New world

A gigantic table carved of gleaming black stone sat in the center of the room, surrounded by forty one luxurious chairs.

However, most of those seats were empty.

Once, every single place had been filled, but now only one was occupied.

The one sitting there was clothed in a magnificent black academic robe, edged in violet and gold. The collar seemed excessively gaudy, but somehow it fit the overall design.

However, the exposed head was a bare skull. Points of dark red light glowed in its large eye sockets, and behind that skull glowed a halo of black radiance.

He said "It's been 11 years since the launch of YGGDRASIL. All of me friends had left YGGDRASIL . Last one left 2 years ago and they don't have any plans to come back ever again. YGGDRASIL is also not as popular as it was before and it started making losses."

'Yesterday, I leveled up to level 120, the strongest player in YGGDRASIL.'

'I was only able to level up because of a world class item which increase level limit to 120 and after every use it disappear in the world to be found out again.'

'At level 100 I got a skill that should not exist that is [skill creation]. Maybe it was created by AI to fit my race as it was not designed by devs and don't have some skills fixed as other races. But as YGGDRASIL was declining at that time and I did not use this skill Devs didn't care'

'Yesterday, I got one more skill that surprised me very much.'

'That is [limit break], It remove my level limit.'

'I was very surprised and happy at it but i became sad at the thought that as YGGDRASIL started making loss, devs may shut down the server in future.'

'I don't want that to happen.'

"This is the Great Tomb of Nazarick that we built together! How could I abandon it just like that!?"

'I don't want to do it.'

'I Wish, It happens like some novel and animes in which they are transmigrated into fantasy world with their character.'

'Sigh what should I do now.'

'I am strongest player right now, why should I level up more when I am strongest'

'What will I do when Devs shut down the server due to losses.'

'Maybe I create a magic skill to transport YGGDRASILL into other virtual game'

'But how can i do that, although I am a software engineer I cant hack the system and cut and paste Nazarick in other game server.'

'Yes, although I can't hack it from outside I can command it from inside.'

'Magic spells are like a command to server, the higher the tier more the server heed to the command.'

'I have [skill creation], with it I can create a command that can send it outside YGGDRASIL and as game servers are continuously exchanging files with players it might sneak into one of them.'

'But it will most likely be discovered and I need at least higher level spell than world level for it.'

'I know that will fail but what can I do right now in the game other than trying it for fun.'

It will be greatest achievement in YGGDRASIL no all virtual games history to cast a higher tier spell than designed by devs without hacking, although it will most likely fail but at least I will be able to activate it.

'Right now I can cast world tire spells because of my broken stats and to make and to cast higher tire spell I need to level up.'

So I started grinding EXp again. Devs didn't stop me as I was not coming in way of other players as I chose least wanted place.

One year later,

Devs announced a month ago that they are shutting down the server of YGGDRASIL day after tomorrow. When contacted my friends but none of them responded and won't be online on the time of Shut down of the server.

After tireless leveling I leveled to level 150.

Yesterday, when I made the spell which I will cast which is same as casting 5 World tire magic and 10 Super tire magic, Devs contacted me to ask why I designed the spell. I responded that I want to make my last moment in YGGDRASIL special by casting Higher tire magic than devs designed. After convincing for some time they allowed it as they were also curious about the effect of spell at the condition that it will be activated as near as possible at the time of Shut down as it might overlord the server and they will release the recording of spell next day in a video containing moments of YGGDRASIL that Devs likes, which I happily agreed.

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Today is the day.

I wa sitting in the throne room with albedo, sebas and the combat maids. He tinkered with albedo's setting he changed it to "She loves Momonga"

As time was approaching he gathered all of Npcs in 'Great Tomb of Nazarick' on 6th floor where he will cast his magic as he wanted them to see it before they disappear for forever.

When time was right he started casting the magic, as he alone was not powerful enough to cast it even with his broken states he sacrificed 3 of the 10 world items he had collected.

We the spell was activating the whole floor was filled with magic circles. If one wanted to count them there will be few hundred.

After the spell was activated and the time to shut the server down passed and he awaited to wake up in console, but what happened next surprised him to his core.

He heard cheers of the floor guardians.

After the casting was complete Albedo came to his side without order.

He saw expressions on there face, he touched Albedo to check, he felt heat in her body and her expression changed, which should not be possible even if the spell somehow worked and NAZARICK got transported to other virtual game.

Although numerous reasons appeared in his mind, they were all far from the truth. However, the most likely reason was that an irresistible force had cropped up, and extended the server shutdown time. If that was the case, the GMs would have made an announcement. Momonga hurriedly worked to reopen the message panel he had closed — and then he stopped halfway.

There was no command console.

Momonga was filled with panic, frustration, and suspicion, but he was also surprised by how calm he was considering the circumstances. He decided to call on other means. Forced connections that did not require a console, the chat function, a GM call, a forced logout—

None of them responded. It was as though they had been deleted from the system.

"…What the hell is going on!?"

"What's wrong, Momonga-sama?"

It was the first time he had heard that beautiful woman's voice.

Momonga was startled, but he still kept searching for the source of the voice. When he found the one who had spoken the words just now, he was speechless.

The person who had answered him was the NPC bowing in front of him — Albedo.

"Is something wrong, Momonga-sama?"

