Chapter 22
They must've really hungry, to eat the snake meat without hesitation. The amount of money they had wouldn't last them the month even if they skipped meals. "So, you're the ruler of this nation?" Shoto asked. "The ruler of monsters?"
"That's right, and I go by Izuku Tempest now; not deku." His face turned serious. "Never call me that." He said. "I hate the name that bastard gave me." He hated that name.
"Don't worry, we won't." Mina said glancing to Shion and the Lupusregina. 'Surrounded by beautiful older women, one of the perks of being the ruler of a nation.' Neither women were human, but neither was Izuku. Kyoko who'd stayed silent through everything was nudged by Mina to say something.
"So, are you still a guy?" Kyoko asked. "I can't tell if you're a guy or girl, actually you're very androgynous." She was nervous.
"Yes, I have been to that so many times." He said with a sigh. "There's nothing down there, but I still identify as male." He explained. "It's common for newcomers and even people who live here to mistaken me for a female sometimes." He was told that he was very pretty and cute. 'And for some people to get me to wear female clothes.' Being in a maid outfit wasn't his idea of a good time, but he dis look good in one. There was no denying that.
"This snake meat is amazing!" Kirishima exclaimed. "I missed your cooking."
"I glad to hear that, but how did you guys get to this world?"
"We were summoned by one of the human kingdoms, but we can't say which one." He stated. "Our group has been separated so it's just the 4 of us out here." Izuku was now confused, why was there only 4 of them out here?
"Where's Ochaco?" he asked.
"Ochaco, she…well she's, uh…" he couldn't find the words to tell Izuku that Ochaco was dead, the two had been very close, and everyone had been so sure that they were going to be the first couple of the year. Or him and Tsuyu. "Izuku…"
"She's dead isn't she?" the slime said only to receive silence. "What happened?'
"She was…murdered." Kyoko said. Immediately his aura immediately put pressure on everyone in the room. Lupusregina covered her mouth in order to avoid puking all over the floor. The 5 human teens felt an unbelievable pressure on their bodies. They had seen Izuku get mad but it had been extremely rare, but this was beyond mad. They were in the presence of a very powerful and very pissed off monster that could no doubt kill them with ease.
"Who did it?"
"N—nobody knows, the bodies were torn apart and eaten so much that no evidence could be found." She said with fear. 'Is this really, Izuku?!'
"Bodies?!" the pressure increased. "How many of our friends were killed?!" the humans were shaking in fear, they couldn't speak. Lupusregina ran out, she could be heard throwing up. Shion had enough of this and pulled the teen into a tight hug.
"Lord Izuku, please calm yourself." She whispered. "Don't let anger control you, you're better than it." The teen pulled his aura back inside of him. "I'm sorry about that, I just—"
"Lord Izuku!" Benimaru busted through the door along with the others. They looked ready to fight. "What's going on?"
"Nothing, I just lost my temper a little bit." He said. "I'm sorry for any trouble that I caused with my…outburst." They decided not to tell him about how his aura managed to cover all of Midoriya. "Now…" he sighed. "You're here so what's you goal?"
"We were hoping to find jobs here so that we could live stable lives." Shoto stated.
"Oh, well in that case I can help you guys out." He said. Though his rage had subsided, his sadness remained and he would cry later. Alone where nobody aside from Treyni would hear or see.
The Next Day – Jura Forest Federation—Vesta and Evileye's Lab
3 magic items had been completed and Evileye looked very proud of herself; these were the completed versions after various tests. The vampire had been able to create her own version of the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown though the runes were much more complex and it looked a lot cooler, a ring that allowed the wearer to use the Fly spell without limit, a ring that allowed protection against 9th tier magic and anything below it though there was a chance of the spells rebounding, a similar bracelet that nullified physical and ranged attacks.
"The others are still in their design phase, but these are ready for use." Evileye said.
"They're perfect, I'd say that they're legendary class items for sure." He said. "This one in particular could turn the tide against magic casters." He smirked. "You really are the best." He said.
