Quick note;
hey yo! minna-san…
thanks so much for some reviews, follows and faves… wow! seriously, didn't expect that!
oh, I think I forgot to put a disclaimer in the previous' chapter so imma put it here from now on;
ummm, how did you put a disclaimer again?
"Overlord is only owned by their creators Maruyama-sensei, and the great Artist So-Bin"
…umm, like that? …anyway~
AN at the end of this chapter; …and excuse my English please…
Prolog;
Welcome to the New Stages.
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The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, 10th floor, the Throne Room.
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…eh?
"… … !"
"Huh?"
He is not in his room. His comfy bed nowhere to be seen. And he is seeing the same scenery from before…
The throne hall.
But most importantly, he is hearing unfamiliar feminine childish-like voice one his left. Near the kneeling NPCs.
"…Who was that? …What was that just now…?"
"Lo—Lord Momonga, is something the matter?"
"!"
"I—Is there perhaps anything that is troubling you, my Lord?"
"…"
"…Euryale… Albedo…" Spoke Momonga while trying to look closely at them with his own face of bewilderment, he then now glancing at Brunhilda. He wonders if he just hearing things or he indeed saw her talking just now. "I—Imp—Impossible! What, what the— what the heck? Did I just… did they just…"
Okay he maybe just hearing things… or crazy from tiredness, yeah! He was tired… haven't slept for six days often does this to you. So, he maybe just tired. Mhhmmm… tired.
Or maybe… maybe he was already asleep. The moment the server logout he was sleeping at his chair in front of his monitor, with his… VR Vison on… while still standing there… fuck, he would have a sore body for sure the moment he woke up tomorrow.
'Well, it is what it is… it was your own fault, ME! This is what you get when you staying awake for days. Might as well go with it.'
Of course, so lost in his confusion, he didn't even notice the changes in himself. From his body size, the way he hulking them, to the most prominent thing, his voice.
And that was when he remembers something…
Dreams… Sleeping… "Whoa, wait a minute here…"
Being conscious on your own dream has never been heard of by him. Sure, he often read some stories. Those fictional ones, or some books that has claimed to be a self-experience form its author. Though the fact of such matters is yet to remained unknown and still debatable among the masses.
And somehow… if what he had read were indeed real then this is a fucking rare experience for him. Not many has experience this, and if he remembered it correctly, this is something called a venture to the limbo of some sort. And not many survived and ended up dying in the proses. And the only thing to survived in this venture, oneself have to do the thing that one's does, before they were inside this limbo. Well, according to the book he read though.
"So… if I remembered correctly, I was inside my room. Playing YGGDRASIL, right? So, if I want to escaped this limbo thingy, I just have to go to the room in Nazarick floor, my assigned quarter, and go back to the front of my monitor, and fall asleep. At least, according to the book I've read anyway, that's where I last standing, but we didn't have that in Nazarick… Hmmm, so I guess a bed would do. Damn, I hope those lunatics are right, or I would end up dying. Ugh, thinking about it again make my stomach ache so sudden." Lost in his thoughts and musing, he didn't realise that he has been heard by them that standing close enough to where he sat.
While the others still wondering over what their King and Lord of this magnificent Tomb says at that moment, and coupled with why is their Lord were in that form, Brunhilda, on the other hand aware of what her creator been doing, or so she thought. So instead of letting the others, or more likely, someone does it first, she decided to be the one to confront her Lord.
"*ehemm*… Lord Momonga?" Called Brunhilda after feigning cough while doing the hand gesture.
"Hmmm? Oh, erm… yes, uhm, Brunhilda? What is it?"
"It was nothing my Lord, this one is simply curious and wanting to ask if there's anything I could do to ease up your burden. You seem tired and troubled over something, my Lord." Says Brunhilda dutifully, full of adoration that is not missed by Euryale nor Albedo, but completely invisible by Momonga himself. That is, because his mind was occupied by something else.
"Whoa… So, this is what it feels like to have a servant to be ordered around and a subordinate to achieve everything you desire, huh? It almost scary and downright appealing at the same time. I wonder how far they will go if I ordered them whatever I want and anything I want them to do. Heh! After all, this was nothing but a dream! So, there's not a thing I should be worrying about! …Right?" Speak Momonga inside his head while staring at Brunhilda with some mischievous smile. Unaware of the fact that this is nothing like what he was thinking about. Not a dream nor even a game-world he uses to play before. Though he didn't aware of it now, he was about to be soon.
Of course, Euryale notices the face her Lord have from the corner of her eyes, the way he is seeing Brunhilda… but then, so what? What could she possibly do? No, there's nothing she could do… yet, besides stood there and having a thought of her own. 'Wh—Why is Lord Momonga seeing at Brunhilda-onee-san like that?! I know that she was his creation, but still… this is not allowed!' Thought herself the moment Euryale realises something, that somehow… she would lose her change to be with her Lord if she didn't make any attempt to stop this woman right about now! But she is more afraid that if she making any obvious attempts, what if the others know? That she has feelings for her Lord.
