Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Taking it back with us might be quite useful.

but…

Recalling what Yan Ming had said to him earlier, he then pondered it deeply.

Things like this that could endanger others...

"...High-level item destroyed!"

boom!

The sage's crown in his hand instantly turned into countless specks of dust.

Ainz Ooal Gown made the choice he wanted to make.

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Volume 3, OVERLORD: Chapter 50, The Darkness of Resurrection

"Lord Ainz...?"

Narberal, standing to the side, seemed somewhat surprised by Ainz Ooal Gown's behavior.

“I basically understand. This prop… isn’t particularly useful to us.”

"Is that so? I remember saying that this thing could be used to allow the wearer to summon an army of the undead..."

"The so-called crown of the wise man, while having such an effect, also has a negative effect. It will cause the wearer to lose his sight and will also be unable to remove it normally... otherwise he will lose his mind."

At least for ordinary humans, this is the case.

I don't know if this tool will work on my non-human subordinates, but of course... Ainz Ooal Gown would never experiment on his own people.

However, he would never use innocent people in experiments with this tool.

"If it's just about summoning an army of the dead, we can accomplish that using other methods, and... there's no particular need to do that right now."

"Understood."

Naberal immediately agreed, and as her subordinate, she certainly dared not show the slightest disrespect.

only…

'I have a feeling... Lord Ainz seems a little different than before...'

It seems to be related to emotions? Or perhaps it's about how I handle things, but I'm not entirely sure what exactly happened.

However, Yan Ming, who had witnessed all of this, nodded to himself inwardly.

'That's good. Maintain your humanity and don't make any plans that cross the line.'

In this way, even though his body is not human, Ainz Ooal Gown can still retain his current human heart.

This is exactly what Yan Ming wanted to see.

"What are your plans for the next step?"

All the magic casters were stunned by Ainz Ooal Gown's initial attack, and Kajit himself was completely killed by lightning magic.

Although his and Clementine's bodies are still there, it wouldn't be unreasonable to let him take them if they were of any use to Ainz Ooal Gown.

These two are complete scum, using innocent lives as playthings. Even if Ainz Ooal Gown doesn't say anything, Yan Ming will never let them go.

Are you going to take these two people with you?

"No, leave them here."

After considering it for a moment, Ainz Ooal Gown spoke directly.

“If we just take them all away like this, it will definitely cause some riots if the knights and others from this country come here and don’t find their bodies.”

"Narberal, take all the magical spellcasters' tools and this guy's crystal ball. We don't need to bring him back."

"As for the props, we should still take them back and analyze them carefully."

"understood."

Naberal nodded, and then went to find the magic chanters who had completely lost consciousness.

After looting all their items, they left the guys there and imprisoned them.

Then, to avoid suspicion from the kingdom, Ainz Ooal Gown did not intend to kill all of them.

However, he used magic to erase their memories of his side, while also keeping the messy scene intact, leaving the bodies of Kajit and Clementine casually tossed aside, creating the illusion that nothing had been deliberately handled.

"That solves the problem, Lord Ainz."

"Staying here will only attract more soldiers. Let's go."

The last sentence was spoken to Yan Ming, who was standing next to him.

However, just as Yan Ming was about to use Decade to control the dial, Ainz Ooal Gown opened a portal first.

"...Aren't you going to let me come?"

"It's one person, one time. You gave us a ride last time, so this time it's my turn to give you a ride."

This feeling... is like two friends having dinner and discussing who will drive whom home.

Yan Ming didn't say much. Since the other party wanted to do this, he wouldn't refuse their kindness.

Ainz Ooal Gown and Narberal walked into the portal together.

Just as Yan Ming was about to step inside, before that—

He seemed to hear some kind of sound.

"Um…?"

He couldn't help but look into the distance, but... there was nothing on the other side of the horizon.

The surrounding environment was very quiet, as if this was the atmosphere that this cemetery should have.

