dust under the bandages. "Release me. End my miserable existence. Finally. End my curse. Set me free."

The standing figure sighed. Raised his/her left arm while held the item in its hand and snapped its bandaged fingers.

His/her kneeling subordinate head blown up and started to crumble into black dust what immediately evaporated. Only the subordinate scary white mask remained.

Behind the stranger's back's multiple similarly masked black robed figure stepped out from the shadows like the evaporated figure was.

"The data corruption lower than expected. We are moving forward. But we still had a long way before us." Thought the stranger as he/she clenched its left fist where the stranger held the item.

"Where I was? Ah. I got it!" stated the masked figure who stood the closest to the edge of the cliff and continued his/her strange lullaby.

"I've dreamed and wished
For a sweet taste of salvation
Entwining vines
Drag me deeper into limbo
How much longer
Will I be chained to dreamless sleep
No more sadness
Only cold acceptance and resolve

Faith's all I have left
My dreams and hopes have been reduced to ashes now
Singed by fate's cruel wiles
No longer afraid
Just a faint sorrow as I face the shadows
I will miss you when my star stops shining."

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Omake:

There were many places in The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick what could cause nightmares to ordinary people. What did I say, normal people? Nah! Even the insane one became more insane after they visited Nazarick darker corners.

There were vampires, werewolves, nightmarish creatures, undead even acidic slimes among the vassals of the Supreme Beings. The slimes, for example, can easily dissolve the flesh from normal human bones.

But there was a place in Nazarick where you and every normal people never wished to go no matter what happens. The darkest hole in the whole Tomb. The most nightmarish place in the Tomb. The place where nightmares born. According to many people, even Neuronist Painkill torture chambers were better than that location.

This dark hole positioned on the second floor, and it called the Black Capsule. The Black Capsule was swarmed with various massive insect creatures what systematically swarms and ate alive every intruder who is so unfortunate to wander in that God forgotten hole. The Black Capsule was the domain of Kyouhukou, the area guardian of the second floor. He was Shalltear's subordinate.

Kyouhukou's appearance is that of a 30cm tall cockroach standing on its two legs and with its head facing forward. He wears a regal cloak and gives off the feeling of being the king of cockroaches with his crown and scepter.

Now let's ask the people of Nazarick what they think about Kyouhukou's and the black capsule.

"First. Lady Albedo what do you think about Kyouhukou?"

"If I had my way. I would most likely burn those disgusting insects to the ground with that along with that shady place." Answered Albedo.

"I see… It was expected. But let's go to our next subject."

"Lady Shalltear what do you think of the Black Capsule?"

A bitter expression moved on Shalltear's beautiful face. "It is under my influence as the floor guardian of the first three floor, but I rather avoid it."

"Why is that?"

"Cockroaches… Disgusting insects…" she said with a disgusted face.

"I see… but it was expected."

"Aura. What do you think about Kyouhukou and the black capsule?"

Aura's face started to twitch hearing that disgusting place name.

"I rather not say what I think about that place… I can only say. I avoid it at all costs if I can. I can't stand those insects. Please don't take this as an offense, Cocytus." She turned to Cocytus who sat beside her.

"I. Took. No. Offense." The tall Cyan colored insectoid warrior breathed out gusts of cold wind.

"What about you Cocytus? What do you think Kyouhukou?"

"He. Is. My. Kin. And. He. Is. My. Friend. We. Have. A. Close. Relationship." Answered Cocytus.

"Close relationship?"

"Close. Relationship." Answered Cocytus.

"Right…"

The interviewer wanted to turn the next person, but strangely she disappeared.

"Where is Entoma?"

Cocytus turned to the seat beside him. "Strange. She. Was. Here. A. Moment. Ago…."

"Never mind. We will continue with the next interview subject." Everyone nodded in the room.

Meanwhile in the Black Capsule.

In the darkness of the Black Capsule. A huge cockroach with a crown of his head herded his subordinates. When he felt the dread approaching the room.

Insert Jaws theme.

The danger started to approach the innocent insects of the room.

Kyouhukou signaled to his subordinates to hide as soon as possible. The chaos broke out among the insects. Every one of them goes left and right. Occasionally colliding with each other or simply climbed over on each other backs in the chaos.

Kyouhukou started to flee towards his safe place. Farther and farther away from the approaching predator.

The stalker reached closer and closer to his subordinates who did not already hid inside of the walls of the capsule.

He heard as the beasts stood near his hiding space while breathed heavily and the saliva dripped from her mandibles. He trembled and prayed towards the Supreme Beings to do not find his hiding place. After a moment of looking around the stalker went towards her objective. Kyouhukou sighed in relieve.

There was only one little cockroach remained who did not hide because of its puzzlement. Kyouhukou watched with horror as the predator slowly but steadily stalking her prey. Ensuring it will not escape. Then…

The predator leaped on her prey. Kyouhukou closed his eyes and turned away from the scene in the hiding of his hide-out.

He heard the poor cockroach hard chitin crack under the sharp mandibles of the Predator of his own kind. Under the hiding of his hole, he prayed towards the Supreme Beings for fast death his fellow insect kin. Then he heard the horror. The voice what he and everyone in the Black Capsule caused nightmares.

It was a female voice. Everyone described this voice as a young cheerful maiden voice. But for him and the denizens of the Black Capsule. It was the sound of terror. The voice what caused him and his kin numerous sleepless nights. It was the voice of Entoma Vasilissa Zeta. The predator of her own kind and his own personal personalization of nightmare.

He heard this voice every night. Every night he woke up with full of sweat while he dreamed Entoma is eating him alive. He was afraid. He was terrified. And he did not know when she will come for him.

"Kyouhukou-kun! Thank you for the meal!" chirped Entoma with her adorable thin voice.

Kyouhukou heard the terrible voice again. In his fear, he closed his eyes again and started to breathe heavily. Waiting for the monster to go away.

A few minutes later Entoma eats enough from her fellow kin and went away. After the leave of the monser from their nightmares. The denizens of the Black Capsule came out from theri hiding. And sighted in a relieved tone. They surivied an another day.

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A/N:

Well, this is for now.

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Until we meet folks again!

Unfortunately, I don't know how the elf kingdom's capital and the elf king looks neither his name. So I had to make up something. I hope I did not disappoint anyone.

In the next chapter: Battle against the dark dragon/ a new enemy appears.