//------------------------------// // Fraternizing with Guests Final part // Story: Ainz Ooal Gown in Equestria // by zakan //------------------------------// A hole as black as night formed in the living/dining room, it was the [Gate] spell and two figures emerged from it. "Brrr, I don't know if I'll ever feel comfortable using that way of transporting myself, it always gives me the creeps." "I doubt you can get used to it ∼su, after all, you are not able to use it constantly ∼su, even once on your own is impossible ∼su. "Ah, Miss Lupusregina, nice to see you!" "Hello, Lupu-chan!" "Shi shi shi, anyway, but we must move ∼su, Ainz-sama awaits you ∼su." The pair of figures were led by the maid, crossed the throne room, and made their way to the meeting of the emissaries and rulers. * Knock knock knock * "With your permission Ainz-sama." "Go ahead." "Queen Novo and Princess Skystar of Aquestria have arrived." "Excellent, show them in." When the hippogriffs entered the room they were surprised by the number of emissaries from other nations and some rulers, the attention of the newcomers was attracted by a large number of individuals, more quickly moved until they reached the well-known figures. The one who spoke for both was Queen Novo, while the princess was limited to return the greetings and pay attention to everything. "I apologize, I didn't know it was a formal meeting." "You don't have to worry Queen Novo," Celestia spoke- "I'm pretty sure that won't be the only unexpected thing during this meeting, please take a seat," -She turned his gaze to the Overlord and continued- "If you don't mind King Gown, I'd like to start this meeting by hearing about who you are and about your kingdom." Hmm, interesting, so you wish I didn't talk about 'what' I am… well, I'll play along for now. Ainz thought upon hearing the princess's question. "Mhm, I will begin by talking about my kingdom, currently, I rule over a wide expanse of land and sea to the south, more precisely I rule what was previously known as the empire of storms." Hearing his statement, the faces of all the emissaries were filled with surprise. "HA!, nonsense, such a large territory cannot be taken so easily, what he says is nothing but lies." -Said with a mocking tone a spider with a mustache- "Emissary Parker! I suggest you control your tone," -Celestia said with concern- "We are not here to insult each other." The princess was about to give a general warning but was interrupted by an authoritative tone. "Princess, it is no offense to me, it is a reasonable enough doubt," -the Overlord turned his gaze towards the arachnid- "even though the exposure was rude, Commander Tempest Shadow." Hearing her name, the unicorn immediately stood up and took a standing position, and raised a hoof to the side of her forehead in greeting. "Order me Ainz-sama." "Since you were present at the beginning and the end, indicate to Emissary Parker the number of troops mobilized to fulfill the objective of that buffoon." "Yes! 15 ships participated in the initial attack, each one manned by a company with which the capital was quickly secured. When the storm king arrived, he brought with him 3 more ships and his flagship with his respective crew, In total, 19 companies and ships were ordered to withdraw. " Everyone was surprised, the number of troops was not very exaggerated, but considering the size of the capital, it was a quite respectable number. "As the commander indicates, almost three regiments were concentrated in the city, however, I took the city away from them in less than half an hour, accompanied only by a little more than one squad." After hearing it, everyone looked at the monarch of the sun who understood the looks and nodded, implying that she did not doubt the truth of his words. "As for me, all you need to know is that I am generous to those who deserve it and the worst nightmare of those who provoke my anger." The Overlord said the last part in a gloomy and menacing tone that sent chills to many of those present, while others felt attacked, which made them furious and the Yak emissary could not control his temper. "That being a threat?! Yak's crush whoever threatens!" "Hahahahaha, no emissary..." Seeing that he was being laughed at, the yak got even angrier, hitting the table with his hooves so hard that a thunderous cracking was heard. "DON'T MAKE FUN OF EMISSARY YOLDE OR YOLDE CRUSH FACE!" As Ainz registered the emissary's screams, he immediately gave his subordinates a discreet nod to prevent them from attacking him. Oooo, so this is a species proud of its strength, I see, I see. "I apologize, emissary Yolde, I was not laughing at you, I was laughing at the fact that you considered my words as a threat, there is no need for such a thing after all." After watching him for a moment looking for some sign in his posture that would indicate deception and not finding it, the yak finally accepted the apology. "Well, Yolde accept my apology." Seeing the exchange the princesses relaxed a bit, they weren't sure they would be able to keep the food in their stomachs if they saw another sample like the one that was given in the throne room. "If that wasn't a threat, then what was it about?" -speaked with suspicion the dragon- Princess Luna, seeing that the tension rose, decided to interrupt. "I suggest everyone assembled here to introduce themselves as they speak, as King Gown's attendance was unexpected, there was no opportunity to bring him up to speed with those present." "Good" - the dragon replied reluctantly - "I