CHAPTER 10: First Conquest

Ainz in his human form sat in his study reading documents regarding the basic necessary items to open trade deals with Japan. The tense deal between the 2 nations will factor how the rest of the will world view him. Needless to say, the tension is at an all time high on Ainz's shoulders as he sighed heavily.

(They want a basic export whether it's food, clothing, or basic utilities. I can't export any YGGDRASIL materials or magical items. A basic 1st-tier item might give them an advantage. I've an ace up my sleeve since the world's low on basic resources, and I can regain them so... these basic items are a test to show if I can do more than change the purity of water.)

"Excuse me, my Lord Ainz, but are you alright?" Said a nearby Sebas in a concerned manner.

"Hm? Oh, I am. I just found an enemy trap and need to solve it while gaining the upper hand." Said Ainz in an empty tone.

"Shall I call Lady Albedo, or make an attack team to eliminate key figures?" Said Sebas in a dutiful tone.

(Eh? Oi, I need to stop thinking aloud so much! The NPCs get weird ideas otherwise.~)

"Ahem! Not needed, but thank you for the concern, Sebas."

"Of course my lord."

Sebas then suddenly reacts, as he was being called via a [Message]. His facial expression turns to happiness as he ends the connection and turns to his master.

"Pardon me Lord Ainz, but Lord Peroroncino is on his way up. Do you have any recommendations of what I should prepare for him as his first meal in Nazarick?"

(Hehehe.! Knowing him he already had pie.)

"Well, anything prepared by Nazarick's cook is the best, but tell him to prepare his best meal!"

"Yes, Lord Ainz." Said Sebas with a bow.

The butler leaves the room immediately with grace as he quickly heads to the kitchen. As the door closed Ainz begins to mentally freak out.

(What should I do!? How should I greet him!? With a handshake, or a hug maybe a high five would be fine? Aaaaah! Too much is happening too fast!)

*Knock*Knock*

(What? No! I'm not ready yet! Dammit!)

"Enter."

Shalltear enters with Peroroncino in her arms, princess carry style, and Ainz is rendered more confused than anxious from the view.

"Greeting Lord Ainz.~" Said Shalltear in a coquettish tone.

"Hey Ainz!" Said Peroroncino casually with a raised hand.

"Uh... Why are you in Shalltear's arms?"

Shalltear's face turns scarlett remembering the pure bliss she experienced earlier, sharing the same bed as her creator.

"Well Ainz, my lower half is tired, and Shalltear's helping me 'till I can feel my legs again."

(Heh.~ At least he doesn't have a broken waist.)

"At least you two are getting along, but Shalltear can you leave us alone for a moment. We have business to discuss." Ainz manages to say in an authoritative tone.

She looks at Peroroncino in a cute, disappointed expression and he nods at her. She then gently places him on the couch and bows to Ainz. She leaves the room leaving them alone, and then the air around them suddenly turns awkward. Not liking the feel of the atmosphere, Peroroncino is the first to speak.

"So... how's being an undead?"

"Eh? Ah... Oh, well. It's alright. I suppose."

"Ah, that's good and all, but do you have junk?" Said Peroroncino with a superior smirk.

Ainz stares at him and Peroroncino stares back with an ever widening smile. The two of them then begin to laugh at the situation.

"Hehehe.~ How I missed you Peroroncino-san."

"Hah! Welp! Shalltear told me everything that you've done so far, so how can I help?"

He has a flashback of the Touch-Me conversation and how poorly it went. So he then puts on and wears his ring to become his player character.

"Peroroncino-san, before that I must tell you that Touch-san was here and he disagreed with me. He took his power and left the guild. He wanted to allow the government to control Nazarick. I want to use this power to heal this world and remove all of the corruption that's has this world by its heart. What do you want to do with this power?"

"Meh! None of that political stuff interests me, so how can I NOT stay? Shalltear is my greatest sexual creation, including all those vampire brides, so why the hell would I leave!?"

Ainz emotions were surpassed by Peroroncino's honestly. He removes the ring and puts his head in his hands in embarrassment.

(Eeeh.~ He's like a horny dog that'll hump anything that has a skirt. Should I be proud or ashamed of him for wanting to stay...)

