Above the clouds, the huge magic airship sailed slowly.
Inside the airship, Seilah was still lost in her sea of books.
Antilene was playing with the magic cube.
Brandish was daydreaming.
Only Mirajane was busy running back and forth.
Since the Fairy Tail adventurer team was promoted to Adamantite rank, Kenichi and the others no longer worried about money.
They had been living a leisurely life all these days.
"Thank you!"
Wendy took a drink handed to her by Mirajane and thanked her with a smiling face.
During this, Wendy's gaze noticed Kenichi, who was leaning against the railing in deep thought.
'Is Kenichi-nii worried about something?'
With this thought in mind, Wendy approached Kenichi with the drink in her hand.
"Kenichi-nii, what's wrong?"
Wendy walked up to Kenichi, her gaze fixed on the land below the airship, and asked in a melodious voice.
Kenichi wasn't actually worrying about anything.
He was contemplating his next moves.
Whether it was becoming Shalltear's master or seizing the [Depiction of Nature and Society], his relationship with the Great Tomb of Nazarick had already reached a point of no return.
Kenichi knew that Ainz was extremely cautious.
After suffering a minor setback at Kenichi's hands last time, it was impossible for Ainz to do nothing.
Perhaps at this very moment, Ainz was planning how to eliminate them.
The Great Tomb of Nazarick was no ordinary force.
They possessed the power to destroy the entire world.
Even Kenichi had to be wary.
Kenichi had also considered striking first, directly storming the Great Tomb of Nazarick and destroying it with overwhelming force to end things once and for all.
But he quickly dismissed this idea.
Kenichi clearly remembered that the Eighth Floor Guardian of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Victim, was a very special existence.
Once, 1200 players had advanced to the eighth floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
In the end, all 1200 players were annihilated.
Although Kenichi was confident he was stronger than a max-level player, without knowing exactly what abilities Victim possessed, he wouldn't recklessly attack.
Hearing Wendy's question, Kenichi collected his thoughts and looked at her.
"Wha... what is it?"
Seeing Kenichi's deep gaze fixed on her, a blush of shyness appeared on Wendy's pale, pretty face.
"Nothing!"
As usual, Kenichi habitually patted Wendy's head, then turned and left.
"Really, still treating me like a child!"
Wendy pouted, her pretty face slightly red.
Suddenly, Wendy realized that Kenichi hadn't answered her question at all and had just glossed over it by patting her head.
'What exactly is wrong with Kenichi-nii?'
Wendy watched Kenichi's retreating back, tilting her head in thought.
…
Kenichi naturally couldn't tell Wendy that he was thinking about how to deal with the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Such matters were for him to worry about alone.
'First, improve strength.'
'Second, figure out Victim's abilities.'
'Right, in the original story, Ainz Ooal Gown deliberately let a group of workers break into the Great Tomb of Nazarick to test its defense systems.'
'This might be an opportunity to investigate the Great Tomb of Nazarick.'
Thinking of this, Kenichi immediately recalled the group of workers who died tragically inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
Among them was a girl named Arche who had two young twin sisters at home.
After Arche's death, those twins kept hoping their older sister would return home.
'Arche and the others are too weak.'
'With their strength, unless Ainz Ooal Gown goes easy on them, it's impossible for them to break into the eighth floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick...'
Thoughts swirled in Kenichi's mind, and he soon had a general plan.
'It seems necessary to make contact with them.'
'I should send Irene. Irene's Enchantment Magic can greatly enhance a person's strength.'
'Of course, the enhancement from Irene's Enchantment Magic has its limits. The probability of Foresight breaking into the eighth floor of the Great Tomb of Nazarick is still minuscule. Other arrangements are still needed...'
After some thought, Kenichi didn't reach a solid conclusion, so he decided to contact Irene first.
Without any hesitation, he immediately used Telepathy Magic.
…
Irene, holding her staff, was walking through a vast forest.
After using [Eyes of Investigation] to learn that this was not the Fairy Tail World, Irene had developed a very strong interest in this world.
Regarding this, Kenichi didn't stop her, allowing her to explore freely.
"Irene, there's something I need you to do."
Suddenly, Irene's mind heard Kenichi's voice.
"What is it?"
Irene asked with great curiosity.
"Go to the Baharuth Empire, find the workers known as Foresight, and use your Enchantment Magic to enhance their strength."
Irene had already seen the map of this world in the royal capital of the Re-Estize Kingdom.
Therefore, she knew the location of the Baharuth Empire.
Just as Irene was about to ask what exactly Kenichi was planning, Kenichi's voice sounded again: "By the way, it's best to enhance Foresight before they receive a certain secret commission."
"What secret commission?"
"You'll understand once you find them."
After saying that, Kenichi cut off the communication.
Irene was somewhat dissatisfied with this.
"What exactly is Kenichi trying to do?"
"Why does he want me to enhance those guys?"
Irene pondered for a moment in her mind.
Then, she shook her head, cleared her thoughts, changed her route, and headed towards the direction of the Baharuth Empire.