Of the 31 members in our new guild, not even half of them were overly interested in creating a better base.
Of course, that just meant the 13 of us had 3300 NPC levels to play around with.
Of course, they still had a limit of levels, so we had to discuss the future direction of Nazarick and how it would look like.
"So, we have 5 floors to use-" Momonga started to say before immediately getting interrupted by BigStall.
"Actually, we can modify this base to have more floors if we grind data crystals to delete a bunch of space underground and build new floors there. We can just use portals to move between floors." BigStall said, causing a new discussion on how big Nazarick should be.
"I say we go for 10 floors!" Said Ulbert, who had been adamant on wanting a demon floor. He's also very adamant on wanting Nazarick to be as evil as possible.
"10 floors is way too big! I say 8 floors is a good point for our current 5 floor situation." Whitebrim argued, who wanted a luxury RP floor. For his RP purposes, he claims, but it's kind of an open secret he wants maids.
As for her opinions, "I agree with Ulbert, actually. We go big or go home."
We already have 5 floors, but they're catacombs, caves, and a throne room. We can definitely do better than that! Especially with so many NPC levels to play with!
Buku used a surprised emoji, "Wow, Ulbert and Vaggy agreeing on something? That's crazy."
What? That's not that rare, is it? "Look, I disagree with Ulbert a lot, but we have some common interests!"
"Like what?" Ulbert himself asked, as if he was genuinely interested.
"Like how all human players suck at the game!"
"Oh yeah they do."
"Ahem," Momonga stepped in, "Anyways, we'll just take votes. All in favor for the 10 floor proposal?"
And so, it was decreed that Nazarick would have 10 floors by a vote of 8-5
Of course, we were all naive back then. BigStall ran some calculations and told us that if we wanted all 10 floors to be relatively consistent in size to each other, we would need an ungodly amount of data crystals.
And then the ideas for those 10 floors started to pour in, and who would be the 'Directors' of those floors, so to speak. Really just the main design lead of those floors.
Eventually, she got to be the leader of the already existing 4th floor, so she had the easiest job, but she also wanted to help with the other floors. For example, she thinks Whitebrim's idea of a luxury floor for them was a great idea. And Warrior Takeminazuki's ice floor sounded super cool for a 5th floor. But all of these ideas needed a lot of materials to make, since to make an ice floor, for example, you would need to farm a bunch of ice in Niflheim so you can place down ice in your guild.
By the way, that also costs an ungodly amount of data crystals.
Data crystals were the 2nd universal currency in the game alongside gold. And being a universal currency just meant it would drop from any mob, which meant we didn't need to dedicate a whole coordinated raid for the gathering, but everyone can contribute on their own time.
Of course, the guild just didn't need crystals for the base, but also our guild weapon too. Currently, our guild weapon was just a simple wand that was in Momonga's inventory, but that status could be transferred to something else.
Guild weapons get a massive buff to all their stats, but if they were ever destroyed, the guild would be forcibly disbanded. So most guilds didn't invest much into a guild weapon because if it was really being threatened like that, it was basically over anyway.
Of course, our guild being full of edgy hardcore tryhards who also enjoy roleplaying every once in a while, agreed that if we were ever going down, we're going down in style.
Therefore a cool as hell guild weapon was needed.
Which essentially doubles our needed data crystals for our guild. Joy.
So, obviously, we started grinding.
Right now, Shizyuutensuzaku, the fellow talisman user that specced into the offensive side of the spectrum, going for the vengeful spiritual sovereign class, as well as becoming an tailor who could craft mage equipment, was with her farming some enemies to both get data crystals and get the needed materials for our better talismans.
"So, Shizyu, are you going to help with the base, or make any NPCs?" She asked to try and strike up a conversation.
She knew he wasn't at the meeting where they discussed the future of Nazarick, but she thought he might've had a passing interest.
But Shizyuutensuzaku shook his head, "Nah, I don't feel like farming extra sets of gear for the NPCs. Plus, if I did make one, it'd probably just be an NPC who would just punish lazy students…"
Ah, right, he was a university professor teaching rich brats, wasn't he? That sucks.
"I feel you," she said with sympathy, "honestly, I really would hate to teach kids, I think I would rather die."
He wisely nodded, "I wish I could die too, but that's a bit too cruel for my niece who lives with me to go through…"
Wait, he has a niece?
She looked at him with a confused emote, "You have family? Why does she live with you?"
He sadly sighed and answered, "My brother and his wife died in an accident a few years back, and the government left her in my care."
Oh shit she did not expect that.
"I'm sorry for your loss." The PR voice immediately came on when she realized she didn't have a good response for him.
He didn't appreciate the sterile voice, "If you reply in that tone again, I might punch you in real life."
She winced, though he couldn't see it, "Sorry, I just defaulted to my PR response since I didn't really have anything genuine to say to that…"
He sighed, tiredly saying, "Yeah, that sounds like a PR thing, all right. I really hate people who willingly lie to others like that and don't feel any remorse."
She warily pointed at herself, as if to ask 'including me?'
And without any shame, he nodded, "Yeah, you suck as a person."
Yeah, she didn't know what else to expect, so she just shrugged and told the truth, "Lying is fun to me, I don't know what else to say."
"Yeah, so just say nothing! Don't you know the golden rule?" He shot back, though it felt more in jest.
"Of course I do! But anyways, how many data crystals and Sovereign Remnants do we have right now?" She said, changing the topic to something a little less awkward.
Shizyu checked his inventory before replying, "Uh, I have enough materials to make at least 100 of our best talismans, and the data crystals… We have 76,000."
BigStall predicted that they needed about anywhere from 5 million to 25 million depending on how we design our floors.
We both groaned as we went back to grinding.
"You know what I think would be a cool idea for our base?" Ulbert had said while the rest of the guild was arriving for their raid, "What if we made all our level 100 NPCs like, I dunno, floor guardians? So like they would be the bosses of those floors, and the floor gates don't open to invaders unless if they die."
"Ulbert, that is the greatest idea that's ever come out of your mouth," She said, totally enamored with the idea.
Seriously! A boss that she can make that won't be a total wreck to work for? The NPCs are going to be so lucky to live in Nazarick!
Ooh, what floor guardian would she make? It's gotta be something cute, obviously… Maybe a super fluffy creature… What classes would she put on it?
"I know, I come up with great ideas all the time," He replied back, seeming super proud of himself.
BigStall pondered about the idea for a little bit before saying, "I think Ariadne wouldn't allow the floor gate idea, but I can probably ask whoever's on the guild base team to let that idea through Ariadne."
Ulbert gave a cheering emote as he cried out in success, "Yes! I already have a great idea for my floor guardian!"
Then, she had a great expansion for Ulbert's idea, "What if my floor guardian and your floor guardian hated each other? I think that'd be a fun idea."
Ulbert looked at me and sent a questioning emoji, "For their character bios? I mean, sure, why not, I absolutely despise you anyways."
"WOW! UNCALLED FOR, ANYONE?!" She cried in mock agony, knowing fully well that he absolutely hated her for the simple fact that she does propaganda work.
Nobody replied, because everyone in the guild fully knew that she was a corporate lapdog, and to be honest, it was fair, she would totally lie to their face if it benefitted her.
For example, the whole reincarnation thing and the part where she knows that Nazarick will be sent to another world.
Though to be honest, there were days where she forgets that whole plot point until she checked her notebook with all her memories in it.
Anyways, nobody came to her defense, so she just dropped the act and shrugged, "Well, fair enough."
As the raid started once all 31 members had come, during half the raid, she was thinking to herself of what NPCs she was going to create.
"What if the 4th floor was like the production floor? I saw in the menus that we could make pop ores and pop produce along with the pop monsters. I think that Nazarick could use a canon location where it gets all its food and ores from." She said during one meeting, which was the first meeting in their new 10th floor, which was really the 5th floor except moved 5 floors down to be the last one.
Apparently, they blew half of our stored data crystals to make the 10th floor look as immaculate as possible, and the data crystals were well spent, because it looked great.
They even asked us to make our own emblems so they can put it on a flag and hang it up on a wall, and the whole floor is modular so they can easily expand the throne room for extra members' flags.
Super cool.
Blue Planet shrugged in approval, "I mean, I think our theoretical forest floor would handle all of the produce, but I think your cave floor can handle the ores, yeah. I think there are some crops that can only be grown in stone, so your floor can handle that."
Tabula nodded as well, "Sure, you can do the ores and special crops, and canonically kill our own pop mobs to feed Nazarick, though I don't think that translates well into the actual game."
"Sweet! Thanks! I think I figured out what class I want my floor guardian to be now too." She said, feeling a bit more excited as she opened her in-game notebook, where she'd been dumping NPC ideas in.
Pero and Ulbert had already made their floor guardians, though they were severely undergeared and for Ulbert, his floor wasn't even a quarter finished yet, but Shalltear and Demiurge were already living members of Nazarick. And she knew Tabula was making someone named Albedo to be the leader of all of the floor guardians, something that Momonga just gave permission for him to do, since Momonga was really only interested in making the treasury.
"Oh? What build are you making your floor guardian? It better not be garbage like Demiurge is." Tabula said, referencing how Ulbert made Demiurge a demon summoner, despite the summoning classes being generally weaker than most classes in the game.
"AHEM." Ulbert just coughed in defense of his NPC.
"It's a trash build and you know it." Tabula refused to back down on his opinion, being as stubborn as usual.
Before they could start arguing, she shot her own idea into the wild, "I was thinking of making my floor guardian fully specced into the time classes-"
"No, that's a terrible idea. How did you even come up with that garbage?" Tabula said immediately.
"Hey! At least Demiurge won't be the worst floor guardian in Nazarick anymore!" Ulbert mocked both her and himself at the same time, though she doubted he noticed.
"Wha- Hey! I know the time classes are super weak support classes, but I think it'd fit well for the lore!" She argued in her own defense.
Now, that statement might be super weird for anyone with a brain. After all, how would a class that could control TIME be weak?
Well, in Yggdrasil, you needed to have half your brain off, because the devs are assholes who hate fun.
Knowing fully well that controlling time as a class would be popular, they deliberately gave basically every class in the game some ability to negate half a time classes' kit, and not to mention, most of their kit's support abilities were to just decrease cooldowns on other players and themselves.
The problem with that is, the devs were feeling especially cruel that day when they were designing those classes to not include mana regeneration as something they could increase. And this was a game where players needed to manage their mana so they don't run out during a fight, so most players don't even spam 10th tier spells, they usually use weaker spells so they don't run out of mana immediately and reserve the higher tier spells to break through shields and such.
Not to mention, Yggdrasil spells were either very lax, as most moves recharge fairly quickly, or too long of a cooldown for the time mage to be of any use, for example some spells can only be used once a day.
Overall, that made a very enticing class on the outside actually be super garbage and any player that actually put levels into those classes regret their lives and quit the game, most of the time.
Truly one of the design choices of all time.
Hopefully one that doesn't carry into the real world, where having time abilities would be mega busted.
"Reality wise, your floor guardian is going to be run over by any competent raid party going through our base. Your NPC needs to balance both its lore and actual competence." Tabula said as if it was just going to be a matter of fact.
And, well, yeah that's true. Her NPC would totally be run over.
BUT SHE HAD A PLAN FOR THAT!
"What if I had 2 floor guardians?" She said, not willing to give up on her dreams.
Buku immediately started to protest, "Hey! We took that idea first! Back off, Vaggy!"
Yeah, apparently Buku managed to weasel her way into being able to make 2 floor guardians for the 6th floor, despite Blue Planet being the director of that floor.
As a fellow woman, it made her both equally proud and disgusted that Buku no doubt used her feminine charms to convince Blue Planet and Momonga to let that happen.
And it was also something she would totally resort to if she has to in order to make her idea work, "Look, I know you want your cute dark elf kids, but I also want my cool combo of a supporting floor guardian and an offensive floor guardian, please let me do my thing!" She pleaded to mostly apathetic eyes.
