Chapter 169 ~ The Round Table Meeting

Chapter 169 ~ The Round Table Meeting A gigantic, perfectly circular table carved of gleaming black stone and white marble sat at the center of the Round Table Room within the 9th floor of the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick. The guild’s insignia of Ainz Ooal Gown was embedded within the middle of the round table, a symbol representing the unity, friendship, and kinship of its guild members. It is surrounded by 41 luxurious chairs, each one positioned around the table in a circular pattern. The room and the table itself was most likely inspired by the ancient Arthurian Lore of the Knights of the Round Table, where King Arthur and his trusted knights of the round table gathered to plan and discuss. Momonga sat on the chair where the top of the guild’s insignia was pointing at. Behind him was the empty case, a depression carved into the marbled walls of the room, where the guild weapon, which was currently held by Momonga in his hand, once rested as the guild’s symbol and that of the member’s unity and hard work. Two chairs to his left was Lelouch, his six pairs of jet-black feathered wings now absent. He sat with his legs and arms crossed, leaning back onto the comfortable, soft crimson red cushion of the chair. While three chairs to his right was Yuuji, his white-gold and crimson-black wings now similarly absent. And directly to his right was Aika, who had moved her chair until she was right by his side and pressed her breasts against the arm she was hugging. Aside from the few final minutes of the game, they’ve never truly experienced Yggdrasil while it was still a game. All they had was the memories of them playing in the game, given by the group chat as part of their supporting items for their mission. And they knew that such actions would be prohibited as part of Yggdrasil’s rule that forbade sexual actions. But here she was, taunting Yuuji by flaunting the softness of her boobs, which had amazingly grown even bigger and softer while still maintaining its youthful perkiness and shape. It was most likely due to the level 100 character she had received from the group chat, which changed her appearance slightly, just like him. Thanks to the “memories” and “background” given to him, he was extremely familiar with her character build. But now, Yuuji did not have the mental capacity to even think about such a thing, as his mind was full of his beloved girlfriend who he had not seen since forever. He missed her so much... Much more than even Aika missing him, because he had gone to Lelouch’s world for a mission, which took him several months. She was even more beautiful than how he remembered, and even more beautiful than when he saw her through their video calls. Her presence and charm had also skyrocketed. If she was a charming young girl before, then she would be a bewitching seductress now; something that should be expected given her races and classes. Still, although her actions made him extremely hard to the point that it hurts, Yuuji didn’t push her away. Instead, he held her hand tightly and kissed her head with affection, eliciting a beautiful, melodic giggle from her luscious red lips. "Everyone. Before anything else, I'd like to thank you for your participation in this mission, and also welcome you to my... home." Momonga lowered her head slightly in gratitude as he spoke those words to his closest friends and trusted comrades, before continuing with a trace of nostalgia and affection lacing the last few words he uttered. "Momonga, you know there's no need for that. We're all members of the group chat. Of course we'll help each other, mission or not." "Yes. In fact, it is a boon for us to participate in this mission. Simply the fact that we have gained such great powers is more than enough reason for us to be grateful towards you instead for choosing us." "That's right~! Thank you for inviting us to your world, Momonga-san~! Thanks to this, I don't have to worry about the villains in my world!" "Everyone... Thank you." Yuuji, Lelouch, and Aika's words reverberated deeply in him as waves of gratefulness and happiness filled his heart. While it was true that they also gained a lot by participating in the mission, he was still grateful for them, for their presence here showed that they would help him, support him, and stay with him, no matter the dangers that might befall upon them. It had been... quite a while since he had such friends with him. Of course, he had also experienced it during his mission in Lelouch's world. But now that he was in his own world... In Nazarick, the place where he found his first friends and watched them leave... It truly reminded him that he did still have friends in the Group Chat members who would stick through thick and thin with him. The skeletal Overlord leaned back on his chair and let out a deep sigh out of habit, despite not having the need or the capability to breathe in this skeletal form. He was simply... relieved and happy. It felt like a big weight that had been weighing down on his heart caused by his guildmates leaving had finally been lifted up by the presence of his new good friends. "Then, if I may go straight into the main topic... I would like to ask about the "backgrounds" and "memories" you've