《Dive Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game》，commonly known as DMMO-RPG, is an experience-based game where the virtual world feels just like reality.
《YGGDRASIL》, a game from 2126, with its vast map and abnormally high degree of freedom, quickly exploded in popularity, becoming the most popular game of its time. Unfortunately, even 《YGGDRASIL》, which once possessed unparalleled popularity, is facing its final moment today after twelve years.
‘I'm really happy!’
In the Great Tomb of Nazarick, a hall that once gathered forty-one Supreme Beings, Momonga, the guild leader and a player of the Overlord race, Ruler of Death, was looking at everything before him, constantly recalling the pleasant memories he and his comrades had in the game.
For Suzuki Satoru, who lost his parents at a young age, had no friends in reality, and lived a lonely life, the special experiences he had since childhood made him cherish the friendship he had with the guild members in 《YGGDRASIL》无比. Therefore, even after the members of the guild left one by one, he still maintained this place that was incredibly special to him alone.
All for the sake of one day waiting for them to return.
Unfortunately, what Momonga waited for was not the return of his guild companions, but the news that 《YGGDRASIL》 announced it would completely shut down its servers today.
Whoosh!
Just then, a mass of purple, viscous slime appeared on a chair opposite Momonga. The slime looked around with a hint of nostalgia, then turned to look at Momonga on the main seat.
“It's been a long time, Momonga.”
“To be honest, I didn't expect you to come, Herohero. It's been two years, hasn't it?”
On the main seat, Momonga looked at Herohero, who had suddenly logged in. Two red lights lit up in his empty eye sockets, and a hint of joy was evident on his skeletal face. Momonga really didn't expect to see Herohero again today.
Although he was the one who notified Herohero that 《YGGDRASIL》 would be shutting down today, Momonga had even notified others. However, some said they didn't have time, some refused directly, and some...
And now, Momonga, who originally had no hope that his other companions would log in one last time, was truly happy to see Herohero's appearance.
“It's been so long, huh? Crap, I've been working overtime lately, and my sense of time has become weird.”
Opposite him, Herohero's tone became somewhat surprised when he heard that it had been two years since they last met, but his tone revealed deep fatigue.
“Isn't that serious?”
Listening to the undisguised fatigue in Herohero's words, Momonga subconsciously became concerned, worried about the other's physical condition.
“Are you talking about my body? Of course, I'm exhausted... Sorry, I'm just complaining.”
“It's okay, don't worry about it.”
“I should log off, I'm super sleepy now.”
“Oh... Please rest well.”
“I'm really sorry, but I didn't expect the Great Tomb of Nazarick to still exist. Guild Leader Momonga, you've been maintaining this guild.”
When he clicked on the logout page, Herohero suddenly stopped and looked at the familiar scenery of the guild. Honestly, he originally thought that the Great Tomb of Nazarick would have disappeared this time he logged in, but he didn't expect it to still exist. And the one who made all of this possible was definitely Momonga, the guild leader who cherished this guild the most.
“Momonga, thank you for your hard work. Goodbye, if fate allows.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Herohero's body instantly disappeared from the spot, and at the same time, the only friend on Momonga's friend page who was online also dimmed down.
“Today is the day 《YGGDRASIL》 ends its service. It's a rare opportunity, how about staying to witness it to the end…”
After Herohero logged off, Momonga's voice also came at the same time, but Herohero, who had already logged off, could no longer hear him. Only Momonga, the guild leader, was left in the empty hall.
“Actually, I'm already grateful that you logged in even once... Goodbye, if fate allows. But who knows when we'll meet again.”
Thinking of this, Momonga felt inexplicably annoyed. He raised his hand and slammed it hard on the table. A notification with zero damage appeared in his vision, but Momonga didn't care at all. He just stood up and looked at the golden staff inlaid with gems behind him.
The guild weapon, ‘Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown’. To create this, they completely went crazy. To collect materials, some took paid leave, and some argued with their wives. However, of the original forty-one members, only he remained.
“Let's go, proof of the guild.”
