Her smile was sweet, seductive, and soul-stirring, yet it alone lacked loyalty to the Supreme Being. Though he did not know what had happened, Ainz immediately understood that Albedo had broken free of his control and become the puppet of some mysterious person, just like Shalltear had once been controlled by Downfall of Castle and Country.
"Who are you?! What do you want?!"
Ainz released the deathly aura of a Necron ruler, hoping to intimidate the mysterious person into getting the hell out of Albedo's body.
Albedo remained utterly unmoved. Instead, she laughed and slowly walked over to Ainz's side, speaking in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"I know who you are, Su-zu-ki Sa-to-ru."
How was that possible?!
If he had flesh and blood, Ainz's eyes would have bulged right out of their sockets. At that moment, his heart was filled with shock and boundless terror.
The weakness in his mind caused his deathly aura to dissipate. Mare and Shalltear noticed Ainz's abnormal state. Though they were unwilling to damage Albedo's body, they still firmly took Ainz's side and loudly demanded to know what Albedo wanted.
"What did you do to Lord Ainz?!" Shalltear screamed. Her Valkyrie's crimson armor had been smashed to pieces by Leman Russ, and now she could only reveal the somewhat ugly true form of a Vampire Progenitor.
Mare also took out the world-class item that had been transported to the Great Tomb, ready at any moment to fight Albedo to the death in the Throne Room.
"Stop." Ainz's weak command made the two turn back to look at him. They had never seen Ainz so powerless and vulnerable. Even when the Ainz of the past had fallen into anger or grief, it had been the grief of a king.
The weakness