After Irubyue left, Iri thought about it and finally decided to handle the matter herself.
Of course, reporting was still necessary; the last thing Father Ainz wanted to see was knowledge not reported, so this had to be reported.
However, Iri only intended to report what Irubyue said, which was merely that Theocracy had sent a unit, likely the Black Scripture encountered last time, and then persuade Father Ainz to entrust the monitoring and dealing with them to her.
After making her plans, Iri immediately returned to Nazarick; although capturing the Saintess of E-Rantel was important, that bitch was hidden so well that capturing her wouldn't be completed in a short time, and the Black Scripture had higher priority.
Upon returning to Nazarick, Iri immediately changed her clothes, intending to see Father Ainz, but she missed him again; it felt like Father Ainz at this time, just like in the original work, had a very low presence! Where did he run off to play again? In desperation, she could only report to Albedo.
Of course, Iri was very reluctant to see Albedo alone, because every time she went to see her, whether for official or private matters, she would first be caught and severely "loved" before discussing anything; Iri could get used to other things, but not this.
After being "loved," Iri told Albedo about the possibility of the Black Scripture approaching the border of Katz Plains.
Albedo immediately reported to Father Ainz via communication, and Father Ainz's meaning was to wait until Xiao Di returned before discussing it.
It seemed Father Ainz was also unsure of Theocracy's intention in suddenly moving the Black Scripture here, and still wanted to rely on Xiao Di!
However, Iri requested to be responsible for handling this matter, but Albedo directly expressed strong opposition, reasoning that those people could injure Iri, so Iri could not go.
Iri was speechless; only Death Knight could injure her! The others in the Black Scripture, except for that God-man Captain, all succumbed to the Ruling Spell.
This indicated that their levels were not high; as long as Death Knight was not present, the others were not to be feared at all, and when she fought Death Knight, she wasn't in perfect condition and had to protect Blue Rose behind her, which was why she suffered a minor loss; it was just a small scratch, so there was no need to prevent her from causing trouble.
However, Iri still had a way to deal with Albedo; a little coaxing would do, and Iri also brought up the reason that she wanted to personally torment the person who injured her, and Albedo finally nodded and agreed, and conveyed Iri's desire to be responsible for this matter to Father Ainz.
Father Ainz agreed directly, and also said that he would dispatch several Assassination Insects to protect Iri, and directly gave Iri permission to use the Library's summoning books and the Mausoleum's authority; it was clear that Father Ainz was quite concerned about Iri's safety.
But was it necessary to make it so exaggerated? She already had the invincible Champion Armor, so there was no need to use those divine artifacts from the Mausoleum!
Weren't the experiments all done? And Assassination Insects weren't needed either; having those transparent insects following her made many things inconvenient to do; as for the Library? She was going to deal with the Black Scripture, not to fight a war, so those summoning books were even less necessary to use.
However, Iri only declined the protection of the Assassination Insects; she didn't refuse the Library and the Mausoleum, as long as she didn't take them herself, it would be fine; if she refused everything, it would seem like she was disrespecting Father Ainz.
So, after the matter was settled, Iri planned to go to the Library to replenish some magic scrolls, and then continue to capture that bitch Saintess, but just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something.
"Mama Albedo, please tell me, who in Nazarick is best at surveillance magic?" Iri turned her head and asked.
She saw Albedo, who had been looking reluctant to part with Iri, immediately switch back to her infatuated state when she saw Iri turn back, but as soon as she heard who Iri was asking about, her face instantly hardened.
Of course, Iri knew who in Nazarick was most specialized in surveillance magic, but according to Iri's current setting, she had never interacted with Albedo's sister, Nigredo, so she had to feign ignorance here.
"Little Yi, why are you asking this? Do you want to investigate or monitor someone? Let Mama arrange some magic eyes for you…" Albedo forced a smile and said, clearly not wanting Iri to interact with Nigredo.
"Monitoring those people from Theocracy with just magic eyes might get us discovered, you know? I want to monitor them without them discovering us, Mama Albedo, is there anyone in Nazarick who can do that?" Iri asked again, she was determined to see Nigredo!
"There is indeed someone, but that person has some mental issues, and I really don't want Little Yi to interact with her; if Little Yi has a need, just let me convey it." Albedo said.
Do you talk about your own sister like that? Besides, Nigredo's performance in the original work was much more normal than your perverted self, alright! Iri complained in her heart.
"Conveying it always feels a bit off; can I go see her? Please? Mama Albedo, please?" Iri blinked her eyes, using her ultimate move exclusively for Albedo… coaxing.
"Uh… fine… alright, but! Little Yi must hide behind me when you see her!" Albedo agreed directly; this trick against Albedo truly worked every time.
Thus, Albedo led Iri to the fifth floor, the Frozen Prison, guarded by Insect Lord Cocytus.
Passing through layers of ice-bound cells, at the very end of the cells, there was an iron door that was completely uncovered by the surrounding ice.
The door was rusty and looked very much like something out of a horror movie; needless to say, this should be Nigredo's room.
At this point in time, she should still be in solitary confinement, right? In the Kingdom Hero Chapter, she and Sister Pestonya protected the children stolen from the Kingdom, which was why they were punished; I remember she was released only after Nazarick was founded, right?
"Remember, Little Yi! You must hide well behind me!" Albedo warned Iri again before opening the door.
"Mhm!" Iri gave an affirmative answer, but she wasn't thinking that way in her heart.
Isn't she your sister? Is it necessary to be so vigilant? She had some understanding of Nigredo's situation from the original work; wasn't she just a 'character' created by Tabula Smaragdina based on his preference for horror movies?
She herself used to enjoy watching horror movies when she was alive, and besides, after being in Nazarick for so long, she could even accept a setting like the Evil Lord of Gluttony, let alone Nigredo.
However, after opening Nigredo's door, Iri understood why Albedo was so wary of her sister, and also knew why Albedo made her hide behind her.
Because, in this room filled with the smell of rust… it was all "Little" Yis!
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