Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

“Lord Ainz, I have considered something... that is, to use animal hides as the raw material for the scrolls, and then build a ranch to create a scroll processing plant or similar facility.”

"That's a good idea. So, which animal did you choose?"

"Two-legged sheep".

Then, Ainz Ooal Gown stopped.

"...What kind of creature is the so-called 'two-legged sheep'?"

If he's not mistaken—

"Actually, it's just a human, Lord Ainz."

Demiurge continued calmly, showing no sign of unease about the content of his words.

"Using humans, we can still produce the most basic scrolls. Although human leather is not of very good quality, for us at this stage, humans, being mostly social animals, can indeed achieve the effect of mass-producing low-grade scrolls."

"Moreover, besides its use in engineering projects like producing scrolls, humans can also play a variety of other roles, such as in live experiments—"

"Demeurge".

Ainz Ooal Gown interrupted his subordinate as he was getting into the conversation.

"We no longer need to consider the idea of ​​using humans as raw materials."

"Huh...?"

“We, the Great Tomb of Nazarick, will not gain any so-called benefits by taking human lives without a reason.”

Ainz Ooal Gown said these words directly.

"Huh?! But, but—"

"If you want to replace it, you can use other mythical beasts, right? If that doesn't work, you can use hybridization. You also said that human skin is just a low-quality raw material... There's no need to insist on using such a race, is there?"

"This... is indeed feasible."

Demiurge paused in his speech.

"But, Lord Ainz... are you... pitying those humans...?"

“Not pity, Demiurge, remember what I said.”

As if he had anticipated this would happen, Ainz Ooal Gown relayed the words he had prepared to his subordinates.

"We Nazarick do not kill innocent people."

"If the other party deliberately provokes us or launches an attack on us, that's fine. But as long as they are not deliberately provoking us or engaging in unwarranted hostile acts against us at the Great Tomb of Nazarick, we should not resort to killing, let alone take pleasure in torture."

"Of course, those who are extremely vicious are not included."

Ainz Ooal Gown's words caused Demiurge to freeze in place for the first time.

'Lord Ainz... he really has changed.'

He recalled the person who appeared next to Ainz Ooal Gown yesterday.

All of this... is probably caused by him.

However... if my master thinks that way, then as his subordinate, I will do my best to comply with his wishes.

I would never take any so-called dissatisfaction or even rebellious actions against Ainz Ooal Gown for such a reason.

“Understood… Then I will consider a completely new plan for the raw materials of the scrolls and abandon the original ranch plan.”

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Demiurge's astonishing loyalty earned Ainz Ooal Gown's satisfied nod.

He continued to look at the magical artifacts in front of him, using them to observe the outside world.

This moment.

Upon gazing upon the outside world, Ainz Ooal Gown was immediately filled with shock.

"This is?!"

"What's wrong, Lord Ainz?"

Demiurge also came over, and when he saw this scene, he immediately showed a shocked expression.

"What...what's going on?!"

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In less than a minute.

The entire Kingdom of Rijestje.

Everything was enveloped by an overwhelming blizzard.

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Volume 3, OVERLORD: Chapter 63, The Ice Demon Baal

The Kingdom's Warrior Captain, Gödel Stroronov, is currently residing in the most important location within the Kingdom of Riestite.

That is, the room where the king was.

"His Majesty."

The king nodded and told Gazef that he no longer needed to bow.

“Gazef…you seem to be doing quite well lately.”

"Yes, thanks to His Majesty's care, the equipment and gear of my subordinates have become better and better, and I am naturally happy about that."

"That would be wonderful, but... I called you here today because there's something else I need you to do."

The guard beside him handed a list directly to Gazeta.

"This is…!"

"As recorded above, recently, the number of missing children in the kingdom has been increasing."

At first, the king thought it was just a matter for ordinary people and that a few members of the knightly order could easily resolve it.

But after confirming it repeatedly, it turned out that things were not so simple.

