A few days later Emperor Ainz is in his study working out the finer details for the expedition. He is working on his arrival/victory speech.
"I Emperor Ainz have arrived to"
(no I need a better start)
"I have arrived to save the day"
(No needs more impact)
(Knock knock), Ainz hid his notebook before answering
"Enter."
Sebas enters the room with a small boy behind his leg. He was wearing a sailor outfit. He also had gray hair and blue eyes. The boy has a small tail with wings also some scales appearing on his body. The boy doesn't even look older than 8 years old. Sebas bows to his Emperor and so does the boy while holding Sebas leg.
"Hello Sebas, and boy do not fear me. I was there when you were born. Your father and I are great friends so please don't fear me." Said Ainz
The boy moves beside Sebas. He looked at Sebas and Sebas smiles back at him.
"Hello Godfather Ainz." Said the boy
"Hello Sebas Jr, how are you today?" Said Ainz
"I'm fine, how are you today?" Said Sebas Jr.
"I'm fine and how is your mother?" Said Ainz
"Mommy is doing great! she gives me a lot of hugs!" Said Sebas Jr
"Son please play with your toys. I have to discuss something with Emperor Ainz." Said Sebas
"Yes dad." Said Sebas Jr
The kid went and sat in the corner and plays with a wooden toy shaped like a dragon.
"Please forgive his shyness Emperor Ainz. He doesn't have anyone to play with beside me and his mother."
"It's fine Sebas. So, what do you need to discuss?" Said Ainz
"Tuare wants to join the expedition to travel with me, but she also wants to bring the boy." Said Sebas
"I could allow it but I will only do it if you approve of it as well. They are your family Sebas." Said Ainz
"I need time to consider it Emperor Ainz." Said Sebas
"Take your time but we leave in less than two weeks." Said Ainz
"Yes Emperor, also how is Sir Momon doing. I miss our sparring sessions." Said Sebas
"He is doing quite well. Also, how many matches have both of you fought so far." Said Ainz
"100 matches Emperor Ainz. I have 99 wins and 1 loss." Said Sebas
"1 loss, I didn't know you lost." Said Ainz
"I gave him the first win. He may be a skilled sword fighter but he lacks hand to hand combat. Lord Cocytus and King Climb gave him weapon training but haven't taught him any hand to hand combat." Said Sebas
"Could you beat Momon if he used his swords?" Said Ainz
"Depends Emperor Ainz if we allowed to use martial arts and my own skills." Said Sebas
"Yes, you're both allowed to fight at full power." Said Ainz
"I would win Emperor Ainz but I would be wounded greatly especially if he uses that martial art." Said Sebas
"That berserk mode of his is quite the game changer, made by Climb and perfected by him. If he uses that in the east continent we may need to cancel the expedition and strengthen our forces to 90 and above." Said Ainz
"Speaking of which, will you be postponing the tournament?" Said Sebas
"Yes, till this matter is resolved but we'll have a ceremony before we leave." Said Ainz
"That's good to hear my son is a big fan of Ren." Said Sebas
"A lot of people are, but Sebas since you're here I have some questions regarding Ki since you're a monk." Said Ainz
"I'll try to answer to the best of my abilities to any questions you have." Said Sebas
"The east continent uses Ki instead of magic and are able to get it from the air around them instead of using Mana from their own Mana stores. Is there a way to cut it off and to access it?" Said Ainz
"Ki is pulled into the body by chi points throughout the body. The Ki acts similar to a circled river with a waterfall in the middle. The river flows naturally into it then turned into a waterfall but at the bottom it returns to a gentle stream ready to be used again." Said Sebas
"So, it not unlimited Mana but recycled Mana. Sebas if i overflowed the surrounding area with mana or Ki than could your chi points take damage. Said Ainz
"It a possibility Emperor Ainz." Said Sebas
(If I use a high tier magic I could overwhelm them even if I try to help them.)
"Sebas can you regulate your Ki without damaging your chi points?" Said Ainz
"I can Emperor Ainz it takes mental control to regulate but after training it becomes second nature." Said Sebas
"I see so I should hold back till necessary." Said Ainz
"Emperor Ainz, your wisdom knows no bound to understand Ki so quickly." Said Sebas
"Nabe had forgotten to tell me about Ki so she called me again to explain about the Eastern continent magic." Said Ainz
"Emperor Ainz you still grasp it quite easily." Said Sebas
"Thank you Sebas but return to your wife. Your son is starting to fall asleep." Said Ainz
Sebas turns around seeing his son trying to keep his eyes open. Sebas picks him up and carries him in his arms.
