Chapter 3: The Dice Has Been Thrown
Disclaimer: I do not own Overlord or any references I may make in this story
Something I forgot to mention in the last two chapters, here is Ainz's harem!
1 - Albedo (wife, she is sexy and my favourite)
2 - Narberal Gamma (main maid)
3 - Lupusregina Beta (my love for redheads)
4 - Yuri Alpha (…stoic yet hot)
5 - Solution Epsilon (blonde…busty)
6 - Calca Bessarez (innocent, pure, angel type character)
7 - Lakyus (uh…no reason, I just want her in the harem)
8 - Tuareninya Veyron (She's cute and I like her)
9 – Shalltear Bloodfallen (I don't like lolicon so I will be coming up with some excuse to make her body more mature.)
10 - Homunculus maids (won't be focused on much if at all but may be mentioned servicing Ainz if you catch my drift)
I can add 1-2 more woman in the harem. Let me know in the review section.
I'm also looking for a beta reader! My grammar sucks balls so does my editing skills!
SURPRISE! Butt sex!
I'm prone to random outburst of randomness.
Ainz stood somewhat out of breath while his upper body lay bare covered in a sheen of sweat that soaked his comfortable soft pants he wore for this training session. as he analyzed his butler who was teaching him proper hand-to-hand combat techniques. Training for forty-eight hours non-stop and his ability to learn at very quick rates caused him to learn all of the basics of fighting quite quickly. He could now punch, kick and block like an actual fighter then just a brute with a somewhat large but muscular and toned body.
I hope Albedo doesn't come here to see this. She just managed to get control of her lust and I can't have her going crazy on my again or I'll never be able to get anything done. Seriously, having to sneak around Nazarick when I'm supposed to be the freaking ruler and Demon King just to avoid her…
"Lord Ainz, your skill in hand-to-hand combat has increased quite drastically. I believe now is the time you said you will be focusing on your skills with a sword." Sebas said while bowing. Although his stoic face did not show it, he was filled with pride, honor and joy that not only his lord had deemed him worthy to teach the leader of the supreme beings but also to see how much his lord improved from having no skills to being half-way to his own skill with hand-to-hand combat in just two days. He expected nothing less from the ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
"Yes, I believe it is time. Cocytus, let's get started!" Ainz said while looking at Cocytus standing near the edge of arena of floor six.
"Yes, my lord!" He walked over and stood ten meters in front of Ainz while Sebas bowed and left to sit among the stands with Aura and Mare. Most of the other residents were busy dealing with their own tasks or simply wandering their floors making any possible improvements to its defense. Not to mention he explicitly stated he wanted no one on floor six except the designated people until he said otherwise.
Ainz then put on his black armor with golden outlines and wore a red cape along with holding two black great swords of great quality, one in each hand. The tip of the two swords were curved in the shape of a battle-axe.
"Let's begin!" Ainz ordered before charging forward at incredible speeds, swinging one of his swords down towards Cocytus.
The guardian quickly managed to put his battle-axe with two arms in order to block the strike but the force caused him to slightly dig into the ground. Ainz took this opportunity to swing his free left arm, intending to hit Cocytus on the side.
However, Cocytus fluidly spun his axe such that it knocked the blade at the top sideways, out of Ainz's grip and blocked the attack from the side. He then spun his axe quickly again, this time knocking Ainz's second blade out of his hand which then landed some distance away.
Cocytus had already found a glaring weakness in his lord's style of melee combat and weapons.
Cocytus was going easy on me. He did not use any weapons other then his battle-axe even when he can wield a weapon in each hand and fight at a completely different level. Not to mention he didn't use his tail either. Well I didn't really expect to beat him but that was still pretty bad on my part. I guess I can't go charging in expecting to overpower my opponent. I maybe really good in magic but melee combat is a completely different story.
"Excellent work Cocytus. You are truly a master of close-range combat."
Cocytus bowed. "I am unworthy of such praise my lord."
"Nonsense. There are very few who can match your skill with weapons. Now, I wish to know, like Sebas analyzed my ability in hand-to-hand combat and revealed my need to increase the use of my legs, elbow and knees for offensive and defensive purposes, what do you think I need to improve on?" Ainz asked, both curious to know and wanting Cocytus to critically evaluate him without any flowery praise of how great he was. If the praise was about his skill in magic then he wouldn't mind any amount of praise but getting complimented on his atrocious melee combat ability was more insulting then motivating or flattering.
"…I believe the swords are too heavy my lord. They heavily increase your power behind your strikes but they leave you open to counter attack because they lack maneuverability."
"I see. Then what do you recommend for me?"
"To be honest my lord, I will need to continue sparing with you before I am able to come to a conclusion as to what weapons would be worthy of your great power." Cocytus answered.
Ainz then picked up the swords before looking at the guardian. "I see, then spar we shall! Let's go Cocytus!"
Ainz sat on the chair in his office looking through the giant map he had obtained from Gazef. He had read it right after receiving days ago, only to remember that he didn't know how to read or write the language of this new world. Hence, after he had finished his training with Cocytus, he had gone to Carne village to use a tier three spell given to noobs in Yggdrasil in order to communicate and understand the language of other races as well as read and write said language since it was needed to perform some quests.
The spell was known as Universal Translation and it basically translated spoken words and written words into the language the user understood but in order for the spell to work and permanently install this knowledge in the user, the spell had to be casted on someone who knew how to speak, read and write the language.
Ainz casted the spell onto Enri and learned the language without anyone knowing before teleporting back to Yggdrasil. Now he was in for a long few hours of planning as to how to approach the birth of the Nazarick Empire. The training with Sebas and Cocytus had done wonders on helping him calm down after the fiasco with Albedo along with his constant horny and now perverted mind often going to the gutter.
