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Chapter 494 All parties are surging
Perhaps due to the current chaotic situation, the nights in the royal capital are not lively, but in the quiet moments of the night, undercurrents have begun to surge.

"Laqisi, how are you doing?"

"very good."

"Where's the necklace? Is it worn properly?"

"Have."

"If you encounter danger, you must retreat first."

"I know."

The captain of the steel-class adventurer team, the daughter of a noble family known as the devil captain, was both resistant and shy about the care of her childhood sweetheart. She felt very uncomfortable being stared at with teasing eyes by her companions.

"Don't worry, Captain Devil won't get hurt."

"But……"

"Take a closer look at her."

Standing in front of him was a priest-warrior wearing brilliant equipment, holding a magic sword known to everyone in his hand, and wearing a full body armor that only a virgin could wear, emitting a brilliance that only silver and gold could produce, and countless unicorns were carved everywhere.

The back is protected by a gray cloak, which pales in comparison to other equipment, but its function is to conceal the body and also improve speed, agility and evasion ability. It is a powerful magic item that cannot be judged by its appearance.

"I don't even dare to say that I can hurt such a devilish captain. Is there any need to worry?"

What Gagran said was right. Now fully armed, Lagis might be the strongest in the kingdom. But for the one he loves, he can't help but worry.

"It's you on the other hand. Do you want me to help you open it now? The captain can't do it because her equipment characteristics must be virgin, but I don't care. How about it, do you want to do it?"

"I……"

"Gagran, shut up and don't say weird things at this time."

The daughter of a noble family was scolding her companions with an angry look on her face, but to outsiders, she was not angry because her companions were unreasonable, but rather, it seemed that she was angry because her companions attacked the person she liked.

"I know, I know. What a devilish captain who doesn't understand romance. Never mind. I'll just go find another unopened one."

After waving goodbye, Gagran strode away.

She was talking about Clem.

The young princess guard was assigned to the team, and was applying some kind of black liquid to the conspicuous armor. Although it was a bit wasteful, the next mission was crucial, and this was the only way to be less conspicuous.

"I really hope Clem won't be interrupted."

"Lin, you are this person."

Laqisi rolled her eyes slightly.

Lin looked at Gagran patting Climb's shoulder vigorously to ease the tension of the guard who was doing his first mission, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"You can't tell from her appearance that she is so gentle."

"Of course, she is my proud teammate. And not only her, but other companions are the same."

Unlike the devilish captain who often urges the team to play the villain, Lagis now openly acknowledges the excellence of her teammates.

“That’s why I feel relieved.”

“… Even though you said that, it seems like you weren’t like that just now, Lin.”

"Huh? Is there any?"

"Yes, I have!"

The noble daughter said she would not be fooled by her childhood sweetheart's pretense of stupidity. The tense atmosphere was relieved.

"be careful."

"I will."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

As the agreed time arrived, Lin summoned the leaders of each team.

Currently, the Eight Fingers have eight bases in the royal capital. The five members of Blue Rose plus Gazef, Lin, and Climb are in charge of one base each.

Climb seemed out of place standing among the group of strong men, but he had a deputy who could not be ignored - Brain, a strong man who was as powerful as Gazef, so there was no problem.

As for why this was done instead of letting Brian be the person in charge, in addition to the lack of trust, there was also the intention to show that Her Highness Lana was also closely involved in this operation. In other words, this was a political interest.

Of course, none of this matters.

"Listen carefully. The enemy is a gang that controls the underground forces. You may run into someone extremely powerful or fall into a trap, so you must not be careless. Our goal is to deprive the enemy members of their combat power as much as possible and arrest them. If that is not possible, we will have to kill them. The top priority is to ensure your safety."

After all, plans cannot keep up with changes.

Now there are many big figures of unknown origin appearing in the capital, and among them there may be someone as powerful as Sebastian, so they have to be extra careful.

After the story was told, everyone dispersed.

