Adventures 2

The next day all three of them departed for the guild, Tenz opened the guild door upon reaching.

The first thing he saw as he entered the room was the counter, where three of the guild's receptionists greeted the adventurers with smiles on their faces. There were warriors in full plate armor, nimble fellows in light armor and bearing bows, people in priest's garb and adorned with all manner of holy symbols, as well as robed arcane magic casters with their staves.

On the left was a large door, and on the right was a notice board. There were several pieces of parchment upon it which he had not seen yesterday. Several adventurers were chatting in front of it.

Ainz and Tenz while walking started to survey the plates of the adventures in their mind, most where silver and gold with iron plates sitting at the corner.

'No copper plates?..i do feel a bit out of place, not knowing the norm of a place is annoying it feels like i am back in my starting days of YGGDRASIL'. Thought Tenz.

The party mostly Ainz following Tenz because he had no idea what to do, went in front of a board with twenty or so job request attached to it.

Tenz had learned the language of this world atleast how to read it to some degree from the reports that Albedo gave them after the information extraction from Nigun and his men where done, sadly they died before more information could be extracted.

"Giant basalisk extermination!.....let's take this, the parchment seems to be old which means it's been here for a while, if we complete a job that others haven't we can raise our names. What do you think?".

"i don't think they will allow it, we are copper plates". Said Ainz.

"I know, however that's also part of the plan Muhahaha". laughed Tenz almost audioablily.

He then proceeded to take the parchment and put on the the reception table with a *bang*.

"we are taking this request!".

"Sir that request is for mithril and above, we can't-"

"I know. That's why I took it.

The calm, unwavering tone in Tenz's voice evoked doubt in the counter girl's eyes.

"we are taking it".

"But sir!, even if you say so their are rules we can't allow it. If you fail the job you will die along with a lot of people."

The receptionist's firm voice seemed to encompass the silent opinions of the countless people who had worked hard to qualify themselves by the guild's rankings.

"I am fed up with rules!.hmph"

The person behind me is my companion, Nabe. She is a magician of the third tier."

The air shuddered with a collective gasp, and everyone looked at Narberal in surprise. In this world, third tier spells were the highest which most magic casters could reach.

Is he for real? The eyes of the surrounding people shifted to Ainz's stylish full plate armor then to the giant blade behind Tenz.

Adventurers wore equipment which matched their abilities. The stronger they were, the better the gear they outfitted themselves with. Tenz and Ainz armor was very eye-catching and They travelled with a woman like Nabe, both of which were very persuasive.

Noticing the changes around him, Ainz cheered inside his heart, and decided to strike while the iron was hot.

"Yes as my partner says, besides look at his sword do you think a normal copper plate can wield it?!".

"I, personally, am a warrior of comparable strength to Nabe. I am very sure that a job like that would be a trivial task for me.".

The receptionist and the other adventurers were not as surprised in comparison to just now. They seemed to be looking at Ainz and Tenz with different eyes.

"We did not become adventurers to do jobs for a few pieces of copper. I wish to take on a higher ranked job. If you wish to see our strength, I will be more than glad to show it to you. Therefore, can we take this job?". Tenz said with hope.

The hostility towards them was fading rapidly, and there were whispers of, "Indeed, that's right," and "No wonder." After all, the rough men called adventurers valued strength, and they understood what Ainz and Tenz where trying to say.

However, the counter girl was a different matter.

"...I am very sorry, but we cannot let you take this job due to the rules."

The receptionist lowered her head in apology, and Tenz took a victory pose in his heart.

"Then it can't be helped… it seems I've put you in a difficult position," Tenz replied as he nodded in apology.

"Then, help me pick the most challenging copper plate job, then. There should be others besides the ones on the noticeboard, right?"

"Ah, there are, I know."

The receptionist stood up and left while Ainz praised Tenz in his head for coming up with this plan, however just as he was about to say something to Tenz a voice called out.

"How about helping us with our work, then?"

"What?"

Ainz replied in a bit of hostile tone reflexively..then he looked at the group of four and calmed down.

Is the job worth the money asked Tenz.

Mm — well, I feel it's worthwhile."

The person who responded was a man who looked like the team's leader. He wore some sort of banded armor strips of metal woven together with metal threads over a leather or chain backing and carried himself like a warrior.

Should he join this man's team and work with them? Of course, he could decide after hearing them out, but then there was no telling if the receptionist girl would help them pick a job after he spoke with them. However, if he took their job, there would be a chance to build relations with them and obtain useful information.

Several seconds passed.

Tenz slowly nodded and Ainz followed

"Worthwhile jobs are exactly what I seek. Then, let us work together. However, I would like to ask what sort of job it is."

After hearing his response, the men asked the receptionist to prepare a room for them.