"No, I'm not." She said nervously, embarrassed by Izuku's words. "Will you be using them?"
"Not me." He kneeled down in front of the vampire, and lifted the ring.
"Wait, I—I don't know if I'm ready and shouldn't the mood be more romantic." She was freaking out much to Vesta and Lupusregina's amusement.
"Romantic?" he asked. "What are you talking about?"
"What?"
"I want you to be the one to use this ring." He said. "I think you need it more than anyone, plus I don't want anything to happen to you if something dangerous comes here." He said. "And Shion is already scary as hell on the ground so let's give her the ability to fly so we can strike absolute into the hearts of our enemies." A flying Shion was a terrifying thought indeed. "As for physical and ranged attack nullification, Benimaru seriously needs that since he can be careless at times." It was a really bad habit of his. "You might've just saved their lives." He said.
"I really like those two, they're good people you know."
"Yes they are, and so are you." He said kissing her cheek, but Evileye turned her head and their lips connected instead. The vampire was tempted to pull him in so that she could savor this moment a bit longer. But that would probably make the teen upset. The separated. "I'm sorry, I was trying to kiss you cheek—but kissing you obviously would've been inappropriate anyway, so I won't do it again!"
"It's fine." She touched her lips. "If you want to do it again I wouldn't—"
"Lord Izuku!" Benimaru exclaimed running into the room. "We have a situation outside!"
"It wasn't my fault for once!" Milim stated wanting to cement that she had nothing to do with this. "It's that fake succubus's fault!"
"Fake succubus?" His eyes widened. "Shit!"
Jura Forest Federation
It was a sight that Izuku never thought that he would see. Albedo, his creation was supposed to have the highest defense of all the NPCs in Nazarick, but that didn't seem to mean anything to Shion who had the succubus in the air by the throat, her ogre cannon ready to fire. While Shion was definitely hurt, Albedo had it worse as most of her left horn had been broken off and her right wing was broken. Her axe had been shattered and her armor was in pieces.
Thankfully they were outside the city. But nobody could close enough to stop the fight. "What's going on here?!" Izuku exclaimed in anger. His aura flared causing Shion to drop the defeated floor guardian. "Well?"
"Honestly, we don't even know what's going on." Hakurou said. "We heard the fighting and then came to see this."
"Why are you two fighting?" The slime questioned.
"This woman dared to insult this nation, myself, and you; her words were so cruel that she deserves punishment!" she grabbed her large blade and raised it. Her rage was definitely immense as she swung down only to stop when Izuku got in front of the blade as to take the attack instead. "Lord Izuku?"
"Shion, that's enough, I'll take it from here." He said. "Go and calm yourself, we'll talk later; all of you go." He ordered. The order was quickly followed as there was no room for arguing. Izuku picked up the broken off piece of Albedo's horn and turned to her. "Shion could have killed you." He said.
"I'm the overseer of the floor guardians, and I lost to that woman I—ah!" she looked down at her stomach. Her ribs were definitely broken and there was some internal damage. "Damnit, damnit, damnit!" she was in pain and her pride had been broken into pieces.
"Hold still." Izuku said before splashing her with a potion that healed her wounds were healed instantly. "There, now do you mind telling me what you're doing here?" Albedo stood up and wiped the dirt from her dress, but the blood wouldn't come off so easily. The woman kneeled to her creator, despite how he looked, she tell by his aura and a strange feeling that told her that this was the Supreme Being that created her.
"Lord Ainz has sent me to inquire if you plan on assisting Nazarick with its plan to have the Re-Estize recognize it as an independent nation?" Albedo asked.
"So, he plans on actually doing it." He smiled. "Ainz will have my support."
"Thank you my creator, I—" Izuku picked Albedo up over his head like she weighed absolutely nothing. "L—Lord Tabula?!"
"You're very light, too light; are you eating right?" he asked. "You aren't skipping meals to lose weight are you?"
"N—no, of course not." She said. "I'm eating 3 meals a day, I'm perfectly healthy." Albedo wasn't lying, but she might just be eating light meals.
