"so, how did things go?" entering a room, I saw Ainz, Damiruge, Cocytus, and Solution. Ainz looked at me before nodding slightly, while turning his eyes at Sebas.
"Sebas shall return to Nazarick... by the way, how is Ninya?" Ainz asked to which I smiled slightly,
"It was some trouble, but she is capable of learning 1 to 3-tier spells. so long as they are not limited by race. also, it seems like the more spells she learns, the easier it will be for her to learn spells of small tier and lower. I have given her some gear to help speed up learning sped, currently, she is working on learning 4th-tier magic." I said with a smile, making Ainz's eyes narrow
"the people of this world struggle to learn such magic.... 3rd tier is considered even the limit for this world's best, is limited to 3rd tier magic," Ainz said to which I shook my head,
"one of the females in Blue Rose can use the 4th tier magic, Crystal Lance... I should have told you that." I said with a raised eyebrow. Ainz glared at me for a moment before waiting for me to continue
"among the members of Blue Rose, the masked woman... don't like her, if you do at least be capable of taking her back Nazarick. She is over 200 years old. she is a vampire and could greatly help us all understand this world." I said calmly, to which everyone in the room nodded slightly. Ainz rubbed his head slightly while in deep thought about all of this,
"It's better to befriend than make enemies, so far I like to say we are somewhat friends. so I'm looking for a moment where she could call me, and I will appear and help her. I want it to be a mighty battle, where I will be all like. No one touches A Vampire when I'm around. and then I fight a losing battle or something." I said making Damuirge smile slightly,
"My lord, I believe that could be done," Demiurge said with a smile, I looked at him with interest in my eyes. Demiurge went on to tell me his plans. pretty much the demon Jaldabaoth should make his appearances, while Demiruge spoke I couldn't help but notice while paying extremely close attention, as if he didn't want to miss a word... was I missing something?
"... make it worse. pretty much we are going to use this moment as a time to collect as many humans as we can right? why hold back? avoid the children though... but it would look off we demons avoid children." I said with a frown, Ainz also nodded at my words. he had no interest in killing children, so what should they do?
"I get it. we can put them to use. I will mind-controlling one of the humans to have a strong urge to protect the humans. we can do other experiments on the children as they grow. such as how job classes work and so on. maybe we can even train them to be assassins or spies." I said making Ainz's red eyes glow sightly
"thats a good plan... yes, take as many as you can. Dracula, can I leave you to deal with them?" Ainz asked to which I nodded slightly,
"There are many things I wished to do. With Shalltear we learn our skills and weaknesses could be removed. but now I want to learn what would happen if I turned a child into a vampire. after a year or so, can I turn them into stronger undead? I also want to see if I can do self-movement. for this reason, I will keep my strength suppressed at all times. to be able to move without thinking, auto reflects, thats a realm I wish to reach." I said calmly, making Ainz slightly confused.
In his eyes, Dracula's reaction speed might as well be self-movement. but the more he thought about it, the more he realized the usefulness of self-movement. while fighting, even Dracula needs to think, calculate, guess his target moves, and so on. there are many things one needs to take note of.
but what if you don't and your body just acts on its own? all danger, your body handles it in the best way possible. you would be much faster. no hesitation, or anything of the kind. your body just acts.
"I also want one of the kids to only learn just one spell all their life. could they improve the casting speed? could they find other ways to improve it? I have not seen Widen, Delay, or other enchantment being added onto spells." I said to which Demiurge frowned for a moment,
"my lord... should you not focus on your training? I can handle all of this bothersome things for you." Demiurge said to which I shook my head
"No, you're too demonic for such a task. I don't want these kids to grow to fear me or anything of the kind. I want them to learn, no pain, no fear, and no torture. as for building a sense of loyalty. they are kids, how hard can it be?" I asked calmly, to which Demiurge nodded slightly,
"... oh, the woman Sebas saved is Ninya's sister," Ainz said to bring the subject back to the original topic. my eyes widened in shock, before looking at Sebas slightly, who was shocked to hear this.
"what a small world. well, I will be leaving to go give her the good news. By the way, Sebas, you will be following me for now as my butler. we will be going to the dragon kingdom soon." I said with a smile, stunning Sebas for a moment. but he nodded,
"why the dragon kingdom?" Ainz asked calmly, I rubbed my chin for a moment before speaking.
"it should be easy to conquer. they once ruled this world. imagine if Sebass appeared before them. they would quickly crown him, right? plus, I hear they are in trouble. the beast man might just destroy them... but two heroes appear, in their time of need." I said while opening a gate, Ainz simply nodded. with Dracula, he needed not to be so worried.
I entered through the portal, appearing above the great tomb of Nazarick, with a flash, I entered and went to the 6th floor. there, I saw Ninya training in an open grass field.
