The Supreme Beings of Life and Death

by Ashkar

What if Ainz was joined in the NW by the 41st and final member of AOG? He is still the Ruler of Death but a different race/build. How will Ainz deal with being an Angel of Death in this new world that fears heteromorphs? Will Taylar, the Angel of Life, be able to balance everything out? And why is Taylar so attached to Albedo? kind of canon, with my own twists and additions

16. An Invitation To Dinner

Disclaimer: I do not own anything (except my OC)

"Talking"

'Thinking'

(Telepathy)

{Message}

*SPELL/ABILITY/MARTIAL ART*

*[METAMAGIC]*

A/N: First off sorry for the long delay in between chapters reasons for said absence are below lol... started a new job a few weeks ago (months now, I wrote these A/N awhile ago) and the hours are killing me as I get used to it again... not sure I'll ever be used to working 12 1/2 hours a day 6 days a week (14-15 hours if you count travel time) but I should be getting back to a normal 8 1/2 hour day in a few weeks and should be able to update sooner when that happens... I'll try to speed it up like I said when my shift gets back to normal but I'm sure I will be able to keep up at least a once a month update schedule since I'm pretty used to my new shift/schedule now... I would have posted this a few weeks ago but I was beginning to get annoyed a bit at the number of people who were basically demanding I post the next chapter... Not every message was like that and somewhere just genuinely curious as to when the next chapter would come out and I appreciate those people's messages... It annoyed the crap out of me and all but sapped my will to write... I didn't even read my favorite stories on FF because I didn't want to log in... But I got past the annoyance and tried my best to give those that just love my story the next chapter it just took a bit longer then it should have... This chapter was actually supposed to be half the chapter but I added a ton of dialogue instead of just a summary and it ended up being more than enough for a solo chapter... I know it has been a while for this chapter but know that I will update this until it is over... no matter if life gets in the way for a bit... last thing I'll say on here, if I don't answer a question from a review in the first section that means I either already answered your question in my A/Ns in a previous chapter which people seem not to read very much based on some of the questions that get asked, I sent you a private message, or I already answered that question to someone in a reply in an earlier chapter... well that is enough for now, let's start the review replies I'm getting better at cutting down on them lol

gerend: You get to find out about Evileye in this chapter... seems everyone wants me to make sure she is still in Blue Rose by the end of this... wouldn't it be a shame if I did the opposite of what everyone wanted? muahahaha... compared to canon it is like I killed nobody in the Re-Estize capital lol... there were obvious deaths with all the lesser vampires and prisoners taken but not nearly as many as they killed in canon... I did have a lot of scene changes in the last chapter... I probably could have left one or two of them out and transitioned better so it wasn't as choppy... still learning this whole writing thing lol... but, I had to live up to the title of the chapter... can't call the chapter misdirection everywhere then only give two POVs... that wouldn't be misdirection everywhere lol... the reason Aureole had to teleport Shalltear is because you have to have been there or seen the location before to teleport there even with gate and greater teleportation... I could have easily just shown Shalltear the city square in a scrying window for her to teleport but if I did everything the easy way in this fanfic, Aureole would do 90% of the work and Rubedo would do the other 10%... gotta try to get everyone involved! lol

lucarioDN: I'm trying not to use Taylar to save everyone just because she is the Angel of Life with a positive karma value... it just makes it too boring having her be the heroine every time

Akuma-Heika: I knew about the sparing of demi-human children already and all her skincare spells she made she has never shared with anyone... I don't see how you could be saving peoples lives with skincare spells when you don't share them with anyone... I know I said I made the Holy Queen slightly different before but it seems I just made her somewhat different not slightly different... I know she is supposed to be caring and all that but Mother Teresa is a mighty stretch lol... her relationship with other people is irrelevant to me honestly... I was just interested in her personality it just seems I changed a few more things than I thought I did which is fine with me... I did also write the outline for my story in September so the wiki may have changed since then or been updated... not really sure or maybe I just hate everything from the Holy Kingdom not named Neia or Gustav lol... I'm changing everyone's personality so far in the fanfic so it shouldn't shock anyone... Albedo is different, Ainz is different, Lakyus is different... I mentioned I would be changing everyone's personality in my fanfic... this is just another example of that I just changed a little more then I thought I was that's all... but you need to remember that this is the information she got based off of what Aureole saw... doesn't mean it is all true or all false... everyone needs to remember that things can change in this story... nothing is set in stone until it is completely obvious that it is

pwashington: I prefer Nerull or Belsameth but Orcus will do I suppose :-)

.true: While your points about the SoD are indeed correct I still haven't really revealed what their purpose is... it is true I used them to spread the tale of how The Blood Countess was summoned but that is just a small part of the reason they were resurrected... it will all be revealed in time and while it is true they could betray them it wouldn't matter if they did... SoD could never defeat even one of the Pleiades let alone a floor guardian or one of the supreme beings so even if they go the treachery route it will just end in death for all of them... but don't worry... I'm going to make them prove their loyalty very shortly :-)

reyagusty: Welcome back to my story! Glad you still enjoy it... the updates have slowed down because of my new job but I'm hoping to get back to updating once a month in a few weeks when I am supposed to go back to working a normal 8 1/2 hours a day 5 days a week

Upsilon-Y: You were correct, I did not mean for Ainz to say Taylar's name to Ninya... I went back and corrected it... thanks for pointing it out :-) I'm surprised no one pointed it out earlier... chapter 6 came out a while ago and people are always quick to point out mistakes lol

PLEASE READ THIS! IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME READING THIS CHAPTER AND THE BEGINNING STARTS WITH SHALLTEAR AND YOU STILL DO NOT KNOW THE FATE OF BLUE ROSE AFTER THE BATTLE IN THE CAPITOL THAT MEANS THIS HAS BEEN POSTED FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS AND I HAVE EDITED THE STORY A BIT. GEREND HAD A GOOD SUGGESTION ABOUT IT BREAKING UP SO MUCH AND I REALIZED I SHOULD HAVE ENDED THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER WITH BLUE ROSE/EVILEYE SCENE. I WILL KEEP THIS POSTED WITH THE FATE OF BLUE ROSE AS THE START FOR TWO WEEKS THEN EDIT THESE TWO CHAPTERS SO THIS CHAPTER WILL START WITH SHALLTEAR AND THE END OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER WILL BE BLUE ROSE. THANK YOU!

Next chapter time!

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Cherry Blossom Sanctuary, Nazarick...

Shalltear had just been teleported back to Nazarick by Aureole after doing her part in the Re-Estize Kingdom, but her mission was not completed yet. She still had one more task to accomplish for the supreme beings. She made her way towards Aureole to grab an item she was going to be using for the next part of her mission.

"Here you go Shalltear." Aureole says and hands her an orb glowing a dark purple color. "Father wants you to use this to buy time while you finish up. It should keep her occupied long enough for you to complete your mission.

"Thank you, princess. I shall not fail Lord Ainz or Lady Taylar." Shalltear tells her

"Arrrgh, you are just as bad as Demiurge with the names! At least you didn't call me the Heir of Nazarick as he likes to do. Why can't you just call me Aureole?!" Aureole pouts about being called princess.

"Your mother is queen and your father is king. That makes you a princess, princess." Shalltear smiles at her.

"Alright, Alright! Are you ready? I'll be using a telepathy spell on you so we can communicate while you are there. You remember where to greater teleport to after you draw her out right?" Aureole asks. This would all be for nothing if Shalltear didn't appear in the right place.

"Of course, princess." Shalltear grins again. "I am ready when you are."

*GREATER TELEPATHIC BOND*

(Can you hear me Shalltear?) Aureole says to Shalltear while looking her right in the eye and not moving her lips

(I can princess, I am ready for you to send me)

"Alright, I'm going to buff you then send you along. Good luck Shalltear. I will pull you out if it gets too dangerous." Aureole tells her then teleports her for the last phase of her mission. (A/N: I'm going to skip the ludicrous number of buff spells Aureole is going to cast on Shalltear)

Kamigami Shuto, Capital of the Slaine Theocracy...

It was another peaceful day in the capital of the Slaine Theocracy. The citizens were going about their menial tasks while almost all of the hard labor was being done by the elf slaves that inhabited the city. Without these slaves, the Slaine Theocracy would seriously fall behind in just about every manual labor job you could imagine. The harvest would be only about 20% of the normal yield, buildings would be repaired and built much slower, and a whole host of other things they relied on them for.

No one was actually going to let any slave know how valuable they were to the country. That might cause them to get ideas and you can't have slaves with hope or ideas. This allowed the citizen the ability to do the easier, simpler jobs, or just supervise if they didn't feel like doing anything that particular day.

It also affords them more personal time then you would normally get for a commoner in such a large city. Not every citizen was this fortunate, but it was enough that the streets were always packed no matter where you were going or on what day.

