Gate: Thus the Sorcerous Kingdom Fought There

CHAPTER 17: Operation Gehenna V1 [Part 1]

These events take place a few days before Itami and his group left to their journey to hunt down the Flame Dragons.

Near the capital of the Saderan Empire. Zorzal's estate.

Eleanor and Serene. The two daughter of the Sorcerous King Ainz Ooal Gown, sat at the dining table, accompanied by Zorzal and Tyuule. The former queen of the bunny warriors.

The slave queen of course just stood behind Zorzal, on her neck a sturdy chain hung steadily fixed.

Behind the two girls stood Zero in his butler outfit, watching over the maids work as they served the food he prepared. And most of all, watching over the well-being of the two princesses entrusted his care.

You don't have to figure out what he thought of the work of the maids. You don't have to figure out what he wanted to do with the man named Zorzal.

Only thanks to Ainz's and his creator's strict orders he managed to restrain himself. Only thanks to them he tried to at least not to step on any bug under his feet. It took a considerable effort to watch his moves, not to obliterate the 'meat bags' in his way.

Eleanor was slightly impressed, despite Zorzal's blunt nature at least he knows how to treat royalties. Or at least, he treated them the best he could. Strangely, the man addressed every other people around him in a much rougher manner. But not them, towards them, the man showed a pleasant smile and treated them with a happy tone.

It was either he fell to Eleanor, or she simply used her vampiric charm to charm the man. Thus taking control of his mind. No outsider knows the truth, only the selected few.

Serene just rolled her eyes in annoyance and huffed, being forced to wear her dress all day really made her uncomfortable and probed her patience.

Zorzal even showed them around on his private estate not far from the Imperial Palace and promised to the girls, later he will introduce them to his father officially. Thus, the two sides can finally start the peace talks.

Explaining the lateness of the introduction with the fact as an emperor, his father, is a very busy man, and currently discussing the situation with the Senate.

But when he wanted to show the two girls his slave collection kept in his estate, strangely every single one of them disappeared. As well his award-winning horses. But after seeing the conditions amongst those poor creatures lived, it was probably better in that way.

Only Tyuule remained who he kept in a separate location due to her status and being considered Zorzal's dirty secret.

It was quite amusing what kind of rampage poor Zorzal organized after he learned about the disappearance of his beloved slaves and all of his award winner battle steeds.

Serene could barely hold back to burst out into laughter, Eleanor just waved her fan before her mouth and said: 'Oh, my...'

Both Serene and Eleanor kept quiet about it, but they suspected who was the strange, mischievous savior who saved the slaves and stole the horses. In the process leaving every guard around the barns unconscious. Leaving them locked in the cells of the slaves, scribbling the face of Zorzal's lackeys with a permanent marker.

The two of them, of course, asked Zero about it, but he politely brushed them off, saying;

'It must be some kind of messenger boy who let them out...'

Thus, they simply paid him no heed. It was not important after all.

Unfortunately, Zorzal's amusing charade left at the half when he apologized and asked the two women to follow his faithful right hand who led them their appointed guest rooms.