The training released a lot of pent up stress he had accumulated after coming here and the stress he had in his old body as Suzuki due to his workplace. Not only that but through Cocytus' expertise he managed to learn that wielding dual great swords would hamper him more then help. So, the guardian had suggested that he wield custom made swords since they would be much more light weight compared to two great swords and that Cocytus will be able to tweak them to suit Ainz's fighting style. Nazarick's ruler had agreed with Cocytus' assessment and gave him the task of preparing his weapons using all the resources in Nazarick including the forge room that was built on the tenth floor for the supreme ones to craft weapons and armor. It would take a couple days to finish them so until then Ainz would simply work on his plan.
Well at least he now knew the basics of actually swinging a sword like a weapon and not like an iron bar/rod and his hand-to-hand combat skills were passable at the moment. Still, he needed to see if he could find a melee combat user in this world that could teach him some basic martial art skills and sword skills. While his physical prowess was quite strong, it was nothing compared to his magical powers. He had seen Gazef's sword and martial art skills and knew they didn't exist in Yggdrasil.
Shaking his head, Ainz went back to staring at the map he had been given as payment and frowned a bit as he analyzed every kingdom and place that was on it. What the village chief had showed him was only about half of what was actually on the map. It would no doubt make the ambition of The Nazarick Empire more difficult but achieving something easy would be a waste of time so this was a welcome challenge.
From what he could tell, the mountain range that separated the Baharuth Empire and Re-Estize Kingdom was called the Azerlisia Mountains and it was home to the Frost Dragons at the northern part while being home to the Dwarf Kingdom in the southern part.
If Dwarfs of this world are anything like the one's in Yggdrasil, then I have to get them to join me. They were the best crafters in the entire game although getting to their realm Svartalheim was a serious pain considering the massive list of quests and tasks you had to do. But it was worth it since they were the only ones capable of creating level one hundred armor and weapons not to mention using Runecraft to enchant them. I think I'll send Demiurge on to find this Dwarf Kingdom and see what they are capable of. If they are as good as crafting like in Yggdrasil, they'll play a key role in helping strengthen Nazarick.
Now the Frost Dragons would also make a good ally but I'll have to be careful. Dragons were the strongest creatures in Yggdrasil so they may pose a challenge. I think I'll send Albedo, and Lupusregina to gather information on them before I go there myself but I'll make sure to give them an emergency teleportation crystal that will teleport them here in a time of crisis. I'll have to give Demiurge one to since I can't take any risks at the moment.
While that happens, I should start my path as an adventurer and gain as much fame and information as I can.
With that part of his plan thought out, he moved on to looking at the unfamiliar Roble Holy Kingdom neighbouring the Re-Estize kingdom on the east side while a nation called Argland Council state lay north of the Re-Estize Kingdom.
He also planned to send Sebas and Solution to the Re-Estize Kingdom to do some information gathering as well soon. He wasn't that worried about any infiltrators getting into Nazarick not just because of all the fortification that had been done but also with the super tier illusion spell he had cast around it. Given that so far seventh tier magic with the Slane Theocracy captain summoning the angel with that crystal was by far the strongest magic he had seen not to mention the religious fanatic clearly thought this power was on par with the gods, it reassured him of Nazarick's safety with all of the precautions he had taken.
His thought process was interrupted when he heard a knock on his door. "Come in."
A woman with waist length honey colored hair with two bangs falling down her cute yet beautiful face complimented her red eyes and glasses. She wore a dark colored maid outfit similar to that of the Pleiades Battle Maids but instead of black and white colors, this maid's outfit was a mix of dark blue and white.
"Lord Ainz. Please forgive my intrusion but I have something for you from Lady Neuronist Painkill."
"Come in. What did he…she want you to give me?" Ainz asked remembering the rather horrifying looking Special Intelligence Collector. He had no problems with how she looked per say but the fact that she thought he would love her. That thought in itself was very terrifying. The day that type of thought even passed through his brain would be when Albedo stopped lusting after him. Basically, never.
The maid walked forward and presented the scroll to him. "Thank you for delivering this to me Lumière."
She got on her knees. "Your praise is too much my lord. It is my sworn duty and my life's purpose to serve you. My insignificant name being spoken from your lips is such a great gift, one that I'm not worthy of hearing."
Ainz sighed. The Homunculus maids were made basically to serve Nazarick but being treated essentially like a god and them like worthless slaves was getting on his nerves just a bit. He wondered how the day would look like when they didn't act as if they weren't worthy for the smallest gesture of gratitude from him. "Of course, I would know your name Lumière and you are not insignificant. I appreciate your service to me. Now I would like to be left alone. Make sure no one interrupts me until I say otherwise."
"As you wish my lord."
Ainz sighed and shook his head once the door to his office was closed. Opening up the scroll in his hands, he began reading through it. It took about an hour to get through all of the information but by the time he was done, he put the scroll down and began thinking about the information he had been given that was extracted from the Slane Theocracy Captain.
The Slane Theocracy was one of the oldest nations, having been established around six hundred years ago and the country's religion revolved around the Six Great Gods who had appeared six hundred years ago. The country and its religion were divided into six sectors, each sector devoted to one of the six great gods. Their main objective was to unite humans and destroy any and all non-humans as they viewed them as a threat.
The Baharuth Empire was currently the most prosperous region due to the incredible skill of its ruler and one that the Slane Theocracy does not want growing any more powerful which is why they continue to make sure tension between Baharuth and Re-Estize is high so they can continue with their mission of eliminating all non-humans.
One of their main targets were the Abelion Hills which neighboured the Roble Holy Kingdom as the area was filled with demi-human tribes that constantly invaded the kingdom. This caused the kingdom's economy to be a bit poor, making it easy for the Slane Theocracy to establish bases there from which to attack the demi-humans and research magic in order to grow more powerful.
