Troubles of Being a Ruler

Currently inside The Great Tomb of Nazarick, in a grand study that was designed for the one who ruled above the forty-one supreme beings. This room wasn't empty, there were three humanoid figures in it, one of them was holding an orb, this item was The Orb of Recording, it had the ability to record videos or make a projection of things that happened. These three figures were all viewing the projection caught in The Orb of Recording.

"I see", Ainz was honestly wetting his pants, he was way too shocked from what he just figured out. A paladin in bright white armor had just attacked Shalltear and knocked her back, he then left. Ainz wasn't shocked that Shalltear attacked, but from what the paladin meant. The Paladin seemed to be one of the so-called thirteen heroes from the legends of Re-Estize.

He then turned to Filius who was holding the orb, "So you say that you believe that this Paladin Warrior is one of The Thirteen Heroes, the one who wielded the swords of darkness."

"Yes", Filius nodded, "From what Ninya told us, the warrior was a knight in full armor and he wielded four swords, but legends always change, maybe the knight didn't wear black armor and maybe his weapons weren't swords but various weapons. There's also the theory that he might be a different hero, and the last one, that he might not be one of the thirteen heroes at all. Still, even with all these ideas, we need to be wary of him, he was able to knock out Shalltear and escape, a person capable of that must be at a high level in power and skill."

Ainz and Albedo nodded in agreement, Filius then spoke once more. "I believe we should be cautious about what we do from now on", he suggested.

Albedo was the next to speak, "What do you mean? Even if that creature is strong, with the combined forces of Ainz and the guardians it would be easy to defeat. We should not just stop our goals for one little encounter?"

Filius shook his head, "I wasn't talking about stopping our plans, rather just be a bit more careful. If we were forced to walk on ice, we want to be flying rather than walking. This means we should extend our network, make sure that we have enough resources, not just from Nazarick but also from the new world. "

Ainz nodded in that suggestion, he loved that Filius was smart with his words. Ainz would become even more confident in his plans when Filius suggested ideas and introduced various viewpoints. Ainz then spoke, "Albedo", Albedo then turned to Ainz, "I want you to fortify our defenses, make sure that all the plans for Nazarick's defense are absolutely perfect, I want a backup plan for the backup plan, if you need help you may ask it from Demiurge and Cocytus, understood?"

Albedo bowed, "Yes Lord Ainz."

Ainz then signaled her to go and do her job immediately, Filius saw Albedo leave and once he knew she had left he turned back to his father, "Father....have you not been interested..... in getting married?"

"Erk!", Ainz coughed, he was shocked to his core, his son had just asked if he was interested in getting married. He turned to look at Filius, "What makes you ask that?"

"Sorry if I'm out of line here, Father", Filius bowed.

"Not at all, just tell me why do you think that?", Ainz asked.

"Well, You are the Last supreme Being here in this world. As the last of your race wouldn't it be fruitful to extend your lineage?", he asked.

[This again], Ainz mentally groaned, it wasn't the first time that Filius suggested this bloodline thing, but in all honesty, Ainz wasn't interested in it. He didn't know whether his colleagues were in this world or not so he couldn't just create a family here. But then he got thoughts of his previous life, the life of a salaryman, working hard days and long nights in Japan. Did he really want that life once more?

"I'm sorry if I'm stepping my bounds father, but I think you should at least try it. I mean, what if you are the only Supreme Being capable of coming to this world? Would you want to live the rest of your life as a lone king?", Filius then went quiet, after a minute of silence he spoke again, "If there weren't any Supreme Beings... I would suggest giving the female guardians, Albedo and Shalltear a chance, they might not be a Supreme Being and they might be creations made by you. But I believe that the Supreme Beings made them as personifications of their perfect piece, you even said it yourself, you redesigned Albedo to love you and only you", With that Filius decided it would be the best moment for him to leave.

Ainz was in a struggle, what Filius said was true, in the guild Ainz Ooal Gown, the player had a wide variety of selections that they could use to create an NPC. They would design them the way they liked the way they wished they could be, and the way they loved it. He clearly remembered that when he created Pandora's Actor he loved every minute of it, he wanted a creature that should have power and glamour but he also wanted it goofy and stupid because it would make it friendly.

Then came the topic of having a partner, he was alone in that aspect, he could never be in a normal relationship with a woman, so he had very few options. The only ones he thought of were Aura, Shalltear, and Albedo, but the problem was that they were NPC's and creations from his friends. Could he really step out of his boundaries and do something like that?

Then came the new idea, what if he was the only player in this world. What would he do? He wanted so many things, he wanted his friends, he wanted to find a girlfriend, and he wanted a family, but he hated his normal life.

He then remembered the last word his son told him before he left, I would suggest giving the female guardians, Albedo and Shalltear a chance, they might not be a Supreme Being and they might be creations made by you. But I believe that the Supreme Beings made them as personifications of their perfect piece, you even said it yourself, you redesigned Albedo to love you, and only you

He sighed, "Maybe....he might be right....."

The next day......

Currently in E-Rantel, inside a room in the adventures guild, there was a meeting being held. This meeting was directed by the Guild master himself, his name was Pluton Ainzach. He was a veteran adventurer that managed to become after his retirement guild master.