It looked like a meeting room, with a wooden table lined with chairs in the middle. The men streamed in and sat down.

"Please have a seat."

Ainz did as he was told, and Narberal silently took a place beside him. Tenz sat to the right of Ainz.

The men were all quite young, probably under twenty, but there was no childishness in them and they possessed a maturity which did not match their ages. Although they seemed to have seated themselves randomly around the table, judging by their distance and positioning, they could draw their weapons at any time.

This unconscious display must have been a habit born from countless close encounters with death.

"Before we begin discussing the job, let us introduce ourselves."

The speaker was the man who looked like a warrior.

He had the typical blond hair and blue eyes of the Kingdom, and while there were no other distinguishing features on him, he looked quite handsome.

"I'm the leader of the 'Swords of Darkness,' Peter Mauk. That fellow over there is the eyes and ears of our team, the ranger Lukrut Volve.".

A leather-armored blond man nodded in acknowledgement, and his brown eyes seemed to have a spark of delight in them. He was slender and long-limbed, kind of like a spider, but his lean torso was wiry and muscular.

"Next is our magic caster and the brains of our group, Ninya, The Spellcaster."

"Pleased to meet you."

He was probably the youngest person in the group, with dark brown hair and blue eyes. Though he was an adult, the smile on his face looked too youthful.

Unlike the tanned skin of the group's other members, his skin was pale, and his face was the prettiest of the group's. It was more of an androgynous beauty than any masculine concept of attractiveness. His voice was higher-pitched than the others.

However, the smile on his face was like a mask, though it was not entirely fake.

While the others all wore armor, he wore a leather robe. However, Tenz could see that beneath the table he had various strange items in his belt, including oddly-shaped bottles and peculiar wooden objects and so on.

Judging from the term 'spellcaster,' he was probably a magic caster of the arcane variety, like Ainz.

"Eh? But it's a good one."

"You have a nickname?" Ainz asked, with no idea what was going on. Lukrut explained:

"He's a talent holder, and a genius magic caster."

"Oh…" Ainz murmured they had tortured three of the Sunlight Scripture members to death to get that information, and now there was a live example in front of him. Ainz was delighted.

However, Narberal did not understand and simply snorted derisively. Ainz sighed in relief after he realized that none of them had heard it. He was slightly mad because his incompetent subordinate was doing odd things like this during a negotiation, but getting into an argument here would not be productive either, so Ainz quickly calmed himself down.

"It's nothing much, it's just that I happened to have a talent pertaining to that field…"

"Oh…"

Ainz was even more interested, and he leaned forward, straining to listen.

Much like martial arts, talents were abilities that did not exist in YGGDRASIL but which were unique to this world. About one in every two hundred people was born with a talent. While talent-holders were not rare, the abilities themselves varied greatly in potency and type.

For instance, there were talents like being able to predict tomorrow's weather with seventy percent accuracy, the ability to strengthen summoned monsters, hastening the harvest by several days, using the magic of the dragons which once ruled this world, and so on.

However, all of these were inborn abilities, which could not be chosen or changed. It was quite common to encounter situations where these abilities could not be applied. If someone was born with a talent that could improve the destructive power of their magic, but they never had the chance to become a magic caster, then their talent would be useless.

There were very few people who could make good use of their talents. There were almost no talents which could dictate the course of one's entire life, apart from a few exceptionally powerful talents..

The best proof of that statement was Gazef Stronoff, who was a warrior without a talent.

However, people with combat-applicable talents tended to go into the adventuring profession. Therefore, talent-holders were a common sight among adventurers. The person before him was one of those lucky few who could fully utilize his talent.

"I think his talent had something to do with being suited to studying magic, and he only took four years to learn what should have taken eight years. I'm not a magic caster, so I'm not sure how great that is."

Ainz was a magic caster as well. Those words made him curious, and awoke a collector's desire within him. This was an ability which the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick did not possess, and which could strengthen the organization. If he could gain control of that ability, it might be worth making enemies of everyone here.

Shrinking the time it took to learn an ability like this should have been the province of a Super tier spell,'Wish Upon A Star'.

The two of them continued talking, without realizing that Ainz was watching them under his helmet, like a tiger ready to pounce on its prey.

"...I'm really lucky that I was born with this ability, because it allowed me to take a step closer to my dream. Without this power, I would have ended my days as a lowly peasant."

Ninya's muttering was gloomy and solemn. As though to sweep away the grim air hanging over the room, Peter continued in a completely different tone:

"Well, no matter what, you're still a famous talent holder in this city."

"Still, there's people more famous than me."

"The leader of Blue Rose?"

"That person's famous too, but I was talking about someone within this city."

"You mean, Bareare!?" shouted the last person, who had not yet been introduced yet. Ainz was curious about the name and asked:

"...And what sort of talent does that person have?"

