A gentle breeze swept over the field ridges, and the farmland was filled with all sorts of warm yet bizarre laughter.
Demiurge excitedly gestured to Ulbert about the compost pit, Shalltear shyly served Peroroncino tomato juice, and Sebas patiently taught Touch Me how to weed the cabbage patch.
Beneath the shade of the trees at the edge of the farmland, several small figures stood quietly.
They were the dark elf twins Aura and Mare, with Yuri Alpha and several other maids behind them.
They silently watched scene after scene of reunion. Deep in their eyes, an unmistakable trace of envy and loneliness quietly surfaced.
"Aura, Mare."
A deep, gentle voice sounded behind them.
The twins jumped in surprise and hurriedly turned around, only to find that Ainz had somehow come to stand beside them.
The Supreme Being took off his battered straw hat and crouched down, bringing his gaze level with theirs.
"L-Lord Ainz..."
Aura looked at the only Supreme Being before her. After hesitating for a long time, she finally could not help but cautiously raise her head, her voice carrying a hint of trembling anticipation.
"May I ask... Lady Bukubukuchagama... and everyone's creators..."
Mare sniffled, his reddened nose twitching as tears welled in his eyes. He asked softly,
"Will they... will they come back someday?"
Those words made the battle maids behind them hold their breath unconsciously as they looked at Ainz with hopeful anticipation.
Throughout those long, lonely years, Ainz had faced the empty round table countless times. All he could do was despairingly tell himself, Everyone will never log in again.
But now...
What Lin Xiao had told him on the rooftop was like a dazzling ray of light, completely illuminating the gloom deep within his soul.
"The soul fragments of those friends who have passed