novelsite Chapter 566, Self-inflicted can't live
Chapter 566, Self-inflicted can't live
Chapter 56
In front of the small town hall building in Kahn Town, three luxuriously decorated four-horse carriages were parked, and more than a dozen knights holding horses stood beside them. Most of the knights wore full-body armor with exquisite coat of arms engraved on their chests. , It seems to be a noble private soldier somewhere.
In the lobby on the first floor of the city hall, all the residents who had come to do business had been temporarily dispersed. In the entire room, or in the entire small building, there was only a burly soldier who came to visit, and a visitor who came out to entertain guests. A beautiful maid, and an old aristocratic man who is arrogant.
"……so slow!"
As soon as the old man dressed as an aristocrat opened his mouth, he uttered unabashedly mean words to the maid.
"...It's too slow. How long do we have to wait?"
This is an old man who looks very shriveled, his skin is full of wrinkles, and he is so thin that only bones and skin are left.The hair is so thin that it can be ignored. If you look at it from a distance—no, even if you look at it up close, this person seems to be completely bald.
From the overall evaluation, this is really a shriveled old man who is as ugly as a lich.
But despite this, the Baron Alzirou still feels very good about himself.
"...Is there anyone who neglected the royal envoy like this? Call that guy named Ainz out!"
Sitting on a seemingly uncomfortable wooden chair, Baron Alzirou stared unhappily.
"...I'm very sorry. Butler Sebastian has already rushed to inform Ainz-sama. So we may have to wait a little longer."
The Head Maid of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the dignified Headless Horseman Yuri Alpha, bowed her head in apologetic salute with a deep apology on her face, and her bow was so low that even those who knew the details would worry. Would her unsteady head roll off her neck.
If it was a man, then probably as soon as he saw Yuri's face, he would immediately forgive her, right?But after this conversation has been repeated several times... no, a dozen times, the effect of this apology has become rather poor.
In fact, Baron Alziru just rolled his eyes unhappily, then took a sip of the black tea in front of him, and immediately spat it out with a "pooh", "...this drink is already completely cold! Hurry up and change to a hot cup!"
"...Yes, I'm sorry." Yuri lowered her head deeply, picked up her teacup and turned around to leave, making it unclear what kind of expression she had at this time.
Facing this old baron who kept complaining, Gazef who stood watching from the side.Warrior Captain Stronov couldn't help but speak out.
"...Your Excellency Alziru! Please be decent! You don't show any family education and demeanor by making things difficult for your servants like this!"
Regarding this, Baron Alziru glanced sideways at Captain Gazef. He seemed to want to say something sarcastic at first, but he hesitated for a moment, and finally swallowed his words—in his eyes, Gazef Although he is just a lowly and vulgar commoner, he is the king's favorite celebrity.And although he himself is a nobleman, he is nothing more than a country baron in the final analysis. He really has no status in the noble circle of the kingdom. At best, he is just a pawn in the hands of the great nobleman.If there is any sharp conflict, maybe I will suffer more: Li.It is indeed a fact that the royal family of the Kingdom of Yestij has been in decline for many years, but it is far from the point where a country baron can slap his nose on the royal family's favorites.
"...Okay! Got it! There is really no need to be so fussy. A guy like this who lives in a remote country doesn't even know the word etiquette, so it should be a matter of course! Indeed, making the envoy of the Wang family wait so long It is a very impolite thing not to come out to greet him, but that is only for those who know the etiquette. Can you ask the barbarian chief or the beggar leader to do the same thing?"
Therefore, Baron Alziru thought he was gracious and chose to give in, but the harsh words on his lips still did not stop, "...but, it is only a few steps away from the mage's tower, this Mr. Ainz has never It's been almost half a day and I haven't come to greet you, it's really too slow!"
Looking at Baron Alziru, who was still chattering and whining, Warrior Captain Gazef could only sigh helplessly.
- in.After the canonized envoy convoy from the Kingdom of Yestij finally arrived in Kahn Town, Baron Alziru and Warrior Commander Gazef went to the city hall to inform Ainz's subordinates of the arrival of the royal mission, hoping that Ainz would come out according to the etiquette meet.At this time, in the city hall, only Sebastian, the steward of the dragon, and Yuri, the headmaid of the headless horseman, were dealing with some chores.Knowing that a mission from the Kingdom arrived, and the deputy was still his former acquaintance, Captain Gazef, Sebas did not dare to neglect, and immediately left to inform the master, leaving Yuri to entertain the guests.
