The ascension of Ainz Ooal Gown

Transformed into his humanoid form, Ainz closed his eyes and silently felt the power went into him to the fullest. Just like back then, there was no pain as there was only a great sensation. It was not the sexual sort but rather, it started with a fleeting, vaguely warm feeling as if a great burden had suddenly disappeared from him. What followed was the feeling of fulfillment that had only been somewhat described in mythology and stories of mortals ascending to godhood. In just a very short time, he could feel his stats and levels increasing in such a dizzying speed, beyond the original limits by multiple magnitudes.

For some reason, he could acknowledge what classes, abilities had been added to him. There were numerous of them, both native and foreign to YGGDRASIL. Most noticeable were those that were foreign, numerous of them were clear indications of unparalleled power and authority, beyond any ordinary comprehension. Come with them, his intelligence, knowledge and wisdom also rose to an unimaginable degree.

Around him, his friends and their creations also felt the same as each had a different way to experience the moment. Some of the more flamboyant and chuunibyou members and Guardians were laughing very wildly and Ainz could blurrily see some of them were even making poses. The more stoic, calmer ones were more like him and silently taking in the power pouring into them. The monsters and beasts were roaring satisfyingly.


Meanwhile, beside the natives and masters of Nazarick, the rest were not touched by the energy as it was being blocked by an invisible magical shield around them. The delegates were not surprised by this at all as they had silently fully acknowledged that their mission here was to witness and document this great event. Inside this barrier, they and the family members of the Supreme Beings were worriedly looking at the direction of the Throne. They were wholefully ignorant of everything beyond their "safe zone" as what they could only see beyond was pure gold white and the only sound they received was some roars of indescribable emotions and wild waves of laughter from some beings. All of these uncertainties only intensified their worry even more, some of the children even hugged their older relatives and with their voice muffled by their tears, they asked them whether their parents would be fine. However, in the end, there was no answer, and they could only silently hope for the worst not to happen.

They - the greatest New world servants in history, who have been canonized as "The Great Saints of Sorcerous Kingdom" were expecting this as they had been told in detail… The ascension of their saviour, their one and only lord, the entity that had eternally blessed this world and all those loyal to him a true paradise. They did not have the slightest of worry about the process. As for right now, only joy and anticipation filled their now newly resurrected heart and mind as their faces brighten with great expectation for what would happen next.

During the final moments of their limited mortal lives, as the forever grateful and loyal servants of the Sorcerer King, they still had the ever lingering desire to serve Him, to contribute more for Him and to stay with Him more, some were more fanatical than the other. Like every mortal being, after such a long life of countless contributions, they went tired and gleefully decided to enjoy the retirement with their family and loved ones as they so dearly deserved it, though secretly. Even as their bodies had already been so very tired and was aiming for a peaceful eternal rest which, that devotion still burned brightly until the moment they passed away in the tears of their loved ones with it was only somewhat hinted very secretly in some of their wills.

Some were more revealing as they expressed this desire to contribute but their bodies don't allow in their late life writings. Meanwhile, some of the most fanatical of them all frantically directly asked Him for resurrection, some even asked him to turn them into undead if they were too costly or unable to resurrect. Yet, for all of these overly devoted individuals and for those who were in the process of a slow painful death overall, as it was The Goal of All Life is Death, a true painless departure was the final gift that their Majesty had so generously given to them.

It was not that he didn't need them anymore. No... He has always needed them and He wanted them to stay with Him forever. More than just the matter of talents and professionalism, most of them were actually like friends and some were even like family members to Him. They help to maintain what was left of His humanity, in some way, even expand it, which help Him more attached to His people. Thinking about those times again, sometimes his selfishness took the better of Him and put Him into a state of regret for not actively convincing them to stay with Him or for some, not doing what they asked Him to do.

Yet, right afterwards, His Overlord rational mind took over Him as He realised many crucial things why that should not be done. There were very limited ways to truly extend one's life forever. His resources, although plentiful, but was not unlimited. As such, He must have priorities, no matter whether he liked it or not.

With almost every [Wish Upon a Star] was used for the denizens of Nazarick like the twins, for no matter how hard He tried to prepare Himself to be, and found that He truly can't ever come in term to the loss of any denizen of Nazarick just like how they wouldn't be able to handle His, and they were truly desperate wanted to stay with him. They were what He had left that reminded Him of His friends and the fact that they came from YGGDRASIL also made them more precious than any others. That, combined with other utmost crucial matters throughout history, He had no other choice but to accept the end of these individuals.

Most of all, He also fully understood and explained to them the pain of the immortal beings: to never be able to rest, likely to never feel sensation and beauty of life, they would see your mortal loved ones die one by one and there was also a chance they would become more and more mentally unstable in the future. What had happened to one of His closest Player allies had really confirmed that last statement. He wasn't afraid that would happen to most of the denizens of Nazarick however, as most of them were immortal beings and those who weren't, had the minds and souls meant for immortal beings, as long as they have each other, everything would be of no problem.

But these individuals? They were born with limited lives, with mortal minds, they might one day lose it and become a shadow of their former selves if he had decided to expand their lives to infinite. Not to mention, if they were turned into undead like some of them had asked, he afraid they might not be the people he had loved but just another ordinary mindless undead, or in the case they were conscious undeads, they would become a completely different entity, a husk of their former selves, with at the very most, only a fraction of their personality that He loved so dearly remained and who knew what their souls would change as time went by. As they were the individuals that He had so dearly appreciated, He did not want to give them that torturous fate. And as the extension, He would not allow anyone to disrupt their rest, no matter what the situation was, maybe unless the impossible possibility of having the actual consent of their souls. Understood Him, most of those who asked gratefully accepted it, although some among them were more reluctant to do so. For a time, these great individuals had been wondering on the Plane of Souls, enjoying their eternal rest with their families and many others. However, no matter how good and peaceful it had been, many times, they still wished that they could return.

Then, one day, that wish was granted.

They were gathered in a realm of a strange powerful being via an unexpected invitation. This being was infinitely more powerful than all of them, yet, he treated them with respect and kindness, just like how His Majesty had always treated them. More surprisingly, he then revealed that he was like them, a devotee of the cause of His Majesty. Initially they were distrustful of him, but after some honest convincing, he was successful in gaining their trust. He then offered them what they had always desired, to continue serving him. As a bonus, the offer also included the ability to go between the plane of souls to visit their families and to the mortal realm as much as they want, the increase of their limits, trainings in YGGDRASIL and on other different worlds so that they could serve him even better when they return. Not to mention, during the course, they were also blessed by this entity to have no death penalty and unable to be permanently dead. Hearing that, with their trust given to him, they immediately accepted it with no reluctance.

Ever since then, for many many years, they had trained vigorously and had experienced all the dangers and the beauties that their Lords and other Players have gone through in The Tree Of Worlds to earn such godlike powers and equipment. On other worlds that don't belong to YGGDRASIL, they had gained much more extensive experience and knowledge by obtaining other advanced knowledge, items related to their respective professionality on those worlds and put them into practice. All of these had made their already legendary attributes become even greater.

In the end, all of them were level 100 with the weakest of their equipment being that of top tier high level relic class. Experience wise, they were now brimmed with knowledge, the wisdom of a thousand years. As a reward for them at the end of the trial, he gave them new skills and high tier divine class sets that all were custom made for each of them. Each set was a masterpiece of art and of synergization itself. The stats, the abilities of each equipment went unison to each other and were made most appropriately as according to each user current build, thus unleashing the fullest potential of the path they have chosen. The entirety of the extremely elaborate details on the equipment commemorated the wearer's greatest attributes, achievements, feats when they were alive and had gained during the course. All of it was just to serve His Majesty greater than they could have ever been before.

Afterwards, the entity then informed them of the plan for their return, their main role in the new age of His empire as guidance and instructors for the people of their world. He also briefly told them of the gifts he would give to their King which they heard with joy and excitement. After they had prepared themselves, they were teleported to the familiar Throne Room which they all had been in at least once in the past, with Him, other Supreme Beings that they had heard about as well as their creations. As they presented themselves before the denizens of Nazarick and the delegates, they prepared to embrace the new level of the glory of their Lord.


After a rather intensive moment that felt like a hundred year, the light started to get dimmer and everything in the room was becoming clearer. At the same time, the barrier covering the others started to disperse and they were greeted with a strange distinctive warm and energy unlike anything they had ever experienced before. For the ones who were brought back, they felt it much clearer than others. There was something truly special about the light and the leftover energy. As for the light, it was distinctively purer and even gave those who basked in it the sense of serenity beyond that of the realm where they had rested in and that of Asgard combined. As for the energy, there was no word to really describe it. It was beyond any singular, ordinary concept or dualities but rather, more of a concentrated combination of all the most primordial forces into one, which they could only very vaguely describe it as... divine.

Then, as the light was dimmed enough to see and the energy completely gone without a trace behind, the entire room was fully revealed. The Throne Room was now grander, shinier than before. Everything, from the carpet, to every inch of the wall, mythically magnificent as it had always been, now held an even more brilliant beauty and radiant with a godly aura.

This was especially applied to the Throne of King. Now the great Throne bared a new appearance, much grander in dimensions and more intricate in details than before. The entire back of the chair morphed into a more sword shape form as well as becoming slightly slimmer and grew in height. Meanwhile, that of where he rest his back was reduced and now only a bit higher than Him when He sits down.

The separated crystal structures around the throne were now gone. Instead, there was one huge uniformed mountain like the construction of deep purple crystals pointing diagonally upward. It was as high as the entire Throne, rose from the base of the formerly World class item, grabbed onto the sides like a pair of wings and shaped like a pyramid: bulkier, spread out more widely, more obtusely at the base and gradually having sharper angles until the crystals went straight up as it reached the top. Each crystal was dissimilar in size and length and as beautiful as they were naturally sharp and smooth and the bright colorful particles within it sparkling like stars and galaxies of the cosmos.

Also, on two sides of the Throne, there were two gigantic golems. Each was equipped with a divinely powerful intricate set of full plate armour and was armed with equally ornate sword - shield combo. Although their equipment had the same tone as the Throne, each of them held a different theme. The one on His right had gears with angel aesthetic while the other held a more demonic fashion. Although they seemed to be completely immobilized, yet the rest of the room could clearly sense that these golems were very alive and always be vigilant to strike down any nearby hostile forces and protect the true owner of the Throne. For some reason, many felt like it was still missing something but they didn't know what. But overall, everything of the "New" Throne of Kings, from every single exterior detail to the power exuding from it, screamed out absolute authority over all of existence and its owner is an entity of an equal or greater magnitude.

On this magnificent Throne was the only being in all of the realms worthy enough to sit upon it, His God Majesty Ainz Ooal Gown.

However, He was not who He was anymore, but had truly ascended to a much greater level of existence. He was no longer the all benevolent god that His church said Him to be nor the King of all Kings like historians and governors had dearly called Him.

Sitting on the Throne right now, with him changed back to his Overlord form, was nothing less than a fragment of reality compressed into a magnificent skeletal frame that had been given His conscience.

His presence at this moment alone was even more overwhelming than before by many degrees. Yet, for them and all the non hostile beings, it didn't bring out a dreadful, crushingly suffocating feeling, but rather, it was warm and bright as if it was the extension of his boundless benevolence, charisma and wisdom.

As such, whoever touched by the aura that was not hostile to Him or anything He held dear to was inspired a conscious unbreakable loyalty and devotion. Followed it were unnatural warmth and the truest sense of peace, serenity and for some, for some, even the visions of the brightest future to come.