Albedo kept asking him questions. Momonga did not know how to respond. As it was, there were far too many things he did not understand, so his thought processes short-circuited.

"Are you all right?"

Albedo's beautiful face drew close to Momonga's as she studied him. A faint fragrance entered his nostrils. The scent seemed to restore Momonga's ability to think, and his mind, which had been hitherto out of comission, slowly returned to normal.

Demiure spoke at the moment "Albedo give Momonga-sama some time he casted a magic of higher tier than world magic that no one had even imagined before, maybe he is analyzing its effect."

The NPC's were conversing.

Learning this fact shocked Momonga so greatly that he could not speak.

Impossible. This should have been impossible.

The closest thing NPCs could come to conversations was with macroed responses to being addressed in a certain way. There was audio data for roars and cheering for players to download, but actually allowing an NPC to engage in conversation was an impossible task.

Why had such an impossible event occurred? Was this phenomenon limited to Albedo and Demiurge.

Momonga dismissed Albedo and Demiurge with a wave of his hand

Momonga turned his eyes from her body to the butler and the six maids, whose heads were still lowered.

"Sebas! Maids!"

"Yes!"

Their voices chorused out as one, and then the butler and maids raised their heads.

"Come here."

"Understood."

They responded as one, and then rose to their feet. After that, they proudly strode to the front of him before dropping to one knee and lowering their heads again.

Momonga had learned two things from this.

The first was that he did not need to specially enter commands on a keyboard; the NPCs would understand his intentions and execute his orders.

The second was that Albedo and Demiurge were not the only one who could speak.

All of the NPCs of NAZARICK were exhibiting anomalous behavior.

He knew nothing about what was going on. Nobody would help him even if he got angry.

Then, his first priority should be — looking for clues.

"—Sebas."

He could see an earnest, sincere expression on Sebas's face. He looked like a real person.

"Exit the Tomb and investigate the surrounding region. If you encounter intelligent creatures, interact peacefully with them and invite them to the Tomb. Attempt to accommodate the other party as much as possible during negotiations. Do not stray more than one kilometer from the tomb and avoid unnecessary combat."

"Understood, Momonga-sama. I will do so immediately."

"…Select one of the Pleiades to accompany you. If battle begins, retreat immediately and tell me everything you have learned."

This was first step.

The next step would be—

"…I should contact the game company."

The game company would know the most about Momonga's present situation.

The problem was actually contacting them. Normally, simply using the /shout command or a GM call would put him in touch with a GM instantly, but if these methods did not work either…

"「Message」?"

It didn't work either.

After some time.

Than he tried using it to contact sebas.

It connected.

'Sebas come back and tell us about your findings.'

'Yes my lord momonga'

I then said to all other present here. "Raise the protection of NAZARICK to maximum. And test a little whether you can you your skills and magic as effectively as before. If there are problems contact me."

I continued "Is there a effective way to hide NAZARIck from others"

Mare answered "U-Using magic might be tricky. If we had to hide everything along with the surface… although, we could cover the walls in mud, and then add plants as camouflage."

"Can you conceal the walls by heaping dirt onto them?"

"Yes, yes I can, if you allow it, Momonga-sama"

"Ok than it is decided."

After that I used magic ring to teleport to throne room.

Sebas came back after some time.

I asked "How are the surroundings like?"

"Yes. We are surrounded by plains, with no intelligent creatures in sight."

"A plain… not a swamp?"

The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick should have been bordered by a swamp that was inhabited by frog-like demihumans called Tuvegs. The swamp was shrouded in mist, and it was poisonous.

"Yes. There are only plains around us."

Momonga could not help but smile.

All this was too much...

"In other words, the spell was really successful."

"Sebas, is there anything floating in the sky, or did anything like a message appear?"

"No, there is nothing like that. The heavens are as boundless as the Sixth Floor's night sky."

"What!? Did you say night sky?... Is there anything suspicious around you?"

"No… I have not seen anything unusual. Besides the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, there are no other man-made structures in sight."

"Is that so… is that so…"

"Return for now, NAZARICKS security has been raised to maximum. you be on alert as well."

After that I went outside the NAZARICKS, demiurge accompanied me. I use fly magic to fly high, he also followed me.

After flying high enough I was looking at this beautiful world

"…To think one could see so far just by the light of the moon and the stars… it's hard to believe that this world is real. This world is like a chest of jewels."

"Perhaps it is. I believe the beauty of this world exists to adorn you, Momonga sama," Demiurge said in a reverent voice.

"Indeed, it is beautiful. You say these stars exist to adorn me… perhaps that is so. Perhaps the reason that I have come here is to claim this chest of jewels which belongs to nobody else."

"…No, this is not something I can claim for myself. Perhaps these jewels are meant to adorn the Great Tomb of Nazarick; myself, and my friends from Ainz Ooal Gown."

"…What a moving statement. If is your wish, then by your command, I shall lead Nazarick's forces to claim this chest of jewels. I, Demiurge would like nothing more than to present this chest of jewels to my lord and master, Momonga-sama."

It made me chuckle a bit.

"As long as we do not know anything about the beings which live in this world, I can only say that your idea is foolish. For all we know, we might be minuscule weaklings in this world. However, conquering this world might be quite interesting."

At that time we noticed Mare covering the NAZARICK tith dirt. I met her and gave her a magic ring that can help with his purpose.

After that I teleported to my room to take some rest and think it over.