Azure King: Hello everyone since my birthday is today (The 24th of November I did a massive update~) so please enjoy and give me long reviews on this fic. ANd time to answer some questions.

ShadowIceDragon: Naruto is not under level he is maxed out like Ainz, the other parts to his levels are going to stay hidden for now.

Well that's it please review and enjoy~!

CHAPTER START~!

Wisemen say that knowledge is power and infinitely greater than any treasure out there… oh, how Naruto wanted nothing more than to punch the assholes in the face… twice! Here he was in his room, increasing said knowledge and was just about at his limits end. There was just so much information that he felt like his head would explode at any moment now! He hadn't felt this stressed since that secretary of his had accepted those twenty jobs all back in the previous world.

"Ughhhh… are we done yet?" Naruto groaned in dismay, his head laying on the desk and looking pale from overwork.

"Actually, yes…" Kaguya smiled motherly at her creator as she started collecting and rearranging the scattered papers across the table into a neat pile.

"Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay~" The blond moaned as he leaned back into his office chair and sighed heavily in relief. Seriously, the amount of detailed information Kaguya managed to collect was staggering… and it had only been a couple of days since they got transported into this new world! She definitely lives up to her title as the Keeper of Knowledge… a job Naruto himself had assigned to her when created her! Damn him, damn his brilliant past-self to hell!

"And you managed to do it with only three meals, six bathroom breaks, two bowel movements, and five meals. You finished looking over the reports ten hours quicker than I had originally anticipated." Kaguya honestly complimented as she tapped her large tome and made the collected pile of reports vanish from existence.

"Well, the reports you prepared were easy to understand. It also helped that you arranged the information by level of importance so I wouldn't get confused." Naruto praised while summoning a bottle of wine so he could pour himself and Kaguya a victory toast. "Still, who would have thought that Yggdrasil Devs had worked with the CyberConnect Corp to add some of The World elements when the very last patch for the game was released. I don't remember them ever making an announcement for that." The blond whispered to himself. Well, it wasn't really that surprising. A lot of companies, both small and big, had tried to make deals with the creators of Yggdrasil, knowing that the game was reaching players' wallets faster than even the sexiest women at strip clubs.

"Hm? Did you say something?" Kaguya inquired.

"Nah, it's nothing. Anyway, here." Naruto said while offering a wine glass to his most trusted creation. Said creation took the glass, but instead of drinking it, she just stared at it with a slightly confused expression.

"If I may ask, what is the occasion, Lord Naruto?" She inquired, looking back at her creator.

"Just a small celebration for finally finishing all the work and at how excellent you are in gathering information. So, here's to you." He toasted with a kind smile as the woman happily nodded in acceptance and took a sip of her drink… and grimaced at the taste.

"Please, I do not deserve such an honor." She tried to protest, although Naruto knew it was mostly due to the drink.

"Hehe, you're too modest. You really should… wait… how long have we been here in this new world exactly?" Naruto asked as he realized that despite being alive being, unlike his undead friend, he didn't feel the need to sleep. When he originally wanted to go to sleep before Kaguya had approached him, it was mostly because he felt mentally exhausted. Is it possible that he has a buff similar to Ainz's calming spell, but instead of regulating his emotions, it stops him from getting tired?

"We've been in this world for almost five days now." Kaguya answered him before her eyes flashed silver. "Ah, Lord Ainz is requesting for your audience."

Upon hearing her words Naruto sighed as he remembered receiving several message requests from Ainz during the time he was reading the reports. He really wanted to respond to them… but the cold look Kaguya would give him each time he attempted to so make him reconsider against it and instead forced him to get back to work. Damn his brilliant past-self again for setting her to be so strict at work!

After storing the wine glasses back into the inventory box, the fox hybrid stood up and nodded in understanding. Not wasting any more time, he looked at his Ainz Ooal Gown ring and teleported straight to his friend's location.

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Great Tomb of Nazarick 10th floor

Ainz's office

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Momonga, or now known as Ainz, paced about his office while waiting for his friend. "What is taking him so long?!" He ranted in his mind. "Should I message him again?"

The exact moment he considered that thought, a small flash of light erupted in the middle of the room, signaling his friend's arrival.

Quickly running up to Naruto, Ainz began complaining. "Where were you?! I messaged you like a dozen times and you never replied!" He yelled before his calming spell kicked in.

"Hey, don't blame me! I was stuck with Kaguya, reading over her reports for days!" Naruto retorted. "Look, I know I dropped the ball and I'm really sorry for that, but do try to understand that for the last forty-eight hours I was, quite literally, buried in paperwork!"

"Ohh… I see. Kaguya is quite dedicated in her duties, isn't she…" The undead commented as he glanced back to see Kaguya, who also entered, his private office along with Albedo. Both of them bowed respectively at the supreme rulers and then proceeded to stand at the sides of the room. Albedo may be the Overseer of the Floor Guardians, but Kaguya was of an equally high rank and possessed the same amount of authority. The reason for that is because of the roles Naruto assigned to her.

Kaguya is the Keeper of Knowledge and Order.

Ainz remembered reading some of her bio once… with Naruto's permission of course! According to her settings, if a conflict were to ever arise between Floor Guardians or even the guildmates of Nazarick, Kaguya must act as an impartial judge in resolving the dispute. Because of her karma being set as True Neutral, Kaguya is cable of making a fair ruling without discriminating anyone. To be honest, Ainz was quite appreciative of that. Almost all of the Nazarick denizens were leaning towards either the bad or good side of karma, so having someone capable of making an unbiased decision was quite comforting.

When Kaguya had delivered her first report to him, it almost felt like he was talking to a normal secretary from back home and her presence provided some form normalcy to their predicament.

"Yeah, that she is." Naruto nodded in agreement. "So anyway, what's up?"

"Ah, right!" The Overlord composed himself. "You see, while you were… uh, busy, Albedo and I went outside on a scouting mission to explore our surroundings and discover something that could give us clue in what kind of world we ended up in. "

"Interesting… so… is this word like Re:Zero, Familiar of Zero, or something else entirely?" Naruto asked with a childlike innocence. Ainz went slack-jaw after hearing the ridiculous question…. a few moments later, he again felt the calming spell's effect wash over him.

"*sigh*…I'm really not sure how to answer that question in a way that would make sense to you, so I believe it's best just to show you what happened during the exploration," Ainz stated and summoned an ornate mirror from his inventory. Naruto recognized the item and if he remembered correctly, this item was called "Mirror of Crystal Memories". It might have a fancy name, but it wasn't really that special. Back in Yggdrasil, it was a low-tear cash-item that became available after a special "Art" event had been announced. Players with this item could record their progress in the game and later watch video footage of that progress from a third-person point of view. It was a popular item among those who liked recording their gaming sessions and then upload them to the internet. The special "Art" event was actually just that, players would "film" themselves and those whose videos were liked the most, would receive special rewards…. it was also the only event during which Ainz Ooal Gown guild came out last and only received the participation reward. Damn those shitty devs! They clearly didn't know what true art was!

Ainz waved his hand in front of the mirror and after it simmered for a bit, it started showing the undead Overlord battling against some humans dressed in strange robes and the Angels they summoned. Well, it wasn't actually a battle, but a one-sided slaughter as Ainz completely devastated his opponents without putting in much effort.

"Wait, aren't those Archangel Flames?" Naruto went wide-eyed. "And that's a Principality of Observation too! What are Yggdrasil monsters doing here in this New World?"

"Unfortunately, we don't know, Lord Naruto." Albedo stated as she bowed respectfully at him. "Just to be sure, we checked our supplies of summoning items and everything is accounted for. The summoning crystals that these insects used are definitely not of ours."

