“A moving corpse? Like a zombie?”
“I don’t know. There might be a species of troll like that―”
“―Thanks for waiting!”
The door opened in time with that fresh and bright proclamation.
With the sun at her back, Lupusregina strolled boldly into Enri’s house. As Enri and friends watched in stunned silence, a pang sound came from the top of Lupusregina’s head.
“Owie~”
“You idiot. How could you be so rude? Everyone, I apologize on her behalf.”
After pulling Lupusregina back, the woman in the back bowed to them.
“I am Ainz-sama’s maid, Yuri Alpha. I am here to receive Nfirea-sama, Enri-sama and Nemu-sama. Will you permit us entry?”
“Ah, yes. Please come in, Lupusregina too.”
The woman who had entered with Lupusregina had an otherworldly beauty, just like Lupusregina.
“Then, once you’re ready, we can begin the teleportation straight away.”
“Te-teleportation? You can teleport?!”
Nfirea was practically shouting. Although Enri didn’t know why Nfirea was so surprised, she could guess that it was a big deal.
Was teleporting the Warrior-Chief and the others a big deal too?
“Ah, no. This is not my power, but the power of a magic item Ainz-sama gave me.”
“…The horn, the potions too. He’s amazing. Why is he so amazing?”
Nfirea’s shoulder sagged. Sensing an opportunity, Enri decided to ask a question.
“Then, is it really all right for me to go? And my little sister too!”
Today was the day that the village’s savior, Ainz Ooal Gown, had invited Nfirea to his home. However, she felt unease when she heard that even a mere village girl like herself could go along. Their host was a powerful magic caster, and they were people who lived in completely different worlds. The idea that she might accidentally do something rude made her stomach hurt.
“It’s cool~ since we’re celebrating Enfi-chan’s new invention, his girlfriend En-chan can come along, no problem. Ainz-sama said so too, yanno. Formality’s not such a big deal.”
“…Lupus, mind your tone.”
“Yuri-nee, what’s wrong with that? We’re friends, right? En-chan~”
“Eh? Ah, yes. Yes. Just like that. Mm.”
Yuri sighed with a ‘Haaa…’, then walked to the front of a nearby wall. Suddenly, as though erupting from some form of space, a gigantic wooden closet appeared. It was big enough for people to pass through with ease, and its exterior was intricately carved, so it looked like a decorative closet.
“…Could this be a ‘pocket space’? No, this is too big, it should be a higher tiered spell.”
“Come, please, step inside. Lupus, can I trust the safety of this place to you?”
“Understood su~”
The wooden cabinet should have been backed up against a wall, but when one looked inside, its interior seemed to stretch into another world.
Yuri took the first step and walked through to the other side of the closet.
She was followed by Nfirea, and a little bit later, by Enri holding onto Nemu’s hand.
They passed through the wall ahead of them without resistance, and found themselves inside a vast, grand pathway, flanked by statues on both sides that were so life-like it seemed like they might even move.
“Uwah~”
Nemu exclaimed softly as she looked around the ceiling, her mouth as wide as her eyes. In order to keep her from falling, Enri looked forward as well.
“Amazing…”
The floor was made of polished rock, on which a colorful carpet had been laid to show the way forward. Enri was struck dumb with admiration; she imagined that this must be what palaces looked like.
“Please, walk this way.”
Yuri’s voice snapped her out of her daze, and she thought of running a little to catch up with the two people ahead of them. But since that would be entirely unbefitting of a place like this, Enri merely quickened her footsteps to advance swiftly.
After walking for a distance, a wall appeared with a closet door upon it, similar to the one they had used to enter. However, there were two key differences. The first was that this door was several times larger than the first, big enough for several people to enter at the same time. The second was because an image of the other side was projected onto the door, and a multicolored film of magic opened up inside it.
“Then, please enter like you did previously.”
Enri and Nfirea looked at each other.
“We’ll go in together.”
Enri and Nfirea linked their hands. From left to right stood Nemu, Enri and Nfirea, and together they walked into the door.
In an instant, amidst a shower of pink petals, there was a vision of a woman in clothes which were red on top and white below―
“Welcome~”
A harmonious chorus of voices greeted them.
Looking around, they had arrived in an even more luxurious hallway, with two rows of astoundingly beautiful maids flanking them on both sides. At the end of a passage stood a man in a black robe that seemed to suck in all light from around him, wearing a bizarre mask. He was the savior of the village, Ainz Ooal Gown.
A panicked Enri froze where she stood.
The chandeliers on the ceiling sparkled, and the white marble floor was spotless.
A magnificent passage and pretty maids all in two rows. It was like walking into a fantasy world.
Lost in this ephemeral, dream-like world, Enri accidentally lost her grip on Nemu’s hand. The part of her mind that wasn’t completely overwhelmed by her surrounding recognized this, and in the next moment, Enri snapped back to reality.
Nemu ran ahead.
“Amazing! It’s so amazing!”
Nemu shouted at the top of her voice as she ran. She ran down the two lines of maids, and towards Ainz.
Faced with a world that overwhelmed her senses and heart, she abandoned her restraint and let herself run wild.
“It’s super duper amazing!”
“Nemu! Come back!”
Enri started running a fraction of a second later. Nemu’s disgraceful behavior was making sweat form all over Enri’s body.