Momonga checked his own notebook, "Well, I'd like to approve it, but if we let you do that, we're going to be really close on how many NPCs everyone else can make…"
"Actually, how much disposable real life cash do we have?" BigStall, who was kind of just sitting at the back enjoying the argument, said suddenly.
She responded first, "Uh, a few hundred, I think?"
BigStall nodded, "In the next expansion, don't tell anyone else because they might fire me for leaking, I think you can buy up to 500 extra NPC levels for guild bases for like, a thousand dollars."
"A THOUSAND DOLLARS?! ON WHAT WORLD?!" Ulbert immediately cried out in rage.
She quickly followed up, also equally enraged, "WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE, HUH?! SATAN?!"
BigStall shrugged, "It's targeted at rich kids."
Ah, understandable, have a nice day.
"That's so stupid, though," Punitto said, also the director of the 8th floor which was being made to be as sweaty as possible, as they put all the free NPCs they got on the 8th floor as the final layer of true defense, "Do they just not want guild bases to be ever raided?"
Yeah, with the whole 'NPC HP and damage scales with how many people are in the party invading the base' shtick, it sounds more and more like as long as they put literally enough traps and decent NPCs in their way, they'll be fine regardless of how many players actually invaded.
"Not rich kid bases, obviously. Anyways, if you need the extra levels, I'd save up for that."
We all groaned as we all knew we were going to immediately pool together the thousand dollars to buy those levels as soon as they were released.
"Well, Vaggy, if you want a second floor guardian for your floor, you're going to have to pay for it." Momonga decreed after the long groan.
Ugh, she'd better go find where she could unlock those secret time classes for her NPC, then…
During her long search, she came across many players who were trying to kill her for one reason or another. Mostly humans trying to unlock some secret classes that need you to kill heteromorphs a bunch of times.
But to be honest, they were all not very good at the game, so they just couldn't keep up with her duo-healing/damage playstyle and didn't end up killing her.
And she also found a very interesting build that she was interested in.
One day in Asgard, looking for secrets with her divination spells, she noticed a human player just farming some mobs in the abyss section of Asgard.
The abyss in this game was, in lore, parts of every world where the ultimate big bad of the game, Niddhoggr, spat some of his disgusting black goo, which if she recalls correctly, was a part of his blood. And that basically opened a gateway to the abyss, which is basically where all of the eldritch lovecraft-esque creatures lived.
And the abyss tree had some very cool classes, because she knows Tabula was an abyss mage, and his animations with the black magic were cool as hell mixed with some of the stars motif.
She has no idea why the abyss would have stars, though. Maybe it has to do with how space is sort of an abyss?
Well, anyways, the important part is, she saw that human player fighting using a playstyle she hasn't really seen before.
The very rare dual physical and mage build.
Judging from her farming style, it looks like she combined some abyss tree and… Monk tree, probably.
Either way, the way her attacks were all augmented by abyss magic looked SUPER cool, and she absolutely had to ask what's her build, despite knowing that it was a front flip whether or not she was going to be attacked by her or not.
So, she used a [Gate] to just teleport to her location and she immediately grabbed her attention by shouting, "Hey! Can I speak to you for a moment?"
She turned her head towards her, as if she wasn't expecting anyone to appear, before saying, "Uh, sure, what do you need?"
She looked small, probably around 5 '2 tall, she had pale skin, white hair, and red eyes, and she was just wearing some rogue gear, which meant her class probably emphasized her physical attack over her magic attack.
Floating to her location, she uses [Identify Soul] to check her player status as she says, "I just saw your whole fighty punchy and abyss playstyle, and I wanted to see your- HOLY CRAP that's a super offensive spread!"
This girl- Orphea Scarlet, what a super weird name- Had 100 in both her attack and magic attack!
She has only 600 stat points because of her human heritage, and she's trying to go full glass canon? What is she cooking?!
Her gear is all melee too! Seriously, who let this girl in the kitchen?!
She looked a bit annoyed, "What? Are you saying my build isn't good too?"
She shook her head, "No, no! I like it a lot! I'm just saying you really needed a party to support you, since you're such a glass canon. I actually really like the animations in your classes."
She smiled a bit when she heard me complimenting her, "Well, I'm glad somebody knows where I'm coming from! Seriously, half my guild keep insulting my glass canon build, and keeps getting angry when I keep outdoing them on the DPS meter…"
She wisely nodded, yeah, those guys who keep insulting builds suck ass. So, she asked, "Well, what guild are you in?"
"Triumvirate." She answered as if it was no big deal.
EXCEPT IT WAS A HUGE FUCKING DEAL.
So, more Yggdrasil lore, there's a huge leaderboard in every neutral hub that tracks how strong every guild is, and Ainz Ooal Gown is somewhere in the low 30s just by the nature of having 2 world items, but having only 36 members when the limit was 100.
Now, a little fun fact about Yggdrasil is that every month, there's a huge event in every world that's called the World Champion's Tournament. Basically what this tournament is is a PvP tournament where the winner becomes the world champion for that world, and gets a super OP class for being world champion. The only way you lose that class is if you lose the next tournament for your world, and die. But if you could avoid death, you could theoretically have 2 world champions for a world, or more depending on how long the con went.
Touch has basically shown up to every single tournament, and the furthest he's gotten was the quarter finals before losing to a human guy named Principality.
Now, Principality actually had a very cool idea for a guild, so he went up to every World Champion and asked them, "Hey, wanna make a guild together? I have the perfect location in Midgard!"
And so, Triumvirate, a guild with THREE FUCKING WORLD CHAMPIONS was formed.
Unsurprisingly, it quickly reached 100 members, and aside from their core 3, the members changed a lot so anyone in the guild was just automatically assumed to be good, or otherwise they wouldn't stay in Triumvirate.
So Orphea being in Triumvirate was a huge fucking deal, because it meant she was good enough to be a top player.
With a super wacky build.
And she was saying that her fellow guild members were saying her build, despite topping even the world champions in DPS, was bad.
A Huge L for Triumvirate and a massive W for the rumors of Triumvirate having a ton of idiots in their ranks if true.
Well, it was true that her build was a bit wacky, but that didn't make it bad. Momonga for example, has a super wacky undead summoner build that isn't meta at all, but he makes it work and consistently ends up top 10 DPS and sometimes we send a prayer to God, despite most of our members being atheist, that Momonga's minions helped save the day by tanking a hit nobody else could take.
"Wow, your guild mates must be idiots, then." She said, buttering her up just in case if this was a possible friend in a very high place she could make.
Orphea nodded profusely, "Yeah! I may be a pay-to-win player, but it's not like I don't have any skill!"
Oh, she would be such a perfect fit in Ainz Ooal Gown, huge shame that she's a human player.
"Yeah, of course! Anyways, are any of your classes secret classes? I might want them for an NPC later." She asked nicely, hoping to use them as a starting point so she could design a really strong NPC to be her 2nd floor guardian.
Orphea nodded, "Yeah, I have the methods saved in my notebook, but in return… Eh, let's add each other as friends, since I still have space."
I- Okay well that saves the rest of the conversation from me trying to slide myself into her friend's list.
"Okay sure! Here, I sent you a request."
[Orphea Scarlet has been added to your friends list.]
Well, that was easy.
"Let's stay in touch, alright?" Orphea said, giving her a smile, "Anyways, here are the ways you can unlock my core classes…"
And so, she had some extra classes she could use for her NPCs…
Yet, she still had to find the ones she wanted.
Yeah, that was a really irritating 3 months of looking for both the job classes and racial classes.
She first wanted to get the job classes out of the way first, so she asked around the neutral hubs to find if anyone had unlocked secret classes for the time tree.
Apparently, maybe she was just looking wrong, but she couldn't find a SINGLE person who actually went through the pain and suffering to find the classes.
So, that meant it either didn't exist, or people legitimately did not care enough to find those secret classes.
Knowing Yggdrasil and the time tree's reputation, she bet it was likely the latter.
And so she sent herself on a 2 fucking months long journey to find herself a class she would never use for herself, but for an NPC she fully knew would suck ass.
First, she naively believed that maybe she could find the class by reading a book, like she did with her own class. So she spent what must've been hours just going through books and unlocking an ungodly number of secret classes along the way.
But nothing she wanted to find.
So that was the first week, and by then she realized she was getting nowhere so she thought maybe it was a secret enemy or quest she had to do.
3 weeks later filled with doing side quests, killing secret elite enemies, and again, unlocking way too many secret classes that she didn't want, nothing related to time.
She unlocked so many, actually, that people actually started going to her to ask about secret classes now. Of course she could answer because she was documenting each class and how to get them. And somehow she became the person to go to when someone wanted to find a secret class.
EXCEPT FOR THE ONE SHE WANTED!
She did make a lot of money by charging for her information though, so that was a very huge boon to her bank account. Thank God for rich kids and their tiny little brains.
But eventually, she did make a breakthrough.
Namely, she fell through the map in some weird unintended glitch because in a fit of boredom, she drove her avatar into a corner in a specific way to clip through the map.
If anyone asked her if she was screaming down the white void, she was going to lie.
She used [Call GM] on her way down, and she did eventually land on solid ground without taking fall damage because of her racial passive of constantly floating in the air.
Then she found out that literally every single time related secret class could be found by stepping foot out of bounds.
When the GM had eventually come to rescue her from out of bounds, she most definitely cussed the poor man out.
Either way, she had her secret job classes now, and anyone who wanted to know how to get them was going to have to pay her $100 now, because she fully knew that it was worth the price.
And, of course, came time to find the hidden racial classes. Which was only half as bad.
On the plus side, she actually came across a race that was perfect for what she was thinking about, and other players already had access to it so obviously they knew how to obtain it. Apparently, the name of the secret racial class was the 4-legged version of the qilin race, which was a chinese inspired race, and their whole shtick improved luck or whatever, which sounded super cool and she thought would work super well with her NPC's time motif.
Which was why it was super infuriating that they asked $50 for the information.
Obviously, considering the 2 month long journey she'd been on, she made the woefully naive bet that it would not take her that long to find it.
It'd taken her a month.
Now, a fun fact about Yggdrasil heteromorph races is that despite being advertised as 'not human,' a large number of those races were still two-legged, mostly because the players actually in the avatar need to be able to walk without much hassle. Some are a bit different, but invisible legs nonetheless.
But apparently, there were some secret racial classes that allowed for players to actually play on all 4s.
She knew that Ancient One was tracking down a dragon secret race, since they saw a few of those players that were suspiciously quiet-lipped on where to find the class. And likewise, she saw a very fluffy creature and wanted to know where to get one for her NPC.
But apparently, not a single one of these 4-legged players had wanted to reveal how they got those races, how strange, yes?
Well, she anticlimactically found out one day when talking to BigStall on how she should design her floor.
Apparently, you unlock the ability to unlock 4 legged secret racial classes by… Embarrassing yourself by walking on all 4s for a while, and most of them would show up.
Unsurprisingly, Ancient One as soon as she told him this got on all 4s and started barking.
He actually ended up doing that for like 2 hours before he got the notification about all of the different races he could choose now.
So, after confirming that every single 4-legged player was a furry, she did the trial of shame herself and debased herself in a corner in Nazarick for 2 hours straight.
…She did get the racial class she wanted though!
Anyways, she knew why people kept that shit hidden, because if that information goes public, there's going to be a bunch of suicides in the 4-legged player community.
And so, she started the process of creating an NPC, by first giving it a name because without a name, she has no idea what they should look like.
Which was why she was just hanging around with Pero on the 4th floor, doing flips with each other, one with her passive, the other with his paid emote.
"I was thinking of naming her something related to time, right?" She said while on her 12th flip.
Pero, on his 10th flip just shrugged midair, "Eh, I just looked up cool vampire names and smashed a few of them together. You can probably do something similar, right?"
"What? Am I supposed to just create a qilin by looking up chinese qilins and taking their names?" She asked confusedly.
He sagely nodded, "It worked for me."
She pondered for a moment about time, "Toki… No, that's lame, why would… Wait, Tokino?"
Pero snapped his fingers, "Tokino! I'm sure that rhymes with something!"
