Author's Note:
Thank you for the positive reception, since I managed to finish a chapter of Masterless I decided to work on this for a bit as a bonus. If you also follow Masterless than the eleventh chapter should also be available for you to read.
I've written some responses to the reviews at the bottom of this chapter as to not impede those who wish to read the story. Feel free to leave more and I shall do my best to respond to those.
Just like clockwork, Suzuki Satoru woke up at 6:00am on the dot, ready for another day at work. His room was still dark as his windows bordered another building, blocking most of the light that could come through. He thought back to the weird dream he had. After the servers for YGGDRASIL shut down the NPC's of Nazarick had transported to his apartment and come to life, it was bizarre.
Suzuki sat up on the edge of his bed and wiped his eyes. Without YGGDRASIL to come home to he wondered if there was even a point going to work. Something shifted in the bed behind him, alarming him. He tentatively pulled the covers back to reveal the maid beneath. He suppressed the urge to scream and dare wake her up, it wasn't a dream? His eyes shot to the door that Pandora was resting against. Suzuki groaned quietly. What on earth was he supposed to do? This kind of thing only existed in fiction, how was it even possible? Was it some kind of arcane magic. Or were the gods punishing his pitiful existence?
Suzuki crept over Pandora's legs to get to the small wardrobe and pulled it open slowly. He slipped on a regular t-shirt. There was no need for a suit and tie, work wasn't a possibility at the moment. He hesitated with a pair of pants in his hand, did he really need to work ever again? The NPC's still thought of him as a god, did that mean he could use them as he liked? He dismissed the idea, they were still his friends creations after all. But if they saw their creators in real life, would they act the same as Pandora? He was unsure if they would freak out, realizing that their beloved "Supreme Beings" were mere humans with no magic powers to speak of.
As Suzuki turned back around to put his pants on he yelped and fell backwards, his head smacking against a shelf in the wardrobe on the way down. Shizu was sitting upright on the bed and looking at him with great interest.
"Have I done something wrong Momonga-sama?" she asked. He could hear Pandora stirring.
"It's fine" he said, rubbing the red mark that appeared on the top of his head. He wondered if any of the other guardians actually fell asleep. Whilst Suzuki closed the door to the wardrobe and sat down against the wall in front of them, Pandora and Shizu had also joined him on the floor. They sat in silence and waited for orders, what did they expect from him?
"You two are fine with me being human?" he asked.
"It does not matter, you are still the Supreme Being" Shizu replied in an emotionless tone. Pandora nodded in agreement. Suzuki sighed in relief, even in the worst case scenario he still had two guardians he could rely on. Shizu was probably the most capable guardian to function in this new world. She was already able to use weaponry that existed in Japan, though some of which was higher tech than what existed. It was in a video game after all. She could also adapt to the new society, Suzuki doubted he would be able to change her coding at all, but at least she could learn without any preset dislikes.
"I cut you off last night. So, are there any other questions?"
Pandora looked to Shizu, she remained silent.
"When are you going to tell the other guardians?" Pandora asked.
Suzuki rested his head against the wall behind him and looked up at the ceiling. How would they respond? He was not a god, nor wanted to be one. It was nice to have some kind of power, but the kind that the guardians expected him to have? It simply did not exist in this world. Magic, undead, demons, doppelgangers. These things just did not exist in real life. If the guardians realized that Nazarick was probably gone, and their beloved 'Momonga' was completely powerless. Unable to cast god tier spells, let alone tier 1 spells. Would they desert him? Kill him? What would happen if they left, would they slaughter all the humans in sight?
There were too many uncertainties, Suzuki couldn't let them cause any harm to others. Perhaps if he was still an undead he wouldn't have cared. But he was no longer Momonga, the undead magic caster. He was Suzuki Satoru, the struggling salary man.
"Not yet" he replied, picking himself up off the floor and struggling to get his pants on. When they finally slid up his legs he picked up the tiny flip phone he had on his bed-side table and dialed a number.
"Hello?" a male voice answered. It was Suzuki's only real friend at work, Hideki. Which was ironic as Hideki was average in almost every aspect, despite having 'excellence' in his name.
"I need you to cover for me at work. I can't come in today." he said, their boss hated Suzuki. He was forced to use Hideki whenever he wanted a day off, usually calling in sick. They would dock his paycheck, but it wasn't a major loss.
"I already covered for your ass last week. Boss might dock MY paycheck this time." the voice replied.
"Momonga-sama?" said Shizu. Suzuki held his hand up and put the cellphone back to his ear.
"Holy shit is that a girl Suzuki?" asked Hideki, his voice high pitched.
"Who are you speaking to?"
"It is! Holy shit Suzuki, you actually got a girl! I'll cover for you, go get her you virgin you!" Hideki ended the call and left Suzuki dumbfounded on the other end.