"Lord Dracula!" Ninya quickly dropped everything and paid her respects to me. but I stopped her, many times I told her I didn't need her to boy or something like that. but she didn't care, she saw me as a god. after all, I brought her back to life,
"you grew your hair out," I said calmly, to which Ninya nodded weakly. Ninya normally had her hair shot. with a male haircut. she did everything to look like a boy so she could join the adventure party which was only taking males,
"come and sit down," I said softly while taking out some food. Ninya came and sat next to me, while taking the good, which gave her a boost to her learning speed. Dracula had created this food using the Book of Wishes, after all. In the game, learning speed wasn't a thing.
"I bring you great news. your sister has been found and should be coming tomorrow." I said with a smile, Ninya who was about to take the hamburger froze for a moment. the food dropped out of her hands, and with tears, she turned towards me.
"Be gentle around her when you see her, she seems to have seen the worst side of humans," I said softly, Ninya didn't say anything. She just bit her lips while trying her best to hold back the tears.
Ninya was just a villager girl in a certain village. When their parents passed away, she and her older sister relied on each other for their survival. When her older sister was taken away by a noble, she knew the fate awaiting her sister was one of suffering. She felt useless and weak, she felt useless and decided to become an adventurer. for years, she couldn't sleep. The worry of her elder sister was on the back of her head.
but now, she got news of her sister. She was okay... but this damn of emotions, years worth of tears, they wanted to burst out.
"go ahead, let it out. I will not judge." Dracula said softly, and with those words, her dam broke. her body moved on her own, hugging Dracula. To say the least, Dracula was caught off guard by this, and feeling his clothing get wet, his eyebrow raised. but he hugged her back,
"Humans can be so disgusting at times," Dracula said while holding Ninya who had cried herself to sleep. such a huge height was lifted off her, feeling so light, she fell asleep.
'you're now a member of the great Tomb Of Nazarick. the fate which awaits the nobles... no that king, is a cruel one.' I thought calmly while taking Ninya to her bed, where I put her to bed before heading off to my room.
Sitting on my bed, I looked at the Book OF wishes, before began to write something. there were a few things that can cancel out the Book of Wish's power. world items. Ainz had the spell Wish Upon A Star, a super-tier spell that consumes the user's experience points to grant a wish or more. Mine had no such drawbacks, it just took longer to grant a wish.
"Boogeyman, do you also want to step out?" I asked calmly while writing something in the book. The boogeyman stepped out from under my bed, scary as always.
"No, my lord." It said to which I frowned for a moment before speaking.
"I allow you to leave when you wish. but when you leave, remember not to go out and cause trouble. mainly, seeking Ainz or Albedo." I said calmly, to which the Boogeyman nodded while returning to his place, under the bed.
"1 month of me charging it nonstop?" I said softly while looking towards the Jar of Greed, just to increase its size by two times and have its speed of increasing the amount placed inside increase by 2 times, it was 1 month... well, it was a bit short. just think of the stuff I could fit in the jar once it was twice its size.
putting the book away, it began to passively absorb my MP. enough so that I couldn't remove any MP while at the same time, the MP didn't trouble. while in battle, its absorption speed doesn't stop unless I wish to cancel the wish.
'I should have made a wish for something that could allow me to go to sleep. what I would not do for telekinesis.' I thought while pulling out a book, the book of stories. a book that held all forms of stories this world has. it was just a legendary grade item, sitting back in my bed, I began to start reading, but soon a knock came from the door. allowing the person to enter, a maid entered my room
"Lord Dracula, it's morning." My maid for the day said softly, with a bow. I nodded slightly while shooting the book. getting up, I got ready to take a bath. Poseidon got the bath ready for me, and I went to take my bath. in the past, the maids always wanted to wash me... but I was not ready for such a life just yet, maybe in the future. my pure innocent soul was not ready for such things.
"So, what are today's plans?" I asked while scrubbing my body, the maid standing before me quickly looked at today's plan.
"Today, you have trained with Shalltear, starting at 8 and ending at 10. after which, you're to look after Ninya training. after which, you have to make your appearance among the humans for some time. at 16:00 you are to see Lady Rubedo. today is the day you planned to sit with her and see if she found any new hobbies." the maid said to which I nodded slightly. it was currently 7:47. I had a mantle clock
"I hope she got a hobby..." I said with a sigh, finishing up my bath I headed off. I had my days planned out, due to the fact I had so many things to do. while Ainz was busy running the great Tomb Of Nazarick and putting his extremely complex plan to work, I needed to do my part and find other ways to grow our strength.
so the day passed, Shalltear trained hard. She never once disappointed me as she put everything into her training. Ninya after apologizing to me nonstop for yesterday's teary mess finally got to her training, but training came to an end as she was too busy working on her sister. seeing this, I just allowed her to wander the 6th floor as she liked, today was her day off.
Shalltear and I had to make our appearances outside, we took a mission, which we easily cleared before entering our hotel. but I Shalltear remained and took more missions, Ainz was struggling over the money. I was thinking about copying money, but that might destroy the market. plus, it might draw unwanted attention.
although I have been thinking of doing that to YGGDRASIL coins. Anyway, I went to see my daughter. my wonder kind and beautiful daughter who wanted to kill me... how lucky.
