"Huh?"
Suddenly hearing someone invite him to participate in a mission, Ainz Ooal Gown subconsciously turned his head to look, only to see a five-person team standing behind him, looking at him and Nabe with friendly smiles.
After thinking for a few seconds, Ainz Ooal Gown silently nodded and followed them. The group went directly to the second floor of the Adventurers Guild. After both parties were seated, the leader of the team who invited Ainz Ooal Gown stood up and began to introduce himself.
"Well then, let me introduce myself. I am Peter Mork, the leader of 'Dark Sword of Darkness'. Over there is Lukrut Volve, the 'Guerrilla Soldier' who serves as the team's eyes and ears. This is Dain Woodwander, the 'Forest Priest' who uses healing magic and nature magic. And finally, this is Nia, the 'Magic Caster' and the brains of the team."
Under the introduction of team leader Peter Mork, Ainz Ooal Gown could barely recognize the people in front of him, looking at them with a hint of doubt and curiosity in his eyes. Ainz Ooal Gown didn't think that he and Nabe, who had just arrived in this city and were completely unknown, would know these people.
Therefore, these people must have a purpose in seeking him out, or perhaps they knew his and Nabe's identities from somewhere.
Thinking of this, in the skull's pupils hidden under Ainz Ooal Gown's helmet, two points of scarlet light lit up, examining the adventurer team calling themselves 'Dark Sword of Darkness' in front of him with a hint of danger.
On the opposite side, the members of the Dark Sword of Darkness team were completely unaware that they had fallen into danger, and were just chatting among themselves. Suddenly, a sentence in their conversation caught Ainz Ooal Gown's attention.
"Innate ability?"
Ainz Ooal Gown looked at Nia, the magic caster in the 'Dark Sword of Darkness' team, with slight interest, recalling the information he had learned from Warrior Captain Gazef and the leader of the Slane Theocracy team. The so-called innate ability refers to the special abilities that people in this world are born with.
"Yes, Nia has a natural innate ability called \u003cMagic Aptitude\u003e. It takes eight years to learn a magic, but he only needs four years."
Facing Ainz Ooal Gown's interested look, Peter Mork, as the team leader, directly stated the effect of Nia's innate ability, with a face full of pride. It was because of Nia's existence that their team was somewhat famous in E-Rantel.
"Oh, that's really amazing."
After listening to Peter Mork's explanation, Ainz Ooal Gown glanced at Nia opposite him, and said with a calm tone. Honestly, after knowing the effect of Nia's so-called innate ability, Ainz Ooal Gown no longer took it to heart. After all, as a top-level undead and magic caster, any one of the abilities he possessed was countless times stronger than Nia's.
"This innate ability is extremely fortunate, allowing me to take the first step towards realizing my dream. However, there are many people who are more famous than me, such as Bareare."
Facing Ainz Ooal Gown's unenthusiastic praise, Nia lowered his head to thank him with a hint of shyness and joy on his face. He was incredibly grateful for his innate ability.
"Well, by the way, this is Nabe, I'm Momon, nice to meet you. Also, what kind of innate ability does that Bareare have?"
After Nia finished speaking, Ainz Ooal Gown nodded and raised his hand, pointing to Nabe on the chair beside him, and began to introduce their identities, then began to inquire about the situation of that Bareare that Nia had mentioned before.
"I see, since even he doesn't know, then it means you're not from around here."
"That's right, we just arrived here yesterday."
"Enfilea Bareare is the grandson of a very famous apothecary, but his innate ability is that he can use any magical item."
On the opposite side, Peter Mork, the leader of the 'Dark Sword of Darkness' team, said everything he knew about Bareare. Of course, this was also what he deliberately did, after all, this was also one of the requirements of the employer's mission.
"That human is dangerous!"
At this time, Nabe, who had been sitting beside Ainz Ooal Gown without speaking, leaned over and whispered in Ainz Ooal Gown's ear. The ability to use any magic item at will was too dangerous for them. If that Bareare got a World Item, then...
"I know."
Ainz Ooal Gown glanced at Nabe and replied in a low voice. Ainz Ooal Gown already understood the danger of that Bareare's innate ability when he heard it, but now was not the time to deal with that Bareare.
