Chapter 2: You're mine!
"Halt your steps, trespassers! Who the hell are you?!"
The voice boomed from within the trees above them as the echoes made it impossible to tell for certain where exactly the person was hiding. Ainz and the twins didn't seem the least bit bothered about it though as they calmly looked up into the trees.
Finally, Ainz spoke up.
"I am the adventurer Momon and current enforcer of the Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown. I come here with these two esteemed emissaries to forge friendly relationships between your kind and the Great Tomb of Nazarick."
There was a slight pause as a response was not immediately heard from within the trees, until finally an answer came booming with an angered tone.
"We have no business to do with you, human. We do not desire any kind of pact with outsiders. Leave those two children that you have obviously stolen from our lands and leave!"
Hearing this, Aura's face twisted into a heavily annoyed expression as she stood up and shouted herself.
"Oi, how dare you speak to A… no Momon-san like that? We aren't slaves, we are envoys of Ainz Ooal Gown, you'd better listen to what he has to say or else! Don't blame us for the consequences!"
Again, there followed a slight pause after which suddenly figures began to descend from the trees. They seemed to be using some kind of vines as ropes on which they slid down to the ground. In the blink of an eye, Ainz and his group were surrounded by what looked to be about twenty humanoid figures, all of which were armed with a staff, bow, or sword that they all pointed at Ainz or Hamsuke, but none seemed to point at Mare or Aura.
One of the figures approached them and revealed a quite handsome face with a dark skin complexion and clear green eyes. His hair, unlike his skin, was ash white if not slightly grey. The other remarkable feature was his pointy ears which revealed that he was indeed an authentic dark elf.
"You two. Which clan do you belong to? What are your names?"
From the voice, it was not hard to tell that this was the man that had been talking to them. Although the angry tone in his voice had seemingly vanished, though the reason was not yet clear. Perhaps he had not expected the outburst from Aura earlier, but he seemed stunned that this little dark elf girl actually had such vigor.
"My name is Aura Bella Fiore, servant of the great Ainz Ooal Gown-sama!"
Aura gave her brother a meaningful look as she wanted him to speak up for himself as well. Mare at first hesitated, but under pressure from his sister's glare finally spoke up as well.
"M-m-my name is… uh Mare Bello Fiore, I'm also a servant of Ainz-sama."
The dark elf looked at the two with a puzzled expression as he did not quite know what to make of them. For a start, it was a very rare thing to see dark elves from outside the tribe. Not to mention that their names were also completely foreign to him as they didn't match with any of the 18 dark elf clans that made up their tribe. It was possible that they had been stolen from the tribe years ago, but their names wouldn't have changed because of that, so where on earth did they come from? They said that they were emissaries for Ainz Ooal Gown. Even the dark elves of Lodos Forest knew who that was. Although they made no contact with humans, they naturally needed to stay in touch with the world if they wanted to preserve themselves so they had other methods of gathering information. If these children were indeed affiliated with the Sorcerer King and he decided to chase them away, it could potentially spell doom for the entire clan. After all, this wasn't the kingdom they were dealing with anymore.
After a brief moment of thinking the dark elf, finally made a decision.
"… Fine. You can come along and the elder will listen to what you have to say. But the human and his beast have to stay behind here. He can come and pick you up at this place in two days."
The dark elf gave Momon a slight glare as he spoke. It seemed apparent that this elf had some kind of grudge with humans and wished that they would stay away, the further the better. Ainz personally couldn't care less as he calmly spoke.
"Ah, my apologies but their lord has entrusted these two children into my care with strict orders not to leave them out of my sight until they have spoken with the leader of your tribe."
"Shut up, you damn human. The fact that I am considering to let you live is already an incredible show of leniency. Don't take it for granted, and scram before I change my mind."
The dark elf quickly replied with fierce anger as he began to loathe Ainz more and more it seemed.
"Hold up, you, who do you think you are talking to Momon-san like that? Momon-san is someone personally trusted by Ainz-sama to protect us. If you send him away you are also sending us away! You'd better hurry up and apologize!"
The dark elf looked like he had been slapped in the face by these two children. For him to apologize to a mere human was akin to something worse than death. Even if these two had a powerful backer, he could not possibly take their words to heart. But to offend them by denying their request was a little too dangerous for comfort.
At this moment, he truly did not know what to say…
"Looks like you're stuck with what to say, Camus! Since that's the case, why not simply give them an apology in the form of making an exception and allowing them to take their guardian with them?"
A cheerful cute voice rang from the treetops as from one of the branches tumbled down another figure. The way it somersaulted showed that this creature possessed a somewhat exceptional athletic physique and reflexes to match.
Before Ainz and the rest appeared a little dark elf girl. She likewise had silvery white hair and even at her relatively young age already looked quite charming. She had a youthful but charming face and when she grew up would be quite a looker. Unlike the male elf, she had crimson eyes with a shade of purple that stared curiously at Hamsuke. She wore a simple outfit that reminded one of the standard equipment for adventurers in E-Rantel and was armed with only a small wooden staff which she carelessly held behind her back as she strolled towards the creature.
"Mica! Who told you to come down here? Go back into cover now! This doesn't concern you! For all we know, these guys are dangerous! Who do you think would have to apologize to your grandfather if you got killed because of your carelessness?"
The dark elf girl rolled her eyes at Camus' remarks as she simply continued to walk closer to Hamsuke without any fear in her eyes to speak of.
"Uwah! What beast is this? Is it one of those with a demonic lineage? I've never seen such a magnificent and strong creature! You can just feel its fearsome aura leaking out from its eyes!"
The wild praise did not go unnoticed by Hamsuke as she closed her eyes and gallantly lifted her head, looking quite proud that there were still those that recognized her strength even if it faded in comparison to her masters.
Finally, her eyes fell upon the two dark elves that were still seated in the saddle of this fearsome beast. Upon seeing Aura and Mare, her eyes went wide as she stared at the two with an interesting expression on her face. A broad grin appeared as pure joy and elation glittered in her eyes whilst she neared the two. Her gaze was specifically focused on Mare as she inched ever closer to him. Mare himself was getting a bit uncomfortable as he leaned back a bit, but it didn't matter as the girl relentlessly got closer till she was just a couple of inches from his face.
Her eyes glittered as she didn't stop looking into his own eyes. Until she finally retracted and took a bit of distance. After a brief moment, she closed her eyes and nodded as she said; "All right, I've decided, I'll make you mine!"
At that moment, everything went quiet as neither Ainz nor Mare and not even any of the dark elves that had surrounded Ainz and his group knew what to say as they stared at this little elf girl who had just said something absolutely unbelievable.
AA: let the rom-com raging commence! (Don't worry not turning overlord into a comedic parody of itself) just give me some chapters to get you interested. This isn't going to be a boring story just a bit calmer. Stopped hating yen press since I now know that vol 10 is going to get translated anyway just under the DMCA's radar. So instead-
GLORY TO AINZ OOAL GOWN