9

Nabe and Bella were waiting for me outside. The sun still hadn't risen when I greeted the two beauties. "Good morning girls, great day for adventure don't you think?"

"Yes daddy!" Bella said raising a victory sign.

"Yes my lord. The insects should feel grateful for your presence." The stoic dopple says.

I laugh at that. "Now don't offend your siblings with that statement Nabe. I don't want to see Entoma crying because you compared her to humans."

The realization of what she said could mean hit her like a brick. "My lord! I didn't mean it in that way! I swear! I only ment to say humans are beneath us."

'Time to get her again.' "Humans huh? Does that include your sister Aureole Omega?" I ask with a stern look.

Her face was wracked with fear and confusion as she stammered about. I put my hand on her shoulder. "You are to go and talk to Aureole while I'm gone. You are to ask her about the value of humans. When I return you will come to me and tell me how you can imagine an ally human providing value to Nazarick."

"Yes my lord." She quietly spoke as I hand her my ring of Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Cheer up Nabe I'm not mad. I just want you to be cognizant of exceptions to what you believe." She looks up at me with a pitiful expression so I give her a little peck on the forehead. "Come along Bella." [Gate] I say stowing the tome and stepping through.

We arrive about 2 miles from the walls of E-Rantel. "Bella how were your days off?"

"They were good dad. I hung out with Aura and Mare until you got them to focus on their school work again." She says with a mock glare and I chuckle at her. "After they were busy, I hung out with all of the maids and told them stories about what we did outside. They had me sing a lot for them as well. I think a few would like to start a band."

"I would love to see that. I'll be the number one fan." I say. She smiles at me with her hands behind her head.

"Mostly cause they are pretty girls right pervy daddy?" She says to me with a smirk.

"Of course where do you think you get your pervy-ness from?" I say back and we both chuckle.

"Oh! Natasha told me you took Shalltear to the city. Tell me what you did to her please!" The little minx asks.

"Okay, only if you shame her for it in private next time you see her." And with that conversation we headed to the city gates.

E-Rantel stank. The unwashed masses the poor sewer system. It was definitely better than a city that didn't have magic in the world but it wasn't good. I wore my helmet because even though visually it was open that was only style choice. It still magically filtered the air. We approached the gates and although we were not the first ones there, the line had few people. When we got to the front of the line the nervous guard looked at me and said "Identification?"

'Thank you Titus.' I pull out a card for each of us from Bella's bag. Mine says :Emperor Quake Ooal Gown of the Nazarick Empire on it there is the symbol for Nazarick and a picture of my face without the helmet. Bella's is a bit more humble: Tinker Bell (Bella) Consort Queen to the Empire of Nazarick. With her picture as well.

The guard takes the cards and says "I can't read this."

"Tap it twice with your finger." I say demonstrating with a little pantomime.

The guard does and watches in awe as the card lights up and the language changes. "E-EMPEROR!" He says looking at me in fear.

"Yes, here on vacation. Your Warrior-Captain Gazef Stronoff recommended we check out the city. He's a good man but not much of a drinker hahaha." I laugh boisterously at my name drop. "Oh yes! Here is this the chief of Carne village asked us to give this to your city lord and post the other in the adventurers guild."

The man clearly realized he was in over his head as he took the paper. He handed back our cards and exclaimed. "I will get this to him immediately your majesty! Please enjoy E-Rantel!"

We walked away without paying the entrance fee and started for the adventurers guild. The building was easy to spot especially because I could read the language. There were not many people out, but the ones who were stopped and stared at my hulking muscled frame.

We entered the busier than expected adventurers guild. 'I guess the early bird gets the quest.' The stares on my person magnified, I subtlety turn on my aura at the lowest setting. 'Now that is a first impression.'

I approached the counter where the plain looking woman sat for the issuing of quests. She looked me up and down then gulped before asking. "Welcome to the Adventurers Guild. Can I help you?"

"Yes, Gazef Stronoff informed me that I should have a meeting with the guild master here. Its of importance and had to do with his mission out here on the edge of this kingdom's territory."

"The Warrior-Captain?" She says to confirm with shock.