"Say, Ainz? If I'm in my player character does everything get bigger?" Said Peroroncino in a deadpan tone.

Ainz slams his head on his desk, seeming to not feel the pain.

"Hm? What's wrong Ainz?"

"Ugh. Nothing. Here. Take your ring."

Ainz tosses Peroroncino's ring to him, who puts it on and turns into the Birdman golden archer of the Guild of Ainz Ooal Gown. The Winged King of Explosive Strikes himself, Peroroncino.

"Wow! This is amazing!" Said Peroroncino excitedly.

He then without any restraint checks his "third leg". Ainz resisted the urge slam his head through his desk to hide his embarrassment at his guildmate, as he rolls his eyes at the shameless display.

(Eeeh.~ At least he's willing to help. Maybe I should be happy for that much...)

Ainz gets his head up off his desk after Peroroncino finished looking at his new "tool".

"Ahem! Peroroncino-san, just keep your needs limited to Shalltear and the vampire bride POPs. We don't want a bunch of little Peroroncino's running around."

Peroroncino chuckles as he removes his ring, turning back to normal.

"Yeah, I got it.~ So! Do you need any help with the running of Nazarick?"

"For now I have it under control with Albedo's and Demigure's help."

"Good! So are you gonna recruit all the guildmates into this nation of yours?"

"Maybe. If they're willing."

"Well, if you have my sister's creations then she'll probably join in a heartbeat. I know her address so it'll be easy to pick her up."

"That'll be wonderful, but right now won't it be the best to wait until I have Japan trade deals with Nazarick?"

"Oh! Really? Let me see!" Said Peroroncino enthusiastically.

Ainz hands him the paper with the requirements laid out by the Japanese government.

"Hmm... Well, well. Huh. Aren't they greedy?~ How about this? Instead of trading, how about lending support to increase agricultural production by buying several private lands and then selling said produce? We can also use undead to work 24/7. So with magic we can increase production at a contrast rate. We could even sell once destroyed lands at a high price back to the government. You can also start bringing people back to the districts to start local trade and increase our goodwill. It'll also give a good impression on the government since they are losing money daily since Nazarick's arrival."

Ainz's eyes are widened upon hearing Peroroncino give such an excellent idea, and in such a short time no less.

"What?"

"Yeah. This is the same situation in Tough CEO 2. It's such a great H-game. I would highly recommend it."

"Eh? Um, right. So... I'll tell the others to get that moving."

"Sure thing! But I'm gonna try my avatar's body in the arena. Test my abilities out."

As Peroroncino begins to leave when a knock on the door is heard.

"Lord Ainz, it is I, Sebas. I brought meals for both you and Lord Peroroncino."

Peroroncino stomach tumbled hearing "food". Especially after burning many calories with Shalltear. He sits downs at the couch making room on the table to eat. Ainz sits on the other side, ready to enjoy a meal with his friend.

"Enter." Said the two in unison.

Albedo exits Ainz's room and sees the two sharing a meal. Peroroncino gives Ainz a mischievous smile, knowing what they have been doing together. Ainz turns away with red over his face. A shade of red that increases as Albedo sit right next to him...

-Meanwhile, in the 7th-floor-

Demigure is overlooking the weapons gained from Japan's military...

"These items are rather well built, but are very much lacking in power. These would be good for the undead giving them more range, but could this notion of science fuse with magic?"

A low-tier demon from the 9th-floor enters Demigure's temple...

"Excuse me, but Lord Ainz requests your presence in his study."

"Oh! Then I'll be on my way immediately."

"Yes, Lord Demigure."

Demigure makes his way to Ainz's study, and upon arriving sees the other guardians waiting outside his door.

"My apologies. It seems like I'm the last one here." Said Demigure in a smooth manner.

"Yes, all the guardians have arrived, except for Victim." Said Albedo.

"Hm. Shalltear, how is Lord Peroroncino doing?" Said Demiurge in curiosity.

"Oya.~ Quite well. He's on the 6th-floor training. He wishes to be alone for the time being."

"Would. He. Allow. Me. To. Train. With. Him?" Said Cocytus eagerly.

