One Piece: My Devil

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. This incident was over in a thrilling way. Ainz and the others were preparing for the next step, which was to rule a lizardman territory. Ainz wanted to use this incident to train his subordinates. Adaptability, hoping that they can think alone, is also to prevent his subordinates from living well if he leaves one day, and if they can think independently, it can also reduce some of his own burdens, Lin Ye I also very much agree with what happened this time. The ruling task this time was given to the Frost Warrior Cortese, and I made some requirements, gave him the troops that must be defeated, and arranged the order of playing. If he wants to go, he can't play. , Ainz hoped that he could understand through his own thinking that the troops he gave him were not enough, and then raise objections, but Cortese did not. He believed that no matter how much troops his master gave him, he should repay his master with the fruits of victory. So he took these troops to the lizardman territory. Mare created a small Nazarick room not far from the lizardman territory, where Ainz and the others watched Cortese's battle.

There were only Ainz and Izaya here. Ainz asked, "If I do this, will they have slightly lower expectations of me? The pressure of that expectation is really too much, you know." After all, I have a human IQ. How can I be so smart and be able to predict everything like a god? But my subordinates, they think too highly of me. I am really afraid that one day I will let them down. expectations, they would say I am not worthy of being their leader and even abandon me,”

Izaya smiled, "Although I don't think this will reduce their expectations of you, I understand your psychology of doing this. I believe you will be well rewarded for doing this. Your subordinates are all very good people. , their loyalty to you will not change. Besides, you have always done a good job and are a competent leader. Moreover, no matter what you say, your subordinates will give you a very reasonable reason. Can you Don’t you feel it?”

Ainz nodded in distress, "It's because I fully realize this that I'm distressed. I don't have such high intelligence as they say. I'm a human being and can easily make mistakes, so now I I have been working hard to be a leader,"

Izaya nodded, "You have done very, very well. If you continue like this, you will do even better. When you work so hard, your subordinates will be more loyal to you, so it is better to do a little more "Relax, you have to have some confidence, you've done a very good job,"

Ainz nodded, "Well, thank you very much. I really feel good if I have someone to talk to. Let me talk about you. Do you feel anything around here?"

Izaya shook his head, "I didn't feel anything, gained nothing,"

Ainz said, "That's right. That's really a pity. When we expand to a wider area in the future, we might be able to find it."

Izaya nodded, "I understand, Brother Ainz,"

Ainz asked his subordinates to come in and enjoy the battle together. Lizardmen are much stronger than humans. They mainly rely on their physical and personal qualities. The weapons in their hands are very backward, but even in such a group, it is also Some powerful individuals. Those lizardmen fought against the low-level bone zombies very easily, but it was a bit difficult for the slightly stronger armored bone zombies. But in the end, the lizardmen defeated Cortese's troops after hard work, and Cortese was dejected. Not daring to look at Ainz, during the meeting, Cortese wanted to apologize for his failure, but Ainz stopped him and explained what he meant. He needed Cortese to annihilate all the lizards. But during the battle, Cortese was deeply impressed by the efforts of the lizardmen, so he applied, hoping not to annihilate the lizardmen. Ainz asked, "So, what do you want, what should the lizardmen do? What good will it do to Nazarick?"

Demiurge said, "Lord Ainz, please allow me to offer my humble opinion."

Ainz nodded, "Allow,"

Demiurge said, "We can use the lizardmen as an experiment. Sooner or later, Lord Ainz will rule the entire race, so why not do the experiment now,"

Ainz nodded, "Then, that's it, Cortese will carry out the experimental rule of the lizardmen,"

Everyone agreed, and Izaya walked beside Ainz and said, "Brother Ainz, are you okay?"

Ainz nodded, "It's okay. It's great that Cortese can think for himself. I'm really relieved."

Izaya nodded, "That's really nice,"

Ainz nodded and said, "Since I want to start ruling, it will be easier for me to find your power."

Izaya nodded, "Thank you, Brother Ainz."

Ainz smiled and said, "You're welcome, let's go and watch this show together."

Izaya understood that it was necessary to kill chickens to scare monkeys, in order to rule them and prevent them from rebelling.

Everyone used very cool magic to appear, which gave the lizard people a mental shock. After the leader of the lizard people was killed, the lizard people all chose to surrender. In the face of absolute power, they had no other thoughts but surrender. Izaya looked at the scene in front of him and seemed to have a strange feeling. However, Izaya did not really grasp this feeling. He shook his head and had no other expression. In this way, he became a steel-level adventurer with Ainz. He also occupied Erantil and became the capital of the Sorcerous Kingdom. I also never found anything until that day when I saw people from the Holy Kingdom.

