Episode 1 Returning Nazarick
The date has already changed, and Yggdrasil's service should have ended.
However, the unchanging sight of Nazarick is in front of me.
Momonga, Ulberto, and Peroroncino looked at each other and tilted their heads in confusion.
“…Did the server down get postponed?”
"No, then there should be some kind of announcement from GM... Is there some kind of error?"
"Ah, if I have time, I'll go to Shalltear's place..."
"Wait, this bird head."
"Guhe!?"
Quickly raise your right hand and turn your back
For some reason, the console doesn't appear and I can't use it, so I'm going to try forced access, chat function, GM call, forced termination, etc. that can be done without using the console . none of them end in a misfire, and there is no feeling at all .
Impatient to understand what was going on, Momonga turned to face Ulberto and Peroroncino, who were still making a fuss.
Maybe I'm the only one in this situation. If even one of them could get in touch with the GM, they might know something.
"Ulberto-san, Peroroncino-san, I can't use the console, how about the two of you?"
“Eh, are you serious!?”
"I can't use the chat function or GM call... can you two use it?"
"Oh, it seems I can't use it either!"
"... I can't do it either. I can't even force quit. What the hell is going on?"
Ulbert frowns while playing with his long beard.
Momonga felt something strange about Ulberto's goat's face, but instead of that, he changed his mind and decided that the first priority was to grasp the situation.
From the brief exchange earlier, you can see that Urberto and Peroroncino are in the same state as myself.
Now that the GM hasn't contacted us and we can't contact them, I'm worried about what's going on outside of us. It would be better to check if there are any abnormalities in the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick and also go see the outside.
I was about to call out to Urberto and Peroroncino, but before that I heard a cool, unfamiliar voice.
“How are you, Momonga-sama, Peroroncino-sama, Ulberto Alain Odle-sama?”
Momonga, Peroroncino, and Ulberto look back towards the voice at almost the same time.
Albedo was standing there, staring at us, and the three of us unintentionally made a dumbfounded expression.
What is this..., that was the honest feelings of the three of them.
What are NPCs
But no matter how I thought about it, it was definitely Albedo in front of me who called out to me.
"... ah, um... the GM call doesn't work..."
In place of Momonga and Ulberto, who were completely frozen, Peroroncino was puzzled and took a step closer to Albedo.
Albedo's golden eyes turned toward Peroroncino, and for a moment they were wet and swayed with sadness.
Before I could react to anything, he lowered his face vigorously, got down on one knee, and lowered his head deeply.
"II'm sorry! I'm ignorant and I can't answer the GM call you're asking about Master Peroroncino... If you wish, I'll kill myself immediately! So please... please... … …!!”
"Ohhhhh calm down! It's okay!!"
For some reason, Albedo began to burst into tears as he looked frightened.
As for Momonga and Ulberto, who had finally regained their composure, the moment they saw Albedo, they were confused again.
Peroroncino may have been preoccupied with Albedo's response and didn't notice, but her appearance was unimaginable in the game world of DMMO-RPG.
Not only did he speak to the player himself, but he also conversed with them, and now he even sheds tears.
No matter how you look at it, it's an impossible situation.
When all the system functions are not available, the NPC's anomaly occurs.
Noticing something else, Momonga unintentionally let out a small growl.
“What do you think about this situation, Momonga-san?”
"Everything is abnormal. Besides, I just noticed that our mouths and expressions, including Albedo, are moving."
"Uh!?"
While they were quietly talking face-to-face, Ulbert let go of Momonga's face with a mad voice. He immediately covered his mouth with his hand and unconsciously looked at Momonga's mouth. After staring at Momonga, he turned to Peroroncino, who was comforting Albedo, who was still desperately apologizing.
If you look closely, it's true that both Albedo and Peroroncino's mouths and expressions are moving naturally, just as Momonga said.
Seeing the vivid sight as if they were actually having a real conversation with a real body sent a chill up Ulbert's spine.
I immediately released my hand from my mouth and grabbed my left arm with my right hand. The feel of a glove like never before, and the feel of muscles and fur that can be felt through the leather. Feeling the pressure of his left arm being Firmly grasped, Ulbert immediately clenched his teeth and suppressed the urge to scream.