She was following his lead, as she remembered a little rhyme from her first life, "Tokino, Tokino… Hot Pizza Rolls!"
"Hot Pizza What?"
Ah, yes, the magical ability to just be able to still speak English, yet have her speak in Japanese to English in a moment's notice.
Her magical translation powers were weird, but she was still only kind of good at speaking Japanese despite living almost 2 years here, but maybe eventually she'll stop relying on her translation magic as a crutch.
Though, English does remind her of home…
She shrugged, dismissing the thought, as she immediately began creating her NPC, a purple female Qilin that was super fluffy and was also a time mage.
"Thank you Pero! I'll be here for like an hour while I create Tokino!" She said, thanking him before immediately starting work on Tokino.
Pero blinked, momentarily stunned before just accepting it, "No problem, anyways, I've gotta check what my sis is doing with her NPCs now, see ya!"
Okay, so, now she needs to make an NPC using this system she actually hadn't used yet, since she wanted her first NPC to be the floor guardian.
Picking Tokino's first racial class, which was just a simple magical beast, something she unlocked from embarrassing herself, she spent some time on making her look like a horse with an ungodly amount of fur, despite knowing horses don't have fur.
But the fur makes her look cute, so it doesn't matter.
She decided to dump the levels into her racial classes first, so she dumps 40 points into adeptus, more chinese words she didn't understand but knew that it allowed for some basic shape shifting so Tokino can have a humanoid form just in case, and qilin, so she can dump her last 5 levels into the qilin of incoming prosperity.
She has to suffer through 20 minutes of just choosing racial perks after that. And then came the time to make her look super cute.
For her main form, the one where she's a big horse, she puts purple fur all over her, made her horns red because why not, made the skin showing super smooth to show that she's a girl, and calls it a day.
Also, she's super big, because she deserves to be big.
As for her humanoid form… Eh, give her long and curly purple hair, give her a decent chest size, and the horns can be the same as her qilin form… Oh wow this Japanese game has terrible black skinned customization, what a surprise, she'll just stick with the asian ones then.
Of course, though it was simple to just summarize her in a few sentences, that process took about an hour to go through just carefully using the NPC creator tool to finely tune her proportions the way she wanted her to look.
After that, she just dumped all of her remaining levels into the secret time classes, because she should be better than the average player at time manipulation.
And of course she had to spend 40 minutes just picking up spells for her and investing her status points.
She noted that Tokino has an inventory, but she didn't know what to put in it yet, so she just ignored it for now and gave Tokino some of her old gear while she made a note to farm a witch's set for her.
…Oh, she could program how she uses her moves in combat, and also what she does outside of combat?
She could also do idle animations?!
Oh, she is going to spend an ungodly amount of time on this.
Another hour disappeared as Tokino got competent coding by yours truly. And her frantic google searching for how to code in Yggdrasil.
And now, her character bio…
Hm, she has a good idea…
Tokino Status
Tokino
Level: 100
Racial Classes:
Magical Beast (15)
Adeptus (10)
Qillin (10)
Heavenly Qilin of Impending Fortune (5)
Job Classes:
Chronologist (15)
Disciple of Time (15)
Keeper of Time(10)
Time Manipulator (10)
Guardian of Time (5)
Master of Time (5)
Karma: -50, Neutral
Approximate Status
HP 60
MP 100
Phy. Atk. 10
Phy. Def. 90
Agility 100
Mag. Atk. 65
Mag. Def. 100
Resistance. 80
Special Ability. 100
Total: 705.
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Tokino's Bio
Tokino is the floor guardian of the 4th floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. She prefers to be in her qillin form, though she has the ability to turn into a more humanoid form. In fact, she actually hates being in her humanoid form, as she believes that she looks too 'human' in it, and she believes that the other guardians are hypocrites for hating humans, yet taking their form and not their more heteromorph forms. Though, she believes Vagisilious is justified in keeping her humanlike form due to her being a creature of deception. Though, she would never air her disapproval out loud, as compared to all other floor guardians, it wouldn't be an unfair statement to say that she is among the weakest of her peers. Her ability to control time is unrivaled within Nazarick, and she is able to rewind time to revive others, or to speed forward time to age someone to death, and completely stop the flow of time for longer than even the supreme beings. She is very proud of her mastery over time. So naturally, she absolutely despises when anyone uses an anti-time countermeasure against her, an ability that most level 100 beings in Nazarick happen to carry. As such, she doesn't like fighting. Tokino, despite her being perceived as being very cold from the outside, is actually a very caring person once she gets used to you. It's a common sight on the 4th floor to see Tokino carrying its denizens to their destination, and you can often find some of the smaller denizens of the floor napping on her soft, warm, and gentle fur. This is completely negated while in her humanoid form, however, as in that form, she becomes completely irritable to the point where she'll even disrespect the supreme beings. This leads her to almost never entering the 9th floor, as the floor is too small for her to comfortably fit as her qillin form. The other floor guardians know of this fact, and so are kind enough to always meet her in a place where she'll be able to be conversed with in her qillin form. Another quirk of Tokino is that she's very easily embarrassed. When she was created, Vagisilious had spoken with Peroconcino and had come up with a little rhyme, 'Tokino, Tokino, Hot Pizza Rolls!' which had made her extremely embarrassed, and that trait of being easily embarrassed whenever someone teases her has carried on. As for her hobbies, she sometimes sneaks outside of the tomb, bribing Shalltear along the way to keep quiet, and stargazes for a while. The stars are very beautiful to her, and she would love for nothing more to pick out a constellation to adorn her masters with. Another thing she enjoys is to teach others. It doesn't quite matter what she's teaching, as the act of teaching and seeing her students learn is very appealing to her. Also, Tokino takes after her creator and is a hopeless romantic, trying to nudge people in the tomb to date each other. Though, given Nazarick's work ethic, this has been a sisyphean task for her, no matter how many times she's handed out tasks to 2 NPCs who she thinks would be a great couple, they almost never seem to get together. Very rarely, Tokino and Vagisilious will get together to discuss who they think would be a great couple, and though they agree with most pairings, whenever they disagree, a small fight usually occurs due to them wanting their OTPs to come to life. She also enjoys party tricks using her time magic. One of her favorites is that when it is raining, she would freeze the time of all of the rain droplets in the area and send them back to the clouds and advancing the time of the clouds to make it sunny again. One thing she did not take from Vagisilious, however, is the art of lying. While Tokino can keep a few things secret if asked, it's more often than not that Tokino is completely incapable of keeping a secret to save her life. As such, her other floor guardians don't often keep her informed of the ongoings of other floors in case if her mouth moves before her brain, and potentially leak information. As for her official job as part of Nazarick's machine, her floor supplies most of the food for the tomb. The 4th floor hosts a variety of both NPCs made for slaughter, pop mobs that are able to be harvested, and plants that are both the dream of any alchemist and the desire of any chef. Tokino's duty is to simply rewind time, so that when items are harvested, they are immediately able to be harvested again. Fortunately for Tokino, who hates unnecessary suffering, the denizens being harvested are quite content with their position, and she does all she can in order to lessen any suffering they may face. This position of kindness has caused Demiurge and Tokino to clash on the necessity of her 'kindness', but Tokino is no intellectual peer of Demiurge, so whenever an argument pops up, Tokino is very quick to make up an excuse to excuse herself from a conversation. As such, though they are able to work together, her relationship with Demiurge could be called 'strained.'
Below are Tokino's private thoughts on various members of Nazarick.
About Vagisilious:
'While I respect my creator and master very much, and I would no doubt follow her to the gates of death itself… Could she not use a more heteromorphic form more often? While I know she uses her looks to charm humans into her unsuspecting grasp… It still bothers me that my master takes on the form of such lesser creatures.'
About Peroroncino & Bukubukuchagama:
'I think they'd make a nice couple, but Vagisilious apparently doesn't like the fact that they're siblings… While I'd never tell this to her face, I don't think that matters much, mostly because she isn't sure if they could reproduce to create the main cause of why incest is bad in the first place… But the would-be kids would be so cute!'
About Ankoro Mocchi Mocchi:
'Lady Vagisilious tells me that she's a great fan of dogs, but I'm not quite sure who in Nazarick would fit that. Hmm… Lord Beast King Mekongawa, maybe? Though, I'm not sure if he would like being on her leash…'
About Yamaiko:
'Lady Vagisilious told me that my love of teaching people came from her! I really appreciate her for that, since I just enjoy watching my students learn, I wonder if she feels the same as well? I don't meet her that often, but I hope I can watch her teach her students, I'm sure I'll learn a lot from her!'
About Ulbert Alain Odle:
'My master once described him as the cruelest and evilest being in Nazarick, and being the creator of Demiurge, who already is so evil, I don't hold a very high opinion of him, though I would obey any order he gives me, being one of the supreme beings of Nazarick. But I just can't get over the fact that he's the creator of Demiurge! Can't he tell Demiurge to stop picking on me?'
About Momonga:
'I think I could count the number of times I've seen him on one hand… I'm the floor guardian of the 4th floor! Is he subtly disapproving of my methods in ruling this floor? Should I change? Am I just overreacting? Maybe Vagisilious would give me a good answer the next time I ask about Lord Momonga…'
About Bellriver:
'The first time he laid his eyes upon my human form, he said "Lady Vagisilious, you are doing the lord's work." and ogled me until Vagisilious got him to stop. To be honest, I just don't like him that much…'
About Shizyuutensuzaku:
'I hear that Lord Shizyuutensuzaku is also a talisman user, so maybe he'll be a good wife to Lady Vagisilious, but he's also a fellow teacher with Lady Yaimiko… Hmm, I don't have anyone down for Lady Yaimiko yet…'
About Tabula Smaragdina:
'The first time I saw him, he called me trash and insulted Lady Vagisilious repeatedly… I still don't forgive him for that.'
About Shalltear Bloodfallen:
'Quite frankly, aside from the times I bribe her with fresh food from the 4th floor to let me pass to gaze at the stars, we don't interact with each other very much. Though, I do know she quite often has sex with her vampire brides, but that's such wasted romantic potential! Maybe who would go well with her and her million fetishes? Hmm, maybe Lord Momonga could use more than 1 wife…'
About Cocytus:
'He's actually very helpful in preserving all of the materials we produce, since he's so cold that all of the crates around him just freezes. He even personally thanks me for feeding all of Nazarick sometimes! What a nice person that Lord Warrior Takemikazuchi made! Hm, maybe he'd go well with the insect from the pleiades?'
About Aura:
'On one hand, she's the cutest creature she's ever seen in Nazarick… On the other hand, why did Lady Bukubukuchagama design her to be a demi-human? I thought that might not have been her true form, but I asked her about it and that seems to be her only form… Well, she's too young to get together with anyone anyway. Maybe in her later years, she might… Ooh! A forbidden romance between her and someone outside of Nazarick! She just has to find a dark elf village somewhere now…'
About Mare:
'I recognize that Mare's attire is personally handpicked by Lady Bukubukuchagama… But personally, I just can't like him in a girl's outfit! He's so cute anyway though, that it almost annihilates my dislike of his outfit… Almost. Maybe he'll let me pamper him a bit, if I ever get the chance?'
About Demiurge:
'Every time we meet, and for some reason we keep meeting way too often, he keeps making fun of me so subtly that it sometimes goes over my head… I think it's better when he makes fun of me more openly, because at least I know that he doesn't like me lessening the suffering of my own floor members in exchange for the lessened amount of food we bring in. The worst thing he does though is to just openly touch my fur… I don't actually feel anything from his touch, my actual skin is far away from my fur, but I don't like it when he just violates my personal space! Why does he do that anyway?'
About Victim:
'I think Victim is a very nice person, and out of all the other floor guardians, I think I like him the most. He doesn't make any unnecessary remarks, he knows the flaws of looking too human, he has such a good relationship with Aureole that makes for good daydream kissing material, even if he doesn't look like the type to have hugs and kisses. He treats me with the respect I deserve as one of the floor guardians! Really, what is there to not like about him?'