"Hmm... Once he's settled in he might." Said Shalltear as she tapped her chin with her left index finger in contemplation.

Sebas opens the door allowing them to enter. Ainz is in his human form with laptops on his desk. The guardians enter the room and give a bow to greet their lord.

"Come in and sit. I have a task for you all to do in your spare time." Said Ainz.

The guardians all sit down allowing Sebas to pass the laptops among them.

"Hm? What are these Lord Ainz?" Said Aura in curiosity.

"These devices are called 'computers', and allow access to this world's communication and information center called the 'internet'."

"T-The i-internet?" Said Mare in a studder.

"Is accessing such information an easy task?" Asked Albedo.

"Well, Yes and no. The world's basic information is there, but certain kinds of knowledge is under lock and key. We only have access to public knowledge, such as this world's history and education." Said Ainz.

"I see. So is our task to study and learn of this world through this device." Said Demigure in a thoughtful tone.

"Yes, but I will help you all get an understanding of this technology."

"We. follow. Your. Example. Lord. Ainz."

-6th-floor of Nazarick-

[Power Shot]

A large magical bolt appears on Peroroncino's bow, firing it towards a straw dummy. It is torn in half from the attack's power.

(Whoa! Everything acts the same, but feels much more fluid. I feel like I could do melee combat with some proper training. Sweet!)

"An excellent shot Lord Peroroncino." Said a nearby vampire bride.

"Oh, thank you.~"

Peroroncino looks up at the fake night sky of the 6th-floor.

(Ainz is in his meeting as I start working on this body. I can't believe this is all happening. I get to enjoy my greatest sexual creation and have powers… Can we really change the world as Ainz says? Heh! Seems like a dream come true...)

Peroroncino looks down at his claw-like hands, staring at the ring of guild on it.

(I wonder... if dad was still alive would he still be working at that factory? Working early and getting home late. He died for our sake. Saving so much so we could learn. I even remember the time he gave me my first dirty magazine. Hey dad, how about some advice here beside how to pick up chicks?)

Peroroncino removes his ring returning to human form. The vampire bride seemed sad at this, but continued to smile. He pulls out his phone and begins to call his sister. The call connects, surprising him as he expected it to go straight to voicemail.

"Hey, bro'. What's up?"

"You know all the stuff that's been happening on the news?"

"Yeah! That's crazy! I can't believe what's going on at all. It's like something out of some fanfic!"

"Well... it's gonna be even crazier, so you might wanna sit down."

-One explanation later-

"W-W-Wait... before I yell at you and maybe beat you to death... Do Aura and Mare exist and is Mare wearing a skirt?"

"Really, sis? That's your question?" Peroroncino said in a deadpan.

"Hey! It's a life and death question."

Peroroncino simple sighs before he answers.

"Yes, Mare's wearing girl clothes, and Aura's wearing boy clothes. Just like you designed them to."

Peroroncino moves his phone away from his ear, expecting her to freak out over the phone. His guess was on the money.

"I'M COMING OVER RIGHT NOW!"

Peroroncino was shocked for a moment, before he then snapped out of it to reply...

"Eh? What!? No! It's not safe 'till we're good with the government."

"Don't deny me my dreams! I will cause you so much pain. I'll start by burning your stash!"

"Yeeesh! Calm down, sis. I'll send someone over right away." Said Peroroncino in defeat.

"You better bring Aura and Mare, or I'm gonna burn your house down to ensure nothing survives!"

She hangs up.

(Crap. I should have kept my big mouth shut. She's still a pain in the ass, and now I gotta talk to Ainz to pick her up... or I'll send someone over myself?)

Peroroncino turns into his player character. He imagines going into his inventory, and almost on instinct his hand reaches into a purple-black portal, and pulls out a [Home Scroll].

[Home Scroll can teleport someone back to their designated home placed on the scroll.]

(Huh. Cool then. With this someone can give this to sis and she'll be here instantly… but let's first to see if it even works.)

"Yo! You come here." Said Peroroncino to the vampire bride.

"Yes Lord Peroroncino!"

She stands before him as eager as a puppy, as he then hands her the scroll.

"Go outside of Nazarick and use this scroll. If it works or not report back to me."

