The wise king of the forest...
No, it's time to call it Hamsuke.
Since he had to register it with the guild, Ainz also wanted it to be a pet, so he gave it a name.
The registration process took about an hour and a half, the most time-consuming part of which was the Hamsuke portrait required for registration. Although he could draw it quickly using magic, Ainz didn't want to spend more money on magic to end up like this.
It was precisely because they spent a lot of time that they caused some commotion. On the way back, they met Nfilia's grandmother, Liji Bareare, and the three of them and one mouse walked towards the pharmacy together.
Then--
"Please come in."
After arriving at the store, Li Ji, who took out the key, came to the door, lowered her head, reached out and pushed, and found that the door opened gently without any resistance.
"He was too careless."
Lizzy murmured to herself as she walked into the shop, followed closely by Ainz and Narberal.
"Nfilia, Mr. Momo is here!"
Li Ji kept shouting inside the store, but the store was completely silent and no one could be felt.
"what happened?"
"There's trouble now."
As if answering Liji's question, Ainz's tone was slightly lowered, and then he put his hand on the hilt of the giant sword behind her in confusion. Seeing his movement, Narberal immediately understood what it was and drew her sword out of its sheath.
"Do, what?"
"Stop asking, come with me."
With a brief answer, Ainz walked into the store with the giant sword in his hand, slammed open the door inside, and headed to the right side of the passage. Although it was not his own home, his steps did not pause at all, pointing to the door on the inside and asking:
"What does this do?"
"This, this is the storage room for the herbs, and there is a door that leads to the back door."
Although Liji didn't know what was going on and felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, she was a little worried, but Ainz ignored it and directly reached out to open the door.
The next moment, what my nose smelled was not the scent of herbs, but the more pungent smell of blood.
The people in the front are Peter and Luke Rut, Dyne is a little further away, and the person in the innermost is Nina. The four of them were slumped against the wall, with their legs stretched forward and their hands hanging down weakly. There was a large black mass of thick blood on the floor, as if all the blood on their bodies was flowing out.
"W-what's going on..."
Li Ji was startled and tried to walk in with unsteady steps. Ainz held her shoulders to stop her, and he quickened his pace to enter the house first.
At this moment, Peter, who was lying on the ground, suddenly moved like a puppet, but before he could get up, the flash of the giant sword flashed by without hesitation, and Peter's head rolled to the floor.
Then with a backhand sword, he chopped off the head of Luke Root who also wanted to stand up.
Just when Li Ji was shocked by the tragedy in front of her, Dyne, who was in the middle, had already stood up. The face he raised no longer looked like a living person. There was no blood on his face, and his eyes were cloudy and he stared at Ainz and Li Ji. There was a hole in his forehead, and it was obvious at a glance that it was a fatal wound.
There is only one reason why the dead can move, and that is because they have become undead.
"-Zombie!"
As Liji shouted, Dyne let out a hostile groan and approached, and Ainz immediately thrust out the giant sword in his hand. His throat was pierced by a giant sword, Dyne shook his head unsteadily, and collapsed to the ground.
No one made any other moves.
In the silence, Ainz stared at Nina, who was sitting motionless on the ground.
"Enfilia!"
Lizzy finally understood what was happening and rushed out to find her grandson.
Ainz glanced at her and said to Narberal: "Protect her. My permanent skill Immortal Blessing has no response, so there should be no other undead in the house, but there may be living people hiding here."
"As commanded."
Narberal ran after Li Ji.
Then Ainz turned his attention to Nina again, slowly knelt down in front of him, reached out and touched him gently. After confirming that it was not a trap, he raised Nina's face. Of course, he didn't lose consciousness, but died.
Possibly from being beaten with a blunt instrument, his cheeks were swollen like pomegranates. If you didn't know that he was Nina, you wouldn't have known who this man was.
The left eye was ulcerated and the vitreous fluid came out, looking like tears. The bones of the fingers were all broken, and the skin cracked, revealing the red muscles inside, and even the flesh was gone in some places.
When he opened his clothes and took a look, Ainz's eyes widened in surprise.
