‘As expected… Things went the way they did…’

  Lelouch mused as he watched Gazef and his warriors’ battle against the Argel Fme summons through his scry.

  It was a bloody battle. And while Gazef and his warriors did fight valiantly, they were soon pushed to the brink as more new angels kept ing after they killed one.

  Even Gazef, who had overwhelmed multiple angels and bisected more with the help of his Martial Art skills, was soon pushed to the brink of death as blood dribbled out the side of his mouth.

  Even so, the man known and admired by the people as the Warrior Captain of the Re-Estize Kingdom never fell.

  The man who should’ve been powerless to stand was now standing proudly, his broadsword ched tightly in his hands. The sheer mighty force of his presence f back the ahat have now surrounded him.

  But… as expected, his sheer will could not kill all the angels summoned by the elite divine magic casters of the Sunlit Scriptures.

  “...Angels, kill Gazef Stronoff.”

  tless wings moved in respoo that cold, cruel order from Nigun, the head of the Sunlit Scripture squad sent to kill the Warrior Captain.

  Gazef steeled himself, preparing to charge forward, when suddenly, a voice came past him:

  ‘Looks like it’s about time to switch.’

  The sery before his eyes ged, and he was now no longer on the bloodsoaked pin. Instead, he was now in the er of what looked like a simple vilge hut.

  And instead of angels, he saw worried-looking vilgers all around him.

  “This… This is…”

  “T-This is the warehouse that Ainz-sama had protected with his magic…”

  “So you’re the chief… Gown, Gown-dono does not seem to be here.”

  “No, he was here just a moment ago but he and his pany, Zero, seems to have vanished without a trace. And in his pce, you appeared, Warrior-Captain-dono.”

  ‘I see… so the voi my head was…’

  Gazef allowed himself to rex. And in that instant, strength quickly left his body, knowing he would have no part in what would e .

  He colpsed on the wooden floor, and the vilgers quickly drew closer worriedly to try and help him.

  The Six Scriptures. An enemy evehe stro warrior of the Re-Estize kingdom, could not hope to defeat.

  Yet… he could not even begin to imagihat Ainz would lose.

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  The anti-divination barrier had bee.

  No eyes, except for those permitted such as that of the Mirror of Remote Viewing used by Yuuji and Aika, were allowed to withe se that would be happening here.

  But none of this was noticed by the folks of the Theocrabsp;

  Their attention was elsewhere… specifically, at the two figures on the pins who had ninally been there.

  Nigun of the Siheocracy’s special operations unit — the Sunlight Scripture — looked at them with perturbation in his eyes.

  One of them was dressed like an are magic caster. He wore an evil looking mask to hide his face, and a pair aus on his hands. He wore an expensive-looking bck robe, suggesting he erson of some status.

  The other one was dressed in a long cape with a high colr, a luxurious bck suit, and an ominous mask to hide his face as well.

  They had no visible ons on their person, but as a magic caster himself, he khat being armless did not equal being harmless.

  Gazef and his men were gohout a trace… In their pces were these two mysterious figures. It seemed to be some kind of teleportation magic, but he had no idea what kind of spell had been used here.

  Alerts bred within his mind, and Nigun immediately called the angels back, them to form a defensive perimeter around them as they faced the mysterious magic casters.

  Then, the rger built magic caster took a step forward.

  “Pleased to meet you, gentlemen of the Siheocracy. I am Ainz Ooal Gown. I would be gd if you could call me Ainz.”

  Despite the distaweehe sound of howling afternoon wind that breezed past the pins carried his voice over clearly.

  “The person behind me is called Zero. I would like to make a deal with you. Might I have a moment of your time?”

  Nigun tried to search through his memories, his studies, and his long years of information gathering to attaeaning to the name Ainz Ooal Gown. But it was futile.

  It might be an alias. But he had no way of firming or denying it. Trying to glean more information from him would be more productive. Thus, he raised his , indig that Ainz should tinue.

