The Return of the Supreme Beings

Chapter 16: About Time

Members of Ainz Ooal Gown looked around at their surroundings in E-Rantel.

[Touch Me: The city hasn't changed much in three days.]

[Momonga: I don't have much basis to make a comparison but I can tell it's very peaceful.]

They turned off the main road, and then Momonga and company came to a halt at the large crowd.

[Yamaiko: This city is quite busy. These people might block us. ]

[Nishikienrai: I highly doubt anyone would get close to us.]

The players shrugged tiredly, and then peeked at the people around them.

Just about everyone walking past on the street seemed to be looking in Momonga's direction and seem to be whispering to each other.

They expected that these people were mocking them, but in fact, it's opposite.

[Tabula Smaragdina: No… Am I hearing praises!?]

[Momonga: Please don't get mad Tabula.]

[Touch Me: What the hell is wrong with these people!?]

[Yamaiko: Why are these people being impressed by a giant hamster?! It's not even that scary!]

[Nishikienrai: I don't want this to be in our pesonas' legend!]

Momonga silently lowered his head and looked at the pearly-white fur of Hamsuke since he was riding her.

[Momonga: I should be able to take pride in that… right…?]

[Touch Me: Trust me Momonga, we are also suffering alongside you...]

[Tabula Smaragdina: These reactions are entirely understandable, the people were praising Hamsuke as a mighty creature. But...]

[Momonga: It is more like a form of public humiliation to us. It's like a middle-aged bachelor with no family or girlfriend proudly riding a merry-go-round by himself.]

[Nishikienrai: Yeah, it doesn't help that because Hamsuke had a completely different body structure from a regular horse, Momongas had to stick his butt out and back while spreading his legs wide in order have a easier time to ride.]

[Yamaiko: I know! He looks so stupid!]

[Momonga: This is NOT my idea! The Swords of Darkness and Hamsuke herself had to persuade me into this! Even Narberal wanted me to ride!]

[Nishikienrai: All because a ruler should not be walking. ]

[Momonga: If I'd known this would happen I would have refused. Could it be someone was trying to set me up and arranged for this?]

[Tabula Smaragdina: Okay Ihighlydoubt that. Don't try to make excuses.]

However despite the ridiculous concept, the surrounding folk all seemed to think that Momonga and his friends were the ones with the strange reaction.

[Momonga: Could it be that our aesthetic sense is at fault, or that they have weird taste, or is it that this world's sense of aesthetics is completely messed up?]