"This is the place."
Hanta looked at the inn's sign—
"..."
As one of the top luxury inns in the Royal Capital, this was also a gathering place for the Kingdom's high-tier Adventurers. However, for the past two days, it had been booked by a mysterious wealthy man and was temporarily closed to the public.
When the inn's security guard saw Hanta stop the carriage in front of the door and noticed the family crest on it, he seemed to realize something and quickly jogged forward: "May I ask if you are the lords from the Astrea family? Lord Gown has been expecting you for a long time. Please come in, my lords."
Tsukasa stepped out of the carriage, her demonic beauty making the surrounding sunlight seem to dim by comparison.
But what left the deepest impression was the icy aura emanating from her body, which brought a sense of chill even in the heat of summer. The guard didn't dare to look too much; his warrior's intuition told him that Miss Astrea was incredibly dangerous, a figure as unreachable as Lord Gown inside the inn. The guard simply became more respectful, reaching out to gesture: "Please follow me, my lords."
Hanta then said, "I'll stay outside to look after the carriage and luggage."
"Alright."
Tsukasa and Alice followed the guard into the inn.
After the guard brought them inside, he handed them over to a waiter who led them all the way to a private room on the second floor. After they had waited there for a while, Ainz Ooal Gown finally entered, leading two attendants and opening the door to the room.
Ainz Ooal Gown was very enthusiastic from the start.
"Thank you for responding to my invitation. Today is my treat; please feel free to order whatever you two would like to eat."
Two menus were placed in front of Tsukasa and Alice respectively. Alice looked at her master; Tsukasa didn't even glance at the menu, and seeing this, Alice didn't look at it either.
Tsukasa expressionlessly glanced at the two people behind Ainz Ooal Gown. One was Albedo, whom she had met last time, and the other was a cunning-looking man with glasses whose aura didn't seem human either. It seemed he was also a powerful Demon God. She looked at Ainz Ooal Gown's face, which was covered by a strange mask; was he bringing new combat power to this meeting because her own strength had increased, in order to maintain the balance of power between them?
"Demon God King, let's get straight to the point. You said you investigated a stronghold of the Goddess Cult?"
Ainz had originally wanted to build a rapport with the Sword Saint over the meal before discussing this matter, but he hadn't expected none of these arrangements to be used. After a brief silence, he regained his composure and replied: "That's right. We've investigated and found that many Goddess Cultists are related to the rumored underground organization 'Eight Fingers'. This organization operates various illegal activities in the Kingdom, including the banned slave trade and the sale of poisonous herbs. Although the Kingdom wants to eliminate this organization, its actions are secretive, and the strength of its cadres is not weak. Combined with the fact that some nobles are in collusion with them, several of the Kingdom's operations have ended in failure..."
Tsukasa interrupted Ainz.
"No need to continue the introduction; I've heard of this organization. Let's get to the point. Do you have evidence that Eight Fingers is related to the Goddess Cult?"
"Please allow me to explain that point."
The man with glasses stepped forward and said:
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lady Sword Saint. I am Lord Gown's servant, Demiurge. I have been following the missions related to Eight Fingers. To answer your previous question: is there evidence of a relationship between Eight Fingers and the Goddess Cult? Yes. According to my investigation, many members of the Goddess Cult were once part of Eight Fingers. I wonder if you still remember that Bomb Maniac? He was a small team leader under one of the departments of Eight Fingers."
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