Zufmuut the God of Light and Order sat on his heavenly throne. Thinking about Hardy new prank as he called it. It was bad enough she opened one Gate. The individuals who came through that was bad enough. Their presence completely threw out the balance of the world on the window. He and his fellow gods in the Heaven thought about that they may have to intervene themselves seeing how the newcomers easily annihilate every resistance and armies what the Empire send against them.
It is really worried him and his fellow gods. The state and the numerous death really worried him. The newcomers brought instability and chaos to the world. What may a few from his fellow gods savor... For example, Hardy or Emroy. But not him who in nature sought to keep up the balance between things.
It was bad enough as it. Of course, the soldiers in the green suit built interesting things and sought peace what he liked. After all, It was his nature.
But the other invaders… Hardy went too far this time opening the second Gate wanting more amusement. The second Gate to a World with vengeful Gods whose may their direct intervention could not stop.
He saw their soldiers. Undead, Demons, strange black armored creatures what strangely emitted Darkness deeper than the deepest void of Emroy himself and calming light what almost blinded even him. The God of Light and Order.
Under his long life, he never saw such forces amassed. Each of those Undead and black armored creatures was comparable to their apostle. In strength, speed and fighting prowess. Their weapons seemingly slowed the regeneration even of the apostles. This is bad… The only thing what slow an apostle regeneration if the attack directly aimed towards the apostle soul.
And these creatures were only foot soldiers. According to La and Elange. The Twin gods of Study and Knowledge. Their magic based entirely differed foundation from the magic what can be found in their world and even able to shut the gods out completely in a specified area.
Neither he and his fellow gods can't breach those annoying wards and learn about the newly arrived forces. If they are capable of excluding them from spying after them. What stops them to invade the heavenly realm of the gods and simply kill them? The only information what they have about them was through the observation of the battle of Italica, the gate and the three of their servants who traveled with those two strange adventurers.
He and his fellow ascended being inspected those two and sensed their aura and power. They came to a conclusion. The strange silent black warrior whose presence resembled Emroy without the added craziness and his companion that crazy dark elf woman who in nature and presence resembled both to Emroy and Hardy. Yet, sometimes he felt the similar presence as his own. However, he and the others only felt traces of energies in them. Like they hiding something under a facade. It was quite strange feeling his crazy brother and his own presence in one person. It was just utterly crazy.
What frightened him. The presence what that goddess emitted was way surpassed his own and every other god in the heavens and the underworld. Then she simply disappeared one moment to another. Like she was never here.
Then that, Prince appeared from the other world. They watched him seeking to understand. But when he turned his gaze towards him. Tried to spy after him… The dread seized him. The impossible happened. The black warrior who sat beside the foreign Prince turned his gaze towards him and shook his head slightly. Then he felt a dark presence than never before as something started to push him out from the room and his divine eyes what never let him down. Slowly started to crack then shatter. Leaving him blind for the time being.
Seemingly some kind of presence, no… some sort of unknown anti-divination magic activated when he and his fellow gods tried to spy in the dinner after the foreign Prince who emitted dark divine presence similar to theirs but a little bit weaker, he was sure about the fact he is a lesser god himself. He was not sure of course because something blocked his sense when he tried to inspect him closer so he can't say anything for sure.
The same thing happened when he and his fellow gods wanted to spy after that hooded elf. She turned her head towards their invisible divine eyes and mockingly smirked while waved before the connection lost.
Both of them emitted some sort of divine aura as well that strange Prince from the another world.
Of course, they can spy after the other simple soldiers who was not under those annoying shielding wards. But except their normal daily chats. They found out nothing important. Except, they pray towards some kind of forty-one. Whose seemingly was the other world gods. But aside that.. they spoke about the same boring thing as every mortal being. Family, women, food, drink, hedonist things… Boring things to him and his fellow deities. But what they learned from their culture fascinated them enough to continue watching them.
After they watched those undead and demon like creatures. They did not know much from inspecting them. Neither they managed to find their creators, neither they managed to find out what kind of power. (dark and light nature) Created them.
Seemingly the creatures only had a minor consciousness that let them act independently just as much to implement the orders. What they got efficiently and capacity to fight without assistance with a cold, calculated precision. Aside for their hate towards all living being, they only followed their master's orders. Not caring about the consequences.
According to his fellow gods. Those soldier's souls whose killed by those skeletal horses, undead, and those strange black armored creatures. Never returned to their eternal rest. They were simply devoured by those terrible creatures then through them simply went to an unknown direction.
He felt something that he does not felt since his ascension. Is this feeling…? No, that can't be… Since his ascension, he doesn't felt such thing. He thought he forgot it a long time ago. Yet, he exactly knew what the feeling was, but he was too afraid to say it out loudly.
He thought back his past mortal life. And the word came into his mind…
First time since his ascension he felt… Fear. Fear the unknown… Fear the fact they may lose their place in the heaven if they did not manage to bargain peace with the deities of the other side. This was the first time he felt. They may not win despite all of their power and knowledge.
They needed a spy… No an envoy who can relay their messages and good intentions towards them. The will of peace and future cooperation what may benefit both sides. Yes, this is a good plan. He immediately started the preparation. Then…
Suddenly he felt something while he started to get up from his heavenly throne and looked toward that new fortress what the invaders raised less than two weeks. Two dark and a neutral power washed through the heavens and the hell itself as two godly, and most likely a being before ascension left the borders of those shielding wards.
His eyes widened…
"What in the heavens?! First that Goddess with such presence it almost suffocated us even stepping through the gate! And now these two new gods?! Are they want to immigrate to our world or it is a simple invasion!? What the hell is this! I need to convene the council… We need a solution as soon as possible!" he thought desperately and started to relay his message his fellow gods.
Scene Change: Meanwhile in the Underworld: Hardy's domain:
Hardy felt herself better than ever! Her plan to open a new Gate and bring more colorful people in this dreary world was a complete success. After a long time, things seemingly started to settle down, and a governing power started to stabilize itself? She found it a little annoying, so she refreshed the world a little bit.
She must admit… She really enjoyed the new conflict, death, and suffering what those two new civilization brought with themselves. And of course, the numerous interesting things what these things caused. Only a few things annoyed her. Her dear prized dragon was killed. But as she always said. Survival of the fittest… So, thinking about this. This is not really bothered her.
Besides that, she already found a way to replace it so it, was not really waste and through the dragon death, she could measure the two adventurer strength who appeared seemingly from the nowhere.
And she must say... she was really interested in that two. Those two heroes seemed absorbing and strong. With shaded past what even she or any other gods can't breach. She did not know which god they served but if she manages to seduce them to her side. Her influence would greatly strengthen over the world; maybe even she can find more amusement in her dull existence.
