"I completely understand Albedo Mama's feelings. As for me… I'm also furious at those humans who dared to trespass into Nazarick. But anger is anger, and for Ainz Papa's great plan, we can only endure." Iri expressed her understanding of Albedo at this moment.
"Little Iri…" Albedo looked over with an infatuated expression.
"Ugh… Don't look at me like that, I'm getting goosebumps. The carrot and stick approach still needs to be used skillfully," Iri thought.
"So, do you all understand? My intention in keeping them…" Ainz Papa asked.
"We understand, but… if we let them go back, won't they leak information about Nazarick?" This time it was Xiao Di who raised the question.
"The purpose of letting them go is precisely to intentionally let them leak information about Nazarick," Ainz Papa said with full authority.
Ainz's words greatly surprised Iri. Shouldn't he have been the one to say that? This script wasn't right! When did Ainz Papa realize his intention?
"…" Xiao Di, having received his answer, fell silent. Seeing Xiao Di's silence, Iri was quite excited; it seemed she would witness Xiao Di's Triple Treat.
Sure enough, after Xiao Di was silent for a while, Xiao Di thought, Xiao Di realized, Xiao Di was shocked!
"So that's it!! As expected of Ainz-sama!! Indeed, everything is under Ainz-sama's control! Ainz-sama actually thought of such a meticulous plan, and… and it was even constructed based on the suggestions I provided… Such benevolence… Such… Ainz-sama can even think so much for me… I, Demiurge! From now on, I will serve Ainz-sama with even greater dedication and effort!" Xiao Di once again wept tears of gratitude and appreciation, deeply moved.
It was rare to see Xiao Di's Triple Treat, but Iri felt very strange in her heart. Although Iri originally wanted to dump this whole "mess" on Ainz Papa, why did Ainz Papa proactively take the "mess" and put it on his own head? Something was fishy!
Could it be that she underestimated Ainz Papa's strength? That shouldn't be. Previously, he had to beat her senseless before understanding her intentions, and only then did he spare the Four Strategists. How could he suddenly become "wise"? This must be problematic! Iri thought.
"Cough… Hmm, Demiurge, please continue to be loyal to Nazarick!" Ainz Papa responded with a hint of awkwardness.
"Demiurge? Little Iri? Ainz-sama?" Now it was Albedo's turn to be confused, looking at everyone with an expression that said, "What on earth are you talking about?"
"Ainz-sama's meaning is to use those humans to spread false information about Nazarick. This false information originates from Her Highness Elizabeth, who followed Ainz-sama's arrangements," Xiao Di said.
"Actually, my fight with Ainz Papa earlier was just a show for them. You know how grateful they are that I saved their lives; they'll basically believe anything I say," Iri continued after Xiao Di, even though Iri knew Ainz's reason for fighting her wasn't actually that.
"As Her Highness Elizabeth said, I believe those dull humans will deeply believe the false information Her Highness Elizabeth conveyed to them! Then we let them go, and they will spread this false information…" Xiao Di added.
"That's… that's right. This way, the true situation of Nazarick won't be known, but people will believe the information provided by the humans who once trespassed into Nazarick and survived," Ainz took over, sounding quite guilty.
"However, there's still one thing I don't understand. What kind of false information does Ainz-sama intend to provide to those people? Please enlighten me, Ainz-sama," Xiao Di said.
It really should be explained clearly, otherwise it would greatly affect Xiao Di's future direction of overthinking, Iri also thought so. But with Ainz Papa's demeanor… he probably wouldn't know about the stories she made up with the Four Strategists!
So, she could only explain it to Xiao Di herself, hoping that the uninformed Xiao Di wouldn't see through the flaws in that story.
Although the Eight Greed Kings were thoroughly dead, the Platinum Dragon Lord and the Brightness Dragon Lord were still alive… This narrative might be exposed if it reached them, right?
However, judging by the plot progression, the chapters released while she was still alive hadn't officially introduced them yet. There was still plenty of time, and room for maneuver. For now, she just needed to focus on the present.
"The background of Nazarick," Ainz Papa replied instantly without thinking, which again surprised Iri.
She thought Ainz Papa would say something like, "Just let Iri tell you," out of guilt. Why did he say it himself?
And he wasn't wrong; the story she made up with the Four Strategists indeed concerned the background of Nazarick. When Iri was still alive, she wanted to complain about this point while reading the novel: it was strange that no one pursued the origins of a suddenly appearing powerful mysterious force.
However, considering Ainz Papa's performance in front of people at that time, instantly killing tens of thousands with a Super-Tier spell… probably no one would dare to investigate. So, with that in mind, Iri came up with this idea.
"The background of Nazarick?" Xiao Di once again fell into deep thought.
"Yes, although this plan can indeed provide a righteous cause to stand upon, that alone is not enough. We need a more reasonable excuse, for example… an excuse that we just want to reclaim what rightfully belongs to us," Ainz Papa said.
Eh? Eh eh? What's going on? This isn't the Ainz Papa I know! Iri was even more confused. What's happening! This script isn't right?!
"I see, as expected of Ainz-sama!" Xiao Di once again showed his admiration, but unfortunately, there was no Triple Treat this time.
"Then the specific details will be explained by Iri," Ainz Papa finally tossed the topic back to Iri.
"Oh~ Alright, it's like this…" Iri took over the topic with considerable suspicion, and then recounted the "history" she had made up with the Four Strategists to Xiao Di and Albedo once again. As she spoke, she wondered, how did Ainz Papa know her intentions? Had Ainz Papa truly become "wise"?
Ugh… It seems I need to re-evaluate Ainz Papa's intelligence. Even my little scheme was seen through by Ainz Papa… I need to be more careful.
Of course, this time Iri not only told the fabricated history but also talked about the historical legends of this continent, which she had gathered from humans during her travels alone during this period.
And she cleverly used these legends to package Nazarick as a country that originally existed in this world, thus providing a more reasonable excuse for the next step of annexing E-Rantel.
Of course… all of this was naturally part of Ainz Papa's plan, and she merely understood it. Iri naturally didn't forget to continue dumping the "mess" on Ainz's head.
After Iri finished speaking, Xiao Di once again performed an excellent Triple Treat.
Finally, the personal safety of the Four Strategists was indeed guaranteed, which was something to be happy about, and it made Iri realize once again that her father was not as goofy as she had imagined.
Of course, this did not mean the incident was over. Iri still had other selfish motives. The reason she let Ainz Papa, Xiao Di, and Albedo know her intention of keeping the Four Strategists was also because…
In the future, she wouldn't have to sneak out anymore. She could use the excuse of needing to gather information or continue to instill false information in the Four Strategists to go out.
And with the Four Strategists around, she wouldn't need to bring the Pleiades sisters as escorts when she went out. She would have much more freedom, truly killing many birds with one stone.
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