"So, Shiraori, is it? What do you think about Enkvaros?"
"...I love him. I wish I could be beside him when he is still alive."
"I see, I see. So Ulbert created you with that intention. If I tell you that Enkvaros is still alive, what are you gonna do?"
"I will beg Lord Ainz to let me serve him."
Hearing her instant reply, it seemed Lord Ainz felt happy as he nodded his head several times.
"I see, very well. From now on, you are going to accompany Enkvaros and report everything about him to me."
"H-huh? M-my apologies, Lord Ainz, but your words imply that he is still alive."
Hearing her trembling voice full of hope made her feel a bit of sympathy toward her. As a fellow NPC who has been created to love another, she can't imagine the pain of taking care of her beloved's grave as if it has been hers.
So she decided that it was alright to let her monitor Enkvaros, even if there is a slight chance that her allegiance might turn toward him.
Beside, even if she is level 100, what can she do anyway? As long as Lord Ainz is well protected, there is nothing she can do, and realistically speaking, she should be aware of Nazarick's power; only a fool would dare to challenge them.
After she thought of that, she felt her heart at ease; she had been worried for nothing after all. They can just crush any opposition if they decide to betray Nazarick, but just in case, she is going to keep watch on them if they try anything funny.
"Alive is incorrect; it seems after he died, he reincarnated in this world. I have yet to hear about the details, so can you wait to meet him after I have talked with him?"
"...Lord Ainz... is he truly here?"
"I understand your doubt, but don't worry; I have already confirmed that he is the same person."
"I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this chance, Lord Ainz."
"Stop it. You have been created by Ulbert to love Enkvaros. I must respect my friend's decision; besides, Ulbert would have been more than happy to gift you to him."
"I thank you, Supreme One."
"Alright, go back to the 7th floor. I will call you again after I have a talk with Enkvaros."
"Hmm."
Shiraori nodded happily as she slowly got up, but just before she went back to the 7th floor, Demiurge talked to her with a gentle smile on his face, a really rare sight.
"Good for you, little sister."
"Thank you, brother."
"Once you accompany our Creator's best friend, make sure to treat him to the best of your ability."
"Of course."
Shiraori's voice contained steely determination despite the laziness in her tone as she turned back from Demiurge and slowly walked toward the gate of the Throne Room.
Once Shiraori got out of the Throne Room, she could see her lord looking at them one by one as he opened his jaw to talk.
"Before I talk to Enkvaros, I have a question for all of you: do you all have additional information about Enkvaros? First, Albedo."
"My apologies, Lord Ainz. This is the first time I have learned about him, but if you want my opinion, we should treat him with caution."
"Hmm? And why is that?"
"It's because he is a former Player, although I don't know what Supreme Being life looks like, but I imagine that is top secret information and a former Player like him should have an idea about that."
Her lord paused and turned toward her with a bigger red dot in his eyes and his jaw slightly opened; she assumed he was in shock as he put his right hand on his lower jaw in thought.
"I see, good job for your input, Albedo. It seems I must give him some magic item, so no one pries into his head for the information."
"It's nothing, my lord. I am glad to be of use."
Happiness fluttered in her heart as her wings kept fidgeting upon hearing her lord praise her.
"Now then, Cocytus, what do you know about him?"
"Unfortunately. I don't. Have. Any. Information. About. Him. But. If. I Assess. Him. On. The. Threat. Level. It. Should. Be. Low. As. He. Seems. To. Look. Tense. When. Surrounded. By. Our. Forces. The. Fact. That. He. Willingly. Kneels. Despite. Resisting Demiurge's. Command. Mantra. Is. Also. Notable."
She nodded her head in agreement upon hearing that from Cocytus, although she found that man's existence annoying and irritating as he received a lot of favor from their lord. But at the very least, he was aware of his position and bowed toward his superior.
From the corner of her eye, although almost unnoticeable, she caught sight of Demiurge flinch after what Cocytus said; she sneered at him.
The fact that Demiurge flinched—was it because he held Enkvaros in high regard? She thought that was really ridiculous.
Even if Enkvaros was a former Player and Ulbert's best friend, he was human right now, and to think of him as someone important was the height of foolishness.
"I see, thank you for your assessment, Cocytus."
"No. Need. To. Thank. Me. Lord Ainz. I Am. Just. Doing. My. Duty."
"Hmm, now then, that only leaves Demiurge. Considering that only Ulbert knows of Enkvaros's death, you should have some information, right?"
"Unfortunately, other than the information that I already said, there is not much I know. Lord Ulbert rarely talks about him, after all."
"I see, that's a shame."
"Oh, but there is interesting information about the creation of my little sister that is related to Enkvaros."
"Oh? Let me hear it."
"Apparently, Shiraori is created based on the world Enkvaros created called manga, and in that world, Shiraori's fate has not yet finished when Enkvaros is dead, and so Lord Ulbert decided to recreate her in Nazarick as the symbol of Enkvaros' last work."
"A-Ahhh, I-I see, so that's how you see it, haaaah..."
Lord Ainz let out a long sigh, and she felt puzzled seeing that. Considering Enkvaros' achievement of creating the world, it should be something to be amazed at, and yet she could hear tiredness in her lord when he sighed.