The city center square was a particularly popular place to walk to, relax at, or even just pass through. It contained the statues of the four great gods who founded the Slaine Theocracy. Almost every human citizen who called this city home tried to pass through here at least once a day to pay their respects to the gods of the human race.

It was said, they were transcendent humans who possessed magical power, knowledge, and fighting power never seen before in history. The only time it is recorded there were similar beings were the Eight Greed Kings and the Demon Gods of old. They rivaled the four great gods in power, but thirteen heroes of humanity rose up with the four great gods and defeated the Eight Greed Kings.

The cost of victory was enormous, and the four great gods perished while defending humanity from the threat. Leaving the remaining thirteen heroes to deal with the Evil Deities two hundred years after the gods passed. All humans owed their lives to the four great gods for their sacrifice so it was only natural for them to come to pay their respects as often as possible.

Most would greedily wish to themselves that the four great gods would have taken all the heteromorphic and demi-human races with them to the afterlife, but they would just have to do it themselves to show the four great gods their sacrifice was not in vain.

It was on one of these particularly nice nights that had the city square bursting with life. Some were sitting on the benches having a pleasant conversation, some were praying at the base of the statues, and some were just passing through enjoying a walk in the nice night air.

All of a sudden the sound of splitting stone could be heard through the square and people turned towards the source of the noise. Before they could even turn all the way there, they heard the noise again then again as it rolled across the square. When they finally saw what was happening, no one could believe it.

The four statues of the great gods had been split in half right up the middle and the statues were crumbling down. People were scrambling to get away from the statues to not be crushed by the falling debris while others were screaming in prayer. Everyone heard a sadistic laugh roll over the square louder than any other noise.

"HA HA HAHAHA HAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

Everyone looks up as it sounds like it is coming from above them and sees someone floating in the air in a white dress and hat. Her face is covered by a white veil and it looks to be a small girl maybe.

"Where are your precious false gods to smite me down now! Hahahaha! You dare try to control The Blood Countess! I will make you all suffer until I get what I came for!" Shalltear screams over the city.

*SUMMON HOUSEHOLD*

Everyone sees the shadows start leaking out of the little girl floating in the sky. When they touch the ground, glowing red eyes form in the shadows and they start taking the shape of bats, rats, and wolves. When everyone sees what is happening that all start to panic and run as fast as they can in any direction towards an exit. The people forget about others and start stepping on top of one another to get away as the shadows get closer.

'Do not attack the ones with collars.' Shalltear thinks to her household. It was personally told to her by Lord Ainz and she would certainly comply with any wish he had for her.

Shalltear was a little bored just watching her household have all the fun so she decided to speed up the response time of the guards and target a few walls and buildings nearby for some of her own fun.

*FORCE EXPLOSION* *FORCE EXPLOSION* *FORCE EXPLOSION* *FORCE EXPLOSION*

As Shalltear is bored and waiting, she starts blowing up walls and buildings close to her while waiting for guards to show up. It took a lot longer then she would expect being in the capital but when she was hit with some spells, she knew they arrived.

*THUNDER LANCE* *SHOCKWAVE* *ACID SPLASH* *HOLY RAY*

Shalltear turns and sees the casters trying to damage her with spells. It was quite laughable really. I mean, did they really think tier 2 spells would damage her? As she laughs to herself, she still doesn't see who she is waiting for. Maybe the death of a few casters from this country will bring her out here. She turns to the group of casters...

*MASS HOLD SPECIES*

The entire group of guards just freeze up after she casts her spell. She wants to go down there and taste their blood but she can't lose herself to her frenzy now. She had a mission to accomplish for Lord Ainz and Lady Taylar. She directs her household towards the guards and sees a bigger group of guards approaching. They seem to have on nicer equipment than the normal guards and casters.

If her memory is correct from her briefing, that symbol is from the Windflower Scripture. Normally, they do espionage and intelligence gathering but since her wonderful Lord Ainz had wiped out the Sunlight Scripture and half the Black Scripture, they were all here looking for mates except the Holocaust Scripture which was still fighting the war with the elves.

Unfortunately, Shalltear had to leave at least one of them alive so they could relay the message she was about to send. She wishes that damn girl would show up so she could finish her mission and get back to Nazarick. This city smelled too much like a human after having to spend all that time in the capital of Re-Estize.

*NAPALM*

Shalltear cast the spell slightly off-centered from the group so she only caught about 75% of the ten people from the Windflower Scripture running towards her. A column of fire erupted from the ground and completely consumed the targets in seconds in the fire. The flesh melted right off their bones and left a horrid stench that had the remaining members trying their hardest not to vomit.

Shalltear looks around... 'Finally!' she thinks to herself as she spots the reason she has been just hovering here having fun. She points her outstretched palm at the tower for the cardinal of fire and says...

*VERMILLION NOVA*

The tower immediately catches fire and Shalltear begins to laugh as she looks at the girl running towards her. She sees a half-elf girl running towards the square with a scythe in her hand. She is pretty fast as far as Shalltear can tell, especially growing up around these pathetic humans. She holds out the orb that was given to her and mentally tells it what to do as she holds it up for everyone to see shining brightly in the night sky.

*ORB OF DEATH*

As Shalltear says that, the ground begins to rumble and split apart. The bodies of those who were already killed in the square begin to fall into the cracks as they open wider and a Skeletal Dragon emerges from the opening. If Aureole's intelligence is correct, this half-elf should be able to kill this dragon no problem, but it will give Shalltear the time she needs to complete her mission.

"Oh look!" Shalltear points right at her. "I mean, you are still a weakling but at least you might stand a chance against this dragon~" Shalltear laughs at her.

"This dragon is nothing! Come and fight me yourself if you think you are so bad monster!" Zesshi says

"Tempting but~ hehehe what I came for is over there." She points at a tower. "So maybe I'll come back and fight you if you can beat the dragon. Toodles~" she blows a kiss and...

*GREATER TELEPORTATION*

Shalltear appears at the T intersection of a series of tunnels below the city. It was in the complete opposite direction of the tower she pointed at and the one she caught on fire. Lord Ainz assured her the misdirection would work because the half-elf only cared for battle and wasn't strategically smart unless on a battlefield. She looked down the tunnel and took in what she saw.

(Princess, can you still hear me?)

(Yes Shalltear and stop with the princess!)

(Haha but every little girl wants to be a princess, princess.)

(Fine, you can call me princess!) she mentally sighs. (Now what do you see, we don't have much time.)

(It is nothing but a dugout tunnel with a door at the end. It looks like a pretty sturdy door from here and I can see a lot of magically energy lining the walls. I bet that is why you can't see down here.)

(Does it appear to be trapped?)

(I can't be certain but I don't think it is. It would take all this magical energy to keep your scrying from seeing through it. I doubt there would be much energy left for a trap.)

(Try and walk down the hall, just take it slow.)

Shalltear starts to slowly walk her way down the hall.

(It feels like it is trying to prevent me from going down the hall but it is nothing I can't overcome. I think I can make it to the door.)

(OK try but be careful.)

Shalltear walks down the hall but the only resistance is a slightly unpleasant feeling she is getting. Nothing is actually trying to repel her very hard. She makes it to the door and tries to turn the handle.

(I made it to the door, it is locked.)

(Try casting your magic destruction spell on it.)

*MAGIC DESTRUCTION*

As soon as Shalltear finishes her spell, the door crumbles away to nothing. Inside Shalltear can see it is like a vault and there are a few items in here.

(I think this is where they keep items like the Downfall of Castle and Country they have. There are items in this vault.)

(OK good. Grab everything you can and make your way back down the hall. Don't teleport out until you leave the hallway filled with magic and reach the intersection you teleported in at.)

Shalltear grabs everything from the vault and puts it into her inventory. She runs back down the hall after she grabs the loot and teleports back to Nazarick.

Carne Village...

The morning started just like any other had for what seemed like forever now to Enri. Of course, it hadn't been forever. In fact, considering she was still only 16 years old, it was like no time had passed at all since her life was turned on its head but now, she couldn't really remember much about how her life was before all of this happened.

She had just finished getting ready for her day. It was time for her to head out to the storehouse and grab the things she would need to make breakfast for everyone who was now under her care. Technically since she was chief, this meant everyone in the village but luckily she only had to worry about breakfast for her, Nemu, and the goblins.

Enri looked at Nemu sleeping in the bed again and thought about waking her up. She had been sneaking into Enri's bed for a while now. Enri probably should have put a stop to it but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Enri had to be her sister and her mother now and it was hard figuring out when she should be either.

Lady Taylar probably would be a good person to ask. She can't remember her ever saying she had a sister but Enri knew she had a daughter. She would probably be able to give good insight when Enri should act as a mother towards Nemu.

'That seems to be my answer for everything nowadays. I can't just keep relying on Lady Taylar's kindness to help me out. I need to figure some of this out on my own. I'm sure she has much better things to do then talk to a simple village girl about her problems.' Enri thinks to herself.

