Chapter 11 - Volume 2 (1/2)

Overlord Volu of the Forest

Part 1

Clementine stormed back to Khazit’s hideout — the secret shrine under E-Rantel’s graveyard Her strides ild and forceful, her broere furrowed, and her mouth isted Her pretty features were distorted into soly”

That said, her true nature was probably rotesque than that face

Khazit uided a newly-created Zoe area

“Oh~ A new Zombie? That’s over a hundred and fifty now, the Orb of Death is quite extraordinary~”

The number of undead that could be controlled by the third-tier spell 「Create Undead」 was limited by the power of the spell’s caster The more undead onethe lowest grade of undead So the undead, could maintain his hold over the unbelievable amount of over a hundred of them at once The reason Khazit could control more than even that number was due to the power of the item he carried — the Orb of Death

“It’s all because you’ve been fooling around so much”

“Sor-ry~”

There was not even the slightest hint of reized

“Still~ it’s their fault for dying so soon~ couldn’t they hold on a little longer—?”

“…When you bash them like that, it’s no wonder they’d die…”

“Adventurers wouldn’t die so easily~”

“They weren’t adventurers, just ordinary civilians… Cles to waste tiain, please forgive ue

“As if I could believe that In any case, stop going after people”

“Oh-kay~”

Her flighty responseon about it, so he decided not to continue lecturing her He tried to express his displeasure with the wrinkles of his frown, but as expected, she ignored it

“Buuut~ I’ of which, where is he, anyway?”

“Has he not returned yet?”

“Not yet I et a hold of hiranny instead~?”

“Stop that That old woic caster and a famous person in this city, so don’t look down on her If you ht find yourself in too deep to dig yourself out”

“Ehhhhh~ But—”

Khazit reached into his robes, and withdrew a jet-black gemstone

“…Cle to turn this place into a city of the dead I don’t want your pointless antics to settrouble… I’ll kill you”

“…It’s called the Death Spiral, right?”

“Indeed It’s the rite our leader is conducting”

In places where the undead gathered, more powerful undead were born When these athered, even ic rite which made use of this property was like a spiral, constantly spawning ever h to destroy an entire city, so it was known as the “Death Spiral”

This wicked ritual had been conducted in the past, and it had turned a metropolis into a city of the dead where the undead roamed free

Khazit’s aim was to turn E-Rantel into another such dead city He would turn hiies from such a place

He had made extensive preparations to achieve his aim He would not let this woo ruin his plans

“Got it?”

Khazit saw through Clementine’s adorably puffed-up cheeks Her expression was one of cruel ed forward like a killing storm

She closed the distance between the The sharp blade in her hand gleamed lethally as it flashed toward Khazit’s throat —

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The s weapon known as a stiletto

There was little variation in the ways one could attack with a piercing weapon, so they were not easy to use However, Clementine favored such weapons, and she had trained her body ceaselessly, selected the best equipht le blow

This technique of hers, honed and refined through countless battles with humans and monsters, was on a level where no norainst it

Cleifted with physical abilities which exceeded those of nors On top of that, she had spent her life training and practicing her combat skills, so it was only natural that she should be able to fight at such a level

However, her target was not a norh disciples ere the pride of Zuranon — could not be killed so easily

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—And a white wall-like object which erupted froround and intercepted the unavoidable, razor-sharp blade It was a gigantic hand made of countless hue of ots

The hooks writhed, and the earth around theiant creature began revealing itself

She could sense a powerful undead creature beneath Khazit’s feet The s Khazit turned toward Clementine and said:

“What a waste of time Because of you, I was distracted for a moment and lost control of the other undead”

“Tehe~ Sorry ‘bout that~ But I wasn’t going all out either You had to pull out all the stops to barely block it, right?”