The next second, Momonga stretched out his hand, and the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown above automatically flew into his hand. Holding the staff that he had spent countless efforts to make, Momonga once again fell into memories.
The guild [Ainz Ooal Gown] had two conditions for joining. Players must be of a heteromorphic race, and they must all be people who have already entered society in reality. That's right, everyone had their own lives, and some had realized their dreams. It couldn't be helped if something happened in reality.
“Mm.”
At this time, Momonga, who had just walked out of the hall, noticed the figure guarding in front of the stairs, and his original memories were interrupted. He subconsciously opened the guild information to check.
“Your name is Sebas, and there's also the Pleiades Battle Maids. Although you are ordered to guard the throne, unfortunately, not a single player has reached here. As the guild leader, I should give them a little something in the end.”
Looking at the battle maids and the butler Sebas, each with their own merits, Momonga's original lost heart had a trace of comfort. Then, he gestured for them to follow him, together waiting for the final moment of 《YGGDRASIL》.
......
At the same time, in a certain manor in the royal capital of the Re-Estize Kingdom, Lu Minghao, who was conducting experiments for his plan in the basement, suddenly looked up at the direction of Carne Village. His clone over there suddenly felt an unusual spatial fluctuation spreading.
“This feeling... Is it finally coming?”
Saying that, Lu Minghao took off the gloves covered in blood and slime and threw them aside casually. Upon seeing this, Yusha hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the humanoid monster composed of soil and flesh at Lu Minghao's feet, and threw it into the iron cage filled with magic.
“Master, is something coming?”
At this time, Yuli approached Lu Minghao, her big eyes full of curiosity. She was originally researching how to transform souls, but she suddenly heard Lu Minghao's mutterings, and also noticed that Lu Minghao looked up outside.
If she remembered correctly, the Carne Village that Lu Minghao asked her to find was in that direction.
“A lonely old bone who fights wits and courage with the air.”
Lu Minghao glanced at Yusha, who was close at hand, raised his hand and patted her head casually, then looked up at the many test subjects in the basement. These were all sent by Qiluo and Hilma during this period. Each of them was a ruthless person who was once famous in the underground world. Even serial perverted murderers seemed like innocent babies in front of these guys.
“A lonely old bone who fights wits and courage with the air?”
Beside him, Yuli tilted her head, thinking about what Lu Minghao said, but with her intelligence, she couldn't understand what it meant at all. Of course, if Yusha could understand, then Lu Minghao would be so happy that he would take off.
After all, those who can understand this are most likely his fellow villagers. In that case, Lu Minghao can study the principles and mechanisms of the so-called fellow villagers' transmigration, and incidentally do a little bit of experimentation to give his fellow villagers the ultimate care.
“Master, are you going out?”
At this time, Yusha, who had already locked up the test subjects, walked over, lifted her skirt and bowed slightly to Lu Minghao before asking.
“Mm.”
“Then do you need Yuli and me to accompany you?”
Hearing that Lu Minghao was going out, Yusha gently raised her head and asked. Yuli, who heard that she could go out, ran over directly, her eyes staring fixedly at Lu Minghao. She looked just like a husky who wanted to go out and stroll with its master, but unfortunately, Yuli didn't create a pair of dog ears and a fluffy tail for herself.
“This time, you don't need to accompany me. I'll be back soon. Also, during the time I'm not back, you can also go and help Princess Lána if you're bored.”
Looking at the two sisters Yusha in front of him, Lu Minghao thought for a moment and decided not to take them with him. After all, this time he was going to see the Bone King who had just transmigrated to this world. If there was any conflict in the middle, although Lu Minghao was not afraid of the strength of the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
But for those ‘World Class Items’ and the Bone King's ‘Cash Shop Items’, Lu Minghao still maintained vigilance. For this reason, Lu Minghao still decided to be a little more cautious. After all, in the event of a conflict, Lu Minghao could not guarantee 100% protection for them under various World Items and Cash Shop Items. Yuli and Yusha are his first and second subordinates of 【Lust】, so it would be a bit of a waste to waste them so casually.
“Yes!”
