Momonga had to confirm the functionality of the Golems, the legendary items and his magic inside Nazarick….. His very own survival was at stake.
"Finally, with this the first problem is solved."
Looking at the Golem, his mind relaxed at bit. A Golem would only obey the commands issued by its master, so even in the worst case situation—–such as an NPC rebellion—–he would at least have a life insurance.
Momonga looked at his bony fingers. He wore nine rings on his ten fingers, with only the left hand ring finger being empty. In Yggdrasil, it was normally impossible to wear rings on any finger except for the left and right ring finger. But since Momonga used the special ability of a magic item, he could wear rings on his entire hand and use all their abilities as well. He was not only considered special, he was known as one of the best ability users on the server.
One of the rings on Momonga’s hands was the ring of Ainz Ooal Gown.
It allowed him to freely teleport between every room inside Nazarick. Every member of Ainz Ooal Gown was required to wear this ring.
After activating it, he started to warp through a dark tunnel until he reached the white light at the end.
"Success……"
After the teleport succeeded, Momonga continued walking along a wide passage. The air around this floor was grassy and earthy, it was the smell of a forest. Momonga became more and more certain that this place truly became reality.
A question came to mind while he was walking. Since he was all bones and had neither lungs nor a trachea inside his body, how was he able to breathe? Some serious doubts overcame him, but he started to feel stupid and immediately gave up thinking about it.
Having almost reached the end of the passage, a door opened automatically for Momonga. On the other side was a large arena surrounded by several layers of an auditorium.
This oval Amphitheater had a length of one hundred eighty-eight meters, a width of one hundred fifty-six meters and a height of fortyeight meters. It was modeled after the Colosseum of the Roman Empire.
A spell called 「Continual Light」 was cast over the entire structure and therefore it was always bright as daylight inside. The audience consisted of numerous Golems who showed no signs of activity.
This place was called the arena. The gladiators were played by the intruders and the audience would consist of the Golems and the members of Ainz Ooal Gown sitting in the VIP lounge. No matter how tenacious or numerous the invaders were, they were here to meet their end.
At the moment, a black night sky could be seen at the top of the arena and if there was no light magic nearby, you could even see the stars in the sky twinkle.
The sixth floor of Nazarick was covered by a virtual sky. Not only did it slowly change over time, it even had a rising sun, complete with daylight effects.
One could relaxed while living in this fictional scenario, so it was worth the effort for his guild members. Although his mood is improving as he's staying here, the current situation doesn't allow him to continue doing so.
Momonga looked around. This arena should be managed by those two twins…
Then suddenly…
"Hey there!"
With a shout, a silhouette jumped from the VIP lounge. It was a sixstorey building and there was no use of any magic, just simply physical skill. Her gentle curved feet eliminated the impact and exposed a proud expression with a "V" for victory with her hand.
A girlish looking child with a cute and a warm smile on her face. Her gold hair drifts near her shoulder reflecting the surrounding. Different colors of blue and green pupils made her eyes shine like a puppy. Her long pointy ears and darkish skin showed that she was a Dark Elf, a close relative of the Forest Elf.
Equipped with reddish-black dragon scale-leather light fitting and a white and gold embroidered vest on her chest with the Ainz Ooal Gown sign. Below, she wore a set of white trousers and on her neck an acorn necklace emitting golden light. A whip wrapped around her waist. And her back carries a giant bow whose grip was decorated with exotic engravings.
"Ah, Aura."
Momonga walks towards the Dark Elf calling out her name. She was a guardian of the sixth floor inside the large underground Mausoleum of Nazarick, Aura Bella Fiora. She was capable of controlling magic beasts, being beast tamer and master of guerilla warfare.
With small mousy steps, Aura starts running towards Momonga. The steps looked small, but she was faster than a beast. Her steps were both acute and and quick at closing distances.
Aura turns on the emergency brake with her foot and due to friction, her shoes made from gold alloy plates produces a dust cloud behind her.
"Puh."
Obviously not sweaty, Aura pretends to wipe her forehead and exposes a smile similar to a dog who tries to please its master. In a high tone unique to children, she greets Momonga:
"Welcome, Momonga-sama. Welcome to my guarded floor!"
The greeting was neither as elegant nor as respectful as Albedo’s or Sebas’s, but it feels more intimate. For Momonga, he did not know if such sense of intimacy was constrained. It was because Momonga was not experienced enough to tell, this in turn gave him a headache.
Aura's expression was full of smiles and he did not feel any hostility from her. There was no response from "enemy scan" either.
Momonga looked left and right with his eyes and relaxes his grip on his wand.
In case of an emergency situation, he intends to attack and then retreat at once, but now it seems there is no need for that.
"…… Ah, did I disturb you just now?"
"What? Momonga-sama is the owner of Nazarick, the supreme ruler!
No matter when you visit, it can not be called disturbance!"
"So…… Aura, where is……?"
Hearing Momonga ask, Aura abruptly turns neatly, looks to the VIP room and loudly shouts:
"Momonga-sama is here! Don’t be so rude, and hurry up!"
In the shade of the VIP room, one can see a shadow quivering.
"Mare, you there?"
"Yes, yes, Momonga-sama. Because that guy is very timid…… he does not want to jump off!"
A barely audible voice responded to Aura’s call. Because of the distance to the VIP room, normally a miracle would be needed to be heard. But because Aura wore a necklace with magic on her body, it did not pose any problem for her.
"No, no…… sister……"
Aura sighed and explained:
"That, that… Momonga, sir, he is just very timid, and certainly does not have the intention to be rude."
"I certainly understand that Aura, and I would never doubt your loyalty."
As a community, we must understand the timing of words and the truth behind it. Sometimes saying a lie is needed to reassure the other party. Momonga nodded firmly.
Aura seems immediately relieved and turns her face to the VIP room:
"The highest master, Momonga-sama came to this floor to meet the guardians. This is utterly indecent, you should be clearly aware of it! If you are too scared to jump off, I'll kick you down!"
"Um…… I will take the stairs down……"
"How long do you want to let Momonga-sama wait?! Come down now!"
"I know, I know……!"
With all his courage, a small figure jumped down. Dark wizard is the title of this Dark Elf. His feet landed unsteadily on the ground unlike Aura. Probably because of only using physical skill, the drop's impact made him unsteady.
After landing, he starts to run towards the two at full speed, albeit it was still much slower than Aura.
"Hurry up!"
"Yes, yes…"
A child with an appearance identical to Aura appeared. Regardless of the length of hair, hair color, eye color, or facial features, the twins could not resemble each other more. But if Aura is the sun, then Mare is the moon. One trembles in fear, while the other scolds him. Momonga feels a bit surprised as to how they reveal these expressions. As far as Momonga knows, Mare's personality was not programmed like that. NPCs just had the expressions and even if the role of NPCs got extended, they should not be able to change expressions. Yet these two dark elves kids in front of Momonga showed varying facial expressions.