“That’s nonsense and you know it, Clementine You’re not the sort to hold back”

“Uwah~ you saw through me~ Mm, if you hadn’t blocked it, your shoulder would have been stabbed through Butbut, I never intended to kill you — really~”

Khazit frowned again as he saw the hateful smile on the woman before him

“Still, if it was ic casters couldn’t win, but as a warrior, I could defeat it handily I’-type weapons—”

“…Your specialization in one-hit kills , but ill you do against the undead which lack biological processes? And do you really think ‘that chap’ is the last card I have to play?”

“Mlanced toward the entrance She seemed to have noticed the undead controlled by Khazit, aiting there for his orders

“I think I could win… but if I draw out the fight I’ll probably lose~ tehe~, sorry, Khazi-chan”

Clementine returned her stilettos under her cloak, and the ru from the earth ceased

“Buuuut~ that’s a specialized undead controller for you~ Well done!”

With that, Clementine turned and left

“Ah, yes, yes, I won’t touch that granny until the end I won’t go hunting people either That should be okay, right?”

“…M until Cle on to it even after her shadoas gone froround shrine

“What a bad personality,” Khazit spat

He had his own flaws, but he was not nearly as bad as Cleh she’s so skilled… no, it’s because she’s so skilled that she’s so twisted”

Cle the twelve executives of the secret society Zuranon, only three of them could beat her Sadly, Khazit was not one of theic item in his hand, he only had around a thirty percent chance of success

“The fored individuals with the power of heroes are hard to deal with”

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“So that’s what happened”

Nfirea sighed deeply, and mumbled to himself

Nfirea had been close to Enri’s parents They were great parents, and the way they loved their daughters was quite enviable Nfirea had lost his parents at a young age and only had ht of an outstanding father and ht of Enri’s parents

He was filled with rage when he heard that her parents had been killed by the Iht impostors, and all he could think when he learned that they had been slaughtered in turn was serves theher-ups in E-Rantel, who refused to send soldiers over

However, he felt soer, when Enri — for whos aside

He looked at Enri, her eyes bri with tears As he wondered whether he should try to comfort her, Enri wiped her tears away and smiled:

“I still have a little sister I can’t lose myself in sadness forever”

Nfirea was halfway off his chair, and now he sat down again Having lost the chance to console her, he felt like he had wasted an opportunity and was ashamed of his own uselessness

Even so — his desire to protect her had not changed After a brief pause, Nfirea made up his mind He would not let anyone other than himself sit beside Enri, even if that person was a powerful being who could protect her

He felt a little anxious, but while he was riding on this surge of es he had had ever since he cae for the first time as a child

“Then—”

His throat seeh he desperately wanted to speak, the words stuck in his throat and refused to leave

Both Enri and Nfirea were at an age where it would not be unusual for them to be married In addition, due to his incoh money to support Enri and her little sister

I could probably provide for a child too…

The ie of the family he wanted to make appeared in his ination The knowledge that Enri was looking at him in surprise made him even more nervous

His mouth opened, and then closed

I like you

I love you

But the words refused to leave his lips, because he was afraid of hearing her reject him

Then, what else could he say to shorten the distance between them?

The city’s safer, do you want to live with me? I’ll take care of you and your little sister If you want to work, you can help in Granny’s shop

If you feel uneasy about the city, I’ll do my best to help you

He should say that The chances of those words being rejected would be a lot lower than a confession of love

“Enri!”

“Wh-What happened, Nfirea?”

Enri juan to speak:

“—If, if, if you’ve got any problems, let me know I’ll do whatever I can to help you!”

“Thank you… You’re such a good friend that it’s almost wasted on me, Nfirea!”

“Ah, ah, er… it, it’s fine, we’ve known each other for so long, after all”

Nfirea was unable to say anything else in the face of Enri’s bea smile He cursed himself for his uselessness, but at the same time he fondly reflected on how cute Enri was, and of the ti with her

Just as it seemed the matter was at an end, Nfirea asked a question:

“Come to think of it, what’s up with those Goblins?”

Those Goblins called Enri their “Ane-san” In addition, those Goblins differed greatly from the ones they had encountered on the road to Carne; they had the air of veteran warriors It was even e When and where had these Goblins encountered a siirl like Enri, and what sort of relationshi+p did she have with them?