She probably would have been lost in her thoughts for a while if a sudden light knocking wouldn't have been heard from the door. She doubted it was the goblins, they were not very gentle when they knocked. Enri made her way over to the door and opened it to see Lupus Regina standing there with her usual smile and mannerisms.

When Enri looked past Lupus Regina she saw two others standing there also. One was standing on Lupu's left side, Enri's right and Enri had seen this woman before. She was dressed in a maid outfit with her black hair tied up in a bun, with glasses on and spiked gauntlets that Enri had seen before.

This was one of Lupu's 'sisters' and Enri had seen her fighting the demi-human army outside of Carne Village. If Enri had never seen this woman before, she would just assume the supernatural beauty was a maid of the highest caliber, but Enri saw what she did with those bare hands to creatures that would tear apart just about anyone in an instant.

The woman standing behind both of them Enri had never seen before. She was also very beautiful and wearing a maid outfit but hers looked more like a typical maid outfit you would see instead of the unique, and probably quite powerful, versions she saw Lupu and her sisters wearing.

She had long red hair that looked pink when the sun hit it, bright blue eyes, and a gentle smile on her face. As soon as Enri took in the trio and before she could ask what they were doing there, Lupus Regina started walking in the house.

"Heya Enr-"

She is cut off before she can finish her greeting by Yuri grabbing her by the back of the neck, pulling her out of the house, and giving her a good chop to the top of the head.

"Owwwwwwieee. Why you gotta hit me so hard!~" Lupus Regina says

"I am sorry for her behavior Lady Enri. I am Yuri Alpha. This is Claire, and of course you know Lupus Regina, we are servants of the rulers of Nazarick. Do you have a moment?" Yuri says to her

"Of course Lady Yuri. Do you mind if we do it outside? I want to let my little sister sleep a bit longer." Enri replies

"You may call me Yuri, Lady Enri. Outside is fine." Yuri says to her and Enri steps out and closes the door softly.

"What can I do for you Yuri, Lupu, Claire?" Enri finally asks after they take a few steps away from the house.

"Our masters bid us invite you and Lady Nemu to their home, The Great Tomb of Nazarick, to dine with them in celebration of you being named village chief, Lady Enri." Yuri tells her

"Oh wow... o-o-of course I accept! It is just..." Enri trails off at the end looking like she is in deep thought.

"Is something wrong Lady Enri?" Yuri asks her. She expected this girl to be happier than she ever had in her life but instead she looks worried.

"I-I'm not sure Nemu or I have anything appropriate to wear for such an event. When would they like to have dinner? Maybe I could make something before then." Enri says

"Tonight if possible, but my masters understand if that is too soon of a notice and can accept you for dinner whenever you like Lady Enri." Yuri says to her

"I suppose I can throw something together by tomorrow night. Is that-" Enri is cut off by Lupus Regina

"Hehe~ That is why Claire is here Enri~ She was created to make people feel pampered and pretty~" Lupu says to Enri.

Enri just looks at Claire smiling and wondered what Lupu meant by that. Luckily for Enri, Claire seemed to understand her look.

"I am in charge of the beauty salon in Nazarick. I am an expert hairstylist, manicurist, pedicurist, massage therapist, and gossiper." Claire states her qualifications then giggles at the last one.

"See Enri~ I'm sure if our Queens and our Princess trust her to tend to their needs, she should be able to help you out~" Lupu says with her customary unsettling smile.

"What could I possibly wear? I'm sure I don't have anything worthy of wearing to the home of such beings." Enri says

"Don't worry about that Lady Enri. Our Queen has sent us with some different dresses of hers for you and Lady Nemu to try on. Breakfast has been prepared already and lunch will be brought when it is time so yourself and Lady Nemu have all day if need be with us." Yuri tells her

"A day like that sounds nice but what about the fields? We are behind already and I'd feel bad for everyone else working while I do nothing." Enri says

"Our King has sent someone to tend your fields and the villagers are being informed as we speak. Lord Ainz has declared today a holiday for everyone in this village. If he is not mistaken, you are not only the youngest village chief ever but also the first woman?" Yuri asks

"Yes, that is right." Enri says

"So for today, Claire and I are to tend to you and Lady Nemu to get ready for tonight. Lupus Regina will make sure everyone is safe to enjoy the day." Yuri says to her

This sounds great to Enri, almost too good. Everyone would get a day to relax and they would still get work done. Enri was about to happily accept when she heard the front door of the house open. She saw Nemu standing there. She obviously got herself ready and quick to look for Enri.

"Hey, sis." Nemu runs up and gives her a hug "I didn't know where you were."

"Sorry, I was talking to Yuri here. Nemu, this is Yuri Alpha, Claire, and you know Lupus Regina." Enri says to her as Nemu looks at the two newcomers and the one she already knows.

"Wow, you're pretty too... Is everyone from Lord Ainz home so pretty?" Nemu innocently asks

"How would you like to find out?" Enri says looking down at her

"How can I do that?" Nemu asks

"We were invited to dinner at their home. Would you like to go?" Enri asks

"Absolutely!" Nemu yells

"Lord Nfirea has also been invited for the new potion he created for Lord Ainz. I hope that is alright with you." Yuri asks

"Of course! Nfirea and I have been friends for a long time!" Enri says

"Very good Lady Enri, breakfast is served." Yuri says

She moves her hand to her right where a portal appeared and out start walking maids with food for her, Nemu, and the goblins to eat. It was going to be a good day and Enri was thankful for that. She had a feeling she would be worried all night.

Enri enjoyed the best breakfast she had ever eaten, and it was made all the more sweeter because she didn't have to cook any of it. There was eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, potatoes made a bunch of different ways, fruit, pastries, and the most delicious juice she had ever had.

Absolutely nothing topped the best thing she ever ate that morning, something one of the maids called a donut. She swears she ate about ten of them. She had no idea how the people of Nazarick could eat this kind of food and not all be much bigger then they were.

After breakfast, she went back into her house with her two guests and Nemu and she was a little shocked at the sight. They must have been busy while she was eating because there was a weirdly shaped chair in the room. It has armrests, a headrest, and a footrest that seems to move apart somehow.

There is a basin on top of a small table with a bent metal bar. A few mirrors placed around the room, and an odd looking table that seems to have a hole near one end of it. Yuri and Claire see the look on her face and Claire explains.

"This is my mobile salon! I have much nicer things at home but this will do for now!" Claire says

"This all looks... umm... interesting..." Enri says

Enri noticed Claire seemed to be in her element here and was much more talkative and energetic than she remembered. As if on cue, she starts bouncing up and down talking excitedly to Enri.

"OK so first we are going to get you relaxed! A nice massage will make you feel better and then we can start picking out a dress! It is very important we do that first because I am going to center your hair, nails, and accessories based on your dress. We brought a lot to choose from that fit the style you normally wear. I would call it conservative hehe. Now! Let's begin!"

Even Yuri is a little taken aback by how excited Claire seems to be. She knew the girl was usually in a good mood and liked to talk but this was something else entirely. Yuri kept Nemu busy while Enri got her massage. Not only was it her duty today to take care of any needs Lady Enri or Lady Nemu had but she always enjoyed children. She supposed Lady Yamaiko set her like this, and after coming here, her interested in it went through the roof and she read every child and baby book in the entire library already.

Once Enri was nice and relaxed, they started picking out a dress. Yuri was kind of surprised by most of the dress choices since they came from Lady Taylar's personal closet. She doesn't remember Lady Taylar wearing dresses that covered up so much if she is being honest. They seem more like something Enri would wear, not Lady Taylar. Enri seemed to give voice to the same thoughts Yuri was having.

"I'm kind of surprised that these came from Lady Taylar. I would think she would wear things more... umm... not fancier because these are very nice but maybe more revealing than these. Yeah revealing is a much better word than fancier." Enri said

"Oh! These are her old things she had when first arriving in Nazarick. These are the ones she said we can alter however we like." Claire says with a beaming smile. "She thought you would be more comfortable wearing something like this since it is close to what you normally wear as far as what it covers up."

"I guess that makes sense." Enri replies

"Welllllll... if you are feeling adventurous, Lady Taylar sent a dress she thought you should wear but it is nothing like the ones we have been trying so far. I think it would be perfect for you if you wouldn't mind showing off a bit more." Claire finishes with a slight smirk towards Enri.

"What do you mean 'showing off a bit more'?" Enri asks her

"It is much more form fitting then these other ones, it has an open back, a plunging neck- you know what? Let me just show you, it will be much better if you just see it." Claire says to her

Claire goes back over to the strangely shaped bag she had been pulling numerous dresses out of all morning and pulls out the one she had been talking about. Enri was still curious exactly how many dresses one bag could hold but her thoughts were interrupted by the sight of the dress Claire had been talking to her about.

The ones she had been showing her until now were obviously incredibly expensive. She couldn't afford one of them if she saved up her whole life. Now, she just pulled out a dress Enri was sure could probably buy a whole town if you sold.

