Ainz was sitting on his throne. He was once again regretting his decision to make Albedo love him. A familiar scene was in front of him. Shalltear and Albedo arguing about who should be the first wife. Mare was timidly watching from the corner, peeking his head at the scene from behind his exasperated sister. This was getting ridiculous. How can he tell them that he just sees them as something closer to his children? Can he even tell them that?
Or...is me seeing them that way too selfish? They're real people now but im still treating them as echoes of my friends. Well, i can't really help it though. Still...what am i supposed to do?
As Ainz agonized on this issue, he settled on a salaryman way of thinking about things.
If i marry Shalltear, Albedo would be sad. I can't bear the thought of making my friends' creations sad because of a dumb setting i added. However, if i marry Albedo, it would also bring a bad atmosphere into the organization. Especially after that brainwashing fiasco. Umu, i can't do that to Shalltear. But as expected, i can't also choose to do nothing. That will also bring them pain. In that case, i have to reject them without choosing either of them. So that none of them feels inferior. But i need to give a proper reason. Haaa, what a mess.
The red lights in Ainz's eye sockets brightened in intensity. He had a plan. A way to firmly reject them but not lose their closeness.
"So noisy! I demand silence!"
The barrage of insults immediately stopped and both guardians stiffened and bowed in front of the Supreme One.
"My deepest apologies, Ainz-sama!" "Forgive me, Ainz-sama!"
"It is fine. I wish to resolve this issue."
"""?!"""
"T-then you will choose one of us as your bride?"
Shalltear looked extremely nervous. Nobody in the throne room dared make a noise. This event was far too important. Ainz lost count of how many times his emotions have been forcibly suppressed in what felt like ages in front of those nervous yet excited gazes.
"The truth is very hard to say for me."
Suppressed.
"But I have decided that i need to divulge it at this point in time."
Suppressed.
"About who i love..."
Suppressed. But he was still looking in the room for someone to save him. His eyes landed on Mare. Someone who always looked so timid and scared. Right now, Ainz - no, Suzuki Satoru saw himself in him.
A kindred spirit in this room. "Mare is the only one here that could soothe my undead heart."
"E, eh? A-a-a-a-ainz-samaaaaa?! Y-you, i, i..."
"""EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH?!"""
Wait. No no no no there's no way, right?! I didn't say the last part out loud, right?! U-umu...
Whatever plan Ainz might have had was in shambles. His brain was working in overdrive to try to think of a way out of this situation. Aura blankly stared at Mare who was blushing fiercely looking between the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown and the Overlord himself.
"Maa~re~." Aura's face suddenly got in front of his view of Ainz. He tried to turn away but Aura grabbed Mare before that could happen.
"I, i don't know! I don't know what's happening right now! I, is this a dream?"
The most shocked of all were obviously Albedo and Shalltear though. The former of which was on her knees.
"A, aaaaaaaah...Ainz-sama, Ainz-sama, i thought that Shalltear was my rival b, but you would choose Mare?! Is that why you never accepted us? You had that preference all along? That's ridiculous! I would hava accepted losing to Shalltear, unlikely as that sounds, but... HIM?!"
"Hey Albedo, you're being rude! I, i don't really get it but Mare was created by Bukubukuchagama-sama! Insulting choosing M-Mare is like insulting her!"
"I, i, i, umm, i, aaa, aainz-schama" Mare was already crying. Shalltear was too shocked to even cry.
"I...I lo, st...to Mare? Huh? W,what?"
"As expected of Lord Ainz!" Demiurge fixed his glasses as he said that, grabbing everyone's attention.
"That's why you gave Mare the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown first, is it not? To think that we missed such an obvious message. Indeed, giving the ring to him first over Albedo or Shalltear is tantamount to ch...choosing him. We, Floor Guardians, have failed. And the biggest failure is mine in failing to notice it earlier."
Ainz was panicking. This went too far. There's no way back anymore. He will have to marry Mare.