She has been particularly interested in that hooded woman and who emitted insanity and some kind of demonic presence in small barely sensible traces. Like that goddess what appeared on the battlefield when those strange forces stepped through the gate. Strangely, the demonic power what the goddess emitted even surpassed her own. It did not frighten her. No, it made her want to meet these newcomers even more than before.
Both adventurer, the Prince what at first glance seemed some kind of demon hybrid and that goddess who disappeared after those annoying mages started to set up those shielding structures. All four of them tempted her greatly.
Of course, only in traces, she felt that demonic power on the hooded adventurer. It seemed something surpassed her real presence what she just can't figure out.
It was similar that what she felt when that army of strange creatures passed the gate and massacred the Empire's expedition forces. She could not care less about the lost souls what strangely simply disappeared after they had been cut down by those armored skeleton soldiers. She had enough souls to torture why care about a few thousands?
What concerned her mostly the fact… She failed to seduce Rory Mercury so many times she almost gave up... this thing among others frustrated her more than anything else. She just tries and tries. Over and over again. Hoping one day may she succeed. Who knows… If those gods from the other side can step through the gate, maybe she can speak with them.
She suspected. Similarly, to her, they are bored the hell of their existence. But strangely unlike her or any other ascended being. They can wear physical body without limit and without borrowing other people bodies to appear physically. This technique was really interested her. During her long life, she never saw such thing, neither she heard such thing is possible from her fellow deities.
After all… a physical body only can contain such amount of power without rapidly deteriorating.
Maybe she could send Giselle as an envoy to that fort and invite the Newcomer deities to a tea. She had enough disposable priestess that she can possess and take physical form. So, why not? It was a good idea. The only problem was the fact... Seemingly Giselle can't get close enough without she had been detected from those strange black armored creatures what emitted dark and light presence at once. She needed a neutral area where she can relay her message or even intercept them when they are wandering around. Sending her envoy to Italica what currently under occupation. Possible…
If she manages to learn taking physical form without restriction. From the appeared deities. Maybe she can go around the world without restriction and maybe at least. For a long time... She can feel something physical. But as everyone else. Why they share this knowledge with her? She needed a good bargain chip. She needed to figure something out what they wanted in exchange of the knowledge. Many things ran through her mind.
Since the first gate opened. Her fellows often called up her from her underworldly residence just to scold her how irresponsible thing what she had done. And more times since she opened the second gate. But she could not care less about their constant annoying prattle and opinion about her doings. She simply not cared about those old boring weak-minded fools.
What really annoyed her the fact. These newcomers managed to shut her and her fellow deities out from their base completely. Neither allowing her or any other to spy on them. No information got out from that fort since those mages put those damned wards up and when she tried to spy after the two adventurers and that Prince more thoroughly. She felt they knew she is there and locked her out immediately. Then she got a mocking message to her face.
'Ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word! Ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word!'
What greatly infuriated her the fact... She was threatened… She the Goddess of Underworld! When she tried to inspect the strange person who appeared in the throne room of Emperor.
That Butler uniformed assassin what the newcomers sent to hand the claims to that foolish emperor. What was his name? She can't remember it not as it was important. As every mortal being, he will die one day, and the people will simply forget him like the rest of his kind.
What was important. He managed to detect her. Then he simply threatened her if she tries that again. He will hunt her down and break her mind. No one dares to speak her like that since her ascendancy! No one dared to mock her like that! Her eyes widened when she felt three new God-like presence appearing out of nowhere. She gasped from the pressure what weighted on her suddenly.
One Dark demonic, one what emitted such presence than those skeletal creatures but much stronger and more sinister. And one neutral what felt like a being which is before ascension. "What the hell…" she though. "It is some kind of invasion?"
Scene Change:
In "Snow Country," by Kawabata Yasunari, there was a line which went:
"After the long tunnel on the border is a country of snow."
It described how the darkness of a tunnel suddenly became a pure white snowscape, and what made it the most famous of all his works was how the author described the scene so vividly that a reader might feel they had been transported into the novel.
But if one wanted to apply that same turn of phrase to the experience of passing through the "Gate," it would be impossible.
Anyone would be moved if they were walking down Ginza and suddenly saw a sprawling natural landscape before them.
However, there was now an asphalt road on both the Special Region and Ginza exits of the "Gate," and the "Gate" itself was surrounded by a concrete dome, so anyone emerging from either side of the gate would only see a featureless gray landscape.
In addition, the extensive security measures established around the "Gate" — including fingerprints, palm prints, biometric and retina scans — formed countless layers of barriers before entry, and these troublesome procedures killed any romance the trip might have had.
In addition, every vehicle that went in and out of the Special Region was subjected to a thorough disinfection before being allowed to proceed.
After leaving the concrete dome, one would see several freshly-constructed buildings, so new their paint had not yet had the chance to dry. Around these buildings would be the six-pointed star fort, enwrapping the entire site in a solid defensive fortification.
Outside the star fort, on the surroundings of Arnus Hill, the terrain was reshaped into something that could have come out of a field defensive tactics manual, with communications trenches and all sorts of obstacles, filled with an amount of chain link fences and concrete bunkers that might have been considered "paranoid." All of this denied entry to anyone who tried to approach.
There was a stretch of trees to the south of Arnus Hill.
This was the site of the Arnus Living Community, where Lelei and the other refugees from Coda Village lived. Although it was surrounded by forest, trees in the Special Region looked almost the same as those in Japan, so probably nobody but a trained botanist could tell the difference.
On the east of the hill, they were already finished with the runaway and a few hangars.
They had already set up a miniature airfield on one corner of the base, and inside one could see them assembling several F-4 Phantom jets and the repairs of the two scout jets were almost finished.
Probably nobody would be moved anymore after passing through the "Gate," given the extensive development of the surroundings.
In truth, passing through the Gate was less exciting than visiting a certain theme park based off an American mouse. They would probably be very disappointed.
Still, it was not as though the JSDF lacked a sense of fun or adventure, just that to a normal person, a theme park would be much more comfortable than a garrison base like this. To members of the armed forces, who were already used to the sterile, boring environs of a military base, these were just everyday sights, but to civilians, it would be like stepping into another world that felt wrong, in a sense.
One could say that now, there was no difference in the scenery on both sides of the "Gate."
Because of that, to Piña Co Lada, and Bozes Co Palesti, Arnus Hill itself was like another world to them.
Piña had made a request regarding the treaty violation — she had asked to personally apologize to Col. Kengun and the other high-ranking officials in person. Itami approved, and he had agreed to take her with him.
That said, Itami did not have time to wait for Piña and her followers to slowly catch up with them on horseback. Therefore, Itami had added another condition: "Only you and one other follower are allowed to ride in the HMV with us." In truth, Itami was hoping that they would be discouraged and give up.
