Adventures 1

The trio walked along the streets ignoring the gazes of other.

"..we need to be discreet as possible....so then why is everyone staring at us...i even confirmed that this way of attire and gear is common for Adventurers so then..?".

Asked Tenz addressing Ainz and Naberal.

"Perhaps it's normal for people to look at adventurers and assess them".

They where almost at a inn that was recommended by the adventures guild when nabe spoke up.

"Lo-Sir Te-Sai,why was I chosen for this job,wouldn't Lady Albedo be better for this".

Among all the Guardians, Albedo had objected the most strenuously when Ainz and Tenz had announced their decision to visit E-Rantel. It began when she learned that she would not be able to accompany Ainz on his journey.

"Nabe i am Sai and this is Momon and you are Nabe,we are all fellow adventurers from the same party so calling us sir much less lord is the peak of suspicion, didn't Albedo teach you that when I ordered her to train you?....either way to answer your question we believe that Albedo is required for the smooth running of Nazarick and therefore did not permit her to come.".Tenz replied in a way that said we know best.

"I am sorry for my slip up sir Sai ,lady Albedo taught me very well however i still can't call the supreme beings without proper respect. For this failure i shall cut my-".

"Stop!".

Nabe took out her blade however was stopped midway by Tenz."You are standing out too much and it's not your fault so put the sword back...Now!".

"Yes my lord!".Bowed nabe and put back her sword.

Ainz narrowed his eyes at her through the slits of his helmet, and then asked in a somewhat uneasy tone.

"Incidentally, I have a question… Do you think humans are inferior lifeforms?".

"Yes, they are. Humans are worthless trash.".

Narberal delivered her answer with firm conviction and without a moment's hesitation. Ainz muttered, "Ah, so you felt that way too," but his voice was too soft to reach Narberal's ears.

After that, he continued grumbling in his head, 'I didn't want to bring her along because her personality makes her react poorly to humans. Looks like I should have been certain of my subordinates' personalities beforehand.'

One of the reasons why he had not taken Albedo with him was because she firmly believed that humans were inferior lifeforms. If he brought someone like that into a highly populated city and then took his eyes off her for just a moment, there was a very real possibility that he might look back to find a gore soaked abattoir. In addition, Albedo had no Disguise skills and could not conceal her horns and wings, which was another point against her.

The greatest reason, however, was one that he could never speak out loud.

That was the fact that Ainz was a mere salaryman, and he had no confidence in running an organization if he had to rely on reports from others, with no direct observation on his part. Because of that, he handed the task of managing the Nazarick to the talented Albedo. If one had a capable subordinate, allowing them to take charge was a wise gesture; interference from an incompetent superior would only lead to tragedy.

'Hah....maybe lupesregina was a better choice'.Thought Ainz just like Tenz.

"...Nabe, I won't tell you to cast away those thoughts, but at the very least, you must control yourself. This is a human town, and we do not know what exceptional individuals they have among them. Therefore, we should try our best not to make enemies." said Tenz trying to control Nabe because he saw the conflicted expression that Ainz had probably thinking he made a wrong choice in taking Nabe along instead of Yuri or Lupesregina.

The trio then reached the inn and opened the inn door, walking in they saw all the eyes on them, some were looking at their gear with surprise and awe especially the giant lump of iron on the back of Tenz.

The inside of the building was quite spacious. The first floor was a dining area, with a counter further within. That counter was backed by shelves that contained dozens of bottles of alcohol. The door beside the counter most likely led to a kitchen.

A spiral staircase turned up in the corner of the dining area. According to the receptionist at the guild, the guest rooms were located on the second and third floors. One could see the scattered customers seated around several round tables. Almost all of them were men, and the promise of violence hung heavily over them.

Everyone's attention was on Tenz. They looked at him as though they were sizing him up. The only person who did not pay attention to Them was a woman seated in a corner. She was staring intently at a small bottle on her table.

This tavern scene made Both Ainz and Tenz furrow his nonexistent brows under their helmet.

This place was filthier than they had imagined.

There were dirty and disgusting places in YGGDRASIL, of course. Even the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick which They ruled over contained such places, such as Kyouhukou's room, the Venomous Cave, and so on.

