Chapter 8 Aftermath. Questions and Answers.
After hearing Ainz's answer, both Gazef and Nigun with their men, as they begun processing their brains as they try to understand what he had meant.
Both Gazef and Nigun had similar thoughts of this as well, racking their brains as to process what Ainz had meant.
To Nigun his thoughts were 'To know what has happened in this world. What did he mean by that?' Nigun thought as he began looking for answers to answer Ainz.
For Gazef, he began to think that the word Yggdrasil is related in this matter, as he remembered that Ainz had said during the fight with the Sunlight Scripture.
After what it seems to be an eternity. Ainz finally spoke releasing everyone from their thoughts to listen what he was about say.
"It seems that you're taking too long." Ainz said before he continued "Then let me rephrase on what I had said. I need to know what has happened in this world, before I arrived here that is." Ainz finished, as he looked around and saw they were whispering to each other
Nigun looked at Ainz and asked "What do you mean by that?" Nigun questioned Ainz, as he actually doesn't know what he had meant.
Gazef as well didn't know what to say but stayed silent as Ainz began to answer.
"Actually its simple, I've been around here for a little while and what I've found out that you're using magic and items from Yggdrasil." Ainz answered to them and then continued "So begs the question. Who in the world taught you that?" Ainz questioned Nigun as he glared at him with his eye dots glowing brightly red.
Nigun looked at Ainz, fear began to rise up in him, as he saw Ainz's eye dots glowing brightly at him.
Nigun answered to Ainz "The Six Great Gods that has brought salvation to this world 600 years ago, taught us their magic." Nigun answered, as he felt the pressure began to build up, as a black aura began to rise from Ainz.
"Then who are the Six Great Gods that you've mentioned?" Ainz questioned Nigun, as he unconciously activated his skill [Despair Aura I] began to spread fear around him.
Everyone can feel the pressure and fear the same way Nigun felt towards Ainz including Gazef and his men.
Gazef felt the fear that Ainz produced as his men began to quiver in fright as they felt the Overlord's aura washing over them.
"Their names are highly classified by the Six Cardinals, only they know their names." Nigun answered, his voice heavy because of the pressure and fear Ainz had produced.
Wanting to test him he asked a rather, unexpected question.
"Next question do you know what a Player is?" Ainz questioned to Nigun, wanting to know if they are from Yggdrasil or not.
Nigun answered as shock evident in his voice "How do you about that!? Only the High Priest and a few selected people knew what a Player is." Nigun said as he doesn't know that it triggered Ainz answer to his theory that the Six Great Gods were players that are sent in this world.
'I see.' Ainz quietly said as he thought for more questions before he realized that he let out his skill as he saw the sweating faces of both Gazef and Nigun with their men.
'Crap I must've released it when I asked him that question.' Ainz thought as he tried to deactivate his skill as the pressure and fear he produced began to disappear.
Gazef,Nigun and their men began to feel the pressure and fear disappearing as they stood up confused on what had made it disappeared so suddenly.
"I'm sorry about that." Ainz started to say attracting everyone's towards him "I've accidentally activated one of my abilities, that involves creating and increasing fear around me 10 times the normal amount it should've been, but thats okay I've already deactivated it, so you should be fine by now." Ainz explained to them, as they only looked at Ainz in shock at what he had said, not only that, it greatly increase their fear towards him as he has complete control of his abilities, at the thought of that, greatly disturbed them.
To Nigun his view of Ainz as a being on par of the Six Great Gods greatly changed as Ainz explained that he has complete control of his powers shattering his view of him being on par of the Six Great Gods.
Gazef as well, has similar thoughts as Nigun but then he remembered how Ainz healed his wounds.
"Sir Gown." Gazef called out to Ainz as he asked him a question "What kind of spell did you use to heal me and my men? I never experienced such powerful healing magic before in my time as Head Warrior of the kingdom." Ainz looked at him gaining attention everyone around him.
Ainz answered "Umu, I just used a 6th tier healing spell called [Heal] its quite a simple spell that you should know quickly." Ainz told Gazef casually as if it was simple as that.
Everyone's ears fell deaf, did they heard him right? Using 6th tier is supposedly be in the realm of legends and heroes there's no way he could cast that spell, coudn't he?