"Yes Lord Peroroncino! I will do it immediately."

She leaves the 6th-floor immediately, leaving Peroroncino alone as he sighs.

"Damn. Now I wonder how old Touch-Me's doing?"

-Elsewhere-

Somewhere in industrial sector a local turf war begins. A group of well dressed men line up against a bunch of factory workers.

"Stupid blossom lackeys! We're not giving this place up!" Shouted a man.

"Good. We didn't want you to give up." Said the leader.

The dressed up men each pull out a rail rifles and begins to fire upon the crowd. The rail rifles easily ripped through flesh and bone. The dressed men are grinning while they shoot the crowd, but something weird was happening. The men stop shooting to look at the crowd as they stop moving. Even the flesh and blood stopped moving. As if they were suspended in time. The crowd disappears into thin air as if they were a mirage.

"T-The hell going on?!"

"Nothing just a mere illusion to trick your slow minds. It's nice to see you again little Manny-boy."

The men turn to see a large silver knight with a blue saphire on his chest piece standing behind them. The men point their rifles at him at his surprise arrival.

"Do I know you and what happened to the group here?!"

"Oh, that's right. You wouldn't recognize me with this stuff."

Touch-Me removes his ring, showing his human form.

"To explain what happened to them it simple. I killed them all, since I couldn't arrest them no matter how hard I tried. The amount of corruption and deaths that happened here is disgusting."

"Is that you old man?! You know boss is looking for you. Especially after you killed his boys. Including that rat of his, but he might forgive you for killing all these rats here."

"That's good. So you should tell me where he is so I could meet him."

"Yeah, after I break your body, fire!"

They fire at Touch-Me's human form, making a large cloud of dust and steam. They stop shooting to see a small crater but no body or remains present.

"Good point. That'll be the quicker way to do it." Said Touch-Me in cold tones.

The men turn around seeing him rush toward them. They fire but their rifles have now overheated, preventing them from shooting. He slices three men in one slash and bashed another's head in with his shield. He leaps into the air and lands on another man crushing him. He turns to kill another three leaving only "Manny". He rifles cools down allowing him to shoot at Touch-Me while he runs toward him. He fires off a shot to the shoulder while he grabs him by the neck.

(Why is my arm hurting?)

He looks to see a hole through his shoulder, then a light appears to heal the hole in his shoulder.

(Why did that go through?! I saw those Hanzos deflect rail-rounds. It was point blank so maybe it did more damage. Or am I getting weaker?!)

At the same time at the edge of the factory. Ainz criminal spy Jojo is looking down at the situation.

(Well, seems like this haul is a bust.)

"Hey, shadow guys. Are you watching this?"

"Yes, we are. We need to inform Lord Ainz immediately that we found Lord Touch-Me."

"Alright, but one of you should stay to watch he goes."

The two shadow demons agree upon this, and Jojo begins to leave the area heading to a safe house waiting for pick up.

-Ainz's Study-

"Okay. So beside Cocytus freezing his computer literally, Shalltear breaking hers in half, and Aura draining a new battery in five minutes for playing a game, did everyone enjoy these world devices?"

"Yes, I did, I'm learning so much from this world, but a question my lord. What's a meme and a gif?" Said Demigure in a curious and excited manner.

"Eh? Ah, right. It's a picture or short video with humor in it." Said Ainz with an amused smirk.

"I see. These humans have a creative way to express their humor, and a remarkable amount of love for their pets. Especially cats, which are apparently revered as gods of this internet." Said Demigure.

"Ara!~ Then we must defeat them in order to gain control over them.~" Said Shalltear

"It shames me to say this, but I agree." Said Albedo in a stern tone.

"Eh? What? No, no. Okay, calm down. They pose no threat. It is simply part of the culture. Moving one... How about Sebas and Mare? Did you learn anything?"

"Yes, I did lord Ainz, I had noticed many of these windows pop up that say I won something. I enter them but more things keep popping up then it stopped working." Said Sebas as he stroked his beard in his consternation.

"Y-Yes. I learned something. L-Let me show you." Said Mare.

He turns his computer and it shows a kid's drawing of everyone on the paint app.