The Kingdom is the country that Demiurge is responsible for invading, the Holy Kingdom. This matter started a few months ago. The Holy Kingdom of Roble is a country with the peninsula southwest of the Kingdom of Riestij as its territory. It is a country with strong religious overtones, culminated in the Holy King who wields faith-based magic, and who merges with the power of the temple to rule. Having said that, it is not to the level of the Slane Theocracy. There are two strange things about the territory of the Holy Kingdom of Roble with such characteristics. First, it is a country divided into north and south by the sea. Of course, the country is not completely separated. Instead, it is divided into a U-shaped land lying horizontally by a huge harbor with a length of about 40 kilometers and a width of 200 kilometers. For this reason some would even call them the Holy Kingdom of the North and the Holy Kingdom of the South.

And another point. At the entrance of the peninsula, there is a city wall with a total length of more than 100 kilometers extending from north to south. This was built to prevent the invasion of many demihuman tribes living in the hilly areas between the Holy Kingdom and the Silen Theocracy. This majestic city wall, which took a considerable amount of time and national power to build, silently tells how depressing the Holy Kingdom is to the existence of demihumans. There is a huge gap in abilities between demihumans and humans. Indeed, there are demihumans like goblins who are even more fragile than humans. This is undoubtedly true. Regardless of height, physical strength, intelligence, or the probability of giving birth to a magic caster, they are a race inferior to humans. But even that kind of goblin has eyes that can see through the darkness. If he takes advantage of his small size to hide in dark corners, such as launching a surprise attack in the forest at night, he will undoubtedly become a troublesome opponent for humans.

Demiurge wanted to take advantage of the conflict between the Holy Kingdom and the demihumans, as well as the terrain of the kingdom in the south and north, to divide the country so that Ainz could rule. Demiurge First, he used his powerful power to make all the demi-humans surrender to him, and he also united all the demi-humans who were originally unable to attack at the same time, and attacked in one fell swoop, breaking through the walls of the Holy Kingdom, causing the northern part of the Holy Kingdom to gradually fall. Moreover, the most famous Holy King of the Holy Kingdom also died in this war. It was not so much the war, but the death of the great demon Jaldabaoth played by Demiurge and the many demihumans he led. ravaged. In this battle, the Paladins who were disadvantaged in protecting them were in a dilemma. They first went to the Kingdom to seek help. The people in the Kingdom asked them to come to the Sorcerous Kingdom to seek Feifei's help. Izaya guessed that they would never have imagined that Feifei would Flying is Ainz.

Then, the group of people embarked on the road to seek help from the Sorcerous Kingdom, and it was at this time that Izaya felt something. A young girl walked on the main road of the kingdom. There is nothing about her that makes people think she is cute, and she has no beauty that makes people look back. However, in a bad sense, it attracts the attention of others. The eyes with small black eyes are raised upward, giving people the feeling of always glaring at others, and there are deep dark circles under the eyes. Such a girl is called Nea Baraha, a member of the team that came to seek help from the Holy Kingdom. Members, the southern area across the bay from the Holy Kingdom is still safe, but the north seems to have turned into hell. For her, who belongs to the People's Liberation Army composed of the remaining troops of the Northern Holy King, and who is visiting as a member of the envoy this time, she has no sense of luck even if she knows such information.

As her thoughts became more and more gloomy, Neia reached out to her waist as if seeking salvation. What came from my hands was the unique cold feeling of steel. It was a sword with the crest of the Knights of the Holy Kingdom that could prove her identity. Normally, a paladin's sword would be lightly enhanced with magic, but hers was not. That's because this is a sword used by squires who train soldiers. His habit of stroking the sword whenever he feels uneasy must be understandable. The touch from her beloved sword finally restored Neia's peace of mind, and then she breathed out gently, lifted up her cloak and accelerated her movement. Whenever I think of breaking bad news, my steps always slow down inadvertently. But just because it is a disgusting thing, we must speed up and complete it as soon as possible. In order to avoid feeling uncomfortable and having to think about it all the time.

When Izaya was in the Sorcerous Kingdom, he sensed something and said, "Brother Ainz, I feel something. It seems like something is approaching. It should be related to the power I need. If possible, I hope to go to the kingdom." Take a trip to see what it is,"

Ainz hesitated and said, "Albedo, is there any news about anyone traveling to the Holy Kingdom recently?"

Albedo said, "Lord Ainz, according to reports, a group of people from the Holy Kingdom went to the kingdom,"

Ainz asked, "Are there any particularly powerful people among these people?"

Albedo shook her head, "For Lord Izaya, this team will not pose any threat."

Ainz nodded, looked at Izaya, and said, "Since there are clues and there is no danger, you can go ahead."

Izaya nodded and quickly rushed towards the Holy Kingdom. When the team entered the Kingdom Hotel, Izaya had already discovered them. The most concerning thing about that team was this little girl. Izaya was careful. Hiding, paying attention to this girl's every move, somehow, she felt a strong sense of familiarity. The little girl Neia was rejected when she asked the nobles to meet, and now she was walking towards the hotel anxiously. Her footsteps were erratic, and finally, the hotel where the envoys and their entourage were staying appeared in front of her.

It was a very grand and luxurious hotel, said to be among the top five in the kingdom. The accommodation fee is naturally correspondingly high.