However, to those who were, unless there was His interference, the aura would automatically have a massive reversal effect. Their minds and even souls shall be crushed by the shear weight of His exuding presence as they are filled with an overwhelming sense of dread and a crystal clear vision of an eternal damnation.

Appearance wise, as if his form had already been perfect from the very start, he had not changed much beside some slight enhancements that only had the purpose of highlighting his already immense divinity. His bones were now glistening like the brightest stars and the blackness inside his skull were now much deeper, as if it was the void itself. Behind Him, there was also a large halo as dark as the void of the cosmos yet its rear shone a brilliant golden light like the sun itself. Along with everything, his equipment ascended with him to a new height of existence with its user. No longer were they made with ordinary materials, they were now comprised of celestial bodies and the compressed energy of reality itself.

Around Him, every single being of the guild and of the tomb earned their fair share of increase. With the other Supreme Beings and the important NPCs, just like with the Guildmaster, their appearance didn't change much as if they were all seemingly perfect from the start. For most parts, the things that changed were their equipment, all of their stats, their power, wisdom and knowledge. They were all ascended to an absurd degree, to his level of existence but still lesser in power compared to him.

With the high level summoned monster and beings of the same power in Nazarick, their power increased so significantly, it was beyond their wildest imagination. The PoP also evolved and had become more powerful. Their weapons were now types of energy weapons and their gears as the whole were all of the highest quality, with some were better than the others. Yet, compared to all of Nazarick, beside the homunculus maids, who also had their fair share of increase but very much lacking in fighting capability, they were still the weakest of all.

In comparison, if the Supreme Beings and the strongest of Nazarick were universes, then the other high level denizens would be galaxies and black holes, the upper mid level would be solar systems while the rest were stars, planets and asteroids. Unbeknown to everyone that time, not just everyone in the room but the entirety of the tomb and every item within it have ascended along with its dwellers with the level of increase based on how powerful they originally had been.

Contrast to ecstatic actions and the constant fanatical praising, this time, the delegates all stood completely still and were utterly speechless, as there was no gesture or word they could find to possibly fully express the awe and happiness they were now experiencing. A truly dumbfounded expression could be seen on all of their faces. The shear emotion was just too much for all of them to know how to react and could just only collapse to their knee where they stood and trembled before their might in utmost devotion.

Still in the kneeling position, for the resurrected servants, they were just as surprised and astonished as the invitees. Although having been informed, this was still beyond their imagination. They were totally not prepared for this level of grandiose. It felt like the first time they had witnessed His glory, His true power all over again. However, in this case, there was not just an overwhelming amount of awe but also, an equal amount of joy as they were seeing their Lord had transcended. The most emotional of all was the First Disciple Fluder, who was having the same reaction but with a much higher degree compared to everyone and to himself when he first glimpsed at "the endless abyss of magic" that was His true magic potency all those centuries ago.


As the light went away, he looked around the room and was somewhat awe at the improved Throne room and the new magnificent Throne of King. For him, every detail here had already been divine masterpieces, yet, in some way, now all of it had became much grander and magnificent after the releasing of energy inside the sphere. He then looked at members of his guild and every beings of Nazarick with such a sense of satisfaction and happiness that he might shed some tears if he had been in the humanoid form.

For normal beings, they could only see or at most, sense a slight hint of delight from the entities of Nazarick. However, Ainz knew better. As the one who had always cared for them, he could truly feel all of their utmost relishment of their newly given power deep within their subconscious as they were trying their best to keep their composure in front of the delegates.

This... had always been the only thing he had ever wanted from the very start.

It had forever been the main reason for all of his actions, good or bad.

The complete reunion of his entire Guild with the legacy they have made together, as well as their complete well-being and happiness.

Right now, his friends and the entire Nazarick - his one true family were all here with Him, all safe and happy. Their future and happiness from this day on, have forever been secured with their ascension.

And his dear Albedo... the woman that he had owe so much and who had just announced his eternal love to, now had become even more radiant as nothing, not even the brightest star in existence, could ever surpass the luminescence that was her presence, her charm and her bewitching beauty.

Seeing and directly experiencing everything that had been happening here was indeed… More than he could ever ask for… and much far more than he could ever take...

As such, a silent "thank you…" was all he could muster inside his mind for this being in front of him. Everything good that had happened today were all owed to him, to this strange, wild being. He was the very being that saved him at that final moment, gave him back his power and a body to return his love. Not to mention, he had reunited all of them back together, and brought them back to Nazarick - their true home. He was also the one who gave all of them the greatest gift they could ever really ask for. For that, he had truly proven that his main purpose had always been the well-being of the entirety Nazarick as he had previously claimed to be. And oddly enough, he was also a being who was currently, bowing down before him. It was weird beyond measure really. A being who was more powerful than him and his friends by countless magnitude, even after them receiving his gift of ascension, presented before them in the fashion of a devotee to his Gods.

Just like how it had always been for him, before he could be any more emotional, the joy was suppressed. However, Ainz, as well as some others, could still at least find an amount of gratitude lingering within them for this entity as there was an urge to do something to repay this being despite the fact that they had just recently met each other.

What they did later on would change the course of history of everything for all eternity as the consequence of their action would create a future no one that time or for many years to come in the future could really be able to comprehend it.

With a regal voice that defined charisma, he addressed those in front of him:

"All of you, please stand up."

Hadn't really recovered from the shock that was seeing the new divine form of the denizens of Nazarick, but all of them including that entity immediately followed the gentle order of the great King. Then, the newly ascended Sorcerer King paid his attention to the entity then continued:

"From the knowledge you have shown me, i assumed your name was Magnus, yes?

"Yes, My Majesty" - respectfully, the entity replied

"Magnus-dono, you have truly proven your loyalty and your worthiness to Nazarick and all of its denizens by having the degree of contribution surpassed that of anyone in history of my Kingdom and even, comparable to that of even the Floor Guardians themselves. Although you did not ask for any reward, I find that it is necessary for you to be given something as a show of our gratitude. So… What do you want as a reward?"

Ever since they first met Magnus, hesitation had been something they deemed that would never be seen coming from him. Yet, here he was, hesitating at such a simple question which people would likely to immediately answer. Standing completely still, he was seen slightly frown, his eyes were dashing around in confusion and under his mask, he was trying to say something but didn't know whether he should. To make matter worse for him, Sebas Tian also had some words about this:

"You at least deserve something more Magnus-dono, after all, you have done so much for the sake of our Lords and Nazarick just in such a short period of time. Not to mention, didn't you say that only the Supreme Beings could grant you what you desired, beyond just serving my Lord's cause?"

At this, Magnus knew he couldn't hide anymore, he hesitantly said:

"Yes… What Sebas Tian said was correct... I do wish for something more that only you could give… However, to think again, asking for this thing now or anytime in the future for that matter… I find it to be... highly inappropriate as it would put you in a difficult position. Not to mention, just by saying such a request may naturally result in scown and outright hostility from many, if not, from every denizen within Nazarick, which i never, ever desire to have, especially during moments like this…"

This raised much question from everyone inside the room and some had even tensed up as they were all curious about what that "overly absurd thing" might be. But then, with the natural calmness of a skeletal being, Ainz continued:

"After all you have done for us, we promised that there would be no uproar and if the request is actually too obscene, it will be considered as never existed and there would be no harsh feeling coming from us. So I insist that you tell us what that is?"

Taking a deep breath, Magnus then replied:

"I... wished to become an official member of the guild... to become the 42nd Supreme Being."

Immediately, an intense atmosphere filled the room. For the invitees, this request had given many of them a shock of their lives. Just like this unknown being had just said, what he intended to request was indeed the most outlandish thing one could ever dare to wish for. Such instance had created many debates and comments among the delegates. Although all of them were only whispers or ramblings, yet there were so much that the entire Throne room had started to get noisy. Some of them, especially those who had not paid attention from the start, were the most active commenter on how outlandish that request was. All of their opinions could be sum up perfectly by one of the delegates:

"Such treacherousness! Even if this "Magnus" was a Player, then in history, not even the several legendary allied Player to Nazarick did ever earn such honor or even dare to ask for it!"

Contrary to this, their calmer and more aware counterpart had just happened argued that this individual could indeed deserve a prize like this. Despite all the contradiction in opinion, there was a common emotion among the invitees: fear. They feared that such an over the top request would evoke the wrath from the Supreme Beings and their creations. A wrath which they sensed that would easily destroy the world they were standing on.

Yet… Instead of a reality shattering fury, there was only complete calmness coming from the masters of the great tomb as if each of them was considering this wish very carefully. It was true as all of them were engaging in a debate via [Message]. The most noticeable opinions were shared by the most prominent of the Supreme Beings and Guardians

[Well…This is rather simple. What do all of you think? Should we let him join us?]

[Isn't it obvious Guildmaster? Of course we should! I mean, like you have just said Momonga-san, he has proven his loyalty and worth to the guild and the tomb through all of his previous actions. He saved your life and has essentially saved all of us and reunited all of us with our creation. In my opinion, that is more than all we need to consider]

[Woah, we understand your enthusiasm, dear stupid brother, as all of us have reunited with the embodiments of our desires and dreams, and in your case, of all your fetishes. But, calm down a bit will you? However, I have to say… you are definitely not wrong… I really think we should. Huh... It seems like you are less stupid now brother. Not to mention, he has all the old requirements to become a guild member right?]

[He definitely can be considered as a "useful member of the society" with all of his previous actions that he had done and shown to all of us. I would have to say he is one hell of a multi-tasker, considering if what he said about "fixing everything at the same time" is true]

[I agree with Herohero-san, not to mention, anything that is related to the occult, especially higher and more exotic existences, are all heteromorphic in nature.]

[Not to mention, if he joined, He would be a very essential member of the guild with all the power and knowledge within him. As such, he can become our guidance to even more progress as we could also learn many things from Magnus-san too, even after he has given all of us more than we need. What do you think, Punitto Moe?]

[There is no end to the amount of knowledge that is "need to know" Touch Me - san. All knowledge is important, the problem is whether your mental capability is strong enough to take them in. For example, some knowledge requires "storage spaces", some requires processing capabilities and some… requires special types of immunity to insanity, corruption of the soul and the mind,...

But anyway, yes, tactically, Magnus would become a very essential member of the Guild if we recruited him. Having him with us is basically securing ours and the kingdom future development, ascension and existence for the coming future. Heck, even more so, based on all of his previous actions and their timing, I can even say that he is something of a "Deus Ex Machina" himself. Not to mention, there is indeed needed to learn from him, because I am pretty sure that the knowledge and wisdom that he has just given to us is not everything there is but just a fraction of it.

However, if he decided to betray us, which i pretty sure he would never ever do that based on all of his doing, we may have enough power, knowledge from him and about him by then to banish him or even injure him… Although it sounds impossible but the possibility is still there nonetheless]

[It is always good to prepare but… I am pretty certain he would not be against us. There is this thing I haven't told you yet…]

Ainz then told them about the entirety of the previous talk between him and Magnus during the time stop with everything was told in absolute precision, especially all the details about the contract. At this, the messages among them suddenly went silent for a while before a Supreme Being asked once more

[Momonga… Are you sure about this information he was saying? I know that by now, he is pretty trustworthy. But don't you think that it is a little bit too much?]

