This was because Ainz might look like this now, but he was originally just a normal salaryman. If a normal citizen born in Japan understood warrior spirit, that would be dangerous. If it was the spirit of an excellent salaryman, he might comprehend a little.
“I see… it is a waste indeed.”
But what Ainz was actually thinking baffledly was: Even if you say it is a pity, I don’t understand.
But thinking it through calmly, Cocytus had a point.
He was thinking about performing resurrection experiments somewhere, and Ainz felt using them to experiment had many benefits. And compared to the blattering Cocytus in the throne room, he now could provide clear and concise proposals. If this was a sign of improvement, Cocytus had passed with flying colours.
After thinking about it shortly, Ainz remembered he had excellent subordinates.
He recalled the subordinates standing around him silently in a manner befitting a servant.
“Albedo, tell me your opinions.”
“My thoughts are the same as Ainz-sama.”
“...Demiurge, what do you think?”
“I think Ainz-sama is the most correct.”
“... ...Shalltear, and you?”
“I think the same as Demiurge and await Ainz-sama’s judgement.”
“... ... ...Aura”
“Yes, I think the same way as everyone too.”
“... ... ... ...Mare.”
“Erm, erm erm, yes, I think the same too.”
Their answer was as good as not answering at all, giving Ainz a headache.
After thinking it through, Ainz came to a conclusion— Maybe from the standpoint of a Guardian, they didn’t think there was any major issue. Which also meant there wouldn't be major impact no matter what decision he made.
That was also dependent on the circumstances of the Guardian. There might be problems if their situation changes.
Simply put, when a small group of people say a hundred million is a small amount of money, there will be the problem of how trustworthy that statement was. This was the difference in the perception of values.
A waste of breath… well, I could think of it as being fine in resurrecting them right? I was planning to deliberate over it more, I have made too many mistakes recently.
With no other choice, Ainz had to weigh the pros and cons from his own standpoint.
“...We had decided to rule over the lizardmen, but do they have a suitable representative? Or a group that could represent them?”
“No, but they do have a suitable representative.”
“Oh? Who is it?”
“The white lizardman that didn’t took part in the battle earlier. She seemed to possess the power of druids.”
“Oh, that one! Hmm, that could work…”
If it was her, she could be of use— Ainz thought. He could use her to spy on things.
However, implementing the idea Ainz had in mind might make Cocytus who will be ruling the lizardmen feel troubled. So what should he do? Ainz suddenly had a moment of brilliance.
…Wouldn’t it be faster to just ask? Although I didn’t get any useful answers just now...
Ainz shared his plans with Cocytus, and Cocytus expressed his acknowledgement.
It was hard to judge whether Cocytus said that to accommodate his master, but Demiurge and Albedo didn’t have strange reactions either when he glance at them. This made Ainz relaxed and assured him that it shouldn’t be a problem.
“Very good. How long will you need to bring her here?”
“Pardon my impudence, I thought Ainz-sama will ask for her, so I ordered her to wait in a room nearby.”
Ainz couldn’t help looking at Demiurge and saw him shaking his head.
Awesome, he handled it well, without any instructions and it didn’t seem to be someone else’s idea.
This must be how a superior feels when he sees his subordinate mature as he had hoped for, Ainz thought with a face of satisfaction. But his head was a skull so it didn’t really moved.
“No no, well done Cocytus. Wasting time is foolish, your judgement is on point. Alright then, bring her over.”
“Erm, please wait!”
“What is it, Aura?”
“I don’t think a shabby place like this is good enough. Even though we are hosting people who are submitting to us, it is too run down for Ainz-sama’s status. I feel that the meeting should be done in the throne room of Nazarick.”
All the other Guardians except Mare nodded gently in agreement.
“...My apologies. I miss out on this point, please forgive me!”
“Ahhh…”
Ainz never thought about that. He then thought about how to react. Suddenly, he remembered something. In that case—
“— Aura.”
“Yes!”
“I told you that this place you built— the place filled with your feelings and emotions, is as good as Nazarick right? I really mean it. Cocytus, bring her in. I will hold the audience here.”
“Ai-, Ainz-sama!”
“Aura, back down.”
“Albedo!”
Aura protested with her face red, saying “Why are you stopping me?” However, Albedo merely glance at Aura before ignoring her fixing her sight at the door. The one answering the emotional Aura was Demiurge.
“...Anything Ainz-sama says is the law. Since Ainz-sama said this place is as good as Nazarick— “
“—It must be true.”
Shalltear continued.
I don’t think my words are ironclad laws. Although I don’t want to be thought of like that… but just this one time, it is a big help.
“Aura, I will say this again. As my most trusted subordinates— one of the Guardians, this place you put in so much effort to build is on the same level as Nazarick. It is true even now when construction works are ongoing… Do you understand?”