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

19. Calm Before The Storm & Battle of Carne

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

"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Flashback"

{Message}

(Telepathy)

*SPELL/ABILITY/MARTIAL ART*

*[METAMAGIC]*

A/N: First I'll say these A/Ns are going to be very long lol... First thing I want to say is thank you guys... I tried hurrying this update out a few days ago when I realized it was the one year anniversary of my fanfic being started... I can say with absolute certainty that never did I believe one year later, this story would have almost 800 followers, 700 favorites, and over 152,000 views (these are fanfic d ot ne t stats everyone)... I really appreciate you guys enjoying my story and sticking with it and my take on Overlord... As I said, I tried getting it out on the day but I ended up two days late... With that being said, it isn't as good as I wanted... I would usually spend about a week, reading and re-reading this chapter and tweaking it til I was satisfied... I didn't do that this time since I was trying to get it out for the fanfics anniversary... I hope you still enjoy it regardless and now here is a TRIGGER WARNING! A character is about to make another huge canon divergence... If how much I have diverged from canon is not to your liking, I doubt you will like this chapter... Now, some of you have asked about characters that haven't been in the story much like Demiurge for example... just know that you will see them more in this story when their time comes... everyone should know that he is gathering Intel on the Holy Kingdom and Slaine Theocracy for his invasion and that he will be doing it for three months... showing him doing Intel-gathering would be pointless in my opinion since I went over the general Intel with Aureole and Taylar in a previous chapter... remember that in canon characters disappear for stretches too... Shalltear was in the capital as backup for Demiurge during his invasion of Re-Estize in LN vol 6 then she wasn't heard from again until LN vol 11 when Ainz went to the Dwarven Kingdom... there are way too many characters in Overlord for a story to include all of them all, or most of, the time... Don't worry, Demiurge will be back, Shalltear will be back, Narberal will be back, etc... This story is pretty much centered on Ainz, Taylar, and Albedo with a healthy dose of Aureole and a splash of Rubedo, Yuri, and Lupus Regina but all the other characters will get their turns too... now let's get to the review replies... one of them is going to be insanely long just a heads up lol

Rendus: Always glad to hear you liked the chapter... As you can see, I enjoy Enri's character and plan on doing more with her then they did in canon... she will do a lot of the same things but her role will be more involved then it was in canon... You will see Gazef's fate at the Battle of the Katze Plains just like you would in canon... maybe it will be the same... maybe it won't lol... I honestly don't mind the long reviews so any time you want to leave one, feel free

lucarioDN: Thanks for enjoying the story still... Rendus told me last chapter that my fanfic was his favorite Overlord and I told him thanks but I think there are at least two that are better than mine and God Rising is one of them lol... the other one is actually from atheistbasementdragon also (Unholy Rose)... I wish there were more good Overlord fanfics myself but what can you do? I'll try to keep it entertaining for you so you have something to look forward to

mimetk/Askman/Aspharno: All three of you left a pretty similar review with only a couple different points between you so I'll just answer all three of you in a long reply lol... I would say that most of your reviews I agree with but there is a gigantic, fatal flaw in most of your logic... this is not canon... let's start with Nfirea/Enri... all of your arguments are based on the conversations they had in the LNs/anime but those conversations did not play out in my story like the did in the LNs... it is true that I had Nfirea let his feelings be known to the readers through his thoughts but he never said any of it to Enri... not only that but at no point in my story did Enri treat Nfirea as anything other than a friend... she expressed no romantic interest in Nfirea in my story... Askman is correct that she was glad Nfirea was invited to dinner with her but I think you forgot what she said when she asked if it was alright he was coming she said: "Of course, Nfirea and I have been friends for a long time!" How you took that as she was interested in him I have no idea... the troll scene where Nfirea is willing to give his life for Enri never happened in my story... the Pleiades showed up and handled the oncoming horde so that never happened... Also in my story, Enri isn't on the protected list because she is special to Nfirea, she and Nemu are on the list because they are special to Taylar... she adds them to the list before Ainz ever tells Lupus Regina to protect Nfirea and Lizzie... There is also no point in my story, even now, where I said Peter and Enri are in love with each other... not only are Peter and Enri still teenagers but no one has ever shown romantic interest in either one of them so they have no idea what they are actually feeling... just because they are "dating" now doesn't mean this will last forever... as I said, this is a first for both of them so you never know how it will play out... the only relationships you should take as set in stone are ones where someone joins Ainz/Taylar... all others are subject to change until they either get married or have children... just look at the whole Peter/Increment incident people complained about... the way I had it go was exactly how I had it planned but people just jumped to conclusions and had them in love and married before any more of the story played out... it seems not many people can just wait for the story to play out though and you just want instant satisfaction that everything plays out the way you THINK it will... Askman said Enri just forgot she was in love with Nfirea just because an angel kissed her hand twice but she was never in love with Nfirea in my story... once again you are using their canon/LN mindsets for your arguments and those do not apply to my story... now about Ainz/Taylar and them going to be the emissaries instead of a guardian or someone similar... if you read the chapter then you would known that when Demiurge objected to it again that I said there would be Eight-Edged Assassins and Shadow Demons all over the place in case they were needed and you also seem to be forgetting about Aureole in my fanfic... not only was everyone in that conference room watching as they did their thing but Aureole could teleport them out instantly if something did happen and Taylar couldn't open her own Gate for some reason... as far as the logic that the Empire might have a world item or something similar well, Fluder is Nazarick's bitch and he has been serving the empire for generations of Emperor's... if they had something like that Fluder would know and would have told them... almost the same logic applies for Ainz going to Re-Estize... not only where there Eight-Edged Assassins and Shadow Demons with him but Demiurge, Solution, and Sebas have all collected Intel on the Re-Estize Kingdom... that isn't mentioning the fact that Renner has been gathering Intel for them after they left the kingdom after Shalltear's brief time there and she has more than one Shadow Demon lent to her by Demiurge unlike in canon... If Demiurge, Sebas, and Solution couldn't find Intel on an item like that then Renner would know being not only incredibly intelligent but also a member of the royal family... you are correct that Ainz is cautious but you also keep saying how Ainz would react in canon... this is NOT canon Ainz... if you have been reading the story, you would see that Ainz doesn't just wing everything as he does in canon... he doesn't have the guardians make the plans then act like it was his idea all along... Ainz, Taylar, and Albedo make the plans along with help from Aureole and the guardians... they both actively encourage everyone in Nazarick to think for themselves and come up with plans that challenge their own or are completely different... once again you are comparing their decisions in my story to what they would do in canon... Ainz is not the same race, not the same alignment, and he has no emotional inhibitor... Ainz is confident in this story, not an unsure, please don't discover I'm a fraud MC... the title of the second chapter is Different Reality, Different Emotions for a reason... I even explain that they feel their emotions at a much higher level than they ever did as humans so they would obviously be different... as far as Taylar's feelings for Albedo and well, just liking women in general... I also explained that in chapter two... once again even though she is an OC you are comparing her to her human form when she is completely different as an angel... which as I said, I explained in chapter two... If any of you had read the first four or five chapters of my A/Ns or read my profile on fanfiction or paid attention to my story from the beginning, I doubt you would have left your reviews or honestly even read my story... you should look at my profile and read what I believe fanfiction is for... last thing for mimetk... I'm also glad the wedding scene is finally over with... I never planned on doing one but painted myself into a corner by putting up a poll for it and had a surprising number of people vote on it... I hope everyone at least enjoyed it... I tried to make it as unique as possible... Finally, I'm glad all of you read my story up until this point and I thank you for that but if this is too canon divergent for you, you don't have to keep reading but I will still thank you for reading up until now... that is one of the reasons I like AO3 better than fanfiction net... you can tag many more things so people know what they are getting into from the start lol... well now that the longest reply to a review in history is over, I'll thank you for reading one last time lol

Heaven Gliders7765: you hit the nail on the head for what I pretty much said above this reply in much fewer words lol... you can obviously tell that Ainz is different and has been the whole story then he is in canon... thanks for reading and don't worry I will continue to update this until it is over... already got the epilogue done :-)

gerend: Mare crushed those same two hundred people by opening the ground and smashing them to death so their fates sucked either way lol... as far as Taylar is concerned, the empire is an invading nation so she wouldn't go easy on them and if you didn't realize by now, the Emperor will not be coming to Nazarick... in canon, it was to show their overwhelming power... what Taylar did is essentially a substitute for that because they don't want anyone else in Nazarick unless they truly want them there (i.e. Enri, Nemu, etc...) glad your still reading and keep the suggestions coming along :-)

Callsigngod: While I do reply to most of those who dislike my story it is usually just to explain why their review is usually irrelevant to my actual story lol... its always the same argument... canon version of said character wouldn't have done this... so I give them examples in my story how that version is different from canon... it never affects my writing or where I am going with this story... I am doing this for my enjoyment as a creative outlet... I know that not everyone will like what I do but at the end of the day that doesn't really matter...

SpudyPotato: It's funny you point that out... I was just thinking the same thing after I posted the chapter... I just google image searched for dresses to describe, whether it was for the dinner chapter or the wedding and just so happen to end up with either lace or silk as the primary cloth for each... I'll try to expand my fabric repertoire in the future lol

Guest: First, thanks for liking the story... always glad to see someone enjoying my version of my favorite anime/LN... The Giant of the East was actually one of the trolls who attacked Carne Village when the Pleiades handled all of them... I just didn't point him out specifically because to them, he was just another troll so he is already dealt with... the Demon snake of the West however has not come up yet... I have ideas where I'm going with the story but I change my mind often... I have an outline but I rewrite it almost daily lol... You will actually see one of the steps I'll be taking towards the Elf Kingdom in this chapter... the Holy Queen is actually going to be different a bit from what I planned originally... I made it very subtle, Aureole wasn't specific, but Taylar's plans for the Holy Queen have changed a bit because of new information

Dark Rider 23: I actually considered giving him Dark Wisdom because it made sense as a Fallen Angel racial ability but since I was making him as strong a melee combatant as I was a spell caster, I had to draw the line somewhere lol... even without Dark Wisdom, a spell caster of Ainz level would know around 300 spells and about 30 super tier spells so he certainly knows a ton of spells still

Romantic1449: I'd imagine with a name like that you would enjoy a good wedding lol... you get to find out where the honeymoon will be in this chapter so read on

Black Phoenix 17: Aureole hasn't gotten that far yet with the Intel gathering... she only looks into what Taylar, Ainz, Albedo, and Demiurge ask of her and none have been concerned with the Draconic Kingdom quite yet

Neophyte XIII: Since I've never played Darksiders 2 I couldn't tell you if that is the right thing to picture but based on what the names are, harbinger and necromancer, it sounds pretty appropriate

offshorephilip: Glad to see another review from you and that you are still enjoying the story... you will see the further evolution of the NPCs in this chapter... well, one NPC specifically in this chapter but they will continue to change throughout the story as I have been doing... Since there isn't an alignment system in Yggdrasil like there is in D&D, you could make a case that Taylar could be chaotic good... she does act that way most of the time... she could also be neutral good... having a karma value of +100 opens her up to both possibilities... As I said above, I painted myself into a corner with the wedding scene... never planned on doing one but had to add one after so many voted for it... It was a learning experience though lol... never put up a poll on something you aren't 100% sure you want to do hehe... it's funny about my work schedule because I finally got my new one and I left my job and got a new one lol... I start this week (well as I'm writing this which I'm sure will be a couple of weeks old once I actually post this chapter)... back to five days a week at least even if it is 10 hours a day... should have more time to write but still not a ton... I addressed the "haters" reviews before so I won't get into that but as another reviewer mentioned, they aren't really "haters" per se... they just have a difference of opinion on the direction I'm taking my story... I don't really blame them... I love Overlord more than any other LN ever made so I'm sure my OOC versions of their favorite characters probably rub some people the wrong way... As I said, this won't be everyone's cup of tea but it's just for my enjoyment... It is great to know that so many people enjoy my version of Overlord even if there are some who dislike it

Guest: Yes Ainz still has the touch of death (paralysis) ability... just didn't have a need to use it yet