"It's not just that, Demiurge also learned that the inhabitants of this world use a similar spell system to our gam- *ahem* I mean, similar to Yggdrasil's spell system. So, it wouldn't be too out of place to use our own magic here, but it seems that seventh tier magic is considered to be god like, so we shouldn't cast it unless absolutely necessary."

"That's… so weak… seventh tier barely even damages us…" Naruto commented lamely. Even as a melee type fighter, he still had access to few spells from all tiers… but obviously his spells' power could never match up to Ainz's. The only reason Naruto "learned" those spells was simply because he wanted to add more variety into his arsenal. "So? Who were those guys?"

"They call themselves the Sunlight Scripture, supposedly a religious sect based in a country called the Slane Theocracy." Ainz explained. "They promote human superiority above all other races, lizardmen, goblins, orcs and the like. Apparently, they were disguising themselves as soldiers of different country called the Barauth Empire and were slaughtering innocent villagers because they were targeting a Royal Captain from the Re-Estize Kingdom. Why they were targeting him is beyond me."

"Heh, this almost sounds like a beginning of typical adventure quest to save the world." Naruto joked as he placed a hand on his hip. "Alright, so what's the plan?"

"...We shall hide in plain sight." Was all Ainz said while Albedo, Kaguya and even Naruto were shocked at his answer.

"I'm sorry, what?" Naruto blinked in confusion, trying to process his fellow guildmate's thinking.

"Naruto, if memory serves me right, Takemikazuchi and Nishikienrai recruited you when you were still guild-less, right?" The Overlord whispered silently and Naruto nodded in return.

"Yeah, so? What about it?" Naruto inquired further.

Probably a month or two after Naruto got into the game, he learned the hard way that non-human players were being PK'd without remorse and were basically treated in the same manner mob monsters would be. It's only thanks to the game allowing him to move in almost exactly the same way as in real life, he was often able to avoid higher level PK players during their hunts for "Heteromorps". He was also often able to escape even if PK players did manage to ambush him. Not always of course as there were times where he still got killed, but most of the losses were acceptable and he was still able to complete quests and continue grinding for experience.

Soon after he had reached level 50, he was approached by two the melee fighters of his future guild. Both had heard of how Naruto was capable of escaping from dangerous situations set up by PK players… despite him being much lower in level. He even protected some of their friends outside the guild. They offered him a spot in their guild as thanks and the blond didn't hesitate in joining Ainz Ooal Gown.

After joining, Naruto, Ainz, Takemikazuchi, and Nishikienrai often liked taking quests together and would go on long adventures that involved high risks, but equally great rewards.

"While I really want to find out if there are any other players out there in the New World, maybe even possibly our comrades, we cannot just rush in and start announcing our name to the world. If there are other players out there, there is big chance they might be members from rival guilds. I don't need to remind you that we weren't exactly the most liked guild back in Yggdrasil. Practically anyone who wasn't a Heteromorp was our enemy."

Naruto nodded at that tidbit. What Ainz said was certainly true and the possibility of a rival guild being transported to the new world just like them cannot be dismissed. It would be even more troublesome if that guild turned out to be one of his "prank" targets.

After Naruto had reached level 100 with the help of his fellow guildmates, he finally had gained enough strength to take revenge against the players who constantly tried to hunt him down…. and that revenge came in the form of pranks. He would often repaint rival guild bases in pink color or set up traps at their entrances that would inflict passive status de-buff effects, which could only be removed by either completing certain quests or gathering expensive materials. But there were times where Naruto would take it to step further in pranking and actually steal from the enemy players… and out of the many items he had stolen, few of them were actually World Items!

There is no doubt that if a rival guild had also got transported into the new world, then spreading the name of Ainz Ooal Gown would tip off the enemy before Naruto and Ainz could establish a proper foothold to defend themselves.

"Right… good point." Naruto laughed nervously while scratching the back of his head in a sheepish manner. "So, uh… how exactly are we doing this?"

"Easy, like in all RPGs, we shall take up arms and write legends that will hail us heroes." Ainz chuckled darkly, his finger bones clicking as he did the infamous Gendo pose.

"Dude… seriously, drop the Overlord act, ok?" Naruto sighed as while he was glad to see Momonga happily roleplay his usual hobby, it was getting kind of annoying to try and decipher his words.

"*Ahem* apologies, what I meant to say is that we will become adventurers." Ainz clarified.

"You mean we're actually gonna be taking up quests and act like some sort of heroes?" Naruto said while leaning his head back in consideration.

"Exactly. From what I discovered during the scouting mission, Yggdrasil gold is worthless here since no one would recognize the coin embroidery and believe it to be fake. Another problem is that there are many things that we still don't know about this world." Ainz explained. "So, joining the Adventures Guild will not only provide us with the means to make money but also gather information as well."

"What?!" Albedo exclaimed loudly with a stunned look on her face. "No! You mustn't, Lord Ainz! It's too dangerous! If you require local currency, let us plunder the world-"

"And in doing so we will alert the beings of this world to our presence, Albedo." Kaguya cut off the Overseer while shaking her head negatively. "That being said, I do partially agree with Albedo's disagreement. If my lords really wish to join this adventure guild, then please at least consider bringing one of the Floor Guardians with you. Doing so will not only ensure you are always protected, but will also bring comfort to Nazarick denizens. No matter what, the safety of Nazarick rulers will always be our main priority."

"I understand your concerns and they are well noted." Ainz nodded at Kaguya's reasoning. "However, the other Floor Guardians already have enough on their plates as it is and soon there will be other tasks that I will want them to fulfill. Which is why Naruto and myself will procure funds ourselves by taking on adventurer quest. We will start from the bottom Copper rank, then work our way to Iron, Silver, Gold, Mythril, Orichalcum and finally, Adamantite. Once we firmly secure our position in this new world, only then will we be able to move forward with our plans."

"Ugh grinding…" Naruto's eyes narrowed in frustration. Weren't long years of grinding back at Yggdrasil already enough? And now he has to do it all over again!

"At the very least, take some of the Pleiades with you for extra protection. Having a bigger group will also cut down on the workload and time spent rising through the ranks." The white-haired woman suggested while taking out her tome. "Because of her duties, Aureole Omega cannot accompany you but the other maids are free and available."

"I see," Ainz muttered while contemplating the suggestion. "I suppose Narberal Gamma would suffice."

"You really think so?" Naruto argued as he doubted Ainz's choice. From the few times he had met her so far, her character seemed kinda indifferent to most things. She was almost like Shino back at the Elemental Nations. "I think Lupusregina would make a better traveling companion."

"Hmm…" Ainz pondered. It was true. Out of all the Pleiades maids, other than Yuri Alpha, she's the friendliest out of all of them… at least when it came to interacting with humans. Although, she does have a bit of sadistic side to her. Something that Naruto doesn't know as he was barely involved in her creation, unlike with most of the other maids. In fact, Narberal, Entoma, Omega, and lastly, CZ were only created due to Naruto hunting down the materials and weapons needed for their image. Some of those items were even stolen from other guilds.

"Well? What do you think?" Naruto asked a bit impatiently while crossing his arms. He's was actually starting to get excited about the whole adventuring thing.

"I suppose you have a point." Ainz nodded. "Very well, we'll bring Lupusregina with us. But I must also insist that we take Narberal as well. Lupusregina can sometimes be a bit "handful" to manage and we need someone with a calm mind to guide her."

"Yeah, I suppose. Narberal is quite level headed, if a bit pessimistic in nature. Still, there is no doubt she is quite diligent in her duties and will not hesitate to accomplishing the tasks set before her." Naruto agreed after thinking it over.

"The only thing that might be of concern is her options towards humans, as you know she is quite… open… about it." Ainz noted. Hopefully, Lupusregina's friendly attitude will overshadow Narberal's cold attitude when dealing with humans. "Albedo, inform the maids about our decision and prepare some armor and disguises for all of us."

