Four knights

"So, lord Ainz Ooal Gown-"

"Ainz will suffice, Albedo."

"S-still, i can't just adress you so casually... Except if this is a special pri-"

"Then you can keep the lord, but having such a long name will be a bother, so keep it short. You too Falthène, and tell the others to do the same."

"Oh i see." Yeah, he could hear the disappointement under that tone. "What shall we do now ? Do you wish to go for a walk ? I'd be glad to accompagny you."

"It seems the **** knight you created has turned the tide of this battle my lord."

"The invaders were just surprisingly weak. Let's check on the survivors."

The fairy was wondering for a moment wich survivors his lord was refering to. Of course, he must have been refering to the surviving members of this knight order. As magnificient an undead created by the supreme ruler of Nazarick was, this specific one was roughly around the thirty-five level. That it had so much ease fighting off this invasion was quite perturbing for beings that reached the highest level. So it leaving a few survivors was nothing surprising, even if he was about to end them when the grand lich arrived with his escort.

"Lord Ainz, may i make a request ?"

"Mh ? What is it, Falthène."

"Well, what do you intend to do with thoses humans ?"

"Nothing in particuliar, i would have used them at first to spread the name of Ainz Ooal Gown, but seeing as it would be useless, i'm opting for simply capturing them and living them at the hand of Neuronist."

"May i have them instead ?"

"What for ?" The question didnn't come from the skeleton, but from the demon, motivated by an obscene curiosity that only slightly showed on her face. Right, her and Demiurge were big fan of the way of "eating" that was the one of the librarian. After all, he always made it quite the show. He mirrored her smile, and for a moment, he swear he saw his lord twitch. Must be a trick of light.

"I wish to experiment the way this world affects my book of reality. Thoses four knights will make perfect test subject. If you allow it, lord Ainz."

"Experimentation you say... Very well. But it shall wait. I do not want thoses experiment to take place between the walls of Nazarick. It's too high a risk. If you can wait until a rudimentory base is set outside of our home, i will give you thoses knights to do as you wish."

"I could not ask for more, thank you for your clemency my lord."

"Say, Falthène..." As their lord turns heel, summoning a [Portal] himself to make them pass through it with one hand, as the other was on the side of his skull, using [Message] to get Shalltear to assure their captivity, the regeant of all floor guardians closed the gap between her and her peer to speak quietly in his fluffy ear. "Could you warn me when you start thoses experimentation ?"

"Curious about their result, regeant ?~"

"Very much so, your book could be very well the answer to grant me my very dream."

"... Oh. Well, if the lord permits it, i could make it so breeding between your two species is viable. But a lot of research needs to be done first as to learn the dangers crossbreeding could lead to."

"Naturally. And as a regeant, you will have my full backing to pionneer such research. As they are vital to Nazarick's futur, obviously."

"Nazarick's futur, right. What's in it for me, Albedo ?"

"Can you not see the necessity of such research, librarian ?"

"For you. It seems to me that our lord has no interest yet in that futur, and if he doesnt, i see no point in rushing myself, as i don't either."

"Oh but you do. Alright, if you focus your research on crossbreeding-"

"During the time my lord does not require my service."

"Obviously. If you do that, i will arrange for you to share mission with another guardian of your choice."

"Why would i be interested in that ? This seems like a loosing deal for me here."

"My dear librarian, let me reformulate. I, Albedo, will do everything in my power to convince lord Ainz that you and a certain vampire will be a formidable duo for futur mission, assuring your time together to grew."

"... Oh."