Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

"W-what?!"

Ainz Ooal Gown seemed to be startled.

"Why? Why are you here...?"

Wozniak and Yan Ming.

They did not leave, but chose to stay and wait for Ainz Ooal Gown to come and meet him directly.

"I should be asking you that."

Yan Ming put down his teacup and looked at Ainz Ooal Gown.

"It's been so many days since we last met. How are you doing over there?"

"Oh?! Haha... Well, that's not bad."

They're hiding something.

Yan Ming already knew that Ainz Ooal Gown was in some trouble, but now it seemed that he didn't intend to tell him.

"You told me that if I encounter any difficulties, I can come to you and you will do your best to help me, right?"

He said it word by word.

"In other words, if you encounter any difficulties, you can also come to me... I feel the same way about that."

"As long as you're not going to do anything heinous, I'll try my best to help you."

"..."

Ainz Ooal Gown remained silent, unsure of what to say.

The reason he hadn't appeared by Yan Ming's side these past few days was to prevent him from getting involved.

Not only because this is something that happens inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

More importantly... he didn't want to bother him anymore.

but…

"Since you're so eager to know, then come with me."

Now that things have come to this point, how could it possibly be kept secret any longer?

Ainz Ooal Gown sighed, then called Sebastian and Soruka, and the group went to the living room together.

"...High-level teleportation magic!"

then.

Under a burst of light, Yan Ming and Woz were teleported out of the villa together.

They followed Ainz Ooal Gown directly to a more luxurious place.

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This is the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

Hidden in a region unknown to anyone, this vast world serves as the headquarters for Ainz Ooal Gown and his companions.

There are nearly ten different underground levels.

Now, six guardians of the underground tiers have come to the throne room on the tenth tier to discuss matters with the master of this place.

"Lord Ainz, everyone who could be gathered has now been assembled."

"Very well, then all of you may come in."

Albedo is the leading guardian of the class.

Her race is succubus, she wears a pure white dress, has long black hair, horns like a goat, and a face as alluring as a goddess.

She maintained a dignified smile and entered the room with the other guards.

however.

The moment they pushed open the door, the scene before them shocked most of the guards.

"What...what is this?!"

"How is that possible!"

The guards stared ahead in disbelief.

Seated on the throne was none other than Ainz Ooal Gown himself.

But what else?

Two other humans stood beside him.

One person is holding a book, while the other has black hair and purple eyes.

The two had completely different auras, but you could tell from their auras alone that they were not ordinary humans.

"Why, why are humans standing next to Lord Ainz?"

"What a joke... How dare a mere human stand there?!"

Several of the level guardians lost their composure for a moment, but Albedo, who was in charge, quickly came to her senses.

"Quiet! Those two are humans whom Lord Ainz specifically instructed us to treat specially, have you forgotten?!"

In that instant, everyone remembered.

“That’s right, Albedo… Please allow me to introduce you all.”

Ainz Ooal Gown had anticipated this situation.

"After all, these guys are all a bunch of troublemakers who have no affection for humans."

"The person over here holding the book is called Woz, and the one over there... is called Shilun Yanming."

"I mentioned to you briefly before that we should treat these two as guests and allies of the Great Tomb of Nazarick. They have helped me a lot, and they are also people from another world."

Similarly, although their race is human, you should not view them with the same standards you use to view ordinary humans.

That's what it means—

None of the level guardians present were human, so naturally they would have some degree of prejudice against humans.

“But… Lord Ainz, they are all from other worlds, isn’t it a bit much to just let them come to Nazarick like this—”

"Albedo, just trust me."

Ainz Ooal Gown's words left Albedo speechless.

"so what?"

Now that the relevant information had been presented, Yan Ming directly moved on to the main topic.

What's been bothering you these past few days?

Ainz Ooal Gown did not respond.

However, he then took out a magical tool that he usually used to observe the outside world and showed the designated scene to Yan Ming and Woz.

The scene moves across the land and sky, eventually arriving at a deserted forest.

"…This is."

Upon seeing the person on it, Yan Ming couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

A vampire girl dressed in gorgeous clothes, but standing still with lifeless eyes.

Shalltear Bradfordren.

She... is also a subordinate of Ainz Ooal Gown, one of the guardians of Nazarick's hierarchy.

Why would she be in a place like this?

"...Shalltear has already rebelled."

Ainz Ooal Gown said something that surprised both Yan Ming and Woz.

"Just a few days ago, the system showed that her alignment had changed from friendly to neutral."

"In other words... Shalltear is no different from a monster roaming the wild right now."

The voice grew increasingly heavy.

That was precisely what Ainz Ooal Gown was extremely worried about and concerned about.

"Even super-tier magic is useless. This situation can only be caused by other players using world-class items."

There is only one way to turn Shalltear back to her original form.

"That is... to kill Shalltear and then bring her back to life."

That instant.

Yan Ming sensed that Ainz Ooal Gown's tone was filled with self-reproach.

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Volume 3, OVERLORD: Chapter 55 Thank you, friend.

"...Who did this?"

"It's unclear for now, but... someone must have used a world-class item, otherwise it's impossible that even my super-level magic couldn't break this situation."

YGGDRASIL features a unique set of two hundred world-class items.

The effects of these items cannot be altered even by Ainz Ooal Gown's super-tier magic; only the effects of other world-class items can rival them.

World-class items naturally exist within the Great Tomb of Nazarick, as it was originally the guild with the largest number of world-class items among YGGDRASIL guilds.

But now is not the time to boast about such things.

Someone used a world-class item... which can only mean one thing.

"Somewhere in this world, there may be other players."

At least the players are very likely to be involved, after all, this is a world-class item.

Understanding this means that the world's level of danger will increase rapidly.

"...It was my carelessness."

Ainz Ooal Gown's tone gradually became somber.

"Because of the long-standing situation, people have viewed everyone in this world as trash, which has led to a loss of defensiveness and resulted in this incident."

"No, how could it be Ainz-sama's fault!"

"That's right! The reason for this is... can only be attributed to Shalltear's own problem."

The guardians' words were all meant to comfort Ainz Ooal Gown.

But he can't hear now.

"You...should leave first."

"this…"

"I called you all here just to make it clear that these two will be touring the Great Tomb of Nazarick. They will be here as our honored guests. I hope you understand that."

Having said that, Ainz Ooal Gown did not intend to say anything more.

The guards exchanged bewildered glances, but ultimately left under Albedo's watchful gaze.

Clang.

The sound of the door slamming shut echoed through the room.

Ainz Ooal Gown sat alone on the throne, his skeletal hands supporting his equally skeletal head.

"...Aren't you going sightseeing?"

Ainz Ooal Gown sat alone on the throne, not looking at the two of them.

“It would be a shame not to take a proper look around the Great Tomb of Nazarick, since we’ve come all this way.”

Ainz Ooal Gown said this to himself, and Yan Ming and Woz, of course, did not take that action.

And so, the air remained frozen for a long time.

They weren't there for the so-called sightseeing of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.