"Hm." He put her down. "Come on, you're spending the rest of the day here with me so you can eat proper meals…and find you some new clothes."
"But, my current clothes—"
"You wear the same outfit everyday, you need variety to keep things interesting." He said not giving her time to refuse. The teen wanted to get to know a little more about Albedo and her sisters.
Great Jura Forest Federation – Midoriya – Clothes Shop
"She needs something like what you're wearing and something a bit more modern, but not a skirt and not to tight." The teen explained as Shuna checked Albedo's measurements.
"Well, she has a very impressive body and I think that I understand what she needs." She said.
"Why do I need new clothes?"
"I know what's in your wardrobe, and trust me when I say that you need better; you'll thank me later." He stated. 'I can't expect to change the way she is completely, but maybe I can at least get her to be a bit more open minded about other races.' He silently said. "I hope that—" the sudden sound of an explosion caught everyone off guard. "Milim!" he sighed in annoyance. "Stay here while I deal our local demon lord." He said leaving.
"Demon Lord?"
"Lord Izuku's bestie and a legendary demon lord that's living here for the time being." Shuna said. "So, what are you to Lord Izuku?"
"He created me and my sisters, we are his daughters." She said this with pride.
"Daughters, so this means that you have a mother?"
"No, he created us from nothing." She stated. "Such an act is simple for a Supreme Being."
"Supreme Being, Shalltear calls him that too, but what does it mean exactly?"
"For you to not know despite being under the rule of one, it's strange, but I will happily tell you of Ainz Ooal Gown…the guild, not Nazarick's ruler who was once called Momonga." She said. With that she told Shuna and those listening about the strength, might, and accomplishments of the guild called Ainz Ooal Gown and its 41 members. "Now I know that papa left to create a nation of his own." She said. "Though, I can't seem to fathom his feelings toward humans."
"He seeks a peaceful coexistence as opposed to one of fear and hate, most of the humans here are traders and travelers who're curious about the new nation; of course there are laws in place for a reason." She explained. "Laws that can easily be heavily enforced if that is what Lord Izuku wishes." His kindness could only go so far until he finally snapped, thankfully he hadn't done so, but there was a silent fear of what might happen if their leader were to ever snap.
"What about prisoners or criminals?"
"We haven't had to deal with any inside the city, but only a few fools dared to try and most if them were dealt with; Lord Izuku even melted a group with his poison." Granted it was accidental. "The peace is kept, at least until something threatens us and then it is dealt with silently and swiftly." She said. "Do you resent him?"
"Can I be honest with you?"
"I won't say a word to him."
"Alright, there is a part of me that can't forgive him for leaving Nazarick, and I don't know how my sisters feel; they'll probably want to come here to see him." She sighed. "But, I'm happy to see that he's alive and well." The woman truly was grateful that her creator was back.
Great Tomb of Nazarick
Ainz was very much aware of the plans that had been set into motion by the Baharuth Empire and theirplans to invade the Tomb of Nazarick. Well, it was more of a large raiding party who thought Nazarick to be simple empty ruins. 'Albedo already had a plan set up for this when I told her about it, she's much more competent than I give her credit for.' Now he had a plan for how to act against the human kingdom, and how to expand his rule.
?
"10,000 souls is all I need to become a demon lord." His gaze was on the Re-Estize Kingdom, it was far enough away from the other demon lords so that they wouldn't be able to sense him. If Milim caught wind of him then he would be totally screwed. His gaze went to his puppets, one in particular stood out. That other worlder boy who thought himself to be invincible. In truth he was simply an undead, now under his control. He was still conscious, but betrayal was impossible now. "E-Rantel should do nicely, well half of it anyway." He could afford to risk gaining unnecessary attention.
The Arch Demon smirked, he had waited so long for this chance. Ever since Milim and Guy Crimson tried to tear him apart, that single defeat managed to weaken him by an great amount, and for years he'd stayed hidden. But, that was going to change.
Chapter 22 End