"As you command, Lord Ainz." Albedo bowed before leaving.

"Damn, I should probably take out some of my old-tier stuff and go back to using monk style," Naruto muttered to himself, knowing that his main move-sets consisted of stealth and elemental attacks like in his old life. He acquired the 'monk' job since it provided decent debuff resistance. It also gave an increase in agility and dexterity, which is especially useful for his main class.

"You will also need to somehow hide your fox ears." Ainz pointed out.

"Righ~t…" Naruto groaned while tugging on the two fox ears. After thinking for a bit, Naruto suddenly came up with an idea. He extended his hand and reached out into his inventory box. After searching for a bit, he pulled out simple, but still a very pretty necklace with a green gemstone in it. (Tsunade's necklace, but the rope is made from silver) After putting it on, a small screen appeared displaying several cosmetics option and the gold cost for them. He quickly made his selection and then confirmed it. Not long after, he felt the top of his head glow for a bit and the two fox ears disappeared. "Awesome, that still works!" He didn't think that the item would still work after such a long time.

"Interesting, I haven't seen such an item before. What is it called?" Ainz questioned while stroking his chin in curiosity.

"It's one of the first low-tear event items I purchased, Illusion Gem. It has a limited capability to change your appearance like hair color and style, ears shape, eyes color and so on. For a while, it used to be a popular item among those who had chosen the human race but wanted to look more elvish or beast like. The drawback was that you had to pay gold to apply the illusion and every time you took it off and put it back on, you would have to pay gold for the illusion again. Many players discarded it when they decided it was simply not worth it and later on a patch was released that added a special shop, where you could purchase appearance changes." Naruto explained while running his hand through his short blond hair. He also checked his back to make sure his fox tail was also disguised.

"Hmmm, maybe you have a spare one? I could definitely make use of it during our adventuring" The undead further inquired.

Naruto smiled apologetically in return. "Sorry buddy, I only have this one. Plus, it wouldn't be practical in your case since the item can only change one part of your body and the price would keep doubling the more changes you added." Naruto explained and then quickly left the office to prepare for their journey.

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Great Tomb of Nazarick 1th floor

Tomb Entrance

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After making sure that everything was taken care of in his absence Ainz, along with Narberal and Lupusregina, were waiting for their fourth party member at the exist of the tomb. The undead glanced at his two female companions and nodded in approval at their choices in clothing.

Narberal Gamma… an elegant, snow-white skinned, black-pony tailed beauty. She wore brown leather boots, dark trousers, a white tunic, and a brown cloak to complete the common adventure look... but Ainz had no doubts that she will still catch the attention of the local populace despite the "plain" clothes that she wore.

Lupusregina Beta… a brown-skinned beauty with an athletic look and red hair tied in two long braids. Unlike her fellow maid, Lupusregina wore a long, dark brown skirt with long slits at the sides, revealing thigh-high white stockings and high-heeled leather boots. Instead of a tunic and cloak, she opted to wear a short-sleeved button-up shirt and a dark brown jacket. She still wore her signature hat from her maid outfit, but in the eyes of undead, it definitely didn't take away any of her charms.

"Hey guys! Sorry for being late!"

"Finally! What took you so long-… You're not taking that with us." Ainz deadpanned upon seeing Naruto striding towards him …in a cowboy get up. "And definitely not that belt!" The red for eyes glowed furiously as the undead resisted the urge to facepalm.

"Oh, come on! I spent a lot of gold on this limited time armor!" Naruto said while tipping his head upwards with a metallic left arm. Wearing a red robe over golden colored armor. "The belt is too cool, see? BAMF, Badassmutherfu-"

"No, if we're really doing this, then we need to try and blend in. So… no cowboys!" Ainz sighed while massaging the temples of his skull in frustration

"One time! I just wanna say "its high noon!" in this outfit! Just one time!" Naruto whined with comical waterfall tears running down his eyes.

"Change. NOW!"

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"That's better!" Ainz nodded after examining Naruto's old battle attire, Elite Adventurer Robes. The robes consisted of a light gray long sleeved hooded shirt with a sleeveless dark brown leather wrapping, trousers, leather calf braces, leather wrap arm bracers, a white sleeveless surcoat, and leather footwear. (Imagine Star War's Marek's Jedi adventurer robes) It may look "tame" compared to what usually players preferred to wear back in Yggdrasil, but it's a relic class armor with decent stats for those who preferred mobility.

"Well, it's good for my bare-handed combat and stealth skills," Naruto stated after making sure none of the armor pieces were missing. When the full set is completed, the armor gains an active buff that slightly increased stealth skills proficiency and adds a 50% bonus to camouflage and presence concealment when sneaking around during the day.

"At least it's not the cowboy outfit…" Ainz huffed as he never understood why Naruto wasted his luck and time on getting so many different armors and accessories for his character. The adventure robes may prove useful for reconnaissance, but he will still stick out among the adventures because of how unique the robes looked. "Now come, we have worked to do."

"Yeah, yeah…" Naruto sighed. Seriously, he is almost never allowed to have any fun when it comes to his own more… unique stuff. "So, should I come up with backgrounds for all-"

Ainz lifted his hand to quickly stop the blond. "Uhh, no. I don't believe that will be necessary. Sometimes silence is the best…" The undead trailed off after seeing the heroic looking ninja squatted down with a cloud of depression looming over his head. "P-Perhaps another time? You can do it when we send out other NPCs on solo missions… just please use some restraint when creating backstories." The Overlord begged as he knew Naruto had a pretty wild imagination when it came to designs and story-telling. That was clearly proven when the blonde created his own NPCs.

"Alright, alright, relax will ya?" Naruto rolled his eyes, his mood lifted almost instantly. He smiled when the red-haired werewolf, Lupusregina, giggled at his reactions before her 'sister' nudged her at the stomach.

"How can I do that when I know just how wild your imagination gets!?" Ainz snapped before the calming spell took over.

"Not my fault if you can't handle my awesomeness." Naruto shrugged while watching Ainz put on his armor, the same black armor that he used when using Create Greater Item.

"Alright. Is everyone ready? " The Overlord asked and waited until everyone nodded in confirmation. "Excellent. Now, Narbereal, transport us to the area I tagged with the marker stone." The undead ordered before fixing his helmet to look forward and give him a more menacing look.

"Yes, Lord Ainz." Narberal bowed and then use a spell that caused a magic circle appeared below them. "Teleportation."

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Re-Estize Kingdom

Fortress City, E-Rantel

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After a long trek, (although it actually only took them ten minutes since they were going at their fastest speeds) the newly formed adventurer party arrived at the fortress city of E-Rantel. Thanks to Ainz's and Naruto's mental status spells, and Lupusregina's total concealment skill, the group strolled into the streets without having to stop at the gates checkpoint. "Naruto, do you have your spy's appraisal skill active?" Ainz turned to speak to Naruto quietly.

Spy's appraisal skill is something Naruto unlocked and mastered during his stealing days back in Yggdrasil. Some players, in order to protect themselves from thefts, started placing their treasured items in safes or treasure boxes that had locks coded in a foreign language and only someone with master blacksmith skill could unlock them. In order to counter that, Naruto started investing in Spy's appraisal skill. It was like a more unique version of a regular appraisal skill, but it had the ability to bypass normal appraisal blocking spells and had a useful future to translate unknown languages. Many considered it to be a useless ability in combat, but one would be surprised at how useful it was in other areas.

The shinobi's eyes scanned his surroundings and almost similar to his old HUB, words suddenly came into his view like subtitles. "Yeah, it's working."

"Excellent. We'll have to rely on it for now since we can't read this world's language." Ainz sighed in relief. He will definitely have to learn how to read and write in the new language… or at least find some other, more practical methods to translate it.

