After careful consideration, Momonga ultimately decided to follow Demiurge's plan. Since they were going to establish a nation, they needed to consider the issue of reputation. While Peroroncino's plan was convenient, it was too obvious and would have too great an impact on the reputation of the newly established nation.
Of course, after discussing with Demiurge and the others, Momonga asked Peroroncino for his opinion.
Peroroncino didn't care. That plan was just something casually thought up, and whether it was used or not didn't matter at all.
"Peroroncino, then I will follow the plan and go to the Baharuth Empire to find the Chief Court Mage, Fluder. There's something I need your help with."
"What is it?"
"Nfirea, do you remember?"
"I remember."
"He has obtained the potion recipes, and I heard there has been some progress."
"To prevent the recipes from leaking, I think it's necessary to strengthen their abilities."
"I originally planned to go to the forest near Carne Village myself, find a few powerful magical beasts, and attack Carne Village to test their self-defense abilities in the face of danger. After all, one must be strong to protect what's valuable. To protect the recipe, their own strength is also very important."
"Of course, if you don't plan to go, you don't have to."
.......
After Momonga left, Peroroncino went outside of Nazarick and looked at the night sky.
"I feel like I've forgotten something."
Peroroncino recalled the events of the day...
"That's right, Nana! I promised to handle things with Shalltear and then go find her, but instead, I talked a few things over with Momonga, then saw some excellent masseuses at the bathhouse, so I couldn't resist and..."
At this moment, Nana wandered aimlessly through the alleys of the royal capital. The capital looked completely different at night compared to during the day. Once the sky darkened, Nana found herself disoriented and several times ended up in dead ends.
A few people engaged in secret transactions in the shadows also noticed Nana's figure.
"Boss, there was a little girl wandering around here just now, did you see her?" a man in a black robe asked the muscular man in front of him.
"A little girl? How is that possible? It's already dark. How could a little girl be wandering around this dark area?"
"Do you guys know the way? Can you help me and show me the way?" Nana approached them after noticing their presence and asked for directions.
Nana had been taught by the dog-headed maid, Pestonya, so she spoke very politely.
"This is the little girl you were talking about."
"Yes, that's her. She's been wandering around here for quite a while. I've thought about kidnapping her several times. Her clothes are clearly expensive. She must be the daughter of a wealthy family. But because today's transaction was more important, I didn't act."
"I didn't expect her to come to us on her own."
"Little girl, meeting me is your misfortune."
The man in black took out a cloth soaked in sleeping powder.
"Little girl, come with uncle, I'll show you the way."
Nana, having survived on her own for some time, could immediately tell whether the other party had hostile intent.
Suddenly, a dagger appeared and swiftly sliced the cloth in the man's hand in half—along with the man's hand.
"Ah!!! My hand!"
"Useless! You can't even handle a little girl."
The man, too distracted by the dark night, didn't notice Nana's movements and only saw the black-clad man walk toward her, only to be slashed by her.
"Since you're so useless, I'll just take care of kidnapping this little girl myself!"
The strong man approached Nana, completely ignoring the fate of the black-clad man.
However, just as he reached out to grab Nana, she disappeared from her spot.
"What do you want to do with my child?"
Peroroncino appeared around the corner, but Nana was not with him. She was behind the strong man, her dagger poised to strike through his heart.
"Your child? Then you must be very wealthy! I was just thinking of asking to borrow some money!"
"Borrow or steal?"
"Don't say things so harshly! Anyway, you have money, so you're not short of a few coins."
"What if I don't plan to give any?"
"Well, then maybe you'll lose an arm or a leg or something, and your family will have to ransom you."
"Oh? You know who I am?"
"Then do you know who I am?"
"Of course, just a dead man."
"Hahaha, with your small frame, you think you can defeat me? Don't dream about it."
"No, you're mistaken. I'm not the one you're fighting. Nana is your real opponent."
"The little girl..." The strong man's words stopped as a dagger pierced his heart.
He struggled and turned to look at the person who had stabbed him. It was the same little girl from before.
"Bastard!"
The strong man drew a knife from his waist and swung it at Nana.
But Nana was right in front of him. No matter how he swung the knife, it was always just a little short of hitting her.
"Didn't die?"
"If the heart's not dead after a stab, then there's only one possibility—his heart's on the right side."
Hearing Peroroncino's words, the strong man angrily glared at him. Unable to hit Nana, he resorted to swinging the knife at Peroroncino instead.
Peroroncino looked at the charging strong man and laughed maniacally.
"Nana, show him the difference in strength."
Nana sheathed the dagger into its scabbard, then with a leap, she positioned herself between the strong man and Peroroncino.
"Die!"
The strong man swung his knife at Nana.
Nana made no attempt to defend herself.
As the blade was about to strike, Nana extended her hands and caught the blade with her bare hands.
After Nana touched the edge of the blade, no matter how much force the strong man exerted, the blade could not move forward even an inch.
Nana slightly adjusted her hands, misaligning them, then with a sudden exertion of force, she pushed back.
The strong man's knife was easily broken.
"Monster!" The strong man fell to the ground in fear.
Nana held the broken part of the blade and bent it, snapping it into two halves, stacking them together. Then she broke them again and stacked them on top of each other.
Eventually, she stacked it to 32 layers before it wouldn't go any further, leaving a pile of broken knife pieces behind.
"What kind of monster are you?" The strong man continued to retreat in fear, shouting.
"Enough playing, Nana, finish him off!"
"No! Please..." A dagger pierced the strong man's throat, silencing him.
Peroroncino looked toward another area where there was a trail of blood.
"Nana, what's that blood trail?"
"Earlier, the man who was with this strong man, I cut his hand in half."
"Then he hid over there." Nana pointed towards a distant pile of trash.
"Throw the man's body over there, and then let him go. Spare him."
Third-tier magic: Necromantic Zombie.
Peroroncino cast necromantic magic on the strong man, turning him into a low-level undead.
"I really do have a strange sense of humor."
Peroroncino looked at the undead in the trash pile, sighing.
End of chapter
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