am the dragon lord Ember, all dragons are under my command." HHHEEEEE, is she a dragon lord?, but it doesn't look like it!, although their, appearances are deceptive, mmm... well it doesn't matter, Albedo is here, so there won't be a problem even if she gets violent [Silent Magic: Dicern Entity] As soon as the dragon spoke her title, the overseer and maid became fully alert, ready to intervene at the first sign of aggression, then they heard their master say something that made them relax again. *Shigh* "Why do you call yourself 'Dragon Lord', when it is obvious that you are not?" "What are you talking about? I have the heliotrope scepter and command all dragons!" What?!, The heliotrope scepter?!, That… that's a Yggdrasil item! (SE) wait, wait, if there are legacy-level items, that means… exploring the globe is top priority! "It is true, you are of a draconic race, so you are able to use the basic functions, but it is unfortunate that 'Dragon Lord' has become a mere title available to anyone, in the past, those who possessed the level of Dragon Lord were capable of to open the heavens and level the mountains, for a dragon of your power to take the title for himself is something ... uncomfortable, it would be more appropriate to call you a ruler or a dragon commander. " They all shared the same thought. What is this madman talking about? As these were the thoughts that plagued the minds of those present, except for three individuals, for the diarchy, these words confirmed the fact that the skeleton preceded even the story they knew, but for Ember, it was something of a much higher level, this unknown king was saying things about the origin of dragons and the first 'Dragon Lord' that only the holder of the scepter and the ancient guardian of traditions knew, not only that, he also claimed to know things about the heliotrope scepter that even she and her father were unaware. "And to answer your question," -continued the Sorcerer King- "my words are a promise that will be kept to the letter." When he said these words, everyone present felt a chill run down their backs. "For several days, my subordinates have already under their control the capital of the storm kingdom, they kept the outpost ignorant while securing it." Everyone in the room was shocked, they weren't sure if what he was saying was true or not. "I beg your pardon for my words, but that is something quite difficult to believe King Gown, I am Murdoc Niccals, the emissary of the Beringei kingdom." The gorilla emissary spoke, exposing his disbelief over the statement. "I can perfectly understand the why of your stance Mr. Niccals, however, whether you believe it or not, does not change the facts." After being dismissed in this way, the gorilla decided to keep quiet and think more about his next questions. Outside the room where the meeting was taking place, a flash of lavender alerted the soldiers stationed in the throne room, all pointing their weapons at the source, ready to attack at the first sign of trouble, but they relaxed from immediately upon seeing who it was. "Well, calm down, this is just a meeting with representatives of all the allied and neutral nations of Equestria, plus a skeleton that may be able to level the entire city with a single spell." It was Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship and she was about to go into a panic attack, fortunately for her, one of the guards present was part of those who had been deployed in Poniville, and just when she was starting to hyperventilate. *Pinch* "YEOWCH" While the princess was rubbing the area of ​​her neck where she had just been pinched, the second lieutenant in charge wanted to eat the unicorn alive who did it for his transgression- "But what the hell was that sergeant?! A martial court awaits you for this! Attacking one of the princesses is a severe crime! Do you want to end up in Tartarus? about what-" "That's enough second lieutenant," -said Twilight when the pain finally subsided- "the sergeant has my explicit permission and expresses order doing so in case I am found or about to go into a panic attack, thank you very much, sergeant." "At your service princess!" The unicorn replied, who then directed a smug expression towards his superior, causing the latter to turn green with envy. Damn lucky bastard! How come this crapy earth pony got permission to invade her personal space? I envy him so much! *Shigh* I too wish I could put a hoof over one of the princesses, only Captain Armor has managed to be noticed by one until now, and for that he is the envy of the entire army. -The second lieutenant thought when he saw his subordinate's expression- Squashing his personal thoughts and complaints, the officer led the princess into the conference room. "Over here Princess Twilight, the meeting is taking place in this room." "Thank you very much, second lieutenant," -the alicorn performed the trick to calm the nerves that her sister-in-law taught her a couple of times- "Well, let's go." When the princess of friendship was announced and entered the room, there was a very tense atmosphere inside, everyone was quiet, there were many pensive faces, others were throwing glances of hatred towards the sorcerer-king, the princesses had a mask of neutrality, but a figure caught her attention especially. Why are they all so quiet, wait, those faces, what has happened? Well, at least it seems that nothing dangerous or unpleasant is happening yet, the princesses are calm, mhm? Why does Ember have that expression? Wait, don't tell me that what