One Piece: My Devil

From a distance, you can see the outermost layer of the famous three-layered city wall of E-Rantel, the capital of the Sorcerous Kingdom, and the majestic gate standing there.

But none of them could steal Neia's attention. She stared at the huge statues built to the left and right of the gate.

It was a strange undead figure holding a staff that looked like snakes intertwined with each other. That one was probably built in the image of the Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown.

Even though it was still quite far away from where Neia was, even the precise details of the statue could be seen. I'm afraid even if I get to the bottom, I won't be able to find any flaws. Izaya smiled, remembering that he voted in favor at that time,

It was an ordinary day after the occupation of Elandir. Regarding the construction work in Elandir, everyone expressed their opinions, especially the proposal to build huge statues. Albedo said, "I propose to build them everywhere." They want a statue of Ainz-sama so that they can feel his greatness and kindness."

Demiurge also echoed, "Indeed, this is indeed a very good proposal. It is very consistent with your status as the guardian general. I suggest that you not only build a statue, but also build it huge, and the details must be very in place."

Ainz said, "There's no need to build so many statues. It's a waste of time and money, and it's pointless."

Albedo said, "Lord Ainz, we understand your kind heart very well, but it is necessary for the world to fully understand it."

Albedo looked at Izaya and said, "Izaya-sama, Ainz-sama is too kind. Do you think we are doing the right thing?"

Izaya looked at Ainz's eyes asking for help in a funny way, and said with a smile, "There's no need to build everywhere,"

Ainz seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and Izaya smiled and said, "But it is very necessary to build one. I suggest that you build a huge statue of Ainz on both sides of the gate."

Albedo and the others laughed, "Izaya-sama said that the statue at the gate must be very grand,"

Ainz reluctantly agreed and said, "It's better not to build it so big, it takes up too much space."

Izaya smiled and said, "Just leave it to them, they will definitely satisfy you."

Ainz nodded and went out with Izaya. After leaving, Ainz blocked the surroundings and said, "Izaya, how can you not help me? Building so many statues of yourself would be too narcissistic. This makes me so embarrassed,"

Izaya smiled and said, "These are the wishes of the children. Just let them do it with peace of mind."

Ainz nodded, "Okay, you have to stand by my side next time."

Izaya nodded, "That's natural, but wouldn't it be better for you to be a little more willful in this world? A statue is just such a big deal,"

Ainz said, "No matter which world we are in, the rules are the same. Since I want to rule peacefully, I must think about the favorability of our people. Otherwise, I will cause trouble for myself and no peace."

Izaya nodded, "That makes sense, but you are quite willful in killing so many people at every turn."

Ainz smiled and said, "Of course we can't be too kind to people who are not our country's citizens."

Izaya smiled, this is how demons think, people in this world should be careful.

Neia and the others saw several humanoid creatures working around the statue.

Everyone was very surprised. Isn't that a bit too big? The height of the city wall is so high. Although they know that the statue is very big. . . But who are the people who are doing the work?

Others seemed to have the same doubts as Neia, and the paladins began to talk about the true identity of humanoid creatures.

"That's not a human being."

""ah. Is that a giant? Although it seems that it is a different race from the hill giant,"

"Are giants okay? Although I know there are friendly giants,"

However, although Neia, who was just a servant, had never actually seen a giant, she had heard about this existence in monster knowledge lectures.

The so-called giants are beings that enlarge people. Of course, they are tough, and they also have racial abilities. Because of their racial ability, they can endure environments that are difficult for humans to live in, so they often raise families in such places. They are a demihuman race that has nothing to do with humans who can only live in the plains. There are races that are proficient in magic, and there are races that are more advanced than civilized humans.

Racially, they are neither good nor evil. One of the Thirteen Heroes is the Giant, the thirteen heroes who have defeated the Demon God in this world. Giants called sea giants in the Holy Kingdom sometimes appear for trade.

Nonetheless, giants are generally a rough and dangerous race.

Speaking of dangerous giants that appear in the human world, the hill giants that live in the hills and the trolls, which can be said to be a subspecies of giants, are quite famous.

So why are giants in this city of the undead?

"Have there been giants around here for a long time and then they came under their control?"

"Is the Sorcerer King using giants? I've never heard of such a thing."

It was natural for a paladin to make a sound of surprise.

In order to go to the Sorcerous Kingdom, I collected all kinds of information. Of course, since they are all things that are incomprehensible, it is difficult to say that the goal has been achieved, but

This can be regarded as a great effort. Whether it's a ghost ship or a giant, it's all a matter of mystery.

Neia wondered if the Sorcerer King was a giant undead, but if he had such a strong characteristic, it should be among the information collected.

