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Albedo, as the chief steward of the guardians, was the first to stand up.
She cupped her face in her hands, her cheeks still flushed, her breathing heavier than usual, and her eyes slightly unfocused, as if she were immersed in some indescribable fantasy.
It gives one the feeling of having just escaped a spasm, with some lingering effects.
Because she always stood at the very front, leaving everyone with only her pure and innocent back view, no one saw this beautiful scene.
However, even if she were facing the guardians of the First Middle School, no one would care about her expression at this moment.
Because the other guardians' attention was now completely focused on Demiurge.
To be precise, she was staring at the Ainz Ooal Gown ring with its ornate emblem on his index finger with an incredibly envious look.
Even Sebastian, who has never gotten along well with Demiurge, is no exception.
"Um, um! Demiurge, may I touch your ring!?"
Perhaps because of her somewhat childish personality, Aura made this request, which she considered a bit excessive.
"Um..."
Faced with Aura's request and those heterochromatic blue-green eyes that shone with longing, Demiurge pushed up his glasses.
A wicked thought flashed through his mind in an instant.
For example, he would refuse Aura's request without hesitation, show off in a bad manner, and then casually pass it on to each of the other guardians, but not to her.
Then he pounced on her and said in a cheeky tone, "I've always wanted to see that jealous look on your face."
However, he immediately dismissed the idea without hesitation.
"Sure, everyone is welcome to take a look. I believe that as long as you serve the Supreme Lords wholeheartedly, you will soon receive their rewards."
Demiurge generously handed over the ring, allowing the guardians to pass it around and worship it.
Even Sebastian was no exception.
Even in case the other person was too embarrassed to ask, she took the initiative to hand over the ring.
Although he is a demon, he is inherently cruel and ruthless, and takes pleasure in the suffering of others, making him arguably the most evil being in Nazarick.
However, these traits will only be revealed when dealing with people other than Nazarick.
He still regarded the characters created by the forty-one supreme beings as important companions who shared the same loyalty to their master.
"Thank you for your generosity, Demiurge. But please allow me to take my leave now."
Sebastian respectfully handed the ring to Cocytus beside him, who held it with both hands as if it were the imperial seal of the state.
Then the tall, elderly man bowed deeply, like an old nobleman's butler, his demeanor impeccably dignified.
"Although I don't know where the two supreme lords have gone, as the steward, it would be a great dereliction of duty of me not to be by their side immediately upon receiving their summons."
"I understand, Sebastian. Please serve the two Supreme Beings well and do not be disrespectful. Report to me immediately if anything happens. In particular, if Lord Nidhogg calls for me, you must put aside other matters!"
Alberde gave the earnest instructions.
He then glanced at it briefly before returning the ring to Demiurge, his eyes showing none of the longing seen in the other guardians.
After all, she was also given a ring, and even before Demiurge, though it was temporarily in Medusa's hands.
Once she finishes coordinating the work inside the Great Tomb and gains the qualification to serve Xia Yan, she will be able to obtain the ring that belongs to her.
For her, this kind of work would probably only take less than a week.
"—Understood. Then please excuse my rudeness and take my leave. Farewell, Guardians."
Sebastian nodded and jogged away, showing no difference in emotion towards Albedo's clearly biased words.
The same applies to the other guardians.
After all, the Great Tomb of Nazarick originally housed forty-two Supreme Beings, and it was quite normal for the Guardians and other NPCs to show some favoritism towards them.
Even they themselves, in their hearts, actually lean more towards their own creator.
Although Albedo favored Natsuhiko, she did not show any disrespect to Satoru Suzuki.
Or rather, they didn't discover it.
Therefore, they also consider it normal behavior.
"Speaking of which... Shalltear didn't seem to come over just now..."
Demiurge said, somewhat puzzled.
He didn't ask this question out of a desire to show off or make every other guardian envious of him.
After all, he lent the ring out of concern for his companion.
But it's like when your best friend asks if you can touch a newly bought figurine of your wife; even if you agree, you're actually still a little reluctant.
He was actually quite happy that Shalltear didn't come.
Upon hearing this, the other guardians also looked curiously towards where Shalltear was, only to find her still kneeling on the ground, her head bowed and her body trembling slightly.
"Shalltear, what's wrong?"
Shalltear only raised her head when she heard the other Guardians calling out to her, her eyes glazed over, as if she were waking from a dream.
