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7/26/2019 Overlord Vol 01

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Prologue

Facing the young girl and her little sister, the armoured knight raisedhis sword.

To have mercy was to take away a life in a single strike. Struck by thesunlight, the sword glistened high up in the air.

The girl shut her eyes and bit down on her lower lip. Her expressionshowed that she never wished for this situation. She was simplyaccepting it since there was nothing she could do. If the girl had powerof some sort, she would have used it on the man before her eyes andran away.

ut! the girl had no such power.

Thus there existed only one conclusion.

The girl would surely perish here.

The sword struck down !

!"et she did not feel any pain.

The girl opened her tightly shut eyes.

The first thing that the girl saw in her world was the sword that had

stopped in its path downward.

The next thing that entered her sight was its wielder.

He had stopped in motion as though he were encased in ice. Theknight#s attention was no longer on the girl. The completelydefenseless state of the knight clearly revealed the shock that surged


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inside him.

$s though led by the knight#s ga%e, the girl also turned her facetoward the same direction.

Then! she saw despair.

There was darkness.

&ure darkness as thin as paper, yet of an unfathomable depth. It hademerged from the ground in an ovoid shape with its lower section cut.

$ scene that evoked mysti'ue with indescribable apprehension.

A door?

That#s what the girl thought after having seen it..

Then after her heart beat once more, her thought was verified right.

()rippp(

Something fell from the darkness.

The instant she reali%ed what it was!

*Hiii+

!The girl let out a piercing shriek.

$n existence that no mortal could ever overcome.

-ed orbs swayed like turbid flames inside the hollow orbits of thewhite skull. $s it looked at the two girls, they felt as though it was


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staring coldly at its prey. In its hands, devoid of flesh and skin, was asacred yet fearsome staff of sovereign beauty.

It was as though )eath itself, draped in an ornate, et/black robe, wasborn into this world with darkness from another world.

The air fro%e in the blink of an eye.

It was as if time itself had fro%en before the advent of an absolutebeing.

The girl had forgotten to breathe as though her soul was stolen

In this situation, where even sense of time seemed to have vanished,the girl began hyperventilating and breathed as though gasping for air.

!The Grim Reaper has come from the otherworld to take me away.

That#s what the girl had thought, but she soon felt something wasamiss. The knight that was after them had stopped moving as well.

*0rghh1

$ 'uiet groan was heard.

2ho was it from3 It felt like it could have been from herself, as well asher shivering little sister, and the knight with his sword raised beforeher eyes.

4ver so slowly, its fingers, destitute of flesh with only their bones,reached out and pointed ! not at the girls, but at the knight, as if tograb something.

She wanted to stop looking, but she was too scared to do so. She feltshe would witness something far more terrifying if she were to lookaway.


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5!6rasp Heart7.

The death incarnate made a clasping gesture, and a loud metallicnoise rang right next to the girl.

She was afraid to avert her eyes to )eath, but pushed by the tinycuriosity from her heart she moved her ga%e and saw the knight layingon the ground. He was no longer moving.

He was dead.

"es, dead.

The life/threatening crisis that had closed in on the girl disappearedust like that as if it was all a oke. However, she could not reoicesince )eath had changed its shape and manifested itself in a moreapparent form.

-eceiving the girl#s frightened ga%e, )eath moved towards the girl.

The darkness gathered in the center of her view rose.

!Its going to envelop me.

Thinking that, the girl hugged her little sister tightly.

The thought of escaping was nowhere in her head now.

If the opponent were a human, she could have taken action with ashred of hope. ut the thing before her eyes was an existence thateasily blew away such notion.

!Please at least let me die a painless death.

&raying was all she could do.


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Her little sister was clinging to her waist, 'uivering in terror. Shewanted to save her, but she couldn#t. She could only apologi%e for herpowerlessness. She simply prayed that she wouldn#t feel so lonely,for she was going with her.

$nd then!.


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Chapter 1 | The end and the beginning - Part 1

It was the year 89:; $.)., and the term )


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This level of freedom also applied to the visuals. If you used creatortools that were sold separately, you were able to alter appearances ofweapons and armor, interior data, character visuals, and detailedsettings of a player#s home.

2hat awaited the players who set off for adventures in such a worldwas a colossal map. @ine homeworlds consisting of $sgard, $lfheim,Danaheim, @idavellir, otunheim, @iflheim, Helheim, andapanese players and caused aphenomenon that would later be called Evisual popularity#.

2ith such explosive popularity behind it, it had reached a level ofacclaim where "ggdrasil and )


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However, the head that should have been sitting above the lavishcollar was nothing more than a skull, devoid of skin and flesh. Therewas a dark red glow inside the empty eye sockets, and a dark halo/like obect glimmered behind its head.

The other individual sitting in another seat was not a human, either. Itwas a lump of black goo. Its surface, reminiscent of coal tar, 'uiveredand never maintained a consistent shape even for a second.

The former was an =verlord that ranked top even among the 4lderGiches !


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*2ow, it#s been a really long time, E


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Stories about impudent subordinates, plans that were completelyaltered overnight, criticism from his superior for failing to meet his'uota, days pulling all/nighters due to shitloads of work, abnormalweight increase from his ruined biorhythm, the growing number ofdrugs with each passing day.

4ventually, the conversation turned one/sided as


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*It#s okay,


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$t this sort of moment, it was truly a good thing that there was noability to show facial expressions. ecause if there was, one wouldhave seen his grimace in a single glance.


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$ smiling emoticon appeared above


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and there were no betrayals. It must#ve been a difficult choice forthem1


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materials as though it were a contest, arguing over what itsappearance should be like, and combining everyone#s suggested ideaand making it little by little.

They were the heydays of $in% =oal 6own ! the times where they

were most glorious.

There was a person who went as far as to strain his overworked bodyto show up. There was even a person who showed up after having abig fight with his wife due to him neglecting time with his family. Therewas also a person who laughed saying he took paid leave.

There were times where they spent the whole day chattering, getting

worked up over idle stories. There were days where they planned theiradventures and swept up the treasures. There were times where theywent on raids and captured hostile guilds# castles. There were dayswhen they destroyed every hidden boss monster that they could find.They had found countless undiscovered resources. They had placedvarious monsters in their base and cleared out invading players.

ut now there was no one.

:C out of 9 people have 'uit, and though the remaining threeremained as guild members in name,


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$lthough it was very much a guild in ruins now, there was a timewhere it shined.

! The fruit of those times.

Their guild weapon the Staff of $in% =oal 6own.


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$ brilliant gown hung from the shoulderpieces, and a rippling dark redaura rose from his feet. $lthough the aura was turbulent and sinister, itwas not


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Floor 9K: OOO atacombsFloor OOO 0nderground GakeFloor B OOO 6lacierFloor ? OOO >ungle

Floor C OOO 0nderground DolcanoFloor ; OOO 2ildernessFloor N OOO -oyal SuiteFloor 9A OOO Throne -oom

The last two floors were the base of $in% =oal 6own, one of the top9A guilds in "ggdrasil.


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they were the same as moving manne'uins, and even its bow to


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-ecollecting his memories,


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their e'uipment was completely different than what the earlier maidhad.

Their hands and feet were covered in gauntlets and greavesdecorated with gold, silver and black metals. )onned in armours with

a maid uniform motif, they wore white headdresses instead ofhelmets. 4ach maid was holding a different type of weapon,establishing the image of a maid warrior.

Their hairstyles were also 'uite different from each other buns,ponytail, straight hair, braids, curls, French twist, etc. ut somethingthey all had in common was their transcendent beauty.

$dditionally, the maids were divided into types such as flirty, sporty,

traditional and other personalities.

$lthough they were @&s and their designer had made them allplayful and uni'ue, their main purpose was to fight intruders.

In "ggdrasil, guilds in possession of a base e'uivalent to a castle orgreater were given several special benefits.

=ne of these benefits were @&s that guarded the base.

The undead monsters in the 6reat 0nderground Tomb of @a%arick fellunder this category. These so called Lspawn @&sL had a level cap of:A and respawned automatically at no cost after a fixed period of time,but since it wasnLt possible to change their appearances and $Iprogramming, they did not pose much of a threat against otherintruding players.

=n the other hand, another special benefit was the power to create anoriginal @&. 2hen a guild takes over a base with a castle/level rank,they could create @&s with a collective maximum level of CAA. Sincethe highest level was 9AA, you could create a maximum of five Gvl.9AA and four Gvl. BA @&s as an example.


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2hen creating an original @&, in addition to their appearance and $I,it was even possible to change their armours and weapons. Thisallowed a guild to create far stronger @&s and assign them to guardkey locations.

There was no need to create these @&s with combat in mind.$nother guild who occupied a castle, the 6reat at Ringdom, turnedall their @&s into cats or other feline creatures. It could be said aguild was given the exclusive right to create the image andatmosphere of their castle.

