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Chapter 1: Black woods of Lodos
Из всех человеческих стран в мире есть одна, которую можно назвать дикой. И конечно, это Королевство Ре-Эстиз. Даже со всеми приключенцами и королевской армией, поддерживающими мир, все города и деревни имеют проблемы с монстрами и нежитью, нарушающей покой. И это уже не говоря о получеловеческих расах, которые даже сейчас, когда рабство было официально запрещено, продолжают держать обиду на людей, иногда не стесняясь убивать целые караваны, если есть возможность.
По большей части эти кланы полулюдей не живут на землях Королевства. Большинство из них ушли прочь, к пустыне на юге, или искали убежища в Совете Республики Агранд на севере, но исключения все же существуют. Одно из них - неведомая большинству граждан Королевства нация темных эльфов, которые жили на своём склоне горы и сформировали границу между Королевством и Республикой.
Обширный горный массив Лодос, который простирается от Северного океана до большого торгового города Е-Асенару, скрывает много секретов своей суровой погоды и густого черного леса, который был назван Черный лес Лодос. Говорят, что сотни лет назад это место было полем боя, где свирепый Демонический Бог сражался с легендарными тринадцатью героями и был побеждён и запечатан. До сих пор мало кто осмеливался войти в этом лес из страха, что демонические остатки могут оставаться там. Это было тем лучше для темных эльфов, которые жили в этих местах; как правило, они ненавидели вступать в контакт с другими существами и наслаждались изолированным образом жизни, где лес был единственным, что им необходимо для выживания.
Предыдущий правитель королевства однажды пытался установить мир и торговые отношения с эльфами, но разведчиков, которых он послал найти базу эльфов, никогда не видели. Все, что нашли - это лошадь, на которой они ехали, невредимая и хорошо накормленная. Можно только догадываться, почему эльф прибегали к такому насилию, поскольку были причин могло быть много: например, незаконная работорговля эльфами, или преследование их в Слейновской Теократии, или, возможно, они просто не хотели вступать в контакт с людьми и не могли позволить разведчикам рассказать о месте их базы. Тем не менее, королевство даже тогда не имело ресурсов, чтобы тратить их на конфликт с расой, которая не искала никаких проблем, так что этот вопрос был отложен. С тех пор никто никогда не осмелился выйти в лес в поисках темных эльфов ...
До сегодняшнего дня.
Despite the size of the creature that waltzed through the forest at great speed, the tranquility of the trees was undisturbed as it surprisingly created little sound as it walked. Perhaps the great amounts of fur made it appear heavier and lumpier than it actually was. Any man, no matter how fierce or stout, would flinch after seeing the magnificence of this beast as its size alone would be a nightmare for anyone to contend with, but to the three creatures that sat on its back, this being was little more than a convenient mode of transportation.
Hamsuke swiftly dashed through terrain that would've been impossible to cross on horseback as it followed its master's orders on where to go precisely and in an unquestionably loyal matter. If her master told her to jump off a cliff, she would not hesitate in the slightest as it was foolish for an underling like herself to think too much about what her master ordered her to do. On her back sat three beings that to her were both frightening and awe-inspiring as each gave her a sense of unimaginable strength.
Aura, Mare, and Ainz who wore the armor of Momon were casually seated in a custom made saddle with the twins in front and Ainz at the back. As they traversed the woods, they seemed not the least bit concerned with their surroundings and in fact the two twin elves were even a little excited and happy to be riding with their beloved lord. It was not difficult to imagine considering that their lord had seemed happier as of late which made them happier as well. Perhaps what had happened in the Slane Theocracy had been a truly joyous moment for Ainz, but ever since then he felt much more relaxed and kind towards his subjects whilst naturally maintaining a very regal and imposing stance towards them.
Seeing their master at ease like this made all residents of Nazarick feel great joy and pride as they had not let their master down, thus also decreasing the possibility of him leaving them like the other Supreme Beings. When the twins heard that Ainz wanted them to accompany him to a nation of dark elves, they naturally agreed immediately as it didn't matter where they went as long as they could be of service to their lord.
