"Enough, Shalltear."
At that moment, a god descended from the heavens.
The skeletal mage in black robes slowly floated down from the sky, followed by a troop of soldiers.
"Lord Ainz!" Shalltear's eyes widened in surprise.
"All right, Shalltear. You've worked hard." Ainz calmly walked past Shalltear and gently patted her shoulder.
Artoria raised her head and stared at Ainz.
"Were you lying in wait for me?" Artoria looked around. Shadows surrounded her from every direction—above, below, left, right, front, and back. She had already been encircled by Ainz's army.
"That's right," Ainz said. "Because there's something important I need to ask you."
"What do you want to ask?" Artoria narrowed her eyes.
It seemed she wasn't the only one who still remembered Lady Aya...
"I want to ask you about Aya's... Wait a moment." Just then, Ainz suddenly received a Message.
Artoria spread her hands, indicating that she did not mind Ainz taking the Message first.
"Lord Ainz!" Lilith's voice rang out by his ear.
"Lord Ainz, I found Lady Aya!"
"...Huh?" Ainz's head turned green.
In order to find Nazarick, Artoria had chosen Shalltear as her point of breakthrough. Meanwhile, in order to find Aya, Ainz had decided to release Shalltear first so that she could locate Artoria.
Both sides had been trying to find the other, yet by sheer coincidence, Lilith found Aya and directly achieved the ultimate objective.
In other words, Shalltear had taken that beating for nothing.
Hello, You Smell So Good
The Great Tomb of Nazarick, Ninth Floor residential area.
A white-haired girl sat in a deep crimson chair, her petite bottom sinking into the soft cushion.
An exquisite brass chandelier hung overhead, while a full-length mirror stood before her, reflecting the girl's face.
A lock of beautiful hair fluttered gently. Beneath her slender