So, I know that it's a bit short but I was making another story and I had to split the attention for this story with it. I apologize. However, what I was writing for another chapter I realized that it worked best as its own thing. With that here is maybe the first Interlude.

naufalrakha0104: Thank you, Touhou does demand a bit of chaos.

kukuhimanpr: Ainz could but the way things went he didn't have time. Even with it it is doubtful he would understand how Cirno's Immortality functioned which is kind of the crux for his loss. Oh, and killing all the life in the lake wouldn't stop Cirno from resurrecting. I know that typically nature is seen with plants and animals but in this instance nature includes natural phenomena like ice, sunlight, and hell.

Miner49ner: Touhou power scaling is messed up because the character operates nigh-solely under a self imposed limiter. What is clear enough is that their abilities can reach into conceptual logic and some of them are able to do things beyond it.

404KidLord: He was 95 but yeah he is 100 now.

ChimaTigon: She was revived, it's just she hasn't shown up.

as1232: Okay then… I would be honest this review was kind of left field in a way.

Disclaimer: I own neither.

"Did I take a wrong turn?"

She was in a forest. That wasn't something that should be wrong here. Instead what was wrong was that she appeared somewhere else. That portal she opened should have existed within the Forest of Magic, not far from the house of whom she was going to meet. Around her was an unfamiliar forest that didn't even have the same trees!

To add on the sun had almost completely set over the horizon instead of it being midday like when she had passed through. 'There was something off about the portal when I stepped through it.'

Originally, she didn't think anything of it. Portals opening to and from Makai tend to have something off about them with no issue. Looking around she tried to get a sense of just where she was. It wasn't Gensokyo's Forest of Magic, and she had opened a portal that should have taken her to the space that Gensokyo occupied within the scope of the realms.

'Is this New Jotunheim?' The space that Gensokyo occupied relative to all the realms was on the same plane as Europe's youkai refuge. A place that she hadn't been to but had heard about from the devils who had come to live in Makai under her. 'I hope I am not within the Outside World.'

It would be an issue if she was. Looking around she decided to head in some random direction. If nothing came of it then she'll head into the air and fly up to get a better idea. The shadows of the trees would make it difficult to see but for her, it wasn't an issue. Walking through the forest she noticed the movements of animals. Some of them stared back at her before racing away. As if knowing just what she was.

Just as she was about to give up on the walking and fly up into the air she noticed a faint glow. Flickering in the shadow of trees. 'A fire?'

Moving closer to the flickering glow she could see that the flames weren't going out of control which meant it was a campfire. As she got closer she could make out two figures sitting together over it. One looked like a knight covered in full dark plate armor and the other a raven-haired woman.

'Maybe they can help me,' Walking out from the shadow of the forest she decided to make herself known. "Excuse me, I hope I'm not bothering you."

Ainz looked at the newcomer. A woman dressed in red robes, with white hair and a side tail that was held in place with a pair of red orbs. She gave off the appearance of someone who was of nobility at a glance though her being out here was suspicious. Namely, because she didn't show any signs of having anything on her to defend herself which given they were off the roads was almost mandatory.

"Sorry, we didn't expect to meet anyone out here," Ainz motioned to a log that was down to the side. "You're welcome to take a seat by the fire, miss…"

"Shinki," The woman introduced as she took a seat on the log that was offered to her. "Shinki Margatroid."

Her name caught Ainz off for a bit. The first name sounded Japanese but her last name sounded somewhat European. Yet another thing that seemed suspicious about her. "If you don't mind me asking, what exactly are you doing out here by yourself?"

"Oh, it was a mishap with a portal," Shinki looked more closely at the two of them as she could tell something was off about them both. Especially with the girl whose appearance seemed fake to her. 'It's not an illusion so she's probably a shapeshifter of some sort.'

Ainz didn't immediately respond as her words rested. Opening up portals didn't seem to be something most people could do in this world. '... It's only been a few hours.'

Was he dealing with another one? Another being of interest that just randomly showed up in a forest after he had gone through the dungeon and fought one controlling a lich? Using Discern Enemy felt almost mandatory at this point. Which was saying something as Ainz had gotten more use out of it than he did in years.

'Let's see she's level… one hundred!?' This was the highest confirmed level for a New Worlder he had seen! Though there was a chance the person controlling Rinik was level one hundred it was also likely they were at minimum level ninety-five. 'Just who on earth am I talking to here?'

A part of him wanted to be defensive. After Cirno and dealing with the custom spells of the lich's puppeteer he was starting to dread the power of the New Worlders. Never mind, his luck seemed to be extremely wrapped given he kept running into them.

"Excuse me for asking but you're companion," Shinki's eyes focused on her and Narberal felt more like she was staring directly into her soul. "She's a shapeshifter of some sort, correct?"

There was a pause as her words left her mouth. None were more surprised than Narberal who had no idea what was going on with the girl. "How do you know?"

"Well, I dealt with Doppelgangers and Tanuki before," Mostly, the former thought she hadn't met any of the latter outside that Tanuki that crossed over between Gensokyo and the Outside World. "Though it was more my divine senses that picked it up."