"Emperor Ainz, I hope my son could be an excellent butler to your son." Said Sebas
With that Sebas bows and leaves the room.
(Cute kid for being in his 30s, demihumans grow up so slow, but he is Narazick first child. I wonder how Touch Me would react finding out that he was a grandfather. Also, how can I make a son if I don't have one to plant my seed.)
Few hours later a [gate] appeared
Shalltear walked through the portal and at the same time Aura and Mare walked through the door.
"My beloved Ainz, how I have missed seeing your perfection." Said Shalltear
Shalltear starts running over to hug him but Aura stop her in her tracks.
"Fake tits!" Said Aura
"Sister don't be mean." Said Mare
Shalltear stops and turns around seeing Aura.
"I'll destroy you pip squeak." Said Shalltear
"Please don't fight." Said Mare
The elf maids agree while they cower in fear.
"Come on fake tits!" Said Aura
"Enough!" Said Ainz
The two bowed for forgiveness. Ainz forgave them both.
"Now that the both of you have calmed down. I want to hear your reports for your lands." Said Ainz
"Prison city birth rate is at a stable rate, and the lives lost during the 7-year massacre can be regained in 100 years without including the citizens of the empire repopulating. The women aren't harmed especially the pregnant ones as per your orders Emperor Ainz." Said Shalltear
"7 years of finding worms was such a pain. Especially the part where pandora actor became hero and had a statue made of him. I can hear his voice now about his performance." Said Aura
"Stay on topic Aura." Said Ainz
"Yes, Emperor Ainz!" Said Aura
"Shalltear what about the special meat for the beastmen and our forces that want human meat." Said Ainz
"The special meat from prison city is also a stable rate but if population increases so will the production but with healing magic we can heal lost limbs so we will have no problems for meat production. We even have an surplus of supplies just in case of an emergency." Said Shalltear
"Good work Shalltear, now Aura and Mare how are the Elfs security for the Expansion Zone." Said Ainz
" Emperor Ainz, The elves have secured several ideal zones for villages and will be ready for citizens to inhabit when the numbers go back up." Said Mare
"The elfs are also taming many monsters for the riders. Said Aura
"Good Aura and Mare, seems like the Slane Theocracy lands won't go without use once the population comes back up." Said Ainz
"Can we come back to living here Emperor Ainz." Said Shalltear
"Not yet, we still have many things to do before the Empire is self-running and it seems like you all are doing a good job with the tasks assigned to you. Continue to serve me well and you'll be back in Narazick in no time." Said Ainz
"Thank you Emperor Ainz!" Said The three
"The three of you return to your floors and organize your troops for the expedition." Said Ainz
"Yes Emperor Ainz!" Said the three
They bow and leave Ainz study. A few hours pass and another knock comes from the door.
"Enter."
Demiurge enters Ainz study under his disguise of headmaster. He bows and changes his appearance to his original form of a lean demon with a metal tail.
"Demiurge, what brings you here today." Said Ainz
"Greetings Emperor Ainz, I came to inform you my demons have begun moving to the coastline and the battle maids wish to join the expedition." Said Demiurge
"Excellent and I shall allow them to join if they can find replacements to teach their classes." Said Ainz
"Yes, Emperor I shall inform them. Also, the holy kingdom agreed to send defenders and our Elder lichs we be doing paperwork and organizing the Empire while we are away." Said Demiurge
"Excellent Demiurge, and I want to hear your opinion on the forgotten." Said Ainz
"In my opinion Emperor Ainz this enemy sounds quite troublesome." Said Demiurge
"Explain." Said Ainz
"The forgotten take any living host of any kind since they took the jade king and he became even more powerful that answers a few questions about them about enhancing their hosts power, but the real question is do they take memories as well. If they do than any living volunteer we send shall be a major information leak if they become forgotten." Said Demiurge
"That would be troublesome so the use of undead shall be the key factor in the upcoming war but also our movements will be limited as well." Said Ainz
"I recommend we use undead to advance while any living troops are used to stabilize the two kingdoms and defeat any pockets of resistance." Said Demiurge
"Good plan but I am worried about the higher classes that might defeat our weak undead. There is also the jade king, he might be strong enough to fight me since tiers and levels don't apply to them." Said Ainz
"My demons should also fight with the undead since they have fire around their bodies so it's highly unlikely they'll be taken over." Said Demiurge
"Probably but right now it only a guess until we can get ahold of one." Said Ainz
Yes we should ask Team darkness if they could capture one and try to teleport it to Narazick for testing." Said Demiurge
"I'll contact them so prepare for testing." Said Ainz
"Yes Emperor!" Said Demiurge
Demiurge leaves Ainz study as he pulls the cauldron out to contact Nabe. A few seconds later Nabe answers and she seems to be running away.