Their other target was the Argland Council State which was made of demi-humans, located North-west of the Re-Estize Kingdom and surrounded by mountains. The states creation goes back to the era of Evil Deities and the war with the demon gods. This made the Argland Council State the top target for the Slane Theocracy since destroying it would heavily affect demi-humans all across the entire continent since it essentially acted as a safe haven for all demi-humans. However, the main problem lied with its ruler being the Platinum Dragon Lord. Going up against such a being would result in certain death being evident by the Slane Theocracy not having made a move against the state. However, this brought up the fact that one of their allies had the power to defeat such a beast.
One of their supposed allies were the Dragon Kingdom, located south of the Baharuth Empire and East of the Slane Theocracy, were constantly facing invasion from their neighbouring Beastman Country and hence they had to request military aid from Baharuth and the Slane Theocracy in order to push back the attackers. However, the most interesting piece of information is that the Dragon Kingdom was started at the hands of the Brightness Dragon Lord who took a human as a mate. This caused the descendants of the dragon to be granted with access to the long-forgotten power of Wild Magic.
Wild Magic…I never heard of that type of magic in Yggdrasil. A Dragon Lord…I'm not sure what that is but considering dragons were the strongest creatures in Yggdrasil, I can only assume dragon lords are very powerful.
The Slane Theocracy planned to try to take out the Platinum Dragon Lord using the Brightness Dragon Lord. Doing so would also allow them the opportunity to take out both Dragon Lords as once one is exhausted from the fight, they could kill it. Of course, the problem relied on actually convincing the Brightness Dragon Lord but they planned to continue helping the Dragon Kingdom and use that as a means to gain its help.
That was about the information Neuronist had managed to get from their prisoner before he succumbed to the mental and physical torture and broke under it. He was completely destroyed in every sense of the word and all that remained was a husk so the man had been disposed of. Neuronist's methods was probably a bit too severe for a human to handle. He would have to make sure to tell her to go easy on the humans he sends her way for information extraction or to make them suffer. In both cases he would need them to last longer.
With that information, Ainz went back to planning his next few moves.
Looking at the map he couldn't help but be drawn into a memory of his childhood.
Flashback
A twelve-year-old Suzuki Satoru sat on the couch watching tv as it played a cartoon show about robots fighting aliens. He watched it with glee and enthusiasm that only a child could possess but he was more excited about when his mom would be done washing the dishes so he could play with her.
She had shown him how to play a game called chess around two years ago and told him how it was a family tradition going back to the early twenty first century. Ever since then, he always loved playing the game and took every chance he could to play with his mom although he did find it difficult to beat her, he was steadily improving.
"Are you done mom?!" He asked in impatience while waving his legs back and fourth but not taking his brown eyes off of the television. His hands fiddled with his white shirt and black shorts as he tried to pass the time.
"Almost Satoru." Came the voice of his mother Hirumi.
After a couple minutes she came over and sat beside her cute son who was jumping with joy and quickly brought out the chess board from under the glass table in front of them. Although they could use holographic technology to play the game, both she and Satoru preferred the physical version.
"Let's play!" Satoru said as he quickly finished setting up all the chess pieces and looked at his mom's brown eyes while her face was etched into a soft smile. However due to his innocence and joy, he failed to notice the heavy bangs under her eyes nor the sheer exhaustion that was in her eyes and in her entire body.
"Ok Satoru. You go first."
Satoru did so and moved one of his pawn pieces two tiles forward before letting his mom take her turn.
Hirumi could only smile softly at the cute look on Satoru's face as he concentrated trying to think of what piece to move where.
"Remember, Satoru always think twenty steps ahead." She said softly, her voice weak and tired but she continued to play with her son. He was her life and she worked day in and day out so that she could earn enough money to run their home and build him a good future.
The minutes went by and one piece was moved after the other until eventually, Hirumi got a check mate on Satoru despite her exhausted state of mind. She had been playing for years with her dad and eventually her mom so she had a lot more practice in. However, she could tell her son had a gift for thinking and planning ahead seeing as it was becoming increasingly difficult to win against him. There were times she lost too and those times were growing.
"Aw…I lost." Satoru whined.
"Its alright Satoru. Remember this is all about having fun. But just remember this. Always plan ahead. Think twenty to thirty steps ahead, in chess and in real life." Hirumi smiled at him who paid complete attention to her.
Satoru nodded his head. "I'll remember that! Can we play again?"
"I'm sorry Satoru but I'm really tired and I need to get some sleep. Why don't you play with the AI for a couple games and then go to bed yourself?" Hirumi said.
Although a bit sad he wouldn't get to play with his mom more, Satoru nodded. "Ok!" He then activated the hologram by clicking a few buttons on the glass table. He set up the chess board before he began playing with the AI calling out moves and he moved the chess pieces in response.
Hirumi could only smile as she went to her room and plopped down on her bed after changing out of her pants and top into some pajamas and quickly dozing off to get some sleep before her next job.
Satoru continued playing for a couple games. The lesson his mom taught him would stay with him forever.
Flashback end
Ainz smiled as he remembered his mom. Her lesson got him through pretty tough situations in life and now it would be helping him not only to survive in this new world but also thrive. Thrive and build a perfect empire.
The days he spent playing Civilisation before Yggdrasil even came out, he remembered how he would pick out the flaws in the game and simply draw or write about an empire that was based around his design. His values. His vision.
Now he would be working towards making that dream a reality, something he never thought possible but here he was now.
Ainz sighed as he pushed those thoughts back and brought out a rather large book with blank pages and a pen from his storage dimension before beginning to write out the first stages of his plan.