Piña's response was to assign Bozes and Panache to Italica's security, while Hamilton would liaise with and act as the representative for House Formal. She announced that "I will go myself" in a determined, confident manner.
However, they could not let their Princess walk alone into the enemy camp. Bozes and Panache were arguing over who would get to accompany her, and Piña finally selected Bozes to follow her. After hurriedly packing their things, they boarded Itami's HMV.
He set up the same condition to Prince Beelzebub who accepted it and ordered their newly named bodyguards to use either their foot or acquire a mount. Itami wanted to retort. Normal horses can't possibly keep up with their vehicles… I don't have to say Beelzebub smiled on this and assured him don't worry about his two bodyguards.
Itami was a little skeptic about this. But he allowed it. Saying the two adventurers know where Alnus Hill is and can navigate to the base by themselves.
Of course, he did not mind the two adventurers because he found them cool and sometimes funny. But because there was only one seat remained in the HMW passenger cabin after they have to transport Beelzebub too. The only person small enough to fit in the seat was Raidyn. Who after she was offered a seat simply refused it. Saying. 'I can't leave my fluffy mount behind!' and started to stuffing her fluffy mount face.
Who for her despair can't get away her master's petting showed a face of pain and desperation.
With the HMV's high speeds, they swiftly made it to Arnus.
For Itami's surprise the huge armored Hamster who looked like a smaller tank in that bluish black armor. And the black armored adventurer who asked Beelzebub permission to use his mount caught up with them quite easily. Strangely as the Prince said. She can easily keep up with HMW's and sometimes even preceded them. As well Momon who borrowed the Prince's unique Demonic Attronach with golden armor. Strangely the dark warrior blackish armor went quite well with the golden armor of the strange horse.
Strangely as the Prince said. Both of them can easily keep up with HMW's and sometimes even preceded them. As well Momon who borrowed the Prince's unique Demonic Attronach with golden armor. Strangely the dark warrior blackish armor went quite well with the golden armor of the strange demonic horse dark presence.
For the two Otakus. The whole situation seemed like a dream. Like if the two adventurers stepped out from some kind of MMORPG. Riding on their exotic mounts. Kurata even made some photos hoping he can sell it to someone from the press. Or even in one of the anime convention.
AS the two adventurers rode beside each other Raidyn glanced towards Momon. "Hey! Momon-kun! Can we show them what speed means? A race to Alnus?"
"Milady! I don't think I can keep up with the Milord's mount…" whined the enormous hamster.
She bopped Hamusuke's head. "Shush. You spoil my fun Hamusuke! If you see things such negative attitude you can't reach your goal…" said Raidyn with a huffish face.
Hamusuke bowed her head with a depressed expression as she did her best to keep up with Momon. "I am sorry Milady…"
Raidyn only nodded.
Momon chuckled seeing Hamusuke and his friend's small prattle. "I hope you can keep up." With that, he urged his horse and preceded Raidyn.
"Hey! That's not fair!" shouted Raidyn after Momon and urged Hamusuke to go faster.
Under a moment they raced away from the HMW convoy and preceded them.
Itami and the other members of the JSDF blinked a few times seeing how the two adventurers easily passed them and moved away from them with increasing speed.
Pina as well as Boozes blinked a few times and looked questioningly to Beelzebub who only smiled on the two adventurers childish action.
Pina's collected herself and continued her conversation with the first Prince of the Sorcerer Kingdom. Meanwhile, Bozes conversed with the members of the JSDF in the HMW. Hoping she can wrest some information from them. After all, information was power, and in the current situation, Piña needs as much as she can get her hands on to give her an edge in this desperate situation.
As they continued their way towards the JSDF headquarters in the special region, the scenery changed bit by bits. Signing they arrived the territory controlled by the JSDF.
The scenery there was no longer familiar to Piña and Bozes. What had once been a bare hill was now a fortress.
A flight of three helicopters on a training mission greeted Piña and Beelzebub, as they turned overhead while flying a nap-of-earth course. Their powerful engines created a mighty downwash that seemed like it was going to sweep the surface clean.
3rd Recon drove down the newly-built road among the flying sand and dust.
After passing the OPL (Outpost Picket Line), they entered the territory controlled by the JSDF.
The large space they had just entered was called the FEBA (Forward Edge of the Battle Area), which was used as a training and practice area. At the same time, it was a boneyard for numerous wyvern corpses, as well as where the children of Coda Village's refugees went to work.
The first thing Piña saw was JSDF troops formed up into squads with a flagbearer at their head holding their unit flag high above himself. They were chanting some mysterious magic spell that she couldn't understand while running in the opposite direction of the convoy and swiftly passing by.
"Model A Ford and a tank full of gas!"
"Hand full of pussy and a mouth full of ass!
"Sound off!" "One, two!"
"Sound off!" "Three, four!"
"Sound off!" "One, two" (Two and a half-beat pause) "THREE-FOUR!"
...at least, that was what the arcane incantation sounded like to Piña's ears when the men ran past the convoy.
"Is that some kind of incantation.?" Murmured the princess of the Empire.
Beelzebub laughed hearing her murmur. "No, Piña. It is not an incantation. It is only a small song what made the soldiers easier the exercise. Our soldiers do it many times under their training. It raised their spirit and made the training more efficient." Explained Ainz's heir.
Piña nodded uneasily then looked back to the exercising JSDF soldiers.
The speed of the vehicles left them far behind, but before Piña could turn to watch them, the skeletons of several buildings came up by the side of the road.
The JSDF had considered the possibility of street-to-street fighting during a theoretical invasion of the Imperial capital, so they had asked Master Kato to supply blueprints of an average residential building in the city.
They had turned these blueprints into mockups of Imperial buildings, which the soldiers used to practice their urban combat tactics.
Initially, Piña had no idea what these troopers were up to.
In the Special Region, the most common form of attack was having infantry or cavalry charge into close quarters with the enemy while shouting "Waaaaagh!" or some other bloodcurdling battle cry.
Once contact was made, it was every man for himself. They would strike down the enemy before them with blades, spears or shield bashes. Unlike the barbarian tribes on the frontier, the Imperial Army did not allow their legionaries to fight by themselves. Instead, their centurions would maintain order and rotate out the men on the front line of the formation to the rear as they got tired. Their enemy would fight until they got tired and then they would be cut down, but the Imperial Army would always have their freshest troops in the frontline, while their tired and wounded would recuperate in the rear.
This basic combat tactic remained the same whether they fought on open plains or dense city streets. The commander's job was to raise the men's fighting spirit, train their fighting skills, and lead them to victory over the enemy.
