"Basically… all the famous Black Workers in the Empire are gathered here, aren't they? How rich must this employer be? Tsk… why is that guy here too!"
Imina exclaimed when she saw the Black Worker squad that had arrived earlier, then her face immediately changed when she saw Tianwu's squad.
Iri recalled carefully that this guy looked like cannon fodder.
Tianwu… Oh! He's that pervert whose hands were cut off by Hamutaro! Because he belongs to Theocracy, a human-supremacist country, he's very unfriendly to other races.
There's a reason Imina hates him, but this time Iri plans to steal his part, but Iri won't apologize to such a scumbag.
"Imina… at least that guy is our partner this time… more or less…" Helanke whispered, stopping Imina.
"I know, but I just hate him!" Imina was full of resentment.
"Honestly, I don't like him either." Stag Beetle Uncle Roba said with a stern face.
"Alright, alright! Leave it all to me, I'll go say hello to them first." Hellank said with a smile, then walked towards the squad leaders of those squads.
At this moment, Iri was too lazy to pay attention to them; instead, she looked left and right, searching for Fei Fei, or rather, Ainz-papa, because the scene later would require Ainz-papa's cooperation.
Just then, during Hellank's casual chat with the leaders, an unexpected sound drifted into Iri's ears.
"That… that's just a rumor, right? How could it be that exaggerated, eradicating a Giant Stone Poison Lizard? And without healing?" Hellank looked completely incredulous.
Hmm? Giant Stone Poison Lizard? Didn't I leave no trace of that thing with a Pure Throwing Spear?
Are they talking about me?
Has my action already spread here? Yes, after all, I even made a big hole in the mountain, so it's only natural for it to spread here, Iri thought.
"You think so too? The more information I get, the stranger it seems. I heard that not only that, but when the demon attack happened in the Kingdom some time ago, someone single-handedly repelled a Great Demon that even Blue Rose had been defeated by. In this old man's opinion, I always feel that the Adventurer's Guild of the Kingdom deliberately exaggerated the results to save face." The old man dressed in green said.
Oh! So they weren't talking about me, they were talking about Ainz-papa! They were talking about the events of the Kingdom's 'turmoil' arc, but unfortunately, I missed that part of the story! At that time, I should have still been soaking in that glass jar, so there was nothing I could do, Iri thought.
"Perhaps? After all, you can never have too many Adamantite-ranked Adventurers, but would the Kingdom's Adventurer's Guild really do that?" Hellank continued to discuss Ainz-papa with the old man.
"The Guild Master of the Kingdom is a good old man, he basically wouldn't do such a thing. But speaking of it, repelling a Great Demon by himself… I think it's probably because the Great Demon was already exhausted after its previous fight with Blue Rose, and then he just took advantage of it." The old man in green said.
"That's very possible, otherwise, how could a Great Demon be repelled by just one person!" Hellank also went along with the green-clad old man's words.
As soon as Iri heard this, her anger level started to rise. Although Ainz-papa and Xiao Di were indeed acting out a scene at that time! But! Even so, you are not allowed to doubt Ainz-papa's strength!
"You think so too! Hahaha, honestly, this old man really wants to meet that Black Warrior Feifei, to see if he's really that amazing." The green-clad old man laughed loudly, his tone clearly laced with disdain.
Iri couldn't stand this! Just as she was about to go up and teach this old man a lesson, she heard a woman's scream from nearby.
Iri looked over at the sound and saw that scumbag Tianwu kicking an elf who was already lying on the ground in ragged clothes. The elf, who was kicked to the ground, screamed and begged for mercy, but that scumbag showed no intention of stopping.
"Tsk!" Imina couldn't stand it anymore and was about to go over, but she was held back by Stag Beetle Uncle Roba and Arshe.
Uh… alright, seeing this, Iri calmed down a bit. Now is not the time to make trouble, they'll get what's coming to them once we go inside!
Soon, a rather lewd-looking man, who seemed to be a butler, arrived. Compared to Sebas, this butler was simply the scum of the earth. At the same time, several rather grand-looking carriages also arrived.
The butler briefly described the details of the mission, which were basically no different from what Hellank had told them earlier.
In short, Fulda had tricked the Blood Emperor, making the Blood Emperor trick a certain noble, and then, under the identity of that unlucky noble, recruit Black Workers to test Ainz-papa.
Of course, this was what Iri thought; after all, knowing the script meant she could do whatever she wanted.
"Is this… an eight-legged horse?" Upon entering the carriage, Hellank looked surprised. The other members of Four Strategists, or rather, all the members present, were very surprised.
Is this thing very valuable? In our backyard, we can summon a bunch of level 80 Nightmares anytime, anywhere. This kind of trash… Iri was completely dismissive of it.