"Figured as much," Naruto said while scanning each of the building's signs. "I'll try to see if it's possible for you to unlock the tech tree for that skill as well, or at least the basics of it." The blond commented before pointing at a large building. "There, that's the Adventure's Guild."

"Good, let's go." The leader of the two stated while remembering the process of joining the adventures guild he learned from the villagers he saved back at Carne village. The group did as ordered and followed after Ainz. Along the way, Naruto noticed how many of the local populace was blushing while staring at them… well, to be more accurate, it was mostly the males that were blushing from how beautiful Narberal and Lupusregina were… Not that blonde could blame them, it was only natural.

"After registering and receiving our Copper Plates we shall retire at an inn." Momon stated, snapping Naruto out of his thoughts and almost causing him to run into Lupus… not that he would have minded though.

"HAI~!" The female werewolf exclaimed cheerfully while raising her hand. Damn! She looked so cute in the blonde's eyes right now! He had to almost forcefully resist the urge to pet her!

While walking towards the building, the group discussed under what names each of them wills register. Ainz decided to use his old name, Momon (A nickname that his friends gave him once). Narberal followed her lord's example and shortened her name to Nabe with Lupusregina doing the same, shortening her name to Lupus.

Naruto himself decided to register under is a real name instead. At first, it might appear to be counter-productive since it could tip off possible enemy players… but in actually, nobody knew of Naruto's real game name besides his guildmates. The blonde had his account name concealed during a limited game-shop sale where you could purchase a special service to have your name appear differently to all players except for those who were added to your friends list. If he remembered correctly, the number of people who actually bought that service could have been counted with one hand since many thought it to be a useless feature… but the blonde knew of the importance in concealing private information and to him, it was money well spent. Plus, besides his real name, he was able to use his old fox friend's name, Kurama!

"Lupus, haaa…" Naruto chuckled, remembering his father's (new world's) favorite show about a crippled doctor. "It's never Lupus…"

"Hm? Did you say anything, Naruto-sama?" Lupusregina asked while tilting her head in a cute manner.

"Hehe, you don't need to be so formal while were posing as adventures. You can call me Naruto, or Naru for short if you prefer?" Naruto commented and received a cheerful "Hai!" in return. "Anyway, our current plan is to rank up to highest possible Adamantite rank, correct?" Naruto stated as he watched his undead friend nod in affirmative. "That might take some time, unlike in the game we don't have any shortcuts to abuse or even know the most effective method to receive merit."

Momon chuckled as he pointed at Naruto. "Well, that will be a problem you will have to solve for us, so get to studying my friend!"

The blonde's mouth gaped… before literally dropping to the ground, cracking the sidewalk in the process as well. "EHHH!? I HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT!?"

"Yes." Was the entire black knight said while placing metal-clad fists on his hips.

"Nuh-uh! No way! Listening to Kaguya's reports was already bad enough! I am not going through that hell again!" Naruto almost shouted out. Some of the people watching the group chuckled at the blonde's comical antics. "I've done things that I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy! It was practically no sleep, just friction from my hands moving papers and hearing Kaguya speak." He kept complaining until they finally reached the building and entered the guildhall. "*sigh* Let's… let's just get registered first and I'll see what I can do."

The blonde might not like being saddled with tedious work like this, but for his friends, he will always do his best… even if it meant gathering boring information.

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"Finally, we received these things. Not a fan of the color though." Naruto commented while slightly lifting the copper plate that was attached to a necklace.

"Then it's a good thing we won't be wearing them for long. Nice job with receptionist by the way!" Ainz complimented as he remembered how after his friend finished his registration, the blonde managed to sweet-talk the receptionist into allowing him to speak with someone from higher management at the Guild. The receptionist took him to a private room where Naruto talked with a Guild official and after some skillful wordplay, he fished out useful information about rank-ups. "With the information you received, we gained a good head start. Soon, we'll make a name for ourselves and rise through the ranks to Iron, Silver, Gold, Mythril, Orichalcum and finally, Adamantite. Once we achieve high status, we will be able to move more freely at various countries and gather knowledge about this world."

"We will also be able to earn a lot of gold. Adamantite rank adventures are extremely rare, so people are prepared to pay insane amounts of gold for their services. Just by completing several Adamantite level quests, a normal citizen of this world would be able to purchase a beautiful villa with servants and spend the rest of their days without having to work ever again." Naruto explained to his leader.

"Yes… while we do have gold, it's in Yggdrasil currency. The sooner we fill our coffers with this world's gold, the sooner we can proceed with our future plans in spreading Ainz Ooal Gown name." Momon commented while thinking about the future of his precious guild.

"Yeah. We also need to be prepared in case, god forbid, some of our NPCs died and we wouldn't have enough gold to revive them… well, if that actually happened, I'm prepared to raise entire kingdoms to the ground and take all their gold without sparing a single coin!" Naruto proclaimed as Narberal and Lupusregina smiled at his words, knowing that there are no other beings as strong as Naruto or Ainz. Their hearts were also touched at how far the Supreme Leaders would go just to protect them.

"Hehe, you got that right. Alright then, let us find an inn to spend the night at." Ainz ordered. After walking through the E-Rantel streets for a bit, Naruto managed to spot a building that had the "inn" sign hanging above the doorway and quickly informed his companions about.

The group entered the building, attracting many stares of the patrons sitting around the tables, but they paid them no mind. After scanning the room, they spotted the front counter and swiftly approached it.

"We'd like a room for four people," Ainz asked while placing his hand on the counter.

"Of course, sir." The attendee nodded as she gave them their key. "It will be 40 Copper Pieces a night for a four-bedroom, will that be acceptable?"

"Yes." Ainz nodded, giving the innkeeper the forty copper coins.

"Thank you for your patronage. Your room is on the second floor at the very back of the hallway." The attendee informed kindly after counting the counts.

"Thank you." The Overlord thanked the woman and motioned for his group to follow him… only to stop after he noticed a foot hanging out, blocking his way. The undead scoffed and pushed past it.

"Ouch." A random adventurer, who looked more like a common thug, mockingly whined, pretending to be hurt. He then menacingly stood up to face Momon. "That hurt, you know. What are you going to do about this?"

"This insolent, bug…" Narberal frowned heavily as her hand slowly reached for her blade to cut down the insolent human.

"Nabe." Naruto held an arm out to stop her. "Calm down. He's not worth your time." He muttered.

"Heh, I think I know how you can compensate my friend. How about you lend that pretty little thing to us?" Another thug looking adventure added while smirking perversely.

"Touch her and you die…" Naruto stated coldly with a glare so intense, that it could practically be its own attack. The second 'thug adventurer' felt an ice-cold shiver run down his spine from the intense glare and quickly got the message to back off.

However, it seemed that the first thug wasn't as smart as his companion. Thinking that the blonde was only a newbie blowing hot air, he grabbed the left side of Naruto's collar and prepared to punch him.

Naruto's glare only intensified in return. Before the thug's pathetic fist could even touch the fox-hybrid's face, he caught the punch using only two fingers, the thumb and index. He then quickly twisted the thug's arm around to his back and applied pressure. It might be only a basic hold, but the thug wasn't used to having his arm being folded that way and cried out in pain… only for Naruto to roundhouse kick him the next moment. The thug sailed through the air crashed into a table a bit further away. "If you ever try to mess with us again, you will not be leaving this place ali-"

"NOOOOOOOOOO! MY POTION!" The blonde wasn't able to finish his warning as a sudden shout from a redhaired woman cut him off.

The said woman was around 20 years old or younger and had untidy red hair that was trimmed short for easy movement. Her face was quite beautiful with sharp eyes, no makeup and wheat colored skin from long exposure to the sun. Her arms had solid muscles on them and her hands were full of calluses from wielding a sword.

