OVERLORD: The Second Supreme Being

Momonga led the guardians to the central location of E-Rantel, the lord's mansion, where he declared the founding of the Ainz Ooal Gown Sorcerer Kingdom.

At this time, Peroroncino was engaged in inappropriate activities with Yulia and had not arrived. Momonga also understood Peroroncino's personality, and such matters like founding a country were just formalities, so it didn't matter whether he came or not.

"As the highest ruler of Nazarick, Lord Momonga is founding the country, but Lord Peroroncino hasn't come. Could it be that Lord Peroroncino doesn't want to acknowledge Lord Momonga's imperial status?" Albedo thought silently.

"Wait... maybe in Demiurge's previous plan, the empire was going to attempt to incite us. Lord Peroroncino requested to personally contact Emperor Jircniv... Is Lord Peroroncino planning to turn the act into reality?"

"Even if Lord Peroroncino is one of the 41 Supreme Beings, I will not forgive you for acting against Lord Momonga."

It is well-known that Albedo is very intelligent, but she is also a woman. Most women tend to imagine things that haven't happened, relying solely on their own imagination. Especially women in love, who are most prone to such fantasies.

Clearly, Albedo had already convinced herself that Peroroncino had betrayed Lord Momonga.

"Since you betrayed Lord Momonga, don't blame me for being ruthless. Anyone who tries to harm my beloved, no matter who they are, must die, even if they are a Supreme Being."

"Albedo, what are you thinking?"

Momonga looked at Albedo, who had been lost in thought.

Momonga's gaze seemed as though he could see through everything. (Could it be that Albedo has too much on her plate and is overworked? Should I reduce her workload?)

Seeing Momonga's gaze, Albedo suddenly froze.

"Could it be that Lord Ainz already knew? With Lord Ainz's intelligence, he must have discovered Lord Peroroncino's intentions long ago. Could it be that Lord Ainz wants to give Lord Peroroncino a chance to repent?"

"Albedo, have you been overworked recently?"

"No, Lord Ainz, I was just thinking about how to govern E-Rantel next."

"Looks like it's going to be hard work for you from now on!"

"It is an honor to serve Lord Ainz!"

"After the founding of the country, there may be many things to deal with. I'll be relying on everyone from now on."

"Lord Ainz, you are being too modest. It is our pleasure to serve you," Demiurge said.

"I'm very happy to hear you say that! It will be hard work ahead."

"We will serve the Supreme One with all our hearts and souls."

Albedo glanced at Demiurge. "Should I tell him? Forget it. If Demiurge is on Lord Peroroncino's side, everything will be exposed. The plan must be carried out by someone I trust."

"My sister, Rubedo, should be a good choice. With her combat strength, she is more than capable of killing Lord Peroroncino, one of the 41 Supreme Beings."

.......

Night fell, and Momonga invited Peroroncino to go take a bath together.

"Peroroncino, being an emperor is really exhausting!"

"I know. It seems like the emperor of the empire only sleeps for 6 hours a day, and the rest of the time is spent dealing with all sorts of chaotic matters."

"Albedo hasn't been in the best mental state lately. It seems it's because I've assigned her too much work. I actually wanted to help her share some of it, but when I look at the things she's handling, it's like reading a book in a foreign language. I can't understand any of it."

"Nazarick doesn't have anyone with this kind of expertise, but you can try looking in E-Rantel! Although the people of E-Rantel can't be fully trusted, for handling some trivial matters, they shouldn't cause too much trouble."

"That's true, but how do we find such talent?"

"I'm quite familiar with the city's general from E-Rantel. I'll go see him tomorrow and ask."

"Then I'll leave it to you!"

"We're friends, don't mention trouble. It's nothing!"

........

"Do you think I have favoring to humans? I still can't treat humans and other species equally. Other NPCs in Nazarick consider humans to be inferior beings, but I keep hoping that one day a strong human will rise up and slap them in the face."

"Make them understand that humans are not inferior beings."

"Whether or not I'm right, it's not up to me to decide, it's up to you! Don't worry about what others think. Peroroncino, haven't you always been like this?"