Indescribable impatience and fear welled up, and I couldn't stop my face from distorting greatly.
But fortunately, Ulbert wasn't the only one here, and Ulbert managed to take a deep breath and look back at Momonga by his side as he calmed down.
“…What are you going to do, Momonga-san…?”
"... I don't have enough information... Sebas, the Pleiades!"
""Ha!""
For the time being, I leave Albedo to Peroroncino, and leave the two of them for a while to talk to the butler and the maids.
Sebas and the Pleiades, who had been waiting downstairs until now, got down on one knee and bowed in response to Momonga's voice.
Momonga looked down at Sebas and the others as if to discern, but immediately spoke with a dignified voice.
"Sebas, exit the Great Tomb and check the surrounding geography. Your range of action is limited to one kilometer. Avoid combat as much as possible."
"Understood, Momonga-sama. We will begin action immediately."
"...Can they get out of Nazarick? Normally they shouldn't be able to leave..."
"I don't know... but I think it's more likely that we'll get out of what they say... either way, we'll find out soon enough."
"Well, sure..."
“…Take only one person from the Pleiades. If you enter the battle, withdraw immediately and have them bring back the information. be alert for any intruders from
"I'm afraid, Momonga-sama."
While still quietly talking with Ulberto, Momonga accurately gave instructions to Sebas and the Pleiades.
Sebas and the Pleiades bowed at the same time with a smooth movement, and turned their heels with a graceful and swift movement to obey Momonga's orders. A large door in the throne room opens, swallowing a butler and six maids and slowly closing.
Momonga let out a small sigh of relief that they hadn't rejected him, and turned his gaze to Peroroncino and Albedo.
Perhaps noticing the piercing gaze, Peroroncino, who was still comforting Albedo, suddenly raised his head and looked back at Momonga and the others.
Knowing that Momonga's and Peroroncino's gazes had met, Peroroncino stretched out one hand to Albedo and forced him to stand up, then pulled his hand and walked towards Momonga and Ulberto.
Momonga checked Albedo's eyes, which were wet with tears, and tried to calmly call out to him while desperately hiding his confused heart.
"Calm down, Albedo...?"
"... Yes, I'm sorry for showing you an unsightly figure."
"No, it's fine. More than that, I want to order you. Contact the guardians of each floor to come to the throne room. The time is... an hour from now."
"Understood"
The tragic feeling he had felt until now had subsided, and Albedo tightened his face as he bowed deeply to Momonga and the others. He quickly turned on his heel and left the throne room at a quick pace.
Momonga and the others saw Albedo off without a word, and after confirming that they were the only ones around, they took a deep breath.
You can finally have a little more space in a space where only trusted guild members are.
"Peroroncino, what were you talking about with Albedo?"
"No, that's... I'll take any punishment, so please don't leave me again... I had a hard time comforting you."
"Comfort the NPCs... It's starting to get crazy. And how do you say... what do you mean by 'never leave'?"
"If you take my words literally, don't you think you should never leave Nazarick again? ...It's like we retired from Yggdrasil and left Nazarick..."
“……………………”
At Peroroncino's words, Ulberto frowned and fell silent.
Neither Umberto nor I think Peroroncino's view is wrong. However, the fact that an NPC, who is nothing but a mass of data, said such a thing is itself a problem.
Did an NPC have a heart ?
It's not like I've forgotten the scene that was in front of me until now, but it's too insane to accept it.
Ulbert let out a big sigh at his still terribly confused self and turned to Momonga for a solution.
“…What are you going to do, Momonga-san?”
“…………I don’t have enough information to judge anything.
"Yes, I guess..."
"Let's go to the Treasure Hall first. No matter what's going on, we can't afford not to deal with it, and in case of emergency, that equipment won't be enough."
"………surely…"
"...isn't it..."
When Ulberto and Peroroncino looked at the equipment they were wearing, they smiled bitterly and nodded once.
The equipment they were wearing wasn't bad at all, but it was very unsettling.
Most of Ulbert's equipment
“…But can I use the ring properly?”
"You'll have to try it. Let's go before Albedo and Sebas come back."