'Onii-sama already knows that I really like Lord Momonga, and he had promised me that he would hide it from the others until I brave enough to reveal my hidden feelings towards him myself. But what is these ticklish feelings that creeping from my talons through my feathers? Haaah~ I am worried… I hope everything would be just as the same as usual, I am already worried over Albedo-san and Shalltear-san, but it seems I must keep an eye(s) on Brunhilda-onee-san as well.' Thought Euryale, although unknown to her, in truth there's others as well that she should be worrying about.
"Hmm… is that so? Very well, if that is the case then, Brunhilda—
She jerked her face upwards at the time Brunhilda name being called, and the ticklish feelings suddenly getting stronger than before.
Momonga on the other hand, still contemplating his thought, deciding to go with something as drastic, as something Peroroncino would be proud of.
'All in all, this is a dream, right? A venture of that limbo-thingy that I still didn't know much about, man… I should've finished that book back then. And even if this isn't a dream… if this was somehow, somehow this was… real then, what could've gone wrong? In the end… these NPCs were our hard works, and they have given this to me, the moment they left. That they were mine from here on. So why not go for it? …try it when you are still here and have the chance? After all,' …Glancing to the other NPCs, even the Pleiades, he arrived at such conclusion, …"There's a lot of players that want to touch their NPCs and have their way with them, so this is like a chance of a lifetime for me, so might as well go all in."
After Momonga made up his mind, he speaks with a clear voice as if all his fatigue from before was a lie.
—would you be kind enough as to come here and sit on my lap?"
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…yee, Peroroncino would be damn proud alright.
"…!!"
"Hhmmm?!" Albedo, making surprise weird noises.
"Oh my~"
"Lo—Lord Momonga!? W—Why…"
Unaware of how the rest of the NPCs in the throne room react upon hearings his words, he still focuses his attention towards his creation, Brunhilda. That has a shocked red face of mischief embarrassments. Although from Momonga's point of view, she looked kind of angry and when he was about to apologize to her, she beat him to it.
"*kofum* Ah, well… umm, Apologize for that, Brunhil—"
"Ye—Yes! Of course! My beloved Lord Momonga, My creator! I will love to! Please, allow me…"
"…Hah?"
The reaction though, was not like what Momonga expected. It was rather, nothing like he thought she would response. This brought questions to him, about this particular matter. While watching Brunhilda walk toward him getting closer and closer. He thought that maybe there's something wrong with her backstory or simply the setting. …Or maybe… all this is simply part of the limbo experience he is having.
"Hmm… this is not like what I was expecting, her reaction shocked me for a second there… is her setting like this before? Am I accidently messing with her that make her become like this? Is it something else, probably? Or this could be a part of this limbo-thing? Am I really manifesting all this with my brain? Did I really want this to happened with Brunhilda? Gosh, there's questions over questions, and still a lot I don't know. Although putting all of those asides. This is the moment I should enjoy myself! My NPC… an ideal girl of my dreams is about to sit on my lap! Stop thinking those complicated things and just enjoy yourself now, Momonga!"
And thus, it happened. The moment she sits on his lap, he felt it, at that moment, all his strength and power left him, and his tiredness, all of a sudden come back with a vengeance. When her soft buttocks connected to his lap, it feels like a cold sheet when he laying on his bed, so soft and comfortable, so cold yet relaxing, and he couldn't help feeling sleepy. But the most divine feelings were her fresh strong fragrance of citrus and peach that invading his nostrils.
Brunhilda though, at the other hand decided to have some fun herself too. And that is, for the sole purpose to taunt a certain succubus and tease this little assistant of her, the moment she sits at her beloved master, her dear creator, she leaned her back a little to his chest so that she herself could feel her lord as well.
And hooo~ dear, did it work.
When all of this happened Albedo having a crisis of her own. To think that this… this… vixen! Would take a starting line at slightest chance she got! And that was at the moment, when their Lord is being troubled by somethings Albedo not having any knowledge of.
What about their truce?! Didn't the four of them, agreed to make their advances without any petty tricks?! Oh… so this is how it's going to be huh? If this is how she would play this game, then… she will play…
'Two could play this game as well, you know? Brunhilda-saaan~' Muses Albedo emphasizing the 'san' while maintaining eye-contact with Brunhilda. She is smiling sweetly, but on the contrary, her eyes says differently. It spells acceptance for the declaration of the silent-war the Ambassadress has proclaimed by sitting on her beloved Lord.
Brunhilda, on the other hand have that superiority look on her. The subtle smirk and half lidded taunting eyes that adorn her face, it was as if she has won the most desirable moments of her life that she has been longing since, which just exactly that.
"Ahahahahaaah~ How was it, Albedo? You can't even properly says what's on your mind, don't you~? Heh! To think you're the most person that has more privilege to be near My creator all the time, is making this moment even more enjoyable for me! Ah~ I liked this… I really, really like this moment."
When this is all happening, Euryale is shaking a little while ducking her head, the Pleiades thought she will get angry or might unintentionally use one of her passive skills that would inflict any living and unliving beings within the area of the skill, petrifying them. Not to mention, even her hair seems rather restless as well.