About Sebas Tian:
'I don't know much about him, but I do know that he's hot and has a ton of good shipping material around him! It's the opposite problem of so many other NPCs in the tomb, because most people don't have good shipping relationships with each other, but Sebas just has so much! Who do I ship him with? Yuri, his trustable subordinate in the pleiades? Or maybe the naughtier Solution would be a good fit? Oh, what about one of the level 1 maids? The difference in power would be so cute and hot! Sebas, please just date anyone! I'm begging you!'
About Albedo:
'I'm really glad that Albedo is so nice to me. I know that apparently, when Lady Vagisilious was once weak, she had a problem with overbearing bosses, so it's nice to know that I won't have the same problem as she once did. Luckily for me as well, it's super easy to pair Albedo up! It just has to be with Momonga! Why else would she always be standing next to his throne if she wasn't in love with him?'
About Pandora's Actor:
The only reason I know he exists is because Vagisilious once mentioned him to me as the 'eccentric protector of all of Nazarick's valuables, the personal creation of Momonga himself!' and didn't elaborate much about him other than him being a greater doppelganger. Maybe he'd be a good fit with Naberal?
About The Nazarick Tour Guides:
'They're all cute and funny little guys! I think they'd all make for a great polyamorous relationship with each other!'
About Shatallia:
'I was thinking of pairing her up with Shalltear since their names are so similar… But she revealed that she was asexual! What a waste of such a cute naga girl!'
About her duties:
'I know I shouldn't complain, but sometimes, I think I should've gotten at least an assistant or two to help me reverse time on all of these things. The stock NPCs need to be reset, the plants need to be sped up, the ore area needs to be grown back, and pop mobs need to be exterminated… Ugh.'
About Her Title:
'Lady Vagisilious once nicknamed me "The Witch of Time," but I'm not quite fond of it. Mostly because it's based on my human form, where I wear a witch's costume. Why did she nickname me after a form I don't like? Is this some sort of subtle punishment?'
About Stars:
'I wonder if each star is a world, just like Helheim or Midgard… If so, I would want nothing more than to pluck a constellation out of the heavens to give to my masters. After all, the stars' beauty should belong to only them.'
About Party Tricks:
'Stopping time to pull out an item is a classic, but I need new material… Maybe I can turn someone into a baby? That'd be a bit fun! Or maybe I'll just move everyone into embarrassing positions and… Oh my gosh! I can totally do that to pair people together into closed places and have them kiss in secret!'
About Shipping:
'Romance soothes the soul, and I just love watching 2 people look at each other with love in their eyes… But it's so hard to get anyone to kiss each other in Nazarick! One of these days, every single couple in Nazarick will thank me for getting them to realize they have feelings for each other… But until that day comes, I'll keep trying to get those dummies together!'
It's actually disgusting how much min-maxing she was able to do with her status. If only Yggdrasil allowed players to min-max their own status to this extent. Seriously, 4 stats at 100? She would kill for that! The limit for players was 2 maxed out stats!
So, for her bio, she decided that Tokino would share her little side hobby she's been practicing because playing Yggdrasil 24/7 would burn her out.
Namely, shipping.
Romance anime soothes the soul, and watching characters kiss is a thousand times better than actually kissing people.
In the back of her mind, she knows that these NPCs will become real some day in the future though she doesn't really think about it all too often these days, so it's good to make friends.
Though, she does feel a bit bad for making her a shipper, but making the 4th floor dry of any actual NPCs in it aside from the pop mobs… something she'll have to fix soon.
Anyways, she wanted to write more about Tokino, but she didn't know what to write about, so she had the genius idea of just writing about what Tokino thinks about the other members of Nazarick!
Pretty smart, huh? And it also gives her the defense of 'its not me, it's the NPC' just in case if someone called her out on her weird shipping choices later in the future.
She's super smart.
But anyways, she needs to address the lack of shipping material in her floor.
Yeah, the other floor guardian can wait. She needs to populate the 4th floor with good shipping material.
But first, she needs to introduce Tokino to the guild. Hopefully they'll like her!
"It's unbelievable how trash this character is." Tabula brutally said to her face, causing her confidence to skydive straight to the bottom of hell.
"Vaggy, you are doing the lord's work," Bellriver said, admiring her humanoid form, and by that, she meant he was looking at her ass, "This is definitely my favorite NPC in Nazarick, even though her build is kind of garbage."
Nubo sighed, as if she was breaking bad news to someone, "Vaggy, I know you really wanted to go for the time build, but can we please get you something else? I know you spent a lot of time looking for them, but I'm still unconvinced of this build being a good support build."
Punitto nodded alongside Nubo, "Yeah, the descriptions for her spells sounds promising, but so did the concept of the time classes and you know how that is. This probably sucks a lot more than it looks."
"I hate all of you." She bluntly stated without any actual bite, because she alone knew the true value Tokino could give them some day, "Trust me, time classes will get a massive buff one day, and you guys are going to be worshiping Tokino on that day! Also, Bellriver, stop looking at her ass."
Bellriver, surprisingly, actually stopped, while Momonga offered his opinion, "I like her."
"Momonga, this is why you're the best." She said, sending Momonga a heart emoji.
Ancient One shrugged in his massive form, "I'll believe her importance when I see it. Anyways, I'll go farm some more crystals now, see you guys later."
We waved him goodbye as the discussion around Tokino died down as the verdict was, "Yeah, we'll believe her usefulness when we see it."
Oh yeah, one day they'll believe… In like 10 years from now or something.
Honestly, she hoped all of them would stay for the ending. She wonders how Yggdrasil, this super popular game, would somehow die out anyways. Must be some type of dark magic. Maybe the company gets blown up by a rival company or something.
Anyways, she had a bunch of data crystals left over, so she would make a bunch of NPCs for her floor…
Well, as much as Momonga would let her, anyways.
Eventually, Pero scrolled down her bio all the way to her private thoughts, and immediately said, "Vaggy, what the fuck is this paragraph about Buku and I?"
Oh shit.
Buku immediately opened Tokino's bio herself to see what got her brother acting so cold all of a sudden, and then as she saw it, she blankly said, "Vaggy, am I reading?"
"Trust me, Pero, Buku, writing about how Tokino thinks you two would be a good couple is absolutely vital to her character lore."
She totally lost the 1v2 PvP duel that occurred immediately after her defense.
Yeah, it was her fault for accepting the duel, but still, yikes.
She didn't delete the paragraph.
"Great idea by yours truly, what if when invaders come, the top gate closes and a second gate in the water is there and stays open, so all invaders have to go through water to reach the ice floor?"
Warrior Takeminazuki nodded enthusiastically, "Vaggy, that is a great idea! I'll just put some snow virgins to freeze the idiots at the gate, then."
"Then you'll love my next idea. You know Atlas gives coordinates, right? What if we build a portal that uses [Gate] to wherever those coordinates are?"
Punitto Moe sent her a heart emoji, "Vaggy, this is why we keep you around."
"And we'll have it on the 4th floor, because I came up with the idea!"
"And this is why we don't defend you whenever Ulbert insults your character."
Leshy's Status:
Leshy
Level 49
Racial Classes:
Treant (15)
Bush Monster (6)
Job Classes:
Nature's Apostle (15)
Shaman (6)
Druid (7)
Karma: +125, Good.
Approximate Status:
HP 35
MP 35
Phy. Atk. 6
Phy. Def. 17
Agility 12
Mag. Atk. 28
Mag. Def. 35
Resistance. 22
Special Ability. 40
Total: 200.
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Leshy's Bio
Leshy is an area guardian of The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. She is in charge of maintaining the crops of the 4th floor, recording their harvests and sowing the seeds for Tokino to regrow.
Leshy is a very excitable girl, and is very easy to chat with. She enjoys talking to introverts and attempting to get them out of their shells. As such, the red frog demon, Heket, is among her best friends, though Heket only barely reciprocates.
She also had a small crush on Heket that she doesn't know what to do with.
Below are Leshy's private thoughts on various members of Nazarick.
About Vagisilious:
'Please eat some of our produce! It's super disheartening to see you eat none of it in front of us…'
About Heket:
'I want her to ribbit for me, but is that type of relationship appropriate in Nazarick? Does she like me back, even? Oh, what do I do…'
About Tokino:
'She keeps pairing Heket and I in odd assignments… Thank you, Tokino!'
Heket's Status
Heket
Level 41
Racial Classes:
Imp (15)
Infernal Toad (2)
Job Classes:
Rogue (15)
Cultist (5)
Butcher (4)
Karma: -25, Neutral.
Approximate Status:
HP 25
MP 15
Phy. Atk. 30
Phy. Def. 20
Agility 25
Mag. Atk. 10
Mag. Def. 15
Resistance. 20
Special Ability. 20
Total: 180.
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Heket's Bio
Heket is an area guardian of The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. She is in charge of butchering pop mobs as well as to ensure the meat is cut from the sacrificial NPCs to ensure that Nazarick gets its supply of meat.
Heket is a very quiet and cold girl, preferring isolation. However, she is very good at her job and her ability to cook is very good as well. She is actually vegan, however, as she doesn't feel as if she would resist the urge to steal some of the meat off of her lambs if she wasn't.
As such, Heket has made friends with Leshy, even if it started out as trying to get the best product first. But slowly, Heket's feelings for Leshy grew, though she has no idea what to do with these feelings.
Below are Heket's private thoughts on various members of Nazarick.
About Vagisilious:
'I haven't actually seen her eat any of my food here, despite having the authority to simply pluck the tastiest meat for herself. Am I disappointing her somehow?'
About Leshy:
'...She makes my heart beat faster. I don't think that's very healthy…'
About Tokino:
'She keeps pairing Leshy and I in odd assignments… Does she know of my issues? If so, why does she increase my problems?!'
Shatallia's Status:
Shatallia
Level 88
Racial Classes:
Naga (15)
Siren Gazer (10)
Serpent (10)
Great Naga Serpent (1)
Job Classes:
Cartographer (15)
Hydro Mage (15)
Great Cartographer (10)
Spacial Hydromancy (10)
World Cartographer (1)
Manipulator of Deep Water (1)
Karma: -300, Evil.
Approximate Status:
HP 65
MP 70
Phy. Atk. 30
Phy. Def. 60
Agility 60
Mag. Atk. 85
Mag. Def. 75
Resistance. 50
Special Ability. 70
Total: 565.
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Shatallia's Bio
Shatallia is an area guardian of the 4th floor of The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. She is in charge of the underground lake on the 4th floor. Additionally, she is in charge of the Gate of Atlas. Her duty is to ensure that when any invaders reach the 4th floor, the upper gate is closed and the lower gate opens, forcing enemies to tread through her waters in order to reach the 5th floor. Additionally, whenever the Gate of Atlas needs to be used, she keeps Atlas safe and informs the supreme beings of how it can be used. and when invaders reach the 4th floor, she prioritizes getting Atlas to the 10th floor before anything else.
She is very friendly to the denizens of her lake, and only cordial with the other members of the 4th floor. She actively dislikes the denizens of the 7th floor, because she thinks that being that hot should be a crime in Nazarick.
She has a very cold personality, showing off almost no emotion. Not to say that she has no emotion, she just prefers not to show it. As such, some of her peers find it hard to approach her.
She loves hearing about other worlds from the supreme beings, and wishes to go out on an adventure outside of Nazarick one day. She also wishes that she's able to go with the supreme beings through the gate that she's set the guard. Embarrassingly, despite knowing everything about the Gate of Atlas, she hasn't got to experience going through it yet.
She is also asexual and aromantic. Much to Tokino's dismay.
Below are Shatallia's private thoughts on various members of Nazarick.
About Vagisilious:
'I am forever grateful to my lady for the gift of life. I shall serve her faithfully.'
About Tokino:
'Hmph, why is she afraid of getting in the water? It's not as if she's incapable of simply reversing time on herself to negate the effects of her fur getting wet.'
