The Great Tomb of Nazerick(POV 3rd)Ainz Ooal Gown, The Sorcerer King, leader of one of the greatest guilds in YGGDRASIL, was now giving an hr speech to his distraught lieutenants. After the embarrassing incident moments before, he was now trying to calm the two female floor guardians down.

  "I'M SORRY, LORD AINZ AND LORD BELLRIVER! I"VE COMMITTED THE GRAVE SIN OF INJURING A SUPREME BEING!" this was said by Albedo, who was currently bowing so deeply into the ground that she was making an indentation of herself in the yeti carpets that lined the chamber.

  Shalltear, on the other hand, was quiet for the most part. Nonetheless, she also bowed deeply into the ground and shook in fear.

  The aforementioned "injury" that the two [Pyers] suffered was bits of ash that clung to their faces along with a singe on Ainz's shoulder from where a piece of the door struck him. It did no damage to him, yet the two floor guardians were making such a big deal of a misunderstanding.

  The rest of the floor guardians and Sebas were now also in the meeting hall, all showing their respect to their masters.

  Ainz was more stressed than before. "For the st time Albedo. I forgive you and Shalltear for your actions; although we need to repce the door now, you still rushed in with good intentions. I would do the same for each one of you."

  Bellriver, still standing next to Ainz, was studying the situation, figuring out a way to ease his friend's stress. Getting an idea he used [Message] on Ainz: {Hey Momomga, you said that you and the NPCs have a "Master-Servant" dynamic right?}

  Ainz sighed and pretended to facepalm; {Yeah, you want to entertain them?}

  {Read my mind! Giving them a "punishment" should satisfy them. They want nothing more than to serve.}

  Ainz put his hand down and put on his 'disapproving' voice: "After careful thought, I've decided that both of you must be punished for your transgressions. I've repeatedly told you not to blindly charge into potentially dangerous situations, especially when allies are present."

  Both female floor guardians replied: "Whatever the punishment you give, we will do!"

  "For you, Albedo-" the skeleton turned to the succubus,"-you will be demoted from your position as guardian overseer-" she flinched, "-and you will be leaving Nazerick to lead the Northern Front, personally."

  Turning to Shalltear, who was smirking at her competitor's misfortune, "For you, Shalltear . . . Bellriver will determine you punishment [Message] {Bellriver, don't go too easy on her, You got this!}

  {You suck! I don't remember anything about her! AHHHH}

  The abomination stepped forward, "Shalltear, it is unfortunate for you to welcome me back like this, but I hope you understand that this needs to be done." Ainz was impressed at how much his friend sounded like a vilin.

  "For your punishment, you will act as my bodyguard, and you will also be stripped from your position as a Floor Guardian-"

  "But-"

  "-FOR interrupting me, you will also become a part-time maid for the Great Tomb of Nazerick, IF and IF you satisfy Sebas as a maid and me as my bodyguard. You will gain back your position as a Floor Guardian. Understood?"

  The vampire was quiet momentarily before meekly replying with a barely audible "Understood."

  [Message] {Damn Bell, that was rather brutal. I didn't think that you had it in you.}

  { Thanks . . . Do you think I was too hard on Shalltear?]

  {A bit, but she's also a masochist so I wouldn't worry. Physical punishments only turn her on.} Bellriver could feel the mental shudder that Momonga gave as if he had "punished" Shalltear before. Turning to other matters {Hey Momonga, let's wrap this up; I'd like to get to my room to process the massive amount of info you just dropped on me.}

  {No problem} Ainz promptly ended the mental link and began to address the rest of the guardians: "Thank you, my loyal guardians, for coming on such short notice."

  Demiurge replied, "Nonsense, Lord Ainz, it's our honor to take time away from our tasks to assist you."

  "Thank you Demiurge. As you have all noticed, my good friend Bellriver has found us in this new world, and after careful thought, we have decided on a new secondary objective for Nazercik."

  Bellriver stepped forward from his previous position next to Ainz. "It's great to see everyone in such good spirits despite the earlier 'incident.' I'm gd that the legacy of our guildmates continues to live on in all of you! So, getting back to the topic on hand: the pn. This new pn is an extension of the current world domination pn. We will begin to divert resources towards finding other [Pyers], who will hopefully be one of our fellow guildmates or other like-minded individuals. Demiurge-" the demon raised his head upon hearing his name "-and Pandora's Actor will be given resources to form a new division directly under Momonga and I's supervision, whose primary goal is to locate or capture any [Pyers] that are spotted on this continent."

  There was a moment of silence before the [Flesh Monstrosity] asked: "Any questions?"

  Sebas said, "Lord Bellriver, would you like me to start preparing the other Supreme Beings' rooms to accommodate them when they arrive?"

  "Yes, Sebas. I would also like you to prepare a "welcome gift," so they feel at home while familiarizing themselves with their new bodies."

  "Lord Bellriver, what do you mean by 'familiarizing'?" a childish voice asked.