His earlier thoughts on gathering information and becoming an adventurer still remained the same as did contacting the Frost Dragons and the Dwarf Kingdom since they would proof useful allies if he was right about them. Especially the Dwarves since he wanted more advanced weapons and armor for the residents of Nazarick.
Not only that but he would need to figure out how to get lots of stone and metal to build the futuristic like tower/structure he intended to be around The Great Tomb of Nazarick. The castle in itself would act as any castle or place where people could come meet with him should they need to but it would also act as an initial defense against anyone wanting to get into the tomb. It would be layered with spells, defenses and his guardians who would easily teleport into the tomb should the situation ever get dire.
With that in mind, I should also read about all of the resident of Nazarick's abilities and skills. Better to be informed about them to know how I can make them stronger…and in the case they are not as loyal as they seem but I doubt that would happen. But its still better to be safe and plan out for that scenario just in case.
With that said, he spent the next several hours going through the explicit details of every guardian, every Nazarick resident's until he had it memorized. By the time he was done, he was quite exhausted from all of that reading.
Not to mention that he was pretty much at a wall with how much he could accomplish due to the lack of information. He decided he would focus on it later and decided it was time to get the weekly status report from Albedo as to how the guardians were doing in regards to performing their regular duties.
Albedo, Demiurge and Lupusregina. Please come to my office right away!
Yes, my lord!
Came the haste reply of the three simultaneously as he had put a bit more force in his voice in the message.
Not a few minutes later, the guardians stood in his office, on their knees.
"Now that you three are here, I have very specific orders for you three. Now stand up." The three did so. "Demiurge step forward to my desk."
The demon did as such. "How may I be of service to you Lord Ainz?"
"This place is known as the Dwarf Kingdom." Ainz said pointing at the dot on the southern part of the Azerlisia mountains. "I need you to go find it and gather information about the Dwarfs. Find out their history, what magic they know, what they do, any issues they are facing, everything. Here is an emergency teleportation crystal in case you run across a powerful enemy which you are unable to defeat. I have full confidence in your strength but we are still new to this world so caution is necessary. I'll also be giving you a few transformation spells in case you need to enter the kingdom in disguise. Understood?" Ainz asked as he handed the items to Demiurge who accepted them graciously.
"Yes, my lord."
"Try and establish a relationship with them on my behalf but make sure not to use force. Contact me using the messaging spell when you are done or if you need anything. Now go." Ainz ordered to which Demiurge nodded and said his goodbyes although he was trying to figure out what his lord was planning and why he seemed interested in this Dwarf Kingdom.
"Albedo. Lupusregina."
"Yes, my lord?" The two answered right with blushes on their faces. The power and command he radiated was causing a pleasant heat to burn between their legs.
The maids of the Pleiades also love you…
Albedo's words came back to him causing his pants to tighten again when he saw the blushes on their face while also sensing the lust that filled the air. Being around such beautiful woman caused him to constantly get horny but he kept on keeping his lust in check. He knew he would have to sort out his feelings regarding Albedo and the battle maids who seemed to be in love with him soon.
"I want the both of you to head here where the Frost Dragons reside." Ainz pointed to a spot on the map to which Albedo and Lupusregina stepped forward to get a closer look. "Lupusregina, you'll be using your invincibility spell in order to scout the area and gather information about them. Albedo you'll be there in case anything goes wrong and you encounter a combat situation but avoid that at all costs. Try to establish an alliance or a meeting time in which I can speak with their leader if you can. I intend to build a alliance with the Frost Dragons if at all possible. Take these…" he handed them both emergency teleportation crystals and a few spells. "Use these when you're in a dire situation. Remember to exercise the utmost caution when near Frost Dragons. Dragons were the most powerful creatures in Yggdrasil, enough to give me a challenge. Go in your battle armor."
"Yes, my lord. We shall complete your task or die trying." Albedo said with devotion while bowing her head and Lupusregina doing the same.
"No Albedo. I don't want you to die while completing this task. I need you both to come back alive. Retreat if you feel the need to but come back to Nazarick. I will resurrect you in case you do die but I would rather not lose any one of you. All of you are precious to me and I would hate for you to have to experience death before knowing my answer right Albedo?"
Albedo's face flushed an even brighter red as she remembered her conversation and the hot kiss with her master a few days ago. A new-found fire of determination began to burn deep within her and she vowed to herself to complete this task. She would not fail her master nor the trust he placed with her.
Lupusregina was in a similar situation of being both aroused by being in the presence of her lord and her heart skipping a few beats due to his words. She would not fail her master but she did wonder what he meant in regards to his answer to Lady Albedo.
"I understand my lord. I thank you for your words and your love for us. We shall not fail you."
"We won't fail you Lord Ainz!" Lupusregina added her face etched into one of ferocity and determination, much like Albedo.
"Good. Now go and return once you are done with your task. Make sure to message me should you need to inform me of anything." The two nodded and left the office to prepare for the task their lord had set before heading out.
Ainz went back to work of designing how the new look of Nazarick may look like in the future. A few hours later he stood up in order to take a break and went to the mirror. He placed on the armor he would be wearing as an adventurer and frowned when he saw his appearance.
Hm…black is a bit too edgy for my tastes. I think I should dye my armor to blood red…its my favourite color after all. Not to mention having red armor and maybe…a white cape will make me seem more like a hero…I think.
He then reached into his storage dimension and brought out a large bulbous vial filled with red liquid. The vial was encased in gold seemingly to protect the glass but he knew it was more for decoration purposes then anything else.
Hehe…who would have thought I would be using this dye. It sells at a value of fifty million gold pieces and I only ever managed to get two of these as monster drops since the drop chance is so rare. Oh well, its not like it has any other uses.
With that thought, Ainz smashed the vial against his plate armor but rather then the liquid falling to the ground, it instead merged with his armor, changing the black color to blood red but leaving the golden outlines. He then unclipped the red cape and placed it in his storage dimension while also taking out a pure white cape.