MHmm.M

Gooking at the butler and the maids bowed down before him, hebrought his hand to his chin while. Since he had always used teleportto move from room to room,


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The text log had a more detailed setting, but


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guild that emphasi%ed on maority vote. It was forbidden for oneperson to mess around with what everyone had created together outof stubbornness.

ut today was the day everything would end.


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of @a%arick.


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door was that kind of person.There was this one time where they activated a powerful golem madeby that person, and it turned out that its combat $I was bugged,causing it to suddenly attack everything around it. However,


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M=oh......M

4ven


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Her name,


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$in% =oal 6own was a guild that emphasi%ed on maority vote. It wasforbidden for one person to move the treasures that everyone hadgathered together as one pleased.

$long with a slight displeasure,


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The footsteps stopped.

$fter


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She is also a nympho.U

He was at a loss for words.

M... Huh3 2hat the hell is this3+M


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dearly3 $fter giving it some thought,


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and added were about the same length. If there were some blankparts left over,


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He was waiting. To accept the last challenge as the guild master.

$lthough he had sent emails to his old companions, almost none ofthem showed up.

He was waiting. To welcome his companions one last time as the guildmaster.

,ow we are a relic of the past...


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belonged to one of $in% =oal 6ownLs three female members.

M$%uki


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out of all.

For


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8:BNB;,BN!

2ith the clock counting the remaining seconds, he waited for the endof this fantasy world!

$nd the eventual forced logout!

AAAAA19,8,:1

M...Huh3M


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Darious explanations came to his mind, but none of them seemed tobe the correct answer.The most probable explanation appeared to be a delayed servershutdown due to an error in the system.

If that were the the case, a 6< shouldLve made a statement by now.


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It was the first time


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Situated on the border between the aharuth 4mpire and the

Ringdom of -e/4sti%e, to the south of the $%ellerisia mountains, was a

vast forest called LThe 6reat Forest of ToveL. =n the outskirts of this

forest, lay the village of arne.

It had a population of about 98A people, which were divided into 8B

families. For a border village of the kingdom of -e/4sti%e, this number

wasn#t unusual.

The main livelihood of the villagers came from the forest and theircrops, since there were almost no visitors except for some doctors

looking for herbs and the tax collector who came once a year. It was a

village fro%en in time.

The villagers were busy the moment they woke up at sunrise. $s a

village without a magical light, the V &erpetual GightW , they worked

from sunrise until sundown, it was that kind of life.

4nri 4mmott#s first task every day would be to go to the nearby well

and draw water. )rawing the water was a girl#s ob and once the water

tank inside her family home was full, her first task of the day would be

completed. $round this time, her mother would prepare breakfast, and

the family of four would enoy breakfast together.

reakfast consisted of boiled wheat barley or wheat porridge, as well

as some stir/fried vegetables. Sometimes they would also eat fruits.

$fter dining with her parents, her 9A year old sister would leave for the

forest to pick up fresh firewood, or help out with the fieldwork. In the


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village centre!!once the bell rings for noon, everyone will rest in the

nearby s'uare to eat lunch together.

Gunch consisted of black bread a few days old, along with some

minced meat soup.

$fter that they would continue working in the fields and once the sun

set everyone returned to their homes to eat dinner.

Gike lunch, dinner also consisted of black bread, along with bean

soup. If the village hunters managed to catch some animals, there

would be some meat as well. $fter dinner, everyone would use thelights from the kitchen and chat happily, while mending torn clothes.

They would go to sleep around ; o# clock.

4nri 4mmott was born 9? years ago, and up to this day she had never

left the village. She was wondering, would her days always stay the

same3

>ust like any other day, 4nri got out of bed and went to the well to

draw water.

It usually took her about : trips to the well in order to fill up the huge

water tank.

*"osh

4nri rolled up her sleeves and showed off some eye catching white

skin that had not been exposed to much sun. 2orking in the fields had

made her arms slim, but brawny.

4ven though the filled water ug was heavy, 4nri easily picked it up.

If the ug was filled to the brim, she would have to make fewer trips,


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which would make her ob a lot faster, right3

ut it shouldn#t be too heavy for her to pick up. 2hile thinking this

way, 4nri started to make her way home. =n her way back she heard

a sound and after turning towards it her heart tensed up with a feeling

of dread.

The sound she heard was the noise of wood being smashed.

Followed byOOO

*$ screamOOOO3

It sounded like the cry of a strangled bird, but it was definitely not abird who produced these cries. 4nri could not help but shudder. She

didn#t want to believe it. It must have been her imagination, that

definitely was not the scream of a human.


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The sound of a horse, people screaming and shouting.

4verything became clearer and clearer.

In front of 4nri#s eyes, from far away, she could see a stranger in a full

suit of armor pointing a drawn sword at the villagers.

=n the ground was a villager with a fatal stab wound.

*


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Her mother warmly hugged her.

*6ood, 4nri has also come back, now let#s escape 'uickly+

-ight now, the situation of the 4mmott family is critical. They were

worried when 4nri did not return home, causing them to miss their

chance to escape. They were in imminent danger.

ut all too soon their fear became bitter reality.

The moment they wanted to run away!!the silhouette of a person

entered the doorway. Standing in the sunlight was a person armored

in a full suit of armor bearing the crest of the aharuth 4mpire. In his

hand he was holding the scabbard of a sword.

The aharuth 4mpire is constantly at war with its neighbour, theRingdom of -e/4sti%e. ut invasions would only happen near Fortress

city of 4ae -antel, they never reached this village before.

The 'uiet life of this village was abruptly stopped.

From the slits in the helmet, was the feeling of cold eyes counting the

numbers of 4nri#s family. 4nri felt terrified, looking into his eyes.

The knight gripped onto his sword, creaking sounds could be heard

from the way he gripped his sword.

The moment he was about to enter the houseOOO

*Huargh+

*4rgh+

!!Her father rushed at the knight, pushing both of them out the

door.


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*Flee+

*"ou+

There was blood flowing down from her father#s face, an inury caused

by his impact.

oth her father and the knight were fighting each other on the ground.

The knight was holding down her father#s blade, at the same time her

father was stopping the knight#s sword.

Seeing her father bleeding, 4nri#s mind went blank she did not know

whether to help her father or to 'uickly flee the area

*4nri+ @imu+

Her mother#s shout brought her back to reality, 4nri saw her mother

shaking her head with with a pained expression.

4nri took her sister#s hand and ran. $lthough stricken with guilt and

hesitation, she decided to run 'uickly into the forest.

The sound of horses, shouts, clashing metal and the smell of burning.

From every corner of the village, these situations enteredd 4nri#s ears,

eyes and nose. 4xactly where were they coming from3 4nri

desperately struggled to find out while she ran. To run until the limits

of her body, or to hide in the corner of a house. Fear was threatening

to take over her body and the strong beatings of her heart was not

only caused by her running. $s it was, the feeling of a small hand

grasping her own gave her the motivation to run.

OOOHer sister#s life.

Her mother, who was running in front of them, suddenly stopped next


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to a corner and turned around. She ran back, signalling 4nri to run in

the other direction.

Thinking about why her mother would do such a thing, 4nri 'uickly

pursed her lips and stifled the cry she was about to let out. She took

her sister#s hand and ran, not wanting to stay in this place a momentlonger then necessary. $fraid of what she might see in that scene.

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memory came to his mind.

OOOTurmoil is the failure of a country, you must always maintain a

level/headed and logical way of thinking. Reep calm, plan ahead, and

don#t waste your time thinking about insignificant things,


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ut is that really the case3


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*Sebastian+


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It was common sense in )


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what will happen, are all the @&s in this grave loyal to me3 These

are definitely no longer the @&s that everyone created together.

Feeling uneasy with his mind swimming in 'uestions,


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entangled his hand, to which


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,after meeting an inept superior, the employees would lose faith in

him, so the @s reactions should be the same, right3=r will they

never betray someone as long as they were programmed to be loyal3

If their loyalty could be shaken, then what could be done in order to

keep it3

6iving them rewards3 There were huge amounts of valuables in the

guild#s treasury. 4ven if using these treasures would make his past

companions sad, since this was an emergency situation regarding the

continued survival of $in% =oal 6own, they would understand. It was

ust uncertain how many incentives should be given.

In addition to this, should a higher position be considered as being

superior3 ut right now what power is considered to be superior, this

is still unclear to him. It feels like if he went continued further down this

ma%e, he would slowly understand these things.

=r*!!&ower3


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an animal, as long as you didn#t show any weakness, the enemy

wouldn#t bare his fangs and attack.

2ith an imposing manner,


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carrying, he momentarily forgot that it was still there. efore he

realised this, $lbedo was already close enough to hug him.

0hat a nice smell11what the hell am I thinking?2

That thought was instantly dismissed the moment


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to harm other guild members3

OOOThe possibility of it being the latter is high.

-ealising this


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pulse.