The three confirmed the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown on their fingers, and activated the power of the ring as their intuition led them to.
For a moment, you feel a sense of floating, and the scenery in front of you changes completely.
Flying squirrels, who teleported to the Treasure Hall in the blink of an eye, breathed a sigh of relief as the ring was successfully activated.
I looked around and unconsciously narrowed my eyes at the radiance that was different from the one in the throne room.
Stacked with gold coins and jewels that reached the high ceiling, many large shelves were attached to the walls, surrounding mountains of treasure that were enshrined like mountains. Shelves as tall as mountains of treasure are packed full of treasures.
The three of them let out small breaths of admiration at the spectacle that seemed to represent the glory of Nazarick.
If even one percent of these could be brought into the real world, they would have become millionaires in one fell swoop.
"...Uh...?"
Momonga and Ulberto turned around when they suddenly heard a small groan while they were thinking about something that didn't have any specifications.
Ahead of their gaze, Peroroncino was bending over with one hand covering his mouth.
I could not see his expression because of the helmet that covered his face, but I knew that he was probably making me frown.
"...I feel really bad..."
“…………?……Ah, Blood of Jormungand!?”
“Peroroncino-san, aren't you equipped with a poison-nullifying item!?”
Momonga and Ulberto reflexively opened the item box in a panic as Peroroncino steadily collapsed. As Momonga handed over the poison-nullifying ring, Ulberto took out an item that nullified status ailments.
In this room, an item called "Blood of Jormungand" that has a deadly poisonous effect is installed, and those who do not have poison immunity items or abilities are poisoned without a single exception. Momonga and Ulberto were both undead and demons with the ability to nullify poison, so they were fine without dealing with them, but Birdman Peroroncino couldn't do that.
Peroroncino received the ring from Momonga and immediately put it on his finger, and immediately used the item handed to him by Ulberto. Both items immediately neutralize the poison and instantly lighten the poisoned body.
Peroroncino involuntarily let out a big sigh and straightened his back from the state of being slumped in his body, which was greatly relaxed.
Momonga and Ulberto also breathe a sigh of relief after confirming that Peroroncino has recovered.
"...Haa, no kidding, I thought I was going to die. I completely forgot about the existence of the Blood of Jormungand..."
"I'm sorry, Peroroncino-san. I didn't think you were equipped with a poison-nullifying item..."
"No, it's not Momonga-san's fault. Please don't worry about it."
"It's natural that you don't remember our last piece of equipment. More than that... the chances of this body being real are increasing..."
"Hey, isn't it terrible for me who was about to die!?"
In contrast to Momonga who seemed apologetic, Peroroncino exaggeratedly yelled at the calmly analyzing Ulberto and began to get involved. Urberto dismissed Peroroncino with a tiresome look, and he quickly stepped into the back of the room. Momonga with a wry smile and Peroroncino puffing out her cheeks followed behind the devil who mercilessly stepped on the gold coins.
The three of them arrived at a large wall of darkness that looked like a door.
It wasn't like a black hole or a tunnel, but a thin wall of darkness that looked like a painting.
The three unconsciously lined up next to each other and looked up at the door of darkness almost at the same time.
"Haa, I feel somewhat intimidated... Now that you mention it, do you remember your password?"
“…No, not really.
"...thus you shall possess the glory of the whole world, and all darkness shall depart from you."
"Do you remember!?"
As if interrupting Momonga's voice, Ulbert uttered a list of chant-like words for a long time.
As soon as Ulbert finished speaking, the wall of darkness began to move in front of Momonga, who let out a voice of surprise.
Like flowing water, it was sucked into a point overhead, revealing the back of the dark door, leaving a sphere of darkness floating in the air.
“……Wow, it really suits you.
"Okay, this way. I'll pull out that tongue."
"Hey, hey, you're joking!"
“…Yeah, I’ll just go without playing around.”
As soon as the two started playing around again, Momonga urged them to go ahead like a teacher, even though she was a little surprised.
Peroroncino and Ulberto immediately stopped fighting and began chasing after Momonga, who had just started walking.
The passage that appeared in front of me was different from the room where gold coins and jewels were scattered, it was dim and terribly orderly.