However, the JSDF were different. They did not use shields, nor did they form a dense testudo formation. They would spread out to sprint, halt and drop prone, all the while communicating with hand gestures. They were a closely-knit, well-oiled machine that switched between stillness and motion with a fluid grace.
At the same time, they were raising metal staves in all directions. They looked like hedgehogs.
"What on earth are they doing?" Piña tilted her head as she thought, but could not find an answer.
"They're all holding staves like Itami. Could it be that all the soldiers in the Jayesdeef are mages? If that's the case, is that the secret of their power?"
Bozes answered Piña's question with a question of her own, "But mages are rare since magic is a special ability. Then, does that mean the Jayesdeef can produce mages in large quantities?"
Piña could imagine how those staves could strike down the enemy with beams of searing light. After that, she understood what the Jayesdeef were training for; their movements were calculated to conceal themselves and respond to the enemies' own movements, in order to find their foe and kill them in any environment or surroundings.
Even if they were ambushed from dark corners, even if they were fired on from high windows by snipers, even if they were flanked from both sides by Imperial cavalry, before enemy troops could close the distance to the Jayesdeef, they would be turned into Swiss cheese by their fire-staves.
"No, these metal staves are not magic. In their language, they are weapons which are called 'guns,' or "small arms.'"
From the side, Lelei denied Bozes' answer.
"The Jayesdeef uses these guns as the basis of their fighting ability. In order to make full use of their guns in combat, they have trained and developed their skills to this level."
"They're weapons? That is to say; they're like our swords or bows?"
"Yes. The principle is simple too. They enchant a piece of lead with explosive magic, seal it within a metal tube, and then they let the lead fly free." explained the blue haired small mage.
Itami just shook his head hearing Lelei still thinks their weapons are magic based. But said nothing.
Beelzebub chuckled hearing Lelei answer. The blue haired mage turned her head towards him. "Is something wrong your majesty?"
"You almost said everything right Lelei. You were only wrong in one thing."
Lelei tilted her head. Piña leaned closer to Beelzebub with an interested look on her face. "There is no magic in their weapon. These weapons only using chemical reaction to create a miniature explosion in the chamber. If I am right. It is some kind of black powder in another name Gunpowder."
Lelei tilted her head questioningly. "Black powder?"
Beelzebub nodded. "Black powder. It is a mixture of several minerals. Because of its highly reactive nature, it is widely used to mining and many another thing what requires controlled explosion…"
Lelei nodded in understanding.
"Gunpowder is classified as a low explosive because of its relatively slow decomposition rate and consequently low brisance. Low explosives deflagrate (i.e., burn) at subsonic speeds, whereas high explosives detonate, producing a supersonic wave. Ignition of powder packed behind a bullet must generate enough pressure to force it from the muzzle at high speed, but not enough to rupture the gun barrel. Gunpowder thus makes a good propellant, but is less suitable for shattering rock or fortifications." Explained Beelzebub with great detail.
Every JSDF eyes widened hearing the Prince explained exactly how their weapons work. A prince who came from the world what they thought of them at least eight centuries.
Shino who sat in the passenger cabin of the HMW put up her hand questioningly. "Excuse me Prince Beelzebub. But how do you know all of this?"
"Believe it or not. We have similarly working projectile weapons back in the Sorcerer Kingdom. But instead of using a chemical reaction to propel the projectiles. We use magic based guns what mostly shot magical energy. And being my aunt is the leader of the of the scientific research section of the kingdom. She beat into me these basic things. Wherever I wanted or not. He often said when I refused to learn those seemingly meaningless things." He made quotation marks with his fingers and mirrored Esdeath. "'It is for your own good Kit. Knowledge is power! If you do not learn you will die...'"
He leaned back in his seat. "She is the scariest person who I ever met..."
The dread moved every JSDF soldiers face hearing they attacked a civilization which is able to produce energy weaponry and used it without a problem. And there is a person who can even frighten the crown prince who always seemed cheerful and collected.
Piña re-considered her chances, and she realized their chances now dropped below hopeful. "You mean laser weapons!? That is so cool!" shouted Kurata.
Beelzebub nodded. "Indeed they are."
"I did not saw any of them in your soldier's hand. That means they are quite rare. That's right?" noted Shino.
"You could say that. It is used mostly by the special squads of the kingdom. Squads what needs precision in their work and need longer reach to eliminate their targets. Such as our Black OPS."
"Then… Why don't you just equip your soldiers with those weapons?" asked Lelei.
Piña turned to her suddenly and placed her hand to Lelei's mouth. She nervously turned her head towards Beelzebub. "Please, Prince Beelzebub don't listen to this silly mage…"
Beelzebub smiled. "It is not a problem. We considered fitting our soldiers with the weapons. But we did not do it because of several reasons."
"And that is?" asked Shino.
"First." He held up his index finger showing a one. "Manufacturing one such weapon cost more than the upkeep of a small country. For its manufacture we need rare materials and only my aunt, father and a few selected people know the exact method. In another word. It is expensive and hard to make."
"Two," He opened his middle finger beside his index. "It is true even a non-magic user can use the weapon with such efficiency as a veteran only with a few days training. Yet, most of the soldiers in our Black OPS who we offer the chance to use the weapon. Simply refuse its usage referring to the fact its stains their honor or its takes away the thrill of the kill."
Rory smiled and nodded. "I can understand that reason."
"The third and the last. The people of my world are not ready such technology. So, my father decided he only give them the technology when they are ready. Distributing only among those who are proved their worth and understand this risk."
"What?!" Itami jerked his head back.
"What do you mean Beelzebub?" questioned him Piña.
"As I said. Most people in our civilization are not ready to handle such technology. We have the technology since my father and aunt arrived in the New World. Still, they withheld the technology because the people of the New World are not ready to handle it. As they said. 'You don't give a loaded gun into an infant's hand.' They saw too many civilizations fallen because someone gave them technology what they can't handle. After all, even a god can't save you from your own stupidity…"
Rory nodded in agreement. "I agree... Even Emroy can't save you from yourself..." She said. After all, with her more than nine hundred years she knows this as well. Even a god can't save you from yourself. Then she turned her head to Beelzebub remembering what Beelzebub said previously. "What do you mean when you said they arrived in the New World?" inquired Rory.
Beelzebub looked towards her and smiled. "As I said. My father, my aunt neither their vassals are from the world what we currently inhabit. They transported there by the will of my father."
Piña gasped hearing the new facts from the crown prince. "You mean? You are an alien!?" asked Itami with awe. Everyone in the HMW looked at him with a frightened expression.
Beelzebub laughed at his question. "No… I am not an alien. I born in that world, so I count as a native. But my father, mother and everyone else who came with them. They most likely count as alien in our world."
