She is OVERLORD
Eighteen
Cocco Doll, despite the various setbacks, was still a dangerous man. While many people loathed him, there were many that either owed him or he had blackmail material on. Either way, he could call upon various resources for his revenge.
"So, we're going to kidnap Sebas' MAID?" the head thug asked.
"Yes," Cocco said flatly. The extremely pretty man added, "He took from me, so I'm going to take from him."
"She goes out alone for shopping?" Lilac, the disgraced magic user, asked warily.
"So, we jump her, drag her into an alley and run," Jase, the knife fighter, nodded.
"Are you sure Lilac can subdue her?" Eric asked, the fighter frowning.
"She's a MAID," Cocco waved it off.
"I've heard weird things about the people from the Empire," Eric cautioned.
"She's coming," Ran, the thin scout noted, reporting back.
"Okay, she'll pass by us, Eric, Marsh, you grab her," Cocco ordered, "Then we'll haul her off... she'll make an exotic wench when I reopen my brothel."
Narberal Gamma strode along in a modified version of her normal garb. It was a SPOTLESS maid outfit, though it lacked the armor she usually wore. Despite her scowling at everyone she was still strikingly beautiful, as all the men and not a few women around her noticed.
"Come with me," Marsh grabbed her, yanking her into the alley.
"She's hard to move," Eric grunted.
"Are you attempting to abduct me?" Narberal asked with eerie calm.
Lilac felt a weird chill, at how strangely calm and relaxed she was.
"Yes," Cocco barked, "come with us and you won't be hurt!"
Jase held a knife in each hand, "Yeah, come quietly."
Narberal suddenly shifted in place, grabbing the arm of the one fighter who was holding her then BROKE it easily.
"ARGHH!" Marsh yelled in pain.
"Wait," Eric blurted before Narberal punched, sending him flying away.
Lilac gestured, "SLEEP!"
Shockingly the spell had no effect at all.
"What... what...," Cocco blurted, shocked.
Ran, panicking, threw one of his throwing knives. He was SURE he threw it and she didn't see him do it, but somehow, she casually caught it in midair.
"Shit," the shocked Ran blurted out, then Narberal tossed the blade back, driving it right through his eye into his brain.
"Screw this," Jase cried and turned to run.
Naberal gestured, "LIGHTNING."
The bolt of lightning blasted through Cocco, killing him instantly, then cut down the knife fighter too. In less than two minutes, all the attackers were either broken or dead.
"So annoying," Narberal mused, "I will be late bringing home the shopping."
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"They did WHAT?" Zero groaned, the leader of security for Eight Fingers in his headquarters. .
"Cocco Doll is dead, along with all the Workers he recruited," Malmvist of the Six Arms reported grimly. "They tried to go after the maid at the embassy of Ainz Ool Gown."
"The MAID did that?" Zero blurted.
"She's apparently an extremely powerful magic user," Malmvist reported. "And reports indicate she's VERY strong too."
Zero just shook his head grimly. The more he heard about the Empire of Ainz Ool Gown, the crazier it got.
"What are we going to do now?" Malmvist asked quietly. While he wasn't Zero's equal, of course, the members of the Six Arms were regarded by their leader as comrades, of a sort.
"Tell the rest of the Six arms and the rest of our people to avoid coming into conflict with ANYONE from Ainz Ool Gown," Zero ordered. "I need to talk to the bosses about all this."
"Understood!" Malmvist hurried off.
Zero knew he couldn't call a meeting immediately, but he sent word to those he could. He also headed over to talk to the head of the drug running operations...
Hilma was pretty, but in a cold, dangerous way. Looking in her eyes you could tell she would kill you without hesitation, if she needed too. And she took the news of Cocco's sudden death about how he expected...
"Ha! Good riddance," Hilma said.
"You think the others will make trouble?" Zero asked.
Hilma looked thoughtful, "No one liked Cocco, so there's that. And I think we all understand how dangerous Ains Ool Gown is. I'm actually more worried the Nobles will do something stupid."
"Prince Bardo?" Zero guessed who she meant.
Hilma nodded, "Prince Bardo. I'm beginning to think we've manipulated him a bit too much, in keeping him in the dark."
The Eight Fingers, through wealth, blackmail and raw power, had a huge influence on the nobility, but not on the Royal Family itself. So, they had decided to target Prince Bardo, gaining influence over the man in hopes of controlling him when he took the throne...
"We've made him think the kingdom is more powerful than it is, and he's not the brightest," Hilma admitted. "What if he decides to take on Ainz Ool Gown?"
Zero met her eyes, BOTH looking worried.
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Tuare was surprised at how NICE Carne town actually was. It had been a month since she had arrived, and she was mostly recovered from her injuries.
(The town had both a apothecary AND a healing priest. Plus at least one resident magic user! It was astounding for a town this size.)
As a former farm girl, Tuare quickly put back on muscle as she helped with chores and such, and the family she moved in with was remarkably kind.
"Big sister Tuare!" Nemu smiled, hugging her.
"Nemu! Don't glomp on her like that," Enri scolded her little sister gently.
"It's fine," Tuare smiled at the other girl.
Aunt Sophia smiled, "Tuare, thank you for all you've been doing."
Tuare had heard that Sophia had taken in the girls after an attack on the village, apparently before they became part of the Empire of Ains Ool Gown. She possibly hadn't realized how much work raising two energetic girls was going to be, so was VERY thankful Tuare was helping out.
"Lunch is ready," Tuare noted, "then it's back to work."
"Thank you!" Enri and Nemu chorused.
AND apparently Sophie couldn't cook. So that was nice to have as a steady job.
"You don't need to push yourself too hard," Sophie added mildly as they ate sandwiches and a simple soup.
"I want to help out," Tuare shook her head, "besides, with how fast the town is growing you need all the help you can get."
"So, the Swords of Darkness should be back tomorrow," Enri noted, "looking forward to seeing your girlfriend Brita?"
Tuare blushed, "She's NOT my girlfriend!"
Enri, Nemu AND Sophie all gave her a LOOK.
"Well...," Tuare sighed.
"You like her, don't you?" Nemu asked innocently.
"I'm not sure she's interested," Tuare admitted a bit sheepishly.
"So ask her," Enri shrugged.
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'WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME?' Phillip Montserrat lamented, as the city guard dragged him along.
He had finally run out of money, and worse he couldn't afford to board his horse, so he'd lost that too. Then he tried to steal some food from a food cart, and got caught.
"Mr Guard, I...," Phillip started.
"Silence," he was casually clouted.
"Ooof!" Phillip grunted.
The guard looked around, then shoved Phillip down a alley. He reached a unmarked door, then rapped on it.
"Yeah?" the slightly shifty guy answered.
"Got another for you. Foreigner, won't be missed," the guard said. "The usual?"
Coins exchanged hands, and Phillip was passed over, then shoved in a cage with a good looking older woman, her once fine clothes mesy.
"What is...," Phillip started.
"We are apparently about to be sold into slavery," Lady Furt told him sadly.
Phillip looked at her, stunned. "WHAT."
To be continued...
Notes: Yes I'm mostly writing the Eight Fingers as smarter than in canon. Basically unlike canon they KNOW that Ains Ool Gown are HUGELY powerful, from the Skeleton Dragon incident. So inlike canon, they KNOW not to fuck with them...