!!It was beating.

The beating of a heart. If this was a biological being, this was a given.

=f course, if this was a biological being.

$fter letting go,


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never happen. ut once an idea was deeply entrenched, it couldn#t be

easily removed. Feeling a little uncomfortable towards $lbedo#s

changes,


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*=f course,


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ut after this experiment, the chances of this being a newly released

game became nonexistent..

ecause a game would prohibit actions rated 9; and above, or even

actions rated 9B and above. $s soon as there was a violation a severe

punishment would be distributed the names of the offenders would be

announced on the official website and the accounts in 'uestion would

also be deleted.

The reasoning behind these actions was that if the records of these 9;

and above actions were made public, it might violate the Social =rder


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easily report the company#s violations. If ust which company will risk getting arrested by committing such a

crime3 =f course, it was possible to say that this was a first

experience to the game, or to say they updated the game. ut to a

game company, taking this kind of risk would not be advantageous to

them at all.

Thinking about it this way, then the only possibility for this situationwas that this is an act of mischief, with no relation to the game

company. If this was so, this line of thought had to change, otherwise

it would be impossible to find an answer.

The problem was his confusion about how to approach this problem.

There was also another possibility...

1that the virtual world became reality.

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$lbedo.

$ccording to )igital Gaw, two of the five senses, taste and touch, had

to be completely excluded. $lthough there was a food and drink

system in the game, it was generally only there as a consumption

system. The restriction on the sense of touch was intended to preventplayers from believing this was reality. ecause of these limitations,

the usage of virtual reality in the sex industry was not very popular.

ut now all of these restrictions were gone.

This had a dramatic impact on


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*2oo ah1.

$lbedo was breathing heavily with a bright red face, with an intensity

as it her body was radiating steam. She shyly asked


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*I am terribly sorry+ 2e are obviously facing an emergency situation

and I was only thinking about my own desires

$lbedo started to kneel in apology, but


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Chapter 2 | Floor Guardians Part 1


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"Heed my call,Lemegeton's demon." A golem made of rare

minerals moved to obey Momongas command. Momonga had finally

accepted that the Virtual eality turned into the real !orld. o! the

most important thing for him !as to protect himself. Although the

#$s he encountered so far !ere respectful to!ards him, it didnt

necessarily mean that his other encounters !ould be the same. %etter

safe than sorry. Momonga had to confirm the functionality of the

&olems, the legendary items and his magic inside aaric(..... His

very o!n survival !as at sta(e. ")inally, !ith this the first problem issolved." Loo(ing at the &olem, his mind rela*ed at bit. A &olem !ould

only obey the commands issued by its master, so even in the !orst

case situation+++such as an #$ rebellion+++he !ould at least have

a life insurance. Momonga loo(ed at his bony fingers. He !ore nine

rings on his ten fingers, !ith only the left hand ring finger being empty.

n -ggdrasil, it !as normally impossible to !ear rings on any finger

e*cept for the left and right ring finger. %ut since Momonga used the

special ability of a magic item, he could !ear rings on his entire hand

and use all their abilities as !ell. He !as not only considered special,

he !as (no!n as one of the best ability users on the server. ne of

the rings on Momongas hands !as the ring of Ain oal &o!n. tallo!ed him to freely teleport bet!een every room inside aaric(.

/very member of Ain oal &o!n !as re0uired to !ear this ring. After

activating it, he started to !arp through a dar( tunnel until he reached

the !hite light at the end. "1uccess ......" After the teleport succeeded,


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Momonga continued !al(ing along a !ide passage. 2he air around

this floor !as grassy and earthy, it !as the smell of a forest.

Momonga became more and more certain that this place truly became

reality. A 0uestion came to mind !hile he !as !al(ing. 1ince he !as

all bones and had neither lungs nor a trachea inside his body, ho!

!as he able to breathe3 1ome serious doubts overcame him, but he

started to feel stupid and immediately gave up thin(ing about it.

Having almost reached the end of the passage, a door opened

automatically for Momonga. n the other side !as a large arenasurrounded by several layers of an auditorium. 2his oval Amphitheater

had a length of one hundred eighty4eight meters, a !idth of one

hundred fifty4si* meters and a height of forty4eight meters. t !as

modeled after the $olosseum of the oman /mpire. A spell called

$ontinual Light!as cast over the entire structure and therefore it

!as al!ays bright as daylight inside. 2he audience consisted of

numerous &olems !ho sho!ed no signs of activity. 2his place !as

called the arena. 2he gladiators !ere played by the intruders and the

audience !ould consist of the &olems and the members of Ain oal

&o!n sitting in the V# lounge. o matter ho! tenacious or numerous

the invaders !ere, they !ere here to meet their end. At the moment, ablac( night s(y could be seen at the top of the arena and if there !as

no light magic nearby, you could even see the stars in the s(y t!in(le.

2he si*th floor of aaric( !as covered by a virtual s(y. ot only did it

slo!ly change over time, it even had a rising sun, complete !ith


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daylight effects. ne could rela*ed !hile living in this fictional

scenario, so it !as !orth the effort for his guild members. Although his

mood is improving as he's staying here, the current situation doesn't

allo! him to continue doing so. Momonga loo(ed around. 2his arena

should be managed by those t!o t!ins ... 2hen suddenly... "Hey

there5" 6ith a shout, a silhouette 7umped from the V# lounge. t !as a

si*4storey building and there !as no use of any magic, 7ust simply

physical s(ill. Her gentle curved feet eliminated the impact and

e*posed a proud e*pression !ith a "V" for victory !ith her hand. Agirlish loo(ing child !ith a cute and a !arm smile on her face. Her

gold hair drifts near her shoulder reflecting the surrounding. 8ifferent

colors of blue and green pupils made her eyes shine li(e a puppy. Her

long pointy ears and dar(ish s(in sho!ed that she !as a 8ar( /lf, a

close relative of the )orest /lf. /0uipped !ith reddish44blac( dragon

scale4leather light fitting and a !hite and gold embroidered vest on her

chest !ith the Ain oal &o!n sign. %elo!, she !ore a set of !hite

trousers and on her nec( an acorn nec(lace emitting golden light. A

!hip !rapped around her !aist. And her bac( carries a giant bo!

!hose grip !as decorated !ith e*otic engravings. "Ah, Aura."

Momonga !al(s to!ards the 8ar( /lf calling out her name. 1he !as aguardian of the si*th floor inside the large underground Mausoleum of

aaric(, Aura %ella )iora . 1he !as capable of controlling magic

beasts, being beast tamer and master of guerilla !arfare. 6ith small

mousy steps, Aura starts running to!ards Momonga. 2he steps


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loo(ed small, but she !as faster than a beast. Her steps !ere both

acute and and 0uic( at closing distances. Aura turns on the

emergency bra(e !ith her foot and due to friction, her shoes made

from gold alloy plates produces a dust cloud behind her. "#uh."

bviously not s!eaty, Aura pretends to !ipe her forehead and

e*poses a smile similar to a dog !ho tries to please its master. n a

high tone uni0ue to children, she greets Momonga9 "6elcome,

Momonga4sama. 6elcome to my guarded floor5" 2he greeting !as

neither as elegant nor as respectful as Albedos or 1ebastians, but itfeels more intimate. )or Momonga, he did not (no! if such sense of

intimacy !as constrained. t !as because Momonga !as not

e*perienced enough to tell, this in turn gave him a headache. Aura's

e*pression !as full of smiles and he did not feel any hostility from her.

2here !as no response from "enemy scan" either. Momonga loo(ed

left and right !ith his eyes and rela*es his grip on his !and. n case of

an emergency situation, he intends to attac( and then retreat at once,

but no! it seems there is no need for that. "...... Ah, did disturb you

7ust no!3" "6hat3 Momonga4sama is the o!ner of aaric(, the

supreme ruler5 o matter !hen you visit, it can not be called

disturbance5" "1o ...... Aura, !here is......3" Hearing Momonga as(,Aura abruptly turns neatly, loo(s to the V# room and loudly shouts9