"Why did they leave their original world?" asked Lelei
A thoughtful expression moved on the young heir's face. "Hmm… I once asked Father about it. He said… they looked for their long-lost comrades."
Everyone nodded. "Then I asked Aunt, and she said…" he left a little pause. The pressure just grew and grown on the people.
"She said. She and father were terribly bored in their original world, so they left to have some fun after their long adventuring days. So, they simply twisted time and space few times and transported themselves to the world what they currently inhabiting."
Everyone sweat dropped. Piña sighed in desperation and looked out of the window with a dissatisfied expression searching some kind of hope.
While inspecting the piles of wyvern corpses on the battlefield, she had found many huge holes in the bodies. A closer inspection of their shattered scales revealed lead chunks and other fragments. Working backward from there, Lelei had deduced the mechanism of firearms by careful analysis of what she had seen, heard and learned.
Beelzebub explanation strengthened what she heard and completed the puzzle in her head.
Completed what she already knows. Either Piña convinces her father to surrender immediately, or the Empire will be annihilated from the ground. Either by the war machine of the JSDF or by the might of the Sorcerer Kingdom.
Piña's vision suddenly blurred thinking about what Beelzebub said about the JSDF weapons. "It's not magic, but a weapon? So since humans can make these weapons, they can distribute them to all of their soldiers?
If that's the case, then obviously the way they wage war would be different. No matter how many men with spears or swords we raised, their numbers would be useless in the face of an enemy who fought like this."
As these thoughts ran through her mind out of the blue, a Type 96 armored personnel carrier roared up beside them. The rear hatch opened, disgorging a number of fully armed and equipped men.
The soldiers who rushed out of the vehicle swiftly formed a neat firing line; their weapons pointed at imaginary opponents.
At this moment, Piña could vividly imagine cavalry and infantry being gunned down in their ranks, and she furrowed her brows in anxiety.
"Too slow! Move your asses faster! Again!"
In response to their commander's rebuke, the JSDF troopers got back onto the APC. After watching them train like this, Piña could not help but think "So there's a huge difference even from their basic fighting styles." Unlike the fear which had been deeply engraved into her soul in Italica, she was afraid because she could now understand her opponent, and it frightened her.
Beelzebub only watched the soldiers and their professional movements with satisfaction. Thinking back the time when his father sent him to train with the special squad. Good memories came to his mind. Good times when he made much new friendship. These soldiers used almost exactly the same methods than back home. Just the Sorcerer Kingdom methods mixed with magic and another kind of things when it came to inflation and small squad operations.
Every infantry unit in the Sorcerer Kingdom was trained to not only use brute strength. But guerrilla tactic if necessary. Ie. Strike when it hurts then retreat in a safe position to gather your strength, wait for the next opening in your enemy armor. It was especially effective against operations deep behind the borders of the Sorcerer Kingdom. True. Not much Black OPS operations happened nowadays. Due the Kingdom were on the verge of complete victory. Still, they kept this tradition.
But still… According to the military history books, no one used this tactic before their father arrival in the world. This and many other similarly breakthrough methods were firstly introduced in their world by his Aunt who currently the Supreme General of the Sorcerer Kingdom consolidated forces. He shook his head embracing these good memories and sighed. "Good old times…"
Piña turned to look inside the HMV, and she saw Itami, Kuwabara, Kurata and the others holding the non-magical weapons they called "guns." If they were weapons, even Piña or Bozes should be able to use them if they got their hands on one of them.
If they could fully understand these weapons and obtain them, then at least future battles would not be one-sided slaughters like what had happened previously. Piña understood the importance of this. Her aim now was to obtain these weapons and pass them on to the best craftsmen she could find and force them to make more, at any cost.
As though reading Piña's thoughts, Lelei quietly chimed in from the side.
"That would be pointless."
Lelei pointed outside, through another of the vehicle's windows.
On the open ground opposite them, something that looked like a cross between a crazed elephant and a block of metal was thundering toward them. It was a Type 74 Main Battle Tank.
"When they say 'small arms,' they mean that these weapons are small guns. So that means that there should be 'big guns' as well."
They looked at Type 74 as it turned its turret, their eyes going to its 105mm rifled cannon.
"Does, does that spit fire too?"
Piña's thoughts were the same as Bozes' murmured words. She realized that this cannon was the so-called "rod of iron" which the refugees of Coda Village told her about.
"I have not seen it fire myself, but I do not doubt that it can do so."
No blacksmith in the Empire could make such a thing. And it was not just the Empire, but nobody on the continent could build stuff like that. It probably would not make a difference whether she searched the underground world of the elves or among the master craftsmen of the dwarves. It was a monster from another world, and she could fully believe that it could defeat a Flame Dragon.
Iron pegasi. Iron elephants. What was this JSDF, this force that could produce these things in such great numbers? She looked to Beelzebub thoughtfully. "I wonder if the Prince Beelzebub Kingdom has a counter for those Iron Beasts… What am I thinking? Of course, they have something like that! After all, they managed to defeat the Iron Pegasi without causalities and force them to the ground… Of course, they have something similar or not more dreadful." She remembered the terrifying creatures whose fought against the JSDF and the bandits.
"Why did we even attack them in the first place?"
In response to Piña's quiet mutterings, Lelei replied:
"The Empire has trod on the griffin's and the dragon's tail."
"You, you… don't talk like it doesn't concern you! The Empire is in a crisis for survival, how can you speak so easily about it?"
Bozes angrily grabbed Lelei's shoulder, and in return, she received an even more hateful answer.
"I am of the Rurudo Clan. The Empire's well-being has nothing to do with me."
The Rurudo were a nomadic people. Although Lelei had settled down near Coda Village, she and her people had never had any particular opinion about the Empire.
Tuka, who had been listening but did not have a chance to cut in, rushed to raise her hand and say, "Yes, I'm an Elf!"
"..."
Rory remained silent. She did not need to say anything and simply smiled.
The Empire had made the Allied Kingdoms bend their knees and ruled over its citizens with force.
The Emperor did not expect his subjects to love, respect, or do anything but fear him.
The Empire's policy of conquest, suppression, and rulership through violence had led to the present situation — despite its dominance over them; it did not have the loyalty of its subjects.
It was only now that Piña realized the consequences of the Empire's actions. She watched to Beelzebub back in Italica and how he interact with his soldiers. From their eyes, she clearly saw they are happy and satisfied with their lives. Despite the Kingdom's can capable produce brute force and annihilate everything that stands in its way. She saw. Every soldier respected the Crown Prince. Not out of fear. But out of their own free will. She saw... Everyone loved him and did not complain about their lives as he chatted even with the lowest ranked soldiers like they were close friends. In another world, they served not out of fear but their own free will.
