OVERLORD: The Second Supreme Being

Momonga escorted Nfirea to Lizzie Bareare's residence. In return, Lizzie handed over all her possessions to Momonga, deciding instead to take Nfirea and move to Carne Village.

"E-Rantel is too dangerous," she explained. "Even within the city, attacks can happen out of nowhere."

Afterward, Momonga visited the members of Sword of Darkness and handed them their deserved payment.

"Mr. Momon, we really shouldn't accept this payment," one of the group said, shaking his head. "Yulia held off a formidable opponent for us, but the four of us couldn't even protect Nfirea. A magic caster managed to forcibly take him away. That was our failure."

"By all rights, we didn't fulfill our mission and don't deserve payment," another added.

"You've been injured and will need medical expenses. Take this money," Momonga insisted. Despite their protests, he left the reward with them.

He had grown somewhat fond of the group during their journey together.

After bidding farewell to the Sword of Darkness members, Momonga remembered that Albedo had tried to contact him earlier. As he stepped out, he ran into Peroroncino.

Peroroncino had just returned from the Adventurers' Guild and had something urgent to discuss regarding Shalltear.

"I just visited the Adventurers' Guild," Peroroncino began. "With General Slinka's recommendation, the guild has decided to grant us an Orichalcum ranking."

"That's higher than I expected," Momonga remarked.

"Well, given the massive casualties—every Mithril-ranked adventurer is dead, and the soldiers suffered heavy losses—it's no surprise. People in the city are already calling you the hero who saved E-Rantel."

"That's all thanks to you, Peroroncino, especially with the Death Mage appearing."

"By the way," Peroroncino's voice grew serious, "Albedo contacted me earlier. She said Shalltear has betrayed us."

"Shalltear? Betrayed us?! How is that possible?" Momonga exclaimed.

"I went to investigate," Peroroncino explained calmly. "It looks like Shalltear has become something akin to a neutral entity. She must be under some form of mind control or a control-type skill or item that we're unaware of."

"I tried communicating with her, but she didn't respond. However, if attacked, she reacts and counterattacks within a certain range. Once the target retreats, she simply returns to her original spot and resumes her daze."

"For Shalltear, a vampire, to fall under mind control… Who could possibly wield such power?"

"Oh, while I was investigating her, a man in dragon armor appeared. His level was roughly 80. I tried interrogating him, but he escaped. I lost my temper and accidentally killed him. But I'm certain he's unrelated to whoever controlled Shalltear."

"The most direct method would be to kill Shalltear and revive her in Nazarick. I sent that Death Mage to die earlier partly to test if Nazarick's NPCs can be resurrected."

With the matter decided, the two returned to Nazarick.

.........

Back in Nazarick, Peroroncino immediately resurrected the Death Mage, Iguva.

"My deepest apologies, Lord Peroroncino. I failed to carry out your orders."

"Do you remember what happened?"

"You ordered me to attack a human city, but I failed. However, I can't recall who killed me."

"I see. You may leave now."

"Understood."

"It seems resurrection is possible after all," Peroroncino noted.

Momonga placed a hand to his ear.

＜Message＞

"What are your orders, Lord Ainz?" Sebas' voice came through.

"Shalltear has betrayed us. You recently had contact with her. Do you have any idea why?"

"Reporting to Lord Ainz," Sebas began. "According to your original plan, we attracted a group of bandits. During the mission, Lord Peroroncino summoned Shalltear briefly.

"While interrogating the bandits, Shalltear's Vampire Brides learned of a swordsman among them named Brain. Shalltear later went to the bandits' hideout to find him."

"Brain, is it? I'll keep that name in mind. Continue your mission to the royal capital."

"So, the unease I felt earlier… It was because of Shalltear!" Peroroncino thought to himself.

.......

The two arrived at Nazarick's throne room to check Shalltear's status screen. After consulting Albedo, Momonga decided to see Shalltear in person.

Together with Albedo and Peroroncino, he teleported to Shalltear's location.

"Shalltear!" Momonga called out, but there was no response.

"Shalltear! How dare you remain silent and disrespectful to the Supreme Being after your betrayal!" Albedo roared angrily.

"Silence!" Momonga ordered, calming Albedo.

"She does appear to be in a neutral state," Momonga observed.

"It's time to use this," he said, raising his hand. On his finger was a white, square-shaped ring adorned with a design of three shooting stars.

"What is that item?" Albedo asked curiously.

"It's the extremely rare Meteor Ring. It allows me to cast the super-tier spell Wishing Stars three times."

"Super-tier magic?"

"It's your first time seeing it, isn't it?"

"Yes, my lord. I only know that it is magic that transcends the 10th tier—a form of ultimate magic."

"Technically, super-tier magic functions more like a skill. It doesn't consume mana, but its usage is limited per day. Normally, the casting time is extremely long. However, this ring allows for instantaneous casting."

"I remember you spent quite a bit of money on this item,"

"Yeah, all the bonus money from the entire summer is gone."

Momonga raised the hand with the ring on it. A complex magical array appeared beneath his feet.

"Ring, remove all negative effects on Shalltear!"

After making his wish, the magical array collapsed.

"This is..."

"If super-tier magic doesn't work, then it must be..."

"World-class item," Momonga and Peroroncino said simultaneously, glancing at each other.

The two looked around, confirming if any enemies were nearby.

"Let's retreat!" Momonga extended his hand, placing it on Albedo and Peroroncino's shoulders.

The three of them teleported to a plain near Nazarick.

"Damn it!!!"

Momonga slammed his fist into the ground in anger. Every strike from him, as a magic caster, caused the earth to tremble.

"A world-class item. I didn't expect to encounter one here. This situation just got much more serious."

"Lord Peroroncino, what's going on?"

Albedo asked the calm Peroroncino.

"The super-tier magic Wishing Stars was activated, but it had no effect. That means the only thing controlling Shalltear is a world-class item."

"Peroroncino, I'm so sorry. It's my fault for sending Shalltear to capture the swordsman, and it's led to this situation." Momonga felt that the one most hurt by Shalltear's betrayal was probably Peroroncino, the one who created her.

Peroroncino thought for a moment, then spoke up:

"Actually, things might not be as dire as you think."

"Shalltear is an NPC I spent a huge amount of effort to create. Her strength isn't below ours."

"But despite Shalltear's strength, the one controlling her didn't take her away."

"From the scene I saw earlier, there was indeed a battle, but it wasn't very intense."

"If this were a battle at our level, the terrain would have been far more damaged."

"Therefore, the enemy's strength isn't very high, but they possess a world-class item."

"It's very likely that the person controlling Shalltear was injured by her."

"Perhaps they fell unconscious or even died."

Momonga thought about it, and Peroroncino's explanation seemed flawless—it was most likely close to the truth.

"I've learned from the servant about the history of the Slane Theocracy. The six great gods who founded the theocracy are likely to be players and most probably possess world-class items."

"Let's call the servant and ask him."

Peroroncino pressed his finger to his ear.

＜Message＞

"!!!!!!"

"The servant has cut off contact with me."

"Because Shalltear has become a neutral target, has he stopped being loyal to me as well?"

End of chapter

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