Overlord (book 1)

“Thats great, Nazarick’s security is taken care of by Demiurge and the one in charge of the

guardians will be Albedo. The two of you should prepare a more comprehensive management

system.”

“Understood. Planning of the management system should not include the 8th, 9th and 10th floor

right?”

“The 8th floor has Victim so it should be alright. No, the 8th floor is off-limits. The order given to Albedo is also cancelled. No one is to go up to the 8th floor without my permission. After the

release of the seal, there will be direct access between the 7th and 9th floor. Include the inner

layer of the 9th and 10th floor into the planning as well.”

“Are you sure you want to do it this way?”

Albedo was surprised and even Demiurge widened his eyes in surprise, clearly showing their

inner feelings.

"Is it OK to let those servants enter the holy areas of the Supreme Master? Is it really

necessary to go to such great lengths?”

The mentioned servants were not Ainz Ooal Gown members designed NPCs, but the game

generated monsters.Thinking about it, with the exception of a very few, the 9th and 10th floors

do not have any servants.

Momonga whispered to himself in a low voice.

Albedo thought that there is a sanctuary there, but that is not the case.

The reason why the 9th floor has no monsters is because if the strongest NPCs on the 8th floor

were defeated, then the chances of Ainz Ooal Gown winning would be very low. So they might

as well play the role of the bad guy and have one final confrontation in the throne room.

“...No problem. Because of this emergency situation, more manpower is needed.”

“Understood. I will careful y select through strength and character.”

Momonga nodded, then placed his eyes upon the twins:

“Aura and Mare… Can you hide the Great Tomb of Nazarick? Using illusion magic, just thinking

about the cost of maintaining it, what a headache.”

Aura and Mare looked at each other and started thinking and after awhile Mare responded:

“U-, Using magic is a bit difficult if you want to hide everything… But you could use mud to paint

the walls then cover it up with plants…”

“You say you want to use mud to dirt the great Nazarick’s walls?!”

Behind Mare, Albedo questioned. Although the voice was soft and sweet, the emotions behind

the voice were far from it.

Mare’s shoulders shook, although the surrounding Guardians did not make a sound, they all

showed an atmosphere of agreeing with Albedo.

For Momonga, Albedo is just meddlesome, something like this was not so severe as to cause

such a commotion.

“Albedo... Do not interrupt. I was speaking with Mare.”

Momonga spoke in a low voice, surprising even himself.

“Ah, I am extremely sorry, Momonga-sama!”

Albedo hung her head low, face frozen with gear. The other Guardians and even Sebastian

stood still, acting as though the sentence from before was so intended for them.

At the Guardian’s rapidly changing attitude, Momonga felt he might have went too far with his

scolding and regretted it, however he continued:

“Can you real y hide everything by covering the walls with mud?”

“Ye-, Yes. If Momonga-sama allows it…. But….”

“However, when viewed from a distance, wouldn’t the ground look too unnatural? Sebastian, are

there any hil s in the surrounding area?”

“No. The surrounding area is just flat grasslands. But there is also a night cycle here, so at night it can successfully fool others.”

“I see… If its only to hide the walls, Mare’s idea may actually be a good one. Then are we able

to create dirt mounds in our surroundings to properly camouflage the walls?”

“This should then make it not so obvious.”

“Very good. Then Aura and Mare, the two of you wil be incharge of this task. You can use items

from any of the floors to complete your task. As for the part that is facing the sky and cannot be

hidden, wait until your task is finished before using the illusion magic, make it so no one can see

Nazarick from the outside.”

“Ye-, yes. Yes sir.”

Its fine to only think up till here. Although there may still be a lot of things to think about, we can take our time to think about it. Because from the time of the occurrence up till now, it has only

been a few hours.

“Alright, that is it for today. Everyone go back and rest, later then start your tasks. Because of

our lack of information, try not to be too reckless.”

All the Guardians bowed their heads down in understanding.

“Final y, There is something I want to ask all all the Guardians. First Sharutia, What kind of

person do you believe me to be?”

“A beautiful crystal. You are the world’s most beautiful being. Even precious gems can not be

compared to your pale white body.”

“Without hesitation, Sharutia responded. From the way she answered, it could been seen as her

true feelings.”

“——Cocytus.”

“More powerful and stronger than any Guardians. Supreme ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick”

“—— Aura.”

“A thoughtful and compassionate person.”

“—— Mare.”

“A-, A very gentle person.”

“Demiurge.”

“Both wise in judgments and quick in acting. A flawless being.”

“—— Sebastian.”