It was made of a blue lace-like material. The lace went from just above the ankle, all the way up to the shoulders but it certainly didn't cover everything like the other dresses she was shown. There was a long slit up the skirt that didn't stop until it reached above mid thigh. The blue lace was completely see through except from just above the top of the slit all the way up the front of the dress.

There was a very soft white material Claire called satin there so you couldn't see through the dress entirely. The neckline plunged way down to the top of her cleavage and the back was almost completely open except at the base of her neck where the dress seemed to clasp together to hold it tight against her body.

When Enri finally tried it on and stepped out from behind the makeshift wall Claire had set up, she felt almost ridiculous. The feeling of the fabric was the softest, most comfortable thing she had ever worn in her life. What made her feel ridiculous was wearing something so revealing. She didn't have a body like Lady Taylar or Lady Albedo and this dress hugged every curve. She felt woefully inadequate to be wearing something like this at the moment. It seemed Claire's reaction was quite the opposite.

"Oh wow! I knew Lady Taylar would pick out the perfect dress for you! You love it right! That's the one you are going to wear! Please tell me it is! Please!"

"I-I-I don't think I should... I certainly don't fill it out like Lady Taylar or Lady Albedo would if they were wearing it." Enri says to her

"Oh please!" Claire lightly smacks Enri's shoulder. "No one looks like those two. If you compare your beauty to them, you will feel inadequate your whole life. You look fantastic Enri!" Claire says to her

"I don't even show this much skin in my nightgown. Should I really wear this?" Enri asks her

"Of course you should! You look amazing like I said! I bet you will have men falling all over themselves to get your attention when you wear this." Claire says and Enri blushes at her statement. "Ohhhh... does Enri have a man she is trying to impress?"

"N-N-No! Nothing like that!" Enri says

"Well, I hope you are ready. If you wear that, any man you run in to will be mesmerized by you Enri!" Claire says

Enri isn't really sure what to say to that statement, to be honest. She doubts EVERY man will be like that but maybe someone. She never really thought about it before but can't stop thinking about it now since it has been the only constant topic Claire has been talking about all morning.

Enri also realizes she hasn't heard a single peep from Nemu this entire time. She looks over in the corner where she remembered Yuri was talking to her earlier and saw her still over there. She was sitting on the floor with Yuri in front of some kind of board. She was throwing some squares and moving a piece around the board. Enri had never seen anything like it before.

"You are very quiet Nemu. What are you doing over there?" Enri asks her

"Ohhhh! I am playing a board game with Yuri! It is so fun!" Nemu says excitedly

"What's a board game?" Enri asks

"This one is made for children. More specifically, children around Nemu's age. It teaches her to count and read all while playing a game so she doesn't even notice she is learning." Yuri tells her

"Oh! That is fantastic! Might not be so funny if Nemu learns to read before me though." Enri sighs at the end realizing her ten-year-old sister will probably be reading better than her in no time what so ever. She probably would have gotten lost in that thought for a while but Claire's exciting nature snapped her out of it.

"OK! Now that we got the dress, it is time for the rest! This is my favorite part! I can't wait to show you different hairstyles! We should paint your nails too! I wonder if I could get some earrings or something for you!"

Claire just kept going on and on and on there with Enri. Enri was glad for the relaxing day and the pampering but Claire was a, let's say, unique one to get used to. She would have been annoying if it wasn't for the obvious, genuine, excitement in her voice. That didn't mean Enri would want to be around her all the time. Maybe she was different when she wasn't doing her job? Enri would have to find that out one day.

Claire kept herself busy talking to and making over Enri while Yuri was teaching Nemu all kinds of things in the corner. Eventually, Nemu got some of the same treatment with her hands, nails, feet, and hair getting done, as well as, her and Enri picking out a dress for her to wear tonight. The morning and afternoon seemed to go by relatively quickly and before Enri knew it, it was almost time to leave for dinner.

Yuri and Claire had left a couple of hours beforehand but said they would be back to bring her along later. They took everything they brought earlier back with them including the dress Enri was going to wear. She wondered how she could wear it if it wasn't with her to put on but Yuri told her there would be a small tour before dinner and they wanted Enri to be comfortable walking around.

Her dress and everything else Claire picked out would be waiting for her in a guest room she would be escorted to after the tour was over. She was very glad for that bit. She had never worn heels before and Claire made her walk around all day in them to get used to them. Claire told her they were barely even heels but Enri still felt awkward walking in them.

They weren't particularly comfortable either. They did make her a little bit taller and also made her legs look a little more defined. Normally, that wouldn't matter at all because of the clothes Enri usually wears but she was showing a lot of leg, especially by her standards. It made the slight discomfort worth it to her.

Enri and Nemu had just finished straightening up the house before they leave and they both heard a knock on the door. Enri opens the door and sees Yuri Alpha standing there with someone she definitely didn't expect to see escorting her to dinner. Standing right in front of Enri is Lady Albedo in her perfect white dress looking like the Goddess of Beauty she certainly is. Enri immediately kneels in the doorway to greet her.

"Welcome, your highness. I'm sorry I did not meet you upon your arrival. I would have certainly done so if I had known you were coming." Enri says

"Stand Enri. It is quite alright. We are just waiting on Nfirea to join us so we can get going. Oh, here he comes right now." Albedo says

"H-H-Hey Enri!" Nfirea squeaks a little too high and excitedly

"Hello, Nfirea." Enri says

"Hi Nfee!" Nemu says

Everyone notices Albedo take a few steps towards Nemu and crouch down so she is almost eye level with her.

"Nemu. Yuri here is going to escort you in first. Would you like that?" she asks the little girl

"Yes!" Nemu puts her fist together and raises it in the air very happy to be the first one.

Albedo goes back to where she was standing near Enri as Yuri leads Nemu to the front and starts walking towards the side of the house. She puts up her arm for Enri to take like she was escorting her to a ball or something and Enri just stares at her in complete disbelief.

"Come Enri. I'll be your escort. Don't be shy, I don't bite... most of the time." Albedo says and smiles at Enri.

"O-O-Okay!" Enri certainly didn't mean to say that so high pitched or nervously.

'I am never betting Lady Taylar again! Not only do I have to be nice to her but I have to let this girl touch me! I'm going to have to take advantage of Lord Ainz or Lady Taylar the moment I see them to get this feeling off me or take at least four showers later! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Never! Never! Never Again!' Albedo thinks to herself while this is going on

Yuri reaches the side of the house and pulls out a round gold object from her maid outfit. Enri, Nemu, and Nfirea have absolutely no idea what it is but they didn't have to wait long to find out what it did. Yuri pushes the object up against the side of Enri's house and a door appears out of nowhere. Enri sees her open it and it just looks like a pitch black nothingness. Yuri starts walking forward and Nemu follows her without so much as a second of hesitation.

'Well, I definitely can't let my sister be braver than me right now.' Enri thinks to herself and follows right behind with Lady Albedo.

As soon as Enri breaks passed the darkness, she is inside the largest hallway she has ever seen. There were statues on both sides that were so life-like it seemed like they might come alive at any moment. The floor was made of black polished rock and there was a large colorful carpet that stretched out leading the way ahead.

"Wow..." Nemu says

"Amazing..." Enri says

Nfirea didn't say anything. He just stood there with his mouth hanging open in complete awe.

"Follow me. Lord Ainz and Lady Taylar are waiting through the next door." Yuri says

As they make their way down the hallway, they come to a set of double doors at the end of the hall. They are much larger than the previous door they entered. You could easily walk thirty people through this entrance side by side with room to spare.

When the door opened, it seemed like there was a shower of pink pedals but Enri didn't see any on the floor when she stepped through. Before she could even take in the new room, a perfectly harmonious chorus of voices greeted them.

"Welcome honored guests~"

As Enri looked around she had arrived in an even more luxurious room than the previous one. There were incredible chandeliers that decorated the ceiling, a spotless white marble floor with a dark purple carpet running straight down the center. There were pillars on either side made of marble with a flag hanging from every pillar with a different symbol on it.

On each side of the carpet were two rows of incredibly beautiful maids. These were obviously the ones who greeted them upon their arrival. In the center of the room, there was a flight of stairs about ten steps high tinted gold and silver. At the top of these stairs was a gigantic throne carved out of crystal with two similar looking, smaller thrones on either side of the large one.

Sitting in the large throne was an unmistakable being, Lord Ainz Ooal Gown. Sitting to his right was Lady Taylar in her own throne. Enri assumed the empty one was for Lady Albedo who was still escorting her down the carpet. There were only two other people in the room and both were standing next to each throne on the ends.

The first one she noticed was standing next to the empty throne. She had dark black hair pulled back in a ponytail, sharp black eyes, perfect looking skin, and her maid outfit looked more like a dress then a traditional maid outfit. She was the magic caster among the maids who fought outside her village. She remembered even Nfirea being almost too stunned to say anything because of the level of her casting ability.