Enri siic itee’s savior, Ainz Ooal Gown They follow my orders”

“I see…”

Enri’s eyes were like twin sparkling stars as she said that name It made Nfirea feel bitter inside

Ainz Ooal Gown

Enri had already

When Carne Village was attacked by ic caster as passing by saved the village with his tree He was Enri’s savior, and someone that Nfirea should thank

However, the look on Enri’s face made it difficult for him to thank him in earnest

He could understand how Enri felt when she mentioned her messiah, but at the same time, jealousy welled up at the bottom of his heart He was filled with his one-sided love for Enri, and by his competitive spirit as a ly

Nfirea thrust these feelings aside, and turned his thoughts to the ic item which summoned Goblins, called the “Horn of the Goblin Whatever”

The e had explained what sort of horn it was, but because her mind was too confused back then, her e

He had no idea what sort of otten about it nobody should have forgotten the details of a ic item with special abilities once they were told about theic items which could su spells in ic Any monsters summoned with those spells would vanish after a while

Summonedtiht well overturn all of ical history and theory to date

How valuable was a ic item which could accomplish such a feat? Enri did not seem to have realized its value, but if she sold it, she could probably live comfortably for the rest of her life

Enri had used this rare and precious itee oncewas very much her style Thus, the Goblins she had summoned called her Ane-san, followed her orders, and in addition to protecting the village they even helped in the fields Apparently, they were even teaching the villagers how to use bows, and how to defend theained several odd new residents

Part of the reason why the village could accept the Goblins was because the knights who had attacked the villagers had been hus, and thus they couldreason was because the one who bestowed this itee

“So, he was called Ainz Ooal Gown? What sort of man is he like? I’d like to thank hi about the name Ainz Ooal Gown Besides, Enri had not seen his face under his mask, so she had no idea who he was either Still, anyone who could casually give away precious items like those horns had to be someone iotten it easily After he told her that line of reasoning, a look of disappointment appeared on her face

“Is that so… I was thinking you would know him, Nfirea…”

Enri’s reply made Nfirea’s heart pound violently, and sweatdrops bloomed uncomfortably on his back

…Looks aside, he’d be a hit just going by his strength alone

The words froan to pant and breathe heavily

Forcing down the uneasiness in his heart, Nfirea asked:

“En-Enri, what, ill you do when you see that Gown fellow?”

“Hether with the idea of building a little copper statue for hiratitude too…”

After sensing that the answer did not contain any hints of affection which frightened hih of relief, and let his tensed shoulders relax

“Ah Is that so? Mm… hoo Yes, of course you need to thank him If you noticed any special features, or if he reminded you of soht, do you knohat sort of ic, huh It, it was really aht went down in one hit”

“Lightning, huh… did you hear hi?”

Enri’s eyes looked to the sky, and then she nodded deeply

“Mh it seemed like there wasEnri trail off into , Nfirea concluded that this Gown fellowhis spell

“If that’s the case… it should be ic of the third tier… is that very a?”

“Of course it is! I can only use second tier ic is the liic beyond that”

“I knew it! Gown-san is really a!”

Enri respectfully nodded However, Nfirea did not think the ic caster called Ainz was limited to third tier spells Given that he was a person who could nonchalantly give away those ht be able to use fifth tier spells, which were the doreat person coe like this?

A confused Nfirea tilted his head to the side, but then Enri dropped a bombshell which immediately blew all his doubts away

“In addition, he gave me a red potion too—”

Nfirea recalled part of a conversation from earlier:

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“Then, what if I paid you, and you told ave you that potion?”

The warrior named Britta did not seem happy about that request:

“And why do you want to know?”

“Of course it’s to find clues to lead et in his good graces, he ht let so slip by accident, so if he’s an adventurer, I want to hire him for a job How about it, Nfirea?”

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That was the reason Nfirea had asked for Momon by name

Nfirea’s plan was to winkle out infor his friendshi+p with Moether, Mo

Nfirea tried to hide the excitement in his heart, and in the same calm voice from before he asked Enri:

“Hm, what kind of potion was it like?”

