Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz)

Chapter 110: Different Choices

The Last Defender of the Way adventuring team sat around a table, chewing slowly and savoring their breakfast.

The table was set with a bowl of oatmeal porridge paired with mashed eggs, slices of roasted sausage stacked neatly on the plate, a glistening oyster pie filled with meat and brushed with lemon juice, and a plate of Brussels sprouts roasted in olive oil. The enticing aroma filled the air, making one's appetite surge uncontrollably.

Yesterday, EeDeChi had brought back the bounty Renner Princess had taken from her private vault and distributed it to the three teammates. She also settled her own promised wages and handed out the salaries to the others.

Sean immediately said that he could buy back the family estate and even build a watermill. Stella was so excited that she stayed up all night. She said she wanted to use the money wisely to help her sister open a tailoring shop in the capital of Baharuth.

After breakfast, EeDeChi gathered the team together for a "morning meeting."

The adventurer captain cleared her throat and spoke, "Next, we're leaving Re-Estize and heading to the Slane Theocracy. Any objections? If not, pack your things, we leave the day after tomorrow."

She was about to say "meeting adjourned" when she saw Sean raise his hand. Stella looked at her nervously, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't find the right words.

It was rare for anyone to object during the team's "meetings." After all, they had been together for so long that everyone knew no matter how many opinions were raised, EeDeChi wouldn't listen. It was better not to waste their breath.

EeDeChi asked, "Young man, what's on your mind?"

Sean and Stella exchanged a glance, then their hands intertwined, their faces flushed and burning red, like a couple nervously meeting the parents for the first time.

After the recent kidnapping incident, where they had danced with death on the edge of a cliff, the young archer had confessed his feelings to the cleric girl, and they quickly fell into a whirlwind romance.

EeDeChi raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't mind you two falling in love, but don't let romance delay our adventures. Also, when you get married, make sure to submit a marriage application."

"Captain, Stella and I have something we need to tell you. We hope you won't be mad." Sean said cautiously.

Stella tightly gripped his hand, as if the contact would transfer some sort of immense energy between them, boosting their courage to face EeDeChi.

"What is it? Go ahead, I'm pretty open-minded. Just as long as it's not something like getting pregnant before marriage."

Sean hesitated for a moment, his eyes shifting away. He finally made up his mind and said firmly, "Stella Famillion and I... we're done being adventurers."

"Done being adventurers..." EeDeChi's words trailed off. It clicked in her mind. If this couple was no longer going to be adventurers, it also meant they were going to leave her adventuring team.

"Do you mean you don't want to be adventurers anymore, or you just don't want to stay in my team?" EeDeChi's gaze hardened as she looked at them.

Stella nervously spoke up, "It's not that we don't want to be adventurers anymore, we just really respect you, Captain."

Sean quickly added, "We're just tired of the constant wandering. For the long-term, we're thinking of settling down in Baharuth."

EeDeChi fell silent, not saying a word. The silence lingered, a heavy, unnerving silence.