Route 21

-XXX-

Ainz reached the mini-dungeons with the flicker of his guild ring

He took deep few breaths with his imaginary lungs and proceeded to enjoy the sight.

Ainz has been using the place as secret training grounds to fine-tune his reflexes, parkour, and free-run moves. He believes cool backflips, sidekicks, and other stylish movements would be highly beneficial in improving the image of the Dark Warrior Momon.

The joy of having some alone time these days...

The No Cash Item Faction created the mini-dungeons in the guild's early days, as the primary defence against raiders. The area was riddled bombs, pitfalls, gases, mines, tripwires, along with multiple other countless variations and combinations. Although the traps were simple and cheap, their placement made them as deadly as every way possible. Those who were unfamiliar with the map and those who had poor mechanical skills fell as easy prey.

It differentiated truly skilled players from those who only paid to win.

Nevertheless, the mini-dungeons were largely abandoned during later stages of the game in favour of using well-designed NPCs. The maintenance cost of guardian NPCs and floor levels were fairly high, but much more effective in defending Nazarick.

In fact, Ainz estimated he could probably buy the territory of the Empire three times over if he ceased the guardians and their floor functions for a couple of years. Of course, he did not have the heart to tell them to stop after witnessing their unwavering loyalty.

Hmmm…? Isn't that Albedo, Lupusregina… and Pandora's Actor? What are they doing?

Ainz hid and peeked at a distance where their voices would not reach.

"Are my eyes playing tricks on me? It looks like combat practice but..."

Select what Ainz sees and proceed to route:

1. "... why did Albedo and Lupusregina start bickering at each other? Pandora is running off you know?" (Route 17)

2. "... aren't they being a little too serious? Hm? Albedo and Lupus turned into little girls... Lupus grew a tail, too. Pandora transformed into Tabula-san. Are they testing out transformation skills?" (Route 19)

3. "... Pandora you idiot! Why did you randomly take out a shampoo bottle!? Just because they turned into little girls now doesn't mean you can look down on them!" (Route 20)

-XXX-

Chapter intended to occur at the same timeline as route 16 or 17