When Climb returned to his group, the man who had been standing behind him called out to him cheerfully.

It was Brian, the deputy leader of his group.

"Are you all ready?"

"The team has everything ready. Now we are just waiting for the commander's order. Also, this is the route we are going to take. The route was chosen by that guy."

There was a red line drawn on the map of the capital that Brain handed to Climb, and Climb looked in the direction that Brain pointed.

The person there was a member of the former bronze-ranked adventurer team to which Lord Rebuen belonged, and he was assigned to Climb's group.

The man seemed to notice Climb’s gaze and waved his hand slightly in response. Climb bowed slightly to the older man.

As a team leader, perhaps he shouldn’t bow his head, but for Climb, who was not strong enough to be a team leader, this was natural. Because from his perspective, he was not standing in front of everyone to lead them, but asking everyone to help him.

"And then there's one more person you need to meet."

Brain spoke, and as Climb stared at him in confusion, a petite man walked out from behind him.

"I am a reinforcement sent by the Axis Cult. I am a third-class magic caster. My name is Nina. Nice to meet you."

The young man holding the staff lowered his head slightly.

Clem quickly returned the greeting: "I'm Clem, please give me your guidance, Mr. Nina."

With the addition of the Axis Cult, each group would have several Axis cultists follow them according to their strength, the purpose of which was naturally to reduce casualties. The Climb group, which was already weak in strength, had a particularly large number of Axis cultists joining.

Climb asked in surprise, “Wait a minute. You said you are a third-class magic caster? And you are so young?”

Nina looked to be only 16 or 7 years old. He had reached the third level at such a young age. It was no exaggeration to say that he was a genius. Clem, who had no magical talent, looked at the boy with envy in his eyes.

"Genius..."

The young man who was praised was not happy, but sighed slightly and said: "If it were in the past, I would definitely be a little proud, but after seeing a truly strong person, I really can't be proud."

She thought of Clementine who had tortured her, Momo who had broken through the army of the dead, and Lin who had founded a church that could bring people back to life. Compared to these people, what was there to be proud of with her achievements?

"you're right……"

"Feel the same."

Climb thought of Sebastian, and Brain thought of Shalltear. The three of them, who had seen a truly powerful person, inexplicably resonated with each other.

The atmosphere was a little depressing.

"Hmm? It looks like we're going to take action."

"It seems so. In order to coordinate the attack time with everyone else, the distant team will be too late if they don't set off now."

In front of them, the three of them saw the group that had set out first.

Climb looked around, his eyes wandering around in search of a certain woman. Of course, he couldn't find that figure. She should be moving with the second prince now. He knew Lana's hard work, but he felt a little lonely when he couldn't see her. Was this a kind of willfulness?

"Brother Clem, let's get going too."

"...Okay, let's go."

Climb gave the order to his team to set off.

Climb and Brain, four former Orichalcum-ranked adventurers, and twenty-six Axis cultists including Nina, a total of thirty-two people set out quietly.

Looking at the figures of Climb’s group leaving, Lin said to the noble daughter who was waiting beside him:

"Laqisi, when you come back, I'll introduce you to a potential stock."

"Potential stocks? You mean the team members?"

"Yes. That person has magical talent. After my guidance, in less than half a month, his magical talent jumped from the first level to the third level. Although his strength is a little weak now, he will definitely grow in the future."

"But Cang Qiangwei only wants women."

“She is a woman.”

Laqisi raised her beautiful eyebrows.

Although her childhood sweetheart looked kind and friendly, only a few people could really catch his eye, which also proved how high her standards were. Being praised like this, even she was a little interested.

"Okay, when this mission is over, bring it here for me to see."

"Thank you for your help. Actually, that guy is also a miserable person. Because his sister was persecuted, he heard that he wanted to destroy the Eight Fingers' base this time, so he came here at all costs..."

Taking advantage of this time, Lin told the story of a certain girl.

While Lin was telling the story, on the other side of the royal capital, a lot of people came to the high-end residential area where the security was better.

