Even when other companions asked about her job, she only said that she was part of the management at a large corporation. Aya did not spend much time in the game and spent a huge amount on microtransactions, so Ainz believed her explanation.
The real world they lived in was an extremely clear-cut class society. Management at major corporations essentially occupied the upper levels of the pyramid; civil servants, doctors, and athletes belonged to the upper-middle levels; while Satoru Suzuki (Ainz) was merely an ordinary employee, in the lower-middle part of the pyramid.
Ainz had always thought Aya was the sort of imposing career office lady with stylish short hair, dressed in a simple, sharp business suit, constantly traveling around the world—a female boss who handled millions every minute.
Or perhaps the kind of female superior with long black hair, a business suit, a tight skirt, and black stockings—sexy and gentle on the surface, but actually holding the workplace firmly in her grasp and admired by everyone.
Or perhaps the kind of "empress" who wore a traditional hair bun and luxurious kimono while secretly controlling the fate of corporations, or even nations.
In short, an image completely unrelated to a little girl.
Aya's voice was rather cute, but her tone was usually aloof, making it difficult to associate her with a little girl.
"What's wrong? Is there something about my appearance that displeases you, Momonga?" Aya asked with a smile.
"No, nothing..." Ainz had a strong will to survive.
The words of his friend—Peroroncino, Shalltear's "father"—echoed in his ears.
"There are two kinds of women who are easiest to anger: unmarried women who have just turned thirty but claim to be twenty-nine, the so-called leftover women; and flat-chested women."
"Incidentally, my older sister is flat-chested and about to become a