However, since he mentioned that "he" himself sent him here, then Ainz's father should also know that the attackers were flying the banner of the Magic Kingdom. But to be safe, it's better to make it clear, after all, as his daughter, she understood Ainz's father's true nature best. And it would be best if that distrustful Wolf Head also heard this information.
"I know a little. When my current companions and I passed through this place, we saw that it was getting late and planned to rest here. Then, outside the city, we saw a large number of Undead carrying the flag of our Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom attacking the town. So I intervened and wiped them all out. Unfortunately, the instigators escaped, which was indeed my mistake," Ellie said, still worried that Ainz's father genuinely didn't know, so she deliberately brought up the impersonation again.
"Oh... Hmm... It's consistent with what the Magic Caster King said. As expected, they wanted to frame the Magic Kingdom. But for someone to escape from my little sister's hands, those people must be quite strong, right?" Ainz's father asked, but Ainz's father's focus seemed a bit off? Wasn't he supposed to ask for information about their identities?
"They weren't strong... I was just negligent. I didn't expect those guys who commanded the Undead to use teleportation magic to escape directly. I wasn't prepared for anti-teleportation." Ellie was indeed quite regretful about this. She hadn't captured a single living person. Although there were two corpses, those two corpses had already been recovered by the town's garrison, and it wouldn't do to try and reclaim the corpses.
The Wolf Head was already suspicious of her, and if the corpses disappeared again, he would definitely suspect her, which would not be conducive to subsequent diplomatic relations with the Evaluation Country.
"Is that so... Then how many of those guys were there?" Ainz's father continued to ask. Ellie understood the reason for asking about the number; he probably still wanted to know if there were any corpses, right? After all, for Ainz's father, it didn't matter if there were no living people; as long as there were corpses, Ainz's father would have a way to make them talk, but it was a pity.
"Seven or eight? I killed two, and their bodies were recovered by them." Ellie turned her head to glance at the Wolf Head.
"Is that so, then... could I examine the bodies? Perhaps..." Ainz's father's words were cut off by Ellie.
"There's no need to examine them. Those people are from Zhiranong, and given our current position, they wouldn't let us easily approach the bodies, would they?" Ellie quickly stopped Ainz's father from exposing himself. If she hadn't stopped him, his next sentence would surely have been something like, perhaps we can find some clues to prove their identity, right?
"Regarding the bodies of those attackers, they were already sent to the Capital last night. I apologize, but we cannot fulfill your request." The Wolf Head was surprisingly honest, his tone and attitude completely different from when they first met. It seemed Ligurit had said something to him last night, right?
"No matter, as expected... So it was those people from Zhiranong..." Ainz's father was clearly wavering, wasn't he?
Although he said "as expected," in reality, he didn't know at all, did he? This might fool Nabe, who was standing behind Ainz's father with an adoring look, but it couldn't fool Ellie, who knew Ainz's father inside out.
"So Father also knew that the attackers were from Zhiranong? As expected of Father, who knows everything!" Ellie naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity to tease Ainz's father.
"Ah... Hmm... The Magic Caster King is indeed quite... amazing, hmm..." Ainz's father said. Although he was in full armor and his expression couldn't be seen, Ellie once again sensed the same skill activation 波動 as before. It seemed like the forced composure was activated again. This was too cute!
"Then Father should also know why Zhiranong impersonated the Magic Kingdom to attack the Evaluation Country, right? Brother... did Father tell you? I'm very curious what benefit this brings them. Although I don't really understand the detailed background of this organization, I only know that they cause destruction in various countries," Ellie asked seriously, but inwardly she was almost bursting with laughter.
"This... I don't know, little sister... you... you should also know that my relationship with the Magic Caster King isn't very harmonious. He only gives me orders, and as for what he's thinking, he never tells me." Ainz's father quickly explained. This was a clever move for once, did he understand how to use the identity of the Black Hero Momon?
"That makes things a bit difficult then. I still need to stay in the Evaluation Country with my companions. If this matter isn't clarified, the subsequent matters will be hard to handle." Ellie said thoughtfully. She said this to directly inform Ainz's father of her next actions.
"Regarding this, may I interject? You can rest assured about this, Iri-meimei. I have already clarified this matter with them." Ligurit interjected at this point.
"This matter indeed has nothing to do with your Magic Kingdom. I can still trust Iri-meimei on this." Ligurit leisurely picked up her teacup, took a sip of tea, and said unhurriedly.
Although Ligurit was willing to trust her, Ellie should logically be happy, but... her direct and decisive stance on her side made Ellie wonder if Ligurit had ulterior motives?
Originally... on this trip, the person Ellie was most worried about was not Chao Lu, but Ligurit. Although she knew Ligurit's initial goal was just to accept the Platinum Dragon Lord's commission to collect equipment, items, and intelligence from the Transmigrators.
But after going to Sky City with her and bringing Chao Lu out, Ellie had always been puzzled by one question, and this question was quite important. Although she had indeed pushed for Ligurit to take Chao Lu to find the Platinum Dragon Lord from behind the scenes.
However, she had absolutely not expected Ligurit to agree so readily. Although Chao Lu's true purpose might not necessarily be to reclaim the Eight Greed Kings' Adventurer's Guild weapon, at least on the surface, this was the reason for Chao Lu's deployment, right?
Furthermore, the Platinum Dragon Lord had already warned Ligurit that this group of Transmigrators might be malicious, and had entrusted Ligurit with collecting armaments and intelligence. It was clearly in preparation for a possible crisis, right?
At this point, Ligurit so generously sold out the Platinum Dragon Lord's location? Letting Chao Lu retrieve the Adventurer's Guild weapon? This would be a huge loss for their side, wouldn't it?!
Therefore, Ligurit's actions were very illogical, so Ellie had always been wary of Ligurit.
"Ho! Excuse me, old lady... I was so busy chatting with my long-unseen sister that I haven't asked..." Ainz's father then turned his attention to Ligurit.
"Heh heh! I'm just like you, an Adamantite-ranked Adventurer from the Re-Estize Kingdom, but that's in the past. I've retired. Just call me Ligurit," Ligurit said.
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