The next day, as the morning sun climbed higher, grew brighter, and became increasingly blinding, little Annie and the group she was traveling with—who planned to head into the deep woods to gather herbs—were already nearing one of their final destinations.
She could tell even while dozing and being jostled around in the wooden bed of the cart, just by the increasingly relaxed footsteps and breathing of the so-called temporary "teammates" walking alongside it!
Of course, the skeletal undead who had once gone by Ainz Ooal Gown and now called himself the Warrior "Momon," and his companion Nabe, were exceptions! They never breathed, no matter what, and their footsteps always sounded the same.
"..."
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To tell the truth, Annie still hadn't figured out what that big skeleton was after by joining this group that was heading into the woods to gather herbs...
If they needed money, well, she knew that the other party's underground Great Tomb of Nazarick was full of gold coins. Their household probably had only a tiny bit less gold than Her Majesty Queen Annie carried around with her. And if they didn't need money but wanted to raise their adventurer rank, why not do like her and make themselves a shiny diamond badge?
Even if they didn't have a diamond and couldn't make a badge like hers, carved with countless facets that reflected the light so beautifully, it would still be easy enough to make a slightly simpler steel badge and wear it. With their strength, why bother dealing with that rambling, useless Adventurers Guild?
So Annie just couldn't figure out what the other party wanted...
And since she couldn't figure it out no matter what, all she could do was keep following them and tagging along with the group, ready to observe and study