“Eh?”

“You know I’m a herbalist, of course I’d be interested in potions”

“Ahhh, that’s right! Making these things is your job”

Enri told Nfirea everything she knew about the iven her She mentioned the na her account The Nfirea froht have been filled with jealousy, but at theother ether, and after peeling back several layers of mystery, the hidden truth was revealed

It was very likely that the potion which had appeared in E-Rantel and which Enri had drunk were one and the same It was also apparent that a pair of adventurers had appeared in both those places, a ic caster and a warrior in black full plate

There could only be one answer, yet there were two people who could be candidates for being Ainz Ooal Gown From what Enri had said, he could conclude that Ainz was a ain just to be sure

“…Could that Ainz Ooal Gown person be… a woman?”

“Eh? I don’t think so? I didn’t see his face, but his voice was a man’s”

By itself, this was not proof that Ainz was a ic itee to think that Nabe = Ainz Ooal Gown The merciless and occasionally naive Nabe seehteous Ainz It was clearly too much of a stretch to think of her as Ainz

“The person in the black full plate armor was called Albedo, I think”

“Is, is that so…”

He remembered the name from when Nabe had said it

The ansas clear

Ainz Ooal Gown = Mo revelation

The e was also a fearsoical training, for the ood points of the other In a siic casters could not cast spells while wearing the heavy equipic caster of the third tier, as well as a swordsman on par with an adamantite-ranked adventurer

This must be some kind of joke If so heroes

Still, why had he asked so ical ansas that he was a ic caster who had learned his art in another country and was not sure about this one That being the case, it made sense that he would possess potions from another land, whose means ofthis piece of priceless inforular, and he could not cal at him

His heart was filled with coiven away potions In coet into Moraces, in order to learn how hethis shamed him

It was only natural that Enri would fall for soht about this, he could not help but sigh heavily

“Are, are you all right? You don’t look too good”

“M…”

Perhaps he could try to stave off his feelings of guilt by thinking that he wanted to learn the secret of that potion in order to save people However, that hardly seeiven that he had wanted to learn how to make those potions in his capacity as a herbalist

A ic caster, accompanied by a beautiful wohteous er… and himself

Nfirea considered the distance between himself and Ainz Ooal Gown — no, Mo? You see”

Nfirea suppressed a sigh and smiled weakly However, he was not confident he could make it look natural, and Enri’s expression showed that she had seen through his fake smile

“…What should I do? Enri, you don’t like people who hide things fro they’d want to hide when brought before the Gods, especially things which would hurt others if spoken But it’s a different s would hurt others… Nfirea, I won’t hate you for it, but if you’ve coistrate!”

“…No, I did nothing wrong”

“Yes… , Nfirea? I believe in you!”

As he looked at the giggling Enri, Nfirea let the tension flow out of his shoulders

“Me reason, I feel the weight lifting off my shoulders I’ll work hard to catch up with him”

So that I can raise my head before you and say that I like you and that I love you

Enri, who had no idea what Nfirea’s impassioned declaration and his previous words meant, simply smiled and nodded politely

Part 2

“Hme, sighing as he did

There, he saw several villagers lined up in a row There were es He could see a ers The one thing they had in coht even be n that nobody here was in the mood to play around

A Goblin with a bow addressed the villagers

Even Ainz’s heightened sense of hearing could not reat distance

After a while, the line of villagers slowly raised their bows They were simple, shabby shortbohich looked warped and were probably self- their bows all the way back, they took aim at the strawiven an order, because the villagers loosed as one

The bows looked crude, but the arrows they launched flew in beautiful trajectories All of thele miss

“Not bad…”

Ainz could not help but praise theood?”

Narberal, standing behind Ainz, could not help but express her doubt

In all likelihood, Narberal could not understand why their skills were praiseworthy After all, they were like children at play compared to the archers of the Great Tomb of Nazarick

As he realised what Narberal was thinking, a bitter smile bloomed on Ainz’s illusionary face under his helht, Narberal Their technique is hardly soo, they did not even kno to use a bow In order to prevent their spouses, children, and parents fro, so that they could one day stand eapons in hand to fight Is that not worthy of praise?”

