Nazarick Special Task Force (Continued)

"Thinking that Lord Ainz might need me, I waited here in advance for orders." Albedo knelt on one knee before Ainz and bowed respectfully.

Ainz waved a hand. "Rise, Albedo. I do indeed need your strength right now."

"Please issue your command, Lord Ainz."

"Activate the 'Special Operations Team' and assemble them in the Slane Theocracy."

"The Special Operations Team..." Albedo raised her head. "Lord Ainz, what exactly has happened that requires activating the Special Operations Team?"

Ainz fell silent for a moment. "We have encountered an enemy that is deeply unsettling. The strength they have shown so far is not enough to fear... but it is very unsettling."

He repeated the word "unsettling" twice. That was Ainz's most immediate feeling at the moment.

In the past, Nazarick had always acted from behind the scenes, manipulating the course of events like puppeteers pulling strings. Yet this time, even now, the enemy remained completely "unknown."

"I have a feeling Aya seems to know something, but..."

"Then shall we ask Lady Aya?"

After thinking it over, Ainz still shook his head. "No, perhaps I am simply overthinking it... Besides, if she truly does not wish to say anything, she must have her reasons."

"I understand... Lord Ainz, should we activate 'Rubedo' this time?"

"I'll consider it..." Ainz lowered his head in thought. "Just in case, put 'Rubedo' on standby as well."

"Yes. Then I shall convey the orders." Albedo lowered her head.

"You've worked hard, Albedo, as captain of the Special Operations Team..."

"No, rather, I should be grateful for the trust Lord Ainz and Lady Aya have placed in me," Albedo said respectfully.

The first thing Aya did after arriving in Nazarick was establish the [Nazarick Special Operations Team].

This unit had been reorganized from the original [Supreme Being Search Party].