Then Ainz continued "I was planning on using the 9th tier healing spell called [Regenerate] on healing your wounds, but it seems that's unnecessary as you can be cured easily with 3rd tier magic, but it might take a bit of time to do so." Ainz finally finished as he saw everyone around him having paled faces.
Ainz looked around and saw they have same paled faces he then asked "Umm is there something wrong?" Ainz asked, as they kept looking at him with pale faces.
Gazef then answered to Ainz "No there's nothing wrong sir Gown, its just shocking to say the least." Gazef said his voice carrying mixtures of shock and unbelief at what he heard Ainz said.
After hearing that Ainz grunted an "Umu." as he suspects something wrong but he ignored it in the end.
Ainz then looked at Nigun who was at the same state as the others also has a pale look on his face and was stunned enough not to notice Ainz was looking at him.
Ainz then walked towards Nigun (who was still stunned) and began closing the distance between them.
Nigun's men couldn't move as they were the same state as their captain.
After Ainz was close enough to Nigun he began to move his bony hands in waving form in front of Nigun, as he wanted to see if Nigun's brain was still functional.
After doing this for a few minutes, Ainz then let out a breathless sigh, as he knew he was the cause of Nigun's current predicament.
He then thought if an idea that might work.
He clapped his hands, so loud that it brought out Nigun and his men back to their senses.
After Nigun was brought back to his senses, he then produced a loud surprised shriek, as he saw Ainz was in front of him in such a close distance between them.
Looking at his achievment Ainz then let out an amused chuckle as he said "Well that did the trick." Ainz looked at Sunlight Scripture's reaction of him being so close to their captain.
Nigun being able to recompose his position as he asked Ainz "What do you want?" Nigun asked him in a surprised and shock tone.
Ainz answered "Simple, become my subordinates and live. Refuse and you and your men will be taken custody by the Head Warrior." Ainz said as he looked at Gazef "If thats okay for you, Stronoff?" Ainz asked Gazef if its okay for him to have the Sunlight Scripture for himself.
Gazef nodded and answered "Yes of course sir Gown, but I'll be only taking their captain, as evidence the Slane Theocracy is targetting me and for proof that the nobles are using any means of disposing me discreetly." Gazef said as he told Ainz his condition of agreement.
Ainz then replied "Very well Stronoff, if you insist I shall gladly do so." Ainz said as he looked at Nigun beside him.
Nigun is seen sweating as he tried to convince Ainz "W-w-w-wait a second!" Nigun stammered "Sir Ainz Ooal Gown, no, Lord! I can be of use for you, but please do not let me be taken away I beg of you." Nigun pleaded as he doesn't want to be taken by the man he was sent to kill.
Ainz then let out a dark chuckle as he said to Nigun "Oh is that so? How unfortunate, however you should've considered my offer earlier before you gave the order to attack me." Ainz said making Nigun shake in fear.
"You, you can't do this." Nigun said quietly so quietly only Ainz can hear him.
The Overlord replied "Yes I can, and also your men will be working under me from now on." Ainz said as he casted a spell on Nigun.
"[Sleep]." Ainz casted his spell on Nigun as he fell unconciousness on his knees.
Ainz then carried Nigun in his left side and began walking away from Nigun's men.
Before Ainz could get far, he then remembered something.
'Ah yes, maybe I should do it now.' Ainz thought as he casted a spell on the now defunct Sunlight Scripture as the emblem of Ainz Ooal Gown began engraving by the side of their necks the same thing happen when he made the knights his followers.
Ainz now subordinate Magic Casters began looking at the side of their necks as they saw emblem engraved on their skins.
"Those emblems engraven on your necks are proof that I made you as my subordinates, don't ever forget that." Ainz told them while walking towards Gazef and his men.
After reaching his intended destination, Ainz then called out to Gazef "Head Warrior." Ainz called out as he waved at Gazef.
Gazef replied to Ainz "Sir Gown, I see you have the enemy commander on your side." Gazef said jokingly at Ainz, as he saw Nigun being carried in Ainz side, like he was some sort of luggage.
Ainz only chuckled at the joke before Gazef ordered one of his men to retrieve Nigun.