How?! How did this happen?! How did i accidentally marry Mare?! As expected of Lord Ainz? How is me marrying a young boy to be expected?! Hey, Demiurge, there's no way that's how you see me, right?! Eh? Is there no way for me to avoid being a shotacon? M, mare stop looking at me with such happy eyes! Maids, stop blushing like you're enjoying this development! Aaaaaaah this is too much! What happened to my plan?!
In a certain bar, a certain noble was drinking pint after pint, cursing the lazy peasants of his territory.
Even though i bought all those luxury plants that would surely make me rich, why do they not want to grow them?! Idiots! Idiots, every last one of them! Philip slammed his mug on the counter. I'll show them!
"I'll show them all!" The other bar patrons were startled by the sudden outburst. Philip realized his mistake and got back to drinking.
So let's think... i can't depend on my territory to even fulfill my orders. I think i've made a good impression on Albedo so maybe that's the play. That's right. I never officially proposed to her. How foolish of me. To not notice what was right in front of me. But nobody else would even be capable of something like that! That's right, i'm the only one who could think of being able to marry the Prime Minister of the Sorcerer Kingdom!
Philip rushed back home to order a servant to write a letter to Albedo. That very letter made its way to her desk. And soon after it found itself ripped into pieces. However, Albedo had a thought.
I remember Shalltear telling me about this concept...netorare, was it? According to Peroroncino's Second Encyclopedia, Supreme Beings find the concept of someone stealing their partner arousing? Is he looking for that? I, is that what he did to me with Mare?! As much as that disgusts me, this might be my only choice to win over Ainz-sama.
"As expected of Philip-kakka! To think you would end up marrying Albedo-sama!"
"Yes, truly, nobody else could have done this!"
Philip was surrounded by nobles, basking in the spotlight. He finally felt like a big shot. And in his mind, he looked down on them.
How unsightly. That they only notice my greatness now is the peak of disrespect. But it can't be helped. They're making up for it. Well, i can't let them walk over me like that though. Notice from the start next time.
"Oh, is that so? Tell me Baron Loriel, how is your territory doing? Good harvest, i presume?" He asked full well knowing that there has been a drought.
"Why you-! Ah, Philip-kakka, why do you ask? To be truthful, i'm not as good as you at managing my territory, so it seems the harvest has been quite weak this time. Would Your Excellence happen to be able to share just a tiny bit of your harvest with this foolish noble?"
Oh? He's begging me for help! Ah, how mortifying! I can embarrass him by refusing...or i can accept to show my magnanimity. Alright, let's do it. And then maybe some cute princess will notice how generous i am. Like that Renner. She's the kind of person to love that.
"My, how pitiful! It can't be helped then! I'll give you some of my harvest."
"Ah, if possible, could you give me some too, Philip-kakka? The truth is, my territory has it rough too..."
As such conversations went on, Albedo arrived
"Ooo~oh Albedo! You look ehehe lovely in that dress!"Philip slapped Albedo's ass in the banquet hall
That's right! Look at me! I, Philip, can do this kind of thing with the beautiful Prime Minister of the Sorcerer Kingdom! As expected of me. Let's ride the high tide now!
"So Albedo, gropegrope what do you think?"
"...about what?" As much as Albedo wanted to kill this man a thousand times over, this was all for the sake of Ainz.
"Do you think i could hic take over the Sorcerer Kingdom?"
Everything went silent.
"H,hiiiii" The circle surrounding Philip started backing away.
Die, die, die, die, die, die, die, "die- I think you might have had a bit too much to drink, let's discuss it another tiiIMEEE?!" Philip started ripping off Albedo's dress. Before she could react, her Albedos were exposed.
"GuhuHUHUhuhUFHuFUufUFhuuhu"
Philip couldn't handle it and took off his pants. He approached Albedo. It was time to reveal his hand. Philip took out the Sealing Crystals and Shooting Star ring that were the heirlooms of the Montserrat family.
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