"Momonga4sama is here5 8ont be so rude, and hurry up5" n the

shade of the V# room, one can see a shado! 0uivering. "Mare, you

there3" "-es, yes, Momonga4sama. %ecause that guy is very


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timid ...... he does not !ant to 7ump off5" A barely audible voice

responded to Auras call. %ecause of the distance to the V# room,

normally a miracle !ould be needed to be heard. %ut because Aura

!ore a nec(lace !ith magic on her body, it did not pose any problem

for her. "o, no ...... sister ......" Aura sighed and e*plained9 "2hat,

that... Momonga, sir, he is 7ust very timid, and certainly does not have

the intention to be rude." " certainly understand that Aura, and !ould

never doubt your loyalty." As a community, !e must understand the

timing of !ords and the truth behind it. 1ometimes saying a lie isneeded to reassure the other party. Momonga nodded firmly. Aura

seems immediately relieved and turns her face to the V# room9 "2he

highest master, Momonga4sama came to this floor to meet the

guardians. 2his is utterly indecent, you should be clearly a!are of it5 f

you are too scared to 7ump off, 'll (ic( you do!n5" ":m ...... !ill ta(e

the stairs do!n ......" "Ho! long do you !ant to let Momonga4sama

!ait35 $ome do!n no!5" " (no!, (no! ......5" 6ith all his courage, a

small figure 7umped do!n. 8ar( !iard is the title of this 8ar( /lf. His

feet landed unsteadily on the ground unli(e Aura. #robably because of

only using physical s(ill, the drop's impact made him unsteady. After

landing, he starts to run to!ards the t!o at full speed, albeit it !as stillmuch slo!er than Aura. "Hurry up5" "-es, yes..." A child !ith an

appearance identical to Aura appeared. egardless of the length of

hair, hair color, eye color, or facial features, the t!ins could not

resemble each other more. %ut if Aura is the sun, then Mare is the


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moon. ne trembles in fear, !hile the other scolds him. Momonga

feels a bit surprised as to ho! they reveal these e*pressions. As far

as Momonga (no!s, Mare's personality !as not programmed li(e

that. #$s 7ust had the e*pressions and even if the role of #$s got

e*tended, they should not be able to change e*pressions. -et these

t!o dar( elves (ids in front of Momonga sho!ed varying facial

e*pressions. "1orry to have (ept you !aiting, Momonga4sama......"

2he child loo(ed scared as he peeped at Momonga. He !as !earing

a boring blue4dragon4scale4dress and short forest4green4leaves4cloa(.Although the outfit had the same !hite base as Aura's, the lo!er body

e*posed a little s(in due to the s(irt. Li(e Aura, a nec(lace made of

acorns and emitted a silver light !rapped around his nec(. His slender

hands !ore shiny !hite sil(4gloves !hile holding a t!isted blac(

!ooden stic(. ;editors note9 liberally changed the sentence regarding

the nec(lace to ma(e it sound smoother, if misconstrued the

sentence's meaning, 7ust change it bac(; Mare %ello )iora. Mare and

Aura !ere both guardians of the si*th floor inside aaric(. Momonga

narro!ed his eyes 4 although his eye soc(ets !ere empty, he

observed them both. Aura stands tall, !hile Mare is timidly 0uivering

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e*cuse me for a little !hile. Mare, follo! me." "Ah4ah it hurts. 1ister,

sister, please pain ah." After seeing Momonga gently nodding, Aura

grabbed Mares slightly pointy ear. After they left Momongas side, she

!hispered into Mares ear. /ven from the distance you could hear

Aura reprimanding Mare. "Ah, ntruders. Mare 7ust li(e you, too do

not !ant to see them......" ' at least hope to meet them only after

prepare !ell', thought Momonga after loo(ing at the t!ins guardian

from afar. After Mare recovered from Aura's verbal attac(s, he (nelt

on the ground !ith a teary4eyed face. 2he sight seems to e*plain thesibling relationship bet!een the t!o companions. Momonga sa! it

and reveals a smile as he thought to himself9 "He he, Mare's clearly

not suited for (illing enemies. t !ould suit him more to ma(e tea and

listen to her sister. %ut thin(ing about it ...... Mare and Aura already

died once ...... Ho! did they deal !ith it3 " nce before, fifteen4

hundred people invaded this mausoleum and reached all the !ay until

the eighth floor. %ac( then both Aura and Mare died. 2hey should be

able to remember it right3 Ho! is the concept of death for those t!o

no!3 n the end, does it have a significant impact on them3

As stated in -ggdrasils settings, each death causes the loss of =

levels and the dropping of an e0uipped item. f the a character hasfive or less levels, the character !ill disappear after death. %ut

because a player has a special protection, they !ill not disappear,

instead, the level !ill be reduced to one. 2he advantage of the

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things, Aura continues her preaching. Momonga feels that this is a bit

pathetic. n the past, !hile his companions and brothers fought,

Momonga !ould stay 0uietly on the sidelines. %ut it's different no!.

"Lets stop here for no!, o(ay3" "%ut Momonga4sama, as a guardian,

Mare45" "4 8ont !orry Aura, understand your feelings as a floor

guardian. f course you !ill feel unhappy !hen Mare says such

co!ardly !ords in front of me. %ut also believe that in the event

someone invades the Mausoleum of aaric(, you and Mare !ill

bravely stand and fight to the end. And as long as he is capable ofdoing this, you don't need to blame him this much. " Aura !al(s

to!ards Mare and pulled him up and Momonga tells him9 "Mare,

seeing ho! sorry you are, your (ind sister !ill surely forgive you. -ou

should be than(ful to her." Mare e*posed a slightly surprised

e*pression and loo(s to his sister. Aura hastily replies9 ":h3 o, no,

that is not ho! it is5 -ou should be grateful to Momonga4sama5 >

"Aura, it doesn't matter to me. -our goods intentions are !ell

understood. don't doubt Mares ability as the guardian." "Ah, yes,

yes5 2han( you, Momonga4sama." "2ha4than( you." 2hey respectfully

salute and Momonga can not help but feel a little uneasy. #articularly

because the pierced Momonga !ith shiny eyes. Having never beenseen so respected, Momonga tried to hide his shyness by deliberately

coughing a bit9 "6ell, yes, !ould li(e to as( you Aura, do you feel

bored !ith no intruders coming3" "4 Ah, no, tha4that......" 1eeing

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!rongly9 " !ill not blame you, so please spea( your heart's contents.?

"...... ndeed, a little bored. 2here are no opponents nearby !ho can

(eep up !ith me in a fight for more than five minutes." 6hile

ans!ering, she put her inde* fingers close together. As a guardian of

this floor, she reached level @. 2here are only a fe! !ho can rival

her in po!er !ithin this Mausoleum. 1pea(ing of #$s, including

Aura and Mare, there are a total of nine people !ho can, !ith one

e*ception. "6hat if you ta(e Mare as your opponent3" 1uddenly,

Mare body starts sha(ing. He shoo( his head vigorously, and !ithmoist eyes appeared very frightened. Aura loo(s at the frightened

Mare and sighed. 6ith her sigh, a s!eet scent filled the surrounded.

emembering Auras ability, Momonga bac(s a!ay from the smell.

"Ah, sorry, Momonga4sama5" Aura !aves her hand to disperse the

scented air. B#assive 1(illC Aura, !ho has the trainer's special s(ills,

can also activate a (ind of buff or debuff !ith this s(ill. 2his s(ill is

triggered by breathing and the effect reaches several meters in radius.

f the user actively uses the s(ills, the effect can be e*tended to an

incredible distance of sometimes up to tens of meters in radius. n

-ggdrasil !hen affected by buffs or debuffs an icon !ill appear in front

of you to sho! that it's active. %ut no! these changes do not appearanymore, and it has become 0uite cumbersome. "2here is nothing

anymore, the effect has been stopped5" "2his ah ......" "...... %ut since

Momonga4sama is :ndead, the effect of this s(ill should be useless

against you, right3" n -ggdrasil it !as true. 2he :ndead !ould not be


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affected by any buff, !hether good or bad, it !as all the same. "......

Have entered the s(ill's range yet3" "6ell..." Aura shrin(s hers nec(

and Mare !ho !as ne*t to her did the same. "...... 'm not angry,

Aura." Momonga tried to appease them as gently as possible.

"Aura ...... you do not need to be so afraid. 8o you thin( such casually

cast s(ills can affect me3 'm simply as(ing !hether or not 'm !ithin

the range of your s(ill." "-es5 -ou have already entered the range of

my s(ill." Aura feels relieved to hear Momongas response. Momonga

feels a pressure from inside his clothes and his stomach startedthrobbing. 1o if he !ea(ens, !hat should he do3 /very time he

thought of this, he !anted to put aside this idea. "1o !hat is the

effect3" "2he results ...... 1hould be B)earC." "6ell, 6ell ......" He did

not feel B)earC. n -ggdrasil, members of the guild or team4mate

cannot attac( each other. Although this rule should not count

anymore, but still, it should be confirmed in advance. "As for as

remember, Auras ability !ill not have a negative effect on allies."

