Half a month ago, in the Katze Plains, Shalltear had killed the Eighth and Ninth Seats of the Black Scripture in just one encounter.
Facing Shalltear's terrifying strength, the Captain had no choice but to flee in panic with the severely injured Kaire.
Although half a month had passed since the encounter with Shalltear, the Captain was still haunted by fear.
Now, the moment he saw Shalltear, the Captain immediately recalled the scene from that night when they encountered her.
He then urgently called for Time Turbulence and Strongest Human to retreat.
"What's wrong?"
After explosively retreating several hundred meters, Time Turbulence looked at the Captain with a puzzled expression.
After all, she didn't know Shalltear.
She had only retreated with the Captain because she saw his terrified expression.
"No mistake, it's the vampire that killed Kaire-sama!"
The Captain's gaze was locked firmly on Shalltear as he answered in an extremely grave tone.
'The vampire that killed Kaire-sama!'
When Time Turbulence and Strongest Human heard the Captain's words, their faces also changed.
Previously, because of Shalltear, the Slane Theocracy had convened a meeting of the Council of Cardinal Priests.
Time Turbulence and Strongest Human had naturally attended that meeting.
During the meeting, they learned about Shalltear's terrifying strength.
Now, knowing that the vampire of such fearsome power was right before them, how could Time Turbulence and Strongest Human not be shocked?
"You're saying that woman over there is the vampire from that night?"
Time Turbulence looked at Shalltear and asked the Captain with a solemn expression.
"Correct!"
After receiving the Captain's confirmation, Time Turbulence swallowed with a somewhat dry throat, then said hoarsely, "Why is that vampire here? What is her relationship with Fairy Tail?"
Not long after Time Turbulence posed this question, Shalltear herself provided the answer.
"Great Master, is there anything I can do for you?"
Shalltear gently lifted the hem of her dress on both sides and bowed respectfully to Kenichi.
'Great Master?'
'That vampire actually calls that man Master?'
'How is this possible?'
After hearing Shalltear's words, the Captain and his two companions were instantly overwhelmed by shock and disbelief.
The Captain had witnessed Shalltear's strength firsthand.
He found it hard to believe that the terrifyingly powerful Shalltear would acknowledge a human as her master.
After all, that night, they had used the World Item [Downfall of Castle and Country] and still failed to subdue Shalltear.
And now, a human had actually managed to subdue her.
"Did I hear correctly? That vampire called that man Master..."
Time Turbulence looked at Kenichi and Shalltear, then asked the Captain.
"You heard correctly. It seems this Fairy Tail is far more powerful than we imagined."
"The plan to recruit Fairy Tail is temporarily suspended. We must reconsider this matter carefully!"
"Retreat!"
As he spoke, the Captain and the other two prepared to leave.
However, at that moment, Shalltear appeared before the three of them as if teleporting, blocking their path.
"Oh my, leaving without even saying goodbye? How rude!"
Shalltear said with a smile.
But this smile, in the eyes of the Captain and his companions, appeared extremely chilling.
"It seems Fairy Tail wants this vampire to finish us off!"
While the Captain stared grimly at Shalltear, the Time Turbulence behind him also looked at Shalltear and spoke.
"I'll hold off this vampire! You two, retreat quickly!"
The large-framed Strongest Human summoned a huge battle-axe, stared at Shalltear, and hardened his expression.
"Absolutely not!"
Hearing the Strongest Human's words, the Captain immediately rejected the idea.
The Strongest Human was indeed very strong.
Even within the Black Scripture, his strength was among the top.
But the Captain was also very clear about Shalltear's strength.
That night, Shalltear had killed the Eighth and Ninth Seats of the Black Scripture in just one encounter and severely injured Kaire, who was activating [Downfall of Castle and Country].
This terrifying strength, in the Captain's view, could only be matched by Antilene.
"This vampire's strength is extremely powerful!"
"Plus, with the Fairy Tail's members added to the mix, we are no match for them at all!"
The Captain said in a low voice.
"Then what should we do?"
"You're not asking us to surrender without a fight, are you? I won't do that. I'd rather die fighting!"
The Strongest Human said somewhat discontentedly.
"Don't be hasty!"
"Thousand Leagues Astrologer should be able to see our current situation."
"Right now, we can only wait for the Theocracy to send Antilene Heran Fouche as reinforcement!"
The Captain glanced sideways, lowering his voice as he spoke to the Time Turbulence and Strongest Human behind him.
'Antilene Heran Fouche!'
Upon hearing this name, the expressions of both Time Turbulence and Strongest Human shifted.
"Although Antilene Heran Fouche is very strong, she has never gotten along with us. Would she really come to save us?"
Time Turbulence asked.
"Whether she will save us or not, I don't know!"
"But finding someone capable of defeating her has always been her long-cherished wish."
"This leader of Fairy Tail, who managed to subdue Shalltear... either he possesses a World Item, or his strength surpasses Shalltear's."
"Faced with such a powerful individual, Antilene Heran Fouche definitely won't let the opportunity pass."
The Captain shifted his gaze from Shalltear to Kenichi and spoke to Time Turbulence and Strongest Human.
Although the conversation between the Captain and his two companions was very quiet, its content was still clearly heard by Kenichi, who possessed the Hearing Magic.
'Thousand Leagues Astrologer, Antilene Heran Fouche...'
'Heh...'
Hearing the Captain's words, a curve lifted the corner of Kenichi's mouth, and he also looked up towards the sky.
The [Thousand Leagues Astrologer] mentioned by the Captain was naturally the Seventh Seat of the Black Scripture.
She possessed the ability to monitor any location in the Overlord World.
In the original work, Thousand Leagues Astrologer used this ability to monitor the battlefield between Nazarick and the Re-Estize Kingdom.
When she saw Ainz summon the Dark Young and instantly slaughter hundreds of thousands of the Kingdom's soldiers, she was so terrified she became withdrawn.
If the Captain hadn't brought up this Thousand Leagues Astrologer, Kenichi might not have remembered her for a while.
But now that she was mentioned, Kenichi naturally wouldn't just let it be.
After all, no one likes being watched.