I should probably enchant this so it doesn't get dirty.
He waved his hand over the white cape releasing some magic over it and using a basic cosmetic enchantment spell that would make his cape seem in pristine condition and almost glow in the sun light. Putting the cape on, Ainz then looked at himself in the mirror and smiled at how badass he looked.
"Much better. I really look like a strong hero now." He said although it was probably his love for the color red talking more then anything. Now all he had to do was wait for his blades to be finished and then he would be on this way with Narberal to become an adventurer although he did start to think of different names for both of them to use.
A few days later
Ainz walked through the streets of E-Rantel alongside Nabe, aka Narberal Gamma after registering both of them as adventurers with his name being written as Momon, a shorter version of Momonga. Unfortunately, given that they were new, they had to start at the lowest rank of copper plate.
On his back, under his cape were two expertly crafter silver swords with a unique shape. They were made to be a bit shorter then his great swords but still significant in length and size due to his own large figure. However, they were very lightweight providing a lot more flexibility in terms of his attacks and ability to react quickly to defend against attacks.
The swords were longer then longswords and the blade was curved giving it the slight appearance of a scimitar. The handle was golden in color decorated with a single red jewel right under the guard for both of them, while also having thin silver strips to provide an excellent grip. The guard was shaped in curve such that the right side of the guard point upward while the left side pointed downward. The blade of the swords was by far the most impressive as the edges were very sharp that if you held it toward the sun, you could see the edges gleam brightly. The blades curvature made it so that it complimented Ainz's style of using slashing attacks but not being so curved that stabbing was not eliminated as a possible form of attack. The blades also had also had a red line of sorts that almost seemed to be like a glass like protrusion filled with a liquid running up to half of the blade in the center on both sides.
The red portions were in fact an enchantments Shalltear had placed on his blade giving it abilities much like her own. She had done so on Ainz's order since he had found out that one of Shalltear's abilities was to cast enchantments that were unique to her vampiric race. The enchantments were quite simple in that the blades would absorb the blood of whatever the blades slay, using it to keep the blades in pristine condition while also increasing its power, level and sharpness. The blades would also heal Ainz with every strike he made against his opponents. Not only that but in the case where the opponent's blood provides some unique ability or has some unique characteristics, the blades would also gain this power. Lastly, absorbing blood from a single member of a species would make the blade much more powerful against any other member of that species.
He was quite impressed with these enchantments and considered taking a deeper look into high tier enchantment magic in the near future. These enchantments were eighth tier so he wondered if there were any tenth tier or super tier enchantments. He never bothered learning them since his play style focused more on offensive magic casting and defensive spells to protect himself, not any type of support spells.
Ainz sighed as he looked towards Narberal who wore simple but loose black pants held by a black belt that also had a sword strapped to it, a white top, black boots, and a brown cloak wrapped around her body. She had a stoic look on her face but he saw how she was giving the humans who were staring at him.
Does she also hate humans?!
Ainz didn't even realize that his sarcastic line of thought was right on the dot. "Nabe, we're going to get a room at the local inn before heading to the guild to get a job."
"Yes, Lord A…!"
Ainz muffled her mouth as fast as he could before she could say his real name. "I'm not Lord Ainz here Nabe. I am Momon. Don't call me lord or anything so formal. Just Momon will do." He whispered a bit forcefully before taking his hand away from her mouth.
"I apologize…Sir Momon…sir."
Ainz sighed. "That will do for now. Let's go."
With Demiurge
Demiurge stood amongst a forest covered in snow, near a great rift that was only crossable via the suspension bridge that ran across it. He could see a fortress across the bridge with short figures in armor. A short while ago, Lady Albedo and Lupusregina had moved forward towards the area the Frost Dragons reside when they were flying in the air so as to not be spotted.
He wondered what his lords plan was and why he seemed so interested in his Dwarf Kingdom but he could see no reason. As a result, he simply thought that his lord had such insight that he was thinking far ahead and these Dawrves no doubt held something of interest that would be of great benefit to Nazarick.
Determined to complete the task his lord set for him, Demiurge let loose his wings and flew across the great rift before landing on the other side in front of the stone and metallic fortress that was guarding the entrance to the canyon that went into the mountains.
"Halt! Who are you and what is your business here!?"
"Greetings." Demiurge greeted with a bow. "My name is Demiurge and I am here on behalf of my lord, Ainz Ooal Gown to establish a relationship with your people. I wish to speak to your leader."
The short figures in armor carrying battle-axes and hammers for weapons whispered amongst themselves before one of them disappeared from view.
"We shall convey your message to our leader but first you must relinquish all of your weapons!"
"I have come unarmed." Demiurge said. Of course, he himself was a weapon and had great power at his disposal but they didn't need to know that. Lord Ainz had explicitly stated not to use force so he had no intention of doing so. Although he did begin to analyze the dwarfs to see how he should go about the negotiations with this race.
For one, the dwarfs seem to be on edge and given that they immediately noticed his presence and had quite a large number of soldiers stationed at this large fortress stationed in between two mountains, it could very well be they are facing some sort of threat. This meant that offering military assistance may be a good way to help establish a relationship between this kingdom and Nazarick.
Not only that but these dwarfs held magical weapons, some of incredibly power from what he could tell. Nothing that would pose any threat to him or Nazarick but still of some significance that warranted looking into.
Any further thoughts were halted when the gate that led into the fortress made of many powerful iron bars retreated upward and around two dozen soldiers came out, having their axes, pickaxes, hammers and battleaxes gripped tightly in their hands. The lead dwarf that was easy to tell apart from the other dwarfs due to his more shiny and pristine silver armor with gold protrusions and decorations compared to the dull colored and worn out armor of the other dwarfs. This leader also had red hair and quite a long beard.
