The five Auditees met under circumstances none of them had anticipated.
It was as though fate had guided them there.
However, to the members watching them, it seemed more like something inevitable.
Because they all shared one characteristic: in their original fates, they had occupied no important position at all. In other words, they were passersby who could not change anything through their own wills.
Even Albedo was the same.
Her will had always been merely a shadow of Ainz Ooal Gown's will. As a personality created by him, she had possessed no possibility of resisting fate from the very beginning.
But now.
Rather than saying fate's guidance had brought them together,
it would be more accurate to say that their shared goal of resisting fate had forced them to gather.
In the end, Blood Emperor, who was serving as the host, was the one to speak:
"Now that we know what this is about, things will be simple. We can dispense with a lot of unnecessary nonsense. Everyone, let's go to the conference room."
As an emperor, speaking so casually on such a formal occasion caused many people to wear astonished expressions.
However, none of the main participants had any objections.
From the first moment they met, they had known that they all possessed badges.
The group entered the conference room directly, leaving behind a large crowd staring at one another in confusion.
There was a round table inside the conference room.
Blood Emperor casually found a seat.
"First, I want to confirm one thing. We all share a common goal, and our following discussion will be based on that premise. Is that correct?"
"That may not necessarily be the case." Certain Death interrupted Blood Emperor and gave him an assessing look. "Kid, when I met your grandfather, you