A look of surprise came over all four of them. It would seem this was common knowledge.

Ainz had asked that question because he was curious and wanted to acquire an ability which could strengthen Nazarick. Therefore, in response to the regret he felt over his carelessness, he told himself that there had to be some way to recover from a mistake like this.

However, before Ainz could explain, the other side came to a conclusion of their own:

"I see, the reason why we don't know you at all despite that stylish full plate and your beautiful companion is because you're not from around here, am I right?"

Ainz nodded at this heaven-sent mercy of a question.

"Indeed, that is correct. The truth is, we only arrived here yesterday."

"Oh, so you wouldn't know, then? He's a famous person in this town, but he's probably not that famous that distant cities would know about him, huh?"

"Yes, I've never heard of him before. If you don't mind, could you tell me about him?"

"His name is Nphirea Bareare, the grandson of a famous herbalist. His talent allows him to use any magic item. Not only can he use scrolls of a different spellcasting system from himself, he can even use items made by the non-human races. Even items restricted to those of royal blood shouldn't be a problem either."

"..Oh."

Ainz tried his best not to let them hear the awe in his voice.

How much could his talent do? Could he use the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown which only the guildmaster could use — as well as World Class Items? Or did it have limits?

He was someone to be wary of, but he could be very useful as well.

Narberal seemed to feel the same way. She brought her mouth close to where Ainz's ears would be under the helmet and whispered:

"I think that person is dangerous."

"...I know. Coming to this city was the right decision."

"Sir Momon, is something the matter?"

"Oh, no, it's fine, don't worry. Speaking of which, could you tell me about your last friend?"

"Yes. He's a druid — Dyne Woodwonder. He uses healing spells and magic that controls nature, and he's well versed in herbal lore. Let him know if there's anything wrong with your body; he has medicine that's good for stomach pains."

"Pleased to meet you!".came the greeting from the burly, barbaric-looking man with a full, bushy beard. However, he seemed younger than how Ainz appeared.

There was a very faint smell of grass from him, which came from the cloth pouch tied to his waist.

meanwhile Tenz was in deep thought,'Nphirea Bareare....ah yes the village girl's friend...she didn't know of his talent?, maybe knowledge like that is known by Adventurers only.either way he should contact us in a day or two if he is the pharmacist here.

Message ("Ainz this Nphirea guy should contact us soon")

("is it the plan you mentioned yesterday?...then we shall act when the time comes however are you sure it will be Nphirea and not someone else?")

("let's hope it's him") said Tenz telepathicly.

"Then we shall introduce ourselves i am Momon this is Nabe to my left and Sai to my right, pleased to meet you.".

"let's hop on to what the job is".said Tenz

"ah yes the job is extermination of monsters".

"Monsters there is more than one"

"It's not an official request, we slay monsters and the guild rewards us based on the slayed Monsters, the reward will be split according." said Peter.

Following that, Lukrut spoke up as well.

"For us, it's making a living, but what we do also reduces the danger to the surrounding people. The traders can come and go in peace and the country can collect its taxes. All in all, it's a way to earn money without anyone losing out."

"We're likely to encounter Goblins and the wolves they raise. As for other monsters, there haven't been any strong ones sighted around this area. The most dangerous monsters we might encounter on the plains are probably ogres."

"We won't be entering the forest?"

"Yes, because the forest is very dangerous. We can still deal with things like Jumping Leeches and Giant Beetles, but the Hanging Spiders which spit webs at you from the trees and the Forest Worms which maul you from the ground with their huge jaws are harder to handle."

No wonder thought Tenz on the groups easy going attitude.

"I have no problems with that arrangement. Then, let us fight shoulder to shoulder. Also, since we're working together, I guess I should let everyone see my true face.".

Both Ainz and Tenz removed their helmet.Tenz was fairly handsome and looked young for his age due to his easy going life style while Ainz looked worn out as susuki satoru had a hard life as a employee.

"You two are older than what i expected" said lukrut.

"That's rude". said Peter and punched lukrut sideways a bit.

"Miss nabe are you in a relationship".asked lukrut.

Nabe simply looked away like she was not interested but lukrut took it as a sign of 'no'.

"ah...i have fallen in love with you please go out with me!".

"You parasite know your place, Sir Sai i want to kill him can i?".

"oh..such cold words, however they make me fall for you more".

Everyone just sighed at the duo while Tenz said no to her request.

Then the receptionist came over and asked for Tenz.

Sir Sai you have a personal request it's from Npheria Baleare.

Tenz frowed his non existent brow at this along with Ainz.

'its too soon did the plan work well i need to contact Albedo'.

"yes please call him in" said Tenz.

AN: i know the chapters are slow but hang on, also give me power and leave reviews it helps a lot.chow