"What's happening Nabe?" Said Ainz
"Hello Emperor, were just running away." Said Nabe
"Why?" Said Ainz
"Well...
Earlier today
Team darkness continued their journey seeking for a living town. Kenji was exhausted from his training last night and is resting on Silver. They traveled throughout the day till they found a town. The town seemed very lively compared to the other ones. Nabe changed her appearance to have dark hair and brown eyes without her pointy elf ears. Momon was quite sad with that change.
"Ren what do you see." Said Momon
"Well their people for one but they seem unfazed by the lack of resources and it seems like their celebrating something." Said Ren
"We should wake Kenji, this might be a lords home." Said Nabe
"Agreed." Said Ren
Ren slaps Kenji several times waking him up and kicks him off of Silver.
"What happened! Are we under attack?!" Said Kenji
"No you idiot but we finally found a town with people." Said Ren
Ren hands him the telescope. Kenji stands up seeing the town. He looks around seeing the sign of the town name.
"This town belongs to Lord Wen. He is the only son of the shogun to survive the battle of red. If we could get on his good side we could speak with the king and shogun." Said Kenji
"What's a shogun?" Said Nabe
"He leads all military affairs in the kingdom and he is the right hand man to the king." Said Kenji
" He is an important person then and is there anything we can give to him to speak with the king." Said Momon
"Anything worth of value, he a corrupt son but he admires women above anything else." Said Kenji
"Does he have 10 wives?" Said Ren
"Yes he does." Said Kenji
"Really? I was only joking." Said Ren
"Oh, but it is true." Said Kenji
"We could ask one of the towns women to help us but who can we ask?" Said Nabe
"Hey if he loves women... what about we give him Nabe?" Said Ren
Everyone turns to look at Nabe but she already gone.
"Where did she go?! Damn elves! Get out here now Nabe!" Said Ren
"What's our plan now?" Said Kenji
Momon places his hand on Kenji shoulder with a strong grip.
"Hey Kenji, with some makeup you look like a girl and your voice can pass off as a girl." Said Momon.
Ren and Silver circle him so he doesn't run away.
"What do you mean master?" Said Kenji
"Don't worry about it Kenji just relax. It'll just last a few moments." Said Momon
Women's clothes and makeup fell from the sky landing on Kenji.
"Master, don't do this." Said Kenji
"Sorry but it is for the greater good." Said Momon
Momon and Ren tackle him to the ground and began undressing him. Putting women's clothes and makeup on him. After a few minutes, Sir Kenji disappears and Miss Kikyo appeared.
"My pride and dignity gone in an instant. Lady Akio please forgive me since I can't get married anymore." Said Kikyo
"Quit your complaining!" Said Ren
"Listen Kenji, I mean Kikyo just get any information from him and get an audience with the king." Said Momon
"What happens if he wants me." Said Kikyo
"Ren will be hidden close by to prevent any accidents so don't worry." Said Momon
"How about Miss Nabe?" Said Kikyo
"She'll reappear in the city and ask around to get information." Said Momon
"I really don't like miss Nabe." Said Kikyo
"Now you know how I feel." Said Ren
Kenji pov
The three start moving into the town and are stopped by two guards. The men point their spears towards Kikyo.
"Who are you three?" Said guard
Momon grabs their spearhead and crushes them in his hand.
" take us to your Lord, we have business to discuss. We even brought this beautiful woman as a gift." Said Momon
"Yes Sir! right this way!" Said a guard
The guards start escorting them to the Lords house. They enter the town and the difference was staggering compared to the other lifeless places. The people were quite curious seeing a large man in full gear especially since Momon's armor type hasn't been seen in this continent. People thought he was a golem of some sort because of his usual appearance and him following a beautiful woman. Momon removes his helmet and removes his sweat from his forehead. The people curiosity rose even more especially the women seeing a handsome man. The woman start to flock to Momon separating him from Kikyo.
Kikyo arrives at Lord Wen estate.