(Aaaah! He so cute.~ I want to hug him!)

"Mare! Weren't you listening to Lord Ainz at all!" Shouted Aura as she stomped her foot.

"Ara!~ Like you can say anything, Aura. Yours stopped working after 5 minutes." Said Shalltear with both amusement and hostility.

"You broke yours because you couldn't handle a simple task as closing a 'window'!" Shouted Aura.

"Heh?! You want me to break you in half pipsqueak!" Shouted Shalltear as a scarlett energy flaired around her body.

"I'll take out your fake tits!" Said Aura pulling out her whip.

Cocytus stands up placing his blade between the two.

"Enough! Don't. fight. In. Front. Of. Lord. Ainz."

Aura and Shalltear bow peg for their master's forgiveness in unison. Ainz sighs at the display as he waves them off.

"It's okay. I forgive you two for now. Albedo. Demigure. With you two being the most proficient on these devices, learn what you can about this world, and share information with the others."

"Yes, Lord Ainz." Said the two in unison as they bowed.

A knock on the door is heard as Sebas then heads to the door, and opens it seeing Jojo being escorted by a death knight. He tilts his head as he looks at Sebas curiously.

"Hey. Did you know you look really familiar to a cop I know?"

"What's your business?" Said Sebas with a stern tone.

"Oh! Right. I have information about a 'Touch-Me' person." Said Jojo as he scratched the back of his head, clearly feeling the name odd.

"One moment."

Sebas closes the door, informing Ainz what Jojo said. Ainz puts his ring on and allows him to enter. Jojo's cocky attitude immediately disappeared, and went into frightened puppy mode.

"Hello... Lord Ainz, sir. Ahem. I-I have seen this 'Touch-Me' person."

The guardians, especially Sebas, were getting angry at him for not address a supreme being properly. Ainz waved his hand allowing it, as his eyes glowed brighter than normal as he speaks.

"Tell me everything."

One explanation later, and a interrogation over the smallest details, a shadow demon appears from Jojo's shadow and gives a new report.

"Leave now and return to your duties."

"Y-Yes, of course, Lord Ainz sir." Jojo leaves the room and falls on knees over the mental strain. The shadow quickly returns to his duty returning to Jojo's shadow.

Ainz stares at the guardians and they know what's gonna happen.

"Albedo. Put Nazarick on highest alert. I will be seeing Touch-san. Cocytus will be escorting me. Demigure, prepare a strike team for me. Aura and Mare prepare troops to support Shalltear."

"Yes, my lord." Said everyone in unison.

Everyone leaves the room leaving him alone. Ainz stands up grabs his chair and throws it across the room. His emotions become suppressed, and then a voice cuts through his mind...

(Bring Cocytus back.)

[Message]

[Cocytus, return to my study.]

[Yes. My. Lord]

[Message ends]

Coctuys enters the room, seeing a chair on the wall. He doesn't say anything or he'll face a similar fate. At least, in his mind he would. Ainz speaks making his body tense up.

"Cocytus, do you know what your creator's greatest regret is?"

"He. Didn't. Defeat. Lord. Touch. Me."

"I want you to fight Touch-Me if he decides to attack me or Peroroncino-san. I want you to defeat him to grant your creator his greatest desire."

"With. My. Pride. As. His. Creation."

"You may leave now." Said Ainz stoically.

Cocytus leaves the room and Ainz removes his ring allowing him to breath.

(My head's hurting so much. I feel like I'm gonna break.)

Peroroncino then enters the room seeing a worn out Ainz slumped over his desk.

"Oi. Are you okay? Also, I found out something that'll help a lot."

"No, I'm not. We found Touch-san and he just killed a group of people. A spy reported that he killed a group of armed men, but left a shadow demon to watch and report. He's currently torturing the man left alive, and found the what's left of the people who lived there. 1,000 people. Men, women, and children."

"Wait, what?! That's can't be true." Said Peroroncino in disbelief.

"I can't believe it either but it's true. The champion of justice is gone. The Touch-san we used to know is gone."

"Damn it!" Shouted Peroroncino.

"Peroroncino-san, as guildmaster I'll take care of him. You just stay here while I deal with this."