The other person, well girl, was standing next to Lady Taylar's throne. She looked to be about Enri's age she was guessing. She had long black hair, black eyes, tan skin, and looked very similar to Lord Ainz the longer she stared at her. She was wearing an outfit that Enri had never seen before. A pair of red trousers and a white jacket. Right as Enri had finally taken everything in, Nemu broke away from Yuri and started running around the pillars yelling.

"Wow, it's so amazing! Amazing! Amazing!"

Enri starts to panic and wants to run after Nemu but she is currently with Lady Albedo and doesn't want to be rude. She has no idea what to do right now so she does the only thing she can think of.

"Nemu! Get back here!" she yells

It doesn't seem Nemu heard her at all because she is already at Lord Ainz throne leaning into him and staring up at him in awe.

"Is our home truly that amazing little one?" Lord Ainz asks as he puts his hand on top of Nemu's head

"It's super duper amazing Lord Ainz!" Nemu exclaims

"I'm glad you like what we created Nemu." Taylar says as Ainz pats Nemu on the head some more.

Enri finally reaches the bottom of the stairs and Albedo lets her go to keep walking up to her throne. Enri wants to sprint up the steps and grab Nemu but she must have been left at the bottom for a reason and doesn't want to do anything she shouldn't since Nemu was already being so rude.

"Why don't you go back to your sister Nemu? It looks like her head is going to explode from worry haha." Ainz says to the little girl and Nemu reluctantly returns to Enri's side.

"Thank you for the invitation Lord Ainz!" Nfirea says and bows to him

"No need to be so formal Nfirea. We are here to celebrate your potion and Enri becoming village chief. Please, be at ease." Ainz says

"Lord Ainz, Lady Taylar, Lady Albedo, I am truly sorry. My sister has been rude. I apologize!" Enri says to him

"Do not worry Enri. She was not rude, just moved by the sight our of home. That is a great compliment, not an insult." he tells her

"Th-Th-Thanks, your majesties!" Enri gets out amid a mix of emotions.

"Enri..." Enri looks at Taylar who just called her name. "You can relax. There is no need to be so nervous. You won't be punished if you spill something, accidentally break something, or if Nemu acts like a child. Just calm down, enjoy the tour of our home, and have dinner with us." Taylar tells her

"Y-Y-Yes! Lady Taylar!" Enri exclaims

Taylar can't help but giggle at Enri. She is still as nervous as can be and it's quite funny to her. Enri looks like she will fall to pieces any moment at the nervous energy she is giving off. Taylar thinks maybe she might be a little more comfortable with someone around her own age. She gets up from her throne and walks down to introduce Enri to someone she brought just for that very reason.

"Enri, there is someone I would like you to meet..." she motions next to her throne and the girl comes down to stand next to her. "This is our daughter, Aureole. I believe she is about the same age as you."

"It is very nice to meet you, Enri Emmot." Aureole says

Enri just stares at the girl for a moment not really knowing how to greet her. If she is the daughter of Lady Taylar and Lord Ainz then she would be some sort of royalty. Enri greets her the only way she can think of.

"N-N-Nice to m-m-meet you too, your highness."

Enri can see Aureole roll her eyes at her greeting and hopes she didn't offend her in some way. The last thing she wanted to do was offend the daughter of Lord Ainz and Lady Taylar. Taylar seemed to notice her discomfort and give a little giggle before she answered Enri's unasked question.

"Don't worry Enri. She isn't offended. She just doesn't like it when people call her princess, your highness, and especially the Heir of Nazarick." Taylar can't help but laugh at Aureole's reaction as she lists off all the titles she can't stand hearing.

"Yes, please call me Aureole. I get enough of that nonsense from Demiurge, Shalltear, and everyone else in Nazarick." Aureole says

"O-O-Okay, Aureole!" Enri says

It seems that she has calmed down at least a little bit so Taylar thought this would be a good time to start their tour. She led Nemu ahead of the group with Aureole and Albedo keeping Enri company and Ainz was talking to Nfirea. Ainz figured talking to Nfirea about his new potions while the tour was going on would be the best use of the time. It would make it so they didn't have to ruin dinner with talk of business.

"OK, we are going to be teleporting. It might feel a little strange at first to you if you have never teleported before." Taylar says to everyone

"T-T-T-Teleport!" Nfirea almost yells

"Of course. It would take about an hour if we walked to the sixth floor." Taylar tells him and teleports her and Nemu quickly followed by everyone else.

"That felt funny." Nemu giggles after they teleport and it makes Taylar giggle as well.

Everyone shows up behind them in the hallway. They walk towards the gate in front of them and it lowers as they get close. When they step through the gate, Enri and Nfirea can't help but marvel at what they see. They are somehow back outside standing in the middle of an enormous arena. They are both a little confused since they were supposed to be touring their home but they brought them back outside.

"I-I-I thought we were touring your home? Why are we back outside?" Enri asks

"Oh, we aren't outside. This is the sixth floor of Nazarick." Aureole calmly tells her

"This is inside your home!" Enri almost yells

"Yes, it is. Follow me, there is something here I wanted to show you." Taylar says back to her and leads them through the arena and out the other side which is open.

When they emerge from the arena, Enri, Nemu, and Nfirea take in what is in front of them. If they thought seeing the sky inside was a sight, what awaited them through the arena completely boggled both of their minds. They were standing in a forest, up on top of a hill. It stretched out in front of them as far as they could see.

Off in the distance, there was a lake in the middle of the floor. The size of this area made it impossible for either of them to believe they were still inside. This area had to be larger than the entire Forest of Tob and somehow it was inside of their home.

Ainz told Nfirea about how he didn't want the new potion created to be known to anyone while they toured the forest on the sixth floor. There was no way for Nfirea to gather the ingredients he used to make the new potion since they were sent from Nazarick's stores.

Ainz told Nfirea they would release the potion for sale if he could manage to make the same new potion with ingredients he could find from this world. The conversation didn't take long and soon they were both focused back on the tour and Nfirea was looking around in awe at every place they went.

After showing them the arena, forest, lake, and village under construction on the sixth floor, they teleported to the ninth floor much to the delight of Nemu again. They showed them the conference room, the canteena, salon, and bar. It was when Ainz was explaining what the spa was that he got interrupted in the middle of an explanation.

"A spa is like a bath but meant more for relaxation and enjoyment. There are cold spa's, hot sp-" Ainz had to stop as someone just grabbed his ass.

He turns his head and sees Albedo suddenly standing beside him. She entwines her fingers with his and stands there as if waiting for the rest of his explanation. It was funny to see her standing there like she didn't just grab his ass out of nowhere a second ago. It made Ainz chuckle and Nfirea confused as to what just happened since he didn't see what Albedo did.

Ainz finished his explanation of what a spa was and they headed for the last area of the ninth floor. Ainz heard Taylar promise Enri she could come to spend a spa day with her and Aureole another time. He noticed she was starting to look more and more outside of Nazarick for people to influence and teach.

He was kind of surprised she was doing this after her being so adamant that they didn't spend enough time in Nazarick helping those who were there. After they dealt with the invaders in a few days, they were having a meeting about how they were going to go about dealing with the Empire, Re-Estize Kingdom, and the war. He would have to ask her about it then. They teleported back to the tenth floor to show them the library.

"You have to learn how to read, write, and calculate being village chief now right Enri?" Taylar asks her

"Yes, Lady Taylar. The village chief and his wife have been helping me so far. I just wish I could learn faster so I wouldn't be such a bother to them." Enri replies

"Well, I was thinking you could spend some time here in the library learning all of that. We have someone who could teach you. Most humans would probably be terrified of him but I get the feeling you wouldn't mind learning from him. So what do you think?" Taylar says

"You have already done so much for me Lady Taylar. I don't think I could ask any more of you. I should learn how to do things on my own so I don't need to rely on your kindness all the time." Enri replies

"I really don't mind Enri. There is also another reason I want you to learn here." Taylar says and looks to Ainz.

"Yes, we were going to discuss this during dinner but I suppose now is as good a time as any." Ainz says and turns to face her. "We would like you to study here because what the old village chief can teach you won't be enough to run the city. We plan on making Carne the capital of our nation. You would be the mayor in that case, not a chief. We plan on making it at least the size of E-Rantel with maybe one unique feature to it." Ainz looks to Taylar for her to take over the conversation. Taylar turns to Enri again.

"Are you afraid of heights by any chance Enri?" she asks her

"The highest I have ever been had been the watchtower on top of the walls. I don't have a problem up that high. I think it is about fifty or sixty feet off the ground." Enri replies

"Well, how would you feel about living a thousand feet off the ground in a floating castle?" Taylar asks

"L-L-Live in a-a-a f-f-f-floating castle!" Enri can't help but yell at the ridiculous question that was just asked of her. Living in the sky, in a floating castle! What the hell!

"Is that too high off the ground?" Taylar asks

Enri can't help but wonder how Lady Taylar thought that might be the problem and not the fact that she just said Enri was going to be living in a floating castle. There wasn't even a castle or anything remotely resembling one near Carne at all. How in the world were they going to build one and how would they make it float!

