"Seriously! He actually chickened out, I knew I shouldn't have played!" Ili, Young Miss muttered, sitting on her seat, slightly annoyed.
The Four Strategists Squad members, also seated in the carriage, looked at Ili, Young Miss with expressions that conveyed a loss for words. For the past few days, everyone had seen Ili, Young Miss sulking and frustrated about this.
Let's rewind a bit...
"Hey, hey! The Old grandpa actually surrendered!"
"Is that little girl really a magic caster?"
"As expected of the younger sister of an Adamantite-ranked Adventurer, she's also that strong."
Unlike before, those Black Workers who had initially thought Ili, Young Miss would lose were all stunned by the spectacular exchange.
"Old grandpa! I haven't even made my move yet! How could you..." Ili, Young Miss shouted, extremely displeased.
However, the Old grandpa, Palpatra, had already turned around and rejoined his squad, merely turning his head to say something to the unhappy Ili, Young Miss.
"Little girl, you are very impressive. Don't we still have important matters to attend to next? Let's stop here. Fei Fei, your younger sister can indeed stand on her own now."
"Indeed! It seems I've spoiled her too much." At this moment, Ainz also walked over and reached out to pat Ili, Young Miss's head.
..."Alright! For the sake of Ainz's head-pat kill, I'll forgive you for now," Ili, Young Miss thought.
"Fei Fei... Sir, you see, Ili, Young Miss is now..." Nabe once again provided an assist, a good job indeed.
"Yes, it's also time for Ili, Young Miss to go out and see the world. Please forgive me, my younger sister," Ainz also seized the opportunity to stop while he was ahead.
"No, I know Fei Fei is doing this for my own good, but I'm not a child anymore. I can protect myself," Ili, Young Miss said.
"Mmm, from now on, do what you want to do. I won't stop you anymore," Ainz said.
Good! Plan accomplished! Ili, Young Miss thought.
...
Now, they were already in the carriage, heading towards Nazarick.
The Four Strategists Squad shared a carriage with the squad led by the Stag Beetle Uncle. Not long after getting into the carriage, Ili, Young Miss remembered how she had overplayed her hand earlier, letting go of the Old grandpa who had looked down on Ainz, and started feeling annoyed again.
"That's Iri-meimei, right?" The Stag Beetle Uncle leaned over and struck up a conversation with Ili, Young Miss.
"Mmm... Is there something?" Although Ili, Young Miss was unhappy, she still had to maintain her professional demeanor. Someone had approached her, so she put away her previous sour face and responded.
"Are you really a magic caster?" The Stag Beetle Uncle asked a question that made Ili, Young Miss incredibly awkward right from the start.
"Yes... Yes, I am!! If you don't believe me, I'll cast a sixth-tier spell right now to show you!" Ili, Young Miss answered somewhat flustered, even genuinely intending to use the Pure Throwing Spear directly inside the carriage.
"No, no! I believe you!" The Stag Beetle Uncle quickly stopped Ili, Young Miss.
"Helanke, don't forget Arshe in my squad, she can confirm others' magical aptitude. Iri-meimei really is a magic caster!" Hellank also wiped a bead of sweat, afraid that if Ili, Young Miss really unleashed a sixth-tier spell in the carriage, everyone would be doomed.
..."Arshe could only nod desperately in confirmation, having personally witnessed Ili, Young Miss's strange magical aptitude.
But during the fight with that Old grandpa... Ili, Young Miss's combat aptitude, which was completely unlike a magic caster's, and that large hammer, also completely defied the image of a magic caster.
"Hmm... Well, you see, my brother is a warrior, right? I usually spend a lot of time with him, so I've secretly learned a lot of warrior skills!" Ili, Young Miss found a rather clumsy excuse.
"After all, having a Steel Rank warrior as a brother! It's understandable," Graham said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
However... to be able to so precisely and calmly block the Old grandpa's martial arts, how could that possibly be a skill learned merely by secretly observing?
Or perhaps Fei Fei was indeed too powerful, and even if his younger sister only secretly learned a fraction of his skills, she could possess such terrifying abilities? That remained unknown.
...
