The defending Goblins never expected that the gate, which had been able to withstand the direct impact of Ogres and Mountain Giants, would be kicked open by the little girl in front of them.
The Goblins were stunned for a moment before realizing they were still holding bows and arrows, and then they shot arrows at the little Iri-meimei who had broken through the gate.
But then again!
How could such things affect Iri? Iri simply waved her hand impatiently, directly swatting away the arrows shot at her.
Although Iri herself didn't have any equipment or items to defend against arrows, don't forget that Insect Lord Cocytus was the one who taught Iri close combat skills. Swatting away such powerless arrows was easier for Iri than swatting a mosquito.
"E-Enemy attack!" The Goblin on the watchtower immediately shouted.
Iri didn't care. She swaggered through the large hole she had kicked open and entered Karn Village. Perhaps the commotion just now was indeed too loud, as other Goblins, Ogres, and villagers responsible for vigilance all gathered around.
"Hey, hey! When did Iri-meimei become so aggressive?" Hellank followed behind Iri, speaking with great incomprehension.
"Quickly call Anri-onee-san or Enphilia out to see me!" Iri shouted unhappily at the crowd. Although Iri was indeed in a very bad mood right now, she wouldn't go as far as to lay a hand on the villagers.
At this moment, Enphilia appeared, hiding behind fully armed Goblins. Behind Enphilia, a wild General Anri was also hiding, though she wasn't a General yet...
It seemed Anri wanted to approach Iri but was stopped by Enphilia. After all, Enphilia was afraid Iri might do something to Anri, whom this little Iri-meimei, capable of kicking open a gate with one kick, had specifically asked to see.
Seeing this little couple display their affection, Iri calmed down a lot.
Waking up early without enough sleep already put her in a bad mood. Then she was attacked by Shalltear, and she had to patiently coax and trick Shalltear into leaving. The Goblins guarding the gate then gave her attitude, so Iri naturally got angry.
Although there was indeed a suspicion of her losing her temper 'wildly'.
"Please look at this..." Iri reached into her small satchel, and the fully armed Goblins immediately tensed up.
Then Iri took out a bottle of purple potion from her satchel. Enphilia immediately understood when she saw the potion.
"Ah! Do you know Ainz-sama? Everyone... please put down your wea..." Enphilia probably wanted everyone else to put down their weapons, but...
A gust of wind blew by, and Iri immediately reached into her satchel and pulled out her hammer, blocking an attack aimed at her. The clash of weapons produced a very ear-piercing noise, and everyone finally reacted...
"Eh! Ah! Illy-dono." Lupusregina, who was holding a cross-shaped staff and smashing it towards Iri, was instantly dumbfounded.
"Lupusregina-onee-san... that's quite a warm greeting you've given me." Iri showed a very "cute" (terrifying) smile to the startled Lupusregina.
...
"Let me introduce everyone, this... this is Ainz-sama's daughter, the Princess of Nazarick, Illy-dono." Lupusregina awkwardly introduced Iri to the villagers present.
The villagers were immediately terrified. She was the daughter of Ainz-sama, who was almost treated as a god!
If we treat her like this! What if we make Ainz-sama angry! Many villagers were already panicking, probably with this thought in mind.
"Ainz-sama's daughter?! I-I'm sorry! We didn't know... Please... please forgive us." Anri immediately stepped out from behind Enphilia and apologized to Iri, probably wanting to protect the Goblins who had been rude to Iri!
"It's our fault, not the Big Sister's. If you want to blame someone, blame us!" The Goblin who had been rude to Iri earlier also stepped forward.
"Alright! Alright! I won't blame you. Ignorance is bliss... But in the future, at least talk properly before pointing weapons at people, and also... let Lupusregina-onee-san handle the gate repair!"
Seeing this situation, Iri naturally wouldn't pursue the matter further. However, for Lupusregina, who had attacked her without a word, Iri was not so merciful.
