6 5. A New World
Lies and deceit, make up lives for the worthy. A king stands on the blood of individuals, comparative to his stature and uses them to further his gains. That is what a king is, at least according to the human world. Ainz, an undead overlord and ex ruler of Heteromorphic kingdom speaks otherwise. An undead ruler of his time would simply require nothing but to remove those thorns in his path for domination.
Again a memory went through his mind. A past, barely forgotten, searing his mind once more. It happened like this after the battle against seraphim, glory took over his follower's mind.
"We can do it. With our coalition, we can show those riajuu's despair for what they have done to us" While Ainz would not care so much about those things, the thoughts still leached on his mind. As the one maintaining finances of the guild and also overseeing the foreign relations to the demons, angels and other undead races with Ulbert, his schedule for the duration of the game, filled to the brim with work.
Seeing the fall of capital seraphim, the other guilds in Asgard took that as an offence and started attacking guild mines and small depots. If it was only about his guild, tensions would never be that high. But some of those belonged to lower class demons and some to the coalition.
"How dare they!!" Boiling in rage, the demons went to throw in some verbal assault to those shitty humans. But the moment things got heated,
"Ah...Aren't you demons getting too invested in a game? What are you? 12?. Sorry, I guess, I overestimated, the sense of decency possessed by the likes of such low hanging fruits, who cannot even score a girl without being labelled a pervert. My condolences..." The demons red in anger wanted to counter his statement but before such could happen, the entirety of the residents of Asgard bellowed in laughter at those words.
"Serves you right, Demons"
"Get Owned"
"Hihihih..."
Anger replacing embarrassment, the demons hid their face in shame.
"We will remember this"
And now after their failed scuffle, they came here to start another war. While Ainz would not accept such, as a good long term tactic. Making an enemy of the entire race of Angels and heroes is never a good and viable long term action after all.
'It will cause the rest of our kind to be hunted in the open. But I cannot say this...' Despite everything he still was the monarch of this kingdom, showing weakness would cause morale to drop among the demons and his brethren. While Ainz was never the caring individual, he still got hurt by the jab on those demons. Its no different than calling them, 'Shitty otaku, you'll never get a girl in real life'
Again, the troubles of his ruling reached no end. Countless suggestions to either dispose or pk some player of a high-ranking guild or a call to arms against a certain group laid bare before his eyes.
Notifications after notifications numbed his mind. Making him finally snap.
"Shitty humans, revenge will be ours" In the dark of night beneath the tomb of Nazarick ran laughter emoji's spooking Touch-me of his disciple's actions.
Finally with a sigh. Ainz asked, "Touch-me-san, how did you handle us with so many problems left apart?"
Ainz in his frustration asked him on how to lead this guild. The one, known as world champion, Paladin of Pure Silver and former head of nine's own goal by others but to him, he was the one and only that he could call his first friend.
"Leading a group is never easily Suzuki and it should never be. A knight I was, an oath my bindings. Like such, even you as a ruler should strive for a goal."
"A goal..."
"Yes. It could be anything, just make sure that it could lead others to your cause."
"Your words are right. Just..."
"Just?"
"It's only a bit difficult to follow. I, never, was a leader or anything of that sort, suddenly being pushed on this position makes me sometimes think, if I'm letting others down with my incompetence." With anger for the first time in his voice touch me spoke,
"Momonga. Never say those words!!"
"When the next leader was being selected tabula, Bukubuku, Nishigai, Takemikazuchi and quite a few others enlisted your name for the position of being a leader"
"..."
"Now, you would be thinking, why? Why will they choose me? But know this momo-san, even if you never believed on yourself, the ones following you, have faith in you. So, don't slouch and give up. You do not have to meet anyone's expectation or maintain a certain quota of any sort. Just do your best. That is enough for us to follow you even to your death, leader" The words spoken were not in a way of seriousness or jest but like a matter of fact.
Maybe, that was the first time when I felt recognized for my actions...
Sitting in his throne, the overlord once more peaks at his only contact to further his own and Nazarick's agenda.