"What the hell!?" The red-haired woman snapped while quickly running up to Naruto and grabbing him by his collar with both hands "You threw that guy at my table and broke the Potion I had saved up for! It cost me 1 Gold and 10 Silver! I had to miss meals to afford that!" She complained while comically shaking the blonde.

"They're the ones who bothered us. They should pay you back." Ainz stated from his spot, trying explaining the situation with calmness and ease.

"But these guys won't pay up because they're drunk! I even doubt they've seen or own one piece of gold." She frowned. "Though, from looking at your gear, you people should have quite a bit of nice penny. So how about it?"

Naruto looked at Ainz and the two were about to talk via telepathy but were forced to stop when they noticed Narberal and Lupusregina slowly approaching the disgruntled female adventurer from behind. Naruto put his hand inside his pocket and secretly took out one of his health potions from inside his inventory and moved in front of the woman's face.

The woman tilted her head when she saw the red-colored liquid inside and was broken out of her trance when Naruto shoved the potion into her hands. "There, you can have my potion! Are ya happy now?" The blonde asked as the woman eyed the item suspiciously, wondering if it was really what she was after.

After a few minutes she finally relented and nodded in acceptance while looking at Naruto's expression, making sure he didn't cheat her. "Hmph. This will do… for now… but if I find out that you deceived me, there will be hell to pay!" The woman warned before grabbing the potion and leaving the building in a hurry, causing Naruto to wonder where she ran off to.

"Whoo, crisis averted… I think?" He breathed a sigh in relief before giving a small, playful glare at Narberal and Lupusregina. The former looked back confusingly at the blonde while the latter just smiled cheekily.

After the commotion had finally settled, the group left the main inn hall and went into their room. Thankfully there were four beds as requested and everyone had their own space. "Lord Naruto, why did you give that feeble being a Red Potion?" Narberal inquired while looking at her lord.

"Weeeelll, we technically do share the same blame as those thugs, I did miscalculate when I threw one of them and he ended up landed onto her table, breaking her potion in the process. It's only natural to compensate whoever was wronged by this incident." Naruto explained.

"But-" Narberal tried to protest.

Naruto raised his hand to stop the doppelganger and continued to speak. "Think about it like this, right now we are posing as adventurers, correct? Should we not play the part of heroes? We don't want humans to fear us or believe that we are some sort of overlords after all." He further explained. "Remember, this is all part of the plan. We must pretend to be on the side of justice and accumulate good deeds so when they do find out about our true identity, it will be easier for us to gain their trust." Naruto said… although most of what he had just said came from the many mangas and anime speeches that he read about.

"Humans are still trash…" Narberal muttered with a soft frown adorning her face.

"Nabe, while I won't force you to change your opinion about human beings, please try keeping your hostility towards them to a minimum…" Ainz facepalmed. Seriously, just how stubborn can she be?

"Yeah, I mean humans are fun punchi- playthings~!" The red-haired werewolf agreed while raising her arms in excitement… but both Naruto and Ainz were worried about the last part of her sentence.

"...We, uh, are not going to discuss what she was about to say?" Naruto deadpanned while Ainz rubbed his templates in irritation.

"Sigh…" The skeleton Overlord breathed out a sigh that was not really suited for a menacing being like himself. "While I understand that you two have low opinions about humans, I will repeat again… please try to hold back your hostility towards them in public."

The two women faces became neutral as both of them bowed their heads in respect. "As our lords command, it shall be done." They spoke in perfect harmony.

"And another thing, do not call us lords when we're in public. We are simple adventurers Momon and Naruto." Ainz added with Naruto quickly nodding.

"Remember, our enemies from Yggdrasill might have also arrived at this new world and we need to be careful not to alert them." Naruto warned them as he wanted to avoid a possible confrontation with enemy players… for now that is.

Both of the maids bowed again. "Got it/Understood Lord-"

"Just the name, no titles." Ainz sighed, again, before sitting on the bed that felt quite lumpy. He was thankful for being an Undead as sleep wouldn't be a factor in his daily life.

"Understood, Momon… sir." Narberal sighed as it was really hard for her not to address her masters in a respectful manner.

"Well… I'll take what I can get with that…" Ainz muttered while scratching his skull.

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Re-Estize Kingdom

Fortress City, E-Rantel

The next day morning

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It was an early morning as the four fake adventures spent the whole night discussing their immediate plans. Currently, the main objective was to gather as much Intel on the land as possible, and the best way to do that is by becoming Adamantite class adventures. Naruto informed the group that the fastest method in achieving rank up is by proving your strength, wits and power during quests. The better you perform, the bigger the chances are for ranking up. If by some chance they managed to perform exceptionally well, even multiple rank-ups are possible.

"Then shouldn't we just take an Adamantite quest and prove to the guild that we are the real deal when it comes to overwhelming power?" Ainz asked.

"No can do, buddy. We have to follow the basic Monster Hunter rules." Naruto stated as Ainz tilted his head in confusion, along with the maids. "It means that the guild officials would rather not send people who can only boast about being strong and get killed in the end. It would make the whole guild look bad. So, until we at least jump to Platinum or higher rank, we can't take any of the Adamantite rank quests." The blonde explained. The Adventure Guild system reminded him of a bit of Elemental Nations as the ninja there also had to fulfill jobs according to their ninja rank.

"How inconvenient…" Narberal frowned.

"Rules are rules, Nabe. We can't break them." Naruto shrugged while looking at them. "But from what I managed to learn if we complete about twenty subjugation quests and pass the guild's test, I am pretty sure we would get promoted to Silver rank."

"Only twenty subjugation quests and a test? It's that simple?" Lupusregina asked while tilting her head from side to side. Must. Resist. Petting. Naruto kept chanting in his mind.

"Well, for us it is only twenty. For a normal adventurer even a single subjugation quest can prove to be challenging. There often cases were the difficulty of a quest suddenly rises from easy, to extremely dangerous. The guild official mentioned that a normal goblin elimination quest can turn deadly if the goblins have a shaman or even worse, a leader, among them." As Naruto explained the quest system, he was reminded of his very first C-rank mission back in Elemental Nations. The seemingly simple escort mission turned into an A-rank protection mission when the employer lied about the contents of the mission. "That's why most adventures take subjugation quests only when they feel they are ready. Until then, to earn coin they complete 'gathering' quests."

"I see… and what about this test?" Ainz's asked while scratching his chin in thought.

"The test is pretty basic. After completing the necessary quest quota and if the guild deems you to be ready, adventures are assigned to the local graveyard guard duty. For a whole week adventures have to watch over the graveyard and eliminate any zombies and skeletons that rise from the graves. It's not a difficult test but it tests adventure dedication to duty, their combat abilities, and adaptation." Naruto informed. In his opinion, it's a pretty good test as from personal experience he knew how important it is to be a dedication to your profession.

"Eeeh, sounds kinda boring… but as long as I can assist my lords in their future plans, I'm prepared to do anything asked of me!" Lupusregina cheered while showing off a V-sign.

"I trust in my lords' knowledge and judgment. I'm ready to fulfill my duties." Narberal said with a gentle smile and a solute.

"I accept your sincere dedication and be assured you will be rewarded in the future. Now, make sure you are all prepared as today we will take on our first quests. We should look for a subjugation quests that have either the same or similar destination as to save time." The dark plated Overlord suggested and Naruto nodded in agreement.

"No problem. Heh, I'm actually kinda looking forward to this now." Naruto replied while grinning.

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Fortress City, E-Rantel

Adventures Guild

An hour later

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Naruto sighed in relief when he saw that most of the harder quests for Copper ranks offered a decent amount of pay. Well, at least for beginner adventurers it was decent pay. The real best part about the quest sheets he had picked was that they were almost all in the same area. This should be easy. "Excuse me miss, is there perhaps a quest we can take that isn't Copper rank? Even a simple gathering quest will do."