"Yeah. Right. You've never defeated him, and you won't beat him now... I'm gonna help. Ainz I can't see my friend become monster."

Ainz equips his ring turning into the overlord of death.

"Thanks Peroroncino-san. I shall inform the others that you'll be joining us. Take this time to get ready and I'll message you when time comes."

"Of course."

Peroroncino leaves the room with a sadden aura around him while Ainz sighs in his dejection.

(Why do I have to hunt you Touch-san?)

{Because that's what Ainz does to traitors}

Ainz turns to see nothing, but is so perturbed by the sudden voice in his head that he is ready to blast a hole in the wall. He wants to remove his ring, but an invisible force stops him. His emotions become suppressed returning him to normal.

(No. Best not to remove it until everything over.)

{Yes... That's the best idea...}

Message incoming from Albedo...

[Lord Ainz, it is Albedo. Everything is ready.]

[Good, but Peroroncino-san coming with me, so prepare Shalltear and move the twins to the first floor.]

[Yes, Lord Ainz.]

[Message ends.]

Time ticks by slowly as a reunion between the three is filled with hostility.

Touch-Me stands before Ainz and Peroroncino with their Nazarick forces.

"Feh! You've never beaten me, kid. Even Peroroncino helps you. I can't be beaten by the two of you! You won't deny my justice. No! My vengeance!"

"Oi. It seems like you were right Ainz. I'm really sorry to see you like this. Sir Touch-Me." Said Peroroncino in a saddened voice.

"Step aside, I want my revenge!" Shouted Touch-Me.

Touch-Me rushes at Ainz and Peroroncino, but a large block of ice welding four weapons stops him. Four curved swords designed with beauty in mind but with efficiency in taking life. A cold breath of air leaves his body but feels warm to the touch.

"I. Will. Grant. My. Creator. Greatest. Wish."

Cocytus pushes Touch-Me away standing between him and the others. Ainz stands beside the Vermin Lord NPC, ready to fight but Peroroncino stands in front of him.

"Found out what's so important here while we deal with him." Said Peroroncino sternly.

It's seemed that no matter what Ainz said, Peroroncino wasn't going to move. Realizing this he relented with a sigh.

"I will, and good luck."

Ainz turns to Shalltear and the forces of Nazarick which runs through the building and captures everyone inside.

"Yes, Lord Ainz!" Said everyone in unison.

Shalltear heads in first, and then a horde of undead follows her. Ainz follows her shortly after inside the building. Cocytus changes his weapons to two handed mace and a two handed sword.

"Move Peroroncino! I don't want to hurt you."

Peroroncino pulls out his bow as Ainz enters the building.

"I have nothing to say to you."

[Rapid Fire]!

Peroroncino shoots three arrows at once, but Touch-Me easily deflects two and dodges the third one. The attack allows Cocytus to close the distance attacking with his two weapons at once. Touch-Me blocks the attack with his blade, but the impact pushes him back.

"I guess we won't be showing mercy any more." Said Touch-Me in low tones.

"Yeah. Seems like we won't." Said Peroroncino in an empty voice.

[Hero's Might]!

A glow appears around Touch-Me, increasing his stats to almost double while this passive mode is active.

[Dragon's Eye]!

Peroroncino has a golden glow around him as he activates his own passive mode that increases his stats as well.

[Frost Aura]!

A small tundra of ice spins around cocytus, freezing the surrounding area around them. Rain begins to pour, but turns to snow due to freezing aura. The first snow flake touches the ground.

[Acalanātha Strike]!

[Solar Shot]!

[World Break]!

The three attacks at the same time begin a massive battle. The power from the three causes a massive shockwave destroying thousands of glass windows in every direction. The initial attack made Peroroncino and Cocytus see just how powerful Touch-Me really is. The two have cuts on their bodies, but the paladin has little more than a few dents.

"Lord. Pero. I. Lead. You. Support."

"Eh... Don't die."

Cocytus changes weapons to two curved swords and two rapiers. He then charges at Touch-Me, engaging him in melee combat, only seeing the sparks when their blades meet. Peroroncino fires arrow freely at Touch-Me's back as Cocytus keeps him pinned.

[Frost Breath]!

