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Overlord (Light Novel) - Volume 10 Chapter 3 The Baharuth Empire Part 1
Volume 10 Chapter 3 The Baharuth Empire Part 1
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Albedo was to leave for the Kingdom on a clear, sunny day, and Ainz came to see her off at the courtyard of his residence.
There were five luxurious coaches parked there. One of them was for Albedo and another was for her luggage. One of the remaining coaches contained gifts to the King, to impress upon them the difference between the might of the Kingdom and the Sorcerous Kingdom. Surrounding these carriages were 20 Death Cavaliers which Ainz had created.
It would have been simple enough to just teleport to the Kingdom, but they had not chosen to do so.
Albedo and her party were responsible for demonstrating the Sorcerous Kingdom’s power. Part of that was using monsters in place of horses to pull their coaches; an implied threat, so to speak.
“Then, Ainz-sama, please take care of yourself for a while.”
“Umu, be careful. We haven’t found the people who brainwashed Shalltear yet. Thus we cannot rule out the possibility that they might seek to control you, and then use you as part of a great gamble to inflict massive damage on Nazarick.”
“Of course. I will be careful and never let this leave my person.”
Albedo was hugging a World-Class Item to her breast.
“I believe possessing that should eliminate the risk of being brainwashed by a World-Class Item. However, the opposition might not be limited to just that item. In addition, while that is the most powerful World-Class Item against physical objects, don’t forget that it is not very useful against individual targets.”
“Is that so? My main weapon is the transformed version of this…”
“It’s weaker than a specialized divine-class item. Even so, it’s still quite strong in that it will never be destroyed or damaged. All I want to say is, don’t be careless because you’re strong. Although I don’t think you’ll make a mistake like that…”
Come to think of it, Albedo had never been outside until now.
He had stationed her in Nazarick and had her serve as a rear guard. Because of this, Ainz felt worried, as though he was letting a child go out on an errand by themselves for the first time.
“Remain alert and do not be careless. If you feel there is danger, retreat immediately. Do you have any teleportation items? Some of them need time to take effect, so does yours work immediately? Some enemies can also impede teleportation before attacking, have you thought of a way to deal with them? There might also be enemies who distract you with bait before ambushing you. Don’t be fooled by your enemies’ strength, alright? Although I’ve heard you’ve gone through combat training in order to improve your flexibility, you still need to study up a bit more. In addition―”
He thought, it would have been good if I had lectured Shalltear like this while he thought about the tactics he would use for PKing. As he did so, he sprayed Albedo with a stream of words at machine-gun speed.
How long had he spent on thinking up all kinds of attacks? Ainz only returned to normal after he realised Albedo was looking at him with a delighted expression on her face.
This was terribly embarrassing.
Ainz coughed.
“Well, something like that. I believe that you of all people, Albedo, will not slack off on preparations and countermeasures. I’m sorry for delaying you. Take care when you travel.”
“Understood, Ainz-sama.”
“Although it might not be appropriate to ask right before you go, about Demiurge ― no, never mind.”
“He should be fine, I believe?”
If he had received some communication from Demiurge, he would not have a huge pile of questions to ask him. For instance, Albedo had not opposed the formation of the Adventurer’s Guild, but it might be better to ask him in person when he returned. Albedo seemed surprised, but after she realised that Ainz did not intend to reply, she resumed her usual gentle expression.
“Then, Ainz-sama. As the Guardian Overseer, I will show you results which will not bring shame upon the office.”
“Your actions have never insulted your station.”
Granted, right after that he recalled Albedo mounting him cowgirl-style, but that was not the sort of thing one could bring up at this juncture.
“There is one more thing I have to say. While you are immune to disease, this world might possess illnesses that can bypass even that immunity, so be careful. I’ve heard that it’s exceptionally easy to fall ill at the turn of the season.”
The transition between the four seasons was not very clear in Suzuki Satoru’s world.
A thought struck him ― what would Blue Planet do if he were here? He would probably have the same sparkly-eyed expression that Albedo did. ...Although, whether he could actually make that expression was a different matter entirely.
Then, Albedo volunteered a suggestion, with a look on her face like a freshly-bloomed flower:
“Ainz-sama! I, I know of a remedy that works very well against illness!”
