Overlord (オーバーロード)

"Wait! Please wait! Listen to what I'm saying!"

With those words, he stopped swinging his sword.

May I say something?

Yes?

Do you think that Lord Ains,

as the Sorcerer King and absolute ruler of the Tomb of Nazarick,

would ever drop to his knees like that?

You're right...

Lord Ains would have never done something like that.

No, you did an excellent job.

If that is all it takes for an enemy to drop their guard, why not do it?

You lose nothing by getting on your knees.

On top of that, it makes it easy for your opponent to grossly underestimate you.

You've set up quite a poisonous trap.

Yes!

But we still do not have enough information.

I don't fully understand one of his powers.

His barrier.

Since Albedo, who has Ginnungagap,

was the only one who could break through that barrier...

It was probably created using a world item.

His item is probably similar to the

Depiction of Nature and Society that I gave Aura.

Please wait, Lord Ains.

I saw Riku's HP drop when he cast the World Isolation Barrier.

Perhaps it is some kind of skill?

That's true. I've never heard of a world item that uses your HP.

And his HP drop when he used other skills as well, correct?

Yes. His HP dropped when he used skills like teleportation.

There are world items that have various uses, like this one.

But the ability to strengthen weapons and armor, teleportation, and barrier creation...

Those abilities are far too different from one another.

As things stand, we cannot say for certain that those skills are the work of a world item.

It seems there's a need to take a loss against this Riku one more time.

I don't like to lose on purpose, either.

But we must know everything about the enemy in order to achieve an absolute victory.

Yes!

I've confirmed that NPCs and the people from this world can be resurrected,

but that doesn't necessarily mean that I can be.

No, thinking about the history here...

If the Six Great Gods and the Eight Greed Kings were players like me...

Since their stories all end with their deaths,

it might be impossible for me to resurrect.

I have to keep that in mind when I act.

In other words, a loss that doesn't lead to my death should be an acceptable loss.

Well, then, Cocytus and the others should be attacking the royal capital about now.

I'll head there, as well.

I have to be there to finish things up.

Lord Ains, do you really need to go personally to deal with such trivial matters?

I have certain standards about acting as a villain.

Though I can't compare to Ulbert and the others.

I see. So that's how it is.

That's right, Albedo.

That's exactly right.

It may not be my place to say this,

but the children love the princess's stew very much.

We haven't been able to get our hands on several ingredients...

The children will finally be able to eat their fill today!

I hope the two of you eat it, as well.

I know that you've lessened the amount you eat to give the children more food.

Thank you very much.

What hypocrisy.

All I can do is bring some food to the children.

The Sorcerer Kingdom's forces will attack soon.

Then, all the people in the royal capital will...

Princess Renner...

The children can smile right now because you reached out to them.

P-Please forgive me. That was presumptuous thing to say.

I'm sorry for making you wait, even though you made time for me.

It's fine. Thank you for making time for me, as well.

Oh, I don't need any tea. I don't have much time.

Hey, Lakyus.

We probably have enough time for one cup of tea.

Do you all want to drink some tea?

It would be quite cold of us to refuse the princess's kind offer.

Hey, Muscle.

Quit acting as if you don't know I'm talking about you.

You, the one who'd sink in the water like a rock.

Hey, Gagaran.

Hm? What?

Don't you want to drink some tea, too?

Yeah, I do.

I feel like chugging some good tea.

I could probably drink about ten liters right now.

That's how it is, Leader.

Can we get some, too?

Yes. That's fine, but are you planning on drinking tea, too?

Then we'll do the pouring.

Enjoy your talk with the princess until then.

We'll make some super bitter tea.

The tea is already in the warm pot.

There's not enough for everyone.

Shoot. It's all gone.

This isn't enough when there's someone here who wants to drink ten liters.

At this rate,

there'll be rumors that the princess doesn't even have tea to offer her guests.

Hey, everyone...

Lakyus.

Huh?

They're trying to make more time for us, since this is our last meeting.

Oh...

Brain Unglaus.

Show us where we can boil more water.

Sure. It's this way.

Should I leave the room, as well?

Don't worry about it.

That man wasn't taken out of the room for that kind of a reason.

Lakyus, let's take advantage of their kindness.

You're right. Why don't we talk until the tea is ready?

Yes!

I don't sense anyone nearby.

They've all run away.

Tea.

Where are Sir Unglaus and Tina?

Looking for something sweet.

Something sweet?

Here, fiendish boss.

More importantly, this is the first tea I've ever made.

You should enjoy it.

Such a strong aroma. Thank you.

Fiendish... no, nefarious boss.

It'd be good to drink it all in one gulp. It's smooth and refreshing.

Please try making something a little more palatable next time.

Is it good?

It's very bitter. Honestly speaking, I can't say that it's...

This is next!

Princess, over here!

What's going on?!

Don't move! I'll cast magic.

Don't bother.

We don't plan on hurting you two if you don't get involved.

Why?

I've always been watching you.

And I've thought so many times about how I could kill you.

Evileye, your turn.

Yeah. Resist Weakening.

No use. She fended it off.

Seriously!