caused this atmosphere has to do with her?! Oh no, I hope it's not something irremediable! All this thought the youngest of the alicorns as she went to her seat, when she reached it, she decided to continue with the formalities to try to break the tension in the room. "Good afternoon, my name is Twilight Sparkle, I am the princess of friendship and the most recent of the princesses of Equestria, it is a pleasure to meet all of you honorable envoys from the allied and neutral nations." The princess's objective was achieved, everyone present began to come out of their stupor, they were presenting themselves as they were reacting, most with courtesy, while some others did it with disdain, such as the griffin and minotaur emissaries, it was not if not until the end that Twilight's expression changed. "Nice to meet you, Princess Twilight Sparkle, I am Queen Novo, ruler of the Hippogriffs and this is Princess Skystar, my daughter." "Nice to meet you." "Errr, I'm sorry, but I think I heard wrong, I thought I heard that you're the queen of the hippogriffs hahaha." Upon hearing the words of the princess of friendship, the hippogriff queen took a more neutral tone denoting her annoyance. "You have not misheard princess, I'm truly the queen of the hippogriffs, is that a problem?" "Oh, nonononono, by no means, it's just that when the attack on Canterlot took place, my friends and I went looking for you with the intention of beg aid, but when we got to Mount Aris we couldn't find any hippogriff, what happened to you? we did not find a single indication of where you went not in the palace or the city and because of the damage we found everywhere we belive that you have been captured." After hearing the explanation, Queen Novo relaxed again, sighed, and answered. "We just moved, princess, but we can discuss this later if it is of your interest, for now, there are more important things to attend to." "Yes, you are absolutely right." With this, Twilight ended the introductions, nodded to Celestia to indicate that she was ready and she responded in the same way and continued with the meeting. "Now that the presentations are over, I would like to continue with a point that concerns everyone present, King Gown, several months ago there was a gigantic pulse of magic that was felt throughout Equestria, soon after they began to occur much smaller pulses, but still considerable power, thanks to your presence here today, we have verified that the signature of the minor pulses belongs to your transport spell, which leaves us with two questions, first is if are you the author or are you related to the original pulse?" The unexpected question made the Overlord nervous. B-big pulse? What the hell is she talking about?! (SE) wait a minute, does this mean that our arrival in this world was due to magic? Aarrrrggghh! I need to reason this more calmly later. "Hmm... to put it in simple terms, we could say that it was the resignation of the barrier that separated us from the world, although we could have kept ourselves isolated, that would not have been the best option." The monarch of the sun repeated the words of the Sorcerer King in her mind constantly until she was sure she had memorized them to discuss later with the others. "Second, according to the information we gathered, the minor pulses were everywhere," -the princess's voice took on a colder tone- "Are you related to the disappearances that occurred in these places?" Shit! Is it that I did wrong in allowing that procedure? Agnh, I can't deny my relationship with it, but I can't confirm it either, mmm... "I do not deny that there could be a relationship." All the emissaries were extremely attentive, the information that the monarch of the sun was indirectly sharing was interesting and disturbing at the same time, when they heard the answer that the Sorcerer King gave to the second question, most of those present were surprised. *GHASPH* (almost collective) "I send explorers, after all, it was necessary to know how different the world was, they were given clear and concise instructions; first, the topography of all explored terrain would be recorded; second, samples of flora and fauna would be collected; third, they would always keep hidden; finally, they were forbidden to harm any intelligent creature, but they were allowed to take care of the problem in case of being attacked, now, having said all this, I can assure you that my explorers have not been directly responsible, otherwise, you would have received notifications of at least one city or town razed. " The resumption of the conversation took a couple of minutes while his words were understood, when finally the princesses of Equestria memorized them, the monarch of the moon gave voice to the doubt that arose. "If you are so sure of that, how come you do not deny the possibility of your relationship, King Gown?" "It is quite simple Princess Luna, fear can make animals much more aggressive, likewise, they are much more sensitive to the presence of creatures around them that are more dangerous than themselves." As she listened to him speak, the princess of friendship kept adding pieces to the puzzle in her mind in hopes of unraveling the mystery. So that was the reason for the smaller pulses, I was comparing the current world with the one he saw before, I wonder how different it is? ... wait!, but then what about the-? Everyone's thoughts were interrupted by the angry voice of the Dragon Lord Ember. "That's lies! If it were true, you wouldn't have attacked a grown dragon!" Ainz