That was the game’s in-game messaging magic.
Normally, it was only usable in certain places or situations
Normally you could use this only in certain places or situations, but right now it could be put to
good use. While this magic could be used to communicate with other players, it was unknown if
it could be used to call a GM.
And in this abnormal situation, there was no guaranty that magic still worked
“.... But….”
It was still worth investigating.
Momonga was a pure magician. If he was unable to use magic, not to mention fighting, even his
mobility and information gathering capabilities would be significantly reduced. In a situation like
this, where everything was unknown, it was important to confirm if magic was able to be used.
And it must be found out quickly.
So was there any place where he could use magic——Momonga looked around the throne
room and shook his head.
Although this was an emergency situation, he didn’t want to subject the Throne Chamber to his
magical experiments. While thinking about a suitable location, a certain place floated into his
mind.
Beside his own abilities, there was another thing he wanted to confirm.
And that was his authority. He needed to find out if his authority as leader of Ainz Ooal Gown
still existed.
Although the NPCs in front of him all appeared to be loyal, there were many NPCs in the Great
Tomb of Nazarick who were equally matched with Momonga. He needed to confirm if they were
still loyal to him.
However——
Momonga looked at the kneeling maids and Sebastian, then looked at Albedo at his side.
Albedo had a faint smile on her face. While it could be described as very beautiful, it also
seemed to be a troubled smile that appeared to be hiding something, which gave Momonga a
bad feeling.
Was the loyalty of the NPC still unchanged? If this was reality, after ,after meeting an inept
superior, the employees would lose faith in him, so the NPC’s reactions should be the same,
right?Or will they never betray someone as long as they were programmed to be loyal?
If their loyalty could be shaken, then what could be done in order to keep it?
Giving them rewards? There were huge amounts of valuables in the guild’s treasury. Even if
using these treasures would make his past companions sad, since this was an emergency
situation regarding the continued survival of Ainz Ooal Gown, they would understand. It was just
uncertain how many incentives should be given.
In addition to this, should a higher position be considered as being superior? But right now what
power is considered to be superior, this is still unclear to him. It feels like if he went continued further down this maze, he would slowly understand these things.
Or
“——Power?”
Momonga opened his left hand, and the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown automatically flew into his
hand.
“The Power to stand above all?”
The seven gems embedded in the staff shined brightly, as if asking its master to use its great
power.
“.... Forget it, let’s think about this another time.”
Momonga let go of the staff and it fell to the floor as if it was angrily throwing a tantrum.
To recap, as long as you acted like a leader it was unlikely that others would act hostile towards
you. Regardless of whether it’s a human or an animal, as long as you didn’t show any weakness,
the enemy wouldn’t bare his fangs and attack.
With an imposing manner, Momonga loudly shouted:
“Pleiades, listen up. Other than the maid following Sebastian, the rest of you will go to the 9th
floor and protect it against any invasion from the 8th floor.”
“Yes, Momonga-sama”
The maids beside Sebastian respectfully responded, showing their understanding of their orders.
“Do so immediately”
“Understood, my lord!”
After giving their response Sebastian and the maids bowed towards Momonga, stood up at the
same time and left.
Once again the huge doors closed.
Sebastian and the maids disappears on the other side.
The fact that they didn’t refuse that order was a good sign.
Momonga felt as if a huge load fell off his shoulders and looked at the one person who was left
with him. That person would be Albedo, who was giving him a smile while asking: “What would
you want me to do next, Momonga-sama?”
“Ah, ehmm…. Got it.” Momonga rose from his throne, and holding onto his staff with one hand
he said:
“Come to me.”
“As you wish.”
Replying with a smile, Albedo came forward. Although Momonga was still wary of the wand with
the black floating ball that Albedo was carrying, he momentarily forgot that it was still there.
Before he realised this, Albedo was already close enough to hug him.
What a nice smell——what the hell am I thinking?!
That thought was instantly dismissed the moment Momonga thought about it, this wasn’t the
time for fantasies after all.
Momonga reached out to touch Albedo’s hand.
"..."
“Ah?”
Albedo expression flinched with pain. Momonga felt shocked and quickly pulled his hand back.
What happened? It cannot be that I made her feel uncomfortable?
Several unhappy memories floated into his mind——as if the heavens dropped down——but
Momonga quickly found the answer.
“.... Ah——”
One class requirement for becoming an Undead Overlord* was the Skeleton Mage, which had a
skill that dealt damage or gave negative effects when the user touches another person. Could
this be the reason for her reaction?
Even if that was the case, there is still some doubt.
In YGGDRASIL, the monsters and NPCs that spawned in the Great Tomb of Nazarick were all
registered under the guild Ainz Ooal Gown. As long as they were from the same guild, even if
they were to attack each other, nothing should happen.
Could it be she is no longer belongs to the guild? Or is it now possible to harm other guild
members?
───The possibility of it being the latter is high.
Realising this Momonga apologised to Albedo:
“I’m sorry. I forgot to lift the negative effect of this skil .”
“Please do not mind me, Momonga-sama. This degree of hurt is not painful at all. Also, if it is
Momonga-sama, no matter what kind of pain… Ahn!”
“Oh… ehh…. Is that so…. No, I am stil very sorry.”
Momonga had no idea how to react after seeing Albedo shyly covering her face with her hand
after letting out a cute, and started to stutter.
It really was because of the negative effects on contact.
Momonga quickly looked away, and tried to find out how to stop the skil ’s effects——and was
suddenly able to understand the method.
Using the skills of the Undead Overlord, to Momonga it was as natural and simple as breathing.
Being faced with such an abnormal circumstance, Momonga couldn’t help laughing. After so
many strange situations, being flustered over something like that was silly. Habits could be
really terrifying.
“I’m going to touch you.”
“Ah.”
After deactivating the skil , he reached out to touch Albedo’s hand. Although some words floated
into his mind, ───Ah how thin ───Ah how white─── and some other ideas popped into his
head, all manly desires were completely ignored since he just wanted to feel her pulse.