"It turns out that the body is also..."
Like his cheek, his body also bore scars from a brutal beating. His entire body was the color of internal bleeding, and it was difficult to find the uninjured parts.
A little uncomfortable.
But why didn't she become undead? And where did Lin go?
To put it in a slightly cold-blooded way, he doesn't care even if the people from the [Dark Sword] and Enfilia die, but if Xiaolin also disappears or dies... then he will really be furious!
And when he stood here quietly thinking, there were slight footsteps behind him.
Turning his head slightly, he saw the familiar boy. The silly smile on his face was gone at this time, and he could keenly sense the anger of the other person.
Ainz was relieved. If Xiaolin died and the clues were interrupted, he would be really angry. Then after his anger dissipated and he regained the high ground, Ainz panicked again.
Now in this miserable situation, I am still standing here, Peter, Dyne, and Luke Root have all been cut in two by my big sword, they will definitely be misunderstood!
It’s broken. I’m a substitute? !
It is said that being misunderstood is the fate of a speaker. Isn’t it possible that I will be hated by the other person? Don’t do that kind of thing!
"Xiao Lin, listen to me..."
"The murderer is not Mr. Momo, right?"
"……Eh?"
"After all, if Mr. Momo wanted to, he would take action on the way back from Kahn Village. Why wait until he returns to town?"
"No, that's right, it's best if you understand."
Phew, safe!
Seeing that Xiao Lin was so sensible, Ainz breathed a long sigh of relief and was very pleased. He was indeed someone he liked, and his favorable impression of him increased.
But he didn't know who the murderer was, and he did kill Peter, Lucroot, and Dyne again after they became undead.
Amid Ainz's doubts, Xiaolin quickly came to the [Sword of Darkness] and others to check on their death status.
Being cut in two was a little sad, but there was nothing more important to pay attention to.
"...So that's it. They were tortured to death, and after killing them, the murderer also desecrated their corpses and turned them into undead. Because of this, the living people who came here later - also It was probably Mr. Momo who inspired them to reject the living and had no choice but to kill them again."
"No, that's right, that's it."
In fact, it was not him who reacted, but Narberal. After all, Ainz was the Archmage of the Necromancer and was not strictly speaking a living person.
But Xiao Lin is really good, he can figure out the process very quickly.
Although the corners of his mouth were rising, I didn't feel that he was smiling. It was a face that should have a stern expression, giving people an awkward and strange feeling.
"It's not that difficult."
"Huh?"
"Inference. Because the degree of decay of the wounds and the order in which the wounds were caused are different. If they died by decapitation, the blood on their necks would splash everywhere, but at this time, the blood all over their bodies was piled up under their bodies, plus the corpse spots The degree of emergence can be inferred that it was not created by Mr. Momo who just arrived here."
As if aware of Ainz's doubts, Kobayashi explained the reason to him.
Please forgive Ainz for not being able to keep up with the opponent, but now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, it’s good that the top priority now is to find the murderer!
"My grandson! Nfilia is missing!"
During the conversation between the two, Li Ji shouted in a shouting voice, and then she appeared at the door. She was slightly startled when she saw Xiao Lin.
"He is our companion, and these men on earth are our companions."
"Yeah."
Before Liji could raise her guard, Ainz dispelled her.
Ainz then gathered the corpses in one part of the room and replied calmly: "I looked at their belongings and found no signs of being searched. From this, it seems that the other party's purpose was to kidnap Nfilia."
"Well!"
"Please look here."
Ainz and Liji were speculating on the enemy's strength and how to rescue Nfilia.
Xiaolin stood in front of the corpses of [Sword of Darkness] and others, looking at them silently, recalling the short time he spent with them in his mind. To be honest, it was not as good as he imagined.
Suddenly, he saw a bracelet woven with slender hemp rope on Nina's wrist. The style was very ordinary, but it had a very small pendant on it. Gently take off the bracelet and look at it carefully.
So that’s it, is it because of this Nina that he didn’t become immortal like Peter and the others?
A little, a little bit angry.
At this time, Ainz was talking to Liji: "We can't act rashly yet because we don't know who the murderer is, so..."
