When Lakyus roared those words, several Guardians beside Old Bones instantly appeared at the sides of Blue Rose.
Shalltear had even reached out to grab Lakyus by the throat, but Skeleton King suddenly raised a hand to stop her.
Old Bones, who had been seated upon the throne, now rose to his feet. With Albedo following behind him, he slowly walked up to Lakyus.
Shalltear immediately stepped aside and moved behind Old Bones as well. Old Bones looked at Lakyus with eyes glowing red and said, "Do you think we were wrong?
"Just as you humans slaughter magical beasts and raise livestock to be butchered for food, why don't you consider your own actions a trampling of life?"
Faced with Old Bones's retort, Lakyus argued back, "How can human lives be compared to cattle, sheep, pigs, and dogs..."
But before she could finish, Old Bones rudely cut her off with a raised hand. "But to us, you humans are no different from the pigs and dogs in your eyes.
"If it were you, would you ignore maggots crawling over your food?"
Faced with Skeleton King's question, Lakyus froze in place.
Yes, she had overlooked something important. The beings before them possessed intelligence and could communicate, but they were undead!
Yet even so, Lakyus still could not accept what Ainz Ooal Gown and the others had done.
Lakyus was no fool. She knew that Ainz Ooal Gown had shown them those things earlier for no other reason than to provoke them.
She also understood that, just like Guelkyniv, enduring humiliation was the most sensible choice at this stage.
She had never known the Empire's Workers, and it was easy to see from the scenes earlier that not all of these so-called Workers were good people.
Dragon Hunt, who threw his weight