Ainz, who had just returned from the dwarf kingdom, was sitting in Nazarick feeling a little depressed.

It only belongs to the category of my own throne. I still haven't figured it out yet. What is the so-called wedge that Demiurge told me in the dwarf kingdom?

When did you do something shocking and shocking?

Uh... now that I have some time, I have to think carefully about what plans Demiurge has arranged in private?

Although it is difficult to guess the full extent of Demiurge's plan based on my own wisdom, at least... at least I have to scratch the surface a little bit, so that I can get over it the next time this topic comes up.

Well?

I always feel like...the question I'm thinking about now is exactly the opposite of how Demiurge and Albedo usually flatter me.

Hmm... I really failed as a master.

"Lord Ainz, Yuri Alpha has something urgent to report to you. It is said that it is about little Iri." At this time, Albedo's message came over.

At first, when he heard Albedo's voice, Ainz felt a little guilty. After all, he had thought of her just now. However, after hearing the news about Iri, Ainz immediately became a little uneasy.

I haven't seen my "daughter" for a while. To be honest, my father's view on his daughter is a bit subtle now.

On the one hand, she was worried about letting her go out alone to collect information for so long, even though she was alone and had no family before she came to this world.

Now that I suddenly have a daughter, I don’t really feel it. This is probably due to the influence of the undead race. But no matter what, Ilidu is still my daughter and a part of Nazarick. I am indeed worried about it.

her safety.

Especially after learning that this child had even done such dangerous actions in order to infiltrate the Slian Theocracy, I was naturally even more worried.

This is one aspect of worry, and the other aspect is fear. After all, this child has the genes of Demiurge and Albedo, so in terms of wisdom and strategy, I am afraid that he is better than Demiurge and Albedo.

Bede is even scarier.

However, as a father, he has done absolutely nothing in this regard. If Yili knew that he, a father, actually knew nothing.

Wow... I feel so weak when I think about my daughter, who is much more capable than me, looking at me with disgust and disappointment. So after I came back from the dwarf kingdom, I learned that Yili had not finished her undercover mission, so I

Instead, I felt a little relieved.

After all, Demiurge had just posed a difficult problem for him. If after he came back, Yili came over to report his results to him, and then threw a lot of questions at him, he would really be unable to handle it.

Now Demiurge is busy with the affairs of the Holy Kingdom again. He should rarely appear in Nazarick during this period. Albedo also has his own things to be busy with. He has to deal with such a capable daughter by himself.

Dad really can’t do it!

But now that Albedo is reporting like this, it means that Iri has not come back, but why is it Yuri Alpha who is reporting the situation? And it is said to be an urgent matter?

Could it be that something happened to Yili again? Ainz immediately thought of the incident when Yili was killed last time. To be honest, he was really angry at that time.

"Ask Yuri Alpha to meet me in the main hall. Also, Albedo, contact the guardians who are still in Nazarick and come together to meet me." Ainz immediately responded with a message.

Demiurge's absence can be considered a blessing, but Albedo will definitely come, so it is best to call other guardians who are free. If there is anything, you can get it from the words and deeds of other guardians.

A little hint or something.

After receiving Albedo's response, Ainz held his skeletal face with his hands, thinking... What will Yuri Alpha report next? But basically, it has nothing to do with his daughter.

It will be a simple question.

After a while, Shalltear, Aura, Mare and Sebas, who were still waiting in Nazarick, came to the hall one after another. Demiurge was now in the Holy Kingdom, and Cocytus should have

In the Lizardman tribe, except for these two people, the only ones left were Gao Kangda and Victim.

Sure enough...his more capable daughter really brought him another surprise. Albedo and Yuri Alpha also came to the hall, and they also brought a surprise to themselves.

No... I should say I was shocked, because I saw Yuri Alpha dragging a dwarf over with her.

Ainz was indeed frightened when he saw the dwarf. Although it was not a confidential matter that he ran to the dwarf kingdom, basically everyone in Nazarick knew about it.

But isn't Yili in the Silian Theocracy? Why is she related to the dwarf? Or maybe she has preconceived ideas. In fact, this dwarf has nothing to do with what Yuri Alpha wants to report. She is only brought along because she has other things to report.

What about?

"Ahhh! Skull... no, Sorcerer... Sorcerer King!!" As soon as the dwarf saw Ainz on the throne, he was trembling with fear and wanted to turn around and run away, but was grabbed by Yuri.

Collar, he lifted the panicked dwarf up with one hand.

Ainz still felt strange. Looking at the dwarf's reaction, he could confirm that this dwarf had nothing to do with the rune craftsmen he had brought back. After all, the number of rune craftsmen he had brought back was still quite large, plus the dwarves

They all look similar in appearance, and they are really a bit face-blind.

"Presumptuous!" Albedo on the side immediately glared at the dwarf with a fierce look, which frightened the dwarf and immediately gave up.

"Huh? Yuri, what's going on with this dwarf?" Ainz asked pretending to be majestic. After all, this was the palace of Nazarick, and he was sitting on the throne. The majesty of the king still had to be fulfilled.

"Back to Ainz-sama, this dwarf was brought back by Elizabeth-sama. When Elizabeth came back, she had several people traveling with her, and asked me to bring this dwarf to you." Yuri Alpha quickly replied.