[Multi Shot]!

Cocytus slows Touch-Me's movement down with his chilling ice breath. Three fiery magic arrows flies at Touch-Me, piercing him, leaving three holes in his chest. The pain enraged Touch-Me making him go on the offensive.

[Champion Slash]!

Touch-Me stabs Cocytus armored body, shooting a powerful beam through him making Cocytus cough up blood making him jump back.

[World Break]!

Touch-Me turns to Peroroncino, sending an invisible slash that cuts his arm off, stunning him for a moment. Enough for Touch-Me to close the distance. Peroroncino blocks the attack with his bow, and leans his back and headbutts Touch-Me making him reel back. Peroroncino follows this up with a kick. While causing no damage, it succeeds in pushing Touch-Me some distance away.

[Falling Star]!

A blue spinning comet fires from Peroroncino's bow, but Touch-Me blocks it with his shield. A percentage still goes through as it ignores some types of defenses. A hole is made through Touch-Me's chest, showing white light bleeding from it.

"That must hurt!"

"I'll show you pain, kid!"

[Rakshasa]!

Cocytus has another set of weapons in his hands as they light up starting a new combo attack. He unleashes a three attack combo, starting with a top heavy swing with two arms on Touch-Me, making him block the attack. The attack force made him bend a knee causing the ground underneath to collapse. Cocytus sends the other two piercing Touch-Me's stomach. His guard lowers as the pain overcomes him. Cocytus lifts his arm off of Touch-Me weapons to remove his head.

[Hero's Light]

A blinding light stops Cocytus' attack, giving Touch-Me an opening for his.

[Sun Rays]!

Three golden rays blasts Touch-Me, stopping his attacks and allowing Cocytus to get to safety.

"Thank. You. Lord. Peroroncino."

"No problem. Just don't die on me. We have to finish this fight."

Touch-Me goes into his inventory, pulling out a few health potions, and recovered the damage done to him. He heals all wounds, but light colored liquid is dripping from his fingertips. The two notice this but don't know how to act on it. Peroroncino and Cocytus pulls out healing items out as well, and once recovered they begin round two.

Meanwhile, Ainz is in the building seeing a nearby floor layout displaying "200". He enters the elevator heading to the top floor with Shalltear, hearing typical music as they go up. They hear loud explosions as they continue upward, with Shalltear feeling very nervous about her creator's safety.

"Lord Ainz, should I go help Lord Peroroncino?"

"Shalltear. I understand, but this is more important than the three of us." Said Ainz stoically.

"O-Of course Lord Ainz, but I can't help it."

"It'll be over soon."

"I-I'm sorry, but why are we here if we're not dealing with Lord Touch-Me?"

"This location is the base of a mega corporation that controls most of this country. Once we secure this place, we'll have a base of operation outside of Nazarick, and control of most of Japan."

"Eh? Eeeh?! I can't believe even now your plotting the rule of this nation?!"

Ainz wholly ignores Shalltear's outburst as he thinks to himself...

(Hmm... I wonder when I came up with this plan...)

Ainz then looks at Shalltear, expecting to see a smile but instead she gave him a look of sadness. He is shocked to see this, as she wipes her eyes before they became tears.

"F-Forgive me Lord Ainz, but I can't stop worrying about my creator..."

Ainz reaches over and gives her a strong, warm hug as he whispers into her ear...

"I'm sorry."

The two reach the top floor, and upon arrival sees a dozen armed guards aiming their weapons at them. They also spot an old man sitting on a pillow drinking from a sake cup watching the fight downstairs including the undead army capturing everyone. The old man then sighs in resignation as he speaks.

"Stand down. It'll be a mess if they kill you all."

"B-But boss?!" Said a confused guard.

"Just surrender, leave, or kill yourself. It seems like it's the blossom's final petal."

"Y-Yes, boss."

The men drop their weapons and sit on the ground in defeat. Shalltear felt both proud and sad that she didn't get to fight.

"Humph! That'll save time. From how you are acting, it seems like you've already given up." Said Ainz as he stroked his chin with a bony hand.

"I did. I'm old. I know when I've been defeated. So, what do you want?"