  “Wonderful. Thank you for taking the time to listen to me. Then firstly, I would like to start by making ohing clear to you gentlemen. That would be – there is no way you defeat me.”

  It was a decration. A statement.

  Nigun could clearly hear the absolute fiden his voice. It wasn’t a bluff or a boast. This was something he believed from the bottom of his heart.

  He furrowed his brows.

  “Ignorance is truly deplorable. You will pay the price for your foolishness, magic caster.”

  “...Really now. Do you really think that will happen? I observed your battle earlier with the warrior captain and his men. My presence here indicated that I am absolutely fident in my victory. After all, if I was not sure I could beat you, would it not be wiser for me to leave that man to die?”

  He was right.

  An are magic caster would be better suited to different kinds of frontations.

  Arers, sorcerers and wizards could only use light armor, so they would want to avoid melee bat, using [Fly] to repeatedly unch [Fireballs] and other such spells from afar. Yet Ainz had chosen to face them head-on. He must have a trick up his sleeve.

  At his silence, Momonga chose to tinue.

  “Now, for the reason I am here. The truth is, I overheard your versations with the Warrior Captain. What a lot of nerve you have…”

  Ainz’s tone ged suddenly, and he tinued speaking as he looked at Nigun mogly.

  “To think you would dare say that you would massacre the vilgers that I, Ainz Ooal Gown, took the time to personally rescue. I ot think of anything that is more offehan that.”

  Ainz’s robe rippled in the wind. That same wind blew across Nigun and his pany, sending chills down their spine.

  “...Offensive? Huge words, magic caster. What of it?”

  He was obviously frightened. But he did not ge his mog tone.

  He was the ander of one of Siheocracy’s secret ons, the Sunlight Scripture. How could he be afraid of a simple magic caster?

  It was impossible.

  Yet–

  “I mentioned a deal earlier… These are the terms. You will either hand your lives over to me without resistance. Or willingly offer yourself, your body, your heart, and your soul to our cause. Whether you like it or not.”

  Ainz took a step forward.

  It was a siep, but his body seemed to massively swell before their eyes. The immense pressure emanated from his sheer presence alone caused all of the Sunlight scripture to take a step babsp;

  “Ahh…”

  Cries of fear escaped their lips.

  It was but a natural rea when having e face to face with an unimaginable force. This was the first time Nigun had been faced with such might. Therefore, he did not rebuke his men for their fear.

  A thrill of cold ran from the bottoms of Nigun’s feet to the top of his head. He had felt this tless times in his struggles along the edge of life ah. It was a sign of impending doom.

  “H-Have the angels charge him! Don’t let him get close!”

  Nigun’s voice broke slightly as he shouted his orders. It sounded more like a scream.

  It was not to raise his men’s spirits. It was a cry of fear. Fear of the being he knew as Ainz Ooal Gown.

  Two Argel Fmes fpped their wings of light in respoo Nigun’s and, and uheir attabsp;

  The angels flew straight towards the hulking bck figure, and stabbed him with their fming swords.

  Zero, who was standing behind him, should’ve done something to attack the charging ao stop them iracks before reag Ainz.

  That is why all of the Sunlight Scriptures, who had beeing that course of a and ready to retaliate, could not believe their eyes. It was not that anything happened.

  On the trary… Nothing happened.

  her Ainz nor Zero did anything to block, dodge, cast a spell, or did anything to intercept it. Nothing happened.

  Their shock quickly became mockery.

  “How unsightly. To think he would scare us with a bluff.”

  Nigun sneered. But soon, a question came to mind.

  Why… wasn’t Ainz’s corpse falling?

  “...What are you doing? Call the angels back. He ’t fall down with those swords stu.”

  “B-But sir… W-We’ve already given the order…”

  His subordinate’s fused voice startled Nigun, and his eyes quickly shifted back to Ainz’s figure.

  Only then did he realized, the angels were fpping their wings vigorously… While they were not meant to express feelings, Nigun saw those angels fpping their wings in fear and desperation, like a butterfly trapped in a spider’s web.