[Well to be fair, even him admitted that everything had been too good to be true in every other circumstance. But I can definitely say that you should have seen that contract by yourself. When I touched that seemingly ordinary leather scroll, I found it contains an absurd amount of power, beyond anything, to the point that it never supposed to exist. It felt like if a person so dearly wanted, one could easily change or even permanently delete the whole reality and even everything beyond it by that power alone. The only reason why I am still here right now was because the contract was actively protecting me from its own radiating power. Most importantly though, I saw an ethereal chain connecting him and the contract that I believe only when handling the contract could you see it. It felt like that very chain tied his very being to the contract and his every actions must be according to the deals that has been made]

[How are you so sure about this by the way?]

[Well… If you were a Spellcaster Player who had been here for over three millennia. Everyday, you interact and work with spells and magic items, especially with new and advanced ones as time goes by. For the last over two thousand year or so, everyday you have been studying and researching the nature of magic. During such time, one of your milestones was being able to tap into "Wild magic" - a type of magic that has a very close relation to souls in every way which people thought that only great species called Dragon Lord could use. Then my friend, I am pretty sure to you that without knowing about the magic related subjects, like an ingrained instinct from birth, like the magic coursing through these subjects themselves are directly whispering their secrets to you, you could sense with nigh perfect accuracy of their true potency and what kind of power they hold without any trouble. Such instinct would also go as far as ignoring any attempt to fake or to hide the subject's true power that was put upon it. And with me, that especially applies to anything that is related to necromancy and soul magic. So yes, I can say with confidence that what I sense is true. And besides, the guy has been very sincere about everything. Like he said, he had nothing and no reason to lie or to hide.]

This was followed by the discussion of the rest of the Supreme Beings before it was settled and Ainz confirmed their final opinion

[So all of you agree to let him join us?]

At the same time, all 40 [Yes] were mentally said in unison. Then, Ainz paid his attentions to the denizens of Nazarick

[What do you think about him?]

[My love, we are grateful for your thoughtfulness, but you do not need to ask us, for we will follow your every decision. However, since you have asked, Magnus-dono is truly worthy to become a Supreme Being. Like you have mentioned before, he has proven more than enough his capability and dedication to the well-being of Nazarick as the whole. In my opinion, his biggest direct contribution was to reunite us together once more]

[M-my sister and I also find him to be worthy, my Lord. He reunited us with o-our mother and new siblings. Not to mention, his magic and combat ability is indeed tr-tremendous]

[Yes my Lord, my brother is correct, he is very powerful and can be a great member to the Tomb. I would not hesitate to take him in as a Supreme Being.]

[I agree with them, Lord Momonga. To be more specific of his capabilities, the brilliance that could only be compared to that of a true Supreme Being has been shown the way he fought the World Enemy few days ago]

[So has his speed and utmost elegance]

[So has his strength and courage]

[So. has. his. honor. warrior. prowess. and his. masterful. control. of. weaponry.]

[So has his fashion and intrigue, father]

Although he had fully acknowledged the arrival and the battle against one of the Lords of the Seven Deadly Sins on this world, just like with everything that had and had been happening right now, he still couldn't help but felt grateful to Magnus like he had just recently heard of that information. Finally, he looked at his most legendary servants of this world who had just been resurrected to voluntarily serve him once more. Contrast to how he had asked the opinions of those dearest in his life, he vocally asked them as if he was indirectly making the final announcement:

"Since you have met him for quite some time, what do you think of him?"

Replying to their Lord, each of them had their own chance of expressing their opinion in their own way. However, despite the variation their main points were all the same and it was best sum up and expressed by the last person who spoke, Holy Saint Neia Baraja herself.

What she was wearing could be considered as the envy of every late game hybrid - commander Players. She was wearing a glistening pure white moderately armored pope vestment with intricate golden details. However, it was much slimmer, more fitting for combat than how a normal robe would be. Radiant platinum color scales and plates were donned over the robe, giving all the crucial parts of the user the needed protection. The fabric, though look quite normal, but in actuality, is also a prominent layer of protection as each of its threats was weightless but as strong and durable as the Gleipnir - the legendary chains that bound Fenrir. The armor pieces were also very light and highly decorative, the quality and the material of these pieces are the same as the armor of the World God Ull back in YGGDRASIL. The whole set gives major stats boost, especially to agility, both type of defense and special as well as protection against all source, immunity to all negative effects. It also has a terrific ability of granting surrounding allied forces many positive effects and a major boost in overall stats.

Though there are elements of a medium armour, the vestment as a whole did not lose its grace or its religiously magnificent appearance as those armored parts only add more to it. Her sword and bow had the same level of craftsmanship and power as her armor. However, more noticeable was her bow. It brimmed with power as the best enhancement and the best materials were used in its creation. Now, she looked like a true warrior saint, directly coming down from heaven to bless and give absolute protection to all the followers of the god she served.

Basked under the divine blue light of the holiest place in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, she had had her communion with her God for the first time since forever. With the legendary angelic voice that was a mixed between that of the most fervent devotion and the affection that a daughter has for her most beloved father, she spoke to her God:

"The maker of heaven on earth… My One True Justice… My Majesty… My Great Father... If there was anyone else deserved to have the title of "Supreme Being" beside Your Most Exalted Self and all the other Supreme Beings who were all equally great compared to you, it would be him and no one else…"

As such, she began to tell her God their experience with Magnus of his guidance and his deeds for them. More than how history and even legends have described her, every word carried with it a great amount of passion and charisma that even had some influence on some denizens of Nazarick themselves. The combination that was her voice and her words had immediately put almost everyone in a trance. Inside their minds were the entirety of these legendary individuals' journeys, with YGGDRASIL and countless of other miraculous worlds that they had ventured through had been recreated. All of it was in such an absolute degree of clarity and details. So real, it was as if they were there, in the journey itself, the delegates could fully see and feel every single moment that these individuals had been through: the lighthearted moments, the pain, the hardship, the glory.

It was so fantastical, a number of delegates deemed their story to even outshine that of the saga of Supreme Beings themselves. Although it sounds quite blasphemous, if not, heretical to the few overly fanatical of devotees, in reality, it only highlighted even more the glory of the Supreme Beings. The tales of the Supreme Beings were so great, it had become the core motivation for the immediate decision to agree with the offer of Magnus after he had gained their trust and went on an adventure to become better. For His Majesty, they fully determined to be as powerful and knowledgeable as they can be so that they could serve him and Nazarick better than ever before. Now, these legendary individuals, with feats that could rivaled even the combination of the best, the most dedicated Players back when YGGDRASIL was still active, sworn their eternal allegiance to the great beings of Nazarick without any signs of fakery, reluctant or they were forcing themselves.

So incredible were these feats, some Supreme Beings were even secretly astonished at the magnitude of those achievements. With Ainz, from the start of their presentation, he was like a father who was tentatively listening and witnessing the successes of his children and loved ones with great curiosity and pride. He was no petite tyrant who wished for his loyal citizens to be forever weak or to never change, he wished them to be better than who they were before, such was one of the core and original tenets of his church. To see these talented individuals, some he even considered as his surrogate children in some sense, had grown in all aspect and manner. In fact, to say that he was proud was an understatement by itself.

In between the story, she retold their experience with Magnus. In them, she told her beloved father in great details of how great and the crucial role Magnus had taken in their ascension to the power level of Players. She told her father of how he respectfully greeted like a friend, a comrade, a teacher despite the power disparity between them, how he gained their trust and so generously offer them the chance to train and the ability to come back to serve His Majesty once more, how he gave them guidance and sometimes directly involved during the course to help them getting the best result. All around, scribes and remembrancers were maniacally writing down every single letter of her speech with the expression of awe showing on their faces.

Then she immediately changed into a much sterner tone. This time she wasn't addressing her beloved Father or any of Nazarick, as she specifically aimed toward some of the delegates. With a booming voice that carried the weight of an entire world, she continued:

"And to all of you who haven't known or been aware of everything that has been happening… Let me tell you what he has done for His Majesty's glorious kingdom..."

The revelation shocked all of them. As she continued her speech, in their mind, what they deemed to be the entirety of Magnus's history with Nazarick till that point appeared with absolute clarity. She spoke in a way that made those delegates felt as if the whole reality was going to crash upon them, as if they were the worst of sinners, of blasphemers that were now being judged wrathfully by the one true almighty god. Most shockingly for them, she told of how he had just recently defended their homes by defeating the malicious World Enemy, of how he created the mastercrafted gate they saw when first arrived, that lead to the place of the Supreme Beings, the tearful reunion between all of them and their return back to this world, to this very room. All of it had made even the staunchest skeptics among the delegates drown in shame and regret, some even begged for forgiveness for the thing they had held moments ago.

In the end, she completed her speech in a way that forever imprinted and had awaken something within some of their minds and souls:

"BECAUSE OF THAT, HE IS MORE THAN WORTHY TO BECOME A SUPREME BEING. WITH THE ORIGINAL 41, THEY WILL LEAD US TO AN ETERNAL GLORIOUS AGE THAT NONE OF US COULD EVER FATHOM"

Then as she completed and returned to her place, with a commanding voice belongs to a being transcended beyond any ordinary existence when decreeing the law of all there is, Ainz said:

"After a moment of consideration from all of us, combined with the opinions of those I can rely on, it has been long since the last time I made this declaration… on behalf of all the Supreme Beings and the Great Tomb, it is my honor to welcome the newest member of our guild, Magnus as the 42nd Supreme Being."

Immediately, beside the Supreme Beings, all of them, from the most exalted guardians of Nazarick to the delegates of the New World solemnly knelt where they stood.


This was not the first time Magnus had ever got this honor. In fact, for him, there had been countless instances like this before, but with different acquaintances. It had happened so many times with so many degrees that for most part, he had become completely jaded to it. So dull to the point of such an honorable and proud occasion that was his inauguration of final ascension by those that used to be equal or even greater, beside from the surge of power, he felt completely normal as if there was nothing special at all, due to almost everyone's surprise. Yet, every time he got inaugurated inside a version of Nazarick, it felt… utterly unique. These instances had always brought him such a feeling of pride and satisfaction rarely can ever be found by anyone, especially for beings like him, beings whose true nature of their existence made everything else extremely inadequate.

The Tomb is indeed a masterpiece, even more so after he transcended the whole thing to a new level of existence. However, compared to so many other things he had seen before, it was still quite "meh" in comparison. However, for him, this place and the saga of the Supreme Being who stayed back with his faithful denizens and the empire they built had something absolutely more alluring than anything else. This tendency became much greater and greater as he continued to watch the loving moments the denizens of Nazarick shared with each other and the development of the kingdom Ainz created with the idea he had so rarely seen before.

The fascination reached its peak when one day, he had a look at the future in which Sorcerous Kingdom succeeded. It was the most magnificent civilization he had ever seen. It was a true utopia in all sense and matter. And what he had seen till now was just a sample of what to come. In many ways, after witnessing all of that eternal glory, for the first time ever, Magnus has found a place where he truly feels he belongs to, a place where he can finally call it his home. A place exists beings loveable and graceful in their own way, he could spend eternity with. Although he would later on find some other worlds similar to this, none of them can ever have the unique charm that only belongs to this place or has the future just as bright.