"I remember when you played Chino, not long after you came to E-Rantel, rumors spread that you were just a guy living off others. Didn't you not care at the time?"

"That's because they were jealous since they couldn't get anything for free, so they deliberately tarnished my reputation! I live off from my girl, but I do it proudly, just to make them jealous."

"Yeah! This is the Peroroncino I know. Do you remember you once said, we were all humans once?"

"I think you're not wrong. Favoring humans is the right thing to do."

"Thank you, Momonga. After you said that, I'm no longer so confused!"

"I've already said, we're friends, no need to thank me."

"I don't think we're just friends anymore. We're best friends!"

"Yeah! Best friends!"

They both raised their fists and bumped them together.

"Even now, looking at your skeleton appearance is still really scary!"

"Didn't you get used to it in the game?"

"Games are games, reality is reality. The feeling they give off is completely different."

"How about this?" Momonga put on a clown mask.

"Looks much better now!"

Peroroncino also put on a mask with a "funny" expression.

"Hahaha!" The two of them exchanged smiles.

At that moment, the two alien creatures looked as happy as two children laughing.

........

The next day, Peroroncino found Slinka and restored his position as the General of E-Rantel. It turned out that he had been dismissed by Albedo.

When Albedo arrived in E-Rantel, she first dismissed all the officials. Those with some background fled and left E-Rantel.

The remaining officials were all locals of E-Rantel.

Slinka was also a native of E-Rantel.

Chino was still nominally a member of the Sorcerer Kingdom, but all the NPCs with any sense knew that Chino was under the command of Lord Peroroncino. So no one would refuse his appointment.

"Do you know if there are any people skilled in management?"

"Skilled in management?"

Slinka took out a piece of paper and wrote down several names and addresses.

Peroroncino immediately handed the list over to Yulia.

"Bring these people here."

"Aren't you going?" Slinka asked.

"Why should I go? Yulia can handle it perfectly on her own. What would I go for?"

"Then, can I go with Yulia?"

"Up to you!"

Slinka mentally encouraged himself, "The goddess just has a small flaw. How can I give up now? This time, I must earn a little bit of her favor."

The two walked down the street for a long time, and Slinka couldn't think of a single topic to talk about.

"Yulia, how old are you?"

"Is that polite?"

"Sorry!" Slinka straightened his legs and gave a very formal bow to Yulia in apology.

Soon, they found all five people from the list.

Perorochino casually asked each of them a few questions.

For example, how would they handle a sudden emergency?

Or, what would they do if there was a funding shortage?

........

The results of their answers were rather disappointing.

"How did the interviews go?"

"These people aren't very good! Are there other candidates?"

"Let me think... Oh, right, there's a guy in the prison. He once organized a rebellion to overthrow the king and establish a new country. But it was short-lived. As soon as he gathered a group, he was reported by an insider."

"Interesting."

Soon, Peroroncino met this person—a 16-year-old boy.

Peroroncino promised him that if he could provide perfect answers to his questions, he would release him.

Peroroncino asked the same questions he had asked the others, and the boy's answers were flawless. Even Peroroncino, the one who posed the questions, couldn't come up with such perfect answers.

Without hesitation, Peroroncino ordered for the 16-year-old boy to be dressed up and taken to see Albedo.

"Albedo, I heard you've been busy lately. I've found an assistant for you."

"This is a power grab, right? Lord Peroroncino just appointed the general in charge of defending E-Rantel this morning, and now you're trying to replace me? Does he think I'm an idiot?" Albedo thought to herself.

"Sorry, Mr. Chino, I can handle these tasks just fine and don't need an assistant."

"Mm, alright!"

Peroroncino left with the boy.

For now, the boy was assigned to work under Slinka.

Peroroncino privately communicated with Momonga at this time.

"Perhaps Albedo still doesn't trust humans. I'll ask her about it later."

"Indeed, it might be that she just doesn't trust humans."

Once Peroroncino had left, Albedo suddenly slammed the table, shattering it.

"To think you're so blatantly starting a power grab... Hmph, I will never let you succeed."

"The plan must be accelerated."

End of chapter

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