And then, all of a sudden, she stood up abruptly making the Pleiades tense while Sebas could not help but also at the vigil, ready to intervene in case this escalated to another one of their usual banter-turn-brawling. Though without the Guardian of the First to Third floor here, their routine might not be like usual. And Solution, the Dissolving Maid, one of the Pleiades sisters, were glad because of that, although not enough to make her calm at the moment.
"Wha—What do you think you are doing, Brunhilda-onee-san?! Yo—You must stop, at this instance! How could you do something so un—unsightly in front of all of us!? Not to mention in this sacred place of all places?!"
Spoke her abruptly to Brunhilda that every attention focused on her now, and the… silent war between the Unholy Knight and the Exiled Valkyrie broke. She does not care anymore. She finally has it enough! So what?! If all over Nazarick knows about her feelings towards their Lord, so what? It wasn't something that she needs to be embarrassed about, now does it? But it was something that she should take pride in it.
"Oya~ 'in this sacred place' you said? So, basically, are you telling me that this will be fine when 'we' doing it in another place? Or rather, what is it your words again? Ah… yes, 'unsightly'. So, are you saying that this will be sightly when we do it in more… private place… Euryale?"
"Wh—Wha—Wha—What are you saying?! No! of course not! That's not what I meant! I didn't mean it like that! It still wouldn't be fine even when you done it at a private place! What I said is that, that you shouldn't even doing all this, At. All!"
"Oh really?~ I almost thought by what you said, you simply meant that I should do this at a… more private places, when no-one— "
She said the word when glancing at Albedo, who were clearly at the verge of exploding herself. Gritting her teeth while hiding her eyes under her bangs.
" —couldn't see us. And that you would prefer to watch us when we are in a more private place, if that is what you indicated earlier."
"…!"
"…?!"
"Bru—Brun—Brunhilda-onee-san! Tha—That's enough!"
"ffufufuu…ahahaahaah! Oh, Euryale~ you are so fun to tease~."
"Wha— te—tease?! Is that meant, you are not serious?!"
"Hmm? Oh, who said that I wasn't serious?"
"Wha— that is…" Just when Euryale were about to say something, Albedo, that finally having enough of… whatever this is, deciding to said her own piece of minds.
"…Brunhilda… care to explain what exactly you are… doing… ?"
"Ara, Albedo, so you decided to speak now?"
"…What is it that you mean? As a Guardian Overseer, I am implied to know as I am obliged to meddled with every business's regarding the issues of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. As those are one of the exact reasons my creator made me…"
"…Oh?"
"And by that, I am implying as to, What exactly that you are doing?!" Said the Guardian Overseer, while trying to control herself, but that was usually something that she did without any efforts… if only this idiotic vixen didn't started all this… nonsense.
"Ah! So that is what you want to know, huh? And… is that all?"
"…Yes…"
"Well, didn't you hear it earlier… I'm merely obeying Lord Momonga's order, you know that right?"
"…Ugh! You! I can't believe it! You dare to brought our Lord into this?! This is between me and you! And what is it that he only ordered you? Not even Euryale? …or, or maybe, me, why?!"
"Oh my~ Albedo… I can't believe you just ask that… Isn't the fact that he is my creator, and me is the one who's been created by him is more than enough~?" taunted Brunhilda.
"…Cheh! I have enough of this…" Mutter herself after what seemed like an argument that she does not know whether she would win it, or not. And that is when she decided to address her most important figure that she saw in a high regard, even more than her own creator. The Lord of this Tomb.
"*cough* Lord Momonga? May I, this humble servant asks something? That is, if you, My Lord, permitted it." Ask Albedo, in her own way of adoration. Even if it was different than Brunhilda, it also has the same implications.
"…"
"…My, My Lord?" When Momonga didn't answer her, she thought that he was mad at her for disturbing his… —as much as she hate to say it,— his, moment with Brunhilda, and then ruined the mood her Lord having at the moment.
And she knows, nay, all of Nazarick knows, there's nothing that is much more worst than ruining their Lord mood…
"Ffufufuu~ Albedo? Are you done now? You see, in case you forgotten, besides not only Lord Momonga creation, I was also, and more of a way, are his assistant, and… you know what that means right?"
"…!?"
She has had enough of her… she did not can hold it any longer…
And when she was about to speak, or more like… scream at her, she hears some faint noise… no it wasn't that, it was a voice…
And it was a rather… unusual one… yet quite familiar.
"…What is that voice? Quite it down will you, we are in an important discussion right now!"
All the occupant in the throne room, glancing at each other, while trying to find what voice, or rather, whose voice was that.
"…For the Kindness of the Supreme Being, stop that voice, right now! Sebas, Pleiades! What is that voice?! Could some of you stop it?!" Albedo's with her emotions now on the verge, thanks to a certain vixen.
"…Lady Albedo, our apologize, but it wasn't us, the Pleiades, and we didn't know what it was either…" spoke the Werewolf Queen, Lupusregina, after her sisters glancing at her and the sister leader also gave her the gesture for her to answer it. She is a rather exotic beauty, compared to her other sisters, and also quite lively, if only.
Sebas on the other hand, more focused on searching what voice is that, and where is it from. But he notices that one of them rather… distracted over something, or more like on one thing.
She wasn't Albedo, nor she was Brunhilda, but it was… Euryale.