"This time, the mission is to go to the forest near Carne Village to collect herbs, so this time the mission is to protect the employer during the herb collection period, serve as guards and help collect herbs, and most importantly, this time the mission was specifically commissioned to us by Bareare."
Just as Ainz Ooal Gown and Nabe were discussing in a low voice, Peter Mork on the opposite side had already stated the content of this mission, recalling it in his mind.
Time rewinds to a few hours ago. Originally, the mission that they 'Dark Sword of Darkness' were initially prepared to accept was to eliminate the monsters around the city, and then exchange money from the Adventurers Guild according to the strength of the monsters and the dropped materials.
However, just as they were preparing to go to the Adventurers Guild today, Bareare found them and specifically commissioned them for this mission, requiring that Ainz Ooal Gown and the two participate in the mission.
"Oh? A commission from Bareare?"
On the opposite side, Ainz Ooal Gown and Nabe, who were still discussing the danger of Bareare the human the second before, raised their heads and looked at Peter Mork the next second when they heard that the client for this mission was him. Even Ainz Ooal Gown didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence.
"Yes, it's that Bareare's commission. How about it, are you interested in working with us?"
Hearing Ainz Ooal Gown's voice, Peter Mork woke up from his memories, looking at Ainz Ooal Gown with an expectant smile on his face. This time, the mission employer had specifically designated the two people opposite him, and Ainz Ooal Gown's answer would directly affect whether they could get this mission.
But there was one thing that Peter Mork and his 'Dark Sword' team didn't know at all, and that was that they actually didn't meet Bareare when they went out in the morning, but this memory clearly appeared in their minds.
"Okay, nice to meet you, also, let me show you what I look like since we're working together."
Saying that, Ainz Ooal Gown raised his hand and took off his helmet. Suddenly, whether it was the 'Dark Sword of Darkness' team on the opposite side or Nabe, they all looked over curiously, only to see an ordinary black-haired, black-eyed middle-aged uncle appear in front of them.
"I heard that people like you are quite common in some southern countries."
"Didn't expect him to be such an old man!"
"Too rude."
After seeing Ainz Ooal Gown's appearance conjured by magic, the members of the 'Dark Holy Sword' party began to discuss it. However, this appearance of Ainz Ooal Gown was merely his appearance from before his transmigration. The members of the 'Dark Holy Sword' party didn't notice that Nabe was staring blankly at Ainz Ooal Gown as he put on his helmet again, her big eyes filled with surprise.
"If people knew we were foreigners, it might attract trouble, so we are hiding it like this."
After speaking, Ainz Ooal Gown, already wearing his helmet, stood up and walked towards the stairs. Seeing this, Nabe and the members of the 'Dark Holy Sword' party hurriedly followed. Luke Lookroot Bolb, the guerrilla soldier who served as the team's eyes and ears, quietly approached Nabe.
"Has everything been discussed?"
As Ainz Ooal Gown and his party descended from the second floor of the Adventurer's Guild, a young man with golden hair completely covering his eyes appeared before them, asking with a smile.
"Mr. Momon, this is Baleare, the client for this mission. Next, we will escort him to the forest near Carne Village to collect herbs."
Peter Mork, the leader of the 'Dark Holy Sword' party, stepped forward and began to introduce them, standing between the two as soon as Baleare finished speaking. At this moment, Ainz Ooal Gown was also curiously observing Baleare, thinking about finding an opportunity to bring him back to the Great Tomb of Nazarick for research.
"Well, then let's depart if there are no problems."
Although Ainz Ooal Gown was thinking about capturing Baleare for research, he didn't show it. He simply nodded and walked out of the Adventurer's Guild. The others hurriedly gathered their equipment and followed. From the moment they stepped out of the Adventurer's Guild, this mission officially began.
.......
"Oh, has Bone Daddy's isekai adventure begun? I hope he has a pleasant time."
Just as Ainz Ooal Gown and his party left E-Rantel, Lu Minghao, far away in the basement of the Royal Capital, also looked up in their direction. His pair of black eyes seemed to see Ainz Ooal Gown leaving the city and entering the wilderness.