( Lord Wen's home is much nicer than Lord Akio home but Lord Akio isn't getting his dad's money to keep it running. Poor lady Akio, I'll send money as soon as possible.)
She turns around to speak with Momon but he disappeared. She looks left and right to look for him but no sign of him. The guards from earlier decided to make a move on Kikyo but a large white lance appears from nowhere whacking them over them head knocking them out cold.
"You ok pretty lady?" Said Ren
Kikyo jumps on Ren hugging him with tears running down his face.
"Sir Ren...thank you for saving me." Said Kikyo
"Ok, just get off of me. Go in and get this guy to give us an audience with the king." Said Ren
"Yes Sir Ren but what about the others?" Said Kenji
"Momon is dealing with a bunch of hungry women and Nabe has found a bar." Said Ren
"Sounds like they're having fun." Said Kikyo
"Just shut it and get to work while I hide the bodies." said Ren
Ren tosses the bodies onto Silver and disappears from sight. Kikyo enters his home and a few servants stop him. Kikyo explains she is from Lord Akio and came to deliver urgent news. The servants leave to get Lord Wen. A servant appears to announce Lord Wen and few seconds later he turned the corner. He is a middle aged man with a normal face but he has a thin bread that descends to his chest. His robes are in perfect condition and the estate is flawless compared to Lord Akio which is crumbling every passing day.
"I'm Lord Wen ruler of these lands, why has an envoy from Lord Akio came to pay me a visit." Said Lord Wen
Kikyo puts her hands together and bows to Lord Wen.
"Lord Wen, I came to deliver a message from Lord Akio. Seekers from another Continent have arrived in our lands and have agreed to aid us against the forgotten and shall arrive with a large army in four months on our lands so they wish an audience with the shogun and King." Said Kikyo
"A large army coming this way and will appear behind us while we are being attacked from the front. How can Lord Akio be such a fool!" Said Lord Wen
"But Lord Wen! Lord Aoi agreed as well in aiding these people. They could end the war!" Said Kikyo
"I would trust them less if they have a member of the onyx kingdom backing them up. Those war mongering fools, I must deal with these seekers immediately." Said Lord Wen
"Why your lordship!? They wish to aid us and even their Emperor gave us his word to aid us." Said Kikyo
"Their Emperor showed up? I find that highly unlikely but described this Emperor to me." Said Lord Wen
"Well he is a… skeleton." Said Kikyo
"He a monster! So a monster is leading his army of monsters here! How stupid are you people?! Can't you see it a ploy to kill us or enslave us and to use us as fodder against the forgotten." Said Lord Wen
"A seeker killed a small army of forgotten by himself and another defeated a jade sage." Said Kikyo
"So they attacked a jade sage can't you see they are weakening us! I must inform my father to gather any troops and prepare to fend them off." Said Lord Wen
"But Lord Wen! They are helping us! Speak with a seeker and you can see for yourself that they are a peaceful, honest people." Said Kikyo
"Peaceful people!? Honest people! How can I trust them if you're not even a woman. I can see that apple in your throat from a mountain top. You must be trying to assassinate me. Guards! Guards!" Said Lord Wen
Guards start rushing in the courtyard surrounding Kenji.
"Master where are you? Sir Ren where are you?" Said Kenji
Momon pov
Momon has become swarmed by women seeing his handsome face. Momon puts his helmet back on and hides his face. Momon looks around to find Kenji but he has disappeared. Momon tries to leave the crowd but the women won't let him.
"Excuse me ladies but I have to find my friends." Said Momon
"You're not going anywhere big man. We haven't found a good man in this town since the war. Know that we found a good strong man, not too young, not too old, just perfect. you're not leaving till we had a piece of you." Said a very hungry woman
(Lord Touch me, please guide me through lord Peroroncino ploy.)
"Ladies thank you for choosing me but I have someone I can't betray." Said Momon
The ladies go awww but a few jump on him trying to bring him down.
"You're just a perfect man and we won't tell anyone about this even your woman so it'll be our little secret." Said a very hungry woman.
Momon jumps straight into the air getting out of the mob. He gently puts down the women on his back. Momon turns to see the mob of woman beginning to walk his way and so Momon starts to run. He runs around the town trying to lose them but a woman's ambition is quite scary. They cut him off at each turn and begin to close in on him. Momon see an opening and turns left hiding behind a wall where the women run past him giving him some breathing room.
