"Sister Yuri, the orphanage must be very busy, right? And Ainz might have other tasks to assign to you. Why do you want to follow me?" Elizabeth asked, a little curious. Sister Yuri was very by-the-book, so making such a request suddenly was indeed very strange.
"Elizabeth, among those who returned with you, there is one who is very dangerous. If your journey this time is with them, you must take me with you," Sister Yuri said very seriously.
"That guy is very bad! Sister Yuri alone probably can't handle her, so take me too!" Wolf Sister also chimed in, saying she wanted to come along.
They must be talking about Chao Lu, right? Uh... The ability to instantly see the essence of a strong person is really convenient. If possible, could I get one too?
This also showed that Chao Lu was indeed a formidable character. Sister Yuri and Wolf Sister saw it immediately, but Elizabeth couldn't take Sister Yuri and Wolf Sister.
The reason for arranging Bell and Ged was that she didn't want people who were still useful to Nazarick to follow her to their 'doom'.
This time, she might have to directly clash with the Platinum Dragon Lord, so she couldn't let Nazarick's people follow her into danger. Besides, if she couldn't win, she still had the Champion Armor to protect her, and she could run away anytime. But if she brought others, she would have to worry about them, and Elizabeth would never do such a foolish thing.
"Thank you for your concern, Sister Yuri and Lupusregina Beta, but that guy won't harm me. That guy still needs my help to achieve some goals, so she won't do anything to me. So I can go alone. And it will be more convenient for me to escape alone. Ah! I'm sorry, Sister Yuri... I didn't mean that." Elizabeth knew that saying this would indeed embarrass Sister Yuri, but it was also the best excuse.
As expected, as soon as Elizabeth said it, Sister Yuri looked very sad. It seemed she also knew that she probably wasn't Chao Lu's opponent.
"Don't worry, Sister Yuri... Although my direct combat power isn't strong, my escaping ability is very powerful, so there's no need to worry about me," Elizabeth quickly comforted Sister Yuri.
"Understood, then I won't hold Elizabeth back. I will arrange what you've entrusted to me." Only then did Yuri agree to nod.
With Bell and Ged arranged, it was time to depart. Anyway, although this trip was said to be a direct confrontation with the Platinum Dragon Lord, in Elizabeth's opinion, it was more like just saying hello.
Elizabeth didn't believe Bai Xia's rhetoric, saying that she could defeat the Platinum Dragon Lord. That big lizard could use Original Magic. Letting herself confront it directly without knowing anything about that Original Magic, she wasn't that foolish.
Didn't Ainz say that the most important part of PVP is intelligence warfare? She didn't know anything about the Platinum Dragon Lord's combat power. Going directly to fight without any strategy wasn't that just seeking death? So this time, the trouble with the Platinum Dragon Lord was more about gathering intelligence.
As for Chao Lu? She would probably be sacrificed, right? Anyway, she was Bai Xia's subordinate, not her own, so sacrificing her wouldn't hurt. Besides, Bai Xia's request to her didn't say she had to protect her subordinate, did it?
After making up her mind, Elizabeth bid farewell to Sister Yuri and Wolf Sister, then ran to the living room to meet up with Chao Lu and the others. As she walked out of the office, Elizabeth suddenly remembered that she seemed to have forgotten to tell Sister Yuri something.
Uh... What did I forget? If I could forget it so easily, then it shouldn't be anything important. Forget it then, Elizabeth thought.
Back in the living room, Elizabeth brought up her idea of having Bell and Ged temporarily stay in E-Rantel.
Ligurit agreed with Elizabeth's idea, and also thought it wasn't good to have too many people. Ged was initially very unwilling, but Elizabeth said that there were people in E-Rantel who knew how to smelt, and Ged immediately agreed to stay. Of course, Elizabeth didn't tell him that the person who knew the method was the same person who gave him the iron ingots, otherwise Ged would definitely run away directly. As for Bell, she just showed an unwilling expression and said she understood, probably because being left in Nazarick last time left a psychological shadow! But this time Bell was left in E-Rantel, so don't worry. Chao Lu didn't say anything, still maintaining her expressionless face.
After a short rest, Elizabeth directly summoned Sticky Rice Cake. The rest of the journey to the Evaluation Country could only be done by Flying Magic. It would require crossing the entire Re-Estize Kingdom, and the journey was still a bit long.
Although she could also directly teleport to the Kingdom's Capital, which would save at least half the journey, it felt a bit inappropriate to directly teleport a giant dragon and air-drop it into someone's Capital.
It wouldn't matter before the founding of the nation, but now that the nation had been founded, a princess of a nation appearing directly in someone's Capital with a giant dragon would indeed be bad for the Magic Kingdom's reputation. It would feel like she was coming to threaten the Kingdom, so it's better to just fly over! A little far is fine!
As she boarded Sticky Rice Cake, Elizabeth very quietly asked Chao Lu, who was following behind her. Ligurit had already floated onto Sticky Rice Cake's back using Flying Magic. Elizabeth deliberately stayed behind to ask Chao Lu about this.
"You saw the true form of that person just now, didn't you, Chao Lu?" The person Elizabeth was referring to was Pandora's Actor.
"Hmm? I saw it. That Doppelganger is your new subordinate, Elizabeth, isn't it?" Chao Lu answered directly, without any concealment.
Chao Lu's capabilities were indeed a bit excessive. Even Sebas couldn't recognize Pandora when he impersonated Ainz back then. This time, impersonating a passerby, Chao Lu immediately saw through it, which was indeed a bit terrifying.
However, that person wasn't a subordinate. If anything, Pandora was her older brother.
This way, although Chao Lu's actual combat ability was still unknown, from an indirect perspective, Elizabeth already clearly understood that Chao Lu's ability was at least on the level of Nazarick's Guardians.
And Elizabeth originally measured the Platinum Dragon Lord's strength against the Guardian level, so she definitely wouldn't really listen to Bai Xia's nonsense and confront him head-on. She knew that among all the Guardians in Nazarick, she probably couldn't defeat any of them except Little Angel Victim. She might not even be able to defeat the Dragon Maid with level-limiting damage equipment. Elizabeth was well aware of this... After seeing the dragon carrying Elizabeth fly away from E-Rantel, Yuri immediately had Lupusregina Beta take the woman named Bell, whom Elizabeth had entrusted to her care, to work at the orphanage. Yuri herself planned to take the dwarf to see Ainz.
Originally, Elizabeth had instructed Lupusregina Beta to do this, but it was just an exchange, and it didn't violate Elizabeth's orders. The purpose of her exchange with Lupusregina Beta was to report to Ainz the possibility of Elizabeth facing danger.
Ainz had warned Lupusregina Beta that any seemingly insignificant piece of information could change the situation. Elizabeth definitely understood this better than anyone, especially since this matter was related to Shalltear's rebellion, which Elizabeth had investigated. Elizabeth also didn't specifically instruct them to keep it a secret.
So, Elizabeth's meaning was very clear: she wanted them to report the situation to Ainz. And entrusting such a matter to Lupusregina Beta was too unreliable, so she would do the reporting herself!
Thinking this, Yuri, after arranging for Lupusregina Beta, took the dwarf and contacted Nazarick, stating that she would be returning in one minute and had an urgent matter to report to Ainz... At this moment, Elizabeth, already on Sticky Rice Cake's back, still felt that she had forgotten to tell Sister Yuri something.
Uh?? What exactly did I forget???
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