"A total of 180 children have gone missing in the kingdom... and the original families of these children were basically scattered in various parts of the kingdom."

This was a premeditated crime; for unknown reasons, the perpetrators abducted countless children across the kingdom.

What is the purpose of doing such a thing?

"This...? There are even children under the age of five... What outrageous behavior!"

“This incident has become very serious, Gerdrey… I hope you can take your men to find out what happened and bring all the children back.”

"Yes, sir. I, G.D. Storonov, will certainly complete this task."

The king was pleased with Gerdoff's reaction.

Then, someone outside the door made a request. The king hesitated for a moment, then allowed him to enter.

"Report! Your Majesty! A very serious anomaly has been detected 500 meters outside the kingdom!"

"what?"

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The soldiers of the Kingdom of Rijestie gathered around the city walls.

After a massive blizzard swept through the kingdom, the sky grew increasingly dark, and the endless snowflakes caused the air temperature to drop.

"Hey...what's that?!"

The soldiers stared wide-eyed into the distance.

Outside the kingdom's city walls, there was a terrifying scene resembling a vortex.

"A tornado? Or a blizzard?"

"Look, everyone! Isn't that Lord Gazef, the Kingdom's Warrior Captain?!"

The city gates were then opened, and Gerdov led his men on horseback at breakneck speed to the outskirts of the kingdom.

They had only walked a hundred meters out of the kingdom when they saw that the ground in front of them was completely frozen into ice.

Fortunately, the soldiers in charge of reconnaissance had already informed them of this, so Gazef and his men changed into armor that could be fixed to the ice like spiked shoes, and the horses' armor was also replaced with special ice-surface gear.

The group moved quickly and soon arrived at an area 500 meters away.

However, once they reached this area, they could no longer see their surroundings.

"This... Lord Gazef?"

The soldiers looked at Gazeta as if seeking help.

"Maintain team coordination, and then advance step by step into the snowstorm!"

"learn!"

And so Gerdav led his knights onward into the snowstorm.

"What...what is this?"

Before long, the knights discovered something strange.

Those were two blue dots of light floating deep in the wind and snow.

It looked so beautiful. It originally seemed to have a human-like shape, but it seems to have been modified in some way, and the two points of light have completely turned into spheres.

For a moment when he saw the point of light, Gerdov was also momentarily dazed.

then.

A tremendous sense of crisis then swept over all the soldiers present.

"Not good! The entire army must disperse immediately!"

Gerdov immediately gave the order and hurriedly rode away.

A gigantic figure descended from the sky.

It crashed onto the ice, but instead of shattering due to its body, it unleashed an even more violent shockwave from the ground.

"Whoaaaaaah—!!"

Soldiers who didn't have time to dodge were crushed to death in one go.

The soldiers who managed to dodge were scattered by the impact, and at the same time, the blizzard in the vicinity began to intensify.

Gerdov gripped his sword tightly, warily eyeing the true form of the dark figure.

"A toad...?"

It was an enormous toad with a white and blue surface.

The toad's tail was covered with countless ice spikes, and it had a pair of scarlet eyes.

Those two ice-blue spheres were its two tentacles extending from the top of its head.

The ice toad stared at G.J. Jeff.

The moment he saw the other person, Gerdav understood one thing.

"So weak... Are humans in this world really that weak?"

Ice Toad mocked Gerdov mercilessly.

"A demon? No... Could this be the demon that the Slane Theocracy is searching for?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Gerdoff's mind, and then he saw the ice toad trying to pounce on him.

He quickly jumped off the horse.

He unleashed his martial arts with the sword in his hand, and the crimson light instantly illuminated the world shrouded in ice mist.

"Drink it all!!"

Gerdoff used all his strength to try and cut off one of the ice toad's tentacles.

The blade struck its most vulnerable tentacle, but instead snapped it in two.

The ice toad didn't even bother to retaliate against him.

The cold air he exhaled was enough to send Gerdov flying.