"Hello master, what took you so long?" Said Kenji
Momon looks to see Kenji is surrounded by guards and know their pointing spears at him.
Nabe pov
( poor Kenji but rather him than me. I wasn't going to be no bait.)
Nabe enters a bar seeing mostly people in combat gear. She takes a table and orders a glass of beer/sake on this continent. She takes the drink and finds it to have a sweet taste. A man takes a seat in front of her ordering more drinks for both of them. The man places his staff on the table between them.
The man has short red hair and a stern face. The aura he gives off is of a veteran warrior similar to Lord Aoi. The armor has battle scars and his face as well. His gear colored in red with a golden sun symbol on his chest.
(This man is much stronger than the man who fought against Momon. He left himself wide open for an attack but I can't find an opening. I have to be careful, I might lose if this becomes close quarters.)
"Such a kind man, what's your name." Said Nabe
"I'm lord Ryu of the Jade kingdom."
His voice is coarse from giving orders.
"Oh a Lord, what can this one do to return the favor of buying drinks." Said Nabe
"Well you can drop the act for one and enjoy the drinks with me." Said Ryu
"The act?" Said Nabe
"I can sense your Ki and it is quite powerful. You might prove a challenge even for myself." Said Ryu
"Ok than, let me introduce myself. I'm Nabe from the Sorcerer Empire and alongside my companions have come to seek an audience with the king." Said Nabe
"So many questions miss Nabe, The first is where is this Empire of yours." Said Ryu
"Across the sea, it took us 7 months to get here." Said Nabe
"That's quite a feat, second question: why do you wish to speak with the king?" Said Ryu
"The Emperor wishes to aid your people against the forgotten so we wish to speak to the king and allow us an easy passage to the front lines." Said Nabe
"That seems too good to be true but a large army landing on our shores will be problematic even if you mean to help." Said Ryu
"We know but the Emperor wants to help so we will follow his wishes." Said Nabe
"He must be a good ruler for you to follow." Said Ryu
"He is." Said Nabe
"I understand your mission but I cannot allow anyone to meet the king, but I can give you some advice." Said Ryu
" is it a direct meeting with the king?" Said Nabe
"Not going to be that easy but miss Nabe, actions speaks louder than words." Said Ryu
"I see so you don't trust us either and our good faith or is there something wrong within the kingdom or the king." Said Nabe
"just some advice from a stranger." Said Ryu
Momon is seen running away from a group of women so Nabe drinks her cup and stands from the table.
"Well seems like our discussion is done here, it was nice meeting you Lord Ryu." Said Nabe
"It was my pleasure miss Nabe but one request before you go." Said Ryu
"What would that be?" Said Nabe
"Fight me!" Said Ryu
Ryu lifts his staff and tries to stab Nabe but she grabs the staff. Ryu is surprised that she caught the spear with her frail hands so he applies more force. Nabe surprised she losing in strength but she can't keep up this strength competition so she kicks the table up creating space between her and Ryu. She runs out of the building with Ryu chasing behind her. She following the large group of woman chasing Momon but Ryu cuts her off and attacks trying to remove her head but she ducks.
[wind strike]
Nabe uses a knockback attack sending Ryu through a wall. He lands on his feet taking no damage from the attack. Nabe walks through the hole in the wall to see Kenji and Momon surrounded by guards.
"Oh, hey guys! What have you been doing." Said Nabe
Ren pov
Ren sneaks in Lord Wen estate, at first he see Kenji speaking with Lord Wen but he decides to search the estate for any documents. Ren and Silver sneak around undetected finding the different wives rooms till they find the biggest room in the estate.
"Silver watch the door and alert me if anyone coming." Said Ren
Ren begins searching the room starting at a drawer. He opens it to see a form of underwear maybe something else. the outfits in the east are very different. Ren keeps searching different drawers and he couldn't find anything besides clothes.
A girl gets up from underneath a blanket and taps Ren on the shoulder. Ren jumps away summoning his lance to defend himself but he see a girl around 13 years old.
"Who are you and why are you in my room?" Said the girl
"Your Room so this isn't Lord Wen room." Said Ren
"No this is my room and who are you." Said the girl
"Oh, I just got lost so if you can point me to Lord Wen room that'll be great." Said Ren
"No because you're staying with me or I'm screaming." Said the girl
A vein pops on Ren head.
"Why would I leave?" Said Ren
She points to Silver
"Because I want to pet it." Said the girl
"Oh you can pet him he enjoys being petted." Said Ren. Silver gives Ren a glare and so does Ren.