Then, Sebas decided to addressed her with not-so-loud voice, but loud enough to reach her.
"…Lady Euryale, is it you find something my lady?"
Now, all of them focuses on her, even Brunhilda who in fact, also search for the source of the voice… if not subtlety…
And when them gazes landed on her, she, Albedo, and the Pleiades looked towards the way she has keep her eyes on this entire time.
"Euryale? …Is it you that making that voices just now? …Or is it your girls? Could you keep them quiet? We are at a—…" Before Albedo could finish what she is about to say, Euryale cut her off while covering her mouth with her feather-wing-like arms, and pointed with her other one towards the… likely, the source of the voice.
"…Albedo-san, Brunhilda-onee-san, Sebas-san, everyone, …I think, I think I know whose voice is that…"
And that is the moment when everyone saw the rarest sight the Nazarick resident has ever seen in this Great Tomb since its first coming to existence. And it was something that could even be put in the Nazarick History as well. If such thing even existed.
In the crystal throne, sat in there, the most terrifying being as well as the most respectful being in the whole Nazarick, were sleeping peacefully, while snoring lightly and making the most innocent face everyone has ever seen him to make.
And that is when everyone, except Brunhilda, making the same sounds this time…
"…Aaaawww!" exclaimed everyone, at the same time, even Sebas were seeing it with wide eyes…
"T–To think, to think Lord Momonga could make such a face!? And what a rare sight! This is… this is cannot be left as is! …I, I need to do something, but… what?" While Sebas has thoughts of his own, so are the others.
The Pleiades, especially Narberal the Elemental Mage, and Cz the Automaton, were looking with mixed feelings, whether to keep looked at him, or averted their gazes. Not to mention the Werewolf Queen that has this looks of awe and clasped hands, as if she were in a gesture prayer. As for the other two, one expression could be read, while the other… seems expressionless. If that could be even called a face at ll.
'I mustn't see… I mustn't see… I mustn't see!' Yuri the Dullahan. She is the leader of the Pleiades, or more like the older sisters of the Pleiades, chanting such words, as if it were a spell for her to stop looking at her Lord.
As for Brunhilda though, on the other hand feels like she is the only one being left out.
"Wa–Wait a moment everyone, could you tell me what is happening right now? What happened to Lord Momonga? …Everyone?!" She spoke, only to be ignored by them, especially Albedo, and that's bother her a lot.
"Al–Albedo?! Wha–What, what is it?! Albedo! Tell me right now!"
Albedo, that has been looking toward Momonga this entire time, hear Brunhilda trying to speak to her, only to pay it no heed, especially when such a sight is in front of her.
"Ah~ My Lord~ to think I'd finally able to gazed upon your sleeping state, oh, how my dreams, nay, my… fantasy has been fulfilled, Ah~ Lord Momonga~"
"!"
Brunhilda heard it all, and she knows how in order to see it.
And when she was about to stand, suddenly, she couldn't move, or rather, someone hold her, tight, and she seems couldn't let go…
"Wha–… what is this now!?" Trying to glance back, but couldn't… she knows at that time, what has bind her in place. Or rather, who has caused her unable to move.
Her creator, has just now, holding her from behind, hug her, and it seemed he was doing that unconsciously.
'Oh my! Such power! I couldn't even let go! …Lord Momonga, you are indeed the true Leader of the Supreme Beings!'
And that is when Albedo, that has just lost in her Mo-Mo-Momonga-land, being forcefully pulled out of that place, and then greeted by such a sight.
Standing up abruptly, she pointed her finger with an angry movement and spoke with a strong voice.
"Enough! That is enough Brunhilda! I have enough of you! Now! Stand from there, and get off of Lord Momonga, Right Now!"
Brunhilda, that has just thinking about whether she would enjoy her Lord embrace or getting away from him, startled by Albedo's behavior.
"Albedo…"
"I said get up! Right now! I am the Guardian Overseer and I still stand above you, so that is an order!"
"!" Being quite intimidated by Albedo sudden change of behavior, she spoke, only to be cut off by Euryale.
"Wa—Wait, wait a moment Albedo… let me explain! I coul—"
"Albedo-san is right Brunhilda-onee-san, you mustn't do that! Just because you are his creation, doesn't mean you could do whatever you feel like!"
Brunhilda, being gang-up by both angry Albedo, and a… seems like a jealous Euryale, apparently. Feel rather uneasy, and without another thought, in order to made them listen, she couldn't help but uses her divine aura, knowing Albedo and Euryale are demons, enough for them to at least listen and pay attention.
"!?"
"!"
Unfortunately though, for Brunhilda, they both are not the only beings that have negative karma in the throne room. And because of that, the effects are much more different from what she intended to be.
"Ugh… what… happened? Did I… overslept? And what's this softness… … …tenderness… …huh?"
While she focuses in her predicament, she didn't realise the being that she has sat upon, and also the one that is holding her, were influenced by her divine aura. Sure, he is more powerful than her, but her divine aura was enough to make him aware a little bit, and thus waking him up.
"Oh… What is this? Brunhilda… you dare to used your divine aura here? And especially right now?" Ask Albedo, after she felt it and make her feel eerie, if only slightly.
