The group entered the capital city of the Sorcerer Kingdom with the unconscious Remedios. The soldiers, upon learning their identities, arranged temporary lodging for them.
Now, they had to wait for Remedios to wake up before they could meet the Sorcerer King.
"Don't worry, Neia. Once the captain wakes up, we'll plead on your behalf," Vice Captain Gustavo said, noticing Neia's concern.
"Thank you," Neia replied softly.
Neia left the inn and went alone to feed her horse.
"Am I really that bad? Why won't Lady Remedios ever acknowledge me?"
"Father, is it really such a mistake to want to become a holy knight?"
When the border army was wiped out, Neia knew her father had also died. She cried for a long, long time.
In her eyes, her once-great father had just died like that. There was no body left behind.
At that moment, she made up her mind that she would become a holy knight and join the campaign to defeat Jaldabaoth, seeking revenge for her father.
But along the way, her faith had been wavering. Remedios, who had once been her idol, the person she always wanted to be like, the powerful holy knight, now seemed so different from what she had imagined.
Since she had met Remedios in person, the image she had of her had collapsed in an instant.
Throughout the journey, Remedios often lost her temper over trivial matters, acting as if she treated Neia like a punching bag.
There were constant punishments, even physical ones.
But she had no other choice. Other than staying with the envoy, she didn't know what else she could do.
Her only advantage was that she inherited her father's talent for archery, as well as her excellent eyesight.
Because of her sharp vision, she was able to spot potential troubles along the way and avoid them.
"Father, do you think I should stay in this envoy? Perhaps it's better to just be an ordinary civilian here," Neia thought to herself as she looked at the people passing by on the streets, their faces filled with genuine smiles.
"Neia, the captain has woken up. We're heading to meet the Sorcerer King now!" A member of the envoy came to call for her.
"Okay!"
After Remedios woke up, she was much calmer and did not show any anger when she saw Neia. She merely shot her a cold glance.
The envoy asked the guards of the Sorcerer Kingdom for permission to meet the Sorcerer King.
Soon, the guards informed them that they could meet the Sorcerer King in three days.
During these three days, the envoy traveled around the Sorcerer Kingdom and came to the conclusion that it was a perfect country.
The people they encountered on the streets were thriving and full of vitality.
Though the name "Sorcerer Kingdom" might suggest a land of monsters, humans still made up the majority. It wasn't uncommon to see other races among the crowds on the streets.
Everyone was going about their own business, and everything appeared to be very harmonious and prosperous.
The day to meet the Sorcerer King soon arrived.
When they reached the palace gates, the guard spoke:
"To meet His Majesty the Sorcerer King, you must surrender your weapons!"
The group's faces turned awkward, as they were reluctant to hand over their weapons.
The guard didn't insist, but simply said:
"Listen carefully, no matter what happens from here on, you must not draw your weapons. Do you understand?"
The group nodded, indicating that they understood.
The guard then opened the large gates. Inside, a death knight stood, exuding an aura of terrifying killing intent.
Remedios instinctively gripped her sword, ready to strike back. The others were a half-step slower than Remedios, but still had their hands on their sword hilts.
"Stop, no drawing weapons!" the guard urgently shouted.
The death knight was ruthless, with no regard for who they were. Once, a group had entered and one person drew their sword. The death knight immediately slaughtered all of them without hesitation. The blood splattered all over him, and the death knight even considered killing the guard too—luckily, the guard had managed to escape quickly.
He did not want such a terrifying incident to happen again.
Under the guard's lead, the group nervously passed by the death knight.
Remedios could sense that this death knight was extremely powerful—she was not confident she could win in a one-on-one battle with him.
Just as they were about to move forward, a familiar figure passed by in front of them.
Peroroncino, Nana, Yulia, and Misty.
The figure of Nana was firmly etched in the minds of the envoy team.
Nana also saw the envoy team, and with a look that showed no recognition, she turned her gaze away.
"Who are they?" Peroroncino asked the guard after seeing the group.
"Report, Lord Chino! They are the envoy from the Holy Kingdom, here to meet Lord Ainz!"
"He's the powerful adventurer Chino that Evileye mentioned!" The members of the envoy team thought to themselves.
"Looks kind of familiar..." Peroroncino said, looking at them.
"Lord Chino, these are the troublesome flies we met a few days ago while fishing," Yulia spoke up.
"I remember now!" At the time, Peroroncino hadn't paid much attention to them and didn't recognize their faces. After instructing Nana to handle the situation, he went back to fishing seriously.
Remedios gritted her teeth as she stared at Peroroncino, knowing full well that it was Nana, under Peroroncino's orders, who had taken action against her.
"Nana, I think she seems a bit defiant!" Peroroncino remarked, noticing the unmistakable look of defiance in Remedios's eyes.
"Lord Chino, let me handle this this time!" Before Nana could speak, Yulia interjected.
"Lord Chino, they are Lord Ainz's guests, please don't make things difficult for me," the guard said with a bitter expression.
"I'm just going to scare them a bit, don't worry!" Peroroncino patted the guard's shoulder, spoke, and then left.
Afterwards, Remedios and the others met Ainz Ooal Gown, the Sorcerer King.
"Your Majesty, Sorcerer King, we pay our respects!" Remedios could only forcefully suppress her discomfort as she spoke.
For her, greeting an undead being was as uncomfortable as kneeling before someone else.
But for the sake of Queen Calca of the Holy Kingdom, and her sister Kelart, she had to endure it.
"You have come to the Sorcerer King for what purpose?" Albedo asked.
"Our Holy Kingdom has been attacked by the demon Jaldabaoth, and we hope that your nation can lend us the adventurer Momon to help resist Jaldabaoth," Vice Captain Gustavo said.
This kind of conversation was always left to the vice captain to handle. She couldn't calmly chat with an undead being.
"For this matter, I refuse!"
"Why, Your Majesty the Sorcerer King? The Sorcerer Kingdom should not be in any danger right now, and the adventurer Momon should be quite idle, right?"
"Because E-Rantel has only recently been incorporated into the Sorcerer Kingdom, and we still need Momon to stabilize the people's hearts."
"Your Majesty, may I ask how long it will be before the adventurer Momon can assist the Holy Kingdom?" Neia asked.
Although Remedios wanted to scold her, she refrained, considering that Neia had spoken her mind.
"Albedo, how long will it take to stabilize the people's hearts?"
"Lord Ainz, at least three years."
Hearing Albedo's words, everyone felt their hearts sink.
Three years' time... by then, the Holy Kingdom would likely have turned into hell.
"Your Majesty the Sorcerer King, could we have the adventurer Chino assist the Holy Kingdom?" Vice Captain Gustavo spoke up.
Remedios cast a cold glance at Vice Captain Gustavo.
Gustavo understood well. A child so young possessed such great power.
Then the adventurer Chino's strength would undoubtedly be even greater. If they could bring him to the Holy Kingdom to deal with Jaldabaoth, it would certainly be a good thing.
Despite Remedios's cold gaze, Gustavo didn't pay it much attention.
He had to think about the Holy Kingdom. Now was not the time to worry about Remedios's feelings.
"This will depend on whether he is willing,"
Gustavo hadn't expected the Sorcerer King to respond like this, leaving the decision to his subordinate.
"Do you need me to summon him for you?"
"That would be very helpful, thank you!" Gustavo replied.
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