The girl goes up to Silver petting him against the grain. By petting his fur the opposite direction it caused the hair to stand up. Silver was getting upset and wanted to bit her head off.
"How about you pet me as well since I am furry." Said Ren
Ren picks up his hat showing off his cat ears. The girl leaves Silver and pets Ren head very roughly.
"Hey girl what's your name?" Said Ren
"Oh I'm Lady Yuki and Lord Wen is my uncle."
"Where is your father?" Said Ren
"He passed away so my uncle takes care of me now. I just want to leave so I can meet my grandfather." Said Yuki
"Is your grandfather the shogun." Said Ren
"Yeah but I haven't seen him since father's passing." Said Yuki
She stops petting Ren and sat down beside him.
"What's wrong Yuki." Said Ren
"I miss my father and I wish uncle would play with me but he just ignores me. I want to go see grandfather." Said Kokuge
"I could take you if you want." Said Ren
Yuki begins to tear up and hugs Ren. Ren surprised at the action just stands there with a young girl crying in his arms.
"Can you pet my hair?" Said Yuki
Ren pets her head for a few minutes and Yuki stands up.
"You're a good person and you have promised to take me to meet grandfather." Said Yuki
"I promise you on my name and title that I'll take you to see him." Said Ren
Yuki had a warm smile on her face.
"You're the best. Maybe grandfather will allow me… to marry you." Said Yuki
(Well I'm 65 and if the other two heard this I could go to jail.)
"Explore your options first." Said Ren
Yuki was shocked hearing that answer so she stomped her foot landing on Ren tail. Ren in pain lunges towards Yuki knocking her down. She screams in terror having Ren on top of her. Ren realizes what he was doing and tries to stop her screaming and Silver tries pulling on her dress to drag her away, But the room door slides open showing Lord Wen shocked expression of seeing a beast person on top of his niece with her dress open while a giant wolf is pulling on her dress exposing her waist.
"I know this may look bad but I can explain if you just let me." Said Ren
"Guards! Kill them all!" Said Lord Wen
Guards begin rushing Ren and Silver so Silver grab Ren by the collar and burst through the thin wooden walls.
"Are you hurt Yuki?! Did they do things to you?!" Said Wen
"I'm fine uncle but I want him to take responsibility for his actions." Said Yuki
Lord Wen jumps to conclusions
"A large reward to whoever captures that man who deflowered my niece!" Said Lord Wen
"Uncle he promised to take me away." Said Yuki
"He wanted you to elope! Double the reward if you bring him with broken legs!" Said Wen
Present Moment
"That is what happened Emperor Ainz. An unlucky situation." Said Nabe
A arrow flies past Nabe's head hitting the caludon.
"Momon sacrifice yourself! They want you more!" said Ren
"So let me understand this, in the span of 30 minutes, you three have become wanted criminals against an entire nation!" Said Ainz
"It wasn't our fault Emperor Ainz but we learned a lot that could benefit us." Said Nabe
Ainz emotions are being suppressed but he couldn't handle the situation so he turns off the caludon.
"Emperor Ainz...he hanged up. Lady Nabe is going to get mad at me." Said Nabe
"Don't worry about it just run till they stop chasing us. Kenji keep up or you'll really become someone wife." Said Momon
"Master please don't leave me behind." Said Kenji
(Few hours later) Team darkness lost the angry mob chasing them.
"Hey, Kenji, what is your currency called?" Said Ren
Kenji is out of breath while the others are unphased by the hours of running.
"We use coins called suns after the gold king emblem of a sun." Said Kenji
"I bet you 100,000 suns that my bounty is the highest. How about you two?" Said Ren
"I'll take up on that bet. I fought with someone close to the king. He probably was a royal guard." Said Nabe
"Mine is probably the highest since the women are willing to lie to make me take responsibility for doing something to them." Said Momon
"Lord Wen probably wants my head. He probably will jumped to conclusions about me taking advantage of his niece and she also wants me to come back." Said Ren
(I left my hat in her room. That was my favorite hat.)
Team darkness started to laugh amongst themselves while Kenji waited and thought about when he was going to get his gear back so he could stop dressing as a woman. Momon pulled out his gear from his cape and they begin to discuss what they learned.