"Huh3" Aura could not help staring. Mare, !ho !as ne*t to her, also

bore the same e*pression. Momonga could tell from these t!o

e*pressions that it !as not the case. "8id remember it !rong3" "-es,

can only freely change the effect range, maybe you got confused bythis3" ules that prohibit companions to attac( each other is really

ineffective. Mare !ho is nearby seems unaffected, but maybe he is

e0uipped !ith an items that prevent this effect. 2he artifact items

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effect, is it because he is :ndead3 6hy doesnt Momonga feel B)earC3

2here are t!o speculations. /ither he is relying on the value of his

basic ability to bloc( it. r it is bloc(ed because of his special ability9

2he spirit of the deceased. %ecause he does not (no! !hich

speculation is right, Momonga intends to conduct further e*periments9

"$an you try to use the effects on others3" Auras head tilts and

ma(es a strange 0uestioning sound. nce again, it reminded

Momonga of a puppys and he couldn't help but reach out and pet

Aura's head. Her hair !as smooth as sil( and felt 0uite comfortable.%ecause Aura did not sho! displeasure, Momonga couldn't help but

!ant touch her face as !ell. %ut Mares eyes !hich !ere staring from

the side made Momonga stop. 6hat could Mare be thin(ing about

this3 After a brief reflection, Momonga releases his !and and stro(es

Mare's hair !ith the other hand. Mare's hair seems to feel nicer, as

Momonga absent4mindedly pondered about these things, he finally

remembered9 " need to trouble you !ith something. have various

e*periments in progress ...... 6hich !ould li(e to as( your help for."

Although still over!helmed, as soon as Momonga too( his hands off

their heads, they revealed shy although some!hat proud e*pressions.

Aura happily responded9 "-es, !ill do it5 Momonga4sama, please as(me anything." ")irst !ait DDD" Momonga brought the floating !and

into his hand. 2here are abilities present on the !and as !ell, and

among the many said capabilities, Momonga chooses a decorative

7e!el on the !and. An artifact4ability level item named "Moon 7ade?


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DDD call Moonlight 6olf.

t summons three beasts out of thin air. 1ince the Monster 1ummon

magic effects here and in -ggdrasil !ere the same, Momonga !as

not surprised. 2he Moonlight 6olf and 1iberian 6olf are very similar,

e*cept the previous radiates silver light. %et!een Momonga and the

Moonlight 6olf e*ists a !onderful lin(, one that clearly denotes !ho

the master is. "2he Moonlight 6olf, huh3" Aura's voice implies that

she cannot understand the point of calling such a !ea( monster.

Moonlight 6olves are fairly agile and can be used to launch surpriseattac(s, but it bears a level of only about t!enty. )rom Momonga and

Aura's perspectives, it certainly is 0uite a !ea( Monster. %ut for the

intended purpose, the monster's level is enough. o, rather the

!ea(er, the better. "(ay, !ill included it in my breathing effects

range." "Hm3 $an you3" "o problem." Momonga hesitates to force

Aura to do it braenly. t is not e*actly the same no! compared to in4

game, there !ass a possibility that she !ould disobey. 2here !as also

a possibility that Aura ability !ould not start properly. 2o avoid this

situation, He had to involve a third4party, and thus the summoning of

the Moonlight 6olf. 2he 6olf !as panting hard, but Momonga didn't

feel any discomfort. He tries to rela* and certainly there !as nostrange feeling. He's !ithin the same range as the Moonlight 6olf !ho

seems to be affected, so he !as sure that Auras s(ills really

activated. )rom this e*periment one can conclude that the s(ills

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the game for sub4human and ther races, as long as one reaches a

predetermined racial hierarchy, one can get a special ability for this

race. #articularly a Lich, such as Momonga, also has another special

ability DDD /ach day, one could summon four high tier undead, t!elve

mid tier undead, t!enty lo! tier undead, negative contact, desperate

Aura V Binstant deathC, negative guard, dar( soul, dar( light, immortal

blessing, the ability to negate damage E, thrusting !eapon resistance

V, slashing !eapon resistance V, higher4tier repel resistance F,

higher4tier magic invalidation F, ice;acid;electric property attac(invalidation, magic vision strengthening ; see through. Also

professional level additional capabilities DDD instant death magic

strengthened, s(illed dar( rituals, immortality aura, creating :ndead

and so on. 2he basic special ability is :ndead. )atal blo! invalidion,

ineffective mental function, food;poisoning; 1ic(;sleep;nstant

death;paralysis invalidation, necromancer magic, flesh damage

resistance, does not need o*ygen, debuff invalidation, energy drain

resistance, negative energy recovery ability, and night vision. f

course there is also a !ea(ness to all things positive9 light and sacred

attac( vulnerability E, assault !eapons vulnerability V, sacred

damage punishment G, fire damage doubled and so on. DDD2hesebasic capabilities are learned as :ndead and special abilities are

ac0uired during the upgrades. 2he abilities of Momonga are very high.

"1o, !ith these results ...... 2han( you. Aura, do you have any

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Moon 6olves disappeared !ithout a trace. "...... Momonga4sama, did

you come to our floor today to do e*periments3" Mare also nodded.

"Huh3 Ah, thats not it. came to train." "2raining3 Huh3 Momonga4

sama, you3" Aura and Mare's eyes !idened to the point it seemed it

!ould fall off. t !as definitely a surprise that , the highest order and

as !ell as ruler of the Mausoleum of aaric(, did not (no! about

magic chants. 2his reaction has been predicted by Momonga and he

0uic(ly replies9 "-es." Hearing Momonga brief response, Aura's

e*pression returned to normal. Momonga !as 0uite satisfied of thee*pected reaction. "#lease, may as(, then, !hat is the highest tier of

!eapon that Momonga4sama is capable of using, the legendary one3"

Legendary one3 Momonga seems a bit puled, but after seeing Mare

eyes spar(le, he realied that the 0uestion !as honest !ithout any

malice in mind. "2his is it...... the !eapon every guild member !or(ed

together to build. A !eapon of the highest order, 1taff of oal &o!n."

Momonga raised his !and and it immediately radiated an ambient,

beautiful light. Ho!ever, around the light a 0uivering, ominious

shado! appeared, one only visible to the evil. Momonga sounded

prouder than ever before and his voice had become more e*cited9

"2his staff, engraved in it, seven sna(es and gems, each of artifactand relic level. %ecause it belongs to an entire series of items, upon

completed the collection, one could display immense po!er. 6e spent

tremendous perseverance and time to complete the entire collection.

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collection. dont (no! ho! many monsters !e fought to get the

treasures.... not only that, this staff can overcome the artifact level

itself and is even comparable to a legendary item. And its most

po!erful ability is, the automatic engagement...... Ahem. " . . . . . .

Momonga got too e*cited. Although in the past his companions built it

together, because it e*ited the throne room, there !as no opportunity

to sho! it off. 1ince it is out no!, he !anted to sho! it to others.

Although Momonga !anted to continue to sho!ing it off, his emotions

stopped him. He !as too ashamed ...... "... 2hats it." "6o!, 1ostrong......" "-ou are the strongest, Momonga4sama5" 2he t!o

children's spar(ling eyes, almost made Momonga laugh. 2he efforts to

resist it almost ble! a!ay his e*pression 4 originally, there !ere no

e*pressions for this s(ull DDD he continues9 "1o !ould li(e to ma(e

an e*periment !ith this staff and hope you can help me !ith it." "-es5

6e !ill prepare it immediately. 2hen ...... !e can see the po!er of this

staff3" "6ell, of course. !ill let you e*perience the most po!erful

!eapon can hold." "A!esome5? 4 Aura shouts e*cited and did a cute

7ump. Mare tried to conceal it, but his long4ears failed to stop

shivering, evident of his e*citement. This is bad, I need a serious

expression, and therefore can not relax.Momonga reminded himselfto maintain his dignity. "... 2here is one more thing Aura. have

ordered all the floor guardians to come over here. 2hey !ill all be

gathered here in less than one hour." "Huh3 2hen !e have to get

ready 4" "o, it is not necessary, !e'll !ait here until they come." "Ah,


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each floor's guardians433 2hen 1halltear !ill come as !ell3" "-es, all

the floors' guardians." "...... h." Auras long ears suddenly start to

droop. %ut unli(e Aura, Mare seemed less animated. &oing by their

body language, Aura and 1halltear didnt li(e each other, unli(e Mare.

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Soldiers, fifty in number, rode through the grasslands. 4ach and every

one of them was muscular, vigorous and eye/catching. The men could

only be described by the word M-obustM. 4ven while wearingbreastplate, once could see the well toned muscles underneath. $

man, around thirty years of age, with a sunbathed dark and wrinkled

face, short black hair, black eyes, and sharp like a sword looks to the

man beside him. Maptain, we are approaching the first village on our

route.M M"es, indeed, Gieutenant.M 6eorgiev Stolonov, -e/4sti%e

Ringdom#s proud warrior, has yet to see any of the villages.

Suppressing his eagerness, 6eorgiev implores his horse to maintain

the steady gallop. $lthough the current speed should not normallywear down the horse, it has still been forced to march all the way here

since the apital. Insidiously, fatigue builds up and penetrates its body.