"Yes he said that was his title." I confirm.

"I will let him know you are here. Uh your name sir?" I hand her the card I still had out. "Emperor!?"

"Yes?" I ask touching up my aura momentarily.

"Your imperial highness! I will take you and your companion to our lounge area." She stands up and rushes around the counter bowing and giving me my card back.

"Just myself is fine. Tink," I say flicking her a small golden bar I have had tucked in my bracer. "Do some arm wrestling bets." I chuckle then say in a much louder voice. "If anyone flirts with you break their arm. Anything worse and they will wish thats the only thing I broke." I say turning my aura to the max and staring at the crowd until they all break eye contact. I turn back to the receptionist and gesture her to lead the way as I tone it down again.

From behind me I hear a boisterous shout. "Now who thinks they can best the fairy queen?"

As we left the receptionist asks. "Will she be all right?"

I look at her she is clearly more worried about the safety of this guild then my companion. "Is there anyone out there at Gazef's level?"

"No your majesty." She replies.

"Then they couldn't harm her even if they were dumb enough to try." Not that Gazef could hurt my baby either.

She nods and her mind tells me she is skeptical but reassured. We enter a cozy lounge and she asks. "Would you like something to drink while I grab the guild master?"

"Mead or an ale would be superb." I can tell she is shocked by the common request. Looking deeper she figures I'm being generous to her by keeping it simple.

"You are too kind your majesty. I will be right back with the guild master and your beverage." She bows and leaves.

I take off my helm and breathe in the pleasant smell of oiled wood in the room.

<Down Stairs>

Bella is clasping hands with a muscle brained behemoth. Both of their elbows are on the table when the idiot speaks. "So whys that man o'yours wearing a skirt?" The man says and the crowd laughs.

"Oh that? Thats so he doesn't have to waste time to take his big cock out to satisfy your mother, me and that girlfriend of yours." She laughs and slams his hand into the table. "Whose next! And you buy the fairy queen an ale." She points out a random girl from the crowd who just so happens to have red hair.

<Back Upstairs>

I sat and sipped my mead as the guild master read over the report from the village cheif. He sat back and sighed "The sunlight scripture trying to kill the Warrior-Captain. All stopped by a mysterious foreign Emperor on vacation."

"Haha I know right it sounds like a good play. I'll have to ask Gazef for permission to use him as a character in my empire." I laugh joyfully at the awkward thought. "I am sure my companion has already written a draft, she fancies herself a bardic queen."

"I mean no offense your imperial highness. You seem far more laid back then I thought someone in your position would be." Pluton Ainzach says with a shake of his head and his grey mustache continued a moment after he was done.

"I get that." I nod. "It comes with being born a commoner." I say to his suprise. "I was a king by my own hand. When the nations around me saw issue with that and my merit based policies, I became an Emperor."

'I said a lot by saying very little there.' I think as I sip my drink.

"Aye, I could see the nobles in this kingdom try to put down a rising commoner." He said. I then point at the paper he just read. His eyes go wide again.

"They just tried, and committed treason to do it. If I wasn't there to fight in Gazef's place they would have succeeded." I say in my low rumbling voice. "They had this." I say opening a pouch on my waist and holding up the sealing crystal.

"A sealing crystal!" He asks standing in shock.

"When I interrogated the leader of the group he confessed that this holds a summoning spell. Able to bring the Slane Theocracy's highest tier angle." I bring his suprise to a whole new level with that information.

"Your imperial highness may I call my colleague at the mages guild to have a look at this?" He asks sweat dripping on his forehead.

"You can call him but the crystal will not leave my hands. This was a treasure of the Slane Theocracy I understand its worth." I say with a serious look.

"I understand your eminence and will make sure he does as well." I nodded and he left briefly while the receptionist brought me another mead.

25 minutes later Theo Rakheshir, the guild master for the E-Rantel branch of the magicians guild, was in front of me bowing. "Rise." I say simply to the jittery magic obsessed man.

He looked at me and then scanned the room for the sealing crystal. "Your eminence, may I see the crystal?" He asks near frantically.