With an uncontrollable sense of pride and affection as if he had never felt such familiar emotion before, he then gracefully knelt down with his head lifted up and his eyes looked at the direction of Ainz, he proudly declared:

"From this day forth, I eternally pledge myself to Nazarick. I will always be standing side by side with my fellow Supreme beings and the great and forever loyal beings of Nazarick. I swear with my honor to never abandon anyone and to always aid my fellow Supreme Beings in times of need and in everyday life, to fence off any threat that dare harm us and harm anything, anyone loyal or allied with us. Most important of all, I will always help bringing all of you to a eternal noblebright future of happiness, progress, prosperity, greatness and ascensions. My last pledge applies to all, from the Supreme Beings of Nazarick to the most ordinary citizens who are loyal to us. ALL HAIL AINZ OOAL GOWN, ALL HAIL NAZARICK, ALL HAIL THE SORCEROUS KINGDOM!"

Touched by his words, still kneeling, all of those who below the Supreme Beings shed a tear of pure joy as through his words, they were embraced by his love and appreciation for them and for their lords. With a smile of hope and happiness on their faces, every denizens said in unison:

"All hail Magnus, the 42nd Supreme Being of Ainz Ooal Gown. From this day forth, we pledge our eternal loyalty and service to you. May we forever prove ourselves worthy to you and that of the 41 Supreme Beings benevolence and kindness, of your love and affection, of your power and wisdom, of your protection and guidance."

Following their actions, the delegates and the ones who were resurrected also pledged their loyalty to the new Supreme Being:

"All hail Magnus, The 42nd Supreme Being! Praise be his name! May his achievements and benevolence to all those below him ever greater as time goes by! May he, with the 41 Supreme Beings and the Exalted Guardians of Nazarick deliver all of us through our eternal journey."

As he stood up , he and other members of the Guild ordered everyone to stand up. Then as everything had been settled down, with a smile, Magnus made a suggestion:

"I have to say that it has been rather a day for all of us, a day of many great and weighty events, with surprise after surprise and numerous ups and downs. From it, various degrees of emotions are always moving, changing so suddenly and wildly, exhaust us severely. After all that toil, I do believe we deserve a bit of rest. For that, I suggest we should spend the rest of the day for ourselves and for our loved ones. What do you think, my friends?"

Among the Supreme Beings and their creations there were numerous nods and mumbling of agreements. However, the most noticeable reaction was from the Sorcerer King and the Overseer Albedo herself. For some reasons, as if there was a voice behind his head, subconsciously guiding him, he slowly turned his magnificent skeletal head, looking toward the direction of Lady Overseer. Sensing her beloved's glance, she also looked at him amorously and blushes and a wide smile were shown very visibly on her face. Immediately, he turned into his humanoid form as he wanted to enjoy this moment to the fullest and everyone around could see him smiling as happily as Albedo.

With his ascension, his humanoid form had also changed a bit as this form now bared an godly aristocratic beauty that no being could ever match. However, every New World natives and denizens of Nazarick still could sense that this was 100% their one and only Majesty. For the other Supreme Beings, it was still very easy for them to recognize the appearance of Suzuki Satoru they once knew even in this new version of his. Although there had been a lot of improvements in his appearances as every part of himself had its fair share of beautification, just like the previously given humanoid form, this new appearance was improved upon who he originally looked like.

The actions of two of them, especially the transformation of Ainz from a magnificent skeleton to a overly beautiful humanoid being with utterly unique features no one had seen before had raised a lot of attention for everyone around, to the point of shocking for some. Slowly, as if they were synchronized to each other, both said in satisfaction while still staring at each other:

"That we do…"

As they uttered those words together, the air around was immediately filled with the love they had for each other which had caused various different reactions. The females in the Throne Room were all blushing uncontrollably. However, Queen Renner - known in history to be the human who was closest to Lady Overseer Albedo, she didn't as she just smiled satisfyingly as she was witnessing her "friend" 's feeling finally be returned by the same great being that she had always been in love with. This kind of reminds her of her own experience with her husband, Climb. At the same time, some of the male Supreme Beings were laughing and patting the shoulder of Albedo's creator - Tabula Smaragdina as he just stood still and slight aura of annoyance could be sensed coming from him but was then ceased from existence. A writer among the delegates described the scene of these two great beings as follow:

"Around them, time seemed to have voluntarily slowed down to the point of halting just for the two to drown in each other beauty and grace. Just like the look of a pair of lovebirds, of how 2 people destined to love each other finally reunited after being separated by the impenetrable barrier of space, time and mortality for who know long would give to each other. The look they shared was of utmost attentiveness and affection. So full of care, love and even lust it was, despite their seemingly best effort to hide it, everyone could feel the emotion and the message they were exchanging to each other slipping through their gaze. Those were of the most romantic, a true heaven of euphoria that was their soon to be union of flesh, of the future where their love is eternal, where their offsprings would be numerous and each of them would ideally take up the best qualities and aspects of their mother and father. With the uttering of those 3 simple words together, all of it, along with their love, craving and excitement for each other and for what would soon happen flooded the whole room. In some way, one could even comment that if it hadn't been for the acknowledgement of common courtesy and the recognition that they were being watched, they would have jumped into each other and indulged in such an euphoric experience, that a more vugal way to describe it would be "they do it like there is no tomorrow"".

Before things could go any further, like an enforcer he used to be, Touch Me tried to stop this scene:

"Hey, I know you two are now madly in love but… do it later and in a more private place, please?"

Seemingly woken from a trance that, Ainz then quickly turned his head forward and responded:

"Yes… Of course… Sorry... to those who were invited here today, thank you for your arrival. As such, we would like to give all of you something as a reward."

Immediately, in front of each delegate was a bag of golden coins and gems. Receiving it, they all solemnly showed their appreciation to the gift and thanked them vigorously, praising them for their generosity. He then continued:

"For now, just like Magnus's suggestion, we would like to spend the rest of the day for ourselves. As such, those who were invited will be teleported directly back to their home. When you return, you must not utter a single word about what happened today, until we reveal ourselves. Also… Demiurge, please tell every governor to inform all citizens that they are getting a day off tomorrow."

In response, all the delegates and Demiurge happily replied:

"Yes, my Lord, your will shall be done."

Right afterward, multiple lights enveloped the delegates, transporting them back to their home, meanwhile Demiurge quickly used [Message] to deliver the will of the greatest of his Lords. At the same time, Ainz then addressed the greatest of the New Worlders:

"As for you, the greatest of those who devoted to me in this world, I sensed that Magnus-san had also expanded the Tomb itself, thus had created even more rooms on the 9th floor which you can stay here for the night and enjoy the celebration with the rest of Nazarick. Tomorrow, you will march with us."

In unison, all of them replied with utmost joy:

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

With a slam of the Guild Weapon and a booming voice, he announced:

"Without further ado, let the celebration of our return BEGIN!"

In reply to his announcement, the whole room roared with joy from all the beings of Nazarick. It was then immediately filled with an absolutely busy atmosphere, especially from the homunculus maids and the manservants, as they were all in utmost hurriness to have the preparation done as fast as possible for the Supreme Beings. In the end, within this grand room, only the Supreme Beings, their families with the Floor Guardians stayed behind as everyone else teleported to the 9th to do their jobs.


For the family members of the Supreme Beings, especially the grown ups, these were indeed something beyond anything they could have ever imagined, even in their wildest dream. Magic as a whole was something not supposed to exist. Yet like a mockery of fate, here they were, at a place that was supposed to only exist in a game world that their loved ones used to play, with magic is totally real and powerful beings that were not supposed to exist or even have conscious roaming around.

Beyond that, their soul mates were now in the form of creatures that only exist in games and legends with godlike power, exuding from them as if it was nothing at all. Akemi was calmer than the others as she recognized those forms were not random but were, in fact, their in-game avatars, but it was still very dumbfounded nonetheless. And on top it all off, with the "ascension", all of them, along with every being inside this place, were now entities beyond normal comprehension. In fact, the word "being" may not even be applied to them anymore, each of their family members was like a walking, breathing piece of existence. Right now, for them, the greatest fear about their loved ones from the start had come into existence: the loss of their humanity.

This fear had been seeded when they were shown of their new forms, and the nature of who their family members are after the ascension had only solidified this even more. Compared to them right now, every creature is meaningless, insignificant and lower than even dust. As such, it begged a question: Why should they even care for them anymore? Because of that, some had even prepared themselves to receive their love one total abandonment of them.

However, that never came.

A while after the announcement of the celebration, with most beings having left the room, they were approached by their individual family members. Although the auras their loved ones exuded were calming and gentle, however, it didn't seem to have any effect as they were getting more worried as every second passed. Seemingly noticing the uneasy feeling from them, the Supreme Beings stopped and turned back into their human form. However, instead of the appearance that they were familiar with, they were met with beings of divine unparalleled natural beauty. So much so, it had created a new pinnacle of human beauty standard, beyond anyone, even with as many beauty enhancements one could ever get magically or scientifically. Yet, in every way, they still recognized their love one easily as their current majestic appearance was based on their original selves.

Near immediately, the children broke away from their grown ups embrace to run toward and hug these majestic humans. In response, they warmly hugged back in a very parenting way, comforted them gently and with an heavenly voice, telling them everything was ok, and they were here for them. Following the action of their children, but more reluctant and filled with doubts, the grown ups slowly walked up toward their loved one who were now gods in human form and very suddenly hugged them tightly, silently begging them not to leave them.

This had raised some worries among the Floor Guardians as they afraid that their creators might abandon them once more, right after reuniting with them for a very short while. Totally aware of this, the Supreme Beings promised with conviction that they would never leave their family or this place for the Tomb was their home now and nowhere else. To add up to it, Magnus assured the family members even more:

"Don't worry all of you, although there would be some very minor influences from their other form, their humanity would not degrade because of it. So for most part, they are still who they are, but some of them will have a new or have a slight increase in some other tendencies but… Nothing significant really."

Then, one of the guild member asked him:

"Can our family have the same ascension as we had been given?"

"Like i said before, yes they can, i can also change their race for them if they want to. With the race changing, I basically do it for free. For people who had also played at least one version of YGGDRASIL, like with the case of Akemi, all of their in game avatar, stats, ability and equipment will be given back to them, or they can start a new if they want to. However, with the ascension, it will not be free for them. They must have enough power, prove themselves worthy of the ascension, just like with Momonga. However, it doesn't mean they would be exiled from Nazarick nor we can't help them or arm them, train and teach them. And not to mention, i know many good places that they can train and prove themselves. Also, as a showing of my good will, all of you may not notice but during the process of the ascension, i also increase their initial level limit to 150. So… How does that sound?"

This had raised some excitement among the family of the Supreme Beings, especially among the younger generations. The guild member glady nodded and replied:

"Yes… that is very much enough, you have our thanks."

As Ainz had descended from the Throne, hand in hand with Albedo, he walked toward his friends and their family with a smile, then said:

"You know, it has been like 2 hours and the homunculus maids can do their job very quickly and very efficiently, just like their three workaholic creators. I am pretty sure that by now, they have already done all the jobs needed. Let us go to the 9th floor and enjoy ourselves, shall we?"

Replied to the suggestion of their beloved Guildmaster, some of them turned into their in game avatars, some remained in their human forms and teleported to the 9th floor. As they arrived, they would be having a party truly deserves for higher entities, beyond anything the elites in the history of both world could ever put up, even at the cost of everything they own in their entire existence. It was the best night they had ever had before and would ever have for many years to come.


This especially applied to some people as well as one specific couple.

For that pair of love birds, they would indulge in the absolute passion that was each other love. For the first time ever, instead of her, it was him who pinned her down. Such rash action only excited her even more.