As the soldier went near the Overlord he looked at him uncertainty evident on his face as he thought how scary Ainz is, Ainz looked at him and nodded as he gave Nigun to the soldier and the said soldier looked at Ainz, and he then took Nigun and carried him on his shoulder and walked away.
Gazef ordered his men to return to the village alongside Ainz's new subordinate Magic Casters while ordering the Death Knight to inform the knights that the defunct Sunlight Scripture will become their new comrades.
After they went to the village, both Ainz and Gazef were alone in the field.
They then gaze at starry sky, Ainz looked at it in amazement as he never saw the sky so clear.
'Ah Blue Planet I wish you could see this with me.' Ainz thought, as images of his comrades began appearing in front of him, though not real he could feel their presence as if they are with him.
Gazef saw Ainz looking at the sky and asked "Is there something wrong sir Gown?" Gazef asked as he saw Ainz staring into space.
Ainz answered "No its nothing, I'm just remembering the time that I'm with my comrades." The Overlord said, then Gazef asked him.
"Comrades, sir Gown?" Gazef asked clearly confused as how an undead like him, having comrades the same as humans.
Ainz chuckled as he answered "Yes comrades, people who I can trust the most and people who can talk freely about random things to each other." Ainz said as he still remembers the time when their still together playing, chatting, and PKing other players.
"Those were fun times." Ainz said, unknowingly thought out loud, as Gazef heard him clearly.
Gazef looked at him and said "Oh, I'm sorry sir Gown I might have brought out some bad memories." Gazef apologized to Ainz as he made a respectful bow.
Ainz looked at him and said "Oh, don't worry Head Warrior, I'm no need to think about it." Ainz said, Gazef looked at him before he stood up straight.
"Where are they now?" Gazef asked, Ainz looked at the sky once more.
"I wish I knew Stronoff, I wish I knew." Ainz said in a solemn tone, wanting to know, if they went with him in this world.
Gazef asked another question this time rather unexpected "Are they from what you call Yggdrasil?" Gazef asked, surprising Ainz.
"How do you know that!?" The Overlord exclaimed in a surprise tone as he asked the Head Warrior.
Gazef answered "I heard you saying that during the fight with the scripture, judging from your reaction it must be true." Gazef said, Ainz looked at him, completely surprised how he knew so quickly.
'He's surprisingly good, no wonder the nobles he mentioned wanted to kill him.' Ainz thought, as he quickly recomposed himself.
"It is as you say Head Warrior, I'm surprised that you can learn so quickly, especially what you have heard so far." Ainz said as he heard Gazef chuckled a bit.
"It is true sir Gown, I'm very sure that's the reason why the nobles are targetting me." Gazef joked about it as he chuckled.
Ainz also chuckled before replying "Yeah I thought so too." Ainz said before he continued "To answer your question earlier. Yes they're from Yggdrasil, a land, no, a world far beyond here." Ainz said as Gazef looked at Ainz in amazement.
"I see, you have interesting comrades to have with, haven't you? Sir Gown." Gazef said with a smile on his face.
Ainz looked at him and smiled, although his skeletal features didn't show it, the atmosphere around him felt warmer somehow.
"You should go to the village first Head Warrior I'm sure your men are worried about you, I'll meet you there later." Ainz said, wanting to be alone for awhile.
Gazef asked Ainz "Are you sure sir Gown?" Gazef asked Ainz unsure if he needs company.
Ainz nodded "Yes I'm sure Head Warrior, you should go now, your men could be waiting for you right now." Ainz said as Gazef nodded as he started walking back to the village leaving Ainz in the field.
'Comrades huh?' Ainz thought as he stared at the stars glittering in a clear, cloudless sky night.
'I need a purpose, a cause for my actions, I don't want to antagonize some players here. If possible my comrades should be here with me in this world.' The Overlord thought as he looks through every probability that it would happen.
He then let out a breathless sigh as he looked at the sky once more.
'Ah, I wish it would be like the good days again.' Ainz said quietly to himself as he resumed letting his thoughts out.
He never knew that the world around him, will start to change to a new time and a new era, as his actions will sent ripples throughout the New World.
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