Euryale, that also got the impact, but somehow more influenced compare to Albedo, stay silent because she knows that someone has just wake up from his slumber. "Oh no! The—They, they woke Lord Momonga up! Thi—This is, oh… by the Supreme Beings!" Spoke Euryale inside her head, afraid what were about to come.
"No! Wait, Albedo, you have to listen to me! This is enough! Can you see that I want to stand up but couldn't?! Lord Momonga is actually holding me in place! How am I supposed to stand now, hm? Waking him up?"
"…Imp—Impossible! Am I still dreaming? No, there's no way! This is to fucking real to be a dream! And this tender softness of a woman body… the scent of Valhalla… the voice when they… talk? Yes… something seriously amazing is happening here…" Thought Momonga out loud inside his head, while also paying close attention to the two arguing NPCs-turn-living-servant.
"…Hmm… Are you even serious? You not… trying to fooled me again, are you? Like what you did sometimes, …or what that lamprey always do…?"
"Lampr—! … *kofum* Ye—Yes, but I think such name-calling is no need to be used here. But yes, I am telling the truth, as you can see now, I'm— eghh… want to stand now but couldn't, for Lord Momonga is holding me in place. See? I… couldn't let, gooo…" Said Brunhilda, emphasizing each words while she looks like as if she were trying to getting off of Momonga.
"…Really Brunhilda? Do you think that would work on me? That's not even sounds half-convincing… look convincing…" Said Albedo, with unimpressed half-lidded eyes.
"By the Supreme One! Albedo, I really can't move! What would it take for you to at least believe in me? Just for the simplest thing?!"
"Heh…! Believing in you? Not in thousands years! Don't you think I forgot over what you did before! You rotten vixen!" Says Albedo, emphasizing some words as if it was a mean bad thing.
"!"
"Wha―What did, what did you just called me…?" …well, seems it really was…
"…You heard me… I know what you are… what you have done… just mark my words, if you ever, ever cross the boundaries again, I'll definitely tell my mother, and in case you forgotten, she is also yours too. And she damn well knows what to do if it was coming to you…"
Suddenly tensing, over the mentions of her step-mother. She couldn't help but fell a chill down her spine when her image come to mind.
"Albe―Albedo! Don―Don't you dare! Don't you dare tell her or I'll tell Lord Momonga of what you do at that time!"
They continue to argue, and because so lost in their arguments, the both of them, and even the other who were watching them, minus Euryale, within the throne room, did not even aware that their Lord and King are already listening and watching them as well this entire time.
"I, I don't… I don't believe it… they are, they are talking and arguing like me and Tabula sometimes always did… this is so bizarre. I don't think this is just… there's, there is no way that this is just a dream… what, what exactly is this? I need, …I must find out what exactly is happening."
When they continue to argue, Sebas on the other hand, think that such a routine shouldn't even be happening. Especially in such a place and in front of their Lord, same as Euryale thought earlier, only with a waaay more different meanings. And thus, he decided to stopping them.
'I know this is not my place, for as I am Lord Momonga, and the other Supreme Beings butler, to be the one doing this, but such a person that should be doing it is instead arguing over somethings trivial such this, and that seems only them both knows. And thus, such a task fell upon me.' Thought Sebas, and when he was about to say some piece of his mind, his Master decided it was the perfect moment to make himself known, as if it have not already.
"Well, well… you two surely are lively, what are you two arguing, I wonder…? And about the thing Brunhilda wanted to tell me something? Oh, and here… you could stand now…"
"…!"
"…?!"
"Wha――…"
"Lor―Lord Momonga…!" Squeal Euryale, after holding her breath the moment her Lord opened his eyes.
After the second he witnessing it again, how they spoke, the… change of their expression, and even the smell and scent in the air, this is… this was definitely not what YGGDRASIL supposed to be.
"Yes… now I'm convinced, after my mind freshen a bit, I starting to think I wasn't merely tired, or probably feeling sleepy. And smelling that scent again… seeing their expression. There's no mistaking it. They are all alive as much as I am now."
"Lo―Lord Momonga, it was, it was nothing my Lord, it's just, it's just Albedo, she――" Spoke Brunhilda, only to be cut by Albedo, for an obvious reason.
"*kofum* Lord Momonga…"
"Hmm… ah yes, Albedo, what is it?" Said Momonga, also taking a closer calculated look at her, one more time.
"Lord Momonga, I, Albedo as the Guardians Overseer, am representing all the Guardian Floor, wanted to over my, and our sincere apology for the improper behavior of us earlier, and causing your disturbance my Lord." Said Albedo dutifully, while lowering her head, and only for the others to following her, with Brunhilda also, if not a little bit reluctantly, still feeling eerie because of the mentioned of her adopted-mother a moment ago.
"…Ahh, umm, *eheemm*, yes. I see… is that so? Then, Albedo, Euryale, Brunhilda, Sebas and Pleiades, all of you don't have to worry, think nothing of it, it was me who should apologize, because of what I just done in such dire situations."
That is indeed what he said, but somehow, he felt rather… angry over something. But what… thing? He did not know. The only thing he knew is that, he felt so angry, and the needs to punish is so strong.
