"Then… we should talk about that princess. What do you think of her?" Jierunifu asked.
This time, Jierunifu wanted to know what his subordinates thought of that princess.
"Uh… that unreliable-looking princess! She's certainly beautiful, that's true, but to do something like that during such a formal reception, and that monster didn't even react much. I think that princess is no different from those spoiled young ladies of high-ranking nobles! From this point, it can be seen that that monster is a failure as a father!" The Secretary was the first to express his opinion.
"Heh heh! If you also possessed such immense power, your daughter would probably be like this too. Isn't it common for a father to spoil his daughter? And… you said it was a formal reception, but that's only from our perspective. For that monster, receiving us was probably like an afternoon tea, otherwise, he wouldn't have brought out such an ignorant daughter," Bajed said with a smile.
"But that princess's ability… is it mind control? Plus, that monster kept emphasizing that the princess was very 'willful.' I just feel like having her come over would be very bad!" Fulda's student stated.
"That Princess Elizabeth, that's her name, right! Coming to the Empire is indeed very bad. With her ability, she could expose our Empire's secrets at any time. Fortunately, Princess Elizabeth doesn't seem to be a very intelligent 'character,' so there's always a way to fool her," Jierunifu said.
Yes, Jierunifu made such a judgment, believing that the princess was not too intelligent, and he had reasons for it. The moment he first saw her, he noticed clues from her attire.
Although she was indeed very beautiful and cute, and her dress was very gorgeous and suited her appearance.
But… just from the crown on her head and the formality of this meeting, he knew her 'nature.' Her terrifying father didn't wear any ornaments that symbolized his royal power, yet she wore a crown, as if afraid others wouldn't know she was a princess.
And if that wasn't enough, she deliberately wore the crown crooked… Plus, what he heard from the Black Worker before, that she let someone go just because they looked similar, this was enough to prove that this princess was quite 'willful' and very narcissistic.
Although the princess's mind-control ability was quite tricky, to do those things without hesitation in her father's presence while he was receiving guests, and even volunteer to be a diplomat herself, showed that she had not inherited her father's wisdom. Here, he also had to thank Ainz Ooal Gown for spoiling his daughter, Jierunifu thought.
At this moment, a knocking sound came from outside the carriage. Since the carriage had been specially treated for anti-eavesdropping, there were no windows, so the door had to be opened.
Bajed reached out and slightly opened the carriage door. Although everyone by the carriage was his own people, having just come out of that demon's den, it was better to be careful.
"It's me! Renas!" The one who had just knocked was Renas, one of the Four Knights, "Heavy Bombardment."
"What's wrong… Renas?" Bajed asked, curious, seeing Renas's panicked expression.
"Behind! Behind! They're chasing us from behind!" Renas, riding on her horse, pointed behind her in terror. Only then did Bajed lean out of the carriage to look back.
"What's wrong, Bajed?" Jierunifu asked from inside the carriage.
"No… this is bad! Your Majesty! They've caught up! It looks like he really doesn't intend to let us go!" Bajed's face was filled with terror! He even drew his sword.
"What did you say, Bajed!" Jierunifu, greatly surprised, also leaned out of the carriage and looked back.
That look made him jump too…
Because not far behind, a carriage faster than theirs was catching up.
If it were just an ordinary carriage, it wouldn't be too surprising, but the problem was! The two horses pulling the carriage!
No… those things shouldn't be called horses, because those horse-like monsters were merely horse-shaped skeletons, and wrapped around those horse-shaped skeletons were pitch-black, flame-like things, occasionally flickering with disgusting yellow and bright green…
Not only that, the carriage pulled by those two strange horses was also quite astonishing. Although the overall color was black, it was covered with golden carvings. One look was enough to know that this strange carriage definitely belonged to Ainz Ooal Gown's family.
As expected, he doesn't intend to let us go?
Jierunifu instantly had the worst possible plan in his heart: everyone… would die here.
Because, after the strange carriage approached, all of his protecting cavalry were thrown from their horses, horses and riders alike. It seemed their horses were frightened by those strange horse-shaped demonic beasts, and even Renas's was no exception.
He had just mentioned that Ainz Ooal Gown was not a ruthless character who would use violence to make him submit, and now he was immediately proven wrong. Well… this is also fine. Confirming with his own 'life' that Ainz Ooal Gown was actually just a petty person was enough, Jierunifu thought.
Hm? Wait a minute! Jierunifu noticed something. The person sitting in the driver's seat was? Was it the maid Yuri Alpha who had greeted him at the main gate earlier?
No! If Ainz Ooal Gown sent someone to kill him, he shouldn't send a maid, should he?
Although Bajed had said that maids might be even stronger than those Death Knights… sending a maid was still too strange.
No, it won't be… Maybe he was prejudiced and mistakenly thought that Ainz Ooal Gown sent someone to hunt him down after seeing the terrifying monsters.
He wasn't that kind of person. If he wanted to kill him, he would have died back in the great hall. There was no need to deal with him out in broad daylight like this.
"Everyone stop! And put away your weapons! You too, Bajed!" Jierunifu ordered.
"But! Your Majesty!" Bajed seemed to want to say something, but seeing his hand holding the sword constantly trembling, Jierunifu could understand his fear.
"Don't worry, they're not here to take our lives. Let's go down and see what other tricks Ainz Ooal Gown has up his sleeve!" Jierunifu said, then once again tightly gripped his own trembling hand.
After that, the convoy slowed down and stopped, and the chasing carriage also stopped.
"Your Majesty Jierunifu Lun Falord El Nis, forgive my abruptness." After the strange carriage came to a complete stop, Yuri Alpha, who was sitting in front, jumped down first and said respectfully.
"It's fine, it's fine. But Miss You Li, why did you rush over so quickly?" Jierunifu put on a smiling face and stepped down from his carriage. At this moment, Fulda also got out of another carriage.
When Fulda saw the two horse-shaped demonic beasts, his body went limp. Fortunately, the student who followed him down quickly supported him, otherwise… he would have definitely collapsed directly onto the ground.
This explained a lot… These two horse-shaped demonic beasts were definitely not simple! Jierunifu himself was wearing ornaments that resisted mental magic, but he could still feel waves of fear from these two horse-shaped demonic beasts. As for the others… after the strange carriage approached, basically very few people could stand properly.
"Emperor Brother, you're really impatient. Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Didn't I say to just wait for me for a bit!" At this moment, a girl's voice came from the compartment of the strange carriage, and then the carriage door opened.
Jierunifu knew who it was just by hearing the voice, after all, she had just been mentioned.
That's right… Princess Elizabeth, whom Jierunifu considered not very intelligent, quite 'willful,' and very narcissistic, made another appearance.
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