But here, the two sides clearly made a cognitive error: Baron Alziru and Warrior Commander Gazef both thought that Ainz lived in the mage tower in the outskirts, which was very close to here.After being notified, they will come out to welcome them to stay in the tower and host a banquet at the same time.
But in fact, that mage tower is actually the stronghold of foreign players headed by Wang Qiu, that is, "cat nest" and "nest of goblins".Ainz himself never stayed there for a day, but still lived in the Great Tomb of Nazarick ten kilometers away.
So, after receiving the news, Lich King Ainz, who was about to host a banquet for his guests, immediately fell into distress:
That superficial mage tower is really not suitable for entertaining guests.There are also no venues in town that look grand enough.There is quite a luxurious place inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick, but how to let these people in without revealing the location of the Great Tomb of Nazarick?
Moreover, in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, there were many things that Ainz did not want to reveal.
In order to solve the above problems and prevent the visiting guests from seeing things that they should not see, Lich King Ainz had to spend a little time on preparations.At the same time, Baron Alzirou, who was sitting in the city hall, naturally became more and more impatient with waiting.
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"... I've had enough! How long will it take for your master to come?"
After pouring another three cups of black tea into his stomach, Baron Alziru finally couldn't help but spoke again in a rage.
"...Sorry, it shouldn't take too long."
Having said that, in fact, even Yuri herself didn't know when Ainz would come.
But if the truth is told, it is obviously an idiot's behavior.Therefore, Yuri could only continue to respond with an apologetic tone.
But at the same time, what she thought in her heart was: still not shut up? !You bloody old man! ! !
After being reprimanded for so long with bitter sarcasm, even the good-natured Yuri began to feel irritated and disgusted inside.
"...I've heard this line before, I don't know how many times! Not only did it not explain the reason for your master's late arrival, but also did not explain the specific time of your master's arrival. Do you think we, the royal envoys, are fools? What!"
At this moment, the emotion contained in Baron Alziru's words has surpassed the level of unpleasantness, but is clearly hostile.
"...No, something like that—"
Just when Yuri was about to say some more justification, the thick door of this small building was opened from the outside. "...I kept you waiting for a long time." The person who pushed the door from the outside opened his mouth, "...I am Ainz Ur. Gong. Captain Gazef, long time no see!"
At this moment, neither Baron Alziru nor Yuri were speechless the moment they saw Ainz.
What first attracted Baron Alziru's attention was the pure black magic robe on Ainz's body: the material of the robe was not the black rough linen that ordinary people usually wear, but a kind of silky and shiny silk fabric that grew with the body's growth. Movement and rippling waves of light!The quality of its texture made His Excellency the baron couldn't help admiring it!Then, everywhere in this robe, there are many precious crystal gemstones, as well as exquisitely carved gold and silver decorations, most of which seem to be magic props, shining intoxicatingly wonderful in the room. IPL.
Baron Alziru, who was the Kingdom's ceremonial officer for a while, was also sent to foreign countries when he was young, and he had seen many luxurious celebration scenes, but even in his entire work experience, he had never seen anything more luxurious than this one. More luxurious clothes!
Then, the other party wore a mask on his face and gloves on his hands, with no skin exposed at all.Moreover, there is a tabby cat at his feet, which seems a bit strange.However, these details are just trivial matters to Baron Alzirou.
Before he noticed these trifles, he was already terrified by Ainz's super luxurious robes!
For a traditional aristocrat like Baron Alziru, clothes are more important than keeping out the cold.That is to be able to simply and clearly explain what kind of social status the person wearing this dress has.Just by looking at the texture and value of the clothes, he can roughly judge the other party's status, power, financial resources, etc... In other words, the nobles should dress like nobles, and the common people should dress like ordinary people.
However, the luxury of the suit on Ainz's body clearly exceeded Baron Alziru's psychological expectations, and he was stunned.
Although Baron Alziru had already heard from Captain Gazef that this guy named Ainz was a very powerful magician before he set off, he didn't take the other party's status too seriously in his heart.
——In a place where everything only depends on blood, origin, and family status.In the Kingdom of Yestiger, those ordinary magicians who were not from nobility, no matter how powerful they were, even if they could wipe out a large group of monsters in an instant, their social status would not be too high.Even the most respectable court magician is about the same as Baron Alziru in terms of status.
That's why he acted very arrogantly towards Ainz's stewards and maids before. The reason was that he felt that Ainz, a "countryman", should be much lower than himself who often hangs out with the court, and he was not worthy of being treated with noble etiquette. .
However, after seeing the luxurious clothes Ainz was wearing, Baron Alziru's original thoughts were a little shaken.
