4.5 - Well That Would Be ‘We-Time’ Not ‘Me-Time’

Lucius sits-in Momonga's office claiming it to get various things done he wears a casual crimson shirt and simple black pants. Albedo stands nearby as Carmella sits across from Lucius. He sighs and leans back in his chair and closes his eyes for a moment. "Thank you for extracting as much information from that mage as you could before breaking him, Carmella."

"Of course master, I even created a translation book as the written language is different despite the spoken one being Japanese." Carmella said removing a rather large stack of papers bound together.

"Perfect, after I read this bring this to the other guardians Albedo." Lucius said as he grabbed ahold of the paper and began reading through it.

"Yes, my love." Albedo said causing Lucius to twitch and tears a page. He sighs as usual and continues to read the translation book.

'Hmm, ever since being moved to this world I've remembered everything perfectly back to first being born. This has to be from one of my race bonuses I defiantly haven't read all of them yet.' Lucius thought to himself before finding himself at the end of the book which surprised him as he didn't think he was paying any attention. He was about to go back a couple of pages but felt it unnecessary as he remembers everything.

"Alright, I've read the entirety of it if you would kindly Albedo please work down the list of guardians the ones that need to know the language." Lucius said handing her the book she accepts and smiles at him before leaving the room with it in hand.

"Lucius you made a grave mistake in changing so many backstories." Carmella said dead serious tone.

"That I did indeed… I didn't think it would matter since the servers were shutting down. But why should I care about the morality of it they would probably throw themselves at me regardless of if I changed the backgrounds or not." Lucius said leaning back in the chair kicking his feet up onto to table.

"Feel free to indulge all you want Lucius. You're a neigh un-killable god here morality shouldn't have anything to do with any of your decisions." Carmella said giving him a knavish look.

"You're just trying to sleep with some of the women, aren't you? You're just trying to get me to indulge first." Lucius said raising an eyebrow while looking her dead in the eye. She just smiles in response confirming his suspicions.

"What should we do about investigating the city of E-Rantel?" Carmella asked Lucius who returned to sitting normally now leaning on the table in front of him.

"You told me about the adventurers we could have some people who can pass as humans enter the town and join the guild there… Although I'm not too sure who would be best for that part. I would love to go so that's one. I could also, take the real you with me so that's two and perhaps one of the human-looking Pleiades." Lucius said scratching his chin.

"Isn't Narberal a doppelganger? Perhaps, she would be a good pick?" Carmella said but Lucius just gave her a knowing look.

"She would be a good addition but I feel as if you're picking her for the wrong reasons." Lucius said before hearing the door open as Albedo has returned.

"I have delivered the book to the other guardian's Lord Lucius." Albedo said before returning to Lucius's side he looks over to her she blushes and stares back.

"Would you like a chair to sit down in? It can't be comfortable to stand up all the time." Lucius said looking around the room for any comfortable chair she could sit on.

"You're too kind Lord Lucius." Albedo said as Lucius stood up and brought her one of the nearby chairs in the lounge of the room.

"Let's get down to business. To gain more knowledge about this world we must send a group to the city of E-Rantel to join the adventuring guild." Lucius said looking over to Albedo who looks to be thinking about something.

"That is an excellent idea. Who do you have in mind for this mission?" Albedo asked looking at Carmella who smiles at her.

"I believe Carmella, Narberal, and I would be the best group." Lucius said before looking over to Albedo who looks concerned.

"Lord Lucius please reconsider your choice. What if something happens to you? Who would we follow?!" Albedo shouted getting extremely emotional.

"While I am pleased by your passion and loyalty… Do not forget that I was the secret weapon of Ainz Ooal Gown and took on five invaders all level one hundred at the same time. I also have no intention of abandoning any of you no matter what." Lucius said reaching into his inventory and pulling out a cup of coffee that he takes a sip of.

"Please forgive me, Lord Lucius." Albedo said hanging her head.

"The only way to guarantee there being no hiccups would be for me to go with them… I suppose I could also bring Apex to put your troubled mind to ease." Lucius said before looking through the various papers on his desk. He finishes off the coffee. He looks through a couple of formal requests written out by Demiurge. One is to have somebody search for somebody with martial arts in which to experiment to see if we could learn them. Another is to try new ways to create new scrolls, as the resources we have are finite.

"I should just have Demiurge take over with all the planning… But, no matter how lazy I want to be there are far more important things to be done." Lucius said leaning back in his chair once again.

"Master Lucius please excuse me I must return to my cleaning duties." Carmella said with a bow as she stands up and walks out of the room.

"I need some me-time… I'm going to head to the hot-springs please handle anything that doesn't explicitly require me." Lucius said standing up and stretching. Albedo gasps rather loudly.

"If you so desire I shall come and wash your back, my love." Albedo said standing up as fast as she can. She begins breathing erratically.

"Well, that would be 'we-time' not 'me-time' Albedo." Lucius said quickly leaving the room into the hallways.

