The group set out at sunrise and walked on the road hidden in the grassland.
"We'll be arriving at Karn Village soon."
"Um."
The people traveling together nodded together.
Other than that, there was no reaction from anyone and they just walked in silence. Nfilia, who spoke, also had an unbearable expression, and there was an extremely awkward atmosphere between them.
The reason is that last night, everyone in [Sword of Darkness] accidentally touched the taboo in Momo's heart, so it became like this.
In fact, Xiao Lin has the ability to change or stop it, but why would he do it? His original purpose was to find out Momo's origin and past so that this bronze medal adventurer with heroic strength could join his side. It was precisely because of this that he did not stop the people of [Sword of Darkness] from speaking out, and was still secretly Promote intentionally.
Finally got some information.
That is, Mr. Momo attaches great importance to his past companions! At the same time, for some reason, his companions left one after another, and they may never have the chance to meet again!
As for how many companions there are in total, what race they are, what their strength is, whether they are well-known adventurers, etc., none of this is known.
"That, that! The view here is so wide, maybe we don't have to queue up..."
Lukeroot said this deliberately.
Looking to the side, all I could see was a vast emerald green forest, and the idea of a broad view was a little questionable. Moreover, the basic principle of guarding is not to take it lightly even in an open place, so it is wise to advance in formation like now.
However, everyone also knew that this time the queue moved forward silently and was not the result of the adventurers' vigilance.
"Forget it, vigilance is very important, that's it... Well, anyway, let's go to existence first."
"That's right! In order to avoid being raided, it is very important to remain vigilant at all times!"
Even though Peter and Dyne spoke one after another, Lucroot still showed a nonchalant expression and looked at Nina who was standing aside.
"Maybe there will be a flying dragon coming."
Nina muttered something.
Upon hearing this, Lukrut immediately reacted: "What kind of inexplicable development is this? How could such a thing happen based on common sense, Nina?"
"It is indeed impossible. There are dragons in the suburbs of [E-Rantel]. It is just an unbelievable legend. It is said that dragons that can freely control natural disasters once appeared in ancient times. However, I have not heard of anyone seeing dragons recently. ." Peter replied smoothly.
"That's it, do you understand?"
Luke Root said something, and then changed the subject: "But don't be afraid even if there is a dragon. When the time comes, it will be Xiaolin's debut battle. Let's become a dragon-slaying hero in one fell swoop!"
"No, no, no, no matter how you think about it, it's impossible."
Xiao Lin quickly waved his hand and denied it.
Dragons are the strongest enemy race. They not only have powerful physical attack power, physical defense power and bottomless physical strength, but also can use countless special abilities and magic. It is simply wishful thinking for humans to want to slay dragons.
Unless...you have the strength to surpass [Thirteen Heroes] and reach [Eight Desire Kings]. After all, it is clearly recorded in historical records that the [Eight Desire Kings] slaughtered a large number of dragons.
"Besides, Brother Lukrut, my debut battle was already against goblins and ogres. Even if I really face a dragon, it should be a famous battle, right?"
"Really? Sorry, I forgot."
Lucroot scratched his head in embarrassment, and everyone who saw his [Sword of Darkness] started laughing.
"Um... Excuse me, does anyone know the name of the dragon that can control natural disasters?"
Ainz was not thick-skinned enough to casually question the person who had the dispute, so he spoke in a low voice. But it seemed that was enough for everyone to hear, and Nina quickly turned to look.
It's like a quarreling couple trying to find an opportunity for reconciliation in the conversation.
Having said that, because of Ainz's proactive question, Nina's expression became a little more cheerful, and the [Black Sword] group and Nfilia also had smiles on their faces.
"Investigate it as soon as you return to town!"
No, don’t be so excited... And if you don’t know, forget it... I’m just looking for a topic...
But Ainz couldn't say these words.
"Well, Mr. Nina. If time permits, can you help investigate?"
"I understand, Mr. Momo."
Everyone nodded with satisfaction, making Ainz a little embarrassed. It would be different if the situation were the other way around, but being the oldest person is really embarrassing.
