I like traveling the most

Open the guild door.

Xiaolin, who regained his identity and wore a white priest uniform, immediately felt the respect and admiration of the adventurers.

He was very used to this scene, but compared to a month ago, his gaze seemed to be less intense, and more of a response to the blessing of the dual identities of noble and leader.

There is nothing we can do about it.

I moved my eyes to the commission content on the bulletin board, but unfortunately I didn’t see any Mithril-level missions.

It is true that it is not very common that only Mithril-level adventurers can perform commissioned tasks. However, the reason this time is not that there are few commissions, but that there are adventurers who quickly solve tasks above Mithril level.

"How hard are you trying, Mr. Momo..." Xiaolin's helplessness reflected the thoughts of other adventurers.

I don’t know if it’s because the heroic figure of the hero fighting the vampire was not broadcast. Momo, who did not get the reputation he imagined, returned with a vengeance and stepped up his efforts to accept the commission, solving a difficult task in two or three days. , and the completion degree is 100%.

It ensures the completion of tasks while also improving efficiency. As a result, almost all Mithril-level adventurer teams have no tasks to complete.

About a month ago, that man eliminated a very powerful vampire in an earth-shattering fierce battle. No one saw it, but as long as they saw the traces of that battle, they could roughly imagine what kind of battle it was.

Even if the members of [Kralgola] who were traveling with him were affected and ended up being completely wiped out, no one would be surprised.

The magic-sealing crystal that sealed the eighth level exploded, turning a large area of ​​land into black earth, and some places even turned into desert areas.

Surprisingly, it's impossible to defeat a vampire without doing that.

and--

They survived!

On the other hand, they who won the victory and survived safely were naturally considered to be stronger monsters than vampires, monsters that the heroes of the Theocracy could not defeat.

Everyone who originally despised each other changed their attitude overnight and became humble.

This is the adventurer.

Big fists are always the last word. Only strong ones will gain respect from others. Therefore, people like Xiaolin who are admired and respected by their status feel much worse than before.

...even though he doesn't care.

At this time, I heard the sound of the door opening, and there was a harsh noise like a gust of wind rushing into the guild. Xiao Lin, who felt something in his heart, also turned his gaze to the direction of the gazes of everyone around him.

Sure enough, there were two giant swords stuck on his back, followed by a stunning beauty. What caught his eye was the expected figure, the talk of the town.

——[Dark Hero] Mr. Momo.

"The front part of the armor uses a lot of fine steel. How much is it worth?"

The adventurer's call came to my ears.

The ultra-high-grade full-body armor from which the Dark Hero was nicknamed was severely damaged when he returned from the calamity. There were burnt and cracked scratches everywhere, but now the jet-black armor had no scratches at all, shining brightly in the reflection of the sun.

This is the result of the Magician Guild mobilizing all magic caster members to use magic to repair it.

The metal plate hanging on the chest symbolizes a living legend, the idol of adventurers, and the human trump card that protects fragile humans from being harmed by powerful races.

——Stainless steel!

His achievements have far surpassed Orichalcum, becoming a high-level level that has never appeared in [E-Rantel] before! The arrival of the heroes who appeared in the story quickly increased the atmosphere in the Adventurer's Guild.

"The third steel-level adventurer in the kingdom..."

"Is he the [Pitch Black Hero] Momo? And the one behind is [Miki] Nabe, and her beauty is truly worthy of her reputation."

A mighty warrior and a beautiful magician.

The two appeared in front of everyone one after another, and they were naturally praised.

Not only that——

"You know that forest, right? A large part of it was burned to the ground. I heard it was his work! I heard it was burned to the ground using martial arts."

"No way! How is it possible... If you can use martial arts to burn it like that, you can no longer be called a human being!"

"It should be one of the few people who can do it, right? The Adamantite-level is the ultimate adventurer. Even if he is the Adamantite-level among the Adamantite-level, I would not be surprised at all."

Under the gaze of many adoring eyes, Momo walked towards the counter calmly.

The adventurers who were discussing the mission with the counter lady all gave way to the highest-level adventurer, with respect and... fear on their faces.

This is the privilege that the strong automatically enjoy.

A large space opened up at the crowded counter, and Momo talked to the lady at the counter nonchalantly.

"The work we are responsible for has been completed. Please help us see if there is any new work."

"...!"

The counter girl's eyes widened, but she quickly regained her composure.

The adventurers beside them understood why the steady counter lady was acting like this. After all, the commission that Momo and the others accepted was difficult for even a team of Mithril-level adventurers to solve. It would take a while to solve it, but Momo and the others did it in twos and twos. It's settled down.