"The murderer is Clementine."
"……What?"
"The murderer is Clementine, the ninth seat of the original Silian Theocracy [Dark Scripture] [Wind Break]. She betrayed the Theocracy and stole the secret treasure called [Crown of the Wise], and kidnapped Enfilia's The purpose is to use it. It is a secret treasure that can release the seventh-level magic [Army of the Dead], and the only person who can use it is Nfilia."
"So there is indeed a reason to kidnap Nfilia."
Ainz nodded.
Nfilia's natural ability is to be able to use all magic items, even those with extremely stringent conditions. This is something that even Ainz is eager and wary of.
And almost everyone in the town knew about his natural powers, so it was understandable that he would be kidnapped by someone with intentions.
"But how do you decide it's that one..."
"Clementine? If you don't believe it, you might as well scan Peter and others to see if they still have adventurer nameplates. That guy likes to collect these things to show off."
Xiao Lin gestured to Li Ji.
Of course the timid Liji didn't dare to go, so she had to turn to the mighty dark warrior beside her for help, and Momo nodded: "Actually, I also discovered it, and I just wanted to say this."
Indirectness proves the authenticity of Kobayashi's words.
But what comes next is the problem. [Dark Codex] is the strongest unit in the Six-Color Codex of the Silian Theocracy. It is no joke to claim that it is the last and strongest guardian of mankind. All its members are strong men who have stepped into the realm of heroes, and those who want to start from The hope of recapturing Sun Tzu from such an enemy is not too slim.
Li Ji had fallen into despair.
Ainz disagreed, either because he had never heard of the name "Dark Scripture" or because he was aware of what Krillin was about to say next.
"So what does Mr. Kobayashi mean?"
"I have a commission that I want to give to the adventurer Mr. Momo."
Xiao Lin said quite calmly. His posture was as if he was the client, not a newbie who had just entered the world of adventurers.
Xiaolin also realized that issuing a commission as a new adventurer would not necessarily be accepted.
So, he used his right hand to comb the black hair back, as if there was hairspray in his hand to straighten the hair. At the same time, the original black hair gradually turned into sky blue, and the expression on his face was adjusted and no longer innocent. Silly, but become luxurious and handsome. At the same time, blue light is emanating from the body, which is a sacred color.
Obviously the name Xiaolin is just a disguise for the man in front of him.
"Reintroduce yourself. My name is Lin, Lin Brandt Dale Rayburn."
"Rayburn?!"
The one who screamed was none other than Li Ji. Ainz turned his head, as if he didn't understand why she screamed.
"Rebun is the largest nobleman in the kingdom."
She casually explained it to Ainz, then looked at Xiao Lin and said uncertainly: "And the name Lin...could it be that you are the leader of the Axis Cult?"
"That's right."
Xiao Lin... No, Lin nodded and admitted his identity.
Speaking of the Axis Cult, isn't it the weird sect with weird doctrines that Peter and the others talked about when they were chatting on the way to Karn Village?
Ainz's head felt a little dizzy.
Strange to say, he didn't remember any of those weird teachings. He only remembered the teaching "Eris's breasts are padded", and he couldn't help but wonder if he was just an old pervert.
"Mr. Momo, how about it? Are you willing to accept my commission?"
"this……"
Originally, Ainz planned to use the rescue of Nfilia to negotiate with Liji, but now it seems that Xiaolin's side is better. He doesn't mind helping if he can sell the other party a favor, but the pride of a strong man cannot be lost. .
"It's not impossible to accept a commission..."
"Do you want a generous reward?"
"No, I want to know why you want to avenge them even if you expose your identity?"
"Because my goal is Clementine... Of course, this is just the surface."
Xiaolin picked up Nina's bracelet and placed it on his chest.
"The Axis Cult is extremely protective of shortcomings. If someone entertains an Axis cultist like this, of course the leader must treat him back ruthlessly, so he won't hesitate to expose his identity for this!"
There were scary words in his calm tone, and it was from this moment that Ainz realized how unwise it was to provoke the Axis Cult.
(End of chapter)