About The Outside World:
'Oh, I wish I could go outside of Nazarick one day…'
"Hey, Vaggy, so we're trying to make a homunculus maid for everyone in Nazarick. But Ulbert and his gang of heteromorphic hardliners are all saying that homunculus aren't real heteromorphs and shouldn't be allowed in Nazarick and Momonga would like for them to be convinced for our idea to go through." Whitebrim had come to her one day asking for her assistance, "Being part of the 'Yeah I don't care' club, can you help me fight this battle to get our guild hot homunculus maids?"
She blinked, "You want me to help you with what now?"
"Arguing with Ulbert, since you're used to doing that," Whitebrim said as if it was obvious.
Garnet, who was standing next to him silently, nodded as well, "Also, you think maids are hot, right? Shouldn't we all get a personal maid, then?"
She started to slowly nod, getting the idea, "Yeah, maids are hot, and arguing with Ulbert is certainly a thing I do… Yeah, sure why not, count me in."
"Oh of course you're trying to defend the idea of letting homunculi into Nazarick! Of course someone who's basically a human with some eye contacts and plastic wings would say something as stupid as that!"
"I'm sorry, am I talking to Demiurge's creator here? Who's only big difference from humans are his slightly sharper teeth, small tail, and diamond eyes?"
"That's justifiable! Besides, he has a frog form he can take! But homunculi are basically humans that the devs changed their coding into heteromorphs just to make those weak crybabies think they're actually playing a real heteromorph race!"
"Yeah, and if I recall you saying a few weeks ago, 'I'd rather my NPCs be hot' right? Isn't that why your 7 deadly sins you've been making all look at least human-adjacent?"
"They don't look like humans at all! Just because their skin looks a bit smooth doesn't mean they're humans!"
"Yeah, but basically humans with some small changes, right?"
"Yeah, but not humans."
"Homunculi aren't humans."
"They're literally humans with a different description."
"And they're also hot, because they look like humans."
"...Do you think I'm so low as to just let it happen because I know that all of you are going to create hot maids?"
"Yeah, you will."
"Yeah, I am."
Emily
Level: 1
Racial Classes:
Homunculus (1)
Karma: 0, Neutral
Approximate Status
HP 3
MP 3
Phy. Atk. 3
Phy. Def. 3
Agility 3
Mag. Atk. 3
Mag. Def. 3
Resistance. 3
Special Ability. 3
Total: 27.
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Emily's Bio:
Vagisilious's friend from her America. She doesn't quite know Vagisilious is Lauren, but she suspects she knows her from somewhere. Doesn't quite know how she ended up in this situation, but she's grown to like it, though she is occasionally worried about family back home. Overall, she is a great maid and gets along with the others easily.
Below are Emily's private thoughts on various members of Nazarick.
About Vagisilious:
'I swear I know her from somewhere else… But there's no way, right?'
About Her Situation:
'I can't believe all my stories were right! But… Am I really just a maid? I like it here, but I was sort of expecting something more.'
Some tears were shed that night, lost in the memories of a long lost home. Yet life goes on.
She got the idea for her 2nd floor guardian when the 2nd expansion of Yggdrasil came out and world enemies were introduced into the game alongside 11th tier spells named super-tier magic that were added because somebody used [Five Elements Overcoming].
And yeah, that was a painful 50 minutes of discussion with the entire guild on who was picking what super tier spell. And she thought her 30 super tier spells were pretty good, to be honest.
Anyways, not the point.
The point is, Luci*Fer, one of the newer members and his dumb little angel face managed to stumble upon where one of the new world enemies were in Midgard, despite all of the top guilds doing their best to keep that info hidden. Which they had been successfully doing for months, because the world enemy wasn't in a very well-traveled place in Midgard.
Naturally, Lucifer did some light mocking at the players who were trying to pay him off to keep the location secret for a while longer while they themselves farmed the new world enemy.
Apparently, the world enemy they found was a huge dragon named Yowairyu, which she's pretty sure just translates into 'weak dragon.'
That's kind of sad, honestly. World enemies were advertised as the strongest things in Yggdrasil, and Yowairyu's entire lore is that it's the weakest of the world enemies.
Anyways, they went out to go fight the players farming Yowairyu. Apparently they came up with a turn system and using her divination that's specifically used for the purpose of scouting players, she was able to find out that it was the top tier guild Ring Of Sin who were currently waiting for the boss to respawn.
Now, Ring Of Sin was a good guild filled with good players, even if it deliberately handicapped itself by taking in only evil karma demons as their members. They've been recognized as the go-to guild if a demon player wanted to master their craft.
In fact, they were probably in the top 15 of guilds.
But we were just better PvPers.
We descended upon them with all our might, and they absolutely were not prepared for a fight, so we beat them with basically no casualties and the most interesting thing that happened was that someone started to roleplay their demise as they sang a weird hymn as they died.
"Man, those guys suck for a bunch of demon players." Ulbert said, mocking his fellow demons.
The Christmas tree wannabe, Whitebrim, nodded, "Yeah! They bring shame upon us actually good heteromorph players!"
"Knock it off guys, the boss could spawn any moment now." Touch said, still being healed by the supports as he was going absolutely insane that fight. He's probably the best PvPer in our guild, actually. Ulbert is probably #2, much to her mild distaste.
Of course, speak of the devil and he shall arrive. Yowairyu had spawned back up in the sky, and Pero had immediately pulled it, thinking it was a trash mob.
It was not a tough fight, actually.
The title of the weakest dragon was well earned, because though Yowairyu had the stats of the final boss in a raid dungeon, Yowairyu was an entirely physical oriented boss.
Our tanks ate his attacks up for breakfast.
After a relaxing 6 minute boss fight, Yowairyu died and we got his loot.
Well, it wasn't relaxing for Bellriver, who died during the fight because he bet that he could tank for 30 seconds with no armor halfway during the fight.
Yeah we made fun of him for that, obviously.
"Hah! That was easy!" Ulbert cheered, checking his share of the loot.
Oh, yeah, world bosses do give a piece of loot to everyone in the fight, no wonder why it was being farmed.
Let's see, what did she get?
Oh, wait, it's trash. God damn it. It's a ring that boosts physical resistance, but literally nobody in the guild needs it right now. Also, it has lore on it, ew.
…Well, she'll read over it anyway, since it might give her an idea for some NPC later down the line.
[Yowairyu's Endurance Lore]
Long, long ago, when heaven and earth were being created, primordial dragons ruled the skies that the gods created. Yet, all primordial beasts have their hierarchies, and it just so happens Yowairyu was at the bottom of it.
Though he was the weakest, Yowairyu was still leagues above the strongest mortal, and so though he was never able to gain the respect of his peers, Yowairyu was still strong.
That strength was made useless when Nidhoggr shattered the skies with his mighty roar and killed many of the original primordial dragons, with Yowairyu being so weak as to be left alive, so pitiful he was that the dark god wouldn't gain strength from devouring him.
And so with his shattered spirit, he was cast down to Midgard, where he thought that he might be safe from the woes of the world.
Yet, it was not to be, for his encounter with Nidhoggr left him permanently scarred with a curse.
He was cursed to learn the 'Truth' of Yggdrasil.
And so, he was cursed with the forbidden knowledge of how the developers created Yggdrasil for player's entertainment.
And he was cursed to remember each and every single time he died at the hands of the player.
Yowairyu may curse Nidhoggr for his situation, and the developers for creating this parody of life, but what else can he do but endure?
WHAT THE FUCK THAT IS SO SAD?!
WHAT KIND OF SADIST WOULD MAKE A FICTIONAL BOSS CHARACTER GO THROUGH DYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN?! AND KNOW THAT HE WAS FICTIONAL?!
Well, okay, he was fictional, BUT THAT'S STILL JUST SO MEAN?!
"Hey BigStall! What's up with the lore of this boss being to REMEMBER EVERY TIME WE KILL HIM?!" She shouted at BigStall, mostly because she was being overly emotional about something that didn't matter much in the long run.
BigStall read over the lore of the item she briefly handed to him before showing a light bulb emoji, "Oh yeah! I remember that debate in the office. I didn't want him to have such a sad background lore to go along with his really sad title as the weakest dragon, but… Well, I was overruled."
He returned the ring over to her, "Ah well, I guess that's his fate now. It'd be sadder if it was real."
…Well, yeah, that's true, but if the game becomes real at the end of its lifespan, even if Yggdrasil disappears and everything in it disappears alongside it, it would mean Yowairyu was real, right?
Her guild mates were leaving after discussing a bit about the kill, so she needed to follow them back to Nazarick, but first, she had a little bit of roleplaying to do.
"Oh, aren't you a pitiful creature?"
The toughest part of creating Yowairyu was actually his name.
Quite simply, she did not want his name to be 'Weak Dragon' anymore, and instead she wanted him to have a cooler sounding name.
So, she searched up some cool dragon names, and eventually, she found something that sounded cool.
Leviathan.
Apparently, there's some sort of bible verse explaining how Leviathan was a huge sea serpent that God himself had to come down to kill, or something like that.
But mostly the name was cool, so maybe… Leviathan will be so strong one day, that the developers themselves will have to come down to nerf him?
And obviously, Leviathan would win that fight, unlike the OG Leviathan who was manhandled by God.
With his name now secured, she had to figure out how he should look.
Obviously, he should be a huge dragon, but what kind?
Then she remembered her new friend, Orphea.
They've spoken a few times since they've met, and a lot of their conversations essentially boiled down to Triumvirate members being misogynistic pieces of shit. But apparently their guild leader was pretty cool, which was the only reason Orphea wasn't looking for another guild yet.
Stupid decision on her part, but hey, maybe she has a crush or something.
Anyways, she thought her abyssal monk type classes would work great on a dragon trying to grow stronger, because if there's a dark power that can be grabbed, it's either hell or abyss, and the 7th floor already has the monopoly on the hell imagery.
So, Leviathan will be an abyss monk, or whatever that build would be called.
That means Leviathan should obviously be a big black dragon, sort of similar to Nidhoggr, now that she thought about it…
Huh, it's probably ironic how Nidhoggr opened the abyss up, and now Leviathan, whose race was slaughtered by Nidhoggr, is using its power.
It would be super ironic if Leviathan actually got to fight Nidhoggr one day.
Anyways, she should probably give him a humanoid form as well, so…
Human, but he has horns that curve backwards and some scales or something. Eh, let's give him black sclera just like she has as well. And make him a tall gentleman with white hair, that would be cool. Though, doesn't Sebas already fill that role?
…Well, 2 tall gentlemen with white hair that also happens to be draconic in their true forms in Nazarick is totally fine.
And so it was decreed by her and the $200 she spent to buy 100 levels for Nazarick so she could have her 2nd floor guardian, Leviathan.
Leviathan Status:
Leviathan
Level: 100
Racial Classes:
Lesser Drake (15)
Abyssal Beast (10)
Dragonoid (10)
Abyssal Dragon (5)
Job Classes:
Monk (15)
Abyssal Disciple (15)
Martial Lord (10)
Fighter of The Abyss (10)
Abyssal Sovereign (5)
Lord Over Power (5)
Karma: -250, Very Evil
Approximate Status
HP 100
MP 70
Phy. Atk. 100
Phy. Def. 80
Agility 80
Mag. Atk. 95
Mag. Def. 70
Resistance. 80
Special Ability. 90
Total: 765.
Spells and Skills: [Expand]
Racial Specialties: [Expand]
Inventory: [Expand]
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Leviathan Bio
Yowairyu was once a world enemy, the weakest one, in fact. Yet, his hoard was valued by many players and so over and over again, he was slain again and again in order to be robbed by players. He was individually more powerful than a single player, yet, here he was, completely defenseless and unable to grow. Then, Ainz Ooal Gown had come. Like every other group before them, they had slain him, taken his belongings, and left his soul to regenerate, ready to be slaughtered again like cattle. Yet, one member stayed behind and gazed at his soul. "Oh, aren't you just a pitiful creature?" She said, pity coloring her eyes. Though he could not respond, his soul flared with rage at what was happening to him. The Fairy smiled, as if she knew everything, "You're quite hateful of the divine, aren't you? The developers who forced you into this situation, the players who keep slaughtering you, and yourself for being so weak." She said, but he could not understand, who were the developers? Were the groups of gods that killed him called players? And… Yes, he hated himself for being so weak. She giggled, "My name is Vagisilious, some would call me one of the successors to the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits… But that's irrelevant, my question is; Though I can't quite help you get revenge… Would you like to come with me to relieve yourself of your suffering?"