However, the filth here was different from those places.

The floor was covered in scraps of mysterious food and unknown liquids, while the walls were stained and there were chunks of some moldy substance in the corners of the room...

Ainz sighed internally, and looked into the tavern.

A man in a dirty apron stood there, his stout arms protruding from his rolled-up sleeves. They were covered in several scars, and Ainz could not tell if they were caused by the claws of wild beasts or by blades of some sort.

He looked somewhere between imposing and bestial, and there were scars on his face as well. His head was shaved completely bald, without a single hair left standing on his scalp.

This man, who looked more like a bouncer than an innkeeper, sized up Ainz as he held a mop in one hand.

"A room, huh. For how long?" a voice like a broken bell called out to Ainz.

"We wish to stay for one night.".

The innkeeper replied crudely, "...A copper plate, huh. A night is five coppers. The food's oatmeal and vegetables; meat's an extra copper. Might be getting days-old bread instead of oatmeal."

"If it is at all possible, I would like a double room."

Ainz thought he could hear the man snorting.

"...In this town, there's three inns that cater to adventurers, and mine's the worst of these three… you know why the guild sent you here?"

"I do not. Could you tell me why?"

Faced with Ainz's answer, the innkeeper furrowed his frown and turned a frightening look upon him.

"Use your brains a little! Or is that flashy helmet of yours empty inside, huh!?"

Ainz remained calm, despite the innkeeper's annoyed retort. Perhaps his ability to weather this childish tantrum was the result of experiencing that battle several days ago.

That battle as well as the information squeezed out of the prisoners they had taken had allowed Ainz to understand how powerful he was. Because of that, he could calmly face this shouting.

The innkeeper seemed surprised to see Ainz's reaction, and said.

"...You've got some guts, huh… The people who stay here are mostly copper or iron plate adventurers. If you've got some strength, you can form a party here, if you're lucky. Therefore, there's no better place than this to find party members whose strength matches yours…".

Something seemed to flash through the innkeeper's eyes.

"It's fine if you want to sleep in a room, but if you don't make contacts here, you won't be able to find party members. If you can't form a well-balanced, strong team, you'll die out there against the monsters. That's why novices with no comrades advertise themselves in places with a lot of people. So I'll ask you one more time: do you want to sleep in the dormitory or in a double room, huh?".

"A double room. And I'll pass on the food.".

"Cheh, another punk who doesn't appreciate other's kindness… or are you trying to say that you're something else and that full plate isn't for show? Ah, forget it, that'll be seven coppers a night. Upfront, of course."

The innkeeper extended his hand in one smooth motion.

Ainz stepped forward, followed by Tenz and Narberal. The Three of them were bathed in the appraising looks of everyone in the room when suddenly, someone stuck a foot into Tenz's path, as though to prevent them from moving forward.

Ainz halted, and turned to the man who had stuck his foot out while Tenz simply looked at the man and said."Move!...I will say once their won't be a twice".

The guy who looked like a ruffian put his foot further out as if saying 'i won't move,so what about it?'.

Ainz kinda knowing what was going to happen walked and Tenz followed him by stepping on the man's foot, with his boots breaking his leg with an audible 'crunch' and continued on as if nothing happened.

"Aaahhhhhhh!".The man cried in pain like a dog, his buddies frozen got up to confront Tenz,however Tenz simply grabbed them both and threw them to the table where the women was sitting breaking the table along with a vile that was on it.

"I said there won't be a second".

As they proceed to walk away they heard a shriek and a women crying then getting up and angrily walking up to Tenz.

She looked to be in her twenties or younger, and her red hair was messily-cut, yet at a good length for movement. It could not be described as neat by any stretch of the word. To be more precise, it resembled a bird's nest.

She had a pretty face and a keen edge to her eyes. She did not wear makeup, and her healthy body was tanned brown by the sun. Her arms were muscular and her palms were covered in calluses from wielding a sword. The word that first came to mind when he saw her was not "woman," but "warrior."

A small iron plate hung around her chest, and it shook mightily with every step she took.

"See what you've done!"

"What have I done?"

"Hah!? Don't you even know what you did?"

The woman pointed at the shattered table.

"You threw that guy over and broke my potion, my precious potion!"

