"Ainz Papa? What are all these? You want me to take them??"
Although Iri understood that Ainz was being very generous and wanted her to use his friends' equipment, she also knew how precious these items were. Thus, she was reluctant to actually take them and planned to feign ignorance to make Ainz give up the idea.
If he wanted to give her equipment, he could just take something from the Treasury! There was no need to use the equipment of Ainz Papa's past companions.
"These pieces of equipment are all from my friends of the past. They have all... No, now these are all the property of Nazarick, so it's fine for you to use them, Iri." Ainz Papa hesitated for a moment, then changed his words.
"Such valuable things, Ainz Papa... I think it's better to leave them here. There's no need for me to take them outside. You see, sometimes I'm clumsy and might dirty or lose them. Besides, Aura will be with me this time, so Ainz Papa doesn't have to worry. I can take care of myself too." Iri politely refused.
These must be Divine-class equipment, right? How could she just casually take them outside and 'mess around' with them?
"No... Iri." Ainz then put Iri down from his arm.
"Although each of these items carries the memories of my past companions, I don't want Nazarick to remain stuck in the past. Perhaps it's this very thought that led to your birth, wouldn't you agree?" Ainz said to Iri with profound meaning.
"..." Iri was speechless, unsure how to refuse.
"Hehe, relax a little. Actually, there's another purpose for letting you use this equipment, Iri." Ainz said meaningfully, seeing Iri's confused expression.
"Hmm?" What other purpose could there be? Iri couldn't figure it out.
"Come, try this first." Ainz said, then casually took the weapon from the Golem closest to him and threw it over.
"This is?" After Iri received it, she saw that the weapon Ainz Papa had thrown was Houyi Bow, the weapon of his best friend, Peroroncino.
"This is Houyi Bow. Although it's a bow, it 'shoots' elemental arrows, which are magic arrows. Aren't you unable to use magic, Iri? Try to see if you can use this." Ainz said.
"Okay, I'll try." Iri readily agreed, then held up the bow and, based on her memories of archers she'd seen on TV, drew an invisible bowstring. That's right... this weapon had no bowstring at all...
However, just as Iri took this stance, the Houyi Bow, which had no bowstring, emitted a white light, and then a white magic arrow formed in the center of the bow. The bow itself also automatically generated a white bowstring.
"Hoh! A light-attribute magic arrow, huh? Then 'shoot' at me." Ainz said with great interest upon seeing this.
"No... I can't." As soon as Iri heard Ainz Papa tell her to attack him, she immediately shook her head like a rattle-drum.
"Hehe! It's alright, Iri, this won't hurt me." Ainz continued.
"I won't!" Iri continued to shake her head. Attacking anything else would be fine, even a blank shot. Why attack himself? Could it be that Ainz Papa was also a hidden masochist?
"Be obedient, Iri... Attack me!" Ainz Papa's tone became heavier this time.
"Alright!" Left with no choice, Iri aimed the bow at Ainz and then released it.
A white beam of light 'shot' directly at Ainz Papa, and then, just like when Iri used Pure Throwing Spear to attack Shalltear last time, it dissipated before even touching Ainz Papa.
"Hehe! See? Iri, you can't hurt me." Ainz said with a smile, then extended his large hand and very gently stroked Iri's head.
"Even so... I don't want to attack Ainz Papa." Iri said, looking a bit disappointed. This wasn't an act; how could Iri attack her favorite character?
"Alright, please forgive me. I won't make you attack me again, Iri. Now, try this." Ainz had just finished speaking when he handed over a greatsword almost as tall as Iri herself.
"What is this again?" As soon as Iri saw this terrifying thing, she immediately knew what it was, but of course, she still pretended to be clueless.
"This is Take-Mikazuchi Eight-Fold. Iri, try to see if you can use it." Ainz said.
"Okay." Iri casually leaned Houyi Bow against the wall, then picked up the excessively long greatsword with both hands.
"How is it?" Ainz asked curiously when he saw Iri pick up Take-Mikazuchi Eight-Fold.
"Uh... it's a bit heavy, and somewhat inconvenient." The inconvenience Iri mentioned, of course, referred to its length. After all, the Mausoleum wasn't particularly spacious, and if she swung this thing around carelessly, she might end up hitting the Golems.
"Try a practice swing." Ainz said.
"Okay." After Iri responded, she immediately raised Take-Mikazuchi Eight-Fold above her head and brought it down in an aerial slash. It was a very sharp strike, and after this slash, the blade of Take-Mikazuchi Eight-Fold began to glow with a golden light.
"This can be used too? As expected..." Ainz's red eyes flashed with red light after he saw that Iri could use Take-Mikazuchi Eight-Fold without any hindrance.
Next, Ainz had Iri try many types of weapons: dual blades, hammers, axes, gauntlets, spears, and finally, even the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown was handed over for Iri to try.
Iri couldn't use offensive magic; she could only cast a very basic healing magic on herself. Then, this single-target healing magic, which was originally only for individuals, became an area-of-effect healing spell under the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown's enhancement, even affecting Ainz nearby. This time, it really did hurt Ainz Papa.
It was clear that Ainz Papa was smoking, and Iri was not having it. No matter how Ainz coaxed her, she refused to try any more equipment.
"Then, the last one, just the last one, and it's not a weapon. That should be fine, right? My daughter!" Ainz said to Iri in a coaxing tone, like one would use with a child.
"Alright, but this is really the last one!" Iri was indeed quite unhappy because she had accidentally hurt Ainz Papa by 'messing around' like that, and she felt very distressed.
"Lastly, this..." Ainz said, pointing to the Golem displayed at the very end.
Iri scurried over and took a look... This... it really wasn't a weapon, but it was even worse than a weapon! She had said she wanted to be a magic caster! She didn't want to be a warrior at all! Iri almost wanted to cry.
Ainz pointed to a pure white armor with a red cape worn by that Golem: Ta Qiqi Mi's World Champion Armor.
Putting aside the warrior issue, she wasn't some Perfect Warrior, nor did she have the title of World Champion, so there was no way she could equip this thing! Iri thought.
Before Iri could even agree, Ainz directly took the armor and, with a wave of his hand, a white light enveloped Iri.
Then Iri became the World Champion... What the hell was this?!
Why could she equip this thing? The armor looked quite large, but now that it was on Iri, it actually adjusted its size and shape according to Iri's gender and figure.
"Hehe! It really works, how interesting." Seeing Iri wearing Ta Qiqi Mi's World Champion Armor, Ainz's spirit of inquiry was once again ignited. Then, with another wave of his hand, the World Champion Armor on Iri immediately disappeared.
A bewildered Iri finally reacted, silently sighing in relief internally. She absolutely did not want to be a warrior! Warriors were for masochists! Look at those Guardians who are considered warrior classes; almost all of them are perverts! She wanted to be a magic caster! It was all because of this damned level system! Otherwise, she wouldn't have been used as a warrior experiment by Ainz Papa!
Ainz, whose curiosity had been piqued, didn't notice that Iri was already very unhappy and continued to speak to Iri.
"Iri, my good daughter, could you help me with one more thing?"
"Okay..." Iri responded softly. At this moment, Iri was still preoccupied with her inability to use magic, so she just answered casually.
"Try saying 'Justice Descends' once and see." Ainz said.
"Okay, Justice Descends?? Hmm?" Only after she finished speaking did Iri realize, why did she just blurt out such a chuunibyou line following Ainz Papa's words? But before Iri could even react, just like before... a burst of white light enveloped Iri, and then the Ta Qiqi Mi's World Champion Armor was equipped onto Iri again.
This is...
No! Don't! Iri let out a wail in her heart.