gained by coming here." Although the world and everything within it would adjust to the "adjustments" done by the Group Chat to accommodate the extra existences of the participants for the mission, those who were a part of the group chat would not be influenced by this "adjustments". Moreover, since Satoru wasn't, technically, a participant of the mission, he would not receive the rewards for completing the mission or the supporting items granted by the group chat for their missions, including the "memories" and "backgrounds". This was the same case for Tatsuya and Lelouch during the mission that happened in their world. And this was why it was extremely imperative for the participating members to tell them about their "memories" and "backgrounds" to make sure they would be on the same page as each other. "Alright." “Yes. It does grant me quite the nice stat boost and a myriad of passive effects. It also grants me the super-tier spell [Apocryphal] which lets me summon several Fallen Cherubim Guards.” Momonga’s eyes light up once again. He didn’t expect the class to grant him a super-tier spell! Judging by the name and effect, the spell seemed to be similar to the super-tier spell [Pantheon], which summons 6 level 80 Cherubim Gatekeepers. And if the spell allowed Lelouch to summon the fallen version of those level 80 monsters, then that would explain the summoned creatures rumored to be present around Fallen Seraph players. “That is amazing! I’ve only heard of the Fallen Seraph race from rumors, but they’re an extremely powerful race! Congratulations!” “Thank you. Though, I’m more interested in my “True Prophet” class.” “True Prophet... I’ve never heard of it.” With one hand on his arm chair and the other holding his bony chin while the Staff of Ainz Ooal Gown floated to his side, Momonga fell into deep thought, digging deep into his memories to try and find anything related to a rare class with that name. But, he could not remember anything. “What does it do?” “It’s a special class which enhances all my divination spells. All my divination spells will be irresistible to anyone without divine-ranked items specialized in anti-divination, or a world item. I can also cast the tenth-tier spell [Foresight] at will to myself, and several other passive skills.” “Wha-?!” Momonga sat stunned, dropping his bony jaws and leaving his mouth agape. What an amazing job class?! Divine-ranked items that specialized in anti-divination were extremely rare, and no one except for those who were extremely paranoid would have them. After all, divination spells could normally be easily thwarted by magical barriers or by lower-ranked items. And even without them, divination spells were, more often than not, unreliable if the caster didn’t specialize deeply into mostly the non-combat class, or could be resisted easily by high level players. Even in Yggdrasil, rarely any players would have such counter-measures in place, since their guild buildings would already have anti-divination barriers permanently active and have some specialized Top or Legacy class items, Relic-class at most, to protect against divination. Having a world item at hand would be even rarer, given the danger of holding one in hand at all times. One wrong step, and they would lose a world item to another player. Given such situations, with such a class, Lelouch could virtually know everything about everyone in Yggdrasil if he so wishes. He would be the greatest informant in the entire game, as no one would be able to hide from his eyes. Moreover, even if it was only to himself, to be able to cast such a powerful spell like [Foresight] at will was unheard of! This spell could drastically increase a player’s survivability tremendously for 8 hours by giving them an immense increase in evasion, accuracy, speed, and resistance, and be impervious to critical damage caused by surprise attacks. That meant, 8 hours of someone being extremely difficult to even touch. So for him to be able to cast such a spell to himself at will, without limit... “I can’t believe it... What a broken class...!” Near omniscient in addition to having virtually permanent [Foresight]... If this was still Yggdrasil, then there’d be doubt that Lelouch would be one of the greatest players in the entire game. Lelouch smiled softly. “I’m satisfied with this. It’ll be helpful in gathering information from all around the world. Perhaps, I can work together with Albedo and Demiurge with the planning.” “I’ll leave it in your care!” Momonga did not hesitate to leave such matters to Lelouch. After all, Lelouch was a master strategist with a mind that couldn’t even be compared to him. In addition to his abilities, Momonga had no doubt that Lelouch would be able to come up with a much better plan than he ever could, and work well with the two geniuses of Nazarick. After speaking with Lelouch, Momonga then turned to his right towards Yuuji and Aika. And there, he saw Aika with a beautiful, wide smile that somehow made him uneasy... ‘Wait... if Lelouch’s “special” level 100 character is broken, then could theirs also be...’ “Hehe~ Now it’s my turn to tell you about how awesome my build is~!” Her eyes narrowed with a glint within them as her luscious red lips curled into a seductive grin. “And how suuuuuuper sexy it is too~”