"Truly, this new world is a box of jewels just like the old one." Said demiurge eying the hidden passageway with his master beneath the occult research club. Such an action would be impossible had not Ainz and his friends possessed greater might than that of these so-called new races.
'The forbidden room as she calls it.' Ainz got intrigued by its mystery and called all his subordinates to his throne room to provide input on this new breed of life he saw in the academy.
"There are supernatural forces as we know of. The information regarding them is still not clear"
"Yuri, Alpha monitor the school and its surroundings of future activities by these races."
"Hai."
On his lofty throne, the overlord watched the two maids before, bow. Then a question infested his mind,
"Demiurge, Albedo. What is your take on this changing situation?" Maybe they can provide ideas for me.
Albedo spoke first, "It is as you say, Ainz-Sama. These lower lifeforms seem to be a mutation of those humans, separated into three factions. Devils, a mockery and an incompetent version of our demons. Angels, a preacher of god but instead of adhering to their non-violence teachings, they rather devolved to the murder of other factions. Lastly, the fallen, not much is clear with the lack of proper knowledge but they should be the ones thrown from heaven for the sin of betraying their master"
"Is that so?" It seems we have to be careful against these new threats.
"But, that is not all!!" Said demiurge with a hidden smile mocking albedo for her loss of insight.
"What?"
"Albedo, Ainz would never ask such questions which could be regarded with common knowledge. Rather, the thing he speaks about is of the unknown. If the three supernatural factions are at a stalemate of their war that means there are still outside forces other than us keeping them at bay. Then following that sequence dragons should exist. After all, our most exalted ruler tamed one as well. As expected of a supreme being. Truly their strength could even inspire domination from such a being..." Just before demiurge was about to gush in more praises.
"What is that?"
"Ainz decided to speak for him, "Its a train station. It looks to be connected to where they come from. Now it clears up the scenario a bit more."
It seems to be an ideal time to conclude his discussions for today. But before he could do so.
"[Message] Ainz-Sama, it seems we apprehended our first target. Based on appearance and your description of their wings it seems to be a devil" That was fast. At first, they were an uncommon breed but to expand their numbers here at this rate and hide at the same time. It might a work of some higher-ups of their faction. Then this place might even be a hotspot of devils.
If that true than the procurement of information will be quite fast.
"Good work.Yuri, Alpha. Return to base with their bodies."
Yuri Pov:
Hiding their presence with presence concealment items both the servants went along to fulfil their master's will. Ainz Owl Gown, despair lurched their heart on his disappearance. The happiness and laughter on the walls of Nazarick soon replaced gloom from the individuals. Without his presence, the power structure of Nazarick took a nosedive almost falling in anarchy.
While others drowned in despair thinking if they failed their one and only master. Shalltear herself even stopped sleeping with her brides in sadness and remorse. Albedo, however, spent her time looking at the place where Ainz statue should be along the rest of the supreme beings while silently shedding tears from her eyes.
"...come back"
"Please...come..back, Ainz-Sama" with a cry of pain and sorrow from deep beneath her heart. The cold-hearted succubus, who butchered others with a gleeful smile on her face, Unfazed by everything, shed tears from her eyes.
Without a bit of elegance or liveliness, she sat silently in front of his statue. Muttering the same words over and over and over and over again. Like a broken record, she sat and spoke. Others shied their eyes from seeing their overseer who they respected with all their might in such a state.
Demiurge left for his throne and cried, hiding from others eyes. Aura was never the same, always lost in her own world. Sebas even at his absence made tea for his master which however was always left forgotten.
Ainz Owl Gown was never the same, without Ainz himself. Without no goal, the guardians lost their only reason for existence.
In her insanity, albedo tried to form a connection with him through message or through a gate over and over again. Exhausting all her mana until she fainted just to start again. Others looked at her with hollow eyes, wanting to do the same.
Before such could happen, her plea was answered. Albedo, one of the greatest treasure of Nazarick for the first in a long time smiled and at the same time cried. Her whimpers were not lost towards her subordinates beside her.