'Ugh, all the NPCs are practically the children of everyone in Ainz Ooal Gown it would just be weird to try anything with them… Carmella prefers women so I cannot explore that avenue. Maybe one of the inhabitants of this new world will catch me specific tastes.' Lucius thought to himself as he walked the halls. Several maids stop their work to bow as he passes. He gives them a smile and a wave causing what he believed to be heartthrobs as he does so as the twitch of gasp. 'Shesh, I know I'm attractive but this is just too much perhaps I should wear my mask in Nazarick.'

Lucius continues walking all the way to the eighth floor and stops in the garden spotting Aureole Omega. She looks up and jumps to her feet to bow. Lucius nods his head as he continues on his way to the hot springs. He looks around finding that the male's bath is devoided of people he lets out a sigh of relief and enters removing his clothing. He steps down into the bath and lays his head back on the rim.

"I miss my sister I hope she's doing well… Wait she wasn't online when this all happened right? Message." Lucius said placing his hand on his ear.

"H-Hello?" A meek feminine voice answered making Lucius completely freeze up thinking about what he should say.

"I didn't think you were online Lucile! I'm so sorry I didn't try to contact you sooner! It's me, Lucius!" He shouted in shock.

"Lucius?! I was exploring when the servers were shutting down I'm lost in a massive forest!" Lucile shouted her voice almost breaking down. Lucius leaves the bath and quickly throws on his pants.

"Gate! I think I might know where your talking about I'm on my way!" Lucius shouted jumping through the gate finding him-self in the forest where he saved the two village girls. He runs as fast as he can through the forest trying to find where his sister might be.

"Lucile I need you to be on the lookout for me I'm only wearing black pants I look exactly as I do in real life!" Lucius shouted franticly searching every inch of the forest. After half an hour of searching, he finally spots her. He could never mistake his families' look of long crimson hair and light blue eyes. She's wearing her red combat dress which seems to be covered in mud and blood.

"Lucius!" She shouted rushing towards him.

"What has mother told you about wandering off by yourself? Your sense of direction is awful! You are not leaving the guild without me ever!" Lucius shouted finally taking the time to put on the rest of his clothing. After he finishes he grips her into a tight hug.

"I'm sorry I thought it would be okay to explore the area around Nazarick since the servers were shutting down I didn't think it was just an update! I haven't been able to log out for so long mother must be extremely worried about me!" Lucile said tearing up.

"Oh, about that this is an Isekai scenario. Wait you haven't watched any anime… Basically, we've been moved to another world as our characters from the game." Lucius said shocking Lucile to the core.

"Please tell me this is just one of your insanely elaborate pranks." Lucile said nervously looking at Lucius.

"Hmm, thanks for the idea but I'm not joking this is all really happening I have run several tests and this is indeed a real world. But look on the bright side I carried you to level one-hundred so I don't think anything could kill you." Lucius said looking down at her dress seeing there's far more blood on it than he originally noticed.

"There were a bunch of monsters that tried to attack me I was really scared at first but I could remember all my magic spells so I ended up killing a whole bunch." Lucile said shivering as she thought back to the first monster she saw.

"Gate... Let's get back to Nazarick so you can take a bath you reek." Lucius said stepping through the gate into his office where Albedo still sits looking through paperwork.

"How was your bath, Lucius?" Albedo asked before spotting Lucile she stood up alarmed at first before making a realization. "Lady Lucile!"

"Ah! She spoke!" Lucile shouted in a high-pitched tone causing Lucius to laugh aloud.

"Yes that she did… You appear to be disorientated little sister, perhaps you should take a long bath and get something to eat. Albedo, would you take her to the hot-springs? With her sense of direction, she'll somehow find herself on the first floor." Lucius said looking to Albedo who bows.

"Of course Lord Lucius I'll take good care of her." Albedo said walking up to Lucile who looks over to Lucius with an anxious expression. Lucius just smiles and nods his head at her as he sits down in his chair leaning back with his feet on the table. Albedo and Lucile leave the room shortly after.

"Finally some proper alone time… I'm an awful brother I completely forgot about her being online despite remembering everything perfectly. God, I'm so dumb." Lucius said sighing and leaning back in the chair enjoying the peace and quiet. But then the sound of somebody knocking on the door is heard. "UGH! Who is it!?"

Shalltear enters the room and walks up to the desk giving a formal bow to Lucius who is now sitting up straight with an annoyed look.

"What is it?" Lucius said hiding his frustration.

"I just wanted to gaze upon your magnificent form one last time before I head onto the mission you personally chose me for." Shalltear said smiling.

'What mission? Oh god, this is Demiurge's work he probably looked at the paperwork and decided I would choose Shalltear for whatever mission.' He thought to himself before cracking his knuckles. "I'm glad you're pleased with my choice I have no doubt you will perform your duties to the letter. Do take care."

"This slave will try to live up to your expectation." Shalltear said making Lucius give her a sideways glance.

'Slave? Sheesh, if I ever see Perorochino again I'm going to have to question him about his motivation when creating her I'm morbidly curious.' Lucius thought to himself before pretending to be busy ignoring the rest of what Shalltear says before she leaves.

"I swear heads will roll if I don't get any me time… Hmm, I need to finish my bath before I made that realization." Lucius thought aloud.