"Regardless if you would like to live in a floating castle, we would like you to study here so you can learn to run a city instead of a village. Aureole will bring you here and send you home when your lessons are over. Unless of course, you wouldn't mind staying here for a couple of weeks while you have your lessons." Taylar says to break Enri out of her stupor.

"I-I-I would be honored, Lady Taylar." Enri says

"Good, I look forward to seeing you around here Enri." Taylar says

Taylar opens the door to the library and Nfirea can't help the squeak that escapes from his lips. This is by far the largest collection of books he has ever seen. Nfirea is pretty sure this is the largest library ever in history. There has to be over a hundred thousand books in this room. It is such a large number, it is hard for Nfirea to comprehend.

After a quick tour of the library and introduction to Titus which scared the crap out of Nfirea but Enri seemed to act like it was no big deal to be speaking with an Elder Lich, they left to get ready for dinner. A maid came and showed them to the rooms they had their clothes in and they went on their way to get ready for dinner.

Once Decrement had led Enri, Nemu, and Nfirea towards their guest rooms and was out of earshot, Ainz asked Taylar what he had been wanting to since she told him the schedule for tonight's dinner/tour with their guests.

"So I'm guessing this is all part of your plan to get Nfirea to tell Enri how he feels?"

"Kind of, it is more like if he won't man up in this situation then that's OK. I think who I have in mind would be better for Enri anyway. I guess we will see how it unfolds before dinner." Taylar says to him

"I'm surprised you have been spending so much time trying to help people outside of Nazarick. You were the one who told me we don't spend enough time here helping those from Nazarick to learn and grow." Ainz says

"Oh I spend plenty of time with everyone from Nazarick, but I need something else to occupy my time. I don't really have a role when we adventure. Neither you, Albedo, or Narberal has needed to be healed at all. I don't get into melee combat because you and Albedo kill everything, and if something does manage to sneak by you, Narberal obliterates it with magic. The villagers in Carne call me the Goddess of Love and Beauty. I might as well live up to the name since I have very little else to occupy my time at the moment." Taylar tells him

"If you want to take part in combat I will gladly let you take my place. I know you can handle yourself. There is no need for you to fill your time like that if you don't want to." Ainz says to her

"No, I don't mind. Being the Goddess of Love actually sounds pretty fun right about now." Taylar says

"Very well. If you change your mind, just let me know. Now, let's go get ready for dinner." Ainz says

"About that... Albedo and I are going to help Aureole get ready. You don't have to wait for us, just meet us there." Taylar says

"Really? Such a mean Queen, making your King go to dinner alone." Ainz pouts

"Oh, I'm sure you will survive without us for a little bit, and you know we like to make an entrance." Taylar smirks at him

"And I love seeing both of your entrances." Ainz smirks himself and teleports to his room before Taylar has a come back for that.

Enri had been led by Decrement to the 'guest room' she was told would be hers for the time being. She had to emphasize the guest room part and laugh to herself. This room was so luxurious she was pretty sure a king or queen would think these were the royal chambers in this place. She could only imagine what the royal chambers actually looked like if this is what they considered a guest room.

Once she entered the room, she saw a familiar face waiting for her inside. Just inside the room, standing there getting her things ready, was Claire. The maid who ran the salon in Nazarick that they had been shown earlier. Claire was certainly right when she told Enri at her house that she had much nicer things in Nazarick. Enri couldn't even fathom what most of the equipment was used for but it was certainly impressive when she saw it compared to what Claire brought with her to Carne Village.

"Enri! It's so good to see you again! I'm here to fix up your hair and show you how to use the shower if you wish to take one!" Claire says

"What's a shower?" Enri asks

"Oh its... well, it's better if I just show you. Follow me please." Claire says and leads her to the bathroom attached to the guest room.

Claire showed her how to use the shower, sink, and toilet in case she needed anything else and informed her she would wait in the next room for her to finish then they could start fixing her hair. Enri was amazed by the shower, Claire wasn't able to explain where the water went to or even really where it came from.

Enri just figured it was some sort of magic Lord Ainz, Lady Taylar, and Lady Albedo had come up with. This entire place was nothing short of a magical wonderland to Enri. She figured if she didn't know what something did, magic was the obvious reason.

Once Enri had finished her shower she dried off with the softest towel she had ever felt. She wished it was a little bigger, she would probably ask to take it home and use as a blanket. She made her way into her room for the day.

She had a very awkward conversation with Claire about underwear. The awkwardness of the conversation could be summed up by a part of the answer Claire gave Enri about a particular question.

"What does Lady Taylar and Lady Albedo usually wear?" Enri asked

"Well, Lady Taylar and Lady Albedo don't really wear underwear that much but when they do..." Claire had started and Enri had turned bright red in embarrassment.

That had made Enri quickly choose one that Claire had laid out for her that resembled almost shorts and were made of lace just like her dress for this evening. Once Enri had dressed and had her hair done by Claire, she was looking in the mirror in her room to make sure she looked the part for dinner tonight.

Everything they had been told by Lord Ainz and Lady Taylar during the tour today had Enri's head spinning. She was looking forward to being able to enjoy dinner and hopefully not mess anything up tonight. Aureole seemed particularly happy about dinner tonight.

Apparently, the main course and dessert tonight were her favorites and Enri was looking forward to trying them. She couldn't imagine what kind of food a princess would enjoy the most but it almost certainly going to be delicious if it was her favorite. As Enri was thinking about all of this, Claire came up to inspect her and give her the finishing touches to her look.

"I must say I am good! You might even turn Lord Ainz head tonight Enri!" Claire says

"I-I-I doubt that Claire but thank you for saying it." Enri replies

"Oh don't worry about it Enri. You might not think it but you are a beauty, especially by the standards of this world. Now, the finishing touches for your look." Claire says and pulls out a small rectangular box and opens it. "These are a gift from Lady Taylar, Lady Albedo, Lady Aureole, and Lord Ainz. They each picked out an item inside. They are yours to keep from now on. Maybe you can turn them into a family heirloom or something later on in life." Claire finishes

Enri looks inside the box and is floored by what she sees. Inside the box is a pair of earrings, a necklace, a bracelet, and a ring. All of them are made of what looks to be silver with blue and clear gems adorning them as well. If Enri had a guess, she thinks she could sell them and feed the village for probably a few years at the least.

"I-I-I can't accept those! They are way too valuable to be given to someone like me!" Enri protests to Claire

"Aren't you going to be the mayor of our majesties capitol?" Claire asks her

It is true that they told her they wanted her to be a mayor and not a village chief but technically, Enri hadn't really accepted the position yet. She supposed maybe agreeing to be taught in Nazarick might have seemed like she said yes, and could she really say no to anything her saviors asked of her?

"I am but..." Enri starts but is interrupted by Claire

"Oh, no buts Enri. You will certainly have to receive important guests as the mayor of the capital and what better way to show off your status then wearing jewelry that is worth more than most of their estates." Claire laughs at the end of that

"W-W-W-Worth more than most nobles estates!" Enri yells in disbelief.

"Well yes, I mean it is nothing money wise in the grand scheme of things to their majesties but I'm sure you could probably buy a noble manor or two in exchange for this set of jewelry." Claire calmly states like she is reciting the weather.

"How do you know what you could sell them for?" Enri asks

"Oh, well you know Yuri. She has been selling things in one of the human cities and has learned the pricing of things from that. She is one of our head maids and teaches everything she can to everyone so we can better serve their Majesties. It is delightful to be useful to them in ways other than what we were created for. Their majesties say it is a sign of our growth and potential and they want us to continue to grow so that we may be more helpful than ever before." Claire says excitedly

"It must be truly wonderful to be subjects of their Majesties. I can't wait until my village officially becomes a part of their kingdom. The nobles of Re-Estize act like we don't exist until it comes to harvest season then they are only worried about us shipping them enough of our harvest to feed themselves and don't care about how much we have to eat." Enri says to her

"Yes, they are truly a blessing to have as rulers as you will soon find out Enri. Now, let's get this jewelry on you and make sure it works with this outfit. I'm sure you will look absolutely perfect!" Claire says and helps Enri put it all on.

Once Enri and Claire had put everything on and Claire finished off her look with a blue rose in her hair, Enri stood in front of the mirror again for a last look. What she saw in the mirror was something she never thought she would see. Claire had been saying it for the better part of a day now but looking in the mirror now, Enri finally could say it to herself and mean it. She did look beautiful.

It was probably just Claire and her ability to work magic in her salon but Enri believed her right now. She thanked Claire again for all of her help and followed her out of the room to meet the maid that would escort her to dinner. When she stepped out of the room, she noticed four people walking down the hall towards her.

They kind of looked familiar to her but she couldn't really place them right now. She was certain she would remember the woman that was with them. She was almost as radiant as Lady Taylar was, even had on a similar dress to Lady Taylar, but there was no way she would forget someone that beautiful. The woman she had been staring at broke the silence first.