"Master, are you talking about that person from another world?"
At this moment, a golden-haired, crimson-eyed girl knelt beside Lu Minghao, raising her head and asking with an expressionless, cute face. In the pale white light, the integrated armor on the girl's body did not reflect any light, as if the light shining on it was being swallowed.
"Yes, after all, no matter what, the other party is the only existence in this world that might interfere with my plans, so I still need to pay attention to him to some extent."
Lu Minghao lowered his head and glanced at Clementine, whom he had painstakingly transformed. Then, he looked at the pile of monsters eroded and transformed by the power of sin. Including Clementine, these were all his cute 'tools'.
"Master, do you need me to eliminate him?"
While Lu Minghao was admiring his many cute 'tools', Clementine stood up expressionlessly. After her arms wriggled, they transformed into two sharp purple blades. The armor on her back began to twist, eventually turning into a pair of hideous black wings, waiting for Lu Minghao's command to fight Ainz Ooal Gown to the death.
"Don't worry about him, you have other tasks."
Lu Minghao looked speechlessly at Clementine, who was already prepared for battle. However, considering that Clementine's original consciousness had completely collapsed during his transformation process due to unbearable pain, the current one was just a brand new consciousness created by Lu Minghao on the foundation of her original soul.
Although she had Clementine's original memories, she was essentially a newborn consciousness. In addition, with Lu Minghao's various modifications, she possessed wisdom, rationality, and top-notch thinking abilities, but both her heart and wisdom were completely based on rational thinking. It could be said that she was the best emotionless 'tool'.
"Yes."
After hearing Lu Minghao's words, Clementine restored her arms and the hideous wings on her back to their normal appearance. However, the deadly poisonous gas drifting in the air could not be retracted. As the poisonous gas spread, the walls and ground in the basement began to dissolve at a visible rate.
"Ah~!"
Seeing that the poisonous gas was about to drift to the side of his cute 'tools', Lu Minghao sighed helplessly. He opened his mouth and inhaled slightly, swallowing all the deadly poisonous gas. After all, this poison was what Lu Minghao had given to Clementine during the transformation period, using his skill [Poison], which had already evolved countless times.
Even ordinary monsters transformed by the power of sin couldn't withstand it. It could be said that just one drop of this thing could completely destroy an ordinary kingdom, turning it into a forbidden zone for life. After all, even if there was only one drop, it would absorb the dead as nourishment and continuously expand in the process of killing other living or non-living things.
In the Bone Daddy world, it was completely a terrifying existence at the level of world destruction. However, considering that Lu Minghao's skill [Poison] was not only one of the first skills he obtained, but also evolved countless times under Lu Minghao's various talents, it was normal to have this kind of power.
"Alright, Clementine, I'll leave the Slane Theocracy to you next."
After swallowing the deadly poison that Clementine was unconsciously emitting, Lu Minghao turned his head and looked at Clementine, whose expression hadn't changed at all, and said calmly. By the way, Clementine's expressionless appearance was much cuter than when she was a pervert in the original work.
Of course, the main reason why Clementine became cute was that Lu Minghao added a few tentacles, tentacles, tentacles, etc. to her during the transformation process according to his own preferences.
"Yes."
"By the way, Yusha said that Princess Renner has arranged for a batch of Eight Fingers members to infiltrate the Slane Theocracy. You can use them as you need."
"Yes."
The answer was still short and concise, but as soon as she finished speaking, Clementine had already disappeared from the spot, heading to the Slane Theocracy she had once betrayed to carry out the task assigned by Lu Minghao.
"There's nothing to do for the time being, so let's add some fun to Bone Daddy's adventure. Otherwise, if he just crushes everything along the way, I believe Bone Daddy certainly wouldn't want that. After all, this is his first adventure in his bone life."
Saying this, Lu Minghao walked towards the exit of the basement, preparing to be a busybody for a few days. As for the cute 'tools' locked inside, Yusha and her sister and Princess Renner would send their offspring to suitable locations in the future to contribute to the biodiversity of this world.
