Chapter 222: Strange Feeling
Darkness.
It was an adamantite-ranked adventurer group that had risen to prominence only a few months after the appearance of the Metal Vessels.
"Darkness, huh?"
Shido rubbed his chin as he listened to the chatter of people on the streets. Of course, he knew of Darkness, it was, after all, the adventurer group formed by Ainz and Narberal Gamma under the aliases Momon and Nabe.
Even so, his relationship with them, at least in their disguised identities, wasn’t exactly good. They’d had conflicts before. Still, Shido couldn’t say it was entirely bad, especially when he recalled the look Nabe had given him the day Shido secretly stole her precious possession.
However, he had to admit, Ainz was truly impressive. Despite Shido stealing most of the opportunities for him to gain fame and achievements, Ainz had still managed to rise swiftly, building his group with Nabe into an adamantite-ranked adventurer team. To Shido, it was remarkable that Ainz could catch up so quickly and become the fourth adamantite-ranked adventurer group.
Unlike Red Drop, which operated in the northern part of the kingdom, or Lakyus’s Blue Rose and his own Metal Vessels, both based in the capital, Darkness had first appeared in E-Rantel. Because of that, most of their missions came from that city, and they eventually made it their base of operations.
While Shido was intrigued by Darkness, his real interest lay in Nabe. It had been a while since he last saw her. She wasn’t present in Nazarick when he appeared there, and he found himself missing her, especially the way she used to look at him with that cold, annoyed expression, utterly helpless to do anything about him which made him amuse.
However, that was all there was to it, if they met, he would be happy; if not, then so be it. Shido still needed to return home, knowing the girls might be worried about him.
With that thought, he ignored the chatter of the people around him and headed straight toward his domain.
A few minutes later, he stood in front of his house. Without hesitation, he turned the doorknob and pushed the door open, only to be met with an unexpected sight.
"Oh, you’re back."