"After you calm down and start thinking clearly. I know how much you want it and I would rather not have to stop you from trying to take it." I say to the man who's mind is trying to think of any way to get it from my possession.

"Your highness I would never." He tried to say.

My aura went to maximum and I say in a low deep voice. "Don't lie to me boy. Every one of your thoughts is written on your face. Let me remind you, I personally ended every member of the sunlight scripture without a scratch. I took an empire for myself a continent away from here. Do you believe for a second you can slip your false thoughts by me?"

The man snaps from jittery mess to fearful mess in less than a second. I watched his mind reel from the implications of who he was messing with. I was no dumb brute king without knowledge of his special skills. He did the smart thing and put his head to the floor on his knees. As his colleague watched unsure how to proceed.

"You are right your imperial highness I humbly beg forgiveness. It is no excuse I was simply excited for a almost impossible chance to study a higher magic." His mind started to slow down and hope I would be generous. 'Pluton said he was relaxed please be relaxed!' Kept on going in repeat.

"I understand your fervor. My court mage would have felt the same. The difference is he wouldn't have lied to me. Learn from this moment and rise when you have tempered your mind." I say withdrawing the crystal again and lowering my aura.

A long moment later the leader of one of the major factions in this city raised his head. With calming breaths he asks. "Your eminence, did the scripture member say what angel would be summoned if he used this crystal?"

"He said it held [Dominion Authority] a seventh tier angel." His body shook but his eyes didn't waiver as he stared at the crystal. "Your colleague would like to know if you could confirm my statement."

He nods slowly and after my nod for permission he pulls out an eyeglass and combs over the crystal. After a moment he tears his eyes away from the crystal and looks at Pluton. "Without a doubt this contains a 7th tier spell. I lack the current tools necessary to identify the particular spell but considering its origins it likely holds [Dominion Authority] the highest order of Angel."

'That is an insult to Victim but it is out of ignorance.' "I assume this is confirmation enough until word reaches here from Gazef in the capital?"

"Yes your majesty thank you for allowing this old man his doubts." Pluton says with a bow.

"Bah, if you are old I'm beyond ancient." They both look at me confused. "Lets just say that my empire was not built in a day, nor a century."

"You don't look a day over 30 if even that!" Pluton says with jealousy.

"I understand your pain. The young don't appreciate those non squeaky joints." I laugh. "My lands are full of mystery even for myself. Thats why I took my vacation across the sea. A change of pace and scenery is good for my old soul."

Theo speaks up then. "A are you a fabled immortal human?"

"Well I stopped counting myself as human a long while ago. But immortal yes youth and all." I say to their shock and now further fear. "Relax I'm not undead or anything though my empire does employ some. I am flesh and blood I wont hurt you. People on this side have so many fears and racist tendencies. My empire is fully integrated with every sentient race." The nuke just went off in their mind trying to imagine a city with monster neighbors.

I smile and sip my booze as they start to ask me more questions.

<Down Stairs>

In a booth a certain fairy has a young woman cornered.

"So Brita~ what did you think of my Emperor?" She fairy says to the red head both of whom are tucked in on one side of a booth.

"Uh he seemed scary." She nervously says.

"Oh that threat he is just protective. You know many in our empire call him the All Father. Because he sees us as his children. Even his queens he protects us from harm, teaches and nurtures us, he helps us grow and become more. He really is a big softy except when he is oh so hard." The fairy says wistfully.

"Tell that to my father. 'Stay on the farm Brita. Marry a good village boy. Don't swing that stick, quit acting like a boy.' Well I'm not what you want me to be dad." The tipsy girl complains. "And adventurers! I thought I would get in tight with a group show them my sword arm and work ethic. But nobody wants a girl on their team. Plus I can't cut it for the blue roses even if I could afford much better gear."

"My lord Quake has an entire elite warrior group that consists entirely of women. Ladies he helped train and equip himself. 'The Pleiades' each one with a custom armor uniform, and the most deadly arsenal the empire could muster. Just one of them could walk in here and end every single adventure then walk out in under a minute. THAT is girl power. That is the man you say yes daddy to. One that doesn't hold you back but pushes you forward beyond walls you thought were absolute. Thats a man that opens new worlds..."