This is a short intermission story telling about Lily's origin.
After sending Ryu to his bedroom, Ainz conjured another Gate spell to transport himself and all the guardians accompanying him to the throne room. Once everyone were transported, Albedo spoke out.
"Ainz-sama, forgive me for not having your supreme foresight, but I wish to know why you chose an Eight Edge Assassin to be Ryu-san's companion despite the possible problem my humble mind can think of"
Problem? What problem?
Ainz had no idea at all about the point Albedo brought out, but he could not show to all guardians around him that he was not as smart as they highly thought of.
I have to craft a sentence quickly! Let's see...
"I know very well, Albedo. But just in case, elaborate your concern to see if it is the same as mine"
"Yes, Ainz-sama. An Eight Edge Assassin is a humanoid spider, so of course he has to be invisible at all times in this world. That also means Ryu-san won't be able to see him or talk with him at all in public place. Isn't that defeating the purpose of a companion? In that way, Ryu-san might later see it as a false advertising"
Ah... she's right.
"That is correct, and that is why my plan goes beyond just simply giving the Eight Edge Assassin to him"
"Ooh, Ainz-sama! Truly the great mind of a Supreme Being! It is a great honor for me to be humbled by your cunning!"
Come on, think! What to do? Ah, maybe I can use...
Ainz then pulled a bag from his item storage, and from that bag he pulled a scroll. Unlike common scrolls which were just a roll of paper with a rope, this one was rolled around a metal cylinder with ornamental ends. The visible back part of the paper itself was glossy with elaborate patterns instead of simply a plain paper.
It was a scroll Ainz had obtained in an in-game event long ago, back when the guild still had most of its members.
Despite the grand appearance and the actual rarity, the scroll was useless for him back in Yggdrasil.
[Conjure Dog]
The spell's effect was to conjure a permanent NPC to loyally accompany a master. The NPC never counts against any imposed limit such as guild base level limit, but they are defaulted to level 5 and cannot gain EXP through any means. They also have no job class, but have the ability to equip anything below level 50, though in high level play that means nothing.
Despite the spell's name, the summoned NPC was not a dog, but a human. The dog part of the name was to signify the loyalty of the NPC. They never complain no matter how harshly the master treats them, and the only way to part with them was their death.
Also, their death is permanent.
Unlike any other created NPC, the NPC summoned by this scroll would be permanently gone if they got killed. There's absolutely no way to revive them. The devs even bothered to give the NPC a melodramatic death scene to rub salt into the wound.
Unfortunately, they never last long in a game where PK-ing is common.
Ainz had heard cases of players begging the dev support to revive their companion, some even willing to pay an exorbitant price, and a few had even gone as far as raiding the devs HQ and taking hostage to demand it as an exchange.
Nevertheless, no members of Ainz Ooal Gown has ever used the scroll, with various reasons. Some just simply think it was outright useless, some others didn't want to add a human NPC in a guild of non-human, and other reasons they didn't want to tell.
Unlike most other items, this scroll is not transferrable between players, so the one in Ainz's hand was the only one he had.
Perhaps this is finally the time for this useless thing to shine
Ainz opened the scroll and threw it to the air. Like any other scrolls, a flame appeared and consumed it whole. Normally, at this point a character creation interface would appear, but Ainz still did not know how it would work in this world.
Suddenly, Ainz's mind was filled with images of the creation process. It was hard to explain, as if he was both able and unable to comprehend it. In short, he could customize the creation right there and then.
I can't be bothered. I'll just randomize it.
The images disappeared from Ainz's mind, and right in front of him, and everyone else, appeared a floating figure of a girl a lot shorter than himself. Her hair was blonde, straight, and pretty long. Her skin was almost as white as snow. The girl was still not awake yet.
Another image appeared in Ainz's mind. This time it asked Ainz to name her and determine her personality.
What a bother.
Ainz told the system to randomize the name from a stock of girl names, and also randomize the personality.
The result is... Lily, tomboy, lively. Whatever.
And with that, the creation process was done. At this point the NPC was still not awakened yet. She would stay standing still with eyes closed until the final step was done. However, she already could receive actions at this point such as equipping her with items.
That was what Ainz gonna do immediately because she was stark naked.
"Wait here until I return"
That was an order for the guardians around him. After saying that, Ainz teleported to the armory, picked up a set of level 48 armor and weapons he happened to find quickly, and teleported back into the throne room.
"Alright, this should do it"
Soon, Lily was equipped with the armor and weapon set. Still, her weak combat capability needed to be addressed.
"Come here"
The words were directed to the Eight Edge Assassin that had been with them.
"Yes, My Lord"
The spider creature approached as Ainz took another scroll from his bag. This time the scroll had the appearance of a common scroll.
[Reverse Assimilation]
The spell's effect was to get the caster assimilated into the target. The target then gains a portion of the caster's level, translated into general stat increase. The assimilated caster is always aware of his surroundings and can emerge from the target any time he wishes, but he can't control the target's actions. Emerging will undo the target's level increase and leave them incapacitated. Although expensive to acquire, the scroll has neither class nor race restrictions, can be casted on any non boss creatures or NPCs, and also had the convenience of still allowing communication type spells while in effect, so it is useful for PK-ers for ambushing unaware targets.
And that was exactly the reason scanning for any mob with higher level than normal was the first thing to do during farming a field. A different, risky tactic was to one-shot the suspicious mob since if the target gets killed with the caster still inside, the caster would emerge with only half HP and briefly stunned.
Ainz also gave the assassin one Message scroll.
"Use this Reverse Assimilation scroll on her. My order for you is to stay within her, watching Ryu's every move with the best of your ability. Use the Message scroll to contact me in emergency. Emerge from her only if your judgement sees the situation as absolutely necessary to do so"
"Understood, My Lord"
The Eight Edge Assassin used the Reverse Assimilation scroll. He then became a wisp of light and got absorbed into Lily. Ainz then appraised her level.
About level 25. Still weak but should be more than enough for this world's power scale.
"Now all is left to do is to seal the pact with Ryu being present as the assigned master, and there he got the companion I promised"
"Magnificent, Ainz-sama! I am truly humbled by your great foresight!"
"As expected of Ainz-sama. With this there is no risk of the Eight Edge Assassin getting detected by any means. Truly a magnificent plan"
"A. Great. Mind. Worthy. Of. A. Supreme. Being"
Without saying a word about the praises coming from the guardians, Ainz walked to the throne and sat there. He let out a sigh in his mind.
Giving an exclusive event item to him just to keep my appearance to the guardians...
Ainz then just decided to think about his future plans while waiting for Ryu to arrive. There were many things to do and information to gather in this mysterious world he had been transported to.
Character Sheet:
Name: Lily Vangraf
Height: 148 cm
Appearance: 00m dot deviantart dot com/art/Lily-737314986 (This site is bad with links so just replace the "dot" with actual dots and remove the spaces)
Class: LoyalDog (Level 5), The Creature Within (Level 20)
Equipment: Winged Helmet of Vedrfolnir, Breastplate of Vedrfolnir (With cape), Gauntlets of Vedrfolnir, Greaves of Vedrfolnir, Twin Swords of Vedrfolnir, Simple Red Shirt, Simple Black Shorts, Simple Black Socks
Special Perks:
*. Vedrfolnir's Flight (5 pieces): Substantial increase of agility and stamina
*. The Creature Within: Increase of all stats according to level