When I think back to the tragic situation in the northern part of my hometown, the Holy Kingdom, I can't help but feel guilty for myself and others who are still enjoying the luxury of other countries while their compatriots are suffering. fact

On the occasion, the woman who served as the head of this mission objected to staying here because it was too luxurious. She believes that the consumption level of this trip should be lowered and the excess funds should be used elsewhere.

However, due to the proposal of the man who served as the deputy leader, the leader's opinion was rejected.

"As representatives of the Holy Kingdom, if we stay in hotels that are not up to par, people who see us might think that the Holy Kingdom is running out of time. Therefore, it is necessary for us to stay in high-end hotels to show other countries that our country is still Alive."

From a rational point of view, the deputy chief's reasons are indisputable, and no one in the mission can refute it. Only the group leader, who was still emotional, still could not accept the proposal and stubbornly opposed it. After a long period of stalemate, finally, with the persuasion of the group members, I reluctantly chose and checked into this hotel.

However, everyone understands that the funds available for this trip are very limited, and there cannot be any extravagance. In order to complete everything in the shortest possible time, even Neia, a servant, was dispatched to perform the task.

Izaya looked at this hotel and thought it was very luxurious. He remembered that the small hotel he and Ainz stayed in was very shabby, dirty and poor. Even now, traveling with Ainz would not be so luxurious. , all trying to save as much as possible, Izaya felt the prudent attitude towards life in this world with Ainz. Judging from Neia's expression, she is also very embarrassed about this luxurious hotel. After all, their country is now in dire straits. Although Izaya sympathizes, he can't do anything. After all, this world belongs to An. Damn, it's a bit too unreasonable to point fingers. In order to find their own strength, it's already a lot of trouble for Ainz and the others.

When I first arrived yesterday, Izaya learned that the purpose of this envoy's visit to the Kingdom was nothing other than to obtain support from the Kingdom to the Holy Kingdom. To this end, Neia and other members of the group were asked to run around to make an appointment with the leaders of the kingdom to meet.

Among the group members, only Neia is a squire, and the others are all official paladins. If you find out that you have been booked by a servant, you will generally feel displeased. Even Neia knows this very well. However, even though she reported her opinions tactfully, there was no change in the order issued. As a servant, I really can't say anything more. However, Neia did not give up.

If it is just your own failure, you can only accept it happily. But doing that may cause the already dying Holy Kingdom to lose more aid from the kingdom. It is clear that Neia's failure may lead to the death of more citizens, so it is impossible to just say "Yes, I understand" to end the matter.

Izaya secretly observed the inside and used the magic scroll given by Ainz. He could clearly see what happened to the people inside. Seeing Neia's reaction, Izaya agreed with Neya's approach. Izaya didn't know. , why did I automatically side with Neia? What secrets does this girl have? Is this my own power? No, it’s still a relatively weak feeling. Izaya continued to observe,

The woman in the room seemed to be the leader of the regiment, and her face was ugly. She seemed to be thinking that it was ridiculous that she was just a mere attendant and did not act immediately after receiving the order. He showed an attitude as if everything was Nea's fault. Fortunately, the deputy captain intervened and finally calmed down the matter, but it was already certain that the captain did not have a good impression of Neia. Izaya suddenly developed a strong hostility towards the female leader. Why is this?

The reason why the Holy Kingdom allowed Neia to join the mission was probably because of her keen observation skills to ensure safety on the road. I really hope the higher-ups don't have expectations for the rest of her abilities. Izaya didn't know why, but he seemed to be able to feel Neia's emotions.

Neia looked up at the sky, sighed "Haaah", and then watched the white mist she exhaled slowly float in the air until it disappeared. When I thought about going back to the hotel and having to endure the feeling of being on pins and needles again, my stomach started to hurt involuntarily. Izaya looked at her from the side and had the urge to hold her in his arms. Izaya was very confused as to what was wrong with him.

Since the nobles Neia needs to get a meeting appointment this time are not important figures and their status in the kingdom is not high, it is not a big deal even if she fails to get the appointment opportunity, but even so, the group leader will still whining at her. Neia was very distressed and thought to herself,

Generally speaking, even if you want to meet someone with a certain status immediately. No matter what, it will take some time to investigate my origins and collect information. If we can meet, it will probably be a week later.

According to the instructions given by the captain, we will leave the capital in a few days, captain.

The current team leader is neurotic from time to time and seems to be unable to control his emotions well. The previous group leader was not such a person. Neia also knows this. Rather, he is a generous person who, to put it harshly, is a very nervous person. But since the battle in which she lost the Holy Queen, her character has undergone a huge change. Izaya felt this, and suddenly knew what the reason for that woman was. Demiurge was a demon, the great demon in this world, and the setting was quite consistent with his identity as a demon. If he were to become an enemy, he wouldn't have to think about it. He knew that the end must be very tragic. When such a scene appeared in front of him, he was still a close relative and respected person. He was still alive and could do nothing. Everyone's situation would become very strange. Izaya suddenly felt sympathy for the leader. Indeed It's not easy.

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