"Divine senses?"

"Well, I am a goddess, a devil goddess to be precise," Shinki's response was extremely casual. If she wasn't in the Outside World then there wasn't any reason to hide her identity.

On her back, she undid her six wings before the shapeshifter and the armored man. Seeing them Ainz took a moment not to respond but to use another spell to verify her claims. This one was to tell him the race of the person in front of him. As soon as he got the feedback his mind stopped for a second. Her race was indeed a deity. Well, technically it was Archdevil God but that didn't matter to him right now.

'An actual fucking god just wandered into my camp on accident…' The absurdity of the thought was something he wouldn't have months ago.

"Lord Ainz Sabes has reported that there is someone or something in the capital of Re-" Albedo chose then to speak to him through a message but Ainz just cut her off.

"Albedo, whatever it is, can wait," Now this was not helping him right now. "I just found myself in the company of an actual god."

"What!?" Albedo on the other side was caught completely off guard at this. "Lord Ainz do you need backup?!"

"No, but stay ready just in case."

So far many of the beings of interest within the New World had proven to be unknown variables. Just because he knew her level meant nothing. Back in YGGDRASIL fighting Gods in raids was a challenge to parties that didn't come prepared. Some were even strong enough that they were deemed impossible to win against. Never mind, Cirno had claimed she had fought gods before and he knew how broken her passive was.

"M-my lady you honor us with your presence," Ainz played up the part of his adventurer persona unsure of if he was even playing it convincingly. He didn't think he would have to meet a god so suddenly after all. "How can we be of service to you?"

Shinki was a bit surprised by his reaction. Sure, gods like herself could get such a response, though maybe it was because of her state as an Archdevil. If this was New Jotunheim like she thought then it would make sense as they likely had more dealings with her kind than an Eastern Realm like Gensokyo. They probably thought she was related to one of the big devil houses.

'An assumption that wouldn't be wrong,' Thinking about her family did remind of of what she was doing. She needed directions of where she was exactly so she could travel to Gensokyo and meet her daughter. "You wouldn't happen to have a map or could you point me to a city so I can get my bearings?"

'... She's lost?!' A god was here because she was lost. At first, he wanted to ask how that was but quickly another part of him pushed that aside. "Here."

Ainz handed her the map that he had on hand. Taking it Shinki looked at it and was bewildered. New Jotunheim as the name implies was built from the remains of the realm of Jotunheim. None of the names on the map though made any sort of sense. Judging by the map it was likely what she was in was a completely separate continent. A continent that had to be in a completely separate world.

Somehow her portal had tossed her into another universe. Shinki knew that shouldn't have happened. Getting back home could be a problem. She still held a faint connection to her home of Makai, her essence woven practically into the foundations of the realm. Whatever force that brought her here, whoever it was who did it, they will be who she needs to find and force to send her back. Closing the map she held her hand as in a flash of light a copy of the map formed.

"Thank you," Handing back the original Shinki pocketed her copy and let out an overly dramatic sigh. "Oh, Alice I can't believe I messed up this much!" Shinki slumped over in defeat as her wings went limp. "My daughter probably wondering where I am…"

'Her daughter?'

Ainz didn't have any picture of what he would do if for some reason he encountered a New World God. The sight of the one in front of him definitely wasn't what he had expected. Something out of an old mythology was his first thought or perhaps a sentient force of nature. What he was seeing her sounded more like a mother who was confused and making a scene after messing something up for her child.

Shinki let out a sigh as she composed herself. Right now she had to focus on what was happening. She was somehow lost in a completely New World. Options on how to get back were her first priority. The only issue was she had no idea how this place worked.

If there were any gods native to this world she could try to ask them but there was an issue in of itself. Without any knowledge of them, she might end up appearing in front of one who would attack her on sight. Was that a bit extreme to think about? Yes, it was to an extent but Shinki had been rejected once before from her father's pantheon despite technically being of their divine tribe. Who knew how they would handle a goddess who was also a devil?

"Lo-," Narberal caught herself as she almost used his real name. She spoke just loud enough for the both of them. "Momon, what are we going to do about her?"

"Right now we do nothing as I would rather not fight her," He was cautious about doing anything against her and there wasn't any reason either. What did catch him was her words on a daughter, something to file for later if he met anyone with her last name. "Lady Shinki, do you require any help that we could offer?"

"No," Standing up Shinki created a card in her hands and handed it to Ainz. "Here, I owe you for your help," There was something written on it but Ainz couldn't make out the language on it. "If you need me just burn this and I will appear to help you."

As she finished handing it to her Shinki raved her hand to the side as another portal opened up with an image of the nearly large town there. Shinki walked through and left the two of them. Ainz took a moment to look at the small card in his hands as the realization of what just happened hit him.

'A god gave me an 'I owe you'…'

You know the title of the interlude seems rather appropriate when you realize what the both of them represent. Now yes, Shinki only got caught up because she traveled to Gensokyo at around the same time as the spell pulling on Gensokyo happened. I will say this straight up that the Animal Realm, and the Moon have none of their inhabitants taken. So you can cross out them from the list if you have one.

Cya all next time.