He didn't equip himself, but instead had Yuri, the big sister from the Pleiades who had a 'guard' nature, act as his bodyguard!
It seems Father Ainz truly is worried about his safety!
Uh... misunderstanding Father Ainz, thinking he actually wanted to use me as a guinea pig, was indeed a bit much. I know Father Ainz so well, yet I still misunderstood him like that. It truly shouldn't have happened. Iri felt a bit guilty at this moment and said, quite moved,
"Tha—" Iri's 'thank you' was cut short as Ainz's next words came.
"Just Yuri alone, I'm still not at ease. Therefore... Elizabeth, take another weapon from the Treasury! That should be enough." Ainz continued to add.
Give me back my move! Iri was instantly mortified.
It seems I was moved too soon, but I still have a way to counteract Father Ainz. Not to mention I already have the Champion Armor, and I'm protected by Big Sister Yuri, who has the highest defense among the Pleiades. Using these two reasons as an excuse to decline using a weapon should be enough, right?
Heh heh, Father Ainz, this time you've lifted a rock only to drop it on your own foot!
"Well, Father Ainz, I now have the Champion Armor you gave me, even the Champion Armor that the stinking Mountain Giant couldn't cut with a magic weapon! And I also have Big Sister Yuri protecting me. I think... these are already enough, so I don't need any weapons." Iri responded to Ainz with a seemingly flattered expression, but inwardly, she was already gloating.
"Hmm, that is true. Yuri Alpha is also the Tank of the Pleiades. In terms of pure defensive power, it is indeed sufficient," Ainz said slowly.
"Then..." Iri was overjoyed. This time, she had won!
"But the attack power is slightly insufficient. Yuri's main role is a Tank, so her weakness in attack power must be compensated by you, Iri. This can also be considered a trial I'm giving you." After Father Ainz finished speaking, his red 'colored' pupils flashed.
Darn it! I fell for it! So that's why he called Big Sister Yuri to protect me!
Among the Pleiades, the only ones who look human and don't have other jobs are Big Sister Yuri and Solution Epsilon.
There's no need to think about Insect Sister; she's the first one to be excluded based on her appearance alone. Besides, Insect Sister, whose vocal cords were destroyed in the Kingdom Hero Chapter, still hasn't found satisfactory vocal cords!
Then there's Lupusregina, who has to guard Karn Village, and Nabe, who has to accompany the Crown Prince and act as the Adventurer Fei Fei in E-Rantel.
What about Shizu? Her existence is like Nazarick's master key, so she naturally cannot leave Nazarick for long periods.
Uh... so only Yuri and Solution Epsilon were left. If Iri had to choose between these two, Iri would definitely choose Big Sister Yuri. It's not that Iri dislikes Solution Epsilon, but she just feels that Solution Epsilon's 'S' nature is really not suitable for taking out.
However, Father Ainz probably also knew that Iri would definitely find a reason to refuse him, and then he brought out this theory, even pompously claiming it was a trial for Iri.
Alright! Iri truly had no more excuses to refuse now.
"Then, Iri, use this!" Father Ainz directly pulled out a weapon from the void. When Iri saw the true form of that weapon, she became even more mortified.
The item Father Ainz took out was not any of the weapons she had used before in the Treasury. Although Iri had seen it in the Treasury, it was placed next to the Champion Armor, or rather, it was placed in the innermost center of the Mausoleum where Father Ainz's companions' equipment was stored.
It's clear that this weapon must hold significant meaning for Ainz, right? After all, the strongest Champion Armor was also placed in the innermost part.
"Well, how should I put this, this is an unfinished weapon, the last weapon made by my past friend, Warrior Takemikazuchi. Unfortunately... he left before completing this weapon," Father Ainz said with a hint of sadness.
Uh... regarding Warrior Takemikazuchi's information, Iri had learned a little from the data included in both the original web novel and the light novel.
He was the creator of Insect Lord Cocytus, one of the strongest attack characters in the Ainz Ooal Gown Adventurer's Guild at the time, and also a weapon master who created many weapons.
It was also mentioned in the interlude data that the purpose of making weapons was to defeat Touch Me, but the strongest one hadn't been made yet when Touch Me quit the game.
So, Warrior Takemikazuchi, having lost his goal, also quit not long after. It was indeed quite tragic.
But tragic or not! Regardless of what the data showed or what Insect Lord Cocytus's warrior 'nature' suggested, Warrior Takemikazuchi should have been the type of person who looked like a Japanese samurai ronin.
Even the things he forged, like the God Slaying Emperor Blade, Takemikazuchi Eight Styles, and that little-known Susanoo, were all katanas, right? Then what about this unfinished product in front of me?
What the heck is this?
What Iri held back from complaining about was this so-called unfinished weapon, which was actually a long-handled hammer, like those used by Paladins in Western games. Yes! A hammer! A very long, silver-themed hammer.
What's going on? Is this thing really Warrior Takemikazuchi's last work? And he said it was the strongest work? Why is it a hammer??
Iri truly didn't know where to begin complaining. The art style changed so suddenly. A perfectly fine Japanese samurai suddenly turned into a medieval European knight?
When Iri saw it in the Mausoleum earlier, she simply thought this hammer belonged to one of Ainz's forty-one companions.
The result was...
"A hammer?" Iri asked, completely bewildered.
"Well… this… as for why it's a hammer? I think Warrior Takemikazuchi must have had all sorts of considerations, right?" Father Ainz replied with a tone that suggested he didn't quite know how to explain, so it seemed Ainz also didn't know why it was a hammer.
Alright! Alright! Whatever it is, it's clear from Father Ainz's demeanor that he's determined to give me this thing. So, I'll just take it!
Since it's an unfinished product, no matter how powerful it is, it shouldn't be better than the finished ones, right?
Besides, even if he gives me the weapon, as long as I don't use it, won't it be fine? There's no need to overthink such a simple solution, right? Iri comforted herself.
"Then... thank you, Father Ainz." Iri could only accept it. So Iri walked over, and under Albedo's infatuated gaze, she grasped the handle of the hammer, which was carved with many patterns. Although it was called an unfinished product, it actually seemed quite complete!
Iri gripped the handle with both hands and swung it through the air. Although it was a hammer, it still produced an incredibly sharp whooshing sound, and it even kicked up dust from the ground.
Uh... does this 'performance' feel a bit too much? Although it's quite heavy to lift with both hands, and no matter how you look at it, with my loli-like height, swinging a hammer almost as tall as myself...
Uh... this image...
Iri imagined herself in pure white Champion Armor, swinging a silver 'colored' warhammer.
Uh... this image was "too beautiful" for Iri to continue imagining.
Where was the appearance of a magic 'caster' now? Plus, I only know two recovery spells at the moment.
Isn't this the legendary something or other? 'Holy Light! Do you see that enemy?'
If Father Ainz and Albedo weren't both there, Iri would probably have wanted to bury her head and kneel in embarrassment after imagining her Paladin-like image. She was truly getting further and further away from the path of a magic 'caster'.