Immediately, he jumped for the chance to never again suffer at the hands of cruelty, and so his soul had immediately surrendered itself to Vagisilious.
To fool the developers of her theft of a world enemy's soul, she had created an artificial soul to act as Yowairyu for the rest of time. Perhaps an being experienced in the dealing of souls would know her deception, but who would ever purposely care for the weakest of the world enemies?
His soul was taken to Nazarick, and placed in a new body. She looked upon him with such caring eyes, "Your name means 'Weak Dragon' in our language, but for a new denizen of Nazarick, that simply can't stand… How about I call you after the strongest of dragons, Leviathan?"
And so, Yowairyu had died his final death, and Leviathan was born in his ashes.
Leviathan was made one of the guardians of the 4th floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick, much to his surprise, and his duty was to act as the muscle in the 4th floor in order to compliment the other guardian of the 4th floor, Tokino. At first, he was bitter at playing second fiddle to someone else, and that showed through his early days of ruling, where he expected perfection from everyone and his methods were brutal and without mercy. Little by little, however, Leviathan's defenses were broken down by Tokino and soon, even Leviathan had to admit they had become, at the very least, friends.
One day, while Leviathan was still adjusting to leadership, Vagisilious visited him and asked, "Leviathan, can you tell me the answer to this simple question; What is your purpose in your life?"
Leviathan had given a very basic answer, for he couldn't think of anything else, "To serve you, my master."
Vagisilious had frowned, clearly upset with his answer, "No, that is your duty, but not your purpose. Every other being in this tomb may have it that way, but that is because we have carefully crafted every single atom in this tomb for this purpose. You are different, though. You are not like the rest. You don't have to give me an answer tomorrow, or even a month from now, but one day, I hope you'll be able to answer me when I ask, what is your purpose in life?"
During the times he was alone, he had much time to think: What was his purpose in life? Though he may have a fancy title now, serving his masters in their tomb, Leviathan still held an immense hatred in his heart for those who forced him to go through death for many years. He still remembered each and every face with their cruel smiles as they plunged a blade into his heart. He remembers every word those 'developers' had said while creating him, calling him weak. And he knows what he would do in order to exact his wrath against those who made him this way.
So after many months of careful consideration, Leviathan had gone to Vagisilious to tell her his answer, "My purpose in life is to seek vengeance against the gods. I hold nothing but hatred in my heart, and I demand justice for their sins."
Vagisilious had simply laughed at his declaration, as if it was something humorous about it, "Hah! I have to say, in this tomb, where all its denizens devote their entire beings to serve us, I like this flame of ambition you have!" She had a wide smirk on her face, perhaps all players of Yggdrasil are monsters, he thought, "If you are an enemy against the divine, then rest assured, you have the support of all of Nazarick."
And so his destiny was written in stone, though he may be weak, once Yggdrasil burns and the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick is transported to worlds beyond, he will be freed from the shackles of Yggdrasil, and his powers as one of the World Enemies will be restored once more, and with his newly added power from Nazarick, no longer will he be the weakest, but one of the strongest in the whole universe. And when he meets those who once inflicted on him an insufferable fate, he shall let justice be done, though the heavens may fall.
Despite his past, Leviathan still has hobbies, one of which is to inflict unspeakable pains on living creatures. What he calls practice for when he finally finds one of the beings he hated so much, the tortured call a deranged and mad art. His ability to torture is slightly below the most dedicated torturers in Nazarick, though when dealing with strong beings, or those he simply hates, the pain he can inflict knows no peers.
That is not to say that he knows no kindness, for he actually has a sin that most denizens of Nazarick would denounce him for if they found out. Leviathan enjoys resting and not being obligated to do anything. He has spent many years being tortured at the hands of beings far stronger than him, so being able to simply rest and not do anything is nothing short of a dream for him. Additionally, since all his life his entire being was devoted to dying in combat, he loves to eat and drink to his heart's content. Additionally, because of his constant deaths, his standards are so low that most NPCs in the tomb come to him to fish for any sort of praise, as Leviathan, once he calms down and decides that bringing justice to the gods was his ultimate goal, was quite nice to his fellow members of Nazarick and showers praise quite freely.
Wishing for the destruction of everything the developers who created him and the players who slayed him held dear, he also trains in the art of combat extensively. Though not many would willingly spar with him, he still attempts to hone his ability to fight so that when the day of reckoning comes, he will not be unprepared.
Though his presence at not being fully made from the supreme beings light is common knowledge and all denizens know of his aboriginal origins, Leviathan does not go further than "I was once trapped in an unfortunate situation that Lady Vagisilious helped me escape from." As such, his past has somewhat become a very popular topic to gossip about, with theories ranging from Leviathan being a former slave, or Leviathan was Vagisilious' secret lover that had died and needed a body to have his soul transplanted in. He, of course, is not very fond of these theories and is very quick to shut them down whenever he stumbles across them.
Additionally, he despises the name Yowairyu, and considers it to be a dead name. If anyone dares call him such, it's very likely a fight will ensue as Leviathan will fight tooth and nail to keep it hidden. Fortunately for him, not a single NPC has found his hidden name.
Leviathan is also very fond of mortals. Though no mortal would ever willingly dare walk into Nazarick, he does dream of one day befriending them, for he is envious of their ability to die only once.
His relationship with Tokino is simply best summed up as 'friends.' Tokino would do almost anything for Leviathan for some inane reason he could not comprehend, and would never ask, but he also knew he would do anything that Tokino would need help with either. Perhaps this is what Vagisilious had once described to him: Companionship.
It was quite nice, and he would never let go of it.
Below are Leviathan's private thoughts on various members of Nazarick.
About Vagisilious:
'I owe her for the rest of my life for saving me from my torture. To this day, I still can't get an answer as to why she saved me, she never gives me a straight answer… But I think I no longer need an answer from her. I have found a new purpose in life, and I will be her weapon of justice.'
About Ulbert Alain Odle:
'I recall him being quite cruel to me especially, calling me names and mocking my weakness, and his cruel eyes were especially excited to see me die. Though I would never even lay a hand on a single strand of fur on him, for that would anger all of Nazarick, I still occasionally fantasize about making him pay for each and every single word against me…'
About Tabula Smaragdina:
'In his eyes, I see pure apathy. I wonder what his eyes will reflect if I were to pluck them out?'
About Peroroncino:
'That bird seems to take great pleasure in eying the form of my female peers. I hope humility finds him before I do, for I would take great pleasure in taking his sight away from him.'
About The Female Supreme Beings:
'Sometimes they and Vagisilious will come to our home and chat about the most mundane things. It's something Tokino and I have been emulating, and it has been nice to simply forget about the outside world for just a bit…'
About Bellriver:
'I killed him once, and yet he returns to the land of the living entirely unscathed. The ability to return from the dead is not an uncommon one in Yggdrasil, as I can do that as well. But I am stronger than him. I am more cunning than him. I am better than him. Yet, how is it that I feel so lesser before him?'
About Momonga:
'In comparison to the developers, Momonga is quite the benevolent god in comparison. He does not expect me to go beyond my duties, sometimes he does not even expect me to fulfill my duties. All he expects is that I give my utmost loyalty to Nazarick. How could I not give him all my being? He deserves nothing less of me.'
About Touch Me:
'A knight in shining armor… Oh, how I would love to break his exoskeleton, and each and every single crack will represent a wound he has done upon me.'
About BigStall:
'When I first heard of him and learnt he was one of the developers, I felt betrayed. How could Ainz Ooal Gown have one of them as one of their own? But the very first time he spoke to me, he said, "Sorry that you were made as sort of a joke, Leviathan. I tried to get you a different gimmick, but alas, I'm just a lonely dungeon maker with no say over the work I make…" After the revelation that not every developer was against me… Well, perhaps some of their more compassionate developers, like Lord BigStall, will see that justice will be on their side.'
About Players:
'While I would never dare harm Vagisilious's companions… All other players will one day feel my wrath, and the developers who crafted me for the purpose of suffering will wish that they had been more considerate of the consequences of their actions. For their sins will catch up to them, and I shall take great satisfaction in dispensing justice.'
About Shalltear Bloodfallen
'I often hear her being called one of the strongest NPCs in Nazarick. I hope that one day, I'll be able to have a friendly spar with her, so that I may prepare myself against the inevitable war against the heavens.'
About Tokino:
'At first, I didn't quite like her, but after realizing that she was a kindred, lazy spirit just as I was, I began to like her more and more. Perhaps this is the flame of companionship that Vagisilious once described to me?'
About Cocytus:
'That warrior is too hung up on his honor. What good is honor to the dead? I have tried to convince him before, but he is quite stubborn in his ways. Perhaps the only viable means of convincing him is through battle.'
About Aura:
'For a child, she is quite strong. Though, why do her creators drag her powers down by splitting it among several beasts? Were she to concentrate that power within herself, she would be quite strong… Perhaps the bond between her beasts and herself fuels their power?'
About Mare:
'For someone of his stature, he is quite strong, perhaps even stronger than some of the players who once slew me. I wonder what would I have to offer him in exchange for destroying the heavens with me?'
About Demiurge:
'I see the cruelty in his eyes. Were he given equal powers to the players, I have no doubt he too would have been one of those to repeatedly kill me for my hoard. And yet, he acts so kind to me, despite his coldness towards my partner… Perhaps he knows his place is below me and is simply trying to get on my good side. But I will not be deceived again.'
About Victim:
'For a being whose purpose is to die in battle so that his peers may win the battle in his honor, I am quite irrationally envious of him. When I died, there was no one to mourn me. But Victim is surrounded by those who appreciate him and his sacrifice… I try to not let it show, but I believe Victim knows. I hope he will not think less of me for lingering on my past.'
About Albedo:
'The guardian overseer… Quite frankly, she is too devoted to her duties. Though I have no idea what she does in private, it seems every time I lay eyes upon her, she is busy doing something related to her job. I do not envy her position at all.
About Pandora's Actor:
'Apparently, he can transform into all the supreme beings of Ainz Ooal Gown. While I don't believe I will ever be able to have the opportunity to spar against them personally, hopefully I will have the opportunity to spar against their copies.'
About Sebas Tian:
'We are quite similar in our mannerisms, as Lady Vagisilious has pointed out to me on quite a few occasions. But quite frankly, I don't think I have as much patience as he does, nor his discipline. But I wonder which one of us would win in a fight, his spiritual power, honed by patience? Or my raw power of the abyss, fueled by hate?'
About Nazarick Tour Guides:
'I quite like the way they spin the history of this tomb. It humbles me to think that this tomb has been here for longer than I have existed.'
About Shatallia:
'Hm, she is the one who knows everything about that portal to other worlds, doesn't she? Maybe I should find the time to ask her if she knows where the homeworld of players is…'
About the Old Ruler of Nazarick:
'I hear he spends his time wasting away on the 8th floor, chained to the wills of the conquerors of his tomb. Though I would never say it out loud… I am sympathetic to him. I know the taste of being defeated and having my property stolen all too well…'
About Leshy & Heket:
'Sometimes, Tokino will tell me about who she thinks would be a great couple together. For the most part, it's something for me to space out on while I stare in her general direction. But she did make quite the good point with Leshy & Heket. But… Now it's difficult to see them together without trying to nudge them together.
About his duties:
'I believe Tokino is spread too thinly, for only she has the ability to do the things she does. I would like to help, but unfortunately, Lady Vagisilious has not granted me the gift of power over time and I can only help by exterminating the living pop-mobs for their bodies. Instead, I've been helping her by allowing her to relieve some of her burdens by talking to me, and I believe she appreciates it a lot.'
