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AN: This is heavily based on the concept of fanfic "yellowness" by MidasMan. And another fanfiction on wattpad "Overlord: Reborn as an NPC" by Delusion10
Hmmmm?
I clearly remember being shot and waking up to Tabula making this body…. Or rather this NPC's body which I have transmigrated to.
I was only able to stay conscious when Tabula or other players were interacting with me otherwise I would be unconscious.
If I hadn't read Overlord, I would have been terrified of not being able to control my body while being in the presence of such hideous looking monsters.
I believe today should be the day where it all started. The day when Yggdrasil's server will shut down and we will transport to the New World.
At first I was confused because I didn't remember any Alchemist NPC named 'Citrinitas' in the novels. And I didn't know that Tabula created any NPC named 'Citrinitas'. But then, one day I woke up in the throne room where all the Floor Guardians were present as well as most of the members of Ainz Ooal Gown. In that meeting, Tabula introduced my younger sister "Rubedo". Only then did I realise that the plot had changed already.
I didn't take the place of any NPC but rather this NPC was created for me to inherit or possess. But why? Or why would this happen? By whom?. These all were very valid questions that were disregarded as soon as they were raised. Because to me all these questions don't matter. All that matters to me is that I have new powers, a new body, and most important of all, new life.
Although the plot has already started to change, I am pretty sure that we will be transported to the New World. I am sure of it because right at this moment I am conscious when there is no player interacting with me and there is no request for items to create or transmute in my alchemy lab on the 7th floor.
Although I still can't move my body, I am sure I will be once we are in the New World.
Thankfully my position allows me to look at the clock hanging on the wall. Only 2 mins till we get transported.
To be honest, I didn't think that I would be an area guardian on the 7th floor. I thought Tabula would put me on the 9th floor along with my lab and my bedroom. To be honest, I don't understand many of her decisions. She made me a male level 95 Alchemist with 60 of those levels being in my racial levels. She gave me a lab with 6 assists and a bedroom. A bedroom which I don't think any of the Area Guardian has. All of these are the weird decisions that I can't understand no matter how much I think.
*flash*
In a dark luxurious room, filled with bookshelves and a bed befitting of kings. Had a being blink his eyes which could barely be seen through the holes in his marks.
Then that being, raised his arm which was under the black rope that he wore. He curled his finger. And moved his hand as if to examine its movement.
Yeah this "being" is me… Citrinitas. No idea why I started to think in 3rd person.
Damn. That light blinded me. It appears we have been transported in the New World. And also it appears that I have been transported to my bedroom. But more importantly, I CAN FINALLY MOVE!
I then dropped dead on the bed and breathed a sigh.
This bed is SOOO soft. Thank you Tabula for creating this bed. Ah…! I wonder how long it has been since I relaxed this much…
How nice it is to finally relax, to finally have a new body, a home.. And new powers. HMM. immediately, I stood up from the bed. I completely forgot, what use of having powers if I can't use them. I'll have to test if I can even use them or not. And if I can, then how..
"[Shield]" upon saying its name. My whole body flashed a bright blue colour. I could feel magical power protecting me. Indicating that spell worked.
HOHOHOHO
[Fireball],[Skill: Craft Gold],[Enhanced Magic: Negative Burst] …
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NO WAY! NOOOO WAY! IT FEELS AS IF I ALREADY KNOW THIS MAGIC. THIS POWER! THIS ENERGY!"
Suddenly, something flashed inside of me, and after it flashed four times, it disappeared but I felt very calm after it stopped flashing.. Must be my version of "emotion suppressor".. What a bummer…
After calming down, I noticed the disastrous state of my room. Books have fallen from the bookshelves and were scattered on the floor while most of the interior sustained some scratches or dents. Also the iron that I took out from my inventory had turned into gold and was also scattered on the floor.. Luckily the walls and bed were left unscratched. Well, it is to be expected of the room having as much magic protection as treasury.
Although, my bedroom cannot be compared to Nazarick's treasure in terms of sheer amount of artifacts and Yggdrasil gold coins. But my bedroom and lab has many herbs, and many important books, also they have thousands of hundred types of potions. Which in itself has a value requiring high protection. As if invaders got access to all these, it will act as refreshment for their raid.
Therefore, Tabula put many magic arrays around my bedroom and lab to prevent it from being raided easily.. But I am pretty sure he must have some other countermeasures which I don't know of.
