>>6128510“Thanks. Appreciate it.” you tell him as you finish the healing potion, offering him the empty vial back but he waves you off.
“Keep it. I know you'll find a suitable potion to fill its place before returning it to me.” Ainz says, you nodding before standing. The injury was severe, his potion not really healing the damage, more like a patch to keep you held together long enough to get proper treatment. “So, how many others are under enemy control?”
“I don't know.” you reply, brows furrowing. But before you can say anything else, see something surprising. The muscular warrior you'd sent flying suddenly flies up, her arms bound to her sides with what seems like silk. Holding the bindings keeping her bound are two women. Albedo, Ainz' personal guard and his second-in-command wearing her black armor, and Shalltear, the vampiric monster and strongest one-on-one fighter of the Sorcerer Kingdom in her crimson armor. The two monsters hold her aloft easily, the fighter's eyes unfocused and very clearly mesmerized.
“Well done, you two. Keep her comfortable and unharmed, Albedo. Put him in Sebas' custody. She may have more information on our attackers we will need to interrogate out of her. Shalltear, you stay.” Ainz tells them, the two women agreeing instantly. The crimson armored one tells the hostage to do whatever Albedo tells her, the enthralled woman agreeing before Albedo takes her and flies back down. The skeleton man then turns to you, his expression changing. For a skull made of bone his face is rather expressive, something you assume to be magical. “So. What will we do about this?”
“I'm going to recall them all. Send all them back to the Crimson Demon Village, where I can work on them and undo every enchantment on them.” you tell him. “But to do that, I have to go to each and every one of them. Manually override whatever magic those who hijacked them have placed on them, brute forcing it until I can more thoroughly go through them.”
“Hrmm. I see.” Ainz says, then after a moment nods, almost to himself. “Very well. Lead on, Lord Chilli.”
“Wait, what?” you ask, taken aback.
“You are my most trusted ally, outside of my own organization. And any attack on you and your credibility is an attack on us as well.” he says. “So, we should present a united front, in facing this threat.”
“Thanks. I'll owe you one for this. First thing's first, Rimuru said his capitol is under attack as well.” you say, placing your right and sending the command through the crystal to return home before standing, raising your right hand now to your forehead. “Let's head his way first, both of you hold on to me.”
“Understood. Let's go, Shalltear.” Ainz says, placing a skeletal hand on your right shoulder.
