Chapter 627: Ainz Ooal Gown
Chapter 627: Ainz Ooal Gown
Alexander immediately looked into the mind of a priest to understand where he was. It turned out to be a place called Slane Theocracy and its culture disgusted Alexander.
The Theocracy preached human supremacy and the persecution of other "lesser" races. With its religion revolving around the Six Gods and their descendants, the Theocracy was effectively divided into six different religious sects, each with its own unique culture and practices.
Another central part of the Slane Theocracy's religion was the Miko Princesses, who by description were the nation's religious figures vital in performing some of their important rituals. There seem to be Six Miko Princesses, which were related to the elements of the Six Great Gods. Though seemingly an esteemed position of power, in contrast, he found out that the Miko Princesses were effectively living sacrifices.
There was also blood purity involved. To achieve blood purity and not lose connection to their god, the Theocracy practised polygamy. As a Theocracy, the Slane was governed by a Pontifex Maximus with a position similar to that of an Emperor, elected in a conclave by the Six Cardinals. Cardinals were the highest appointment holders of the six sects that are devoted to the Six Gods.
Where Alexander was standing was seemed to be that office of these six cardinals or they must have gathered for something.
Alexander didn't really have a problem with their whole country but some of their practices. For example, racism was promoted by official means and how killing in the name of gods was happening.
~Hmm, well, if they are considering me their god then I guess I will be their god.~
All the cardinals were bowing to Alexander.
"Granpa... they sleeping?" Thea quickly spoke while sitting in Alexander's arms.
Thea's voice caught everybody's attention. All the 6 cardinals looked at her and surprisingly, instead of just prostrating, they laid down on the floor on their bellies with their hands doing namaste. All of them were fat and the scene didn't really look serious, instead, it looked funny because the fat bellies of the cardinals were stopping them from fully lying down.Thea's aura was too dazzling and she was nothing less than a pure goddess to them. She was also unconsciously using her powers and making people around her cheer up.
"Oh, holy goddess. Thank you for blessing us with your presence." One of the cardinals preached.
Thea was confused. This was the first time she was being treated like this. "Granpa, what they do?"
Alexander chuckled, "They are praying to you. Because you are so cute."
"Really?" She turned to look at the 6 men with interest.
"Okay, let's find your aunt now. She must be nearby." Alexander decided to go away and first find Hela. Then help the world.
He turned his god mode back on and spoke in a majestic aura, "You 6, wait here for my judgement. I must see the state of the world first. If you have sinned, you will be punished." With that, he disappeared. The 6 men cowered and shivered on the floor.
"Where is aunt, Granpa?" Thea inquired.
Alexander was currently flying around in the sky. He was using the Point me charm to find Hela.
"I don't know yet but soon we will. You just enjoy the scenery for now." Alexander replied.
"But there are only trees. There is nothing fun here. We should have brought Chom-Chom with us. He always has something fun." Thea said.
Alexander chuckled because it was true, "Haha, yes, Chomei does have something to do all the time. But you shouldn't always follow him around or else you will also turn into a glutton like him. He doesn't get fat but you will. Do you want to get fat, Thea?"
"No, I hate fat." She sternly replied.
"So you should also play some sports. Maybe you can play with Ajax every once in a while. He is your big brother after all."
The Grandpa and Granddaughter duo kept talking their whole way.
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Hela didn't know that Alexander had arrived to take her back. It had actually been hundreds of years since she had met her grandpa. But she also liked this job because she never got bored. Even if one world becomes boring, she would just go to another one.
She waited for a while and eventually a skeleton being appeared. He was wearing regal clothes fitting for a king. There were also many magical items worn by the being.
~Hmm, powerful but not enough~ Hela deduced after seeing him. She was, after all, Goddess of Death once and knew about all kinds of dark creatures. Though this was the first time she was seeing an undead skeleton this strong.
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Ainz Ooal Gown was very shocked when Aura came to him hurriedly and told him about an intruder. Ainz was a cautious and stingy person, he would always try to plan ahead and control details beforehand in order to avoid any haphazard actions that could endanger Nazarick's existence.
To keep himself and Nazarick secure, he had placed the highest level of protection and recon spells. But this person was still able to come.
"All Floor Guardians, come with me. We might have found someone from YGGDRASIL, well, they found us to be precise. Stay alert. Be prepared to attack at any moment." He ordered and went out.
Even though he was keeping a strong front, he was internally cursing. After all, he was internally Suzuki Satoru. He was really hoping that there was no other player from YGGDRASIL so he could rule to the world in the future. The only people he would accept sharing this world with would be his friends from the guild.
Satoru was still operating under the mindset of a YGGDRASIL player, believing that there were powerful foes secretly lurking all around him.
This anxiety and paranoia Suzuki had about these foes often led him to overestimate their capabilities than normally. It came to the point where he tactically made strategies ahead of time in case he assumes the worst scenario will happen to him. He conducts these plans with caution and makes changes to them accordingly whenever it doesn't happen as planned.
So, he equipped himself with the most powerful items and headed out.
The first thing he did there was to use Appraisal Magic to check his foe. He wanted to know how powerful she was and what was her level.
But, first of all, he was really mesmerised by the woman's beauty and second, his Appraisal Magic magic only showed ??? in all categories.
~What the hell is this? Is she too strong or too weak? No, I can not be careless. She must be too powerful~
He again took a tough stance and spoke, "Welcome to the Great Tomb of Nazarick. I am Ainz Ooal Gown. Who might you be?"
Hela looked at the undead with interest, "I am Hela, Goddess of War."
~Is she a player?~ Ainz wondered.
"Why did you intrude on this place?" he asked further.
"Because I wanted to see if you are evil or not. From the look and feel, you are certainly evil. I must remove you so this world can be purified." Hela announced, bringing everyone on edge.
"HOW DARE YOU TALK TO LORD AINZ LIKE THAT? I will rip your tongue out." Albedo shouted. An armour soon appeared over her body.
"ALBEDO." Ainz raised his hand to stop her. He didn't want her to die. At least he wanted to try to talk this through first.
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