OVERLORD: The Second Supreme Being

Pandora, as an NPC created by Momonga, is an existence whose intelligence rivals that of Albedo and Demiurge in Nazarick.

What he had said to Momonga was already quite clear: it was Albedo who had planned all of this.

Pandora looked at Ainz and did not continue speaking.

"Pandora, call Albedo over alone, then appear in the form of Peroroncino at the right moment!"

"Understood, my Lord Father!"

Pandora often referred to Momonga this way. At first, Momonga felt a bit awkward and wanted to tell him to stop, but after hearing it so many times, he had gotten used to it.

Pandora then left.

Momonga looked at Shalltear, hesitated for a long time, and then spoke:

"Shalltear, was Peroroncino killed by Albedo?"

Shalltear thought for a long time before replying:

"I don't remember."

Momonga, who had been clenching his fists, slowly released them.

"Albedo, I hope this wasn't you. If it was, I will make you wish you were never born," Momonga muttered to himself.

"Shalltear, you stay here for now!"

And so, Shalltear was temporarily confined there. Until everything was cleared up, Momonga did not plan to let Shalltear leave.

"Ainz-sama, may I stay with Peroroncino-sama?" Shalltear asked, her eyes devoid of light.

Peroroncino's death was a devastating blow to her.

Shalltear thought to herself that death would be a way to escape, but Momonga had resurrected her with 400 million gold coins. If she died like this, she would be betraying him. And since the killer hadn't been found, she couldn't die.

"Yes, but you can only stay there," Momonga replied.

"Understood!"

Shalltear used the ring given to her by Peroroncino to teleport to the sixth floor.

The sixth floor was centered around an arena, divided into four areas: a forest, a sea of flowers, a lake, and a prairie.

In the game, the entire sixth floor was arranged by Bukubukuchagama. Bukubukuchagama had made significant contributions to Ainz Ooal Gown. Therefore, she was the only one qualified to use guild points to create two level 100 NPCs.

(The NPC Rubedo, created by Tabula Smaragdina, was an NPC made by a special method, created personally and unrelated to the guild Nazarick. Nigredo and Albedo were created using guild points, and Nigredo is not a level 100 NPC.)

Peroroncino's body was sealed in ice by Cocytus and placed in the sea of flowers.

Shalltear quietly lay next to Peroroncino's body, not speaking, quietly gazing at him.

.....

Albedo walked towards Ainz's bedroom.

"Ainz-sama will surely praise me!" Albedo thought to herself.

Albedo reached the door of Ainz's bedroom, knocked, and pushed the door open.

"Greetings, Ainz-sama!"

"Do you have anything else to say about Peroroncino?" Momonga spoke up.

"Ainz-sama's words seem to have a hidden meaning. Is he hinting at something?" Albedo thought to herself.

"As for the death of Peroroncino-sama, I admit to undeniable negligence. Please punish me, Ainz-sama."

"I'm not talking about that. You were involved in Peroroncino's death, weren't you?" Momonga said.

"Ainz-sama, isn't this just a question you already know the answer to? There must be something wrong," Albedo thought to herself.

"If Ainz-sama thinks this way, I have no complaints and am willing to accept any punishment," Albedo said, her tone resembling the phrase "If the ruler demands the subject's death, the subject must obey."

"Before and after Peroroncino's incident, you took away the treasure hall's 'Silence' and 'Void'—the evidence is conclusive. Do you have anything else to say?"

At that moment, Peroroncino, played by Pandora, appeared.

"Albedo, you didn't expect this, did you? I'm still alive!" Peroroncino said, looking at Albedo.

Albedo instantly realized that this wasn't the real Peroroncino.

If it were the real one, he would have killed her already. The fact that he was talking to her meant it couldn't be true.

"I'm very happy to see that Peroroncino-sama is unharmed," Albedo said, without any issues in her words.

Pandora also did not notice anything wrong.

As for "Silence" and "Void," Momonga did not continue to ask.

It was Albedo who spoke up.

"Regarding the two artifacts I took from the treasure hall, when I received the message from that group, the first thing I judged was that only Peroroncino-sama and Shalltear were unable to teleport or use 'message.'

So, I took those two items, trying to see if I could use them to counteract that effect. But after I gave the two items to Peroroncino-sama, you, Peroroncino-sama, also said that they couldn't negate the effect, didn't you?"

Albedo looked at Pandora and said.

Pandora then returned to her original appearance.

"I'm sorry, Albedo, I was just playing a little joke with you," Pandora said.

"Indeed, Pandora suspected me, which is why Ainz-sama would hint at it! As expected of the one I love the most," Albedo thought to herself.

"It's okay, it's understandable that you would suspect me, after all, I am the only survivor," Albedo spoke.

Soon after, Pandora left.

Albedo had not yet left.

"Albedo, do you have something else to say?"

"Ainz-sama, I have completely eliminated Peroroncino for you. No one will challenge you for control of Nazarick anymore."

"What do you mean by that!" Momonga looked at Albedo, his expression unreadable.

"Ainz-sama, you want to know everything that happened, don't you!"

"...... I won over Rubedo, and together with her, we found an opportunity when Peroroncino was alone in the Slane Theocracy. Then I took the 'Perfect Resurrection Jade'...."

"Albedo!!!!!!!!" Momonga emitted a terrifying aura of despair. The entire room was completely covered by the aura of despair.

Albedo could clearly feel it; her body became weak and powerless. She felt fear and terror deep within her soul. (The effect of Lv4 Despair Aura.)

Momonga rushed directly to Albedo, tightly gripping her neck and forcing her to the ground.

"Tell me, what do you mean by saying you killed Peroroncino for me! Tell me!" Momonga shouted angrily.

"As fellow supreme beings, Peroroncino would never willingly be beneath you. Unless you were eliminated, Peroroncino would always be above everyone else, just like the former Eight Greed Kings. They eventually fought among themselves."

"And Peroroncino kept sending people to demand power. He even tried to test your strength under the excuse of a friendly spar!"

"You're talking nonsense! What do you know!" Momonga shouted, delivering a heavy punch to Albedo's mouth.

"If he wanted my position, I would give it to him without hesitation! You don't understand anything!"

Momonga mercilessly punched Albedo's face again and again.

He didn't use magic because the punches felt more satisfying.

"Ainz-sama, you have no idea of Peroroncino's ambitions! If you gave him your position, he would definitely eliminate you without hesitation!"

"What do you know?!"

Momonga punched Albedo's mouth over and over, causing her to be unable to speak.

It's unclear how much time passed, but Albedo was beaten to death by Momonga.

Until her death, Albedo never believed she had done anything wrong.

"I'm sorry, Peroroncino, it's all my fault, all my fault!" In that moment, Momonga was also filled with intense pain.

.......

Momonga didn't notice a key point: where had the world-class item, Universal Humanoid Transformation, gone?

End of chapter

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