“Ah, you mean them? I am conducting experiments by Ainz-sama’s orders.”
Demiurge was smiling happily, making Albedo frown her beautiful eyebrows.
“First would be healing magic experiment. If you cut off an arm and cast healing on the wound, the arm that was cut off would disappear. What happens if you let them eat the arm that was cut off and cast healing, would the nutrition disappear? If we repeat this indefinitely, will the one eating starve to death?”
“Ah- I see.”
“Not just that, I let them vote to choose the one to become food, the one to cut off the limbs with a blunt axe. The votes are not anonymous.”
“Is there any meaning in doing that?”
“Of course. There will be a ranking among the prisoners, those who are eaten, those cutting off the limbs and those who eat the limbs. The comrades will in turn bear grudges. We will then gently incite those who are eaten. This will make them revolt, the results are clear. Living beings that hate everything are scary.”
“… How discomforting. The beings in Nazarick are created by the Supreme Beings and would never betray Ainz-sama. But humans will turn against their master… they have no loyalty.”
“That’s why it is interesting. Do enjoy this part of humans, Albedo. Just treat them like toys and you will be fine.”
“I totally don’t understand your thinking.”
“Such a pity. Alright, chatting here all day will delay the execution of Ainz-sama’s orders. If something happens, notify me and I will rush back immediately.
“Yes, but such things shouldn’t happen. I will notify you if there is a need.”
“I will take my leave then. Oh right… Since you are making clothes for boys, I should inform you earlier. The Supreme Beings seem to prefer young boys wearing girls clothing's alright?”
“… Eh?”
Chapter 3 — The Virtuous King of the Forest
Part 1
Clementine returned to Kajit’s secret shrine base situated under Re-Lantier’s cemetery. She was practically burning with anger.
Her steps were rushed, her eyebrows were frowning and her mouth was crooked. Her fine features were twisted into an ugly mess.
Her personality was probably uglier than that.
Kajit mumbled in his heart, commanding his newly created zombies to the undead holding area.
“Oh~? New zombies? That’s over 150, the Pearl of Death is exceptional indeed~”
Using the 3rd tier undead creation spell 「Create Undead」, the number of undead that can be controlled was dependent on the Magic Caster’s ability. The stronger the undead, the smaller the number that can be controlled. But for low-class undead like zombies, Kajit who was unbelievably skilled in undead control could command more than one hundred of them. As for why Kajit was able to do this, it was all thanks to the item he owned — the Pearl of Death.
“The problem is that you like to play so much.”
“Sorry~”
The bowing Clementine had no hint of regret on her face.
“But~ Those fellows who die so easily are at fault~ They can’t even take that much~”
“… The way you beat them up, anyone would die easily…”
“Adventurers don’t die so easily~”
“They are just normal people… They will die since they are not adventurers… Clementine, is saying obvious things to pass the time one of your hobbies?”
“Alright, alright~ Sorry~ I won’t do it again, please forgive me!”
Kajit clicked his tongue:
“I don’t believe you, just stop kidnapping people for now.”
“Yes~”
Her casual response made Kajit frown. But since saying anything more was useless, he stopped lecturing her. He showed his strong displeasure with a frown, which was ignored as usual.
“But~ I am so bored~ By the way, where did he go?”
“He is not back?”
“Not yet, I came back empty handed again~ Now’s a good chance, how about nabbing the granny~?”
“Don’t be rash. Don’t underestimate the granny, she can use 3rd tier spells and is famous in this city. It will be trouble if we make a move on her lightly.”
“Eh~ But~”
Kajit reached into his robes and grab a black jeweclass="underline"
“… Clementine, in order to turn this city into the realm of the dead, I had spent years making preparations. I don’t want your silly games throwing my plans into disarray. If you keep stirring up trouble… I will kill you, understood?”
“…It’s called the Spiral of Death, isn’t it?”
“That’s right, the ritual our master is executing.”
In places where undead gathered, it was possible to create stronger undead. If strong undead were gathered, it became possible to create even stronger undead. The magic ritual exploiting this spiral-like property, which endlessly allows to create even stronger undead and was able to destroy a whole city, was known as the 「Spiral of Death」.
In the past, this evil ritual turned a city into the realm where the undead roams.
Kajit’s goal was to turn Re-Lantier into the 2nd undead city, harnessing the power of death in the city to turn himself into an undead.
He had put in a lot of effort and preparation to reach this goal; he wouldn’t allow the woman who appeared a few days ago to derail this plan.
“You understand?”
Kajit saw right through Clementine’s cute puffed up cheeks and sensed her cruel expression. In that instant, Clementine’s killing intent burst out like a gust of wind.
She closed the distance, striking with amazing speed. The sharp shortsword shone as it stabbed towards Kajit’s throat—
The weapon Clementine used was a piercing weapon known as a stiletto.
Piercing weapons were limited in their ways of attacking and hard to wield. But Clementine liked this type of weapon, so she trained her muscles, picked her equipment and learnt the techniques. All this was in preparation to kill with one hit.
After developing this skill, Clementine survived countless battles against men and monsters, and reached a state where it was impossible for normal people to dodge her.
Clementine had innate talent and incredible potential, so it was natural for her to reach such a state after spending most of her life learning this skill.
But her target was no pushover either.
The pride of Zuranon, Kajit of the twelve disciples wouldn’t die just like that.
───The unavoidable tip of the sharp blade was blocked by a white wall that erupted from the ground. It was a claw made from countless human bones, the claw of a lizard.
The claw moved and cracked the ground around it. This huge object appeared to be controlled by Kajit’s will.
He felt the presence of a powerful undead by his feet. Feeling quite satisfied, Kajit glared at Clementine:
“What a meaningless attack. The only harm you’ve done was to distract me enough to lose control over the undead for a moment.”