As they had already taken off all their godly attire, they witnessed each other in all their most naked glory. In many ways, as they looked at each other, their souls were now intertwined. With absolute certainty, they both sensed that both their body and soul were made only for each other. Despite all the knowledge he was newly given, he could not find any word or phrase that could fully describe his current feelling for her. All he could mustered was a simple sentence that had been spoken so many times throughout history. Yet, in so many ways, each of those basic words was able to carry the entire weight of all his true feelings and thoughts of her that had been penting up from the beginning. Slowly and slightly stuttered, he said to her:

"I love you and only you, Albedo"

Wholefully sensed all of his emotions for her, with an utmost satisfying and lustful smile, Albedo replied:

"That is all you have to say Momonga. Both of us don't have to suffer, don't have to hold back any longer… Please, give me all that you have, my love…"

They then kissed each other passionately, much more than when they first kissed each other back then. Thus, marking the beginning of the union of their flesh and soul.

Like their soul, as if their bodies were perfectly made for each other, both of them were able to bring each other to a new boundary of euphoria that no one had ever experienced before. To put this union of their along with ordinary sexual intercourses or matings was downright insulting. It was much much more than that. Each of their movement was both the pinnacle of the unison of elegance and grace with pure passion of primal carnal pleasure as each was wild as if it belonged to a completely primal beast, burning with passion and lust, yet at the same time, it let off the truest sense of utmost care and delicate that could only be found in the most conscious actions of a true artist. But most important of all, each of their movements let off all the feeling they had been having from very start, which both of them fully felt it coming from each other: all the truest of love, the thousands year longings, the soul shattering regrets and the silent, commitment repentance vow for each other, especially coming from Ainz to Albedo. All around, the concept of Time had truly slowed down just for them. Four hours in this room right now was only an hour outside so that they could enjoy each other more and release all their pent up feelings and thoughts for each other.

When they had done it for 3 hours real time, for some reason, his paranoia and the partially cynical mindset, formed from all of his experience, kicked in as if it wanted to reject the existence of this heaven. It had led him to have a thought that he wished he had never had.

'All of these had been beyond perfect, as if heaven could never be near as perfect as this… As if… As if… all of these... are nothing... but the most... wonderful... dream...'.

For the first time since he had come back, he had truly felt a rush of fear. It was far from the fear of death. If he had truly died on that street and this was nothing but the fantasy that was given by heaven or at least, by his mind, then... So be it, screw everyone, screw the world, screw reality! Lets him forever indulge in this selfish utopia of his for all eternity without a care for anything else.

No... what he feared here was the idea that what if all of these were nothing but a dream. As he recognized how perfect this had been, his mind suddenly traced back to the painful memories back when he was "exiled". Back then, anytime he slept, he had always dreamed of Nazarick and his empire, of all the beings of the Tomb and especially her. In those dreams, whenever they reached its climax of happiness, like a cruel joke of fate, he was forced to wake up with only bitterness and self loathing filled his mind and soul. If this was only a dream, like the rest of them, it would end at any moment now, especially after he came into the recognition. After that, he had to continue the rest of his damnable life on that cruel disgusting reality called Earth.

Despite the power and wisdom that now belonged to him, like an primal instinct, such emotion came too sudden for the calmer, more logical side of his conscious to even react. As such, the absolute fear of waking up had replaced ecstasy and it forced him to very suddenly stop what he was doing. Following such sudden change of action, with the eyes that were about to cry and a mind possessed by despair, he let his body to freely fall on the bed. A few moments later, he was just lying there, motionless, and... hoped. He begged that this "dream" would end in the least climatic way possible... He begged that he would not feel another great amount of emptiness after another dream of this paradise like how it had always been… He just simply did not want to be overwhelmed by disappointment anymore.

Albedo was quite surprised at this sudden change in her beloved's action as he just stopped. Concern, she cautiously touched him and asked:

"My love... what is wrong?"

Her voice seemed to have disturbed him greatly as his crimson eyes just suddenly stared at her as if he was so desperately trying not to lose something so precious to him. Panic had truly captured her mind and at that very moment, countless speculations of what could have happened to him ran through her mind, many of which concerning Magnus.

Then, he hugged her tightly, dragged her down onto the bed next to him, cuddled himself upon her blossom like a baby rather than continue enjoying the heaven that they had been sharing earlier. Although all happened very surprisingly, it somewhat pleased her, yet, her worries for his current state still hadn't faded away.

Then... she felt it...

The salty wetness of tears and heard his muffled cry and mumbling coming from her most beloved… His hug was getting tighter and his voice was being filled more with desperation, as if he was clinging to his very life. Then, as the muffling got clearer, she finally understood what was happening to her beloved:

"Please…I beg you… Don't leave… Please… let this be real… please let this be real… I beg you…"

For the first time ever, she had found him so vulnerable. Yet, for her, it didn't make him weak or showed the slightest sign of weakness. In many ways, it had only made him even more loveable, more deserving of everything there is to offer.

The tears and what he said had made her even more understood of how important all of them truly are and will ever be to him as no matter how powerful he is. He forever crucially needs all of them. She understood how every single one of them are truly priceless and nothing can convince him to replace or trade them for anything else. She even considered that she should become more forgiving of the other Supreme Beings, especially her creator, as it was for the shake of her beloved. She also fully comprehended his longing for them during his time in that damnable world. It was so much, it gave him a refusal mindset that returning here was near impossible and all of these were so perfect, it was nothing but another dream. Understood the pain, the emotional trauma he had had endured entirely, she caress her beautiful tearful beloved and said to him like a mother:

"Don't worry my loved, everyone is here for you, in our great home. Myself, Supreme Beings, as well as all their creations, will eternally stay by your side, no matter what happens."

As he slowly be engulfed by the comfort that was Albedo's words and the warmth, the aroma of her body, he suddenly found himself slowly becoming calmer and slowly drifting into sleep on a tide of euphoria. Just a moment later, both fell asleep in the warmth of each other's body.

In the early morning, Ainz's conscience started to come back to him. Haunted by the idea that all of it had been nothing but a dream, he did not want to open his eyes and wanted to sleep more, to dream more. No matter how much he tried, his mind and reality had called upon him, and he could not do anything but to reluctantly open his eyes and powerlessly greet the dystopian reality once more. Instead of that, he found himself staring at an beautiful carved slight royal purple ceiling, on a luxurious bed and in the loving embrace of the woman of his life with her wings gently wrapped around him. Sensing her beloved waking up, with a gentle smile, she whispered:

"Good morning my love…"

Happy to the point of shedding into tears as he realised all of these were all real. Filled with newfound enthusiasm and stamina, yet still as dutiful as always, he gave her another kiss and replied:

"Good morning to you too my love… last night was the best i have ever had. I would love to But… let's get ready, we have one hell of a day ahead for all of us."

Happily followed the word of her beloved, both of them got dressed, and fully prepared themselves for today. The memory of last night left a significant imprint on their minds, as they were preparing, there was still blushing on their faces. When they both got out of the room, they were suddenly greeted by the other Supreme Beings with grinds on their faces. Devilish as always, Ulbert was the first to say:

"So… how was the night for both of the lovers ?"

As he hadn't changed back to his skeletal form, the question was firstly replied by his redden face of embarrassment due to the nature of the question. With Albedo, her face was somewhat redder than Ainz, yet, she was still able to maintain her calm composure. With a grind full of pride, she was preparing to inform of them the fullest details of the happiness that was last night, Ainz immediately answered the question:

"Last night was… Great…"

Immediately, all of the Supreme Beings just laughed hysterically at their oh so almighty Guildmaster. Even with all of the power and knowledge, when he had to deal with them and especially in awkward instances like this, he was still the Suzuki they had forever known.

- HAHAHAHA! THAT IS THE GREATEST UNDERESTIMATION IN ALL OF EXISTENCE!

Ainz replied with a long, irritated sigh, but felt more than just fine. To see all of them here, being happy and enjoying small, joking, heart lightening moments like this with each other truly brought him back to the good old time. The only thing that had changed was that now, they also shared these moments with their creations and the newest member of the Guild, but overall, almost nothing had changed. As he regained his composure, he made an counter attack by saying what he had just randomly came out from his head:

"And… I'm pretty sure that last night you also have had a wild wild time with Shalltear, right Peroroncino? And i sure you have had a fun time with Evil Lord Envy as well, Ulbert"

His luck served him well once more, as this had rendered them utterly silent with a shocking expression unable to hide on their face. After a while of multiple rebuttals at each other like a bunch of teenagers, when they all calmed down and stop laughing, Ainz said:

"Well, that was fun. But… we have a lot of work for today and for many days to come, especially concerning the revelation of our return which we will do first and foremost. So, let's have some breakfast and get ready."

Just like before, with full agreement on his suggestion from every guild member there, everyone but him teleported to the restaurant. As he was going to go there with them, the question of last night once again resurfaced in his mind as a slight hint of doubt was still lingering in his mind. He stood there for a while more to check if there was a sign of illusion. With his attention was fully put into sensing any falsity around him he suddenly felt a pat on his shoulder as he saw Magnus, who now had his mask taken off, was standing right next to him out of the blues. In response, Ainz shockingly looked at him while Magnus sincerely looked straight into his eyes and said:

"Momonga, you don't need to be worried. All of these are real, nothing is an illusion. As for why everything is so perfect… You deserve it. You and everyone here in Nazarick deserve it. If anything here right now is a falsity that I created, I swear, I will be damning myself forever. If you are still not certain, I can even temporarily give you my scrying and cognitive ability to check if there is anything not true, if you are still not sure about my words."

Immediately, his view was temporarily upgraded to the point that if he wanted, he could see the truth, the deepest layer of fundamental nature of the entire reality with all of its layers of existence and even stuff that beyond it. He was still able to survive due to him having Magnus mental capability.

However, none of that really matters as all that he only cared for the confirmation of whether this was an illusion or not. He was not disappointed. This place was the exact tomb that they made it their home, where all of their memories, glories lie, a tomb in which he and their creations had transported to the New World and where he started creating his empire, the tomb that he had been taken away from for a period of time due to those cursed Dragon Lords, was then brought back to this place by the entity named Magnus who was now his friend. The same went for his friends, their creations and everything that had happened yesterday, the world and the universe itself. Then, his vision turned back to normal like before after an appropriate amount of time, enough for him to make sure of everything. Completely assured by his new friend, Ainz hugged him tightly and said:

"Thank you… Thank you so much…"

"It is of no problem, Momonga… Now, let's go quickly, don't turn yourself from the one to first proposed an idea into the last one who actually does it! Because as you know, it is considered to be one of the worst traits for a great leader."

With a smile and a nod from Ainz, both of them teleported to the restaurant, enjoyed a royal breakfast with all of their loved ones and prepared themselves to give this world a day its people would never, ever forget.


Unknown to almost everyone, the effect of the last gift was not confined to just the Great Tomb.

Yesterday had been a rather weird day for the people of The Sorcerous Kingdom. While everyone was doing their own business, an invisible unknown wave suddenly washed over them. There was no sign of any harmful effect had been detected or had there any damage been caused, but it was still an anomaly that needed to be investigated nonetheless, as it could be the sign of something big. More anomalous was the information of tomorrow national day off that was announced very suddenly right after that. Normally, such information would be informed many months or even a year prior. But this time, it came out of nowhere and no one was given a clear reason why, the only explanation they somewhat got was that it was the order of the Floor Guardians themselves.