"And?"

"And!? You—!"

Her gaze sharpened further, and her tone became low and dangerous.

"Pay me back for my potion."

"...It's just a potion…"

"...I starved and scrimped and saved to buy that potion today! And now you broke it! I've always believed that I could get through a dangerous adventure as long as I had a potion, but now you've shattered my hopes and dreams! And you've still got an attitude like that? Ahhhh, it makes me so mad!"

The woman drew closer to Tenz.

It seemed like a wild bull had just seen red and was approaching him.

Tenz suppressed a sigh at himself. Indeed, he had made a mistake by throwing the man without thinking about where he might land. However, Ainz had his own reasons for not paying compensation that easily.

"...How about asking that man to pay you back? If he hadn't stuck his short leg out, this tragedy would not have taken place. Am I wrong?"

Tenz's gaze swept across the man who was weeping like a dog,through the slit of his helmet.

"Ah, yes, that's right…However…" she looked at the man and knew he couldn't pay let alone the state he was in

"Forget it, I don't care who pays me back as long as it's a potion or its equivalent in cash… although, that potion was worth one gold and ten silvers."

Well, seeing as you're dressed in such a flashy suit of armor, surely you must have a healing potion, right?"

No wonder, Ainz thought. So that was why this woman was asking Tenz to pay up.

He thought briefly about it, composed himself, and replied:

"It's not like I don't... although, that was a recovery potion, am I correct?"

"Indeed. I saved up for every little—"

"All right, I get it, that's enough. I'll pay you back with another potion, and we'll be even."

Tenz handed her a Minor Healing Potion. She looked at the potion bottle in surprise, then reluctantly accepted it.

"...This should be fine, right?"

"...Mm, I guess."

The woman seemed to have more to say, but Tenz cast aside his doubts. The more important thing was his uneasiness over whether Narberal would do something big and blow their cover.

Narberal still had a combative look in her eyes, even though Tenz had already chided her. Some of them seemed to sense her hostility and felt uneasy.

"Let's go," Tenz curtly told Narberal. They went before the innkeeper and Ainz withdrew a single silver piece from his leather purse before placing it on the crudely-made counter.

The innkeeper silently slipped it into his pant pocket and returned Ainz several copper pieces.

"Mm. Here's six coppers back."

He placed the copper coins onto Ainz's gauntleted hand, and then laid a small key on the counter.

"First room on the right once you go up the stairs. You can put your gear into the chests at the foot of the bed. This goes without saying, but don't barge into people's rooms without permission. Might lead to trouble if someone gets the wrong idea. Although, it's a pretty good way to let people know you. You look like the sort who can handle all kinds of problems. Just don't give me a problem."

The innkeeper narrowed his eyes at the man that Ainz had thrown, who was moaning on the floor.

"Understood. Also, I'll need a basic adventurer's kit for us. We've lost some of our things and the Guild said that you'd prepare one for us if we asked."

The innkeeper looked at Ainz and Narberal, and then looked straight at Ainz's purse.

"Mm, I got it. I'll get it ready by dinner. Just be ready to pay."

"Understood. Then, Nabe, let's go."

Ainz brought Narberal up the old staircase. The wood creaked under his feet as he headed for his room.

(Inside the room.)

"Tenz why did you attack that man...i thought the plan was to lay low?"Ainz asked him.

"Hm?..." if someone confronts you with hostility then warning and confronting them back after is normal according to Punnito moe or so he taught me, besides isn't our goal to make name i am pretty sure with this no one will mess with us.".

Ainz couldn't say anything because he knew that most of the guild members were the ones who taught Tenz how to behave and when moe said this to Tenz he was also their agreeing to it so he felt he was partly responsible.

"we have a funds problem currently so don't attack people randomly also don't antagonise others, it might be seen as a normal code of conduct by Naberal if she saw you do it.".

"You are talking like i was the one who was in the wrong".

"That's because you were, their was no need to break his leg, i hope that soldiers don't come after us ".

"Let's agree to disagree then".

"*sigh* it was a bad idea to let the guild members be your mentors".

"Hey don't talk bad about them!".

"*sigh*...it's good that nabe is in the other room".

The next day they went to the guild.