  "Well, Aura, it's only natural for Supreme Beings to have many different forms. They can switch between these forms based on the reality they visit, although it can be confusing if this process occurs suddenly." Demiurge expined.

  Ainz coughed, "Thank you, Demiurge. Of course, you were the first to understand our true strength!"

  "Oh you ftter me Lord Ainz."

  "The. 41. Are. Truly. Amazing." Cocytus commented.

  Ainz looked over his subordinates. "Does everyone know their new roles now?"

  "Yes, Lord Ainz," all the floor guardians, even the two being punished, answered simultaneously.

  "Then I conclude this meeting." The overlord finished this with a flourish and stepped through a [Gate] along with Bellriver.

  Silksuntecks, Sne Theocracy - 2 days ter(POV 3rd)In the deepest sanctum of the Theocracy's capital, the nation's most influential leaders were convening.

  Raymond Zarg Laurensan, the Cardinal of Earth

  Berenice Nagua Santini, the Cardinal of Fire

  Maxamelian Oreio Lagier, the Cardinal of Darkness

  Yvon Desna Decroix, the Cardinal of Light

  Dominic Ire Partouche, the Cardinal of Wind

  Zinedine Den Guelfi, the Cardinal of Water

  and the Pontifus Maximus, Supreme Head of the Theocracy

  Currently, there is a heated debate over the current state of the world: The rise of the Sorcerer King, the Death of the Demon King Jaldabaoth, and the Invasion of the Re-Estize Kingdom, among other topics.

  "I'm saying that we shouldn't strike at the Sorcerer King!"

  "Why Maximillian? Are you afraid of a skeleton?"

  "Well, Raymond, that same skeleton has traumatized the One-Thousand Leagues Astrologer to the point where she is a complete recluse! We have very little information on what happened at the Katze Pins, but we do know that he single-handedly turned the tide of battle in the Empire's favor."

  "On this point, I agree with Maxamelian," the Cardinal of Fire interjected. We must be cautious of him. The strength of his subordinates is on par, if not surpassing the few Godkin we have."

  "What then? Do we sit as this undead subjugates the entire continent and turns us all into his thralls?!" Raymond stood up, "Are we, the chosen of the Six Great Gods, to let some undead being take over our world without a fight? Are we to be sves to these demons? Are we-"

  "Raymond, Enough!" The Pontifus had finally had enough of Raymond's ranting, "The wisest thing to do is not to provoke the Sorcerer King; we don't know his full capabilities yet."

  The Bishop of Earth, now embarrassed, sat back down and said, a barely audible, "Apologies, Pontifus."

  "Sigh ... Now let us get back to business," the Pontifus said, "Firstly, what do we think about the Sorcerer King?"

  "Our spies have reported that Ainz Ooal Gown is a benevolent ruler," Zenidine said. "He shows no ill will towards the living and actively advocates for peace between all races, demihuman and beast-man included."

  "Are you saying that The Sorcerer King is compassionate?" Raymond accusingly replied.

  "No-" Dominic, who had been silent the entire debate, finally spoke up, "-he is saying that perhaps he is merely understood."

  The Pontifus was intrigued by this statement and interrupted Raymon before he could continue his questions: "Dominic, please eborate."

  The Cardinal of Wind nodded and continued: "Ponitufus, members of the Council, I believe that Ainz Ooal Gown is searching for something. I do not know what yet, but the Sorcerer King is looking for something. We recently lost contact with one squad of the Clearwater Scripture, the one led by the Vice-Captain." He paused for effect, "Before we completely lost contact with them, they managed to send an audio recording."

  Pulling a crystal out of his pocket, he inserted it into the rge one that stood at the center of the meeting chamber. Although the message was garbled and had numerous men screaming, a very distinct voice could be heard:

  "I%s &oo t* see oμ, Old Fr!￥∏d."

  "Is that-" Maxamelian began.

  "-The Sorcerer King?" Dominic finished, "Yes, it appears so. Or someone who sounds exactly like him, although that is unlikely."

  "It must have been important for him to go to the location himself," Raymond mused; everyone could tell he was formuting some pn using this information. "Where was this again?"

  "In the Re-Estize Kingdom, Bleakrock Vilge. The Sorcerer King's army had marched through the area yesterday."

  "It certainly is interesting," the Ponifus said. "However, this theory needs more backing up. Perhaps we can use it to our advantage. Dominic, I need you to look into this more; Raymond, accelerate the conquest of the Elf Kingdom. Maximilian, you will be given command of the Bck Scripture; continue to extract high-ranked adventurers from Re-Estize. Everyone else, you know your roles. We will defeat this great evil, one way or another - For the Six Great Gods!"

  The other members of the chamber repeated the Pontifus's final phrase.

  Spoiler By the way, the next guild member to join will be Amanomahitotsu, the guild bcksmith.

  I've already thought of what his character will be like (probably a grumpy "old" guy/ too old for this shiz).

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