Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz) - Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 200)

Chapter 140: Dragon Zoo

The group continued wandering around, and Barrett wanted to buy a map, so they asked for directions to the nearest bookstore and headed there together.

The bookstore was built unusually tall, with an enormous door—clearly designed to accommodate races with gigantic builds.

As soon as they stepped inside, right in the most eye-catching spot, a neat stack of books with red covers and gold lettering caught their attention. The title read The Quotations of the Great Leader and Supreme Overlord Ainz Ooal Gown.

EeDechi frowned, because judging by the color, this was the exact same book she'd seen in those propaganda posters earlier, clutched to the chest of every creature.

The bookstore was nearly empty. A gnoll in leather shorts stood there, holding a copy of The Quotations of the Great Leader and Supreme Overlord Ainz Ooal Gown, reading it with intense focus.

He nodded as he read, muttering nonstop under his breath, "Worthy of the great Supreme Overlord, this is so spot-on! So damn profound!"

Out of curiosity, EeDechi grabbed a copy of The Quotations of the Great Leader and Supreme Overlord Ainz Ooal Gown herself, eager to see what kind of golden nuggets of wisdom could inspire such praise.

She flipped to the first page and nearly burst out laughing.

"The weather's pretty nice today. — The Great Leader and Supreme Overlord Ainz Ooal Gown"

Luckily, EeDechi didn't actually laugh. She tightened her face muscles, choking the grin back down.

Next to the book pile stood a human attendant wearing white gloves and a formal suit, his eyes fixed on the readers. If EeDechi had let that laugh slip, she'd probably have been ratted out to the authorities on the spot.

The gnoll next to her kept gushing as he read, "This line is pure genius! I couldn't come up with something this deep in a million years!"

EeDechi flipped to the next page and caught another of Ainz's quotes: "What does a chocolate strawberry cake taste like?"

"Supreme Overlord Ainz's one sentence is worth ten thousand of ours!" the gnoll declared, hoisting The Quotations of the Great Leader and Supreme Overlord Ainz Ooal Gown high above his head, beaming with pride at everyone around.

He marched excitedly toward the bookstore counter, book in hand, and told the owner, "I'm buying this! Every damn line in here is packed with mind-blowing wisdom! I'm gonna study it hard, soak up every bit of Supreme Overlord's teachings!"

The bookstore owner, a dwarf perched on a tall stool, gave him a thumbs-up. "You've got good taste, pal. This one's been flying off the shelves lately!"

The gnoll dug some coins out of his leather shorts, paid up, then cradled the book like it was some priceless treasure, slowing his steps and easing his way out the door.

"Hey, buddy," EeDechi called out to him. She flipped open her copy of The Quotations of the Great Leader and Supreme Overlord Ainz Ooal Gown, pointed at one of the lines, and asked the gnoll, "Mind breaking down the philosophy in this one for me? I'm kinda slow on the uptake and can't figure out the deep meaning."

EeDechi was genuinely curious—what the hell was this gnoll getting out of Ainz's quotes that made him worship the guy so much?

She held up the page, showing him the line she'd pointed to.

The line was: "Finally, I don't have to read the room anymore—feels so good! — The Great Leader and Supreme Overlord Ainz Ooal Gown"

The gnoll leaned in, squinting his yellow eyes at the words on the page, his brow furrowing as he thought hard. After a moment, he scratched his head and said sheepishly, "I can't read."