A gigantic table carved of gleaming black stone sat in the center of the room, surrounded by forty one luxurious chairs. However, most of those seats were empty. Once, every single place had been filled, but now only two were occupied. One of the seated people was clothed in a magnificent black academic robe, edged in violet and gold with a skull face.
The being in the other seat was not human either, merely a mass of a black, sticky substance. Its tar-like surface roiled and writhed continuously, never staying in the same shape for more than a second.
[Host has replace Suzuki Satoru.]
Sato Tatsuya has now successfully become Momonga. Infront of him he can see Hero Hero talking with him. Now that he has become Momonga, he will be starting his new life. In his eyes, there is his information on top left corner, maps on the bottom right corner, same like game, which means he is playing "DMMO-RPG" game, YGGDRASIL.
Now that he has sorted out his feelings, he should bid farewell to his friend Hero Hero. He called Hero Hero his friend, this is due to the memory he has received of Suzuki Satoru. He has been completely integrated as to make no suspicion. He had all the qualities of Satoru as his mandatory additional features. Then he spoke as Momonga had spoken,
"You stopped playing after you changed your job in IRL, so how long has it been... two years?"
Saying this he felt numbness in his heart. He truly missed all the members of Ainz Ooal Gown, a guild created by him and his friends. After many years of playing together, all of them has left him to concentrate in their real lives. Tatsuya knew this was Satoru's feelings but its felt like it was his.
"Ah.. seems about right, it's been a long time... this is bad. Overwork has confused my sense of time."
"That's really bad. Are you okay?"
"Well, My body is in a mess. A lot of times, I feel like I want to run away from it all, but then I think about how I need money to live and then I go back to work like a whipped slave."
"Uwhh.."
Satoru - Tatsuya - felt the pain of his friend and lowered his head. After that both of them talked about the foolishness they encountered in their working lives. After ten minutes or so, the torrent of words that flowed from Herohero dwindled to a trickle.
"...I'm sorry for making you listen to my whining . I can't complain much IRL."
"Don't worry about it, Herohero-san. I made you come online despite you being busy, so listening to your complaints is only expected."
"Ah, I'm grateful for that, Momonga-san. I'm glad I could meet a friend after signing on."
"I'm very happy to hear you say that too."
" . . . Although it's about time for me to log off."
It was indeed pretty late. So Tatsuya decided to bid farewell and plan on his new future. He was also sad but what can he do in this situation.
"Yeah, it's pretty late. You should take rest."
"I'm glad I could meet you in the end. Goodnight."
"..."
Tatsuya felt a burning in his chest and tried to say something but stopped. It wasn't the time and it wouldn't change anything. Now he had to make plans for the future course of action on what to do. The things to do in his list were:
1. Take the staff of Ainz Ooal Gown
2. Follow the suit of Suzuki Satoru to avoid changing plot
3. Enjoying the new life with all might
With this resolve in mind, he went near the staff. Anyone would be able to recognize this staff as supremely high quality item, and it was a Guild Weapon that was unique to this guild. One could call it the symbol of Ainz Ooal Gown. This staff, which should have been a treasure held by the guildmaster, was instead kept in this room as a decoration.
"That was because of some rules of not breaking guild weapons. Now I have to take this staff. Hope they will forgive me... Ha.. What am I even saying, when I know what is going to happen in the future."
It seemed like the memory of Suzuki Satoru has affected Tatsuya, but he instantly snapped out of it and extented a hand to the staff. The staff flowed into his hand. Now was the beginning of his new life. The majesty of Ainz Ooal Gown was in his hands.
"Let's enjoy being in power."
Saying this, he went outside the room to meet Sebas and the Pleiades.