The guild reception sighed and shook her head. "As I told you yesterday, we cannot bend the rules on that sir. Adventures are only allowed to take quests of the same rank. I understand that this might be inconvenient for you, but proper procedures must be followed."

At the receptionist's answer Naruto himself sighed and looked back apologetically at his teammates. Looks like they will have to take the long route to fame, but it was still worth a shot. Before he could submit the quest sheets he had picked, Naruto noticed a group of four humans heading towards them. "Hey guys! We heard about your request and if you don't mind, you can join the four of us on our quest." The leader of the group offered. He had blonde hair and blue eyes while his unremarkable face had smooth features. He wore chainmail armor with numerous chains of rings forming a mesh, which was worn on top of leather shirt.

"Really? Are you sure you want a group of beginner adventures tagging along?" Ainz questioned suspiciously, although the human didn't appear to pick up on his tone.

The leader nodded cheerfully before tilting his head towards the upper floor. "There is a big table on the second floor used for negotiations if you want to talk it over." He suggested.

Ainz looked at Naruto who shrugged nonchalantly in return, the fox-hybrid didn't feel any kind of evil intent from coming from them and his instincts were always right on the money. "Alright then. We shall accept your offer." The two adventure groups then climbed onto the second floor where a large table allowed both teams to sit at opposite sides.

"First, allow me to officially introduce ourselves, we are called the Swords of Darkness. I'm Peter Mauk, the leader of this team." The human, now named Peter, kindly introduced himself before gesturing towards a man sitting on his left. The said man had blonde hair and brown eyes that gave him a cheerful look. He wore leather armor and had a thin body that was clearly built more for speed than strength.

"Heya, the names Lukrut Volve! At your service!" The thin man offered his name while winking flirtatiously towards Nabe and Beta. The two maids didn't show any reaction to his introduction and instead focused their attention towards the rest of the group, causing the playboy look down in defeat.

Peter continued onwards and gestured towards the largest member of the team whose eyes were closed to a squint and kind smile adorned his face. The man also had huge groomed beard covering his mouth and coupled with his bulky body, he almost looked like a barbarian. "This here is Dyne Wonderwood, he's the team's healer and also uses nature magic to work to our advantage.

"Nice to meet you folks." The big man greeted with a nod.

Then the leader smiled brightly and gestured towards the final and youngest member of the team. "And this here is the brains of our team, the brilliant Spellcaster, Ninya!"

Ninya possessed brown hair and blue eyes with a face that looked a bit on the childish side, but by far it was the best-looking face of the group. His skin was pale and he wore leather clothes fit for a mage. The younger boy bowed his head in respect. "Hello, it's very nice to meet you." He said before looking at Peter with a frown. "Peter, I thought I told you not to refer me like that."

The group leader just chuckled at the young mage's modesty. "I'm only stating the truth! You got to be proud of it!"

"Our dear Ninya is a talent holder." Lukrut smiled widely while bragging about his young teammate.

Both Naruto's and Ainz's eyes widened (although only one of them could actually physically do that) at the mention of a talent holder. If Naruto had to find an equivalent, then talent holders are almost like Bloodline Limits possessors back in Elemental Nations. Specials skills and abilities that no one else could copy. If Ninya truly does possess a talent, then she is almost guaranteed to become a famous adventurer in the future.

"It's called Magic Aptitude and what it basically does is reduce the time needed to learn a spell by half. For example, if Ninya wanted to learn a spell that normally takes ten years to master, for him it would only take five years. It's an incredibly useful talent that quite a few kingdoms would pay mountains of gold just to hire the possessor of it." Peter explained while Naruto nodded in understanding. Back in Yggdrasil it was a basic Passive Skill that most mage classes gained after their first class change.

"It's just pure luck that I received it… and to be honest, sometimes I think it's a bit unfair to others that I have it." Ninya stated while Naruto smiled at the boy's humble nature. In his opinion, the kid will definitely go far in this world even if his adventurer career doesn't pan out.

"As you can see, Ninya is a bit modest, but in all seriousness, he's a valuable member of the team and the best comrade one could ask for." The leader of the all-male team declared with a pat on the back for his friend.

"Yeah, well, you're forgetting that there is someone even more famous than me in E-Rantel." The young mage informed, getting a collected nod from the rest of the party members.

"Indeed, master Bareare is quite talented as well." Dyne commented as Naruto stored that name into his memory as a possible observation target.

"If you don't mind me asking, who is this Bareare?" Ainz/Momon quickly asked, hoping to acquire as much information as possible regarding that individual. Who knows, it might prove beneficial in the future.

"Wow, you guys really aren't from around here, huh? But that does explain a lot." Peter stated with a smile, now understanding why the impressive-looking team was so new to this Guild's way of doing things.

"And you are quite correct in your assumption. Me and my teammates only arrived yesterday at this city." Naruto started out while pointing at his companions. "We kinda all met up at one point and our journey eventually took us here. You see, we are from the Far south and there barely any kingdoms as you might know."

The Silver ranked team nodded at those words and leader spoke up again. "No problem, I can fill you in. Bareare's full name is Nfirea Bareare and he is a genius pharmacist that brews amazing potions. His grandmother isn't that bad either as she has decades of accumulated skill. Now, the one thing that makes Nfirea stand out from most people…. is that he can use any magical item without any training."

"Momon…" Naruto quickly whispered to the leader of Nazarick and the undead nodded back in full seriousness. If what Peter said is true, then Nfirea's talent dwarfs most of theirs in an instant.

Magic Item Affinity, a skill that granted the ability to use any magical item with no limitations or regardless of its restrictions. It was a skill that was nearly impossible to achieve in all of Yggdrasil. A skill that even Naruto himself wasn't able to acquire despite one full year of non-stop grinding and repeating the same mandatory quests over and over again. In fact, Naruto wasn't sure if anyone was actually able to acquire the skill back in Yggdrasil since no one had ever claimed to have it. Plus, if someone did have that skill, then that someone would have practically dominated the entire game as he or she could equip themselves with the best gear and accessories available without suffering any penalties. This Nfirea has just become of the most dangerous individuals to look out for since arriving in this world.

"My Lords, we should be wary of this individual." Nabe warned her lords while Lupus eyes narrowed dangerously. Deciding to change the tense atmosphere, for now, Naruto smiled kindly.

"Thank you for sharing that piece of information with us, but I believe we should start talking about the joint quest, ne?" Naruto suggested with a cheerful look while Peter and his team smiled at his easygoing mood.

"Right, right, we did go a bit off topic. So, the reason we offered you to join us is that we need your help, but you're most likely wondering why?" The leader elaborated while the others nodded, save for Narberal who just stared blankly at them. "The main objective of our quest is to annihilate all the monsters that moved too close to the city's surrounding area."

"You were hired to do a simple extermination quest?" Momon inquired as it seems odd for a Silver ranked adventure group to do a cleanup job that normal Iron ranked adventures could handle.

While scratching the back of his head Peter gave an uneasy smile. "Well, no… not exactly. You see, it's sort of like an off the books expedition that we voluntarily tackle by ourselves from time to time."

"Ummm, could you explain that a bit more?" The red-haired maid of Nazarick asked, lifting her hand up at the odd wording from the human.

"It means that it's not an official Quest, Lupus." Ainz elaborated in a way that the cheerful werewolf could understand.

"It's a dull, but nonetheless necessary job that must be fulfilled for the safety of people." The larger man, Dyne, stated resolutely. Naruto looked at the man with respect; his admiration for the group's sense of duty once again rose.

"And it doesn't hurt to make a few coins from doing it either." The ranger joked half-heartedly.

"Hehe, they're basically farming." Naruto sent a private message, via telepathy, to Ainz, who chuckled in agreement. It seemed that there is no place safe from the horror of endless grinding.