He is obviously a countryman staying in a wild place on the border, but he is dressed more luxuriously than the duke in the capital! !
Could it be that he is not a mage from a humble background, but a noble blood and family background?
Despite the confusion in his mind, Baron Alziru quickly recovered his sobriety and said flatly in an emotionless tone:
"...Um... Are you Ainz Ur. Gong?"
"...That's right." Ainz replied calmly, and then both sides fell silent.Or stuck.
Lich King Ainz didn't know what to say, so he could only wait for the other party to speak first.Baron Alziru, on the other hand, looked at Ainz carefully, thinking about what attitude he should adopt.The last remaining warrior commander, Gazef, could not speak before the envoy according to the rules, so he could only keep silent first.
After thinking about it for a while, Baron Alziru finally thought that no matter what the nobles who recommended him for this position had behind their backs, he was the envoy of the royal family after all, and he had to convey the king's will first.
"...cough cough! I am the emissary sent by His Majesty, Alzilu. Nitz. Aiku. Baron Fondolu, the one next to him is—" Baron Alzilu introduced, and at the same time turned his face to Ge next to him Captain Jeff, "...the one who served as my deputy and guard..."
"...I don't need to introduce this one, we've known each other from the beginning. Your Excellency, Warrior Captain, it's a pleasure to see you again!" Ainz laughed.
"...Uh, I'm also very glad to see you again." Gazef replied with a slight nod.
Seeing that Ainz interrupted himself very rudely, Baron Alzirou couldn't help but frowned.And the tone and words of the other party were also very vulgar. They didn't use the tone unique to the court at all, and there was no elegance or etiquette at all. They obviously didn't look like they were born noble.
Since the family background and background are not very high, and the words and deeds are very vulgar, why do they have the money to buy such extravagant clothes?
"...Hmm! Got it! Probably about the same as Gazef, he is a wealthy senior adventurer!"
The next moment, Baron Alziru guessed an answer he could accept, and at the same time, he hated Ainz even more in his heart.
——Born from a lowly background, without any elegant taste or noble blood, who should have been trampled in the mud forever, but with great strength, tried to be equal to the nobles, thus disturbing the hierarchical order of feudal society... This is this Baron Alzirou's view of adventurers.
Of course, hating is hating, but Baron Alziru also knows that although those top adventurers are rejected by the nobles, they have a lot of money. Every time they go out on a mission, they can get hundreds of thousands of gold coins, which is more expensive than many famous nobles. Much more generous.Especially when they were on the verge of desperation, in order to hire these strongmen, many wealthy businessmen and nobles would go bankrupt—if people died, they would lose everything, so what's the use of keeping money?
So, if this Ainz had the same ability as Warrior Commander Gazef, maybe he could afford such extravagant clothes!
Just as he was figuring and thinking over and over again, Ainz, who was impatiently waiting, started talking to Yuri.
"...Yuri, you go back first and get ready for the welcome. Then call the butler Sebastian who is waiting outside!"
"...as ordered." Yuri nodded, turned around and picked up the tea set for guests on the table, and then walked out of the room.
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At the same time, Baron Alziru finally ended his silent thinking, and spoke in a tone of arrogance and disdain:
"...Then...before conveying His Majesty's will, I need to confirm, what is your mask?"
"...This is a magic item." Ainz replied.
"...Pick it off."
Baron Alzirou suddenly raised his face and waved his hands, scolding very severely.
Ainz was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Originally, he was under this fake mask, but it was the skull face of an undead!
Although he considered that he might need to take off his mask before coming out to meet guests, and made preparations in advance, but when the matter came to an end, Ainz was suddenly reluctant to take off his mask in the face of the old man's arrogant scolding. up.
This is probably the so-called reverse psychology!
"...I'm very sorry, does this mask really have to be taken off?"
"...Of course! Don't you just wear a mask to accept His Majesty's will? Isn't this a little too unreasonable? Or, you don't even know this level of etiquette? Even if you know it, you don't know it. Willing to abide by it is worse than a barbarian chief?"
Baron Alzirou yelled, blowing his beard and staring, almost jumping to his feet.
Ainz, who had never been treated like this by that guy since he traveled to another world, suddenly felt a sense of anger in his heart.He seemed to recall the scene of being harshly criticized by his critical boss in the past, but after hesitating for a while, he finally chose to compromise for the time being.
"...Well then! I will take off the mask! But only for now!" Lich King Ainz replied in a low voice, and at the same time took off the mask, revealing the face of a Japanese office worker with black hair and black eyes - he used to use The original appearance virtualized by illusion magic.