“It was. Indeed. A killing. Blow.”
“Then I will declare that Sebas’ loyalty is no longer questioned. You did well, Sebas.”
“Yes!”
Sebas bowed deeply with a rigid expression.
“—Demiurge. Any objection from you?”
“None.”
“Cocytus.”
“Nothing.”
“...Victim?”
“!rewop eht evah I ...…lluksyarG fo rewop eht yB (There is none.)”
“Then we shall move on to the next matter.”
Ainz stood up with a fingersnap and let his robes flutter with a wave of his arm.
“Thanks to Sebas, we have collected plenty of information. There is no reason to linger here any longer. Thus, we will return to Nazarick. Sebas, I will leave it to you to take care of that woman. I would like to say that so long as your loyalty has not changed, I won’t interfere, but we will need to examine her a little before letting her go. It would be problematic if she decided to go around telling wild stories, wouldn’t it Demiurge?”
“Yes, it is indeed so. As long as unknown enemies exists, we must prevent any information leak about us if possible.”
“Then what should we do?”
“...May I suggest testing her first?”
“A sound idea… Sebas, let us postpone the matter on how to deal with Tsuare just a bit longer. We will not kill her, but that is no guarantee either.”
Sebas could not hide his surprise. Since these words implied that Tsuare’s fate was still unclear, did this mean that even the Great Ruler of Nazarick was unable to make an immediate decision?
“Ainz-sama, is it due to my mistakes that we are retreating from this mansion — the capital?”
“...It is so, but not so as well. As I stated earlier, we have already obtained all the information we need. As long as there is no reason to remain undercover here, I have judged that it would be safer to simply retreat. Demiurge, I shall take Victim and return first.”
Ainz received the angelic fetus and activated his magic.
“「Greater Teleportation」!”
Ainz fluttered his robe like an actor as the magic activated. His figure appeared as if it had been sucked in by a black hole and disappeared completely. For a moment, Sebas was confused at Ainz’ new act that he had never seen before, but regained his composure.
“Demiurge, she appears to be very tired, so I want to let her rest for a bit. I believe there won’t be any problem now if I carried her?”
“...I suppose you’re correct, Sebas.”
Demiurge smiled devilishly and gently motioned towards the door as if he was ushering him out.
“But I want you to keep in mind that we will call her again if necessary. This might be unnecessary, but I don’t want to go on a fox hunt in the capital.”
“...Please follow me.”
“...Yes.”
Tsuare answered with cracking voice and followed Sebas with her barely moving legs. Their footsteps echoed across the hallway. They walked in silence and soon reached Tsuare’s room. It wasn’t far, but it felt as if they had walked quite some distance. Only after having arrived in front of the door, Sebas spoke as if he had finally made up his mind.
“I won’t apologize for it.”
He could feel Tsuare flinch behind him.
“But, it is my fault that there was an order to eliminate you. If I had been more cautious, it would not have happened.”
“...Sebas-sama.”
“I am a loyal servant to Ainz-sama and the 41 Supreme Beings. Even if similar situation occurs, I will follow their order… So please, be happy amongst the humans. I will petition him to allow it… Ainz-sama can manipulate memories, so ask him to erase all your bad memories and be happy.”
“...Including memories of you?”
“...Of me as well. Nothing good will happen if you remember me.”
“And what exactly is good for me?”
Sebas felt strong will in Tsuare’s words, and turned around to face her. What Sebas came face-to-face with was a woman who was still teary, but had strong will in her gaze. He feebly thought of words to convince her. Nazarick was indeed an amazing place blessed by the Supreme Beings. However, that thought was limited to the creations of the 41 Supreme Beings and NPCs of Nazarick. It was not a place where talentless and talentless human beings could survive. It was also not a place which would accept a weak and worthless being like Tsuare either. It was impossible without the blessings of the Master. So, Sebas spoke.