That's right, just give it to him.

Even Mithril level is no problem.

This is a matter of course, because the most advanced adventurers have such abilities.

"There's no business left."

Next to Xiao Lin, an adventurer with a Mithril sign on his chest couldn't help but complain.

But of course he wasn't serious.

After reaching the mithril level, unless there are any special circumstances, you should have saved enough wealth to be able to live without worries for half your life even if you retire. Adventurers who reach this field will continue to take risks, mostly for reasons other than money.

The lady at the counter bowed deeply.

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Momo. There are no tasks that can be entrusted to you now, please forgive me."

"That's it..."

Momo had something to say, but he suddenly stopped mid-sentence and spoke again after a few seconds:

"Really, that's great, because I suddenly remembered that I have something urgent to do, so I have to go back to the hotel first. If there is anything urgent, just come to the hotel to find me. Do you know which hotel I am staying at?"

"You know, Axis Hotel, right?"

Momo nodded, turned around handsomely, raised his red cloak, and stepped out.

Then I saw Xiao Lin in the corner.

Momo, who seemed to be in a hurry, suddenly changed his route after seeing him and took the initiative to come to the corner.

"Yeah, Mr. Momo, who is working hard."

"Mr. Xiaolin, what are you doing here?"

"I have nothing to do. Thanks to someone's hard work, I am now starving, but it is very hard."

"...Eh?"

Ainz was dumbfounded. He did not expect that his hard work to increase his reputation would have consequences that would affect Krillin.

"Hahaha, this is a joke."

Looking at the [Dark Hero] who was stunned by his joke, Xiaolin couldn't help laughing.

He is short of money, but he is not short of the small amount of adventurer's reward. As for whether he wanted to speak for other adventurers, he didn't have that idea.

The adventurer industry is very cruel. Survival of the fittest is the most fundamental. Everyone who enters the industry must have corresponding awareness. If they cannot complete the task well, it is better to quit the ranks of adventurers as soon as possible.

Besides, the Mithril-level commission that Momo made did not squeeze the living space of low-level adventurers, so it didn't matter.

But what Krillin didn't expect was that after hearing what he said, Ainz was already planning to restrain himself for the time being.

It is true that completing the commission efficiently will gain enough reputation, but being conspicuous will also make others jealous, and it will be bad if it causes any disputes.

The name [Pitch Black Hero] is of great use, no matter what, you must cherish your feathers.

"...Okay, I happen to be a little tired from overworking recently, so I should take a proper rest."

Of course, this is an excuse.

As an undead archmage, he would not be tired at all, and he happened to have to conquer the Lizardman Village next, so he just went with the flow.

"Hey, I obviously didn't mean that..."

Xiaolin scratched his head.

I always feel a little embarrassed when I get such an answer for my unintentional joke.

Forget it, the other party must have his own plans.

"That's right." Xiao Lin clapped his hands and said as if he remembered something: "I will go back to the capital tomorrow. Today I came to say goodbye to Mr. Momo. After all, we are now friends in the fortress city. , there is only Mr. Momo.”

"Return to the capital? Why?"

"What a strange question, Mr. Momo. Not to mention that I am the second son of the Duke's family, the Axis Cult cannot do without me as its leader. Staying in the fortress city for a month is already enough."

"is that so……"

Ainz looked at Krillin's distressed face.

That expression was very familiar to him, just like the face of a social worker when he was about to face an exaggerated pile of documents after his vacation.

Speaking of which, Sebastian once told him that Xiaolin was the leader of the Axis Cult. Although the reputation of that church is not very good, as the leader of a religion, there must be many things waiting for him to solve.

It's a pity that I didn't ask more about Xiaolin.

Ainz was referring to his previous life.

Kobayashi also had this idea.

In fact, the royal capital was already in a hurry half a month ago, but he wanted to know Momo's origins, so he kept putting off.

It's a pity that even if he stayed for another half month, he still couldn't find out anything about Momo's background. Unfortunately, the princess in the capital was urging him to go back.

"Honestly, I really want to invite Mr. Momo to the royal capital, but now it seems that you have more important things to do."

Xiao Lin was talking about reputation.

The news that [Pitch Black Hero] is a new steel-level adventurer has not been reported back to the capital yet. It will take some time for him to become famous. Now is not the best time for him to go to the capital, so he can only regret it. Give up the idea of ​​inviting the other person.

And Ainz thought that he was going to conquer the lizardman village, so he nodded subconsciously, indicating that Krillin was right.

"Can I take the liberty of asking."

"Please, Mr. Momo."