"We are almost at Karn Village..."
It was the first time this morning that Nfilia spoke in such a cheerful tone, but Nfilia suddenly closed her mouth again.
Everyone's eyes turned to the village that gradually appeared in front of them. It was a simple village next to the forest. There was no strange atmosphere, and there was nothing noteworthy about it. I didn't know why Nfilia suddenly stopped talking.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Ah, it's okay. It's just that there wasn't that strong fence blocking the front..."
"Really? But it doesn't look like a great fence. If it's a fence in a border village, this kind of fence would be considered simple, right? It's located next to a forest like this. In order to keep out monsters, it wouldn't be surprising if there was a stronger fence, right?"
"Well... that's what I said, but there is a forest wise king in Karn Village, so there was no fence set up before..."
Everyone looked towards the village.
The village was surrounded by a fence as far as it could be seen, and was made of hard-to-break wood.
"That's weird. What happened?"
Even after hearing the boy's uneasy inquiry, Ainz said nothing. Because he came as the magic caster Ainz Ooal Gown before, but now he comes as the adventurer Momo.
Nina interrupted with a solemn expression: "Perhaps I am overly worried, but I come from a village and clearly remember the life in this kind of village, so I found two things suspicious. One is that even at this time, no one is going to the fields, and the other is that Some of the wheat has already been harvested.”
Indeed, high up on the hillside, you can see some of the wheat being harvested.
"I see, it seems like something must have happened." Ainz said to the [Sword of Darkness] people who showed uneasy expressions: "Everyone, please leave this to us. Nabe, after turning invisible, use flying magic to check the village chief's Condition."
After expressing her understanding to Ainz, Narberal activated her invisibility magic and disappeared.
after awhile.
"The villagers are walking around the village normally and don't feel like they are being controlled or ordered. There are also villagers working in the fields on the other side of the village."
"Huh...what, it turns out I was just too worried. There should be no problem, so let's move on, okay?"
Peter asked Nfilia and Ainz for their opinions, and both responded in the affirmative.
As the road became narrower and narrower, the group formed a single file and headed towards the entrance of the village. The wheat fields scattered on both sides of the street were dyed green by the wheat, swaying in the occasional breeze, and everyone walked in a pool that seemed to be soaked in green.
"……Huh?"
Luke Root, who was walking in the second position, made a confused sound and looked at the wheat field carefully.
Although it's not yet the harvest time, the wheat stalks have grown to more than 70 centimeters, like a sea of green that makes it difficult to see inside. Even when the wheat grows on the road connecting the villages, it seems like it will be completely submerged. I want to cut down the wheat in order to gain a foothold, but doing so will be very troublesome.
Nina asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"Huh? No...it's okay. Maybe I'm worrying too much?" Luke Root tilted his head in confusion, then immediately quickened his pace to close the distance with Peter and the others.
But his intuition, which he had honed after escaping from death countless times, was constantly warning him.
Following his intuition, he suddenly saw a pair of eyes staring at him in the green wheat field! It was a small creature that curled up its whole body and hid in the wheat field. Although the face is covered by wheat and can hardly be seen clearly, it is not human!
The startled Peter wanted to warn his companions behind him, but the creature had already spoken first.
"Can you put down your weapon?"
The short demi-human had already drawn his weapon while warning. No matter how fast Peter moved, the other party would be able to do it faster.
"Please put down your weapons. Can you convey this to the people behind you? We don't want to shoot you with bows and arrows."
There was a faint sound elsewhere. Looking towards the source of the sound, I found a rather clever hole in the wheat field. Inside, there was a demi-human stretching out half of its body. Its body was also cleverly camouflaged with wheat.
Peter hesitated.
He turned his head and looked at Xiao Lin. Now it seemed that only the person using the extremely concealed thread could solve the situation.
However, the answer was no.
Xiaolin could deal with the demihumans present in an instant, but he was powerless against the archers hiding in caves or far away.
Once there is murderous intent, Xiaolin, Momo, and Nabe will definitely survive, but it is impossible for the people in [Sword of Darkness].
Really, there's nothing we can do about it.