On the good side, he didn't have to go to work today. On the bad side, Hideki knew he was a virgin.
"If that's what you wanted Momonga-sama you should have just asked"
Shizu began to undress from her maid outfit but stopped as Suzuki gripped her hands in his.
"You're very pretty and all Shizu but this is not the time." he said. The automaton blushed and nodded, buttoning up the parts she had undone.
"Do you plan to take one of the guardians as your wife?" Pandora asked, causing Suzuki to nearly trip over the bed.
"W-why would you ask that?" he whispered loudly, looking down at the blushing maid, his own cheeks lighting up.
Pandora took a note in his mind, Momonga seemed to like Shizu.
"I would gladly serve as your wife, or concubine, Momonga-sama" said Shizu, determination in her voice.
Suzuki groaned and fell onto the bed, burying his head into a pillow.
"Why me" he mumbled.
It was still early morning in Japan when the streets begun to fill with people. Some carried suitcases and dressed in expensive suits. Others in school uniform. Among all the chaos one little girl in particular stood out. She had long black hair, a dress as white as her purity and was exceptionally beautiful, none of the men even daring to approach her. She was small in stature, but did not appear to be a child. An aura of beauty and elegance surrounded her, as well as terrifying power. It was as if she was a queen, walking among her subjects. The crowd gasped as a young student bumped into her and she fell over. He had not been paying attention and was now receiving many death glares.
"Sorry little girl" he said, only just now looking down at her. His breath caught in his throat and he was unable to tear his eyes away from her. She looked like a small child, but felt like a goddess. He pushed back the urge to instantly confess his love and forced himself to hold out his hand. She tentatively reached up and gripped it, pulling him down to the ground with immense strength. The student was now laying on the wet ground and smiling. Though his clothes were dirty, he had gotten to touch her hand. It was immaculate, like one of those models he had seen on TV. Except even better, there was nothing he could compare it to.
"Sorry" she said, her voice causing the bystanders who watched to sigh longingly.
He opened his mouth to speak but no words come out. What could he possibly say to such a person, nothing that came to mind was even worth her time. She picked herself off of the ground and looked around at the skyscrapers around her.
"Are you lost?" he managed to spit out. She looked back at him and he felt his knees tremble.
"Yes" she said. Members of the crowd madly scrambled for their cell phones and dialed for a chauffeur.
"Do you need a map?" he asked. He felt stupid for even asking, but was relieved when she nodded. He pushed off the ground and wiped at the water on his clothing with a tissue from his pocket.
"Follow me" he said. The area would soon be flooded by rich executives pawing for her attention. She stepped off the curb and began to follow him, an exit through the crowd parting for her. Even the way she walked was exquisite, she had to be some kind of noble. He took out the money he was going to use for lunch and bought a map of the area from a street vendor. There was a fast-food restaurant nearby, he could put down the map there.
When they were seated at the table, the restaurant had fallen completely silent, all of the customers and workers watching the girls every move. As he explained their current location, relative to the map, the girl seemed to be getting more and more confused.
"You're not from Japan, are you?" he asked. Even though she spoke Japanese she had no idea where she was, maybe she was a young child after all. He froze, if she was, did that mean he had kidnapped her? Were her parents nearby?
"No" she replied.
"Where are your parents?" he asked. If she was indeed a young child then her parents should be nearby somewhere. She cocked her head to the side, contemplating the question.
"My creator is not here" she said. He frowned, 'creator' was a weird thing to call your parent. It was not plural either, did her parents divorce?
"Do you know where?"
She shook her head. He looked down at his watch and groaned at the time, he was going to be late for school.
"I'll take you to the police station alright? They'll help you find your par-... Creator."
He packed up the map from the table and stored it in his school bag. She followed behind him as he made his way to the station, which was in the opposite direction of his school. He hoped his teacher wouldn't punish him too hard.
Albedo and Shalltear sat pouting at the dining table after Momonga, Shizu and Pandora had disappeared into the bedroom.
"Is my body not enough?" Albedo asked, puffing her shapely breasts into the air. Shalltear looked at her enviously.
"At least you have the body" the vampiress replied, her hands sliding vertical down her front to emphasis her lack of assets.
"Momonga-sama shall take whom he pleases" Demiurge replied. Albedo and Shalltear glared at him.
"It would be best to avoid their quarrels Demiurge" said Sebas. The butler had opened the window and was resting his arms on the window sill. He was looking down the side of the building at the entrance to the alleyway. Demiurge sighed and left the dejected guardians, instead taking a seat on floor, leaning against the kitchen wall. Aura and Mare were looking around the room in wonder. Though it was tiny and inadequate for a god such as Momonga, it contained many things none of the guardians had seen before. Aura had already opened the fridge and tried to examine how it constantly emitted cold air like Cocytus, without the use of magic. The insect outside had huffed, it was an impostor at best.
