The Dark Warrior

Chapter 05 — Epilogue

The door of the tavern opened.

The place turned quiet with countless sets of eyes being focused on Ainz. No one stopped him this time while he made his way to the tavern owner.

“You…”

All their gazes were directed at the metal plate on Ainz’s neck.

Lightheartedly, Ainz said only two words:

“Double room.”

He put down a silver coin and took the key from the silent tavern owner.

Ainz walked into his room and dispelled his magic, reverting back to his true form.

The mithril plate touched the Nemean lion and making a clear clinking sound. When he told the guild about the incident at the cemetery last night, he received this plate.

The silence in the tavern was due to this plate. A man who wore a copper plate just a few days ago had jumped through the ranks. Now he suddenly appeared with the mithril rank’s plate, it overturned the knowledge they had accumulated over the years about how an adventurer should go through the ranks.

Their frank reaction gave Ainz a sense of superiority, but he also felt unsatisfied. His plan was to rise to Orichalcum rank in one shot, instead he was one ranks below. If he obtained the Orichalcum plate, what kind of reaction would they make?

But it wasn’t possible.

This incident was only known to a small group. But after explaining how the events unfolded, it was determined that Ainz’s accomplishment was incredible and it should merit a promotion to the Adamantium rank. Instead he was awarded with mithril plate because Ainz doesn’t have a history of commendable exploits and the investigation was still incomplete. The guild made that decision to err on the safe side.

Which means that the higher ups of the adventurer’s guild have already acknowledged Ainz to be at the level of the only two Adamantium class adventurers in the Kingdom.

Furthermore, with passage of time, the battle at the cemetery and the name of Ainz──Momon the adventurer, should definitely spread throughout the Kingdom. The guards who had escaped death would definitely talk about Ainz’s exploits over meals.

The plan is progressing so smoothly that Ainz couldn’t help but smile. It was more than just smooth, it was a perfectly executed first step.

Ainz flicked the mithril plate with his fingers as Narberal voiced out her doubts:

“Please advise on how to deal with those two? They said that they would contact us with regards to the payment.”

Narberal was referring to Enfrea and Lizzie── the two pharmacists. Ainz had already decided what to do with them.

“Lizzie said that she would give her everything, so I told her to bring her grandson to Carne village. I want her to assist me── no, assist the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick by concocting potions.”

“… Nazarick has people who can make potions too, why do we need these lower life forms (Penis fish/fat innkeeper worm) to do that?”

“Because I want a fresh source of powers.”

Narberal simply stared without any response, so Ainz continued to explain:

“Considering that our potion ingredients might dry up, we need to develop ways to create potions outside of YGGDRASIL’s current manufacturing methods. We need to research for new technology that might incorporates techniques of both this world and YGGDRASIL. We might even be six hundred years behind in technology. And of course, we have to warn them sternly not to circulate the manufactured potions… but from how she acted, it shouldn’t be a problem.”

Ainz remembers Lizzie’s reaction when he brought Enfrea back.

Though he had already healed Enfrea’s eyes, he was still unconscious probably due to shock. Even so, Lizzie who found out that her grandson’s life wasn’t in danger, broke down in tears and expressed with great gratitude that she would definitely pay as promised.

“Lizzie’s matter aside, we have more pressing matters to deal with.”

Ainz activated ‘message’ to contact Albedo.

Though he received a message from Entoma, he was busy so he could only contact her now. Ainz could only ask them to not bother with him until all are finished.

After ‘message’ linked with Albedo, the first phrase he heard was far beyond his imagination.

“── Ainz-sama. Shalltear Bloodfallen has rebelled.”

For a moment, he couldn’t understand. After Albedo’s words finally made it into his mind, his reaction was really stupid.

“… Huh?”