Uncanny101: Cerebremancer in this is not exactly as you think of it... I based it off the D&D class, not the x-men psychic abilities... in D&D its a class for someone who is both a psion (psychic) and a wizard... it allows that person to progress as a caster in both classes at the same time... In this fanfic, it is to aid Aureole with her special abilities and job, I guess you could call it... As I have used one spell already on Shalltear and Ainz you can tell Aureole indeed possesses telepathy... she can also use teleportation magic better than anyone... not only does she control the teleportation in and out of Nazarick but she possesses teleportation spells that no one else does... for instance, when she teleported Gazef to Ainz side... that is a tier 8 spell known as Forced Teleportation... I didn't type it because Aureole is back in Nazarick and the story was taking place in Re-Estize at the time... I only type the spells and abilities of those present where the story is currently taking place... Aureole can also cast Time Stop so there is your chronomancy you were talking about and any caster can learn the tier 5 spell telekinesis... so Cerebremancer is basically just a specific class for Aureole that gave her some teleportation spells no one else has and some telepathy spells no one else has... other than that, it is just another divine casting class, it just happens to be a very specific one... kind of like Eclipse or Grim Reaper that Ainz has... if you are ever wondering what a specific class is or what a spell you never heard of does in this fanfic... the answer will be found in some D&D (version 3.5 the best one ever!) book more than likely... it is my reference for everything fantasy world related lol

Gossip90210: You will see if Enri will summon those goblins in this chapter... Like I told a couple of people above, Enri/Peter isn't a done deal... they are young (just teenagers) so just because they went on one date doesn't mean they are walking down the aisle quite yet

Noblesse21: I'm pretty sure any name someone could think of is better than Honyopenyoko lol

Fanatic666: Don't count on that lol... I dislike Evileye almost as much as I dislike Climb

Trinity beast: I am aware of the nine goddesses from the WN I have read that also but nothing in this story is based on the WN... It is based on the LNs and even at that, I like to take the story in my own direction... I'm really just using it as my backdrop while I create my own story... The names are the same but most are different... don't see the point of having canon versions on characters in a fanfiction... if the characters were the same, they would make the same decisions so I would just be retyping Overlord and that would be beyond boring

Guest: Ainz is already known as the God of Death... the other titles will come as the story progresses

Guest: in Overlord I have no idea if worgs and wargs are the same things... In D&D, they are different

Guest: They got the same rewards they got in canon... well, Solution did, I just added Lupus Regina to that as well... humans to torture, and in Solutions case, to eat

Destiel15: The little I've read about Nigredo in the LNs has me thinking it would be hard to write her so that is why I have essentially left her out so far... I might add her at some point but I'm not certain of that right now

dustinpuffer: Glad you like my story... I'll try to keep you interested

Thinker332: Demiurge has already started the "farm" it just doesn't have as many people in it as it did in canon yet... he didn't take nearly the same amount of subjects as he did in the LNs

Chaoseater2010: Well, you'll get one battle in this chapter and the next chapter will have the second one... hope you enjoy this one... I like writing battle scenes... everything else you mentioned will be coming up soon, well most of it... hope you enjoy what I'm going to do in the Dwarven Kingdom... I plan on spending more time there then Ainz did in canon

Now those are done... Next Chapter Time!

P.S. I tried a new way to do flashbacks so instead of me marking it with *FLASHBACK* I simply put normal "talking" in italics to signify a flashback... let me know what you think

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Nazarick, 10th Floor, Royal Chambers...

It was still the night of their wedding as Ainz and Taylar lounged on the couch in the Royal Chambers. Technically, it was the next morning they supposed but it wasn't like either of them had gone to sleep yet. Albedo was sprawled out in the bed sleeping away the exhaustion.

Pregnancy made her even more demanding than normal but it also tired her out quicker. That is why Ainz and Taylar were currently sitting on the couch in their room going through the NPC information in Nazarick. It was convenient to be able to check their level progress without them having to be present and they wanted to see how everyone had come along.

Ainz was now certain that it was impossible for him to get truly drunk as he had drunk enough to kill an elephant. He barely had a buzz so he and Taylar decided to do some work before everyone would start their day, probably much later than normal judging from the reception they had.

"Did you happen to check mine or Albedo's information to see if we got the title of guild co-leader like we thought we might?" Taylar asks Ainz as she looks at the Pleiades' information.

"It completely slipped my mind, to be honest. I'll take a look at mine and see if it changed anything." Ainz says as he pulls up his information in the master source. "Well, I believe it worked. It says co-leader next to my name so you should be able to access everything in the Tomb that I could." Ainz says to Taylar

"I can see the co-leader title on my information too. It seems that it worked as we thought it would. Did you check Albedo's infor-" Taylar's question is cut off by Ainz.

"What the hell?!" Ainz blurts out.

"What's wrong, my love?" Taylar asks as she scoots closer to Ainz and takes a look at his window.

"Look at Albedo's character information now." Ainz says to her.

"Well, she also got co-leader so I'm not sure..." Taylar trails off as she gazes at the rest of Albedo's character information. "That's strange, her karma value changed. Where the hell did her settings go?!" she finally asks after looking over the information three times.

"I have no idea but all of her settings have disappeared. I didn't think that would even be possible. Do you think this will affect Albedo's behavior at all?" Ainz asks Taylar.

"I have absolutely no idea. We will just have to keep an eye on her for any changes in the coming weeks. However, this might be a good thing." Taylar tells him

"What do you mean by that?" Ainz asks her.

"Perhaps she will accept those from outside of Nazarick more readily than it has taken her in the past or be able to forge her own path instead of trying to match ours. Of course, there is always the possibility that now without her settings she could murder us in our sleep and take over Nazarick, but I highly doubt that happening. Luckily, we are going to be spending plenty of time in Nazarick for the coming months so it will be easier to see if she has changed in any way." Taylar responds to Ainz.

"True. I suppose we can't do anything but keep an eye out for now. Did you get a chance to finishes looking at the Pleiades information? Are our clear out mission for them having any results?" Ainz asks Taylar

"Yes, they seem to be doing well. All of them are above the level they were when we came to this world and it seems they are continuing to grow. The rate they are gaining experience is certainly due to the experience crystals we installed in all their gear, but it is working none the less. We should continue to let them handle most of the monsters we come across since it appears we cannot gain any experience in this world." Taylar tells him.

"Well, about us not being able to gain experience in this world. I believe Surshana was researching how to break the level cap. It may be possible for us to actually go about level 100." Ainz tells her.

"Did he finishes his research? By the sound of it he didn't." Taylar responds.

"I'm not sure. The book of his I was using for my undead experiments was the one that had the research in it. His research on breaking level cap was near the end of the book and the book ended before his research was complete. I think it might be in one of the other books we got, but it's possible that we don't have the book with the rest of the research." Ainz tells her.

"Have you had the time to look through the other books? How many did we get exactly? I have yet to look at any of the things we got from the Slaine Theocracy's vault." Taylar asks him.

"There are twenty in total we gathered. I haven't had time to look through the others since I've been so focused on my undead creation experiments. However, I have Solution, CZ Delta, and Aura looking through the others for me. I should know in a day or two if there is any more research on it in the books we have." he tells her.

"Speaking of the army you are creating, how is that going? After witnessing what one Death Knight did to a Theocracy scripture, I'd imagine that the army wouldn't have to be that big to be unbeatable." Taylar says to him.

"Oh, but you know I can't help myself, beloved wife." Ainz grins. "Not only have I been able to create an army of Death Knights that would probably take over this world themselves, but with Surshana's notes I realized that the undead I can create is not limited by what you could make in Yggdrasil." Ainz finishes.

"So we don't just have an army of Death Knights and Soul Eaters then?" Taylar asks him and Ainz grin grows wider.

"Definitely not. I have created not a single Soul Eater. Instead, I used my create high tier undead to make them all Winterwights. Crazy, blue undead warriors who are great commanders in their own right. Any they slay are instantly raised after they die under the Winterwight's command. And they don't make weak ass zombies or skeletons. They create high tier undead themselves." Ainz replies.

"Well, that is certainly different. Was the creature in Surshana's notes?" Taylar asks

"No, but after going through his notes I realized that he was creating undead based on his experience playing tabletop RPGs. As you know, everyone thought I was wasting my time learning that when we had virtual reality at our beck and call. Now, I realize I can make all kinds of different undead. Also, I'm not sure if you have tried it yet, but if you use your summon angel ability and there is a body present like when I create undead. It is permanent." Ainz tells her

"You're kidding me?!" Taylar almost yells. "So I could be helping you bolster the army?"

"You can if you like. It allows me to make three different types of fallen angels. A warrior, a caster, and an archer. All of them are level 40 so they aren't overpowered but they almost are by this world's standards. The casters can use tier 5 magic."

"The army will be unstoppable. How big are we going to make it? It doesn't sound like it needs to be very big at all." Taylar asks

"I don't plan on ever letting it stop growing. If you want the whole world. It is going to take a considerable army to keep the peace and be able to defend our land. I say as long as we have bodies for it, we should grow our ranks. Speaking of experiments, how have yours been going?" Ainz asks her.

"Well, now that you told me about the angels I'll have to try it and let you know about that. If you mean my new found hobby as the Goddess of Love, Peter and Enri seem to be getting along fine. It's not like they are married or anything but it seems to be going in a good direction for them. But I'm sure you mean my magic experiments, and those have some interesting results."

"Oh? All my spells seem to do exactly what they did in Yggdrasil. What spells do you have that are different here?" Ainz is curious now.

"Of course yours do! You know nothing but attack and buff spells, love." Taylar giggles at him. "There are a few that are slightly different but the big one is a Super-Tier Spell. Do you remember the Super-Tier Spell I have called Origin of Species?" she asks him

"Yes, if I recall, everyone thought it was the weakest Super-Tier Spell ever created. At least until you showed them how valuable it could be." Ainz finishes with a grin thinking of when she used it last.

"That was certainly one of my proudest moments. The look on everyone's face after I used it and we basically walked through the Lich King raid was priceless. I don't think I'll ever forget that." she replies.

"From what I remember, it was a buff spell that temporarily granted everyone in the party another racial template. It gave everyone the racial immunities and resistances of whichever race you choose, correct?" Ainz recites what he remembers about that particular spell.

"Yes you are correct, but it is entirely different here. First, the cool down on the spell is not fifteen minutes like it used to be. Instead, the cool down is one year." Ainz can't help but shout at that.

"WHY WOULD SUCH A USELESS SPELL SUDDENLY HAVE SUCH A LONG COOL DOWN?!"

"If you'd let me finish you would find out jumpy!" Taylar glares at him. "As I was saying, the cool down is one year but the effects are way different. Well, not very different but different enough that I am fine with a one-year cool down." Ainz calmed down and now he was getting impatient at her beating around the bush.

"Aaaaaaaaaaand?" Taylar can't help but giggle at his impatience.

"And, it is no longer an AoE buff spell for a party. Instead, it is a single target spell with a permanent duration. It allows me to change someone's race permanently. There are races in my head from this spell that I honestly have no idea what they are. They must be ones from this world since I have never heard of some of them. I was hoping you might help me with that. You always did love reading old tabletop RPG monster manuals. Maybe you might know what some of these races are?"

Taylar can see Ainz is rather excited about this prospect. She was honestly excited about it also. The possibility of creating races that didn't exist before was quite welcome to the Goddess of Life and Creation.

"I'll help any way I can. Tell me a couple of the races you never heard of and I'll see if I know anything about them." Ainz tells her.

"Alright, I'll try a few." Taylar closes her eyes and concentrates on the list forming in her mind when she thinks of that spell. "What is a Naztharune?"

Ainz almost stops breathing at that question. There is no way she just said that. One of his favorite races to ever exist in fantasy games? He couldn't be that lucky.

"Yes, yes I do. Can you tell me, is Ak'Chazar another race on that list?" he asks Taylar, she closes her eyes for a moment before opening them and answering.

"Yes, they are. How did you know that?" she asks him as she watches his face light up in glee.

"How about Yuan-Ti? Malebranche? Yugoloth? Lilitu? Ulithard?"

With every name he rattles off, he watches Taylar nodding her head with her eyes closed. He feels like a kid in a candy store every time she nods at him.

"How do you know all these races?" Taylar finally asks when he stops rattling off names.

"As you said, I loved tabletop RPGs. Those are all races I remember from them. I named most of those because they are my favorites. A Naztharune is a type of Rakshasa. Where Rakshasa are natural sorcerers, Naztharune are natural assassins, and the Ak'Chazar are Rakshasa necromancers. They are all considered Rakshasa, but all three have natural affinities for different things. Yuan-Ti is a race of human snake people. Malebranche are a type of devil. They are sort of like the Death Knights of the devil race. Strong, hardy, and take commands well but don't think well for themselves. Yugoloth are a race of tiger folk, and like the Rakshasa they have a few different types. Lilitu are a type of demon, kind of like a lesser version of a succubus but they are divine spell casters naturally. Ulithard's are stronger versions of Mind Flayers, psionic abominations, much stronger natural psions but take longer to mature." Ainz informs Taylar.

