Overlord: Reborn as an NPC

Chapter 18: The Queens New Hope

(A/N: It brings me great pleasure that everyone loves my fashion sense. On another note, from the last chapter's comments, I'll be keeping Rimuru and Elaina. I'm not sure if I did give any context for their appearance when I shoved them in as I forgot and I don't want to read my poor writing from months ago. So for now, assume that it's all because of Peroronchino!)

[Timeskip - 2 Days]

[Narrators POV]

Citrinitas gave a low hum as his arm dangled from the window sill of the carriage he was in. The sound of galloping horses filled the silent atmosphere of the moving vehicle before it was broken by a sigh. 'Ahhhhhh, what an uneventful day it has been...' The alchemist internally thought.

And an uneventful day it has been, at least for him. For the better part of half a day, Citrinitas sat in his carriage with nothing to do. Well, that may have been a slight exaggeration. There were occasional pit stops to feed the horses or to relieve yourself, along with talking to the driver. But that was the full extent of things. Citrinitas only had his thoughts and the view to mitigate some of his boredom.

'Well, things could be worse. If I can handle a decade worth of doing jackshit, I can handle this, no issues. Besides, we should be arriving at the Capital any moment now...' Citrinitas thought to himself, focusing on the more positive aspects of things.

It didn't take long for Citrinitas to arrive at the Dragon Kingdoms Capital. The grand stone walls made sure to emphasise the fact quite clearly. The carriage slowed down as it neared the iron gates that were guarded by some simple guards.

The driver briefly talked with one of the guards before showing some proper identification. With a simple nod and a shout saying "let them in," Citrinitas' carriage continued to move on before finally coming to a halt near the adventurers guild.

The diver hopped off his seat and over the polls that kept the horses in place before opening the alchemist's door. "You've arrived at your destination, Ordan Karris. I dropped you off not too far away from the adventurers guild as that place has all the information you'd need. It's basically the hub for everything in the Capital that isn't politics. You'd have to go to the royal castle for that, haha!"

The plague doctor reciprocated the man's laugh with a friendly chuckle. "Thank you, Desmos. You don't need to tell me where the guild is. Only a fool could miss a building like the guild. Anyways, enough rambling..." Citrinitas formed a small, black void in the air before putting his hand in it.

"I know I already paid you at the start. However, someone like you deserves a bit extra. Consider this a bonus for your hard work." Citrinitas lightly chucked the sack of coins to Desmos as he caught it. With confusion, the driver briefly opened the sac before his eyes went wide at examining its contents.

"What?" He said to himself, almost not believing what he saw. "This... this is easily twice what you paid me. And thrice THAT amount! There is no need to be this generous, good Sir!" Desmos argued with sincerity and honesty. "It's fine, really. I have plenty of wealth not even including my quest rewards. You probably deserve it more than I do. Your family won't go hungry for months."

The driver was doing his best to hold back the tears in his eyes. "Are you sure?" He asked, to which Citrinitas only nodded. "I'm sure." He stated. Desmos sucked up his emotions before wiping away a tear. "I can see why people already admire you. You're far better than Cerabrate, that's for certain!" Citrinitas only shrugged from the compliment.

"I get that plenty as of late. Anyways, I should be going. Don't want to waste the rest of the afternoon here, do I?" Desmos realized his mistake before needlessly bowing. "Very well, Sir Ordan Karris." "You can drop the Sir." "Very well, Ordan Karris. I'll take my leave now that my job is done."