"Wow, looks like someone is dressed up for dinner huh Enri. You look fantastic! Doesn't she guys?" Ninya says

"I agree." Dyne says

"Certainly looking beautiful tonight, Lady Enri." Lukrut says

"..." Peter says nothing and just stares when they get to him in the line to compliment Enri. Enri breaks the awkward silence.

"I'm pretty sure this is all just Claire's doing. I'm usually just dressed as a simple village girl, and normally look nothing like this." Enri says.

She is trying to keep her eyes on Ninya because she can feel Peter staring at her and he still hasn't said anything. It was getting a bit awkward.

"You were just as beautiful dressed as a farmer!" Peter says

Peter finally got his shit together enough to speak to Enri instead of being trapped in a continuous loop his mind had formed since he laid eyes on her.

'Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.' that was all Peter could think of when he saw Enri coming down the hall. Luckily, he gathered himself before his staring could be considered creepy, but what he said wasn't exactly smooth anyway.

"Oh, so you do know how to talk Peter." Ninya jokes with him. "Sorry about him. He is usually much better talking to people which is why we choose him as the leader. I think the only other time he was speechless was with Lady Taylar. You should take that as a compliment." Ninya says to Enri and Enri blushes. Peter was certainly a good looking man. Maybe all those things Claire was saying about her were true if even he didn't know what to say to her.

"I'm sorry, how do you know me, my lady?" she asks

"Oh right! I suppose I definitely look much different than the last time you saw me. The others do as well but not as drastically as myself. I'm not actually a Lady but a lot of people have been calling me that recently. I am Ninya, this is Dyne, Lukrut, and the silent one over there is our usually talkative leader Peter. We met you in Carne Village with Nfirea when we escorted him there." Ninya says to her.

"Oh! You are the Swords of Darkness right? But I don't remember there being a woman in your party." Enri says.

"Ninya was always a part of our group, she was just hiding that she was a girl. After Lady Taylar brought us back to life, there was no hiding it as you can tell." Peter says to Enri.

"Wait, you died?!" Enri says after what Peter had said finally sunk in.

"Yes, the same people who kidnapped Nfirea killed us when we tried to defend him. Lady Taylar brought us all back to life and we have been training in Nazarick ever since." Peter says

"Lady Taylar is as wonderful as she is beautiful. I feel blessed and nervous that she has taken an interest in me." Enri says to them

That statement gets a round of head nods from everyone except for Lukrut. He seems to be looking around before he nods in agreement. Ninya giggles a little bit and lets Enri in on the inside joke.

"Don't mind Lukrut. He was just making sure Lord Ainz wasn't around." she giggles again. "The first thing he did when we were brought back was hit on both the Queens right in front of Lord Ainz. Of course, Lord Ainz didn't appreciate that and let him know that. This is the result of some... talks... Lord Ainz had with him hehe." Ninya laughs

"You are either the bravest man I've ever met or the dumbest. I'm not quite sure which one yet." Enri says

"Spend another thirty seconds in his presence and the answer will be obvious." Peter says and this gets a round of laughter from everyone, even Lukrut.

Just as their laughter dies down, Enri hears another door behind her and turns to see Nfirea closing the door behind him, heading down the hall towards her. He was dressed much differently than normal. Instead of the usual alchemist getup he was always in, he was wearing a black button up long sleeve shirt, black pants, and black shoes. It was a much different look for Nfirea.

Nfirea was just about to shut his door when he heard the laughter from a little way down the hall. He looked down the hall and saw a group of people standing around having a nice laugh. The woman in the blue dress with her back turned caught his eye almost immediately.

The back of her dress was almost completely open and it was made of a blue lace material. He could tell there was some other fabric underneath that so the dress wasn't completely see-through, but it still didn't cover up much. Even living in E-Rantel, women usually didn't wear that little. Her hair was down her back, wavy golden blonde just flowing over her shoulders. He notices, as she is laughing and the light is bouncing off her hair, it is changing from golden to platinum blonde as she moves.

She finally turns towards him and Nfirea can't control his jaw-dropping at realizing who he was just staring at. It's Enri! She has on nice jewelry, her hair is not braided but almost wavy in its appearance, and the front of her dress is just as jaw-dropping. He is very surprised she chose to wear something like that. It wasn't like Enri, well, maybe it was. He hadn't exactly been paying much attention with all the alchemy he had been doing.

"Hey Nfirea!" Enri says

"H-H-H-HI!" Nfirea squeaks out and now he is at a complete loss for words.

"Hey Nfee!" Nemu says as she comes in and saves Nfirea. He waves to her awkwardly trying not to stare at Enri.

"You look amazing sis! Your dress is pretty!" Nemu says to Enri

"Thanks Nemu. Lady Taylar let me borrow it to wear for dinner. I'm glad you like it. You look very pretty too, Nemu." she says to her and Nemu gives her a beaming smile.

"Now that everyone has arrived, we shall make our way to the dining hall." Decrement says.

She felt she had done what the supreme one had told her and couldn't let them all converse together too long or the questions wouldn't get too involved. Everyone says their goodbyes and Nfirea isn't a fan of how Peter seems to keep complimenting Enri. He certainly didn't like the kiss on the hand he gave her as a goodbye. Then Enri blushed after he did it!

No, he didn't like that one bit!

In Taylar's bedroom... no Albedo's bedroom... no the craft room now?

Taylar, Albedo, and Aureole are getting ready for dinner. Since not everything can be put on with a quick change data crystal, they were getting ready like you normally would for a formal dinner. Although at the moment, Aureole didn't really think someone was holding up their end of the deal.

"Mother!" Aureole says exasperated. "Can Aunt Albedo do it if you are just going to watch and not help?" she asks Taylar.

"Sorry baby girl." Taylar says still looking at the four screens displayed in front of her.

"Mother! Let Aunt Albedo zip up this stupid dress you are making me wear and you just watch your... ummm... I'm not exactly sure what you are doing with them but just watch please!" Aureole just turns a little and leaves her mother staring at the screen while Albedo zips up her dress for her.

"Well, I've been bored recently since there isn't much for me to do so I thought I'd create a little entertainment. Nfirea never leaves that damn lab so I got nothing to watch. I've just taken the steps to up my entertainment value and try my hand at this whole Goddess of Love thing." Taylar says.

"I have a lot of stuff saved you could watch mother." Aureole says to her

"I don't want to watch that stuff. It's way too boring. Same old power hungry people plotting and scheming. I need variety baby." Taylar says to her

"Well, didn't father catch something watching it that changed your plans for a certain kingdom?" Aureole reminds her.

"Of course he did but it is still boring. That is why I leave it to him. It's no wonder where you get it from! I have no idea how you two can watch the same thing over and over again and not be bored to death!" Taylar replies to her

"Do you really think I'm like father?" Aureole looks at her with excitement in her eyes being compared to Ainz.

"All you're missing is black armor, a scythe, and battle mode baby and you are your fathers spitting image in looks and personality hehe." Taylar giggles at the expression Aureole gives her for that statement.

"What Goddess of Love thing were you talking about?" Albedo finally says while making sure Aureole looked perfect.

"Oh, I thought I told you this before you went to get Enri. Apparently, we got our own god or goddess titles from some people. Somehow we both got Goddess of Beauty. I'm not really sure how that works but I also got Love while you got Desire. Can't lie, I'm kinda jealous you got desire." Taylar giggles a bit at that.

"So, you're watching them to see if Enri will fall in love with one of them?" Albedo asks

"Just giving the girl options and me some entertainment. I'm personally pulling for Peter but as long as the girl is happy, I'm fine with whatever happens." Taylar replies

"I like Enri! Are you really going to let me teach her battle strategies?" Aureole asks

"Yes I am. She has the same commander class you do she just isn't a genius at it. I'm hoping with you teaching her, she can get your legendary commander class and it would be a huge bonus if it was genius level since you are teaching her." Taylar tells her

"Anddddd done!" Albedo says as she ties the white ribbon at the end of Aureole braid.

"I've never seen your hair like that Aureole. Why the change?" Taylar asks

"Enri had her hair like this and I liked it. I thought I'd give it a chance, what do you think?" Aureole asks

"I love it baby girl. Let's head out before your father starts looking for us." Taylar says to her

Ainz was the first one to arrive outside the door of the dining room. Usually, he would take his time and walk but with Taylar, Albedo, and Aureole all getting ready without him, he decided to just teleport to the door. Just as he arrived and Fiore was greeting him and opening the door for him, he saw Decrement coming down the hall with Nemu, Enri, and Nfirea in tow for their dinner.

"Lord Ainz." Decrement greets him with a bow and Nemu, Enri, and Nfirea all join in on the welcome with a bow or courtesy.

"Decrement, thank you for guiding our guests." Ainz says to the maid "Nemu, you look cute this evening." Ainz tells her and turns to Enri. "Enri, you look very beautiful tonight." he gives her hand a kiss just like Peter did and she blushes again.