4ven a horse would be tired after the long trip and he could not afford

to burden the horse any further. MI hope nothing happened.M

0neasiness subtly lies beneath the GieutenantLs words. 6eorgiev

shares the same thought. The king, who issued the command,

implored 6eorgiev to investigate the sightings of Imperial Rnights near

the border. Should any be found, 6eorgiev is to promptly subduethem. Initially, since it was at the outskirts of the city Gantiere, sending

troops from there would be faster. However, considering that the

enemy were well armed and trained Imperial Rnights, doing so would

be unreasonable. In -e/4sti%e, the only ones who can rival the

Imperial Rnights were the soldiers under 6eorgiev. $s such, the task of

suppressing raids from the Imperial Soldiers fell upon the rightfully

frustrated 6eorgievLs shoulders. =ne can mobili%e soldiers to protect

the villages before 6eorgievLs arrival, and doing so would be enoughto resist the raids, gaining them valuable time. $nd while there were a

myriad of other possible methods of resistance, nothing was done...

no, itLs that nobody could do anything. 6eorgiev, knowing full well

exactly why it was as such, was restless. He tries to calm down yet his

hands tightly grip the reins. It was certainly difficult to suppress the

burning sensation that torments his heart. Maptain, itLs mindless that

nobody began searching before we arrived. @ot ust that, why didnLt

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commission adventurers. They could also search for Imperial Rnights.2hy hasnLt anything like that been done3 M M...Stop it Gieutenant, ifImperial Rnights appeared in the territory of the Ringdom in broaddaylight, the situation would be much worse.M Maptain, there is noone else around. I hope you can tell me the truth.M The Gieutenant,

showing a derisive grin riddled with malice, spoke with disdain MIt#sbecause of those nobles, right3 6eorgiev did not answer back,because it was the truth. MThose damn nobles actually use peopleLslives as tools in their struggle for power+ @ot only that, since thisterritory is under the kingLs control, they wouldnLt pass up this chanceto ridicule the king+ M...... @ot all nobles think that way.M M&erhaps theaptain is right, there are also nobles who live for the sake of thepeople, and example of which is the 6olden &rincess. However they

are few and far between ...... If only we could centrali%e the power asthe 4mperor(, then we can oppose those damn noble for the sake ofthe people right3 M Mut If you rush things, perhaps it may lead to civilwar and our country will be torn apart. 4ven now, our Ringdom isfacing the neighboring empire#s ambitions to expand its territories. $calamity the likes of a civil war would become a national predicament.MMI know, but ......M MGet#s stop for the time being ......M $ll of a sudden6eorgiev hushed up and ga%ed straight ahead. Smoke curled out

from behind the small hill in front of them. The people present all knewthat meant. 6eorgiev could not help but to click his tongue. $ hegalloped to the small hill the scene that welcomed him was exactly ashe expected. The whole village was scorched to ruins. Some of thewreckage and burned roofs looked like tombstones erected in thisruin. 6eorgiev ordered with a firm voice M4veryone be ready. 2eneed to act fast.M The village was completely burned and thewreckage of houses barely showed their original appearance. 2alkingthrough the ruins, 6eorgiev smelled the stench of burnt flesh mixingwith the smell of blood. 6eorgievLs face seemed very calm, as if he feltno emotional turbulence. ut if one were to look closely, once couldsee his true disposition. His lieutenant walking beside him bore thesame expression.


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send a few people to escort the survivors back to Gantiere.M M2ait aminute, under these ......M M"ouLre right, especially under thesecircumstances, we have to protect them.M Indeed, Gantiere is one ofthe RingLs demesne. $nd it is the RingLs responsibility to protect thesurrounding villages. If the survivors were abandoned here, it would

greatly trouble the king. =ne can imagine the aristocratic factionsdeliberately using this opportunity to stir trouble and weaken theRing#s influence.


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wrong does not matter here. M... aptain, your life is the most valuable,it cannot be compare to the lives of the villagers.M 6eorgiev fullyunderstood the pain of his Gieutenant#s decision, that#s why he let himsay such things. ut even then, he still could not agree with him M"ouand I were both born as mere civilians.M M"es, but most soldiers oin

the army because of their admiration for aptain.M MI remember thatyou were to also born in a village3M M"es, I was...M MDillage life was noteasy and people often died in their neighborhoods. Suffering frommonster attacks, such was common and it causes many casualties,right3M M... "es.M M$gainst a


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Gooking closely, they all wore the same clothes. 2earing e'uipmentmad of a special metal that increases both mobility and defense.Strengthened by magic effects, their clothing surpassed anyconventional defenses. They were carrying a small leather bag, thekind that would look like a regular travelerLs backpack if not for the

magic symbol on top. =n their waist was a belt carrying a few bottlesof li'uid and on their back was a cloak that exudes a magical aura.-egardless of the money, time and effort, to put together so manymagic items was not easy. The group of candidates who wore thismagic e'uipment, proved that they were support on a national level.Gooking at their e'uiment, there were no signs of any identity oraffiliation. They were an illegal unit, one that must hide its identity. Thegroup of peopleLs eyes, looked towards the wasted village. 2hile

looking, the smell of blood and burnt flesh permeated from thevillages. From their eyes one could see that they did not like having towatch the cold/blooded, ruthless scene. M...... Fled huh.M Said a dullvoice which sounded slightly disappointed. M...... There is no otherway. &repare to attack the next village to bait him out. 2e have to lurethe beast into our trap.M The men look at 6eorgiev#s shadow departingtowards the same direction as a group of people. *Tell me the nexttargeted village for our bait.M


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2hey had a dragons face, a tail thic( li(e a tree and no !ings. 2hey

loo(ed li(e a dragon on t!o feet. 2heir upper arms !ere thic(er than

any man's and about as half as long as their body 4 holding a thic(

s!ord that resembles a shield.

2hese t!o Monsters !ere from the 8ragon lineage and !ere

summoned by Aura. As a beast tamer, she had the ability to control

them and she used them to organie the Arena games.

Although their level !ere only fifty five !ith almost no special abilities,

they attac(ed !ith endless stamina !hile using these robust arms. t

!as enough to rival against a high4tier Monster.

Momonga sighed and moved his sight bac( to the scarecro! again.


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His eyes !ere loo(ing to!ards the scarecro! and if you loo( closely,

you could see that he !as 0uite nervous. His aim !as to confirm that

he !as still able to use magic.

%y allo!ing Aura and Mare to see this >magical e*periment?, his main

purpose is to demonstrate his po!er and let them (no! that ma(ing

an enemies out of him is a stupid thing to do. He had to do this before

the other guardian arrive.

2hese t!o (ids do not seem to have slightest sign of betrayal and he

does not thin( they !ould betray him. Ho!ever, if he loses the ability

to use magic, Momonga is not confidant that they !ill (eep their

allegiance.

Auras attitude to!ards Momonga feels li(e as if she (ne! him for a

long time. )or him ho!ever, it feels li(e their first meeting.

t can be seen that the role setting of these t!o children are all

carefully crafted out. 2hey !ere the brainchildren of the guild.


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Ho!ever, emotional reaction and behaviour pattern to various

conditions !ere not perfect and had some fla!s. %ut no!, them

becoming intelligent beings !ith their o!n thin(ing, these fla!s !ill

probably affect their behaviour someho!.

f it did not ma(e the loyalty condition !ea(, then !hat could have

changed3 n another note, the amount of their loyalty !ere never

clearly documented in their program. 2hus !hether or not they obey

orders, can also vary. f it !ere simply not obeying orders, it can stillhandled. Ho!ever !hat to do if they betray him immediately after they

find out that he doesnt have enough po!er......3

Although being too paranoid is bad, it is not !ise to trust them

completely. n short, at this moment for Momonga the best idea is to

be cautious. Another reason for this e*periment is, if he can not use

magic, he could discuss it !ith Aura and Mare. 2hese t!o children

believe that this e*periment is to confirm the po!er of the staff, so the

magic po!er !ould depend on the item itself. f there !as a problem

!ith his magic he could easily use the staff as e*cuse. 2he plan !as

perfect.


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Momonga can not help but praise himself. n the past, !as his mind

al!ays so calm and fle*ible3 o one could ans!er this 0uestion for

Momonga.

2he doubts inside his brain !ere thro!n out the !indo! and he began

to thin( about magic used in -ggdrasil. nside the game, magic spell

strength !as rated from one to ten and there !ere easy to over si*

thousand spells in total. 2he spell !ere separated bet!een differenttypes of systems. 2here !ere seven hundred spells from eighteen

different systems that can be used by Momonga. n general, level @

players can usually only use three hundred (inds of spell, so the

number of spells Momonga can use is 0uite unusual.

Almost all of these spells are store inside Momongas brain and he is


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searching for the most appropriate spell to use right no!.

%ecause the prohibition of friendly fire has been lifted, he must (no!

the e*act effect range of the spell. t is therefore important, for the

magic attac(s not to select numbers of individuals, but range of effect.

2he ne*t goal is to ta(e into account the scarecro!, so DDD

n -ggdrasil, 7ust pressing the icon !ill activate the magic spell.

Ho!ever, in the absence of the nterface, !e must use other methods.

