After dealing with Shalltear, Peroroncino heard a message.
"Peroroncino, are you free right now?"
"I'm free. What's up, Momonga?"
"Just now, Demiurge proposed that we establish a nation. He's already taken everything into account and drafted a flawless plan."
"And at the end, he declared, 'All of this is for the Supreme Ones' goal of world domination.' My mind is a mess right now. Demiurge has already completed all the preparatory work."
"I don't even remember us ever giving him this world domination objective."
"Oh, that. Do you remember when we first arrived in this world?"
"I remember."
"That night, we went out to look at the moon together. You said something along the lines of wanting to conquer the world. Demiurge must have taken it to heart."
"It was from that time? That was just a joke!"
"But Demiurge doesn't see it that way. For subordinates, every word spoken by their superiors is analyzed in detail for meaning. And Demiurge is incredibly smart. As a result, he believed that you truly wanted to conquer the world."
"By the way, there's a spa resort on the Ninth Floor. How about we chat there while soaking in the bath?"
"Sounds good!" Momonga readily agreed to Peroroncino's suggestion.
The two of them teleported to the large bathhouse on the Ninth Floor.
Momonga summoned a slime to give him a bath.
Peroroncino had the resort's dedicated masseuse, a water spirit, come over to massage and bathe him.
"Ah~ this feels so good! I feel like all the fatigue of the day has disappeared," Momonga lazily reclined.
"Indeed! A bath is always so relaxing," Peroroncino leaned back against the soft water spirit.
"By the way, what is Demiurge's plan?"
"According to the information Demiurge gathered, in the Baharuth Empire to the east of the kingdom, there is a royal court mage named Fluder Paradyne."
"He is extremely passionate about studying magic, and for the sake of learning magic, he is willing to abandon everything, even betray the Baharuth Empire."
"In Demiurge's plan, I need to first capture Fluder, and then use him to have the Empire send people to our Nazarick."
"Afterward, we will threaten them by claiming that the Empire offended us, forcing the Empire to recognize the country we've established."
"Then, using the Empire's influence, we will have other countries recognize our legitimacy. And with the Empire's help, we will conquer E-Rantel and make it our capital."
"To be honest, I don't want those Empire people entering our glorious Nazarick."
"Demiurge's plan is indeed good, but it's too troublesome."
"I have another plan."
"What plan?"
"I previously sent out an undead archmage to establish a faction on his own. His name is Iguva, the one who attacked E-Rantel and also the one who attacked the lizardmen."
"I don't remember much. All undead kind of look the same."
"We can have him disguise himself as someone from Zurrernorn, then have him attack the Baharuth Empire. While fleeing in defeat, he coincidentally stumbles upon our disguised Nazarick, and then, coincidentally, the Empire attacks us. We'll let a few survivors escape."
"Not only does it provide a legitimate reason, but it also prevents the Empire from entering our Nazarick."
"However, anyone with clear eyes would easily realize that the undead archmage is one of us."
"So what if they realize it? According to Demiurge's plan, if the King of the Baharuth Empire discovers that Fluder has betrayed him, he could figure out that this is a trap set by us."
"The method doesn't matter, as long as we achieve the goal."
"Still, Peroroncino, you're smart. I couldn't come up with such a good plan."
"Hahaha, actually, I just sent Iguva out on a whim to see if he could level up and grow on his own."
"Independence should be the best way to become stronger. So, I ordered him not to reveal Nazarick and to develop his own faction."
"What if he gets caught and, under mental control, exposes Nazarick?"
"You're overthinking it. If it were you, playing as the adventurer Momonga, and you encountered a low-level undead archmage, would you really interrogate him about where he came from?"
"Probably not!"
"Exactly! Besides, if they had the power to discover Nazarick, it would have happened sooner or later."
"You're right, I was worrying too much."
"Don't wear yourself out. Sometimes, it's better to go with the flow. After all, you're the highest-ranking ruler in Nazarick. Should I start calling you 'Your Majesty' then?"
"Peroroncino, stop joking like that. Why don't you take the throne instead?"
"No! I refuse. Don't even think about giving me that troublesome job."
"Being a king is so exhausting. It's much better to stay behind the scenes."
Momonga gave a wry smile.
"Who will teach me how to be a good emperor?"
"Well, if it really doesn't work out, you can always be a tyrant and do whatever you want."
"Stop joking, being a tyrant would definitely lead to rebellion."
The two of them chuckled.
"By the way, have you found any information about other Ainz Ooal Gown guild members coming to this world?"
"No, I had Albedo set up a special team to search for our companions, but they found nothing."
"By the way, what's Demiurge up to lately?"
"I sent him to make scrolls. It seems he's been working on magic scrolls in the Holy Kingdom."
"Feels like the new scrolls we've received are really useful. What animals are they made from? Sheep, or cows?"
"Demiurge said they are two-legged sheep from the Holy Kingdom."
The red light in Momonga's eyes flickered.
Perorochino's expression turned serious.
"Two-legged sheep from the Holy Kingdom? Are they humans?"
"I..." Momonga fell silent. It was clear that the term "two-legged sheep" was used to describe weak humans.
Anyone with a good understanding of history would know that "two-legged sheep" refers to humans being slaughtered like sheep.
"You knew already, didn't you?"
"Peroroncino, I..."
[Message]
"It's Lord Peroroncino, is there something you need?"
"Demiurge, you're using human skin to make scrolls, aren't you?" Peroroncino said, calmly suppressing his anger.
"Yes, Lord."
"Immediately stop using humans to make scrolls. Release all the humans at once."
"Lord Peroroncino, may I ask why?"
"That's an order, you only need to obey."
"Understood!"
"Use materials from other species for the scrolls, not humans."
"Understood."
"I remember your other identity, Jaldabaoth, you captured many humans during the Flames of Gehenna, right?"
"Yes."
"What were they used for?"
"Various human experiments."
"Release them, contact Renner and have her find someone to rescue them."
"But, my Lord, some of them have already suffered mental breakdowns."
"Then erase their memories of Nazarick, and then release them."
"Understood."
After the call ended, Peroroncino turned to look at Momonga.
Momonga lowered his head and spoke, "I apologize, I deceived myself and avoided the issue of the two-legged sheep."
"I hope you haven't forgotten, we were once human."
"If our former companions, in their human forms, arrived in this world and were caught by Demiurge to be used as two-legged sheep on the operating table..."
"I am truly sorry, Peroroncino. It was my lack of consideration. It will never happen again."
Momonga stood up and bowed 90 degrees toward Peroroncino.
Peroroncino exhaled a breath.
"Ha!"
"You haven't changed, your apology speed is incredibly fast!"
"It's alright!" Peroroncino patted Momonga's shoulder.
End of chapter
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