"I still have no idea how you memorized all these things. At least it is coming in handy now." she giggles at him.

"Oh, there are plenty more I wish to know if you can make. We can leave that for later though. How do you plan on using that Super-Tier Spell? Honestly, with its new effects, it might be worth it for me to waste the experience and learn it myself." Ainz responds

"I was thinking maybe I could offer it as a reward. Kind of like an employee of the year thing but specific to those of this world. I don't want to change anyone's race in Nazarick. Perhaps someone like Enri would want it changed if she and Peter get serious enough. Peter has the potential to live forever if he progresses as an angel far enough. I could use it for something like that I suppose, do you have any ideas?" Taylar replies to Ainz

"Not at the moment, but I do agree that would be a good use of it. There is no reason to use it on anyone from Nazarick so that only leaves these New Worlder's."

Ainz and Taylar had been so lost in their discussion that neither had noticed Albedo stretch herself out and quietly make her way over to them on the couch until she was standing before both of them. She was still naked as the day she was born, or created, or well... they weren't technically naked when they were created... having beings that were created and not born made little statements like that confusing to both of them.

Albedo didn't hesitate for a moment when they saw her standing before them in all her naked glory. She sat directly in Ainz lap and stretched her legs over Taylar's lap so she was touching both of them.

She put her head in the crook of Ainz neck and enjoyed the feeling of Ainz rubbing her back and thighs while Taylar did the same to her calves and feet. It felt so wonderful she couldn't help the content sigh that escaped her lips as she relaxed into their touch.

"Did you enjoy your nap, my Queen?"

Ainz asked her when he saw the content smile on her lips. It never failed to make Albedo smile when Ainz addressed her as his Queen. It didn't matter to her that she wasn't his only Queen, Taylar was just as loving as Ainz was to her. She had been even more so since they found out she was pregnant.

"I did, my King." she whispered in his ear. Albedo kisses him just below his earlobe and trails her tongue down his neck before giving a playful, light bite to his shoulder. "There is little I find more appealing then a nap after my King and Queen have worn me out."

"Pregnancy really does make you insatiable doesn't it, Albedo?" Taylar giggles at her

"The pregnancy was not needed to make me as such. You both are already irresistible, to begin with. Plus, it is our honeymoon now isn't it? Aren't we supposed to lose ourselves in each other during such a time?" The innocent-sounding voice that asked that last question lost all its innocence if you looked into those mischievous eyes.

"We certainly are my sultry little demon, and I know exactly what you mean." Ainz lightly runs his fingers down Albedo's spine and she is hit with a wave of anticipation as his fingers make her way between her wings. "It's hard not to picture what I would rather be doing to both of you every time I lay my eyes on you."

Albedo couldn't help herself. She took Ainz lips in a passionate kiss while her hands roamed all over him. From his shoulders, down to his chest, then to his abs, and back up again. She went down his shoulders and back before finally breaking the kiss.

'Mmmm, this man is perfect!' she can't help but think to herself as she touches every inch of him she is able to.

Albedo feels a feather-light touch on the sole of her foot and lets out a little giggle. She looks down and sees Taylar with a slight pout on her face. Albedo already knows what that look is for.

She slides out of Ainz lap and straddles Taylar's lap instead. She kisses Taylar with just as much passion but differently. Albedo has already learned that Taylar likes it a little rougher than Ainz does so she is much more playful with her. She makes sure her fingers press harder into Taylar as she roams her perfect form. She even adds a playful little pull to Taylar's hair before she breaks the kiss.

"I'm sorry, my Queen. I didn't mean to leave you out, but I do only have one mouth." Albedo winks at Taylar. She is still in her lap and has her arms around Taylar's neck.

"You are even more playful and witty than normal today Albedo. How are you feeling?"

Taylar wasn't lying. Albedo is usually not nearly so forward in her banter. She usually needed to see Taylar and Ainz start doing it before she would join in, but here she was initiating it. Taylar and Ainz both wondered if this had something to do with her settings disappearing and her karma value changing after their wedding.

"To be honest, I feel different." Albedo says and it doesn't surprise either Ainz or Taylar in the least.

"How so?" Ainz asks

"It's hard to explain..." Albedo trails off looking for the right words to say. "It feels as though I finally, truly belong with the both of you. As much as you both helped me beforehand, I always felt inadequate compared to you two. Almost as if I was being tied down, or held back, and only truly seeing myself as the Guardian Overseer. No matter what you said or did, there was always this voice in the back of my mind telling me I was simply here to learn from you, take your guidance, and carry out your will. Now though, I truly feel like a Queen. It is as if some weight has been lifted off me, or that voice has finally been silenced, and I am right where I am supposed to be. It could be because we finally united our love in front of all of Nazarick. Perhaps it is because I can finally feel my firm belly, and know I will be making a contribution to Nazarick more valuable than any plan or number of subjects we could gain. I'm not really sure but I have never been so ready to look to the future instead of only living in the present."

"We might have a little idea as to why that is." Ainz tells Albedo who is still in Taylar's lap.

"Yes, before your wonderful interruption. We were checking each other's information and you have been made co-leader of the guild just as myself and Ainz have. Now that you have all the access to Nazarick that Ainz and I have, it doesn't surprise me you feel differently."

"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt."

Albedo starts to get out of Taylar's lap so she can sit between them. The was enough space for her to fit and she just needed to swing her leg over. She felt two hands firmly grip her hips and she looked down to see Taylar holding her in place instead.

"I did say it was wonderful, did I not?" Taylar arches her brow at Albedo. "A naked, glowing, Demon Goddess using my lap as a chair is a most welcome distraction." Taylar couldn't help but say those words as her lips and nose traveled up Albedo's chest and neck, ending it with a playful bite on her earlobe.

She never touched Albedo with either, letting her words and breath do the trick until the end. Albedo always smelled like flowers and something else. Taylar knew that something else was a pheromone Albedo naturally let off being a Succubus that increased sexual desire for her.

It made it all the more fantastic knowing Taylar could make this Succubus tremble with desire when she saw the goosebumps on Albedo's flesh. It would be a tremendous ego booster to anyone, of any race, or any gender, to make a being so naturally sexual, shutter with desire. They only ceased gazing intensely into each other's eyes when Ainz cleared his throat.

"And you called her insatiable..." Ainz looks at Taylar calling her out knowing she was just as bad. "How about we finish up our talk while both of you can still make complete sentences."

Ainz couldn't help the smirk that crossed his lips. He had become intimately familiar with the Celestial and Infernal languages during their time together. They liked to string together sentences that would sound like incoherent babbling to most as they lost themselves in each other, but Ainz knew it was nothing but a mix of common, celestial, and infernal.

Albedo figured he was right and it would be better to get all of this over with now so it wasn't coming up during the rest of their honeymoon. She twisted to the spot between Ainz and Taylar. She kept her legs draped across Taylar and leaned back to put her head on Ainz shoulder. She kept leaning, and leaning, and leaning until she noticed Ainz was standing in front of the couch.

"I thought we were discussing the rest of Nazarick? Why did you get up?" Taylar asked when she saw the pout on Albedo's face.

"We are. Albedo can catch us up on the homunculi maids. We haven't talked about them yet. I just have to grab something. I will be able to hear you, I'm not going far." Ainz replies to her as he starts making his way across the room.

"Their training is going well. They have completely devoted themselves to it and it is really showing. We have had two more groups begin taking levels in other classes. That gives us a total of six magic casters; three divine and three arcane, four warrior types, one rogue, and one ranger. The rest are still putting all their experience towards being more efficient maids just as the others did before taking other classes."

Albedo informs Taylar and Ainz. This brought another question from Ainz as he made his way back towards them.

"Did the benefit of increasing their maid levels continue to improve? Were there any other benefits?"

"The need for less and less food continued to the point that when they were max level for the class, the amount of food they need to sustain themselves was that of an average, healthy human. The benefit we didn't notice wasn't very noticeable until they were near the max level. It seems their strength, speed, agility, and stamina all increased as well. It only takes them a quarter of the time to clean an area it used to so something that used to take an hour now takes about fifteen minutes. That, in turn, has helped them with their martial and magical training."

"Well, that is always great to hear. Is there anything else about them we should be aware of?"

Taylar was hoping the answer was going to be a no when she asked. Moving on to the next item and getting this over with was paramount in her mind right now.

"That's about it. Momonga's new leveling method is working rather well. They are gaining levels faster than we thought they would be able to. What did you call it again?"

"Power leveling." Ainz chuckles. "Some call it cheating or exploiting but I call it a time saver and safety measure."

"Well, it is working. Our little mini-Taylar can almost cast tier 2 spells already."

Ainz finally sat down after setting two ornately carved boxes on the table but put his right leg down as if he was going to sit Indian style. He let his left leg hand over the couch so he could face Taylar and Albedo. He draped his arm over Albedo's shoulder and over her body until his hand rested on her hip. He gently pulled her towards him so she could rest against his chest, and he looked at Taylar.

It was quite obvious now from her tone, demeanor, and playful jokes that Albedo was different. He certainly didn't mind it, she seemed more like a regular person than a creation. Well, if a regular person was a level 100 Succubus warrior who looked like the embodiment of desire and could crush a man's spine with two of her fingers.

"I like the new you..." Ainz whispers in her ear. "bolder, funnier, more confident, if that was even possible, and even more beautiful then I ever imagined."

Albedo had to shut her eyes and lean back into Ainz to ground herself in reality at his words. It was one thing to feel different but to have her love tell her she was growing into an even greater woman, it sent waves of desire and contentment running through her.

"Ah hemmm..." Taylar clears her throat. "Weren't we suppose to finish our discussion? Or was that just a ploy to steal Albedo out of my lap and into yours?" She raises her eyebrow in question. That's exactly what it seemed like he was doing to her.

"Technically, she is still in your lap." Ainz points to Albedo's thighs draped over Taylar's. "but you are right. So, how have you been feeling Albedo?"

"I feel fine love, why?"

"I mean is everything alright with the pregnancy? That is what I meant."

"Other than being able to feel it with my own hands finally, and actually being able to be pushed to exhaustion, everything is fine. I never thought I'd actually require sleep if I did too much in a day. It is certainly worth it though."

Albedo can't help but brush her hand across her belly as she finishes that statement. Ainz had to agree but then again, he wasn't the one growing a life inside of him so his opinion didn't hold as much weight.

"How is it we can already feel your firm belly? Isn't it too early for that?" Ainz asked her after a minute.

"Normally yes. Yuri believes it is either because there are two of them in there or my pregnancy will be shorter than a humans. If it is because of the twins it should be about nine months but if it is because of a shorter pregnancy, it should only be six to eight months before I give birth. She couldn't give a definitive answer because it was too early to tell."

"Well let's hope it is a faster pregnancy. I sure hope mine is only six months when I take that step. Is there anything else we need to discuss? We already went over the war preparations with everyone the day before the wedding. Does anything about Demiurge, Shalltear, Solution, or anyone else doing other work need discussing now?" Taylar seemed eager to get this discussion over with and back to their honeymoon.

"I don't really think so. Demiurge is still gathering Intel in the Holy Kingdom and Slaine Theocracy. Solution is helping him with his mission. He did ask for six doppelgangers that I agreed to give him along with the shadow demons and Hanzos he already had."

"What did he need the doppelgangers for? You didn't give him the same ones we use to play us did you?" Taylar asks Ainz

"He needed to replace a few nobles with his own people so I agreed. I certainly didn't summon the Greater Doppelgangers we use as our decoys. He only needs to impersonate low-level human nobles so there was no reason for Greater Doppelgangers. They cost way too much money to use them like that."

"It was ten thousand gold to summon one wasn't it?" Albedo asks him

"It was. Not that much to us but we can't just go wasting ten thousand gold whenever we feel like it. The ones he was granted are more than adequate for the job."

"How is Shalltear taking to her new assignment?" Taylar asks

"So far she hasn't had any issues. As we agreed, it was too dangerous to let her intel gather on the ground so she is spending four hours a day, three days a week with Aureole. She is teaching her what to look for, what is important to gather, and things of that nature. She should have a firm grasp of the Southern Holy Kingdom by the time she is needed. I was thinking..." Ainz pauses a moment to figure out how to best word this.