Although a bit uncertain, he has a little understanding of ho! to start

it.

He feels the po!er hidden inside his body. t seems li(e the contact is

not properly established. Momonga concentrates.

He illustrates it floating in the air DDD

Momonga smiles 0uite happily.


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He already (no!s the appro*imate range of effects and ho! long the

cool do!n ta(es to launch the ne*t spell. 2hese have been thoroughly

mastered in the past. After confirming his ability, a ne! (ind of

e*citement overcame him. He feels satisfied because he (no!s that

magic is no! a part of his o!n strength, !hich he did not e*perience

inside -ggdrasil.

2he emergence of the inner 7oy 4 although it !ill rapidly cooled do!n,

he !as able to feel his e*citement 4 at his fingertips, he gathers his

force and then !ith a !ord9

")ireball."

He points his finger to!ards the 1carecro! and the e*panding fireball

fle! !here he is pointing. As e*pected, the fireball hit the scarecro!


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impartially. A fireball formed of hot flame fle! and hit the scarecro!.

After the hit, a bursting of flames from inside follo!ed and let the earth

around the scarecro! become a sea of fire.

t all happened in a t!in(ling of an eye. Apart from the burning

scarecro!, the !as nothing left anymore.

"hhhh ......"

Aura and Mare loo(ed !ith puled eyes and could not help but giggle

at Momonga.

"4 Aura, prepare a ne! scarecro!."

"Ah, yes, !ill do immediately5 &o ma(e it ready5"

A dragon holding another scarecro!, placed it ne*t to the charred

scarecro!.

Momonga !al(ed beside the scarecro! and face it and launches a


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spell9

"aing flames."

A sudden pillar of fire surrounded the scarecro!. Momonga continues

to cast spells on the !rec(ed scarecro!9

")ireball."

2he scarecro! got hit by a fireball and turned into ashes.

2he intervals bet!een chanting of different types of magic !as 7ust

li(e -ggdrasil. o, it might have actually become faster from start to

launch. n the game, you must first select the range of the cast, then

move !ith the cursor to indicates the scope of it.

"#erfect."

%ecause of this 0uite satisfactory e*perimental results, Momonga can

not help but send a contented sound.


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"Momonga4sama, do you !ant me to prepare some more scarecro!3"

Aura still loo( puled. 1he (ne! Momonga is a po!erful magician, so

she does not thin( this level of performance of anything special. %ut

Momonga !ants to give to the t!ins the impression that this !as still

the case. 2he purpose of this illustration has been achieved.

"...... o, !ant to ma(e another e*periment."

After denying Aura's proposal, Momonga continue !ith the ne*t test.

"Message."

2he primary contact ob7ect to &M. 6hen you use "message" magic

inside -ggdrasil, as long as the other person is ingame, you can hear

a phone ringing sound. f there is no sound, the contact !ill

immediately cut off.

ight no!, it feels li(e he hears and listen in the middle of his mind. t

feels li(e there !as a continuous thread e*tending in search for the

contacted person. )or Momonga it is the first time ever e*periencing


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this feeling, it is very difficult to describe it.

2his feeling last for some time, but if finally there is no indication of

contact, the effect of "message" !ill end. A strong sense of

disappointment rose inside. Momonga repeats the same cast of

magic. 2he selected person is not a &M, but his past companions 4

Ain oal &o!n guild members.

After ninety4nine tries and !ith nothing happening he !as in mood to

give up. He did >send message to all? to all of the forty members, but

there !as no contact. After this confirmation, Momonga gently shoo(

his head.

/ven if he (ne! he had been long abandoned, once the facts !as

before him, he still felt very disappointed.

)inally, He uses magic to contact 1ebastian.

on contact.

2his !ay he can determine that the "message" magic is still usable

and that it !as not limited to the people in this !orld.


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"Momonga4sama."

A voice of deep respect passes into the brain. Momonga thin(s that

perhaps on the other side, 1ebastian bo!ed respectfully, 7ust li(e he

!ould do in the real !orld. 6hile thin( about these silly things and

(eeping silent, it felt strange for 1ebastian and he spo(e again9

"...... May as( !hat you need3"

"Ah, ah, sorry, got lost for a moment. -es, ho! is the situation in the

surrounding3"

"-es, the surrounding is a grassland and did not find any intelligent

life."

"&rassland ...... not a s!amp3"

2he surrounding of the :nderground 2omb of aaric( should be a

large s!amp. t is home to a )rog li(e Monster called !ic(. A mist4

shrouded surrounding !ith many poisonous s!amp.


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"-es, the surrounding is a &rassland."

Momonga can not help but smile gently. 2his situation is a bit too

much ......

"2he large :nderground 2omb of aaric( crossed entirely to an

un(no!n place3 ...... 1ebastian, is there something floating in the s(y,

or did some magic incantation appeared3"

"o, do not see something li(e that. 2here is an endless s(y li(e

inside the si*th layer."

"6hat5 -ou say the s(y3 ...... 1urrounded by nothing strange3"

"o ...... 2here is nothing strange any!here to be found. Apart from

aaric(, there is no other buildings to be found outside. "

"ts that so ...... ts that so ......"


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6hat to say3 t seems that Momonga cant get his head to believe it.

Ho!ever his heart (no!s that this is probably true.

1ebastian stays silent !hile a!aiting his command. Momonga loo(

to!ards his left !rist guard band. n about another t!enty minutes, the

other guardian !ill arrive. f this is the result, then there is only one

order he can issue.

"%e bac( in t!enty minutes. eturn to aaric( and go to the arena

!here all the guardian are set to come. 2ell us the trouble and things

you have seen."

"-es, sir. "

"1o collect as much information as possible before coming bac(."

After hearing the other party agreeing, Momonga lifts "message" to

cut off the contact. 6hile Momonga thin(s that things have come to an

end and almost sighed, he suddenly remembers the t!ins eyes


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staring at him.

o! that you have sho!ed them the po!er of the staff, you should let

them e*periencing a tas(. Holding the staff, Momonga hesitates !hile

not (no!ing !hich magic to display.

Hidden inside Ain oal &o!n's staff is a countless force of monsters

and if Momonga !ish so, he could BIuic(ly 1ummonC them. 2his is a

relatively nice gorgeous little magic4

B1ummon #rimal )ire /lementalC

2hought Momonga and choose the fire gem and activates one spell

hidden inside the gem, B1ummon #rimal )ire /lementalC.

$omplying !ith the idea of Momonga, the dangling stone inside the

sna(es mouth began to sha(e and a strong force pours out of it.

Momonga holds up Ain oal &o!n's staff and a huge ball of

light starts glo!ing in front. 2he ball of light produces another superior

ball of light !ith a !hirlpool of flames surrounding it. 2he flame vorte*

rotates faster and faster, and finally transforms into a diameter of four

meters !ide and si* meters high fire tornado.


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nfernal hot air steams out to the surrounding. At the corner of his eye,

he sa! t!o huge body from the dragon bloodline forms in front of

Aura and Mare. 2he hot air blo!n onto Momongas cloa( !hile

ma(ing a crac(ling sound. t !ould not be surprising if this amaing

heat !ould even cause burns. %ut Momonga has absolute flame

resistance to overcome :ndead original !ea(ness, so that there is no

impact on him at all.

1oon after, the huge fire tornado strong enough to melt metal and a

blinding light engulfing it, is constantly been sha(en into a human

shape.

#rimal )ire /lemental 4 can to be said to be among the highest tier of

elements Monster itself and has a level in eighty4five and above.

1ame as Moonlight 6olf, Momonga also felt a !onderful lin( bet!een

him and the element of fire.

"6o! ......"


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Aura's voice issued a sigh, !hile !atching intensely. Absolutely

unable to summon the highest tier /lemental !ith their o!n spells, on

Aura's face, an e*pression of 7oy li(e children receiving $hristmas

presents emerges.

"... 8o you !ant to have a duel !ith it3"

"Huh3"

"Huh, Huh3"

1lightly stunned for a moment, Aura e*poses an innocent children

smile. )or a child's smile, her smile !as a bit... 4 no, it !as too

ferocious. As soon as she touches Mare on the side, her revealing

smile changed bac( to a more child li(e one.

"eally3"

"t does not matter, even if you destroy it."

Momonga shrugged, !hile saying it does not matter. 6ith the 1taffs


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po!er, one can summon one #rimal )ire /lemental per day. n other

!ords, as long as the day is over, he !ill be able to continue summon

another one tomorro!. 1o even if gets destroyed, it !as not much of a

loss.

"Ah, suddenly remembered that there !as other urgent business to

deal !ith ......"

"Mare."

ne of Auras hand firmly grasp the hand of Mare and !ould not let

him escape. Aura's smile let Mare freee up. )or Momonga it is a cute

girls smile, but if you loo( it from the eyes of her t!in, it !as the e*act

opposite of a smile. Mares face could not help but to freee.