It raised so many questions and problems among the citizens, especially for the more scholarly individuals. They knew for sure that, this had never happened in their history and in no way, they - the Guardians could ever be so random and so sudden. Everything they do had always been planned since a long time prior, as it was the only way they could partially keep up and understand His Majesty's grand 10.000 year plan. Some even theorised that the two events were tied together and something big had happened. Some theorised that it was the beginning of a new advent, or something much grander from YGGDRASIL had come, after all, it had already been a century since the last incident. But in the end, everything was still so vague and no one had a clue of what was going on. As such, they could not really do anything about it but to accept, prepare and wait for what the future had for them. Whatever it would be, good or bad, hostile Players that dare to take his legacy for themselves, any other hostile things from YGGDRASIL or any other threats, they would always be ready to take them on, no matter what.

That night, everyone had a similar dream. It was a much more different, clearer, yet more surreal, than any dream anyone had ever had, this especially applied for the people in places that had more historical, religious significance.

No longer hidden in the haziness that was a common theme in most of the dreams, everything was shown in the absolute clarity of reality, as if all of these were actually happening. Especially for many staunchest followers that obsessed with His Majesty, instead of a melancholic vision of the past which was taken from a scene from one of the books they had read before, of a time when He still walked among them, what they dreamed that night was something had never existed before. In this dream about Him, they were no longer an invisible spectator, a nobody among a sea of people witnessing the miracle and glory of the Sorcerous King like so many other times.

Here, not just happened with them, but rather with every dreamer, no matter who that citizen was, His Majesty paid full attention toward the owner of the dream. While in truth, in each one, there were not just the dreamer and His Majesty. Standing solemnly behind him with the exception of Lady Overseer Albedo who was standing next to Him, there were countless faces. Most noticeable among them were the denizens of Nazarick, the legendary individuals of this world whose names had gone down into history as the greatest native servants of his Majesty and even the others Supreme Beings themselves, all were smiling tenderly at them. All around, the scenery was like it was pulled straight out from a surreal canvas of a golden heaven. The blue sky was dreamy with warm gentle golden sunlight gently blanketed upon everything around them. Behind them was an endless field of soft grass that reached the horizon, while opposite to him, behind His Majesty and those that followed him, was a city made of glass, marble and gold, more beautiful and majestic than any in history.

His Majesty was also even more than how everything had described Him to be. In front of them, He, as well as the great beings of Nazarick, surpassed any expectations, any words the people had ever given to describe their greatness: great, wise, benevolent, godly, divine,... All of it was nothing but gross understatement for who they truly were. Although He was staring right through their souls, no one could find any dread in those gaze, although His aura was flaring freely, the dreamers could only find themselves being embraced by His endless benevolent, wisdom and knowledge. So great was His presence, no matter who the dreamer was, no matter how lacking in devotion and love one could have for His Majesty, they could do nothing but to immediately become His staunch followers as they knelt down and presented themselves before Him, the legendary figures and countless other standing behind Him. Respond to their action, His Majesty reaching out His hand toward, told that dreamer to stand up with their name and said:

"Stand up proud and tall, a glorious future awaits all of us. Follow me and I will deliver us all to an eternal heaven no one can ever imagined"

Embraced by His benevolence aura, so generously offered by Him in a voice that defined charisma, how could one not be overwhelmed with a great sense of honor and love for Him? How could one not accept the offer of the one true divine being in front of them? As such, they replied by reaching out their hand reluctantly like a child curiously reaching out for something new to them. When he gently held the dreamer's hand, the dream abruptly ended.

The people of the kingdom woke up in a vague and rather indescribable feeling with their cheeks slightly wet of tears. It was a kind of emotion that one would have when something or someone dear to them that is thought to have forever been lost, now had returned to them. It was seemingly a bit of many emotions come down together: happiness, nostalgia, longing, the feeling of being loved, fulfillment. Yet, most significant among them, hope and a new sense of purpose and excitement for something that... they didn't know exactly what.

However, beyond that similarity, there was something more for many citizens. The people who had committed crimes or had been having a negative attitude to Him and Nazarick suddenly found themselves filled with a strange sense of utmost devotion to them and the desire to redeem themselves. Meanwhile, those devoted to him praised Him frantically as they deemed the dream as the sign that He still loved them and had always watched over, protected them even in the afterlife. Some even went as far as claiming that this was the sign of His return, although right afterward, they dismissed it by themselves as even they thought it was too far fetch.

At that time, they did not know how right they were.

Right now, beside the overwhelming religious atmosphere was the only thing that dominated the air, there was also an overly abundant amount of love. For married couples, when they looked at each other, they found the emotion of the day they first fell in love with each other had fully returned. No married couple was an exception to this, no matter how fragile the relationship two could have, or how much two could hate each other. For people that were currently in relationships, they felt that they were now even more in love and caring for their partner. Two individuals that were not in a relationship and that were secretly in love with another suddenly had an urge to propose all their feelings to each other, despite how shy or how much of introverts each could be.

By now, everyone could easily figure out that something magical must have happened yesterday. But was it due to powerful effect from spells, items, rituals that was caused by any sort of entity, ranging from organizations to singular beings of great power like: Dragon Lords, Players, or even theoretical entities more powerful than Players, and whether it was related to the shockwave of yesterday, no one could make a clear connection or have a single specific clue. Everything had been so strange that no one could explain what had happened or was happening.


However, no place was stranger than what the people of the Grand Capital of E-Rantel saw when they first had a look outside.

The sky and weather was utterly more beautiful than anyone had ever experienced before. Like the dream they had just had, the scenery before them was picturesque as if it had been taken straight out from a painting. Instead of a surreal heaven of gold, everything was much more realistic, as if it was real life but seen through the dreamy eyes of some master oil painter with every detail were in the perfect tone of colors of what they should be. The wind was soothing, the cloud was dreamily floating and the sunshine was just gently coating the whole city in serene warmth and calm bright golden light which had highlighted even more the magnificence of this city. That was not all, the streets were widened, more than enough for something like a gigantic parade to go through easily while everyone in the city could still stand rather comfortably on both sides.

As some were gawking at the beauty while mentally questioning what was happening, some paid their attention to the two last standing gates of E-Rantel. The two outer walls had been removed with only two gates left behind that were later on converted into two grand triumphal arches, depicting important triumphs and milestones that this Kingdom and His Majesty had achieved. The ever spanning ray that went through these arches, stretching from the main gate of the palace to the border of the capital formed "The boulevard of the Sorcerer King". The reason for such a name was that this was the same one that He and His army had marched through after the victory of where used to be called Katze Plain many millennia ago, thus officially marking the establishment of the great Sorcerous Kingdom. Everyday, they still stood firmly like a testament of time, like an eternal monument of a legendary age, with its ancient beauty had never really faded away. Today thou, the gates were still beautiful but in a different way. They had been totally renewed, back to the time when it was first built with the bricks were glimmering under the beautiful sunlight as if they were made of the purest gold.

Suddenly, a massive black vortex appeared at the end of that street. From its color, all could figure out that it belonged to the iconic [Gate] spell. As such, some policemen immediately reacted and approached it to investigate the owner as beside from some governmental emergency, doing this is not allowed in law for it would disrupt the flow of transportation and could cause property and physical damage.

Then, they stopped where they stood as everyone saw him coming out of the portal...

No matter which race one was or how much anyone had experienced in their lives, the overwhelming sense of dumbfoundedness was inevitable. How could they not? After all, He was someone nobody would expect to see ever again, as it was impossible to resurrect him… It had been an idea that everyone had to accept, no matter how much devotion and love one could have for Him... He was the most revered entity to ever make his presence upon this world... He was their saviour, and with all those following Him, they had brought enlightenment, peace and prosperity, created a true paradise upon this world that still stood strong to this very day… He was the the one true divine being with billions and billions pray to His name every single day and after last night, everyone were now His devoted followers.

Magnificently stepping out from the vortex, was no other than His Majesty Ainz Ooal Gown himself.

For everyone, everything since yesterday: the shockwave, the dream and the picturesque scenery around them, all of them, made sense now... They were the signs for His return.

Like in the dream, every word, terms anyone had used to describe him, even the grand title of Player or Supreme Being, He greatly surpassed them all. To say the least, right now, He was what divinity was always meant to be. His magnificence could only be compared to the universe that upon them. His appearance was glistening under the calm golden sunlight, His iconic deep purple robe, as if it was weaved from the darkness of the cosmos, now majestically flapping in the wind while His Staff shined like the sun. Most significant of all, His radiance was like that of the brightest star while His presence was denser than the core of a star. Yet, there was no dread or discomfort when they looked at Him, there was only a strange fulfilling sense of peace, serenity and devotion to Him in their souls as they were drowned in the sea that was His endless benevolence and wisdom.

Being graced by Him and embraced by His all benevolent aura, it was too much for any individual to handle. With tears slowly rolling on the cheeks of those who could, citizens that were outside stood still like statues while those who were still indoors rushed out into the streets as fast as possible.

For the first time in so many years, the people were so close to His Majesty. Like those the delegates of yesterday, many of them could not do anything but to solemnly kneel down where their stood with faces brighten with joy and happiness and their mouth mumbling praises extracted from the holy books. Meanwhile, so many others were trying to swarm around Him, as they wanted to be bath in His magnificence presence more, as they wanted to express to Him how much they missed Him, how much they loved Him. However, unlike the delegates, they were more emotional and more out of control than them. Meanwhile, some others were running in every direction and frantically spreading the gospel to every corner of the grand metropolis:

"THE KING HAS RETURNED! THE KING HAS RETURNED!..."

The news spread like a wildfire via many means. At first, people didn't believe it, it was too impossible. But as they heard so many people spreading the same information and they saw the live feeds on their own portable devices of what had been happening over there. Right afterward, on every building, flags were raised, in every church, bells were tolled and everyone else crowded the street and ran toward His direction with hearts filled with great anticipation and devotion to Him.

He did not come alone, those following Him had made this day even more of an unforgettable one. Standing right behind Him was a Doppelganger in a military garb and those that followed behind shocked them no less than that of the moment they saw Him once more. They were godly beings everyone had only known through stories and legends of a world that no longer exist. They had become the embodiment of the main ideas and virtues of this nation that everyone strive to fully materialize. Along with Him, their names were venerated by many and had gone into the daily life of every citizen for many centuries. Just like what had been stated in the myth, they had always been entities of great power comparable to Him, with an overwhelming amount of power and radiance were flaring from every part of themselves as the testament of such. They were His friends and who He considered as His first family.

With Him, 40 other Supreme Beings had arrived upon this world.

The denizens of Nazarick also appeared as they accompanied their creators. Today, they were much different from before. As if they had not been magnificent enough, similar to the Supreme Beings, each of them today radiant a presence that was beyond all mortal comprehension but not discomforting for those who gazed upon them.

Most noticeable change was that of Lady Overseer Albedo - the symbol of women's faithfulness, intelligence, charm and beauty. By now, everyone had already known of her obsessive love for His Majesty. It was quite obvious really. Ever since His leaving from this world centuries ago, she had publicly appeared much less, if not, nearly never. Whenever she appeared, at first glance people would quickly assume that she was still fine and her beauty had never faded away, but if a person paid more attention or even looked at her tired and lifeless eyes, they would realise she had been a beautiful, yet slowly withering white rose. Right now, she had been reborned much greater than even before His passing. Just like His Majesty she loved so dearly, with eyes filled with life, a beauty none could achieve and the overpowering aura of grace, power and intelligence that radiant as bright as the stars, she had become what the concepts that she supposed to represent sought to become.

