"Ligurit-sama is one of the Thirteen Heroes from the last Demon God War. Ellie-sama met her on the way..." So Bell recounted, from her perspective, everything about Ellie meeting Ligurit on the road in the Dragon Kingdom.
However, as she spoke, Ainz heard things that greatly piqued his interest: the Demon God War... the Thirteen Heroes. These were events he had never heard of when he was disguised as Momon. His daughter was indeed much more capable than him. Although he really wanted to ask for clarification, his current priority was Ellie's safety. Other matters could be discussed later.
"Then what about Sky City?" Ainz continued to ask, and Bell also recounted everything she had seen in Sky City.
This surprised Ainz even more. He hadn't expected such a place to be hidden on this continent, and that there were truly high-level individuals appearing besides those from Nazarick.
After all, he had been here for so long, and even the Frost Dragon who claimed to be a Dragon King that he met in the mountains wasn't very high-level.
If it weren't for Shalltear's brainwashing incident, he would definitely have thought that there were no strong individuals in this world, or perhaps? Was that Sky City like Nazarick? Was it a faction owned by players? Then, could that black-haired woman be a player or an NPC?
Ainz's heart couldn't help but feel a little excited at this thought. Although it was just his guess and there was no evidence to prove it, moreover, that black-haired woman had shown hostility towards the people of Nazarick. In this situation, if she were to harm Ellie, even if she were a player from the same world as him, he would not go easy on her.
However, according to the pink-haired one, the black-haired woman seemed to have mistakenly identified Ellie as some Bai Xia? This was a bit strange. If that black-haired woman was a player like him, then she definitely wouldn't act like this.
But an NPC would even less likely mistake their master, right? And the pink-haired one also said that Ellie had repeatedly denied being her master, yet the black-haired woman completely disregarded Ellie's denials, so this point was very illogical.
If she wasn't a player or an NPC? A high-level individual like that could also be quite dangerous. He had a feeling his daughter might have been caught up in some strange conspiracy?
Could it be that the black-haired woman insisted Ellie was her master because she wanted to use Ellie?
If that were the case, it could explain why the black-haired woman showed hostility when she saw people from Nazarick.
Since they were Ellie's companions, was she afraid that Ellie's companions would expose her schemes? If that's the case, his daughter's situation must be very dangerous!
Ainz, thinking this, was indeed a bit unsettled. Fortunately, his innate passive of forced calm allowed Ainz to regain his composure. That was his daughter, Ellie. Such an obvious scheme, even he could tell it was illogical just by hearing about it. His daughter would definitely be able to see through it too.
Even so, his daughter still intended to put herself in danger. It was clear that his daughter had her own motives for doing so. Could it be to track down the true culprit behind Shalltear's brainwashing?
Otherwise, his daughter Ellie wouldn't have deliberately mentioned this matter when instructing Yuri Alpha. Indeed, this matter was a big deal for Nazarick, but... allowing his daughter to go alone without any support to face an enemy with a world-class item that had brainwashing effects, wasn't this too much to ask?
One must know that his daughter was only Level 1? Although Touch Me's armor protected her, and Shalltear had given her a life-extending accessory, those things couldn't stop world-class items. What if his daughter was brainwashed again like Shalltear?
But if he interfered in this matter without permission, what if it affected Ellie's plan again? It was so difficult... Ainz was conflicted again. This was indeed a difficult problem.
"Ainz-sama, Little Ellie's current situation might be very dangerous! Let me go and bring Little Ellie back!" Albedo said in a very flustered manner, probably seeing Ainz constantly thinking without any indication, she became anxious.
"I'll go too, to rescue Little Ellie-chan from that person! Little Ellie-chan must have been threatened by that person!" Shalltear also anxiously made the same request.
"Can you two please calm down for a bit? Maybe this is just Ellie's plan? Ellie is so smart, she must know her own situation, right? Ainz-sama must also have his own considerations, right?" Although Aura said this, she also looked very anxious.
"No matter how smart Little Ellie is, she can't defeat a max-level individual, can she? That's my and Ainz-sama's daughter! How can I calm down!" Albedo shouted back at Aura in a very angry tone.
"Ellie is my daughter too, alright!! I'm also very worried about her! But being this anxious won't help, will it? If it were truly dangerous, Ellie would definitely leave us some hints when she came back, asking for our help, but she didn't do that, so I think... isn't all of this within Ellie's control, just like Ainz-sama?" Aura continued.
"Albedo-sama, Aura-sama is right. Ellie-sama has inherited Ainz-sama's wisdom, so it's very likely that everything is under Ellie-sama's control," Sebas also chimed in.
"Ainz-sama!!" Albedo could only turn her hopes to Ainz. Did Albedo lose her judgment when Ellie was involved?
This was normal. Albedo doted on Ellie very much. This was what they called foolish parents, right? If he didn't have forced calm, his mindset would probably be similar to Albedo's.
But what should he do next? It would be great if Demiurge were here right now; he would definitely be able to give the correct advice.
"Um... I think you don't need to worry so much. Ellie-sama must understand all the circumstances to act this way, after all... after all, Ellie-sama always handles things meticulously," the pink-haired one said, raising her hand tremblingly and speaking softly.
"What do you know!!" Then she was startled by Albedo's loud shout.
"Hmm? Do you know Ellie well?" The pink-haired one's words, however, piqued Ainz's interest. Although it was time to make a decision, he still wanted to hear how this outsider viewed his daughter.
"No... I don't understand Ellie-sama at all, eek... because... because her schemes are too deep," the pink-haired one said tremblingly, then saw Albedo glaring at her with a fierce look and immediately cowered.
"Albedo, I'm questioning her... please be quiet for a moment," Ainz waved his hand with full authority, and Albedo could only retreat two steps, looking very resentful.
"Continue, tell me what happened after you met my daughter in the Slane Theocracy," Ainz continued to ask.
Ellie had also mentioned that Shalltear's brainwashing incident was related to the Slane Theocracy, and her hasty departure this time must be for an urgent matter.
Moreover, that Sky City, and Ligurit, that black-haired woman—the existing information simply couldn't be connected. Making a rash decision might harm his daughter.
The pink-haired one nodded, then began to recount... what happened after she met Ellie in the Slane Theocracy.
For example, how she single-handedly repelled the Beast Kingdom's army as a test to rescue the Dragon Kingdom, how she single-handedly infiltrated the Elf Kingdom and captured the Elf King, and finally, how she played the high-ranking officials of the Theocracy around in circles.
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