"So... you have come, father." Killing intent filled the air, in front of me, Rubedo stood, on her back countless guns and other firearms had grown out, all aimed toward me. with two blades in hands, she looked at me with her emotionless eyes which were filled with her love.
"no, today we planned to talk," I said with a frown and shielding my mind for the day, to which Rubedo nodded calmly
"what is the best way to speak than with our blades clashing? In the heat of battle, we can both understand each other to the fullest. I'm sure you would understand me once we fight to the death." She said calmly, to which I just sighed while shaking my head. looking back, I saw my maid for the day was trying her best to step in front of me to shield me. seeing this, I smiled slightly while stopping her.
"No need for that... this one only knows battle. my apologies." I said softly, stunning the maid and Rubedo. Rubedo was horrified, did she just have her father apologize because of her?
"No need to apologize, my lord, it moves me to see just how deeply you love her." the maid said with some tears in her eyes. how lucky was Rubedo? Rubedo on the other hand didn't know what to say, her weapons were away while she stood there tongue-tied.
"let's go sit down," I said softly, Rubedo nodded slightly and quickly controlled the ground, creating two chairs for them to take a seat on. with a down coat look, Rubedo sat down.
"tell me, how was this month?" I asked softly, Rubedo opened her mouth slightly, before slowly speaking.
"I-I tried to find new hobbies. so I asked lord Ainz to allow me to go to Wonder Nazarick. which he allowed me to do, so long as I didn't go around fighting. I searched everything from the first floor to the 10th floor... before finding this." She said softly while pulling out a book which she placed on the table, which appeared from the ground.
"The Man Who Defeated God... what is it about?" I asked with an interested look, Rubedo collected her words for a moment before speaking.
"it follows the story of someone called Hercules, the son of God Zeus. so, his father raped Hercules's mother. although her mother hated Zeus, she found she was pregnant and went on to raise her child with love. but Zeus was married, his wife was not happy seeing Zeus cheated. so she demanded Zeus to clean up his mess." Rubedo said
"But Hercules's mother tricked Zeus, allowing Hercules to survive. out of rage, Hercules trains hard to one day defeat his father. but while fighting, Hercules realized his father wasn't a bad guy. It was then discovered that it was a trick, the god Poseidon, Zeus' brother had planned everything. trying to set up Zeus's downfall. he was Hercules's real father, but this realization was too late. Poseidon moved to defeat Zeus with an army in the millions. it sucks... it ended on a cliffhanger." Rubedo said while a chill ran down my spine. Was I Zeus or Poseidon in this story?
"I see myself so much in Hercules... I'm always aiming to defeat got, sacrifice everything for the sake of power. it made me sit long and hard about this. is power everything?" Rubedo said softly while looking at her arm, to defeat her father she cast away her humanity. but was it all worth it?
"in the story, so many people tried to pull Hercules away from throwing away his humanity. they tried so hard to stop him from being the monster he hates the most, and instead be what his mother would be proud of. I supported Hercules until he bumped into his lover, a woman who had also swallowed up the rage and regretted everything. but Hercules ended up pushing her away... is this what are you trying to have me see Father?" Rubedo asked leaving me quiet for a moment,
"you have grown so much... and yes. power isn't everything. You should aim to grow power to protect those you hold dear. As a father, I want nothing more than to see my daughter smile and be surrounded by friends." I said while reaching into my storage and pulling out the book of stories.
"This holds all stories ever written. there are trillions of stories, for you to pick from." I said with a smile,
"You like reading as well?" Rubedo asked while looking at the book mark, which was in the middle of a story.
"yes, it warms my heart to see we have something in common," I said with a smile, making Rubedo's emotionless eyes glow with joy.
"then we can read together... no, we can start a book club." She said to which I nodded, how could I say no after all that? and like that, a Book Club was created in the great Tomb of Nazarick, and everyone was invited to join.
After telling Rubedo all of the stories I liked reading, she gave me the book she read. next week she wanted to come together and go over the books once more. to which I just nodded, the type of stories I liked were action and adventure. Cultivation World, Magic Worlds, and so on. I loved them all,
"Lord Dracula." A female voice suddenly entered my head, frowned for a moment, and I quickly realized who it was. Solution Epsilon
"Tuare has been kidnapped by what seems to be 8 fingers." Solution said respectfully. Ainz had told Solution and Sebas to contact me if something went wrong... and honestly was pissed. ignoring the fact that Ainz just used the name of Ainz Ooal Gown, that he would protect Tuare, Ninya's elder sister. I was most pissed because Sebas just found himself girl friend and this BS came out of nowhere.
"I see... you return to Nazarick. I will handle this." I said while cutting the message and calling Demiurge.
"Demiurge..." Calling out, I had a quick talk with Demiurge. and quickly, Demiurge told me that he was planning to act tonight to collect some humans. but this was good as well, as they could use this to take control of 8 fingers