Mare !as dragged in front of the #rimal )ire /lemental. His eyes !ere

constantly loo(ing around, especially to!ards Momonga in loo(ing for

help. He gave him a e*pression li(e a blooming flo!er, but only to get

a prayer bac( from Momonga. 2he flo!er !ilted immediately on the


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spot.

"6ell, you t!o 7ust play !ith it. f you get in7ured, do not blame me."

"(ay 4"

Aura vibrant ans!er, but one can also hear a fe! inaudible frustrated

response from Mare. Momonga feels that Mare !ont hold a grudgeagainst him for this. He therefore !ants to test the lin( !ith his

/lemental and issued the command to the t!ins to attac( the #rimal

)ire /lemental.

)aced !ith violent flames radiating from the )ire /lemental, Aura and

Mare are facing their enemy t!o to one in battle.

Aura attac(s the )ire /lemental fire !ith her hands holds the !hip in

air, !hile Mare uses magic to dealt out damage to it.

"t loo(s li(e they !ill deal !ith the situation !ith ease."

6hile Momonga sight leaves this battle of strength, he starts thin(ing

about ho! he should continue investigating the matter. Magic and


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items activation have already been confirmed. 2hen ne*t he need to

test his e0uipment. f particular importance are the 1crolls, 1taves,

6ands and other e0uipments. Magic item li(e 1crolls are destroyed

after use, !hile 6ands and short staff need to be charged !ith magic

before they can be used.

Momonga has a lot of magic items. 6ith his personality, he basically

li(e to store them instead of using them. He felt it !as pity, so he didnot use the consumable items. /ven !hen facing bosses, he did not

!ant to use the most advanced recovery items. He can not be called a

cautious personality, he is simply stingy. 2he items start gradually to

accumulate.

6hile he !as living in -ggdrasil, Momonga !as holding these items

inside a bo*. 6here did it go no!3

Momonga recalls the scene of opening the bo* of items inside his

head and his hand starts loo(ing in the air. Apart of his hand then

suddenly e*tend into nothingness and disappeared.


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t !as as if a !indo! opened and Momongas hand traversed it. n

place of the originally empty space emerged a hole !ith several

beautiful !ands inside. 2his hole and -ggdrassils item bo* !ere

identical.

6hile moving his hand, the items inside this space changed. 1crolls,

short staff, !eapons, armours, ornaments, precious stones, as !ell asmedicine and other consumable magic items !ere all inside ...... the

number !as alarming.

Momonga can not help but feel at ease and smiles. 6ith this, even if

everyone inside aaric( becomes his enemy, Momonga had enough

to guarantee his o!n safety.

%lan(ly staring at the fight of Aura and Mare, Momonga start

summariing from information he obtained so far.

2he #$ he so far encountered !ere they programmed3

o, they have the same sense as humans and there !as no

differences. A program is absolutely unable to sho! such fine

emotions. t should be assumed that due to some reason, they


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became li(e humans.

And !hat in this !orld is going on3

He did not (no!. 1ince the magic from -ggdrasil can be used here,

then it !ould be more appropriate to assume that it is a game li(e

-ggdrasil. %ut according to his o!n 7udgement, it is doubtful. t is

nothing li(e inside a game. n the end, is it still in the game or in a

different !orld3 t should be one of them. Although it is a bit !eird toas( this 0uestion.

n !hat state of mind sho! he face the future3

He has to conform to !hat e*tend -ggdrasil influenced this !orld. f

the monsters inside aaric( and the #$s are all based on the

electromagnetic data from -ggdrasil, then there should be no enemy

here.

2he problem is if they are some other data e*cept the electromagnetic

data involved. 2hen he !ould have to ta(e a different attitude to face

them. n short, for the time being, he had the highest positions here

and need to assume a ma7estic appearance 4 if you need to do it 4 he

had to act more appropriately.


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6hat this (ind of action should be ta(en in the future3

He should try to collect clues, although it is unclear ho! this !orld

!or(s, at the moment Momonga is simply an ignorant traveller. He

must proceed !ith caution and carefully collect information.

f this is a different !orld, should he strive to find !ays to return to his

original !orld3He feels doubtful. f you have friends in the old !orld, you should do

so. Maybe if your parents are still alive, it !ould be good to thin( of

!ays to go home. f there is a family in need of support, or a

girlfriend ...

%ut there !ere no such people !aiting for him.

His life !as 7ust repeatedly !or(ing for his company then go home.

After coming bac( home from !or( login -ggdrasil and !ait for the

fello! members to login. am afraid this !ont happen any more in the

future. 2hen !hat value is there bac( home3

%ut if it !as possible to go bac(, he should try to find !ay ho!. Having

another option is al!ays better, because there may be hell outside.


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"6hat to do no!......"

Momongas lonely !ord echoed in the air.


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The huge &rimal Fire 4lemental is slowly melting and disappearing

into thin air. The heat that has been released into the air is also

gradually fading.

6ith the disappearance of the )ire /lemental, Momonga had a slight

feeling that his dominance over it !as also vanishing. Although #rimal

)ire /lementals have e*traordinary destructive strength and durability,

their amaing fire damage can be totally ineffective. )or someone !ith

high agility li(e Aura, it is 7ust a huge target.

ormally Aura should have also lost some health !hile attac(ing, but

since Mare !as a druid he did not allo! such a thing. n fact, Mare

!as efficiently using magic during the !hole fight to assist Aura by

strengthening her or !ea(ening the foe. 2hey !ere very competent in

playing the role of attac(er and defender and it can be said that they

!ere a perfect match. At the same time, Momonga also felt the

difference bet!een this battle and fighting games. 2his is a real

combat.

"Very e*citing...... both of you..... have performed really !ell."


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Hearing Momongas heartfelt admiration, both (ids smile from ear to

ear9

"2han( you for your praise Momonga4sama. t has been a long time

since !e had such a great e*ercise5"

2he t!o of them !iped their s!eat off their face, ho!ever after doing

so, they s!eat even more, !hich rolled off their light dar( s(in.

Momonga silently opens the item bo* and ta(es out the magic item 4B:nlimited JettleC.

nside -ggdrasil there is hunger and thirst, but these needs are totally

unrelated to the :ndead Momonga and therefore he never uses this

item. At most it !ould be used on his mount. 1imilar to a transparent

glass, the (ettle fills up !ith fresh !ater. %ecause of the cold !ater,

countless drops of !ater start gathering on the (ettle.

He ta(es out t!o beautiful cups, fills them !ith !ater and gives them

to t!ins9

"Aura, Mare, come drin( up."

"Huh3 2hat is too (ind of you, Momonga4sama......"

"-es, my magic can also be changed into !ater."


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1eeing Aura constantly !aving her hands and Mare continuously

sha(ing his head, Momonga reveals a smile9

"2his is a piece of ca(e. -ou are al!ays performing !ell and this is my

than(s to you."

"6o! ah DDD"

"6oo h DD"

)eeling shy and red in the face, Aura and Mares hands timidly too(

the cup9

"2han( you, Momonga4sama5"

"2o, to even have Momonga4sama pour me !ater5"

6as it really necessary for them to become this happy3

Aura no longer refuses, ta(es the cup !ith both hands and do!ns it.

1he is spilling drops of !ater, !hich flo! do!n to her throat and

continue to disappear into her chest. Mare is holding the cup !ith both

hands and drin(s !ith small gulps.


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6hile !atching their movements, Momongas hand touches his o!n

nec(. 2o him, it still feels li(e there is a layer of s(in.

His body so far did not feel thirsty and not even felt sleepy. Although it

is obvious that :ndead dont have these feelings, finding out you are

no longer a human being ma(es you !ant to thin( that it is all a 7o(e.

Momonga continues to touch his body. 2here is no s(in, muscles,

blood vessels, nerves and organs, only bones. /ven if hes a!are of

it, it still doesnt feel real and so he is constantly touching his body.2he sense of touch is duller compared to a human. t (ind of feels li(e

touching something !ith a thin cloth in bet!een. n the other hand,

!hether it is visual or auditory, these senses have become sharper.

6hen somebody sees a body made of nothing but bones, one !ould

thin( it !ould fracture easily. Ho!ever, every bone !as harder than

steel.

And despite being completely different from the past, he had a strange

sense of satisfaction and fulfilment. t feels li(e this is ho! his body

should be. Maybe this is the reason he didnt panic !hen his body

turned into bones.

"6ant more3"

Momonga lifts the B:nlimited JettleC and as(s the t!o (ids if they !ant


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to drin( more.

":h 4 than( you5 have had enough55"

"s that right3 2hen ho! about you Mare3 1till !ant a drin(3"

"/h5 :h... uh... ... ve had enough. dont feel thirsty anymore."

odding in response, Momonga recovers the t!o cups once again

and puts them bac( into his item bo*.Aura suddenly !hispers9

" thought Momonga4sama !

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