"Th-Th-Thank you, Lord Ainz!" Enri says

"Nfirea, I like your outfit. And, I'm not just saying that because I'm wearing the same thing." Ainz says and laughs at the end while extending his hand to shake Nfirea's. "Glad you all got to clean up for dinner. Taylar, Albedo, and Aureole should be here shortly. Why don't we go inside and take a seat while we wait for them?" Ainz says to them and they follow him inside.

They all take a seat inside and start up some small talk. Well, Nemu started talking and since Enri and Nfirea really didn't know what to say to Lord Ainz, they didn't stop her and let her ask away. Ainz was rather enjoying his conversation with Nemu. She was a very curious little girl and didn't seem intimidated at all no matter where she was.

Just looking at her excited face asking all her questions while just about everyone else was terrified to even ask him for directions was a breath of fresh air for him. Nemu's question about talking carrots on the sixth floor was interrupted by the doors opening once again and Taylar, Albedo, and Aureole stepping inside for dinner.

It had taken Ainz a while to stop his jaw from dropping every time he laid eyes on Taylar and Albedo when they first came here. He struggled with it even to this day when he saw them in their everyday attire. What he saw them both wearing this night, there was no stopping his jaw almost hitting the floor. It wasn't until he looked at Aureole and saw her wearing something he would approve of his sixteen-year-old daughter wearing that he was able to close his mouth.

Taylar was wearing a long, red formal dress. The top was all red lace and unlike Enri's lace dress, there was almost no other fabric behind it to hide her body. The lace didn't make up a particular design but was perfectly made to hide everything she needed to but leave little the imagination. The bottom of her dress was made of a flowing red silk that moved effortlessly as though there was a constant breeze blowing towards her, and the slit up the left side of her dress reached almost to her hip. The large high heels Taylar was wearing just showed off her perfect legs and Ainz had a feeling that dress wouldn't last long once dinner was over.

Albedo's dress was completely different but no less sexy at all. She had on a black formal dress that, unlike Taylar's, didn't flow at all. It was made of a black lace and see-through material on top. The lace design came up from her hips on the left and right side of her dress. It was barely enough material to cover her chest. There was a black material around her neck that looked like a collar and the see-through material was attached to that up the top. The dress had no sleeves at all so very little over her was covered from the waist up. The bottom of her dress was very form fitting black material that hugged her curves to perfection. At the very bottom, the dress flowed a little for easier movement but other than that it was like a second skin on her.

Luckily for Ainz, Aureole decided to wear a dress he wholeheartedly approved of. It was a red and black silk dress that covered up everything and even went all the way down to almost touching the floor. The only skin showing was her arms and shoulders because the dress had no sleeves. The top was red and right around her midsection, the dress was black all the way down to the bottom. There was no slit and the skirt was flowing so she could walk properly. Ainz was very grateful for this development. If she would have come here wearing something like Taylar or Albedo, he would have either sent her back to change or told Nfirea he had to eat dinner in another room!

After Ainz greeted his Queens and they all took their seats, dinner started being served. Ainz wasn't paying much attention to what they were serving tonight. To be honest, he rarely did know what he was eating. It didn't really matter to him, everything they made in Nazarick was delicious and he never had a reason to ask.

He was stealing glances at Taylar and Albedo throughout the entire meal. No one would blame him of course, even Enri was gawking when they entered the room. He did notice Taylar though continuously glancing at Albedo. It was the same look she had been giving her all day. It didn't look like she was checking her out like Ainz was. It looked like she wanted to tell her something but couldn't bring herself to do it.

He figured when they went to change without him, she would have told her since she had been doing it all day but by the look she was giving her, she didn't. He wanted to ask her to just say it already but there had to be a reason she wasn't inclined to say anything at this moment. Dinner was delicious as always and Aureole's loud exclamation at her dragon steak was cute but very expected. He wasn't quite sure why she loved dragon steak so much but it certainly made her happy.

Once they had finally finished dinner it was time to see off their guests. It had been a good time just sitting down and sharing a meal with someone. Honestly, Ainz enjoyed talking to Nemu. Children didn't really have a filter and even if she saw Ainz as some sort of God, she asked anything that came to her mind. Ainz never thought he would enjoy a conversation with a ten-year-old but Nemu shattered all those expectations. Before they sent them off through the gate with Yuri, they had one more thing for Enri and Carne Village as a whole.

"Thank you so much for dinner tonight Lord Ainz, Lady Taylar, Lady Albedo, and Lady Aureole. It was an honor to dine with you." Enri says and Nfirea gives the same sentiment.

"It was our pleasure as well Enri. Just remember, in a week someone will be by to come and get you to start your lessons then. So make sure the village is in good shape for you to leave for a few weeks. If there is an emergency, we can get you there quickly if need be." Taylar says to her.

"Thank you again for the opportunity Lady Taylar." Enri says and bows.

"Think nothing of it Enri. We will turn you into the best mayor this world has ever seen! Oh, and before you go, I believe Ainz has something for you." Taylar says to her

"I-I-I can't accept another gift! You have given me too much a-a-already!" Enri exclaims.

"Well, most of that stuff was from Taylar. The dress, the lessons, Claire," 'your introduction to Peter.' he thinks but doesn't say. "and this is more for the whole village."

As Ainz finishes his statement a Gate opens up next to him and out steps a giant, black, hulking, incarnation of death. Nfirea gets a fearful look quickly but then realizes where he is and recovers enough not to look terrified. Enri and Nemu on the other hand just stare up at him with a smile. Enri has no idea how she knows this but this is the knight from when their village was saved. The one Lord Ainz created to protect their village from the Slaine Theocracy.

"With the twenty goblins you have summoned, the few villagers, and one ex-adventurer you have, that will not be enough to hold off even a small military unit. We will not always be around to save you so I have instructed this Death Knight to follow all of your orders Enri. The only ones whose orders will override yours are mine, Taylar, Albedo, and Aureole. It will listen to your orders even over Lupus Regina." Ainz says to her

"Thank you Lord Ainz!" Enri says

"It is just another step to keeping Carne safe Enri. I hope you enjoyed dinner and we look forward to seeing you in a week." Ainz replies

"Dinner was fantastic Lord Ainz. Now I know why Aureole likes dragon steak so much." Enri says to him and Ainz chuckles at that.

"Aureole, you may send them home now." Ainz says to her

"See you soon Enri!" Aureole says before she casts her teleportation spell to send them back to Carne Village.

"Well, I certainly want to change out of this getup. You two want to change right?" Ainz asks

"You go on ahead and we will be there in a minute. I need to talk to Albedo for a minute." Taylar says.

Ainz figures this is a good thing and now he doesn't have to worry about asking Taylar later what she had wanted to tell Albedo all day. He gives them both a quick kiss and one for Aureole on her forehead and teleports outside their bedroom.

"What do you need to speak about Taylar?" Albedo asks curiously as Aureole teleports to change as well.

"How have you been feeling lately Albedo?" Taylar asks and Albedo gets a confused look on her face.

"I've been feeling fine Taylar. Same as I always have, why do you ask?" Albedo says

"Well, I can't be 100% certain about this but I am at least 99% sure. You know I can sense someone's life force right?" Taylar asks her

"Yes, of course, it is one of your powers for being the Supreme Being of Life." Albedo says

"Well, I sense three life forces coming from you." Taylar tells her seeing if she will catch on. It seems Albedo figured it out after her words sunk in.

"You mean..." Albedo gets a joyful expression on her face.

"Yes, I believe you are going to be having twins." Taylar says with a big smile on her face as Albedo tackles her out of happiness with a beaming smile on her face.

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Hope you liked the chapter... there were a few places I thought I could do better but I'm happy with the chapter overall... In case you missed the warning up top, I will be editing this chapter after two weeks and switching the end of the last chapter and beginning of this chapter since I think it would flow together better as suggested by gerend. I have started working on the next chapter and will hopefully have it to you in a few weeks... not sure when it will be done but I will have it posted eventually... Next chapter is... The Invaders of The Great Tomb... until then!

Super Tier Spells:

Damnation- Super tier spell designed to clear part of a battlefield in an instant. Caster selects the area of effect anywhere from a one-foot radius all the way up to one thousand feet. Any target inside this area must resist the effect or be dragged into one of the Nine Layers of Hell. The layer is selected by the caster. Ten-minute cool down like most Super Tier Spells.

Hellball - Offensive Super Tier Spell. Unlike most other Super Tier Spells this Super Tier Spell has an instantaneous cast time. It is a one hundred twenty foot radius ball of energy. The ball is composed of each element (Fire, Cold, Elec, Acid, Sonic, Force). When the Hellball impacts its target or area, it explodes into three times the radius and everyone in the area must resist each element or be dealt the full damage of each element even allies. Instant cast time comes with a downside, this one is that once Hellball is cast, unlike other Super Tier Spells that have only a ten-minute cool down, this spell has a one-hour cool down.