After listening to Yuri's detailed description, Ainz once again fell silent, not making any statement for a long time.
The Guardians below could no longer sit still.
Albedo had just been spoken to by Ainz, so she kept flapping her wings, anxious.
Shalltear gnashed her teeth and stomped her foot, Sebas's brows furrowed even deeper, and Aura, who had initially looked worried, now appeared deeply concerned, which made Ainz realize once again the high popularity of his daughter among the Guardians.
From Yuri's description, it was certain that the two who left with Ellie were indeed not simple characters.
More importantly... had Ellie actually found clues to the incident that controlled Shalltear? That Ellie knew about this matter, it must have been Albedo who told Ellie, right?
She even investigated this? As expected of Ellie... But why did she have to relay such an important matter through Yuri? Why didn't she report it herself?
Could this indicate that the matter was related to her two companions? And she even sent back the people from the Slane Theocracy, it seems necessary to call over the one named Bell and question her thoroughly! Although he really wanted to take the Guardians and directly chase after his daughter, doing so might really ruin Ellie's plan. Having an excellent daughter was truly difficult.
"I understand the general situation, Yuri Alpha, bring over the one named Bell, I have something to ask her," Ainz ordered Yuri.
Yuri hadn't responded yet, but Shalltear on the side immediately stepped forward, offering to bring the person, showing how anxious Shalltear truly was.
However... he was truly afraid that Shalltear, in her eagerness to protect her daughter, might do something unfavorable to Bell. One should know that the reason his daughter Ellie directly arranged for Bell to work at the orphanage might be to avoid Shalltear. It's better to refuse her now!
So Ainz directly rejected Shalltear's request and stated that he would open a portal right here, allowing Yuri to bring the person over. After all, if he rejected Shalltear and then assigned someone else, it would likely hurt Shalltear's feelings, so he would do it himself.
Soon, Yuri, pulling the pink-haired lady mentioned earlier, came through the portal Ainz had opened. Although she couldn't compare to his own Guardians and daughter, she did possess some charm.
However, as soon as she arrived and saw Shalltear and Albedo, she instantly jumped in fright.
Ainz wasn't exaggerating; he really saw the lady jump up directly. This was the first time he had seen someone jump up directly from excessive fright.
It seems this pink-haired one must be very afraid of Albedo and Shalltear. In that case, he could slightly use her fear to question her.
"Seeing His Majesty the Sorcerer King, why do you not kneel and pay respects?" Albedo immediately shouted at the pink-haired one to bow, and the pink-haired one trembled all over like a mouse being stared at by a cat. She nodded vigorously and obediently knelt directly before Ainz.
After all, he could now be considered the monarch of a nation, and this pink-haired one was from the Slane Theocracy, right? If she wasn't a high-ranking member of the Slane Theocracy, it wouldn't be rude for her not to kneel before him.
Although three countries had already established diplomatic relations thanks to the efforts of the Guardians and his daughter, the Slane Theocracy had not. And as possibly the most threatening country to Nazarick on this continent, it was better not to provoke them too much without sufficient intelligence and preparation.
"Raise your head, I have something to ask you," Ainz said with full authority to the trembling pink-haired girl.
Then the pink-haired one raised her head and glanced at Ainz, instantly lowering it again in fright... This reaction was something Ainz had grown accustomed to!
This was now in the Great Hall, and his Guardians were also present. This was no longer a private meeting. If he wore that Mask of Envy, he would truly be unworthy of the title Magic Caster King.
However, with the person brought before him, Ainz became conflicted again. What should he ask her? About Ellie? Wouldn't that expose the fact that he had no idea what his daughter was thinking?
One must know that Ellie had set out alone with the purpose of fulfilling her father's great plan. Ugh... it was truly difficult.
"My daughter... Ellie, did she have anything she wanted you to relay?" As soon as Ainz spoke, he immediately regretted it. How lame... it was the same thing!
"Rep... rep... Replying to your words, I... Ellie-sama did not say anything to me, she... she only told me to listen to Sister Yuri and work hard," the pink-haired one answered tremblingly.
"Are you sure there's nothing?!" Albedo on the side added fiercely.
"Eek!! Really... really nothing. Ellie-sama never... never tells me what she's doing. I... I don't know what she's thinking either," the pink-haired one quickly replied.
"Of course! My Little Ellie-chan is so excellent! How could she tell someone like you her thoughts?" Shalltear also joined the interrogation. 'Aren't you just making things worse?' Ainz thought helplessly.
"That's enough, Albedo and Shalltear, please be quiet for a moment. I ask you, who is the black-haired woman who resembles you and is with my daughter?" He decided to first clarify the question he was most concerned about.
"Chao Lu... is that it? I don't know what's going on with that strange person. I only met her when I followed Ellie-sama and Ligurit-sama to Sky City. I don't know anything else," the pink-haired one replied.
What? So many things he had never heard of before suddenly came up? Who was Ligurit? What in the world was Sky City?
Daughter, oh daughter, how many things have you investigated on your own while out there that I, your father, don't even know about?
"Who is Ligurit? How did my daughter get involved with her? What kind of place is Sky City?" Ainz no longer cared about face or anything, he just asked directly.
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