  “...I told you, didn’t I? There is no way you defeat me. You should’ve listened and heed my warnings.”

  The calm voice resounded and reached Nigun and his men’s ears. But none were able to prehend the sight before them…

  “Impossible…”

  One of his subordinates muttered, giving voice to the words in Nigun’s hearts.

  No one could believe it. Judging from the angels’ swords, they had to be fatal wounds. But he didn’t eveo be in pain.

  That wasn’t the only shog thing.

  Momonga was gripping the angels by the throat. And no matter how much they struggled, never let them go.

  Angels summoned from magic had bodies created from their summoner’s mana, so they were definitely not light. They weighed more than a grown man. In addition to the weight of their heavy pte armor, there was no way they could be lifted up by the throat so easily.

  “There… There must be a trick…!”

  “High-tier physiullification. A passive skill that protects against the attacks of up to level 60 – In other words, only attacks above level 60 could harm me. Well, I guess this has gone long enough.”

  Holding an angel in each hand, Momonga smmed them both to the ground.

  A thunderous crash echoed throughout the pins, and the earth trembled from the impact, creating two craters – A testament to his supernatural strength.

  The angels died in an instant, dissipating bato tless dang motes of light that soon vanished into the air, and the swords stu him vanished as well.

  “Now the me see your trump card.”

  “A-All angels, attack! H-Hurry!”

  Nothing Ainz said registered in his mind. Everything simply went red aook deep roots in his heart the moment he saw Ainz stepped forward, causing him to quickly yell out his orders.

  All argel fmes shot towards Momonga like bullets.

  “No… Not this.”

  Nigun could hear the cool, calm voice of the motacked by the angels, but he did not care. Ainz was surrounded by so many ahat nobody could even see him. A, his voice did not carry even the slightest hint of worry.

  It looked like he would be impaled by tless fming swords. But Momonga’s spell took effect before that.

  “[ive Burst]”

  The air shuddered, and a wave of bck radiaed from Ainz, like the ive image of a camera fsh. It only sted for an instant, and in that instant, all 40 angels had been annihited.

  “Im-Impossible…”

  Nigun could not help but tremble… And only then did he recall the words of the Kingdom’s stro warriazef Stronoff.

  That there was a man strohan him in that vilge. That trying to kill the vilgers he protects was impossible.

  Only now did he uand the truth of those words.

  “Zero… No, Lelouch-kun. I think this is enough. They’re just as weak as we expected. Let’s finish this before he uses the crystal. It’s a oime use item. It’d be a waste. It’d be better if we bring it to Yuuji-kun so he take a look at it and study it. Maybe, he could replicate how to make it.”

  “Agreed.”

  Nigun froze…

  He could not uand what they’re saying… But ohing did caught his attention.

  How did they know about the crystal…?

  e to think of it, Ainz said to show him his trump card. Could it be that… he was referring to the Sealing Crystal? The trump card his homend had given him. A sealing crystal taining a seventh-tier spell capable of summoning the stro angel, Dominion Authority.

  No… That’s impossible… H-How could he know…?

  Finally, the man i-bck mask called Zero walked forward.

  Then, he waved his hand, and a small opening appeared on his mask, revealing a crimson eye.

  “Lelouch Lamperouge ands you. Obey me. All of you.”

  With enhanced eyesight, Lelouch could see all of their eyes through the small, regur holes on their headdress.

  The power of absolute obedieook hold on the sciousness of every single member of the Sunlight Scripture.

  Any kind of magic resistance, magic items, or talent they had did not matter before the absolute power of a king.

  Enhanced by the magic power of his newly acquired form, the power perfected geass was absolute in this new world.

  All members of the sunlight scripture froze for a moment…

  Then, with a soldier’s discipline, all of them dropped onto one kheir heads bowed down, pced a hand on their left chest, and decred in unison:

  ““Yes, my lord!””

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