"I learned something is wrong with the gold king but I don't know more since Lord Ryu didn't give any details but he did advise we fight the forgotten instead going straight to the king." Said Nabe
"Did you say Lord Ryu!?" Said Kenji
"Yeah, who is he?" Said Nabe
"He is one of the best fighters ever! He is one of the 5 dragons that helped defeat the forgotten king. He has beaten a class 5 forgotten by himself. They call him the talon of the dragon for his speed." Said Kenji
"Nabe, when you met him do you think you could have beaten him?" Said Momon
"In close quarter I would lose but with distance... I wouldn't be sure I would win." Said Nabe
"We got to keep in mind just in case he becomes an enemy." Said Momon
"What else did he say Nabe." Said Ren
"He could sense my Ki and he said that I could provide him a challenge. He left himself defenseless while we spoke but I couldn't find an opening to attack." Said Nabe
"Leave the fighters to me and Ren. Nabe, I don't want you getting hurt so please be more cautious." Said Momon
Nabe looked anyway slightly blushing but Momon was too much in thought to see Nabe expression.
"What about you Momon? What did you learn?" Said Ren
"I learned the man to woman ratio is favoring women. The women are deprived of men and I think establishing a church of perperchico would ease their tensions. What about you Ren?" Said Momon
"I learned that the shogun has family issues. One of his sons had a daughter but he couldn't deal with the loss so he sent his granddaughter to his other son to take care of her. The daughter named Yuki admits Lord Wen is a scumbag and wants to be reunited with her grandfather." Said Ren
"Hey Ren you didn't do anything to her, right." Said Nabe
Ren begins sweating.
"Whatever do you mean?" Said Re
"Well, when we were being chased I heard a lot of people shout that you deflowered her and you should take responsibility." Said Nabe
"I didn't do that! It was accident!" Said Ren
Momon grabs Ren bringing him to eye level.
"So it did happen." Said Momon
"She step on my tail so I reacted by knocking her down and Lord Wen came in jumping to conclusions." Said Ren
Momon puts him on Silver and didn't try to kill him. Nabe was disappointed for not seeing Ren's head go through a tree.
"So what's our plan?" Said Kenji
"Well we could take the girl to the shogun or fight the forgotten… hey Kenji where do you fight the forgotten." Said Momon
"At the jade kingdom capital city, Heaven city." Said Kenji
"Isn't the forgotten king healing at the jade city." Said Nabe
"The battle of red was at the capital city. The two kingdoms have defensive lines before heaven city. The gold kingdom doesn't go in the city but prevents them from leaving. The onyx kingdom sends troops in trying to find the forgotten king and finish him off." Said Kenji
"Can't the forgotten bypass your defensive lines and enter your lands without much resistance." Said Ren
"Heaven city is at the halfway point of the jade kingdom so the lands between the kingdom's border to heaven city is called the hunting zone. We have many bases and scouts ensuring no forgotten enter the two kingdoms lands but with our numbers on the decline we can't stop every group of forgotten that get through." Said Kenji
"That's why the onyx kingdom wants to end it now while the gold kingdom wants to build their numbers." Said Nabe
"So if we end it or delay the forgotten king revival we'll have a lot of leeway at the negotiation table." Said Momon
"We could also get the other races to help or try to get the king to listen." Said Ren
"Emperor Ainz did order us to get a forgotten for study." Said Nabe
"It seems like we're going to heaven city. So Kenji lead the way." Said Momon
"Yes master but it'll take almost 3 months by foot." Said Kenji
"Don't worry I have that covered." Said Ren
Ren goes into his bag and pulls out some small stone horses that fit in his hand. He puts them onto the ground and Nabe puts some mana into them. A few moments later the small horses grow to incredible size surpassing Silver size and weight.
"Excuse me Sir Ren what are these?" Said Kenji
"These are stone war horses. They can run until you say stop or if their destroyed. These horses can cut a 3 month journey into 2 weeks if we don't stop."
"Why were we walking if we had these?" Said Kenji
"Emperor Ainz wanted us to make good relationships with your people but after today's adventure that'll seem unlikely so aiding against the forgotten seems our best bet." Said Momon
"Just hop on Kenji or we'll be leaving you behind." Said Ren
"What about you sir Ren?" Said Kenji
"Silver here is much faster than those horses and he has the magic item that negates exhaustion so keep up slowpokes." Said Ren
Team darkness plus one mount up and begin traveling to heaven city. What awaits them at heaven city you'll have to find out next time!
The next chapter will be in two but if I finish early I'll post it earlier.