focused his attention on her and replied. "You are right 'ruler' Ember, if that dragon had shown even some intelligence, however, it attacked blindly and growled like any other beast, it did not say a single word, when I received the report I assumed that the intelligence of the dragons had disappeared, it wasn't until I met Princess Twilight's assistant today that I found out that this was not the case for the vast majority of dragons." When the Sorcerer King finished speaking, the dragon lord crossed her arms and blew smoke out of her nostrils, she couldn't deny those words. That asshole! I always told him that one day his aggressiveness would make him bite his own tail!. After this though, the dragon continued. "Considering this misunderstanding as resolved, when can I expect my subject to be returned?" The one who answered the question was the supervisor of the guardians and the answer she received was not what she expected. "Take it back? Fufufufufu, it seems that this haughty lizard has been asleep throughout the meeting, fufufufu, you really think that the clarification of this misunderstanding has put you in a position that allows you to demand, fufufufu, but what a good joke." The dragon was furious, hitting the table with a clenched fist, she exclaimed. "What is so funny?!" Trying to understand the situation, Ember turned his sight on the emissaries and what he saw confused her, there were several mocking smiles, some pensive faces, others neutral, and a few looks that reflected concern; while the rest of the allied rulers had faces of anguish, then, the so-far calm voice of the Sorcerer King took on a more serious and authoritative tone. "Your 'subject', attacked my scout for no apparent reason, no reason whatsoever, without a single word of warning, and yet you're demanding his release on the erroneous assumption that he had no intelligence, so, tell me, why should I return it? " "What?!" -answered the stunned dragon- "Commander Tempest Shadow." Hearing her name suddenly be spoken, the unicorn practically jumped out of her chair and saluted. "Yes, Ainz-sama!" "Do 'ruler' Ember a favor, explain her situation." Ignoring the embarrassment she felt at being surprised, the commander began to speak. "As ordered by Ainz-sama," -turned to the dragon- "With all due respect 'ruler' Ember, his 'subject' attacked a scout from a neutral nation without giving a single word of warning or trying to drive him away, now, According to Ainz-sama, it was originally thought that it was a beast without reason, so there was no one to hold responsible, a kingdom is not obliged to stand up for what a wild beast does in its territory, but you had just confirmed that your subjects are sentient and a government is obliged to answer for the acts of its subjects against other kingdoms, especially when there is a problem caused by a diffuse border or territory of doubtful ownership." Ember heard what the unicorn was saying, but couldn't understand it, so her anger resurfaced again. "Doubtful territory?! How can you say that this is doubtful territory?!, there is no one who does not know what the lands of the dragons are!" Said the dragoness punctuating her argument by huffing a small number of flames and smoke from her nostrils. A perfectly valid comment 'ruler' Ember," -continued the unicorn making special emphasis on the title, fanning more the fire inside the dragon that was about to burst- "and I can assure you that a few hours ago I would have supported you myself, but now I differ, only a few months ago Ainz-sama resurfaced from his isolation, so it is perfectly normal that he does not recognize an unmarked border and if I may say so, I think it has been the most favorable thing that could happen to yours, otherwise he would have visited you at the moment to fix the problem and as he himself has said, he is the worst nightmare of his enemies. " At this precise moment, the dragon lord Ember reached her limit, she could no longer bear to be made less, some time later most of those present would swear they could have heard the exact moment when the control of the dragon was broken. *Snap* "Rooooaaaarrr" Ember got up with a furious roar that drew even the guards outside, spread her wings preparing to launch a quick attack, it happened in such a short time that the unicorn barely had time to tense up, but at the right moment in the dragoness was going to throw herself on the table to attack. "So much scandal." A harmonious and feminine voice spoke in an icy and threatening tone, these words were heard throughout the room, even when these were said at a normal volume, they reached the ears of all those present, not because they had been paying much attention to it, not because that caught everyone's attention with exaggerated movements, no, they were heard because a moment before being pronounced the entire room froze and fell into absolute silence suddenly. All emotions completely disappeared without any exception and were replaced by just one. Fear But to call it fear would be an understatement, the pressure that everyone in the room felt made them feel as if they were under the gaze of a hungry predator, the least affected were those who had already felt something similar but much more powerful before, so they could be assuring that this was just a slight annoyance, it was simply not as marked as the previous time and the origin was easy to define, but for the rest of the emissaries, it was as if they were looking at their own death. When the room reached the point where