“Hoh...?”
That was quite a surprise. He had not expected her to know of medication which was unique to this world.
Nfirea the herbalist should not have come into contact with Albedo. That being the case, could it have come from knowledge within YGGDRASIL, or perhaps something Tabula Smaragdina programmed into her? His curiosity now aroused, Ainz looked forward to what she would say next.
“A kiss!”
“...A kiss?”
“Yes, kissing relieves stress and activates the parasympathetic nervous system. Once the efficiency of the parasympathetic nervous system increases, the performance of the immune system improves with it. In other words, if you get kissed, you won’t get sick!”
“What you’ve said sounds kind of familiar…”
He recalled someone mentioning something about the parasympathetic nervous system while he was playing YGGDRASIL. That must be it. However, he did not feel that it would be effective in this world too.
“Therefore, I want a kiss~”
Albedo closed her eyes and puckered her lips.
All he could see now was an octopus.
That description might sound like it was slandering a great beauty, but the truth was, her looks had not been greatly diminished. After all, a beautiful woman remained beautiful no matter what expression she had on her face.
That untimely thought flashed through Anz's mind.
Ainz had considered running away at this point.
He wanted to say, “Certainly not”, but it was plainly obvious that she was hoping for a kiss. In addition, this was a wish from someone who was about to run a work errand, so he wanted to help fulfil it, to a certain extent. In addition, it would make his heart ache to ignore the wishes of Tabula Smaragdina’s daughter.
Ainz took Albedo’s chin in one hand, and planted a kiss on her cheek. That said, Ainz had no skin, and thus no lips, so the kiss Ainz gave was little more than pressing his front teeth against her. In addition, since he had no saliva, all she should have been able to feel was something dry and hard poking her.
Although this was terribly embarrassing, he had to inflict himself on her.
I’m glad I brushed my teeth, even though I didn’t eat anything.
After his hand left her chin, he met Albedo’s wide-eyed gaze.
“What, what’s wrong? Besides, it would have been too much to kiss you on the lips, so the cheek will have to do. Was it not right?!”
“...I did not think you would have considered it at all.”
Before Ainz could ask her about what she really meant, tears welled up in the corner of Albedo’s eyes.
“Fueeeen~”
Albedo wept. Those were not crocodile tears. She was truly crying.
After the long-awaited shock of his emotional suppression washed over him, Ainz hurriedly scrambled to do something. That said, he had no idea how to proceed.
In the past, when he had made Albedo cry in the Treasury, he had thought of something comforting to say. However, nothing came to mind now that Ainz had made her cry after kissing her. What would that pretty boy Emperor (Jircniv) do at a time like this? Although he thought about that topic, it would seem that none of the scenes which Ainz witnessed had ever covered a situation like that.
“Albedo, please don’t cry.”
He desperately wanted to look to the duty maid behind him for help, but he had already embarrassed himself badly enough. He could not disgrace himself even further.
“Albedo, don’t cry.”
Ainz pulled Albedo into his embrace and gently patted her back.
They stayed like this for a while, and then Albedo sniffled. It would seem her tears had stopped.
Ainz released the hands holding Albedo, as relief washed through him.
“Are you alright, Albedo?”
“Yes, Ainz-sama. I am very sorry for letting you see that shameful side of me.”
Though stained with tears, hers was still a very beautiful smile.
There was only one reason she could be crying.
His nonexistent stomach began aching after he realized how cruel he had been. At that time, he thought it was fine, because the game was going to end soon. If only he had not thought that way, she would not have cried like this.
“Is that so. ...Well, it’s about time. You should set out if you’re fine.”
“Understood, Momonga-sama!”
♦ ♦ ♦
The curtains mounted in the coach windows opened, and through them, he saw Albedo waving to him. In response, Ainz waved back to her.
This was a scene straight out of those railway train farewells one might have seen on television.
The coach stirred slowly into motion, and the sentries began moving as well.
Ainz watched until he could no longer see Albedo’s coach, and as he stared into the distance, he issued a somber, grave command.
“Forget everything that happened here.”
“Understood.”
Ainz walked past the maid, whose head was lowered. Ainz had no way of seeing what the kind of look she had on her face.