"What is it, love?" Albedo asks

"Perhaps we should have Shalltear help Demiurge with the Slaine Theocracy when the time comes. She has already appeared there, albeit briefly, as a powerful villain. If we could pair her up with Demiurge, I believe it would benefit her greatly."

"What do you think she could gain from it?" Taylar asks

"Shalltear is too straight forward. She wants to know what needs destroyed and point her in that direction to destroy it. Demiurge, on the other hand, thinks like a defensive commander, not to mention how cunning he is. If Shalltear were to learn when to best use force or defense and learn some of Demiurge's cunning, well, she would be even more formidable then she is now."

"Do you think it wise to have someone with so little experience help with the plan to subjugate what will probably be our second toughest nation to subdue?" Albedo asks with genuine curiosity.

She felt absolutely no rivalry with Shalltear anymore but still couldn't help the occasional jape at her expense. Albedo doubted she would ever get tired of watching the vampire fume in front of her. It was just too amusing.

"Demiurge will still do the majority of the planning. I really just want Shalltear to witness it and ask questions so she can learn. Then when the time comes, we can unleash her on the Southern Holy Kingdom and Slaine Theocracy."

"Do you mind if I make a suggestion about the Southern Holy Kingdom, Taylar?" Albedo asks her.

"There isn't much you could do to please me more, and I'm sure we will get to all those other things after we are finished. What did you have in mind?" Taylar looks downright lecherous as she eyes up Albedo.

"Before that..." Albedo starts. "Are you two having some sort of contest as to who can turn me on the most today? A girl can only take so much before she needs her release."

Albedo can't help the playful smile that comes across her lips. She had no idea what had come over Ainz and Taylar but they both seemed to be extra attentive to her today. Perhaps they were concerned over her pregnancy but other than the one question, everything else had been purely sexual in nature. Maybe she was right and honeymoons really were nothing but teasing and pleasing.

"No..." Ainz says from behind her and starts lightly running his fingers up her body. "but that does sound like a fun contest."

"Oh, enough from you." Taylar huffs at him. "You know damn well you would lose that bet, my love." she can't help but smirk at him. "Go ahead with your suggestion Albedo. It doesn't seem our husband can keep himself contained much longer." Albedo giggles at Taylar's statement before she continues.

"From what we have seen in the Holy Kingdom, it isn't really one nation but two nations claiming to be one. The Holy Queen might reign over all of the Roble Holy Kingdom but there is a clear divide between the north and the south. There is a strong chance that if Shalltear attacks the south after Demiurge starts his conquest of the north that this will give them a reason to work together. It could actually unify them as one nation having to fight off such powerful foes. If we simply let Demiurge carry out his plan in the north, it is more likely the south will see it as a way to establish their dominance over the Holy Kingdom and leave the north to their fate. Which would also create an even bigger rift between north and south. One I believe could never be repaired."

Albedo waits a moment for them to see where she is going with this before continuing.

"When yourself and Ainz finally come to their aid, they will have next to nothing to offer since Demiurge will be killing their Queen and her brother. We can ask for something trivial that they can't say they have no right to hand over like any magic items we come across. Instead of asking for fealty, which none of the survivors could grant, we simply give them aid the south will more than likely refuse to give once you have defeated Demiurge. That will not only win over the people of the Northern Holy Kingdom in our favor but drive an even bigger wedge between north and south. The south is more like the Slaine Theocracy than the north is so they will see any aid given by heteromorphs as a deal with the devil. Eventually, that will lead to civil war, and that is when we step in again, save the Northern Holy Kingdom, crush any opposition in the south, and secure the entire Holy Kingdom."

"That is a great idea Albedo. It would mean we would barely need to use any of our troops and risk their lives. We will have to iron out the finer details but I like it. I'll inform Demiurge of the change once our honeymoon is over."

Albedo's smile at Taylar's words seems like one of triumph. As if she now truly is a Queen of Nazarick. Taylar certainly didn't mind the plan. It would allow Shalltear to focus on the Slaine Theocracy with Demiurge. Perhaps they could find something else for her to do when she would have been attacking the Southern Holy Kingdom.

"Please... tell me... we are... done now..."

Albedo has trouble getting those words out. Taylar looks over to see Ainz licking, sucking, and biting his way from her earlobe, down her neck, and onto her shoulder. His fingers are slowly making their way down her body in between her thighs. Albedo's chest is heaving and her breathing is heavy and erratic as Ainz teases her all over.

"I'm guessing from our husband's actions that we are?"

Taylar's tone sounded like a statement but her body language made it seem more like a question as she raised an eyebrow at Ainz. The man forced them to focus on their plans and he couldn't even keep himself under control. Taylar was about to lean in and join him in pleasing Albedo, but he suddenly stopped and stood up from the couch.

"Where do you think you are going? Are you really going to tease Albedo like that then leave the poor woman hanging?" Taylar questions him and she crawls over towards Albedo. She had no problem picking up his slack if he had something else to do.

"Oh no, both of you are just missing something before we continue." Ainz tells them before he opens the two boxes he set on the table. Inside are both Albedo and Taylar's crowns he gave them during the wedding ceremony. Taylar looks at him questioningly.

"Do you expect us to get all regaled up so you can have your way with your Queens? Perhaps we didn't properly thank you for our beautiful crowns?" Taylar asks. Albedo still can't control her breathing to ask anything at the moment.

"No, your thanks for the crowns was... unforgettable." Ainz smiles at the memory. "Don't worry. No need to get regaled up. The crowns are the only thing you two are going to be wearing." Ainz tells them with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Well then, crown your Queens and come over here and show us how much you love us."

Taylar tells Ainz that while she helps pull a now recovered Albedo up and they both kneel before Ainz. He crowns both his Queens as they eagerly await what comes after. After he crowns them both, they stay where they are and take him in their hands, ready to thank him just as they did the first time, but before they can continue, Albedo says...

"Why don't we just lock the door and spend our ten days naked in this room for our honeymoon? Traveling the world sounds fun but never letting you put clothes on for ten days sounds much, much more appealing."

Albedo's eyes meet Ainz after her question but before Ainz can respond, he watches Albedo and Taylar lick his entire length. Neither broke his eye contact as they did so he can only stutter out.

"Cin... thee... ph qfyylw... flu...tfle..." (what... ever... my queens... de... sire...)

It seems it wasn't only Taylar and Albedo who could be brought to a celestial, infernal, bumbling mess.

Kamigami Shuto, Underground Tunnels, two weeks later...

Zesshi Zetsumei was in her usual spot guarding the sacred treasures of the Slaine Theocracy. To anyone who was to observe her, they would think she was very nonchalant about her guard duty, but that is because they couldn't read her.

Zesshi has been fuming for weeks now after that cowardly vampire attacked. She had been looking forward to fighting something that might actually be able to survive long enough to entertain her. The universe seemed to conspire against her though.

That vampire had summoned a Skeletal Dragon and fled. The vampire had acted like Zesshi wouldn't be able to beat such a monster. It didn't even last a minute against her though, and Zesshi had rushed around the capital frantically searching for that damn monster.

She searched the entirety of the city from top to bottom and didn't find anything. It was as if that vampire had never come if it wasn't for the destruction it left behind in the city. Zesshi had gone back to her post and had been waiting on word from the Cardinals when they found the vampire so she could take that monster out.

Now it was weeks later and still nothing. Zesshi was mad, beyond mad. Most of the spells that vampire had cast, Zesshi had never heard of before. She assumed this meant she was pretty strong but never got the opportunity to find out since the coward fled.

So here she was, guarding this stupid vault that 99.9% of the world didn't even know existed while she waited for the Cardinals and Thousand Mile Astrologer to figure out where the monster went.

She was about to resume her angry pacing back and forth in the hallway when she felt a presence at the end of the corridor. She looked down there and saw something that sent a feeling through her she had never experienced before. Fear.

Standing there was a being in black metal armor. Twisted spikes were coming off the armor with tortured faces writhing in agony between them. Its boots and gauntlets had the same spikes and faces covering them, but the item that gave her pause was the helmet this being was wearing.

On top of his head, it wore a black helmet with twisted spikes that came up from where someone's temple would be. They curved back around the back of its head and looked almost like horns or a crown. Two twisted spikes came down from where its chin would be and right above it, instead of a mouth hole to breath, was a single tormented face. Its mouth was open in a silent scream as its eyes looked upward. It looked as if the face was screaming in terror at the glowing red eyes that bore into Zesshi's very soul.

Normally, Zesshi would attack something appearing in this tunnel immediately. Very few people knew this place existed and she knew the names of every one of those people. The reason she didn't was simple.

She couldn't move.

Her brain was still processing fear for the first time and her brain didn't catch up to her instinct until the being started walking towards her and spoke.

"Zesshi Zetsumei, Extra Seat of the Black Scripture, Certain Death, Daughter of the Elf King, Humanities Trump Card, and Slave of the Slaine Theocracy, it is nice to finally meet you in person."

Ainz can't help but agree with Taylar and Albedo about one thing. Wearing this helmet made his voice more intimidating somehow. There was no magic effect on this helmet that was supposed to do that, but it seemed to work that way anyhow. He rarely wore his entire set of armor but this seemed like a good occasion for it.

This half-elf possessed the only weapon Ainz has seen in this world that could actually do some damage to him. She wasn't nearly strong enough to defeat him but it still warranted caution.

That is why, even against his wishes, Taylar and Albedo had sent an invisible Rubedo and Sebas to accompany Ainz. Ainz didn't stand a chance of winning a two on one battle when those two were Taylar and Albedo. No argument would sway either. When Albedo busted out the pregnant waterworks and cried about their children never knowing their father, well, Ainz just gave up.

Zesshi's brain had finally processed her fear and she willed herself to push it aside. She needed to do her job and prevent this monster from breaching the vault that contains the Theocracy's sacred treasures. She grabs her scythe in both hands, crouches low, and begins activating her martial arts as the monster draws closer.

*ABILITY BOOST* *GREATER ABILITY BOOST* *FLOW ACCELERATION*

"Go ahead and power up. I'll wait." Ainz taunts as he impatiently taps his foot.

*LIMIT BREAKER* *PHYSICAL BOOST* *GALE ACCELERATION*

Zesshi springs forward the moment she finishes saying Gale Acceleration. She covers the distance in the blink of an eye. She starts to raise her scythe and says...

*SINGLE FLASH*

A blinding flash of light goes off the moment she speaks the words. Zesshi knows to close her eyes when it goes off and finishes her combination as she brings her scythe down on her enemy.

*SEVERING STRIKE*

She feels her scythe strike something and stop. It is surprising she didn't simply cleave this monster in two but it certainly must be close to dead if it isn't already. She opens her eyes knowing the flash was over. She turns pale and starts to shake at what her eyes bare witness to when they open.

Ainz saw Zesshi powering up and couldn't help but taunt her for two reasons. First, it is always fun to taunt someone. Second, he was hoping the taunt would cause her to activate all her martial arts.

The first group she recited, he already knew about so he was hoping she had ones he had never seen before. He wasn't disappointed. He had never seen Gale Acceleration, Single Flash, or Severing Strike.

The effects of Gale Acceleration and Single Flash were pretty obvious the moment she used them. It might have been a good idea to let her hit him with Severing Strike to see what it did, but it gave Ainz a bad feeling when he thought about it so he simply caught her attack with his left hand.

To be more specific, he caught the snath of her scythe but tomato, tomahto. The look of sheer terror on her face when she opened her eyes was so hilarious he had to actively keep himself from laughing.

Ainz guessed being by far the strongest person they had come across yet, she wasn't used to being considered weak, but that is exactly what that attack was. It probably seemed faster than the eye to a human, but to Ainz, she might as well have been attacking him underwater.

Zesshi feels that fear again as she stares into the eyes of this monster and needs to put some distance between them quickly. She tries to jump back a bit and regain her senses but that proves to be a big mistake.

Ainz realized Zesshi had never had to think of tactics in her entire life more than likely. The last thing a person should do when someone is holding their weapon is to leave their feet. Since he had a firm grip on her weapon, the moment she left the ground, her body was his to push, pull, or yank in any direction and there was nothing she could do to stop it.

When Zesshi jumped back, the last thing she thought she would feel would be her moving forward. Before she could process why that was, something impacted her stomach and chest with a force so great, she thought every rib in her body had broken.

The tunnel started rushing by her quickly and Zesshi realized she was flying through the tunnel. She looked towards where she came from and saw the monster holding her scythe in his left hand with his foot extended out in front of him. He seemed to be getting farther away by the second.