*knock* *knock*
"Coming" I said as I made my way toward the door. I didn't want any NPC in my bedroom in this state because it could cause me some trouble.
I opened the door just enough to get myself outside the door and closed it behind me.
"Yes? Do you need me for anything? Miss Yuri?" I asked in a very polite tone.
"The Supreme One has ordered me to inform you to report to him all the herbs and potions in the Nararick Alchemy lab's inventory." Vice-leader of Battle Maids, Yuri, said with a very respectful and a hint of pride in the tone.
"Understood. Would Miss Yuri like to wait in the lab while I construct the report?" I said with a neutral voice. I really don't know what to do in these kinds of situations. I have worked with a team but never had any work experience as a businessman.
"Lord Citrinitus need not use honorifics. Clearly lord Citrinitus's work is of more helpful to Supreme Beings." Yuri said with a respectful bow.
"If you say so. However, I don't think Supreme Beings see any of us less than any other. If they did, I can't think of a reason why they would put so much effort in each one of us if we aren't of equal value."
To my statement, Yuri put on a surprised face which is hardly seen on her face.
She bowed again and said "Lord Citrinitus is absolutely right. Thank you, Lord Citrinitus, for providing me with such insight on Supreme Beings."
"Please raise yourself. You don't need to thank me as I didn't say anything worth thanking me for. Now, if you excuse me, I wouldn't want to delay the work."
Seeing Yuri nod, I moved to my lab.
Upon entering, I see six maids each having the same mask as me. But not all were wearing it on their face. Each had their own specific way of wearing it like their dress. One of them let it hang on one side of her face while the other had it tied it to her waist. Only one was properly wearing it on her face. These maids were called 'Assistants' or 'Six Juniors'
"I need a report of all the herbs, metals, and potions in our inventory in 20 mins. If any is missing or damaged, write a separate report for those."
"YES, LORD CRITINITUS!" all six of them yelled in unison and immediately got to work.
I went to the closest alchemy table and put silver on it from my inventory which somehow felt natural to me.. The notion of taking and putting anything into inventory feels scarily natural to me.
"[Transmute]"
When I crafted the gold, I had some questions. Like the gold I produce using my racial skill will have different properties than the one I transmuted? And if transmuted metal-compared to metal used-will be of same size with different density or if it will have same density but have different size? Or will it have the same size and same density meaning that depending on the density of the metal used to, will transmuted metal have different mass?
That's why I took the measured brick of silver from my inventory.
The silver had turned into gold. I then weigh it and measure its dimension to see if it has changed in mass or volume or has it all remained the same while density getting lower.
"[Skill: Craft Gold l ]" suddenly, The gold of the same shape as the one on the table appeared while a little of my mana disappeared.
I then measure it the same way. And found it to have the same density as the one I transmuted. But the silver brick I used had more volume then the brick of gold I got from [Transmute. Meaning it changes the metal while keeping mass nearly the same. It's CHEAT ABILITY! AND I CREATED THIS WITH A LITTLE OF MY MANA?! I note down everything. I then thought, would the gold I create or [Transmute] will have the same physical properties or will those be different. However, my physical attack is worse than a level 50 warrior. I can't perform these tests for some higher metals and all the assistants are level 20 each.
"E-excuse me, Lord Critinitus, We have completed the report."said the maid with a mask on her face while the other five behind her. Clearly, they are afraid of me.
"Hmm.. Good work guys." I said as I took a report from her.
"Miss Yuri, Please lead the way." She chose to wait on the sofa inside the lab.
If not for Miss Yuri, I would have definitely got lost in this maze-like dungeon. Although, I am supposed to know this maze with heart but I don't know a single thing about it!. I'll have to do something about it otherwise, I will definitely raise suspicion toward me by leaps and bounds.
A Homunculus maid opened the door. We thanked her and entered the room of the leader of Supreme Beings.
We kneeled with our heads down. I was thankful for the mask I had because without it, my scared expression would be visible for all to see.
"Raise your heads"
"My lord, we didn't find any damage on any of the herbs, potions and nor on any metals. No herbs or potions or metal were missing from their place." I said as I gave my report to the maid. Who delivered it to the lord.
"Hmm. That's good then. Citrinitus, has anything weird happened in your area? Or did you notice anything out of place?" Momonga asked me with a curious gaze on top of me.
"Yes, my lord" as soon as I said this. The atmosphere changed into a gloomy one.
"Continue."
"Y-yes, while experimenting with the spell [Transmute]. I found that the spell changes the size of the metal used but neither its shape nor density transmuted metal should have while keeping the mass nearly the same."
