Ainz sat at the next table, quietly observing this team called The Avengers. His voice was very low. "Nabe, do you think we should try to make contact with them?"
He felt that an Orichalcum-rank adventurer team should be quite powerful.
'They probably commanded strong abilities. Even if they couldn't compare to Touch Me-san and the others, they probably weren't far off.'
Narberal glanced at Shuichi and the others. "I don't think they're anything special, Ainz-sama."
Ainz was startled and reminded her in a low voice, "When working, use the alias!"
Narberal then realized her mistake. She quickly lowered her head. "Yes, sorry, Momon-sama."
"It's 'Momon,' without the 'sama'. Right now, our relationship is not superior and subordinate. We are adventuring companions."
Ainz's somewhat helpless voice was lowered even further.
The door was pushed open once more.
This time, several people walked in.
"Wow... Axel has so many beautiful women!"
The speaker was a blond with a middle-parted hairstyle, looking like he hadn't had enough. "I almost don't want to come back. And that shop, what a great place!"
Kaito glanced at this group and muttered to himself: Swords of Darkness.
The new arrivals were exactly the first adventurer team Ainz encountered in the original work... team leader Peter Mauk, mage Ninya, archer Lukrut Volve, and priest Dyne Woodwonder.
In the original work, these characters didn't have much screen time and were all written out after a few episodes.
Kaito recognized them for a very simple reason... he had read the original Overlord light novels.
Unlike Heiji and Saguru, who only knew how to read detective novels and deal with corpses, Kaito's interests were much broader.
As a phantom thief, he needed to disguise himself as all kinds of people... police officers, merchants, celebrities, waiters. When he was stealing, he had to impersonate every role convincingly, so his range of knowledge was very broad.
He had naturally flipped through a few volumes of this light novel, which had been very popular in Japan.
That was why he had spoken up for those adventurers earlier.
You see, in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, apart from Sebas, the other NPCs were almost uniformly hostile to humans.
If he hadn't stopped them, those adventurers would be lying on the ground by now.
He hadn't told Heiji and the others about this.
On one hand, they had been on opposing sides in the real world. Although these people didn't know his identity as Kaito Kid, Saguru had been suspicious of him.
On the other hand... he was afraid that Heiji and the others, after learning about this, would ask him to use his knowledge to deal with Makoto.
Damn, was a madman like Makoto the kind you could deal with just because you knew a little bit of information?
"Yo, Peter, you're back?"
Kaito waved to the four-man Swords of Darkness team.
Peter looked at him with some surprise, then smiled and nodded. "Mr. Kuroba."
He led his team over and sat down at an empty table next to them.
Kaito had initially reached out to this team.
Since they were NPCs that appeared in the original work, he felt that building a good relationship with them would be beneficial without any drawbacks.
The Swords of Darkness had been flattered at the time. They were only a Silver-rank team, while The Avengers were already Mithril-rank, three whole tiers above them.
But if a stronger adventurer was willing to actively befriend them, of course they couldn't ask for more.
The Swords of Darkness had just returned from Axel.
A few days ago, they had taken a quest to escort a merchant caravan from E-Rantel to Axel, and had spent several days in Makoto's territory.
The people in the guild hall quickly gathered around.
Axel was now Makoto's territory, and Makoto was currently the most controversial figure on the entire continent.
Everyone wanted to know what that city was really like.
Lukrut licked his lips and rubbed his hands together excitedly. "So many beautiful women, really so many. And I heard that the Regent himself has even more beautiful women around him."
A low chorus of whistles sounded in the hall. The men's looks became subtle. Some revealed ambiguous smiles.
"Tell us something we don't know."
Heiji curled his lip with some disdain.
In the real world, they already knew that Makoto had an enormous number of women around him. This was hardly news.
Lukrut raised a finger and wagged it in the air. "But you haven't seen them with your own eyes. The beauties around that man are not on the same level as what you see in the brothels every day."
His tone carried an inexplicable sense of superiority, like those weirdos who got a mental high from seeing a rich guy from Shanghai driving a foreign car to show off to foreigners.
"The one that left the deepest impression on me was a beautiful woman with short brown hair. Although her figure wasn't as explosive as that eldest daughter of the Dustiness Family, that kind of cold, elegant gaze, that 'keep a thousand miles away' aura... my god, it really stimulates a man's desire to conquer."
The more he spoke, the more excited he became. His gaze casually swept over Narberal at the next table, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
'Wow, that expression... isn't it the same type?'
Lukrut leaned over and extended his hand in invitation. "Beautiful, are you a new adventurer? Would you like to join our team?"
As he spoke, Lukrut patted his chest. "I am willing to teach you everything I know."
Narberal's face had already darkened. "Get lost, you insect. Do you want me to step on you?"
Ainz quickly tugged on the hem of her cloak under the table.
'Calm down. We haven't gathered enough information yet.'
Lukrut wasn't bothered. He replied, "Then let's start as friends," and smilingly returned to his seat.
Shuichi sat in the corner, holding a glass of wine, lost in thought.
'Short brown hair, a cold and elegant aura...'
Back when he was still in the Black Organization, he had heard Akemi mention her sister... the organization's premier scientist, a key cultivation target.
He had only seen photos. He hadn't had a chance to meet her before his identity was exposed.
He just thought it might be a coincidence.
There were plenty of women with short brown hair.
"That brown-haired beauty's black-haired sister was also a beauty."
Lukrut spoke again. "But I felt her personality was too gentle. It's hard to stimulate a man's desire to conquer. I preferred the younger sister."
Shuichi's glass stopped at his lips.
'Sisters? The younger sister had short brown hair... the older sister had black hair...'
"What are their names?" Shuichi stood up.
As he spoke, Shuichi walked over to Lukrut, grabbed him by the collar, and lifted his entire body off the chair.
The other three members of Swords of Darkness stood up simultaneously. Peter grabbed Shuichi's shoulder, his tone carrying a hint of tension. "Mr. Akai, what are you doing?"
They didn't act immediately.
The rank difference was too great.
But Ninya and Dyne still instinctively gripped their staves.
James Black stood up from his seat, his brow deeply furrowed. "Shuichi, calm down."
After transmigrating to this world, his strength was no match for Shuichi's, but as his former FBI superior for many years, he still held some deterrent power over him.
Shuichi didn't look at them. His gaze was fixed on Lukrut. "What are their names?"
"I, I..."
Lukrut's voice stuck in his throat. "I was just taking a look from afar back then. I didn't ask for such details."
Shuichi stared at him for a few seconds, then let go.
Lukrut fell back into his chair. The chair wobbled twice before steadying.
"Describe their features in detail."
Lukrut swallowed his saliva and thought for a moment.
The younger sister had short brown hair, cold and elegant.
The older sister had black hair down to her waist, with a gentle temperament.
Although their hair colors and styles were completely different, their facial features were extremely similar. They looked very much like sisters.
Shuichi's face completely darkened.
'Miyano Akemi. Miyano Shiho.'
His ex-girlfriend. And his ex-girlfriend's younger sister.
Now they were at the side of that pervert Makoto. What do you think would happen to them?
The FBI had conducted a detailed background investigation on Makoto. That guy had enough women to form a soccer team.
Shuichi suddenly felt that his black knit cap might be a bit green.