A wide variety of weapons are beautifully installed and decorated all over the wall like an exhibition room in a museum.
Broadsword, Greatsword, Estoc, Flamberge, Scimitar, Pata, Shortel, Kukri, Claymore, Shortsword, Swordbreaker, Axe, Spear, Bow, Crossbow, etc... Inside, there were many things that could even be called weapons, all of which were weapons that Momonga and his friends had collected over the years.
They lined up in a row in order of Momonga, Ulberto, and Peroroncino, and walked through a wide passageway that could be called a room. Go deeper and deeper into the corridor while looking at the many weapons they have collected or created. , there were some that I could tell at a glance that they were magic weapons, and while looking at the beautiful yet ominous weapons, I turned my gaze toward the exit of the passage that appeared.
It was a simple room like a waiting room, completely different from a corridor like a museum exhibition room.
There is only one sofa and a table, and there are multiple doors on the wall that are the same as those in the passage they passed through, and there is only one entrance that leads to the back.
The room named "Mausoleum" is where Momonga, Ulberto, and Peroroncino have their objects.
But none of the three dared to approach it.
Their gazes were fixed on a shadow sitting on the sofa.
The shadow slowly stood up from the sofa as if noticing Momonga and the others.
Ulberto and Peroroncino opened their eyes wide in surprise at the shadows that turned and walked towards us.
“T-Tabura-san!?”
“Did you come too!?”
The two raised their voices in surprise, but the shadow didn't answer.
A shadow with a strange appearance that looks like a mixture of an octopus and a human tilts its head strangely while reflecting the figures of the three people in its cloudy eyes.
"...No, he's not Mr. Tabla.... 'Release'"
Along with Momonga's words, the shadow called "Tabla" flickers.
Multiple tentacles in the shape of octopus legs shrink, and the floppy silhouette transforms into something solid and clothed.
In less than a minute, a man with a hawk face in a yellow military uniform appeared.
The man in military uniform, who was familiar to both Urberto and Peroroncino, clapped his heels and assumed a salute posture.
"Welcome to my creator Momonga-sama!"
"...Creator...?"
Momonga whispered a questioning voice at the words the man in military uniform said .
"Oh, Mr. Peroroncino and Mr. Ulberto Alain Odle too! It's been a long time!"
"... Oh, oh..."
"Hey, it's been a while, Pandora's Actor."
Peroroncino and Ulberto take a few steps back, overwhelmed by the high-tension deformity.
The name of the variant is Pandora's Actor.
An NPC created by Momonga, entrusted with the protection of the Treasure Hall.
It was an NPC that was supposed to be filled with Momonga's values of being cool at the time, but the two of them thought to themselves, wondering if they had set it up to have such a personality.
But more than that……――――
“…As expected, it seems like this guy is still alive. Isn’t it just Albedo and Sebas and the others…”
Looking at Pandora's Actors moving around happily, Ulbert whispered and narrowed his eyes.
Beyond their line of sight, Pandora's Actor is speaking to Momonga again, and for some reason Momonga is holding her head with one hand. By the way she looks, she may be writhing in her dark history.
Thinking about applying it to himself, Ulbert instinctively tilted his head.
The NPC I created is called Demiurge.
Peroroncino seemed to be thinking the same thing next to Ulberto, who can't imagine it anymore.
I looked at Pandora's Actor and Momonga for a while, then turned back without saying a word.
I immediately grabbed him by the collar to stop him, but what on earth is this bird head thinking...?
"Hey, hey, where are you going?"
“…No, when I think about Shalltear moving so lively, I can’t help myself…”
"Hold on for a second!"
"Oh!"
How far this bird is straight to desire! I shook my head involuntarily. But alas, Ulbert is pure
While Ulbert let out a small groan in frustration and a sense of defeat that shouldn't have been felt, Momonga finally finished talking to Pandora's Actor and called out to him.
"Mr. Peroroncino, Mr. Ulberto, let's go quickly!"
"Ah yes!"
At the entrance of the mausoleum, Momonga lightly raises one hand, and Peroroncino immediately runs up to him cheerfully. With a small sigh wondering why he had been secretly going to see his NPC until just now, Ulbert slowly walked towards him.
