The Bloody Valkyrie

Ainz voiced his praise:

“Incredible, pinpointing the exact location of the target, it really is a well-deserved reputation for specialised magic cast——”

The words of praise disappeared as the image became more vivid.

The person displayed on the monitor display wore a full body armor dyed in a blood-like crimson color. Only the face part was open, revealing a large hole in the helmet which was shaped like the head of a swan, with bird-like feathers protruding from either side. Wing-designed decorations hung from the chest and shoulders, and the lower half of the body was a bright red dress.

One hand was holding a giant, bizarre-shaped spear, similar to a dropper used in Chemistry class.

This was Shalltear Bloodfallen’s full battle mode, a faith magic caster which had the specialised combat ability of the Valkyrie job.

“Spuit Lance! It was the Divine class magic item given from Peroronchino to Shalltear!”

Albedo let out a dismayed voice after seeing Shalltear’s weapon.

Ainz had Divine class items, so many that he could cover every part of his body with them. However, it did not mean these items could be easily manufactured.

YGGDRASIL magic items were created from embedded computer data crystals, but then the performance of computer data crystals dropped by monsters was uneven, therefore to manufacture Divine class items it was necessary to have several “extremely rare loot” computer data crystals for it to be possible. Not only that, if you wanted these computer data crystals to be embedded into a container—— such as a sword-type weapon——it had to be a weapon forged from ultra-rare metal for it to be possible.

As such, even for level 100 players, it was common not to have a single Divine class item.

Even Ainz Ooal Gown, a guild that ranked in the top ten, did not arm every NPCs with Divine class items. They would only allow them to possess one or two at the most.

And Shalltear Bloodfallen possessed the Divine class item Spuit Lance.

The name sounded a little silly, but it’s ability was extremely vicious. Some computer data crystals could absorb a set amount of harm to recover the equipment user’s stamina, and Spuit Lance was a prime example of strengthening this capability.

“...Let’s go right now.”

“Huh? Ah, please wait a minute! Shalltear is already fully armed. I believe a battle is imminent, therefore it is necessary to pick some bodyguards for Ainz-sama’s protection.”

“There is no time. If negotiations fail, we can withdraw immediately——”

『Ainz-sama, pardon me for bothering you.』

The voice of a woman could be heard in his mind. It was Narberal who had remained in Re-Lantier.

This poorly timed call made Ainz slightly annoyed.

“What is it Narberal? Right now——”

I am busy. Ainz who was planning to say this stopped midway.

Because he remembered interrupting Entoma’s 「Message」 last night. Although it couldn’t be helped, but if Ainz had acted immediately back then, the situation might be different now. He could had given the task of rescuing Enfrea to Narberal.

The slight feeling of remorse made Ainz reply calmly.

The NPCs treated Ainz as absolutely supreme, therefore even if his judgment was wrong, it was still very easy to place Ainz’ words as precedence. Because of this, Ainz had to retain his composure, making sure to take careful and cautious actions, to avoid making mistakes.

For an ordinary person like me, this really is an unreasonable demand…

While mocking his own extremely flawed judgment, Ainz smiled as he reckoned that it really was not possible. Sensing that Narberal on the other end of the 「Message」 exuded the atmosphere of a servant waiting for her master, Ainz trembled as if he was struck by lightning.

What am I thinking? I am Ainz Ooal Gown’s Supreme Ruler, the one whom everybody calls by this name. Correct, I am not Suzuki. Impossible? Wrong, since I have chosen to call myself by this name, then it is necessary to change the impossible into the possible.

“...No, nothing. What is it? Are you only contacting me via 「Message」 because of an emergency situation?”

"Yes. Actually there are some people from the Adventurer’s Guild looking for Ainz-sama."

“...If it is about last night’s events, please ask them to wait for a moment… no, that can’t be. It should be about something else, correct?”

"Yes! Ainz-sama truly is perceptive!"

At this point Narberal became vague, her silence expressed her confusion. Before long, as if she had reached a conclusion in her mind, she spoke again:

"Actually, apart from that event, another problem has arisen. That is… related to a vampire."

“What? You said vampire?”

Ainz turned his eyes towards the 「Crystal Monitor」, focusing on Shalltear who was still standing upright rigidly.