"How odd… why do I feel such emotions all of a sudden? Where is, where did these emotions come from? Such, such anger that I rarely ever felt before…" Thought Momonga out loud. After he felt something that he feels wasn't his. "Strange things happening today, a lot of it… what, what should I do? …there must be a rational explanation for this, right? But then again, …since when did I become a rational thinking man? …when I'm not getting paid…? Hhehe…"
So lost in his thoughts, he doesn't even realise that his NPCs-turn-living-servants just finish talking and denying over his apology just now.
"…to apologize over such things, because they are not true my Lord."
"Albedo is correct Lord Momonga, there are no other beings except you that is allowed to do such an act in this magnificent Tomb however they desired."
"They are correct Lord Momonga, as I am agreed with Albedo-san and Brunhilda-onee-san. This one also notices you said something about a "dire situation" my Lord? May I know what situation that has troubling Lord Momonga's mind?"
At this, both Albedo and Brunhilda jerked their head slightly from bowing to gaze on Momonga, and glancing towards Euryale, even though they both did it simultaneously, their thoughts though, are differs from one another.
'Tch! To think she would beat me to it before I have the time to ask that myself. I know she doesn't have the same dangerous mind as her brother, but she is still his sister, …even though I know both things don't have anything to do with one another.' Thought Brunhilda. Forgetting before, again, that the little-person with her all this time, that is also Albedo second-in-command are, in fact, the little sister of the wise devil that is also a mastermind and the Guardian of the 7th floor. Even if it only just the west sides.
While Brunhilda have such a thought, Albedo in other hand is quite proud because she was her assistant, but also… among other things. "As expected of your little sister, Demiurge." Thought Albedo, out loud with a faint yet proud smile.
Still lost in his musing, Momonga continued his trains of thoughts earlier just now, "…Or, or maybe… maybe, if I'm right about this, all things that has happened until now is actually the new feature of this game… right? Just think about it! There's no way an NPCs could talk, change emotions, or even as far as touching… bodies…" Spoke Momonga to himself, coming to such a conclusion, even though it feels backwards somehow.
'Yes! That's it! This must be the YGGDRASIL 2, and these strange things that has happening, are a part of its new feature! Yeah… let's check the Email section, see if there's any notifications that the GM has send, …or something.'
And when he did the hands gestures that would make the console to appears, it did not work. No, in fact, there's this, another… lightness in the air that are so different, unlike when he was at his apartment, nor like when he sits on his chair in front of the monitor in his room. No, all of this feels so different.
Not to mentioned the emotions that is swelling inside of him.
"Wha—What… the console doesn't work? How… how about, what about the GM call? Are they, would it not work too?! …There's no way… it doesn't work as well… the chat? What about the chat? …No… it can't be used either…"
And when he desperately tries the console of the game features, the GM call, and the chat feature, Euryale feels worried when her Lord didn't answer her question, and thus, glancing towards Albedo and receiving a faint nod, she decided to address her Lord one more time.
Only for her, and the other occupant within the throne room to be more than just startled by the next thing their Lord does.
"Lord Momong—"
Standing abruptly, Momonga unintentionally release his corrupted dark aura of malevolence, screams while releasing the emotions that has been pooling within him, coupled with the ones coming from himself now after finding out that this is not… are not YGGDRASIL anymore.
"What Exactly is going on Here?!"
And the second his Aura spread within the throne room, like a hurricane, the effects are instantaneous, so those who have weak heart and will are more affected compared to those who have stronger one. But even so, the ones that are not affected by this is only one person. And it was Momonga himself.
"HO—HOW COULD IT DID NOT WORK?! WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING!? SOMEONE HAS TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME, RIGHT NOW!" Of course, he is only talking to himself, thus making it rhetorical questions, but not for the NPCs-turn-living-servant of Nazarick within the throne room, as they took it the wrong way, and thinking they were somehow the ones who caused their Lord and King of the magnificent Tomb to be angry.
"W—We are doom… Lord Momonga is very angry all of a sudden, what is causing him to be this angry? …Is, is this have anything to do with what he said earlier? Wawwawaa~ Onii-sama… I wish you are in here right now!"
"Ah— Lo—Lord Momonga… please, please don't mad at us, at …me. Please, please forgive me…"
While Albedo and Euryale thinking about all this, Momonga that seems to want to explode again, all of a sudden feel some force within him forcing down his emotions, or rather… his baseless anger.
"This is bad… this is really, really bad… wha—what should I do… if I, if I cannot even do anything to calm Lord Momonga down… then, I am not fit to be in this position as his Personal Assistant." Thought Brunhilda out loud, and when she is about to say something, the next wave coming, only to reduce on its own…
"THE GM CALL FUNCTION ISN'T WORKING?! The chat is not working as well?! Is there an error from some… h—huh? Wha—What?" Realising it afterwards that he just lost control of himself and emotions, or more importantly, losing his persona in front of the NPCs.
Glancing to them, he only sees terrified faces and trembling NPCs, even some that are on the verge of collapsing. There's even the Pleiades that are… wait, is that tears he is seeing? …Oh dear, Momonga has just made some women cry… even if its only NPCs.
