"It feels like it's been a long time since I've been here," Iri thought as she looked at the wooden gate of Karn Village that she had once kicked open.
However, given the current situation, the wooden fence and gate of Karn Village could basically be torn down. Who would dare to provoke the Magic Kingdom now?
Even so, Goblins were still stationed in the original watchtowers. It seemed the villagers of Karn Village were still wary of the First Prince's previous attack. Having allied with Ainz Ooal Gown, what was there to worry about?
But if there were still Goblins guarding it, it seemed she would have to kick the door open again. Iri shrugged helplessly, then walked over.
As mentioned before, due to Enphilia's presence in Karn Village, anti-teleportation and anti-scrying barriers were also set up, so Iri could only teleport to a spot not far outside Karn Village.
"Lady ahead, please stop. This is a village of the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom. Please state your purpose," the Goblin on the watchtower immediately called out to Iri after seeing her approach.
Indeed! But they were much more polite than last time, so perhaps a door-breaking crisis could be avoided.
"I just…" Iri looked up, about to say she was a passerby who wanted to enter the village to rest and resupply. Anyway, once she got in, the villagers would recognize her.
"Ah, ah!! Isn't that Princess Elizabeth?! Hey!! Down there! Open the gate quickly! Princess Elizabeth has graced us with her presence!" The Goblin on the watchtower now clearly saw Iri's face and quickly shouted to the people below.
It seemed they recognized her, thankfully… Karn Village's gate was spared.
The gate of Karn Village was quickly opened by several Ogres, and it wasn't just a small crack, but fully wide open.
However, after pushing open the gate, the Goblins and Ogres serving as guards lined up on either side of the entrance, and one Goblin was seen running into the village, shouting as he ran:
"Princess Elizabeth has graced us with her presence! Everyone, come out and welcome her!!"
Ugh… was it necessary to make it so grand?
Her main purpose for coming this time was to see the Four Strategists Squad and those two adorable little sisters, but seeing the villagers, upon receiving the news, putting down their work from their homes or fields to welcome her, Iri couldn't say anything.
Honestly, Iri wasn't very fond of such scenes. Of course, it wasn't that Iri disliked showing off in front of so many people, but… there was no need to put on airs with her own people; a simple gesture was enough.
So, after entering the village, Iri merely waved symbolically to the welcoming villagers, then, seeing the figures of General Anri and Enphilia, she quickly called out to them, telling the villagers that there was no need to treat her with such deference.
They were all her people, after all. As a result, the villagers nearby mistakenly thought that Princess Elizabeth was a kind, approachable, and good person.
However, that was not the case… Iri had also done some self-reflection during her time in Theocracy. In that battle outside Karn Village, she and Wolf Sister Lupusregina Beta had killed thousands of people.
At that time, Iri hadn't even blinked an eye, and many people were tortured to death, such as being frozen halfway, then bisected at the waist, or whittled into human sticks and various other methods. It was truly the style of a Great Demon.
Even the hidden sadist Lupusregina Beta admitted that she was far inferior to Princess Elizabeth.
And that wasn't all… At that time, she had even greatly enjoyed the feeling of blood everywhere, after all, she also had the constitution of a Vampire True Ancestor!
After a brief exchange with the Goblin leaders guarding Karn Village and the villagers, she sent them back to their respective posts.
"Yo! Iri-meimei." Hellank and Roba, dressed as farmers, and Imina, dressed as a farmwoman, all came to greet her. Iri was quite surprised to see them in such attire; Adventurers now dressed as farmers was indeed quite novel.
"Are you all doing well? Hmm? Where's Arshe?" But she didn't care how they were doing; her purpose for coming this time was to see Arshe's two adorable little sisters, to get a little healing.
"Of course we're doing well! Giving up that heart-pounding life where you could lose your life at any moment is indeed quite nice. If you're asking about the young lady, she's not here right now!" Hellank said with a smile.
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