Opposite him, Yusha nodded after hearing Lu Minghao's words and turned around to continue doing her own thing, while Yuli's originally expectant little face obviously became lost. She walked to her original position with her head down and picked up a thumb-sized doll to play with.
“One day I'll kill you!”
Lu Minghao, having just emerged from the basement exit, was slightly unaccustomed to the light. He raised his head to look at the sun high in the sky, and with a dissatisfied pout, he muttered to himself before flying towards Kahn Village.
Inside the basement, Yusha, who was conducting an experiment, looked up when Lu Minghao left the manor, then lowered her head again to look at the monster in the cage before her. Drool dripped from the monster's mouth, and its bloated body was covered in tentacles. At that moment, the monster was doing unspeakable things to the earth.
"Master's power is truly incredible, to be able to do even this kind of thing."
As she spoke, Yusha subconsciously looked at a huge cage not far away, filled with all kinds of monsters. These monsters, with their strange appearances, shared a common characteristic: their bodies were all composed of flesh and blood and substances found within the earth.
"Sister, how do I do this one?" Yuli asked, her small face troubled as she played with a humanoid doll in her hand. She had been fiddling with it for days without any progress.
"It seems to be lacking a certain medium. Yusha, try a different approach, such as eroding and modifying the air first."
As she spoke, Yuli began to experiment. With a gentle wave of her hand, the air in the entire basement began to flow. In a few short seconds, a human-shaped mass of air appeared in front of Yusha. As the essence of lust was injected into it, the air, which had already been lightly eroded and polluted during Lu Minghao's experiments, instantly began to mutate.
The humanoid mass of air continuously expanded and contracted, and countless transparent tentacles densely emerged. A phantom face began to appear on the head of the humanoid air. After a few seconds, a monster between solid and illusory was born.
"It should be about like this," Yusha said, her tone hesitant and uncertain, after looking at the newly born monster. After all, this thing was just something she came up with on a whim, and she couldn't guarantee whether it would be useful or not.
"Yuli, bring your doll over and let's try it."
"Coming, Sister!" Across from her, Yuli, who had watched Yusha create the air monster with interest, grabbed a few more dolls from the drawer and ran over. Through the gap of the drawer that Yuli didn't close tightly, one could vaguely see the corners of the mouths of those thumb-sized dolls trembling slightly, as if they were saying something.
"Yuli, undo their soul modifications, and then throw them in."
"Okay!" Hearing her sister's words, Yuli nodded obediently, then directly threw the three dolls in her hand towards the air monster. In mid-air, the three dolls began to expand rapidly after their soul modifications were undone, and their bodies also became distorted during the process of expansion.
A few minutes later, the laboratory door was opened again, and the Yusha sisters, dressed in maid outfits, walked out. In the dim basement behind them, one could vaguely see the constantly wriggling figures of four indescribable monsters, following their instinctual desires and procreating.
"Yuli, close the door tightly and we'll come back tomorrow to check on the follow-up situation."
"Understood, Sister."
As she spoke, Yuli completely sealed the basement door. Then, the two halves of the door's wall began to activate, completely enveloping the entire door, turning the basement into a completely enclosed space, waiting to be opened again.
"By the way, Sister, do you know what Master intends to do by creating these monsters?" Looking at the completely sealed basement door, Yuli turned her head to look at her sister curiously. After all, Yuli knew that she wasn't very smart, so she didn't even think about guessing the answer herself; wouldn't it be better to just ask Yusha?
"...To contribute to the biodiversity of this world." Hearing Yuli's question, Yusha hesitated for a few seconds, then said with a twitch at the corner of her mouth. In fact, when she was doing experiments before, Yusha had also curiously asked Lu Minghao about this question, and that was how Lu Minghao had answered her at the time.
He said that the creatures of this world were too monotonous, and that the demons didn't have much novelty, so Lu Minghao needed to contribute to the biodiversity of this world.
Regarding this point, Yusha was still a little confused at first, but after seeing the ability of [Lust] to procreate without any obstacles between different races, or even between living beings and inanimate objects, Yusha completely understood what it meant to increase biodiversity.
