Grand Foreigner (Chapters 1- 200)

Chapter 96

It didn't take long for Mashu's group to spot the enemy. Mashu, who was sailing ahead of the group with Mozart and Asterios, saw the enemy even before Ainz's ship had arrived at the island.

As usual, the Demon King took the form of a giant column of flesh, which was very difficult to miss. Even if you did not know what exactly the enemy you were looking for looked like - the crimson column of flesh looked so alien and strange against the background of the small island to appear suspicious. The giant column of flesh-like growths is practically asking to be on the cover of some travel company booklet, promising an incredible rest in a paradise, with the giant column as one of the main tourist spots. Mashu and the rest of the Servants were able to jump off the ship without any problems, and then go straight to the enemy.

The Demon King in turn, did not respond to the approach of Mashu and co. with anything special. The lumps of flesh continued to roll along the column as if alive, and the eyes closing and opening of their own will, lazily followed the approaching Servants.

"Hmm..." - Reacting as if to some invisible border, Mashu stopped when she heard the voice of the Demon King, - "Only three... I assumed that there would be more of you."

"We don't need more to defeat you", - Mashu replied glibly as she mustered herself. Even Galahad, who in any other situation would have joked with something like 'an amazing and inspiring speech, as expected of a knight!' stayed silent, feeling the gravity of the situation.

"Very immodest words from just a Servant... And not even real one", - the Demon King replied to Mashu's words just as pithily.

Indeed, although there was only one Servant on the side of the Demon King - Charles Henri-Sanson, who was standing silently next to the body of his Master. The Demon King himself was a significant force in itself. Even after killing a god, Mashu did not let her mind get clouded by bravado and still considered the unknown Demon King a serious adversary. Especially considering that Ainz was planning not to interfere with this fight at all...

No, of course, he had already intervened in this battle somewhat by casting his support spells on the Servants. Thanks to which Mashu did not feel any tremors even when she was one step away from a fight with a monstrously strong opponent, but the absence of her Senpai next to her still pressed on her mind.

"By the way, where is your Master?" The gaze of one of the many eyes that periodically appeared and disappeared on the Demon King's body lazily moved from one Servant to another, noting Ainz's absence, "Hmm, was all his might just fiction? Or perhaps his absence is more because of his cowardice rather than of weakness?"

"Ainz knows about your plan.", - Mashu herself did not know what kind of plan of the Demon King that Ainz knew. However, deciding that she could not just let go of the insult to her Senpai without responding, Mashu decided to cut the Demon King off with the real reason why Ainz is not around.

Her words, spoken without knowing Ainz's plans, silenced the demon for a second. Even his lazy wandering gaze was disrupted for a second when one of the demon's eyes became focused on Mashu.

'Jackpot!' - Mashu smiled internally.

"Hmm..." - Despite the fact that the indolence has not disappeared from the voice of the Demon King, he still deigned to respond. Showing that the Demon King was somewhat shaken by Mashu's reply. - "In that case, all that remains for us to do... Is to check whether the knowledge of our plan will help him stay alive."

Exhaling as much as possible for a column of flesh to do, the Demon King then turned his gaze to Asterios. After which, apparently judging that Berserker was not capable of maintaining a decent dialogue, he turned his gaze immediately towards Mozart.