"……What happened?"
"Because I was attracted by the Supreme Being's sacred and beautiful figure, I unconsciously had a fantasy... Now my panties are in a bit of trouble, Arlins."
As she spoke, the girl, with her snow-white skin and seemingly perfect loli-like appearance straight out of an anime, had a mysterious blush on her face.
"..."
The entire room fell silent for a moment.
Peroroncino was a fanatical lover of erotic games, and Shalltear was the embodiment of all his fantasies and desires.
Therefore, the extent of its X far exceeds what ordinary people can imagine.
This naturally includes the life insurance sector.
Examples include being penetrated by a huge beast, causing the abdomen to swell up, or being so full after being injected that the yogurt choked on and overflowed from the mouth and nose...
Therefore, it was entirely reasonable for her to be in this state. The other guardians could only sigh in exasperation.
However, being able to understand does not mean being able to accept it!
Especially for Albedo!
"Bitch!"
"Huh? You think I can't tell what's wrong with your face?! You're clearly just as moved as I am, but who are you trying to fool with this act?! You're disgusting, you big-mouthed gorilla!"
"What did you say? You lamprey?!"
As NPCs of the alien species, neither Albedo's goddess-like perfect purity nor Shalltear's current lewd loli appearance is their original form.
Albedo is called the Big Mouth Gorilla because, like Sebastian and Demiurge, she has other transformation forms.
Shalltear doesn't have any transformation abilities.
But she was even more extraordinary.
The vampires in YGGDRASIL are not elegant blood nobles, but rather ugly monsters like leeches.
The True Ancestor is a terrifying monster, but the reason she looks so beautiful is simply because she was responsible for designing illustrations of guild members and did a great job of creating three-dimensional figures, turning monsters into beautiful women.
Seeing the two stunning beauties huddled together face to face, the other guardians exchanged helpless glances before turning their attention to another woman present.
"Aura, leave women's matters to you women to handle yourselves... If anything unexpected happens, I will step in to stop it, and please let me know then."
"Wait...wait a minute! Demiurge, are you trying to shift the blame onto me!?"
Aura paused for a moment, then called out somewhat reluctantly, but the male guardians had already run far away, including her own brother, Mare.
"Damn it, how am I supposed to handle this?!"
Chapter Twenty-Nine: Suzuki Satoru's Discovery
at the same time,
In the distant rainforest of the Council of Nations, in a hidden dragon's lair.
The dragon known as the Platinum Dragon King, Chaindulux Bai Xianon, regained consciousness from a light slumber.
Because his lifespan was so long that he was almost immortal, he chose to rely on light sleep to get through those long years.
Now, what occupies a clear consciousness is an emotion called shock.
As a true dragon king, his connection with the entire world can be described as extremely close.
At this moment, it could clearly feel the world's connection to it, a feeling as if it had encountered a natural enemy, which made its brows furrow deeply.
"This feeling... the forces that pollute the world are starting to move again, the aftershocks of the past century are coming again..."
"But it seems to be blocked by some kind of force; even I can't sense its location. Is it the power of a World Item...?"
"Looks like I need to pay more attention too."
His golden vertical pupils shifted slightly as he looked toward a corner.
There stood a tall, handsome platinum-colored suit of armor, fully covered with dragon-shaped features, without a single gap exposed.
The helmet has a white decoration on the back that flows like a horse's tail, and white fur is wrapped around the shoulders. There are four flamboyant weapons next to it: a spear, a katana, a giant hammer, and a greatsword. They look more like art pieces.
The armor looked battered and bruised, as if it had been through many perilous battles, yet it still shimmered with magical radiance.
As the Platinum Dragon King's gaze shifted, the armor seemed to come alive, its eyes shining with a deep blue light, and four weapons floating and circling around it.
"It's a troubled time..."
The Great Tomb of Nazarick, Level 9.
This is a world that resembles a white castle, combining solemnity and splendor.
Magnificent chandeliers hang at intervals from the high ceiling.
In the spacious corridor, the gleaming floor reflected the light from the ceiling like marble, sparkling brightly.
Because this is the residence of guild members, even though no one actually rests in the game, the guild members still obsessively decorated this floor into a magnificent sea of gold.
Of course, this is also why these ordinary home decorations are not valuable in the game.
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