In the middle of her thoughts, Beelzebub spoke. "You know Princess Piña… If your empire became our vassal. We can protect you from the JSDF. Your father only needs to sign the treaty and we can dozer them away…"
The Princess looked at him with a dreadful, angry expression. She looked at herself with a thoughtful expression. "We may have no other options…"
"You better hurry with your decision. This option will not be open for forever. Who knows… We may decide to invade this world by one of our army's tomorrow…" joked Beelzebub while he upkeeps his friendly, calm facade.
The sweat started to gather on Piña's and Bozes' forehead.
"You know… We hear you Prince Beelzebub!" said Itami with a low tone.
Beelzebub smiled. "I know it very well Sir Itami. I was just curious about your reaction. And I must say… It was exactly what I was waiting for. Oddly satisfying…"
Piña and her blonde knight sighted in relevance.
Piña and Beelzebub were brought to Arnus Hill, to a building with a plaque on the front that read "Special Region Expeditionary Force Command." Raidyn and Momon already waited for them there leaning against the wall. Speaking with the soldiers of the JSDF whose was awe inspired by the two epic mount of the two adventurers.
Of course, as always… Momonga and Esdeath can't understand how even most soldiers of the JSDF sees Hamusuke as a fearful creature. She was only a huge hamster nothing more. Why do most people fear her? That was the thing what even Momonga with his infinite wisdom and experience couldn't understand.
Hearing the people fear her like back in her glorious days when she wore the title. 'Virtuous King of the Forest.' Pride has filled her chest and proudly puffed her cheek pouches.
Of course, there were a few people who was not afraid the monstrous sized rodent. Rather than that. Found her adorable and either tried to hug her to feel her soft fur or want to take a photograph while sitting on her. (Mostly the female staff who was on leave and the few children in the camp.)
Of course, for this. After a few incidents, the people started to ask permission from Raidyn who just let the people torment her faithful mount with a smirking expression. Meanwhile, the huge hamster looked at her with a pleadingly desperate expression.
After all, she was half demon. Cruelty was in her blood. Momonga simply shook his head glancing to the poor creature who was drawn out by the kids whose currently rode on her. Currently, he conversed with First Lieutenant Yanagida. Meanwhile thought about the event what played out when the two of them arrived in the JSDF base.
Flashback:
The two adventurers ride straight to the main entrance of the JSDF base. The guard stopped them. Every guard who stationed in the towers and the guard posts raised their automatic guns towards their direction. Following their every move. Seeing this Ainz and Esdeath unmounted their mount in the right distance. Strapped their weapons to their mounts and raised their hands meanwhile started to walk towards the guard post slowly.
"Halt! This is a restricted area. You need permission to enter." shouted the appointed officer.
The two of them stopped. "We are with First Lieutenant Itami's convoy." Explained Momonga.
"Do you have proof? Written permission from the First Lieutenant? If not, please leave. This is a restricted area."
"Just radio to Itami-kun! He will explain everything." Chirped Raidyn happily.
The officer nodded. "One moment…" he turned away and started to walk to the nearby small guard house.
Then someone unexpected appeared. A tall man with short black hair parted on the left side; he wore glasses. A huge grin settled on his face. Meanwhile, he wore a green formal military attire.
Every soldier started to salute him. "First Lieutenant Yanagida! Sir!"
He saluted back. "At ease…" most of the soldiers still pointed their guns towards the two adventurers.
He looked in the direction of Ainz and Esdeath. "Ah. Momon-dono and Raidyn-dono. What a surprise! Where is the First Lieutenant?" inquired Yanagida with a reproachful smirking expression.
Raidyn looked around. She started to scratch the back of her head with a smirking, embarrassed expression. "We kind of left them behind when we started to race with Momon-kun."
Yanagida chuckled. "I see…"
Raidyn turned her head towards Momon. "By the way Momon-kun… Who won the race?"
"I think it is a draw…"
She nodded. "Fair enough…"
Yanagida turned to the appointed officer. "Corporal. They are a guest in the base."
The corporal saluted. "Yes, Sir!"
Momon and Raidyn waved to their mount who started to come closer. Every soldier awed seeing the exotic mounts of the two adventurers. Now not only their exotic looking armor and Mastercraft weapons what made them excel from the crowd. But their mounts as well.
Yanagida inspected the strange golden armored horse looking mount and the huge hamster for a moment then nodded. "You have very interesting mounts."
"We appreciate the compliment," Momon answered.
"Follow me. I will show you an appropriate place where you can wait until Itami's arrival."
"It is really not necessary Yanagida-kun!"
"Nonsense. I insist… Anyway… Lieutenant General Hazama still has a few question towards you and entrusted me to question you."
Raidyn scratched her forehead. "Well… I think it is okay…"
"Splendid! Follow me!" he turned around and started to walk towards the rest zone of the base.
Raidyn and Momon followed him. When they arrived in the middle of the base. Suddenly the time froze around them. Esdeath and Momonga being immune to such effects. Looked around searching the source of the sudden disturbance.
Yanagida and everyone else stopped. Frozen in the time. The scene resembled when you paused a movie in the middle of the scene. But this was not in 2D but 3D. And can completely walk around.
Zero walked out from the shadows and bowed deeply. "Ainz-sama…. Esdeath-sama. We waited for you!"
Numerous Eight Edged Assassins jumped out from the shadows preparing the welcome of the Supreme Beings. They prepared a huge table for five people. With tea, coffee, and various sweet and salted cakes.
"We are celebrating something?" asked her creation Esdeath.
"Albedo, Shalltear, and Zesshi requested this. I suspected the Supreme Beings don't mind a little rest away from those noisy meat bags."
Ainz nodded. "I see…"
Ainz heard footsteps and looked into its direction. He saw three elegant looking women walking towards him. A young pale skinned woman around her four teens with a claret colored ball gown and overstuffed bra. A white skinned beauty with horns sprouting on the two sides of her head. And a woman in her late teens with black and white heterochromatic eyes and hair who wore her usual silver colored armor.
They walked with elegance towards the god of destruction and the overlord of the death. As they reached the two of them, they kneeled down. "Ainz-sama… Esdeath-sama…" the three woman kneeled and bowed their heads towards the ground submissively.
Ainz raised his armored hand. "You may rise." They rise at once. Ainz saw some kind of strange glint moving behind the three woman's eyes. He wanted to step back, but he forced himself to not to do. That may stain his grace before his subordinates.
"It seems Pandora's Actor cover has been blown… I did not expect they realize so soon… I hope they did not kill him…" He thought back the last person's fate who tried to kept secret his location from his wives. You can say… He had died a gruesome death before he revealed the secret.