He had called for various Mythril-plated adventures in order to face a certain problem he had. One of those adventures was Momon and his team that consisted of Nabe, Killstag, and The Wise King Hamusuke, but only the leaders of those teams would be meeting up.

"I'd like to thank you Mythril level adventures, for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. Now let's get down to business. Last night, seven adventurers were attacked. And five iron-class adventurers were killed. They claim it was a vampire. She ambushed them in the forest outside of town. Here's what we know: the monster has silver hair and skin, a large mouth containing very sharp fangs. She is also very fast, and even stronger than a normal vampire or that's what the only survivor said", Ainzach said.

The other adventures except for Momon gasped. There was only one survivor from the whole team of seven.

Ainz squinted his eyes even though he never really had eyelids, [That describes Shalltear to a T.]

"If this creature is indeed a vampire, we need to keep it from entering the city at all costs. If left unchecked, it could turn E-Rantel's populace into dried corpses", Ainzach said.

One of the other Mythril adventures decided to ask a question, "Was this foul beast involved in the recent cemetery incident?"

"Well, I'm sure Mr. Momon here would know the answer to that", said another adventure.

"Must be nice to get bumped up to Mythril after only one quest, huh?", this man was Igvarge. For some reason he was very hostile against Momon, Ainz had an idea why. These days Ainz had been thinking about many things in many different views, this was because Filius seemed to think that way, so since he was his father, he must have some skill like that hidden inside. So he made an idea that Igvarge was pissed that a random man from unknown origin had just come and in one night reached the Mythril rank, he was pissed that he had to work for his position and the Momon just reached it with ease.

"Don't be like that Igvarge", another adventurer said in Ainz's defense.

"After investigating the cemetery, We know, without a doubt, that Zuranon followers were behind the attack there", Ainzach said.

"Wait Zuranon? The dangerous cult obsessed with the undead? Then... The vampire has to be involved with them", said the next adventurer.

"We can't say that for certain. Though, if I had to guess, it's a decoy", said the third adventurer.

Igvarge scoffed, he thought that the story of the vampire might be slightly exaggerated so he wasn't taking it seriously. He thought that maybe the adventurers were probably weak and that's why they died, "But it doesn't take a vampire to kill iron plates."

Ainzach shook his head a bit, he knew that Igvarge wasn't taking this issue seriously and he hated that ignorance, "Let's just concentrate on finding this monster. She was last seen near some caves south of E-Rantel . I'll send out a search party an-", before he could speak any further he was cut off by Ainz/ Momon.

"I am positive this creature is not affiliated with Zuranon", Ainz said.

Ainzach and the rest of the adventurers were stunned, how did he know this. Ainzach was the first to speak, "And how can you be so sure?"

Ainz didn't sway from his words, so he answered that question, "That vampire is known as..." It almost seemed as if he was purposely leaving a space to bring in more suspense but it was actually because he was forming a random name, "it's Honyopnyoko!", he stated.

Then other adventurers gasped, Momon had just revealed the name of the monster that they would fight. "So this Honey-pot, uh...whatever I take it you're familiar with this monster?", Ainzach asked.

Ainz nodded, "Indeed, I have quite a history with it. I've been tracking her for years. She's powerful. Not just any man could compete with her strength. But my team will get rid of this problem."

"The hell you will", Igvarge retorted.

"You sure you can kill her?", Ainzach asked.

"Definitely. Because I have this", Ainz then pulled out an object from his pack. The item was actually a Magic Sealing Crystal, a powerful item that had the ability to contain any magic spell 7th tier or above. "There is eighth-tier magic within this crystal."

Meanwhile...

Currently, Nabe and Killstag also known as Naberal and Fillius were in a tradition that two people interested in one another would do. They were on a date.

Filius and Naberal were currently walking around E-Rantel checking out the sites. Filius made sure to remove his mask, thanks to his skills, his illusion magic was more powerful than normal, it lasted longer and it prevents other magic from canceling it out. The reason they were having this date was so they could get to know each other a bit more since their Supreme Being was busy at the time.

Currently, Filius and Nabe were walking in a jewelry store. When they entered the shopkeeper greeted them, "Welcome to my shop."

"Hello, greetings", Filius responded.

"Oh, you seem to be adventurers", the Shopkeeper said in a sharp tone, but he then noticed something from the corner of his eyes. He saw their adventurer plates, he was shocked he hadn't realized that they were Mythril ranked adventurers. This meant that they weren't common adventurers these people had money. "Please come and check our goods, I know you'll find something worth your taste", the shopkeeper said.

"I doubt that", scoffed Nabe.

The shopkeeper didn't hear her comment and continued to show them around.

"Nabe, see anything that you like?", Filius asked.

"You-I mean darling, I don't need a gift", she then lowered her voice to a whisper, "Especially one that was crafted from some human." Filius shook his head, he then grabbed her hand, Nabe was stunned a bit and looked at him, "Lor-Darling? What are you doing?"

Filius then turned to the shopkeeper, "Sorry for bothering you sir, we will be going now." Filius said as he exited the door and left.

The shopkeeper was stunned he didn't know why they didn't like anything. From what he knew all the items in the jewelry shop were of the finest in E-Rantel, "typical adventurers."

Filius quickly took Nab around an alley and then activated a gate spell, he pulled Nab through, and then they were in front of The Great Tomb of Nazarick. They weren't in the actual tomb's entrance but they were in the plains outside of it.

"Young Master what are we doing here?", Nabe asked.

Nothing much just watch, he then turned around and extended a finger to the floor, he then started using magic, "Seed overgrow."

Then a magic green spec fell on the dirt, slowly it started to sink and then it disappeared. Naberal thought that the magic her Young Master used had failed, she was about to say something, but then suddenly the ground started cracking from the ground rose a sapling, and then it quickly started growing. After 2 minutes the sapling was a fully grown tree.

Filius looked at Nabe's reaction, she was in awe, she had never seen a tree grow so easily. No common or known magic could make a seed and then grow it into a tree in less than three minutes.

Filius smiled, he wasn't done yet. He then started moving his index finger at the same time a cloud started forming above them and over the tree. He was using a 6th tier spell named control weather, in the sky above them the dark clouds started forming, and then it started snowing. The snowflakes rapidly fell on top of the tree, then it started getting stronger. After two minutes the tree was covered in snow, but not only that, the tree branches that were hanging down from the tree seemed to be encased in ice. The tree seemed to be something from out of a fairy tale, the leaves were all encased in ice, and the branches were enveloped in snow, it seemed to be a magical tree of bright gems.

Filius then went into his storage dimension and pulled out a few items, in his hand, he had a basket and some blankets. He then started laying two of them down, the grassy floor was covered in snow so he put on two blankets to prevent the frost. He then placed the basket in the center and extended his hand to grab Naberal's.

Naberal was stunned, never had she seen something so beautiful created in front of her especially by her Young Master, she was glad to witness this. She was also nervous from so much affection, never since her creation had she ever received so much affection and... love.

Naberal took his hand and they both sat down on the blanket. "Young Master?", Naberal asked.

Filius looked at her wondering what was her question, "I was wondering, why did you bring food. We of Nazarick have the ring of sustenance, we don't need to eat or sleep, or it's now not necessary", Naberal asked.

Filius smiled, "It's because it's something different, I want you to try something. Come"

Naberal nodded and sat beside Filius, Filius smiled again, "Come, get closer."

"Young Master that would be disrespectful, as your maid I sh-", she was then cut off by her arm being pulled. Filius had pulled her hand and sat her in between his legs. "Young Master!!??", she shrieked.

Filius looked down at her and then he hugged her waist, "Naberal, remember you are my woman. When we are alone, you and I are a couple, not master and servant."

"But...but", Naberal was then shushed by something touching her soft lips. Filius had just kissed her, her young master had kissed her to show her what he meant. "Master...", Naberal said in a shy meek tone.

She was so startled, she felt shyness, fear, embarrassment, love, all these emotions were unknown to her. She was shy because it was the first time ever she felt so attractive in someone's eyes. True, as she was adventuring with her masters, she was always being stared at, but those eyes only lusted for her body and not for her. She felt embarrassed because she couldn't control herself around her young master, she wanted to be with him, she wanted to feel protected by him even though she was created to purposely do that.

She felt loved and she loved him the man who stole her heart and claimed it. But she also felt fear, a fear that turned to anxiety, she felt like she wasn't worthy of being held by her young master. She felt like she was undeserving of his affection.

Filius looked at her eyes, he saw everything, he saw all her emotions from them. He could tell what she felt, but he didn't worry. He then moved forward and kissed Naberal again. His mask was removed and his skull could be seen, it was a metallic skull with four sharp pointy canines, in his eyes were the same red glint that his father had.

Naberal didn't know why but she could feel her master's soft lips, she should've felt the cold metal from him but instead, he felt warm and soothing.

Both of them separated and then they started talking, about their dislike and their likes. What they wanted to do when they had free time, and planning the second date. Then they reached the point of forming a family, Filius discovered that Naberal wanted kids, but she was scared that she wouldn't be a good mother due to her attitude, also there was the fact that she didn't find a man worthy to reproduce with. After their long talk ended they laid together and relaxed, then Filius found out Naberal had fallen asleep at one point, so he decided to look at her as she rested.

[Honestly, she's beautiful, I don't care if she isn't a supreme being like me. I love...I love you Naberal], Filius then leaned in and kissed her as she was sleeping. After ten more minutes Naberal finally woke up and was shocked, she apologized for sleeping and disrespecting her young master, Filius smiled and waved it off.

"Calm down Naberal it wasn't that bad", Filius said.

"B-but", Naberal was then shushed by another kiss.

"Filius, when we are alone call me Filius, not young master. That's an order", Filius said.

Nabe was still for a second and then nodded, "okay then, Filius-sa."

Filius smirked, even though he had no lips, "Still too formal, but that works."

Then Filius received a message through magic, "Hello father?"

It was his father and the current master of The Great Tomb of Nazarick, Ainz Ooal Gown, "Killstag, we are on the move. Return so we can proceed with the quest."