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Chapter 558 Seiya's Battle of Wits and Courage Against Ainz Ooal Gown
When Nazarick declared war on the Bahars Empire, he certainly didn't remain idle afterward.

Between the thrones, Old Man Bones sat upright on his throne, listening to reports from his subordinates.

"I see. So, in order to resist our invasion, the Empire is preparing to convene a 'Conference of Nations' to seek help from other human nations?"

In order to explore the depths of magic, Fluda, the court magician of the Bahars Empire, had long been bribed by Ainz Ooal Gown, so he easily obtained inside information about the empire.

"What about the kingdom? What was their reaction?"

To be honest, Ainz Ooal Gown didn't take the Empire's request for assistance from other nations too seriously.

In his quest to explore the depths of magic, Fluder almost completely sold off the empire's resources.

In Ainz Ooal Gown's eyes, the military strength of the Bahars Empire was utterly insignificant, not even enough to warrant his serious attention.

Similarly, the Holy Kingdom, which was frequently attacked by demi-humans, was also considered weak in Ainz's eyes.

The only two things he felt he needed to handle with caution were probably the Holy Kingdom and the Kingdom.

The Kingdom was founded by the "Six Great Gods," and it has now been largely confirmed that the so-called "Six Great Gods" are none other than the former YGGDRASIL player.

Ainz even suspected that the person who used the World-Class Item to control Shalltear might very well have come from the Theocracy.

Of course, he had also seen the "Sunlight Scripture" from the "Six-Colored Scriptures" before the Holy Kingdom.

It can only be said that as the elite force of the Holy Kingdom, the Sunlight Scripture is indeed stronger than most humans.

But in Lao Gu's view, it was ultimately just that kind of thing.

If the battle were one-sided, it would be too boring. So even if the Holy Kingdom and the Holy Kingdom joined the Empire's camp, it was all within Old Bones' calculations.

The only thing that worried him was the kingdom itself; the Shy King and the kingdom's third prince were far too unfathomable.

Although he still had considerable confidence in the legacy left behind by the Ainz Ooal Gown guild.

But he still wanted to avoid accidents as much as possible.

As NPCs, Shalltear and her companions can be resurrected as long as the guild stronghold, the Great Tomb of Nazarick, remains unconquered.

However, the YGGDRASIL gold coins required for resurrection cannot be obtained in this world.

In other words, like YGGDRASIL's healing potions, gold coins in the game are a non-renewable resource in this world.

He can revive Shalltear and the others once, but what about a second or third time?

His companions are gone. Now, the guardians and NPCs of Nazarick are the only memories they left him, and his most precious treasures. He doesn't want anything to happen to Albedo and the others.

"Just as Lord Ainz had predicted, the current King Zanak V did not reply to us immediately after receiving our letter of alliance."

Furthermore, according to reports from our informants in the kingdom, the new King Zanak and the kingdom's third prince seem to be heading towards the Bahars Empire recently.

Upon hearing Albedo's report, Ainz Ooal Gown tapped his throne gauntlet with his skeletal fingertips.

"So, the previous attack on the capital did make them somewhat wary of us after all?"

"I am truly sorry, if it weren't for my previous mistake..."

Just as Demiurge was about to bow his head and apologize, Ainz Ooal Gown reached out and stopped him.

“Demiurge, this is not your fault. I underestimated the kingdom’s strength, which was my mistake as the decision-maker. You were just an executor of orders.”

Moreover, now that the deed has already been done, dwelling on whose fault it was will not help.

"Albedo, use the pawns you've planted in the kingdom. Since the kingdom wants to play both sides, we won't let them have their way so easily." Kingdom of Ri-Estize, capital city of Tiel.

Just as Seiya and Zanak were preparing to travel to the Bahars Empire to attend the "Conference of Nations" led by the Emperor, a civil war suddenly broke out in the capital.

When the kingdom's nobles learned that Zanak and Saint were preparing to help their old rival, the Bahars Empire, defend against a powerful enemy, they protested and voiced their opposition.

In medieval monarchical kingdoms, it was impossible to completely abolish the aristocracy, since the royal family itself was the head of the highest nobility.

After Zanak came to power, he and Rebun used various means to purge a large number of corrupt nobles in the kingdom.

The remaining nobles of the kingdom are either mediocre in ability but have not done anything wrong.

Either they are truly capable and hold power within government agencies.

Just as Seiya and Zanak were preparing to travel to the Empire to attend a meeting, all the nobles of these kingdoms suddenly rebelled.

The reason is quite simple: in the eyes of these nobles, they have no idea what this suddenly appearing "magic kingdom" is.

However, the fact that the other side wants to fight the Empire is a great thing for their kingdom.

The nobles of the kingdom were unaware of the danger Ainz Ooal Gown posed as an ordinary country bumpkin.

Therefore, the loudest voice among the kingdom's nobles now hopes that Zanak can take advantage of the war between the Magic Kingdom and the Empire to kick them while they are down and profit from it.

The kingdom and the empire have been at war for many years, and the kingdom has lost countless soldiers to the empire's soldiers.

The nobles were motivated by self-interest, while the common people, unaware of the true reasons, were also incited to believe that the kingdom intended to attack their former enemy, thus stirring up public resentment as well.

This has led to Zanak, who was previously highly praised, suddenly becoming a tyrant in a short period of time.

The kingdom's nobles could be suppressed, but now that they and the commoners were on the same side, it gave Zanak and Seiya quite a headache.

The nobleman named Philip, who had instigated the incident, has already been killed by Zanack.

But public resentment had already erupted; he couldn't very well kill all the kingdom's opponents, could he?

If that were done, how would it differ from being a tyrant?

"This must be Ainz Ooal Gown's doing, and that damned Philip too!"

In the royal study, Zanak was furiously smashing things around the room.

Because of this internal turmoil, not only was his trip with Seiya forced to be interrupted, but the prestige he had painstakingly accumulated before ascending the throne was also completely squandered in the past few days.

There are even rumors circulating in the capital that this new king is just as stupid and dumb as his appearance suggests!

“King Zanak, please establish an alliance with the Magic Kingdom on behalf of the kingdom.”

Even if Seiya didn't say it, Zanak was actually planning to do it anyway.

There's nothing we can do but say they made a mistake this time, and were outmaneuvered by Ainz Ooal Gown.

If they still insist on helping the empire now, then his reign as king is over.

"I'm sorry, Seiya, but in order to quell this internal strife, I have no choice but to compromise."

"It's alright, Brother Zanak. The kingdom has withdrawn, but I will launch an attack as the king of the Demi-human Kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)