Today, she didn't know which day it was. Ili, Young Miss had lost all sense of time since transmigrating, only knowing that a day had passed when it turned dark and then light again. However, being bumpy in the carriage every day for the past few days, Ili, Young Miss was truly starting to feel annoyed.
Although she could have intimate moments with Ainz or Crown Prince Pandora, who came to relieve him, during breaks, spending most of her time in the carriage was indeed vexing.
"We're almost at E-Rantel, right?" Someone in the carriage asked, and then everyone seemed to find a new topic.
"I heard there's a Saintess in E-Rantel who can use sixth-tier healing spells. I really want to go to E-Rantel to find her after this quest and have her heal my old injuries!" a member of the Stag Beetle Uncle's squad said.
"The prerequisite is that you can afford it, right? The church's fees are like robbing people. I don't think the amount you earn from this quest will even be enough to pay the church! Besides, would the church allow someone who can use sixth-tier spells to come to a place like E-Rantel?" Helanke quipped after hearing this.
Roba's face turned grim upon hearing this, as Roba had chosen to become a Black Worker precisely because he couldn't stand the practices of the church and the Adventurer's Guild.
"No, I heard that Saintess isn't from the church. It's said she initially planned to become an Adventurer, and then, after learning that Adventurers couldn't casually offer aid to others, that Saintess resolutely left the Adventurer's Guild. After that, she settled down in a certain inn, specializing in treating the severely injured and commoners who couldn't afford the church. It's said she barely charges anything, and the title 'Saintess' was coined by the commoners," another member of the Stag Beetle Uncle's squad added.
"In that case, wouldn't the church just stand by and do nothing?" Roba, who had personal experience with this, asked.
"Yes, the church reportedly sent people to try to recruit her or directly purge her, but they were beaten back by the Adventurers and commoners who had received the Saintess's grace," the team member said.
"To be able to make Adventurers and commoners do something to that extent for her, I really want to meet her. But the church wouldn't give up so easily, would they?" Roba asked, clearly interested in this Saintess of E-Rantel.
"They can't afford not to, right? I heard that Saintess has a Steel Rank Adventurer brother backing her! To be honest, I really want to meet that Saintess too."
"Achoo!" At this moment, Ili, Young Miss was seen covering her nose and letting out a rather cute sneeze. Everyone's attention immediately focused on Ili, Young Miss.
Uh... Can use sixth-tier spells, former Adventurer, has a Steel Rank brother backing her—this sounds exactly like the Ili, Young Miss in front of them!
Who was that 'Saintess' that team member mentioned earlier? Where did she come from? Ili, Young Miss also pondered after hearing that team member's statement...
She had only left E-Rantel a few days ago, right? Among the natives here, besides herself, who else could use sixth-tier healing spells?
And also has a Steel Rank Adventurer brother backing her? She remembered there were three Steel Rank Adventurer squads in the kingdom, but the only one Ili, Young Miss knew was Blue Rose. Blue Rose's chuunibyou leader could only use up to fifth-tier spells, right?
Uh... Could it be that the storyline had changed again? Had a plot she didn't know about emerged? Hmm?
"What's wrong with everyone? Why are you looking at me like that?" Ili, Young Miss only then noticed that everyone in the carriage was staring at her.
"Um... Iri-meimei, if I may be so bold as to ask, can you use sixth-tier healing spells?" Helanke asked with an awkward smile.
"I can!" Ili, Young Miss didn't think much of it. Anyway, she had already told them that she could use sixth-tier magic, so being able to use sixth-tier healing spells wasn't that strange, right?
"Oh! I see!" Helanke didn't say anything more after asking.
But his heart was incredibly complex. Iri-meimei, how much more amazing can your abilities get, after being picked up so casually?
You can crush the former Orihalcum-ranked Adventurer Old grandpa Palpatra in close combat, you can cast incredibly destructive sixth-tier original spells, and now you're saying you can also use sixth-tier healing spells. Are you really not a reincarnation of the Thirteen Heroes?
After receiving Ili, Young Miss's affirmative reply, everyone else in the carriage fell silent, looking at each other. However, after confirming their gazes, they were all conveying the same message.
Iri-meimei might be the Saintess from the rumors, right?
No, no... Iri-meimei definitely is that Saintess!
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