Taurus Dragonkin: The Fall of Kahn Base

Ainz quickly looked around, then took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Peter, the captain of Swords of Darkness.

The other party seemed approachable, and he had no intention of letting this opportunity slip away. He intended to pry out more information.

"Um—"

Noticing the gazes constantly directed at her, Narberal's eyes grew colder. She turned her head toward Ainz and asked, "May I crush this inferior life-form?"

The moment she said that!

The atmosphere instantly turned frigid.

Ainz froze, becoming somewhat flustered. He knew that Narberal, like Albedo, regarded humans as inferior life-forms.

But if she said it so bluntly, it would be troublesome if it aroused their suspicions. Besides, they had only just helped them.

"Haha~"

"Haha~"

Peter, the captain of Swords of Darkness, and Dyne, another heavily bearded member, burst into hearty laughter at the same time. "You got scolded."

"That's what you get for staring at her so frivolously. You should apologize."

Off to the side, Lukrut awkwardly withdrew his gaze. Facing the teasing of his two teammates, he gave an unhappy snort. "There's really nothing to talk about with you two. I'm starting to miss Ninya. She's been gone so long and only sent back one letter saying she was safe."

Clearly, none of them took Narberal's harsh "inferior life-form" remark to heart. They merely thought their teammate's gaze had been too flippant and had displeased the lady.

Noticing this—

"Ninya?"

Ainz finally relaxed inwardly. He gestured to Narberal while swiftly changing the subject, pretending to be puzzled. "Do you have other members?"

"Of course."

Lukrut answered first, eagerly saying, "Swords of Darkness is a four-person team, but one companion had to leave temporarily because of family matters."

At this point—

Lukrut looked slightly dejected. "Sigh, I wonder whether Ninya has decided not