After bringing Arshe back to Karn Village and watching her interact with her two adorable younger sisters for a while, Iri was incredibly envious.
Before Iri's death, she had always wanted to experience what it felt like to have a clingy younger sister. However, Iri, as an older sister, had no dignity at home; her younger brother always found her annoying, and their usual conversations were limited to "Oh, got it, don't touch my stuff, ugly girl!" and similar remarks. So, how could she not be envious now, seeing Arshe's two such clingy little sisters!
Ahem... Getting back to the point, after Arshe met her sisters, the next stop was Nazarick.
After all, Shalltear's help was still needed to open the teleportation gate to the Yestijia Kingdom's Capital. However, when Iri brought Arshe back to Nazarick, Arshe clearly seemed quite uncomfortable... After all, this place could indeed be considered a source of psychological trauma for her.
However, letting Shalltear see Arshe was indeed a mistake...
"So, Shalltear Mama, please help me open the teleportation gate to the Yestijia Kingdom's Capital." Iri was too lazy to waste more words with Shalltear. Staying too long would probably lead to Shalltear's 'affection' again. In front of Arshe, it was best not to let her see her embarrassing side.
"I can do that! But, Little Yi-chan... this woman... I remember she was... um..." Shalltear readily agreed, but her eyes immediately sharpened upon seeing Arshe behind Iri.
"Little Yi-chan's slave, right!" Shalltear examined Arshe for a long time before clapping her hands, finally remembering.
"S-slave?!" Arshe was somewhat shocked to hear that word. Although, in a sense, it was true that she was a slave, Iri hadn't done anything excessive to her and had helped her with so many things, so Arshe had long forgotten about it.
"Isn't she? Huh... I remember Little Yi-chan made you her slaves to let you live, right?" Shalltear pulled Arshe over and, like a pervert, hugged Arshe directly and sniffed her.
"Hmm? You actually... Hey! How are you being a slave?! It's been so long, and you're still... Pfft..." Shalltear hadn't finished speaking when Iri directly covered Shalltear's mouth and pulled her away, not letting her continue to act like an idiot. Does she think everyone is as perverted as her?!
"That's enough! Shalltear Mama... I have urgent business. Hurry up and open the teleportation gate!" Iri said, somewhat displeased. After all, having such a perverted mother was certainly not something to be happy about.
"Oh, oh! It'll be ready soon." Shalltear agreed with Iri while turning her head to glare at Arshe.
Arshe completely froze...
"My Little Yi-chan is very shy and reserved! As a slave, you need to be more proactive! Understand?!" Shalltear said.
"Y-yes!! Yes!!" Probably out of fear, Arshe didn't understand what this terrifying woman meant, but she quickly agreed.
"Very good! Next time you come, you're still... Pfft..." This time, Shalltear's mouth was covered by Iri again. If she didn't have to act obedient, Iri would really want to take out a hammer and smash Shalltear's perverted brain.
However, Shalltear finally opened the Yestijia Kingdom's teleportation gate, and Iri took Arshe through it and departed.
"She really is an... interesting mother!" Arshe stepped out of the teleportation gate and sighed after watching it completely disappear.
"What's interesting about this? She's just trouble... Ah... Um... You've seen me at my worst." Iri complained unhappily.
Although she used to find Shalltear's 'attributes' quite interesting when reading novels and watching anime, after actually experiencing it, she no longer found it interesting at all.
Then... Iri noticed Arshe's surprised expression and realized she had lost her composure, so she quickly changed her words. She couldn't expose herself, couldn't expose herself.
Afterward, under the prestige of Arshe's Steel Rank Adventurers badge, Iri and Arshe entered the Yestijia Kingdom's Capital without any hindrance.
This gave Iri an idea again: she still needed an identity. Otherwise, having to queue up with commoners for inspection just to enter a city was truly undignified.
After entering the city, by asking passersby, they learned the exact location of the inn where Blue Rose was staying. Only then did Arshe realize that Iri had come to find the Blue Rose.
"To be precise, they're looking for me. I'm also very curious about why they're looking for me," Iri replied to Arshe's question.
"I just feel like, Iri, you're becoming more and more incredible..." Arshe said.
"Is that so? I don't feel that way," Iri genuinely didn't feel that way.
After all, before Nazarick's establishment and before Ainz Papa's great massacre on the Katz Plains, she was still quite low-key.
At least, that was the case on the Yestijia Kingdom's side. As for the Bahaus Empire, she had to put on a show for the Blood Emperor, so she was a little high-profile, but her plan to be high-profile was almost ruined by the Blood Emperor.
Fortunately, she had been very active during the Corrosion Demon attack incident, and now her image as a brainless, spoiled princess in the Bahaus Empire should be quite deeply ingrained in people's minds!
However, up to now, looking at the current situation, the plot on the Bahaus Empire's side is basically under her control. As for the Yestijia Kingdom's side, that would have to wait until after the Battle of Katz Plains.
Her current visit to the Yestijia Kingdom's Capital could be considered a preliminary scouting trip. Even without Blue Rose's invitation, she would definitely have come. Blue Rose merely provided a reasonable excuse.
Currently, there was still a problem in E-Rantel that Iri couldn't put aside. Although she had investigated, everyone was evasive when asked about it. This point had always troubled Iri, and she constantly worried whether it would become an obstacle to Nazarick's rule over E-Rantel in the future.
While Iri was pondering this problem, Arshe first spotted the inn's sign and reminded Iri. Upon entering the inn, Iri then witnessed the difference between the countryside and the city.
Although Iri didn't have many demands regarding living environments, the difference between the inns in E-Rantel and the Capital was too great! How could there be such a huge disparity between inns that specifically catered to Steel Rank Adventurers?
At this time, there weren't many people in the inn, just the owner alone at the counter tidying something. After all, it was a high-class inn, and people without a certain level of strength and financial resources couldn't afford to stay there. This was similar to E-Rantel, and Iri didn't think much of it, so she directly went up to talk to the owner.
Then she was told off with the reason that Blue Rose was not someone small Adventurers like them could just meet, which made Iri almost lose her temper in the inn. Fortunately, Arshe was watching behind Iri. If Iri had come alone, this inn might have already been torn down by Iri.
"Tsk... They call someone over, and then you can't even meet them! They're quite arrogant, aren't they!" Iri walked out of the inn with an unhappy expression, while Arshe looked at Iri with a subtle expression.
After all, this was the first time Arshe had seen Iri angry. In Arshe's personal impression, Iri was a gentle and kind person. Now, seeing Iri with a sour face, complaining, she was somewhat shocked.
"Ah..." Just as Iri finished cursing, she looked up... and saw a familiar figure of similar height, wearing a mask and a red cloak. Of course... the masked girl also recognized Iri directly.
"Irubyue!"
"Elizabeth!"
The two of them called out each other's names in unison.
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