"Yes, so-to-speak." Peter gave a sheepish smile. "It's really not that bad. Not only are we earning money while protecting the civilians, but we're also continuously improving our skills as well."

"I see." Ainz nodded in understanding… but in his mind, he already concluded that the Swords of Darkness were basically doing farming… just like players would do back in Yggdrasil. Not that he minded though.

"So, what do you say? Want to join us? We're first gonna head into the Forest near the main road and afterward proceed North. Depending on how well the monster hunting goes, we should be done before midnight or sunrise at the latest if we decide to camp." Peter offered, not only letting both parties choose when to return but also being considerate enough to not push others beyond their capabilities. A kind leader that puts more faith in his comrades than personal greed or pride.

"Hmmm, I don't see why not." Ainz agreed before standing up and extending his hand forward. The leader of human party quickly understood what the Overlord was trying to do and with a bright smile shook his hand. "Besides, it gives our group an opportunity to test our skills against the monsters of this region."

"It sure does and I'm really looking forward to seeing what you are capable of. I will notify the receptionist about our joint quest and trust me when I say that this will definitely help you rank up faster." Peter enticed the Nazarick group, which was quite alright with the armored Undead.

"Hmph, I will take your word for it. Just one more thing before we do this, I believe it's best that I showed you my face. Since we'll be working together, I want us to be able to trust one another better so keeping my face hidden all the time would be counterproductive." Ainz stated while reaching for his helmet.

That proclamation startled Naruto as he would have never expected his friend to make such a bold move. When Ainz finally removed his helmet, the blonde was again startled when he saw… a human face? It was just an average Japanese male face… and that surprised Naruto quite a bit since he expected Ainz to use something closer to European ethnicity to match the theme of the region.

"Momon?" Naruto blinked in confusion.

After a few moments of silence, Peter was the first one to break the ice. "Ahh, now that I think about it, I heard of a country in far south where people with that kind of appearance are quite common, but this is the first time I am able to meet one in person." The Silver ranked adventurer stated as Naruto's story now made more sense to him.

Lukrut leaned towards Ninya with a soft smile. "He is definitely able to match his manner of speech with a face like that; he is actually a bit older than I gave him credit for."

In return, Ninya smacked the upside of his friend's head for the lack of tact. "Show some respect, Sir Momon is placing a lot of trust in us by shows his face."

"We're sorry about our friend." Peter apologized. "He can a bit of a prude sometimes."

"It's quite alright, I am trying to keep my face hidden since in the past we had received some… unwanted hate from others due to our looks." Ainz commented before pointing at Naruto, Nabe, and Lupus. "These three, thankfully, are of mixed heritage, so they don't need to keep their appearances hidden."

"Makes sense." Lukrut replied while looking at Naruto and the disguised maids. Although their appearances definitely had unique features, they won't have as much trouble blending in with the local populace as Momon would.

Naruto secretly smirked at how clever his friend was. Not only he managed to trick the humans with simple illusion magic, but he also made up a good lie to keep his face hidden. He would have made a good shinobi back in his homeworld, something close to Shikamaru's level since he was more brains than brawn.

"I HAVE A QUESTION~!" The rouge, Lukrut, suddenly exclaimed while raising his hand in a similar manner Lupusregina usually does. "What kind of a relationship do you and that fine miss over there, have?" He asked while pointing at Naruto and Narberal who was sitting next to him.

"Uhh, we're just friends?" Naruto answered while scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

"Shall I spoon out your eyes?" Nabe warned in a voice colder than any ice. At that moment, she wanted nothing more than to cut off the bug's head for the share audacity of his question!

"MMMMMH~!" The thin man loudly hummed… at least, Naruto hoped it was humming… god, let it please be only humming! The fox hybrid quickly moved his leg to prevent Nabe from attacking since the black aura surrounding her gave even Lupusregina the shivers. "Ahh yes, such cold honesty is so rare nowadays~! My fair lady! Would you grant this humble one the honor of courting you~?"

"I rather would rather fornicate with a rusty knife than listen to your romantic nothings all day." Nabe brutally rejected… and Naruto himself was having a hard time resisting the urge to puke at the nearest available corner. This guy was almost as bad as Ero-senin!

"She doesn't-" The blonde try to speak up on his companion's behalf… but was once again cut off by the weird humming!

"MMMMMH~YES~! You're right! We shall start as friends for now~!" Lukrut declared loudly while waving his hands in a grandiose manner. Seriously, just how oblivious can this guy be?!

*WHAM!*

Before the rouge could spout anymore drivel, his head was slammed hard into the table by none other than Peter himself. The team leader sighed in relief after finally shutting up his friend. "I'm very sorry… as I said before; Lukrut can be a bit of a prude… and sometimes even more than usual." The young man bowed apologetically.

"Yeah… I can see that…" Naruto replied uneasily before glancing at Nabe. The said maid seemed to have calmed down, but the dumb Casanova was definitely moved to the top of her kill list. Yeah, it's safe to say that these two should never EVER be in the same room alone… they would never be able to find the body.

"Er-hem! That being said, allow us to properly introduce ourselves as well. My name is Momon and these are my dear friends, Naruto, Nabe and Lupus." The Overlord decided to get the negotiations back on track after the situation appeared to be resolved.

"Yo." Naruto followed his friend's lead and waved casually.

"It's nice to meet you!" Lupusregina cheerfully spoke up while waving her hand excitedly.

"Hmph!" …Nabe was just being Nabe.

"Nice to meet you all." The Swords of Darkness gave a kind reply to everyone's introduction before Dyne smiled at Naruto.

"Excuse me for saying this, but are you perhaps a martial artist?" The large man asked and the blonde Player nodded in confirmation. "Ah, as I thought. Your bearing and posture suggest that you are an experienced hand-to-hand fighter. Hmm, then I guess that miss Lupus is also a fighter, based on her weapon of choice and her firm hands. This leaves Lady Nabe as…"

"Magic Caster of the group, yes." Momon finished as he hoped their clothing made them easy to be recognized as such. Besides himself, Naruto, Narberal and Lupusregina were very close to their actual classes and if by some chance they encountered a strong opponent, the three of them could unleash more of their power without giving away much of their true strength. Naruto's physical powers alone were decent for most maxed-out level players, but the blonde's true talent lied within his unusual way of playing and the many unique skills he had gathered. Nabe and Lupus were more or less the same but just holding back as much as possible. Momonga was the only one who was fighting at his weakest talent as a tank. All in all, the team composition was rather tame when it came to pure offense.

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Half an hour later

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"So, if you're all ready to head out, we can begin our quest." Peter offered as the two groups headed down the stairs. For the past thirty minutes, they discussed their individual strengths and weaknesses so they could cover each other better when it came to combat. Of course, the two other-world Players watered down their side of information as much as possible.

"We are ready." Ainz stated while Naruto and their two maids nodded in agreement. Before the two adventurer parties could exit the guildhall, a voice suddenly called out to them.

"Um, Sir Momon and Sir Naruto?" It was the same receptionist that Naruto talked with before. She walked up towards them with a look of confusion on her face. "We just received a request from someone who wants to hire your group specifically."

Both Ainz's and Naruto's bodies tensed slightly at that, who want to hire an adventure group that hasn't even completed their first quest yet? This wasn't a good sign to the two as it seemed rather too convenient.

"Oh, and who is this, someone?" Ainz asked politely, trying his best to remain calm and show no nervousness. A few moments later, they were approached by a young boy who had short, bowl-cut blonde hair that covered half his face and possessed blue eyes. He was dressed in ragged work clothes that one would use for working at a workshop if the Undead guessed correctly.

