The apostles opened the door. Ainz and his group came inside again
"So what do you think?"
"We are willing to make a deal. But we have some conditions."
"Okay tell me your terms?"
"... you can't preach your world religion in Falmart."
"... OK"
"I thought you wouldn't agree?"
"Keep stating your terms"
"... You cannot harm our Domains and followers."
"We will not attack your Domains. But if any of your followers create problems for us, we will take care of them."
"We'll make sure they don't do that, and you take care of your people."
"Okay. But if any of your followers commit a crime, I can't guarantee it. But if they do something fair, I won't stop them."
"OK"
"Any important decisions about special regions must be discussed with us first. Nothing can be done without our permission."
"OK"
"I agree with that."
"You can't spread knowledge in Falmart."
"Look, I can't believe it at all. Why don't we spread knowledge."
"If you make them wise, they will probably stop worshiping us."
"You are wrong. Knowledge is constantly increasing in our world. You can take the world as an example Earth or Japan which you call 'Man in Green'. Their world is also much better. But even then countless people worship the god."
"You are right. However, the worship of many gods has stopped. What will happen to it? What if it happens to us?"
"Also if they become wiser than us then why would they worship us?"
"Look, I agree with you. But there's a system for everything. For example, if the people at Falmart are currently in middle school, you're in high school. You'll go to University when They're in high school. "
"What do you mean?"
"It's easy. If they learn a new thing, you learn ten new things. That way the difference in knowledge between you and them will always remain."
"There is logic in the words of Lord Ainz."
Elange said.
"I agree with him there is no end to knowledge!"
"We should constantly acquire this knowledge!" Ral said
"I agree!"
"Shut up you two! We don't want to take any risks!"Palapon said
"If you spread knowledge so freely, they will try to destroy us one day."
"Even if we accept your argument, many of our worshipers will be reduced!"
"Yes, that's right! People worship me so that they can have healthy abortions and have a good crop on their land. Now if you give them advanced medicine and knowledge on how to fertilize the land, why would they worship me? Of course, they Stop worshiping me! "
"You may be Miritta, the god of fertility and birth. You protect your worshipers from prenatal death or harm. But in price, they have to work as prostitutes at least once before the marriage, don't they?"
"Yeah, to get something you have to lose something! That's the rule!"
"Then you accept it for the happiness of your worshipers. If we spread knowledge and improve them, then no one else has to be a prostitute before marriage."
This has made Miritta very angry. She hit the table with her hand and stood up.
"What do you think of yourself? If there were no worshipers we wouldn't be either!"
Albedo, Aura, and Mare looked at Miritta like wild beasts. At this, she panicked and sat down. The other gods wondered what they should do.
"You said you were a pacifist. Then why don't you understand that gods are meaningless without worshipers."
"Then we will spread the knowledge in those places that people from all places will be willing to be our Vassals."
"But the point is the same! Our worshipers will be reduced."
"Look, I don't have time to sit here anymore. I've left a lot of work! Tell me quickly whether you want peace or war!"
The gods realized that Ainz is now impatient. Because the discussion has been going on for a long time. They did not know what to do. Because they do not have enough strength to fight the Sorcerous Empire. They need time to prepare.
"... you can spread knowledge," Flare said. In a way, he said it with a stone in his heart
"Are you all right?"
"I am right! If they are our true worshipers, they will worship us, and if they are not, they will stop worshiping us. Yes, this will greatly reduce our number of worshipers. But in the end, those who remain will be our true worshipers!"
"We have nothing else to do?"
"... OK!"
"Ok, then Albedo!"
"I understand!"
Albedo pulled a paper out of her storage. She wrote all the terms on the paper and gave them to Ainz. Ainz gave the paper to Flare.
The gods read the agreement and then signed the paper one by one.
Flare also signed and returned the paper to Ainz. Ainz signed the paper and then gave a copy of the contract to Flare.
"Thank you very much"
"Then we're contracted from today."
Ainz shook hands with Flare.