"Hey, what's wrong? We're already on the other side."

"...Coming right away."

Maybe I misheard.

Since he couldn't find a partner, Yan Ming gave up and went straight through Ainz Ooal Gown's portal.

The dark purple portal vanished into thin air.

However, not long after, a number of uninvited guests began to visit the place.

…demon.

A dark purple body with red eyes.

They then approached the unconscious magic casters, delivering the final blow and taking their lives.

From the bodies of these soldiers, something dark was swallowed into their mouths.

The smaller demons looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally, they all vanished on the spot.

Nobody knew that such a thing had happened here.

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After everything was settled, it was almost midnight.

After the three returned to the warehouse, they told everyone what had happened, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"I see... Thanks to Mr. Feifei and Mr. Yanming, those who committed many evil deeds have finally gotten what they deserved."

Led by Nia, the members of "The Black Sword" all thanked Yan Ming and Ainz Ooal Gown.

"Thank you both so much."

"Yes... If it weren't for you guys, my right leg would probably be ruined for life."

"This gratitude is truly beyond words. How...how can we possibly repay you?"

"That's right...you saved our lives, how can we repay you both?"

Faced with such a request, both Yan Ming and Ainz Ooal Gown said the same thing.

"Live well."

"...Huh?"

"We did these things so that you could survive, experience your adventures, and achieve your goals. So... you must work hard to protect yourselves and achieve the goals you most want to achieve in this world."

"In this way, it won't be a waste of our efforts to help you."

Of course, even without saying these words, Yan Ming would definitely want to help these people.

The four members of "The Black Sword" all smiled and nodded cheerfully.

"Um, Mr. Feifei..."

But at that moment, Enferea came out from another room.

Can I talk to you for a bit?

Ainz Ooal Gown glanced at Yan Ming, who then nodded.

The two then arrived at a room and closed the door.

"actually…"

I know what you're trying to say.

Before the other person could speak, Ainz Ooal Gown had already raised his hand, interrupting him.

"You initially chose me as your bodyguard because of the recovery potion I gave that female adventurer, right?"

"Huh...huh?!"

How could he have known?!

Enferea was immediately shocked. He had indeed thought of hiring Yan Ming because of the potion. Although he had heard the rumor that Yan Ming had completed all the bronze medal missions in less than ten minutes, and had called Yan Ming over because he thought that Yan Ming might be able to help him, his main purpose was to find Ainz Ooal Gown.

"I learned about this through my intelligence network. It seems that the female adventurer sold the potion to you, and then... you probably discovered that this potion is very effective, which is why you came to me to ask about it, right?"

"How would Mr. Feifei know that?"

"So, it's about intelligence. You just need to pay people to tell you what they're talking about."

I never expected this to happen...

Enferea suddenly felt like she had no chance, and even prepared herself to be scolded and disliked.

"...What kind of expression is that?"

"I... I came to see you about the potion, so you'll definitely hate me for that, won't you..."

Why should I hate you?

Ainz Ooal Gown said directly.

"Instead, why do you want to know about this potion? Is it because you want to learn how to make it and then sell it for money?"

"I... just want to know how such a powerful potion is made."

The thirst for knowledge.

It had nothing to do with the pursuit of fame or money; Enferea did it simply to learn more.

In a sense, this is quite similar to Yan Ming's personality.

"In that case, there's no need for me to say anything to you."

"is that so?"

"You're not used to do bad things, nor are you used to make ill-gotten gains, so why should I criticize you?"

Enferea's eyes immediately lit up.

"That, that matter about the potion—!"

"While I can consider teaching you, whether you can learn it or not is up to you."

"That's wonderful! Thank you so much!!"

"To be honest, I just grab those things by the handful, and if you're asking me if I understand how they're made or what, how could I possibly know! Asking me which bento box from the convenience store is the best is a better question than this!"

In short, this incident has come to an end.