Otherworld Adventure

After the group finished eating dessert, they were just about done exploring the shopping district of the academy.

This Academy's campus was pretty big so they couldn't do a full tour around the campus in just one afternoon.

By the time the group finished with the tour and buying any essentials from the shops, it was well into the evening and the sun was beginning to set. Cecil and the rest first arrived at the girl's dormitory to drop off Lucia and Fina.

As Cecil and Ainz were about to go back, Lucia stopped them.

"Neh Cel, wanna have dinner at our place?"

"M'kay, you cookin' right?" Cecil immediately agreed to Lucia's invitation.

"Of course!"

Ainz opened his mouth when he heard that Lucia would be cooking.

"Hooh, so the fox brat can cook!"

"What're you still doing here? Go back already you punk!"

"What's that you brat?!"

Fina quickly stepped in to try and stop their argument. It's not even been a day since they've met, but the two had never ceased bickering.

"L-Lulu! Come on let's also invite Ainz over..."

"No need! Not like I wa–"

"Tsk, can't take a joke can ya punk?"

"What's that?!"

Cecil who was looking at them only smiled and walked into the building while carrying the girls' shopping bags.

"Hmph. For a friend, you seriously need to know when to take a joke! Come on, let's go in~"

Lucia said and bounced after Cecil.

Fina was surprised and started giggling.

"F-friend, huh... hmph."

Ainz walked after the trio. A hint of a smile was on the corner of his lips.

"I see someone's happy~"

"Shut it, aqua brat."

The four made their way into the building. Lucia went to the receptionist to ask permission for the two boys to enter their dorms and was quickly told that any guests that were brought in by any of the residences of the dorms were their own responsibilities. There was no need for them to ask permission.

"So we can have anyone come and go as we please as long as they're with us?"

"Yes, any other questions?"

"No. Thank you Miss!"

Lucia and Fina guided the boys towards their building. Along the way, it was inevitable that they would bump into others, especially when it was already the evening. By now, many other examinees that passed the exams had finally checked into their dorms, so it was much livelier than compared to earlier in the morning.

Cecil was silently following behind Lucia, not minding the stares that were being directed at them.

"Oi... Cecil, sure are a lot of beauties huh."

Cecil turned to look at Ainz who was next to him. He honestly didn't think that with Ainz's character he would take the initiative to bring up this topic.

Cecil took a look around and saw the other girls at the dormitory complex bustling about, staring curiously at them, or frolicking in the garden.

"...Don't care." Cecil apathetically replied.

"Hah?! Listen here Cecil."

Ainz began to silently point out the girls in the area who in his opinion had a 'beauty that could and should be appreciated'.

Cecil could only listen since to Ainz's in depth analysis based off of his observation of the girls in the area.

Inwardly, he was sweating because in front of him. A rakshasi was glaring menacingly back at him.

'Ainz... please, just please shut up! I'm going to be killed! Murdered!'

Lucia was close to them so even though Ainz was speaking softly, she could still hear what he was saying to Cecil and she did not like it. Not one bit.

Fina who was next to Lucia started giggling at Ainz's nonsense, but then she heard Lucia mumble something dangerous.

"Poison? Yeah... I'll poison him... Cerella flower added with vine solution and the hipocotus herb can cause paralysis and mild hallucination... I'll also add a little demurus herbs and dried basilisk meat that'll cause stomach ulceration... hehehehe... keep on talking you little punk... this'll be your last supper, hehehe."

Fina turned pale hearing Lucia speak about paralyzing and poisoning, she quickly turned back and stomped on Ainz's foot before going back to pacify the evil rakshasi who was about to concoct a dangerous meal for him.

"OUCH! What's your problem aqua brat?!"

"Neh~ Lulu, just make something simple okay?! Okay?!"

"I'm only going to make soup later~"

"Soup?!"

Fina quickly imagined the possibility of Lucia pouring in something 'extra' into Ainz's soup and quickly tried to change the menu.

"Nonono~ let's just roast meat or something! Yes, let's just do that! We had noodles earlier today remember?!"

"Hmmm? Okay~ if you want meat then let's eat meat for dinner~"

Fina sighed in relief and glared back at Ainz and mouthed, 'Shut your stupid mouth idiot!'

Ainz was puzzled since he didn't quite catch what Fina mouthed, Cecil who just witnessed what happened immediately thanked Fina inwardly.

Cecil placed a hand on his chest and lightly bowed at Fina. Ainz could only stare at him feeling puzzled.

'Thank god we have an angel in our midst... I almost died, he almost died. Thank you, Guardian Angel Fina.'

Fina who was in front of them sneezed cutely, Lucia looked at her and asked.

"You cold Fina?"

"Not really, just had to sneeze all of a sudden."

After their comedic exchange on the road, the group of four finally arrived at building S01.

"So you're in building S01 too huh brat."

"...Hurry up and come in."

Lucia was too tired to return an insult so she just quickly ushered them in to the building. The girls then led them to their dorm.

After walking inside, she went towards her room to put away Shirayuki and change her clothes.

Cecil looked around and went to the kitchen, he and Ainz placed the girls' groceries down on the counter. Cecil then opened up the cooling magic device or in other words, this world's version of a refrigerator and began arranging the groceries inside.

Ainz went back to the living room and sat down onto the couch. Quickly the girls came out of their rooms dressed in casual wear. Lucia was wearing a plain light yellow one piece while Fina came out wearing a t-shirt with overalls.

Lucia's eyes immediately brightened and she quickly hugged Fina.

"You're soooo~ cute Fina~"

Fina could only let the fox girl hug her while she giggled in her embrace.

Lucia quickly let go of Fina and head towards the kitchen. Ainz only took a short glance at the girls and turned his gaze outside the window. It was finally dark and light rocks began illuminating the area outside.

Lucia quickly began to get busy, preparing all the necessary ingredients for their dinner. She asked Cecil to grind down the boar meat that they purchased earlier and she packed and mixed them together with mashed fernions, Alterna's onion's, salt and other grounded down spices she had finished prepping.

Lucia then added a bit of fat onto the mixture and molded the meat into a disk. Basically it was a burger, something she learned to make from using her knowledge about Earth's foods.

Ainz and Fina were observing as the two were working together to make their dinner. Fina couldn't help but, comment.

"...are they married?"

"..."

Ainz could only look at the girl in stupefaction. In what world would you find a married couple at the age of 14?

You would find one neither on Earth nor on Alterna. So it was a pretty dumb thing to say.

"The food's a bit unusual don't you think?"

"Uhuh... but..."

"It smells good!" the two said in unison.