'Did he just kick me away?'

The moment the question ended in her mind.

She slammed into the wall.

The stone cracked in a spider web pattern and a small crater formed behind her. Zesshi fell the couple inches off the ground she was and had to catch herself from falling over. Her legs were wobbly and she felt something running down her nose.

She wiped her nose with the back of her hand and noticed blood staining her skin. It was such an unusual sight that Zesshi didn't know how to react. She looked down the corridor once again and saw the monster had his foot back on the ground and was inspecting her weapon. He only took a quick look before he throws it towards her. It rattled to the ground just a few feet from her.

"Killing you would be easier than I imagined since your gear is utterly useless, but that isn't the reason I'm here Zesshi Zetsumei. I came here to talk, not fight."

"Since... when did monsters... want to talk?"

Zesshi has a little trouble getting that out. It is a little hard to breath when it feels like your chest has collapsed. Ainz just chuckles and shakes his head. This was the part of the plan Ainz didn't want to deal with.

If his Queens were correct and he was good looking, knowing this girl's inclination, he was about to have a very awkward conversation. In the end, it would be worth it but uncomfortable is uncomfortable he supposed.

'I have no idea if they are showing me off as a trophy or punishing me for something.'

Ainz brought up his hands and removed his helmet. He looked at Zesshi and said...

"See, not a monster."

Her reaction was immediate, intense, and completely expected by everyone not named Ainz Ooal Gown.

"PLEASE GIVE ME BABIES!"

"I'll pass. That isn't why I'm here."

Ainz knows his words will more than likely fall on deaf ears, but he needed to say them anyway. As he expected, it wasn't enough and she started staggering her way towards him repeating...

"Babies. Babies. Babies."

"Well, I came here to offer you the chance to kill your father, but if you are no better than he is... I suppose I can just kill you as well."

Ainz statement made her stop dead in her tracks. Hate and rage burn through her giving her new life. When she directs her anger towards Ainz, it faded in an instant when she witnessed him pull a scythe out of a void of nothingness.

It had a somewhat similar design to the one she normally wielded but this one looked like it was handed to him by Death itself. Its twisted, black wood snath was adorned with jewels that were glowing with power.

The blade seemed to be made of a constant swirling red liquid that reminded Zesshi of blood. The blade even seemed like it was about to drip blood at any moment but that moment never came.

Then she noticed his gaze trained on her. His ruby red eyes felt like they were looking into her soul and she almost forgot what had made her so mad, to begin with.

"Do you plan on picking that up?" Ainz points to her scythe. "Or do you prefer to die without trying to defend yourself?" His casual tone seemed to remind Zesshi what had given her new life. She doesn't even look at her scythe, but right at Ainz.

"YOU DARE COMPARE ME TO THAT MONSTER?!"

"Of course, how are you any different?"

Ainz statement sent new waves of anger through Zesshi. She was about to grab her scythe and attack, but Ainz continued before she could.

"You hate your father because he raped your mother. He did so that he may have a strong child. You wanted to do the same to me even though I said I'd pass. So I ask again. How are you any different?"

"I..." She can't answer because Ainz wasn't done.

"But you are actually worse than he is." Ainz can see that got to her even more. "You may have the same inclination towards forcing people to do things they do not wish to do, but at least he isn't a slave to a bunch of people who see him as nothing but a tool. A weapon to be unleashed on anyone they see as a threat to humanity. What happens to you when there are no more threats to humanity?"

Ainz looks at her as if he was giving her time to answer, but the moment she opens her mouth, he continues.

"If you think they care for you then why do you hide your ears? If they accept you because you protect them, why do you have to hide a part of yourself? The answer is very simple if you just think. You are the monster to them. You just happen to be the monster they can control."

"THAT'S NOT WHY! I HIDE THEM SO I'M NOT REMINDED OF THAT MONSTER!"

"We both know that's a lie. You blame an entire race for the actions of one and deny half of yourself. How many elves and half-elves do you think are out there right now because of the same reason you are? Do you think the Elf King only raped your mother? How many do you suppose are slaves in this country you protect? You protect those that enslave your siblings yet you claim to be better than your father, that's very amusing."

"W-W-Who do YOU THINK YOU ARE?!"

"I am Ainz Ooal Gown, but I already know who I am. It is you who don't know who you are. I can see now they have influenced you for too long, and perhaps you are beyond saving. I am, however, one for second chances so I think we will try this."

Ainz puts his scythe away and dons his helmet once more.

"Talk to those you believe care about you without your ears hidden. Try to buy something to eat anywhere in your precious country with your ears displayed. Talk to an elf slave and realize how easy you have it. One day in the future I will return with the same offer. I hope by then you will realize it will never matter how much you do for them. Those of the Slaine Theocracy will never see you as anything other than a weapon or tool to be used and thrown away when you no longer have a purpose. I can give you the means to avenge your mother, and you can lead the elven people as they should be. Not by a power-hungry, rapist, tyrant, but by a loving Queen."

"You want to make me Queen of the Elves?" Zesshi's brain can't even process something so ridiculous.

"I was thinking of making my Dark Elf subordinates the rulers of the Elf Kingdom, but they are only in their seventies so they are still children. My Queens thought you might want revenge, and as much as I want to kill your father, your revenge takes precedence over my hatred of a rapist. I will give you time to think. Use your brain for once and open your eyes, Zesshi Zetsumei."

The moment Ainz finishes, he disappears from the tunnel leaving Zesshi incredibly confused and still bleeding.

Nazarick, 9th Floor Conference Room, nearly three months later...

The conference room on the ninth floor was filled with denizens of Nazarick at the moment. All three of the rulers of Nazarick were present. Along with the Guardians, Pleiades, Sebas, Rubedo, and Aureole.

Tomorrow was the day they would be headed to the Katze Plains for their confrontation with the Re-Estize Kingdom and Baharuth Empire. They already had their tents set up on the field so a simple Gate in the morning was all that was needed for them. Ainz had hoped it would be a simple meeting where they would each take his terms of vassalization, but based on the numbers each country brought in their armies, that was a dream.

If either had any intention of surrendering to him, the Baharuth Empire wouldn't have brought sixty thousand troops and the Re-Estize Kingdom wouldn't have brought two hundred and forty thousand of them.

None of this bothered Ainz, Taylar, or Albedo in the slightest. It would allow them to cull the numbers in each country and make their takeover all that much easier. It was a shame that so many people where going to die simply for answering the call of their monarchs, but it couldn't be helped. They were only going to learn how futile resistance was until it was too late to save most of them.

Ainz already had his battle plan drawn up in his mind and both of his Queens were well aware of what was going to happen, but he hadn't told anyone else yet. He tasked a number of them to come up with their own battle strategies to see if they were learning as they hoped everyone was.

He didn't ask it of everyone because most of them had tasks of their own they were conducting such as Demiurge, Shalltear, and Mare. The two he truly wanted to hear from was Aureole and Cocytus.

Cocytus had gotten to learn from not only Demiurge and Aureole but also his own mistakes. Ainz was eager to see if he was able to retain any of the knowledge Demiurge and Aureole had imparted to him. He was almost as eager to hear from Cocytus as he was to witness the Super-Tier Spell he planned on unleashing on the Re-Estize Army.

He also wanted to see what Aureole could come up with on her own without his, Taylar's, or Albedo's assistance. She had been teaching not only Shalltear but also Cocytus when Demiurge was unavailable. Not to mention Aureole also spent an incredible amount of time with Enri while she was here for her three weeks.

Not only did she teach her tactics but she also just spent time with her as a friend. It was great to see her spending time with someone who wasn't falling all over themselves in Aureole's presence because of who her parents were.

Aureole still occasionally talked about Enri's face when she took Enri and Nemu back to Carne and she saw the changes they made in her absence. Ainz, Taylar, and Rubedo had been taking frequent trips to Carne in Enri's absence to use their Super-Tier Spell, True Creation.

Unlike the Super-Tier Spell Creation, which only lets you manipulate the natural environment around you, True Creation was true to its name. They could create anything out of any known material to them and shape it into whatever they liked. The amount of material created and how it could be shaped was based on their caster levels so it was trivial for them to use it to create buildings.

They had opted to go with marble for the construction of the vast majority of the city center they had already created. All around the middle of Carne stood majestic, white marbled buildings. Some of the buildings were businesses, some were administration buildings, and some were high-end housing.

The only building not made of white marble was the tallest and most imposing building in the entire city. It was located directly in the center of the city and stood over five stories off the ground. The new flag of their kingdom was proudly waving from the top of the building.

It was a red flag with a black and white border. In the center of the flag was the symbol of Nazarick in white with the addition of a black and white wing on either side of the symbol. The building was solid black marble on the outside, but once you stepped inside, it was gleaming white marble.

This building was to be the City Hall of Carne and the building Enri would be working out of. Aureole had mimicked Enri's face upon seeing it so many times, everyone in Nazarick felt as if they had watched it happen.

They had sent Enri back with a few books depicting castles, palaces, and the like so that when this war was over and they settled their rule in the temporary capital of E-Rantel, they could return and create the floating castle above Carne. Since it would be Enri's residence, they wanted her to choose the design. As long as it wasn't hideous, they would be fine with whatever she chose.

Everyone had finally settled into their proper places and the meeting was about to begin. Before Ainz could get everyone's attention, Demiurge began to speak.

"Forgive me, supreme one. I have not been able to attend many of these because of my own duties. May I ask a question, your majesty?"

"Go on, Demiurge." Ainz tells the devil.

"If I am to understand this correctly, Exalted Queen Albedo will be participating in the battle. Is it wise to have her do so in her current state?"

Demiurge asks his question then motions to Albedo. Everyone already knows Albedo's state being that it is impossible to miss. She was just over three months pregnant with the next heirs of Nazarick but she looked to be more like six or seven months along, not three. It looked as if everyone in the conference room shared the same concern as Demiurge.

"Albedo will be present during the battle, but she will have guards with her as she always does."

Before Ainz can continue his explanation, Demiurge voices his opinion once more.

"Your majesty, while I believe in the Pleiades as much as anyone, don't you think Exalted Queen Albedo should have more powerful guards? I believe you should reconsider and let her stay in Nazarick while we handle the battle."

"I appreciate the concern for your Queen's safety Demiurge, but if you interrupt me again, it will be the last thing you ever do." Ainz makes it a point to glare right at Demiurge. "I said she would be present, not partake in battle. Also, Yuri and the other members of the Pleiades will not be her guards. They will be participating in the battle as they are the ones who need the experience the most. Sebas and Cocytus will be Albedo's guards and she will simply be watching the battle, not doing battle herself. With Sebas and Cocytus guarding her, even I would have trouble getting near her and they have explicit instructions to not even let a fly come within three feet of her."

"Please forgive my foolishness, supreme one." Demiurge says with a quiver to his voice as he bows to Ainz.

"All is forgiven Demiurge just remember to hold your tongue until you have the whole story." he turns from Demiurge to Aureole. "Now, let us hear what you have come up with for this war, Aureole. I am excited to hear what you and Cocytus have put together."

"Of course, father. I have come up with three battle strategies for this particular battle. One that is the most efficient, one that will instill the most fear, and one that will prove our might but save a number of lives from our enemy's armies. Shall I go through all three or would you like to hear a specific one father?"

"I'm impressed you too the initiative to come up with multiple strategies. You have more battle knowledge than anyone in Nazarick, and you have already proven that before you even unveiled your plans. Why don't we hear all three of them? I'm sure everyone here could benefit from hearing them." Ainz tells Aureole. The pride in his voice is clear for all to hear.

"Yes father! The most efficient way is pretty simple. You allow me to teleport the Baharuth Emperor, his most trusted aides, and the Re-Estize Royal family to us. We kill all of them except for Princess Renner. Install Renner as Queen of Re-Estize after she swear fealty to Nazarick publicly, replace with doppelgangers or mind control those from the Empire, and have them publicly swear fealty. No one would even have to leave Nazarick for this plan to be put in motion as I could do it this moment sitting in this chair."

Ainz did actually think of doing basically the exact same thing. He would obviously need Aureole to do the teleporting, but then he wouldn't be able to achieve what he really wanted to. The world needed to see their power so they knew resistance was futile.

Doing it this way, everything would be done behind the scenes and no one would witness their might. He was quite looking forward to showing the Thousand Mile Astrologer and the Slaine Theocracy the power of Nazarick.

"That is actually a plan I considered but the world needs to see our might and that will not happen if we handle this war like that. What is your next plan?"