However, her remorse was not the thing which attracted their attention but the portal which stood erected in the middle of this hall.
A boy came out from another side of this place. If they were any more ignorant. A fight or flight situation would ensue except they were not. While Ainz was still in a body of a perverted teenager, the aura of the undead, as well as his regal movement and posture, could never be masked.
While weaker lifeforms would see a teenager but these individuals present before this supreme one was far from them.
What they saw was not a human but the body of skeletal being hiding in its form. Suddenly the individual's appearance shifted once more removing the teenage body and showing the truth hidden beneath.
"I am back"
"Concentrate. Enemy, numbers one, from the front" Beaking her from her reminiscence of those events yuri took her position in front of alpha standing as a front line fighter.
"Oh...it seems some maids entered the wrong place." with an ever-present smile the individual spoke.
"Allow me to introduce myself, beautiful. My name is Diadora, Diodara Astroth. Will you allow me the pleasure to know yours as well" presenting a flower from his hand the devil with three pairs of wings outside in this desolate place inside an empty workshop spoke.
"Engaging Combat" Alpha spoke readying the long-ranged rifle. Yuri, on the other hand, teleported far from him,
[Greater strengthening][Unyeilding spirit][Minor all resistance] [Boosted Maximize magic: Herculean Strength]
With her enchantments done, she drove headfast in front of him.
It seemed the devil also had something on his sleeve,
"Kankara formula" A green bean of light erupted heading in her direction. Dodging the attack was easy but she needed to know how strong was a devil's magic as such without any more thought the attack hit her.
She expected a bit damage to her body but it seems the damage was overall deflected by her armour. 'less than level 60'. It seems the job got a whole lot easier.
Teleporting behind him, yuri punched him hard enough to knock him out.
"Success..."
"Let's go" Hurling the body on her shoulders the two demons disappeared from this place.
Next day:
Ainz in his usual attire of Issei went forth attending his school maintaining the guise of a mediocre high school student. Girls eyed him with disgust while others never even bat an eye to his direction.
Classes continued on. The day truly had nothing interesting to go on until...
"Issei. Instead of laying head-face on the table, do something productive."
"By productive you mean?" Motoyama's glasses sparkled with light. With a pose belonging to an action series, he watched in issei's home he spoke,
"Kamen Rider had a new release. You know what that means, right?"
"Kamen Rider.Ohhhhh...Can't wait for it..."Matsuda said while lost for breath. Matsuda panting scared Ainz for a bit. 'What the hell is Kamen rider? But if this is something suggested by them then in no way this could be good.' Ainz started pondering on how to weasel out of this complicated situation, without giving himself away.
"Sorry, I can't make it you guys. My g...girlfriend would be sad I spend time with you" said Ainz with a smile in his face,
"W...what!!" Both in a fit of shock spat away, the contents of their lunch out of their mouth.
"No...no!!!This cannot be happening. Issei got a girlfriend. YOU TRAITORRRRR" Both began pulling him forward by the scuffle of his shirt.
"How dare you betray the love of Kamen Rider!!"
"Come back, Issei. There still is hope. You know that you do not have to lie to us" Said Matsuda with a small saying 'stop joking, konoyaro. We forgive you' but,
"Stop it, you guys." Its now time for the finisher. 'Hopefully, they would not invite me anymore after this,
"My girlfriend asked me to stay away from other perverts as such, you both are on your own and..."
"..." Ainz brainwashing himself over and over finally at the end of the sonata of despair and betrayal while chanting in his mind, 'You're Issei, not Ainz. Issei, not Ainz' spoke,
"It's not my fault that both of you cannot get enough pussy" silence reigned the entirety of the class. The boys silent while the girls eyed him in disgust.
Through this walk of shame, Ainz began to bawl internally. An overlord he was, despair his name and pussyslayer his title.
Overloaded in shock, Ainz ran away.
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For, the ones who desire a long chapter, for the ones who want a chapter with less sophisticated words and the ones who decided to try this novel on a whim.
I dedicate this chapter to you. Relish in joy for the journey has just begun...