Following these godly beings were individuals that had their names carved in the annal of history as the greatest servants of His Majesty to ever exist: The First Saint, The Matriarch, Father of the Rebirth Runecraft,... Like their titles had dictated, all of them held achievement that could be considered as legendary and mythical, greatly surpass even those had only reached the Realm of Heroes of old. Instead of returning in the form of dying old men and women, they were all in their prime with each of their flared an unique aura that held the potency that only the best of Players that had ever arrived could. Just by looking at them, anyone knew for certain that: they were no longer servants of the Players. With custom made equipment held the power that were the envy of any Players and the amount of aura could only be described as godly, they were now some type of Players themselves.

Followed the last were the lesser appeared Nazarick Master Guarders. However, all of them were different. They were now even more worthy to be the eternal guards of the holy realm of Nazarick. Everything, from their appearance and equipment to the power exuding from them, were radiating with power that spoke out of how natural it would be for a small team of them to take down even the most powerful of foes, even powerful Players themselves.

However, there was an outsider among them. Walking among the 41, there was one more being they had never seen before or mentioned in any document. A being of glamour and greatness, with everything of himself spoke of power, authority and beauty beyond all measure. Not to mention, the aura that was oozing from him right now was in league with that of the Supreme Beings themselves. As such, numerous speculation on who this being was filled the minds of the more curious type, with impossibly absurd theory such as him being the newest and 42nd Supreme Being was not out of the realm of possibility.

All and all, this was the triumph of the gods.

In their minds, their Lord had never died. It had been clear that for the last few hundreds years, He had been on a journey to conquer the realm of the afterlife while always vigilantly watching over them every single day. He now returned, and with Him, legends of old, Players that were as divine as Him followed. They come back not as who they had always been described as. They had now returned in a new found glory, with authority, power and divinity beyond all comprehension as if they had not been great enough. This was especially clear to notice for those who had lived before the time of His passing.

Each of their movements held such grace that none can compete. As these divine beings marched, journalists and camera crews moved with them while the ever dutiful police officers did their job and help making way for the King and those followed Him by upholding control over the overly emotional crowd around. Howerever, the situation was not too out of control as many within the surrounding crowd voluntarily stepped aside for their Lords without being told while continuously expressing their loyalty and devotion to them. Like a reward their aura kindly embraced each citizen like a gentle, wholesome hug, giving them warmth, satisfaction and sense of serenity none have ever experienced before.


Many of the Supreme Beings were gawking at the splendor that was the city in front of them. The buildings and the city as the whole, were designed in utmost practicality and aesthetic. What they were seeing was the manifestation of beauty, peace, meritocracy, enlightenment and never ending advancement, a land of hope made from the compressed relatively ideal combination of all aspects that formed reality. The energy here was the complete contrast to what they found back on Earth. Aside from the rather intoxicating religious atmosphere around them, they could feel it all, within everything and everyone: hope, the liveliness, the prosperity, the happiness, the purposefulness. Most importantly, those aspects had already predominant been there from the start, without the need of any outside involvement. Their arrival only magnified them to the point of absurdity. As such, there was only one thought dominated the mind of the other 40 Supreme Beings:

'This… This is what a civilization is supposed to be...'

It was not to say that the kingdom was an utopia. Last night, some of them, especially the more academic elements, had curiously taken some look at numerous records and statistics. They could say that, despite all its glory, common problems that a nation would face still very much exist: poverty, crime, corruption,... However, it didn't mean they had not tried. From what they had seen, everything was efficiently run and was getting better. Noticeably, most, if not all, problems had been limited to the very minimum. All and all, it was too obvious that Nazarick, especially their beloved guildmaster, had fully dedicated themselves to their job and had done far better than anyone could possibly have.

Sensing his friends emotion, Ainz silently casted [Message]

[So… What do you think about the place?]

Immediately, he received a bombardment of replies on how great this place looks and feels. Some commented on how vibrant the whole city and all of its people were, some mentioned how well planned and beautiful the architecture was. The resurrected followers talked about how so many things had changed and developed while praising His intellect. Maybe the most noticeable reply was from Blue Planet as he sent a tirade of compliment and gratitude about how He had masterfully blended nature and modernity together. From the way he was sending his message to Momonga, it felt like he was going to cry at any moment now. At the same time, to add it up, as if it had been an instinct, the denizens of Nazarick told their creators of how benevolent, revolutionary and wise Ainz had been during His rule and how much they had learnt from Him.

Hearing all their praise, there was some annoyance in some manner on his part as no matter how much he found himself getting used to it. Still, if Ainz had been in his humanoid form, a ridiculous grind would have been shamelessly displayed upon his face. Despite such, there was this one thing he could not agree with. Their words were indeed cherishable but it severely lacked a thing that made crucial parts of who he had always been strictly disagree with, and he fully knew what it was. As such, he replied to all of them

[Thank you for all of your praises, i greatly appreciate it. I have to say. I am amazed as well. Compared to what I had seen before my "leaving", a lot of things have changed for the better. It seems like, as always, the Guardians and Nazarick as a whole have done a fine job at maintaining and governing everything during my absence.]

[We are just doing our duty. Thank you for your kind words, Momonga-sama]

[However… I do have something that need to be addressed concerning of what you have just said]

After hearing such, their curiosity rose significantly. Did they say something wrong? Did they say something too much? They did not get any answer but only more confusion as he continued

[To be honest, I could not really say that this is my kingdom]

In almost everyone minds right now, this was too dumbfounded. The people were cheering, they were praising His name, the titles they had lovingly given to Him, with their names as only the followed up. It was mind boggling to think how this could possibly not be his kingdom in any sense. Then as time seems to have been slowed down just for them, Ainz continued and addressed each group

[This kingdom is not solely mine and I would not be myself if I said it was.

My beloved guild mates, if I had never met you, I might have never created this paradise. Heck, if I had not met Touch Me that day, I would have already left YGGDRASIL. And even if I did create a kingdom, that version would not come as close to what we were seeing right now. For our guild, I created the heaven that we are walking in right now. For you, and as an attempt to find you in this world, I changed my name so that the name of our guild could be spread everywhere and make an eternal imprint upon history. To commemorate all of you, although not fully intentional, I have patronized every member of our entire guild.

I know that you might have already noticed that since we came back to Nazarick. But, here, can you feel it? Can you feel Touch Me's sense of justice, Takemikazuchi's martial spirit, Bukubukuchagama's kindness and maternity, Yamaiko's teachership, Herohero's diligence, Punitto Moe's caution and calculativeness, Tabula's hunger for knowledge, Blue Planet's love for nature, Ulbert's love of risk,... All of our virtues and ideas as the whole, lingering within everything and everyone to a degree and in some way or manner? They have lived on forever, each of them have developed and even turned into somewhat of a ideology, a beacon for every action and decision. Most of all, without you, my friend, there would be no denizens of Nazarick, especially the Floor Guardians, who are our spiritual children and they have also been like a family to me.

My dear denizens of Nazarick, it was most of your doing that have made this place, a land of hope, prosperity and peace possible. Without you, even if I have those ideas of my friends, they couldn't be implemented as well as what was being presented before us. And most important of all, through you, I have learnt so many things that have made me who I am now. Although I have been quite reluctant at first, all of you have been my motivation. For you, I have decided to dedicate my whole self and purpose into conquering and making our domain prosperous and safe so that all of you can live and grow in peace and safety, free of the prejudice that had been plaguing this land for a long time. Also for you, I have learnt and trained every single day so that I could govern, protect Nazarick, all of you and myself better and you didn't have to work as hard as before.

And my greatest followers, how could I ever forget any of you? When I first arrived, many of you have followed me and welcomed me as a teacher, a friend, a family member during a time in which undead were deemed as the scourge of all life. Those who were born after that age, I appreciate you as much as those who came before you for you have also given memories i could. All of you have given me good memories that only family members would be able to give each other. In every way, all of you have dedicated your whole lives for me, for my cause and for Nazarick. If it was not for our bonds, my personality as well as that of Nazarick as the whole, might never develop and we would have never been this close to the citizens like we are now. You, as well as the Floor Guardians, have always been mine harbingers who helped open up a new age for this kingdom. In many ways, I love you as much as I love those from Nazarick.

As such, to say this kingdom is mine is a blasphemy to everything I have stood for and to my memory. From the beginning, I have only been the chief tender of the magnificent garden we are seeing here right now. No... This is OUR legacy. This kingdom belongs to US, it belongs to Nazarick and to those who follow us.]

This silent announcement of his had utterly made everyone speechless.

Ever since the moment they met him, and for his friends, ever since his awakening on Earth, he had given them surprise after surprise, with all of them were memorable to some degree. However, this was indeed something that would carve onto their conscious.

Although [Message] was able to transfer the current emotion of those who use it, it is very partial, only enough for the receivers to understand the current emotion of the senders. Yet, right now, they were somehow able to feel the true extent of his emotion for them.

His friends knew that they were like a family to him, he had made it quite obvious whenever they talked. More or less, it was quite true as the whole guild had always been like a big family, no matter how much of a conflict in opinions some could have for each other. However, that feeling had been vague for most and many only considered this mutual feeling of "very close friendship". To think that his emotion was this much for them… They didn't know how to appropriately reply to him. The only one who seemed to have some kind of reaction was Magnus as a satisfying smile bloomed under his mask.

With the resurrected servants turned Players and denizens of Nazarick, although they could still maintain their calm composure, all of them were nearly at the brink of tears. 'My Lord… Am I… Are we that important to you?' was a common question dominating within their minds. During their time with him, his love had been noticeable through everything he had done for them. They thought they had already known the full extent of his affection.

But now, they recognized how horribly wrong they had been.

It was overwhelming. Even as he had expressed his truest feeling about them, self doubt of their true worth to their lord and countless other questions surrounding his words filled them. In the end, their eyes were brightened up and permanently filled with a great amount of determination. Just like the Supreme Beings, each of them silently sworn that they would do better in the future to be worthy of his love and appreciation while thanking him of such kind words.


After a while, they have reached their destination. It was the floating epitome of an palace: elegant and awe inspiring, truly deserving for the rightful ruler of the entire world. So big the palace was, it took up most of the inner section of the city and E-Rantel's inner wall had become its outer line of protection. The everlasting wall, as well as the wall of the palace was made of a material looked like, but much smoother, more glistening than white marble and finely decorated with what looked like details of gold. Guarding the gate were two formidable humanoid chrome golems, each was equipped with heavy armor, a big shield and what could be described as the combination of a halberd and a gun. When they sighted His Majesty, they immediately knelt down on their knees and the magnificent gate was open for them.

With the Master Guarders teleported back to Nazarick, as they entered, they were greeted with a sturdy extensive elaborate crystal bridge, wide enough for giants to freely walk upon. Many would like to call it "The path of glory and divinity" as along both sides of the bridge were multiple pillars. Carefully placed upon them were lifelike statues of great Players and the Great Saints of the kingdom, with everyone beside Magnus could find a sculpted idealized version of themselves. The statues as well as the beautiful columns that placed them stood there solemnly, glistening under the sun as their pose and beauty ever pristine, forever untainted by the change of time or the harshness of nature.