"As expected, I still don't understand!" Beside her, after hearing her sister Yusha's words, Yuli showed an expression on her delicate little face that said, 'I understand,' and then nodded with great seriousness. Finally, her pair of large eyes full of 'wisdom' looked at the sealed basement and loudly expressed her thoughts.
"Oh well... forget it, anyway, it's not an important thing for you, Yuli." Seeing this, Yusha sighed helplessly and pulled her sister towards the kitchen. Regarding the master's plan, Yusha had completely given up on making her not-so-smart sister understand. Anyway, she just had to do things according to the master's orders.
At the same time, in the royal palace, Princess Lana, with an expression of incomparable contentment on her face, was sitting on the throne, elegantly drinking red tea. Opposite her, King Rambos III of the Esteize Kingdom, Princess Lana's father, was looking at his familiar yet incredibly unfamiliar daughter with an extremely complex gaze.
"Lana, what do you want to do?" Beside the old king, the kingdom's Second Prince, Zanac Valleon Igana Ryle Vaiself, raised his head and asked with a determined expression on his round face.
Not long ago, Princess Lana suddenly broke in here with Climb and made a request to the king, hoping to marry the knight Climb, who was of commoner origin. At that time, the entire royal palace hall fell into dead silence because of Princess Lana's request.
But what followed was an overwhelming wave of opposition. Even before the old King Rambos III could speak, the major nobles below had already begun to accuse Princess Lana, and some even began to clamor for the death of Climb, the lowly commoner who had seduced the princess.
Their agitated, nervous, and angry appearance made one wonder if they were Princess Lana's fathers, so eager were they to stop her.
At that time, Princess Lana, facing the accusations of the many nobles, simply stood there with a smile on her face, looking at Rambos III, who remained silent above. Climb, beside her, simply stood silently by Princess Lana's side, staring intently at the nobles who were accusing them.
Just as the Rambos III above was about to ask Princess Lana why she had suddenly proposed to marry Climb, Babro Andraeus Iler Ryle Vaiself, the First Prince and future heir to the kingdom, walked out.
At that time, the First Prince Babro walked to Princess Lana with an angry face and began to scold her constantly. In Babro's view, Lana, as the kingdom's golden princess, was an extremely important bargaining chip for him to use after he inherited the throne in the future.
Whether it was to use her as a pawn to befriend the kings of other kingdoms, or to marry her to a powerful noble within the kingdom in exchange for support, it would be a very good benefit.
But now, Princess Lana, whom he regarded as his bargaining chip for exchanging benefits, actually wanted to marry a mere commoner like Climb. This completely touched Babro's sore spot.
However, just as Babro became more and more agitated and even intended to give Princess Lana a few slaps to teach her a lesson, Climb, who had been silent behind Princess Lana, directly drew the sword from his waist in the shocking gaze of everyone in the royal palace hall and beheaded Babro, the First Prince, with one strike.
Then, he chopped all the nobles in the royal palace hall who had shouted the loudest before into pieces, as if he was cutting melons and vegetables. The bright red blood instantly dyed the expensive carpet in the hall red. The remaining nobles all quieted down, and even a few nobles who had previously attended Hilma's banquet revealed strange smiles.
"Brother asked me what I want to do? Haven't I already said it very clearly? I just want to be with Climb forever. I hope Father King will allow me to marry Climb," On the throne, Princess Lana slowly put down the red tea in her hand, and the smile on the corner of her mouth gradually became distorted. A yandere, crazy voice echoed in the royal palace hall.
"But..." After hearing Lana's words, Second Prince Zanac subconsciously wanted to say that the nobles in the kingdom would not agree at all, and that their father king would not agree considering the opinions of the nobles, but after seeing the nobles' remains spread all over the ground, Zanac couldn't say those words anymore.
Of course, the main reason was that he was afraid that after he said it, Climb, who was guarding the side of the throne with a sword still dripping with blood in his hand, would cut him down with one strike.
"Lana... do you know what the consequences of your doing this will be?" At this time, the old King Rambos III, who had been silent all along, suddenly raised his head and looked at Princess Lana above and asked. You must know that the nobles who died this time were all powerful nobles in the kingdom. Not to mention the power turmoil caused by their deaths, how much chaos would it cause.