"Next would be not only efficient but also instill fear in everyone who witnesses it. Based on my analysis of the average level of soldiers from each army, the highest level commanders in each army, and area of effect for this plan. If you were to wait, father, until each army was in formation, and you unleashed your special ability, Fear The Reaper. It is my estimation that only twelve of the three hundred thousand enemy troops would survive. I believe this would overwhelmingly show the power of Nazarick to not only the Empire and Kingdom but also the Slaine Theocracy."

"While that would be efficient, I believe that would just show my power and not that of Nazarick. Culling their numbers is also an objective, but that is a little too many casualties I think. Plus, I believe two people we are supposed to keep alive would be among those dead. Your last one?"

Most fathers would be horrified at the fact their daughter just suggested the slaughter over two hundred and ninety-nine thousand people. It didn't bother Ainz in the slightest. What he didn't like about it was it would be over too quickly.

As he showed everyone when dealing with the Lizardmen, displaying power is all well and good, but displaying power with a little flair makes it unforgettable. He didn't want anyone watching to ever forget the carnage that was about to be unleashed.

"Well, the last one is rather complicated. It will require precise troop movements, well-targeted deaths, well-aimed Super-Tier Spells, and..."

Aureole stops and Ainz can tell she is getting a message. It was only quiet for a few seconds before she spoke to Ainz again.

"It seems Prince Barbro has considerably quickened his pace and will be arriving at Carne shortly, father."

"Are you sure we shouldn't just send the Pleiades? I'm sure they would love nothing more."

Taylar is still a little apprehensive about letting Enri handle this for a little bit. She may have been taught well, but seventy-five versus five thousand were odds only Nazarick could overcome even if the girl has a Death Knight and some ogres.

"After all that training, I want to see how she handles the situation. I have no intention of letting her, or anyone valuable to Nazarick die. Plus, we will be watching through Aureole's scrying windows. She will be able to make sure nothing happens to them if need be. We will send the Pleiades to clean up when needed."

Ainz motions to Aureole to cast her spells so they could watch how this scenario would unfold. Ainz was rather looking forward to seeing how Enri's training had gone and compare it to those of Nazarick taught by Aureole and Titus.

Carne...

The village, no city, actually Enri still couldn't decide on that. Perhaps town would be the best word to describe Carne right now. They certainly had the buildings to be a city, but definitely not the people.

Moving the remaining farmlands outside the current wall and constructing the second wall was not going to start until the war was over. That also went with the population, it wouldn't grow much more than it already had until the war was over. Lord Ainz and Lady Taylar had told her they planned on sending people of many races to Carne in the time following the founding of their kingdom.

E-Rantel would be the temporary capital of the Kingdom so that Enri could ease herself into her position. Once the population was high enough and Enri was ready, Carne would become the capital of their new kingdom.

Enri had learned a lot in her time in Nazarick. She was taught everything from war tactics to crop rotation to waste management. She was still a bit overwhelmed with her new responsibilities. While she thought she could handle her new job, there was always a lingering worry she would disappoint her saviors.

She had toured Carne in the weeks after her return and took in the city. It was strange to tour the city you lived in your whole life. If it wasn't for the fact the Great Forest of Tob was still just as far away, or that the sun would rise and set in the same exact place it always did, or the farms still inside the walls. Enri would think she moved to another city with her family.

Learning to navigate your own city again was one thing, but trying to meet every resident of Carne was nearly impossible. Carne recently had a population barely over one hundred after the Theocracy attack. Now, its population was almost one thousand. Enri was sure she had met everyone by now. It was just hard to remember so many people.

The residents were very diverse. They had goblins, ogres, elves, and even a Death Knight. The vast majority were still human though. Just about every new human resident was a survivor of a Theocracy attack on their village before they came to Carne, or were brought from the other villages so they were safe behind the walls until the war was over.

The elves were rescued slaves from other countries and were definitely the second largest race of the population. Since Carne had the only high priestess of the savior of just about every elf in Carne, it took them much less time to get comfortable than you would think it would considering the lives they lived before they came to Carne.

They all wanted to contribute too but none were like the first three that came. All the elves since were former manual laborers. Everything from farm work, to mining, to servants in nobles manors. This led Enri to her and Nemu's new living arrangements.

Having a bedroom that was bigger then your entire former house was one thing, but having servants was an entirely new experience. Living the life of a farmer had Enri doing things to help herself or her parents since she was a little girl. It was simply what you did from a young age to her. It wasn't easy being a farming family in a frontier village so everyone had to contribute.

Now, she had someone who brought her tea, cooked her meals, cleaned the house, and even did her laundry. It was probably more surreal than anything else. It took some time to let them do things for her, but she eventually just gave in. She saw they really wanted to do their jobs, and she certainly had a job to do now as well. She didn't have the time to clean or cook. There was too much to do around the town, not to mention looking after her sister.

The number of things that changed in her life in the past few months would be hard to count. She hadn't even mentioned the rest of her new residence, her new wardrobe, Nemu, or Peter at all. One of the survivors from another village was a teacher so he took up the position at the school that had been opened for children.

Nemu is part of that school so she could continue the education she started to receive in Nazarick. That wasn't the only education from Nazarick that is continuing. Lupus Regina is still taking her aside to teach her how to throw weapons. Apparently, Nemu is good enough that she brought one of her sisters, Solution Epsilon, to teach her occasionally.

Enri was glad Nemu was learning to defend herself, but Solution gave her the creeps. She wasn't exactly scared of the woman. She is ridiculously beautiful just as Lupus Regina is, but there is something about her that unnerved Enri.

Enri and Peter were... complicated she supposed. They had gone out to dinner a few times while she was in Nazarick, but it was hard to see each other when she returned to Carne. Not only was she very busy being Mayor, but Peter was also an adventurer trying to get to Adamantite rank so neither of them really had a lot of free time.

She did enjoy the few times they had been able to see each other since she had left Nazarick. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed this is just the kind of relationship she needed. She didn't have the time to dedicate to someone who was around all the time so getting to steal a few moments here and there was just what she needed.

Enri was walking towards the temple to talk to Ashryn before heading to check on the small militia's training she had assembled. They weren't even at a hundred people yet but it was slowly growing.

She made it a point to check on them recently knowing Lupus Regina wouldn't be around. If Enri was going to command this militia, she needed to show up regularly so they could see her face and she could see their strengths and weaknesses.

Not being able to count on the red-headed maid to show up in case of trouble was a little disconcerting to Enri. She not only saw Lupus Regina as the big sister she never had but she also knew her might.

Aureole had taught her a lot in Nazarick, and it was easy to see why everyone wished for her to change her mind about being the heir of Nazarick. She wasn't just smart, she knew exactly what to do in every situation Enri could come up with, and she was incredibly compassionate from what Enri saw. She would make a great ruler one day if she would just accept it.

Enri was coming upon the temple now. The large, pure white temple was always a sight to behold. All the other marble buildings had some sort of color swirling through them, but not this temple. The marble of this building was pure white without a speck of anything else.

She saw Ashryn standing out front as she usually did and waved to her. She was about to open her mouth to greet her when she noticed someone running down the street towards her. She saw it was Taenya, the elf ranger who came to Carne with Ashryn, and she was waving at Enri trying to get her attention.

"Enri! Thank... the goddess... emer... gency... front... gate..."

That was all Enri had to go off of as Taenya tried to catch her breath. Enri had honestly never seen Taenya out of breath before so she must have run quite the distance if she was in this state.

"Taenya, just calm down, catch your breath, and tell me what the emergency is."

Enri made her way to a hunched over Taenya and began to rub her back up and down to calm her. She had become pretty good friends with some of the elves in the last months, Ashryn, Taenya, and Tsarra more than anyone. Taenya had finally stood up and got her breathing under control and reported to Enri.

"Enri, a large host is heading towards Carne. They are flying the Re-Estize Kingdom royal flag and number five thousand troops!"

Enri almost went pale when Taenya was done. She only had seventy-five soldiers. It was true that sixteen of them were ogres and she had a Death Knight to command, but she didn't think that would be enough for five thousand troops from Re-Estize. Certainly not since she knew neither Lupus Regina, nor anyone else from Nazarick, would not be showing up to come to their rescue this time.

"How far out are they Taenya?" Enri gets right into leadership mode.

"It won't take them long. They are marching quickly, and seem to be in a rush to get here, Enri." Enri can hear the worry in Taenya's voice.

"Taenya, I need you to run to the training grounds and get everyone there to the front gate. Ashryn..." Enri turns towards the priestess. "I need you to warn the citizens and get them to gather at the back gate. I will head to the front gate after I get Nemu and the other children at the school."

"Enri, I can be more useful than just rounding up the citizens, let me come to the front gate with you."

Ashryn isn't too excited about not helping Enri in any way she can. She knows she can be more useful then rounding up the women, children, and elderly that can't fight.

"Everyone here respects and listens to you, Ashryn. Many consider you the High Priestess of their Goddess. I may have been given some of her knowledge, but you have been blessed with her power. They will listen to you above anyone else. After you pass the message, you may join me at the front gate, but please do this for me. I trust no one more to do it."

Enri's final plea must have worked because the elf just nodded her head before running off. Taenya left the same moment and Enri made her way towards the school. She had to get the children to the back gate before anything else.

It did not take long for Enri to get to the school. Nemu wasn't thrilled to not be going with Enri but she listened to her sister and went with the teacher and her classmates to the back gate. Luckily, the front gate was on her way to the school so Enri simply continued running to the front gate. When she arrived, there was one person there she didn't think would be there.

"Nfirea, what are you doing here? You should be at the back gate with your grandmother."

"This is my home too Enri. I want to defend it."

While Enri admired his bravery at the moment, there was a reason she wanted him back there.

"I know you do which is why I wanted you at the back gate..."

Nfirea tries to reason with her.

"But Enri I..."

She doesn't let him

"There are nearly eight hundred people at the back gate and only a few of them can shoot a bow above a novice level. The rest are defenseless. I wanted you there so they had an arcane caster, I plan on sending ten goblins, including Kona, and two ogres as well. Someone needs to defend those people, Nfirea."

Now Nfirea looks crestfallen, he didn't realize she would be sending ogres, goblins, and even the goblin healer to the back gate. He didn't really think of those people just stopping the assault head-on. It was probably a good sign that Enri had been put in charge he supposed.

"Sorry Enri, I just wanted to help."

"I know Nfirea. Actually, do you have any alchemy items that might help us? You usually have something helpful in that bag of yours."

Nfirea lights up at the mention of that. He did bring his bag with a few things in it for just this very occasion. He had just forgotten he had it when he thought he disappointed Enri.

"I do! I have some alchemical glue and alchemist fire flasks with me!"

"Those will certainly be useful." Enri points at the nine goblins in front, Kona, and two ogres. "I need you twelve to head to the back gate and protect the people back there." she turns to a red-headed ranger. "Brita, I need you to go with them and lead them north in the forest until you come across a building with golems like you see here. Tell them where you came from and what happened. You will be safe there. Taenya will set off the signal when it is safe for you to make a run for it."

Everyone could tell this was not discussion time with Enri. It was do as I say time, and she wasn't even giving people a moment to disagree as she gave out her orders.

"Ashryn, Taenya, and Tsarra, I need you to get on the walkway above the gate. Nfirea and two goblins who would be good at throwing Nfirea's flasks on the right tower. Jugem, Gobu, and I will be on the left tower. I need all of you up top with me to stay hidden until I give the signal. I need everyone else ready behind the door. We are going to have to draw everyone to the front gate. If they are smart, they will send their cavalry around the back so we can't escape. We are going to have to surprise them and deal some damage to their ranks if we want to draw the cavalry back so everyone prepare yourselves. This is what we are going to do when they get here..."

It did not take long for the contingent of the Re-Estize Kingdom Army to arrive at Carne. The look on most of the soldier's faces mirrored their prince's when they crested the hill and saw the "village."

It looked absolutely nothing like a village. There were marble buildings and a large wall that went around the whole city. There was even enough space behind the wall for some farmlands to still be there. It was not what any of them were expecting.

What truly drew Prince Barbro's eye and anger was a flag flying on the largest building. The building was black instead of white like all the others, and the flag flying from atop it was not that of the Re-Estize Kingdom. Prince Barbro had never seen such a flag but had to assume it was that of this Ainz Ooal Gown.

He was supposed to come to question these commoners but instead, he would capture them and force them into his army. Then everyone could see what kind of being this Ainz Ooal Gown truly was as he slaughtered his own citizens.

