Overlord and the Seraphim

『Platinum++』

Nabe sat there on the sofa, her legs flatly resting on the ground as she held a teacup to her lips. Her sharp dark eyes exploring the familiar liquid which was seated deeply within the cup. It was tea, the same tea in which she often drank with her sisters back at Nazarick. Taking in the scent of the premium tea, she then took a daring sip just prior to lifting her gaze to peer at the two forms on the other sofa across from her.

She was seated there beside the Dark Hero Momon, across from her was Jack, and directly across from Momon was none other than Arche. A girl who she had yet to judge objectively due to her human nature and her closeness to the supreme being. The woman was nothing more than a maggot to her, a lower life form.

Awkwardly the blonde girl, Arche, shifted in her seat looking over the two heroes as she did so.

Jack yawned lightly as their little meeting had practically turned into a staring contest.

"Uh... Huh..." Momon tried to think of something to say, but he mostly just cleared his throat in the process or at least imitated the sound through the use of the lip bug within his armor.

"So... Those ruins that you found near the Great Forest of Tob..." Jack leaned forward slightly as he wanted to get some production out of this. It seemed everyone felt a bit awkward.

"Ruins?" Arche nearly jumped at the words. Another place to explore? Another job to do?

"Yes," the armored man leaned back into the sofa and appeared to let out a huff of air. "We haven't been able to identify its origins, or the era it was from. Let alone how it had been there without being detected for so long."

Jack grinned lightly at his Leader's words and nodded lightly. "Sounds like an interesting find."

"Are... Are we going to check it out?" Arche looked to Jack rather excitedly. If there was any form of monetary gain from it, she could contribute a bit more to the house.

His eyes flickered over towards the girl for a few seconds before looking to Momon, then shrugged lightly. "Momon here wants to lead an expedition into the ruins. So it's likely he will speak with Fluder, one of the Nobles or the Emperor himself."

"We already have," Momon kept his hands rested on his knees.

"And?"

Momon made a faint gesture with his hand as he continued to speak once more, "In a months time one of the nobles will gather a group of workers, Foresight is invited as well. The Empire has taken a large interest in these Ruins, so there is a large payout. Approximately two hundred coins upfront and another three hundred after the completion of the job."

"That is an interesting offer... I wonder how much knowledge can be found within." Jack snickered lightly as he scratched his chin at the thought. Though all of this was fake, they were just putting on a show as roleplayers often did.

Arche looked up at Jack as he was scratching his chin in curiosity. She blinked a few times, "Yeah..." The magical knowledge that could be in the ruins, or other pieces of information she could gain, seemed to be a profitable form of gain as well. "I hope there's... Lots of knowledge."

Nabe took another sip from her Platinum++ Asgard Pekoe tea as she watched them talk, not really finding the need. This was talk amongst the Supreme Beings which she was simply enjoying being near. Though she was rather disgusted of Arche, a lower life form, who was being supposedly spoiled by Jack-sama in her eyes.

Momon's eyes traced over the look that Arche was making. It was clear due to her connection with Jack, her ambitions were intertwined with him, making her following his suggestions in a sense. She was a willing follower and if anything, she truly felt for his friend.