"Follow me…I shall take you before the council."
"Very well."
Demiurge then follow the dwarves through the fortress, around ten stationed in front of him while the rest were behind him no doubt ready to attack the moment, he made the wrong move. Demiurge smirked a bit since these lowly beings wouldn't stand a chance against his power.
Looking around he saw numerous cave entrances that went into the two mountains that surrounded them on both sides. There were also a small number of shops made of stone, metal and wood that had large amounts of smoke coming out of chimneys leading Demiurge to believe they were forges to craft weapons and armor or cooking places.
As they walked by, many dwarves were looking at him with a mix of curiosity and apprehension. This made him believe his earlier theory was right that they were facing some sort of threat.
Eventually the group stopped in front of a large cubic shaped building that was guarded by numerous dwarves wearing a lot of heavy armor that most likely restricted movement but offered far more protection and durability no doubt to keep intruders from entering this place that seemed of great importance to them.
Demiurge stepped through the doors, following the numerous soldiers through the rather well-kept place that heat intricately carved stone tiles with numerous engravings on them. The guardian could feel magic power in these symbols that were carved on the ground almost like enchantments but still different. He ignored the gaze of the small number of dwarves that occupied the area they were walking through as he was led through some pillars and eventually through a large set of metal doors that creaked heavily when pushed open.
Stepping through, Demiurge found himself led into the middle of the room where he saw eight dwarves, including the commander of the soldiers that led him here, sitting on the eight elevated seats behind a large curved desk. All eyes were set on him.
"Greetings dwarves of the Dwarf Kingdom. My name is Demiurge."
"I am the High Priest of Earth, Broukkad Bittertoe." Said a dwarf with the signature large brown beard, wearing a green and brown garb that completely covered his body. He also had a hood that went over his face.
"I am the Forgemaster, Bhargal Dimforged." This dwarf wore more simple clothing consisting of brown pants with straps that went over his shoulders, a dark blue shirt with the sleeves rolled up revealing some hairy arms that had lots of scars no doubt caused from burns. He also wore a type of apron that had numerous tools and large hammers hanging through straps.
"I am the Commander-in-chief, Brantryd Warfeet." Said the commander that led Demiurge here.
"I am the Director of Food Production, Gruddot Oreflayer." A dwarf wearing a white apron and a white hat with a neatly kept large beard.
"I am the Brewmaster, Brokrorlim Drakechest." Said the dwarf with a more civilized look given that he wore glasses, had a book in his hand and wore simple brown pants, a green shirt with a brown vest on top that held numerous pockets.
"I am the Master of Caves and Mines, Hadgroud Shadowgranite." Said the dwarf wearing a helmet that was enchanted. He also held a pickaxe in one hand along with wearing brown pants and black shirt with a brown vest with some tools hanging from some straps and pockets. There were numerous specks of dust on his clothing and face.
"I am the Merchant's Guildmaster, Lumdibena Orestone." Said a dwarf wearing a grey short, on top of which was the typical brown tunic that went well with the brown pants.
"I am the Cabinet Secretary, Noznurum Honorhead. I will be speaking on behalf of the council." Said the dwarf sitting in between the other seven, straight away from Demiurge. This dwarf wore a blue, neatly kept shirt under a black tunic and brown pants.
Demiurge distinctly noted how some of these dwarves had beards kept in three braids while others had them more-straight and neatly kept.
"Thank you for taking the time to speak with me. I promise it will be worth your while." Demiurge said with a bow.
"You said, you came on behalf of your lord, Ainz Ooal Gown to establish a relationship with us." Noznurum said while gazing at the man with pointy ears along with all of the other dwarves in the large room.
"Yes. My lord seemed very interested in your people and wished to learn about your race. He wished for a relationship to be established between our two people. We are ready to offer some military aid should you require it."
"How do you know we require military aid?" Brantryd said with narrowed eyes thinking that he may be working for the Quagoa.
"Ah its quite simple. There were a large number of soldiers placed on the fortress near the great rift that was only crossable by the bridge and by flight. Furthermore, the citizens and soldiers of your kingdom seemed a bit more on edge leading me to the conclusion that there is most likely some sort of conflict or threat that seems to be a problem for your kingdom."
"You have quite the insight Demiurge." Broukkad said.
"What do you wish to gain from this alliance?" Brantryd asked with suspicion.
"That will be up to Lord Ainz to discuss with you. I am simply acting as a messenger and the offer of military aid is more of a gesture of good faith if you will. If you allow it, I will contact Lord Ainz and have him come here personally or invite one of you to a neutral location in order to further this discussion."
"Before anything else, how much power does your lord hold?" Brantryd further inquired.
"Let me answer that with a question of my own. Am I to assume this threat you are facing is that of somewhat equal or greater power then your own?" The dwarves nodded a bit hesitatingly. "Well my lord has enough power to crush this threat without lifting a single finger."
"I see…" Brantryd said further, pretty much taking Noznurum's role of speaking on behalf of everyone else. "Can you please step outside while we make our decision."
"Of course." Demiurge said before stepping outside with the guards watching him.
With Albedo and Lupusregina
Flying through the air towards their destination using a flight necklace, Albedo in her battle armor and Lupusregina in her maid outfit with her staff drawn, both vigilant and checking their surroundings.
Despite the silence Lupusregina was having trouble reigning in her curiosity of Lord Ainz's words towards Lady Albedo and was wondering what he meant. "Um…Lady Albedo, can I ask you something?"
"Hmm…of course." Albedo said while looking towards the battle maid.
"I was wondering what Lord Ainz meant when he said about you not knowing his answer."