"Nearly? Explain."
"I found that the metal [Transmute] had a little more mass than it should have. However, further experiments are required to say exactly how much the mass increases/decreases on which [Transmute] and if there are any other changes or not."
There was a huge silence for a good minute or two. It seems he also thinks that this is a cheat ability. haha….
"That is an incredible find. You found that in such a short time. INCREDIBLE! You have exceeded my expectations. Well done. "
Momonga took a ring out of his inventory and threw it towards me. The ring landed in front of me. I immediately recognised it, It was the 'Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown'. Now I don't need to worry about going around the Nazarick. I took out my glove and immediately put it on my right middle finger.
"Thank you, My Lord"
"If you need any help. You can request the help of any Floor Guardian except the Guardians of the 8th and 4th floor. You may also seek me if you need my help."
"THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, MY LORD" I yelled in pure bliss. This has made my life all the much easier.
"You may go and resume your work."
For the next two days, I resumed experiments on my skills and usage of my spells. I also found a valuable Divine-class watch in my inventory, which I immediately put on my right wrist.
Today, I thought of eating some food to see if I could taste it or not. However, I wasn't really interested in eating with other monsters. Although I had an emotion suppressor I didn't have the mental capacity to chat with these monsters. After all, I am human. I didn't even step out of my lab in these three days except for giving my report to Momonga on the first day.
"Aren't you guys gonna eat?" I asked the assistants in the lab. In these two days, they would always drop their work and would look at me doing some tests with curious and terrified eyes. Occasionally, they would help me without me saying anything.
"W-we were g-going to but decided to skip lunch to learn from y-You, Lord Citrinitus."
I tilted my head at that. "Skip lunch? Why would you do that? And learn from me? But I am not teaching you anything right now."
"SImply watching Lord work is enough for us. Lord Citrinitus need not waste time teaching us." the one with a mask on her hip said while others nodded their heads as if agreeing with every word of her's.
"You guys don't need to call me lord. Simple 'Citrinitus' would suffice. Also, could any of you lead me to the 'Canteen'? I would like to taste some meat"
"'YES, SIR CITRINITUS'"
I asked for one. I didn't know I would be led by all six. They all wear such happy expressions on their face while leading that I couldn't even deny them.
Because of them, anyone who passed by didn't even dare approach and would stop and bow their head. They all were scared because of my assistants.. Huh.. that's what Momonga must have felt…. Sigh I didn't know that one day I would be experiencing the same feeling I was once reading in the novel.
When we arrived at the 'Canteen', every maid stopped in their tracks and turned to look at our group. They stared at us even when we sat on the chairs. Their gazes were making me very uncomfortable.
"Please don't mind us. We are just here to eat, continue your lunch. We don't want to disturb your lunchtime."I said to all the people staring at us.
They all did their best to not stare at us but their chit-chat before we arrived didn't return. They all ate their lunch in silence as if they weren't here. Not a single sound could be heard from them. Not even spoon hitting plate.
"Why are they so afraid of me? Is my appearance that scary?"I whispered to one of my assistants.
She was shocked to hear it as if she didn't expect me to ask this. But nonetheless, she answered in a low husky voice but from her expression it could be seen that she was feeling very prideful while saying this –"Actually, they aren't afraid of you. Nor is your appearance scary. Sir Citrinitus, Your appearance is very beautiful and befitting of one called 'Head Alchemist'. They are actually looking at you with curious gazes because you are the only one who received such high praises from the Lord Momonga. Your work in a couple of hours since arriving in the New World has impressed the Leader of Supreme so much that he gave you the right to ask any Floor Guardian for help. Which just proves how important and helpful your work is. It's natural to be curious of you ,to learn from you- in order to make "ourself more useful to the Supreme Beings."
Everyone nodded their heads silently as if in full agreement with what my assistant said.
"Hmm? You all thought this highly of me? I didn't know and misunderstood you. However, I am not as amazing as you all think of me. I simply happened to say what I did and our merciful and benevolent lord decided to praise me so highly.
I apologise to everyone for this misunderstanding. As an apology, if you all needed help with something, my doors are open for you."
I don't know what goes on in their head. Because everyone started to cry and shed tears of happiness but I didn't indulge myself in them anymore and ate the delicious meal and left for Momonga's room.