Just the fact that Climb killed so many nobles now would make those noble sons who wanted to inherit their father's titles, as well as the other nobles in the kingdom, fully oppose Lana and Climb's marriage, and even the crazy nobles would kill Climb at all costs, and of course, they wouldn't let Princess Lana go if they had the chance.
After all, Princess Lana's actions had completely touched the fundamental interests and safety of those nobles.
In addition, the deaths of so many powerful nobles would definitely have a huge impact on the kingdom. When the countries near the Re-Estize Kingdom realized this, they would definitely not let go of such a good opportunity.
"Of course I know, Father, but is that important? Or rather, are these nobles necessary for the kingdom?"
On the throne, Princess Lana looked at her father and asked. Before becoming Lu Minghao's familiar, with Princess Lana's wisdom, she had already discovered that these nobles were not really necessary for the kingdom, because their existence would divide the rights of the royal family.
Previously, these nobles existed entirely because the power of the royal family could not completely eradicate them. Even the royal family needed the power of the nobles to rule the entire kingdom.
But now, after becoming Lu Minghao's familiar, Princess Lana had decided to completely eliminate these nobles. Of course, the main reason was to complete the task Lu Minghao had given her, and to successfully marry Climb. As for eliminating these nobles to strengthen the power of the royal family, it was just a side effect.
"But..."
"Your Majesty, the things you are worried about will not happen at all."
Just as the old King Ramposa III was about to say something, a figure slowly rose from under his feet. Under the golden short hair was purple eyeshadow, and a hint of a smile on her妖艳 face.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
In the horrified eyes of the old king, the second prince, and the nobles in the hall who had not yet been corrupted, heads rolled out from under Hilma's skirt. Those familiar faces were the family members of the nobles who had died before. A careful count would reveal that the number was complete.
"In addition, as long as Lady Lana is willing, these nobles' territories can be 100% controlled at any time."
Hilma looked at the old King Ramposa and the many nobles in the hall, a hint of a smile on her lips as she turned around and knelt down to Princess Lana on the throne. The bright red blood soaked her skirt, and also made the nobles in the hall who had not yet become lustful deviants tremble with fear.
"Father, are you still worried now?"
On the throne, Lana stood up and walked down, looking at her father's old face and white hair. After a moment of silence, the smile on her face turned back into the innocent look he was most familiar with.
"Lana, you... have grown up."
Looking at his familiar yet unfamiliar daughter in front of him, the old King Ramposa said something, then turned around and walked out of the palace hall, and before leaving, he took off the crown on his head and placed it in Princess Lana's hand, leaving with a hint of a smile on his lips.
For the old King Ramposa, although he was the king, he was also Princess Lana's father. Now that Princess Lana had such a powerful force without his knowledge, he was unwilling and did not want to object anymore.
After all, what father would object to his child pursuing happiness, even if he was the king.
"Thank you, Father."
Looking at the crown in her hand and the old King Ramposa leaving with a smile, Princess Lana silently said a word of thanks, then raised her head and looked at the second prince, Sennak, beside her. In his bewildered expression, Princess Lana threw the crown into his hands.
"Brother, do you want to become the new king?"
"..... As a condition, I have to agree to you and Climb getting married?"
Opposite him, after hearing Princess Lana's words, with his wisdom, the second prince Sennak of course understood Princess Lana's meaning, but it was precisely because of this that he hesitated. After all, with the power that Princess Lana had just shown, even if she herself became the king, there would be no problem.
"Brother, are you wondering why I don't become the king myself?"
"Yes."
"Of course, it's because it's too boring, and becoming the king will delay the time I spend with Climb."
After saying that, Lana hugged Climb next to her with a morbid look, gently stroking his face. The second prince Sennak opposite her showed a disgusted expression subconsciously when he saw Princess Lana's completely exposed nature, but in the next second, it returned to its original state.
After all, Princess Lana had put the throne he longed for into his hands.
"Also, brother, can I ask you for another favor?"