a pin could have been heard falling to the floor, the source of the pressure continued to speak as it increased slightly with each word. "Tell me 'ruler' Ember, is this all your race knows how to do today? Attack instead of speaking? If that's the case, your race is too dangerous for the citizens of Ainz-sama, isn't it? Could it be that we will have to eradicate your race to the last of your species?" When the female accompanying the Sorcerer King finished speaking, the pressure was at its peak and then it completely disappeared, all the emissaries trying to control the tremors as they moved uncomfortably in their seats. What the heck, was, THAT? it felt like my father when he is extremely upset! -Unlike the rest, Ember hadn't been scared, but she was surprised, even though the statement seemed ridiculous to her, she couldn't just ignore it- well, I have to calm down, I can't lose my nerves here or lower my guard. With her resolve formed, the dragon took a deep breath, returned to her seat, and spoke as calmly as she could. "That won't be necessary, I apologize for my shock, I just don't get used to being looked down on." Hearing these words, Tempest realized that she was almost the cause of the disappearance of a species, so she decided to commit herself to the dragon. "I am sorry that the title 'ruler' is not to your liking, would it be more acceptable for me to address you as a draconic queen?" "Why can't you just stick with Dragon Lord?" The dragon directed her question to the Sorcerer King, but the answer came again from the female at his side. "We have no special problem if you want to keep it, it is up to you if you want to dishonor a title of power by using it on someone who does not reach the cut for himself; after all, anyone can tell itself to be powerful, but only who really are, have the means to sustain that claim at any time." These words severely hurt Ember's pride, but she decided to put up with it, the female with wings on her waist was quite dangerous, so she put the issue aside for the moment. *Shigh* "If that's the mess I've gotten myself into, then let me change my words, is there any way you can acept to return my subject?" The dragon spoke in a neutral voice. "Mmmmh… yes, if there is, I require fair compensation for the attack." "Weren't my subject's belongings enough?" "Don't get me wrong Queen Ember, I'm not talking about financial compensation." The dragon looked suspicious and a slight blush at the Sorcerer King, while the rest of the room looked at him only suspiciously. "King Gown, are you suggesting that I pay you in kind?" The question was so unexpected that Ainz was speechless for a moment. Huh?, EEEeeeeeeeeh?! How the hell did she come to that conclusion?! Everyone in the room could almost swear they heard something rustling at that moment. "Mmnnno, that's not the case… what I really want, I doubt that you will be able to provide without thinking it twice, besides, as far as I know, you don't have a funeral rite, so I don't understand what a corpse could do for you." Upon hearing the response of the Sorcerer King, Ember realized that she had already lost the discussion, meanwhile for the rest of those present those words made them reconsider their positions, this foreign power had the strength to subdue and kill an adult dragon, doing an awkward movement would be dangerous; Usually, the Equestrians would be horrified, but having experienced firsthand the easiness with which the skeleton was capable of killing, they were able to remain calm. The rest of the meeting passed without incident, generalities were discussed, the new king's desire to establish commercial relations with all nations, and his intention to make personal visits to them in the not too distant future. After several hours of conversation, the meeting was coming to an end, and the monarch of the sun took the floor. "Well, I think that's enough for today, let's not completely miss the festival that Princess Twilight organized, tomorrow we can attend to any pending, after the odyssey that was the last days I think the best thing is to relax a little. " spoke the alabaster alicorn in a gentle and lively tone, keeping the same tone as she ask the Overlord. "Do you agree, King Gown?" "Sounds acceptable to me, Lupusregina." "Yes, Ainz-sama." "You will stay with Tempest, you will contact Albedo as soon as the festival ends for today so both of you can be transported back." "Yes" "Tempest Shadow" "Yes, Ainz-sama" "Enjoy the festival and if necessary, support Princess Twilight with whatever she needs." "Understood." "Also Queen Novo, enjoy the festival, you can stay a couple of days until my return if you wish, after all I think you have a lot to talk about with Princess Celestia, don't you?" "I thank you for your generosity, I humbly accept your offer, after all, it has been little more than two years that we did not meet." "Mhm" -the Overlord looked straight at the diarchy and with a firm voice announced- "The day after tomorrow, at noon, I will return to discuss the treaties that we will carry out, until then, a pleasure [GATE]." With his command a hole as black as the night itself was opened in reality, when seeing it, the emissaries and the allied rulers were speechless, while the most sensitive to magic could not help but feel a chill. After the Sorcerer King disappeared, the female followed him after saying goodbye. "See you later have a nice evening." She said goodbye with a small bow and disappeared through the portal, which was closed immediately afterward.