"What is happening to me…? Why can't I control myself for a moment there? And that feelings from before… what is it? It helps me take control of my emotions back… I need, I need to find out about this particular matter later."
"Umm… *kofum* ahh, anyway, everyone, Albedo… are you uhh, are you all okay? Apologize for my loss of composure for a moment there."
"… …"
"Umm, uuhhh…?"
Receiving nothing as an answer, he thought that maybe he is in serious trouble, because what kind of Rulers that when they ask something and receiving nothing as an answered by their servants? But when he was about to ask them one more time, he heard it…
"*hic* *hiccup* Lord *hic* Lord Momonga… *hiccup*"
…!?
"No! Wait, …what?! she… is she, is Albedo crying?!"
When he is thinking this, that was the time when Albedo lifted her head, and what Momonga sees, overwhelmed every emotions he is feeling at the moment.
"Albe… do…"
It was so strong, that even his confusion, his… baseless 'rage' that came out from nowhere are completely forgotten, or rather, disappeared now. But not strong enough to be force down, like it was a moment ago.
So mesmerized by it, and lost in his moments of reverie, he didn't realise that he was reaching towards Albedo, or rather, his hand is moving to reach towards Albedo's face.
"…Albedo, did, did you… are you okay? Apologize… for my behavior earlie—
"Ah! Lord Momonga… Lord Momonga… *hic* Lord Momonga… I'm sorry, please forgive this *hic* forgive this one that are so—…"
"Shh, sshhh… its okay, just don't cry, stop crying… here, come here…"
And when Momonga beckoned Albedo to go near him, she suddenly moves with a skip that seems so natural even Momonga thought he were probably just seeing things.
After she were near him, close enough to feel his suffocating pressure, she was caught off guard when her Lord embracing her from left-side, and making her sat princess carry, with her back leaned on his left arms. Of course, Albedo saw this with wide teary eyes, surprised as to know that her Lord actually show a little interest in her.
"Lord, Lord Momonga… is just carry me… he, he carry me? kyaaaa~ Lord Momonga is carrying me! Is this mean, is this mean that we, that we… are… ! kyaaaa~"
So lost in her fantasy, she didn't realise that her Lord were just finished producing a handkerchief and were about to wipe her teary face. And when she does, her fantasy only goes even wilder.
"Aaa~aaaa~ he touches me… he touched me… face, my face… aaahh~" Utter Albedo inside her head, incoherently. Very well aware and realising she only making things worse, not only between her and certain vixen, but also to a certain demoness assistant of her.
'It's just Albedo-san. It's just Albedo-san, it was only Albedo-san!' Chant Euryale now, in her thought. Trying to convince herself that it was okay as long as it just their Guardian Overseer, Albedo. But even that she knows it was a lie.
Of course, Momonga did not know what kind of catastrophe he has caused. Sure, not at the current time, but for the future time to come.
"Lord, Lord Momonga… ple—please, *hic* please forgive me, please forgive an ignor— *hiccup* an ignorant such as my, such as this one… that has no response to this, to this… problems of yours my Lord… such as "Call a GM function"-things…"
That was at least what Albedo says, with tears that not only brimming in her eyes, its stream is flowing down making her face of a goddess quite a messed. Of course, it was such a contrast to her inner-self thought.
"There, there… its okay Albedo, its alright. I was the one who should apologize, for the incident I had caused earlier, my emotions… I did not know what has come to me."
"Ah~ Lord Momonga, you do not have to worry about such things my Lord, I know, nay, all of Nazarick knows that you always have troubled when you are in this form Lord Momonga, especially if it comes to your emotions…"
Momonga instantly notices what she just said, and got intrigued because it was about him and his avatar, of course he will get interested by it.
"Wait, this form?" Glancing down, he remembers that he is not in his old body anymore, his avatar is basically a crack character, and he himself are a crack player of one of the sinners circle. No wonder it has a hard control over it.
"…Hmmm, I see… now I remember. All of it, from my true form to my others forms. Everyone helped me a lot in perfecting this avatar, these avatar, mind you. Heh! especially them… yeah, saying 'thanks' to them would never be enough I guess…" Suddenly being reminded of his former friends, he feels down in the mud again. But suddenly, only for him to be forcefully pulled back from that puddle of depression.
"There, there it is again. What is that? If feels as if, my avatar doesn't allow me to feel an intense emotion, …or probably suppressing my emotions that came from nowhere within my body, whether it was good or bad…"
"Is that so? Very well then, Albedo. If what you said were true then, as an over of my behavior earlier, you may rest and collect yourself first for now, before we moved on to the next set of problems."
"Ah~ Lord Momonga~~!" Said Albedo, and without wasting any more second, she makes herself felt comfy in Momonga's lap, and leaning back towards his left shoulder, while hiding her face in his neck, so that she could sniff—, ermm… uhh, breath on it, unknowingly. Of course, it was knowingly to a certain Valkyrie.
While all of… 'that' is happening, Brunhilda notices this all isn't really a trick she has and understood that while Albedo quite terrified of the sudden tremor their Lord done, it's not enough for her to be this… needy. And there's also one thing that Brunhilda didn't like about Albedo, and this at all. So, she only focuses on one thing.