The three woman looked at him like three predators. Then… All three of them jumped to their master and husband. And started to cling on his armored waist. "Ainz-sama! How could you do such thing to us! Why are you so cruel!?"
Despite now Ainz was above level 100. He still can't figure out how these three can get enough power to overpower him in such situation. He tried to get rid of them, but he was unable to do it. He looked pleadingly at his companion. "Little help?" he asked.
She chuckled. "I would not dare to separate spouses in their moment of reunion… I am not so cruel." She started to smirk.
The three woman looked at her with happiness in her eyes. "Thank you Esdeath-sama! You really understand us!"
"You are not helping…" Momonga glanced towards his companion, and a disapproving expression moved to his illusionary face under his closed faced helmet. He turned back to his wives who's still embraced his waist. "Albedo, Shalltear, Zesshi… Please stop… We can speak about this in a civilized manner…"
"You can't get away with this so easily Ainz-sama!" Shalltear looked up to him with a predatory expression. Madness radiated from the True Vampire shining blood red eyes.
"Yes, you can't make my king!" said Zesshi as she increased the strength what she used to hug Ainz.
"Enough!" frowned them Ainz angrily and his passive emotion suppression activated. Surrounding them an eerie light green light. The dread moved on the three woman's face and backed away. They kneeled down. "Please forgive our behavior Ainz-sama! We just terribly worried about your wellbeing and of course... missed you!" Albedo explained and looked at Ainz with her shining yellow eyes. With an expression what can melt away even the coldest men's heart.
Ainz turned his head away. Despite the fact that he was undead, Albedo was always able to melt his frozen undead heart with that expression and unconditionally activate his passive emotion suppression.
"You may stand up." He said. The three woman stood up with grace. Ainz walked to the table and sat down. Esdeath sat down beside him. Ainz dispelled his summoned helmet and deactivated his illusion item. So his bare skull can be seen. Evil looking red lights dimmed in his skull orbits.
"Sit down." He ordered the three woman who just stood behind their seats.
"I assume you have a few questions…" he said. Meanwhile Zero poured some tea to Albedo, Zesshi and Shalltear and her favorite coffee to his creator. Being an Overlord. Momonga was unable to consume food or drink. Still, for pure courtesy and respect. Zero poured some for him too.
Albedo bowed her head. "Yes, Ainz-sama… Can you explain us, please… and please don't take this is an act of disrespect..." Ainz nodded and waited for Albedo to finish her sentence. Only the sounds of Esdeath munching the delicious chocolate cake can be heard in the timeless zone.
"What are you thought when you left us without notification?! I thought we mean something to you!" Ainz felt like the women who Albedo's two sides start to radiate their rage towards him. Sometimes, even he. The overlord of the death was surprised how angry these three can become.
Albedo turned her head to Esdeath. "And you Esdeath-sama! You would be the least concerned about Ainz-sama safety! Or are we not girlfriends anymore?"
She inspected a piece of cake at the end of her fork. Did not sparing any attention to the rage what was radiated towards her. "This cake is delicious! You really outdid yourself this time Zero!" she praised her creation.
Zero bowed slightly. "Thank you Creator-sama! I created to serve."
He needed to find out something. Even he was afraid when these three were angry. He steeled himself. "Albedo… What is enough is enough!"
Albedo, Zesshi, and Shalltear bowed their head in servitude. "P-P-Please forgive us Ainz-sama. We were worried about you."
"We sorry!" said in unison Shalltear and Zesshi.
Ainz nodded. "Answering your question. This was all part of my plan."
Shalltear looked at Ainz curiously. "Plan? Ainz-sama?
Ainz nodded. "I as well Esdeath was decided we could measure the situation better if we personally take action and use our adventurer persona to blend into our surrounding. This may give us unique opportunities and perspective to inspect the natives in their natural habitat."
Albedo smiled with her usual maniac glint in her golden eyes and vertically split pupils. "As expected from my love! He always cares about his servant's safety and wellbeing. Insomuch he is willing to take out himself the direct contact of these lower beings. We don't deserve such caring master." she bowed her head in humiliation.
Ainz sweat dropped under his façade. "They are overcompensating everything again… Just… Why…"?
The three of them stood up and kneeled. "We waiting for your command! The leader of the Supreme Beings! Just say the word, and we will annihilate these lower beings who poison the domain of the Supreme Beings with their presence!"
Ainz face palmed in his inner world. "I hate when they do this…" then he went on his opportunities. "Very well… My orders are the next. These people may be used to me in the later stages of my plan. Avoid anything that may anger them. Continue the currently ongoing operations. Collect as much information and samples as you can."
The three woman nodded. "Anything else Ainz-sama?"
"Yes… Told Demiurge to start to subtly make a contract with the nearby kingdoms and prepare the vassalization of this Empire by infiltrating its inner command structure. Bribe whose can be bribed and replace those who are absolutely unwilling to support our claim. Don't rush with the operations. Slowly. Only one person at once…. So when the time comes… We can claim victory immediately. Destroying them from inside if neccesary. Don't forget. We have time…" he explained.
"We are your faithful servant." They said in unison.
He turned to Zero. "Zero. The emperor of this Empire still has one and a half week to answer my claims. Esdeath and I will soon go through the other side of the gate what is under that dome." He pointed to the concrete dome what hid the JSDF gate.
"Ainz-sama! Let us go with you! Who know what the other side of that structure is!" pleaded Albedo.
Ainz raised his hand assuring. "Don't worry. Esdeath, Zero and two squads of Eight Edged Assassins come with me under an invisibility field. We inspect this world and give you further instructions. Until that… Prepare further reinforcements in case invasion to become necessary…"
Ainz view covered for a moment with Esdeath cake. Then it floated away from his field of vision. And started to make circles around his head like it was some kind of planet or sun.
He slowly glanced to Esdeath who played with her abilities and floated the cake. Using her reality warping abilities to make it once whole. Then floated around his head like his head was like the sun. Then the salted small cakes started to attack the sweet cake like they were some kind of salted meteors what attacked the sweet planet.
Originally they were not able to use any abilities without delay magic in a time lock. But in their time in the other universe. They learned how to breach this restriction.
"Esdeath... Stop!" Ainz warned her.
She looked at him questioningly. "What?"
"Stop playing with your food! We are in the middle of a conversation!"
She crossed her arms, and the cake fell to the ground two Eight Edged Assassins jumped immediately and cleaned it up. "Stupid gramps… Never let me enjoy my little free time…" she murmured angrily under her nose.
Ainz sighed, shook his head them turned back to his wives. "Keep Gargantua and Rubedo in standby if the case wished. However, seeing this world power, we will not need them. Still, it is better safe than sorry… And keep this base under constant surveillance! Do not underestimate them!"