Peter raised his hands neatly and said, "Can you spare our lives?"
"Of course, if you surrender."
According to the creature, it felt like there was room for negotiation, and Peter also considered the safety of Enfilia and his companions, and had no choice but to surrender at the moment.
As if seeing through Peter's confusion, the two demi-humans stood up from the field with a rustling sound.
"——Goblin."
Nina spoke in a low voice.
The demi-human who stood up was of the same race as the goblin he saw yesterday. He raised his bow and arrow and took aim sharply.
Want to fight?
There will definitely be heavy casualties.
According to the adventurer's intuition, these goblins seem to be different from the goblins they fought yesterday.
To put it simply, the goblin in front of me felt well-trained. He also had a good physique. Compared with the skinny goblins yesterday, the goblin in front of him had strong muscles all over his body.
Not only that, the posture of the goblin holding the bow is also very impressive. If yesterday it was a child wielding a stick, in front of me is a warrior who is familiar with using a bow. There is a huge difference.
Finally, the weapons are quite sophisticated. With proper maintenance, they may be comparable to the weapons of members of the [Sword of Darkness].
Humans can train to become stronger, and so can subhuman goblins. Therefore, the goblin in front of him is very likely to be stronger than the demihumans that [Sword of Darkness] has fought against in the past.
"Can you please stop acting rashly?"
There was a leading goblin who was wary of Ainz and Nabe, and said at the same time: "Don't worry, if you don't launch an attack, we won't attack easily, but we ask you to do it before the big sister comes over." , wait here for a moment.”
"Who is the eldest sister you are talking about! Is that the guy who took over Karn Village?!" Nfilia couldn't control his emotions and shouted excitedly. After all, there was a childhood sweetheart he liked in the village.
The goblin looked surprised.
Xiaolin held his shoulders and said: "Don't get confused, Mr. Nfilia. It doesn't matter who has the advantage now, right? It would be bad if the excitement arouses the opponent's alert."
At the same time, Nfilia felt a scratch on her cheek.
Is it silk thread?
Mr. Kobayashi must be controlling the situation in his own way, so what he needs most now is time, and he can't do strange things!
Enfilia, who wanted to understand, forced herself to control her emotions. Although she could not hide her anxiety, the expression on her face that looked like she was about to jump out and fight to the death turned into a look of reluctance, and her clenched fists also Relax slowly.
On the other side, the goblins also looked at each other with puzzled expressions.
“It feels like it’s different than before.”
"Well... eldest sister's village was recently attacked by guys dressed as imperial knights. We were just on guard. Now it seems that they are indeed different from those people."
"The village was attacked? Is she okay?"
After hearing the conversation between the two goblins, Nfilia finally couldn't stand it any longer and excitedly asked for news about the beauty he had longed for.
As if in response to Nfilia's cry, a girl, protected by goblins, appeared near the entrance of the village.
The moment he saw the girl, Nfilia opened his eyes wide and called the girl's name.
"Enri!"
"Enfilia!"
The girl who heard the call responded loudly. It was a gentle call full of kindness, like calling a friend.
Huh?
Actually know each other?
So she is the eldest sister?
Thinking of Xiao Lin here, he secretly put away the threads that could be used to strangle goblins with just a flick of his finger.
After all, you can't kill your employer's childhood sweetheart, right?
After seeing this, several people from [Sword of Darkness] finally relaxed and let out a long breath. For them, being surrounded by a large number of goblins would really make them so nervous that they wet their pants. Now that the employer and the eldest sister know each other, it is really a good thing that everyone is happy with.
At this time, Ainz, who had saved the village, rescued the girl and gave her potions and props, remembered what he had heard before.
"Really, her pharmacist friend...is not a woman, but a man."
In this way, under the reception of Nfilia's childhood sweetheart Enri, the [Black Sword] group successfully arrived at the brand-new village of Karn, which was also the village where Gazef, the warrior captain of the kingdom, was rescued.
I wonder if I can meet the magic caster named Ainz Ooal Gown?
The corners of Xiao Lin's mouth raised slightly.
(End of chapter)
