Hidden Motives

"Lord Momonga, ever since we arrived in this New World, there have been people spying on us around the Great Tomb of Nazarick, and the intruders' actions are becoming increasingly audacious."

Like a white castle, the ninth level of the Great Tomb is a world that combines solemnity and splendor, with magnificent chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling at certain intervals.

In the spacious corridor, the gleaming floor reflected light from the ceiling like marble.

The guardian of the ninth floor, who also serves as the steward of the Great Tomb, is a level 100 NPC and one of the top guardians in melee combat. He is a dragon-man named Sebas who leads the Battle Maid of the [Pleiades].

With perfectly measured steps, he entered the magnificent yet unpretentious office and met the Supreme One Lord Momonga.

"I understand. How is the interrogation of the prisoners going?"

The Momonga, clad in divine armor, spoke to Sebas, who had just returned from the torture chamber, in a tone befitting a superior. Two crimson eyes within its skeletal skull gazed at the white-haired old man Sebas, dressed in ordinary butler's attire.

Its neatly trimmed beard is white, just like its hair. Its features are deep-set, like a Caucasian's. Its eyes are as sharp as a raptor's. In addition to its human form, it also has a fully-fledged dragon-human form.

Influenced by the creator's statement that "how can one call oneself strong if one does not help the weak," he is a rare NPC in the Great Tomb with a positive justice value, and he has doubts about the common idea that "humans and subhumans are all weaklings who should be trampled on."

Without exception, they have always been staunch supporters of Supreme One Momonga.

"Momonga, this is the information we obtained through interrogation. Please take a look."

Sebas took out a scroll and waited to the side. A total of forty-one beautiful maids of the [Artificial Human] race took the scroll from Sebas's hand with elegant little steps and respectfully handed it to Momonga.

"Momonga, please take a look."

"Trouble... um."

Momonga, who was about to express his gratitude, noticed the maid's frightened face and quickly stopped himself. He then waved his hand arrogantly, and the maid immediately showed a relieved expression, lowered her head, and stepped aside.

(I'm so tired.)

(I'm just a Corporate Slave!)

Even after two days of adjustment, the Momonga still felt extremely uncomfortable.

Having to pretend to be confident and know everything every day is extremely difficult for the Momonga, who prefers to follow orders and do things step by step.

Fortunately, the NPCs like to fill in the blanks with their own imaginations. Even an unintentional gesture or a word spoken with emphasis can make an NPC ponder for a long time.

Among them, the most outrageous were the class guardians of the seventh layer of Lava Hell, the great demons Demiurge and Albedo. Even Momonga had no idea what earth-shattering plan the two of them had imagined from his ordinary words.

(Is this the difference in intelligence? Perhaps leaders and those in positions of power in my past life also had moments of such distress?)

The thought flashed through Momonga's mind, and he imitated the leader in his memory, opening the scroll in his hand and browsing through it line by line.

Despite the vast amount of information conveyed in the writer's concise and efficient descriptions, even Momonga can easily gain a comprehensive understanding of its current environment.

The Re-Estize Kingdom [Rei Yestege] has been occupied by ninjas from the Ninja World, and its Three Great Shinobi Villages are currently conquering the three surrounding countries.

The Great Tomb is located not far from the Katze Plains, where the Re-Estize Kingdom and the Empire once fought, and the terrain is flat.

(It was a wise move not to have Mare use magic to cover up the Great Tomb when the adventurer's body was discovered in the Great Tomb space at the beginning.)

Any changes to the already discovered ruins would attract even more attention, so as long as the underground space is sealed off, even if adventurers ransack the surface, it won't affect Nazarick much.

The automatically generated skeleton guards are enough to give those weaker opponents a run for their money.

(The next priority is still to remain discreet, try to capture some valuable witnesses, and extract information that truly involves the powerful figures of this continent.)

The powerful figures listed on the scroll had increasingly prestigious names, which made Momonga wary.

For example, the empire's guardian deity, who can wipe out hundreds of soldiers with a wave of his hand, and Amegakure the Walking Tide of Poison Hanzo of the Salamander, who is hostile to the Bahamas Empire, both make Momonga eager to know their backgrounds.

(Will my guild be their match?)

With this question in mind, Momonga saw the supreme ruler who conquered the Ninja World — Uchiha Takeyasu, who effortlessly took over the entire Re-Estize Kingdom and was now launching a major offensive against the three great nations, making Momonga extremely envious.

(Perhaps this is the kind of person who is a natural leader.)

The Momonga couldn't help but think this.

It possesses the most World Item in the entire game, and has countless powerful NPCs.

The library was filled with countless Momonga with summoning scrolls for high-ranking mercenaries, some of whom were level 80 or above. One of them even had the idea of hiding in Great Tomb and never leaving.

Time passed slowly, and the office was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; Sebas could even hear the maid's extremely faint breathing.

Then, Momonga raised his head, looked at Sebas, then at the maid, and breathed a sigh of relief.

(However, for the fruits of my comrades' hard work, I cannot sit idly by and wait for my doom, nor can I adopt a cowardly mentality.)

(Compared to the adventurers who invaded the Great Tomb of Nazarick, we are the true victors!)

(Even a ninja, according to the intelligence, is probably only around level 20 or 30, which is no match for the Death Knight I can summon at will.)

With this comparison, Momonga, who seemed to have more information, asked in a low voice, "Sebas, have all the Guardians seen this intelligence?"

"Lord Momonga, only Demiurge, who was in charge of interrogating him about this matter, and Albedo, the Head Guardian, have seen it."

"Then inform the remaining guardians so they can learn about the world we live in."

"Yes, Momonga."

After giving the order, the Momonga slowly revealed its own thoughts.

"Continue to have Albedo strengthen internal defenses. Demiurge will lead elite, flying warriors to scout the surrounding area and try to capture some powerful humans."

"Yes, Momonga."

After bowing respectfully, Sebas slowly left the office at Momonga's wave to convey Momonga's orders.

As the Momonga sat in his office, he waved his hand, and a round mirror appeared in front of him. The mirror could reflect the scene within a radius of several kilometers, and at this moment it showed the scene of adventurers from the temple fighting with skeleton guards on the ground.