"Scan." Naruto whispered very quietly before nudging his friend. "From what I'm reading, it appears that this kid is the other Talent holder that Peter spoke of." As soon as those words left his mouth, both Nabe and Lupus instantly rushed to their fronts and prepared for combat… or at least they would have, if not for a swift head chop to Nabe from Ainz and a flick to the ear for Lupus from Naruto.

"Oww/Ouchie~!" The two 'sisters' cried out with tearful looks in their eyes. Both of them look back pleadingly at their masters.

"Don't give those looks, you both need to be mindful in the future and don't rush in like that," Naruto ordered. The two maids still looked pleadingly at their master and the blonde sighed in annoyance before giving them a kind smile. The next moment, the two 'sisters' nearly melted into the ground when Naruto started petting them gently.

After the two women finally calmed down, Naruto and Ainz finished climbing down the stairs to greet the young male. The boy tried to stand tall, but the slight shaking of his hands revealed just how nervous he really was.

"H-Hello," The young pharmacist teen greeted as Naruto nearly busted a gut. Many of the guildmates from Nazarick were (as Ainz's close friend, Peroroncino, liked to call them) Men of Culture. AKA… Super Perverts and they tried to convert Naruto into one of them as well. They would force him to watch all the best hentai (according to them) that was gathered at the Great Library of Nazarick… special section.

This kid had the same look nearly all of Eroge protagonists have… His eyes were nearly hidden away by his hair, the face was round and *ahem* cute… as one might say. Even his shy attitude nearly made the blonde lose his calm composure. He mentally flicked off the idiot guildmates that had forced him to watch, 'art', as they called it.

"I-I'm N-Nfirea Bareare." The shy boy continued on with his introduction while stuttering.

'Damn you, Peroroncino-san…! You and Bukubuku-chagama-san ruined me! You guys make Ero-sennin look decent by comparison!' Naruto mentally ranted.

After taking a few calming breaths, the boy seemed to have composed himself enough to no longer stutter. "As the receptionist has informed you, I'm the one who wishes to hire your group." He explained while looking at the armored undead. After thinking for a bit, Ainz gave his reply.

"I am sorry to disappoint you, but my team is not able to take upon your request at the moment." The armored undead rejected the quest politely. "I've already promised the adventure team behind me to join them on their quest. Perhaps after we finish it, we could help you out then?"

"B-but-" Nfirea tried to protest, unsure of how to convince Momon.

"Sir Momon, I believe it's best to at least hear him out." Peter suggested, deciding to help out the boy a bit.

"But I already made an agreement with your team." The undead tried to reason.

"But your team-" Before the human adventurer could say more, Naruto interrupted him.

"I'm with Ainz- *ahem* I mean that I agree with Momon here." Naruto added his two cents after crossing his arms together. "I believe in terms of keeping promises and oaths strongly. What kind of people would we be if we didn't keep our promises?"

"But it's a personal request! It's so much more important than our simple quest. It could also possibly help you advance through the ranks faster." Peter reminded them, once again earning respect from the former shinobi as the young leader demonstrated how he cared more about others' wellbeing than his own.

"Since you insist so much, let's hear the kid out. Who knows, it might turn out to be something interesting." Naruto offered and his undead friend decided to relent. He motioned for the group to go back upstairs since it was more private there… and the jealous stares from other adventures were also kind of getting annoying.

After taking seats around the big table again, their newest client spoke up. "As you most likely have heard I'm a pharmacist and along with my grandmother, we brew potions and other types of medicine at her workshop. I'm currently on a routine run to deliver potions to Carne Village and also gather supplies from the forest surrounding it."

Ainz and Naruto perked up at the mention of Carne Village. "Normally, I would deliver the potions by myself, but recently there were more monster sightings than usual and the bandit activity has spiked as well. For that, I deemed it necessary to hire adventures to protect me and my cargo during the delivery and materials gathering. As a reward, I'm willing to give you both gold and some of my potions." Nfirea offered. Naruto considered the reward for the quest; potions weren't really needed as the NPCs back at the tomb could make armies worth of potions. The gold reward, on the other hand, was more enticing...

"Carne Village…" Ainz muttered via telepathy to Naruto.

"Isn't that the village you saved from those religious fanatics?" Naruto asked while thinking about the quest.

"The very same, but that is not the main problem. It's pretty much clear that the boy is not telling the whole details regarding this quest and it's making uneasy. I will let you make the decision in this matter." Ainz responded to his friend.

Naruto nodded and tried think of the best course of action. Why did the boy request for Ainz and Naruto party specifically? They are considered to be nothing more than newbies as far as the guild ranking is concerned. It would have made much more sense if the boy tried to The Swords of Darkness team. They were more-… and just like that, a brilliant idea popped into his head. "Alright, we accept your request… but under the condition that Peter's party will also be allowed to join us."

"Huh?" The said man and his party could only stare dumbly at the blonde after he made his declaration.

"Having someone like them should be beneficial to us all," Naruto stated as he pointed at Dyne. "Dyne here is Druid and very in tune with nature. He could find a lot more herbs with his abilities and magic. Ninya is a capable Spellcaster and it's always a good idea to have two mages at a party rather than one. Lukrut could be our scout and is also an excellent archer. Peter is a skilled swordsman, so he will definitely ensure that no harm would ever reach you." The fox hybrid reasoned.

The young pharmacist smiled brightly after hearing Naruto's demand. "That's great, I have no problem with another adventurer party tagging along. The more the merrier as the old proverb says."

"Hmmm… I don't see why not." Peter mused as he was happy for Naruto to endorsing his team like that. "It would be an honor to work with you all."

"So, we have an agreement… but there is something I must ask." Ainz stated and looked at Nfirea. "Why did you specifically ask about our party? My team had only recently arrived in this city and we don't know much about this land. We haven't even completed a single quest so we don't have much of a reputation either."

The young pharmacist started shifting around uncomfortably after hearing the question, but in the end, he decided to give only a partial truth. "W-well, it's because I caught wind of what had happened at the Inn your group was staying yesterday."

"The Inn?…" Naruto tilted his head in confusion before him and Ainz quickly realized what Nfirea was referring to. They must have screwed up somehow during the confrontation with those rouge adventures, but how? They were just drunk thugs, so there shouldn't-… the Potion!

"You don't think…" Ainz messaged Naruto telepathically.

"Yeah, it's gotta be the Potion. That woman adventure from yesterday did rush off pretty quickly after receiving the potion. She mostly like brought it to this kid to be examined and he became interested in how it was made. Would make sense since he does work as a pharmacist after all. Damn! I should have given that woman a low-grade potion instead of full health." The former shinobi berated himself for his careless mistake.

"Don't blame yourself, you couldn't have known…" Ainz tried to reassure his friend. "In all honesty, I would've made the same mistake."

Before the two could debate more on the matter, Nfirea continued with his answer. "C-correct. I heard of how Sir Naruto was easily able to defeat a higher-ranked adventurer and the rumor about his strength is spreading around the town." The boy explained while trying to hide his true intentions. Unfortunately for him, the player duo already figured out his true aim… but decided to play along with ruse anyway since the kid didn't seem to be a bad person. They will deal with repercussions later…

"Are you sure?" Naruto responded while looking directly into the pharmacist's eyes, making him flinch a bit. "I don't see how a minor scuffle between adventures is noteworthy. They were just some drunken punks."

"W-well, hiring Copper adventures is cheaper as well. Despite being ranked as beginners, your group is clearly talented, so it would be wise to request for your assistance while it is still affordable." The boy humored kindly, causing Naruto to smirk in return.

"Fine, you won us over." Naruto agreed before standing up and motioning for the rest of the group to follow. Come on then! Let's get this show on the road! ~"

AK: I hope you all like, next we start to see the harem form soon and laughter to come from how it starts. Please send reviews if you want to see this expand, and if you like this kinda stuff check my Code Geass fic.