"Uh... why me?" Lupusregina looked quite unwilling, and Iri knew why she was so nervous.
Last time, she had just been lectured by Ainz-papa for making her own decisions and not reporting the Mountain Giant incident, and she was reminded to protect Anri and Enphilia at all costs.
Iri could understand Lupusregina's mindset of attacking without thinking after the gate was destroyed, but you should at least see who you're attacking first!
"Punishment!" Iri replied with a smile. Lupusregina had nothing to say and could only accept it.
"I'm truly sorry!" Anri saw that Lupusregina was obedient to Iri, and she realized that this little Iri-meimei was indeed a genuine Princess.
"It's alright! Anri-onee-san, I mainly came here this time because I wanted to ask you for a favor." Iri ignored the dejected Lupusregina and spoke to Anri. It was important to get to business and settle Arshe's sister first.
"You want my help? Illy-dono, just say it." Anri was a bit flattered and also felt strange.
Logically speaking, if she was Ainz-sama's daughter, why would she ask for her help? With that person's power... he's practically omnipotent, right?
"Can my companions stay in the village?" Iri turned her head and looked at Arshe and her sister, asking.
"Yes... of course, it's more like you're very welcome." Anri also followed Iri's gaze towards the Four Strategists behind her and replied.
"Iri-meimei, do you mean even we can stay here?" Hellank was a bit surprised, thinking Iri was only settling Arshe and her sister.
"Yes, I hope you can temporarily stay here for a period, about two to three months, until a certain matter is completed. Of course... if you don't want to, I won't force you, as I said before." Iri replied.
Yes, after Nazarick establishes its nation, it's up to you. If you don't want to, you can leave directly. Anyway, General Anri will have to appear later to resolve the Royal Army's attack on Karn Village.
The reason Iri wanted to arrange them here was, firstly, to resist for a while and reduce villager casualties before Anri summoned the Goblin army.
Secondly, to settle Arshe and her sister.
Thirdly... everything was in Ainz-papa's plan!
"Since Iri-meimei said so, let's just take it as a vacation." Imina spoke first before Hellank could make a statement.
Uncle Roba said nothing, just smiled and nodded, indicating he also agreed with Iri's suggestion. Hellank also said nothing, but the key was what Arshe would say.
"Thank you very much for Iri's kindness, but... letting my sisters live here, ah! No... I don't mean to be picky, it's mainly that I want my sister to go to school." Arshe said somewhat awkwardly.
Indeed! In Karn Village, forget about schooling.
However, as far as Iri knew, even the nearest E-Rantel didn't have anything like a school.
It was only after Ainz-papa established the nation that he proposed building schools, and they were Adventurers' schools. So, perhaps she could suggest to Ainz-papa to also build a school for ordinary people?
"Don't worry, Arshe-onee-san, please trust me, there will be a school in just three months." Iri said with a smile, after all, having read the script, the establishment of the nation was only two to three months away.
"Oh, right, Lupusregina-onee-san, have you finished what I asked you to do earlier?" Iri turned to Lupusregina as if remembering something and asked.
Of course... it was intentional, she had only just assigned the task last night.
"I've already brought the person over, she's still tied up in Little An's backyard!" Lupusregina replied, confused.
"Lupusregina-onee-san, I remember I said... to take good care of her, right!" Iri was speechless. She had clearly said to take good care of her!
"I'm taking good care of her according to Illy-dono's request!" Lupusregina looked aggrieved. Hearing this, Iri's heart sank.
Oh no! She forgot that Lupusregina was notoriously a hidden sadist! Would she have misunderstood "taking care" as the opposite meaning of taking care!
"Lupusregina! You didn't do anything to her, did you!" Iri was anxious. She didn't want Arshe to develop hostility towards her!
She was careless!
"Not yet..." Lupusregina replied, confused.
"Good... Lupusregina-onee-san, go bring her here." Iri breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness.
"Mom?" Soon, Lupusregina brought Arshe's mother over.
Of course... tied up in ropes...
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