After the situation was cleared up, the party continued on their way. Although there is still awkwardness in the air making the Sword of Darkness and Nfirea felt worried about, Peter and Lukrut tried various conversion to ease up their journey.
As the sun was already setting down int the horizon, the group decided to make a camp fire in a safe place and spend the night there. They prepared a meal and began talking happily with each other. However, they noticed Momon and Nabe was not eating the food.
Shido know the reason but he didn't say anything and continued to eat his food. Seeing the curiousness in their eyes, Ainz had no choice but to make an excuse which Nfirea and the Sword of Darkness believe. Only Shido was clapping internally as Ainz really know how to use an excuse.
They talked about many things like the strongest adventurers group, the capital and even dragons that made Ainz curious about. Ninya who was the most knowledgeable among the group explained the rumors about the said dragons living in the mountains excitedly.
This made awkwardness in the group lessen and Lukrut, Peter and Shido also talked with each other completely making the awkward atmosphere change into a pleasant one.
Only Nabe didn't say anything and kept her serious face, but they already know that she was normally like that so they didn't say anything except Lukrut who kept pestering her.
Another thing that made Momon curious was when Nfirea mentioned the wise king of the forest which lived in the southern part of the Great Forest of Tob. Ainz asked more about it which Nfirea nodded and continued his words
"Based on a few witnesses, it is an old four-legged silverish, white beast with a snake-like tail. It is wise and can use magic well."
Ainz thought for a bit then said "It would be interesting to meet such creature."
...
In a certain place in E-Rantel, a woman covered in cloak cornered a man that was begging her to not kill him. But the woman only let out a twisted smile and pierced his shoulder with her piercing weapon.
However, the man didn't die, instead he was like a zombie that was answering whatever the cloaked woman was asking.
...
"We're just up ahead the Carne Village"
Nfirea said excitedly. He was happy since he will se his childhood friend again. The group walked for a few minutes more until they saw a village surrounded by wooden fences. Nfirea was confused about this since there were no fence in this village in the past.
Worried, he asked the rest to hurry up. Shido, Ainz and the rest didn't reject the idea and hasten their pace.
When they arrived at the front of the gate, they were ambushed by a group of armed goblins that seemed to have high intelligence since they could talk just like a normal person. They surrounded the wagon while pointing their sword and arrows at them.
The leader of the goblin didn't seemed to be hostile and only wanted no trouble for both of them to happen. He then pointed at Ainz and said that he didn't want to fight him if possible since he was the one giving him the most dangerous feeling.
Just when the group was in stalemate, a girl wearing village clothes came and asked the goblin leader about what's going on.
"Enri!" Nfirea was happy seeing her again and called out to her.
The girl was surprised when someone from the other group suddenly called her but her surprised turned into happiness when she saw him.
"Nfirea!"
"Oh, is that her?" Ninya asked.
"Definitely." Dyne answered with a smile.
Shido and the Sword of Darkness talked about Nfirea's situation last night when Ainz and Nabe was eating a little further away from them. Nfirea was surprised when he heard that Ainz showed his face at them which made him agitated and asked them with many question.
This surprised the group since they didn't think that he would react that way. But their questions were answered when Nfirea shyly explained his situation. There was a girl he liked in the Carne Village and he was afraid that she might fell for Ainz. This made the Sword of Darkness let out a grin hearing his words.
Back to the present.
The group entered the village and saw the villagers training in weapons, whether they were young or old. The sword of Darkness were curious and go over the field to see the people training alongside the goblins which explained to them what happened.
Meanwhile, while Nfirea and Eri talk inside her house, Momon and Nabe were near the graves that was made a few days ago. They were observing the situation below and saw the people shooting arrows at the target. Ainz also noticed the Sword of Darkness who talked to the villagers happily.
Ainz praised them for being good for starters but this made Nabe confirm whether they were actually good since from her eyes she could only see a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
"Is that so?"
Ainz then explained the reason for that and Nabe nodded as she listened to Ainz words, taking in every single words that came out of his mouth seriously.
They wanted to continue talking but they were interrupted when by Nfirea who was running towards them while gasping for breath. Ainz was curious what he wanted to say but his next words made them vigilant.
"Momon-san. Are you Ainz Ool Gown-san?"
This unexpected question made them shocked as they didn't expect someone to guess his true identity. Ainz was at lost for words and look away since he didn't know what to say. Nabe on the other hand grabbed the handle of her sword while looking at Nfirea sharply. If he said anything that would reveal her masters identity then she would cut him down without hesitation.
However, instead of asking about their true identity, Nfirea instead thanked Ainz for saving Eri, the woman he love. Hearing this Ainz's tense shoulder finally loosened and looked at this weak and pale boy. He asked Nabe to leave them, she stayed still for a few seconds before Nabe nodded an disappeared leaving the two to talk.
...
On one of the hills in Carne Village, Shido was resting under the tree, enjoying the breeze while observing everything from his position. In the spot where he was in, he could see the whole Carne village. He could see the Sword of Darkness that was in the training field and Ainz who was talking with Nfirea.
Shido only looked at them for a brief moment before he decided to check his gains. He remembered that he haven't opened the rewards for registering as an Adventurer.
[Quest 1 Completed: Register as an Adventurer]
Rewards:
Beautiful Skin Spa (C Grade)
Steal (Basic Level)
100,000 Exp
10,000 SP
Shido have no idea what kind of reward was the first reward but looking at the second reward, Shido's lips twitched at the sight of this skill.
He know too well the person that owns this skill, but what made Shido more speechless was that it was in the lowest level which made him doubt if he used all his luck recently.