What was truly praiseworthy was the depths of the villagers’ hate, which had brought theies I had not thought that far”

“It’s fine Don’t worry about it so much, Nabe It’s true that their skills aren’t really that impressive”

Ainz watched as h the air and penetrated the straw could they beco could he become?

Ainz had attained the maximum level in YGGDRASIL, level one hundred When he came to the world, his excess XP bar was around ninety percent full It was just a hunch, but since his other abilities were intact, the concept of levels should exist in this world as well The question nohether he could obtain that re ten percent of the experience bar and reach level one hundred and one

To some extent, he had an answer to this question

He could not becoet

Ainz’s row, but their weakness could be an unfathoth

If there were no limits on the inhabitants of this world, if they could surpass the maximum level of one hundred in YGGDRASIL, then Ainz and the vassals of the Great Tomb of Nazarick would not be able to defeat them

And that would definitely—

“It’s not impossible…”

Ainz felt it was possible that the Six Gods who appeared in the Slaine Theocracy six hundred years ago were actually players Although he did not knohy they had appeared so far apart fros — which had notheir number or if they possessed classes which extended their lifespans, there was a very high chance that they had survived to the present day

If the Six Gods were still hiding in the Slaine Theocracy, and if they had begun powerleveling others using the power of the Six Gods — ie helping theain experience faster than norht well be possible that there were people in excess of level one hundred

If that were the case, the reason why the Theocracy had not yet taken over the world s of the sa level one hundred ht about that, Ainz’s nonexistent gut began craain

If the Six Gods really were players, then he had to try and get on their good side while he lacked infor to the hts attacking this village were i this village wasthe more information was a top priority

Just as Ainz was absenter running over to him The hair which normally obscured his eyes swayed from side to side, and he could see a pair of eyes fixed intently on hi about Nfirea It looked like the sae chief had froency crop up again? This village is really…”

Nfirea reached theheavily and his forehead was slick with sweat His hair, stuck to his skin by his perspiration, revealed a serious expression which was directed at Ainz and Narberal

Nfirea seemed a little hesitant and unsure of whether to speak In the end, he gathered up his determination and asked Ainz:

“Momon-san, are you Ainz Ooal Gown-san?”

The sudden question left Ainz dumbfounded He should have denied it immediately

But could he do that? It was a naether with his friends Now that he had used it as his own, could he deny it so easily?

This brief hesitation was an unspoken admission, and Nfirea continued:

“So it was you, Gown-san Thank you for saving this village, as well as saving Enri”

As Ainz looked on the bowing Nfirea, he quietly replied, “No… I…”

After hearing the words Ainz

“Yes I understand why you o by a different nae — for saving Enri, the girl who Nfirea While part of hi that the words “the girl who, another part of his past, and at the sas

“Ah… that’s enough… raise your head”

This ansas a tacit admission that he was in fact Ainz Ooal Gown, but no et out of this, there was no way he could deny Nfirea’s conclusion This was a complete defeat for Ainz

“Yes, Gown-san The truth is… I’ve been hiding so from you”

“…Come with me Nabe, stay here and wait for instructions”

After giving Narberal her orders, Ainz brought Nfirea to a place so if she heard soh away from Narberal, Ainz turned to face Nfirea

“Actually…”

Nfirea sed nervously, but the look on his face was full of deterave that lady in the inn cannot be made by normal methods and is extremely rare I wanted to knohat sort of person would have such a potion and what kind of methods would produce such a potion, which hy I requested this job I am very sorry about that”

“Ah, so that’s what it was”

As he thought, it had been apotion to Enri in this village, and to someone else in E-Rantel Because of that, his identity had been exposed In addition—

…Maybe I should have taken back that potion If I’d gotten that woh, there’s no point regretting it now

