Overlord (book 1)

"If you surrender now you may keep your lives. And maybe fight another day——"

One of the swords was immediately thrown down. Soon there were four swords, messily thrown

onto the ground. During this time no one spoke a word.

"... You look tired. But considering you are standing in front of the Death Knight's master, your heads seem to be a bit too high."

The knights quickly knelt onto the floor, with their heads hanging down.

They didn't look like knights bowing before their king, instead they appeared like prisoners

waiting for their execution.

"......I will allow you to leave with your lives. But I would like for you to go to your masters and—

—convey a message."

Ainz used 「Flight」 to float close to where one knight was and used his staff to gently remove

the knight's helmet. From behind his mask he looked into the weary eyes of the knight.

"Do not cause any trouble here. If you choose to not listen to my advice, next time you and your country will burn together."

The trembling knight constantly nodded, the image of him trying so hard looked fairly amusing.

"Now go. Remember to tell your masters."

With a movement of his chin, the knights fled.

"... What a tiring act."

Ainz softly complained while looking at the backs of the retreating knights.

If there were no villagers around, he would actually relax his shoulders. Although it was similar

in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, putting on an act full of majesty like that was extremely stressful

for a normal office worker like Ainz. But his act still wasn't over, he still had to put on another

mask.

Ainz held back a sigh and walked towards the villagers, while Albedo followed him with her

clanking armor.

─── Tidy up the zombie slaves.

Ainz ordered the Death Knight in his mind while he approached the villagers and he became

gradually able to see the mixture of confusion and anxiety on their faces.

It was not that they were dissatisfied about the knights being allowed to flee, it was just that the person in front of them was scarier than the knights.

Ainz finally realised the situation he was in——since he was strong, even stronger than those

knights, he never considered the villager's point of view.

Ainz collected himself and thought for a moment.

Since it would be counterproductive if he got too close, Ainz stopped some distance away from

them and addressed them with used a gentle tone:

"You are safe now, don't worry."

"You, you are…."

One of the villagers, who seemed to be their representative, spoke up but even at this time their

eyes did not leave the Death Knight.

"I saw people attacking the village, so I came to help."

"Ohhh….."

With a startled noise, everyone started to look relieved. However, not all of the villagers

gathered here were completely at ease.

There's no helping it. Maybe it would it be better if I changed my approach?

Ainz decided to use an approach he didn't like.

"... Having said that, my services are not for free. I would like to receive a reward for every surviving villager, you understand?"

The villagers looked at each other, seemingly uneasy about the money. But from Ainz's

perspective, it seemed like the last skeptical looks of the villagers were slowly fading away.

They were saved because of money and this thought slightly eliminated some of their doubts.

"But, but the state of the vil age───"

Ainz raised his hand and stopped the other party from continuing:

"Let us talk about this later. During my arrival, I saved a pair of sisters. I shall go and bring those two here, would you please wait for me?"

He had to make sure that the sisters kept his secret, he couldn't allow them to tell anyone about

his true appearance.

Ainz slowly walked away without waiting for the villager's response. At the same time he thought

that he should be able to use magic to change their memories.

Volume 1 Chapter 4

Conflict Part 1

Translators: Ghoststaker, CoCayn

Editor: Namorax, Mecani, Cerulean33

Proofreader: ImAKami

Collaborator: Imoutolicious LNT

Please note that this version is translated from the Chinese RAW so some names and minor details couldbe wrong. Imoutolicious will correct our version and we will re-release a final version at a later date.

Have fun reading!

The home of the village chief was near the Village Square, and right past the entrance was an

large, open workspace next to a kitchen. Inside this empty livingroom stood a shabby table with

several chairs around it.

Ainz was sitting on one such chair and observed the interior.

Shining through the lattice windows, the sun illuminated every corner of the house. Even without

the use of 「Night Vision」 it was possible to clearly see the surroundings.