Mare had pressed a button on a metallic device that sat on the counter, the guardians had jumped in response, their weapons ready when it beeped a minute later. He tried it a few more times but still could not work out its purpose.
"Momonga-sama has no many cool things!" he said. Demiurge smiled at the children's antics, this was a new world after all.
Two hours later the dark elf twins had fallen asleep on the couch with the Pleiades resting on the floor around them. Sebas, Demiurge and Cocytus were the only three remaining awake. Shalltear and Albedo had fallen asleep at the table.
"Something was wrong with Momonga-sama" said Demiurge. Sebas said nothing but nodded in agreement, he was indeed acting weird.
"He. Smelled. Of. Blood"
"Did he kill someone?" pondered Demiurge, it would not be abnormal for Momonga to kill someone. He was able to do as he pleased. The act of taking a life was insignificant to him.
The three male guardians continued to chat until a glimpse of the sun had begun to appear on the horizon. The building bordering their room blocked most of the light. This did not matter to any of the guardians, as they could see perfectly fine in the dark. When the bedroom door opened at 7:30 and Momonga exited, followed by Shizu and Pandora, all of the guardians had awoken and were prostrated on the floor.
"Raise your heads" said Suzuki.
"Has your mana been replenished Momonga-sama?" asked Demiurge.
Suzuki shook his head, he wanted them to believe he was still waiting for it to regenerate. It would be a good excuse for not casting magic.
"You should rest more, we can handle anything in the meanwhile" said Albedo, her eye twitching at the closeness between Shizu and Momonga.
"I'll be fine. I have something to tell you all"
The guardians knelt on the floor and looked up at Suzuki in adoration. The act unsettled him but he continued nonetheless.
"T-this world is known as Earth. We are currently in a country called Japan, in the city of Kyoto"
None of the guardians responded, they had no knowledge of this world and understood that Momonga was a god. It would not be unreasonable for him to belong in multiple worlds.
"And…" Suzuki hesitated to say the rest, how would they respond? He had already told Pandora and Shizu to stop anyone from leaving, but if all of the guardians decided to leave he doubted they could stop them all.
"Your creators, the Supreme Beings, are currently in this world." said Suzuki, his hands fidgeting as he awaited their response. He was surprised. None of the guardians left, or even moved for that matter. Even after having learnt that their creators, the ones they should love the most were within their reach, they looked blankly at Suzuki.
"What are you talking about Momonga-sama?" asked Albedo, her head cocked to the side. She looked around at the other guardians who also shared her concerns.
"Are you unwell?" asked Demiurge. Suzuki was frozen in place, did they not hear him properly?
"Did you not hear me?" he asked, his voice trembling.
"We heard you Momonga-sama. But we do not understand." said Sebas.
All of the guardians once again lowered their heads to the floor in reverence.
"You are our creator Momonga-sama. There are no other beings as Supreme as you." they said in unison.
Response to Reviews:
Iamwhononofyouare: It's true he gathered his wits a bit quickly. I tried to imply that he was quite tired and was dealing with them as quickly as possible. And yes to the nukes being capable of eliminating probably not just one level 100 guardian but most likely all of them. Stopping the guardians from eliminating humans is a two way street. For the humans safety, and for the guardians.
Cataquack Warrior: Thank you for noticing ;). Other then that I can't really answer questions on the future direction of the story. I've only written two chapters, so I'm not even completely sure where to take this. I just go with the flow, which could turn out bad or good, who knows? I shall take your corrections next time I am writing and update the first chapter, I usually edit better if I leave the chapter for a bit and go back to it later (which I haven't done yet) so I'll get back to that soon. And thank you!
Guest#6: Thank you, I'll change VRMMO to DMMO, I didn't have internet when I was writing the chapter so I wasn't unable to look up the proper acronym.
Lu Bane Na: One of the other readers noticed the part that gave an answer to whether the other inhabitants of Nazarick were transported and if it hasn't been answered already in this chapter, Yes, most if not all of the intelligent characters have been transported, just in various locations (as they were located on different floors). I've given some though to whether material items have been transported as well and will be mentioned in an upcoming chapter at some point.
Soulbow109: Your wish is my command!
CapitalClassShip: I've tried writing two stories at the same time before and I lost motivation to write anything at all, fanfiction or otherwise. I'd rather not repeat that so I'm going to focus on Masterless since I started it first and it has a bigger following to appease. I'll be taking my time with Goodbye YGGDRASIL and will try to have a chapter coming out every so often. I won't be abandoning it completely.
King Rocket: I didn't forget about them, it's just mentioned discreetly.
Guest #2: Thank you! I hadn't actually seen the Drama CD 2 (I've seen it now) and hadn't realized.