Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

Ainz Ooal Gown probably realized how ridiculous his words were.

"...The method to change it is very simple."

Ainz Ooal Gown knew from the beginning what he had to say.

"Defeating Shalltear is very simple; I can have as many as I want. Whether I go myself or have the other guardians from different tiers join in, I can easily defeat her. Reviving her is also simple; all I need to do is pay 500 million gold coins..."

"It's just... I simply can't tolerate... this kind of thing happening."

One's important subordinates have been controlled by others.

This is the first time, so will there be a second time? A third time?

Who did this? Where exactly is the enemy? Is it even a player? And where did they get those world-class items from?

I know nothing.

For Ainz Ooal Gown, the only certainty was that Shalltear had been attacked by someone else; everything else was unknown.

He was too careless.

"If I hadn't viewed this world as a base world and hadn't treated it with more rigor, how could I have let Shalltear fall to this state?"

"Ainz Ooal Gown".

"Even if we defeat Shalltear together, so what? The mistakes I made are a fact. How can I face Peroroncino, who created Shalltear!"

"Ainz..."

"If only I could think more perfectly, if only I could calculate everything! But I can't. I... even in my current state, I'm already doing my best. To become a perfect Undead King in front of everyone? That's simply impossible for someone like me who was just an ordinary employee in my previous life!!"

Thump! He slammed his hands on the throne, producing a tremendously resonant sound.

A luminous green light covered the top of the head, having a forced calming effect.

However… even after inflicting the effect on himself, Ainz Ooal Gown was still unable to erase the painful feeling in his heart.

"I... I'll choose to fight Shalltear one-on-one myself."

It was no longer that authoritative, gloomy voice.

Instead, it was Suzuki Satoru's... normal voice.

"Although I will be suppressed by Shalltear's holy magic in terms of race, this is a sin I have committed, and I must bear it alone."

“That’s right, it has to be this way… Otherwise, what if more things happen in the future, leading to more subordinates being controlled or even killed? I have to consider everything, because I need to be the king of Nazarick in front of everyone…”

pat.

He placed his palm on his shoulder.

Ainz Ooal Gown's words then fell silent.

"...Are you tired?"

Shi Lun Yanming's words seemed to pierce through his solid skeletal body, reaching straight into his impossible inner world.

"I've said so much, thought so much, and done so much."

"are you tired?"

That instant.

All of Ainz Ooal Gown's seemingly complaining words, the plans and details he constructed, and his series of future ideas—

All of it sank into the deepest part of my heart.

"I'm so tired...really, so tired."

He simply let his body slump onto the throne.

A pair of majestic, scarlet eyes suddenly became dim.

"Why do I want to find my old companions? It's because I have nothing in reality."

"I'm just an ordinary office worker, living a monotonous life with no friends I can talk to, my parents are both dead, and making money is just so-so."

"I... can't find anything that can cheer me up in real life... except in YGGDRASIL, only in this place have I gained so-called friendship."

He was a complete failure in real life, but he was doing very well online.

"Isn't it ironic? I'm a nobody in real life, yet I've gained so-called friendships online. Everyone else is just... treating online games as a part of life, but I've made everything here my whole life..."

If YGGDRASIL didn't exist, Ainz Ooal Gown wouldn't exist... and Suzuki Satoru would forever be trapped in the bleak life of an ordinary office worker.

“I… just wanted to preserve the wonderful feelings I had with my companions from that time, so I… wanted to become like this.”

Whether he's playing the role of an omnipotent undead king in front of his subordinates, or he wants to make Ainz Ooal Gown's name known throughout this other world.

All of this is simply to recapture the beautiful memories of the past.

The life I experienced with everyone in the guild... is the most precious treasure to me.

Besides that... he had nothing left.

They are escaping reality and seeking someone online who is like a friend to them.

"I think it's about time I faced reality."

His voice sounded flat and dejected.

"My companions can never appear in this world, and my old friends... can never come back."

"I'm...too tired."

The one here is no longer the so-called King of the Undead.

There was only one ordinary human named Suzuki Satoru.

The forced calming effect came from above again, but Ainz Ooal Gown didn't care.

Even if you pour out everything in your heart, what's the point?

It's impossible for them to come back to me.

"You."

Suddenly.

The voices of others came from nearby.

"If you feel tired, why not ask someone for help?"

Shi Lun Yan Ming, that man... came to stand before him.

He reached out his hand to himself.

"If you can't hold on, there's no need for someone to force themselves to do it."

"you…"

He looked up in disbelief.

"Didn't I tell you? Just follow your heart and do what you want to do."

"What do you want to do right now? Try to say it out loud."

Yan Ming calmly stared at Ainz Ooal Gown.

"What I am going to do will never change."

"Whenever someone in need appears before me, I... will lend a helping hand."

"It doesn't matter who he is."

People who need help.

Ainz Ooal Gown opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

What is it that I truly want?

Is it about reviving the name of the Ainz Ooal Gown guild? Or is it simply about nostalgically searching for a past that can never be returned?

wrong…

That's not how it works...

There is only one reason why I do these things.

lonely.

"I... have always wanted a friend I can confide in."

Just like my friends from the past.

But what's past can never be retrieved.

Let's look to the future.

The man, who displayed a brilliance completely different from his own, said this.

"Am I... are you willing to face... this version of me?"

He craved friendship, but he feared even more that those called friends would leave him for unavoidable reasons, just like his past friends.

Ainz Ooal Gown's eyes trembled, and even his hands trembled.

"bring it on."

The man beside her, who had always referred to her as the Demon King, spoke softly to herself.

"You don't have to shoulder everything alone anymore... I'll help you."

"Trust me, Ainz."

He seemed to see his old friend, Tapimy.

However... Shilun Yanming is not Tapimi; he is not merely a memory of the past.

Rather, it refers to real people who can understand you.

…are your own “friends”.

He realized what he truly wanted.

“Let’s work together to solve this, instead of you endlessly bearing it all alone… how about it?”

"I see…"

Ainz Ooal Gown took another deep breath.

He gently expressed his true feelings in Suzuki Satoru's voice.

"And thank you... my new friend."

His skeletal hand gripped Yan Ming's hand tightly, and then he rose from the throne.

Woz stood to the side, watching everything with a light chuckle.

Let's celebrate.

At this very moment... is the time to celebrate the alliance between the Demon King and the King of the Undead!

"It was practically the moment it was born."

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Volume 3, OVERLORD: Chapter 56, The Suppression of Shalltear

And so, all the guardians of the hierarchy were summoned to the royal court once again.

However, the situation is different from before.

This time, Ainz Ooal Gown is no longer confused about himself.

"Gentlemen, I have made my decision."

The Bone King stood on his throne and loudly announced his decision to his subordinates.

"Next, we will be carrying out a campaign to subjugate Shalltear Bradfordren, but... I will be in charge of the campaign."

"And here is Lord Shilun Yanming!"

What?

The guardians of the hierarchy immediately showed expressions of disbelief; they simply could not believe that their king would make such a decision.

"Do you know what you're saying, Lord Ainz?!"