Izaya admired their imagination very much. The Frost Giants were encountered when he and Ainz went to the dwarf country. It was a very good place. The dwarves' craftsmanship was really unparalleled, in terms of architecture and weapons. , are all very excellent. They have lost technology, which can be engraved with magic words and rune characters on weapons. Just engraving the words can make the sword burst out with magic power. It is a pity that it is lost now. Otherwise, Lin Ye But you have to leave with such a sword. While Ainz and the others were searching for the dwarves, they encountered the Diggers who wanted to invade the dwarves. Ainz did not show much interest in them, so Shalltear and Aura reduced the number of the Diggers to It was reduced to ten thousand, but many people died. Later, they found the Frost Dragon clan that occupied the original capital of the Dwarf Kingdom. After killing several Frost Dragons who did not understand current affairs, the other Frost Dragons expressed their surrender. By the way, they The Frost Giants of the Frost Dragon Clan have also been conquered. Izaya suggested that they handle matters at the door so that visitors can be mentally prepared. Albedo assigned the frost giants the task of taking care of the statues. So, that's what they saw, and the shock was to be expected.

At this time Gustabo spoke from behind. "Squire Baraja. It's almost time to change the queue. Go to the back,"

Neia replied, "As commanded."

During the journey, Neia was at the forefront, but when they got near the city, Neia's position was at the back. Remedios and Gustavo then went to the front line where Nea was.

A knight asked, "Commander Casteldio, do you want to send an envoy to make an announcement?"

If a group of people armed with full-body armor appears near a city, they will usually be on alert. Therefore, when entering a village or city in the kingdom, the procedure is to have a paladin first convey the news of our visit, and then a group of people flying the flag of the Holy Kingdom arrive. This is called etiquette.

After getting the consent of Remedios, he let a paladin run forward.

The people who were sent out turned back again after reaching the gate of the Sorcerous Kingdom.

He said, "Captain, I have already conveyed this to the gatekeeper of the Sorcerous Kingdom. The other party expressed his welcome,"

The leader said, "Okay, I understand. Then let's go, raise the flag, hold up your chest, and don't do anything that insults the name of the Holy Knights of the Holy Kingdom."

As the voice fell, the group of people slowly rode towards the Sorcerous Kingdom. We finally reached a distance where we could clearly see the majestic city gate and the figures of the giants working there. After the giants fixed the statue, they cleaned it carefully, as if they wanted to make the already beautiful statue even more beautiful. Looking at the appearance of the giant, the skin color is blue and white, and the beard and hair are white. On top of the barbaric clothing that seemed to be made of some kind of animal skin, he also wore well-made chain mail.

The leader asked, "What kind of giant is that?"

Neia's keen hearing allowed her to hear the conversation between the two people at the front.

The deputy leader said, "Although it's just a guess, it's probably a frost giant."

"Hmm~ Yeah" Remedios' vague reply could be heard, "Is that very strong? What kind of abilities does it have?"

The deputy leader looked bitter and said, "Really spare me. Frost giants are giants that live in cold areas and have complete tolerance to air conditioning. On the other hand, they are very fragile to fire." But that is also something we cannot defeat. giant. . .

The leader nodded and said, "I see. If you want to fight with him, you have to use fire, I guess."

The deputy leader neither wanted the leader to be disappointed nor wanted the leader to underestimate the strength of the giant, so he considered it and said, "Well, that's it. If it's a Mithril-level adventurer, he should be able to defeat it without much effort. Right. However, they also train like us, and sometimes giants with abilities such as warriors appear. So you need to be careful."

That's the giant. The training of a warrior, the training of a magic caster, the training of a thief. It's not just humans who hone their skills. Although creatures with racial superiority tend not to engage in technical training, some of them will work hard to acquire skills, making them very difficult opponents. Neia's father often reminded her repeatedly that "the threat of wild beasts will be reflected in the appearance. However, powerful enemies that cannot be seen from the appearance are very scary."

The leader thought for a moment and said, "Hmm. The Holy Kingdom cannot hire sea giants, but the Sorcerer Kingdom can hire frost giants. Which giant is more powerful?"

As a leader, you would naturally want the sea giants to be stronger, but what matters now is how the frost giants are treated in the Sorcerous Kingdom. Did he come here with friendly relations, did he obey with force, or was it a mutually beneficial relationship in terms of money and materials. There is no clue at all from the looks of the giants working silently. According to what Lin Ye said, it should be a relationship between both. It is not such a simple relationship, nor is it such a complicated relationship.

Did the Sorcerous Kingdom only accept giants? Or maybe there are other different races that are accepted. If I were to encounter the demi-humans attacking the Holy Kingdom here, would I be able to suppress the hostility in my heart?