'What a wonderful plan I have come up with, and if they resist me... I'll just kill them all to teach him a lesson.' the prince can't help but think before they start their final advance towards the village, city, whatever it was right now.

The first thing the prince did upon arrival was to send the cavalry around to the rear gate. He saw one in the distance, and couldn't let anyone escape. The cavalry would also be able to make it back around if things got dire. He didn't expect this to go anything but smooth. What could a bunch of farmers do against the great Re-Estize Army?

Prince Barbro watched with a haughty smirk as his page approached the gate of Carne. He wanted to get this over with as fast as possible so he could make it back to the Katze Plains.

He shouldn't even be here in the first place, Marquis Raeven just wanted to make sure he didn't win any glory on the battlefield and further solidify his position as the future king. He would need to keep an eye on that man when he took the throne from his father.

"I am the envoy of his majesty, the Crown Prince of the Re-Estize Kingdom Barbro Andrean Ield Ryle Vaiself. Open the gates now and let us in!" the man yells at the gate.

"What could the Crown Prince possibly want with our little town?!"

Enri knew she had to keep this up for as long as she possibly could. If worst came to worst, and they had to hold out for a siege, the more time she could buy the better. She knew she only really had to hang on for two days. After that, the Battle of the Katze Plains would be over and those from Nazarick would be here to help them.

She didn't really believe they could hold out for two days. The wall might have been sturdier now that it was adamantite, but the fact remained, they couldn't guard the whole thing. If the Re-Estize Army brought rope and/or grappling hooks. They weren't going to last long at all.

Even if they managed to forget something so basic, there was no way for her to draw the cavalry to the front gate unless she took a huge risk with her own forces. Namely, the Death Knight and ogres. It would be them, more than anyone, that would see them through this battle if they were to survive.

"A worthless commoner like you doesn't get the privilege of knowing why the Crown Prince is here! This village belongs to the crown, I demand you open the gate!"

'Yes, it does belong to the crown. It is just not the one you are thinking of!'

Enri wants to say that so badly but knows it will simply end her time buying ploy if she does so.

'Time to... how did Lord Ainz put it? Sling some bull shit? I think that's right. Oh, that gives me an idea!'

"Sorry, we aren't ready to receive such an important guest as the Crown Prince. Could you maybe come back tomorrow after we have cleaned up?"

Enri was terrible at this. You could teach all the battle strategies you wanted to Enri, but nothing she learned prepared her for this circumstance. Trying to stall time by making random small talk with a stuck up, snotty, noble, who was hell-bent on insulting you and getting in your town, was not one of her strengths. She is half tempted to just unleash the Death Knight now so she didn't have to hear his ridiculous voice.

"What nonsense is this now?! I demand you open the gate!"

"Dung!"

If Enri was going to sling some bullshit. She might as well go all in.

"Wha- Dung?! What do you mean dung?!"

"There's cow dung everywhere! We can't possibly let the Crown Prince walk in it!"

"Then open the gate for us and we will enter instead of his majesty!"

It seemed Enri's time was coming to an end. There was only so long you could keep a conversation going once you started talking about cow poop.

"But it's everywhere! Oh no, I got some on my hands! How about you camp out and we can have it cleaned up by the morning?!"

"We are soldiers! We can stand a little cow dung! Now, open the gate!"

Well, it seemed as if this is finally at an end. At least if Enri survived she would have a funny story to tell when she was older. There was only one thing left to do.

"I'll go wash it off my hands and get someone to open the gate! I'll be right back!"

Once Enri shouted that over the wall, she had one of the goblins take off running. She looked around to make sure everyone was ready, and quietly made her way up the left tower. Now all they could do was wait until they got impatient.

Prince Barbro was infuriated. They had been here for hours, it had only been minutes, and these simple commoners still hadn't opened the gate. He was starting to lose his patience when he saw a rider coming towards him.

"Your majesty, the girl at the gate is going to get someone to open it now."

"One girl to guard the gate, and no one saw our host coming? It just goes to show you commoners are worthless unless told what to do. We should have this wrapped up not long after they open that gate. They better make it quick or I won't be merciful to them for making me wait longer."

Prince Barbro was about at his wit's end already. Commoners really were the stupidest of the bunch. After ten minutes of waiting, he had enough waiting.

"Archers! Get in formation!" the prince yells out.

"Your majesty?" one of the commanders asks him.

"I said: Get. In. Formation. Those gates should be open, we have waited long enough. Send a volley over the wall and see how much they like that!"

The commander was about to relay the order when they heard a girl yell from the other side of the wall.

"Sorry! I'm back! They are opening the gate now!"

The Re-Estize Army by the front gate got into formation and readied themselves to march into Carne. The left side of the gate slowly began to open and the troops started filing in. The had only gotten about fifty men inside the gate when a scream of pure terror was let out by someone.

The gate abruptly slammed closed and everyone heard the screams coming from the other side of the wall. The voice of a girl seemed to carry over the wall straight to everyone outside the gate.

"WE LET YOU IN! WHY - WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!"

Everyone on the other side of the gate doesn't know what to do next. They listened to the screams from the other side of the gate then did the only thing most of them could think of. They pushed on the gate.

Only moments after they started pushing, the entire area went silent except for the grunts of everyone trying to open the gate. Right when they were about to give up, the gate violently swung open sending at least a hundred soldiers surging forth into Carne.

They all wished it hadn't happened.

As they all looked up, they heard the most terrifying roar ever to grace any of their ears. The monstrous sound seemed to come straight from the underworld. As they laid eyes upon the creature who made that noise, it had certainly seemed it climbed out of such a place.

Standing ten feet tall in black armor with a sword that radiated pure malice stood the visage of terror and violence the likes of which none of them had ever witnessed. The creature raised its sword and swung in an arc towards the front line and cleaved eight men in half with one swing.

The others let out screams filled with pure terror as they turned to flee from the incarnation of death. They were only to be met with a tree branch, serving as a club, from an ogre and end up as nothing but a red stain on the ground.

As the troops in the front tried to flee and the troops in the rear attempted to push their way in, the entrance to Carne became a killing box.

The Death Knight swung his sword left and right as he advanced through the rows of soldiers. Nothing the Death Knight's sword touched stood a chance of still being attached to the person's body. The ogres swung their clubs left and right, knocking Re-Estize soldiers into the sky like children or smashing them directly in the ground like you would squash a bug.

Right as the Death Knight and ogres made their way near the gate, arrows began to rain down on the Re-Estize lines that were standing just outside the gate. All they could hear was the clashing of steel and screams of death. No one heard Enri on the tower yelling...

"Mark two. Draw. Loose! Nock. Mark three. Draw. Loose!"

Re-Estize soldiers were dropping left and right as they had no idea which direction to shield themselves from. The entrance was so packed with soldiers that a few landed some hits out of sheer volume. It didn't take long for those in the back to realize what was happening and finally begin to retreat. Unfortunately, over four hundred soldiers had already perished before they ever came to this conclusion.

The army had finally pulled out of the entrance and made it a safe distance away from the enemy arrows. The Death Knight and ogres did not pursue. Instead, they took up a formation outside the gate with the Death Knight in the middle and four ogres on each side of it. The gate slammed shut the moment they were in formation, and they noticed a green aura wrapping around two of the ogres as they waited.

*CURE SERIOUS WOUNDS* *CURE MODERATE WOUNDS*

Ashryn let off her tier 3 healing spell on the most seriously wounded ogre from the walkway above the gate. Tsarra used her druid magic to cure the second most wounded ogre. The most heavily damaged soldier though, neither could do anything about.

They couldn't do anything to heal the Death Knight. It may be an incredibly violent and resilient undead, but packed in with that many people, it was bound to take some shots. It seemed just about everyone was aiming for the Death Knight as it was missing pieces of its flesh and armor already. It certainly wasn't about to perish but it had taken more damage then Enri had thought it would.

Enri was about to check where the army had re-positioned but when she turned she saw a volley of arrows coming. The arrows were not only headed towards the Death Knight and ogres, but two whole rows of arrows were also about to come raining down on Enri and everyone else atop the walls. She turned towards the elves to tell them to duck when she saw Ashryn extend her hand towards her and Tsarra extend her arms out in front of her.

*WALL OF PROTECTION FROM ARROWS* *WIND WALL*

A green globe envelopes Enri and she knows exactly what this spell does. She looks over and feels a gust of wind erupt from where the elves are. The arrows bounce off the protection spell surrounding Enri and are sent way off course by Tsarra's wind wall.

The Death Knight and ogres were not so lucky. Several ogres have arrows sticking out of them and so does the Death Knight. One of the ogres fell victim to a lucky shot and fell as an arrow pierced his eye.

She saw the army preparing to charge but that is when she heard it. The rumbling of hooves thundered through the air and Enri was about to smile knowing that she finally managed to bring the cavalry around front. She was about to signal Taenya to send up the signal, but then her heart dropped.

As the cavalry rounded the bend, she could see it was not all of them. That meant there were still those at the back gate and she couldn't send everyone into the forest. The army was also charging at the same time for another attack on the Death Knight and ogres.

Another volley of arrows landed right before the charge hit their lines. A round of spears came at them before the melee ensued. The Death Knight took a few of them as they chipped his armor and flesh off slowly. One of the ogres took a spear right in the chest and he dropped over dead before anyone on the wall could heal him.

Ashryn, Tsarra, and even Taenya were trying to heal the ogres at the front gate as fast as possible. They were just taking too many hits for them to be very effective and the ogres were slowly dropping one by one. Three had already fallen and it seemed as if two more were close to following them as the Re-Estize Army retreated for another charge.

Ashryn knew she couldn't keep this up for much longer. She couldn't heal the ogres fast enough even using tier 3 magic. The moment she would cure one and try to heal another, the one she already healed would lose just as much life again or die. If only she could heal the Death Knight, it could win this for them.

"Enri! You have to pull them back! I can't heal them fast enough and we can't lose the Death Knight!"

Ashryn looked to her friend as she yelled this. She could see Enri's mind starting to work as she started yelling out orders. Ashryn wished she could be more helpful and cursed herself again for being so closed-minded. If only she had understood before, she would be able to save this place. All her doubt made her do was think back to the last conversation she had with Taylar.

"Goddess? Forgive my ignorance but how can you be married to Death if you are Life?"

"Life and Death are one and the same. We are woven together for eternity. One can not exist without the other. Tell me Ashryn, what do you think of the undead?"

"They are unnatural creatures and a perversion of life, Goddess."

"And what do you think of the dead. Those that have past on and have not returned?"

"That hopefully they contributed to this world in some way and one day they will return to a new life, in a body worthy of their past deeds."

"Some will return, whether it is through reincarnation, resurrection, or other means, but their former vessels can still contribute as well. Just as someone buried in a grave nourishes the soil, a raised body can be just as useful. You live in Carne now, does a Death Knight not protect everyone in Carne? Do the Elder Liches run rampant killing everyone when they come? Their life might seem unnatural to you, but they are all servants of life, even in death, dear Ashryn."

Ashryn does not hear Enri ordering them back inside the gate. Nor does she hear Enri tell Nfirea and the goblins to throw the alchemical glue to give them time to get in. She knows there is only one thing she can do right now. She drops down on her knees, clasps her hands together in front of her, bows her head, and sends a prayer to her goddess.

"Goddess, I am so sorry my mind was closed. I do not have the means to heal your servant, and I do not wish to fail you more than I already have. Please, lend me your power and heal your servant even if you must use my life as the cost."

She kept her eyes closed and repeated her prayer. It would not matter for she could not see what happened before. She had no idea Aureole had opened a Gate in the sky just out of sight, or that Ainz cast Ray of Negative Energy directly into it.

All she felt was the power. She could feel it descending from the heaven's and as she opened her eyes, she saw a dark purple and black beam hit the Death Knight. The moment it made contact, all of its armor regenerated. It let out a roar that would shake the very Hells as it made its way through the front gate after it had been healed.

Ashryn couldn't believe her luck. Not only did her goddess answer her, but she didn't take Ashryn's life as payment. Surely she had failed her goddess enough that she would have to pay for such a miracle, but her goddess was so kind and compassionate. Of course, she wouldn't demand anything of Ashryn. She wanted to jump up and down and celebrate with her friend, but when she turned to Enri, she was about to blow into a small horn.

Enri had realized right before her friend yelled at her that they couldn't keep up the pace they were healing for much longer. They had been firing off cure spells to keep the ogres alive since they opened the gates and started their counter-attack.