At the ti her that potion was the best course of action

That wo as you’re dressed in such a flashy suit of arht?” Perhaps she had not thought about those words before speaking thereatly limited the ways in which Ainz could have responded

For instance, oneout of an expensive car Upon seeing that person’s opulent, al and appearance, they would assuround But what if that person dressed shabbily? People watching ht then think that person had spent all their h at him

Ainz wanted to avoid that sort of situation

If he had refused on the spot, people ht have become jealous of his beautiful companion Narberal, as well as his own full plate arthat followed one for life after they appeared, and people would bring them up constantly

Ainz had come to E-Rantel to build his reputation as an adventurer As a result, he had to avoid any actions which iven her the potion after considering these factors

It was a gamble which he had lost, but he did not lament it This was not a fatal mistake, and all he needed to do ork hard to co who could do no wrong

Still, he did not knohy Nfirea was apologizing

“Is there anything to be sorry for?”

“Eh?”

“…Well, I can’t say I feel entirely good about so ned to build a connection withwith that?”

A deeply puzzled Ainz asked this question from the bottonanimous person…”

Ainz had no idea why Nfirea was so i connections was a basic ele hat Nfirea had done He was souely understood Perhaps Nfirea thought that Ainz believed that Nfirea was drawing close to Ainz in order to steal industrial secrets

“If I told you how to e?”

Nfirea gasped in surprise, and after a brief period of thought he answered:

“I had not thought that far ahead I just wanted to know because I was curious… Granny’s probably the same way too”

“I see Then, there’s no probleain, it would be a different matter, but if not, then it’s fine”

“You’re really a No wonder… looks at you that way…”

As Nfirea murmured, the wind dried the sweat on his forehead, and his hair fell down to cover his eyes again Still, Ainz could see a look of ad with his favorite baseball player

Nfirea’s expression reratitude on his own face, when his friends had saved him after he had been repeatedly PKed

For a moment, he felt embarrassed, and then that emotion was damped down

Ainz was surprised that Nfirea’s attitude could affect his heart, but he immediately calmed hi

“Speaking of which, are you the only one who knows that I am Ainz?”

“Yes, I didn’t tell anyone else”

“Is that so, that’s good”

Saying that, Ainz thought about how to continue speaking with Nfirea, but he had no idea where to begin In the end, he decided to ask hiht now, I alad if you could keep that inlike that I’ you all this trouble, Momon-san, but I needed to thank you in person Thank you very e”

Nfirea delivered his earnest thanks with a sincere look in his eyes

“There’s no need to stand on cere where I saw it”

“Even so, there shouldn’t have been a need to give away those horns”

The truth was that there was no particular reason behind giving those horns away However, if that was how Nfirea had interpreted the gift, then he would leave it at that Ainz said nothing but nanimous way

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In his capacity as an eed with Ainz to head for the forest in an hour’s tiain, he turned and left

As he watched Nfirea vanish into the distance, Narberal came and bowed before Ainz

“Ainz-sa, raise your head”

Once she had straightened up, Ainz continued in a barbed tone, “And you’re not wrong to say that All this was because you mentioned Albedo’s na to do with Albedo’s naht as well scold her for it now and ain First, I should forbid her froh… I don’t think anyone heard…

“Please allow me to atone with my life!”

That did not sound like a joke at all

Everyone in the Great Tomb of Nazarick was like this They considered the uild Ainz Ooal Gown to be their absolute superiors They took great pride in their loyalty — to the point of death — to these Supreh it felt like a bit of a burden to Ainz, having his hand-crafted NPCs being loyal to hiht well be the fate of any creator

Narberal was an NPC like that If he jokingly ordered her to kill herself, she would immediately take her own life The reason why she had asked for permission at all was because of her absolute loyalty to her h Anyone can make mistakes All you need to do is strive not to make the same mistake twice Work hard, step by step, and do not repeat your past failures I forgive you, Narberal Gahed the desire to pay for herher to obey Ainz’s command not to die After a while, the balance of her mental scales seemed to have tipped to one side

Narberal slowly lowered her head

“My deepest thanks! I will strive not to ain!”