No, it won’t work if you don’t suppress it

For example, if a snake appears

What will happen if you are a real person? If snake-like people from a land that has nothing to do with the Holy Kingdom live in harmony with humans in this country. If you draw your sword against the existence of snake-like people among the hostile forces, you must be considered a dangerous thinker. Perhaps it is impossible to persuade others not to share the same hatred and hatred from an emotional point of view, but under the current situation, we have to endure this emotion desperately.

Neia looked at the leader's back with some uneasiness.

Can she do it. He shook his head in his mind. It would be rude to have such worries about the leader. As the leader of this mission, she is acting to save the country. Something like that can definitely be done. It would be rude for someone like him to worry about her.

The leader and his group were a little worried about whether the frost giant would pose a threat to them, and they looked very uneasy. The group leader said, "Don't take any action that will dishonor the Holy Kingdom. Let's move forward." Everyone nodded, and the group moved toward the gate.

Fortunately, after the giants glanced here, they stopped what they were doing and allowed the group of people to pass safely. This was not so much a good intention towards humans, but Neia felt that it was an unknown feeling towards the travelers who visited the Sorcerous Kingdom.

They should have been blocked at the entrance of the gate, but because someone had been sent here in advance, under the guidance of human soldiers who looked like street guards, the group passed through the gate illuminated by magic lights. . Under the lighting that was obviously different from the brilliance of the sun, the horses that had been trained for combat began to make uneasy "purrrrr" sounds.

The gatekeeper said, "Welcome to the Sorcerous Kingdom's city of Elandir. Is this your first time here, Lord Paladins?"

"Ah, yes,"

"I see. I'm sorry, could you please get off your horse?"

It’s about checking the luggage, Neia thought. Although the baggage inspection of a group of people who claimed to be envoys from other countries was somewhat ill-considered, their actions were justified.

The group of people who got off the horse without any objection followed the instructions of "please go this way" and walked towards a huge door on the side of the gate. Based on common sense, this is where soldiers called side towers are stationed and defended.

"Now let's go inside. This city is different from other cities in the Kingdom and Empire in many ways. For those of you who are visiting for the first time, please go to the room in front and receive an "instruction""

The purpose of the lecture is to tell them that after entering the Sorcerous Kingdom, they must not draw their swords casually, otherwise, there will be very dangerous consequences, because there are many monsters created by Ainz working here, and there are monsters created by Ainz. The death knight is patrolling. If he draws his sword rashly, it will cause an attack. But after all, people will panic after seeing monsters. The people in this country are a little numb because they are used to it. It seems that they are used to what happens here. Things are indeed a bit difficult to understand and accept for outsiders. Izaya looked at Nea's panicked look and felt a lot better for some reason. Izaya did not accompany them to attend the lecture, but went to Ainz's place earlier. When he arrived at Ainz's office, he said, "Anz Brother Zi, I’m back. The team from the Holy Kingdom has arrived, and invitations should be sent out soon.”

Ainz nodded, "I understand, what do Izaya think?"

Izaya said, "I want to go together, but it's best not to show up."

Ainz turned away everyone and said, "I will go there in person. You can follow me invisible. So what do you feel?"

Izaya said, "There is a servant in the Holy Kingdom team named Neia. She gives me a very familiar feeling, and I feel power in her body, which should be the clue I am looking for. "

Ainz nodded and said, "I plan to go together, so do you plan to be in the carriage? Maybe you can talk face to face. How about being my attendant?"

Izaya nodded, "This might be a good idea. I'll dress up and accompany you in the carriage on the way."

Ainz nodded, "That's better. Let's start the preparations. Your hair needs to be changed in color and your face should be slightly changed."

Izaya nodded, "Okay, I understand. I will serve as a small attendant. The other party should also let Neia be your attendant."

Ainz nodded and said, "It would be fine if I asked for it."

Izaya nodded, "Very good, let's do this. It's your time to appear."

Ainz nodded and said, "As my attendant, you also have to appear."

Izaya smiled, "However, my preparation time is much faster than yours." The matching and dressing of Ainz's clothes were all completed by the maids. This was the happiest moment for those maids. Izaya was very happy to dress up Ainz. Izaya changed his clothes and let Albedo have a more handsome face. His original appearance was not recognizable at all. Izaya looked in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction. "Albedo, Brother Ainz and I will be going out for a while. Before we leave, you must take good care of Brother Momonga. You understand,"

Albedo smiled and said, "I understand, Izaya-sama." Izaya looked at Albedo's eagerness to give it a try and smiled. Brother Ainz, really, how could he keep refusing when he has such a beauty by his side.

Everyone is ready. The Holy Kingdom has also received permission to meet, and everything is ready.

End of this chapter