Albedo began blushing but it was not detectable given that she was in her armor. "Oh that…well, a few days ago, Lord Ainz questioned me about my love for him and he gave me a wonderful kiss. I still remember how his powerful, hot and delicious tongue dominated my mouth. I had an orgasm simply from that. I can't imagine how it will be like when he takes me to his bed and completely ravages my body for days on end, claiming it and marking it as his own."
Lupusregina blushed at the images that popped in her head along with having a pleasant heat burn between her legs although now it was getting uncomfortable then pleasant since she was getting horny as hell and wanted release. "Um Lady Albedo…"
"Oh! Sorry about that." Albedo said realizing she had begun to ramble on about her fantasy. "Well after that amazing kiss, he told me that he still needs time to sort out his own feelings. I also mentioned to him how most of the battle maids yourself included are also in love with Lord Ainz."
"Y-You…You told him that?!" Lupusregina shrieked both embarrassed and worried what her lord would be thinking that a lowly life form like her loved him and wished to be with him as part of his harem with Lady Albedo as his official wife.
"Yes. Lord Ainz is so kind that he would consider giving us his love even if we serve beneath him. It would also be weird for someone of his status and power to not have a harem. I know you, Yuri, Narberal and Solution desire his love…even that hag Shalltear and Lord Ainz would no doubt be willing to give us all his love. It would also be impossible for just one of us to satisfy his lust so he would need multiple women in his bed daily regardless."
True happiness would be words far too little to describe the joy Lupusregina was feeling at having the chance she felt was far out of her reach…to be loved and cherished by her lord. Not just as a resident of Nazarick but as a lover that too by the lord of the supreme beings. The only supreme being that stayed behind while the rest of them left.
"I can't believe it…Lord Ainz would be willing to love us like that?" Lupusregina said in disbelief.
"Yes. Although he has asked me to wait until he has his answer so until then, we must wait and continue serving him with all our power. After that…we will serve with our bodies too…hehehe." Albedo chuckled as a thin trail of blood began leaking out of her nose.
Lupusregina's instinct as a werewolf made her easily smell the scent of her blood and could tell Lady Albedo was thinking extremely naughty thoughts about Lord Ainz…just like she was. Oh ,how she couldn't wait to return to Nazarick and tell her fellow battle maids this good news. Delta and Entoma excluded of course since they didn't hold that kind of love or desire to be with Lord Ainz, just the unwavering loyalty that they all shared.
Both women were broken out of their thoughts when their eyes landed upon a large crystal-like structure surrounded by massive shining walls that surrounded it in all directions, in between the areas of the small mountains. Around the structure and within the walls, there were a lot of large dome shaped structures as far as they could see. However, the most interesting thing was that there were many areas on the wall, on the structures and on the domes that seemed to have been destroyed or blown off.
Albedo and Lupusregina quickly flew down and landed near the large but half destroyed barrier.
"It seems as if there was a battle here." Albedo commented.
"Yes. I smell lots of blood in the air. This has happened recently…possibly within the last month." Lupusregina said as she sniffed the air using her keen sense of smell to determine how long this scent of blood had been in the air.
"As Lord Ainz said, use your Complete Invisibility spell to scout the area. I will check the surrounding area and see if I find anything. If you run into trouble message me and I will come right away."
"Yes, Lady Albedo." With that, Lupusregina completely shimmered out of view and made her way towards the large barred entrance that seemed to have been frozen and then cracked open. It was a good thing she was part werewolf otherwise these cold temperatures would have been quite lethal.
Making her way through the entrance, she slowly stalked her way through the area, her footsteps appearing in the snow being the only thing that could give away her presence, she made sure to often find cover. She stayed behind one large random crystal-like structure in the middle of the field and absently touched it while scanning the area with her eyes. The moment her hand made contact with it, an unpleasant chill rand down her spine while her hand seemingly burned from coming in contact with the crystal which she recognized to the ice.
However, this seemed to be no ordinary ice as she could feel negative energy rolling off of it. Deciding to put that off for now, the red head focused on the heavy scent of blood that flooded her nostrils and made her grin as she felt a spark of bloodlust in her and a desire of wanting to taste her Lord Ainz's blood. She was sure it would taste delicious.
Shaking her head from the thoughts, Lupusregina made her way around the large but broken dome like structure that had been in front of her. She soon laid eyes on the corpses of a couple dozen large blue scaled dragons whose wings had an illuminating sparkle to them. The blue dragons that were no doubt the frost dragons that Lord Ainz said he wanted to establish a relationship with after she got information from them but it seemed like that wouldn't be happening. As she continued to explore the area, finding more torn frost dragon bodies, she decided to relay her findings to Lady Albedo.
Lady Albedo. I found many of the Frost Dragons but they all seemed as if they were torn apart. Blood is heavy in the air but I only smell the scent of the Frost Dragons and nothing else. I think that another frost dragon may be the one responsible for this.
I see. There is nothing around the area. Find out what you can and then we will leave to report back and see what Lord Ainz has too…I see something coming from the sky towards us. Where are you!?
I'm near the central structure on the right.
Lupusregina decided to head towards the entrance herself in order to meet with Lady Albedo sooner. Normally, a new arrival would not have been a problem and she would have continued to stay invisible to gather information but given all of the death that occurred here and the fact that Lord Ainz had stated that these dragons could be capable of giving even him some trouble, it more then warranted their complete caution.
She released her spell when she saw Lady Albedo running in her general direction. "Lady Albedo!"
"Be on guard Lupusregina. That dragon could be the one responsible for killing all of these other frost dragons. We may have to fight this one." Albedo said gripping her battle-axe tightly.
Lupusregina also gripped her staff tightly and saw that the dragon that was flying overhead was coming down to land right in front of them.
Albedo noticed that this one seemed quite a bit smaller then the other dead bodies that seemed to be around them.
"Who are you two? You don't smell like humans."