“…Well, don’t mind it too much The name of Momon the adventurer — my undercover identity — was not completely compromised, so you just need to payon the circumstances, we may need to eliminate Nfirea…”

“Shall I take care of him now?”

“Don’t be foolish It would be troublesorand an enemy of her would make it more difficult for Ainz to reach his aioes”

That was all Ainz could think of for thein the dense forest about a hundredhad beendown trees — under the protection of the Goblins — in order to antic beast

Ainz and the othersthe forest after this, so I’ll be counting on you to protect me That said, the area just inside the forest is part of the Wise King of the Forest’s sphere of control, so under nor other res weof the Forest’s territory, so soh it’s hardly soentleuard”

Nfirea’s gaze rested briefly on Ainz

The Swords of Darkness turned to look at Ainz as well

“Well, with you around, we should be fine, Mo of the Forest appears, let us hold it back You should escape first”

They could not help but gasp as they heard Ainz’s confident pronouncehter in their eyes than after yesterday’s battle with the Ogres

Ainz felt like so every time the people around hi praised in his past life He envied the way Narberal could accept their awe so naturally with a s look on her face

“If there’s a need to run, could you please leave without delay? If the Wise King of the Forest is strong, I’ll need to face it with ht up in it”

“Understood If that happens, we’ll protect Nfirea-san and flee the forest But don’t push yourself too hard either, Moerous”

“Then… Mo between speech and silence In the end, he made up hisof the Forest, but instead chase it away?”

“…Why is that?”

“Me has not been attacked byof the Forest’s territory is nearby If you defeat the Wise King of the Forest…”

“I see…”

“That , but his opponent is a legendary monster Wouldn’t he be in trouble if he couldn’t defend hith? Hoould he have the luxury of—”

“I understand”

“Wha—!” Lukrut exclaimed in shock

The other Swords of Darkness remained silent, but their surprise ritten all over their faces

“It o easy on it andwith confidence, raised goosebumps on the skin of his fellow adventurers

“Even if your opponent is… a legendary monster that’s lived for centuries…”

“Is this the sort of attitude that only the strong have…”

“Judging by Mo or bluffing…”

In stark contrast to the Swords of Darkness, Nfirea had an idea of Ainz’s power, and he had a relieved expression on his face

As he looked toward the young hed in his heart

Nfirea hoped thatthe case, all Ainz needed to do was to have otherits area of influence That way he could still fulfill Nfirea’s wish

Even if he ended up killing the Wise King of the Forest, all he had to do was dispatch vassals froht! Now, let’sfor this time look like this If anyone finds them, let me know”

Nfirea produced a sa pouch on his belly

“Oh, it’s Ngenac grass!”

To Ainz, it looked like the nearby weeds However, Dyne the druid was different, and he immediately named the plant

Lukrut and Ninya nodded in response to hearing the nae theed theirover whether to pretend that he knew, everyone looked at Ainz

“Moht?”

“Eh? Ah, that plant? I’ve heard of it”

Ainz calreeht have becoh-pitched fro his expression, which also concealed his feelings Ainz was sheathed in heavy arure, but his heart was closer to that of a bunny

“Yes, this herb is co potions”

“So it’s commonly found near adventurers!”

“Indeed it is Now I see e came to this place — I’ve heard that wild herbs are ht Incidentally, the fact that we use all-natural ingredients in our potions is a point of pride for us! Well, they’re only about ten percent more effective than those of the competition”

“That ten percent can be crucial to people who frequently put their lives on the line To think you sell better potions for the same price… as expected of the Bareare Apothecary, which built its reputation on selling high-quality potions”

As he heard Nfirea and the Swords of Darkness discussing potions, Ainz fell into deep thought

In YGGDRASIL, healing potions were usually h certain job classes, or by casting the desired spells on the appropriate ingredients Although Ainz knew a little about this field, all he kneas that the ingredients werespecific substances with an alcheh the use of herbs