"Some answers to question that have been bothering me. Why is Masayoshi Sakaguchi so intent on killing you?"

"Ah, old iron will. It's simple. He's mad at me that I killed his friend. It was one of his VR gaming buddies that had information on my group. I found them investigating me, so I had placed a bounty on them. One died, and he was very hard to kill, so I killed a couple of his kids."

At this admission, Ainz froze for a moment, and things started to become clear. He then hesitated for a moment before asking the question a part of him dreaded...

"What was the name of the man you killed?"

"I forgot his real name since I killed so many, but I thought his VR game name was quite catchy. I think is was... Bellriver."

All at once Ainz's rage built up within him as the lights in his sockets lit up like two red suns in his skull. All consuming anger, rage, grief, and then vengeance all coiled and twisted within him as he finally understood why Touch-Me went on a rampage. He then felt it suppressed as a green light washed over him. Only for it to build up over and over and over again until he could not take it anymore. The impulse to destroy overwhelmed even his undead passives as she spoke in a wrathful voice that echoed in his own skull.

[Grasp Heart]!

Ainz hands appeared the old man's heart, squeezing his marble white bony fingers as they made an explosion of blood inside the man's body. Then Ainz gave his next orders with a cold fury that frightened even an also enraged Shalltear.

"Shalltear Bloodfallen. Kill everyone in this room."

"Yes, Lord Ainz." She said as her own crimson colored aura flared on.

Ainz walks forward as screams and blood is sprayed everywhere, but not a single drop on him. Ainz looks at the monitor seeing the three fight each other, but the most terrifying sight is that the shining knight of Sir Touch-Me has turned black, as if he was decaying. He's a completely different person, and the conflict with his avatar's own karma was making him into a completely different life form.

[Reality Slash]!

Ainz cuts the window before him and jumps down. As he begins to free-fall down from the 200th floor, flashbacks of his time with Touch-Me appears in his mind's eye. It was a happier time, but a sad time as these will be the only things he remembers him by now.

(If only I had known. I'm sorry my old friend.)

[Fly]!

[Message]!

[Peroroncino. In 10 seconds, pin Touch-Me down, and I'll end this fight.]

[Alright!]

[Message ends]

Ainz begins to fall faster at he passes the 100th, 50th, and 25th floors, and lands beside Touch-Me.

[Storm Arrows]!

Peroroncino shoots a large arrow into the air, that then breaks apart into dozens more arrows. They rain down on Touch-Me's, back causing a paralyzing effect, keeping him pinned down.

"I understand everything now. Please, forgive me."

Ainz places his right hand on Touch-Me's chest above his heart, and then...

[Despair Aura V: Instant Death]

A pulse travels through Touch-Me, breaking his [Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown], forcing his body to fall like a puppet whose strings have been cut onto Ainz's shoulders as his final breath leaves his body.

"Momonga... Please, watch over my family."

"I will. And worry. I've avenged Bellriver, and your children."

"Thank... you."

Touch-Me falls backward onto the ground as his body begins to break off the diseased body parts, showing his shining silver armor, which begins to break apart as well. His human appearance appears, and it appeared broken as if he fallen down many flights of stairs. He fought against Peroroncino and Cocytus for so long that he sacrificed his own body to do so, when his avatar could no longer do the same.

Ainz picks up his broken ring as it begins to burn in his hand. His body burns alongside it until nothing remains. Not even ash. Peroroncino and Ainz stand quietly over his final end until Ainz breaks the silence.

"He has a son. I need to go tell him." Said Ainz sorrowfully.

"Yeah. I hear ya'. I'll stay here and make sure everything's done."

A loud clap of thunder resounds throughout the sky as it begins to rain. The rain a good substitute for tears as Ainz disappears into the darkness with his head hung low.

Until next time!

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*Author here: Hope you guys enjoyed it. I know you all have so many questions, and they will be addressed in the next chapter, so I'll let you think about them until then. Why? Because I'm an evil mastermind! Hehehehe... Ahem! As always, please leave a review or do send a PM. They're greatly appreciated. And don't worry. My other story, "General Chill" WILL return. Please look forward to it.*

*Editor here: I have no words. R.I.P. Sir Touch-Me. :'(*