"Ainz-sama, are you sure we need to go to the dark elf settlement by riding Hamsuke? I've already been there before when I scouted out the place so teleporting there would be much faster, no?"
Aura sounded curious as she naturally knew that there was a reason for everything that her master did but still wanted to be enlightened by his wisdom if only to grasp his intentions a little better.
"No, Aura, remember we are coming here as peaceful envoys to forge relationships between the Great Tomb of Nazarick and this clan of dark elves. If we teleport on their doorstep, it will be all the more difficult to be seen as friendly."
Ainz chuckled slightly underneath his helmet as he spoke. In truth, there were two objectives to this journey. One was as said to establish friendly relationships with this nation of dark elves and hopefully lure them into the fold as another satrapy of Ainz Ooal Gown. But secondly and most important for Ainz…
This was a mission to find more friends and playmates for Aura and Mare.
Ainz naturally understood that it was far too early for them to be looking for lovers or the sort, but the fact remained that unlike the rest of Nazarick, they had no other companions of the same species. Nazarick had only two dark elves because they were the favorite fantasy race of Bukubuku Chagama-sama. Ainz knew that they managed just fine with just the two of them, but it was difficult to make real friends with the other residents when most treated them with such respect due to their status as floor guardians. When he heard about a nation of dark elves existing not too far away and the threat of the World Class Item user diminished, it was the perfect opportunity to go and visit.
"By the way, Aura, how much further is it?"
Ainz gave Aura a meaningful look as his question was not as simple as it appeared.
"It is still about half a day's travel to their lair but…"
Aura gave a quick glance around as if surveying her surroundings despite their not appearing to be around them except trees.
"It won't be much longer, Ainz-sama."
Aura's reply was stern and concise as she gave an affirming look while she spoke.
"Eeeeh, dono, what does that mean? Will it be much longer? Will we be in danger – gozaru?"
"It doesn't concern you. You only need to keep going and leave the rest to us." Ainz said softly as he lightly patted the worried Hamsuke.
It was indeed not much longer before Hamsuke suddenly came to a standstill. There was no real obstacle, but her hair stood on end as she relentlessly looked around her with an uneasy look in her eyes. Even for the creature that was once called the Wise King of the Forest, this was not a pleasant situation.
Not ten seconds later did voices suddenly begin to echo from within the trees around them.
"Остановитесь, нарушители! Кто вы, чёрт возьми, такие?!"
По большей части эти кланы полулюдей не живут на землях Королевства. Большинство из них ушли прочь, к пустыне на юге, или искали убежища в Совете Республики Агранд на севере, но исключения все же существуют. Одно из них - неведомая большинству граждан Королевства нация темных эльфов, которые жили на своём склоне горы и сформировали границу между Королевством и Республикой.
Обширный горный массив Лодос, который простирается от Северного океана до большого торгового города Е-Асенару, скрывает много секретов своей суровой погоды и густого черного леса, который был назван Черный лес Лодос. Говорят, что сотни лет назад это место было полем боя, где свирепый Демонический Бог сражался с легендарными тринадцатью героями и был побеждён и запечатан. До сих пор мало кто осмеливался войти в этом лес из страха, что демонические остатки могут оставаться там. Это было тем лучше для темных эльфов, которые жили в этих местах; как правило, они ненавидели вступать в контакт с другими существами и наслаждались изолированным образом жизни, где лес был единственным, что им необходимо для выживания.
Предыдущий правитель королевства однажды пытался установить мир и торговые отношения с эльфами, но разведчиков, которых он послал найти базу эльфов, никогда не видели. Все, что нашли - это лошадь, на которой они ехали, невредимая и хорошо накормленная. Можно только догадываться, почему эльф прибегали к такому насилию, поскольку были причин могло быть много: например, незаконная работорговля эльфами, или преследование их в Слейновской Теократии, или, возможно, они просто не хотели вступать в контакт с людьми и не могли позволить разведчикам рассказать о месте их базы. Тем не менее, королевство даже тогда не имело ресурсов, чтобы тратить их на конфликт с расой, которая не искала никаких проблем, так что этот вопрос был отложен. С тех пор никто никогда не осмелился выйти в лес в поисках темных эльфов ...