"Is there anything important Mr. Xiaolin has to do when he returns to the capital?"

Ainz has decided to protect Krillin, so in order to prevent him from being killed for no reason, he needs to let Sebas and Soryuka secretly help each other.

He shouldn't have asked so bluntly, but apart from Sebas and Suo Liuxiang, there were no subordinates of the Great Tomb in the royal capital - at least in his opinion, there were no subordinates of the Great Tomb.

"Important matters... well, it doesn't count."

Xiaolin thought for a moment and said, "Because the Axis Church is a bit of an eyesore, and the Golden Princess is behind it, the nobles thought that the church and the royal family had joined forces and put pressure on them secretly. It was originally just a trivial matter, but those nobles actually colluded with the underground forces of [Eight Fingers] to make trouble in the capital..."

The corners of his mouth were raised as if he was smiling, but there was no emotion of smiling at all, only endless indifference and hatred.

Eight Fingers...

Ainz silently memorized the name of this organization and subconsciously regarded it as a hostile force.

I'll ask Sebastian and Soluoxiang to check the organization when he returns.

While Ainz was thinking, he heard Xiaolin say, "Mr. Momo, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Is it a request? You can tell me."

"No, it's not a request. In fact, I have a good friend in the capital who likes adventurers... To be more precise, it should be stories like Heroes' Tales. If you don't mind, Mr. Momo, can you allow me to tell him your story?"

The person who said it was naturally Climb.

The princess's guard, although his strength and talent are not very good, inexplicably likes heroic stories and even collects them.

"It's okay, I don't mind."

"Thank you."

Xiaolin knew that the other party didn't mind. After all, how could he refuse something that could spread his reputation? However, it is better to ask first about things that are easy to cause disgust.

"Then... here, please accept it, Mr. Momo."

"What is this?"

Seeing the bracelet-like thing handed to him, Ainz always felt that it looked familiar.

"This is my personal symbol. If you encounter difficulties in the capital one day, please use it."

"Thank you, I will keep it properly."

Although she said that, the person who took the bracelet was Nabe. Ainz would naturally not touch such an unknown tool whose effect he didn't know easily, and of course Nabelar would not let Ainz touch it easily.

Ainz looked at Xiaolin and said solemnly as if making a declaration: "I will definitely go to the capital."

"...Okay, I will definitely treat Mr. Momo well when the time comes." As if infected by his seriousness, Xiaolin smiled and stretched out his hand.

The two held hands in mid-air.

After a long time, they separated.

"By the way, Mr. Momo, do you want to join the Axis Church?"

"I'm sorry, I refuse."

Rejected without any hesitation.

Xiaolin scratched his head and sighed helplessly: "Rejected as expected..."

There was no way, the reputation of the Axis Church was too bad. Momo, who valued his reputation, would certainly not join the church. However, what he didn't know was that this was not the fundamental reason.

What exactly is the idea of ​​letting the undead join the church! Do you want me to be purified by the goddess? !

A certain skeleton complained loudly from the heart.

————

The carriage to the capital was swaying on the road, and Xiaolin and Monika were sitting in this plain carriage.

Although he is the second son of the Duke's family, he has no noble style at all.

But the two did not care.

Sometimes, the emblem of the Axis Church on the carriage is much more useful than the family emblem of the Duke's family.

Gradually moving away from the Adventure City.

Monica asked: "Lord Lin, are you really not going to invite the dark hero?"

"Didn't I invite him? But he was rejected." Lin asked curiously: "It's really strange. Didn't you resist Mr. Momo joining the Axis Church before?"

"That's... I didn't know he was so strong."

After seeing the huge damage caused by the other party to the forest, no matter who it is, they would be envious.

"But you also said that Mr. Momo has great power. No matter what, such a person can't be invited to join the church."

Xiaolin spread his hands.

Especially when the other party is eager for fame and the Axis Church has a bad reputation, Momo has given face by not avoiding him.

"So don't ask for so much."

"But...!"

"Besides, isn't it good now? We have successfully established a relationship with the other party. As long as we offer a suitable reward, the other party will not refuse our request."

"Yes, you are right."

Seeing that the leader is so contented, Monica can't say anything else.

Xiaolin smiled.

Monica is purely a silent cost. She has spent so much effort and energy, so she naturally wants to accept Momo into the church, otherwise she will always feel unwilling.

But Xiaolin knows that he should make a decision when necessary. He always has a premonition that continuing to investigate may bring disaster, so he doesn't force it.

Besides, the most important thing now is not Momo, but the demons lurking in the shadows of the royal capital.

So——

Wait for me, insects of the royal capital!