Overlord: I’ve Been Recruiting Followers in Another World

Night, E-Rantel City Prison.

The guard on duty at the prison had just completed his routine inspection and, returning to the resting checkpoint at the prison entrance, saw his colleague respectfully receiving a middle-aged man.

The other man wore thick armor, yet the strong muscles hidden beneath it were still discernible.

The guard was not unfamiliar with the man, as almost the entire kingdom had heard his name.

"Captain Stronoff!"

The man was about to walk past the guard when he quickly stood upright, straightening his posture to greet and salute the other, who replied with a friendly 'thank you'.

Watching Gazef and his accompanying soldiers pass the guards towards the cell block corridor, the guards also guessed the purpose of his visit.

"It's truly unexpected that the famous Golden Princess is actually such a criminal. Should it be said that nobles are very good at disguises?"

"You're asking for trouble. You should mind your words about members of the royal family. Be careful, or you'll be reported and punished for the crime of disrespect."

Whispers came from behind, and Gazef could only pretend not to hear, continuing his journey with his entourage.

"Give it to me."

Coming to the door of one of the cells, Gazef stopped and said to his entourage.

The latter handed over the food box in his hand, then took out the key he had acquired from the guard and unlocked the cell door.

Gazef entered with the food box.

This cell before them was not the same as the others. Not only was there a bed for the prisoner to rest, but there was also a small wooden table.

Placing the food box on the wooden table, Gazef saluted the one residing in this cell, saying, "Please partake, after one hour, another guard will come and retrieve the utensils."

Not many people could possess such privileges in a cell and deserve such courtesy from Gazef, and the person before them was none other than Princess Renner, who had been imprisoned on the king's orders.

"Excuse me, Captain Gazef."

Princess Renner gracefully saluted Gazef with a gentle smile on her face, exuding a springtime warmth.

If it were before, Gazef might have felt his heart soothed, admiring Her Royal Highness Princess's gentleness and beauty from the bottom of his heart.

But now, a slight sense of disgust couldn't help but grow within him.

Because there was a high probability that this was merely a disguise, not from her sincerity, and the other person was fundamentally a being with a very depraved character.

Even so, Gazef did not say anything derogatory to Princess Renner or act rudely.

After politely bowing slightly to Princess Renner, Gazef turned and prepared to leave the cell.

At this moment, Princess Renner suddenly posed a question to him, "Captain Gazef, is Father doing well?"

As a result, Gazef's footsteps halted, but he did not turn back.

"I believe that with your wisdom, you should be able to guess the answer to this question."

Gazef's tone was somewhat contrary to his usual style, and he spoke with a hint of sarcasm and complaint.

However, it was only because Princess Renner's words touched upon his loyal king, Ramposa III.

After his mood eased, he added, "His Majesty has been devastated by your affair, and has been confined to his study all afternoon today, in a very foul mood."

"Is that so?"

Princess Renner continued to smile, as if she had heard a very ordinary message and had no particular reaction.

Gazef glanced at her, then turned his head away again, having no intention of continuing what he was saying, and prepared to move away.

Only, he had just lifted his foot and Princess Renner behind him spoke again.

"Captain Gazef, you are doing something meaningless. There is no cure for this country. My father is not capable of preventing the kingdom from collapsing."

A passage that went straight to the heart, like a devil's temptation, filled with ill-willed enchanting intent.

Gazef only fell silent for a moment and countered, "So, that's what you think? With all due respect, it's a pity you have no convictions of your own, despite your extraordinary intelligence."

"My evaluation of you will now be lowered to another level, and you cannot even be compared to Climb, who was deceived by you."

Gazef's words were sharp, but Princess Renner was unimpressed, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

And Gazef seemed to have no idea of arguing with her, and walked out of the cell after uttering those words.

The surroundings immediately became quiet again.

Princess Renner opened the food box, took out the food from it one by one, and began to eat.

The current situation was very bad for her, but since she hadn't reached the end of her life, she might still have a chance.

She was waiting for a possible turning point.

After eating, Princess Renner estimated the time and found that it should be time for the guards to come and retrieve the utensils, but no one came.

Not only that, she heard some muffled sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground.

Having a premonition that something was approaching this side of the cell, the corner of her mouth couldn't help but curve slightly and she walked towards the cell's wooden bars.

Thump, thump, thump, thump!

The sound of metal leg armor stomping on the floor echoed in the corridor, and as it stopped, an additional figure appeared at the cell door.

This was a very attractive black-haired woman, wearing a black and white maid outfit with partial metal reinforcement, who looked like a kind of ice beauty.

"Are you Princess Renner?"

"Yes."

Princess Renner showed a gentle smile to the other, raising her skirt and bowing respectfully.

However, it seemed the other party was not interested in her politeness, and the metal staff in her hand waved quickly, easily shattering the prison door's chains.

Princess Renner stepped out of the cell with an incredible gaze and bowed deeply to the other, "Thank you for rescuing me from prison."

"I am merely following orders."

The aloof maid said expressionlessly.

The next moment, she activated a magical effect, and a flash of light instantly enveloped both bodies.

Space fluctuated inexplicably, and the two vanished from the prison.

About half an hour later, the guards who came to the prison to change shifts saw their colleagues collapsed on the ground unconsciously, and immediately sounded the alarm in the prison.

"Oh no! Someone broke into the prison!"

The shouts alerted the guards outside the prison, and the warden responsible for the prison guards rushed in and immediately ordered the guards to see if any prisoners in the cells were missing.

After some inspection, his men came and reported to him, "Most of the prisoners are in their cells, only..."

"Only what!?"

"Princess Renner is missing."

The warden suddenly felt that something was amiss and hurried to the guesthouse with the news to report to King Ramposa III.