Glancing towards Albedo's face that look so content like as if she were sleeping, while putting her head on Momonga's left shoulder, she saw that her eyes are opening a little and looking right at her own eyes, and the same sparkle of taunting she throw at Albedo earlier, could be seen, shining without any shame, and only to be thrown back at her from Albedo current position.
"You! … now, now you've done it you shameless cougar!" Said Brunhilda inside her head out loud, while of course, still maintaining her Aristocratic air and face.
"…Lord Momonga…"
"!?"
Her face may be smiling, and radiating a sense of pure and holiness. But there's something in there, that made Momonga feel something different.
"Umm… yes, uh, Brunhilda? Did you need something?"
"Yes. Lord Momonga, as you said earlier, that we, the residents of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick may have facing a serious problem, and as your Liege said, are at a dire situation and in something dangerous my Lord, that's why, may we focus to the current problems at our hands?" Ask Brunhilda with a certain undertone, that somehow made him feel eerie a little.
'Wha— is, is she always like this? I remembered I didn't make her setting to be… this… wait, but I do remember her setting are similar-ish like Tabula's when we join handed in making that heroine. *sigh* I need to look at this later.'
"Anyway… now that she mentioned it, I almost forget about some other things I wanted to check since I realises this issue."
"Yes, Brunhilda, thank you for reminding me."
Replied Brunhilda with only a bowing gesture of obedient. But not forgotten to glance Albedo before.
"We are indeed facing a serious problem. But before that, I need all of the Guardians Floors to be present at the Throne Hall, before we proceed to the next task."
"?!"
"Hmm?"
"All of the Guardians Floors, my Lord?" Ask Euryale, deciding to joining in the conversation, and pretend to not look at Albedo, even if it was kind of hard to not to.
"Euryale! What did I said about not questioning Lord Momonga's words?" Ask Brunhilda, somehow a little upset.
"Ah!" Before she could utter an unnecessary apology, Momonga spoke.
"No Brunhilda, she is correct, while we may indeed in a dire situations, there's no need to call all the guardians…"
"Hmmm…" Glancing to Albedo's "sleeping" state, she looked back at Euryale, and the moment his eyes laid on her, she knows what is coming next.
"Euryale?"
"Yes!"
"Euryale, go to the guardians of the 5th floor to the 7th floor and call them here in the throne hall, right now."
"Both of them, my Lord?" Ask Euryale, that she seems to indicating something, or rather, someone. And Momonga caught what she meant instantly.
"Ah, now that you mentioned it… no, its not them, but only your brother."
"Understood, Lord Momonga."
And thus, the moment she stood from her kneeling position, she scurried away immediately to fulfilled her task.
And the moment the great doors that connected to the hallway opened, Momonga glancing towards Brunhilda, and notice that there's some changed in the air surrounding her the moment he lays his eyes on her. It's as if, she putting on a mask or something.
Paying it no heed, he decided to focus on the current predicament, concerning this unknown situation that has happening to him. And the Nazarick, …apparently,
"As for you Brunhilda…"
"Yes, my Lord."
"…I want you to go to her chamber at the 2nd floor to find her first, then go with her to the 1st floor and exit the Tomb to confirm the area surrounding Nazarick… she knows how the surfaces quite well, but remember, do not hesitate and stay vigilant. You understand me?"
"Yes, this one will carry your wish wonderfully!"
"Umu, bring her here as well, after you finished with your task, and inform me, now go!" Said Momonga, with a waving of his hand in dismiss.
"Lord Momonga." Said Brunhilda, while also bowing before taking her leave, of course, not before taking another glance towards Albedo, looking at that content face of her. Ugh, its bloody fucking pisses her off!
"Just you wait… just you wait, Albedo~ I'll get you next time!"
And only after Brunhilda leave the hall, if the screeching noise is not an indication, did he looks towards the Battle Maid, and of course, to the Butler of Steel as well.
'Now then… as for them…'
—to be continued,
I'm sorry… I actually wanted to finished this in one chapter and just get it over with and to the Carne Village at next chapter, but then I realise it got over too long and I was thinking that some reader will be bothered by long chapter, so I let it end like this here, I'm sorry, I wanted it to be as AU as possible but still contain the same crafting as the Original Series! xD
anyway~…
I'm sorry for the long wait, (if there's even any who's waiting, lmao) I mean… I've been sick for some while now, because of where I work forced me to do a vaccine, but they didn't know I have many illnesses, and that's why its only made me sick! lol.
but thanks to them I have months' worth of break, :D yeah… I know. :'D
although because of that I have lost touch of my first concept, and when I remembering about this fics, I pick this up again while resting, with new ideas!
so, apologies if its not the way I wanted it to go! …no seriously, it went waaay different from when I have in mind before, that's why I changed the title, from "The Vengeance of the Fallen Angel – Azazel." to "Overlord Gaiden; Rising of the Fallen Entity(ies) – Circles of Azazel." xD!
hope this is enjoyable as it was entertaining like when me writing this~
'til next chapter, stay cool!