As they passed through the last door that lead into the palace, they met with richness that no elites back on Earth could ever fathom. True, the Tomb was still much more magnificent but this place... Everything here: from something as big as a area or a entire building within to something as little as a small detail on a mural, were all so well crafted, this palace was nothing but a grand collection of masterly made art pieces, perfectly combined and attentively made into a even greater masterpiece that home the sole divine ruler of a world and those he cherished.

This complex had everything beside all the necessary components that make a home, it also had: a spa, a small arena, trophy rooms, lounge, a huge library,... One of the most noticeable features was the rather sizable outdoor garden in the center. It was beautiful, so filled with life, the color tones were balanced and blended perfectly, although it didn't have the scale of the 6th floor, but it was like they were walking upon a small green fragment of Asgard. Beyond just a palace, there was an area reserved for administration work here, with the greatest among them was the main convention section for the highest officials of the nation.

The floor was smooth and polished like it was made of glass. Masterpieces and overly intricate decorations were donned all around the interior of the main building. From the mural and paintings on the dome ceiling to a painting or a sculpture, they all had the common theme of portraits, depiction of significant historical events, myth and religiology surrounding every member of their guild, Nazarick and especially those of Ainz. The whole collection was so masterly made that each piece exuded somewhat of an aura of care and fanatical dedication like they were made by the hands of the most devoted followers, many of which reminded them of great pieces of Renaissance arts back on Earth. So much so, his guildmates even grew quite wary, and they half jokingly questioned themselves whether being a king had increased his ego by too much. At this, Ainz once again immediately replied via [Message]

[Yes, I have to say being a king and all for so many years does give me a bit more pride and ego. Who would not really? But no, I did not really commision the making of all of these. I did order to build this grand palace and give out the main ideas and the outerior. However, I let the Floor Guardians deal with most of the interior. As we can see... They have kinda... Well, over done themselves.]

[...Rrrrriiiiiiiiight…Momonga… Rrrriiiiiiiight… ]

[... You know… As much love i have for all of you, you sure make me annoyed sometimes]

[Hehe… We know. But sorry Momonga, no matter how great you are, like always, the fun of teasing our oh so glorious guild leader will never really change]

There was one thing very strange everyone noticed ever since they came here: besides from some elite summons that were guarding, the whole place was empty of people. Ainz even thought that the Guardians had dismissed everyone else from their position here after his "death" but the information was rejected by them and they also claimed that they didn't know where the other staff were.

Seemingly they had received the news of His Majesty's return, only when Ainz and those following him passed through the throne room's gate that was a mimic version of the one back in Nazarick did they see them.

Like the Throne Room of Nazarick, this place had also given him quite an amount of memories, though not as much or as impactful. Unlike that of Nazarick, with large beautifully decorated panels of glass placed symmetrically on both sides and clear glass dome roof over as if there was none, the Throne room here, as well as every other rooms, was much brighter and more vibrant. Although it was not as magnificent, its big slim arcs, ornate details and its rather impressive original expanse, combined with the abundant airiness and light, had made this place felt much bigger than how it originally was. Opposite to them, on the other end of the room, beyond the red carpet, was a large intricate golden throne, seemingly inspired by the image of the original Throne of King with a flag of Sorcerous Kingdom hanging over it.

Flanking orderly on both sides of the room and facing each other, donned in the best equipment in both fashion and practical sense that only reserved for the best of the best or those wealthy enough, the ever loyal servants that had always been tending this magnificent palace presented themselves. Majority of them were handpicked from everywhere. Many were directly from the elite corps of magic casters, warriors, marksman,... that bore the names of the Supreme Beings and the Saints. Armed with elegant servant clothes, little armors and weapons comparable to the aforementioned elites guards yet still very elegant, the rests were the maids and man servants who were the best disciples of the Pleiades and Sebas Tian as beside from their traditional roles, they also served the purpose of being the protectors of His home just like their masters.

Like elites how supposed to be, no matter what situation they were in, they were still able to partially keep their calm composure. However, as these great beings gracefully walked through them, it was clear that all of them were just as emotional as everyone today. Many were unconsciously having their tears silently running down their cheeks. With radiance of power beyond even the most outrageously exaggerated stories, His Majesty had now come back and followed Him were the great beings and individuals throughout His time existing - all of whom were icons, embodiments of virtues they personally followed with utmost devotion, they felt like their original purpose had returned as a whole and expanded more than ever before.

As he approached the throne that was made only for him, he sat down upon it dignifiedly. Under the tender glorious golden sunlight shined through the beautiful magic imbued glass dome above, as the entirety of his family stood by both of his sides, He then ordered the summoning of one camera crew of each television station to be presented in this room as he had an announcement to make. Right afterward, just a few minutes later, what He asked for was immediately done. As everything was ready and the image of Him and the entirety of His divine retinue and the Throne Room shown in the best angles, the world were now standing still and people fully paid attention to whatever they were using to see the airing. With a voice that redefined the limit of how charismatic an entity could be, He finally spoke:

"My people… I miss all of you so much... It has been too long since the last time I have been with each other. So long in fact, many of you only know me through stories and lessons. For such, I am dearly sorry and I sincerely hope that you would forgive me for such a great misstep of mine that led to our hundreds year departure.

For the first announcement, I officially declare that I have RETURNED. I swear that I, Sorcerer King Ainz Ooal Gown will NEVER abandon you or this land ANYMORE!

As many of you have noticed, I don't return alone. Come with me today, along with the greatest among the ever faithful denizens of Nazarick, are individuals and entities throughout history have had key roles in making me who I am and making all of this heaven possible both physically and spiritually. Their names are sung and praised in academic institutions and religions dedicated to them and their virtues. They also are those who have always been dear to me, my family. As such, in a new found glory, I am honored to present to you the return of the other original 40 Supreme Beings of Nazarick as well as The Great Saints, who are now greater than ever before.

I also would like to apologize for all the inconveniences that have happened today due to such a surprise notification and that may appear for the next few days. As for why is that, for the next period of time, I, as well as those following me today would go around the world and visit every settlement in my kingdom. As a repayment for all that troubles, since the treasury has been very abundant, as such, after all of these, I would give every citizen an appropriate amount of money. Depends on how much this event would directly cause an individual in reality, that compensation for those individuals will be higher."

'It is true then… Our Majesty truly loved and cared for us all' was the dominant thought every citizen was currently having as they paid full attention to the broadcast. It was so filled with such an amount of charisma, longing and appreciation, it made all of them shed tears of joy and purposefulness. Then, He continued:

"As for my second announcement, I would like to introduce you all to a new face among us. Without him, it is likely that all that here today may not be possible and as a reward for his dedication and his actions, we have all accepted him as one of our own. For that, I would like you all to meet Magnus the 42nd Supreme Being and I do believe he has something to say as well."

To describe this revelation as interesting would be a great understatement. A new being added into the all holy pantheon of the 41 - an idea that many considered an impossibility had happened. Throughout history, no one, no matter how powerful one could be, they could never achieve such title or any equivalence to it. At most, they could only be considered as Floor Guardians equals. Although many had considered this to be a possibility when they first saw him in the street among the 41 Supreme Beings, however, it was considered as the least possible speculation. Because of that, people were very intrigued by what this new entity had that made him so different from any other great beings to ever exist. One thing they could say for certain: it was definitely something beyond anyone had ever seen.

Following His Majesty's lead, an entity moved next to His Majesty and revealed himself. Compared to the original Supreme Beings, he looked and somewhat felt a lot more humanoid. However, his eyes and beauty were something indeed do not belong to this reality, but was absolutely comfortable to look at. He spoke with a charisma comparable to only His Majesty himself and the truest sense of conviction:

"Thank you my friend. Dearest citizens of the Sorcerous Kingdom, all of you have not known who I am yet, but, it is my greatest honor to be here today. When I first secretly arrived in this great nation, for the first time ever, I have finally found a place of meaning where I can dedicate myself to, a place I can call it my home, with loveable individuals I can consider as my family. Before all of this, I have never seen a society that could truly be called a great civilization. That was until I found out about this land, from its people to its leader and ideas, I can certainly say that this civilization deserves to forever become greater beyond even the end of time.

You, the great people of Sorcerous Kingdom, for all the extent of history, you have been the people no leader could ask for more as you have remained steadfast loyal to your King and the idea this nation is built upon no matter what. At the same time, the King as well as those who are dear to Him, are among the greatest leaders to ever exist. As we all know, they are great in so many ways, but their greatest aspect, which is also one of the core values and virtues of this nation: no matter how prominent or powerful they are… They always learn, better themselves and become greater than before.

For a period of time, I have gathered the Saints of the past and guided them to ascend upon the realm of Player. Yesterday, all of us returned back to Nazarick. As we returned, the Supreme Beings as well as the entirety of Nazarick also received what should have been given to them for a long time now: Apotheosis. For that, they are now much much more than how history and numerous tales describe them as, no matter how exaggerated they could ever be. Because of that, as well as the aforementioned value, I believe, every citizen should also get an upgrade along with such great beings.

As such… Behold people of Sorcerer Kingdom, I give you my first gift as your 42nd Supreme Being of Ainz Ooal Gown."

With a slam of the flat end of his golden swordspear, a new shockwave erupted. As it washed over the entire world, every single citizen could feel a sudden surge of sensation within them. It was satisfying to say the least as they had never felt so alive. They now felt stronger, smarter, faster in every way. Most of all, it felt like a burden that had unknowingly been bound to them ever since the day they existed now permanently lifted. Magnus then continued:

"What you have just felt was all the stats that define your capabilities have been increased, your limit has been extended. Many of you even feel like you have reached a new stage of evolution, in many ways, it is true. As the wave washed over you, based on your stats, it has automatically brought you to a more completed and improved form of yourselves. All of it is permanent, for you and for all those who come after you. More would come in the future as we achieved greatness and important milestones together. That is all I have to say for now."

To say the least, this information had truly shocked everyone to their very core. Silent dawn all over the world as they tried to digest such an revelation more overwhelming than the previous. They had expected that Magnus indeed had something more special than any entity their world had encountered or knew about. But to the degree of being capable of fundamentally changing the world with just a single simple gesture… This was truly something only existed in the wildest imagination. But here they were, that wild dream had come into existence, with such action had been completely certained and approved by the Pantheon of 41 and themselves being the existing proof of its effect.

For that, after a moment, numerous people had started to pray to Magnus and immediately considered him truly worthy to be worthy to stand side by side to His Majesty, to be the 42nd Supreme Being. Some even started giving him titles, with "Magnus - the Liberator of Limits" was the seemingly most common of them all. As everything was settled down, Ainz concluded his announcement:

"Magnus, on behalf of the Sorcerous Kingdom, I give you our thanks. As the conclusion of my first announcement since our return, a new era has dawn upon us, more glorious than ever before with all of us are better than ever before. I declare, from this moment forth, let this new golden age COMMENCE!"

With that, what would be called in history as "The Eternal Age of Ascension" had begun as the whole world erupted in the roar and cheer of celebration, utmost joy and great anticipation for the future to come. From this moment forth, chosen by the highest order, only further prosperity and greatness await Nazarick and its denizens as well as the citizens of this magnificent kingdom.


Well, this is the final official chapter of the story and I had been think that maybe I would make an epilogue to tell of what had happened on Earth since that day and some other stuffs, maybe even two more. What do you think? Should I do it? Please tell me of what you think about this chapter and the story as a whole as this is my first fic I have ever written in the review section.

Oh also, I have planted some easter eggs in the story and particularly in this chapter.

Still thou, thank all of you so much for acknowledging and reading my first story.