Pfft... what the hell is this?
Iri-meimei almost burst out laughing. Ainz's father's efforts to imitate Pandora's Actor's way of speaking were simply too amusing.
However, Ellie could probably still understand why Ainz's father wanted to imitate Pandora's speaking style. It might be because the role of Momon had long been played by Pandora, so that chuunibyou way of speaking became the Black Hero Momon's signature, right?
Thinking this, Ainz's father was truly pitiful; he himself wasn't this kind of character.
Ellie, who had originally planned to summon Sticky Rice Cake directly and continue her journey, had to temporarily put her plans on hold due to encountering Ainz's father, who appeared here for some unknown reason.
Seeing that Ainz's father had just arrived, it wasn't really appropriate to invite him to join, and who knew if Ainz's father had other arrangements?
So Ellie returned to the inn's lobby with Ainz's father and his companions to make new plans. After Ainz's father and Ligurit exchanged their usual greetings, Ainz's father turned the conversation to Ellie.
"My little sister, could you explain what's going on here?" Ainz's father asked with a slightly displeased tone after sitting down and glancing at the guards and Wolf Heads who had followed them in and were standing by.
"Brother, you don't need to be angry. This is merely the good intentions of the Argland Council State. After all, the Magic Kingdom and the Evaluation Country have not formally established diplomatic relations, and for me, a princess with only a nominal title, to appear in such a place, it is only proper to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. What's more, something like that happened yesterday!"
Ellie naturally didn't miss this opportunity. She directly stated that she had already revealed her identity as a princess of the Magic Kingdom, and she deliberately mentioned the Zhiranong incident from yesterday, clearly implying that she wanted Ainz's father to continue focusing on yesterday's events and connect it to this topic.
Evidently, the Wolf Head only slightly frowned after hearing Ellie's somewhat sarcastic words.
Ellie didn't blame it; after all, it was just doing its duty. The Evaluation Country's attitude towards human nations couldn't really be considered friendly to begin with, let alone the suddenly appearing Magic Kingdom.
Moreover, for a princess from an un-allied country to suddenly appear in this place, who knows what you're trying to do? It's normal to be wary. And besides, there was also the incident where Zhiranong attacked the town under the guise of the Magic Kingdom!
"Heh heh! My little sister... oh, you are a true princess of the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom. You can certainly hold your head high about that. You are not like this unworthy brother of yours. Alright, let's not talk about that. I came here precisely because of yesterday's attack. Although I received prior warning, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly, and I still didn't make it in time," Ainz's father said.
"Eh? Brother, you came because of yesterday's attack?" This was quite unexpected for Ellie. She had truly stumbled upon the Zhiranong attack by accident; it was a complete surprise.
"Yes, actually, some time ago, Father... no, the Magic Caster King had me come here to be on guard. However, I was still one step too late, and those strange fellows still succeeded," Ainz's father replied.
"So Father sent you? So Father knew about this already... As expected of Father!" Ellie smiled naturally and praised Ainz's father.
However, Ellie knew that when Ainz's father said he already knew about this, Ellie was indeed very surprised, but upon seeing Nabe behind Ainz's father, looking at Ainz's father with an expression of adoration, Ellie immediately understood.
Knowing what... it was actually made up, right? Thinking about it, it should be obvious. Demiurge was busy with the Holy Kingdom's affairs and had no time to deal with the Evaluation Country. Moreover, according to the original work's progression, the Evaluation Country should be last, so Demiurge definitely wouldn't invest too much intelligence into the Evaluation Country.
Furthermore, the one attacking the Evaluation Country was Zhiranong, that mysterious organization that gave all nations a headache. As for Albedo? Even less likely... So Ainz's father should not have any intelligence sources regarding this matter. However, the more crucial point is that Ainz's father said "those strange fellows"; this term already says a lot.
This indicates that Ainz's father doesn't know the true identity of the attackers. Presumably, Ainz's father, like herself, happened to stumble upon it while slacking off over here, right?
However, there is one inexplicable point here: if Ainz's father also witnessed Zhiranong attacking the Evaluation Country under the banner of the Magic Kingdom, why didn't he intervene?
One must know that Ainz's father is very concerned about Nazarick's reputation; seeing such a situation, he would not stand idly by.
"Then, my little sister, why did you come here? I heard you haven't been home for a long time," Ainz's father continued to ask.
"Hmph! Isn't it the same for you, Brother? Every rare time I make time to go home, I don't see you, Brother. I have reason to complain!" Ellie immediately retorted, crossing her arms across her chest with a very displeased expression.
Ellie was indeed very dissatisfied. Although she had been away from Nazarick for a bit longer, she couldn't help it, could she? But it was also true that every time she made time to come back, she always found no one there!
"Ugh... I, I also have my own things to do, don't I? It's just... it's just a coincidence, my little sister... oh, that..." Ainz's father instantly panicked, probably misunderstanding that Ellie was genuinely angry!
How could Ellie be angry? She just wanted to tease Ainz's father. Getting back to the main topic, since she knew Ainz's father was making things up, she might as well reveal some of the information she had to him!
"I'm not angry. How could I be angry with you, Brother? Alright, alright, since Brother came on orders, let's exchange information so you can report back!"
Ellie smiled again. Regarding this attack, Ellie had only inferred that it was Zhiranong based on the negative energy orbs in the hands of those summoners. This was also confirmed by Ligurit. However, Ellie only knew this much for now. As for why they wanted to provoke conflict between the Evaluation Country and the Magic Kingdom, that remained unknown.
"Hmm? My little sister, do you know something?" As expected, as soon as this was mentioned, Ainz's father immediately became interested. As mentioned before, Ainz's father was probably only half-aware of yesterday's attack.
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