Even though she doesn't want to admit it, she thinks Enkvaros's capability to create the world is amazing. She can also see that Cocytus breathes out frozen air and cracks his mandible in amazement.
Unless something on that level is normal in the Supreme Being realm, she supposes her lord's reaction makes sense. She begins to wonder what kind of position Lord Ainz has in that realm; surely he is of the highest order.
"Anyway, I am going to have a talk with Enkvaros. If you all have objections, let me hear them."
When no one raises an objection, Lord Ainz rises from his throne as he prepares to teleport using the Ring of Ainz Ooal Gown.
"If no one is complaining, then I will go. Also, Demiurge, I want you to research the [Message] spell."
"[Message] spell, my lord?"
"Yes, apparently in this world, the [Message] spell can be hijacked. I want you to research that."
"I understand, my lord."
"That is all from me, Floor Guardian. Go back to your duty and work for the betterment of Nazarick!"
"""Yes!"""
Once their lord was gone, they all raised their heads and went back to do their own duties.
She had not yet known how to treat Enkvaros, but for now, she was going to keep watch on him. If he was going to be useful for her lord, then she would let him live, but if he was planning to hurt her beloved, then she would not hesitate to kill him.
"◇"
He watched the beautiful maid place a cup of tea in front of him and Ray. After the maid had done that, she bowed toward him and finally walked toward the door, leaving the two of them alone in the guest room.
"Uwaaaah, that's so scary! I thought I was going to die."
"M-Master?"
He buried himself in Ray's chest as he inhaled her floral scent, while talking in an emotionless tone as he enjoyed the warmth and the softness of her mound.
Maybe she was feeling ticklish; she tried to get away from him as she kept squirming around, but he wouldn't let her do that as he put his hand around her waist to prevent her from escaping.
Technically, Ray could easily pry him from her body if she used her great strength, but the fact that she had not done that was because she allowed it? In that case, he would not hold back, he thought evilly as a wide grin spread on his face.
He sneakily and dexterously put his left hand inside her pants and rubbed the soft fabric on her pussy. When he did that, he got hornier and hornier, but when he thought about doing a dangerous adventure in this tomb, he felt his hand in pain as they were both trapped on the thigh, and both of Ray's hands held tightly onto his naughty left hand.
He looked upward from between her soft breasts and could see that her eyes glazed over while looking down on him as she breathed roughly with red cheeks.
"Master, can you not do this here? We are still in the monster dens; we might be executed if they feel displeased seeing this."
Hearing that ray of reason, he let out a sigh as he released Ray from his grasp and sat beside her obediently.
"I am sorry about that; I suddenly have a strong urge to impregnate you. It might be because I am still tense from before."
"It's alright, Master, but a child, huh...?"
"Hmm? Now that I think about it, I have yet to have a kid with any of you. What do you think about bearing my child?"
"I...I think we should hold off for now, considering that we still have to train to get stronger, b-but of course, I don't mind having your child."
Seeing the mature woman with a bashful expression made him smile in satisfaction as he put his right hand around her shoulder and brought her closer to him, making her lean her head on his shoulder.
"Don't worry about that. I know you all have concerns because our strength is still lacking compared to Player, but that strength can't easily be obtained in a year, a decade, or even centuries, and that's why we shouldn't have a problem having a kid."
"But I would be left behind if I don't train myself, especially when I get pregnant or when I have babies."
"Look, compared to Tira or Edström, I am weaker. There is no need to compete, is there?"
"That's because the master didn't take training seriously; instead, you are busy researching specific magic and broadening your spell repertoire, not to mention you are mastering alchemy in between that, and yet you still reached 5th tier. I think if you were serious, you would surpass those two in no time."
"Hmm, that's my intention after I have Momonga's support, but your evasiveness about bearing my child is kind of suspicious."
"T-That is not my intention; it just..."
"It just?"
"It just... I feel way too old to have your child when you are at the same age as my daughter."
He blankly stared at Ray, who turned her head from him while occasionally glancing back at him with trembling eyelashes.
Seeing this older woman turned into this cute creature, he grabbed both of her shoulders as he pushed her onto the sofa.
"Kyaaah! M-Master? Hmm—!!"
He didn't let her talk as he closed her mouth with his own; her eyes widened as she looked at him in surprise, but eventually, she closed her eyes and accepted the kiss.
After several minutes of kissing and exchanging saliva, he finally parted himself from her, with a string of saliva connected to their lips, both of them breathing roughly while staring at each other in passion.
"I have decided, I am going to make you pregnant and have you bear my child."
"B-But master—"
"No buts. Besides, I am planning to make all of you immortal; we have a lot of time to get stronger."
"If that's the case, shouldn't we have a lot of time before we have a child, right?"
"What a stubborn woman. It seems I need to punish you for your disobedience."
"Master..."
He looked at her in the eye as he brought his face closer toward her, but just before their lips were about to touch again.
"Ahem!"
"Ah!" "Hmm?"
We both looked toward the source of the sound, and he could see Ainz standing alone behind the sofa across the table while looking at us with crossed arms.