Albedo and Lupusregina blinked since they were more or less expecting a deep intimidating voice, not a childlike voice filled with curiosity and no hostility in the dragon's blue eyes.
"I think this dragon is just a kid." Lupusregina whispered.
Albedo nodded in response but before she could say anything back, the dragon interrupted. "Hey! I'm not a kid! I'm one hundred years old you know! I'm almost a teenager!"
Albedo blinked, trying to formulate a response. She could sense that this dragon was indeed powerful but her own power level surpassed it. She knew she could defeat it quite easily but given that the dragon had made no hostile movements, she decided it would be best to try and negotiate like Lord Ainz wanted.
"Dragon, may I have your name?"
"My name is Reothierorth!" The dragon boasted proudly.
"Reothe…Reothier…" Albedo tried to say but it was quite a mouthful.
"Just call me Reo." The dragon said with a pout since these two-legged creatures didn't seem to be able to say his awesome name. None of his fellow dragons seemed to have that problem.
"I see, Reo. My name is Albedo and this is Lupusregina Beta. We have come on behalf of our Lord, Ainz Ooal Gown to form an alliance with your kind. He wishes to learn more about your kind and see your leader is willing to meet with him."
"Meeting…with our leader." Reo paled.
"Yes. Can you please relay this message to your leader."
"Um…that might be a bad idea. I'm going to get in trouble if I go to our leader since I wasn't supposed to be here. This area is off limits." He said with a bit of fear in his eyes.
"I see…then you will not convey our message?" Albedo said in a dangerous tone. This lizard had the audacity to refuse to send a message to their leader to meet with her glorious lord. The fact that the dragon seemed to be more of a kid didn't seem to register to her.
"…Ok fine!" Reo said, her aura was very scary and overwhelming. "I'll tell our leader about this. Stay here and I will come back soon." Reo said before flying up in the air.
"What should we do until the dragon returns Lady Albedo?" Lupusregina asked, having stayed silent during the conversation.
"Do as our Lord Ainz said. Learn as much about these frost dragons as we can."
The red-head nodded before she began examining the dragon corpses to see just how they had died.
Albedo meanwhile went in the giant crystal structure.
With Ainz
Sitting on the bed in the room they had just paid for in the local Inn, Ainz sighed as he took off his helmet. A few moments ago, he had gotten into a one-sided fight with a cocky adventurer who thought it would be a good idea to antagonize him and Nabe. Ainz had grabbed him in a choke hold and threw him across the Inn, smashing into a table and destroying a girl's potion.
Said girl who had short spiky, red hair got very angry and to avoid trouble he gave her a red healing potion he had from Yggdrasil. It was a rather weak healing potion but she seemed satisfied with it and the matter was left there.
"What are we going to do about the woman that took your potion?" Narberal asked
"As an iron level adventurer she currently outranks us. It was just one weak potion so its not a big deal. However, there is one thing I wanted to ask you. What is your opinion of humans?"
"Worthless insects that deserve only to be used and disposed of." She replied in her stoic voice although it held a small amount of disgust.
Seriously her too. Does everyone in Nazarick humans are basically trash? I don't feel anything towards them either but as a former human…that's just insulting.
"I can't ask you to change you how you feel towards them but like I told Albedo, they are not all worthless. There are trash humans out there that deserve to suffer for eternity however, there are a small number of humans that deserve respect since they show strength no matter how minor it may be in comparison to us. Not just that, but for my vision of Nazarick, I am going to need you to seize your hostility towards them. Simply act if you have to and don't interact with them if there isn't a need but don't openly show your hostility. Understand?" Ainz scolded.
Narberal immediately got on her knees. "I apologize for displeasing you my lord. I will try my best to follow your orders."
Ainz sighed. "There is another thing I also need to address with you. Remember, right now we are low level adventurers. I'm going by Momon and you are Nabe, Momon's partner. Don't call me Lord, Sir or anything so formal. Simply Momon will suffice."
"Of course, lord…Momon sir."
"Its just Momon. Anyways, stand on your feet Nabe, there is no need for you to constantly bow to me." Narberal got on her feet. "Sit beside me, we should go over our plan one last time." Ainz patted the space beside him on the bed.
Narberal shifted a bit, blushing at the thought of sitting beside her lord in the same bed. She hesitatingly made her way over when Ainz gazed at her.
"Now, as low-level adventurers, our main goal for now is to climb the ranks and reach adamantite. With our skills it shouldn't be a problem. Along the way, we're going to need to earn money since our gold from Yggdrasil does not work here and using it will openly show that we are not from around here. Currently, we can't afford that kind of attention. Anyways, the higher our rank the better access we will have to harder quests and more information about this new world."
"Flawless plan my lord, I'm in awe…" Narberal said in genuine awe.
This was just common sense. There is nothing amazing about it. I guess the NPC's weren't really designed to do that much critical thinking other then Demiurge and Albedo but given that they are living beings now, they all should hopefully learn to become at least somewhat independent.
"We'll head to the guild in the morning since most humans will be heading to sleep now. I know you don't require it but get some rest." Ainz said as he put his hand on her shoulder.
Narberal gasped at the touch and her blush increased while her breathing became a bit heavy.
I guess Albedo was right…to think girls like them all seem to like me. Although I should ask her own feelings on the matter but I should do that a bit later. For now, I need to sort out my own. Putting off the matter for later won't do me any good so might as well use this night to figure things out and see what is exactly holding me back from accepting Albedo…and the other battle maids that apparently like me.
The end!
Honestly, I never expected this story to get this popular in just a few days of it being posted. I will continue updating it as much as I can along with my Naruto story although given that University has started up for me again for the Winter Semester, there will be a week to two weeks of gaps between uploads in a few weeks or so.
Thank you all for your support and please review!