Momonga's Plan

"Um, may I ask what Father has come to the floor we guard for?"

Mare, whose head was being patted, looked at Naiyuan curiously and asked.

"Mare, that was far too rude. Father and the other two Supreme Beings are the rulers of Nazarick. How can you, as their subordinate, be so presumptuous?"

Aura glared at Mare somewhat angrily. His words had been far too impudent, and he had only asked Father, so what would the other two Supreme Beings standing nearby think of them? She hurriedly explained.

"It's alright. Since you are Naiyuan's children, there is no need to be so restrained."

Momonga spoke calmly. After a brief period of thought, he had roughly figured out the bearing a ruler should have by using his former boss as a model from his memories. Perhaps because he had become Undead, he found that both his memory and learning ability had greatly improved, which made his previously distressed heart feel a little better.

For now, I shouldn't destroy them.

"Have they already completely taken Naiyuan's side?"

Looking at the two Dark Elves before him, Momonga thought to himself. Their attitudes had clearly changed. They had initially treated everyone equally, but now they were gradually leaning toward Naiyuan.

It seemed the NPCs' autonomy was quite high. Even if their statuses were equal, they would still favor the one they liked.

Could it be that Naiyuan had done that earlier just to test their autonomy? Who would have thought? This guy had actually planned it out long ago. It seemed I was still far too lax. No, I have to work harder. I can't let Naiyuan's efforts go to waste.

"Aura, Mare, did either of you feel anything strange just now?"

After thinking for a moment, Momonga asked the two of them.

Although the NPCs had gained intelligence through their transmigration, Momonga still wanted to see whether he could discover any other changes.

"Huh? Just now? I didn't feel anything strange. We were just patrolling here as usual."

Aura scratched her head, closed her eyes to think for a moment, then answered somewhat sheepishly.

"I see."

Momonga's gaze flickered, and then he seemed to think of something else. He spoke to the two of them.

"Herohero, Naiyuan, and I came here because we have something to discuss. I've already had Albedo notify the other Floor Guardians. They should be here soon."

"Since we still have time, would you like to try being my opponent?"

"A battle? Against Lord Momonga?"

Aura froze, then hurriedly began to refuse.

"No, no. Fighting a Supreme Being would be a grave act of disrespect."

Mare beside her also nodded repeatedly in agreement.

The Supreme Beings were the most powerful existences in their hearts. As beings created by the Supreme Beings, how could they dare raise a hand against one?

"It's fine. This is only a small test. Surely you wouldn't refuse my invitation, would you?"

Momonga spoke softly to Aura, yet his voice carried an intent that could not be refused.

"Alright, if it's only a test..."

Aura glanced at Naiyuan standing nearby. Seeing that he showed no reaction, she finally gritted her teeth and nodded.

"Hey, Momonga! Are you really planning to fight a Floor Guardian? Isn't that too risky? Why don't we wait a little longer?"

Herohero, who had been watching from the side, hurriedly connected to Momonga through Communication Magic and shouted at him worriedly.

It was too rash. Herohero felt that the two Floor Guardians should fight each other while they simply watched from the sidelines. That way, they could observe the Floor Guardians' strength without taking any risks.

But Momonga charging in right away gave him a fright. Seriously, did an Undead really need to be this reckless?

"Herohero, this is my decision. And I said it's only a small test, so don't be so nervous. Besides, don't I have you and Naiyuan here?"

Hearing his friend's urgent voice, Momonga hurriedly tried to reassure him. This was a plan he had reached after careful consideration, and he also wanted to know exactly how strong the Floor Guardians were.

"Alright, you two, stop arguing already!"

Hearing the two bicker back and forth through communication, Naiyuan finally could not bear to stop the pointless argument.

"Naiyuan, hurry and talk Momonga out of it. This is far too risky. We clearly have safer methods."

"I told you, Herohero, I'll be fine."

"How can anyone know that? What if something happens by accident?"

Momonga was completely at a disadvantage in this debate. Herohero kept trying to persuade him to give up on the battle, but it had little effect.

"Herohero, there's no need to keep talking. We all know Momonga's personality. He may hesitate and waver, but once he has made a decision, he will never give it up. You won't be able to persuade him."

Naiyuan patiently explained it to Herohero.

When Momonga hesitated, he would become flustered and at a loss, but once he truly decided on something, he would carry it through without hesitation. Even Naiyuan, as his friend, had no way to stop him.

"But... alright. Momonga, Naiyuan and I will keep watch. Be careful."

Herohero wanted to say more, but in the end he chose to agree and carefully warned Momonga.

Naiyuan was also somewhat emotional. He could roughly guess why Herohero was acting this way. It seemed the death of one of their companions in the real world had affected him greatly.

Momonga finally let out a sigh of relief. He had no way to deal with his friend's concern. Although he would not change his decision, if this continued, his relationship with Herohero would surely become strained. That was not what he wanted to see. Fortunately, Naiyuan had stopped Herohero in time and prevented things from developing into the worst possible outcome.

"Come on."

Momonga exhaled, then slowly walked to the center of the Arena and spoke to Aura.

Aura turned to look at Naiyuan. His warm hand rested on her head, and his words entered her ears.

"Go on. Consider it my order. Besides, the chance to spar with a Supreme Being is rare. Do your best, Aura."

Naiyuan encouraged Aura. She was somewhat timid, so he had to make her cast aside all her worries.

"Since it is Father's order, then I will give it my all."

Aura took a deep breath, then immediately leaped into the center of the Arena.

"Lord Momonga, I will give it my all. Please be careful."

Aura looked at Momonga across from her and spoke firmly. Her weapon also appeared in her hand.

"That would be best. Let me see all of your strength."

Momonga replied, then extended a skeletal hand and drew a staff from the void.

The staff was called "Dragon's Protection," a divine-class weapon that he and Naiyuan had obtained by defeating a hidden boss before the game's servers shut down.