The three of them stopped together in front of the mausoleum, removed the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown, and reflexively looked at the Pandora's Actor who was waiting nearby. We exchanged conversations only by looking at each other, nodded slightly, and entrusted the ring to Pandora's Actor.
Momonga and the others all once again turned to face the entrance of the mausoleum, and finally stepped into the mausoleum.
It was dark inside and very spacious.
Many cavities were lined up evenly on the wall, and inside the cavities, golden golems with different appearances were enshrined. There are knight-like ones, ninja-like ones, insect-like ones, slime-like ones, and even devil-like ones. It is decorated with equipment.
Among them, the same as Peroroncino and Ulberto, golems in the shape of Birdman and goat-headed demons were also decorated in the hollow.
"...Haa, this is it"
"...that's amazing"
Standing in front of a golem that mimics itself, Peroroncino and Ulberto let out a sigh similar to admiration .
A golem made by reproducing the appearance of each guild member one by one is decorated with their main equipment without missing a single piece.
That alone made me realize how much Momonga cared about us and Nazarick, and I was moved and filled with apologetic feelings.
Both Peroroncino and Ulberto retired from Yggdrasil due to unavoidable circumstances, so I have no regrets about that. However, it's not like I don't love Yggdrasil and Nazarick so much that I don't think anything of them.
The two walked over to their own golems and reached for their primary equipment with a multitude of emotions.
Unlike the feeling of changing equipment in Yggdrasil until now, changing equipment feels like changing clothes.
A few minutes later, Birdman and the Devil were standing there, completely changed from before.
The silhouettes and rough shapes were similar, but the difference in the sense of presence was vast.
Peroroncino's armor and helmet shine golden, and the yellow-green loincloth and ultramarine apron-like cloth hanging from the armor on his waist sway slightly even in the slightest breeze.
Ulbert's suit also changed from dark green to jet black, and his masquerade-like mask changed to a gold and red mask shaped like a bird's beak.
Everything
"No~, it's nostalgic~ Thank you, Momonga-san."
"It's thanks to Momonga-san who has maintained Nazarick until now that I can equip everything like this."
"No, please stop! As the guild master, I was just doing what was supposed to be done."
Momonga shook his head lightly, looking happy even though he was still shivering.
Peroroncino and Ulberto smiled softly at the same time, seeing the guild master as usual.
It must have been several years since I retired from Yggdrasil, but I'm happy that Momonga and this Nazarick are still there. Combined with the current equipment, it even makes me feel like I'm back before I retired.
As the excitement of that time welled up, Momonga unintentionally ran a finger over his temple as he suddenly felt a connection.
"Dear Momonga. All floor guardians have rushed to the throne room."
“……Ah, Albedo.
"Understood. We'll be expecting you"
Albedo's beautiful voice flowed into my head out of nowhere.
Feeling bewildered by the feeling she had never experienced before, Momonga finished answering and involuntarily let out a small sigh at the sudden sensation.
What I experienced earlier was that even if it wasn't
Momonga looked at her friends who were staring at her curiously.
"From Albedo earlier <
"Ah, is that so? Then we have to go back, too."
"...I mean, I was able to use magic normally. I wonder what's really going on..."
As expected of the strongest magic job
The two of them decided to stop talking with a wry smile on Peroroncino, who was excited to go quickly.
First of all, I decided to return to the throne room to see what kind of state the Guardian NPCs other than Albedo were in.
When the three left the mausoleum, they received the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown from Pandora's Actor and ordered them to wait as usual.
Reinserting the ring onto their fingers, the three nodded to each other and released the ring's power.
A momentary feeling of floating and a scenery that changes completely.
In the unchanging scenery of the throne room, there were multiple nostalgic shadows.
This time, the extreme physical contact with Albedo is cut!
You know, if there were three of us, you wouldn't be able to do that kind of sexual harassment...
In this novel, Peroroncino-sama is full of fabricated settings , just like Ulberto-sama, so in this novel, he has a pretty cute personality. I don't have a strict older sister, so I have an image of a playful child.
I'm sorry if anyone messed up the image. ..
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