After arriving at the room of the leader of the Supreme Being. I knocked on its door, a maid peeked through the door. "Is Lord Momonga inside?"After hearing me say this, the maid went inside and after a couple of seconds, she came back and opened the doors for me and my guide-one of my assistants.
Momonga was sitting on the sofa looking at the All-Viewing-Mirror while Sebas stood behind him. I kneeled some distance away from them.
"Raise your head."
"My Lord, I have become interested in this world's flora and fauna. I think that researching them will definitely unlock new heights for Nazarick's might not only in terms of military but also in terms of things I can't imagine. Thus, I come before you to request permission to go outside Nazarick to set-up a research base for this world's flora and fauna." Oof, this feels less like a request and more like an application to boss to me. It took me one whole day to come-up with this. After all, today is the day. Momonga will become Ainz.
Momonga seemed to ponder about it for a while. But I know, he is just thinking if I have betrayed him and is blocking him from escaping Nazarick or not. After all, at this point, Momonga hasn't realised the loyalty of Guardians and is afraid of them.
After a long silence he finally opened his mouth. "You may, but you will need at least two level 80+ guards with you and also before leaving Nazarick, you will have to give your ring to one of the Battle Maids. don't worry, you may collect it from them whenever you return to Nazaricks."
"Thank you so much, My Lord. Your generosity knows no bounds."
"Hmm, If that's all, you may go now."
I then went to Demiurge to borrow one of his Evil Lord to act as my guard. With my assistant- more like my guide
"Come in"
"Apologies for the disturbance, Lord Demiurge."I said with a respectful bow.
"No need for apologies. Considering your work. It must be something important for you to visit me."
"I wouldn't classify the reason for my visit as important but yes, the work I am planning to do is rather important."
"I am planning to go outside the Nazarick to research flora and fauna of this world. For this, I will need two level 80+ NPC to act as my guard."
"HUH? WHAT? OUTSIDE THE NAZARICK?!"his eyes had turned into crystals from the sheer surprise and shock he felt.
"*clears throat* .. I assume it was Lord Momonga's order to bring two NPC with you?" He immediately calmed down and as expected of him, he also found out the reason I would need an escort with me in such a short time. Things like this show just how scary his intellect actually is.
"Yes, as expected of one of the greatest minds in all Nazaricks. You found out in such a short time. I didn't even need to say anything. Though, I am not planning to go for another two days.I will head out the day after two days. If Lord Demiurge doesn't mind, Can I borrow Lord Demiurge's level 80+ minion at that time? However, if Lord Demiurge's minions are needed elsewhere. Please feel free to decline."
"Only 'Demiurge' would suffice… Would any lvl 80+ suffice? Or do you some standards"
"Actually, Yes, I do have something in mind… I don't have a decent Phy Def or Atk , so it would be great if the person can tank some lvl 90+ hits for me. We don't know what we encounter in this new world, so if the person has the ability to hide themself while gaining intel on others, it would be nice. That will be all I require."
"How about 'Greed' and 'Wrath'? These two can summon an army of demons each and 'Wrath' have high HP so it won't be a problem for him to take some hits. 'Greed' can manage surveillance."
"Thank you. Demiurge. Now, if you excuse me."
Two days later
1st floor of Nazarick
I, along with two Evil Lords, are making our way towards the Outside. As we were climbing the last set of stairs, I spotted Yuri Alpha and Lupusregina Beta giving orders to some golems.
Upon noticing my group, they bowed their heads in respect. I took out the ring from my finger and motioned it towards the both.
"The Supreme Leader, Asked me to hand it to you before going outside."
Yuri stepped forwards and took it from hand and put it in her inventory very carefully.
"Are these golems for the Carn Village?" I asked as I looked towards golems working.
"Yes, Sir Citrinitus. According to Lord Ainz's will, we are to repair the village and also provide some support for the construction of new houses." Yuri Alpha said with her signature adjust-glasses-with-right-hand move.
"[Skill: Craft Hardstone lll ],[Skill: Craft Iron ll ]" I used my skill to make 100 one metre cube of Hardstone and various mundane things made out of iron. Like door hindinges, handles, various utensils. All made out of iron.
In these Six days, I have learned how to activate and properly use most of my spells and all of my skills. It's because of experimenting for Six Days without sleep-not like I need to sleep with my 'Ring Of Sustainability'-that I could made many complexes shapes of iron using my skill [Craft]
"I urge you to use these instead of the treasury of Nazarick." I said to two stunned maids. After saying this, my group left to look for the spot where Shalltear got brainwashed.