"Didn't Yili say anything else?" Ainz quickly continued to ask.

"No...no." Yuri replied with some embarrassment.

Hmm...what is this for?

Daughter! Aren’t you cheating on your father?

Why do you want to give yourself a dwarf out of nowhere?

At this moment, I really wanted to hold my stomach. Did this daughter really regard her father as a god? She didn't say anything and just sent a dwarf to see her. Would he know her intentions?

I am not Demiurge or Albedo, but when this dwarf saw me, he directly called me the Sorcerer King, and he was so frightened that I felt that this dwarf should not be an ordinary dwarf.

At least he has met a dwarf whose name he knows, but he can be sure that it is definitely not the rune craftsman he brought back. After all, those craftsmen will not run away when they see him.

"Oh..." Ainz simply responded, then stared at the dwarf intently. It was really hard to recognize the dwarf. They all looked the same, right?

Who is this dwarf? Uh... He knows me, he has seen his dwarf... Hmm... think about it carefully.

"Eh... labor... labor just wants to find a way to smelt iron ingots, and... doesn't intend to embezzle it..." The dwarf confessed immediately.

Ah!! It turned out to be the dwarf who stole the iron ingot that he commissioned from the dwarf kingdom to build armor for the lizardmen!

Ainz now understood who this dwarf was. Hey! Is this too much? Isn’t his daughter too capable? He didn’t even take it to heart and said that the lost iron ingots were stored in Nazarick’s warehouse.

, there are still a lot of them in her bag, and Yi Li can actually catch this dwarf!

Isn't this too scary? You must know that during the time when she left Nazarick and went to the Dwarf Kingdom, Iri never came back to Nazarick. How did she know about this?

Or does she have some way of knowing what she did in the dwarf kingdom? Thinking about it this way, she feels that her daughter is more terrifying than Demiurge and Albedo!

"Hey...then why didn't you just come to me? Instead of running away directly?" Although she was extremely panicked, how did Yili know the information about herself in the dwarf country? Let's put it aside in advance and deal with the dwarf in front of her first.

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Since Yi Li has caught the man, she must have her own intentions, um... My daughter, please don't always give daddy troubles.

"That's because, that's because..." The dwarf immediately blushed, looking embarrassed to say it.

Hmm...could this be his daughter's intention? Looking at the dwarf who was hesitant to speak and embarrassed to reply, Ainz probably understood why the dwarf stole his iron ingots.

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When I got along with those dwarves before, I could see that many dwarves have a strong sense of self-esteem in smelting technology. The dwarf just said that he just wanted to find a way to smelt the iron ingot. After all, the only thing that was stolen was the iron ingot.

The dagger given to him was returned intact.

Does this prove that the dwarf is not lying? Does it seem that the iron ingot he gave him cannot be smelted with their technical power?

Huh? Is this the purpose of Iri sending this dwarf to Nazarick?

Indeed... in order to find a way, he would give up his own country to steal iron ingots. As a craftsman, it is indeed very rare. But in doing so, Iri's real intention is to prevent the leakage of information about Nazarick's technical power, right?

Having said that, I understand why Yili caught this dwarf back. It must be that this dwarf was unlucky and met Yili when he was looking for a way, and then Yili recognized that the iron ingot was Nazarick.

thing, and then he captured the dwarf. This is probably what it looks like, right? Otherwise, it would be a very manly explanation for why Yili captured the dwarf.

"Lord Ainz is asking you something!" Albedo yelled at the dwarf in a very unhappy tone.

"Okay Albedo, I understand the basic situation." Ainz raised his hand and waved to silence Albedo.

"I'm very sorry, Ainz-sama!" Although what she said was an apology, Albedo's eyes when she looked at Ainz were sparkling and full of admiration. She probably misunderstood something again!

"I will send someone to teach you the smelting method, and I can provide you with the tools and equipment, so can you complete my commission?" Since you are already here, let's do an experiment!

Let's see if the dwarf craftsmen in this world can use the materials of the World Tree to create the equipment in the game. This is what Ainz originally planned, and then...

Huh?? Could it be that this is the real purpose of his daughter? No, no, no, it shouldn't be. Yili was born here and grew up here. She shouldn't know about the things on the World Tree.

Although it is said that Albedo and Shalltear did teach Ellie about the World Tree when she was just born, but maybe it was too much to be so prophetic, right?

But... But that was Yi Li, otherwise how could she explain that she dumped someone in front of her without any explanation? She must trust her father and must be able to understand her intentions well, right?

Well……

"Of course! As long as you let me melt this iron ingot! Let me make the iron ingot into equipment in my hand! I can do whatever I want!" The dwarf replied very excitedly.

"Very well, Mare... Please send this dwarf to his companions." Ainz ordered Mare, who responded, and then took the dwarf out.

When he heard this order, the dwarf still looked confused. He was probably wondering about his companions that Ainz was talking about? It seemed that he didn't know that many rune craftsmen in the dwarf kingdom had moved here.

news.

After seeing the dwarf being taken away, Yuri did not say goodbye... This showed that her daughter had brought a surprise to her.

Hmm... It was probably not just the dwarf that was frightened. At this moment, Ainz wanted to cover his non-existent stomach again.
To be continued...