"Uncle Graham, can I discuss something with you?" Just as they were about to get in the carriage, Hellank started talking to the uncle next to him who was wearing full armor shaped like a Stag Beetle.
"Regarding the allocation of the carriages, can we be separated from the Tianwu squad?" Hellank asked.
"Hmm, understood." The uncle glanced at Imina, who had a sour expression, and nodded.
Indeed, if they were with that scumbag Tianwu, not to mention Imina wouldn't be able to stand it, Iri herself probably wouldn't be able to stand it either.
"Can mere Gold Rank Adventurers handle this? I certainly don't want the camp to be destroyed after the mission is complete." As soon as that annoying voice was heard, everyone knew who was speaking.
Hellank and the Stag Beetle Uncle immediately looked displeased.
"Hey, hey! Saying something like that at a time like this, are you trying to offend the Adventurers who are serving as escorts?!" Hellank was also a bit unhappy.
"Tianwu, that idiot!" The Stag Beetle Uncle didn't know what else to say.
The other Black Worker members also showed fierce expressions, all staring at this foolish person who was spouting nonsense. They hadn't even departed yet, and he was already offending people. What if something happened on the way!
"Please rest assured, everyone, because for this trip, we have invited an Adventurer whose strength surpasses everyone here to share the escort duty." The butler said with a hint of pride.
"Hmph… stronger than us, huh." As soon as that scumbag heard the butler's words, he immediately sneered in displeasure.
"Yes, Feifei-daren, may I ask you to show yourself? Allow me to introduce you all to the Adamantite-ranked Adventurer, Black Warrior Feifei-daren, and his companion, Miss Nabe. Is it acceptable for these two to serve as your escorts?" The lewd butler turned around and called out.
Then, from one of the carriages, a familiar black figure stepped out, a figure Iri knew intimately. That fluctuation, which only Iri could sense, was indeed Ainz-papa himself.
At this moment, the other Black Workers were all stunned when they saw Ainz-papa. An Adamantite-ranked Adventurer, this was the pinnacle of Adventurers.
That scumbag saw Ainz-papa's appearance… and fell silent. Ainz-papa's dog tag was the real deal, so there was no objection, right?
At this moment, according to the original plan, Iri immediately shrank behind Stag Beetle Uncle Roba, looking as if she wanted to hide from someone. Roba also looked at Iri with great curiosity.
"Before this, I have something I want to ask you." Ainz-papa spoke.
"Why are you… going to the ruins? As far as I know, you don't belong to the Adventurer's Guild, and you wouldn't receive mandatory requests from the Adventurer's Guild, so why did you accept this request?"
Inside the Black Worker squad, everyone looked at each other, and finally, someone from the back said something.
"Of course, for money!"
Good… because of that one sentence, you're all dead! Iri still thought this while hiding behind Stag Beetle Uncle Roba.
"Then, is a sum of money worth sacrificing your lives for?" Ainz-papa continued to ask.
"Yes, the client offered an amount worth risking our lives for, and there will be additional bonuses based on the items found within the ruins. This is enough for me to risk my life." This time, it was the Stag Beetle Uncle who answered.
Good! Terror Duke's reservation, I wish you a good time and good food, Iri snickered from behind, and even laughed out loud.
"Is that so! I really asked you a boring question, please forgive me for that, hmm? That voice… Iri! Iri, is that you?!" Ainz-papa noticed Iri's presence and directly called out Iri's name.
Roba looked surprised, completely not expecting this Adamantite-ranked Adventurer to know Iri.
"You… you've got the wrong person, oh… there's no one named Iri here, oh!" Iri feigned a frightened look and answered softly.
At this moment, all the members of Four Strategists turned their gaze towards Iri. Stag Beetle Uncle Roba also simply stepped aside. Then Iri was directly "exposed".
"It really is you… you actually ran all the way here…" Ainz-papa directly ignored everyone's curious gazes and walked straight to Iri.
"Come back with me… this is not where you should be." Ainz-papa said sternly.
"No… I don't want to go back, those church people are too hateful! All I did was help those poor people! Why are they targeting me like this?!" Iri feigned a very unhappy look and acted spoiled.
"Church… church? Cough… hmm… no matter what, this isn't where you should be. Hurry and come back with me!" Ainz-papa hesitated.
Iri felt various awkwardness in her heart. As expected, without Xiao Di by his side, Ainz-papa loses his intelligence. Does he not even understand Iri's intention of bringing up the church? It seems that after this is done, Xiao Di will have to "educate" Ainz-papa properly.
"I'm not going back!" Iri still looked uncooperative. Ainz-papa, as agreed with Iri earlier, reached out to forcibly pull Iri away.
"Can you wait a moment, Feifei-daren? May I ask what you are doing to my teammate?" Hellank and Stag Beetle Uncle Roba both stepped forward to block Iri.
It seems… Iri's judgment of people is still quite good.
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