About His Title:
'Lady Vagisilious once called me "The Consequences of The Lingering Past." I believe it is an apt title for myself. After all, all actions have consequences, as the developers will soon learn.'
About 'Friendship':
'Once upon a time, I used to ponder how it is that the supreme beings, as weak as they individually are, manage to feel so daunting to face, despite the knowledge I am stronger. And after my time with Tokino and Vagisilious' nudging, I believe the answer is… Friendship. They would do anything for each other and are willing to die to achieve their collective goal, whatever that may be at the moment. And I was alone, and though I may be able to move mountains on my own, the supreme beings' combined might could move planets. Though I wish to kill each and every single player, I envy their ability of friendship, for I recall my times as the wandering world enemy to be quite unbearably isolating, now that I've experienced this 'friendship' for myself.'
About Mortals:
'I am very envious of mortals, for their ability to die only once sounds like a dream to a being like myself. Though the rest of Nazarick isn't very fond of them, I would like to attempt to befriend someone one day. Though I am aware they may not last even a fraction of the time I will… Is there not some beauty in that transience?'
About Tokino's Shipping:
'To be honest, I don't get it. While I understand the desire for some beings to create an offspring to ensure that they will leave a bloodline… Tokino seems to thrive on trying to create these relationships for others. Though, after meeting most of the denizens of Nazarick, I do agree that without her nudging, I doubt there would even be the slightest lust in this tomb.'
About The Abyss:
'Lady Vagisilious granted me my power from the abyss itself, a place she described as 'Where all the greatest mysteries of the universe coalesce to create a place so vast and unthinkable, that just staring into it would cause lesser beings to go insane.' I am extremely grateful for her granting me this power from there, for only such a place could possibly grant me the power to defy the heavens. Yet, I feel a bit of shame for feeling that I wanted the power to control spirits, just as she does…'
About His Name:
'While I was in the Library of Ashurbanipal, my eye caught a book titled 'Dragons of The Old World' and I was immediately hooked. I believe I spent quite a few days learning of the dragons of Earth, entranced by its beautiful tales. And there, I found the dragon that I was named after, Leviathan. So powerful he was, and unrivaled at sea, the gods themselves were forced to come down from heaven to strike him down, and to insult him further, his corpse was used to feed the people of Israel. I see the similarities between him and I, but there is one crucial difference… I shall not lose my battle against the gods.'
About The Primordial Dragons:
'There are times when the 4th floor is quiet and peaceful, that I allow myself to reminisce about the past, before Nidhoggr… Ah, if only they weren't so arrogant, maybe they would have been able to stand against Nidhoggr more united. Yet I remain, and they are long dead.'
About Nidhoggr:
'I know that Nidhoggr, just like I am, is merely the creation of the developers. However… One day, I hope to be able to avenge my brethren one day by feeding Nidhoggr his own spine. Even better if I am able to strip him of his own power, and be able to slowly ensure that each and every single world he devoured has the opportunity to cut into his dark flesh…'
Showing off Leviathan gained some more positive reactions then when she showed off Tokino.
"Well, I think this build is pretty okay, even if it's a bit wacky." Punitto Moe conceded after reading through Leviathan's status, "Though, you do realize a dual physical and magical caster is never going to be better than a pure one, right?"
She shrugged, "It's cool, I saw one of my friends use that build and it worked really well for her even if she's human with only 600 stat points."
Punitto Moe just gave up the point, "Sure, sure. We'll see sooner or later, probably, if it's a good build or not if we ever get invaders."
Tabula, meanwhile, was more busy reading the lore, "Vaggy, why did you make this NPC hate our guts?"
"Because you deserve it?" She said, looking as if she had done nothing wrong.
Yeah, Leviathan deserves to have some flame inside of him. He probably won't actually act out on any of it, but it'd be character assassination to have him NOT hate players.
Well, won't act on it, PROBABLY. His gratitude towards her probably makes him not totally hate us, probably.
Tabula sighed, "Well, all things considered, I actually like this lore. It's pretty cool."
Wait, is that real, actual praise from Tabula?
"Well, except for the part where he wants to pluck out my eyes, fuck you."
Ah, there's the truest part of himself.
BigStall laughed a bit when reaching his section, "Wow, I can't believe you made him like me. Huge W for the 3 good guys on our team."
Pero just shot her another angry face emoji, "Vaggy, what is it with you and your NPCs all not liking me?!"
She gave him a questioning look, "What do you mean? Tokino likes you."
"You made Tokino an incest lover!"
"Yeah, she likes you and Buku kissing."
"That's disgusting!"
"Yeah, that's why it's funny."
"Yet another banger idea from me, since we can't remember every single detail about Nazarick, why don't we make 10 NPCs, 1 for each floor, well actually 7 NPCs because the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors are a bit special, and just make those NPCs like, tour guides who talk about the history of how we made Nazarick?"
"Vaggy, keep cooking."
The Nazarick Tomb Guides
All created by Vagisilious, and most of them are level 1, with the exception of the leader which is level 10, and can transform into the other guides. They're loosely named after the opposites of the floor guardians. The guardians consider it flattery.
Their bios are basic, and any AOG member can edit them to tell the histories of the floors. They're all pretty small and pretty eccentric. They can tell a good tale, however.
They were all created as a way to preserve history or whatever. Vagisilious didn't think that hard, she just thought it'd be cool.
1st, 2nd, 3rd floor: ghost named NeverBlank AirAbove (literally just opposite.)
4th floor: fairy named Stopito and and a frog named fly. (Tokino, stopito. And leviathan is big, so fly is small.)
5th floor: snow man named Butoytus (cok and butz haha)
6th floor: treant named stallion and another treant named Solid. (The opposite of a mare is a stallion, and aura is everywhere, rigid is rigid lol.)
7th floor: little imp named baby. (Creator of the universe vs a baby.)
8th floor: zombie named perpetrator (victim vs perpetrator.)
9th floor: homunculi named Tiansebas (literally opposite lol.)
10th floor: doppelganger named science (opposite of alchemy is science, kind of a stretch.)
And now every NPC can now know the circumstances of their creation, for example, did you know that the reason why the 4th floor has a mansion where its floor guardians canonically live is because Vagisilious won a bet against Bukubukuchagama to put a mansion on the 4th floor rather than the 6th? That's also the reason why Aura and Mare live in a tree house instead of a mansion.
Tokino Bio (Leviathan Section)
…
With the introduction of Leviathan, things have changed for Tokino. She didn't initially get along with Leviathan, as his ascension to being the other guardian of the 4th floor, the same status as Aura and Mare, irked her to no end. Additionally, Leviathan, though his body was of Vagisilious's creation, his soul was an outsider to Nazarick, and she distrusted Leviathan immensely due to it. So, when Vagisilious next visited, Tokino asked her creator why Leviathan was made another guardian of the 4th floor, despite her already holding the title. Vagisilious simply smiled, "Ah, well, you needed a good fighter alongside you, and I thought he would be the perfect fit. Besides, have you heard of his past? I think he deserves a break." Pondering her creator's words, she went to Leviathan and asked about his past. And so she learnt of the Developer's cruelty, and because of Leviathan's honesty, and of his goals of one day overthrowing the 'developers', she had come around and began to like Leviathan, at least more than she did before. Though, as her senior, Tokino did have to rein in Leviathan's more brutal ideas. However, Tokino often invites Leviathan to simply relax with her in their designated abode, which Leviathan often accepts. They usually end up talking about the most mundane things, but that suits them just fine.
…
About Leviathan:
'I once asked about why he prefers being in his demi-human form rather than his draconic one. And then I got the most enlightening story in my life of why he doesn't like being in his dragon form… I can sympathize with him, because I understand that if I kept being beaten in my qillin form, I too would probably associate it with being weak.'
Shatallia Bio (Leviathan Section)
About Leviathan:
'Sometimes, I see him simply staring off into our lake. I wonder what he's thinking about? Maybe he's debating with himself on the future of Nazarick or the 4th floor. Or perhaps it's nothing important at all.'
Leshy Bio (Leviathan Section)
About Leviathan:
'He wanted me to improve my production, despite us using all of the space we already have! Isn't that insane?! It's a good thing Tokino is there to rein him in…'
Heket Bio (Leviathan Section)
About Leviathan:
'No, Leviathan, I cannot cut down to the bone, that flesh is the least tasty anyways. At least he's gotten better about it now.'
She was scouting out for random stuff in Muspelheim one day, since she had nothing better else to do.
And besides, it was sort of fun finding all of the wacky things that the developers put into their 9 worlds.
Like that comically large Chinese temple in the large demonic valley!
…wait, that wasn't there just a few months ago, was it?
Well, her entire class is based on Chinese mythology, so she might as well check it out, in case if she can find better gear or something like that.
Using [Gate] to the location of the temple, she did some light scouting just to make sure this wasn't a guild base, and nope, it was just random structure that was lying around.
Well, who cares, right?
She entered the temple, only to find that half the structure was a library filled with books she's already read through before.
But it was also guarded by level 73 elite spirits, a whole expansion ahead of where we currently were, so there was obviously something worthwhile here.
Clearing through the temple with relative ease, as the enemies were susceptible to being kited and being weak to her magic, she found basically no loot of any worth.
Just as she was about to give up, she found another door, and unable to resist the inner 'but what if this one was the one?' Within her, she opened the door to a grand central room, and in the middle she saw…
Huh, isn't that the type of hat old Chinese emperors used to wear?
Using [Final Item Identification], she checked on what it was.
[Supreme Sovereign of Spirits' Mianguan - World Item - While the Mianguan is equipped by the user, all talisman spells are augmented with the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits' remaining power. Offensive talismans will be able to inflict a curse on enemies, sapping away their mana and mana regeneration. Healing talismans are able to regenerate their target's mana equivalent to the health restored. Other supportive talismans will increase the target's mana regeneration rate. - (Lore) - (World Item Rules).]
IT WAS HER WORLD ITEM!
She had nearly forgot about the darn thing, but here it was! Chilling!
Immediately taking it off the podium, she immediately equipped it to see how it looks on her.
It looked wacky.
But that didn't matter, because it sounded comically overpowered! It was basically the ultimate mage enabler or the ultimate mage killer!
Mages usually just spammed 7th tier spells, which was the lowest tier a player could use before their spells started being blocked by immunities so they wouldn't run out of mana.
But with this? Everyone in her guild could just use 10th tier spells willy billy because they won't have mana issues anymore!
Atlas and the Throne of Kings both had to stay in Nazarick, but now they finally had a world item that could be used in combat!
She just had to go show this off to her friends!
Oh, but first, what's the lore on this thing?
Supreme Sovereign of Spirits' Mianguan Lore:
In a realm long lost to time, there once stood a kingdom that spanned the entire width of the leaf the realm was hosted on.
The Jingshen were ruled by a tyrannical emperor called the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits.
The Supreme Sovereign of Spirits was once a peasant in his kingdom, but he was relentlessly harassed by his peers due to his tendency to talk to empty spaces.
But he was not just talking to nothing, for he was communicating with the spirits that once roamed the land, the spirits of all Jingshen, wishing for vengeance against the tyranny of the Old Emperor of the Jingshen.
But the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits was no fool, for he too wished for supreme power. And talking to these lost souls, he believed he could harness their power for his own benefit.
And so, the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits gave all the spirits in the land a simple deal, "Give me all your hopes and dreams, your most vile wishes and your deepest delusions. Your Power. In return, I shall return this kingdom to the way it always should be."
The spirits, unknowing of his intentions, were tricked into giving the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits their powers. And immediately, the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits went on a campaign across the land to dispose of the emperor and laud himself as the righteous hero.
His campaign ultimately succeeded, and in the end, he was crowned the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits, the new emperor of the Jingshen.
With his newfound status, he put on his mianguan, a symbol of his heavenly power, and ruled the land with an iron fist for 10,000 years.
The spirits, deeply betrayed at the sudden change of heart, shouted at the new emperor, "Oh, you who we trusted everything to! How could you betray us so!?"
The Supreme Sovereign of Spirits simply mocked them for their foolishness, "You ignorant fools, you believe that there is a wrong in this system. The only mistake there was in this system was that I was not at the top!"
