The Child of The Tomb

Lesson 19 - The Usual

(3rd Person POV)
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"I see. So Aura has taken a liking to that watch?" Ainz glances up at Albedo. "Quite so. An item that lets her hear Lady Bukubuku Chagama's voice, her being one of the 41 supreme beings as well as Aura's own birth mother, would be a reward more welcome than any other. Of course, the greatest reward is to be here serving you both!"

(Y/n) nervously chuckles.

"M-Mm-hmm... Now, I was right in the middle of explaining something. The area west of the mountain range is the Re-Estize Kingdom. The capital is right here." He points to a shaded circle. "Sebas was getting information, right? Where is he?" (Y/n) chirps in.

"He is making regular reports, never missing a single one. However, there still are no leads on who controlled Shalltear's mind." Albedo answers.

"I see. Continue to remain vigilant." Ainz turns back to the map and points at an area similar to mountains. "On the other side of the mountains is the Baharuth Empire, which appears to engage the kingdom in war every year. E-Rantel, which serves as Momon's home base, becomes a military outpost in times of war. And to the south, beyond the forest, is the Slane Theocracy. They're the nation that attacked Carne Village earlier."

"The three countries border each other and are in conflict." Albedo puts it into simpler words. "Ohhhhh..." (Y/n) mumbles, understanding what all of Ainz big words meant.

"Additionally, to the north of the kingdom is the Argland Council State, made up of several races of demi-humans." He points to a farther place on the map. "It's said that either five or seven dragons serve as the nations councilors."

"Dragons, you say?" Albedo says with a stern expression, it's mostly plain.

He moves his finger downwards, to another shaded square; the square representing kingdoms. "Southwest of the kingdom is a nation known as a holy kingdom, and in the wilderness next to that, many different demi-humans are engaged in daily disputes."

"That's where Demiurge went off to, right?" Albedo asks.

(Y/n) nods, knowing the answer to this question. "Yeah. He's testing out experiments in.. parchment.. production, for us?" The larger words sounding more like a guess. Ainz nods, backing her words up.

"High-quality parchment is indispensable when making scrolls after all. That does it for my quick description. Which of these nations do you think we should be wary of?" He looks at (Y/n) and Albedo.

"The big ones!" (Y/n) smiles happily with a raised hand. Ainz chuckles and pats her head while Albedo quietly squeals to herself about, and-I-quote, 'how cute our daughter is'. Emphasis on the 'our'.

"That's right as well. Albedo?" He looks up at her, waiting for her answer. She stops fangirling and goes back to a serious expression as she thinks.

"The Slane Theocracy, I would say."

"The one at the village?" (Y/n) questions, tilting her head to the side. Albedo nods with a smile before becoming stern again. "They were foolish enough to challenge you to battle, Lord Ainz, Lady (Y/n), and that blew up in their face." She places a hand near her chin as she looks down, explaining her reasoning. "It is possible that they are waiting for a chance to take revenge."

Ainz does the same movement with his hand, thinking.

Albedo suddenly gasps and looks over at the two with worry. "Begging your pardon! At present, we should be wary of every nation! Similar to how what Lady (Y/n) said!"

(Y/n) smiles proudly at how useful she was.

Ainz backs up a bit at Albedo's step forward. "Y-You are correct. While there may not be a serious threat from the states, there are individuals who might take us by surprise." He turns his head. "How is Shalltear doing?"