Upon Blue Roses and her group's arrival in E-Rantel, they were directed by Guild Master Ainzach to wait in the Adventurer's Guild reception room. Not long after, Mayor Panasolei Rauch Veyron and Magic Caster's Guild Master Rakshir also arrived.
"Everyone from Blue Roses, welcome," Panasolei greeted them with a warm smile on his face.
"You're too kind, Lord Panasolei," as captain, Lakyus Alvein Dale Aindra gave a polite nod and quickly got to the point. She said, "While I've come here at Princess Lana's request, I'm still not entirely clear on the details of the matter. Please recount the full story in detail so we can decide whether to accept your assignment."
"Of course," Panasolei nodded understandingly. Adventurers were not a group that could be forced into anything by official command, and since Blue Roses were the highest-tier Adamantite adventurers—a very rare and prestigious rank—almost no one could compel them to accept a commission. Although Lakyus had a close relationship with the king's third daughter, the Golden Princess Lana, Blue Roses was a small team, and if the mission was dangerous enough, she also had to consider her teammates' safety. So, when she received the princess's request, she didn't hastily accept the task directly, but stated that she would make a decision after coming to E-Rantel to understand the situation. This was already a very good outcome and showed their professionalism.
After that, Panasolei explained to Blue Roses everything that had happened over the past few days from beginning to end, leaving the five women stunned. If Ainzach hadn't nodded his head to reassure them, they would have certainly thought Panasolei was spinning a fairy tale.
Among such a long stream of information, what most interested Blue Roses and the four other members was the mysterious figure known as the God of Destiny.
"A single spell can cause such devastation, and he can also transform ordinary people into magic casters capable of casting Sixth Tier magic in a matter of days. This ability is truly worthy of being called a 'god'," the warrior woman Gagaran said with awe. The Blue Roses team had entered the city from the western gate. They were shocked when they saw the extent of the destruction outside the city. They hadn't expected it to truly be an offensive spell. Not only Gagaran, but Evileye the magic chanter from the Blue Roses Team, as well as the assassin twin sisters Tia and Tina, all three agreed with her and silently etched the figure of the God of Destiny into their hearts, wondering what the true power of this 'god' entity was like.
As captain, Lakyus frowned slightly, sensing a bad premonition in her heart. However, she didn't show it, and merely confirmed with the client as usual, "Lord Panasolei, in other words, the task you wish to assign has changed from 'Locate an Undead named Ainz Ooal Gown' to 'Explore the cemetery where powerful and terrifying individuals are likely present', correct?"
"Yes," Panasolei nodded helplessly. Too many things had happened recently, and he could only deal with the most important matters first. After witnessing the terrifying "War of the Gods" the night before, he hadn't had time to recover. The next day, the guards who were investigating the battle's starting point—the City Cemetery—returned to report that members of the evil organization Zuranon were hiding in the cemetery, and the other party was attacking all explorers without fear.
This unusual situation truly worried him. Logically speaking, since their existence had been discovered, the criminals roaming the city cemetery should have evacuated immediately. After all, the powerful individuals among them who were capable of fighting the God of Destiny had been killed. If they weren't fighting the power of the God of Destiny, wouldn't staying in the cemetery be tantamount to seeking death? And since the God of Destiny had killed members of the other party and had created enmity with them, he should have thoroughly annihilated the enemy, but the fact was... he hadn't. Not only that, after the cemetery organization openly appeared, the God of Destiny showed no reaction at all.
After discussing with Ainzach and Rakshir several times, Panasolei came up with two more reasonable explanations. The first was that there was still something within the cemetery organization that made the God of Destiny feel apprehensive, and the second was that the God of Destiny had completely lost interest in the cemetery organization.
"If that's the case, why don't we just meet the God and ask him directly about the situation, that way we can verify the truth of our speculations and perhaps even ask for his help," Lakyus asked this question after listening to Panasolei's introduction.
Panasolei and the other two had strange expressions on their faces. They looked at each other and said helplessly, "Lady Aindra, you don't know that before you arrived, Lord Stronoff had gone to meet the God of Destiny, but he didn't even get a chance to see him." Rakshir added bitterly, "If we go there rashly, it might displease the God of Destiny, and the results would be counterproductive."
"The only way we can contact the God of Destiny currently is through a girl named Enri Emmot. Unfortunately, she's not in the city right now. But don't worry. According to speculation, that girl will return by tonight at the latest. It won't be too late for us to meet her then," Ainzach explained, trying to ease the apprehension.
"..." Hearing the explanations from the three, Lakyus fell silent for a moment. Although the three of them tried their best to act normal, she could still hear a slight tone of fear in their voices. This was probably the main reason they hadn't immediately taken action.
"In that case, Lord Panasolei, after that girl returns, we'd like to visit the God of Destiny together and then decide whether to accept your assignment. Is that alright?"
Hearing this, Panasolei was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he nodded, "...Alright, then everyone will act together with Ainzach."
"Okay," Lakyus nodded, indicating her understanding.
After that, the Blue Roses Team bid farewell to the three and prepared to leave the Adventurer's Guild and head to an inn to settle accommodation matters.
About fifteen minutes after walking out of the Adventurer's Guild gate, they entered the street where the luxurious Shining Golden Pavilion hotel was located.
As the warrior Gagaran stepped forward, she said to Lakyus beside her, "Lakyus, are you going to accept this task? The situation sounds rather bad." Although she spoke tactfully, as teammates for many years, everyone could hear what she meant, which was that she felt this task was too dangerous and wanted to persuade Lakyus to reject the request.
"I understand, Gagaran. But this is Lana's request after all, so I can't just refuse it outright. I'll decide based on the situation later," Lakyus nodded, telling her teammates not to worry, as she knew what was going on.
The other four said nothing more, as they already knew Lakyus's answer. They would most likely reject this commission.
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