At this time, Princess Lana, who was hugging Climb, suddenly raised her head and slowly asked, looking at the second prince Sennak.
"What is it?"
"It's very simple, as long as brother becomes the king, just help me spread the forbidden knowledge in this book throughout the entire kingdom, even the entire world. It's very simple, right?"
As she said that, Princess Lana took out a dark red fleshy book and placed it in the second prince Sennak's hands. Sennak also carefully looked at the book in his hand. The surface of the dark red flesh was still wriggling gently. Half of the surface was covered with tightly closed pupils, and on the other side, thumb-thick fleshy buds were intertwined and entangled.
"I understand. After becoming the king, I will do this with all my strength."
Even just by looking at the surface of the book, the second prince Sennak knew that this thing was not a good thing, but he still agreed to Princess Lana's request without hesitation. After all, the other party gave too much, and he had no need to refuse.
"Well, then I look forward to brother's performance. Also, Hilma is entrusted to brother. You can tell her everything you need."
After saying that, Princess Lana left directly with Climb, leaving behind the second prince holding the crown and the many surviving nobles. By the way, the most powerful force among the nobles who are still alive is a noble named Re-Buen, who is the guy in the original work who almost put a green prairie on his five-year-old son's head.
"Prince... no, Your Majesty, what should we do now?"
A few minutes after Princess Lana left, after confirming that she would not come back, Re-Buen walked up to the second prince Sennak and asked tentatively.
"Just do as Lana said. Also, Re-Buen, as long as you don't do certain things, I can guarantee that you will be fine."
Looking at Re-Buen in front of him, Sennak, who had changed his mentality in just a few minutes, patted Re-Buen's shoulder and said with a smile. Although he still didn't understand how Princess Lana had the power to easily control so many noble territories.
But, he also understood that this was an opportunity, an opportunity for the royal family to completely control the entire kingdom.
"Of course, I will definitely support you, Your Majesty."
After hearing Sennak's words, Re-Buen had already guessed that Sennak wanted to take the opportunity to completely control the entire kingdom, but he didn't have any rebellious thoughts about it. Of course, he didn't dare to. Anyway, in Re-Buen's opinion, no matter what Sennak did.
He would fully support him. When everything was over, only his title and family would be safe, and a wealthy life could be guaranteed. As for the other nobles, he couldn't control them, and he was too lazy to control them.
"Well, you're called Hilma, right? I hope to completely control those dead nobles' territories now. Can you do it?"
After getting Re-Buen's answer, Sennak nodded and looked at Hilma beside him and asked with a hint of anticipation.
"Of course, as long as Your Majesty is willing."
"Then I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, Sennak no longer cared about Hilma, who had already left the palace hall, and looked at the nobles who were still alive, a smile with ambition on his round face, and walked to the throne.
.....
"Lana is moving pretty fast?"
On the other side, in the sky above a plain far away from Karn Village, Lu Minghao, who was watching and feeling the spatial fluctuations below, suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the royal capital and said. As for what Princess Lana was going to do today, he had already told himself a few days in advance.
In this regard, Lu Minghao just told her to do whatever she wanted. The only condition was to complete the things he had told her as soon as possible. Lu Minghao didn't care about the process, he only cared about the result.
"Hmm?"
In the next second, Lu Minghao, who was looking in the direction of the royal capital, suddenly lowered his head and looked at the plain below. He saw that a piece of the original flat ground was now surging like a sea wave. A huge black hole appeared in the center, and a huge tomb was slowly emerging from it.
"Welcome to this brand new world, Ainz Ooal Gown!"
After the spatial fluctuations completely subsided, Lu Minghao looked at the Great Tomb of Nazarick below with a gentle smile like the sun, his eyes seemed to see through layers of buildings to Ainz Ooal Gown, who was inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick and hadn't understood what was happening because of the sudden time travel.
At the same time, inside the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Momonga, who had closed his eyes and waited for the server to shut down and log off in the last second of the game's operation, also opened his eyes, looking at the familiar Great Tomb of Nazarick in front of him and Sebas and the Battle Maid Corps in front.