До сегодняшнего дня.
Despite the size of the creature that waltzed through the forest at great speed, the tranquility of the trees was undisturbed as it surprisingly created little sound as it walked. Perhaps the great amounts of fur made it appear heavier and lumpier than it actually was. Any man, no matter how fierce or stout, would flinch after seeing the magnificence of this beast as its size alone would be a nightmare for anyone to contend with, but to the three creatures that sat on its back, this being was little more than a convenient mode of transportation.
Hamsuke swiftly dashed through terrain that would've been impossible to cross on horseback as it followed its master's orders on where to go precisely and in an unquestionably loyal matter. If her master told her to jump off a cliff, she would not hesitate in the slightest as it was foolish for an underling like herself to think too much about what her master ordered her to do. On her back sat three beings that to her were both frightening and awe-inspiring as each gave her a sense of unimaginable strength.
Aura, Mare, and Ainz who wore the armor of Momon were casually seated in a custom made saddle with the twins in front and Ainz at the back. As they traversed the woods, they seemed not the least bit concerned with their surroundings and in fact the two twin elves were even a little excited and happy to be riding with their beloved lord. It was not difficult to imagine considering that their lord had seemed happier as of late which made them happier as well. Perhaps what had happened in the Slane Theocracy had been a truly joyous moment for Ainz, but ever since then he felt much more relaxed and kind towards his subjects whilst naturally maintaining a very regal and imposing stance towards them.
Seeing their master at ease like this made all residents of Nazarick feel great joy and pride as they had not let their master down, thus also decreasing the possibility of him leaving them like the other Supreme Beings. When the twins heard that Ainz wanted them to accompany him to a nation of dark elves, they naturally agreed immediately as it didn't matter where they went as long as they could be of service to their lord.
"Ainz-sama, are you sure we need to go to the dark elf settlement by riding Hamsuke? I've already been there before when I scouted out the place so teleporting there would be much faster, no?"
Aura sounded curious as she naturally knew that there was a reason for everything that her master did but still wanted to be enlightened by his wisdom if only to grasp his intentions a little better.
"No, Aura, remember we are coming here as peaceful envoys to forge relationships between the Great Tomb of Nazarick and this clan of dark elves. If we teleport on their doorstep, it will be all the more difficult to be seen as friendly."
Ainz chuckled slightly underneath his helmet as he spoke. In truth, there were two objectives to this journey. One was as said to establish friendly relationships with this nation of dark elves and hopefully lure them into the fold as another satrapy of Ainz Ooal Gown. But secondly and most important for Ainz…
This was a mission to find more friends and playmates for Aura and Mare.
Ainz naturally understood that it was far too early for them to be looking for lovers or the sort, but the fact remained that unlike the rest of Nazarick, they had no other companions of the same species. Nazarick had only two dark elves because they were the favorite fantasy race of Bukubuku Chagama-sama. Ainz knew that they managed just fine with just the two of them, but it was difficult to make real friends with the other residents when most treated them with such respect due to their status as floor guardians. When he heard about a nation of dark elves existing not too far away and the threat of the World Class Item user diminished, it was the perfect opportunity to go and visit.
"By the way, Aura, how much further is it?"
Ainz gave Aura a meaningful look as his question was not as simple as it appeared.
"It is still about half a day's travel to their lair but…"
Aura gave a quick glance around as if surveying her surroundings despite their not appearing to be around them except trees.
"It won't be much longer, Ainz-sama."
Aura's reply was stern and concise as she gave an affirming look while she spoke.
"Eeeeh, dono, what does that mean? Will it be much longer? Will we be in danger – gozaru?"
"It doesn't concern you. You only need to keep going and leave the rest to us." Ainz said softly as he lightly patted the worried Hamsuke.
It was indeed not much longer before Hamsuke suddenly came to a standstill. There was no real obstacle, but her hair stood on end as she relentlessly looked around her with an uneasy look in her eyes. Even for the creature that was once called the Wise King of the Forest, this was not a pleasant situation.
Not ten seconds later did voices suddenly begin to echo from within the trees around them.
"Остановитесь, нарушители! Кто вы, чёрт возьми, такие?!"