Chapter 308 - 33: Undercurrent (2/2)

”Hahaha! Are you two trying to paint Momonga as the bad guy here? That meeting didn't last that long and I while I did have some anticipation, my hopes weren't that high. Still, him being the bad guy isn't too far off from his character...”, Nao said letting out a grinning emote.

”What do you mean by that?”, Tabula suddenly retorted with a question.

”It's nothing. If Momonga didn't want me, then so be it. We may even clash with each other in the future once guild battles and raids are a thing. But I guess the question is now, what are you two going to do from here on out?”

”What are we going to do? My mind hasn't changed. I'm joining your guild and that's final!”, Bukubukuchagama replied back letting out an angry emote.

”I don't want to see the hard work we put into Yggdrasil in these last four and a half years go to waste all of a sudden. We've come across many stories of myths sand legends so far, and I don't want to stop doing that. Even if you say I'm destined to be with that Momonga, I won't leave your side. We must see Helheim to its end too.”

”Tabula....Bukubukuchagama...”, Nao started to reply back as he heard their resolve. Isabella was the next one to speak up.

”We've developed special bonds, Nao. Do you really want to push these two away after what we've accomplished together?”

Hearing Isabella say that, Nao turned quiet again for a moment. The three then saw Nao lightly shake his head.

”No. I don't want this thing we have going on to disappear either. I know we are to keep a lookout for those forty one people but they wouldn't mind if they had two less...right? I can see the resolve you two have. If you two really want to join my guild, I won't stop you.”, Nao replied with a firm voice, answering their resolve. (A/N As much as I don't like the concept of stealing, it's not really stealing if two members of Ainz Oowl Gown never joined the guild in first place, right? xD, besides this is a fanfic)

”Then it's settled! We will go create our guild once we finish this awesome quest! You'll be inviting those others you, Miya, and Elsa know, right?”, Bukubukuchagama replied happily.

”Ah right, the others. How many of us will there be in total after the guild is created?”, Tabula also inquired.

”Yup. They're currently exploring the other realms as we speak. It will be a total of eighteen of us. Well, if the other two get settled in, it might get bumped up to twenty.”

”Twenty, huh? And the way you said it like that, do you run a net cafe or something?”, Tabula replied back to Nao with another question.

”Hmm...let's just say I'm not from around here.”, Nao replied with another smile emote.

”Okay...?”, Tabula became confused by Nao's last remark. Yet before he could go into his own thoughts, Nao spoke out once more.

”But after we do create our guild, I plan to have an offline meeting. If you two are up for it, we will be gathering at my place. But be warned if you two are truly up for this I will have you two swear an oath of secrecy then. By then, it will be no turning back.”, Nao spoke out to the two with a playful tone.

Both Bukubukuchagama and Tabula turned silent after hearing that.

'No turning back...Metatron must be an influential person or something,', Tabula thought to himself.

”That's okay! Your friends accepted me! There's no way I wouldn't like to meet my idol in real life!”, Bukubukuchagama responded happily.

”Then it's settled. Let's focus our task at hand now. We are on a pretty special quest. If we complete it we will get our first World Item! Anyone who has these items can rise into top ranks.”

”Right...World Items really are in a class of their own. Seeing we have made it this far to acquire this 'Ouroboros', I fear a tough fight is waiting for us.”, Tabula responded after pulling out from his own thoughts.

'Say, do you know about Ouroboros' origin?”, Nao decided to ask Tabula.

”Haha! You know well who to turn to for this info, I sure do! Since Yggdrasil is based off of norse mythology, it is said that Ouroboros is the World Serpent. It is one of Loki's sons and can easily devour worlds themselves It's proper name goes by Jörmungandr. But to put it simply, its a massive snake. I don't know why it's sealed here in Helheim though. Perhaps it pissed off Loki too much for it tp be banished here.”

”Thank you for the explanation, Tabula. I'm not too sure why either, but we've definitely reached the right place. Probably a good thing we don't got our sense of smell here. It's truly disgusting, look.”, Nao said pointing his finger toward the bloody pond in the distance.

The two finally remembered where they were. They could see trails of blood and bones scattered all around them. Bukubukuchagama let out a frown emote.

”This place is definitely bad alright. That pond is likely our destination?”

”Looks like it. If our opponent is truly Jörmungandr as Tabula mentioned, we will be in for a tough fight. It might even be a World Enemy, which are essentially super bosses. Do not go into this unprepared, otherwise, even with our current equips we will be wiped out before we even know it.”

”Hehe, roger that! Now you're sounding like a guild leader.”

”Understood. I'm already looking forward to fighting another mythical monster.”

”You two...”

”Hehe, let them have their fun, Nao. Besides, we're now set in stone. I'll inform the others of the good news. I know they've been waiting for the creation of Rising Phoenix!”, Isabella responded letting out a giggle and a smile emote.

”Haha, I guess you're right!”, Nao let out his own laugh and a smile emote.

”So our guild name is going to be Rising Phoenix, huh? The Phoenix often depicts rebirth, so I guess it's referring to having a second chance to soar into the skies and make a name for yourself? I like the sound of that.”, Tabula answered in his own way.

”Me too! I can't wait to meet the others!”

”That will come next. But now, we have a giant ass snake to kill. Let's go.”

”Okay!”

”Got it.”

”Let's do this!”

Receiving acknowledgment from Bukubukuchagama, Tabula and Isabella, the four made their way to the bloody pond in the distance. As soon as the four reached within its vicinity, they suddenly heard a system notification pop out before them.