The three of them and Zero bowed. "As you wish."
Ainz sighed.
"Did you meet Beelzebub? He is all right?" asked Albedo with a worried tone.
Ainz nodded. "Yes, he handled the negotiations in Italica like her mother would. You can be proud of him."
Albedo's eyes shined from the praising words of her master. "My son… " she collected herself. "I expected none less from my big boy…" she murmured with a satisfied expression.
"He will come with us through the Gate and can see this other world with his own eyes. After that, I may decide if he can able to handle the negotiations or we may need an another negotiator. Relay the message to Pandora's Actor we may need his services."
Albedo nodded.
"Don't worry Albedo-chan! I will take care little Beelzebub!" said Esdeath playfully.
Albedo bowed her head. "Thank you Esdeath-sama. I would not trust anyone else, my child!"
Esdeath requested an another piece of cake from Zero. Who served her from the delicious cake immediately.
"That's for now. You may leave…" he waved them off with his hand.
"Ainz-sama one more thing." Said Zero.
"Hmm?" Ainz turned his head towards him.
"We detected a few being trying to spy on us. According to our early measurements, they are around level 95-100. We may be unable to hurt them by physical means due to their energy nature. I advise using methods what can harm astral entities."
Ainz nodded. "I see..."
"Do you wish us to take care of them? I can assemble a group what can take the cure, such type of enemies, one by one if it's necessary… Or if you authorize the usage of a World Item. We may prepare a trap for them and lure them in one place. Then take care of them with one strike." explained Zero.
Ainz hummed. "We are aware they are watching us since we entered this world. But we still need more information about them. Inform Demiurge to make the necessary precautions to a pre-emptive strike. Monitor their energy signature constantly. Find a way to breach their realm and strike them down if they make moves against us. If anything happens immediately inform either me or Esdeath. Do not use World item without our permission."
Zero bowed his head. "As you wish Ainz-sama…"
Esdeath glanced to Zero with a serious expression. "Zero! Do not underestimate them… Don't forget. Overconfidence always ends with the downfall either of the person or the person's kingdom. If you or any other servant losing the battle. Retreat immediately and inform us. Relay the information what you collected. Then we take care of them. If not through brawl. Then with our wits…"
Every servant nodded. "As you wish."
"Ainz-sama…" said Zesshi.
"Hmm?" the overlord of death turned to her.
"We still have a few minutes until the time lock ends. Don't you want to take up your flesh form and do it? You know we missed a few opportunities…"
"Here? In the middle of the base?" asked Ainz with a dumbfounded tone.
His wives nodded in unison.
Esdeath stood up with a sadistic smile on her face. "I think. I leave you four with each other. Have fun! Come Zero! Guys! Leave them. Ainz-san needs to relieve his stress." She stood up, walked away and waved backward to Ainz. The others followed her.
Ainz panicked and screamed underneath his calm facade. "Why she is always leaving me in such situation!?"
"Esdeath! Stop!" said Ainz with his usual calm tone as he raised his hand.
She looked back. "Huh?" His wives looked at him pleadingly.
Ainz turned back to his wives. "I am sorry… But the time is not appropriate for such things. But I promise… after this case has been solved, I will take you three to a vacation to your wished destination…"
The three women's eyes started to shine. Then jumped to Ainz again and hugged him with all of their strength flipping the table with their momentum. "Thank you Ainz-sama!" they squirmed in happiness.
Despite his higher level. They almost broke Ainz ribs. It was not accident Albedo was the Guardian Overseer of Nazarick and Shalltear was the strongest NPC in the tomb who alone destroyed the huge chunk of the invading forces back in the days of YGGDRASIL. More than one thousand and five hundred player and mercenary NPC attacked.
Still, she managed to defeat at least 500 of them and prevent them from reaching the lower levels of Nazarick. Thanks to her balanced stats, Divine class Spuit Lance what restored her Health Points after each strike and of course... the precisely engineered traps of her level.
"Ok! Ok! That's enough!" the three woman released Ainz from their deadly hug.
Ainz sighed in this inner world. "This went better than expected… I thought they were angrier. Or?" The realization hit him and despite he does not have sweat glands. He started to sweat rivers in his inner world. "Oh no… What I will get when I arrive home! " his passive emotion suppression activated in his fear.
"Now… Go back the other side of the gate and wait for further instructions…" The three of them bowed their heads... Then started to walk away in their hiding. Zero seeing the discussion ended. Motioned to the Eight Edged Assassins to clear the mess before the time continue its flow. For the order. The creatures jumped into action and cleaned the mess under a moment. It was like the mess what the three woman caused were never here.
Zero and the Assassins bowed deeply then disappeared among the shadows. Ainz and Esdeath sighed in unison. Ainz reactivated his illusion item and summoned his helmet. Then started to walk back to Yanagida who still in the mid of his step. A smug smiling expression was frozen on his face. The JSDF soldiers were still in the middle of their exercise, and the Jets stopped in the middle of their acrobatic flips in the air.
Esdeath thought she prank the soldiers. She walked around and drew a French mustache on their faces with her pen.
Ainz glanced to his companion and shook his head seeing her childish act. She opened a channel towards him. [Message]: "kukuku… Ainz-san… Your wives really love you! The lust just emitted from their every word. The air scorched around them… You know… There is still time for a fast round. You can still call them back…" she teased her companion.
[Message]: "Screw you! You wanted to leave me with three angry women! You know how dangerous is that!"
[Message]: She laughed. "I know it very well… It was fun!" she laughed her friend unfortunate fate.
[Message]: "You know what? Fine! If you play like this. I can play the game too! I will order the servants to not serve you cakes and coffee until further notice! And I will authorize the Pleiades to choose clothes to you in the next party. I will order them to dress you with force if it's necessary…"
Esdeath gritted her teeth. [Message]: "You would not dare…" shuttered Esdeath with rage.
[Message]: "Kukuku…" Ainz chuckled in an evil tone. "I just did!"
[Message]: "YOU MONSTER! YOU CAN'T DEPRIVE ME Of THE ONLY THING WHAT I LIVE FOR! I will not wear such thing! You… I hate you!" she shouted.
[Message]: "I hate you too my faithful companion… I hate you too…" he said sarcastically and chuckled. "By the way… I hope you remember the pose what was you in before we left this guy. It would be unfortunate if they saw us blurring for a moment because of the sudden time dilatation effect."
[Message]: "Don't worry. I got this. After all, I did this many times before."
Ainz nodded. They walked near the nearby Yanagida and took up the exact pose when the time stopped.
With that. They followed Yanagida to the rest zone of the base.
Flashback end: