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Ainz sighed.

Even though it was the body of an undead, it felt tired.

It's not that I'm disappointed with my subordinates. The lack of information makes all the conjectures just conjectures, and I can't be sure of even one of the conclusions.

Perhaps, it needs to be quiet for a while to collect information.

But if you continue to hide in the dark, you may be targeted by the people behind the scenes.

Unless he was hiding in the great tomb of Nazarick, that would be too useless.

It's not an option to be passive all the time. If you take the initiative to attack, you can't be too ostentatious to attract attention.

Feifei's reputation has been established, and he can only act as a "righteous adventurer". The identities of Demiurge and Mare have been exposed. If they are sent out, it is tantamount to telling the enemy that "we have the means of resurrection".

Are you going to send Cosest and Yaura out?

'Forget it. '

Ainz decisively rejected this idea.

"One more thing."

He thought of Hanzo's previous report again, so he looked at Demiurge and asked:
"According to Hanzo's report, in order to continue to complete the plan, on the way to fight Suo Liuxiang, three strangers also rushed to the battlefield, but they only watched the battle for about a minute before leaving."

"I think it should be an adventurer from a certain country."

"According to Hanzo's judgment, the opponent's team leader is stronger than Suo Liuxiang."

"What do you think of this matter?"

Ainz was not ashamed to ask.

Anyway, his own problems will be regarded as a test by the other party, and he is used to this.

Compared to this, he has some doubts about the behavior of these three people.

Traveled thousands of miles to the battlefield, but left without doing anything?
This doesn't look like a crusade against a demon god at all.

In contrast, the opponent's strength above Suo Liuxiang did not seem to be that much of a concern.

After all, even the strong men who killed the guardian appeared, who knows how many strong men there are in this different world.

Demiurge frowned and thought for a while.

Ainz-sama's words are too succinct, and there are countless possibilities based on this alone.

'Could it be that Ainz-sama is testing me? '

'Then if you can't say the answer that Ainz-sama has already thought about in his heart, I'm afraid he will be disappointed again.'

All distracting thoughts were discarded from his mind, and all his thinking was devoted to answering Ainz-sama's question.

Rao relied on Demiurge's wisdom, and after thinking for a while, he managed to come up with two possible answers:
"The subordinates believe that there are two situations."

"The first type is that the opponent is the enemy's companion. When they came to the battlefield, they found that their accomplice was not found, so they chose to retreat immediately."

"Secondly, since the strength of the opponent is higher than that of Suo Liuxiang, it is possible to judge that Feifei is enough to deal with Suo Liuxiang and the others, so he will not attack and keep his strength."

If he wanted to guess the other party's identity, Demiurge thought he couldn't do it, and explained it based on the other party's weird behavior. These are the two most likely conclusions.

But with Ainz-sama's intelligence, he probably already knew the identity of the other party.

'As expected of Ainz-sama, he guessed the identity of the enemy with just a few words! '

After hearing Demiurge's conclusion, the bones on the throne were silent for a while, he still didn't know that he had been elevated to another level in the speculation of his subordinates.

"Are there two possibilities?"

The first seems a bit far-fetched.

If you are here to support your companions, there is no reason not to come along.

With his strength above Suo Liuxiang, as a support, it is undoubtedly much better than fighting alone.

The second is possible.

Many strong men have their own arrogance. Since they have judged the situation on the field, they don't bother to make a move, which is more in line with human psychology.

After all, there is still too little information, so that even if it is a somewhat far-fetched conclusion, I dare not rule it out easily.

Ainz felt a little powerless. He looked at Demiurge, hoping to find some solutions:
"What do you think, after this plan fails, what should we do next?"

A gleam of light flashed in Demiurge's diamond-encrusted eyes.

He felt sincerely happy that he was still valued by Lord Ainz.

"The subordinates believe that the direction of Jianguo is not wrong."

As soon as the words came out, the other guardians cast suspicious glances at him.

Although Ainz-sama decided to temporarily expose the failure of the two, and it was impossible for the others to go against the Supreme Being's order and continue to sneer, they still expressed doubts about the proposal of this guy who had shamed the Supreme Being.

A plan that has failed once, will it fail again?
They beg to differ.

"Quiet."

Ainz patted the armrest of the throne with his bone palm, and seemed to agree with Demiurge's proposal.

"Go on."

"Yes, Ainz-sama."

The demon bowed excitedly, and continued:

"This subordinate believes that Lord Ainz can personally act this time."

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a day later.

"Princess Lana, it's been a long time since I've seen you, and she's much prettier now."

"You are awsome, Master Melo."

Inside the kingdom, in Lana's bedroom, Lana half-kneeled on the ground, respectfully welcoming Melo's arrival.

The latter sat on the chair with ease, put his feet up, poured himself a cup of black tea, and tasted it leisurely.

Different from the last time, this time, she brought Antiline with her.

However, Antirin, who met Lana for the first time, did not appear restrained, or she didn't know what restraint was at all, and lay on the bed by herself.

The shoes were thrown aside, her clean feet were shaking back and forth in the air, and her slender hands were gently rubbing the ends of her smooth hair.

From time to time, he looked at Lana's face from the corner of his eyes, as if he was a little curious about the person who was seen by Melo.

Lana just smiled slightly, making it hard to guess what was going on in her heart.

"Is this Lord Melo's favorite?"

She could see that Melo was in a good mood, so her respectful posture relaxed a little, more like a friend she hadn't seen for a long time, teasing him.

"You have observed very carefully."

"Of course, although I haven't met Lord Melo many times, this is the first time I've seen you bring a young girl by your side."

Lana noticed Antiline's elf ears and strange-colored pupils.

Probably has elven blood.

As well as the acquiescing casual behavior, it is not difficult to guess that this girl has a high status in Melo's heart.

At least taller than yourself.

"Presumably this elf girl is the person you trust the most, Lord Melo."

"Her name is Andilin. She is about your age. She should be able to get along well."

This is not asking, but admonishing and affirming that this girl does have a pivotal position in Melo's heart, and she must get along well with this girl.

At the same time, it is also implying that Lana, the identity of the girl, like Mello, needs to be kept secret from "others".

Who this "other" refers to is self-evident to Lana.

"I know Mr. Melo, 67-[-]-year-old girls generally have common topics."

As her voice fell, Antiline tilted her head, showing a puzzled expression.

This "girl" who is more than 100 years old is said to be 67 years old. No wonder she feels a little strange.

However, judging from the appearance alone, she does look like she is sixteen or seventeen years old.

"correct."