No, they shouldn't be called humans.

Although they look roughly human, they are actually a race of demons.

“I never thought I could gather such a group of people. I have to express my gratitude to Ainz-sama.”

Sebastian spoke softly.

Because of Ainz's generosity, his mistake of saving Tsuare was forgiven, but as compensation, she had to return to the Great Tomb to live. At first, Sebastian was very worried that Tsuare, as a human, would not be willing to do so, but he did not expect that he would agree without even thinking about it.

We are leaving the capital, but there are always foolish people who seek their own death.

——Tsuare was kidnapped.

The murderer is probably Eight Fingers, and his purpose should be revenge. Even Sebastian, who has the highest justice value in the Great Tomb, was amused by the other party's stupid behavior.

But because he had acted on his own before and angered Ainz, this time he took the initiative to report it and seek help.

As a result, Demiurge was the leader, and Shalltear and Mare were sent out from the Guardians. Soluluka and Entoma were seen as combat maids. There were also many high-ranking servants under Demiurge. Their combat power was so strong that it was unbelievable, or it could be said that their combat power was excessive.

"Especially since the two strongest guardians are here..."

"Hmm...According to the order of Ainz-sama, all responsibilities will be controlled by me, Demiurge. Sebastian, do you have any objections?"

"of course not."

"Then I hope you don't misunderstand me. Lord Ainz did say that he wanted to save humanity, but there is a higher purpose in gathering such members, and that is to kill those foolish Eight Fingers members who spit in the faces of the Supreme Beings. Do you understand?"

"I understand. The secondary goal is to save Tsuare, right?"

"That's right. But I don't think Tsuare can withstand the resurrection magic, so I agree with your suggestion and hope to rescue her while she is still alive."

A sour way of speaking.

Sebastian's words to Demiurge were meaningless, and even Tsuare's death didn't matter. He knew that there was still someone who could revive Tsuare as a human, and that priest would definitely be able to do it.

But this idea must not be exposed, otherwise Demiurge and the others will definitely report it to Lord Ainz, or they may kill Tsuare again after resurrecting.

Quickly change the topic.

"Demiurge, you said you wanted to kill Eight Fingers. Do you have the information?"

"No problem, the information is already in hand."

"oh oh."

Even Sebastian couldn't help but admire him sincerely.

Demiurge must have stayed in the capital for a very short time, but he still managed to get the information. Sebastian couldn't imagine what means he used, but considering that he was following his master's orders, he must have been speaking with no ambiguity but had definite evidence.

"Then we just need to go to the location - there are several of them - and carry out the attack. Of course, we need to capture as many people as possible who may have information at each location, and then we need to make Eight Fingers realize the folly of his actions."

Having said this, Demiurge paused, glanced at Sebastian, and then spoke again.

“In order to punish those who violated what Ainz-sama promised under the name of the Supreme Glory, we must extract information. Everyone, do you have any objections?”

"no!"

“They dared to be disrespectful to Ainz-sama. Let them atone for their sins with their own bodies.”

"Of course I have no objection."

The two guardians and the butler answered their own questions, while the rest of the people simply performed the ritual of submission and lowered their heads to express their silent acceptance.

Demiurge then told them some details and what each of them should do.

Entoma then created two virtual images under Demiurge's instructions, which matched the features depicted, much to his satisfaction.

“Listen carefully. You are forbidden to kill these two people, especially the latter one. It’s okay to get injured, but you must not die! This is an order from Lord Ainz himself, I hope everyone will remember it. Especially Shalltear, if you do anything, Lord Ainz will spank you when we return.”

"Don't be so long-winded, I know it too!"

Shalltear blushed.

It would be wonderful to be spanked by Ainz-sama, but if it was not a favor but a punishment, then she absolutely did not want it.

"Well, let's start explaining the second phase of the plan. This is the most important part of the series of plans we are carrying out in the capital this time. Please listen carefully and be quiet."

(End of this chapter)