She could see the Death Knight getting worn down and already knew they had no way to heal him. Undead were healed with negative energy and none of the casters in Carne could use any spells like that. She had to get them behind the wall and healed but what then?

They couldn't keep fighting this army or they would lose the only ones who could truly protect them from this army. If she waited behind the walls though, the gate would fall eventually or they would finally wisen up and scale the walls. Half of the cavalry was still at the back gate and if they climbed the walls, those in the rear were done for.

She had no choice. She didn't want to, but she had to. Twenty goblins wouldn't make much of a difference but Enri had to try everything possible to save her town. She pulled out the last horn Lord Ainz had given her and prayed it would at least buy them the time to get into the forest. She brought the horn up to her lips.

"Please help us Mr. Goblins!"

Enri cried out her plea right before she blew into the horn. It did not make the same sound as it did last time. Instead of the little "pfft" noise she got the first time, it let out a sound so mighty, it shook the entire area around Carne.

A blue portal opened near the front gate and her mouth fell open at what came out. If she could see into the Nazarick Conference Room right now, she would see three people laughing, one person furiously writing on a piece of paper, and everyone else in the room with their jaws open and eyes wide.

The first ones out of the portal were goblins clad in full plate armor. They all had tower shields and axes. They moved in sync like a mobile wall as they advanced towards the Re-Estize Army.

"We are the Great General Enri's Goblin Heavy Infantry Corps! We shall crush your meager forces beneath our boots!"

The Re-Estize Army infantry charge right at the goblins. They advance in the classic wedge formation so the cavalry can attack the flanks, but before the cavalry can get into position, two new squads come from the portal.

The squad that emerged from the portal and took up the right flank of the Goblin Heavy Infantry were riding white wolves. They all had on silver armor shining in the sunlight, full-faced helmet's with horns stick up on top, and purple capes billowing behind them as they charge their enemy.

"We are the Great General Enri's Goblin Paladin Knight Squad. Our loyalty and devotion belong to the Great General Enri."

The squad that emerged from the portal and took up the left flank of the Goblin Heavy Infantry were riding grey wolves but the one in front looked like it had wings. The goblins had on black metal armor that covered up just enough to not limit their mobility. They wore a black metal helmet with horns coming out of the side.

"We are the Great General Enri's Goblin Beast Rider Corps and we are coming for you!"

The Re-Estize Army was closing in on the Goblin Army when a hail of arrows came down on the Re-Estize Army lines. When they looked farther into the goblin formation, they saw goblins in eye-catching red clothes. It seemed their bodies were not proportioned evenly and their bows were even bigger than they were.

"We are the Great General Enri's Goblin Longbowman Corps. You cannot escape from us!"

The ranged attacks did not stop there. Small explosions started going off on the flanks of the Re-Estize Army and it wasn't hard to see who was targeting them. A little farther into the formation was a squad of goblins wearing dark purple robes with red accents. They all held metal staffs in their right hands.

"We are the Great General Enri's Goblin Magic Support Corps! You shall feel our power in your very body!"

The small explosions suddenly turned into much larger explosions as fireballs reigned down on the Re-Estize back lines. These goblins appeared just like the ones from the Goblin Magic Support Corps but they held twisted wooden staves in their left hands with an orb on the top of it. They were firing off Fireball's in sync and doing a ton of damage to the back lines of the Re-Estize Army.

"We are the Great General Enri's Goblin Magic Bombardment Squad! You shall feel the wrath of our great offensive capabilities!"

Prince Barbro watched from his horse atop the hill as his army was being annihilated by an army of goblins. He couldn't believe this turn of events. How could they lose to goblins? Would he really be known as the prince who lost to goblins? He saw the same rider approaching him from earlier.

"Your majesty! They will break through the lines any time now! You must retreat before they do!"

Prince Barbro could tell that was certainly the case. If he ordered them to stay, the nobles would flee eventually and that would make enemies down the line. He couldn't be the first one to retreat though, it would make him look cowardly.

"Very well. Give the order to the Baron first."

That was the perfect solution. He would retreat but make sure he wasn't the first to do so. That way, he wouldn't be the cowardly one. The knight was about to voice his understanding before he was beaten to it.

"Sorry, but you aren't going anywhere."

Everyone around the prince immediately drew their swords and turned towards the voices that should not be this close. Their figures seemed to emerge from the shadows as they took in the goblins dressed in all black. Even their faces were completely hidden while they held a dagger in each hand.

"Protect his majesty!"

One of the knights yells as he steps in between the prince and the goblin assassins. Not a moment later, blood is spraying from his neck and his head is nowhere to be found. The next thing anyone hears is a chilling voice.

"Too later for that!"

Standing there is a goblin with two large bottom fangs wearing a red hat. It has on brown clothes and a red belt with a small skull in the center. Metal plates are running up its thighs and it is wielding a scythe.

"The Great General Enri's Goblin Bodyguard, one of the thirteen Redcaps! Oh no, I took too much time introducing myself and won't get to show off."

Prince Barbro and the rest of the men on the hill had already taken off. All that was left of the army was retreating as well. The only thing to be heard other than the thunderous fleeing of the Re-Estize Army was the beat of the Goblin Musician Corps drums.

"Should we really just let them go?" One of the assassins asks the Redcap.

"Strategists orders, something about needing the prince for negotiations or something."

As the assassins and Redcap watched the Re-Estize Army flee, they glanced back at Carne. The Goblin Army had started marching towards the town and the gates were opened awaiting their arrival. Enri waited at the gate, wanting to greet every single goblin who had just saved her town along with the rest of the residence. Tsarra went to get them after she saw Enri use the horn.

Nazarick, Conference Room...

Ainz, Taylar, and Albedo had calmed their laughter down to the point they could watch what had just unfolded. Aureole was still furiously writing on her paper, but everyone else had yet to truly recover from what they witnessed other than a few.

Demiurge looked calm and collected. Sebas, Yuri, and Narberal had adopted nearly the same expression as Demiurge. Lupus Regina wasn't still looking in shock like everyone else, she had a smile and almost looked... proud. It was certainly an odd sight to behold to any who laid eyes on the sadistic werewolf.

"The first victory of the Saiko Kingdom apparently goes to General Enri." Taylar giggles before looking at her daughter. "Aureole, what in the world are you writing still?"

Taylar had to ask her. She had been furiously writing like a maniac since Enri blew that horn. She was genuinely intrigued as to what she was so serious about.

"Read this mother."

Aureole shoves a piece of paper towards Taylar as she says that. It was not the one she was writing on. Taylar grabs it and starts to read.

"This is just Enri's level and class break down from after she read that experience tome and left Nazarick. I already know these things Aureole."

Taylar isn't sure why Aureole is having her read this. It wasn't like she hadn't already. Aureole was the one who cast Analyze on Enri and wrote all this down. She should already know Taylar has read this.

"Aaaaaaand done! Here, read this now!"

Taylar takes the paper from Aureole and her eyes freeze after just a few moments of looking over the paper. She starts to giggle as she hands it to Ainz and Albedo to look at. Her giggle soon turns into a full belly laugh as she tries to say...

"I... sure know... how... to... pick'em..."

That's all she manages to get out between her fits of laughter. If only every New Worlder would start progressing like this, they could sit in Nazarick forever and let them run things. Ainz and Albedo also start chuckling as they read over it. It just intrigues everyone in the room more.

"Not only did Enri gain experience from using an item, but she also gained the last two levels of the commander class! On top of that, she gained Legendary Commander! Did you see the genius label she acquired with it, father, mothers?"

"Tactical Magic Item Genius. Did Analyze tell you what it meant Aureole?"

Neither Ainz, Taylar, Albedo, or anyone else had ever heard of such a thing. Hopefully, Analyze had told Aureole what benefit that gave Enri.

"It gives Enri the knowledge of who, what, when, where, why, and how any magic item she possesses is best utilized for any situation. For example, if she had the Crown of Wisdom on her right now, she would instinctively know to give it to Ashryn. Or if Carne was being attacked by rabid squirrels and she possessed a statue of a fox that would repel them all if given to Tsarra, she would know to give it to her. I suggest we put a few different low-level items in a pouch of holding and give them to her. She may be able to use them in ways we never thought possible if the Horn of the Goblin General is any indication."

To Ainz that sounded like a fantastic idea. The number of low level, useless trinkets he and Taylar had was astonishing. If Enri could use them in new, more powerful ways. He certainly wouldn't mind giving her what Aureole asked for. It wasn't like they were going to be useful to them anyway.

"I have no problem with that Aureole. Do either of you?" Ainz looks at Taylar and Albedo and both shake their head no. "Well, that settles it. You can put together a bag for her Aureole, after the Katze Plains, and deliver it to her."

"Thanks, father! I'm excited my first trip outside Nazarick will be to Enri's home!"

Ainz can tell Aureole is excited and now just realized why that was. The only time she had ever stepped foot outside of the tomb was just out front when she talked with Taylar and Albedo before they departed for E-Rantel many months ago. He was glad she would be able to go out for a bit but overprotective dad mode kicked in when he realized she wouldn't be in Nazarick and completely immune to harm.

"Take Rubedo with you when you go Aureole." He can tell she is about to object. "No arguments. Rubedo has been to Carne with Taylar and helped us build most of it. She will be able to guard and guide you. It's either that, or I go with you. Which one would you prefer?"

"Fine. I'll take Rubedo." Aureole doesn't look happy but he isn't budging on this.

"Now that is settled, we have a situation to clean up, Pleiades!" Every member of the Pleiades snaps their heads to Ainz then he continues. "I want all of you to clean up the remnants of the Prince's forces. Wait until nightfall when they stop. They will be exhausted and you can slaughter them all. Try to keep the kills as even as possible." Ainz tells all of them.

"Yes, your majesty!" they all reply back. The get-up to start getting ready to head and finish off the army but...

"Pleiades..." they all turn to the source of the sound and look at Albedo. They see her look at Ainz and Taylar and ask a silent question before they both nod. "remember to play with your food, and show them no mercy." the ice in Albedo's voice made every smile.

"Yes, Queen Albedo." they reply to her before setting off.

"Cocytus..."

"Yes, your majesty?" Cocytus replies to Taylar's call.

"How about we hear your plan for the Katze Plains before we retire. I know you worked hard on it. I'd like to hear what you came up with."

Taylar had a grasp of Cocytus' plan already. She wanted to make sure Ainz got to hear it so she could prove her point. Cocytus had come a long way since the Lizardmen debacle and she wanted to see the look on Ainz face when he realized Cocytus had come up with basically the same plan as him.

The rest of this meeting was going to be entertaining to her. She couldn't wait for it to be over though. She really wanted to head to the Katze Plain and get this over with. She sat with anticipation as Cocytus went over his plan. The look on Ainz face was priceless as she imagined. It was a good last meeting before their departure and Taylar was looking forward to what was to come.

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So there is Chapter 19... I wanted to also include the Battle of the Katze Plains but I felt this was enough for this chapter... 22K+ words should be enough for you guys lol... next chapter I'll have the Battle of the Katze Plains and the takeover of E-Rantel... Since I forgot to add descriptions of new spell last chapter, I'll add three this time... until next chapter!

Super-Tier Spells:

Let Go Of Me: Super-Tier buff spell. Lasts 24 hours or until discharged. Any time someone attempts to grapple/grab the target of the spell, they may release the spell. It let's loose a force burst that pushes the target back and does damage. The distance target is flung and damage taken depends on the caster level, targets size, and targets resistance.

Animus Blizzard: Super-Tier attack spell. It creates a violent blizzard over a large area. Anyone caught inside the blizzard area of effect is subject to several effects. Violent hail that does bludgeoning damage, snowflakes so sharp they slash your skin, frozen raindrops falling so hard they pierce your skin, arctic temperatures and winds, and frozen lightning strikes. Any creature killed in the blizzard is raised as an undead appropriate for its level under the command of the caster who cast the Super-Tier Spell.

Eclipse: Super-Tier Buff Spell, you can create a limited eclipse, as though a heavenly body moves between the sun and the earth. The landscape within a five-mile radius of your location experiences the dimming of the sun as a disk you create passes in front of it, culminating in a complete blackout and accompanying coronal ring. During the eclipse, all creatures of the night (werewolves, vampires, undead, etc) receive bonuses to their attacks, defense, and stamina. All their stats double for the duration. You do not need to concentrate on the eclipse while it lasts. It lasts for 6 hours, until the sun sets, or the spell is canceled by the caster.