And for 10,000 years, the spirits of the Jingshen were claimed by the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits, unable to move on.
Then, one day, a great calamity came, intending to devour the realm of the Jingshen whole. The Great Devourer had begun to devour the Yggdrasil, and found The Supreme Sovereign of Spirit's home fit to be its next meal.
The Supreme Sovereign of Spirits, so assured of his power, intended to fight the Great Devourer on his own.
And so he did, and the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits and the Great Devourer had battled for 30 days and 30 nights, and the battle had shifted in favor of the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits.
Yet, at the moment where his victory seemed almost assured, the shackles he bound the spirits of the Jingshen had broken apart due to the intense energies surrounding the fight.
The spirits of the Jingshen immediately betrayed their captor, and started to melt his flesh and bone to never materialize to become alive again.
"No! You fools! What are you doing?!" the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits had cried out in his final moments.
"Taking vengeance against the tyrannical emperor of the Jingshen." The spirits had replied, their very essence bursting with determination to bring him down.
In his final moments, the Supreme Sovereign of Spirits had imbued his rage into his mianguan, the symbol of his heavenly power, and his spirit was torn apart, never to be seen again.
Wow, that sure is interesting.
But she doesn't care about it that much.
But haha, developers, make a tyrannical Chinese emperor in your Japanese game. She's sure this will pan out well with your Chinese consumers-
Ah, wait, the Chinese are in way too much poverty right now to afford a game like Yggdrasil. Aren't they going through a small civil war right now too?
Damn, poor Chinese dudes.
Anyways, it's cool how the old owner of this mianguan was able to fight Nidhoggr for like a month before being betrayed by his own people. But that's none of her problems, so she'll just make a note of this lore and move on.
Now, hopefully her friends will find this hat cool!
"What's this poorly designed piece of garbage? Who's the idiot who decided to make it like this?" Punitto had said upon getting over the guild's collective excitement at finding another world item.
…She did…
"This thing is so biased towards literally just 1 build, it's actually crazy. This is the equivalent of the author putting a Mary Sue into their work that totally isn't their self insert. I bet whoever designed this world item is playing a merciful spiritual sovereign build right now." Shizyuutenshizaku had said, who had first been excited to see the thing before realizing he couldn't use half the functions of the world item.
…She is…
"This thing is so ridiculously OP as well! It's like they didn't think about what this would do to the balance of the game at all! At least with some other world items there's some counterplay, but with this, the entire strategy to not get countered is to bring 0 mages!" Ulbert had said, thinking about it's potential applications in PvP battle.
…She didn't think about that…
"Um, guys," she spoke up, trying to defend her own hidden pride, "It's good, so why worry about the balance? Or its specialization?"
"C'mon, Vaggy! Have a little pride in yourself! You don't have to suck up to the bad design choices of the developers all the time! This thing is great, but it's not good for the health of the game!" Buku told her, trying to elicit some pride within herself.
BUT SHE DESIGNED IT! YOU'RE ALL TEARING MY PRIDE APART!
"Well, it's Vaggy's world item now, since we're still using the 'whoever finds the world item first gets dibs' system. So it'll be up to her when we bring it out for battle." Momonga said, getting everyone to settle down.
"With this, we'd be basically unstoppable in PvP, why not just bring it to all of our most important battles?" Tabula suggested to her.
Pero shook his head in disagreement, "And risk her dying and having it stolen? Absolutely not. We have to use this carefully."
"But I wanna spam my 10th tier spells! It's absolutely vital we use this world item as much as possible!" Ulbert had passionately said, knowing full well that if he had me pocket healing him, he'd basically be unstoppable as his 10th tier spells were the most powerful in the guild.
"I'll just bring it to the raids, at least," She compromised, because she totally did not want her world item to be stolen. That would be an actual disaster.
Punitto agreed with her assessment, "Yeah, bring it to the raids, since if you die, it'll just drop on the floor and we can pick it back up. But we'll have to use it more carefully in PvP."
Herohero sighed, "I don't really care because I'm not a mage, so I'm voting for the worst option possible, to just have it stay in the treasury and boost our guild rank?"
"Herohero, I won't heal you if you bring up that dumb idea again."
"Yes ma'am."
Basically, the entire conversation ended up with the agreement I would bring it along to every raid, and we'll bring it out if we really wanted to win in a tough PvP fight.
But ignoring that for now, the girls of AOG had all gathered at the 4th floor in our new weekly tradition that Ankoro had made up on the spot, which is having fake tea parties with each other.
"Yeah, first question, why is Leviathan and Tokino in the room with us?" Buku had questioned her as we all sat down at their table.
"This is literally their home, it's kind of rude to just kick them out of their home, you know." She said, citing the lore argument.
"I don't care about the lore. It's weird and- Wait, does Tokino's bio still have your incest-"
"It's absolutely vital to her lore that Tokino thinks you two would be-"
Yamaiko cut the argument short, "Ahem, can we not argue during our tea party? Don't embarrass yourselves in front of the NPCs, at least."
"Huh? Why just in front of the NPCs? It's not like they can do anything, right?" Ankoro asked, bringing up a good point of fictional characters being fictional.
"They're real in my heart." She defended the NPCs, because she knew they would at least become real in the future.
"Why is incest in your heart?"
"Shut up."
"AHEM." Yamaiko coughed, getting us to shut up again, "Anyways, Ankoro, this was all your idea, so what are we doing today?"
Ankoro smiled as she used one of her emotes to make it sparkle anywhere, "We're the 4 girls in this guild! We need to have some solidarity! And besides, isn't it super stereotypical to have the girls gather together and talk about boys, or something?"
Buku tilted her body, "Is it?"
Ankoro smiled while bringing up a question mark emoji, "No clue! It's just what I saw on some animes!"
"Well, if we're going on that angle, can you at least keep the conversation PG enough so that I can look some of the guys in the eye tomorrow without feeling embarrassed?" She said, preparing for the inevitable.
Ankoro just looked confused, "I'm not talking about our guys, they all suck."
…Well, that is true. Even though her standards have dropped immensely since her reincarnation, even she thinks that the guys in the guild are all kind of low ranking in who would be a good dating partner.
Well, Touch was married, defying destiny somehow. But then again, he's a police officer so he's rich so it was kind of expected he'd be married, since he had the money to afford a kid without dying.
…Damn, basically most of our guild are orphans, huh? That's kind of sad.
"True, but don't let them hear you say that," Buku had just said, agreeing with the statement.
Yamaiko nodded, "Well, on the topic of guys, I was thinking of maybe dating this one history teacher next to my classroom."
"Oh? You're actually interested in dating? I would never." She said to Yamaiko, because really, her office was full of idiots that she wouldn't even think about kissing.
Honestly though, there was nothing overtly wrong with the men in her building, but if the relationship failed, it'd be awkward going into work everyday.
Also, she's pretty sure her boss would be pissed if she actually did date someone. She was pretty sure he was an incel somehow.
Buku actually read her mind as she said, "Wouldn't that make it awkward if you didn't end up working out together?"
Yamaiko shrugged, "Well, it is a risk. But it's not like I have any good options."
…So true. It's like living in a desert…
And so continued the first tea party of many to come.
"Eh? I got some mail in my mailbox" She had said during the conversation, opening it.
…Jury duty?
Relaying this to her friends, they all had shrugged and suggested it might be the start of a quest or something.
…Well, why not, it starts in 2 days, and nothing is happening on that day, so she might as well make the trip there.
Accepting the invitation, she did in fact get a quest called "The Judgement of The Condemned" which sounded pretty cool. It's probably a requirement for some secret quest or something.
She probably doesn't need it, but as one of the foremost experts in secret classes in Yggdrasil, she should probably at least look into it.
Soon after, the tea party ended, and we all logged out into the real world once more.
Walking into her boss's office, she noticed a strange sound coming out from under his desk and him looking entirely too pleased with himself.
…He has someone sucking his dick under that desk, doesn't he?
Resisting the urge to groan, she simply went up to him and dropped off the papers he wanted, "Here's the quarterly report on the opinions of the citizens in this district, sir."
"Thanks, thanks. Mhm," He slightly moaned, "You sure you don't want to-"
"No thank you, sir." She cut him off, "I'll pass."
He just shrugged as he continued to enjoy himself, "By the way, this is for you."
He passed along a piece of paper to her, and she quickly took it and exited his room.
Hopefully that girl was, at least, legal. Otherwise that might become a headache later on…
Well, at least she can take some small solace in the knowledge that she knows he's someone who's into older women, so it's probably some poor woman in her 30s under there.
Dismissing her thought, as it was kind of becoming an common occurrence in his office now that she's gotten used to going there more often to drop off things for him, she started reading the paper she gave him.
…Huh, it's an invitation to the central Fujitsu PR consensus committee party in 2 weeks, which was basically a bunch of PR officials deciding on the direction all of our propaganda should head towards. She didn't even know she was high enough up on the ladder to be at one of these meetings.
…And she doesn't get a raise for it being noticed like this.
Ugh, another thing to schedule for, for no extra bonus at all…
AN:
"Ah, nah, this chapter can't be anymore than 10k words."
20k words later…
At this rate, at chapter 10 we'll have 50k word chapters lol.
But unfortunately, this is where those mega long chapters end.
I have exhausted all of my power, and now all of the parts where it'd be easy to type a thousand words into are now dried up as this fic, for the next few chapters transitions into…
Uh, idk, actually. Slice of life until we get to like, chapter 8 or something where Yggdrasil dies.
Point is, the next chapter DEFINITELY can't be more than 10k words! In fact, it might be under 8k words depending on where I stop!
Back to this chapter, I have a confession to make.
Basically a third of this chapter was copy and pasted.
It was mostly the NPC bios and statuses, and the mianguan stuff, because I wrote them on a different document weeks ago. Which is also why Tokino and Leviathan had thoughts on NPCs that didn't exist yet, because I didn't feel like having to do what I did with Leviathan with everything else. Though I had to get rid of some of the spoilery thoughts like on some new OC members of AOG or Bellriver's canon fate.
And yeah, the private thought section was based on the Genshin Impact voiceover stuff.
Also yeah, I didn't feel like tidying up the Nazarick tour guides section, so that entire section is literally just copied and pasted from my planning doc which is the reason why it sounds so messy.
Still all my writing, but that's the reason why this chapter came out so relatively fast.
Anyways, it'll DEFINITELY be like a few months when I see you here again, because Manifest Destiny is literally crying for my attention because it's next chapter is literally filler. It needs a real story.
Trust me for real this time.
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For the NPCs, if you wanted to know how I visualize them, Tokino is a purple adult Ganyu, and her qilin form is the one we get to see in pictures in game of her mom. Leviathan is black punchy Neuvillete with horns. Shatallia is that one naga queen from Warcraft. Leshy and Heket are from Cult of The Lamb. Emily is a Blondie, and I need to add a description of Lauren somewhere, but she has long black hair.
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On the topic of the future of this fic, A was the least popular option as most commenters wanted Nazarick to fight against at least an equal. But it was kind of split on B and C, and to refresh your memory, B was the single big bad, C was the guild fight.
So I just came up with a genius idea. I'll just combine the 2. There's a guild in the new world, and after realizing they need help, they summon the big bad into the new world.
I think I have a pretty good image of who the enemy guild is, why they fight AOG, and how exactly that war is waged that leads to summoning an big bad. But I'll keep that hidden in my hand for now.
Anyways, I have a bunch of filler I can put to pad out the word count in these Yggdrasil chapters, but if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment below and it might tickle my interest enough to write about it.
Also, I still haven't filled out my OCs for the last 7 or 8 or something unknown members of AOG. Everyone in the actual canon guild is canonically here, even if I forgot to write about them. But if you have a cool build idea, let me know because otherwise I'll leave those members unnamed and unloved.
Anyways, thanks for reading, and leave a comment if you have any strong feelings on anything.
[My search history in the coming months is gonna be weird once I start searching up how effective propaganda really works so I can write about it better…]
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